cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
kooditcha man
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kooditcha men
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of kurdaitcha man.
kadaitja men
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of kadaitja man
kooditcha men
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of kooditcha man
coups d'etat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of coup d'etat
coup d'etats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of coup d'etat
pyrotheology
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From pyro- + theology.
Senses: topics: lifestyle
religion
theology
glosses: An interpretation that views faith as a particular way of engaging with the world rather than a set of beliefs about the world.
zinc acexamate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A particular drug, used for the treatment of gastric and peptic ulcers.
dead stop
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dead stops
Senses: examples: text: I skidded around the corner and came to a dead stop as I saw the accident.
glosses: A complete halt.
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: A sudden and complete halt in the sound, where all instruments or voices stop playing at the same time, creating a moment of silence.
dead stops
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dead stop
mother city
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mother cities
Senses: glosses: Synonym of metropolis.
synonyms: word: metropolis
mother cities
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mother city
apple scab
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A common disease of Rosaceae plants, caused by the ascomycete Venturia inaequalis.
quantum state tomography
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: qualifier: quantum mechanics
glosses: Synonym of quantum tomography.
synonyms: word: quantum tomography
thoracic ganglia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of thoracic ganglion
she-orc
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: she-orcs
Etymology: From she- + orc.
Senses: topics: fantasy
glosses: Synonym of orcess.
synonyms: word: orcess
she-orcs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of she-orc
half-orc
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: half-orcs
Senses: topics: fantasy
glosses: Someone of both human and orc descent.
half-orcs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of half-orc
tabulate coral
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tabulate corals
Senses: topics: biology
history
human-sciences
natural-sciences
paleontology
sciences
glosses: Synonym of tabulate.
synonyms: word: tabulate
tabulate corals
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tabulate coral
meshuganon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: meshuganons
form: meshugatron
Etymology: From meshugge + -on, from Yiddish משוגע (meshuge, “crazy”). Coined by Hungarian-American physicist Edward Teller in 1989 during a
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)-National Science Foundation (NSF) workshop.
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: A hypothetical particle that could explain cold fusion.
V6
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˌviːˈsɪks/
Forms: form: V6s
form: V-6
Etymology: From V- + 6.
Senses: coordinate_terms: straight-six
;
V8
;
straight-eight
;
V10
V12
;
V-twin
glosses: An internal combustion engine with six cylinders arranged in two banks that form a V shape.
V-6
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: V-6s
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of V6.
V-10
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: V-10s
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of V10.
V-12
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: V-12s
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of V12.
V10
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˌviːˈtɛn/
Forms: form: V10s
form: V-10
Etymology: From V- + 10.
Senses: coordinate_terms: V12
V8
V6
;
V-twin
;
straight-eight
straight-six
glosses: An internal combustion engine with ten cylinders arranged in two banks that form a V shape.
V12
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˌviːˈtwɛlv/
Forms: form: V12s
form: V-12
Etymology: From V- + 12.
Senses: coordinate_terms: V10
V8
V6
;
V-twin
;
straight-eight
straight-six
glosses: An internal combustion engine with twelve cylinders arranged in two banks that form a V shape.
the long way around the barn
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: glosses: Synonym of around Robin Hood's barn (“a roundabout or circuitous route”).
synonyms: word: around Robin Hood's barn
extra: a roundabout or circuitous route
Himlingøje
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Himlingøye
Etymology: Danish Himlingøje
Senses: glosses: An ancient hamlet in (formerly Himlingøje Sogn, Bjæverskov Herred, Præstø Amt,) Stevns Kommune, Region Zealand, Denmark, founded in the 5th century BC, notable for its archaeological remains.
wikipedia: Grave goods
Himlingøye
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: For quotations using this term, see Citations:Himlingøye.
glosses: Rare spelling of Himlingøje.
spirit master
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: spirit masters
Senses: topics: media
printing
publishing
synonyms: ditto master
glosses: A two-ply sheet used in a spirit duplicator, in which the top sheet could be typed, drawn, or written upon, and the second sheet was coated with a layer of colored wax.
spirit masters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of spirit master
ditto master
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ditto masters
Senses: glosses: Synonym of spirit master.
synonyms: word: spirit master
ditto masters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ditto master
chopstickless
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From chopstick + -less.
Senses: examples: text: I managed to get across to the cook that I was chopstick-less in Hong Kong.
ref: 2011, Katherine Jenkins, Lessons from the Monk I Married, Berkeley: Seal Press, page 190:
text: For the author, Asako Aramaki, a Japanese "chopstickless culture" is out of touch with its social-cultural roots and has created a desacralized environment.
ref: 2014, Randall L. Nadeau, Asian Religions: A Cultural Perspective, London: John Wiley & Sons, page 215:
glosses: Lacking, or not using, chopsticks.
chopsticky
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more chopsticky
form: most chopsticky
Etymology: From chopstick + -y.
Senses: examples: text: Twisting her think, soggy hair behind her head, she stuffed two chop-sticky spikes through the knot to keep it off her neck.
ref: 2012, Lizbeth Selvig, The Rancher and the Rock Star, Boston: Lee and Shepard, page 384:
glosses: Resembling a chopstick; long and thin.
examples: text: It was really fine, the first part in Australia, the two last in China, the latter particularly good, the burning of the English factories in Canton quite life-like, the Chinese buildings well portrayed, and those fellows, those rat-eating, chop-sticky, pig-tailed Chinamen, have an idea or two about living.
ref: 1901, Gail Hamilton, edited by H. Augusta Dodge, Gail Hamilton's Life in Letters, Boston: Lee and Shepard, page 179:
text: I sit at my desk and rub my chopsticks against each other, even though they're silver-monogrammed chopsticks. Mrs. Mayor got a set of about 20 for a wedding gift and insists Anita and Lei set them on the table any time any vaguely chopsticky food is served. .
ref: 2012, Margo Candela, Underneath It All, New York: Kensington Publishing Corp., page 227:
glosses: Suitable for the use of chopsticks; characterised by the use of chopsticks.
Derived terms: chopstickiness
peateries
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of peatery
chopsticker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chopstickers
Etymology: From chopstick + -er.
Senses: examples: text: The latter subjects experienced great difficulty, just as I had, and when asked by the experimenters what they thought they were doing, the chopstickers tended to give answers like "putting food in my mouth" or "moving my hands".
ref: 1995, F.J. Hans van Rappard, “Level, scope, and context: An approach to stratification levels in psychology”, in Charles W. Tolman et al., editors, Problems of Theoretical Psychology, North York, Ontario: Captus University Publications, page 179:
text: Spencer rushed over to Liv as she started up the steps to the school. "If it isn't the champion chopsticker." He grabbed her hand and laced his fingers with hers.
She grinned, her skin tingling from the contact. "That's right. I'm the best chopsticker around. Scratch that sport off the list."
ref: 2012 December 11, Cindi Madsen, All the Broken Pieces:
glosses: One who uses chopsticks.
chopstickers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chopsticker
peatry
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈpitɹi/
Forms: form: peatries
Etymology: Alternative form of peatery.
Senses: examples: text: […] his peatry, as I hear, / By virtue of his daughter, makes thousands a year.
ref: 1868, James Maidment, A Book of Scotish Pasquils, 1568-1715, page 225:
text: [...] the peatries and turbaries, the coal fields, quarries, stone, and limestone; […]
ref: 1878, John Mackintosh, The History of Civilisation in Scotland, page 232:
text: [...] had a peatry which yielded thousands annually; […]
ref: 1895, John Mackintosh, The History of Civilisation in Scotland, page 346:
text: Here also are the peatries, where no end of that valuable commodity may yet be had.
ref: 1901 June 5, Dundee Advertiser, section 5:
glosses: Alternative form of peatery.
peatries
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of peatry
peckiest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of pecky: most pecky
peckier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of pecky: more pecky
porgees
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of porgee
moviewise
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From movie + -wise.
Senses: examples: text: However, if the legal wind is blowing that way, it would perhaps be best to lay off this sort of idea, moviewise, lest anyone start making a career out of striking back.
ref: 1951 May 9, H. M. M., “In the First Place”, in Exhibitor, volume 46, number 1, page 7:
text: Like when Aragorn starts on the paths of the dead bookwise he and his Dunedain are regarded, despite their small size, among the most powerful companies in the area. And then with the dead, he defeats armies in southern Gondor _and_ rallies those people to fight at his command, showing his ability as a king. When he gets to Minas Tirith he is leading an army as great as Rohan instead of a handful and a ship of vapours that would have been laughed at by orcs and ringwraiths. Moviewise he's never more than a nerfherder with ideas above his station stealing Arwen and betraying Elrond.
ref: 2016 October 30, Siri Cruise, “Re: Ye olde burbs & rural mythology”, in alt.politics.liberalism (Usenet), retrieved 28 Apr 2017, message-ID <chine.bleu-371DA6.12162630102016@news.eternal-september.org>:
glosses: In regard to movies.
low point
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: low points
Senses: examples: text: The low point of Carsley's time in charge, which will end after the Uefa Nations League meeting with the Republic Of Ireland at Wembley on Sunday, was the fiasco of the home defeat to Greece in October, a loss mainly engineered by his own madcap, non-striker, team selection.
ref: 2024 November 14, Phil McNulty, “'A night of redemption for Carsley offers real hope for Tuchel'”, in BBC Sport:
antonyms: high point
glosses: A nadir; the time when things are at their worst.
glosses: The lowest position that something attains.
low points
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of low point
low rider
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: low riders
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of lowrider.
low riders
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of low rider
low tech
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more low tech
form: most low tech
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of low-tech.
lucky-bone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lucky-bones
Senses: glosses: wishbone
lucky-bones
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lucky-bone
maid of all work
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: maid of all work
Senses: examples: text: So in living out, there is the maid of all work who scrubs the stove and scours the floor and rubs the knives and blacks the boots upon occasion, and in short, does any menial office required of her, and there is the housekeeper, presiding with all dignity over the household, who would perhaps scorn the idea that she was "living out." Yet is she not also at service? Somewhere between these two grades I find myself. I will only say I am some degrees above maid of all work, and yet I "live out."
ref: 1874 February, N. T. Munroe, “The W. Letters”, in The Repository, volume 51, page 89:
text: As we hope our book may fall into hands by which some information on this subject may be required, we give here a brief summary of a female domestic's daily duties, beginning at the beginning—the maid of all work.
ref: 1877, Laura Valentine, The young woman's book: a useful manual for everyday life, page 91:
text: The average woman who is able to afford hired service at all has one maid of all work. If the family is large, it is necessary that part of the housework be done by the members of it.
ref: 1899 August, Abigail Powers, “Keeping House as a Business”, in The Puritan, volume 6, number 3, page 339:
glosses: Alternative form of maid-of-all-work
A general-purpose housemaid.
examples: text: If we may regard auratum as the queen of Lillies, it will be none the less fair to regard Specienum as the maid of all work, and a very pretty maid of all work it will perhaps be said.
ref: 1886 June 8, The Indian Gardener, volume 2, page 233:
text: I noticed last night that a very famous diplomatist, anxious to describe, in short but very pointed language, the services of a famous ambassador of our land, could find no other words than to say the he had been willing to be a "maid of all work" for the country.
ref: 1889 May 30, “Evening Meeting, Samuel Gurney Shepherd”, in China's Millions, volume 15, page 110:
text: It is obvious that when a company goes on active service, and a large number of young soldiers are taken out for transfer to the depot or to the home battalion, and a large number of men from the Army Reserve have to take their places and bring the company up to the increased war establishment, that the poor "maid of all work," the colour-sergeant, has a bad time of it. In addition to office work, a colour-sergeant has to look after drill, musketry, discipline, routine, orders, do his guards, etc.
ref: 1903 April, Seton Churchill, “Financial Lessons from the Late War”, in Journal of the Royal United Service Institution, volume 47, page 423:
glosses: Alternative form of maid-of-all-work
Someone or something that serves many purposes.
in one's own hands
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Senses: examples: text: The margin of victory means England's fate in League B Group 2 is in their own hands. Beat the Republic Of Ireland and they will be back in the top tier, sparing Tuchel the possibility of a play-off in March.
ref: 2024 November 14, Phil McNulty, “'A night of redemption for Carsley offers real hope for Tuchel'”, in BBC Sport:
glosses: Under one's control; Such that any outcome depends on one's own actions.
Whitelackington
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish (without a council) in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST3815).
sub-plot
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sub-plots
Senses: examples: text: As with much of Carsley's reign, England entered this Athens hothouse with sub-plots in the background, this time the nine withdrawals from the squad which was met with a critical public response from the normally strictly-on-message captain Harry Kane.
ref: 2024 November 14, Phil McNulty, “'A night of redemption for Carsley offers real hope for Tuchel'”, in BBC Sport:
glosses: Alternative form of subplot.
sub-plots
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sub-plot
stand up to be counted
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: stands up to be counted
form: standing up to be counted
form: stood up to be counted
form: stood up to be counted
Senses: examples: text: So long as the Prohibitionists stand up to be counted as Prohibitionists they are only in danger of becoming ridiculous; when they stand up to be counted as Prohibitionists and several other things besides, they have become ridiculous—even more ridiculous than pathetic.
ref: 1892 July 9, Digest: Review of Reviews Incorporating The Literary Digest, number 10, page 274:
text: We are waiting for that day when men and women of this nation will stand up to be counted.
ref: 2005, Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard):
text: They also serve who only stand up to be counted .
ref: 2011, Mark E. Glogowski, The Political Primer: Fundamentals of Politics:
glosses: To make one's opinions and beliefs known, especially when it is controversial and risky to do so; to take a stand.
examples: text: England's understudies and new caps stood up to be counted – and Liverpool's 23-year-old midfielder Jones provided the high point of the night seven minutes from time, capping a top-class first senior appearance in joyous style.
ref: 2024 November 14, Phil McNulty, “'A night of redemption for Carsley offers real hope for Tuchel'”, in BBC Sport:
glosses: To rise to the occasion; to deal with a new challenge in an effective manner.
Kulung
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A language of the Central Kiranti language family.
Related terms: Wiktionary’s coverage of Kulung terms
backs one out
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of back one out
backing one out
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of back one out
backed one out
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of back one out
badges out
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of badge out
badging out
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of badge out
badged out
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of badge out
badges up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of badge up
badging up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of badge up
badged up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of badge up
toolsuite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: toolsuites
form: tool-suite
Etymology: Compound of tool + suite. Attested from the 20th century (see quotations below).
Senses: examples: text: 2. Overall project productivity enhancement as a result of NAS support for rapid prototyping, runtime instrumentation toolsuite, and encapsulation of the difficult capabilities required in any distributed real-time system
ref: 1989, Walker Royce, “Reliable, reusable Ada components for constructing large, distributed multi-task networks: Network Architecture Services (NAS)”, in Proceedings. TRI-Ada ’89, page 500:
text: The CD also includes GNU toolsuite with EMACS language-sensitive editor
ref: 1999, Ben Cohen, VHDL Coding Styles and Methodologies, page xi:
text: In the past 15+ years, our team has created and evolved a tool-suite for model-driven software development that we call ‘Model-Integrated Computing’ (MIC) suite [24].
ref: 2010, Gabor Karsai, “Lessons learned from building a graph transformation system”, in Gregor Engels, Claus Lewerentz, Wilhelm Schäfer, Andy Schürr, Bernhard Westfechtel, editors, Graph Transformations and Model-Driven Engineering: Essays Dedicated to Manfred Nagl on the Occasion of his 65th Birthday, page 203:
text: To support the complex SeCo lifecycle, we have designed a toolsuite that comprises a variety of instruments, structured as an online development platform
ref: 2011, Marco Brambilla, Luca Tettamanti, “Tools supporting search computing application development”, in Stefano Ceri, Marco Brambilla, editors, Search Computing: Trends and Developments, page 180:
text: If the compiler was installed correctly, the dialog will show Microchip C18 as the active language toolsuite. The toolsuite contents window will list the four programs required in project development
ref: 2018, Julio Sanchez, Maria P. Canton, Microcontrollers: High-Performance Systems and Programming, page 92:
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A set of related tools (software used to develop software or hardware, or to perform low-level operations) that are distributed together.
alchy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: alchies
Senses: examples: text: For the alchy, alcohol gives with one hand and takes with the other. It says, when you're in the middle of withdrawal and fighting a beatup liver, 'I'll make you better. I can fix you!'
ref: 2011, Michael Carson, Benson at Sixty:
text: Say the words.
Hello. I'm Emma. I'm an alcoholic and drug addict.
Hi, how you doing? I'm an alchy and a pill head.
ref: 2015, Duncan Macmillan, “Act One”, in People:
glosses: Alternative spelling of alkie.
bags off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of bag off
bagging off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of bag off
bagged off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of bag off
bails up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of bail up
bailing up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of bail up
bailed up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of bail up
patience of Mother Teresa
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: My teacher, Peter Brown, a man gifted with a perfect swing and the patience of Mother Teresa, keeps replacing ball after ball as I smash 'em wildly and impressively over the green.
ref: 1992, Maureen Lipman, When's It Coming Out?, →ISBN, page 103:
text: I know giving freely is good (we'll talk about that later), but unless you have a high tolerance for being annoyed or are looking to gain the patience of Mother Teresa, then think before you allow your roomie to borrow your stuff.
ref: 2006, Matthew Paul Turner, Everything You Need to Know Before College, →ISBN, page 58:
text: Once you've painted the front of the molding, finish the sides with a very small angled brush. This can take the steadiness of a surgeon and the patience of Mother Teresa.
ref: 2021, Sharon Bowers, David Bowers, Shop Class for Everyone: Practical Life Skills in 83 Projects, →ISBN:
synonyms: patience of an angel
patience of a saint
patience of Job
glosses: A great deal of patience.
binary blob
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: binary blobs
Senses: examples: text: You put up with the closed hardware because it performs well, and it supports the standard software, development tools, and APIs that keep the computing world spinning. For others, it's anathema—if you can't see the source code for these "binary blobs," they are inherently untrustworthy and should be used sparingly or not at all.
ref: 2022 January 31, Andrew Cunningham, “Review: MNT Reform laptop has fully open hardware and software—for better or worse”, in Ars Technica, archived from the original on 28 Sep 2024:
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
programming
sciences
glosses: A piece of software which is only available as a binary file (as opposed to being open-source), thus making the program very difficult to audit or modify.
binary blobs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of binary blob
bakes off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of bake off
baking off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of bake off
baked off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of bake off
adopts out
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of adopt out
adopting out
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of adopt out
adopted out
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of adopt out
airs off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of air off
airing off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of air off
aired off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of air off
amps down
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of amp down
amping down
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of amp down
amped down
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of amp down
apples up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of apple up
appling up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of apple up
chopstickery
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From chopstick + -ery.
Senses: examples: text: I never eat breakfast, so it was cool to try Chinese breakfast for once. I watched ‘em eat rice porridge with chopsticks, which is definitely pro-level chopstickery.
ref: 2024 July 8, Stephen Hockley, Friends in China.:
glosses: The skill or art of using chopsticks.
appled up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of apple up
arses up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of arse up
arsing up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of arse up
arsed up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of arse up
arts up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of art up
arting up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of art up
arted up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of art up
asks back
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of ask back
asking back
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of ask back
asked back
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of ask back
ballasts up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of ballast up
ballasting up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of ballast up
ballasted up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of ballast up
balls down
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of ball down
balling down
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of ball down
balled down
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of ball down
balls it off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of ball it off
balling it off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of ball it off
balled it off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of ball it off
balls off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of ball off
balling off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of ball off
balled off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of ball off
bangs into
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of bang into
banging into
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of bang into
banged into
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of bang into
barbecues up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of barbecue up
barbecuing up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of barbecue up
barbecued up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of barbecue up
bars down
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of bar down
barring down
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of bar down
barred down
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of bar down
bargains on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of bargain on
bargaining on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of bargain on
bargained on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of bargain on
barges into
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of barge into
barging into
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of barge into
barged into
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of barge into
bases off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of base off
basing off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of base off
based off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of base off
bases off of
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of base off of
basing off of
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of base off of
based off of
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of base off of
bases upon
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of base upon
basing upon
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of base upon
based upon
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of base upon
bashes in
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of bash in
bashing in
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of bash in
bashed in
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of bash in
bashes together
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of bash together
bashing together
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of bash together
bashed together
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of bash together
bastes up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of baste up
basting up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of baste up
basted up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of baste up
batches up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of batch up
batching up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of batch up
batched up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of batch up
bats round
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of bat round
batting round
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of bat round
batted round
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of bat round
borne in
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of bear in
borne in on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of bear in on
borne off from
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of bear off from
borne on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of bear on
borne upon
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of bear upon
beats about
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of beat about
beating about
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of beat about
beaten about
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of beat about
beats on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of beat on
beating on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of beat on
beaten on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of beat on
beats up on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of beat up on
beating up on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of beat up on
beaten up on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of beat up on
beefs out
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of beef out
beefing out
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of beef out
tool-suite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tool-suites
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of toolsuite.
sniplet
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sniplets
Etymology: From snip + -let.
Senses: examples: text: I clip everything apart—which is why notes should never be taken on both sides of the paper—into thousands of little sniplets to be carefully subdivided.
ref: 1961 April, John Gunther, “An Exercise in Self-education: Writing the "Inside" Books, Part 2”, in Harper's Magazine, volume 222, number 1331, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 74, column 1:
text: As with the Jewish hymns the text is often made up of sniplets of previous texts and a broad use of images from the Old Testament.
ref: 1979, James A. Fischer, God Said, Let There Be Woman, New York, N.Y.: Alba House, →ISBN, page 95:
text: 'I'm a romantic at heart,' he tells us. 'If that sniplet of info goes further than this room, you die.'
ref: 2013, Pauline McLynn, Jenny Q, Unravelled, London: Puffin, →ISBN, page 167:
glosses: A small snip or piece of something; a snippet.
sniplets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sniplet
type-token distinction
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: type-token distinctions
Senses: examples: text: Without the type-token distinction being made, some silly thinking can slip through.
glosses: The distinction between a type of something and an instance of it, such as city and capital city (type of city) versus city and Paris (instance of a city). (It is the difference between (1) hypernym and hyponym and (2) class and instance.)
examples: text: They're making several type-token distinctions in this paragraph.
glosses: An instance of this distinction being made.
Related terms: type-token ratio
Wiktionary:Thesaurus § Classes and instances
chopstick legs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: For if ever a little fellow tried to overcome his handicapped back and chopstick-legs, for three long weeks, the "Little Boy of Brongest" certainly did.
ref: 1976, Esther Elias, Profile of Glindy: A Welsh Corgi, Boston: Christopher Publishing House, page 96:
text: "Don't worry - you'll do fine. You've got those long, chopstick legs, he said to Mina.
ref: 2005, Carolyn Marsden, Moon Runner, Camnridge, Mass.: Candlewick Press, page 21:
glosses: Long, thin legs.
chopstick land
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: F. F. Low, our new Minister to Chopstickland (China), has started for his post.
ref: 1870 January 22, The Weekly Arizona Miner, Prescott, Ar., page 3, column 4:
text: In "Music in Chopstick Land" I wrote about Chinese music but I forgot to tell you that the Chinese have a very clever way of bowing their fiddles.
ref: 1927 August 24, Henry Purmont Eames, “Fiddles, Flutes, and Drums”, in Child Life, New York, page 470, column 2:
text: Chiang Kai Sheck & The Kuomintang Would Point
 Otherwise To Existing 60 Million Slaughtered,
 Let Alone The Abortion Habits Of Chopstick Land.
ref: 2011 November 25, Ras Mikaere Enoch Mc Carty, “Key's Crying Baby an omen for NZ”, in nz.general (Usenet):
glosses: China.
may God damn you
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Etymology: Related to English damn you, which is shortened form.
Senses: examples: text: They locked eyes for a long moment. "May God damn you, Cletus. And may God forgive me.”
ref: 2008, W.E.B. Griffin, William E. Butterworth IV, Death and Honor, page 452:
text: May God damn you, sir. I just learned you managed to burn and ruin a good half the sugar in my curing house.
ref: 2010, Thomas Hoover, Caribbee:
text: "May God damn you!” I shouted. “You care only about yourself, and nothing for me. […]"
ref: 2014, Sherry Jones, The Sharp Hook of Love, page 189:
glosses: Used to express condemnation of, or anger or ill will toward someone.
spir't
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Obsolete form of spirit.
tin tetrachloride
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
synonyms: stannic chloride
glosses: An inorganic compound of tin and chlorine with the formula SnCl₄.
stannic chloride
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of tin tetrachloride.
synonyms: word: tin tetrachloride
unflushables
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of unflushable
chopstickiness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From chopsticky + -ness.
Senses: examples: text: Noriyuki "Pat" Morita returns for a needless fourth go-round of manipulative chopstickiness.
ref: 1994 September 22, The Herald Statesman, New York, page 53:
text: The subtle off-rice coloring. The woody chopstickiness of it.
ref: 2024 July 9, Peisi, Facebook: Events of the planet Earth and metaphysical nonsense:
glosses: The state of being chopsticky.
chopstickism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Blend of chopstick + racism
Senses: examples: text: You're probably right, except this maybe a case of "chopstickism". The intentions were noble but the outcome leaves something to be desired.
ref: 1999 August 29, mc99, “Wong Bah Dahn”, in alt.asian-movies (Usenet):
glosses: Racist attitudes towards Asians or Asian culture.
chopstickology
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From chopstick + -ology.
Senses: examples: text: I am not, however, writing about food, though I think I have gone from a B.S. to a Ph.D. in chopstickology.
ref: 1986, Samuel L. Lewis, SufiVision and Initiation: Meetings with Remarkable Beings, page 111:
text: One of the more difficult aspects of chopstickology is how to get over the embarrassment of dropping something.
ref: 1994, Fred Schneiter, Getting Along with the Chinese, Hamamatsu: Heian International, page 104:
text: A friend gave me a quick tutorial in Chopstickology and that was all I needed.
ref: 2007 March 23, Shawnda, “Quick Kung Pao Chicken”, in The Brewer and the Baker:
glosses: The art of using chopsticks.
chopstickish
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From chopstick + -ish.
Senses: examples: text: Asians boys tend to like girls with massive boobs and chopstickish limbs.
ref: 2010 December 24, Yamei, “How to find a mature, sensible TW girl?”, in Forumosa.com:
glosses: Resembling a chopstick or chopsticks; long and thin.
chopstick-like
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: chopsticklike
Etymology: From chopstick + -like.
Senses: examples: text: The chopstick-like pin on the one that snagged was ornamentally grooved, but probably not significantly tapered.
ref: 2011 September 22, Richard Hagen, “CanSat Deployment Failure”, in arliss-flyers (Usenet):
glosses: Resembling a chopstick; long and thin.
chopsticklike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more chopsticklike
form: most chopsticklike
Etymology: From chopstick + -like.
Senses: examples: text: But Mr. Hunt hated the character immediately -- Elmo wasn't edgy enough -- and, on one memorable morning, brought him into the Muppeteers' lounge "hanging by the rods," the chopsticklike bars that control his paws.
ref: 1999 December 22, Jacques Steinberg, “Behind Squeaky Elmo, 6 Feet of Baritone”, in The New York Times:
glosses: Alternative spelling of chopstick-like.
VTOSL
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: VTOSLs
Senses: topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of vertical takeoff and short landing.
Related terms: STOL
STOVL
V/STOL
V/STOVL
VTOL
cochleotoxicities
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cochleotoxicity
angelship
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈeɪnd͡ʒəlʃɪp/
Forms: form: angelships
Etymology: From angel + -ship.
Senses: examples: text: The essence of angelship or messengership is ministration to the service of mankind: 'Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to do service for the sake of them that shall inherit salvation?'
ref: 1893, The King and the Kingdom: A Study of the Four Gospels, page 52:
text: There is nothing training cannot do. Nothing is above its reach. It can turn bad morals to good; it can destroy bad principles and recreate good ones; it can lift men to angelship.
ref: c. 1901–1902, Mark Twain, As Regards Patriotism:
text: Overheard him and Petrus plotting to get rid of you. Had to let my contact know, 'specially as I was charged with angelship over you.
ref: 2021, Lucinda Roy, The Freedom Race, →ISBN:
synonyms: angelhood
glosses: The role or status of an angel; the condition of being an angel.
examples: text: "His angelship was amazingly condescending," said Vargas, who could scarcely smother his laughter.
ref: 1822, Vargas: A Tale of Spain, volume 3, page 198:
text: 'Your angelship has only to speak, and I am at your feet,' said the smoker with a theatrical flourish, dimly seen, and scarcely appreciated.
ref: 1895, James Ewing Ritchie, Crying for the Light or Fifty Years Ago, →ISBN:
text: 'Yes, your angelship, and if you don't take that bleedin' saucepan off the gas, you'll stink the place out,' Dolly said tartly, back on form almost instantly.
ref: 2003, Jean Saunders, Unforgettable, published 2013, →ISBN:
glosses: Used as a title or term of address for an angel or virtuous person.
AOSIS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Acronym of Alliance of Small Island States.
open cities
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of open city
Malkinson
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname originating as a patronymic.
beeps out
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of beep out
beeping out
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of beep out
beeped out
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of beep out
beggers off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of begger off
beggering off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of begger off
beggered off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of begger off
being in for
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of be in for
bells up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of bell up
belling up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of bell up
belled up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of bell up
bellies out
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of belly out
bellying out
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of belly out
bellied out
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of belly out
belts down
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of belt down
belting down
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of belt down
belted down
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of belt down
bends one off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of bend one off
bending one off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of bend one off
bent one off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of bend one off
bids down
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of bid down
bidding down
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of bid down
bids in
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of bid in
bidding in
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of bid in
bids off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of bid off
bidding off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of bid off
birds off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of bird off
birding off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of bird off
birded off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of bird off
blanches up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of blanch up
blanching up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of blanch up
blanched up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of blanch up