cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
nuisance call
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nuisance calls
Senses: examples: text: He was convicted in Monroe County Circuit Court in 1988 of making nuisance calls to Bernett in the early morning. During the calls, traced to his phone, he would either say nothing or curse.
ref: 1990 August 15, Maurice D. Wozniak, “Murder-suicide unexplained”, in Milwaukee Journal, retrieved 29 Dec 2015, page A12:
text: "You often find the most nuisance calls in crime-ridden areas, because the citizens are in fear. So they'll call the police for ridiculous things."
ref: 1996 June 2, Steve Vogel, “Poor areas wait longer for hard-pressed D.C. police”, in Washington Post, retrieved 29 Dec 2015:
text: [M]any mobile phone companies have nuisance call hotlines, to which you can report a bully's phone number.
ref: 2004 August 11, Catherine Nixey, “Victim support in the playground”, in Independent, UK, retrieved 29 Dec 2015:
text: Richard Lloyd adds: “People are sick of being bombarded with nuisance calls that invade their privacy and waste their time.”
ref: 2015 June 9, Tom Parry, “Survivors' guide to cold call plague: How to deal with unwanted nuisance calls and texts”, in Mirror, UK, retrieved 29 Dec 2015:
glosses: An unsolicited, annoying telephone call, such as one originating from a telemarketer, robocaller, or prankster or one that is obscene or harassing.
Hyponyms: crank call
hang-up call
Derived terms: nuisance caller
Related terms: cold call
yentes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of yente
redivisions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of redivision
underhair
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From under- + hair.
Senses: glosses: undercoat, underfur
glosses: pubic hair
laymanize
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: laymanizes
form: laymanizing
form: laymanized
form: laymanized
Etymology: From layman + -ize.
Senses: glosses: To make a topic or subject accessible to a layman; to simplify to the point where people without an advanced knowledge of the subject will be able to understand it.
laymanizes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of laymanize
schelling
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: schellings
Etymology: From Dutch schelling.
Senses: examples: text: Pallet, provoked at his intrusion, cursed him aloud for an impudent beggarly son of a whore; and taking out a schelling, flung it upon the pavement, with manifest signs of indignation.
ref: 1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC:
glosses: A silver coin formerly current in the Low Countries.
laymanizing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of laymanize
laymanized
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of laymanize
defactualize
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: defactualizes
form: defactualizing
form: defactualized
form: defactualized
Etymology: From de- + factualize.
Senses: glosses: To remove facts from; to make no longer factual.
defactualization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From de- + factualization.
Senses: glosses: The removal of facts.
schellings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of schelling
Salierian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Salierian
form: most Salierian
Etymology: From Salieri + -an.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to Antonio Salieri (1750–1825), Italian composer and conductor.
Fingallian
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Fingalian
Etymology: From Fingal + -ian.
Senses: glosses: An extinct variety of English formerly spoken in Fingal, Ireland, thought to have been an offshoot of Middle English.
nonosseous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + osseous.
Senses: examples: text: He made the first in vivo observations of microcirculation in medullary sinusoids and endosteal vessels, noting that their blood velocities were comparable to those reported from nonosseous tissues.
ref: 2015 December 30, “Support Immersion Endoscopy in Post-Extraction Alveolar Bone Chambers: A New Window for Microscopic Bone Imaging In Vivo”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Not osseous.
leakproofness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From leakproof + -ness.
Senses: examples: text: This means, of course, from 50 to 80 per cent. less friction, and as the maximum compression is obtained owing to the leakproofness, an increase in power is said to result from their use.
ref: 1914, Cycle and Automobile Trade Journal, volume 18, page 147:
glosses: The quality of being leakproof.
rearraignment
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rearraignments
Etymology: From re- + arraignment.
Senses: examples: text: If an offender recidivates during pretrial release, then he is detained after rearraignment under the 64 policies in Table 1 and the status quo policy.
ref: 2015 December 30, “Assessing Risk-Based Policies for Pretrial Release and Split Sentencing in Los Angeles County Jails”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: arraignment again
rearraignments
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rearraignment
organosulphate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: organosulphates
Etymology: From organo- + sulphate.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of organosulfate.
organosulphates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of organosulphate
socan and sacan
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Alternative form of soc and sac.
metaphotography
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From meta- + photography.
Senses: glosses: Any photographic process that transcends photographic processes, comments on photographic practices, or critiques photographic processes.
Shetlandish
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Shetlandish
form: most Shetlandish
Etymology: From Shetland + -ish.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Shetlandic.
synonyms: word: Shetlandic
Shetlandish
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Shetland + -ish.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Shetlandic.
synonyms: word: Shetlandic
narishkeit
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: naarishkeit
Etymology: Borrowed from Yiddish נאַרישקייט (narishkeyt).
Senses: examples: text: Trust me: there is NO traditional authentic Jewish PRIMARY source [Rishon or Acharon] (and I'm not referring to Rabbi Sally or Rabbi Suzy from the non-O clergy, or for that matter Rabbi Murray or Rabbi Irving from the O clergy, or even from some naarishkeit written from Aish haTorah or Artscroll; but to a recognized Posek who has authored "sefarim") who gives the reason for spilling drops of wine at the Seder as "sorrow over the death of the poor Egyptians".
ref: 2006 April 27, bac...@vms.huji.ac.il, “Spilling out drops of wine at the Seder”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet):
glosses: foolishness
glosses: irrelevant, everyday matters
housecloth
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: housecloths
Etymology: From house + cloth.
Senses: glosses: An old cloth or rag used to clean something, especially a house.
Synonyms: dustcloth
dust cloth
makes sure
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of make sure
making sure
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of make sure
made sure
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of make sure
philobiblian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: /ˌfɪ.ləˈbɪ.bli.ən/
Forms: form: more philobiblian
form: most philobiblian
Senses: glosses: Fond of books; devoted to literature.
philobiblian
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˌfɪ.ləˈbɪ.bli.ən/
Forms: form: philobiblians
Senses: glosses: A book-lover.
stretch four
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -ɔː(ɹ)
Forms: form: stretch fours
Etymology: From the concept of a "four" (or "4"), the standard numeric designation for the power forward in play diagrams, being able to "stretch" a defense by forcing it to guard the player beyond the three-point line.
Senses: topics: ball-games
basketball
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A power forward able to shoot three-pointers.
outglitter
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: outglitters
form: outglittering
form: outglittered
form: outglittered
Etymology: From out- + glitter.
Senses: examples: text: Mrs. Longman-Tompkinson, apprehensive of being outglittered in a single spangle, by the gilt gingerbread of the Broadway, was labouring like a recruiting-sergeant to increase her forces, with favours flying and beat of drum […]
ref: 1838, Catherine Grace Frances, The Woman of the World: A Novel, volume 1, page 235:
glosses: To surpass in glitter or splendour.
piratable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more piratable
form: most piratable
Etymology: From pirate + -able.
Senses: glosses: Able to be pirated.
methyl mercaptan
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: The mercaptan analogue of methyl alcohol; i.e. the compound CH₃SHl used to impart an odor to natural gas.
Synonyms: methanethiol
Valery
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A male given name from French.
Related terms: Saint-Valery-en-Caux
put on the ritz
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: puts on the ritz
form: putting on the ritz
form: put on the ritz
form: put on the ritz
form: put on the Ritz
Etymology: Evokes the image of putting on extravagent clothing worthy of the luxurious Ritz Hotel in London, opened in 1906. Phrase in print by 1921.
Senses: examples: text: The whole gang has put on the Ritz and are strutting about like a collection of pouter pigeons.
ref: 1921 May 26, Chicago Daily Tribune:
text: If you're blue and you don't know
Where to go to
Why don't you go
where Harlem sits
Puttin' on the Ritz.
Spangled gowns
Upon a bevy
Of high browns
From down the Levee, all misfits
Puttin' on the Ritz.
ref: 1929, Irving Berlin, “Puttin' on the Ritz”:
text: "One of the most beautiful hotels to open in Florida in recent years, the Ritz-Carlton puts on the ritz but in subtle style, illustrating elegance without shouting about it."
ref: 1989, Marylyn Springer, Arthur Frommer, Frommer's Guide to Florida, 1990 - Page 465:
glosses: to make a show of luxury and extravagance
puts on the ritz
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of put on the ritz
putting on the ritz
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of put on the ritz
put on the Ritz
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: puts on the Ritz
form: putting on the Ritz
form: put on the Ritz
form: put on the Ritz
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of put on the ritz.
puts on the Ritz
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of put on the Ritz
putting on the Ritz
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of put on the Ritz
censorist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: censorists
Etymology: From censor + -ist.
Senses: glosses: A person or organization that favors or applies censorship.
censorize
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: censorizes
form: censorizing
form: censorized
form: censorized
Etymology: From censor + -ize.
Senses: glosses: To censor
Related terms: censorization
dickrider
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dickriders
Etymology: From dick + rider.
Senses: glosses: A subservient or obsequious person.
Related terms: dickriding
forensicist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: forensicists
Etymology: From forensic + -ist.
Senses: examples: text: "Beyond his command capacity, O'Neill was also an extraordinary forensicist, as was evident in the FBI's investigation of the TWA Flight 800 explosion and crash in July 1996 off the coast of Long Island."
ref: 2013, Richard D. Mahoney, Getting Away With Murder: The True Story Behind American Taliban John Walker:
glosses: someone who specializes in or practices forensics
raw_tags: of a person
forensicists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of forensicist
forensicate
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: forensicates
form: forensicating
form: forensicated
form: forensicated
Etymology: From forensic + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Senses: glosses: To forensically examine the crime scene, or any item found at the crime scene.
forensicates
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of forensicate
forensicating
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of forensicate
forensicated
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of forensicate
housecloths
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of housecloth
ice sculptures
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ice sculpture
verticalizations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of verticalization
apicobasally
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From apicobasal + -ly.
Senses: examples: text: Basically, the crown of tooth is apicobasally elongated lanceolate shape and enameled on the labial side.
ref: 2015 December 31, “A New Basal Hadrosauroid Dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Khok Kruat Formation in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Northeastern Thailand”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: In an apicobasal manner.
andrastin A
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A farnesyltransferase inhibitor isolate of Penicillium species.
assortativeness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From assortative + -ness.
Senses: examples: text: Accordingly, we varied HIV transmission probability per coital act, duration of each HIV stage, frequency of coital acts per HIV stage, duration of partnership, degree of assortativeness, scale parameter in the gamma distribution of the population across the risk groups, and exponent parameter in the power-law function of the distribution of sexual-risk behavior.
ref: 2015 December 31, “Investigating Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Program Efficiency Gains through Subpopulation Prioritization: Insights from Application to Zambia”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: The quality or degree of being assortative.
Derived terms: disassortativeness
atheroprotected
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From athero- + protected.
Senses: examples: text: Thus, endothelial expression of AQP1 characterizes the atheroprotected, non-inflamed vessel wall.
ref: 2015 December 31, “Expression of Nitric Oxide-Transporting Aquaporin-1 Is Controlled by KLF2 and Marks Non-Activated Endothelium In Vivo”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Protected against atherosclerosis.
enthesophyte
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: enthesophytes
Etymology: From enthesis + -o- + -phyte (“pathological growth”)
Senses: glosses: An abnormal bony projection at the attachment of a tendon or ligament.
Hypernyms: osteophyte
enthesophytes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of enthesophyte
pantomimer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pantomimers
Etymology: From pantomime + -er.
Senses: glosses: A pantomime performer.
pantomimers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pantomimer
hadrosauriform
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: Clipping of translingual Hadrosauriformes
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: Belonging to the Hadrosauriformes.
hadrosauriform
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hadrosauriforms
Etymology: Clipping of translingual Hadrosauriformes
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: Any ornithopod dinosaur in the Hadrosauriformes.
hadrosauriforms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hadrosauriform
hypermethylate
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: hypermethylates
form: hypermethylating
form: hypermethylated
form: hypermethylated
Etymology: From hyper- + methylate.
Senses: glosses: To cause or undergo hypermethylation.
hypermethylating
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of hypermethylate
hypermethylates
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of hypermethylate
intravarietal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From intra- + varietal.
Senses: examples: text: On the other hand 1880 markers from spurious group account for 11.6% of total markers that exceed the range of 0.2–1.4% of markers prescribed^([sic]) to intravarietal heterogeneity.
ref: 2015 December 31, “Genetic Map of Triticale Integrating Microsatellite, DArT and SNP Markers”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Within a single variety.
lagriine
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: Belonging to the Lagriinae.
lagriine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lagriines
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: Any member of the Lagriinae.
lagriines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lagriine
lipofuscinogenesis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From lipofuscin + -o- + -genesis.
Senses: examples: text: The particular role of HSPs as gatekeepers of proteolytic pathways in the RPE and the implications of the disruption of the HSP-mediated chaperone functions in the aging RPE with regard to regulation of autophagy, accumulation of oxidative stress-induced damage, protein aggregation, lipofuscinogenesis, and AMD etiology have also been reviewed.
ref: 2015 December 31, “Circulating Autoantibodies in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Recognize Human Macular Tissue Antigens Implicated in Autophagy, Immunomodulation, and Protection from Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: The formation of lipofuscins.
mereotopological
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -ɒdʒɪkəl
Senses: examples: text: We rely primarily on the Foundational Model of Anatomy for anatomical terms because of its deep coverage, principled organization, and mereotopological detail.
ref: 2015 December 31, “Semantics-Based Composition of Integrated Cardiomyocyte Models Motivated by Real-World Use Cases”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Relating to mereotopology.
nonsecreted
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + secreted.
Senses: examples: text: Such situation was described for example for NS-1 nonsecreted immunoglobulin light chain (NS-1 LC) which is predominantly ubiquitinated on serine/threonine residues but when these amino acids were mutated then lysine residues could serve as ubiquitin-binding sites.
ref: 2015 December 31, “KLHL12 Promotes Non-Lysine Ubiquitination of the Dopamine Receptors D 4.2 and D 4.4, but Not of the ADHD-Associated D 4.7 Variant”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Not secreted.
organomegalies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of organomegaly
oryzacystatin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From translingual Oryza + cystatin.
Senses: examples: text: A 53% mortality rate was found for Leptinotarsa decemlineata larvae reared with transgenic potato leaves overexpressing oryzacystatin I.
ref: 2015 December 31, “Characterization of a Recombinant Cathepsin B-Like Cysteine Peptidase from Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae): A Putative Target for Control of Citrus Huanglongbing”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: A cysteine proteinase inhibitor of rice.
prepulses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of prepulse
xanthoepocin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: The species produces andrastin A, curvulic acid, penicillic acid and xanthoepocin, and has unique partial β-tubulin and calmodulin gene sequences.
ref: 2015 December 31, “Penicillium excelsum sp. nov from the Brazil Nut Tree Ecosystem in the Amazon Basin’”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: An antifungal antibiotic found in Penicillin species.
subcytotoxic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From sub- + cytotoxic.
Senses: examples: text: We started culturing the cells in the presence of subcytotoxic concentrations of either DR5026 or rifampicin.
ref: 2015 December 31, “Insights into the Mechanism of Action of Bactericidal Lipophosphonoxins”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Of a dose or concentration, less than cytotoxic.
subvertical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From sub- + vertical.
Senses: examples: text: The coronoid process is subvertical on both specimens.
ref: 2015 December 31, “A New Basal Hadrosauroid Dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Khok Kruat Formation in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Northeastern Thailand”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Partly or not quite vertical.
bidual
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: biduals
Etymology: From bi- + dual.
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: The dual of a dual.
biduals
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bidual
dualisation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dualisations
Etymology: From dual + -isation.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of dualization.
dualisations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dualisation
graphoids
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of graphoid
geomarketing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From geo- + marketing.
Senses: examples: text: While there is a wide range of practical applications for this problem (e.g., reachability analyses, geomarketing, visualizing the cruising range of a vehicle), there has been little research on fast computation of isochrones on large, realistic inputs.
ref: 2015, Moritz Baum, Valentin Buchhold, Julian Dibbelt, Dorothea Wagner, “Fast Computation of Isochrones in Road Networks”, in arXiv:
topics: business
marketing
glosses: The integration of geographical parameters into various aspects of marketing, including sales and distribution.
microlocally
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From microlocal + -ly.
Senses: examples: text: In this note we investigate local properties for microlocally symmetrizable hyperbolic systems with just time dependent coefficients.
ref: 2015, Francesco Fanelli, “Some local questions for hyperbolic systems with non-regular time dependent coefficients”, in arXiv:
glosses: In a microlocal manner.
superadiabatically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From superadiabatic + -ally.
Senses: examples: text: As a corollary of our results, we find that inflation-generated magnetic fields evolve adiabatically on all scales and for all times in conformal-invariant free Maxwell theory, while they evolve superadiabatically after inflation on superhorizon scales in the non-conformal-invariant Ratra model.
ref: 2015, Leonardo Campanelli, “Superhorizon magnetic fields”, in arXiv:
glosses: In a superadiabatic manner.
supervoxels
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of supervoxel
pointclouds
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pointcloud
objectnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of objectness
supervoxel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: supervoxels
Etymology: From super- + voxel.
Senses: topics: computer-graphics
computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A polyhedral part of a three-dimensional digital image, larger than a normal voxel, that is rendered in the same colour and brightness.
Related terms: hypervoxel
superpixel
cartonnages
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cartonnage
Youngian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Youngian
form: most Youngian
Etymology: From Young + -ian.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to Lester Young (1909–1959), American jazz musician.
undersegmentation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: undersegmentations
Etymology: From under- + segmentation.
Senses: examples: text: They all perform well in terms of segmentation accuracy, but vary in regard to the other desiderata: GBH captures object boundaries best; SWA has the best potential for region compression; and TSP achieves the best undersegmentation error.
ref: 2015, Chenliang Xu, Jason J. Corso, “LIBSVX: A Supervoxel Library and Benchmark for Early Video Processing”, in arXiv:
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A division into too few segments, as when attempting to recognize parts of an image.
oversegmentation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -eɪʃən
Forms: form: oversegmentations
Etymology: From over- + segmentation.
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A division into too many segments, as when attempting to recognize parts of an image.
undersegmentations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of undersegmentation
oversegmentations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of oversegmentation
woak
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /woʊk/
rhymes: -oʊk
Forms: form: woaks
Etymology: Like one, the word oak acquired an intrusive initial /w/ in some dialects beginning already in the 1400s with Middle English wocke (“oak”).
Senses: examples: text: When I'd a-hung un up in th' woak tree […]
ref: 1890, Sydney Savory Buckman, John Darke's Sojourn, section XIV:
text: As we wer catchèn vrom our laps / Below a woak our bits an' draps […]
ref: 1879, William Barnes, Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect, section 78:
glosses: An oak.
Kwanzaas
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Kwanzaa
mkekas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mkeka
Wass
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Wasses
Etymology: From the Norman personal name Wazo.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Norman.
glosses: A village in Byland with Wass parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE5579).
toxicness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From toxic + -ness.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of toxicity.
synonyms: word: toxicity
harambee
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: harambees
Etymology: Borrowed from Swahili harambee.
Senses: examples: text: The tension between spontaneity and control, which is at the core of nearly all analyses of harambee, is usually supposed to be that between the contending forces of 'the people' and the state.
ref: 2003, M. P. Cowen, Doctrines Of Development, page 296:
glosses: A traditional Kenyan community self-help event or organization.
Derived terms: Harambe
Krikorian
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Armenian Գրիգորյան (Grigoryan) (Western Armenian pronunciation).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Armenian.
Raffi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Armenian Րաֆֆի (Raffi).
Senses: glosses: A male given name from Armenian.
Sarafian
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Sarafyan.
Sarafyan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Sarafian
Etymology: From Armenian Սարաֆյան (Sarafyan).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Armenian.
capitoul
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: capitouls
form: capitol
Etymology: From French capitoul, from the Capitole de Toulouse, the town's city hall (est. 1190). The name referenced the Roman Capitol and the town's Latin capitulum (“charter; chapter”). Doublet of capitol and Capitolium.
Senses: glosses: The former chief magistrates of the city of Toulouse, France.
Synonyms: english: early period
translation: early period
word: consul
Related terms: sense: rule, office, term
word: capitoulate
word: capitulary
capitouls
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of capitoul
microdick
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: microdicks
Etymology: From micro- + dick.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of micropenis.
synonyms: word: micropenis
indexing language
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: indexing languages
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
human-sciences
information-science
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A controlled set of terms selected from natural language and used to represent, in summary form, the subjects of documents within a given field of knowledge.
Synonyms: descriptor language
Related terms: index term
tivoize
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: tivoizes
form: tivoizing
form: tivoized
form: tivoized
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: (of a hardware system) To use software under the terms of a copyleft software license, but at the same time to impose a hardware limitations to prevent users from running the modified versions of this software on that hardware, which should be allowed under the terms of the same license.
Related terms: tivoization
tivoizes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of tivoize
tivoizing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of tivoize
tivoized
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of tivoize
paedogamous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more paedogamous
form: most paedogamous
Etymology: From paedogamy + -ous.
Senses: glosses: Of or having paedogamy.
dunsel cap
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdʌnsəl kap/
ipa: /ˈdʌnsəl kæp/
Forms: form: dunsel caps
Senses: examples: text: "[The suspect was] described as black, 17-20 years old and wearing a dunsel cap and black plaid jacket..."
ref: 1975 December 18, The Cincinnati Enquirer:
text: "McLaughlin said the suspect was wearing a yellow tank top shirt and possibly glasses and a dunsel cap, which is similar to a ski cap with a tassel."
ref: 1978 July 16, The Kokomo Tribune:
text: "Her long white hair was stuffed haphazardly into a dunsel cap..."
ref: 2011, Joani Lacy, Hollister House: The Banyan Tree Awakens, page 83:
text: In the school yard he saw his grammar-school self in dunsel cap and leather boots...
ref: 2013, Thomas Berger, Reinhart in Love: A Novel (Open Road Media), pages not numbered
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: A knitted cap.
Synonyms: knit cap
watch cap
angelocracy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /eɪnd͡ʒəˈlɒkrəsi/
Forms: form: angelocracies
Etymology: From angel + -ocracy.
Senses: examples: text: This very remarkable effort to conceive the act of dying 'that masterful negation and collapse of all that makes me man,' that high imagining of the disembodied spirit's journal to the dread tribunal of God in the company of the Guardian Angle, of the spirits in purgatory, and of the entire angelocracy of Heaven, shows how profoundly the mind of the extraordinary man has pondered the terrible questions raised by modern philosophy […]
ref: 1868, The British Quarterly Review, volume 47, page 543:
glosses: Government or rule by angels.
angelocracies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of angelocracy
hippomobiles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hippomobile
double lives
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of double life
Albeean
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Albeean
form: most Albeean
Etymology: From Albee + -an.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to Edward Albee (1928–2016), American playwright.
elevator pitch
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɛləveɪtə ˈpɪtʃ/
ipa: /ˈɛləveɪtɚ ˈpɪtʃ/
ipa: /-ɾɚ/
Forms: form: elevator pitches
Etymology: From the idea that such a pitch is concise enough to be given during a trip between floors in an elevator.
Senses: examples: text: Once you've found the right person, the art is in making an elevator pitch—spill the beans fast.
ref: 1998, Electronic Business, volume 24, Highlands Ranch, Colo.: Cahners Business Information, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 8, column 1:
text: An elevator pitch raises more questions than it answers but they are likely to be questions about how the business works, not what it is.
ref: 1998, Don Pfarrer, Guerrilla Persuasion: Mastering the Art of Effective and Winning Business Presentations, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, →ISBN, page 110:
text: This chapter is about the elevator (or lift) pitch: what it is, how you develop one and how to use it effectively. It is a single sentence that describes your work and which you can deliver in 30 seconds or less – the time it takes an elevator to travel from one floor to another. […] If you want to create a compelling elevator pitch, it needs to be short and accurate. […] The elevator pitch is about getting your message across in the shortest possible time.
ref: 2010, Frances Kay, “The Elevator Pitch”, in Successful Networking: How to Build New Networks for Career and Company Progression, London; Philadelphia, Pa.: Kogan Page, →ISBN, page 137:
text: Elevator pitches are called what they are for a reason. They force you to focus your personal pitch to the mere 30 seconds or so a typical elevator ride takes. The term is old, but the concept remains relevant.
ref: 2017, Sara Kelly, “Brand You”, in Personal Branding for Entrepreneurial Journalists and Creative Professionals, New York, N.Y.; Abingdon, Oxon.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 66:
hypernyms: sales pitch
glosses: A brief and simple sales pitch; a short summary of a business plan, process, or product, and its selling point and value proposition.
examples: text: Control the glide descent angle through small amounts of elevator pitch movements.
ref: 1987, Dave Prochnow, Flight Simulator and Flight Simulator II: 82 Challenging New Adventures, Blue Ridge Summit, Pa.: TAB Books, →ISBN, page 39:
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see elevator, pitch.
Synonyms: elevator speech
elevator statement
Related terms: high concept
elevator pitches
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of elevator pitch
look as if one has lost a shilling and found sixpence
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: looks as if one has lost a shilling and found sixpence
form: looking as if one has lost a shilling and found sixpence
form: looked as if one had lost a shilling and found sixpence
form: looked as if one had lost a shilling and found sixpence
Etymology: A shilling was worth 12 pence, so this would represent a loss of money.
Senses: glosses: To look annoyed or displeased.
poissarde
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpwasɑːd/
ipa: /ˈpwasɑɹd/
Forms: form: poissardes
Etymology: From French poissarde.
Senses: examples: text: [T]he destruction of the most ancient Empires on record has nothing more wonderful, nor of more sounding improbability, than the demolition of this Great Nation […] Even the Amazons were but the poissardes of the Day […].
ref: 1789, Frances Burney, Journals & Letters, Penguin, published 2001, page 295:
glosses: A fishwife, especially in France; specifically, any of the Parisian fishwives or market-women who led riots during the French Revolution.
poissardes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of poissarde
hunky punks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hunky punk
fillums
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fillum
fillum
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fillums
Senses: examples: text: Have you arcted much for the fil'''-lums?
ref: 1919, Katherine Mansfield [pseudonym; Kathleen Mansfield Murry], “Pictures”, in Bliss and Other Stories, London: Constable & Company, published 1920, →OCLC, page 167:
text: Sacking the writer and the director for their ignorance, at the instance of the chamcha, the Gurgaonwa youth becomes the writer-director of the fillum.
ref: 1974, Hameeduddin Mahmood, The Kaleidoscope of Indian Cinema, New Delhi : Affiliated East-West Press:
text: 'Mister Gill, I remember seeing your first fillum here in Cork back in 1998 and we all knew then that a star was born. But how hard was it to get that fillum made and do you have any advice for young fillum-makers? I'm sure there load of them here today.' 'Well, I don't know anything about fillums,' Gill said, imitating the man's heavy Cork accent and not getting much of a laugh for a change.
ref: 2019 January 1, Catherine Kirwan, Darkest Truth: She refused to be silenced, Random House, →ISBN:
glosses: Pronunciation spelling of film.
Quirinalia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Quirinalia.
Senses: glosses: A festival dedicated to the god Quirinus, celebrated on February 17th.
Quirino
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɪˈɾi.no/
Forms: form: Quirinos
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Quirino. The province of the Philippines is named after Elpidio Quirino, the sixth president of the Philippines.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Spanish
glosses: A province of Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Cabarroguis.
Derived terms: Quirino 2-A
Quirino 2-B
Quirino 2-C
Quirino 3-A
Quirino Hill
Quirino Magsaysay
San Quirino
Quirinal Hill
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkwɪrɪnəl ˈhɪl/
Forms: form: the Quirinal Hill
Etymology: Calque of Latin Quirinālis collis, which see.
Senses: glosses: One of the seven hills on which Rome was built.
unschool
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: unschools
form: unschooling
form: unschooled
form: unschooled
Etymology: From un- + school.
Senses: examples: text: He cooks his own food, lends a hand to neighboring farmers in exchange for portions of their crops, and unschools his 11-year-old daughter, Seraya.
ref: 2014, Blake Boles, The Art of Self-Directed Learning, →ISBN, page 172:
text: Nathan and Lisa Freeman, an Acapulco-curious couple who are unschooling their kids, join the cast of characters when they show up to the 2015 event and realize that the constantly inebriated Berwick could use some organizational help.
ref: 2022 July 8, Judy Berman, “The Anarchists Is a Messy, Gripping Anarcho-Capitalist Saga”, in Time, archived from the original on 28 Jul 2022:
glosses: To educate (a child) in an alternative to the regular school method, focused on the learner-chosen activities as a primary means for learning.
unschools
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of unschool
plain brown wrapper
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: plain brown wrappers
Senses: glosses: An obscuring cover or wrapper, originally to allow postal delivery of sexually explicit periodicals.
glosses: Any veil, disguise, or mask.
glosses: An act of dissimulation, camouflage; a cover-up.
synonyms: plain wrapper
qualifier: CB radio
glosses: An unmarked police car.
hidey-holes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hidey-hole
U-values
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of U-value
third-graders
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of third-grader
rat runs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rat run
rat runs
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of rat run
guar gums
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of guar gum
dermata
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of derma
dermas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of derma
gellan gums
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gellan gum
baby-snatchers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of baby-snatcher
bog rolls
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bog roll
cork-boards
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cork-board
lead-ins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lead-in
light-years
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of light-year
peg-legs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of peg-leg
peg-legs
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of peg-leg
brussel sprouts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of brussel sprout
gallicide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Latin gallus (“rooster”) + -cide.
Senses: examples: text: "A Cock has the Misfortune to be called in Latin by the same Word which signifies a Frenchman: So that nothing could so well represent, or be represented by the One as the Other.... Gallicide, or Cock-Throwing, was first introduced by way of contempt to the French, and to exasperate the Minds of the People against that Nation..."
ref: 1737, “An Enquiry into the original Meaning of Cock-Throwing on Shrove-Tuesday”, in The Gentleman's Magazine, volume VII, pages 6–7:
text: "Gallicide, or cock-throwing, the brutal custom of battering or pelting with sticks or stones a cock tied to a stake, is supposed to have originated in the time of King Edward the Third, when England and France appear to have indulged in provocations of more than ordinary resentment. The latin word gallus, by a vile pun, was equally expressive of a Frenchman and a cock; and poor chanticleer was doomed, as in effigy, to suffer the barbarities metaphorically intended for our continental neighbors."
ref: 1855, Jacob Henry Burn, A Descriptive Catalogue of the London Traders, Tavern, and Coffee-house Tokens Current in the Seventeenth Century, London: Arthur Taylor, page 82:
text: "To paraphrase the ecologist Garett Hardin: If an embryo or fetus is a human being, then an acorn is an oak tree, and an egg a chicken. Scrambling an egg is then gallicide, and crushing acorns, deforestation."
ref: 1986, Carl Djerassi, “Abortion in the United States: politics or policy?”, in Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, volume 42, number 4, page 41:
text: "-cide: the killing or destruction of; or a killer of; or related to the killing of... [gallicide] fowl, especially chicken or turkeys; also gallinicide"
ref: 2002, Chris Aldrich, The Aldrich Dictionary of Phobias and Other Word Families, Trafford Publishing, page 13:
text: "Smith had no idea that gallicide would soon become a regular staple of the global poultry trade."
ref: 2007, Andrew Nikiforuk, Pandemonium: How Globalization and Trade are Putting the World at Risk, page 9:
glosses: The killing of a chicken, especially the former sport of cock-throwing; or, humorously, the killing of a Frenchman.
hexadeciles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hexadecile.
MTW
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: MTWs
Senses: topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of maximum taxi weight.
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of maximum takeoff weight.
Synonyms: english: maximum take-off weight
translation: maximum take-off weight
word: MTOW
english: maximum gross take-off weight
translation: maximum gross take-off weight
word: MGTOW
english: maximum gross takeoff weight
translation: maximum gross takeoff weight
word: MGTW
english: maximum take-off mass
translation: maximum take-off mass
word: MTOM
english: maximum gross take-off mass
translation: maximum gross take-off mass
word: MGTOM
english: maximum gross takeoff mass
translation: maximum gross takeoff mass
word: MGTM
english: maximum takeoff mass
translation: maximum takeoff mass
word: MTM
english: maximum ramp weight
translation: maximum ramp weight
word: MRW
english: maximum ramp mass
translation: maximum ramp mass
word: MRM
english: maximum taxi mass
translation: maximum taxi mass
word: MTM
harvest festivals
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of harvest festival
bedside manners
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bedside manner
race glasses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of race glass
stage races
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of stage race
image tubes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of image tube
over-education
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of overeducation.
madal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: madals
Senses: glosses: A type of drum used in Nepalese folk music.
Deadeye Dick
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Deadeye Dicks
Senses: examples: text: You have to be Deadeye Dick to become a Masai warrior. . . . [H]e must pass a spear-throwing test.
ref: 1958 Jan. 6, "It's a bullseye or nothing in this African Manhood Test" (advertisement), Life, vol. 44, no. 1, p. 81 (retrieved 1 Jan 2016)
text: How would you like to be the envy of your friends, a real Deadeye Dick of a rifle shot?
ref: 1979 July, Bob Brister, “Shooting: Silhouettes”, in Field & Stream, retrieved 01 Jan 2016, page 84:
text: Davey Freakin' Crockett couldn't have hit the bull's eye better than I did. Talk about your Deadeye Dicks.
ref: 1997, Frank Bank, Call Me Lumpy, →ISBN, page 108:
text: Former Vice President Dick Cheney earned the moniker Deadeye Dick when he accidentally shot an acquaintance in the face.
ref: 2015 July 25, “Deadeye Dick Misses The Mark Again”, in gerrbear.wordpress.com, retrieved 01 Jan 2016:
glosses: An especially accurate marksman.
sheela-na-gig
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sheela-na-gigs
Etymology: From Irish Síle na gcíoch (“Julia of the breasts”). Attested in English from the 19th century.
Senses: glosses: A carving of a naked woman with an exaggerated vulva, found in old British and Irish architecture, perhaps used to ward off death and evil.
wikipedia: Sheela na gig
capitoulate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: capitoulates
form: Capitoulate
form: capitoulat
Etymology: From French capitoulat, from capitoul + -at, equivalent to capitoul + -ate.
Senses: glosses: Rule by capitouls, (specifically, historical) the former municipal government of Toulouse, France, under their direction.
glosses: The office or term of office of a capitoul.
glosses: The former districts of Toulouse, France, responsible for electing the capitouls.
Synonyms: sense: rule by capitouls
word: consulate
sense: a capitoul's office or term of office
word: consulate
sense: district of Toulouse
word: quarter
sense: district of Toulouse
word: precinct
Related terms: word: capitulary
capitoulates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of capitoulate
capitoulat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˌkæpɪtʊˈlɑː/
Forms: form: capitoulats
Etymology: From French capitoulat.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of capitoulate in its various senses.
Baudemagus
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A character in Arthurian legend, the father of Maleagant.
habous
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /həˈbuːs/
Forms: form: hubus
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic حُبُوس (ḥubūs).
Senses: topics: Islam
law
lifestyle
religion
synonyms: waqf
glosses: An equivalent of mortmain in Islamic law
capitoulats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of capitoulat