cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
PGA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: It had been 2,836 days since Chris Kirk last won on the PGA Tour. Yet after securing his first victory in over seven years on Sunday, that was not the first milestone the American golfer had on his mind.
ref: 2023 February 27, Jack Bantock, “Chris Kirk battled alcoholism and depression – now he has secured his first PGA Tour victory in seven years”, in CNN:
topics: golf
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Initialism of Professional Golfers Association.
topics: broadcasting
film
media
television
glosses: Initialism of Producers Guild of America, a trade organization representing television producers, film producers and New Media producers in the United States.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of Professional Graphics Adapter, a video interface card for computers, made obsolete in 1987 by the VGA adapter.
glosses: Initialism of Peoples' Global Action.
Synonyms: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: PGC
Related terms: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: CGA
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: DSCGA
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: EGA
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: SEGA
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: MCGA
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: VGA
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: SVGA
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: EVGA
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: UVGA
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: XGA
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: SXGA
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: UXGA
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: MDA
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: HGC
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: 8514/A
PGA
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: PGAs
Senses: topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Initialism of pin grid array, a type of integrated circuit package, describing the electrical connections to circuit boards on which such a package is mounted.
Coordinate terms: BGA
LGA
TDD
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: TDDs
Senses: topics: communications
electrical-engineering
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
telecommunications
glosses: Initialism of telecommunications device for the deaf.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
software
coordinate_terms: BDD
glosses: Initialism of test-driven development.
Related terms: TTY
EDA
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: EDAs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of electoral district association.
topics: business
finance
glosses: Initialism of electronic debit account.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
software
glosses: Initialism of event-driven architecture (a pattern promoting the production, detection, consumption of, and reaction to events.)
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
software
glosses: Initialism of electronic design automation (collective name for software used to design integrated semiconductor circuits.)
EDA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: The EDA is a 170-person agency that focuses on job growth and regional economic development across the United States.
ref: 2013 July 9, Stacy Cowley, “Federal agency spent $3 million fighting non-existent malware”, in CNN Business:
glosses: Initialism of Economic Development Administration.
nocosomial
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: nosocomial
RMP
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: RMPs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of risk management plan.
qualifier: paper industry
glosses: Initialism of refiner mechanical pulp.
glosses: Initialism of registered medical practitioner.
glosses: Abbreviation of ribavirin monophosphate.
topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of rifampicin.
Related terms: sense: ribavirin
word: ribavirin
sense: ribavirin
english: ribavirin diphosphate
translation: ribavirin diphosphate
word: RDP
sense: ribavirin
english: ribavirin triphosphate
translation: ribavirin triphosphate
word: RTP
NIGMS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of National Institute of General Medical Sciences.
ANWR
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: “At current and foreseeable oil prices, the industry’s appetite to drill in ANWR will be exceptionally low and quite possibly will be zero,” Pavel Molchanov, energy analyst at Raymond James, told CNN Business.
ref: 2020 August 18, Matt Egan, “It’s a bizarre time for Trump to open Alaska’s Arctic refuge up to oil drilling”, in CNN Business:
glosses: Acronym of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
OCS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: Initialism of Old Church Slavonic.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
software
glosses: Initialism of Open Computer and Software, an application which inventories IT assets.
qualifier: Amiga; hardware; Amiga; hardware
glosses: Initialism of Original Chipset, a Commodore Amiga chipset.
topics: communication
communications
computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
software
glosses: Initialism of Microsoft Office Communications Server, a software product.
glosses: Initialism of Open Collaboration Services, an open and vendor-independent API to access online services.
OCS
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Office of Contract Settlement.
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of carbonyl sulfide, a chemical compound with the formula OCS.
topics: geography
geology
natural-sciences
glosses: Initialism of Outer Continental Shelf.
glosses: Initialism of Online Charging System, a system allowing providers of communication services to charge customers based on service usage.
glosses: Initialism of Origin Content Server, another name for a Web server.
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of Officer Candidate School.
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of Officer Cadet School.
Ariz.
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Arizona: a state of the United States.
Synonyms: AZ
Conn.
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Connecticut: a state of the United States.
Neb.
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Nebraska: a state of the United States.
Synonyms: NE
PCR
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /pi si ɑɹ/
Forms: form: PCRs
Senses: qualifier: molecular biology
glosses: Initialism of polymerase chain reaction.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of protein/creatinine ratio.
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of pitch control rod.
glosses: Initialism of primary control rod.
glosses: Initialism of power control rod.
Derived terms: sense: polymerase chain reaction
word: COLD-PCR
sense: polymerase chain reaction
word: colony PCR
sense: polymerase chain reaction
word: dPCR
sense: polymerase chain reaction
word: hot-start PCR
sense: polymerase chain reaction
word: nanoPCR
sense: polymerase chain reaction
word: nested PCR
sense: polymerase chain reaction
word: OE-PCR
sense: polymerase chain reaction
word: qPCR
sense: polymerase chain reaction
word: rhPCR
sense: polymerase chain reaction
word: RT-PCR
sense: polymerase chain reaction
word: SSP-PCR
sense: polymerase chain reaction
word: TAIL-PCR
sense: polymerase chain reaction
word: TD-PCR
sense: polymerase chain reaction
word: touchdown PCR
sense: polymerase chain reaction
word: TS-PCR
Related terms: sense: protein/creatinine ratio
word: ACR
sense: control rod
word: control rod
PCR
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /pi si ɑɹ/
Forms: form: PCRs
form: PCRing
form: PCRed
form: PCRed
Senses: glosses: To perform a polymerase chain reaction.
AMS
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: AMSes
Senses: topics: agriculture
business
lifestyle
glosses: Initialism of aggregate measurement of support.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of application management software.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of altered mental status.
topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Initialism of accelerator mass spectrometry.
glosses: Initialism of ablepharon macrostomia syndrome.
glosses: Initialism of acute mountain sickness.
glosses: Initialism of aeronautical mobile service.
AMS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: Initialism of American Mathematical Society.
topics: climatology
meteorology
natural-sciences
glosses: Initialism of American Meteorological Society.
ADME
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ADMEs
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: Initialism of absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion.
Related terms: ADMET
NECCO
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: nĕʹkō
ipa: /ˈnɛkoʊ/
rhymes: -ɛkəʊ
Senses: glosses: Acronym of New England Confectionery Company.
tox
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Clippings.
Senses: examples: text: GI tox
translation: gastrointestinal toxicity
english: gastrointestinal toxicity
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topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Clipping of toxicity.
examples: text: His tox screen came back positive.
text: “How are you going to have a conversation around the patient’s positive tox screen results?” asked Dr. Lidya H. Wlasiuk, who teaches addiction awareness and interventions here at Boston University School of Medicine.
ref: 2018 September 10, Jan Hoffman, “Most Doctors Are Ill-Equipped to Deal With the Opioid Epidemic. Few Medical Schools Teach Addiction.”, in The New York Times:
glosses: Clipping of toxicology.
glosses: Clipping of Botox
Derived terms: fox tox
tox
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: Clippings.
Senses: examples: text: crashing tox patient
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Affected by toxin; intoxicated; toxicological.
MOAD
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Acronym of Mother Of All Databases.
HMT
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Human Metabolome Technologies.
glosses: Initialism of Hired Military Transport.
glosses: Initialism of Harbor Maintenance Tax.
HMT
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: HMTs
form: H.M.T.
form: H. M. T.
Senses: topics: government
military
nautical
politics
transport
war
glosses: Initialism of Her/His Majesty's Trawler.
Related terms: sense: Her/His Majesty's Trawler
word: M/T
sense: Her/His Majesty's Trawler
word: M.T.
sense: Her/His Majesty's Trawler
word: MT
sense: Her/His Majesty's Trawler
word: M. T.
STM
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: STMs
Senses: qualifier: microscopy
glosses: Initialism of scanning tunneling microscope.
qualifier: train control
glosses: Initialism of specific transmission module.
qualifier: publishing industry
glosses: Initialism of scientific, technical, and medicine.
qualifier: physical therapy
glosses: Initialism of soft tissue mobilization.
examples: text: The distinction between STM and LTM should not be taken for granted. Due to the strong interactions between these distinct processes, they can be confused or lumped together.
ref: 2021, Stephen Grossberg, Conscious Mind, Resonant Brain: How Each Brain Makes a Mind, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 62:
coordinate_terms: LTM
qualifier: cognitive science
glosses: Initialism of short-term memory.
topics: computing
computing-theory
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of software transactional memory.
Hyponyms: sense: train control
word: SE
sense: train control
word: SN
USD
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: USDs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of unified school district.
examples: text: A man named Chris Reynolds was credited $92 quadrillion USD on his paypal account, "This unexpected influx of wealth elevated him to the status of the richest person on the planet and the only quadrillionaire to have ever existed". Following this, after the man reported this error and it was fixed, "PayPal owned up to their mistake and thanked the richest man of all time for understanding the situation, saying: 'This is obviously an error and we appreciate that Mr. Reynolds understood this was the case'".
ref: 2013 July, Microsoft Network, Richest Man of All-Time Dramatically Gained and Lost His Entire Fortune in Just 2 Minutes:
synonyms: U$
US$
glosses: Initialism of United States dollar.
USD
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: coordinate_terms: UCSD
SDSU
UCD
USC
glosses: Initialism of University of San Diego.
coordinate_terms: SDSU
;
NDSU
UND
glosses: Initialism of University of South Dakota.
HUD
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: hŭd
ipa: /hʌd/
topics: government
ipa: /hʊd/
rhymes: -ʌd
Forms: form: HUDs
Senses: examples: text: An explosion just made us an exit! I'll mark it on your HUD, Chief, go!
ref: 2007 September 25, Bungie, Halo 3, spoken by Cortana (Jen Taylor), Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox 360, level/area: Cortana:
topics: engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
technology
video-games
glosses: Acronym of head-up display.
Derived terms: HUDless
HUD
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: hŭd
ipa: /hʌd/
topics: government
ipa: /hʊd/
rhymes: -ʌd
Senses: examples: text: Folks were divided on whether to blame him or his wife for selling it to a developer cashing in on HUD money.
ref: 2003, Toni Morrison, Love, Vintage (2016), page 45:
text: The request has added to worries among workers that HUD might be the next target for major downsizing by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a unit in the Trump administration led by Elon Musk.
ref: 2025 February 11, Jennifer Ludden, “HUD is bracing as DOGE seeks to cut waste, fraud. Union leaders have a suggestion”, in w: NPR:
topics: government
politics
glosses: Acronym of Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Pronunciation: enpr: hŭd
ipa: /hʌd/
topics: government
ipa: /hʊd/
rhymes: -ʌd
Senses: glosses: Initialism of how you doing.
TI
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: TIs
Senses: topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Initialism of time interval.
glosses: Initialism of targeted individual (“a victim of gangstalking”).
topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: Initialism of tonic immobility.
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
translation-studies
glosses: Initialism of translation and interpreting.
topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: Initialism of therapeutic index.
Synonyms: sense: translation and interpreting
word: T&I
TI
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Thursday Island.
qualifier: company
glosses: Initialism of Texas Instruments.
qualifier: company
glosses: Initialism of Treasure Island (Hotel and Casino).
topics: organization
glosses: Initialism of Transparency International.
pro forma
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin prō fōrmā.
Senses: examples: For quotations using this term, see Citations:pro forma.
glosses: Occurring, undertaken, or performed as a perfunctory matter, in the interest of form, or for the sake of formality.
glosses: Of or relating to a document of form, especially an invoice sent in advance.
glosses: Showing projected costs, liabilities, etc., especially as a result of an expected action or situation. (of a financial document)
pro forma
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin prō fōrmā.
Senses: examples: text: He greeted her pro forma.
glosses: Undertaken or performed as a perfunctory matter, in the interest of form, or for the sake of politeness.
pro forma
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pro formas
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin prō fōrmā.
Senses: glosses: A document that shows the standard entries of a form or similar document.
Related terms: boilerplate
perfunctory
mcm
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mcm
Senses: synonyms: MCM
coordinate_terms: bcm
tcm
glosses: Initialism of million(s) of cubic meters.
CCC
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: CCCs
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
qualifier: analytical chemistry
glosses: Initialism of countercurrent chromatography.
glosses: Initialism of County Cricket Club.
CCC
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Climate Change Committee.
glosses: Initialism of Copyright Clearance Center.
examples: text: We climbed up into the cove hardwood along a CCC path laid by unemployed boys not much older than Robin.
ref: 2021, Richard Powers, Bewilderment, Hutchinson Heinemann, page 17:
text: The CCC would restore the soil health of farmlands in the Heartland and power the Colorado River by constructing the Hoover Dam. Their work transformed the very landscape of America.
ref: 2023 September 24, Michael D. Smith, “Opinion: Biden’s American Climate Corps could be the lasting legacy of this generation”, in CNN:
glosses: Initialism of Civilian Conservation Corps.
glosses: Initialism of Chaos Computer Club.
glosses: Initialism of California Conservation Corps.
glosses: Initialism of Crime and Corruption Commission.
qualifier: Oxford University
glosses: Initialism of Corpus Christi College, Oxford.
glosses: Initialism of Council of Conservative Citizens.
topics: government
politics
glosses: Initialism of Citizens Coalition for Change.
examples: text: “The CCC is about saving the planet, but it’s also about making the planet a place where people feel it’s actually worth saving,” Democratic Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts, who is leading the Civilian Climate Corps push in the Senate, told CNN.
ref: 2021 September 28, Rachel Ramirez and Ella Nilsen, “Democrats say a Civilian Climate Corps will create jobs. Here’s how it could work.”, in CNN:
glosses: Initialism of Civilian Climate Corps.
Derived terms: She-She-She Camp
castanets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌkæs.təˈnɛts/
rhymes: -ɛts
Senses: glosses: A percussion instrument (idiophone) of Spanish origin, consisting of a pair of concave shells joined on one edge by a string, held in the hand and used to produce clicking sounds; any hand-held percussion idiophone that can be played with the fingers, such as bones or spoons.
Derived terms: castanetist
peritoneum
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌpɛ.ɹɪ.təˈniː.əm/
Forms: form: peritoneums
form: peritonea
form: peritonaeum
form: peritonæum
Etymology: From Latin peritonaeum, from Ancient Greek περιτόναιον (peritónaion), from περιτόναιος (peritónaios, “stretched or strained over”).
Senses: topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: In mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and that is folded over the viscera.
topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: In animals, the membrane lining the coelom cavity.
Derived terms: capnoperitoneum
hematoperitoneum
hydroperitoneum
intraperitoneum
neoperitoneum
peritoneal
peritoneally
peritonitis
pleuroperitoneum
pneumoperitoneum
pyoperitoneum
retroperitoneum
seroperitoneum
uroperitoneum
peritonitis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: peritonitides
form: peritonites
Etymology: From peritoneum + -itis.
Senses: examples: text: Intraperitoneal injections of a strong solution produce fibrohemorrhagic peritonitis of varying intensity, according to the strength of the solution; while intraperitoneal injections of small quantities of a diluted solution of formalin induce a chronic peritonitis with great connective tissue proliferation, and a striking eosinophilia.
ref: 1901 December, E. Q. THORNTON M.D., “PRACTICAL THERAPEUTIC REFERENDUM”, in PROGRESSIVE MEDICINE. A QUARTERLY DIGEST OF ADVANCES DISCOVERIES AND IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SCIENCES., volume IV, page 363:
topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: Inflammation of the peritoneum, especially when caused by an infectious organism introduced into the abdominal cavity.
Derived terms: chemical peritonitis
choleperitonitis
feline infectious peritonitis
hepatoperitonitis
metroperitonitis
pelviperitonitis
peritonitic
pleuroperitonitis
incisor
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈsaɪ.zə(ɹ)/
rhymes: -aɪzə(ɹ)
Forms: form: incisors
Etymology: Borrowing from New Latin incīsor, from incīdō (“to cut into, cut through”) + -tor (“-er, -or”, agent noun suffix).
Senses: topics: anatomy
biology
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
zoology
zootomy
glosses: A narrow-edged tooth at the front of the mouth of mammals, between the canines and adapted for cutting; in humans there are four in each jaw.
Derived terms: nasoincisor
Related terms: incise
incision
Knoblauch
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Knoblauchs
Etymology: Borrowed from German Knoblauch.
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
Tassie
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtæzi/
rhymes: -æzi
Forms: form: Tazzie
Etymology: From Tasmania + -ie (diminutive suffix).
Senses: examples: text: He was disappointed that Tassie had not been able to be included in the Brent Chapman tour and this together with highly successful visit by Kirk McKusik and Gene Spafford had convinced him it was worth seeking a chapter in Tassie.
ref: 1995 April, AUUGN, page 28:
text: 2006 August 28, Louisa Hearn, The Sydney Morning Herald, Tassie YouTube star calls it quits,
Emmalina, an 18-year-old YouTube hit from Tassie, has bowed out of internet stardom for good after her computer was hacked and her privacy invaded, sparking fears for her own safety.
text: Tassie is a good size for exploring by bicycle and is a perennial favourite with visiting touring cyclists.
ref: 2009, Justine Vaisutis, Australia, Lonely Planet, page 636:
glosses: Tasmania.
Derived terms: map of Tassie
Tassie devil
Tassie
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtæzi/
rhymes: -æzi
Forms: form: Tassies
form: Tazzie
Etymology: From Tasmania + -ie (diminutive suffix).
Senses: glosses: Tasmanian: a native or inhabitant of Tasmania, Australia.
didascalic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From Latin didascalicus (“didactic”), from Ancient Greek διδασκαλικός (didaskalikós, “didactic”). See also διδασκαλία (didaskalía, “teaching, instruction”).
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to education or teaching; didactic.
Related terms: didascalics
leek moth
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: leek moths
Senses: glosses: A small moth (Acrolepiopsis assectella) with larvae that feed on Allium species, mainly leeks.
Motte
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: * As a French, Walloon, and West Flemish surname, from Old French mot, motte (“embankment, hill, mound”), from Medieval Latin mota (“fortified height”), which could be of Celtic origin and from Gaulish *mutt, *mutta (compare Welsh mwd (“vault, arch, canopy”), Irish móta (“moat”), though this itself could have been borrowed from the English) or otherwise of Germanic origin and from the root of mud. Compare Delamotte, Demotte, Lamotte.
* As an English surname, variant of Mott.
* As a German surname, perhaps from Motten in Bavaria, first attested 837, from the personal name Moto (compare *mōd (“courage, bravery”)).
Senses: glosses: A surname.
wikipedia: Motten
excrescent
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪkˈskɹɛs(ə)nt/
rhymes: -ɛsənt
Forms: form: excrescents
Etymology: From Latin excrēscēns, present participle of excrēscō.
Senses: glosses: A growing mutation, usually abnormal.
examples: text: "B" in "nimble" is an excrescent.
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: A sound in a word without etymological reason.
Related terms: excrescence
excrescent
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪkˈskɹɛs(ə)nt/
rhymes: -ɛsənt
Forms: form: more excrescent
form: most excrescent
Etymology: From Latin excrēscēns, present participle of excrēscō.
Senses: examples: text: Expunge the whole, or lop th' excrescent parts.
ref: 1733, [Alexander Pope], An Essay on Man. […], (please specify |epistle=I to IV), London: […] J[ohn] Wilford, […], →OCLC:
glosses: Growing out in an abnormal or morbid manner or as a superfluity.
Derived terms: excrescency
excrescently
grenade
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡɹəˈneɪd/
rhymes: -eɪd
Forms: form: grenades
Etymology: Borrowed from French grenade, from Old French grenate in the phrase pomme grenate (“pomegranate”), ultimately from Medieval Latin pomum (“apple”) + granatum (“having grains”). The -d developed in French under influence of Spanish granada. Doublet of garnet.
Senses: glosses: A small explosive device, designed to be thrown by hand or launched using a rifle, grenade launcher, or rocket.
glosses: A pomegranate.
topics: government
heraldry
hobbies
lifestyle
monarchy
nobility
politics
glosses: A charge similar to a fireball, and made of a disc-shaped bomb shell, but with only one set of flames at the top.
glosses: An unattractive girl.
Hyponyms: concussion grenade
flash grenade
fragmentation grenade
frag grenade
grenado
Mills bomb
pineapple grenade
pineapple
potato-masher grenade
potato masher
hand grenade
rifle grenade
rocket-propelled grenade
rocket propelled grenade
rubber ball blast grenade
smoke grenade
stingball grenade
stun grenade
Derived terms: fall on a grenade
fire grenade
grenade launcher
grenadelike
grenadier
grenadine
jump on a grenade
math grenade
Related terms: garnet
grenado
pomegranate
grenade
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡɹəˈneɪd/
rhymes: -eɪd
Forms: form: grenades
form: grenading
form: grenaded
form: grenaded
Etymology: Borrowed from French grenade, from Old French grenate in the phrase pomme grenate (“pomegranate”), ultimately from Medieval Latin pomum (“apple”) + granatum (“having grains”). The -d developed in French under influence of Spanish granada. Doublet of garnet.
Senses: examples: text: Some of the infantry got pinned down by it, and from cover kept up the battle by grenading rubble piles or any other likely spots ahead of them.
ref: 2001, Samuel Lyman Atwood Marshall, Island Victory: The Battle of Kwajalein Atoll, page 43:
text: They advanced after grenading the next traverse, much like the British did.
ref: 2015, Gordon L. Rottman, The Hand Grenade, page 46:
glosses: To use grenade(s) upon.
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
motor-racing
racing
sports
glosses: Of an engine: to be violently wrecked so that the internal components burst out.
polypore
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: polypores
Etymology: From poly- + pore.
Senses: glosses: Any of a group of tough, leathery poroid mushrooms similar to boletes but typically lacking a distinct stalk.
Synonyms: bracket fungus
shelf fungus
Derived terms: sheep polypore
white cheese polypore
parry
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpæɹi/
homophone: peary
homophone: perry
homophone: Perry
rhymes: -æɹi
Forms: form: parries
form: parrying
form: parried
form: parried
form: parree
Etymology: From earlier parree, from Middle English *parree, *paree, from Old French paree (“preparation, ceremony, parade”), from Medieval Latin parāta (“preparation, parade”), from parāre (“to ward off, guard, defend, prepare, get ready”). More at pare. The English verb is taken from the noun. Doublet of parade.
Alternative etymology derives the verb parry from French parez, the imperative form of parer (“to fend off”), ultimately from the Medieval Latin parāre. See above.
Senses: examples: text: One had to be on one's guard when thus confronted and, in the course of my numerous meetings with him, I had on occasion to exercise all my wits and be prepared at a moment's notice to parry a very awkward question, to which I would much rather have given a considered reply.
ref: 1944 March and April, Chas. S. Lake, “Some C.M.Es. I Have Known: VIII—Sir H. N. Gresley”, in Railway Magazine, page 74:
text: Wojciech Szczesny was then called into action twice in a minute to parry fierce drives from Djebbour and Torossidis as Arsenal's back four looked all at sea.
ref: 2011 September 28, Tom Rostance, “Arsenal 2 - 1 Olympiakos”, in BBC Sport:
glosses: To avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc.).
Derived terms: counterparry
parrier
parrying dagger
unparried
unparryable
parry
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpæɹi/
homophone: peary
homophone: perry
homophone: Perry
rhymes: -æɹi
Forms: form: parries
form: parree
Etymology: From earlier parree, from Middle English *parree, *paree, from Old French paree (“preparation, ceremony, parade”), from Medieval Latin parāta (“preparation, parade”), from parāre (“to ward off, guard, defend, prepare, get ready”). More at pare. The English verb is taken from the noun. Doublet of parade.
Alternative etymology derives the verb parry from French parez, the imperative form of parer (“to fend off”), ultimately from the Medieval Latin parāre. See above.
Senses: glosses: A defensive or deflective action; an act of parrying.
topics: fencing
government
hobbies
lifestyle
martial-arts
military
politics
sports
war
glosses: A simple defensive action designed to deflect an attack, performed with the forte of the blade.
qualifier: combat sports and martial arts
glosses: A defensive move intended to change the direction of an incoming strike to make it miss its intended target, rather than block and absorb it; and typically performed with an open hand in a downward or sideways slapping motion.
Synonyms: parade
Derived terms: beat parry
circular parry
counter-parry
counterparry
malparry
opposition parry
parrier
unparryable
yielding parry
pacifist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpæsɪfɪst/
Forms: form: pacifists
form: pacificist
Etymology: From French pacifiste, equivalent to pacific + -ist.
Senses: examples: text: Mahatma Gandhi was one of the world's most famous pacifists.
synonyms: dove
Gandhist
antonyms: bellicist
hawk
militarist
glosses: One who loves, supports, or favours peace.
synonyms: dove
Gandhist
antonyms: bellicist
hawk
militarist
glosses: One who loves, supports, or favours peace.
One who prefers to avoid violence in daily life.
examples: text: No matter what pacifist "flubdubs and flapdoodle mollycoddles" might say, the President [Teddy Roosevelt] knew that if there were a general war then America could well be drawn into it.
ref: 2004, Chris Wallace, Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage:
synonyms: dove
Gandhist
antonyms: bellicist
hawk
militarist
glosses: One who loves, supports, or favours peace.
One who is anti-war.
synonyms: dove
Gandhist
antonyms: bellicist
hawk
militarist
glosses: One who loves, supports, or favours peace.
One who both abstains from inflicting violence on others and opposes others doing so.
topics: roguelikes
video-games
glosses: A player who attempts the challenge of winning a game without attacking any enemy characters.
Derived terms: antipacifist
nonpacifist
unpacifist
pacifist
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpæsɪfɪst/
Forms: form: more pacifist
form: most pacifist
form: pacificist
Etymology: From French pacifiste, equivalent to pacific + -ist.
Senses: examples: text: Therefore, because Hauerwas is a United Methodist, a church that is clearly not pacifist even if it is not clear what it is, he is not (yet) a pacifist.
ref: 2010, Charles R. Pinches, Kelly S. Johnson, Charles M. Collier, Unsettling Arguments: A Festschrift on the Occasion of Stanley Hauerwas's 70th Birthday, Wipf and Stock Publishers, →ISBN, page 129:
synonyms: word: dovish
word: pacific
word: anti-bellicist
word: dovelike
word: dovish
word: irenic
word: irenical
word: non-violent
word: pacific
word: pacifist
word: pacifistic
word: peaceable
word: peaceful
word: unaggressive
glosses: Of or relating to pacifism; pacifistic.
Derived terms: anarcho-pacifist
Related terms: pacify
pacific
unjust
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʌnˈd͡ʒʌst/
rhymes: -ʌst
Forms: form: more unjust
form: most unjust
Etymology: From un- + just.
Senses: examples: text: The solution was very unjust.
text: This ſtraunge vnwelcome and vnhappie newes,
Of theſe vnnaturall Rebels and vniust,
That threaten wracke vnto this wretched Land,
Aye me affrights my womans mazed minde,
Burdens my heart, and interrupts my ſleepe, […]
ref: 1593, anonymous author, The Life and Death of Iacke Straw […], Act I:
text: The rain it raineth all around
Upon the just and unjust fella;
But chiefly on the just because
The unjust stole the just’s umbrella.
ref: a. 1947, anonymous, as published in 1947, ed. Iona and Peter Opie, I Saw Esau: Traditional Rhymes of Youth
text: The Gen Z generation is bringing “good trouble” — a term coined by civil rights activist and politician John Lewis for nonviolent protests against unjust situations — to the “9-9-6 work culture.”
ref: 2025 August 4, Bryan Robinson, “The ‘9-9-6 Work Schedule’ Could Be Coming To Your Workplace Soon”, in Forbes, archived from the original on 07 Aug 2025:
glosses: Not fair, just or right.
Synonyms: unfair
Derived terms: unjust enrichment
Related terms: justice
injustice
isochronous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”) + Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + -ous.
Senses: glosses: Happening at regular intervals; isochronal.
examples: text: We observed, on attentive examination, the following phenomena: cough, with sense of constriction in the middle of the chest; orthopnœa, threatening suffocation; face violet coloured; lips swollen; beatings of the jugular veins isochronous with those of the carotid arteries; palpitation; […]
ref: 1833, R. J. Bertin, translated by Charles W. Chauncy, Treatise on the Diseases of the Heart, and Great Vessels, Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blnachard, page 179:
glosses: Happening at the same time; simultaneous.
examples: text: Their entire national telephone network is isochronous, with a clock distribution tree radiating from a single, protected cesium reference clock.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Of or pertaining to the use of clocks derived from the same clock reference.
examples: text: These packets belong to an isochronous voice application and need priority handling.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: of or pertaining to data associated with time-sensitive applications.
Synonyms: isochronal
isochronic
Derived terms: anisochronous
isochronously
nonisochronous
Related terms: diachronous
isochrone
isochrony
synchronous
Sekt
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Sekts
Etymology: German Sekt.
Senses: glosses: A kind of German sparkling wine.
Tupian
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Tupi + -an.
Senses: glosses: A language family in South America (the Tupian languages).
Tupian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From Tupi + -an.
Senses: glosses: Pertaining to the peoples who speak the Tupian languages.
glosses: Of the Tupi, pertaining to the Tupi peoples of coastal Brazil.
EEOC
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: “The EEOC is prepared to root out discrimination anywhere it may rear its head, including in our nation’s elite law firms,” Lucas said. “No one is above the law—and certainly not the private bar.”
ref: 2025 March 17, “EEOC Acting Chair Andrea Lucas Sends Letters to 20 Law Firms Requesting Information About DEI-Related Employment Practices”, in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission:
glosses: Initialism of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
malware
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmæl.weə(ɹ)/
Forms: form: malwares
Etymology: From mal- + -ware.
Senses: examples: text: In a follow-up attack that hit Kyiv’s power grid a year later, the suspects used a second piece of malware, called Industroyer, to cut power for an hour, the indictment said. The malware, according to experts, posed one of the greatest digital threats to critical infrastructure since Stuxnet, the computer attack by the United States and Israel that took out Iran’s uranium centrifuges in 2009.
ref: 2020 October 19, “U.S. Charges Russian Intelligence Officers in Major Cyberattacks”, in New York Times:
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Software which has been designed to operate in a malicious, undesirable manner.
Hypernyms: word: software
Hyponyms: word: adware
word: backdoor
word: botnet
word: browser hijacker
word: chargeware
word: crimeware
word: cryptoransomware
word: cryptovirus
word: cryptoworm
word: dialer
word: dialler
word: fraudtool
word: key logger
word: ransomware
word: rootkit
word: scareware
word: shock site
word: spyware
word: stealware
word: tarbomb
word: trojan
word: Trojan horse
word: virus
word: worm
word: XML bomb
word: zip bomb
Derived terms: antimalware
bossware
Related terms: backdoor
exploit
URL injection
wabbit
-ware
ignorant
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɪɡnəɹənt/
Forms: form: ignorants
form: ignoraunt
form: ignant
Etymology: From Old French ignorant. By surface analysis, ignore + -ant.
Senses: glosses: One who is ignorant.
elastance
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: elastances
Etymology: * From elastic + -ance.
* (physics): Coined by Oliver Heaviside. There is a force–voltage electromechanical analogy in which capacitance corresponds to the inverse of a spring constant; the smaller the spring constant, the more “elastic” (yielding, flexible) the spring is.
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: An electrical property that is the inverse of capacitance.
topics: engineering
mechanical-engineering
mechanics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The inverse of compliance.
topics: medicine
sciences
antonyms: compliance
glosses: A measurement of the tendency of the lung, urinary bladder, gallbladder or other cavity to recoil inwards.
Abyssinia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌæ.bɪˈsɪ.nɪ.ə/
ipa: /ˌæ.bɪˈsɪ.ni.ə/
ipa: /ˌæ.bɪˈsɪn.jə/
note: weak vowel merger
ipa: /ˌæ.bəˈsɪ.ni.ə/
note: weak vowel merger
ipa: /ˌæ.bəˈsɪn.jə/
rhymes: -ɪniə
rhymes: -ɪnjə
Forms: form: Abissinia
Etymology: From Renaissance Latin Abyssīnī (“the Abyssinians”), from Arabic الْحَبَشَة (al-ḥabaša), from حَبَش (ḥabaš, “Abyssinian”). The humorous use of Abyssinia as a parting phrase is due to its phonetic resemblance to I'll be seeing ya.
Senses: glosses: Former name of Ethiopia: a country and former empire in East Africa; used as an exonym until the mid 20th century.
Abyssinia
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌæ.bɪˈsɪ.nɪ.ə/
ipa: /ˌæ.bɪˈsɪ.ni.ə/
ipa: /ˌæ.bɪˈsɪn.jə/
note: weak vowel merger
ipa: /ˌæ.bəˈsɪ.ni.ə/
note: weak vowel merger
ipa: /ˌæ.bəˈsɪn.jə/
rhymes: -ɪniə
rhymes: -ɪnjə
Forms: form: Abissinia
Etymology: From Renaissance Latin Abyssīnī (“the Abyssinians”), from Arabic الْحَبَشَة (al-ḥabaša), from حَبَش (ḥabaš, “Abyssinian”). The humorous use of Abyssinia as a parting phrase is due to its phonetic resemblance to I'll be seeing ya.
Senses: glosses: Ethiopian; Eritrean; Abyssinian.
Abyssinia
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌæ.bɪˈsɪ.nɪ.ə/
ipa: /ˌæ.bɪˈsɪ.ni.ə/
ipa: /ˌæ.bɪˈsɪn.jə/
note: weak vowel merger
ipa: /ˌæ.bəˈsɪ.ni.ə/
note: weak vowel merger
ipa: /ˌæ.bəˈsɪn.jə/
rhymes: -ɪniə
rhymes: -ɪnjə
Forms: form: Abissinia
Etymology: From Renaissance Latin Abyssīnī (“the Abyssinians”), from Arabic الْحَبَشَة (al-ḥabaša), from حَبَش (ḥabaš, “Abyssinian”). The humorous use of Abyssinia as a parting phrase is due to its phonetic resemblance to I'll be seeing ya.
Senses: glosses: Expression of farewell: I’ll be seeing ya.
air chief marshal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: air chief marshals
Senses: glosses: A holder of the most senior active rank in the Royal Air Force, NATO grade OF-9.
Related terms: air marshal
air vice-marshal
air commodore
group captain
wing commander
squadron leader
flight lieutenant
flying officer
pilot officer
Air Marshal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Air Marshals
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of air marshal (found when the term is used as a title).
Air Commodore
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Air Commodores
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of air commodore (found when the term is used as a title).
Air Vice Marshal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Air Vice Marshals
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of air vice-marshal.
apple-cheeked
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more apple-cheeked
form: most apple-cheeked
Senses: glosses: Having round red cheeks.
boxen
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -ɒksən
Forms: form: more boxen
form: most boxen
Etymology: From Middle English boxen, replacing earlier bixen, from Old English byxen (“made of boxwood”), equivalent to box + -en.
Senses: glosses: Made of boxwood.
glosses: Resembling box (the wood).
boxen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -ɒksən
Etymology: From box (“computer”) + -en (archaic plural suffix), by analogy with VAXen.
Senses: examples: text: Reality: Sun and HP are hardware companies. They make boxen.
ref: 2004, Joel Spolsky, chapter 40, in Joel on Software, Apress, →ISBN, page 287:
glosses: plural of box (“computer”)
Related terms: VAXen
apple cider
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: apple ciders
Senses: glosses: Cider; fermented apple juice; hard cider.
glosses: Cider; sweet cider (non-alcoholic beverage).
Derived terms: apple cider vinegar
AIH
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Andelssamfundet i Hjortshøj, a Danish Eco-community, Association (85 houses, 250 people).
glosses: Initialism of Architecture in Helsinki, an Australian music band.
AIH
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: Coordinate term: AID
glosses: Initialism of artificial insemination by husband.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of autoimmune hepatitis.
arsenide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: är'sənīd
ipa: /ˈaɹsəˌnaɪd/
Forms: form: arsenides
Etymology: From arsenic + -ide.
Senses: glosses: An ion that is an arsenic atom with three extra electrons and charge −3.
examples: text: Colani (1907b) prepared uranium arsenide and antimonide by methods similar to the one he used for the preparation of phosphide.
ref: 1951, Joseph J. Katz, Eugene Rabinowitch, The Chemistry of Uranium: The Element, Its Binary and Related Compounds, New York, N.Y.: Dover Publications, Inc., page 241:
text: Presence of nitrides, argonides, arsenides, and iodides in the crystalline rocks
ref: 2017, Kathleen F. Edwards, Joel F. Liebman, No Nobel for Noble Gases - Some Guesses Why:
glosses: A compound with arsenic in oxidation state −3.
Derived terms: aluminium arsenide
aluminium gallium arsenide
boron arsenide
cadmium arsenide
cobalt arsenide
copper arsenide
diarsenide
dimethylarsenide
gallium arsenide
gallium arsenide phosphide
hexadecarsenide
hydrogen arsenide
indium arsenide
monoarsenide
oxyarsenide
palladoarsenide
palladobismutharsenide
platinum arsenide
rhodarsenide
sodium arsenide
sulfoarsenide
sulphoarsenide
tetrarsenide
thallium arsenide
triarsenide
defeatism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈfiːtɪzəm/
Forms: form: defeatisms
Etymology: From defeat + -ism, after French défaitisme, coined in 1915 by Russian writer Grigorij Aleksinskij as a translation of Russian пораже́нчество (poražénčestvo), also coined by him as a derivation of порази́ть (porazítʹ, “to strike, defeat”).
Senses: examples: text: Objective assessment is good, but defeatism will reduce our potentials even when the prospects for victory have never been nearer.
glosses: Acceptance of defeat without struggle.
wikipedia: Grigory Aleksinsky
Related terms: defeatist
give someone a piece of one's mind
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: gives someone a piece of one's mind
form: giving someone a piece of one's mind
form: gave someone a piece of one's mind
form: given someone a piece of one's mind
Senses: examples: text: That is the fourth time this week my neighbor's barking dog has woken me up. I'm going to go give her a piece of my mind about it.
text: I was nothing but a mass of trembling. As for answering him back, or giving him a piece of my mind, as I had meant to, I wouldn’t have done it not for a thousand pounds.
ref: 1897, Richard Marsh, The Beetle:
synonyms: tell off
coordinate_terms: speak one's mind
glosses: To express one's opinion strongly; to voice one's disagreement or dissatisfaction, especially with another person; to scold or rebuke someone.
Related terms: english: not to be confused
translation: not to be confused
word: peace of mind
pescetarian
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌpɛskɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/
ipa: /ˌpɛsɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/
ipa: /ˌpɛskəˈtɛəɹi.ən/
ipa: /ˌpɛskɪˈtɛɹi.ən/
ipa: /ˌpɛsɪˈtɛɹi.ən/
ipa: /ˌpɛskəˈtɛɹi.ən/
rhymes: -ɛəɹiən
Forms: form: pescetarians
form: pescatarian
form: piscetarian
Etymology: Blend of Italian pesce (“fish”) + vegetarian.
Senses: examples: text: I'm curious what you do when you encounter a friend, family member, whoever who claims to be a "vegetarian who eats fish". It *really* bothers me when this happens because it contributes to the assumption that I eat fish and I don't, because I am a vegetarian. I feel like it gives all vegetarians a bad name. Do you correct them? Do you not bother? And how do you correct them? I was thinking that saying something like "oh, you mean your^([sic]) a pescetarian" would be ok and give them the appropriate term. Speaking of which, how is "pescetarian" pronounced?
ref: 1999 March 26, Jessica R. Shawl, “‘Vegetarians’???”, in rec.food.veg (Usenet), message-ID <36FBD2DB.8237C15@scdt.intel.com>:
text: Eat for Immunity follows a plant-based approach to improving immunity that is relevant to every style of eating—carnivore, pescetarian, vegetarian and vegan.
ref: 2004, Pierre Jean Cousin, Kirsten Hartvig, The Complete Guide to Nutritional Health: More Than 600 Foods and Recipes for Overcoming Illness and Boosting your Immunity, London: Duncan Baird Publishers, →ISBN, page 149:
text: "Why don't you just tell people you're a pescetarian?" a vegetarian I met recently asked, cutting me off midapologia for my beat-up leather jacket and my callow habit of behaving as if fish are neurologically no more complex than eggplants.
ref: 2006, Ayun Halliday, Dirty Sugar Cookies: Culinary Observations, Questionable Taste, Emeryville, Calif.: Seal Press, →ISBN, page 151:
glosses: A person who consumes no animal flesh with the exception of fish or seafood.
Synonyms: pescovegetarian
fishetarian
vegaquarian
Derived terms: pescetarianism
Related terms: word: flexitarian
word: meatatarian
topics: scientific
sciences
word: piscivore
word: pollotarian
word: seagan
word: vegetarian
pescetarian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌpɛskɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/
ipa: /ˌpɛsɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/
ipa: /ˌpɛskəˈtɛəɹi.ən/
ipa: /ˌpɛskɪˈtɛɹi.ən/
ipa: /ˌpɛsɪˈtɛɹi.ən/
ipa: /ˌpɛskəˈtɛɹi.ən/
rhymes: -ɛəɹiən
Etymology: Blend of Italian pesce (“fish”) + vegetarian.
Senses: examples: text: pescetarian diet
glosses: Of or relating to pescetarianism.