cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
self-excited
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: From self- + excited. By surface analysis, self-excite + -ed.
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of self-excite
tools up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of tool up
tooled up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of tool up
tooling up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of tool up
touch-in-goal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: touch-in-goals
form: touches-in-goal
form: touch in goal
Senses: topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
lifestyle
rugby
sports
glosses: The part of the field behind the goal line and beyond the touch line. Any ball entering this zone would be considered out of play.
touch judge
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: touch judges
Senses: topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
lifestyle
rugby
sports
glosses: An official who monitors the touch line to signal if the ball (or a player holding the ball) goes out of play, and to signal if the ball goes through the goal posts during a penalty or conversion.
Related terms: assistant referee
line judge
linesman
linesperson
lineswoman
touch pad
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: touch pads
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of touchpad.
track shoe
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: track shoes
Senses: glosses: A kind of running shoe fitted with spikes on the bottom
trackwoman
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: trackwomen
Etymology: From track + -woman.
Senses: topics: rail-transport
railways
transport
glosses: A female railway employee who inspects and maintains the permanent way of a railway installation.
Synonyms: platelayer
Related terms: trackperson
trackman
track light
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: track lights
Senses: glosses: A lightbulb used in track lighting
dil-
Language: English
Part of speech: prefix
Pronunciation: /dɪl/
Forms: form: -dil-
form: -dil
form: -dyl
Etymology: From vasodilator.
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: Used to form names of vasodilators.
-dil-
Language: English
Part of speech: interfix
Pronunciation: /dɪl/
Forms: form: dil-
form: -dil
form: -dyl
Etymology: From vasodilator.
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: Used to form names of vasodilators.
-dilol
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪl.ɒl/
ipa: /dɪl.ɔl/
Etymology: From -dil- (“vasodilator”) + -olol (“β-adrenoceptor antagonist”).
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: Used to form names of vasodilators.
Sabat
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Sabats
Etymology: Various origins:
* Borrowed from Catalan Sàbat, a surname given to someone born on a Saturday.
* Borrowed from Polish Sabat.
* Borrowed from French Sabat, a nickname for a noisy or rowdy person, from Middle French sabat (“noise, racket”).
Senses: glosses: A surname.
strenght
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of strength.
PRPP
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate.
fish wrap
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fish wraps
form: fishwrap
form: fish-wrap
Etymology: From the traditional practice of wrapping takeaway fish and chips in sheets of newspaper.
Senses: examples: text: Just as the sports pages are a first-read when the home team is hot and fish wrap when they are not, consumers tuned out when the market tanked, snapping off CNBC and leaving their business magazines in the to-do pile.
ref: 2005 May 30, David Carr, “Bad Business For Magazines About Business”, in New York Times, retrieved 02 Dec 2020:
text: By now, one would expect those of us in the daily fish wrap business to be inured to repeated attempts to declare the newspaper dead and begin shoveling dirt on its face.
ref: 2008 June 9, Bill Virgin, “Will you read Microsoft's obit here?”, in Seattle Post-Intelligencer, retrieved 02 Dec 2020:
text: Various British papers have claimed to know her taste in breakfast-table reading (The Racing Post, the English thoroughbred journal, is said to be among her daily fishwrap), and her stomach for trackside betting (she doesn't have one).
ref: 2010 June 28, Dave Feschuk, “Her Majesty's a pretty nice girl, and a big horse racing fan”, in The Star, retrieved 02 Dec 2020:
text: [T]he "New York Times Paradox" among right-leaning news outlets: When the New York Times reports something inconvenient, it's liberal fishwrap; when it reports something convenient, hey, it's the NEW YORK TIMES.
ref: 2015 February 22, Erik Wemple, “Bill O'Reilly calls ex-CBS News detractor a 'coward'”, in Washington Post, retrieved 02 Dec 2020:
synonyms: fish wrapper
rag
glosses: A newspaper or magazine, especially one whose news reports are considered uninteresting or unreliable and whose editorial opinions are regarded with indifference or disapproval.
Derived terms: word: fish-wrap
Related terms: yellow journalism
yesterday's fish and chips
fishwrap
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fishwraps
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of fish wrap.
fish-wrap
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: We know "what it means to be Carolina", and we can only hope that Barnett learns before he writes another fish-wrap column.
ref: November 26, 2000, Paul Gardner, “From The Bleachers”, in Sunday News & Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina), page C2:
glosses: Of low quality or value.
fish-wrap
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fish-wraps
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of fish wrap.
gift wrap
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gift wraps
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of gift-wrap.
-parin
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Pronunciation: /pə.ɹɪn/
/pɛ.ɹɪn/
Etymology: From heparin.
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: Used to form names of heparin derivatives including low molecular mass heparins.
Derived terms: -parinux
NZT
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of New Zealand Time.
-parinux
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Pronunciation: /ˈpɛɹ.ɪ.nʌks/
Etymology: From -parin (“heparin derivative”).
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: Used to form names of synthetic heparinoids.
boatsmith
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: boatsmiths
Etymology: From Middle English botsmith, equivalent to boat + smith.
Senses: examples: text: Occasionally it is found necessary to move them, perhaps to shift the centre of gravity to improve the fore and aft trim of the boat. This can only be done by a boatsmith, who will make a new set of riggers, or alter the existing ones.
ref: 1955, Richard Burnell, Sculling: With Notes on Training and Rigging, page 95:
text: With some adaptive engineering by local metalworkers and boatsmiths, these light engines motorized several thousand riverboats, converting the classic dhows from cheap-but-slow to cheap-and-rapid inland water transport (Jansen et al. 1989).
ref: 2007, Steven Haggblade, Peter B. R. Hazell, Thomas Reardon, Transforming the Rural Nonfarm Economy:
text: Imagine writing a scene set in a shipyard. As a deckhand struggles to repair a sailboat's mast step, a boatsmith looks over his shoulder and offers advice.
ref: 2016, Robert Mckee, Dialogue: The Art of Verbal Action for Page, Stage, and Screen:
glosses: A maker of boats or ships; shipbuilder.
boatsmiths
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of boatsmith
stomatorrhagia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: bleeding from the mouth
-arol
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Pronunciation: ipa: /ə.ɹɒl/
ipa: /əˌɹɔl/
Etymology: From dicoumarol.
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: Used to form names of dicoumarol derivatives used as anticoagulants.
Daker
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
-irudin
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Pronunciation: /ɪˈɹuː.dɪn/
Etymology: From hirudin.
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: Used to form names of hirudin derivatives.
phosphoribosylpyrophosphate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Alternative form of phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate.
tangoreceptor
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tangoreceptors
Senses: glosses: A receptor sensitive to touch
technodependence
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From techno- + dependence.
Senses: glosses: dependence on technology, especially modern computer technology
telematization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Conversion to telematic form or the addition of a telematic feature
electric shower
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: electric showers
Senses: examples: text: Hot water supplied by an electric faucet attachment at the kitchen sink, an electric shower attachment, etc., ...
ref: 1992, 1990 Census of Population and Housing: Republic of Palau. Social, economic, and housing characteristics, page 38:
text: In the downstairs bathroom, I see a decent toilet and an electric shower. The electric shower is a little scary, but I'm sure I'll get used to it.
ref: 2010, Taylor Dibbert, Fiesta of Sunset: The Peace Corps, Guatemala and a Search for Truth, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 42:
text: Separate circuits supply electricity to an electric cooker or an electric shower.
ref: 2001, Jim Breithaupt, Physics, Nelson Thornes, →ISBN, page 313:
glosses: a shower that heats water immediately before it is expelled, rather than drawing hot water from a tank
Hyponyms: suicide shower
tensoreceptor
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tensoreceptors
Senses: glosses: A receptor that responds to applied pressure
thermocompressor
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: thermocompressors
Etymology: From thermo- + compressor.
Senses: glosses: A device that uses a stream of high-pressure steam to induce flow in a lower pressure system
thermodispersion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From thermo- + dispersion.
Senses: glosses: The loss of heat from the surface of a body (typically by radiation)
thermofluid dynamics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: fluid dynamics affected by the application of heat
thermometallurgy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From thermo- + metallurgy.
Senses: glosses: The heat treatment of metals
thermoosmosis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From thermo- + osmosis.
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: osmosis by means of a temperature gradient
-xaban
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Pronunciation: /ksə.bæn/
Etymology: From factor X + ban.
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: Used to form names of blood coagulation factor Xa inhibitors used as antithrombotics.
thermowelding
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: thermoweldings
Etymology: From thermo- + welding.
Senses: glosses: welding by the application of heat; the weld so formed
thiocompound
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: thiocompounds
Etymology: From thio- + compound.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any organic compound containing sulfur, especially a heterocycle containing a sulfur atom in the ring
Mesley
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
-gatran
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Pronunciation: /ɡə.tɹæn/
/ˈɡæ.tɹæn/
Etymology: From contraction of argatroban.
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: Used to form names of thrombin inhibitors used as antithrombotic agents.
-fiban
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Pronunciation: /ˈfaɪ.bæn/
Etymology: From fib(rinogen) + an(tagonist).
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: Used to form names of fibrinogen receptor antagonists.
Duddington
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Duddingtons
Etymology: From the Old English personal name Dudda + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Senses: glosses: A village in Duddington-with-Fineshade parish, North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SK9800).
glosses: A habitational surname from Old English.
valentining
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From valentine + -ing.
Senses: glosses: The practice of giving and receiving on Saint Valentine's Day
Moxon
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɒk.sən/
ipa: /ˈmɑk.sən/
rhymes: -ɒksən
Forms: form: Moxons
Etymology: Matronymic surname from Magge (“a medieval reduced form of Margareth”) + -son.
Senses: glosses: A surname transferred from the given name.
Derived terms: Moxonian
-teplase
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Pronunciation: ipa: /təp.leɪz/
ipa: /təˌpleɪs/
Etymology: From Latin tē (“the letter T (for tissue)”) + pl(asminogen) + -ase (“enzyme”).
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: Used to form names of tissue-type plasminogen activators.
hiding-place
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hiding-places
Senses: examples: text: I awoke exhausted; and, finding that it was already night, I crept forth from my hiding-place, and went in search of food.
ref: 1816 June – 1817 April/May (date written), [Mary Shelley], chapter VIII, in Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. […], volume II, London: […] [Macdonald and Son] for Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, published 1 January 1818, →OCLC, page 124:
glosses: Alternative form of hiding place.
Ryves
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
breeder reactor
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: breeder reactors
Senses: glosses: A nuclear reactor that generates more fissile material than it consumes.
computer network
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: computer networks
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
networking
physical-sciences
sciences
synonyms: network[Appendix:Glossary#elliptically|elliptically]] synonymous>
hypernyms: network
glosses: A group of computers that use a set of common communication protocols over digital interconnections for the purpose of sharing resources located on or provided by the network nodes.
East Markham
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7373).
Related terms: Markham Moor
West Markham
protamine sulfate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: protamine sulfates
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A mixture of sulfates of protamines obtained from the sperm or testes of fish, which can be used to neutralize the anticoagulant effect of heparin.
-zumab
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Pronunciation: ipa: /zjʊ.mab/
ipa: /zjəˌmæb/
ipa: /zʊˌmæb/
ipa: /zəˌmæb/
Etymology: From -zu- (alteration of humanized) + -mab (“monoclonal antibody”).
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: Used to form names of humanized monoclonal antibodies.
Related terms: english: See that entry for full paradigm.
translation: See that entry for full paradigm.
word: -mab is the base suffix common to all monoclonal antibodies
Firminger
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
monoeidic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From mono- + Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos, “form, image; sort, kind; species”) + -ic.
Senses: examples: text: Plato is explicit in stating that Forms are monoeidic, each standing for a single kind
ref: 2016, Alexandra Arapinis, Unity and Plurality: Logic, Philosophy, and Linguistics, →ISBN, page 9:
glosses: Of one form or one nature; uniform.
Maybach
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪbɑːk/
Forms: form: Maybachs
form: von Maybach
form: Von Maybach
form: Maibach
Etymology: From German Maybach.
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
Guairá
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A department of Paraguay
Caaguazú
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A department of Paraguay
change-ringing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The act or technique of ringing the changes; that is, of making patterned sound sequences on tuned bells.
Caazapá
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A department of Paraguay
Itapúa
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A department of Paraguay
Paraguarí
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A department of Paraguay
Ñeembucú
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A department of Paraguay
Canindeyú
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A department of Paraguay
Alto Paraguay
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A department of Paraguay
Boquerón
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A department of Paraguay
tip-up
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: [...] there is no permanent division between the guard's section, which contains four tip-up seats, and the main passenger saloon.
ref: 1961 October, “New Metropolitan Line train sets enter service”, in Trains Illustrated, page 623:
glosses: Designed to tilt to a vertical position when not in use, either manually or of its own accord.
raw_tags: of a seat
tip-up
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tip-ups
Senses: glosses: A device used in ice fishing, having a flag that is raised to alert the angler when the bait below the ice is taken.
charge account
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: charge accounts
Senses: synonyms: credit account
coordinate_terms: debit account
glosses: A type of credit facility provided by a bank or store, to which goods and services purchased can be charged, allowing the customer to defer payment until a later date.
Related terms: chargecard
line of credit
charge sheet
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: charge sheets
Senses: glosses: A record kept by the police, notionally on a sheet of paper, stating the criminal offence(s) which a suspect is charged with (accused of committing).
Related terms: rap sheet
semi-permanently
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɛmiˈpɜːmənəntli/
Senses: examples: text: Normally each semi-permanently coupled four-car unit will be made up with consequently numbered driving cars at each end and two intermediate trailer cars, [...]
ref: 1961 October, “New Metropolitan Line train sets enter service”, in Trains Illustrated, page 624:
glosses: Alternative form of semipermanently.
wrap party
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: wrap parties
Senses: glosses: A celebration held after completing the filming of a movie or television show.
Gibson Desert
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A large desert in Western Australia
Sahara Desert
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: The Sahara.
Giant's Causeway
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A rock formation on the coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
gingili
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of gingilli.
gin sling
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gin slings
Senses: glosses: A cocktail made with gin, to which other ingredients, generally fruit juices or fruit-based liqueurs, are added
Related terms: Singapore sling
girdle traverse
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: girdle traverses
Senses: topics: climbing
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A problem involving horizontally traversing along a cliff
glacier milk
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: glacier milks
Senses: glosses: Synonym of glacial milk.
synonyms: word: glacial milk
East Finchley
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A suburb in the borough of Barnet, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2689).
glass chin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: glass chins
Senses: topics: boxing
government
hobbies
lifestyle
martial-arts
military
politics
sports
war
glosses: Synonym of glass jaw.
synonyms: word: glass jaw
glass fiber
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of glassfibre.
Glos.
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Glos.
green frog
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: green frogs
Senses: glosses: A frog of eastern North America, Lithobates clamitans.
examples: text: Beginning around 34 million years ago, the green frogs (Ranidae) arrived, perhaps from Asia or Africa.
ref: 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 60:
glosses: Any frog of the family Ranidae; a true frog or ranid.
chimaerical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of chimerical.
chimærical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of chimerical.
chip pan
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chip pans
Senses: glosses: A cooking vessel designed for the deep-frying (cooking by immersion in hot oil) of chips (thin potato strips).
Related terms: deep-fat fryer
go-to person
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: go-to people
Senses: glosses: Synonym of go-to guy.
synonyms: word: go-to guy
chopping and changing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: I have no idea what the aim of this project is any more, what with all this chopping and changing.
glosses: Frequent change or alteration, especially where this is seen as unnecessary or disruptive.
chopping and changing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of chop and change
medi-hotel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: medi-hotels
Etymology: From Clipping of medical + hotel.
Senses: glosses: A hotel used to quarantine people during the COVID-19 pandemic.
medi-hotels
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of medi-hotel
giant redwood
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: giant redwoods
Senses: glosses: Synonym of giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)
synonyms: word: giant sequoia
extra: Sequoiadendron giganteum
hubba-hubba
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of hubba hubba.
Ida.
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Idaho: a state of the United States.
afalina
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: afalinas
Etymology: From Turkish afalina.
Senses: examples: text: The largest and rarest of all three Black Sea dolphins species is the "Black Sea pig" or afalina (Tursiops tursio Fabr.). The external appearance of the afalina differs from that of the other two dolphins. The beak is significantly shorter than that of the common dolphin.
ref: 1982, Administrative Report LJ, page 3:
text: In 1993 it opened a Dolphinarium whereat presently live seven dolphins - afalinas from the Black Sea. They not only entertain spectators but also gladly communicate with children having disability - […]
ref: 2004, Who is who in Lithuania:
text: A biotechnical complex had been developed for the dolphin therapy sessions that included Black Sea Afalina dolphins specially trained according to the researcher's methods.
ref: 2012, Cynthia K. Chandler, Animal Assisted Therapy in Counseling, Routledge, →ISBN, page 232:
glosses: A Black Sea bottlenose dolphin; Tursiops truncatus.
County Antrim
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Antrim, a county in Northern Ireland.
synonyms: word: Antrim
extra: a county in Northern Ireland
Lough Neagh
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /lɒxˈneɪ/
Etymology: Derived from Irish Loch nEachach.
Senses: examples: text: Northern Ireland’s Lough Neagh, the largest lake in the British Isles, has been hit by recorded levels of potentially toxic blue-green algae that regional agencies say have not been seen since the 1970s.
ref: 2023 August 23, Tommy Greene, “Lough Neagh ‘dying in plain sight’ due to vast algal blooms”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
glosses: A large freshwater lake in Northern Ireland.
atracid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: atracids
Senses: glosses: Any of the venomous Australian mygalomorph spiders of the family Atracidae; a funnel-web spider.
atracids
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of atracid
funnel-web spiders
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of funnel-web spider
High Barnet
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: synonyms: Barnet
glosses: A suburb and ward in the borough of Barnet, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2496, north of Wood Street)
Related terms: english: usually confused with High Barnet
translation: usually confused with High Barnet
word: Chipping Barnet
Earl's Court
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A suburban area in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2578).
CB radio
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: CB radios
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of citizens' band radio.
citizens' band
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A range of radio frequencies allocated for use by private citizens through the medium of citizens' band radio.
pfp
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pfps
form: PFP
Senses: examples: text: Ever since the hackers stole the NFTs, Becerra has been trying to tell everyone on the internet not to buy them from the hackers. “Help me get my pfp [profile picture]^([sic]) ape back! Don’t let them win! Please don’t bid or pay for these stolen apes,” he wrote on Twitter.
ref: 2021 November 3, Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai, “Man Upset That Hackers Stole His Bored Ape NFTs”, in Vice:
glosses: Abbreviation of profile picture.
tricontinentalism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The condition of being tricontinental
triptane
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: triptanes
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: The branched hydrocarbon 2,2,3-trimethylbutane
trittys
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: trittyes
Etymology: From Ancient Greek τριττύες (trittúes).
Senses: glosses: A subdivision of ancient Attica
thrombolysin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A proteolytic enzyme formed from plasminogen
Sakhir
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Arabic الصخير.
Senses: glosses: A region of Southern Governorate, Bahrain.
kotlety
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kotleti
Etymology: From Russian котле́ты (kotléty).
Senses: glosses: plural of kotleta
guestchamber
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: guestchambers
form: guest chamber
Etymology: From Middle English geste-chaumbre, gestchaumbyr, equivalent to guest + chamber.
Senses: glosses: A chamber for the purpose of housing a guest; a guestroom.
guestchambers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of guestchamber
lady's bike
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lady's bikes
Senses: glosses: a bicycle with a step-through frame, to accommodate long skirts, and often also a handlebar positioned higher relative to the saddle
hard R
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hard Rs
form: hard-R
Senses: examples: text: Sugar Cookies would probably rate a 'hard-R' today, but six years ago it got an X, made a brief appearance on the 42nd Street porno circuit, and disappeared without a trace.
ref: 1979 January 11, Berkeley Art Museum, Pacific Film Archive, “Sugar Cookies”, in Program archive:
text: For a "soft R" like "Four Weddings and a Funeral," which features a smattering of profanity, a theater might check identifications only lightly. But it will turn tough for a "hard R" like Oliver Stone's "Natural Born Killers," one of the most violent movies of recent years.
ref: 1996 February 18, Trip Gabriel, “The Ratings Game At the Cineplex”, in The New York Times, page Section 2, Page 1:
text: I believe we'll hear later from the movie industry's lobbyist, Mr. Valenti, that not all "R"s are really "R"s. More specifically, and I quote from Mr. Valenti's written testimony: "Some R-rated are hard "R"s and some are soft "R"s."
ref: 2003, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Marketing Violence to Children: Hearing Before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session, September 13, 2000, page 51:
text: A HARD R rating would seem to be between “R” — which has meant restricted to adults, because of various elements — and “NC-17.”
ref: 2018 July 28, Caitlin Lovinger, “Three in One; Will Nediger’s puzzle breaks it down for us, in a funny way.”, in DAILY CROSSWORD COLUMN, The New York Times:
topics: broadcasting
film
media
television
glosses: A movie that is intentionally produced to be R-rated ("Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian") by the Motion Picture Association (MPA), typically due to its multiple scenes of violence or nudity.
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of hard r.
xenodollar
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: xenodollars
Etymology: From xeno- + dollar.
Senses: glosses: The dollar, as a xenocurrency.
xenocurrency
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: xenocurrencies
Etymology: From xeno- + currency.
Senses: topics: business
finance
glosses: Any currency that is traded outside its domestic borders.
City editor
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: City editors
Senses: glosses: A newspaper editor responsible for the paper's coverage of affairs in the City of London (the UK's main financial centre), and thus, by extension, coverage of business and finance in general.
beaver moon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: beaver moons
Etymology: Derives from the fact that beavers often start building dams at this time of year.
Senses: glosses: A full moon in November.
Synonyms: frost moon
climb on the bandwagon
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: climbs on the bandwagon
form: climbing on the bandwagon
form: climbed on the bandwagon
form: climbed on the bandwagon
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of jump on the bandwagon.
coach bolt
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: coach bolts
Senses: glosses: Synonym of carriage bolt.
synonyms: word: carriage bolt
pyramidisation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of pyramidization.
coconut matting
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: coconut mattings
Senses: glosses: A type of hard-wearing floor covering made from coir (fibre obtained from the husks of coconuts), and used, for example, in entranceways and hallways.
externopyramidisation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of externopyramidization.
externopyramidization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: medicine
physiology
sciences
glosses: The formation of supragranular pyramidal neurons.
fertilin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fertilins
Etymology: fertile + -in
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of a group of proteins that mediate the binding of sperm to oocytes
fertilins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fertilin
intraperitoneous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of intraperitoneal.
intraperitoneously
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: glosses: In an intraperitoneous manner
rotary switch
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rotary switches
Senses: examples: text: A close-up of the very compact desk unit for control of the East Finchley programme machine from Leicester Square; the rotary switches at the top are used to set up the train number of any service to be added or cancelled.
ref: 1961 October, “More programme machines for L.T. Northern line”, in Trains Illustrated, page 625, photo caption:
topics: business
electrical
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: A switch that is operated by turning a knob.
pseudotrial
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pseudotrials
Etymology: From pseudo- + trial.
Senses: topics: sciences
glosses: A form of trial in which a randomized control is not possible or would be unethical, the same participants being repeatedly observed
pseudotrials
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pseudotrial
rotary switches
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rotary switch
primary tense
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: primary tenses
Senses: topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: In Latin, the present or future tense.
topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: In Greek, the present, future or perfect tense.
topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
coordinate_terms: secondary tense
glosses: In English, inflectional tense: the synthetic distinction distinction between present and preterite.
secondary tense
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: secondary tenses
Senses: topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: In Latin, the perfect, imperfect or pluperfect tense.
topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: In Greek, the aorist, imperfect or pluperfect tense.
topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
coordinate_terms: primary tense
glosses: In English, the analytic distinction distinction between perfect and non-perfect verb phrases.
boatrope
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: boatropes
form: boat-rope
form: boat rope
Etymology: From Middle English boterop, botrop, equivalent to boat + rope.
Senses: examples: text: The seaboat is fully manned and half way to the water down the ship's side, on deck a team of hefty sailors stand ready with the boatrope in hand poised for the seaboat to hit the water.
ref: 2016, Capt. C W Malins RN, Away Seaboat:
glosses: A rope used for the rigging of a boat.
boatropes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of boatrope
chiRNA
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chiRNAs
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: chimeric RNA
Above Derwent
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A civil parish in Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough.
aureusin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: The aurone glycoside 2-[(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)methylidene]-4-hydroxy-6-[(2S,4S,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-1-benzofuran-3-one
heteroassociativity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From hetero- + associativity.
Senses: glosses: The condition of being heteroassociative
subperfect
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From sub- + perfect.
Senses: glosses: Less than perfect
Setmurthy
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A civil parish (served by Embleton and District Parish Council) in Allerdale borough, Cumbria, England.
hyperphyllin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: The halogenated aromatic amine N-[4-amino-2-chlorophenyl]-2,4-dichlorobenzamide that causes plant mutations
intermamillary
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From inter- + mamillary.
Senses: glosses: Between the mamillae
polycotyly
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: The condition of being polycotyledonous
tezacaftor
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: The drug (R)-1-(2,2-difluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)-N-(1-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-6-fluoro-2-(1-hydroxy-2-methylpropan-2-yl)-1H-indol-5-yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide used to treat cystic fibrosis
vasculous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of vascular.
Derwentwater
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Derwent Water
Etymology: From Derwent + water; the River Derwent flows into the lake at the south end, and out at the north end.
Senses: glosses: A lake in Cumberland council area in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough.
gummable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more gummable
form: most gummable
Etymology: From gum + -able.
Senses: glosses: Able to be gummed, or stuck down with gum.
fliable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more fliable
form: most fliable
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of flyable.
Derwent Water
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Derwentwater.
pub cheese
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A soft cheese spread and dip made with cheese and usually beer or ale.
unbucolic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more unbucolic
form: most unbucolic
Etymology: From un- + bucolic.
Senses: glosses: Not bucolic.
unripening
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + ripening.
Senses: glosses: That does not ripen.
tiger cage
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tiger cages
Senses: glosses: A cage used by the Vietnamese to confine prisoners of war during the Vietnam War.
tiger cages
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tiger cage
ingestables
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ingestable
ingestibles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ingestible
bondsmaid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bondsmaids
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of bondmaid.
bondsmaiden
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bondsmaidens
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of bondmaiden.
bondsmaids
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bondsmaid
bondsmaidens
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bondsmaiden
VTS
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of vanishing testes syndrome.
glosses: Initialism of vanishing twin syndrome.
glosses: Initialism of vehicle telematics system.
glosses: Initialism of vehicle tracking system.
vanishing testes syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: word: VTS
glosses: Anorchia.
reshovel
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: reshovels
form: reshoveling
form: reshovelling
form: reshoveled
form: reshoveled
form: reshovelled
form: reshovelled
Etymology: From re- + shovel.
Senses: glosses: To shovel again.
reshovelled
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of reshovel
reshovels
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of reshovel
reshoveling
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of reshovel
reshovelling
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of reshovel
reshoveled
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of reshovel
congregationalistic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌkɑŋɡrəˌɡeɪʃənəˈlɪstɪk/
ipa: /ˌkɒŋɡrəˌɡeɪʃənəˈlɪstɪk/
Forms: form: more congregationalistic
form: most congregationalistic
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to congregationalism.
tied visa
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tied visas
Senses: glosses: A kind of visa under which a migrant worker, typically a foreign domestic worker, cannot legally leave their job and find employment elsewhere.
Related terms: kafala
tied visas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tied visa
skullies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of skully
glosses: plural of skullie
skullie
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: skullies
Etymology: Diminutive of skull.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of skully (“a knit cap”).
skullie
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: skullies
Etymology: From skulldog + -ie (“forms diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns or names”).
Senses: topics: lifestyle
glosses: A skulldog.
Hooverette
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Hooverettes
form: hooverette
Etymology: Like many things used by impoverished people during the Great Depression (e.g. Hoover hogs, Hoovervilles), the dress was named after Herbert Hoover, US president when the Depression began, + -ette. (It has also been suggested that the name might not refer to the inexpensiveness but liken the dress's effectiveness as work clothing to Hoover's pre-presidential career as an effective administrator of aid to Europe after the First World War.)
Senses: examples: text: The Hooverette can be worn as a dress or as an apron.
ref: 1932, Elmer Wheeler, Tested Selling Sentences (the Language of the Brain): Master Book:
text: “I have so few opportunities to wear such a dress, that I thought I'd better take every one that offered.” “In Paris you would need such a frock every evening,” observed Lynnette admiringly. “I'd rather stay at home and wear Hooverettes […]”
ref: 1937, Lucy Poate Stebbins, The Golden Carlotta:
text: During this period, Sears, Roebuck and Company sold Hooverettes, which were inexpensive, simple, wraparound dresses. They were reversible, so the whole dress could be flipped inside out for a different look.
ref: 2010, Mary Beth Klatt, Chicago's Fashion History: 1865 - 1945, Arcadia Publishing, →ISBN:
glosses: A simple housedress with robe-style sash and wrap front, worn especially in United States in the 1930s and 1940s, with one section overlapping another; when dirty, the overlap could be reversed so a clean section was on top again, reducing laundry.
wikipedia: Great Depression in the United States
Herbert Hoover
hooverette
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hooverettes
Senses: examples: text: Cotton broadcloth hooverette gives double service by reversing the overlapping front
ref: 1936, Fashions of the Hour:
text: And over her dress she wore the hooverette. She didn't wear it for any hygienic purpose, only to protect her dress.
ref: 1937, Oral Hygiene:
text: WHAT TO LOOK FOR: SMOCKS include the snug-fitting hooverette, […]
ref: 1943, Consumer Reports:
text: More than two months after her request she received an allotment: two panties, two dresses, two hooverettes, […]
ref: 1982, Lois Rita Helmbold, Making Choices, Making Do: Black and White Working Class Women's Lives and Work During the Great Depression:
text: “How can I ever forget October 11th, 1919?” Hanna replied and smiled at Aaron. She blushed remembering their wedding night. “Play it, Ma,” shouted Etta as she tugged Hanna's hooverette dress. Hanna lifted the lid on the top of the Victrola.
ref: 2003, Eva B. Moses, To Plant Heaven, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 87:
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of Hooverette.
Hooverettes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Hooverette
hooverettes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hooverette
County Fermanagh
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Fermanagh, a county in Northern Ireland.
synonyms: word: Fermanagh
extra: a county in Northern Ireland
Hoover hog
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhuːvəˌhɒɡ/
ipa: /ˈhuvɚˌhɒɡ/
Forms: form: Hoover hogs
Etymology: From the name of US President Herbert Hoover + hog, because impoverished people were reduced to (and Hoover himself may have suggested) eating such animals during the Great Depression, which Hoover presided over the start of.
Senses: examples: text: Sometimes living on rabbits and squirrels , they described their fare as Hoover hogs. The President's rigid stand on the relief issue widened the gap between the Old Guard and the insurgents in the Republican party, and his differences with ...
ref: 1971, Richard Brandon Morris, William Greenleaf, Robert H. Ferrell, America: a History of the People:
text: [It] rises . . . a jackrabbit. A Hoover hog, long-eared, light in the front legs, strong in the rear. The jack stretches his heels and takes the hill in a few bounds. When last seen, he is heading east.
ref: 1984, National Geographic:
text: "Some folks are lonesome all their life and some are hungry . We ain't ever needed to eat a Hoover hog (an opossum) since we come to the Creek.” With humor , Bernie lamented that the only thing missing in his life was a new pickup truck.
ref: 1993, The Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Journal of Florida Literature:
text: "It's a Hoover hog!" "Give it here," said Simeon Vear. Jimmy started to pick up the entire trap." Just the animal." Jimmy pushed his hand into the trap. "Don't," I said. "Let him," said Simeon Vear. "Got him," said Jimmy. He pulled the nervous rabbit […]
ref: 2003, James David Landis, The Taking:
text: “[You don't have] to eat anything I fix again if you don't want to,” Jason McTavish spat. “I was surprised as everyone when Howard choked. That steak wasn't tougher than normal — for antelope.” “ If you'd stewed up a Hoover hog instead of that stringy[…]”
ref: 2007, Ken Hodgson, The Man Who Killed Shakespeare, ME: Five Star, →ISBN:
text: Aunt Cora, Mom's sister, always seemed to have rabbits or squirrels—Hoover hogs, she called them—or a greasy ole' barbecued raccoon for supper.
ref: 2010, Carroll Osburn, The Edge of the Wedge: Recollections of a Reluctant Prodigal, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 23:
text: “We'e gonna catch us a Hoover Hog, s'first thing,” said Carl. “A Hoover Hog? What's a Hoover Hog?” “You ain't never heard of a Hoover Hog? You'll see,” said Carl. They trudged along, keeping the conversation to a minimum, […]
ref: 2013, W. Jeff Bishop, A Cold Coming, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 215:
glosses: An animal which is eaten by poor people during hard times, especially an armadillo or jackrabbit, but also a possum or squirrel.
wikipedia: Herbert Hoover
Related terms: Hoover blanket
Hoover flag
Hooverville
Hoover wagon
gutter rabbit
roof rabbit
Hoover hogs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Hoover hog
postcessation
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From post- + cessation.
Senses: glosses: After something has ceased.
Hooverizer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Hooverizers
Etymology: From Hooverize + -er.
Senses: examples: text: When we poor Americans looked at the pure, clear liquid in the tiny bowl of Japanese fashion, I imagine more than one of us wished that we were as good “Hooverizers” on the sugar question as our little yellow brothers.
ref: 1917, Delta Delta Delta, The Trident of Delta Delta Delta, page 472:
text: ... the simple repast was served and probably she might have said some unkind things, but it just so happened that the company were ardent “Hooverizers,” and they praised the good dinner as highly as it deserved. This set Mother to thinking.
ref: 1918, Home and School Visitor, page 88:
text: It is being bought by wage earners, by ThriftStamp owners, by Hooverizers, by every man who wants real, guaranteed value in a shoe which will cost him a reasonable price.
ref: 1918, Boot and Shoe Recorder, page 18:
text: These birds are no Hooverizers. They eat and they eat; then fly and fly; then eat some more.
ref: 1918, A Conspicuous National Service:
text: ... food rationing named after Herbert Hoover, the program's administrator. Hooverizers abstained from certain foods on one or two days of the week; for example, wheatless Mondays and porkless Thursdays and Saturdays.
ref: 2005, Rosemarie Ostler, Dewdroppers, Waldos, and Slackers: A Decade-by-Decade Guide to the Vanishing Vocabulary of the Twentieth Century, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 18:
glosses: One who Hooverizes.