cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
intestinal flora
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: intestinal floras
Senses: glosses: The microorganisms (bacteria, archaebacteria, fungi, protists, and viruses) that inhabit the intestines of animal hosts, especially those in a mutualistic relation with the host.
Synonyms: gut flora
gut microbiota
gut microbiome
Castlegar
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village, townland and ruined castle near Galway, County Galway, often referred to as An Caisleán Gearr (Irish grid ref M 3127)
glosses: A city in the Regional District of Central Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada.
Old School
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: Local politicians assume various appellations, such as New School and Old School Democrats, Snyderites, Clintonians, and many others, mostly derived from the name or principles of some popular demagogue.
ref: 1816, “an Old Scene Painter” [pseudonym], The Emigrant’s Guide; or, A Picture of America: […], London: […] W[illiam] Clowes, […] for W[illiam] Simpkin and R[ichard] Marshall, […], →OCLC, footnote *, page 17:
topics: Christianity
government
politics
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of old school (“having conservative or traditional views on Christianity or politics”).
Central Kootenay
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A regional district in south-east British Columbia, Canada.
try me
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: synonyms: come at me
glosses: Used to provoke and invite an opponent to combat.
presolve
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɹiːˈsɒlv/
ipa: /pɹiˈsɑlv/
ipa: /-ˈsɔlv/
rhymes: -ɒlv
Forms: form: presolves
form: presolving
form: presolved
form: presolved
Etymology: From pre- + solve.
Senses: glosses: To transform a mathematical problem into an equivalent problem that is hopefully easier to solve.
presolves
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of presolve
presolved
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of presolve
SoBo
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsəʊ.bəʊ/
Etymology: Acronym of South Bombay.
Senses: glosses: A region of Mumbai, India.
Related terms: SoHo
plompy
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more plompy
form: most plompy
Etymology: Pronunciation spelling of plumpy (“plump; chubby, fat”); probably by analogy with chonky (“adorably fat or large”).
Senses: examples: text: THE VERY DEFINITION.. CAN YOU BELIEVE HES ACTUALLY LOST WEIGHT. HE STILL LOOKS SO PLOMPY
ref: 2019 December 15, @miwawuci, Twitter:
text: Uki knows what's good!!!! I love seals so much they're so plompy and jiggly
ref: 2022 May 31, @phloxparadox, Twitter:
text: She's so fluffy and plompy 😭
ref: 2024 November 13, u/ohkatiedear, “I witnessed a cat being dumped today.”, in r/cats, Reddit:
glosses: Of an animal, adorably chubby, round, fat or large; chonk, plump.
Related terms: overweight and Thesaurus:fat
plompy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: plompies
Etymology: Uncertain; perhaps inspired by floppa (“a caracal: a type of cat native to Southern Africa, West Asia, and parts of Central and South Asia”), and associated with DoggoLingo.
The name was popularised by, and perhaps originated in, a meme video posted around February 2021 consisting of four panels, one of which shows a person holding and rotating a bat-eared fox beside a static image of American actor and wrestler John Cena with a speech bubble from him stating: "Rotate the plompy".
Senses: examples: text: rotate the plompy.. NOW
ref: 2021 February 28, @SamiClouded, Twitter:
text: The Columbus zoo has a sogga and a plompy! 🤯
ref: 2021 July 20, @transgojou, Twitter:
text: Plompy rotational inertia at 1%
proceed with caution
ref: 2022 March 9, u/IndustrialMenace, “may i suggest rotating the plompy?”, in r/196, Reddit:
text: Wake up everybody, it's fluff-a-fox Friday! Make sure you give those wonderful foxxos in your life the best snugs and hugs and scritches you can muster!
Today, plompies get extra love. 🦇🦊
ref: 2023 June 2, @TheRotFox, Twitter:
text: Plompy! now rotate him
ref: 2024 October 21, u/Kaliipso_Fox, “Side profile!”, in r/foxes, Reddit:
topics: lifestyle
glosses: A bat-eared fox.
Bozioru
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Bozioru.
Senses: glosses: A commune of Buzău County, Romania.
Cocu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Cocu.
Senses: glosses: An ommune in Argeș County, Romania.
East Marmara
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A statistical region in Turkey.
Bustuchin
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Bustuchin.
Senses: glosses: A commune of Gorj County, Romania.
blind pocket
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: blind pockets
Senses: topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
lifestyle
snooker
sports
glosses: A pocket that is not in the player's line of sight as he or she is cueing to pot a ball into that pocket.
Tawiran
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A barangay of Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines.
glosses: A barangay of Gandara, Samar, Philippines.
glosses: A barangay of Obando, Bulacan, Philippines.
glosses: A barangay of Santa Cruz, Marinduque, Philippines.
Bancal
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A barangay of Botolan, Zambales, Philippines.
glosses: A barangay of Meycauayan, Bulacan, Philippines.
skysphere
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: skyspheres
Etymology: From sky + sphere.
Senses: topics: computer-graphics
computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
video-games
glosses: A sphere with a texture on its inner face, used to simulate the sky or similar backdrop around a three-dimensional playfield; a skydome.
Related terms: skybox
skyspheres
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of skysphere
worlds away
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Vastly different; incompatible.
Related terms: worlds apart
normative state
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: normative states
Senses: topics: government
coordinate_terms: prerogative state
glosses: A state that operates within a legal framework, with established rules, procedures, and laws.
normative states
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of normative state
Enville
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SO8286).
glosses: An unincorporated community in Love County, Oklahoma, United States.
glosses: A town in Chester County and McNairy County, Tennessee, United States.
glosses: Alternative form of Endville, Pontotoc County, Mississippi.
life skill
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: life skills
form: lifeskill
Etymology: From life + skill.
Senses: synonyms: everyday skill
glosses: Any practical skill that is required to participate in everyday life or to function normally in a society.
life skills
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of life skill
Mozak
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname from ?
on solid ground
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Senses: glosses: In a safe, secure position.
glosses: Confident or justified regarding a subject or argument.
inducivity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From inducive + -ity.
Senses: glosses: The quality of being inducive.
ball joint
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ball joints
form: balljoint
Senses: topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
glosses: A spherical bearing that connects the control arm to the steering knuckle.
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: A ball-and-socket joint.
Serhiy
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Serhii
Etymology: Transliteration of Ukrainian Сергі́й (Serhíj), from Latin Sergius.
Senses: glosses: A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Сергі́й (Serhíj).
Related terms: Sergius
momentanity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From momentane + -ity.
Senses: topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: The quality of being momentane.
Great Divergence
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Great Divergence
Senses: glosses: Synonym of European miracle.
synonyms: word: European miracle
Rise of the West
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Rise of the West
Senses: glosses: Synonym of European miracle.
synonyms: word: European miracle
enforcement authority
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: enforcement authorities
Senses: topics: government
law
law-enforcement
glosses: A person or body having jurisdiction to enforce or to take action under or in respect of the relevant legal requirement.
enforcement authorities
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of enforcement authority
claim form
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: claim forms
Senses: glosses: A written request for compensation from an insurance company, government, or other organization.
glosses: Synonym of writ (“a written order, issued by the British House of Commons, ordering a parliamentary by-election”).
synonyms: word: writ
extra: a written order, issued by the British House of Commons, ordering a parliamentary by-election
claim forms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of claim form
writ of habeas corpus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: writs of habeas corpus
Senses: glosses: Synonym of habeas corpus.
synonyms: word: habeas corpus
writs of habeas corpus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of writ of habeas corpus
hebephrenic schizophrenia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of disorganized schizophrenia.
synonyms: word: disorganized schizophrenia
efficient frontier
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: efficient frontiers
Senses: topics: business
finance
synonyms: portfolio frontier
glosses: An investment portfolio which occupies the efficient parts of the risk–return spectrum.
portfolio frontier
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: portfolio frontiers
Senses: glosses: Synonym of efficient frontier.
synonyms: word: efficient frontier
high frontier
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of outer space.
synonyms: word: outer space
Golden Trio
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Golden Trio
Etymology: These characters are close friends, and are some of the most prominent characters in Harry Potter.
Senses: glosses: The trio of Harry Potter characters, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger.
wikipedia: Daniel Radcliffe
Emma Watson
Rupert Grint
last frontier
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of outer space.
synonyms: word: outer space
ball joints
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ball joint
Christian Iberia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: The Iberian Peninsula after the Christian Reconquista.
perinatality
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From perinatal + -ity.
Senses: glosses: The quality of being perinatal.
glosses: The perinatal period of pregnancy.
periodontality
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From periodontal + -ity.
Senses: glosses: The quality of being periodontal.
Walsham le Willows
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM0071).
nasopharyngolaryngoscopic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From nasopharyngolaryngoscopy + -ic.
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to nasopharyngolaryngoscopy.
swim nappy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: swim nappies
Etymology: From swim + nappy.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of swim diaper.
synonyms: word: swim diaper
ischemicity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From ischemic + -ity.
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: The quality of being ischemic.
palki gari
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: palki garis
Senses: examples: text: Many of the palki gāris used as hack cabs in Calcutta and other large towns, owned by speculators who know nothing of their business, including liquor-sellers, table-servants, and even priestesses of Venus retired from business, are drawn by scarecrows that recall in a reduced and shadowy form the outlines of Bewick's grim woodcut,—"Waiting for death." But the mercy of death is denied to them.
ref: 1891, John Lockwood Kipling, Beast and Man in India, page 214:
glosses: Alternative form of palkigari.
palki garis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of palki gari
spornosexuality
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From spornosexual + -ity.
Senses: glosses: The quality of being spornosexual.
Kebra
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A female given name from ?.
imitativity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From imitative + -ity.
Senses: glosses: The quality of being imitative.
ultimativity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From ultimative + -ity.
Senses: glosses: The quality of being ultimative.
priestess of Venus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: priestesses of Venus
Senses: examples: text: Many of the palki gāris used as hack cabs in Calcutta and other large towns, owned by speculators who know nothing of their business, including liquor-sellers, table-servants, and even priestesses of Venus retired from business, are drawn by scarecrows that recall in a reduced and shadowy form the outlines of Bewick's grim woodcut,—"Waiting for death." But the mercy of death is denied to them.
ref: 1891, John Lockwood Kipling, Beast and Man in India, page 214:
glosses: Synonym of prostitute.
synonyms: word: prostitute
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see priestess, of, Venus.
plompies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of plompy
priestesses of Venus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of priestess of Venus
uranium series
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The decay chain (decay series) of uranium-238.
plutonium pit
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: plutonium pits
Senses: glosses: The core (pit) of a nuclear bomb, made of plutonium.
plutonium pits
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of plutonium pit
alveolarity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From alveolar + -ity.
Senses: topics: human-sciences
linguistics
phonetics
phonology
sciences
glosses: The quality of being alveolar.
narcissistic supply
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: narcissistic supplies
Senses: topics: human-sciences
medicine
psychiatry
psychology
sciences
glosses: The constant need for attention, admiration, and validation that is pathologically or excessively demanded from one suffering from narcissistic personality disorder.
narcissistic supplies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of narcissistic supply
supply shock
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: supply shocks
Senses: topics: economics
sciences
glosses: An event that suddenly increases or decreases the supply of a commodity or service, or of commodities and services in general.
supply shocks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of supply shock
Kippford
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: synonyms: Scaur
glosses: A coastal village in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, historically in Kirkcudbrightshire (OS grid ref NX8355).
hack cab
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hack cabs
Senses: glosses: Clipping of hackney cab.
hack cabs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hack cab
snack box
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: snack boxes
Senses: glosses: A meal of fried chicken and chips served in a box.
glosses: Synonym of halal snack pack.
synonyms: word: halal snack pack
snack boxes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of snack box
circumcircular
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to a circumcircle.
OotP
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Order of the Phoenix.
superhardness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From superhard + -ness.
Senses: glosses: The quality of being superhard.
ultrahardness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From ultrahard + -ness.
Senses: glosses: The quality of being ultrahard.
St Patrick's Isle
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A small island close to Peel, Isle of Man, linked by a causeway to the town (OS grid ref SC2484).
gde.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gdes.
form: gde.
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of gourde (“currency”).
gdes.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gde.
light up the room
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: lights up the room
form: lighting up the room
form: lit up the room
form: lit up the room
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of light up a room.
Dagaare
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: The language of the Dagaaba people.
Dagaaba
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: An ethnic group located north of the convergence of Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Côte d'Ivoire, speaking the Dagaare language.
Ghassulian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to a culture and an archaeological stage dating to the Middle and Late Chalcolithic Period in the Southern Levant (c. 4400 – c. 3500 BC), characterized by small hamlet settlements of mixed farming peoples who had immigrated from the north and settled in the southern Levant.
Ghassulian
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Ghassulians
Senses: glosses: A member of this culture.
Ghassulians
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Ghassulian
blow-backs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of blow-back
predictive programming
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: qualifier: conspiracy theories
glosses: The deliberate manipulation of dystopian media to reference planned false flags, future events, etc. as a conditioning and brainwashing tool, according to a conspiracy theory.
Related terms: life imitates art
glomper
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡlɒmpə/
ipa: /ˈɡlɑmpɚ/
rhymes: -ɒmpə(ɹ)
Forms: form: glompers
Senses: examples: text: Static or dynamic testing is greatly simplified with an IC Glomper clip such as the one shown in Fig. 1-9. These clips snap onto an IC and bring out pins for easy testing.
ref: 1974, Don Lancaster, TTL Cookbook, Howard W. Sams & Co., Testing and Monitoring States, page 27:
text: Enhancement one is so easy that it sticks out like a sore thumb. Directions are given for building two kinds of "glompers." А glomper is designed to simplify the hookup between your Apple and a television set.
ref: 1983 August 24, Timothy Daniel, “Enhancing Your Apple II, Vol. 1”, in Incider, volume 1, number 8, page 157, column 2:
text: Here the test leads are attached to a "glomper clip.'" which is clipped onto one of the major ICs in the test circuit.
ref: 1989, Douglas V. Hall, “Latches, Flip-Flops, Counters, and Logic Analyzers” (chapter 8), in Digital Circuits and Systems, McGraw-Hill Publishing, Logic Analyzers, page 219:
text: Also known as a ‘glomper clip’ (where do they get these names from?), this little gadget is like having a handful of logic probes, though in a much more compact form. In use it clips over the IC and connects to all of the pins of the IC at the same time.
ref: 1993 June 24, “The Logic Clip”, in The Maplin Magazine, volume 12, number 66, page 63, column 1:
text: Another interesting but pricey new development is a new flexible current transducer. Instead of a clamp-around glomper, you’ ve got this rope-shaped transducer which could get carefully worked around your individual wires in comfined spaces.
ref: 1997 June 24, Don Lancaster, “Some New Current Sensors”, in Tech Musings, page 137.4, column 2:
topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: A logic clip; a device that clips to a dual-in-line (DIL) integrated circuit.
glompers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of glomper
graphzine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: graphzines
Etymology: From graphic zine or similar.
Senses: glosses: A zine consisting of pictures rather than text.
graphzines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of graphzine
Knockin
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in north-west Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3322).
northern storm petrel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: northern storm petrels
form: northern storm petrels
Senses: glosses: A seabird belonging to the family Hydrobatidae.
northern storm petrels
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of northern storm petrel
southern storm petrel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: southern storm petrels
form: southern storm petrels
Senses: glosses: A seabird belonging to the family Oceanitidae.
Synonyms: austral storm petrel
dirty trick vase
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dirty trick vases
Senses: glosses: A type of ancient vase having a concealed hole, so that the contents would spill on a person, as a practical joke.
Related terms: dribble glass
southern storm petrels
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of southern storm petrel
clothes on one's back
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: In addition to these articles we had a little bit of tinder, and the clothes on our backs. These last were as follows:— Each of us had on a pair of stout canvass trousers, and a pair of sailors’ thick shoes. Jack wore a red flannel shirt, a blue jacket, and a red Kilmarnock bonnet or night-cap, besides a pair of worsted socks, and a cotton pocket-handkerchief, with sixteen portraits of Lord Nelson printed on it, and a union Jack in the middle.
ref: 1858, R M Ballantyne, The Coral Island:
glosses: The clothes that one is currently wearing, regarded as basic possessions.
impoverishee
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: impoverishees
Etymology: From impoverish + -ee.
Senses: examples: text: There are today five conditions for enrichment without cause as a source of obligation: (1) correlative impoverishment and enrichment, (2) absence of fault on the part of the impoverishee, (3) absence of a personal interest on the part of the impoverishee, (4) absence of cause, (5) absence of another action, which is explained by the subsidiary character of the action de in rem verso.
ref: 1982, Katherine Shaw Spaht, “Matrimonial Regimes”, in Louisiana Law Review, volume 43, number 2, page 517:
text: The court construed the "absence of justification" requirement as mandating the lack of a valid juridical act, either between the impoverishee and the enrichee or between the enrichee and a third party, which justified the enrichment.
ref: 1975, Stewart McCaa Thomas, “Conditions for the Application of Actio De In Rem Verso”, in Louisiana Law Review, volume 36, number 1, page 315:
topics: law
glosses: One who has been impoverished by unjust enrichment.
Coordinate terms: enrichee
impoverishees
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of impoverishee
enrichee
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: enrichees
Etymology: From enrich + -ee.
Senses: examples: text: The court construed the "absence of justification" requirement as mandating the lack of a valid juridical act, either between the impoverishee and the enrichee or between the enrichee and a third party, which justified the enrichment.
ref: 1975, Stewart McCaa Thomas, “Conditions for the Application of Actio De In Rem Verso”, in Louisiana Law Review, volume 36, number 1, page 315:
topics: law
glosses: One who has been enriched by unjust enrichment.
Coordinate terms: impoverishee
enrichees
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of enrichee
fulmar-petrel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fulmar-petrels
Senses: glosses: A fulmar.
whomper-jawed
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more whomper-jawed
form: most whomper-jawed
Senses: examples: text: The pending bill as it stands presents another whomper-jawed, lopsided, cross-eyed picture.
ref: 1942 September 30, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library, Legislative History, Public Law 729 - 77th Congress, Chapter 578 - 2d Session, H.R. 7565, page 7893, column 3:
text: Honestly, I felt pretty wolfish that time. I didn’t have a thing to defend myself with but my fist. But I was much of a man, and he was a little gangling, bandy-legged, whomper-jawed, worthless specimen of humanity.
ref: 1942, Salomon Alexander Wright, My Rambles as East Texas Cowboy, Hunter, Fisherman, Tie-Cutter, Austin, Texas: Texas Folklore Society, page 92:
glosses: Alternative form of whomperjawed.
spice-box
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: spice-boxes
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of spicebox.
spice-boxes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of spice-box
spice box
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: spice boxes
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of spicebox.
fulmar-petrels
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fulmar-petrel
spice boxes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of spice box
spicebag
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: spicebags
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of spice bag.
spicebags
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of spicebag
Wizarding World
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Wizarding World
Senses: glosses: The Harry Potter universe.
glosses: Harry Potter (the whole franchise).
fndn.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fndns.
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of foundation.
fndns.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fndn.
fndg.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fndgs.
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of finding.
fndgs.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fndg.
fndr.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fndrs.
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of founder.
fndrs.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fndr.
fofarraw
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fofarraws
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of foofaraw.
fofarraws
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fofarraw
forematter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From fore- + matter.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of front matter.
synonyms: word: front matter
ostracodal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From ostracod + -al.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to ostracods.
everyday skill
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: everyday skills
Senses: glosses: Synonym of life skill.
synonyms: word: life skill
flute-douce
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: French [Term?]
Senses: topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: A kind of recorder (musical instrument).
fleurettée
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of floretty.
giraffe thorn
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: vaal kameel
glosses: Vachellia haematoxylon, a southern African tree.
fine-draw
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: fine-draws
form: fine-drawing
form: fine-drew
form: fine-drawn
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of finedraw.
filao
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: filaos
Senses: glosses: A monoecious evergreen tree of species Casuarina equisetifolia.
filaos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of filao
fish-finder
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fish-finders
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of fishfinder.
shared taxi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: shared taxis
Senses: examples: text: In contrast to the mass transit role of the servis taxis in Amman, the shared taxis in Bahrain offered a specialised supplement to the main transport services. Only about 1.5% of all person trips per day were made in 1981 by shared taxi, and they carried only about a quarter as many passengers as the scheduled bus services...
ref: 1986, D. Coombe et al., “The Role of Paratransit”, in Moving People in Tomorrow's World..., page 115:
glosses: A vehicle for hire, typically smaller than a bus, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables, departing when all seats are filled.
Synonyms: word: bush taxi
word: colectivo
english: Tanzania
translation: Tanzania
word: daladala
word: danfo
english: Turkey
translation: Turkey
word: dolmus
word: jeepney
word: jitney
word: local taxi
english: Tunisia
translation: Tunisia
word: louage
word: savari
word: share taxi
word: share-taxi
word: sherut
word: taxi
Hyponyms: english: pickup shared taxi in SE Asian contexts
translation: pickup shared taxi in SE Asian contexts
word: baht bus
english: van or minibus shared taxi in US contexts
translation: van or minibus shared taxi in US contexts
word: dollar van
english: minibus shared taxi in former Soviet contexts
translation: minibus shared taxi in former Soviet contexts
word: marshrutka
word: matatu
english: minivan shared gypsy cab in East African contexts
translation: minivan shared gypsy cab in East African contexts
word: mathree
english: minibus shared taxi in Hong Kong
translation: minibus shared taxi in Hong Kong
word: maxicab
english: pickup shared taxi in SE Asian contexts
translation: pickup shared taxi in SE Asian contexts
word: songthaew
english: minibus shared taxi
translation: minibus shared taxi
word: taxibus
alt: minibus shared taxi in Ghanan contexts
word: tro tro
english: Philippine shared taxi service
translation: Philippine shared taxi service
word: UV Express
Related terms: rideshare
everyday skills
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of everyday skill
manuscription
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: manuscriptions
Senses: glosses: Manuscript; handwriting.
manuscriptions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of manuscription
seolleongtang
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 설렁탕 (seolleongtang).
Senses: examples: text: There is nothing like a steaming bowl of seolleongtang on a cold winter day, salted and peppered to your taste, and complemented by nothing more than rice and kkakdugi kimchi.
ref: 2023 June 29, Violet Kim, “Korean food: 39 dishes we can’t live without”, in CNN:
glosses: A Korean soup made from ox bones, meat, and other ingredients.
Bezold
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: A variant of Betzold.
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
Derived terms: Bezold-Brücke effect
Bezold-Brücke phenomenon
Bezold-Brücke shift
Bezold effect
Kermanshahi
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: Kermanshah + -i
Senses: glosses: Of, from, or relating to Kermanshah (a city in Iran).
waifu pillow
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: waifu pillows
Senses: glosses: A body pillow, especially one decorated with a picture of a female anime or manga character.
waifu pillows
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of waifu pillow
tteokguk
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 떡국 (tteokguk).
Senses: examples: text: Originally tteokguk was strictly eaten on the first day of the Lunar New Year to signify good luck and the gaining of another year in age.
ref: 2023 June 29, Violet Kim, “Korean food: 39 dishes we can’t live without”, in CNN:
glosses: A Korean dish containing sliced rice cakes (tteok), beef, eggs, and other ingredients, traditionally eaten during the Korean New Year.
sundubu
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 순두부 (sundubu).
Senses: examples: text: This was where my obsession with jjigae began. I set out to learn how to make not only this gateway jjigae, but all of the most popular jjigae of Korean cuisine: sundubu jjigae, kimchi jiigae^([sic]), gochujang jjigae and doenjang jjigae. Chicken soup may be for the soul, but jjigae is comfort food of the highest order.
ref: 2024 September 25, Jane Lee, “‘Jjigae is comfort food of the highest order’: my obsession with cooking Korea’s best-loved soups”, in The Guardian:
glosses: soft tofu
kalguksu
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 칼국수 (kalguksu).
Senses: examples: text: Since its 1966 opening, this noodle shop’s steaming kalguksu noodles have had locals and tourists flocking to Myeong-dong.
ref: 2017 July 12, Frances Cha and Lucy Corne, “50 reasons why Seoul is the world’s greatest city”, in CNN:
glosses: A type of Korean noodle that is often cooked with seafood.
Lamut
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Former name of Even, a people and language of Siberia.
abandonability
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From abandonable + -ity or abandon + -ability.
Senses: glosses: The quality of being abandonable.
watchableness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From watchable + -ness.
Senses: glosses: watchability
meat box
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: meat boxes
Senses: glosses: Synonym of halal snack pack.
synonyms: word: halal snack pack
Aussie box
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Aussie boxes
Senses: glosses: Synonym of halal snack pack.
synonyms: word: halal snack pack
kongguksu
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 콩국수 (kongguksu), from Korean 콩 (kong, “soybean”) + 국수 (guksu, “noodle”).
Senses: examples: text: And if the pale, spring green julienne cucumbers placed on the hand-ground, snow-white soybean doesn’t tip you off, kongguksu is a highly nutritious dish that also happens to be vegetarian-friendly.
ref: 2023 June 29, Violet Kim, “Korean food: 39 dishes we can’t live without”, in CNN:
glosses: A Korean dish that consists of noodles and soybeans.
choghur
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: choghurs
Etymology: From Azerbaijani çoğur.
Senses: glosses: A plucked string musical instrument originating from Azerbaijan, related to the chunguri and chungur.
meat boxes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of meat box
Aussie boxes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Aussie box
Grafmiller
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
undismissible
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more undismissible
form: most undismissible
Etymology: From un- + dismissible.
Senses: glosses: Not dismissible.
undismissable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more undismissable
form: most undismissable
Etymology: From un- + dismissable.
Senses: glosses: Not dismissable.
maxicab
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmæk.siˌkæb/
Forms: form: maxicabs
Etymology: From maxi- + cab.
Senses: glosses: A minibus used as a shared taxi.
maxicabs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of maxicab
all in one piece
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Senses: glosses: Synonym of in one piece.
synonyms: word: in one piece
table shower
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: table showers
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Vichy shower.
synonyms: word: Vichy shower
table showers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of table shower
Mitylene
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Mytilene.
butter-and-egg money
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Money for household expenses.
money and fair words
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: "Oh, Granny!" I said, when I found my voice, "you can't mean this for me, for I know it cost such a lot of money, didn't it?"
"It cost butter and egg money, and fair words," she replied, with a smile, "and it's none too good for my Harry."
ref: 1888, Frances Clare, A Store of Stories for Children, page 30:
glosses: Conventional reply when asked the cost of something that one has bought.
crutches for lame ducks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Conventional reply to an inquisitive child who asks what something is, or what is inside a container.
spin the trencher
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: An old parlour game in which one player twirls a trencher and calls the name of another player, who must grab it before it drops, taking over from the twirling player if successful.
donkey stone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: donkey stones
Etymology: The donkey brand was originally the trademark of a Manchester company called Edward Read & Son.
Senses: glosses: A kind of scouring block, used mainly in the mill towns of nothern England to highlight the leading edge of stone steps.
Related terms: brownstone
whitestone
brownstoning
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of brownstone
donkey stones
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of donkey stone
khrushchevka
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: khrushchevkas
Etymology: Russian хрущёвка (xruščóvka), named after Nikita Khrushchev, former leader of the Soviet Union.
Senses: glosses: A kind of low-cost apartment building constructed in the Soviet Union since the early 1960s.
glosses: An individual apartment in such a building.
khrushchevkas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of khrushchevka
Chotětov
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: ᴋʜŏtʹyĕtŏf
ipa: /ˈxɒtjɛtɒf/
Etymology: Borrowed from Czech Chotětov.
Senses: examples: Meronym: Hřivno
glosses: A market town in Mladá Boleslav District, Central Bohemian Region, the Czech Republic, first mentioned in 1057.
A formation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: A formations
Etymology: An arbitrary name, not related to the shape of the letter A.
Senses: topics: American-football
ball-games
football
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A variation of the single-wing formation, differing in placing the quarterback further back from the line and closer to the center, and placing the backfield opposite the "strong" side of the unbalanced line.
ginkyos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ginkyo
Amawaca
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Amawaka.
Amawaca
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Amawaka.
Altais
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: The star Delta Draconis.
Innogen
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Innogens
form: Imogen
Etymology: Derived from Scottish Gaelic inghean (“girl, maiden”).
Senses: glosses: A female given name from the Celtic languages.
Innogens
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Innogen
AIGC
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: qualifier: artificial intelligence
glosses: Initialism of artificial intelligence generated content.
Postwick with Witton
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A civil parish in Broadland district, Norfolk, England, which includes the named places.
misinformationist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: misinformationists
Senses: glosses: A purveyor of misinformation.
Witton Bridge
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A hamlet in Witton parish, North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG3431).
leptynitic
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Pronunciation: /ˌlɛp.təˈnɪt.ɪk/
Forms: form: more leptynitic
form: most leptynitic
Etymology: from French leptynite from Greek λεπτός (leptós) + -ic
Senses: examples: text: I have found the same regularity in the striation on the transition slate of the shores of Mjosen lake; on the leptynitic gneiss of the valley of Guldbrandsdalen, where I have, at the same time, seen exceedingly well characterised moraines; …
ref: 1845 October – 1846 April, M.P. Schimper, “On some facts dependent on the Erratic Phenomena of Scandinavia.”, in THE EDINBURGH NEW PHILOSOPHICAL JOURNAL EXHIBITING a view of the PROGRESSIVE DISCOVERIES AND IMPROVEMENTS in the SCIENCES AND THE ARTS., volume XL, pages 241-242:
text: Leptynitic garnet-biotite gneisses in the central and northern part of the Neoproterozoic Kerala Khondalite Belt KKB in southern India were regarded as the main source rocks for garnet-bearing leucogranites (Braun and Raith, 1994).
ref: 1996 August 26 – September 2, The Origin of Granites and Related Rocks (U.S. Geological Survey Circular; 1129), U.S. Geological Survey:
text: This leptnitic mound is semi-weathered and the nature of the weathering is unlike to that of the die khondalite bodies.
ref: 2021, Dr. P. J. Ratnakar, Dr. SS. Asadi, GEOCHEMISTRY EVALUATION ON PART OF EASTERN GHATS, Lulu Publication, →ISBN, page 12:
glosses: Refers to a fine-grained, typically light-colored metamorphic rock primarily composed of quartz and feldspar, often associated with high-grade metamorphic processes.
prong-billed barbet
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: prong-billed barbets
Senses: glosses: A Costa Rican bird of the species Semnornis frantzii.
prong-billed barbets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of prong-billed barbet
African barbet
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: African barbets
Senses: glosses: Any sub-Saharan African bird of the family Lybiidae.
African barbets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of African barbet
toucan barbet
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: toucan barbets
Senses: glosses: A South American bird of the species Semnornis ramphastinus.
toucan barbets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of toucan barbet
Asian barbet
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Asian barbets
Senses: glosses: Any bird of the family Megalaimidae in the Indomalayan realm.
Asian barbets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Asian barbet
New World barbet
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: New World barbets
Senses: glosses: Any bird of the family Capitonidae, native to Central and South America.
New World barbets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of New World barbet
slide deck
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: slide decks
Senses: examples: text: “Does he know that the 16-week ban will be stricter than existing law in a lot of the states?” There was a silence. “Probably not,” said Trump’s political director James Blair, who set to assembling a slide deck that argued such a ban would hurt Trump in the key states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin, all of which offered women the opportunity to obtain the procedure until at least 20 weeks of pregnancy.
ref: 2024 December 12, Eric Cortellessa, “Donald Trump 2024 TIME Person of the Year”, in Time, archived from the original on 22 Dec 2024:
synonyms: deck
glosses: A slideshow: a set of slides for a presentation, either digital or physical.
slide decks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of slide deck
detention center
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: detention centers
Senses: examples: text: For a mass-deportation operation of this scale, Trump’s advisers are planning to build more detention centers to hold migrants until they can be deported to their home countries, a process that can take weeks, months, or even years to negotiate with receiving governments.
ref: 2024 December 12, Eric Cortellessa, “Donald Trump 2024 TIME Person of the Year”, in Time:
glosses: Alternative spelling of detention centre.
Shrewley
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in Warwick district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2167).
chase shadows
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: chases shadows
form: chasing shadows
form: chased shadows
form: chased shadows
Senses: glosses: To pursue something that is impossible to attain.
Related terms: chase a rainbow
trial by combat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: trials by combat
form: wager of battle
form: trial by battle
form: judicial duel
Senses: glosses: A method of Germanic law to settle accusations in the absence of witnesses or a confession in which two parties in dispute fought in single combat; the winner of the fight was proclaimed to be right.
detention centers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of detention center
DiCamillo
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: “The first thing is that nonpartisans as a group are occasional voters,” Mr. DiCamillo said. “They are not as engaged in politics. They view the parties as being too partisan and migrated to nonpartisan.”
ref: 2008 January 29, Jennifer Steinhauer, “California’s Unaffiliated Voters Are Sometimes Unreachable”, in The New York Times:
glosses: A surname.
Shcheglovsk
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Former name of Kemerovo.
antisystemic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more antisystemic
form: most antisystemic
Etymology: From anti- + systemic.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of antisystem.
synonyms: word: antisystem
slip and slide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: slip and slides
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of slip-and-slide.
Loggins
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname from ?
pajatas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pajata
reversively
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From reversive + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a reversive manner.
reversivity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The property of being reversive.
dinner knife
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dinner knives
Senses: glosses: A large, long table knife with a single, cutting edge and a blunt end.
unpress
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: unpresses
form: unpressing
form: unpressed
form: unpressed
Etymology: From un- + press.
Senses: glosses: To release the pressure on (a switch or button), so that it is no longer pressed.
unpresses
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of unpress
dinner service
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dinner services
Senses: glosses: A complete set of matching dishes used when serving a meal to several people.
dinner fork
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dinner forks
Senses: glosses: A large fork with long tines used to eat the main course of a meal.
thawable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more thawable
form: most thawable
Etymology: From thaw + -able.
Senses: glosses: Able to be thawed.
unthawable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more unthawable
form: most unthawable
Etymology: From un- + thawable.
Senses: glosses: Unable to be thawed.
basket dinner
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: basket dinners
Senses: glosses: A social gathering to which participants contribute their own dishes to share.
dinner dance
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dinner dances
Senses: examples: text: With that, they surrendered to the ritual of the modern dinner-dance, returning to their table between dances to drink and smoke and exchange talk on an established key of intimacy, with the peculiar sense of privacy that two people may maintain in a crowd by rejecting all communion with it.
ref: 1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 172:
glosses: A formal social event that includes a dinner, followed by dancing, typically held in the evening.