cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
administresses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of administress
darwaysh
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: darwayshes
Senses: glosses: Archaic form of dervish.
darwayshes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of darwaysh
uncastrate
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: uncastrates
form: uncastrating
form: uncastrated
form: uncastrated
Etymology: From un- + castrate.
Senses: examples: text: By changing her sex, Catherine seeks a way to uncastrate herself, to possess the power of her writer-husband.
ref: 1999, Debra Moddelmog, Reading Desire: In Pursuit of Ernest Hemingway, page 68:
glosses: To undo the castration of.
uncastrating
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of uncastrate
uncastrates
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of uncastrate
figures of eight
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of figure of eight
orthopsychology
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From ortho- + psychology.
Senses: glosses: An approach to psychology focusing on positive human traits such as love, creativity, and personal autonomy.
cooperative federalism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: marble cake federalism
coordinate_terms: dual federalism
glosses: A form of federalism in which national, state, and local governments interact cooperatively and collectively to solve common problems, rather than making separate but similar policies.
dual federalism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: government
synonyms: layer cake federalism
coordinate_terms: cooperative federalism
glosses: A form of federalism in which power is clearly divided between the federal and state governments.
inros
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of inro
yatai
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: yatais
form: yatai
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 屋台.
Senses: glosses: A small mobile stall or cart selling street food in Japan.
tonkotsu
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /tɒŋˈkɒtsuː/
ipa: /tɑŋˈkɑtsu/
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 豚骨 (tonkotsu), from 豚 (ton, “pork”) + 骨 (kotsu, “bone, rib”).
Senses: glosses: A Japanese broth made from pork marrow, typically served with ramen.
Related terms: tonkatsu
tonkotsu
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /tɒŋˈkɒtsuː/
ipa: /tɑŋˈkɑtsu/
Forms: form: tonkotsu
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese とんこつタバコ入れ (tonkotsu tabako-ire).
Senses: examples: text: Tonkotsu are distinguished from inro in several ways. The tonkotsu is a container for tobacco; the inro, for medicines.
ref: 1979, Raymond Bushell, The Inrō Handbook: Studies of Netsuke, Inrō, and Lacquer, page 141:
glosses: A Japanese tobacco-box.
Kerckhoffs's principle
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Named after Auguste Kerckhoffs.
Senses: topics: computing
cryptography
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: The idea that a cryptosystem should be designed to be secure even if everything about the system, except the secret key, is public knowledge.
wikipedia: Auguste Kerckhoffs
Belle Fontaine
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Bellefontaine.
bonerism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From boner + -ism.
Senses: glosses: The state of having an erection.
patchwork plagiarism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A form of plagiarism in which portions of multiple texts are copied and assembled together with minor changes.
Scio
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Genovese Italian Scio.
Senses: examples: text: CHIO, Chios, Xio, or Scio, an Aſiatic iſland, lying near the coaſt of Ionia, in Natolia or Leſſer Aſia, about one hundred miles weſt of Smyrna. It is called by the Turks Sakiſaduci, and is about one hundred miles in circumference; being chiefly inhabited by Chriſtians of the Greek church, who are ſaid to have three hundred churches in the iſland...
ref: 1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., Vol. II, p. 192
glosses: Synonym of Chios.
synonyms: word: Chios
Derived terms: Scio turpentine
eight-day clock
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: eight-day clocks
Senses: glosses: A longcase clock that only needs to be wound once every week.
pixie cuts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pixie cut
procreater
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: procreaters
Etymology: From procreate + -er.
Senses: qualifier: one that begets offspring
glosses: Synonym of breeder.
synonyms: word: breeder
ready-mixed
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: mixed in advance, often by a producer or manufacturer.
Related terms: english: noun and noun modifier
translation: noun and noun modifier
word: ready-mix
short-arse
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: short-arses
Senses: glosses: Synonym of midget.
synonyms: word: midget
midgety
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more midgety
form: most midgety
Etymology: From midget + -y.
Senses: glosses: Having the characteristics of a midget.
midget-esque
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more midget-esque
form: most midget-esque
form: midgetesque
Etymology: From midget + -esque.
Senses: examples: text: Vermilion, who plays elves just because he has an aversion to midget-esque characters
ref: 1998 January 5, Vermilion, “elf immunities”, in rec.games.frp.dnd (Usenet):
text: In Lost Highway, Robert Blake is midget-esque.
ref: 2002 April 21, Mike and Dorcie, “OT: Mrs. Stone for Millennium!”, in alt.tv.frasier (Usenet):
text: "The intendent's longtime secretary, a stocky, short, almost midget-esque, chain-smoking woman in her 50s with hair bleached yellow who could occasionally be found at her desk held the strings to the whole operation."
ref: 2011, Ricco Saccani, Made in Italy - The Story of an American Conductor, page 96:
text: 2014, Paul Bond, $57M Impairment Charge on 'Mr. Peabody & Sherman, link
I wonder if he wants to translate the business into Asia predominantly so he won't be so midget-esque.
glosses: Resembling a midget.
Hypsipyle
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /hɪpˈsɪpɪliː/
Etymology: From Latin Hypsipylē and its etymon, the Ancient Greek Ῠ̔ψῐπῠ́λη (Hŭpsĭpŭ́lē).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: The daughter of Thoas and Myrina, queen of Lemnos at the time of the curse by Aphrodite, the island’s subsequent androcide, and the Argonauts’ two-year sojourn on the island, during which time she bore Jason twin sons.
upstreamed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of upstream
upstreams
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of upstream
upstreams
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of upstream
Lomax
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Inherited from Northern Middle English Lumhalghes, from Northumbrian Old English *Lummhālas, from *lumm (“pool”) + hālas (“corners”).
Senses: glosses: A former region in Lancashire, England.
glosses: A habitational surname.
glosses: A place name in the United States, from the surname:
A township and village therein, in Henderson County, Illinois.
glosses: A place name in the United States, from the surname:
An unincorporated community in Railroad Township, Starke County, Indiana.
glosses: A place name in the United States, from the surname:
A ghost town in Custer County, Nebraska.
glosses: A place name in the United States, from the surname:
A neighbourhood of La Porte, Harris County, Texas.
clip-ons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of clip-on
schoolboy knot
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: schoolboy knots
Etymology: Typically used for school ties.
Senses: glosses: A four-in-hand knot.
schoolboy knots
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of schoolboy knot
tumbling mat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tumbling mats
Senses: topics: gymnastics
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A padded mat used in gymnastics.
tumbling mats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tumbling mat
duralum
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of duralumin.
synonyms: word: duralumin
duraluminum
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of duralumin.
synonyms: word: duralumin
duraluminium
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of duralumin.
synonyms: word: duralumin
duralium
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of duralumin.
synonyms: word: duralumin
bitchings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bitching
wullah
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: Alternative form of wallah.
murder board
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: murder boards
Etymology: Of US military origin.
Murder refers to a group of crows. Petty Officers in the US Navy have a bird on their rank insignia commonly referred to as a "crow", and the petty officers themselves are sometimes referred to as crows. A murder board refers to when a junior sailor would go through a rigorous questioning session by a group of more experienced petty officers (crows, or a murder) in order to prepare them for a further oral examination conducted by higher ranked military personnel in order to attain professional qualification or some other purpose.
Senses: glosses: A committee of questioners set up to review a proposal and/or to help someone prepare for a difficult oral examination.
murder boards
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of murder board
scrubdown
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: scrubdowns
Etymology: Deverbal from scrub down.
Senses: examples: text: Within a week or so a strict regimen of cleanliness wherever there was food or crumbs or spills, coupled with repeated thorough scrubdowns with vinegar and water, rid us of the pests and set a higher standard so that it did not occur again.
ref: 2011, Gordon W. Stead, A Leaf upon the Sea: A Small Ship in the Mediterranean, 1941-1943:
hypernyms: washdown#Noun
glosses: A thorough scrubbing to clean something from top to bottom.
scrubdowns
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of scrubdown
Pratt's sign
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Described in 1949 by American surgeon Gerald H. Pratt (1928–2006).
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: An indication of femoral deep vein thrombosis: it is the presence of dilated pretibial veins in the affected leg, which remain dilated on raising the leg.
Pratt knot
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Pratt knots
Etymology: Invented by American businessman Jerry Pratt.
Senses: glosses: A particular kind of knot for fastening a necktie.
Synonyms: Shelby knot
Pratt knots
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Pratt knot
Shelby knot
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Shelby knots
Etymology: Named after television reporter Don Shelby, who adopted this style of knot.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Pratt knot.
synonyms: word: Pratt knot
Shelby knots
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Shelby knot
Windsor bean
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Windsor beans
Senses: glosses: Synonym of fava bean (Vicia faba)
synonyms: word: fava bean
extra: Vicia faba
fava beans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fava bean
Windsor chair
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Windsor chairs
Etymology: The first chairs made this way were shipped to London from the market town of Windsor, Berkshire in 1724. There is speculation that the chair derives its name from the town of Windsor, which became the centre for the trade between the producers and the London dealers.
Senses: glosses: A chair built with a solid wooden seat into which the back and legs are round-tenoned, or pushed into drilled holes.
Windsor chairs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Windsor chair
Jambone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Jambones
Senses: glosses: A hand that is played with the bidder's cards exposed on the table
Bremermann's limit
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Named after Hans-Joachim Bremermann (1926–1996), German-American mathematician and biophysicist.
Senses: glosses: The maximum computational speed of a self-contained system in the material universe, derived from Einstein's mass-energy equivalency and the Heisenberg uncertainty principle: it is approximately 1.36 × 10⁵⁰ bits per second per kilogram. This value is important in designing cryptographic algorithms that can never be cracked by brute force.
wikipedia: Hans-Joachim Bremermann
nonpunitively
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From non- + punitively.
Senses: glosses: In a way that is not punitive.
Vellish
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Yiddish וועליש (velish). Doublet of Welsh.
Senses: glosses: The most common typeface for printed Hebrew, and the Sephardi Stam script from which the typeface is derived.
Delta Force
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: A US Army unit that carries out hostage rescue, counterterrorism, and actions against high-value targets.
tussars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tussar
tusseh
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tussehs
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of tussar.
tussehs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tusseh
talkdown
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: talkdowns
form: talk-down
Etymology: From talk + down.
Senses: topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Verbal assistance given by ground control to a person attempting to land an aircraft.
glosses: An addressal given to calm someone down or discourage someone from doing something, especially committing suicide.
Related terms: word: talk down
talkdowns
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of talkdown
ground control
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of air traffic control.
synonyms: word: air traffic control
talks down
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of talk down
talked down
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of talk down
talking down
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of talk down
stress-timed
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: human-sciences
linguistics
phonetics
phonology
sciences
coordinate_terms: syllable-timed
glosses: Of a language, such that syllables may last different amounts of time, but there is perceived to be a fairly constant amount of time between consecutive stressed syllables.
Derived terms: stress timing
syllable-timed
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: human-sciences
linguistics
phonetics
phonology
sciences
coordinate_terms: stress-timed
glosses: Of a language, such that every spoken syllable takes up more or less the same amount of time.
Derived terms: syllable timing
unstressable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + stressable.
Senses: examples: text: The schwa vowel is unstressable in English, though it may be stressed in Albanian.
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: Not capable of being stressed, or emphasized in speech.
Derived terms: unstressability
stressability
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From stress + -ability.
Senses: topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: The quality of being stressable.
MUDer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: MUDers
Etymology: From MUD + -er.
Senses: examples: text: IRCers frequently use nicknames and MUDers can not only choose a name, but also a gender and a character.
ref: 1996, Rye Senjen, Jane Guthrey, The Internet for Women, page 94:
text: Why would a man take on a female identity? How does one determine the sex of a MUDer?
ref: 2002, Elizabeth L. Paul, Taking Sides: Clashing views on controversial issues in sex and gender:
glosses: Alternative form of mudder.
MUDers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of MUDer
unsaveable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + saveable.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of unsavable.
variacin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A particular bacteriocin, related to lacticin.
midgetness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From midget + -ness.
Senses: glosses: The quality or state of being a midget.
midgetly
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more midgetly
form: most midgetly
Etymology: From midget + -ly.
Senses: glosses: Midgetlike.
noctuoids
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of noctuoid
nightfaring
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From night + faring.
Senses: glosses: Making one's way during the night; travelling at night.
giving up the ghost
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of give up the ghost
given up the ghost
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of give up the ghost
gives up the ghost
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of give up the ghost
gardimycin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of actagardine.
synonyms: word: actagardine
actagardine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A particular lantibiotic, structurally related to mersacidin.
Synonyms: gardimycin
enterocin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: enterocins
Etymology: Enterococcus + -cin
Senses: glosses: A bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Enterococcus faecium
villikinin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A hypothetical peptide hormone, conjectured to be released from the duodenal mucosa after a meal and to stimulate villous motility.
curvaticin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: curvatus + -cin
Senses: glosses: A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Lactobacillus curvatus.
carnocyclin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Carnobacterium maltaromaticum.
pneumocyclicin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A particular bacteriocin produced by the pneumococcus bacterium.
haloduracin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: halodurans + -cin
Senses: glosses: A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Bacillus halodurans.
lactococcin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lactococcins
Etymology: Lactococcus + -in
Senses: glosses: Any of a group of bacteriocins produced by Lactococcus bacteria.
lactococcins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lactococcin
circularin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From circular + -in.
Senses: glosses: A particular circular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Clostridium beijerinckii.
erwiniocin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Erwinia + -cin
Senses: glosses: A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Pectobacterium carotovorum (formerly Erwinia carotovora).
enterolysin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Enterococcus faecalis.
macedocin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: macedonicus + -in
Senses: glosses: A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. macedonicus.
paenibacillin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Paenibacillus + -in
Senses: glosses: A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Paenibacillus polymyxa.
glycinecin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: glycines + -cin
Senses: glosses: A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris pv. glycines.
avirulency
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of avirulence.
synonyms: word: avirulence
gassericin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Lactobacillus gasseri.
trifolitoxin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: trifolii + toxin
Senses: glosses: A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar trifolii.
red-tailed tropicbird
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: red-tailed tropicbirds
Senses: examples: text: Among other birds, the green parakeets were found in abundance, also the red-tailed tropic-bird, which nests in the pumice tufts.
ref: 1932, Chamber's Journal, volume 1, page 198:
glosses: A species of tropicbird native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, Phaethon rubricauda.
Synonyms: amokura
red-tailed tropicbirds
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of red-tailed tropicbird
amokura
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: amokuras
Etymology: Borrowed from Maori amokura.
Senses: examples: text: The amokura (Phaethon rubicauda), the red-tailed tropic bird, known in New Zealand as tawake or amokura, in Hawaii as koa'e'ula, tava'e'ula in Samoa, tavakemoerangi in Rarotonga, […]
ref: 1981, Richard Anthony Benton, The Flight of the Amokura: Oceanic Languages and Formal Education in the South Pacific:
glosses: Synonym of red-tailed tropicbird.
synonyms: word: red-tailed tropicbird
as shit
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: examples: text: That movie is funny as shit!
qualifier: simile
glosses: To a great extent or degree; very
Synonyms: as a motherfucker
as hell
as fuck
citroid
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: Belonging to the tribe Citreae or related plants.
citroid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: citroids
Senses: topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: Any citroid plant.
citroids
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of citroid
mesentericin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Leuconostoc mesenteroides.
mersacidin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A particular lantibiotic.
sulfolobicin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Sulfolobus + -cin
Senses: glosses: A particular bacteriocin produced by archaea of the genus Sulfolobus.
microbisporicin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A particular lantibiotic produced by the actinomycete Microbispora corallina.
sublancin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Bacillus subtilis.
carnocin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Carnobacterium piscicola.
plantaricin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: plantaricins
Etymology: plantarum + -cin
Senses: glosses: Any of a class of bacteriocins produced by the bacterium Lactobacillus plantarum.
plantaricins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of plantaricin
sea pineapple
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sea pineapples
Etymology: From its habitat and appearance.
Senses: glosses: Halocynthia roretzi, an edible ascidian mainly eaten in Korea.
sea pineapples
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sea pineapple
amsonia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: amsonias
Etymology: Borrowed from translingual Amsonia.
Senses: glosses: Any of the genus Amsonia of flowering plants; a bluestar.
amsonias
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of amsonia
usie
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʌsi/
Forms: form: usies
form: ussie
Etymology: From us + -ie, modelled on selfie.
Senses: glosses: A selfie of a group of people.
officer of the peace
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: officers of the peace
Senses: glosses: Synonym of peace officer.
synonyms: word: peace officer
BDN
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Abbreviation of Brandon: a city in Manitoba, Canada.
playwrightess
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: playwrightesses
Etymology: From playwright + -ess.
Senses: glosses: A female playwright.
playwrightesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of playwrightess
cream one's jeans
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: creams one's jeans
form: creaming one's jeans
form: creamed one's jeans
form: creamed one's jeans
Senses: glosses: Synonym of cream in one's jeans.
synonyms: word: cream in one's jeans
mutacin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mutacins
Senses: glosses: A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Streptococcus mutans
a little knowledge is a dangerous thing
Language: English
Part of speech: proverb
Etymology: A slight misquotation of Alexander Pope’s a little learning is a dangerous thing. The earliest use dates from a magazine published in 1774.
Senses: examples: text: Of course anybody can saw off a limb; but here, as so often happens, a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, and a little more will often save a dear old friend of the family and the neighborhood.
ref: 1926, Francis Blake Atkinson, Hallam Hawksworth, A Year in the Wonderland of Trees, page 176:
glosses: A small amount of knowledge can mislead individuals into believing that they are more experienced and expert than what is actually the case.
Synonyms: a little learning is a dangerous thing
Related terms: Dunning-Kruger effect
infohazard
unknown unknown
zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse
divercin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: divergens + -cin
Senses: glosses: A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Carnobacterium divergens.
salivaricin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: salivaricins
Senses: glosses: A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Streptococcus salivarius.
subtilin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From subtilis + -in.
Senses: glosses: A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Bacillus subtilis.
alveicin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Hafnia alvei.
lacticin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Lactococcus lactis + -cin
Senses: glosses: A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Lactococcus lactis.
tasmancin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From tasmaniensis + -cin.
Senses: glosses: A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Erwinia tasmaniensis.
lactocin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lactocins
Senses: glosses: Any of a class of bacteriocins produced by Lactobacillus bacteria.
lactocins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lactocin
pediocins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pediocin
pentocin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: pentosus + -cin
Senses: glosses: A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Lactobacillus pentosus.
crab claws
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of crab claw
millionheiress
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: millionheiresses
Etymology: Blend of millionaire + heiress
Senses: glosses: An heiress to a million units of currency or more.
crab claw
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: crab claws
Etymology: Cognate with Danish krebseklo and krabbeklo, Icelandic krabbakló.
Senses: glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see crab, claw.
examples: text: […] during the ensuing centuries Hawaiians developed their own form of sail, called a “crab claw” because of its distinctive shape.
ref: 1993, George Hu'eu Kanahele, Kū Kanaka, Stand Tall: A Search for Hawaiian Values, University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN, page 254:
text: Surprisingly, or not so to me, the best is the Pacific crab claw rig, closely followed by the Arab dhow or lateen sail, and the standing lug.
ref: 2011, William E. Courduff, Butterfly on the Water, Author House, →ISBN, page 178:
glosses: Alternative form of crab claw sail (a triangular sail with spars along upper and lower edges)
gallidermin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: translingual Staphylococcus gallinarum + derm- + -in?
Senses: glosses: A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Staphylococcus gallinarum.
sactibiotic
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sactibiotics
Etymology: Blend of sactipeptide + antibiotic
Senses: glosses: A sactipeptide with antimicrobial activity.
sactibiotics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sactibiotic
thuricin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis.
sactipeptide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sactipeptides
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A kind of peptide containing intramolecular linkages between the sulfur of cysteine residues and the alpha carbon of another residue in the peptide.
sactipeptides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sactipeptide
agrocin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Agrobacterium + -cin
Senses: glosses: A particular bacteriocin produced by bacteria of species Agrobacterium radiobacter.
alpha carbons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of alpha carbon
palefaced
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From paleface + -ed.
Senses: examples: text: It was soon arranged that I should go with a palefaced youth who had a seat to spare in his tandem, while my friend accompanied our host.
ref: 1850, William Harrison Ainsworth, Ainsworth's Magazine, volume 17, page 327:
text: By the side of the tired animal was a pale-faced man, who never once used his worn-out whip, but gave kindly words to his steed in the place of lashes. He was poorly dressed and looked wan and anxious.
ref: 1891, Benjamin Leopold Farjeon, Basil and Annette:
glosses: Having a pale face.
glosses: Of a paleface, i.e., a white person, a person of European descent.
Related terms: paleface
CAX
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: The treatment machine central axis (CAX) was placed at the level of the L4-L5 vertebral body interspace.
ref: 2003, Mutic et al., PET-guided IMRT for cervical carcinoma with positive para-aortic lymph nodes—a dose-escalation treatment planning study, page 1:
text: For dose calculation along a central axis (CAX), we first replace the incident IMRT fluence by an azimuthally averaged fluence.
ref: 2000, Kung et al., A monitor unit verification calculation in intensity modulated radiotherapy as a dosimetry quality assurance, page 1:
text: A separate optimized plan was generated using the CAX slice and two slices indicative of the upper and lower level of the field.
ref: 1999, Vincent et al., An assessment of the number of CT slices necessary to plan breast radiotherapy, page 1:
text: Compared to the unfiltered beam, the fluence-weighted photon energy of the filtered beam increases to 1.93 MeV at CAX and to 1.36 MeV at an OAD of 20.0 cm, respectively.
ref: 1997, Lee, Monte Carlo simulations of the differential beam hardening effect of a flattening filter on a therapeutic x-ray beam, page 1:
qualifier: medical technology
glosses: Abbreviation of central axis.
panic disorders
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of panic disorder
hyperemphasis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hyperemphases
Etymology: From hyper- + emphasis. Attested since the 20th century.
Senses: examples: text: The adult hyperemphasis on the prettiness of female (but not male) children begins when babies are newborns; a stroll through the nearest infant/toddler toy store makes that social practice clear.
ref: 1996, Nancy E. Snow, In the Company of Others: Perspectives on Community, Family, and Culture:
glosses: Very strong emphasis.
superemphasis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From super- + emphasis.
Senses: examples: text: And well may you quote by way of superemphasis such rules as, "No smoking, no intoxicating liquors, and no profane language permitted in the Club," and "No high kicking, separating, or splits allowed."
ref: 1909, The Atlantic Monthly, volume 103, page 413:
glosses: Synonym of overemphasis.
synonyms: word: overemphasis
setless
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From set + -less.
Senses: examples: a setless play
a setless home, i.e. one without a television set
glosses: Without a set.
Northern Iran
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A coastal region in north of Iran and south of Caspian Sea, corresponding to the provinces of Gilan, Mazandaran, and Golestan.
Synonyms: North Iran
Caspian Iran
Related terms: Tabaristan
Hyrcania
Daylam
agalsidase
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: agalsidases
Senses: examples: text: Initially all treated patients received agalsidase beta (Fabrazyme ®, Genzyme (Cambridge, MA 02142)) 1 mg/kg intravenously every second week during the follow-up period.
ref: 2015 December 3, “Positron Emission Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain in Fabry Disease: A Nationwide, Long-Time, Prospective Follow-Up”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: A form of alpha-galactosidase
alphaketoglutarate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: alphaketoglutarates
Senses: examples: text: We determined the levels of IL-1β, IL-6, TNFα, and monocyte toll-like receptor 4 expression in fresh blood as well as in blood cultures treated with lipopolysaccharide with or without metformin, alphaketoglutarate or phosphatidylcholine supplementation.
ref: 2015 December 3, “Hyperreactivity of Blood Leukocytes in Patients with NAFLD to Ex Vivo Lipopolysaccharide Treatment Is Modulated by Metformin and Phosphatidylcholine but Not by Alpha Ketoglutarate”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Alternative form of alpha-ketoglutarate.
autooxidative
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From auto- + oxidative.
Senses: examples: text: The lipid peroxidation is an autooxidative process started by free radicals and the cell membrane unsaturated fatty acids are very susceptible to them.
ref: 2015 December 3, “Even a Chronic Mild Hyperglycemia Affects Membrane Fluidity and Lipoperoxidation in Placental Mitochondria in Wistar Rats”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Relating to autooxidation
bovidomorph
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bovidomorphs
Senses: examples: text: Only the confidence interval on the basal bovidomorph node would be compatible with a very early Miocene origin.
ref: 2015 December 3, “Systematics and Evolution of the Miocene Three-Horned Palaeomerycid Ruminants (Mammalia, Cetartiodactyla)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Any animal having the form of a member of Bovidae
bovidomorphs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Whereas giraffomorphs cluster with bovidomorphs in the MP analysis, they interchange its position with the cervoids (cervids + dromomerycids) in the combined Bayesian analysis splitting as the basal offshoot of the large clade of derived pecorans (although this cervoid + bovidomorph clade was recorded with a PP = 0.42).
ref: 2015 December 3, “Systematics and Evolution of the Miocene Three-Horned Palaeomerycid Ruminants (Mammalia, Cetartiodactyla)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: plural of bovidomorph
caenotheriid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: caenotheriids
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of cainotheriid.
caenotheriids
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: La Retama preserves an abundant fossil fauna that includes gastropods and vertebrates such as chelonians, crocodiles, lagomorphs, rodents, several carnivorans, anchitheriine equids, rhinoceroses, gomphoteriid elephants, caenotheriids, suids, cervids and palaeomerycids [41 ,42 ].
ref: 2015 December 3, “Systematics and Evolution of the Miocene Three-Horned Palaeomerycid Ruminants (Mammalia, Cetartiodactyla)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: plural of caenotheriid
burning the candle at both ends
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of burn the candle at both ends
burned the candle at both ends
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of burn the candle at both ends
burnt the candle at both ends
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of burn the candle at both ends
burns the candle at both ends
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of burn the candle at both ends
dipyrenylpropane
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dipyrenylpropanes
Senses: examples: text: Membrane fluidity in mitochondria was measured with the excimer forming probe dipyrenylpropane and mitochondrial function was measured with a Clark-type electrode.
ref: 2015 December 3, “Even a Chronic Mild Hyperglycemia Affects Membrane Fluidity and Lipoperoxidation in Placental Mitochondria in Wistar Rats”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: The polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon 1,1'-(1,3-propanediyl)dipyrene which is an intramolecular excimer probe
hedons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hedon
angular defects
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of angular defect
dorsodistal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From dorso- + distal.
Senses: examples: text: It does not contact with the elliptical dorsodistal facet for the scaphoid.
ref: 2015 December 3, “Systematics and Evolution of the Miocene Three-Horned Palaeomerycid Ruminants (Mammalia, Cetartiodactyla)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Both dorsal and distal
dystroglycans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: In the present work we describe the pattern expression and subcellular distribution of dystroglycans in differentiated and non-differentiated Kasumi-1 cells.
ref: 2015 December 3, “Dystroglycan Depletion Impairs Actin-Dependent Functions of Differentiated Kasumi-1 Cells”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: plural of dystroglycan
ectokinase
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ectokinases
Etymology: From ecto- + kinase.
Senses: examples: text: Furthermore, we present strong evidence that a pool of enzymatically active PfCK1 is secreted into the culture supernatant, demonstrating that PfCK1 is an ectokinase.
ref: 2015 December 3, “Malaria Parasite-Infected Erythrocytes Secrete PfCK1, the Plasmodium Homologue of the Pleiotropic Protein Kinase Casein Kinase 1”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Synonym of exokinase.
synonyms: word: exokinase
exokinase
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: exokinases
Etymology: From exo- + kinase.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any exocytic kinase.
excimerization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: excimerizations
Etymology: From excimer + -ization.
Senses: examples: text: Data from each experiment giving rise to excimerization of DPyP (Ie/Im) vs. temperature in Fig 6A was analyzed individually by the Arrhenius plot to find out the average activation energies and transition temperatures of membranes from both groups.
ref: 2015 December 3, “Even a Chronic Mild Hyperglycemia Affects Membrane Fluidity and Lipoperoxidation in Placental Mitochondria in Wistar Rats”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Conversion into an excimer
ectomesocuneiform
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ectomesocuneiforms
Etymology: From ecto- + mesocuneiform.
Senses: examples: text: The articular facet for the ectomesocuneiform is oval and slightly convex, and the facet for the entocuneiform is much smaller, rounded to elliptical and concave.
ref: 2015 December 3, “Systematics and Evolution of the Miocene Three-Horned Palaeomerycid Ruminants (Mammalia, Cetartiodactyla)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: An outer mesocuneiform
Related terms: entomesocuneiform
entomesocuneiform
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From ento- + mesocuneiform.
Senses: glosses: An inner mesocuneiform
Related terms: ectomesocuneiform
extragynoecial
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From extra- + gynoecial.
Senses: examples: text: As with most Annonaceae, however, Disepalum flowers are apocarpous, and so it is hypothesized that pollen tubes are likely to be able to grow between contiguous carpels: this extragynoecial growth of pollen tubes has been reported in other apocarpous angiosperms [97 ,98 ,99 ].
ref: 2015 December 3, “Phylogenetic Reconstruction, Morphological Diversification and Generic Delimitation of Disepalum (Annonaceae)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: Outside of the gynoecium
gynoecial
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Relating to the gynoecium
Derived terms: extragynoecial
polygynoecial
gangliotetraose
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gangliotetraoses
Etymology: From ganglio- + tetraose.
Senses: examples: text: Taking advantage of the known biochemistry of ganglioside biosynthesis and degradation, we explored the potential for enhancing GM1 levels in the brain by intracranial administration of VCS sialidase, which cleaves the glycosidic linkages between terminal sialic acids of complex gangliotetraose gangliosides GD1a, GD1b, and GT1b, and GQ1b to yield increased levels of GM1 and the potential for this enzyme to exert a neuroprotective effect in the MPTP mouse model of Parkinsonism.
ref: 2015 December 3, “Intraventricular Sialidase Administration Enhances GM1 Ganglioside Expression and Is Partially Neuroprotective in a Mouse Model of Parkinson’s Disease”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The tetraose sugar component of a ganglioside.
giraffomorph
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: giraffomorphs
Etymology: Giraffa + -morph
Senses: examples: text: The first one is the relative position of the giraffomorph clade with respect to the other pecorans.
ref: 2015 December 3, “Systematics and Evolution of the Miocene Three-Horned Palaeomerycid Ruminants (Mammalia, Cetartiodactyla)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Any extinct animal that had the form of a member of Giraffa
giraffomorphs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: As we will discuss later, our phylogenetic hypothesis reconstructs the presence of ossicones as a basal feature of all the giraffomorphs.
ref: 2015 December 3, “Systematics and Evolution of the Miocene Three-Horned Palaeomerycid Ruminants (Mammalia, Cetartiodactyla)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: plural of giraffomorph
heterochromatinised
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: Furthermore, TEM analysis revealed that there is presence of proliferating astrocyte progenitors in 7 dpi cord, with typical heterochromatinised body in the nucleus and electron lucent cytoplasm containing very few organelles (Fig 2Z ; [60 ]).
ref: 2015 December 3, “Characterization of Proliferating Neural Progenitors after Spinal Cord Injury in Adult Zebrafish”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Modified by heterochromatinisation
heterolateral
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -ætəɹəl
Etymology: From hetero- + lateral.
Senses: examples: text: We were able to identify three morphological types of heterolateral interneuron interconnecting the AOTU-LUC of both sides through the intertubercle tract (Fig 4A–4C ).
ref: 2015 December 3, “Transmedulla Neurons in the Sky Compass Network of the Honeybee ( Apis mellifera ) Are a Possible Site of Circadian Input”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Synonym of contralateral.
synonyms: word: contralateral
homeotypic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From homeo- + typic.
Senses: examples: text: To recapitulate the features of solid tumours in vitro requires cell based assays that simultaneously mimic the extracellular matrix and tumour microenvironment, homeotypic and heterotypic cell-cell contacts, and allow the formation of relevant cell-matrix interactions.
ref: 2015 December 3, “Segmentation of Image Data from Complex Organotypic 3D Models of Cancer Tissues with Markov Random Fields”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
topics: biology
genetics
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: Relating to the second nuclear division in meiosis
homochromatic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From homo- + chromatic.
Senses: examples: text: As polarization-vision systems are normally homochromatic, perception of the color gradient and the direct sun light is performed with the remainder of the compound eye [10, 14 ].
ref: 2015 December 3, “Transmedulla Neurons in the Sky Compass Network of the Honeybee ( Apis mellifera ) Are a Possible Site of Circadian Input”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Synonym of monochromatic.
synonyms: word: monochromatic
hypoglycosylated
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From hypo- + glycosylated.
Senses: examples: text: These species might correspond to the molecular mass of the hypoglycosylated protein or could correspond to degradation products; although Kasumi-1 cells were cultured in the presence of an inhibitor of proprotein convertase (PC), which expression in human cancer cells increases both proliferation and invasive ability [15 ].
ref: 2015 December 3, “Dystroglycan Depletion Impairs Actin-Dependent Functions of Differentiated Kasumi-1 Cells”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Less than normally glycosylated
hypomandibular
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -ɪbjʊlə(ɹ)
Etymology: From hypo- + mandibular.
Senses: examples: text: As expected, Pax9 knockdown resulted in defects of the jaw, hypomandibular cartilage and palatal skeleton (Fig 3A, 3B, 3C and 3D ), which was similar to the phenotype in Pax9 knockout mice [17 ].
ref: 2015 December 3, “A Zebrafish Model for Studies on Esophageal Epithelial Biology”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Below the mandibula
intercarpellary
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From inter- + carpellary.
Senses: examples: text: We also suggest that the formation of pollen octads may be selectively advantageous when pollinator visits are infrequent, although this would only be applicable if multiple ovules could be fertilized by each octad; since the flowers are apocarpous, this would require an extragynoecial compitum to enable intercarpellary growth of pollen tubes.
ref: 2015 December 3, “Phylogenetic Reconstruction, Morphological Diversification and Generic Delimitation of Disepalum (Annonaceae)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: Between carpels
irresponsiveness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From irresponsive + -ness.
Senses: examples: text: As per the guidelines, all animals with severe CS were treated with clinically appropriate anticonvulsants, and mandatory euthanization (with pentobarbital anesthesia) was performed if animals exhibited severe, refractory CS and/or presented in poor physical condition, defined as persistent immobility, lack of eating or drinking, irresponsiveness to touch, loss of the righting reflex, and/or a substantial reduction in body weight (≥20% of baseline level).
ref: 2015 December 3, “Early-Onset Convulsive Seizures Induced by Brain Hypoxia-Ischemia in Aging Mice: Effects of Anticonvulsive Treatments”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: The state of being irresponsive