cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
Tomé
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: head_nr: 2
glosses: A commune and city in Chile.
head_nr: 2
glosses: A former department of Chile.
cartilagelike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From cartilage + -like.
Senses: examples: text: The patient's liver contained cartilagelike tissue.
glosses: Resembling cartilage.
Related terms: cartilaginous
calcein
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Blend of calcium + fluorescein
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A fluorescent dye, with chemical formula C₃₀H₂₆N₂O₁₃; related to fluorescein; used in some contexts as a calcium indicator
Derived terms: dihydrocalcein
blebbing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of bleb
blebbed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of bleb
calceins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of calcein
A/C
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: A/Cs
form: AC
Etymology: All such senses are by shortening of one type or another (for example, abbreviations, initialisms, or clippings).
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of account.
glosses: Initialism of account current.
examples: Holonym: HVAC
glosses: Initialism of air conditioning.
glosses: Initialism of alternating current
caprolactone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: caprolactones
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A cyclic ester with the chemical formula C₆H₁₀O₂
Derived terms: polycaprolactone
caprolactones
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of caprolactone
carbenoxolone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌkɑɹ.bɪˈnɑk.səˌloʊn/
Etymology: From carb(oxy) + enoxolone.
Senses: topics: chemistry
medicine
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
pharmacology
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A synthetic derivative of glycyrrhizinic acid having the chemical formula C₃₄H₅₀O₇; used as a drug for treatment of various conditions including esophageal inflammation.
adrenaline rushes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of adrenaline rush
facty
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From fact + -y. Doublet of factic.
Senses: examples: text: A 'facty' article on 'The Political Condition of Spain'.
ref: 1883 November 2, Pall Mall Gazette, page 5 i, as cited in the Oxford English Dictionary, 1st edition, volume 4, published 1901, page 15
text: The attribution is probably wrong, said Thomas, but the tradition of his being a painter was interesting if we considered the specially artistic character of the 3rd gospel, as against the purely facty nature of the other two synoptics, or the mystical nature of the 4th.
ref: 1931, C.S. Lewis, The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, volume 2, page 9:
glosses: Consisting principally of facts
Synonyms: factful
Derived terms: factiness
Related terms: factual
factitious
factic
truthy
factiness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From facty + -ness.
Senses: examples: text: He is a most cordial lover of purity and truth, but the angular factiness of his pursuits has kept him at too cold a distance from the spirit world.
ref: 1879, John Muir, Letters to a Friend, published 1915, page 128:
glosses: The state of being full of, or solely concerned with, facts
Synonyms: factfulness
Related terms: factuality
facticity
truthiness
Mary Celeste
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Marie Celeste
Etymology: Mary + Celeste.
From an American-flagged brigantine by this name that was found drifting and deserted in the Atlantic Ocean in 1872. The disappearance of the crew and passengers has never been satisfactorily explained.
Senses: topics: nautical
transport
glosses: An American sailing ship found deserted and adrift while under sail in the Atlantic in 1872.
Mary Celeste
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Mary Celestes
form: Marie Celeste
Etymology: Mary + Celeste.
From an American-flagged brigantine by this name that was found drifting and deserted in the Atlantic Ocean in 1872. The disappearance of the crew and passengers has never been satisfactorily explained.
Senses: glosses: A ship found empty of all people, in good condition, seemingly abandoned on the high seas; a ghost ship.
Synonyms: Flying Dutchman
ghost ship
Flying Dutchman
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˌflaɪ.ɪŋ ˈdʌtʃ.mən/
Forms: form: the Flying Dutchman
Etymology: From flying + Dutchman.
Senses: topics: arts
folklore
history
human-sciences
literature
media
nautical
publishing
sciences
transport
glosses: A mythical Dutch-flagged ghost clipper that is very fast sailing, and never makes it to port, seen on the high seas, where be hailed, occupants request information on persons long dead, or leave messages for said people. In European naval folklore, it was considered to portend bad luck.
Flying Dutchman
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˌflaɪ.ɪŋ ˈdʌtʃ.mən/
Forms: form: Flying Dutchmen
Etymology: From flying + Dutchman.
Senses: synonyms: Mary Celeste
ghost ship
glosses: A ghost ship similar to the Flying Dutchman; a ghost ship.
POUM
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: P.O.U.M.
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish or Catalan POUM.
Senses: examples: text: We had got to defend the P.O.U.M. buildings if they were attacked, but the P.O.U.M. leaders had sent instructions that we were to stand on the defensive and not open fire if we could possibly avoid it.
ref: 1938 April, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Homage to Catalonia, London: Secker & Warburg, →OCLC:
glosses: Workers' Party of Marxist Unification, an anti-Stalinist, revolutionary, communist party formed in Spain in 1935, which was active during the Spanish Civil War.
anarcho-syndicalist
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From anarcho- + syndicalist.
Senses: examples: text: an anarcho-syndicalist commune
glosses: Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating anarcho-syndicalism.
anarcho-syndicalist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: anarcho-syndicalists
Etymology: From anarcho- + syndicalist.
Senses: glosses: A person who advocates anarcho-syndicalism.
nuntius
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nuntii
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin nūntius (“messenger”).
Senses: topics: entertainment
lifestyle
theater
synonyms: nuncius
glosses: A messenger.
topics: Catholicism
Christianity
Roman-Catholicism
glosses: A nuncio.
Father Frost
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Calque of Russian Дед Моро́з (Ded Moróz), literally "Grandfather Frost".
Senses: glosses: In Slavic culture, a traditional Yuletide gift-bearing character.
Synonyms: Ded Moroz
Related terms: Jack Frost
Santa Claus
Father Christmas
General Winter
Snegurochka
Kallikantzaros
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Kallikantzaroi
Etymology: Borrowed from Greek καλλικάντζαρος (kallikántzaros).
Senses: glosses: In Greek and Cypriot culture, a traditional Yuletide gift-bearing character, resembling a goblin.
Sseses
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: The Ssese Islands
go-karts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of go-kart
good old boys
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: good ol' boys
form: good ole boys
Senses: glosses: plural of good old boy
good-for-nothings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of good-for-nothing
grandads
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of grandad
granulocytic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: enpr: grăn′yə-lō-sĭt′ĭk
ipa: /ˌɡɹan.jə.ləʊˈsɪt.ɪk/
note: Received Pronunciation, conservatism
ipa: /ˌɡɹæn.jə.ləʊˈsɪt.ɪk/
ipa: /ˌɡɹæn.jə.loʊˈsɪt.ɪk/
ipa: /ˌɡɹæn.jə.ləʉˈsɪt.ɪk/
ipa: /ˌɡɹɛn.jə.lɐʉˈsət.ək/
ipa: /ˌɡɹan.jə.loˈsɪt.ɪk/
ipa: /ˌɡɾan.ju.loːˈsɪʈ.ɪk/
rhymes: -ɪtɪk
Etymology: From granulocyte + -ic.
Senses: glosses: Of, or pertaining to, granulocytes.
Derived terms: agranulocytic
paucigranulocytic
progranulocytic
all-knowing
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From all- + knowing.
Senses: examples: text: Near-synonyms: all-seeing, omnivident
text: She waited on her horse passive and all-knowing.
ref: 1974, John Boorman, Zardoz, London: Pan Books, page 19:
synonyms: omniscient
glosses: Knowing everything: all facts, all actions taken by everyone, and so on.
Related terms: omnipotent
all-powerful
omnipresent
ever-present
grown-ups
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of grown-up
grudger
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: grudgers
Etymology: From grudge + -er.
Senses: glosses: Someone who holds a grudge.
grudgers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of grudger
Guenther
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Guenthers
Etymology: From German Guenther (= Günther).
Senses: glosses: A surname.
glosses: A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States.
guildhall
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: guildhalls
form: gildhall
Etymology: From guild + hall.
Senses: glosses: A hall where a guild or corporation usually assembles.
glosses: A town hall.
Synonyms: sense: headquarters of a town guild
word: hanse
sense: headquarters of a town guild
english: merchant guilds
translation: merchant guilds
word: hanse-house
guildhalls
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of guildhall
Guinnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Guinness
bishop's collars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bishop's collar
gymkhanas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gymkhana
gastrostomies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gastrostomy
oolong
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈuː.lʊŋ/
ipa: /ˈoː.loŋ/
Forms: form: oolongs
Etymology: 1850s. From either Mandarin 烏龍 /乌龙 (wūlóng) due to hypercorrection, or directly from Hokkien 烏龍 /乌龙 (o͘-liông), from 烏 /乌 (o͘, “black”) + 龍 /龙 (liông, “dragon”). See also pouchong from Hokkien 包種茶 /包种茶 (pau-chióng-tê, literally “tea of the wrapped kind”).
Senses: examples: text: Flavour and aroma of semi-fermented teas is dictated by the extent of fermentation and, for this reason, oolong has a considerably stronger flavour than pouchong, which undergoes a significantly shorter fermentation.
ref: 1994, A. Varnam, J. M. Sutherland, Beverages: Technology, Chemistry and Microbiology, page 187:
glosses: A partially fermented tea, often roasted, which combines the characteristics of green tea and black tea.
Derived terms: oolong tea
Related terms: pouchong
souchong
handedly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more handedly
form: most handedly
Etymology: From handed + -ly.
Senses: examples: text: The squirt was hitting 25-foot jumpers handedly, although she wasn't one for that whole dribbling thing.
ref: 2004, Michael Hilburn, Travel Diary, Bolivia, Trafford Publishing, illustrated, page 75
text: In the end, there was nothing that Frost could do to defeat Sessions, who won handedly by 56 to 44 percent.
ref: 2005, Sunil Ahuja, Robert E. Dewhirst, The Road to Congress 2004, Nova Publishers,, →ISBN, page 49:
text: SK won handedly, placing 5ᵗʰ in the nation on this night.
ref: 2006, D. Blue, S. K. Black, The Velvet Machine: A Plush Collection of Unshaven Essays, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 185:
glosses: Easily; with ease; misconstruction of handily.
Related terms: back-handedly
bare-handedly
bloody-handedly
both-handedly
cack-handedly
clean-handedly
cross-handedly
deft-handedly
double-handedly
empty-handedly
even-handedly
fair-handedly
fore-handedly
four-handedly
free-handedly
full-handedly
ham-handedly
hard-handedly
heavy-handedly
high-handedly
horny-handedly
iron handedly
iron-handedly
large-handedly
left-handedly
level-handedly
light-handedly
loose-handedly
many-handedly
mob-handedly
naked-handedly
neat-handedly
off-handedly
one-handedly
open-handedly
red-handedly
right-handedly
second-handedly
short-handedly
side-handedly
single-handedly
strong-handedly
sure-handedly
tender-handedly
two-handedly
under-handedly
white-handedly
whole-handedly
ultrasonographic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From ultrasonography + -ic.
Senses: glosses: Of, pertaining to, or produced by ultrasonography
Derived terms: neuro-ultrasonographic
non-ultrasonographic
harbourage
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: harbourages
Etymology: From harbour + -age.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of harborage.
harbourages
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of harbourage
harborage
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: harborages
form: harbourage
Etymology: From harbor + -age.
Senses: topics: nautical
transport
glosses: A place for refuge for a vessel.
examples: text: A. The exterior of the premises and all structures thereon shall be kept free of all nuisances, unsanitary conditions and fire or safety hazards in the public areas and any of the foregoing shall be removed and abated promptly by the owner or manager.
B. Without limiting the generality of Subsection A, the maintenance includes: . . . (3) Keeping the premises free of conditions conducive to infestation by vermin or insects, such as rodent harborages or stagnant water, and other known sources of infestation.
ref: 2016, Jersey City, N.J. Code of Ordinances § 254-43. - Maintenance of exterior of premises:
text: Even with little notice of the meeting at which Waste Management's application was approved, Appellants' attorney appeared and presented documents describing problems with the proposed plan, including concerns relating to traffic, pollution and flooding, and problems with potential insect, rodent, and bird harborage and attraction to the site.
ref: 1997, Eastern Consolidation & Distribution Servs., Inc. v. Bd. of Comm'rs of Hampden Twp., 701 A.2d 621, 624 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1997) (Jiuliante, J., writing for a unanimous court)
topics: law
glosses: A condition on land favorable to infestation by animals considered pests.
glosses: A place of shelter or entertainment.
harborages
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of harborage
harbormaster
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: harbormasters
form: harbour master
form: harbourmaster
form: harbor master
Etymology: From harbor + master.
Senses: topics: nautical
transport
glosses: An official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port.
harbormasters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of harbormaster
harbourmaster
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: harbourmasters
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of harbormaster.
harbourmasters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of harbourmaster
hang-glider
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hang-gliders
Senses: examples: text: When the wind is in the right direction, hang-gliders launch themselves giddily into space from the precipitous bank.
ref: 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 102:
glosses: Alternative form of hang glider.
hang-gliders
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hang-glider
hang glide
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: hang glides
form: hang gliding
form: hang glided
form: hang glided
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of hang-glide.
hatboxes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hatbox
hazels
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hazel
H-bombs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of H-bomb
head count
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: head counts
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of headcount.
head counts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of head count
head-hunter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: head-hunters
form: headhunter
form: head hunter
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of headhunter.
head-hunters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of head-hunter
head-shrinkers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of head-shrinker
he-men
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of he-man
hgwy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hgwys
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of highway.
hgwys
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hgwy
hiccupping
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of hiccup
hiccupping
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hiccuppings
Senses: glosses: The making of a hiccup noise.
hiccupped
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of hiccup
hidings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hiding
hi-fis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hi-fi
highroads
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of highroad
hitch-hikes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of hitch-hike
hitch-hiking
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of hitch-hike
hitch-hiked
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of hitch-hike
hitch-hikers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hitch-hiker
holidaymakers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of holidaymaker
deterged
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of deterge
homoeotherm
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: homoeotherms
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: Alternative form of homoiotherm.
Related terms: homeothermic
homethermy
endotherm
homoeotherms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of homoeotherm
deterges
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of deterge
hyperovulation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From hyper- + ovulation.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: The release of multiple eggs during ovulation
honor roll
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: honor rolls
form: honour roll
Senses: topics: education
glosses: A list of high-achieving students at a university or college.
honor rolls
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of honor roll
hovercrafts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hovercraft
huffs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /hʌfs/
rhymes: -ʌfs
Senses: glosses: plural of huff
huffs
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /hʌfs/
rhymes: -ʌfs
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of huff
hyaenas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hyaena
hyperboloidal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -ɔɪdəl
Etymology: From hyperboloid + -al.
Senses: glosses: Having the shape or form of a hyperboloid.
houmus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of hummus.
hoummos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of hummus.
hoummous
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of hummus.
hommos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of hummus.
Advent calendars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Advent calendar
Christmas stocking
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Christmas stockings
Etymology: Christmas + stocking
Senses: glosses: A stocking hung up by a child on Christmas Eve to be filled with gifts, ostensibly by Santa Claus.
Christmas stockings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Christmas stocking
club sandwiches
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of club sandwich
totipotent
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more totipotent
form: most totipotent
Etymology: Early 20th century: from Latin totus (“whole, entire”) + potent.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: Exhibiting totipotency
Related terms: totipalmate
keps
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of kep
gonadotropinic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -ɪnɪk
Forms: form: more gonadotropinic
form: most gonadotropinic
Etymology: From gonadotropin + -ic.
Senses: glosses: Of, pertaining to, or caused by gonadotropin
rummage sales
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rummage sale
libecci
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of libeccio
luggable
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: luggables
Etymology: From lug + -able.
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: An early portable computer, similar to a desktop computer.
examples: text: The number of pocket or hand-held computers will grow, while the number of luggables will decline.
ref: 1991, Thomas F Wheeler, Professional Workstations:
text: Witness the speed with which so-called luggable systems became portables, and portables became laptops.
ref: 1994, Michel Banâtre, Peter A Lee, Hardware and Software Architectures for Fault Tolerance:
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: An early portable computer, heavier than the modern laptop.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A portable computer that can be easily carried and moved, but cannot easily be used during travel.
luggables
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of luggable
subcycle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: subcycles
form: sub-cycle
Etymology: From sub- + cycle.
Senses: examples: text: Hence there were two subcycles contained within the fundamental cycle.
ref: 1993, Rober G. Radwin, Mei Li Lin, “An analytical method for characterizing repetitive motion and postural stress using spectral analysis”, in Ergonomics, volume 36, number 4:
topics: sciences
glosses: A smaller or shorter-term cycle within a larger or longer-term cycle
Derived terms: subcyclic
Related terms: supercycle
succinimidyl
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: succinimidyls
Etymology: From succinimide + -yl.
Senses: examples: succinimidyl ester
glosses: A succinimide radical or functional group
subcycles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of subcycle
succinimidyls
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of succinimidyl
sulforhodamine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sulforhodamines
form: sulphorhodamine
Etymology: From sulfo- + rhodamine.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any derivative of a rhodamine formed by adding one or more sulfonate groups. Often used as fluorescent dyes.
Derived terms: sulforhodamine 101
sulforhodamine B
sulforhodamines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sulforhodamine
synaptically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From synaptic + -ally.
Senses: examples: text: In this slide you see a pair of synaptically connected neurons.
topics: medicine
neurology
neuroscience
sciences
glosses: At or by means of a synapse
Related terms: synaptic
synapse
tandemly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From tandem + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a tandem manner.
examples: a tandemly repeated DNA sequence
topics: biology
genetics
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: In an end-to-end manner.
impracticables
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of impracticable
bean hole
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bean holes
Senses: examples: text: A sandy beach may be utilized for a bean hole.
ref: 1916, Kathrene Sutherland, Woodcraft for Women:
text: The so-called "bean hole" is a fireless cooker. Here the earth is utilized instead of a box with packing.
ref: 1936, Dillon Wallace, The Campers' Handbook:
text: Probably the dish which attracts the most attention in current literature is the ever popular bean-hole beans. The Dutch oven is ideal for making these.
ref: 1961, Bill Riviere, The Camper's Bible:
glosses: A hole dug in the ground in which beans are cooked.
bean holes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bean hole
haricot beans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of haricot bean
navy bean
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: navy beans
Etymology: So called because the United States Navy has served the beans as a staple to its sailors since the mid-1800s.
Senses: examples: text: Beans—Very scarce Navy Beans 112 a 115c.
ref: 1851 May 10, “The Markets”, in North Carolina Standard, volume 1, no. 53, Raleigh, N.C., archived from the original on 25 Sep 2016, page 3:
text: Janie […] baked big pans of navy beans with plenty of sugar and hunks of bacon laying on top.
ref: 1937, Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Amistad, published 2013, page 132:
synonyms: pearl haricot bean
boston bean
white pea bean
hypernyms: common bean
haricot
haricot bean
pea bean
glosses: A white bean of a variety of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris).
Related terms: english: often made from navy beans
translation: often made from navy beans
word: baked beans
word: bean-eater
word: Boston baked beans
navy beans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of navy bean
ex-wife
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ex-wives
form: exwife
Etymology: From ex- + wife.
Senses: examples: text: Pascal's estate was contentiously split between his ex-wife and his nonwife, with artistic decisions ultimately empowered to a banker.
ref: 2001, Steven Suskin, Broadway Yearbook, 1999-2000:
text: Personal stories about unhappy relationships, cheating partners and manipulative ex-wives were often described in detail, usually to illustrate AWALT and serve as the basis for the MGTOW lifestyle.
ref: 2020, Scott Wright, Verity Trott, Callum Jones, “‘The pussy ain’t worth it, bro’: assessing the discourse and structure of MGTOW”, in Information, Communication & Society, volume 23:
glosses: A former wife (from a previous marriage after a divorce).
Related terms: ex-husband
ex-fiancé
ex-fiancée
ex-father-in-law
ex-mother-in-law
ex-sister-in-law
ex-brother-in-law
ex-daughter-in-law
ex-son-in-law
ex-grandfather-in-law
ex-grandmother-in-law
ex-granddaughter-in-law
ex-grandson-in-law
wikied
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: examples: text: They mailed in information, they blogged, they linked, they commented, they wikied, they copied, pasted and sorted data, they put their lives on hold...
ref: 2006, Monica Narula, Turbulence:
glosses: simple past and past participle of wiki
wikiing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: examples: text: Maybe we do have people that are willing to commit to wikiing, but I suspect most of us are too busy to do so...
ref: 2006, NT, “FAQ: New host for the DIY FAQ”, in uk.d-i-y (Usenet):
glosses: present participle and gerund of wiki
feijoada
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /feɪʒˈwɑːdə/
rhymes: -ɑːdə
Forms: form: feijoadas
Etymology: From Portuguese feijoada, from feijão (“bean”).
Senses: examples: text: There are about a dozen kinds of beef and pork, fresh, smoked and salt, in a feijoada.
ref: 2003, Peter Robb, A Death in Brazil, Bloomsbury, published 2005, page 84:
glosses: A stew of beans with beef and pork, considered the national dish of Brazil.
feijoadas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of feijoada
alerion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /əˈlɪɹ.i.ən/
/-lɛɹ-/
/-ɑn/
Forms: form: alerions
form: allerion
Etymology: From Middle French alerion. Cognate to French alérion.
Senses: topics: government
heraldry
hobbies
lifestyle
monarchy
nobility
politics
glosses: A heraldic eagle, especially one displayed without legs/feet or beak.
unparsable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + parsable.
Senses: examples: text: She spoke a dialect that ran like the fabled brook through the heart of E. Out of her mouth flowed an unparsable cascade of phonemes.
ref: 1995, Richard Powers, Galatea 2.2, Vintage (2019), page 111:
glosses: not parsable; unable to be parsed.
Related terms: unparsably
unparseable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of unparsable.
afterparties
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of afterparty
mashable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more mashable
form: most mashable
Etymology: From mash + -able.
Senses: examples: text: […] legs, loins, shoulders, and necks, accompanied with mashed potatoes, so long as they were mashable […]
ref: 1892, William Hill Tucker, Arthur Christopher Benson, Eton of Old:
text: Cook the pumpkin until mashable with a potato masher.
ref: 1998, Greta Breedlove, The Herbal Home Spa:
glosses: Of a consistency suitable for mashing.
examples: text: As mentioned earlier, mashable services often require some sort of identifying information to understand what applications use their capabilities.
ref: 2007, Dana Moore, Raymond Budd, Edward Benson, Professional Rich Internet Applications:
text: That is, this chapter answers the question, how would you as a content producer make your digital content most effectively remixable and mashable to users?
ref: 2008, Raymond Yee, Pro Web 2.0 Mashups:
glosses: Suitable for inclusion in a mashup.
backseats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of backseat
backseats
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of backseat
backflushes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of backflush
backflushes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of backflush
backflushing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of backflush
backflushed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of backflush
eetch
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A traditional Armenian dish made principally from bulgur wheat.
Keynesianism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪnziənɪz.m̩/
Forms: form: Keynesianisms
Etymology: From Keynesian + -ism; named after John Maynard Keynes, British economist.
Senses: topics: economics
sciences
glosses: A prescriptive or normative economic stance according to which the state should actively stimulate economic growth and improve stability in the private sector through interest rates, taxation and public projects.
wikipedia: John Maynard Keynes
Derived terms: hydraulic Keynesianism
Related terms: monetarism
bisques
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɪsks/
rhymes: -ɪsks
Senses: glosses: plural of bisque
waterwheels
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of waterwheel
big whoop
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: big whoops
Senses: glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big, whoop.
big whoop
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: glosses: Expressing indifference or dismissiveness; so what?
idealogical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: ideologic
identical twin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: identical twins
Etymology: identical (“indistinguishable”) + twin (“sibling with whom one has shared the uterus of the mother”)
Senses: glosses: One of exactly two siblings produced from the splitting of a single zygote.
Synonyms: monozygotic twin
Related terms: semi-identical
identical twins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of identical twin
ill-treats
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of ill-treat
ill-treating
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of ill-treat
ill-treated
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of ill-treat
impeder
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: impeders
Etymology: From impede + -er.
Senses: glosses: One who impedes.
impeders
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of impeder
imperilling
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of imperil
imperilling
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: imperillings
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of imperiling.
inflater
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -eɪtə(ɹ)
Forms: form: inflaters
Etymology: From inflate + -er.
Senses: glosses: Someone who inflates.
glosses: A pump, canister or other source of pressurised gas used to inflate tires.
examples: text: And the effect of such notes, as inflaters of the currency, would be less than the effect of greenbacks.
ref: 1864, The Bankers Magazine, volume 19, page 402:
topics: economics
sciences
glosses: A cause of inflation.
inflaters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of inflater
instant replay
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: instant replays
Senses: topics: broadcasting
hobbies
lifestyle
media
sports
television
glosses: A video recording of an action that can be replayed immediately after being recorded.
Derived terms: instant replay system
mooncalves
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mooncalf
inventress
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: inventresses
form: inventoress
Etymology: From inventor + -ess.
Senses: glosses: An inventrix; a female inventor.
inventresses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of inventress
IOUs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of IOU
zvyagintsevite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Orest Evgenevich Zvyagintsev, geochemist, and -ite.
Senses: topics: chemistry
geography
geology
mineralogy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A white opaque metallic mineral with the chemical formula (Pd,Pt,Au)₃(Pb,Sn).
jacquesdietrichite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Jacques Emile Dietrich (1926-2009), French geologist, and -ite. Dietrich found the mineral. The name of the mineral was however chosen by one of his friends, Georges Favreau.
Senses: topics: chemistry
geography
geology
mineralogy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A translucent blue mineral with the chemical formula Cu₂[BO(OH)₂](OH)₃.
ironer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ironers
Etymology: From iron + -er.
Senses: glosses: Someone who irons, someone who does ironing.
glosses: A mangle, a device used to iron clothes.
ironers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ironer
itemizes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of itemize
znucalite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From the chemical symbols Zn (zinc) and U (uranium), the word calcium, and -ite.
Senses: topics: chemistry
geography
geology
mineralogy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A fluorescent radioactive mineral with the chemical formula CaZn₁₁(UO₂)(CO₃)₃(OH)₂₀·4(H₂O).
kibbutzes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of kibbutz
szmikite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: szmikites
Etymology: Ignaz Szmik, Romanian mining official + -ite.
Senses: topics: chemistry
geography
geology
mineralogy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A soft monoclinic mineral with the chemical formula MnSO₄·(H₂O).
szmikites
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of szmikite
kickballs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of kickball
kick-offs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of kick-off
kneecapped
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of kneecap
limature
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: limatures
Etymology: From Latin limatura. See limation.
Senses: glosses: The act of filing.
glosses: That which is filed off; filings.
Stillwater
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From still + water.
Senses: glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Washington County, Minnesota.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A township in Washington County, Minnesota.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A ghost town in Churchill County, Nevada.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A township in Sussex County, New Jersey.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town and village therein, in Saratoga County, New York.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A community in Westchester County, New York.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A township in Bowman County, North Dakota.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Rush Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Payne County, Oklahoma.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in King County, Washington.
glosses: A place in Canada:
A neighbourhood in south-west Edmonton, Alberta.
glosses: A place in Canada:
A community in St. Mary's district municipality, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.
glosses: A place in Canada:
A community in the Regional Municipality of West Hants, Hants County, Nova Scotia.
glosses: A coastal village north of Auckland in the Auckland region, New Zealand.
glosses: A settlement on the West Coast, South Island, New Zealand.
Related terms: Stillwater County
knockdown-dragout
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more knockdown-dragout
form: most knockdown-dragout
form: knock-down-drag-out
form: knock-down-and-drag-out
Senses: glosses: Markedly violent.
raw_tags: of a fight or battle
knockdown-dragout
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: knockdown-dragouts
form: knock-down-drag-out
form: knock-down-and-drag-out
Senses: glosses: A knockdown-dragout fight; free-for-all
Related terms: blood-and-guts
tennis racquet
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tennis racquets
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of tennis racket.
wicket gate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: wicket gates
Senses: examples: text: I turned instinctively to the walk beneath my study-window, where I had seen her the evening before with her little dog, and followed the path which her dear feet had trodden so often, till I came to the wicket gate that led into her rose garden.
ref: 1859 November 26 – 1860 August 25, [William] Wilkie Collins, “Walter Hartright/XV”, in The Woman in White. […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, […], published 1860, →OCLC:
text: No light showed, but someone there was playing the piano. The strange elusiveness of the soft, insistent melody seemed to draw her forward. She walked across the tow path to the neat green wicket gate and stepped through into the tiny garden.
ref: 1954, Alexander Alderson, chapter 1, in The Subtle Minotaur:
text: NR was already planning safety work on the crossing this summer. Its teams will now install wicket gates closer to the railway, allowing people to make better decisions about whether it is safe to cross.
ref: 2021 May 19, “Network News: Level crossing closed after latest near miss”, in RAIL, number 931, page 18:
glosses: A small gate or door, especially one built into a large one.
Synonyms: wicket
knuckled
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From knuckle + -ed.
Senses: glosses: Having a certain type of knuckles.
Derived terms: bare-knuckled
brass-knuckled
white-knuckled
knuckled
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: From knuckle + -ed.
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of knuckle
lamp-posts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lamp-post
Laotians
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Laotian
leftie
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lefties
Etymology: From left + -ie.
Senses: examples: text: Even Lord Hendy, who was a Crossbencher until becoming Rail Minister last July, has begun to sound like an old Leftie.
ref: 2025 September 3, Christian Wolmar, “What should be in the government's Railways Bill?”, in RAIL, number 1043, page 28:
glosses: Alternative form of lefty.
rightie
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: righties
Etymology: From right + -ie.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of righty.
righties
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of righty
glosses: plural of rightie
soft touch
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: soft touches
Senses: examples: text: But Fred Heimach, who batted for Quinn in the Brooklyn half and fanned, proved a soft touch for the Cardinals in the ninth.
ref: 1931 August 15, Roscoe McGowen, “Baseball: Cards, in farewell, upset Robins, 9-3”, in New York Times, page 11:
text: She was a soft touch for anyone with a genuine need.
ref: 2004, Jeanette Windle, Firestorm, →ISBN, page 55:
text: The federal opposition says people smugglers now see Australia as a soft touch on border security.
ref: 2008 December 8, “Get tough on border security, oppn”, in Sky News, Australia, retrieved 08 Dec 2008:
glosses: A person or group that is sympathetic, accommodating, easily overcome, or easily persuaded, especially one that loans or readily gives money to another.
examples: text: Many people, not in the teaching profession, have the mistaken idea that teaching is a "soft touch."
ref: 1939, T. Mitchell, “The ‘Soft Touch’ in Teaching”, in Washington Education, volume 71, number 1, page 28:
text: I finally abandoned any lingering illusions I had had that Ministry work was a soft touch.
ref: 1998, James Herriot, All Creatures Great and Small, →ISBN, page 266:
glosses: A comfortable situation; an easy task or undemanding occupation, especially one which is comfortably remunerative.
Synonyms: sense: sympathetic, accommodating person or group
word: pushover
sense: sympathetic, accommodating person or group
word: softy
sense: sympathetic, accommodating person or group
word: sucker
righty
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: righties
form: rightie
Etymology: From right + -y (nominal suffix).
Senses: synonyms: word: northpaw
word: right-hander
glosses: A right-handed person.
topics: government
politics
glosses: A right-wing person.
righty
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Forms: form: rightie
Etymology: From right + -y (suffix forming colloquialisms).
Senses: glosses: Right; used to indicate agreement or change of topic.
Derived terms: righty-ho
Related terms: all righty
lie detector
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lie detectors
form: lie-detector
Etymology: From lie + detector. First use appears c. 1909. See cite below.
Senses: examples: text: It is a lie detector; with its aid one can plumb the bottomless pits of a chap's subconscious mind, and fathom all the mysteries of his subliminal ego.
ref: 1909, Charles Edmonds Walk, The Yellow Circle, page 69:
synonyms: pathometer
polygraph
glosses: A device designed to detect or indicate when a person is lying by measuring and recording several physiological variables.
Related terms: truth serum
life jackets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of life jacket
lie detection
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The use of polygraphs during interrogation in an attempt to verify the truth or falsity of a subject's responses
glosses: The use of any technique intended to detect deception.
Hyponyms: polygraphy
breaststroking
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of breaststroke
breaststroked
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of breaststroke
briberies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bribery
periculum
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pericula
Etymology: From Latin periculum. Doublet of peril.
Senses: topics: law
glosses: accident or casus, as distinguished from dolus and culpa, and hence relieving one from the duty of performing an obligation
catenaries
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of catenary
furca
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: furca
form: furcae
Etymology: From New Latin furca (“two-pronged fork”)
Senses: examples: text: Сaudal duct splits up in front of furcae into two canals reaching middle of furcae, where it opens with pores.
ref: 2023 July, A.V. Izrailskaia, V.V. Besprozvannykh, “Neodiplostomum cf. seoulense (Seo, Rim, Lee, 1964) sensu Pyo et al., 2014 (Trematoda: Diplostomidae Poirier, 1886): morphology, life cycle, and phylogenetic relationships”, in Journal of Helminthology, volume 97, →DOI, page 5:
text: It has a mesosternum with well-developed, sessile furca. The arms of the mesosternal furca have a broad median and strictured and hemispherical apical part.
ref: 2024, Mariusz Kanturski, Yerim Lee, “Miyalachnus—A New Lachninae Aphid Genus from Japan (Insecta, Hemiptera, Aphididae)”, in Insects, volume 15, number 3, →DOI, page 210:
text: Insects like grasshoppers use a specialized structure called the furca to facilitate jumping. The furca operates as a spring, compressing until a critical point is reached, where potential energy converts to kinetic energy, enabling a powerful jump.
ref: 2025 January 12, David Grimaldi, “Which Insects Move By Jumping?”, in Entomology Club, archived from the original on 06 Jun 2025:
topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: A forked structure, a fork-like part.
Mukono
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A district in central Uganda.
cacolet
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /kakolɛ/
/kakolɛt/
Forms: form: cacolets
Etymology: From French cacolet, from Béarnais Occitan cacoulet (“mule chair”).
Senses: glosses: An open chair mounted to one side of a pack animal, balanced by another on the other side.
topics: government
medicine
military
politics
sciences
war
glosses: A stretcher mounted on a pack animal similarly or singly.
Hyponyms: english: mule-borne chairs
translation: mule-borne chairs
word: mule chair
english: camel-borne
translation: camel-borne
word: kajawah
'bye
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Etymology: Abbreviation of goodbye.
Senses: examples: text: Sure. Okay, ’bye. — ‘Bye.
ref: 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
glosses: Goodbye: used when the speaker or addressee is departing.
bondability
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bondabilities
Etymology: From bond + -ability.
Senses: glosses: The ability of bonds to form between two entities
glosses: A measure of this ability
fenestella
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fenestellae
Etymology: From Latin fenestella.
Senses: glosses: A niche on the south side of an altar, containing the piscina and sometimes the credence.
bondable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more bondable
form: most bondable
Etymology: From bond + -able.
Senses: glosses: able to form bonds
topics: business
insurance
glosses: suitable for having one's current or future employment insured by a fidelity bond
glosses: Eligible for bail bond.
raw_tags: of a person
glosses: For which bail bond is permitted.
raw_tags: of an offence
Derived terms: bondability
nonbondable
unbondable
Eiland
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Eilands
Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch eiland and North German Eiland. Compare Eilander.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
fimbriated
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: /ˈfɪm.bɹi.eɪ.tɪd/
Etymology: See fimbriate.
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of fimbriate