cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
poeticizations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of poeticization
presunrise
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From pre- + sunrise.
Senses: glosses: Before sunrise.
postsunset
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From post- + sunset.
Senses: glosses: After sunset.
prereversal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From pre- + reversal.
Senses: glosses: Before reversal.
prereversion
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From pre- + reversion.
Senses: glosses: Before reversion.
nonreversal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From non- + reversal.
Senses: glosses: Lack of reversal; failure to reverse.
nonreversion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From non- + reversion.
Senses: glosses: Lack of reversion; failure to revert.
oneirotherapy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: oneirotherapies
Etymology: From oneiro- + therapy.
Senses: glosses: Any of various forms of psychotherapy relying on visual imagery and symbolism.
oneirotherapies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of oneirotherapy
meower
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: meowers
Etymology: From meow + -er.
Senses: examples: text: Consider this next argument: B. P1: No dogs are meowers. P2: All normal cats are meowers. C: No dogs are cats.
ref: 2011, Jamie Carlin Watson, Robert Arp, Critical Thinking: An Introduction to Reasoning Well, page 75:
text: Callie explained how when her family brought her home, the cat was already in the den. Her name was Misty and she was an older cat, one of the meowers who yowled in the alley[…]
ref: 2012, Dayna Lorentz, Dogs of the Drowned City #3: The Return:
glosses: One who meows.
meowers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of meower
k-essence
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Shortening.
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: kinetic quintessence
pucca
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of pukka.
Derived terms: semipucca
semipucca
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From semi- + pucca.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of semipukka.
understaters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of understater
beechlike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more beechlike
form: most beechlike
Etymology: From beech + -like.
Senses: glosses: Resembling or characteristic of a beech tree.
elmlike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more elmlike
form: most elmlike
Etymology: From elm + -like.
Senses: glosses: Resembling or characteristic of an elm tree.
barasingha
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: barasinghas
form: barasingha
form: barasinga
form: barasingh
form: barasinghe
Etymology: From Hindi बारहसिंगा (bārahsiṅgā), literally ‘twelve-tined’.
Senses: examples: text: We could see the herd of barasinghas grazing on an open grass patch to the left of the road ahead now.
ref: 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 357:
glosses: Rucervus duvaucelii, the swamp deer.
Related terms: chousingha
barasinghas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of barasingha
corrobory
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: corrobories
Senses: examples: text: And he rattled, thumped, brandished his thunderbox, yelled, shouted, raved, roared, stamped, and danced corrobory like any black fellow; and then he touched a spring in the thunderbox, and out popped turnip-ghosts and magic-lanthorns and pasteboard bogies and spring-heeled Jacks and sallaballas […]
ref: 1863, Charles Kingsley, The Water Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby:
glosses: Alternative form of corroboree.
corrobories
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of corrobory
fume cupboards
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fume cupboard
pick-six
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pick-sixes
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of pick six.
pick-sixes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pick-six; alternative form of pick sixes
quintessences
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of quintessence
equitizes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of equitize
equitizing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of equitize
equitized
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of equitize
itineraria
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of itinerarium
ravenousness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From ravenous + -ness.
Senses: glosses: Quality of being ravenous.
rivenness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From riven + -ness.
Senses: glosses: The quality of being riven.
hydroriparian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From hydro- + riparian.
Senses: glosses: Relating to a hydric riparian zone.
mesoriparian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From meso- + riparian.
Senses: glosses: Relating to a mesic riparian zone.
xeroriparian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From xero- + riparian.
Senses: glosses: Relating to a xeric riparian zone.
xystoi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of xystos
Bruneliana
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Brunel + -iana.
Senses: glosses: Object and mementos relating to famed English engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
Related terms: Brunellian
Arabically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more Arabically
form: most Arabically
Etymology: From Arabic + -ally.
Senses: examples: text: They mostly wore the skirts and hats of Paris, and if the scene of the fountain was Arabically oriental the promenade was almost Americanly occidental.
ref: 1913, William Dean Howells, Familiar Spanish Travels:
glosses: In an Arabic fashion.
Passamaquoddies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Passamaquoddy
satanisms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of satanism
unpaneled
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of unpanelled.
exhaustingness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From exhausting + -ness.
Senses: glosses: Quality of being exhausting.
equitization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: equitizations
form: equitisation
Etymology: From equitize + -ation.
Senses: glosses: The process of equitizing.
Derived terms: de-equitization
equitizations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of equitization
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Senses: synonyms: SADR
glosses: A country in North Africa, a partially recognised state in Western Sahara.
xerophily
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Quality of being xerophilic.
xeromorphy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From xero- + -morphy.
Senses: glosses: Quality of being xeromorphic.
tobaccophile
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tobaccophiles
Etymology: From tobacco + -phile.
Senses: glosses: One who enjoys tobacco.
tobaccophiles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tobaccophile
Scotophilia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Scoto- + -philia.
Senses: examples: text: As Linda Colley points out, Scotophobia rapidly turns into Scotophilia. The Highlands, instead of producing warriors who threatened the empire, as had happened in 1745, supplies the soldier who will defend and die for it[…]
ref: 1998, Andrew Monnickendam, A Hypertextual Approach to Walter Scott's Waverley, page 126:
glosses: A love for the Scots or for Scotland.
phytophilous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: /faɪˈtɒfɪləs/
Etymology: From phyto- + -philous.
Senses: glosses: Growing on or thriving in the presence of plants (especially of an insect or other invertebrate); having an affinity for plant life, especially describing animals, insects, or organisms that live on or feed upon plants.
photophilous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more photophilous
form: most photophilous
Etymology: From photo- + -philous.
Senses: glosses: Thriving in the presence of light.
ornithophilous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more ornithophilous
form: most ornithophilous
Etymology: From ornitho- + -philous.
Senses: glosses: Thriving in the presence of birds.
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: Pollinated by birds.
dendrophilous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more dendrophilous
form: most dendrophilous
Etymology: From dendro- + -philous.
Senses: glosses: Thriving in an environment with trees; living in or on trees.
$100 hamburger
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: $100 hamburgers
form: hundred-dollar hamburger
Senses: examples: text: It’s called hunting the $100 hamburger — “$100” referring to the cost of fuel — sort of the aeronautical equivalent of lazy Sunday drives in which the destination isn’t as important as the pleasure of getting away.
ref: 2007 October 26, Matthew Preusch, “Cleared for Lunching: The $100 Hamburger”, in New York Times:
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A general aviation flight that involves flying a short distance, eating a meal, and flying back.
examples: text: Daniel Boulud has a restaurant that serves a truffle and Kobe steak hamburger for $100 […] It's to make everything else on the menu look cheap by comparison. Someone sees a $100 hamburger on the menu, and they can look at a $50 steak and see it's a bargain.
ref: 2010, William Poundstone, quoting Brandon O'Dell, Priceless: The Myth of Fair Value (and How to Take Advantage of It), Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN, page 159:
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hamburger.
tobaccophobe
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tobaccophobes
Etymology: From tobacco + -phobe.
Senses: examples: text: Henry Ford was a fanatical tobaccophobe and, had it been possible, would have insisted that all of his employees give up cigarettes.
ref: 1965, Carl Weber, The Pleasures of Pipe Smoking, page 58:
glosses: One who opposes the use of tobacco.
Synonyms: antitobacconist
Related terms: tobaccophobia
tobaccophobes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tobaccophobe
philhippic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɪlˈhɪpɪk/
Forms: form: more philhippic
form: most philhippic
Etymology: From phil- + hippic.
Senses: examples: text: A philhippic discourse is to be endured from him, not incomparable to that of those pubescent girls who would readily entrap the Unicorn and who doubtless would make the Minocorn no less welcome […].
ref: 1972, Michael Ayrton, Fabrications:
text: This is a particularly apt satire of Englishness inasmuch as it is surrounded by the jingoistic mockery of the philhippic Neapolitan, the fantastical Frenchman, the cowardly Scot and the drunk German.
ref: 2013, Michael Saenger, Shakespeare and the French Borders of English, page 60:
glosses: Fond of horses, horse-loving.
Related terms: Philip
Phillip
bibliophily
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bibliophilies
Etymology: From biblio- + -phily.
Senses: glosses: A love of books.
Synonyms: bibliophilia
Related terms: bibliophile
bibliophilic
rheophile
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rheophiles
Etymology: From rheo- + -phile.
Senses: glosses: Any organism that thrives in the presence of running water.
Related terms: rheophilic
rheophily
rheophiles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rheophile
tropophilous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more tropophilous
form: most tropophilous
Etymology: From tropo- + -philous.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: Adapted to seasonal changes.
theoxeny
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of theoxenia.
philoxenia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˌfɪloʊˈziːniə/
/ˌfiloʊ-/
/ˌfaɪloʊ-/
/-ˈzɛniə/
/ˌfilɒksiˈniːə/
/ˌfɪlɑkˈsiːniə/
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek φῐλοξενῐ́ᾱ (phĭloxenĭ́ā).
Senses: glosses: Love of strangers; eagerness to show hospitality.
Related terms: philoxenic
phylogeny
negrophile
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: negrophiles
Etymology: From negro + -phile.
Senses: examples: text: 1803, Review of Second Voyage à la Louisiane by [Louis Narcisse] Baudry des Lozières in The Edinburgh Review, Volume 3, Number 5, October 1803, p. 82,
In the form of a dedication to those colonists who have been ruined by the revolution of the ‘negrophiles,’ our author contrives to give a life and character of himself; reminds these unfortunate people […] how he used to plead their causes for small fees; how he afterwards gave up the bar in order to fight for them […]
text: General Meade was no negrophile, and hence under him there were no more long oration orders on the rights of “that large class of citizens heretofore excluded from the suffrage.”
ref: 1905, Walter Lynwood Fleming, Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama, Part 5, Chapter 12, p. 498:
text: […] I shall devote myself, my time, my energy, my talents, to the service of South Africa. I shall no longer ask myself if this or that is expedient, but only if it is right. […] I shall do this, not because I am a negrophile and a hater of my own, but because I cannot find it in me to do anything else.
ref: 1948, Alan Paton, chapter 24, in Cry, the Beloved Country, New York: Scribner, page 175:
glosses: One who takes an interest in the black (negro) race.
Related terms: negrophiliac
negrophiles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of negrophile
iconoclasticism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: iconoclastism
Etymology: From iconoclastic + -ism.
Senses: glosses: iconoclastic beliefs and attitudes
iconophilism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From icono- + -philism.
Senses: synonyms: iconophily
glosses: A love of icons, or religious images.
philodemic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -ɛmɪk
Forms: form: more philodemic
form: most philodemic
Etymology: From Ancient Greek. By surface analysis, philo- + demos + -ic.
Senses: examples: text: The lot was vulnerable to criticism on philodemic grounds.
ref: 1994, Gregory Vlastos, Myles Burnyeat, Socratic Studies, page 106:
glosses: Having a love for the people.
glosses: Of or relating to the Philodemic Society of Georgetown University.
Related terms: Philodemician
Gallophile
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Gallophiles
form: Gallophil
Etymology: From Gallo- + -phile.
Senses: glosses: One who loves France or the French.
Gallophiles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Gallophile
petrophilous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more petrophilous
form: most petrophilous
Etymology: From petro- + -philous.
Senses: glosses: Thriving in a rocky environment.
myrmecophilous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more myrmecophilous
form: most myrmecophilous
Etymology: From myrmeco- + -philous.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: Adapted to thrive in the presence of ants.
Related terms: myrmecophily
myrmecophily
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From myrmeco- + -phily.
Senses: glosses: The condition of being myrmecophilous
philocaly
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Ancient Greek. See φίλος (phílos, “loving”) and κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”).
Senses: glosses: The love of beauty.
glosses: Meaning in use: focused on things that should be loved. For example, philocaly is the virtue of prioritizing profoundly important things over lush, hedonistic things (i.e., "Participant chose the safety of a child over the immediate satisfaction of a chocolate bar."
glosses: Concept often seen in Relational Frame Theory/Training/Therapy (RFT) to mean putting longterm goals ahead of short-term goals, as a demonstration of an organism's capacity to do rule-governed behavior.
glosses: Concept often seen in Radical Behaviorism to refer to putting community needs ahead of direct needs. Usage example, "A Skinnerian explanation of an adult facing danger to save a child or people going to war rather than tolerating tyranny, is a mixture of natural endowments and a history of verbal reinforcement of contingencies that put remote reinforcers ahead of direct personal safety, resulting in valuing biological mechanisms capable of overriding innate personal-survival mechanisms."
Liechtensteinian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Liechtensteinian
form: most Liechtensteinian
Etymology: From Liechtenstein + -ian.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to Liechtenstein.
chiropterophilous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more chiropterophilous
form: most chiropterophilous
Etymology: From chiroptero- + -philous.
Senses: examples: a chiropterophilous plant
glosses: Adapted to thrive in the presence of bats (the flying mammal).
unipolarity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From unipolar + -ity.
Senses: glosses: The condition of being unipolar.
ammophilous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more ammophilous
form: most ammophilous
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἄμμος (ámmos) + philous.
Senses: glosses: Thriving in a sandy environment.
flattage
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From flat + -age.
Senses: qualifier: technical theatre
glosses: flats, taken as a whole
Germanophilia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of germanophilia.
ophiophobe
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ophiophobes
Etymology: From ophio- + -phobe.
Senses: glosses: One who fears or hates snakes.
Synonyms: ophidiophobe
Related terms: ophiophobia
ophiophobic
ophiophobes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ophiophobe
ophiophobia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From ophio- (“snake”) + -phobia (“fear of”).
Senses: glosses: A morbid fear of snakes.
Synonyms: word: ophidiophobia
word: snake-fear
word: snake-fright
Derived terms: ophiophobe
ophiophobic
Masonite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of masonite.
Levitican
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Levitican
form: most Levitican
Etymology: From Leviticus + -an.
Senses: examples: text: This may be why the Levitican prohibition against same-sex intercourse is placed near prohibitions against adultery, […]
ref: 2002, Thomas C. Caramagno, Irreconcilable Differences?:
glosses: Of or relating to the Book of Leviticus in the Bible.
Hollywood flat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Hollywood flats
form: Hollywood-style flat
Senses: synonyms: studio flat
qualifier: technical theatre
glosses: A heavy flat covered with masonite or lauan.
Hollywood-style flat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Hollywood-style flats
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Hollywood flat.
Broadway flat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Broadway flats
Senses: synonyms: stage flat
qualifier: technical theatre
glosses: A light flat covered with muslin.
stage managers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of stage manager
sick bag
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sick bags
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of sickbag.
nosebagged
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From nosebag + -ed.
Senses: examples: text: The perforated patch helps a nosebagged animal to breathe easier, but its main function is to let out water should the need arise.
ref: 2012, Sue Weaver, The Donkey Companion, page 110:
glosses: Wearing a nosebag.
flecky
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈflɛki/
rhymes: -ɛki
Forms: form: more flecky
form: most flecky
Etymology: From fleck + -y.
Senses: glosses: Having flecks.
Derived terms: fleckiness
binary nouns
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of binary noun
predrill
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: predrills
form: predrilling
form: predrilled
form: predrilled
Etymology: From pre- + drill.
Senses: glosses: To drill through a substrate for the purpose of readying it for a second drilling, this time with the purpose of emplacing the desired input.
predrills
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of predrill
predrilling
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of predrill
predrilling
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Before drilling.
predrilled
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of predrill
Doomer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Doomers
Etymology: From Doom + -er.
Senses: examples: text: Doomers, ranging from children to senior citizens, are up all night hunting specters, imps, and other hellspawn, battling each other in so-called Deathmatch tournaments, and checking out the latest Doom lore by conversing with the game’s developers over computer chat lines. […] What’s ahead for Doomers? Id has authorized a company called Austin Virtual Gaming to license an eight-screen Doom arcade setup around the country.
ref: 1994, BusinessWeek, page 16:
text: I am not a female Doomer, but I did "catch" my fiance playing Doom the other day. It led us to a discussion of why ID didn't put the option in to choose a female character.
ref: 1994 April 30, Ricardo Lopez, “Are there any *female* doomers out there?”, in alt.games.doom (Usenet):
text: The sense of reality is so seamless that on the Internet, where many Doomers gather, there is a FAQ (frequently asked questions) document that talks about Doom-induced motion sickness. […] At one point, Carnegie Mellon University’s 25,000-user network had so many student Doomers playing that the system nearly ground to a halt.
ref: 1994 September 23, Robert S. Cauthorn, “‘Doom’s Day’: Oct. 10 is release date for sequel to wildly popular game”, in The Arizona Daily Star, volume 153, number 264, Tucson, Ariz., section E, page twelve:
text: #doom This channel is a cousin of #vidgames […] And some players use it to find others who have the Internet Head-to-Head Daemon (IHHD) software, which lets folks play Doom over the Net. (Note: Some “Doomers” may want to try finding the #modemdoom channel if #doom is not active for some reason.)
ref: 1995, Donald Rose, Internet Chat Quick Tour: Real-time Conversations & Communications Online, Ventana Press, →ISBN, page 119:
text: On the downside, they’ve created such indelible demons and Death match tournaments that Doomers of all ages have reported actual perception changes.
ref: 1996, Faith Popcorn, Lys Marigold, Clicking: 16 Trends to Future Fit Your Life, Your Work, and Your Business, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 86:
text: By intentionally leaving cracks in his source code, [John] Carmack encouraged Doomers to hack the game and create their own elaborate levels — new battlegrounds upon which the carnage took place.
ref: 1999, The New York Times Biographical Service, page 786:
text: “Doom is a great stress-reliever,” said Lewis. “Its^([sic]) a great way to blow off stress after a bad day.” This defense is rather common among “Doomers,” as Doom enthusiasts have come to call themselves.
ref: a. 2003, Mathew Webb, “Is it doom for Doom?”, in Cougar Chronicle, Austin, Tex.: Hill Country Middle School; quoted in Homer L. Hall, “Those Opinionated Columns”, in Junior High Journalism, New York, N.Y.: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc., 2003, →ISBN, page 189:
topics: video-games
related: word: DOOMer
glosses: A player of the video game Doom.
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of doomer.
postdrilling
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From post- + drilling.
Senses: glosses: After drilling.
œstruses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of œstrus
slave breakers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of slave breaker
ruh-roh
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɹʌʔˌɹoʊ/
Etymology: First used by Astro on the cartoon The Jetsons and later by Scooby-Doo in the Scooby-Doo cartoon series; both characters are dogs who speak broken English with the insertion of many r's.
Senses: examples: text: After we finished securing the motherboard, we planned to shoot an image of the rear I/O panel to show that none of the grounding tabs were obstructing ports. Ruh-roh. When we got down to shoot a close-up, we were surprised to see that both Gigabit Ethernet ports were obstructed, […]
ref: 2007, Robert Thompson, Barbara Fritchman Thompson, Building the Perfect PC, O'Reilly, published 2007, →ISBN, page 228:
text: Ruh-roh, Posey thought. Something was about to hit the fan.
ref: 2011, Kristan Higgins, Until There Was You, Harlequin, published 2011, →ISBN:
text: Missy makes a face. “Ruh-roh. He sounds mad."
ref: 2012, Roxanne St. Claire, Don't You Wish, Delacorte Press, published 2012, →ISBN, page 352:
text: “Ruh-roh. Work, wheels.”
ref: 2021 May 9, Tim McAuliffe, “When You Lose, You Win” (6:24 from the start), in Bless the Harts, season 2, episode 21, spoken by Betty Hart (Maya Rudolph):
glosses: Alternative form of uh-oh.
wikipedia: Scooby-Doo
The Jetsons
pseudo-active
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of pseudoactive.
conchectomy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -ɛktəmi
Etymology: From concha + -ectomy.
Senses: glosses: The cropping of the ears carried out with some breeds of dog
chondronectin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A cartilage matrix protein that mediates the attachment of chondrocytes to collagen
counter-ermine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From counter- + ermine.
Senses: topics: government
heraldry
hobbies
lifestyle
monarchy
nobility
politics
synonyms: ermines
glosses: A tincture consisting of a black background with ermine shapes in white.
copropraxia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From copro- (“dung”) + -praxia (“-praxis”).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
medicine
psychiatry
psychology
sciences
glosses: An involuntary impulse to make obscene gestures.
Derived terms: copropraxic
Related terms: coprographia
coprolalia
cordeliere
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˌkoɹ.dəlˈjɛɹ/
Forms: form: cordelieres
form: cordelière
Etymology: From French cordelière.
Senses: topics: government
heraldry
hobbies
lifestyle
monarchy
nobility
politics
glosses: A decorative cord, especially that surrounding a blazon used to display a widow's coat of arms.
corectopia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The displacement of the eye's pupil from its normal, central position.
couscoussier
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: couscoussiers
Senses: glosses: A double-chambered steamer used to prepare couscous.
mosquito coil
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mosquito coils
Senses: examples: text: There is a sharp smell in the air, and my nose follows it to the three green mosquito coils on the floor, bringing out grey, waving smoke.
ref: 2020, Abi Daré, The Girl With The Louding Voice, Sceptre, page 257:
glosses: A mosquito-repelling incense, usually shaped into a spiral, and typically made from a dried paste of pyrethrum powder.
cramponned
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From crampon + -ed.
Senses: topics: government
heraldry
hobbies
lifestyle
monarchy
nobility
politics
glosses: Bent over at the ends like a crampon.
cramponned
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: From crampon + -ed.
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of crampon
nomen abstractum
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nomina abstracta
Senses: topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: abstract noun
nomina abstracta
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nomen abstractum
crantses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of crants
nomen concretum
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nomina concreta
Etymology: Latin
Senses: topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: concrete noun
nomina concreta
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nomen concretum
nomina agenti
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nomen agentis
nomina agentium
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nomen agentis
cryptomenorrhea
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cryptomenorrhoea
form: cryptomenorrhœa
Etymology: From crypto- + meno- + -rrhea or crypto- + menorrhea.
Senses: glosses: A condition in which menstruation occurs, but the flow of the discharge is blocked.
pomato
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /pəˈmeɪtəʊ/
ipa: /pəˈmeɪtoʊ/
ipa: /pəˈmeɪtə/
rhymes: -eɪtəʊ
Forms: form: pomatoes
Etymology: Blend of potato + tomato
Senses: examples: text: Combinations such as "pomatoes" do not have commercial value now, but investigators hope that closer crosses may.
ref: 1983, Water-related Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture in U.S. Arid/semiarid Lands:
synonyms: potomato
topato
tomtato
glosses: A plant produced by grafting a tomato plant and a potato plant, producing cherry tomatoes on the vine and potatoes under the ground.
upcasing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From up + casing.
Senses: examples: "The upcasing of the string 'foo' to be all upper case letters resulted in 'FOO'."
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: The act of converting all letters to be uppercase.
nomina instrumenti
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nomen instrumenti
American badger
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: American badgers
Senses: synonyms: blaireau
braireau
brairo
glosses: Taxidea taxus, a species of badger native to North America.
fingerspell
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: fingerspells
form: fingerspelling
form: fingerspelled
form: fingerspelled
form: fingerspelt
form: fingerspelt
Etymology: From finger + spell.
Senses: glosses: To spell using fingerspelling.
fingerspelled
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of fingerspell
fingerspells
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of fingerspell
anticopulatory
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From anti- + copulatory.
Senses: examples: anticopulatory screeches in monkeys
glosses: Preventing or warding off copulation.
semanticization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: semanticizations
Etymology: From semantic + -ization.
Senses: glosses: Act or process of semanticizing
Derived terms: desemanticization
resemanticization
semanticizations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of semanticization
semanticize
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: semanticizes
form: semanticizing
form: semanticized
form: semanticized
Etymology: From semantic + -ize.
Senses: glosses: To make semantic
Related terms: semanticization
unsemanticized
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + semanticized.
Senses: glosses: Not semanticized.
semanticizable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From semanticize + -able.
Senses: glosses: Capable of being semanticized.
semanticizing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of semanticize
semanticizes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of semanticize
semanticized
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of semanticize
Romanisation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Romanisations
Senses: glosses: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of Romanization.
Nootkas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Nootka
oneirically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more oneirically
form: most oneirically
Etymology: From oneiric + -ally.
Senses: glosses: In an oneiric fashion.
midtread
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From mid- + tread.
Senses: examples: midtread quantization
topics: computing
computing-theory
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
qualifier: data compression
glosses: Having a zero-valued reconstruction level (analogous to a tread of a stairway).
Related terms: midrise
midriser
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From mid- + riser.
Senses: topics: computing
computing-theory
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
qualifier: data compression
glosses: Alternative form of midrise.
rraup
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rraups
Etymology: Imitative.
Senses: examples: text: Vervet monkeys have several different sorts of call, including "leopard alarm barks," "eagle rraups," and "snake chutters" (Struhsaker, 1967).
ref: 1985, Alison Jolly, The Evolution of Primate Behavior, page 75:
text: The vervet's main claim to fame, however, lies in its alarm calls, in which it distinguishes between different types of predator: a chutter warns of the presence of a snake; a rraup is uttered when an eagle is spotted; a chirp is used for lions[…]
ref: 1995, Stanisław Puppel, The Biology of Language, page 3:
glosses: An alarm call used by vervets to warn of the presence of an eagle.
rraups
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rraup
chutter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chutters
Etymology: Imitative.
Senses: examples: text: Vervet monkeys have several different sorts of call, including "leopard alarm barks," "eagle rraups," and "snake chutters" (Struhsaker, 1967).
ref: 1985, Alison Jolly, The Evolution of Primate Behavior, page 75:
text: The vervet's main claim to fame, however, lies in its alarm calls, in which it distinguishes between different types of predator: a chutter warns of the presence of a snake; a rraup is uttered when an eagle is spotted; a chirp is used for lions[…]
ref: 1995, Stanisław Puppel, The Biology of Language, page 3:
glosses: An alarm call used by vervets to warn of the presence of a snake.
chutter
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: chutters
form: chuttering
form: chuttered
form: chuttered
Etymology: Imitative.
Senses: glosses: To make an alarm call of this kind.
chutters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chutter
chutters
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of chutter
chuttering
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of chutter
chuttered
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of chutter
neutralistic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more neutralistic
form: most neutralistic
Etymology: From neutral + -istic.
Senses: glosses: Employing or relating to neutralism.
Derived terms: neutralistically
neutralistically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more neutralistically
form: most neutralistically
Etymology: From neutralistic + -ally.
Senses: glosses: In a neutralistic manner.
isolationistic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more isolationistic
form: most isolationistic
Etymology: From isolation + -istic.
Senses: glosses: Exhibiting isolationism.
Derived terms: isolationistically
isolationistically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more isolationistically
form: most isolationistically
Etymology: From isolationistic + -ally.
Senses: glosses: In a way that exhibits isolationism.
anticommunistic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more anticommunistic
form: most anticommunistic
Etymology: From anti- + communistic.
Senses: glosses: Opposing communism.
antisocialistic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more antisocialistic
form: most antisocialistic
Etymology: From anti- + socialistic.
Senses: topics: government
politics
glosses: Opposing socialism.
Derived terms: antisocialistically
andrewsarchus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: andrewsarchuses
Etymology: Named after palaeontologist Roy Chapman Andrews.
Senses: examples: text: We know that they're not pigs, some scientists think they're related to hippos, and others the andrewsarchus.
ref: 2016, Theo Fischer, The Forgotten Monsters of Prehistory, page 55:
glosses: An extinct mammal, of genus †Andrewsarchus, from the Eocene epoch.
unsystematizable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more unsystematizable
form: most unsystematizable
Etymology: From un- + systematizable.
Senses: glosses: That cannot be systematized.
systematizable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more systematizable
form: most systematizable
Etymology: From systematize + -able.
Senses: glosses: That can be systematized.
visuogestural
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From visuo- + gestural.
Senses: examples: a visuogestural language
glosses: Employing, or relating to, vision and gesture.
gSign
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gSigns
Etymology: Shortening. Coined by William Stokoe.
Senses: topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: A gestural sign; a unit of sign language.
wikipedia: William Stokoe
gSigns
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gSign
cherological
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From cherology + -ical.
Senses: glosses: Relating to cherology.
cherology
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”). Coined by William Stokoe.
Senses: glosses: The equivalent of phonology for sign languages.
wikipedia: William Stokoe
Related terms: cherological
chereme
Condillacian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Condillacian
form: most Condillacian
Etymology: From Condillac + -ian.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to Étienne Bonnot de Condillac (1715-1780), French philosopher.
Lavoisierian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Lavoisierian
form: most Lavoisierian
Etymology: From Lavoisier + -ian.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier (1743–1794), French nobleman and chemist central to the 18th-century Chemical Revolution.
brachiomanual
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From brachio- + manual.
Senses: examples: a brachiomanual gesture in sign language
glosses: Employing the arm and hand.
crossmodal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From cross- + modal.
Senses: glosses: Across or between more than one mode.
Derived terms: crossmodally
mirror neuron
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mirror neurons
Senses: topics: medicine
neuroscience
sciences
glosses: A neuron that fires both when an animal acts and when the animal observes the same action performed by another.
Related terms: antimirror neuron
mirror neurons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mirror neuron
fugazy
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: That broad wouldn't have no fugazy diamonds in her house. We had information the broad didn't have no fake jewelry. It's three fucking carats!
ref: 1987, Joseph D[ominick] Pistone, with Richard Woolley, Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia (A Signet Book), New York, N.Y.: New American Library, →ISBN; republished as Donnie Brasco, New York, N.Y.: New American Library, 2014, →ISBN:
text: You don't want a girl like me, I'm too crazy / but every other girl you meet is fugazy
ref: 2018 May 30, Adam Levine et al., “Girls Like You (Remix)”, in Red Pill Blues, performed by Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B:
glosses: Alternative spelling of fugazi.
fugazy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fugazies
Senses: examples: text: I took the diamond and looked it over. "I wouldn't get too excited about it," I said, "because this is fake, a fugazy." [...] "It's a fugazy," I said. "Take it home for your kid to play with."
ref: 1987, Joseph D[ominick] Pistone, with Richard Woolley, Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia (A Signet Book), New York, N.Y.: New American Library, →ISBN; republished as Donnie Brasco, New York, N.Y.: New American Library, 2014, →ISBN:
text: Stoner examined the Rolex after Mike handed it to him. He said, "Are you sure this is the real thing Mike? Most of the Rolex's out on the street are fugazy's." He used the street term for phony jewelry, but Mike knew exactly what he meant. "Hey Jack, you're gonna offend me if you talk like that. This ain't no fugazy. I've been dealing hot jewels long enough to know what I'm looking at.["]
ref: 2003, Jeff Kaye, chapter 7, in Two Faces Have I, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, →ISBN, page 55:
text: The primacy of this immortality system to the officer's overall sense of self can be glimpsed in the fact that retired officers typically acquire a "dupe" or "fugazy"—a full-sized replica of the shield they surrendered. Often partners or workmates will present these "dupes" at a retirement party, symbolizing the recipient's continued connection to policing and the police identity.
ref: 2004, Vincent E. Henry, “‘Becoming a Cop’: Basic Social and Psychological Processes”, in Death Work: Police, Trauma, and the Psychology of Survival, Oxford, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 97:
text: Benny was taking individual bills from his banded packs, holding them up. / "What are you looking for?" she said. / "Fugazies. Counterfeit. I wouldn't put it past Joey, his last joke on everybody."
ref: 2012, Wallace Stroby, chapter 18, in Kings of Midnight: A Mystery, New York, N.Y.: Minotaur Books, →ISBN:
text: Fans in the Zelig's section were starting to spot the fugazies and snarling about those phonies dropping five grand to be a spectator of history and not really caring about the beloved Rangers.
ref: 2019, John Mazzullo, A Cup Story, New York, N.Y.: Page Publishing, →ISBN:
glosses: Alternative spelling of fugazi.
Jackendoffian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Jackendoffian
form: most Jackendoffian
Etymology: From Jackendoff + -ian.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to Ray Jackendoff (born 1945), American linguist.
coin walk
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: coin walks
Senses: glosses: A trick in which a coin is flipped over the fingers to create the illusion of the coin walking across the back of the hand.
Synonyms: coin roll
knuckle roll
steeplechase flourish
knucklewalk
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: knucklewalks
form: knucklewalking
form: knucklewalked
form: knucklewalked
Etymology: From knuckle + walk.
Senses: examples: text: Chimpanzees and gorillas knucklewalk.
glosses: To walk quadrupedally with the forelimbs holding the fingers in a partially flexed posture that allows body weight to press down on the ground through the knuckles.
Derived terms: knucklewalker
knucklewalking
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of knucklewalk
knucklewalks
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of knucklewalk
knucklewalked
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of knucklewalk
knucklewalker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: knucklewalkers
Etymology: From knuckle + walker.
Senses: glosses: Any creature that knucklewalks.
knucklewalkers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of knucklewalker
brachiator
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: brachiators
Senses: glosses: Any creature that moves by means of brachiation
Derived terms: probrachiator
semibrachiator
brachiators
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of brachiator
indexic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more indexic
form: most indexic
Etymology: From index + -ic.
Senses: glosses: indexical
antiparticipation
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more antiparticipation
form: most antiparticipation
Etymology: From anti- + participation.
Senses: glosses: Opposing participation.
Sapirian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Sapirian
form: most Sapirian
Etymology: From Sapir + -ian.
Senses: glosses: Relating to Edward Sapir (1884–1939), influential American anthropologist-linguist.
generativists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of generativist
generativistic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more generativistic
form: most generativistic
Etymology: From generative + -istic.
Senses: glosses: Relating to generativism.
generativism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From generative + -ism.
Senses: glosses: Support for generative linguistics.
syntactocentric
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more syntactocentric
form: most syntactocentric
Senses: glosses: Exhibiting or relating to syntactocentrism.
syntactocentrism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: A focus on the role of syntax in language.
Related terms: syntactocentric
innerwear
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From inner + -wear.
Senses: glosses: clothing worn underneath other clothing, nearer to the skin
Related terms: underwear
combat pay
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Both bills provide for a new cold war hostile fire pay, similar to wartime combat pay.
ref: 1963 August 7, “Now It's Up To House: All Senators OK Fatter Service Pay Checks Oct. 1”, in Spartanburg Herald Journal, USA, retrieved 14 Oct 2013:
text: [H]e testifed that he had received three battle stars as a member of the combat unit and had received combat pay.
ref: 1987 June 3, Wayne King, “Two in evangelist's libel suit cite Congressional privilege”, in New York Times, retrieved 14 Oct 2013:
text: As well as receiving the best basic pay, the Canadian soldier gets £990 a month combat pay, more than five times the British private's allowance of £180.
ref: 2006 October 2, Richard Pendlebury, “Our poor bloody infantry”, in Daily Mail, UK, retrieved 14 Oct 2013:
glosses: Additional remuneration provided to a member of a military service when he or she is assigned to combat operations.
Related terms: danger pay
rumpalicious
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more rumpalicious
form: most rumpalicious
Etymology: From rump + -licious.
Senses: examples: text: The unmistakably rumpalicious video queen GLORIA VELEZ gets cheeky with JA RULE.
ref: 2001 January, Brett Johnson, Rebecca Louie, “Skin Flicks”, in Vibe:
text: Over the past half-decade she’s French-kissed the world’s most famous MILF at the MTV Video Music Awards, had millions of repulsive-looking businessmen fantasize about joining the mile-high club with the video for “Toxic”, and done almost as much for babies who got back as the rumpalicious Jennifer Lopez.
ref: 2006 November 15, Mike Usinger, “Britney Spears gets mean as well as lean”, in The Georgia Straight:
text: Pippa Middleton, future Brit Queen Kate Middleton’s sister with the famous derriere — has a new flame. The rumpalicious Middleton, who split with her banker beau three weeks ago, is now canoodling with a new man.
ref: 2011 November 29, Michael Sneed, “Turnabout? Cardinal George given communion — by Rev. Pfleger”, in Chicago Sun-Times:
glosses: Having shapely and appealing buttocks.
Synonyms: bootylicious
bumtastic
callipygian
callipygous