cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
chous
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: choes
form: khous
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek χοῦς (khoûs).
Senses: glosses: A squat, rounded form of oenochoe with a trefoil mouth.
examples: text: It follows that the seah must equal the urna, and the hin equal 2 Attic choes.
ref: 1903, Sir Charles Warren, The Ancient Cubit and Our Weights and Measures, page 89:
text: Accordingly one Amphoreus Metrétés contained 12 Choes, 144 Kotyloi, 864 Kyathoi. The Amphoreus held 39·39 litres or 69·33 pints, or slightly over 8½ gallons. It may generally be assumed that the great pointed pottery jars in which wines were preserved, exported and sold were, each of them, such an amphoreus.
ref: 1957, Charles Seltman, “The Trade”, in Wine in the Ancient World, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd, page 137:
text: Amphoreis of wine [- - -] : 590, three choes¹² […] 12. I.e., 590 amphoreis (a unit of measurement probably equivalent to 12 choes) + three choes = 7,083 choes.
ref: 1977, Charles W. Fornara, Archaic Times to the End of the Peloponnesian War (Translated Documents of Greece and Rome; 1), Baltimore, Md.; London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, pages 168 and 170:
text: […] a jar, of two metretai; a bronze jug, of four choes, and spouted cup; a tray for cups, and a second one; […]
ref: 1996, Epigraphica Anatolica, numbers 26–29, page 139:
text: The amounts are significant: 8 choes of wine equals 6 gallons; a medimnos equals 48 khoinikes. A single khoinix was a day’s grain ration for a man in Athens.
ref: 2018, Timothy Doran, Spartan Oliganthropia, Brill, →ISBN, pages 35–36:
glosses: An Ancient Greek unit of liquid measure correspondent to 12 cotylae.
choes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chous
organotherapeutic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From organo- + therapeutic.
Senses: glosses: Relating to organotherapy.
organotherapeutics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From organo- + therapeutics.
Senses: glosses: The practice of organotherapy.
Four-Russians
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Introduced by four Russians, V. L. Arlazarov, E. A. Dinic, M. A. Kronrod, and I. A. Faradzev, in 1970.
Senses: examples: Four-Russians method
Four-Russians technique
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
programming
sciences
glosses: Method of Four Russians: a technique for speeding up certain matrix operations by partitioning the matrix into smaller blocks associated with lookup tables
Internet kiosk
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Internet kiosks
Senses: glosses: A terminal that provides public Internet access, typically in a booth.
Internet kiosks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Internet kiosk
tussie-mussie
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tussie-mussies
form: tussy-mussy
form: tuzzy-muzzy
form: tuzzie-muzzie
form: tuzziemuzzie
form: tuzzymuzzy
form: tuzzimuzzy
Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic tùs f (“nice smell, incense”) and debatable second part, a mere reduplication, or mùsg (“musk”) for a moschate flower, or mùisear (“primrose”).
Senses: examples: text: Seruia, Plinio, Sertum è floribus, pastillus è floribus fartus. […] Vn bouquet. A garland of flowers: a nosegay: a tuzziemuzzie: a sweete posie.
ref: 1585, John Higgins, The nomenclator, or remembrancer of Adrianus Iunius physician, diuided in two tomes, conteining proper names and apt termes for all thinges vnder their conuenient titles, London: Ralph Newberie and Henrie Denham, page 113b
text: Rosemary for remembrance, sage for long life, and roses for love were three positive messages that might have been passed on through a tussie-mussie.
ref: 2004, Barbara Pleasant, The Whole Herb: For Cooking, Crafts, Gardening, Health, and Other Joys of Life, Square One Publishers, Inc., →ISBN, page 67:
glosses: A nosegay given by one person to another to convey a message in the language of flowers.
examples: text: We got as thick as we could be,
And every night drank strong bohea;
Says he, ‘You shall be my son-in-law,
And marry the Princess Washy Taw–’
Says I, ‘Your majesty, hold your jaw!
I will accept the Princess Paw—
With her tuzzy muzzy, hoki poki,
 hunky nunky, roki boki,
pulka wulka, joki koki,
All in the Tongo Islands.
ref: 1850, William Thomas Moncrieff, “The Tongo Islands, sung by Mr. T.P. Cooke”, in An original collection of Songs, sung at the Theatres Royal, Public Concerts &c., London: John Duncombe, page 108:
glosses: The pudendum muliebre.
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
form: Federal Republic of Jugoslavia
Senses: glosses: Former official name of Serbia and Montenegro: a former country existing in Southeast Europe on the Balkan Peninsula from 1992 through 2006, composed of the modern states of Serbia and Montenegro; a rump state of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, which changed its official name to the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro in 2003.
Related terms: Serbia and Montenegro
tussie-mussies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tussie-mussie
language of flowers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Perhaps she just looked first into the bouquet, to see whether there was a billet-doux hidden among the flowers; but there was no letter. "Do they talk the language of flowers at Boggley Wollah, Sedley?" asked Osborne, laughing.
ref: 1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, “The Green Silk Purse”, in Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC, page 31:
glosses: Secret communication through the use of flowers; floriography.
Related terms: tussie-mussie
pheneticism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From phenetic + -ism.
Senses: qualifier: systematics
glosses: Support for the system of phenetics.
egocentric predicament
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: human-sciences
philosophy
sciences
glosses: The problem of not being able to view reality outside of our own perceptions.
Elevatorgate
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From elevator + -gate.
Senses: examples: text: One of the difficulties for the women whom Elevatorgate is “Storifying” lies in making a determination as to when his following them becomes obsessive enough to qualify as stalking and whether that signifies actual danger for the women he is obsessed with.
ref: 2015, Karla Mantilla, Gendertrolling: How Misogyny Went Viral:
text: This divide can be traced to the infamous 2011 “Elevatorgate” incident following Skepchick founder Rebecca Watson's experience with sexual harassment at a skepticism conference.
ref: 2015, Corey Wrenn, A Rational Approach to Animal Rights: Extensions in Abolitionist Theory:
text: Dawkins' reaction to the Elevatorgate debates was therefore not only ideological but also strategic, born of a pragmatic desire to maintain movement cohesion and ideological focus.
ref: 2015, Stephen LeDrew, The Evolution of Atheism: The Politics of a Modern Movement, →ISBN:
text: Seymour would have been on stronger ground if he'd criticized Nagle for her comments on so-called New Atheism and her description of a sequence of events in 2011 that was labelled at the time as Elevatorgate.
ref: 2018, Russell Blackford, The Tyranny of Opinion: Conformity and the Future of Liberalism:
glosses: A controversy of 2011 over whether the American blogger Rebecca Watson was right to suggest that a man in an elevator inviting her to his room for coffee was behaving inappropriately.
Related terms: Donglegate
wheels of fortune
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of wheel of fortune
inductive couplings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of inductive coupling
epicondylalgias
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of epicondylalgia
dermatopathic lymphadenitis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dermatopathic lymphadenitises
form: dermatopathic lymphadenites
form: dermatopathic lymphadenitides
Senses: examples: text: The histologic picture of dermatopathic lymphadenitis may be associated with a variety of benign skin disorders, and occasionally lesions similar to dermatopathic lymphadenitis are noted in patients without apparent skin lesions.
ref: 2001, Daniel M. Knowles, Neoplastic Hematopathology, →ISBN, page 561:
text: Dermatopathic lymphadenitis occurs in lymph nodes draining areas in which there has been disruption or irritation of the skin barrier due to any process, benign or malignant.
ref: 2008, Lawrence M. Weiss, Lymph Nodes, →ISBN, page 45:
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Enlargement of lymph nodes, characterized by an inflammatory exudate and hyperplasia of reticuloendothelial cells due to phagocytosis of hemosiderin, melanin, and (possibly) fat.
Synonyms: dermatopathic lymphadenopathy
lipomelanic reticulosis
dermatopathic lymphadenopathy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dermatopathic lymphadenopathies
Senses: examples: text: Follicular lymphoid hyperplasia is present in the early stages of dermatopathic lymphadenopathy, and smears show LHAs, a polymorphous lymphocyte population, and variable numbers of Figure 7.8.
ref: 2010, Stefan E. Pambuccian, Ricardo H. Bardales, Lymph Node Cytopathology, →ISBN, page 104:
text: Indeed, in the present study, IDC of dermatopathic lymphadenopathies expressed these five markers, whereas the majority of normal intraepidermal LC did not.
ref: 2012, Jacques Banchereau, Daniel Schmitt, Dendritic Cells in Fundamental and Clinical Immunology, →ISBN:
text: Dermatopathic lymphadenopathy represents the reaction of a superficial lymph node to the drainage of skin antigens and melanin from various chronic dermatoses.
ref: 2016, Margaret Ashton-Key, Penny Wright, Dennis Wright, Diagnostic Lymph Node Pathology, →ISBN, page 3-35:
glosses: Synonym of dermatopathic lymphadenitis.
synonyms: word: dermatopathic lymphadenitis
Ganeff
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Ganeffs
Etymology: Derived from Bulgarian Ганев (Ganev).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Bulgarian.
lipomelanic reticulosis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lipomelanic reticuloses
Senses: examples: text: Soloff (1941) emphasized the difficulty in distinguishing histologically between some cases of lipomelanic reticulosis and Hodgkin's disease.
ref: 1954, A.M.A. Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology:
glosses: Synonym of dermatopathic lymphadenitis.
synonyms: word: dermatopathic lymphadenitis
lipomelanic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From lipo- + melanic.
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Characterized by the involvement of lipids and melanin.
Derived terms: lipomelanic reticulosis
sweet coltsfoot
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sweet coltsfoots
Senses: examples: text: Certain plants may even be made to yield salt, by being burned to ashes. One such is the Sweet Coltsfoot (Petasites palmata, Gray), a perennial herb of the Composite tribe, having large, rounded, deeply fingered leaves
ref: 1920, Charles Francis Saunders, Useful Wild Plants of the United States and Canada, page 232:
text: Friends planted the native Sweet Coltsfoot in front of P. japonicus at the bottom of their moist ravine, and the combination makes quite a statement.
ref: 2003, Carolyn Harstad, Got Shade? A "Take it Easy" Approach for Today's Gardener, page 149:
glosses: Various plant species of the genus Petasites.
examples: text: Other popularly used plants are tassel-flower (Cacalia hastata var. tanakae), plumed thistles (Circium amplexifolium), sweet coltsfoot (Petasites japonicus), and wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)
ref: 1983, Brooklyn Botanic Garden Record: Plants and Gardens, volume 39, page 52:
glosses: Various plant species of the genus Petasites.
Petasites japonicus, a flowering plant native to Asia; Japanese sweet coltsfoot.
examples: text: Common understory forbs included, but were not limited to, large-leaved aster, bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum), bluebead lily, species of clubmoss, Canada mayflower, and sweet coltsfoot (Petasites frigidus).
ref: 2009, Mesaba Energy Project Environmental Impact Statement, 3.8-3:
glosses: Various plant species of the genus Petasites.
Petasites frigidus, a flowering plant native to North America; northern sweet coltsfoot; Arctic butterbur.
Synonyms: sense: various Petasites species
word: butterbur
word: fuki
word: giant butterbur
word: Arctic butterbur
numeric promotion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: numeric promotions
Senses: examples: text: Numeric promotion is not a general feature of the Java programming language, but rather a property of the specific definitions of the built-in operations.
ref: 2000, James Gosling, The Java Language Specification, page 78:
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
programming
sciences
glosses: The conversion of a numeric data type into one that can hold more information. For example, the conversion of a long into a double.
Her's
Language: English
Part of speech: pron
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Hers.
extra-contractual
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of extracontractual.
miner's disease
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -iːz
Etymology: From incidence or prevalence among miners, either formerly or still so.
Senses: glosses: Any of several diseases notably found among miners, either formerly or still so.
Nystagmus. (Caused among miners by prolonged eye strain in low-light conditions; still prevalent but no longer especially among miners.)
glosses: Any of several diseases notably found among miners, either formerly or still so.
Miner's worm: hookworm. (Still prevalent but no longer especially among miners.)
glosses: Any of several diseases notably found among miners, either formerly or still so.
Miner's lung: black lung. (Still prevalent but usually not called by this name anymore.)
glosses: Any of several diseases notably found among miners, either formerly or still so.
Miner's phthisis: silicosis. (Still prevalent but usually not called by this name anymore.)
ISRC
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ISRCs
Senses: qualifier: music industry
glosses: Initialism of International Standard Recording Code: a code for uniquely identifying sound recordings and music videos.
speed reading
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: speedreading
Senses: coordinate_terms: speed teaching
glosses: The skill of reading a text at a faster speed than average while still maintaining comprehension of the material that is read.
speed reading
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: speedreading
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of speed read
Fort Lauderdale
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˌfɔəɹt ˈlɔːdəɹdeɪl/
Etymology: The original forts were named after Major William Lauderdale.
Senses: examples: text: Chief Judge Jack Tuter, who oversees the 17th Judicial Circuit Court in Fort Lauderdale, released a statement over the weekend berating Ehrlich for her conduct.
ref: 2018 April 23, Chuck Johnston, “Judge not allowed back to court after berating woman who died”, in CNN:
text: FLL is located between Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood.
ref: 2020 January 7, Rebecca Wallwork, “Which South Florida airport should I fly into?”, in CNN:
glosses: A city, the county seat of Broward County, Florida, United States.
Broward County
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Named after Napoleon Bonaparte Broward.
Senses: glosses: One of 67 counties in Florida, United States. County seat: Fort Lauderdale.
extra-marital
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of extramarital.
extra large
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: extra larges
head_nr: 1
form: extra-large
Etymology: From extra + large.
Senses: head_nr: 2
synonyms: XL
glosses: One of several sizes to which an item may be manufactured.
head_nr: 2
glosses: An item labelled or denoted as being that size.
head_nr: 2
glosses: One who fits an item of that size.
extra large
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: extra-large
Etymology: From extra + large.
Senses: topics: business
clothing
fashion
lifestyle
manufacturing
textiles
glosses: That is extra large (the manufactured size).
raw_tags: with respect to clothing
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see extra, large.
raw_tags: with respect to clothing
Derived terms: extra extra large
free-style
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: I am an American, Chicago born—Chicago, that somber city—and go at things as I have taught myself, free-style, and will make the record in my own way: first to knock, first admitted; sometimes an innocent knock, sometimes a not so innocent.
ref: 1953 September 18, Saul Bellow, The Adventures of Augie March […], New York, N.Y.: The Viking Press, →OCLC, page 3:
glosses: Alternative spelling of freestyle.
free range
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of free-range.
eye color
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: eye colors
form: eyecolor
form: eye colour
Senses: glosses: The color or pigment of the iris of the eye.
eye colour
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: eye colours
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of eye color.
eye-piece
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: eye-pieces
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of eyepiece.
eye-shade
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: eye-shades
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of eyeshade.
ex wife
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ex wives
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of ex-wife.
entrance hall
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: entrance halls
Senses: glosses: foyer
Synonyms: word: entrance hall
word: entry
word: entryway
word: foyer
word: hall
word: ingang
word: lobby
word: porch
word: vestibule
Hypernyms: word: room
Hyponyms: word: antechamber
word: anteroom
word: foreroom
word: narthex
word: reception
word: waiting room
Meronyms: word: chair
word: door
word: entrance
Broward
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Derived terms: Broward County
general secretary
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: general secretaries
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of General Secretary.
Ramsey County
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Both were named after Alexander Ramsey.
Senses: glosses: One of 87 counties in Minnesota, United States. County seat: Saint Paul.
glosses: One of 53 counties in North Dakota, United States. County seat: Devils Lake.
Walworth County
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: One of 66 counties in South Dakota, United States. County seat: Selby. Named after the county in Wisconsin.
glosses: One of 72 counties in Wisconsin, United States. County seat: Elkhorn. Named after Reuben H. Walworth.
Walworth
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɒlwɜːθ/
Forms: form: Walworths
Etymology: From Old English wealh (“Briton”) + worþ (“enclosure”). Compare Walsworth.
Senses: glosses: A district of the borough of Southwark, London, England.
glosses: A scattered village in Darlington borough, County Durham, England.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Custer County, Nebraska, United States.
glosses: A town in Wayne County, New York, United States.
glosses: A town and village in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States.
glosses: A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms: Walworth County
Custer County
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Named after George Armstrong Custer, except Idaho where it took its name from the General Custer Mine.
Senses: glosses: One of 64 counties in Colorado, United States. County seat: Westcliffe.
glosses: One of 44 counties in Idaho, United States. County seat: Challis.
glosses: One of 56 counties in Montana, United States. County seat: Miles City.
glosses: One of 93 counties in Nebraska, United States. County seat: Broken Bow.
glosses: One of 77 counties in Oklahoma, United States. County seat: Arapaho.
glosses: One of 66 counties in South Dakota, United States. County seat: Custer.
Ilfracombe
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈɪlfɹəkuːm/
Senses: glosses: A seaside town and civil parish with a town council in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS5147).
Lynton
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A small clifftop town in Lynton and Lynmouth parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS7149).
glosses: A locality in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta, Canada.
glosses: A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Mitcham, South Australia.
glosses: A townsite in the Shire of Northampton, Western Australia.
Derived terms: Lynton and Lynmouth
Lynmouth
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A harbour village in Lynton and Lynmouth parish, North Devon district, Devon, England, at the mouth of the two Lyn rivers, the East Lyn and West Lyn (OS grid ref SS7249).
glosses: A suburb of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand.
Derived terms: Lynton and Lynmouth
alfabetto
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: This book contains a compilation of songs for the Guitar with Alfabetto notation.
glosses: the standard method of notating strummed guitar chords in Italy during the 17th and early 18th centuries
Torridge
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/
rhymes: -ɒɹɪdʒ
Senses: glosses: A river in Devon, England, which flows into the Taw estuary and Atlantic Ocean.
glosses: A local government district in Devon named after the river.
Taw
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A river in Devon, England, which flows into an estuary where it meets the River Torridge.
Derived terms: Bishop's Tawton
North Tawton
head-scratchings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: head scratchings
Senses: glosses: plural of head-scratching.
head scratching
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: head scratchings
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of head-scratching.
head scratchings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of head scratching (alternative form of head-scratchings).
Okehampton
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˌoʊkˈhæmp.tən/
/ˈoʊ.kæmp.tən/
Senses: glosses: A town and civil parish with a town council in West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5995).
Derived terms: Okehampton Hamlets
glossopoeic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From glossopoeia + -ic.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to glossopoeia.
Crediton
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Old English, recorded as Cridiantune in 930, Chritetona in 1086 (DB), farmstead or estate on the River Creedy, equivalent to Creedy + -ton.
Senses: glosses: A town and civil parish with a town council in Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS8300).
Derived terms: Crediton Hamlets
Kingsteignton
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /kɪŋˈsteɪntən/
Senses: glosses: A town and civil parish with a town council in Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX8773).
Related terms: Bishopsteignton
neo-Trotskyist
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more neo-Trotskyist
form: most neo-Trotskyist
Etymology: From neo- + Trotskyist.
Senses: topics: communism
government
human-sciences
ideology
philosophy
politics
sciences
glosses: Of or pertaining to neo-Trotskyism.
neo-Trotskyist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: neo-Trotskyists
Etymology: From neo- + Trotskyist.
Senses: topics: communism
government
human-sciences
ideology
philosophy
politics
sciences
glosses: A proponent of neo-Trotskyism.
woman-hours
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of woman-hour
Bampton
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Bamptons
Etymology: From Old English bēam (“beam, tree”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Senses: glosses: A placename:
A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY5118).
glosses: A placename:
A small town and civil parish in Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS9522).
glosses: A placename:
A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP3103).
glosses: A habitational surname from Old English
Ambleside
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A small town in Lakes parish, South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England, originally in Westmorland (OS grid ref NY3704).
Amesbury
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A town and civil parish with a town council in south-east Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1541).
glosses: A small hamlet in Timsbury parish, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST6558).
glosses: A city and census-designated place therein, in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.
glosses: A community in Athabasca County, Alberta, Canada.
glosses: A neighbourhood of North York district, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
glosses: A surname.
jaggory
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: jaggories
Senses: glosses: Archaic form of jaggery.
jaggories
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of jaggory
chiarivaris
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chiarivari
Ross-on-Wye
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A market town and civil parish with a town council in southeastern Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO6024).
trickdom
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From trick + -dom.
Senses: examples: text: Explicit Instructions for taking the dog through kindergarten and finishing school of trickdom.
ref: 1909, Albert Shaw, The American Review of Reviews - Volume 40:
text: Nowhere in all photographic trickdom is it possible to get so complete a total impression as in the photomontage, which employs a number of different pictorial elements to weave a single message.
ref: 1940, Jacob Deschin, Photo Tricks and Effects:
text: There seems to be nothing new in elephant trickdom. All the elaborate, purportedly new, stunts are merely variations of four basic maneuvers: the leg-stand; the lay-down; the sit-up; and the whirl-around.
ref: 1958, William Ballantine, Wild tigers & tame fleas:
glosses: The world or realm of tricks.
Related terms: trickery
scoped enumeration
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: scoped enumerations
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
programming
sciences
glosses: In C++, an enumeration that automatically defines its own name as a scope.
Shelby County
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: All are named after Isaac Shelby.
Senses: glosses: One of 67 counties in Alabama, United States. County seat: Columbiana.
glosses: One of 102 counties in Illinois, United States. County seat: Shelbyville.
glosses: One of 92 counties in Indiana, United States. County seat: Shelbyville.
glosses: One of 99 counties in Iowa, United States. County seat: Harlan.
glosses: One of 120 counties in Kentucky, United States. County seat: Shelbyville.
glosses: One of 114 counties in Missouri, United States. County seat: Shelbyville.
glosses: One of 88 counties in Ohio, United States. County seat: Sidney.
glosses: One of 95 counties in Tennessee, United States. County seat: Memphis.
glosses: One of 254 counties in Texas, United States. County seat: Center.
Little River County
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: -aʊnti
Etymology: Named after the Little River, tributary of the Red River.
Senses: glosses: One of 75 counties in Arkansas, United States. County seat: Ashdown.
Little River
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: The name of many rivers and other places in several countries, including:
A river in Oklahoma and Arkansas, United States; a tributary of the Red River.
glosses: The name of many rivers and other places in several countries, including:
A river in Missouri and Arkansas, United States; a tributary of the St. Francis River.
glosses: The name of many rivers and other places in several countries, including:
A place in Canada:
A community in the Comox Valley region, Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
glosses: The name of many rivers and other places in several countries, including:
A place in Canada:
A community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.
glosses: The name of many rivers and other places in several countries, including:
A place in Canada:
A community in the District of Digby, Digby County, Nova Scotia.
glosses: The name of many rivers and other places in several countries, including:
A place in Canada:
A locality in Yukon.
glosses: The name of many rivers and other places in several countries, including:
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama.
glosses: The name of many rivers and other places in several countries, including:
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Alabama.
glosses: The name of many rivers and other places in several countries, including:
A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Mendocino County, California.
glosses: The name of many rivers and other places in several countries, including:
A number of places in the United States:
A neighbourhood and river in Miami, Florida.
glosses: The name of many rivers and other places in several countries, including:
A number of places in the United States:
A minor city in Rice County, Kansas.
glosses: The name of many rivers and other places in several countries, including:
A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place and river in Horry County, South Carolina.
glosses: The name of many rivers and other places in several countries, including:
A number of places in the United States:
A settlement in the city of Little River-Academy, Bell County, Texas.
glosses: The name of many rivers and other places in several countries, including:
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Oconto County, Wisconsin.
glosses: The name of many rivers and other places in several countries, including:
A settlement on Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand.
glosses: The name of many rivers and other places in several countries, including:
A rural locality in Snowy Valleys council area, New South Wales, Australia.
glosses: The name of many rivers and other places in several countries, including:
A town and river in the City of Greater Geelong and City of Wyndham, Victoria, Australia.
Derived terms: Little River-Academy
Little River County
sanwa
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Japanese millet (“Echinochloa esculenta”)
synonyms: word: Japanese millet
extra: Echinochloa esculenta
dangling else
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dangling elses
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
programming
sciences
glosses: A potential ambiguity in a programming language that occurs when an else clause can be associated with either a nested conditional or with the clause that encloses the nested conditional.
trusty-dusty
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of trusty dusty.
massage table
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: massage tables
Senses: glosses: A table used by massage therapists to position the client to receive a massage.
Related terms: milking table
massage tables
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of massage table
fox's socks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: @DEATHOFMYHEART is the fox's socks and will be an awesome father.
ref: 2014 May 15, Ashley Nichole (@_NarcoticEffigy), "Profile," twitter.com (retrieved 19 March 2017)
text: 1920x1080 IPS LCD and the T450 touchpad is the fox's socks, in my opinion.
ref: 2015 April 14, ub818, "Comment," reddit.com (retrieved 19 March 2017)
text: The new Credit Karma spots from TAXI are the fox's socks!
ref: 2017 Jan. 27, @PostProMedia, "PostPro media tweet," twitter.com (retrieved 19 March 2017)
synonyms: word: all that and a bag of chips
word: antelope's cantaloupes
word: ant's pants
word: bee's knees
word: bollocks
word: cat's ass
word: cat's meow
word: cat's pajamas
word: cat's pyjamas
word: cat's whiskers
word: cream of the crop
word: crème de la crème
word: da bomb
word: dog's bollocks
word: dog's dangly bits
word: finger-lickin' good
word: finger-licking good
word: flea's eyebrows
word: fox's socks
word: greatest thing since sliced bread
word: gold standard
word: kitty's titties
word: llama's pajamas
word: mutt's nuts
word: ne plus ultra
word: spider's ankles
word: the bomb
word: the business
word: the shit
word: the tits
qualifier: usually preceded by the
glosses: Something or someone that is ideal or very pleasing.
uncounterfeited
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + counterfeited.
Senses: examples: text: If your vertues be uncounterfayted, if your religion be sound and pure, if your doings be according to true godlines: you shal be a stay to your cuntrie […]
ref: 1571, Arthur Golding, “Epistle Dedicatorie”, in The Psalmes of David and others. With M. John Calvins Commentaries:
text: 1755, Eliza Haywood (pseudonym Exploralibus), The Invisible Spy, London: T. Gardner, Volume 3, Book 6, Chapter 1, p. 175,
But how great soever the satisfaction was which this happy couple received from my behaviour towards them, I think it could scarce exceed what I felt in my own bosom, on finding so perfect a harmony, so uncounterfeited a tenderness, so warm an affection, reciprocally given and paid between two persons united in the manner they were […]
text: They laughed with uncounterfeited glee as the narrator told with eloquent pantomime, how he had prepared to receive the punishment of the rod with forty stripes or so, plus as many more as the rod would stand […]
ref: 1912, Robert Jones Burdette, “Favorites”, in Old Time and Young Tom, Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, pages 148–149:
glosses: Not counterfeited; genuine.
set of one's jaw
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: But he made no audible comment, though his thoughts were as black as his brow and as grimly fashioned as the set of his jaw.
ref: 1909, Louis Joseph Vance, chapter 18, in The Bronze Bell:
text: She saw anger in the very turn of his head and set of his jaw.
ref: 1919, Mary Roberts Rinehart, chapter 30, in Long Live the King:
text: But it was the set of her jaw and the coolness in her green eyes that made me feel how really formidable she was.
ref: 1946, Alice Marble, The Road to Wimbledon, C. Scribner's Sons, p. 154 (Google snippet view)
text: From the set of his jaw and the flash in his eye, it is clear that he always expects to win.
ref: 2005 September 5, Cassandra Jardine, “Worried? You bet, say the odd couple with an ocean to cross”, in Telegraph, UK, retrieved 07 Apr 2017:
qualifier: set phrase
glosses: The manner of one's lower facial expression, especially as suggesting firm resolve, or intensity of thought or feeling.
Related terms: determination
fortitude
inner strength
driving force
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: driving forces
Senses: examples: text: Many authors see a digital revolution taking place today and stress that this is a driving force behind many changes in companies.
ref: 2003, Manja Ledderhos, Strategy on Multiple Channels, →ISBN:
text: Every living creature has a driving force that pushes him in the direction of certain goals.
ref: 2012, Hugh Downs, Yours Truly, Hugh Downs, →ISBN:
text: With the aim of moving toward our subsequent discussion of the driving forces behind mass indebtedness, however, we might take things a little further by condensing the original work's detailed breakdown into two very broad causes of individual indebtedness.
ref: 2015, Mark Horsley, The Dark Side of Prosperity: Late Capitalism’s Culture of Indebtedness, →ISBN:
text: Sheikh Mohammed is the driving force behind the transformation of Dubai into one of the great cities of the modern world: a hub for business and tourism, and the world's gateway to the Middle East.
ref: 2015, Mohammed bin Maktoum, Flashes of Thought, →ISBN:
text: Marples, who later fled to Monaco to escape prosecution for fraud, was the driving force behind The Reshaping of British Railways report published on March 27 1963. Dr Richard Beeching [who wrote the report] was just his fall guy.
ref: 2023 March 8, Howard Johnston, “Was Marples the real railway wrecker?”, in RAIL, number 978, page 50:
glosses: Impetus; a person or thing that causes, stimulates, or motivates something to happen.
examples: text: Diffusing particles experience a drift motion in addition to random diffusion, when an external driving force is applied.
ref: 2007, Helmut Mehrer, Diffusion in Solids, →ISBN, page 178:
text: The total driving force is the sum of two forces: an electrical force (e.g. the negative potential in the cell tends to pull in positively charged ions) and a diffusion force (based on the concentration gradient) (fig. 3-5).
ref: 2013, Nicholas Sperelakis, Physiology and Pathophysiology of the Heart, →ISBN, page 67:
text: The ions transport through the fuel cell electrolytes under the influence of both electrical potential gradient and concentration gradient as the driving forces.
ref: 2016, Shripad T. Revankar, Pradip Majumdar, Fuel Cells: Principles, Design, and Analysis, →ISBN, page 277:
glosses: The force that causes something to move or a physical process to occur.
pork chop island
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pork chop islands
form: porkchop island
form: pork-chop island
Etymology: From the resemblance in shape to the cut of meat.
Senses: glosses: An intersection traffic control island which splits the flow of traffic in two, one to turn using the slip lanes, and one to go through or cross traffic lanes.
Coordinate terms: pedestrian island
traffic circle
refuge island
roundabout
neo-Trotskyists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of neo-Trotskyist
rench
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of rinse
glosses: Obsolete form of wrench.
katalyse
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: katalyses
form: katalysing
form: katalysed
form: katalysed
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of catalyse.
bin chicken
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bin chickens
Etymology: So named from their habit of foraging in garbage bins in large cities.
Senses: glosses: Australian white ibis (Threskiornis molucca).
training collar
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: training collars
Senses: glosses: A choke collar.
glosses: A shock collar.
training collars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of training collar
hero image
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hero images
Senses: examples: text: With the thumbnails in place we can concentrate on the hero image. Click the current full size image until the hero image is the active object.
ref: 2014, David Asch, Creative Web Design with Adobe Muse, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 66:
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
web-design
glosses: An eye-catching, prominent image, used as an over-sized (almost background-like) header.
Sacramento County
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: The California counties include Alameda, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Bernardino, Ventura and others. Cities include Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco, San Diego, San Jose, Long Beach, Malibu, Culver City and Huntington Beach (see the full list below).
ref: 2025 May 30, Mark Sternfield, “Trump administration targets California ‘sanctuary’ cities, counties”, in KTLA:
glosses: One of 58 counties in California, United States. County seat: Sacramento.
Fairfield County
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɛəɹ.fild ˈkaʊn.ti/
rhymes: -aʊnti
Etymology: The county in Connecticut is named after the town of Fairfield.
Senses: glosses: One of 8 counties in Connecticut, United States. There is no county seat.
glosses: One of 88 counties in Ohio, United States. County seat: Lancaster.
glosses: One of 46 counties in South Carolina, United States. County seat: Winnsboro.
Will County
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Named after Conrad Will.
Senses: glosses: One of 102 counties in Illinois, United States. County seat: Joliet.
Cedar County
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: All are derived from the name of the tree, whether directly or indirectly.
Senses: glosses: One of 99 counties in Iowa, United States. County seat: Tipton. Named after the Cedar River.
glosses: One of 114 counties in Missouri, United States. County seat: Stockton. Named after Cedar Creek.
glosses: One of 93 counties in Nebraska, United States. County seat: Hartington. Named for the many cedars there.
Muscatine County
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: One of 99 counties in Iowa, United States. County seat: Muscatine.
Muscatine
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Possibly from Mascouten, a tribe of Native Americans.
Senses: glosses: A city, the county seat of Muscatine County, Iowa, United States.
Derived terms: Muscatine County
Beltrami County
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Named after Giacomo Beltrami.
Senses: glosses: One of 87 counties in Minnesota, United States. County seat: Bemidji.
wikipedia: Giacomo Beltrami
Pollio
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Pollios
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Pollio.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Italian.
Beltrami
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɛlˈtɹæmiː/
rhymes: -æmi
Senses: glosses: A surname from Italian.
glosses: A tiny city in Polk County, Minnesota, United States.
glosses: A neighbourhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Derived terms: Beltrami County
Waseca County
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: One of 87 counties in Minnesota, United States. County seat: Waseca.
Waseca
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
glosses: A city, the county seat of Waseca County, Minnesota, United States.
Derived terms: Waseca County
Termon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: boundary of the monastic grounds, generally marked by a stone cross
semestered
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From semester + -ed.
Senses: topics: education
glosses: Operating as a semester school.
semester school
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: semester schools
Senses: topics: education
glosses: A school that complements a student's secondary education by providing them with the opportunity to step out of their regular school for half an academic year and take part in a more interdisciplinary and experiential curriculum.
semester schools
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of semester school
Boone County
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Most are named after Daniel Boone, except in Arkansas which was originally Boon County (derived from boon), and Iowa (Nathan Boone).
Senses: glosses: One of 75 counties in Arkansas, United States. County seat: Harrison.
glosses: One of 102 counties in Illinois, United States. County seat: Belvidere.
glosses: One of 92 counties in Indiana, United States. County seat: Lebanon.
glosses: One of 99 counties in Iowa, United States. County seat: Boone.
glosses: One of 120 counties in Kentucky, United States. County seat: Burlington.
glosses: One of 114 counties in Missouri, United States. County seat: Columbia.
glosses: One of 93 counties in Nebraska, United States. County seat: Albion.
glosses: One of 55 counties in West Virginia, United States. County seat: Madison.
ERGs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ERG
infernoes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of inferno
feather ores
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of feather ore
Hillsborough County
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɪlz.bʌ.ɹoʊ ˈkaʊn.ti/
rhymes: -aʊnti
Etymology: Both are named after the Earl of Hillsborough.
Senses: glosses: One of 67 counties in Florida, United States. County seat: Tampa.
glosses: One of 10 counties in New Hampshire, United States. County seats: Manchester and Nashua.
paralytic dementias
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of paralytic dementia
hair band
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hair bands
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of hairband.
hair bulb
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hair bulbs
Senses: glosses: The end of the hair follicle under the skin, in which there are cells that grow hair
apostemates
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of apostemate
hair remover
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hair removers
Etymology: Compound of hair + remover.
Senses: synonyms: depilator
depilatory#Noun
glosses: Any device or substance that is used to remove hair from the body, such as a shaver, wax, etc.
hair bulbs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hair bulb
hair-clip
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hair-clips
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of hairclip.
hand lotion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hand lotions
Senses: glosses: A hand cream.
hand-kiss
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hand-kisses
Senses: glosses: A kiss on another person's hand
hand-kiss
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: hand-kisses
form: hand-kissing
form: hand-kissed
form: hand-kissed
Senses: glosses: to kiss another person's hand
green anarchists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of green anarchist
head chef
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: head chefs
Senses: synonyms: master chef
executive chef
hypernyms: chef#Noun
cook#Noun
coordinate_terms: sous-chef
subchef
underchef
subcook
undercook#Noun
chef de partie
station chef
line cook
;
chief cook and bottle washer
glosses: The main chef in a restaurant, in charge of the kitchen and of the team of other chefs.
heavy machinery
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: You shouldn't operate heavy machinery without a licence.
text: The heavy machinery industry of China, including the manufacture of iron and steel plant, rolling mill, heavy—duty forging and pressing machinery, large forgings and castings, etc., developed along a hard and tortuous road from small products to huge ones, from single machines to complete plants after the birth of New China.
ref: 1991, China Machinery Industries Yearbook, page 35:
text: Completion of the railroad allowed heavy machinery to be brought to the mine, including a 40-meter rotary kiln.
ref: 1998, Paul Garvin, Iowa's minerals: their occurrence, origins, industries, and lore:
topics: business
construction
engineering
machining
manufacturing
mechanical-engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
synonyms: heavy equipment
glosses: Industrial machinery specially designed to execute construction tasks, most frequently involving earthwork operations.
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see heavy, machinery.
Related terms: heavy lifting
heavy-duty
helicopter carrier
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: helicopter carriers
Senses: topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
government
military
natural-sciences
nautical
physical-sciences
politics
transport
war
synonyms: CVH
hypernyms: aircraft carrier
coordinate_terms: amphibious assault ship
helicopter landing ship
sea control ship
commando carrier
ASW carrier
heavy aviation destroyer
heavy aviation cruiser
glosses: A category of aircraft carrier designed to operate helicopters
hire out
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: hires out
form: hiring out
form: hired out
form: hired out
Senses: glosses: To allow others to use temporarily in exchange for money.
glosses: To arrange to do work for money.
hide-hole
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hide-holes
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of hidey-hole.