cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
chopstick
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈt͡ʃɒp.stɪk/
ipa: /ˈt͡ʃɑp.stɪk/
Forms: form: chopsticks
form: chopsticking
form: chopsticked
form: chopsticked
form: chop-stick
Etymology: Apparently a compound of chop + stick, but the sense of the first element is not clear. The eating utensil sense (attested since 1637) is presumably a transfer of sense from the earlier fishing tackle sense (attested from 1615), based on physical resemblance.
The common derivation from Chinese Pidgin English chop(-chop) (“quick”), a supposed calque from Chinese 筷子 (kuàizi, “chopstick”), derived from 快 (kuài, “quick”), is chronologically impossible as Chinese Pidgin English did not come into existence until the 18th century.
Senses: examples: text: Then, holding his plate close to his mouth, he chopsticked it in with his fork, and, with tremendous gusto, called for more.
ref: 1895, Douglas Sladen, The Japs at Home, London: Ward, Lock & Co., page 101:
text: For a while I chopsticked in silence. Gathering up loose grains of rice between the points of two small sticks is a job requiring absolute quiet and concentration.
ref: 1915 November 13, The Southern Churchman, Richmond, Va., page 14, column 1:
text: Though the fingers weakened and Ernest almost starved between bites, the old Walsh pride stood firm and refused to allow him to admit that he’d made a mistake and would rather use a fork. An hour later, when the others left, Ernest was still painstakingly chopsticking.
ref: 1941 February 1, The Wireless Weekly, Sydney, page 4, column 3:
text: She chopsticked her millet and beans from the same cans as people she knew were consumptive[.]
ref: 1945, George Hogg, I See A New China, London: Victor Gollancz, page 17:
glosses: To pick up (food), or eat, using chopsticks, or as with chopsticks.
numero
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin numerō, the ablative singular form of numerus (“number”).
Senses: glosses: The sign ⟨ № ⟩.
Derived terms: numero sign
numero symbol
snot
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: snŏt
ipa: /snɒt/
ipa: /snɑt/
rhymes: -ɒt
Forms: form: snots
Etymology: From Middle English snot, snotte, from Old English ġesnot, *snott, from Proto-West Germanic *snott, *snutt, from Proto-Germanic *snuttuz (“nasal mucus”), from the same base as snout. Related also to snite.
Cognate with North Frisian snot (“snot”), Saterland Frisian Snotte (“snot”), West Frisian snotte (“snot”), Dutch snot (“snot”), German Low German Snött (“snot”), dialectal German Schnutz (“snot”), Danish snot (“snot”), Norwegian snott (“snot”).
Senses: examples: text: Once, I remember, the little fair-haired boy had a choking fit at dinner, and a stream of snot ran out of his nose on to his plate in a way horrible to see.
ref: c. 1948, George Orwell, Such, Such Were the Joys:
qualifier: sometimes slightly vulgar
glosses: Mucus, especially mucus from the nose.
examples: text: With no warning a gang of little snots — none larger or older than I was — threw me to the ground, pulled my knickers below my knees — without any explanation, and allowed me to get up.
ref: 2010, Ernest L. Rhodes, A Coal Miner's Family at Mooseheart, page 19:
glosses: A contemptible child.
glosses: A mean fellow.
synonyms: snuff
glosses: The flamed out wick of a candle.
examples: text: Working the snot out of shoulders at full flexion and extension end ranges with isometrics can not only be the hidden key to creating more available range of motion for immobile, injury-prone shoulders, but also to help develop dormant muscle groups like the rear delts, which otherwise get little to no play in exercises intended for them.
ref: 2019 December 6, Lee Boyce, “4 Reasons You’ve Got No Rear Delts”, in T-Nation:
qualifier: US ?
glosses: A blemish or encumbrance that one exercises out of something.
Synonyms: english: but note this noun is countable
translation: but note this noun is countable
word: booger
Derived terms: bone-eating snot flower worm
cock snot
dick snot
eye-snot
eye snot
pecker snot
rock snot
sea snot
slick as snot
snotball
snot block
snot-green
snotnose
snot-nosed
snot otter
snot rag
snot rocket
snottite
snotty
snot up
the snot out of
snot
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: enpr: snŏt
ipa: /snɒt/
ipa: /snɑt/
rhymes: -ɒt
Forms: form: snots
form: snotting
form: snotted
form: snotted
Etymology: From Middle English snot, snotte, from Old English ġesnot, *snott, from Proto-West Germanic *snott, *snutt, from Proto-Germanic *snuttuz (“nasal mucus”), from the same base as snout. Related also to snite.
Cognate with North Frisian snot (“snot”), Saterland Frisian Snotte (“snot”), West Frisian snotte (“snot”), Dutch snot (“snot”), German Low German Snött (“snot”), dialectal German Schnutz (“snot”), Danish snot (“snot”), Norwegian snott (“snot”).
Senses: glosses: To blow, wipe, or clear (the nose).
examples: text: I was snotting all into my mouth and having to eat it, silently shuddering.
ref: 2014, Caitlin Moran, How to Build a Girl, Ebury, published 2015, page 148:
glosses: To sniff or snivel; to produce snot, to have a runny nose.
discussion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈskʌʃən/
ipa: /dɪsˈkʊʃən/
note: Indic
ipa: /ˈɖɪskəʃən/
Forms: form: discussions
Etymology: From Old French discussion, from Late Latin discussiō, from Latin discutiō. By surface analysis, discuss + -ion.
Senses: examples: text: There was then a long discussion of whether to capitalize words like "east".
text: This topic is not open to discussion.
text: My discussion with the professor was very enlightening.
text: In the May 12 memo, Meta said it had previously allowed open discussion of abortion at work but later recognized that it had led to “significant disruptions in the workplace given unique legal complexities and the number of people affected by the issue.”
ref: 2022 June 24, Mike Isaac and Ryan Mac, “Meta clamps down on internal discussion of Roe v. Wade’s overturning.”, in The New York Times:
synonyms: discourse
glosses: Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.
examples: text: Under each heading, you will find a discussion.
text: The question of the plausibility of the counter-factual is seen as key in all three discussions of allohistorical fiction (as it is in Demandt's and Ferguson's examinations of allohistory) (cf. Rodiek 25–26; Ritter 15–16; Helbig 32).
ref: 2014 October 14, David Malcolm, “The Great War Re-Remembered: Allohistory and Allohistorical Fiction”, in Martin Löschnigg, Marzena Sokolowska-Paryz, editors, The Great War in Post-Memory Literature and Film, Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG., →ISBN, page 173:
glosses: Text giving further detail on a subject.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: The dispersion of a tumour.
Derived terms: book discussion group
corridor discussion
discussional
discussionless
discussionlike
discussion room
e-discussion
end of discussion
metadiscussion
nondiscussion
overdiscussion
panel discussion
prediscussion
rediscussion
subdiscussion
Related terms: word: discuss
english: a person who discusses
translation: a person who discusses
word: discusser
bastard
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɑːs.təd/
ipa: /ˈbæs.tæd/
ipa: /ˈbæs.tɚd/
rhymes: -ɑːstə(ɹ)d
rhymes: -æstə(ɹ)d
Forms: form: bastard!
form: bastid
Etymology: From Middle English bastard, bastarde, from Old English bastard (used as an epithet), from Anglo-Norman bastard, Old French bastart (“illegitimate child”), perhaps via Medieval Latin bastardus, of obscure origin.
Possibly from Frankish *bāst (“marriage, relationship”) + Old French -ard, -art (pejorative suffix denoting a specific quality or condition). Frankish *bāst derives from a North Sea Germanic variety of Proto-Germanic *banstuz (“bond, connection, relationship, marriage with a second woman of lower status”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie, bind”) and is related to West Frisian boaste (“marriage, matrimony”), Middle Dutch bast (“lust, heat”), and more distantly to English boose (“cow-stall”). The term probably originally referred to a child from a polygynous marriage of heathen Germanic custom — a practice not sanctioned by the Christian churches.
Alternatively, Old French bastart may have originated from the Old French term fils de bast (“packsaddle son”), meaning a child conceived on an improvised bed (medieval saddles often doubled as beds while travelling). However chronology makes this difficult, as bastard is attested in Old French from 1089 (Middle Latin bastardus as early as 1010), yet Old French bast (modern French bât), though attested since 1130 with the meaning of "beast of burden", doesn't acquire the specific meaning of "packsaddle" until the 13c., making it too late to have given rise to the terms bastard and bastardus with this sense. The French Centre National de Ressources Textuelles et Lexicales supports the Germanic theory further above as being most likely.
Senses: examples: text: Jack says, “Oh! Bastard! I’m hit!” That bullet had to have come in the busted back window and how it missed Johnnie to hit Jack I don’t know.
ref: 2001, Stephen King, “The Death of Jack Hamilton”, in Everything's Eventual, Simon and Schuster, published 2007, →ISBN, page 90:
text: “Yes, I’m hhhhowwwwwwcch!” she yelped as she stubbed her toe against the bedpost. “Shit, shit, fuck, bastard, shit, crap!”
ref: 2004, Cecelia Ahern, PS, I Love You, Hyperion, →ISBN, page 7:
text: “Isn’t she lovely?” Clem asks, hopefully rhetorically. “Oh, bastard. I’ve got to go—that’s my signal. […]”
ref: 2006, Emily Franklin, Love from London, Penguin, →ISBN, page 212:
glosses: Exclamation of strong dismay or strong sense of being upset.
bastard
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɑːs.təd/
ipa: /ˈbæs.tæd/
ipa: /ˈbæs.tɚd/
rhymes: -ɑːstə(ɹ)d
rhymes: -æstə(ɹ)d
Forms: form: bastards
form: bastarding
form: bastarded
form: bastarded
form: bastid
Etymology: From Middle English bastard, bastarde, from Old English bastard (used as an epithet), from Anglo-Norman bastard, Old French bastart (“illegitimate child”), perhaps via Medieval Latin bastardus, of obscure origin.
Possibly from Frankish *bāst (“marriage, relationship”) + Old French -ard, -art (pejorative suffix denoting a specific quality or condition). Frankish *bāst derives from a North Sea Germanic variety of Proto-Germanic *banstuz (“bond, connection, relationship, marriage with a second woman of lower status”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie, bind”) and is related to West Frisian boaste (“marriage, matrimony”), Middle Dutch bast (“lust, heat”), and more distantly to English boose (“cow-stall”). The term probably originally referred to a child from a polygynous marriage of heathen Germanic custom — a practice not sanctioned by the Christian churches.
Alternatively, Old French bastart may have originated from the Old French term fils de bast (“packsaddle son”), meaning a child conceived on an improvised bed (medieval saddles often doubled as beds while travelling). However chronology makes this difficult, as bastard is attested in Old French from 1089 (Middle Latin bastardus as early as 1010), yet Old French bast (modern French bât), though attested since 1130 with the meaning of "beast of burden", doesn't acquire the specific meaning of "packsaddle" until the 13c., making it too late to have given rise to the terms bastard and bastardus with this sense. The French Centre National de Ressources Textuelles et Lexicales supports the Germanic theory further above as being most likely.
Senses: examples: text: After her husband's death she was matter of tragedy , having lived to see her brother beheaded , and her two sons deposed from the crown , bastarded in their blood
ref: 1622, Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban [i.e. Francis Bacon], The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, […], London: […] W[illiam] Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret, →OCLC:
glosses: To bastardize.
adduct
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: rhymes: -ʌkt
enpr: ə-dŭktʹ
ipa: /əˈdʌkt/
Forms: form: adducts
form: adducting
form: adducted
form: adducted
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin adductus, past participle of adduco. See adduce.
Senses: examples: text: Coordinate term: circumduct
text: The therapist explained how certain muscles adduct the leg toward the body.
text: The patient was unable to adduct his thumb after the injury.
text: to adduct a limb
topics: medicine
physiology
sciences
antonyms: abduct
glosses: To draw towards a center or a middle line.
Derived terms: adductor
hyperadducted
monoadducted
nonadducted
unadducted
Related terms: adduction
adduct
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: rhymes: -ʌkt
enpr: ăʹ-dŭkt
ipa: /ˈæ.dʌkt/
Forms: form: adducts
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin adductus, past participle of adduco. See adduce.
Senses: examples: text: hip adduct
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The product of an addition reaction.
Derived terms: adductome
bisadduct
cycloadduct
diadduct
heteroadduct
homoadduct
hyperadduct
monoadduct
photoadduct
triadduct
drain the lizard
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: drains the lizard
form: draining the lizard
form: drained the lizard
form: drained the lizard
Etymology: From slang use of lizard in reference to the penis.
Senses: examples: text: Be right back. Gotta go drain the lizard.
synonyms: drain the python
drain the snake
glosses: To urinate.
raw_tags: of men
Synonyms: bleed the lizard
urinate
driving
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: enpr: drīʹvĭng
ipa: /ˈdɹaɪvɪŋ/
rhymes: -aɪvɪŋ
Etymology: From Middle English dryvyng, drivende, from Old English drīfende, from Proto-Germanic *drībandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *drībaną (“to drive”), equivalent to drive + -ing. Cognate with Saterland Frisian drieuwend, West Frisian driuwend, Dutch drijvend, German Low German drievend, German treibend, Swedish drivande.
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of drive
driving
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: enpr: drīʹvĭng
ipa: /ˈdɹaɪvɪŋ/
rhymes: -aɪvɪŋ
Forms: form: more driving
form: most driving
Etymology: From Middle English dryvyng, drivende, from Old English drīfende, from Proto-Germanic *drībandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *drībaną (“to drive”), equivalent to drive + -ing. Cognate with Saterland Frisian drieuwend, West Frisian driuwend, Dutch drijvend, German Low German drievend, German treibend, Swedish drivande.
Senses: examples: text: But the dull, cool, calculating effect given cumulatively through Stalin’s long career, the air of a great glacier moving slowly and by the easiest path to overwhelm some Alpine valley, is only part of the picture. At various times - and especially in his early career - the calm of his general manner was broken, and expression given to the driving emotions that possessed him.
ref: 1968, Robert Conquest, “The Purge Begins”, in The Great Terror: Stalin's Purge of the Thirties, Macmillan Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 77:
glosses: That drives (a mechanism or process).
glosses: That drives forcefully; strong; forceful; violent (of wind, rain, etc)
driving wind
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: driving winds
Senses: glosses: Wind strong enough to push (i.e., drive) substantial objects around.
Related terms: driving rain
driving rain
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: The driving rain stung the runner's face.
glosses: Rain propelled by a driving wind.
initialism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈnɪʃəlɪzəm/
Forms: form: initialisms
Etymology: From initial + -ism.
Senses: examples: text: The BBC is an initialism for the British Broadcasting Corporation.
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
synonyms: alphabetism
glosses: A term formed from the initial letters of several words or parts of words, which is itself pronounced letter by letter.
examples: text: The next most frequent source language was English, with neologistic compounds accounting for 15 etymologies, with 9 other English-based terms from a variety of word formation processes such as initialism and semantic extension.
ref: 2015, James Lambert, “Lexicography as a teaching tool: A Hong Kong case study”, in Lan Li, Jamie McKeown, Liming Liu, editors, Dictionaries and corpora: Innovations in reference science. Proceedings of ASIALEX 2015 Hong Kong, Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, page 146:
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: The process of forming words or terms using initial letters of other words.
Derived terms: orphan initialism
Related terms: abbreviation
abecedism
acronym
TLA
splash screen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: splash screens
Senses: examples: text: While a splash screen is displayed, project forms can be loaded, databases accessed, local databases initialized, and information validated.
ref: 1998, Harold Davis, Visual Basic 6 Secrets, IDG Books, →ISBN, page 400:
topics: computing
engineering
graphical-user-interface
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
synonyms: startup screen
coordinate_terms: homescreen
glosses: An initial screen displayed by an application, usually containing a logo, version information, and a copyright notice.
glosses: A splash page.
follow
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɒləʊ/
ipa: /ˈfɑloʊ/
rhymes: -ɒləʊ
Forms: form: follows
Etymology: From Middle English folwen, folȝen, folgen, from Old English folgian (“to follow, pursue”), from Proto-West Germanic *folgēn, from Proto-Germanic *fulgāną (“to follow”).
Senses: examples: text: a follow shot
glosses: In billiards and similar games, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it.
examples: text: It doesn't take too many follows to become overwhelmed with the deluge of content on Twitter.
ref: 2012, Brett Petersel, Esther Schindler, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Twitter Marketing:
text: Social media is supervisual, and there's nothing more shareable than images, so this is a way to increase shares and likes and follows.
ref: 2016, Brooke Warner, Green-Light Your Book:
qualifier: social media
glosses: The act of following another user's online activity.
cabbage
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkæbɪd͡ʒ/
homophone: CABG (one pronunciation)
rhymes: -æbɪdʒ
Forms: form: cabbages
form: cabbaging
form: cabbaged
form: cabbaged
Etymology: From Middle English caboche, cabage (“cabbage”; “a certain fish”), a borrowing from Anglo-Norman caboche (“head”), a northern variant of caboce, of uncertain origin. Some authorities derive it from Latin caput (“head”), others from ca- (said to be an expressive prefix) + boce (“hump; bump”) (whence English boss).
Senses: examples: text: to make lettuce cabbage
glosses: To form a head like that of the cabbage.
examples: text: How effective the project was is a moot point, because there were never any studies carried out to see whether children benefited from cabbaging in front of the TV rather than interacting with a teacher.
ref: 2006, Steve Mckevitt, Why the World Is Full of Useless Things, page 38:
glosses: To do nothing; to idle; veg out.
qualifier: African-American Vernacular
glosses: To be killed or murdered, such as by being shot in the head.
Related terms: brassica
broccoflower
broccoli
broccolini
Brussels sprouts
cabbage tree
carbage
cauliflower
Chinese cabbage
Chinese broccoli
Chinese kale
collard greens
kale
kohlrabi
sauerkraut
red cabbage
cabbage
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkæbɪd͡ʒ/
homophone: CABG (one pronunciation)
rhymes: -æbɪdʒ
Etymology: Unclear. Perhaps from Dutch *kabbassen, from Old French cabasser (“put into a basket”), from cabas. Alternatively, perhaps from an earlier word *carbage (“shred”), a potential variant of *garbage (“wheat straw”).
Senses: glosses: Scraps of cloth which are left after a garment has been cut out, which tailors traditionally kept.
cabbage
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkæbɪd͡ʒ/
homophone: CABG (one pronunciation)
rhymes: -æbɪdʒ
Forms: form: cabbages
form: cabbaging
form: cabbaged
form: cabbaged
Etymology: Unclear. Perhaps from Dutch *kabbassen, from Old French cabasser (“put into a basket”), from cabas. Alternatively, perhaps from an earlier word *carbage (“shred”), a potential variant of *garbage (“wheat straw”).
Senses: examples: text: [Y]our Butler purloins your Liquor, and your Brevver ſells your Hogvvaſh; […] your Taylor, inſtead of Shreds, cabages vvhole Yards of Cloth; […]
ref: 1733, Humphry Polesworth [pseudonym; John Arbuthnot], Alexander Pope, compiler, “Law is a Bottomless Pit. Or, The History of John Bull. […]. [The First Part.] Chapter X. Of John Bull’s Second Wife, and the Good Advice that She Gave Him.”, in Miscellanies, 2nd edition, volume II, London: […] Benjamin Motte, […], →OCLC, page 30:
text: We toted in the wood and got the fire going nice and comfortable. Lord James still set in one of the chairs and Applegate had cabbaged the other and was hugging the stove.
ref: 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter VIII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
glosses: To embezzle or purloin; to pilfer, to steal.
parsnip
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɑɹ.snɪp/
ipa: /ˈpɑː.snɪp/
Forms: form: parsnips
Etymology: From 16th-century parsnepe, from Middle English passenep, a modification of Old French pasnaie by influence of Middle English nepe (“turnip”), from Latin pastināca (“parsnip, carrot”), from pastinum (“two-pronged fork”) as in pastināre (“to dig up the ground”).
Senses: glosses: A biennial plant, Pastinaca sativa, related to the carrot.
glosses: The root of the parsnip, when used as a vegetable.
Derived terms: taxonomic: Heracleum spp.
word: cow parsnip
taxonomic: Pastinaca sativa vars.
word: cultivated parsnip
word: fine words butter no parsnips
taxonomic: Heracleum mantegazzianum
word: giant cow parsnip
taxonomic: Heracleum spp.
word: giant parsnip
taxonomic: Zizia aurea
word: golden meadow parsnip
word: meadow parsnip
taxonomic: Chaerophyllum bulbosum
word: parsnip chervil
word: parsniplike
word: parsnip moth
word: parsnippy
word: parsnip swallowtail
word: parsnip webworm
word: parsnipy
word: pig's parsnip
taxonomic: Pastinaca sativa
word: poison parsnip
taxonomic: Opopanax chironium
word: rough parsnip)
taxonomic: Echinophora spp.
word: sea parsnip
taxonomic: Trachymene incisa
word: Victorian parsnip
taxonomic: Sium spp.
word: water parsnip
taxonomic: Pastinaca sativa
word: wild parsnip
SSRI
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: SSRIs
Senses: examples: text: Considering mental illness an individual chemico-biological problem has enormous benefits for capitalism. First, it reinforces Capital’s drive towards atomistic individualization (you are sick because of your brain chemistry). Second, it provides an enormously lucrative market in which multinational pharmaceutical companies can peddle their pharmaceuticals (we can cure you with our SSRIs).
ref: 2009, Mark Fisher, chapter 5, in Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?, Zero Books, →ISBN, page 36:
text: Based on previous data, here we sought to test the hypothesis that exposure to SSRIs would alter the proliferation and apoptosis of perisutural cells at the cellular and transcription levels.
ref: 2015 October 3, “Effects of Citalopram on Sutural and Calvarial Cell Processes”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
text: Sometimes lowering the SSRI dose a little helps people still do well mentally without having sexual dysfunction, Alpert said. […] Bupropion is more conducive to sexual function because instead of increasing serotonin such as SSRIs do, it ups the amount of dopamine in the brain, which supports sexual desire and response, experts said.
ref: 2024 March 21, Kristen Rogers, “If antidepressants are killing your sex life, here’s what you can do”, in CNN:
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitor.
Derived terms: post-SSRI sexual dysfunction
post-SSRI syndrome
DAC
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: DACs
Senses: topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Acronym of digital-to-analog converter.
qualifier: materials science
glosses: Initialism of diamond anvil cell.
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of D-acetylcarnitine.
qualifier: computer security
glosses: Initialism of discretionary access control.
examples: text: Next-gen climate solutions like DAC are gaining more attention from governments and private industry as humans continue to burn fossil fuels.
ref: 2024 May 8, Laura Paddison, “The ‘world’s largest’ vacuum to suck climate pollution out of the air just opened. Here’s how it works”, in CNN:
text: Although DAC is not yet operating at scale, Microsoft is one of the sector's biggest investors while Meta has committed to buying credits from start-ups that are developing it.
ref: 2025 July 5, Kenza Bryan, “Meta's AI climate tool raised false hope of carbon dioxide removal, scientists say”, in FT Weekend, page 12:
topics: engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of direct air capture.
topics: government
law-enforcement
glosses: Initialism of deputy assistant commissioner, a police rank used in London's Metropolitan Police.
Hypernyms: english: acetylcarnitine
translation: acetylcarnitine
word: ACAR
english: acetylcarnitine
translation: acetylcarnitine
word: ACar
Related terms: english: analogue-to-digital converter
translation: analogue-to-digital converter
word: ADC
sense: diamond anvil cell
word: double-DAC
english: L-acetylcarninite
translation: L-acetylcarninite
word: LAC
CRT
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: CRTs
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: Initialism of Chinese remainder theorem.
examples: text: A few seconds later, the Angry Man picks up the keyboard and swings it like a baseball bat at his screen—it’s an old PC from the '90s, with a big CRT monitor—whacking it off the desk.
ref: 2018 January 12, Joe Veix, “The Strange History of One of the Internet's First Viral Videos”, in Wired, →ISSN:
topics: business
computing
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
sciences
coordinate_terms: LED
LCD
TFT
glosses: Initialism of cathode ray tube.
topics: business
computing
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
sciences
qualifier: becoming dated
glosses: A display device using a cathode ray tube, such as early televisions or monitors.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
software
glosses: Initialism of C runtime.
topics: government
law-enforcement
glosses: Initialism of crisis response team.
examples: text: Considering racism as a normative practice in the academy while centering the experiential perspectives of Chicana and Chicano scholars with racial and gendered microaggressions, Solórzano lays the groundwork for use of CRT in higher education scholarship.
ref: 2016, Adrienne D. Dixson, Celia K. Rousseau Anderson, Jamel K. Donnor, Critical Race Theory in Education: All God's Children Got a Song, page 184:
text: JANET: Martin Luther King would have been super-antiracist, but CRT progressives minimize King's accomplishments.
ref: 2021, Stephen Waters, Individuals, Journalism, and Society Epilogue-Lessons learned:
text: Last week, he posted on Twitter that he was the “only candidate to take action against CRT,” the “only candidate willing to fight the radical transgender agenda” and the “only candidate willing to call abortion what it is — murder.”
ref: 2022 May 9, Ted Genoways, quoting Jim Pillen, “How Trump Helped Transform Nebraska Into a Toxic Political Wasteland”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
topics: human-sciences
sciences
social-science
social-sciences
glosses: Initialism of critical race theory.
glosses: Initialism of casual relief teacher.
GABA
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡæbə/
rhymes: -æbə
Senses: examples: text: [Valium] was followed by many imitators, all sharing the same pharmacological mechanism, which is to enhance the actions of the key inhibitory brain chemical messenger GABA.
ref: 2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 58:
text: Its action as an inhibitor also distinguishes GABA from the “big three” amines—dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin—which generally stimulate brain circuits.
ref: 2003, Samuel H. Barondes, chapter 4, in Better than Prozac, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 54:
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Acronym of gamma-aminobutyric acid.
Derived terms: GABAergic
IO
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: IOs
Senses: topics: business
computing
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
sciences
related: word: I/O
glosses: Initialism of input and output.
topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: Initialism of indirect object.
glosses: Initialism of intelligence officer.
topics: government
law-enforcement
glosses: Initialism of investigation officer.
qualifier: international law
glosses: Initialism of international organization.
IO
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: emergency-medicine
medicine
sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of intraosseous.
SCR
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: SCRs
Senses: topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Initialism of silicon controlled rectifier.
topics: education
coordinate_terms: JCR
MCR
glosses: Initialism of senior common room (in British universities).
SCR
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of South Coast Repertory (theater in Costa Mesa, CA).
FET
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: FETs
Senses: topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Initialism of field effect transistor.
Hypernyms: transistor
semiconductor
Hyponyms: Junction FET
MOSFET
enhancement-mode FET
depletion-mode FET
dual-gate MOSFET
n-channel FET
p-Channel FET
Derived terms: JFET
MOSFET
FET amplifier
JFET-Input Operational Amplifier
FET
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: FET was the only legal party in Spain in the 60s.
topics: government
politics
glosses: Ellipsis of FET y de las JONS, a political party in Francoist Spain.
FFT
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: FFTs
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
signal-processing
glosses: Initialism of fast Fourier transform.
Related terms: sense: fast Fourier transform
english: discrete Fourier transform
translation: discrete Fourier transform
word: DFT
CPU
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /(ˌ)siː(ˌ)piːˈjuː/
enpr: sē'pē(')-yo͞oʹ
ipa: /ˌsi(ˌ)piˈju/
rhymes: -uː
Forms: form: CPUs
Senses: examples: text: Dell has announced that the new XPS 13 and XPS 13 2-in-1 will be its first to feature 11th-Gen Intel CPUs and meet the Evo certification.
ref: 2020 September 2, Jacob Krol, “Here’s your guide to Intel’s 11th-Gen CPUs”, in CNN:
text: Looking for the best RAM for your PC in 2023 has gotten a little bit more complicated than before. With the advent of DDR5, you can now choose between a newer standard, and an older one. DDR4 has a differently keyed connector, and you’re also going to have to check that the RAM is compatible with your CPU in the first place. So, what should you buy?
ref: 2023 March 7, Joel Loynds, “Best RAM for gaming in 2023: DDR4, DDR5 & more”, in Dexerto:
topics: computer-hardware
computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
coordinate_terms: FPU
GPU
TPU
PPU
MMU
glosses: Initialism of central processing unit.
topics: video-games
synonyms: NPC
AI
bot
glosses: Any character or entity controlled by the game software.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: The main computer case containing the central components of a personal computer.
qualifier: nursing education
glosses: Initialism of clinical practice unit.
Derived terms: CPUID
CPU sharing
millicpu
Related terms: DSP
ASIC
GPS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /d͡ʒiˈpi.es/
Senses: examples: text: Since then he has been an Consultant Engineer within INMOS, specialising in GPS and satcomms applications of the transputer.
ref: 1992, S. Noguchi, H. Umeo, editors, Transputer/Occam Japan 4, page 137:
text: While it is easy to dismiss GPS art as nothing more than the misuse of a system meant to provide information, the spatial intelligence required to create these works is something to admire (Farman, 2014).
ref: 2017, Daniel Ness, Stephen J. Farenga, Salvatore G. Garofalo, Spatial Intelligence […] , Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 64:
text: A TIGER, a bear and a T-Rex dinosaur are among the GPS art created by a runner.
ref: 2022 September 20, Toby Donegan-Cross, “Runner creates amazing GPS art of a tiger, a bear and a T-Rex”, in The Sun:
synonyms: NavStar
Navstar
hypernyms: GPS/global positioning system
satellite navigation system
coordinate_terms: Beidou
Galileo
GLONASS
qualifier: navigation
glosses: Initialism of Global Positioning System (“a U.S. military-based satellite navigation system”).
GPS
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /d͡ʒiˈpi.es/
Forms: form: GPSes
Senses: examples: text: "But the Civil Aviation Authority is very worried about 'flyaway' - if someone has bought a GPS jammer on eBay because they don't want drones near their house, it can cause drones to get completely lost and shoot off in a random direction until they run out of battery.
ref: 2025 July 23, Paul Clifton, “Air force: drones' developing railway role”, in RAIL, number 1040, page 29:
topics: cartography
geography
natural-sciences
glosses: Initialism of global positioning system (“satellite navigation system”).
glosses: Ellipsis of GPS receiver.
glosses: Initialism of Goodpasture syndrome.
Derived terms: GPS art
GPS drawing
GPS receiver
GPS
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /d͡ʒiˈpi.es/
Forms: form: GPSes
form: GPSing
form: GPSed
form: GPSed
Senses: glosses: To locate something using a GPS system.
AAC
Language: English
Part of speech: symbol
Senses: glosses: American Cement Corporation, stock exchange symbol.
AAC
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: AACs
Senses: qualifier: file format
glosses: Initialism of advanced audio coding.
glosses: Initialism of aerated autoclaved concrete.
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of aeronautical approach chart.
glosses: Initialism of affirming Anglican catholicism.
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
government
military
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
politics
war
glosses: Abbreviation of airborne aircraft carrier.
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
government
military
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of aircraft armament change.
glosses: Initialism of Anno ante Christum, in the year before Christ.
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of anti-aircraft command.
glosses: Initialism of area advisory committee.
glosses: Initialism of augmentative and alternative communication.
AAC
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of American Alumni Council, now known as Council for Advancement and Support of Education.
glosses: Initialism of Association of American Colleges, now known as Association of American Colleges and Universities.
glosses: Australian Air Corps, now known as Royal Australian Air Force
glosses: Initialism of American Anglican Council.
glosses: Initialism of Agility Association of Canada.
glosses: Initialism of Alameda Arts Council.
glosses: Initialism of Alaskan Air Command.
glosses: Initialism of All-American Canal.
glosses: Initialism of American Airlines Center.
glosses: Initialism of American Alpine Club.
glosses: Initialism of Amphibian Airplanes of Canada.
glosses: Initialism of Anglo-American Corporation.
glosses: Initialism of Army Air Corps; Army Air Corps.
glosses: Initialism of Army Apprentices College.
glosses: Initialism of Association of Alabama Camps.
glosses: Initialism of Atlanta Athletic Club.
glosses: Initialism of Australian Agricultural Company.
glosses: Initialism of Advanced Aircraft Corps.
glosses: Initialism of Aerial Ambulance Company.
glosses: Initialism of Aeronautical Advisory Council.
glosses: Initialism of Aluminum Annodizers Council.
glosses: Initialism of Allumnae Advisory Center.
glosses: Initialism of American Academy of Criminalists.
glosses: Initialism of American Archery Council.
glosses: Initialism of American Association of Criminology.
glosses: Initialism of American Atheist Center.
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of Anti-aircraft Corps.
glosses: Initialism of Association of American Choruses.
glosses: Initialism of Australian Apprentiship Centre.
glosses: Initialism of Australian Association of Chiropractors.
glosses: Initialism of Auto Avia Contruzione, Enzo Ferrari's first company.
glosses: Initialism of Automotive Advertisers Council.
glosses: Initialism of Auxiliary Artillery Corps.
glosses: Initialism of Auxiliary Army Corps.
TCP
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
lifestyle
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
tourism
transport
travel
glosses: Initialism of to complete party (followed by total number in group. Code used in OSI to advise an airline that other passengers are travelling with a person but are booked separately)
examples: text: 5 percent of street THC samples are combinations of TCP and PCC.
ref: 1978, National Institute on Drug Abuse. Division of Research, Phencyclidine (PCP) Abuse: An Appraisal, page 126:
glosses: Initialism of thienyl cyclohexylpiperidine: tenocyclidine, a disassociative anesthetic drug with hallucinogenic properties. (Compare PCP.)
TCP
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of Transmission Control Protocol.
examples: text: 'Is it all right to put some TCP on that ulcer?'
ref: 2013, Miles Cawrinkle, Wildgene, page 136:
glosses: A brand of mild antiseptic, originally formulated with trichlorophenylmethyliodosalicyl.
UART
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈjuːɑː(ɹ)t/
ipa: /ˈuːɑːt/
Forms: form: UARTs
Senses: topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Acronym of universal asynchronous receiver transmitter.
Related terms: USART
UNESCO
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /juːˈnɛs.kəʊ/
ipa: /juˈnɛs.koʊ/
rhymes: -ɛskəʊ
Forms: form: Unesco
Senses: examples: text: The whole street was part of history, the whole of the hill was a World Heritage Site, protected by none other than UNESCO.
ref: 2022, Yara Rodrigues Fowler, there are more things, Abacus (2023), page 230:
glosses: Acronym of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
UPS
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: UPSes
Senses: topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Initialism of uninterruptible power supply/source.
glosses: Initialism of ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy.
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of ubiquitin-proteasome system.
Related terms: XPS
UPS
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: UPSes
form: UPSing
form: UPSed
form: UPSed
Senses: examples: text: If you don't want to lose all your data when the power goes out, you should UPS your computer.
topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: To connect a device to an uninterruptible power supply
UPS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: When C.J. Parker got his new passport in the mail, he was initially in disbelief. Parker thought that the contents of the UPS envelope that he had opened must have been a mistake: The 27-year-old’s corrected birth certificate and a court order certifying his name and gender change had seemingly been destroyed.
ref: 2025 March 3, Nico Lang, ““Simply Trying to Exist”: How Trans Americans Are Navigating the Confusion and Chaos of Trump’s Passport Policy”, in Them:
glosses: Initialism of United Parcel Service.
glosses: Initialism of United Parañaque Subdivision: several subdivisions in barangays San Martin De Porres, San Isidro, BF Homes, and Marcelo Green Village, in Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines.
DIN
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from German DIN.
Senses: glosses: The German Institute for Standardization.
Derived terms: DIN connector
ANSI
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈænsiː/
Senses: glosses: Acronym of American National Standards Institute.
Derived terms: ANSI art
ASA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Acoustical Society of America.
glosses: Initialism of American Standards Association, which has changed its name to American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
examples: text: The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification is a measure of comorbidity aimed at predicting perioperative mortality rates, but has also demonstrated strong correlation with postoperative pulmonary complication. Substantial increases in pulmonary complication risk occurred with increasing ASA class greater than II.
ref: 2011, Pauline K. Park, “Assessment of Noncardiac Perioperative Risk”, in Michael W. Mulholland, Gerard M. Doherty, editors, Complications in Surgery, 2nd edition, Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, →ISBN, page 82:
glosses: Initialism of American Society of Anesthesiologists.
glosses: Initialism of Amateur Swimming Association.
glosses: Initialism of Advertising Standards Authority.
glosses: Initialism of Ancient South Arabian.
examples: text: “A long career gap can sometimes make it difficult to re-enter the workforce, especially in areas with rapidly changing technological advancements,” said Stephen Dwyer, president of the ASA. Microretirees may also lose out on retirement contributions and income they would have received had they chosen to stay in the workforce, he added.
ref: 2024 December 16, Tony Case, “Need a break? Microretirement may be the answer”, in WorkLife:
glosses: Initialism of American Staffing Association.
Derived terms: ASA character
ASA
DIN ISO film speed
ASA
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of air sovereignty alert: refers to fighter jet units that provide aerial defense of the nation via high-readiness aircraft.
topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: Initialism of acetylsalicylic acid (“aspirin”).
Coordinate terms: sense: aspirin
alt: tylenol
word: APAP
CAD
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: CADs
Senses: examples: text: I'll wager a Dogic that before TwistyPuzzles.com turns 10 we'll be posting 3D CAD files that we can individually upload to FedExKinkos.com to have fabricated and have the resulting puzzle overnighted to us by 8am the next day.
ref: 2004 September 17, Joshua Bell, TwistyPuzzles.com:
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Acronym of computer-aided design.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of computer-aided drafting.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of control alt delete.
qualifier: import/export
glosses: Initialism of cash against documents, an arrangement where the purchaser must pay the total price in cash in order to get shipping papers from the seller or (usually) a third party.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of coronary artery disease.
examples: 2017, Sunjoo Bang et al, "Quad-phased data mining modeling for dementia diagnosis" in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 17(Supp1):60, at Abstract>Background.
Therefore, there are various researches to improve a dementia diagnosis process in the field of computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) technology.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of computer-aided diagnosis.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of cold agglutinin disease.
qualifier: public safety
glosses: Initialism of computer-aided dispatch.
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of caspase-activated DNase.
Synonyms: sense: Canadian dollar
word: C$
Derived terms: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
engineering
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: CAGD
CCD
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: CCDs
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: Initialism of colony collapse disorder.
topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Initialism of charge-coupled device (digital camera cell technology).
topics: arts
hobbies
lifestyle
photography
glosses: A CCD-based image sensor.
topics: geography
natural-sciences
oceanography
glosses: Initialism of carbonate compensation depth.
glosses: Initialism of Census County Division.
glosses: Initialism of central core disease.
Coordinate terms: topics: electronics
electricity
electrical-engineering
electromagnetism
energy
business
physics
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
engineering
word: CMOS
CMOS
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsiːmɒs/
homophone: sea moss
Forms: form: C-MOS
Etymology: From C (“complementary”) + MOS.
Senses: topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Initialism of complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor.
Coordinate terms: topics: electronics
electricity
electrical-engineering
electromagnetism
energy
business
physics
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
engineering
word: MOS
topics: electronics
electricity
electrical-engineering
electromagnetism
energy
business
physics
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
engineering
word: NMOS
topics: electronics
electricity
electrical-engineering
electromagnetism
energy
business
physics
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
engineering
word: PMOS
Related terms: word: MOS
word: MOSFET
word: NMOS
word: PMOS
word: BJT
word: FET
word: JFET
topics: electronics
electricity
electrical-engineering
electromagnetism
energy
business
physics
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
engineering
word: TTL
CMOS
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsiːmɒs/
homophone: sea moss
Forms: form: C-MOS
Etymology: From C (“complementary”) + MOS.
Senses: topics: arts
hobbies
lifestyle
photography
glosses: a CMOS based image sensor
Related terms: CCD