cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
Naziphile
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Naziphiles
Etymology: From Nazi + -phile.
Senses: glosses: A person who is attracted to Nazism.
Naziphiles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Naziphile
nephelinizes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of nephelinize
nephelinizing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of nephelinize
nephelinization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nephelinizations
Senses: topics: geography
geology
natural-sciences
glosses: The process of nephelinizing; conversion into nepheline.
nephelinizations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nephelinization
nesty
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnɛsti/
rhymes: -ɛsti
Forms: form: more nesty
form: most nesty
Etymology: From nest + -y.
Senses: examples: text: O may the raven-bird whose cry our hapless parting croaked / Find ne'er a nesty home and eke shed all his plumery!
ref: 1894, Leonard Charles Smithers, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, volume 1, page 194:
glosses: Resembling or characteristic of a nest.
netsman
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: netsmen
Etymology: From net + -s- + -man.
Senses: glosses: The person who operates a fishing net.
netsmen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of netsman
LADO
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: LADOs
Senses: glosses: Acronym of local authority designated officer.
glosses: Acronym of language analysis for the determination of origin.
LADOs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of LADO
teaspooning
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of teaspoon
teaspooned
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of teaspoon
take-all
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A disease affecting the roots of grasses and cereals, caused by the fungus Gaeumannomyces tritici.
nid-nod
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: nid-nods
form: nid-nodding
form: nid-nodded
form: nid-nodded
Senses: glosses: To nod back and forth.
Related terms: niddy-noddy
nid-nods
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of nid-nod
nid-nodding
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of nid-nod
nid-nodded
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of nid-nod
misshoot
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: misshoots
form: misshooting
form: misshot
form: misshot
Etymology: From mis- + shoot.
Senses: examples: text: The camera man progresses set-up by set-up and frame by frame at the same time making all the calibrated camera moves that are indicated on the exposure sheets. Any misshooting would cause a jump on the screen.
ref: 1950, Television: The Business Magazine of the Industry, page 36:
text: I am the Secretary who will be on the watch when we move all the computers, and if some computer gets snarled up or messed up or snafued and we misshoot 100,000 checks across the country, I am the guy at the computer door.
ref: 1981, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Social Security, Social Security Financing Issues, page 237:
text: A lab director accuses an electron microscopist of misshooting a row of micrographs.
ref: 1985, Michael Lynch, Art and Artifact in Laboratory Science, page 218:
text: The ‘cultural turn’ which is even otherwise unjustifiable because it both misshoots and overshoots the target, as I will try to argue, makes matters worse for TS.
ref: 2005, P.P Giridhar, Translatology: Interrogative Translatology: Interrogative Musings on the Grid:
text: This is a term of the archer, meaning: misshot, missing the mark, or not on the bull's-eye) will go on unto the second and third generation's of a family (unless steps are taken to release the faulty belief system).
ref: 2008, Wm L. Cox, A Book: A Journey Into Love, page 104:
text: Not quite round – but good enough to be launched from a slingshot and to cause an arrogant lad to misshoot with his bow.
ref: 2011, Allan Frewin Jones, Destiny's Path:
text: Rio wheeled into position to receive it, but the Frenchman misshot, sending the ball into open territory.
ref: 2017, Rebecca Crowley, Crossing Hearts:
glosses: To shoot incorrectly (any sense).
misshoot
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: misshoots
Etymology: From mis- + shoot.
Senses: examples: text: Even in such a considerably convenient hypothesis, there would be a large number of "misshoots."
ref: 1995, United States. Embassy (Japan), United States. Embassy (Japan). Translation Services Branch. Political Division, Daily Summary of Japanese Press, page 7:
text: rough perspective: there are a lot of misshoots (like we all do), but as long as you understand where they should converge and these lines are ghosted, that's not a problem.
ref: 2020 April 16, Litalu2, “Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes”, in Drawabox:
text: In fact, the two that were circulated were just a matter of perspective, which may be caused by the bad faith of the crowd caused by the photographer's misshoot.
ref: 2021 January 5, “Hamasaki, who was mocked as a ball, really gained 200 pounds? It's so spicy”, in lujuba, archived from the original on 21 Jul 2023:
glosses: An instance of misshooting.
misshoots
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of misshoot
misshoots
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of misshoot
misshooting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of misshoot
night jasmine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: night jasmines
Etymology: From night + jasmine.
Senses: synonyms: word: sewali
alt: India
word: night-flowering jasmine
glosses: Any plant of species Nyctanthes arbor-tristis.
night jasmines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of night jasmine
misshot
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: misshots
Etymology: From mis- + shot.
Senses: examples: text: He replied that he was, but that Burns had made a misshot.
ref: 1913, Oklahoma. Supreme Court, Oklahoma Reports - Volume 8, page 558:
text: I always figgered one of them Newton boys made a misshot and killed the horse accidentally.
ref: 2010, J. Frank Dobie, Coronado's Children:
text: When I was appointed commissary sergeant, I regularly shot the cattle myself, and never made a misshot, having been trained to marksmanship in Switzerland from the age of twelve years.
ref: 2022, A. M. Gustafson, John Spring's Arizona, page 74:
glosses: A shot that was made incorrectly; an instance of misshooting.
misshot
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: From mis- + shot.
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of misshoot
nigh-hand
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Nearby; nearhand.
misshots
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of misshot
nobut
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of nobbut.
noctivagator
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: noctivagators
Senses: glosses: One who noctivagates.
noctivagators
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of noctivagator
noctambulic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to sleepwalking.
kuminost
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of noekkelost (“type of cheese”).
synonyms: word: noekkelost
extra: type of cheese
noekkelost
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: kuminost
glosses: A semihard Norwegian cow's-milk cheese flavoured with cumin and cloves.
noisy pitta
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: noisy pittas
Senses: glosses: The bird Pitta versicolor.
noisy pittas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of noisy pitta
N24SWD
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of non-24-hour sleep-wake disorder.
Torresian imperial pigeon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Torresian imperial pigeons
Senses: synonyms: Australian pied imperial pigeon
nutmeg pigeon
Torres Strait pigeon
white nutmeg pigeon
glosses: A pigeon of species Ducula spilorrhoa.
Australian pied imperial pigeon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Australian pied imperial pigeons
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Torresian imperial pigeon.
synonyms: word: Torresian imperial pigeon
nutmeg pigeon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nutmeg pigeons
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Torresian imperial pigeon.
synonyms: word: Torresian imperial pigeon
Derived terms: white nutmeg pigeon
white nutmeg pigeon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: white nutmeg pigeons
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Torresian imperial pigeon.
synonyms: word: Torresian imperial pigeon
Torresian imperial pigeons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Torresian imperial pigeon
nutmeg pigeons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nutmeg pigeon
Australian pied imperial pigeons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Australian pied imperial pigeon
white nutmeg pigeons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of white nutmeg pigeon
Torres Strait pigeon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Torres Strait pigeons
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Torresian imperial pigeon.
synonyms: word: Torresian imperial pigeon
Torres Strait pigeons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Torres Strait pigeon
Ipil
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A municipality of Zamboanga Sibugay, Mindanao, Philippines.
Related terms: Ipil-ipil
object of art
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: objects of art
Senses: glosses: Synonym of objet d'art (“artwork”).
synonyms: word: objet d'art
extra: artwork
objects of art
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of object of art
ocean station vessel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ocean station vessels
Senses: glosses: Synonym of weather ship (“ship for reporting meteorological data”).
synonyms: word: weather ship
extra: ship for reporting meteorological data
ocean station vessels
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ocean station vessel
odd-jobman
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: odd-jobmen
Senses: glosses: A man who does odd jobs.
odd-jobmen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of odd-jobman
offgoing
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From off + going.
Senses: examples: text: the offgoing tenant
glosses: Departing; going away.
Old Home Week
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Old Home Weeks
Senses: glosses: Originally in New England, a week when people who had grown up in a village, town or city were invited to come back and visit; now a more general local historical event with parades, school reunions, etc.
Related terms: Old Home Day
one card short of a full deck
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Synonym of a few cards shy of a full deck.
synonyms: word: a few cards shy of a full deck
one-eighty
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: one-eighties
Senses: examples: text: When he met Christ, his life did a one-eighty, and Jesus showed him and all succeeding generations of Christians what a radical thing conversion to Christ is.
ref: 2008, Jim Reapsome, 10 Minutes a Day with Jesus (page 258)
glosses: Alternative form of 180.
one-eighties
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of one-eighty
off the water wagon
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Senses: glosses: Dated form of off the wagon (“no longer abstaining from alcohol”).
on the water wagon
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Senses: glosses: Dated form of on the wagon (“abstaining from alcohol”).
ovomancy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of oomancy.
synonyms: word: oomancy
orange drink
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: orange drinks
Senses: glosses: Any sugary, sometimes carbonated, orange-flavored drink, such as orangeade or orange squash.
Related terms: orange juice
orange drinks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of orange drink
loony dooker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: loony dookers
Senses: examples: text: Of course, those soft southern swims aren't for everyone. So how about taking the plunge in the Firth of Forth as a "loony dooker" for fundraising fun in a more northern setting?
ref: 2013 December 4, Kate Townshend, “Cold turkey: top 10 Christmas swims in the UK”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 May 2023:
synonyms: dooker
glosses: Someone who participates in the annual Loony Dook event, in which people dive into the freezing waters of the Firth of Forth on New Year's Day.
loony dookers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of loony dooker
orange puppy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: orange puppies
Senses: glosses: Synonym of orange dog (“type of caterpillar”).
synonyms: word: orange dog
extra: type of caterpillar
orange dog
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: orange dogs
Senses: synonyms: orange puppy
glosses: The caterpillar of the giant swallowtail butterfly, which feeds on the leaves of citrus.
orange puppies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of orange puppy
orange dogs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of orange dog
giant swallowtail
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: giant swallowtails
Senses: glosses: Papilio cresphontes, the largest butterfly in North America.
Related terms: orange dog
giant swallowtails
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of giant swallowtail
loony leftie
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: loony lefties
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of loony lefty.
new realist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: new realists
Senses: glosses: An artist working in the style of new realism.
new realists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of new realist
new realism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: In modern art, a calque of French nouveau réalisme.
Senses: topics: art
arts
glosses: Synonym of nouveau réalisme
synonyms: word: nouveau réalisme
topics: human-sciences
philosophy
sciences
glosses: An early 20th century movement in philosophy that rejects the epistemological dualism of John Locke and older forms of realism.
topics: human-sciences
philosophy
sciences
glosses: Italian new realism, a 21st century movement rooted in the framework of continental hermeneutics.
Related terms: neorealism
new realist
new-rich
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: For Haus Wachenfeld was only a modest country house, a big Bavarian chalet which today would be looked at askance by a new-rich shopkeeper.
ref: 1968, Nerin E. Gun, Eva Braun: Hitler's Mistress, page 111:
glosses: Having only recently become wealthy; nouveau riche.
e-conomies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of e-conomy
shopwork
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From shop + work.
Senses: glosses: Work done in a workshop, such as woodwork or metalwork.
shopping-bag lady
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: shopping-bag ladies
Senses: glosses: Synonym of bag lady.
synonyms: word: bag lady
pseudohyperparathyroidism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A condition caused by the abnormal sensitivity to the parathyroid hormone.
short-toed eagle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: short-toed eagles
Senses: glosses: Synonym of short-toed snake eagle.
synonyms: word: short-toed snake eagle
gibbled
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more gibbled
form: most gibbled
Senses: examples: text: I'm serious (jump in topics), my thumb really hurts. You should see how gibbled my hand looks as I'm writing right now.
ref: 1999, Katie Ouriou, Julie Johnston, Love Ya Like a Sister: A Story of Friendship, Tundra Books, →ISBN, page 155:
text: I tried to swing my hips, to swish my skirt across the top of my calves, the way Mom's did. My feet became tangled. I tripped over my heavy boots and tumbled to the ground. My pail flew out of my hand and the few berries I'd gathered scattered onto the forest floor. My awkward sprawl sent Morgan and Carl into shrills of laughter. 'Look at Nat. She's gibbled,' they shrieked.
ref: 2008, Donna Milner, After River, London: Quercus, →ISBN, page 63:
text: When Liz was pregnant with her, they say, ultrasound technology was much cruder. Every once in a while you got a flash of a limb or an organ, but the image was so gibbled you started having nightmares that your baby was misshapen or maybe in pieces.
ref: 2014, Joan Thomas, The Opening Sky, Toronto, O.N.: McClelland & Stewart, →ISBN, page 102:
glosses: Disorganized, awkward, messed up.
Palliser shot
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Invented by Sir William Palliser.
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: A type of early cast-iron armour-piercing artillery projectile, with a pointed nose hardened by chilling during the casting process.
pseudosophistication
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A false sophistication.
show bill
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: show bills
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of showbill.
show bills
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of show bill
shpmt.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: shpmts.
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of shipment.
shpmts.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shpmt.
dead inside
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more dead inside
form: most dead inside
Senses: examples: text: If driving the Miata doesn't make you smile, well, you're dead inside.
ref: 2018 June 28, Jon Wong, “2018 Mazda MX-5 Miata review: Pure driving fun”, in CNET, archived from the original on 25 Mar 2023:
text: I've struggled with major depression for the better part of my life. In the first couple months of 2020, I was functional, but I was very depressed. It was back when things were still normal. I was going to award shows and sitting in press rooms. I was productive, but I was dead inside.
ref: 2021 January 1, Emily St. James, “The Lost Year: A quiet year, alone in one's head”, in Vox, archived from the original on 23 Jun 2023:
text: The majority of commenters were supporting the suggested suicide, while other users shared commentary about their loneliness, many suggesting "they feel dead inside." One commenter even suggested their own suicide in the next four hours.
ref: 2023 March 21, David Gilbert, “TikTok Is Pushing Incel and Suicide Videos to 13-Year-Olds”, in VICE, archived from the original on 11 May 2023:
synonyms: word: emotionless
word: unfeeling
word: alexithymic
word: apathistical
word: clinical
word: dull
word: cold-blooded
word: cold-hearted
word: dead inside
word: dispassionate
word: emotionless
word: immovable
word: impassible
word: impassive
word: insensible
word: nonemotional
word: nonfeeling
word: nonpassionate
word: nonsentimental
word: stolid
word: unemotional
word: unfeeling
word: unmovable
word: unpassionate
word: unsentimental
glosses: Unable to feel any emotions, especially as a symptom of depression.
Related terms: die inside
Greatest Generation
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Greatest Generation
Senses: examples: text: What we have instead is the Greatest Generation, an idea that delineates one of the most important developments in the national mythos over the last several decades.
ref: 2013, Kenneth Rose, Myth and the Greatest Generation, Routledge, →ISBN, page 2:
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of greatest generation.
psycho-philosophical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of psychophilosophical.
psychoendocrinologic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of psychoendocrinological.
psychoendocrinologist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: psychoendocrinologists
Senses: glosses: One who studies psychoendocrinology.
psychoendocrinology
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The study of the interactions between the mind and the endocrine system.
psychoneuroendocrinologic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of psychoneuroendocrinological.
quadridimensionality
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The quality of being quadridimensional.
quasigovernmentally
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: glosses: In a quasigovernmental manner.
quasi-governmental
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of quasigovernmental.
quasi-governmentally
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of quasigovernmentally.
dutiability
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The quality of being dutiable.
self-characterization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: self-characterizations
Senses: glosses: The characterization of one's self.
self-characterisation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: self-characterisations
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of self-characterization.
self-differentiation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: self-differentiations
Senses: glosses: The process of developing a distinct identity.
self-dissatisfaction
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: self-dissatisfactions
Etymology: From self- + dissatisfaction.
Senses: glosses: The dissatisfaction with oneself.
self-incompatibility
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The incapability of self-fertilization.
self-objectification
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The objectification of one's self.
macroscopicities
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of macroscopicity
Easy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: Echo
qualifier: World War II era; joint US/RAF; World War II era; joint US/RAF
glosses: radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter E.
Item
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: India
qualifier: World War II era; joint US/RAF; World War II era; joint US/RAF
glosses: radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter I.
Jig
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: Juliett
qualifier: World War II era; joint US/RAF; World War II era; joint US/RAF
glosses: radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter J.
Tare
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: Tango
qualifier: World War II era; joint US/RAF; World War II era; joint US/RAF
glosses: radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter T.
Uncle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: Uniform
qualifier: World War II era; joint US/RAF; World War II era; joint US/RAF
glosses: radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter U.
touch-me-not-ish
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more touch-me-not-ish
form: most touch-me-not-ish
Etymology: From touch-me-not + -ish.
Senses: examples: text: I believe you mean to be nasty, Paula. You have grown more freezy and ‘touch-me-not-ish’ than ever. I don't think marriage has improved you.
ref: 1895, Eliza Margaret Jane Gollan Von Booth (as "Rita"), A Gender in Satin, New York/London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, page 144:
text: Misinterpreting her silence Howland peered at her, and said bracingly, "I know you don't believe it, but there's plenty of fine gentlemen who judge you quite beautiful, and would be dashed eager to take you to wife if you'd not be so everlastingly touch-me-not-ish."
ref: 1994, Patricia Veryan, A Shadow's Bliss (The Tales of the Jewelled Men; 4), New York: St. Martin's Press:
synonyms: word: remote
word: reserved
word: aloof
word: cool
word: distant
word: frosty
word: hankty
word: hard-to-get
word: offish
word: quiet
word: remote
word: reserved
word: standoffish
word: strange
word: thorny
word: touch-me-not-ish
word: unapproachable
word: unbending
word: undemonstrative
word: unimpressionable
word: uninvolved
glosses: aloof; standoffish
Derived terms: touch-me-not-ishness
touch-me-not-ishness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From touch-me-not-ish + -ness.
Senses: examples: text: The young ladies were pretty, their manners winning, their dispositions unexceptionable; but there was a dignity in the air, a touch-me-not-ish-ness in the walk, a majesty in the eye of the spinster aunt, to which, at their time of life they could lay no claim, which distinguished her from any female on whom Mr. Tupman had ever gazed.
ref: 1836, Charles Dickens, chapter VIII, in The Pickwick Papers:
text: The consequence of this training persisted in for a series of years without the least deviation enables the serene olympian to mount the witness stand with the perfect composure and touch-me-not-ish-ness that belongs to the elect.
ref: 1893 February, Frank S. Rice, “The Medical Expert as a Witness”, in Columbia Law Times, volume VI, number 5, New York: The Columbia Law Times Publishing Company, page 128:
synonyms: aloofness
standoffishness
glosses: The quality of being touch-me-not-ish.
Yoke
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: Yankee
qualifier: World War II era; joint US/RAF; World War II era; joint US/RAF
glosses: radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter Y.
Yoke
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A language spoken in Indonesia
Related terms: Wiktionary’s coverage of Yoke terms
trimethylsiloxysilicate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A cross-linked silicone resin used in cosmetics to form water-resistant films.
non-practicing
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of nonpracticing.
non-practising
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of nonpracticing.
NPE
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: NPEs
Senses: examples: text: As a Java programmer, you probably learned that you shouldn't be catching OOME (Out Of Memory Error) or other kinds of errors you can't deal with. Maybe you even learned that you shouldn't catch NPEs (NullPointerExceptions) because they indicate bugs, and you should let the application crash and fix it.
ref: 2017, Pierre-Yves Saumont, Functional Programming in Java: How functional techniques improve your Java programs, Manning, →ISBN:
qualifier: chiefly Java programming language
glosses: Initialism of null pointer exception.
examples: text: Therefore, arguably, the existence of NPEs helps facilitate and regulate supply and demand.
ref: 2019, Ben Depoorter, Peter Menell, David Schwartz, editors, Research Handbook on the Economics of Intellectual Property Law, Edward Elgar Publishing, →ISBN, page 454:
topics: copyright
intellectual-property
law
glosses: Initialism of non-practicing entity.
examples: text: The most important and commonly used APEs are nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs), which account for 80% of the APE market.
ref: 2008, Uri Zoller, Paul Sosis, editors, Handbook of Detergents, Part F: Production (Surfactant Science Series), CRC Press, →ISBN, page 66:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of nonylphenol ethoxylate.
NPEs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of NPE
OPE
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: OPEs
Senses: examples: text: The remaining 20% of the market consists of octylphenol ethoxylates (OPE) and other lesser-known alkylphenols.
ref: 2008, Uri Zoller, Paul Sosis, editors, Handbook of Detergents, Part F: Production (Surfactant Science Series), CRC Press, →ISBN, page 66:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of octylphenol ethoxylate.
octylphenol
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: octylphenols
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A type of alkylphenol.
octylphenols
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of octylphenol
OPEs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of OPE
APE
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: APEs
Senses: examples: text: The most important and commonly used APEs are nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs), which account for 80% of the APE market.
ref: 2008, Uri Zoller, Paul Sosis, editors, Handbook of Detergents, Part F: Production (Surfactant Science Series), CRC Press, →ISBN, page 66:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of alkylphenol ethoxylate.
APEs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of APE
craneable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From crane + -able.
Senses: examples: text: The wagons allow all equipment to be carried - including craneable and non-craneable mega-trailers, 45' HCPW containers, tankers, swap bodies, and finished vehicles.
ref: 2023 July 12, “Network News: T3000 wagons on cross-Channel trial”, in RAIL, number 987, page 20:
glosses: Of an object, that can be lifted and moved by a crane (lifting device).
chix0r
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chix0rs
form: ch1x0r
Etymology: Blend of chick (“woman, female”) + hax0r (“hacker”).
Senses: examples: text: It’s only natural that a healthy young man would want to be liked by a hot chix0r like her.
ref: 2015, Kamiya Yuu, translated by Daniel Komen, No Game No Life, volume 1:
coordinate_terms: hax0r
glosses: A female hacker.
British Open
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: golf
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: An informal name for the Open Championship, the oldest golf tournament in the world
Priestman
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Priestmans
Senses: glosses: A surname
rear view
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: However, the trams are fitted with a 'rear view' camera covering the part of the tram where the passenger was[,] activated by a button. […] When RAIB visited the Nottingham network, it saw that tram drivers do not always use the 'rear view' button to complete a final safety check before departing.
ref: 2023 July 12, “Network News: RAIB issues Safety Digest after trap and drag incident on Nottingham tram”, in RAIL, number 987, page 21:
glosses: Alternative form of rear-view and rearview.
rear view
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rear views
Senses: glosses: A view from or to the rear.
Nettell
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: At Clapham, Operations Trainer Ed Nettell told RAIL: "Depot driver training takes two or three days, depending on the depot.
ref: 2023 July 12, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Training starts on heavily delayed SWR Arterios”, in RAIL, number 987, page 22:
glosses: A surname.
FCIC
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission.
glosses: Initialism of Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.
Shaftoe
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Shaftoes
Etymology: Habitational surname from two minor places in Hartburn, Northumberland, from Old English sċeaft (“shaft, pole”) + hōh (“heel; spur of land”).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Old English.
fish tale
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fish tales
Senses: examples: text: He's a hunter, took a week off, all loaded down with guns and the like, and he refuses to tell even a "fish" tale about it. Mr. William Mills has returned to the place from whence he came. We are told he landed a berth with the[…]
ref: 1920, The International Stereotypers and Electrotypers Union Journal, page 20:
text: She felt in her heart that Gary was telling a fish tale about the finger marks, but then again, there was the possibility he was telling the truth. She finally decided that Christopher had been abused once or twice, but not on a[…]
ref: 1998, Ann-Janine Morey, What Happened to Christopher: An American Family's Story of Shaken Baby Syndrome, SIU Press, →ISBN, page 39:
text: "Sure enough, she and Major Dewart came tromping in, with a fish tale about a flat tire."
ref: 2022 December 27, Michelle Gable, The Lipstick Bureau: A Novel Inspired by a Real-Life Female Spy, Harlequin, →ISBN:
glosses: Synonym of fish story (“tall tale”).
synonyms: word: fish story
extra: tall tale
fish tales
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fish tale
Shaftoes
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Shaftoe
chaotic good
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more chaotic good
form: most chaotic good
Senses: qualifier: roleplaying games
glosses: Of a character: having an alignment that is chaotic (tending to disregard the laws and conventions of society) and good (not doing evil acts).
examples: text: Cups are firmly chaotic good; they're good for the environment, but you can't use them without getting covered in your own blood.
ref: 2019 December 16, Katie Way, “What was the Worst Wellness Trend of the 2010s?”, in VICE, archived from the original on 15 May 2023:
text: But if influencers can't help but self-promote, even in the cringiest of times, perhaps it's a little better that they now are also actually raising money? Hey, I'm not saying this "chaotic good" scenario is, well, good. But it exists. And it's not the worst thing that's ever happened.
ref: 2020 January 10, Tanya Chen, “I Roughly Calculated The Cost Of This Lifestyle Blogger's Beautiful, Outrageous Master Bathroom Decor”, in BuzzFeed News, archived from the original on 30 May 2023:
text: Like draft day for a suffering sports team, our response to the pandemic represents a rebuild opportunity, and many commentators—see: a recent piece at Politico featuring the predictions of 34 "big thinkers"—are casting the aftershocks of coronavirus as potentially chaotic good.
ref: 2020 March 29, Josh Wilbur, “This Is the 'Cozy Catastrophe' Americans Have Always Wanted”, in Wired, San Francisco, C.A.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Jun 2023:
text: On Monday — in what is perhaps the most chaotic good energy we've felt in a long time — McDonald's announced that the company is partnering with BTS, the world-renowned Korean band, for its next celebrity meal.
ref: 2021 April 20, Danielle Campoamor, “The BTS x McDonald's Collab Is Pure Chaotic Good”, in Refinery29, archived from the original on 21 Jul 2023:
text: 20222022 was a strange time for video games. I've already taken to calling it "the chaotic-good year" of releases.
ref: 2022 December 22, Mike Mahardy, “How Bloodborne paved the way for one of 2022's breakout hits”, in Polygon, archived from the original on 10 Feb 2023:
glosses: Doing or being good in a very unexpected, offbeat, or unconventional manner.
chaotic good
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Her visual choices are part of the plot too: between the anime references, her love for roller skating (which has made her famous on TikTok) and a head full of two-toned braids, Esty's aesthetic is a kind of punk dembow, her own little slice of chaotic good.
ref: 2022 February 25, Jon Pareles, “Florence + the Machine's Conflicted Coronation, and 12 More New Songs”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Dec 2022:
glosses: Chaotic good things or attitudes generally.
chaotic evil
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more chaotic evil
form: most chaotic evil
Senses: qualifier: roleplaying games
glosses: Of a character: having an alignment that is chaotic (tending to disregard the laws and conventions of society) and evil (doing evil acts).
examples: text: So perhaps it should come as no surprise that people are losing it over this AirPods sticker prank. Thanks to one user's glee at revealing his chaotic evil shenanigans to the world, a photo of it has gone viral.
ref: 2019 November 19, Ashley Hoffman, “Trolling Expert Unleashes the Most Chaotic Evil Prank: Fake Airpod^([sic]) Stickers”, in Time, New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Nov 2022:
text: Eating Milo straight out of the tin is chaotic evil. In this essay, I… will basically just rant about how disgusting this habit is, to be honest.
ref: 2020 June 23, Melissa Mason, “Just Gonna Say It: Eating Milo Straight Out Of The Tin Is Chaotic Evil”, in Pedestrian.tv, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2021:
text: And now we must discuss Robyn's wig, but truly, what is there to say that has not already been said? Any fan of Potomac knows there's no wig Robyn won't give the old college try, but this is next level. A wavy, auburn monstrosity. Sleepy Robyn's personality is a true neutral, but her wigs are absolutely chaotic evil.
ref: 2020 October 26, Chris Murphy, “The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Wigging Out”, in Vulture, archived from the original on 04 Dec 2022:
text: Twitter users couldn't get enough of the hilarious prank, with Eddie Black dubbing the plan "top-rate trolling." […] "Strong chaotic evil energy," said Nicola Clements.
ref: 2022 July 29, Sophie Lloyd, “Woman's 'Evil' Beach Engagement Prank Has the Internet Screaming”, in Newsweek, New York, N.Y.: Newsweek Publishing LLC, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Dec 2022:
glosses: Extremely bad or evil; abhorrent.
chaotic evil
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: After the chaotic good that was the deep fried roast dinner, it was time to end the whole procession with the chaotic evil that is a deep fried dessert, in this case a baked pie with a fermented fruit filling that, despite its name, contains NO MINCED MEAT.
ref: 2018 December 21, Tom Usher, “I Ate That Entire Deep Fried Roast Dinner”, in VICE, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2023:
text: But they would never be in the same room, of course. That was true long before coronavirus. Challenging times have made unlikely studiofellows for decades: think "We Are the World," "Do They Know It's Christmas?" and the like. But the chaotic evil of social media means borders are permeable now, and the bar for participation is distressingly low.
ref: 2020 March 20, Jon Caramanica, “This 'Imagine' Cover Is No Heaven”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Jun 2023:
glosses: Chaotic evil things or attitudes generally.
Passanisi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Passanisis
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Passanisi.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Italian.
Pangallo
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Pangallos
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Pangallo.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Italian.
Pangallos
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Pangallo
Passanisis
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Passanisi
duskus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: duskiss
form: duskess
form: duskies
form: duskis
Etymology: Alteration of duskish (“dusk”).
Senses: examples: text: But he didn't stir at all, / I thought he was sleepin' for spite. / I worked on till duskus / Then I said you can stay the night
ref: 2001, Vincent Woods, “The Lives and Miracles of Christy McGaddy”, in Biddy Jenkinson, editor, Poetry Ireland Review, Dublin: Poetry Ireland Ltd., →ISBN, page 48:
glosses: The time of the evening just before it is fully dark; dusk.
Leatherberry
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Leatherberrys
Etymology: Variant of Leatherbury.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
skipless
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From skip + -less.
Senses: examples: text: The lightest touch of paper always draws from New 51's Plathenium tip a skipless line. No blots mar the paper.
ref: 1950, LIFE, volume 29, number 25, page 16:
text: Some vinyl scratch records, like the “Skratchy Seal” record, feature “skipless” tracks, where samples repeat in exactly the same spot every revolution. If the needle skips a groove or two, another instance of the same sample will be located in exactly the same spot.
ref: 2012, Stephen Webber, DJ Skills: The essential guide to Mixing and Scratching:
glosses: Without skipping or omitting something; continuous; unbroken.
Leatherberrys
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Leatherberry
Pollios
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Pollio
antitraffic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From anti- + traffic.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of antitrafficking.
synonyms: word: antitrafficking
courtesy book
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: courtesy books
Senses: glosses: A didactic manual of knowledge for courtiers, explaining matters of etiquette, morality, and socially acceptable behavior.
courtesy books
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of courtesy book
Templers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Templer
Krob
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Krobs
Etymology: Borrowed from Czech or German Krob.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Tongarevan
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Tongarevans
Etymology: From Tongareva + -an.
Senses: glosses: A person from Tongareva.
Tongarevan
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Tongarevan
form: most Tongarevan
Etymology: From Tongareva + -an.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to Tongareva.
Tongarevans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Tongarevan
Kulzer
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Kulzers
Etymology: Borrowed from German Kulzer.
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
Kulzers
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Kulzer
Krobs
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Krob
Penrhyn
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Tongareva (“atoll”).
synonyms: word: Tongareva
extra: atoll
glosses: Synonym of Tongareva (“Cook Islands Maori dialectal variant”).
synonyms: word: Tongareva
extra: Cook Islands Maori dialectal variant
Related terms: Port Penrhyn
Tongareva
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: synonyms: Penrhyn
glosses: An atoll in the northern group of the Cook Islands.
synonyms: Penrhyn
glosses: A Cook Islands Maori dialectal variant spoken on Tongareva and nearby islands.
Kemery
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Kemerys
Etymology: Perhaps a variant of Kembery or Cambrey.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Kemerys
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Kemery
Kooks
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Kook
Maready
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Mareadys
Etymology: Variant spelling of McCready.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Mareadys
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Maready
Mascotes
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Mascote
Maertens
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Maertenses
Etymology: Borrowed from German Märtens.
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
Maciolek
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Macioleks
Etymology: Borrowed from Polish Maciołek.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Polish.
Macioleks
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Maciolek
Maertenses
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Maertens
Barbenheimer
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɑɹˌbənhaɪmər/
Etymology: Blend of Barbie + Oppenheimer.
Senses: examples: text: Though unions with workers in digital media or with companies that offer online shopping have invoked the idea of a digital picket line, the actors’ and writers’ unions have not called on consumers to stop watching television and movies on streaming services or to cancel their “Barbenheimer” tickets.
ref: 2023 July 19, Claire Moses, “Can I Watch ‘Barbenheimer’ Despite the Hollywood Strikes?”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Jul 2023:
text: So it was with mixed feelings that I purchased a movie ticket and saw Barbie in the theater, one of the many audience members who chose to see Barbie first during the “Barbenheimer” opening weekend.
ref: 2024 August, Claire Elise Katz, “Introduction”, in In a Barbie World: Barbie as Narrative, Symbol, and Cipher, 1st edition, Oxford; New York: Routledge, published 2025, archived from the original on 03 Aug 2025, pages 3–4:
synonyms: Barbieheimer
Boppenheimer
Oppenbarbie
glosses: The simultaneous theatrical release on July 21, 2023 of two blockbuster films of contrasting genres: Barbie, a fantasy comedy about the eponymous fashion doll, and Oppenheimer, a biographical thriller about physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project.
Oppenheimers
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Oppenheimer
Oppenheimers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Oppenheimer
McConahy
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: McConahys
Etymology: Variant of McConaghy.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Irish.
Kazhdan-Margulis theorem
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Kazhdan-Margulis theorem
Etymology: Proven in the 1960s by David Kazhdan and Grigory Margulis.
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: A statement asserting that a discrete subgroup in semisimple Lie groups cannot be too dense in the group. More precisely, in any such Lie group there is a uniform neighborhood of the identity element such that every lattice in the group has a conjugate whose intersection with this neighborhood contains only the identity.
Gowland
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Gowlands
Etymology: Habitational surname from a minor place in Moor Monkton, Yorkshire.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Gowlands
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Gowland
McConahys
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of McConahy
Balcombes
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Balcombe
Ramanujan-Petersson conjecture
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Ramanujan-Petersson conjecture
Etymology: Named after Srinivasa Ramanujan and Hans Petersson.
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: A generalization of the Ramanujan conjecture to other modular forms or automorphic forms.
wikipedia: Hans Petersson
Srinivasa Ramanujan
Ramanujan conjecture
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Ramanujan conjecture
Etymology: Named after Srinivasa Ramanujan.
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: A conjecture stating that the Ramanujan tau function given by the Fourier coefficients τ(n) of the cusp form Δ(z) of weight 12 Δ(z)=∑_(n>0)τ(n)qⁿ=q∏_(n>0)(1-qⁿ)²⁴=q-24q²+252q³-1472q⁴+4830q⁵-⋯, where q=e^(2πiz), satisfies |τ(p)|≤2p^(11/2), when p is a prime number.
wikipedia: Srinivasa Ramanujan
Related terms: Ramanujan-Petersson conjecture
Ramanujan graph
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Ramanujan graphs
Etymology: Named after mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.
Senses: topics: graph-theory
mathematics
sciences
glosses: A regular graph whose spectral gap is almost as large as possible, making it an excellent spectral expander. Such graphs are relevant to diverse branches of pure mathematics.
wikipedia: Srinivasa Ramanujan
Ramanujan graphs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Ramanujan graph
Meckel-Serres law
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Meckel-Serres law
Etymology: It was formulated in the 1820s by Étienne Serres based on the work of Johann Friedrich Meckel.
Senses: glosses: The theory of recapitulationism, according to which "ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny".