cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
nontherapeutic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + therapeutic.
Senses: glosses: Not therapeutic
examples: text: But the notorious British heroin "epidemic" was nothing next to the entirely bootleg U. S. epidemic that occurred at the same time; in 1967 the Home Office counted 1,290 "nontherapeutic" addicts.
ref: 1988 November 18, Eric Scigliano, “How to Win the War on Drugs”, in Chicago Reader:
glosses: Unrelated to medical treatment
Derived terms: nontherapeutic abortion
nonsignificant
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + significant.
Senses: synonyms: insignificant
glosses: Not significant.
examples: text: Locusts that received an injection of 5-HTP but were not crowded also showed a similar but also nonsignificant increase in P_(greg) (median 0.38; P = 0.448), which indicates that this treatment was also insufficient to induce full behavioral gregarization.
ref: 2009 January 30, Michael L. Anstey et al., “Serotonin Mediates Behavioral Gregarization Underlying Swarm Formation in Desert Locusts”, in Science:
topics: sciences
glosses: Lacking statistical significance.
nonsignificant
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nonsignificants
Etymology: From non- + significant.
Senses: examples: text: The kinds of Ciphers (besides the simple ciphers with changes and intermixtures of nulls and nonsignificants) are many, according to the nature or rule of the infolding; […]
ref: 1605, Francis Bacon, “The Second Booke”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas Creede] for Henrie Tomes, […], →OCLC:
text: Morwyn will be too concerned with the threat I present to worry about two nonsignificants in the area.
ref: 2013, Carol Lynne, Royal Blood:
glosses: Something that has no significance.
nonplaying
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + playing.
Senses: examples: text: He spent his nonplaying minutes laying in front of the Knicks’ bench.
ref: 2009 February 9, Howard Beck, “Roy’s Layup at Buzzer Nullifies Knicks’ Gains”, in New York Times:
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Not playing, or not part of play
nonpitcher
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nonpitchers
Etymology: From non- + pitcher.
Senses: examples: text: Sheffield was the only Tigers nonpitcher who did not play in Sunday’s game.
ref: 2007 April 23, The Associated Press, “With Only Hitting to Focus on, Sheffield Has Found Himself in an Early Slump”, in New York Times:
topics: ball-games
baseball
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A player who is not a pitcher and therefore is required to bat
nonobese
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + obese.
Senses: examples: text: Tyrosine kinase inhibitors reverse type 1 diabetes in nonobese diabetic mice .
ref: 2008 December 14, Alexei V. Korennykh et al., “The unfolded protein response signals through high-order assembly of Ire1”, in Nature, volume 457, number 7230, →DOI, pages 687–693:
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Not obese; free of symptoms of obesity
nonmortgage
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + mortgage.
Senses: examples: text: Consumer credit, or nonmortgage loans to individuals, increased about $12.3 billion during the month, to $2.39 trillion, after a $1.3 billion decrease in October, the Federal Reserve said yesterday.
ref: 2007 January 9, Bloomberg News, “Borrowing Rose in November”, in New York Times:
topics: business
finance
glosses: Not involving a mortgage
nonmarital
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + marital.
Senses: examples: text: The case was tried under a breach-of-contract theory and the court ruled in favor of Triola, ruling that an express oral contract between parties could be enforced even between nonmarital partners.
ref: 1988 March 18, Marianna Beck, “What's a Wife Worth?”, in Chicago Reader:
glosses: Not in a marital relationship; unmarried to one another
nonmanagerial
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + managerial.
Senses: examples: text: The failure to distinguish executive functions from nonmanagerial technical skills is another source of confusion
ref: 1974, Harold Koontz with Cyril O'Donnell, Essentials of Management, page 34:
text: […] monitoring the finances or operations of the activity in a nonmanagerial capacity.
ref: 2005, Sanford M. Guerin, Taxation of Real Estate Transactions, page 89:
text: In December, […] the average hourly earning for a worker in a nonmanagerial position climbed 8 cents, to $17.04.
ref: 2007 January 6, Jeremy W. Peters, “Job Growth Is Strong, Surprising Economists”, in New York Times:
topics: management
glosses: Not managerial.
nondancers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nondancer
nongaming
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: non-gaming
Etymology: From non- + gaming.
Senses: examples: text: And Las Vegas officials estimated that 85,000 people visited the city, generating an estimated $90.6 million in nongaming economic impact.
ref: 2007 February 25, The Associated Press, “Victories Help Shine a Spotlight on Bosh”, in New York Times:
glosses: Not directly related to gambling
nonfossil
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -ɒsəl
Forms: form: non-fossil
Etymology: From non- + fossil.
Senses: examples: text: Radiocarbon analysis allows fossil and nonfossil sources of black carbon and organic carbon to be identified.
ref: 2009 January 23, Sonke Szidat, “ATMOSPHERE: Sources of Asian Haze”, in Science, volume 323, number 5913, →DOI:
glosses: Not a fossil, or not a fossil fuel
nondancer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nondancers
form: non-dancer
Etymology: From non- + dancer.
Senses: examples: text: But Ms. Lewis said she had already been approached by nondancers, including several visual artists, intrigued by the innovative format.
ref: 2009 January 2, Claudia La Rocco, “New Classes Fill New Needs in Movement”, in The New York Times:
text: Later in the same monologue she announces that she will show rehearsal images and read her artist statement, and then offers $2 for a nondancer to join her onstage.
ref: 2012 March 6, Gia Kourlas, “A Sly Take on Creativity”, in The New York Times:
glosses: Someone who is not a dancer
Related terms: dancer
dance
noncelebrity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: noncelebrities
Etymology: From non- + celebrity.
Senses: examples: text: In her book, Ms. Kreamer sets out to prove that an attractive noncelebrity can also remain alluring as she lets her ersatz brunette fade to gray.
ref: 2007 August 30, Natasha Singer, “Bottled Blondes, You Too Can Break Free”, in New York Times:
glosses: Someone who is not a celebrity
escopetas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of escopeta
sensibles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sensible
noncandidate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: noncandidates
Etymology: From non- + candidate.
Senses: examples: text: On the other hand, Bradley the noncandidate is now willing to recognize as a “potential approach” to the health care crisis what he calls Medicare for All — that is, socialized medicine.
ref: 2007 April 29, Timothy Noah, “Notes From an Ex-Senator”, in New York Times:
topics: government
politics
glosses: Someone who is not an official candidate for an office.
noncelebrities
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of noncelebrity
noncandidates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of noncandidate
motos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: So, if I want to be with a motos, am I supposed to do it in straight space, where I feel extremely uncomfortable?
ref: 1996, Holly Bostick, “A Muffin with A Question (Long)”, in soc.bi (Usenet):
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of MOTOS (“member of the opposite sex”).
motos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of moto
motos
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present of moto
nonagricultural
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: non-agricultural
Etymology: From non- + agricultural.
Senses: examples: text: In the handsome new 224-page catalog published by the Natural History Survey[…] not a single chapter is devoted to nonagricultural plants.
ref: 1988 April 15, James Krohe Jr., “Where Has All the Flora Gone?”, in Chicago Reader:
glosses: Not agricultural; not related to or used in agriculture
nonactors
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nonactor
nonbusiness
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: non-business
Etymology: From non- + business.
Senses: examples: text: But more than a third of those employers were nonbusiness entities, such as government agencies and nonprofits, the majority of which said they would observe the holiday.
ref: 2007 January 14, Patrick Mcgeehan, “For Many, King’s Birthday Is Just Another Workday”, in New York Times:
glosses: Not a business, or unrelated to business
nonbusiness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nonbusinesses
form: non-business
Etymology: From non- + business.
Senses: glosses: An organisation that is not a business.
nonactor
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nonactors
Etymology: From non- + actor.
Senses: examples: text: I spent a couple of months all by myself building a set and had my filmmaker friends, nonactors, play the parts.
ref: 2007 March 11, Erik Piepenburg, “Reflections on Life as a Shaker-Upper”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Jan 2021:
glosses: Someone who is not an actor
fireys
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of firey
resentences
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of resentence
incandescents
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of incandescent
resentencing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of resentence
resentencing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: resentencings
Senses: examples: text: The women told the judge that they would not pay because they were indigent and also because it was a matter of conscience that they not pay. They requested that he sentence them instead. Cohen refused, saying that they had 30 days to think the matter over and if they wanted a resentencing they would have to make formal application within that time.
ref: 1984 February 4, Christine Guilfoy, “Three Seneca Women Get 89 Days in Jail”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 28, page 1:
glosses: A second sentencing.
repointings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of repointing
relicenses
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of relicense
relicensing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of relicense
relicensed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of relicense
reinspections
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of reinspection
recertifies
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of recertify
recertifying
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of recertify
bohos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of boho
patinates
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of patinate
black dwarfs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of black dwarf
patinating
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of patinate
nonpitchers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nonpitcher
neuroplasticity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: neuroplasticities
Etymology: From neuro- + plastic + -ity.
Senses: examples: text: Further, it is one that is illustrative of the flexibility that derives from neuroplasticity, producing an efficient and opportunistic parous animal.
ref: 2007 December 11, Craig Howard Kinsley, Massimo Bardi, Kate Karelina, Brandi Rima, Lillian Christon, Julia Friedenberg, Garrett Griffin, “Motherhood Induces and Maintains Behavioral and Neural Plasticity across the Lifespan in the Rat”, in Archives of Sexual Behavior, volume 37, number 1, →DOI:
glosses: The state or quality of being neuroplastic, of having a brain that adapts to experience.
laneway
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: laneways
Etymology: From lane + way.
Senses: examples: text: We pulled into a laneway at 496 Evans and drove to the back[…].
ref: 2009 January 15, Jack Lakey, “Hiding under a cold tin truck is no way for a cat to spend the winter”, in Toronto Star:
glosses: A narrow roadway; a lane
Synonyms: alley
Derived terms: laneway house
laneways
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: "There are only eight pictures to take in Bhalil," Mohammed announces confidently as we walk the narrow laneways ever upward.
ref: 2009 February 12, John Baker, “Mohammed's tea ritual one truly sweet greeting”, in Toronto Star:
glosses: plural of laneway
sophomaniac
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sophomaniacs
Senses: glosses: A person evidencing sophomania.
dogbone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dogbones
form: dog-bone
Etymology: dog + bone, denoting a bone for a dog (to chew on), not a bone of a dog.
Senses: glosses: A bone shaped like an elongated barbell.
examples: text: a dogbone wrench
text: a dogbone in addition to the lower motor mounts
coordinate_terms: fishbone
wishbone
glosses: Any object with such a shape.
Related terms: dog biscuit
long bone
dogbones
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dogbone
biomotion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From bio- + motion.
Senses: examples: text: Yes, researchers at Georgia Tech in the United States have found a way to harvest small, irregular biomotion - this means "movement" - and turn it into usable energy, a breakthrough that has been achieved through hamster power.
ref: 2009 February 17, Esther Addley, “Diary”, in The Guardian:
glosses: Motion from a living organism.
groover
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡɹuːvə(ɹ)/
Forms: form: groovers
Etymology: From groove + -er.
Senses: examples: text: "Saturday Groovers" relishes in smelling "the smoke from the lungs of the Saturday groovers" with jubilant, T. Rex-like swagger, then situates the reminiscence in a present fraught with "heart disease and gout." "
ref: 2009 February 17, “CD REVIEWS”, in Toronto Star:
glosses: One who grooves, or enjoys rhythmic music.
examples: text: However, the title track is a total groover about the mass media's pimping of punk rock.
ref: 1998, Maximum Rocknroll, number 181:
glosses: A groovy piece of music.
examples: text: It [ore] is generally cloathed with a substance which the groovers call Crootes, and is a soft, mealy, white stone
ref: 1772, The Lady's Magazine:
glosses: A miner.
glosses: A device that makes grooves in surfaces.
examples: text: During an early river trip back in the 1970s, shortly after this system was developed, the toilet seat was accidentally left behind, the rims of the riser left telltale indentations on everyone's bums, and the box got a nickname: the groover. (Some guides also call it the duker or the unit.)
ref: 2008 July 7, Kevin Fedarko, “They Call Me Groover Boy”, in Outside:
ref: 2011, Charly Heavenrich, Unimagined Gifts, →ISBN, page 18:
text: On the river, the matter of poop is taken care of by a "groover." Nothing special, the groover is a toilet seat set atop a military-surplus ammunition can with a special liner. So named for the days before rafters discovered they could place a toilet seat atop the ammo can and instead sat on the edges of the box, leaving grooves on their hindquarters—the groover is an effective, and enjoyable, way to crap in the woods.
Some referred to the toilet as the "groover" in honor of the old days when there had been no toilet seat. Instead people would sit directly on the top of the ammo can, leaving telltale grooves in their skin
ref: 2015 July 29, Colby Frazier, “River of No Return”, in Salt Lake City Weekly:
glosses: A small portable toilet often used on multiday river trips in protected wilderness areas, so named because the original versions were metal boxes whose rims left a groove in the skin of the user.
groovers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of groover
Micro$oft
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: The Microsoft name with a dollar sign, implying greed and capitalism.
Senses: examples: text: The end of the 80x86 (x < 3) will come when Micro$oft quits supporting MS-DOS. Read the Byte article (April '89, I believe) on the 286 vs. 386SX.
ref: 1989, John C. Archambeau, “Minix vs. Unix/Xenix (was Re: dosread.c)”, in comp.os.minix (Usenet):
text: The same applies to DHTML. Why can't anyone agree on a single standard? Probably because Micro$oft wants to retain a desktop monopoly in the face of superior technology avaialable^([sic]) on other platforms. Even on Windows, Netscape and IE use different DOMs.
ref: 2000 October 8, David Steuber, “Re: Comparing Perl and Java”, in comp.lang.perl.misc (Usenet):
text: So, if you're a Microsoft booster, you can feel free to bash Netscape. If you're a Micro$oft hater, then it was clearly at fault!
ref: 2007, Frank Zammetti, Practical JavaScript, DOM Scripting, and Ajax Projects:
text: Micro$oft shot themselves in the foot when they tried to take control of everybody's computer.
ref: 2024 August 3, Vernie Montagna, “How To Install Chess Titans In Windows 10”, in allidipass (Google Groups):
glosses: Microsoft.
Related terms: Goolag
Mickeysoft
Microshaft
Microsuck
Micros~1
phylogeneticists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of phylogeneticist
phylogeneticist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: phylogeneticists
Etymology: From phylo- + geneticist.
Senses: glosses: A geneticist whose speciality is phylogenetics
lytter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lytters
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of litter.
nonfunctioning
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: non-functioning
Etymology: From non- + functioning.
Senses: glosses: That does not function as required
bredder
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bredders
Etymology: Combination of brethren/bredrin and brother, or simply bredrin + -er.
Senses: examples: text: The bredder was stabbing them bloodclaath Babylon, wid blood all over him face, an when I man made an effort, I got one lick in mi head, an I find the strength from Jah, mi a tell yo, an bring down mi piece of pipe on de likkle bloodclaath […]
ref: 1985, Amon Saba Saakana, Blues Dance: A Novel, Zed Books:
text: No, Suh, Bredder, da cornder ain' swag over none tall. Yet, Bredder, uh tink e swag ober leetle.
ref: 2007, Fran Marscher, Remembering the Way It Was: More Stores from Hilton Head, Bluffton and Daufuskie, The History Press, →ISBN, page 100:
text: We was on a robbing spree, I forgot to mention Clayton
Was this bredder rolling with us, he was scared and it was blatant
ref: 2007, Dizzie Rascal, “Sirens”, in Maths + English:
glosses: brother or bredrin; a close male friend or associate.
Synonyms: akhi
akh
bredrin
bredren
bruv
mate
mid-market
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more mid-market
form: most mid-market
form: midmarket
Etymology: From mid- + market.
Senses: examples: Near-synonyms: middlebrow, midbrow, middle-end
topics: economics
sciences
synonyms: mid-range
middle-market
coordinate_terms: downmarket#Adjective
upmarket#Adjective
glosses: Designed for customers with a middle income.
mid-market
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more mid-market
form: most mid-market
form: midmarket
Etymology: From mid- + market.
Senses: coordinate_terms: downmarket#Adverb
upmarket#Adverb
glosses: Towards the middle class share of the market.
mid-market
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: midmarket
Etymology: From mid- + market.
Senses: topics: economics
sciences
glosses: The market in mid-priced commodities.
Related terms: downmarket
upmarket
mid-priced
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: economics
sciences
glosses: Having a price less than the most expensive and greater than the cheapest
mechanicals
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mechanical
mechanicals
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: The mechanicals — mirror cell, focuser, and so on — were much better than what Robert had made himself in the 60s, and the optics were, if not quite up to the best premium custom optics, probably better than Robert could have produced himself.
ref: 2005, Robert Bruce Thompson, Barbara Fritchman Thompson, Astronomy Hacks: Tips and Tools for Observing the Night Sky, →ISBN, page 203:
text: You only want to make sure the mechanicals are all sound and you will do this though having a Home Inspection and the realtor can write a clause on the offer - that the Seller pay for the repairs of anything wrong or you can negotiate that on your offer.
ref: 2006, John Mahaney, Secure Your Retirement, →ISBN, page 20:
text: Remodeling basements is all about problem-solving, because no other space has the same constraints on floor space, headroom, access, and mechanicals.
ref: 2007, Philip Schmidt, Don't Sweat It, Hire it, →ISBN, page 50:
text: There was nothing the matter with the mechanicals of Dan's car even now, after a two hundred foot plunge into a canyon.
ref: 2014, Roderick Thorp, Rainbow Drive, →ISBN:
glosses: mechanical fixtures and fittings.
examples: text: Know that your publisher understands and loves them and that your publisher wants you to get a record deal so that they can start making money off you via the mechanicals.
ref: 2004, George Howard, Jonathan Feist, Getting Signed!: An Insider's Guide to the Record Industry, →ISBN, page 130:
text: Composers and songwriters can earn royalties from many sources including record, CD, and tape sales (mechanicals), U.S. and foreign television, cable and radio performances, theater performances, downloads, streaming, and artist and record producer royalties, among others.
ref: 2008, Ron Sobel, Dick Weissman, Music Publishing: The Roadmap to Royalties, →ISBN, page 25:
text: Through the thirties, there was just a trickle of income from record sales, or “mechanicals.”
ref: 2015, Ben Yagoda, The B Side, →ISBN:
text: Music publishers make money by having their songs performed on records and then collecting the royalties, known as “mechanicals,” from record companies who release them, and “performance” royalties from the radio plays.
ref: 2015, Carl Dixon, Strange Way to Live: A Story of Rock 'n' Roll Resurrection, →ISBN, page 154:
qualifier: recording
glosses: Royalties on the sale of recordings in the form of records, CDs, tapes, or similar objects.
humanlike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more humanlike
form: most humanlike
Etymology: From human + -like.
Senses: examples: text: Crows are humanlike in their creativity and their ability to thrive in the ecosystems we shape, so their presence looks to some observers like an extension of human disruption.
ref: 2016, Nathanael Johnson, Unseen City, →ISBN, page 169:
synonyms: anthropoid
anthropomorphic
humanoid
glosses: Having characteristics of a human.
computerlike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more computerlike
form: most computerlike
Etymology: From computer + -like.
Senses: examples: text: Adopting a computerlike countermeasure for a problem enabled by computer algorithms is admittedly an unnatural practice.
ref: 2024 May 6, Ben Guarino, “Defend Yourself against AI Impostor Scams with a Safe Word”, in Scientific American, archived from the original on 06 May 2024:
glosses: Having some similarity to a computer.
Derived terms: uncomputerlike
multihit
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: multihits
form: multi-hit
Etymology: From multi- + hit.
Senses: glosses: multiple hits (simultaneously, or on the same target)
princeling
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: princelings
Etymology: From prince + -ling.
Senses: examples: text: Spices reached Europe after being carried over the Asiatic caravan routes by the Radanite merchants, to be re-distributed among traders and apothecaries, pilgrims and princelings.
ref: 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 224:
text: Speaking of the guest list, though, it is most disappointing to find some of the third tier European princelings unable to hide their bitterness at being NFI.
ref: 2011 April 23, Marina Hyde, The Guardian:
glosses: A minor or less important prince.
glosses: A descendant of some prominent and influential senior communist official in the People's Republic of China.
robotlike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more robotlike
form: most robotlike
Etymology: From robot + -like.
Senses: examples: ref: 2011 December 11, Dan Nosowitz, “Actual Robot Sportscaster Could Replace Robotlike Human Sportscasters”, in Popular Science:
text: Italian authorities say they are planning to use “sophisticated robotlike equipment” to help rescuers find the bodies of seven people still missing in the wreckage of the Costa Concordia cruise liner.
ref: 2012 March 13, Leila Merrill, “Robotlike equipment to aid search for 7 missing in shipwreck”, in The Dallas Morning News:
glosses: Having some similarity to a robot.
vocalism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: vocalisms
Etymology: From vocal + -ism.
Senses: examples: text: The exciting vocalism of Leontyne Price
ref: 1984 December 29, Charles Henry Fuller, “Music For The Holidays”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 25:
glosses: Speaking or singing.
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: The vowel sounds used in a language.
examples: text: All forms contain a base *θirr- or *θurr-. Types 1 and 2 [which contain *θirr] may have been influenced by θirri̯are 'to screech', suggesting that the forms with *θurr- preserve the original vocalism.
ref: 2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 256:
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: The vowels, sequence of vowels, or the quality peculiar to the vowels of a given word or group of words.
Coordinate terms: sense: vowel sounds used in a language
word: consonantism
toxically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more toxically
form: most toxically
Etymology: From toxic + -ally.
Senses: examples: text: To disguise their attention deficit disorder, the toxically successful often develop a persona, a social image they project […]
ref: 2002, Paul Pearsall, Toxic Success: How to Stop Striving and Start Thriving, page 158:
glosses: In a toxic manner.
glosses: With regard to toxins.
midpriced
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of mid-priced.
restorationism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: restorationisms
Etymology: From restoration + -ism.
Senses: glosses: Any movement or opinion that seeks to restore something to the way it was.
topics: Christianity
synonyms: restitutionism
glosses: A movement that rejects much or all of contemporary Christianity and advocates a return to what is viewed as Jesus's original teachings. The Mormons are an example of a restorationist church.
thiopental
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌθʌɪ.əʊˈpɛn.təl/
ipa: /ˌθaɪ.oʊˈpɛnˌtɔl/
rhymes: -ɛntəl
Forms: form: thiopentone
Etymology: From thio- + pent(obarbi)tal.
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A barbiturate C₁₁H₁₈N₂O₂S (trademark Pentothal) used in the form of its sodium salt especially as an intravenous anesthetic; and as a supposed truth serum.
Synonyms: sodium pentothal
soap
Derived terms: sodium thiopental
soppressata
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: soppressatas
Etymology: From Italian soppressata.
Senses: examples: text: X-ray-thin crusts have judicious coatings of cheese — robiola, goat cheese, ricotta, sheep cheese — and sparing but flavorful toppings like broccoli rabe, black truffle pâté and soppressata.
ref: 2007 September 12, Marian Burros, “Dining Briefs”, in New York Times:
coordinate_terms: sobrassada
glosses: Any of various types of Italian dry-cured pork salami.
headspring
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: headsprings
Etymology: From Middle English head + spring.
Senses: examples: text: Now you can follow the current downstream from the headspring to the Silver River's confluence with the Ocklawaha, rather than beating your way upstream from the Ocklawaha all the way to the headspring.
ref: 2016, Johnny Molloy, Canoeing & Kayaking Florida, →ISBN:
glosses: A fountainhead; a source.
examples: text: Much less can we afford to follow them into the fantastic combination in which they have been sometimes represented as constituting a sort of barbarian headspring to the liberty of civilized men ; to whom politic society is thought to be a means of preserving, in part only, a freedom enjoyed by savages in much larger measure, nay in perfect plenitude.
ref: 1853, Henry Whiting Warner, The Liberties of America, page 236:
text: The cradle of new conceptual enterprises and entrepreneurs Soft technology is the headspring for brand new ideas, the growth point for new industries and for new conceptual enterprises.
ref: 2005, Zhouying Jin, Global Technological Change: From Hard Technology to Soft Technology, →ISBN:
text: If we can say that management philosophy provides is the headspring to tempt people, we can also say that business model would be the sacrifice to motivate people to act.
ref: 2010, Samuel Kai Wah Chu, Samuel Chu, Waltraut Ritter, Managing Knowledge for Global and Collaborative Innovations, →ISBN:
glosses: A basis or foundation.
examples: text: The technique in continuous headsprings is rather different from that employed in performing a single headspring in that the head and hands are closer together, thus reducing resistance to forward rotation and enabling fast acceleration to take place.
ref: 1965, Walter G. Dunn, Gymnastics for Schools: Vaulting & Agilities, page 112:
text: The headspring is a unique vault because it calls for a bent arm support and the touching of the horse with one's head.
ref: 1972, Carolyn O. Bowers, Judging and Coaching Women's Gymnastics, page 170:
text: The evidence established that he was negligent in spotting the headspring Steven was attempting to perform.
ref: 1980, Minnesota reporter - Issues 288-291, page 120:
topics: gymnastics
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A move in which the gymnast places both hands on the mat with the top of the head about 6 inches in front, pushes off with the hands while flipping the legs overhead, and lands on the feet.
examples: text: Remove the four screws from bottom of tube, then headspring and bottom assembly can be removed through bottom of tube.
ref: 1949, Chain Store Age - Volume 25, Issues 1-6, page 28:
glosses: A spring that sits at the top of a mechanism, pushing the internal parts inward.
headspring
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: headsprings
form: headspringing
form: headsprang
form: headsprung
Etymology: From Middle English head + spring.
Senses: examples: text: Cartwheel with quarter-turn (Arabian Spring) ; roll back with closed feet into momentary handstand (back extension) ; front standing balance and with a leap, change the position of the feet; place hands on floor and do a momentary handstand; lie down on the front and rock backwards and forward, and do a cross-scissors with the legs on the forward movement; sit up with half-turn, bend forward twice, then roll back into sitting kneeling split position; change this position and lie on the front with hands under the shoulders and push up into front leaning rest position; raise body up steadily into headstand position without bending the legs; from this position lean forward with hips bent; then headspring into knee bending position; stand up, and with a few running steps do a handspring into knee bent position.
ref: 1966, Laszlo Szabo, Illustrated Physical Education Through Gymnastics, page 31:
text: From there I would walk on my head to the far end of the box and then headspring to the floor, landing on my feet.
ref: 2016, Simon Barnes, Losing It: A lifetime in pursuit of sporting excellence, →ISBN, page 49:
topics: gymnastics
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: To perform a headspring.
headsprings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of headspring
headsprings
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of headspring
hyperglycemic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌhaɪpə(ɹ)ɡlaɪˈsiːmɪk/
ipa: /ˌhaɪpə(ɹ)ɡlaɪˈsɛmɪk/
Forms: form: more hyperglycemic
form: most hyperglycemic
form: hyperglycaemic
form: hyperglycæmic
Etymology: From hyperglycemia + -ic.
Senses: glosses: Having (or producing) excessively high blood sugar.
Derived terms: antihyperglycemic
hyperglycemia
hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketoic coma
nonhyperglycemic
hyperglycemic
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌhaɪpə(ɹ)ɡlaɪˈsiːmɪk/
ipa: /ˌhaɪpə(ɹ)ɡlaɪˈsɛmɪk/
Forms: form: hyperglycemics
form: hyperglycaemic
form: hyperglycæmic
Etymology: From hyperglycemia + -ic.
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A drug used to treat hyperglycemia.
Related terms: diabetes
hypothecates
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of hypothecate
hypothecating
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of hypothecate
hypothecated
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of hypothecate
hypodermic needle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hypodermic needles
Senses: glosses: A hollow needle with a sharp point intended to puncture the skin to draw a fluid from under the skin or inject a fluid under the skin, used as part of a hypodermic syringe.
glosses: Synonym of hypodermic syringe.
synonyms: word: hypodermic syringe
hypodermic needles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hypodermic needle
housetrained
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of housetrain
Related terms: word: house-trained
housetrains
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of housetrain
housetraining
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of housetrain
shit-disturber
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: shit-disturbers
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of shit disturber.
Khabarovsk
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɑːbəɹɒfsk/
ipa: /ˈkɑbəɹɑfsk/
Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Хаба́ровск (Xabárovsk).
Senses: glosses: A krai of Russia, in the Russian Far East.
examples: text: The Governor-General of Amur resides at Khabarovka (哈巴羅甫喀，即，伯利), in the Primorsk Province (東海濱省).
ref: [1904, C. D. Tenney, “俄屬 [RUSSIA IN ASIA]”, in Geography of Asia, New York: MacMillan and Co, →OCLC, page 36:
english: RUSSIA IN ASIA
translation: RUSSIA IN ASIA
text: The distance between China's Heihe harbor and the Soviet city of Hailanpao is only 1.5 km and the distance between Tongjiang harbor and the largest city in the Soviet Far East, Khabarovsk, is only 270 km.
ref: 1986 October 6, Zhu Guang, “Use of Overall Compensation in Sino-Soviet Border Trade”, in China Report: Economic Affairs, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, →OCLC, page 28:
text: The major obstacle to a border settlement is the status of Heixiazi, a 330-square kilometer island at the confluence of the Amur and Ussuri rivers. The island is claimed by the Chinese but controlled by the USSR. Because Heixiazi overlooks Khabarovsk as well as the point where the Trans-Siberian Railway crosses the Amur River, the Soviets are reluctant to give it up.
ref: 1991, Donald S. Zagoria, “The Changing Role of the Soviet Union in the Pacific”, in Frederic J. Fleron, Jr., Erik P. Hoffmann, Robbin F. Laird, editors, Contemporary Issues in Soviet Foreign Policy: From Brezhnev to Gorbachev, New York: Aldine de Gruyter, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 678:
text: Heihsiatzu Island, the most strategically important of the Amur islands, is situated at the juncture of the Amur and Ussuri Rivers and screens Khabarovsk from Manchuria. Here too, the main channel had shifted from south to north of the island.³² Khabarovsk was the second largest city in the Soviet Far East and the administrative center of the Far Eastern Army. If the channel north and east of Heihsiatzu Island were recognized as the boundary, Japanese naval vessels would be within their rights to steam right up to the city’s docks and Japanese artillery on the island would have the ability to fire at point-blank range into the city.
ref: 2012, Stuart D. Goldman, “The Global Context”, in Nomonhan, 1939: The Red Army's Victory That Shaped World War II, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 32:
text: People’s anger over their depleted fish stock is so widespread that it has been a driving force behind the anti-Kremlin protests that have been shaking the Far Eastern city of Khabarovsk, on the Amur, since early July.
ref: 2020 August 15, Anton Troianovski, “'The Fish Rots From the Head': How a Salmon Crisis Stoked Russian Protests”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2020:
glosses: A city, the administrative center of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia.
Synonyms: sense: from Mandarin Chinese
word: Boli
word: Achansk
word: Khabarovka
tapeless
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From tape + -less.
Senses: examples: text: tapeless splicer
glosses: Without tape (adhesive product).
examples: text: The video from tapeless camcorders is very difficult to edit on a computer, too.
ref: 2007 February 22, David Pogue, “Camcorders That Come With Footnotes”, in New York Times:
topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Not using or requiring the medium of tape, such as audio or video tape.
Derived terms: tapeless workflow
postconcert
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From post- + concert.
Senses: examples: text: It’s tempting to view the performance as a last gasp — a month later, Mr. Evans would be gone — but as a postconcert interview illuminates, it was just one stop along the road.
ref: 2007 January 21, Nate Chinen, “Dueling Banjos, Gospel Harmonies, Arabesques and Electric Eels”, in New York Times:
glosses: Occurring after a concert.
takfiris
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of takfiri
takfiri
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: takfiris
form: Takfiri
Etymology: From Arabic تَكْفِيرِيّ (takfīriyy).
Senses: examples: text: “In Ghazaliya, it is forbidden to sell ice because the takfiris said, ‘The Prophet Muhammad had no ice in his time,’ ” said Khatan Kareem, a manager at the factory where the drivers worked, shaking his head at the absurdity.
ref: 2007 July 28, Stephen Farrell, “Strife and Ice, Staples of Life, Overlap in Iraq”, in New York Times:
topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: A radical Muslim who excommunicates other Muslims, or accuses them of apostasy.
Synonyms: takfirism
takfirist
Related terms: takfir
kafir
triages
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of triage
triages
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of triage
triaging
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of triage
triaged
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of triage
systematicity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: systematicities
Etymology: From systematic + -ity.
Senses: examples: text: The coincidence in modern tongues between harmony, as spoken of sounds, with any other concordance or systematicity— is one derived from ancient Greek sources and roots[…].
ref: 1845, J. L---y, “The Myths of 'Harmony'”, in The Musical World, page 291:
text: […] but it is reasonable to see a certain amount of causal and functional integration as a hallmark of systematicity.
ref: 2007 March 6, Andrew Sneddon, “The depths and shallows of psychological externalism”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 138, number 3, →DOI:
text: At times there is consistency to Yule’s headword spelling (e.g. long-a /aː/ is rendered au except when word final, where it is rendered a), but there is also inconsistency (e.g. short-a /ʌ/ is sometimes rendered a and sometimes u). My analysis indicates the lack of any overarching systematicity.
ref: 2018, James Lambert, “Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 31, number 4, →DOI, page 491:
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
philosophy
sciences
glosses: The state or quality of being systematic.
Related terms: systematic
systematically
exchange zone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: exchange zones
Senses: glosses: The area in which the baton must be passed from one runner to another during a relay race.
synchronically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From synchronic + -ally.
Senses: examples: text: A story, a science fiction film, or, in fact, a scientific theory, can thus be positioned at a higher and later turning of the spiral, diachronically, but synchronically it can be a performance of a pattern or theme.
ref: 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 188:
text: In particular, risks can pile up not only synchronically, as in multi premise deductions, but also diachronically, when a subject extends her knowledge by competent deduction from just one premise.
ref: 2007 September 29, Maria Lasonen-Aarnio, “Single premise deduction and risk”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 141, number 2, →DOI:
text: He divides synchronically opaque Sardinian toponyms into segments supposedly related to Basque lexical roots. For instance, the Ogliastan toponyms Dolai, Dodoliai and Iridolai, analyzd as *dol-ai, *do-dol-iai and *iri-dol-ai, in his view, all three contain a cognate of Bq. odol 'blood'.
ref: 2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 19:
glosses: In a synchronic way; at the same time.
Coordinate terms: diachronically
Related terms: diachronously
diachrony
synchronously
synchrony
swimmable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more swimmable
form: most swimmable
Etymology: From swim + -able.
Senses: examples: text: Those efforts have helped the Hudson inch closer to the healthy, swimmable river that it was before industry sprouted along its banks.
ref: 2007 January 30, Anahad O’Connor, “Looking to the Hudson for Rockland’s Water Needs”, in New York Times:
glosses: Able to be swum in or across
raw_tags: of a body of water
supersimple
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more supersimple
form: most supersimple
Etymology: From super- + simple.
Senses: examples: text: Moroccan curried crab and streaks of minty, lemony yogurt add luxury to a supersimple zucchini soup ($14).
ref: 2009 January 24, Corey Mintz, “Lunching well at Forte bistro and lounge”, in Toronto Star:
glosses: Extremely simple
Synonyms: minimalistic
superspeedway
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: superspeedways
Etymology: From super- + speedway.
Senses: examples: text: Let’s run a real 500-mile race on a superspeedway, with no limits on engines, tires, oil, fuel, or vehicle weight or shape.
ref: 2007 February 25, “Letters to the Editor”, in New York Times:
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
motor-racing
racing
sports
glosses: A motor speedway at least two miles in length
superhigh
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From super- + high.
Senses: examples: text: Sometimes they have to pour immense amounts of sand — like a million pounds in a six-hour period — into a well under superhigh pressure […].
ref: 2007 April 15, Ben Stein, “Yes, Wall St. Still Gets Some Things Right”, in New York Times:
glosses: Extremely high
superspeedways
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of superspeedway
summerlong
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From summer + -long.
Senses: examples: text: “We don’t want it to be a summerlong event, though,” said Corrigan O’Donohue, a lieutenant with the Royal Oak Police Department.
ref: 2007 August 3, Mary M. Chapman, “Growing Pains for a Yearly Tribute to Classic American Cars”, in New York Times:
glosses: Extending throughout a summer
submillimetre
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From sub- + millimetre.
Senses: examples: text: The rarer, submillimetre galaxies that form stars even more intensely 2, 12, 13 are largely merger-induced starbursts.
ref: 2008 January 22, A. Dekel et al., “Cold streams in early massive hot haloes as the main mode of galaxy formation”, in Nature, volume 457, number 7228, →DOI:
glosses: Alternative spelling of submillimeter.
submillimetre
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: submillimetres
Etymology: From sub- + millimetre.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of submillimeter.
suburbanization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: suburbanizations
Etymology: From suburbanize + -ation.
Senses: examples: text: “New York was a leader in postwar suburbanization and is now leading the trend toward suburban aging,” Dr. Frey said.
ref: 2007 June 12, Sam Roberts, “Suburbs Are Graying Faster Than Big Cities”, in New York Times:
glosses: The process of suburbanizing, of population movement from cities to suburbs
subregionals
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of subregional
subregional
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From subregion + -al.
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to a subregion
Related terms: subregionally
subregional
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: subregionals
Etymology: From subregion + -al.
Senses: examples: text: Teams playing in those subregionals welcomed this news because it eliminated the chance of playing against a home team.
ref: 2007 March 20, David Picker, “Lower Seed at Home? Women’s Sites a Puzzle”, in New York Times:
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A tournament, especially a qualifier, held below the regional level
talkiest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of talky: most talky
talkier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of talky: more talky
submillimeter
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: submillimetre
Etymology: * sub- + millimeter
Senses: topics: sciences
glosses: Less than a millimeter in size.
Derived terms: submillimeter galaxy
submillimeter wave radiation
submillimeter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: submillimeters
form: submillimetre
Etymology: * sub- + millimeter
Senses: examples: text: The sizes vary from four to five millimeters, or with laminar resolution functional magnetic resonance imaging (lfMRI), to submillimeters.
ref: 2022, Fouad Sabry, Brain Reading:
topics: sciences
glosses: A unit or measurement that is less than a millimeter.
subpersonal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From sub- + personal.
Senses: examples: text: So there remains the problem of linking the intended whole-person disposition to a subpersonal disposition of a rather different kind.
ref: 2007 September 29, Toby Handfield, Alexander Bird, “Dispositions, rules, and finks”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 140, number 2, →DOI:
topics: human-sciences
philosophy
sciences
glosses: Of or pertaining to factors underlying the personal level of moral explanation, such as biological or chemical factors
submarining
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of submarine