cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
Smyrnaean
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: /smɝˈniːən/
Forms: form: Smyrnæan
form: Smyrnean
Etymology: From Latin Smyrnaeus + English -an.
Senses: synonyms: Smyrnian
Smyrniot
glosses: Of or pertaining to Smyrna.
calc-gneiss
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: calc-gneisses
Senses: glosses: Synonym of calc-silicate gneiss.
synonyms: word: calc-silicate gneiss
calcgneiss
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: calcgneisses
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of calc-gneiss.
calc-silicate gneiss
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: calc-silicate gneisses
Senses: glosses: A banded, calcite-rich form of gneiss.
calc silicate gneiss
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: calc silicate gneisses
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of calc-silicate gneiss.
calyxless
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Without a calyx.
carbmethoxy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of carbomethoxy.
bottleneck inflations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bottleneck inflation
bottle neck inflation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bottle neck inflations
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of bottleneck inflation.
bottle neck inflations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bottle neck inflation
acquaintanceless
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From acquaintance + -less.
Senses: glosses: Without acquaintances, without an acquaintance.
lower-quality
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of low-quality: more low-quality
lowest-quality
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of lower-quality: most lower-quality
KPCS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Kimberley Process Certification Scheme.
monkeyrun
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: monkeyruns
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of monkey run.
monkeyruns
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of monkeyrun
left lane camper
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: left lane campers
Senses: examples: ref: 2017 June 9, “Left-lane campers, this means you: State Patrol conducting crackdown this week”, in The Seattle Times:
glosses: Synonym of left lane hog.
synonyms: word: left lane hog
man's motherwort
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A castor oil plant (Ricinus communis).
devil stick
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: devil sticks
Senses: glosses: singular of devil sticks
glosses: The center stick or baton in devil sticks.
raw_tags: in particular
talk time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: talk times
form: talktime
Senses: topics: communications
electrical-engineering
engineering
mobile-telephony
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
telecommunications
telephony
glosses: The length of time a person can speak on a mobile phone before having to recharge the battery.
topics: communications
electrical-engineering
engineering
mobile-telephony
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
telecommunications
telephony
glosses: A prepaid amount of time on the bill agreement of a mobile phone.
terrestrial time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Whenever exact time was required for any purpose, terrestrial time, assuming it to be in general use, would be available.
ref: 1879, Sanford Fleming, Uniform Non-local Time (terrestrial Time), page 23:
text: Sanford Fleming, director of the Canadian Pacific Railway, insisted on the necessary introduction of a uniform time for the whole world: terrestrial time. Whereas Dowd's national system only encompassed North American railroads, Fleming's terrestrial time extended around the world and was called cosmopolitan time (Bartky 2007).
ref: 2013, Luchien Karsten, Globalization and Time, page 17:
glosses: A time standard proposed by Sandford Fleming in the late 19th century to replace Greenwich time and Paris time by one that is universally adopted.
topics: literature
media
publishing
science-fiction
glosses: Time based on the time system used on Earth, consisting of 24-hour days.
terrestrial time
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of Terrestrial Time.
switchies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of switchy
earliest anticipated launch time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: The earliest possible moment anticipated for a special operations tactical element and its support platform to exit the marshalling area en route to the operations area.
ecarin clotting time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: hematology
medicine
sciences
glosses: A laboratory test used to monitor anticoagulation during treatment with hirudin.
switchier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of switchy: more switchy
switchiest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of switchy: most switchy
time hierarchy theorem
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: computer
computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
science
sciences
glosses: A theorem that demonstrates that allowing Turing machines additional computation time strictly increases the class of languages that they can decide.
rutting time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rutting times
Senses: glosses: Synonym of rutting season.
synonyms: word: rutting season
rutey time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Archaic form of rutting time.
rutting times
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rutting time
rutey
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: Archaic form of rut.
Derived terms: rutey time
mince up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: minces up
form: mincing up
form: minced up
form: minced up
Senses: examples: text: Seeing them all there, squashed in together in a big tower of rats, made her think of the block she and Dad and Sheila lived in. Still, thought Zoe. The rats had it worse. What with the getting minced up into burgers.
ref: 2012, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Ratburger, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:
glosses: To mince
Hounslow West
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A suburb of the town of Hounslow, borough of Hounslow, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1276).
gruesome twosome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gruesome twosomes
Senses: examples: text: But Carr Hartley’s most remarkable possessions are his two white rhinos, Mitzi and Gus. […] The differences between black and white rhinos are marked, and it has often been pointed out that the name ‘white’ does not come from the skin colour. […] However, Carr’s gruesome twosome are strangely light in shade.
ref: 1912, Alastair Scobie, Adventurer's Paradise:
text: Lederer and Jackson use a similar system of labels to discriminate the happiest ("the heavenly twins") from the unhappiest marriages ("the gruesome twosome" ) .
ref: 1975, Heather L. Ross, Isabel V. Sawhill, Anita R. MacIntosh, Time of Transition: The Growth of Families Headed by Women, page 39:
text: All he could think about was the gruesome twosome in the back of the room, and why is he in my dreams.
ref: 2012, Troy Onder, Town Secrets, page 19:
text: Armitage was squeaking like crazy. At that moment there was a gurgling sound and the gruesome twosome passed through the machine. It clunked and groaned like never before, as they passed through the rollers. Finally two very large burgers trundled out. In one, Burt’s shattered wraparound shades poked out. In another, Sheila’s pink furry slippers were clearly visible. They were two distinctly unappetising-looking burgers.
ref: 2012, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], “Pink Furry Slippers”, in Ratburger, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN, pages 279–280:
text: Mbappé and Neymar were a gruesome twosome for any defence to come up against.
ref: 2023, Lars Sivertsen, Haaland:
glosses: A pair of people who go together, such as two friends, siblings, a married couple, etc., especially if they are mischievous, cause trouble, do not get along well, or have an unpleasant appearance.
desk fan
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: desk fans
Senses: examples: text: Dad’s feet were still dangling over the grinders below, scuffing the tips of his shoes with a noise like a piece of paper being lowered into a desk fan.
ref: 2012, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Ratburger, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:
synonyms: table fan
glosses: An electric fan that is small enough to sit on a desk or table.
any moment now
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: examples: text: The grease on his hand from Burt’s apron meant that slowly but surely he was losing his grip. Any moment now, he was going to breathe his last breath.
ref: 2012, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Ratburger, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:
glosses: Synonym of any minute now.
synonyms: word: any minute now
fineprint
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Tenement landlords sue for back rents with voices like the fineprint of loan-contracts.
ref: 1977, Clyde Fixmer, “Canal Street, Chicago”, in David Kherdian, editor, Traveling America with Today’s Poets, New York, N.Y.: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., →ISBN, page 36:
text: The Kauravas led by Duryodhana were the villains. His participation was, therefore, for the restoration of righteousness and the defeat of adharma. However, while in broad terms this description of his role is sustainable, the fineprint of his involvement militates against the assumption of any unquestioned ethical clarity.
ref: 2001, Pavan K. Varma, “Warrior”, in The Book of Krishna, New Delhi: Penguin Books, published 2009, →ISBN, page 95:
text: We’re under no compulsion to say that it is postmodern to be invariably concerned with ‘betrayal’. But there are signs – in postmodernism’s vigilant and diligent regard for local contexts and the contingency of meanings, its eminent ‘lack of trust’ in language as a medium for the representation of truth, its unsleeping attention to the fineprint of what is said, its rigorous aim to search out inconstancy, inconsistency and contradiction, and its express intent on the dismemberment of foundational authority – that we may be on the right track in conceiving of a connection.
ref: 2001, Cristopher Nash, “[Ways of Speaking] Processes”, in The Unravelling of the Postmodern Mind, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, →ISBN, pages 76–77:
text: Mountbatten may not have influenced the fineprint of the award on any regular basis, but he undoubtedly did inspire some of its vital features.
ref: 2009, Jaswant Singh, “Mountbatten Viceroyalty: The End of the Raj”, in Jinnah: India – Partition – Independence, New Delhi: Rupa & Co., →ISBN, page 441:
text: ‘The transactions of this institution are bound by a number of regulations, procedures and operational standards, generally known as the laws of the universe. Basic Newtonian principles, plus a few more recently discovered ones. It’s in the fineprint on the form.’
ref: 2011, Alex Woolf, “Buying Time”, in Time out of Time (Chronosphere; 1), Brighton, East Sussex: Scribo, Book House, The Salariya Book Company, →ISBN, page 16:
glosses: Alternative form of fine print.
Dorstone
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in the Golden Valley, west of Hereford, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO3141).
glosses: A small settlement in Birley with Upper Hill parish, northern Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO4455).
Birley with Upper Hill
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A civil parish in northern Herefordshire, England, which includes the named places.
flamegraph
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: flamegraphs
form: flame graph
Etymology: From flame + graph.
Senses: examples: text: We spent many hours running benchmarks, poring over flamegraphs, and digging through internal Node.js code.
ref: 2021, I. I. Thomas Hunter, Bryan English, “Preface”, in Multithreaded JavaScript, O'Reilly, →ISBN, page xi:
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A visual representation of hierarchical data used to analyze system and application performance metrics.
Related terms: call graph
flamegraphs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of flamegraph
flame graph
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: flame graphs
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of flamegraph.
flame graphs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of flame graph
Velké Svatoňovice
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˌvɛlkɛə ˈsvatɒnjɒvˌɪtseɪ/
Etymology: Borrowed from Czech Velké Svatoňovice.
Senses: glosses: A village and municipality in Trutnov District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic.
cumulative error
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cumulative errors
Senses: examples: text: Rounding the results of intermediate calculations introduces cumulative error in the final answer.
topics: mathematics
sciences
statistics
glosses: A statistical or measurement error that compounds with further calculation, analysis, etc.
examples: text: In addition to confessing error relating to the Napue violation, the State confessed to cumulative error in response to multiple issues raised in Glossip’s Post-Conviction Relief Application that, when taken together with the incorrect testimony of the State’s key witness, the State believes establishes that Glossip’s trial was unfair and unreliable.
ref: 2024, Glossip v. Oklahoma (U.S. Supreme Court No. 22-7466), Brief of respondent in support of petition for a writ of certiorari
topics: law
glosses: Legal errors that, when taken alone may be immaterial, but taken together substantially prejudice the result of a trial.
dc2tog
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: qualifier: crochet
glosses: Abbreviation of double crochet two together (“combine two loops of previous row into one double crochet stitch”).
Libetians
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Libetian
Upper Hill
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A neighbourhood of Nairobi, Kenya.
glosses: A neighbourhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
glosses: A hamlet in Hill parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST6596; this is from upper-case Hill, the village and parish of Hill).
glosses: A small village in Birley with Upper Hill parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4753).
glosses: A hill, 405 metres high, north of Langholm, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY3895).
glosses: A hill, 536 metres high, north of New Galloway, Dumfries and Galloway council area (OS grid ref NS5800)
Derived terms: Birley with Upper Hill
inverge
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: inverges
form: inverging
form: inverged
form: inverged
Etymology: From Latin invergo, from in- + vergō (“to incline, turn”).
Senses: examples: text: And from Reach a Market-Towne ſtanding neere to the River Came, a great Ditch and Trench is caſt all along New-market-Heath, which for the wonder received thereat, is of the vulgar called The Devils Ditch being in truth made for a defence againſt the Mercians by the East-Angles whoſe Kingdom it inverged.
ref: 1627, Speed, John, England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland described and abridged (1627):
text: The Kingdome of the South-Saxons, containing the countries of Suſſex and Surrey, had on the Eaſt ſide Kent, on the South, the Sea and Ile of Wight; upon the Weſt, Hart-ſhiere, and the North ſide inverged with the river Thames
ref: 1627, Speed, John., The history of Great Britaine, ... 1627:
text: Teleſcopes made of two Convexes, becauſe of their inverging the Poſition of the Object, are ſeldom uſed, except in obſerving the Stars, the Poſition of which is not regarded.
ref: 1735, Gregory, David, 1659-1708, Dr. Gregory's Elements of catoptrics and dioptrics, →OCLC:
text: The inverging flood of black, glistening stuff gave him a warm feeling of comradeship with the others; he yielded and allowed himself to drift with them.
ref: 1942 March 24, Stirring Science Stories:
glosses: To curve so as to extend into
monkeywalk
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: monkeywalks
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of monkey walk.
monkeywalks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of monkeywalk
atheophilia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From atheo- (“a- + theo-”) + -philia.
Senses: glosses: An admiration or fondness for atheism.
antonyms: atheophobia
glosses: An appreciation for rational thinking, science, and the rejection of religious beliefs.
eat a burger
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Forms: form: eat a burger !
Senses: glosses: Implying that another individual is too skinny and should eat more.
plays pendulum
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of play pendulum
playing pendulum
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle of play pendulum
Toda
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A Dravidian ethnic group residing in the State of Tamil Nadu in southern India.
Toda
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A Dravidian language spoken in the Nilgiri district of Tamil Nadu, India.
Toda
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Clipping of Todaraisingh: a city and municipality of Kekri district, Rajasthan, India.
played pendulum
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of play pendulum
terrestrial albedo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: climatology
natural-sciences
qualifier: climate change
glosses: A measure of the albedo of Earth used to predict climate change and understand its energy budget.
reverse causation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: An informal fallacy in which an effect is mistaken for a cause.
artichokelike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more artichokelike
form: most artichokelike
form: artichoke-like
Etymology: From artichoke + -like.
Senses: examples: text: The masa -- cornmeal dough tinted with chilies and infused with an artichokelike flavor from deep green banana leaves -- conceals a stewy center of guajillos, chicken and aromatic spice.
ref: 2004 September 22, Dana Bowen, “Street Corner Cooks Have Names, Too”, in The New York Times:
text: Sunchokes, also known as Jerusalem artichokes, are tubers from a type of sunflower native to North America. Although the flavor is somewhat artichokelike, the vegetable’s starch content hints at a nuttier potato, with an underlying sweetness.
ref: 2017 February 24, Nancy Stiles, “Three Ways to Use Sunchokes While They're in Season”, in Feast Magazine:
glosses: Resembling or characteristic of an artichoke.
Roanoke Island
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: An island in Dare County, North Carolina, United States.
Ellgas
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Ellgases
Senses: glosses: A surname
inverged
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of inverge
inverges
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of inverge
inverging
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of inverge
Tobacco
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Two rivers in Michigan, United States.
glosses: A township in Gladwin County, Michigan, probably named after one of the rivers.
talk times
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of talk time
spotted woodpecker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: spotted woodpeckers
Senses: glosses: Any of several species of woodpecker with spots, of diverse tribes within subfamily Picinae.
Derived terms: word: great spotted woodpecker
taxonomic: Dendrocopos major
word: greater spotted woodpecker
taxonomic: Dryobates minor
word: lesser spotted woodpecker
taxonomic: Campethera cailliautii
word: little spotted woodpecker
taxonomic: Dendrocoptes medius
word: middle spotted woodpecker
cold shoe
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cold shoes
Senses: topics: arts
hobbies
lifestyle
photography
glosses: A physical mounting point that connects accessories to cameras and photography gear, and which lacks any electronic contacts.
Related terms: accessory shoe
hot shoe
cold shoes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cold shoe
cash is king
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: topics: business
finance
glosses: A colloquial phrase sometimes used in analyzing businesses or investment portfolios. It may also refer to the importance of cash flow in the overall fiscal health of a business.
Whitmannic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Whitmannic
form: most Whitmannic
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Whitmanic.
grass time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: grass times
Senses: glosses: The time during the year when animals are grazing.
glosses: The season of summer.
Knowle West
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A neighbourhood in the Knowle area, Bristol, England (OS grid ref ST5970).
Nancegollan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village in Crowan parish and Sithney parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW6332).
Lowertown
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A hamlet in Luxulyan parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX0561).
glosses: A village in Sithney parish, just north of Helston, Cornwall (OS grid ref SW6529).
glosses: A hamlet in Coryton parish, West Devon district, Devon, England, possibly also known as Cooper's Cross (OS grid ref SX4684).
glosses: A small settlement on South Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND4394).
glosses: A neighbourhood and historic district in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States.
glosses: A neighbourhood (historic district) in Lockport, Niagara County, New York, United States.
Mimoň
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈmɪmɒn/
Etymology: From Czech Mimoň.
Senses: glosses: A town in the district of Česká Lípa, Liberec Region, Czech Republic.
kangaroo meat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: meat from a kangaroo
burnt toast theory
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Possibly first used in a video posted April 4, 2023 to Instagram by @latenightepiphanies_, who explained: "it's basically the theory that if you burn your toast in the morning (something challenging happens), the time you spend making another toast may have saved you from a car accident. […] everything happens for a reason." The concept was popularized on TikTok around January 2024.
Senses: examples: text: A woman has been widely praised on social media after explaining how the 'burnt toast' theory can be a remedy for anxiety.
ref: 2023 August 21, Raven Saunt, “'Burnt toast theory' that promises to CURE anxiety and eradicate stress takes the internet by storm”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Nov 2023:
text: So many of us search for ideas like the burnt toast theory to help us find meaning in terrible moments, but why?
ref: 2024 January 16, Shaeden Berry, “TikTok’s Burnt Toast Theory Is All About Embracing Life’s Frustrations”, in Refinery29, archived from the original on 30 Jan 2024:
text: One TikToker who applied burnt toast theory to her dating life said that under this helpful mindset, if "somebody ghosts you, great. They've spared you from their inability to communicate."
ref: 2024 January 18, “'Burnt Toast Theory': What It Is And Why It Went Viral”, in HuffPost, archived from the original on 29 Jan 2024:
glosses: The mindset that a seemingly negative event in a person's life could have actually prevented something even worse from occurring.
wikipedia: Instagram
rat-kangaroo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rat-kangaroos
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of rat kangaroo.
rat-kangaroos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rat-kangaroo
wolf note
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: wolf notes
Senses: glosses: Synonym of wolf tone.
synonyms: word: wolf tone
wolf notes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of wolf note
musk-ox
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: musk-oxen
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of musk ox.
musk-oxen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of musk-ox
whalerman
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: whalermen
Senses: glosses: A (male) whaler; a man who hunts whales.
whalermen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of whalerman
sennegrass
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: saennegrass
Senses: glosses: The sedge Carex vesicaria, dried and used as insulation in clothing.
saennegrass
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of sennegrass.
sea-view
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sea-views
form: seaview
Senses: glosses: A sight or prospect of the sea, or being at sea.
sunview
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Fig. 3. Sunview of the Earth at the middle of the Transit of 1882 .
ref: 1875, Richard A. Proctor, “Past and Coming transits and Arctic Explorations”, in James Samuelson, Henry Lawson, William Sweetland Dallas, editor, The Popular Science Review, page 274:
text: Figure 9. The New Acropolis Museum, Athens (M. Nicoletti - L. Passarelli) - view from the Acropolist, general view, solar scheme, sunviews of the “eye”, the Parthenon space
ref: 2014, Eduardo Maldonado, Simos Yannas, Environmentally Friendly Cities, page 18:
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: A view or prospect as if it were from the sun.
stormchasers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of stormchaser
stormhunters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of stormhunter
dark moon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dark moons
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
synonyms: smuggler's moon
glosses: The last visible crescent of a waning moon.
smuggler's moon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: So named because a smuggler at nighttime can pass by undetected or unnoticed due to the dim light.
Senses: examples: text: On this hot, humid night, the moon, a smuggler's moon, rose like a giant orange ball from the swamp.
ref: 1979, Albert Goldman, Grass Roots: Marijuana in America Today, page 184:
text: The mountain was lit by a smuggler's moon by 10 p.m. and it was easier now to walk down.
ref: 1982, The Himalayan Journal - Volume 38, page 67:
text: A smuggler's moon, so they called it here on the Romney Marsh, where the southern shore of England teased the coast of France. Enough light to make it easy to slip over the sand with uncustomed tea and brandy, but too little to give His Majesty's riding officers a clear shot at one's back.
ref: 1991, Christina Skye, The Black Rose, page 15:
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: A moon that emits only dim light.
examples: text: It was that one time of the month when the moon turned coward and its back was all one could see. A smuggler's moon.
ref: 1994, Jill Barnett, Dreaming, page 12:
text: Above him, a thin cloud moved across the bright sliver of the moon. A smuggler's moon.
ref: 1994, Sibylle Garrett, Knight's Corner, page 162:
text: On Wednesday evening (26th) the five bars and pubs on St Mary's were almost empty as regulars made the most of a smuggler's moon to return to the wreck in darkness to see what they could find.
ref: 1996, Gard news, page 28:
text: "It's so dark," she said. "I can only see a few stars." "A smuggler's moon."
ref: 2001, Cassie Miles, Undercover Protector, page 233:
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: Synonym of dark moon.
synonyms: word: dark moon
dark moons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dark moon
black moon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: black moons
Senses: glosses: Any of various new moons or absences of them, within a year.
Related terms: ⚸
black moons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of black moon
saw the dark side of the moon
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of see the dark side of the moon
seeing the dark side of the moon
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle of see the dark side of the moon
sees the dark side of the moon
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of see the dark side of the moon
tetraphosphorus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From tetra- + phosphorus.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: four atoms of phosphorus in a compound
Derived terms: tetraphosphorus decaoxide
tetraphosphorus decasulfide
tetraphosphorus trisulfide
tetraphosphorus trisulphide
triphosphorus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From tri- + phosphorus.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: three atoms of phosphorus in a compound
pentaphosphorus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From penta- + phosphorus.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: five atoms of phosphorus in a compound
alligator leather
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: leather made from the skin of an alligator
hexaphosphorus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From hexa- + phosphorus.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: six atoms of phosphorus in a compound
heptaphosphorus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From hepta- + phosphorus.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: seven atoms of phosphorus in a compound
octaphosphorus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From octa- + phosphorus.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: eight atoms of phosphorus in a compound
nonaphosphorus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From nona- + phosphorus.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: nine atoms of phosphorus in a compound
decaphosphorus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From deca- + phosphorus.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: ten atoms of phosphorus in a compound
Snake River
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Snake River
Etymology: After the Shoshone, whom Plains Indians often called “the Snakes”.
Senses: glosses: a river located in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
wikipedia: Plains Indians
blacktip reef shark
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: blacktip reef sharks
Senses: glosses: A species of requiem shark, Carcharhinus melanopterus.
blacktip reef sharks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of blacktip reef shark
sand tiger shark
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sand tiger sharks
Senses: glosses: A species of shark, Carcharias taurus
sand tiger sharks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sand tiger shark
small-spotted catsharks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of small-spotted catshark
demon catsharks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of demon catshark
saw shark
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: saw sharks
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of sawshark.
saw sharks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of saw shark
heptanitride
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: heptanitrides
Etymology: From hepta- + nitride.
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any nitride containing seven atoms of nitrogen
heptanitrides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of heptanitride
octanitride
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: octanitrides
Etymology: From octa- + nitride.
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any nitride containing eight atoms of nitrogen
octanitrides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of octanitride
nonanitride
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nonanitrides
Etymology: From nona- + nitride.
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any nitride containing nine atoms of nitrogen
nonanitrides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nonanitride
decanitride
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: decanitrides
Etymology: From deca- + nitride.
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any nitride containing ten atoms of nitrogen
decanitrides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of decanitride
tricarbide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tricarbides
Etymology: From tri- + carbide.
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any carbide containing three carbon atoms per molecule
tricarbides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tricarbide
tetracarbides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tetracarbide
pentacarbide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pentacarbides
Etymology: From penta- + carbide.
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any carbide containing five carbon atoms per molecule
pentacarbides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pentacarbide
hexacarbide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hexacarbides
Etymology: From hexa- + carbide.
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any carbide containing six carbon atoms per molecule
hexacarbides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hexacarbide
heptacarbide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: heptacarbides
Etymology: From hepta- + carbide.
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any carbide containing seven carbon atoms per molecule
heptacarbides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of heptacarbide
octacarbide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: octacarbides
Etymology: From octa- + carbide.
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any carbide containing eight carbon atoms per molecule
octacarbides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of octacarbide
nonacarbide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nonacarbides
Etymology: From nona- + carbide.
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any carbide containing nine carbon atoms per molecule
nonacarbides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nonacarbide
decacarbide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: decacarbides
Etymology: From deca- + carbide.
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any carbide containing ten carbon atoms per molecule
decacarbides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of decacarbide
heptachloride
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: heptachlorides
Etymology: From hepta- + chloride.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any chloride having seven chlorine atoms
heptachlorides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of heptachloride
decachloride
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: decachlorides
Etymology: From deca- + chloride.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any chloride having ten chlorine atoms
decachlorides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of decachloride
octafluoride
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: octafluorides
Etymology: From octa- + fluoride.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: any fluoride containing eight fluorine atoms in each molecule
octafluorides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of octafluoride
nonafluoride
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nonafluorides
Etymology: From nona- + fluoride.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: any fluoride containing nine fluorine atoms in each molecule
nonafluorides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nonafluoride
decafluoride
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: decafluorides
Etymology: From deca- + fluoride.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: any fluoride containing ten fluorine atoms in each molecule
Derived terms: disulfur decafluoride
decafluorides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of decafluoride
tetrasulphide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tetrasulphides
Etymology: From tetra- + sulphide.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of tetrasulfide.
tetrasulphides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tetrasulphide
hexasulfide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hexasulfides
form: hexasulphide
Etymology: From hexa- + sulfide.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any sulfide containing six atoms of sulfur.
hexasulfides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hexasulfide
hexasulphide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hexasulphides
Etymology: From hexa- + sulphide.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of hexasulfide.
hexasulphides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hexasulphide
octasulfide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: octasulfides
form: octasulphide
Etymology: From octa- + sulfide.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any sulfide containing eight atoms of sulfur.
octasulfides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of octasulfide
octasulphide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: octasulphides
Etymology: From octa- + sulphide.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of octasulfide.
octasulphides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of octasulphide
nonasulphide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nonasulphides
Etymology: From nona- + sulphide.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of nonasulfide.
nonasulphides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nonasulphide
Nabi Saleh
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Nabi Salih
Etymology: From Arabic النبي صالح.
Senses: glosses: A town in the city of Ramallah, Cisjordan, Palestine.
HBICs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of HBIC
Tywardreath and Par
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A civil parish in south-east Cornwall, England, which includes the named places.
balloonatic
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: balloonatics
Etymology: Blend of balloon + lunatic
Senses: examples: text: A balloonatic is a bad risk for a life insurance company. Statistics show that the average life of a balloonatic is about two hours and a half — if he has good luck.
ref: 1906 June 21, The Spectator, New York, page 52, column 1:
glosses: A ballooning enthusiast or fanatic.
balloonatics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of balloonatic
Tywardreath
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village in Tywardreath and Par parish, south-east Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX0854).
NNBSP
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: NNBSPs
Senses: examples: text: For a Mongolian font it is recommended that the width of NNBSP should be one-third the width of an ordinary space (U+0020 SPACE).
ref: 2007, the Unicode Consortium, edited by Julie D. Allen, The Unicode Standard 5.0, illustrated edition, Addison–Wesley, page 455:
qualifier: Unicode
glosses: Initialism of narrow no-break space.
NNBSP
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of National Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme.
NNBSPs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of NNBSP
fan-chieh
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Mandarin 反切 Wade–Giles romanization fan³-chʻieh⁴.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of fanqie.
fanch'ieh
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Mandarin 反切 (fǎnqiè) Wade–Giles romanization fan³-chʻieh⁴.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of fanqie.
fanchieh
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Mandarin 反切 (fǎnqiè) Wade–Giles romanization fan³-chʻieh⁴.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of fanqie.
psy-op
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: psy-ops
Senses: examples: text: “It’s real. The Pentagon psy-op unit pitched NATO on turning Taylor Swift into an asset for combating misinformation online,” Watters said.
ref: 2024 January 10, Olivia Alafriz, “Haters gonna hate: Pentagon pushes back against Fox News conspiracy theory involving Taylor Swift”, in Politico:
glosses: Alternative form of psyop.
money is no object
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: glosses: No price cost is too great to achieve a certain objective; all efforts will be expended.
Blindcrake
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish north-east of Cockermouth, Cumberland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY1434).
pygmy woodpecker
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: pygmy woodpeckers
Senses: glosses: Any of the genus Yungipicus of small eastern Asian woodpeckers.
Derived terms: taxonomic: Yungipicus nanus
word: brown-capped pygmy woodpecker
taxonomic: Yungipicus canicapillus
word: grey-capped pygmy woodpecker
taxonomic: Yungipicus kizuki
word: Japanese pygmy woodpecker
taxonomic: Yungipicus maculatus
word: Philippine pygmy woodpecker
taxonomic: Yungipicus temminckii
word: Sulawesi pygmy woodpecker
taxonomic: Yungipicus ramsayi
word: Sulu pygmy woodpecker
taxonomic: Yungipicus moluccensis
word: Sunda pygmy woodpecker
OCI
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Overseas Citizenship of India (permanent residency scheme granted to people of Indian origin)
OCI
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: OCIs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Overseas Citizen of India.
Related terms: NRI
PIO
through valley
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: through valleys
Etymology: From through + valley.
Senses: topics: geography
geology
geomorphology
natural-sciences
hypernyms: glacial trough
glosses: A valley eroded between larger valleys by glacial ice or meltwater.
through valleys
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of through valley
Steller's sea lion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Steller's sea lions
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus)
Steller's sea lions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Steller's sea lion
seal calf
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈsiːl cæf/
Forms: form: seal calves
Senses: glosses: a baby seal
seal calves
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of seal calf
half-swastika
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: half-swastikas
Etymology: Calque of Russian полусвастика (polusvastika).
Senses: examples: text: Often this half-swastika is painted orange and black like St. George Ribbon, which is a symbol of the Great Victory – and it is everything you need to know about the power of propaganda that’s been poured into Russian ears for more than a decade.
ref: 2022 March 29, Boris Chaikin, “Z for Zombie: the power of Russia's propaganda machine”, in Vaine, archived from the original on 11 Jun 2024:
text: In fact, Russians themselves do not want to see foreign companies in their country - they started the campaign "Zamestim" (meaning "we will replace", where the first cyrylic letter was deliberately replaced with a half-swastika russia uses as their war symbol).
ref: 2022 June 9, Ilona Sologoub, “Those who stay: how companies justify their stay in russia”, in Ukrainska Pravda:
text: In particular, the Latin letter “Z” has come to stand more generally for Russia’s war of aggression on Ukraine, being referred to as the “Zvastika” or “half-swastika” for its resemblance to a pared down version of the symbol of Nazi Germany.
ref: 2023 April 29, Alona Sonko, “Ukrainian government bans letters Z and V on car license plates, Interior Ministry clarifies rules”, in The New Voice of Ukraine:
text: I, of course, tried to explain a lot of things to the students: about the half-swastika, and about real goals, and about fascism as such, and it was nice that some of the students understood what they were talking about speech, but, as it turned out, there were also fighters for the purity of the ranks.
ref: 2024 February 23, Eugene Nasyrov, Olga Orlova, “Special academic operation. How the FSB has been persecuting scientists who signed a letter against the war with Ukraine for two years in a row”, in T-Invariant:
synonyms: zwastika
glosses: The Z letter used by Russian nationalists, usually to support Vladimir Putin or the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
pentahydride
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pentahydrides
Etymology: From penta- + hydride.
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any hydride containing five atoms of hydrogen per molecule
pentahydrides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pentahydride
heptahydride
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: heptahydrides
Etymology: From hepta- + hydride.
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any hydride containing seven atoms of hydrogen per molecule.
heptahydrides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of heptahydride
octahydride
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: octahydrides
Etymology: From octa- + hydride.
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any hydride containing eight atoms of hydrogen per molecule
Great Barton
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL8867).
Related terms: East Barton
octahydrides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of octahydride
nonahydride
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nonahydrides
Etymology: From nona- + hydride.
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any hydride containing nine atoms of hydrogen per molecule
nonahydrides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nonahydride
decahydride
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: decahydrides
Etymology: From deca- + hydride.
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any hydride containing ten atoms of hydrogen per molecule
decahydrides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of decahydride
injury-prone
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more injury-prone
form: most injury-prone
Senses: examples: text: an injury-prone athlete
glosses: Who is susceptible to injury.
examples: text: an injury-prone sport
glosses: Which often leads to injuries.
Related terms: accident-prone
vulnerable
Marlingford and Colton
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England, which includes the named places.