cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
atavistic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /æt.əˈvɪs.tɪk/
rhymes: -ɪstɪk
Forms: form: more atavistic
form: most atavistic
Etymology: From atavism + -istic, from French atavisme, from Latin atavus (“ancestor”), from at + avus (“grandfather”).
Senses: examples: text: Although the heterozygote gives it an atavistic appearance, the gene is not atavistic.
ref: 1889, “Experiment Station Record”, in U.S, Office of Experiment Stations:
text: Thus the gene which produced atavistic digits in the vigorous heterozygous pentadactyl condition is a lethal monster in the homozygous condition.
ref: 1946, Reginald Ruggles Gates, Human genetics:
text: Reactivation of a dormant atavistic gene could account for the abnormal costocoracoid ligament in humans.
ref: 2006, Roger E Stevenson, Judith G Hall, Human malformations and related anomalies:
topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: Of the recurrence of a trait reappearing after an absence of one or more generations due to a chance recombination of genes.
examples: text: They made me feel that I was alive in the nineteenth century, a sort of atavistic remnant, a romantic shred […]
ref: 1934, Henry Miller, Tropic of Cancer, Grove Press, published 1961:
text: The true perversion took place only in the privacy of her mind — the way she imagined an atavistic macho atop her when engaged in a mandatory contribution to the fetus-banks with some cretinous inept breeder…
ref: 1979, Norman Spinrad, A world between:
text: Because I am atavistic enough to believe that drawing is the basic language of the illustrator, even as words comprise the basic language of the writer…
ref: 2000, Steven Heller, Marshall Arisman, The education of an illustrator:
glosses: Of a throwback or exhibiting primitivism.
glosses: Relating to earlier, more primitive behavior that returns after an absence.
Synonyms: atavistical
Derived terms: atavistically
nonatavistic
Related terms: atavism
atavist
atavist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: atavists
Senses: glosses: A genetic characteristic emerging after an absence from several generations.
glosses: A person of atavistic beliefs or habits.
Derived terms: atavistic
atavistical
Related terms: avatar
repertory
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɹɛp.əɹˌtɔɹ.i/
ipa: /ˈɹɛpəɹˌtoʊɹ.i/
ipa: /ˈɹɛpətɹi/
Forms: form: repertories
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Late Latin repertōrium. Doublet of repertoire.
Senses: glosses: A repertoire.
glosses: A collection of things, or a place where such a collection is kept.
glosses: A specific set of works that a company performs.
examples: text: Since “Masques” was my first exposure to Stage I, My admiration of that production spawned an intense enthusiasm for the seven-year-old company, which, unfortunately, was quickly dampened by seeing “Icarus,” which runs in repertory with “Masques.”
ref: 1976 April 17, Don Shewey, “Eros and Heroes on the Boards”, in Gay Community News, page 11:
glosses: A theater in which a resident company presents works from a specified repertoire, usually in alternation.
glosses: A cinema specializing in classic or older films.
Derived terms: in repertory
rep
water heater
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: water heaters
Senses: synonyms: hot water heater
glosses: An appliance for heating water above its ambient temperature, generally for domestic use.
Related terms: boiler
calorifier
oligomenorrhea
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: oligomenorrheas
form: oligomenorrhoea
form: oligomenorrhœa
Etymology: From oligo- (“few”) + menorrhea (“menses”).
Senses: glosses: Infrequent or light menstrual periods in women of child-bearing age.
Derived terms: oligomenorrheic
hot water heater
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hot water heaters
form: hot-water heater
form: hotwater heater
Senses: examples: text: This [warm-air heated] house has a supplemental electric hot water heater and an oil furnace.
ref: 1977, Kaiman Lee, Encyclopedia of Energy-Efficient Building Design: 391 Practical Case Studies:
text: This system has an insulated 5-gallon electric hot water heater directly under the sink.
ref: 2003, Blair Allen, Julie Jones Lloyd Kahn, Septic System Owner's Manual:
text: It's a good idea to insulate at least the first ten feet of the hot- and cold-water lines coming out of the hot water heater.
ref: 2004, Black & Decker, The Complete Photo Guide To Home Repair:
text: A hot water heater is a potable water boiler in which the operating pressure does not exceed 160 psi and/or temperature does not exceed 210 °F.
ref: 2004, Mohammad A Malek, Power Boiler Design, Inspection, and Repair:
glosses: An apparatus, usually fuel-burning, electric or solar-powered, in which water is heated to be used directly as domestic hot water or process hot water (but not for supplying space heating, calorifiers etc, for which a boiler or furnace is used).
Related terms: boiler
geyser
guidon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: gīʹdən
enpr: gīʹdŏn
ipa: /ˈɡaɪdn̩/
ipa: /ˈɡaɪdɑn/
ipa: /ˈɡaɪdn̩/
ipa: /ˈɡaɪdɒn/
Forms: form: guidons
Etymology: From French guidon, from Italian guidone. Equivalent of guide + on.
Senses: glosses: A small pennant or banner carried by infantry soldiers to direct troop movement.
glosses: A soldier assigned to carry such a banner.
cook up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: cooks up
form: cooking up
form: cooked up
form: cooked up
Senses: examples: text: Let me cook up some eggs and bacon before you go.
text: To cook up a batch of biodiesel, scientists stir together methanol and vegetable fat.
text: Owsley Stanley started cooking up those famous purple LSD tabs.
glosses: To prepare (food or chemical substances) by cooking or heating.
examples: text: The financiers cooked up an instrument called a collateralized debt obligation.
text: He really cooked up a good one this time, something about an airline disaster.
text: For more than two years Thailand's ruling junta, which seized power in a coup in 2014, has been cooking up a constitution which it hopes will keep military men in control even after elections take place.
ref: 2017 January 14, “Thailand's new king rejects the army's proposed constitution”, in The Economist:
text: "RMT will not sit back while this carve-up of the rail network is cooked up in company boardrooms. [...]".
ref: 2021 September 8, “RMT on "war footing" in response to workforce cutback threats”, in RAIL, number 939, page 15:
troponyms: whip up
glosses: To manufacture; to invent (something, often a deceit or falsehood); to counterfeit (something).
glosses: To prepare (heroin, opium, crack, or meth) by heating or otherwise manufacturing.
glosses: To manufacture a significant amount of illegal drugs (LSD, methamphetamine, etc.).
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cook, up.
Derived terms: cook up a storm
hotdog
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hotdogs
Senses: examples: text: Mama’s Fried Chicken […] serves good fried birds, but better yet is their crawfish étouffée, served by the bowl, or ladled into a hotdog bun and dubbed a ‘crawdog.’
ref: 2003 February, Tom Downs, John T Edge, “Cajun Country”, in “Excursions”, in New Orleans, 3rd edition, Melbourne, Vic.: Lonely Planet Publications, →ISBN, page 178, column 2:
text: I dress him for the occasion; however, it is like putting a cocktail wiener into a hotdog bun.
ref: 2006 May, Latisha Bridges, chapter 3, in When a Woman’s Fed Up, Morrow, Ga.: BlueRaine Entertainment, →ISBN, page 64:
text: But the cars & trucks held cartons of roast chickens, slabs of cheeses, loaves of bread, racks of hotdogs, case upon case of soft drinks, cases of bottled sparkling water, pies, cakes, roast beefs & baked hams.
ref: 2008, Red Jordan Arobateau, Leader of the Pack, page 136:
text: If you happen to know about the legs or hotdogs meme, Evil Kermit, or what a Milkshake Duck or VSCO girl is, you are poised to do well in this version of the game [Trivial Pursuit Decades: 2010–2020].
ref: 2023 January 16, Saleema Nawaz, “Suddenly, teens are winning pieces of Trivial Pursuit’s pie”, in Montreal Gazette:
glosses: Alternative spelling of hot dog.
Derived terms: corn dog
hotdogger
hotdoggy
hotdog pillow
popdogs
slawdog
hotdog
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: hotdogs
form: hotdogging
form: hotdogged
form: hotdogged
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of hot dog.
instrumentalism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: instrumentalisms
Etymology: From instrumental + -ism.
Senses: examples: text: Instrumentalism views truth as simply the value belonging to certain ideas in so far as these ideas are biological functions of our organisms, and psychological functions whereby we direct our choices and attain our successes.
ref: 1908, Josiah Royce, The Problem of Truth in Light of Recent Discussion:
topics: human-sciences
philosophy
sciences
glosses: In the philosophy of science, the view that concepts and theories are merely useful instruments whose worth is measured not by whether the concepts and theories are true or false (or correctly depict reality), but how effective they are in explaining and predicting phenomena.
so-and-so
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: so-and-sos
form: so and so
Senses: examples: text: She told me to ask so-and-so, but he didn't know, either.
text: Business letters normally begin "Dear Mr So-and-So".
text: He will tell you to do so-and-so, but read the instructions first, anyway.
glosses: A placeholder name for a person or thing, used when a name is not known; a generic person or thing.
examples: text: That miserable so-and-so messed up my work!
text: “How can five hundred pounds become a hundred thousand pounds?!”
“I’m not a bank,” snapped Mr Big.
“No, you just rob them!” said Frank.
“Cocky little so-and-so, aren’t you?”
ref: 2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:
text: Greg [Wise]’s excellent to work with. Funny and incredibly playful. He gets to be married to me by day and Emma Thompson by night. What a lucky so-and-so. We all want to be married to Emma Thompson, don’t we? I certainly do.
ref: 2023 August 13, Michael Hogan, quoting Susan Wokoma, “Actor Susan Wokoma: ‘We all want to be married to Emma Thompson, don’t we?’”, in The Observer:
glosses: Used in place of epithets such as SOB, bastard, etc.
Related terms: such-and-such
so-so
police car
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: police cars
Senses: examples: Near-synonyms: patrol car, cruise car, cruiser, squad car, radio car, crime car
hypernyms: car#Noun
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motor vehicle#Noun
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vehicle#Noun
glosses: An automobile used by a police officer when on duty. Usually marked with police livery; sometimes an unmarked car.
Home Depot
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: The common noun follows from the proper noun.
Senses: examples: text: My aunt Gracie Juanita could build Tara if you gave her a year and a key to the Home Depot.
ref: 1997, Rick Bragg, All Over But the Shoutin', page 33:
glosses: A chain of home improvement warehouse stores which offer large quantities of raw materials and tools.
Home Depot
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Home Depots
Etymology: The common noun follows from the proper noun.
Senses: examples: text: She told me her name was Zola, took hold of my elbow, and guided me into the store, which turned out to be a veritable Home Depot for New Agers.
ref: 1995, Jane Heller, Crystal Clear, page 85:
text: The room itself was no larger than an ordinary living room, but it appeared to be a Home Depot of modern weaponry.
ref: 2003, Loren D. Estleman, Something Borrowed, Something Black, page 89:
text: The media, which bombard us with TV shows, movies, catalogs, ads, and magazines, serve as a kind of Home Depot of personas to draw from and put on.
ref: 2004, Susan Douglas, Meredith W. Michaels, The Mommy Myth: The Idealization of Motherhood and how it Has Undermined Women, page 19:
text: As such, this building is literally like a Home Depot of services!
ref: 2004, Christopher Eldridge, Conceptual Communal Home Design, page 113:
text: This is the Home Depot of sex toys sites: It has all the basics, an enormous range of models and styles, and tips on building your own.
ref: 2006, Violet Blue, The Adventurous Couple's Guide to Sex Toys, page 99:
text: It's almost like a Home Depot model for a church. You go in, get what you need, and leave.
ref: 2006, Andrew Beaujon, Body Piercing Saved My Life: Inside the Phenomenon of Christian Rock, page 113:
text: First, you just don't go down to the radioactive material center, like a Home Depot, and get some nuclear material.
ref: 2007, W. j. Caniano, The Powers That Be: America's Dirtiest Secrets, page 97:
glosses: A place where a shopper can find everything related to a particular field.
Related terms: category killer
fries
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɹaɪz/
rhymes: -aɪz
Senses: glosses: plural of fry
fries
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɹaɪz/
rhymes: -aɪz
Forms: form: fry
Senses: topics: cooking
food
lifestyle
glosses: Ellipsis of french fries.
Derived terms: animal fries
camote fries
cottage fries
curly fries
disco fries
freedom fries
frings
German fries
Greek fries
home fries
lamb fries
lamb's fries
millionaire's fries
put the fries in the bag
steak fries
waffle fries
war fries
fries
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɹaɪz/
rhymes: -aɪz
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of fry
freedom fries
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Blend of freedom + french fries. Originated at Cubbie's, a restaurant in Beaufort, North Carolina (owner Neal Rowland) in February 2003.
"It was never about politics," Rowland said of his initial decision to rename french fries "freedom fries." "It was about supporting our troops. Nothing has changed here. We still support our troops, and we still call them freedom fries."
Senses: examples: text: [Q.]“Freedom fries” is a symbol of anti-French feeling. Does that sort of thing gall you?
[A.]Higonnet: […] Again, one has to distinguish between the public situation, in which a sense of hostility to things French is quite severe, and the private situation inside the university world where, when people talk about freedom fries, it's a big joke.
ref: 2003 March 22, Joseph Rosenbloom, quoting Patrice Higonnet, “Europeans in America: Freedom fries and raw nerves”, in International Herald Tribune:
text: Upset by the failure of the French government to support the war, however, the chairman of the House Administration Committee announced on March 11 that he had ordered “French toast” and “French fries” stricken from the menu of the House cafeteria. In their place would be “freedom toast” and “freedom fries.”
ref: 2006, Andrew Rudalevige, The New Imperial Presidency, page 3:
text: French Toast Egg Bagels Served as French Toast
Freedom Fries
Irish Nachos Freedom Fries, Bacon Bits, Chedder^([sic]) & Jack Cheese
ref: 2013 June 24, Dave Lieberman, quoting the menu of Bagel Me! restaurant, “Restaurant in Villa Park Still Sells “Freedom” Fries, But Doesn't Have a Problem with “French” Toast”, in OC Weekly:
text: Republican House members then ordered that “French fries” on the menus of all congressional restaurants be renamed “Freedom fries.” In response, a French Embassy spokesperson noted that fries had originated in Belgium.
ref: 2021 September 17, Karen DeYoung, “France recalls its ambassadors to the United States and Australia over submarine dispute”, in Washington Post:
topics: government
politics
glosses: French fries.
Coordinate terms: liberty cabbage
liberty sandwich
liberty sausage
liberty steak
Related terms: freedom bread
freedom toast
Canadiano
Texas strip
ice cream sundae
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ice cream sundaes
Senses: glosses: A sundae.
topping
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɑpɪŋ/
ipa: /ˈtɒpɪŋ/
rhymes: -ɒpɪŋ
Etymology: From Middle English toppyng; equivalent to top + -ing.
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of top
Derived terms: topping cycle
topping
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɑpɪŋ/
ipa: /ˈtɒpɪŋ/
rhymes: -ɒpɪŋ
Forms: form: more topping
form: most topping
Etymology: From Middle English toppyng; equivalent to top + -ing.
Senses: examples: text: “My boy came home last night,” sang the waitress. “Oh, I say–how topping for you !” gurgled the cashier.
ref: 1919, Katherine Mansfield [pseudonym; Kathleen Mansfield Murry], “Pictures”, in Bliss and Other Stories, London: Constable & Company, published 1920, →OCLC, page 162:
text: 'Well,' he said, settling back in the seat directly opposite. 'It's a topping day.'
ref: 1953, Roald Dahl, Galloping Foxley:
synonyms: word: ace
word: admirable
word: awe-inspiring
word: awesome
word: bang on
word: bang-up
word: based
word: beneship
word: bitching
word: bomb
word: brilliant
word: bully
word: cher
word: choice
word: chronic
word: chur
word: cock on
word: cool
word: copacetic
word: crackerjack
word: cushty
word: dank
word: def
word: dope
word: excellent
word: exceptional
word: fab
word: fabulous
word: fantabulosa
word: fantastic
word: finger-lickin' good
word: fire
word: fireball
word: first-rate
word: fly
word: frabjous
word: gnarly
word: goated
word: great
word: grouse
word: kicking
word: killer
word: lash
word: lautitious
word: lit
word: marvelous
word: nang
word: outstanding
word: out of sight
word: phat
word: peng
word: phenomenal
word: pukka
word: quality
word: rad
word: radical
word: rum
word: sick
word: slap-up
word: slick
word: spiffing
word: splendid
word: sterling
word: super
word: superb
word: superior
word: sweet
word: swell
word: terrific
word: tight
word: top
word: top-drawer
word: top-hole
word: top-notch
word: top-of-the-range
word: top-shelf
word: topping
word: tubular
word: wicked
word: wicked pissah
word: wonderful
word: worldie
glosses: Wonderful.
examples: text: A second Ground, upon which Men are apt to persuade themselves, that they shall escape the Stroke of Divine Justice for their Sins, is their Observation of the great and flourishing Condition of some of the topping Sinners of the World.
ref: 1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London:
glosses: Assuming superiority; proud.
topping
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɑpɪŋ/
ipa: /ˈtɒpɪŋ/
rhymes: -ɒpɪŋ
Forms: form: toppings
Etymology: From Middle English toppyng; equivalent to top + -ing.
Senses: glosses: Any food item added on top of another, such as sprinkles on ice cream or pepperoni on pizza.
glosses: The act of cutting off the top of something.
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: The act of raising one extremity of a spar higher than the other.
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: Either of the cables that support the ends of a spar or boom.
topics: fishing
hobbies
lifestyle
glosses: The tail of an artificial fly.
Coordinate terms: sense: food item added on top
word: garnish
Derived terms: boot-topping
chart-topping
hill-topping
topping lift
topping out
Related terms: top off
topper-offer
toppings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of topping
glosses: That which comes from hemp in the process of hatcheling.
homotheticity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: homotheticities
Etymology: From homothetic + -ity.
Senses: glosses: the property of being homothetic.
babel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: babels
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Babel.
examples: text: […] up in front the third and fourth class passengers were making a babel of noise as they either detrained or entrained together with their large families and strange collection of parcels, bundles and earthenware jars.
ref: 1958 February 24, Arthur F. Beckenham, “A Journey in the Belgian Congo”, in Railway Magazine, page 93:
glosses: A confused noise made by a number of voices.
press-gang
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: press-gangs
form: pressgang
form: press gang
Etymology: From press + gang.
Senses: examples: text: "If this is a press gang," Lyle remarked, "you should know that my diet is extremely poor, I'm too tall for trenches and I blow away in a light breeze."
ref: 2021 March 14, HarryBlank, “Defence”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 25 Dec 2024:
synonyms: press#Noun
glosses: A body of men employed to force others (impress them) into military service, especially naval service.
Related terms: impressment
draft board
King's shilling
take the shilling
press-gang
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: press-gangs
form: press-ganging
form: press-ganged
form: press-ganged
form: pressgang
form: press gang
Etymology: From press + gang.
Senses: synonyms: shanghai
coordinate_terms: conscript#Verb
draft#Verb
glosses: To force (someone) into military or naval service.
coordinate_terms: railroad#Verb
glosses: To coerce (somebody) into doing something that they are reluctant to do.
plaintext
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: plaintexts
Senses: examples: text: There are weak keys in the sense that their use by foisting chosen plaintexts can be proved, which could be interesting for chip cards with a ‘burnt-in key’.
ref: 2007, Reinhard Wobst, “Life After DES: New Methods, New Attacks”, in Angelika Shafir, transl., Cryptology Unlocked, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, →ISBN, section 3 (IDEA: A Special-Class Algoritmh), subsection 5 (Cryptanalyzing IDEA), page 239:
topics: computing
cryptography
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Alternative spelling of plain text.
plaintext
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Consisting only of plain text.
Synonyms: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: ASCII
word: cleartext
word: decoded
word: unencrypted
radiocarbon dating
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: radiocarbon datings
Senses: topics: archaeology
biology
history
human-sciences
natural-sciences
paleontology
physical-sciences
physics
sciences
synonyms: carbon dating
glosses: A method of estimating the age of an artifact or biological vestige based on the relative amounts of the different isotopes of carbon present in a sample.
crude sap
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: crude saps
Senses: topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: The sap of a plant that rises from the roots to the leaves.
Related terms: elaborated sap
elaborated sap
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: elaborated saps
Senses: topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: The sap of a plant produced in its leaves from the crude sap to feed the plant.
Related terms: crude sap
FD&C Yellow No. 5
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: The dye used in the solution is commonly known as FD&C Yellow No. 5, certified for use by the US Food and Drug Administration. The synthetic dye is frequently used in orange- or yellow-colored snack chips, candy coating, ice cream and baked goods.
ref: 2024 September 5, Katie Hunt, “Yellow food dye found in chips and candy corn turns skin transparent in mice, study says”, in CNN:
text: Yellow dye No. 5: yellow 5, FD&C Yellow No. 5 or tartrazine
ref: 2025 March 29, Kristen Rogers, “Over half of US states are trying to eliminate food dyes. Here’s what you can do now”, in CNN:
qualifier: dyes; FD&C code; dyes; FD&C code
glosses: A color additive composed principally of tartrazine.
Synonyms: E102
tartrazine
Yellow 5
yellow 5
-blastic
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Etymology: From -blast + -ic.
Senses: glosses: Having a specified number or type of elements that go on to form other bodies.
glosses: Of or relating to an immature cell or tissue.
-carp
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Etymology: From Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “fruit, grain”).
Senses: glosses: part of a fruit or fruiting body
Derived terms: -carpic
-carpous
-carpic
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Etymology: From -carp + -ic. From Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “fruit, grain”).
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of -carpous.
-carpous
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Forms: form: -carpic
Etymology: From -carp + -ous. From Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “fruit, grain”).
Senses: glosses: Having a specified number or type of fruit or fruiting bodies or part thereof.
Related terms: -carp
-chore
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɔː/
ipa: /koɹ/
homophone: core
homophone: corps
homophone: caw (non-rhotic, horse–hoarse merger)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek χωρέω (khōréō, “I move, spread”).
Senses: glosses: An organism, especially a plant or plant pathogen, that spreads by a specified agent, or in a specified manner.
-chore
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɔː/
ipa: /koɹ/
homophone: core
homophone: corps
homophone: caw (non-rhotic, horse–hoarse merger)
Etymology: Backformation from biochore, from bio-+Ancient Greek χώρα (khṓra, “country”).
Senses: glosses: A group of habitats with a similar environment and a similar biota.
Derived terms: bryochore
cryochore
dendrochore
poëchore
xerochore
-genesis
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Etymology: Via Latin, from Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis). The simplex genesis is in use as a common noun (as opposed to Genesis, the name of the biblical book) since the late 16th century, as a suffix since the mid 17th century (attested in epigenesis and palingenesis). Influenced by French -génésie and German -genese and productive in scientific vocabulary from the 19th century on.
Senses: glosses: origin
glosses: production
Related terms: -gen
gene
-gene
-genic
genito-
geno-
-genous
-geny
gon-
-gonium
-gony
pfeffernusse
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpfɛfə(ɹ)nuːsə/
Etymology: Borrowed from German Pfeffernüsse, plural of Pfeffernuss (literally “pepper nut”).
Senses: glosses: plural of pfeffernuss
pfeffernusse
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpfɛfə(ɹ)nuːsə/
Forms: form: pfeffernusses
form: pfeffernusse
Etymology: Borrowed from German Pfeffernüsse, plural of Pfeffernuss (literally “pepper nut”).
Senses: glosses: Synonym of pfeffernuss.
synonyms: word: pfeffernuss
bdellium
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɛ.li.əm/
ipa: /b(ə)ˈdɛli.əm/
rhymes: -ɛliəm
homophone: Delium
Forms: form: bdelliums
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin bdellium, from Ancient Greek βδέλλιον (bdéllion), itself perhaps from Hebrew בְּדֹלַח (bdólakh), cognate with Akkadian 𒁉𒁺𒌨𒄷 (bidurḫu) or from Sanskrit भिदुर (bhidura, “something brittle, fragile, easily split or broken”).
Senses: examples: text: And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
ref: 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 2:10–12:
glosses: An aromatic gum-like balsam extracted from one of several species of tree in the genus Commiphora.
Derived terms: english: from Commiphora africana
translation: from Commiphora africana
word: African bdellium
english: from Commiphora wightii
translation: from Commiphora wightii
word: Indian bdellium
alt: from Daucus carota subsp. hispanicus
word: Sicilian bdellium
euryopia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -əʊpiə
Etymology: From eury- + -opia.
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: A condition in which the eyes are open abnormally wide.
effusively
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more effusively
form: most effusively
Etymology: From effusive + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In an effusive manner.
garlic bread
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: garlic breads
Senses: synonyms: garlic toast
glosses: A type of bread topped with garlic, often served with pasta dishes.
eternal life
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Immortality.
examples: text: The thing that assures us of what Jesus said is that God who gave us to Him and gave us eternal life is "more powerful than anyone else."
ref: 2012, Brad Hicks, For Every Fear a Promise: A Plan to Prevail Over Fear, WestBow Press, →ISBN, page 351:
topics: lifestyle
religion
glosses: Life after death; the afterlife.
Synonyms: sense: immortality
word: deathlessness
word: immortality
sense: life after death
word: hereafter
word: life after death
Lunarian
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /luːˈnɛəɹi.ən/
ipa: /luˈnɛɹi.ən/
rhymes: -ɛəɹiən
Forms: form: Lunarians
Etymology: From the stem of Latin lunaris (“of the moon, lunar”) + -ian.
Senses: topics: literature
media
publishing
science-fiction
synonyms: Lunite
Lunan
Lunarite
Selenian
Selenite
Moonman
moonman
glosses: An inhabitant of Earth's Moon (Luna): either an indigenous one or a human one.
qualifier: celestial navigation
glosses: A maritime navigator who uses the Moon to determine longitude without the need for an accurate clock.
qualifier: science fiction fandom
glosses: A member of the New York Science Fiction Society.
Hypernyms: Solarian
Related terms: lunar
Lunar
sublunarian
Lunarian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /luːˈnɛəɹi.ən/
ipa: /luˈnɛɹi.ən/
rhymes: -ɛəɹiən
Etymology: From the stem of Latin lunaris (“of the moon, lunar”) + -ian.
Senses: topics: literature
media
publishing
science-fiction
glosses: Pertaining to the inhabitants of Luna (Lunarians).
probiotic
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: rhymes: -ɒtɪk
Forms: form: probiotics
Etymology: From pro- + -biotic.
Senses: topics: bacteriology
biology
microbiology
natural-sciences
glosses: A food or dietary supplement, such as a yogurt, containing live bacteria for therapeutic reasons.
probiotic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: rhymes: -ɒtɪk
Forms: form: more probiotic
form: most probiotic
Etymology: From pro- + -biotic.
Senses: topics: biology
ecology
natural-sciences
glosses: Of, or relating to probiosis; ecologic facilitation.
glosses: Describing any dietary supplement that contains live bacteria for therapeutic purposes.
Related terms: probiogenomics
probiosis
silent alarm
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: silent alarms
Senses: glosses: A burglar alarm that makes no noise that is audible to the trespasser.
Sega
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈseɪ.ɡə/
ipa: /ˈsɛ.ɡə/
rhymes: -eɪɡə
Etymology: From Japanese セガ (Sega), an abbreviation of service games, because the company's earliest products were aimed at American servicemen on military bases.
Senses: topics: video-games
qualifier: trademark
glosses: A Japanese video game developer and publisher and manufacturer of arcade games and formerly of video game consoles.
Sega
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈseɪ.ɡə/
ipa: /ˈsɛ.ɡə/
rhymes: -eɪɡə
Forms: form: Segas
Etymology: From Japanese セガ (Sega), an abbreviation of service games, because the company's earliest products were aimed at American servicemen on military bases.
Senses: examples: text: I would lay in bed for a few hours playing games on my Sega, getting totally absorbed in it as though it were all real and then I would sleep for the rest of the day.
ref: 2007, S. Westwood, Suicide Junkie:
glosses: Any of various video game consoles manufactured by this company.
parenthetical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpæ.ɹən.θɛt.ɪkl̩/
Etymology: From Medieval Latin parentheticus (from Late Latin parenthesis or Ancient Greek παρένθετος (parénthetos), + -icus) + -al.
Senses: examples: text: the parenthetical portion of the sentence "Bob (my best friend) works in finance"
glosses: using, containing, or within parenthesis
glosses: that explains or qualifies something
glosses: that is incidental
Synonyms: parenthetic
Derived terms: interparenthetical
nonparenthetical
parentheticality
parenthetically
parentheticalness
parenthetical
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpæ.ɹən.θɛt.ɪkl̩/
Forms: form: parentheticals
Etymology: From Medieval Latin parentheticus (from Late Latin parenthesis or Ancient Greek παρένθετος (parénthetos), + -icus) + -al.
Senses: glosses: A word or phrase within parentheses.
glosses: A descriptor or modifier enclosed within parentheses and put, indented, in a line of dialogue to describe how it should be acted or directed onscreen.
offended
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈfɛndɪd/
rhymes: -ɛndɪd
Forms: form: more offended
form: most offended
Derived terms: offendedly
offendedness
unoffended
offended
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈfɛndɪd/
rhymes: -ɛndɪd
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of offend
locker room
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: rhymes: -uːm
Forms: form: locker rooms
form: lockerroom
form: locker-room
Senses: examples: text: We changed into our swimsuits in the locker room next to the pool.
synonyms: changing room
dressing room
glosses: A room attached to an athletic, recreational, or workplace facility, filled with lockers for storage of clothing and equipment; clothes are generally changed there.
Derived terms: locker room humor
locker room talk
locker room
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: rhymes: -uːm
Forms: form: lockerroom
form: locker-room
Senses: examples: text: The others tired of Frank's habitual locker-room boasting about various women he had "scored" with
text: “I think of how scary it was for me starting comedy in Chicago, and then how much scarier it would have been if I was a woman starting comedy there because it really was such a boys’ club,” he says. “It was very aggressive. It was very locker room.
ref: 2018 January 22, Melody Chiu, Emily V. Gordon, “How Kumail Nanjiani Found the 'Perfect' Wife (and More!)”, in People:
text: It’s in a very locker room, busting-my-stones sort of way.
ref: 2018 January 30, Neil Best, “Director explains how ‘The Two Bills’ documentary with Parcells and Belichick came together”, in Newsday (New York):
glosses: Characteristic of conversations held in locker rooms; that is boastful, juvenile, or explicitly sexual.
Related terms: bathroom
bathhouse
changing room
dressing room
communal shower
locker room
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: rhymes: -uːm
Forms: form: lockerroom
form: locker-room
Senses: glosses: inhalants
fitting room
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fitting rooms
Senses: synonyms: changing room
glosses: A room in a store for trying on clothes before purchase.
viewed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /vjuːd/
rhymes: -uːd
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of view
viewed
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /vjuːd/
rhymes: -uːd
Forms: form: more viewed
form: most viewed
Senses: glosses: Having been viewed; having been seen, watched or witnessed.
Derived terms: pre-viewed
wisely
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwaɪzli/
rhymes: -aɪzli
Forms: form: wiselier
form: more wisely
form: wiseliest
form: most wisely
Etymology: From Middle English wisliche, wislike, from Old English wīslīċe (“wisely”, adverb), equivalent to wise + -ly.
Senses: examples: text: She wisely decided to re-check her homework before submitting it.
text: "My second command to the Winged Monkeys," said Glinda "will be that they carry you safely to the land of the Winkies. Your brains may not be so large to look at as those of the Scarecrow, but you are really brighter than he is—when you are well polished—and I am sure you will rule the Winkies wisely and well."
ref: 1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, chapter 23, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC:
text: I still retain an unbounded admiration for G. J. Churchward and all his works, so wisely carried on by his successors.
ref: 1947 January and February, H. Holcroft, “"Castles", "Lord Nelsons" and "Royal Scots"”, in Railway Magazine, page 13:
glosses: In a wise manner; using good judgement.
Derived terms: unwisely
endophenotype
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: endophenotypes
Etymology: From endo- + phenotype.
Senses: topics: biology
genetics
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: any hereditary characteristic that is normally associated with some condition but is not a direct symptom of that condition
Derived terms: endophenotypic
neuroendophenotype
Related terms: exophenotype
okina
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /oʊˈkinə/
rhymes: -iːnə
Forms: form: okinas
form: ʻokina
Etymology: From Hawaiian ʻokina (“cutting off, separation”).
Senses: glosses: The Hawaiian apostrophe-like letter (ʻ ) used to indicate the glottal stop consonant.
enneadic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -ædɪk
Etymology: From ennead + -ic.
Senses: glosses: Of, relating to, or being an ennead.
epispastic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -æstɪk
Forms: form: more epispastic
form: most epispastic
form: epispastick
Senses: examples: text: Old Postle says this: "Cantharides when used internally are diuretic and stimulant; when applied externally they are epispastic and rubefacient." Now what the devil can he mean, eh?
ref: 1960, Lawrence Durrell, Clea:
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Causing blisters; vesicant.
epispastic
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -æstɪk
Forms: form: epispastics
form: epispastick
Senses: glosses: A vesicant agent; that which causes blisters.
glosses: A blister.
vesicant
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin vēsīcāns, present participle of vēsīcō.
Senses: glosses: Causing blistering to the skin.
vesicant
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: vesicants
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin vēsīcāns, present participle of vēsīcō.
Senses: examples: text: Rubber-clothed figures entered from an inner room like divers in air. Some of the vesicant-proof suits did not fit and the wearers moved uncomfortably and clumsily.
ref: 1939, Philip George Chadwick, The Death Guard, page 190:
glosses: Any material that causes blisters upon contact with the skin.
Brussels sprout
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌbɹʌsəl(z)ˈspɹaʊt/
Forms: form: Brussels sprouts
form: brussel sprout
form: brussels sprout
Etymology: Recorded since 1748. Named after Brussels, where they were cultivated in the current form perhaps as early as the 13th c. Sprout is from Old English sprūtan (in asprutan (“to sprout”); cognate with Old Saxon sprutan, Old Frisian spruta, Middle Dutch spruten, modern Dutch spruit (“sprout; Brussels sprout”), Old High German spriozan, German sprießen (“to sprout”), from Proto-Germanic *spreutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to strew”).
Senses: examples: text: Brussels sprouts reach a length of 4 centimeters and resemble clusters of miniature cabbages.
glosses: The green vegetable Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera, a cabbage variety native to Belgium.
Hypernyms: crucifer
baetyl
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈbiː.taɪɫ/
Forms: form: baetyls
form: betyl
form: bethel
form: baetulus
form: baetylus
form: baitylos
Etymology: From Latin baetulus, from Ancient Greek βαίτυλος (baítulos, “a meteoric stone”).
Senses: glosses: A meteorite or similar-looking rough stone thought to be of divine origin and worshipped as sacred.
Derived terms: baetylic
-aceous
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈeɪ.ʃəs/
rhymes: -eɪʃəs
Etymology: From New Latin, from Latin -aceus (“of a certain kind”); related to -ac, -ax, a Latin adjectival suffix.
Senses: glosses: Of, relating to, resembling or containing the thing suffixed
glosses: Belonging to a taxonomic family or other group
Derived terms: arenaceous
argillaceous
butyraceous
ceraceous
coriaceous
Cretaceous
crustaceous
farinaceous
foliaceous
frumentaceous
gallinaceous
glumaceous
iridaceous
papilionaceous
rosaceous
sebaceous
setaceous
solanaceous
stercoraceous
testaceous
vinaceous
Related terms: -acean
-ana
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Forms: form: -iana
Etymology: From Latin -āna (neuter plural of -ānus).
Senses: synonyms: -ia
-ica
glosses: a collection of things that relate to a specific place, person, etc.
Derived terms: ana
-iana
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Etymology: From Latin -āna (neuter plural of -ānus) by analogy with formations ending in -ian (Canadian → Canadiana, Edwardian → Edwardiana). By surface analysis, -ia + -ana.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of -ana.
-geny
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek -γένεια (-géneia).
Senses: glosses: production
glosses: generation
glosses: origin
Derived terms: amphogeny
arrhenogeny
autogeny
cryogeny
thelygeny
-graphy
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Pronunciation: ipa: /-ɡɹəfi/
note: Indic
ipa: /-ɡræfi/
Etymology: From French -graphie, inherited from Latin -graphia, borrowed from Ancient Greek -γραφία (-graphía), from γραφή (graphḗ, “writing, drawing, description”).
Senses: glosses: Something written or otherwise represented in the specified manner, or about a specified subject.
glosses: Field of study
Related terms: -graph
-graphic
-graphical
-isation
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Etymology: From -ise + -ation.
Senses: glosses: British standard spelling of -ization.
-ization
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Pronunciation: ipa: /-ˌaɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
ipa: /-əˈzeɪ.ʃən/
ipa: /-əˈzeɪ.ʃən/
ipa: /-ˌaɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
Forms: form: -isation
Etymology: From -ize + -ation.
Senses: examples: text: The Mexica do not sing alabanzas, thus any recent Mexica-ization, or rather Aztecization, of existing alabanzas (or the newly written) is the result of the Concheros' increased interest in the Aztec past and their desire to celebrate it.
ref: 2012, Susanna Rostas, Carrying the Word: The Concheros Dance in Mexico City, page 218:
text: In the view of such officers as Dharsono, the disproportionate number of Siliwangi officers was both a result of, and a protest against, a “de-Siliwangi-ization” process instigated by Suharto.
ref: 2010, David Jenkins, Suharto and His Generals: Indonesian Military Politics, 1975-1983, page 201:
text: The chapter covers the domestic impact of the public policy of the European Union (EU), hence one could use the term 'EU-ization’ in this context.
ref: 2003, Kevin Featherstone, Claudio Maria Radaelli, The Politics of Europeanization, page 27:
glosses: Forms nouns denoting the act, process, or result of doing/making what is denoted by the noun/adjective.
brussel sprout
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: brussel sprouts
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Brussels sprout.
paddy wagon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: paddy wagons
form: paddywaggon
form: paddy waggon
form: paddywagon
Etymology: Supposedly from Paddy, a derogatory name for an Irishman.
Senses: synonyms: Black Maria
cattle car
patrol van
patrol wagon
pie wagon
police wagon
glosses: A police van for transporting prisoners.
pressgang
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pressgangs
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of press-gang.
pressgang
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: pressgangs
form: pressganging
form: pressganged
form: pressganged
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of press-gang.
gun dog
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gun dogs
form: gundog
Senses: hypernyms: hunting dog
<
dog
hound
glosses: Any of various breeds of dog used by hunters to find, flush out and retrieve birds and other game; an individual of such a breed.
demilitarisation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -eɪʃən
Forms: form: demilitarisations
form: demilitarization
Etymology: From de- + militarisation.
Senses: antonyms: militarization
glosses: The reduction of the armed forces of a state or other political entity in its entire territory, usually at the end of hostilities or as part of a treaty.
glosses: The elimination of the armed forces of a state or other political entity from a specific area in its territory, usually at the end of hostilities or as part of a treaty, such as in the case of demilitarized zones.
glosses: The conversion of a military or paramilitary force into a civilian one.
Related terms: disarmament
five finger discount
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: five finger discounts
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of five-finger discount.
rapini
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rappini
Etymology: From Italian rapini, diminutive of rapo, variant of rapa (“turnip”).
Senses: examples: text: Bitter and salty foods often go very well together and here the slight bitterness of rapini (also known as broccoli rabe) complements the savoriness of pork sausage. Use either the homemade sausage on page 163 or a plain pork […]
ref: 2012, Giuliano Hazan, Giuliano Hazan's Thirty Minute Pasta: 100 Quick and Easy Recipes, Open Road Media, →ISBN:
synonyms: broccoli raab
broccoli rabe
turnip greens
turnip tops
glosses: A vegetable native to China, Brassica rapa subsp. ruvo, with green spiky leaves and a bitter taste.
Jack Russell terrier
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Jack Russell terriers
Senses: hypernyms: rat terrier
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dog
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glosses: A type of small dog, usually brown and white in color, often used by farmers for rodent control.
what the hell
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Forms: form: what the Hell
Etymology: Shortened from earlier what in the hell.
Senses: examples: text: What the hell is going on?
text: What the hell is that?!
text: What the hell did you do?
text: What the hell is this?!
text: What the hell is happening?!
text: What the hell are you?!
text: What the hell is it?!
text: What the hell happened here?
text: What the hell do you want?
text: What the hell is wrong with you?!
text: What the hell do you think you're doing!?
text: What the hell was that?!
text: What the hell is with you?!
text: What the hell was this!?
text: What the hell is all this!?
text: What the hell is all that!?
glosses: An intensive form of what.
examples: text: It’s expensive, but what the hell, you only live once.
text: Surprisingly, dieters ate more ice cream after eating a large milkshake than after eating a small one. Dr. Polivy calls this the “What the hell” effect, which she describes as thinking “What the hell, my diet’s already broken, so I might as well eat everything in sight.”
text: i have had my ups and downs / but wotthehell wotthehell / yesterday sceptres and crowns / fried oysters and velvet gowns / and today i herd with bums / but wotthehell wotthehell
ref: 1927, Don Marquis, “song of mehitabel”, in archy and mehitabel:
text: Then one afternoon he pounced on me and before one could say Jack Robinson his hand was in my shirt. He was so strong! I struggled but his hand kept fishing about in my bra. Then I suddenly thought, “Oh jimminy cricket, what the hell” and gave up the struggle. It was extraordinary, the feeling.
ref: 1964, Robin Douglas-Home, chapter 12, in Hot for Certainties, London: Longmans, →OCLC, page 135:
glosses: Indicating acceptance, indulgence, or insouciance: Why not? Who cares?
Synonyms: sense: Intensive forms of what?
word: the fuck
sense: Intensive forms of what?
word: the hell
sense: Intensive forms of what?
word: what on earth
sense: Intensive forms of what?
word: what the fuck
sense: Intensive forms of what?
word: what the heck
sense: Intensive forms of what?
word: what the what
sense: Indicating acceptance, indulgence, or insouciance
word: what the heck
sense: Indicating acceptance, indulgence, or insouciance
word: what the hey
Derived terms: the hell
Related terms: the hell
the hell you say