cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
gender-flip
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gender-flips
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of genderflip.
gender-flip
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: gender-flips
form: gender-flipping
form: gender-flipped
form: gender-flipped
Senses: examples: text: And this is where selfcest comes in. For those unfamiliar with Adventure Time, it has two series: the main, phallogocentric one, Adventure Time, and another spin-off version, Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake, in which gender-flipped versions of the original characters are presented. Marceline spawns Marshall Lee, Jake turns into Cake, Finn becomes Fionna, Princess Bubblegum is chewed up and spat out as Prince Gumball… you get the picture. Enter Fanfiction, which causes them to hook up. Creepy, yes.
ref: 2013, Boo Patrick, "Selfcest", Manifesto (University of New South Wales College of Fine Arts), April 2013, page 8
text: in the brief instances when Dear Evan Hansen does work, it’s largely thanks to its talented female ensemble. Kaitlyn Dever is so effortlessly naturalistic as a grief-stricken teen that she almost makes the case that this should’ve been a gender-flipped adaptation starring her.
ref: 2021 September 22, Caroline Siede, “Dear Evan Hansen is a misfire on just about every level”, in AV Club:
glosses: Alternative form of genderflip.
nowhere in sight
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: In assessing the windstrength before an operation I could not stop myself hoping that it would be too strong; we should win the war of course, but the end was nowhere in sight and I did so wish it was like a term at school when one at least knew how long one had to stick it out.
ref: 2008, Captain Peter Dickens, Night Action: MTB Flotilla at War, page 192:
text: September 23, 2019, Greta Thunberg, Speech at the United Nations
For more than 30 years, the science has been crystal clear. How dare you continue to look away and come here saying that you're doing enough, when the politics and solutions needed are still nowhere in sight.
glosses: Alternative form of nowhere to be found.
wind strength
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: wind strengths
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of windstrength.
POSes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of POS
point of service
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: point of services
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of point of sale.
point of services
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of point of service
auditory processing disorder
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: auditory processing disorders
Senses: topics: medicine
neurology
neuroscience
pathology
sciences
synonyms: word: APD
glosses: A neurodevelopmental disorder affecting the way the brain processes sounds.
auditory processing disorders
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of auditory processing disorder
APDs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of APD
Fetești
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Romanian Fetești.
Senses: glosses: A city in Ialomița County, Romania.
Gherghești
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Romanian Gherghești.
Senses: glosses: A village in Petrești, Dâmbovița County, Romania.
glosses: A commune of Vaslui County, Romania.
glosses: A village in Gherghești, Vaslui County, Romania.
anti-social personality disorder
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: anti-social personality disorders
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of antisocial personality disorder.
anti-social personality disorders
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of anti-social personality disorder
Hârtiești
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Hârtiești.
Senses: glosses: A village and commune of Argeș County, Romania.
Hîncești
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Romanian Hîncești.
Senses: glosses: A city, municipality, and district of Moldova.
Hîrcești
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Hîrcești.
Senses: glosses: A village and commune of Ungheni Raion, Moldova.
puttogether
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more puttogether
form: most puttogether
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of put-together.
puts together
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of put together
putting together
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of put together
puts one's hands together
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of put one's hands together
putting one's hands together
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of put one's hands together
putting heads together
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of put heads together
puts heads together
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of put heads together
too many cooks spoil the stew
Language: English
Part of speech: proverb
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of too many cooks spoil the broth.
too many cooks spoil the soup
Language: English
Part of speech: proverb
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of too many cooks spoil the broth.
Priponești
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Romanian Priponești.
Senses: glosses: A village and commune of Galați County, Romania.
too many chefs spoil the broth
Language: English
Part of speech: proverb
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of too many cooks spoil the broth.
Pufești
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Pufești.
Senses: glosses: A village and commune of Vrancea County, Romania.
a camel is a horse made by committee
Language: English
Part of speech: proverb
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of a camel is a horse designed by a committee.
Stoilești
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Romanian Stoilești.
Senses: glosses: A commune of Vâlcea County, Romania.
glosses: A village in Stoilești, Vâlcea County, Romania.
Breckon
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Breckons
Etymology: Habitational surname from the town of Brecon, in Wales.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Welsh.
spendthriftily
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more spendthriftily
form: most spendthriftily
Senses: glosses: in a spendthrift manner
Cardis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Cardi
Artioli
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Artiolis
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Artioli.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Italian.
Winterkorn
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Winterkorns
Etymology: Borrowed from German Winterkorn.
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
Related terms: Vintercorn
Vinterkorn
Wintercorn
pick-me
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pick-mes
form: pick me
form: pickme
Senses: examples: text: Yet the “pick me” culture, a phenomenon where some women announce their willingness to adhere to these arbitrary standards, is evident on Twitter and other social media sites.
ref: 2020, Mikki Kendall, Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot, page 74:
text: Or think about the pick-me's claim that she's totally fine with how much her boyfriend salivates over Instagram models or flirts with his coworker, because she's not like other girls who are jealous and insecure.
ref: 2024, Drew Afualo, Loud: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve, unnumbered page:
text: While folklore and evermore do celebrate Swift's evolution from the "pick me" days of Fearless, the albums also use cottagecore landscapes and imagery as a vehicle for mourning simpler times.
ref: 2024, Katherine Murray, “Female Millennial Rage: The Weaponization of Cottagecore”, in Anastasia Klimchynskaya, Betsy Winakur Tontiplaphol, editors, The Literary Taylor Swift: Songwriting and Intertextuality, page 125:
glosses: Synonym of pick-me girl.
synonyms: word: pick-me girl
examples: text: Pick-mes are ideal for the role of the token minority friend since they often fall in line with racist beliefs used against their own community.
ref: 2020, Danica Seto, "White People, Please Pick Me", Overachiever Magazine, September 2020 (link)
text: The most disgusting act I've seen from a "pick me" is when they'd bring others down or betray the ones who cared for them all in the name of "being accepted."
ref: 2020 November 1, Marissa Foster, “Stop being a 'pick me' person to fit in”, in Pepperpot, Georgetown, Guyana, page 20:
text: A “pick-me” person is desperate for acceptance from a particular group and will do whatever it takes to gain access to certain social circles and remain there.
ref: 2022, Shreya Joshi, "Ghislaine Maxwell and the pathological pick-me syndrome", The Medium (University of Toronto Mississauga, 17 January 2022, page 6
glosses: A person who acts against the interests of their own (typically marginalized) group in the hope of obtaining majority favour.
political marketing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: promotion of political ideas, actors, or policies through the adoption of marketing and advertising techniques; commonly used to gain public support during elections.
saraka
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sarakas
Etymology: From an unknown West African language, from Arabic صَدَقَة (ṣadaqa). Although owners of enslaved African Americans suppressed Islam, a small number of cultural practices originating from Islam persisted in the US. The West African tradition of giving rice cakes as charity (related to their practice of Islam) survived among various African Americans.
Senses: examples: text: My mother made me saraka for Christmas.
text: She make funny flat cake she call 'saraka.'
ref: 1940, Mary Granger, “Sapelo Island”, in Drums and Shadows:
glosses: A sweet, flat, and soft cake resembling mochi made with rice and a sweetener such as sugar and honey, originating from African American culture.
falls on one's face
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of fall on one's face
falling on one's face
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of fall on one's face
fell on one's face
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of fall on one's face
fallen on one's face
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of fall on one's face
lands on one's feet
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of land on one's feet
landing on one's feet
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of land on one's feet
landed on one's feet
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of land on one's feet
drops the ball
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of drop the ball
dropping the ball
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of drop the ball
dropped the ball
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of drop the ball
takes one's eye off the ball
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of take one's eye off the ball
taking one's eye off the ball
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of take one's eye off the ball
took one's eye off the ball
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of take one's eye off the ball
taken one's eye off the ball
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of take one's eye off the ball
keeps one's eye on the ball
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of keep one's eye on the ball
keeping one's eye on the ball
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of keep one's eye on the ball
kept one's eye on the ball
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of keep one's eye on the ball
drops the kids off at the pool
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of drop the kids off at the pool
dropping the kids off at the pool
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of drop the kids off at the pool
dropped the kids off at the pool
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of drop the kids off at the pool
drop the kiddies off at the pool
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: drops the kiddies off at the pool
form: dropping the kiddies off at the pool
form: dropped the kiddies off at the pool
form: dropped the kiddies off at the pool
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of drop the kids off at the pool.
drops the writ
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of drop the writ
dropping the writ
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of drop the writ
dropped the writ
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of drop the writ
drops the gloves
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of drop the gloves
dropping the gloves
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of drop the gloves
dropped the gloves
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of drop the gloves
drops the hand
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of drop the hand
dropping the hand
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of drop the hand
dropped the hand
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of drop the hand
drops the f-bomb
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of drop the f-bomb
dropping the f-bomb
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of drop the f-bomb
dropped the f-bomb
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of drop the f-bomb
drops the F-bomb
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of drop the F-bomb
dropping the F-bomb
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of drop the F-bomb
dropped the F-bomb
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of drop the F-bomb
drops the topic
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of drop the topic
dropping the topic
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of drop the topic
dropped the topic
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of drop the topic
drops the H-bomb
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of drop the H-bomb
dropping the H-bomb
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of drop the H-bomb
dropped the H-bomb
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of drop the H-bomb
drops a dime on someone
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of drop a dime on someone
dropping a dime on someone
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of drop a dime on someone
dropped a dime on someone
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of drop a dime on someone
drops a bollock
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of drop a bollock
dropping a bollock
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of drop a bollock
dropped a bollock
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of drop a bollock
drops a clanger
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of drop a clanger
dropping a clanger
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of drop a clanger
dropped a clanger
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of drop a clanger
drops acid
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of drop acid
dropping acid
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of drop acid
dropped acid
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of drop acid
drop-forged
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: a workpiece that has been treated with drop forging
drop-goal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: drop-goals
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of drop goal.
dropgoal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dropgoals
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of drop goal.
dropgoals
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dropgoal
drop-goals
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of drop-goal
drops in the bucket
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of drop in the bucket
drops in the ocean
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of drop in the ocean
drop-in centers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of drop-in center
cooling centre
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cooling centres
Senses: qualifier: Australian spelling
glosses: Alternative spelling of cooling center.
theater kids
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of theater kid
theatre kid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: theatre kids
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of theater kid.
theatre kids
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of theatre kid
Koch's triangle
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Named after the German pathologist and cardiologist Walter Karl Koch.
Senses: topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: An area located in the superficial paraseptal endocardium of the right atrium.
wikipedia: Walter Karl Koch
valve of Thebesius
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: valves of Thebesius
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Thebesian valve.
synonyms: word: Thebesian valve
valves of Thebesius
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of valve of Thebesius
graduate student descent
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Modeled on gradient descent. Attributed to David A. McAllester.
Senses: examples: text: Phrase of the day, "Graduate Student Descent." Optimization through graduate student tweaking.
ref: [2011 April 6, Kat Scott, Twitter, archived from the original on 04 Jul 2022:
text: […] people without real-world experience often ignore systematic approaches to hyperparameter tuning in favor of manual, gut-feeling approach. The most popular method is arguably 'Graduate Student Descent (GSD) […]
ref: 2019, Chip Huyen, “Design a machine learning system”, in Chip Huyen [personal website], retrieved 27 Sep 2021:
text: Instead of hypothesis-forming based on theory, extensive research on previous studies and/or reflection against the existing domain knowledge, grad student descent […] is applied.
ref: 2019 April 17, Oguzhan Gencoglu with Mark van Gils, Esin Guldogan, Chamin Morikawa, Mehmet Süzen, Mathias Gruber, Jussi Leinonen, and Heikki Huttunen, “HARK Side of Deep Learning - From Grad Student Descent to Automated Machine Learning”, in arXiv, page 2:
qualifier: machine learning
glosses: The process of choosing hyperparameters manually and in an ad-hoc manner, typical of work assigned to a graduate student.
wikipedia: David A. McAllester
drops like a bad habit
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of drop like a bad habit
dropping like a bad habit
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of drop like a bad habit
dropped like a bad habit
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of drop like a bad habit
drop like a hot brick
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: drops like a hot brick
form: dropping like a hot brick
form: dropped like a hot brick
form: dropped like a hot brick
Senses: glosses: Synonym of drop like a hot potato.
synonyms: word: drop like a hot potato
drops like a hot potato
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of drop like a hot potato
dropping like a hot potato
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of drop like a hot potato
dropped like a hot potato
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of drop like a hot potato
drops like a hot brick
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of drop like a hot brick
dropping like a hot brick
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of drop like a hot brick
dropped like a hot brick
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of drop like a hot brick
Budureasa
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Budureasa.
Senses: glosses: A village and commune of Bihor County, Romania.
Ciuruleasa
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Romanian Ciuruleasa.
Senses: glosses: A commune of Alba County, Romania.
glosses: A village in Ciuruleasa, Alba County, Romania.
Rudăreasa
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Rudăreasa.
Senses: glosses: A river in Vâlcea County, Romania.
Elymian
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Elymians
Etymology: From Elymi + -an.
Senses: examples: text: In 580 the Greeks attacked the Carthaginians and Elymians.
ref: 2009, Jeff Champion, Pyrrhus of Epirus, Pen and Sword Books, unnumbered page:
text: To the Elymians and the Phoenicians the change of names could have signified a welcome return to the older name of the colony (Makara = "Herakleia") before the Selinuntines seized it and named it "Minoa".
ref: 2011, Irad Malkin, A Small Greek World: Networks in the Ancient Mediterranean, Oxford University Press, page 140:
glosses: Any member of a people who inhabited western Sicily during the Bronze Age and Classical antiquity.
Elymian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Elymian
form: most Elymian
Etymology: From Elymi + -an.
Senses: examples: text: The exact relations which existed between Carthage and the Elymian towns, those again which existed between the two Elymian towns themselves, are nowhere clearly described.
ref: 1892, E. A. Freeman, The History of Sicily from the Earliest Times, Volume III: The Athenian and Carthaginian Invasions, Clarendon Press, page 83:
glosses: Of or pertaining to the Elymian people or their society, language, etc.
Elymian
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Elymi + -an.
Senses: examples: text: The chance find of a dump at Segesta has yielded more Elymian inscriptions (mostly single words, inscribed in Greek letters on potsherds) than all other sites combined.
ref: 2005, Irad Malkin, Mediterranean Paradigms and Classical Antiquity, Taylor & Francis (Routledge), page 49:
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: An extinct, undeciphered and unclassified language spoken by the Elymians.
Elymians
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Elymian
Winterkorns
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Winterkorn
Eveleighs
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Eveleigh
Everleighs
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Everleigh
Everlys
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Everly
Breckons
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Breckon
Artiolis
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Artioli
Wainfleet
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Ultimately from Old English wæġn (“wagon”) + flēot (“small stream”).
Senses: glosses: Short for Wainfleet All Saints and Wainfleet St Mary, neighbouring settlements and civil parishes in Lincolnshire, England.
glosses: A rural township in the Niagara region of Ontario, Canada.
Kettlewell
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Kettlewells
Etymology: From Old English ċetel (“kettle; deep valley”) + wielle (“well”).
Senses: glosses: A village in Kettlewell with Starbotton parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD969723).
glosses: A habitational surname from Old English.
Keesey
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Keeseys
Etymology: Americanized spelling of German Keese or Giese.
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
Keeseys
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Keesey
Kettlewells
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Kettlewell
MacMurray
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: MacMurrays
form: Macmurray
Etymology: Variant of McMurray.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Irish.
Luers
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Luerses
Etymology: Borrowed from German Lürs.
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
Luerses
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Luers
MacMurrays
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of MacMurray
Macmurray
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: See McMurray.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of MacMurray.
Levene
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Levenes
Etymology: Variant of Levin or Leven.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Loghry
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Loghrys
Etymology: Variant of Loughrey.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Irish.
Loghrys
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Loghry
Levenes
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Levene
Novinger
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Novingers
Etymology: Probably a variant of Noffsinger.
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
glosses: A town in Adair County, Missouri, United States.
Novingers
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Novinger
Oriols
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Oriol
bufferbloat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bufferbloats
Etymology: From buffer + bloat, first attested in 2010.
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
networking
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Excessive buffering of packets which may cause delays (latency) or jitter (latency variation) in packet-switched networks, particularly during high load.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
networking
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Delay caused by such excessive buffering.
Tegel
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From German Tegel, from Low German Tygel.
Senses: glosses: A district of Reinickendorf borough, Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
glosses: Ellipsis of Lake Tegel: a lake in Tegel district, Reinickendorf borough, Berlin, Germany.
synonyms: Otto Lilienthal
Lilienthal
Berlin-Lilienthal
TXL
EDDT
coordinate_terms: Berlin-Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Willy Brandt
Brandt
Berlin-Brandt
Berlin-Tempelhof
Tempelhof
Berlin-Schönefeld
Schönefeld
glosses: Ellipsis of Berlin-Tegel: a former airport in Tegel district, Reinickendorf borough, Berlin, Germany.
glosses: Ellipsis of Tegelort (= Tegel Village): a neighbourhood and former village in Konradshöhe district, Reinickendorf borough, Berlin, Germany.
glosses: A historic region of Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany.
Minges
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Mingeses
Etymology: Borrowed from German Minges or a variant of Menzies.
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
Mitsch
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Mitsches
Etymology: Borrowed from German Mitsch.
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
Mitsches
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Mitsch
Mingeses
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Minges
Mittleman
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Mittlemans
Etymology: Variant of German Mittelmann.
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
Perusse
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Perusses
Etymology: Borrowed from French Pérusse.
Senses: glosses: A surname from French.
Perusses
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Perusse
Mittlemans
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Mittleman
McClinton
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: McClintons
form: McClendon
form: McClenton
form: McLendon
form: McLinden
Etymology: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Fhionntáin (“son of the servant of (Saint) Fintán”), a personal name which derives from a hypocoristic form of fionn (“white”).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Irish.
Everley
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Everleys
Etymology: Variant of Everleigh.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
glosses: A small settlement in Suffield-cum-Everley parish, Scarborough district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9788).
Everleys
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Everley
McClintons
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of McClinton
Cokayne
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Cokaynes
Etymology: Variant of Cockayne.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Cokaynes
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Cokayne
snoose
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: snoo͞s
ipa: /snuːs/
rhymes: -uːs
Etymology: From Swedish snus.
Senses: examples: text: Our mother had given him a red coffee can for spitting snoose.
ref: 2008, Louise Erdrich, The Plague of Doves, page 7:
glosses: Alternative form of snus.
nonkinase
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nonkinases
Etymology: From non- + kinase.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any enzyme that is not a kinase
sialoligand
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sialoligands
Etymology: From sialo- + ligand.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any ligand formed from sialic acid or a derivative
sialoligands
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sialoligand
virometry
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The detection and measurement of viruses
Related terms: virometric
virometric
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Relating to, or by means of virometry
Moorfield
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Moorfields
Etymology: Habitational surname from any of various places in England called Moorfields, from Old English mōr (“moor, bog, fen”) + feld (“field”).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Old English.
Related terms: Moorefield
Hobbistic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: Without however going to any such extent as the above, almost all philosophers who are jealous of intuitivism are more or less driven to Hobbistic views on this part of moral philosophy[…]
ref: 1876, John Grote, A Treatise on the Moral Ideals:
glosses: Characteristic of Hobbism.
Related terms: Hobbism
neopleomorphism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: neopleomorphisms
Etymology: From neo- + pleomorphism.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: A newly-formed pleomorphism
Moorfields
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: In Bristol, from the surname Moore + fields
Senses: glosses: A suburb of Bristol, England, east of the city centre (OS grid ref ST6173).
glosses: An inner suburb of Hereford, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5040).
Moorfields
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Moorfield
essential worker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: essential workers
Senses: glosses: A worker who is considered crucial to a particular sector.
glosses: A worker considered necessary for the community at large; especially first responders, other medical, education and transport personnel.
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see essential, worker.
Synonyms: sense: worker considered necessary for the community at large
word: key worker
Related terms: urls: https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/1315169340
https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/64503
https://web.archive.org/https://www.lexico.com/definition/essential_worker
word: “essential worker
urls: https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/1315169340
https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/64503
https://web.archive.org/https://www.lexico.com/definition/essential_worker
word: n.” under “essential
urls: https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/1315169340
https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/64503
https://web.archive.org/https://www.lexico.com/definition/essential_worker
word: n.”
urls: https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/1315169340
https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/64503
https://web.archive.org/https://www.lexico.com/definition/essential_worker
word: in
urls: https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/1315169340
https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/64503
https://web.archive.org/https://www.lexico.com/definition/essential_worker
word: Oxford: Oxford University Press
urls: https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/1315169340
https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/64503
https://web.archive.org/https://www.lexico.com/definition/essential_worker
word: March 2021
urls: https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/1315169340
https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/64503
https://web.archive.org/https://www.lexico.com/definition/essential_worker
word: Dictionary.com
urls: https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/1315169340
https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/64503
https://web.archive.org/https://www.lexico.com/definition/essential_worker
word: Oxford University Press
urls: https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/1315169340
https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/64503
https://web.archive.org/https://www.lexico.com/definition/essential_worker
word: 2019–2022
Cockaynes
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Cockayne
Machens
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Machen
Kemetist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Kemet + -ist.
Senses: glosses: Someone who practices Kemetism (a neopagan revival of Ancient Egyptian religion).
Related terms: Kemetic
Kemetism
O'Halloran
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: O'Hallorans
Etymology: Variant of Halloran.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Irish.
co-organiser
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: co-organisers
Etymology: From co- + organiser.
Senses: examples: text: However , the tour's co-organiser Paul Taylor praised the efforts of train crews and helpers for their perseverance, and others who also gave freely of their time to make the event run smoothly.
ref: 2021 September 22, Howard Johnston, “Rebuilt '69s' join the party as railtourers sign off in style”, in RAIL, number 940, page 25:
glosses: Alternative form of co-organizer and coorganizer.
co-organisers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of co-organiser
cooling centres
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cooling centre
ribbon cutting
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ribbon cuttings
Senses: examples: text: Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris performs the traditional ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new station entrance.
ref: 2021 September 22, “Network News: All-change at carbon-positive Denmark Hill station”, in RAIL, number 940, page 26 (photo caption):
glosses: A ceremonial or formal opening of a building or street performed by cutting a ribbon stretched across the entrance.
ribbon cuttings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ribbon cutting
errs on the side of caution
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of err on the side of caution
erring on the side of caution
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of err on the side of caution
erred on the side of caution
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of err on the side of caution
plays it safe
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of play it safe
playing it safe
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of play it safe
played it safe
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of play it safe
name droppings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of name dropping
name drops
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of name drop
name dropped
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of name drop
Milcoiu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Romanian Milcoiu.
Senses: glosses: A commune of Vâlcea County, Romania.
glosses: A village in Milcoiu, Vâlcea County, Romania.
Pârâul Mic
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Various rivers in Romania.
Râmnicul Sărat
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A river in Romania.
Jieț
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A river in Hunedoara, Romania.
Olteț
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Olteț.
Senses: glosses: A river and village in Brașov County, Romania.
glosses: A river in Romania, tributary to the Olt.
Mocra
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Mocra.
Senses: glosses: A commune and village in Transnistria, Moldova.
lantern roof
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lantern roofs
Senses: examples: text: The present station buildings date back to 1886, when they were rebuilt with their distinctive canopy and lantern roof.
ref: 2021 September 22, “National Rail Awards 2021: Eastbourne - Southern”, in RAIL, number 940, page 45:
topics: architecture
glosses: A roof that allows natural light through.
Related terms: roof lantern
make lemonade
Language: English
Part of speech: proverb
Senses: examples: text: ... left to its own devices, the Church made lemonade by taking out ads in the Playbill.
ref: 2021, Religion Dispatches:
glosses: Short for when life gives you lemons, make lemonade (to make the best out of a difficult situation).
lantern roofs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lantern roof
low-impact
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: low-impact stretches before a full workout
topics: exercise
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
antonyms: high-impact
glosses: That does not place harmful stresses on the body.
examples: text: Carry a reusable water-bottle for a low-impact hiking experience.
topics: biology
ecology
natural-sciences
glosses: That seeks to minimize possible environmental impact.
high-impact
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: exercise
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
antonyms: low-impact
glosses: That places a great deal of harmful stresses on the body.
examples: text: a high-impact screen protector
glosses: Capable of withstanding great physical impact. (of plastic, rubber, and similar materials)
all-hands
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Requiring the involvement of everyone available.
Related terms: all hands
cruxy
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more cruxy
form: most cruxy
Etymology: From crux + -y.
Senses: topics: climbing
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: The most difficult (part of a climb).
top-roper
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: top-ropers
Senses: topics: climbing
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A person who top-ropes
Blackhander
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Blackhanders
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Black Hander.
Black Hander
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Black Handers
form: Blackhander
form: blackhander
Etymology: From Black Hand + -er.
Senses: glosses: A person who carries on the Black Hand extortion racket.
Blackhanders
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Blackhander
Black Handers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Black Hander
belawgiven
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of belawgive
swashest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of swash: most swash
boulderable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more boulderable
form: most boulderable
Senses: topics: climbing
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: suitable for, or possible to, boulder
well-run
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: better-run
form: best-run
Senses: examples: text: The judges said: "A huge project has transformed a confusing station into a smooth-running interchange with remarkably little congestion and cutting-edge information systems. This well-run station has real 'wow factor' and excellent access to the new developments on all sides."
ref: 2021 September 22, “National Rail Awards 2021: London Bridge - Network Rail”, in RAIL, number 940, page 47:
glosses: Managed or operated in an efficient manner; well-organized.
swash someone's buckle
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: swashes someone's buckle
form: swashing someone's buckle
form: swashed someone's buckle
form: swashed someone's buckle
Etymology: Back-formation from swashbuckle
Senses: examples: text: If a man is going to play the swashbuckler, I like to see him able to swash his buckle.
ref: 1912, Sidney Robinson Kennedy, Alden Charles Noble, White Ashes, page 380:
text: Douglas Fairbanks Sr. (who liked to swash his buckle both on- and off-screen ) intended to create a fantasy world of easy living, old Southern California style.
ref: 1970, San Diego Magazine - Volume 22, page 64:
text: I seldom swashed my buckle. The most interesting work I did was with the Justice Department Special Investigations division.
ref: 2000, Harold Covington, Fire And Rain:
text: Paige and the pirate swashed their buckles, the witch's eyes sparkling with pleasure.
ref: 2007, Scott Ciencin, Constance M. Burge, High Spirits, page 57:
text: Shiver me timbers and swash my buckle.
ref: 2010, Pieter-Dirk Uys, Between the Devil and the Deep: A Memoir of Acting and Reacting:
glosses: To behave or feel in a swashbuckling manner.
examples: text: I still wouldn't mind having my buckle swashed by a nice taut blond.
ref: 2009, Phillipa Ashley, Just Say Yes:
text: He could swash my buckle any time.
ref: 2012, June Tate, Riches of the Heart:
text: “Gonna make you swash my buckle later, m'lady,” he growled against her throat.
ref: 2016, Suzanne Halliday, Unforgettable:
glosses: To have sex
examples: text: The next time we fence, I'll swash your buckle, lady.
ref: 1985, Linda Barlow ·, Knight of Passion, page 173:
text: “I'll swash your buckle,” Joseph complained to his friend as he took Teegan's other arm.
ref: 1996, Scott Ciencin, Thunder Falls, page 63:
glosses: To subdue or trounce.
examples: text: You just stay here and swash your buckle.
ref: 1983, Lynn Fairfax, Guarded Moments, page 117:
text: Swash your buckle right back here. You are in trouble now!
ref: 1998, Geralyn Dawson, The Wedding Ransom, page 332:
text: “Seek revenge” is an option if avenge doesn't swash your buckle.
ref: 2009, Dave Guthmann, Inside a Dog, page 23:
glosses: A nonce verb
stand on the shoulders of giants
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: stands on the shoulders of giants
form: standing on the shoulders of giants
form: stood on the shoulders of giants
form: stood on the shoulders of giants
Etymology: Extracted from dwarf standing on the shoulders of giants. Often attributed to Isaac Newton (see quotations), but in other forms already in use earlier.
Senses: examples: text: If I have seen further it is by standing on ye shoulders of Giants.
ref: 1675 February 5, Isaac Newton, “Newton to Hooke”, in H. W. Turnbull, editor, The Correspondence of Isaac Newton, Volume I: 1661–1675, Cambridge University Press, published 1959, page 416:
text: In this 200th anniversary year of our Constitution, you and I stand on the shoulders of giants—men whose words and deeds put wind in the sails of freedom.
ref: 1987 January 27, Ronald Reagan, State of the Union Address:
text: "In the western scientific tradition we stand on the shoulders of giants," says Young, echoing both Torvalds and Sir Isaac Newton before him.
ref: 2002, Sam Williams, chapter 10, in Free as in Freedom, →ISBN:
text: It is useful, though, to remember the conclusion of the maxim: we stand on the shoulders of giants to see better and farther than they.
ref: 2007, C. M. C. Green, Roman Religion and the Cult of Diana at Aricia, page xv:
glosses: To build on the discoveries of others before one.
wikipedia: Isaac Newton
Derived terms: stand on someone's shoulders
stand on the shoulders of
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: stands on the shoulders of
form: standing on the shoulders of
form: stood on the shoulders of
form: stood on the shoulders of
Etymology: Clipping of stand on the shoulders of giants.
Senses: glosses: To build on the previous works and gains of.
trapezoidal rule
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: trapezoidal rules
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: A method of finding an approximate value for a definite integral, based on dividing the area under the graph of the function into a series of strips, each of which is approximately a trapezoid, and summing the area of all the trapezoids to approximate the area.
Synonyms: word: trapezium rule
word: trapezoid rule
Related terms: Gaussian quadrature
Newton-Cotes formula
rectangle rule
Simpson's rule
Smithee
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Smithees
Etymology: Variant spelling of Smithey.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Smithee
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Modification of Smith.
Senses: topics: broadcasting
film
media
television
glosses: Ellipsis of Alan Smithee.
nigger universities
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nigger university
Cronenberg
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Cronenbergs
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
glosses: A placename
A ward and former town in Wuppertal, Wupper Valley, Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
glosses: A placename
A municipality of Kusel district, North Palatine Uplands, Palatinate, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Derived terms: Cronenberger
Cronenbergian
Related terms: Kronenberg
Kronenbourg
Kronenburg
biduous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From Latin biduus.
Senses: glosses: Continuing for two days.
Cold Bay
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A bay and harbor in Aleut Peninsula, Aleutians East borough, Alaska, United States.
synonyms: Fort Randall
Navy Town
Thornbrough
Udaamagax
Pualu
glosses: A city in Aleut Peninsula, Aleutians East borough, Alaska, United States, located on the bay.
synonyms: CDB
PACD
glosses: Ellipsis of Cold Bay Airport: an airport on the Aleut Peninsula, Aleutians East borough, Alaska, United States, located on the shores of the bay.