cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
ADR
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /eɪ di ˈɑɹ/
ipa: /eɪ diː ˈɑː/
Forms: form: ADRs
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: Initialism of adverse drug reaction.
topics: law
glosses: Initialism of alternative dispute resolution.
topics: business
finance
glosses: Initialism of American depositary receipt.
topics: broadcasting
media
synonyms: revoicing
dubbing
glosses: Initialism of automatic dialogue replacement.
topics: broadcasting
film
media
television
synonyms: revoicing
dubbing
glosses: Initialism of additional/audio dialogue replacement.
examples: text: Anytime you notice your horse is ADR instead of BAR, it's time to get on the phone to your vet.
ref: 2018, Kendra Gale, The Big Book of Miniature Horses, Trafalgar Square Books, →ISBN:
topics: biology
medicine
natural-sciences
pathology
sciences
veterinary
zoology
coordinate_terms: BAR
glosses: Initialism of ain't doin' right (the situation where an animal appears unwell but has not yet been diagnosed with any specific illness).
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
software
glosses: Initialism of architectural decision record.
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of air data reference.
ADR
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /eɪ di ˈɑɹ/
ipa: /eɪ diː ˈɑː/
Senses: topics: road
transport
qualifier: international law
glosses: The Agreement of 30 September 1957 concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road; formerly the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road.
APA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: business
glosses: Initialism of American pale ale.
topics: business
glosses: Initialism of American Plywood Association.
topics: government
healthcare
glosses: Initialism of American Psychiatric Association.
examples: text: He concluded by firing at the APA for "going downhill for some time." On April 22, he wrote an article for Psychology Today that discussed APA guidelines and criticized the organization for compromising "both scientists and practitioners."
ref: 2021 May 14, Julia Marnin, “Neuroscience Professor Removed From APA Discussion After Saying There Are Only Two Sexes”, in Newsweek:
topics: human-sciences
psychology
sciences
glosses: Initialism of American Psychological Association.
glosses: Initialism of American Protective Association: an anti-Catholic secret society established in 1887 by American Protestants.
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
phonetics
phonology
sciences
glosses: Initialism of Americanist Phonetic Alphabet.
examples: text: The complaint asserts ultra vires, Tenth Amendment, and APA claims, all primarily based on the allegation that Defendants unlawfully called into federal service members of the California National Guard.
ref: 2025 June 19, “Gavin Newsom v. Donald J. Trump”, in United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, page 7:
topics: law
glosses: Initialism of Administrative Procedure Act.
APA
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: APAs
Senses: topics: economics
sciences
glosses: Initialism of asset purchase agreement.
topics: law
glosses: Initialism of assistant prosecuting attorney.
topics: media
glosses: Initialism of amateur press association.
coordinate_terms: AAPI
AANHPI
glosses: Initialism of Asian or Pacific American.
Derived terms: apahack
apan
apazine
BAC
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: BACs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of blood alcohol concentration or blood alcohol content.
glosses: Initialism of born-again Christian.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of bronchioloalveolar carcinoma.
topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: Initialism of bacterial artificial chromosome.
glosses: Abbreviation of budget at completion.
BAC
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of British Aircraft Corporation.
glosses: Initialism of Bureau of Anti-Corruption.
examples: text: By comparison, the S&P 500 has soared 29% over that span and rival bank Bank of America (BAC)has spiked 74%.
ref: 2019 March 28, Matt Egan, “Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan steps down suddenly”, in CNN Business:
topics: business
finance
stock-ticker-symbol
glosses: Initialism of Bank of America Corporation.
HS
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: H. S.
glosses: Initialism of high school.
glosses: Initialism of health system.
qualifier: ski jumping
glosses: Initialism of hill size.
topics: dermatology
medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of hidradenitis suppurativa.
glosses: Initialism of handstand.
HS
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: Initialism of half strength.
topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: Initialism of hora somni (“literally, hour of sleep; at bedtime”). From Latin hora somni
HS
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: coordinate_terms: HST
HSF
HSC
HSV
glosses: Abbreviation of high speed.
HS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: lifestyle
glosses: Abbreviation of Homestuck.
CAA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: geography
government
natural-sciences
politics
glosses: Abbreviation of Canadian Arctic Archipelago.
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
government
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: any of several particular civil aviation authorities:
Initialism of Civil Aviation Authority.
raw_tags: of Norway
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
government
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: any of several particular civil aviation authorities:
Initialism of Civil Aviation Agency.
raw_tags: of Ethiopia
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
government
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: any of several particular civil aviation authorities:
Initialism of Civil Aviation Administration.
qualifier: Norway
raw_tags: of China
topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
glosses: Initialism of Canadian Automobile Association.
Coordinate terms: sense: Civil Aviation Authority
english: Federal Aviation Administration
translation: Federal Aviation Administration
word: FAA
sense: Civil Aviation Authority
english: Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
translation: Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
word: CAAP
sense: Canadian Automobile Association
english: Automobile Association
translation: Automobile Association
word: AA
sense: Canadian Automobile Association
english: American Automobile Association
translation: American Automobile Association
word: AAA
sense: Canadian Automobile Association
english: Dominican Automobile Association
translation: Dominican Automobile Association
word: DAA
CAA
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: CAAs
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Initialism of court-appointed attorney.
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
government
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of civil aviation authority, the national aviation authority (NAA) for civil aviation.
CJ
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -iːdʒeɪ
Forms: form: CJs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of county jail.
examples: text: And though in Dodd and Eletcher the judgment was reversed, it was to the dissatisfaction of C. J. Holt, and other judges […]
ref: 1792, Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench: In the Eleventh and Twelfth Years of the Reign of King George the Second. [1737-1738]:
topics: law
glosses: Initialism of chief justice.
glosses: Initialism of criminal justice.
Related terms: english: for plain judge
translation: for plain judge
word: J
CPO
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: CPOs
Senses: hypernyms: officer#Noun
<
person#Noun
glosses: Initialism of county prosecutor's office.
hypernyms: officer#Noun
<
person#Noun
glosses: Initialism of chief procurement officer.
hypernyms: officer#Noun
<
person#Noun
coordinate_terms: PO
WO
CWO
glosses: Initialism of chief petty officer.
hypernyms: CXO
officer#Noun
<
person#Noun
coordinate_terms: DPO
CDO
;
CSO
CISO
CIO
CTO
CITO
;
more at [[CXO#English:_Chief [X] Officer, with variable|CXO § Hyponyms]]
glosses: Initialism of chief privacy officer.
hypernyms: officer#Noun
<
person#Noun
glosses: Initialism of civil police officer.
topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
glosses: Initialism of certified pre-owned Referring to a used car asserted to be in good condition whose warranty (from the seller, manufacturer, or insurer) is asserted to be extensive.
topics: automotive
business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
transport
vehicles
glosses: Initialism of charge point operator.
glosses: Initialism of certified pool operator.
CMH
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of community mental health.
PSO
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: PSOs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of public safety officer.
glosses: Initialism of protective services officer.
glosses: Abbreviation of Pakistan State Oil.
glosses: Initialism of protostellar object.
glosses: Initialism of penalty shootout.
Related terms: english: young stellar object
translation: young stellar object
word: YSO
english: substellar object
translation: substellar object
word: SSO
english: quasistellar object
translation: quasistellar object
word: QSO
PPO
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: PPOs
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Initialism of personal protection order.
glosses: Initialism of personal protection officer.
topics: health
medicine
sciences
coordinate_terms: HMO
glosses: Initialism of preferred provider organization.
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of polypropylene oxide.
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of polyphenol oxidase.
Related terms: EPO
SASE
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: SASEs
form: S.A.S.E.
Senses: examples: text: Gay chemist (graduate of Kent State) seeks correspondence with professional gays. Due to costs of attempting to surveve ^([sic]) here [in prison], I must ask that you send a SASE (embossed only).
ref: 1983 August 13, R. G. Duty, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 5, page 22:
synonyms: SASAE
glosses: Initialism of self-addressed stamped envelope.
Derived terms: LSASE
pull someone's leg
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: pulls someone's leg
form: pulling someone's leg
form: pulled someone's leg
form: pulled someone's leg
Etymology: The phrase from Scotland originally meant to make a fool of someone, often by cheating him. One theory is that it is derived from tripping someone by yanking or pulling his leg in order to make him stumble and look foolish.
Senses: examples: text: I hadn't pulled Mrs. Barstow's leg for any of that stuff, she had just handed it to me on a platter, and that wasn't my fault.
ref: 1934, Rex Stout, Fer-de-Lance, Bantam, published 1992, →ISBN, page 111:
text: No, I'm just pulling your leg, it's crucifixion really.
ref: 1979, Life of Brian, spoken by Mr. Cheeky (Eric Idle):
glosses: To tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting. It usually implies teasing or goading by jokingly lying.
examples: text: I'm very glad to hear of his good fortune; but it's a deuced strange thing, for I saw him at the club last night and he never said a word of it. I'll pull his leg when I see him.
ref: 1886, Mark Well, “An Old-Time Tip”, in Wallace's Monthly, volume 12:
text: The verb 'to-pull-his-leg' means to extract from his pocket all the lucre it will yield.
ref: 1893, John Kendrick Bangs, Coffee and Repartee:
text: "I would 'pull his leg,' but Laura will not work with me." The expression "pulling his leg," Miss Sullivan explained as meaning to coax or wheedle his wealth out of him.
ref: 1895, Reports of Decisions in Probate:
glosses: To extract money from someone (by taking out a loan or by swindling).
Derived terms: pull the other one, it's got bells on
Related terms: yank someone's chain
have a lend of
make a fool of
wind up
kid
millah
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɪlə/
rhymes: -ɪlə
Forms: form: millahs
Etymology: From Arabic مِلَّة (milla, “nation, religion”).
Senses: topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: Any variety of religion, except the religion of Islam.
aazaan
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: aazaans
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of azan.
adhan
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɑːˈðɑːn/
ipa: /əˈðɑːn/
rhymes: -ɑːn
Forms: form: adhans
form: aazaan
form: azan
form: athan
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic أَذَان (ʔaḏān).
Senses: examples: text: If one were to pray alone, then no adhan is needed.
topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: The call to prayer, which consisted originally of simply four takbirs followed by the statement (أَشْهَدُ أَنْ) لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱلله ((ʔašhadu ʔan) lā ʔilāha ʔillā llāh).
Related terms: hazzan
iqama
ikamet
iqamat
iqamah
muezzin
athan
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: athans
Senses: topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: Alternative spelling of adhan.
Moghul
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Moghuls
form: Mogor
form: Mogol
form: Mogul
form: Mughal
Etymology: Borrowed from Iranian Persian مغول (moġul) (for the spellings moghul and mogul) or from Classical Persian مغول (muġūl, muġōl) and Urdu مغل (muġal) (for other spellings), an Arabic and Persian corruption of Mongol, ultimately from Middle Mongol ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ (mongɣol). More at Mughal.
Senses: glosses: A head of the Timurid dynasty founded by Zahīr-ud-Dīn Muhammed Bābur (1483-1530) which controlled large parts of southern Asia from the 16th to the 19th centuries.
glosses: A Mongol or Mongolian, especially a member or follower of the Moghul dynasty.
glosses: An important or successful person; a magnate. (Now usually as mogul.)
Derived terms: Great Mogul
Moghul
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: Mogor
form: Mogol
form: Mogul
form: Mughal
Etymology: Borrowed from Iranian Persian مغول (moġul) (for the spellings moghul and mogul) or from Classical Persian مغول (muġūl, muġōl) and Urdu مغل (muġal) (for other spellings), an Arabic and Persian corruption of Mongol, ultimately from Middle Mongol ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ (mongɣol). More at Mughal.
Senses: glosses: Relating to the Mughal Empire
Related terms: mogul
Mogul
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Moguls
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Moghul.
examples: text: On that August Thursday afternoon, there was little freight traffic; a large "K3" Mogul went down with a short, fast goods, and a W.D. 2-8-0 proceeded northward light. […] We saw a few Gresley Moguls on goods, as a limited amount of freight traffic was sandwiched in even on this busy day.
ref: 1951 January, R. A. H. Weight, “A Railway Recorder in Essex and Hertfordshire”, in Railway Magazine, pages 44, 46:
topics: rail-transport
railways
transport
glosses: A steam locomotive of the 2-6-0 wheel arrangement.
Mogul
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A census-designated place in Washoe County, Nevada, United States.
mogul
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈməʊɡəl/
ipa: /ˈmoʊɡəl/
ipa: /məˈɡʌl/
Forms: form: moguls
Etymology: Figurative use of Moghul, which originally meant Mongol, or person of Mongolian descent. In this context, it refers to the Mughal Empire (Mughal being Persian or Arabic for "Mongol") of the Indian subcontinent that existed between 1526 and 1857: the early Mughal emperors claimed a heritage dating back to the Mongol ruler Genghis Khan. The modern meaning of the word is supposedly derived from the storied riches of the Mughal emperors, which, for example, produced the Taj Mahal.
Senses: examples: text: a Silicon Valley tech mogul
text: […] Crypto boosterism has a useful bipartisan appeal, garnering popularity among both antigovernment conservatives and socially liberal tech moguls.
ref: 2022 January 25, David Yaffe-Bellany, “The Rise of the Crypto Mayors”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
synonyms: magnate
tycoon
captain of industry
glosses: A rich or powerful person; a magnate, nabob.
Derived terms: moguldom
mogulship
mogul
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈməʊɡəl/
ipa: /ˈmoʊɡəl/
ipa: /məˈɡʌl/
Forms: form: moguls
Etymology: From dialectal German Mugel or from dialectal Norwegian mugje (“heap, mound”).
Senses: examples: text: On the same slope, choose a steeper traverse track on a short mogul field that passes over a series of small moguls, and repeat the avalement movements.
ref: 1995, Martin Heckelman, The New Guide to Skiing, page 109:
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
skiing
sports
glosses: A hump or bump on a skiing piste.
glosses: A larger-sized (39 mm diameter) screw base used for large, high-power light bulbs, known as mogul (screw) base light bulbs.
glosses: A machine that forms shaped candies from syrups or gels.
Derived terms: mogulist
mogully
mogul skiing
mogul
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈməʊɡəl/
ipa: /ˈmoʊɡəl/
ipa: /məˈɡʌl/
Forms: form: moguls
form: moguling
form: mogulling
form: moguled
form: moguled
form: mogulled
form: mogulled
Etymology: From dialectal German Mugel or from dialectal Norwegian mugje (“heap, mound”).
Senses: topics: hobbies
lifestyle
skiing
sports
glosses: To ski over a course of humps or bumps.
mujahid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /mʊˈdʒɑːhɪd/
Forms: form: mujahideen
form: mujahidin
form: mujahids
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مُجَاهِد (mujāhid), derived from the active participle of جَاهَدَ (jāhada, “to strive in the cause of God”) (verbal noun: جِهَاد (jihād, “to strive in the cause of God as a religious duty”)), from the root ج ه د (j h d).
Senses: topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: A Muslim engaging in jihad, especially armed jihad; a jihadist.
Synonyms: jihadist
jihadi
mujahideen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /muˌd͡ʒɑhɛˈdin/
Forms: form: mojahedin
form: mojaheddin
form: mujahedeen
form: mujahadeen
form: mujaheddin
form: mujahedin
form: mujahidin
Etymology: From Arabic مُجَاهِدِين (mujāhidīn), plural of مُجَاهِد (mujāhid, “fighter, freedom fighter, warrior, struggler”).
Senses: glosses: plural of mujahid
aerobiology
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From aero- + biology.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: The study of the dispersion of airborne biological materials, as pollen, spores, microorganisms, or viruses.
Related terms: aerobiologic
aerobiological
aerobiologically
aerobiologist
aerology
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛəˈɹɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
ipa: /ɛɚˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
rhymes: -ɒlədʒi
Forms: form: aerologies
Etymology: From aero- + -logy.
Senses: glosses: The branch of meteorology involving the observation of the atmosphere by means of balloons, kites, rockets, drones, airplanes, etc.
glosses: The study of the air and of the atmosphere and technological methods involved. Used in the US Navy until early 1957 to encompass operations as well as scientific knowledge.
Related terms: aerologist
aerological
aerologic
meteorology
aerophilately
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From aero- + philately.
Senses: topics: hobbies
lifestyle
philately
glosses: The study or collection of airmail stamps, cancellations, etc.
agriology
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The comparative study of primitive, illiterate or "savage" cultures.
Derived terms: agriologist
return demonstration
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: return demonstrations
Senses: topics: education
glosses: An educational technique in which someone demonstrates what they have just been taught, or had demonstrated to them.
recidivate
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: recidivates
form: recidivating
form: recidivated
form: recidivated
Etymology: Adapted borrowing of Medieval Latin recidīvātus + -ate (verb-forming suffix), past participle of recidīvō, from Latin recidīvus (“returning, recurring”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). Compare French récidiver. By surface analysis, recidive + -ate
Senses: glosses: To return to criminal behaviour; to relapse.
singleton
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɪŋ.ɡ(ə)l.tən/
Forms: form: singletons
Etymology: From single + -ton, probably following the model of simpleton.
Senses: qualifier: playing cards
glosses: A playing card that is the only one of its suit in a hand, especially at bridge.
qualifier: playing cards
glosses: A hand containing only one card of a certain suit.
glosses: A single object, especially one of a group.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A class that may not be instantiated more than once, i.e. that implements the singleton design pattern.
topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: A set with exactly one element.
examples: text: singleton preterm birth
text: Viable non-malformed singleton pregnancies were selected for cerebellar measurements; transcerebellar diameter, (TCD), left and right cerebellar diameters (LCD, RCD).
ref: 2015 October 23, “Periconception Maternal Folate Status and Human Embryonic Cerebellum Growth Trajectories: The Rotterdam Predict Study”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: A child or animal that is born singly, not as a twin or other multiple birth.
examples: text: Millennials and Gen Zedders’ approach to romance can teach later-life singletons a thing or two about new relationships, according to dating agent Anna Williamson.
ref: 2022 August 14, “Lessons in love”, in The Sunday People:
glosses: A person without a romantic partner.
glosses: A person without a dissociative identity.
examples: text: singleton sonorants
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
phonetics
phonology
sciences
glosses: A single consonant, as opposed to a geminated consonant.
topics: backgammon
games
glosses: Synonym of blot.
synonyms: word: blot
topics: education
glosses: A class offered only once within a school year.
Derived terms: nonsingleton
singleton set
singleton
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɪŋ.ɡ(ə)l.tən/
Forms: form: more singleton
form: most singleton
Etymology: From single + -ton, probably following the model of simpleton.
Senses: examples: a singleton class
topics: education
glosses: Of a class offered only once within a school year.
Related terms: multiton
happenstance
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhæpənˌstæns/
ipa: /ˈhap(ə)nˌstans/
Forms: form: happenstances
Etymology: Blend of happening + circumstance. Attested from 1855 in US publications.
Senses: examples: text: by happenstance
text: Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, three times is enemy action.
ref: 1964, Goldfinger, spoken by James Bond (Sean Connery):
text: Dammit, man this is the gift from God / This ain't happenstance
ref: 2001, “People Talkin'”, in MTV Unplugged, performed by Jay-Z:
synonyms: accident
chance
coincidence
happenchance
glosses: The chance or random quality of an event or circumstance.
examples: text: Our meeting today was a happenstance, but I'm glad we crossed paths.
text: the happenstances of life
text: So the orthography of many of our words is the result of a mere happenstance[…]
ref: 1855 March 31, “Sketch of Mr William Denton's Address at the Ohio State Phonetic Institution, 29th December, 1854”, in The Phonetic Journal, volume 14, Frederick Pitman, page 148:
glosses: A chance or random event or circumstance.
Derived terms: happenstantial
happenstantially
wapentake
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈwɒp.ən.teɪk/
Forms: form: wapentakes
Etymology: From Middle English wapentake, wepentake, wapentache, wapentac, from Old English wǣpenġetæc, from Old Norse vápnatak, from vápn (“weapon”) + taka (“take”), equivalent to weapon + take.
Senses: examples: text: Hollanders, Zelanders, Scots, French, Weſterne men, Northren men, beſides all the hundreds and wapentakes nine miles compaſſe, fetch the beſt of their viands and mangery from her market.
ref: 1599, [Thomas] Nashe, Nashes Lenten Stuffe, […], London: […] [Thomas Judson and Valentine Simmes] for N[icholas] L[ing] and C[uthbert] B[urby] […], →OCLC, page 6:
glosses: An administrative subdivision in northern English counties, developed under Norse influence, and corresponding to hundreds in the rest of England.
Derived terms: wapentakal
Related terms: word: hundred
alt: Etymology 2
word: rape
qadar
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Arabic قَدَر (qadar).
Senses: topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: Divine intervention in the affairs of humans; fate, predestination.
qadi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɑːdi/
rhymes: -ɑːdi
homophone: cardy
Forms: form: qadis
form: cadee
form: cadi
form: kadi
form: Kazi
form: qazi
form: Quazi
form: casis
form: caxis
form: casiz
form: cashish
form: cauzy
form: cazee
form: cazy
form: kajee
form: kashish
form: cadjee
form: cogee
Etymology: From Arabic قَاضٍ (qāḍin, “judge”). Doublet of alcalde, casis, and cauzee.
Senses: examples: text: To this the Jew agreed, and the two went together to the great hall, in which the kadi was administering justice.
ref: 1907, Various, The Olive Fairy Book:
text: legal treatises dealing with the subject usually spoke of the appointment to office of a qadi [...].
ref: 1985, Yasmin Hussain, Sharon Siddique, Ahmad Ibrahim, Readings on Islam in Southeast Asia:
text: The Qazi, his spiritual adviser, had recommended that the Russian be taken out into the desert and buried alive [...].
ref: 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society, published 2010, page 74:
text: While sharia law for divorce in many Muslim countries has been modified by governments, in Israel reform was initiated by qadis.
ref: 2011 July 22, Jill Hamilton, The Guardian:
topics: Islam
law
lifestyle
religion
hypernyms: cleric
glosses: A judge who is trained in and practices Islamic law.
qiyas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kiyas
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Arabic قِيَاس (qiyās, “measurement, analogy”).
Senses: topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: The use of analogy as precedent in Shari'a jurisprudence.
edu
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: education.
Related terms: edu-babble
edu
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: educational.
qibla
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈkɪblə/
[ˈqibla]
Forms: form: qiblas
form: qiblah
form: kiblah
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic قِبْلَة (qibla, “which is opposite”).
Senses: examples: text: The other mosques' qiblas are also in the 150°'s range, except for the Andalusian Mosque which has a qibla of 148° (table 7, fig. 17).
ref: 1990, Michael E. Bonine, “Sacred Direction and City Structure”, in Oleg Grabar, editor, Muqarnas: An Annual on Islamic Art and Architecture, volume 7, page 68:
text: Muslim astronomers from the 8th century onwards concerned themselves with the determination of the qibla as a problem of mathematical geography.
ref: 1999, David A. King, World Maps for Finding the Direction and Distance of Mecca, page 56:
text: The original portico was on the west side (i.e. at right angles to the qibla) and consisted of three bays resting on two marble columns.
ref: 2002, Andrew Petersen, Dictionary of Islamic Architecture, page 218:
topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: The direction in which Muslims face while praying, currently determined as the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca.
Synonyms: sense: direction in which Muslims pray
word: qibla direction
Derived terms: qibla compass
Related terms: ghibli
mihrab
salat
Rabb
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic رَبّ (rabb, “the master,the caretaker, the maintainer, the bestower, the one in control,lord”).
Senses: glosses: A title used for God.
Rabb
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert.
Senses: glosses: An English surname originating as a patronymic.
rasul
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rasuls
form: rusul
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic رَسُول (rasūl, “messenger”).
Senses: topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: A prophet or messenger in Islam; Muhammad, as a special messenger of God.
rasul
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rasuls
Senses: glosses: A traditional mud spa treatment of Middle Eastern origin.
ra'y
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ra'ys
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic رَأْي (raʔy)
Senses: topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: In early fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), a personal opinion in adapting Shari'a law.
zombify
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈzɒmbɪˌfaɪ/
ipa: /ˈzɑmbɪˌfaɪ/
Forms: form: zombifies
form: zombifying
form: zombified
form: zombified
form: zombiefy
Etymology: From zombie + -fy.
Senses: examples: text: She managed to flee the sorcerer who had attempted to zombify her and enjoyed relative prosperity in Jamaica.
ref: 1994, A History of Literature in the Caribbean: Hispanic and Francophone Regions, Arnold, et al:
topics: fiction
literature
media
publishing
glosses: To turn into a zombie (a member of the living dead or undead).
examples: text: These trojans can zombify your machine.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: To take control of (a computer) in order to use it covertly and illicitly.
examples: text: Zombified by the lies they said, we’ve become the walking dead.
ref: 2022, “Zombified”, in Neon Zombie, performed by Falling in Reverse:
glosses: To deprive of authenticity or vitality; to render someone brainless or unthinking.
Hypernyms: monsterize
Derived terms: dezombify
zombification
hearing dog
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hearing dogs
Senses: synonyms: hearing-ear dog
hypernyms: service dog
<
service animal
;
• working dog
<
working animal
coordinate_terms: seeing-eye dog
;
herding dog
glosses: A dog trained to assist the deaf, alerting the deaf person to doorbells, smoke alarms etc.
Safavid
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: Safawid
Etymology: From Persian صفوی (Safavi) + -id, from Arabic صَفَوِيّ (Ṣafawiyy), from صَفِيّ (Ṣafiyy, “Safi-ad-Din Ardabili”) + ـَوـ (-aw-, interfix) + ـِيّ (-iyy, “-i, -y”, suffix forming adjectives and relational nouns).
Senses: synonyms: Safavi
glosses: Relating to the Safavid dynasty, a Muslim dynasty which ruled Iran between the 16th and 18th centuries.
Safavid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Safavids
form: Safawid
Etymology: From Persian صفوی (Safavi) + -id, from Arabic صَفَوِيّ (Ṣafawiyy), from صَفِيّ (Ṣafiyy, “Safi-ad-Din Ardabili”) + ـَوـ (-aw-, interfix) + ـِيّ (-iyy, “-i, -y”, suffix forming adjectives and relational nouns).
Senses: synonyms: Safavi
glosses: A member of the Safavid dynasty.
synonyms: Safavi
glosses: A member of the Safavid Empire, an Iranian.
Safavi
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: Safawi
form: Ṣafawī
form: Safavee
form: Safavy
form: Safawy
form: Sofee
form: Soffi
form: Sofi
form: Sophi
form: Sophia
form: Sophie
form: Sophy
Etymology: Transliteration of Iranian Persian صَفَوی (safavi), from Arabic صَفَوِيّ (ṣafawiyy).
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Safavid.
synonyms: word: Safavid
Safavi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Safavis
form: Safawi
form: Ṣafawī
form: Safavee
form: Safavy
form: Safawy
form: Sofee
form: Soffi
form: Sofi
form: Sophi
form: Sophia
form: Sophie
form: Sophy
Etymology: Transliteration of Iranian Persian صَفَوی (safavi), from Arabic صَفَوِيّ (ṣafawiyy).
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Safavid.
synonyms: word: Safavid
sakina
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Arabic سَكِينَة (sakīna, “God-inspired peace of mind”)
Senses: topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: the divine tranquility obtained by reciting the Qur'an
salat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /səˈlɑːt/
Forms: form: salats
form: salah
form: salaah
Etymology: From Arabic صَلَاة (ṣalāh).
Senses: topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
synonyms: namaz
glosses: The obligatory prayer that Muslims are called to perform five times a day and the second of the five pillars of Islam.
saum
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sawm
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic صَوْم (ṣawm, “fasting”).
Senses: topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: fasting; one of the five pillars of Islam
topics: biology
ecology
natural-sciences
glosses: A herbaceous border found at the edge of a woodland patch. It is usually found below and farther out from the woodland than the woody shrub mantel and the tree canopy.
Derived terms: wajib saum
nathr saum
wajib saum
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: wajib saums
Etymology: Arabic وَاجِب (wājib) and صَوْم (ṣawm).
Senses: topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: a required fast, such as that celebrating Ramadan
Related terms: nathr saum
nathr saum
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Arabic نَذْر صَوْم (naḏr ṣawm)
Senses: topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: a votive fast
Related terms: wajib saum
Sayyid
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Sayyids
form: Said
form: Saiid
form: Saiyid
form: Sayed
form: Sayeed
form: Sayid
form: Sayyad
form: Syed
form: Seyed
form: Seyyed
form: Seyyid
form: Seyyit
form: Syud
Etymology: From Arabic سَيِّد (sayyid, “Master, Lord, the nobleman”).
Senses: glosses: A male given name from Arabic.
Sayyid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Sayyids
form: Said
form: Saiid
form: Saiyid
form: Sayed
form: Sayeed
form: Sayid
form: Sayyad
form: Syed
form: Seyed
form: Seyyed
form: Seyyid
form: Seyyit
form: Syud
Etymology: From Arabic سَيِّد (sayyid, “Master, Lord, the nobleman”).
Senses: topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: An honorific title borne by male descendants of the prophet Muhammad.
glosses: Arabic equivalent of English Mr., Sir, Lord or Master, or a title of a nobleman.
Coordinate terms: sense: both senses
word: Syeda
Related terms: word: El Cid
word: Syeda
Sayed
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Sayyid.
Sayed
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Sayeds
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Sayyid.
sira
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: siras
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic سِيرَة (sīra).
Senses: topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: A traditional Muslim biography of Muhammad.
sira
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit शिरा (śirā)
Senses: qualifier: Ayurvedic medicine
glosses: A blood vessel
Related terms: english: etymologically unrelated
translation: etymologically unrelated
word: khwaja sira
-stan
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Forms: form: -istan
form: -estan
Etymology: From Classical Persian ـستان (-istān), from Middle Persian -stʾn' (-estān), from Old Persian 𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴 (s-t-a-n /⁠stāna⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *stáHnam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *stʰáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”). Compare Avestan 𐬯𐬙𐬁𐬥𐬀 (stāna), Sanskrit स्थान (sthā́na), Russian стан (stan) (< Proto-Slavic *stanъ), Armenian -ստան (-stan), English stay, stand, state, stead (from Latin status).
Senses: glosses: Used in the names of regions in the Middle East and Central Asia which were historically influenced by Persian and Turkic cultures.
examples: text: absurd + -i- + -stan → Absurdistan
text: nerd + -i- + -stan → nerdistan
glosses: Used to form fictitious or metaphoric country names, often with a connotation of it being an exotic or hostile country.
examples: text: London + -i- + -stan → Londonistan
text: Dearborn + -i- + -stan → Dearbornistan
text: Sweden + -i- + -stan → Swedistan
glosses: Used after European and American place names to emphasize that many Middle Easterners or Muslims reside there.
Related terms: Afghanistan
Baluchistan
Balochistan
Bashkortostan
Dagestan
Hindustan
Karakalpakstan
Kazakhstan
Khalistan
Khuzestan
Kurdistan
Kyrgyzstan
Lorestan
Pakistan
Rajasthan
Tajikistan
Tatarstan
Turkestan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
suhur
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /səˈhuːɹ/
/səˈhʊɹ/
Forms: form: sahoor
form: sahur
form: sehar
form: sohur
form: suhoor
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic سَحُور (saḥūr) or سُحُور (suḥūr), ultimately from Arabic سَحَر (saḥar, “dawn, predawn”)
Senses: topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
synonyms: sahari
glosses: A pre-dawn breakfast during the Ramadan fasting.
sura
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsʊə.ɹə/
ipa: /ˈsɔː.ɹə/
ipa: /ˈsʊ.ɹə/
rhymes: -ʊəɹə
Forms: form: suras
form: suwar
form: surah
Etymology: From Arabic سُورَة (sūra, “chapter of the Qur'an”).
Senses: examples: text: Most of these essentially uninflected syllables (CV̄C) are names of the letters of the alphabet and introduce some of the suwar of the Qurʾanic text.
ref: 1985, Kristina Nelson, The Art of Reciting the Qurʾan, Cairo, Egypt: American University in Cairo Press (2001), chapter 2: “Tajwīd”, page 25
glosses: Any of the 114 chapters of the Quran.
sura
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsʊə.ɹə/
ipa: /ˈsɔː.ɹə/
ipa: /ˈsʊ.ɹə/
rhymes: -ʊəɹə
Etymology: Via Hindi सुरा (surā, “wine”), ultimately from Sanskrit सुरा (surā).
Senses: glosses: The sap of the palmyra or of the coconut palm, palm wine.
tafsir
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈtæfsɪər/
/ˈtɑːfsɪər/
Forms: form: tafsirs
form: tafsir
form: tafasir
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic تَفْسِير (tafsīr, “interpretation”).
Senses: topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: A grammatical, historical, allegorical and/or traditional interpretation of the Qur'an.
Related terms: mufassir
takbir
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: takbirs
Etymology: From Arabic تَكْبِير (takbīr).
Senses: topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: A proclamation of the greatness of God, Allahu akbar.
Allahu akbar
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌaləhuː ˈakbɑː/
ipa: /əˌlɑːhuː ˈakbɑː/
Forms: form: Allah akbar
Etymology: From Arabic اللّٰهُ أَكْبَر (allāhu ʔakbar).
Senses: examples: text: Tokbîr is repeating three times these Words, اللّٰه أكبر Allah Akbar, which is to say, GOD is Greatest, before the Kelmah abovementioned.
ref: 1742, James Fraser, The History of Nadir Shah, London, page 126n:
text: The official said it was not immediately clear who the attackers were, but said some of them were shouting "Allahu Akbar" - a frequent cry of Chechnya's separatist rebels.
ref: 2004 June 22, Yuri Bagrov, The Guardian:
topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: God is most great—the Muslim takbir, or liturgical proclamation, used to accept sovereignty of God and as a common form of thanksgiving.
Derived terms: word: Allah snackbar
word: Ola hu Uber
Related terms: Christ is king
Taliban
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈtælɪbæn/
/ˈtæləbæn/
/ˈtælɪbɑːn/
/ˈtɑːlɪbɑːn/
Forms: form: the Taliban
form: Taleban
Etymology: Borrowed from Pashto طالبان (tālibān, “students, seekers”), plural of طالب (tālib), from Arabic طَالِب (ṭālib, “seeker, student”).
Senses: glosses: A Deobandi Islamist and largely Pashtun religious political movement founded in Afghanistan in 1994 by mullah Mohammad Omar, which has governed the country from 1996 to 2001 and since 2021.
Taliban
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈtælɪbæn/
/ˈtæləbæn/
/ˈtælɪbɑːn/
/ˈtɑːlɪbɑːn/
Forms: form: Taliban
form: Talibans
form: Taleban
Etymology: Borrowed from Pashto طالبان (tālibān, “students, seekers”), plural of طالب (tālib), from Arabic طَالِب (ṭālib, “seeker, student”).
Senses: examples: text: We will deal with the Afghan Taliban through dialogue. And we will handle the Pakistani Taliban with bullets.
ref: 2005, Merajuddin Pathan, quoted in Scott Baldauf, “Taliban coming in from cold”, in The Christian Science Monitor, 2005 April 28
text: Not everyone accepts the premise of a complete rupture between the two Talibans.
ref: 2008, Raza Khan, “Afghan, Pakistani Taliban diverge on goals”, in The Washington Times, 2009 November 18
text: The Pakistani Taliban, an offspring of the Afghan Taliban, are led by veterans of the fighting in Afghanistan who come from the border regions.
ref: 2009 March 27, Carlotta Gall, “Pakistan and Afghan Taliban Close Ranks”, in The New York Times, page A1:
glosses: A Taliban militia.
glosses: A member of the Taliban movement or its militia; a Talib.
Derived terms: Talibangelical
Talibanistan
Talibanize
Tealiban
Related terms: Talibanization
Talibanized
Tehrik-ee-Taliban Pakistan
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
taqlid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /tækˈliːd/
rhymes: -iːd
Forms: form: taqleed
form: taklid
Etymology: From Arabic تَقْلِيد (taqlīd, “imitation”).
Senses: examples: text: Muslims must not imagine that their sole duty was taqlid, the emulation of a jurist.
ref: 2000, Karen Armstrong, The Battle for God, Harper, published 2004, page 128:
topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: Conformity to traditional legal decisions in Shari'a jurisprudence.
tariqa
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /tɑːˈɹiː.kə/
ipa: /tɑˈɹi.kə/
rhymes: -iːkə
Forms: form: tariqas
form: turuq
form: tarekat
form: tariqah
form: tariqat
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic طَرِيقَة (ṭarīqa, literally “path”).
Senses: topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: A religious order of Sufism, formed around a murshid.
tawhid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -iːd
Forms: form: tauhid
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic تَوْحِيد (tawḥīd, literally “declaring [God] one”).
Senses: topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: The central Islamic doctrine of God's divine unity.
Synonyms: monotheism
tilawa
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /tɪˈlɑː.wə/
Forms: form: tilawat
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic تِلَاوَة (tilāwa).
Senses: topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: the ritual recitation of the Qur'an
Umayyad
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: Umayyid
Etymology: From Umayya + -id.
Senses: synonyms: Umawi
glosses: Of or relating to the Umayyad dynasty, which ruled the Umayyad Caliphate from Damascus between 661 and 744 then from Harran until 750, and al-Andalus between 756 and 1031.
Umayyad
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Umayyads
form: Umayyid
Etymology: From Umayya + -id.
Senses: synonyms: Umawi
glosses: A member of the Umayyad dynasty.
heliskiing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of heli-skiing.
heliskiing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of heli-skiing.
heli-skiing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: skiing in remote areas after being transported by helicopter
Synonyms: heli skiing
helicopter skiing
heliskiing
Related terms: caterpillar skiing
heli-skiing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of heli-ski
ummah
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈʊmə/
Forms: form: ummahs
form: umma
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic أُمَّة (ʔumma, “community”). Cognate to Hebrew אומה / אֻמָּה (ʾummā, “nation”).
Senses: examples: text: That concept of a united ummah has survived all subsequent divisions in Islam, including the great and so far permanent rupture between Sunni and Shī‘a [...].
ref: 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 258:
topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: The worldwide Muslim community.
Related terms: Panislamism
'umra
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: 'umras
form: umra
form: umrah
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic عُمْرَة (ʕumra).
Senses: topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: A minor hajj, a lesser pilgrimage to Mecca, other than at the time of the hajj.
Related terms: hajj
'Uthman
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Uthman.
Wahhabi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Wahhabis
form: Wahabi
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic وَهَّابِيّ (wahhābiyy, “Wahhabi”), ultimately named after Islam theologian Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab. Equivalent to Wahhab + -i.
Senses: topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
synonyms: Wahhabist
Wahhabite
glosses: An adherent of Wahhabism (Sunni Islamic fundamentalist reform movement).
Related terms: Wahhabism
Salafi
Wahhabi
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: Wahabi
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic وَهَّابِيّ (wahhābiyy, “Wahhabi”), ultimately named after Islam theologian Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab. Equivalent to Wahhab + -i.
Senses: topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: Of or pertaining to Wahhabism.
Wahabi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Wahabis
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Wahhabi.
blunder
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈblʌn.də(ɹ)/
ipa: /ˈblʌn.dɚ/
rhymes: -ʌndə(ɹ)
Forms: form: blunders
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English blundren, blondren (verb) and blunder, blonder (“disturbance, strife”), from the verb; partly from Middle English blondren, a frequentative form of Middle English blonden, blanden ("to mix; mix up"; corresponding to blend + -er); and partly from Middle English blundren, a frequentative form of Middle English blunden (“to stagger; stumble”), from Old Norse blunda (“to shut the eyes; doze”). Cognates include Norwegian blunda (“to shut the eyes; doze”), dialectal Swedish blundra (“to act blindly or rashly”), Danish blunde (“to blink”) or blunde (“to take a nap”), Icelandic blunda (“to nap; doze”). Related to English blind.
Senses: glosses: A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
topics: board-games
chess
games
synonyms: word: mul:??
glosses: A very bad move, usually caused by some tactical oversight.
glosses: Confusion; bewilderment; trouble; disturbance; clamour.
Synonyms: sense: error
word: blooper
word: goof
word: howler
word: error
Derived terms: blunderbuss
blunderfest
blunderful
blunderhead
blunderous
blunderously
blundersome
blundery
flounder
thud and blunder
wahy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Arabic وَحْي (waḥy)
Senses: examples: text: Explicit philosophical discussion of wahy is not extensive. An important issue is the relative status and possible harmonisation of knowledge gained through philosophy and wahy.
ref: 2013, Ian Richard Netton, Encyclopaedia of Islam, page 292:
topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: The inspirational revelation of the Qur'an to Muhammad.
dervish
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɜːvɪʃ/
Forms: form: dervishes
form: darwaysh
form: darwesh
form: dervice
form: dervis
form: dervise
Etymology: From Ottoman Turkish درویش (derviş), from Persian درویش (darvêš, “poor; Sufi mystic”), from Middle Persian dlgwš (driyōš, “poor, needy”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *drigu-, cognate with Sanskrit ध्रिगु (dhrigu, “needy”) and Avestan 𐬛𐬭𐬌𐬔𐬎 (driguš).
Senses: topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
synonyms: fakir
glosses: An itinerant Sufi mystic practicing voluntary poverty in devotion to God, and often engaging in ecstatic rituals.
A citizen or inhabitant of Darawiish (circa 1895–1920 C.E.), an anti-colonial polity in modern Somalia headed by Sufis.
topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
synonyms: fakir
glosses: An itinerant Sufi mystic practicing voluntary poverty in devotion to God, and often engaging in ecstatic rituals.
One of the followers of Muhammad Ahmad, the Mahdi of the Sudan, in the 1880s.
examples: text: The Hejaz war, meanwhile, would be one of dervishes against regular troops.
ref: 1926, T.E. Lawrence, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, New York: Anchor, published 1991, page 104:
topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
synonyms: fakir
glosses: An itinerant Sufi mystic practicing voluntary poverty in devotion to God, and often engaging in ecstatic rituals.
Any irregular guerrilla fighter resembling the Sudanese Mahdi in equipment, uniform, tactics, etc.
Derived terms: dervishhood
dervishism
dervishlike
Whirling Dervish
Whirling Dervish
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Whirling Dervishes
Senses: glosses: A Sufi of an ascetic order, centered in Turkey but widespread internationally, whose ritual religious observances involve mystical poetry of Mevlana (Rumi), music, and a whirling dance.
Synonyms: word: Maulawiyah
word: Mevlevi
Yawm al-Din
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Arabic يَوْم اَلدِّين (yawm ad-dīn, “day of judgment”)
Senses: topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: Judgment Day