cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
paan
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /pɑːn/
Forms: form: paans
form: pan
form: pawn
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi पान (pān).
Possible doublet of fern via Proto-Indo-European *pornóm.
Senses: examples: text: ‘I am an Indian, it is an Indian habit to take pan. The Civil Surgeon must put up with it.’
ref: 1924, EM Forster, A Passage to India, Penguin, published 2005, page 13:
text: A paan consists of chopped or shredded nut (always referred to as betel nut, though in fact it comes from the areca palm), wrapped in a leaf (which does come from the betel tree).[…]The triangular package thus formed is wedged inside your cheek and chewed slowly, and in the case of chuna and zarda paans, spitting out the juice as you go.
ref: 2003, David Abram, Nick Edwards, The Rough Guide to South India, Rough Guides, page 52:
text: Perched outside Madhavbagh Temple, decorated with antique mirrors, this 100-year-old shop serves up juicy paans, plump with mawa.
ref: 2005, Rashmi Uday Singh, Mumbai by Night, page 142:
text: Preparing a paan is simple. The leaf is first cleaned with water and dried. It is then covered with a thin layer of lime paste. In north India, paan sellers then spread red-coloured syrup (extracted from a native plant) over the lime paste.
ref: 2006, M. R. Narayan Swamy, New Delhi, page 31:
glosses: A psychoactive preparation of betel leaf combined with areca nut and/or cured tobacco, chewed recreationally in Asia; such a preparation served wrapped in the leaf.
Related terms: meetha paan
pancultural
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From pan- + cultural.
Senses: glosses: Across all cultures.
pandialectal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From pan- + dialectal.
Senses: glosses: Across all dialects.
pancreatoduodenal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From pancreato- + duodenal.
Senses: topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: Relating to the pancreas and duodenum.
disputeth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: dispute + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of dispute
imputeth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: impute + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of impute
reputeth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: repute + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of repute
pantomime horse
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pantomime horses
Senses: glosses: A comic theatrical representation of a horse, portrayed by two actors in a single costume who cooperate and synchronize their movements.
pantomime horses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pantomime horse
oxathiins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of oxathiin
oxychlorinations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of oxychlorination
Ave.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of avenue.
Bankr.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of bankruptcy.
Acads.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of academies.
Broad.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of broadcast.
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of broadcasting.
Bhd.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of brotherhood.
Bros.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of bros..
Bus.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of business.
Amazonians
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Amazonian
cozzers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cozzer
Cas.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of casualty.
packboard
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: packboards
Etymology: From pack + board.
Senses: glosses: A board worn on the back like a backpack for carrying goods while travelling.
packboards
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of packboard
erecteth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: erect + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of erect
floodeth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: flood + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of flood
Ctr.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of center.
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of centre.
Cent.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of central.
looseneth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: loosen + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of loosen
listeneth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: listen + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of listen
fasteneth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: fasten + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of fasten
inflameth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: inflame + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of inflame
ensureth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: ensure + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of ensure
parteth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: part + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of part
Chem.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of chemical.
Coal.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of coalition.
Coll.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of college.
Comm.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of committee.
Cmty.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of community.
onioned
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From onion + -ed.
Senses: synonyms: oniony
glosses: Flavoured or made with onion.
wila
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: wilas
form: wile
Etymology: From Shuswap wíle (“black tree lichen”).
Senses: glosses: Bryoria fremontii, a dark-brown, hair-like lichen eaten by First Peoples in North America.
Synonyms: sense: edible horsehair, tree-hair lichen, black tree-lichen, black tree moss, Fremont's horsehair lichen; Alectoria jubata (archaic classification)
word: Byoria fremontii
tardling
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tardlings
Etymology: From tard + -ling.
Senses: examples: text: Big words? The biggest word in there had two syllables, tardling.
ref: 1999 October 17, Sergi, “Re: That's a Loaf Head”, in alt.gossip.celebrities (Usenet):
text: Suggestion: get your facts straight before you run at the mouth, tardling.
ref: 2003 July 9, Mike Colburn, “Re: Newsgroup of the Living Dead”, in alt.alien.vampire.flonk.flonk.flonk (Usenet):
text: Since I'm very large, very white, and very hairy, I started going by Vanilla Gorilla. Seemed appropriate. Later, some tardling tried to insult me by calling me "Monkey Boy".
ref: 2004 September 28, Vanilla Gorilla (Monkey Boy) [username], “Re: James you can be the GURU!! Re: ON THE WATCH OF THE ONLY BUDDHA ON THE PLANET”, in alt.consciousness.4th-way (Usenet):
glosses: A contemptible person, especially a foolish one.
tardlings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tardling
hygrothermographs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hygrothermograph
khipu
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: khipus
Etymology: Borrowed from Quechua khipu.
Senses: examples: text: But a more searching analysis of some 450 of the 600 surviving khipu has called into question this interpretation. Although they were probably mainly accounting tools, a growing number of researchers now think that some khipu were nonnumerical and may have been an early form of writing.
ref: 2003 December 8, John Noble Wilford, “String, and Knot, Theory of Inca Writing”, in The New York Times:
text: Few of the world’s so-called lost writings have proved as daunting to decipher as khipus, scholars say, with chroniclers from the outset of colonial rule bewildered by their inability to crack the code.
ref: 2010 August 16, Simon Romero, “High in the Andes, Keeping an Incan Mystery Alive”, in The New York Times:
glosses: Alternative form of quipu.
khipus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of khipu
quipucamayoc
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: quipucamayocs
Senses: glosses: A sort of accountant in ancient Incan culture, who used quipus.
quipucamayocs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of quipucamayoc
Comp.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of compensation.
Condo.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of condominium.
Consol.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of consolidated.
Constr.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of construction.
oncillas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of oncilla
Cont'l
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of continental.
Coop.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of cooperative.
Shoghi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A male given name often used by Baháʼís
Corp.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: corp
form: corp.
Senses: examples: text: AMVAC Chemical Corp. spokesman Brian Maddox said the company does not sell naled into China and has “no idea how it may have been used or how much is applied. By contrast, the application of Naled in the US is well-defined by the USEPA label and is highly controlled to ensure compliance with rigorous US standards.”
ref: 2017 June 9, Susan Scutti, “Study links mosquito spray to delayed motor skills in babies”, in CNN, archived from the original on 06 Oct 2022:
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of corporation.
Related terms: english: Company
translation: Company
word: Co.
english: Incorporated
translation: Incorporated
word: Inc.
Tahirih
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A female given name from Persian used by Baháʼís.
Corr.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of corrections.
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of correctional.
Cnty.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of county.
Def.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of defense.
Dep't
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of department.
Det.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of detention.
topics: government
law
law-enforcement
glosses: Abbreviation of detective.
Dev.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of development.
Dev.
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Devonshire or Devon.
Dir.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of director.
tigrillo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tigrillos
Etymology: From Spanish tigrillo.
Senses: glosses: Leopardus tigrinus, the oncilla.
tigrillos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tigrillo
Disc.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of discount.
Distrib.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of distributor.
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of distributing.
Dist.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of district.
Div.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of division.
E.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of East.
E.
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Eastern.
E.
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Euripides.
Econ.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of economic.
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of economics.
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of economical.
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of economy.
Educ.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of education.
Educ.
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of educational.
Elec.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of electricity.
Elec.
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of electrical.
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of electronic.
takfiring
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of takfir
Emp.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of employee.
Emp'r
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of employer.
Emp't
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of employment.
Eng'r
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of engineer.
Eng'g
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of engineering.
Enter.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of enterprise.
Entm't
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of entertainment.
Env't
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of environment.
Envtl.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of environmental.
Equal.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of equality.
Equip.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of equipment.
Exam'r
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of examiner.
Exch.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of exchange.
glosses: Abbreviation of Exchequer.
Ex'r
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of executor.
Ex'x
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of executrix.
Exp.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of exporter.
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of exportation.
Fed'n
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of federation.
Confed.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of confederated.
Confed'n
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of confederation.
Fid.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of fidelity.
Fin.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of finance.
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of financial.
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of financing.
Fin.
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of Finland.
glosses: Abbreviation of Finnish.
Found.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of foundation.
Nuraghic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Nuraghic
form: most Nuraghic
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Nuragic.
Nuragic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Nuragic
form: most Nuragic
form: Nuraghic
Etymology: From nuraghe + -ic.
Senses: examples: text: North of this main sanctuary stood a building known as the chief's sanctuary. The nuragic period occupation level in the chief's dwelling produced pig, cow, and sheep bones along with pottery, fragments of bronze objects, a crucible and some slag.
ref: 2007, Stephen L. Dyson; Robert J. Rowland, Jr., Archaeology and History in Sardinia from the Stone Age to the Middle Ages: Shepherds, Sailors, and Conquerors, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, page 89:
text: 2013, Fulvia Lo Schiavo, 10: The western Mediterranean before The Etruscans, Jean MacIntosh Turfa, The Etruscan World, Taylor & Francis (Routledge), page 209,
Two points are by now acknowledged: the first, and already discussed above, is the Cypriot impact factor on Nuragic Sardinia, more than on any other western land, specifically connected to the metallurgy.
text: While figurines were an integral part of Late Neolithic and Early Copper Age life, they disappear from society until the later Nuragic period.[…]The lack of figurines is a conscious choice, as is the decision to produce over 500 bronze figurines (bronzetti) in phases III and IV of the Nuragic period.
ref: 2017, Isabelle Vella Gregory, “35. Mediterranean—Sardinia”, in Timothy Insoll, editor, The Oxford Handbook of Prehistoric Figurines, Oxford University Press, page 808:
glosses: Of or relating to a civilization of Sardinia, which lasted from the Mediterranean Bronze Age until the 2nd century CE and built monuments of a type called nuraghe.
Nuragic
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Nuraghic
Etymology: From nuraghe + -ic.
Senses: examples: text: Nuragic and Etruscan would have been introduced to Sardinia and Etruria ca. 1000 BCE from Anatolia.
ref: 2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 21:
glosses: The hypothesized language of the Nuragic civilization.
nummulitid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nummulitids
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: Any in the family Nummulitidae of foraminifers.
nummulitids
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nummulitid
octatomic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From oct- + atomic.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Having eight atoms in each molecule
octuplicates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of octuplicate
officerly
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more officerly
form: most officerly
Etymology: From officer + -ly.
Senses: examples: officerly conduct
glosses: Like or befitting an officer.
Gend.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of gender.
Gov't
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of government.
Grp.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of group.
Guar.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of guaranty.
Hosp.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of hospital.
Hous.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of housing.
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of Houston.
Olliemania
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Ollie + -mania.
Senses: glosses: enthusiasm for Oliver North (born 1943), former United States Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel, Republican political commentator, and military historian.
nudicauline
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A toxic alkaloid found in some larkspurs.
nurseryware
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From nursery + -ware.
Senses: glosses: Decorated china intended for a children's nursery.
unsizable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: unsizeable
Etymology: From un- + sizable.
Senses: glosses: Not of sufficient weight or size.
bilingualize
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: bilingualizes
form: bilingualizing
form: bilingualized
form: bilingualized
Etymology: From bilingual + -ize.
Senses: glosses: To make bilingual.
Related terms: bilingualization
bilingualizing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of bilingualize
bilingualizes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of bilingualize
bilingualized
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of bilingualize
crabspider
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: crabspiders
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of crab spider.
ephebophiles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ephebophile
symplesiomorphic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Related to symplesiomorphy.
carpsucker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: carpsuckers
Etymology: From carp + sucker.
Senses: glosses: Any of various fish of the genus Carpiodes.
Derived terms: alt: Carpiodes velifer
word: highfin carpsucker
alt: Carpiodes cyprinus
word: quillback carpsucker
alt: Carpiodes carpio
word: river carpsucker
carpsuckers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of carpsucker
savagings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of savaging
butter icing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: butter icings
Senses: glosses: Buttercream.
butter icings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of butter icing
Imp.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of import.
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of importer.
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of importation.
Indem.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of indemnity.
DHSS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Department of Health and Social Security.
Indus.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of industry.
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of industrial.
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of industries.
Info.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of information.
keyphone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: keyphones
Etymology: From key + phone.
Senses: glosses: A desk telephone with additional buttons and features.
keyphones
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of keyphone
Indep.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of independent.
smallsat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: smallsats
Etymology: From small + sat.
Senses: glosses: A miniature artificial satellite.
smallsats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of smallsat
Inst.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of institute.
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of institution.
base case
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: base cases
Senses: glosses: The part of a recursive definition or algorithm that is not defined in terms of itself.
glosses: The basis in mathematical induction, showing that a statement holds when n is equal to the lowest value that n is given in the question (usually 0 or 1).
base cases
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of base case
Ins.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of insurance.
Int'l
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of international.
Inv.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of investment.
topics: criminology
government
human-sciences
law
law-enforcement
sciences
glosses: Investigator. (as a title)
Inv.
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Inverness.
binary clone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: binary clones
Senses: topics: biology
genetics
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: A composite organism created from the combination of DNA from two separate genetic sources, rather than one. Essentially, a binary clone is the naturally produced offspring via sexual reproduction via germ cells, or else artificially produced offspring of two individuals that has been created without using germ cells.
Synonyms: offspring
progeny
hybrid
child
children
restarter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: restarters
Etymology: From restart + -er.
Senses: glosses: One who or that which restarts.
restarters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of restarter
retax
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: retaxes
form: retaxing
form: retaxed
form: retaxed
Etymology: From re- + tax.
Senses: glosses: To tax again.
retaxes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of retax
retaxed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of retax
retaxing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of retax
taxeth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: tax + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of tax
attacketh
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: attack + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of attack
come undone
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: comes undone
form: coming undone
form: came undone
form: come undone
Senses: examples: text: My shoelace came undone.
text: It was a very good year for city girls / Who lived up the stair / With all that perfumed hair / And it came undone / When I was twenty-one
ref: 1965, Ervin Drake, “It Was a Very Good Year”, performed by Frank Sinatra:
text: You used to be alright / What happened? / Did the cat get your tongue? / Did your string come undone?
ref: 2007, “15 Step”, in In Rainbows, performed by Radiohead:
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, undone; to become undone or unfastened.
examples: text: I never seen you looking so bad, my funky one / You tell me that your super fine mind has come undone
ref: 1974, Donald Fagen, Walter Becker, “Any Major Dude Will Tell You”, performed by Steely Dan:
synonyms: come apart
fall apart
glosses: To become disintegrated, to break into parts or pieces.
examples: text: He came undone when his wife refused to support him.
text: "Ah, you Moldovans, how undone you came, you spit on holy things".
ref: 2019, 01:01:09.00 from the start, in Eugen Damaschin, director, Moldova 89-91, spoken by himself (Iurie Roșca), Moldova: MILK Films:
synonyms: come apart
glosses: To come to ruin, to fail; to lose one's composure or self-control.
Related terms: come unstuck
rewardability
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From reward + -ability.
Senses: glosses: The quality of being rewardable.
retrofittable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From retrofit + -able.
Senses: glosses: Capable of being retrofitted.
technojargon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From techno- + jargon.
Senses: examples: text: There's undoubtedly a grain of truth in that view — like most snippets of technojargon, the word "modem" may sound needlessly Star Warsy.
ref: 1983, Ms. Magazine, Volume 12, Issues 1-6, unknown page
glosses: technical jargon
technocratically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more technocratically
form: most technocratically
Etymology: From technocratic + -ally.
Senses: glosses: In a technocratic manner.
Lab.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of laboratory.
Liab.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of liability.
Litig.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of litigation.
Mach.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of machine.
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of machinery.
Maint.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of maintenance.
Mgmt.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of management.
Mfr.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of manufacturer.
Mfg.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of manufacturing.
macroporosity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: macroporosities
Etymology: From macro- + porosity.
Senses: glosses: The quality or degree of being macroporous.
macroporosities
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of macroporosity
macrosociolinguistic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From macro- + sociolinguistic.
Senses: glosses: Relating to macrosociolinguistics.
maggotoria
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of maggotorium
Mkt.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of market.
Mktg.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of marketing.
Mech.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of mechanic.
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of mechanical.
Mem'l
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of memorial.
Merch.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of merchandise.
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of merchandising.
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of merchant.
Metro.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of metropolitan.
Mortg.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of mortgage.
Mun.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of municipal.
Mut.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of mutual.
Nat'l
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: (on a traffic sign) Yellowstone Nat'l Park
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of national.
Ne.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of northeast.
Ne.
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of northeastern.
Related terms: N.
N.
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: N
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin N., or an abbreviation of name.
Senses: examples: text: Which in the first place, we offer up to Thee for Thy holy Catholic Church, that it may please Thee to grant her peace, to protect, unite and govern her throughout the world, together with Thy servant N. our Pope, N. our Bishop, and all true believers and professors of the Catholic and Apostolic Faith.
Be mindful, O Lord, of Thy servants and handmaids N. and N. (the priest calls to mind the living he wants to pray for) and for all here present, whose faith and devotion are known to Thee, for whom we offer, or who offer up to Thee this sacrifice of praise for themselves and all those dear to them, for the redemption of their souls, the hope of their safety and salvation : who now pay their vows to Thee, the eternal, living and true God.
ref: 1945, The Saint Andrew Daily Missal, page 972:
text: ℣. The continuation (or beginning) of the holy Gospel according to N.
℟. Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
ref: 1962, Roman Catholic Sunday Missal Booklet, Angelus Press, page 15:
topics: Christianity
law
qualifier: liturgical
glosses: placeholder for a particular name to be specified
N.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of north.
topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of nominative case.
N.
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of northern.
Houstonian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /hjuːˈstəʊ.ni.ən/
ipa: /h(j)uˈstoʊ.ni.ən/
rhymes: -əʊniən
Forms: form: more Houstonian
form: most Houstonian
Etymology: From Houston + -ian.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to Houston.
Houstonian
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /hjuːˈstəʊ.ni.ən/
ipa: /h(j)uˈstoʊ.ni.ən/
rhymes: -əʊniən
Forms: form: Houstonians
Etymology: From Houston + -ian.
Senses: examples: text: "There's lots of talk about the poster because plenty of Houstonians think the cowboy thing can be overplayed when we really need to be promoting ourselves as a sophisticated, international city," said Dancie Perugini Ware, a prominent public relations executive.
ref: 1992 August 13, Roberto Suro, “THE 1992 CAMPAIGN: Convention City; In No Mood to Party, Houston Awaits the G.O.P.”, in The New York Times:
text: The pianist was Jason Moran, another Houstonian, for whom the past converges with the present: he sometimes likes to find an unobtrusive sequence inside an old standard and turn it into fresh headlines.
ref: 2010 April 19, Ben Ratliff, “A Mischievous Convergence of Past and Present Jazz”, in The New York Times:
synonyms: Houstoner
glosses: A native or inhabitant of Houston.
Houstonians
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Houstonian
Nw.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of northwest.
Nw.
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of northwestern.
glosses: Abbreviation of Norwegian.
No.
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: №
form: Nº
form: Nº.
form: No
form: no.
form: no
Etymology: Borrowing of the Latin scribal abbreviation No. from (in) numerō (“in number, to the number of”). Cognate with French nᵒ.
Senses: examples: text: They goe two months, & then bring forth a blind off-spring like bitches, nᵒ. eight or nine.
ref: 1661, Robert Lovell, A Compleat History of Animals and Minerals, page 129:
text: Take of Jujubes Nᵒ vi. that is, Six in number.
ref: 1693, Steven Blankaart, A Physical Dictionary, 2nd edition, page 146:
text: No., abbreviation of L. numero, ‘to the number of’.
ref: 1994, Dorland's Medical Dictionary, 28th edition, page 1141:
glosses: Abbreviation of in number or to the number of.
No.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Nos.
form: №
form: Nº
form: Nº.
form: No
form: no.
form: no
Etymology: Borrowing of the Latin scribal abbreviation No. from (in) numerō (“in number, to the number of”). Cognate with French nᵒ.
Senses: examples: text: See Tab. of Birds, Nᵒ 28.
ref: 1753, A Supplement to Mr Chambers's Cyclopaedia, s.v. "Otis"
text: I am curious to see how the idea of the first No. of my projected work, strikes you.
ref: 1840 February 4, Charles Dickens, letter
text: It's No. 276 Coalporter Street.
ref: 1974, Michael Gilbert, Flash Point, page 14:
text: Red No. 3, red No. 40, blue No. 2 and green No. 3 all have been linked with cancer or tumors in animals. Other sources say red No. 40 and yellow No. 5 and No. 6 contain or may be contaminated with known carcinogens.
ref: 2025 March 29, Kristen Rogers, “Over half of US states are trying to eliminate food dyes. Here’s what you can do now”, in CNN:
text: The king made a gift of No. 10 to his old Eton roommate.
glosses: Abbreviation of number.
Synonyms: #
№
Op.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Opp.
Senses: topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: Opus.
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of opinion.
Org.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of organization.
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of organizing.
Pac.
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: Pac
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Pacific.
Pac.
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Pac
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of Pacific.
P'ship
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of partnership.
Pers.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of personal.
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of personnel.
Pers.
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Persian.
Pharm.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of pharmaceutic.
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of pharmaceutics.
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of pharmaceutical.
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of pharmaceuticals.
Prob.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of probation.
jellybag
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: jellybags
Etymology: From jelly + bag.
Senses: glosses: A cloth bag used for straining in making jelly.
jellybags
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of jellybag
Europhoria
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Blend of Europe + euphoria
Senses: glosses: Positive feelings about European integration.
flavoviruses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of flavovirus
ponasterone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ponasterones
Senses: glosses: A particular steroid hormone in insects
postfertilization
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From post- + fertilization.
Senses: glosses: After fertilization.
postmodified
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of postmodify
postmodifies
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of postmodify
postmodifying
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of postmodify
enbliss
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: enblisses
form: enblissing
form: enblissed
form: enblissed
form: embliss
Etymology: From en- + bliss.
Senses: examples: text: Oh, how I will kiss thee, How I'll embliss thee, When thou art a-bed with me!
ref: 1783, Henry Fielding, Arthur Murphy, The Works of Henry Fielding:
text: Its beauty was so fine, so high enblissed, My heart ached for the mystery that it missed.
ref: 1911, William Bittle Wells, Lute Pease, The Pacific Monthly:
text: In the world to come, Christopher Kelch would serve truth in his actions, and truth would fill him and own him and enbliss him and conquer every blood cell, every doubt, and redden every unbinary gray.
ref: 2002, Gary Sernovitz, The Contrarians:
synonyms: word: blissen
word: elate
word: beatify
word: begladden
word: blissen
word: bright
word: cheer
word: cheer up
word: content
word: delight
word: elate
word: enbliss
word: exhilarate
word: fain
word: gay
word: gladden
word: gladden someone's heart
word: gratify
word: happify
word: happy
word: hearten
word: jollify
word: laetificate
word: light up
word: make someone's day
word: perk up
word: please
word: raise someone's spirits
word: rejoice
word: turn the frown upside down
word: upcheer
word: warm someone's heart
word: warm the cockles of someone's heart
glosses: To endue or fill with bliss; impart bliss to; make happy.
netcaster
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: netcasters
Etymology: From netcast + -er.
Senses: glosses: The creator of a netcast.
netcasters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of netcaster
embliss
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: emblisses
form: emblissing
form: emblissed
form: emblissed
Etymology: Alteration of enbliss, equivalent to em- + bliss.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of enbliss.
non-denial denial
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: non-denial denials
Senses: examples: text: In a classic non-denial denial, Microsoft said that such a takeover might endanger its $200 million MSNBC network partnership.
ref: 1997 July 1, Taran Provost, “Gates: I Wasn't Even on the Block”, in Time:
text: "If you print that, I'll sue you." A non-denial denial if ever there was one.
ref: 2000 January 13, Julia Hartley-Brewer, “Diary”, in The Guardian, UK, retrieved 11 Jun 2013:
text: In Washington, there is no higher art form than the non-denial denial, in which politicians try to rebut a storyline without quite denying the specifics.
ref: 2006 October 1, David E. Sanger, “The Basics; Did I Say That? No, Not Really, Maybe, Sort Of”, in New York Times, retrieved 11 Jun 2013:
text: [H]e has issued a firm non-denial denial. “I didn’t write it,” he told The New York Times. “But if I had written it, I would be saying I didn’t write it.”
ref: 2011 January 19, Vit Wagner, “Anonymous Obama novel stirs Washington”, in Toronto Star, Canada, retrieved 11 Jun 2013:
glosses: A statement which appears to deny that something is true, but which, when examined carefully, can be seen to have used diversion, bluster, or ambiguity to avoid making a clear, direct denial.
Related terms: equivocation
nondenial
non-apology apology
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: non-apology apologies
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of non-apology.
nonapology apology
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nonapology apologies
Senses: glosses: Synonym of non-apology.
synonyms: word: non-apology
nondenial denial
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nondenial denials
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of non-denial denial.
Prof'l
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of professional.
Prop.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of property.
glosses: Alternative form of prop.
Publ'n
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of publication.
Prod.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of product.
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of production.
Publ'g
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of publishing.
Prot.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of protection.
Ry.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of railway.
R.R.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of RR.
Ref.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of refining.
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of referee (title).
Ref.
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: Christianity
coordinate_terms: Luth.
glosses: Abbreviation of Reformed.
Reg'l
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of regional.
Rehab.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of rehabilitation.
Reprod.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of reproduction.
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of reproductive.
Res.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of resource.
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of resources.
Rest.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of restaurant.
Ret.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of retirement.
Sav.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of savings.
Sch.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of school.
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of schools.
Sci.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of science.
Sec'y
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of secretary.
S'holder
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of shareholder.
Soc.
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Socialist.
Soc.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of social.
Soc'y
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of society.
Se.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of southeast.
Se.
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of southeastern.
Sw.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of southwest.
Sw.
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of southwestern.
S.S.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of steamship.
S.S.
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: The Military Manoeuvres Enactment of the Federated Malay States [F.M.S. Cap. 43], the Military Manoeuvres Ordinance of the Straits Settlements [S.S. Cap. 103], the Military Manoeuvres Ordinance 1959 of Sabah [Sabah Ord. 26 of 1959] and the Military Manoeuvres Ordinance of Sarawak [Sarawak Ord. Cap. 23] are repealed.
ref: 1972, Parliament of Malaysia, “Section 14”, in Military Manoeuvres Act 1983 [Act 295], page 11:
qualifier: law citation
glosses: Initialism of Straits Settlements.
Subcomm.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of subcommittee.
Sur.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of surety.
Sur.
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Surrey.
Sys.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of system.
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of systems.
Telecomm.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of telecommunication.
Tech.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of technology.
Tel.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of telephone.
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of telegraph.
Temp.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of temporary.
Transcon.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of transcontinental.
Transp.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of transport.
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of transportation.
Tpk.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of turnpike.
Twp.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of township.
Unif.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of uniform.
Univ.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of university.
Univ.
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: qualifier: Oxford University
glosses: Abbreviation of University College, Oxford.
Util.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of utility.
Vill.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of village.
Balkanism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Balkanisms
form: balkanism
Etymology: From Balkan + -ism. The political meaning was coined by Maria Todorova in 1997 in her work Imagining the Balkans.
Senses: examples: text: In this paper I shall address the expression of evidentiality in the Balkan languages as a case study of a contact phenomenon, specifically a Balkanism, that must take both areal and typological factors into account.
ref: 2004, Victor Friedman, “The typology of Balkan evidentiality and areal linguistics”, in Balkan Syntax and Semantics, page 102:
glosses: A word, phrase or other linguistic or cultural feature originating or being geographically confined to the region of Balkans.
examples: text: Balkanism attributes an essential character to the Balkan Peninsula that is the logical correlate of Balkanisation.
ref: 2008, Martin Coward, Urbicide: The Politics of Urban Destruction, page 30:
topics: government
politics
glosses: Discourse promoting the pejorative political and cultural stereotype of the Balkans.
Balkanisms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Balkanism
balkanism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: balkanisms
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of Balkanism.
balkanisms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of balkanism
Uwais
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Uways
Etymology: From Arabic أويس.
Senses: glosses: A male given name.