cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
Emmaus
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈmeɪ.əs/
Etymology: From Latin Emmaus, from Koine Greek Ἐμμαοῦς (Emmaoûs), typically derived from Hebrew חמת (ḥammat, “hot spring”).
Senses: glosses: A town mentioned in the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament, where Jesus is said to have appeared, after his death and resurrection, before two disciples. Various locations have been suggested.
glosses: A former city in the West Bank, Palestine.
glosses: A borough of Pennsylvania.
Synonyms: sense: former Palestinian city
word: Imwas
sense: former Palestinian city
word: Nicopolis
sense: former Palestinian city
word: Emmaus Nicopolis
cursorialist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cursorialists
Etymology: From cursorial + -ist.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: Any cursorial organism.
glosses: One who believes that animals evolved wings as an aid in running quickly.
Coordinate terms: arborealist
cursorialists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cursorialist
arborealist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: arborealists
Etymology: From arboreal + -ist.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: Any arboreal organism.
glosses: One who believes that animals evolved wings as an aid for gliding when jumping from high perches.
Coordinate terms: cursorialist
arborealists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of arborealist
cursorialism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From cursorial + -ism.
Senses: glosses: The condition of being cursorial.
lesser kudu
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lesser kudus
form: lesser kudu
Senses: glosses: A forest antelope found in East Africa (Tragelaphus imberbis).
lesser kudus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lesser kudu
sunfall
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From sun + fall.
Senses: topics: fantasy
literature
media
publishing
science-fiction
glosses: sunset
toxicodendrons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of toxicodendron
nonrabid
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + rabid.
Senses: glosses: Not rabid.
compare and despair
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: compares and despairs
form: comparing and despairing
form: compared and despaired
form: compared and despaired
Senses: examples: text: We are now on a path, a pilgrimage, a journey, an adventure, and we must now begin to pay more attention. Look at the signs guiding you, look at those who ambush you, even the weather of your own moods defines whether you succeed or not. One of the other damaging evils we do to ourselves is compare and despair ourselves and our careers against other people. “Oh, look at her! She had connections! She was always the favorite! I'm not there yet!”
ref: 2011, C. Stephen Foster, Awakening the Actor Within:
text: Thanks to social media, the opportunity to compare and despair is only ever a click away. We can instantly see what we haven't got and the places we haven't been invited to.
ref: 2017, Gillian Anderson, Jennifer Nadel, We: A Manifesto for Women Everywhere, page 162:
glosses: To distress oneself by comparing one's own situation with that of others who seem more successful.
elephant trunk
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: elephant trunks
Senses: glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see elephant, trunk.
examples: text: However, the behaviour of the molecular emission in elephant trunks and cometary globules clearly indicated the presence of neighbouring massive stars […]
ref: 2012, Charles J. Lada, N.D. Kylafis, The Physics of Star Formation and Early Stellar Evolution, page 314:
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: An extended pillar-like mass of interstellar gas and dust found near a massive star.
Synonyms: Elephant's Trunk Nebula
elephant trunks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of elephant trunk
ba dum tish
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of ba-dum ching.
@ party
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: @ parties
Etymology: From the @ symbol used in e-mail addresses.
Senses: examples: text: Hi! An @ party will be held in Room 3121 at Balticon on Saturday night, starting at 10 PM and going for an as-yet undetermined while. The @ party is hosted by Digital Express Group, purveyors of that mightiest of refreshments, digital espresso!
ref: 1992, Richard L. Butler, “An @ party at Balticon, Room 3121, hurrah...”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet):
text: I've been to a few @ parties- it's very simple. You look at the party board, and show up at the appropriate place and time. Usually/often someone at the door will ask you for your email address (just to make sure you aren't some kind of clueless geek, I guess), and you go on in and meet net.people.
ref: 1993, Binky, “@ Party?”, in alt.fandom.cons (Usenet):
glosses: An informal private party held as part of a convention, giving Internet users a chance to meet in person.
@ parties
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of @ party
copynumbers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of copynumber
Seldeniana
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Selden + -iana.
Senses: glosses: The sayings or writings of John Selden (1584–1654), English jurist and scholar.
mileometer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mileometers
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of milometer.
mileometers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mileometer
hippometer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hippometers
Etymology: From hippo- + -meter.
Senses: glosses: An instrument for measuring a horse's height in hands.
hippometers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hippometer
kankar
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kankars
form: concha
form: conker
form: kunkar
form: kunkur
Etymology: From Hindi कंकर (kaṅkar).
Senses: glosses: Detrital or residual calcium carbonate, rolled and often nodular, formed in soils of semi-arid regions.
kankars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of kankar
kunkur
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kunkurs
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of kankar.
kunkurs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of kunkur
patakha
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: patakhas
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of pataka.
patakhas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of patakha
buzzies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of buzzie
complainy
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: /kəmˈpleɪni/
Forms: form: more complainy
form: most complainy
form: complainey
Etymology: From complain + -y.
Senses: examples: text: Elle's brother had been so complainy about the heat that we said he could go inside and luxuriate in all the fans.
ref: 2016, Shari Goldhagen, 100 Days of Cake (page 181)
glosses: Tending to complain; peevish.
lanameter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lanameters
Etymology: From Latin lāna (“wool”) + -meter.
Senses: glosses: An instrument for measuring the fineness of wool (or other yarn).
lanameters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lanameter
mehendi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of mehndi.
Blamey
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈbleɪmi/
Forms: form: Blameys
Etymology: Perhaps a habitational surname from a lost place in England.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
uniconceptual
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From uni- + conceptual.
Senses: glosses: Involving a single concept.
multiconceptual
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more multiconceptual
form: most multiconceptual
Etymology: From multi- + conceptual.
Senses: glosses: Involving multiple concepts.
multiconcept
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From multi- + concept.
Senses: glosses: Involving multiple concepts.
bearership
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bearerships
Etymology: From bearer + -ship.
Senses: glosses: The role or status of bearer.
bearerships
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bearership
Stachnik
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Stachniks
Etymology: Borrowed from Polish Stachnik.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Polish.
mekometer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mekometers
Etymology: From Ancient Greek μῆκος (mêkos, “length”) (see meco-) + -meter. The same formation as mecometer.
Senses: glosses: A kind of precision rangefinder.
mekometers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mekometer
homester
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: homesters
Etymology: From home + -ster.
Senses: topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A player for the home team.
homesters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of homester
iconometry
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˌaɪkəˈnɑmətɹi/
Senses: glosses: The measurement of icons and their proportions etc., in religious art.
iconometric
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Relating to iconometry.
iconometer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: iconometers
Senses: topics: arts
hobbies
lifestyle
photography
glosses: An early form of viewfinder.
iconometers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of iconometer
cow-puncher
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cow-punchers
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of cowpuncher.
cow-punchers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cow-puncher
coercimeter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: coercimeters
Senses: glosses: An instrument for measuring magnetic coercivity.
Siewiorek
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Siewioreks
Etymology: Borrowed from Polish Siewiorek.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Polish.
coercimeters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of coercimeter
pyromusical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From pyro- + musical.
Senses: glosses: Involving pyrotechnic displays and music.
dabeli
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Gujarati દાબેલી (dābelī).
Senses: glosses: A spicy Indian burger made with potatoes, served in a bun with chutney and garnishes.
misencounter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: misencounters
Etymology: From mis- + encounter.
Senses: examples: text: We had tried to meet on earlier occasions, which led to a couple of hilarious misencounters. The first time we were to meet at the Biltmore Men's Bar, (even the name is impossible today!) and I was waiting in the downstairs bar, and he was waiting in the upstairs bar, each thinking the other had stood him up!
ref: 1998, The Texas Review, volume 19, page 36:
text: As is logical, the meeting illustrates mutual differences until it becomes an emblem of a misencounter.
ref: 2006, Julio Ortega, Transatlantic Translations: Dialogues in Latin American Literature:
glosses: A bad or wrong encounter.
misencounters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of misencounter
misencodings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of misencoding
haptometer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: haptometers
Etymology: From hapto- + -meter.
Senses: glosses: An instrument for measuring sensitivity to touch, by adding and removing weights that produce pressure.
haptometers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of haptometer
panchnama
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: panchnamas
form: punchnama
Etymology: From Hindi पंचनामा (pañcnāmā, literally “five-document”), originally in reference to the five witnesses required by law.
Senses: glosses: A record of witness testimony, usually prepared by the police, during the investigation of a crime or after a death.
punchnama
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: punchnamas
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of panchnama.
myringoscope
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: myringoscopes
Etymology: From myringo- + -scope.
Senses: glosses: A device for examining the eardrum.
myringoscopes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of myringoscope
modak
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: modaks
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi and Marathi मोदक (modak).
Senses: examples: text: She serves the prasad, small cone-shaped bright-yellow modaks that they eat whole after touching to their foreheads to absorb god's blessing.
ref: 2023, Santanu Bhattacharya, One Small Voice, Fig Tree, page 181:
glosses: An Indian sweet consisting of a flour-based outer skin filled with coconut and jaggery.
modaks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of modak
panchnamas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of panchnama
punchnamas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of punchnama
hyetometer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hyetometers
Etymology: From hyeto- + -meter.
Senses: glosses: rain gauge
hyetometers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hyetometer
meldometer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: meldometers
Senses: glosses: An instrument for measuring the melting point of a material.
meldometers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of meldometer
humorousnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: For quotations using this term, see Citations:humorousnesses.
glosses: plural of humorousness
gyrograph
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gyrographs
Etymology: From gyro- + -graph.
Senses: glosses: A recording of gyratory stability, used to determine optimal bitumen mixtures for paving etc.
gyrographs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gyrograph
institutionalizer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: institutionalizers
form: institutionaliser
Etymology: From institutionalize + -er.
Senses: glosses: One who, or that which, institutionalizes something.
institutionalizers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of institutionalizer
institutionaliser
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: institutionalisers
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of institutionalizer.
institutionalisers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of institutionaliser
dromometer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -ɒmɪtə(ɹ)
Forms: form: dromometers
Etymology: From dromo- + -meter.
Senses: topics: nautical
transport
glosses: An instrument affixed to the side of a ship, measuring the distance travelled.
dromometers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dromometer
decelerometer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: decelerometers
Senses: glosses: An instrument for measuring deceleration.
decelerometers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of decelerometer
chromatoptometer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chromatoptometers
Senses: glosses: An instrument for measuring the subject's perception of colour.
Related terms: chromatopsia
chromatoptometers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chromatoptometer
konimeter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: konimeters
Etymology: From konio- + -meter.
Senses: glosses: An instrument for measuring the concentration of dust.
konimeters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of konimeter
koniometer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: koniometers
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of konimeter.
koniometers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of koniometer
chargesheet
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chargesheets
Etymology: From charge + sheet.
Senses: glosses: A document of accusation prepared by law enforcement to be submitted to the court.
chargesheet
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: chargesheets
form: chargesheeting
form: chargesheeted
form: chargesheeted
Etymology: From charge + sheet.
Senses: glosses: To prepare such a document of accusation against.
chargesheets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chargesheet
ceraunograph
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ceraunographs
Etymology: From cerauno- + -graph.
Senses: glosses: A device for measuring lightning discharges.
Related terms: keraunograph
ceraunographs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ceraunograph
chairlady
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chairladies
Etymology: From chair + lady.
Senses: glosses: chairwoman
chairladies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chairlady
leptometer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: leptometers
Senses: glosses: An instrument for measuring the viscosity of oil.
leptometers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of leptometer
tuzz
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tuzzes
Senses: glosses: A tuft of wool or similar material.
Related terms: tussock
heptapetalous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From hepta- + petalous.
Senses: topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: Having seven petals.
skiddoo
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: skiddoos
form: skiddooing
form: skiddooed
form: skiddooed
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of skidoo.
skiddoo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: skiddoos
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of skidoo.
oops baby
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: oops babies
Senses: glosses: A child born as the result of an unplanned pregnancy.
oops babies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of oops baby
heptahexahedral
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From hepta- + hexahedral.
Senses: glosses: Having seven ranges of faces one above another, each range containing six faces.
generationism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From generation + -ism.
Senses: glosses: The belief that a specific generation has inherent traits making it inferior or superior to another generation.
topics: lifestyle
religion
theology
glosses: traducianism
come away empty
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: comes away empty
form: coming away empty
form: came away empty
form: come away empty
Senses: examples: text: A former gold medallist, he nevertheless came away empty from this year's Olympic Games.
glosses: To come away without having received anything.
recuperatives
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of recuperative
istikhara
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: istikhaara
form: istikhaarah
Etymology: From Arabic اِسْتِخَارَة (istiḵāra).
Senses: topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: A prayer seeking guidance in making a decision.
istikhaarah
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of istikhara.
istikhaara
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of istikhara.
ayats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ayat
exmedial
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: biology
botany
geography
geology
natural-sciences
glosses: away from the midline of the lamina
Derived terms: exmedially
exmedially
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From exmedial + -ly.
Senses: topics: biology
botany
geography
geology
natural-sciences
glosses: In an exmedial direction
borderpost
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: borderposts
form: border post
Senses: glosses: An installation, situated on a border, that deals with customs, immigration etc.
Synonyms: customs post
Related terms: checkpoint
crossing
qarin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of qareen.
qareen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: qarin
Etymology: From Arabic قَرِين (qarīn, “linked”).
Senses: topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: A jinn who acts as a person's spiritual double and may influence them to do evil.
blamey
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbleɪmi/
rhymes: -eɪmi
Forms: form: more blamey
form: most blamey
form: blamy
Etymology: From blame + -y.
Senses: glosses: Tending to blame others
Related terms: victim-blamey
uneaseness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of uneasiness.
overhangings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of overhanging
tholobate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tholobates
Senses: topics: architecture
glosses: The substructure on which a dome or cupola rests.
tholobates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tholobate
debushing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: de-bushing
Senses: glosses: The removal of encroaching bush / scrub from agricultural land
outdoored
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of outdoor
outdoored
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Subjected to an outdooring
apodeictically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From apodeictic + -ally.
Senses: glosses: In an apodeictic manner.
odontologic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of odontological.
Wolfian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Wolfian
form: most Wolfian
Etymology: From Wolf + -ian.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to Friedrich August Wolf (1759–1824), German classicist regarded as the founder of modern philology.
chanfan
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: He now operates a chanfan machine during the rainy season and teaches at the school in the dry season when there is no water for processing.
ref: 2016, Katherine V. Gough, Young Entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa, page 190:
text: The police in Upper West have burnt three chanfan machines and other accessories of illegal mining on the banks of the Black Volta in the Lawra District after operators abandoned the machines at the sight of the security men.
ref: 2017 December 6, Michael Quaye, “Police destroy galamsey machines on Black Volta”, in Graphic Online:
glosses: A type of floating mining equipment used in parts of West Africa.
agonics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of agonic.
hypomorphosis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hypomorphoses
Etymology: From hypo- + morphosis.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: The inhibition of differentiation in a developing embryo
holobasidial
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From holo- + basidial.
Senses: glosses: Relating to a holobasidium.
reimbursables
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of reimbursable
microcyclicity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: biology
mycology
natural-sciences
glosses: The condition of being microcyclic
microcyclic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: biology
mycology
natural-sciences
glosses: Having a life cycle in which only teliospores and basidiospores are produced
French white
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From its supposed origin in France.
Senses: glosses: Finely pulverized talc.
synonyms: Berlin white
China white
Krems white
Kremnitz white
Nottingham white
Vienna white
glosses: An especially pure form of white lead, particularly as used in paints.
glosses: Synonym of silver white, a Parisian white lead paint thinner than flake white.
synonyms: word: silver white
extra: a Parisian white lead paint thinner than flake white
keratinic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -ɪnɪk
Etymology: From keratin + -ic.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of keratinous.
synonyms: word: keratinous
keratinolytic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From keratin + -lytic.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Relating to keratinolysis
keratinolytic
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: keratinolytics
Etymology: From keratin + -lytic.
Senses: examples: text: Treatment with emollients and mild keratinolytics, such as urea cream and lactic acid lotion resulted in the soothing of the affected skin.
ref: 2016, Pollozhani Nora et al., “Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis: clue for diagnosis”, in Global Dermatology, volume 4, number 1, →DOI, page 1:
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Synonym of keratolytic.
synonyms: word: keratolytic
cryosystem
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cryosystems
Etymology: From cryo- + system.
Senses: topics: sciences
glosses: Any system for producing, maintaining or handling low temperatures
gay science
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: the gay science
Etymology: Calque of Provençal gai saber.
Senses: examples: text: For the Normans, as well as the reſt, were Dabblers in The Gay Science; and we learn from Hiſtory that they ſung the Exploits of Roland juſt before they began that memorable Battle wherein William the Baſtard got the Crown of England.
ref: 1720, Pierre Daniel Huet, “Monsieur Huet's Letter upon the Original of Romances”, in A Select Collection of Novels, London: John Watts, page xlii:
text: The Norman had here laid aside some of his northern roughness, and become and apt disciple of the gay science in which Frederick had won a foremost place.
ref: 1874, George William Cox, chapter XI, in The Crusades, New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co., page 192:
glosses: The art of poetry.
Related terms: dismal science
cryosystems
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cryosystem
polyplicate
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: poliplicate
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: Having many folds in the exine.
raw_tags: of spores
hanging gardens
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hanging garden
euendolith
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: euendoliths
Senses: glosses: Any endolith that bores tunnels in the interiors of rock
Derived terms: euendolithic
microbioerosion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From micro- + bioerosion.
Senses: glosses: microscopic bioerosion, typically caused by euendoliths
Related terms: macrobioerosion
eclipsings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of eclipsing
macrobioerosion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From macro- + bioerosion.
Senses: glosses: bioerosion caused by macroscopic creatures
Related terms: microbioerosion
loose connections
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of loose connection
jueteng
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhʊɛ.tɛŋ/
Forms: form: hueteng
form: huweteng
Etymology: Ultimately derived from Hokkien, via Philippine Spanish jueteng, where the use of ⟨j⟩ represents /h/ as it is spelled from Spanish orthography during the Spanish Colonial Era in the Philippines. See more at Tagalog huweteng.
Senses: topics: gambling
games
glosses: An illegal numbers game lottery, using a tambiolo/tambola/tómbola container that is spun or a receptacle, sometimes shaped like a bottle or small-necked phial, that is shaken with the winning number from 1 to 37 on a ball or raffle ticket paper drawn after all bets are submitted
wikipedia: History of the Philippines (1565–1898)
Spanish orthography
Related terms: wahoy
sickle cell
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sickle cells
Senses: topics: biology
cytology
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: An abnormal erythrocyte (red blood cell) that has a crescent shape, characteristic of sickle-cell anemia.
Synonyms: drepanocyte
meniscocyte
Related terms: sickle cell trait
meniscocyte
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: meniscocytes
Senses: glosses: Synonym of sickle cell.
synonyms: word: sickle cell
sickle cells
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sickle cell
servants' call
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: servants' calls
Senses: glosses: A whistle to summon attendants.
micromicelle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: micromicelles
Etymology: From micro- + micelle.
Senses: glosses: A microscopic micelle
Related terms: micromicellar
micromicellar
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From micro- + micellar or micromicelle + -ar.
Senses: glosses: Relating to, or in the form of micromicelles
adjacency list
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: adjacency lists
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: A collection of unordered lists (each representing the neighbours of a vertex) that represents a finite graph.
Related terms: edge list
astrochronologic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of astrochronological.
ergastoplasm
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ergastoplasms
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐργαστής (ergastḗs, “worker, employee”, variant of ergato-) + -plasm.
Senses: topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: An endoplasmic reticulum that is studded with ribosomes.
Derived terms: ergastoplasmic
haemohistioblast
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: haemohistioblasts
form: hemohistioblast
Senses: topics: biology
cytology
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: The presumed reticuloendothelial cell that differentiates to form all blood cells
Synonyms: Ferrata cell
hemohistioblast
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hemohistioblasts
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of haemohistioblast.
Ferrata cell
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Ferrata cells
Etymology: Named for Adolfo Ferrata (1880-1946), Italian physician
Senses: glosses: Synonym of haemohistioblast.
synonyms: word: haemohistioblast
mesenchymatous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Synonym of mesenchymal.
synonyms: word: mesenchymal
microcinematography
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From micro- + cinematography.
Senses: examples: text: Microcinematography can reveal wonders and horrors in the universe of tiny things living around us. […] The most recent natural phenomenon brought to light by microcinematography is both wonder and horror and involves one of humanity’s greatest foes: the mosquito.
ref: 2022 October 4, Oliver Whang, “‘Our Jaws Dropped’: Mosquito Larvae’s Killer Harpoon Heads Revealed.”, in The New York Times:
topics: arts
biology
hobbies
lifestyle
natural-sciences
photography
glosses: The making of films by using a microscope, especially of biological specimens, by means of time-lapse photography
panmyelopathy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: panmyelopathies
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: A condition of bone marrow in which all blood-forming elements are affected
Related terms: panmyelophthisis
panmyelophthisis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: panmyelophthises
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: A disease caused by panmyelopathy
paraamyloidosis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: paraamyloidoses
form: para-amyloidosis
Etymology: From para- + amyloidosis.
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: amyloidosis that affects many parts of the body
treble cliff
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: treble cliffs
Senses: topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: Obsolete form of treble clef.
paraimmunoglobulinopathy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: paraimmunoglobulinopathies
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: A form of proteinemia in which immunoglobulins are present throughout the bloodstream
treble cliffs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of treble cliff
bass cliff
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bass cliffs
Senses: topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: Obsolete form of bass clef.
bass cliffs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bass cliff
SHLLV
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: SHLLVs
Senses: topics: aerospace
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
space-science
transport
glosses: Initialism of Super Heavy-Lift Launch Vehicle.
Hypernyms: HLLV
SHLLVs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of SHLLV
HLLV
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: HLLVs
Senses: topics: aerospace
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
space-science
transport
glosses: Initialism of Heavy-Lift Launch Vehicle.
Hypernyms: LV
Hyponyms: SHLLV
HLLVs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of HLLV
virginalls
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: virginalls
Senses: topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: Obsolete form of virginals.
ill-humoured
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more ill-humoured
form: most ill-humoured
Senses: glosses: British standard spelling of ill-humored.
discretionless
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From discretion + -less.
Senses: glosses: Of a decision or system: in which one may not use one's discretion; inflexible.
directionful
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more directionful
form: most directionful
form: direction-ful
Etymology: From direction + -ful.
Senses: glosses: Providing adequate direction; directive
Hill sphere
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Hill spheres
Etymology: Defined by the American astronomer George William Hill.
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: The region in which a given astronomical body dominates the attraction of satellites.
Synonyms: Roche sphere
Related terms: Hill radius
Hill spheres
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Hill sphere
necessitateth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: necessitate + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of necessitate
mailstorm
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mailstorms
Etymology: From mail + storm.
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A large influx of email.
mailstorms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mailstorm
haut-boy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: haut-boys
Senses: topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: Obsolete spelling of hautboy.
haut-boys
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of haut-boy
heroic assumption
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: heroic assumptions
Senses: examples: text: Even if we make the heroic assumption that the governor makes this his top priority, it isn't feasible to have new regulation in effect in six months.
glosses: An assumption that the speaker considers very unlikely to be true but temporarily accepts in order to make a hypothetical argument.
Related terms: assume
assumptive
active material
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈæk.tɪv məˈtɪəɹɪəl/
Forms: form: active materials
Etymology: From active + material.
Senses: glosses: Essential components of a device, reaction, etc.
glosses: A radioactive material
Penelopegate
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From French Penelopegate. By surface analysis, Penelope + -gate.
Senses: glosses: The Fillon affair, a political scandal involving improper employment of the family of French politician François Fillon.
Wojtaszek
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Wojtaszeks
Etymology: Borrowed from Polish Wojtaszek.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Polish.
Kmoch
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Kmochs
Etymology: From Czech Kmoch.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Czech.
saw-pit
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: saw-pits
Senses: examples: text: ...vpon a ſodaine,
As Falſtaffe, ſhe, and I, are newly met,
Let them [children dressed like "urchins, ouphes and fairies"] from forth a ſaw-pit ruſh at once
With ſome diffuſed ſong: Vpon their ſight
We two, in great amazedneſſe will flye: […]
ref: c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv], page 56, column 1:
text: 'Twas in a Saw-pit then: yet when the Armies meet (I'l ſay that for him) he will draw up as confidently, as if he would take a General by the Beard; and he will as confidently ride out of the Army before the Battel joyns: and if any man ask him whither he goes, he ſays he is ſent for Orders, ſo you hear of him no more; and the next day you find him as ſure in a Saw-pit.
ref: 1672, John Lacy, The Old Troop: Or, Monsieur Raggou. As It was Acted at the Theatre-Royal, London: Printed for William Crook and Thomas Dring, at the Green Dragon without Temple-Bar, and at the White-Lyon next Chancery-Lane end in Fleetstreet, →OCLC, act I, scene i, page 4:
text: By the way, it is obſerved that the nature of the Soil here and there, is ſuch, ſo looſe, ſupple, rotten and ſandy, that meerly of itſelf, it is apt to ſink and fall in; as was lately experienced by a Saw-pit, digg'd hard by, which after a little time by the Earths giving way on each ſide of it, fell in, and fill'd up itſelf.
ref: 1701 July, “III. Chartham News: Or A Brief Relation of Some Strange Bones There Lately Digged Up, in Some Grounds of Mr John Somner’s in Canterbury”, in Philosophical Transactions. Giving Some Account of the Present Undertakings, Studies and Labours of the Ingenious, in Many Considerable Parts of the World, volume XXII, number 272, London: Printed for S. Smith and B. Walford, printers t the Royal Society, at the Prince's Arms in St Paul's Church-yard, published 1702, →OCLC, page 892:
text: […] I was full two and forty Days making me a Board for a long Shelf, which I wanted in my Cave; whereas two Sawyers with their Tools, and a Saw-Pit, would have cut ſix of them out of the ſame Tree in half a Day.
ref: 1719 May 6 (Gregorian calendar), [Daniel Defoe], The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, […], London: […] W[illiam] Taylor […], →OCLC, page 135:
glosses: Alternative form of sawpit.
saw-pits
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of saw-pit (alternative form of sawpits).
saw pits
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of saw pit (alternative form of sawpits).
saw pit
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: saw pits
Senses: examples: text: When master took Atkinson and Warren from the saw pit I was put to work there, but as I was a new hand I did not work well, and master used me very badly for it: it was the first time I ever held a saw; I was never given any regular task, but I did all I could to give satisfaction.
ref: 1838, James Williams, “Minutes of Proceedings at Brown’s Town, St, Ann’s”, in A Narrative of Events since the 1st of August, 1834. By James Williams, together with the Evidence Taken under a Commission Appointed by the Colonial Office to Ascertain the Truth of the Narrative; and the Report of the Commissioners thereon: The Whole Exhibiting a Correct Picture of a Large Proportion of West Indian Society; and the Atrocious Cruelties Perpetrated under the Apprenticeship System, London: Printed for the Central Emancipation Committee, Token-House Yard; sold by G. Wightman, 24, Paternoster Row, →OCLC, page 29:
glosses: Alternative form of sawpit.
flavorize
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: flavorizes
form: flavorizing
form: flavorized
form: flavorized
Etymology: From flavor + -ize.
Senses: examples: text: Thousands now use this easy, quick method to flavorize, fatten and increase the body weight in all fowl.
ref: 1950 April 24, “Advertisment”, in Poultry Tribune, page 42:
text: Marinades can tenderize and flavorize nearly anything into something exotic, delicious, and gourmet, even.
ref: 2003, Leanne Ely, Saving Dinner, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 219:
text: All these things together, with a little effort and attention to detail, can flavorize part of every meal you serve.
ref: 2013, Ray Lampe, Flavorize, Chronicle Books, →ISBN, page 10:
glosses: To add flavor to something.
Synonyms: word: aromatize
word: flavorize
word: flavour
Hyponyms: word: acidify
word: acidulate
word: besour
word: bespice
word: besweeten
word: bitter
word: brine
word: candy
word: devil
word: dulcify
word: dulcorate
word: edulcorate
word: garlic
word: lemon
word: mull
word: pepper
word: pickle
word: salt
word: season
word: sour
word: spice
word: spice up
word: sweeten
word: unsour
word: vinegar
word: zest
flavorizes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of flavorize
flavorizing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of flavorize
flavorized
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of flavorize
common beech
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: common beeches
Senses: glosses: Fagus sylvatica
Synonyms: sense: Fagus sylvatica
word: European beech
Darga
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Dargas
Etymology: From short forms of various Pomeranian Slavic personal names such as Dargorad and Dargoslav/Dargosław, from Proto-Slavic *dorgъ.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
observatoria
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of observatorium
Ashokan Prakrit
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Asokan Prakrit
form: Aśokan Prakrit
Senses: glosses: The Early Middle Indo-Aryan languages represented in the inscriptions left during the reign of Ashoka, an Indian emperor of the 3rd century BCE.
Ashokan
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: Asokan
form: Aśokan
Etymology: From Ashoka + -an.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to Ashoka, an Indian emperor of the 3rd century BCE, or his times.
Derived terms: Ashokan Prakrit
Nichiren
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowing from Japanese 日蓮 (Nichiren), short for 日蓮宗 (Nichiren-shū).
Senses: glosses: A Buddhist sect of Japan based on the teachings of the Buddhist priest Nichiren (1222-1282), who claimed that the Lotus Sutra contained the only way to salvation.
cash point
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cash points
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of cashpoint.
betwaddle
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: betwaddles
form: betwaddling
form: betwaddled
form: betwaddled
Senses: examples: text: Many years ago,a Boro-lad I know, got involved in a fracas with the local constabulary whilst visiting London. Safe at home in the Boro with some decent beer betwaddling his faculties, the story may well have been embellished somewhat but he reckons the Cockney Bobbies addressed him rather unkindly along the lines of you expletive Geordie expletive ,you expletive Geordie expletive and, even,you expletive Geordie expletive!
ref: 2008 November 15, annqldau [username], “Re: It's grim Up North... how many Northeners in Aus now?”, in BritishExpats.com:
glosses: Alternative spelling of betwattle.
betwaddled
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more betwaddled
form: most betwaddled
Senses: examples: text: "I told you so! I always thought he was guilty, or knew something about them," Mrs. Frank exclaimed, with a look of exultation on her face as she turned to her husband. "What do you think now of your fine young man, who has been hanging around here after your daughter until she is half-betwaddled after him?"
ref: 1887, Mary Jane Holmes, Gretchen:
text: So I honestly am a bit betwaddled why it's working great for me and not for you guys??!!
ref: 2009 June 14, Peppypigs [username], “My Eco bedding findings!!”, in Tapatalk, ACS Messageboards:
glosses: Alternative spelling of betwattled.
betwaddled
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of betwaddle
betwaddles
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of betwaddle
betwaddling
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of betwaddle
neo-Gothic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: neogothic
form: Neogothic
Etymology: From neo- + Gothic.
Senses: examples: text: Of the known styles that signal boxes referred to, neo-Gothic was a favourite - especially in the points of locking room windows, and particularly on the Great Northern Railway.
ref: 2021 October 20, Dr Joseph Brennan, “A key part of our diverse railway heritage”, in RAIL, number 942, page 54:
topics: architecture
literature
media
publishing
glosses: Of or relating to a more recent iteration of a Gothic style.
Ozga
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Ozgas
Etymology: Borrowed from Polish Ozga.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Polish.
Talaga
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Talagas
Etymology: Borrowed from Polish Talaga.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Polish.
all o' y'all
Language: English
Part of speech: pron
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of all y'all.
all of y'all
Language: English
Part of speech: pron
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of all y'all.
grool
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡɹuːl/
ipa: /ɡɹʉl/
rhymes: -uːl
Etymology: Blend of girl + drool.
Senses: examples: text: Lucy removed her fingers from Margaret's pussy and brought them up for closer inspection, noticing the sticky grool coating them and seeping into the webbed crevasses between them.
ref: 2021, Angela White, Lesbian Taboo Stories, page 22:
text: Thick beads of grool were trickling from her pussy now.
ref: 2021, Zadie Black, Conquering the Barbarian Princess, Zadie Black, →ISBN:
text: I reach one big hand forward to catch the string of grool that's oozing from her pussy before lifting it to my mouth to taste her moisture. “Oh, it's definitely going to be with me, Miss Fillmore. With me, and no one else ever again[…]"
ref: (Can we date this quote?), S.E. Law, His House, His Rules: A Forbidden Romance, S.E. Law Romance:
text: He grabbed my hand and dipped it in my pussy, then brought it to my mouth.[…] When I was finished lapping up my stringy strands of grool, he grabbed me and laid me down on the velvet rug in front of the Christmas tree.
ref: 2021 June 18, Nikita Storm, Free Use 2: Taken By The Boss Under The Christmas Tree, Nikita Storm:
glosses: Vaginal lubrication derived from sexual arousal.
grool
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡɹuːl/
ipa: /ɡɹʉl/
rhymes: -uːl
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Senses: examples: text: Several patients having indicated that "me" should like to "av' some grool," she ladled it out of her pail into large yellow basins.
ref: 1871, E. G., A woman's reform bill for the unruly member, London: William Macintosh, →OCLC, page 77:
text: He looked so ill when he went up stairs to bed, that Mrs. Stokes insisted upon making him some grool for him to have warm in bed
ref: 1885, William Makepeace Thackeray, Miscellaneous Essays, Sketches and Reviews (The works of William Makepeace Thackeray), Smith, Elder, →OCLC, page 198:
glosses: Alternative form of gruel.
go over as well as a lead balloon
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: goes over as well as a lead balloon
form: going over as well as a lead balloon
form: went over as well as a lead balloon
form: gone over as well as a lead balloon
Senses: examples: text: Think a joke may go over as well as a lead balloon? It's likely not a good idea, and refraining from telling it would be a wiser choice.
ref: 2005, CDA Journal of the California Dental Association:
glosses: Alternative form of go over like a lead balloon.
basturd
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: basturds
Senses: examples: text: And then another / That might be cald a basturd's brother
ref: 1800's, Mary Woody A True Account of Nayomy Wise
glosses: Pronunciation spelling of bastard.
in the ground
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Senses: glosses: Dead and buried.