cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
tonish
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɒnɪʃ/
Forms: form: more tonish
form: most tonish
form: tonnish
Etymology: From ton + -ish.
Senses: examples: text: [H]is nephew, Rose, whose trite, settled, tonish emptiness of Discourse is a never failing source of Laughter and diversion.
ref: 1779, Frances Burney, Journals & Letters, Penguin, published 2001, page 129:
text: She saw that his conversation, and his shoe-buckles, his manners, and his toupee, were all perfectly tonish; gems of the first water, in the regalia of fashion; and thought that, upon the whole, he was a husband that would do her credit.
ref: 1790, Helen Maria Williams, Julia, Routledge, published 2016, page 138:
text: I was engaged to dine in St Albans Street to meet my favourite Miss Cecilia Forrest, Mr and Mrs Broadhead, the Duke of Hamilton, Sir Watts Horton, and other tonish friends of my eldest sister's.
ref: 1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 265
text: […] those who […] have an inclination to give their sons, their daughters, and their servants, a tonish finish to their educations, may sin in haste and repent at leisure by passing a season at Bath.
ref: 1801-1802, Charles Dibdin, Observations on a Tour Through Almost the Whole of England […]
glosses: Conforming to the "ton"; modish, stylish.
tonings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of toning
mananosays
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mananosay
skywaves
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of skywave
postcranially
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From postcranial + -ly.
Senses: topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: posterior to the cranium
linkboys
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of linkboy
semilattice
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: semilattices
Etymology: From semi- + lattice.
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: A partially ordered set that either has a join (a least upper bound) for any nonempty finite subset (a join-semilattice or upper semilattice) or has a meet (or greatest lower bound) for any nonempty finite subset (a meet-semilattice or lower semilattice). Equivalently, an underlying set which has a binary operation which is associative, commutative, and idempotent.
semilattices
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of semilattice
pigwash
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pigswash
form: pig's-wash
Etymology: From pig + wash.
Senses: examples: text: In the pigwashes prepared with well-waters of high nitrate-content —under certain conditions— the different ubiquiter, facultative anaerobe saprophyte soil-bacteria reduce the nitrate to nitrite in sufficient quantity to poison the animals.
ref: 1959, XVIth International Veterinary Congress, Madrid, 21-27 May, 1959:
glosses: Synonym of pigswill.
synonyms: word: pigswill
samonella
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Due to interference, first in pronunciation and then in spelling, from salmon, in which the 'l' is often silent. Salmonella is in fact not derived from salmon but from the name of its discoverer, Daniel Elmer Salmon.
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of salmonella.
dilaters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dilater
chavvery
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From chav + -ery.
Senses: glosses: The quality of being chavvy.
Synonyms: chavviness
netboot
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From net + boot; see net (“network”).
Senses: examples: text: Non-Intel architectures have historically included netboot capabilities that Red Hat Linux supports.
ref: 2003, Sobell, A practical guide to Red Hat Linux eight, page 392:
text: Several PXE-based netboot systems exist[…]
ref: 2006, Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Trent R. Hein, Linux Administration Handbook, page 226:
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: The booting of a system from a network.
soundages
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of soundage
wavest
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: wave + -est
Senses: glosses: second-person singular simple present indicative of wave
boot storm
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: boot storms
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: The situation where many users attempt to boot their computers at the same time, causing excessive demand on the network.
boot storms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of boot storm
capitulars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of capitular
Amatsumara
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 天津麻羅 (Amatsumara).
Senses: topics: Shinto
human-sciences
lifestyle
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
religion
sciences
glosses: the Japanese god of the forge, metalcraft, and blacksmithing.
Synonyms: Kajishin
Kajishin
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 鍛冶神 (Kajishin).
Senses: topics: Shinto
human-sciences
lifestyle
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
religion
sciences
glosses: the Japanese god of the forge, metalcraft, and blacksmithing
Synonyms: Amatsumara
screenlet
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: screenlets
Etymology: From screen + -let.
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A visual widget or small application that can be placed on the desktop.
Synonyms: desklet
widget
screenlets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of screenlet
GRAT
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: GRATs
Etymology: Initialism.
Senses: topics: business
finance
glosses: grantor-retained annuity trust
grats
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Etymology: Clipping of congrats, itself a clipping of congratulations.
Senses: glosses: Congratulations.
Synonyms: congrats
grats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Clipping of congrats, itself a clipping of congratulations.
Senses: glosses: plural of grat.
rumpot
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rumpots
Etymology: From rum + pot.
Senses: examples: text: But to get back to things revealing, Rudy turns on the sales promotion screen, announces a free one to the assorted rumpots present and we are hoisting away[…]
ref: 1948, Iron Age, volume 162, page 119:
text: The homeless men coming out of the hostel in Merino Street, rumpots and winos[…]
ref: 1999, David Ireland, The chosen, page 47:
glosses: A drunkard.
Synonyms: alcoholic
souse
suck-pint
rumpots
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rumpot
pamp
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: rhymes: -æmp
Forms: form: pamps
form: pamping
form: pamped
form: pamped
Etymology: From Middle English pampen, from Middle Low German pampen (“to pamper oneself, live luxuriously”), from Old Saxon *pampōn, from Proto-West Germanic *pampōn, from Proto-Germanic *pampōną (“to swell”), from Proto-Indo-European *bamb- (“round object”). Cognate with West Frisian pampe (“to stuff, cram”), Dutch pampen (“to cram”), German Low German pampen (“to crush, pound, stuff oneself”), German bampfen, pampen, pampfen (“to cram, gobble, eat greedily”), Norwegian Nynorsk pampa (“to stuff oneself, cram”), Swedish pampen (“stuffed, swollen up”). Compare also Saterland Frisian pämpelje (“to nurture, care for, feed”), West Frisian pampelje (“to pamper”), Dutch pampelen, pamperen (“to cram, pamper”).
Senses: glosses: To pamper.
pamp
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: rhymes: -æmp
Forms: form: pamps
Senses: synonyms: word: pampie
word: pamps
word: diap
word: diapee
word: diapy
word: diapie
word: didee
word: didie
word: diddy
word: didy
word: dipe
word: hippins
word: napkin
word: nappy
word: pamper
word: Pampers
word: pampers
word: dip
word: gamer pants
word: gaming pants
word: omutsu
word: padding
word: pamp
word: pampie
word: pamps
glosses: Clipping of pamper (“a diaper”).
pamp
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: rhymes: -æmp
Forms: form: pamps
form: pamping
form: pamped
form: pamped
Senses: glosses: To put someone in a pamper (a diaper).
filmological
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more filmological
form: most filmological
Etymology: From filmology + -ical.
Senses: glosses: Relating to filmology.
filmologist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: filmologists
Etymology: From filmology + -ist.
Senses: glosses: One who studies filmology.
filmologists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of filmologist
psychotactical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more psychotactical
form: most psychotactical
Etymology: From psycho- + tactical.
Senses: examples: text: This nation is experiencing an alarming rise in this crime category which has prompted psychotactical negotiation techniques which requires a communication base between police and perpetrators.
ref: 1981, John S. Jackson, R. William De Vore, Proceedings: 1981 Carnahan Conference on Crime Countermeasures, ..., page 177:
text: They provide a market for the kind of psychotactical manual that tells women how to stand up, inwardly as well as outwardly, to the men they live and work with.
ref: 1988, Rupert Wilkinson, The Pursuit of American Character, page 74:
glosses: Of or relating to psychological tactics.
unminimize
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: unminimizes
form: unminimizing
form: unminimized
form: unminimized
Etymology: From un- + minimize.
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
graphical-user-interface
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: To restore (a window) from a minimized state.
unmaximize
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: unmaximizes
form: unmaximizing
form: unmaximized
form: unmaximized
Etymology: From un- + maximize.
Senses: examples: text: To maximize or unmaximize a window, click the button in the upper right corner. On Windows, you can minimize, maximize, or close a window by clicking one of the three buttons located in the upper right corner of each window.
ref: 2003, Kim English, Community Geography: GIS in Action, page 278:
topics: computing
engineering
graphical-user-interface
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: To restore (a window) from a maximized state.
unmaximizing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of unmaximize
unmaximizes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of unmaximize
unminimizes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of unminimize
unminimizing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of unminimize
unmaximized
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of unmaximize
unmaximized
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Not maximized.
coprocess
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: coprocesses
Etymology: From co- + process.
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A process that explicitly yields control to other processes or to the operating system.
coprocesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of coprocess
physiculture
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From physi- + culture, introduced by Edwin Checkley in the 19th century.
Senses: glosses: A holistic philosophy of medicine based on exercise.
shahi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: shahis
form: shahi
Senses: glosses: A former currency unit of Iran, worth one twentieth of a qiran.
Related terms: shah
shahis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shahi
localizers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of localizer
underpush
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: underpushes
Etymology: From under- + push.
Senses: glosses: A push of the lower part of an object, generating a turning force.
glosses: An insufficient push.
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
skating
sports
glosses: A movement of the trailing leg laterally under the body, generating momentum.
underpush
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: underpushes
form: underpushing
form: underpushed
form: underpushed
Etymology: From under- + push.
Senses: glosses: To push too little.
overpush
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: overpushes
Etymology: From over- + push.
Senses: glosses: A push of the upper part of an object, thereby generating a shearing or turning force
glosses: A push which is overly forceful
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
skating
sports
glosses: A movement of the leading leg laterally under the body, generating momentum
overpush
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: overpushes
form: overpushing
form: overpushed
form: overpushed
Etymology: From over- + push.
Senses: glosses: To push excessively.
overqualifications
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of overqualification
Fordian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Fordian
form: most Fordian
Etymology: From Ford + -ian.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to Henry Ford (1863–1947), American industrialist.
Related terms: Fordism
do svidanya
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of do svidaniya.
meta key
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: meta keys
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A special key on some kinds of keyboard, used to activate keyboard shortcuts.
meta keys
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of meta key
shoddies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shoddy
unexoticized
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more unexoticized
form: most unexoticized
Etymology: From un- + exoticized.
Senses: glosses: Not exoticized.
nerdspeak
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: nûdʹspēk
ipa: /ˈnɜːd.spiːk/
enpr: nûrdʹspēk
ipa: /ˈnɝd.spiːk/
Etymology: From nerd + -speak.
Senses: glosses: The language of nerds; technical or computer jargon.
Synonyms: geekspeak
technobabble
Related terms: chatspeak
fanspeak
leetspeak
huffishly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more huffishly
form: most huffishly
Etymology: From huffish + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a huffish manner.
huffishness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From huffish + -ness.
Senses: glosses: The quality of being huffish.
presque vu
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Borrowed from French presque (“almost”) + vu (“seen”).
Senses: examples: text: The subtle, recurring confusion between illusion and reality that was characteristic of paramnesia fascinated the chaplain, and he knew a number of things about it. He knew, for example, that it was called paramnesia, and he was interested as well in such corollary optical phenomena as jamais vu, never seen, and presque vu, almost seen.
ref: 1961 November 10, Joseph Heller, Catch-22 […], New York, N.Y.: Simon and Schuster, →OCLC:
text: A psychologist might have termed it presque vu—the sense people sometimes get that something amazing is about to happen—but my name for it was much more humble: a harmony.
ref: 2011, Stephen King, 11/22/63, New York: Scribner, →ISBN, page 784 of 784–785:
topics: human-sciences
psychology
sciences
glosses: A failure to remember something, with the sense that recall is imminent.
Related terms: déjà vu
deja vu
jamais vu
tip of the tongue
prelaughter
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From pre- + laughter.
Senses: topics: sciences
glosses: Occurring before laughter.
Synonyms: prelaugh
inwardnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of inwardness
kilk
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -ɪlk
Forms: form: kelk
form: kedlock
Etymology: From Middle English *killock, kellock, from earlier ketlok, kedlock, from Old English cedelc (“mercury (herb)”). Cognate with Scots skelloch (“charlock”).
Senses: glosses: Synonym of charlock (Phamphospermum arvense, syn. Sinapis arvensis, etc.)
synonyms: word: charlock
extra: Phamphospermum arvense, syn. Sinapis arvensis, etc.
handmill
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: handmills
form: hand-mill
form: hand mill
Etymology: From hand + mill. Compare Dutch handmolen (“handmill”), German Handmühle (“handmill”), Danish håndmølle (“handmill”).
Senses: synonyms: quern
glosses: A mill for grinding grain, pepper, coffee, etc. worked by hand as distinguished from those driven by steam, water, or other power.
handmills
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of handmill
alpha versions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of alpha version
beta versions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of beta version
soixante-huitards
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of soixante-huitard
souflakia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of souflaki
fellaghas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fellagha
capitanias
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of capitania
rehashings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rehashing
outrageth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: outrage + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of outrage
coral stitch
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: coral stitches
Senses: glosses: A kind of knotted stitch in embroidery.
coral stitches
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of coral stitch
connivest
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: connive + -est
Senses: glosses: second-person singular simple present indicative of connive
conniveth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: connive + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of connive
psychosonic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more psychosonic
form: most psychosonic
Etymology: From psycho- + sonic.
Senses: examples: text: Some of the Sonic Meditations, the sound of the conch shell, sounds received during dreams, and imagined sounds are psychosonic. Oliveros has always been attracted to the sacred power of sound in shamanism[…]
ref: 1983, Heidi Von Gunden, The music of Pauline Oliveros, page 122:
text: At one time psychosonic procedures were kept secret, but Gray admonishes, "most of them are now being used by commercial or political groupings for influencing whichever section of the Mass mind they want to dominate."
ref: 2000, Joan d'Arc, Phenomenal World, page 103:
text: The Trials is an exploration technique whereby I put an album through a series of psychosonic experiments. It is a system that I use to investigate music, taking note of how the music impacts me on various levels: body, mind, spirit and emotion.
ref: 2007, Shawn Taylor, Tribe Called Quest's People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm:
glosses: Relating to the effects of sound on the mind or soul.
psychostimulating
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more psychostimulating
form: most psychostimulating
Etymology: From psycho- + stimulating.
Senses: glosses: Acting as a psychostimulant.
psychospiritually
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more psychospiritually
form: most psychospiritually
Etymology: From psychospiritual + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a psychospiritual fashion.
would-bes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of would-be
wheugh
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʍjuː/
ipa: /fjuː/
ipa: [ɸɪ̥u̯(h)]
rhymes: -uː
Senses: examples: text: Wheugh! Wheugh! What a bustle we are in! and what a world of trouble is here!
ref: 1804, Maria Edgeworth, “Rosanna”, in Popular Tales:
glosses: Dated form of whew.
feazing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of feaze
feazes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of feaze
feazed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of feaze
Friedanian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Friedanian
form: most Friedanian
Etymology: From Friedan + -ian.
Senses: glosses: Relating to Betty Friedan (1921–2006), American writer, activist, and feminist.
gecking
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of geck
gecked
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of geck
razeth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: From raze + -eth.
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of raze
subverteth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: subvert + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of subvert
subvertest
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: subvert + -est
Senses: glosses: second-person singular simple present indicative of subvert
ascertaineth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: ascertain + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of ascertain
ascertainest
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: ascertain + -est
Senses: glosses: second-person singular simple present indicative of ascertain
Presocratics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Presocratic
Heraclitan
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Heraclitans
Senses: glosses: A follower of Heraclitus, an Ancient Greek philosopher.
Heraclitans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Heraclitan
Anaximanderian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Anaximanderian
form: most Anaximanderian
Etymology: From Anaximander + -ian.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to Anaximander, an Ancient Greek philosopher.
Hyponyms: Milesian
tartars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tartar
cheerios
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cheerio
courtesying
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: courtesyings
Etymology: From courtesy + -ing.
Senses: examples: text: [T]here were ſtrange Simperings, and Bowing, and Courteſying, between them; the honeſt Gentleman ſeeming not to know how to let his Miſtreſs wait upon him, while ſhe behaved with as much Reſpect and Officiouſneſs, as if ſhe could not do too much for him.
ref: 1742, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter XLI”, in Pamela; Or, Virtue Rewarded. […], 3rd edition, volume IV, London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; and sold by J. Osborn, […]; and J[ohn] Rivington, […], →OCLC, page 277:
glosses: gerund of courtesy: an act of curtseying.
courtesying
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: From courtesy + -ing.
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of courtesy
courtesied
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of courtesy
cheaped
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /t͡ʃiːpt/
rhymes: -iːpt
homophone: cheeped
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of cheap
cheaps
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /t͡ʃiːps/
rhymes: -iːps
homophone: cheeps
Senses: glosses: plural of cheap
cheaps
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /t͡ʃiːps/
rhymes: -iːps
homophone: cheeps
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of cheap
aquafit
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From aqua- + fit.
Senses: examples: text: Join an aerobics or aquafit class specializing in abdominal work.
ref: 2006, Client-centered Exercise Prescription, page 27:
glosses: Alternative form of aquafitness.
aquatic fitness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: water aerobics; aquafitness
unabrasively
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more unabrasively
form: most unabrasively
Etymology: From unabrasive + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In an unabrasive manner.
unsystematical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more unsystematical
form: most unsystematical
Etymology: From un- + systematical.
Senses: glosses: Not systematical.
cocktail sausage
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cocktail sausages
Senses: glosses: A small saveloy often served as a party snack.
Synonyms: word: cheerio
word: little boy
cocktail sausages
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cocktail sausage
Coronavirus
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /kəˈɹoʊnəˌvaɪɹəs/
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of coronavirus (“the virus SARS-CoV-2 or the disease COVID-19”).
audioguides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of audioguide
discomboberate
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: discomboberates
form: discomboberating
form: discomboberated
form: discomboberated
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of discombobulate.
main de fer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mains de fer
Etymology: From Middle English mayndefer, from Middle French main de fer (literally “hand of iron”).
Senses: examples: text: […] 181 yds. yellow satin, at 8s., for bordering the 4 gentlemen's bards and bases; 3 yds. crimson satin, at 9s., for lining a headpiece, a pasguard, a main de fer and 2 gauntlets; 1 yd. white sarsnet, for girdles, 3s.
ref: 1522 March, record, in 1867, Calendar of state papers, pages 1557-8: also in 2015, J. S. Brewer, Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, of the Reign of Henry VIII, Cambridge University Press, page 1557-8
text: Armour of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, with the Grand-guard, Pasguard, and Main de fer for the tilt. This armour, now in the Tower of London, was made 1566-1588.
ref: 1901, Hedley Peek, Frederick George Aflalo, The Encyclopædia of Sport: SAND-Z, page 398, caption on an image:
glosses: Alternative form of manifer (“gauntlet for jousting”).
brown algae
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of brown alga
Enma
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Japanese 閻魔 (Enma). Doublet of Yama.
Senses: topics: Shinto
human-sciences
lifestyle
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
religion
sciences
glosses: The Japanese name for Yama, the Hindu, Buddhist and Chinese god who presides over naraku (hell). A deity and/or personification of death. (Compare Izanami and the Shinigami.)
council housing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Living in council housing made life more affordable for her family.
glosses: Housing provided (and usually built) by the local authority at a low rent, typically intended for those on low incomes.
Related terms: council estate
council-housed
council home
council house
Konohananosakuya-hime
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 木花咲耶姫 (Konohanasakuya-hime).
Senses: topics: Shinto
human-sciences
lifestyle
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
religion
sciences
glosses: The goddess of Mount Fuji; the blossom-princess, and the symbol of delicate earthly life.
fascinatedly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more fascinatedly
form: most fascinatedly
Etymology: From fascinated + -ly.
Senses: examples: text: Number four boat filled rapidly, but everybody was focusing fascinatedly on those blades aft.
ref: 2004, Violet Jessop, John Maxtone Graham, Titanic Survivor: The Newly Discovered Memoirs of Violet Jessop, page 174:
text: The limit of death that is so fascinatedly and prettily witnessed in the sentimental deathbed scene is here pried open and distended.
ref: 1995, Shawn Rosenheim, Stephen Rachman, The American Face of Edgar Allan Poe, page 116:
glosses: In a fascinated manner; with fascination.
A sharp
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: A sharps
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of A-sharp.
A sharp
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A programming language version of Ada for CLI, spelled A#.
B flat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: B flats
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of B-flat.
A flat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: A flats
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of A-flat.
sub-province
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sub-provinces
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of subprovince.
sub-provinces
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sub-province (alternative spelling of subprovinces).
sub-provincial
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of subprovincial.
Ame-no-Uzume
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɑːmeɪ noʊ ˈuːzuːmeɪ/
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 天宇受売命, 天鈿女命 (あめのうずめ, Ame-no-Uzume).
Senses: topics: Shinto
human-sciences
lifestyle
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
religion
sciences
synonyms: Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto
glosses: The Japanese goddess of the dawn, joy and of springtime.
Coordinate terms: Amaterasu
Izanagi
Izanami
kagura
Kagutsuchi
Ōyamatsumi
Susanoo
Tsukuyomi
kanzashi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kanzashi
form: kanzashis
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 簪 (kanzashi).
Senses: glosses: An ornamental hairpin; hair ornament.
undashingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʌnˈdaʃɪŋli/
Forms: form: more undashingly
form: most undashingly
Etymology: From undashing + -ly.
Senses: examples: text: This view […] is not however far different from the British Colonial view which undashingly urges selfish considerations.
ref: 1976, Mohinder K. Manchanda, India and America: Historical Links, page 91:
text: Rather undashingly he was captured in June 1940 as a sergeant in the Maginot Line, but escaped the following year to join a colonial infantry unit.
ref: 1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 167:
glosses: In a way that is not dashing; unstylishly.
lagging jacket
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lagging jackets
Senses: glosses: A thick padded cover for a water heater used to keep heat in.
creational pattern
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: creational patterns
Senses: topics: arts
computing
design
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A design pattern that standardizes the mechanisms of object creation.
Hypernyms: design pattern
Hyponyms: sense: General categorisation
word: class-creational pattern
sense: General categorisation
word: object-creational pattern
word: abstract factory pattern
word: builder pattern
word: dependency injection pattern
word: factory method pattern
word: lazy initialization pattern
word: object pool pattern
word: prototype pattern
word: singleton pattern
structural pattern
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: structural patterns
Senses: topics: arts
computing
design
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A design pattern that makes it easier to create relationships between entities.
Hypernyms: design pattern
Hyponyms: adapter pattern
adapter pipeline
aggregate pattern
bridge pattern
composite pattern
decorator pattern
extensibility pattern
facade pattern
flyweight pattern
marker pattern
opaque pointer
pipes and filters
proxy pattern
retrofit interface pattern
tombstone
mechatronics engineering
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The subfield of engineering concerned with designing and building electromechanical systems.
Related terms: mechatronics
robotics
control engineering
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The subfield of engineering concerned with designing and building controllers and control systems.
trapezists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of trapezist
trapeze artists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of trapeze artist
ajoure
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: Both objects, ornamented with ajoure designs and twisted wire, are attached to a ring.
ref: 1951, Detroit Institute of Arts, Exhibition of Jewish Ceremonial Art, November 15-December 30, 1951, page 43:
text: The straight edge of the lace comprises ajoure fabric with inserted braid. To the ajoure fabric are attached flowers comprising eight leaves with a half stitch in the centre.
ref: 2004, Dana Veselská, Laces from the collections of the Jewish Museum in Prague, page 104:
text: About it 16 ajoure plates in the shape of a dove (111. 5 on fig. 119) and 50 round Medusa heads, by her temples beautiful Greek earrings (ib. in. 6, 7), on her neck a golden hoop and a necklace (ib. iv. 1, 2).
ref: 2011, Ellis Hovell Minns, Scythians and Greeks, page 216:
text: The binders worked in the traditional Eastern manner, with arabesques and gilding and cut-out (ajoure) leather over a coloured background.
ref: 2021, Arundell Esdaile, Roy Stokes, A Student's Manual of Bibliography:
glosses: Alternative form of ajouré.
ajoure
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Moreover, the exquisite art of making textiles "ajoure" created masterpieces of design which at one time graced and embellished thousands of vernerated altars throughout Christendom.
ref: 1917, American Architect and Architecture - Volume 112, page 235:
text: It is Phoenician ajoure or openwork and carved in three-quarter relief.
ref: 1979, The Biblical Archaeologist - Volumes 42-44, page 182:
text: During the Egyptian Middle Kingdom (c. 2133-1786 BC ) metalworkers attained a very high degree of skill , working in every decorative technique, including repousse, ajoure, chasing and engraving, granulation, wirework, enameling, and lapidary work.
ref: 1992, Encyclopaedia of Humanities and Social Sciences, page 445:
text: Several half finished objects hint at this possibility, such as ajoure inlay No. 513 in which one worker drilled the basic perforations while another one was probably supposed to enlarge the designs later on, but never did.
ref: 2005, Etan Ayalon, The Assemblage of Bone and Ivory Artifacts from Caesarea Maritima, Israel 1st-13th Centuries CE, page 164:
glosses: Alternative form of ajouré.
alkatriene
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: alkatrienes
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any aliphatic triene
Jurōjin
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 寿老人 (Jurōjin), from Middle Chinese 壽 (dʒjùw, “longevity”) + 老 (láw, “old”) + 人 (nyin, “person”).
Senses: topics: Shinto
human-sciences
lifestyle
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
religion
sciences
glosses: The Japanese god of longevity. One of the seven gods of luck.
Hotei
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Japanese 布袋 (Hotei), from Middle Chinese 布袋 (MC puH dojH, “cloth sack”) (compare Mandarin 布袋 (Bùdài), Vietnamese Bố Đại), by metonymy "Man with the cloth sack", the "Laughing Buddha" figure associated with the Maitreya Buddha.
Senses: topics: Shinto
human-sciences
lifestyle
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
religion
sciences
glosses: The Chinese god Budai, the fat and happy god of abundance and good health, and one of the seven gods of luck.
Bishamonten
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Japanese 毘沙門天 (Bishamonten).
Senses: topics: Buddhism
Shinto
human-sciences
lifestyle
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
religion
sciences
glosses: The Japanese name for the Buddhist god Vaiśravaṇa, guardian of the North and a patron god of warriors in Japan.
wikipedia: Bishamonten
Daikokuten
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Japanese 大黒天 (Daikokuten).
Senses: topics: Buddhism
Shinto
human-sciences
lifestyle
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
religion
sciences
glosses: The Japanese name for Mahākāla, a Buddhist god of wealth, commerce and trade. In Japanese folk tradition, he is one of the seven gods of luck. In Shinto, he is syncretized with the deity Ōkuninushi. Daikokuten is often depicted paired with Ebisu in statuary or in the form of masks on the walls of small retail shops.
Ebisu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 恵比須, 恵比寿, 夷, 戎 (Ebisu).
Senses: topics: Shinto
human-sciences
lifestyle
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
religion
sciences
glosses: The Japanese god of fishing and commerce. One of the seven gods of luck.
Ebisu
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 恵比須, 恵比寿, 夷, 戎 (Ebisu).
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Emishi (“ancient ethnic group of Japan”).
synonyms: word: Emishi
extra: ancient ethnic group of Japan
soul-ale
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: soul-ales
Etymology: From soul + ale. Compare bridal (literally “bride-ale”). See also Swedish gravöl and Danish gravøl.
Senses: glosses: A wake or funeral gathering at which ale is served; also called dirge-ale.
Synonyms: dirge-ale
bevoice
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: bevoices
form: bevoicing
form: bevoiced
form: bevoiced
Etymology: From be- + voice.
Senses: examples: text: [...] the parson silent, unable to utter any word or to make any disposition, and his speech returned suddenly when his wife, who had tried all means to bevoice the old man, decided on an extreme measure ; and taking a twenty-five rouble note, […]
ref: 1977, Alekseĭ Remizov, The fifth pestilence:
glosses: To give voice to; endow with a voice.
lovish
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more lovish
form: most lovish
Etymology: From love + -ish.
Senses: examples: text: The orderly who was in charge addressed her through the window that divides the driver from her passengers asking her if she would try and keep her head as far away from the window as possible as "the men are very lovish, and I cannot answer for them!"
ref: 2009, Stuart Menzie, Further Indiscretions by a Woman of No Importance:
glosses: Like, resembling, or characteristic of love; amorous; loving.
examples: text: No; you shall come from my hands to those of my lovish Flirtilla.
ref: 1860, History of major Smalls and his wooing - Page 15
text: Miss Asunder Your name is lovely, Lovable and lovish.
ref: 2011, Tchinda Fabrice Mbuna, The Evil Behind the Law:
glosses: Somewhat loving.
FSVO
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
programming
sciences
glosses: Initialism of for some values of.
sodaholic
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sodaholics
Etymology: From soda + -holic.
Senses: examples: text: Sandy is a full-fledged club sodaholic and drinks about a liter a day. We wonder whether the physiological effects of carbon dioxide might be responsible for the great popularity of carbonated drinks.
ref: 1987, Durk Pearson, Sandy Shaw, The Life Extension Weight Loss Program, →ISBN, page 169:
text: If you are a "sodaholic," try replacing just one drink per day with water. You might at first experience withdrawal-type symptoms (most commonly headaches) […]
ref: 2010, Dr. Fabrizio Mancini, Stepping Stones to Success, →ISBN, page 25:
text: I was a sodaholic. I could drink a 2 liter bottle of soda in a matter of hours regardless of the time. It wasn't until I started trying to learn other ways to control my panic attacks that I cut back on caffeine […]
ref: 2011, Julie Stevenson, Raymond Le Blanc, Understanding and Overcoming Anxiety and Panic Attacks. a Guide for You and Your Caregiver. How to Stop Anxiety, Stress, Panic Attacks, Phobia & Agora, →ISBN, page 60:
glosses: a person who is addicted to soda or drinks it a lot
sodaholics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sodaholic
Bukharist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Bukharists
Etymology: From Bukhari + -ist.
Senses: examples: ref: 1941, V. R. Bevan Jones, Lewis Bevan Jones, Woman in Islām: A Manual with Special Reference to Conditions in India, page 432:
topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: A Sunni; one who believes in Sahih Bukhari.
lubish
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more lubish
form: most lubish
form: lupish
Etymology: From Middle Low German lübsch or Middle Dutch lubesch, both ("of Lübeck"). Compare German lübisch (“of Lübeck”).
Senses: qualifier: monetary
glosses: Relating to denominations belonging to a money of account formerly in extensive mercantile use in North Germany.
glosses: Genuine; authorised; sterling.
Hadithist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Hadithists
form: hadithist
Etymology: From hadith + -ist.
Senses: topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: One who adheres to the hadith.
Bini
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Edo (language of Nigeria)
FLN
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: Progressively, the F.L.N. had indeed begun to impose discipline upon the some four hundred thousand Algerian workers in metropolitan France.
ref: 1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 236:
glosses: The National Liberation Front political party (of various countries, but chiefly associated with Algeria).
nomenclaturas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nomenclatura
JPQL
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Java/Jakarta Persistence Query Language.
Related terms: JPA
SQL
re-emerge
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: re-emerges
form: re-emerging
form: re-emerged
form: re-emerged
Etymology: From re- + emerge.
Senses: examples: text: No sooner had a waiting locomotive backed on to its train, the vociferous 4-6-4 or 4-8-4 re-emerged from under the bridge, and the two red marker lights on the last vehicles passed, than the headlight of the electric engine hauling the following train could be seen under the bridge and the waiting queue of locomotives had moved up one.
ref: 1954 January, H. P. White, “Vignettes of the Rail”, in Railway Magazine, page 54, at Harmon station, New York:
text: It was a remarkable climax to a match that ended with another of those disappearing acts from John Terry only to re-emerge, in full kit, so he could climb the steps, shake the hands of Eusébio, Michel Platini and all the other dignitaries, then help Frank Lampard to lift the trophy.
ref: 15 May 2013, Daniel Taylor, “Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic climbs highest to sink Benfica”, in The Guardian:
text: With the growing awareness of climate change, congestion, and regional inequality, rail transport has re-emerged as a solution.
ref: 2025 July 9, Oliver Wheeler, “Action stations...”, in RAIL, number 1039, page 68:
glosses: Alternative form of reemerge.
Related terms: re-emergence
disjoint union
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: disjoint unions
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: A union of sets forced to be disjoint by attaching information referring to the original sets to their elements (i.e., by using indexing).
topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: A union of sets which are already pairwise disjoint.
topics: mathematics
sciences
topology
glosses: The disjoint union of the underlying sets of a given family of topological spaces, equipped with a topology.
Synonyms: sense: union of sets forced to be disjoint
word: discriminated union
sense: union of already disjoint sets
word: discriminated union
sense: union of topological spaces equipped with a topology
word: coproduct
sense: union of topological spaces equipped with a topology
word: direct sum
sense: union of topological spaces equipped with a topology
word: free sum
sense: union of topological spaces equipped with a topology
word: free union
sense: union of topological spaces equipped with a topology
word: topological sum
Derived terms: disjoint union topology
Related terms: coproduct
disjunctive union
product topology
true yeast
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: true yeasts
Senses: glosses: Any of the yeasts in the order Saccharomycetales.
Synonyms: budding yeast
melt up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: melts up
form: melting up
form: melted up
form: melted up
Senses: topics: business
finance
glosses: Of the price of a security, to increase to an unexpected degree.
brogueish
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more brogueish
form: most brogueish
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of broguish.
broguish
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more broguish
form: most broguish
form: brogueish
Etymology: From brogue + -ish.
Senses: glosses: Pertaining to or marked by a brogue, a thick accent.
coon-dick
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: ’Tain’t a thing wrong that a quart of coon-dick wouldn’t cure. You haven’t been gettin’ yo’ right likker lately, eh?”
ref: 1937, Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Harper Perennial, published 2000, page 176:
text: He say, A quart of coon-dick what yew need, Honey. Then he leave.
ref: 2009, John Allen Boyd, Emerson Avery, That Latin Teacher:
text: it was usually filled with “coon-dick toothpicks,” which, he explained, were bones salvaged from the penises of raccoons and used as toothpicks.
ref: 2019, Kevin P. Gilheany, Minding the Helm: An Unlikely Career in the U.S. Coast Guard, page 148:
text: He worked the loose knot free and shook the contents out into his hand. A small bone fell out first and Cody grinned, despite the grisly scene. “That's a coon-dick toothpick.”
ref: 2021, Reavis Z. Wortham, Laying Bones:
glosses: Alternative spelling of coon dick.
graund
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: graunder
form: graundest
Senses: examples: text: I had almoſt forgotten to acquaint your honor, that one major Alford (who was in mr. Love's conſpiracy) was of the graund inqueſt at Saliſbury, and was very zealous in his highneſſe ſervice here, and his good affection and wiſe carriage here, did much advantage the buſſineſe.
ref: 1655 April 21, “Mr. Ja. Nutley to ſecreary Thurloe.”, in A Collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe, Eſq; […], volume III, London: […] the Executor of the late Mr. Fletcher Gyles; Thomas Woodward, […] Charles Davis, […], published 1742, page 399:
glosses: Obsolete form of grand.
octodecillions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of octodecillion
grammarism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: grammarisms
Etymology: From grammar + -ism.
Senses: glosses: Unwarranted concern for observing the rules of grammar (especially of the most standard form of a language).
spokesmanship
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: spokesmanships
Etymology: From spokesman + -ship.
Senses: glosses: The position of being a spokesman.
Related terms: spokespersonship
spokeswomanship