cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
striver
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: strivers
Etymology: From strive + -er.
Senses: examples: text: I am angered not only by such bloodsucking selective memory, but also at another example of how gay "respectability"-strivers try to distance themselves from the nonconformists and fringe members of our movement.
ref: 1984 December 22, Ingrid Sell, “Changing Boston”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 23, page 4:
text: The company’s namesake, Condé Montrose Nast, was a Gilded Age striver from St. Louis who purchased a sleepy society gazette called Vogue in 1909 and made it an arbiter of women’s fashion […].
ref: 2025 June 27, Michael M. Grynbaum, “The Concorde-and-Caviar Era of Condé Nast, When Magazines Ruled the Earth”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
glosses: One who strives.
strivers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of striver
zzzs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ziːz/
rhymes: -iːz
Etymology: From zzz, a cartoon depiction of snoring; compare zs.
Senses: examples: text: The harder you try to sleep, the greater the chances you'll end up gnashing your teeth all night rather than stacking some Zzzs.
ref: 2002, The Doctors Book of Home Remedies:
text: When you want to catch some zzzs, carry foldable eye shades, foam or silicone ear plugs, an inflatable neck pillow […]
ref: 2006, Joanne V Lichten, How to Stay Healthy and Fit on the Road:
text: Despite legendary high-achieving short sleepers, including Bill Clinton and Margaret Thatcher, going without zzzs is far more likely to make you fat, grumpy and ineffective than to get you a promotion or a Nobel Prize (or help you keep your current job).
ref: 2009 January 20, “Here's a brainy idea - how about a little music?”, in Toronto Star:
glosses: Sleep.
zzzs
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ziːz/
rhymes: -iːz
Etymology: From zzz, a cartoon depiction of snoring; compare zs.
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of zzz
swamp pine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: swamp pines
Senses: glosses: Any of several pine trees, such as loblolly pine or longleaf pine, that prefer swampy conditions
Canadian red pine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Canadian red pines
Senses: glosses: Pinus resinosa, a pine tree found in eastern North America having long needles and reddish bark.
multidoctor
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From multi- + doctor.
Senses: examples: text: So it's equitable for a multidoctor corporation to carry a disabled MD...
ref: 1986, Lawrence Farber, Estate Planning Strategies for Physicians:
text: However, there is an increased demand for true multiuser systems among multidoctor, multioffice practices because they can perform multiple tasks...
ref: 1992, David Edward Marcinko, Medical and Surgical Therapeutics of the Foot and Ankle:
text: ...where veterinary practices are no longer one- or two-doctor clinics open five days a week, but multidoctor hospitals operating 24 hours a day.
ref: 2008, Corbett Marshall, Jim Deskevich, Aimee Herring, Thomas Mason, Eco Dog: Healthy Living for Your Pet:
glosses: Comprising or employing multiple doctors.
jack pine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: jack pines
Senses: glosses: An evergreen tree of species Pinus banksiana.
Synonyms: sense: Pinus banksiana
word: scrub pine
sense: Pinus banksiana
word: grey pine
acontextual
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more acontextual
form: most acontextual
Etymology: From a- + contextual.
Senses: examples: text: Her acontextual approach did not endear her to historians.
glosses: Without context.
Derived terms: acontextuality
acontextually
acontextually
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more acontextually
form: most acontextually
Etymology: From acontextual + -ly.
Senses: glosses: Without regard to context; in an acontextual way.
nonfederal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + federal.
Senses: examples: text: We rely on nonfederal funding.
glosses: Not federal.
appellee
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæpəli/
ipa: /ˌæpəˈli/
Forms: form: appellees
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman, from Old French apelé.
Senses: examples: text: After winning in the lower court, the appellee hoped she would win again in the appeals court.
topics: law
glosses: A respondent.
Coordinate terms: appellant
appellees
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of appellee
aprioristic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more aprioristic
form: most aprioristic
Etymology: From a priori + -istic.
Senses: glosses: A priori; based on hypothesis rather than experiment.
Related terms: apriorist
aprioristically
aprioristically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more aprioristically
form: most aprioristically
Etymology: From aprioristic + -ally.
Senses: glosses: A priori; in an aprioristic manner.
characterizability
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From characterize + -ability.
Senses: glosses: The state or condition of being characterizable.
Derived terms: uncharacterizability
characterisable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more characterisable
form: most characterisable
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of characterizable.
Derived terms: uncharacterisable
characterisability
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From characterise + -ability.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of characterizability.
communicatively
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more communicatively
form: most communicatively
Etymology: From communicative + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a communicative manner.
contrastively
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more contrastively
form: most contrastively
Etymology: From contrastive + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a contrastive manner.
Synonyms: contrastingly
decontextualise
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: decontextualises
form: decontextualising
form: decontextualised
form: decontextualised
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of decontextualize.
decontextualises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of decontextualise
decontextualised
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of decontextualise
decontextualising
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of decontextualise
embeddedness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: embeddednesses
Etymology: From embedded + -ness.
Senses: glosses: The property of being embedded.
Synonyms: fixity
Godwottery
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: God-wottery
Etymology: Both senses are allusions to Thomas Edward Brown's short 1876 poem, “My Garden”, which begins: “A garden is a lovesome thing, God wot.”
Senses: glosses: Affectedly archaic or elaborate speech or writing.
glosses: An affected or over-elaborate style of gardening or attitude towards gardens.
lexicalise
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: lexicalises
form: lexicalising
form: lexicalised
form: lexicalised
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of lexicalize.
Derived terms: lexicalisable
lexicalises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of lexicalise
lexicalising
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of lexicalise
lexicalised
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of lexicalise
colocated
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of colocate
colocates
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of colocate
colocating
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of colocate
jack pines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of jack pine
mediatise
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: mediatises
form: mediatising
form: mediatised
form: mediatised
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of mediatize.
HSV-1
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: HSV-1s
Senses: glosses: Herpes simplex virus type 1, Human herpesvirus 1 in genus Simplexvirus.
mediatised
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of mediatise
mediatising
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of mediatise
mediatises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of mediatise
matrixes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of matrix
modalise
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: modalises
form: modalising
form: modalised
form: modalised
Etymology: From modal + -ise.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of modalize.
modalises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of modalise
modalising
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of modalise
modalised
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of modalise
swamp pines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of swamp pine
normatively
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more normatively
form: most normatively
Etymology: From normative + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a normative manner or context.
paralanguage
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: paralanguages
Etymology: From para- + language.
Senses: topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: The non-verbal elements of speech, and to a limited extent of writing, used to modify meaning and convey emotion, such as pitch, volume, and intonation
Related terms: paralingual
chullo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chullos
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish, from Quechua ch'ullu.
Senses: examples: text: While they’re there, they will probably buy a chullo or two, one of those cone-like alpaca pan-Andean hats with earflaps.
ref: 2009 January 22, Verlyn Klinkenborg, “Season of the Chullo”, in New York Times:
glosses: A type of hat from Peru or Bolivia, usually made from wool or a similar fabric, and often having ear flaps that tie under the chin for warmth.
chullos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chullo
God-wottery
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Godwottery.
funicular railway
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: funicular railways
Senses: examples: text: Funicular railways take gradients to the extreme, running two cars in counterbalanced, contrary motion over often-perilous cliff inclines. [...] Britain's first funicular railways arrived in Scarborough in the 1870s.
ref: 2021 January 13, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Spectacular funiculars”, in RAIL, issue 922, page 50:
glosses: A cable railway on an incline; especially one which operates on two tracks (or with a passing loop), with a pair of vehicles counterbalancing each other.
pakol
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pakols
form: khapol
form: pakul
Etymology: Originally from Khowar کپال (kapál, “head”).
Senses: examples: text: Gone is the Afghan pakol.
ref: 2009 January 22, Verlyn Klinkenborg, “Season of the Chullo”, in New York Times:
glosses: A round-topped, soft type of men's hat, usually made from wool, traditionally worn by Chitralis of Pakistan but also by Pashtuns, Tajiks and some in Uzbekistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan.
paralinguistic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /pæɹəlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/
ipa: /ˌpæɹəlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/
rhymes: -ɪstɪk
Etymology: From para- + linguistic.
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to, or communicated through, paralanguage; of or pertaining to paralinguistics.
Derived terms: paralinguistically
Related terms: ortholinguistic
paralexical
paralinguistics
paralinguistically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From paralinguistic + -ally.
Senses: glosses: In a paralinguistic manner.
parsimoniousness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From parsimonious + -ness.
Senses: glosses: The state or condition of being parsimonious.
Synonyms: parsimony
crookback
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: crookbacks
Etymology: From crook + back.
Senses: glosses: A crooked back, or a person with such a back; a hunchback.
trousered
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: trousersed
Etymology: From trouser + -ed.
Senses: glosses: Dressed in trousers.
Synonyms: bepanted
betrousered
panted
Derived terms: trousered class
trousered
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: trousersed
Etymology: From trouser + -ed.
Senses: glosses: past participle of trouser
nonwriter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nonwriters
Etymology: From non- + writer.
Senses: examples: text: Plato (channeling the nonwriter Socrates) warned that this technology meant impoverishment […]
ref: 2011, James Gleick, The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood:
glosses: A person who is not a writer.
nonwriters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nonwriter
recategorizes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of recategorize
recategorized
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of recategorize
recategorizing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of recategorize
recategorise
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: recategorises
form: recategorising
form: recategorised
form: recategorised
Etymology: From re- + categorise.
Senses: glosses: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of recategorize.
recategorises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of recategorise
recategorising
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of recategorise
recategorised
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of recategorise
nonfluent
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + fluent.
Senses: glosses: Not fluent.
metacognitive
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From meta- + cognitive.
Senses: examples: text: An adapted version of the Strategies Inventory for Language Learning questionnaire was used for data collection. The results showed that Hungarian students mainly engage in metacognitive strategies in both years.
ref: 2018, Habók Anita, Andrea Magyar, “The Effect of Language Learning Strategies on Proficiency, Attitudes and School Achievement”, in Frontiers in Psychology, volume 8, →DOI:
glosses: Pertaining to metacognition.
Derived terms: metacognitively
metacognitively
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From metacognitive + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a metacognitive way.
black and gold garden spider
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: black and gold garden spiders
Senses: glosses: a North American garden spider, Argiope aurantia
high-occupancy vehicle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: high-occupancy vehicles
Senses: glosses: A vehicle with a large number of individuals.
glosses: More specifically, a vehicle carrying passengers who number over a certain threshold (for instance, at least two passengers).
Synonyms: HOV
Derived terms: high-occupancy vehicle lane
Related terms: carpool lane
diamond lane
T3
T4
transit lane
high occupancy vehicle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: high occupancy vehicles
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of high-occupancy vehicle.
prelinguistically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From prelinguistic + -ally.
Senses: glosses: In a prelinguistic manner or context; before the acquisition of language.
pyramidia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pyramidion
propositionally
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From propositional + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a propositional manner.
prototypically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more prototypically
form: most prototypically
Etymology: From prototypical + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a prototypical manner.
Hypernyms: typically
provincialise
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: provincialises
form: provincialising
form: provincialised
form: provincialised
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of provincialize.
provincialises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of provincialise
provincialising
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of provincialise
provincialised
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of provincialise
A-teams
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of A-team
socioculturally
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From sociocultural + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a sociocultural context.
topicalizes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of topicalize
topicalizing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of topicalize
topicalises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of topicalise
topicalising
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of topicalise
unstumblingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From unstumbling + -ly.
Senses: glosses: Without stumbling.
unanalyzable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + analyzable.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of unanalysable.
unanalysable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + analysable.
Senses: glosses: That cannot be analysed.
unrealised
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + realised.
Senses: examples: text: [...] a reminder of how many factors, unknown to or unrealised by the passenger in the train, may be having their effect on its running. ("not realised" may have been better here)
ref: 1941 July, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 300:
glosses: Alternative spelling of unrealized.
unchangingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more unchangingly
form: most unchangingly
Etymology: From unchanging + -ly.
Senses: glosses: Without changing.
Synonyms: constantly
immutably
invariably
unvaryingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From unvarying + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In an unchanging manner; without changing.
Synonyms: immutably
invariably
unchangingly
darkies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of darky
glosses: plural of darkie
darkie
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: darkies
Etymology: From dark + -ie.
Senses: examples: text: In an intolerable sweetness, a contentment so deep that he was wistfully discontented, he saw magnolias by moonlight and heard plantation darkies crooning to the banjo.
ref: 1922, Sinclair Lewis, chapter XXII, in Babbitt, New York, N.Y.: Harcourt, Brace and Company, →OCLC:
text: My Dad has taught me that in England some foolish man may call me sambo, darkie, boot or munt or nigger, even.
ref: 1964 [1957], Colin MacInnes, City of Spades, London: Penguin Books, page 22:
glosses: Alternative spelling of darkey.
Derived terms: choke a darkie
dysmorphia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dysmorphias
Etymology: From Ancient Greek δυσμορφίᾱ (dusmorphíā, “misshapenness, ugliness”), from δυσ- (dus-, “bad, mal-”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “shape, form”) + -ίᾱ (-íā). By surface analysis, dys- + -morph + -ia.
Senses: examples: text: Body dysmorphia “was invented by old psychologists who grew up in the Fifties and had NO problem to find a looksmatch [someone who is your counterpart in terms of appearance] or even better-looking wife”, noted another.
ref: 2019 August 6, Alice Hines, “Men are having their faces rebuilt – and it’s all to get a date”, in The Times, UK:
text: The quest for perfect pecs is so strong that psychiatrists now sometimes refer to it as “bigorexia,” a form of muscle dysmorphia exhibited mostly by men and characterized by excessive weight lifting, a preoccupation with not feeling muscular enough and a strict adherence to eating foods that lower weight and build muscle.
ref: 2022 March 5, Alex Hawgood, “What Is ‘Bigorexia’?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 29 Mar 2022:
topics: human-sciences
medicine
psychiatry
psychology
sciences
synonyms: body dysmorphic disorder
dysmorphosis
body dysmorphia
dysmorphophobia
dysmorphobia
glosses: Any of various psychological disorders of distorted body image in which a person inaccurately believes that their body is misshapen or inadequate, such as anorexia, bulimia, and muscle dysmorphia ("bigorexia").
Derived terms: money dysmorphia
Related terms: word: dysmorphic
word: dysphoria
dysmorphias
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dysmorphia
revitalisation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: revitalisations
Etymology: From revitalise + -ation.
Senses: examples: text: From the start of the re-planning, priority was given to the revitalisation of services between Kings Cross, Newcastle and Scotland, for the obvious reason that the longer distance traffic is more vulnerable to competition.
ref: 1961 September, “Background to the new winter timetables of the East Coast”, in Modern Railways, page 528:
glosses: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of revitalization.
revitalisations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of revitalisation
securitise
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: securitises
form: securitising
form: securitised
form: securitised
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of securitize.
securitises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of securitise
securitising
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of securitise
securitised
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of securitise
circumambages
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From circum- + ambages.
Senses: glosses: Instances of indirectness or deviousness in speaking or writing: circumlocutions.
Derived terms: circumambagious
cherrywood
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cherry wood
Etymology: From cherry + wood.
Senses: glosses: A hardwood obtained from the cherry tree, valued for use in furniture and other woodworking applications.
cherry trees
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cherry tree
fasciitis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /fæʃiˈaɪtɪs/
Etymology: From fascia + -itis.
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Inflammation of the fascia.
Derived terms: necrotizing fasciitis
plantar fasciitis
as near as makes no difference
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: glosses: Almost, nearly, the specified attribute, to the extent that the lack of attainment of the attribute does not matter.
Synonyms: word: close enough for government work
word: near as damn it
glossophobia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From glosso- + -phobia.
Senses: glosses: The fear of public speaking.
glosses: Speech anxiety.
Related terms: glottophobia
herstoric
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more herstoric
form: most herstoric
Etymology: Blend of her + historic, equivalent to herstory + -ic. See herstory.
Senses: examples: text: In conversation with Pabllo Vittar, Sevdaliza reflects on the creation of their hypnotic and – again, it bears repeating – herstoric new single, how receiving transphobic hate as a cis woman brought her closer to the trans community and her mission to represent “true Persian women” in her music.
ref: 2024 September 6, Sam Damshenas, “Alibi, trans unity and making drag history: Sevdaliza in conversation with Pabllo Vittar”, in Gay Times:
glosses: Pertaining to herstory.
Synonyms: historic
hijabs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hijab
hejab
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hejabs
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of hijab.
hejabs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hejab
megatonne
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: megatonnes
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of megaton.
megatonnes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of megatonne
scoresheet
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: scoresheets
Etymology: From score + sheet.
Senses: glosses: A sheet of paper (or similar) on which score is kept.
examples: text: Chelsea began the second half in more determined fashion and soon after Malouda directed a weak shot at Hennessey, they wasted a glorious chance to get on the scoresheet.
ref: 2011 January 5, Mark Ashenden, “Wolverhampton 1 - 0 Chelsea”, in BBC:
glosses: A list of people who have scored.
scoresheets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of scoresheet
bottleshops
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bottleshop
midtable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: mid-table
Etymology: From mid- + table.
Senses: examples: text: Inter Milan[…] allowed midtable Atalanta of Bergamo three goals in the first 33 minutes Sunday and lost only its second league match of the season, 3-1.
ref: 2009 January 21, Jack Bell, “Juventus Putting Pressure on Inter”, in New York Times:
topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
lifestyle
soccer
sports
glosses: Of medium rank in the standings, not a top or bottom team.
overconsumption
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -ʌmpʃən
Forms: form: overconsumptions
Etymology: From over- + consumption.
Senses: examples: text: It seemed a call to end an age of overconsumption […]
ref: 2009 January 21, David E. Sanger, “Rejecting Bush Era, Reclaiming Values”, in New York Times:
glosses: Excessive consumption.
Related terms: overconsume
gluttony
field of fire
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fields of fire
Senses: examples: text: The angle of movement is so slight that the gun could not be used unless an enemy plane just happened to fly within its limited field of fire.
ref: 1942 May 4, Charles A. Lindbergh, The Wartime Journals of Charles A. Lindbergh, New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, published 1970, page 634:
text: Get those turrets up! Watch your fields of fire!
ref: 2007 September 25, Bungie, Halo 3, spoken by Reynolds (Nathan Fillion), Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox 360, level/area: Crow's Nest:
glosses: The area that a projectile weapon (or group of weapons) can reach from a given position.
antsiness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From antsy + -ness.
Senses: examples: text: The patience that America is extending to Mr. Obama[…] was reflected across the capital, as the cram of people sparked warmth rather than antsiness.
ref: 2009 January 21, Maureen Dowd, “Exit the Boy King”, in New York Times:
glosses: The state or quality of being antsy
Synonyms: unease
fields of fire
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of field of fire
fighter aircraft
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fighter aircraft
Senses: synonyms: fighter plane
fighter
glosses: A military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other aircraft.
Related terms: bomber
clicks and mortar
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Punningly, from bricks and mortar and click (as with a computer mouse).
Senses: glosses: A business model that combines traditional retail outlets with an online presence.
bricks and clicks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Clicks and mortar.
automaking
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From auto + making.
Senses: examples: text: Last month, Toyota said it expected to lose $1.7 billion in its main automaking business during the current fiscal year[…].
ref: 2009 January 21, Martin Fackler, Bettina Wassener, “Grandson of Toyota Founder Will Lead”, in New York Times:
glosses: The manufacture of automobiles
Related terms: automaker
blocklong
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: block-long
Etymology: From block + long.
Senses: examples: text: A rendering of the blocklong Eighth Avenue Place.
ref: 2009 January 21, Linda Baker, “A Boom in Office Towers in Calgary”, in New York Times:
glosses: Extending the length of a city block.
cheesemaking
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From cheese + making.
Senses: examples: text: Next will be cheesemaking on Jan. 31, then creative cocktails on Feb. 7, coffee and cocoa on Feb. 14, and the basics of buying wine on Feb. 21.
ref: 2009 January 21, Florence Fabricant, “Dining Calendar”, in New York Times:
glosses: The production of cheese
Related terms: cheesemaker
hyperpower
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hyperpowers
Etymology: From hyper- + power.
Senses: examples: text: “We have entered a period of historical transition in which the United States will become first among equals, rather than […] hyperpower and unquestioned hegemon,” said Timothy Garton Ash, a professor of European studies at Oxford.
ref: 2009 January 21, John F. Burns, “Obama Promises the World a Renewed America”, in New York Times:
text: The hegemony of the United States, which Hubert Védrine, a former French foreign minister, liked to call the world’s “hyperpower,” is increasingly questioned, even ignored.
ref: 2015 January 1, Steven Erlanger, “New Year, Old Problems”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
qualifier: international relations
glosses: An international hegemon, more powerful than a superpower.
topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: Tetration.
Synonyms: sense: international hegemon
word: omnipower
Coordinate terms: sense: international hegemon
word: superpower
sense: international hegemon
word: great power
sense: international hegemon
word: regional power
countertendency
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: countertendencies
Etymology: From counter- + tendency.
Senses: glosses: A contrary or opposing tendency
lagre
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lagres
Senses: topics: arts
crafts
glassblowing
hobbies
lifestyle
glosses: A larger sheet of glass on which glass-sheet cylinders are spread.
subnetting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of subnet
subnetted
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of subnet
conventioneer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: conventioneers
Etymology: From convention + -eer.
Senses: examples: text: […] the zitfaced prom king, the booze-whacked conventioneer or the randy trucker plying some local bimbo with sloe gin fizzes.
ref: 1990, Michael Garvey, Finding Fault, page 88:
text: […] the throngs included tribes of American Indians celebrating […] like victorious conventioneers in their burnished regalia at a hotel party Monday night.
ref: 2009 January 21, Francis X. Clines, “In Washington on Inauguration Day”, in The New York Times:
glosses: A person attending a convention.
Synonyms: conventiongoer
art forms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of art form
hyperpowers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hyperpower
herbed
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more herbed
form: most herbed
Etymology: From herb + -ed.
Senses: examples: text: Fried herbed chicken.
ref: 2009 January 21, Mark Bittman, “This Fried Chicken Reaps Superlatives”, in New York Times:
topics: cooking
food
lifestyle
glosses: Seasoned with herbs.
Derived terms: unherbed
Related terms: herbed up
herbed
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: herbeds
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of herbad (“Zoroastrian priest”).
artform
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: artforms
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of art form.
conventioneers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of conventioneer
artforms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of artform
networkable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more networkable
form: most networkable
Etymology: From network + -able.
Senses: glosses: Suitable for networking.
Derived terms: nonnetworkable
fridge magnets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fridge magnet
pretape
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: pretapes
form: pretaping
form: pretaped
form: pretaped
Etymology: From pre- + tape.
Senses: glosses: To tape in advance.
Synonyms: prerecord
pretapes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of pretape
pretaping
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of pretape
pretaped
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of pretape
partier
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: partiers
form: partyer
Etymology: From party + -er.
Senses: glosses: One who parties; a person who attends a party or other lively gathering.
examples: text: Almost one third of lesbians and gay men are addicted to drugs. […] I don't ascribe bad intent, but as I walk through the last stumbling, mumbling partiers at the end of gay prides, I think […]
ref: 2007, The Advocate, numbers 985-991, page 51:
text: Gay circuit partiers, rave kids, and people in rural areas didn't identify themselves with the crack-using population.
ref: 2009, Steven J. Lee, Overcoming Crystal Meth Addiction:
glosses: One who takes part in "party and play" activity, combining sex and recreational drugs.
Synonyms: sense: one who parties
word: partygoer
Related terms: third partier
partiers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of partier
grillwork
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: grillworks
Etymology: From grill + work.
Senses: examples: text: Activists soften the steel, and then I can bend it into pretty grillwork and make reforms.
ref: 2009 January 21, Dwight Garner, “The Joys and Pains of Being an Animal”, in New York Times:
glosses: The mesh of metal wire or bars which makes up a decorative metal grating
swishier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of swishy: more swishy
swishiest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of swishy: most swishy
denuclearisation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: denuclearisations
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of denuclearization.
denuclearisations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of denuclearisation
denuclearization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: rhymes: -eɪʃən
Forms: form: denuclearizations
form: de-nuclearization
Etymology: From de- + nuclearization.
Senses: examples: text: Editor's Note: This story was updated on Feb. 14, the same day it was published, to include comments from President Trump about denuclearization.
ref: 2025 February 14, Sarah Matusek, Alfredo Sosa, “Deep underground, missileers watch over America’s nuclear weapons”, in The Christian Science Monitor:
glosses: The act or process of denuclearizing.
denuclearizations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of denuclearization
denuclearise
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: denuclearises
form: denuclearising
form: denuclearised
form: denuclearised
Etymology: From de- + nuclearise.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of denuclearize.
benchings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈbɛnt͡ʃɪŋz/
Senses: glosses: plural of benching
firmish
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more firmish
form: most firmish
Etymology: From firm + -ish.
Senses: glosses: Somewhat firm.
crims
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of crim
shortlived
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more shortlived
form: most shortlived
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of short-lived.
uncontrived
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + contrived.
Senses: glosses: Not contrived.
slipup
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: slipups
Etymology: Deverbal from slip up.
Senses: examples: text: And I went to the cemetery and I had the guide check the names, all of the names, I did not want any slipup.
ref: 1957 February 8, Martin Kenneth Tytell (witness), “Testimony of Martin Kenneth Tytell, Accompanied by Chester T. Lane and Byron N[icholson] Scott, as Counsel”, in Scope of Soviet Activity in the United States: Hearings before the Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Eighty-fifth Congress, First Session on the Scope of Soviet Activity in the United States: […] Part 66 […], Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 4111:
text: He [Joseph M. Heiser Jr.] praises the ordnance soldier and logistician and blames improperly used systems, misunderstandings as to how programs were to work, poor communications and leadership as the problems for many of the slipups in logistical support to the Army in the field, especially in the combat areas in World War II, Korea and Vietnam.
ref: 1992 February, Edward C. Starnes, “Book Review: A Soldier Supporting Soldiers: Joseph M. Heiser Jr., LTG (USA, Retd.): Center of Military History, Washington, D.C., 1991, 323 pages. …”, in Claire B. Starnes, editor, Ordnance: The Professional Bulletin of the Ordnance Soldier (PB; 9-92-1), Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.: U.S. Army Ordnance Center and School, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 63, column 2:
text: How difficult is it to pick 10 playoff games correctly? [...] Even the current leader Alan Sasso, who earned 261 points through the conference championships had one slipup.
ref: 2009 January 22, Andrew Das, “Bitter days turn sweet for fans of Cardinals”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 May 2019:
glosses: Alternative form of slip-up.
denuclearised
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of denuclearise
denuclearising
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of denuclearise
denuclearises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of denuclearise
upgrader
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: upgraders
Etymology: From upgrade + -er.
Senses: examples: ref: 2007, Tim Speed, Brad Schauf, Dick McCarrick, Lotus Notes Domino 8: Upgrader's Guide:
glosses: One who, or that which, upgrades.
glosses: A facility that upgrades bitumen into synthetic crude oil.
slipups
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of slipup
upgraders
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of upgrader
unpoured
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + poured.
Senses: glosses: Not poured.
unlaboured
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: unlabored
Etymology: From Middle English unlabouryd, unlabored; equivalent to un- + laboured.
Senses: glosses: Not laboured.
prepster
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: prepsters
Etymology: From prep + -ster.
Senses: glosses: A student at a prep school.
examples: text: They are also hugely varied, and on a recent Friday night included hipsters, prepsters, fraternity boys in ball caps, soul men with their entourages, East Side girls in diamonds, Howard University grads and an old man pushing 70 in a navy flannel suit.
ref: 2009 January 22, Alan Feuer, “A Place to Groove, Without Being Too Groovy”, in New York Times:
glosses: A person who dresses or behaves in a way characteristic of such a student.
Synonyms: preppie
preppy
prepsters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of prepster
chirruping
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of chirrup
chirruping
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chirrupings
Senses: examples: text: the chirrupings of birds
text: Time passed; Moira grew up, chronologically; but Sir Watney went on treating her as a spoilt child, went on being enchanted by her birdy chirrupings and ingenuousnesses and impertinent enfant-terrible-isms.
ref: 1930, Aldous Huxley, Brief Candles:
glosses: The act of producing a chirrup sound.
chirruped
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of chirrup
untraumatised
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + traumatised.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of untraumatized.
untraumatized
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + traumatized.
Senses: glosses: Not traumatized.
pastored
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of pastor
pastoring
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of pastor
cybercriminal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cybercriminals
Etymology: From cyber- + criminal.
Senses: examples: text: Password manager giant LastPass has confirmed that cybercriminals stole its customers’ encrypted password vaults, which store its customers’ passwords and other secrets, in a data breach earlier this year.
ref: 2022 December 22, Zack Whittaker, “LastPass says hackers stole customers' password vaults”, in TechCrunch:
glosses: A perpetrator of cybercrime.
cybercriminal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From cyber- + criminal.
Senses: examples: text: When discussing statistical data associated with cybercriminal activity, there are many points to consider, the most salient being a natural extension of traditional criminal activity and by proxy a natural outcropping for organized criminal entities of various denominations.
ref: 2011, Will Gragido, John Pirc, Cybercrime and Espionage: An Analysis of Subversive Multi-Vector Threats, Newnes, →ISBN, page 9:
glosses: Relating to cybercrime.
cybercriminals
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cybercriminal
omacetaxine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: macetaxine mepesuccinate
Senses: glosses: A protein translation inhibitor drug for the management of treatment-resistant chronic myeloid leukemia and under investigation for some other hematologic cancers.
Synonyms: sense: former name
alt: HHT
word: homoharringtonine
gaveled
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of gavel
gaveling
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of gavel
steeled
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of steel
unrequested
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + requested.
Senses: glosses: Not requested.
Synonyms: unsolicited
steels
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of steel
topics: business
finance
financial
glosses: stocks or stock quotations concerning steel-manufacturing companies
glosses: skates
steels
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of steel
demutualization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: demutualizations
Etymology: From de- + mutualization.
Senses: glosses: The act or process of demutualizing.
demutualisation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -eɪʃən
Forms: form: demutualisations
Etymology: From de- + mutualisation.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of demutualization.
demutualizations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of demutualization
demutualisations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of demutualisation
steeling
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of steel
steeling
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: steelings
Senses: examples: text: The joints of the toggle mechanism are equipped with steelings of special hardened steel, and are of ample dimensions to withstand the great pressure exerted in embossing or coining.
ref: 1951, The Australasian Engineer, page 163:
text: Alas against such terrors as this all steelings of the heart are absolutely useless.
ref: 1968, Francis Stewart Leland Lyons, John Dillon: a biography, page 19:
glosses: A strengthening with, or as if with, steel.
deregulator
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: deregulators
Etymology: From de- + regulator.
Senses: glosses: One who deregulates.
deregulators
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of deregulator
theatricalise
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: theatricalises
form: theatricalising
form: theatricalised
form: theatricalised
Etymology: From theatrical + -ise.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of theatricalize.
theatricalises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of theatricalise
macroeconomy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: macroeconomies
Etymology: From macro- + economy.
Senses: examples: text: “There’s no doubt eBay was impacted by the macroeconomy, and our fourth-quarter results reflect this.
ref: 2009 January 22, Laurie J. Flynn, “EBay’s Income Declines 31% as Economy Reduces Traffic”, in New York Times:
glosses: A large-scale economy.
Related terms: macroeconomic
macroeconomics
theatricalising
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of theatricalise
theatricalised
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of theatricalise
transitionary
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From transition + -ary.
Senses: glosses: Transitional.
ultranationalist
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more ultranationalist
form: most ultranationalist
form: ultra-nationalist
Etymology: From ultra- + nationalist.
Senses: examples: text: The ultranationalist Young Turks could not accept the loss of Ottoman territory without a fight.
ref: 2015, Eugene Rogan, The Fall of the Ottomans, Penguin, published 2016, page 15:
text: “Vox is an ultra-nationalist party – I think that’s the best definition,” says González. “Within Vox, you have sectors that came from the fascist Falange party and ultra-Catholic sectors that are pro-life and absolutely against abortion and gay marriage.”
ref: 2023 June 11, Sam Jones, “From ‘cranks’ to contenders: how Spain’s far-right Vox party is rising toward power”, in The Observer, →ISSN:
glosses: Pertaining to or supporting ultranationalism; exceedingly nationalistic.
ultranationalist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ultranationalists
form: ultra-nationalist
Etymology: From ultra- + nationalist.
Senses: examples: text: […] the theatrical ultranationalist Vladimir V. Zhirinovsky took his plunge this year at Bottomless Lake[…].
ref: 2009 January 21, Ellen Barry, “Russians Strengthen Their Faith and a Tradition With an Icy Water Plunge”, in New York Times:
glosses: An adherent of ultranationalism.
Related terms: ultranationalistic
ultranationalism
ultra
unlamented
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + lamented.
Senses: examples: text: "Let's focus on the ones you can see, if your delicate sensibilities will allow it." Lillihammer leaned on the wall, next to a pair of figures frozen mid-gyration who bore, even in their chromatically-reduced state, a striking resemblance to Chelsea Smits and the late, unlamented Sergey Vanchev.
ref: 2022 October 7, HarryBlank, “A Clean Break”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 25 May 2024:
glosses: Not lamented.
Synonyms: unmissed
unmourned