cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
Whigs
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Whigs
Senses: topics: government
politics
glosses: An 18th- and 19th-century British political party that was opposed to the Tories, and became the Liberal Party.
topics: government
politics
glosses: A 19th-century political party in the United States of America.
Coordinate terms: Tories
Federalists
Democrats
zonary
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more zonary
form: most zonary
Etymology: From zone + -ary?
Senses: glosses: zonal
whigs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of whig
whigs
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of whig
rose-garden
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rose-gardens
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of rose garden.
predicable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Capable of being predicated or affirmed of something; affirmable; attributable.
topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: That may be used in the predicate of a sentence, especially following a form of the verb "to be".
raw_tags: of an adjective
predicable
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: predicables
Senses: glosses: Anything affirmable of another; especially, a general attribute or notion as affirmable of, or applicable to, many individuals.
topics: human-sciences
logic
mathematics
philosophy
sciences
glosses: One of the five most general relations of attributes involved in logical arrangements, namely, genus, species, difference, property, and accident.
Related terms: predicate
MP2
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A streamed audio file using MPEG Layer 2
conductive
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /kənˈdʌktɪv/
Forms: form: more conductive
form: most conductive
Etymology: From conduct + -ive.
Senses: examples: text: Distilled water is very slightly electrically conductive.
text: Solar storms drive currents of millions of amps through the electrically conductive upper layer of our atmosphere (known as the ionosphere). These currents, which can fluctuate rapidly, drive powerful magnetic disturbances at the Earth's surface that in turn induce electrical currents in the planet's crust.
ref: 2023 November 15, Prof. Jim Wild, “This train was delayed because of bad weather in space”, in RAIL, number 996, page 30:
glosses: Able to conduct electrical current or heat.
glosses: Of, or relating to conductivity of a material.
Synonyms: conductant
Derived terms: chondroconductive
conductive coupling
conductively
conductive pen
electroconductive
hyperconductive
microconductive
nonconductive
osteoconductive
photoconductive
piezoconductive
semiconductive
superconductive
thermoconductive
unconductive
greenest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: Chief executive Andrew Haines said: "Rail is already the cleanest and greenest mode of transporting large numbers of people and goods, but we're committed to cutting our carbon footprint even further. [...]."
ref: 2020 November 18, “Network News: Network Rail sets science-based global warming targets”, in Rail, page 22:
glosses: superlative form of green: most green
parrilla
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: parrillas
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish parrilla (“grill”).
Senses: examples: text: He described how Tenorinho was subjected to cruel tortures after proclaiming his innocence: he denied everything. Then they started to strike him. He was then brought to the parrilla, [the grill]. The parrilla was where we applied electric torture. It has this name because, in Argentina, the parilla is where you grill beef.
ref: 2012, J. Patrice McSherry, Predatory States: Operation Condor and Covert War in Latin America, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, →ISBN, page 188:
glosses: A form of torture where the victim is strapped to a metal frame and subjected to electric shock.
seven virtues
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: Catholicism
Christianity
glosses: The seven heavenly virtues: the three theological and four cardinal virtues.
topics: Catholicism
Christianity
meronyms: chastity
temperance
generosity
diligence
patience
kindness
modesty
glosses: The seven capital virtues; the virtues that are opposed to, or are remedies of, the seven deadly sins.
potente
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of potenty.
Japanese giant salamander
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Japanese giant salamanders
Senses: glosses: a large salamander of species Andrias japonicus, native to Japan, growing up to a meter in length.
Related terms: Chinese giant salamander
frenectomy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -ɛktəmi
Forms: form: frenectomies
Etymology: From frenum + -ectomy.
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
surgery
glosses: The surgical procedure to remove a frenum or frenulum.
Related terms: frenulectomy
frenuloplasty
instant noodle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: instant noodles
Etymology: Calque of Japanese 即席ラーメン (sokuseki rāmen)
Senses: glosses: One of a mass of dried precooked noodles fused with oil, usually soaked in boiling water for a few minutes before being eaten.
apoenzymes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of apoenzyme
coenzymes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of coenzyme
haloenzymes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of haloenzyme
holoenzymes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of holoenzyme
badminton rackets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of badminton racket
badminton racket
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: badminton rackets
Senses: glosses: A light, long-handled racket, used to hit a shuttlecock in the game of badminton.
somesuch
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: some such
Etymology: Univerbation of some + such.
Senses: examples: somesuch excuse.
1816, The Idler, Number 86, Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy, The Works of Samuel Johnson, 1816 ed.
the elevation of my apartments furnished a subject for conversation, which, without somesuch help, we should have been in danger of wanting.
synonyms: suchlike
glosses: Of the same or similar kind.
somesuch
Language: English
Part of speech: pron
Forms: form: some such
Etymology: Univerbation of some + such.
Senses: examples: text: I never did have a full name down in my daybook for him, just Sam or Joe or somesuch, I can't recollect that now.
ref: 1955, Wilma Dykeman, The French Broad:
synonyms: suchlike
glosses: Other things of the same kind or type.
bromide of potassium
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: potassium bromide
carbonate of potassium
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: potassium carbonate
plumbate of potassium
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: potassium plumbate
chromate of potassium
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: potassium chromate
potassium-40
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: A naturally-occurring radioactive isotope of potassium, ⁴⁰₁₉K, having nineteen protons and twenty-one neutrons, and a half-life of 1.3 billion years; it is the chief source of natural radioactivity in living tissue
potassium-42
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: An artificially produced radioactive isotope of potassium, ⁴²₁₉K, having a half-life of 12.4 hours; used in medicine as a tracer
potassium-43
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: An artificially produced radioactive isotope of potassium, ⁴³₁₉K, having a half-life of 22 hours; used in medicine as a tracer
potassium-argon dating
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: potassium-argon datings
Senses: topics: geography
geology
natural-sciences
glosses: A method of estimating the age of igneous rocks or of archaeological objects by measuring the amount of argon that has built up through the radioactive decay of potassium.
radioactive decay
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: radioactive decays
Senses: qualifier: nuclear physics
glosses: Any of several processes by which unstable nuclei emit subatomic particles and/or ionizing radiation and disintegrate into one or more other nuclei.
wikipedia: radioactive decay
Hyponyms: alpha decay
beta decay
electron capture
gamma decay
spontaneous fission
Related terms: becquerel
curie
half-life
radiation
radioactivity
potassium chromate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: potassium chromates
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A potassium salt of chromic acid, K₂CrO₄; the yellow crystals are soluble in water, and it is used as an analytical reagent.
Related terms: potassium dichromate
potassium dichromate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: potassium dichromates
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A potassium salt of chromic acid, K₂Cr₂O₇; the orange crystals are soluble in water, and it is used as an oxidizing agent and in photography.
Synonyms: potassium bichromate
Related terms: potassium chromate
potassium cyanide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The potassium salt of hydrocyanic acid, KCN; the colourless crystals are soluble in water, and it is extremely poisonous, and is used in electroplating, the extraction of gold and silver from their ores, and in photography.
tl;dr
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Pronunciation: ipa: /tiː ˌɛl diː ˈɑː/
ipa: /ti ˌɛl di ˈɑɹ/
rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
Forms: form: tl
form: dr
form: tldr
form: tl/dr
form: tl dr
form: TLDR
form: TL;DR
form: TL/DR
form: TLDNR
form: TL/DNR
form: TL-DNR
Etymology: The phrase is an initialism of t(oo) l(ong); d(idn’t) (or sometimes d(on’t)) r(ead). The noun and verb are derived from the phrase.
Senses: examples: text: tl;dr
ref: 2002 December 21, Lenny Perkins, “My Thoughts on Metroid Prime (Long)”, in rec.games.video.nintendo (Usenet):
glosses: Initialism of too long; didn't read (or sometimes too long; don't read).
Used to indicate that one did not read a (long) text.
examples: text: How I got to be an atheist is a fairly long and winding story, so I'll give you the "tl;dr" version—I was finally honest about myself that "the gods" just "weren't there."
ref: 2016, Jeffrey Flagg, “The Care and Feeding of Your Atheist Pagan”, in John Halstead, editor, Godless Paganism: Voices of Non-theistic Pagans, [Morrisville, N.C.]: Lulu.com, →ISBN, part 10 (Looking Forward: Non-theistic Pagan Community), page 351:
text: Incidentally, my absolutely favourite headline about the Duchess of Sussex's new coat of arms was: "Will Meghan Markle's new California-inspired coat of arms convince millennials to embrace traditional heraldry?" Tl;dr, no!
ref: 2018 May 30, Hadley Freeman, “The meaning of beige tights: they show what the Windsors will do to Meghan”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Oct 2021:
glosses: Initialism of too long; didn't read (or sometimes too long; don't read).
Used to introduce a short summary of an overly long text.
synonyms: BLUF
summary
Related terms: word: too long
word: didn't read
word: TL
word: DL
word: tl
word: dl
english: audio counterpart
translation: audio counterpart
word: TLDL
word: DW
word: dw
english: video counterpart
translation: video counterpart
word: TLDW
word: BLUF
word: long story short
tl;dr
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /tiː ˌɛl diː ˈɑː/
ipa: /ti ˌɛl di ˈɑɹ/
rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
Forms: form: tl
form: dr
form: tl;drs
form: tl;dr's
form: tldr
form: tl/dr
form: tl dr
form: TLDR
form: TL;DR
form: TL/DR
form: TLDNR
form: TL/DNR
form: TL-DNR
Etymology: The phrase is an initialism of t(oo) l(ong); d(idn’t) (or sometimes d(on’t)) r(ead). The noun and verb are derived from the phrase.
Senses: examples: text: I know that was quite a long ramble, but the TL;DR is that I got fired.
synonyms: word: abridgment
word: abstract
word: bottom line
word: compendium
word: conspectus
word: digest
word: epitome
word: outline
word: overview
word: précis
word: résumé
word: summary
word: synopsis
word: the long and short
word: tl;dr
word: upshot
glosses: A summary; the gist, the long and short.
Related terms: wall of text
tl;dr
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /tiː ˌɛl diː ˈɑː/
ipa: /ti ˌɛl di ˈɑɹ/
rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
Forms: form: tl
form: dr
form: tl;dr's
form: tl;dr'ing
form: tl;dr'ed
form: tl;dr'ed
form: tl;dr'd
form: tl;dr'd
form: tldr
form: tl/dr
form: tl dr
form: TLDR
form: TL;DR
form: TL/DR
form: TLDNR
form: TL/DNR
form: TL-DNR
Etymology: The phrase is an initialism of t(oo) l(ong); d(idn’t) (or sometimes d(on’t)) r(ead). The noun and verb are derived from the phrase.
Senses: examples: text: Extracts or overviews should be substituted as needed. But insofar as possible, the whole books should be read. First of all, because many thinkers simply cannot be tl;dr'd. Second of all, because wrestling with, and immersing yourself in, and just reading through whole books is part of the education.
ref: 2014 June 17, Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, “Here’s How to Teach the Liberal Arts to High Schoolers”, in Forbes, New York, N.Y.: Forbes, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2024:
text: I'll tell you another thing that's ironic about the Vidal–Buckley [i.e., Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley Jr.] debates. Those debates can be TLDR'd into one of them calling the other "queer" as a pejorative and then the other calls the other a "fascist."
ref: 2021 June 30, Makena Kelly, quoting Hasan Piker, “Hasan Piker on the Problem with YouTube Debate Culture: ‘Personally, I Think All of This is Just Bullshit’”, in The Verge, archived from the original on 25 Feb 2024:
text: Fortunately, Sutton Stracke soon emerged from her bedroom to tell her friends that she had, in fact, read the entire story. Kyle [Richards] instantly begged her friend to TL;DR the "in-depth exposé," which she deemed "so friggin' long."
ref: 2021 August 20, Amy Kaufman, “‘Ted Lasso’ wrote a love letter to romantic comedies. We break down ‘rom-communism’ [Catch up]”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Jun 2024:
glosses: To provide a short summary of (a text, an event, etc.); to summarize.
examples: text: Some highlights of the lowlights: "A dismal mess," says the New York Times. Its "shabby aesthetic and narrative shortcomings are outweighed by its more drastically questionable moral ones," says the Guardian. "It's not a good movie," Entertainment Weekly TL;DRs.
ref: 2018 June 16, Peter Kafka, “MoviePass Invested in ‘Gotti,’ the New John Travolta Mob Movie Everyone Hates”, in Vox, archived from the original on 02 Dec 2023:
text: Royal Bank of Canada’s economics team have tl;dr'd why JGBs and the yen have had a fun morning: "it will be hard for markets not to see this move as a precursor for tightening policy".
ref: 2022 December 20, Louis Ashworth, “Turning Japanese?: One last rug pull before retirement”, in Financial Times, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Feb 2023:
glosses: To provide a short summary of a text, an event, etc.; to summarize.
Synonyms: recapitulate
Related terms: cut to the chase
get to the point
potassium channel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: potassium channels
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: A small pore in a cell membrane that is selective to potassium ions and has several regulatory functions.
potassium feldspar
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: potassium feldspars
Senses: topics: chemistry
geography
geology
mineralogy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of several alkaline feldspars containing potassium aluminium silicate, KAlSi₃O₈
Related terms: adularia
antiperthite
foyaite
microcline
orthoclase
perthite
sonidine
valencianite
potassium selective electrode
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: potassium selective electrodes
Senses: glosses: An ion selective electrode used to measure the concentration of potassium ions, especially in biological fluids.
ion selective electrode
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ion selective electrodes
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: An electrode whose potential is dependent on the concentration of a specific ion in the solution in which it is immersed.
Related terms: glass electrode
pH meter
pH meter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pH meters
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A voltmeter that uses the potential at a glass electrode to determine the pH of the solution in which it is immersed
glass electrode
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: glass electrodes
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Any of several electrodes, having a thin glass bulb, whose potential is dependent upon the concentration of hydrogen or other ions in the solution in which it is immersed; used in pH meters etc.
hemicorporectomy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -ɛktəmi
Forms: form: hemicorporectomies
Etymology: From hemi- + corpus + -ectomy.
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
surgery
synonyms: translumbar amputation
glosses: The surgical procedure which cuts through the spine and removes the lower half of the body from the waist down.
laminectomy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -ɛktəmi
Forms: form: laminectomies
Etymology: From lamino- + -ectomy.
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
surgery
glosses: The surgical procedure to remove the bony arch or lamina from one or more vertebrae.
Synonyms: rachiotomy
Derived terms: hemilaminectomy
postlaminectomy
mammectomy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /mæˈmɛktəmi/
rhymes: -ɛktəmi
Forms: form: mammectomies
Etymology: From mamm- + -ectomy.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of mastectomy.
synonyms: word: mastectomy
mastoidectomy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -ɛktəmi
Forms: form: mastoidectomies
Etymology: From mastoid + -ectomy.
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
surgery
glosses: The surgical procedure to remove part or all of the mastoid process
Derived terms: tympanomastoidectomy
gonadectomy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -ɛktəmi
Forms: form: gonadectomies
Etymology: From gonado- + -ectomy.
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
surgery
glosses: A procedure to remove one or more ovaries or testes.
Hyponyms: oophorectomy
orchidectomy
orchiectomy
Derived terms: gonadectomize
gonadectomized
gonadoblastoma
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gonadoblastomas
form: gonadoblastomata
Etymology: From gonado- + blastoma.
Senses: topics: medicine
oncology
pathology
sciences
glosses: A tumour found in an ovary.
pancreatectomy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -ɛktəmi
Forms: form: pancreatectomies
Etymology: From pancreat- + -ectomy.
Senses: examples: text: Pancreatectomy was a palliative measure at this stage of the cancer.
ref: 2023, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things, Canongate Books, page 19:
topics: medicine
sciences
surgery
glosses: The procedure to remove part or all of the pancreas.
Derived terms: duodenopancreatectomy
pancreatectomize
postpancreatectomy
splenopancreatectomy
parathyroidectomy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -ɛktəmi
Forms: form: parathyroidectomies
Etymology: From parathyroid + -ectomy.
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
surgery
glosses: The procedure to remove one or more of the parathyroid glands
Derived terms: parathyroidectomize
parathyroidectomized
bedsit
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɛdˌsɪt/
Forms: form: bedsits
form: bed-sitter
form: bed-sitting room
Etymology: Blend of bedroom + sitting room
Senses: glosses: A form of rented accommodation consisting of a single room for use as both sitting room and bedroom; there may also be a small kitchen area and washing and toilet facilities, but these amenities are more commonly outside the room and shared by several tenants.
Synonyms: word: studio flat
word: flatette
word: studio apartment
alt: SRO
word: single-room occupancy
word: efficiency
word: bachelor apartment
T cells
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of T cell
lymphocytes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lymphocyte
wake flow
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: wake flows
Senses: glosses: The turbulent flow, with many eddies, downstream of a blunt body
talk someone under the table
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: talks someone under the table
form: talking someone under the table
form: talked someone under the table
form: talked someone under the table
Etymology: Synchronic aspects: parallel in form with drink someone under the table; compare also Dutch onder de tafel praten (“to outperform verbally, outdebate”).
Senses: glosses: To bore (someone) with excessive talk.
immune systems
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of immune system
water hammer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: water hammers
form: waterhammer
Senses: glosses: A surge of pressure in a pipe carrying a fluid; especially the banging sound in a steam or hot water pipe caused by bubbles of air, or by an abrupt alteration of the flow.
glosses: A metal hammer used when heated, as by dipping in hot water, to blister the skin, as for counterirritation.
Related terms: fluid hammer
immune responses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of immune response
thymuses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of thymus
antigens
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of antigen
water pollution
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Contamination of water, especially surface water, by sewage effluent, fertilizer runoff, industrial chemical discharge, etc.
water softening
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The removal of calcium and magnesium ions from water, or their replacement with sodium, either by chemical reaction or by ion exchange.
Related terms: water softener
water tunnel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: water tunnels
Senses: coordinate_terms: wind tunnel
glosses: A facility, comparable to a wind tunnel, in which an underwater component may be tested in a controlled flow of water.
coordinate_terms: aqueduct
water main
sewer
underground river
water gate
glosses: A tunnel used to transport water.
wind tunnel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: wind tunnels
Senses: examples: text: But unlike many other tunnels that lay idle and decaying, Catesby has now found a new use as an aerodynamic wind tunnel for the motor industry.
ref: 2023 November 29, Peter Plisner, “The winds of change in Catesby Tunnel”, in RAIL, number 997, page 56:
glosses: A test facility through which air is forced in a controlled manner so as to study the effects of flow around airfoils, aircraft, motor cars etc.
Derived terms: wind tunnel testing
Related terms: water tunnel
watt-hour meter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: watt-hour meters
Senses: glosses: A meter which measures, and registers, the amount of electricity consumed in a circuit; especially one connected to a domestic power supply for the purpose of billing
spleens
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of spleen
wavellite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: wavellites
Etymology: Named after British naturalist Dr. William Wavell (1750–1829), who discovered the mineral, + -ite.
Senses: topics: chemistry
geography
geology
mineralogy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A hydrated aluminium phosphate, Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH,F)₃·5H₂O, sometimes mined as a source of phosphorus.
well logging
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The analysis and recording of the strata penetrated by the drill of an oil well as an aid to exploration.
willemite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: willemites
form: villemite
Etymology: In honour of Willem I, king of the Netherlands, + -ite.
Senses: topics: chemistry
geography
geology
mineralogy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A rare mineral, anhydrous zinc silicate, Zn₂SiO₄, that is a minor ore of zinc.
Related terms: troostite
wind rose
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: wind roses
form: windrose
Senses: topics: climatology
meteorology
natural-sciences
glosses: A diagram in which the speed and direction of the winds at a particular location are represented by lines of varying thickness and length superimposed on a compass rose.
doubloon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /dʌˈbluːn/
rhymes: -uːn
Forms: form: doubloons
form: doblon
Etymology: From French doublon, from Spanish doblón, augmentative of doble (“double”), because it was worth twice a pistole.
Senses: examples: text: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Georges, and Louises, doubloons and double guineas and moidores and sequins, the pictures of all the kings of Europe for the last hundred years, strange Oriental pieces stamped with what looked like wisps of string or bits of spider's web, round pieces and square pieces, and pieces bored through the middle, as if to ware them round your neck – nearly every variety of money in the world must, I think, have found a place in that collection...
ref: 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island:
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
numismatics
glosses: A former Spanish gold coin, also used in its American colonies.
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
numismatics
glosses: Clipping of doubloonie.
glosses: Alternative form of dabloon (“fictional currency”).
Derived terms: doubloonie
Brasher doubloon
leucocyte
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: leucocytes
Etymology: From leuco- + -cyte.
Senses: examples: text: The outer chamber contains the supratympanal organ together with leucocytes and adipose cells.
ref: 1977, O. W. Richards, R. G. Davies, Imms' General Textbook of Entomology, Tenth edition, Volume I: Structure, Physiology and Development, London: Chapman and Hall, page 133:
topics: immunology
medicine
sciences
glosses: Alternative spelling of leukocyte.
Derived terms: leucocytic
leucocytogenesis
leucocytosis
leucocyturia
killer T cells
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of killer T cell
leucocytes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of leucocyte
white blood cells
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of white blood cell
B cells
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of B cell
immunoglobulins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of immunoglobulin
overreacted
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of overreact
smartest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of smart: most smart
briny
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɹaɪni/
rhymes: -aɪni
Forms: form: brinier
form: more briny
form: briniest
form: most briny
Etymology: From brine + -y.
Senses: examples: text: on the briny deep
glosses: Of, pertaining to, resembling or containing brine; salty.
Derived terms: brinily
brininess
unbriny
briny
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɹaɪni/
rhymes: -aɪni
Forms: form: the briny
Etymology: From brine + -y.
Senses: examples: text: I thought I would go to the sea and shrink down very tiny / And slide inside the telephone wire that runs under the briny
ref: 1978, Elvis Costello, “Crawling To The U.S.A.”, performed by Elvis Costello & The Attractions:
glosses: The sea.
butts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /bʌts/
rhymes: -ʌts
Senses: glosses: plural of butt
butts
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /bʌts/
rhymes: -ʌts
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of butt
coolest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of cool: most cool
alternative rock
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: It seems as if every passing year sees the mainstream embrace a longtime cult-favorite alternative rock band.
ref: 1995 June 3, David Sprague, “Buffalo Tom Reaches Crossroads: EastWest Trio At Make-Or-Break Point”, in Billboard, volume 107, number 22, page 9:
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
synonyms: alternarock
hyponyms: rock
glosses: A genre of rock music that is normally published on independent labels, comprising of many different subgenres, mostly distinguished by the prevalence of thick and distorted guitar sound.
techno-shamanic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: technoshamanic
Etymology: From techno- + shamanic.
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to techno-shamanism.
techno-shamanism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: technoshamanism
Etymology: From techno- + shamanism.
Senses: glosses: A cultural movement combining technology, electronic dance music and spiritual or religious elements.
freshens
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of freshen
freshening
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of freshen
freshening
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: freshenings
Senses: examples: text: Many announcements in Chicago offered little more than cosmetic freshenings, updates that might serve dealers and customers well but didn’t exactly set off show fireworks.
ref: 2008 February 10, Lawrence Ulrich, “Tasty Morsels on a Limited Menu”, in New York Times:
glosses: The act by which something is freshened.
freshened
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of freshen
garaging
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of garage
garaging
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: garagings
Senses: glosses: The act of parking a vehicle in a garage.
glassful
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡlæsfəl/
ipa: /ˈɡlɑːsfəl/
Forms: form: glassfuls
form: glassesful
Etymology: From Middle English glas fulle, glasseful; equivalent to glass + -ful.
Senses: glosses: The amount that a glass will hold.
solidly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more solidly
form: most solidly
Etymology: From solid + -ly.
Senses: examples: text: Within school, 19 of 21 teachers were firmly committed behind me, were with me solidly.
ref: 1979 February 10, Denise Sudell, quoting Larry Berner, “California Teacher Plans Suit Against Anti-Gay Group”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 28, page 3:
text: And Trippier's measured penalty was another indication of his growing maturity at this level, the Spurs full-back having again performed solidly down England's right.
ref: 2018 July 3, Phil McNulty, “Colombia 1 - 1 England”, in BBC Sport:
glosses: In a solid or firm manner.
ruched
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɹuːʃt/
rhymes: -uːʃt
Etymology: From ruche + -ed.
Senses: examples: text: ruched curtains
glosses: with tight elastic folds
raw_tags: of cloth
ruched
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɹuːʃt/
rhymes: -uːʃt
Etymology: From ruche + -ed.
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of ruche
snooping
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of snoop
snooping
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: snoopings
Senses: glosses: A secret spying or investigation.
Derived terms: data snooping
tougher
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: Shinty, once a battle royal between villages, is still a far tougher game than hockey, its nearest Sassenach equivalent.
ref: 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 278:
glosses: comparative form of tough: more tough
tighter
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From tight + -er.
Senses: glosses: comparative form of tight: more tight
tighter
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From tight + -er.
Senses: examples: text: We need to pull that rope tighter.
glosses: comparative form of tight: more tight
tightest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of tight: most tight
tightest
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: glosses: superlative form of tight: most tight
toughest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of tough: most tough
premonitions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of premonition
myocardial
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /maɪəʊˈkɑːdi.əl/
ipa: /maɪoʊˈkɑɹdi.əl/
Senses: topics: cardiology
medicine
sciences
glosses: Relating to the myocardium, the thick muscular wall of the heart.
Derived terms: endomyocardial
extramyocardial
intermyocardial
intramyocardial
midmyocardial
myocardial infarct
myocardial infarction
myocardial ischaemia
myocardialize
myocardially
postmyocardial
transmyocardial
brakes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɹeɪks/
rhymes: -eɪks
homophone: breaks
Senses: glosses: plural of brake
brakes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɹeɪks/
rhymes: -eɪks
homophone: breaks
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of brake
poniards
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of poniard
poniards
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of poniard
rakes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɹeɪks/
rhymes: -eɪks
Senses: glosses: plural of rake
rakes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɹeɪks/
rhymes: -eɪks
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of rake
emblematical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: /ˌɛmbləˈmætɪkəl/
Forms: form: more emblematical
form: most emblematical
Etymology: From emblematic + -al.
Senses: glosses: emblematic.
Derived terms: emblematicalness
reacted
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of react
Pratt
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɹæt/
rhymes: -æt
Forms: form: Pratts
Etymology: Probably from French pré (“meadow”), meaning a meadow dweller; from Old French prat, from Latin pratum. Another proposed source is Old English prætt (“trick, cunning, astute”).
Senses: glosses: A surname known in England, Ireland, and Scotland.
glosses: A placename in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Pratt County, Kansas.
glosses: A placename in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Steele County, Minnesota.
glosses: A placename in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Ripley County, Missouri.
glosses: A placename in the United States:
A mountain in New Hampshire, United States.
glosses: A placename in the United States:
A town in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
glosses: A placename in the United States:
Ellipsis of Pratt County.
Derived terms: Knuth-Morris-Pratt algorithm
Pratt County
Pratt knot
Pratt's sign
Pratt's symptom
Prattville
Gresham
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡɹɛʃ(ə)m/
rhymes: -ɛʃəm
Forms: form: Greshams
Etymology: From Old English græs (“grass”) + hām (“homestead”).
Senses: glosses: A placename:
A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG167385).
glosses: A placename:
A ghost town in Polk County, Missouri, United States.
glosses: A placename:
A village in York County, Nebraska, United States.
glosses: A placename:
A city in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States.
glosses: A placename:
An unincorporated community in Smith County, Texas, United States.
glosses: A placename:
A village in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States.
glosses: A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms: Gresham's law
Chatham
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtʃæt.əm/
ipa: /ˈtʃæð.əm/
rhymes: -ætəm
Etymology: From an Old Welsh word cēd, meaning "wood" + hām (“home”).
Senses: glosses: A port and town on the River Medway in Kent, England; the home of the Royal dockyard.
glosses: Any of several other places of the same name:
A town, the county seat of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States.
glosses: Any of several other places of the same name:
A community in Chatham-Kent, Southwestern Ontario, Canada.
glosses: Any of several other places of the same name:
A town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.
synonyms: Monomoit
glosses: Any of several other places of the same name:
A township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.
glosses: Any of several other places of the same name:
A community area and neighbourhood in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
glosses: Any of several other places of the same name:
A village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States.
glosses: An English habitational surname from the place name.
Derived terms: Chatham County
Chatham Daylight Time
Chatham Island
Chatham Islands
Chatham-Kent
Chatham Standard Time
Chats
since Adam was an oakum boy in Chatham Dockyard
when Adam was an oakum boy in Chatham Dockyard
Related terms: english: sense 1
translation: sense 1
word: Medway Towns
grabbing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡɹæbɪŋ/
rhymes: -æbɪŋ
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of grab
Derived terms: attention-grabbing
grabbingly
grabbing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡɹæbɪŋ/
rhymes: -æbɪŋ
Forms: form: grabbings
Senses: examples: text: On the way out, all five of us were subjected to an absolute gauntlet of ass-grabbings and crotch-grabbings. I suspected most of the culprits to be transvestites.
ref: 2005, Jeff Metzger, Cubicle Cowboy, page 168:
glosses: The act of one who grabs; a snatching.
Derived terms: pawn grabbing
stashed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: -æʃt
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of stash
erased
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of erase
erased
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: Az., on a fesse, embattled, counterembattled, arg., between three cocks' heads, erased, of the last, beaked, combed, and wattled, gu., two roses, also gu.
ref: 1860, Bernard Burke, A Selection of Arms Authorized by the Laws of Heraldry, page 34:
topics: government
heraldry
hobbies
lifestyle
monarchy
nobility
politics
glosses: Having the appearance of being forcibly torn off, with parts left jagged or uneven, as distinguished from couped.
frog hair
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: frog hairs
Senses: topics: golf
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
synonyms: apron
collar
fringe
glosses: The closely mown grass that surrounds a putting green, between the putting surface and any rough that might also surround the green.
examples: text: Disturbingly, many of the plaque owners were contractors or architects who stood to benefit from making political contributions — "frog hair," as such funds are known locally.
ref: 1974, Time, volume 103, page 29:
text: The great old political wizard who managed the Turner campaign, H. W. "Coach" McNeil, would call the young man into his office each morning and hand him a draft to be cashed at the bank. "My boy," he would say every time with solemn and ritualistic regularity, "we're a little short on frog hair."
ref: 1975, Fred R. Harris, The New Populism, page 15:
topics: government
politics
glosses: Money contributed to a campaign.
yerk
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /jɜː(ɹ)k/
rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)k
Forms: form: yerks
form: yerking
form: yerked
form: yerked
Etymology: From Middle English ȝerken (“to move suddenly, excite, bind tightly, attack”), from Old English ġearcian (“to prepare, make ready”), compare ġearc (“active, quick”), from Proto-Germanic *garwakōną (“to prepare”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (“to grab, take”). Cognate with jerk; see yare for more cognates.
Senses: examples: text: To doe no contriu'd mur[t]her; I lacke iniquity / Sometimes to do me ſeruice: nine or ten times, / I had thought to haue ierk'd him here, / Vnder the ribbes.
ref: c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii], page 6:
synonyms: word: foin
word: speet
word: chef
word: chib
word: ching
word: chive
word: enthrill
word: foin
word: gore
word: gride
word: jab
word: job
word: juke
word: kebab
word: knifecrime
word: lancinate
word: pigstick
word: pink
word: poach
word: run through
word: shank
word: shiv
word: spear
word: speet
word: splash
word: stab
word: stick
word: stob
word: stog
word: thrust
word: yerk
glosses: To stab (someone or something).
examples: text: Their wounded steeds […] / Yerk out their armed heels at their dead masters.
ref: 1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene vii]:
text: Vp on a ſuddaine they together ſtart, / And driue at him as faſt as they could ding, / They flirt, they yerke, they backvvard fluce, and fling / As though the Deuill in their heeles had bin, / That to eſcape the danger he vvas in.
ref: 1627, Michaell [i.e., Michael] Drayton, “[Elegies upon Sundry Occasions.]”, in The Battaile of Agincourt. […], London: […] [Augustine Matthews] for William Lee, […], →OCLC, page 242:
glosses: To throw or thrust with a sudden, smart movement; to kick or strike suddenly; to jerk.
synonyms: slash
whip
glosses: To strike or lash with a whip or stick.
synonyms: word: exhilarate
word: quicken
word: animate
word: awaken
word: electrify
word: enflame
word: enkindle
word: enthrill
word: exagitate
word: excite
word: exhilarate
word: exsuscitate
word: fillip
word: fire
word: fire the blood
word: galvanize
word: gin up
word: ignite
word: inflame
word: intoxicate
word: kindle
word: quicken
word: rouse
word: send
word: set fire to
word: set on fire
word: sharpen
word: stir the blood
word: suscitate
word: thrill
word: vitalise
word: wake
word: warm the blood
word: whet
word: wind up
word: work up
word: yerk
glosses: To rouse or excite.
glosses: To bind or tie with a jerk.
yerk
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /jɜː(ɹ)k/
rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)k
Forms: form: yerks
Etymology: From Middle English ȝerken (“to move suddenly, excite, bind tightly, attack”), from Old English ġearcian (“to prepare, make ready”), compare ġearc (“active, quick”), from Proto-Germanic *garwakōną (“to prepare”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (“to grab, take”). Cognate with jerk; see yare for more cognates.
Senses: examples: text: Imagine twenty thouſand of them breaking into the midſt of an European Army, confounding the Ranks, overturning the Carriages, battering the Warriors Faces into Mummy, by terrible Yerks from their hinder Hoofs.
ref: 1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “The Author’s Veracity. His Design in Publishing this Work. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume II, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […], →OCLC, part IV (A Voyage to the Houyhnhnms), page 345:
glosses: A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk.
erasing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of erase
erases
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of erase
erases
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of erase
tsk-tsk
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of tsk tsk.
tsk-tsk
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: tsk-tsks
form: tsk-tsking
form: tsk-tsked
form: tsk-tsked
Senses: examples: text: I wasn't interested in spending 150 pages just tsk-tsking white people, and am always perplexed that so many black writers are content with spending their career doing little but that.
ref: 2021, John H. McWhorter, chapter 4, in Woke Racism, New York: Forum, →ISBN:
glosses: Alternative spelling of tsktsk.
rhymist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rhymists
Etymology: From rhyme + -ist.
Senses: examples: text: His character of Dryden, who sometimes visited him, was, that he was a good rhymist, but no poet.
ref: 1774, Dr Samuel Johnson, Preface to the Works of the English Poets, volume II, J. Nichols, page 139:
glosses: One who rhymes; an inferior poet.
Calvinistical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: 1774, Dr Samuel Johnson, Preface to the Works of the English Poets, J. Nichols, Volume II, Page 138,
"His theological opinions are said to have been first calvinistical;..."
glosses: Alternative form of Calvinist.
Derived terms: Calvinistically
Calvinism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Calvinisms
Etymology: From French calvinisme, equivalent to Calvin + -ism.
Senses: glosses: The Christian religious tradition based upon the doctrines and forms of Christian practice of several Protestant reformers, especially John Calvin, in contrast to Catholicism, Lutheranism, Anabaptism, and Arminianism. One distinctive trait of the system is its Augustinian doctrine of predestination, which teaches that God has elected some for salvation, apart from anything they do or believe.
Synonyms: sense: Christian religious tradition
word: Reformed tradition
sense: Christian religious tradition
word: Reformed faith
sense: Christian religious tradition
word: Reformed religion
sense: Christian religious tradition
word: Reformed Christianity
Hypernyms: Protestantism
Derived terms: Calvinise
Calvinist
Calvinistic
Calvinistical
Calvinize
hyper-Calvinism
selective compression
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A process in modelbuilding, in which bulky and/or repetitious elements of the prototype being modeled are omitted, in order to capture the important details in a smaller-than-scale model.
-omata
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Senses: glosses: plural of -oma
diæreses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of diæresis
mark up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: marks up
form: marking up
form: marked up
form: marked up
Senses: glosses: To increase the price of something between its wholesale and retail phase.
glosses: To add coding to text so that it will display properly on a computer.
glosses: To beat and bruise (someone).
Related terms: HTML
mark down
markup
idiot mittens
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Mittens connected by yarn or string (idiot string (Canadian English)) running through one sleeve, along the back and out at the other sleeve of a coat, to prevent the mittens becoming lost. Generally worn by small children.