cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
Cayler
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Derived terms: Cayler syndrome
Cayler cardiofacial syndrome
Caroli disease
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A rare inherited disorder characterized by cystic dilatation (or ectasia) of the bile ducts within the liver.
blind loop syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: stagnant loop syndrome
glosses: The situation where the normal bacterial flora of the small intestine proliferates to numbers that cause significant derangement to digestion and absorption.
King Frederick VIII Land
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: King Frederik VIII Land
Etymology: Calque of Danish Kong Frederik VIII Land, named after Frederick VIII of Denmark.
Senses: glosses: An informal geographic region of northeastern Greenland.
stagnant loop syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of blind loop syndrome
synonyms: word: blind loop syndrome
medical cybernetics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The study of cybernetic principles applied to medical research and practice.
cramp fasciculation syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: CFS
glosses: A rare peripheral-nerve hyperexcitability disorder that causes fasciculations, cramps, pain, fatigue, and muscle stiffness.
second order cybernetics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The recursive application and practice of cybernetics to itself.
technical cybernetics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: cybernetic engineering
glosses: A branch of cybernetics with applications in certain engineering fields such as control engineering and robotics.
cybernetic engineering
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of technical cybernetics
synonyms: word: technical cybernetics
Akosu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Akesu (Aksu).
cybernetic organism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cybernetic organisms
Senses: glosses: Synonym of cyborg
synonyms: word: cyborg
cybernetic organisms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cybernetic organism
Wartenberg's migratory sensory neuropathy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: Wartenberg's migrant sensory neuritis
glosses: A disorder affecting the sensory cutaneous nerves of the limbs, characterised by sudden severe pain on moving a limb that stretches a particular nerve.
Lubarsky
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname
Wartenberg's migrant sensory neuritis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Wartenberg's migratory sensory neuropathy
synonyms: word: Wartenberg's migratory sensory neuropathy
Spenard
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Spenards
Etymology: From French Spénard
* The lake in Alaska is named after early settler Joe Spenard, who settled on its shores. A road from what was Anchorage city limits to the lake is named Spenard Road, after the lake, which is now contained within Anchorage. The neighborhood surrounding the lake is named after the road. The type of divorce is named after the neighborhood.
Senses: glosses: A surname from French
glosses: A placename
A neighborhood of Anchorage, Alaska, United States
glosses: A placename
Ellipsis of Lake Spenard
glosses: A placename
Ellipsis of Lake Spenard
A lake in Spenard, Anchorage, Alaska, United States
synonyms: Jeter Lake
Derived terms: Lake Spenard
spenard
spenard divorce
Spenard divorce
Spenard
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Spenards
Etymology: From French Spénard
* The lake in Alaska is named after early settler Joe Spenard, who settled on its shores. A road from what was Anchorage city limits to the lake is named Spenard Road, after the lake, which is now contained within Anchorage. The neighborhood surrounding the lake is named after the road. The type of divorce is named after the neighborhood.
Senses: glosses: Ellipsis of Spenard divorce
JMC
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Jansen's metaphyseal chondrodysplasia.
Jansen metaphyseal dysostosis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Jansen's metaphyseal chondrodysplasia.
synonyms: word: Jansen's metaphyseal chondrodysplasia
Jansen disease
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Jansen's metaphyseal chondrodysplasia.
synonyms: word: Jansen's metaphyseal chondrodysplasia
Murk Jansen-type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Jansen's metaphyseal chondrodysplasia.
synonyms: word: Jansen's metaphyseal chondrodysplasia
EEM syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From the initial letters of the traits.
Senses: glosses: An autosomal-recessive disorder of ectodermal dysplasia, ectrodactyly, and macular dystrophy.
Lishu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Mandarin 梨樹 /梨树 (Líshù).
Senses: glosses: A county of Siping, western Jilin, China.
CANDLE syndrome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From the initial letters of the traits, arranged to spell candle.
Senses: glosses: A autosomal-recessive disorder of chronic atypical neutrophilic dermatosis with lipodystrophy and elevated temperature.
spenard
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: spenards
Senses: glosses: Ellipsis of Spenard divorce
Tiexi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: tyěʹshēʹ
Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization for Mandarin 鐵西 /铁西.
Senses: glosses: A district of Siping, Jilin, China.
Tiedong
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: tyěʹdo͝ongʹ
Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization for Mandarin 鐵東 /铁东.
Senses: glosses: A district of Siping, Jilin, China.
Yitong
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: yēʹto͝ongʹ
Etymology: From Mandarin 伊通 (Yītōng).
Senses: glosses: A Manchu autonomous county in Siping, western Jilin, China.
Spenard divorce
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Spenard divorces
form: spenard divorce
form: Spenard
form: spenard
Etymology: Spenard + divorce. From where such events frequently took place, in Spenard, Alaska, USA; where wives killed their husbands.
Senses: examples: text: From Spenard divorces to the bar scene that peaked during pipeline construction, many Spenard legends have an illegal or at least illicit aspect.
ref: 2020 May 17, David Reamer, “History of Spenard: How a squatter, bootlegger and showman gave Anchorage’s most renowned road its name”, in Anchorage Daily News:
qualifier: Alaska slang
glosses: mariticide (wives killing husbands)
glosses: spousal homicide
fictosexual
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌfɪk.təˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/
ipa: /-sjuː.əl/
ipa: /ˌfɪk.təˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/
ipa: /-ʃəl/
rhymes: -ɛkʃuːəl
rhymes: -ɛksjuːəl
rhymes: -ɛkʃəl
Forms: form: more fictosexual
form: most fictosexual
Etymology: From ficto- + -sexual.
Senses: glosses: Sexually or romantically attracted to fictional characters; who has fictosexuality.
fictosexual
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌfɪk.təˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/
ipa: /-sjuː.əl/
ipa: /ˌfɪk.təˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/
ipa: /-ʃəl/
rhymes: -ɛkʃuːəl
rhymes: -ɛksjuːəl
rhymes: -ɛkʃəl
Forms: form: fictosexuals
Etymology: From ficto- + -sexual.
Senses: glosses: One who is sexually or romantically attracted to fictional characters; one who has fictosexuality.
fictosexuals
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fictosexual
cardiophylax
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: kär′dē-ə-fĭ′lăks
enpr: -ō-fĭ′läks
ipa: /ˌkɑː.diː.əˈfɪ.laks/
ipa: /-əʊ̯ˈfɪ.lɑːks/
note: conservative Received Pronunciation
ipa: /ˌkɑː.diː.əˈfɪ.læks/
ipa: /ˌkɑɹ.di.əˈfɪ.læks/
ipa: /-oʊ̯ˈfɪ.lɑks/
ipa: /-oʊ̯ˈfɪ.lɒks/
ipa: /ˌkɐː.diː.əˈfɪ.læks/
ipa: /-əʉ̯ˈfɪ.lɐːks/
ipa: /ˌkɐː.diː.əˈfə.lɛks/
ipa: /-ɐʉ̯ˈfə.lɐːks/
ipa: /ˌkaɹ.di.əˈfɪ.laks/
ipa: /-oˈfɪ.laks/
ipa: /ˌkaːʳ.ɖiː.oˈfɪ.laks/
ipa: /-oːˈfɪ.laːks/
rhymes: -ɪlæks
rhymes: -ɪlaks
rhymes: -ɪlɑks
Forms: form: cardiophylaxes
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin cardiophylax, derived from Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía) + φύλαξ (phúlax).
Senses: examples: text: Near-synonym: pectorale
text: On the other side of the cardiophylax, the surviving details indicate riders, possibly Dioscuri, within a frame of branches.
ref: 1969, Đorđe Mano-Zisi, Ljubiša B. Popović, Novi Pazar, Narodni muzej, page 81:
text: This is the cardiophylax, or heart protector, which Polybius tells us was worn in his own time by the poorer infantry, those who could not afford chain mail.
ref: 2007 October 10, Phil Sidnell, Warhorse: Cavalry in Ancient Warfare, Bloomsbury Publishing, page 159:
text: However, a cardiophylax appears on a fourth-century figurine recovered from southern Gaul at Nimes (Gard), raising the possibility that some Gallic warriors wore these forms of armour.
ref: 2025 June 27, Alastair R. Lumsden, Elite Masculinity and Warfare in Cisalpine Gaul, C. 400-50 BCE: What it Means to be a Man, Taylor & Francis, page 215:
glosses: A piece of body armour—originally a metal breastplate or pair of plates—worn in classical antiquity to protect the region of the heart. Typically circular or square discs, fastened by leather straps, used in Italy from the Villanovan and Etruscan periods (7th century BCE) and later by Roman Republican legionaries and gladiators such as provocatores.
Related terms: english: a square or disc chest‑plate
translation: a square or disc chest‑plate
word: pectorale
word: cuirass
cardiophylaxes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cardiophylax
spenard divorce
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: spenard divorces
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Spenard divorce
cheese grader
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cheese graders
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of cheese grater.
bituminoid
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more bituminoid
form: most bituminoid
Etymology: From bitumen (using its Latin oblique stem bitumin-) + -oid.
Senses: glosses: Resembling bitumen.
bituminoid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bituminoids
Etymology: From bitumen (using its Latin oblique stem bitumin-) + -oid.
Senses: glosses: A substance or material resembling bitumen.
San Juan Mountains
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the San Juan Mountains
Etymology: By surface analysis, San Juan + mountains
Senses: glosses: A mountain range of the larger Rocky Mountains, spanning through southwestern Colorado and northwestern New Mexico.
Kirtland
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Kirtlands
Senses: glosses: A surname
glosses: A city in Lake County, Ohio, United States.
glosses: A town in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States.
Derived terms: Kirtland Formation
Kirtland Shale
Kirtland's snake
Kirtland's warbler
sheeve
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sheeves
Senses: glosses: Obsolete form of sheave.
sheeves
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sheeve
partner-in-crime
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: partners-in-crime
Senses: examples: text: The one-time British socialite [Ghislaine Maxwell] was Epstein’s close confidante for years and his partner-in-crime.
ref: 2025 July 27, Sam Levine, “Mike Johnson would have ‘great pause’ about a Ghislaine Maxwell pardon”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
glosses: Alternative spelling of partner in crime
partners-in-crime
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of partner-in-crime
los jibbities
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌləʊs ˈdʒɪ.bɪ.tiːs/
ipa: /ˌloʊs ˈdʒɪ.bɪ.tis/
Etymology: Alteration of LGBT, where L is reinterpreted as the Spanish definite article el (plural los), and GBT as a noun, + -ies (plural suffix). Popularized by Puerto Rican TikTok influencer Dez the Lez in a short storytime video in 1 June 2021, the start of Pride Month. In the video, the creator explains how her Spanish-speaking mother created the term as a nonce word after forgetting the correct term in English.
Senses: examples: text: It's time for los jibbities!
glosses: Pride Month.
examples: text: thought I was cis but I just put on a fishnet crop top and felt SUCH gender euphoria
I understand why los jibbities love fishnet tops.
ref: 2022 June 21, @count_thotticus, Twitter (post):
text: diagnosed with los jibbities at owl house poster checkout
ref: 2022 October 7, @bugchuckles, Twitter (post):
text: i mean with the colors and the word "diversity" it's definitely giving off los jibbities vibes
ref: 2023 January 8, @stonesoaked, Twitter (post):
text: From my experience it's because sooooo many Republicans seem to think being LGBTQ as a whole is inherently sexual. It's too far to the right on the Overton window to go against all los jibbities so they go after the most vulnerable part of los jibbities- the trans community.
ref: 2024 November 13, u/Totatus, “Don't understand why trump is going after trans folk.”, in r/Defeat_Project_2025 (Reddit post):
text: I was 1000% straight until right around 35 and suddenly I was... bi? Idk what to call it, but my attraction to guys went WAY down (I still like skinny, kinda fem guys) and attraction to women went way up (especially masc), plus anything in between. It was a weird shift to go from being the token straight in the group to just another one of los jibbities.
ref: 2025 May 31, u/Impatient_Orca, “What did you try once and immediately realize it wasn’t for you?”, in r/AskReddit (Reddit post):
glosses: The LGBTQ community; queer people collectively.
Related terms: el jibbity
raphidiopterans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of raphidiopteran
Seiersberg
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from German Seiersberg.
Senses: glosses: A former municipality of Seiersberg-Pirka, Graz-Umgebung district, Styria, Austria
Related terms: Seiersberg-Pirka
numbah
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: numbahs
Senses: glosses: Pronunciation spelling of number
yellee
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: yellees
Etymology: yell + -ee
Senses: glosses: One who is yelled at.
Eberth
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname
tomoscintigraphies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tomoscintigraphy
angiomonospermous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From angio- + mono- + spermous.
Senses: topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: Producing one seed in a pod.
RJAF
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
government
military
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of Royal Jordanian Air Force.
angiostomous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: Having a long or narrow opening.
raw_tags: of a shell
angiomalacia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From angio- + malacia.
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: The abnormal softening of blood vessel walls.
Glénard
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname
scoff up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: scoffs up
form: scoffing up
form: scoffed up
form: scoffed up
Senses: examples: text: And we left most of the oversweet and overprocessed cake on the plate, scoffing up the fresh berries instead.
ref: 2009 July 17, Emily DeNitto, “Great Expectations and the Denouement”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Jan 2018:
text: [Michael] Pollan, who has stood in the toxic fields where the potatoes for McDonald's French fries are sprayed with pesticides, and watched their cows being marched to the abbatoir, isn't going to be scoffing up McNuggets any time soon.
ref: 2010 May 13, Guy Adams, “Happy meals: Why McDonald's has been a positive force for change”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Jul 2022:
text: Yes, it’s a good idea to scoff up carrots, chow down on broccoli, and inhale kale – but don’t Kit-Kats taste nicer?
ref: 2020 January 2, Telegraph Reporters, “10 healthy nutrition hacks that will improve what – and how – you eat”, in Chris Evans, editor, The Daily Telegraph, London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Jun 2020:
glosses: Synonym of scarf down.
synonyms: word: scarf down
scoffs up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of scoff up
scoffing up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of scoff up
scoffed up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of scoff up
gobble down
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: gobbles down
form: gobbling down
form: gobbled down
form: gobbled down
Senses: examples: text: The average person kind of just gobbles down the same dozen meals and doesn’t really think much about food.
ref: 1995 August 6, Geraldine Baum, quoting Michael Jacobson, “Do They Enjoy Really Being Dinner Party Don’t-Invite-’ems? […]”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Jul 2025:
text: The first of these would be a big Canadian breakfast of pancakes with smoked bacon and maple syrup, which we’d gobble down before piling out of the house.
ref: 2012 January 8, Helen McCrory, “My Perfect Sunday: Helen McCrory”, in Tony Gallagher, editor, The Daily Telegraph, London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Jan 2012:
text: Millennials are gobbling down plant-based burgers, prompting meat producers to question the health benefits of “ultra-processed imitations.”
ref: 2019 December 3, Anahad O’Connor, “Fake Meat vs. Real Meat”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Dec 2019:
glosses: Synonym of gobble up.
synonyms: word: gobble up
gobbles down
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of gobble down
gobbling down
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of gobble down
gobbled down
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of gobble down
I tell you what
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of I'll tell you what.
pylote
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pylotes
form: pylot
Senses: examples: text: "Then you can't be here, this area is for fancy passengers only not dumb pylotes such as yourself, SIR"
ref: 2022 July 9, @thegiftoflift, Twitter, archived from the original on 28 Jul 2025:
text: My social skills are negative 1 billion and I'm obsessed with cheese. Can I be pylote?
ref: 2024 January 11, u/Tasty_Lead_Paint, “Alright fellas we need to talk”, in Reddit, r/Shittyaskflying, archived from the original on 28 Jul 2025:
qualifier: Reddit slang; aviation community; Reddit slang; aviation community
glosses: A pilot.
pylotes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pylote
pylot
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pylots
Senses: examples: text: I've gone halfway though flights being treated like shit only for that behavior to stop on a dime and all the sudden get waited on like I'm in a Michelin 3 Star when they find out I'm also a pylot.
ref: 2024 February 15, u/prex10, “Out of uniform commuters: why do some of y'all wear your badge?”, in Reddit, r/flying, archived from the original on 28 Jul 2025:
glosses: Alternative form of pylote
pylots
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pylot
milliwatt-hour
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: milliwatt-hours
Etymology: By surface analysis, milliwatt + hour, or, by surface analysis, milli- + watt-hour.
Senses: examples: Holonyms: microwatt-year (31.536 J) < kilojoule (1.000e3 J) < watt-hour (3.600e3 J) < milliwatt-year (31.536e3 J) < megajoule (1.000e6 J) < kilowatt-hour (3.600e6 J) < watt-year (31.536e6 J) < gigajoule (1.000e9 J) < megawatt-hour (3.600e9 J) < kilowatt-year (31.536e9 J) < terajoule (1.000e12 J) < gigawatt-hour (3.600e12 J) < megawatt-year (31.536e12 J) < petajoule (1.000e15 J) < terawatt-hour (3.600e15 J) < gigawatt-year (31.536e15 J) < exajoule (1.000e18 J) < petawatt-hour (3.600e18 J) < terawatt-year (31.536e18 J)
Meronyms: yoctojoule (1.000e-24 J) < zeptojoule (1.000e-21 J) < attojoule (1.000e-18 J) < hartree (4.35974e-18 J) < femtojoule (1.000e-15 J) < picojoule (1.000e-12 J) < nanojoule (1.000e-9 J) < microjoule (1.000e-6 J) < millijoule (1.000e-3 J) < joule (1 J)
related: word: mul:mW·h
word: mul:mW h
word: mul:mWh
word: ;
word: milliwatt hour
glosses: A unit of energy equal to the power of one milliwatt being in use for one hour. It is equal to 3.6 joules.
milliwatt-hours
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of milliwatt-hour
unresponsibly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more unresponsibly
form: most unresponsibly
Senses: glosses: In an unresponsible manner.
pooie
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: examples: text: Your reviewer thought that "Billy's Night Out," Howard Cruse's contribution to Gay Comix, was too wordy, Well, I thought "Billy's Night Out" broke new ground extending to the medium of comics techniques long used in novels and the movies. So, pooie on your reviewer.
ref: 1981 February 14, Bill Fishman, “So There”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 29, page 5:
glosses: Alternative form of ptui
milliwatt hour
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: milliwatt hours
Etymology: By surface analysis, milliwatt + hour, or, by surface analysis, milli- + watt hour.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of milliwatt-hour.
milliwatt hours
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of milliwatt hour
watt hour
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: watt hours
Etymology: From watt + hour.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of watt-hour.
watt hours
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of watt hour
kilowatt hour
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kilowatt hours
Etymology: By surface analysis, kilowatt + hour, or, by surface analysis, kilo- + watt hour.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of kilowatt-hour.
kilowatt hours
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of kilowatt hour
megawatt hour
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: megawatt hours
Etymology: By surface analysis, megawatt + hour, or, by surface analysis, mega- + watt hour.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of megawatt-hour.
megawatt hours
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of megawatt hour
gigawatt hour
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gigawatt hours
Etymology: By surface analysis, gigawatt + hour, or, by surface analysis, giga- + watt hour.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of gigawatt-hour.
gigawatt hours
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gigawatt hour
terawatt hour
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: terawatt hours
Etymology: By surface analysis, terawatt + hour, or, by surface analysis, tera- + watt hour.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of terawatt-hour.
terawatt hours
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of terawatt hour
newton-metre
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: newton-metres
Etymology: Compound of newton + metre, although, as with any such unit of measure (e.g., person-years, pack-years), the mathematical relationship of multiplication is simultaneously involved: X newtons acting at a distance of Y metres = X × Y = Z newton-metres.
Senses: related: word: mul:N·m
word: mul:N m
word: mul:Nm
word: ;
word: newton metre
word: newton-meter
word: newton meter
synonyms: joule
glosses: A standard unit of torque (moment of force) or (rarely) energy.
newton-metres
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of newton-metre
newton-meter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: newton-meters
Etymology: See newton-metre.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of newton-metre.
newton-meters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of newton-meter
may I pass through
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: glosses: Politely requests someone to move (out of the way), so that the speaker may pass.
Related terms: word: please move
english: as a response to say after said person has moved
translation: as a response to say after said person has moved
word: thank you
Spenard divorces
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Spenard divorce
Brătei
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A river in Romania.
Crișul Negru
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A river in Romania.
Merei
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Merei.
Senses: glosses: A commune and village in Buzău County, Romania.
Delone
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname from French
Derived terms: Delone set
deloneite
mankeeps
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of mankeep
Das
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname from Bengali.
mankept
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of mankeep
CGWB
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of cosmic gravitational wave background
MacQuariums
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of MacQuarium
iMacquariums
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of iMacquarium
iMacQuarium
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: iMacQuariums
Etymology: Blend of iMac + aquarium, after MacQuarium.
Senses: examples: text: […] all-in-one Mac into an acquarium (iMacQuariums, anyone?).
ref: 2000 December 3, “Tech the halls with …”, in The Seattle Times, Seattle, Wash., →ISSN, →OCLC, page C1:
text: My original Bondi blue iMac is by far the most reliable of the half-dozen Macs operating round-the-dock in my office. […] But I think its consistent performance is due to the fact that it sits on the same table as my iMacQuarium Prototype C. […] I had to build an iMacQuarium. The whole top naturally lifts off like a cake stand’s for easy access! […] Still, an iMacQuarium isn’t the same beast as a MacQuarium. When I developed the original MacQuarium plans, Mac Classics were good for little more than becoming fish tanks.
ref: 2001 March, Andy Ihnatko, “MacQuarium Revisited: What Can You Do with Your Aging iMac? GO FISH!”, in Andrew Gore, editor, Macworld, San Francisco, Calif.: Mac Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 27, column 2:
text: If you’re thinking of trashing a viable iMac to make an iMacQuarium, please think again and donate it to a school or other nonprofit that may be struggling along with old IIce’s, as this classroom is.
ref: 2001 June, Harry Henning, “Don’t Trash That iMac!”, in Andrew Gore, editor, Macworld, San Francisco, Calif.: Mac Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, Feedback, page 16, column 3:
text: Tonight show host Jay Leno and Apple founder Steve Jobs have found a place for fish in their homes: Both have an “iMacQuarium” — an old iMac computer with the electronics taken out and replaced with a fish tank.
ref: 2005 February 19, M. Veronica Velasco, Weta Ray Clark, “Living with fish: Stylish aquariums make themselves at home”, in The News & Observer, final edition, Raleigh, N.C.: The News and Observer Publishing Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 12E, columns 4–5:
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of iMacquarium.
iMacQuariums
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of iMacQuarium
cubo-octahedra
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cubo-octahedron
cubo-octahedrons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cubo-octahedron
Fennic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Finnic.
synonyms: word: Finnic
Frubel
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Froebel
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
Derived terms: Froebelian
Froebelism
Froebelist
megaviral
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more megaviral
form: most megaviral
Etymology: In biology sense, megavir(us) + -al, in social media sense, mega- + viral.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: Or of relating to a megavirus.
qualifier: social media
glosses: (Of online content) having an exceptionally high level of engagement, reach, and sharing across multiple platforms, often spreading globally in a short amount of time.
iMacintosh
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: iMacintoshes
Etymology: Blend of iMac + Macintosh.
Senses: examples: text: Recent Apple price changes now make the iMacintosh less expensive than an equivalent IIgs.
ref: 1987, David H. Wyatt, “Computer hardward and language teaching”, in System, volume 15, number 2, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Pergamon Journals, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, pages 221–224:
text: I'd beg to differ that the price of an iMacintosh would not be considered "cheap". There is no machine on the market with this high of quality monitor, bundled software, incredible speed, which takes up very little desktop space... It's a true gem in the marketplace.
ref: 1998 November 1, Gennica Hamilton, “New and Improved iMacs, but the Price???”, in comp.sys.mac.advocacy (Usenet), archived from the original on 28 Jul 2025:
text: The PsyScope software (Cohen et al., 1993) was used to run the experiment on an iMacintosh.
ref: 2013 July 16, Patrick Bonin, Alain Méot, Séverine Millotte, Christopher Barry, “Individual differences in adult handwritten spelling-to-dictation”, in Frontiers in Psychology, volume 4, Lausanne, Vaud: Frontiers Research Network, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3, column 2:
glosses: Synonym of iMac.
synonyms: word: iMac
Cranstoun
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
ESMCP
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme.
Balize
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Obsolete spelling of Belize
shimotsukare
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Japanese しもつかれ.
Senses: glosses: A Japanese dish typically made of salmon head simmered with vegetables, soybeans, deep-fried tofu skins, and rice pulp from fermented saké.
Killaly
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
glosses: A village in the Rural Municipality of Grayson, Saskatchewan, Canada.
applied kinesiology
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: applied kinesiologies
Senses: topics: alternative-medicine
medicine
sciences
glosses: A pseudoscience-based technique in alternative medicine claimed to be able to diagnose illness or choose treatment by testing muscles for strength and weakness.
Hickie
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
winehall
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: winehalls
Etymology: From wine + hall.
Senses: examples: text: I have never heard tell of so many tribes as came to the winehall that night! I never saw so many great chieftains surrounded by so many brave warriors!
ref: 1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 32:
synonyms: mead hall
mead house
glosses: A winehouse (communal feasting hall where the lord and his retainers gathered for drinking, gift-giving, storytelling, celebration, etc.).
winehalls
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of winehall
Robilliard
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
U=U
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: examples: text: One thing was clear: U=U is improving the lives of many people living with HIV. Whether it be their social life or sexual life, many participants reported major benefits from U=U messaging. Personally, U=U has helped me in reducing worry when it comes to sexual encounters and has made me a more confident person when it comes to owning my status.
ref: 2023 June 20, Alex Tran, “It's not just a slogan, it’s science. So how can we better communicate about U=U?”, in Community Based Research Centre, archived from the original on 21 Apr 2025:
topics: epidemiology
medicine
sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of Undetectable = Untransmittable; if an HIV-positive person has an undetectable viral load, they cannot sexually transmit HIV to others.
bread slicer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bread slicers
Senses: glosses: A kitchen or bakery instrument used to cut bread into equal thicknesses.
bread slicers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bread slicer
Ebola hemorrhagic fever
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Ebola fever.
synonyms: word: Ebola fever
Ebola virus disease
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Ebola fever.
synonyms: word: Ebola fever
Chaubey
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Padillas
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Padilla
CVBG
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: CVBGs
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of carrier battlegroup.
CVBGs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of CVBG
Winnipeg River
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Full name of Winnipeg (“a river in Canada”).
Shushanik
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Armenian Շուշանիկ (Šušanik).
Senses: glosses: A female given name from Armenian.
Nisu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A cluster of languages spoken in China.
Sinite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Sinites
form: Sinim
Etymology: From Ecclesiastical Latin Sineum, from Ancient Greek Ασενναῖον (Asennaîon), from Biblical Hebrew סִינִי (sînî).
Senses: glosses: An inhabitant of the city of Šianu (identified with modern Siano on the coast of Syria).
examples: And Canaan begat Sidon his first born, and Heth, and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite, and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.
topics: biblical
lifestyle
religion
glosses: A "son" of Canaan.
tawriya
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tawriyas
form: tawriyah
Etymology: Arabic تورية
Senses: glosses: A double entendre in the Arabic language.
tawriyah
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tawriyahs
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of tawriya.
tawriyas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tawriya
tawriyahs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tawriyah
ant spider
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ant spiders
Senses: synonyms: zodariid
glosses: Any spider of the family Zodariidae, known for hunting ants and termites.
dapanji
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dapanjis
Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 大盤雞 /大盘鸡 (dàpánjī).
Senses: glosses: a type of chicken stew and popular dish in Xinjiang, China
Arvadite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Arvadites
form: Arvadim
Etymology: From Ecclesiastical Latin Aradium, from Ancient Greek Ἀράδιον (Arádion), from Biblical Hebrew אַרְוָדִי ('arvāḏî) , gentilic of Biblical Hebrew אַרְוַד ('arvaḏ) .
Compare Phoenician 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤃 (ʾrwd) and Ancient Greek Ἄραδος (Árados).
Senses: glosses: An inhabitant of the island and city of Arwad.
examples: And Canaan begat Sidon his first born, and Heth, and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite, and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.
topics: biblical
lifestyle
religion
glosses: A "son" of Canaan.
-ball
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Etymology: Back-formation from football. Journalist Jamie Braidwood suggests it may have been inspired by Michael Lewis' 2003 book Moneyball and its 2011 film adaptation.
Senses: examples: text: Ange + -ball → Angeball
text: hoof + -ball → hoofball
text: Now, Cityball always seems boring, like a factory where everyone just needs to do their specific tasks.
ref: 2024 March 21, evelyn (@sngyf2), “evelyn on Twitter”, in Twitter, archived from the original on 28 Jul 2025:
text: I miss him already. The clean sheets, and moments of magic from players that the modern systemball and possessionball cannot create. Southgate you're the one
ref: 2024 September 8, Allegrismo ♰ (@jogofuncional_), “Allegrismo ♰ on Twitter”, in Twitter, archived from the original on 28 Jul 2025:
text: The difference between Dycheball and Moyesball is quite considerable. So much easier on the eye for one thing. The shackles have been removed and it shows. No goals but more possession than we used to have.
ref: 2025 February 16, Elton Welsby (@WelsbyElton), “Elton Welsby on Twitter”, in Twitter, archived from the original on 28 Jul 2025:
topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
lifestyle
soccer
sports
glosses: Refers to styles of football.
wikipedia: Michael Lewis
Moneyball (film)
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
The Independent
Florida carpenter ant
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Florida carpenter ants
Etymology: Calque of translingual Camponotus floridanus. By surface analysis, Florida + carpenter ant.
Senses: glosses: An ant of the species Camponotus floridanus, found in the southern United States.
Campanhã
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A civil parish in the city of Porto, Portugal.
Btu
Language: English
Part of speech: symbol
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of BTU (“British thermal unit”).
Grecophobia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Greco- + -phobia.
Senses: glosses: Fear, dislike, or hatred of Greeks, Greek culture, or Greece.
countedst
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: second-person singular simple past indicative of count
repeatedst
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: second-person singular simple past indicative of repeat
AJGP
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Australian Journal of General Practice.
opal pseudomorph
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: opal pseudomorphs
Senses: glosses: Synonym of pineapple opal
synonyms: word: pineapple opal
opal pseudomorphs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of opal pseudomorph
Darney
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A commune in Vosges department, Grand Est, France.
glosses: A townland near Dunkineely, County Donegal, Ireland (Irish grid ref G 7576).
examples: text: "Nobody wants to feel ripped off, do they? And when you look at refurbishments like this, you must make sure the basics are done well, because that is what makes up most of the passenger experience. It makes people come back," says Darney.
ref: 2025 July 23, Richard Wilcock, “A new dawn for the Electrostars”, in RAIL, number 1040, page 25:
glosses: A surname.
pipe opal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pipe opals
Senses: topics: chemistry
geography
geology
mineralogy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Opal formed in an unusual tubular shape, mainly in sandstone.
pipe opals
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pipe opal.
Wheelabies
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Blend of wheel + Wallabies
Senses: topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
lifestyle
rugby
sports
glosses: Nickname for the Australian national wheelchair rugby team.
waswasa
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Arabic وسوسة
Senses: topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: Whisperings of the devil; temptation away from the correct religious path.
roosterships
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of roostership
Dunkineely
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and townland in County Donegal, Ireland (Irish grid ref G 7676).
crested black macaque
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: crested black macaques
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Celebes crested macaque
synonyms: word: Celebes crested macaque
crested black macaques
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of crested black macaque
Sulawesi crested macaque
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Sulawesi crested macaques
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Celebes crested macaque
synonyms: word: Celebes crested macaque
Sulawesi crested macaques
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Sulawesi crested macaque
black ape
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: black apes
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Celebes crested macaque
synonyms: word: Celebes crested macaque
black apes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of black ape
Celebes warty pig
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Celebes warty pigs
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Sulawesi warty pig
synonyms: word: Sulawesi warty pig
Celebes warty pigs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Celebes warty pig
crested oropendola
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: crested oropendolas
Senses: glosses: Synonym of cornbird
synonyms: word: cornbird
crested oropendolas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of crested oropendola
English round hand
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of copperplate (“style of handwriting”)
synonyms: word: copperplate
extra: style of handwriting
English plantain
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: English plantains
Senses: synonyms: narrowleaf plantain
ribwort plantain
ribleaf
lamb's tongue
buckhorn
glosses: A fleawort, a common weed, of species Plantago lanceolata.
English plantains
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of English plantain
English Bicknor
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in west Gloucestershire.
Old World ROM
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Old World ROM
Senses: topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: A Macintosh model that uses a read-only memory chip.
hunt seat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A North American style of English riding, based on the tradition of fox hunting.
Related terms: dressage
pot-valiancy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Dutch courage
synonyms: word: Dutch courage
oakworm
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: oakworms
Senses: glosses: A caterpillar of a moth in the genus Anisota.
oakworms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of oakworm
undescended testis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: undescended testes
form: UDT
Senses: glosses: Synonym of cryptorchidism.
synonyms: word: cryptorchidism
cumulonimbus incus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of anvil cloud
synonyms: word: anvil cloud
undescended testes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of undescended testis
cumulonimbus calvus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A type of moderately tall cumulonimbus cloud.
cumulonimbus capillatus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A type of cumulonimbus cloud with dense cirrus clouds above it, resembling hair.
enneahectaenneacontakaienneagon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɛn.i.əˌhɛk.təˌɛn.i.əˌkɒn.təˌkaɪˌɛn.i.əˌɡɒn/
rhymes: -ɒn
Forms: form: enneahectaenneacontakaienneagons
Etymology: From Ancient Greek numerical combining forms:
* ennea- (“nine”)
* hecta- (“hundred”)
* enneaconta- (“ninety”)
* kai (“and”)
* ennea- (“nine”)
* -gon (“angle; corner”)
Literally, "nine hundred ninety-nine-angled."
Senses: topics: geometry
mathematics
sciences
glosses: A polygon with 999 sides and 999 angles.
Synonyms: 999-gon
Related terms: word: polygon
word: enneagon (9-gon)
word: hectogon (100-gon)
word: chiliagon (1000-gon)
word: myriagon (10,000-gon)
word: megagon (1,000,000-gon)
english: infinite-sided polygon
translation: infinite-sided polygon
word: apeirogon
word: polyhedron (3D analogue)
Athabasca oil sands
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: synonyms: Athabasca tar sands
glosses: A large group of oil sand deposits rich in bitumen in north Alberta.
Athabasca tar sands
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Athabasca oil sands
synonyms: word: Athabasca oil sands
flathead grey mullet
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: flathead grey mullets
Senses: glosses: Synonym of flathead mullet
synonyms: word: flathead mullet
flathead grey mullets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of flathead grey mullet
passul
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of possul
posl
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of possul
posul
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of possul
enneahectaenneacontakaienneagons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of enneahectaenneacontakaienneagon
probilifuscin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From pro- + bili- + fusc(us) + -in.
Senses: glosses: Any of a class of structurally indefinite bilirubinoid compounds found in gallstones, often associated with pathologic conditions like jaundice or liver disease.
Synonyms: bilirubinoid
hemofuscin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: haemofuscin
Etymology: From hemo- + fusc(us) + -in.
Senses: glosses: A brownish-yellow pigment resulting from hemoglobin decomposition; it gives urine a deep ruddy color.
urofuscin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From ur(ine) + -o- + fusc(us) + -in.
Senses: glosses: A red-brown pigment sometimes found in urine samples, especially in cases of porphyrinuria.
kinsider
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: /kɪnˈsɪdɚ/
Forms: form: kinsiders
form: kinsidering
form: kinsidered
form: kinsidered
Etymology: Blend of kin (“to identify with”) + consider.
Senses: topics: lifestyle
glosses: To consider kinning (a species or character).
Derived terms: kinsideration
Related terms: kinfirm
fuchsinophile
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more fuchsinophile
form: most fuchsinophile
Etymology: From fuchsin + -o- (“connecting vowel”) + -phile.
Senses: glosses: Having an affinity for the dye fuchsin.
parafuchsin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From para- + fuchsin.
Senses: glosses: A tri(aminophenyl)methane hydrochloride; an important red biologic stain used in Schiff reagent to detect cellular DNA (Feulgen stain), mucopolysaccharides (periodic acid-Schiff stain), and proteins (ninhydrin-Schiff stain).
Synonyms: pararosanilin
McHouse
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: McHouses
Etymology: From Mc- + house; 1990s.
Senses: examples: text: Anyplace where a McHouse costs $350,000 and two fully employed people can't afford one is economically out of hand.
ref: 1994 June 9, den...@extsparc.agsci.usu.edu, “Housewives”, in alt.angst (Usenet):
text: You can quote me: Americans will vote for cornpone Nazis before they will give up their entitlements to a McHouse and a McCar.
ref: 2005 May 14, Katharine Mieszkowski, “After the oil is gone”, in Salon, archived from the original on 17 Jun 2012:
text: Poor-quality employment was referred to in the 1990s as a McJob, while the large-sized off-the-shelf house design of the period became known as a McHouse.
ref: 2005, Nicholas Mirzoeff, Watching Babylon, →ISBN, page 71:
glosses: A large, expensive, generic house.
Related terms: McMansion
McHouses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of McHouse