cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
cunnilingue
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: cunnilingues
form: cunnilinguing
form: cunnilingued
form: cunnilingued
Senses: glosses: To stimulate the vulva using the tongue or lips as a sexual act.
cunnilingues
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cunnilingue
Googlephone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Googlephones
Etymology: From Google + phone.
Senses: examples: text: It will be at least a year or two before Android-based smartphones (Googlephones?) reach any real-world consumers, but when they do, Google will probably offer serious competition to Microsoft, Symbian, and the others.
ref: 2008, John Ross, The Book of Wireless, page 258:
text: Will MySpace do a deal with Google to put social networking and music inside the new GooglePhone?
ref: 2008, Matthew Fraser, Soumitra Dutta, Throwing Sheep in the Boardroom, page 243:
text: Among them are the emergence of 3D browsing and the merging of virtual worlds with reality; the use of smartphones and Googlephones; standardized web connectivity in new televisions with 3D technology; spread of e-readers; […]
ref: 2011, Charles Wankel, Educating Educators with Social Media, page 91:
glosses: Any mobile phone that runs the Android operating system.
Googlephones
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Googlephone
Great Vowel Shift
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Great Vowel Shift
Etymology: Coined by Danish linguist Otto Jespersen.
Senses: examples: text: Because English spelling was becoming standardized in the 15th and 16th centuries, the Great Vowel Shift is responsible for many of the peculiarities of English spelling.
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
phonology
sciences
glosses: A major change in the pronunciation of the English language, affecting the sounds of long vowels, that took place in England between 1350 and 1700.
fingernaily
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more fingernaily
form: most fingernaily
Etymology: From fingernail + -y.
Senses: examples: text: "Without polish on our fingernails are the same colour"
"as the background of the Paula Green issue of Poetry NZ,"
"not the greyed down claret of her eyes and mouth"
"but the fingernaily grey-pink of her ears."
ref: 2000, Anna Jackson, The Long Road to Teatime: Poems by Anna Jackson:
glosses: of, related to, or having the color of fingernails
find another gear
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: finds another gear
form: finding another gear
form: found another gear
form: found another gear
form: find a new gear
Senses: examples: text: But the Devils found another gear in the third period and found the energy that had been lacking throughout a sluggish second period.
ref: 1999 March 26, Tarik El-Bashir, “Hockey: The Devils Tighten Their Grip On First”, in New York Times, retrieved 24 Oct 2015:
text: [I]f the 24-year-old Djokovic wants to replicate or even surpass his 2011 results, he'll have to keep finding another gear.
ref: 2012 January 29, Courtney Nguyen, “Challenged again, Novak Djokovic finds another gear in Australian Open final”, in Sports Illustrated, retrieved 24 Oct 2015:
text: Swimmers talk about finding another gear when they need it.
ref: 2012 July 30, Mark Sappenfield, “Ryan Lochte finishes fourth as other swimmers steal the Olympic show”, in Christian Science Monitor, retrieved 24 Oct 2015:
text: Trailing Kostelic by .017 seconds after her first run, Paerson found another gear on her second trip down the deteriorating course to finish with a combined time of 1min 38.65sec—almost a half-second clear of her Croatian rival.
ref: 2014 January 9, “Skiing: Paerson finds top gear to pip Kostelic”, in Independent, UK, retrieved 24 Oct 2015:
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: To suddenly achieve an extra burst of athletic performance, especially after a sustained period of competitive exertion.
examples: text: Management's ultimate goal is to become one of the world's top five automakers. That will require finding another gear.
ref: 2001 July 8, Frank Gibney Jr., “Hyundai In High Gear”, in Time, retrieved 24 Oct 2015:
text: It's amazing that after seven-plus seasons as one of the most consistently compelling shows on TV, NCIS still finds another gear with certain story arcs.
ref: 2010 November 17, Steve Marsi, “NCIS Review: "Enemies Foreign"”, in TV Fanatic, retrieved 24 Oct 2015:
glosses: To achieve enhanced performance.
Related terms: another string to one's bow
second wind
find a new gear
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: finds a new gear
form: finding a new gear
form: found a new gear
form: found a new gear
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of find another gear.
spreadee
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: spreadees
Etymology: From spread + -ee.
Senses: examples: text: "It's not the spreader we worry about, it's the spreadee. You are the “spreadee.”"
ref: 1976, Jerry Baker (author), Jerry Baker's Fabulous everything, everywhere, indoor, outdoor garden answer book:
glosses: That which is being spread on; the target of spreading.
spreadees
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of spreadee
untunefulness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From untuneful + -ness.
Senses: glosses: Lack of tunefulness.
thrashabillies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of thrashabilly
unattunedness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From unattuned + -ness.
Senses: glosses: The quality of being unattuned.
shit beetle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: shit beetles
Senses: glosses: Synonym of dung beetle.
synonyms: word: dung beetle
halachically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more halachically
form: most halachically
form: halakhically
Etymology: From halachic + -ally.
Senses: glosses: In a halachic manner, i.e., within the bounds of Jewish law
halakhically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more halakhically
form: most halakhically
Etymology: From halakhic + -ally.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of halachically.
sex club
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sex clubs
Senses: glosses: A group or establishment which organizes sex-related activities for its members.
sex clubs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sex club
indominable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈdɒmɪnəbl̩/
ipa: /ɪnˈdɑmɪnəbl̩/
Etymology: Alteration of indomitable under the impression that indomitable in the phrase "indomitable spirit" refers to a "spirit which cannot be dominated".
Senses: glosses: That cannot be dominated.
acmite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: acmites
Etymology: From ἀκμή (akmḗ), meaning "point, edge", for its typically spiky crystals + -ite.
Senses: topics: chemistry
geography
geology
mineralogy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Synonym of aegirine.
synonyms: word: aegirine
queerspeak
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From queer + -speak.
Senses: examples: text: We should drop newspeak in favor of queerspeak: the ways different gay men and lesbians really communicate. Stories fashioned after journal entries, letters to friends, conversations.
ref: 1986 December 7, Marcos Bisticas-Cocoves, “Just the Facts, Miss Thing”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 21, page 11:
glosses: The style of language used by people who are queer, or do not conform to norms of gender and sexuality.
gayspeak
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From gay + -speak.
Senses: glosses: The style of language used by people who are gay, or homosexual.
if it ain't broken, don't fix it
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
acolytate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: acolytates
Etymology: From acolyte + -ate.
Senses: examples: text: Secondly, only men are eligible to be "installed" or "instituted" in the lay ministries of lector and acolyte (c.230 §1). These two ministries used to be among the “minor orders,” but Pope Paul VI suppressed the minor orders and established the lectorate and acolytate as lay ministries in 1972; since that time, lay men—and only men—may be installed (or instituted) as lectors and acolytes (c.230 §1).
ref: 2016, Marie Failinger, Feminism, Law, and Religion, page 352:
topics: Catholicism
Christianity
glosses: The minor order of acolytes.
disposedly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more disposedly
form: most disposedly
Etymology: From disposed + -ly.
Senses: glosses: in a disposed manner; in good order; with measured steps.
acmites
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of acmite
acridian
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: acridians
Senses: glosses: Any of the family Acrididae of grasshoppers, crickets, locusts etc.
acridian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Relating to insects of the family Acrididae
Derived terms: antiacridian
acron
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: acrons
Senses: glosses: Synonym of prostomium.
synonyms: word: prostomium
Related terms: acronal
acrons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of acron
Ivanka
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Czech Ivanka (from Ivana + -ka, q.v.).
Doublet of Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna.
Senses: glosses: A female given name from Czech.
Derived terms: Ivankanomics
Javanka
Related terms: Ivana
Vanna
porron
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: porrons
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish porrón, from Catalan porró, possibly from porro (“leek”) or porra (“mace (weapon)”) because of its bulbous shape.
Senses: examples: text: A porron is a sort of glass bottle with a pointed spout from which a thin jet of wine spurts out whenever you tip it up; you can thus drink from a distance, without touching it with your lips, and it can be passed from hand to hand. I went on strike and demanded a drinking-cup as soon as I saw a porron in use.
ref: 1938 April, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], chapter I, in Homage to Catalonia, London: Secker & Warburg, →OCLC:
text: Turns out the group was enjoying a porron, a communal drinking vessel native to Spain.
ref: 2013 May 6, Kate Parham, “From Spain, a party in a porron”, in Washington Post, archived from the original on 24 Dec 2013:
glosses: A glass container for wine for table use, with a long neck at the top for filling and holding and a long thin spout at the side to enable pouring into the mouth from a distance
wikipedia: Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana
jossup
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of jossop.
krugerrands
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of krugerrand
inheritees
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of inheritee
hyperring
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hyperrings
Etymology: From hyper- + ring.
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: A nonempty set R that supports hyperaddition as an abelian hypergroup with neutral element 0, multiplication as a monoid with identity element one, supports the distributive law, and for which multiplication by zero always yields the result 0.
coinherit
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: coinherits
form: coinheriting
form: coinherited
form: coinherited
form: co-inherit
Etymology: From co- + inherit.
Senses: glosses: to inherit together with other or others; to be one of the inheritors
co-inherit
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: co-inherits
form: co-inheriting
form: co-inherited
form: co-inherited
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of coinherit.
co-inherits
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of co-inherit
co-inheriting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of co-inherit
co-inherited
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of co-inherit
coinherits
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of coinherit
coinheriting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of coinherit
hyperrings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hyperring
bumps in the road
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bump in the road
orangequit
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: orangequits
Etymology: From orange + quit.
Senses: glosses: A monotypic species of tanager (Euneornis campestris) endemic to Jamaica.
ketoles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ketole
kiasis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of kiasi.
kiasus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of kiasu.
paristhmion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: paristhmia
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek παρίσθμιον (parísthmion), from παρά (pará, “beside”) + ἰσθμός (isthmós, “neck, throat”).
Senses: topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: tonsil
paristhmia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of paristhmion
live-trap
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: live-traps
form: live-trapping
form: live-trapped
form: live-trapped
form: livetrap
Etymology: From live + trap.
Senses: glosses: To catch live animals with traps.
live-trap
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: live-traps
form: livetrap
Etymology: From live + trap.
Senses: synonyms: word: catch-'em-alive-O
glosses: A trap designed to catch animals without killing them.
livetrap
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: livetraps
form: livetrapping
form: livetrapped
form: livetrapped
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of live-trap.
livetrap
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: livetraps
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of live-trap.
livetraps
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of livetrap
livetraps
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of livetrap
livetrapping
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of livetrap
livetrapped
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of livetrap
live-traps
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of live-trap
live-traps
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of live-trap
live-trapping
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of live-trap
live-trapped
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of live-trap
Bubs
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /bʌbz/
Senses: glosses: A man's nickname, sometimes a shortening of Bubbles or Bubba.
Bubs
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /bʌbz/
Senses: glosses: plural of Bub
that guy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈðæt ˈɡaɪ/
Forms: form: those guys
Senses: examples: text: “Nobody wants to be that guy that’s on SportsCenter that’s arrested,” Giants defensive tackle Keith Hamilton said. “I definitely don’t want to be that guy.”
ref: 2001, January 23, Bob McGinn, “Different strokes”, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, page 3C
text: Rebekah groaned, covered her eyes with an arm and said: “Aw, I don’t want to be that guy.”
ref: 2008, June 24, Mark LaFlamme, “Superhero Stuff”, Sun Journal, page B1
text: Thankfully though in Canada, an advertising campaign called “Don’t be that guy” has been making rounds across the net. In this campaign, the words are used as such:
ref: 2014, Wan Stephanie Aishah, The V, page 20:
glosses: The stereotypical badly-behaved or stupid person. Often in the phrases "Don't be that guy" or "I don't want to be that guy."
raw_tags: in the negative
Derived terms: don't be that guy
spare no effort
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: spares no effort
form: sparing no effort
form: spared no effort
form: spared no effort
Senses: examples: text: This reflects credit not only on the railway staffs concerned but on the various signalling firms, which have spared no effort to carry out research work, and test and apply, when feasible, every new idea.
ref: 1951 April, T. S. Lascelles, “British Railway Signalling Since 1925”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 232:
glosses: To do everything within one's powers to achieve something.
Related terms: beg, borrow, or steal
go to pains
at pains
go to great lengths
BBBs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of BBB
word associations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of word association
count cards
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: counts cards
form: counting cards
form: counted cards
form: counted cards
Senses: topics: gambling
games
glosses: To keep track of the cards that have been dealt and those that remain in the deck, in order to calculate the likelihood of certain hands in gambling games such as poker and blackjack.
Related terms: card counting
rosha grass
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rosha grasses
Senses: examples: text: I believe that attention paid to the cultivation of Rosha grass would prove remunerative — there are many of these articles of minor forest produce, only awaiting exploitation: the gradual increase in the use of the bark of the "tarwad" (Cassia auriculata) is a case in point.
ref: 1889, The Indian Forester, volume 15, page 379:
glosses: A rose-scented grass used in perfume (Cymbopogon martinii).
Synonyms: palmarosa
counted cards
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of count cards
counts cards
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of count cards
counting cards
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of count cards
mantodean
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From translingual Mantodea + -an.
Senses: glosses: Of or related to the mantids.
mantodean
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mantodeans
Etymology: From translingual Mantodea + -an.
Senses: glosses: A mantid.
mantodeans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mantodean
crash dive
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: crash dives
form: crash-dive
Senses: examples: text: As the crash dive began at 1:50 p.m., the overboard ventilation valve had not been closed, which resulted in tons of water flooding the submarine.
ref: 2000 March 19, Charles M. Cooke, “Letters: Loose Lips, Sinking Ships”, in Washington Post, retrieved 25 Oct 2015:
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: An emergency maneuver by a submarine in which it suddenly descends, especially to considerable depth, usually in order to escape an attack or avoid a collision.
examples: text: In "Icarus's Mother," a skywriter salutes two girls on a beach with the message, "E=MC²," and then swirls into a deadly crash dive.
ref: 1985 October 4, Mel Gussow, “Theater: Three by Sam Shepard”, in New York Times, retrieved 25 Oct 2015:
glosses: A rapid descent by a person or thing, ending in a violent collision.
examples: text: The next routine can be the same as Routine 7 but with the crash dive being replaced with a one-and-three-quarter front somersault tucked (with a tariff of 0.7), making the total tariff 4.8
ref: 1990, Trampolining: The Skills of the Game:
glosses: Three quarters of a front somersault, beginning on the feet and landing on the back.
crash dive
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: crash dives
form: crash diving
form: crash dived
form: crash dove
form: crash dived
form: crash-dive
Senses: examples: text: Cuthburt turned the Grandmere in time to see the U-69 within yards of his ship. Graf wasted no time in taking evasive action, crash diving and turning, barely escaping the Grandmere’s efforts to ram him.
ref: 2012 October 14, Lorna Inness, “Death on the Caribou”, in ChronicleHerald, Halifax, Canada, retrieved 25 Oct 2015:
qualifier: often hyphenated; submarine operation; often hyphenated; submarine operation
glosses: To perform a crash dive.
examples: text: Siegmann was still obliged to crash-dive the sub three more times to escape twelve more bombs.
ref: 2014, Philip Kaplan, Grey Wolves: The U-Boat War, "Sit There and Take It" (Google online preview)
qualifier: often hyphenated; submarine operation; often hyphenated; submarine operation
glosses: To cause (a submarine) to perform a crash dive.
examples: text: At 0640 hours, a Japanese suicide plane crash-dove into the USS Gilligan.
ref: 2008, James Richard Snellen, South Pacific at Seventeen, →ISBN, page 48:
qualifier: often hyphenated
glosses: To rapidly descend, intentionally or accidentally, in a manner that ends in a violent collision.
examples: text: Twenty-two Jap suicide planes sighted destroyer off Okinawa April 16 and for more than two hours bombed and crash-dived the ship in a wild and apparently unorganized attack.
ref: 1945 July 30, John Hersey, “Kamikaze”, in Life, volume 19, number 5, retrieved 28 Oct 2015, page 70:
qualifier: often hyphenated
glosses: To rapidly descend, in a manner that ends in a violent collision with (something).
examples: text: [T]he Japanese have organized a suicide corps of flyers whose mission is to crash-dive their explosives-laden aircraft into ships.
ref: 1945 April 23, “World Battlefronts: Divine Tempests”, in Time, retrieved 25 Oct 2015:
qualifier: often hyphenated
glosses: To cause (something) to descend rapidly, in a manner that ends in a violent collision.
Related terms: nosedive
power dive
dinnering
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of dinner
dinnered
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of dinner
crash-dive
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: crash-dives
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of crash dive.
crash-dive
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: crash-dives
form: crash-diving
form: crash-dived
form: crash-dove
form: crash-dived
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of crash dive.
tapioca pearls
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tapioca pearl
cow's milk
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /kaʊ̯z.mɪlk/
ipa: [ˈkʰaʊ̯zˌmɪɫkʰ]
note: Canadian Vowel Shift
ipa: /ˈkaʊ̯zˌmɛlk/
note: Canadian Vowel Shift
ipa: [ˈkʰaʊ̯zˌmɛɫkʰ]
Forms: form: cow's milks
form: cows' milk
Senses: examples: text: The child is taken off the breast or bottle and fed soya milk or one of the new lactose-free cow’s milks.
ref: 1980, Marina Petropulos, Baby and Child Care Handbook: A Complete Guide for South African Parents, Cape Town: C. Struik Publishers, published 1986, →ISBN, page 83:
text: With so many milks on the market these days, how do you decide which is best for you? Most have a similar protein and calcium content, with the main difference being fat content. Here is a brief run-down of cow’s milks: […]
ref: 2016, Chrissy Freer, Real Delicious: 100+ Wholefood Recipes for Health and Wellness, Sydney, N.S.W.: Murdoch Books, →ISBN, page 170, column 2:
text: Plant milks are a boon for people who cannot tolerate cow’s milk, as are lactose-free and lactose-reduced cow’s milks.
ref: 2017, Elizabeth M. Ward, Expect the Best: Your Guide to Healthy Eating Before, During, and After Pregnancy, Nashville, Tenn.: Turner Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 109:
synonyms: word: cowmilk
word: milk
word: moo juice
glosses: A white liquid produced by the mammary glands of a cow, and used as food by humans.
wikipedia: cow's milk
Related terms: goatmilk
human milk
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Breast milk.
syncopial
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: A patient who has experienced a syncopial episode may faint again soon after recovery.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: of, or related to the loss of consciousness
bronyism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From brony + -ism.
Senses: examples: text: Tens of thousands of adults around the globe have been drawn into the land of Equetria—into bronyism.
ref: 2013, Drew McLachlan, "Nothing phony behind bronies", The Navigator (Vancouver Island University), Volume 44, Issue 12, 6 March 2013 - 19 March 2013, page 9
text: My introduction to Bronyism brought me out of, as mentioned prior, a very dark place.
ref: 2013, Will Martin, "Proud To Be A Brony: How My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Changed My Life", Summer/Fall 2013, page 10
text: The Bronies like to challenge their skeptics to just watch one episode – you never know when your Bronyism might come out.
ref: 2013 August 15, Audra Stamp, “Pony Tales: An unexpected fandom”, in North Texas Daily, University of North Texas:
topics: lifestyle
glosses: The community, culture, or philosophy of bronies.
shitgoblin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: shitgoblins
Etymology: Shitgibbon compound of shit + goblin.
Senses: examples: text: OK, NOW, THE ONLY THING THAT'S GOING TO GO DOWN DUE TO DEMAND IS THIS SHITGOBLIN'S FACE IN THE CEMENT!
ref: 2000 March 11, CLF93 [username], “Re: **NEW VERSION** MindBender v1.2 4434”, in alt.horror.cthulu (Usenet):
text: Try to talk about hacking, ShitGobliN.
ref: 2000 June 6, Seig Hailie Selassie [username], “Re: ahm - I Smell Frying Haxor Butts”, in alt.hackers.malicious (Usenet):
text: Gee shitgoblin, what day did YOU receive your notice to report?
ref: 2005 April 17, Venger [username], “Re: Iraq Inching Closer to Civil War”, in alt.sports.football.pro.dallas-cowboys (Usenet):
glosses: A rude, obnoxious, or contemptible person.
shitgoblins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shitgoblin
bumper music
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: broadcasting
media
glosses: short clips of signature or theme music used to buffer transitions between programming elements of the radio broadcast
monoverse
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: monoverses
Etymology: Blend of mono- + universe
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: A single universe of the multiverse.
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: A stand-alone universe; an autonomous universe.
monoverse
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: monoverses
Etymology: From mono- + verse.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of mono-verse.
mono-verse
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mono-verses
Etymology: From mono- + verse.
Senses: examples: text: It may be mentioned, in this connection, that while the melodies in GrameGeya and the Aranyaka are based on mono-verses those in the Uha and Rahasya are elaborated generally on tfcas, triple Tcas, from the Uttara Arcika of the Samaveda.
ref: 1973, प्रतिहारसूत्रम्:
text: In many places trcas are divided into ekarcas, hymns of mono-verses; maybe this MS follows a different version of SV.
ref: 2002, Harvard Oriental Series - Volume 2; Volume 58:
text: However, the notes would remain unchanged and thus perceived as a mono-verse, a verset or a stanza (not only for a poet, but also for a prose writer), leaving enough possibilities for mutual creation with a recipient.
ref: 2014 September, N Naumenko, “The Short Story Through the Prism of Literary Mastery”, in Comparative Literature:
topics: literature
media
publishing
glosses: A poem or song consisting of a single verse.
buka puasa
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbʊkə ˈpwɑsə/
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Malay, from buka (“to open”) + puasa (“fasting”) - comparable to breakfast.
Senses: examples: text: The buka puasa functions which flourish during the fasting month have become the latest addition to the Malaysian way of life.
ref: 1990 April 24, The Straits Times, page 29:
text: Experience Singapore’s traditional Buka Puasa favourites from the Halal Chinese, Malay and Indian show kitchens during the Muslim fasting month, Ramadan.
ref: 2005 October 7, The Business Times, page 32:
text: They are pulling out all the stops by offering special buka puasa menus and dishes to tantalise the tastebuds of diners.
ref: 2015, Paige Lim, The Straits Times:
topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: Relating to iftar.
chilli crab
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈt͡ʃɪli kɹæb/
Forms: form: chilli crabs
form: chili crab
Etymology: Compound of chilli + crab.
Senses: examples: text: Mr Lim’s family lays claim to being the first to invent chilli crab here in 1956.
ref: 2000 November 23, Ong Wan Shu, The Straits Times:
text: But for that special meal, Singapore chilli crab (spicy chilli and tomato-based crab stir-fry dish; see the recipe), black pepper crab (sweet and spicy chilli and black pepper-based stir fry dish) or simple steamed crab (all using mud crab) are much-loved treats.
ref: 2003, Su-Lyn Tan, World Food Malaysia & Singapore, page 55:
text: The list that emerged was intriguing - durians, chilli crab, Electronic Road Pricing (ERP), parking coupons, memorable Singlish words like "chope" and "lah", "uncles" and "aunties", "mama shop".
ref: 2015 February 7, The Business Times:
glosses: A dish originated and popularized in Singapore, made up of stir-fried crab cooked in a semi-thick sweet and savoury tomato- and chilli-based sauce.
Wadowice
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A city in southern Poland, in the eastern part of Silesian Foothills.
for $500, Alex
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Etymology: From the US game show Jeopardy!, formerly hosted by Alex Trebek.
Senses: examples: I'll take things that never happened for $500, Alex. (Meaning you are guessing the event the speaker is referencing never actually happened.)
glosses: This is my guess.
wikipedia: Alex Trebek
dorkazoid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dorkazoids
Etymology: From dork + -a- + -(z)oid.
Senses: glosses: An utter dork.
Related terms: creepazoid
freakazoid
geekazoid
nutzoid
scuzzoid
sleazoid
sunwarmed
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From sun + warmed.
Senses: examples: text: She shivered in the July sunshine, putting out her hand to touch the sunwarmed stones of the house to steady herself.
ref: 1999, Sian James, Two Loves, page 198:
glosses: Slightly heated by exposure to the sun
why God invented
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: examples: text: I do not, however, wish to be awakened by Stevie Wonder and that is why God invented alarm clocks.
ref: 1994, Fran Lebowitz, The Fran Lebowitz Reader, page 138:
text: It's not your job. That's why God invented cops.
ref: 1999, Denise Dietz, Footprints in the Butter: An Ingrid Beaumont Mystery, page 74:
text: Most men don't make enough money to buy all the tools they need all at once, which is why God invented revolving debt. Sometimes, though, men actually hit their credit limits, which is why God invented garage sales.
ref: 2005, W. Bruce Cameron, How to Remodel a Man, page 127:
text: He likes dark, emotionally angry music. I like pop, upbeat, happy songs. That's why God invented 12 different pre-set stations.
ref: 2008, Laurie Frey, Cindy Dupree, Eric Coble, Unbeatable: The Whole Story, page 26:
glosses: The reason for something (specified) existing; the purpose fulfilled by something.
neopositivism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From neo- + positivism.
Senses: examples: text: That the analysis of scientific progress provides us with clues which are interesting from the humanistic point of view is the central idea of many antimetaphysical and antireligious doctrines such as positivism, neopositivism, scientific materialism, and the different versions of scientific naturalism widespread in the contemporary intellectual arena.
ref: 2000, Mariano Artigas, The Mind of the Universe, Templeton Foundation Press, →ISBN, page 55:
glosses: A resurgent positivism, or an updated version of it.
Derived terms: neopositivist
neopositivist
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more neopositivist
form: most neopositivist
form: neo-positivist
Etymology: From neo- + positivist.
Senses: examples: text: Written by accretion rather than from a single author's interpretation Wikipedia has a neo-positivist mania for facts that devalues interpretation in depth, yet in matching Friedrich's review against Nabokov it also shows that it is far from neutral.
ref: 2012 March 16, Edward Tenner, “Why Wikipedia's Fans Shouldn't Gloat”, in The Atlantic:
text: The neo-positivist stance is by far the dominant discourse of our age. Roughly put, it sees the world as an orderly cosmos. It believes that humans can navigate, deal with and master it to their advantage, and that knowledge (particularly scientific knowledge) can curb the anxiety and uncertainty of living-and-dying.
ref: 2017, Manu Bazzano, Zen and Therapy: Heretical Perspectives, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 14:
glosses: Of or relating to neopositivism.
neopositivist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: neopositivists
form: neo-positivist
Etymology: From neo- + positivist.
Senses: glosses: An adherent of neopositivism.
vertical kampong
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvɜːtɪkəl ˈkʌmpɔŋ/
ipa: /-oŋ/
Forms: form: vertical kampongs
form: vertical kampung
Etymology: From vertical (referring to high-rise buildings) + kampong.
Senses: examples: text: I am happy to note that the National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre (NVPC) is going to promote informal volunteerism through the Vertical Kampong initiative.
ref: 2011 January 25, Goh Chok Tong, “Speech by Mr Goh Chok Tong, Senior Minister, at the opening plenary of the 21st International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) World Volunteer Conference”, in National Council of Social Service, archived from the original on 06 Mar 2016:
text: That’s why NVPC has a programme called “Vertical Kampung” — to recapture the spirit of the kampong in our high-rise jungles.
ref: 2012, “Reclaiming Singapore's Lost Soul: An Interview with Stanley Tan”, in Singapore Management University, retrieved 25 Oct 2015:
text: They are the most powerful asset, said one of the radio show’s panellists, Jason Ng, who oversees Vertical Kampong, an initiative that aims to raise the kampong spirit by promoting neighbourhood-based volunteerism.
ref: 2014 February 10, “Community building, the Singapore way”, in National University of Singapore, archived from the original on 01 Dec 2015:
glosses: A programme that aims to instill a sense of social cohesion in communities living in high-rise apartments through informal volunteerism.
examples: text: The “vertical kampong” that is being planned in Woodlands will bring together homes, shops, clinics, childcare and eldercare services, a hawker centre, gardens and public spaces under one roof.
ref: 2013 August 17, Feng Zhengkun, “Woodlands to get "vertical kampong"”, in The Straits Times, retrieved 25 Oct 2015:
text: And just last month, in my own constituency in Woodlands, I launched the new integrated development next to Admiralty MRT station, described as a vertical kampong where exciting integration of various kinds of diverse facilities, health, childcare, and elderly living, a hawker centre and a community plaza all in one development.
ref: 2013 August 19, Khaw Boon Wan, “Speech by Minister Khaw Boon Wan at the HDB Exhibition 2013”, in Ministry of National Development, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2016:
text: But “vertical kampung” suggests something different – more greenery, I assume, being infused with everyday living, multi-generational arrangements, and amenities and other provisions all in the same place.
ref: 2015 June 30, “Can We Nurture Kampung Spirit in Singapore?”, in Challenge, archived from the original on 06 Jul 2015:
glosses: An integrated high-rise complex with public facilities such as housing, health care, and hawker centres.
adipopexis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From adipo- + πῆξις (pêxis, “fixation”).
Senses: topics: medicine
physiology
sciences
glosses: The storage of fat in tissue.
Wendel Sea
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Wendel Sea
form: Wendel sea
form: Wendel-Sea
form: Wendel-sea
Etymology: Partial calque of Old English Wendelsǣ (“The Mediterranean Sea”, literally “The Vandal Sea”).
Senses: examples: text: From the river Danais (Tanais) westward to the river Rhine, which takes its rise in the Alps, whence it runs northward to the arm of the ocean that surrounds Britannia, and south to the river Donua or Danube, whose source is near that of the Rhine, and runs eastward in the north of Greece, till it empties itself into the Wendel sea, or Mediterranean, and north even unto the ocean, which men call Cwen sea (or the White sea). Within this are many nations, and the whole of this tract of country is called Germany.
ref: 1807, Ezekiel Blomfield, A general view of the world:
text: That same year Charles succeeded to the western kingdom, and to all the kingdom on this side the Wendel sea, and beyond this sea, in like manner as his great-grand-father had it, with the exception of the Lid-wiccas.
ref: 1852, Alfred (England, King), The Whole Works
text: He invariably names this sea the Wendel Sea.
ref: 1859, Paulus Orosius, Joseph Bosworth, Robert Thomas Hampson, King Alfred's Anglo-Saxon Version of the Compendium:
text: There many a proud one at Wendel-sea Stood on the shore. They severally hastened Over the mark-paths, band after band, And then they loaded with battle-sarks, With shields and spears, with mail-clad warriors,[…]
ref: 1911, Judith Elene, Athelstan:
qualifier: Anglo-Saxon
glosses: The Mediterranean Sea.
kampong spirit
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: In the [Malayan] Union, kampong people have the kampong spirit, and in rural Singapore villagers must have the village spirit in order to improve their living condition.
ref: 1946 November 16, R. B. Ooi, “Village Life in Singapore”, in The Malaya Tribune, Singapore: Malaya Tribune Press, →OCLC, page 4, column 5:
text: Some of that kampong spirit still survives in the clean, orderly HDB estates today. But for the most part, Malay-Muslim families depend on their own immediate members.
ref: 1994, Zuraidah Ibrahim, Muslims in Singapore: A Shared Vision, Singapore: Published for Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura [Islamic Religious Council of Singapore] by Times Editions, →ISBN, page 34:
text: Attempts to re-ignite the kampong spirit of community were evident at every turn.
ref: 2006, Neil Humphreys, chapter 1, in Final Notes from a Great Island: A Farewell Tour of Singapore, Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Editions, →ISBN, page 14:
text: Everyone needs someone. When the kampong spirit is in evidence, nobody needs to feel alone or abandoned.
ref: 2013, Josephine Chia, “Foreword”, in Kampong Spirit: Gotong Royong: Life in Potong Pasir, 1955 to 1965, Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Editions, →ISBN, page 11:
text: He says the talk about kampong spirit is worse than nostalgia. "If it's only nostalgic, you just feel romantic about it and you're done with that."
ref: 2018, Simon Vincent, quoting Chua Beng Huat, “The Liberal’s Nightmare: Chua Beng Huat”, in The Naysayer’s Book Club: 26 Singaporeans You Need to Know, Singapore: Epigram Books, →ISBN:
glosses: Dated spelling of kampung spirit.
Tigran
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Dikran
Etymology: Borrowed from Armenian Տիգրան (Tigran).
Senses: glosses: A male given name from Armenian.
Related terms: Tigranes
brickety-brack
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Assorted low-value items; ordinary objects.
Synonyms: bric-a-brac
signs of the times
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sign of the times
ash pit
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ash pits
Senses: examples: text: The new locomotive ash handling installation consists of an ash pit 210 ft. long and the ash plant.
ref: 1952 February, “Improvements at Dunfermline M.P.D.”, in Railway Magazine, page 93:
glosses: Alternative form of ashpit.
flying bishops
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of flying bishop
barftastic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more barftastic
form: most barftastic
Etymology: From barf + -tastic.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of disgusting.
synonyms: word: disgusting
change-ups
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈtʃeɪndʒʌps/
Senses: glosses: plural of change-up
vermentino
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: vermentinos
Senses: examples: text: It’s made from vermentino, a white grape that flourishes across the Mediterranean thanks to its ability to soak up heat without losing its acidic zip and bite, and here is rooted on the border of Liguria and Tuscany south of Genoa.
ref: 2015 October 25, David Williams, “Three wines to enjoy with Italian food”, in The Observer:
glosses: Vermentino (grape or wine)
gegenpressing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From German, popularised by Ralf Rangnick (1958–), German football manager.
Senses: examples: text: Not the kind of player you’d associate with the frenzied gegenpressing for which Jürgen Klopp’s name is a byword, the striker’s non-future with Liverpool is expected to be thrashed out by his agent Mino Raiola and Klopp in what the Rumour Mill imagines will be a fairly short conversation.
ref: 2015 October 26, Barry Glendenning, “Football transfer rumours: Pep Guardiola to manage Chelsea?”, in The Guardian:
topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
lifestyle
soccer
sports
synonyms: counterpressing
glosses: A tactic in which a team, after losing possession of the ball, immediately attempts to win back possession, rather than falling back to regroup.
gegenpressing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: From German, popularised by Ralf Rangnick (1958–), German football manager.
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of gegenpress
no-bail
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: no bail
Senses: examples: text: "Now I had a no-bail warrant out on me at this time. That means they have to arrest you. They have to take you into custody."
ref: 2015, Kelly Ray Knight, Addicted. Pregnant. Poor.:
topics: law
glosses: (of a warrant, detainment, or hold) that requires to deny bail
no bail
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of no-bail.
intershrub
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From inter- + shrub.
Senses: examples: text: These cells are classified as either shrub or intershrub to reflect the different hydrologic properties of these surfaces.
ref: 2003, John F. Shroder, Michael P. Bishop, Integration of Computer Modeling and Field Observations in Geomorphology:
glosses: Between shrubs.
ultraprogressive
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -ɛsɪv
Forms: form: more ultraprogressive
form: most ultraprogressive
form: ultra-progressive
Etymology: From ultra- + progressive.
Senses: examples: text: The central character, Prof. Laurie Jameson, teaches literature at a small, elite, ultraprogressive liberal arts college in New England — it boasts the first transgender dorm in America.
ref: 2015 October 22, Sylviane Gold, “Review: ‘Third,’ in Hartford, Examines Shakespeare, Pain and Political Correctness”, in New York Times:
glosses: Very progressive.
ultraprogressive
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -ɛsɪv
Forms: form: ultraprogressives
form: ultra-progressive
Etymology: From ultra- + progressive.
Senses: glosses: A person who has very progressive views.
ultra-progressive
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more ultra-progressive
form: most ultra-progressive
Etymology: From ultra- + progressive.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of ultraprogressive.
stainlesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of stainless
stalworths
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of stalworth
stanyel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: stanyels
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of staniel.
stapedii
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /stəˈpi.diˌaɪ/
Senses: glosses: plural of stapedius
statives
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of stative
steadiers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of steadier
steddy
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Obsolete form of steady.
steddy
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: steddies
form: steddying
form: steddied
form: steddied
Senses: glosses: Obsolete form of steady.
steddied
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of steddy
steddies
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of steddy
steddying
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of steddy
stemmas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of stemma
CHA
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: qualifier: roleplaying games
glosses: Initialism of charisma point.
CHA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Abbreviation of Charlotte: a city in North Carolina, United States.
glosses: Initialism of Children's Hospital Association.
figure of eight
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: figures of eight
form: figure-of-eight
Senses: synonyms: word: figure eight
glosses: The shape or form of an 8 (eight).
topics: caving
climbing
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
synonyms: figure-eight
figure-8
glosses: A device for abseiling, so-called for its shape.
glosses: A type of knot.
eastly
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more eastly
form: most eastly
Etymology: From east + -ly.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of easterly.
synonyms: word: easterly
eastly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more eastly
form: most eastly
Etymology: From east + -ly.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of easterly.
synonyms: word: easterly
westly
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more westly
form: most westly
Etymology: From west + -ly.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of westerly.
synonyms: word: westerly
westly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more westly
form: most westly
Etymology: From west + -ly.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of westerly.
synonyms: word: westerly
northly
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more northly
form: most northly
Etymology: From north + -ly.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of northerly.
synonyms: word: northerly
northly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more northly
form: most northly
Etymology: From north + -ly.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of northerly.
synonyms: word: northerly
almagras
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of almagra
ashiko
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ashikos
Senses: topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: A conical drum with one open end and a head on the wide end, originating in Yoruba music.
ashiko
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ashiko
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 足甲 (ashikō).
Senses: glosses: A claw-like piece attached to one's foot, used for climbing, originating among the ninjas of Japan.
dictamina
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /dɪkˈtæ.mɪ.nə/
Senses: glosses: plural of dictamen
SSED
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: NASA
aerospace
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
space-science
glosses: Initialism of Solar System Exploration Division, a division at NASA.
SMPG
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: NASA
aerospace
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
space-science
glosses: Initialism of Small Mission Program Group, a division for missions with a small budget at NASA.
gravity-assists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹævɪti əˈsɪsts/
Senses: glosses: plural of gravity-assist
gravity assists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹævɪti əˈsɪsts/
Senses: glosses: plural of gravity assist