cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
eggciting
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more eggciting
form: most eggciting
Etymology: Blend of egg + exciting.
Senses: examples: text: The amniotic egg was an “eggciting” development for an animal that reproduces on land.
ref: 2004, Debbie Routh, Learning About Vertebrates, Mark Twain Media, →ISBN, page 24:
text: A somewhat classic and "eggciting" illustration of Newton's laws of motion is the egg drop experiment.
ref: 2006, Roger Hinrichs, Merlin H. Kleinbach, Energy: Its Use and the Environment, Thomson, →ISBN, page 61:
text: For children, this has to be Paris's most 'eggciting' restaurant, serving nothing but chicken eggs in the form of omelettes (more than 22 varieties), […]
ref: 2008, Anna Brooke, Frommer's Paris and Disneyland Resort Paris With Your Family, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 172:
glosses: Exciting, when referring to eggs.
eggstravaganza
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: eggstravaganzas
Etymology: Blend of egg + extravaganza.
Senses: examples: text: The cake and egg show, advertised as an "eggstravaganza," last May in Tulsa, Oklahoma, may suggest to home economists elsewhere ways of helping to improve the egg marketing situation.
ref: 1945, The Journal of Home Economics, volume 37, page 95:
text: It's an eggstravaganza! Garden staff dye eggs donated by local markets and tuck them into nooks and crannies throughout the expansive grounds.
ref: 2002, Karen Hastings, Insiders' Guide to Santa Barbara: Including Channel Islands National Park, Insiders' Guide, →ISBN, page 225:
text: Throw yourself an eggstravaganza each and every day by including heart-healthy egg whites in a multitude of ways.
ref: 2013, Julie Feldman, Grocery Makeover: Small Changes for Big Results, Spry Publishing, →ISBN:
glosses: An extravaganza involving eggs.
eggstraordinary
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more eggstraordinary
form: most eggstraordinary
form: egg-straordinary
Etymology: Blend of egg + extraordinary.
Senses: examples: text: So whether you are in the mood for a frittata bursting with spinach and ham, or an omelette redolent with glazed onions, heat up the skillet, and get ready for an eggstraordinary delight.
ref: 1996, Sandra Woodruff, Secrets of Fat-Free Italian Cooking: Over 130 Low-Fat and Fat-Free, Traditional and Contemporary Recipes, Avery Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 39:
text: An "eggstraordinary" tip is the use of salt on eggs.
ref: 2000 January 15, Betty Saw, “Eggstremely versatile”, in New Straits Times:
text: Decorate “eggstraordinary” Easter eggs with your family's pictures on them to make a beautiful centerpiece for your table.
ref: 2006, Sandra Magsamen, Living Artfully: A Heart-full Guide of Ideas and Inspirations That Celebrate Life, Love, and Moments That Matter, Atria Books, published 2008, →ISBN:
synonyms: eggcellent
eggceptional
glosses: Extraordinary, when referring to eggs or Easter.
Eastern Christianity
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: The forms of Christianity traditionally practiced in Eastern Europe, eastern Africa, and Asia, including the Eastern Orthodox, Eastern Catholic, Oriental Orthodox, and Nestorian traditions.
Old Catholic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Pertaining to a group of churches that split from the Roman Catholic Church over the dogma of papal infallibility, which they did not agree with.
Synonyms: Christian Catholic
Old Catholic
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Old Catholics
Senses: glosses: A member of an Old Catholic church.
Eastern Catholic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Pertaining to a group of churches, predominantly in Eastern Europe, that follow Eastern Orthodox liturgy but are in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church.
Eastern Catholic
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Eastern Catholics
Senses: glosses: A member of an Eastern Catholic church.
Synonyms: Uniate
Hypernyms: Catholic
Hyponyms: Armenian Catholic
Coptic Catholic
Eritrean Catholic
Ethiopian Catholic
Greek Catholic
Maronite
Syriac Catholic
Coordinate terms: Roman Catholic
Related terms: Eastern Catholicism
Old Catholics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Old Catholic
Eastern Catholics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Eastern Catholic
multitoned
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more multitoned
form: most multitoned
Etymology: From multi- + toned.
Senses: examples: text: Those multitoned buttes and mesas [of the Grand Canyon], and that incandescent sequence of colorful bands that make one of the natural wonders of the world so grand, can also be found over 100 million miles away [on Mars].
ref: 2013 November 27, John Grotzinger, “The world of Mars [print version: International Herald Tribune Magazine, 2013, p. 36]”, in The New York Times:
glosses: Of many tones.
Related terms: multitone
cyberbeings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cyberbeing
begettings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of begetting
cartings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of carting
scriptings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈskɹɪptɪŋs/
Senses: glosses: plural of scripting
sprawlings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sprawling
suings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of suing
shuttlings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shuttling
sicklings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sickling
witchings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of witching
cherishings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cherishing
charmings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of charming
Middletonian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌmɪdəlˈtəʊ.ni.ən/
ipa: /ˌmɪdəlˈtoʊ.ni.ən/
ipa: [ˌmɪɾɫ̩ˈtʰoʊ.ni.ən]
rhymes: -əʊniən
Forms: form: more Middletonian
form: most Middletonian
Etymology: From Middleton + -ian.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to Thomas Middleton (1580–1627), English Jacobean playwright and poet.
dolings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of doling
pityings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pitying
stringings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of stringing
ravishings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ravishing
forgettery
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: forgetteries
Etymology: Blend of forget + memory
Senses: glosses: A poor memory that is inclined to forget things.
forgetteries
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of forgettery
indentings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of indenting
ditchings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈdɪt͡ʃɪŋz/
Senses: glosses: plural of ditching
cyberbeing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -iɪŋ
Forms: form: cyberbeings
Etymology: From cyber- + being.
Senses: examples: text: In the Internet project related to the figure of Roberta, her fictional persona is 'designed as an updated Roberta' who not only navigates the Internet but is herself a creature of the Internet, a cyberbeing.
ref: 2004, Gabriella Giannachi, Virtual Theatres: An Introduction, page 142:
text: Devices now track and record our every move and, whether we like it or not, each one of us will bequeath to posterity a virtual avatar, a digital being whose calls, messages, transactions, loves and losses will live on in a vast, unregulated cyberspace. The afterlife has arrived, at least for our cyberbeings.
ref: 2013 November 27, Roger Cohen, “The past in our future [print version: International Herald Tribune Magazine, 2013, p. 21]”, in The New York Times:
glosses: A being that inhabits cyberspace.
rumplings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rumpling
shovellings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shovelling
shovelings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shoveling
levyings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of levying
unlevied
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + levied.
Senses: glosses: Not levied.
Sternberg
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Derived terms: Reed-Sternberg cell
sternbergi
sternbergii
Sternbergian
sternbergite
Sternberg task
sallyings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sallying
declinings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of declining
Whitgiftian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Whitgiftian
form: most Whitgiftian
Etymology: From Whitgift + -ian.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to John Whitgift (c.1530–1604), Archbishop of Canterbury from 1583, whose theological views were often controversial.
Whitgiftian
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Whitgiftians
Etymology: From Whitgift + -ian.
Senses: glosses: A pupil of Whitgift School, England.
crowdings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈkɹaʊdɪŋz/
Senses: glosses: plural of crowding
Cnidus
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From the Latin Cnidus, from the Ancient Greek Κνίδος (Knídos).
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Knidos.
gazings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gazing
rallyings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rallying
tattlings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tattling
gapings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gaping
devisings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of devising
festoonings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of festooning
twiddlings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of twiddling
skylarkings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of skylarking
nonexpatriate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nonexpatriates
Etymology: From non- + expatriate.
Senses: glosses: One who is not an expatriate.
nonexpatriates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nonexpatriate
cannonadings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cannonading
crimpings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪmpɪŋz/
Senses: glosses: plural of crimping
wagglings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of waggling
chastenings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chastening
fablings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fabling
obliterable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more obliterable
form: most obliterable
Senses: examples: text: Something within him once or twice commanded him to throw his crime into the fire, while yet it is obliterable.
ref: 1871, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Checkmate:
glosses: Capable of being obliterated.
Derived terms: unobliterable
unobliterable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more unobliterable
form: most unobliterable
Etymology: From un- + obliterable.
Senses: glosses: Incapable of being obliterated.
jiggings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɪɡɪŋz/
Senses: glosses: plural of jigging
swingings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of swinging
labourism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: labourisms
form: laborism
Etymology: From labour + -ism.
Senses: examples: text: These three sociointellectual traditions were Fabianism, ethical socialism, and militant labourism. Their combination eventually developed into the ideology of the British Labour Party, the primary hegemonic force of British socialism […]
ref: 1997, Edwin A. Roberts, The Anglo-Marxists: A Study in Ideology and Culture, page 24:
glosses: Support for the labour movement, the development of a collective organization of working people to campaign for better working conditions and treatment.
labourisms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of labourism
laborism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: laborisms
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of labourism.
laborisms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of laborism
Fabianism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Fabian + -ism, after the Fabian Society, named in honour of the Roman general Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus.
Senses: examples: text: These are not Socialism; they are only reforms. Mere parlor Socialism, such as Fabianism, for example, is also of no vital interest to the masses.
ref: 1929, Alexander Berkman, chapter 13, in Now and After: The ABC of Communist Anarchism, New York: Vanguard Press, →OCLC:
glosses: The implementation of social reform through a series of gradual and moderate stages rather than sudden revolution.
wikipedia: Fabian Society
Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus
genialities
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of geniality
wreathings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of wreathing
grovelings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of groveling
grovellings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of grovelling
Praxiteles
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɹakˈsɪtɪliːz/
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Prāxitelēs, from Ancient Greek Πρᾱξῐτέλης (Prāxĭtélēs).
Senses: examples: text: The altar was adorned with the masterly sculptures of Praxiteles, who had, perhaps, selected from the favorite legends of the place the birth of the divine children of Latona, the concealment of Apollo after the slaughter of the Cyclops, and the clemency of Bacchus to the vanquished Amazons.
ref: 1776, Edward Gibbon, chapter X, in The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, volume I, London: […] W[illiam] Strahan; and T[homas] Cadell, […], →OCLC:
text: Upon its surface of bronze were elaborately wrought, in the still exquisite workmanship of Greece, reliefs of the Olympian games; […] they paused motionless, as if suddenly transformed into stone—lifeless, but lifelike, as one of the breathing wonders of Praxiteles.
ref: 1834, [Edward Bulwer-Lytton], chapter I, in The Last Days of Pompeii. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […]; successor to Henry Colburn, →OCLC:
qualifier: Ancient Greece
glosses: The most renowned of the Attic sculptors of the 4th century BCE, and the first to sculpt the nude female form in a life-size statue.
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: A crater on the planet Mercury measuring 182 km in diameter.
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: A main-belt asteroid discovered in 1973.
Praxitelean
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: /ˌpɹæksɪtəˈliːən/
Forms: form: more Praxitelean
form: most Praxitelean
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to the ancient sculptor Praxiteles.
bliny
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: blinys
form: bliny
Etymology: From Russian блины́ (bliný).
Senses: examples: text: In fact, buckwheat is most popular in pancakes, on its own or mixed with wheat, as in blinys.
ref: 1989, Josephine Bacon, “Buckwheat - Food for Peasants and Pheasants”, in Harlan Walker, editor, Oxford Symposium on Food & Cookery, 1989: Staple Foods; Proceedings, Prospect Books, published 1990, →ISBN, page 40:
text: The Chainaya, or tea-room, used to be the place for a late supper of blinys and champagne after a ballet at the Bolshoy across the street, one of the few places in town where one could hope to eat that late.
ref: 1989, Martin Walker, Soviet Union (Collins Independent Travellers Guide), William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd, →ISBN, page 185:
text: When finished with the first helping, a refill or two was automatically provided, no questions asked. It was murderous, but there was no escape. We developed a new vocabulary, all evolving around the concept of “murder by blinys,” but it didn’t take away the obligation to eat until one’s pants couldn’t fit anymore and there was difficulty walking without constant belly pains.
ref: 2009, Robert van Voren, On Dissidents and Madness: From the Soviet Union of Leonid Brezhnev to the “Soviet Union” of Vladimir Putin, Rodopi, →ISBN, page 210:
text: Many of the villagers provided Mama with milk and cheese, and she made dozens and dozens of bliny for everyone.
ref: 2019, Sofiya Pasternack, Anya and the Dragon, Versify, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 373:
glosses: Alternative form of blini.
bliny
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Russian блины́ (bliný).
Senses: glosses: plural of blin
topliner
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: topliners
Etymology: From topline + -er.
Senses: glosses: One who is billed as the primary entertainer.
glosses: One who contributes to contemporary songwriting by creating vocal melodies, lyrics, or hooks related to the vocal in a song.
topliners
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of topliner
Jew York
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Blend of Jew + New York.
Senses: synonyms: Jew York City
glosses: Derogatory name for New York City: a major city in New York, United States, in reference to its large Jewish population.
Derived terms: Jew Yorker
Jew York Shitty
Jew York Times
Ammonsian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Ammonsian
form: most Ammonsian
Etymology: From Ammons + -ian.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to A. R. Ammons (1926–2001), American poet.
Sternberg task
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Sternberg tasks
Etymology: Named after Saul Sternberg, a professor of psychology, who devised it.
Senses: glosses: A task in psychology experiments where the subject is asked to memorize a list of items and then identify whether a particular item was present in the list, the subject's response time being recorded.
wikipedia: Saul Sternberg
Sternberg tasks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Sternberg task
Bunuelian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Bunuelian
form: most Bunuelian
Etymology: From Buñuel + -ian.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to Luis Buñuel Portolés (1900-1983), Spanish filmmaker.
uncancerous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + cancerous.
Senses: glosses: Not cancerous.
hangar rash
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: minor damage caused to an aircraft caused by collisions with a hangar, structures, or another aircraft.
Related terms: road rash
craigslistings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of craigslisting
civic-minded
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more civic-minded
form: most civic-minded
Senses: examples: text: "You have to teach ‘Blessed are the civic-minded, for they shall profit by their civism.’"
ref: 1901, George Gissing, chapter 18, in Our Friend the Charlatan:
text: [W]hen the "H.O.V. lane" is activated . . . a lane is reserved for these civic-minded, traffic-reducing car poolers.
ref: 1993 September 19, William Safire, “On Language: Linguaclip”, in New York Times, retrieved 21 Apr 2014:
text: Civic-minded techies are increasingly bringing Web 2.0 to political activism, developing new watchdog tools that open up congressional machinery for ordinary citizens to scrutinize and critique.
ref: 2008 June 30, Jeremy Caplan, “The Citizen Watchdogs of Web 2.0”, in Time, retrieved 21 Apr 2014:
glosses: Concerned about and supportive of policies and practices that serve the interests of society.
Derived terms: civic-mindedly
civic-mindedness
Related terms: civism
Seventh-day Adventist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Seventh-day Adventists
form: Seventh Day Adventist
form: Seventh-Day Adventist
form: SDA
Senses: topics: Christianity
glosses: A member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Synonyms: Adventist
SDA
SDAdventist
SDAer
SDAist
Related terms: Adventism
SDAdventism
SDAism
Seventh-day Adventism
Seventh-day Adventist church
Seventh-day Adventist Church
tea oil plants
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tea oil plant
oil-seed camellias
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of oil-seed camellia
well-tailored
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: better-tailored
form: best-tailored
Senses: glosses: Possessing nice or expensive clothes.
Synonyms: dapper
natty
spiffy
well-dressed
leftisms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of leftism
Old Crow
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A community in Yukon, Canada.
Tagish
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A community in Yukon, Canada.
glosses: A language spoken in the territory
Derived terms: Tagish Lake
Mount Lorne
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A hamlet in Yukon, Canada.
glosses: A hill in Yukon, Canada.
Synonyms: Mt. Lorne
Derived terms: Mt. Lorne
Related terms: Lorne
Lorne Mountain
Ross River
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Ross River
Etymology: * (Queensland): Named in 1864 after William Alfred Ross (–1887), first publican of the settlement who later became a mayor of Townsville in 1868.
* (Yukon): Named in 1843 by Robert Campbell after Donald Ross, a chief factor of the Hudson’s Bay Company.
Senses: glosses: A river in northern Queensland, Australia, flowing through the city of Townsville.
glosses: A tributary of the Eastmain River in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada.
glosses: A tributary of the Pelly River, Yukon, Canada.
Ross River
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: * (Queensland): Named in 1864 after William Alfred Ross (–1887), first publican of the settlement who later became a mayor of Townsville in 1868.
* (Yukon): Named in 1843 by Robert Campbell after Donald Ross, a chief factor of the Hudson’s Bay Company.
Senses: glosses: An unincorporated community in Yukon, Canada, located where the river of the same name meets the Pelly River.
removings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of removing
fartsy
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Only used in artsy-fartsy.
Marsh Lake
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Any of various lakes in Minnesota, United States.
glosses: Any of various lakes in Nova Scotia, Canada.
glosses: Any of various lakes in Yukon, Canada.
glosses: A community in Yukon.
Lansdowne
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Lansdownes
Etymology: Variant of Lansdown.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
glosses: A city or town in Uttarakhand, India
glosses: A village in New South Wales, Australia.
glosses: A town in Ontario, Canada.
glosses: A community in Yukon, Canada.
glosses: A census-designated place in Maryland.
glosses: A borough of Pennsylvania.
glosses: A census-designated place in Virginia.
glosses: An inner suburb of Bournemouth in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SZ0991).
Teslin
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village in Yukon, Canada.
Deline
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: -eɪ
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Délı̨nę.
Fort Liard
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A hamlet in the Dehcho Region, Northwest Territories, Canada.
Tulita
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A hamlet in the Sahtu Region, Northwest Territories, Canada.
Alert
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: After HMS Alert
Senses: glosses: A community in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada; the northernmost permanently inhabited place in the world.
glosses: An alternative name for Alharod, a village in Varzaqan County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Decatur County, Indiana, United States.
Arviat
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Inuktitut ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ (arfiat) / Arviat, from ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ / arviat (“place of the bowhead whale”), from ᐊᕐᕕᒃ / arvik (“bowhead whale”).
Senses: glosses: A hamlet in Kivalliq, Nunavut, Canada, on the west coast of Hudson Bay; the third largest community in Nunavut, the largest community near the geographic centre of Canada.
Synonyms: sense: former names
word: Eskimo Point
sense: former names
word: Ittaliurvik
sense: former names
word: Tikirajualaaq
Kimmirut
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Inuktitut ᑭᒻᒥᕈᑦ (kimmirot, literally “heel”).
Senses: glosses: A hamlet in Nunavut, Canada.
ginetes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ginete
abstract publication
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: abstract publications
Senses: glosses: A scientific publication which concentrates on publishing abstracts of scientific writings.
abstract publications
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of abstract publication
cytodeme
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cytodemes
Etymology: From cyto- + deme.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: A group of organisms that have the same number of chromosomes, and that can form fertile hybrids with each other.
bioconstruction
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bioconstructions
Etymology: From bio- + construction.
Senses: glosses: The construction of an architectural element by a (group of) living organism(s)
powernap
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: powernaps
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of power nap.
arsecheek
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɑːstʃik/
ipa: /ɑɹst͡ʃik/
Forms: form: arsecheeks
form: asscheek
Etymology: From arse + cheek.
Senses: examples: text: I can see her arsecheeks!
glosses: A buttock.
Synonyms: asscheek
butt cheek
nether cheek
Arsaces
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɑɹsəˌsiz/
ipa: /ɑɹˈseɪsiz/
ipa: /ˈɑːsəˌsiz/
ipa: /ɑːˈseɪsiz/
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Arsacēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρσάκης (Arsákēs), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣 (a-r-š-k /⁠R̥šakaʰ⁠/); see there for more.
Senses: examples: text: Further west, between Bactria and the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea, Parthyaea, a vast region corresponding to the northeast of Iran, was invaded by a nomadic population under a chief named Arsaces.
ref: 2008, Francois Chamoux, Hellenistic Civilization, →ISBN, page 80:
glosses: The dynastic name of several Parthian and Armenian kings of the Arsacid dynasty.
Derived terms: Arsacean
Arsacian
Related terms: Arsacid
Arsacid
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɑɹsəsɪd/
Forms: form: Arsacide
Etymology: From Latin Arsacidēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρσακίδης (Arsakídēs), from Ancient Greek Ἀρσάκης (Arsákēs, “Arsaces”) [from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣 (a-r-š-k /⁠aršaka-⁠/); see there for more] + -ίδης (-ídēs, patronymic suffix). By surface analysis, Arsaces + -id.
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to the Parthian dynasty established by Arsaces I which ruled the Parthian Empire during 247 BC – 224 AD, Armenia during 54–428, as well as Iberia and Caucasian Albania
glosses: Of or pertaining to the realms ruled by that dynasty
Arsacid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɑɹsəsɪd/
Forms: form: Arsacids
form: Arsacidae
form: Arsacide
Etymology: From Latin Arsacidēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρσακίδης (Arsakídēs), from Ancient Greek Ἀρσάκης (Arsákēs, “Arsaces”) [from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣 (a-r-š-k /⁠aršaka-⁠/); see there for more] + -ίδης (-ídēs, patronymic suffix). By surface analysis, Arsaces + -id.
Senses: glosses: A member of the Arsacid dynasty
Synonyms: word: Arsacean
word: Arsacian
sense: from Armenian
word: Arshakuni
Arsacids
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Arsacid
Arsacidae
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Arsacidae, plural of Arsacidēs.
Senses: glosses: plural of Arsacid
Arsacides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Arsacide + -s.
Senses: glosses: plural of Arsacide
abdominal migraine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: abdominal migraines
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: A variant of migraine in which the pain occurs in the stomach rather than the head.
abdominal migraines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of abdominal migraine
grossed out
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of gross out
Rainbow Nation
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Coined by South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner Desmond Tutu in 1994.
Senses: glosses: South Africa after the end of apartheid
sidecar file
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sidecar files
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: An accompanying file that stores data, such as metadata, which is not supported by the source file format.
sidecar files
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sidecar file
otherizations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of otherization
unshrill
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more unshrill
form: most unshrill
Etymology: From un- + shrill.
Senses: glosses: Not shrill.
unstylistic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more unstylistic
form: most unstylistic
Etymology: From un- + stylistic.
Senses: glosses: Not stylistic.
renormalization group
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: renormalization groups
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: A mathematical apparatus that allows systematic investigation of the changes of a physical system as viewed at different distance scales.
hydrogrossular
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From hydro- + grossular.
Senses: glosses: A variety of garnet sometimes used as a gemstone.
hibschite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Hibsch + -ite.
Senses: topics: chemistry
geography
geology
mineralogy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
pollucites
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pollucite
kamacitic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more kamacitic
form: most kamacitic
Etymology: From kamacite + -ic.
Senses: topics: chemistry
geography
geology
mineralogy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Of or relating to kamacite.
scornings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of scorning
bailings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪlɪŋz/
Senses: glosses: plural of bailing
restrainings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of restraining
glowerings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of glowering
hornets' nest
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hornets' nests
form: hornet's nest
Senses: qualifier: literal
glosses: A hornets' nest.
examples: text: Now what a-devil has set this hornet's nest of theirs abuzz so suddenly?
ref: 1902, Francis Lynde, The Master of Appleby:
text: Those articles in the tabloids stirred up a real hornets' nest.
ref: 2007, Tom Peavler, The Adjustment:
coordinate_terms: shitstorm
;
rat's nest
glosses: An unpleasant or controversial situation likely to be exacerbated by outside involvement.
laborings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of laboring
labourings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of labouring
foolings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈfuːlɪŋz/
Senses: glosses: plural of fooling
wryting
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: wrytings
Senses: glosses: Obsolete form of writing.
wrytings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of wryting
curdlings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of curdling
tarnishings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tarnishing
smell-brain
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: smell brain
Senses: examples: text: This system is a fairly old part of the brain and one that humans share with many other vertebrates; in reptiles, it is known as the rhinencephalon, or “smell-brain,” because it reacts primarily to signals of odor.
ref: 1992, Sandra Ackerman, Discovering the Brain:
topics: anatomy
medicine
neuroanatomy
neurology
neuroscience
sciences
glosses: The part of the brain involved with smelling.
Synonyms: rhinencephalon
out of focus
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Senses: glosses: Not in focus; lacking visual sharpness; blurred or hazy.
Synonyms: unfocused
gross-out
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gross-outs
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of gross out.
hidden away
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of hide away
chain sickle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chain sickles
Senses: glosses: A Japanese weapon evolved from the sickle; the kusarigama.
white night
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: white nights
Senses: glosses: A sleepless night.
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: A night with only civil twilight, where the sun does not go further than 6° below the horizon.
Kantō
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A region of Honshu, Japan.
yoi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 用意 (yōi, “preparation”).
Senses: glosses: A preparatory position in karate, with the arms slightly forward, elbows slightly bent, and fists closed.
glosses: A bass sound found in dubstep music.
senbei
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: senbei
Etymology: From Japanese 煎餅(せんべい) (senbei). Doublet of jianbing.
Senses: examples: text: The story passed down through the years of the origin of the present method of making senbei begins in 804 with the sojourn to China of the priest Kūkai (774–835).
ref: 1986, The East, volumes 22–23, Tokyo: East Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 28, column 1:
text: Break the senbei into small pieces – they will double in size so have this in mind – then drop the pieces into the hot oil one at a time, they will puff immediately.
ref: 2017, Scott Hallsworth, “Crunchy Rice Senbei in Avocado-Jalapeño Dip”, in Junk Food Japan: Addictive Food from Kurobuta, London: Absolute Press, →ISBN, “Snack” section, page 19:
text: I broke apart a senbei to get a piece about the size of my pinky nail, then I placed it on my desk.
ref: 2019 October, Hagane Kurodome, translated by Taishi, “Training My Telekinesis With Unwavering Focus”, in There Was No Secret Evil-Fighting Organization (srsly?!), So I Made One MYSELF!, volume 1, [San Antonio, Tex.]: J-Novel Club, →ISBN:
text: After steaming, the process of making senbei consists of pounding and rolling out the dough, cutting out the shape, and drying.
ref: 2023, Yukiharu Ogawa, “Commercial Processing of Rice”, in Jinhu Tian, Yukiharu Ogawa, Jaspreet Singh, Lovedeep Kaur, editors, Science of Rice Chemistry and Nutrition, Singapore: Springer, →ISBN, page 222:
text: Most of the Japanese sweets that we had regularly eaten back on Earth, like dango and manju, were classified as namagashi. Rakugan and senbei rice crackers were classified as higashi, but I’d hardly ever had opportunities to eat rakugan, and senbei were kind of different from what I had in mind when I thought of namagashi.
ref: 2024 September 9, Itsuki Mizuho, translated by Yen-Po Tseng, “Garden Paradise?”, in To Another World… with Land Mines!, volume 9, [San Antonio, Tex.]: J-Novel Club, →ISBN:
glosses: A type of Japanese rice cracker.
stalking-horse
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: stalking-horses
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of stalking horse.
firnification
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From firn + -ification.
Senses: glosses: The production of firn by the recrystallization of old snow.
fragmentism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From fragment + -ism.
Senses: topics: literature
media
publishing
glosses: An Italian literary movement, from the period just before the First World War, characterised by the use of short pieces of dramatic prose and fragmentary images
radicalistic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more radicalistic
form: most radicalistic
Etymology: From radical + -istic.
Senses: glosses: Of, or pertaining to radicalism
Jugurthine
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Relating to Jugurtha, an ancient king of Numidia.
goulotte
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: goulottes
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian goulotte, from French goulotte.
Senses: examples: text: They had climbed an easier approach the day before and nipped in front of us. We didn't want to climb under them, exposed to falling debris in the confines of a narrow goulotte.
ref: 2012 August 21, Nick Bullock, Echoes: One climber's hard road to freedom, Vertebrate Publishing, →ISBN:
glosses: A snowy, steep gorge on a mountain which is too narrow to ski through.
hierogamy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hieros gamos
Etymology: From hiero- + -gamy.
Senses: glosses: The ritual enactment of sexual relations between gods and goddesses in order to guarantee fertility of crops
ship's corporal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: nautical
transport
glosses: A petty officer who assists the master-at-arms in his various duties.
stand in one's own light
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: stands in one's own light
form: standing in one's own light
form: stood in one's own light
form: stood in one's own light
Senses: glosses: To take a position which is harmful to one's own interests.
ostrich fern
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ostrich ferns
Senses: glosses: Matteuccia struthiopteris, a crown-forming, colony-forming fern occurring in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in eastern and northern Europe, northern Asia and northern North America.
Synonyms: shuttlecock fern
ostrich ferns
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ostrich fern
board and board
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: topics: nautical
transport
glosses: side by side
play first fiddle
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: plays first fiddle
form: playing first fiddle
form: played first fiddle
form: played first fiddle
Etymology: From the first violin in an orchestra.
Senses: glosses: To play a leading role.
Related terms: play second fiddle
metaconstitution
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: metaconstitutions
Etymology: From meta- + constitution.
Senses: topics: government
glosses: A policy or set of rules from which a constitution can be developed.
metaconstitutions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of metaconstitution
metaconstitutional
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From meta- + constitutional.
Senses: glosses: Relating to a metaconstitution.
Derived terms: metaconstitutionalism
key up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: keys up
form: keying up
form: keyed up
form: keyed up
Senses: topics: architecture
glosses: To raise (the whole ring of an arch) off its centering, by driving in the keystone forcibly.
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: To raise the pitch of.
glosses: To produce nervous tension in (someone).
antonyms: key down
glosses: To raise the intensity, excitement, tension, etc., of.
Related terms: keyed up
big cassino
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: card-games
games
glosses: The ten of diamonds in the game of cassino.
great cassino
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: card-games
games
glosses: The ten of diamonds in the game of cassino.
little cassino
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: card-games
games
glosses: The two of spades in the game of cassino.
Steller
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈstɛlə/
ipa: /ˈstɛləɹ/
rhymes: -ɛlə(ɹ)
homophone: steller
homophone: stellar
homophone: Stella
homophone: stella (non-rhotic)
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Derived terms: Steller's eider
Steller's jay
Steller's sea cow
Steller's sea lion
videoblogging
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From video + blogging.
Senses: glosses: vlogging
unit jar
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: unit jars
Senses: glosses: A small insulated Leyden jar, placed between an electrical machine and a larger jar or battery, so as to announce, by its repeated discharges, the amount of electricity passed into the larger jar.
unit jars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of unit jar
inversional
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From inversion + -al.
Senses: glosses: Relating to inversion.
vegetable leather
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: vegetable leathers
Senses: glosses: A type of synthetic leather made of cotton waste.
examples: text: Vegetable leather […]is now produced 50 yards in length , and 11 yards wide , every portion being of equal and of any required thickness , and the smallest portion is convertible
ref: 1839, Andrew Ure, A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines:
glosses: Linen cloth coated with india rubber.
straight arch
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: straight arches
Senses: glosses: A form of arch in which the intrados is straight, but with its joints drawn radially.
merry dancers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Beams of the northern lights when they rise and fall alternately without any considerable change of length.
draw the longbow
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: draws the longbow
form: drawing the longbow
form: drew the longbow
form: drawn the longbow
Senses: glosses: To tell tall tales.
clack box
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: clack boxes
Senses: examples: text: The connecting pipe between a locomotive injector and the boiler, through which the water is forced into the boiler against the steam pressure within, is provided with a "clack-valve," which allows the water to pass in the inward direction only and not the outward; this is housed in a "clack-box". No question of "advantages or disadvantages" attaches to the use of a clack-box; it is a necessary part of locomotive equipment.
ref: 1946 March and April, “The Why and The Wherefore: Clack-Boxes”, in Railway Magazine, page 129:
glosses: The box or chamber in which a clack valve works.
glosses: A person's tongue or mouth.
glosses: A garrulous person; a chatterbox.
clack valve
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: clack valves
Senses: examples: text: The connecting pipe between a locomotive injector and the boiler, through which the water is forced into the boiler against the steam pressure within, is provided with a "clack-valve," which allows the water to pass in the inward direction only and not the outward; this is housed in a "clack-box". No question of "advantages or disadvantages" attaches to the use of a clack-box; it is a necessary part of locomotive equipment.
ref: 1946 March and April, “The Why and The Wherefore: Clack-Boxes”, in Railway Magazine, page 129:
text: The feed water enters the back and cool end of the preheater and passes forward to the front and hot end, after which it enters the boiler through a clack valve.
ref: 1959 September, P. Ransome-Wallis, “The British Railways Class "9" 2-10-0s”, in Trains Illustrated, page 420:
topics: engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A valve; especially one hinged at one edge, which, when raised from its seat, falls with a clacking sound.
Related terms: clack box
ragged school
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ragged schools
Etymology: So called because of the ragged clothing of the children.
Senses: glosses: A free school for poor children, where they were taught and in part fed.
ragged schools
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ragged school
drop serene
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Calque of Latin gutta serena.
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Synonym of amaurosis.
synonyms: word: amaurosis
uncholeric
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more uncholeric
form: most uncholeric
Etymology: From un- + choleric.
Senses: glosses: Not choleric.
cholerically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more cholerically
form: most cholerically
Etymology: From choleric + -ally.
Senses: glosses: In a choleric manner.
fluoroborate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fluoroborates
Etymology: From fluoroboric + -ate (“salt or ester”).
Senses: glosses: A salt or ester of fluoroboric acid.
fluoroborates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fluoroborate
in half
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Senses: examples: text: I broke the brank in half.
text: Nicholas picked up Mr Lenville's ash stick which had flown out of his hand, and breaking it in half, threw him the pieces.
ref: 1838 March – 1839 October, Charles Dickens, chapter 29, in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1839, →OCLC:
text: "Kindly take them in batches of ten sheets, and tear them in half, Dunstable."
ref: 1905, P. G. Wodehouse, A Corner in Lines:
text: A hero exhibiting “superhuman strength” has saved the life of a motorist trapped in a burning vehicle by bending the car's door in half with his bare hands.
ref: 2014 July 2, Adam Withnall, “Hero Good Samaritan bends car door in half”, in The Independent, UK, retrieved 23 Jul 2014:
qualifier: set phrase
glosses: Into two halves.
examples: text: A biotechnology cancer drug cuts in half the risk that one type of breast cancer will recur after surgery.
ref: 2005 April 26, Andrew Pollack, “Breast Cancer Recurrence Is Cut in Half by a Drug”, in New York Times, retrieved 23 Jul 2014:
text: [H]e helped oversee a military offensive that cut the numbers of rebel forces in half to about 8,000 fighters.
ref: 2012 May 16, John Otis, “The Blast in Bogotá: A Reminder of Colombia's Unsolved Problems”, in Time, retrieved 23 Jul 2014:
qualifier: set phrase
glosses: By a divisor of two; to a numerical value which is half of the original value.
Synonyms: sense: into two halves
word: in two
word: asunder
overhead engine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: overhead engines
Senses: glosses: A vertical steam engine in which the cylinder stands above the crank.
hang by the eyelids
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: hangs by the eyelids
form: hanging by the eyelids
form: hung by the eyelids
form: hung by the eyelids
Senses: glosses: To hang by a very slight hold or tenure.
glosses: To be in an unfinished condition; to be left incomplete.
funk out
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: funks out
form: funking out
form: funked out
form: funked out
Senses: examples: text: to funk right out o' p'lit'cal strife
ref: 1848, James Russell Lowell, The Biglow Papers:
text: “What! why not? what's the meaning of this? are you funking out of it? You're all a set of cowards.”
ref: 1887, Frederick Whsihaw (translator), Fyodor Dostoevsky (original), The Gambler:
glosses: To back out in a cowardly way; to chicken out.
examples: text: “I don't know; we've lost line-of-sight, and I think my com is funking out, too. Maybe the static discharge shorted it out. We're gonna have to backtrack and find everybody.”
ref: 2012, W. G. Marshall, Enormity:
text: Jack did not like it when his technology funked out, but with forty-three Marines keeping careful watch, he could at least search with the Mark I eyeball.
ref: 2013, Mark Shepherd, Kris Longknife: Defender:
glosses: To malfunction.
examples: text: Maupin shines, particularly at 4:48 where he funks out, completely eschewing the tempo and expanding the palette of the band.
ref: 2018, Eric Wendell, Experiencing Herbie Hancock: A Listener's Companion:
text: Dancing, energized, smiling at Wes, who was dressed to the nines with his cuffs rolled and slacks ironed, funking out to the tunes.
ref: 2022, Kelly Siskind, The Beat Match:
glosses: To rock out to funk music.
ultrafidian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Going beyond mere faith
glosses: Having a great amount of faith.
Derived terms: ultrafidianism
Related terms: fidelity