cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
exogamous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: exogamy + -ous or exo- + -gamous
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
qualifier: marriage
glosses: Of or relating to exogamy.
Derived terms: exogamously
Related terms: exogamy
nonmentally
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From nonmental + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a nonmental manner.
nonmetallized
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + metallized.
Senses: glosses: Not metallized.
unmetallized
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + metallized.
Senses: glosses: nonmetallized
noncochlear
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -əʊkliə(ɹ)
-ɒkliə(ɹ)
Etymology: From non- + cochlear.
Senses: glosses: Not cochlear.
nonhumorous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + humorous.
Senses: synonyms: word: laughless
word: unhumorous
word: funny as a dose of the clap
word: jokeless
word: humorless
word: irrisible
word: laughless
word: mirthless
word: nonhumorous
word: unhilarious
word: unhumorous
word: unhysterical
word: unjocose
word: unjocular
word: unlaughable
word: unmirthful
glosses: Not humorous.
nonpopular
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + popular.
Senses: glosses: Not popular.
nonproofreading
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + proofreading.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: Not proofreading.
nonocular
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + ocular.
Senses: glosses: Not ocular.
nonguilty
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + guilty.
Senses: glosses: Not guilty.
noninnocent
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + innocent.
Senses: glosses: Not innocent.
noninnocent
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: noninnocents
Etymology: From non- + innocent.
Senses: glosses: One who is not innocent.
noninnocents
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of noninnocent
noninnocence
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From non- + innocence.
Senses: glosses: Absence of innocence; guilt or blameworthiness.
nonblameworthy
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + blameworthy.
Senses: glosses: Not blameworthy.
nonbarcoded
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + barcoded.
Senses: glosses: Not barcoded.
unbarcoded
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + barcoded.
Senses: glosses: nonbarcoded
nonintroverted
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + introverted.
Senses: glosses: Not introverted.
noninverted
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + inverted.
Senses: glosses: Not inverted.
nondemonstrable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + demonstrable.
Senses: glosses: Not demonstrable; that cannot be demonstrated.
nonshielded
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + shielded.
Senses: glosses: unshielded
nonspirit
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From non- + spirit.
Senses: topics: human-sciences
philosophy
sciences
glosses: Absence of spirit; lifelessness, inanimateness.
nonpsychotics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nonpsychotic
nonpsychosis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From non- + psychosis.
Senses: glosses: The absence of psychosis.
nonschizotypal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + schizotypal.
Senses: glosses: Not schizotypal.
nonbipolar
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + bipolar.
Senses: examples: a nonbipolar depressive
glosses: Not bipolar.
nonborderline
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + borderline.
Senses: glosses: Not borderline; unaffected by borderline personality disorder.
nonschizophrenics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nonschizophrenic
nonaristocrat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nonaristocrats
Etymology: From non- + aristocrat.
Senses: glosses: One who is not an aristocrat.
nonaristocrats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nonaristocrat
nonjewelry
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From non- + jewelry.
Senses: glosses: Items that are not jewelry.
nonhooded
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + hooded.
Senses: glosses: Not hooded.
nonpayee
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nonpayees
Etymology: From non- + payee.
Senses: glosses: One who is not a payee.
nonpayees
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nonpayee
nonsaved
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + saved.
Senses: examples: text: I lost my nonsaved computer files in the power cut.
text: A Christian told him he was nonsaved.
glosses: Not saved.
nondirector
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nondirectors
Etymology: From non- + director.
Senses: examples: text: Nondirectors at the company generally had lower salaries.
glosses: One who is not a director.
nondirectors
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nondirector
nontailored
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + tailored.
Senses: examples: nontailored clothing
glosses: Not tailored.
nonteenage
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + teenage.
Senses: glosses: Not teenage.
nonpublisher
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nonpublishers
Etymology: From non- + publisher.
Senses: glosses: One who, or that which, is not a publisher.
nonpublishers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nonpublisher
nonchildlike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + childlike.
Senses: glosses: Not childlike.
nonchildbearing
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + childbearing.
Senses: glosses: Not childbearing.
nonfrigid
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + frigid.
Senses: glosses: Not frigid.
causational
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more causational
form: most causational
Etymology: From causation + -al.
Senses: glosses: pertaining to causation
dot matrix printer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dot matrix printers
Senses: topics: computer-hardware
computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A type of printer that prints characters using an array of small wires that produce an array of dots when striking the paper.
Synonyms: impact matrix printer
nonimpotent
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + impotent.
Senses: glosses: Not impotent.
noncivilized
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + civilized.
Senses: examples: a noncivilized society
glosses: Not civilized.
nonchild
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nonchildren
Etymology: From non- + child.
Senses: glosses: One who is not a child.
nonchildren
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nonchild
conductorial
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -ɔːɹiəl
Forms: form: more conductorial
form: most conductorial
Etymology: From conductor + -ial.
Senses: examples: text: If it had a flaw, it was in a tendency toward workaday tepidness. Mr. Maazel, for his part, gave a focused, dignified reading, and forbore from striking his repertory of conductorial poses until the score’s final page.
ref: 2009 June 26, Allan Kozinn, “For His Finale, Maazel Musters Mahler’s Army”, in New York Times:
glosses: Characteristic of a conductor (especially one who directs an orchestra)
nonpublishing
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + publishing.
Senses: glosses: That does not publish.
shufflingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more shufflingly
form: most shufflingly
Etymology: From shuffling + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a shuffling manner.
noncountable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + countable.
Senses: glosses: Not countable.
calmingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more calmingly
form: most calmingly
Etymology: From calming + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a calming manner.
nonwilderness
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + wilderness.
Senses: glosses: Not of or pertaining to wilderness.
nonretroviral
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + retroviral.
Senses: glosses: Not retroviral.
dartingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more dartingly
form: most dartingly
Etymology: From darting + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a darting manner; rapidly.
forcingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From forcing + -ly.
Senses: glosses: By means of force.
nonadult
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + adult.
Senses: glosses: not adult
nonadult
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nonadults
Etymology: From non- + adult.
Senses: glosses: one who is not an adult
citational
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From citation + -al.
Senses: examples: text: Sample entries from the Oxford English Dictionary (Murray et al. 1888-1928) were discussed in class, focusing on the functions of displaying the citational evidence in a dictionary entry.
ref: 2015, James Lambert, “Lexicography as a teaching tool: A Hong Kong case study”, in Lan Li, Jamie McKeown, Liming Liu, editors, Dictionaries and corpora: Innovations in reference science. Proceedings of ASIALEX 2015 Hong Kong, Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, page 145:
glosses: Of or pertaining to citation or citations.
Derived terms: citationality
admonishingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more admonishingly
form: most admonishingly
Etymology: From admonishing + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In an admonishing manner.
flaringly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more flaringly
form: most flaringly
Etymology: From flaring + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a flaring manner.
nonadults
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nonadult
encroachingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more encroachingly
form: most encroachingly
Etymology: From encroaching + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In an encroaching manner.
encumberingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more encumberingly
form: most encumberingly
Etymology: From encumbering + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In an encumbering manner.
agriculturize
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: agriculturizes
form: agriculturizing
form: agriculturized
form: agriculturized
form: agriculturize
Etymology: From agriculture + -ize.
Senses: examples: text: The settlers agriculturized the forest to grow crops.
glosses: To convert (land) for agricultural use.
glosses: To convert (a community) to use agriculture (rather than hunting and gathering, or industry, etc).
Synonyms: agriculturalize
Related terms: agricultural
jauntingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more jauntingly
form: most jauntingly
Etymology: From jaunting + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a jaunting manner.
nonlarval
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + larval.
Senses: glosses: Not larval.
rovingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more rovingly
form: most rovingly
Etymology: From roving + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a roving manner.
nonclimatological
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + climatological.
Senses: glosses: Not climatological.
earthshakingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more earthshakingly
form: most earthshakingly
Etymology: From earthshaking + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In an earthshaking manner.
nonhopeful
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + hopeful.
Senses: glosses: Not hopeful.
collational
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more collational
form: most collational
Etymology: From collation + -al.
Senses: glosses: of, or pertaining to collation
flirtingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more flirtingly
form: most flirtingly
Etymology: From flirting + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a flirting manner.
conational
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more conational
form: most conational
Etymology: From conation + -al.
Senses: glosses: of, or pertaining to conation
debasingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈbeɪsɪŋ(ɡ)li/
Forms: form: more debasingly
form: most debasingly
Etymology: From debasing + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a debasing manner.
intrudingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more intrudingly
form: most intrudingly
Etymology: From intruding + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In an intruding manner.
agriculturalize
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: agriculturalizes
form: agriculturalizing
form: agriculturalized
form: agriculturalized
form: agriculturalise
Etymology: From agricultural + -ize.
Senses: glosses: To make agricultural.
creational
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more creational
form: most creational
Etymology: From creation + -al.
Senses: glosses: of, or pertaining to creation
Synonyms: creationary
Derived terms: cocreational
creational pattern
non-creational
harassingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more harassingly
form: most harassingly
Etymology: From harassing + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a harassing manner.
agriculturalized
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of agriculturalize
agriculturalizes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of agriculturalize
agriculturalizing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of agriculturalize
deploringly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more deploringly
form: most deploringly
Etymology: From deploring + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a deploring manner.
depravingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more depravingly
form: most depravingly
Etymology: From depraving + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a depraving manner.
informingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more informingly
form: most informingly
Etymology: From informing + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In an informing manner.
domesticable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more domesticable
form: most domesticable
Etymology: From domestic + -able.
Senses: glosses: Capable of being domesticated; tameable.
Synonyms: word: domable
word: domesticatable
word: tamable
word: tameable
Derived terms: nondomesticable
undomesticable
hinderingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more hinderingly
form: most hinderingly
Etymology: From hindering + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a hindering manner.
nondomesticable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + domesticable.
Senses: glosses: undomesticable
undomesticable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + domesticable.
Senses: glosses: Not domesticable.
squibber
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: squibbers
Etymology: From squib + -er.
Senses: examples: text: Kimi Pohlman raced home on a squibber back to the circle that Florida pitcher Stacey Nelson could not handle, giving Washington the decisive run in a 3-2 victory for its first N.C.A.A. softball championship Tuesday night.
ref: 2009 June 3, The Associated Press, “Washington Takes N.C.A.A. Softball Crown”, in New York Times:
topics: ball-games
baseball
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A fly ball that becomes a base hit
incitingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more incitingly
form: most incitingly
Etymology: From inciting + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In an inciting manner.
incumberingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more incumberingly
form: most incumberingly
Etymology: From incumbering + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In an incumbering manner.
indulgingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more indulgingly
form: most indulgingly
Etymology: From indulging + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In an indulging manner.
inflamingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more inflamingly
form: most inflamingly
Etymology: From inflaming + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In an inflaming manner.
inflatingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more inflatingly
form: most inflatingly
Etymology: From inflating + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In an inflating manner.
squibbers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of squibber
unhinderedly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more unhinderedly
form: most unhinderedly
Etymology: From unhindered + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In an unhindered manner; without hindrance; freely.
noncreational
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: non-creational
Etymology: From non- + creational.
Senses: glosses: Not creational.
Synonyms: noncreationary
non-creationary
nonshareholder
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nonshareholders
Etymology: From non- + shareholder.
Senses: glosses: One who is not a shareholder.
nonshareholders
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nonshareholder
undetachable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + detachable.
Senses: glosses: Unable to be detached.
nonshivering
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + shivering.
Senses: glosses: Not shivering.
Derived terms: nonshivering thermogenesis
dictational
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more dictational
form: most dictational
Etymology: From dictation + -al.
Senses: glosses: of, or pertaining to dictation
nonshareholding
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + shareholding.
Senses: glosses: Not holding shares (the financial instruments).
Related terms: nonshareholder
nonhelical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + helical.
Senses: glosses: Not helical.
nonprocedural
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + procedural.
Senses: glosses: Not procedural.
Derived terms: nonprocedurally
nonrevocable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + revocable.
Senses: glosses: Not revocable.
nonlicensed
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + licensed.
Senses: glosses: unlicensed
nonreserved
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + reserved.
Senses: synonyms: unreserved
glosses: Not reserved.
Related terms: nonreservation
nonreversed
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + reversed.
Senses: glosses: Not reversed.
guilty pleasure
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: guilty pleasures
Senses: examples: text: For the renowned sushi chef, it was a guilty pleasure to eat fish sticks drowned in tartar sauce.
text: Rock bands record classic albums, while pop stars create "guilty pleasure" singles. It's supposed to be self-evident: U2's entire oeuvre deserves respectful consideration, while a spookily seductive song by an R&B singer named Tweet can only be, in the smug words of a recent VH1 special, "awesomely bad."
ref: 2004 October 31, Kelefa Sanneh, “The Rap Against Rockism”, in The New York Times:
text: We all have guilty pleasures, don't we? During the summer of 1993, my guilty pleasure was watching Saved by the Bell reruns.
ref: 2012, Seth Vannatta, Chuck Klosterman and Philosophy: The Real and the Cereal, Open Court, →ISBN, page ix:
text: In postmodernism, mass culture is not so much a guilty pleasure as it is the white noise of our time.
ref: 2013, Laura Frost, The Problem with Pleasure: Modernism and Its Discontents, Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page 242:
glosses: Something that brings pleasure but is considered taboo, unadvisable or lowbrow.
guilty pleasures
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of guilty pleasure
nongated
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + gated.
Senses: glosses: Not gated.
nonbureaucratic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + bureaucratic.
Senses: glosses: Not bureaucratic.
nonbureaucrat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nonbureaucrats
Etymology: From non- + bureaucrat.
Senses: glosses: One who is not a bureaucrat.
nonbureaucrats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nonbureaucrat
nonloaded
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + loaded.
Senses: glosses: Not loaded.
disulfide bond
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: disulfide bonds
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A bond, consisting of a covalent bond between two sulfur atoms, formed by the reaction of two thiol groups, especially between the thiol groups of two proteins
nonrabbit
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + rabbit.
Senses: examples: a nonrabbit antibody
glosses: Not of or pertaining to rabbits.
nonrabbit
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nonrabbits
Etymology: From non- + rabbit.
Senses: glosses: Anything that is not a rabbit.
nonsoup
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + soup.
Senses: examples: text: The manufacturer's nonsoup brands were less well known.
glosses: Not of or pertaining to soup.
nongames
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nongame
nongames
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: a nongames teacher
glosses: Not of or pertaining to games (the sports subject in education).
nonpredator
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nonpredators
Etymology: From non- + predator.
Senses: glosses: That which is not a predator.
nonpredatory
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + predatory.
Senses: glosses: Not predatory.
nonpredators
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nonpredator
nonpottery
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + pottery.
Senses: examples: a nonpottery artifact
glosses: Not of or pertaining to pottery.
nonexpensive
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + expensive.
Senses: glosses: Not expensive.
censorable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From censor + -able.
Senses: examples: text: The processed negatives were returned to Thompson the following day. Charles Gaughan, Superintendent of Bridgewater Correctional Center, told GCN, "We had the negatives developed and I've looked at them and we find nothing that is censorable."
ref: 1980 December 13, David Morris, quoting Charles Gaughan, “Prison Officials Seize GCN Film”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 21, page 1:
glosses: Capable of being censored.
Derived terms: uncensorable
likelemba
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: likelembas
Senses: hypernyms: ROSCA
glosses: Any small ROSCA in Africa.
uncensorable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + censorable.
Senses: glosses: Not censorable; that cannot be censored.
nonlottery
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + lottery.
Senses: examples: nonlottery gambling
a nonlottery state
glosses: Not of, pertaining to, or running a lottery.
nonsheep
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + sheep.
Senses: glosses: Not of or pertaining to sheep.
nonfit
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: non-fit
Etymology: From non- + fit.
Senses: examples: text: The nonfit males in the study were less willing to exercise.
glosses: Not fit; unfit.
nonfit
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nonfits
form: non-fit
Etymology: From non- + fit.
Senses: examples: text: Cultural adaptation is required to avoid this nonfit.
ref: 2008, W Douglas Evans, Gerard Hastings, Public Health Branding: Applying Marketing for Social Change:
glosses: Something that is not a fit.
nonemptiness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From non- + emptiness.
Senses: glosses: The state or condition of being nonempty.
Synonyms: nonvacuum
nonvacuum
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From non- + vacuum.
Senses: glosses: Absence of vacuum.
nonaccepted
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + accepted.
Senses: glosses: Not accepted.
noncensoring
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + censoring.
Senses: glosses: That does not censor.
noncensorship
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From non- + censorship.
Senses: glosses: Absence of censorship.
siblinglike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more siblinglike
form: most siblinglike
Etymology: From sibling + -like.
Senses: glosses: Characteristic of siblings.
Synonyms: siblingly
back country
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of backcountry.
sang froid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Borrowed from French sang-froid.
Senses: examples: text: At the Drones Club and other places I am accustomed to frequent you will often hear comment on Bertram Wooster's self-control or sang froid, as it's sometimes called, and it is generally agreed that this is considerable. In the eyes of many people, I suppose, I seem one of those men of chilled steel you read about, and I'm not saying I'm not. But it is possible to find a chink in my armour, and this can be done by suddenly springing eminent loony-doctors on me in the guise of butlers.
ref: 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter IV:
text: She met his glance just as she had met it before, even with more perfect sang froid.
ref: 1879, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Haworth's, Chapter 34, page 271:
glosses: Alternative spelling of sang-froid.
dot matrix printers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dot matrix printer
disulfide bonds
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of disulfide bond
fax machines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fax machine
first choices
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of first choice
menstrual cups
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of menstrual cup
nurse sharks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nurse shark
nuclear families
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nuclear family
natural histories
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of natural history
minutes of angle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of minute of angle
air bridges
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of air bridge
IRI
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈaɪˌɑːˌɹaɪ/
/ˈaɪˌɑːɹˌaɪ/
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Islamic Republic of Iran.
glosses: Initialism of Islamic Resistance in Iraq.
IRI
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈaɪˌɑːˌɹaɪ/
/ˈaɪˌɑːɹˌaɪ/
Forms: form: IRIs
Senses: coordinate_terms: URI
URL
glosses: Initialism of Internationalized Resource Identifier A generalization of the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) allowing the use of Unicode.
topics: road
transport
glosses: Initialism of international roughness index A dimensionless quantity used for measuring road roughness, proposed as a world standard by the World Bank.
topics: human-sciences
psychology
sciences
glosses: Initialism of Interpersonal Reactivity Index, used for the assessment of empathy.
lethargies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lethargy
Medigap
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Blend of Medicare + gap
Senses: glosses: A type of medical insurance for expenses not covered under Medicare.
tank destroyers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tank destroyer
Shetland ponies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Shetland pony
sterilely
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Pronunciation: /ˈstɛɹ.aɪl.(l)i/
/ˈstɛɹ.ə(l).li/
Forms: form: more sterilely
form: most sterilely
Etymology: From sterile + -ly.
Senses: examples: text: They were mannequins— “Dummies!” I said aloud. Hairless, bald and sterilely feminine.
ref: 1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Penguin Books (2014), page 556:
glosses: in a sterile manner.
Nitinol
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Nitinols
Etymology: Compound of the chemical symbols Ni (“nickel”) and Ti (“titanium”) + NOL (“Naval Ordnance Laboratory”).
Senses: glosses: An alloy of nickel and titanium that has the ability to return to a predetermined shape when heated.
hems and haws
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of hem and haw
hemming and hawing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of hem and haw
hemmed and hawed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of hem and haw
shoutingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more shoutingly
form: most shoutingly
Etymology: From shouting + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a shouting manner.
hintingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more hintingly
form: most hintingly
Etymology: From hinting + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a hinting manner.
criticizingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more criticizingly
form: most criticizingly
form: criticisingly
Etymology: From criticizing + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a criticizing manner.
criticisingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more criticisingly
form: most criticisingly
Etymology: From criticising + -ly.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of criticizingly.
lamentingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more lamentingly
form: most lamentingly
Etymology: From lamenting + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a lamenting manner.
unpleasingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more unpleasingly
form: most unpleasingly
Etymology: From unpleasing + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In an unpleasing manner.
unapprovingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more unapprovingly
form: most unapprovingly
Etymology: From unapproving + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In an unapproving manner.
unamusingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more unamusingly
form: most unamusingly
Etymology: From unamusing + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In an unamusing manner.
bloodleaf
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bloodleaves
form: bloodleafs
Etymology: From blood + leaf.
Senses: glosses: A plant of the genus Iresine that has colored leaves.
bloodleaves
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bloodleaf
bloodleafs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bloodleaf
prazosin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈpɹeɪ.zəs.ɪn/
Etymology: Probably from (pi)p(e)raz(ine) + -o- + -in.
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: An alpha-blocker used chiefly as a smooth muscle relaxant, especially in the treatment of hypertension and benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Derived terms: -azosin
tamsulosin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /tæmˈsuː.ləs.ɪn/
Forms: form: tamsulosins
Etymology: From tam- (of unknown origin) + sul(fonamide) + -osin (“α₁-adrenoceptor antagonist”).
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: An alpha-adrenergic blocking agent administered orally in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₀H₂₈N₂O₅S·HCl to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia.
late-type star
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: late-type stars
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: a star of spectral type K or M
Related terms: early-type star
early-type star
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: early-type stars
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: a star of spectral type O, B, A, or F0 to F5.
Related terms: late-type star
neuro
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: neuros
Etymology: Clippings.
Senses: glosses: Clipping of neurologist.
examples: text: My neurologist and the entire neuro department were an integral part of my hospital family. I was the darling of the department.
ref: 2000, Melissa Anne Goldstein, Travels with the Wolf: A Story of Chronic Illness, page 47:
glosses: Clipping of neurology.
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: Clipping of neurofunk.
neuroma
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: neuromas
form: neuromata
Etymology: From neuro- + -oma.
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: A tumour composed of nerve cells.
Derived terms: acoustic neuroma
neuromatous
teratoneuroma
coreopsis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: coreopses
form: coreopsises
Etymology: From New Latin, from Ancient Greek κόρις (kóris, “bedbug”) + New Latin -opsis (“resembling in appearance”), from Ancient Greek ὄψις (ópsis, “aspect, appearance”).
Senses: glosses: Any of several composite herbs, of genus Coreopsis, typically with bright yellow flowers.
walk-ups
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of walk-up
antimalware
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From anti- + malware.
Senses: qualifier: computer security
glosses: Designed or intended to combat or eliminate malware on a computer system.
predator bugs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of predator bug
run in the family
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: runs in the family
form: running in the family
form: ran in the family
form: run in the family
Senses: examples: text: We could never understand why any man should choose the career of a chainsmith, except, possibly, for the reason that it ran in the family, for a more arduous and unpleasant manner of earning one's living could scarcely be imagined, unless it was the business of moulding permanent-way chairs in an iron foundry.
ref: 1945 January and February, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—III”, in Railway Magazine, pages 13–14:
text: And business runs in the family / We tend to bruise easily bad in the blood
ref: 2008, “Runs in the Family”, in Who Killed Amanda Palmer, performed by Amanda Palmer:
glosses: To be a characteristic feature that is observed in several generations of a family.
Australopith
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Australopiths
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of australopith.
Australopith
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of australopith.
alcanna
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish alcana, alheña, from Arabic الحِنَّاء (al-ḥinnāʔ, “henna”). Compare also alkanet.
Senses: glosses: A Bush, henna (Lawsonia inermis).
australopith
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈɒstɹələˌpɪθ/
Forms: form: australopiths
form: Australopith
Senses: examples: text: The incisors are more similar in size to the molars compared to earlier australopiths—a condition which is also more humanlike.
The limb bones indicate A. garhi had small stature like earlier australopiths.
ref: 2007, Holly M. Dunsworth, Human Origins 101, page 78:
text: Most authorities would nowadays concur that the australopiths were generally committed to habitats with at least some trees, to which they were more or less tied for sleeping and for shelter from predators during the day, as well as for a large part of their sustenance.
ref: 2008, Rob DeSalle, Ian Tattersall, Human Origins: What Bones And Genomes Tell Us About Ourselves, page 118:
text: Later we'll consider how these principles apply to australopith craniofacial function, but first let's review briefly how different australopiths accommodated large teeth and big masticatory muscles, and how they grew large, buttressed faces.
ref: 2011, Daniel E. Lieberman, The Evolution of the Human Head, page 451:
topics: anthropology
biology
history
human-sciences
natural-sciences
paleontology
sciences
glosses: Any of the hominids of the extinct genus Australopithecus.
Synonyms: sense: any member of Australopithecus
english: depending on the classification scheme used
translation: depending on the classification scheme used
word: australopithecine
sense: any member of Australopithecus
word: Australopithecus
australopith
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: /ˈɒstɹələˌpɪθ/
Forms: form: more australopith
form: most australopith
form: Australopith
Senses: topics: anthropology
biology
history
human-sciences
natural-sciences
paleontology
sciences
glosses: Of or pertaining to the hominids of the extinct genus Australopithecus.
precisive
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɹiˈsaɪ.sɪv/
Forms: form: more precisive
form: most precisive
Senses: glosses: Cutting off.
examples: precisive censure
precisive abstraction
topics: human-sciences
logic
mathematics
philosophy
sciences
glosses: Exactly limiting by cutting off all that is not absolutely relevant.
Related terms: precise
precision
decisive
incisive
numba
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Pronunciation spelling of number
hause
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /hɔːs/
Forms: form: hauses
Etymology: A variant, like hawse (“part of a vessel's bow containing hawseholes”), of Middle English halse (“neck”); see hawse for more.
Senses: topics: nautical
transport
glosses: Obsolete form of hawse.
glosses: A col, a lower neck or ridge between two peaks: a mountain pass.
nonfossilized
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + fossilized.
Senses: glosses: unfossilized
noncoated
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + coated.
Senses: glosses: Not coated.
nonrustic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + rustic.
Senses: glosses: Not rustic.
nonrusted
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + rusted.
Senses: glosses: Not rusted.
nonlayered
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + layered.
Senses: glosses: Not layered.
nonresizable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + resizable.
Senses: glosses: unresizable
nonexecutable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + executable.
Senses: glosses: Not executable.
nonupdated
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + updated.
Senses: glosses: Not updated.
noncyclist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: noncyclists
form: non-cyclist
Etymology: From non- + cyclist.
Senses: glosses: One who is not a cyclist.
noncyclists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of noncyclist
nonleather
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + leather.
Senses: examples: text: The new range of nonleather shoes is suitable for vegans.
glosses: Not of or pertaining to leather.
nonfeathered
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + feathered.
Senses: glosses: Not feathered.
nonpleasurable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + pleasurable.
Senses: glosses: Not pleasurable.
nonmarble
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + marble.
Senses: glosses: Not of or pertaining to marble (the type of rock).
nonrarefied
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + rarefied.
Senses: glosses: Not rarefied.
nonclarified
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + clarified.
Senses: examples: nonclarified sugar
glosses: Not clarified.
nonpensioner
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nonpensioners
Etymology: From non- + pensioner.
Senses: glosses: One who is not a pensioner.
nonoptimized
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + optimized.
Senses: glosses: Not optimized.
nonoptimizable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + optimizable.
Senses: glosses: Not optimizable.
nonbranded
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + branded.
Senses: glosses: unbranded
nondamped
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + damped.
Senses: glosses: Not damped.
nondamping
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + damping.
Senses: glosses: Not damping.
nontagged
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + tagged.
Senses: glosses: Not tagged.
nonrefreshing
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + refreshing.
Senses: examples: nonrefreshing sleep
glosses: Not refreshing.
nonadvertised
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + advertised.
Senses: glosses: unadvertised
nonremovable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + removable.
Senses: examples: text: And besides, Winchesters of the nonremovable sort work fine—why bother complicating things with cartridges[…]
ref: 1984 February 7, PC Mag, volume 3, number 2, page 234:
glosses: Not removable.
nonrecognizable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + recognizable.
Senses: glosses: Not recognizable.
nonsnack
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + snack.
Senses: examples: nonsnack foods
glosses: Not of or pertaining to snacks.
house plants
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of house plant
postiche
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɒsˈtiːʃ/
ipa: /pɑˈstiʃ/
ipa: /pɔˈstiʃ/
Forms: form: postiches
form: postiche
Etymology: From French postiche.
Senses: examples: text: This type of postiche is called a 'combination wig' because it mixes hand-made work with machine-made work.
ref: 1993, Patsy Baker, Wigs & Makeup for Theatre, Television, and Film, page 150:
text: […]both kings and queens enjoyed wearing lavish fake beards made of gold and silver called postiches, which were strapped behind the ears like a Halloween mask.
ref: 2001, Allan Peterkin, One Thousand Beards: A cultural history of facial hair, page 17:
glosses: Any item of false hair worn on the head or face, such as a false beard or wig.
Hyponyms: sense: false hair
word: hairpiece
sense: false hair
word: toupee
sense: false hair
word: weave
sense: false hair
word: wig
postiche
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɒsˈtiːʃ/
ipa: /pɑˈstiʃ/
ipa: /pɔˈstiʃ/
Etymology: From French postiche.
Senses: topics: art
arts
glosses: Added after the work is finished.
heavy ion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: heavy ions
Senses: qualifier: nuclear physics
glosses: An ionized atom that is usually heavier than helium.
heavy ions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of heavy ion
circumvolve
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌsɜː.kəmˈvɒlv/
ipa: /ˌsɝ.kəmˈvɑlv/
rhymes: -ɒlv
Forms: form: circumvolves
form: circumvolving
form: circumvolved
form: circumvolved
Etymology: From Latin circumvolvere.
Senses: examples: text: The oracle is now about to be
Fulfilled by circumvolving destiny;
Which says: “Thebes, choose reform or civil war,
When through your streets, instead of hare with dogs,
A Consort Queen shall hunt a King with Hogs,
Riding upon the IONIAN MINOTAUR.”
ref: 1820, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Oedipus Tyrannus; Or, Swellfoot The Tyrant: A Tragedy in Two Acts:
glosses: To revolve or move around something.
examples: 1647, Robert Herrick, "Upon Master Fletcher's Incomparable Plays", in Comedies and Tragedies by Beaumont & Fletcher
[…] we circumvolve our Eyes […]
glosses: To roll round; to cause to revolve; to put into a circular motion.
circumvolves
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of circumvolve
circumvolving
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of circumvolve
circumvolved
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of circumvolve
endspan
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: endspans
Etymology: From end + span.
Senses: qualifier: structural engineering
glosses: The end of the structural element which is under shear loading.
Related terms: midspan
old flame
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: old flames
Senses: examples: text: There once lived, in a sequestered part of the county of Devonshire, one Mr Godfrey Nickleby: a worthy gentleman, who, taking it into his head rather late in life that he must get married, and not being young enough or rich enough to aspire to the hand of a lady of fortune, had wedded an old flame out of mere attachment.
ref: 1838 March – 1839 October, Charles Dickens, chapter 1, in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1839, →OCLC:
text: "Edith Bradin's coming," said some one to Gordon. "Didn't she used to be an old flame of yours? Aren't you both from Harrisburg?"
ref: 1922, F[rancis] Scott Fitzgerald, “(please specify the page)”, in Tales of the Jazz Age, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC:
text: Lolly Mulberry, a notorious playgirl, was an old flame of Tudy’s and an old enemy of Materkins’.
ref: 1961, Xavier Herbert, Soldiers' Women, Netley, SA: Fontana Books, published 1978, page 50:
text: But Philip still yearns for an old flame: Schiffer, an Oscar-winning actress.
ref: 2008 September 25, Lev Grossman, “Text and the City”, in Time:
glosses: A previous boyfriend or girlfriend; a former romantic or sexual partner, especially one for whom one still has romantic feelings.
Related terms: carry a torch for
carry the torch
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: carries the torch
form: carrying the torch
form: carried the torch
form: carried the torch
Senses: examples: text: Someday, I know that Jim will up and leave me
 But even if he does you can believe me
 I'll go on carryin' the torch for Jim
 I'll go on lovin' my Jim
ref: 1941, “Jim”, Nelson Shawn (lyrics), James Caesar Petrillo and Edward Ross (music):
glosses: Alternative form of carry a torch.
carrying a torch for
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of carry a torch for
carrying a torch
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of carry a torch
carrying the torch
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of carry the torch
pressbox
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pressboxes
Senses: examples: text: The journalist sat in the pressbox while watching the game.
glosses: Alternative spelling of press box.
glovework
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From glove + work.
Senses: examples: text: A half-century after Branch Rickey harrumphed, “There is nothing on earth anybody can do with fielding,” all these pixels and bits will almost certainly revolutionize the analysis of baseball glovework.
ref: 2009, Alan Schwarz, Digital Eyes Will Chart Baseball’s Unseen Skills, New York Times:
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
synonyms: glovemanship
glosses: Fielding ability in sports such as in baseball or cricket where fielders wear gloves.
muff pistol
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: muff pistols
Etymology: From muff + pistol.
Senses: examples: text: A century earlier [than the 1870s], women in dangerous professions, such as tending bar or prostitution, carried a “lady's muff pistol.”
ref: 2006, Elisabeth Israels Perry and Jennifer Ann Price, expanatory note for An American girl, and her four years in a boys' college by Olive San Louie Anderson, page 203
glosses: A small flintlock or percussion gun, usually for women, which can be hidden in a muff (hand-warmer).
kopeyka
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kopeykas
form: kopeyki
Senses: examples: text: Was it not worth those few kopeyki it had cost him?
ref: 1994 spring, Shofar, volume 12, number 3, page 90:
text: I’d watch my Kopeyki / But spend too much for a coat
ref: 1996, Morris Rowe, “Immigrant”, in Barnabe Mountain Review, number 2, →ISSN, page 191:
text: The amount of work required to earn 26 roubles 40 kopeyki was one and a half times more than the physical possibilities of a healthy workman would allow in one day.
ref: 1997, Felix Gryff, Red Hell, Bib ID 3033350, page 150:
text: Staszek, can you lend me some money? It’s just a small amount Staszek. A small insignificant number of roubles and kopeyki.
ref: 2023, Nicholas Kinloch, From the Soviet Gulag to Arnhem: A Polish Paratrooper’s Epic Wartime Journey, Pen & Sword Military, →ISBN:
glosses: Alternative spelling of kopeika (“kopek”).
kopeykas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of kopeyka
L.E.M.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: L.E.M.s
Senses: glosses: Lunar Excursion Module