cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
champagne breakfast
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: champagne breakfasts
Senses: glosses: A luxurious breakfast including champagne, served as part of a special day or outing.
champagne breakfasts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of champagne breakfast
domestication syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: domestication syndromes
Senses: glosses: The presence of certain phenotypic traits that are common to domesticated animals: smaller size, lower aggression, variations in coat color, floppy ears, a shorter muzzle, an extended breeding cycle, etc.
glosses: The presence of certain phenotypic traits that are common to domesticated plants: lower height, larger grain or fruit size, easier threshing, synchronous flowering, increased yield, etc.
domestication syndromes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of domestication syndrome
Siliguri
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈsɪliˌɡʊɹi/
Etymology: Transliteration of Bengali শিলিগুড়ি (śiliguṛi).
Senses: glosses: A large city in northern West Bengal, India.
lemon water
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lemonwater
Senses: examples: text: Some believe lemon water, others add green juices, some use any vegetable juices, and still others use any fruit or vegetable juice. There is also a ginger root cleanse, an olive oil cleanse, and a maple syrup cleanse. The list goes on.
ref: 2008, Ruthann Russo, The Raw Food Diet Myth, page 127:
text: While lemon still has medicinal properties when it has been cooked, hot lemon water does not flush the bloodstream, liver, and body of poisons and toxins.
ref: 2022, Anthony William, Medical Medium Brain Saver Protocols, Cleanses & Recipes:
glosses: Water mixed with lemon juice, claimed to have various health benefits.
feminocracy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: feminocracies
Senses: glosses: Synonym of gynecocracy (“government or rule by women”).
synonyms: word: gynecocracy
extra: government or rule by women
feminocracies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of feminocracy
meat injection
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: meat injections
Senses: glosses: Synonym of hot beef injection (“penetrative sexual intercourse”).
synonyms: word: hot beef injection
extra: penetrative sexual intercourse
meat injections
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of meat injection
Ouazzane
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A town in northern Morocco, known for its religious history.
Alpine republic
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Alpine republics
Senses: examples: text: The normally sleepy Alpine republic has just experienced the worst three weeks in its post-war history after the election of a coalition of the Freedom party and the conservative People's party under the leadership of Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel.
ref: 2000 February 29, Kate Connolly, “No way out”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
text: But after days of turmoil that upended old certainties about the Alpine republic, it is the two snarling dragon gargoyles, restrained by chains, that ominously sum up the state of the nation.
ref: 2023 March 22, Philip Oltermann, “Switzerland’s national pride dealt heavy blow by the merger of its banking titans”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
qualifier: often journalistic
glosses: A country in the Alps; usually Switzerland or Austria.
Balearic Isles
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: The present edition includes details not only of the vast network of European train services, but also those of the Balearic Isles, Egypt, the Sudan, Transjordan, Iraq, Persia, and Morocco.
ref: 1947 January and February, “Notes and News: Cook's Continental Timetable”, in Railway Magazine, page 48:
glosses: Synonym of Balearic Islands.
synonyms: word: Balearic Islands
preludeth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of prelude
cesium auride
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of caesium auride.
sky beer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Emerged in reference to the process of harvesting toddy palm by climbing trees.
Senses: glosses: Fermented toddy palm juice.
line car
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: line cars
Etymology: Calque of Burmese လိုင်းကား (luing:ka:, “route bus”)
Senses: glosses: route bus
line cars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of line car
sky bar
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sky bars
Senses: examples: text: There's also an abundance of sky bars for an expensive drink with an awesome view. If you're looking to blow out in style then try one of them.
ref: 2014, Martha Stone, Oli Lynch, London: An Insiders Budget Guide:
text: Head up for a drink and stellar views at Ce La Vie (the sky bar formerly known as Ku De Ta).
ref: 2016, Simon Richmond, Brett Atkinson, Lonely Planet Discover Malaysia & Singapore:
glosses: A bar (drinking establishment) at high elevation, offering a spectacular view.
sky bars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sky bar
pishtush
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pish-tush
Senses: examples: text: 'The CIA, for example.'
'Oh, pishtush! To destroy whom?' The prince's tone was scornful
ref: 2013, Jennifer Kewley Draskau, Black Tiger:
text: That pishtush about what a marvelous mechanism the human body is is a lot of pishtush. There's nothing in it.
ref: 2014, David Stacton, Old Acquaintance:
glosses: Nonsense; tommyrot.
Related terms: pish
tush
pish-tush
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of pishtush.
Coral Triangle
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Coral Triangle
Senses: glosses: An approximately triangular area in the tropical waters around the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste, containing many species of reef-building corals.
Nusantaran
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From Nusantara + -an.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to Nusantara.
phytochorial
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to a phytochorion.
topologizable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From topologize + -able.
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: Able to be topologized.
gamhar
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Gmelina arborea, an Asian tree.
white teak
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: white teaks
Senses: glosses: Gmelina arborea, an Asian tree.
Drougoubitai
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Dragobitai
form: Drogobitai
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Δρουγουβῖται (Drougoubîtai).
Senses: glosses: A South Slavic group who settled in the Balkans in the 7th century.
Dragobitai
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Drougoubitai.
Drogobitai
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Drougoubitai.
substorm current wedges
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of substorm current wedge
antinormality
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The quality of being antinormal.
antinormally
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: glosses: In an antinormal manner; contrary to normality.
khamsas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of khamsa
tiffoon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tiffoons
Senses: glosses: Obsolete form of typhoon.
tiffoons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tiffoon
Revolutionary
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: Chopin's 'Revolutionary Etude' Op. 10 no. 12.
Norweyans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Norweyan
COLREG
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of COLREGS.
COLREGs
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of COLREGS.
chamsa
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chamsas
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of hamsa.
chamsas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chamsa
bits of alright
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bit of alright
aamchoor
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of amchur.
Chargoggagoggmanchauggauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌt͡ʃɑɹɡəˌɡɑɡəɡɑɡˌmæntʃɔɡɑɡɑɡɑɡˌt͡ʃɔbənəˌɡʌŋɡəˈmɑɡ/
ipa: /ˌt͡ʃɑːɡəˌɡɒɡəˌɡɑːɡəʊɡˌmæntʃɔːɡəˌɡɒɡəʊɡˌt͡ʃɔːbənəˌɡʌŋɡəˈmɑːɡ/
Senses: examples: text: In the late afternoon, we traveled to Webster, Massachusetts, home of Chargoggagoggmanchauggauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, the lake with the longest place name in the country.
ref: 2007, Richard T. Antony, Mountain of My Dreams: The Later Years:
text: Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, also called Lake Webster, got its name from an Algonquian Indian language.
ref: 2008, Weigl Publishing, Inc., Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc, Massachusetts: The Bay State (page 8)
glosses: Synonym of Chaubunagungamaug.
synonyms: word: Chaubunagungamaug
Wauwatosan
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Wauwatosan
form: most Wauwatosan
Etymology: From Wauwatosa + -an.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to the city of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.
Wauwatosan
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Wauwatosans
Etymology: From Wauwatosa + -an.
Senses: glosses: A native or inhabitant of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.
Wauwatosans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Wauwatosan
Wauwatosa
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States.
Derived terms: Wauwatosan
Qeqertarsuaq
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A port and town in Qeqertalik municipality on the south coast of Disko Island on the west coast of Greenland.
recpst
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of recent past.
recoatable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From recoat + -able.
Senses: glosses: Able to be recoated.
recoatability
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The quality of being recoatable.
railwayac
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: railwayacs
Etymology: Blend of railway + maniac?
Senses: examples: text: Both railway officers and railwayacs will find much useful information in Mr. Sekon's latest addition to his list of contributions to railway literature.
ref: 1901, The Railway Magazine, volume 8, page 134:
text: Roger Lloyd's books on railways are an abiding delight to 'railwayacs' and the latest, 'Railwaymen's Gallery' (George Allen and Unwin), is well up to standard.
ref: 1953, The Quarterly Review, volumes 291-292, page 547:
synonyms: railfan
glosses: A railway enthusiast.
railwayacs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of railwayac
QMP
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of queen mandibular pheromone.
queen mandibular pheromone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: word: QMP
word: queen substance
glosses: A honey bee pheromone produced by the queen and fed to her attendants, who share it with the rest of the colony to give the colony the sense of belonging to the queen.
ptrnmkr
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ptrnmkrs
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of patternmaker.
ptrnmkrs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ptrnmkr
Poynting's theorem
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Developed by British physicist John Henry Poynting.
Senses: glosses: A statement of conservation of energy for electromagnetic fields, stating that, in a given volume, the stored energy changes at a rate given by the work done on the charges within the volume, minus the rate at which energy leaves the volume.
yrly
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of yearly.
yrly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of yearly.
germacrone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A sesquiterpene that has been isolated from Geranium macrorrhizum.
zdravets oil
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Bulgarian здравец (zdravec, “geranium, cranesbill”) + oil.
Senses: glosses: An oil obtained from Geranium macrorhizum, used in perfumery.
tent-sack
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tent-sacks
Senses: glosses: Synonym of bivouac sack.
synonyms: word: bivouac sack
Derived terms: Zdarsky tent-sack
tent-sacks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tent-sack
zebra duiker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: zebra duikers
Senses: synonyms: banded duiker
striped-back duiker
zebra antelope
glosses: A small striped antelope, of species Cephalophus zebra, found in parts of Africa.
zebra duikers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of zebra duiker
banded duiker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: banded duikers
Senses: glosses: Synonym of zebra duiker.
synonyms: word: zebra duiker
zebra antelope
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: zebra antelopes
Senses: glosses: Synonym of zebra duiker.
synonyms: word: zebra duiker
banded duikers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of banded duiker
zebra antelopes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of zebra antelope
yizkor
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈjɪzkəɹ/
Forms: form: yizkors
Etymology: From Hebrew יִזְכּוֹר (literally “may [God] remember”), from the opening word of the service.
Senses: examples: text: a yizkor book; a yizkor sermon
glosses: An Ashkenazi memorial prayer service for the dead.
yizkors
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of yizkor
yom tob
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of yom tov (“Jewish religious holiday”).
yosenabe
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˌjoʊsɛˈnɑːbeɪ/
Etymology: From Japanese 寄せ鍋 (yosenabe).
Senses: glosses: A Japanese hot pot with chicken, seafood, and vegetables.
yrbk
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: yrbks
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of yearbook.
yrbks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of yrbk
emophobe
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: emophobes
form: emo-phobe
Etymology: From emo + -phobe.
Senses: examples: text: Cloudy insight aside, the emo-phobes write catchy songs with a pop-punk flavor.
ref: 2005 January 20, Chelsea Mueller, “The Letter Kills”, in Phoenix New Times:
text: When Tim Kinsella, of the pioneering indie rock groups Cap’n Jazz and Joan of Arc, wrote a scathingly sarcastic editorial in the emo-centric magazine Alternative Press imploring every band inside to break up, Bemis bristled at Kinsella’s cynicism, calling him a “self-hating emophobe” in a letter to the magazine.
ref: 2006 November 2, August Brown, “Don’t get comfortable around them”, in Los Angeles Times:
text: But Greene's ingratiating persona and understated (for this style of music) metaphors should remain grounded enough to not deter even the most gung-ho emo-phobes.
ref: 2014 December 24, Joshua Levine, “Soundbites”, in Tuscon Weekly:
glosses: One who dislikes emo music and/or the emo subculture.
Zanzibarian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Zanzibarian
form: most Zanzibarian
Etymology: From Zanzibar + -ian.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to Zanzibar.
Zanzibarian
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Zanzibarians
Etymology: From Zanzibar + -ian.
Senses: glosses: A native or inhabitant of Zanzibar.
Zanzibarians
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Zanzibarian
Zanzibar copal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Zanzibar copals
Senses: glosses: Copal obtained from Hymenaea verrucosa.
Zanzibar copals
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Zanzibar copal
vodka cran
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: vodka crans
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Cape Codder (“cocktail of vodka and cranberry juice”).
synonyms: word: Cape Codder
extra: cocktail of vodka and cranberry juice
vodka crans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of vodka cran
zelcova
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: zelcovas
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of zelkova.
zelcovas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of zelcova
zelkoua
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: zelkouas
Senses: examples: text: The zelkoua is a native of the country lying between the Black and the Caspian Seas […]
ref: 1838, John Claudius Loudon, Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum, page 1411:
glosses: Archaic form of zelkova.
zelkouas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of zelkoua
zebra caterpillar
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: zebra caterpillars
Senses: glosses: The striped larva of the American noctuid moth Melanchra picta.
zebra caterpillars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of zebra caterpillar
hedgehog slice
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hedgehog slices
Senses: glosses: An uncooked flat, square or bar-shaped dessert with alternating darker (chocolate) and lighter (crushed biscuit, puffed rice, etc.) areas.
hedgehog slices
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hedgehog slice
Zdarsky
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Derived terms: Zdarsky tent
Zdarsky tent-sack
zedakah
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of tzedakah.
zemirot
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of zimrah
zemiroth
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of zimrah
Zervanite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Zervanites
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Zurvanite.
Zervanism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Zurvanism.
Zervanites
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Zervanite
zebra swallowtail
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: zebra swallowtails
Senses: glosses: The American butterfly Eurytides marcellus.
zebra swallowtails
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of zebra swallowtail
zonks out
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of zonk out
zonking out
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of zonk out
zonked out
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of zonk out
checkmater
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: checkmaters
Etymology: From checkmate + -er.
Senses: glosses: One who checkmates.
checkmaters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of checkmater
zoological park
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: zoological parks
Senses: glosses: Synonym of zoological garden.
synonyms: word: zoological garden
Derived terms: zoopark
zoological parks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of zoological park
ydg
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of yardage.
yam stick
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: yam sticks
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of yamstick.
yam sticks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of yam stick
Yamato-e
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Japanese 大和絵.
Senses: topics: art
arts
glosses: A classical Japanese style of painting, characterized by many small figures, detailed depictions of buildings and other objects, an oblique view from above showing interiors, and partial depictions with the remaining area ignored or covered by a cloud.
Xantus's murrelet
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Xantus's murrelets
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Guadalupe murrelet (“Synthliboramphus hypoleucus”).
synonyms: word: Guadalupe murrelet
extra: Synthliboramphus hypoleucus
glosses: Synonym of Scripps's murrelet (“Synthliboramphus scrippsi”).
synonyms: word: Scripps's murrelet
extra: Synthliboramphus scrippsi
Xantus's murrelets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Xantus's murrelet
WVTR
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of water vapor transmission rate.
wthr
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Silver star alternately flashing red and green, moving in slow circular motion. Wthr, fine.
ref: 1983, Stan Seers, UFOs, the Case for Scientific Myopia, page 103:
glosses: Abbreviation of weather.
wrnt
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of warrant.
W particle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: W particles
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Synonym of W-boson.
synonyms: word: W-boson
W particles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of W particle
WOJG
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: WOJGs
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of warrant officer junior grade.
WOJGs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of WOJG
wmkd
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: hobbies
lifestyle
philately
glosses: Abbreviation of watermarked.
wkly
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of weekly.
wkly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of weekly.
wkly
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: wklies
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of weekly.
walking distances
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of walking distance
witch doctress
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: witch doctresses
Senses: glosses: A female witch doctor.
witch doctresses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of witch doctress
influence machine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: influence machines
Senses: glosses: A generator that uses electrostatic induction to convert mechanical work into electrostatic energy by the aid of a small initial charge that is continually replenished and reinforced.
influence machines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of influence machine
will-in-the-wisp
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Obsolete form of will o' the wisp.
willinghood
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From willing + -hood.
Senses: glosses: Willingness.
William and Mary
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Named after Mary II of England and William III of England.
Senses: examples: text: a William and Mary chair
glosses: A style of furniture design common from 1700 to 1725 in the Netherlands, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland and Kingdom of Ireland, and later in England's American colonies. It exhibits elaborate carving and woodturning, and imitates Asian design elements such as japanning.
wikipedia: Mary II of England
William III of England
whsmn
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: whsmn
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of warehouseman.
whsle
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of wholesale.
whsle
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of wholesale.
whsng
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of warehousing.
whse
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: whses
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of warehouse.
whses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of whse
whs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of warehouse.
whfg
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of wharfage.
whf
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: whvs
form: whves
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of wharf.
whves
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of whf
whvs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of whf
whelpless
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From whelp + -less.
Senses: examples: text: Yet, even as the pearly drops trickled to the earth, his whole frame was shaken by a passion more terrible than the rage of the whelpless tigress.
ref: 1858, Jeremiah Clemens, Mustang Gray: A Romance, page 214:
glosses: Without, or deprived of, a whelp.
wheelbarrower
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: wheelbarrowers
Etymology: From wheelbarrow + -er.
Senses: glosses: A worker who transports material in a wheelbarrow.
wheelbarrowers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of wheelbarrower
wheeler and dealer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: wheelers and dealers
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of wheeler-dealer.
wheelers and dealers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of wheeler and dealer
antidisestablishmentarianistic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more antidisestablishmentarianistic
form: most antidisestablishmentarianistic
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to antidisestablishmentarianism.
we'se
Language: English
Part of speech: contraction
Senses: examples: text: He's going to get some pots and pans Market-day, and then we'se going up country wi' 'em.
ref: 1871, S. T. C., The Court and the Kiln: A Story on the Church Catechism, page 187:
glosses: We is; we are.
Related terms: I'se
weed killer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: weed killers
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of weedkiller.
weed killers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of weed killer
weedhook
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: weedhooks
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of weed hook.
weedhooks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of weedhook
waved down
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of wave down
waves down
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of wave down
waving down
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of wave down
watch spring
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: watch springs
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of watchspring.
watch springs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of watch spring
wanted to know
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of want to know
wants to know
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of want to know
wanting to know
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of want to know
vrbl
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of variable.
vsby
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of visibility.
vomiting nut
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: vomiting nuts
Senses: glosses: Synonym of nux vomica.
synonyms: word: nux vomica
vomiting nuts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of vomiting nut
volatize
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: volatizes
form: volatizing
form: volatized
form: volatized
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of volatilize.
volatizing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of volatize
volatized
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of volatize
volatizes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of volatize
volatization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: volatizations
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of volatilization.
volatizations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of volatization
vivisectable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From vivisect + -able.
Senses: glosses: Able to be vivisected.
vivisectible
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of vivisectable.
viniculturalist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: viniculturalists
Etymology: From vinicultural + -ist.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of viniculturist.
viniculturalists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of viniculturalist
vigilantness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From vigilant + -ness.
Senses: synonyms: vigilance
glosses: The quality of being vigilant.
vertep
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: verteps
Senses: glosses: A portable Ukrainian puppet theater.
verteps
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of vertep
verbs of motion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of verb of motion
ventilagin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From translingual Ventilago + -in.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A resinous colouring matter obtained from the plant Ventilago madraspatana.
VEE
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Venezuelan equine encephalitis/encephalomyelitis.
deprotonisation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: deprotonisations
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of deprotonization.
namesclops
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of namesclop
supercentrifuges
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of supercentrifuge
supercentrifuge
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: supercentrifuges
Senses: glosses: An extra powerful centrifuge.
Hypernyms: ultracentrifuge
Bábís
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Bábí
babymoms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of babymom
bacheloresses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bacheloress
bacilloscopists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bacilloscopist
centrosaurins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of centrosaurin
back bones
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of back bone
back pats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of back pat
back pedal brakes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of back pedal brake
centrosaurin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: centrosaurins
Senses: topics: biology
history
human-sciences
natural-sciences
paleontology
sciences
glosses: Any member of the Centrosaurinae subfamily of dinosaurs.
back ranks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of back rank
Vidofnir
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Old Norse Víðópnir or Víðófnir.
Senses: examples: text: The special magic that lay within Laevatein's powers was such that it was the only weapon that could kill the cock Vidofnir ("Tree Snake").
ref: 1989, William O. Cord, The Teutonic Mythology of Richard Wagner's The Ring of the Nibelung, E. Mellen Press, page 175:
text: 2003, William P. Reaves (translator), Viktor Rydberg, Our Fathers' Godsaga: Retold for the Young, [1887, Viktor Rydberg, Fädernas Gudasaga berättad för Ungdomen], iUniverse, page 203,
In the poem Fjölsvinnsmál, which portrays Svipdag's arrival in Asgard, Svipdag asks the guardian by the gate under what condition it would be possible to persuade the subterranean dis Sinmara (the "sinew maimer" Mimir-Nidhad's queen) to surrender the sword she keeps. The guardian replies that Sinmara is gripped by a severe sorrow for which Vidofnir has compassion; she will only be happy again, if a luminous sickle, lying among Vidolfnir′s völnur, is given to her.
text: 18 Vidofnir: in v. 24 it is revealed that Vidofnir is a cockerel roosting in the tree of Mimi.
[…]
24 Sinmara: probably a giantess, cf. 'pale giantess' in v. 29. How Vidofnir oppresses her is not clear.
ref: 2014, Carolyne Larrington, editor, The Poetic Edda, Revised edition, Oxford University Press, page 318:
text: 2019, Glenn Searfoss, Cycles of Norse Mythology, Andrews UK (Acorn Books), unnumbered page,
"The unbidden visitor can pass their sleepless watch by offering up two morsels stripped from beneath the wings of the gay cock, Vidofnir. It is a treat they cannot resist; when tossed at their feet it will allow a man to slip by while they eat."
topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: A mythological bird (variously, a falcon or a rooster) that inhabits the top of Mímameiðr, a tree identified with Yggdrasil; sometimes positioned on the brow of another cosmic bird.
backbarriers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of backbarrier
Repici
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Repicis
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Repici.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Italian.
backcalculations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of backcalculation
backheaders
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of backheader
backing tracks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of backing track
backpfeifengesichts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of backpfeifengesicht
backporches
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of backporch
backprimings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of backpriming
back-rank mates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of back-rank mate
back-rowers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of back-rower
backseat gamers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of backseat gamer
back-seat gamers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of back-seat gamer
back-seats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of back-seat
proopiomelanocortic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From pro- + opio- + melano- + cortex + -ic.
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to proopiomelanocortin.
promenade deck
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: promenade decks
Senses: examples: text: There are main and upper decks and a promenade deck.
ref: 1947 January and February, “New Southern Channel Steamer”, in Railway Magazine, page 49:
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: An upper deck on a passenger ship on which passengers may walk, which can be covered but open to the air.
threemasted
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: The schooner Onward, a threemasted vessel, owned by C. P. Doe & Co., of San Francisco, may become a total wreck as a result of going ashore on the beach just south of Coquille bar on February 25.
ref: 1905 March 1, “Pacific Coast Marine”, in Coast Seamen's Journal, volume 18, number 23, page 5:
text: Elijah, skiff, light crumpled throwaway, sailed eastward by flanks of ships and trawlers, amid an archipelago of corks, beyond new Wapping street past Benson’s ferry, and by the threemasted schooner Rosevean from Bridgwater with bricks.
ref: 1922 February, James Joyce, “[Episode 10: Wandering Rocks]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey], pages 239–240:
text: There was a duke in a black hat with a red plume. There was his duchess, wearing pearls and a fathered velvet gown. Rembrandt had painted them, and they hung in the diningroom. There was a crest, a threemasted ship, sails unfurled, pennants flying.
ref: 1936 June 5, Margaret Bell Houston, “Gypsy Weather”, in The Lincoln Star, volume 34, page 2:
synonyms: three-masted
triple-masted
glosses: Having three masts.
promenade decks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of promenade deck.
prequelization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: prequelisation
Etymology: From prequelize + -ation or prequel + -ization.
Senses: examples: text: If one then turns to the logic of remaking and sequelization/prequelization, it is hardly disputable that it tends to be dictated by marketing ploys, commercial opportunism or production pressures.
ref: 2012, Philippe Met, “The Iceman Cometh (To A Theater Near You): Michael Haneke's Glaciation Trilogy”, in Claire Perkins, Constantine Verevis, editors, Film Trilogies: New Critical Approaches, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN, page 164:
coordinate_terms: sequelization
glosses: The creation of a prequel to a work.
emokid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: emokids
form: emo-kid
Etymology: From emo + kid.
Senses: examples: text: Their major-label debut, For Your Own Special Sweetheart, became a touchstone for many emokids—a bracing hardcore record that used studio-savvy production to focus the band’s ferocity and intelligence.
ref: 1999 November, Jeff Salamon, “Emotional Rescue”, in Spin, page 144:
text: If you like emo, your chances are good that this Karate will deliver that kick to the heart that emokids so desire and musicphiles lust after.
ref: 2002 September, Kiera Ormut-Fleishman, “Spittin' in my eye”, in The Innis Herald, Innis College, Toronto, ON, page 4:
text: In the absence of a home-grown musical scene, Bulgarian emokids find expression of their inner selves in particular fashion items available on the market.
ref: 2014, Valentina Gueorguieva, “Subcultural Styles and Ideologies on the Market of Identities”, in Eduardo de Gregorio-Godeo, Ángel Mateos-Aparicio, editors, Constructing Selves: Issues in Gender, Age, Ethnicity and Nation, page 110:
glosses: A young member of the emo music scene or subculture.
fore-and-aft rig
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fore-and-aft rigs
form: fore and aft rig
Senses: examples: text: While there seems to be no limit to the scope of utility of the fore-and-aft rig, I think its picturesqueness belongs only to the conventional twomasted schooner.
ref: 1896 October, R.B. Burchard, “Racing Schooners”, in Outing, volume 29, number 1, page 50:
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: A sailing rig consisting of sails set mainly along the line of the keel.
Related terms: fore-and-aft-rigged
fore-and-aft rigs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fore-and-aft rig
namesearch
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: namesearches
form: namesearching
form: namesearched
form: namesearched
Etymology: From name + search.
Senses: examples: text: Ricky Gervais namesearches himself and that's the funniest thing he does
ref: 2018 March 17, Ratio Hornblower (@OneStrawShort), Twitter:
text: You know Elon is namesearching himself in Slack and writing down names of people who make fun of him.
ref: 2022 November 15, Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix), Twitter:
text: Imagine being a gazillionaire and namesearching yourself on Twitter, how sad is that
ref: 2022 November 29, Chaotina (@dankestofbread), Twitter:
hypernyms: egosurf
glosses: To search for a person's name (particularly one's own) on a social media platform for the purpose of obsessively reading and engaging with posts containing it.
Synonyms: kiboze
close for press
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: closes for press
form: closing for press
form: closed for press
form: closed for press
Senses: examples: text: Owing to the time lag which must occur between the dates of closing for press and publication, it sometimes happens that items of news are out of date, or inaccurate, by the time they reach readers.
ref: 1947 January and February, “Notes and News: Steamer Services on the Clyde”, in Railway Magazine, page 50:
text: As RAIL closed for press on March 15, there was no word on the progress of any talks between the RMT and RMG.
ref: 2023 March 22, Mel Holley, “Network News: RMT to ballot Network Rail members on improved offer”, in RAIL, number 979, page 12:
glosses: To finalise the editing of a publication, such as a magazine or newspaper, so it is ready for printing.
Related terms: go to press
closing for press
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of close for press
Nietzscheite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Nietzscheites
Etymology: From Nietzsche + -ite.
Senses: examples: text: However, Górky's rebel-tramp, is not a Nietzscheite who ignores everything beyond his narrow egotism, or imagines himself an “over-man” the “diseased ambition” of “an intellectual” is required to create the true Nietzscheite type.
ref: 1904 December 15, Prince Peter Kropotkin, “Maxím Górky”, in The Independent, volume 57, number 2924, New York, page 1380:
text: He is calmed and kept in his place by a constant succession of wild philosophies. He is a Marxian one day, a Nietzscheite the next day, a Superman (probably) the next day; and a slave every day. The only thing that remains after all the philosophies is the factory.
ref: 1908, Gilbert K. Chesterton, “The Eternal Revolution”, in Orthodoxy, New York: John Lane Company, page 198:
glosses: Synonym of Nietzschean.
synonyms: word: Nietzschean
Ardrishaig
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic.
Senses: examples: text: Similarly, in the MacBrayne fleet, King George V has been on the Ardrishaig run during the past summer, and St. Columba has now been returned to her owners, who expect that she will resume the Ardrishaig mail service next season.
ref: 1947 January and February, “Notes and News: Steamer Services on the Clyde”, in Railway Magazine, page 50:
glosses: A coastal village on Loch Gilp, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland, south of Lochgilphead (OS grid ref NR8585).
go fuck your mother
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡəʊ ˈfʌk jə(ɹ)ˈmʌðə(ɹ)/
Senses: examples: text: I'll tell ya something. Go fuck your mother!
synonyms: go fuck yourself
fuck off
qualifier: dismissal
glosses: to beat it, to get lost.
line slip
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: line slips
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: A variant form of a sphere packing in a cylinder, differing from the uniform structure in missing certain lines that represent contacts between spheres when diagrammed.
line slips
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of line slip
Scrimgeour
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
mos.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mo.
big mo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: the big mo
form: Big Mo
Etymology: Clipping of big momentum. Famously used by George H. W. Bush (1924–2018) during his quest for the Republican nomination to run for president of the United States in 1980.
Senses: examples: text: The "Maury" show is, to quote a recent issue of Entertainment Weekly, this season's "biggest success story" in syndicated daytime television. The show's ratings are up some 19 percent since last year, and it now occasionally outpoints the popular "Rosie O'Donnell Show" in the same time slot here in New York. This "daytime yakker" has got the "big mo," they say.
ref: 2000 July 16, Jeff Macgregor, “Saving the World, One Sexy Teen at a Time”, in The New York Times:
text: "The Big Mo is behind the McCain-Lieberman bill, and the next steps by the White House are still murky," said Representative Jane Harman of California, the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, who attended the White House meeting.
ref: 2004 September 9, Elisabeth Bumiller, Philip Shenon, “Bush Now Backs Budget Powers in New Spy Post”, in The New York Times:
glosses: Large-scale momentum.
wikipedia: George H. W. Bush
Abert
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname
Derived terms: Abert's squirrel
Abert
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Aberts
Senses: glosses: Ellipsis of Abert's squirrel.
Aberts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Abert
Abert squirrel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Abert squirrels
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Abert's squirrel.
Abert squirrels
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Abert squirrel
tassel-eared squirrel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tassel-eared squirrels
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Abert's squirrel.
synonyms: word: Abert's squirrel
swaras
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of swara
Big Mo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: the Big Mo
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of big mo.
poor man's mustard
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of garlic mustard (“Alliaria petiolata”).
synonyms: word: garlic mustard
extra: Alliaria petiolata
poor man's soap
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of summersweet (Clethra alnifolia).
synonyms: word: summersweet
extra: Clethra alnifolia
poor man's cabbage
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The biennial herb Barbarea verna.
yellowrocket
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of yellow rocket.
grey warbler
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: grey warblers
Senses: glosses: Gerygone igata, an insectivorous bird in the family Acanthizidae, endemic to New Zealand temperate forests.
Synonyms: sense: Gerygone igata
word: grey gerygone
sense: Gerygone igata
word: teetotum
sense: Gerygone igata
word: rainbird
poor man's pepper
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The plant Lepidium campestre.
glosses: The plant Lepidium virginicum.
inhab.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: inhabs.
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of inhabitant.
inhabs.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of inhab.
Enchelei
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Encheleii
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἐγχέλιοι (Enkhélioi), from ἔγχελυς (énkhelus, “eel”). Possibly from the Illyrian cognate of the word, itself closely related to Albanian ngjalë (“eel”). This is made further plausible by the word being found with a -γγ- (-ng-) in place of -γχ- (-nkh-) in Mnaseas. The demonym can be traced back to mythology, where Cadmus, become king of this people, turns into a serpent.
Senses: glosses: An ancient Illyrian tribe inhabiting Enchele.
wikipedia: Mnaseas
Related terms: Enchele
Enchelean
previsage
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: previsages
form: previsaging
form: previsaged
form: previsaged
Senses: examples: text: Characteristically I previsage events or sequences of events that I believe will happen. When I do so, I represent these events to myself, and I represent them as, or more or less as, I believe that they will be.
ref: 1986, Richard Wollheim, The Thread of Life, page 262:
text: Naturally, we cannot previsage our own deaths, though we can previsage a process of dying.
ref: 2020, James Bernard Murphy, Your Whole Life: Beyond Childhood and Adulthood, page 157:
glosses: To envisage in advance; to foresee.
previsaged
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of previsage
previsages
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of previsage
previsaging
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of previsage
land cress
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: poor man's cabbage
glosses: One of the species Barbarea verna of biennial herbs.
Enchele
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἐγχέλη (Enkhélē).
Senses: glosses: A historical region of the Balkans inhabited by the Enchelei, now in Albania, North Macedonia and Greece.
Related terms: Enchelei
Enchelean
alarum clock
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: alarum clocks
Senses: glosses: Archaic form of alarm clock.
alarum clocks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of alarum clock
Alarodian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to a proposed language family that encompasses the Northeast Caucasian (Nakh–Dagestanian) languages and the extinct Hurro-Urartian languages.