cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
smartass
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: smartasses
form: smartassing
form: smartassed
form: smartassed
form: smart ass
form: smart arse
Etymology: From smart + -ass.
Senses: examples: text: I smartassed and smack-talked half of the interview, but as I relaxed a bit more and genuinely talked with them, a strange thing happened.
ref: 2012, Storm Large, Crazy Enough: A Memoir:
glosses: To talk like a smartass, with a lot of snide remarks.
bust chops
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: busts chops
form: busting chops
form: busted chops
form: busted chops
Senses: examples: text: The boss has been busting chops all day.
text: The boss busted our chops all week.
glosses: To nag; to berate or hound in an effort to elicit action.
Synonyms: word: bust someone's balls
Related terms: word: bust one's chops
word: back-breaker
word: ball-breaker
word: ball-buster
holy moley
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Forms: form: holy moley !
form: holy moly
Etymology: Originally a euphemism for Holy Mary, Molly being a nickname for Mary. Compare holy Moses.
Senses: examples: text: "Whew !" he whistled, softly; "that's curious. Same name as the lady at our place. Suppose he should be her husband. Holy moley, what a game. I've made a discovery.
ref: 1892, Nathaniel Gould, Running it off; or, Hard hit:
glosses: Synonym of wow, an expression of surprise.
synonyms: word: wow
extra: an expression of surprise
every which way
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: examples: text: The kids got to the park and ran every which way.
text: Indeed, a jolly little Clown now came walking toward them, and Dorothy could see that in spite of his pretty clothes of red and yellow and green he was completely covered with cracks, running every which way and showing plainly that he had been mended in many places.
ref: 1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, “The Dainty China Country”, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC, page 232:
text: I looked at John crumpled and twisted in the corner, the roller skates pointing every which way.
ref: 1968 October 12, Paul Zindel, chapter 14, in The Pigman:
glosses: All over; in every direction.
examples: text: You can't keep doing it every which way if you want a consistent result.
synonyms: any old how
glosses: In all sorts of ways or manners.
Related terms: any which way
every which where
age limit
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: age limits
Senses: examples: text: The bar's age limit was 21, so we could not get in.
glosses: A restriction placed on an activity based on the age of the participants; either lower or higher limit.
saler
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: salers
Etymology: From Middle English salar, saler, salere, saller, salure, seler, from Old French saler, salere, salier and Medieval Latin salare, from Latin sāl (“salt”).
Senses: glosses: salt cellar
ape hangers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ape hanger
arugula
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: əʹro͞ogələ
ipa: /əˈɹuɡələ/
enpr: əʹro͝ogələ
ipa: /əˈɹʊɡələ/
enpr: əʹro͝ogələ
ipa: /əˈɹʊɡələ/
Forms: form: arugulas
Etymology: Probably from a Southern Italian dialect word equivalent to Standard Italian rucola, whence also, since c. 1967, English rucola. Also cognate to rocket (“plant”), eruca, roquette.
Senses: glosses: A yellowish-flowered Mediterranean herb of the mustard family with flavoured leaves, often eaten in salads, that has a distinct, peppery flavor, of three species:
Eruca spp., especially Eruca sativa (syn. Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa)
glosses: A yellowish-flowered Mediterranean herb of the mustard family with flavoured leaves, often eaten in salads, that has a distinct, peppery flavor, of three species:
Diplotaxis tenuifolia
Synonyms: sense: herb
word: rugola
sense: herb
word: rugula
sense: herb
word: garden rocket
sense: herb
word: rocket
sense: Eruca sativa
word: garden rocket
sense: Eruca sativa
word: rocket
sense: Eruca sativa
word: eruca
sense: Eruca sativa
word: rocketsalad
sense: Eruca sativa
word: salad rocket
sense: Eruca sativa
word: rucola
sense: Eruca sativa
word: rucoli
sense: Eruca sativa
word: rugula
sense: Eruca sativa
word: colewort
sense: Eruca sativa
word: roquette
sense: Diplotaxis tenuifolia
word: perennial wall-rocket
Related terms: mesclun
waldmeister
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈvɑːldmaɪstə(ɹ)/
/ˈwɔːldmaɪstə(ɹ)/
Etymology: From German Waldmeister.
Senses: glosses: A herb used (particularly in Germany and central Europe) for flavouring wines and liqueurs, Galium odoratum.
wikipedia: waldmeister
Synonyms: sense: herb
word: sweet woodruff
sense: herb
word: woodruff
sense: herb
word: Asperula odorata
lecturer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɛkt͡ʃəɹə/
ipa: /ˈlɛkt͡ʃɚɚ/
ipa: /ˈlekt͡ʃəɹə/
Forms: form: lecturers
Etymology: From lecture + -er.
Senses: examples: text: The lecturers are expert on lecturing on the subject, but they offer the splatterdash method of disseminating information with no point of view of their own.
ref: 1982, Hubert Ingram Bermont, The Complete Consultant: A Roadmap to Success, page 9:
text: Mr. Abel, who lives in Westport, Conn., has earned his bread as a writer and lecturer on problem-solving tactics, and he has earned a reputation as a duke of dupery since 1959, when he masterminded the Society for Indecency to Naked Animals.
ref: 2003 December 21, Joseph P. Fried, “The Duke of Dupery, Still Pulling the Wool”, in The New York Times, page N51:
glosses: A person who gives lectures, especially as a profession.
glosses: A member of a university or college below the rank of assistant professor or reader; docent; lector.
glosses: A member of the Church of England clergy whose main task was to deliver sermons (lectures) in the afternoons and evenings.
Derived terms: colecturer
lecturership
senior lecturer
sublecturer
visiting lecturer
woodruff
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwʊdɹʌf/
Forms: form: woodruffs
form: woodroof
form: woodrove
form: wuderove
Etymology: From Old English wudurofe, from wudu (“wood”) + rofe, of uncertain meaning and origin.
Senses: glosses: Galium odoratum, an aromatic herb.
Synonyms: sense: herb
word: waldmeister
sense: herb
word: sweet woodruff
sense: herb
word: Asperula odorata
sense: herb
word: master of the woods
sweet woodruff
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: sweetscented bedstraw
waldmeister
woodruff
wuderove
glosses: An aromatic perennial plant, formerly used as a strewing herb, Galium odoratum (formerly Asperula odorata), with small white flowers.
wuderove
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈwʊdɹəʊv/
Senses: glosses: Obsolete form of woodruff.
angelica
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ænˈd͡ʒɛlɪkə/
Forms: form: angelicas
Senses: examples: text: […] all ye shall shortly behold how, as one shattereth a stalk of angelica, I will break and shatter the limbs of this Goldry Bluszco.
ref: 1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 24:
synonyms: archangel
glosses: A tall plant, with hollow stems, genus Angelica, especially garden angelica (Angelica archangelica).
glosses: Candied stems of the plant, used to decorate cookies.
glosses: Species of Aralia.
glosses: Synonym of angélique (“musical instrument”).
synonyms: word: angélique
extra: musical instrument
Derived terms: word: angelica tree
word: angelicin
word: garden angelica
taxonomic: Selinum carvifolia
word: little-leaf angelica
word: Norwegian angelica
cilantro
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɪˈlæntɹəʊ/
ipa: /sɪˈlɑntɹoʊ/
Forms: form: cilantros
Etymology: From Spanish cilantro, possibly from an unattested regional Vulgar Latin variant (with a front vowel) of Late Latin coliandrum, from Latin coriandrum (“coriander”). Doublet of coriander and culantro.
Senses: glosses: The stems and leaves of the coriander plant, Coriandrum sativum, used as a seasoning and garnish in cooking.
Synonyms: sense: herb
word: Chinese parsley
sense: herb
word: coriander
borage
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/
rhymes: -ɒɹɪdʒ
Forms: form: borages
Etymology: From Middle English borage, borrowed from Old French borage (compare French bourrache), from Medieval Latin borrago, either from Latin borra (“short wool, rough hair”) or Arabic أَبُو العَرَق (ʔabū l-ʕaraq, literally “father of sweat”).
Senses: glosses: Borago officinalis, a Mediterranean plant with rough, cucumber-flavored leaves and stems, used in salads and cooked.
Synonyms: sense: Borago officinalis
word: beebread
sense: Borago officinalis
word: beeplant
sense: Borago officinalis
word: starflower
sense: Borago officinalis
word: talewort
Derived terms: boragewort
fidelity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɪˈdɛl.ɪ.ti/
ipa: /faɪˈdɛl.ɪ.ti/
Forms: form: fidelities
Etymology: 15th century, from Middle English [Term?], from Middle French fidélité, from Latin fidēlitās, from fidēlis (“faithful”), from fidēs (“faith, loyalty”) (English faith), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰidʰ-, zero-grade of *bʰeydʰ- (“to command, to persuade, to trust”) (English bide). Doublet of fealty.
Senses: examples: text: the fidelity of the civil servants
glosses: Faithfulness to one's duties.
glosses: Loyalty to one's spouse or partner, including abstention from cheating or extramarital affairs.
glosses: Accuracy, or exact correspondence to some given quality or fact.
examples: text: By placing them closer to the source, we can reduce the number of messages in the system and this in turn is likely to improve the fidelity of the system.
ref: 2003, Proceedings of the Twenty-ninth International Conference on Very Large Databases, Berlin, Germany, 9-12 September, 2003, page 58:
glosses: The degree to which a system accurately reproduces an input.
Derived terms: biofidelity
fidelitous
fidelity bond
fidelity card
fidelity insurance
high fidelity
low fidelity
multifidelity
polyfidelity
wireless fidelity
Related terms: affidavit
bide
faith
adaptive enzyme
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: adaptive enzymes
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: An enzyme that is present in the cell only under conditions in which it is clear of adaptive value.
Synonyms: inducible enzyme
tactical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtæktɪk(ə)l/
Etymology: From tactic + -al.
Senses: examples: text: As in the 1-0 win against Norway in Oslo, this was an England performance built on the foundations of solid defence and tactical discipline.
ref: 2012 June 2, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Belgium”, in BBC Sport:
glosses: Of or relating to tactics.
examples: text: tactical nuclear weapon
glosses: Of or relating to military operations that are smaller or more local than strategic ones.
glosses: Adroit, skilful or ingenious.
topics: engineering
firearms
government
military
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
politics
tools
war
weaponry
glosses: Having a military appearance, typically with accessories such as a bipod, adjustable stock, detachable magazine or black coloration.
Derived terms: battalion tactical group
nontactical
tacnuke
tactical air commander
tactical air control center
tactical area
tactical assembly area
tactical call sign
tactical center
tactical combat
tactical command
tactical concept
tactical contact
tactical control
tactical coordinator
tactical deception
tactical diameter
tactical diversion
tactical evacuation
tactical group
tactical information
tactical intelligence
tactical level of war
tactical loading
tactical locality
tactically
tactical map
tactical mining
tactical obstacle
tactical officer
tactical operation
tactical pen
tactical range
tactical realism
tactical reconnaissance
tactical reserve
tactical role-playing game
tactical RPG
tactical security
tactical support
tactical system
tactical transport
tactical troops
tactical unit
tactical vehicle
tactical vote
tactical voting
tactical warning
tactical weapon
tacticool
tactleneck
tactical
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtæktɪk(ə)l/
Forms: form: tacticals
Etymology: From tactic + -al.
Senses: examples: text: The repeat that we use here is called a tactical, or tactic combinator. The behavior of repeat t is to loop through running t, running t on all generated subgoals, running t on their generated subgoals, and so on. When t fails at any point in this search tree, that particular subgoal is left to be handled by later tactics.
ref: 2013, Adam Chlipala, Certified Programming with Dependent Types:
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A combinator of proof tactics.
glosses: A private war reenactment event involving mock battles or skirmishes.
tactician
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: tăktĭ'shən
ipa: /tækˈtɪʃən/
rhymes: -ɪʃən
Forms: form: tacticians
Senses: glosses: A person skilled in the planning and execution of tactics.
Related terms: tactical
taffeta
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtæ.fɪ.tə/
ipa: /ˈtæ.fə.tə/
Forms: form: taffetas
form: taffata
form: taffaty
form: taffety
Etymology: From Late Middle English, from Old French taffetas, from Medieval Latin taffata, from Classical Persian تافته (tāfta), from تافتن (tāftan).
Senses: examples: text: Could a Taff'ta ſcarf, a long Eſtridge vvhing, / A ſtiffe Iron Doublet, and a Brazeel Pole / Tempt thee from Cambrick ſheets, fine active Thighs, / From Caudles vvhere the precious Amber ſvvims?
ref: 1634 (first performance), William D’avenant [i.e., William Davenant], The Wits: A Comedie; […], published 1636; republished in Two Excellent Plays: […], London: […] G. Bedel, and T[homas] Collins, […], 1665, →OCLC, Act I, page 1:
text: For a festive dinner, the belles pull out the stops. “Pull it tighter,” one urges as her corset is laced. Having unearthed their taffeta gowns from deep storage, they show off pinched waists, bare arms, throats and shoulders.
ref: 2017 June 30, Ruth La Ferla, “In ‘The Beguiled,’ Pretty Confections Whipped Up to Seduce”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
glosses: A crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers.
Derived terms: taffeta glass
tuft-taffeta
tail end
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tail ends
form: tail-end
form: tailend
Etymology: From Middle English taylende; equivalent to tail + end.
Senses: glosses: The hindmost part of anything (a person, animal, or object), the rear end; the butt, buttocks; hindquarters, rump.
examples: text: At the tail end of summer.
text: The tail end of a lecture.
text: The tail end of a conversation.
text: An equipment malfunction has woken him up 90 years early, and he’s now doomed to live out the rest of his life surrounded by sushi bars and infinity pools, but not a single human companion.(The other 5,000 passengers on board will wake up at the tail end of the ship’s 120-year voyage to Earth colony Homestead-II.)
ref: 2016 December 20, Katie Rife, “Passengers strains the considerable charms of Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence”, in The Onion AV Club, archived from the original on 23 Apr 2018:
text: We meet at the tail-end of the Edinburgh TV Festival, normally a hum of desperate pitching and angry gossiping among media executives.
ref: 2025 September 13, Daniel Thomas, “Lunch with the FT: Shonda Rhimes”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 3:
glosses: The last part of a period of time, event, or situation; the concluding or final part.
Synonyms: fag-end
rear end
tag end
Derived terms: Tail End Charlie
tailender
Tail End Charlie
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Tail End Charlies
form: Tail-End Charlie
Senses: glosses: The last aircraft in a formation.
raw_tags: in World War II
glosses: The rear gunner in a bomber.
raw_tags: in World War II
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: The man guarding the rear of a patrol.
topics: climatology
meteorology
natural-sciences
glosses: The southernmost thunderstorm in a band of storms, often subject to the best conditions for strengthening.
Synonyms: Arse-end Charlie
rear gunner
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rear gunners
Senses: glosses: One who operates the gun in the rear turret of a bomber.
glosses: One whose function in an organization is to defend it from attackers, for example, in public relations or public affairs.
Synonyms: tail gunner
Tail End Charlie
tail off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: tails off
form: tailing off
form: tailed off
form: tailed off
Senses: examples: text: After losing to Sam Querrey in the third round of Wimbledon in 2016, Djokovic alluded to difficulties in his personal life and his form subsequently tailed off.
ref: 2018 July 15, Jonathan Jurejko, “Novak Djokovic wins fourth Wimbledon by beating Kevin Anderson”, in BBC Sport:
synonyms: fade away#Verb
fade out#Verb
tail away#Verb
glosses: To gradually subside or diminish.
Derived terms: word: tail-off
tail away
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: tails away
form: tailing away
form: tailed away
form: tailed away
Senses: synonyms: fade away#Verb
fade out#Verb
tail off#Verb
glosses: To gradually subside or diminish.
tailor-made
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Made by a tailor, especially if made to order; bespoke.
examples: text: Any local businesses looking to use rail freight now have a tailor-made facility ready and waiting.
ref: 2023 December 27, Richard Foster, “New rail freight terminal leads the way”, in RAIL, number 999, page 41:
glosses: Perfectly appropriate to some specific occasion or purpose; made to one's specific requirements.
Related terms: bitch-made
tailor-made
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of tailor-make
tailor-made
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tailor-mades
Senses: examples: text: A breitschwantz stole edged with ermine is knotted over this black woollen tailor-made.
ref: 1952, Art et la Mode, volume 74:
text: ‘But you must remember, Bili, that now in Paris you can practically go to a ball in a tailormade.’
ref: 1973, Christina Stead, The Little Hotel, Text Classics, published 2016, page 119:
glosses: A piece of clothing made by a tailor; (specifically), a dress made by a tailor rather than by a dressmaker, and hence plainer in style.
glosses: Synonym of civvy (“manufactured cigarette”).
synonyms: word: civvy
extra: manufactured cigarette
take away
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌteɪk əˈweɪ/
Forms: form: takes away
form: taking away
form: took away
form: taken away
Senses: examples: text: Mother took our plates away and came back with some fruit for us to eat.
glosses: To remove something and put it in a different place.
examples: text: The teacher took my mobile phone away until the end of the lesson.
text: The new law will take away some important rights from immigrant residents.
text: The doctor gave me pills to take away the pain.
glosses: To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.
examples: The mother of the murdered man spoke directly to the man who took away her son, then addressed the judge, whom she trusted would impose the maximum sentence.
glosses: To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.
To remove a person, usually a family member or other close friend or acquaintance, by kidnapping or killing the person.
examples: text: If I have five apples and you take away two, how many do I have left?
text: But take nothing away from Arsenal, who were driven on by the brilliance of Van Persie and Fabregas and only prevented from being out of sight at half-time by the feats of Al Habsi.
ref: 2011 January 22, Ian Hughes, “Arsenal 3 - 0 Wigan”, in BBC:
glosses: To subtract or diminish something.
examples: text: I took away the impression that the play was under rehearsed.
text: Which brings us to what I took away as the main point of the lecture
ref: 1987 February 8, Ann Fry, “On Pre-Meditated Sex vs. Making Love”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 29, page 7:
glosses: To leave a memory or impression in one's mind that you think about later.
examples: text: The police took him away for questioning.
text: I'm taking you away to the country for a rest. It's for your own good!
glosses: To make someone leave a place and go somewhere else. Usually not with the person's consent.
raw_tags: of a person
examples: text: My job takes me away from home most weekends.
text: Using the internet so much can take you away from your studies.
glosses: To prevent, or limit, someone from being somewhere, or from doing something.
raw_tags: of a person
Synonyms: sense: To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.
word: deprive
sense: To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.
word: divest
sense: To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.
word: dispossess
sense: To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.
word: fortake
sense: To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.
word: strip
Derived terms: word: take-away
word: takeaway
word: take away from
word: take it away
take away
Language: English
Part of speech: prep
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌteɪk əˈweɪ/
Senses: examples: Five take away two is three. (5-2=3)
glosses: minus
take away
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌteɪk əˈweɪ/
Forms: form: take aways
Senses: glosses: Nonstandard spelling of takeaway.
takeaway
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈteɪkəweɪ/
Forms: form: take-away
Etymology: Deverbal from take away.
Senses: examples: text: I couldn't be bothered to cook, so I bought a takeaway curry.
glosses: (Of food) intended to be eaten off the premises from which it was bought.
Synonyms: english: & the Philippines
translation: & the Philippines
word: takeout
word: carry out
word: to go
raw_tags: in the U.S. & Canada
word: takeaways
word: grab and go
take care
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: takes care
form: taking care
form: took care
form: taken care
Senses: examples: text: Take care when you’re crossing the crosswalk.
text: Take care that you don't fall!
text: Care should be taken to close it securely.
text: Folks with outside contacts are less likely to be singled out by staff for serious abuse. While the staff may have no fear of the inmate, they are more likely to take care if there is any chance that an outside free person might hear about the abuse.
ref: 1996 September, V. Maulsby, “The Importance of Outside Commnication to the Transgendered Inmate”, in Gay Community News, page 31:
glosses: To be cautious, careful or prudent.
glosses: To mind, or be in charge of something.
Related terms: caretaker
take care
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: qualifier: when leaving
glosses: good-bye (literally, take care of yourself)
Related terms: word: have a care
word: take care of
take courage
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: takes courage
form: taking courage
form: took courage
form: taken courage
Senses: synonyms: take heart
glosses: To be resolute in difficult circumstances.
take for granted
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: takes for granted
form: taking for granted
form: took for granted
form: taken for granted
Senses: examples: text: Let it be considered a delicate intimation on the part of the historian that he is going back to the town in which Oliver Twist was born; the reader taking it for granted that there are good and substantial reasons for making the journey.
ref: 1839, Charles Dickens, chapter 17, in Oliver Twist:
glosses: To assume something to be true without verification or proof.
raw_tags: of a thing
examples: text: These great First Truths, these good and gracious Tidings, these holy and humanizing Spells, in the preconformity to which our very humanity may be said to consist, are so infused, that it were but a tame and inadequate expression to say, we all take them for granted.
ref: 1825, S[amuel] T[aylor] Coleridge, Aids to Reflection in the Formation of a Manly Character on the Several Grounds of Prudence, Morality, and Religion: […], London: […] Thomas Davison, […] for Taylor and Hessey, […], →OCLC:
text: He had fiercely championed loveless ladies entering frustrated middle age, the married woman whose husband took her for granted and seldom into his arms.
ref: 1946 November 25, “Posthumous Portrait”, in Time:
text: Many things we take for granted must have sounded unusual the first time they were proposed. For instance, imagine trying to explain to someone, for the first time, that you thought giving him an enema would be a real good idea. You'd have to proceed very subtly.
ref: 1997, George Carlin, “FIRST THINGS FIRST”, in Brain Droppings, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 68:
text: While she waits up
You chase down the newest thing and take for granted what you have
ref: 2012, Taylor Swift, “Girl at Home”, in Red, performed by Taylor Swift:
text: He barely needs a moment to think: "For me, there are three things.
"First of all, never, never, never take our passengers and freight users for granted. Because I think after this, lots more people will be thinking about their choices very differently, and there's always a danger in the railway that unintentionally we take people for granted - and particularly in Network Rail with regards to passengers. So don't ever take a passenger for granted.
ref: 2020 May 20, Andrew Haines tells Stefanie Foster, “Repurpose rail for the 2020s”, in Rail, page 35:
glosses: To give little attention to or to underestimate the value of; to fail to appreciate, especially something one has grown heavily accustomed to; not to value or care for appropriately, out of the assumption that the person or thing not valued cannot be lost.
raw_tags: of a person
Related terms: you never miss the water till the well runs dry
take hold
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: takes hold
form: taking hold
form: took hold
form: taken hold
Senses: examples: The astonishing sight of the Cristo do Corcovado took hold of our attention.
glosses: To grasp, seize.
raw_tags: followed by of
examples: text: Then the highly virulent mental germs skillfully inoculated took a hold in the subconscious mind of European humanity; the disease developed rapidly, spread like wild fire, and raged unabated throughout the width and length of the central empires.
ref: 1919, Boris Sidis, The Source and Aim of Human Progress:
text: Contours of a deal with conservative holdouts who had been blocking McCarthy’s rise had emerged the night before, and took hold after four dismal days and 14 failed votes in an intraparty standoff unseen in modern times.
ref: January 7 2023, Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, “McCarthy elected House speaker in rowdy post-midnight vote”, in AP News:
text: By now, a new worry had emerged. With the rescuers working close to so many dead bodies, there was fear of disease taking hold.
ref: 2025 February 19, Mike Lewis, “Tragedy at Moorgate”, in RAIL, number 1029, page 59, about the Moorgate tube crash:
glosses: To take root, become established.
Synonyms: lay hold of
take charge
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: takes charge
form: taking charge
form: took charge
form: taken charge
Senses: examples: text: The skipper Mr. Cooke had hired at Far Harbor was a God-fearing man with a luke warm interest in his new billet and employer, and had only been prevailed upon to take charge of the yacht after the offer of an emolument equal to half a year's sea pay of an ensign in the navy.
ref: 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter X, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
text: Capello was missing his son's wedding in Milan to take charge - yet his reshaped England team gave him cause for a double celebration as they overturned the odds in front of a delighted Wembley gallery.
ref: 2011 November 12, “International friendly: England 1-0 Spain”, in BBC Sport:
glosses: Synonym of take control, especially in situations involving informal command over a group of people.
synonyms: word: take control
extra: especially in situations involving informal command over a group of people
take control
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: takes control
form: taking control
form: took control
form: taken control
Senses: examples: text: She'd seen a doctor who’d prescribed Subutex, a drug-replacement treatment designed to wean the user off heroin. It had made her throw up. I was so relieved and told her how proud I was of her for taking control.
ref: 2013, Mitch Winehouse, Amy, My Daughter, London: Harper, →ISBN, page 120:
text: The Netherlands, who saw Denzel Dumfries' header hit the bar before the break, took control after the break and it required important interventions from keeper Jordan Pickford to keep England level.
ref: 2024 July 10, Phil McNulty, BBC Sport:
glosses: To assume control, to gain power over someone or something.
Synonyms: take charge
take command
take the reins
take something in stride
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: takes something in stride
form: taking something in stride
form: took something in stride
form: taken something in stride
form: take something in one's stride
Senses: examples: text: He took it in stride when they attempted to ostracize him.
glosses: To cope with something unfortunate without much effort; to accept or manage difficulties well.
Related terms: take something as it comes
take inventory
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: takes inventory
form: taking inventory
form: took inventory
form: taken inventory
Senses: examples: text: […] she sent the next day a Charge to the Provest and Bayliffs, and to her owne great Treasurer, to passe to the houses of the said foure men, and likewise to their Booths or Shops, and there to take Inventory of all their Goods and Chattells […]
ref: 1644, John Knox, David Buchanan, The Historie of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland, London: George Thomason and Octavian Pullen, Book 5, p:
text: She swapped the rose beige dress for an apron, and took inventory of the ice box.
ref: 1929, Dashiell Hammett, chapter 17, in Red Harvest:
glosses: to compile an inventory; to take stock; to inventory; to inventorize.
glosses: to assess a situation
take note
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: takes note
form: taking note
form: took note
form: taken note
Senses: glosses: To pay attention; to take notice; to note.
Synonyms: mind
Related terms: take no notice of
take notes
take no notice of
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: takes no notice of
form: taking no notice of
form: took no notice of
form: taken no notice of
Senses: examples: text: He took no notice of the spider until it bit him.
text: There was a person called Nana who ruled the nursery. Sometimes she took no notice of the playthings lying about, and sometimes, for no reason whatever, she went swooping about like a great wind and hustled them away in cupboards.
ref: 1922, Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit:
glosses: To ignore.
Synonyms: disregard
neglect
pay no heed
unheed
ignore
take notes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: takes notes
form: taking notes
form: took notes
form: taken notes
Senses: examples: text: Quite a crowd of townspeople turned out to see the train start, and several pressmen were busily engaged in taking notes and photographs.
ref: 1949 November and December, “Notes and News: By Special Train to Llanfair”, in Railway Magazine, page 409:
glosses: To make a record of what one hears or observes for future reference.
Related terms: notebook
notetaking
take notice
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: takes notice
form: taking notice
form: took notice
form: taken notice
Senses: glosses: To notice; to take note.
take offence
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: takes offence
form: taking offence
form: took offence
form: taken offence
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of take offense.
take refuge
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: takes refuge
form: taking refuge
form: took refuge
form: taken refuge
Senses: glosses: to shelter; to hole up
glosses: to return/come back and rely on/upon
take revenge
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: takes revenge
form: taking revenge
form: took revenge
form: taken revenge
Senses: glosses: To avenge; to get back at.
take steps
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: takes steps
form: taking steps
form: took steps
form: taken steps
Senses: examples: If necessary, I will take steps to clarify the situation before the deadline for lodging questions next Monday. Members should be aware that, in general, they should ask only the question that was lodged and which appears in the Business Bulletin. Presiding Officer Alex Fergusson in Scottish Parliament on 19 June 2008.
glosses: To initiate a course of action, often against something that one disapproves of.
take stock
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: takes stock
form: taking stock
form: took stock
form: taken stock
Senses: examples: text: At the outset of any inquiry it is proper to take stock of the results obtained by previous explorers of the same field.
ref: 1882, Leslie Stephen, The Science of Ethics:
text: In 2009, he underwent heart surgery for an aortic valve replacement at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, an event that Mr. Williams said caused him to take stock of his life.
ref: 2014 August 11, Dave Itzkoff, “Robin Williams, Oscar-Winning Comedian, Dies at 63 in Suspected Suicide”, in New York Times:
text: […]and the pillar of smoke which had recently begun to dissipate, as many of the fires amidships had been smothered by the onrushing water, was replaced by a vast mushroom cloud of steam, smoke, flame, and debris as the magazines detonated. In the pall of this apocalyptic destruction, the U.S. fleet takes stock.
ref: 2021 May 5, Drachinifel, 42:53 from the start, in Battle of Samar - What if TF34 was there?, archived from the original on 19 Aug 2022:
text: "But from time to time, all organisations need to take stock of what they do and why they do it.
ref: 2023 August 23, Malcolm Holmes tells Paul Stephen, “A mission to develop GCR's legacy”, in RAIL, number 990, page 39:
glosses: To scrutinize or size up something; to assess a situation.
Synonyms: take inventory
Related terms: stocktaking
stocktaking
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: stocktakings
Etymology: From stock + taking.
Senses: glosses: the act of taking an inventory of merchandise etc.
glosses: the reappraisal of a situation or of one's prospects
Related terms: take stock
unto
Language: English
Part of speech: conj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʌntʊ/
ipa: /-tuː/
ipa: /-tə/
ipa: /ˈʌntə/
ipa: /-tuː/
ipa: /-tʊ/
rhymes: -ʌntə
Forms: form: vnto
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English unto, from Old English *untō, *und tō, equivalent to un- (“against; toward; up to”) + to. Cognate with Old Frisian ont to ("until"; > Saterland Frisian antou (“until”)) (cf. Old Frisian und (“up to; till”), Old Frisian til (“till; to”)), Old Saxon untō, untuo (“until”), Old High German unze, unzi, unza (“until”), Old Norse und (“as far as; up to”), Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 (untē, “until; as long as”).
Senses: examples: Unto This Last (John Ruskin)
glosses: Up to the time or degree that; until.
Synonyms: till
until
unto
Language: English
Part of speech: prep
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʌntʊ/
ipa: /-tuː/
ipa: /-tə/
ipa: /ˈʌntə/
ipa: /-tuː/
ipa: /-tʊ/
rhymes: -ʌntə
Forms: form: vnto
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English unto, from Old English *untō, *und tō, equivalent to un- (“against; toward; up to”) + to. Cognate with Old Frisian ont to ("until"; > Saterland Frisian antou (“until”)) (cf. Old Frisian und (“up to; till”), Old Frisian til (“till; to”)), Old Saxon untō, untuo (“until”), Old High German unze, unzi, unza (“until”), Old Norse und (“as far as; up to”), Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 (untē, “until; as long as”).
Senses: examples: text: Sir Gawain rode unto the nearby castle.
text: Come unto these yellow sands,
And then take hands;
Curtsied when you have, and kiss'd
The wild waves whist,
Foot it featly here and there,
And sweet sprites bear
The burthen.[…]
ref: 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:
glosses: Up to; indicates a motion towards a thing and then stopping at it.
examples: text: And the Lord said unto Moses […]
text: So please my lord the duke and all the court
To quit the fine for one half of his goods
I am content; so he will let me have
The other half in use, to render it,
Upon his death, unto the gentleman
That lately stole his daughter:
Two things provided more,—[…]
ref: c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:
text: Again, whereas men affirm they perceive an addition of ponderosity in dead bodies, comparing them usually unto blocks and stones, whensoever they lift or carry them; this accessional preponderancy is rather in appearance than reality.
ref: 1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:
text: […] And, doubtless, unto thee is given
⁠A life that bears immortal fruit
⁠In such great offices as suit
The full-grown energies of heaven.
ref: 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XXXIX”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 61:
glosses: To; indicates an indirect object.
examples: text: ⁠I do but sing because I must,
And pipe but as the linnets sing:
And unto one her note is gay,
⁠For now her little ones have ranged;
⁠And unto one her note is changed,
Because her brood is stol’n away.
ref: 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XXI”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 36:
glosses: Down to the last; encompassing even every.
Derived terms: do unto others
do unto others as you would have them do unto you
go in unto
hereunto
hitherunto
law unto oneself
like unto
render unto Caesar
set fire unto
sickness unto death
sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof
thereunto
unto itself
unto't
unto the ages of ages
unto time
whereunto
Related terms: onto
infra dig
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: infra dig.
Etymology: Shortened form of Latin infrā dignitātem (literally “beneath [one's] dignity”).
Senses: examples: text: It would be regarded as infra dig., I am told, for an American professor of English to concern himself too actively with the English spoken by nearly a hundred millions of his countrymen.
ref: [1921 [1919], H. L. Mencken, The American Language, 2nd edition, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, →OCLC, Preface to the Second Edition:
text: Gradually the hoop fell out of favour. Possibly with the increase in traffic, it was no longer safe to bowl one's hoop over the pavement and it had to be taken into the park. Perhaps it was the coming of the scooter which made it infra dig. to carry a hoop.
ref: 1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 128:
text: I'm a communicator, not a doer. Anyway, isn't it infra dig for a westerner to actually do anything these days?
ref: 2011 October 29, David Mitchell, “I bet David Cameron wishes he'd chosen me instead of Mary Portas”, in The Observer, →ISSN:
synonyms: infra dignitatem
glosses: Beneath one's dignity.
Related terms: de minimis
apocopation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˌpɑkəˈpeɪʃən/
ipa: /əˌpɒkəˈpeɪʃən/
rhymes: -eɪʃən
Forms: form: apocopations
Etymology: Ancient Greek ἀπό (apó, “from, away from”) + κόπτω (kóptō, “to cut”)
Senses: topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
hypernyms: clipping#English:_short form of longer word
short form#Noun
glosses: A word formed by removing the end of a longer word.
Related terms: word: apocopate
word: apocope
word: apocopic
word: abbreviation
word: acronym
word: contraction
word: initialism
word: synaeresis
synaeresis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɪˈnɪəɹɪsɪs/
ipa: /sɪnˈɛɹɪsɪs/
rhymes: -ɪəɹɪsɪs
rhymes: -ɛɹɪsɪs
Forms: form: synaereses
form: synæresis
form: synairesis
form: syneresis
Etymology: From Ancient Greek συναίρεσις (sunaíresis, “unification”), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + αἵρεσις (haíresis, “taking”), from αἱρέω (hairéō, “I take”).
Senses: topics: communications
human-sciences
journalism
linguistics
literature
media
phonetics
phonology
poetry
prosody
publishing
sciences
writing
hypernyms: synalepha
metaplasm
glosses: The contraction of two vowels into a diphthong or a long vowel.
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The separating out of the liquid from a gel.
Derived terms: synaeretic
WMO
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: According to WMO, the lowest temperature noted was -89.2 C, recorded on July 21, 1983, in Vostok, Antarctica. Yes, Celsius, not Fahrenheit. In the latter, that’s minus 128.5 degrees.
ref: 2017 June 15, Hiufu Wong, “11 extreme weather records”, in CNN:
qualifier: UN
glosses: Initialism of World Meteorological Organization.
glosses: Initialism of World Mime Organisation.
glosses: Initialism of Wayanad Muslim Orphanage.
DINK
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪŋk/
rhymes: -ɪŋk
Forms: form: DINKs
Senses: examples: text: Homer "It was a wonderful time. We were living the DINK life."
Lisa "Dink?"
Homer: "DINK: Dual income, no kids."
Lisa: "Oh, DINK."
ref: 2018, “3 Scenes Plus a Tag From a Marriage”, in The Simpsons:
text: In certain states, DINKs out earn their DIWK counterparts by an even more considerable margin. As you can see, DINKs in Connecticut earn 70% more than DIWKs, and DINK households make 62% more than DIWKs in Rhode Island.
ref: 2024 November 3, Miranda Crace, “Dual Income Households: How Kids Change The Financial Picture”, in Rocket Mortgage:
glosses: Acronym of double income, no kids or dual income, no kids, a childless couple with two jobs and thus two incomes.
Derived terms: double income
no kids yet
Related terms: word: dual earner
word: dual earner couple
word: dual earner family
word: dual career couple
english: high earner, not rich yet
translation: high earner, not rich yet
word: HENRY
Vancouverite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Vancouverites
Etymology: From Vancouver + -ite.
Senses: examples: text: Those frolicking in Vancouver's recreational areas shouldn't be surprised to end up in the middle of a rather messy sloshball game or ultimate Frisbee tournament; Vancouverites tend to leave their big-city attitudes at home.
ref: 1995, Pacific Northwest & Alaska: on the loose, Fodor's, page 325:
glosses: A native or resident of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
down pat
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: Unknown, but clearly related to pat (“suitable, fitting”, adjective) and pat (adverb); possibly related to pat (“light tap”) in the sense of hitting the mark.
Senses: examples: text: to have … down pat
text: She's got that Indian wrestlin' down pat, an' she's built for it.
ref: 1913 October, Jack London, chapter VIII, in The Valley of the Moon, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, →OCLC, book III, page 399:
text: He has the look of Bruce Lee down pat, with the same defiant expression and spare but muscled frame.
ref: 2008 October 10, Clifford Coonan, “The Bruce Lee legend”, in The Independent, UK, retrieved 04 Nov 2008:
text: The first “solo”—flying the airplane all by yourself without an instructor alongside you in the cockpit—is the crucible for every new pilot. You get to do it only when your instructor is convinced that you have your landings down pat.
ref: 2023 November 26, Patrick Chovanec, “This Is Your Pilot Speaking”, in The Atlantic:
synonyms: off pat
coordinate_terms: down cold
down to a fine art
down to a science
down to a T
glosses: Thoroughly practiced, rehearsed, or understood; mastered.
unscathed
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + scathed.
Senses: examples: text: He was quite relieved to finish the conversation unscathed.
text: On Tyneside, the suburban electric services were relatively unscathed by the conditions.
ref: 1962 March 24, “The New Year Freeze-up on British Railways”, in Modern Railways, page 159:
text: This was not the cagey, cautious approach which had been widely anticipated. Rather, it was a signal that McCoist had reached a fairly significant conclusion – that his only hope of getting through this storm unscathed was to get his fragile team back on the front foot.
ref: 2011 December 29, Keith Jackson, “SPL: Celtic 1 Rangers 0”, in Daily Record:
text: This final running sore through several years did not leave the Queen unscathed, since it was clear that the palace had neglected its duty, either to persuade Charles to give up his long-running affair with Camilla Parker Bowles, or to protect and advise Diana how to cope with the international celebrity that had suddenly been thrust upon her.
ref: 2022 September 8, Stephen Bates, “Queen Elizabeth II obituary”, in The Guardian:
text: De Bruyne had made just one Premier League appearance before he was injured but he came through his 33-minute appearance unscathed to hand Guardiola a welcome boost heading into the second half of the campaign.
ref: 2024 January 7, Gary Rose, “Manchester City 5-0 Huddersfield Town”, in BBC Sport:
glosses: Not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched.
high fidelity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hi-fi
form: HiFi
Senses: examples: text: High Fidelity is an attempt to minimize the effect of the electro-mechanical means necessary to the reproduction of music.
ref: 1954 November 13, “The low-down on high fidelity”, in Billboard, page 127:
glosses: The electronic reproduction of a given sound or image with relatively high accuracy.
examples: text: AFTER 500 PLAYS OUR HIGH FIDELITY TAPE STILL DELIVERS HIGH FIDELITY
ref: 1980 December 20, Maxell (advertisement), Billboard, page 75:
glosses: A high-quality reproduction of sound.
high fidelity
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Characterized by minimal distortion.
raw_tags: of a sound system
fidelity bond
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fidelity bonds
Senses: glosses: An insurance contract that covers an employer against loss due to fraudulent or dishonest employees.
hi-fi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhaɪˌfaɪ/
ipa: /ˌhaɪˈfaɪ/
rhymes: -aɪfaɪ
Forms: form: hi-fis
form: HiFi
form: Hi-Fi
Etymology: Shortened form of high fidelity.
Senses: glosses: high fidelity
synonyms: stereo
sound system
glosses: An electronic device used to play recorded sound, especially music.
Derived terms: mini hi-fi system
Wi-Fi
music centre
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: music centres
form: music center
Senses: glosses: An integrated home audio system.
Related terms: high fidelity
midi hi-fi
integrated hi-fi
music center
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: music centers
form: music centre
Senses: glosses: A place where music is performed or rehearsed.
Related terms: high fidelity
midi hi-fi
integrated hi-fi
boom box
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: boom boxes
Senses: synonyms: jambox
ghetto blaster
glosses: A powerful portable audio system for listening collectively to recorded or broadcast sound.
Coordinate terms: music center
radio cassette