cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
marriage agencies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of marriage agency
jpeg
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: jpegs
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of JPEG.
jpeg
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: jpegs
form: jpegging
form: jpeging
form: jpegged
form: jpegged
form: jpeged
form: jpeged
form: jpeg'd
form: jpeg'd
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of JPEG.
landing ship
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: landing ships
Senses: topics: government
military
nautical
politics
transport
war
glosses: a sea-going military light ferry designed to assault shores that are held against them, and disembark forces directly onto the shore
Derived terms: alt: LST
word: landing ship tank
alt: LSD
word: landing ship dock
Related terms: alt: LC
word: landing craft
alt: LPD
word: landing platform dock
word: amphibious assault ship
word: commando carrier
small world
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: glosses: Ellipsis of it's a small world.
it's a small world
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Forms: form: what a small world
form: small world
Senses: examples: text: “I have met my young photographer,” said De Stancy, cheerily. “What a small world it is, as every busybody truly observes! I am wishing he could take some views for us as we go on; but you have no apparatus with you, I suppose, Mr. Dare?”
ref: 1880–1881, Thomas Hardy, chapter I, in A Laodicean; or, The Castle of the De Stancys. A Story of To-day. […], volume III, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, […], published 1881, →OCLC, book the fifth (De Stancy and Paula), page 40:
glosses: Used to express surprise at meeting an acquaintance or discovering a personal connection in a distant place or an unexpected context.
Related terms: small-world network
thin air
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌθɪn ˈɛə(ɹ)/
Senses: examples: text: Where did you think the exhaust would go? Into thin air?
glosses: An unknown location; (by extension) apparent disappearance or nonexistence.
examples: text: You'll need to stay mindful of taking breaks, drinking water, and avoiding overexertion up here, because you're dealing with thin air at this altitude.
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see thin, air, (especially, low-density air as a result of high altitude).
Related terms: into thin air
out of thin air
dead air
out of the blue
oxygen mask
rumex
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rumexes
Etymology: From the genus name.
Senses: topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: Any plant of the genus Rumex; a dock or sorrel.
Parliamentarian
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌpɑː(ɹ)ləmənˈtɛəɹiən/
Forms: form: Parliamentarians
Etymology: From Parliament + -arian.
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of parliamentarian, particularly
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of parliamentarian, particularly
A supporter of the English Parliament during the English Civil War.
Synonyms: Roundhead
Parliamentarians
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Parliamentarian
he/she
Language: English
Part of speech: pron
Forms: form: they
form: he or she
Senses: examples: text: Ask a receptionist if he/she is not busy.
text: Only the player having the move may adjust one or more pieces on their squares, provided that he/she first expresses his/her intention (for example by saying “j’adoube” or “I adjust”).
ref: 2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE, page 8:
glosses: He or she; singular of they, used as a gender-neutral reference to the third person singular.
Synonyms: word: she/he
word: s/he
alt: s
word: he
Related terms: him/her
his/her
him/herself
himself/herself
tinfoiler
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tinfoilers
Etymology: From tinfoil hat + -er.
Senses: glosses: A paranoid conspiracy theorist.
tinfoilers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tinfoiler
batmans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of batman (Etymology 2)
batmans
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of batman
unpresentable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more unpresentable
form: most unpresentable
Etymology: From un- + presentable.
Senses: glosses: Not presentable.
Derived terms: unpresentably
unpresentably
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more unpresentably
form: most unpresentably
Etymology: From unpresentable + -ly.
Senses: examples: text: […] a letter from Josephson was read in which the Cafe Society op declared Heard's ork played too loud, library included too many vocal numbers and men frequently appeared dressed unpresentably, same charges he made at Tuesday's hearing, according to Buddy Busch, Heard's press rep.
ref: December 21, 1946 Billboard Magazine
glosses: In an unpresentable way.
oöid
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more oöid
form: most oöid
Etymology: From oö- + -id.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of ooid.
oöid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: oöids
Etymology: From oö- + -id.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of ooid.
Derived terms: oöidal
extraocular
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: extra-ocular
Etymology: From extra- + ocular.
Senses: glosses: Situated outside of or away from the eyes.
Derived terms: extraocularly
extraocular muscle
oö-
Language: English
Part of speech: prefix
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of oo-.
Derived terms: oöid
oölogy
oöphore
oöphyte
oösphere
oötheca
extra-ocular
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of extraocular.
oöids
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of oöid
oögenesis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From oö- + genesis.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of oogenesis.
oögonium
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: oögonia
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of oogonium.
Derived terms: oögonial
oögonia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of oögonium
oogonial
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: oögonial
Etymology: From oogonium + -al.
Senses: glosses: of or pertaining to an oogonium
oögonial
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From oögonium + -al.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of oogonial.
oölogic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more oölogic
form: most oölogic
Etymology: From oölogy + -ic.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of oologic.
Synonyms: oölogical
Derived terms: oölogically
oological
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more oological
form: most oological
form: oölogical
Etymology: From oology + -ical.
Senses: glosses: oologic
Derived terms: oologically
oölogical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more oölogical
form: most oölogical
Etymology: From oölogy + -ical.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of oological.
beamlet
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: beamlets
Etymology: From beam + -let.
Senses: synonyms: raylet
glosses: A small beam or ray.
oologist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -ɒlədʒɪst
Forms: form: oologists
form: oölogist
Etymology: From oology + -ist.
Senses: glosses: a person who studies or specializes in oology
oologists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of oologist
oölogist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: oölogists
Etymology: From oölogy + -ist.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of oologist.
cisplanckian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more cisplanckian
form: most cisplanckian
form: cis-Planckian
Etymology: From cis- + Planckian.
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Associated with energies less than the Planck energy
Related terms: transplanckian
oölogists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of oölogist
compactional
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more compactional
form: most compactional
Etymology: From compaction + -al.
Senses: glosses: Of, pertaining to, or causing compaction
contourlet
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: contourlets
Etymology: From contour + -let.
Senses: glosses: Any of a group of closely-spaced contours used in image processing.
contourlets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of contourlet
denoised
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more denoised
form: most denoised
Etymology: From de- + noise + -ed.
Senses: glosses: From which noise has been removed (by denoising)
Derived terms: undenoised
electroconductivity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: electroconductivities
Etymology: From electro- + conductivity.
Senses: glosses: electrical conductivity
electromotility
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From electro- + motility.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: motility (of hairs etc) caused by changes in electric charge
Related terms: electromotile
exascale
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From exa- + scale.
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
sciences
glosses: Used as a metric to signify 10¹⁸
hexadecapole
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hexadecapoles
Etymology: From hexadeca- + pole.
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Anything having sixteen poles or electrodes, or a combination of four quadrupoles
Related terms: dipole
hexapole
multipole
octupole
quadrupole
ophthalmo-
Language: English
Part of speech: prefix
Pronunciation: note: dependent on stress
ipa: /ɒfˌθælməʊ/
ipa: /ˌɒfθəlˈmɒ/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmós, “eye”).
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to eyes.
Synonyms: oculo-
Derived terms: ophthalmologist
ophthalmology
ophthalmoparesis
ophthalmophantome
ophthalmoplegia
ophthalmoscope
ophthalmoscopy
interoperation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: interoperations
Etymology: From inter- + operation.
Senses: topics: engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The interaction and simultaneous functioning of multiple products having multiple architectures etc
Related terms: interoperability
magnetoencephalogram
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: magnetoencephalograms
Etymology: From magneto- + encephalogram.
Senses: glosses: An image produced by magnetoencephalography
Synonyms: word: MEG
Related terms: electroencephalogram
encephalogram
magnetoencephalographic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From magneto- + encephalographic.
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to magnetoencephalography
microbridge
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: microbridges
Etymology: From micro- + bridge.
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: A form of Josephson junction consisting of thin superconducting films.
microcontacts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of microcontact
microresonators
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of microresonator
polydomain
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From poly- + domain.
Senses: glosses: Composed of multiple (crystal) domains
precoded
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From pre- + coded.
Senses: glosses: coded in advance
glosses: Formed by precoding
quasicondensates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of quasicondensate
quasistars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of quasistar
quasistar
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: quasistars
form: quasi-star
Etymology: From quasi- + star.
Senses: topics: astronomy
cosmology
natural-sciences
glosses: A theoretical early universe object, with the outer layers of a star and a black hole for a stellar core. Theorized to be born of an ultramassive pre-stellar nebula collapse to an ultramassive protostar, and later birthing an intermediate mass black hole when the star's life ends.
Synonyms: sense: black hole star
word: black hole star
Coordinate terms: sense: black hole star
word: exotic star
sense: black hole star
word: TZO
Related terms: QSO
QSR
quasar
quasistellar
quasi-stellar
quasi-stellar object
quasistellar object
quasistellar radio source
quasi-stellar radio-source
quasistellar radio-source
quasi-stellar radio source
scalably
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more scalably
form: most scalably
Etymology: From scalable + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a scalable manner
bot herds
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bot herd
bottle slings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bottle sling
silicenes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of silicene
subhorizon
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From sub- + horizon.
Senses: glosses: Below a horizon.
subhorizon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: subhorizons
Etymology: From sub- + horizon.
Senses: qualifier: soil science
glosses: A subdivision or sublayer of a horizon.
bottom burps
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bottom burp
bottom edging
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of bottom edge
bottom edged
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of bottom edge
bottom edges
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bottom edge
bottom edges
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of bottom edge
thermostatistic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From thermo- + statistic.
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to thermostatistics.
ultrametricity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From ultrametric + -ity.
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: The condition of being ultrametric.
bottom hands
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bottom hand
top hands
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of top hand
botty burps
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of botty burp
bound states
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bound state
bow-wows
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bow-wow
boxscores
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of boxscore
boybands
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of boyband
brachistochrones
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of brachistochrone
brails
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of brail
brails
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of brail
brailing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of brail
brailing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: brailings
Senses: examples: text: During the day the brailings were rolled up and tied with tapes.
ref: 2007, Ron Pottinger, A Soldier in the Cockpit, page 13:
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: Synonym of brail (“rope for trussing sails”).
synonyms: word: brail
extra: rope for trussing sails
qualifier: camping
glosses: Any of the loops at the base of a tent that allow it to be secured with pegs.
brailed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of brail
brainpans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of brainpan
brain surgeons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of brain surgeon
osteoderm
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: osteoderms
Etymology: From osteo- + -derm.
Senses: topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: A bony deposit in the dermal layers of the skin
Derived terms: osteodermal
brass rats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of brass rat
square kilometres
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of square kilometre
night watchmen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of night watchman
tippies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tippy
oöphorectomy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: oöphorectomies
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of oophorectomy.
oöphorectomies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of oöphorectomy
braggartry
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From braggart + -ry.
Senses: glosses: Bragging; boastfulness.
passthrough
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: passthroughs
form: passthru
form: pass-through
Etymology: Deverbal from pass through.
Senses: topics: business
computing
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
networking
physical-sciences
physics
sciences
glosses: The act or process of passing through.
As of a signal through a device or network.
examples: text: The airlines called the fuel surcharge a passthrough, but did not rescind it until well after fuel prices had returned to previous levels.
text: Boston's projected $50 to $70 per thousand jump in the property tax rate, which will hit gays, poor and blacks alike with about an 8% pass-through rent increase this year.
ref: 1976 August 21, A. Nolder Gay, “Another View”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 8, page 4:
topics: business
economics
sciences
glosses: The act or process of passing through.
As of increased costs through a business entity to its customers through increased prices.
examples: text: GPU passthrough
translation: allowing the direct use of a GPU in a guest virtual machine
english: allowing the direct use of a GPU in a guest virtual machine
text: passthrough shader
translation: a shader that applies no transformations to the input data, leaving it as-is
english: a shader that applies no transformations to the input data, leaving it as-is
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: The act or process of passing through.
Allowing the use of some resource unchanged from one system to another.
glosses: A wall opening intended to allow something to be passed through it.
examples: text: Partnerships, limited-liability companies, and Subchapter S corporations are the main US passthroughs.
topics: economics
government
sciences
taxation
synonyms: flowthrough
glosses: A legal entity intended to not incur (income) taxation at the entity, but solely at the beneficiaries.
oöphore
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: oöphores
Etymology: From oö- + -phore.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of oophore.
oöphores
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of oöphore
inchlong
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From inch + long.
Senses: examples: text: 1 inchlong piece fresh ginger root, peeled and chopped
ref: 2009 July 8, “Quick Grilled Flanken with Chili, Sesame and Ginger”, in New York Times:
glosses: an inch, or roughly an inch, in length
do not want
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Etymology: From a badly translated Chinese bootleg copy of Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith titled Star War The Third Gathers: The Backstroke of the West. The original cry "Noooooooo" was translated into Chinese as 不要 (bùyào, “not want”), and then back into the English subtitles as "do not want".
Senses: examples: text: Eww, spiders...DO NOT WANT!
glosses: Used to indicate that the speaker does not like something they have seen or heard.
Synonyms: DNW
kill it with fire
DNW
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: glosses: Initialism of do not want.
examples: text: DNW rate
topics: government
healthcare
glosses: Initialism of did not wait: referring to people who present to an emergency department but leave prior to medical assessment.
ceders
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ceder
made men
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of made man
envolves
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of envolve
envolve
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: envolves
form: envolving
form: envolved
form: envolved
Senses: glosses: Obsolete spelling of involve.
gym bunnies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gym bunny
gloryholers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gloryholer
glory-holes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of glory-hole
arrozes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of arroz
coinable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From coin + -able.
Senses: glosses: Able to be coined.
conjecturable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From conjecture + -able.
Senses: glosses: Able to be conjectured upon.
Derived terms: conjecturably
leades
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of leade
leses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of les
crese
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: creses
Senses: glosses: Archaic form of kris.
creses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of crese
fairywren
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fairywrens
form: fairy-wren
form: fairy wren
Etymology: From fairy + wren.
Senses: glosses: Any of the small passerine birds of the genera Malurus, Chenorhamphus, Clytomyias, and Sipodotus.
Derived terms: word: blue-breasted fairywren
alt: Chenorhamphus grayi
word: broad-billed fairywren
alt: Chenorhamphus campbelli
word: Campbell's fairywren
word: emperor fairywren
word: lovely fairywren
taxonomic: Clytomyias insignis
word: orange-crowned fairywren
word: purple-backed fairywren
word: purple-crowned fairywren
word: red-backed fairywren
word: red-winged fairywren
word: splendid fairywren
word: superb fairywren
word: variegated fairywren
taxonomic: Sipodotus wallacii
word: Wallace's fairywren
word: white-shouldered fairywren
word: white-winged fairywren
turtled
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of turtle
turtled
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: Righting a turtled boat is usually difficult, since an upside-down hull is very stable and the submerged sails will resist your efforts.
ref: 1988, Derrick Fries, Start Sailing Right!, page 85:
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: Capsized; turned upside-down in the water.
codges
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of codge
codged
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of codge
codging
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of codge
inedited
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From in- + edited.
Senses: examples: text: Among Dr. Morton's papers we find a letter, addressed from the Isle of Philæ, Sept. 15, 1844, by Chev. Lepsius, to our erudite countryman, the late John Pickering, of Boston. Being inedited, and mentioned only by one writer that we know of, we translate such passages as bear upon Nubian subject value…
ref: 1855, J. C. Nott, Geo. R. Gliddon, chapter 18, in Types of Mankind:
glosses: Dated form of unedited.
Christian soldier
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Christian soldiers
Etymology: From Christian + soldier; after Ephesians 6:10-17, where spiritual strengths are compared to the accoutrements of a soldier.
Senses: examples: text: The Christian Soldier should never fail to read his Bible;
ref: 1878, Charles Walford, The Christian soldier's manual of prayer, page 8:
glosses: A devout and zealous Christian, especially one who proselytizes.
glosses: A person or group of people that believe in the use of force with arms to do God's work.
Related terms: crusade
holy war
janissary
Knights Templar
Teutonic Knights
lichenometry
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From lichen + -metry.
Senses: examples: text: In lichenometry, a lichen is presumed to grow radially at a specific, constant rate: this rate is used to estimate the age of the largest lichen on a rock surface, and thus the length of time the rock has been exposed.
text: The sophistication of approach to lichenometry has increased markedly in the last decade or two.
ref: 2004, Jean M. Grove, Little Ice Ages: Ancient and Modern, Volume 1, 2nd edition, Taylor & Francis (Routledge), page 7:
text: Lichenometry is a surface-exposure dating method that uses lichen-growth rates to infer the age of young ([a] few thousand years old or younger) glacial landforms, typically bouldery deposits such as moraines.[…]Several approaches have been employed to measure lichens, and a distinct advantage of lichenometry over other techniques is its simplicity (Bradwell, 2009).
ref: 2011, Jason P. Briner, “Dating Glacial Landforms”, in Vijay P. Singh, Pratap Singh, Umesh K. Haritashya, editors, Encyclopedia of Snow, Ice and Glaciers, Springer, page 177:
text: Lichenometry is a dating method which is based upon the direct relationship between lichen diameter and age.
ref: 2012, Matti Saarnisto, “I.4: Time-scales and dating”, in B. Huntley, T. Webb III, editors, Handbook of vegetation science, Volume 7: Vegetation history, Kluwer Academic, page 102:
topics: archaeology
biology
geography
geology
geomorphology
history
human-sciences
natural-sciences
paleontology
sciences
glosses: A geomorphic method of geochronologic dating that uses lichen growth to determine the age of exposed rock.
Derived terms: lichenometric
psychiaters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of psychiater
uncoinable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + coinable.
Senses: examples: text: Finally, and in conclusion, there will always be those who believe that words like Being, Transcendence, and God are meaningless and uncoinable fictions because their referents cannot be demonstrated to exist.
ref: 2012, A. M. Olson, Transcendence and Hermeneutics, page 185:
glosses: Unable to be coined.
unconjecturable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + conjecturable.
Senses: glosses: Unable to be conjectured.
aurophilic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From auro- + -philic.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Characterized by attraction between gold ions.
Hyponyms: sense: attraction between metal ions
word: metallophilic
sense: attraction between metal ions
word: argentophilic
supermaxi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: supermaxis
form: super maxi
Etymology: From super- + maxi.
Senses: glosses: A type of very large sailing yacht, typically used for racing, having a waterline length greater than 90 feet.
Hyponyms: AC90
Coordinate terms: maxi yacht
maxi boat
Related terms: maxi
and whatnot
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Forms: form: and what-not
Senses: examples: text: In the old, old days when men were wiser than they are in these times, there lived a great philosopher and magician, by name Nicholas Flamel. Not only did he know all the actual sciences, but the black arts as well, and magic, and what not.
ref: 1895, Howard Pyle, “Empty Bottles”, in Twilight Land:
text: It beats me sometimes why a man with his genius is satisfied to hang around pressing my clothes and what-not.
ref: 1919, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, My Man Jeeves, London: George Newnes:
glosses: And so on; et cetera
bevvied
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of bevvy
bevvied
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more bevvied
form: most bevvied
Senses: glosses: Drunk.
oöphyte
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: oöphytes
Etymology: From oö- (“egg”) + -phyte (“plant”).
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of oophyte.
Derived terms: oöphytic
oöphytes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of oöphyte
encephalo-
Language: English
Part of speech: prefix
Forms: form: encephal-
Etymology: From en- + cephalo-. From Ancient Greek ἐγκέφαλος (enképhalos, “brain”) (within the head), from ἐν (en, “in”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).
Senses: examples: Holonym: cephalo-
glosses: Pertaining to the brain.
Related terms: word: anencephaly
english: and its derivatives
translation: and its derivatives
word: cephalo-
word: encephalic
word: encephalon
encephal-
Language: English
Part of speech: prefix
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of encephalo- (before a vowel)
oospheres
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of oosphere
oösphere
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: oöspheres
Etymology: From oö- + -sphere.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of oosphere.
oöspheres
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: oö- + spheres
Senses: glosses: plural of oösphere
oophytic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more oophytic
form: most oophytic
form: oöphytic
Etymology: From oophyte + -ic.
Senses: glosses: of, pertaining to or characteristic of an oophyte
oöphytic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more oöphytic
form: most oöphytic
Etymology: From oöphyte + -ic.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of oophytic.
oötheca
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: oöthecae
Etymology: From oö- + theca.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of ootheca.
nonclustered
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + clustered.
Senses: topics: computing
databases
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Not clustered.
Synonyms: unclustered
Derived terms: nonclustered index
Christian soldiers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Christian soldier
nut cases
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nut case
cosinusoidal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From co- + sinusoidal.
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: Having the form of a cosine.
Related terms: sinusoidal
eigenface
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: eigenfaces
Etymology: From eigen- + face.
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: One of a set of eigenvectors used in face-recognition systems.
Related terms: eigenbasis
eigenbrain
eigendecomposition
eigen decomposition
eigenfunction
eigenhead
eigenmode
eigenpair
eigenspace
eigenspinor
eigenstate
eigensystem
eigentheory
eigenvalue
eigenvector
eigenfaces
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of eigenface
electrosphere
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: electrospheres
Etymology: From electro- + -sphere.
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: the region around a star containing many free electrons
militiawoman
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: militiawomen
Etymology: From militia + woman.
Senses: glosses: A female member of a militia.
Related terms: militiaman
magicity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: magicities
Etymology: From magic + -ity.
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: The condition of a heavy isotope of having a magic number of protons and neutrons, and therefore of having particular stability
oöthecae
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of oötheca
His Worship
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Form of address for a male mayor.
Coordinate terms: Her Worship
militiawomen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of militiawoman
microbunching
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From micro- + bunching.
Senses: glosses: The formation of microbunches.
multibaryons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of multibaryon
electrospheres
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of electrosphere
multicommodity
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From multi- + commodity.
Senses: glosses: Involving multiple commodities
multiskyrmion
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From multi- + skyrmion.
Senses: glosses: Involving multiple skyrmions
multiskyrmion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: multiskyrmions
Etymology: From multi- + skyrmion.
Senses: glosses: A complex of multiple skyrmions
submagic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From sub- + magic.
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Having less than the magic number of nucleons.
raw_tags: of a nucleus
superalgebraic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From super- + algebraic.
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: Of or pertaining to a superalgebra
uncolorability
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: uncolourability
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: The condition of being uncolorable
uncolorable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: uncolourable
Etymology: From un- + colorable.
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: That cannot be colored with fewer than a specified number of colors
raw_tags: of a graph or map
oötid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: oötids
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of ootid.
Derived terms: oötidogenesis
oötids
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of oötid
'droids
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of 'droid
oötidogenesis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From oötid + -o- + -genesis, with use of linking vowel -o- to ease pronunciation.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of ootidogenesis.
oögenetic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From oö- + genetic.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of oogenetic.
embolies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of emboly
naboot
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: naboots
Senses: examples: text: These injuries were probably sustained in attempting to ward off the blow of the naboot. This weapon was a staff, which was grasped, by the person wielding it, in both hands. Its use was a favorite pastime of the ancient Egyptians, and resembled the old English quarterstaff play.
ref: 1922, Walter Libby, The history of medicine in its salient features, page 12:
glosses: A quarterstaff constructed of palm wood or rattan, originated in Egypt and used in the martial art of tahtib.
naboots
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of naboot
no buts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: No expostulations! No buts, girl! No qualifyings, I will be obeyed, I tell you; and chearfully too!
ref: 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady:
glosses: Alternative form of no ifs, ands, or buts.
play well with others
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: plays well with others
form: playing well with others
form: played well with others
form: played well with others
Etymology: From primary education report cards.
Senses: glosses: To habitually demonstrate interpersonal skills by engaging agreeably in social or work activities.
oculo-
Language: English
Part of speech: prefix
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɒk.jʊl.əʊ/
ipa: /ɑk.jəl.oʊ/
Forms: form: ocul-
Etymology: From Latin oculus (“eye”) + -o-.
Senses: topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
synonyms: word: ophthalmo-
glosses: Of or pertaining to the eye.
hexylamine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hexylamines
Etymology: From hexyl + amine.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of many isomeric amines derived from hexane, but especially the primary amine CH₃(CH₂)₅NH₂
blaat
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: glosses: The sound of a fart.
glosses: The sound of a buzzer.
glosses: The sound of a motor.
homoamino
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: homo-amino
Etymology: From homo- + amino.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: used attributively to describe any derivative of an amino compound, especially an amino acid, having an extra methylene group
hydrazination
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hydrazinations
Etymology: From hydrazine + -ation.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: treatment or reaction with hydrazine, especially any addition reaction in which the elements of hydrazine are added across a double bond to form a diamine
hydroborated
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: reacted or treated with a hydroborate
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: modified by hydroboration
hydrodimerization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hydrodimerizations
Etymology: From hydro- + dimerization.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: dimerization with concomitant addition of hydrogen
Synonyms: hydrocoupling
hydrophosphination
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hydrophosphinations
Etymology: From hydro- + phosphine + -ation.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any addition reaction in which the elements of phosphine are added across a double bond
indolate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: indolates
Etymology: From indole + -ate.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any anion (or salt containing such an anion) derived from an indole by removal of the hydrogen atom bound to the nitrogen atom.
Derived terms: dolasetron
iodocyclization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: iodocyclizations
Etymology: From iodo- + cyclization.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any cyclization reaction involving the concomitant addition of one or more iodine atoms
supercircles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of supercircle
isomerically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From isomeric + -ally.
Senses: glosses: In an isomeric manner; with regard to isomers.
lycoricidine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: An alkaloid, found in narcissus bulbs, that shows carcinostatic and antiviral properties
fairywrens
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fairywren
macromixing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From macro- + mixing.
Senses: glosses: Large-scale mixing, caused by mechanical stirring
Coordinate terms: mesomixing
micromixing
naphtholate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: naphtholates
Etymology: From naphthol + -ate.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any anion derived from naphthol, or any salt containing such an anion.
nifenalol
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A nitrophenyl derivative of an amino alcohol that is an adrenergic blocker
octylamine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: octylamines
Etymology: From octyl + amine.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of very many isomeric amines derived from an octane, but especially the primary amine CH₃(CH₂)₇NH₂
optoelectric
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From opto- + electric.
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Of or pertaining to the conversion of light energy into electricity
Related terms: optoelectronic
oxazaborolane
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: oxazaborolanes
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: oxazaborolidine
pentylamine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pentylamines
Etymology: From pentyl + amine.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of several isomeric amines derived from a pentane, but especially the primary amine CH₃(CH₂)₄NH₂
Derived terms: isopentylamine
pentamorphone
phosphorated
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of phosphorate
phosphorated
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more phosphorated
form: most phosphorated
Senses: glosses: Reacted or treated with phosphorus
polyleucine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: polyleucines
Etymology: From poly- + leucine.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any polypeptide (or segment of a protein) consisting of leucine moieties only
postdoctorate
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From post- + doctorate.
Senses: glosses: postdoctoral
postdoctorate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: postdoctorates
Etymology: From post- + doctorate.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of postdoc.
synonyms: word: postdoc
pyroglutamine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From pyro- + glutamine.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A cyclic derivative of glutamine related to pyroglutamic acid
salsolidine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A tetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloid obtained from plants of the genus Salsola.
spectroelectrochemical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From spectro- + electrochemical.
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to spectroelectrochemistry
stereoelectronics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From stereo- + electronics.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: The study of the relationship between the electronic structure of molecules and their geometry
Related terms: stereoelectronic
sulfonylation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sulfonylations
Etymology: From sulfonyl + -ation.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any reaction that introduces a sulfonyl group into a molecule
trichlorostannate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: trichlorostannates
Etymology: From tri- + chloro- + stannate.
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The anion SnCl₃⁻, or any salt containing this anion.
cèilidh
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cèilidhs
Senses: examples: text: Although cèilidhs were undoubtedly crucial for oral tradition’s transmission, aspects – particularly song – were all-pervasive and ever-present.
ref: 2013, Robert Dunbar, “Vernacular Gaelic Tradition”, in Sarah Dunnigan, Suzanne Gilbert, editors, The Edinburgh Companion to Scottish Traditional Literatures, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, →ISBN:
text: A caller is the person who calls out the instructions to the dancers at barn dances and cèilidhs, such as, ‘now turn and face the Moor Cock wall!’
ref: 2018, Philip Dixon, Dairy Cows & Duck Races: The Life & Times of a Young Farmer, Poundbury, Dorset: Veloce Publishing, published 2019, →ISBN:
text: I can’t remember my first cèilidh. (In fact, it is in the nature of cèilidhs NOT to remember them, simply because of the sheer amount of whisky consumed.)
ref: 2021, Sam Heughan, Graham McTavish, The Clanlands Almanac: Seasonal Stories from Scotland, London: Hodder & Stoughton, →ISBN:
glosses: Alternative form of ceilidh.
sacrificial lambs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sacrificial lamb
supraspinati
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of supraspinatus
Noahtic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From Noah + -tic.
Senses: examples: text: He says there have been four general churches, previous to the New Jerusalem church, viz : the Adamic, the Noahtic, the Israelitish and the Christian; each of which has perished in its own corruptions.
ref: 1861, Enoch Pond, Swedenborgianism examined, page 103:
text: Last week, sitting dry in my car at a stop light at Second and Q streets while a Noahtic deluge poured over us, I saw one of those rare random acts
ref: 2007 July 12, “Letters in the Editor's Mailbag”, in Register-Guard:
glosses: Relating to Noah, especially relating to the time of and after the biblical flood from which only the passengers on his ark survived and to that flood.
topolect
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: topolects
Etymology: Combination of topo- (“place”) + -lect (“[language] variety”). Attested since the 1960s, but rare until its introduction by sinologist Victor Mair in 1991 to distinguish Chinese 方言 (fāngyán) from English dialect.
Senses: examples: text: We can then establish and name further categories by means of the word "group" and the prefix "sub-", thus obtaining SUBDIALECT ("Untermundart") between topolect and dialect, DIALECT GROUP ("Mundartengruppe") between dialect and language, SUBFAMILY ("Unterfamilie") between language and family,
ref: 1964, University of South Florida Language Quarterly, 2, page iii:
text: The degree to which Yahudic lects differ from coterritorial non-Jewish lects varies spatially, chronologically, stylistically, and idiolectically (for this reason it is important to study each Yahudic topolect together with its coterritorial Arabic topolect if it has one).
ref: 1985, Jewish Language Review, 5:155:
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
social-science
sociolinguistics
sociology
synonyms: geolect
regiolect
regionalect
coordinate_terms: see sociolect § Coordinate terms
glosses: The speech form, variety (lect) of a particular place or region.
examples: text: Imminent Chinese linguist Zhou Youguang has said that everyone’s mother tongue is a topolect, whereas China’s standard spoken language has long been the “teacher tongue.”
ref: 2007, Samuel Cole, “Learning Putonghua as an adult: a study of four Hong Kong teachers' experiences”, in The University of Hong Kong (Thesis), archived from the original on 02 Jun 2018:
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
synonyms: fangyan
regionalect
glosses: A regional variety of Chinese; especially a lect other than Standard Mandarin.
Derived terms: topolectal
Related terms: chronolect
dialect
topolects
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of topolect
hypercycle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hypercycles
Etymology: From hyper- + cycle.
Senses: topics: geometry
mathematics
sciences
synonyms: hypercircle
equidistant curve
glosses: A curve whose points have the same orthogonal distance from a given straight line.
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A system of self-replicating molecules, as an explanation for the self-organization of prebiotic systems.
nonweak
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + weak.
Senses: glosses: Not weak; strong.
Synonyms: strong
hypercycles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hypercycle
sinuatrial
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of sinoatrial.
magnetophosphene
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: magnetophosphenes
Etymology: From magneto- + phosphene.
Senses: examples: text: A number of transient phenomena were reported for human subjects in the first 4 T whole-body systems, including vertigo, difficulty in balancing after leaving the magnet, nausea, headache, numbness or tingling, magnetophosphenes, and an unusual metallic taste in the mouth.
ref: 2010, Xiaoping Hu, David G. Norris, “Advances in high-field magnetic resonance imaging”, in Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering:
glosses: A flash of light seen when the optic nerve is subjected to a strong changing magnetic field (such as in an MRI).
deoxyhemoglobin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: deoxyhemoglobins
Etymology: From deoxy- + hemoglobin.
Senses: glosses: The form of hemoglobin without bound oxygen.