cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
mince one's words
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /mɪns wʌnz ˈwɜːdz/
ipa: /mɪns wʌnz ˈwɜɹdz/
rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dz
Forms: form: minces one's words
form: mincing one's words
form: minced one's words
form: minced one's words
Senses: examples: text: My Lord, I must speak out. […] No thinking man can for a moment suppose, that your Lordship's heart is very warm in the cause of a party, which—for I will not mince my words—has betrayed you.
ref: 1826, [Benjamin Disraeli], “The Receipt”, in Vivian Grey, volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, book II, page 100:
text: When Lil's husband got demobbed, I said— / I didn't mince my words, I said to her myself, ⁠/ Hurry up please its time
ref: 1922 October, T[homas] S[tearns] Eliot, “Part II. A Game of Chess.”, in The Waste Land, 1st book edition, New York, N.Y.: Boni and Liveright, published December 1922, →OCLC, pages 22–23, lines 139–141:
text: Every one of my Committee felt proud of the determined stand of our President [Herbert Smith], who did not mince his words, but spoke straight and to the point.
ref: [1927], A[rthur] J[ames] Cook, The Nine Days, London: […] [F]or A. J. Cook by the Co-operative Printing Society […], →OCLC, pages 18–19:
text: Dame Naida Glavish did not mince her words when she addressed the newly elected Waitematā Local Board yesterday about the location of the National Erebus Memorial. Before a packed meeting, the fiery Dame said she supports a National Erebus Memorial – but just not in [the] proposed site of the Parnell Gardens, as it means destroying a Pohutukawa that has longer standing than the Treaty of Waitangi.
ref: 2022 November 23, Joseph Los’e, “Dame Naida Glavish doesn’t mince words about Erebus Memorial”, in Shayne Currie, editor, The New Zealand Herald, Auckland: New Zealand Media and Entertainment, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Aug 2023:
glosses: Alternative form of mince words.
guindilla
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: guindillas
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish guindilla.
Senses: glosses: A kind of chili pepper from the Basque region.
cubomedusas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cubomedusa
scrub nurse
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: scrub nurses
Senses: glosses: A nurse that manages instruments during an operation, assists the surgeon, and performs nursing tasks for the patient.
Synonyms: instrument nurse
Related terms: surgical technologist
surg tech
wankette
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: wankettes
Etymology: From wank + -ette, by analogy with wanker.
Senses: examples: text: Exactly. Hate her if you will, but I can't stand it when she gets lumped in with Sheryl Crow, Heather Nova, and all of the other wankettes, because, like you said... there's an element of sincerity, and I can't say it differently.
ref: 1997 February 20, Hal Phillips, “Re: The Almighty Alanis”, in alt.music.nin (Usenet):
text: Remember the wall to wall wankettes in navy blue pullovers, collars turned up, frosted hair and button earings^([sic]) who went to the same school that mummy did, and married a wanker who went to the same school daddy did, And who have never lived more than a mile from the house they were bought up in?
ref: 2002 December 10, Alan Brennan, “Re: State of emergency in Dunedin”, in nz.reg.dunedin.general (Usenet):
text: There is always one wanker or wankette who is so completely drunk that they ruin the fun for everyone else.
ref: 2009, Therese Raft, "Conception Day Do's and Don'ts", Grapeshot (Macquarie University), Issue 8, 14 September 2009, page 22
glosses: A stupid or annoying woman.
examples: text: When I first started living with my present SO, we had a discussion about masturbatory frequencies, and since mine was by far the more prolific, I couldn't help but give a guesstimate for my lifetime total. Needless to say, from my SO's perspective, this was an astounding number. Using a consertive^([sic]) estimate of an average of 5 times a week for the last 26 years, a very rough, but up to date total would be:
5 * 52 * 26 = 6,760.
So any of you old fart wankers and wankettes out there care to give an estimate?
ref: 1993 September 9, Red Crow [username], “6,760 times...”, in alt.sex.masturbation (Usenet):
text: What really gets me off is reading the stories of other folks. True stories from fellow wankers. (I guess the women would be wankettes?)
ref: 2002 June 6, PlumpLvr [username], “Re: what a tight group of folks”, in alt.masturbation (Usenet):
text: Of the 40 percent of wankettes, only one in ten admitted to petting the kitty weekly.
ref: 2007, Jamye Waxman, Getting Off: A Woman's Guide to Masturbation, Seal Press, →ISBN, page 215:
glosses: A woman who masturbates.
Synonyms: sense: female masturbator
word: masturbatrix
wankettes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of wankette
price floor
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: price floors
Senses: topics: business
coordinate_terms: price ceiling
glosses: An imposed lower limit on the price charged for goods or services.
Related terms: price control
cubomedusae
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cubomedusa
flickereth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: flicker + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of flicker
jangleth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: jangle + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of jangle
deathcamas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of death camas.
zeitnots
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of zeitnot
compassioned
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of compassion
compassioning
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of compassion
compassioning
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: compassionings
Senses: examples: text: The Home Nurse who, from Christian principle, patiently and unmurmuringly endures the so-often ungracious observations, the supercilious compassionings, the idle, peevish complaints […]
ref: 1863, Esther Le Hardy, The Home Nurse and Manual for the Sickroom, page 203:
glosses: An act of bestowing compassion.
board of control
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: boards of control
Senses: glosses: A small executive body in municipal government, usually dealing with financial and administrative matters.
boards of control
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of board of control
erfc
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Abbreviation.
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: complementary error function, i.e. 1 - erf(x)
flatterable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more flatterable
form: most flatterable
Etymology: From flatter + -able.
Senses: examples: text: And, besides, he was the most flatterable creature that ever was known; for there was a method of resignation to him, and treating him with little meals, and private, with his pipe, at ease, which certainly captivated him.
ref: a. 1734, Roger North, The Life of the Right Honourable Francis North:
antonyms: unflatterable
glosses: Susceptible to flattery.
Derived terms: unflatterable
fatteneth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: fatten + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of fatten
shimmereth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: shimmer + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of shimmer
bandieth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: bandy + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of bandy
roller blind
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: roller blinds
Senses: synonyms: roller shade
glosses: A blind for a window, usually of stiffened fabric or vinyl, mounted on a pole and operated with a chain or spring mechanism.
topics: transport
glosses: A destination indicator blind on buses and trains having two rollers, top and bottom. It can be rolled to display various destinations and route numbers through a small window.
roller blinds
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of roller blind
Warnerian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Warnerian
form: most Warnerian
Etymology: From Warner + -ian.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to William Lloyd Warner (1898–1970), pioneering socioanthropologist.
socioanthropological
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more socioanthropological
form: most socioanthropological
Etymology: From socio- + anthropological.
Senses: glosses: Relating to socioanthropology.
Derived terms: socioanthropologically
bioanthropologically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From bioanthropological + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In terms of, or by means of, bioanthropology.
socioanthropologically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From socioanthropological + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In terms of, or by means of, socioanthropology.
serened
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of serene
assenteth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: assent + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of assent
resenteth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: resent + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of resent
consenteth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: consent + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of consent
reneweth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: renew + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of renew
worrieth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: worry + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of worry
assembleth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: assemble + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of assemble
trippeth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: trip + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of trip
tilteth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: tilt + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of tilt
assureth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: assure + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of assure
reassureth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: reassure + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of reassure
jousteth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: joust + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of joust
challengeth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: challenge + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of challenge
defieth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: defy + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of defy
fisheth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: fish + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of fish
initiateth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: initiate + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of initiate
doggeth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: dog + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of dog
houndeth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: hound + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of hound
arresteth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: arrest + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of arrest
averteth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: avert + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of avert
doubteth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: doubt + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of doubt
misdoubteth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: misdoubt + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of misdoubt
stareth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: stare + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of stare
sundereth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: sunder + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of sunder
dissevereth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: dissever + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of dissever
dissembleth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: dissemble + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of dissemble
resembleth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: resemble + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of resemble
backslideth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: backslide + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of backslide
snappeth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: snap + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of snap
clappeth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: clap + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of clap
slappeth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: slap + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of slap
retireth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: retire + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of retire
collapseth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: collapse + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of collapse
tireth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: tire + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of tire
treateth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: treat + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of treat
ensueth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: ensue + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of ensue
transpireth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: transpire + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of transpire
melloweth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: mellow + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of mellow
holloweth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: hollow + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of hollow
menaceth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: menace + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of menace
ooey-gooey
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more ooey-gooey
form: most ooey-gooey
Etymology: Reduplicative.
Senses: examples: text: Ooey-gooey stuff. Whipped cream, guacamole, chocolate sauce, maple syrup, potato salad, cottage cheese, fruit salad, jello, pies. He'd even mix cake batter and pour it on me.
ref: 2010, H. A. Carson, A Roaring Girl, page 105:
text: Purple ones, green ones, ooey-gooey ones—all kinds of nasty monsters!
ref: 2011, Allen H. Weg, OCD Treatment Through Storytelling, page 34:
text: We both agree that the best chocolate chip cookie is one with an ooey-gooey center, loads of chocolate chips, and freshly toasted nuts.
ref: 2012, Sara Corpening Whiteford, Mary Corpening Barber, The Bride & Groom First and Forever Cookbook, page 212:
glosses: gooey; sticky
all-points bulletin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: all-points bulletins
Senses: topics: government
law-enforcement
glosses: A broadcast issued from one law enforcement agency to another, typically containing information about a wanted suspect or a person of interest.
Synonyms: APB
BOLO
loudliest
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: glosses: superlative form of loudly: most loudly
loudlier
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: glosses: comparative form of loudly: more loudly
damageth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: damage + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of damage
scenteth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: scent + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of scent
caretaker government
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: caretaker governments
Senses: topics: government
politics
glosses: A government that rules temporarily, for example after a no-confidence motion in a parliamentary system.
Coordinate terms: interim government
provisional government
centuriated
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of centuriate
centuriating
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of centuriate
centuriates
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of centuriate
cash advance
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cash advances
Senses: glosses: The money obtained using a service allowing credit card holders to withdraw cash, either through an ATM or over the counter at a bank or other financial agency, up to a certain limit.
Related terms: advance payment
cash machine
certified mail
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: First class mail that provides the sender a proof of mailing and a delivery receipt.
certified check
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: certified checks
Senses: glosses: A check (cheque) for which the bank verifies that sufficient funds exist in the account to cover the check, and so certifies, at the time the check is written.
bust a gut
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: busts a gut
form: busting a gut
form: busted a gut
form: busted a gut
form: bust a gut
form: bust a gut
Senses: examples: text: I had to really bust a gut to get it done by the deadline.
glosses: To work or try very hard.
examples: text: Something about the way he said that made me just bust a gut: I practically died laughing!
glosses: To develop a pain in the side from laughing hard.
character witness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: character witnesses
Senses: topics: law
glosses: A witness called to provide evidence with respect to the reputation, conduct or moral standing of a party.
charter member
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: charter members
Senses: synonyms: founding member
founder member
glosses: An original member of an organization; a member named in an organization's charter.
commercial bank
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: commercial banks
Senses: topics: banking
business
coordinate_terms: retail bank
investment bank
universal bank
glosses: A bank whose chief business is accepting demand deposits and making short-term loans.
Derived terms: commercial banking
demand deposit
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: demand deposits
Senses: topics: banking
business
glosses: A bank deposit that may be withdrawn without notice.
Related terms: demand account
commercial banks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of commercial bank
demand deposits
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of demand deposit
financial institution
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: financial institutions
Senses: topics: banking
business
finance
glosses: An institution, such as a bank, insurance company or fund, that provides financial services for its clients or members.
financial institutions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of financial institution
community property
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Property that is acquired during a marriage, excluding gifts and inheritances, that is owned jointly by both spouses and is divided upon divorce, annulment or death.
topics: law
glosses: Marital property that is divided equally in California and some other states, as opposed to equitable distribution, the practice in most states.
death chamber
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: death chambers
Senses: glosses: The room in which capital punishment is carried out.
Hyponyms: gas chamber
death chambers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of death chamber
deficit spending
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: economics
sciences
glosses: The spending by a government in excess of government revenue, intended to boost the economy.
drug lab
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: drug labs
Senses: examples: text: clandestine drug lab
glosses: A laboratory designed for the manufacture of illegal drugs.
glosses: A professional laboratory designed for the legal manufacture of drugs and pharmaceuticals.
drug labs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of drug lab
certified checks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of certified check
cash advances
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cash advance
all-points bulletins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of all-points bulletin
trainables
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of trainable
rhyme royal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rhymes royal
form: rime royal
Etymology: This term was reportedly first used in the mid-1800s.
Senses: examples: text: Perhaps the most engaging of the Rowley poems are "An Excelente Balade of Charitie," written in the rhyme royal; and "The Bristowe Tragedie," in the common ballad stanza.
ref: 1898, Henry Augustin Beers, chapter 10, in 18th Century: A History of English Romanticism:
topics: communications
journalism
literature
media
poetry
publishing
writing
glosses: A form of English verse consisting of seven-line stanzas of iambic pentameter having a rhyme scheme of ababbcc, first represented in English in works by Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1343-1400).
examples: text: Chaucer for years before the Prologue to LGW had been writing heroic couplets at the close of each of his rhymes royal.
ref: 1938 Jan, H. S. V. Jones, “Brief Mention”, in The Journal of English and Germanic Philology, volume 37, number 1, page 126:
topics: communications
journalism
literature
media
poetry
publishing
writing
glosses: A single stanza of this form.
Synonyms: ballade royal
rhythm royal
rime royal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rimes royal
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of rhyme royal.
gets ahold of
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of get ahold of
getting ahold of
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of get ahold of
got ahold of
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of get ahold of
gotten ahold of
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of get ahold of
gotten hold of
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of get hold of
gets hold of
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of get hold of
getting hold of
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of get hold of
got hold of
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of get hold of
visa-on-arrival
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: word: VOA
glosses: A simplified method of issuing visa (a permit to enter and leave a country) on arrival, as an alternative to a complete visa-free entry.
EDL
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /iː diː ɛl/
Senses: examples: text: The very Ballardian violence comes from rogue Salafist jihadists and their far-right counterparts, the Nativists (imagine the EDL with brains); […]
ref: 2015 September 8, Alex Preston, “Submission by Michel Houellebecq review – satire that’s more subtle than it seems”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
text: The EDL said Saturday’s rally was aimed at highlighting what it describes as a “continued increase in Islamic terrorism” linked to Birmingham.
ref: 2017 April 8, Nicola Slawson, “Birmingham mosque counters EDL rally with ‘best of British’ tea party”, in The Guardian:
topics: government
politics
glosses: Initialism of English Defence League.
topics: government
politics
glosses: Initialism of European Defence League.
glosses: Initialism of European Day of Languages.
EDL
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /iː diː ɛl/
Forms: form: EDLs
Senses: topics: broadcasting
media
glosses: Initialism of edit decision list.
qualifier: space flight
glosses: Abbreviation of entry, descent, landing (a phase of planetfall).
duncehood
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From dunce + -hood.
Senses: glosses: The quality, condition, or character of a dunce; mental opacity.
Related terms: duncedom
duncely
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more duncely
form: most duncely
Etymology: From dunce + -ly (adjectival suffix).
Senses: examples: text: More widely, Pope caricatures in these chaotic manoeuvres aspects of duncely writing which contravene the rules of nature: [...]
ref: 2002, Paul Baines, Alexander Pope - Page 141:
glosses: Like, characteristic of, or pertaining to a dunce or dunces; duncelike.
duncely
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more duncely
form: most duncely
Etymology: From dunce + -ly (adverbial suffix).
Senses: glosses: In the manner of a dunce; as a dunce; in the way of scholastic philosophy.
dunceish
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more dunceish
form: most dunceish
Etymology: From dunce + -ish.
Senses: examples: text: "[...] I'm being dunceish, aren't I? We don't need anyone but the three of us."
ref: 2012, Chris Bunch, The Demon King:
glosses: Alternative form of duncish.
Titanomachy
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˌtaɪtəˈnɒməki/
Forms: form: the Titanomachy
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Τῑτᾱνομαχίᾱ (Tītānomakhíā), from Τῑτᾱ́ν (Tītā́n, “Titan”) + μάχη (mákhē, “battle”) + -ια (-ia).
Senses: examples: text: 1966, M. L. West (editor), Hesiod, Theogony: edited with prolegomena and commentary by M.L. West, Oxford University Press (Clarendon Press), page 337,
A more important difference between the Titanomachy and Ragnarok is that the Norse gods, the Æsir, do not fight against other gods who are afterwards bound, but against an assortment of giants and monsters who have hitherto been bound […] .
text: His^([Thallus’]) history was arranged in three books, and, in part, by olympiads, and covered material from the Titanomachy (dated to 322 years before the Trojan war) to at least the Crucifixion.
ref: 2001, Benjamin Garstad, “Theophilus of Antioch, Pseudo-Justin, and Thallus' Treatment of Moses”, in M. F. Wiles, E. J. Yarnold, P. M. Parvis, editors, Studia Patristica, Vol. XXXVI: Papers presented at the Thirteenth International Conference on Patristic Studies, Peeters Publishers, page 207:
text: Likewise, the tragedy's treatment of the Titanomachy departs significantly from the Hesiodic account. It has been suggested that the PV^([Prometheus Vinctus]) may be informed by the Cyclic epic Titanomachy attributed to Eumelus (or Arctinus),⁷² especially since an entry in Hesychius' Lexicon⁷³ has led some to believe that both Prometheus' involvement in the Titanomachy and his change of allegiance were elements of that Cyclic epic.
ref: 2017, Zoe Stamatopoulou, Hesiod and Classical Greek Poetry: Reception and Transformation in the Fifth Century BCE, Cambridge University Press, page 150:
topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: The mythological war between the Titans and the Olympian gods.
Synonyms: sense: mythological war between Titans and Olympian gods
word: Battle of the Gods
sense: mythological war between Titans and Olympian gods
word: Battle of the Titans
sense: mythological war between Titans and Olympian gods
word: Titan War
sense: mythological war between Titans and Olympian gods
word: War of the Titans
Titanomachy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˌtaɪtəˈnɒməki/
Forms: form: Titanomachies
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Τῑτᾱνομαχίᾱ (Tītānomakhíā), from Τῑτᾱ́ν (Tītā́n, “Titan”) + μάχη (mákhē, “battle”) + -ια (-ia).
Senses: glosses: Any fight between two great forces.
bush clover
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bush clovers
Senses: glosses: Lespedeza spp.
Derived terms: round-headed bush clover
shrubby bush clover
bush clover dodder
round-headed bush clover
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: round-headed bush clovers
Senses: glosses: Lespedeza capitata, a tall, deep-rooting perennial herb native to eastern North America.
shorteneth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: shorten + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of shorten
lengtheneth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: lengthen + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of lengthen
heighteneth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: heighten + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of heighten
straighteneth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: straighten + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of straighten
produceth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: produce + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of produce
bounceth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: bounce + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of bounce
begrace
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: begraces
form: begracing
form: begraced
form: begraced
Etymology: From be- + grace.
Senses: glosses: To address (one) as "Grace".
examples: text: Likewise, not to be “begraced” in a particular way, with a specific gift, should not bring a sense of inferiority.
ref: 2003, Maxie Dunnam, The Preacher's Commentary:
text: You have been begraced with grace, and all of us can say that this morning if you are saved. I have been begraced with God's grace so I should not fear.
ref: 2004, John Barnett, Discipline Yourself for Godliness:
glosses: To grace or endue with grace; begift; endow.
begruntle
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: begruntles
form: begruntling
form: begruntled
form: begruntled
Etymology: From be- + gruntle.
Senses: glosses: To make or render uneasy; disconcert.
coveteth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: covet + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of covet
raveneth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: raven + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of raven
alarmeth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: alarm + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of alarm
hungereth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: hunger + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of hunger
scrappable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From scrap + -able.
Senses: glosses: Capable of, or suitable for, being scrapped.
wetu
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈwi.tu/
Forms: form: wetus
head_nr: 1
form: wetu
head_nr: 1
Etymology: Borrowed from Massachusett wetu.
Senses: examples: text: Wetus ranged in size between about 10 to 15 feet in diameter. As many as ten people lived inside.
ref: 2001, Donald M. Silver, Patricia J. Wynne, The Pilgrims, the Mayflower & more; grades 1-3, page 17:
text: To make a wetu, the Wampanoag set poles made from cedar saplings into the ground. They bent the poles over and covered them with cattail reeds or bark. A wetu was either circular or oval. Most wetu were about 20 to 30 feet (6 to 9 meters) […]
ref: 2003, Janet Riehecky, The Wampanoag: The People of the First Light, page 13:
text: Wetus were commonly about 12 feet (3.7 m) wide and 14 to 20 feet (4.3 to 6.1 m) long. Sometimes three or four families shared a single house. These wetus could be up to 100 feet (30.4 m) long and 30 feet (9.1 m) wide.
ref: 2005, Janey Levy, The Wampanoag of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, page 22:
text: In one corner of the village a man is emerging from a sweat-house; in the village's center a child sleeps in a wetu while a little boy on the roof hides from his dog, their only domesticated animal. A woman in mourning speaks to the sachem.
ref: 2008, Frances H. Kennedy, American Indian Places: A Historical Guidebook, page 31:
head_nr: 1
glosses: A dwelling, a domed hut similar to a wigwam, used by some Native Americans in the northeastern United States, especially the Wampanoag.
Related terms: sense: traditional Native American dwellings
alt: used by the Navajo in the southwestern United States
word: hogan
sense: traditional Native American dwellings
english: used by the Inuit, made of snow
translation: used by the Inuit, made of snow
word: igloo
sense: traditional Native American dwellings
english: used in the Great Plains
translation: used in the Great Plains
word: teepee
sense: traditional Native American dwellings
english: used by the Inuit during the summer
translation: used by the Inuit during the summer
word: tupik
sense: traditional Native American dwellings
english: used in the southwestern and western United States
translation: used in the southwestern and western United States
word: wickiup
sense: traditional Native American dwellings
english: used in the northeastern United States
translation: used in the northeastern United States
word: wigwam
wetus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of wetu
oggy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: oggies
Etymology: From hoggan.
Senses: examples: text: I was given them by a delightful Cornish lady who was quite taken with me and used to make the most delicious tiddy oggy pasties.
ref: 2004, Keith Heller, The Woman Who Knew Gandhi, page 81:
text: Miners ate oggies down the Cornish mines, and one of Henry VIII's wives wrote a letter mentioning Cornish pasties[…]
ref: 2012, Max Cryer, Curious English Words and Phrases, page 257:
synonyms: tiddy oggy
glosses: A Cornish pasty.
oggy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: oggies
Etymology: Phonetic reading of OG, or OG + -y (diminutive suffix).
Senses: examples: text: A more recent City centre-half scored two 'oggies' in only 5 league appearances during the early 2000s.
ref: 2012 January 31, David Collins, Gareth Bennett, Never Mind the Bluebirds: The Ultimate Cardiff City Quiz Book, The History Press, →ISBN, page 2:
text: 'Dad, there's been an oggy!' The own goal, prized as it is, is something of a rare species at training grounds.
ref: 2019 October 17, Peter Crouch, I, Robot: How to Be a Footballer 2, Random House, →ISBN:
text: Euro 2024 was one own goal short of the all-time record for the most "oggies" at a single European Championship!
ref: 2024 September 26, MATCH, Match Annual 2025: The UK's Best-selling Football Annual!, Pan Macmillan, →ISBN, page 82:
topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
lifestyle
soccer
sports
glosses: An own goal.
Related terms: oggy oggy oggy
oggies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of oggy
Albuquerquean
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌæl.bəˈkɝ.ki.ən/
ipa: /ˌæl.bəˈkɜː.ki.ən/
Forms: form: more Albuquerquean
form: most Albuquerquean
Etymology: From Albuquerque + -an.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to Albuquerque.
Albuquerquean
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌæl.bəˈkɝ.ki.ən/
ipa: /ˌæl.bəˈkɜː.ki.ən/
Forms: form: Albuquerqueans
Etymology: From Albuquerque + -an.
Senses: synonyms: Burqueño
glosses: A native or inhabitant of Albuquerque.
Albuquerqueans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Albuquerquean
ovaline
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more ovaline
form: most ovaline
Etymology: From oval + -ine. Compare opaline.
Senses: examples: text: Obeying the mighty behest, I beheld, and an ovaline picture, painted in the artistry of heaven, let down from the crystalline walls, that I might not see, and held fast by a cord of gold, safe in an angel's keeping, God had sent for me to look upon.
ref: 1862, “Mr. Axtell”, in The Atlantic Monthly, volume 10, page 447:
text: He took two bottles, one of which held an ovaline pill that was faintly pink and bore a label on it with a picture of the moon.
ref: 1994, Tito Perdue, The New Austerities, page 33:
text: Passing the large, ovaline swimming pool with its pretty little wooden bridge that connected the adult swimming and children's splashing areas, they skirted along the sea-side edge of the main hotel and then veered to the right when they came to the croquet lawn.
ref: 2013, Steve Moody, The Gossamer Intervention, page 272:
glosses: Synonym of oval: having an elongated round shape.
synonyms: word: oval
extra: having an elongated round shape
antiwolf
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more antiwolf
form: most antiwolf
Etymology: From anti- + wolf.
Senses: glosses: Opposing wolves.
anticoyote
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more anticoyote
form: most anticoyote
Etymology: From anti- + coyote.
Senses: glosses: Opposing coyotes.
Yeshiva
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Yeshivas
form: Yeshivot
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of yeshiva.
Yeshivas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Yeshiva
Yeshivot
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Yeshiva
ovalish
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more ovalish
form: most ovalish
Etymology: From oval + -ish.
Senses: examples: text: Our native water arum has long-stalked, thick, coarse leaves that are ovalish and about three inches long.
ref: 1996, Norman Taylor, 1001 Questions Answered About Flowers, page 31:
text: An ovalish circumscribed opacity with blurred margins is seen in an upper position behind the areola, with the same density as the surrounding fibroglandular tissue.
ref: 2005, Vincenzo Lattanzio, Giovanni Simonetti, Guide to Interpreting, Recording, and Auditing Mammograhic Images, page 42:
text: Hindwing with a mostly smooth-edged, ovalish, dark red patch, jagged only near front of wing.
ref: 2008, Michael J. Samways, Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa, page 198:
glosses: Approximately oval-shaped.
ungrace
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ungraces
Etymology: From un- (“not; lack of”) + grace.
Senses: examples: text: The evil ungraces of the wicked Devil are thus called in Latin speech: […]
ref: 1830, Henry Soames, Inquiry Into the Doctrines of the Anglo-Saxon Church:
text: However, as costly as grace is, ungrace costs more.
ref: 2005, Dee Brestin, Woman of Purpose:
text: There is the contract between ungrace religion and a spirituality that is grace and compassion.
ref: 2008, Eugene C. Rollins, Grace Is Not a Blue-eyed Blonde:
text: Every institution, it seems, runs on ungrace and its insistence that we earn our way.
ref: 2009, Philip Yancey, Where Is God When it Hurts/What's So Amazing About Grace?:
glosses: The lack, absence, or antithesis of grace; gracelessness.
ungrace
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: ungraces
form: ungracing
form: ungraced
form: ungraced
Etymology: From un- (reversal prefix) + grace.
Senses: examples: text: It is another one of those experiences of ungracing the grace of God and putting boundaries, putting dogmas, putting creeds around the grace of God that ungraces the grace of God.
ref: 2008, Eugene C. Rollins, Grace Is Not a Blue-eyed Blonde:
glosses: To undo or remove grace; render grace ineffective; make ungraceful or ungracious.
unhelp
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: unhelps
form: unhelping
form: unhelped
form: unhelped
Etymology: From un- + help.
Senses: examples: text: When I was a child, I remember my mom busily preparing for a dinner party, saying, "If you are not going to help me, then at least don't unhelp me."
ref: 2000, Mary Ann Froehlich, Peggysue Wells, What to Do When You Don't Know What to Say:
text: "No more help! I want you to unhelp me."
ref: 2004, Alejna Brugos, Linnea Micciulla, Christine E. Smith, Proceedings of the 28th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development, Volume 2:
glosses: To undo or impede the help of.
unhelp
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Middle English unhelpe, equivalent to un- + help.
Senses: examples: text: But the unhelp, the disobedience!
ref: 1950, Frank Kendon, Jacob & Thomas: Darkness, page 18:
glosses: Lack or absence of help
Related terms: unhelpfulness
ovalize
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: ovalizes
form: ovalizing
form: ovalized
form: ovalized
Etymology: From oval + -ize.
Senses: examples: text: The pipe partially restrains the elbow from ovalization but the elbow tendency to ovalize forces the pipe to ovalize.
ref: 1974, I. S. Tuba, R. A. Selby, Wallace B. Wright, Pressure Vessels and Piping: Analysis and Computers, page 99:
text: Under the effect of soil and external loads, the buried pipe will tend to ovalize, causing through-wall bending stresses.
ref: 2003, G. A. Antaki, Piping and Pipeline Engineering, page 285:
text: We say “in theory” because the cross section of a thin-walled tube can ovalize upon bending, which can lead to a local collapse of the tube.
ref: 2012, Karl J. Niklas, Hanns-Christof Spatz, Plant Physics, page 192:
glosses: Of a circle, to become stretched out in one direction, thereby becoming an oval.
ovalizes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of ovalize
ovalizing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of ovalize
ovalized
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of ovalize
barefast
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɛə(ɹ)fæst/
ipa: /ˈbɛə(ɹ)fɑːst/
Forms: form: more barefast
form: most barefast
Etymology: From bare + fast. Compare shamefast.
Senses: examples: text: Now is she barefast to be seene, straight on her mufler goes.
ref: 1594, Robert Wilson, The Cobler's Prophecy:
glosses: Barefaced.
duressed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of duress
duressing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of duress
the dear knows
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Etymology: Unclear. Bliss and Dolan suggest a conflation of dear, as in "oh dear" or "the Dear Lord", and deer, by analogy with the conflation in Irish of Fiadha "God" and fiadh "deer".
Senses: examples: text: O thou, whom poets call Melpomene,
Who hast inspir'd, the dear knows how many
In ancient times to sing O Dear O's
On hapless fates of unknown heroes,
ref: 1806 'Caleb Thistle' "How are the mighty fallen!" in The Evening Fire-side; or Literary Miscellany (Philadelphia; 10 May 1806) Vol.II No.19 p.147
text: I know where I’m going,
I know who’s going with me,
I know who I love,
But the dear knows who I’ll marry.
ref: 19th century Anonymous Irish or Scottish ballad, I Know Where I’m Going
text: And there it sits, spreading rubbish about because of the cats, and smelling like the Dear knows what.
ref: 2004, Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, The Dear Departed, page 205:
glosses: God knows; nobody knows
examples: text: Then she gave a little sigh and said: ‘Ah, well! We did our best, the dear knows.’
ref: 1904–1907 (date written), James Joyce, “A Mother”, in Dubliners, London: Grant Richards, published June 1914, →OCLC, page 173:
text: The dear knows your father worked hard enough for the money he is laying out on your education.
ref: 1939, Flann O'Brien, chapter 1, in At Swim-two-birds:
glosses: God knows; of course, certainly, nobody could doubt
paper clay
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: paper clays
form: paperclay
form: paper-clay
Etymology: From paper + clay, from its use in the manufacture of paper and wallpaper.
Senses: examples: text: It is a good specimen of the variety of fire-clay, which is used for facing paperhangings, and is sold as paper clay.
ref: 1840, Henry Darwin Rogers, Description of the Geology of the State of New Jersey, New Jersey Geological Survey, p 101
topics: business
geography
geology
manufacturing
natural-sciences
glosses: Synonym of kaolin; also similarly uniform light-coloured clay composed of fine particles.
synonyms: word: kaolin
extra: also similarly uniform light-coloured clay composed of fine particles
examples: text: Ceramic paperclay contains a special balance of organic cellulose fibers (like those in recycled paper pulp) dispersed uniformly within a base of inorganic traditional clay.
ref: 1993, Rosette Gault, Paper Clay for Ceramic Sculptors: A Studio Companion, Seattle: Clear Light Books, published 2010:
text: [title] Paper/Clay and Method of Preparation
ref: 1998, Rosette Gault, Paper/Clay and Method of Preparation, United States Patent no. 5,726,111, USPTO
topics: ceramics
chemistry
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Clay mixed with shredded paper or other fibres, valued for its strength and light weight in the production of large ceramic works.
unroughened
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + roughened.
Senses: glosses: Not roughened.
goosedown
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From goose + down.
Senses: glosses: down from a goose
puss in a bag
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From puss + in + a + bag.
Senses: glosses: A pig in a poke.
pepperbrand
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A kind of fungus; bunt (Ustilago foetida)
uck
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʌk/
rhymes: -ʌk
Senses: examples: text: “Uck,” he said. “I mean, you... you've got to be kidding.”
ref: 2008, David Mason, Jellyroll, page 23:
text: Actually, I hadn't looked at my voice mail but I knew now. “Uck. Glad he hasn't been in. Is he ok?”
ref: 2011, Hollie Delaney, Understanding the Business: Journal II, page 210:
text: Uck. This one smells like onion.
ref: 2013, Megan McDonald, Stink and the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers, page 13:
glosses: Alternative form of yuck.
uck
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʌk/
rhymes: -ʌk
ipa: /ʔʌk/
rhymes: -ʌk
ipa: /ʌk/
rhymes: -ʌk
Etymology: See ucker.
Senses: examples: text: My angles dusty, two black hands on the rusty
And I got uck from a peng ting, mad back but the chest busty
ref: 2014 August 25, Dimzy of 67, “Outside”, 1:29–1:35:
text: Little homies in Uber collecting some grub
Same time I'm with Lula collecting some uck
ref: 2018 February 9, Fredo, “Haters”, in Tables Turn, 1:26–1:30:
synonyms: ucky
glosses: Alternative form of suck (in the particular sense of fellatio)
honeying
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of honey
enricheth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: enrich + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of enrich
compensateth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: compensate + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of compensate
neighboureth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: neighboreth
Etymology: neighbour + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of neighbour
Federal Register
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: The official journal of the federal government of the United States that contains most routine publications and public notices of government agencies.
fixed income
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fixed incomes
Senses: topics: business
finance
glosses: Any type of investment under which the borrower/issuer is obliged to make payments of a fixed amount on a fixed schedule. Broadly, such investments tend to be bonds and are not stocks.
glosses: A personal income that does not vary over time, often predominantly from pensions or state benefits; especially, such an income that is low, requiring frugal living.
Related terms: low-income
fixed incomes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fixed income