cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
wishes someone ill
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of wish someone ill
wishing someone ill
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of wish someone ill
wished someone ill
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of wish someone ill
fiz-gigged
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of fiz-gig
puts salt on someone's tail
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of put salt on someone's tail
putting salt on someone's tail
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of put salt on someone's tail
takes to court
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of take to court
taking to court
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of take to court
took to court
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of take to court
taken to court
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of take to court
passes unnoticed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of pass unnoticed
passing unnoticed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of pass unnoticed
passed unnoticed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of pass unnoticed
stealth nerfing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of stealth nerf
stealth nerfed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of stealth nerf
switches tack
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of switch tack
switching tack
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of switch tack
switched tack
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of switch tack
puts the world to rights
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of put the world to rights
putting the world to rights
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of put the world to rights
sets the world to rights
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of set the world to rights
setting the world to rights
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of set the world to rights
tries someone's patience
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of try someone's patience
trying someone's patience
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of try someone's patience
tried someone's patience
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of try someone's patience
re-engines
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of re-engine
re-engining
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of re-engine
re-treats
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of re-treat
re-treating
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of re-treat
re-treated
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of re-treat
re-reads
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of re-read
re-reading
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of re-read
gate-keeps
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of gate-keep
gate-kept
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of gate-keep
rides to hounds
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of ride to hounds
riding to hounds
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of ride to hounds
rode to hounds
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of ride to hounds
ridden to hounds
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of ride to hounds
furnishes and supplies
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of furnish and supply
furnishing and supplying
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of furnish and supply
furnished and supplied
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of furnish and supply
holds in hand
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of hold in hand
holding in hand
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of hold in hand
held in hand
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of hold in hand
has had one's day under the sun
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of have had one's day under the sun
had had one's day under the sun
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of have had one's day under the sun
having had one's day under the sun
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of have had one's day under the sun
half-cock
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more half-cock
form: most half-cock
Senses: examples: text: Certain progress, however, has been made, such as using Alan Knottto help England's wicket-keepers, for instance, while other 'specialist' coaches have been employed thanks to the Whittingdale scheme. But, until now, so much of this has been done half-cock.
ref: 1994, Ian Botham, My Autobiography, page 352:
text: If you're going to be a freak, be a complete freak, no point at all in going at it half-cock.
ref: 1997, Stephen Fry, Moab Is My Washpot:
text: They had the clearest mandate of any govt. They failed in every category, the State is bigger, taxation is at highest since the war, and immigration is growing both legally and illegally. Even Brexit was done half cock too. Why are our politicians so weak and feeble?
ref: 2024 June 6, @diane_lizbet, X:
glosses: Not with full vigour, half-heartedly.
cantability
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From cantabile + -ity.
Senses: glosses: The state of quality of being cantabile.
blows someone's socks off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of blow someone's socks off
blowing someone's socks off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of blow someone's socks off
blew someone's socks off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of blow someone's socks off
blown someone's socks off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of blow someone's socks off
awebos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of awebo
inadmissability
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: inadmissabilities
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of inadmissibility
inadmissabilities
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of inadmissability
barvel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: barvels
Senses: glosses: A sheepskin apron worn by fishers.
heavy earth
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: barium oxide.
peaceniki
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From peace + -niki.
Senses: glosses: plural of peacenik
puts the cabosh on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of put the cabosh on
putting the cabosh on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of put the cabosh on
Garividi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Telugu గరివిడి (gariviḍi).
Senses: glosses: A town in Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, India.
crowd-kills
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of crowd-kill
crowd-killing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of crowd-kill
crowd-killed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of crowd-kill
picks fault
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of pick fault
picking fault
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of pick fault
picked fault
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of pick fault
takes someone up short
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of take someone up short
taking someone up short
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of take someone up short
took someone up short
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of take someone up short
taken someone up short
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of take someone up short
walks the cat back
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of walk the cat back
walking the cat back
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of walk the cat back
walked the cat back
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of walk the cat back
looks like a bomb has hit it
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of look like a bomb has hit it
looking like a bomb has hit it
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of look like a bomb has hit it
looked like a bomb had hit it
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of look like a bomb has hit it
wins big
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of win big
winning big
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of win big
won big
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of win big
costs dear
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of cost dear
costing dear
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of cost dear
has one's heart in one's boots
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of have one's heart in one's boots
having one's heart in one's boots
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of have one's heart in one's boots
had one's heart in one's boots
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of have one's heart in one's boots
holds ransom
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of hold ransom
holding ransom
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of hold ransom
held ransom
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of hold ransom
bets one's life
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of bet one's life
betting one's life
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of bet one's life
gains one's spurs
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of gain one's spurs
gaining one's spurs
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of gain one's spurs
gained one's spurs
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of gain one's spurs
earns one's spurs
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of earn one's spurs
earning one's spurs
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of earn one's spurs
earned one's spurs
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of earn one's spurs
earnt one's spurs
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of earn one's spurs
beatniki
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From beat + -niki. Compare Russian би́тники (bítniki).
Senses: glosses: plural of beatnik
punts into the long grass
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of punt into the long grass
punting into the long grass
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of punt into the long grass
punted into the long grass
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of punt into the long grass
beggars description
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of beggar description
beggaring description
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of beggar description
beggared description
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of beggar description
beggaring belief
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of beggar belief
beggared belief
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of beggar belief
leaks like a sieve
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of leak like a sieve
leaking like a sieve
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of leak like a sieve
leaked like a sieve
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of leak like a sieve
sets pen to paper
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of set pen to paper
setting pen to paper
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of set pen to paper
-niks
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Senses: glosses: plural of -nik
nanoangstrom
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nanoangstroms
Etymology: From nano- + angstrom.
Senses: examples: text: If the word 'hate' was engraved on each nanoangstrom of those hundreds of millions of miles it would not equal one one-billionth of the hate I feel for humans at this micro-instant.
ref: 1967, Harlan Ellison, I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, page 7:
glosses: One billionth (10⁻⁹) of an angstrom.
Dmitrii
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: The most important work based on these materials was the two-volume biography by Dmitrii Volkogonov, a Russian general turned historian, “Lenin: Politicheskii Portret” (1994) (it appeared the same year in a condensed English translation).
ref: 2000 November 19, Richard Pipes, “The Prince of Darkness”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Jul 2025:
text: According to Russian deputy prime minister Dmitrii Kozak, every ruble spent on preparations for the Sochi Olympics has been justified.
ref: 2014 February 13, Thomas Remington, “10 explanations for Russia’s coming fiscal squeeze”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Dec 2017:
text: As if he were assembling a collection of Russian scary stories, the director Dmitrii Kalashnikov makes the bizarre beguiling.
ref: 2018 January 18, Teo Bugbee, “Review: In ‘The Road Movie,’ Russian Highways Are the Final Frontier”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Jan 2018:
glosses: Alternative form of Dmitry.
Haliey
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: A post purportedly from Bloomberg is being circulated on social media, claiming Haliey Welch, or the Hawk Tuah girl, is joining the White House press team. […] Haliey Welch is no stranger to popularity, having gone viral with the 2024 TikTok interview where she uttered the iconic ‘Hawk tuah…and spit on that thang’ line. Since then, the internet dubbed her Hawk Tuah girl, and Welch went on to start her own podcast – Talk Tuah.
ref: 2025 August 12, Shuvrajit Das Biswas, “Haliey Welch, Hawk Tuah girl, joining Trump's White House press team? Truth behind viral post”, in Hindustan Times:
glosses: A female given name, variant of Hailey.
little-minded
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more little-minded
form: most little-minded
Derived terms: little-mindedness
Volkogonov
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: The most important work based on these materials was the two-volume biography by Dmitrii Volkogonov, a Russian general turned historian, “Lenin: Politicheskii Portret” (1994) (it appeared the same year in a condensed English translation).
ref: 2000 November 19, Richard Pipes, “The Prince of Darkness”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Jul 2025:
glosses: A transliteration of the Russian surname Волкого́нов (Volkogónov).
masturbative
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more masturbative
form: most masturbative
Etymology: From masturbat(e) + -ive.
Senses: examples: text: The excitement led to a masturbative [translating masturbatorisch] act (frictio femorum).
ref: 1922, Beatrice M. Hinkle, translating CG Jung, Psychology of the Unconscious, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., p. 87
text: This war has all the masturbative qualities of a combat between hopeless recidivists.
ref: 1947, Henry Miller, Remember to Remember:
glosses: Pertaining to masturbation; masturbatory.
Ureign
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /juːˈreɪn/
rhymes: -eɪn
Etymology: From Ukraine + English phrase pun you reign. Coined by Ching Hai on November 5, 2022.
Senses: glosses: Ukraine
glosses: Ukraine
2022 November 5, Ching Hai, “Appreciate God’s Leniency and Listen to Hiers Commandments”, in Supreme Master Television, retrieved 15 Aug 2025:
So, I think from now on we include the word Ureign – (Yay. Yes.) to call them. And pray that it gets better for them. U-reign - you reign yourself. (Yes, Master, that’s right.) You have sovereignty. Isn’t that good? (Yes, definitely, very good Master. Wonderful, let’s do that.)
2022 November 5, Ching Hai, “Appreciate God’s Leniency and Listen to Hiers Commandments”, in Supreme Master Television, retrieved 15 Aug 2025
glosses: Ukraine
2022 November 5, Ching Hai, “Appreciate God’s Leniency and Listen to Hiers Commandments”, in Supreme Master Television, retrieved 15 Aug 2025:
So, I think from now on we include the word Ureign – (Yay. Yes.) to call them. And pray that it gets better for them. U-reign - you reign yourself. (Yes, Master, that’s right.) You have sovereignty. Isn’t that good? (Yes, definitely, very good Master. Wonderful, let’s do that.)
So, I think from now on we include the word Ureign – (Yay. Yes.) to call them. And pray that it gets better for them. U-reign - you reign yourself. (Yes, Master, that’s right.) You have sovereignty. Isn’t that good? (Yes, definitely, very good Master. Wonderful, let’s do that.)
LeZotte
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: LeZotte also gives readers a sense of M.V.S.L. (Martha’s Vineyard Sign Language), used by the islanders through the mid-1900s but never fully documented, by combining “home signs” she used as a child with variations of American Sign Language.
ref: 2020 April 27, Meg Medina, “A Deaf Girl Finds Her Voice on Martha's Vineyard in the 19th Century”, in The New York Times Book Review, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Dec 2022:
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of Lezotte.
Adivay
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Ibaloi Adivay.
Senses: glosses: An annual festival in Benguet held every November.
Related terms: Panagbenga
Wythburn
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: There is a stream named Wyth Burn that flows into Thirlmere.
Senses: glosses: A locality in St John's, Castlerigg and Wythburn parish, Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, at the south end of Thirlmere (OS grid ref NY3213).
Zognald
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Blend of ZOG + Donald, in the context of his pro-Israel stance.
Senses: topics: government
politics
glosses: Nickname for Donald Trump (born 1946), president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present).
civicist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: civicists
Etymology: From civic + -ist.
Senses: glosses: A supporter of civil government.
Related terms: civicism
civicists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of civicist
treads in someone's footsteps
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of tread in someone's footsteps
treading in someone's footsteps
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of tread in someone's footsteps
trod in someone's footsteps
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of tread in someone's footsteps
treaded in someone's footsteps
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of tread in someone's footsteps
trodden in someone's footsteps
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of tread in someone's footsteps
treads in someone's steps
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of tread in someone's steps
treading in someone's steps
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of tread in someone's steps
trod in someone's steps
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of tread in someone's steps
treaded in someone's steps
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of tread in someone's steps
trodden in someone's steps
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of tread in someone's steps
holds down the fort
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of hold down the fort
holding down the fort
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of hold down the fort
held down the fort
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of hold down the fort
brings into line
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of bring into line
bringing into line
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of bring into line
brought into line
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of bring into line
sticky fingering
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of sticky finger
sticky fingered
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of sticky finger
strikes camp
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of strike camp
striking camp
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of strike camp
struck camp
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of strike camp
stricken camp
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of strike camp
double grabbing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of double grab
double grabbed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of double grab
double-glazes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of double-glaze
bleeds the monkey
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of bleed the monkey
bleeding the monkey
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of bleed the monkey
bled the monkey
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of bleed the monkey
takes the Chiltern Hundreds
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of take the Chiltern Hundreds
taking the Chiltern Hundreds
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of take the Chiltern Hundreds
took the Chiltern Hundreds
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of take the Chiltern Hundreds
taken the Chiltern Hundreds
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of take the Chiltern Hundreds
turns again
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of turn again
turning again
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of turn again
turned again
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of turn again
tears one's hair
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of tear one's hair
tearing one's hair
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of tear one's hair
tore one's hair
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of tear one's hair
torn one's hair
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of tear one's hair
presses flesh
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of press flesh
pressing flesh
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of press flesh
pressed flesh
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of press flesh
parks the beef bus in tuna town
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of park the beef bus in tuna town
parking the beef bus in tuna town
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of park the beef bus in tuna town
parked the beef bus in tuna town
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of park the beef bus in tuna town
pins the meter
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of pin the meter
pinning the meter
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of pin the meter
pinned the meter
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of pin the meter
grows a custom
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of grow a custom
growing a custom
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of grow a custom
grew a custom
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of grow a custom
grown a custom
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of grow a custom
picks bids off the wall
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of pick bids off the wall
picking bids off the wall
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of pick bids off the wall
picked bids off the wall
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of pick bids off the wall
dresses the house
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of dress the house
dressing the house
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of dress the house
dressed the house
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of dress the house
breaks luck
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of break luck
breaking luck
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of break luck
broke luck
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of break luck
broken luck
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of break luck
puts a cork in it
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of put a cork in it
putting a cork in it
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of put a cork in it
puts the arm on someone
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of put the arm on someone
putting the arm on someone
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of put the arm on someone
saws the baby in half
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of saw the baby in half
sawing the baby in half
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of saw the baby in half
sawed the baby in half
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of saw the baby in half
cuts the baby in half
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of cut the baby in half
cutting the baby in half
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of cut the baby in half
puts the frighteners on someone
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of put the frighteners on someone
putting the frighteners on someone
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of put the frighteners on someone
strikes a stroke
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of strike a stroke
striking a stroke
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of strike a stroke
struck a stroke
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of strike a stroke
stricken a stroke
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of strike a stroke
chain of thought
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chains of thought
Senses: examples: text: I couldn’t follow his chain of thought.
glosses: A connected sequence of ideas, reasoning, or mental associations that someone experiences in thinking; the logical or associative progression of someone’s reasoning.
qualifier: artificial intelligence
glosses: A sequence of intermediate reasoning steps generated by a model to break down and solve a problem before producing its final answer or response.
chains of thought
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chain of thought
dangles the Dunlops
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of dangle the Dunlops
dangling the Dunlops
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of dangle the Dunlops
dangled the Dunlops
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of dangle the Dunlops
sets sights
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of set sights
setting sights
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of set sights
forces one's way
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of force one's way
forcing one's way
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of force one's way
forced one's way
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of force one's way
strikes a medium
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of strike a medium
striking a medium
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of strike a medium
struck a medium
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of strike a medium
stricken a medium
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of strike a medium
saves one's neck
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of save one's neck
saving one's neck
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of save one's neck
saved one's neck
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of save one's neck
picks the wrong horse
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of pick the wrong horse
picking the wrong horse
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of pick the wrong horse
picked the wrong horse
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of pick the wrong horse
beats one's chest
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of beat one's chest
beating one's chest
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of beat one's chest
beaten one's chest
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of beat one's chest
silicon shield
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From silicon (“a key material in semiconductors”) + shield.
Senses: topics: geopolitics
government
politics
glosses: The protection from military aggression believed to be afforded to Taiwan by its dominance in the global production of advanced semiconductor chips.
Bloomsberries
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Bloomsberries
Senses: examples: text: As [Virginia] Woolf, a founder of the Bloomsberries, famously declared, human nature changed “in 1910, on or about December 10.” That, she thought, was the day that Victorianism died and a new order arose.
ref: 2022, Robert P. Vande Kappelle, Deeper Splendor: Spirituality and Personality in Modern Literature, Wipf and Stock, →ISBN:
glosses: Pronunciation spelling of Bloomsburys; the Bloomsbury Group.
lays down one's weapons
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of lay down one's weapons
laying down one's weapons
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of lay down one's weapons
laid down one's weapons
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of lay down one's weapons
lays down one's arms
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of lay down one's arms
laying down one's arms
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of lay down one's arms
laid down one's arms
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of lay down one's arms
puts a block on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of put a block on
putting a block on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of put a block on
kicks one's feet up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of kick one's feet up
kicking one's feet up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of kick one's feet up
kicked one's feet up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of kick one's feet up
lays down arms
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of lay down arms
laying down arms
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of lay down arms
laid down arms
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of lay down arms
ties hand and foot
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of tie hand and foot
tying hand and foot
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of tie hand and foot
tied hand and foot
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of tie hand and foot
binds hand and foot
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of bind hand and foot
binding hand and foot
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of bind hand and foot
bound hand and foot
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of bind hand and foot
rights the ship
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of right the ship
righting the ship
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of right the ship
righted the ship
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of right the ship
does wonders
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of do wonders
doing wonders
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of do wonders
did wonders
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of do wonders
done wonders
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of do wonders
googly eyeing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of googly eye
googly eyed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of googly eye
tends bar
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of tend bar
tending bar
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of tend bar
takes up arms
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of take up arms
taking up arms
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of take up arms
took up arms
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of take up arms
flugel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: flugels
form: flügel
Etymology: Borrowed from German Flügel. Applied to the harpsichord and grand piano due to their wing-like shape.
Senses: examples: text: In fact the flugel, though related to the trumpet, reveals its mellow gentleness here, and the clarinet its strident edge.
ref: 2010 November 15, “BBCNOW/Roth at St David’s Hall, Cardiff”, in The Times:
text: Patrick Hadley, who had heard the live broadcast of the premiere: ‘Came over marvellously – the saxes and flugel contributed a strange unearthly magic to that wonderful score, fondest love, Paddy.’
ref: 1958, Patrick Hadley, quotee, “Vaughan Williams’s Symphony No 9: a guide to the best recordings”, in Gramophone, published 2024:
glosses: Alternative form of flugelhorn.
glosses: A harpsichord.
glosses: A grand piano.
taken up arms
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of take up arms
flugels
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of flugel
takes one's custom elsewhere
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of take one's custom elsewhere
taking one's custom elsewhere
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of take one's custom elsewhere
took one's custom elsewhere
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of take one's custom elsewhere
taken one's custom elsewhere
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of take one's custom elsewhere
rides the boards
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of ride the boards
riding the boards
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of ride the boards
rode the boards
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of ride the boards
ridden the boards
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of ride the boards
rides the clock
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of ride the clock
riding the clock
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of ride the clock
rode the clock
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of ride the clock
ridden the clock
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of ride the clock
has one's handful
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of have one's handful
having one's handful
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of have one's handful
had one's handful
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of have one's handful
steps on the laughs
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of step on the laughs
stepping on the laughs
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of step on the laughs
stepped on the laughs
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of step on the laughs
catches a ride
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of catch a ride
catching a ride
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of catch a ride
caught a ride
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of catch a ride
skins the cat
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of skin the cat
skinning the cat
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of skin the cat
skinned the cat
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of skin the cat
goes to plan
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of go to plan
went to plan
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of go to plan
gone to plan
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of go to plan
does the honour
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of do the honour
doing the honour
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of do the honour
did the honour
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of do the honour
done the honour
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of do the honour
does the honor
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of do the honor
doing the honor
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of do the honor
did the honor
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of do the honor
done the honor
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of do the honor
mockgov
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɒkˌɡʌv/
ipa: /ˈmɑkˌɡʌv/
rhymes: -ɒkɡʌv
Forms: form: mockgovs
Etymology: From mock (“imitation”) + gov (“government”).
Senses: glosses: An online community that simulates a country; a mock government.
mockgovs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mockgov
sits up and takes notice
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of sit up and take notice
sitting up and taking notice
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of sit up and take notice
sat up and took notice
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of sit up and take notice
sat up and taken notice
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of sit up and take notice
plays someone at their own game
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of play someone at their own game
playing someone at their own game
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of play someone at their own game
played someone at their own game
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of play someone at their own game
beats someone at their own game
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of beat someone at their own game
beating someone at their own game
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of beat someone at their own game
beaten someone at their own game
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of beat someone at their own game
sets the tone
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of set the tone
setting the tone
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of set the tone
gets one's hooks into
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of get one's hooks into
getting one's hooks into
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of get one's hooks into
got one's hooks into
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of get one's hooks into
gotten one's hooks into
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of get one's hooks into
goes face
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of go face