cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
memeployed
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: Blend of meme + employed
Senses: examples: text: She went viral on TikTok last month and now she's fully memeployed—making more from memes than her old 9-to-5.
glosses: Earning income or social capital through the creation, sharing, or viral spread of Internet memes, especially on social media.
Vernet's syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A disorder characterized by paresis of the glossopharyngeal, vagal, and accessory (with or without the hypoglossal) nerves.
JLNS
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome
Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: First described by Anton Jervell and Fred Lange-Nielsen in 1957.
Senses: synonyms: JLNS
glosses: A rare type of long QT syndrome associated with severe bilateral sensorineural hearing loss.
Jacobs syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Named after the British cytogeneticist Patricia Jacobs, though she was not the discoverer.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of XYY syndrome
synonyms: word: XYY syndrome
CCDL
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of coat color dilution lethal
coat color dilution lethal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of lavender foal syndrome
synonyms: word: lavender foal syndrome
lavender foal syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: CCDL
coat color dilution lethal
LFS
glosses: An autosomal-recessive genetic disorder affecting newborn foals of certain Arabian horse bloodlines, and resulting in severe neurological abnormalities and an inability to stand.
goonerbait
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: gooner + -bait
Senses: glosses: A piece of media or fictional character that appears to have been designed specifically to cause arousal, usually within another piece of media that is not meant to do so.
glosses: A thirst trap.
PKCS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Public Key Cryptography Standards
Aase syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Described by American paediatrician Jon Morton Aase.
Senses: synonyms: Aase-Smith syndrome
glosses: A rare inherited disorder characterized by anemia with joint and skeletal deformities, caused by underdevelopment of the bone marrow.
Aase-Smith syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Aase syndrome
synonyms: word: Aase syndrome
activation syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A state of restlessness, agitation and anxiety observed in association with some psychoactive drugs.
Banti's syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Named after Guido Banti, Italian physician.
Senses: synonyms: Banti's disease
glosses: A chronic congestive enlargement of the spleen, resulting in premature destruction of red blood cells.
wikipedia: Guido Banti
Banti's disease
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Banti's syndrome
synonyms: word: Banti's syndrome
ACNES
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome
anticomedic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more anticomedic
form: most anticomedic
Senses: glosses: Relating to anticomedy.
anticomic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more anticomic
form: most anticomic
Senses: glosses: Relating to anticomedy.
American bullfrog
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: American bullfrogs
Etymology: American + bullfrog
Senses: glosses: A large species of toad, Aquarana catesbeiana (syn. Rana catesbeiana or Lithobates catesbeiana), found in North America.
Related terms: Aquarana catesbeiana
Benjamin syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A disorder characterized by hypochromic anemia with intellectual disability and various craniofacial and other anomalies.
Related terms: Harry Benjamin syndrome
Alvarez' syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Named after Walter C. Alvarez.
Senses: glosses: A disorder involving hysterical or neurotic abdominal bloating without any excess of gas in the digestive tract.
wikipedia: Walter C. Alvarez
Alvarez waves
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Named after Walter C. Alvarez.
Senses: glosses: Painless uterine contractions occurring during pregnancy.
wikipedia: Walter C. Alvarez
ATR-X syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: An X-linked recessive condition associated with a mutation in the ATRX gene, which in males generally leads to moderate intellectual disability and various physical abnormalities.
alpha-thalassemia mental retardation syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of alpha-thalassemia-intellectual disability syndrome
synonyms: word: alpha-thalassemia-intellectual disability syndrome
Russell's syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: First described by A. Russell in 1951.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of diencephalic syndrome
synonyms: word: diencephalic syndrome
diencephalic syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: Russell's syndrome
glosses: A rare neurological disorder in infants and children, characterised by failure to thrive and severe emaciation despite normal or slightly decreased caloric intake.
egg drop syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A viral disease of birds, characterized by a sudden drop in production of eggs and reduction of eggshell quality.
glosses: A flaviviral disease of ducks.
environmental dependency syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: Zelig syndrome
Zelig-like syndrome
glosses: A syndrome where a person relies on environmental cues in order to accomplish goals or tasks.
Shunammite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Shunammites
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Shunamite
Zelig-like syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of environmental dependency syndrome
synonyms: word: environmental dependency syndrome
Zelig syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of environmental dependency syndrome
synonyms: word: environmental dependency syndrome
Felty syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Felty's syndrome
Felty's syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: Felty syndrome
FS
glosses: A rare autoimmune disease characterized by the triad of rheumatoid arthritis, enlargement of the spleen, and low neutrophil count.
growing teratoma syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A rare complication of teratoma that can occur when an immature ovarian germ cell teratoma is treated by chemotherapy.
Gleich's syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A rare disease of unknown cause involving episodic angioedema.
GMS syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From initial letters of the symptoms.
Senses: glosses: A syndrome characterised by goniodysgenesis, mental disability, and short stature.
GRACILE syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Acronym from initial letters of the symptoms.
Senses: glosses: A very rare lethal autosomal-recessive genetic disorder characterized by growth retardation, aminoaciduria, cholestasis, iron overload, lactic acidosis, and early death.
northern epilepsy syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: EPMR
NE
glosses: A subtype of neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis characterized by seizures in early childhood that progressively worsen and lead to mental degradation.
EPMR
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Initialism of "epilepsy, progressive with mental retardation".
Senses: glosses: Synonym of northern epilepsy syndrome
synonyms: word: northern epilepsy syndrome
Morvan's syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Named after the 19th-century French physician Augustin Marie Morvan.
Senses: glosses: A rare, life-threatening autoimmune disease with multiple irregular contractions of the long muscles, cramping, weakness, pruritus, hyperhidrosis, insomnia, and delirium.
pacemaker syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A condition of suboptimal atrioventricular synchrony or dyssynchrony after pacemaker implantation.
Uto-Aztec
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Uto-Aztecs
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Uto-Aztecan
synonyms: word: Uto-Aztecan
you don't know what you've got till it's gone
Language: English
Part of speech: proverb
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of you never know what you've got till it's gone.
amenitizes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of amenitize
amenitizing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of amenitize
amenitized
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of amenitize
Kingshouse
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A hamlet near Balquhidder, Stirling council area, Scotland, historically in Perthshire (OS grid ref NN5620).
conjunctorium
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: conjunctoria
Senses: topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: The operculum of a moss.
conjunctoria
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of conjunctorium
corymbulous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more corymbulous
form: most corymbulous
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of corymbulose
corymbulose
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more corymbulose
form: most corymbulose
form: corymbulous
Senses: glosses: Arranged in small corymbs.
Mexican wrestling
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of lucha libre
synonyms: word: lucha libre
bedridding
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: […] many bedridding diseases of long standing, of which this is but the termination.
ref: 1863, Daniel Maclachlan, Treatise on the Diseases ... of Advanced Life, page 29:
glosses: That confines to bed; that makes a person bedridden.
war shirt
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: war shirts
Senses: glosses: A decorative Native American shirt, often of animal skin, worn in combat and in various ceremonies.
war shirts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of war shirt
bed-and-breakfasted
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of bed-and-breakfast
NCSWIC
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of National Council of Statewide Interoperability Coordinators
New World screwworm
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: New World screwworms
Senses: examples: text: The New World screwworm fly is a tropical species, unable to survive Midwestern or Great Plains winters, so it was a seasonal scourge.
ref: 2025 July 2, “U.S. plans to begin breeding billions of flies to fight a pest”, in NBC News, sourced from The Associated Press, archived from the original on 03 Jul 2025:
text: Earlier, Reuters reported that beef industry sources said last week that the CDC had confirmed a case of New World screwworm in a person in Maryland who had traveled to the US from Guatemala.
ref: 2025 August 25, “First human case of flesh-eating screwworm parasite confirmed in US”, in The Guardian, sourced from Reuters, →ISSN, archived from the original on 25 Aug 2025:
glosses: An egg, larva, pupa, or adult of genus Cochliomyia, especially of species Cochliomyia hominivorax, which feeds on living tissue, or Cochliomyia macellaria, which does not.
Hyponyms: alt: Cochliomyia hominivorax
word: primary screwworm
alt: Cochliomyia macellaria
word: secondary screwworm
Coordinate terms: Old World screwworm
Related terms: alt: flystrike
word: myiasis
olive-pomace oil
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: The main categories in descending degree of quality, are extra virgin olive oil, virgin olive oil, olive oil and olive-pomace oil.
ref: 1991 May 23, “Recipe: Ratatouille”, in Lincoln Target, number 442, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, →OCLC, page 46, column 5:
text: There is not one dish I could create without seasoning, so an essential ingredient would definitely be salt. Other essentials include olive-pomace oil and flour.
ref: 2015 January 8, Adam Benton, “Get the best from each ingredient”, in The Westmorland Gazette, Kendal, Cumbria, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 75, column 1:
text: The USDA’s guidelines are somewhat reflective of those under the International Olive Council, which tracks the movements in the producer prices of extra virgin olive oil, refined olive oil and refined olive-pomace oil on representative markets inside the European Union, according to its website.
ref: 2015 April 9, Laura Peters, “New shop offers new taste: Staunton Olive Oil Co. likely to open in May”, in The News Leader, volume 125, number 99, Staunton, Va.: Leader Publishing Co., →ISSN, →OCLC, page A2, columns 5–6:
glosses: Alternative form of olive pomace oil.
diaperies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of diapery
Old World screwworm
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Old World screwworms
Senses: glosses: An egg, larva, pupa, or adult of species Chrysomya bezziana, which feeds on living tissue, which does not.
Coordinate terms: New World screwworm
Related terms: alt: flystrike
word: myiasis
law-biding
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more law-biding
form: most law-biding
Senses: glosses: Obsolete form of law-abiding
electrolysist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: electrolysists
Etymology: From electrolysis + -ist.
Senses: examples: text: [The] electrolysist examination shall be $10. If a license be issued, the fee for said license shall be $5. The electrolysist's license fee shall be in addition to the manager's license fee. Managing cosmetologists, electrolysists[…]
ref: 1953, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Statutes, 1953, Legislative Reference Bureau, page 2214:
text: There are times when an event such as illness, a death in the family, failure of the electricity supply or a major crisis may prevent the electrolysist from keeping appointments.
ref: 2004, Sheila Godfrey, Advanced Epilation, Heinemann, →ISBN, page 137:
glosses: An electrologist: someone who performs electrolysis to remove body hair.
electrolysists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of electrolysist
Santo Domingan
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Santo Domingan
form: most Santo Domingan
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to Santo Domingo (in various senses).
Santo Domingan
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Santo Domingans
Senses: glosses: A native or inhabitant of Santo Domingo.
work-alike
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: work-alikes
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of workalike
oiles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of oile
lower-down
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌloʊ.wɚ ˈdaʊn/
Forms: form: lower-downs
Etymology: From lower + down. Modeled after higher-up.
Senses: examples: text: Humans distinguish between we-groups and they-groups, such as relatives versus strangers and higher-ups versus lower-downs, thereby creating crucial preconditions for favouring their own groups while discriminating against others.
ref: 2020, Evert Van de Vliert, “The global ecology of differentiation between us and them”, in Nature Human Behavior, volume 4, number 3, pages 270-278:
synonyms: subordinate
antonyms: higher-up
superior
glosses: Someone with lesser superiority or authority in an organization.
clap cold
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: What little food I received was a disgusting mess, and the tea was clap cold.
ref: 2015, Robert Richardson, The Incoming Tide, page 136:
glosses: Stone cold (in temperature).
middle cerebral artery syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A disorder in which the blood supply from the middle cerebral artery is restricted, leading to a reduction of the function of the portions of the brain supplied by that vessel.
Napoleonist syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A psychological complex underlying the attachment shown by members of a combatant country to the enemy leader, or (by extension) any similar switch of allegiance.
infinite runner
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: infinite runners
Senses: glosses: Synonym of endless runner
synonyms: word: endless runner
infinite runners
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of infinite runner
kumpang
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: a silk plant, silk tree, or siris (genus Albizia).
Ibanic
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A Malayic language family of Borneo.
Camberwell Green
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: An open space and ward in Camberwell, borough of Southwark, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3276).
NISCH syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of neonatal ichthyosis–sclerosing cholangitis syndrome
Doofenshmirtzian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Doofenshmirtzian
form: most Doofenshmirtzian
Etymology: From Doofenshmirtz + -ian; the character's name is possibly inspired by doofus or German doof (“stupid”) and German surnames such as Schmitz.
Senses: examples: text: If I were a Doofenshmirtzian Evil Scientist, I would probably call it the Bum Shoe-enator.
ref: 2012 March 25, “Stitch Hack: Scooting Trousers Shred Saver”, in Jenny Sews:
text: I’m not saying that all technology is some Doofenshmirtzian “-inator” created to take over the tri-state area (and beyond!). Yet humans create and adapt technology for various purposes. Our use of it shapes it at the same time as it shapes us.
ref: 2018 April 13, Jeremy Doan, “Smartphones, Guns, and Black Mirror: The Shaping of Our Technology”, in Christ and Pop Culture:
text: A series of animated bumpers where a Disney cartoon character puts their own spin on their show’s theme was introduced with a Doofenshmirtzian take on “Milo Murphy’s Law”.
ref: 2019 June 27, Ryan W. Mead (@rwmead), Twitter:
text: Oceanator brings the heat with revved-up guitar attack and a Doofenshmirtzian name
ref: 2022 July 5, “Right in the Middle”, in Completely Conspicuous:
text: I could have listened to Freud for ages. Her Doofenshmirtzian accent was impeccable.
ref: 2022 December 13, “Late NITE Bwog: A Semi-Wasted Review”, in Bwog:
text: Yeah the curse of a being a comic book character, he has a lot of potential for interesting ways of writing him but also a lot of history of writing him in whatever way the writer needed/wanted for their story. Often all kinds of villiany^([sic – meaning villainy]) from atrocities to cartoonish doofenshmirtzian schemes.
ref: 2025 January 16, 15jedmondson, Reddit:
text: But it isn’t just the characters who are sharply parodied: so, too, are the historical events that the play revolves around. […] Gore’s 9/11 turns out to be the Doofenshmirtzian sabotage of Bush’s ice cream button on the 11th of September, which did not even matter in the slightest because Bush prefers sorbet.
ref: 2025 June 17, Zac Yang, “Bush!—The Dreampolitik of Comic Purity”, in The Isis Magazine:
glosses: Of or pertaining to Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz, an affable, hapless mad scientist character from the 2007 American animated television series Phineas and Ferb.
Related terms: -inator
perisylvian syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A rare neurological disease characterized by damage to the sylvian fissure, leading to difficulty chewing and swallowing, low muscle tone in the face and tongue, speech and language development disorders, and epilepsy.
CBPS
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of congenital bilateral perisylvian syndrome
Winchester syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A rare hereditary connective tissue disease involving short stature, marked contractures of joints, opacities in the cornea, coarse facial features, dissolution of the carpal and tarsal bones, and osteoporosis.
Scott syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A rare congenital bleeding disorder due to a defect in a platelet mechanism required for blood coagulation.
Foerster's syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: First described by the German neurosurgeon Otfrid Foerster.
Senses: glosses: A condition of compulsive punning.
Foville's syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: First described by the French physician Achille-Louis Foville in 1859.
Senses: glosses: A condition caused by the blockage of the perforating branches of the basilar artery in the pons.
Frasier syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A certain genetic urogenital anomaly.
Grinspan's syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Grinspan syndrome
Grinspan syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Grinspan's syndrome
Senses: glosses: A syndrome characterized by essential hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and oral lichen planus.
Fleischer's syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: An extremely rare congenital anomaly characterized by displacement of the nipples, occasional polymastia, and hypoplasia of both kidneys.
HLRCC
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer syndrome
Reed's syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer syndrome
synonyms: word: hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer syndrome
HID syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of hystrix-like ichthyosis-deafness syndrome
Bader syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Described by G. Bader in 1967.
Senses: glosses: A rare syndrome characterized by clustering of the teeth, slight craniofacial abnormalities, and dysphagia.
STAR syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Acronym from the initial letters of the symptoms, arranged to spell star.
Senses: glosses: An extremely rare X-linked dominant syndrome characterized by syndactyly, telecanthus, and anogenital and renal malformations.
Worth syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: Worth disease
glosses: A rare autosomal-dominant congenital disorder characterized by increased bone density and benign bony structures on the palate.
Worth disease
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Worth syndrome
synonyms: word: Worth syndrome
uterectomy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: uterectomies
Etymology: From uter(o)- + -ectomy.
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Synonym of hysterectomy.
synonyms: word: hysterectomy
uterectomies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of uterectomy
metrectomy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: metrectomies
Etymology: From metr- + -ectomy.
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Synonym of hysterectomy.
synonyms: word: hysterectomy
metrectomies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of metrectomy
myometritis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˌmaɪoʊˌmiˈtɹaɪtɪs/
/ˌmaɪoʊˌmitɹiˈaɪtɪs/
Forms: form: endometritides
Etymology: By surface analysis, myometr(i)(um) + -itis, or, by surface analysis, myo- + metr- + -itis.
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
hypernyms: metritis
<
metropathy
<
inflammation
<
condition
coordinate_terms: endometritis
glosses: Inflammation of the myometrium.
togruk
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: togruks
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of tugrik.
Lăpușnicul Mare
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A river in Hunedoara County, Romania.
Mânăileasa
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A river in Vâlcea County, Romania.
solitary vice
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: solitary vices
Senses: examples: text: The vice consists in any excitement of the genital organs produced otherwise than in the natural way. It is known by the terms, self-pollution, self-abuse, masturbation, onanism, manustupration, voluntary pollution, solitary or secret vice, and other names sufficiently explanatory.
ref: [1881, John Harvey Kellogg, Plain Facts for Old and Young:
text: Boys come to our school from many different classes of preparatory and secondary schools. Almost every such school seems to possess a few boys who delight to initiate younger boys into sexual knowledge, and usually into knowledge of solitary vice.
ref: 1919, Mary Scharlieb, Frederick Arthur Sibly, Youth and Sex: Dangers and Safeguards for Girls and Boys:
synonyms: word: secret vice
word: celebrating Palm Sunday
word: choking the chicken
word: ham shank
word: hand shandy
word: Hand Solo
word: ipsation
word: jacking off
word: jerking off
word: lone rangering
word: manustupration
word: mastupration
word: masturbation
word: milking the sausage
word: onanism
word: peeling the cucumber
word: pocket pool
word: polishing the jewels
word: romancing the bone
word: secret vice
word: self-abuse
word: self-defilement
word: self-love
word: self-pleasure
word: self-pollution
word: shaking hands with the milkman
word: shaking out the curtains
word: solitary vice
word: spanking the monkey
word: tossing off
word: wank
glosses: Masturbation.
Related terms: sapphic vice
secret vice
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: secret vices
Senses: examples: text: The vice consists in any excitement of the genital organs produced otherwise than in the natural way. It is known by the terms, self-pollution, self-abuse, masturbation, onanism, manustupration, voluntary pollution, solitary or secret vice, and other names sufficiently explanatory.
ref: [1881, John Harvey Kellogg, Plain Facts for Old and Young:
glosses: Synonym of solitary vice
synonyms: word: solitary vice
polar-bear dip
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: polar-bear dips
Senses: examples: text: T. Wellburn is chairman of the Christmas swim committee and any person wishing to take part in the polar-bear dip is asked to get in touch with him at E 8856 as soon as possible. This event is a handicap affair and it is necessary to have competitors’ times taken in order to arrange handicaps.
ref: 1945 December 11, “Polar Bear Swim Dec. 25”, in Victoria Daily Times, volume 107, number 135, Victoria, B.C., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 11, column 3:
text: Opening of Memorial Pool Sunday found the usual small fry, as well as some hardy oldsters, ready to indulge in their annual polar-bear dip.
ref: 1953 June 4, Ted Turpin, “Viewed from the Bleachers”, in The Chadron Record, volume 69, number 36, Chadron, Neb., →OCLC, page 8, column 1:
text: On the first Saturday of December, Farmington celebrates the day with a festival where everyone is encouraged to wear earmuffs. There is a parade, carriage rides, and other festivities, including a polar-bear dip and a gingerbread house contest.
ref: 2017 December 14, Zac McDorr, “Coastal History: Did you know earmuffs come from Maine?”, in Coastal Journal, Bath, Me., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 37, column 3:
glosses: Alternative form of polar bear dip.
polar-bear dips
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of polar-bear dip
polar-bear plunge
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: polar-bear plunges
Senses: examples: text: This is the time to sign up for the annual polar-bear plunge into the Delaware River Feb. 21 from the patio outside the Riverfront Restaurant. There are prizes for all foolish enough to participate.
ref: 1982 February 7, John Corr, “On the town: Merry old, in North Wales”, in The Philadelphia Inquirer, volume 306, number 38, Philadelphia, Pa., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1-K, column 6:
text: Except for those brave souls who raise charity funds by participating in polar-bear plunges throughout the South Jersey shore (a salute to all of them), the smoking ban realistically goes into effect around Memorial Day 2019.
ref: 2019 January 15, “Editorial: N.J. beach smoking nearly gone, but disputes may go on”, in South Jersey Times, volume 120, number 350, Mullica Hill, N.J., →OCLC, page A4, column 3:
text: Although the annual Splash and Dash polar-bear plunge for charity at Racine’s North Beach was not officially authorized because of the COVID-19 pandemic, about three dozen people plunged into the 40-degree water on Friday anyway.
ref: 2021 January 3, Mark Hertzberg, “Starting 2021 on a cold foot”, in The Journal Times, volume 164, number 3, Racine, Wis., →ISSN, →OCLC, page A11, column 2:
glosses: Alternative form of polar bear plunge.
polar-bear plunges
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of polar-bear plunge
polar-bear swims
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of polar-bear swim
polar-bear swim
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: polar-bear swims
Senses: examples: text: The crown jewel in Canada’s economy, British Columbia is celebrating two important centenaries: the union in 1866 of the colonies of Vancouver Island and the mainland to form British Columbia; and the confederation of Canada in 1867. Pageants, parades, and other activities ranging from stage-coach races to a polar-bear swim will highlight the two occasions.
ref: 1966 April 20, “B.C. to Celebrate Two Centennials”, in The Kellogg Evening News, 42nd year, number 28, Kellogg, Ida., →OCLC, page [7], column 4:
text: The expedition included: […] Polar-bear swims on three separate occasions among the ice floes.
ref: 1992 April 5, Michael Nellis, “Scouts are not namby-pamby ‘wieners’”, in The Gazette, Montreal, Que., →ISSN, →OCLC, page B-3, column 5:
text: Cold-water plunges aren’t unique to Nelson. Polar-bear swims, triathlons, and even religious ceremonies such as the Orthodox Christian celebration of Epiphany all take part in freezing bodies of water.
ref: 2019 January 24, Tyler Harper, “Taking the plunge: Cold-water enthusiasts swear by the benefits of chilly dips”, in Nelson Star, Nelson, B.C., →OCLC, page A4, column 6:
glosses: Alternative form of polar bear swim.
retransitioner
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: retransitioners
Etymology: From retransition + -er (“agent noun”).
Senses: synonyms: detransitioner
glosses: One who retransitions.
Hyponyms: MTFTM
FTMTF
retransitioners
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of retransitioner
Shurrock
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
brosefine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: brosefines
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of brosephine.
TEMPI syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Acronym from the symptoms.
Senses: glosses: A rare disorder involving telangiectasia, elevated erythropoietin and erythrocytosis, monoclonal gammopathy, perinephric fluid collection, and intrapulmonary shunting.
TAFRO syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Acronym from the symptoms.
Senses: glosses: A rare disorder involving thrombocytopenia, anasarca, fever, reticulin fibrosis, and organomegaly.
HHH syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From the initial letters of hyperornithinemia, hyperammonemia and homocitrullinuria.
Senses: glosses: A rare autosomal-recessive urea cycle disorder affecting the enzyme ornithine translocase, which causes ammonia to accumulate in the blood.
homocitrullinuria
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: homocitrulline + -uria
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: The presence of homocitrulline in the urine.
tropical splenomegaly syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A form of splenomegaly due to immunological overstimulation by repeated malarial attacks over a long period of time.
them ones
Language: English
Part of speech: pron
Senses: glosses: plural of that one
SCARF syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Acronym from the symptoms.
Senses: glosses: A rare syndrome characterized by skeletal abnormalities, cutis laxa, craniostenosis, ambiguous genitalia, psychomotor retardation, and facial abnormalities.
SAPHO syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Acronym from the symptoms.
Senses: glosses: Any of a variety of inflammatory bone disorders that may be associated with skin changes, characterized by synovitis, arthritis, pustulosis, hyperostosis, and osteitis.
SACRAL syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Acronym from the symptoms, arranged to spell sacral.
Senses: glosses: A congenital disorder characterized by spinal dysraphism and anogenital, cutaneous, renal and urologic anomalies, associated with an angioma of lumbosacral localization.
PELVIS syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Acronym from the symptoms, arranged to spell pelvis.
Senses: glosses: A congenital disorder characterized by perineal hemangioma, external genitalia malformations, lipomyelomeningocele, vesicorenal abnormalities, imperforate anus, and skin tag.
Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed
Senses: examples: text: The Council of Ephesus, rated as the third Ecumenical Council, after a due recital of the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed which defines the procession of the Holy Ghost simply from the Father, determined: that it was unlawful to introduce any other additional point of faith into that already solemnly recognised Symbol.
ref: 1830, George Stanley Faber, “Infallibility”, in The Difficulties of Romanism in Respect to Evidence: or The Peculiarities of the Latin Church Evinced to Be Untenable on the Principles of Legitimate Historical Testimony, 2nd edition, London: […] C[harles,] J[ohn,] G[eorge] & F[rancis] Rivington, […], →OCLC, book II (The Testimony of History against the Peculiarities of Romanism), pages 254–255:
text: The addition [et filio] to the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed, which first appeared in Spain, was continually more and more generally received, in the Latin churches, notwithstanding Pope Leo III. refused it his sanction.
ref: 1830, William Muenscher [i.e., Wilhelm Münscher], translated by James Murdock, “Procession of the Holy Spirit”, in Elements of Dogmatic History. […], New Haven, Conn.: […] A[biel] H[olmes] Maltby, →OCLC, part II (The History of Particular Doctrines), chapter II (Developement of Doctrines Not Before Defined), page 104:
text: Is it not enough, they [Anglican bishops] ask, that Anglicans who participate in a Roman Catholic Eucharist are able to recite the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed and make the various responses, including the grand “Amen” at the end of the Eucharistic Prayer?
ref: 2001 May 19, Richard McBrien, “Essays in Theology: Church of England responds to document”, in Record-Journal, 134th year, number 139, Meriden, Conn., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 5, column 5:
glosses: Alternative form of Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed.
Niceno-
Language: English
Part of speech: prefix
Etymology: From Nicene + -o-.
Senses: examples: text: The principal Arian nations were the Burgundians, the Visigoths, and the Lombards; and each in turn, after a severe struggle, abandoned the form of Christianity in which they had been instructed for the Niceno-Roman faith.
ref: 1908, F[rederick] J[ohn] Foakes-Jackson, “Arianism”, in James Hastings, editor, Encyclopædia of Religion and Ethics, volume I (A–Art), Edinburgh: T[homas] & T[homas] Clark, […]; New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, […], →OCLC, page 783, column 2:
text: The Church, according to the Niceno-Byzantine Creed, is One, Holy, Universal (Catholic), and Apostolic.
ref: 1917, H[enry] M[artin] B[eckwith] Reid, “Thomas Smeaton (1536–1583)”, in The Divinity Principals in the University of Glasgow, 1545–1654, Glasgow: James MacLehose and Sons, publishers to the University, →OCLC, page 91:
glosses: Nicene.
TAN syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Acronym.
Senses: glosses: A syndrome of tegumental angiomyxoma-neurothekeoma.
dressability
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The quality of being dressable.
TAR syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Acronym from "thrombocytopenia with absence of radius".
Senses: glosses: A rare genetic disorder involving thrombocytopenia with absence of the radius in the forearm and a dramatically reduced platelet count.
Reynolds' pentad
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Named after surgeon Benedict Reynolds, who described it (along with Everett Dargan) in 1959.
Senses: glosses: A collection of signs and symptoms consistent with obstructive ascending cholangitis, a serious infection of the biliary tract. It combines Charcot's cholangitis triad (right upper quadrant pain, jaundice, and fever) with shock (low blood pressure, tachycardia) and an altered mental state.
Proteus-like syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A condition similar to Proteus syndrome but of uncertain cause, characterized by skeletal and hamartous overgrowth of multiple tissues, nevi in cerebriform connective tissue, blood vessel malformations and linear epidermal nevi.
WFFS
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of warmblood fragile foal syndrome
warmblood fragile foal syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: WFFS
glosses: An autosomal-recessive genetic disorder of horses, in which a connective tissue defect causes thin, fragile skin that tears easily.
naked self-interest
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From naked + self-interest.
Senses: glosses: Self-interest at all costs, with no regard for ethical considerations.
Derived terms: nakedly self-interested
Glencarse
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village east of Perth, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO1921).
Wissler's syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: First described by Hans Wissler in 1944.
Senses: glosses: A rheumatic disease resembling sepsis.
PAPA syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Acronym from the symptoms.
Senses: glosses: A rare genetic disorder characterized by pyogenic arthritis, pyoderma gangrenosum, and acne.
CCAS
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome
Schmahmann's syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome
synonyms: word: cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome
nakedly self-interested
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more nakedly self-interested
form: most nakedly self-interested
Etymology: From naked self-interest. By surface analysis, nakedly + self-interested.
Senses: glosses: Having naked self-interest; concerned for oneself at all costs, with no regard for ethical considerations.
cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: CCAS
Schmahmann's syndrome
glosses: A condition resulting from cerebellar lesions, involving a constellation of deficits in the cognitive domains of executive function, spatial cognition, language, and affect.
Cross syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: Cross-McKusick-Breen syndrome
glosses: A rare disorder characterized by white skin, blond hair with yellow-gray metallic sheen, small eyes with cloudy corneas, jerky nystagmus, gingival fibromatosis, and severe intellectual disability and physical retardation.
Cross-McKusick-Breen syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Cross syndrome
synonyms: word: Cross syndrome
unmechanic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more unmechanic
form: most unmechanic
Etymology: From un- + mechanic.
Senses: examples: the unmechanic simplicity of an instinct
glosses: Obsolete form of unmechanical
FACES syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Acronym from the symptoms, arranged to spell faces.
Senses: glosses: A rare disorder involving abnormal facies, anorexia, cachexia, and eye and skin anomalies.
themmun
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈðɛmən/
rhymes: -ɛmən
Forms: form: themmuns
form: them'un
form: them-un
form: themun
form: them 'un
form: them un
form: themmin
form: them'in
form: them-in
form: themin
form: themmen
form: them'en
form: them-en
form: themen
Etymology: Eye dialect of them ones (“those ones”, dialectal), as a reference to us versus them (“a state of opposition between two groups, mostly based on group membership”), in mock imitation of a stereotypical parochial sectarian. Singular themmun is a back-formation from themmuns (plural). Compare ussun.
Senses: antonyms: ussun
glosses: Someone on the other side of the Northern Irish sectarian divide (from the speaker's perspective).
themmuns
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈðɛmənz/
rhymes: -ɛmənz
Senses: glosses: plural of themmun
devicelike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more devicelike
form: most devicelike
Etymology: From device + -like.
Senses: glosses: Resembling or characteristic of a device.
Sweet syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Sweet's syndrome
ussun
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʌsən/
rhymes: -ʌsən
Forms: form: ussuns
form: us'un
form: us-un
form: usun
form: us 'un
form: us un
form: ussin
form: us'in
form: us-in
form: usin
form: ussen
form: us'en
form: us-en
form: usen
Etymology: Eye dialect of us ones (“we; us”, dialectal), as a reference to us versus them (“a state of opposition between two groups, mostly based on group membership”), in mock imitation of a stereotypical parochial sectarian. Singular ussun is a back-formation from ussuns (plural). Compare themmun.
Senses: antonyms: themmun
glosses: Someone on the same side of the Northern Irish sectarian divide (from the speaker's perspective).
ussuns
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʌsənz/
rhymes: -ʌsənz
Senses: glosses: plural of ussun
bush-Kanakas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bush-Kanaka
seize-up
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: seize-ups
Etymology: Deverbal from seize up.
Senses: examples: text: Growth in the UK service sector slowed last month amid a “seize-up” in activity as companies put projects on hold in the run-up to the general election.
ref: 2024 July 3, Richard Partington, “UK service sector growth ‘seizes up’ as firms put plans on hold before election”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
glosses: Stillstand, slowdown.
Huaweis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Huawei
Duesenbergs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Duesenberg
14 Words
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Fourteen Words
Irlams o' th' Height
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Apparently from the surname Irlam.
Senses: glosses: A suburb of the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7900).
them'un
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈðɛmən/
rhymes: -ɛmən
Forms: form: them'uns
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of themmun (“someone on the other side of the Northern Irish sectarian divide (from the speaker's perspective)”).
them-un
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈðɛmən/
rhymes: -ɛmən
Forms: form: them-uns
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of themmun (“someone on the other side of the Northern Irish sectarian divide (from the speaker's perspective)”).
themun
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈðɛmən/
rhymes: -ɛmən
Forms: form: themuns
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of themmun (“someone on the other side of the Northern Irish sectarian divide (from the speaker's perspective)”).
them 'un
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈðɛmən/
rhymes: -ɛmən
Forms: form: them 'uns
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of themmun (“someone on the other side of the Northern Irish sectarian divide (from the speaker's perspective)”).
them un
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈðɛmən/
rhymes: -ɛmən
Forms: form: them uns
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of themmun (“someone on the other side of the Northern Irish sectarian divide (from the speaker's perspective)”).
themmin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈðɛmɪn/
rhymes: -ɛmɪn
Forms: form: themmins
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of themmun (“someone on the other side of the Northern Irish sectarian divide (from the speaker's perspective)”).
them'in
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈðɛmɪn/
rhymes: -ɛmɪn
Forms: form: them'ins
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of themmun (“someone on the other side of the Northern Irish sectarian divide (from the speaker's perspective)”).
them-in
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈðɛmɪn/
rhymes: -ɛmɪn
Forms: form: them-ins
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of themmun (“someone on the other side of the Northern Irish sectarian divide (from the speaker's perspective)”).
themin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈðɛmɪn/
rhymes: -ɛmɪn
Forms: form: themins
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of themmun (“someone on the other side of the Northern Irish sectarian divide (from the speaker's perspective)”).
themmen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈðɛmən/
rhymes: -ɛmən
Forms: form: themmens
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of themmun (“someone on the other side of the Northern Irish sectarian divide (from the speaker's perspective)”).
them'en
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈðɛmən/
rhymes: -ɛmən
Forms: form: them'ens
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of themmun (“someone on the other side of the Northern Irish sectarian divide (from the speaker's perspective)”).
them-en
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈðɛmən/
rhymes: -ɛmən
Forms: form: them-ens
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of themmun (“someone on the other side of the Northern Irish sectarian divide (from the speaker's perspective)”).
themen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈðɛmən/
rhymes: -ɛmən
Forms: form: themens
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of themmun (“someone on the other side of the Northern Irish sectarian divide (from the speaker's perspective)”).
us'un
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʌsən/
rhymes: -ʌsən
Forms: form: us'uns
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of ussun (“someone on the same side of the Northern Irish sectarian divide (from the speaker's perspective)”).
us-un
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʌsən/
rhymes: -ʌsən
Forms: form: us-uns
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of ussun (“someone on the same side of the Northern Irish sectarian divide (from the speaker's perspective)”).
us 'un
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʌsən/
rhymes: -ʌsən
Forms: form: us 'uns
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of ussun (“someone on the same side of the Northern Irish sectarian divide (from the speaker's perspective)”).
us un
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʌsən/
rhymes: -ʌsən
Forms: form: us uns
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of ussun (“someone on the same side of the Northern Irish sectarian divide (from the speaker's perspective)”).
Natanz
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Persian نطنز.
Senses: glosses: A city in Natanz, Isfahan Province, Iran.
glosses: A county of Isfahan Province, Iran.
Fordow
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Persian فُردو.
Senses: glosses: A village in Fordow district, Kahak, Qom Province, Iran.
glosses: A district of Kahak, Qom Province, Iran.
ussin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʌsɪn/
rhymes: -ʌsɪn
Forms: form: ussins
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of ussun (“someone on the same side of the Northern Irish sectarian divide (from the speaker's perspective)”).