cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
foreplane
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: foreplanes
Etymology: From fore- + plane.
Senses: topics: aeronautics
aerospace
business
engineering
natural-sciences
nautical
physical-sciences
transport
glosses: A relatively flat surface located well forward of a vehicle's center of gravity used for stability and, when movable, used for steering and attitude control; common on submarines, also used on surface ships and aircraft.
Synonyms: topics: nautical
transport
word: bowplane
sense: aeronautical
word: canard
Coordinate terms: mainplane
tailplane
Tyron
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A male given name transferred from the place name, of rare American usage, variant of Tyrone.
tronie
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tronies
Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch tronie.
Senses: topics: art
arts
glosses: A kind of painting that depicts an exaggerated or characteristic facial expression.
bowplane
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bowplanes
Etymology: From bow (“forward part of marine craft”) + plane (“surface”).
Senses: topics: nautical
transport
glosses: A surface, usually horizontal, near the bow of a marine vessel, used for stability or control.
Synonyms: foreplane
bear spread
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bear spreads
Senses: topics: business
finance
glosses: One of a variety of strategies involving two or more options (or options combined with a position in the underlying stock) that can potentially profit from a fall in the price of the underlying stock.
Vaughan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /vɔːn/
rhymes: -ɔːn
Forms: form: Faughn
form: Vaughn
form: Vaughns
Etymology: Borrowed from Welsh Vychan, from bychan, diminutive of bach (“little”).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Welsh.
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname.
glosses: A city in Ontario, Canada.
glosses: A community in West Hants, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
glosses: A village in Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Union Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Yazoo County, Mississippi.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Warren County, North Carolina.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia.
nominal partner
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nominal partners
Senses: glosses: Participant in a mutual enterprise that resembles a partnership but may not have such a formal structure.
Related terms: nominal partnership
organized baseball
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: ball-games
baseball
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Major League Baseball and its associated minor leagues. This does not include amateur leagues, most professional international leagues, the former Negro Leagues, and independent leagues.
Bhatt
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Bhat
form: Bhatta
Etymology: Transliteration of Hindi भट्ट (bhaṭṭ).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Sanskrit, of Indian usage
cajeput
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of cajuput.
Derived terms: cajeputol
Bhat
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Bhats
form: Bhatt
form: Bhatta
Etymology: Transliteration of Hindi भट (bhaṭ).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Sanskrit, of Indian usage
Related terms: Bhatnagar
Bhatta
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Bhat
form: Bhatt
Etymology: Transliteration of Sanskrit भट्ट (bhaṭṭa).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Sanskrit, of Indian usage
audiobooks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of audiobook
audiobook
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: audiobooks
form: audio-book
form: audio book
Etymology: From audio- + book.
Senses: examples: text: Trump’s take on his relationship with Kim – and his admission that he didn’t have a broader strategy behind the threats he made about having a “much bigger” nuclear button – are part of a new audiobook that Woodward is releasing.
ref: 2022 October 18, Jamie Gangel, Elizabeth Stuart and Jeremy Herb, “Exclusive: Bob Woodward releasing new audiobook ‘The Trump Tapes’ with eight hours of recorded interviews”, in CNN:
text: Matt Semrad is an avid reader and devours audiobooks from the library — about one a week. He also spends several hours each day walking his two black doodles, Sirius and Sonny.
ref: 2023 July 2, Brandon Griggs, “We’re multitasking while walking our dogs. Animal experts say this is a problem”, in CNN:
synonyms: talking book
glosses: A recording, usually made available for sale, of a reading of the full text or of an abridgement of a book.
Related terms: driveway moment
voicemails
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of voicemail
voicemails
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of voicemail
roentgenograms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of roentgenogram
roentgenogram
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: roentgenograms
form: röntgenogram
Etymology: From Röntgen + -o- + -gram, named after Wilhelm Röntgen.
Senses: glosses: An X-ray image.
roentgenogram
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: roentgenograms
form: roentgenogramming
form: roentgenogrammed
form: roentgenogrammed
form: röntgenogram
Etymology: From Röntgen + -o- + -gram, named after Wilhelm Röntgen.
Senses: examples: text: Careful examination at the time of operation should be made to exclude this error, and moreover the patient should be roentgenogrammed before discharge from the clinic.
ref: 1917 July 15, “The Removal of Stones in the Kidney”, in The Therapeutic Gazette, volume 41 (Whole Series), 33 (Third Series), number 7, Detroit, Mich., page 517:
glosses: To take an X-ray image of; to X-ray.
midwest
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Midwest.
misalignments
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of misalignment
misattributed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of misattribute
Brahmanical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Brahmanical
form: most Brahmanical
form: Brahmaic
form: Brahmanic
form: Brahminic
form: Brahminical
form: brahmanical
Etymology: From Brahman + -ical.
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to the Brahman
examples: text: First, the milieu of north India at this period was dominated by the Brahmanical tradition, and it remained the only tradition to secure a lasting hegemonic grip on the country's socio-religious structure.
ref: 2000, Sue Hamilton, Indian Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction, OUP, published 2001, page 18:
glosses: Of or pertaining to the Brahmins or their doctrines or worship.
misattribute
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: misattributes
form: misattributing
form: misattributed
form: misattributed
Etymology: From mis- + attribute.
Senses: synonyms: misascribe
glosses: To erroneously attribute; to falsely ascribe; used especially of authorship.
boastings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of boasting
showcased
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of showcase
stealthier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of stealthy: more stealthy
peaking
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpiːkɪŋ/
homophone: peeking
homophone: piquing
rhymes: -iːkɪŋ
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of peak
peaking
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpiːkɪŋ/
homophone: peeking
homophone: piquing
rhymes: -iːkɪŋ
Forms: form: peakings
Senses: glosses: The act of something reaching a peak.
Derived terms: hydropeaking
peaking
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpiːkɪŋ/
homophone: peeking
homophone: piquing
rhymes: -iːkɪŋ
Forms: form: more peaking
form: most peaking
Senses: glosses: peaky; sickly; pining
silted up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of silt up
King Charles's head
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: King Charles's heads
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of King Charles' head.
silt up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: silts up
form: silting up
form: silted up
form: silted up
Senses: examples: text: Now the estuary has silted up, and only small pleasure craft can sail up the narrow channel.
ref: 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 68:
glosses: To become filled or clogged with silt.
tesseradecade
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tesseradecades
form: tessaradecad
Etymology: From tessera- + deca- + -ade.
Senses: examples: text: For inſtance ; it is allowed by all the Commentators, both antient and modern, that in the ſecond of thoſe Teſſeradecades, or periods of fourteen generations, into which Matthew has diſtributed the whole Genealogy, he has either willfully ſuppreſſed, or negligently omitted three ſucceſſive deſcents from father to ſon, between Joram and Ozias; viz. Ochozias, Joaſh, Ahaziah; in contradiction to the truth of hiſtory, and to thoſe very books, whence he drew the Genealogy itſelf.
ref: 1752, Conyers Middleton, “Reflections on the Variations, or Inconſiſtencies, Which are found among the Four Evangelists In their different Accounts of the ſame Facts”, in The Miscellaneous Works of the Late Reverend and Learned Conyers Middleton, volume 2, London: Richard Manby, →OL, page 24:
text: He divides the whole number of generations enumerated by him into three equal portions, each containing fourteen generations, viz. from Abraham to David, from David to the captivity, and from the captivity to Christ. It is to the two former tesseradecades that we have to address ourselves at present.
ref: 1853, Arthur Hervey, The Genealogies of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Cambridge: Macmillan, →OL, pages 62–63:
text: We must assume that the reason for the division into three tesseradecades was not merely to aid the memory, which is not sufficient to explain the emphatic and solemn prominence given to the equal number of links in the three periods, ver. 17; […]
ref: 1884, Heinrich August Wilhelm Meyer, Critical and Exegetical Hand-book to the New Testament, volume 1, New York; London: Funk & Wagnalls, page 43:
glosses: A group of fourteen.
tesseradecades
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tesseradecade
economic freedom
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: economic freedoms
Senses: examples: Near-synonyms: freedom of trade, free trade
antonyms: trade barrier
barrier to trade
trade war
glosses: The freedom to produce, trade and consume any goods and services acquired without the use of force, fraud or theft.
Related terms: civil liberty
therapy freedom
war machine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɔː məˌʃiːn/
ipa: /ˈwɔːɹ məˌʃiːn/
ipa: /ˈwoɹ məˌʃin/
Forms: form: war machines
Etymology: From war + machine.
Senses: examples: text: And scattered about it, some in their overturned war-machines, some in the now rigid Handling Machines, and a dozen of them stark and silent and laid in a row, were the Martians—dead!—slain by the putrefactive and disease bacteria against which their systems were unprepared; […]
ref: 1895–1897, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, “Dead London”, in The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, published 1898, →OCLC, book II (The Earth under the Martians), page 282:
text: Kobe was a shambles; the slaughter of the cotton operatives by machine-guns became classic as the most terrific execution ever achieved by modern war machines.
ref: 1908 February 19, Jack London, The Iron Heel, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., →OCLC:
glosses: An individual weapon for war, especially a mechanical one such as a siege engine or tank.
examples: text: The German war machine was more powerful than that of the allies at the start of the war.
text: The Covenant war machine continues its march to conquest; even with its head severed it is still dangerous.
ref: 2007 September 25, Bungie, Halo 3, Microsoft Game Studios, published 26 February 2009, Xbox 360, level/area: Assembly:
text: […] instead of dismantling the surveillance state and war machine, the Obama administration and Democrats institutionalised it – and it will soon be in the hands of a maniac.
ref: 2016 November 9, Trevor Timm, “Obama has handed a surveillance state and war machine to a maniac”, in The Guardian:
text: From the one million civilians killed in the Soviet war in Afghanistan (1979–89) to the hundreds of thousands of Syrians who’ve perished at the receiving end of Russia’s and Assad’s war machine, the chain of impunity is long.
ref: 2019 June 28, Natalie Nougayrède, “Forget Putin’s ‘liberalism’ jibe. This man runs a war machine”, in The Guardian:
text: Go, Rihanna, go / Watch the fighter jet fly high / War machine gets glamorized
ref: 2023, “Namesake”, in Sundial, performed by Noname:
synonyms: military-industrial complex
glosses: The military resources of a belligerent country considered as a whole.
luvd
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /lʌvd/
rhymes: -ʌvd
homophone: loved
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of luv
mentally ill
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more mentally ill
form: most mentally ill
Senses: examples: text: The mentally ill are to be part of the assisted dying debate.
glosses: Having a psychological disorder.
Synonyms: word: crazy
word: insane
word: not all there
luvz
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /lʌvz/
rhymes: -ʌvz
homophone: loves
Senses: glosses: plural of luv
luvz
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /lʌvz/
rhymes: -ʌvz
homophone: loves
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of luv
centinel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: centinels
Senses: examples: text: Enter Barnardo, and Franciſco, two Centinels.
ref: c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
text: When the centinel first saw our heroe approach, his hair began gently to lift up his grenadier cap; and in the same instant his knees fell to blows with each other.
ref: 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC:
text: To counterbalance those foreign centinels, there mounted guard on the other side of the mirror two stout warders of Scottish lineage; […]
ref: 1819, Jedediah Cleishbotham [pseudonym; Walter Scott], Tales of My Landlord, Third Series. […], volume II (The Bride of Lammermoor), Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; Hurst, Robinson, and Co. […], →OCLC, page 301:
glosses: Obsolete spelling of sentinel.
goddesships
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of goddesship
Santali
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Santhali
Etymology: Borrowed from Santali ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ (santaṛi), equivalent to Santal + -i.
Senses: glosses: The Austroasiatic language spoken by the Santals.
Santali
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: Santhali
Etymology: Borrowed from Santali ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ (santaṛi), equivalent to Santal + -i.
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to the Santals, or their language.
Related terms: Wiktionary’s coverage of Santali terms
gedge
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: gedges
form: gedging
form: gedged
form: gedged
Senses: glosses: To make a wry face.
glosses: To gauge. (alternative spelling to match dialect pronunciation)
gedge
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gedges
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of gauge.
unadvisable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more unadvisable
form: most unadvisable
Etymology: From un- + advisable.
Senses: examples: text: No steps were taken to enforce it, as, from the financial embarrassment of the company and the uncompleted state of the line, litigation was unadvisable.
ref: 1941 June, C. Hamilton Ellis, Charles E. Lee, “The Welsh Highland Railway—I”, in Railway Magazine, page 251:
text: Will go back there to get it in a week or so, but may find the harvest unadvisable for reasons of security.
ref: 1948, William Burroughs, letter, 5 Jun 1948
glosses: Inadvisable.
examples: text: Together with pride there will naturally arise an unadvisable and unconvincible spirit.
ref: 1853, John Wesley, edited by John Emory, The Works of the Rev. John Wesley, Volume 1:
glosses: Unwilling to take advice.
glosses: Imprudent.
cream corn
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of creamed corn.
synonyms: word: creamed corn
sliming
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈslaɪmɪŋ/
rhymes: -aɪmɪŋ
Forms: form: slimings
Senses: glosses: The action of coating with slime, or an instance of doing this.
glosses: The action of besmirching or disparaging another.
Derived terms: all-sliming
sliming
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈslaɪmɪŋ/
rhymes: -aɪmɪŋ
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of slime
Mediaeval Latin
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Medieval Latin.
rag the puck
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: rags the puck
form: ragging the puck
form: ragged the puck
form: ragged the puck
Senses: examples: text: So confident and serene were the Red Wings that despite have several opportunities to attempt empty-netters from their own end, they opted to coolly rag the puck in the neutral zone.
ref: 2002 September 11, “Blues frustrated again by Detroit efficiency”, in Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, retrieved 12 May 2008:
topics: hobbies
ice-hockey
lifestyle
skating
sports
glosses: To retain possession of the puck by skillful skating and stickhandling without attempting to score, as a deliberate tactic intended to use up time.
examples: text: You're having a brutal year, with sales of Hyundais in Canada down nearly 20 per cent. Are you just trying to rag the puck and kill time until the new Sonatas arrive?
ref: 2004 September 30, Michael Vaughan, “Five Questions for President, CEO Hyundai Canada”, in Globe and Mail, Toronto, retrieved 12 May 2008:
text: We're kind of running the clock here and there's a question as to whether the government's ragging the puck. There's absolutely no reason why we can't get an agreement. I'm optimistic we can, but it's getting a bit late.
ref: 2010 June 12, Michael Ignatieff, “Harper may be ‘ragging the puck’ on detainee records: Ignatieff”, in Globe and Mail, Toronto, retrieved 12 Jun 2010:
glosses: To proceed slowly in order to use up time; to stall for time.
Synonyms: run out the clock
fend and prove
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: fends and proves
form: fending and proving
form: fended and proved
form: fended and proved
form: fended and proven
Senses: examples: text: The dexterous management of terms, and being able to fend and prove with them, I know has, and does pass in the world for a great part of learning; but it is learning distinct from knowledge; […]
ref: 1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC:
text: All Pulpit-fools are enemies to Love, If e'er they think, 't is how to fend and prove.
ref: 1818, John Dunton, The Life and Errors of John Dunton, Citizen of London:
glosses: To engage in argument.
fend away
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: fends away
form: fending away
form: fended away
form: fended away
form: fend off
Etymology: From fend + away.
Senses: examples: text: She fended away his eager hands.
glosses: To turn something away; to ward off.
arithmophobia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From arithmo- + -phobia.
Senses: examples: text: The specific mathematics phobia which is basically comes due to the arithmetic or fear of numbers. Such phobia is called arithmophobia or numerophobia. The words arithmophobia and numerophobia both have Greek origins where the root word stands for 'numbers', and 'phobos' meaning 'deep dislike or fear'.
ref: 2020 August 24, Rajendra Kunwar, “MATHEMATICS PHOBIA: CAUSES, SYMPTOMS AND WAYS TO OVERCOME”, in International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts, volume 8, number 8, →ISSN, page 820:
glosses: The irrational fear of numbers or arithmetic.
auroraphobia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From aurora + -phobia.
Senses: examples: text: He cured one white school teacher of acarophobia, or the fear of insects, and another of auroraphobia, or fear of the northern lights.
ref: 1981, Gerald Robert Vizenor, Earthdivers: tribal narratives on mixed descent, page 150:
glosses: Fear of the northern lights.
pupaphobia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Latin pūpa (“doll, puppet”) + -phobia.
Senses: examples: text: Adie watched in horror: shadowy lives playing against living shadows. A sudden pupaphobia overtook her as she watched the boy volley, step out, recompile a few new lines of code, step back in and volley again.
ref: 2000, Richard Powers, Plowing the Dark: A Novel, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN, page unknown:
text: I explain to Brian—and Megan and her roommate Darren, who are also lis­tening—that I ran into A. at the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, where we’d just seen a puppet show. I’d confessed to A. that I had a mild, though not very committed, case of pupaphobia when he asked me how I liked the show.
ref: 2010 Summer, Jill Margo, “Getting Textual”, in Geist, volume 19, number 77, →ISSN, page 25:
text: When I first heard of pupaphobia, I thought it was a joke. Billy is the first and only pupaphobic that I have ever encountered in my life. That's why Billy makes frequent references to "sock puppets", because he's scared of them all.
ref: 2013 April 16, Benny4urThoughts, “Re: Typical Leftists: Party to celebrate Thatcher's death.”, in tx.guns (Usenet):
text: For anyone with coulrophobia (fear of clowns), pupaphobia (fear of puppets) or who merely wants a nights-are-getting-longer novel, here's one that'll chill you good. For you, “The Motion of Puppets” is a book to move on.
ref: 2016 October 15, Terri Schlichenmeyer, “New novel tells creepy tale of horror”, in Daily Corinthian, volume 120, number 249, page 5:
text: Hey kids, the word of the week is "pupaphobia"! Others may enjoy being frightened by chainsaw-wielding maniacs and cannibal clowns, but my Halloween is never complete without a murderous Muppet or two. Thankfully, a pair of events last Friday the 13th provided a perfect double feature of puppet perversity.
ref: [2017 October 18, Seth Kubersky, “A weekend full of puppetry-themed entertainment is just the ticket, unless you’re pupaphobic”, in Orlando Weekly, archived from the original on 22 Oct 2020:
glosses: The fear of puppets.
Bildungsroman
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Bildungsromans
form: Bildungsromane
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of bildungsroman.
thereinto
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Pronunciation: ipa: /ðɛəɹɪnˈtuː/
ipa: /ðɛəˈɹɪntuː/
Etymology: From there + into.
Senses: glosses: Into that place, state etc.
Related terms: —
henceafter
henceforth
henceforward
henceforwards
hencefrom
hereabout
hereabouts
hereabove
hereafter
hereafters
hereagainst
hereamong
hereanent
hereat
hereaway
herebefore
hereby
herefor
herefore
hereforth
hereforward
hereforwards
herefrom
herehence
hereinabove
hereinafter
hereinbefore
hereinbelow
hereinelsewhere
hereinsoever
hereinto
hereinunder
heremid
hereof
hereon
hereout
hereover
herethrough
herethroughout
hereto
heretofore
hereunto
hereupon
herewith
herewithal
herewithin
herewithout
hitherto
hitherunto
hitherward
hitherwards
howbeit
however
howso
howsoever
howsomedever
howsomever
thataway
thatwise
thenceafter
thenceforth
thenceforward
thenceforwards
thencefrom
thenceout
thereabout
thereabouts
thereabove
thereacross
thereafter
thereafters
thereagain
thereagainst
therealong
thereamong
thereamongst
thereanent
therearound
thereat
thereaway
therebefore
therebeside
therebetween
therebeyond
thereby
therever
therefor
therefore
thereforth
therefrom
therehence
thereinabove
thereinafter
thereinbefore
thereinbelow
thereinunder
theremid
thereof
thereon
thereout
thereover
theresoever
therethrough
therethroughout
thereto
theretofore
thereunto
thereup
thereupon
therewith
therewithal
therewithin
therewithout
thisaway
thiswise
thitherinsoever
thitherto
thitherward
thitherwards
whatever
whatso
whatsoever
whatsomedever
whatsomever
whatwise
whenabout
whenabouts
whenas
whenever
whenso
whensoever
whensomever
whenceafter
whencever
whenceforth
whenceforward
whencefrom
whenceward
whencewards
whereabout
whereabouts
whereabove
whereafter
whereafters
whereagainst
wherealong
whereamong
whereamongst
whereanent
wherearound
whereas
whereat
whereaway
wherebefore
wherebeside
wherebetween
wherebeyond
whereby
wherever
wherefor
wherefore
whereforth
wherefrom
wherehence
whereinabove
whereinafter
whereinbefore
whereinbelow
whereinsoever
whereinto
whereinunder
wheremid
whereof
whereon
whereout
whereover
whereso
wheresoever
wheresomever
wherethrough
wherethroughout
whereto
wheretofore
whereunto
whereup
whereupon
wherewith
wherewithal
wherewithin
wherewithout
whitherever
whitherinsoever
whitherso
whitherto
whithertofore
whitherward
whitherwards
whyever
whyfor
whyso
whysoever
1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form
beggar belief
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: beggars belief
form: beggaring belief
form: beggared belief
form: beggared belief
Senses: examples: text: It beggars belief to suppose that corporate policies can always pursue the best interests of a company.
text: In Shakespeare's day boys or men took the part of women, and how characters like Lady Macbeth and Desdemona were adequately rendered by youths beggars belief.
ref: 1907, Sidney Lee, Shakespeare and the Modern Stage:
text: "It beggars belief that delegates are given smartcards for free travel around the city, yet ordinary Glaswegians will still be forced to use a disjointed ticketing system."
ref: 2021 November 17, “Network News: Anger at delegates' preferential treatment for Glasgow smartcards”, in RAIL, number 944, page 13:
text: […
ref: 2022 September 23, 0:07 from the start, in As Putin goes for broke: What next after Ukraine annexation referendums? • FRANCE 24 English, spoken by François Picard, France 24, archived from the original on 27 Sep 2022:
synonyms: beggar description
glosses: To appear implausible or unbelievable.
knucklecurve
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: knucklecurves
Etymology: From knuckle + curve.
Senses: topics: ball-games
baseball
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A type of pitch with characteristics of both a curveball and a knuckleball.
vicarages
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of vicarage
tricams
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tricam
tricam
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tricams
Senses: glosses: A type of protection device, used in climbing, that provides a means of placing temporary anchor points on the rock.
hospitalizations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hospitalization
recognitions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of recognition
townsites
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of townsite
theatregoers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of theatregoer
theatergoers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of theatergoer
powerfull
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more powerfull
form: most powerfull
Senses: glosses: Archaic form of powerful.
glosses: Misspelling of powerful.
tapings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of taping
ghostball
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ghostballs
Etymology: From ghost + ball.
Senses: topics: ball-games
baseball
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A type of pitch; the knuckleball.
quadricycles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of quadricycle
quadricycle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: quadricycles
Etymology: From quadri- + cycle; compare bicycle, tricycle.
Senses: glosses: A four-wheeled pedal cycle.
glosses: A four-wheeled motorcycle, often resembling a small car (microcar).
electroactive
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more electroactive
form: most electroactive
Etymology: From electro- + active.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: describing any material (especially in a cell) that is electrically active or responsive
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: describing any polymer that changes shape in the presence of an electric field
Derived terms: optoelectroactive
photoelectroactive
electroanalysis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˌlɛktɹoʊəˈnælɪsɪs/
ipa: /ɪˌlɛktɹəʊəˈnælɪsɪs/
Forms: form: electroanalyses
Etymology: From electro- + analysis.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Any of several electrochemical forms of analysis
electroanalytical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From electro- + analytical.
Senses: glosses: of, pertaining to, or obtained using electroanalysis
Derived terms: electroanalytically
faradaic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more faradaic
form: most faradaic
Etymology: From Faraday + -ic, after Michael Faraday, English chemist and physicist.
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Of or pertaining to electricity, especially to electrical induction
wikipedia: Michael Faraday
Synonyms: faradic
Derived terms: faradaically
nonfaradaic
faradic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more faradic
form: most faradic
Etymology: From Faraday + -ic, for Michael Faraday, English chemist and physicist.
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Of or pertaining to electricity, especially to electrical induction.
examples: text: Physicians used galvanic currents, which required only a galvanic power source, and faradic treatments, which utilized an "alternating" induction coil.
ref: 2005, Carolyn Thomas de la Pena, chapter 3, in The Body Electric: How Strange Machines Built the Modern American:
glosses: Of a current that is alternating, as opposed to galvanic.
Synonyms: faradaic
Derived terms: faradization
microcylinder
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: microcylinders
Etymology: From micro- + cylinder.
Senses: glosses: A very small cylinder (in any of many contexts)
microcylindrical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more microcylindrical
form: most microcylindrical
Etymology: From micro- + cylindrical.
Senses: glosses: Having the form of a microcylinder
microdisk
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: microdisks
form: microdisc
Etymology: From micro- + disk.
Senses: glosses: A very small disk (in any of many contexts)
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A diskette
microhemisphere
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: microhemispheres
Etymology: From micro- + hemisphere.
Senses: glosses: A very small hemisphere (in any of several contexts, but especially describing a design of microelectrode)
micropipette
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: micropipettes
Etymology: From micro- + pipette.
Senses: glosses: A very small pipette.
micropipette
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: micropipettes
form: micropipetting
form: micropipetted
form: micropipetted
Etymology: From micro- + pipette.
Senses: glosses: To transfer or measure the volume of a liquid using a micropipette.
microring
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: microrings
Etymology: From micro- + ring.
Senses: glosses: A very small ring (in any of many contexts)
multisensor
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From multi- + sensor.
Senses: glosses: That employs multiple sensors.
multisensor
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: multisensors
Etymology: From multi- + sensor.
Senses: glosses: Any device that employs multiple sensors.
nonconductive
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + conductive.
Senses: glosses: Not conductive (of heat, sound, electricity etc.)
noncontaminating
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + contaminating.
Senses: glosses: That does not contaminate
photolithographic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more photolithographic
form: most photolithographic
Etymology: From photo- + lithographic.
Senses: glosses: Of, pertaining to, or produced by photolithography
Derived terms: nonphotolithographic
photolithographically
skorpion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: skorpions
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of scorpion.
potentiometric
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more potentiometric
form: most potentiometric
Etymology: From potentiometry + -ic.
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to potentiometry.
glosses: Measured using a potentiometer.
Derived terms: chronopotentiometric
nonpotentiometric
potentiometrically
spectropotentiometric
spectrometric
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more spectrometric
form: most spectrometric
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to spectrometry
glosses: Measured using a spectrometer
submicrometer
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From sub- + micrometer.
Senses: glosses: Having a scale less than a micrometer.
ultramicroelectrode
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ultramicroelectrodes
Etymology: From ultra- + micro- + electrode.
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: A very small microelectrode
apoprotein
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: apoproteins
Etymology: From apo- + protein.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The polypeptide part of a conjugated protein; for example, an apolipoprotein plus a lipid particle yields a lipoprotein.
Hypernyms: protein
Hyponyms: apolipoprotein
Coordinate terms: holoprotein
cofactor
prosthetic group
enzyme
Derived terms: apometalloprotein
conjugated protein
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: conjugated proteins
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any protein that consists of both a polypeptide (the apoprotein) and a prosthetic group such as a lipid (in lipoproteins), sugar (in glycoproteins) or porphyrins and metals (in hemoglobin etc)
aquated
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: That is associated with water, especially in the form of a complex
Vritra
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Vṛtra
form: Vrtra
Etymology: From Sanskrit वृत्र (Vṛtrá).
Senses: glosses: An Asura and also a serpent or dragon, the personification of drought and enemy of Indra. Vritra was also known in the Vedas as Ahi ("snake"), and he is said to have had three heads.
biomethylation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: biomethylations
Etymology: From bio- + methylation.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any bioalkylation reaction in which a methyl group is attached
bioalkylation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bioalkylations
Etymology: From bio- + alkylation.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any biochemical reaction in which an alkyl group is attached to a molecule or to a metal
bioligand
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bioligands
Etymology: From bio- + ligand.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any biochemical ligand
calibrant
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: calibrants
Senses: qualifier: analytical chemistry
glosses: Any substance used to calibrate an analytical procedure
derivatized
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more derivatized
form: most derivatized
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: modified by the formation of a derivative
Derived terms: nonderivatized
underivatized
electrophoretic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more electrophoretic
form: most electrophoretic
Etymology: From electro- + -phoretic.
Senses: glosses: of, pertaining to, or produced by electrophoresis
Derived terms: coelectrophoretic
electrophoretically
isoelectrophoretic
microelectrophoretic
minielectrophoretic
nanoelectrophoretic
nonelectrophoretic
postelectrophoretic
electrospray
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: electrosprays
Etymology: From electro- + spray.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: a method of ionizing delicate macromolecules for analysis in a mass spectrometer
electrospray
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: electrosprays
form: electrospraying
form: electrosprayed
form: electrosprayed
Etymology: From electro- + spray.
Senses: glosses: To introduce samples into a mass spectrometer using such a device
Derived terms: microelectrospray
nanoelectrospray
ferrioxamine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ferrioxamines
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of a class of siderophore produced in several bacteria that mediates iron uptake
incomparability
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: incomparabilities
Etymology: From Latin incomparabilitas.
Senses: glosses: The condition of being incomparable
glosses: The extent to which something is incomparable
interlaboratory
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From inter- + laboratory.
Senses: glosses: Involving cooperation between laboratories.
labilities
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lability
nebulized
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of nebulize
nebulized
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more nebulized
form: most nebulized
Senses: examples: Antibiotic treatment of bacterial pneumonia sometimes requires nebulized colistin.
glosses: Produced by nebulization; turned from liquid to a spray or mist.
Synonyms: aerosolized
atomized
Related terms: nebulizer
nebulize
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: nebulizes
form: nebulizing
form: nebulized
form: nebulized
form: nebulise
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin nebula (“little cloud, mist”) + -ize.
Senses: glosses: To convert liquid into a fine spray of aerosols, by using a nebulizer; to atomize
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: To treat a patient with medicine applied using a nebulizer
Related terms: pulverize
vaporize
nebulizer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnɛ.bju.laɪ.zə/
ipa: /ˈnɛ.bjɵ.lʌj.zə/
ipa: /ˈne.bju.laɪ.zɹ̩/
Forms: form: nebulizers
form: nebuliser
Etymology: From nebulize + -er.
Senses: synonyms: atomizer
glosses: A device used to convert liquid into a fine spray of aerosols, by means of oxygen, compressed air, or ultrasonic vibration.
examples: text: Because pentamidine is more effective in aerosolized form, a machine called a nebulizer is needed to turn the liquid pentamidine into tiny droplets which are then inhaled directly into the lungs. However, there are several different nebulizers on the market, and PWAs must know which is most effective.
ref: 1988 August 20, Chris Bull, “ACT UP Zaps Fizons Co.”, in Gay Community News, volume 16, number 6, page 1:
text: “Obviously. It's just that experts recommend measuring your peak oxygen flow and having a portable nebulizer ready.”
ref: 2011, Jill Shalvis, Head Over Heels, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
topics: medicine
sciences
coordinate_terms: inhaler
vaporizer
glosses: A device used to administer a medicine into the lungs, by converting the medicine from liquid state into a fine spray of aerosols, to be inhaled through the nose or mouth.
Related terms: micronebulizer
nebulize
nebulization
acanthesthesia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: acanthaesthesia
Etymology: From acantho- (“thorn”) + -esthesia (“sensation”).
Senses: glosses: A type of paresthesia characterized by a tingling, numbing sensation as of being pierced by needles, usually caused by the (temporary) clamping of nerves.
slicked-back
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more slicked-back
form: most slicked-back
Senses: examples: text: His slicked-back hair made the villain look cool.
glosses: Treated with a wet-look gel and combed straight back
raw_tags: of a hairstyle
drinkware
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From drink + -ware.
Senses: glosses: Vessels from which people drink.
Synonyms: word: drinkware
Hypernyms: word: kitchenware
word: tableware
word: vessel
Hyponyms: word: beaker
word: chalice
word: cup
word: flagon
word: flute
word: glass
word: goblet
word: mug
word: snifter
word: stein
word: tankard
word: tumbler
Related terms: word: beverage
word: drink
A list
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: A lists
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of A-list.
hit the head
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: hits the head
form: hitting the head
form: hit the head
form: hit the head
Senses: glosses: to urinate or defecate; to go to the bathroom
hat-trick
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hat-tricks
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of hat trick.
come after
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: comes after
form: coming after
form: came after
form: come after
Senses: examples: text: Don't try to come after me.
glosses: To pursue or follow; to pursue with hostile intent.
examples: text: Who came after Richard the Lionheart?
glosses: To follow or succeed; to be the successor of.
Synonyms: sense: pursue with hostile intent
word: chase
sense: pursue with hostile intent
word: hunt
sense: pursue with hostile intent
word: persecute
sense: pursue with hostile intent
word: torment
sense: be the successor of
word: follow on
word: succeed
A-list
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈeɪlɪst/
ipa: /ˈeɪˌlɪst/
Forms: form: A-lists
form: A list
Etymology: The noun is derived from A (“rank (normally the highest) on a scale that assigns letters”) + list. The adjective is from an attributive use of the noun.
Senses: glosses: The first of a number of lists, especially lists arranged in order of importance or preference.
examples: text: The film [Pretty Woman] grossed $464 million worldwide, ensconcing her [Julia Roberts] in the Hollywood A-list.
ref: 2014 January 21, Hermione Hoby, “Julia Roberts interview for August: Osage County – ‘I might actually go to hell for this…’”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review section), London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Oct 2024:
antonyms: Z-list
coordinate_terms: B-list
C-list
D-list
glosses: An informal list of people (especially in the entertainment industry, or professionally or socially prominent) who are the most admired or desirable, or likely to bring success.
Derived terms: A-gay
A-lister
Related terms: A1
A team
backlist
frontlist
midlist
best of the bunch
cream of the crop
crème de la crème
pick of the litter
A-list
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈeɪlɪst/
ipa: /ˈeɪˌlɪst/
Etymology: The noun is derived from A (“rank (normally the highest) on a scale that assigns letters”) + list. The adjective is from an attributive use of the noun.
Senses: examples: text: By the 1980s, there was still huge appeal for what became known as 'shiny-floor' talent shows, especially during weekend primetime. In the US, Star Search ran for 12 years in its original run, from 1983 to 1995, and as searches went, it did genuinely uncover some A-list talent, including Destiny's Child, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Alanis Morrisette and LeAnn Rimes.
ref: 2021 September 15, Laura Martin, “How Talent Shows Became TV’s Most Bizarre Programmes”, in BBC Online, archived from the original on 18 Apr 2023:
text: Before his [Rock Hudson's] Aids diagnosis, he had been so many other things: A-list hunk, suave romcom star and all-round Mr America.
ref: 2023 October 6, Ryan Gilbey, “The double life of Rock Hudson: ‘Let’s be frank, he was a horndog!’”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Jan 2025:
antonyms: Z-list
coordinate_terms: B-list
C-list
D-list
glosses: Of or relating, or belonging, to an A-list (noun sense 2).
examples: text: DirectX 10 promises an almost obscene step up in the level of eye candy you can expect from an A-list game, which is the great news. The bad news is, you'll need a new videocard to get those gorgeous graphics.
ref: 2007 winter, Steve Klett, “Release Notes: The Winds of Change”, in Steve Klett, editor, Maximum PC, San Francisco, Calif.: Future US, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3, column 1:
synonyms: best of the best
top-class
glosses: Best of a group; first-class, pre-eminent, top.
broken down
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of break down
broken down
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more broken down
form: most broken down
Senses: glosses: No longer in working order; broken.
glosses: Of a horse, no longer useful for work or riding due to illness or infirmity.
examples: text: We looked our last upon them and the indescribable rosy glow in which they lay, and then with hearts far too heavy for words we left them, and crept thence broken-down men - so broken down that we even renounced the chance of practically immortal life, because all that made life valuable had gone from us, and we knew even then that to prolong our days indefinitely would only be to prolong our sufferings.
ref: 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
glosses: Ruined in character or strength.
glosses: Separated into component parts; decomposed; disassembled; deconstructed.
stickhandle
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: stickhandles
form: stickhandling
form: stickhandled
form: stickhandled
Etymology: From stick + handle.
Senses: examples: text: Kovalev regained possession of the puck and stickhandled at full speed into neutral-zone open ice.
ref: 2008 April 17, Dave Stubbs, “Lots of life left in Bruins”, in The Gazette, Montreal, retrieved 13 May 2008:
topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
ice-hockey
lacrosse
lifestyle
skating
sports
qualifier: field hockey
glosses: To maintain individual possession of the puck or ball by controlling it with movements of one's stick, especially to do so in a skillful manner.
examples: text: He has ducked questions in Parliament on everything from Afghan detainees to Radarsat 2, leaving them to be stickhandled by other ministers.
ref: 2008, "Editorial: Hillier goes, not Bernier, Toronto Star, 16 Apr. (retrieved 13 May 2008)
text: Obama, on the other hand, stickhandled his preacher problem and retained his poise and dignity.
ref: 2008 May 8, Diane Francis, “Obama vs McCain. Finally”, in National Post, Canada, retrieved 13 May 2008:
glosses: To deal capably and swiftly with a situation, especially in a manner which deflects potential problems.
stickhandling
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of stickhandle
stickhandling
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
ice-hockey
lacrosse
lifestyle
skating
sports
qualifier: field hockey
glosses: Skillful manipulation of the puck or ball with a player's stick, allowing the player to maintain control of the puck or ball.