cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
glyoxylic acid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: The aldehyde acid CHO-COOH found in unripe fruit, and as a component of the glyoxylate cycle
Derived terms: glyoxalate
glyoxylate cycle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: glyoxylate cycles
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A series of metabolic reactions by which many different organisms utilise fats for the synthesis of carbohydrates
glyoxylate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: glyoxylates
Etymology: From glyoxylic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any salt or ester of glyoxylic acid.
Derived terms: glyoxylate cycle
glyoxylate
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: glyoxylates
form: glyoxylating
form: glyoxylated
form: glyoxylated
Etymology: From glyoxylic acid + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: To react with glyoxylic acid or a derivative.
guncotton
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: guncottons
Etymology: From gun + cotton.
Senses: glosses: nitrocellulose
haloacetylene
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: haloacetylenes
Etymology: From halo- + acetylene.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any halogen substituted acetylene; a haloalkyne
haloalkyne
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: haloalkynes
Etymology: From halo- + alkyne.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any halogen substituted alkyne; a haloacetylene
haloalkene
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: haloalkenes
Etymology: From halo- + alkene.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any halogen substituted alkene
haloaryl
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: haloaryls
Etymology: From halo- + aryl.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any halogen substituted aryl radical or group
haloborane
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: haloboranes
Etymology: From halo- + borane.
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any halogen substituted borane
haloimide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: haloimides
Etymology: From halo- + imide.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any halogen substituted imide
halomethyl
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: halomethyls
Etymology: From halo- + methyl.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any halogen substituted methyl radical or group
halophosphine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: halophosphines
Etymology: From halo- + phosphine.
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any halogen substituted phosphine
halosilane
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: halosilanes
Etymology: From halo- + silane.
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any halogen substituted silane
metric mile
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: metric miles
Etymology: From metric + mile. From being a distance measured in S.I. units (metric), in round numbers, that is similar in distance to that of an international mile.
Senses: glosses: A distance in international athletics (particularly track), the 1500 meter race, being about a mile (~1609 meters).
glosses: A distance in international athletics (particularly track), the 1600 meter race, being about a mile (~1609 meters).
glosses: In high school track, 4 laps of the standard 400 meter track, 1600 meters.
Coordinate terms: word: 100m
word: 200m
word: 400m
word: 800m
word: 3000m
word: 5000m
word: 10000m
word: 15000m
word: 500m
word: 1000m
word: 2000m
sense: metric analog of a mile
word: kilometre
sense: metric analog of a mile
word: kilometer
sense: metric analog of a mile
word: km
sense: metric analog of a mile
word: klick
Related terms: mile
statute mile
nautical mile
Imperial mile
international mile
closed system
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: closed systems
Senses: topics: chemistry
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: A physical system whose interaction with its environment is limited to particular types of transfer, so that certain quantities are conserved within the system.
topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
thermodynamics
glosses: A system that can exchange heat and work, but not matter, with its surroundings.
Related terms: open system
isolated system
ruddy shelduck
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ruddy shelducks
Senses: synonyms: Brahminy duck
red goose
glosses: A migratory duck, Tadorna ferruginea.
isolated system
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: isolated systems
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: A system that does not interact with its surroundings. Depending on context this may mean that its total energy and/or momentum stay constant. In thermodynamics, isolated is usually used to indicate that the system's energy does not change. In mechanics it is used to indicate that the system's momentum does not change.
Related terms: open system
closed system
Santa Lucia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Spanish Santa Lucía. Piecewise doublet of Saint Lucia and Saint Lucy.
Senses: glosses: A municipality of Ilocos Sur, Philippines.
mornes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of morne
internes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of interne
Dickson
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈdɪksən/
Forms: form: Dixion
form: Dixon
Etymology: From Dick + -son.
Senses: glosses: A male given name.
glosses: An English and Irish surname originating as a patronymic.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A ghost town in Nome Census Area, Alaska.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A township in Manistee County, Michigan.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town in Carter County, Oklahoma.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A city in Dickson County, Tennessee.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
glosses: A hamlet in Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada.
glosses: A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Derived terms: Dickson County
Port Dickson
Dixon
Atkinson
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈætkɪnsən/
Forms: form: Atkinsons
Etymology: From Atkin or Atkins + -son.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Middle English [in turn originating as a patronymic] meaning "son of Atkin", a Middle English diminutive of Adam.
glosses: A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A town and township in Henry County, Illinois.
glosses: A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Center Township, Benton County, Indiana.
glosses: A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated township in Piscataquis County, Maine.
glosses: A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A township in Carlton County, Minnesota.
glosses: A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A city and township in Holt County, Nebraska.
glosses: A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
glosses: A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Pender County, North Carolina.
glosses: A placename:
A community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
glosses: A placename:
A village in Saint Andrew parish, Dominica.
glosses: A placename:
Ellipsis of Atkinson County.
Derived terms: Atkinson County
Atkinsonian
Related terms: Adkinson
Atkin
Atkins
Patterson
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpætəɹ.sən/
Forms: form: Pattersons
form: Paterson
form: Patteson
form: Pattison
Etymology: From Middle English Pate, short form of Patrick, + -son.
Senses: glosses: A Scottish and Northern English surname originating as a patronymic.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
A minor city in Woodruff County, Arkansas.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
A city in Stanislaus County, California; named for an early landowning and business family.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
A minor city in Pierce County, Georgia; named for William Patterson, the proprietor of a local sawmill.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Lemhi County, Idaho.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
A township in Greene County, Illinois.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
A minor city in Madison County, Iowa; named for early landowner Alexander Pattison.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
A city in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana; named for early settler and trader John Patterson.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Missouri; named for early settlers George and William Patterson.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
A ghost town in Catron County, New Mexico; named for early settler Richard Chase Patterson.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
A town in Putnam County, New York; named for early farmer Matthew Paterson.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
A township in Darke County, Ohio.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
A village in Hardin County, Ohio; named for railroad official Robert Patterson.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
A township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
glosses: A neighborhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; named for an early landowning family.
glosses: A township (unincorporated) in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.
Derived terms: Pattersonian
Patterson syndrome
factices
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of factice
ternes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of terne
japonaises
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of japonaise
bourgeoises
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bourgeoise
bourgeoises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of bourgeois
écossaises
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of écossaise
écossaise
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: écossaises
Etymology: Borrowed from French.
Senses: glosses: A contra dance in a Scottish style, popular in France and Great Britain around the late eighteenth century.
hollandaises
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hollandaise
hollandaise
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hollandaises
Etymology: Borrowed from French hollandaise.
Senses: glosses: Hollandaise sauce.
dauphinoises
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dauphinoise
sicilienne
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: siciliennes
Etymology: Borrowed from French sicilienne (“Sicilian”).
Senses: glosses: A dance, the siciliana.
glosses: A kind of rich poplin fabric.
siciliennes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sicilienne
Atkin
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Atkins
Etymology: From a medieval English and Irish given name. A diminutive of Adam using -kin.
Senses: glosses: A surname transferred from the given name.
Derived terms: Atkins
Atkinson
Related terms: Adkin
Raab
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Raabs
Etymology: From German Raab.
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
glosses: A town in Schärding district, Upper Austria, Austria.
glosses: Synonym of Győr, Hungary, especially in German.
synonyms: word: Győr
extra: especially in German
word: Hungary
extra: especially in German
indienne
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: indiennes
Etymology: Borrowed from French indienne
Senses: glosses: A type of elaborately patterned textile produced in Europe between the 17th and 19th centuries.
Meisner
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Meisners
Etymology: Borrowed from German Meisner.
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
Derived terms: Meisner technique
Pasquale
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Pasquales
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Pasquale.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Italian.
petaloid
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more petaloid
form: most petaloid
Etymology: From petal + -oid.
Senses: examples: text: From whence he concludes, that no apetalous can be a perfect Flower, since the only Fence of a Flower consists in its being petaloid.
ref: 1720, Patrick Blair, Botanick essays, London:
text: A peach tree, flowering in July for the second time in Kew Gardens, had double flowers, all of which were proliferated, and many of the outermost carpels were petaloid in part.
ref: 1916, Wilson Crosfield Worsdell, The Principles of Plant-teratology, volume 2, Ray Society, page 204:
text: On a single bush of Warai-gishi one usually can find some few normal single flowers, flowers with flaglike appendages to the otherwise normal anthers, petaloid filaments with traces of anther left, and completely transformed stamens.
ref: 1954 January, FJ HERMANN, A Synopsis of the Genus Arachis (Agriculture Monograph; No. 19), United States Department of Agriculture, page 15:
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: Resembling the petal of a flower.
Derived terms: andropetaloid
apetaloid
bracteopetaloid
interpetaloid
nonpetaloid
petaloideous
petaloidy
semipetaloid
tripetaloid
petaloid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: petaloids
Etymology: From petal + -oid.
Senses: examples: text: Comparative transcriptomic studies among petal, stamen petaloid and stamen through RNA-seq were conducted, which identified several candidate genes involved in stamen petaloid, especially some MADS-box genes.
ref: 2020, Tingyun Kuang, Xuchu Wang, Xiaochun Qin, Shaojun Dai, Pingfang Yang, Ling Li, editors, Plant Protein and Proteome Altlas--Integrated Omics Analyses of Plants under Abiotic Stress, MDPI, page 355:
text: One or more rows of large outer petals lying flat or undulating, with a mass of intermingled petaloids and stamens in the center.
ref: 2024 September 30, Wikipedia contributors, “Camellia japonica”, in English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation:
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: A petaloid structure in a flower.
inner product
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: inner products
Senses: topics: linear-algebra
mathematics
sciences
glosses: A generalization of the dot product for vectors of any dimensionality that may or may not be complex-numbered.
Derived terms: isoinner product
Petersson inner product
merveilleuse
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /mɛɹ.veɪˈjəz/
/-ˈjuz/
Forms: form: merveilleuses
form: Merveilleuse
Etymology: From French merveilleuse.
Senses: examples: text: The ‘merveilleuse’ of the Directory in France. The ‘merveilleuse’, or ‘ultra-fashionable’, as the writer..rather inadequately translates her title, ‘walked..half naked in the Champs Elysees’.
ref: 1892 October 19, The Daily News, page 5/1:
text: The Merveilleuses survived the Incroyables by a couple of years.
ref: 1898, Octave Uzanne, chapter I, in Mary Loyd, transl., Fashion in Paris: The Various Phases of Feminine Taste and Æsthetics from 1797 to 1897, page 19:
glosses: A female merveilleux.
merveilleuses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of merveilleuse
Mauritian Creole
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: The creole language spoken in Mauritius, stemming from French, with some vocabulary from diverse sources such as English and Portuguese.
Synonyms: sense: language spoken in Mauritius
word: Mauritian
bizarres
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bizarre
pronubial
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more pronubial
form: most pronubial
Etymology: From Latin prōnuba.
Senses: examples: text: Thy Aid, Pronubial Juno, Athamas implores.
ref: 1753, William Congreve, The works of Mr. William Congreve: In Three Volumes, page 170:
text: After a few weeks of pronubial bliss, the authorities suggested the separation of the pair
ref: 1916, Lucky Bag, volume 23, First Class, United States Naval Academy, page 162:
synonyms: nuptial
connubial
conjugal
glosses: Promoting, or presiding over, marriage.
Ottoman Turkish
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A historical division of the Turkish language that was used as the administrative and literary language of the Ottoman Empire.
Ottoman Turkish
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Of, from, or pertaining to Ottoman Empire, the Ottomans or the Ottoman Turkish language.
Pashtu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Pashto.
Poshto
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Pashto.
Romulus
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈrɒmjʊləs/
ipa: /ˈrɑmjʊləs/
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin Rōmulus.
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: The legendary founder of Rome and the twin brother of Remus.
Derived terms: Romulan
Romulus
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈrɒmjʊləs/
ipa: /ˈrɑmjʊləs/
Forms: form: Romuluses
Etymology: Borrowed from French Romulus. This surname is mostly found in Haiti.
Senses: glosses: A surname from French.
heptene
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: heptenes
Etymology: From hept- + -ene.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of many isomers of the alkene having seven carbon atoms and one double bond; a mixture of such isomers used in lubricants etc
Derived terms: cycloheptene
heptenal
heptenyl
Remus
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin Remus.
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: The legendary founder of Rome and the twin brother of Romulus.
glosses: A male given name from Latin, rare in English.
hexachloride
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hexachlorides
Etymology: From hexa- + chloride.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any chloride having six chlorine atoms
monochromes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of monochrome
hexachloroethane
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: The fully chlorinated derivative of ethane CCl₃-CCl₃ that is used as an oxidizing agent, and in munitions
hexacyanoferrate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hexacyanoferrates
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Ferrocyanide (hexacyanoferrate(II)) or ferricyanide (hexacyanoferrate(III)).
hexadecyl
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hexadecyls
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: The univalent radical derived from hexadecane
Derived terms: benzyldimethylhexadecylammonium
hexadiene
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hexadienes
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of several isomers of the alkene having six carbon atoms and two double bonds
Derived terms: cyclohexadiene
hexafluoro
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From hexa- + fluoro.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Six fluorine atoms in a compound
hexafluorophosphate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hexafluorophosphates
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The anion PF₆⁻ or any salt containing this anion
Derived terms: lithium hexafluorophosphate
hexafluoropropylene
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hexafluoropropylenes
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: The fluorinated derivative of propylene CF₃-CF=CH₂
hexahydride
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hexahydrides
Etymology: From hexa- + hydride.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any hydride containing six atoms of hydrogen
Derived terms: diboron hexahydride
sapio
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sapios
Etymology: Clipping of sapiosexual.
Senses: examples: text: The newest student visa worker at the startup was a sapio from an IIT.
text: Quora - Bunch of wannabe IITians/IIMians. Or the self proclaimed sapios.
ref: 2020 January 31, u/noobnoob25, “Found this on quora...”, in Reddit, r/indianpeoplequora, archived from the original on 29 May 2024:
text: I like how sapios complain about girls getting quora followers because of their profile pictures and then post these shitty simpy answers
ref: 2020 July 10, “Simpora.”, in Reddit, r/indianpeoplequora, archived from the original on 29 May 2024:
text: In my 20s I had a memorable liaison with a 40 year old. Beautiful. Smart. Knew what she wanted. Reconciled with many of her issues for years. An incredible experience. I'm sure my upbringing contributed to my attraction to her, and being a sapio she satisfied my need to talk about more than what my peers were preoccupied with.
ref: 2021 June 11, u/EpiphanyCatharsis, “Younger men, what attracts you to older women?”, in Reddit, r/AskMen, archived from the original on 29 May 2024:
glosses: A sapiosexual.
sapio
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more sapio
form: most sapio
Etymology: Clipping of sapiosexual.
Senses: examples: text: thats why they're sapio, they need someone else to be smart for them
ref: 2022 July 9, u/summerpassingby, “Never met a smart "sapiosexual"”, in Reddit, r/redscarepod, archived from the original on 29 May 2024:
text: I'm one that enjoys intellectual pursuits for my own entertainment, but not all sapios do. Also, navigating relationships with other sapios or non-sapios is something that comes up in this sub. There are a lot of really smart people that aren't sapio in the slightest, but have a SO that is attracted to their brain.
ref: 2023 December 27, u/booksandpassion, “Question, are the fellow sapiosexuals also intelligent?”, in Reddit, r/sapiosexuals, archived from the original on 29 May 2024:
text: I'm so sapio, the sec someone come across dumb, I'm turned off lol.
ref: 2024 May 7, @5_D, Twitter, archived from the original on 29 May 2024:
glosses: Sapiosexual.
hexamethoxide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hexamethoxides
Etymology: From hexa- + methoxide.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any compound containing six methoxide groups
Derived terms: molybdenum hexamethoxide
tellurium hexamethoxide
tungsten hexamethoxide
uranium hexamethoxide
hexanitride
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hexanitrides
Etymology: From hexa- + nitride.
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any nitride containing six atoms of nitrogen
Derived terms: barium hexanitride
pentasulfur hexanitride
tetraphosphorus hexanitride
hexanitro
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From hexa- + nitro.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Six nitro groups in a compound
topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Six nitro groups in a coordination compound
Derived terms: hexanitrobenzene
hexanitrobiphenyl
hexanitrocerate
hexanitrocobaltate
hexanitrodiphenyl
hexanitrodiphenylamide
hexanitroethane
tamise
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tamises
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of tamis.
tamises
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tamis
glosses: plural of tamise
hexanol
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hexanols
Etymology: From hexa- + -ol.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of many isomers of the saturated aliphatic alcohol having six carbon atoms
Angloromani
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Anglo- + Romani.
Senses: glosses: A mixed language spoken in Britain, having an English-based grammar and Romani-based lexicon.
Related terms: Wiktionary’s coverage of Angloromani terms
hexanone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hexanones
Etymology: From hexa- + -one.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of several isomers of the saturated aliphatic ketone having six carbon atoms.
Derived terms: cyclohexanone
hexaoxide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hexaoxides
Etymology: From hexa- + oxide.
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any oxide having six oxygen atoms
Derived terms: chlorine hexaoxide
tetraphosphorus hexaoxide
hexasilicide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hexasilicides
Etymology: From hexa- + silicide.
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any silicide having six silicon atoms
Derived terms: boron hexasilicide
lithium hexasilicide
strontium hexasilicide
tungsten hexasilicide
hexasolvate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hexasolvates
Etymology: From hexa- + solvate.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any solvate having six molecules of solvent
hexene
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hexenes
Etymology: From hexa- + -ene.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of several isomers of the alkene having six carbon atoms and one double bond
Derived terms: cyclohexene
hexenal
hexenoic
hexenyl
neohexene
orchestres
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of orchestre
orpailleurs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of orpailleur
outardes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of outarde
paniers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of panier
palmiers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of palmier
parcs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of parc
parfums
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of parfum
parkings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of parking
parkours
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of parkour
paysages
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of paysage
perroquets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of perroquet
persiflages
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of persiflage
phares
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of phare
piquets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of piquet
piquets
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of piquet
pissoirs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pissoir
pistolets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pistolet
plafonds
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of plafond
planchers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of plancher
piments
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of piment
policiers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of policier
pompiers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pompier
poneys
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of poney
portefeuilles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of portefeuille
profs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of prof
projets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of projet
provocateurs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of provocateur
psis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of psi
prostriate
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From pro- + striate.
Senses: topics: biology
entomology
natural-sciences
glosses: Describing ticks (of the order Ixodida) in which the anal groove of the adult is in front of the anus
prostriate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: prostriates
Etymology: From pro- + striate.
Senses: glosses: A tick of this kind.
Related terms: metastriate
rabbins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rabbin
rabots
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rabot
ramificate
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: Branched.
ramificate
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: ramificates
form: ramificating
form: ramificated
form: ramificated
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of ramify.
Related terms: ramification
rappels
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rappel
rappels
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of rappel
repassages
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of repassage
requins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of requin
resultats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of resultat
rivages
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rivage
retuse
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more retuse
form: most retuse
Senses: topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: Having a rounded apex with a small central notch.
raw_tags: of a leaf
robinets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of robinet
rochers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rocher
rubans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ruban
sabayons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sabayon
sans-culottes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sans-culotte
seins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sein
semestres
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of semestre
sillons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sillon
stylos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of stylo
synonymes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of synonyme
tabliers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tablier
talkie-walkies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of talkie-walkie
tatous
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tatou
tigres
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tigre
toits
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of toit
topinambours
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of topinambour
toquets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of toquet
tyrans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tyran
trottoirs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of trottoir
trémas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tréma
turbots
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of turbot
hulan
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hulans
Senses: glosses: Archaic form of uhlan.
venins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of venin
viols
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of viol
volets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of volet
week-ends
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of week-end
yaourts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of yaourt
zincs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of zinc
zincs
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of zinc
écus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of écu
éloges
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of éloge
étuis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of étui
grey jay
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: grey jays
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of gray jay.
assurgency
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -ɜː(ɹ)dʒənsi
Etymology: From assurgent + -cy.
Senses: glosses: A tendency to rise.
Related terms: assurgent
copedant
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəʊˈpiː.dənt/
Forms: form: copedants
Etymology: Pedal steel player Tom Bradshaw coined the term in the 1970s, as an abbreviation for chord-pedal arrangement.
Senses: topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: The setup of a pedal steel guitar: the tuning plus pedal and knee lever pitch changes.
scrummage
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈskɹʌm.ɪdʒ/
rhymes: -ʌmɪdʒ
Forms: form: scrummages
Etymology: Alteration of scrimmage, scrimish, scrimmish, variants of skirmish.
Senses: topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
lifestyle
rugby
sports
synonyms: scrum
glosses: An ordered formation of forwards, typically bending down, binding to one another with their arms, and pushing opponents shoulder to shoulder, in which each side aims to gain control of the ball; a scrum.
topics: American-football
ball-games
football
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A scrimmage.
examples: text: How would you like a scrummage, Andy, with them Scotchmen that stole your mother's chickens this morning?
ref: 1835, John Pendleton Kennedy, Horse Shoe Robinson: A Tale of the Tory Ascendency:
glosses: Dated form of scrimmage (“a rough fight”).
scrummage
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈskɹʌm.ɪdʒ/
rhymes: -ʌmɪdʒ
Forms: form: scrummages
form: scrummaging
form: scrummaged
form: scrummaged
Etymology: Alteration of scrimmage, scrimish, scrimmish, variants of skirmish.
Senses: topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
lifestyle
rugby
sports
glosses: To engage in an ordered formation of forwards in which each side aims to gain control of the ball, as described above.
pianistes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pianiste
all the less
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: examples: text: His already mediocre record is all the less impressive once you discover that he made half of it up.
glosses: even less
Related terms: nonetheless
all the less so
all the more
rosetta
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rosettas
Etymology: From Italian rosetta.
Senses: synonyms: rosette
glosses: A floral pattern in latte art.
Derived terms: rosetta wood
sarmentose
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more sarmentose
form: most sarmentose
Etymology: From Latin sarmentōsus, from Latin sarmentum.
Senses: topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: Having long, slender, prostrate stolons (runners)
sarmentose
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Latin sarmentōsus, from Latin sarmentum.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A monosaccharide, with the molecular formula C₇H₁₄O₄
screwtop
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From screw + top.
Senses: glosses: Of a container: having a threaded lid (rather than a cork or push-on top).
screwtop
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: screwtops
Etymology: From screw + top.
Senses: glosses: A container that has a threaded lid (rather than a cork or push-on top).
seaside resort
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: seaside resorts
Senses: examples: text: Serving the flat and fertile south-eastern part of Co. Cork is the railway that runs from Glanmire Road Station in Cork City to the popular seaside resort of Youghal (pronounced "Yawl") and the town of Cobh (pronounced "Cove"), which is Ireland's port of call for transatlantic liners.
ref: 1955 May, Walter McGrath and Colm Creedon, “The Cork-Youghal-Cobh Section of C.I.E.”, in Railway Magazine, page 308:
text: This is a far cry from the days when summer Saturdays on the North Wales coast were by far the busiest days of the year, with successive full length loco-hauled trains, but life has changed: families no longer travel by rail to spend a fortnight's holiday at British seaside resorts!
ref: 2019 October, Chris Stokes, “Between the Lines”, in Modern Railways, page 97:
text: The 1987 book British Piers was written at a time when Britain's seaside resorts were perhaps at their lowest ebb, with a groundswell of support for rejuvenation and conservation just beginning.
ref: 2020 July 29, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Railways that reach out over the waves”, in Rail, page 51:
glosses: A coastal location specialising in catering for holidays (vacations).
shotties
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shotty
shotties
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: examples: Shotties for the drink, man
glosses: thanks, thank you, shot
glosses: I acknowledge your greatness (or skill), that's great.
gauzelike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more gauzelike
form: most gauzelike
Etymology: From gauze + -like.
Senses: glosses: Like or resembling gauze.
sea dog
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sea dogs
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of seadog.
sea-dog
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sea-dogs
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of seadog.
sleazeball
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sleazeballs
Etymology: From sleaze + ball.
Senses: glosses: A morally reprehensible, disreputable, or sleazy person; a cad.
Synonyms: jerk
Related terms: sleazebag
scuzzball
seadog
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: seadogs
Etymology: From sea + dog.
Senses: examples: text: The old seadog knew the storm was coming long before the rest of the crew were aware of it.
text: The two admiral-ambassadors were themselves two worlds apart. Kirk, now deceased, remained very much a seadog in both speech and mannerism. He was curt and seldom smiled, while Wright, a bit hard of hearing, was always courteous.
ref: 1983, James C. H. Shen, “Rejoining the Government”, in Robert Myers, editor, The U.S. & Free China: How the U.S. Sold Out Its Ally, Washington, D.C.: Acropolis Books Ltd., →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 30:
glosses: A sailor accustomed to the sea.
glosses: A pirate.
glosses: A seal, especially a harbor seal. (marine mammal)
topics: government
heraldry
hobbies
lifestyle
monarchy
nobility
politics
glosses: A charge resembling the talbot but with scales, webbed feet and a broad tail.
glosses: A dogfish.
glosses: An omen of bad luck.
glosses: A white-topped wave in an estuary.
glosses: A fogbow, as seen by mariners.
Synonyms: sense: a seasoned sailor
word: old salt
sense: a seasoned sailor
word: salty dog
sense: a seasoned sailor
word: water dog
Related terms: seawolf
waterdog
preach to the converted
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: preaches to the converted
form: preaching to the converted
form: preached to the converted
form: preached to the converted
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of preach to the choir.
screened cable
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: screened cables
Senses: glosses: Wire for the transmission of electricity or electronic signals, protected by an enclosing web of earthed wire mesh to avoid electromagnetic interference from (or to) other signals.
Synonyms: shielded cable
sheathed cable
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sheathed cables
Senses: glosses: Electrical wire that has the insulated stands enclosed in a further sheath.
glosses: Wire for the transmission of electricity or electronic signals, protected by an enclosing web of earthed wire mesh or metal foil to avoid electromagnetic interference from (or to) other signals.
keep oneself to oneself
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: keeps oneself to oneself
form: keeping oneself to oneself
form: kept oneself to oneself
form: kept oneself to oneself
Senses: synonyms: keep to oneself
glosses: To be introverted; to stay away from others.
bring to light
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: brings to light
form: bringing to light
form: brought to light
form: brought to light
Senses: glosses: To expose, disclose or reveal something that was hidden or unknown.
keep it up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: keeps it up
form: keeping it up
form: kept it up
form: kept it up
Senses: examples: text: The new teacher was so enthusiastic; I hope she can keep it up until the end of the year.
glosses: To maintain or continue a positive streak.
examples: text: Ever hear of Viagra? It's not my fault you can't keep it up anymore.
glosses: To maintain one's erection.
Related terms: get it up
keep one's end up
keep up
keep it up
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: glosses: Well done!
keep one's cards close to one's chest
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: keeps one's cards close to one's chest
form: keeping one's cards close to one's chest
form: kept one's cards close to one's chest
form: kept one's cards close to one's chest
Etymology: The figurative sense is a self-evident extension from the literal sense.
Senses: examples: text: Balthus has always kept his cards close to his chest. When I asked him if Summertime was a transcription of Poussin's Echo and Narcissus—a variant of his lost copy—he did not reply.
ref: 1997, Sabine Rewald, “Balthus's Magic Mountain”, in The Burlington Magazine, volume 139, number 1134, page 626:
text: Abdullah has not yet revealed his choice for the No 2 post when he takes over as prime minister, preferring to keep his cards close to his chest.
ref: 2002 December 25, Anil Netto, “Malaysia: Year of surprises and hardships”, in Asia Times, retrieved 25 Oct 2008:
text: However, the operator is keeping its cards close to its chest.
ref: 2023 June 28, Ben Jones, “Are we getting rid of our (still useful) rolling stock too early?”, in RAIL, number 986, page 29:
synonyms: keep one's counsel
chest one's cards
glosses: To avoid revealing one's thoughts, circumstances, or plans.
topics: card-games
games
qualifier: literal
glosses: To hold one's hand close to one's chest so that other players cannot see the cards.
Synonyms: sense: both senses
word: chest one's cards
sense: both senses
word: hold one's cards close to one's chest
sense: both senses
word: play one's cards close to one's chest
sense: both senses
word: keep one's cards close to one's vest
sense: both senses
word: hold one's cards close to one's vest
sense: both senses
word: play one's cards close to one's vest
Related terms: hide the ball
maternal cousin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: maternal cousins
Senses: glosses: A child of one's mother's sibling
glosses: A more distant relative of one's mother who is not a direct ancestor
Related terms: paternal cousin
glistens
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of glisten
this and that
Language: English
Part of speech: pron
Senses: examples: text: "What have you been doing lately?" — "Oh, you know, this and that."
text: It’s amusing to learn from publicists and Meghan herself that the duchess’s artisan this-and-thats will be available in the Netflix brick-and-mortar stores opening this year.
ref: 2025 April 3, Marina Hyde, “It’s With Love, Meghan – not just a TV show but a landmark piece of art. And not in a good way”, in The Guardian:
glosses: Various unspecified things.
Related terms: here and there
hither and thither
now and then
one thing or another
grovelled
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: groveled
Senses: glosses: simple past of grovel
gabbed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡæbd/
rhymes: -æbd
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of gab
gabbier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of gabby: more gabby
gabbiest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of gabby: most gabby
gaberdines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gaberdine
fiddy
Language: English
Part of speech: num
Pronunciation: ipa: [ˈfɪɾi]
Senses: examples: text: I need 'bout three fitty [$3.50].
glosses: Alternative form of fifty.
fiddy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: [ˈfɪɾi]
Forms: form: fiddies
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of fifty, especially a 50-caliber machine gun.
half a dozen
Language: English
Part of speech: num
Forms: form: half-a-dozen
Senses: examples: text: Anstruther laughed good-naturedly. “[…] I shall take out half a dozen intelligent maistries from our Press and get them to give our villagers instruction when they begin work and when they are in the fields.”
ref: 1927, F. E. Penny, chapter 5, in Pulling the Strings:
text: The good news is that £800 million is allocated to new rolling stock, £200m for stations (including six new ones), and a further £736m to transform the Valley Lines, a network of half-a-dozen services that run up the valleys from Cardiff.
ref: 2019 December 18, Christian Wolmar, “Overdue investment and a better deal for Welsh railways”, in Rail, page 54:
glosses: Six (6); often used approximatively.
topics: bingo
games
glosses: six
Synonyms: half dozen
Derived terms: six of one, half a dozen of the other
gaffs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gaff
gaffs
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of gaff
colourize
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: colourizes
form: colourizing
form: colourized
form: colourized
Etymology: From colour + -ize.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of colourise.
glosses: Standard spelling of colourise.
gaffing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of gaff
gaffing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gaffings
Senses: examples: text: Of the few gaffings that I have seen attempted under water most have been either bad shots or failures. One sees the gut fouled, the fish torn, the fish lost, and the angler fume.
ref: 1930, W. F. R. Reynolds, Fly and Minnow: Common Problems of Trout and Salmon Fishing:
text: He recognizes the fish by the effects of previous gaffings.
ref: 1966, Outdoor Indiana, volume 32, page 15:
glosses: The process of landing a fish with a gaff.
gaffed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of gaff
grow on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: grows on
form: growing on
form: grew on
form: grown on
Senses: examples: text: I didn't like this song at first, but now it's starting to grow on me.
text: Blinking and swallowing, she checked her list of questions. “What are some of your favorite outdoor and indoor activities?” “Well, whale watching is growing on me.”
ref: 2015, Jenny Elliott, Save Me, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 82:
glosses: To become more likeable to someone.
examples: text: "I can tell you now, Sam. […] When you left me last night, the whole deadly seriousness of the matter grew on me, till I was as miserable as a man can be." His face lightened as I spoke.
ref: 1902, Bram Stoker, chapter XVIII, in The Mystery of the Sea:
text: Realisation grew on me / As quickly as it takes your hand
ref: 2014, “Hunger of the Pine”, in This Is All Yours, performed by alt-J:
glosses: To gradually become more evident to someone.
gallowses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: qualifier: rather rare
glosses: plural of gallows
gawkier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of gawky: more gawky
gawkiest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of gawky: most gawky