cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
golompkies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: GOLOMPKIES (POLAND)
ref: 1964, Mrs. James H. Averill, “[Foreign Favorites] Golompkies (Poland)”, in Favorite Recipes of New England: Family Edition; Contains 900 Recipes from Women’s Club Leaders in New England, Montgomery, Ala.: Favorite Recipes Press, Inc., page 136, column 2:
text: Among the dishes will be golompkies, from Poland; […]
ref: 1977 March 31, “International dinner planned at St. Pius X”, in The Mercury, volume 46, number 156, Pottstown, Pa., page 12, column 3:
text: Home-made bread, pies, golompkies, coffee and donuts will be sold.
ref: 1980 October 22, “[City news] Salvo House bake sale slated”, in Daily Hampshire Gazette, volume 194, number 40, Northampton, Mass., page 12:
text: GOLOMPKIES / …Our Own Stuffed Cabbage. / THE POLISH PLATTER / …Pirogies, Golompkies and Kielbasa, served with Kapusta.
ref: 1984 September 6, The Szpara Family, “[Discover a Restaurant] Szpara’s Collegian Court”, in Transcript-Telegram, Holyoke/Towns edition, Holyoke, Mass., page 11, column 2:
text: The Recreation Committee will serve Polish foods like pierogies, golompkies and kielbasa sandwiches plus a batch of baked beans donated by Bub’s Barbecue.
ref: 1993 October 6, Michael Alcock, “‘The Taste of Sunderland’: Town’s eateries to dish up all kinds of goodies Saturday”, in The Recorder, 201st year, number 238, Greenfield, Mass., page 17, column 2:
text: Busta was also heavily involved in the famous Polish Picnic, helping to organize those who prepared and cooked for thousands who waited in line for a taste of one of the Polish golompkies. While the International Festival boasts food from dozens of different countries, veteran festivalgoers line up early and often for the golompkies at the Polish Society’s tent. Busta has been involved in the festival since its inception 17 years ago, arranging both entertainment and the golompkies, along with other traditional Polish food with the proceeds benefiting the Regina Falkowski Scholarship Fund.
ref: 2000 October 31, Chris Stevens, “Busta surprised and proud to earn ‘Pride in Peabody’ award”, in The Daily Item, volume 122, number 272, Lynn, Mass., page B4, columns 4–5:
text: The pail of golompkies hit him in the side of the head with a sound as ungodly as a forty-pound pumpkin dropped from Ponky Bridge.
ref: 2005, Bob Flaherty, “Red”, in Puff: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Perennial, →ISBN, page 158:
text: We hardly saw any kielbasa, kapusta, or golompkies, which are Polish staples back home.
ref: 2019, Bob Dombrowski, Paczki Day: Stories About Growing Up Polish in Detroit, New York, N.Y.: Page Publishing, Inc., →ISBN:
glosses: Alternative form of golabki.
time account
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: time accounts
Senses: topics: banking
business
finance
glosses: An account into which a time deposit may be completed.
topics: business
qualifier: human resources
glosses: A document used to collect and track the different types of working time and leavetime by an employee.
time accounts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of time account
kittenfishing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Blend of kitten + catfishing. The word kitten is used because it is regarded as a less severe form of catfishing. Coined in an article by dating app by Hinge published on June 21, 2017.
Senses: examples: text: To be fair, I catfished using my own non-pregnant photos so perhaps kittenfishing would be more apt. MTV, feel free to call me to discuss the concept further.
ref: 2018, Amy Nickell, Confessions of a Single Mum: What It's Like When You're Expecting The Unexpected, Headline Publishing Group, page 53:
text: Unfortunately, while kittenfishing is generally considered less ‘serious’ a dating app offence as catfishing (where you pretend to be an entirely different person completely), it can still be damaging, and pretty manipulative; indeed, you will feel duped and deceived when going on a date with somebody who has been telling little white lies from the beginning.
ref: 2021 December 20, Rebecca Fearn, “Kittenfishing is the new dating trend doing the rounds, but what exactly is it? And are we guilty of doing it ourselves?”, in Glamour, archived from the original on 30 Apr 2024:
text: Its strange how ghosting, kittenfishing or orbiting in today’s times is so common personally, I also dislike all the modern things like cushioning, zombieing, and breadcrumbing. I believe modern dating terminology is perplexing and complicated.
ref: 2021, Jyoti Patel, The Awakening - Unheard. Undiscovered. Untold., Jyoti Patel, page 45:
qualifier: social media
glosses: The practice of presenting oneself in a more favorable or exaggerated light on dating apps or social media.
kittenfishing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: Blend of kitten + catfishing. The word kitten is used because it is regarded as a less severe form of catfishing. Coined in an article by dating app by Hinge published on June 21, 2017.
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of kittenfish
Sovietisation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Sovietisations
form: Sovietization
Etymology: From Soviet + -isation.
Senses: glosses: The act or process of Sovietising.
Derived terms: desovietisation
resovietisation
continental time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: continental times
Senses: glosses: Central European Time.
glosses: The 24-hour clock.
continental times
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of continental time
West Africa Time
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Central European Time (only during the winter)
synonyms: word: Central European Time
extra: only during the winter
time past
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Senses: glosses: For a considerable amount of time.
synonyms: times past
glosses: Of a long time ago.
unit of time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: units of time
Senses: synonyms: time unit
glosses: Any particular time interval, used as a standard way of measuring or expressing duration.
Hypernyms: unit of measure
time unit
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: time units
Senses: glosses: Synonym of unit of time.
synonyms: word: unit of time
units of time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of unit of time
time units
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of time unit
age like vinegar
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: ages like vinegar
form: aging like vinegar
form: ageing like vinegar
form: aged like vinegar
form: aged like vinegar
Senses: qualifier: simile
glosses: Synonym of age like milk.
synonyms: word: age like milk
Time Unit Box System
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: TUBS
Senses: topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
qualifier: music theory
glosses: A system for notating events that happen over a period, mostly used for notating rhythms in music.
time train
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: time trains
Senses: topics: hobbies
horology
lifestyle
glosses: A train of wheels that turns the hands and drives the balance and escapement of a timepiece.
time trains
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of time train
time to expiry
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: times to expiry
Senses: topics: business
finance
synonyms: time until expiration
time to maturity
glosses: The amount of time remaining until a financial contract expires.
times to expiry
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of time to expiry
time to maturity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: times to maturity
Senses: glosses: Synonym of time to expiry.
synonyms: word: time to expiry
times to maturity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of time to maturity
times past
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Senses: synonyms: time past
glosses: Of a long time ago.
time-shifting
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of time shifting.
time-shifting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of time-shift
time shutter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: time shutters
Senses: topics: arts
hobbies
lifestyle
photography
glosses: A shutter in a camera designed for making time exposures.
time shutters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of time shutter
time sight
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: time sights
Senses: glosses: An observation by sextant of the altitude of a celestial body in order to determine the time and hence the longitude.
examples: text: The GHA of the sun at the time of your LAN is your longitude. (Of course, GHAs greater than 180° mean the longitude is east and it would be written as 360° - GHA.) Some navigators call this a time sight.
ref: 2007, John Karl, Celestial Navigation in the GPS Age, page 71:
glosses: A set of observations in order to determine the time that is usually conducted with a transit instrument.
time sights
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of time sight
TUBS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Time Unit Box System.
time to progression
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: times to progression
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: The length of time from the moment of diagnosis or the commencement of treatment for a disease until the moment the disease begins to worsen or spread to other parts of the body.
times to progression
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of time to progression
passing of time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of passage of time.
synonyms: word: passage of time
bubble waffle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bubble waffles
Senses: examples: text: Charlotte thought the spelling of “Treatzz” was an abomination, but they made good ice cream, which you could get sandwiched between cookies or in a bubble waffle. She started salivating at the thought of a bubble waffle stuffed with tiramisu and fig goat cheese ice cream.
ref: 2023, Jackie Lau, Cider Bar Sisters: The Complete Series, [self-published], →ISBN, page 329:
glosses: Synonym of egg waffle.
synonyms: word: egg waffle
bubble waffles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bubble waffle
time of night
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: times of night
Senses: coordinate_terms: time of day
time of year
glosses: A particular period during the night.
times of night
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of time of night
time of the end
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: times of the end
Senses: glosses: Synonym of endtime.
synonyms: word: endtime
times of the end
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of time of the end
time on device
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of time-on-device.
time-fuse
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: time-fuses
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of time fuze.
timefuse
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: timefuses
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of time fuze.
timeshift channel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: timeshift channels
Senses: topics: broadcasting
media
television
glosses: A television channel carrying time-delayed reruns of its parent channel's programming.
time-delayed
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to a time delay.
timeshift channels
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of timeshift channel
time until expiration
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: times until expiration
Senses: glosses: Synonym of time to expiry.
synonyms: word: time to expiry
time of travel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: times of travel
Senses: glosses: Synonym of travel time.
synonyms: word: travel time
times of travel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of time of travel
times until expiration
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of time until expiration
swing one's dick around
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: swings one's dick around
form: swinging one's dick around
form: swung one's dick around
form: swung one's dick around
Etymology: From swing + dick (“penis”) + around, by analogy to swinging dick.
Senses: glosses: To exhibit or act with (especially aggressive or exaggerated) bravado or machismo.
dopamine dressing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Coined by American fashion psychologist Dawnn Karen in 2020.
Senses: examples: text: When people think of wearapy, dopamine-dressing is often the first thing that comes to mind because it provides psychological grounding to the ‘look good, feel good’ concept.
ref: 2022, Shakaila Forbes-Bell, Big Dress Energy: How Fashion Psychology Can Transform Your Wardrobe and Your Confidence, Little, Brown Book Group, page 111:
text: And the phrase ‘dopamine dressing’ has become a popular fashion phrase to describe clothes that make us feel happy. The dopamine part comes from the idea that wearing something happy gives you a rush, which is linked to the chemical dopamine released in the brain.
ref: 2023, Erica Davies, Style Chapters: Practical dressing for every life stage, Hodder & Stoughton, page RA1-PA7:
text: Psychologist and coach Elizabeth Lombardo explains that “dopamine dressing” is not about specific colors or styles making us happier; rather, it’s about optimizing the associations we personally make with the clothing we wear.
ref: 2023, Nick Trenton, The Anxiety Cure: 37 Science-Based (5-Minute) Methods to Beat Back the Blues, Stay Positive, and Finally Relax, [self-published], page 112:
glosses: The act of wearing clothing or accessories that elicit positive emotions and boost the wearer's mood.
Related terms: enclothed cognition
enclothed cognition
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Coined by Hajo Adam and by Adam D. Galinsky in 2012.
Senses: examples: text: Overall, though, this new work suggests that the core idea of enclothed cognition is generally valid. It also demonstrates an exciting meta-psychology approach that might be used in other fields with high profile papers that have failed to replicate, but ample papers that support the core idea.
ref: 2023 August 25, Emma Young, “Enclothed cognition brushes up well”, in British Psychological Society, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2024:
glosses: The overall influence that clothing has on the wearer's psychological processes.
Related terms: dopamine dressing
time chart
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: time charts
Senses: glosses: A chart showing the standard times in various parts of the world with reference to a given time at a specific place.
time charts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of time chart
time charter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: time charters
Senses: topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
nautical
physical-sciences
transport
glosses: A contract securing the cargo space of a ship or aircraft for a fixed time period.
Derived terms: time-charter
time charters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of time charter
time-charter
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: time-charters
form: time-chartering
form: time-chartered
form: time-chartered
Senses: glosses: To secure a contract for the cargo space of a ship or aircraft for a fixed time period.
Related terms: time charter
river bugging
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A whitewater sport where a single person navigates a stretch of river in a craft known as a river bug.
river bug
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: river bugs
Senses: examples: text: The swim fins and paddle mitts are the only means of steering and propulsion as no paddle is carried on a river bug. Bugging is done “feet first” which helps the user push off rocks, etc. whilst navigating the rapids of a river. The river bug was inspired by the desire to improve on the practice of descending a river on an inner tube.
ref: 2012, Melville Saayman, editor, Introduction to Sports Tourism and Event Management, Sun Press, page 341:
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A one-person craft used in river bugging which resembles an armchair.
river bugs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of river bug
homoenolates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of homoenolate
homocysteinylations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of homocysteinylation
homoanatoxins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of homoanatoxin
homophobephobes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of homophobephobe
homopolyamides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of homopolyamide
honed daces
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of honed dace
hooflets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hooflet
Hoppeans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Hoppean.
'hoppers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of 'hopper
delivery time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: delivery times
Senses: topics: business
marketing
synonyms: time of delivery
glosses: The amount of time required for a company to complete the production and delivery of a product or service to a customer.
horizonations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of horizonation
hostelites
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hostelite
hotel-apartments
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hotel-apartment
hoyers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hoyer
hotars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hotar
sweatworking
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Blend of sweat + networking.
Senses: glosses: The practice of business networking while taking physical exercise and so working up a sweat.
Hubbardston Nonesuches
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Hubbardston Nonesuch
Hubbles
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Hubble
Hubbles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Hubble
humorfics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of humorfic
time of origin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: times of origin
Senses: topics: communications
computing
electrical-engineering
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
networking
physical-sciences
sciences
telecommunications
glosses: The point in time in which a message is released for transmission.
topics: beverages
food
lifestyle
oenology
wine
glosses: The age or oldness of a wine; vintage.
times of origin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of time of origin
Vendans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Vendan
gliotypes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gliotype
glirans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gliran
haemogregarians
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of haemogregarian
delivery times
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of delivery time
time of delivery
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: times of delivery
Senses: glosses: Synonym of delivery time.
synonyms: word: delivery time
hemimeridians
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hemimeridian
hemotransfusions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hemotransfusion
heteroneurans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of heteroneuran
times of delivery
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of time of delivery
heteroplasmids
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of heteroplasmid
hydroformers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hydroformer
Ilkhans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Ilkhan
ilkhans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ilkhan
L-xylulokinases
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of L-xylulokinase
'maginations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of 'magination
marzbans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of marzban
latte levy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: latte levies
Senses: examples: text: Starbucks is the first UK coffee chain to introduce a national “latte levy” - a 5p charge on single-use paper coffee cups - in a bid to reduce the overuse and waste of 2.5bn disposable cups every year.
ref: 2018 July 10, Rebecca Smithers, “Starbucks introduces 'latte levy' of 5p on single-use paper cups”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2024:
text: The so-called latte levy aims to incentivise the use of recycled and reusable alternatives to single-use disposable packaging.
ref: 2022 July 22, “Disposable cup levy to be introduced in Ireland”, in BBC, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2024:
text: Research commissioned by the Irish Paper Packaging Circularity Alliance (IPPCA) calculates that the 20 cent tax, dubbed the latte levy, could cause 4,244 job losses in coffee shops as customers respond by cutting consumption.
ref: 2023 July 17, Barry O'Halloran, “Latte levy will hit thousands of jobs and may close businesses, industry says”, in The Irish Times, archived from the original on 17 Jul 2023:
glosses: A proposed tax on disposable coffee cups or paper cups in general, with the purpose of reducing waste.
latte levies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of latte levy
time belts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of time belt
creams off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of cream off
licensability
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From license + -ability.
Senses: glosses: The property of being licensable.
licenceable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more licenceable
form: most licenceable
Etymology: From licence + -able, with licence being confused for license.
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of licensable.
time agreement
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: time agreements
Senses: topics: business
law
glosses: An agreement allowing one of the parties in a contract a certain amount of discretion to determine the exact scope or extent of their obligations under it, or for allowing an agreement for an indefinite period.
topics: government
politics
glosses: A pact or promise made by the party leaders in the United States Senate to limit the amount of time permitted for debating a new law or amending a change to an existing law.
time agreements
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of time agreement
lucky stiff
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lucky stiffs
Senses: examples: text: Leslie Nourse the lucky stiff won a cup for playing golf and Steve Id rather have that guys luck than a lisense to steal.
ref: 1915 July 29, “"Bill" Barse on "Book Week"”, in Geyer's Stationer: Devoted to the Interests of the Stationery, Fancy Goods and Notion Trades, volume 59, number 1499, page 22:
glosses: An exceptionally lucky person. Often carries connotations of jealousy or contempt.
Synonyms: lucky duck
lucky dog
lucky devil
through-and-through
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: through-and-throughs
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of through and through.
time-charters
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of time-charter
time-chartering
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle of time-charter
time-chartered
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of time-charter
for Fuck's sake
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of for fuck's sake.
a-cappella
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: a-cappellas
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of a cappella.
a-cappella
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of a cappella.
time-constant
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: time-constants
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of time constant.
time-constant
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to a time constant.
time-constants
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of time-constant
time constraint
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: time constraints
Senses: topics: law
glosses: A limit or control placed on certain actions and filings in the interest of speedy justice, and additionally to prevent the evasion of the ends of justice by waiting until a matter is moot.
time constraints
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of time constraint
arginates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of arginate
reverse Advent calendar
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: reverse Advent calendars
Senses: examples: text: A reverse Advent calendar consists of collecting long-life food items and toiletries which you then donate at the end of the 24 days. You could add one item per day or donate as many as you like and are able to. You could also create a reverse Advent with a group of friends or family and add one item per person per day.
ref: 2020, Eilidh Gallagher, Green Christmas: Little Changes that Bring Joy and Help the Planet, Bloomsbury Publishing, page 51:
text: Sarah said that if Helen wanted either Playmobil or Lego she’d have to hurry as they sell out early, and that she would be doing a reverse advent calendar and buying something for the food bank every time she shops in December. That rather shut everyone up and they all agreed they’d do it, too.
ref: 2021, Cathy Rentzenbrink, Everyone Is Still Alive, Orion Publishing Group, page 76:
text: We also work with food charities closer to home. Every year in the UK we encourage our community to take part in our reverse advent calendar with a twist. Instead of taking food as you would with a traditional advent calendar, customers put food into their box each day of December. We then collect up all of the full boxes of food and deliver them to our food partner. This helps ensure support is given to people in need at this difficult time of year and collectively has a big impact.
ref: 2023, Giles Humphries, Myles Hopper, Mindful Chef: Healthy You, Happy Planet, Random House, page 69:
glosses: The activity of storing away a non-perishable food item, toiletry, clothing item, or other essential item each day during the Advent period, often starting on December 1, then donating them on Christmas Eve to local food banks, shelters, charities, or other organizations that support individuals and families in need.
reverse Advent calendars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of reverse Advent calendar
egg coffee
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: egg coffees
Etymology: Calque of Vietnamese cà phê trứng.
Senses: glosses: A Vietnamese drink traditionally prepared with egg yolks, sugar, condensed milk and robusta coffee.
egg coffees
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of egg coffee
maranoia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌmæɹ.əˈnɔɪ.ə/
ipa: /mæɹ.əˈnɔɪ.ə/
ipa: /mɛɹ-/
rhymes: -ɔɪə
Forms: form: maranoias
Etymology: Blend of marathon + paranoia.
Senses: examples: text: And if I’m not stewing over a less-than-perfect training cycle then I’m mentally counting down the hours until I need to get up and prepare because, of course, I didn’t sort out my raceday essentials until the very last minute. No matter how many times I sign up, the state of ‘maranoia’ I work myself into is real.
ref: 2020, Amy Lane, Edward Lane, I Can Run: An Empowering Guide to Running Well Far, Hodder & Stoughton, page 206:
text: The maranoia, on the other hand - that strange, hypochondriacal pre-race madness that affects marathon runners (and drives their friends and family potty) that’s largely gone, I’m pleased to say.
ref: 2021, Vassos Alexander, How to Run a Marathon: The Go-to Guide for Anyone and Everyone, HarperCollins, page 7:
text: It's very common to experience some strange symptoms during the marathon taper. So common, in fact, that the term ‘maranoia’ has been invented to describe it. Heavy legs, aches and pains, symptoms of illness, feelings of anxiety and an unusually high RPE on runs are all frequently reported.
ref: 2022, Sam Murphy, Run Your Best Marathon: Your trusted guide to training and racing better, Bloomsbury Publishing, page 200:
glosses: Anxiety, fear, or nervousness experienced by some individuals before or during a marathon.
Amazon effect
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Amazon effects
Senses: glosses: The disruptive effect of e-commerce on the global retail industry and its supply chain.
Amazon effects
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Amazon effect
Silicon Slopes
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: The area of high-tech businesses around Lehi, Utah.
workleisure
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From work + leisure. Likely modeled after athleisure. Coined by Katie Maguire in an article published on November 30, 2016.
Senses: examples: text: Workleisure, office-appropriate outfits with a sportif twist, is easier to pull off. You can skip the yoga pants and instead opt for a fluid track pant paired with more sophisticated pieces like mules, a blouse, and a classic leather jacket.
ref: 2017 February 22, Annie Gabillet, “Athleisure Evolution of the Year: Workleisure”, in PopSugar, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2024:
text: Innovative fabrics are the basis for the “workleisure” trend, which merges a professional look with a relaxed fit to provide a work-from-home feel at the office, according to style experts and trend forecasters.
ref: 2023 August 31, Mia Gindis, “Workout Gear Is the New Office Wear”, in Bloomberg News, archived from the original on 01 Sep 2023:
text: Free of the saccharine preachiness of “athleisure,” but with the same implications of comfort, workleisure (a reward to whomever can come up with a better term) is more creative than “business casual,” which was really just a suit with a mismatched jacket and pants.
ref: 2020 August 20, Vanessa Friedman, “Behold, ‘Workleisure’: What Should You Wear When You Work From Home?”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 20 Aug 2020:
topics: fashion
lifestyle
glosses: A style of clothing that is appropriate for both work and leisure pursuits.
Eboe
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Obsolete form of Igbo.
Eboe
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Eboes
Senses: glosses: Obsolete form of Igbo.
kinkwear
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From kink + -wear.
Senses: examples: Near synonym: fetishwear
glosses: Clothing associated with sexual kinks.
single-issueism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From single-issue + -ism.
Senses: examples: text: Women don't come into R2N2 on the basis of 'single-issue-ism' but because of our whole vision.
ref: 1982 December 4, Sharon Page, quoting Cathy Christeller, “R2N2 Conference: Revitalizing the Movement”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 20, page 3:
topics: government
politics
glosses: The tendency or decision to focus on or vote based on a single issue.
menu hack
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: menu hacks
Senses: glosses: A nonstandard ordering practice in the restaurant industry wherein a customer customizes or modifies their food orders beyond the explicitly listed options on a menu.
Related terms: secret menu
videoconferencings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of videoconferencing
Montreuil-sur-Mer
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From French Montreuil-sur-Mer (“Montreuil-by-the-Sea”), distinguishing it from the numerous other places named Montreuil.
Senses: glosses: A commune in Pas-de-Calais Department, Hauts-de-France, France.
glosses: Former name of Montreuil: a commune in Vendée Department, Pays de la Loire, France.
Synonyms: sense: commune in Pas-de-Calais
english: before 2023 or inexact
translation: before 2023 or inexact
word: Montreuil
skip-care
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Blend of skip + skincare.
Senses: examples: text: 'Skip-care' or 'skin fasting' is being promoted as the latest skincare trend from Korea. But really, dermatologists have been preaching this simplistic approach to skincare for years.
ref: 2020 April 8, Lottie Winter, “'Skip-care' is the new streamlining beauty trend that sees a more minimal approach to skincare”, in Glamour UK, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2024:
text: The philosophy behind skip-care emphasizes on customizing your skincare routine according to how it feels and what it needs. This essentially cuts down unnecessary products, focusing on multi-functional products which serve numerous benefits in a single step.
ref: 2021 January 15, “Skip-Care: The Best 2020 Minimalist Skincare Trend to Continue in 2021”, in Laudrés, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2024:
text: “There’s been a shift away from the very old school multi-step routine,” says Hall. “Skip-care is basically a fancy way of saying that you skip some of the steps. They do that by using products that house a combination of ingredients.”
ref: 2023 April 9, Hannah Coates, “5 K-Beauty Trends To Amp Up Your Spring Skincare Routine”, in British Vogue, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2024:
glosses: A minimalist approach to skincare in which the amount of products used is minimized to only those essential and necessary for keeping skin health.
Related terms: skin fasting
skin fasting
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: The trend toward abstinence and “skin fasting” makes sense, especially in response to the recent product mania of 12-step routines that add a new retinoid, face mask, or serum on a monthly basis.
ref: 2019 May 22, Rachel Sacks, “I Tried Skin Fasting, the Latest Skin Trend for Clear Skin”, in Healthline, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2024:
text: In some cases, skin fasting can be as simple as skipping out on skin-care products once a week at night before bed. However, I opted to try out the more intense version where I skipped all makeup and skin-care products other than water and SPF for an entire week.
ref: 2022 July 11, Renee Rodriguez, “I Skipped Skin-Care Products For 7 Days to Try TikTok's Viral "Skin Fasting"”, in PopSugar, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2024:
text: While proponents of skin fasting might claim that your skin needs time to reset, the delay in results could be frustrating for some individuals who are accustomed to seeing quick improvements from their regular skin care routine.
ref: 2023 October 25, Hasina Jeelani, “‘Skin Fasting’ Is Like Putting Your Face on a Strict Diet”, in Glamour, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2024:
glosses: Abstinence from skincare products for a determined time period; the temporal reduction or elimination of the use of skincare products.
Related terms: skip-care
thoughbeit
Language: English
Part of speech: conj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ðəʊˈbiː.ɪt/
ipa: /ðoʊˈbi.ət/
Etymology: Univerbation of though + be + it, literally “although (it) being”.
Senses: examples: text: Both projects have reached a point of urgency, thoughbeit, for somewhat different reasons.
ref: 1977 March, “Environmental Impact Statement”, in Raleigh-Durham Airport Expansion and Improvements, page 14:
synonyms: word: albeit
word: although
word: though
word: albeit
word: although
word: as
word: as much as
word: despite that
word: even though
word: howbeit
word: much as
word: though
word: thoughbeit
word: while
glosses: Although, despite (it) being.
Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Partial calque of Chinese 太平天國 /太平天国 (Tàipíng Tiānguó).
Senses: glosses: A theocratic absolute monarchy based on Christian teaching led by Hong Xiuquan that rebelled against the ruling Qing dynasty from 1851 to 1864 in China.
grease it on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: greases it on
form: greasing it on
form: greased it on
form: greased it on
Senses: topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: To perform a very soft landing.
Related terms: greased landing
greaser
greased landing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: greased landings
Senses: topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
synonyms: greaser
glosses: A very soft landing.
Related terms: grease it on
greased landings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of greased landing
time-of-use meter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: time-of-use meters
Senses: topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: A device that measures and records the usage of electricity during a prespecified period of the day cumulatively over a meter reading period.
Related terms: time-of-use rates
time-of-use meters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of time-of-use meter
time-of-use rates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: A dynamic electric rate schedule that adjusts prices that are dependent on peak usage, as based on the time of day and season.
Related terms: time-of-use meter
time migration
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: An algorithm designed for the processing of seismic data in an area where the changes in lateral velocity are not significant, but the structures are complex, consisting of the effect of shifting dipping events on a surface seismic line from an apparent location to their actual location in time.
omniperiodic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From omni- + periodic.
Senses: examples: text: […] he is said to have observed that, architecturally, Bangletop Hall was "cosmopolitan and omniperiodic, and therefore a liberal education to all who should come to study and master its details."
ref: 1891 December 5, John Kendrick Bangs, “The Spectre Cook of Bangletop”, in Harper's Weekly, volume XXXV, number 1824, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, page 969, column 1:
text: This raises an interesting question. Is it possible to make patterns that repeat over all possible periods? In other words, is the Game of Life omniperiodic?
ref: 2023 December 13, “Mathematicians Prove the "Omniperiodicity" of Conway's Game of Life”, in Discover, Waukesha, W.I.: Kalmbach Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Jan 2024:
text: Now Karpovich and six co-authors have announced in a December preprint that they have found the last two missing periods: 19 and 41. With those gaps filled, Life is now known to be "omniperiodic" — name a positive integer, and there exists a pattern that repeats itself after that many steps.
ref: 2024 January 18, Alex Stone, “Math's 'Game of Life' Reveals Long-Sought Repeating Patterns”, in Quanta Magazine, New York, N.Y.: Simons Foundation, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2024:
glosses: Having or consisting of every period (in various senses).
Derived terms: omniperiodicity
kases
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of kas
omniperiodicity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From omniperiodic + -ity.
Senses: examples: text: They point out that the omniperiodicity problem has been a focal point for research into the Game of Life. This work has led to a vast number of techniques, tools and approaches for exploring and characterizing this computational universe.
ref: 2023 December 13, “Mathematicians Prove the "Omniperiodicity" of Conway's Game of Life”, in Discover, Waukesha, W.I.: Kalmbach Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Jan 2024:
glosses: The quality of being omniperiodic.
carnivalling
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of carnival
carnivaling
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of carnival
carnivalled
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of carnival
carnivaled
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of carnival
snake insert
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: snake inserts
Etymology: From snake + insert (“a diaper insert”), so-called for its elongated design.
Senses: examples: text: I really like the fitted diapers with the removable insert. These diapers come with a neat snap in snake insert, as well as an extra booster for those long nights.
ref: 2014 July 15, Aliydawn, “BeBop Bum Cloth Diapers – A review”, in Snips and Snails:
text: Pair that with the super long 2 layer snake insert that can be folded to where your little one needs the absorbency, you should have a nice and snuggly dry little one to cuddle.
ref: 2021 May 24, “Let's Talk Inserts!”, in From The Rose Garden:
text: Win one of three Orion's Cloth Nappies prize packs!
• Size 1 (10–22 kg): Three pull ups, three snake inserts and a changing mat
ref: 2022 October 7, “Orion's Cloth Nappies Giveaway”, in Clean Cloth Nappies:
glosses: An elongated diaper insert, which may be folded over itself to increase absorbency at certain areas.
snake inserts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of snake insert
dryer ball
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dryer balls
Etymology: From dryer + ball.
Senses: examples: text: He sees dryer balls in the dryer, grabs one and runs out of the room. His mother catches him, takes the dryer ball and throws it in the dryer. He grabs another dryer ball and runs away but his little legs are no match for his mother's. She takes the dryer ball and throws it in the dryer. It becomes a game.
ref: 2023, Venrah Ali, For the Love of a Mother, Grandmother, Friend, FriesenPress, →ISBN, page 136:
text: To make one dryer ball requires one skein of 100 percent wool yarn because to be effective each dryer ball needs to be weighty. It needs enough heft to bounce around in the dryer as it fluffs and separate the folds of the wet laundry.
ref: 2018 February 14, Mary Hunt, “All you need to know to make your own wool dryer balls”, in Star-Herald, page 10B:
text: The felted wool dryer ball is supposed to decrease drying time by up to 25 percent, as well as reduce static cling. I would agree reduce, but I had a tiny bit of static in the few cycles I've been testing.
ref: 2012 August 16, Sarah Miller, “Sustainable Laundry Tips”, in The Madisonian, page 16:
glosses: A ball-shaped object used in a tumble dryer to accelerate the drying process, soften clothes or reduce static electricity as a substitute for fabric softener.
Related terms: washing ball
dryer balls
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dryer ball
quantum bogosort
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Implementing quantum bogosort increased my script's performance by 50%, but I still feel a little bit guilty about my computer killing quadrillions of sentient beings a second.
text: And from that we can conclude that in some parallel worlds, a machine to implement the Quantum Bogosort (theoretically the fastest possible sorting algorithm) has been invented.
ref: 2007 January 22, Logan Kearsley, “How the mind plays tricks.”, in rec.arts.sf.composition (Usenet):
text: Even quantum-bogosort can't keep up with Intelligent Design Sort. ¶ (IDS makes no changes to its input, on the theory that "they are already sorted according to a higher purpose.")
ref: 2009 October 2, Tim Rentsch, “Selection-Sort in C”, in comp.lang.c (Usenet):
text: ECMA 5 lacks support for the speedy Quantum Bogosort.
ref: 2011 November 4, Dr J R Stockton, “sorting columns”, in comp.lang.javascript (Usenet):
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A hypothetical sorting algorithm which generates a random permutation of its input (like in bogosort) using a quantum source of entropy, checks if the list is sorted, and, if it is not, destroys the universe. Assuming that the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics is true, this algorithm will result in at least one surviving universe where the input was successfully sorted in O(n) time (thus making it faster than quicksort).
time discount
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: time discounts
Senses: topics: business
finance
glosses: A discount permitted for a payment of a bill or invoice before its due date.
time discounts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of time discount
time discipline
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: anthropology
human-sciences
sciences
social-science
sociology
glosses: A concept applied to social and economic rules, conventions, customs, and expectations governing the measurement of time, the social currency and awareness of time measurements, and people's expectations concerning the observance of these customs by others.
time-constructible function
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: time-constructible functions
Senses: qualifier: computational complexity theory
glosses: A function f from natural numbers to natural numbers with the property that f(n) can be constructed from n by a Turing machine in the time of order f(n), whose purpose of such a definition is to exclude functions that do not provide an upper bound on the runtime of some Turing machine.
bibliogony
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From biblio- + -gony.
Senses: examples: text: This ACS Monograph continues the high standards of scholarship and bibliogony set by the Board of Editors.
ref: 1957 February, “Book Reviews”, in Journal of the Franklin Institute, volume 263, number 2, Philadelphia, P.A.: The Franklin Institute, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 172:
text: He insisted that images be faithful to the originals, that the paper upon which they were printed be of archival quality and appropriate for the job, and that the other elements of the books they produced be of consistent quality. In these ways, Hugo raised the standards of bibliogony in the United States.
ref: 1990, “HUGO, E. Harold”, in John A[rthur] Garraty, Mark C. Carnes, editors, American National Biography, volume 11, New York, N.Y.; Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 438, column 1:
glosses: The production of books.
Related terms: bibliogenesis
time frequency adverbial
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: time frequency adverbials
Senses: topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
coordinate_terms: time adverbial
glosses: A word or phrase indicating the definite or indefinite frequency or iteration of a moment of time in a constructed sentence.
time frequency adverbials
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of time frequency adverbial
time front
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
synonyms: time curve
glosses: A locus of points that represents the maximum ground distance from a point of departure that can be covered by an aircraft in a prescribed time interval.
time curves
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of time curve
time of occurrence
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: times of occurrence
Senses: topics: criminology
human-sciences
law
sciences
synonyms: occurrence time
qualifier: forensic science
glosses: An event, such as the time of death or the time of incident, that is crucial to a death investigation.