cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
Cassidy
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkæsɪdi/
ipa: /ˈkæsədi/
Forms: form: Casady
form: Cassda
form: Casada
form: Cassaday
form: Cassady
form: Cassedy
form: Cassady
form: Cassiday
form: Kassidy
Etymology: From the Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Caiside (“descendant of Caiside”), from cas (“curly-haired”).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Irish anglicized from Ó Caiside (“descendant of Caiside”). Caiside is a byname from Irish cas (“curly”) meaning “curly-haired”.
glosses: A surname from Irish, a rare anglicization of Mac Casarlaigh (Casserly).
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname.
glosses: A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern American usage.
glosses: A community in southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
Derived terms: word: Seaver-Cassidy syndrome
word: Cass
word: Cassie
manat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /mæˈnæt/
ipa: /mɑˈnɑt/
ipa: /məˈ-/
rhymes: -æt
rhymes: -ɑt
Forms: form: manats
form: manat
Etymology: Borrowed from Azerbaijani manat and Turkmen manat, both from Russian моне́та (monéta), from Polish moneta, from Latin monēta. Doublet of money and mint.
Senses: examples: text: While the local currency is the manat, the Russian ruble is in circulation and prices are often confusingly quoted in manats and rubles. […] The currency is the manat with a hundred gopik […]
ref: 1995, Fielding's ‘The World's Most Dangerous Places’, page 170:
glosses: The basic unit of currency for Azerbaijan; symbol ₼; subdivided into 100 qapik.
glosses: The basic unit of currency for Turkmenistan; subdivided into 100 tennesi.
tenge
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɛŋɡeɪ/
rhymes: -ɛŋɡeɪ
Forms: form: tenges
form: tenge
Etymology: From Kazakh теңге (teñge).
Senses: glosses: The basic monetary unit of Kazakhstan; subdivided into tiyin.
wikipedia: tenge
fissions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fission
roach coach
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: roach coaches
Senses: glosses: A catering or food truck.
tugrug
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tugrugs
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of tugrik.
somoni
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: somonis
form: somoni
Etymology: From Tajik сомонӣ (somoni), after Ismail Samani.
Senses: glosses: The official currency of Tajikistan, equal to 100 dirams.
diram
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dirams
Etymology: From Tajik дирам (diram), from Persian درم (deram), from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭 (drahm [ZWZN]), from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ). Doublet of dram, drachma, dirham, dirhem, and adarme.
Senses: glosses: A Tajikistani coin; 100 dirams equal one somoni.
pataca
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /pəˈtɑːkə/
rhymes: -ɑːkə
Forms: form: patacas
Etymology: From Portuguese pataca (“peso”).
Senses: examples: text: The second bridge between Macao and Iiha^([sic – meaning Ilha]) da Taipa, which is estimated to have a construction cost of 400 million patacas, will provide a four-lane traffic flow as well as a direct connection with Chu-hai City.
ref: 1989 December 6 [1989 October 16], Ta-hung Li, quoting Carlos Melancia, “Exclusive Interview With Governor Carlos Melancia”, in JPRS Report China, number 89-115, Joint Publications Research Service, page 88, column 2:
text: Macau’s gross gaming revenue rose to 34.6 billion pataca ($4.3 billion) in the first quarter, up 95% from a year earlier, according to data released by the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau on April 1. That compares with 76.2 billion pataca in the first quarter of 2019.
ref: 2023 April 14, Katrina Hamlin, “Macau reinvention is a big roll of the dice”, in Una Galani, Thomas Shum, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 15 Apr 2023, Breakingviews:
glosses: The monetary unit of Macau, equal to 100 avos.
glosses: A monetary unit used during the 16th century and 17th century in Malta in the form of a large coppern coin.
glosses: A monetary unit of account used in Portuguese Timor intermittently between 1894 and 1958.
typed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of type
typed
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: a typed document
glosses: Typewritten.
examples: text: A typed variable can only store one kind of data.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
qualifier: expression; or value; expression; or value
glosses: Having a specific data type.
raw_tags: of a variable
examples: text: Scheme is a typed language.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: In which variables are typed.
raw_tags: of a programming language
Hyponyms: sense: Hyponyms of typed (adjective)
word: duck-typed
sense: Hyponyms of typed (adjective)
word: dynamically-typed
sense: Hyponyms of typed (adjective)
word: gradually typed
sense: Hyponyms of typed (adjective)
word: implicitly-typed
sense: Hyponyms of typed (adjective)
word: loosely-typed
sense: Hyponyms of typed (adjective)
word: non-duck-typed
sense: Hyponyms of typed (adjective)
word: statically-typed
sense: Hyponyms of typed (adjective)
word: statically typed
sense: Hyponyms of typed (adjective)
word: stringly-typed
sense: Hyponyms of typed (adjective)
word: strongly-typed
sense: Hyponyms of typed (adjective)
word: weakly-typed
traceur
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: traceurs
Etymology: From French traceur.
Senses: glosses: A practitioner of parkour.
glosses: A practitioner of parkour.
a male parkour artist
qualifier: by restriction
Coordinate terms: english: a female parkour artist
translation: a female parkour artist
word: traceuse
word: free runner
rupiah
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rupiah
form: rupiahs
Etymology: Borrowed from Indonesian rupiah, in turn from Sanskrit रूप्यक (rūpyaka, “silver coin”), from रूप्य (rūpya, “wrought silver”). Doublet of rupee and rufiyaa.
Senses: examples: text: In Cerme, the “three pillars” gives those caught not wearing a mask the option of accepting a fine of 150,000 rupiah ($10) or accepting what the government calls “social punishment,” according to the district’s leader, Suyono.
ref: 2020 September 17, Mochamad Andri, “Indonesians caught without a mask forced to dig graves for Covid-19 victims”, in CNN:
glosses: The unit of currency in Indonesia.
Related terms: word: Rp
raw_tags: of rupiah
kyat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /kiːˈɑːt/
ipa: /kiˈ(j)ɑt/
ipa: /ˈkjɑt/
ipa: /ˈt͡ʃɑt/
rhymes: -ɑːt
Forms: form: kyats
form: kyat
Etymology: From Burmese ကျပ် (kyap).
Senses: glosses: The official currency of Myanmar.
baht
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɑːt/
rhymes: -ɑːt
Forms: form: baht
form: bahts
form: bat
Etymology: From Thai บาท (bàat).
Senses: glosses: The official currency of Thailand, equal to 100 satang.
Derived terms: baht bus
baht
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɑːt/
rhymes: -ɑːt
Etymology: Spelling pronunciation of but.
Senses: examples: text: c. 1850s–70s, On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at (song)
text: Thear's boan-idle nowbles, baht hahses an' lands, 'at al walk on a carpeted path, an' nivver do nowt wi' ther lily-white hands bud lift uther fowk's jock to ther maath.
ref: 1881, Ben Preston, Dialect and Other Poems, page 19:
text: Hah's a growing lad to thrive baht jock?
ref: 1884, William Cudworth (of Bradford), Yorkshire Dialect and Character Sketches, page 15:
text: Jud put'em i' his poke baht sayingk owt. "Nay, mon!" ses Jock, "tha winnat goo hwon baht gieingk me th' brass for th' pattens, wilt a? Thah'rt welly drunk!"
ref: 1886, Robert Holland, A Glossary of Words Used in the County of Chester, page 467:
text: "Ho'd thi din," cried Dave Berry, thickly. "Ther's noise enew baht thy blether.
ref: 1893, Keighley Snowden, Tales of the Yorkshire Wolds, page 127:
qualifier: Cheshire
glosses: Without.
baht
Language: English
Part of speech: prep
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɑːt/
rhymes: -ɑːt
Etymology: Spelling pronunciation of (a)bout.
Senses: glosses: About.
baht
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɑːt/
rhymes: -ɑːt
Forms: form: bahts
Etymology: Spelling pronunciation of bout.
Senses: glosses: Bout (of an illness, a fight, etc).
ngultrum
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /əŋˈɡʌltrəm/
Forms: form: ngultrums
Etymology: Borrowed from Dzongkha དངུལ་ཀྲམ (dngul kram).
Senses: glosses: The official currency of Bhutan, equal to 100 chetrums.
rufiyaa
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rufiyaas
Etymology: From Dhivehi ރުފިޔާ (rufiyā) , ultimately from Sanskrit रूप्यक (rūpyaka, “silver coin”), from रूप्य (rūpya, “wrought silver”). Doublet of rupee and rupiah.
Senses: glosses: The official currency of Maldives, equal to 100 laari.
riyal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɹiːˈɑːl/
ipa: /ɹiːˈjɑːl/
Forms: form: riyals
Etymology: From Arabic رِيَال (riyāl). Doublet of ariary, real, regal, and royal.
Senses: glosses: The official currency of Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
Related terms: rial
paʻanga
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɑːˈɑːŋɡə/
Forms: form: paʻanga
form: pa'anga
Etymology: From Tongan paʻanga.
Senses: glosses: The official currency of Tonga, equal to 100 seniti.
policy maker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: policy makers
Senses: examples: text: Another outcome of rising motor car use was the increased danger around Christmas through drink-driving, which became a matter of particular concern among policy makers.
ref: 2023 December 27, David Turner, “Silent lines...”, in RAIL, number 999, page 29:
glosses: Alternative form of policymaker.
no biggie
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: examples: text: It's no biggie. It should only take five minutes to make a new one.
text: My teeth are, like, too small / But no biggie / It's so awesome
ref: 1982, Frank Zappa, Moon Zappa, “Valley Girl”, in Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch:
glosses: Synonym of no big deal: not important, not something to worry about.
synonyms: word: no big deal
extra: not important, not something to worry about
tautomorphemic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -iːmɪk
Etymology: From tauto- + morphemic.
Senses: topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
antonyms: heteromorphemic
glosses: Occurring in the same morpheme; not separated by a morpheme boundary.
Related terms: tautosyllabic
vaporizing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of vaporize
amaretto
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: amarettos
form: amaretti
Etymology: From Italian amaretto, from amaro (“bitter”) (from Latin amarus) + diminutive suffix -etto.
Senses: examples: text: Amaretto makes a fine digestive.
hypernyms: ratafia
glosses: A sweet-bitter liqueur originating from Italy (but also produced in Turkey), flavored with almonds and a secret blend-specific mix of some 200 ingredients such as the pits from apricots, peaches, cherries or other stone fruits.
examples: text: Gino has an amaretto on the porch after every elaborate meal.
glosses: A serving of that liqueur.
glosses: A light Italian cookie made with almonds.
Derived terms: amaretto sour
amaro
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: amari
form: amaros
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian amaro.
Senses: examples: text: At Vessel, in Seattle, the bar manager, Jamie Boudreau, starts his cherry bitters by combining separate bourbon- and rye-based infusions with a touch of honey-flavored vodka and the Italian digestif amaro.
ref: 2007 June 27, Rob Willey, “A Bit of History, Reborn in a Glass”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 10 Jun 2021:
text: In addition, there's a full bar, with some excellent specialty cocktails and a good list of grappa, amari and dessert wines.
ref: 2009 May 24, Michael Bauer, “Adesso salumi is a slice of heaven”, in San Francisco Chronicle, archived from the original on 16 Mar 2013:
text: There are two dozen cocktails and shots, from whiskey punches to tiki-style drinks. (The three-rum old-fashioned should be a summertime classic.) There's a hearty focus on the bitter Italian aperitifs known as amaros.
ref: 2013 July 26, Fritz Hahn, “Football and sightseeing in Richmond”, in Independent Online, archived from the original on 11 Oct 2025:
text: “Yeah, okay,” we smirked. But we crafted elaborate, absurd concoctions. We layered amaros and ports in medicine vials.
ref: 2023 September 21, Stephen Haines, “W Stands for W”, in The Paris Review, archived from the original on 01 Oct 2023:
glosses: A type of Italian herbal liqueur.
Related terms: amaretto
amarus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of amaru
cloaking device
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cloaking devices
Etymology: 1968. Coined by D. C. Fontana in the script for the Star Trek episode The Enterprise Incident.
Senses: examples: text: I believe the Romulans have developed a cloaking device which renders our tracking sensors useless.
ref: 1968, Dorothy Catherine Fontana, The Enterprise Incident (Star Trek), season 3, episode 2, spoken by Spock (Leonard Nimoy):
text: They can't have disappeared. No ship that small has a cloaking device.
ref: 1980, Leigh Brackett, Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas, The Empire Strikes Back, spoken by Captain Needa (Michael Culver):
text: I put out my hand and touched the warm surface of the camouflaged Rolls-Royce. I was going to ask Mycroft if I could have the cloaking device fitted to my Speedster but I was too late; enthused by my interest he had trotted off to a large roll-top bureau and was beckoning me over excitedly.
ref: 2001, Jasper Fforde, The Eyre Affair:
topics: literature
media
publishing
science-fiction
glosses: A device which renders a person or thing invisible.
Derived terms: decloak
Canis Major
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Latin canis maior (“(the) greater dog”).
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dog following the hunter Orion. It includes the brightest star in the night sky, Sirius (sometimes called the Dog Star).
Derived terms: Canis Majoris
Related terms: Canes Venatici
Canis Minor
dog days
Dog Star
Sirius
Beta Canis Majoris
Canis Minor
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Latin canis minor, the "lesser dog".
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: A small winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dog following the hunter Orion. It is most notable for including the eighth brightest star in the night sky, Procyon.
Derived terms: Canis Minoris
Related terms: Canes Venatici
Canis Major
Procyon
Canes Venatici
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687. From Latin canes venatici (literally: "dogs of hunting").
Senses: examples: text: The sky was very clear and I could see Cassiopeia and Orion and maybe Canes Venatici, but I was never too sure about that one.
ref: 2009, Percival Everett, I Am Not Sidney Poitier, Influx Press, page 215:
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: A dim spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a pair of hunting dogs (Chara and Asterion) held on a leash by Boötes and following the bear Ursa Major.
wikipedia: Canes Venatici
Derived terms: Canum Venaticorum
Related terms: Canis Major
Canis Minor
Cor Caroli
societies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of society
windlasses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of windlass
whaleboat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: whaleboats
Etymology: From whale + boat.
Senses: examples: text: Before we had gone fifty yards we perceived that all hopes of getting further up the stream in the whale-boat were at an end, for not two hundred yards above where we had stopped were a succession of shallows and mudbanks, with not six inches of water over them.
ref: 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
glosses: A long narrow rowing boat, formerly used in whaling, which is pointed at both ends so that it can move either forwards or backwards equally well.
glosses: A boat resembling this and carried on a warship or other ship.
sweetened
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: From sweeten + -ed.
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of sweeten
sweetened
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more sweetened
form: most sweetened
Etymology: From sweeten + -ed.
Senses: glosses: made to taste sweet
glosses: containing sweetener
glosses: made more appealing or more attractive with incentives
tests
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /tɛsts/
ipa: [tʰɛs(t̚)s]
ipa: /tests/
ipa: [tʰes(t̚)s]
rhymes: -ɛsts
Senses: glosses: plural of test
tests
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /tɛsts/
ipa: [tʰɛs(t̚)s]
ipa: /tests/
ipa: [tʰes(t̚)s]
rhymes: -ɛsts
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of test
whicker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɪkə/
note: h
enpr: wĭkʹər
ipa: /ˈ(h)wɪkɚ/
rhymes: -ɪkə(ɹ)
homophone: wicker (wine–whine merger)
Forms: form: whickers
Senses: glosses: The soft neigh made by a horse.
whicker
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɪkə/
note: h
enpr: wĭkʹər
ipa: /ˈ(h)wɪkɚ/
rhymes: -ɪkə(ɹ)
homophone: wicker (wine–whine merger)
Forms: form: whickers
form: whickering
form: whickered
form: whickered
Senses: glosses: Of a horse, to neigh softly, to make a breathy whinny.
backfill
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: backfills
form: backfilling
form: backfilled
form: backfilled
form: back-fill
Etymology: From back + fill.
Senses: examples: text: Clay excavated for the new river channel has been used to backfill the old watercourse, while embankment vegetation was also moved from the old channel to the new in order to preserve a habitat for the rare Four Spotted Moths that live there.
ref: 2020 April 8, Paul Stephen, “ECML dive-under drives divergence”, in Rail, page 43:
glosses: To refill a hole with the material dug out of it.
examples: We backfilled the cistern with pea gravel to discourage its use as a refuse container.
topics: archaeology
history
human-sciences
sciences
glosses: To refill an excavation unit to restore the former ground surface and/or to preserve the unit and make it recognizable as having been excavated.
glosses: To provide reserve support.
examples: text: The company backfilled Joe's position after he was terminated.
glosses: To replenish or restock due to attrition or loss.
topics: games
gaming
glosses: To enter an online game that's already in progress, replacing a player who left early.
backfill
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: backfills
form: back-fill
Etymology: From back + fill.
Senses: glosses: The material that has been used to refill an excavation.
glosses: Reserve support personnel.
glosses: That which backfills; a replacement.
topics: literature
media
publishing
glosses: Material in a story set earlier in the past, providing history or context for the current action.
Derived terms: backfill bias
cockpit recorder
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cockpit recorders
Senses: glosses: Synonym of cockpit voice recorder.
synonyms: word: cockpit voice recorder
cockpit voice recorder
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cockpit voice recorders
Senses: topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
synonyms: cockpit recorder
CVR
hypernyms: flight recorder
coordinate_terms: flight data recorder
glosses: A flight recorder which records the audio environment in the flight deck of an aircraft.
Related terms: black box
borehole
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: boreholes
Etymology: From bore + hole.
Senses: examples: text: Near-synonym: well
text: The state of the groundwater is monitored at various boreholes in the area.
text: Extensive borehole information and tendered contract prices make these cost estimates much more plausible than earlier estimates.
ref: 2020 May 6, Jim Steer, “Full Business Case offers fresh insight into HS2's prospects”, in Rail, page 51:
glosses: A hole bored into the ground to collect samples for analysis or to extract oil or water.
examples: text: There were little boreholes in the oak beam, indicating that insects had once taken some interest in it.
synonyms: bore#Noun
glosses: Any other hole that has been bored into something.
Related terms: word: borer
word: boring
borehole
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: boreholes
form: boreholing
form: boreholed
form: boreholed
Etymology: From bore + hole.
Senses: glosses: To bore a hole of this kind (in).
flight data recorder
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: flight data recorders
Senses: topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
synonyms: FDR
hypernyms: flight recorder
coordinate_terms: cockpit voice recorder
glosses: A device which records various performance parameters of an aircraft; designed to survive severe impact and fire to help in finding the causes of an accident.
Related terms: air data
datalogger
data recorder
flight recorder
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: flight recorders
Senses: glosses: A device which records data that would be of use in investigating the cause of an aircraft accident; usually in pairs, consisting of a flight data recorder and a cockpit voice recorder.
Synonyms: english: although they are bright orange
translation: although they are bright orange
word: black box
butylated hydroxyanisole
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: BHA
Senses: examples: text: Although BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) and BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) are avoided by some consumers because several studies have suggested they may be toxic or carcinogenic (they are banned in Britain), these antioxidants have also been shown to inhibit the action of cancer-causing chemicals, and BHT has been shown to suppress the growth of harmful viruses.
ref: 1985 May 1, Jane E. Brody, “PERSONAL HEALTH; HOW INNOVATIONS AFFECT SAFETY AND NUTRITION”, in The New York Times:
text: In high school, I realized I needed more than just sugar to live, so every day I would buy and consume an entire bag of Goldfish (that elusive pizza flavor really is the best). Who needed multiple food groups? Artificial flavors? Count me in. Butylated hydroxyanisole? Yum!
ref: 2016 December 13, Aya Cash, “Aya Cash: The First Time I Ate a Vegetable (I Was 22)”, in The New York Times:
text: The dyes portion of the West Virginia law will be enacted in schools beginning August 1. Then the dyes portion and the section on butylated hydroxyanisole and propylparaben will take effect statewide on January 1, 2028.
ref: 2025 March 29, Kristen Rogers, “Over half of US states are trying to eliminate food dyes. Here’s what you can do now”, in CNN:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Either of two isomers of tertiary butyl-4-hydroxyanisole used as a fat-soluble antioxidant in some food.
Synonyms: E320 when used as an antioxidant
BHA
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Among the effective agents, studies in animals and people indicate, are the preservatives BHA and BHT, which are commonly added to cereals and baked goods, and a group of chemicals naturally present in such vegetables as cabbage, Brussels sprouts and broccoli.
ref: 1979 March 6, Jane E. Brody, “Cancer‐Blocking Agents Found in Foods”, in The New York Times:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of butylated hydroxyanisole.
BHA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
lifestyle
soccer
sports
glosses: Initialism of Brighton & Hove Albion.
butylated hydroxytoluene
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: BHT
Senses: examples: text: The Food and Drug Administration earlier this year seized a common food preservative, butylated hydroxytoluene, known simply as BHT, from Life Extension Products in Dania and Hollywood, Fla., after the product had been advertised as a treatment for herpes and AIDS, an agency spokesman said. The agency said the claims had not been proved in scientific tests.
ref: 1987 August 30, Katherine Bishop, “Authorities Act Against AIDS 'Cures'”, in The New York Times:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A substituted phenol used as a fat-soluble antioxidant in some food.
Synonyms: E321 when used as an antioxidant
BHT
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: The group said that the preservative was unnecessary, and that it was possible to find competing products side by side on grocery shelves, some with BHT and others without it.
ref: 1977 July 28, “BHT, A Food Preservative, Called Dangerous to the Public's Health”, in The New York Times:
text: Among the effective agents, studies in animals and people indicate, are the preservatives BHA and BHT, which are commonly added to cereals and baked goods, and a group of chemicals naturally present in such vegetables as cabbage, Brussels sprouts and broccoli.
ref: 1979 March 6, Jane E. Brody, “Cancer‐Blocking Agents Found in Foods”, in The New York Times:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of butylated hydroxytoluene.
glosses: Initialism of black hairy tongue.
fat-soluble
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more fat-soluble
form: most fat-soluble
Senses: examples: text: fat-soluble vitamin
text: Lyme Disease toxins and most of the toxins produced by industrialized manufacturing are fat-soluble, so named because they accumulate in the body's fat stores.
ref: 2007, Bryan Rosner, Julie Byers, Michael Huckleberry, The Top 10 Lyme Disease Treatments, page 143:
synonyms: liposoluble
glosses: Soluble in lipids, and in organic solvents; soluble in fats, (medicine) and therefore tending to accumulate in the fat and adipose tissue of the body.
Related terms: water-soluble
tertiary butyl
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From tertiary + butyl.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: The univalent organic radical (CH₃)₃C-
Synonyms: tert-butyl
tertbutyl
t-butyl
2-methylpropan-2-yl
1,1-dimethylethyl
Hypernyms: butyl
Coordinate terms: secondary butyl
sec-butyl
secbutyl
s-butyl
1-methylpropyl
butan-2-yl
normal butyl
n-butyl
primary butyl
butan-1-yl
isobutyl
i-butyl
2-methylpropyl
2-methylpropan-1-yl
cyclobutyl
Related terms: butane
hydroxyanisole
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hydroxyanisoles
Etymology: From hydroxy- + anisole.
Senses: examples: text: Although BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) and BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) are avoided by some consumers because several studies have suggested they may be toxic or carcinogenic (they are banned in Britain), these antioxidants have also been shown to inhibit the action of cancer-causing chemicals, and BHT has been shown to suppress the growth of harmful viruses.
ref: 1985 May 1, Jane E. Brody, “PERSONAL HEALTH; HOW INNOVATIONS AFFECT SAFETY AND NUTRITION”, in The New York Times:
text: In high school, I realized I needed more than just sugar to live, so every day I would buy and consume an entire bag of Goldfish (that elusive pizza flavor really is the best). Who needed multiple food groups? Artificial flavors? Count me in. Butylated hydroxyanisole? Yum!
ref: 2016 December 13, Aya Cash, “Aya Cash: The First Time I Ate a Vegetable (I Was 22)”, in The New York Times:
text: The dyes portion of the West Virginia law will be enacted in schools beginning August 1. Then the dyes portion and the section on butylated hydroxyanisole and propylparaben will take effect statewide on January 1, 2028.
ref: 2025 March 29, Kristen Rogers, “Over half of US states are trying to eliminate food dyes. Here’s what you can do now”, in CNN:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of three isomers of methoxyphenol, especially 4-methoxyphenol.
Derived terms: butylated hydroxyanisole
Related terms: guaiacol
isopropyl
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: isopropyls
Etymology: From iso- + propyl.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The univalent organic radical (CH₃)₂CH-.
Derived terms: diisopropyl
glyprothiazol
ipratropium
ipronidazole
isoprenaline
isopropylacetone
isopropyl alcohol
isopropylamide
isopropylbenzene
isopropylcholestane
isopropylidene
isopropylphosphate
isopropylthiogalactoside
isoproterenol
nisobamate
pindolol
probarbital
procaterol
propikacin
propranolol
tetraisopropyl
triisopropyl
verapamil
vapourise
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of vaporise.
monophysism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of monophysitism.
Charles' Wain
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Charles's Wain
Etymology: From Middle English Charlewayn, from Old English carles wǣn, apparently from a common Proto-Germanic *karlas wagnaz (cognate with forms in other Germanic languages, e.g. Swedish Karlavagnen). It seems that this common Germanic name originally meant the ‘peasant's wagon’ (the churls' wagon) in contrast to the ‘woman's wagon’ (Ursa Minor). Later it was interpreted as ‘Charles's wagon’ and associated with Charlemagne.
Senses: examples: text: Charles waine is ouer the new Chimney, and yet our horse not packt.
ref: c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
text: Charles's Wain was getting towards a right angle with the Pole star, and Gabriel concluded that it must be about nine o'clock.
ref: 1874, Thomas Hardy, chapter VI, in Far from the Madding Crowd:
text: Down from the heights reels the glittering Cassiopeia as the hours wear on, while Charles’ Wain lumbers up from behind the vapour-soaked swamp trees that sway in the night-wind.
ref: 1920, H.P. Lovecraft, Polaris:
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
synonyms: word: Big Dipper
word: Drinking Gourd
word: Northern Ladle
english: Asia
translation: Asia
word: Northern Waggoner
word: Plough
word: Wain
glosses: A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a wagon or cart. It is part of the constellation Ursa Major and includes the seven stars Dubhe, Merak, Phecda, Megrez, Alioth, Mizar, and Alkaid.
Related terms: septentrion
Ursa Major
Ursa Minor
Nicene Creed
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Nicene Creed
Etymology: Named after the church council of Nicaea (present-day Iznik, Turkey) in 325 CE, called by the Emperor Constantine I to settle the question of the nature of Christ. It was confirmed in the First Council of Constantinople (381 CE).
Senses: synonyms: Nicene Faith
Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed
glosses: The first official creed of the early Christian church, stating the basic tenets of the Christian faith, including the homoousian nature of the Holy Trinity.
qualifier: strictly
glosses: The original statement of faith from the First Council of Nicaea (325 CE).
Related terms: homoousian
homoiousian
filioque
homoiousian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /hɒmɔɪˈuːzɪən/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὁμοιούσιος (homoioúsios), from ὅμοιος (hómoios, “like, similar”) + οὐσίᾱ (ousíā, “essence”).
Senses: examples: text: Human ill-nature needs but some Homoiousian iota, or even the pretence of one; and will flow copiously through the eye of a needle: thus always must mortals go jargoning and fuming […].
ref: 1837, Thomas Carlyle, chapter III, in The French Revolution: A History […], volume II (The Constitution), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC, book IV (Varennes):
coordinate_terms: homoousian
glosses: Having a similar but not identical essence, especially with reference to the first and second persons of the Trinity.
Derived terms: homoiousianism
homoiousian
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /hɒmɔɪˈuːzɪən/
Forms: form: homoiousians
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὁμοιούσιος (homoioúsios), from ὅμοιος (hómoios, “like, similar”) + οὐσίᾱ (ousíā, “essence”).
Senses: examples: text: The Greek word, which was chosen to express this mysterious resemblance, bears so close an affinity to the orthodox symbol, that the profane of every age have derided the furious contests which the difference of a single diphthong excited between the Homoousians and the Homoiousians.
ref: 1781, Edward Gibbon, chapter XXI, in The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, volume II, London: […] W[illiam] Strahan; and T[homas] Cadell, […], →OCLC, page 257:
coordinate_terms: homoousian
glosses: One of the Semi-Arians of the 4th century who held that the Son was of like, but not the same, essence or substance with the Father.
Related terms: homoiousia
heteroousian
homoousian
monoousian
homoousian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /hɒməʊˈuːzɪən/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὁμοούσιος (homooúsios) + -an, from ὁμός (homós, “same”) + οὐσία (ousía, “essence”).
Senses: examples: text: But the more fashionable saints of the Arian times, the intrepid Athanasius, the learned Gregory Nazianzen, and the other pillars of the church, who supported with ability and success the Nicene doctrine, appeared to consider the expression of substance as if it had been synonymous with that of nature; and they ventured to illustrate their meaning, by affirming that three men, as they belong to the same common species, are consubstantial, or homoousian to each other.
ref: 1781, Edward Gibbon, chapter XXI, in The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, volume II, London: […] W[illiam] Strahan; and T[homas] Cadell, […], →OCLC, page 252:
synonyms: consubstantial
coordinate_terms: homoiousian
glosses: Having the same essence or substance, especially with reference to the first and second persons of the Trinity (Father and Son).
Derived terms: homoousianism
homoousian
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /hɒməʊˈuːzɪən/
Forms: form: homoousians
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὁμοούσιος (homooúsios) + -an, from ὁμός (homós, “same”) + οὐσία (ousía, “essence”).
Senses: examples: text: The Greek word, which was chosen to express this mysterious resemblance, bears so close an affinity to the orthodox symbol, that the profane of every age have derided the furious contests which the difference of a single diphthong excited between the Homoousians and the Homoiousians.
ref: 1781, Edward Gibbon, chapter XXI, in The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, volume II, London: […] W[illiam] Strahan; and T[homas] Cadell, […], →OCLC, page 257:
coordinate_terms: homoiousian
glosses: One of those, in the 4th century, who accepted the Nicene Creed and maintained that the Son had the same essence or substance with the Father.
Related terms: heteroousian
homoiousian
monoousian
heteroousian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: /hɛtəɹəʊˈuːzɪən/
Forms: form: more heteroousian
form: most heteroousian
Etymology: From Ecclesiastical Ancient Greek ἑτεροουσιος (heteroousios, “of a different nature”), formed from ἕτερος (héteros, “another, different”) and οὐσία (ousía, “nature, being”).
Senses: glosses: Having different essence or substance, especially with reference to the first and second persons of the Trinity.
Derived terms: heteroousianism
Related terms: homoiousian
homoousian
monoousian
fieldstrip
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: fieldstrips
form: fieldstripping
form: fieldstripped
form: fieldstripped
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of field strip.
potsy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: potsies
Senses: glosses: A children's game, similar to hopscotch, especially popular in New York.
glosses: The puck used in this game, usually made of a flattened tin can.
Amami rabbit
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Amami rabbits
Senses: glosses: Pentalagus furnessi, a dark-furred, nocturnal rabbit found on the islands of Amami Ōshima and Tokunoshima in southern Japan.
cat's whiskers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cat's whisker
cat's whiskers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: word: all that and a bag of chips
word: antelope's cantaloupes
word: ant's pants
word: bee's knees
word: bollocks
word: cat's ass
word: cat's meow
word: cat's pajamas
word: cat's pyjamas
word: cat's whiskers
word: cream of the crop
word: crème de la crème
word: da bomb
word: dog's bollocks
word: dog's dangly bits
word: finger-lickin' good
word: finger-licking good
word: flea's eyebrows
word: fox's socks
word: greatest thing since sliced bread
word: gold standard
word: kitty's titties
word: llama's pajamas
word: mutt's nuts
word: ne plus ultra
word: spider's ankles
word: the bomb
word: the business
word: the shit
word: the tits
glosses: Something considered to be outstanding.
glosses: Java tea (Orthosiphon aristatus)
Quinn
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /kwɪn/
ipa: [kʰw̥ɪn]
rhymes: -ɪn
homophone: quin
Forms: form: Quinns
Etymology: The surname is borrowed from Irish Ó Coinn (“descendant of Chief”).
Senses: examples: text: But the ex-boyfriend’s rant quickly attracted the attention of online forum 4chan users, who seized on the alleged relationship between Quinn and the Kotaku writer.
ref: 2025 March 23, Harmeet Kaur, “How Gamergate foreshadowed the toxic hellscape that the internet has now become”, in CNN:
glosses: A surname from Irish.
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname.
examples: text: As a junior at Lawndale High School, Daria isn't popular (unlike the shallow Quinn, whom others adore), but she actually prefers not to be popular.
ref: 2011, David Mansour, From Abba to Zoom: A Pop Culture Encyclopedia of the Late 20th Century:
glosses: A female given name transferred from the surname, of occasional 1990s and later usage.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Kentucky.
glosses: A ghost town in Macomb County, Michigan.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Missouri.
glosses: A tiny town in Pennington County, South Dakota.
Derived terms: Peccei-Quinn theory
Related terms: Quinne
pincer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɪnsəɹ/
rhymes: -ɪnsə(ɹ)
Forms: form: pincers
form: pincher
Etymology: From Middle English pynsor, from Old French pinceure, pinchure, from pincier (“to pinch”).
Senses: glosses: Any object that resembles one half of a pair of pincers.
Derived terms: pincer attack
pincer gate
pincerlike
pincer movement
pincertail
pincerwise
pincer
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɪnsəɹ/
rhymes: -ɪnsə(ɹ)
Forms: form: pincers
form: pincering
form: pincered
form: pincered
form: pincher
Etymology: From Middle English pynsor, from Old French pinceure, pinchure, from pincier (“to pinch”).
Senses: examples: text: After considering all frontal counteroffensive alternatives, Heublein rejected them as detrimental to its profits and came up with a brilliant pincering maneuver. It raised the price of Smirnoff by one dollar, effectively preventing segment diffusion, […]
ref: 1984, Robert Lamb, Competitive Strategic Management, page 115:
text: The minesweeper and the sea tug now came along either side, pincered the Vega, and seemed to be ushering it toward Moruroa, perhaps attempting to push the ketch inside the 12-mile limit.
ref: 2004, Rex Weyler, Greenpeace:
glosses: To surround with a pincer attack.
mainsail
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmeɪnseɪl/
ipa: /ˈmeɪnsəl/
Forms: form: mainsails
Etymology: From main + sail.
Senses: examples: text: The mainsail was "scandalised" - a nautical mode of describing a sail reefed at both ends[.]
ref: 1887, Mrs. Dominic D. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 16:
text: Now stow the mainsail as follows, preferably with the sail still lying in the starboard cockpit: beginning at the head, fold the upper section so that the upper two battens are aligned together; then tightly roll the sail from the head down to the foot. Reinsert the sail into its bag.
ref: (Can we date this quote?), “RS Quest Rigging Instructions”, in California State University, Sacramento, page 3:
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: The largest (or only) sail on a sailing vessel.
Synonyms: english: mainsail
translation: mainsail
word: main
lev
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /lɛv/
rhymes: -ɛv
Forms: form: leva
form: levs
Etymology: Borrowed from Bulgarian лев (lev), a variant of лъв (lǎv, “lion”). Doublet of Leo, leu, lion, and Lyon.
Senses: glosses: The currency of Bulgaria, divided into 100 stotinki.
polyembryonate
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From poly- + embryonate.
Senses: topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: Consisting of, or having, several embryos; polyembryonic.
polyembryonic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From poly- + embryonic.
Senses: examples: text: Polyembryony is common in mango cultivars that originated and are grown in the moist tropics. In Knight et al. (Chapter 3, this volume), there is a survey of the major polyembryonic and monoembryonic mango cultivars.
ref: 2009, Richard E. Litz, The Mango: Botany, Production and Uses, →ISBN, page 369:
text: However, the phenomenon of sporadic polyembryony might be underreported for many sexual species because, to my knowledge, no one has searched methodically- using suitable genetic markers- for polyembryonic (clonemate) progeny in nature.
ref: 2013, John Avise, Evolutionary Perspectives on Pregnancy, →ISBN, page 157:
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: Polyembryonate.
polyembryony
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: By its nature, that is whether it develops with or without fertilization, simple polyembryony can be sexual or asexual.
ref: 2012, B. M. Johri, Embryology of Angiosperms, →ISBN, page 447:
text: Polyembryony was first reported by Leeuwenhoek in citrus as early as 1719 and the different cases of polyembryony were studied by Braun in 1859.
ref: 2014, Kishan Gopal Ramawat, Jean-Michel Mérillon, K. R. Shivanna, Reproductive Biology of Plants, →ISBN, page 356:
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: The production of two or more embryos in one seed, due either to the existence and fertilization of more than one embryonic sac or to the origination of embryos outside of the embryonic sac.
examples: text: In all these groups cloning, where it occurs, must be through polyembryony or parthenogenesis.
ref: 1989, Roger Neville Hughes, Functional Biology of Clonal Animals, →ISBN, page 90:
text: Despite their utility in research, litters produced by polyembryony lack the advantages conferred by either asexual or sexual reproduction.
ref: 2005, Roger E. Stevenson, Judith G. Hall, Human Malformations and Related Anomalies, →ISBN, page 1381:
text: One form of clonal reproduction begins when a fertilized egg divides a few times in the womb before initiating embryonic development. In humans, this can lead nine months later to the birth of identical (monozygotic) twins. This phenomenon, known as polyembryony, occurs sporadically in many mammal species. However, only in armadillos does polyembryony happen consistently, in each and every pregnancy.
ref: 2014, John C. Avise, Genetics in the Wild, →ISBN:
topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: The production of two or more embryos from a single fertilized egg.
polyfoil
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: polyfoils
Etymology: From poly- + foil.
Senses: topics: architecture
glosses: Multifoil.
Related terms: trefoil
quatrefoil
cinquefoil
sexfoil
octofoil
denar
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɛnɑː(ɹ)/
ipa: /ˈdeɪnɑː(ɹ)/
Forms: form: denars
form: denari
Etymology: Borrowed from Macedonian денар (denar), from Latin dēnārius. Doublet of denarius, denier, dinar, diner, dinero, and dinheiro.
Senses: glosses: The currency of North Macedonia, divided into 100 deni.
kroon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɹəʊn/
rhymes: -əʊn
Forms: form: krooni
form: kroons
Etymology: From Estonian kroon (“crown”). Doublet of crown and corona.
Senses: glosses: The former currency of Estonia, divided into 100 senti.
Synonyms: KR
króna
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɹəʊ.nə/
rhymes: (UK) -əʊnə
Forms: form: krónur
Etymology: From Icelandic and Faroese. Doublet of corona, crown, korona, koruna, krona, and krone.
Senses: glosses: The currency of Iceland, divided into 100 aurar
glosses: The currency of the Faroe Islands, divided into 100 oyru
polygalaceous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -eɪʃəs
Forms: form: more polygalaceous
form: most polygalaceous
Etymology: Polygalaceae + -ous
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to a family of plants (Polygalaceae) of which Polygala is the type.
polygalic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From translingual Polygala + -ic.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Of, pertaining to, or obtained from Polygala; specifically, designating an acrid glucoside (called polygalic acid, senegin, etc.), resembling, or possibly identical with, saponin.
polygamian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: Polygamous.
polygamist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /pəˈlɪɡəmɪst/
Forms: form: polygamists
Etymology: From polygamy + -ist.
Senses: glosses: One who practices polygamy, or maintains that it is lawful.
Hypernyms: wedder
lats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From lat (“staff; pillar”) + -s.
Senses: glosses: plural of lat: staves; pillars.
lats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lat
Etymology: Clipping of latrine (q.v.) + -s.
Senses: examples: text: At Salisbury Plain and Camberley in 1909/10 I learnt a number of camping expressions like... lats (latrines).
ref: 1927, William Edward Collinson, Contemporary English, page 92:
text: Other synonyms [sc. for lavatories] are rears, lats... and dubs.
ref: 1940, M. Marples, Public School Slang, page 112:
glosses: Latrines: rudimentary or military facilities for urination and defecation.
Synonyms: bathroom
lats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /lɑːts/
ipa: /lɑts/
rhymes: -ɑːts
rhymes: -ɑts
Etymology: From Latvian lats, from Latvija (“Latvia”).
Senses: glosses: plural of lat: the former currency or money of Latvia.
lats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /lɑːts/
ipa: /lɑts/
rhymes: -ɑːts
rhymes: -ɑts
Forms: form: lati
Etymology: From Latvian lats, from Latvija (“Latvia”).
Senses: topics: hobbies
lifestyle
numismatics
glosses: Alternative form of lat.
lats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /lɑːts/
ipa: /lɑts/
rhymes: -ɑːts
rhymes: -ɑts
ipa: /læts/
rhymes: -æts
ipa: /lɑːts/
ipa: /lɑts/
rhymes: -ɑːts
rhymes: -ɑts
Forms: form: lat
Etymology: Clipping of latissimus + -s.
Senses: glosses: The latissimus dorsi muscles.
lats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /lɑːts/
ipa: /lɑts/
rhymes: -ɑːts
rhymes: -ɑts
ipa: /læts/
rhymes: -æts
Etymology: Clipping of latitude + -s.
Senses: glosses: plural of lat: latitude.
polygamize
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: polygamizes
form: polygamizing
form: polygamized
form: polygamized
Etymology: From polygamy + -ize.
Senses: glosses: To practice polygamy: to marry more than one wife or husband.
glosses: To marry (multiple spouses).
polygastrian
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: polygastrians
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: One of the Polygastrica, an obsolete classification of microorganisms.
litas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɪtæs/
Forms: form: litai
form: litų
Etymology: From Lithuanian litas.
Senses: glosses: The former currency or money of Lithuania, divided into 100 centai.