cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
pound-force
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pounds-force
Etymology: From pound + force, to differentiate from the unit of mass.
Senses: examples: text: The slug is defined as the mass which would accelerate at a rate of 1 ft/s² under a force of one pound-force (lbf). Since 1 lbf is the force exerted on a mass of one pound by a standard gravitational field (of exactly 9.80665 meters per square second), a slug is thus exactly equal to 196133/6096 pounds (about 32.1740485564 lb or 14.593902937206 kg).
ref: 2000 October 9, Gérard P. Michon, “What is a slug, in the [engineering] weight measurement system?”, in Numericana.com:
glosses: A unit of force equal to the weight, on earth (subject to standard gravity), of a mass of one avoirdupois pound, equal to about 4.44822 newtons. Symbol lbf or lb_f.
Related terms: kip
laid-off
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: qualifier: or an amount of money
glosses: Bet with another bookmaker to reduce risk.
raw_tags: of a bet
glosses: Made unemployed or redundant.
raw_tags: of an employee
hadith
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: [həˈdiːθ]
Forms: form: hadith
form: hadiths
form: ahadith
Etymology: From Arabic حَدِيث (ḥadīṯ, “Prophetic tradition”), from حَدَّثَ (ḥaddaṯa, “to tell, relate, report”).
Senses: examples: text: In addition to the Quran, Muslims also look to the hadiths for moral and spiritual guidance in their daily lives.
text: There are four main Shia books of hadith and six main Sunni books of hadith.
topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: An eyewitness account of a saying or action of Muhammad or sometimes one of his companions not otherwise found in the Quran.
topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: A particular accepted collection of such accounts, as from a single source or within a particular branch of Islam or Islamic jurisprudence.
Synonyms: word: the Hadith
word: the Sunna
word: tradition
word: saying
word: deed
Derived terms: hadithic
Hadithist
Related terms: word: hadithic
word: Hadithic
word: Sunna
Little Boy
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: A military code name.
Senses: coordinate_terms: Fat Man
glosses: The nuclear bomb dropped over Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945.
Sunna
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Sunnas
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of sunnah.
Sunnah
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of sunnah.
Fat Man
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: A military code name.
Senses: coordinate_terms: Little Boy
glosses: The nuclear bomb dropped over Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945.
Perú
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: There is no question, as pointed out by Dr. Chapman (1931, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., LXIII, pp. 88-91), that the dark, sharp-tailed albigularis of eastern Ecuador and eastern Perú is quite distinct from albescens josephinae of the Roraima and Duida regions (which ranges eastward into Dutch Guiana).
ref: 1937, John T[odd] Zimmer, Studies of Peruvian Birds I-XXV, New York, N.Y.: American Museum of Natural History, page 12:
text: This coat of arms was given to Mr. Danciger by Mr. Claudio Fernández Concha, Mayor of Lima, Perú, during a ceremony wherein the city fathers expressed to Mr. Danciger their appreciation for his good works on behalf of the citizens of Perú.
ref: 1963, Ignacio A. Richkarday, translated by Ann Marie Swenson, Jack Danciger: His Life and Work, →OCLC:
text: Because Perú is a multicultural country, this diversity in schools may contribute to the bullying of students across different ethnic groups.
ref: 2012, César Merino Soto, Julio Carozzo Campos, Luis Benites Morales, “Bullying in Perú: A Code of Silence?”, in Shane R. Jimerson, Amanda B. Nickerson, Matthew J. Mayer, Michael J. Furlong, editors, Handbook of School Violence and School Safety: International Research and Practice, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.; Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, →DOI, →ISBN:
glosses: Alternative spelling of Peru (“country in South America”).
hajib
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hajibs
Etymology: The court title derives from Arabic الحَاجِب (al-ḥājib, “chamberlain”).
Use of the word to designate a headscarf derives from Arabic حَاجِب (ḥājib, “concealing, covering, eyebrow”), from حَجَبَ (ḥajaba, “to veil, to cover, to screen”) (whence also hijab).
Senses: examples: text: The hajib was always a man of consequence; being close to the caliph he was always in a position to give messages and ask favours and, most of all, he controlled access to his master.
ref: 1981, Hugh Kennedy, The Early Abbasid Caliphate: A Political History, page 103:
text: By our period — the mid-ninth century — the office of hajib doubled with that of the head of the palace guard, which signifies, inter alia, that he was one of the Turkish amirs.
ref: 1997, Samuel Edward Finer, The History of Government from the Earliest Times: The Intermediate Ages, page 705:
text: In the Mamliik empire, it is certain that the hājib possessed judicial competence. […] In a first phase, the personality of the hājib does not yet stand out from his administrative character and, naturally, his competence is still restricted to the surroundings to which he belongs. The hājib is still the minister entrusted with the settlement of suits filed against the amīrs and the soldiers, and likewise litigations between soldiers, and especially disputes arising over the endowments and the fiefs which are granted to members of the army.
ref: 2008 (1955), Emile Tyan, X: Judicial Organization, Majid Khadduri, Herbert J. Liebesny (editors), Law in the Middle East, Volume 1: Origin and Development of Islamic Law, page 272
glosses: An official of a Muslim court, of varied importance, initially controlling access to the caliph, but later very powerful; a chamberlain.
glosses: Alternative form of hijab.
Related terms: hijab
hijab
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /hɪˈd͡ʒɑːb/
ipa: /hɪˈd͡ʒæb/
rhymes: -ɑːb
Forms: form: hijabs
form: hejab
form: hijaab
form: hajib
form: hijabi
Etymology: From Arabic حِجَاب (ḥijāb, “veil”).
Senses: coordinate_terms: niqab
shayla
burqa
glosses: A traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neck.
examples: text: The belief that Muslim females observe hijab because men force them to do so insults some Muslim females who have based their decision on their understanding of Islam.
ref: 2010, Jawairriya Abdallah-Shahid, Veiled Voices, →ISBN, page 13:
topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: The practice, among Muslim women, of covering the body after the age of puberty in front of non-related (non-family) adult males.
Derived terms: hijabed
hijabify
hijabization
hijabize
hijabless
hijabophobia
hijabster
Related terms: hijabi
hijabista
hijabophobia
hoejabi
lint
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /lɪnt/
rhymes: -ɪnt
homophone: lent
homophone: Lent
homophone: leant (pin–pen merger)
Forms: form: lints
Etymology: From Middle English lynet, linet, from Old French linette (“grain of flax”), diminutive of lin (“flax”); or, from Medieval Latin linteum, from Latin līnum (“flax”).
Senses: examples: text: Clean the lint out of the vacuum cleaner's filter.
glosses: Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.
glosses: A fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; used for dressing wounds.
glosses: The fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant.
glosses: Raw cotton ready for baling.
Derived terms: boracic lint
delint
lint ball
lint doctor
lint-free
lintfree
linthead
lintless
lint roller
lint-scraper
linty
lint
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /lɪnt/
rhymes: -ɪnt
homophone: lent
homophone: Lent
homophone: leant (pin–pen merger)
Forms: form: lints
form: linting
form: linted
form: linted
Etymology: From the lint Unix utility, written in 1979, which analyses programs written in the C language, itself named after the undesirable bits of fiber and fluff found in sheep's wool (see etymology 1).
Senses: examples: text: You should lint your JavaScript code before committing it.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: To perform a static check on (source code) to detect stylistic or programmatic errors.
Derived terms: linter
muhajir
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /muːˈhɑːdʒɪə(ɹ)/
ipa: /muˈhɑdʒɪɹ/
note: Indic
ipa: /mʊˈɦɑː.d͡ʒɪɾ/
enpr: mo͞o-hä􂀽'jîr
Forms: form: muhajireen
form: muhajirun
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مُهَاجِر (muhājir, literally “emigrant”). Sense 2 is from its Urdu derivative مُہَاجِر (muhājir).
Senses: topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
related: word: mohagerin
word: mohagerian
word: mohagerine
word: mohajer
word: mohadjer
word: mohajir
word: muhajar
word: muhajirin
glosses: A person who accompanied Muhammad during his migration from Mecca to Medina in 622.
glosses: A person who migrated to Pakistan after the Partition of India in August 1947, or one of the descendants.
hanif
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hanifs
Etymology: From Arabic حَنِيف (ḥanīf); see Hanif.
Senses: topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: Any person, from before the time of Muhammad, who followed a non-pagan monotheistic religion.
Synonyms: proto-Muslim
Hanif
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Hanifs
form: Haniff
Etymology: From Arabic حَنِيف (ḥanīf, “true believer, righteous (person)”).
Senses: glosses: A male given name from Arabic.
glosses: A surname from Arabic.
Hanif
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Hanifs
form: Haniff
Etymology: From Arabic حَنِيف (ḥanīf, “true believer, righteous (person)”).
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of hanif.
Hashshashin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Hashashin
Etymology: From Arabic حَشَّاشِين (ḥaššāšīn, “hashish smokers”), from حَشِيش (ḥašīš, “hashish”)
Senses: glosses: A religious group who used hashish to create mystic visions; they later became associated with the assassination of invading Christian leaders during the Crusades; their descendants are the Khojas.
Derived terms: assassin
hawala
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /həˈwɑːlə/
Forms: form: hawalas
form: hawalla
Etymology: From Arabic حَوَالَة (ḥawāla, “transfer, trust”).
Senses: qualifier: Islamic finance
glosses: A long-established informal system of money transfer from South Asia and the Middle East, still in use by migrant workers.
Derived terms: hawaladar
hawaladar
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hawaladars
Senses: glosses: A hawala broker.
hazzan
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hazzans
form: hazzanim
form: chazan
form: chazzan
form: hazan
Etymology: From Hebrew חַזָּן (khazán).
Senses: glosses: A Jewish cantor in a synagogue.
Related terms: azan
azan
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: azans
Senses: topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: Alternative spelling of adhan.
azan
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Shortening.
Senses: topics: biology
histology
natural-sciences
glosses: A staining technique involving azocarmine and aniline dyes.
ICE
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /aɪs/
ipa: /aɪ siː iː/
Senses: topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Abbreviation of Iceland.
glosses: Initialism of Institution of Civil Engineers.
examples: text: Mr. Schlossberg’s rant angered activists for immigrant rights, who said it reinforced stereotypes that Spanish speakers are not citizens. And they worried that it perpetuated fear within immigrant communities of ICE’s aggressive tactics to deport those who are undocumented.
ref: 2018 May 22, Liz Robbins, Maya Salam, “‘I Am Not Racist’: Lawyer Issues Apology One Week After Rant”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 11 Apr 2023:
text: ICE agents were joined Sunday by officials from multiple Justice Department agencies as they targeted what they said are public safety and national security threats.
ref: 2025 January 26, Priscilla Alvarez and Rosa Flores, “Trump administration launches nationwide immigration enforcement blitz”, in CNN, archived from the original on 27 Jan 2025:
topics: government
related: word: Ice
word: 🧊
glosses: Acronym of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“law-enforcement agency responsible for immigration and customs matters of the United States Federal government”).
topics: rail-transport
railways
transport
glosses: Initialism of Intercity-Express (“German high speed train”).
ICE
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /aɪs/
ipa: /aɪ siː iː/
Forms: form: ICEs
Senses: examples: text: “ICE-ing is EV owner-speak for when an internal combustion engine (ICE) car blocks or parks in a charging point space. On EV internet forums, stories of drivers being ICEd abound. But rather than scuffles breaking out, if stories are to be believed, British EV drivers resort to leaving notes and icy stares when the offending ICE driver returns.
ref: 2017 May 18, James Foxall, “Electric car drivers face queues and quarrels”, in The Daily Telegraph, archived from the original on 02 Aug 2025:
text: “The ICE tail is now fatter and longer than anybody ever thought it was going to be,” GM's chief financial officer Paul Jacobson said at a recent conference, even as the company continued to invest in new EVs. […] Ford last year posted a $5bn operative loss on its EV business but made $5.3bn from its ICE division.
ref: 2025 October 11, Paul Jacobson, quotee, “Carmakers steer back towards more lucrative petrol vehicles”, in FT Weekend, Companies & Markets, page 10:
topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
coordinate_terms: EV
glosses: Acronym of internal combustion engine.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
programming
sciences
glosses: Initialism of internal compiler error.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of in-circuit emulator/emulation.
topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
synonyms: IVI
glosses: Initialism of in-car entertainment.
glosses: Initialism of International Cultural Exchange.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of ice, compress, elevation (first-aid).
examples: text: But ICE says futures trading in a variety of carbon-linked financial instruments -- where the bulk of trading activity occurs -- would continue apace. That includes trading in futures and options contracts for EUAs and the carbon offsets credits issued by U.N. organizations, the Certified Emission Reduction futures and options and Emission Reduction Unit futures.
ref: 2011 January 20, Nathanial Gronewold and John J. Fialka, “European Commission Halts Transfers of Carbon Emissions Allowances Until Thefts Are Sorted Out”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 11 Jun 2024:
glosses: Initialism of intercontinental exchange.
ICE
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Pronunciation: ipa: /aɪs/
ipa: /aɪ siː iː/
Senses: glosses: Initialism of in case of emergency, used in mobile phones followed by the number to call if the phone’s owner is injured.
ICE
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /aɪs/
ipa: /aɪ siː iː/
Forms: form: ICEs
form: ICEing
form: ICEd
form: ICEd
Senses: examples: text: “We do get charge rage if someone ICEs your bay. And people don’t like it if someone parks a Tesla to charge for two hours. When your car has finished charging, our message is: move it.”
ICE-ing is EV owner-speak for when an internal combustion engine (ICE) car blocks or parks in a charging point space. On EV internet forums, stories of drivers being ICEd abound.
ref: 2017 May 18, James Foxall, “Electric car drivers face queues and quarrels”, in The Daily Telegraph, archived from the original on 02 Aug 2025:
text: Clearer signs for electric vehicle charge points are needed to prevent drivers of petrol and diesel cars blocking access, the government has been told. […] It was claimed that the blocking of charge points by internal combustion engine cars — known as spaces being “iced” out — was a serious problem.
ref: 2020 April 29, Graeme Paton, “Too many electric car charging spaces being blocked”, in The Times, archived from the original on 04 Oct 2021:
topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
glosses: To occupy a reserved electric car parking space (especially one equipped with a charger) with a traditional car equipped with an internal combustion engine.
glosses: To apprehend or deport by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
ICE
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /aɪs/
ipa: /aɪ siː iː/
Forms: form: more ICE
form: most ICE
Senses: examples: text: Antarctica, like outer-space, is known as an ICE environment – isolated, confined and extreme – meaning unlike other isolated communities, the rate of change for its vocabulary can be slower.
ref: 2024 June 20, Eva Corlett, “Fidlets, fingies and riding a doo: study sheds light on Antarctic English slang”, in The Guardian:
glosses: Initialism of isolated, confined, extreme.
Related terms: ICE box
ICE chart
ICE table
DID
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: DIDs
form: D.I.D.
form: D. I. D.
Senses: glosses: Initialism of direct inward dialing.
topics: human-sciences
medicine
psychiatry
psychology
sciences
glosses: Initialism of dissociative identity disorder.
glosses: Initialism of damsel in distress.
qualifier: special effects
glosses: Initialism of digital input device.
qualifier: urban studies
glosses: Initialism of densely inhabited districts.
POA
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Initialism of power of attorney.
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: Initialism of place of articulation.
POA
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: topics: business
commerce
glosses: Initialism of price on application.
POA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Prison Officers Association.
DPOA
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Initialism of durable power of attorney.
hegira
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɛd͡ʒɪɹə/
Forms: form: hegiras
form: hijra
Etymology: From Arabic هِجْرَة (hijra, “exodus; emigration”). Doublet of hijra.
Senses: examples: text: By all odds the most remarkable westward migration before the California gold rush of 1849 was the Mormon hegira to the Great Salt Lake basin.
ref: 1988, James McPherson, Battle Cry for Freedom, Oxford, published 2003, page 43:
glosses: A journey taken to escape from danger; an exodus.
shitty
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʃɪti/
ipa: /ˈʃɪti/
ipa: [ˈʃɪɾi]
rhymes: -ɪti
Forms: form: shittier
form: shittiest
Etymology: From shit + -y. Cognate with German Low German schittig (“dirty, shitty”), German scheißig (“shitty”).
Senses: examples: text: The television I bought there was so shitty that I will never shop there again.
text: I'm feeling shitty today; I don't want to go out.
text: It's a well-known fact that reading is about the shittiest thing you can do for your eyes.
ref: 1988 November, Byron Coley, “Underground”, in Spin, page 101:
text: Except for Rasheena, the rest of the baby mamas was at least struggling to live halfway right. They used to clown and act shitty whenever they came by Noojie's and saw Carmiesha there. But every last one of them ended up being grateful to her for the things she did for their kids.
ref: 2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 128:
text: The difference is they usually have a shittier singer, and no originality.
ref: 2006, Everett True, Nirvana: The True Story, published 2009:
text: Halfway there we turned off the highway onto possibly the shittiest gravel road I have ever driven. In Canada, we would call it washboard; in Australia they call it corrugated, but you get the point.
ref: 2011, Rik Leaf, Four Homeless Millionaires, page 134:
glosses: Very bad; unpleasant; miserable; insignificant.
glosses: Under the influence of illicit drugs or alcohol; drunk; high.
examples: text: Don't get shitty with me!
synonyms: word: pissy
word: annoyed
word: angry
word: aggravated
word: agitated
word: bothered
word: exasperated
word: frustrated
word: irritable
word: irritated
word: irked
word: peeved
word: pestered
word: pissy
word: ratty
word: shitty
word: sore
word: tired
word: vexed
word: bee in one's bonnet
word: have it in for
word: hot and bothered
word: hold a grudge
word: brassed off
word: browned off
word: cheesed off
word: peed off
word: pissed off
word: PO'd
word: teed off
word: ticked off
glosses: Annoyed.
glosses: Covered in faeces/feces; feculent.
examples: text: “She's a shitty teacher, but Ault was in a bind.” But she hadn't been a shitty teacher when she'd been hired. She'd never taught before. And who was Aspeth to decide she was shitty now? She was still inexperienced.
ref: 2005, Curtis Sittenfeld, Prep: A Novel, page 157:
glosses: Of low quality or standard; inferior; not up to par, or failing one's expectations
Synonyms: sense: all senses
english: less intense
translation: less intense
word: crappy
sense: all senses
word: poopy
sense: drunk
word: drunk
sense: high
word: stoned
sense: poor quality
word: shit
sense: poor quality
alt: & NZ
word: shithouse
Derived terms: better than a poke in the eye with a shitty stick
divershitty
New York Shitty
shittily
shittiness
shitty-ass
Shitty Kitty
shitty stick
univershitty
unshitty
Related terms: shit
MOW
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of meals on wheels.
Hegira
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Medieval Latin hegira, from Arabic هِجْرَة (hijra, “Hijra; emigration”), from the verb هَجَرَ (hajara, “to emigrate; to abandon”). Doublet of Hijra, directly from Arabic.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Hijra.
Derived terms: Hegirian
Anno Hegirae
FD
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: FDs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of fire department.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of floppy disk.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of floppy drive.
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of flight director.
topics: education
glosses: Initialism of foundation degree.
Synonyms: sense: floppy drive
word: FDD
PD
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Progressive Democrats, a former political party disbanded in 2008.
examples: text: This qualitative approach was used in re-vitalising Port Dickson (PD) as a leading beach tourism destination for Malaysia. PD was a top beach resort tourism destination in her glory days of 1990s.
ref: 2016, Salleh Mohd Radzi, Mohd Hafiz Mohd Hanafiah, Norzuwana Sumarjan, Heritage, Culture and Society, →ISBN:
text: ""Isa has widespread grassroot support in his native Negeri Sembilan, among all the candidates, he is a local PD boy. The others all came out of nowhere,"
ref: 2018 October 1, Eileen Ng, quoting Oh Ei Sun, “Who can dent Anwar Ibrahim’s armour in the Port Dickson by-election?”, in Today, →OCLC:
text: Ms Lau said she hoped "PD will be transformed as promised in so many ways", using the common moniker for the seaside town. "It is good […] to develop PD. That is what everyone in PD wants,"
ref: 2018 October 13, Hazlin Hassan, “Anwar Ibrahim storms to victory in Port Dickson by-election, wins 72% of vote”, in The Straits Times, →OCLC:
glosses: Initialism of Port Dickson: a town and district of Malaysia.
glosses: Abbreviation of Southwest Papua: a province of Indonesia.
PD
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: topics: cartography
geography
natural-sciences
coordinate_terms: ED
glosses: Initialism of position doubtful.
Related terms: PLL
PFD
DPS
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: DPSs
Senses: examples: text: The phrase, “tank meta”, is one that carries a lot of weight when it comes to MOBAs. These metas are generally characterized by tanky, unkillable behemoths dominating the meta and leaving any character that isn’t focused around raw DPS in the dust.
ref: 2022 November 17, Carver Fisher, “League of Legends preseason 13 has made tanks unkillable”, in Dexerto:
topics: video-games
glosses: Initialism of damage per second; a standard way to calculate the damage dealt to other players or creatures in online role-playing games.
topics: video-games
glosses: Initialism of damage per second; a standard way to calculate the damage dealt to other players or creatures in online role-playing games.
A player or unit whose primary role is to deal the maximum amount of damage possible (as opposed to holding the attention of the enemy, healing, or other tasks).
qualifier: postal
glosses: Initialism of delivery point sequence.
glosses: Initialism of designated premises supervisor.
qualifier: nuclear physics
glosses: Initialism of disintegration per second.
glosses: Initialism of double page spread.
glosses: Initialism of Doege-Potter syndrome.
DPS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: New, previously registered vehicles purchased in Texas or another state would be required to pay an initial inspection program replacement fee of $16.75 to cover two years, according to [Texas] DPS.
ref: 2024 October 2, Julianna Russ, “Texas vehicle safety inspections going away, but you’ll still have to pay”, in KXAN, archived from the original on 08 Dec 2024:
topics: government
glosses: Initialism of Department of Public Safety.
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
planetology
glosses: Initialism of Division for Planetary Sciences.
FSA
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: FSAs
Senses: examples: text: This section allows employees, at the employer’s discretion, to convert FSA and HRA balances into an HSA contribution upon enrolling in an HDHP-HSA. The conversion amount is capped at the annual FSA contribution limit ($3,300 in 2025).
ref: 2025 May 24, “The One, Big, Beautiful Bill”, in United States House Committee on Ways & Means, page 20:
glosses: Initialism of flexible spending account or flexible spending arrangement.
coordinate_terms: LDU
glosses: Initialism of forward sortation area (postal system code).
topics: computer
computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
science
sciences
glosses: Initialism of finite-state automaton.
glosses: Initialism of firm-specific advantage.
qualifier: US education system
glosses: Initialism of Florida State Assessment.
glosses: Initialism of Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
Synonyms: sense: flexible spending account
word: flexible spending account
sense: flexible spending account
word: flex account
FSA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: The FSA believed in ‘market discipline’ and failed to get its message across. The PRA will be different, its boss promises[.]
ref: 2011 May 19, Jill Treanor, “Spotlight falls on City watchdog Sants”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
coordinate_terms: PRA
glosses: Initialism of Financial Services Authority.
glosses: Initialism of Foreign Service Assignment.
examples: text: For most student loan issues, borrowers work with loan servicers hired by the department rather than directly with FSA staff.
ref: 2025 October 1, Annie Ma, “How the government shutdown will affect student loans, FAFSA and the Education Department”, in AP News:
topics: education
glosses: Initialism of Federal Student Aid.
Hejaz
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /hɪˈdʒɑːz/
Forms: form: Hedjaz
form: Hijaz
form: Hidjaz
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic الْحِجَاز (al-ḥijāz).
Senses: glosses: A mountainous geographic area in northwest Saudi Arabia which gave rise to early Islam and which contains the sites of many holy places.
glosses: A former kingdom in modern Saudi Arabia, existing between 1924 and 1932, when it merged with Najd to form the present state of Saudi Arabia.
Derived terms: Hejazi
AAMGA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of American Association of Managing General Agents.
Assoc
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: assoc
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of association.
glosses: Abbreviation of associate.
Synonyms: assn
DCH
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Department of Community Health.
DCH
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: DCHs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Diploma in Child Health.
topics: business
communication
communications
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Initialism of dedicated channel (in UMTS).
DOC
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: DOCs
Senses: examples: Near-synonym: AOC
glosses: Any of several controlled designations of origin for wine, cheese, or other products
glosses: Any of several controlled designations of origin for wine, cheese, or other products:
Initialism of Denominazione di origine controllata.
glosses: Any of several controlled designations of origin for wine, cheese, or other products:
Initialism of Dénomination d'origine contrôlée.
glosses: Any of several controlled designations of origin for wine, cheese, or other products:
Initialism of Denominação de Origem Controlada.
glosses: Initialism of drug of choice.
glosses: Initialism of Department of Corrections.
topics: sciences
glosses: Initialism of dissolved organic carbon.
DOC
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: Once the scoping meeting has been held and after the public comment period closes, the Commissioner of the DOC will issue a scoping decision describing the issues and alternatives that will be evaluated in the EA.
ref: 2024 August 19, “LAKETOWN 115-kV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT IN CARVER COUNTY, MN”, in Great River Energy, page 22:
glosses: Initialism of Department of Commerce.
LPN
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: LPNs
Senses: examples: text: Marjorie had heard the other LPNs at the nursing home where Esther worked talk like this.
ref: 2016, Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing, Penguin Books (2017), page 280:
hypernyms: nurse#Noun
<
person#Noun
coordinate_terms: RN
glosses: Initialism of licensed practical nurse.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
networking
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of low-power network.
FW
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: related: word: F/W
word: FD
word: fd.
word: fwd
word: fwd.
glosses: Abbreviation of forward.
related: word: fw
glosses: Initialism of fuck with.
FW
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: FWs
Senses: qualifier: computer security
glosses: Abbreviation of firewall.
topics: computer-hardware
computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
software
related: word: f/w
glosses: Abbreviation of firmware.
topics: lifestyle
glosses: Initialism of flash warning.
examples: text: FW23 collection
topics: fashion
lifestyle
synonyms: AW
coordinate_terms: SS
glosses: Initialism of fall/winter; often followed by a year.
NHS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: NHS
form: the NHS
Senses: examples: text: Thank god for the NHS, because if I had to pay for these sessions myself I wouldnʼt get close to halfway to recovery before bankrupting myself.
ref: 2019, Candice Carty-Williams, Queenie, Trapeze, page 294:
text: The NHS is essentially a system of mutual medical aid with state funding, paid for by income tax – the more you earn, the more you contribute – which means it is firmly rooted in the socialist principle “from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs”.
ref: 2024 June 9, “What is socialism? Just look at the NHS”, in The Guardian:
glosses: Initialism of National Health Service.
glosses: Initialism of National Highway System.
glosses: Initialism of National Honors Society.
NHS
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: NHSes
Senses: glosses: Initialism of National Historic Site.
glosses: Initialism of national high school.
twp
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: twps
form: Twp
form: Twp.
form: twp.
Etymology: Abbreviation.
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of township.
twp
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /tʊp/
rhymes: -ʊp
Etymology: From Welsh twp.
Senses: examples: text: This is what he said: "Christ is not a twp. He does not want money. He wants no more than your heart and He has got mine."
ref: 1946, Marguerite Florence Hélène Jervais Evans, Oliver Sandys, Caradoc Evans:
text: He said if there was a twp more twp than me he would rather be Son Prodigal.
ref: 1968, Glyn Jones, The dragon has two tongues: essays on Anglo-Welsh writers and writing:
glosses: A fool.
twp
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /tʊp/
rhymes: -ʊp
Forms: form: more twp
form: most twp
Etymology: From Welsh twp.
Senses: examples: text: He said if there was a twp more twp than me he would rather be Son Prodigal.
ref: 1968, Glyn Jones, The dragon has two tongues: essays on Anglo-Welsh writers and writing:
text: As I wrote at the time, Terry is the epitome of a 'twp Taffy' and many would argue that this is the only kind of Welsh representation regularly available […]
ref: 2005, Jonathan Bignell, Stephen Lacey, Popular television drama: critical perspectives:
glosses: Foolish.
CU
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: CUs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of corporate university.
glosses: Initialism of credit union.
glosses: Initialism of control unit.
topics: broadcasting
film
media
television
glosses: Initialism of close-up.
CU
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Christian Union (bodies of Christian students in schools, colleges, and universities).
glosses: Initialism of Chittagong University (Bangladesh).
glosses: Initialism of Chulalongkorn University (Thailand).
coordinate_terms: CSU
Colorado State
glosses: Initialism of University of Colorado (United States of America).
CU
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: cubic in a variety of English customary units (examples: cubic inch, cubic foot).
CU
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: topics: hobbies
lifestyle
philately
glosses: Initialism of commercially used (used in stamp descriptions).
glosses: Phonetic abbreviation of see you.
DST
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of daylight saving time.
Synonyms: summer time
FHA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: White residents used Federal Housing Administration-insured loans to buy their way out of the projects and to move to shiny new middle-class subdivisions. […] The F.H.A.’s explicitly racist underwriting standards, which rated black and integrated neighborhoods as uninsurable, made federally insured home loans largely unavailable to black home seekers.
ref: 2016 June 9, Nikole Hannah-Jones, “Choosing a School for My Daughter in a Segregated City”, in The New York Times Magazine:
glosses: Initialism of Federal Housing Administration.
DEQ
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of department of environmental quality.
glosses: Initialism of Delivered Ex Quay.
FDIC
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: I just don't see how you can look at the 1930s and name the FDIC as the decade's biggest financial problem.
ref: 2009 December 18, Megan McArdle, “How Big a Problem is Moral Hazard?”, in The Atlantic:
topics: banking
business
glosses: Initialism of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
touche
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of touché.
RV
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: biblical
lifestyle
religion
glosses: Initialism of Revised Version.
RV
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: RVs
form: RV's
form: R.V.
form: R.V.
form: R. V.
form: R/V
form: r.v.
Senses: examples: text: Mostly old and pensioned, theyʼd troll the streets in their out-of-state license-plated RVs looking for the last link to their youths.
ref: 2015, Paul Beatty, The Sellout, Oneworld Publications (2016), page 67:
text: According to Outdoorsy, an R.V. share app, millennial R.V. rental bookings went up 70 percent from 2019 to 2020.
ref: 2021 August 23, Jay Caspian Kang, “Zen and the Art of #VanLife Influencing”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
text: And whether you're pulling your RV right up to the water at Malibu Beach RV Park, Pacific Dunes Ranch, or Campland on the Bay, or simply into car camping, you’ll want to start thinking about your power setup.
ref: 2025 May 4, Stacey Sloughfy, “How California's Upcoming State Ban Will Impact RVs And Camping Trips”, in The Travel:
topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
glosses: Initialism of recreational vehicle.
topics: aerospace
astronautics
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
coordinate_terms: LV
SLV
glosses: Initialism of reentry vehicle.
topics: transport
glosses: Initialism of return vehicle.
topics: nautical
transport
synonyms: R/V
R./V.
R.V.
R. V.
RS
R.S.
R. S.
R./S.
R/S
glosses: Initialism of research vessel.
examples: text: RV point
text: Once all mounted up, the two multiples sped off to the emergency RV point.
ref: 2007 Pte John Catterson, Army The Soldiers Newspaper, The Australian Army (Retrieved 14 July 2009)
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Abbreviation of rendezvous, a position where units are to meet.
glosses: Initialism of raw vegan.
topics: medicine
physiology
sciences
glosses: Initialism of residual volume.
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of right ventricle.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of rectal varicosity.
topics: government
politics
glosses: Initialism of registered voter.
topics: mathematics
sciences
statistics
glosses: Initialism of random variable.
glosses: Abbreviation of rhinovirus.
Derived terms: sense: reentry vehicle
word: MIRV
sense: reentry vehicle
word: MRV
Related terms: sense: right ventricle
word: LA
sense: right ventricle
word: LV
sense: right ventricle
word: RA
RV
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: RVs
form: RV's
form: RVing
form: RV'ing
form: +-ing
form: RVed
form: RVed
form: RV'd
form: RV'd
form: RV'ed
form: RV'ed
Senses: glosses: To travel in a recreational vehicle.
examples: text: We'll RV at the crossroads in Brandon at twenty hundred.
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: To rendezvous.
TOS
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /tiː əʊ ɛs/
/tɔs/
Forms: form: TOSs
Senses: related: word: ToS
glosses: Initialism of terms of service.
glosses: Initialism of thoracic outlet syndrome.
TOS
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: /tiː əʊ ɛs/
/tɔs/
Forms: form: TOSes
form: TOSing
form: TOSed
form: TOSed
form: TOS'd
form: TOS'd
Senses: examples: text: If you want to join this riot, we urge you to! You wont have to worry about being TOSed or reported because there will be no Guides online! So do whatever you want—punt, scroll, tos, just turn AOL into a war zone!
ref: 2003, Michael Newton, The Encyclopedia of High-tech Crime and Crime-fighting, AOL Riot on June 1, 1998, page 21:
glosses: To report another user for a real or imagined terms of service violation.
TOS
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Pronunciation: /tiː əʊ ɛs/
/tɔs/
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
antonyms: SOS
glosses: Initialism of taken on strength.
TOS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /tiː əʊ ɛs/
/tɔs/
Senses: examples: Star Trek: TOS; Battlestar Galactica: TOS
topics: lifestyle
glosses: Initialism of the old series or the original series.
SIS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Secret Intelligence Service.
glosses: Initialism of Schengen Information System.
Synonyms: MI6
Six
6
Secret Intelligence Service
Related terms: GCHQ
MI5
SAS
SBS
SIS
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of second impact syndrome.
glosses: Initialism of snow immersion suffocation.
topics: education
glosses: Initialism of student information system.
glosses: Initialism of supervised injection site.
glosses: Acronym of share-in-savings.
Related terms: sense: second impact syndrome
word: PCS
sense: second impact syndrome
word: CTE
argh
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɑː(ɹ)(ɡ)/
note: natural exclamation
ipa: [ɑɹɣ]
ipa: [ɑːɣː]
rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ɡ
Etymology: In imitation of a cry. Used since at least the 18th century. Compare ah, of which it could be a lengthened form.
Senses: examples: text: Argh! Itʼs already 7:15! Weʼre never gonna make it!
glosses: Expressing annoyance, dismay, embarrassment or frustration.
Related terms: blech
argh
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɑː(ɹ)(ɡ)/
note: natural exclamation
ipa: [ɑɹɣ]
ipa: [ɑːɣː]
rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ɡ
Forms: form: more argh
form: most argh
Etymology: From Middle English argh, from Old English earg (“inert; weak; timid; cowardly”), from Proto-West Germanic *arg, from Proto-Germanic *argaz. Cognate with Scots ergh, argh, arch, erf (“timid; reluctant; unwilling”). Doublet of eerie.
Senses: glosses: Timid; cowardly.
FOP
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: FOPs
Senses: topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
lifestyle
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
tourism
transport
travel
glosses: Initialism of form of payment.
topics: law
glosses: Initialism of freedom of panorama.
qualifier: medical genetics
glosses: Initialism of fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.
glosses: Initialism of flyover people: individuals who reside between the two coasts of the US, with the exception of a few major cities.
Related terms: sense: flyover people
word: flyover country
sense: flyover people
word: flyover state
FOP
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Fraternal Order of Police.
FOP
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: business
finance
glosses: Initialism of free of payment, delivery of securities with no corresponding payment of funds.
Hezbollah
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌhɛz.bəˈlɑ/
ipa: /ˈhɛz.bə.lə/
ipa: /ˌhɛzˈboʊ.lɑ/
ipa: /-bɒ-/
Forms: form: Hizbullah
form: Hizbollah
form: Hizballah
form: Hizb Allah
form: Hezb
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic حِزْب اللّٰه (ḥizb allāh, literally “party of God”).
Senses: examples: text: There are fears of another war between Hezbollah and Israel as border clashes continue.
text: The Hariri-Aoun agreement has shown that Hezbollah can bring the national political system to a halt. This happened in the past several years, and it worsened conditions in sectors such as foreign debt, electricity output, rubbish collection, water delivery, and other essential services, to the discomfort of the majority of Lebanese who have spoken out intermittently against the oligarchy of sectarian leaders who rule the country.
ref: 2016 October 22, Rami G Khouri, “Lebanese oligarchy preserves its interests once again”, in Al Jazeera:
text: Israel intercepted a missile fired by Hezbollah near Tel Aviv on Wednesday, an unprecedented attack by the militant group that reached deep into the country’s commercial heartlands and marked a new escalatory step in the conflict between the two sides.
ref: 2024 September 25, Irene Nasser, Dana Karni, Helen Regan and Sophie Tanno, “Israel intercepts Hezbollah ballistic missile near Tel Aviv in first such attack”, in CNN:
glosses: A Lebanese Shi'a Islamist political party and paramilitary group.
Derived terms: Hezbollahization
Hezbollahzation
Hezbollywood
Hizbollah
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Hezbollah.
Hijri
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic هِجْرِيّ (hijriyy), nisba adjective of هِجْرَة (hijra, “Hijra”).
Senses: topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: the Islamic lunar calendar; begins with the migration of Muhammad, 16 July 622 AD; months begin at sunset on the day of visual sighting of the new moon
Derived terms: Hejirian
Related terms: Muharram ul Haram
Muharram
Moharram
Safar
Rabi'-ul-awwal
Rabi' I
Rabia I
Rabi'-ul-akhir
Rabi' al-thany
Rabi' II
Rabia II
Jumada-ul-awwal
Jumada I
Jumada-ul-akhir
Jumada al-thany
Jumada II
Rajab
Sha'aban
Shaban
Ramadan
Ramadhan
Shawwal
Dhul Qadah
Thw al-Qi'dah
Dhu al-Qi'dah
Zu'lkadah
Dhul Hijjah
Thw al-Hijjah
Dhu al-Hijjah
Zu'lhijjah
hijra
Hegira
Muharram
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /muːˈhaɹəm/
Forms: form: Muharrams
form: Moharram
form: Mohurram
form: Mohurrum
Etymology: From Arabic مُحَرَّم (muḥarram, “forbidden”), from حَرَّمَ (ḥarrama, “to forbid”). Doublet of marrano.
Senses: examples: text: These, hearing nothing of the Collector-Sahib for some time, and heartily despising the Hindu Sub-Judge, arranged to start a little Mohurrum riot of their own.
ref: 1888, Rudyard Kipling, “His Chance in Life”, in Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio, published 2005, page 56:
text: ‘I don't much believe in this discussing – besides, I'm so dead with all the extra work Mohurram's bringing, if you'll excuse me.’
ref: 1924, EM Forster, A Passage to India, Penguin, published 2005, page 77:
text: It was unfortunate, moreover, that he arrived in Teheran in January 1829 during the holy month of Muharram, when feelings run high and the faithful slash themselves with swords and pour glowing cinders on their heads.
ref: 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society, published 2010, page 100:
text: […]were two Muharrams in the first year, the first being the beginning of the new year and the other the added month. The number of months was 13. After the passage of two or three years, when the period for the intercalated month had come to[…]
ref: 1994, ʻAbd al-Raḥmān Jabartī, Thomas Philipp, Guido Schwald, ʻAbd Al-Raḥmān Al-Jabartī's History of Egypt: ʻajāʾib Al-āthār Fī ʾl-tarājim Waʾl-akhbār, →ISBN, page 4:
glosses: The first month of the Islamic calendar, when many Islamic communities hold a festival commemorating the deaths of the grandsons of Mohammed.
examples: text: It is now clear that the term Hobson-Jobson was originally a deprecating Anglo-Indian slang term for the Muharram used particularly in the army and merchant navy but also more widely.
ref: 2014, James Lambert, “A Much Tortured Expression: A New Look At `Hobson-Jobson'”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 27, number 1, page 67:
glosses: A Shiite festival held during its first ten days; Ashura.
Synonyms: Muharram al-Haram
Rajab
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Rajabs
Etymology: From Arabic رَجَب (rajab, “respect”).
Senses: examples: text: My departure from Tangier, my birthplace, took place on Thursday the 2nd of the month of God, Rajab the Unique, in the year 725 […].
ref: 1958-1994, Hamilton Gibb & CF Beckingham, in The Travels of Ibn Battutah, Folio Society 2012, p. 5
glosses: The seventh month of the Islamic calendar.
long vowel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: long vowels
Senses: glosses: A vowel which is normally pronounced somewhat longer than other vowels (usually around 1½ to 2½ times the length of a short vowel); represented in the IPA by the addition of a colon-like symbol (ː, triangular colon), such as /aː/.
taxonomic: English pronunciation
glosses: Any of the vowels or diphthongs resulting from the Great Vowel Shift's effect on Middle English's original long vowels, and best exhibited in the names of the vowel letters A, E, I, O, U. In American lexicography their pronunciation is indicated by a macron, as, ē.
Related terms: half-long vowel
long-vowel mark
overlong vowel
short vowel
quadfurcated
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From quad- + furcated.
Senses: examples: text: The gasketed slidewire has a quadfurcated contactor for assuring that at least one or more contacts provide electrical continuity at all times despite the presence of dust or vibrations, it is claimed.
ref: 1968, Pulp & Paper, volume 42, Miller Freeman Publications, page 40:
text: A combustion flame is fed by a diverted portion of a process stream and the common end of a bifurcated or quadfurcated fiber-optic light guide is adapted to collect light from the flame.
ref: 1990, Chemical Abstracts, volume 112, American Chemical Society, page 837:
synonyms: quadrifurcate
glosses: Quadrifurcated.
Related terms: quadfurcation
quadfurcation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: quadfurcations
Etymology: From quad- + furcation.
Senses: glosses: A forking or division into four branches.
Related terms: bifurcation
trifurcation
quadfurcated