cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
people carriers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of people carrier
thinkability
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From thinkable + -ity.
Senses: glosses: The property of being thinkable.
Synonyms: thinkableness
thinkableness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From thinkable + -ness.
Senses: glosses: The property of being thinkable.
Synonyms: thinkability
unthinkableness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From unthinkable + -ness or un- + thinkableness.
Senses: glosses: The property of being unthinkable.
Synonyms: unthinkability
unthinkability
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: unthinkabilities
Etymology: From unthinkable + -ity.
Senses: glosses: The property of being unthinkable.
Synonyms: unthinkableness
inklike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more inklike
form: most inklike
Etymology: From ink + -like.
Senses: glosses: Resembling ink.
ironlike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more ironlike
form: most ironlike
Etymology: From iron + -like.
Senses: examples: men of stubborn, ironlike will
glosses: Resembling iron or some aspect of it.
ivorylike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more ivorylike
form: most ivorylike
Etymology: From ivory + -like.
Senses: examples: text: The waxen pallor of her face was almost spiritual in its ivorylike purity though her rosebud mouth was a genuine Cupid's bow, Greekly perfect.
ref: 1922 February, James Joyce, “[Episode 13]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, […], →OCLC:
glosses: Resembling ivory.
jadelike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more jadelike
form: most jadelike
Etymology: From jade + -like.
Senses: glosses: Resembling jade (the precious stone).
strawlike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more strawlike
form: most strawlike
Etymology: From straw + -like.
Senses: glosses: Resembling straw.
glosses: Light or worthless.
jutelike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more jutelike
form: most jutelike
Etymology: From jute + -like.
Senses: glosses: Resembling jute.
stonelike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more stonelike
form: most stonelike
Etymology: From stone + -like.
Senses: examples: Near-synonyms: stony, stonish
synonyms: rocklike
glosses: Resembling stone or a stone.
Related terms: stoniness
shalelike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more shalelike
form: most shalelike
Etymology: From shale + -like.
Senses: glosses: Resembling shale.
countermyth
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: countermyths
Etymology: From counter- + myth.
Senses: glosses: A myth that counters or contradicts another.
countermyths
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of countermyth
buntal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: buntals
Etymology: From Tagalog buntál.
Senses: glosses: A fibre obtained from palms of the genus Corypha.
accelerometry
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From accelero- + -metry.
Senses: glosses: The measurement of acceleration.
Derived terms: accelerometric
Related terms: accelerometer
halteres
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /hælˈtɪɹiːz/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἁλτῆρες (haltêres). See haltere.
Senses: glosses: plural of haltere
unsupposed
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From Middle English unsupposed, unsupposid, equivalent to un- + supposed.
Senses: glosses: Not supposed; unimagined or unexpected.
bairnlike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more bairnlike
form: most bairnlike
Etymology: From bairn (“child; baby”) + -like.
Senses: examples: text: […] and then it was a pleasure to me — yes, a pleasure, Mr. Lowrie, to spend a' my spare time by his bedside, and listen to his bairnlike thoughts about Divine things.
ref: 1876, Sarah R. Whitehead, “Daft Davie”, in Daft Davie and Other Sketches of Scottish Life and Character:
text: She offered him sixpence for a letter, any letter he liked, but of course he refused it. Then she prigged with him just to let her hold one in her hands, for said she, bairnlike, “I used to get one every day.”
ref: 1896, James Matthew Barrie, Sentimental Tommy, Toronto: The Copp, Clark Company, page 131:
text: His green eyes sparkled with an exuberance that looked almost bairnlike.
ref: 1991, Rebecca Sinclair, Wild Scottish Embrace, Kensington Publishing Corporation, →ISBN, page 237:
text: Thomas turned thirteen. […] Yet he had not thrown off the trappings of a child. He was small and bairnlike, and his skin was smooth. His voice, when he sang the psalms, was as faint and feeble as a boy of nine's, rising sweet and tremulous.
ref: 2016, Shirley McKay, Martinmas, Birlinn Ltd, →ISBN:
glosses: Like a bairn; childlike.
Synonyms: juvenile
kiddish
childlike
Related terms: bairnish
emetophilia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From emeto- + -philia.
Senses: synonyms: emeto
antonyms: emetophobia
glosses: A paraphilia in which one is aroused by vomiting or regurgitation.
Derived terms: emeto
Related terms: rainbow shower
Roman shower
jetlike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more jetlike
form: most jetlike
Etymology: From jet + -like.
Senses: glosses: Resembling or characteristic of jet (the precious stone).
glosses: Resembling or characteristic of a jet (aircraft).
every man has a price
Language: English
Part of speech: proverb
Forms: form: every man has his price
Senses: glosses: Everyone can be bribed or corrupted for a certain price.
every rule has an exception
Language: English
Part of speech: proverb
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of there is an exception to every rule.
every man has his price
Language: English
Part of speech: proverb
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of every man has a price.
fine feathers make fine birds
Language: English
Part of speech: proverb
Senses: glosses: Something that appears beautiful or good is by definition beautiful or good.
good fences make good neighbors
Language: English
Part of speech: proverb
Senses: glosses: It is better to mind one's own business than get involved with other people's affairs.
Related terms: sense: Read poem by Robert Frost
word: Mending Wall on Wikisource
word: high fences make good neighbors
unholstered
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + holstered.
Senses: examples: text: The sheriff kept his gun unholstered in case the cowboys started any trouble.
glosses: Not in a holster.
unholstered
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of unholster
serpentlike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more serpentlike
form: most serpentlike
Etymology: From serpent + -like.
Senses: glosses: Resembling or characteristic of a serpent; snakelike.
home is where the heart is
Language: English
Part of speech: proverb
Senses: examples: text: That which is to make home desirable does not abide in the parlor, the cellar, or the garret; it does not grow with the flowers of the garden, nor with the grass of the meadow, but is fitly expressed in the quaint old adage, "Home is where the heart is."
ref: 1868, “Home”, in The Ladies' Repository, volume 28, page 107:
glosses: One's true home is where one feels happiest.
Related terms: a house is not a home
home away from home
it takes a heap of living to make a house a home
hunger is the best spice
Language: English
Part of speech: proverb
Senses: synonyms: hunger is the best sauce
hunger is the best pickle
hunger is the best seasoning
glosses: When one is hungry, anything will taste good.
ungothic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more ungothic
form: most ungothic
Etymology: From un- + Gothic.
Senses: examples: text: A gothic cathedral must not be called upon to blossom into ungothic or unreligious or pagan embellishments.
ref: 1896, Nathaniel Judson Burton, In pulpit and parish:
text: The screen is transparent, with seven-light Perp windows, a delightful effect, utterly ungothic in character.
ref: 1970, Nikolaus Pevsner, Cambridgeshire:
glosses: Not Gothic (of architecture, literature, etc.).
examples: text: A couple of girlie goths walked out of the toilet, all mascara, fish-nets and northern accents, looking even sillier in this extremely ungothic boozer.
ref: 1988, Robert Elms, In search of the crack:
text: Shelly is a soft, blonde, and decidedly ungothic female: eager for marriage and family, moved to tears by It's a Wonderful Life...
ref: 2007, Lauren M E Goodlad, Michael Bibby, Goth: undead subculture:
glosses: Not belonging or suited to the Gothic subculture.
if you want a thing done well, do it yourself
Language: English
Part of speech: proverb
Forms: form: if you want something done, do it yourself
form: if you want a thing done right, do it yourself
form: if you want it done right, do it yourself
Senses: glosses: It is better to do something oneself than to rely on others to do it well.
in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
Language: English
Part of speech: proverb
Forms: form: in the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
form: in the valley of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
form: in the city of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
form: in the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
Etymology: Calque of Latin in regione caecorum rex est luscus, popularized by Desiderius Erasmus’ Adagia (1500). For further origin compare Aramaic בשוק סמייא צווחין לעווירא סגי נהור (literally “in the street of the blind, the one-eyed man is called the guiding light”), found in the Genesis Rabbah (4th or 5th century CE). This may be Erasmus’ direct source, but at least some traditional link between both forms seems likely.
Senses: glosses: Even someone with limited abilities or opportunities is dominant over, and considered special by, those who have even fewer abilities and opportunities; the value of any ability depends on its prevalence.
wikipedia: Genesis Rabbah
melainotype
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /məˈleɪnəˌtaɪp/
Forms: form: melainotypes
Etymology: From Ancient Greek μέλᾱς, μέλαινα (mélās, mélaina, “black”) + type.
Senses: glosses: A ferrotype or tintype.
melainotypes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of melainotype
talbotype
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: talbotypes
Etymology: From Talbot + type, after its inventor Henry Fox Talbot.
Senses: examples: text: Talbotypes may become of the highest value to travelling artists; they will save him the trouble of making hasty and imperfect sketches, and they will prevent the vexation subsequently arising from the omission of some bit of detail[…]
ref: 1867, The Art Journal, volume 8:
glosses: An early photograph produced on paper coated with silver iodide.
wikipedia: Henry Fox Talbot
Synonyms: calotype
talbotypes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of talbotype
calotype
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: calotypes
Etymology: From Ancient Greek καλός (kalós, “good”) and τύπος (túpos, “impression”).
Senses: examples: text: Calotypes have a hazy and mysterious feeling about them and feel painterly in the way they look. Mastery of calotypes takes time. Every calotype is distinct and difficult to duplicate.
ref: 2022, Morgan Post, Alternative Process Photography for the Contemporary Photographer: A Beginner's Guide, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN:
topics: arts
hobbies
lifestyle
photography
glosses: A talbotype.
Derived terms: calotypist
Related terms: kallitype
calotypes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of calotype
contributress
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: contributresses
Etymology: From contributor + -ess.
Senses: glosses: A female contributor.
Synonyms: contributrix
no news is good news
Language: English
Part of speech: proverb
Senses: glosses: A lack of information reported about a situation suggests that nothing unfortunate has occurred.
Related terms: bad news travels fast
trowelful
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: trowelfuls
form: trowelsful
Etymology: From trowel + -ful.
Senses: glosses: as much as a trowel will hold
trowelfuls
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of trowelful
trowelsful
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of trowelful
unblocker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: unblockers
Etymology: From unblock + -er.
Senses: glosses: One who, or that which, unblocks.
unblockers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of unblocker
mad scientists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mad scientist
sell someone a bill of goods
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: sells someone a bill of goods
form: selling someone a bill of goods
form: sold someone a bill of goods
form: sold someone a bill of goods
Senses: examples: text: "He showed no knowledge of his subject," McCarran told newsmen. ". . . Someone must have sold him a bill of goods."
ref: 1953 June 16, “McCarran Raps Ike Speech at Dartmouth”, in Rome News-Tribune, US, retrieved 21 Jun 2009, page 3:
text: Bill O'Reilly, of the Fox News Channel, has called on the President to admit that the CIA sold him a bill of goods and to fire the agency's director.
ref: 2004 February 9, John Cassidy, “Blame Game: Intelligence Services and the Iraq War”, in New Yorker:
glosses: To deceive or cheat someone.
Synonyms: misinform
gratitudes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gratitude
whereabout
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Pronunciation: /ˌ(h)wɛəɹəˈbaʊt/
Etymology: From where + about.
Senses: examples: text: the object whereabout they are conversant
ref: 1594–1597, Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Will[iam] Stansby [for Matthew Lownes], published 1611, →OCLC, (please specify the page):
glosses: About which; concerning which.
glosses: About where.
Derived terms: whereabouts
Related terms: —
henceafter
henceforth
henceforward
henceforwards
hencefrom
hereabout
hereabouts
hereabove
hereafter
hereafters
hereagainst
hereamong
hereanent
hereat
hereaway
herebefore
hereby
herefor
herefore
hereforth
hereforward
hereforwards
herefrom
herehence
hereinabove
hereinafter
hereinbefore
hereinbelow
hereinelsewhere
hereinsoever
hereinto
hereinunder
heremid
hereof
hereon
hereout
hereover
herethrough
herethroughout
hereto
heretofore
hereunto
hereupon
herewith
herewithal
herewithin
herewithout
hitherto
hitherunto
hitherward
hitherwards
howbeit
however
howso
howsoever
howsomedever
howsomever
thataway
thatwise
thenceafter
thenceforth
thenceforward
thenceforwards
thencefrom
thenceout
thereabout
thereabouts
thereabove
thereacross
thereafter
thereafters
thereagain
thereagainst
therealong
thereamong
thereamongst
thereanent
therearound
thereat
thereaway
therebefore
therebeside
therebetween
therebeyond
thereby
therever
therefor
therefore
thereforth
therefrom
therehence
thereinabove
thereinafter
thereinbefore
thereinbelow
thereinto
thereinunder
theremid
thereof
thereon
thereout
thereover
theresoever
therethrough
therethroughout
thereto
theretofore
thereunto
thereup
thereupon
therewith
therewithal
therewithin
therewithout
thisaway
thiswise
thitherinsoever
thitherto
thitherward
thitherwards
whatever
whatso
whatsoever
whatsomedever
whatsomever
whatwise
whenabout
whenabouts
whenas
whenever
whenso
whensoever
whensomever
whenceafter
whencever
whenceforth
whenceforward
whencefrom
whenceward
whencewards
whereabouts
whereabove
whereafter
whereafters
whereagainst
wherealong
whereamong
whereamongst
whereanent
wherearound
whereas
whereat
whereaway
wherebefore
wherebeside
wherebetween
wherebeyond
whereby
wherever
wherefor
wherefore
whereforth
wherefrom
wherehence
whereinabove
whereinafter
whereinbefore
whereinbelow
whereinsoever
whereinto
whereinunder
wheremid
whereof
whereon
whereout
whereover
whereso
wheresoever
wheresomever
wherethrough
wherethroughout
whereto
wheretofore
whereunto
whereup
whereupon
wherewith
wherewithal
wherewithin
wherewithout
whitherever
whitherinsoever
whitherso
whitherto
whithertofore
whitherward
whitherwards
whyever
whyfor
whyso
whysoever
1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form
autos-da-fe
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of auto-da-fe
starburst galaxies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of starburst galaxy
bill of goods
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bills of goods
Senses: examples: text: Near-synonym: bill of sale
text: "This morning," he said, "I foolishly gave Eben a hundred dollars, and sent him to Boston to pay for a bill of goods which I recently bought of a wholesale house on Milk Street."
ref: 1884, Horatio Alger, chapter 18, in Do and Dare:
topics: business
coordinate_terms: bill of materials
bill of lading
bill of exchange
glosses: A list of items purchased or offered for sale; (metonymic) the items themselves, as a collection or set.
examples: text: Near-synonyms: misinformation, disinformation, bullshit; see also Thesaurus:bullshit
text: Truman bought quite a bill of goods from the old cronies who had flocked to Harriman.
ref: 1956 August 27, “Harry's Bitter Week”, in Time:
glosses: A set of misleading or deceptive claims.
Derived terms: sell someone a bill of goods
martempers
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of martemper
martempering
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of martemper
martempered
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of martemper
abraser
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈbɹeɪ.zɚ/
ipa: /əˈbɹeɪ.zə/
Forms: form: abrasers
Etymology: From abrase + -er.
Senses: glosses: A tool or machine for abrading; abrader.
mousambis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mousambi
hydrotaxis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From hydro- + taxis.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: movement (of an organism or organ) in response to water
Related terms: hydrotactic
austemper
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: austempers
form: austempering
form: austempered
form: austempered
Etymology: Blend of austenite + temper.
Senses: glosses: To harden (a metal) and produce a stronger microstructure by heating it into the austenite region and then immediately quenching and removing any bainite and ausferrite.
Related terms: ausform
austempers
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of austemper
austempering
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of austemper
austempered
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of austemper
pearlite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɜːlaɪt/
ipa: /ˈpɝlaɪt/
homophone: perlite
Forms: form: pearlites
Etymology: From pearl + -ite.
Senses: glosses: A two-phased lamellar structure composed of alternating layers of alpha ferrite and cementite that occurs in some steels and cast irons, having a pearlescent appearance.
examples: text: […]inclosing great masses of pearlite and felspar.
ref: 1835, British Association for the Advancement of Science, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
topics: chemistry
geography
geology
mineralogy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Alternative form of perlite.
Derived terms: pearlitic
Related terms: perlite
no offense
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Forms: form: no offence
Etymology: An ellipsis of I mean no offense or no offense meant.
Senses: glosses: I intend no offense by these remarks.
Related terms: word: I'm not being funny
word: present company excepted
word: present company excluded
word: with all due respect
pearlites
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pearlite
pearlescence
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pearlescences
Senses: glosses: The state or condition of being pearlescent; a pearly appearance.
abelia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈbil.jə/
ipa: /eɪˈbil.jə/
ipa: /eɪˈbil.i.ə/
ipa: /əˈbil.i.ə/
Forms: form: abelias
Etymology: From the genus name Abelia.
Senses: glosses: Any of the various honeysuckles of the genus Abelia.
cosmologically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From cosmological + -ly.
Senses: glosses: With regard to cosmology.
abordage
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈbɔːɹd.ɪd͡ʒ/
ipa: /əˈbɔɹd.ɪd͡ʒ/
Forms: form: abordages
Etymology: Borrowed from French abordage.
Senses: examples: text: But when we must proceed on one of our abordages, the heart of Francis Burke was in his boots; […]
ref: 1889, Robert Louis Stevenson, The Master of Ballantrae:
glosses: The act of boarding a ship as part of an attack.
thermal lance
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: thermal lances
Senses: glosses: A tool that burns iron in an oxygen-rich environment to create very high temperatures for cutting.
Synonyms: burning bar
thermic lance
burning bar
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: burning bars
Senses: glosses: A thermal lance.
thermic lance
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: thermic lances
Senses: glosses: A thermal lance.
hydrotimetry
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The measurement of the hardness of water by titration with a soap solution.
Derived terms: hydrotimetric
hydrotimetric
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From hydrotimetry + -ic.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: By means of hydrotimetry
abouchement
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: abouchements
Etymology: French abouchement
Senses: topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: The point of union of two vessels.
hydrotimeter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hydrotimeters
Senses: glosses: A burette used for hydrotimetry
hydrothorax
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hydrothoraxes
form: hydrothoraces
Etymology: From hydro- + thorax.
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
hypernyms: effusion
coordinate_terms: hemothorax
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pneumothorax
glosses: The presence of serous fluid (liquid) in the pleural cavity.
abouchements
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of abouchement
technopaganism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From techno- + paganism.
Senses: hypernyms: neo-paganism#Noun
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paganism#Noun
glosses: Any of various neo-pagan movements with an emphasis on technology, such as the use of modern devices in magic rituals.
Related terms: technomagic
technomancy
technopagan
technophoria
cargo cult
cargo cult science
ostiarius
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ostiarii
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ōstiārius.
Senses: glosses: An ostiary; a doorman; a porter.
qualifier: Winchester College
glosses: A student office held by a prefect with the duties of keeping order, collecting the vulguses, and ensuring the other students attend class.
give away the store
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: gives away the store
form: giving away the store
form: gave away the store
form: given away the store
form: give the store away
Senses: examples: text: But he left the impression he wanted, of a man prepared to be conciliatory who would never give away the store.
ref: 1987 December 14, Thomas Griffith, “Newswatch”, in Time:
text: "Bush's tax plan offers next to nothing to average Americans, while giving away the store to multimillionaires," said Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid.
ref: 2006 May 11, Richard Wolf, “Congress poised to pass $70B in temporary tax cuts”, in USA Today, retrieved 21 Jun 2009:
text: Then Biden gave away the store. Republicans in the Senate had balked at the climate plan, especially its effort to raise taxes on the wealthy to pay for many of its investments.
ref: 2021 June 30, Farhad Manjoo, “Democrats Have a Year to Save the Planet”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
synonyms: give away the shop
give away the farm
glosses: To transact, trade, or negotiate badly, by paying, providing, or conceding too much to the other party.
Related terms: bet the farm
give the store away
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: gives the store away
form: giving the store away
form: gave the store away
form: given the store away
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of give away the store.
philozoist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: philozoists
Etymology: From Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos, “beloved”) + ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”) + -ist.
Senses: examples: text: Man, the philozoist observes, may use animals, but he may not abuse them.
ref: 1837, William Holl, Neville Wood, editors, The Analyst, volume XII, page 344:
glosses: a lover of all forms of life (as opposed to only humans or those life forms useful to humans)
pisans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pisan
philozoists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of philozoist
spell checkers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of spell checker
ostracisms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ostracism
Januarys
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒænjuˌɛɹiz/
Forms: form: Januaries
Etymology: From January + -s. See -s (Etymology 3).
Senses: glosses: In January.
Januarys
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒænjuˌɛɹiz/
Forms: form: Januaries
Etymology: See January
Senses: glosses: plural of January
Februarys
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈfɛbɹuɛɹiz/
Forms: form: Februaries
Senses: glosses: plural of February
Julys
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /d͡ʒʊˈlaɪ̯z/
Forms: form: Julies
Senses: glosses: plural of July
defeature
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈfiːtjʊə(ɹ)/
Etymology: From defeat + -ure.
Senses: examples: text: This mischiefe framd, for their first loves defeature
ref: 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book IV, Canto VI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
glosses: Defeat, overthrow, ruin.
defeature
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈfiːtjʊə(ɹ)/
Forms: form: defeatures
form: defeaturing
form: defeatured
form: defeatured
Etymology: From de- + feature.
Senses: glosses: To deform.
defeature
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈfiːtjʊə(ɹ)/
Forms: form: defeatures
Etymology: From de- + feature.
Senses: examples: text: What ruins are in me that can be found, / By him not ruin'd? then is he the ground / of my defeatures.
ref: c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
text: But no discovery was made, for no volley of reproach was uttered, and could they have looked in their mother's face they might have seen that strange defeatures were written there.
ref: 1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter XXIV, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 9:
glosses: Disfigurement, defacement, deformation.
breakout group
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: breakout groups
Senses: glosses: Any of several small groups of people, at a conference etc., who concentrate effort on a part of the main topic.
antichurch
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more antichurch
form: most antichurch
Etymology: From anti- + church.
Senses: glosses: Opposed to the church; against the Christian institution.
collaborative client
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: collaborative clients
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A piece of software that allows a computer to run or link to another application on the Internet.
phonautogram
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: phonautograms
Senses: glosses: A recording made with a phonautograph.
phonautograms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of phonautogram
maracocks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of maracock
Sasang typology
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A traditional Korean medical typology that assigns people to any of four types based on their biopsychosocial traits: Tae-Yang, So-Yang, Tae-Eum and So-Eum.
glosses: A traditional Korean medical system theorized by Lee Jae-ma in his book Dong-eui-soo-se-bo-won (The principle of life preservation in oriental medicine) in 1894. Sasang typology provides type-specific treatment with acupuncture, traditional medical herbs and other techniques.
sheepsheads
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sheepshead
sheepshead
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sheepsheads
form: sheepshead
form: sheep's head
Etymology: From sheep + -s- + head.
Senses: glosses: A fish of the species Archosargus probatocephalus.
glosses: A trick-taking card game.
glosses: A foolish person.
Derived terms: Galápagos sheepshead wrasse
goldspot sheepshead
Related terms: sheep-headed
pseudohistories
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pseudohistory
pseudohistorical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more pseudohistorical
form: most pseudohistorical
Etymology: From pseudo- + historical.
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to pseudohistory.
artistic license
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of artistic licence.
stew in one's own juices
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: stews in one's own juices
form: stewing in one's own juices
form: stewed in one's own juices
form: stewed in one's own juices
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of stew in one's juices.
stew in one's own juice
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: stews in one's own juice
form: stewing in one's own juice
form: stewed in one's own juice
form: stewed in one's own juice
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of stew in one's juices.
Eid ul-Fitr
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Eid al-Fitr.
Eid ul-Adha
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Eid al-Adha.
rheums
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rheum
lymphangiography
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -ɒɡɹəfi
Forms: form: lymphangiographies
Etymology: From lymph + angiography.
Senses: glosses: A radiographic procedure for imaging the lymphatic system.
Derived terms: microlymphangiography
lymphangiographies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lymphangiography
rheumatisms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rheumatism
seaquarium
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌsiːˈkwɛəɹi.əm/
ipa: /ˌsiˈkwɛɹi.əm/
rhymes: -ɛəɹiəm
Forms: form: seaquariums
form: seaquaria
Etymology: Blend of sea + aquarium
Senses: examples: text: An infant pigmy sperm whale was left on the waterstep of the Miami Seaquarium one night recently.
ref: 1969, “The Fishermen and the Whale”, in The Drum and Croaker, volume 69, number 3, page 31:
glosses: An oceanarium.
seaquariums
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of seaquarium
seaquaria
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of seaquarium
theolinguistics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From theo- + linguistics.
Senses: glosses: The study of religious language.
theolinguistic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From theo- + linguistic.
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to theolinguistics.
a bit much
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Uncommon before 1920. Possibly an ellipsis of a bit + too + much
Senses: examples: text: He says sometimes people even ask him for his autograph. But that's a bit much, even for Johnny Johnson.
ref: 1996 July 27, Tara Mack, “The Super Market Man; Johnny Johnson Is Selling Pride as Well as Groceries in Richmond”, in Washington Post:
glosses: More than is reasonable; a bit too much.
raw_tags: of undesirable behaviour
Synonyms: sense: a bit too much
word: over the top
sense: a bit too much
word: OTT
sense: a bit too much
word: too
shiftings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shifting
stew in one's own grease
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: stews in one's own grease
form: stewing in one's own grease
form: stewed in one's own grease
form: stewed in one's own grease
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of stew in one's juices.
Esquimo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Esquimos
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Eskimo.
Esquimo
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Eskimo.
Uzbekistani
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Uzbekistanis
Etymology: From Uzbekistan + -i.
Senses: glosses: A person from Uzbekistan or one of that ancestry.
Synonyms: Uzbek
Uzbekistani
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From Uzbekistan + -i.
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to Uzbekistan, its people and culture
Synonyms: Uzbek
rock shelter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rock shelters
Senses: topics: archaeology
history
human-sciences
sciences
glosses: A shallow cave-like opening at the base of a bluff or cliff, a frequent location of prehistoric archeological sites.
Abbot of Misrule
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Abbots of Misrule
Etymology: From Middle English abbot of mysreule.
Senses: glosses: One elected to preside over the Christmas revelry in noble households and elsewhere in England during the 15th and 16th century; Lord of Misrule.
Turkoman
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Turkomans
form: Turkomen
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Turcoman.
Turkoman
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Turcoman.
scarabaeus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: scarabaei
form: scarabaeuses
form: scarabeus
form: scarabæus
Etymology: From Latin scarabaeus. Doublet of scarab.
Senses: examples: text: What did she mean about the scarabæus too? It was Leo's scarabæus, and had come out of the old coffer that Vincey had left in my rooms nearly one-and-twenty years before.
ref: 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
glosses: Obsolete form of scarab.
Tajikistani
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Tajikistanis
Etymology: From Tajikistan + -i.
Senses: glosses: a person from Tajikistan or of Tajikistani descent.
Tajikistani
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From Tajikistan + -i.
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to Tajikistan, its people and culture
Surinamer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Surinamers
Etymology: From Suriname + -er.
Senses: glosses: A person from Suriname or of Surinamese descent.
Synonyms: Surinamese
xanthenic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From xanthene + -ic.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Pertaining to, or derived from, xanthene.
xanthogenate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: xanthogenates
Senses: glosses: xanthate
xanthomous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more xanthomous
form: most xanthomous
Etymology: From xanthoma + -ous.
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to a xanthoma.
xenarthran
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /zəˈnɑɹθɹən/
Forms: form: xenarthrans
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “strange”) + ἄρθρον (árthron, “joint”).
Senses: examples: text: Elephant-shrews, xenarthrans, hystricognathous rodents, cetaceans, some pinnipeds, and primates depart sharply from this trend, however.
ref: 1978, Terry A. Vaughan, James M. Ryan, Nicholas J. Czaplewski, Mammalogy, page 355:
text: Xenarthrans appear to have originated in South America and to have undergone their major adaptive radiation there (Reig 1981).
ref: 2000, John F. Eisenberg, Kent H. Redford, Mammals of the Neotropics, volume 3, Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil, page 90:
text: Only four xenarthran families are extant today, providing little indication of the past richness of the order.
ref: 2008, Christine Argot, “3: Changing Views in Paleontology: The Story of a Giant (Megatherium, Xenarthra)”, in Eric J. Sargis, Marian Dagosto, editors, Mammalian Evolutionary Morphology: A Tribute to Frederick S. Szalay, page 37:
text: 2010, Ana Maria Jansen, André Luiz Rodrigues Roque, 11: Domestic and Wild Mammalian Reservoirs, Jenny Telleria, Michel Tibayrenc, American Trypanosomiasis: Chagas Disease: One Hundred Years of Research, page 249,
Marsupials and xenarthrans, which represented the autochthonous mammalian fauna, were T. cruzi’s first hosts.
topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: Any mammal of the superorder Xenarthra, of the Americas; an anteater, armadillo or sloth.
Hypernyms: sense: any species of Xenarthra
english: obsolete classification
translation: obsolete classification
word: edentate
Hyponyms: sense: any species of Xenarthra
word: anteater
sense: any species of Xenarthra
word: armadillo
sense: any species of Xenarthra
word: glyptodont
sense: any species of Xenarthra
word: pampathere
sense: any species of Xenarthra
word: sloth
Derived terms: xenarthrous
xenobiont
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: xenobionts
Etymology: From xeno- + -biont.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: Any organism found in surroundings, or in association with another organism, in which it is normally absent.
ablauting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɑbˌlaʊtˌɪŋ/
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of ablaut
ablauting
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɑbˌlaʊtˌɪŋ/
Senses: examples: text: PIE nouns, adjectives, and verbs can be divided into two basic groups based on their inflectional patterns: those that had an ablauting short vowel, e or o (in shorthand -e/o-), directly before the inflectional endings (the case-endings in nouns or adjectives, the personal endings in verbs), and those with no such vowel.
ref: 2004, Benjamin W. Fortson, Indo-European language and culture, page 77:
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: experiencing an ablaut
ablauting
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɑbˌlaʊtˌɪŋ/
Senses: examples: text: As an irregular verb, however, its past tense form is characterized by ablauting ('any vowel change that alternates') in which /e/ -> /o/ (/brek/ -> /brok/) and its past participle form is characterized by both ablauting and /(e)n/ addition.
ref: 2000, Richard V. Teschner, Eston Evans, Analyzing the grammar of English, page 48:
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: the process of vowel turning into its ablaut variant
xerodermia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From xero- + -dermia.
Senses: examples: text: A boy, aged 9, had suffered from xerodermia since the second month of life.
ref: 1900 January, “Epitome: Therapeutics”, in Medical Review, volume 3, number 16, page 43:
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Xeroderma.
fiberize
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: fiberizes
form: fiberizing
form: fiberized
form: fiberized
form: fibrize
form: fibreize
form: fiberise
form: fibrise
form: fibreise
Etymology: From fiber + -ize.
Senses: glosses: To break (up) into fibers, shred to fine threads.
Derived terms: fiberizer
Related terms: fiberization
xiphosauran
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: xiphosaurans
Etymology: Xiphosura + -an
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: Any of many marine chelicerates of the order Xiphosura, the horseshoe crabs.
centimo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: sĕn′tə-mō′
Forms: form: centimos
form: céntimo
form: cêntimo
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish céntimo, derived from French centime, from cent (on the model of décime), from centum (“hundred”). Doublet of centim, centime, and santim.
Senses: glosses: A cent, i.e. ¹⁄₁₀₀, of certain (mainly historic) Iberian and Latin American currencies, and presently of the euro (coinage version in Spanish), as a coin or theoretic value.
Related terms: cent
centavo
centesimal
centesimo
centiem
centigram
centiliter
centner
kazi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kazis
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Kazi.
kazi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kazis
Senses: examples: text: “Go and clean the kazi now.”
ref: 2002, Jennifer Worth, Call the Midwife, Phoenix (2012), page 183:
glosses: Alternative form of khazi (“toilet”).
centner
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈsɛntnəɹ/
Forms: form: centners
Etymology: Probably from Low German, cp. German Zentner, comparable to the hundredweight. Doublet of centenary, kantar, and quintal.
Senses: glosses: A unit of weight with different actual definitions in parts of Germany and Scandinavia, typically 100 local pounds.
glosses: A nonstandard metric unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms, commonly used as an agricultural measure in Eastern Bloc countries (similar to a bushel).
Related terms: word: cent
word: centavo
word: centesimal
word: centesimo
word: centiem
word: centigram
word: centiliter
word: centimo
character reference
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: character references
Etymology: From character + reference.
Senses: glosses: A statement concerning the character of a person, typically for submission during a job application or court proceeding.
Walhalla
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: note: for the places in SC and ND
ipa: /wɑlˈhɑlə/
Etymology: The city in South Carolina was founded by German settlers, so the name in this case is probably of German origin. Compare with Valhalla.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Valhalla.
glosses: A city in North Dakota, United States.
glosses: A city, the county seat of Oconee County, South Carolina, United States.
glosses: A small town in Victoria, Australia.
Walser
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Walsers
Etymology: From German Walser, by contraction from Walliser, from Wallis + -er.
Senses: glosses: A member of a German-speaking community in Alpine Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein and Austria.
saturator
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈsæt͡ʃɜɹˌeɪtɜɹ/
Forms: form: saturators
Etymology: From saturate + -or.
Senses: glosses: That which saturates.
print-disabled
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more print-disabled
form: most print-disabled
form: print disabled
Etymology: Coined by George Kerscher in 1988–1989.
Senses: examples: text: Recording for the Blind’s Texas Unit has been helping blind, dyslexic, and otherwise print-disabled Texans since 1973.
ref: 1991 November, advertisement in Texas Monthly, Volume 19 Number 11, Emmis Communications, ISSN 0148-7736, page 214
text: What emerged in March of 1993 was a report of “The Print Access Project,” which discussed the recent history and future technological options for providing access to print materials, newspapers in particular, for what has now become an accepted terminology: print-disabled people. The implication of this language is that not only do people with visual impairments have difficulty gaining access to print materials, but so do people with dyslexia and other learning disabilities and people with certain mobility and physical impairments.
[…] However, the Times, like so many other information-bearing Web sites, errs in a few small but critical ways in how they design their Web site, resulting in a frustrating experience for print-disabled people who use personal computers.
ref: 2001, Larry Goldberg, “Universal Design in Film and Media”, chapter 67 of Wolfgang F. E. Preiser and Elaine Ostroff (editors), Universal Design Handbook, McGraw-Hill Professional, section 67.3
text: In traditional paper format, these forms may pose a problem for users that are print-disabled (blind or with low vision or dyslexia) or that can read but may have problems handling forms (such as users with spinal cord injuries).
ref: 2010, Jonathan Lazar, Jinjuan Heidi Feng, Harry Hochheiser, Research Methods in Human-Computer Interaction, John Wiley and Sons, →ISBN, page 409:
glosses: Disabled in such a way as to be effectively unable to read print material, whether due to blindness, dyslexia, or another disability.
raw_tags: of a person
FIGMO
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Etymology: Initialism. The forget it usage is likely a retronym, coined to avoid using the profanity fuck.
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Acronym of fuck it, got my orders.
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Acronym of forget it, got my orders.
opisthenar
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: opisthenars
Etymology: From opistho- (“behind, back”) + thenar (“palm of the hand”).
Senses: examples: text: Blood samples were obtained from the opisthenar vein for measurements of lactate.
ref: 1998, Koichi Okita et al., “Skeletal Muscle Metabolism Limits Capacity in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure”, in Circulation, volume 98, number 18, pages 1886–1891:
text: Her mother favored a multiyear project: obscenities carved in intricate and clever juxtapositions, descending every finger, curling in lettered whorls across the palm, fanning in offensive rays across the opisthenar, which is the name for the back of the hand, a word that Leilani knew because she had studied the structure of the human hand in detail, the better to understand her difference.
ref: 2001, Dean R. Koontz, One Door Away from Heaven, Random House, →ISBN, page 497:
text: The handstrap includes an opisthenar-surrounding strap portion (3) which attaches to a handgrip (1) by way of transmission straps (4, 5) extending under the palm and thumb.
ref: 2002, Taisto Manninen et al., "Handgrip for a Skiing, Walking or Skating Pole and Handstrap Fastened to the Same" (U.S. patent application), abstract
text: Seventy seconds after iodine contrast medium […] was injected at 1.0 ml/sec (total 100 ml) from^([sic]) the opisthenar vein, the whole breast was examined […]
ref: 2002, Hiroshi Nakahara et al., “Extension of Breast Cancer: Comparison of CT and MRI”, in Radiation Medicine, volume 20, number 1, page 17:
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: The back of the hand.
autos da fe
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of auto da fe
Pollack
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Pollacks
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Polack.
Pollack
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname
Derived terms: Pollackesque
Pollock
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Pollocks
Etymology: Related to Polk.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Idaho County, Idaho.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town in Grant Parish, Louisiana.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A village in Sullivan County, Missouri.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town in Campbell County, South Dakota.
Derived terms: Pollockian
Pollock Pines
Pollock
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Pollocks
Etymology: Related to Polk.
Senses: glosses: A painting by Jackson Pollock.
Pollock
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Pollocks
Etymology: See Polack.
Senses: examples: text: "Maybe I'm a dumb Pollock. Is that too simple?" Krzyzewski's arguments were well-founded.
ref: 1993 January 15, “Krzyzewski's plea couldn't sway Presidents Commission”, in The Advocate:
text: YOUNG GARY (Voicing) Shut up, you dumb Pollock!
BOB is struck dumb. He just stares at YOUNG GARY.
ref: 2003, Richard Medugno, Bigger Dreams: A Two Act Play about Deaf Politician Gary Malkowski, 1st Books Library, page 13
text: Also, when people tell dumb Pollock jokes, I never get uptight or angry with the person for telling it.
ref: a. 2004, “Bridget” (student), quoted in Karyn D. McKinney, Being White: Stories of Race and Racism, Routledge (2005), page 122
glosses: Alternative spelling of Polack.
Related terms: Pollok