cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
nuclear rockets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nuclear rocket
nuclear-thermoelectric rockets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nuclear-thermoelectric rocket
nuclear-thermal rockets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nuclear-thermal rocket
fusion rockets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fusion rocket
fission rockets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fission rocket
patins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of patin
monocoordinated
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From mono- + coordinated.
Senses: examples: a monocoordinated phosphorus atom
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Having given up one valence electron to form a chemical bond
Synonyms: monocoordinate
Coordinate terms: uncoordinated
dicoordinated
tricoordinated
tetracoordinated
mischaracterizing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of mischaracterize
mischaracterized
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of mischaracterize
triter
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of trite: more trite
tritest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of trite: most trite
tallying
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of tally
tasselled
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more tasselled
form: most tasselled
form: tasseled
Etymology: From tassel + -ed.
Senses: examples: text: Even the mantelpiece is adorned with a totally unfunctional tasselled valance rather like an altar frontal.
ref: 1969, David G. Irwin, The Visual Arts, Taste and Criticism, page 27:
glosses: Having tassels.
metronidazole
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌmɛ.tɹəˈnʌɪ.də.zəʊl/
ipa: /ˌmɛ.tɹəˈnaɪ.dəˌzoʊl/
Forms: form: metronidazoles
Etymology: From me(thyl) + -tronidazole (“alteration of nitroimidazole”).
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: An antibiotic of the nitroimidazole group, used to treat vaginal trichomoniasis, amebiasis, and infections by anaerobic bacteria.
Derived terms: english: antiprotozoal or radiosensitizer
translation: antiprotozoal or radiosensitizer
word: -nidazole
methylenediphosphonate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: methylenediphosphonates
Etymology: From methylene + diphosphonate.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of methylene diphosphonate.
metronidazoles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of metronidazole
methylene diphosphonate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
medicine
natural-sciences
oncology
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Synonym of medronate.
synonyms: word: medronate
metallothionein
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: metallothioneins
Etymology: From metallo- + thionein.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of a family of cysteine-rich proteins that bond to heavy metals
Synonyms: MT
metallothioneins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of metallothionein
insudate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: insudates
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin insūdātum, from the perfect passive participle of insūdō (“to sweat in”), see -ate (noun-forming suffix).
Senses: glosses: Fluid collection within an arterial wall.
Related terms: insudation
autolysate
condensate
distillate
eluate
exudate
filtrand
filtrate
filtride
hemolysate
leachate
lysate
thione
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: thiones
Etymology: From thio- + -one.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A ketone-like compound in which the oxygen is replaced by sulfur, having the general formula R₂C=S
Synonyms: thioketone
Related terms: thial
thiol
gluta-
Language: English
Part of speech: prefix
Senses: glosses: glutamic acid
Derived terms: glutamine
glutathione
thiones
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of thione
slap down
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: slaps down
form: slapping down
form: slapped down
form: slapped down
form: slap-down
Etymology: Metaphorical use of a literal phrase (slap + down).
Senses: examples: text: She slapped down her subordinate at the meeting.
glosses: To browbeat or reprimand (someone) harshly, usually in front of other people.
examples: text: The judge slapped down the department's rule rewrites.
glosses: To harshly reject (something).
slap down
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: slap downs
form: slap-down
Etymology: Metaphorical use of a literal phrase (slap + down).
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of slapdown.
slap-down
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: slap-downs
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of slapdown.
myostatin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪəʊˌstætɪn/
Forms: form: myostatins
Etymology: Perhaps from myo- (“muscle”) + Latin statos, status, sto (“remain, stand, fix, set"”) or Ancient Greek στάσις (stásis, “inactivity, a freezing, state of motionlessness, arrest, a standing”). myo- + -statin?
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A protein that acts as an inhibitor to the growth of muscle tissue.
LMS filter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: LMS filters
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of least mean squares filter.
LMS filters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of LMS filter
Chéticamp
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʃɛ.tɪ.kæmp/
rhymes: -ɛtɪkæmp
Etymology: Borrowed from French Chéticamp. Further etymology uncertain. The toponym may derive from a compound including the French word chétif (“poor”), referring to low-quality soil.
Senses: glosses: A community on the west coast of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.
grenade launchers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of grenade launcher
rocket launchers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rocket launcher
Ersange
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village in Luxembourg.
pandiculates
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of pandiculate
pandiculating
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of pandiculate
status symbol
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsteɪtəs ˈsɪmbəl/
ipa: /ˈsteɪtəs ˈsɪmbəl/
ipa: /ˈstæ-/
ipa: [-ɾəs]
Forms: form: status symbols
Senses: examples: text: There are power mowers, which industry and technology are efficiently building noisier and noisier and bigger and bigger. And it seems that the power mower is something that is a status symbol now, and the rate of status depends on the amount of noise that you are able to put out.
ref: 1971 August 18, Edward C. Fritz (witness), “Statement of Edward C. Fritz, Air Quality Coalition of North Central Texas”, in Public Hearings on Noise Abatement and Control […], volumes III (Urban Planning, Architectural Design; and Noise in the Home), Washington, D.C.: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, published 1973, →OCLC, page 5:
text: In addition to facilitating identification, status symbols have two other functions. First, they act to dignify relationships, to bring a sense of formality or respectability to the situation. [...] Second, status symbols are often important in motivation. One has to be amazed at the time and effort that a high school athlete will invest to earn the right to wear a letter jacket—which his parents will have to purchase in many school districts!
ref: 1995, Larry C. Ingram, “What’s in a Name? The Significance of Position”, in The Study of Organizations: Positions, Persons, and Patterns, Westport, Conn.; London: Praeger Publishing, Greenwood Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 31:
text: It can be a good thing for biodiversity to have a turkey or tomato become a status symbol. [...] [T]he heirloom tomato does not decrease in availability when it becomes a symbol of elite status and good taste.
ref: 2015, Jennifer A. Jordan, “A Short History of Heirloom Tomatoes”, in Edible Memory: The Lure of Heirloom Tomatoes & Other Forgotten Foods, Chicago, Ill.; London: University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 65:
text: Her [Kate Spade's] name became a shorthand for the cute, clever bags that were an instant hit with cosmopolitan women in the early stages of their careers and, later, young girls – status symbols of a more attainable, all-American sort than a Fendi clutch or Chanel bag.
ref: 2018 June 5, Jonah Engel Bromwich, Vanessa Friedman, Matthew Schneier, “Kate Spade, whose handbags carried women into adulthood, is dead at 55”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Jun 2018:
glosses: A visible possession that is a sign of one's personal wealth or social status.
Related terms: conspicuous consumption
Veblen good
pandiculated
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of pandiculate
side dish
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: side dishes
form: sidedish
Senses: examples: text: She has mashed potatoes as a side dish every day for lunch.
synonyms: word: side
word: side order
antonyms: main dish
glosses: A serving of food meant as an accompanying dish.
silver medalist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: silver medalists
form: silver medallist
Senses: glosses: Someone who has received a silver medal.
Related terms: bronze medalist
gold medalist
bronze medalist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bronze medalists
form: bronze medallist
Senses: glosses: Someone who has received a bronze medal.
Related terms: gold medalist
silver medalist
gold medalist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gold medalists
form: gold medallist
Senses: glosses: Someone who has received a gold medal.
Related terms: bronze medalist
silver medalist
strews
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of strew
spin-offs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of spin-off
slip-ups
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of slip-up
screw-top
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: screw-tops
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of screw top.
screw-tops
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of screw-top
saxes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sax
sackloads
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sackload
stretch limos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of stretch limo
dustsheet
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dustsheets
Etymology: From dust + sheet.
Senses: glosses: A large sheet that is draped over furniture to protect it from dust.
dustsheets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dustsheet
dustmen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dustman
double-deckers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of double-decker
doodah
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: doodahs
Etymology: Unknown
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of doodad.
glosses: poop
Related terms: zip-a-dee-doo-dah
all of a doodah
doodahs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of doodah
dinghies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dinghy
de-escalates
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of de-escalate
ballgirl
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ballgirls
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of ball girl.
ballgirls
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ballgirl
barbwires
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of barbwire
barometry
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /bəɹˈɒmetɹi/
Forms: form: barometries
Etymology: From baro- + -metry.
Senses: glosses: The art or process of making barometrical measurements.
Derived terms: geobarometry
Berbers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Berber
Basle
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɑːl/
rhymes: -ɑːl
Etymology: From Early Modern French Basle (now spelt Bâle).
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Basel (a city in Switzerland).
EPs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of EP
elevenths
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of eleventh
Elba
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈɛlbə/
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Elba, from Latin Ilva.
Senses: glosses: An Italian island in the Tuscan Archipelago off the west coast of Italy, administratively part of Tuscany; between the Italian coast and Corsica.
glosses: A city, the county seat of Coffee County, Alabama, United States.
glosses: A few townships in the United States, listed under Elba Township.
Derived terms: Elban
proroguing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of prorogue
proroguing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: proroguings
Senses: glosses: A prolongation or extension.
prorogues
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of prorogue
apothecarial
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˌpɒθəˈkɛəɹi.əl/
ipa: /əˌpɑθəˈkɛɹi.əl/
rhymes: -ɛəɹiəl
Forms: form: more apothecarial
form: most apothecarial
Etymology: From apothecary + -al.
Senses: glosses: Characteristic of an apothecary
ID hologram
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ID holograms
Senses: glosses: A holographic treatment of ID cards to protect them against being counterfeited.
tin-pot dictator
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌtɪnpɒt dɪkˈteɪtə/
ipa: /ˌtɪnˌpɑt ˈdɪkˌteɪtəɹ/
ipa: [-ɾəɹ]
rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ)
Forms: form: tin-pot dictators
form: tinpot dictator
form: tin pot dictator
Etymology: From tin-pot (“of inferior quality, shoddy; insignificant or minor, especially in an amusing and petty manner”) + dictator, referring to the cheapness and poor quality of pots made from tin or tin plate.
Senses: examples: text: Broder did mention in passing that the Reagan administration had earlier supported the "tin-pot dictator" and drug trader Manuel Noriega, but he never mentioned George Shultz's presence and sanctioning of the fraudulent Panamanian election of 1984, which left Noriega in charge.
ref: 1995, Edward S. Herman, Triumph of the Market: Essays on Economics, Politics, and the Media, South End Press, →ISBN, page 197:
text: Africa has no more tolerance for tinpot dictators.
ref: 2022 January 18, Jay Naidoo, “The naked emperor: We must act now on the dystopian dream of Eswatini’s tinpot dictator”, in Daily Maverick:
glosses: An autocratic ruler with little political credibility, typically having delusions of grandeur.
Derived terms: tin-pot dictatorship
deterger
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: detergers
Etymology: From deterge + -er.
Senses: glosses: Any substance used for cleaning a wound.
diaresis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of diaeresis.
microkelvins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of microkelvin
ATW
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Senses: glosses: Initialism of around the world
ESC
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ESCs
Senses: topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
synonyms: ESP
coordinate_terms: TCS
ABS
glosses: Initialism of electronic stability control.
topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: Initialism of embryonic stem cell.
topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Initialism of electronic speed controller.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
software
glosses: Initialism of extended static checking.
examples: text: The keys are not as flat and offer more space between them. Better yet, you still maintain a physical row of function keys (including ESC) and the Touch ID sensor is still here.
ref: 2020 March 20, Jacob Krol, “Apple’s MacBook Air makes a good first impression with strong performance and punchy keys”, in CNN:
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of Esc (“escape key”).
Derived terms: sense: embryonic stem cell
english: human embryonic stem cell
translation: human embryonic stem cell
word: hESC
ESC
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: Initialism of Eurovision Song Contest.
proly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: examples: text: Ninja: BS. 3.14R8S? Wind: Proly.
ref: 2008, Douglas Sarine, The Ninja Handbook, Random house, page 252:
glosses: Abbreviation of probably.
partialisms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of partialism
TCS
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: topics: food
lifestyle
science
sciences
glosses: Initialism of time/temperature control for safety.
TCS
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
glosses: Initialism of traction control system: an electronic control system that prevents wheelspin to improve traction.
TCS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Tata Consultancy Services.
Related terms: ESC
ABS
choodles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of choodle
iode
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: iodes
head_nr: 1
Etymology: From French iode.
Senses: examples: text: The general family resemblance between certain groups of bodies, now regarded as elementary, (as…for instance, chloride, iode, and brome).
ref: 1830, Herschel, Stud. Nat. Phil., page 94:
head_nr: 2
glosses: Synonym of iodine.
synonyms: word: iodine
examples: text: All the metals unite with iodine, and form compounds which have been called iodes, iodures, or iodides. The last term is to be preferred, on account of the analogy of the compounds denoted by it with oxides and chlorides.
ref: 1826, Henry, Elem. Chem., volume I, page 500:
head_nr: 2
glosses: Synonym of iodide.
synonyms: word: iodide
snoopier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of snoopy: more snoopy
snoopiest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of snoopy: most snoopy
neopantheism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of neo-pantheism.
neo-Pantheism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of neo-pantheism.
Neopantheism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of neo-pantheism.
Neo-Pantheism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of neo-pantheism.
cinematograph
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cinematographs
Etymology: From French cinématographe.
Senses: examples: text: “Oh, you mean the cinematograph—the pictures of prize-fights and steamers. I’ve seen ’em up country.”
“Biograph or cinematograph was what I was alludin’ to. London Bridge with the omnibuses—a troopship goin’ to the war—marines on parade at Portsmouth an’ the Plymouth Express arrivin’ at Paddin’ton.”
“Seen ’em all. Seen ’em all,” said Hooper impatiently.
ref: 1904, Rudyard Kipling, “Mrs Bathurst”, in Traffics and Discoveries, New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., page 326:
text: Flashes from the other groups of monitors and the heavy siege guns keep the whole sky lit up, flicking their flashes on the cloud-ridden celestial screen like a badly worked cinematograph.
ref: 1919, Stanley W. Coxon, chapter 13, in Dover During the Dark Days, London: John Lane, page 222:
glosses: A camera that could develop its own film and served as its own projector.
Synonyms: kinematograph
Derived terms: cinema
cinematographic
cinematography
radiocinematograph
cinematograph
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: cinematographs
form: cinematographing
form: cinematographed
form: cinematographed
Etymology: From French cinématographe.
Senses: glosses: To employ the techniques of cinematography.
cinematographs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cinematograph
-itol
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Etymology: From reanalysis of the ending of mannitol, sorbitol and so on, from -ite (an old, non-specific use of this suffix) + -ol.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Forming the names of polyhydric alcohols (sugar alcohols).
nitroreduction
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nitroreductions
form: nitro-reduction
form: nitro reduction
Etymology: From nitro- + reduction.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A reaction in which a nitro group is reduced, and often converted into an amino group
Related terms: nitroreductase
nitroreductive
azoreduction
nitroreductase
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nitroreductases
Etymology: From nitro- + reductase.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: An enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of nitro groups
Related terms: nitroreduction
nitroreductive
nitroreductases
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nitroreductase
messager
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈmɛsɪd͡ʒə(ɹ)/
Forms: form: messagers
Etymology: From message + -er.
Senses: examples: text: Some of the most avid text messagers are clustered in Southeast Asia.
ref: 2010, Carol M. Lehman, Debbie D. Dufrene, Business Communication, page 163:
glosses: One who sends a message.
glosses: A messenger.
nitroimidazole
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nitroimidazoles
Etymology: From nitro- + imidazole.
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Any of a family of antibiotics composed of imidazole heterocycles with a nitro group; often used to combat anaerobic infections
Hyponyms: metronidazole
nimorazole
ornidazole
secnidazole
tinidazole
Derived terms: dimetridazole
nitroimidazoles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nitroimidazole
nitroalkane
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nitroalkanes
Etymology: From nitro- + alkane.
Senses: examples: text: Nitromethane and nitroethane are nitroalkanes.
glosses: Any alkane containing a nitro group
Related terms: nitroalkene
nitroalkanes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nitroalkane
SWATH
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: nautical
transport
glosses: Acronym of small waterplane area twin hull, a ship design philosophy for reducing pitching and rolling, and increasing stability, in all sea states.
Related terms: monohull
catamaran
trimaran
hydrofoil
bird-cage
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bird-cages
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of birdcage.
azipod
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: azipods
Etymology: A trademark, from a blend of azimuth thruster + pod
Senses: topics: nautical
transport
glosses: An azimuth thruster, an engine and ships' propeller in an underslung pod that is azimuth adjustable, to replace a fixed-azimuth propeller and rudder configuration.
Synonyms: azimuth thruster
invasive exotic
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: invasive exotics
Senses: topics: agriculture
business
lifestyle
glosses: A species or an individual of a species that is foreign to an environment and that, when introduced to that environment, outcompetes native species.
invasive exotics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of invasive exotic
azimuth thruster
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: azimuth thrusters
Senses: glosses: A propulsive thruster located in an adjustable-azimuth mounting.
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: A propulsive thruster located in an adjustable-azimuth mounting.
A ship's engine and propeller in an underslung adjustable-azimuth pod, used to replace a fixed-azimuth propeller and rudder configuration.
Synonyms: topics: nautical
transport
word: azipod
Related terms: bow thruster
non-believer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: non-believers
Etymology: From non- + believer.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of nonbeliever.
bow thruster
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bow thrusters
Senses: topics: nautical
transport
glosses: A propulsion unit mounted in or on the bow of a vehicle.
A sideways-pointing thruster mounted in a tunnel in the bow or under the bow in a pod, for increased maneuverability.
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A propulsion unit mounted in or on the bow of a vehicle.
A fixed or adjustable direction propeller unit mounted on the bow of an airship for increased maneuverability.
Related terms: azimuth thruster
neurochemical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From neuro- + chemical.
Senses: examples: text: A neurochemical study of the new drug was conducted.
glosses: Of or pertaining to neurochemistry, the study of the chemical basis of nerve and brain activity
Derived terms: neurochemically
neurochemical
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: neurochemicals
Etymology: From neuro- + chemical.
Senses: examples: text: For many years, this type of specificity gave rise to the hope that science would be able to link specific neurochemicals to specific behaviors, […]
ref: 2000, Shonkoff et al., From Neurons to Neighborhoods, →ISBN, page 191:
glosses: A chemical substance that is involved in neural activity, such as a neurotransmitter
neurochemicals
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of neurochemical
dondurma
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A Turkish mastic ice cream.
Schemer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈskiːmə(ɹ)/
Forms: form: Schemers
Etymology: From Scheme + -er.
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
programming
sciences
glosses: A person who programs in Scheme.
broken-hearted
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more broken-hearted
form: most broken-hearted
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of brokenhearted
Derived terms: broken-heartedly
broken-heartedness
Sánchez
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Spanish Sánchez.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Sanchez; A surname from Spanish.
antiphonary
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: antiphonaries
Senses: glosses: An antiphonal.
antiphonary
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more antiphonary
form: most antiphonary
Senses: glosses: Pertaining to an antiphon or antiphony.
antiphoner
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: antiphoners
Senses: glosses: An antiphonal.
Ibibio
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: An ethnic group of southern Nigeria.
Ibibio
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: The language spoken by the Ibibio people of Akwa Ibom State of southern Nigeria. It belongs to the Niger-Congo language family.
laserwort
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: laserworts
Etymology: From laser + wort.
Senses: glosses: An umbelliferous plant (Laserpitium latifolium) from which the resin laser was obtained.
glosses: Laserpitium latifolium
glosses: A silphium.
Synonyms: laserpicium
silphium
latticini
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of latticino
lazzi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lazzo
ultraterrene
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From ultra- + terrene.
Senses: synonyms: ultraterrestrial
glosses: Beyond the planet Earth.
triplicating
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of triplicate
triplicated
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of triplicate
nitrosylate
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: nitrosylates
form: nitrosylating
form: nitrosylated
form: nitrosylated
Etymology: From nitrosyl + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Senses: examples: text: NO nitrosylates cysteine residues in the catalytic domain of COX enzymes leading to the formation of nitrosothiols; […]
ref: 1999, Daniela Salvemini, “Cyclooxygenase”, in Gabor M. Rubanyi, editor, Pathophysiology and Clinical Applications of Nitric Oxide, →ISBN, page 160:
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: To react a nitrosyl (NO) group with the sulfur-containing cysteines of a protein.
Derived terms: denitrosylate
nitrosylation
S-nitrosylate
transnitrosylate
Related terms: phosphorylate
nitrosylates
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of nitrosylate
nitrosylating
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of nitrosylate
nitrosylated
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of nitrosylate
Derived terms: denitrosylated
hyponitrosylated
legal person
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: legal persons
Senses: topics: law
glosses: An aggregate of people, legal entity, or body corporate who have (some of) the legal rights and responsibilities of a natural person under the law.
Synonyms: word: artificial person
word: fictitious person
word: juridical person
word: juristic person
nondemolition
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From non- + demolition.
Senses: examples: text: Aharonov and others are exploring the possibility that there could be nondemolition measurements that could extract information from a quantum state without collapsing it.
ref: 2007, Kent A. Peacock, The Quantum Revolution, →ISBN, page 158:
qualifier: quantum mechanics
glosses: The indirect measurement of a quantum system in a way that preserves indeterminacy.
Synonyms: quantum nondemolition
QND
Derived terms: nondemolitional
longanimous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more longanimous
form: most longanimous
Senses: glosses: Long-suffering; patient; showing self-control and restraint.
Synonyms: long-suffering
longminded
Derived terms: longanimously
Graeco-Roman wrestling
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Greco-Roman wrestling
Senses: coordinate_terms: freestyle wrestling
glosses: One of the two Olympic styles of wrestling, forbidding attacks below the waist.
patenter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: patenters
Etymology: From patent + -er.
Senses: examples: text: SABIN, Alvah Horton: Chemical engineer; born in Norfolk, N. Y., April 1, 1851; […] He is author of: Technology of Paint and Varnish, 1905, Painting, 1908: is the inventor and patenter of modern process by which all sugar of milk is made, the inventor of processes and materials for preventing corrosion of iron and steel.
ref: 1909, Men and Women of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries, page 1430:
text: A manufacturer contracted with the patenter of certain skates to make and sell these skates on a royalty basis. Included in the contract was this provision : “If in any year the royalty shall not amount to $500, then[…]"
ref: 1922, Maurice Harley Weseen, Everyday Uses of English, page 315:
text: US patent data on organisations which have been granted 1000 or more patents ('frequent patenters') can be obtained for the period 1969 to 2006.
ref: 2009, European Consortium for Political Research. Joint Sessions of Workshops, Politics of Intellectual Property: Contestation Over the Ownership, Use, and Control of Knowledge and Information, Edward Elgar Publishing, →ISBN, page 193:
glosses: One who obtains a patent on something; a patentee.
t-tests
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of t-test
Broms
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Brom
nondysgenic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: non-dysgenic
Etymology: From non- + dysgenic.
Senses: examples: text: A nondysgenic hybrid was produced.
glosses: Not dysgenic; not exhibiting genetic deterioration.
nondetections
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nondetection
nondetection
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nondetections
form: non-detection
Etymology: From non- + detection.
Senses: examples: text: Nondetection or nonnotification of cancer has been shown to be most common among patients older than 75 years at the time of diagnosis.
ref: 1986, Journal of the National Cancer Institute: JNCI, volume 77, page 661:
text: Still, at the 3 sigma level, there is about a 50% chance of a false negative if data are censored below that level and are treated as nondetections.
ref: 2008, C. Swyngedouw, R. Lessard, “Quality Control in Soil Chemical Analysis”, in Soil Sampling and Methods of Analysis, →ISBN, page 56:
glosses: A failure to detect; a negative result
Related terms: detection
misdetection
domy
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdoʊmi/
ipa: /ˈdəʊmi/
rhymes: -əʊmi
Forms: form: more domy
form: most domy
Etymology: From dome + -y.
Senses: examples: text: Who are those there in fine array on the top of Nelson's Pillar, and who is he with the domy brow, whose voice is pealing out over the green hills of holy old Ireland?
ref: 1960, Sean O'Casey, Drums Under the Windows, page 28:
glosses: Shaped like a dome.
noncomplementing
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + complementing.
Senses: examples: a noncomplementing allele
topics: biology
genetics
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: Not complementing
Related terms: noncomplemented
noncomplement
maltster
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: maltsters
Etymology: From Middle English maltestere, malstere; equivalent to malt + -ster.
Senses: examples: text: the Maltſter will ſtir his Barley Couches till the Sprit begins to fork , five or ſix times a day or more ; it being always his Care to keep them from drying too much on the outſides
ref: 1707, J[ohn] Mortimer, The Whole Art of Husbandry; or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land. […], London: […] J[ohn] H[umphreys] for H[enry] Mortlock […], and J[onathan] Robinson […], →OCLC:
text: The maltster, after having lain down in his clothes for a few hours, was now sitting beside a three-legged table, breakfasting off bread and bacon.
ref: 1874, Thomas Hardy, Far From the Madding Crowd:
glosses: A person who makes malt; a malter.
Sitars
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Sitar
nail one's colors to the mast
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: nails one's colors to the mast
form: nailing one's colors to the mast
form: nailed one's colors to the mast
form: nailed one's colors to the mast
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of nail one's colours to the mast.
tinpot dictator
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tinpot dictators
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of tin-pot dictator.
tinpot dictators
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tinpot dictator
tin-pot dictators
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tin-pot dictator
manbag
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: manbags
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of man-bag.
stand off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: stands off
form: standing off
form: stood off
form: stood off
Senses: examples: text: He stood off from the fire, for fear of getting scorched.
glosses: To stand some distance apart from something or someone.
examples: text: We took hold of anything that might serve as a weapon to stand off the menacing group of young men.
glosses: To prevent any would-be attacker from coming close by adopting an offensive posture.
examples: text: Here were ſome marks of the ſavages along the ſhore ; for the ſhip ſtood off and on a good way down ; but no drift-wood, beaſts or fiſh were found, nor any thing uſeful except a few fowls, one of which they shot.
ref: 1768, Edward Cavendish Drake, A New Universal Collection of Authentic Voyages and Travels, page 321:
text: A boat was then dispatched to sound the channel, and attempt and entrance; but returned without success, there being a tremendous swell, and breakers. Signal guns were fired again in the evening, but equally in vain, and once more the ship stood off to sea for the night.
ref: 1836 October, Washington Irving, chapter XII, in Astoria, or Anecdotes of an Enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains. […], volume II, Philadelphia, Pa.: [Henry Charles] Carey, [Isaac] Lea, & Blanchard, →OCLC, page 108:
text: When the tropic night closed down upon the battered Renown, as she stood off the land under easy sail, just enough to stiffen her to ride easily over the Atlantic rollers that the trade wind, reinforced by the sea breeze, sent hurrying under her bows, Buckland sat anxiously discussing the situation with his new first lieutenant.
ref: 1952, C. S. Forester, chapter 8, in Lieutenant Hornblower:
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: To move away from shore.
Related terms: standoff
jus'
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: glosses: Informal form of just.
don'
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: don’
Senses: examples: text: Den he say, “I don’ want to be no Cong’essman, ner nuffin else. I been a-drivin’ ol’ Mis’ fu’ lo, dese many yeahs, an’ I don’ want nuffin bettah den des to[…]”
ref: 1903, Paul Laurence Dunbar, “The Stanton Coachman”, in In Old Plantation Days, page 224:
text: ‘Yer great puddin’ of a son don’ need fattenin’ any more, Dursley, don’ worry.’
ref: 1997, J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, section IV:
text: I don’ wanna babysit your ass every time you need to stuff that overweight gut of yours.
ref: 2023, Argent Amos, “Job One”, in California Roll: A Paranormal Journey, Bublish, →ISBN:
glosses: Pronunciation spelling of don’t.
I'da
Language: English
Part of speech: contraction
Pronunciation: /ˈaɪdə/
Senses: glosses: Contraction of I would have.
lezzie
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɛzi/
rhymes: -ɛzi
Forms: form: lezzies
form: lessie
form: lezzy
form: lizzie
Etymology: Alteration of lesbian + -ie.
Senses: examples: text: She told me I was a filthy pervert, sick, that I'd corrupted her, that it was all my fault, that I was a nasty lezzie, and that she never wanted to see me again.
ref: 2005 [1992], What a Lesbian Looks Like, Routledge, →ISBN, page 15:
synonyms: lezzer
glosses: A lesbian.
chedda
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of cheddar (“cash; money”).
depantses
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of depants
depantsing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of depants
depantsed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of depants
computable function
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: computable functions
Senses: topics: computer
computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
science
sciences
glosses: A mathematical function that can be computed using an abstract computation machine such as Turing machine.
Hypernyms: function
Hyponyms: effectively computable function
Turing computable function
tickle pink
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: tickles pink
form: tickling pink
form: tickled pink
form: tickled pink
Etymology: From tickle and pink.
Senses: examples: text: It tickles me pink that they chose me for the award.
glosses: To thoroughly delight or amuse; to elate.
manipulatable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /məˌnɪpjʊˈleɪtəbl̩/
ipa: /məˈnɪpjəˌleɪtəbəl/
ipa: [-ɾə]
rhymes: (RP) -eɪtəbəl
Forms: form: more manipulatable
form: most manipulatable
Etymology: From manipulate + -able (suffix meaning ‘able or fit to be done’ forming adjectives).
Senses: glosses: Synonym of manipulable (“suitable for, or able to be subjected to, manipulation”).
synonyms: word: manipulable
extra: suitable for, or able to be subjected to, manipulation
Derived terms: unmanipulatable
nonoutlier
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nonoutliers
form: non-outlier
Etymology: From non- + outlier.
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
statistics
glosses: A value which is not an outlier; a value within the general pattern of data
nonmobile
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: non-mobile
Etymology: From non- + mobile.
Senses: glosses: Not mobile; incapable of motion.
examples: nonmobile workers
glosses: Not mobile; remaining in one location.
Derived terms: nonmobility
Related terms: sessile
nonintersecting
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: non-intersecting
Etymology: From non- + intersecting.
Senses: examples: text: In Euclidean geometry, nonintersecting lines are always parallel.
glosses: Not intersecting.
Related terms: nonintersection
nonhydrolyzable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: nonhydrolysable
form: non-hydrolyzable
form: non-hydrolysable
Etymology: From non- + hydrolyzable.
Senses: examples: a nonhydrolyzable ATP analog
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Not susceptible to hydrolysis
nonfloating
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: non-floating
Etymology: From non- + floating.
Senses: examples: text: Spills of nonfloating oil in the ocean are difficult to clean up.
text: I want the page to have a nonfloating table.
glosses: Not floating (in any sense)
Related terms: nonfloat
pneumatique
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /njuːmaˈtiːk/
Forms: form: pneumatiques
Etymology: From French pneumatique.
Senses: examples: text: Then, full of imaginative and slightly sentimental resolution, he went out and posted the pneumatique.
ref: 1928, Jean Rhys, Quartet, Penguin, published 2000, page 71:
text: Thus were great love-letters born – they would be sent by pneumatique and a helmeted motor cyclist would deliver them, like Mercury himself, within the hour.
ref: 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 412:
glosses: The pneumatic postal system in Paris (abolished 1984), or a letter sent by this system.
feudalize
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: /ˈfjuːdəlaɪz/
Forms: form: feudalizes
form: feudalizing
form: feudalized
form: feudalized
form: feudalise
Etymology: From feudal + -ize.
Senses: glosses: To make something feudal.
Derived terms: unfeudalize
Kanak
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /kəˈnæk/
Forms: form: Kanaks
form: Kanak
form: Canaque
Etymology: First attested in 1910, borrowed from French canaque, from English kanaka (“Pacific islander”), from Hawaiian kanaka (“person”).
Senses: examples: text: In the working-class districts of Nouméa, which have a high population of indigenous Kanak residents, buildings were burned and wrecked vehicles remained in the middle of the road.
ref: 2024 May 17, Julien Mazzoni, “New Caledonia riots: parts of territory ‘out of state control’, French representative says”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
glosses: An indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia.
Related terms: Canuck
Kanaky
Kaneka
Kanéka
liberalises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of liberalise
liberalising
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of liberalise
legitimates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of legitimate
legitimates
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of legitimate
legitimating
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of legitimate
legitimated
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of legitimate
lineups
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lineup
lamaseries
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lamasery
glosses: plural of lamaserie
laxest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of lax: most lax
lecterns
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lectern
loudmouths
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of loudmouth
lubbers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lubber
lithographers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lithographer
fragmentation grenade
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fragmentation grenades
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: An anti-personnel weapon, thrown or otherwise propelled, designed to disperse shrapnel upon exploding.
Synonyms: frag
grenade
hand grenade
Hypernyms: grenade
defensive grenade
Coordinate terms: concussion grenade
percussion grenade
smoke grenade
riot control grenade
incendiary grenade
stun grenade
sting grenade
impact stun grenade
anti-tank grenade
rocket-propelled grenade
RPG
lowish
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From low + -ish.
Senses: examples: text: We climbed over a lowish fence to reach the meadow.
glosses: Somewhat low.
lowlier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of lowly: more lowly
lowliest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of lowly: most lowly
legalizes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of legalize
legalise
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈliːɡəlaɪz/
Forms: form: legalises
form: legalising
form: legalised
form: legalised
form: legalize
Etymology: From legal + -ise.
Senses: examples: text: At a time when multipartyism had already been legalised, the people were instructed by the police to unhoist their flag at Shumba Mjini and other places.
ref: 2001, Mohammed Ali Bakari, The Democratisation Process in Zanzibar: A Retarded Transition, page 184:
text: The “bare knuckled competition that globalisation requires" is presented as a non-negotiable given, while those on the receiving end of the consequences are dismissed as ill-informed and wishing to "legalise modern-day forms of piracy and counterfeiting" (and in this respect Shapiro is referring to the governments of Brazil and India).
ref: 2009, Resurgence, page 64:
text: Support for legalising cannabis has continued to grow over the years, as usage has increased and the drug has been legalised elsewhere.
ref: 2023 September 4, Amy Remeikis, “Legalising cannabis in Australia: how would it work and is there a catch?”, in The Guardian:
text: The law passed by the chancellor, Olaf Scholz’s ruling three-party coalition, legalises cultivating up to three plants for private consumption, the possession of 50g of cannabis at one time at home, and 25g in public.
ref: 2024 February 23, Kate Connolly, “Germany legalises possession of cannabis for personal use”, in The Guardian:
glosses: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of legalize.
Derived terms: legalisation
relegalise
unlegalised
legalises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of legalise
legalising
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of legalise
legalised
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of legalise
layettes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of layette
loping
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of lope
loped
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of lope
lummoxes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lummox
luncheons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of luncheon