cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
Stalowa Wola
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A city in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland.
Breznița-Motru
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Romanian Breznița-Motru.
Senses: glosses: A commune of Mehedinți County, Romania.
glosses: A village in Breznița-Motru, Mehedinți County, Romania.
Breznița-Ocol
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Breznița-Ocol.
Senses: glosses: A village and commune of Mehedinți County, Romania.
Bumbești-Jiu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Bumbești-Jiu.
Senses: glosses: A town in Gorj County, Romania.
Bumbești-Pițic
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Bumbești-Pițic.
Senses: glosses: A commune and village in Gorj County, Romania.
Frătăuții Noi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Frătăuții Noi.
Senses: glosses: A commune and village in Suceava County, Romania.
Grebenișu de Câmpie
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Grebenișu de Câmpie.
Senses: glosses: A commune and village in Mureș County, Romania.
Hilișeu-Horia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Romanian Hilișeu-Horia.
Senses: glosses: A village and commune of Botoșani County, Romania.
Grębów
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland.
glosses: A village in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland.
VCP
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: business
construction
manufacturing
glosses: Initialism of vitrified clay pipe.
topics: government
law-enforcement
glosses: Initialism of vehicle checkpoint.
VCP
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Vietnamese Communist Party.
vitrified clay pipe
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: vitrified clay pipes
Senses: topics: business
construction
manufacturing
glosses: A type of corrosion-resistant pipe made by heating clay until it vitrifies.
metri causa
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From Latin metrī causā (literally “for the sake of poetic metre”).
Senses: topics: communications
journalism
literature
media
poetry
publishing
writing
glosses: Synonym of metri gratia.
synonyms: word: metri gratia
mental artery
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mental arteries
Senses: topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
synonyms: mental branch
glosses: A branch of the inferior alveolar artery on each side that emerges from the mental foramen and supplies blood to the chin.
mental foramen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mental foramina
Senses: topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: A foramen for the passage of blood vessels and a nerve on the outside of the lower jaw on each side near the chin.
mental foramina
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mental foramen
Bogoria
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village in Sandomierz County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland.
glosses: A village in Staszów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland.
occipital artery
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: occipital arteries
Senses: topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: An artery that arises from the external carotid artery opposite to the origin of the facial artery, that passes posteriorly to the base of the skull where it turns upward and ascends within the superficial fascia of the scalp, and that supplies or gives off branches supplying structures and especially muscles of the back of the neck and head.
Related terms: ascending pharyngeal artery
facial artery
lingual artery
maxillary artery
posterior auricular artery
superficial temporal artery
superior thyroid artery
superficial fascia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: superficial fasciae
Senses: topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
synonyms: hypodermis
glosses: The thin layer of loose fatty connective tissue underlying the dermis and binding it to the parts beneath.
Sosnowice
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Four villages and settlements in Poland.
superficial fasciae
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of superficial fascia
Brest-Litovsk
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: The former name of Brest, in Belarus.
Tarnowskie Góry
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A large town in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.
deconfirm
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: deconfirms
form: deconfirming
form: deconfirmed
form: deconfirmed
Etymology: From de- + confirm.
Senses: topics: lifestyle
video-games
glosses: To confirm a character's lack of playable status.
glosses: Synonym of disconfirm.
synonyms: word: disconfirm
Related terms: deconfirmation
deconfirms
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of deconfirm
deconfirming
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of deconfirm
deconfirmed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of deconfirm
deconfirmation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: deconfirmations
Etymology: From de- + confirmation.
Senses: topics: lifestyle
video-games
glosses: A confirmation of a character's lack of playable status.
glosses: Synonym of disconfirmation.
synonyms: word: disconfirmation
Related terms: deconfirm
deconfirmations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of deconfirmation
Fosowskie
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A district of Kolonowskie, Opole Voivodeship, Poland.
Kolonowskie
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A town in Opole Voivodeship, Poland.
Mikulczyce
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A district of Zabrze, southern Poland.
Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A large town in Opole Voivodeship, Poland.
marine science
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: marine sciences
Senses: glosses: The science of seas and oceans.
Earth science
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Earth sciences
Senses: glosses: the science that studies the planet Earth and its structures.
Mayfairish
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmeɪfɛəɹɪʃ/
ipa: /ˈmeɪfɛɹɪʃ/
Forms: form: more Mayfairish
form: most Mayfairish
Etymology: From Mayfair + -ish.
Senses: examples: text: Peter Hall lets it be very obvious that he doesn't believe in fairies of the old-fashioned sort but only in the Mayfairish variety.
ref: 1962, P.C. Bailey, Stratford 1962:
text: By contrast, he is urbane, Mayfairish and pleasantly casual. He drifted into music-publishing four years ago 'as a joke'. Then, he began in one room. Now, his offices fill an entire building, […]
ref: 2011, J. J. Kennedy, The Man Who Wrote the Teddy Bears' Picnic, page 100:
text: One night she invited me to meet her from her advertising agency in a rather posh Mayfairish pub and I was saying to her, “What does this character look like?”
ref: 2013, Ruth Dudley Edwards, Newspapermen:
glosses: Resembling or characteristic of the affluent area of Mayfair in London.
Skarzynski
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Skarzynskis
Etymology: Borrowed from Polish Skarżyński.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Polish.
Lubienski
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Lubienskis
Etymology: Borrowed from Polish Łubieński.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Polish.
Baborów
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A small town in Opole Voivodeship, Poland.
pure science
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: sciences
glosses: Research performed without regard to practical applications, either for the advancement of human knowledge as a goal in itself or at least as a necessary feedstock to translational science.
Synonyms: basic research
basic science
fundamental science
Coordinate terms: translational science
Related terms: hard science versus soft science
natural science versus social science
Teliucu Inferior
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Teliucu Inferior.
Senses: glosses: A village and commune of Hunedoara County, Romania.
fish science
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The scientific study of fish; ichthyology.
Kłodzko
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.
cestodocidal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: cestocidal
hydrocarbonization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From hydro- + carbonization.
Senses: glosses: carbonization in the presence of water
Synonyms: hydrothermal carbonization
hydrocarbonized
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Subjected to hydrocarbonization
onchodermatitis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: A form of dermatitis caused by filarial worms of the genus Onchocerca
paralithic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From para- + lithic.
Senses: topics: geography
geology
natural-sciences
glosses: Describing a weathered rock that is not soft or loose
Mieroszów
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.
phthalogen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: phthalocyanine
Derived terms: phthalogen blue
Ingerland
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɪŋɡələnd/
ipa: /ˈɪŋɡəˌlænd/
Forms: form: Engerland
form: Inglin
Etymology: England by svarabhakti.
Senses: examples: ♪ Ingerland, Ingerland, Inger-la-and / Ingerland, Ingerland, In-ger-land ♪
qualifier: representing pronunciation used in football chants
glosses: England.
Świdnica
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A city in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.
glosses: A village in Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland.
Aroneanu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Aroneanu.
Senses: glosses: A village and commune of Iași County, Romania.
Bașeu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A river and village in Romania.
authoured
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of authour
Berești-Meria
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Romanian Berești-Meria.
Senses: glosses: A commune of Galați County, Romania.
glosses: A village in Berești-Meria, Galați County, Romania.
Miłkowice
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland.
glosses: A village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.
Brăești
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Romanian Brăești.
Senses: glosses: A commune of Botoșani County, Romania.
glosses: A village in Brăești, Botoșani County, Romania.
glosses: A commune of Buzău County, Romania.
glosses: A village in Brăești, Buzău County, Romania.
glosses: A commune of Iași County, Romania.
glosses: A village in Brăești, Iași County, Romania.
Băleni
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Băleni.
Senses: glosses: Various communes and villages in Romania.
Roztoka
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A number of villages in Poland.
Campoli
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Campolis
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Campoli.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Italian.
Brzeg
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A town in Opole Voivodeship, Poland.
glosses: A village in Poddębice County, Lodz Voivodeship, Poland.
glosses: A village in Tomaszów County, Łódź Voivodeship.
N&V
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: NVH
glosses: Abbreviation of noise and vibration.
neapolitan
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: food
lifestyle
glosses: Alternative spelling of Neapolitan.
show the way
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: shows the way
form: showing the way
form: showed the way
form: shown the way
Senses: glosses: To indicate the correct method or approach for doing something.
Tidbury Green
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: -iːn
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP1075).
bingey
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: enpr: bĭnʹjē
ipa: /ˈbɪnd͡ʒi/
rhymes: -ɪnd͡ʒi
Forms: form: more bingey
form: most bingey
Etymology: From binge + -y.
Senses: examples: text: This misperception or mislabeling of stress as "hunger" or a "bingey," out-of-control feeling masks anxiety; during the binge, thoughts may range no further than one's intense desire to eat and one's gratification of that desire.
ref: 2012, Karl M. Pirke, W. Vandereycken, Detlev Ploog, The Psychobiology of Bulimia Nervosa (page 39)
glosses: Resembling or characteristic of a binge.
Volynets
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Volynec
form: Wolyniec
form: Wolynetz
Etymology: From Ukrainian Волинець (Volynecʹ).
Senses: glosses: A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Волинець (Volynecʹ).
Volynec
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Volynets
form: Wolyniec
form: Wolynetz
Etymology: From Ukrainian Волинець (Volynecʹ).
Senses: glosses: A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Волинець (Volynecʹ).
Wolyniec
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Wolynieces
form: Volynec
form: Volynets
form: Wolynetz
Etymology: Borrowed from Polish Wołyniec.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Polish.
Wolynetz
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Volynec
form: Volynets
form: Wolyniec
Etymology: From Ukrainian Волинець (Volynecʹ), from Ukrainian Волинь (Volynʹ, “Volhynia”), or Polish Wołyniec, from Polish Wołyń (“Volhynia”), with the suffix *-ьcь.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
bow hunting
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of bowhunting.
Skeat
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Skeats
Etymology: From Middle English skete (“swift, quick”), itself from Old Norse skjótt (“quickly”). It was presumably used as a nickname for a messenger or runner.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
phoxite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From ph (for phosphate) + ox (for oxalate) + -ite, named by Anthony R. Kampf, Aaron J. Celestian, Barbara P. Nash and Joe Marty in 2019.
Senses: topics: chemistry
geography
geology
mineralogy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A mineral containing ammonium, magnesium, phosphate and oxalate
sphen-
Language: English
Part of speech: prefix
Senses: examples: text: sphenethmoid
glosses: Alternative form of spheno-, used before a vowel.
ultima thule
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ultimae thules
form: ultima thules
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of ultima Thule (“a place beyond the known world; highest achievement”).
stylomastoid foramen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: stylomastoid foramina
Senses: topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: A foramen that occurs on the lower surface of the temporal bone between the styloid and mastoid processes and that forms the termination of the facial canal.
stylomastoid foramina
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of stylomastoid foramen
futing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of fute
futed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of fute
Junish
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Junish
form: most Junish
Etymology: From June + -ish.
Senses: examples: text: The climate here is now seductive, sunbaths, birdsong, roses' Junish odor, Indian Summer haze spread thick across the valleys, ocean with more than Mediterranean calm, more than Carib calm even some days..
ref: 1995, Paul Bowles, In Touch: The Letters of Paul Bowles, page 153:
glosses: Characteristic of June.
Brooklyn Center
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A city in Hennepin, Minnesota, United States.
Băile Olănești
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Romanian Băile Olănești.
Senses: glosses: A town in Vâlcea County, Romania.
Vulcana-Pandele
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Vulcana-Pandele.
Senses: glosses: A village and commune of Dâmbovița County, Romania.
international foot
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: international feet
Senses: qualifier: measurement
glosses: A unit of length measurement standardized under ISO, at a value of 0.3048 metres; the standard U.S. foot since 1959, the standard U.S. surveying foot since 2022.
Related terms: American foot
English foot
French foot
Imperial foot
metric foot
U.S. foot
U.S. survey foot
U.S. survey foot
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -ʊt
Forms: form: U.S. survey feet
Senses: qualifier: measurement
glosses: A measurement unit for distance; the standard foot for surveying in the United States from 1893 to 2022; having a value of 1200/3937 metres (0.3048006096m). The US Survey Foot was replaced by the ISO standard international foot from 2022.
Related terms: English foot
French foot
Imperial foot
international foot
metric foot
Skarzynskis
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Skarzynski
Orlowskis
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Orlowski
coexhibit
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: coexhibits
form: coexhibiting
form: coexhibited
form: coexhibited
Etymology: From co- + exhibit.
Senses: glosses: To exhibit along with another
Lubienskis
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Lubienski
Skeats
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Skeat
Shackleys
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Shackley
Shakerleys
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Shakerley
Miheșu de Câmpie
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Romanian Miheșu de Câmpie.
Senses: glosses: A commune of Mureș County, Romania.
glosses: A village in Miheșu de Câmpie, Mureș County, Romania.
Roșia de Amaradia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Roșia de Amaradia.
Senses: glosses: A village and commune of Gorj County, Romania.
Zau de Câmpie
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Zau de Câmpie.
Senses: glosses: A village and commune of Mureș County, Romania.
hyperelevated
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From hyper- + elevated.
Senses: glosses: elevated to an extreme degree
Related terms: hyperelevation
Cowpers
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Cowper
Caillouet
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Caillouets
Etymology: Borrowed from French Caillouet.
Senses: glosses: A surname from French.
Calarcos
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Calarco
Caillouets
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Caillouet
Burnsworth
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Burnsworths
Etymology: Variant of Burnworth.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Medieșu Aurit
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Romanian Medieșu Aurit.
Senses: glosses: A commune of Satu Mare County, Romania.
glosses: A village in Medieșu Aurit, Satu Mare County, Romania.
Caccavale
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Caccavales
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Caccavale.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Italian.
Caccavales
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Caccavale
Burnsworths
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Burnsworth
one man's loss is another man's gain
Language: English
Part of speech: proverb
Senses: glosses: Some people's misfortune is other people's fortune.
Related terms: one man's joy is another man's sorrow
one man's meat is another man's poison
one man's trash is another man's treasure
premature ejaculator
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: premature ejaculators
Senses: synonyms: one pump chump
quickshot
glosses: A man who, when initiating sexual intercourse, will experience an orgasm and expel semen after a time period far below the average, generally defined as one minute or less.
Related terms: premature ejaculation
Brem
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Brems
Etymology: German surname, variant of Brehm.
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
Brubacher
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Brubachers
Etymology: Borrowed from German Brubacher.
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
Catherman
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Cathermans
Etymology: Probably an altered form of Dutch Katherman.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Dutch.
Cathermans
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Catherman
Brubachers
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Brubacher
Chillemi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Chillemis
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Chillemi.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Italian.
Demond
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Demonds
Etymology: Possibly a variant of Demont.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Demonds
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Demond
Chillemis
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Chillemi
Edgecombe
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Edgecombes
Etymology: Variant of Edgecomb.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
guy code
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: guy codes
form: Guy Code
Senses: examples: text: Kimmel argues that men must confront their temptation toward silence, especially in the face of other men's violence. This culture of silence is what scaffolds the "guy code."
ref: 2019 August 23, Gregory Baker, Disaffiliating Ministry: Spiritual Growth, Gender, and Campus Ministry, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 22:
text: By the way, if you're thinking about fact-checking anything I tell you in this book with your male friends or relatives, don't expect an honest answer, lest they violate Guy Code.
ref: 2022 February 14, James Sheridan, Kiss Fewer Frogs, Dudley Court Press, LLC, →ISBN:
glosses: An informal set of rules for how to be a man and interact with other men.
examples: text: Xander: "But thanks. Thanks for your help." He stomps off. Willow and Buffy share a look. Buffy: "I think I just violated the guy code. Big time." Willow: "Poor Xander. Boys are so fragile."
ref: 2001, Gertrude Pocket, The Script Book Season, Pocket Pulse, →ISBN, page 10:
text: Many times this will even include cutthroat behavior like pursuing a girl that one of his guy "friends" is already chasing. This is a clear violation of the Guy Code.
ref: 2005, Michael DiMarco, Marriable: Taking the Desperate Out of Dating, Revell, →ISBN, page 103:
text: The Guy Code: 'Best friends don't date each others' ex-girlfriends. That's just how it rolls. It's the guy code.'
ref: 2008, Posy Edwards, Jonas Brothers: Hello Beautiful - Stars of Camp Rock, Orion, →ISBN:
text: And for what? Because his friend had broken the guy code? Dax needed someone to blame for Leo's falling in love with Dannie, obviously, not that he'd admit it.
ref: 2014, Kat Cantrell, Matched To Her Rival (Mills & Boon Desire) (Happily Ever After, Inc., Book 3), HarperCollins UK, →ISBN, page 13:
text: No, Mom. Not because of a guy code. Ben wouldn't care if I dated her.
ref: 2020, Amber Garza, When I Was You: The utterly addictive psychological thriller about obsession and revenge, Hachette UK, →ISBN, page 120:
glosses: One of these rules; in particular, the rule according to which a man should not get involved with a woman if his friend has previously shown interest in her.
Related terms: code of honour
Edgecombes
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Edgecombe
Eischenses
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Eischens
tax base
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tax bases
Senses: glosses: Everything that can be taxed by a particular government body, such as individuals' incomes, property, and inventory subject to sales tax.
Related terms: taxable income
Hammondses
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Hammonds
McGahey
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: McGaheys
Etymology: Variant of McGaughey.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Irish.
Filippis
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Filippi
McGaheys
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of McGahey
McCluskys
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of McClusky
rolled into one
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Forms: form: all rolled into one
Senses: examples: text: I can understand how you'd be so confused / I don't envy you / I'm a little bit of everything all rolled into one
ref: 1997 March 25, Meredith Brooks, Shelly Peiken, “Bitch”, in Blurring the Edges, performed by Meredith Brooks:
text: And St Pancras presents unique challenges, given that it is technically a number of stations rolled into one, serving a diverse range of routes: International (Eurostar), HS1 (Southeastern), Midland Main Line (East Midlands Railway), Thameslink (Govia Thameslink Railway), and London Underground (Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan, Northern, Piccadilly and Victoria lines).
ref: 2022 November 30, Nick Brodrick, “Pride and innovation shine at St Pancras”, in RAIL, number 971, pages 68–69:
glosses: Combining a number of different qualities, things, or roles into a single entity.
Related terms: all at once
all-in-one
Ashey
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A hamlet in Havenstreet and Ashey parish, Isle of Wight, England (OS SZ5789).
parish-pump
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpæɹɪʃ ˌpʌmp/
ipa: /ˈpæɹɪʃ ˌpʌmp/
note: Mary–marry–merry merger
ipa: /ˈpɛ-/
Etymology: From parish + pump, the attributive form of parish pump, alluding to its use as a place where members of a parish meet and talk to each other.
Senses: examples: text: parish pump politics    parish-pump squabbles
text: Never avoid bars or smoke-rooms, because in the former case you miss the chance of marrying a flirt, and in the latter of having your mind improved by local parish-pump politics, and your head broken by a fool in his cups.
ref: [1875?], Thomas Bardel Brindley, chapter I, in Hints, Humorous and Satirical, to All the World and His Wife. […], 3rd edition, London: Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. […], →OCLC, paragraph 7, page 6:
text: I now turn to the question of political progress. Ten days or so ago I was criticized in a newspaper for saying that I would confine political progress to the parish-pump level. […] I believe it right to ensure that truly responsible local government at the rural community and Municipal Council levels is firmly established and as quickly as possible.
ref: 1952 March 19 (date delivered), Victor Purcell, quoting Gerald Templer, “The Case for the Governments”, in Malaya: Communist or Free?, Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press, published 1954, →OCLC, page 189:
text: I don't think I've voted once since the war. The issues nowadays so often seem—well, a bit parish pump.
ref: 1978, Graham Greene, chapter I, in The Human Factor, London; Sydney, N.S.W.: The Bodley Head, published 1979, →ISBN, page 14:
text: This study […] pays serious attention to so called parish-pump conflicts in the belief that they performed a fundamental role in shaping opinion in the countryside. The vitality of parish pump alignments had a temporal dimension, too, for it seems that the querulousness of the rural community expressed a developing perception of equilibrium and well-being.
ref: 1985, P[eter] M[ichael] Jones, “Introduction”, in Politics and Rural Society: The Southern Massif Central c. 1750–1880, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 5:
text: The idea of "parish-pump politics" is well known. Instead of engaging in problem solving at the community level, local politicians often think only of their own, local community, even if it is much more reasonable to cooperate with neighbouring communities and to pursue common regional interests.
ref: 2016, Michael Böcher, Max Krott, “Case Studies”, in Eduardo Fargas, editor, Science Makes the World Go Round: Successful Scientific Knowledge Transfer for the Environment, [Cham, Zug, Switzerland]: Springer Nature, →DOI, →ISBN, page 62:
topics: government
politics
glosses: Of local interest or significance only; petty, parochial.
Derived terms: parish pump politics
Related terms: furphy
scuttlebutt
water cooler
5/8
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: A meter of five eighth notes per measure.
Pygmalionic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Pygmalionic
form: most Pygmalionic
Etymology: From Pygmalion + -ic.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to Pygmalion.
Pygmalionesque
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Pygmalionesque
form: most Pygmalionesque
Etymology: From Pygmalion + -esque.
Senses: glosses: Reminiscent of Pygmalion.
Amies
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Amieses
Etymology: From Old French amis, oblique case of ami (“friend”).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Old French.
Amies
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Amie
Pygmalion
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /pɪɡˈmeɪliən/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Πυγμαλίων (Pugmalíōn), from Phoenician 𐤐𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤕𐤍 (pʿmytn /⁠puġ‘mayaton⁠/), from Phoenician 𐤐𐤌𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤍 (pmyytn /⁠pumayyaton⁠/, “Pumay has given”), from Phoenician 𐤐𐤌𐤉 (pmy, “Pumay”) + Phoenician 𐤉𐤕𐤍 (ytn /⁠yaton⁠/, “to give”).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: A legendary sculptor who was granted the wish of having life given to a sculpture of his which he fell deeply in love with.
Derived terms: not Pygmalion likely
Pygmalion word
Pygmalionesque
Pygmalionic
Pygmalionism
Pygmalion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /pɪɡˈmeɪliən/
Forms: form: Pygmalions
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Πυγμαλίων (Pugmalíōn), from Phoenician 𐤐𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤕𐤍 (pʿmytn /⁠puġ‘mayaton⁠/), from Phoenician 𐤐𐤌𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤍 (pmyytn /⁠pumayyaton⁠/, “Pumay has given”), from Phoenician 𐤐𐤌𐤉 (pmy, “Pumay”) + Phoenician 𐤉𐤕𐤍 (ytn /⁠yaton⁠/, “to give”).
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of pygmalion (“one who acts in a way reminiscent of the sculptor”).
Pygmalions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Pygmalion
pawternity leave
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɔːˈtɜːnɪti ˌliːv/
ipa: /pɔˈtɜɹnəti ˌliv/
ipa: /pɑ-/
ipa: [-ɾi-]
Forms: form: pawternity leaves
Etymology: Blend of paw + paternity leave.
Senses: examples: text: He hoped that his pawternity leave could provide him with proper time required to train his new dog.
text: [Greg] Buchanan estimates that because 60% of people in the U.K. own some kind of pet, many Brits are warming to the idea of paw-ternity. […] As the owner of a tech company, Buchanan says paw-ternity is actually good for the bottom line. "If you do give time off for paw-ternity leave, you are limiting the number of people available to you, however, I believe the morale of staff definitely improves and they actually want to work harder for you."
ref: 2016 May 2, David Leville, “U.K. employers offering paid ‘paw-ternity’ leave for new pet owners”, in USA Today, McLean, Va.: Gannett Co., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Dec 2024:
text: Recognizing that our pets are important to us, some companies are now offering their employees "pawternity" leave (also known as "furternity" leave). Pawternity leave allows new pet owners to take time off from work to get their newest four-legged family member settled into a new home and routine.
ref: 2021 April 30, Susan Paretts, “The Benefits of Taking ‘Pawternity’ Leave”, in American Kennel Club, archived from the original on 03 Dec 2024:
text: "Pawternity leave"—time off specifically to tend to a new or sick pet—remains a niche workplace perk, but some members of the New York City Council want to change that. Several co-sponsored a bill last month that would let nongovernment workers employed in the city use their paid sick leave for pet-related medical care.
ref: 2024 November 15, Ray A. Smith, “Pet Sick Days are the New Employee-perk Battleground [print version: Time Off to Care for a Pet? Purr-fect]”, in The Wall Street Journal, New York, N.Y.: Dow Jones & Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Nov 2024:
synonyms: furternity leave
glosses: Time off work granted to an employee to take care of a pet, especially a cat or dog.
pawternity leaves
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pawternity leave
Nightingale court
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Nightingale courts
Etymology: Derived from the establishment of temporary hospitals to house the surplus of patients created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the first being NHS Nightingale in Canning Town, East London. Ultimately named after British nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale.
Senses: examples: text: The Lowry Theatre in Manchester is to be turned into a Nightingale court as part of the Government's bid to clear a 500,000-case backlog.
ref: 2020 September 22, “Lowry Theatre lands new role as Nightingale court”, in The Daily Telegraph, page 4:
text: CIRENCESTER’S former magistrates court will become a ‘Nightingale Court’ to help deal with the hearing backlog. There are more than 1,000 criminal cases are waiting to be heard in Gloucestershire – a record high and a number that has more than doubled since the start of the pandemic.
ref: 2020 December 3, “‘Nightingale Court’ may open next month”, in The Gloucestershire Echo, page 5:
text: The Mercure Nottingham Sherwood Hotel, in Mansfield Road, has become a “Nightingale Court”, which the Ministry of Justice said will “free up the Crown Court for more jury trials.”
ref: 2021 March 25, Matt Jarram, “Hotel is ‘Nightingale Court’”, in Nottingham Evening Post, page 6:
text: MOST nightingale courts in England and Wales – including the one in Swansea – will be kept open for another year in a bid to cut backlogs of cases and reduce the time victims spend waiting for justice.
ref: 2023 February 20, “Nightingale court to continue”, in South Wales Evening Post, Swansea, page 8:
glosses: A temporary court in England and Wales established to deal with the backlog of legal cases brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic that began in 2020.
Nightingale courts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Nightingale court
obstacle race
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: obstacle races
Senses: synonyms: assault course
glosses: A race on foot through an obstacle course.
Lüscher test
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Lüscher tests
Etymology: Invented by Max Lüscher, Swiss psychotherapist.
Senses: synonyms: Lüscher color test
Lüscher colour test
glosses: A discredited psychological test that uses a person's color preferences to measure their personality.
wikipedia: Max Lüscher
Lüscher tests
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Lüscher test
top bin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: top bins
Senses: topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
lifestyle
soccer
sports
synonyms: postage stamp
glosses: The upper left- or right-hand corner of the goal.
top bins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of top bin
not Pygmalion likely
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Etymology: A reference to the then-scandalous use of the phrase "not bloody likely" in George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion.
Senses: glosses: not likely; under no circumstances; absolutely not
sandwich theory
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sandwich theories
Senses: topics: business
construction
manufacturing
glosses: A theory describing the behaviour of a beam, plate, or shell consisting of three layers: two facesheets and one core.
Related terms: sandwich beam
sandwich panel
sandwich shell
sandwich theories
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sandwich theory
facesheet
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: facesheets
Etymology: From face + sheet.
Senses: topics: business
construction
manufacturing
glosses: A sheet of material serving as an outer face, like those surrounding the core of a sandwich panel.
facesheets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of facesheet
hard chargers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hard charger
swan-necked
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more swan-necked
form: most swan-necked
Etymology: From swan neck + -ed.
Senses: examples: text: Recent acquisitions include LMS open No 7991, formerly on the Severn Valley Railway, several wagons and a swan-necked water column.
ref: 1979 August, “Preservation Scene: Midland Railway Trust”, in Railway World, page 429:
text: "This is a particularly good example of a timber railway station, with its Royal connection giving rise to some outstanding internal and external detailing. The swan-necked iron lamps, the porte-cochère and outstanding decoration in the Royal waiting room set the station apart."
ref: 2022 June 29, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Wonderful waiting rooms on the waiting list”, in RAIL, number 960, pages 59–60:
glosses: Shaped like a swan's neck.
checkerboard rendering
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Figure 6: Checkerboard rendering using two different screen space surface splatting algorithms.
ref: 2003, Thomas Ertl, Vision, Modeling, and Visualization 2003: Proceedings, page 491:
topics: computer-graphics
computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
synonyms: checkerboarding
glosses: A rasterization optimization technique where on every pass only a part of the final resolution is rendered (sometimes in a checkerboard pattern) to then be interpolated (spatially and/or temporally), usually in order to increase performance.
chicken button
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chicken buttons
Senses: glosses: Synonym of chicken switch.
synonyms: word: chicken switch
chicken buttons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chicken button
chicken switch
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chicken switches
Etymology: See chicken (“a coward”).
Senses: synonyms: chicken button
glosses: An emergency switch or button used to abort a process in case of failure.
chicken switches
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chicken switch
run-flat
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
glosses: Of a pneumatic tire, designed to resist the effects of deflation when punctured, and to allow the vehicle to continue to be driven (although usually at a reduced speed).
run-flat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: run-flats
Senses: topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
glosses: A pneumatic tire designed to resist the effects of deflation when punctured, and to allow the vehicle to continue to be driven (although usually at a reduced speed).
Julyish
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Julyish
form: most Julyish
Etymology: From July + -ish.
Senses: examples: text: Here is nice Julyish Autumn too, but the local habit is to sweep up the leaves as fast as they fall as if they were wicked.
ref: 1984, Pegi Nicol, Daffodils in Winter: The Life and Letters of Pegi Nicol MacLeod, 1904-1949, page 140:
text: Appearing a bit lost, two gentlemen stand in the Julyish dust, and while one is wiping some sweat from his forehead...
ref: 1994, Dirk Sutro, West Coast Wave: New California Houses, page 159:
glosses: Characteristic of July.
foursome reels
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of foursome reel
cigarette deck
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cigarette decks
Senses: glosses: An open deck, surrounded by railings, on the bridge of a submarine.
cigarette decks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cigarette deck
just my luck
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: glosses: Expressing exasperation when something particularly unfortunate happens to oneself, especially when it seems like such occurrences are typical.
someone's luck is in
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: glosses: Someone is having a period of good fortune.
glosses: Someone is the object of another person's sexual attraction.
raw_tags: in particular
Related terms: be in luck
slumplike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more slumplike
form: most slumplike
Etymology: From slump + -like.
Senses: glosses: Resembling or characteristic of a slump.
microreparations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From micro- + reparations.
Senses: glosses: Small payments, such as a fraction of a company's profits, paid as compensation for past transgressions.
car clouting
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The theft of stealing valuables from parked motor vehicles.
have something going with someone
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: has something going with someone
form: having something going with someone
form: had something going with someone
form: had something going with someone
Senses: glosses: To be romantically or sexually involved with someone.
Related terms: have something going for one
clean price
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: clean prices
Senses: topics: business
finance
antonyms: dirty price
glosses: The price of a bond excluding any interest accrued since the bond's issuance and the most recent coupon payment.
clean prices
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of clean price
Bressingham
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish (served by Bressingham and Fersfield Parish Council) in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM0780).
discretionary account
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: discretionary accounts
Senses: topics: business
finance
glosses: An account managed by a professional on behalf of a wealthy individual.
discretionary accounts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of discretionary account
sismances
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sismance
Fersfield
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village in Bressingham parish, South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM0682).
Anderston
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: An inner suburb of the City of Glasgow, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5765).
someone's butt off
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: glosses: Synonym of someone's arse off.
synonyms: word: someone's arse off
strength of will
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The ability to stick to one's prior commitments, strivings, etc.; determination, willpower.
Kelvinhaugh
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: An inner city area of the City of Glasgow, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5655).
glosses: A rural locality in Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.
overswift
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvəswɪft/
Forms: form: more overswift
form: most overswift
form: over-swift
Etymology: From over- + swift.
Senses: examples: text: A strange air of overswift maturity clings about the supreme moment of sixteenth-century art in France.
ref: 1879, Dilke, Emilia Francis Strong, Lady, The Renaissance of Art in France, C. Kegan Paul & Company, page 248:
text: Exercises which stir up a good strong motion, but not overswift, or to our utmost strength, do not hurt, but rather benefit.
ref: 1903, Luigi Cornaro, Joseph Addison, Francis Bacon, Sir William Temple, The Art of Living Long;, W.F. Butler, page 126:
text: "Well?" said Drummond, whose mind was not overswift.
ref: 1910, McClure's Magazine, Volume 35, S.S. McClure, page 171:
glosses: Overly swift.
Calstock
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in east Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX4368).
glosses: A community in Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada.
rhinitis medicamentosa
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From rhinitis + Latin medicamentosa (“medication”).
Senses: synonyms: rebound congestion
glosses: Inflammation of the nasal mucosa caused by the overuse of topical nasal decongestants.
overexplainer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: overexplainers
Etymology: From overexplain + -er.
Senses: glosses: One who overexplains.
overexplainers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of overexplainer
Budgen
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Budgens
form: Budgeon
Etymology: From Old French bon (“good”) + Jehan (“John”), a nickname for a good man or a good servant.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Old French.
cabalic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more cabalic
form: most cabalic
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to a cabal.
Wooller
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
cabbagewood
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From cabbage + wood.
Senses: glosses: The tree Ceodes umbellifera.
cabber
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cabbers
Etymology: From cab + -er.
Senses: glosses: A horse that draws a cab.
cabbers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cabber
cableman
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cablemen
Etymology: From cable + -man.
Senses: glosses: A man employed to manufacture or install cabling.
cablemen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cableman
cabreuva
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cabreuvas
Senses: glosses: The flowering plant Myrocarpus frondosus.
cabreuvas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cabreuva
cachibou
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cachibous
Senses: glosses: The tree Bursera simaruba.
cachibous
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cachibou
not have a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out of
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: Synonym of not have a pot to piss in.
synonyms: word: not have a pot to piss in
cacodorous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more cacodorous
form: most cacodorous
Senses: examples: text: There is a grey old ruined castle at Guildford, buried in a cacodorous part of the town.
ref: 1866, George Augustus Sala, Edmund Yates, Temple Bar, volume 18, page 44:
synonyms: malodorous
glosses: Having a bad smell.
Turnham
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Turnhams
Etymology: Habitational surname, from Old English trun (“circular”) + hamm (“enclosure”) or hām (“village, hamlet”).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Old English.
Related terms: Turnham Green
cadgily
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more cadgily
form: most cadgily
Etymology: From cadgy + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a cadgy manner.
cadism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of caddism (“caddish behaviour”).
Hans Wurst
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Hans Wursts
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Hanswurst.
Caesareanized
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Having undergone Caesarean section.
cahnites
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cahnite
Calatravan
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From Calatrava + -an.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to the Order of Calatrava, a Spanish military order founded in Castile.
Calatravan
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Calatravans
Etymology: From Calatrava + -an.
Senses: glosses: A member of this order.
Calatravans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Calatravan
calliophone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: calliophones
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of calliaphone.
calliophones
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of calliophone