cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
SG
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: SGs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Secretary General.
topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Initialism of specific gravity.
topics: ball-games
basketball
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
coordinate_terms: PG
SF
PF
C
glosses: Initialism of shooting guard.
glosses: Initialism of security guard.
SG
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: hobbies
lifestyle
philately
glosses: Initialism of Stanley Gibbons, stamp dealer and catalogue publisher.
examples: text: Although Supergirl fans will relish page 4, I believe the first panel of 5 says it all: after a full force ramming by SG, PG just casually tosses her into a wall. Now *that's* Power Girl.
ref: 1997 October 25, Lightning, “REVIEW Power Girl #1, uhm, I mean Supergirl #16”, in rec.arts.comics.dc.universe (Usenet), message-ID <62tta5$a7g$1@206.230.70.77>:
text: Actually, a point could be made that the animated Supergirl is much more like Power Girl than the pre Crisis Supergirl.
For one thing she adopted the name Karen (Karen Starr was the name Kara Zor-L created), also she wears PG's costume colors and has a strong resentment toward's Clark's overprotectiveness. The only difference is that the animated SG has the Kara Zor-El personality more than she does Power Girl's.
ref: 1998 May 6, CaptT...@webtv.net, “Re: Why is TV kind of pre-Crisis and comics Post-Crisis”, in rec.arts.comics.dc.universe (Usenet), message-ID <6iouoe$1jf$1@newsd-134.iap.bryant.webtv.net>:
text: I kinda hate how they made Power Girl (Kara/SG pre-Crisis on World 2 or 3?) evil and a clone of SG. One of my fav comics growing up was Supes, and PG and I think Green Arrow going after Vandal Savage.
ref: 2005 September 21, tan...@bellsouth.net, “Re: JLU - WOW”, in alt.tv.cartoon-network (Usenet), message-ID <SL7Ye.4284$xg3.1881@bignews4.bellsouth.net>:
topics: comics
literature
media
publishing
glosses: Initialism of Supergirl (“DC Comics superheroine”).
glosses: Abbreviation of Southeast Sulawesi: a province of Indonesia.
ST
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: STs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of short ton(s).
glosses: Initialism of storyteller, especially in the context of running certain tabletop role-playing games.
glosses: Abbreviation of steam.
glosses: Initialism of sanitary towel.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: An ST segment.
glosses: Initialism of short time.
examples: text: [S]tudents in their first year believe that source text and target text should be identical in content, that the TT should be a reproduction of the ST in another language, and that the TT should read well and be understandable.
ref: 2004, Christina Schäffner, edited by Kirsten Malmkjær, Translation in Undergraduate Degree Programmes, John Benjamins Publishing Co, page 119:
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
translation-studies
antonyms: TT
glosses: Initialism of source text.
glosses: Initialism of specialty training
ST
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Atari ST.
examples: text: As references in various articles on my Web site will demonstrate, I do spend time reading publications promoting non-Christian viewpoints. But still ST is supposed to be entertaining. And I do know of many Christians who have long since stopped watching ST due to the unchristian values sometimes presented...
ref: 1998, Reepicheep, “Good Bye Star Trek Voyager?”, in alt.christnet (Usenet):
glosses: Initialism of Star Trek.
topics: Egyptology
history
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: Initialism of Standard Theory.
glosses: Initialism of Central Sulawesi: a province of Indonesia.
ST
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: STs
form: STing
form: STed
form: STed
Senses: glosses: To act as a game master (GM) in a tabletop role-playing game, especially any of the games produced by White Wolf.
SY
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: SYs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of steam yacht: a steam-powered yacht.
glosses: Initialism of sailing yacht: a wind-powered yacht.
glosses: Initialism of school year.
Syrian Arab Republic
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Syrian Arab Republic
Etymology: Calque of Arabic الْجُمْهُورِيَّة الْعَرَبِيَّة السُّورِيَّة (al-jumhūriyya l-ʕarabiyya s-sūriyya).
Senses: glosses: Official name of Syria: a country in West Asia, in the Middle East.
Timor-Leste
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /tiˈmɔːr ˈlɛʃteɪ/
Etymology: From Portuguese Timor-Leste (literally “East Timor”).
Senses: glosses: East Timor (a country in Southeast Asia occupying half the island of Timor)
United Republic of Tanzania
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the United Republic of Tanzania
Senses: glosses: Official name of Tanzania: a country in East Africa.
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Calque of Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela
Senses: glosses: Official name of Venezuela: a country in South America.
foreboder
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: foreboders
Etymology: From forebode + -er.
Senses: glosses: an oracle; one who tells the future.
examples: The cold was a foreboder of the nightmares of the winter that lay ahead.
glosses: Something that implies the imminent occurrence of another event.
TH
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of time-hopping.
TH
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Tim Hortons.
Synonyms: Tim Hortons
TJ
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: That was when Customs stopped every car at the S. D. border and checked for drugs, which reminds me of the first time I went to TJ—Tijuana, Mexico.
ref: 2016, Mike Salazar, Steak & Cherry Pie:
glosses: Abbreviation of Tijuana (“Mexican city”).
Mauri
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Mauris
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Mauri.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Italian.
UA
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Initialism of underage.
UA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Uttaranchalstate: a country, an India.
synonyms: ASIST
glosses: Initialism of University of Abra.
synonyms: Arizona
coordinate_terms: Arizona State
ASU
glosses: Initialism of University of Arizona
UA
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: UAs
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of unauthorized absence.
topics: government
glosses: Initialism of unitary authority.
examples: text: A “mail user agent” (MUA or UA) that lets users read and compose mail[.]
ref: 2011, Evi Nemeth et al., UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook, Pearson Education, →ISBN, page 744:
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of user agent.
Related terms: AWOL
French leave
UZ
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: rail-transport
railways
transport
glosses: Initials of Ukrainian Railways or Ukrzaliznytsia.
VE
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Victory in Europe; used especially in the term VE Day.
VN
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: V.N.
form: V. N.
Senses: topics: games
gaming
glosses: Initialism of very nice (complimenting a play).
VN
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: VNs
form: V.N.
form: V. N.
Senses: examples: text: But in addition, he adds to the tags of certain assistants the designation, “V.N.,” meaning veterinary nurse.
ref: 1963, American Veterinary Medical Association, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, volume 143, page 179:
text: Veterinary nurse applicants wanting to work for the Society have to follow the VN course (see Chapter One for details).
ref: 1999, Victoria Pybus, Working with Animals: The UK, Europe and Worldwide:
text: Alison Young joined a small animal practice in 1998 as a student veterinary nurse and whilst there gained her VN qualification.
ref: 2006, British Small Animal Veterinary Association, BSAVA Congress 2006: Scientific Proceedings, page 20:
topics: biology
medicine
natural-sciences
pathology
sciences
veterinary
zoology
glosses: Initialism of veterinary nurse.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of vocational nurse.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
software
glosses: Initialism of visual novel.
Coordinate terms: sense: veterinary nurse
word: DVM
sense: veterinary nurse
word: VMD
sense: vocational nurse
word: LPN
sense: vocational nurse
word: NP
sense: vocational nurse
word: PN
sense: vocational nurse
word: RN
Derived terms: sense: vocational nurse
word: LVN
VU
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: VUs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of volume unit.
Derived terms: VU meter
YE
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Young Earth, a form of creationism which proposes that the Earth is no more than a few thousand years old.
bull dust
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A very fine dust that typically settles in potholes on outback roads. The dust usually settles to make the road look flat, but when a car runs over it it soon sinks.
psychotomimesis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From psychoto- + mimesis.
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: The onset of psychotic symptoms following the administration of a drug.
Bosnisch
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: The Bosnian language.
Northern Mariana Islands
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnɔː.ðən ˌmæɹ.iˈæn.ə ˈaɪ.ləndz/
ipa: /ˈnɔɹ.ðɚn ˌmɛɹ.iˈæn.ə ˈaɪ.ləndz/
Etymology: From northern + Mariana Islands.
Senses: examples: text: As of Wednesday, 97.3% of the eligible population in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or 41,937 individuals, had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to figures provided by the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp.
ref: 2022 January 24, K-Andrea Evarose Limol, “97% of eligible population fully vaccinated in CNMI, says CHCC”, in Guam Daily Post, archived from the original on 16 May 2022:
synonyms: Northern Marianas
glosses: An archipelago, commonwealth and dependent territory (technically, an unincorporated territory) of the United States in the Pacific Ocean. Official name: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Derived terms: Northern Mariana Islander
Rami
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Ramis
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic رَامِي (rāmī), masculine singular construct form of رَامٍ (rāmin). This surname is predominantly found in Morocco and India.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Arabic.
rangefinder
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rangefinders
form: range finder
Etymology: From range + finder.
Senses: glosses: Any of several designs of optical (or other) instrument used to measure the distance to an object
topics: arts
hobbies
lifestyle
photography
glosses: Abbreviation of rangefinder camera.
Synonyms: word: RF
Coordinate terms: DSLR
ZLR
SLR
P&S
PS
single-lens reflex
digital single-lens reflex
point-and-shoot
single-lens reflex camera
digital single-lens reflex camera
range finder
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: range finders
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of rangefinder.
QLD
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Qld
form: Qld.
Senses: coordinate_terms: ACT
NSW
NT
SA
TAS
VIC
WA
glosses: Abbreviation of Queensland: a state of Australia.
suks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of suk
jacket potato
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: jacket potatoes
Etymology: The "jacket" is the tough outer skin formed by baking.
Senses: glosses: A baked potato.
BCN
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Baja California Norte: a state of Mexico.
glosses: Abbreviation of Barcelona: the capital of Catalonia, Spain.
CHP
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, said in a news release that the California highway patrol (CHP) has contracted with Flock Safety, a surveillance technology company, to install 480 cameras that can identify and track vehicles by license plate, type, color and even decals and bumper stickers. […] But Newsom, who has deployed state attorneys and CHP officers to assist Oakland in its crackdown on crime, said the surveillance network would give law enforcement tools “to effectively combat criminal activity and hold perpetrators accountable – building safer, stronger communities for all Californians”.
ref: 2024 March 29, Abené Clayton, “California deploys hundreds of freeway surveillance cameras in Oakland to fight crime”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
topics: government
law-enforcement
synonyms: CHiP
glosses: Initialism of California Highway Patrol.
glosses: Abbreviation of Chiapas: a state of Mexico.
CHP
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: coordinate_terms: cogeneration
CCHP
glosses: Initialism of combined heat(ing) and power generation (“cogeneration”).
Aguascalientes
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Spanish Aguascalientes, literally "hot waters", because of the many hot springs in the state.
Senses: glosses: A state of Mexico.
glosses: Its capital city.
Baja California Sur
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: synonyms: Baja Sur
glosses: A state of Mexico.
Campeche
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From the city of Campeche, from Yucatec Maya Kaan Peech.
Senses: glosses: A state of Mexico.
Chiapas
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: CS
form: Chiapa
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Chiapas
Senses: examples: text: A sample of screwworms collected in the morning are displayed at a veterinary clinic in Tapachula, Chiapas state, Mexico on 4 July 2025.
ref: 2025 August 25, “First human case of flesh-eating screwworm parasite confirmed in US”, in The Guardian, sourced from Reuters, →ISSN, archived from the original on 25 Aug 2025:
glosses: A state of Mexico.
CHH
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of cartilage-hair hypoplasia.
CHH
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: rail-transport
railways
transport
glosses: The station code of Choi Hung in Hong Kong.
glosses: Abbreviation of Chihuahua: a state of Mexico.
DIF
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of Data Interchange Format.
glosses: Abbreviation of Distrito Federal: a federal district of Mexico.
Coahuila
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌkoʊəˈwiːlə/
rhymes: -iːlə
Etymology: From Spanish Coahuila, of Nahuan origin, meaning “place of trees”; compare Classical Nahuatl cuahuitl (“tree, wood”) + -tlān (“place of”).
Senses: glosses: A state of Mexico.
Synonyms: Coahuila de Zaragoza
Derived terms: Coahuila y Tejas
Colima
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Mexican Spanish Colima.
Senses: glosses: A state of Mexico.
Durango
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Named after the city of Durango, in northern Spain, of uncertain origin, probably from Basque Duranco, but possibly from Basque Urazango, Basque Padurango, or a Roman fundus, Late Latin Turanicus. More at Durango on Wikipedia.
Senses: glosses: A state of Mexico.
glosses: A city, the county seat of La Plata County, Colorado, United States.
GRO
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Guerrero: a state of Mexico.
GRO
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: GROs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of guest relation officer.
glosses: Initialism of grassroots organization.
Related terms: girl rented overnight
JAL
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Jalisco: a state of Mexico.
MEX
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Mexico: a state of Mexico.
Guanajuato
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Purepecha Quanax Huato, meaning hill of frogs.
Senses: related: word: mul:GUA
word: mul:MX-GUA
glosses: A state in the central highlands of Mexico.
Guerrero
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡəˈɹɛɹoʊ/
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Guerrero (literally “warrior”). Doublet of Warrior.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Spanish.
glosses: A barangay of Dingras, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.
glosses: A barangay of Bauang, La Union, Philippines.
Related terms: Guerrero District
Guerrero
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡəˈɹɛɹoʊ/
Etymology: Named after Vicente Guerrero, a revolutionary general in the Mexican War of Independence.
Senses: glosses: A state of Mexico.
Hidalgo
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Hidalgos
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Hidalgo, from Spanish hidalgo, from Old Spanish fijo d'algo (“son of something”). The Mexican state is named after independence leader Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla.
Senses: glosses: A placename
A state of Mexico.
glosses: A placename
Ellipsis of Hidalgo County.
examples: text: Speaker after speaker, gathered in the courtyard of the Chateau de Blois, turned to Ms. Hidalgo to say they dreamed of a “Madame la Présidente,” stressing the last “e”-accentuated syllable denoting the feminine form. Up to now, the Fifth Republic has produced eight male “présidents” over six decades.
ref: 2021 September 2, Roger Cohen, “The French Left Is in Disarray, but Here Comes Anne Hidalgo”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 01 Dec 2021:
glosses: A surname from Spanish.
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: the asteroid (944) Hidalgo
glosses: A barangay of Tanauan, Batangas, Philippines.
Derived terms: Hidalgo County
Jalisco
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: -ɪskəʊ
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Jalisco, from Nahuatl Xālixco, from xalli (“sand”) + ixtli (“face, plain”) + -co (“locative suffix”).
Senses: examples: text: For much of the 20th century, the image of Mexico popularized abroad through film, music, art and literature was, more accurately, a portrayal of Jalisco state and especially its capital, Guadalajara.
ref: 2023 November 17, Michael Snyder, “A Guide to Guadalajara, Mexico’s City of Makers”, in The New York Times Style Magazine, archived from the original on 17 Nov 2023:
glosses: A state of Mexico.
NLE
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: NLEs
Senses: examples: text: A small part at least of the language associated with younger speakers originates in local words that appear to have undergone local meaning change. A good example is skeet. This term may be related to skite which in neighbouring Prince Edward Island can mean a 'young scoundrel' (Pratt 1988), or to the American terms skeester/skeeter, definied by the Dictionary of American Regional English (Cassidy and Hall 1985) as 'rascal, rogue'. If older NLE speakers know this word at all, they would probably use it in this sense. Among younger speakers, however, it has much the same meaning as such British slang terms as chav, charver or scally, or even the North American white trash.
ref: 2010, Sandra Clarke, Newfoundland and Labrador English, page 151:
glosses: Initialism of Newfoundland and Labrador English.
glosses: Initialism of nonlinear equation.
glosses: Initialism of nonlinear editing.
glosses: Initialism of nonlinear editor.
AGU
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of American Geophysical Union (an international organization of geoscientists).
glosses: Abbreviation of Aguascalientes: a state of Mexico.
GUA
Language: English
Part of speech: symbol
Senses: synonyms: mul:MX-GUA
glosses: Abbreviation of Guanajuato: a state of Mexico.
HID
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
glosses: Initialism of high-intensity discharge.
HID
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: HIDs
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of human interface device.
glosses: Abbreviation of human-implantable device.
HID
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Hidalgo: a state of Mexico.
Related terms: HID syndrome
European robin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: European robins
Senses: glosses: A small passerine Old World bird; Erithacus rubecula.
Synonyms: robin
AS Level
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: AS Levels
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of AS-level.
tota
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: totas
Etymology: From a native word for it, perhaps Amharic ጦጣ (ṭoṭa, “monkey, ape”).
Senses: glosses: A kind of monkey, the grivet or waag.
American robin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: American robins
Senses: glosses: A New World passerine bird; Turdus migratorius.
Synonyms: North American robin
robin
OAX
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Oaxaca: a state of Mexico.
Michoacán
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Classical Nahuatl Michhuahcan (“place of fish”) via Spanish, from michhuah (“possessor of fish”) + -cān (locative/placename suffix).
Senses: glosses: A state of Mexico.
Morelos
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Named after José María Morelos, a leader in the Mexican War of Independence.
Senses: glosses: A state of Mexico.
Nayarit
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Cora Náayerite, named after a chief of the Cora people, Cora Naye.
Senses: glosses: A state on the central west coast of Mexico.
Nuevo León
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Spanish, meaning New León, after the Kingdom of León in Spain.
Senses: glosses: A state of Mexico.
rockhopper
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rockhoppers
Etymology: From rock + hopper.
Senses: glosses: A rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes spp.).
glosses: Any of the order Archaeognatha of jumping bristletails.
topics: fishing
hobbies
lifestyle
glosses: A disk on the bottom of a trawler-net that lifts when it hits a rock or bump, raising the net, preventing damage to the net or the seafloor.
caramelise
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: caramelises
form: caramelising
form: caramelised
form: caramelised
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of caramelize.
Related terms: caramelisation
pasteuriser
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pasteurisers
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of pasteurizer.
satiriser
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: satirisers
Etymology: From satirise + -er.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of satirizer.
harmoniser
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: harmonisers
Etymology: From harmonise + -er.
Senses: glosses: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of harmonizer.
minimiser
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: minimisers
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of minimizer.
noni
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnoʊni/
ipa: /ˈnəʊni/
rhymes: -əʊni
Forms: form: nonis
Etymology: Borrowed from Hawaiian noni.
Senses: glosses: The Polynesian fruit tree Morinda citrifolia.
examples: text: I'm wondering if the claims you hear about the so-called miracle antioxidants – including goji, açai and noni – are true.
ref: 2009 August 20, The You Docs, “Are antioxidants worth the cash?”, in Toronto Star:
glosses: The fruit of Morinda citrifolia, or a juice made from this fruit that is purported to have healthful qualities
flap one's gums
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: flaps one's gums
form: flapping one's gums
form: flapped one's gums
form: flapped one's gums
Senses: examples: text: What's that old coot flapping his gums about this time?
synonyms: flap one's lips
glosses: To speak idly; to talk without effect.
coots
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /kuːts/
rhymes: -uːts
Senses: glosses: plural of coot
old-timey
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more old-timey
form: old-timier
form: most old-timey
form: old-timiest
form: old timey
Etymology: From old-time + -y.
Senses: examples: text: Near-synonyms: old-fashioned, antiquated, retro
text: For our Halloween party that year, he wove a whole aesthetic that was maximally retro. He rolled up in an old-timey car, wearing an old-timey outfit, spouting old-timey phrases. It was a magnificent performance.
text: In short, the old town—the lovablest, old-timiest, easy-goingest old town that ever was—sits there by the River, hugging its traditions, and hoarding its stories, of which it has enough to make a new Thousand and One Nights.
ref: 1895, M[ollie] E[velyn] M[oore] Davis, “Prologue. The Town and the River.”, in Under the Man-Fig, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton, Mifflin and Company; Cambridge, Mass.: The Riverside Press, →OCLC, page 6:
text: One of the main charms of the Southern scene was the number of "old-timey" practices that persisted.
ref: 1951, Margaret Cussler, Not by a Long Shot: Adventures of a Documentary Film Producer, page 51:
text: The former ferry, now the standby tied up at the Steilacoom dock, is the 18-car, wooden-hull Islander, even old-timier and better.
ref: 1990, Harvey Manning, Penny Manning, “Anderson Island”, in Walks & Hikes Around Puget Sound (Footsore; 4), 2nd edition, Seattle, Wash.: The Mountaineers, →ISBN, “Islands in the South Sound” section, page 158:
text: Whereas some of the potters making unglazed gardenware have expanded their production, others now also make some "old-timey" utilitarian glazed stoneware.
ref: 1994, Nancy Sweezy, Raised in Clay: The Southern Pottery Tradition, page 274:
text: That white man buys up all this old-timey stuff he can get his hands on, all through this country. The very tools I lived by, he sells em for antiques.
ref: 2000, Nate Shaw, Theodore Rosengarten, All God's Dangers: The Life of Nate Shaw, page 524:
text: But what’s a “Hawkeye” or a “Hoosier”? Indian tribes? Kinds of bird, maybe? This handy guide will help you decipher the seven oddest, old-timiest state nicknames.
ref: 2014, Ken Jennings, “Seventh Period”, in Maps and Geography (Ken Jennings’ Junior Genius Guides), New York, N.Y.: Little Simon, page 140:
synonyms: old-timely
coordinate_terms: classic#Adjective
antique#Adjective
nostalgic#Adjective
of old#Prepositional phrase
glosses: Reminiscent or representative of an older time.
Derived terms: old-timeyness
Related terms: good old days
olden times
old-timer
delirant
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more delirant
form: most delirant
Etymology: From Latin dēlīrantis, present participle of dēlīrō. See delirium.
Senses: examples: text: Some that are so esteemed indeed, never pretended unto any sobriety, but were meer effects of delirant imaginations
ref: 1679, John Owen, edited by Nathaniel Ponder, Christologia: Or, a Declaration of the Glorious Mystery of the Person of Christ, page xi:
text: […]delirant in that business
ref: 1673, Richard Baxter, A Christian Directory:
glosses: Delirious.
Derived terms: delirancy noun
not win for losing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: examples: text: Figure 1 depicts a number of these forces, and suggests the ways in which the Individualistic Ethic "could not win for losing."
ref: 1910, Hartley Withers, The Meaning of Money, page 42:
text: Manboy grinned, and looked up as Two-Way joined them, laughing. "Gabe, you is just naturally a Jonah to your own self, and can't win for losing no matter what.
ref: 1936, Reuben Davis, Butcher Bird, page 14:
glosses: To repeatedly fail in one's gambles or efforts.
Related terms: can't do right for doing wrong
not see for looking
earball
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɪə.bɔːl/
ipa: /ˈɪəɹ.bɔl/
ipa: /ˈɪəɹ.bɑl/
rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)bɔːl
Forms: form: earballs
form: ear ball
Etymology: From ear + ball. Noun sense 1 and verb sense 1 is modeled after eyeball.
Senses: examples: text: to keep one's earballs open
text: up to one's earballs
text: My earballs hurt from listening to this.
text: “All right, let's get back to Halloween. Anything else that happened that night-- like Deandra getting pregnant?” “Oh, well, that makes sense. Mac slept with her at the party.” “What?” “What are you talking about?” “I'm talking about the sounds of hot, passionate lovemaking... that was coming from the bathroom that I had heard with my own two ear-balls.”
ref: 2010 October 28, Charlie Day & Rob McElhenney, “Who Got Dee Pregnant?” (10:50 from the start), in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, season 6, episode 7, spoken by Artemis Dubois (Artemis Pebdani):
text: “Ha!” “Oh for-- why doesn't everybody just come in here?” “It's O.K., we can hear from out here!” “With our earballs!”
ref: 2011 April 21, Adam Reed, “Double Trouble” (1:52 from the start), in Archer, season 2, episode 13, spoken by Cheryl Tunt (Judy Greer):
text: I will occasionally put these [earbuds] in. We've talked occasionally on the channel about my hearing problems, and we'll do another video about protecting your earballs and such […]
ref: 2023 September 25, Deviant Ollam, 6:29 from the start, in Deviant's Travel Bag Breakdown (video), YouTube:
text: Spotify won't miss tonight. Just fondling my earballs perfectly
ref: 2023 December 26, @Clippers_steve, Twitter:
text: Is explode a transitive verb? It sounds weird to my earballs.
ref: 2025 January 7, @westeawest, Twitter:
synonyms: word: ear
word: earball
word: King Lear
word: listener
word: lug
word: shell-like
glosses: The ear.
glosses: The act or an instance of listening.
glosses: A small ball kept in position in the ear and pressed when needed to relieve stress.
earball
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɪə.bɔːl/
ipa: /ˈɪəɹ.bɔl/
ipa: /ˈɪəɹ.bɑl/
rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)bɔːl
Forms: form: earballs
form: earballing
form: earballed
form: earballed
form: ear ball
Etymology: From ear + ball. Noun sense 1 and verb sense 1 is modeled after eyeball.
Senses: synonyms: word: attend
word: be all ears
word: behear
word: earball
word: give ear
word: hark
word: harken
word: heed
word: lend an ear
word: list
word: listen close
word: mind
word: note
glosses: To listen, especially to check.
algicide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: algicides
form: algaecide
form: algæcide
Etymology: From algae + -cide.
Senses: examples: text: I add algicide to my aquarium to eliminate the green scum of algae that forms on the glass.
glosses: A substance that kills, or inhibits the growth of, algae.
Derived terms: algicidal
algicides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of algicide
algaecide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: algaecides
Senses: examples: text: This can happen for a few reasons, such as adding too much floc or adding too much algaecide prior to floccing.
ref: 2023, Kristine Blanchard, Pool Care For Dummies, page 291:
glosses: Alternative spelling of algicide.
algaecides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of algaecide
submentoplasty
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: submentoplasties
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
surgery
glosses: A neck-skin tightening procedure which can improve the appearance of loose skin and excess fat of the neck.
Querétaro
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Spanish Querétaro, possibly from Purepecha Crettaro.
Senses: glosses: A state of Mexico.
Quintana Roo
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Named after Andrés Quintana Roo, from the Mexican War of Independence.
Senses: glosses: A state of Mexico, with as state capital Chetumal and largest city Cancun.
San Luis Potosí
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish San Luis Potosí.
Senses: glosses: A state of Mexico.
Sinaloa
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Disputed. From Mayo sinalobola (“round pitahaya”) or cut corn.
Senses: examples: text: Since his capture, homicides in Sinaloa have risen by more than 400%, according to an analysis of public data conducted by CNN.
ref: 2025 August 18, Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, Avery Schmitz, Veronica Calderon, “A cartel war bleeding Sinaloa dry: homicides rise 400% in the year after the fall of ‘El Mayo’”, in CNN:
glosses: A state of Mexico.
letter of the law
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The strict interpretation of the law or rules.
Related terms: black-letter law
dead letter
literalism
spirit of the law
to the letter
black-letter law
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: The law as a set of specific concrete rules set down by longstanding precedents.
Related terms: letter of the law
spirit of the law
spirit of the law
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The interpretation of the law towards the end of providing justice, even if this interpretation does not fall within the law as written.
Related terms: black-letter law
letter of the law
bodice-rippers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bodice-ripper
Related terms: bodice ripper
bodice rippers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bodice ripper
titanium suboxide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: titanium suboxides
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of a range of poorly characterized oxides of titanium having the composition TiOₓ where x is between one and two
time and material
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: The remodelling of the second floor will be fixed-price, but the repair work has to be on a time and material basis.
topics: business
synonyms: time and materials
glosses: A form of contractual compensation involving payment for materials used and at agreed rates for the those involved in performing the services.
time and materials
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of time and material.
synonyms: word: time and material
Veracruz
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Veracruzes
Etymology: From Spanish Veracruz, from vera (“true”) + cruz (“cross”).
Senses: glosses: A coastal state in southeastern Mexico.
glosses: A city in Veracruz, Mexico.
glosses: A surname from Spanish.
Tlaxcala
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /tlɑːsˈkɑːlə/
/tlɑːʃˈkɑːlə/
Forms: form: Tascala
form: Tascalla
form: Taxcala
form: Tlascala
form: Tlascalla
form: Tlaxcalla
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Tlaxcala, from Classical Nahuatl Tlaxcallān.
Senses: examples: text: A more formidable enemy still was the little republic of Tlascala, lying midway between the Mexican Valley and the coast.
ref: 1843, W. H. Prescott, The Conquest of Mexico, London: Chatto & Windus, published 1922, volume one, book II, chapter VI, page 80:
topics: history
human-sciences
sciences
glosses: An indigenous Mesoamerican polity in what is now Mexico.
examples: text: Tlascala, a province of New Spain, in the audience of Mexico; bounded on the N by Panuco, on the E by the gulf of Mexico, on the S by Guaxica and the Pacific Ocean, and on the W by the audience of Mexico.
ref: 1806, R. Brookes, Brooke’s General Gazetteer Improved; Or, a New and Compendious Geographical Dictionary, 1st American edition, Philadelphia: Jacob Johnson, & Co.:
topics: history
human-sciences
sciences
glosses: A province of New Spain.
glosses: A state of Mexico.
examples: text: Tlascala, a town of New Spain, capital of a province of the same name.
ref: 1806, R. Brookes, Brooke’s General Gazetteer Improved; Or, a New and Compendious Geographical Dictionary, 1st American edition, Philadelphia: Jacob Johnson, & Co.:
glosses: The capital city of the state of Tlaxcala.
examples: text: The Biſhopricke of Tlaſcala, which by another name is called de los Angeles, between the Archbiſhopricke of Mexico, and the Biſhopricke of Guaxaca, if of 100. leagues, and more in length, from the Coaſt of the South to that of the North, and betwixt the confines of the Archbiſhopricke, and of Guaxaca 80. and as many in breadth, by the Coaſt of the North sea, and no more then 18. or 20. by that of the South.
ref: 1625, Samuel Purchas, Purchas His Pilgrimes, volume 3, London: William Stansby, page 872:
text: On information received from Julian Garces, Bishop of Tlascala, of the Order of Friars Preachers, Pope Paul III. issued in 1537 bulls vindicating the liberty of the Indians and their dignity as human beings.
ref: 1885, Heinrich Brueck, History of the Catholic Church for Use in Seminaries and Colleges, volume II, New York; Cincinnati; Chicago; Einsideln: Benziger Brothers, page 143:
topics: Catholicism
Christianity
history
human-sciences
sciences
glosses: Until 1903, a Roman Catholic diocese; now the archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles.
topics: Catholicism
Christianity
glosses: A Roman Catholic diocese erected in 1959.
Synonyms: topics: city
cities
region
location
word: Tlaxcala City
topics: city
cities
region
location
word: Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl
Derived terms: Tlaxcalan
Tlaxcaltecan
Tamaulipas
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A state of Mexico.
Sonora
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Sonoras
Etymology: Via Spanish, maybe from Opata xunuta.
Senses: glosses: A state of Mexico.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A former community in Pinal County, Arizona, now demolished.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Washington County, Arkansas.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Tuolumne County, California.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A minor city in Hardin County, Kentucky.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A ghost town in Atchison County, Missouri.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Muskingum County, Ohio.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Sutton County, Texas.
glosses: A community in St. Mary's district municipality, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
glosses: A surname.
YUC
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Yucatán: a state of Mexico.
Zacatecas
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: (place): From Nahuatl zacatēcah (“people of the place of grass”), from zacatl (“grass”).
Senses: glosses: A state of Mexico.
Zacatecas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: (place): From Nahuatl zacatēcah (“people of the place of grass”), from zacatl (“grass”).
Senses: glosses: plural of Zacateca
steal a march
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: steals a march
form: stealing a march
form: stole a march
form: stolen a march
Senses: examples: text: Fifty thousand men cannot easily steal a march over the sea.
ref: 1759 August 1, Horace Walpole, Letter to Sir Horace Mann, page 501:
text: You muſt knovv, ſhe yeſterday vvanted to ſteal a march of poor Liddy, and vvent to breakfaſt in the Room vvithout any other companion than her dog, in expectation of meeting vvith the Baronet, […]
ref: 1771, [Tobias Smollett], “To Sir Watkin Phillips, of Jesus College, Oxon.”, in The Expedition of Humphry Clinker […], volume I, London: […] W. Johnston, […]; and B. Collins, […], →OCLC, pages 127–128:
text: He enjoyed the idea of stealing a march on society, and seeing the sons he had left at such a disadvantage behind him, ruffling it, in spite of absurd law, with the foolish best.
ref: 1883, George MacDonald, chapter 67, in Donal Grant:
glosses: To gain an advantage unobserved.
examples: text: They stole a march by taking non-merchandise inventory on January 2.
text: In the morning he stole a march on the sun, for he had finished breakfast when its first rays caught him.
ref: 1905, Jack London, All Gold Canyon:
glosses: To start early.
Related terms: get the drop on
head start
HB
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: Let's meet in HB tomorrow.
glosses: Initialism of Hansestadt Bremen, the German city of Bremen; used on licence plates and informally in other contexts.
Related terms: alt: Hanseatic city of Hamburg
word: Hansestadt Hamburg
HB
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: Suresh [...] takes his HB pencil and ruler out of their metal tin.
ref: 2008, Preeta Samarasan, Evening is the Whole Day, Fourth Estate, page 15:
glosses: Initialism of hard black (describing a pencil that makes lighter marks than a grade B, but darker marks than a grade H pencil).
HB
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: HBs
Senses: qualifier: stars
glosses: Initialism of horizontal branch.
topics: lifestyle
seduction-community
sexuality
glosses: Initialism of hot babe, someone pickup artists try to seduce. (Usually followed by a number in the 1-10 scale of physical beauty, e.g. HB10.)
topics: health
medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of homebirth.
examples: text: HB2
text: Utah has allowed for permitless open and concealed carry of weapons since 2021. But before the passage of HB 128, firearms had to be concealed when carried on college campuses.
ref: 2025 September 14, Abené Clayton, “Utah campus open carry law under fresh scrutiny after Charlie Kirk shooting”, in The Guardian:
topics: government
law
politics
glosses: Initialism of house bill (“a bill proposed in or passed by a legislative house”) (Compare SB.)
raw_tags: followed by a number
topics: American-football
ball-games
football
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Initialism of halfback.
topics: gymnastics
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Initialism of horizontal bar.
topics: gymnastics
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Initialism of high bar.
Related terms: sense: horizontal branch
word: AGB
sense: horizontal branch
word: BHB
sense: horizontal branch
word: TRGB
sense: horizontal branch
word: ZAHB
sense: house bill
word: AB
sense: house bill
word: AR
sense: house bill
word: HR
sense: house bill
word: SB
sense: house bill
word: SR
HB
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: related: word: HBD
glosses: Abbreviation of happy birthday.
HB
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: HBs
form: HBing
form: HBed
form: HBed
form: HB'd
form: HB'd
Senses: examples: text: i have a handful of moots that if they sb'd or hb'd me id genuinely be upset this app has ruined me huh
ref: 2021 September 1, Jekyll (@rottingca9s), Twitter:
related: word: hb
coordinate_terms: word: SB
english: soft-block
translation: soft-block
glosses: Initialism of hard-block.
frog-march
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: frog-marches
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of frog march.
frog-march
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: frog-marches
form: frog-marching
form: frog-marched
form: frog-marched
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of frog march.
Bengkulu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Benkulen
form: Bencoolen
Senses: glosses: A province of Indonesia on the southwest coast of Sumatra.
glosses: A city, the capital of Bengkulu province, Indonesia.
Bangka-Belitung
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: synonyms: Bangka Belitung Islands
glosses: A province of Indonesia.
judgement proof
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Exempt from the payment of debts, either because of insufficient funds or because of protection by statute.
raw_tags: of a defendant
JR
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Japan Railways.
glosses: Abbreviation of West Java: a province of Indonesia.
JR
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the JR
Senses: topics: government
healthcare
synonyms: John Radcliffe
glosses: Initialism of John Radcliffe Hospital; a large hospital in Oxford in the United Kingdom.
JR
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Initialism of judgment respited.
topics: law
glosses: Initialism of judicial review.
anagramme
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: anagrammes
Senses: glosses: Obsolete spelling of anagram.
social insurance number
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: social insurance numbers
Senses: glosses: A nine-digit number issued by the government of Canada to citizens, permanent residents, and some categories of temporary residents, for official identification in the provision of government services and income taxation. Abbreviation: SIN.
Related terms: word: social security number
SIN
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Sinaloa: a state of Mexico.
SIN
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: SINs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of social insurance number, an identification number issued by the government of Canada.
Related terms: sense: Social Insurance number
word: SSN
East Java
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: Three middle-aged men and five minors in Cerme district of Gresik Regency, East Java, were given the unique punishment on September 9, authorities said.
ref: 2020 September 17, Mochamad Andri, “Indonesians caught without a mask forced to dig graves for Covid-19 victims”, in CNN:
glosses: A province of Indonesia.
Central Java
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A province of Indonesia on the island of Java.
West Java
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A province of Indonesia. Capital: Bandung.
Jambi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: The capital and largest city of Jambi, Indonesia.
glosses: A province of Indonesia.
Gorontalo
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: The capital and largest city of Gorontalo, Indonesia.
glosses: A province of Indonesia.
glosses: A language in this province.
Derived terms: Gorontaloan
Panchatantra
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Pañcatantra
Etymology: From Sanskrit पञ्चतन्त्र (pañcatantra); ultimately from पञ्च (pañca, “five”) + तन्त्र (tantra).
Senses: glosses: A canonical collection of Sanskrit as well as Pali (Buddhist) animal fables in verse and prose.
Riau Islands
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A province of Indonesia. Capital: Tanjung Pinang. Largest city: Batam.
Related terms: Riau Archipelago
East Kalimantan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: synonyms: East Borneo
Kalimantan Timur
glosses: A province of Indonesia.
Central Kalimantan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A province of Indonesia.
South Kalimantan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A province of Indonesia.
West Kalimantan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A province of Indonesia.
East Nusa Tenggara
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A province of Indonesia.
West Nusa Tenggara
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A province of Indonesia.
North Maluku
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A province of Indonesia.
Maluku
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Molucca
Etymology: The islands are said to have been named Arabic جَزِيرَات المَلِك (jazīrāt al-malik, literally “king islands”) by Arab merchants. However, since the name itself has been mentioned in a 14th-century Majapahit eulogy, Nagarakretagama, that predates the arrival of Islam in Maluku at the late fifteenth century, other sources claim that the name comes from a local language with the meaning "the head of a bull" or "the head of something large".
Senses: examples: text: Muksin specifically mentioned 11 extinct indigenous languages, such as Tandia and Mawes in West Papua and Papua, along with Kajeli, Piru, Moksela, Palumata, Ternateno, Hukumina, Hoti, Serua, and Nila in different areas of Maluku.
ref: 2024 March 8, Antara, “11 Indigenous Languages Declared Extinct: Education Ministry”, in Jakarta Globe:
glosses: A province of Indonesia. Capital: Ambon.
glosses: Synonym of Moluccas.
synonyms: word: Moluccas
Lampung
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A province of Indonesia.
glosses: A lect of the Indonesian province of Lampung, which is either a language with two main dialects, or a macrolanguage encompassing two or three separate languages, including Abung.
Derived terms: Bandar Lampung
Riau
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A province of Indonesia.
West Sulawesi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A province of Indonesia.
South Sulawesi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A province of Indonesia.
Central Sulawesi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A province of Indonesia.