cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
minstrels' gallery
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: minstrels' galleries
Senses: examples: text: It was the earliest brick-constructed house of its size in Shropshire, and is complete with minstrels' gallery, ornate chimneystacks, and vast fireplaces.
ref: 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 102:
glosses: A form of balcony, often inside the great hall of a castle or manor house, where musicians (originally minstrels) could perform, sometimes discreetly hidden from the guests below.
all-seater
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: all-seaters
Senses: glosses: A sport stadium in which every spectator has a seat.
circle changeup
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: circle changeups
Senses: topics: ball-games
baseball
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A pitch thrown with a grip where the pitcher makes a circle with the index finger, holding the thumb at the bottom of the ball parallel to the middle finger and holding the ball far out in the hand.
minim confusion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: See minim (“short vertical stroke in handwriting”).
Senses: glosses: Confusion between similar letter sequences with minims (such as uu and nn) in old handwritten documents.
wet feet, dry feet policy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A policy allowing anybody who fled Cuba and entered the United States to stay and eventually pursue residency, with the exclusion of anybody found at sea.
coprotagonist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: coprotagonists
Etymology: From co- + protagonist.
Senses: glosses: A joint protagonist.
coprotagonists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of coprotagonist
Pinocchian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Pinocchian
form: most Pinocchian
Etymology: From Pinocchio + -ian.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to Pinocchio.
rubber room
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rubber rooms
Senses: examples: text: "If you kept on worrying about being killed you could end up in a rubber room."
ref: 2002 December 6, Robert L. Jamieson Jr, “Dec. 7, 1941: From boy to man in one hellish day”, in Seattle Post-Intelligencer, retrieved 07 Aug 2014:
text: Barry is... well, what? Borderline autistic and obsessive-compulsive, with serious anger management issues and a dangerous behavioural disorder that in the real world would get him a one-way ticket to the rubber room.
ref: 2003 February 7, Peter Bradshaw, “Punch-Drunk Love”, in The Guardian, UK, retrieved 07 Aug 2014:
text: How is it that the Virginia Tech shooter Seung Cho and Adam Lanza weren't in a rubber room instead of in a classroom shooting people?
ref: 2013 Jan. 25, Comment by egginmybeer, "The gun lobby’s long reach," Boston Globe (retrieved 7 Aug 2014)
topics: human-sciences
medicine
psychiatry
psychology
sciences
synonyms: padded room
padded cell
glosses: A cell lined with cushions used for confinement of a mentally disturbed person.
examples: text: The film briefly visits a “rubber room” in New York City where idle teachers accused of misconduct wait months and sometimes years for hearings while drawing full salaries.
ref: 2010 September 23, Stephen Holden, “Movie Review: Waiting for 'Superman' (2010)”, in New York Times, retrieved 07 Aug 2014:
text: The findings dropped the day before the one-year anniversary of his idling away in the rubber room, where teachers await disciplinary hearings.
ref: 2013 April 25, Corinne Lestch, “Report substantiates misuse of school property accusations against 'rubber roomed' teacher”, in New York Daily News, retrieved 07 Aug 2014:
topics: education
synonyms: reassignment center
glosses: Especially in New York City, a temporary workplace assigned to a teacher who is not permitted to teach in a classroom because he or she is under disciplinary review.
Related terms: bounce off the walls
rubber rooms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rubber room
ecophenotypic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From eco- + phenotypic.
Senses: glosses: Relating to an ecophenotype.
geneticize
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: geneticizes
form: geneticizing
form: geneticized
form: geneticized
Etymology: From genetic + -ize.
Senses: glosses: To make genetic; to reduce to a matter of genetics.
Related terms: geneticization
geneticizes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of geneticize
geneticizing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of geneticize
geneticized
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of geneticize
ghettofabulous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more ghettofabulous
form: most ghettofabulous
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of ghetto fabulous.
ecojustice
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From eco- + justice.
Senses: glosses: A form of justice that considers the rights of organisms and the natural environment in addition to those of human beings.
ecoalarmists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ecoalarmist
ecoengineering
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From eco- + engineering.
Senses: glosses: A form of engineering that aims to work in harmony with the natural environment.
ecoadventure
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ecoadventures
Etymology: From eco- + adventure.
Senses: glosses: An adventurous recreational trip into the natural environment.
ecoadventures
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ecoadventure
uncountrified
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more uncountrified
form: most uncountrified
Etymology: From un- + countrified.
Senses: glosses: Not countrified.
countrification
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: countryfication
Etymology: From country + -fication.
Senses: glosses: The act or process of countrifying.
unreluctance
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From un- + reluctance.
Senses: glosses: Lack of reluctance.
uncowering
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more uncowering
form: most uncowering
Etymology: From un- + cowering.
Senses: glosses: Not cowering; staunch.
holins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of holin
mesiobuccally
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From mesiobuccal + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In mesiobuccal position.
distobuccally
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From distobuccal + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In distobuccal position.
paraconule
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: paraconules
Etymology: From para- + conule.
Senses: topics: dentistry
medicine
sciences
glosses: A conule located between a paracone and a metacone.
cuspule
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cuspules
Etymology: From cusp + -ule.
Senses: glosses: A small cusp.
paraconules
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of paraconule
cuspules
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cuspule
negarchies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of negarchy
pacifisms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pacifism
Micawberism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: After Wilkins Micawber in Charles Dickens' novel David Copperfield (1850).
Senses: glosses: optimism in the face of financial adversity
wikipedia: Wilkins Micawber
Related terms: Mark Tapleyism
negarchical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more negarchical
form: most negarchical
Etymology: From negarchy + -ical.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to negarchy.
unsloping
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + sloping.
Senses: glosses: Not sloping.
minichromosomal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From mini- + chromosomal.
Senses: glosses: Relating to minichromosomes.
cavaedia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cavaedium
tetrastylon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tetrastyla
Etymology: See tetra-, style (“a column”).
Senses: glosses: A kind of cavaedium supported by columns placed at the four angles of the impluvium.
tetrastyla
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tetrastylon
displuviatum
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A kind of cavaedium in which the roofs, instead of sloping down towards the compluvium, sloped outwards, the gutters being on the outer walls; there was still an opening in the roof, and an impluvium to catch the rain falling through.
testudinatum
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A small cavaedium with another floor built above it.
Tuscanicum
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A kind of cavaedium in which the roof timbers are framed together so as to leave a central open space (the compluvium) to admit light.
antidiscriminative
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more antidiscriminative
form: most antidiscriminative
Etymology: From anti- + discriminative.
Senses: glosses: Opposing or disallowing discrimination.
Synonyms: antidiscrimination
antidiscriminatory
anti-discriminative
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more anti-discriminative
form: most anti-discriminative
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of antidiscriminative.
anti-discrimination
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of antidiscrimination.
gastoned
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of gaston
gastons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gaston
gastoning
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of gaston
lay back
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: lays back
form: laying back
form: laid back
form: laid back
Senses: glosses: To lie down on one's back; to lie back.
examples: text: I can't wait to lay back on the beach.
text: He laid back to get through his prison sentence.
glosses: To relax, such as on vacation; to do nothing for a period of time.
examples: text: The ball ran loose to Sheringham and whereas less experienced players might have tried to score from a difficult angle he laid it back to Benayoun, whose shot was blocked by Curtis Davies.
ref: 2005 November 7, David Lacey, “Sheringham's veteran vision shows up the big problem with West Brom”, in The Guardian:
topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
lifestyle
soccer
sports
glosses: To make a short backward pass to a teammate in an attacking position.
lay back
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of lie back
laybacked
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of layback
laybacking
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of layback
liedown
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: liedowns
Etymology: Deverbal from lie down.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of lie-down.
liedowns
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of liedown
rockover
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rockovers
Etymology: From rock + over.
Senses: topics: climbing
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A maneuver that involves rocking the body over onto one foot in a foothold, to get balance.
rockovers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rockover
manteling
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of mantel
manteled
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of mantel
smearers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of smearer
three cheers
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: examples: text: "Three cheers for Jack! Hip hip!"
 "Hooray!"
 "Hip hip!"
 "Hooray!"
 "Hip hip!"
 "Hooray!"
synonyms: word: three times three
glosses: An exclamation of congratulations, usually followed by "hip hip hooray".
holdless
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From hold + -less.
Senses: topics: climbing
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Without holds (footholds and handholds)
Derived terms: holdlessness
Vouga
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A river in the Central Region of Portugal.
sleepshirt
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sleepshirts
Etymology: From sleep + shirt.
Senses: glosses: Sleepwear resembling a long shirt.
sleepshirts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sleepshirt
Guadiana
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɡwɑːdɪˈɑːnə/
ipa: /ˌɡwɑdiˈɑnə/
ipa: /ɡwɑdˈjɑnə/
rhymes: -ɑːnə
Forms: form: Guadianas
Etymology: From Spanish Guadiana, from Old Spanish Aguadiana, derived from Arabic وَادِي (wādī, “river, valley”) + Latin Anās (ancient name of the river), related to anas (“duck”).
Senses: glosses: A major river in Spain and Portugal.
glosses: A surname from Spanish.
Related terms: Guadalquivir
Sado
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A city in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
glosses: An island of Japan.
glosses: A river in Portugal.
Derived terms: Sado mole
Sado shrew
ptochocracy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /toʊˈkɑkɹəsi/
Forms: form: ptochocracies
Etymology: From Ancient Greek πτωχός (ptōkhós, “beggar, poor”) + κράτος (krátos, “power, might”).
Senses: glosses: A society or a system ruled and dominated by the poor.
Christologically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more Christologically
form: most Christologically
Etymology: From Christological + -ly.
Senses: glosses: in a Christological manner
triaxle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: triaxles
Etymology: From tri- + axle.
Senses: glosses: A vehicle with three driving axles.
triaxles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of triaxle
hostable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From host + -able.
Senses: examples: text: The IIS Hostable Web Core feature allows you to write your own custom applications that can host core IIS functionality on their own.
ref: 2019, Sara Perrott, Windows Server 2019 & PowerShell All-in-One For Dummies, page 91:
glosses: Capable of being hosted.
pease porridge
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pease porridges
Senses: glosses: Synonym of pease pudding.
synonyms: word: pease pudding
nonrestorative
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + restorative.
Senses: glosses: Not restorative.
resectioning
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of resection
resectioned
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of resection
aarthis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of aarthi
iamatological
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From iamatology + -ical.
Senses: glosses: Relating to iamatology.
charlatanically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more charlatanically
form: most charlatanically
Etymology: From charlatanic + -ally.
Senses: glosses: In a charlatanic manner.
unwanteds
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of unwanted
loomband
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: loombands
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of loom band.
loombands
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of loomband
slip dress
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: slip dresses
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of slipdress.
loud and clear
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: louder and clearer
form: loudest and clearest
Senses: examples: text: The single strength of this novel, that Carta's love for her brother saves his life, comes across loud and clear even though Sweeney fails to convey the emotional impact of a suicide attempt.
ref: 1986, School Library Journal: SLJ, volume 33, page 114:
glosses: In a clear and easily understandable manner.
yes and no
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: examples: text: Is she happy? — Yes and no, hard to say.
text: Have you been to Paris? — Yes and no. I've been to the airport, but didn't get to see the city.
glosses: An answer in reply to a yes-no question, indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer
examples: text: You can only use yes and no answers.
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see yes, and, no.
Related terms: it is and it isn't
like peas and carrots
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Etymology: These vegetables are often served together.
Senses: qualifier: simile
glosses: Getting along very well; being compatible; like a house on fire.
bacon and eggs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: eggs and bacon
Senses: glosses: A dish consisting of bacon and eggs, usually eaten for breakfast.
glosses: Synonym of birdsfoot trefoil.
synonyms: word: birdsfoot trefoil
vim and vigor
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: energetic spirit, zeal, vitality
Synonyms: vim
vigor
Related terms: full of piss and vinegar
huff and puff
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: -ʌf
Forms: form: huffs and puffs
form: huffing and puffing
form: huffed and puffed
form: huffed and puffed
Senses: examples: text: They were short of ideas, huffing and puffing their way towards a demoralising defeat.
ref: August 16 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Swansea upstage Manchester United in Louis van Gaal’s Premier League bow," guardian.co.uk
glosses: To breathe heavily, especially after rigorous exercise.
cheese on toast
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A snack made by placing cheese on a slice of bread or toast and melting the cheese under a grill.
Related terms: grilled cheese
Welsh rarebit
rut roh
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Forms: form: rut-roh
Senses: examples: text: “Rut roh,” commented Trent as Jason sat up straighter.
ref: 2003, Emily Drake, The Curse of Arkady, Penguin, page 139:
text: Rut roh! I didn't know what my friend was going to do.
ref: 2007, Julie Barnhill, One Tough Mother, Baker Books, page 119:
text: “Rut-roh! Rut-roh!” Jefferson suddenly exclaimed. “Scooby Dooby Doo!”
ref: 2011, Ralph Reed, Ballots and Blood, B&H Publishing Group, page 338:
text: “Uh-oh,” I said to Ghost. I said it like Scooby-Doo. “Rut-roh!” The joke didn't make either of us feel any better.
ref: 2012, Jonathan Maberry, Assassin's Code, Macmillan, page 368:
glosses: Alternative form of ruh-roh.
Scooby Doo
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: The rock, named after the fictional dog, is one among the unofficial names applied by the team behind Nasa’s first rover, Sojourner, in the late 1990s, others using cartoon character names as identifiers including “Yogi Rock” and “Casper”.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Scooby-Doo.
glosses: A rock on Mars, analyzed by Mars Pathfinder.
dumb clucks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dumb cluck
crashmat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: crashmats
form: crash mat
Etymology: From crash + mat.
Senses: topics: climbing
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A protective foam pad placed on the ground, used as protection in case of falling from the wall.
Synonyms: crash pad
crashmats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of crashmat
Wycombe
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɪkəm/
note: mostly non-UK speakers
ipa: /ˈwaɪ.kəm/
rhymes: -ɪkəm
homophone: Wickham
Etymology: From Old English wīċ (“village; bay”) + hām (“home; estate; village”). Doublet of Wickham.
Senses: glosses: A former local government district in Buckinghamshire, England, abolished on 31 March 2020 on the creation of Buckinghamshire unitary authority.
glosses: A locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Derived terms: Chepping Wycombe
High Wycombe
Much-Wiccomb
West Wycombe
Tavy
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Of Brythonic origin, from Proto-Brythonic *tam-, meaning either "dark" or "to flow." See Thames and its listed cognates.
Senses: glosses: Tavistock
glosses: A river in Devon, England.
Tavy
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: 'Octavia? What the hell are you doing here?'
'Working,' said Tavy. 'I lost my job so Jago offered me another.'
ref: 2014, Sara Craven, Seduction Never Lies, page 118:
glosses: A diminutive of the female given name Octavia.
Tavistock
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From its location on the River Tavy + Old English stoc; recorded as Tauistoce in 981 and Tavestoc in 1086 (DB).
Senses: glosses: A town and civil parish with a town council in West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX4874).
glosses: A community, formerly a village, in East Zorra-Tavistock township, Ontario, Canada.
glosses: An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.
glosses: A minor borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States.
Derived terms: East Zorra-Tavistock
wussed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of wuss
wussing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of wuss
drag act
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: drag acts
Senses: glosses: A male performer who performs as a woman (i.e. in drag).
glosses: The performance itself.
Alleghany
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Alleghanies
Etymology: English settler preferred spelling of French Allegheny.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Allegheny.
glosses: A census-designated place in Sierra County, California, United States.
Derived terms: Alleghany County
alleghanyite
Kenyan English
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The English language as written and spoken in Kenya, and among Kenyan expatriates in other countries.
Allegheny
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˌæl.ɪˈɡeɪ.ni/
Forms: form: Alleghenies
form: Alleghany
form: Allegany
Etymology: Borrowed from Unami Alikehane, from alike (“to step; he steps”) and -hane (“river”). (Heckewelder alleged that the name was connected to a mythical Allegewi tribe, but this is probably spurious.) The name of the Ohio river, which the Lenape and Iroquois considered to be part of the same single river as the Allegheny, means the same thing in Seneca.
Senses: glosses: The Allegheny River in Pennsylvania.
glosses: Allegheny Mountain (Pennsylvania), a major mountain ridge in the northern part of the Allegheny Mountains.
glosses: Allegheny Mountain (West Virginia – Virginia), a major mountain ridge in the southern part of the Allegheny Mountains.
glosses: The Allegheny Mountains.
glosses: Appalachia.
glosses: Any of several towns or counties in Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina and Kentucky.
Derived terms: word: Algic
word: Alleghenian
word: Alleghanian
word: Allegheny alligator
word: Allegheny City
word: Allegheny County
word: Allegheny mound ant
word: Allegheny plum
rump ranger
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rump rangers
Etymology: Referencing anal intercourse practiced by homosexual men. Compare arse bandit.
Senses: examples: text: In general, Scott figured, what folks did with their peckers and rectums was their own business. Rump rangers were not a concern to him. Still, as a homicide cop he'd come across his share of gay killings, […]
ref: 1993, Bob Leuci, Double Edge, Signet, →ISBN, page 246:
text: “I said, the faggot bar's down the street, rump ranger. Hit the fucking road.”
ref: 1998, Dale Brown, The Tin Man, Bantam Books, published 1999, →ISBN, page 170:
text: “Before you told me, you know, that you're a rump ranger, I probably woulda said the same thing all the guys say. 'I don't want some faggot starin' at my ass in the shower.' […]
ref: 2008, Rich Merritt, Code of Conduct, Kensington Books, →ISBN, page 301:
glosses: A homosexual man.
rump rangers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rump ranger
T-group
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: T-groups
Etymology: T may stand for training in National Training Laboratories (US) or Tavistock ("Tavistock Group") (UK), early post-1945 developers and popularizers of the technique.
Senses: glosses: An encounter group or similar group therapy method.
wikipedia: National Training Laboratories
Tavistock Group
nonprintable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: non-printable
Etymology: From non- + printable.
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
media
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
publishing
sciences
typography
glosses: Not printable.
torquey
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: torquier
form: torquiest
Etymology: From torque + -y.
Senses: topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
glosses: Producing a large amount of torque.
mormaer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mormaers
form: mormair
form: mormaor
Etymology: From Gaelic (cf. mórmhaor), likely borrowed from Pictish *ᚋᚑᚏᚋᚐᚓᚏ.
Senses: glosses: A regional or provincial ruler in the mediaeval Kingdom of the Scots.
Derived terms: mormaerdom
mormaership
mormaers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mormaer
kryptocyanine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of cryptocyanine.
cryptocyanine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kryptocyanine
form: cryptocyanin
Etymology: From crypto- + cyanine.
Senses: glosses: The dye (4E)-1-ethyl-4-[(E)-3-(1-ethylquinolin-1-ium-4-yl)prop-2-enylidene]quinoline
taoiseachs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of taoiseach (alternative letter-case form of Taoiseachs)
taoisigh
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtiːʃi/
ipa: /ˈtiʃi/
Senses: glosses: plural of taoiseach (alternative letter-case form of Taoisigh)
adermin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of pyridoxine.
synonyms: word: pyridoxine
sybow
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sybows
Senses: examples: c. 1786, Robert Burns, "To Mr McAdam of Craigen-Gillan", 1896, Robert Burns, Robert Chambers (editor), William Wallace (revisor), The Life and Works of Robert Burns, Volume 1, W. & R. Chambers, page 410,
A lee dyke-side, a sybow-tail, // And barley-scone shall cheer me.
glosses: Alternative form of sybo.
sybows
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sybow
redream
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: -iːm
Forms: form: redreams
form: redreaming
form: redreamed
form: redreamed
form: redreamt
form: redreamt
Etymology: From re- + dream.
Senses: examples: text: He was silent for a long time, redreaming the dreams that he had dreamed eight years ago, but through them all ran, as sheet-lightning through golden cloud, the light of Mrs. Hauksbee's violet eyes.
ref: 1889, Rudyard Kipling, “The Education of Otis Yeere”, in Under the Deodars, Boston: The Greenock Press, published 1899, page 36:
glosses: To dream again.
redreamed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of redream
redreams
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of redream
redreaming
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of redream
outglare
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: -ɛə(ɹ)
Forms: form: outglares
form: outglaring
form: outglared
form: outglared
Etymology: From out- + glare.
Senses: glosses: To surpass or outdo in glaring.
outglares
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of outglare
outglaring
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of outglare
outglared
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of outglare
nailset
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nailsets
Etymology: From nail + set.
Senses: glosses: A tool used with a hammer for driving in nails, rather than striking the nail directly at the risk of damaging the surrounding surface.
nailsets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nailset
nonhydratable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + hydratable.
Senses: glosses: Not hydratable.
hydratable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From hydrate + -able.
Senses: glosses: Capable of being hydrated.
Derived terms: nonhydratable
dehydratable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From dehydrate + -able.
Senses: glosses: Capable of being dehydrated.
rehydratable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From rehydrate + -able.
Senses: glosses: Capable of being rehydrated.
antrums
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of antrum
duotones
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of duotone
quadtones
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of quadtone
ethnobotanics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From ethno- + botanics.
Senses: glosses: ethnobotany
oquassas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of oquassa
impolitest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of impolite: most impolite
vagging
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of vag
vagged
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of vag
Ford Nation
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: -eɪʃən
Etymology: From the family name of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford (b. 1969).
Senses: examples: text: But to offend the poster child of the newly ascendant right-wing would offend Ford Nation, its multitudes signed up and ready to go, go, go and vote, vote, vote.
ref: 2010 December 17, Christopher Hume, “Hume: Ford ushers in Mayor McGuinty”, in Toronto Star, Canada, retrieved 08 Aug 2014:
text: Emboldened, he went on to threaten Liberal Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty with Ford Nation, saying his followers could topple him if he didn’t cough up more money for the city.
ref: 2011 October 3, Nicholas Köhler, “Rob Ford can’t fight city hall”, in Macleans Magazine, Canada, retrieved 08 Aug 2014:
text: In a move clearly designed to stoke the fires of Ford Nation and enrage left-leaning councillors, Ford came out swinging at left-leaning special interest groups.
ref: 2012 June 1, Don Peat, “Ford vows to march on”, in Toronto Sun, Canada, retrieved 08 Aug 2014:
text: Volunteers said they had distributed 1,500 t-shirts emblazoned with “Ford Nation” within the first 45 minutes.
ref: 2013 July 5, Alexandra Bosanac, “Toronto mayor mingles with Ford Nation as thousands turn out for free burgers and beer at annual barbecue”, in National Post, Canada, retrieved 08 Aug 2014:
text: “There are those who like Ford’s coarse and unrefined style,” she said. Part of “Ford Nation is loyal to Ford because they know he offends and upsets the elites.”
ref: 2014 May 16, Paul Koring, “Rob Ford a topic of discussion at U.S. think tank”, in Globe and Mail, Canada, retrieved 08 Aug 2014:
topics: government
politics
glosses: The supporters of controversial former Toronto mayor Rob Ford.
examples: text: Doug Ford? Doug Ford! In Ontario, of all places?! Surely, Ford Nation can’t win there, not with a leader so unfamiliar with facts and rational discourse, not in Canada’s fulcrum province, the place of habitual moderation.
ref: 2018 June 8, Jeffrey Simpson, “Opinion: How Ontario became Ford Nation”, in The Globe and Mail, retrieved 30 Sep 2022:
text: The vote-rich Greater Toronto Area, where any party must perform strongly to have a chance at winning an Ontario election, has tightened its embrace of Ford Nation.
ref: 2022 June 2, David Rider, “Doug Ford’s Conservatives dominate the GTA after election”, in The Toronto Star, retrieved 30 Sep 2022:
topics: government
politics
glosses: The supporters of Ontario premier Doug Ford (brother of Rob Ford).
fartknocker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fartknockers
form: fart knocker
form: fart-knocker
Etymology: Shitgibbon compound of fart + knocker.
Senses: examples: text: He ran off, laughing and screaming. Dud jumped up and gave chase. "You little fart knocker," he said, clomping away, long-legged, into the dark. "Bring back here my Hubert Terrapins."
ref: 1971, Nolan Porterfield, A Way of Knowing: A Novel, Harper's Magazine Press, page 112:
text: Well, alright, dammit, I don’t like hearing the little fartknocker cry neither.
ref: August 1974, Larry L. King, “Redneck!”, Texas Monthly, vol. 2, no. 8, p. 63
text: […] Conversely, “What are you racist fartknockers doing about your piss-ant legislature?” won't get you hired at a state university.)
ref: 1997, Emily Toth, Ms. Mentor's Impeccable Advice for Women in Academia, University of Pennsylvania Press, →ISBN, page 34:
text: “Some no-good fart-knocker is out there beatin' up on a woman. […]
ref: 2000, Dorothy Garlock, After the Parade, Warner Books, →ISBN:
text: “Well, then, why have none of you worthless fart knockers seen fit to fetch her lazy arse? […]
ref: 2013, Hilary Fields, Bliss, Redhook Orbit, →ISBN:
glosses: A contemptible or annoying person.
examples: text: "That little fartknocker didn't leave us any money, and he said it was going to be on him."
"That's all right, I've got money," Elaine said. "He's so funny; I love him. He's always chasing some man."
ref: 1995, Krandall Krauss, The President's Son, Alyson Publications, →ISBN, page 92:
text: You want more Beavis, closet fartknocker?
ref: 1998 July 26, ojokay [username], “Re: Welcome back psycho!”, in alt.fan.oj-simpson (Usenet):
text: You smelly degenerate American fag, you seem to have a carnal knowledge of fudgepacking that belies just knowledge, you seem very well up on the subject, however crap at knowing what us brits are like. Well being a fartknocker, i suppose you get ignored regularly.
ref: 2003 July 24, Gordon Tomlinson, “Re: Gordon Creighton, editor of Flying Saucer Review, dies...”, in alt.alien.visitors (Usenet):
glosses: A homosexual man.
examples: text: […] and, as one cowboy said, "I didn't get settled in the saddle before that hoss shore sent me on a fart knocker."
ref: 1971, Ramon F. Adams, The Cowman Says It Salty, University of Arizona Press, published 1971, page 70:
text: Slocum flew from the saddle and came down on the road a solid fart knocker.
ref: 1975, Jake Logan, Ride, Slocum, Ride, Playboy Press, →ISBN, page 50:
text: “Wa-al, old Jennifer, she don't care much for strangers anyhow, and she snorted like a steam engine and went straight up. That sombitch turned a double fart-knocker and lit flat on his back. He wasn't dead but he had the hound dog shit knocked out of 'im."
ref: 1989, Doyle Trent, Gunsmoke Justice, Zebra Books, →ISBN, page 22:
glosses: An instance of being thrown from, or hitting the ground after being thrown from, a horse.
Synonyms: sense: homosexual man
word: male homosexual
fartknockers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fartknocker
fart-knocker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fart-knockers
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of fartknocker.
fart-knockers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fart-knocker
fart knocker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fart knockers
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of fartknocker.
fart knockers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fart knocker
uphill gardener
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: uphill gardeners
Etymology: From a likening of the mechanics of anal sex, which may involve pushing "dirt" (i.e., fecal matter) back into the rectum, by analogy to a gardener moving soil uphill.
Senses: examples: text: I notice he is quite muscular and very hairy – not at all like your typical uphill gardener.
ref: 2000, Martin Knight, Common People, Mainstream Publishing, →ISBN:
text: At least that's when the lovely uphill gardeners who live above me are the friskiest.
ref: 2012, Eric Jerome Dickey, An Accidental Affair, Dutton, →ISBN:
text: 'Oh yeah, he's a fully-paid-up member of the uphill gardeners club, huge fan of musical theatre and interior design'
ref: 2013, B. T. Gorman, Underclass, Roundfire Books, →ISBN:
glosses: A homosexual man.
uphill gardeners
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of uphill gardener
sombitch
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sombitches
Senses: examples: text: Cautiously: “Rocky?”
“Yeah, you sombitch!”
ref: 1980, Stephen King, Big Wheels: A Tale of the Laundry Game:
glosses: Alternative form of sumbitch.
sombitches
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sombitch
chuchupate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Spanish chuchupate.
Senses: glosses: A wild plant related to lovage, Ligusticum porteri, which is used in traditional medicine.
pease pudding
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pease puddings
Senses: synonyms: pease porridge
pease pottage
dog's body
glosses: A thick porridge or pudding of British origin, made of legumes, typically yellow peas, seasonings and ham or bacon.
simple syrup
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: simple syrups
Senses: glosses: A syrup made from sugar and water.
simple syrups
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of simple syrup
unitability
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From unite + -ability.
Senses: glosses: The quality of being unitable.
faunivores
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of faunivore
faunivory
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From faunivore + -y.
Senses: glosses: The eating of other animals.
Related terms: carnivory
planktivory
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From planktivore + -y.
Senses: glosses: The eating of plankton.
Related terms: planktivore
faunivorous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From fauna + -vorous.
Senses: glosses: Eating animals.
Related terms: faunivore
faunivory
attractional
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From attraction + -al.
Senses: examples: text: The spermatozoon is not concerned with evasion, but in addition to the ordinary physical and chemical changes it has a special attractional relation to the ovum.
ref: 1904, Robert Brandon Arnold, Scientific fact and metaphysical reality, page 170:
glosses: Relating to attraction
examples: text: For Lima Community Church, attractional evangelism seems to work well. Their credo is to care deeply about people, reach out to them, invite them into your life and bring them to church […]
ref: 2007, Elmer L. Towns, Ed Stetzer, Warren Bird, 11 Innovations in the Local Church, page 221:
text: Complex attractional approaches tend to have a contraceptive effect on the reproductive capacities of the church.
ref: 2009, Alan Hirsch, Darryn Altclass, The Forgotten Ways Handbook, page 143:
text: Churches with an attractional posture toward mission have long sought to be hospitable to seekers and other visitors who might attend worship.
ref: 2011, Craig Van Gelder, Dwight J. Zscheile, The Missional Church in Perspective, page 132:
topics: lifestyle
religion
glosses: Relating to attempts to attract worshippers to a church
Derived terms: attractionally
looky-loo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌlʊkiˈluː/
Forms: form: looky-loos
form: lookie-lou
form: lookie-loo
Etymology: Reduplication from look or a compound of look + lew.
Senses: examples: text: After the accident, I had to shoo away a bunch of looky-loos.
text: I looked away and cursed under my breath, waving angrily at some looky-loos who are slowing down and craning their necks to see their quota of other people's misery for the day.
ref: 2009, Stephen Prins, Save That Man, page 162:
text: Victor: "Yeah. So what. I'm just another looky-loo."
ref: 2011, Breaking Bad (Season 4), 'Boxcutter' (Episode 1 of Season 4) at 8' 50". Victor and Mike Ehrmantraut conversing, Victor having just returned from Gale's apartment, about whether or not Victor got seen by other witnesses at the scene of the crime
glosses: One who looks or stares; a gawker; a nosy or overly inquisitive person.
examples: text: I brought the inspector in for a looky-loo.
text: As I walked by, I couldn't help but take a looky-loo.
glosses: A look at something; a glance; an opportunity to look around.
examples: text: I was busy all day, but barely made any commissions because I spent all my time with a couple looky-loos.
text: This place isn't for looky loos. If you're not buying, get out!
ref: 1995, HAL Laboratory, EarthBound, Nintendo, Super Nintendo Entertainment System:
glosses: A person who comes into a store and looks around but doesn't buy anything.
looky-loos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of looky-loo
rhythmic contemporary
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A category of music including electronic dance music, upbeat rhythmic pop, R&B, and hip-hop.
Related terms: adult contemporary
urban contemporary
xenarthral
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: /zəˈnɑɹθɹəl/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek. See Xenarthra, xen-, and arthro- for more.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
antonyms: nomarthral
glosses: Having unusual joints.
Related terms: Xenarthra
xenarthrous
xenarthran
oxybarbiturates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of oxybarbiturate
oxycorticoids
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of oxycorticoid
oxosteroids
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of oxosteroid
ulnocarpal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From ulno- + carpal.
Senses: topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: Relating to the ulna and carpus.
ulnoradial
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From ulno- + radial.
Senses: topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: Relating to the ulna and radius.
uviol glass
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Shortened form of ultraviolet.
Senses: glosses: A kind of glass that is highly permeable to ultraviolet rays.
geophonic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From geophony + -ic.
Senses: glosses: Relating to geophony.
biophonic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From bio- + -phonic.
Senses: glosses: Relating to biophony.
anthrophonic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From anthrophony + -ic.
Senses: glosses: Relating to anthrophony.
geophony
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: geophonies
Etymology: From geo- + -phony.
Senses: glosses: Naturally occurring sound produced by a habitat, excluding sounds made by living organisms.
Derived terms: geophonic
Related terms: geophone
anthropophony
biophony
anthrophony
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From anthro- + -phony.
Senses: glosses: Any sound produced by human beings or their creations.
Derived terms: anthrophonic
loid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: loids
Etymology: Short for celluloid.
Senses: glosses: A tool made from a piece of celluloid, used for bypassing locks.
loid
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: loids
form: loiding
form: loided
form: loided
Etymology: Short for celluloid.
Senses: examples: text: A deadbolt can't be loided because it doesn't have a curved, self-latching bolt.
ref: 1983, Ronald L. Cruit, Intruder in your home, page 42:
text: The loiding of windows is accomplished by inserting a thin stiff object between the meeting rails or stiles to move the latch to the open position, or by inserting a thin stiff wire through openings between the stile or rail and the frame […]
ref: 2012, Lawrence Fennelly, Handbook of Loss Prevention and Crime Prevention, page 346:
glosses: To force (a door) open by slipping a credit card or similar thin object between the door and the frame.
loids
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of loid
loids
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of loid
loiding
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of loid
loided
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of loid
pokable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more pokable
form: most pokable
Etymology: From poke + -able.
Senses: examples: text: Like young monkeys, apes, or humans, they poked and pried inquisitively at anything that seemed pokable or priable.
ref: 1992, Thomas A. Easton, Woodsman, page 90:
glosses: Capable of being poked.
glosses: Sexually desirable.
promoing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of promo
promoed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of promo
kanzu
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kanzus
Etymology: Borrowed from Swahili kanzu.
Senses: examples: text: As he announced Tommy [...] he draped the barkcloth knot on top of Tommy’s kanzu.
ref: 2020, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, The First Woman, Oneworld Publications, page 395:
glosses: A white or cream-coloured robe worn by men in the African Great Lakes region.
kanzus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of kanzu
hongiing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of hongi
hongied
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of hongi
lockset
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: locksets
Etymology: From lock + set.
Senses: glosses: The hardware and components making up the locking or latching mechanism for a door, etc.
locksets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lockset
bluejeaned
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Wearing blue jeans.
bugout
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bugouts
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of bug out.
bugouts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bugout
antibuyout
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more antibuyout
form: most antibuyout
Etymology: From anti- + buyout.
Senses: glosses: Opposing a buyout.
Menlo
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Irish Mionloch (“small lake”).
Senses: glosses: A city in Georgia, United States.
glosses: A city in Iowa.
glosses: A village in Ireland.
glosses: A city in Kansas.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Washington.
Derived terms: Menlo Park
Rexford
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Rex + ford.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
glosses: A city in Kansas.
glosses: A town in Montana.
glosses: A hamlet in New York.
Hoyt
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A topographical surname for someone who lived high, or on a hill.
glosses: A community in New Brunswick, Canada.
glosses: A small unincorporated community in Morgan County, Colorado.
glosses: A city in Jackson County, Kansas.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia.
glosses: An unincorporated community in the town of Knight, Iron County, Wisconsin.
glosses: A male given name.
Kechi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A city in Sedgwick County, Kansas.
perjuriously
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more perjuriously
form: most perjuriously
Etymology: From perjurious + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a perjurious manner.
🜍
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: 🜍rs
Senses: examples: text: Edward he sayth that the Philosophers doe write of two 🜍rs & to them two ☿es joyned, & these are Red most pure & white.
ref: c. 1653-1656, George Starkey, translated by William R. Newman, Lawrence M. Principe, Alchemical Laboratory Notebooks and Correspondence, University of Chicago Press, published 2004, page 250:
topics: alchemy
pseudoscience
glosses: Abbreviation of sulphur.
rattle traps
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rattle trap