cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
petrifact
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: petrifacts
Etymology: From Latin petra (“stone”) + (arte)fact.
Senses: examples: text: The whole scene was littered with petrifacts of different sizes and kinds, enormous trees, weighing tons, bared of their branches, overthrown and turned to stone.
ref: 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 132:
text: Her long hair, whiter than snow at normal times, had been combed out neatly and tied at the back. Illuminated by the sunlight, it was no longer like snow—but a petrifact, a diamond.
ref: 2016, Yuu Kamiya, translated by Daniel Komen, No Game No Life, volume 4:
glosses: An object made of stone, especially one formed from petrifaction.
isostructurality
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From iso- + structurality.
Senses: glosses: The condition of being isostructural
paracyclophane
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: paracyclophanes
Etymology: From para- + cyclophane.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any cyclophane in which the aliphatic bridge connects the 1,4 (para) positions of the benzene ring
Related terms: metacyclophane
metacyclophane
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: metacyclophanes
Etymology: From meta- + cyclophane.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any cyclophane in which the aliphatic bridge connects the 1,3 (meta) positions of the benzene ring
Related terms: paracyclophane
basotemporal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -ɛmpəɹəl
Etymology: From baso- + temporal.
Senses: topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: At the base or the temporal lobe
ceruleum
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Latin ceruleum (“dark blue, dark green”).
Senses: glosses: A greenish-blue pigment consisting essentially of cobalt stannate.
Related terms: cerulean
extraprostatic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From extra- + prostatic.
Senses: topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: Outside or independent of the prostate
frontostriatal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From fronto- + striatal.
Senses: examples: text: Collectively, these results indicate that maturation of frontostriatal connectivity and function contributes to a developing capacity for cognitive control (i.e. adjusting behavior when predictions about the occurrence of events are violated).
ref: 2006, Yuko Munakata, Mark H. Johnson, editors, Processes of Change in Brain and Cognitive Development: Attention and Performance XXI, page 523:
text: 2006, Felicia Gould, Procedural Memory Functioning in HIV+ Midlife Women, PhD Thesis, page 4,
HD and PD patients have also demonstrated procedural memory deficits attributable to frontostriatal dysfunction, although this cognitive domain has not received the same degree of study among HIV+ individuals.
text: In what follows, we review evidence that supports frontostriatal dysfunction in ADHD.
ref: 2008, Bruce F. Pennington, Diagnosing Learning Disorders: A Neuropsychological Framework, 2nd edition, page 158:
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: Of or pertaining to the striatal structures of the frontal lobe.
Derived terms: frontostriatal circuit
frontostriatally
goserelin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɡoʊ.səˈɹɛl.ɪn/
Etymology: From go(nado)relin + Ser.
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A synthetic peptide, that function as hormones that release gonadotropin, used to treat various cancers.
hypercortisonemia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From hyper- + cortisolemia.
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: An excessive amount of cortisol in the blood
hyperechogenicity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From hyper- + echogenicity.
Senses: glosses: An increased response (echo) during the ultrasound examination of an organ, usually as a result of fatty deposits
Related terms: echogenicity
hyperechogenic
hypoechogenic
hypoechogenicity
anonymisations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of anonymisation
Bororo
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Borôro
Senses: glosses: The only nonextinct member of the Bororoan language family, spoken in the Central Mato Grosso region of Brazil.
Synonyms: Boe
histolyses
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of histolyse
Ama
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A language of Papua New Guinea.
glosses: A Nilo-Saharan language of Sudan.
glosses: A female given name.
interocclusal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From inter- + occlusal.
Senses: topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: Between the occlusal surfaces of opposing (maxillary and mandibula) teeth
monoaminergic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From monoamine + -ergic.
Senses: topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: That transmit impulses by employing the monoamine neurotransmitters catecholamine or indolamine
raw_tags: of nerve cells
indolamine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: indolamines
Etymology: Blend of indole + amine
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any amine derivative of indole, but especially the neurotransmitter serotonin.
neuroanatomically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From neuroanatomical + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In terms of or by means of neuroanatomy.
nutriceuticals
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nutriceutical
pallidal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: of or pertaining to the globus pallidus
Derived terms: cortico-subthalamo-pallidal
intrapallidal
septopallidal
striatopallidal
subpallidal
ropinirole
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɹəˈpɪn.əˌɹoʊl/
Etymology: Probably from r(apid)-o(nset) + pinir- (of unknown origin) + (ind)ole.
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A particular dopamine agonist used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
tendency tone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tendency tones
Senses: topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: a pitch that tends to move toward another pitch, usually the submediant or the leading tone
tendency tones
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tendency tone
subcoeruleus
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From sub- + Latin coeruleus.
Senses: topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: Beneath the locus coeruleus
subcoeruleus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From sub- + Latin coeruleus.
Senses: glosses: The under part of the locus coeruleus
Related terms: subcoerulear
subgenual
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From sub- + genual (“knee”) (from its shape).
Senses: topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: Describing an area of the cerebral cortex of the brain (Brodmann area 25)
Derived terms: presubgenual
tolpane
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A cocaine analogue used in medical research
Synonyms: RTI-32
valvopathy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: valvopathies
Etymology: From valvo- + -pathy.
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: disease or malfunction of the valves of the heart
anaphylactogenic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more anaphylactogenic
form: most anaphylactogenic
Senses: glosses: That tends to cause anaphylaxis.
anthroposophic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌænθɹəpəˈsɑfɪk/
ipa: /ˌænθɹəpəˈsɒfɪk/
Forms: form: more anthroposophic
form: most anthroposophic
Etymology: From anthroposophy + -ic.
Senses: glosses: Of, or pertaining to anthroposophy.
Synonyms: anthroposophical
Related terms: anthroposophically
anthroposophist
anthroposophistic
anthroposophistical
anthroposophistically
anthroposophy
basophilia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: basophilias
Etymology: From baso- + -philia.
Senses: glosses: The condition of being basophilic (“easily stained with basic [high-pH] dyes”).
topics: hematology
medicine
sciences
hypernyms: leucocytosis
glosses: A condition where the quantity of basophils (basophil granulocytes) is abnormally elevated.
Derived terms: hyperbasophilia
Related terms: acidophilia
basophil
basophile
basophilic
capsuled
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From capsule + -ed.
Senses: glosses: Enclosed within a capsule.
capsuled
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: From capsule + -ed.
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of capsule
colitogenic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more colitogenic
form: most colitogenic
Etymology: From colitis + -o- + -genic.
Senses: glosses: That tends to produce colitis
Related terms: colitogen
epicutaneously
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From epicutaneous + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In an epicutaneous manner; directly upon the skin
extrathymically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From extrathymic + -ally.
Senses: glosses: In an extrathymic manner; outside of the thymus
glucosamide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: glucosamides
Senses: glosses: Any amide derived from glucosamine, but especially N-acetyl-glucosamide
blan
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: blinned
Senses: glosses: simple past of blin
hyperallergic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From hyper- + allergic.
Senses: glosses: very allergic
glosses: very allergenic; hyperallergenic
hypereosinophilic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From hyper- + eosinophilic.
Senses: glosses: Very, or persistently, eosinophilic.
intrathymic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From intra- + thymic.
Senses: glosses: Within the thymus
Derived terms: intrathymically
lactoglobulins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lactoglobulin
lymphopoenic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of lymphopenic.
lymphopoietin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lymphopoietins
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A cytokine protein involved in T cell maturation.
Related terms: lymphopoiesis
lymphopoietic
nonatopic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: non-atopic
Etymology: From non- + atopic.
Senses: glosses: Not atopic
oligoarticular
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From oligo- + articular.
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: That affects a few joints of the body
Synonyms: pauciarticular
Related terms: monoarticular
polyarticular
monoarticular
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɒnəʊ̯ɑːˌtɪkjʊlə/
ipa: /ˌmɒnəʊ̯ɑːˈtɪkjʊlə/
ipa: /ˈmɔnəwɑːˌtɪkjələ/
ipa: /ˌmɔnəwɑːˈtɪkjələ/
ipa: /ˈmɑnowɑːɹˌtɪkjələɹ/
ipa: /ˌmɑnowɑːɹˈtɪkjələɹ/
Forms: form: monarticular
Etymology: * mono- + articular
Senses: examples: monoarticular arthritis
topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: Affecting a single joint of the body.
Related terms: oligoarticular
polyarticular
ovalbumen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of ovalbumin.
Heartbreak Kid
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Heartbreak Kid
Senses: synonyms: word: HBK
glosses: Nickname for professional wrestler Shawn Michaels.
this's
Language: English
Part of speech: contraction
Pronunciation: /ˈðɪz/
Senses: examples: text: This's got to be the worst speech I've ever heard.
glosses: Contraction of this has.
examples: text: This's the best house ever!
glosses: Contraction of this is.
keep hope alive
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: glosses: Even if something seems to become more and more unlikely, do not stop believing in it.
defense mechanisms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of defense mechanism
reaction mechanisms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of reaction mechanism
consistents
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of consistent
ruttings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rutting
maxiscooter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: maxiscooters
Etymology: From maxi- + scooter.
Senses: glosses: A large motorcycle with a step-through frame.
maxiscooters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of maxiscooter
motorized scooter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: motorized scooters
form: motorised scooter
Senses: synonyms: e-scooter
electric scooter
glosses: A scooter powered by an electric motor.
diving scooter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: diving scooters
Senses: glosses: An item of diving equipment used by scuba divers to increase their range while underwater.
diving scooters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of diving scooter
water scooter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: water scooters
Senses: glosses: Synonym of jet ski.
synonyms: word: jet ski
synonyms: word: scooter
word: DPV
word: diver propulsion vehicle
glosses: Synonym of diver propulsion vehicle.
glosses: Synonym of water strider.
synonyms: word: water strider
water scooters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of water scooter
ice scooter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ice scooters
Senses: glosses: A type of ice yacht equipped with runners and a flat bottom, and capable of floating in water, which makes it safe to use also on thin ice.
ice scooters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ice scooter
air scooter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: air scooters
Senses: glosses: An ultralight helicopter.
air scooters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of air scooter
sky scooter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sky scooters
Senses: glosses: An ultralight airplane.
sky scooters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sky scooter
kickscooter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kickscooters
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of kick scooter.
kickscooters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of kickscooter
dog scooter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dog scooters
Senses: glosses: A wheeled chair or platform, similar in design to a kickscooter, designed to hold a human who is being pulled by a pack of dogs, similar in purpose to a dogsled, across a path or roadway.
dog scooters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dog scooter
gym scooter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gym scooters
Senses: glosses: A square plank made from plastic or wood which is attached to four swivel casters at the corners, used in physical education.
square scooter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: square scooters
Senses: glosses: A square plank, made from plastic or wood, which is attached to four swivel casters at the corners.
gym scooters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gym scooter
square scooters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of square scooter
mobility scooter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mobility scooters
Senses: glosses: An electric-powered scooter, similar in use to a wheelchair, that is specially designed for disabled and/or elderly people.
mobility scooters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mobility scooter
knee scooter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: knee scooters
Senses: glosses: A mobility device for a person with an injured leg, allowing them to kneel with the injured leg and propel themselves with the other.
knee scooters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of knee scooter
motor scooter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: motor scooters
form: motorscooter
Etymology: Compound of motor + scooter.
Senses: synonyms: scooter
glosses: A small motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame.
wikipedia: motor scooter
motor scooters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of motor scooter
push scooter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: push scooters
Senses: glosses: A small platform with a handle and two or more wheels that is propelled by a rider pushing off the ground.
Synonyms: scooter
kick scooter
push scooters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of push scooter
scooterist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: scooterists
Etymology: From scooter + -ist.
Senses: glosses: A person who rides a motor scooter or other scooter.
glosses: A person whose hobby is riding or restoring motor scooters.
glosses: A member of a scooter-riding subculture, associated especially with the 1960s Mod movement and its various revivals.
Derived terms: e-scooterist
scooterists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of scooterist
sea scooter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sea scooters
Senses: glosses: A propulsion device used by scuba divers to increase their range while underwater.
sea scooters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sea scooter
careenages
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of careenage
trooz
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Trooz, n.pl. short trousers
ref: 1923, Sir James Wilson, The dialect of Robert Burns as spoken in central Ayrshire, page 191:
glosses: short trousers, trews
predigestion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: predigestions
Etymology: From pre- + digestion.
Senses: glosses: The partial hydrolysis etc. of food, by enzymes or other materials, prior to normal digestion
Hypernyms: digestion
Related terms: predigest
thymically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From thymic + -ally.
Senses: glosses: By means of the thymus
Related terms: thymic
transplacentally
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From transplacental + -ly.
Senses: glosses: Through or across the placenta.
Related terms: transplacental
heartbalm
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: heartbalms
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of heart balm.
lwei
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lweis
form: lwei
Senses: glosses: a monetary unit of Angola used from 1975-1990, one hundredth of a kwanza.
lweis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lwei
akebia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: akebias
Etymology: From the genus name, from Japanese アケビ (akebi).
Senses: glosses: Any plant of the genus Akebia, especially the invasive plant Akebia quinata.
autoinflammatory
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From auto- + inflammatory.
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: Describing any inflammatory disease that arises in the absence of pathogens, antibodies etc.
basolaterally
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From basolateral + -ly.
Senses: glosses: via the basolateral membrane of a cell
biotics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: That part of biotics which is a defense against suffering, and accordingly also ethics later on, has four divisions, in correspondence with those four sources of suffering: subhuman nature, man's own nature, his living together with fellow-men, and superhuman powers.
ref: 1960, Roland Houde, Joseph Patrick Michael Mullally, Philosophy of Knowledge: Selected Readings, page 16:
text: More broadly, communal biotics, or ethics, elevates diminution of suffering into a common goal, while culture is that aspect of communal biotics in which people share enjoyment.
ref: 1983, William M. Johnston, The Austrian Mind: An Intellectual and Social History, 1848-1938, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 200:
text: Such art of living, or biotics, practiced first instinctively and changing later into conscious maxims, is not yet ethics (just as that other part of biotics, with the positive aim of enjoyment, is not yet culture).
ref: 2012, Felix M. Cleve, The Giants of Pre-Sophistic Greek Philosophy, page xxxvi:
topics: ethics
human-sciences
philosophy
sciences
glosses: The promotion of enjoyment and the reduction of suffering.
glosses: plural of biotic
Derived terms: macrobiotics
biotransform
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: biotransforms
form: biotransforming
form: biotransformed
form: biotransformed
Etymology: From bio- + transform.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: To transform something by biochemical means, especially by means of enzymes
Related terms: biotransformable
biotransformation
biotransformer
clostridia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of clostridium
cocolonization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From co- + colonization.
Senses: glosses: Simultaneous colonization by two or more species of bacteria
cocultivation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cocultivations
Etymology: From co- + cultivation.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: The simultaneous cultivation of two or more species of microorganism, or types of tissue, in the same medium.
Related terms: cocultivate
codiversification
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: codiversifications
Etymology: From co- + diversification.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: The simultaneous diversification (evolution) of two species lineages (especially of a pathogen and its host)
Related terms: codiversify
cohoused
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From co- + housed.
Senses: glosses: housed together
dioxycycline
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of doxycycline.
enteritidis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Latin enterītidis.
Senses: glosses: A form of enteritis caused by Salmonella enterica
Kollywood
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒ.li.wʊd/
ipa: /ˈkɑ.li.wʊd/
rhymes: -ɒliwʊd
Etymology: Blend of Kodambakkam + Hollywood.
Senses: examples: text: When I returned to the movie Ghilli, a Kollywood classic (Kollywood being the informal name for Tamil cinema) that I loved as a kid, I couldn’t help but question why the story continues romantically, without question, after the heroine is slapped by the supposed love of her life.
ref: 2025 August 14, Saranka Maheswaran, “Cheer up, Ice Cube, your War of the Worlds movie may be really bad, but it’s not worthless”, in The Guardian:
glosses: The Tamil film industry located in Kodambakkam in Chennai, southern India.
Kollywood
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒ.li.wʊd/
ipa: /ˈkɑ.li.wʊd/
rhymes: -ɒliwʊd
Etymology: Blend of Kathmandu + Hollywood.
Senses: glosses: The Nepali film industry located in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Related terms: Bollywood
Hollywood
Nollywood
Tollywood
Urduwood
straight as an arrow
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: synonyms: arrow-straight
qualifier: simile
glosses: Very straight; travelling in a very straight trajectory.
qualifier: simile
glosses: Having no homosexual desires or thoughts; completely heterosexual.
sink like a stone
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: sinks like a stone
form: sinking like a stone
form: sank like a stone
form: sunk like a stone
Senses: qualifier: simile
glosses: To sink immediately, with no chance of floating.
qualifier: simile
glosses: To completely fail.
swim like a fish
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: swims like a fish
form: swimming like a fish
form: swam like a fish
form: swum like a fish
Senses: qualifier: simile
glosses: To be a very strong swimmer.
pretty as a picture
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: qualifier: simile
glosses: Very visually attractive.
dumb as a box of rocks
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: Variation of dumb as a rock.
Senses: examples: text: The drummer in my friend's band is pretty hot, but he's dumb as a box of rocks. I hear he likes me, and I definitely don't want to date him—but is his stupidity any reason not to simply have sex with him? — Carla, Brooklyn, New York
ref: 2001 July, “Tell it to my Heart”, in CMJ New Music Monthly, →ISSN, page 29:
qualifier: simile
glosses: Very stupid.
calm as a millpond
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: qualifier: simile
glosses: Very calm, not choppy.
raw_tags: of water
bent as a nine-bob note
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: In pre-decimal English money, a nine-bob (nine-shilling) note would obviously be fraudulent, since there was no such denomination.
Senses: qualifier: simile
glosses: Extremely dishonest or criminally-minded.
synonyms: queer as a coot
qualifier: simile
glosses: Ostentatiously homosexual.
Related terms: phony as a three-dollar bill
chirpy as a cricket
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: as chirpy as a cricket
Etymology: A pun based on the two meanings of the word chirpy.
Senses: qualifier: simile
glosses: Very chirpy; full of energy; very energetic.
fit as a butcher's dog
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: Based on the assumption that a butcher's dog is likely to be well fed because of the ready supply of its master's meat.
Senses: examples: text: This time not only is Gooch as fit as a butcher's dog but England, through their efforts at Headingley and Lord's, are mentally attuned to the process of both winning and, crucially in the second match, not losing.
ref: 1991 July 4, Mike Selvey, The Guardian, "Cricket: England out to make it seventh time lucky"
text: In my eyes, Nick Nairn is still in his early 20s, invincible and as fit as a butcher's dog.
ref: 2000 April 16, Nick Nairn, “Sunday Herald”, in Food for Thought:
text: "I had my midlife crisis at 31 but here I am at 48 and as fit as a butcher's dog," he said.
ref: 2010 July 12, “Runner launches Nottinghamshire's first ultra marathon”, in BBC News:
glosses: Very fit; in good shape.
fresh as a daisy
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: qualifier: simile
glosses: Very fresh; well-rested.
raw_tags: of someone's appearance
Synonyms: fresh as a rose
Becks
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /bɛks/
Etymology: Formed with -s (hypocoristic suffix).
Senses: glosses: A diminutive of the female given name Rebecca.
glosses: A nickname for the footballer David Beckham.
ophite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɒfʌɪt/
ipa: /ˈəʊfʌɪt/
ipa: /ˈoʊfaɪt/
Forms: form: ophites
Etymology: From Latin ophites, from Ancient Greek ὀφίτης (ophítēs) (Etymology 2, below). Compare Ophite.
Senses: topics: geography
geology
natural-sciences
glosses: Any of various rocks having snake-like markings, such as a mottled greenish porphyry.
Derived terms: ophitic
ophite
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɒfʌɪt/
ipa: /ˈəʊfʌɪt/
ipa: /ˈoʊfaɪt/
Forms: form: more ophite
form: most ophite
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὀφίτης (ophítēs).
Senses: examples: text: The idols represented the eons, divine emanations, and their origin was probably ophite – about which we know a thing or two at first hand.
ref: 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 243:
glosses: Serpent-like; ophidian.
Giggsy
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Giggs + -y.
Senses: glosses: A nickname for the footballer Ryan Giggs.
Scholesy
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Scholes + -y.
Senses: glosses: A nickname for the English footballer Paul Scholes.
El Tel
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Nickname for Terry Venables (1943–2023), English footballer and football manager.
Le God
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A nickname for Matthew Le Tissier.
Crouchy
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɹaʊ.t͡ʃi/
rhymes: -aʊtʃi
Etymology: From Crouch + -y.
Senses: examples: text: "Crouch. It was Crouch who realized it."
"Okay. So then what? After Moncrieff dies, Crouchy says to the kid — what?"
ref: 2004, Andrew Klavan, Dynamite Road, page 175:
text: Crouch suffered a badly broken nose during last Saturday's 4-0 win over Sheffield United.
He's fit to play against United tomorrow, but is clearly uncomfortable with the knock.
"Crouchy is training and obviously wants to play in both these games," explained Benitez.
ref: 2007 March 2, Chris Bascombe, “Crouch goes for broke”, in Liverpool Echo:
text: During that year our fitness co-ordinator was Robert Crouch. Crouchy had been running the Adelaide University gym for years and was to be a massive support to me later on, when I broke my leg in Sri Lanka in 1999.
ref: 2010, Jason Gillespie, Dizzy: The Jason Gillespie Story:
text: Crouchy, don't go any further until I see the boss.
ref: 2011, Christopher J. Holcroft, Finding Thomas:
text: What you doing 'ere, Crouchy? This house belongs to my family and you ain't welcome.
ref: 2012, Kimberley Chambers, The Schemer:
glosses: A nickname for somebody with the surname Crouch.
Fergie
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Fergy
form: Fergee
Etymology: Clipping of Ferguson, Fergusson, and Fergus + -ie.
Senses: glosses: A nickname for someone with the surname that starts with "Ferg".
Diminutive of Fergus.
glosses: A nickname for someone with the surname that starts with "Ferg".
Diminutive of Ferguson.
glosses: A nickname for someone with the surname that starts with "Ferg".
Diminutive of Fergusson.
Fergie
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Fergies
form: Fergy
form: Fergee
Etymology: Clipping of Ferguson, Fergusson, and Fergus + -ie.
Senses: glosses: A Ferguson tractor.
Keano
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Keane + -o.
Senses: glosses: Nickname for someone with the surname Keane.
disprised
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more disprised
form: most disprised
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of disprized.
disprized
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: disprised
Etymology: From disprize + -ed.
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of disprize
disprized
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more disprized
form: most disprized
form: disprised
Etymology: From disprize + -ed.
Senses: examples: text: This fellow Sutcliffe who is clinically suffering from an aggravated spleen due to the pangs of disprised love, much resembles the celebrated gentleman we find in Janet.
ref: 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 252:
glosses: Undervalued, disparaged.
Beckhams
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Beckham
Gardners
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Gardner
Knaggses
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Knaggs
objet de vertu
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: objets de vertu
Etymology: From French objet + de + variant form of English virtu, after e.g. English objet d'art, from French objet d'art.
The term objet de vertu does not exist in French.
Senses: examples: text: We impotents are great collectors of objets de vertu, snuffboxes, musical boxes, knick-knacks.
ref: 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 260:
glosses: An object of particular interest for reasons of history, workmanship etc.
enterochromaffin
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From entero- + chromaffin.
Senses: topics: biology
cytology
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: Describing epithelial cells of the intestinal mucosa that contain serotonin; they are stained using chromium salts
enterohemorrhagic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more enterohemorrhagic
form: most enterohemorrhagic
Etymology: From entero- + hemorrhagic.
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: That causes hemorrhage within the intestines
fucosylated
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of fucosylate
fucosylated
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more fucosylated
form: most fucosylated
Senses: glosses: modified by the addition of fucosyl groups
Related terms: afucosylated
difucosylated
fucosylation
hyperfucosylated
hypofucosylated
monofucosylated
multifucosylated
nonfucosylated
polyfucosylated
sialofucosylated
unfucosylated
fucosylation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fucosylations
Etymology: From fucosyl + -ation.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: glycosylation using fucose moieties
Derived terms: bifucosylation
defucosylation
multifucosylation
transfucosylation
gnotobiology
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Gnotobiology allows a more exact exploration of ecology by separating macrobes from microbes and providing an experimental base for qualitative and quantitative understanding of the interaction of microbes in and with the host.
ref: 1970 November, TD Luckey, “Gnotobiology is ecology”, in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, volume 23, number 11, page 1533:
topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: The study of animals in a microbe-free environment.
hypercontractility
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From hyper- + contractility.
Senses: glosses: the condition of being hypercontractile
hypercontractile
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more hypercontractile
form: most hypercontractile
Etymology: From hyper- + contractile.
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: Excessively contractile
raw_tags: of the heart muscles
hypomotility
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From hypo- + motility.
Senses: examples: text: Ingluvial hypomotility is a relatively common clinical concern observed in a large number of avian species.
ref: 2016, Jennifer E. Graham, Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Avian, page 153:
glosses: the condition of being hypomotile
hypomotile
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From hypo- + motile.
Senses: glosses: Less than usually motile
hypoprofusion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From hypo- + profusion.
Senses: glosses: Less than normal blood flow
insulitis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Latin insula (“island”) + -itis.
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: inflammation of the islands of Langerhans
interpopulation
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From inter- + population.
Senses: glosses: Between populations
lithogenesis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From litho- + genesis.
Senses: topics: geography
geology
natural-sciences
glosses: The formation of sedimentary rock.
topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: The formation of calculi (stony concretions).
Derived terms: sialolithogenesis
matrilysin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: matrilysins
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A matrix metalloproteinase that has a function in the development of tumours.
Related terms: lysis
metaproteome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: metaproteomes
Etymology: Blend of metaprotein + genome
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
genetics
medicine
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: The complete set of metaproteins of an organism.
metaprotein
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: metaproteins
Etymology: From meta- + protein.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any protein derived from another by the use of acids or bases
Derived terms: metaproteome
metaproteomic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to metaproteomics
metaproteomics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From meta- + proteomics.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The branch of molecular biology that studies the set of metaproteins of an organism
Related terms: metaproteome
microcins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of microcin
nitrotyrosine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nitrotyrosines
Etymology: From nitro- + tyrosine.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A product of the nitration of tyrosine that is found in some diseased tissues.
nonmethanogenic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + methanogenic.
Senses: glosses: not methanogenic
nonpredisposed
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + predisposed.
Senses: glosses: not predisposed
nonrotavirus
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: non-rotavirus
Etymology: From non- + rotavirus.
Senses: topics: biology
microbiology
natural-sciences
virology
glosses: Not pertaining to rotaviruses; nonrotaviral.
nonrotavirus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nonrotaviruses
form: non-rotavirus
Etymology: From non- + rotavirus.
Senses: topics: biology
microbiology
natural-sciences
virology
glosses: That which is not a rotavirus.
omics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: omics
form: 'omics
form: -omics
Etymology: From the suffix -omics, from -ome + -ics. Compare ology.
Senses: examples: text: Many computational algorithms have been developed to predict gene functions from omics data. As the omics era starts with completely sequenced genomes, early efforts on algorithm development focused on exploring genomics data for gene function prediction.
ref: 2009, William C. S. Cho, Protein Function Prediction for Omics Era, page 223:
text: However, because of the large amount of data required for calculating differential dependencies across gene networks, such analytics are often not feasible across the limited -omics datasets of rare or emerging diseases.
ref: 2021, Vinny Negi et al., “Computational repurposing of therapeutic small molecules from cancer to pumonary hypertension”, in Science Advances, volume 7, number 43:
topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: Any of several biological subfields that aim to identify or characterize the totality of a certain type of biological entity, e.g. genomics (for genes) or proteomics (for proteins).
Derived terms: dual-omics
multi-omics
pan-omics
Related terms: ome
-ome
omic
Daffy
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: The name Daffy stuck, and to make it worse, Tony added "Duck" as an afterthought. For weeks, he led all the other kids in a chorus of quacks whenever Daphne appeared, but she ignored them.
ref: 1983, Mary Downing Hahn, Daphne's Book, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 5:
glosses: A diminutive of the female given name Daphne.
examples: text: "Call me Daffy," Daffodil interrupted with a demure smile.
ref: 1997, Emily Dalton, Wake Me With a Kiss, Harlequin, →ISBN, page 11:
glosses: A diminutive of the female given name Daffodil.
glosses: A surname from Welsh, derived from the Welsh equivalent of David.
Daffey
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname from Welsh, derived from the Welsh equivalent of David.
Dakin
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Dakins
Etymology: From a Middle English short form of David + -kin.
Senses: glosses: A surname transferred from the given name.
glosses: A locality in Athabasca County, Alberta, Canada.
Derived terms: Carrel-Dakin fluid
Carrel-Dakin solution
Daykin
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪkɪn/
Etymology: From a Middle English short form of David + -kin.
Senses: glosses: A surname transferred from the given name.
Davage
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: A variant of Davids.
Senses: glosses: A surname transferred from the given name.
Davidge
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: A variant of Davids.
Senses: glosses: A surname transferred from the given name.
Dawkin
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈdɔːkɪn/
Etymology: From a Middle English short form of David + -kin.
Senses: glosses: A surname transferred from the given name.
Dawkins
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɔːkɪnz/
Etymology: From Dawkin + -s (“patronymic suffix”).
Senses: glosses: A surname transferred from the given name.
Dawkes
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /dɔːks/
Etymology: From a back-formation of Dawkin (“a Middle English diminutive of David”) + -s (“patronymic suffix”).
Senses: glosses: A surname transferred from the given name.
Daukes
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: A rare spelling variant of Dawkes.
Senses: glosses: A surname transferred from the given name.
wikipedia: Samuel +
Whitfield +
Davitt
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Anglicised from an Irish equivalent of David.
Senses: glosses: A surname transferred from the given name.
Related terms: Devitt
McDevitt
Devitt
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Anglicised from an Irish equivalent of David.
Senses: glosses: A surname transferred from the given name.
Related terms: Davitt
McDevitt
McDevitt
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: McDevitts
form: Devitt
form: McDivitt
form: McEvitt
form: McKevitt
Etymology: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Daibhéid (“son of David”).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Irish.
McDade
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: McDades
form: Dade
form: McDaid
Etymology: Anglicised form of Irish Mac Daibhéid, a surname meaning "son of David".
Senses: glosses: A surname from Irish.
McDaid
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: McDaids
Etymology: Variant of McDade.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Irish.
McKevitt
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: McKevitts
Etymology: Variant of McDevitt, with lenited personal name.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Irish.
McDavid
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: McDavids
Etymology: Partially translated form of Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Daibhéid (“son of David”). Compare McDade. By surface analysis, Mc- + David.
Senses: examples: text: Is McDavid scoring and outscoring at normal levels?
ref: 2024 May 27, Allan Mitchell, “Breaking down Connor McDavid’s impact on the Oilers’ playoff run”, in The New York Times:
glosses: A surname.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Escambia County, Florida, United States.
McHenry
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /məkˈhɛnɹi/
Forms: form: McHenrys
form: McEndree
form: McHenery
form: McKendree
form: McKendry
Etymology: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Éinrí, a patronymic from a Gaelicized form of the personal name Henry.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Irish.
glosses: A placename, from the surname:
An unincorporated community in Stanislaus County, California, United States.
glosses: A placename, from the surname:
A city in McHenry County, Illinois, United States.
glosses: A placename, from the surname:
A city and town in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States.
glosses: A placename, from the surname:
An unincorporated community in Garrett County, Maryland, United States.
glosses: A placename, from the surname:
An unincorporated community in Stone County, Mississippi, United States.
glosses: A placename, from the surname:
A city and village in Foster County, North Dakota, United States.
glosses: A placename, from the surname:
An unincorporated community in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States.
Derived terms: McHenry County
Taaffe
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Taaffes
Etymology: Irish surname usually derived from Welsh Dafydd (“David”). However, it has been suggested that the surname actually derives from Welsh Taf (“a river of Wales”).
Senses: glosses: A surname
A surname from Irish, equivalent to English David
glosses: A surname
A habitational surname from Welsh
Derived terms: taaffeite
Davys
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: A rare spelling variant of Davis, "son of David".
Senses: glosses: A surname transferred from the given name.
Davys
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Davy (kind of lamp)
Daw
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: * As an English surname, from a Middle English short form of David. Also a nickname from the (jack)daw. Compare Davey, Dakin.
* Also as an English surname, from a rhyming pet form of Raw, a name related to Rauf; compare Ralph, Rawe, Rawson, Dawkins, Dawson.
* As an Arabic surname, from ضوء (“light”).
* As an Irish surname, from Ó Deaghaidh (literally “descendant of Deaghadh”), from deag (“good”) + ádh (“fate”), comparable to Goodwin.
Senses: glosses: A surname transferred from the given name.
Daw
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Burmese ဒေါ် (dau, “madam”).
Senses: examples: text: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
glosses: honorific title for older women
Coordinate terms: U
Dawe
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From a Middle English short form of David. Also a nickname from the (jack)daw.
Senses: glosses: A surname transferred from the given name.
Dawes
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /dɔːz/
Etymology: From Dawe (“diminutive of David”) + -s (“patronymic suffix”).
Senses: glosses: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Derived terms: Dawes County
Daws
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /dɔːz/
Etymology: From Daw (“diminutive of David”) + -s (“patronymic suffix”).
Senses: glosses: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Dayes
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /deɪz/
Etymology: From a Day, a diminutive of David, or as a given name from Old English + -s (“patronymic suffix”).
Senses: glosses: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Deyes
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Variant of Day. Middle English Day (diminutive of David) + -s (patronymic suffix).
Senses: glosses: An English surname originating as a patronymic.
Dayson
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪsən/
Etymology: From a Day, a diminutive of David, or as a given name from Old English + -son.
Senses: glosses: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Deason
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdiːsən/
Etymology: From a Day, a diminutive of David, or as a given name from Old English [Term?] + -son.
Senses: glosses: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Dowson
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdaʊ.sən/
rhymes: -aʊsən
Etymology: From a Dow as a diminutive of David + -son.
Senses: glosses: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Derived terms: Dowson gas
Dowson producer
paratuberculosis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From para- + tuberculosis.
Senses: glosses: A disease of ruminants caused by a subspecies of Mycobacterium avium; Johne's disease
topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: A disease similar to tuberculosis in which the living bacillus is not present
pharmacometabonomics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From pharmaco- + metabonomics.
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: A branch of metabonomics concerned with the metabolism of drugs
Fitzhenry
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Fitz- + Henry.
Senses: glosses: A surname transferred from the given name.
phylospecies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: phylospecies
Etymology: From phylo- + species.
Senses: glosses: The smallest unit appropriate for phylogenetic analysis (the unit product of natural selection and descent).
glosses: A geographically constrained group with one or more unique apomorphies.
Harries
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: A less common spelling of Harris, meaning "son of Harry".
Senses: glosses: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Harries
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Harrie
Harries
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Harry
physicochemically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From physicochemical + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a physicochemical manner; with regard to physical chemistry
Harriot
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From a medieval diminutive of Henry.
Senses: glosses: A surname transferred from the given name.
Herriot
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From a medieval diminutive of Henry.
Senses: glosses: A surname transferred from the given name.