cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
Uberise
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: Uberises
form: Uberising
form: Uberised
form: Uberised
Etymology: From Uber + -ise.
Senses: examples: text: We need to return to the principles of therapy, based on a person-centred approach, where therapy is shaped by the patient’s specific needs with a therapist who has the capacity to be responsive to them. Uberised therapy stands in start contrast to these principles, where automated, standardised and digitalised interventions drive our response to the mental health crisis.
ref: 2021 October 5, Elizabeth Cotton, “The ‘Uberisation’ of mental health services is a threat to our wellbeing”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Oct 2021:
text: Its premise was based on deploying specialist knowledge to offer a better quality of service. Not as sexy as Uberising the world; not even all that scalable.
ref: 2016 March 14, Izabella Kaminska, “The ‘minimum viable product’ infection”, in Financial Times, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Jul 2023:
text: Rising production from Latin America has led groups from North Africa and the Balkans to change the drug trade, EU agency says
ref: 2018 December 13, Reuters, “New gangs ‘Uberise’ Europe’s cocaine supply and bring more violence”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Dec 2018:
glosses: Non-Oxford British standard spelling of Uberize.
uberization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of Uberization.
Uberisation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Uber + -isation.
Senses: examples: text: 'This 'Uberisation of domestic work' can offer some benefits, (but) it also risks further entrenching a culture of low incomes, insecurity and discrimination,' said the study by the UK's Overseas Development Institute (ODI).
ref: 2016 December 20, MailOnline India, “Digital Slavery? Uber-style domestic work apps in India risks 'entrenching' culture of low income, insecurity and discrimination”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Dec 2016:
text: A new network of banks should fund “co-operatively owned Ubers and Airbnbs” to take on the giants of the gig economy and stop the “Uberisation” of the workplace, the shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, has said.
ref: 2017 February 17, Jessica Elgot, “John McDonnell: We must stop ‘Uberisation’ of the workplace”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Feb 2017:
text: Over the past decade or so, mental health services in England have been undergoing a process of “Uberisation”.
ref: 2021 October 5, Elizabeth Cotton, “The ‘Uberisation’ of mental health services is a threat to our wellbeing”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Oct 2021:
glosses: Non-Oxford British standard spelling of Uberization.
Uberises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of Uberise
Uberising
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of Uberise
Uberised
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of Uberise
Uberizes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of Uberize
Uberizing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of Uberize
Uberized
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of Uberize
Penmaen
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Welsh.
Senses: glosses: A settlement and community in Caerphilly borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1897).
glosses: A small village in Ilston community, City and County of Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref SS5288).
Sinofy
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: Sinofies
form: Sinofying
form: Sinofied
form: Sinofied
Etymology: From Sino- + fy.
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of sinofy.
sinify
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: sinifies
form: sinifying
form: sinified
form: sinified
form: Sinify
form: Sinofy
form: sinofy
Etymology: From sino- + -ify.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of sinicize.
synonyms: word: sinicize
Sinification
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: Sinifications
form: Sinificationing
form: Sinificationed
form: Sinificationed
Etymology: From Sinify + -ication.
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of sinification.
on risk
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: Mr Smith was on risk with us on the day of the accident, so the policy should pay out.
We would expect you to be on risk with your buildings insurance at the point the purchase is completed.
topics: business
insurance
glosses: Of a policyholder, covered by a particular insurance policy or insurer at a specific point in time.
postvolitionally
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌpəʊstvəˈlɪʃənəli/
ipa: /ˌpəʊstvəˈlɪʃənli/
ipa: /ˌpəʊstvəˈlɪʃnəli/
ipa: /ˌpoʊstvəˈlɪʃənəli/
ipa: /ˌpoʊstvəˈlɪʃənli/
ipa: /ˌpəʊstvəˈlɪʃnəli/
Etymology: From postvolitional + -ly or post- + volitionally.
Senses: topics: human-sciences
philosophy
sciences
glosses: In a postvolitional way; done after a willed action.
prevolitionally
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌpɹiːvəˈlɪʃənəli/
ipa: /ˌpɹiːvəˈlɪʃənli/
ipa: /ˌpɹiːvəˈlɪʃnəli/
ipa: /ˌpɹɛ-/
ipa: /ˌpɹiːvəˈlɪʃənəli/
ipa: /ˌpɹiːvəˈlɪʃənli/
ipa: /ˌpɹiːvəˈlɪʃnəli/
ipa: /ˌpɹɛ-/
Etymology: From prevolitional + -ly or pre- + volitionally.
Senses: topics: human-sciences
philosophy
sciences
glosses: In a prevolitional way; done before a willed action.
Ilston
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A community and small village in the City and County of Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref SS5590).
probationarily
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌpɹə(ʊ)ˈbeɪʃən(ə)ɹɪli/
ipa: /ˌpɹə(ʊ)ˈbeɪʃ(ə)nɛɹɪli/
ipa: /ˌpɹoʊˈbeɪʃənɛɹɪli/
Etymology: From probationary + -ly.
Senses: topics: government
officialese
synonyms: probationally
glosses: In a probational manner; probationally.
shiba inu
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: shiba inus
Senses: examples: text: It involves superimposing broken English written in multi-coloured Comic Sans on to pictures of shiba inus, a small Japanese breed of dog known for its spirited stubbornness.
ref: 2014 February 18, Alex Hern, “What is Doge?”, in The Guardian:
text: In an Instagram post on Tuesday, Atsuko Sato, the Japan-based owner of Kabosu, revealed that the 17-year-old shiba inu has chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a type of blood and bone marrow cancer, and cholangiohepatitis, an inflammation of the bile ducts, gallbladder and liver tissue. […] On average, shiba inus have a lifespan of 12 to 15 years.
ref: 2022 December 8, Maya Yang, “Dog that inspired ‘Doge’ meme has leukemia and liver disease, owner says”, in The Guardian:
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of Shiba Inu.
Shiba Inus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Shiba Inu
shiba inus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shiba inu
Kichijōji
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Kichijoji
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 吉(きち)祥(じょう)寺(じ) (Kichijōji).
Senses: glosses: A neighborhood of Musashino, Tokyo prefecture, Japan, known primarily for its shops, restaurants, bars, and coffee houses.
Floresta
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: On August 30, 1857, the first railway in the Argentine Republic was opened to public service from Plaza del Parque in the capital city of Buenos Aires to the suburb of Floresta, a distance of just over six miles.
ref: 1957 September 24, H. R. Stones, “Centenary of the First Railway in Argentina”, in Railway Magazine, page 621:
glosses: A neighbourhood in western Buenos Aires, Argentina.
glosses: A municipality in Paraná state, Brazil.
glosses: A city in Pernambuco state, Brazil.
glosses: A neighbourhood of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
glosses: A town and municipality in Boyacá department, Colombia.
glosses: A comune in the Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, Italy.
Musashino
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 武蔵(むさし)野(の) (Musashino).
Senses: glosses: The Musashino region, the Musashino Plateau: part of the Kantō Plain.
glosses: Musashino (a city in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)
glosses: A surname from Japanese
Sretensk
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A town, the administrative centre of the Sretensky District, Zabaykalsky Krai, Siberia, Russia.
divill
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: divills
Senses: glosses: Obsolete form of devil
Turkmenbashi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Türkmenbaşy
Etymology: Borrowed from Turkmen Türkmenbaşy (“Head of the Turkmen”), possibly through Russian Түркменбаши.
Senses: examples: text: Turkmenbashi, formerly known as Krasnovodsk, is a beautiful coastal city of 68,000 people (2015) on the Caspian Sea in Balkan Province.
ref: Wikivoyage:
synonyms: Shagadam
Krasnovodsk
Kyzyl-Su
glosses: A city in Balkan, Turkmenistan
examples: text: The Neutrality Arch with the statue of Turkmenbashi (altogether 75 m high) was constructed in 1998 as a symbol of the neutral state of Turkmenistan.
ref: 2010 June 23, “The golden statue of Turkmenbashi removed from the centre of Ashgabad”, in OSW Centre For Eastern Studies:
glosses: the title of Saparmyrat Nyýazow
woodoats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A North American grass of genus Chasmanthium.
Kichijoji
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Kichijōji.
Houwelings
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Houweling
pickaxer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pickaxers
Etymology: From pickaxe + -er.
Senses: glosses: One who uses a pickaxe.
stretch fabric
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: stretch fabrics
Senses: glosses: A textile containing elastic fibres that can extend to fit then return to its original size and shape, spandex.
CRRC
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: “Take Beijing to Shanghai as an example – counting preparation time for the journey, it takes about 4.5 hours by plane, about 5.5 hours by high-speed rail, and [would only take] about 3.5 hours with [the new] high-speed maglev,” said CRRC deputy chief engineer Ding Sansan, head of the train’s research and development team, in a statement.
ref: 2019 May 24, Serenitie Wang and Karla Cripps, “China unveils 600km/h maglev train prototype”, in CNN:
glosses: Initialism of China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation.
Kartaly
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A town, the administrative centre of the Kartalinsky District, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia.
beeplant
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: beeplants
Senses: glosses: Any of certain shrubs of the genus Cleomella.
Tayshet
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A town, the administrative centre of the Tayshetsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.
Danilov
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A town, the administrative centre of the Danilovsky District, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia.
delta arrowhead
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: delta arrowheads
Etymology: By surface analysis, delta + arrowhead (“Sagittaria sp.”).
Senses: glosses: Sagittaria platyphylla, a certain alismataceous plant which grows in shallow waters, native to parts of the United States.
pussyos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pussyo
eproctolagniac
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: eproctolagniacs
Etymology: From e- + procto- + -lagnia + -ac.
Senses: glosses: eproctophile
Related terms: eproctophilia
eproctolagniacs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of eproctolagniac
trainwrecker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: trainwreckers
Senses: glosses: A wood-decomposing mushroom, Neolentinus lepideus.
grey count
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: grey counts
Senses: glosses: Tanaecia lepidea, a butterfly of India and Southeast Asia.
woodwart
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: woodwarts
Etymology: wood + wart
Senses: glosses: A sac fungus of genus Hypoxylon or related genera.
snow flat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: snow flats
Senses: glosses: A butterfly of genus Tagiades.
leopard orchid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: leopard orchids
Senses: glosses: Ansellia africana
glosses: Prasophyllum elatum
glosses: Oncidium
glosses: Diurus pardina
glosses: Grammatophyllum speciosum
rustwort
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rustworts
Senses: glosses: A liverwort of the genus Marsupella.
sheep's fescue
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Festuca ovina, a Eurasian grass.
fiveawn speargrass
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: An Australian grass, Pentapogon quadrifidus.
silk moss
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A moss of genus Plagiothecium.
potato vine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A South American plant, of species Solanum laxum.
Derived terms: word: wild potato vine
word: wild sweet potato vine
taxonomic: Ipomoea pandurata
word: wild sweet potato
vasevine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Clematis viorna, a plant of eastern North America.
samariferous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more samariferous
form: most samariferous
Etymology: From samarium + -ferous.
Senses: glosses: Containing or producing samarium.
porcupine tomato
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: porcupine tomatos
Senses: glosses: Solanum pyracanthos, a plant native to Madagascar.
tree of love
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: trees of love
Senses: glosses: Aichryson laxum
mother-in-law's cushion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Kroenleinia grusonii, a cactus of southern South America.
brakslaai
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans brakslaai
Senses: glosses: Any of certain mesembryanthemums.
tiderace
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tideraces
Etymology: From tide + race.
Senses: examples: text: “We bore our naked swords in our hands, thinking to use them against whales as we struggled up through the tideraces of the coves.”
ref: 1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 27:
synonyms: tidal race
glosses: A fast-moving tidal current forced through a narrow channel or around an obstruction, creating turbulent water conditions with waves, eddies, and strong currents.
tideraces
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tiderace
GLT
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Should the system perform adequately, GoalControl GmbH will be the official GLT provider when the World Cup heads to Brazil for the second time next year.
ref: 2013 April 2, “Latecomer wins FIFA goal-line tech deal”, in CNN:
topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
lifestyle
soccer
sports
glosses: Initialism of goal-line technology.
GMBH
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: The project was co-created by Shanghai Maglev Transportation Development Co. Ltd., a German Consortium consisting of Siemens AG, Thyssen Transrapid GMBH and Transrapid International GMBH.
ref: 2019 March 4, Maggie Hiufu Wong, “China to introduce new generation of driverless trains in 2020”, in CNN:
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of GmbH.
apicultors
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of apicultor
glory-hunter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: glory-hunters
Senses: examples: text: Some United fans are bound to regard the campaign as antagonistic as it appears to be a reference to long-running claims by City supporters that a significant proportion of the Old Trafford club's following is made up of glory-hunters from the south of England.
ref: 2005 September 26, Ian Burrell, “Are you local? City takes on United's 'foreign legion'”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Jul 2022:
text: Arsenal Nugget has gone quiet, but the wider collection of Arsenal Nuggets shout "hooooooof" when a defender does just that. Either they have very short memories or - and this couldn't possibly be the case - most of them are glory-hunters who only discovered football in 1998.
ref: 2008 December 21, Rob Smyth, “Emmanuel Adebayor was sent off in strange circumstances, but Arsenal held on for a draw”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2025:
text: For many years, just about the only straw City’s supporters could clutch was the idea that they remained a true Manchester club – in outlook and in appeal – while United had become something else, a vehicle for glory-hunters not just in the south of England but far beyond.
ref: 2019 December 9, Oliver Kay, Matt Slater, “Who runs Manchester now?”, in The Athletic, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2025:
glosses: Alternative form of glory hunter.
glory-hunters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of glory-hunter
nicors
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nicor
plauditing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of plaudit
plaudited
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of plaudit
full-tongued
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: The bones parted, the muscles burst, the flesh tore, and the fiend - at last free from the grip of Beowulf - fled full-tongued into the darkness.
ref: 1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 31:
glosses: Giving full vent to the voice; at one's loudest.
glosses: With the entire tongue.
Kinel
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A city, the administrative centre of the Kinelsky District, Samara Oblast, Russia.
hydrosecurity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˌhaɪdɹoʊsɪˈkjʊɹɪti/
Etymology: From hydro- + security.
Senses: glosses: Security and control of water resources, especially in geopolitical contexts.
small-penis syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: I sometimes also wonder whether the small-penis syndrome has anything to do with why we are not popular, whereas black men are popular for the reverse stereotype?
ref: 1999, Kent Chuang, “Using Chopsticks to Eat Steak”, in Peter A[nthony] Jackson, Gerard Sullivan, editors, Multicultural Queer: Australian Narratives, Binghamton, N.Y.: Harrington Park Press, →ISBN, page 37:
text: Greeks in general don’t like or respect the police. They either see them as fascist pigs, or lazy good-for-nothing guys with small-penis syndrome.
ref: 2013 January 14, Cristos Samaras, “Party Greek”, in D!rty Greek: Everyday Slang from “What’s Up?” to “F*%# Off!” (Dirty Languages), Berkeley, Calif.: Ulysses Press, →ISBN, page 59:
text: Carrie Stevens, Miss June 1997 and owner of Centerfold Chefs, tried her spatula on MasterChef. We’ll let her have the last word on judge Gordon Ramsay: “Happy, healthy, well-adjusted people don’t make careers out of bullying,” Carrie says. “Не clearly has small-penis syndrome.”
ref: 2013 May, “Kitchen Confidential”, in Hugh M[arston] Hefner, editor, Playboy, volume 60, number 4, Beverly Hills, Calif., →ISSN, →OCLC, Playmate News section, page 140:
text: Small-penis syndrome tends to emerge during secondary school, along with puberty and greater scrutiny of one’s own and others’ bodies.
ref: 2018 August 31, Scott Melzer, “Seeking Growth: The Penis Health Club”, in Manhood Impossible: Men’s Struggles to Control and Transform Their Bodies and Work, New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, →ISBN, part I (The Body Dilemma), page 88:
glosses: Alternative form of small penis syndrome.
trophy-hunter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: trophy-hunters
Senses: examples: text: Every year, these professional guides take thousands of vacationers, as well as trophy-hunters, out on the open saltwater.
ref: 1987 April 26, Henry Leifermann, “Florida’s Seafaring Big-Game Hunters”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 May 2015:
text: Legendary San Diego long-range skipper and trophy-hunter Bill Poole came here a few years ago to catch a giant halibut.
ref: 1997 July 4, Pete Thomas, “Flat-Out Huge”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2025:
text: In this case, trophy-hunters get to shoot a lion and the parts are shipped to China to make someone feel potent, even though there's no medical evidence this works.
ref: 2013 February 25, Jeremy Hance, “African lions – the killer kings in mortal danger from man and sham medicine”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Feb 2014:
glosses: Alternative form of trophy hunter.
trophy-hunters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of trophy-hunter
autismogenic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more autismogenic
form: most autismogenic
Etymology: From autism + -o- + -genic.
Senses: synonyms: autistogenic
glosses: Causing autism.
autistogenic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more autistogenic
form: most autistogenic
Senses: glosses: Synonym of autismogenic
synonyms: word: autismogenic
Frazzledrip
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From "Frazzled.rip", the alleged filename of the film.
Senses: examples: text: The horrific and bizarre Frazzledrip conspiracy theory recycles age-old anti-Semetic ^([sic]) tropes of blood libel […]
ref: 2023, Kristin Hunt, Gut Knowledges:
text: The widespread circulation of Frazzledrip is surprising given how unpleasant the subject matter is for its believers. Without being compelled to do so by credible evidence, Frazzledrip believers describe bloody scenes of child murder and cannibalism in intricate, sometimes almost obsessive detail.
ref: 2024, Christopher J. Gilbert, John Louis Lucaites, Pleasure and Pain in US Public Culture (page 121)
glosses: A conspiracy theory originating in 2018 and associated with Pizzagate, claiming that a Satanic snuff film was recovered from the stolen laptop of U.S. politician Anthony Weiner.
trophy hunt
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: trophy hunts
Etymology: From trophy + hunt.
Senses: examples: text: Americans are by far the most keen to spend around $60,000 on trophy hunts in Africa, but British and German hunters drive demand too.
ref: 2009 September 11, Felicity Carus, “Trophy hunting in Africa: 'Hunt operators are conservationists first, and hunters second'”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Sep 2013:
text: Conservationists say that lion hunting is one of the most lucrative trophy hunts, with each outing bringing in up to $71,000 on average, which includes the trophy fee, a professional guide, transportation and lodging.
ref: 2015 August 10, “The Big Five: Africa's Most Sought-After Trophy Animals”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2015:
text: By contrast, South Africa, which has a big trophy hunting industry popular with Americans, has about 9,000 lions, nearly a third of the global total, and the Professional Hunters' Assn. of South Africa says that trophy hunts contribute about $90 million to the economy.
ref: 2015 August 22, Robyn Dixon, “The hidden consequences of hunting Africa's lions”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Aug 2015:
text: It took place against the backdrop of a declining lion population, and it was a trophy hunt for which [Walter] Palmer had paid $50,000.
ref: 2016 May 4, Karin Brulliard, “You remember Cecil the lion. But will you recall Scarface, the slain grizzly?”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 May 2016:
glosses: An instance of trophy hunting.
trophy hunt
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: trophy hunts
form: trophy hunting
form: trophy hunted
form: trophy hunted
form: trophy-hunt
Etymology: Back-formation from trophy hunting.
Senses: examples: text: Hunters never say “we want to trophy hunt because we want to mount the head,” [Wayne] Pacelle said. “They always apply something to it. They could just give the money for conservation. But they want something out of it.”
ref: 2017 November 20, Darryl Fears, “Hunters are livid over Trump’s elephant trophy decision”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 Nov 2017:
text: A father has been branded 'disgusting' over footage of him teaching his six-year-old son to trophy hunt by dressing up as a deer so he can shoot him with a toy crossbow.
ref: 2020 November 24, Emily Webber, “‘Disgusting’ North Carolina dad criticised for teaching his six-year-old to trophy hunt – by dressing up as a deer so he can shoot him with a toy crossbow and pose proudly with the fallen ‘animal’”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Nov 2020:
text: This historic cattle and big-game hunting ranch offers a huge, 21,000-acre hunk of Colorado countryside (108,277 acres, including those leased and deeded) ideal for anyone looking to trophy hunt — or try finding the bones of reptiles that have been dead since before the birth of humankind.
ref: 2022 October 6, Hannah Frishberg, “Dinosaurs once roamed this Colorado property now listed for $15.5M”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Oct 2022:
glosses: To engage in trophy hunting.
examples: text: In South Africa, it’s still legal to “trophy hunt” the white rhino, which [Anna] Merz and others find reprehensible.
ref: 1992 December 17, Michael Granberry, “Vanishing Act: Animals: A world without the homely rhino? […]”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2025:
text: In other socially complex animals, including humans and killer whales, post-reproductive individuals help younger generations thrive by providing wisdom and care. This phenomenon, called the grandmother hypothesis, should be tested in giraffes, Dr. Muller said. If it’s true, this would have conservation implications, as older giraffes are often culled or trophy hunted.
ref: 2021 August 7, Cara Giaimo, “We’ve Underestimated the Social Lives of Giraffes”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Aug 2021:
text: As many as 50,000 black bears are trophy hunted every year across America, and the UK is implicated because we still allow trophy imports of many of these species.
ref: 2020 December 26, Jane Dalton, quoting Haley Stewart, “How we continued destroying the natural world in 2020”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Apr 2025:
glosses: To hunt (an animal) as part of a trophy hunt.
Related terms: trophy hunter
trophy hunts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of trophy hunt
trophy hunts
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of trophy hunt
trophy hunted
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of trophy hunt
trophy-hunts
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of trophy-hunt
trophy-hunt
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: trophy-hunts
form: trophy-hunting
form: trophy-hunted
form: trophy-hunted
Senses: examples: text: "A 'threatened' listing leaves open the possibility for exemptions and doesn't shut loopholes, such as the one that allows Americans to trophy-hunt for polar bears in Canada and bring their heads and hides back to the US," said Mr [Brendan] Frazier.
ref: 2008 February 7, Jessica Aldred, “Polar bears threatened by new drilling rights”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Sep 2013:
text: The skeletons are mostly the remains of trophy-hunted lions, so the impact on wild lion populations has been “negligible” to date, the report said.
ref: 2017 June 7, Karin Brulliard, “Two lions survived a circus, only to be killed and mutilated in a sanctuary”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Oct 2017:
text: While the African lion is protected under the US Endangered Species Act, the US Fish and Wildlife Service authorizes big game hunters to import trophy-hunted lions and other exotic species into the country.
ref: 2021 August 16, Ben Cost, “Another Cecil: Majestic lion allegedly killed by American hunter in Zimbabwe”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Aug 2021:
text: And the design-minded resort is bringing new attention to the region’s star megafauna. It’s sorely needed: hunting by license is legal in nearby Tanzania, and three large-tusked Amboseli-ecosystem elephants who'd crossed the border were trophy-hunted as recently as March.
ref: 2024 July 25, Tanveer Badal, “Angama Amboseli: World’s Greatest Places 2024”, in Time, New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Jul 2024:
text: Who’d be a shark, eh? You mind your own business for millions of years, then along come humans and a film called Jaws, whicht^([sic]) gives you terrible PR — and makes them so terrified they want to trophy-hunt you to death.
ref: 2025 July 14, Carol Midgley, “Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters review — Get Me Out of Here! but in the sea”, in The Times, London: News UK, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Jul 2025:
glosses: Alternative form of trophy hunt.
trophy-hunted
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of trophy-hunt
trophy-hunting
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Most (researchers) agree the current mountain lion population is healthy, although the animal is so elusive it is hard to say anything with surety, so the final question becomes a philosophical one—Is the trophy-hunting of lions acceptable?
ref: 1988 August 29, Michael Bowker, quoting Michael Kutilek, “Science / Medicine: Hunting the Mountain Lion: California’s Elusive Wildlife Population Poses a Problem”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2025:
text: Although the report appeared to dismiss deer stalking as "trophy-hunting", in fact it added £105m to the rural economy and provided about 2,500 full-time equivalent jobs.
ref: 2007 January 30, Severin Carrell, “Day of the wolf - but its evil image could stop it saving the Highlands”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Sep 2014:
text: Trophy-hunting reflects inequalities in money and mobility, and sometimes also insensitivity to conservation practices or local politics.
ref: 2014 June 29, Louisa Lombard, “Blame War, Not Safaris”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2014:
text: Most focus is on the climate crisis and habitat loss, but trophy-hunting also plays a role in wiping out many popular species, research has shown, by targeting males with the biggest antlers, horns and tusks – those with high-quality genes.
ref: 2020 December 26, Jane Dalton, “How we continued destroying the natural world in 2020”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Apr 2025:
glosses: Alternative form of trophy hunting.
trophy-hunting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of trophy-hunt
Neo Tokyo
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: neo- + Tokyo
Senses: topics: fiction
literature
media
publishing
glosses: A futuristic version of Tokyo often depicted in cyberpunk media.
committedst
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: second-person singular simple past indicative of commit
Sherburn Village
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A civil parish in County Durham, England, which includes the village of Sherburn.
cuzzi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cuzzis
Senses: examples: text: No Belly dancin in the cuzzi.
ref: 1990, “Jud Smith”, in Green Lantern, Andover, N.H.: Proctor Academy, page 22:
text: […] music, blue cars, chillin in the cuzzi, Lenny […]
ref: 1993, Jessica Anne Emond, “Senior Expressions”, in Polarion, volume XXXV, Lakeville, Mass.: Apponequet Regional High School, page 29:
text: A "jacuzzi dance" sounds like where the lady would dance in a jacuzzi....maybe with the guy in the cuzzi as well
ref: 2002 September 23, Grizzman, “ASS-C Jacuzzi Dances question”, in alt.sex.strip-clubs (Usenet), archived from the original on 20 Jul 2025:
text: Dubbed “the smoothie in the cuzzi” trend by AF&Co, beers with more texture, with fruit purées added after the first fermentation, are an offshoot of the sour beer trend.
ref: 2021 November 12, Bret Thorn, “AF&Co spots thick beer and dry-aged fish among trends for 2022”, in Nation’s Restaurant News, archived from the original on 04 Dec 2023:
text: In the aforementioned post, captioned "boutta hop in the cuzzi.. wanna join?" Hailey [Sigmond] posed on a bed in a revealing black swimsuit.
ref: 2023 July 7, Anthony Wood, “'PRETTIEST' Paige Spiranac rival Katie Sigmond’s stunning sister Hailey outshines both with outrageously busty bikini selfie”, in The U.S. Sun, archived from the original on 04 Dec 2023:
glosses: Alternative form of 'cuzzi (“jacuzzi”).
cuzzis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cuzzi
'cuzzis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of 'cuzzi
DataOps
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Blend of data + op(eration)s.
Senses: examples: text: Astronomer’s message on Saturday indicated it was now trying to move on from the scrutiny over the video: “Before this week, we were known as a pioneer in the DataOps space, helping data teams power everything from modern analytics to production AI.
ref: 2025 July 19, “Tech CEO caught with company’s HR head on Coldplay kiss cam resigns”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
glosses: A set of practices, processes, and technologies for data analysis influenced by agile software engineering.
plauditors
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of plauditor
vanadosilicate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: vanadosilicates
Etymology: From vanado- + silicate.
Senses: examples: text: The spectroscopic characteristics of the vanadium species in our vanadosilicates are to some extent similar to those of vanadium grafted on silica. However, we see no reasons why large differences would be expected.
ref: 1995, J. Weitkamp, H. G. Karge, Zeolite Science 1994: Recent Progress and Discussions (page 324)
text: Synthesis of vanadosilicates
The samples were synthesized by conventional hydrothermal techniques utilising tetraethyl orthosilicate as the silica source and vanadyl sulfate as the vanadium source.
ref: 1999, Michael M. J. Treacy, Proceedings of the 12th International Zeolite Conference, page 878:
topics: chemistry
geography
geology
inorganic-chemistry
mineralogy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
coordinate_terms: arsenosilicate
glosses: A chemical compound that is a variation of a silicate where some silicon atoms are replaced by vanadium.
vanadosilicates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of vanadosilicate
vannets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of vannet
varigradation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: geography
geology
natural-sciences
glosses: The presence of variations in gradient.
assume makes an ass out of you and me
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of when you assume, you make an ass out of you and me
assume makes an ass of you and me
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of when you assume, you make an ass out of you and me
Vellalas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Vellala
vespery
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: vesperies
Senses: topics: lifestyle
religion
glosses: The last public disputation of a young divine.
vesperies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of vespery
vibetoites
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of vibetoite
vibetoite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: vibetoites
Senses: topics: chemistry
geography
geology
mineralogy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: An igneous rock related to damkjernite.
keeps a watch out
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of keep a watch out
keeping a watch out
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of keep a watch out
kept a watch out
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of keep a watch out
winnows grain from chaff
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of winnow grain from chaff
winnowing grain from chaff
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of winnow grain from chaff
winnowed grain from chaff
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of winnow grain from chaff
over-indexes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of over-index
over-indexing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of over-index
over-indexed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of over-index
back-checks
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of back-check
back-checks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of back-check
back-checking
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of back-check
back-checked
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of back-check
shows one's work
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of show one's work
showing one's work
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of show one's work
showed one's work
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of show one's work
shown one's work
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of show one's work
de-embedding
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of de-embed
de-embeds
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of de-embed
de-embedded
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of de-embed
sees and is seen
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of see and be seen
seeing and being seen
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of see and be seen
saw and was seen
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of see and be seen
seen and been seen
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of see and be seen
back stamps
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of back stamp
back stamps
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of back stamp
back stamping
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of back stamp
back stamped
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of back stamp
vesiculotympanic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: vesiculo- + tympanic
Senses: glosses: Both vesicular and tympanic.
deembeds
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of deembed
unembeds
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of unembed
deembedded
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of deembed
deembedding
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of deembed
breaks with tradition
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of break with tradition
breaks with tradition
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of break with tradition
breaking with tradition
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of break with tradition
broke with tradition
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of break with tradition
broken with tradition
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of break with tradition
beats the drum
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of beat the drum
beating the drum
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of beat the drum
beaten the drum
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of beat the drum
comes to anchor
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of come to anchor
coming to anchor
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of come to anchor
came to anchor
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of come to anchor
changes place
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of change place
changing place
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of change place
changed place
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of change place
goes to heck
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of go to heck
going to heck
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of go to heck
went to heck
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of go to heck
gone to heck
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of go to heck
gives it socks
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of give it socks
giving it socks
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of give it socks
gave it socks
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of give it socks
given it socks
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of give it socks
self-breeds
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of self-breed
self-breeding
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of self-breed
self-bred
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of self-breed
sells coals to Newcastle
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of sell coals to Newcastle
selling coals to Newcastle
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of sell coals to Newcastle
sold coals to Newcastle
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of sell coals to Newcastle
sells coal to Newcastle
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of sell coal to Newcastle
selling coal to Newcastle
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of sell coal to Newcastle
sold coal to Newcastle
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of sell coal to Newcastle
re-pots
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of re-pot
re-potting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of re-pot
re-potted
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of re-pot
vermi-composts
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of vermi-compost
vermi-composts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of vermi-compost
vermi-composting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of vermi-compost
vermi-composted
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of vermi-compost
victor fish
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: victorfish
Senses: glosses: Synonym of skipjack tuna
synonyms: word: skipjack tuna
victorfish
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of victor fish
blows into
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of blow into
blowing into
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of blow into
blew into
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of blow into
blown into
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of blow into
mushmouthed
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more mushmouthed
form: most mushmouthed
Etymology: From mush + mouthed.
Senses: glosses: Having a muffled or otherwise unclear voice.
Related terms: mushmouth
Murray red gums
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Murray red gum
villoid
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more villoid
form: most villoid
Etymology: From villus + -oid.
Senses: glosses: Resembling a villus.
victoriates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of victoriate