cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
desultorily
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more desultorily
form: most desultorily
Etymology: From desultory + -ly.
Senses: examples: text: She had been working desultorily on her book for several years.
text: I read a page here and there, and made acquaintance with a great many authors whom I was content to know thus desultorily.
ref: 1919, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, chapter XXII, in The Moon and Sixpence, [New York, N.Y.]: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers […], →OCLC:
glosses: In a desultory fashion.
bottlenecking
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of bottleneck
chicken scratch
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chicken scratches
Senses: examples: text: A soft odor of chicken scratch, mash, and manure always permeated the air when you approached. Attached to the chicken coop was a smokehouse that contained several smoked ham shoulders hanging from hooks.
ref: 2008, Richard Dwight Apgar, Tough Shit, Eliot: A Yank's Tale, Dorrance Publishing, →ISBN, page 1:
glosses: Chicken feed consisting of random mixed grains such as corn, wheat, barley, sorghum and milling by-products.
examples: text: The pencil in my hand was limp between my fingers and I couldn't focus on the chicken scratch on the pages. My breathing had become shallow and my heart was racing. I was in the midst of a full-blown panic attack.
ref: 2014, A. Meredith Walters, Light in the Shadows, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 25:
synonyms: scrawl
glosses: Cramped or illegible handwriting.
synonyms: Amish embroidery
Depression lace
glosses: A type of cross-stitch embroidery done on gingham fabric.
glosses: A Tohono O'odham style of dance music derived from norteño.
glosses: A type of dragging two-step performed to this.
downsizings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of downsizing
likeminded
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more likeminded
form: most likeminded
Senses: examples: 1874, Ernest Myers (transl.), The Extant Odes of Pindar, translated into English, Olympian Ode XIII, page 44.
For therein dwell Order, and her sisters, sure foundation of states. Justice and likeminded Peace, dispensers of wealth to men, wise Themis' golden daughters.
glosses: Alternative spelling of like-minded.
chivvies
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of chivvy
chivvies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chivvy
chivvying
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of chivvy
chivvying
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chivvyings
Senses: glosses: The act of one who chivvies, or hurries somebody along; an urging.
chivvied
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of chivvy
pastine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pastina
unarguable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more unarguable
form: most unarguable
Etymology: From un- + arguable.
Senses: examples: text: It's unarguable that ticket offices are less relevant than they once were. More and more passengers buy tickets online.
ref: 2023 January 11, Philip Haigh, “Comment: The worst chaos for 40 years”, in RAIL, number 974, page 4:
glosses: Not arguable; that cannot be reasonably argued against.
Synonyms: inarguable
indisputable
unchallengeable
unarguable
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: unarguables
Etymology: From un- + arguable.
Senses: glosses: Such a situation
cluster bombs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cluster bomb
bomblet
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bomblets
Etymology: From bomb + -let.
Senses: glosses: A small or subsidiary bomb, such as one of those released by a cluster bomb.
bomblets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bomblet
demutualise
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: demutualises
form: demutualising
form: demutualised
form: demutualised
Etymology: From de- + mutualise.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of demutualize.
demutualises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of demutualise
demutualising
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of demutualise
demutualised
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of demutualise
mutualise
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: mutualises
form: mutualising
form: mutualised
form: mutualised
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of mutualize.
Derived terms: demutualise
mutualising
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of mutualise
mutualises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of mutualise
mutualised
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of mutualise
fairycake
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fairycakes
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of fairy cake.
fairycakes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fairycake
effectuality
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: effectualities
Etymology: From effectual + -ity.
Senses: glosses: The state or condition of being effectual.
Synonyms: effectualness
ineffectuality
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From ineffectual + -ity.
Senses: examples: text: Until then, the Sunak administration remains a study in ineffectuality on multiple fronts, leading Goldsmith to cite, not unreasonably, “a kind of paralysis”.
ref: 2023 June 30, Marina Hyde, “The tide is coming in fast on Rishi Sunak – and it’s full of sewage”, in The Guardian:
glosses: The state or condition of being ineffectual.
likably
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more likably
form: most likably
Etymology: From likable + -ly.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of likeably.
likeably
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more likeably
form: most likeably
Etymology: From likeable + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a likeable way.
rubbly
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: rubblier
form: rubbliest
Etymology: From rubble + -y.
Senses: glosses: Resembling rubble.
glosses: Strewn with rubble.
rubblier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of rubbly: more rubbly
rubbliest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of rubbly: most rubbly
rubberier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of rubbery: more rubbery
rubberiest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of rubbery: most rubbery
trainspotting
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: I am a rail enthusiast. Can I still go trainspotting?
Absolutely not unless passing a railway forms part of your daily exercise. Nobody should travel to stations unless it is essential that they travel, [...]
ref: 2020 April 8, “Network News: COVID-19: Questions and Answers”, in Rail, page 11:
text: The technical term for the event is “coupling,” but it is known colloquially as the “Shinkansen kiss.” For Japanese rail fans, it’s a big deal. For foreigners, it is a unique insight into the quintessentially Japanese experience of trainspotting.
ref: 2025 April 8, Joshua Korber Hoffman, “The ‘Shinkansen kiss’: Japan’s little-known rail spectacle that attracts trainspotters from around the world”, in CNN:
glosses: Alternative spelling of train spotting.
strippergram
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: strippergrams
form: stripagram
form: stripogram
form: strippagram
form: strippogram
Etymology: From stripper + -gram (suggesting something sent, as in telegram).
Senses: examples: text: We thought it a good idea to get Dave a strippergram for his birthday.
text: “Well, well, look who decided to show up.” “It's my day off, Twayne. I cleared this with you months ago.” “I think I would have remembered that.” “I sent an email...” “No.” “A memo...” “No.” “A notarized letter.” “No.” “The strippergram?” “No.” “Really? You don't remember the strippergram?” “No.”
ref: 2010 April 7, Kevin Shinick, “Blob Gets Job” (2:41 from the start), in Ugly Americans, season 1, episode 4, spoken by Mark Lilly (Matt Oberg):
glosses: A stripper hired to deliver a message or greeting.
Related terms: gorillagram
kissogram
strippergrams
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of strippergram
orangey
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: orangier
form: orangiest
form: orangy
Etymology: From orange + -y.
Senses: examples: text: The curtains were wide open, and the rich orangey sunset drowned everything in evening colour.
ref: 2005, Helen Oyeyemi, The Icarus Girl, Bloomsbury, page 95:
glosses: Somewhat orange in colour.
glosses: Resembling, or flavoured with, oranges (the fruit).
Synonyms: orangelike
orangish
Derived terms: oranginess
orangier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of orangey: more orangey
orangiest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of orangey: most orangey
misclassify
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: misclassifies
form: misclassifying
form: misclassified
form: misclassified
Etymology: From mis- + classify.
Senses: glosses: To classify incorrectly.
Synonyms: miscategorize
Derived terms: misclassifier
misclassification
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: misclassifications
Etymology: From mis- + classification.
Senses: glosses: The act or process of misclassifying.
misclassifications
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of misclassification
misclassified
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of misclassify
misclassifying
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of misclassify
misclassifies
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of misclassify
miscategorize
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: miscategorizes
form: miscategorizing
form: miscategorized
form: miscategorized
Etymology: From mis- + categorize.
Senses: glosses: To categorize incorrectly.
Synonyms: misclassify
miscategorizes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of miscategorize
miscategorizing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of miscategorize
miscategorized
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of miscategorize
re-examinations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of re-examination
miscategorization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: miscategorizations
Etymology: From mis- + categorization.
Senses: glosses: The act or process of miscategorizing.
miscategorisation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: miscategorisations
Etymology: From mis- + categorisation.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of miscategorization.
miscategorizations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of miscategorization
miscategorisations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of miscategorisation
miscategorise
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: miscategorises
form: miscategorising
form: miscategorised
form: miscategorised
Etymology: From mis- + categorise.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of miscategorize.
miscategorises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of miscategorise
miscategorising
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of miscategorise
miscategorised
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of miscategorise
miraculousness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From miraculous + -ness.
Senses: synonyms: miraculosity
glosses: The state of being miraculous.
denosumab
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈnɒs.jʊ.mab/
ipa: /dɛnˈoʊ.səˌmæb/
ipa: /dəˈnɑs.jəˌmæb/
Etymology: From arbitrary prefix den- + -os- (“bone”) + -umab (“human monoclonal antibody”).
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A drug (trademarks Prolia and Xgera) that is a genetically engineered monoclonal antibody that reduces bone resorption and increases bone mass by inhibiting osteoclast formation and function and that is administered by injection to prevent fractures associated with osteoporosis and malignant tumors of bone and to treat hypercalcemia associated with various cancers.
osteoprotegerin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɑ.sti.oʊ.pɹəˈtɛd͡ʒ.əɹ.ɪn/
Etymology: From osteo- (“bone”) + Latin prōtegere (“to cover, to protect”) + -in.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A cytokine that can inhibit the production of osteoclasts.
osteoprotegerins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of osteoprotegerin
infliximab
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈflɪk.sɪˌmæb/
Etymology: From infl(ammatory) + -li- (“immunomodulating”) + -ximab (“chimeric monoclonal antibody”).
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: An immunosuppressive drug (trademark Remicade) administered by intravenous injection especially to treat the symptoms of Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and rheumatoid arthritis. It is a chimeric monoclonal antibody prepared from humans and mice that acts by binding to and blocking the activity of tumor necrosis factor.
multicountry
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From multi- + country.
Senses: glosses: Spanning or encompassing many countries.
Synonyms: transnational
preoperatively
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From preoperative + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a preoperative context; before surgery.
unpragmatic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more unpragmatic
form: most unpragmatic
Etymology: From un- + pragmatic.
Senses: glosses: Not pragmatic.
Synonyms: idealistic
impractical
unrealistic
tiotropium
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌtaɪ.oʊˈtɹoʊ.pi.əm/
Etymology: From thio- (“containing sulfur”) + -trop- (“atropine derivative”) + -ium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: An anticholinergic drug administered by oral inhalation in the form of its bromide C₁₉H₂₂NO₄S₂Br·H₂O as a bronchodilator in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Derived terms: tiotropium bromide
chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
intraoperatively
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From intraoperative + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In an intraoperative context; during surgery.
postoperatively
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From post- + operative + -ly.
Senses: examples: text: General anesthesia may decrease the functional residual capacity (FRC) for up to 1 to 2 weeks postoperatively.
ref: 2011, Pauline K. Park, “Assessment of Noncardiac Perioperative Risk”, in Michael W. Mulholland, Gerard M. Doherty, editors, Complications in Surgery, 2nd edition, Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, →ISBN, page 83:
glosses: In a postoperative context; after surgery.
radiotherapies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of radiotherapy
radiotherapeutic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From radio- + therapeutic.
Senses: glosses: Pertaining to radiotherapy.
uterovaginal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -aɪnəl
-ædʒɪnəl
Etymology: From utero- + vaginal.
Senses: topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: Pertaining to the uterus and vagina, or the connection between them.
spasmogenic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more spasmogenic
form: most spasmogenic
Etymology: From spasm + -o- + -genic.
Senses: glosses: Tending to induce spasms.
spasmogenically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more spasmogenically
form: most spasmogenically
Etymology: From spasmogenic + -ally.
Senses: glosses: In a spasmogenic manner.
nadolol
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /neɪˈdoʊˌlɔl/
Etymology: Probably from na(phthalene) + d(i)ol + -olol (“β-adrenoceptor antagonist”).
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A beta blocker C₁₇H₂₇NO₄ taken orally in the treatment of hypertension and angina pectoris.
non-selective
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of nonselective.
obturator
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: obturators
Etymology: From Latin obtūrō (“to stop, block up”).
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
surgery
glosses: An object used to obstruct a hole, such as a fissure of the palate.
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: The membrane vessels, etc. that close the obturator foramen, or thyroid foramen, a large opening or fenestra in the anterior part of the hip bone.
examples: text: Obturators, held down by compressed air, close the pipe giving direct access from the h.p. exhaust to the l.p. steam chest, and so prevent compound working; […].
ref: 1952 December, 'Mercury', “Modern French Locomotive Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 803:
topics: engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A valve closure member (disk, gate, plug, etc.).
topics: engineering
firearms
government
military
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
politics
tools
war
weaponry
glosses: Any device for preventing the escape of gas through the breech mechanism of a breech-loading gun; a gas check.
topics: arts
hobbies
lifestyle
photography
glosses: A camera shutter.
Derived terms: transobturator
obturators
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of obturator
propranolol
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɹəʊˈpɹan.ə.lɒl/
ipa: /pɹoʊˈpɹæn.əˌlɔl/
Forms: form: propranolols
Etymology: From (iso)pro(pyl) + pr(op)anol + -ol.
Senses: examples: text: ‘I can see from your records you were prescribed propranolol for your headaches.’
ref: 2020, Dr Amir Khan, The Doctor Will See You Now, Ebury Press (2021), page 194:
topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A synthetic compound which acts as a beta blocker and is used mainly in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia.
Derived terms: -olol
alumnas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of alumna
metoprolol
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /mɪˈtɒp.ɹə.lɒl/
ipa: /məˈtoʊ.pɹəˌlɔl/
Etymology: From metho(xy) + pro(prano)lol.
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A beta-blocking drug related to propranolol, used to treat hypertension and angina.
etudes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of etude
ambas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of amba
representationally
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Pronunciation: -eɪʃənəli
Forms: form: more representationally
form: most representationally
Etymology: From representational + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a representational manner.
rarety
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rareties
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of rarity.
rareties
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rarety
hypogammaglobulinaemia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hypogammaglobulinaemias
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of hypogammaglobulinemia.
hypogammaglobulinemia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hypogammaglobulinemias
Etymology: From hypo- + gamma globulin + -emia.
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: A type of immune disorder characterised by a reduction in all types of gamma globulins
Derived terms: panhypogammaglobulinemia
Related terms: hypogammaglobulinemic
dreamlessly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more dreamlessly
form: most dreamlessly
Etymology: From dreamless + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a dreamless way; without dreams.
jockocracy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: jockocracies
Etymology: From jock + -ocracy.
Senses: examples: text: And I see a clear relationship between militarism, jockocracy, and sexism […] Everything in this country is a hustle, so why settle on sports or jockocracy?
ref: 1976, Florynce Kennedy, Color Me Flo: My Hard Life and Good Times:
text: Rhythm and blues for Black community radio, I Love Lucy for women, jockocracy for men, heroin for the junkies: Nielsen says they like it.
ref: 1990, Woman of Power:
text: "Big Spiel," as he came to call himself, formed his own tight little social circle in response to his exclusion from the jockocracy of Arcadia High School.
ref: 1999, Joseph McBride, Steven Spielberg: A Biography:
glosses: Rule by jocks (athletic macho men).
jockocracies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of jockocracy
outsiderish
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more outsiderish
form: most outsiderish
Etymology: From outsider + -ish.
Senses: glosses: Like an outsider; not accepted.
Derived terms: outsiderishness
outsourcer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: outsourcers
Etymology: From outsource + -er.
Senses: examples: text: The H-1B has become a flashpoint in the immigration debate and a target for Trump, particularly over use of the visa by outsourcers, which rake in the lion’s share of H-1Bs, mostly for bachelor’s degree holders.
ref: 2018 December 7, Associated Press, “Trump eyes H-1B visa rule change favoring advanced degree holders”, in New York Post:
text: Outsourcing concerns an arrangement between a business (Outsourcer) and a third - party (Outsourcee) whereby the outsourcee provides a service for the outsourcer that may usually have been performed in-house.
ref: 2019 February 27, “Why Outsource?”, in Cable Harnesses UK Ltd:
coordinate_terms: outsourcee
glosses: One who outsources.
outsourcers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of outsourcer
patroller
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /pəˈtɹəʊlə/
ipa: /pəˈtɹoʊlɚ/
rhymes: -əʊlə(ɹ)
Forms: form: patrollers
form: patroler
Etymology: From patrol + -er; compare patterroller.
Senses: examples: text: In ski areas like Arapahoe Basin, about 80 percent of the male patrollers have had to drastically change (or introduce) shaving regimens.
ref: 2020 November 23, Shauna Farnell, “Ski patrollers shave their beards, and a tradition, to wear N95 masks.”, in The New York Times:
glosses: One who patrols.
Derived terms: autopatroller
ski patroller
patrollers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of patroller
superficialities
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of superficiality
doubletons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of doubleton
countersue
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: countersues
form: countersuing
form: countersued
form: countersued
Etymology: From counter- + sue.
Senses: examples: text: Forrest later attacked Willis in New York, knocking him to the ground; lawsuits proliferated as Willis sued Forrest for assault, and Forrest countersued for libel.
ref: 2014, Eric L. Haralson, Encyclopedia of American Poetry: The Nineteenth Century, page 497:
glosses: To sue a person or entity who is suing one.
countersues
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of countersue
countersued
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of countersue
countersuing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of countersue
jetliners
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of jetliner
urnas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of urna
suspensefulness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From suspenseful + -ness.
Senses: glosses: The state of being suspenseful; suspense.
uncompassionate
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more uncompassionate
form: most uncompassionate
Etymology: From un- + compassionate.
Senses: glosses: Not compassionate.
unpayable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + payable.
Senses: glosses: That cannot be paid.
glosses: Of a mine etc.: not able to yield profit; unprofitable.
Related terms: priceless
unshared
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + shared.
Senses: glosses: Not shared; exclusive.
vinos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of vino
versos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of verso
rark up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: rarks up
form: rarking up
form: rarked up
form: rarked up
Senses: glosses: To tell (someone) off.
examples: text: Helping to rark-up the crowd at any world series event is MC John McDonald.
ref: 2019 August 23, “Top darts players converge on Hamilton”, in Radio NZ:
glosses: To provoke or hurry (someone) into doing something.
examples: text: I know I rark up the neighbours a bit . . . I'm settling down a bit now though.
ref: 2016 June 6, “Nightmare neighbour promises to tidy up his act”, in Stuff:
glosses: To make (someone) angry or annoyed.
rark up
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rark ups
Senses: examples: text: I lived to tell the tale, but after I got dragged out of the crevasse, I got a bit of a rark-up, which was totally reasonable.
ref: 2016 September 26, “'Bit of a rark-up' from Sir Ed”, in Otago Daily Times:
glosses: A telling off.
glosses: A provocation.
haunted house
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: haunted houses
Senses: examples: text: Lisette can't wait to create a haunted house on Halloween night.
glosses: An amusement attraction in which a building or series of rooms is decorated to frighten the people who pass through.
examples: text: This enigmatic bunch are a reaction to Manchester's musical past, with a blend of haunted house and rave dynamics
ref: 2011 March 25, Paul Lester, “New band of the day: Christian AIDS (No 991)”, in The Guardian:
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: Synonym of witch house (“music genre”).
synonyms: word: witch house
extra: music genre
examples: text: It was easy to see that it was an avoided house—a house that was shunned by the village, to which my eye was guided by a church spire some half a mile off—a house that nobody would take. And the natural inference was, that it had the reputation of being a haunted house.
ref: 1859, Charles Dickens, “The Mortals in the House”, in The Haunted House:
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see haunted, house.
Hypernyms: house
Related terms: dark ride
ghost train
rarked up
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more rarked up
form: most rarked up
Senses: glosses: Angry or upset.
rarked up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of rark up
luvvies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of luvvy
glosses: plural of luvvie
subcountability
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From sub- + countability.
Senses: glosses: The property of being subcountable.
subcountable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From sub- + countable.
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: Being the target (codomain) of a partial surjection from the natural numbers.
cybersecurity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /saɪbəsɪˈkjʊəɹɪtɪ/
Etymology: From cyber- + security.
Senses: examples: text: She now works for […] one of the largest of the many cybersecurity firms seeking to neutralize attacks on corporations from China and other countries, as well as criminal groups and hackers.
ref: 2014 April 6, David E. Sanger, “U.S. tries candor to assure China on cyberattacks”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 11 Nov 2020:
text: He said he would shun ground wars with large troop deployments, instead favoring a strategy guided more by economic and cybersecurity competition with China and Russia […]
ref: 2021 September 1, Michael D. Shear, Jim Tankersley, quoting Joe Biden, “Biden Defends Afghan Pullout and Declares an End to Nation-Building”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 11 Sep 2021:
text: However, there remain many cybersecurity concerns about the railways. For example, and perhaps more pertinently, 'hacktivists' - hackers with a political rather than a financial motive - in Belarus were reported to have taken breached computers that control rail movements in the country in an effort to delay Russian supplies to their front line in the early stages of the war against Ukraine.
ref: 2023 March 22, Christian Wolmar, “Cybersecurity concerns highlight a range of potential risks”, in RAIL, number 979, pages 32–33:
glosses: Security against electronic attacks such as cyberwarfare or cyberterrorism.
Synonyms: cyber
Coordinate terms: cyberdefense
cybersafety
Related terms: cyberattack
cyberextortion
cyberpower
cyberspace
cyberterrorism
cyberwar
cyberwarfare
daywear
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdeɪweə(ɹ)/
Etymology: From day + -wear.
Senses: glosses: Clothes to be worn in the daytime.
haunted houses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of haunted house
cislocative
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɪsˈlɒkəˌtɪv/
ipa: /sɪsˈlɑkəˌtɪv/
Etymology: From cis- + locative.
Senses: topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: Indicating motion toward the deictic center, often the speaker.
Related terms: translocative
cislocative
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɪsˈlɒkəˌtɪv/
ipa: /sɪsˈlɑkəˌtɪv/
Forms: form: cislocatives
Etymology: From cis- + locative.
Senses: topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: A grammatical structure of this kind.
translocative
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /tɹænzˈlɒkəˌtɪv/
ipa: /tɹænzˈlɑkəˌtɪv/
Etymology: From trans- + locative.
Senses: topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: Indicating motion away from the deictic center, often the speaker.
Related terms: cislocative
translocative
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /tɹænzˈlɒkəˌtɪv/
ipa: /tɹænzˈlɑkəˌtɪv/
Forms: form: translocatives
Etymology: From trans- + locative.
Senses: topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: A grammatical structure of this kind.
500
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Synonym of jackpot (“a ball game in which a thrower calls out a point value and whether the ball must be caught "alive" (in the air) or "dead" (having touched the ground), and a group of catchers compete to catch the ball”).
synonyms: word: jackpot
extra: (“a ball game in which a thrower calls out a point value and whether the ball must be caught "alive" (in the air) or "dead" (having touched the ground), and a group of catchers compete to catch the ball”)
Related terms: 500 rum
Fortune 500
totemically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more totemically
form: most totemically
Etymology: From totemic + -ally.
Senses: glosses: In a totemic manner; with regard to totems.
identifiably
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more identifiably
form: most identifiably
Etymology: From identifiable + -ly.
Senses: examples: text: The man was identifiably a tourist.
text: She maintained an identifiably Jewish home.
glosses: In a manner or state that is capable of being distinguished or named.
Related terms: identifiable
identifiability
identify
stilettoes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: stilettos
Senses: glosses: plural of stiletto
confirmers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of confirmer
modernistas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of modernista
hintermost
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Most remote; closest to the outer edge or back
antipeople
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more antipeople
form: most antipeople
Etymology: From anti- + people.
Senses: examples: text: "They said that I had contacted foreign media and called me anti-China, antipeople and antiparty."
ref: 2009 January 9, Edward Wong, “Police in China Halt Parents Seeking Investigation Into School Collapses”, in New York Times:
topics: communism
government
human-sciences
ideology
philosophy
politics
sciences
glosses: Opposed to the interests of the people
antipeople
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From anti- + people.
Senses: glosses: plural of antiperson
buttercreams
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of buttercream
buttercream
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: buttercreams
Etymology: From butter + cream.
Senses: examples: text: He was the first one to use gelatin in his buttercreams, and to make such extensive use of the freezer.
ref: 2009 January 9, Basil Katz, “Gaston Lenôtre, Who Built a Culinary Brand, Is Dead at 88”, in New York Times:
topics: cooking
food
lifestyle
glosses: A type of thick, sweet icing or cake-filling made by creaming butter (or sometimes another fat, such as margarine) with powdered sugar.
assaultive
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more assaultive
form: most assaultive
Etymology: From assault + -ive.
Senses: examples: text: an assaultive patient; an assaultive incident
text: 1852, “A Dish of Willis,” review of Nathaniel Parker Willis, Pencillings by the Way, in Church’s Bizarre: For Fireside and Wayside, New Series, Part 12, 18 September, 1852, p. 367,
[…] we must say, that depreciatory judgments and assaultive criticism, are not only not to our taste, but especially ungrateful to our feelings.
text: For the most part, his rages in the past have been directed at authority figures—father, brother, Army sergeant, state parole officer—and have led to violent assaultive behavior on several occasions.
ref: 1966, Truman Capote, In Cold Blood, New York: Random House, Part 4, p. 297:
text: We live in an increasingly assaultive and noisy environment, and one may obtain the clearest histories of the provocative effects of this in some migraineurs.
ref: 1985, Oliver Sacks, chapter 8, in Migraine: Understanding a Common Disorder, London: Pan, published 1987, page 165:
text: As assaultive as "Made in U.S.A" can be, it also seems to have been made in a spirit of insouciance, improvisation and fun.
ref: 2009 January 9, A. O. Scott, “Godard's '60s Policier, Set in Atlantic City, France”, in New York Times:
glosses: Confrontational; tending or seeming to assault; characterized by assault.
Derived terms: assaultively
assaultiveness
unassaultive
assaultive
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: assaultives
Etymology: From assault + -ive.
Senses: examples: text: This man is not only very very sick, but I believe he is definitely a Potential Assaultive.
ref: 1962, Ken Kesey, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, New York: Signet, page 134:
text: Extreme assaultives were operationally defined as those who were convicted of murder, manslaughter, or attempted murder. Moderate assaultives included persons convicted of wounding with intent to cause serious bodily harm, malicious or unlawful wounding, and assault.
ref: 1980, Curt R. Bartol, chapter 8, in Criminal Behavior: A Psychosocial Approach,, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, page 223:
topics: criminology
human-sciences
law
medicine
psychiatry
psychology
sciences
glosses: A person who assaults others.
agammaglobulinemia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: agammaglobulinemias
Etymology: From a- + gammaglobulin + -emia.
Senses: examples: text: Agammaglobulinemia occurs in approximately 1 in 50 000 live births.
ref: 2008, Baert, Knauth, Sartor (editors), Pediatric Chest Imaging: Chest Imaging in Infants and Children
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: A condition in which gammaglobulins such as immunoglobulins are absent from the blood, or present only in low concentrations
Derived terms: agammaglobulinemic
-emia
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Etymology: From the New Latin combining form of Ancient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă), αἵμᾰτος (haímătos, “blood”).
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of -aemia.
Related terms: english: and derivatives therefrom
translation: and derivatives therefrom
word: hemo-
agammaglobulinemias
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of agammaglobulinemia
soloistic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more soloistic
form: most soloistic
Etymology: From soloist + -ic.
Senses: examples: text: Much the same could be said for the drummer Gerald Cleaver, who brought a lot of color and soloistic ideas into his steady time.
ref: 2009 January 9, Ben Ratliff, “Nodding to Tradition While Pursuing the Ideal”, in New York Times:
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: Pertaining to, or characteristic of, a soloist
Derived terms: soloistically
shrinelike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more shrinelike
form: most shrinelike
Etymology: From shrine + -like.
Senses: examples: text: The icon is kept in a shrinelike building.
glosses: Resembling, or having characteristics of, a shrine
reinventor
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: reinventors
Etymology: From reinvent + -or.
Senses: examples: text: He claimed to be a reinventor of government.
glosses: Someone who reinvents something
postholiday
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From post- + holiday.
Senses: examples: text: After the excitement of Christmas, we quickly sank into postholiday depression.
glosses: Occurring after, or as a consequence of, a holiday; often specifically after the holiday season of late December
reinventors
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of reinventor
pansori
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pansoris
form: pansori
Etymology: From Korean 판소리.
Senses: glosses: A traditional Korean style of narrative song, in which a single performer is accompanied by a drummer
glosses: An individual song in this style.
overcount
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: overcounts
form: overcounting
form: overcounted
form: overcounted
Etymology: From over- + count.
Senses: examples: text: The census overcounted people in some neighborhoods, and undercounted them in others.
glosses: To count more of something than are actually present, or to count one thing disproportionately more than another
glosses: To outnumber.
overcount
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: overcounts
Etymology: From over- + count.
Senses: glosses: An incorrect count that is too high.
outduel
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: outduels
form: outdueling
form: outduelling
form: outdueled
form: outdueled
form: outduelled
form: outduelled
Etymology: From out- + duel.
Senses: examples: text: He outdueled his opponent.
glosses: To duel better than (someone else).
overcounts
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of overcount
overcounts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of overcount
overcounting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of overcount
overcounted
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of overcount
kajari
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kajaris
form: kajiri
Senses: glosses: A Hindustani classical music genre of folk songs and dance.
biotinylation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: biotinylations
Etymology: From biotinylate + -ion.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The attachment of a biotin residue to a biological macromolecule in order to label it.
Derived terms: autobiotinylation
prebiotinylation
Related terms: biotinyl
biotinylate
biphenoxide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: biphenoxides
Etymology: From bi- + phenoxide.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any compound containing two phenoxide groups.
bisalkoxide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bisalkoxides
Etymology: From bis- + alkoxide.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any compound containing two alkoxide groups
nougatine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nougatines
Etymology: From French nougatine. By surface analysis, nougat + -ine.
Senses: glosses: Brown nougat, made from caramelized sugar
glosses: Dutch dessert, made from two chocolate covered meringue cookies with cream in the middle and cream on top, decorated with crunchy brittle
outdueling
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of outduel
outduels
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of outduel
outdueled
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of outduel
blueshifted
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more blueshifted
form: most blueshifted
Senses: glosses: Whose frequency/wavelength has been changed by a blueshift
Related terms: Doppler effect
redshifted
multiteam
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: multi-team
Etymology: From multi- + team.
Senses: examples: text: It was a multiteam project.
glosses: Having or involving multiple teams
neotraditional
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From neo- + traditional.
Senses: examples: text: Ricky Scaggs is also a virtuoso of sorts, playing both traditional and neotraditional bluegrass.
ref: 2009 January 9, The New York Times, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in New York Times:
glosses: Presenting a new adaptation of something traditional
Derived terms: neotraditional country
neotraditionalist
neotraditionally
bromophenol
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bromophenols
Etymology: From bromo- + phenol.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any phenol in which one or more hydrogen atoms of the benzene ring has been replaced by bromine
Derived terms: bromophenol blue
pinetum
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pineta
form: pinetums
Etymology: From Latin pīnētum (“pine grove”).
Senses: examples: text: In the arrangement, of course, I should expect to see every hardy tree which could be collected in any part of the globe; and I even anticipate revelling in quercetums, fraxinetums, salicetums, pinetums, aceretums, &c.
ref: 1838 February 24, “On the Formation of a Public Botanic Garden”, in The Gardener's Magazine and Register of Rural & Domestic Improvement:
glosses: An arboretum, or part of an arboretum or garden, devoted to growing conifers.
glosses: A book that scientifically describes conifers.
bromophenol blue
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: An acid-base indicator, 2,6-dibromo-4-[3-(3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxyphenyl)-1,1-dioxo-3-benzo[c]oxathiolyl]phenol
calcineurin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: calcineurins
Senses: examples: text: … the European Dermatology Forum consensus group has recently published guidelines favoring the use of topical calcineurin inhibitors as a first-line option for face and neck on a bidaily [twice-daily] basis …
ref: 2016 June 24, Khaled Ezzedine, Nanette Silverberg, “A Practical Approach to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Vitiligo in Children”, in Pediatrics, volume 138, number 1, →DOI, page e20154126:
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A protein phosphatase that stimulates the growth and differentiation of T cells
Derived terms: anticalcineurin
Related terms: calcipressin
mannequinlike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From mannequin + -like.
Senses: examples: text: He stood mannequinlike, staring out the window.
text: She had a mannequinlike figure.
glosses: Resembling a mannequin; thus stiff or statuesque
cardiometabolic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From cardio- + metabolic.
Senses: examples: text: Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the University of Reading, “The ability to mediate a prebiotic modulation of gut microbiota has recently been suggested to have an inverse correlation with risk of cardiometabolic disease..."
ref: 2013, Polysaccharides—Advances in Research and Application, →ISBN:
text: Depression is up to 2–3 times more common in patients with cardiometabolic diseases such as coronary heart disease (CHD), diabetes and stroke
ref: 2015, Bhautesh Dinesh Jani et al., “The effects of anti-depressants on depression symptom scores at 12 months follow-up in patients with cardiometabolic disease: Results from a large primary care cohort”, in Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, volume 4, →DOI:
text: [Myokines] can help regulate various metabolic processes conducive to better cardiometabolic health, McDonough says.
ref: 2023 January 29, Ian McMahan, “For longevity, muscle strength may be as important as aerobic exercise”, in Washington Post, →ISSN:
topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: Concerning both heart disease and metabolic disorders such as diabetes
Related terms: cardiometabolism
cherts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chert
chimaeric
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more chimaeric
form: most chimaeric
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of chimeric.
chlorophyllide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chlorophyllides
Etymology: From chlorophyll + -ide.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any water-soluble breakdown product of chlorophyll formed by hydrolysis or enzyme action
hatchwork
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hatchworks
Etymology: From hatch + work.
Senses: examples: text: Look at the hatchwork around the edges!
topics: art
arts
glosses: Crosshatching; ornamentation using a crosshatch pattern
examples: text: The sailors must be familiar with the cargo and hatchwork.
topics: economics
sciences
shipping
transport
glosses: The apparatus around the hatches of a vessel, particularly the cargo hatch
chronometabolic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From chrono- + metabolic.
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to chronometabolism.
chronometabolism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From chrono- + metabolism.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any metabolism that is time-dependent, especially because of circadian rhythms
circularized
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of circularize
circularized
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more circularized
form: most circularized
Senses: glosses: publicized using circulars
glosses: canvassed using circulars
Derived terms: uncircularized