cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
nicholas-name
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nicholas-names
form: nicholasname
Etymology: From nickname, based on Nick being a common nickname for Nicholas (although nickname and Nick are unrelated).
Senses: examples: text: He always calls me my nicholas-name Josephine, even though I keep telling him JJ is fine.
text: My legal name is Tim, but my nicholas-name is Timothy.
glosses: A longer name corresponding to a shortened version common as a nickname, either of which may be the person or thing's actual name.
examples: text: I'm Kai, but my friends call me Kylesternus. It's a nicholas-name.
glosses: A familiar name for a person or thing that is used in place of its actual name, usually longer or less wieldy.
caffeotannic acid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of caffetannic acid.
tannocaffeic acid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Liebich […] has investigated the action of potassa upon tannocaffeic acid.
ref: 1852, Justus von Liebig, Annual Report of the Progress of Chemistry and the Allied Sciences, page 221:
glosses: Alternative form of caffetannic acid.
Teremembé
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Tremembé.
Teremembé
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Tremembé.
Tartarology
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The doctrine according to which sinners are sent to Tartarus, or hell, after death.
tartufery
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of tartuffery.
Tashnagist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Tashnagists
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Dashnakist.
Tashnakist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Tashnakists
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Dashnakist.
Tashnagists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Tashnagist
Tashnakists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Tashnakist
tattlery
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Idle talk or chat.
Tauric
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: Of or relating to the constellation Taurus.
Derived terms: Tauric Mountains
Tavghi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Tavghis
Senses: glosses: A member of a certain subdivision of the Samoyeds.
Tavghis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Tavghi
teasably
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more teasably
form: most teasably
Etymology: From teasable + -ly.
Senses: examples: text: I didn't know who he was except that he looked very teasably young.
ref: quoted in 2007, Robert Frost, Mark Richardson, The Notebooks of Robert Frost (page 185)
glosses: In a teasable manner; so as to be susceptible to teasing.
Tectosagii
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Tectosages
synonyms: word: Tectosages
tekioth
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tekiah
tekiot
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tekiah
telectroscope
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: telectroscopes
Senses: glosses: A hypothetical television or videophone system, proposed in the 19th century before such technology existed.
telectroscopes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of telectroscope
Taconian
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Taconic.
synonyms: word: Taconic
Taconian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Taconic.
synonyms: word: Taconic
Taghkanic
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Taconic.
Taghkanic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Taconic.
tarnside
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From tarn + -side.
Senses: glosses: Bordering or near a tarn.
temperamentalism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From temperamental + -ism.
Senses: glosses: A temperamental attitude or personality.
temperamentalist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: temperamentalists
Etymology: From temperamental + -ist.
Senses: glosses: A temperamental person.
temperamentalists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of temperamentalist
tertianship
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tertianships
Etymology: tertian + -ship
Senses: glosses: The final period of formation for members of the Society of Jesus.
tertianships
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tertianship
tetragrammatic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Relating to the Tetragrammaton.
tetrasubstitution
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tetrasubstitutions
Etymology: From tetra- + substitution.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any substitution reaction in which four groups are substituted.
tetrasubstitutions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tetrasubstitution
Teutophil
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Teutophils
Senses: glosses: Dated form of Teutophile.
Teutophils
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Teutophil
Teutophile
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Teutophiles
Senses: glosses: One who loves Germany or its people or culture.
Teutophilia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A love of Germany or its people or culture.
Teutophiles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Teutophile
stump stabber
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: stump stabbers
Senses: glosses: An ichneumonid wasp of the genus Megarhyssa.
stump stabbers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of stump stabber
THD
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Senses 2 and 3 are based on the neo-Nazi slang term TND (call to murder African people).
Senses: topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Initialism of total harmonic distortion
examples: text: When you're in a THD competition and your opponent is the daughter of Trump's Special Envoy for Ukraine
ref: 2025 August 10, Russians With Attitude (@RWApodcast), X (formerly Twitter):
text: U all claim to be in support of Ukraine but dont mind more of them dying apperently...?? Well THD it is
ref: 2025 August 10, Кадыров (@Chadyrov11), X (formerly Twitter):
coordinate_terms: TKD
TND
TZD
glosses: Initialism of total hohol death, call to kill Ukrainian people.
examples: text: Hindu cries victim when being a minority but always bully other when being in majority #THD
ref: 2024 November 19, Chaos MAXXED (@ILikeDragon2005), X (formerly Twitter):
text: As you say all Hindus are innocent, a very innocent Hindu lad is probably creating a new meme on dead Palestinian kid. The time for sadness is long gone. We will enjoy every single atrocity on Hindus and make sure every single Muslim in this world advocates for #THD
ref: 2024 October 27, Shahid (@Shahiiiidddd), X (formerly Twitter):
synonyms: HMK
coordinate_terms: TMD
glosses: Initialism of total Hindu death
crackle glass
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: crackle glasses
form: crackle-glass
Senses: examples: text: When this change has been fully developed we get a true crackle-glass, not to be confounded with the frosted glass of Venice mentioned in Chapter XIII.
ref: 1907, Edward Dillon, Glass, London: Methuen and Co., page 17:
synonyms: ice glass
crackled glass
glosses: A type of glass with fine cracks, developed in Venice in the 16th century by immersing the hot glass in cold water.
macro-level
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: macro-levels
Etymology: From macro- + level.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of macrolevel
macro-level
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more macro-level
form: most macro-level
Etymology: From macro- + level.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of macrolevel
macro-levels
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of macro-level
micro-level
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: micro-levels
Etymology: From micro- + level.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of microlevel
micro-level
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more micro-level
form: most micro-level
Etymology: From micro- + level.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of microlevel
micro-levels
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of micro-level
oscheal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὄσχεον (óskheon) + -al.
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
synonyms: scrotal
glosses: Pertaining to the scrotum.
oscitance
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: oscitances
Etymology: From Latin oscitans, present participle of ōscitō (“to yawn, gape, open the mouth”), from Latin os (“the mouth”).
Senses: glosses: oscitancy
Fengjing
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈfɛŋd͡ʒɪŋ/
Etymology: From the atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 豐京 /丰京 (Fēngjīng, “lush or great capital”) and 灃京 /沣京 (Fēngjīng, “capital on the Feng River”).
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Feng, an ancient city in Xi'an, Shaanxi, a former capital of China under the Zhou dynasty.
synonyms: word: Feng
extra: an ancient city in Xi'an, Shaanxi, a former capital of China under the Zhou dynasty
Medina del Campo
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A town and municipality in Valladolid province, Castile and León, Spain.
-itides
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Pronunciation: /-ˈaɪtɪdiːz/
Senses: glosses: plural of -itis
-itises
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Senses: glosses: plural of -itis
Fenghao
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From the atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 豐鎬 /丰镐 (Fēnghào) and 灃鎬 /沣镐 (Fēnghào, “Feng & Hao”), the two parts of the twin city.
Senses: glosses: An ancient city in Xi'an, Shaanxi, former capital of China under the Zhou dynasty.
Hyponyms: Feng
Hao
kaeng pa
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Thai แกงป่า (gɛɛng-bpàa)
Senses: glosses: Synonym of jungle curry
synonyms: word: jungle curry
kaeng som
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Thai แกงส้ม (gɛɛng-sôm).
Senses: glosses: A sour Thai seafood curry made with tamarind.
wild betel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Piper sarmentosum
Pocinho
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village in Vila Nova de Foz Côa municipality, Guarda district, Portugal.
Lao coriander
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: qualifier: Southeast Asia
glosses: dill
mok pa
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A Lao dish of fish steamed in banana leaves.
mok gai
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A Lao dish of chicken steamed in banana leaves.
climbing wattle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Senegalia pennata, a South and Southeast Asian plant, the leaves and shoots of which are used as vegetables.
cha-om
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Thai ชะอม (chá-om)
Senses: glosses: climbing wattle
tantuni
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tantunis
Etymology: Borrowed from Turkish tantuni.
Senses: examples: text: Just before 2 p.m., we entered Neco Tantuni, a one-room restaurant in Enfield that specializes in tantuni (meat fried in cottonseed oil, garnished with tomatoes, parsley, and onion, and rolled up in a dürüm wrap), a street food from Mersin, in southern Turkey.
ref: 2023 March 8, Sam Knight, “The Writer Changing How London Thinks About Its Food”, in The New Yorker, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Mar 2023:
glosses: A Mersin-original streetfood of stir-fried chopped lamb or beef, onions, tomatoes, peppers, and spices in yufka or pita bread.
tantunis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tantuni
mallung
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mallungs
Senses: glosses: A Sri Lankan side dish or condiment of shredded leafy greens, coconut, and spices.
mukunuwenna
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: rupturewort
glosses: A West Indian leafy vegetable (Alternanthera sessilis, syn. Alternanthera polygonoides).
sissoo spinach
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A Brazilian cultivar of Alternanthera sessilis.
crêpe ginger
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Cheilocostus speciosus
restricted demon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: restricted demons
Senses: glosses: A drab Indomalayan butterfly, Notocrypta curvifascia.
Régua
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Peso da Régua, Portugal.
synonyms: word: Peso da Régua
word: Portugal
Orbanization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɔːbɑːnaɪˈzeɪʃən/
ipa: /ˌɔːbən-/
ipa: /ˌɔɹbɑnaɪˈzeɪʃən/
ipa: /ˌɔɹbɑnɪˈzeɪʃən/
ipa: /ˌɔɹbən-/
Forms: form: Orbanisation
Etymology: From Orban + -ization, after Viktor Orbán, the prime minister of Hungary since 2010; possibly punning on urbanization.
Senses: examples: ref: 2010 December 28, Erich Follath, Christoph Schult, “Hungary's 'Orbanization' Is Worrying Europe”, in Spiegel Online:
text: The Great Recession after 2008 that hit the east very hard is well discussed. But the authoritarian turn, first in Putin’s Russia and then the “Orbanization” of a large part of the former Soviet Bloc, the so-called Visegrad countries, especially Hungary and Poland and its impact on Europe and the EU, would have required a deep analysis.
ref: 2017 October 1, Ivan T. Berend, “Europe since 1989: A History by Philipp Ther, Trans. Charlotte Hughes-Kreutzmüller”, in Slavic Review, volume 76, number 3:
topics: government
politics
qualifier: American and Oxford British spelling
glosses: The process by which a (typically Western) democracy becomes undemocratic as an authoritarian leader takes control of its institutions and degrades the rule of law in order to remain in power.
wikipedia: Viktor Orbán
Orbanisation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Orban + -isation.
Senses: glosses: Non-Oxford British spelling of Orbanization.
Haojing
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈhaʊd͡ʒɪŋ/
Etymology: From the atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 鎬京 /镐京 (Hàojīng, “bright capital”).
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Hao, an ancient city in Xi'an, Shaanxi, a former capital of China under the Zhou dynasty.
synonyms: word: Hao
extra: an ancient city in Xi'an, Shaanxi, a former capital of China under the Zhou dynasty
lineshafting
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlaɪnˌʃɑːftɪŋ/
ipa: /ˈlaɪnˌʃæftɪŋ/
Senses: examples: text: Hanging of lineshafting and countershafts with material …
ref: 1875, Daniel Kennedy, Inspt'r, ANNUAL REPORT of THE INSPECTOR of MILWAUKEE COUNTY House of Correction, for The Year Ending March 15th, 1875, Milwaukee, page 24:
text: I do not advocate high speed of lineshafting, but in this case, to use smaller pulleys, we run the lineshaft 480 revolutions per minute and it has proved very satisfactory, the shaft being placed on stone piers independent of mill, directly under countershafts on the machines.
ref: 1894 December, “Planing Mill Talks”, in The Wood-Worker, volume XIII, number 10, Inianapolis, Ind., page 16:
text: The lineshafting sections are connectied to each other with threaded couplings or, for larger diameter shafts, with sleve couplings.
ref: 2011 April 19, Garr M. Jones, Robert L. Sanks, George Tchobanoglous, Bayard E. Bosserman, Pumping Station Design, revised 3rd edition, page 11.28:
glosses: The system or arrangement of line shafts used in a building or workshop to distribute mechanical power from a central source to multiple machines.
Related terms: belt drive
countershaft
lineshaft
millwork
pulley
shafting
aerostations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of aerostation
Shanshan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A county of Turpan, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
Jizzak
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Jizzakh.
share in
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: shares in
form: sharing in
form: shared in
form: shared in
Senses: examples: text: He's sharing in our dinner for tonight.
text: I hope to share in your excitement about this.
glosses: To take a portion of something; to experience something jointly with others.
Ashqabat
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Ashgabat.
Ashkabad
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Ashgabat.
Lebap
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A region of Turkmenistan.
Thuggee
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Thuggees
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of thuggee
beclimb
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: beclimbs
form: beclimbing
form: beclimbed
form: beclimbed
Etymology: From be- (“on, upon”) + climb. Compare Dutch beklimmen (“to climb up, mount, scale”).
Senses: examples: text: Aforetime on his father's knee likewise
This father fond beclomb'd with merry glee […]
ref: 1858, George Martin Braune, The Persone of a Toun, page 80:
text: The stonen stairs beclimbed the mound,
Ere father put a foot to ground […]
ref: 1868, The Spectator, volume 41, page 648:
text: In the inland distance the land heaves northward and west-ward into soft-outlined hills, which culminate between those points in the lordly Head of Lugnaquilla, much beclimbed of tourists to Glenmalure.
ref: 1894, The New Ireland Review, volumes 1-2, page 513:
text: The most historic and beclimbed rock of all was the Old Man of the Mountain.
ref: 1926, Advertising Fortnightly, volume 7, page 30:
glosses: To climb up, ascend.
toor dal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan)
Holy Ghost soup
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Calque of Portuguese sopa do Espírito Santo.
Senses: glosses: A type of beef soup from the Azores, traditionally eaten on the Pentecost.
dillkött
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Swedish dillkött.
Senses: glosses: A veal stew in dill sauce.
hawaijar
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A Manipuri food of fermented soybean.
thua nao
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Thai ถั่วเน่า (tùua-nâo)
Senses: glosses: A fermented soybean product of Burmese and Thai cuisine.
anishi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: smoked fermented taro leaves.
chagempomba
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A wet Manipuri dish of fish, vegetables, and rice.
TOMT
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Etymology: Initialism. First attested 27 August 1993, but popularised on the subreddit r/tipofmytongue, which uses “[TOMT]” as a prefix on user's posts made to it.
Senses: examples: text: I don't think Anatole can ever return to a place where he had once been due to his propensity for affairs of the heart. In fact, I am amazed that complications never arose at the Travers' domicile. Or perhaps they did but never rose past the butler's (his name is on the t.o.m.t.) port sessions Given^([sic]) Anatole's gallic temperament, an unlikely scenario.
ref: 1993 August 27, Jayant Murthy, “Alt.Fan.Wodehouse hits a milestone.”, in alt.fan.wodehouse (Usenet):
text: 2 guys shoot i can't remeber^([sic]) their names one is super short the other is tall. they are comedians dang its on the TOMT
ref: 2009 August 28, @domesticdays, Twitter:
text: It's on the TOMT: the title of An Arthurian novel from Merlin's point of view (and he does not use magic!)
ref: 2012 April 11, u/Monster_Claire, r/tipofmytongue, Reddit:
text: googled and only saw mentions of bab5 + matrix refs, but I also caught moulin rouge, and fast and furious, plus others on the tomt
ref: 2016 August 12, @raysberrypie, Twitter:
text: Can't find this (Australian?) short story at the TOMT, two brothers go to somewhere like Nepal, pay a guy so that they can fire a bunch of guns for fun, it has a dark ending. More info in post, does anyone know it?
ref: 2020 September 8, @Maphlux, Twitter:
text: TOMT:
I swear I remember an amazing website that was meant to be a "2024 website simulator". As soon as you open it, it has a popup asking you about cookies, then to log in, then to donate. And at the end it sadly announces this is the modern internet. Anyone seen this?
ref: 2024 July 15, @AvitalShtap, Twitter:
glosses: Abbreviation of tip of my tongue.
the bride at every wedding
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: examples: text: Covering the war from Fort Lee, N.J., just isn't good enough. That is, not if you're CNBC's GERALDO RIVERA, the theatrical journalist who longs to be the bride at every wedding, the ham in every sandwich and, lately, the mullah in every mountain.
ref: 2001 November 12, “Next Rivera: We Open Osama's Cave”, in Time, volume 158, number 21, page 105:
text: He was even unable to cut the meat on his dinner plate. He needed constant reassurances and was easily influenced by flattery. He enjoyed being the center of attention. He needed to be the bride at every wedding.
ref: 2017, Joe Wendel, Justice Denied: An Historical Sojourn, Archway Publishing, →ISBN, unnumbered page:
text: Being the protagonist of an election is an asset — not to mention a way to irritate an opponent who craves to be the center of every photo, the bride at every wedding.
ref: 2024 October 11, James Poniewozik, “Kamala Harris Made the Political Personal on Her Media Tour”, in The New York Times:
text: Twain longed for attention at home, too. The adage about egoists who want to be the bride at every wedding proved literally true. At his daughter Clara’s nuptials, Twain wore a scarlet ceremonial robe, a choice designed to steal the show.
ref: 2025 May 9, Danny Heitman, “Mark Twain’s legacy is not his tall tales. It’s his larger-than-life persona.”, in The Christian Science Monitor:
glosses: Short for the bride at every wedding and the corpse at every funeral.
epistemicide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: epistemicides
Etymology: From Portuguese epistemicídio, coined by Portuguese sociologist Boaventura de Sousa Santos. Equivalent to episteme/epistemic + -(i)cide.
Senses: glosses: The destruction of (a targeted people or group's) knowledge.
wikipedia: Boaventura de Sousa Santos
gimmigrant
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈɡɪmɪɡɹənt/
Forms: form: gimmigrants
Etymology: Blend of gimme + immigrant.
Senses: glosses: An immigrant, regarded as committing welfare fraud.
Related terms: gibsmedat
welfare queen
earie
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: earies
Etymology: From ear + -ie.
Senses: examples: text: I could not sit down and write twenty pages describing the appalling, heart-breaking grief of Araminta Susan St. Clair, for the eternal absence of her Fitz-James Eustace Simmons, who has departed this morning not to return till evening; nor twenty tearful stanzas on the death of / “My darling little dearie, / With curling little earie, / With little eye so cheery, / And with limbs ne’er a-weary, / A trotting after me!” / [‘]vich vas a tog!’ as [Joseph] Jefferson said in Rip Van Winkle. No! such things are far beyond my talent. I wil leave novel-writing to women and ministers of the gospel.
ref: 1870 February, Jean Pry [pseudonym], “Jonathan Ferret: A Journalistic Seance”, in Leisure Hours […], volume III, number V, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Philadelphia, Pa.: […] O’Dwyer & Co., […], →OCLC, page 173:
text: Her cunning little earie / Can almost seem to hear ye / Thinking, when she’s near ye,- / Out at Enn-goni-a!
ref: 1900 November 2, J. Service (Enngonia, N.S.W.), “Poets’ Corner. Song—Leenie.”, in Irvine Herald and Ayrshire Advertiser, 30th year, number 1535, Irvine, Ayrshire, →OCLC, page 2, column 1:
text: Eh bien, cornegidouille, écoute-moi bien, ſinon ces meſſieurs te couperont les oneilles. Mais, vas-tu m’écouter enfin ? […] Eh ! ſire Cotice, votre oneille, comment va-t-elle ?
ref: 2009 [1896], Alfred Jarry, translated by David Ball, “Ubu the King”, in J. Ellen Gainor, Stanton B. Garner Jr., Martin Puchner, edited by Peter Simon, The Norton Anthology of Drama, volume 2 (The Nineteenth Century to the Present), New York, N.Y.: W. W. Norton & Company, →ISBN, pages 323 (act 3, scene 4) and 331 (act 4, scene 5):
text: We Australians are pretty easy to recognise by our turn of phrase – especially the way that we shorten words and then shove a vowel or two on the end. Fire officer becomes “firie”, tradesperson becomes “tradie”, and a tin of beer gets called a “tinnie”. So lend me your “earies”, and I’ll tell you the story of how “self-portrait photograph” became “selfie”. Yep, we Australians brought this new word into the English language – and I had a small part in this process.
ref: 2014, Karl Kruszelnicki, “Selfie”, in House of Karls, Sydney, N.S.W.: Pan Macmillan Australia, →ISBN, page 207:
text: ‘Come Balkán, give me your earie,’ Sásho tried to apply disinfectant to Balkán’s torn ear but he trotted off to catch up with the flock. You can’t get sick on this job.
ref: 2024, Kapka Kassabova, “The Orphaned Ones”, in Anima: A Wild Pastoral, London: Jonathan Cape, →ISBN, part 2 (Communion):
glosses: Diminutive of ear.
Related terms: earsies
on the earie
earies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of earie
ursusagalmatophilia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Latin ursus (“bear”) + agalmatophilia.
Senses: hypernyms: plushophilia
glosses: The sexual or romantic attraction to teddy bears; a fetish or paraphilia for stuffed animal bears.
eyespeak
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: eyespeaks
Sernada do Vouga
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village in Águeda municipality, Aveiro district, Portugal.
hunting parson
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hunting parsons
Senses: examples: text: The hunting parson was, as said, not strong in the pulpit except in voice. But Jack Russell, of Swymbridge, was an exception.
ref: 1908, Sabine Baring-Gould, Devonshire Characters and Strange Events, Plymouth: Willian Brendon and Sons, Two Hunting Parsons:
glosses: An Anglican clergyman who regularly engages in fox hunting.
examples: text: You become a hunting parson, and ride with a happy mind among blasphemers and mocking devils—you, whose aspirations were so high, who have spoken so often and so well of the duties of a minister of Christ[.]
ref: 1861, Anthony Trollope, chapter 15, in Framley Parsonage, London: Smith, Elder & Co.:
glosses: One who fulfils (an office) with insufficient dignity.
Beira Alta
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A region and former province in north-east Portugal.
X disease
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɛks.dɪ.ziz/
Forms: form: X diseases
Senses: examples: ref: 2024 December 23, Giovanni Di Guardo, X disease epidemic in Congo: X agents are not new to Science!, title:
glosses: Alternative form of X-disease.
NCCIH
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health.
DGL
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: DGLs
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of deglycyrrhizinated licorice.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of diacylglycerol lipase.
DGL
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: rail-transport
railways
transport
glosses: The station code of Dingle Road railway station in Wales.
DGLs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of DGL
-hedrons
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Senses: glosses: plural of -hedron
Qashqadaryo
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Uzbek Qashqadaryo.
Senses: glosses: A region of Uzbekistan.
glosses: A river in Uzbekistan.
-ariums
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Senses: glosses: plural of -arium
-oriums
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Senses: glosses: plural of -orium
Peruvian torch
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Peruvian torches
Senses: examples: text: […]the exception being T. peruvianus (Peruvian torch) which is supposedly much stronger and thought to contain almost as high concentrations of mescaline as peyote (Ott, 1996b; Pardanani et al., 1977), although other reports suggest this is an exaggeration […].
ref: 2019, David Luke, Otherworlds: Psychedelics and Exceptional Human Experience, Aeon Books, →ISBN, page 7:
coordinate_terms: San Pedro
glosses: A cactus, Trichocereus macrogonus, native to Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.
ego loss
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Ego dissolution, especially in psychedelic culture.
mahshi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: An Egyptian stuffed vegetable dish.
autmisia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From aut + -misia (as in misogyny or misotheism). Coined in 2016 on the blog Autistictic.
Senses: examples: text: The first thing that comes to mind when I think about autmisia is ABA.
ref: 2021 April 27, Chai Elemental, “Things You Didn’t Know Were Autmisic”, in This is for you, Carrie:
text: Autmisia/autphobia and transphobia are almost the same kind of hate. Trans people, your sanesness^([sic]) is going to kill us autistic people. Autistic people, your transphobia is going to kill us trans people. Our struggle is almost the same circle for bodily autonomy.
ref: 2023 March 5, lummine.bsky.social(@h_dgz), Twitter:
glosses: prejudice, hatred and discrimination against autistic people.
cast stone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A concrete material designed to mimic the appearance of natural stone
dodecant
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dodecants
Etymology: From dodeca- + -ant.
Senses: glosses: Any of the twelve parts into which the space around the center of a hexagonal crystal is divided.
dodecants
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dodecant
netch-azmud
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: ajwain
abish
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Amharic አብሽ.
Senses: glosses: fenugreek seeds
dimbilal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Amharic ድንብላል (dənbəlal).
Senses: glosses: coriander
diacylglycerol lipase
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: diacylglycerol lipases
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
related: word: DGL
word: DAGL
word: DAG lipase
glosses: An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of diacylglycerol yielding a free fatty acid and monoacylglycerol.
diacylglycerol lipases
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of diacylglycerol lipase
DAGL
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: DAGLs
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of diacylglycerol lipase.
DAGLs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of DAGL
DAG lipase
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: DAG lipases
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of diacylglycerol lipase.
DAG lipases
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of DAG lipase
Slyudyanka
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A town, the administrative centre of the Slyudyansky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.
troach drop
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: troach drops
Senses: glosses: An anise-flavored boiled candy.
line shafting
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: line shaftings
Senses: examples: text: Power being applied to the driving pulley l, by means of a strap in connexion with a pulley upon the ordinary line shafting in the building wherein the machine is constructed, that power is communicated through the pair of mitre wheels n, n, to the longitudinal shaft m, m, and then by means of the three pairs of bevils o, o, o, to the transverse shafts f, f, f.
ref: 1838, The London Journal of Arts and Sciences; and Repertory of Patent Inventions., volume XI (conjoined series), London, page 22:
text: The long main lines of shafting used for power transmission are called line shafting. Countershafting is driven from the line shafting and operates the various machines by fast and loose pulleys or by clutches.
ref: 1926, Thomas Christian Thomsen, The Practice of Lubrication: An Engineering Treatise on the Origin, Nature and Testing of Lubicants, Their Selection, Application and Use, McGraw-Hill book Company, Incorporated, page 286:
glosses: Alternative form of lineshafting.
deglycyrrhizinated licorice
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: deglycyrrhizinated liquorice
form: DGL
Senses: glosses: A herbal supplement made from licorice from which glycyrrhizin has been removed, considered safer for consumption due to the side effects of glycyrrhizin.
deglycyrrhizinated liquorice
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of deglycyrrhizinated licorice.
line shaftings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of line shafting
white flux
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: The seed wasteth and consumeth winde, and is good against belchings and upbraidings of the stomach, alaieth gripings of the belly, provoketh urine gently, maketh abundance of milke, and stirreth up bodily lust: it staieth the laske, and also the white flux in women
ref: 1597, John Gerarde [i.e., John Gerard], “Of Anise”, in The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes. […], London: […] Edm[und] Bollifant, for Bonham and Iohn Norton, →OCLC, book II, page 880:
glosses: leukorrhea
mimosa pudica
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From translingual Mimosa pudica.
Senses: examples: text: A Guardia Civil spokesperson said that ayahuasca, San Pedro, toad poison, wild rue and mimosa pudica were prohibited substances in Spain, adding that their consumption was not authorised because, while they were natural substances, they could be highly dangerous to human health.
ref: 2025 August 11, Sam Jones, “Ayahuasca and toad poison seized as police raid spiritual retreats in Spain”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
glosses: A creeping annual plant of the family Fabaceae.
aqua anisi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: Water with aniseed oil.
sad drunk
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sad drunks
Senses: examples: text: What the hell is happening to me? They are looking at me like I’m drunk, but I’m either a mean drunk or a sad drunk, never a happy drunk. A happy Red Kane is impossible.
ref: 1987, Andrew M. Greeley, chapter 2, in Patience of a Saint, Warner Books, page 16:
text: Mary sighed inwardly. She hadn’t known she was a sad drunk, until now. Maybe the horrible day was catching up with her. “Natalia, can I get more champagne?”
ref: 2016, Lisa Scottoline, chapter 11, in Damaged, St. Martin's Press, page 137:
text: It was worse drunk than sober. Winnie was a sad drunk, a dark drunk; she thought of bad things when there was alcohol in her.
ref: 2020, Tarryn Fisher, chapter 19, in The Wrong Family, Graydon House Books, page 119:
antonyms: happy drunk
good drunk
glosses: A person who is gloomy or depressed when intoxicated, unable to retain reasonable control of their mental and emotional faculties.
Related terms: hold one's liquor
Candie
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: It groweth plentifully in Candie, Syria, Egypt, and other countries of the east.
ref: 1597, John Gerarde [i.e., John Gerard], “Of Anise”, in The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes. […], London: […] Edm[und] Bollifant, for Bonham and Iohn Norton, →OCLC, book II, page 880:
glosses: Obsolete form of Candia
deglycyrrhizinated
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From de- + glycyrrhizin + -ated.
Senses: examples: text: deglycyrrhizinated form of licorice
glosses: Glycyrrhizin having been removed.
raw_tags: said exclusively in reference to licorice
Derived terms: deglycyrrhizinated licorice
deglycyrrhizinated liquorice
Bureya
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: An urban locality in Bureysky district, Amur Oblast, Russia.
glosses: A river in Amur Oblast and Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, a tributary of the Amur River.
insanize
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈseɪ̯naɪ̯z/
Forms: form: insanizes
form: insanizing
form: insanized
form: insanized
form: insanise
Etymology: From insane + -ize.
Senses: glosses: to make insane
Stalinsk
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Former name of Novokuznetsk, Russia.
Ust-Kut
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A town, the administrative centre of the Ust-Kutsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
Taldykorgan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Spelt Taldy-Kurgan until 1993.
Senses: glosses: A city, the administrative centre of the Jetisu Region, Kazakhstan.
noribogaine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: noribogaines
Etymology: From nor- (“having had a radical removed”) + ibogaine.
Senses: examples: text: Recent work from Professor Paul Glue’s team in New Zealand used noribogaine, the active metabolite of ibogaine. They showed that the impact on the heart is dose related, so using lower doses with careful cardiac monitoring seems a sensible way forward.
ref: 2023, David Nutt, Psychedelics, pages 157–158:
glosses: The principal metabolite of ibogaine; psychoactive, and thought to be involved in the antiaddictive effects of ibogaine.
the corpse at every funeral
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: examples: text: She will pay less attention to mother, who through necessity, may begin to shed some of her dependency and her enjoyment of being the corpse at every funeral.
ref: 1973, Ratibor-Ray M. Jurjevich, Direct Psychotherapy: Assertion-structured Therapy, University of Miami Press, →ISBN, page 289:
text: Ngeze is a good guy, he would say. Ngeze is a good-looking guy. "Hassan Ngeze wants to be the corpse at every funeral," those who knew him would add, laughing.
ref: 2005, Dina Temple-Raston, Justice on the Grass: Three Rwandan Journalists, Their Trial for War Crimes and a Nation's Quest for Redemption, Free Press, →ISBN, page 39:
text: He stood with the pistol pressed to the back of his head and looked across the river toward his home in Central Texas where his two ancestors died violently. Alice Roosevelt Longworth said about her father Theodore's need for attention that he always wanted to be the corpse at every funeral. This time Jenkins got his wish.
ref: 2020, Michael Vinson, Bluffing Texas Style: The Arsons, Forgeries, and High-Stakes Poker Capers of Rare Book Dealer Johnny Jenkins, University of Oklahoma Press, →ISBN, page 184:
glosses: Short for the bride at every wedding and the corpse at every funeral.
Tumwater
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Chinook Jargon.
Senses: examples: text: I will continue to support differentiated learning experiences for all of Tumwater students to include those with learning disabilities and our gifted and talented.
ref: 2025 August 2, Ann Duan, “Primary Primer: 3 questions for Tumwater School Board candidates”, in The Olympian, archived from the original on 11 Aug 2025:
glosses: A city in Thurston County, Washington, United States.
Sarapul
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A city in the Udmurt Republic, Russia.
Bugulma
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A town, the administrative centre of the Bugulminsky District, Tatarstan, Russia.
wiri wiri
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: wiri wiris
Senses: glosses: A small, often round Guyanese chili pepper, related to the Scotch bonnet.
sea celery
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Apium prostratum, an edible plant of Australia and New Zealand.
negative split
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: negative splits
Senses: coordinate_terms: positive split
qualifier: running
glosses: A racing strategy that involves completing the second half of a race faster than the first half.
Sonceboz-Sombeval
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A municipality in the Bernese Jura, Bern canton, Switzerland, originally the villages of Sonceboz and Sombeval.
white carrot
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: white carrots
Senses: glosses: arracacha
meridian fennel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of caraway (Carum carvi)
synonyms: word: caraway
extra: Carum carvi
khoresh karafs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Persian خورش کرفس (“celery stew”)
Senses: glosses: A sour Iranian stew with celery.
Grenchen
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A municipality in Lebern district, Solothurn canton, Switzerland.
ghormeh sabzi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gourmeh sabzi
form: qormeh sabzi
Etymology: Borrowed from Persian قرمه سبزی
Senses: glosses: An Iranian herb stew.
zereshk polo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A Persian dish consisting of steamed rice with barberry.
wink out
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: winks out
form: winking out
form: winked out
form: winked out
Senses: glosses: to come to an end; to stop
fesenjan
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Persian فسنجان.
Senses: glosses: A meat stew flavored with pomegranate and walnut.
bazha
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of satsivi
synonyms: word: satsivi
zereshk
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: barberry
Derived terms: zereshk polo
MOJ
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: government
related: word: MoJ
glosses: Initialism of Ministry of Justice.
Hotez
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: Of all the medical monsters Peter Hotez could have set out to slay, the Yale University researcher could not have chosen a more wily and obscure villain than the hookworm.
ref: 1996 October 6, William Hathaway, “PARASITE LINKS MEN IN DARING VENTURE”, in Hartford Courant, archived from the original on 28 Nov 2020:
glosses: A surname.
kola kanda
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Sinhalese කොළ කැඳ (koḷa kæⁿda)
Senses: glosses: A Sri Lankan herbal congee.
karapincha
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Sinhalese කරපිංච (karapiṁca).
Senses: glosses: curry tree
thoran
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A Kerala dish of stir-fried chopped vegetables.
kumbalanga
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: ash gourd
welpenela
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: balloon plant
iramusu
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Sinhalese ඉරමුසු (iramusu).
Senses: glosses: Indian sarsaparilla
neeramulliya
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: neeramulli
Senses: glosses: Hygrophila auriculata
satavar
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of shatavari
mountain knotgrass
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Ouret lanata
polpala
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Ouret lanata, mountain knotgrass
ranawara
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Sinhalese රණවරා (raṇawarā)
Senses: glosses: Avaram (Senna auriculata)
-resse
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Senses: glosses: Obsolete spelling of -ress.
gotu kola
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Sinhalese ගොටුකොල (goṭukola).
Senses: glosses: Asiatic pennywort (Centella asiatica).
meateating
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more meateating
form: most meateating
Etymology: From meat + eating.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of meat-eating.
RushTok
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Rush + -Tok.
Senses: examples: text: If this combination of words means anything to you, you have probably been watching sorority rush videos on TikTok. If not, that's OK — there's still time to figure out the rhythms and codes of RushTok, one of the platform's latest viral hits.
ref: 2021 August 17, Allie Jones, “What is #BamaRush? Decoding RushTok on TikTok”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 May 2023:
text: RushTok, which primarily features videos of PNMs describing their OOTD (outfit of the day) for each of the main sorority events at Southern universities, is a way for those rushing to document and share their experiences with the recruitment process.
ref: 2023 August 18, Allison Armijo, “Bama Rush TikTok explained: Guide to RushTok phenomenon”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Aug 2023:
text: "I have seen girls get cut from houses they want — they end up leaving to go to a different school," said Kylan Darnell, 21, a senior at the University of Alabama and the queen of #RushTok, with more than 1 million followers on TikTok.
ref: 2025 August 10, Jeanette Settembre, “Inside the wild, pricey sorority rush season, fueled by TikTok, helicopter moms and hired consultants”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Aug 2025:
qualifier: social media
glosses: The community of TikTok users who are participating in a sorority rush (a regulated period of recruitment for sororities).
vagueposts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of vaguepost
vagueposts
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of vaguepost
vagueposting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of vaguepost
vagueposted
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of vaguepost
contortable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more contortable
form: most contortable
Etymology: From contort + -able.
Senses: examples: text: This is the imaginative labor that our extended nervous system demands of us. Without that labor, information remains an abstract clay, endlessly contortable for those who might benefit from its adjustment and eternally delightful to those who prefer a malleable dream world to a concrete reality.
ref: 2025 August 11, Trevor Quirk, “I Never Understood Our Data-Saturated Life Until a Hurricane Shut It Down”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Aug 2025:
glosses: Able to contort; flexible, malleable.
Cracău
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A river in Romania.
unwhimsically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more unwhimsically
form: most unwhimsically
Etymology: From un- + whimsically or unwhimsical + -ly.
Senses: examples: text: Translated by Sam Taylor and unwhimsically retitled "Adèle," it landed here a few years after “The Perfect Nanny,” to a lesser reception.
ref: 2025 July 26, Leah Greenblatt, “2 Novels for Double Lives”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Jul 2025:
glosses: Not whimsically; seriously, soberly.
epistemicides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of epistemicide
AGT
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: AGTs
Senses: topics: automotive
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
transport
vehicles
coordinate_terms: gas turbine
turbine
turbine engine
gas turbine engine
glosses: Abbreviation of automotive gas turbine