cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
Chi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /t͡ʃiː/
rhymes: -iː
Forms: form: Ch'i
Etymology: From the Wade-Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese 齊 /齐 (Qí).
Senses: glosses: Qi, an ancient Chinese duchy, and later kingdom, under the Zhou dynasty
glosses: A Chinese surname.
Chi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /t͡ʃiː/
rhymes: -iː
Forms: form: Chis
Senses: glosses: Clipping of Chihuahua.
Chi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /t͡ʃiː/
rhymes: -iː
ipa: /ʃaɪ/
rhymes: -aɪ
homophone: shy
ipa: /t͡ʃiː/
rhymes: -iː
Etymology: Apocopic form of Chicago.
Senses: examples: text: I arrived in Chi quite early in the morning, got a room in the Y, and went to bed with a very few dollars in my pocket.
ref: 1957, Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Viking Press, →OCLC:
glosses: Chicago
Chi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /t͡ʃiː/
rhymes: -iː
ipa: /ʃaɪ/
rhymes: -aɪ
homophone: shy
ipa: /t͡ʃaɪ/
rhymes: -aɪ
homophone: chai
ipa: /t͡ʃiː/
rhymes: -iː
ipa: /ʃaɪ/
rhymes: -aɪ
homophone: shy
Etymology: Apocopic form of Chichester.
Senses: glosses: Chichester (city in England)
Chi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /t͡ʃiː/
rhymes: -iː
ipa: /ʃaɪ/
rhymes: -aɪ
homophone: shy
ipa: /t͡ʃaɪ/
rhymes: -aɪ
homophone: chai
Forms: form: Chis
Senses: glosses: A male given name.
Chili
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: CHILI, a province of ſouth America, bounded by Peru on the north, by the province of La Plata on the eaſt, by Patagonia on the ſouth, and by the Pacific ocean on the weſt... But ſome comprehend Patagonia in Chili, extending it to cape Horn...
ref: 1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., Vol. II, p. 183
text: That I might have gone to Chili, and expended nearly the amount of a first instalment, while I passed my hours in comparative enjoyment, you must readily admit was in my power.
ref: 1827, Joseph Andrews, Journey from Buenos Ayres through the provinces of Cordova, Tucuman, and Salta, to Potosi, thence by the Deserts of Caranja to Arica, and subsequently to Santiago de Chili and Coquimbo, undertaken on behalf of the Chilian and Peruvian Mining Association, volume 1, page 274:
ref: 1839, John K Townsend, Narrative of a Journey across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River, and a visit to the Sandwich Islands, Chili, &c.:
glosses: Alternative form of Chile.
Derived terms: Chilian
Chili
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈt͡ʃaɪlaɪ/
rhymes: -aɪlaɪ
Senses: glosses: A town in New York, United States.
Chin
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
Chin
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: As a Chinese surname, a variant romanization of various Chinese characters, typically in local dialects. As a name for China, see China.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of China.
glosses: A surname from Hakka.
Chin
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: The atonal Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 晉 /晋 (Jìn).
Senses: examples: text: The most amazing poems in human history are the Huêi-wên-tʻü or the revolving chart, by Lady Su Huêi, of the Chin Dynasty (265-419), and the Chʻien-tzŭ-wên, or thousand-character literature, by Chou Hsing-ssŭ, (fifth century a.d.)
ref: 1929, Witter Bynner, transl., The Jade Mountain, Alfred A. Knopf, published 1967, →OCLC, page xxxvi:
text: The second significant feature in the development of Chinese literature is the immense influence of Buddhist literature on the development of every sphere of Chinese literature since the East Chin Period (A.D. 317).
ref: 1964, Lai Ming, A History of Chinese Literature, New York: John Day Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 3:
text: Wang Tao, the head of a great northern family, emigrated to the south and there became the chief architect of the Eastern Chin dynasty, a regime noted for excellent calligraphy.
ref: 1979, Bradley Smith, Wan-go Weng, China: A History in Art, Doubleday & Co., →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, pages 100–101:
text: In the fourth year of the reign of the Emperor Hsiao Wu [r. 372-396] of the Chin Dynasty [265-420], Hsüeh Tao-hsün of An-lu County in the Chiang-hsia Commandery [in Hupeh Province] was twenty-two.
ref: 1985, Classical Chinese Tales of the Supernatural and the Fantastic: Selections from the Third to the Tenth Century, Hong Kong: Joint Publishing, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 135:
glosses: Alternative form of Jin: an ancient Chinese state and various medieval Chinese dynasties.
Chin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Burmese ချင်း (hkyang:).
Senses: examples: text: Oral tradition and archaeological evidence suggest the Chin were the earliest Tibeto-Burman group to come to the Chindwin Valley, a settlement process starting as early as the 4ᵗʰ century.
ref: 2021 December 24, Samson Alexander Lotven, “THE SOUND SYSTEMS OF ZOPHEI DIALECTS AND OTHER MARAIC LANGUAGES”, in Indiana University, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2025, page 7:
glosses: A tribe in Myanmar.
Chin
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Burmese ချင်း (hkyang:).
Senses: glosses: A state of Myanmar.
glosses: Synonym of Zo (“a language of Myanmar”).
synonyms: word: Zo
extra: a language of Myanmar
Derived terms: Kuki-Chin
Chinchilla
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Chinchillas
Etymology: Habitational surname borrowed from Spanish Chinchilla. This surname is mostly found in Costa Rica.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Spanish.
Chinese red
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Chinese reds
Senses: glosses: A vivid red colour tinted with orange.
Chinese red
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Of a vivid red colour tinted with orange.
Synonyms: vermilion
vermillion
Chip
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /t͡ʃɪp/
rhymes: -ɪp
Senses: examples: text: "What else? Anyway, here's the genealogy: Charles Junior's only son is Charles the Third - like royalty. He goes by Chip - Cassie's daddy. The mom is Cindy. The dead son was Chad - Charles the Fourth."
"All Cs," I said. "Sounds like they like order."
ref: 1993, Jonathan Kellerman, Devil's Waltz, Random House, published 1998, →ISBN, page 26:
glosses: A diminutive of the male given names Christopher and Charles.
glosses: A nickname used for males who are second-generation namesakes.
Chips
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Traditional nickname for someone whose surname is Carpenter.
Chow
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /t͡ʃaʊ/
rhymes: -aʊ
homophone: ciao
homophone: chow
Etymology: From Cantonese 周 (zau¹).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Cantonese.
glosses: Alternative form of Zhou (“dynasty, realm, and era”).
Chow
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /t͡ʃaʊ/
rhymes: -aʊ
homophone: ciao
homophone: chow
Forms: form: Chows
Etymology: From Cantonese 周 (zau¹).
Senses: examples: text: Colin was a Chow; an interesting Chinese breed that looks a bit like a Pomeranian on steroids[.]
ref: 2005, Paul Carter, Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs, Crows Nest, NSW: Allen and Unwin, page 153:
glosses: A Chow Chow (Chinese breed of dog).
Chronus
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin.
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: Alternative form of Chronos.
Chuck
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /t͡ʃʌk/
homophone: chuck
rhymes: -ʌk
Forms: form: Chucks
Senses: examples: text: The digital ads open over a shot of Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer, the third-ranking Democrat in the Senate, while a narrator declares: “For years, it paralyzed Washington: Partisan political dysfunction.”
ref: 2015 May 12, Alexandra Jaffe, “First on CNN: New Rove-linked group spends $2M to boost GOP incumbents”, in CNN:
glosses: A form of the male given name Charles, of mostly American usage.
Chuck
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /t͡ʃʌk/
homophone: chuck
rhymes: -ʌk
Forms: form: Chucks
Senses: examples: text: Got Chucks on with Saint Laurent / Gotta kiss myself, I'm so pretty
ref: 2014, “Uptown Funk”, performed by Mark Ronson:
glosses: a Chuck Taylor All-Stars shoe.
Chuck
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /t͡ʃʌk/
homophone: chuck
rhymes: -ʌk
Etymology: Shortening of Edmonchuk. So named because of the large Ukrainian population; -чук (-čuk) is common suffix in Ukrainian surnames.
Senses: glosses: The city of Edmonton.
Churchward
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: An occupational family name, a contraction of churchwarden, in turn from Old English cyrce weard a "churchwarden" or "sacristan".
Senses: examples: text: In the present writer's opinion there was no greater and more successful locomotive engineer in the country, during the first quarter-century, than George Jackson Churchward of the Great Western Railway. This statement is made without prejudice, for I was brought up on the other line extending from Waterloo to Padstow, and between Swindon and Eastleigh there was a great gulf fixed.
ref: 1957 July 24, C. Hamilton Ellis, “Six Decades of Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 471:
glosses: A surname originating as an occupation.
Related terms: churchward
Churchwood
Churchyard
churchyard
cis-trans isomerism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A form of isomerism in which, in one isomer two atoms or groups are on the same side of the plane of a double bond or ring, whereas in the other isomer they are on opposite sides; these are cis- and trans- isomers, respectively.
Citrus
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈsɪtɹəs/
Senses: glosses: A census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
City
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: City will reportedly look to have a fee for Aguero.
topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
lifestyle
soccer
sports
glosses: Manchester City Football Club, an English football club.
City
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the City
Senses: glosses: The City of London, the historic core of London where the Roman settlement of Londinium was established.
glosses: The United Kingdom's financial industries, which are principally based in the City of London.
glosses: The borough of Manhattan, the historic core of New York.
glosses: Any of several other cities in metropolitan areas (such as San Francisco).
Synonyms: sense: City of London
word: the Square Mile
Related terms: word: Hammersmith & City
Cl
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: A cluster.
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: A cluster of galaxies — a galaxy cluster.
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: A cluster of stars — a star cluster.
examples: 33 Chestnut Cl, Anytown
glosses: close (in street addresses)
Derived terms: Cl*
ClG
SC
Claire
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /klɛə(ɹ)/
ipa: /klɛə/
ipa: /klɛɹ/
ipa: /kleː/
note: without the cheer–chair merger
ipa: /kleə/
note: New Zealand, cheer–chair merger
ipa: /kliə/
ipa: /kleɹ/
note: Lancashire, fair–fur merger
ipa: /klɜː(ɹ)/
homophone: Clare
homophone: clear (cheer–chair merger)
rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)
Forms: form: Clare
form: Clair
form: Klaire
form: Klair
form: Klare
Etymology: Borrowed from French Claire, also a spelling variant of the English Clare.
Senses: examples: text: "I told you I was called ,or that they called me Claire. Were you not surprised when you saw my name as Clarissa Lambert?"
"Is that all?" I cried. "Why of course, I knew how common it is for actresses to take another name. I was even glad of it; for the name I know, your own name, is now a secret, and all the sweeter so. All the world admires Clarissa Lambert, but I alone love Claire Luttrell, and know that Claire Luttrell loves me."
ref: 1887, Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch, Dead Man's Rock., BiblioBazaar,LLC, published 2007, →ISBN, page 198:
text: A woman named Claire should be able to describe the moon. Clair de Lune was of course one of Claire's favourite pieces of piano music.
ref: 2006, Wendy Harmer, Farewell My Ovaries, Allen&Unwin, →ISBN, page 93:
glosses: A female given name from French.
examples: text: When we arrived in Hangchow, all the pilots were honored at a big banquet given by that famous American general with a lady's name, Claire Chennault.
ref: 1991, Amy Tan, The Kitchen God's Wife, Ivy Books, →ISBN, page 203:
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage, variant of Clare.
Clear
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: Scientology
lifestyle
religion
glosses: An idea state of beingness free of unwanted influences.
Cleaver
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Cleavers
Etymology: Occupational surname for someone who split wood, from Middle English clevere (“one who cleaves”).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Middle English.
Cliff
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: -ɪf
Etymology: The given name is from shortenings of the diminutives. The surname is from the noun cliff.
Senses: glosses: A diminutive of the male given name Clifford or Clifton.
glosses: A surname.
glosses: An unincorporated community and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.
glosses: A census-designated place in Grant County, New Mexico, United States.
glosses: A hamlet in North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2198).
glosses: A neighbourhood, The Cliff, in the Metropolitan Borough of Salford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8201).
glosses: A small settlement on the Isle of Lewis, Western Isles council area, Scotland, appearing on OS maps as Cliobh (OS grid ref NB0835).
Co
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: co
form: co.
form: Co.
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of company, alternative form of Co..
examples: text: Under McGlinchey's leadership, the INLA committed several atrocities and murders during the Troubles, resulting in the Co Derry native's imprisonment both north and south of the border.
ref: 2023 August 1, “Son of slain republicans brings actions”, in The Irish Times, page 4:
glosses: Abbreviation of county, alternative form of Co..
glosses: Abbreviation of cotton.
Cocoa
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: an object-oriented programming API for macOS
glosses: A unisex given name.
glosses: A city in Brevard County, Florida, United States.
Derived terms: sense: Brevard County
word: Cocoa Beach
Related terms: Coca
coca
cocoa
cacao
Cacao
Code
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Derived terms: codeball
Codes
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Cody + -s.
Senses: glosses: A diminutive of the male given name Cody.
Coke
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /koʊk/
ipa: /kəʊk/
rhymes: -oʊk
rhymes: -əʊk
Forms: form: Cokes
form: coke
Etymology: Clipping of Coca-Cola. See coke (“cola”).
Senses: glosses: Cola-based soft drink; (in particular) Coca-Cola.
examples: text: The waiter came up, and I ordered a Coke for her—she didn't drink—and a Scotch and soda for myself, but the sonuvabitch wouldn't bring me one, so I had a Coke, too.
ref: 1951 July 16, J[erome] D[avid] Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, →OCLC, page 168:
text: 'You have a coke and I'll have a beer and we can talk business.'
ref: 1958, Franklin Martin, “The Trouble with Mrs. Benton”, in Venus, volume 1, number 1, Garden of Eve Publications, page 16:
glosses: A bottle, glass or can of Coca-Cola or a cola-based soft drink.
glosses: Any soft drink, regardless of type.
Synonyms: sense: soft drink
word: the list at soda
Coke
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /koʊk/
ipa: /kəʊk/
rhymes: -oʊk
rhymes: -əʊk
Senses: glosses: A surname
Derived terms: Coke's hartebeest
Coke hat
Cola
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: -əʊlə
Senses: examples: For quotations using this term, see Citations:Cola.
synonyms: Cola Town
glosses: Columbia, South Carolina
Cole
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəʊl/
ipa: [kɒʊl]
note: doll–dole merger
ipa: /kɒl/
ipa: /koʊl/
homophone: coal
homophone: cole
homophone: kohl
homophone: Kohl
rhymes: -əʊl
Forms: form: Coles
Etymology: The surname is variously from:
# A nickname from Old English col (“coal, coal-black”),
# A patronymic from Nicholas (see also Coles, Colson, Colle).
# A variation of Cowell (which itself has several origins).
# As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, variant of McCool.
# As a German surname, Americanized from Kohl.
# As a Dutch surname, Americanized from Kool.
# As a French surname, Americanized/calqued from Charbonneau, influenced by the first sense.
Senses: examples: text: A few years later when Doug and I got married, Cole, Ella, and I agreed that we didn’t like the term “stepmom.” Instead they came up with the name “Momala.”
ref: 2024 July 21, Kamala Harris, “Kamala Harris on Being ‘Momala’”, in ELLE:
glosses: A male given name.
glosses: A male given name.
A diminutive of the male given name Nicholas.
glosses: A male given name.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
glosses: A surname.
A surname, variant of Cowell. from Cowell
glosses: A surname.
A surname transferred from the given name.
glosses: A placename:
A river in the West Midlands and Warwickshire, England, which joins the Rivers Blythe and Tame north-east of Coleshill (Warwickshire).
glosses: A placename:
A river forming the border between Wiltshire and Oxfordshire, England, which joins the Thames near Lechlade.
glosses: A placename:
A hamlet in Pitcombe parish, Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST6633).
glosses: A placename:
A neighbourhood of Denver, Colorado, United States.
glosses: A placename:
A township in Benton County, Missouri, United States.
glosses: A placename:
A town in McClain County, Oklahoma, United States.
glosses: A placename:
Ellipsis of Cole County.
Derived terms: Cole County
Cole Green
Cole Harbour
Coles
Coles Notes
Collier
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Derived from the name of occupation - collier (“charcoal burner”).
Senses: glosses: A surname originating as an occupation.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Georgia, United States.
glosses: A township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Derived terms: Collier County
Related terms: Colliers Wood
Colonia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Compare with Spanish colonia. Doublet of Cologne, colony, and Köln.
Senses: glosses: An urban area of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
glosses: A neighbourhood, The Colonia or La Colonia, in Oxnard, Ventura County, California, United States.
glosses: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.
glosses: A department of Uruguay.
glosses: Ellipsis of Colonia del Sacramento: a city, the capital of Colonia department, in south-western Uruguay.
Comer
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkoʊmɚ/
rhymes: -oʊmə(ɹ)
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Commons
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Ellipsis of House of Commons.
Senses: topics: government
politics
glosses: The House of Commons, part of the parliament under the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy.
Commons
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: * English and Irish (Mayo Tipperary and Galway): variant of Cummings.
* English: variant of Common with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Commonwealth
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒmənˌwɛlθ/
ipa: [ˈkɒmənˌwelθ]
note: Received Pronunciation, more dated
ipa: [ˈkɔːmənˌwelθ]
ipa: /ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ/
Forms: form: the Commonwealth
Senses: examples: text: Mozambique joined the Commonwealth in 1995, although it had not been a part of the British Empire.
text: Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, being former British colonies, are the only Southeast Asian member countries of the Commonwealth.
text: As a Commonwealth citizen, you are eligible to vote in United Kingdom elections.
glosses: The Commonwealth of Nations, a loose confederation of nations based around the former British Empire.
examples: Near-synonyms: Protectorate; Interregnum
glosses: The Commonwealth of England (1649–1653); the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland (1653–1660).
examples: text: Mr. Martin was found guilty of defrauding the Commonwealth by making false welfare claims.
glosses: Australia, the Commonwealth of Australia, often referring to its federal government.
glosses: Kentucky, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, often referring to its government.
raw_tags: in Kentucky
glosses: Massachusetts, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, often referring to its government.
raw_tags: in Massachusetts
glosses: Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, often referring to its government.
raw_tags: in Pennsylvania
glosses: Virginia, the Commonwealth of Virginia, often referring to its government.
raw_tags: in Virginia
Commonwealth
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒmənˌwɛlθ/
ipa: [ˈkɒmənˌwelθ]
note: Received Pronunciation, more dated
ipa: [ˈkɔːmənˌwelθ]
ipa: /ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ/
Senses: glosses: A barangay of Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
glosses: A barangay of Rosario, Northern Samar, Philippines.
glosses: A barangay of Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines.
Communion
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: Christianity
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of communion (“Holy Communion”).
Communism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The ideology of political parties that use the term Communist in their names, usually Marxist and Leninist.
glosses: The socio-economic system based on such parties' ideologies.
examples: text: ...he shouldn't...just...[say]..."I -- I am responsible for prosperity,"...that's Communism, Sir, you see.
ref: 1953 (pub. 1997), Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy ed., Hinge of Generations-1953 Transcripts http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN091214825X&id=faq3Bng7IeYC&pg=RA1-PA24-IA44&lpg=RA1-PA24-IA44&dq=%22that%27s+communism%22&sig=euXrX5FOsAMFM3BcT3cmzgFmKb8
text: Although her elder daughter, Jane, complains, “that's Communism,” Mrs. Hilton rents her own bedroom to a retired colonel.
ref: 1992, Sylvia Whitman, V Is for Victory: The American Home Front During World War II:
text: ...[he] condemned Thurmond's proposal for its “totalitarianism”: “That's Communism....That's China. That's not America.
ref: 1998, Joseph Martin Hernon, Profiles in Character: Hubris and Heroism in the U.S. Senate, 1789-1990:
glosses: A state of affairs perceived as oppressive, overly arbitrary, or totalitarian.
Derived terms: Fully Automated Luxury Gay Space Communism
Fully Automated Luxury Queer Space Communism
Rock Against Communism
Communist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Communists
form: Commie
form: Commo
Senses: examples: text: ...all through the between-war years no Socialist programme that was both revolutionary and workable ever appeared; basically, no doubt, because no one genuinely wanted any major change to happen... The Communists wanted to go on and on, suffering a comfortable martyrdom, meeting with endless defeats and afterwards putting the blame on other people.
ref: 1941, George Orwell, The Lion and the Unicorn, Pt. III:
glosses: A member of a formally constituted Communist Party.
glosses: A proponent of the kind of communism formally espoused by such a party, typically either Marxism, or more commonly, Leninism or Maoism.
examples: text: I caught a glimpse of them through the half-opened door, and had a passing impression of prosperous and intelligent men, with astrakhan collars to their coats, glistening top-hats, and every appearance of that bourgeois well-being which the successful Communist so readily assumes.
ref: 1929, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Disintegration Machine:
qualifier: inexact
glosses: Any citizen of a country controlled by such a party, particularly Red Chinese and (historical) Soviets.
qualifier: inexact
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of communist, a proponent of the general philosophy of communism.
Synonyms: sense: party member
word: Red
sense: party member
word: cadre
sense: party member
word: party member
sense: party member
word: apparatchik
sense: party member
word: Chicom
sense: philosophical proponent
word: Red
sense: philosophical proponent
word: Marxist
sense: philosophical proponent
word: Bolshevik
sense: philosophical proponent
word: Leninist
sense: philosophical proponent
word: Marxist-Leninist
sense: philosophical proponent
word: Stalinist
sense: philosophical proponent
english: USSR
translation: USSR
word: Stalinite
sense: philosophical proponent
word: Maoist
sense: philosophical proponent
word: Chicom
sense: philosophical proponent
english: Yugoslavia
translation: Yugoslavia
word: Titoist
sense: philosophical proponent
english: Albania
translation: Albania
word: Hoxhaist
sense: philosophical proponent
alt: Burkina Faso
word: Sankarist
sense: citizen of a communist country
word: Red
sense: citizen of a communist country
english: USSR
translation: USSR
word: Soviet
sense: citizen of a communist country
word: Red Chinese
sense: citizen of a communist country
word: Chicom
Derived terms: comsymp
Communist
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: Commie
form: Commo
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to a formally constituted Communist Party.
qualifier: inexact
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of communist, of or related to the general philosophy of communism.
qualifier: inexact
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of communistic, embodying the ideals of communism.
Con
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A male given name, a diminutive form of Conor or Cornelius.
glosses: A female given name, a diminutive form of Connie.
topics: government
politics
glosses: Abbreviation of Conservative.
Congress
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Congress
form: the Congress
Etymology: From congress.
Senses: topics: government
politics
glosses: The two legislative bodies of the United States: the House of Representatives and the Senate.
topics: government
politics
glosses: The legislature of the Philippines.
topics: government
politics
glosses: The legislature of the Philippines.
The House of Representatives of the Philippines.
qualifier: more specifically
qualifier: Indian politics
glosses: Clipping of Indian National Congress
Congress
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From congress.
Senses: glosses: A census-designated place in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States.
glosses: A village in Wayne County, Ohio, United States.
glosses: A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Stonehenge, No. 73, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Synonyms: sense: the two legislative bodies of the US
word: Capitol Hill
sense: Indian National Congress
word: INC
Derived terms: act of Congress
Congress
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Congresses
Etymology: From congress.
Senses: examples: text: Two regular sessions of our federal legislative body are called a Congress, and Congresses have been numbered consecutively since the first one met in 1789. The first two sessions were called the first Congress; […]
ref: 1946, Emil F. Faith, Richard Gibbs Browne, Our Civic Life and Progress, Mentzer, Bush & Company, page 248:
glosses: A two-year session of the Congress, commencing after a Federal election and ending before the next one.
Conner
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Connor
form: Conor
Senses: glosses: An English surname originating as an occupation from Middle English connere, cunnere "inspector (of weighs and measures)".
glosses: An Irish and Scottish surname from Irish, a variant of Connor.
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname.
glosses: A municipality in Apayao province, Philippines named after American Norman Conner.
glosses: A census-designated place in Ravalli County, Montana, United States, named after Aaron Conner.
Derived terms: Connersville
Conor
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Connor
form: Conner
Etymology: From Irish Conchúr, from Old Irish Conchobar (“lover of hounds”).
Senses: glosses: A male given name from Irish.
Constitution
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Constitution
Senses: examples: text: The Constitution is anchored in English liberal thought and the Magna Carta.
text: The US Constitution was written in 1787.
text: As the search continued, I developed five criteria for the selection process. The next Chief Justice must have a top-flight legal mind; he must be young enough to serve at least ten years; he should, if possible, have experience both as a practicing lawyer and as an appeals court judge; he must generally share my view that the Court should interpret the Constitution rather than amend it by judicial fiat; and he must have a special quality of leadership that would enable him to resolve differences among his colleagues so that, as often as possible, the Court would speak decisively on major cases with one voice or at least with a strong voice for the majority opinion.
ref: 1978, Richard Nixon, RN: the Memoirs of Richard Nixon, Grosset & Dunlap, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 419:
text: The Constitution is very clear. My job was oversee the session of Congress where objections could be heard. And I made sure that objections would be recognized, so we would hear whatever evidence and other debate there was. But the Constitution says you open and count the votes, no more no less. The Constitution affords no authority to the Vice President or anyone else to reject votes or return votes to the states.
ref: 2023 July 5, Mike Pence, 7:52 from the start, in Watch All In With Chris Hayes Highlights: July 6, MSNBC, archived from the original on 07 Jul 2023:
text: Please kindly bring your hardcopy of the Constitution to every class.
ref: 2024, John L. Badalamenti, Ashley C. Grabowski, “ADVANCED CONSTITUTIONAL INTERPRETATION: ORIGINALISM AND ITS FOES”, in University of Florida, page 2:
topics: law
glosses: The supreme law of some countries, such as Australia, Ireland, and the United States.
Derived terms: word: Constitutionolatry
word: Cunstitution
word: Cuntstitution
word: cuntstitutional
Cook
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /kʊk/
text: Audio (US)
text: Audio (AU)
note: some speakers from Northern England and Ireland
ipa: /kuːk/
ipa: /kʉk/
homophone: cuck (most accents without the foot-strut split)
rhymes: -ʊk
Forms: form: Cooks
form: Cooke
form: Coke
Etymology: From cook. Doublet of Koch and Kok.
Senses: glosses: An English surname originating as an occupation for a cook or seller of cooked food. Famously held by James Cook, English captain and explorer of the Pacific Ocean, and for whom the Cook Islands, Cook Strait and Mount Cook were named.
glosses: A placename:
A locale in the United States:
A township in Sac County, Iowa.
glosses: A placename:
A locale in the United States:
A township in Decatur County, Kansas.
glosses: A placename:
A locale in the United States:
A minor city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota; named for railroad official Wirth Cook.
glosses: A placename:
A locale in the United States:
A village in Johnson County, Nebraska; named for landowner Andrew Cook.
glosses: A placename:
A locale in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Madison Township, Fayette County, Ohio; named for landowner Matthew S. Cook.
glosses: A placename:
A locale in the United States:
A township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
glosses: A placename:
A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; named for James Cook.
glosses: A placename:
A local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia; in full, the Shire of Cook.
glosses: A placename:
A ghost town in South Australia, Australia; named for Joseph Cook, 6th Prime Minister of Australia.
glosses: A placename:
A river in Westland district, West Coast, New Zealand.
synonyms: Weheka
glosses: An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Derived terms: Cook County
Cook Inlet
Cook Islands
Cook-Levin theorem
Cook Peninsula
Cook reduction
Cook's theorem
Cook's tour
Cook Strait
Weiss-Cook reaction
Related terms: Cox
Coral
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: -ɒɹəl
-ɔːɹəl
Etymology: From coral.
Senses: glosses: A census-designated place in McHenry County, Illinois, United States.
examples: text: "Where are you from originally, Coral?" / "Indiana." / "Lots of Corals out there, I bet." / She hesitated, seemed about to flare, and then smiled instead, showing a little gap between two front teeth. "Well, it was Cora Lucille, I guess, " she said, still smiling, looking very much like a Cora Lucille in that moment.
ref: 1990, Ed McBain, Vespers, Mandarin, published 1991, →ISBN, page 78:
glosses: A female given name from English.
Cork
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Irish Corcaigh (“bog, marsh, swamp”).
Senses: glosses: The principal city of County Cork, Ireland.
glosses: A county in the Republic of Ireland (County Cork).
Corrie
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒɹi/
rhymes: -ɒɹi
Forms: form: Corries
form: Corry
Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic coire (“cauldron, boiler; corrie”), which denotes a bowl-shaped geographical feature similar to a cirque.
Senses: glosses: A village in the isle of Arran, in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS0242).
glosses: A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname, of occasional usage.
Corrie
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒɹi/
rhymes: -ɒɹi
Senses: glosses: A diminutive of the female given names Cora or Corinne, or borrowed from the Dutch pet form of Cornelia.
Corrie
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒɹi/
rhymes: -ɒɹi
Etymology: Diminutive from Coronation Street + -ie.
Senses: examples: text: It all seems to take place in the hiatus between Neighbours and “Brookie”, “Corrie” or EastEnders.
ref: 1989 May 20, Stephen Silk, “Campus: All change for housing”, in The Times, page 34:
text: Linda lives next door and is dead mumsy, even though she's no one's mum, 'cos she cooks my tea sometimes and lets me watch EastEnders on her massive plasma TV, even though she says I should 'stay true to my Northern Roots' and watch Corrie.
ref: 2012, Ellie Irving, Billie Templar's War, Random House (The Bodley Head):
topics: broadcasting
media
television
glosses: Abbreviation of Coronation Street, a soap opera.
Corse
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: An uncommon surname originating in Europe, specifically the United Kingdom and Scandinavia.
glosses: A village and civil parish in Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7828).
Corvus
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: -ɔː(ɹ)vəs
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin corvus (“raven, crow”).
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: A constellation of the southern sky south of the constellation Virgo, said to resemble a crow.
Derived terms: Corvi
Cos
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Latin Cos, from Ancient Greek Κῶς (Kôs).
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Kos, an island of the Aegean, Greece.
Derived terms: Coan
cos
cos lettuce
Cos lettuce
Cosmos
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A city in Minnesota.
Coulomb
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname from French, notably held by Charles-Augustin de Coulomb.
Derived terms: Coulomb attraction
Coulomb barrier
Coulomb blockade
Coulomb collision
Coulomb energy
Coulomb explosion
Coulomb force
Coulomb gauge
Coulomb repulsion
Coupe
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
wikipedia: Thomas +
Derived terms: Coupeville
Court
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: * As an English and French surname, from the noun court. Also from the French adjective court (“short”).
* As an Irish surname, reduced from McCourt.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Middle English for someone who worked or lived in a court.
glosses: A municipality in Bern canton, Switzerland.
Cousin
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Cousins
form: Couzen
form: Couzens
form: Cozen
form: Cozens
form: Cozin
form: Cozins
form: Cossin
form: Cossins
form: Cosin
form: Cosins
form: Cusin
form: Cusins
form: Cussin
form: Cussins
form: Cousins
form: Cosyn
form: Cosyns
Etymology: From Middle English Cosyn, a surname from Norman terminology. From Anglo-Norman, from Old French cusin, cosin, cousin (“cousin”) (French cousin, cousine). Literally, “familial relative”.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Middle English
Cover
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
glosses: A river in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England, which joins the River Ure; in full, the River Cover.
Derived terms: Coverdale
Cox
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Coxes
Etymology: The surname has converged from several different origins; see Cox.
Senses: examples: text: For the impeachment article to get to the floor, it will need the approval of House GOP Speaker Kirk Cox.
ref: 2019 February 8, Dan Merica, “Key supporters tell Justin Fairfax to step down after 2nd sexual assault allegation”, in CNN:
text: I mean, mood. Courteney Cox showing Kimmel her completely empty pantry over Zoom while explaining that her family is snacking more than usual is relatable content.
ref: 2020 April 22, Julia Alexander, “The joy of spying on celebrity homes over Zoom and Instagram Live”, in The Verge, archived from the original on 01 Aug 2020:
glosses: An English surname from Middle English for either son of, or servant of someone named Cocke or Cook.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Florida, United States.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Macon County, Missouri, United States.
glosses: A commune in Haute-Garonne department, Occitania, France; the name comes from Occitan.
glosses: A municipality in the province of Alicante, Valencia, Spain.
Derived terms: Box-Cox distribution
Box-Cox transformation
Box-Cox transform
Coxs Corner
Cox ring
Related terms: english: probably not from the surname
translation: probably not from the surname
word: Cox Green
Crater
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Latin crater (“basin; cup”), from Ancient Greek κρατήρ (kratḗr, “mixing bowl, wassail-bowl”), from κράμα (kráma, “mixture”), from κεράννυμι (keránnumi, “to mix, to mingle”).
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: A dim spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a cup. It lies between the constellations Virgo and Hydra.
Derived terms: Crateris
Creator
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Creator
Senses: examples: text: Who changed the trueth of God into a lye, and worshipped and serued the creature more then the Creatour, who is blessed for euer. Amen.
ref: 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Romans 1:25:
text: "Whether a child is born in the urban sprawl of Detroit or the windswept plains of Nebraska, they look up at the same night sky, they fill their heart with the same dreams, and they are infused with the breath of life by the same almighty Creator."
ref: 2017 January 20, Elizabeth Williamson, quoting Donald J. Trump, “What We’re Seeing at Trump’s Presidential Inauguration”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 Jan 2017, Opinion:
text: “The notion that rights don’t come from laws and don’t come from the government, but come from the Creator — that’s what the Iranian government believes,” he said. “It’s a theocratic regime that bases its rule on Shia (sic) law and targets Sunnis, Bahá’ís, Jews, Christians, and other religious minorities. They do it because they believe that they understand what natural rights are from their Creator. So, the statement that our rights do not come from our laws or our governments is extremely troubling.”
ref: 2025 September 6, Jonathan Turley, quoting Tim Kaine, “Tim Kaine’s Constitutional blasphemy”, in The Hill:
topics: lifestyle
religion
glosses: A god who created the Universe; God.
Cree
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɹiː/
rhymes: -iː
Etymology: From a phonetic rendering of Canadian French Cris, short for Christinaux, from either Algonquin Kirishtinó, or Cree Kenisteniwuik.
Senses: glosses: An aboriginal nation of North America.
examples: text: If the idea of “exotic” and complex languages with features you’ve never imagined thrills you, I guarantee you’ll get more out of studying Navajo, American Sign Language, Kikuyu, Vietnamese, Cree, Cantonese, Quechua, or Nuuchahnnulth than Quenya, Klingon, or attempting to make your own.
ref: 2023 December 30, Daniel W. Hieber, “Why I hate conlangs”, in Linguistic Discovery, archived from the original on 24 May 2024:
glosses: The Algonquian language or dialect continuum spoken by this people.
Derived terms: Plains Cree
Swampy Cree
Cree
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɹiː/
rhymes: -iː
Forms: form: Crees
form: Cree
Etymology: From a phonetic rendering of Canadian French Cris, short for Christinaux, from either Algonquin Kirishtinó, or Cree Kenisteniwuik.
Senses: glosses: A member of this people.
Related terms: Knisteneaux
Cree
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɹiː/
rhymes: -iː
Senses: glosses: A river in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, which flows into the Solway Firth and Irish Sea.
Derived terms: Creetown
Cree
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɹiː/
rhymes: -iː
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Creek
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Creeks
form: Creek
Etymology: * As an English surname, from Creake in Norfolk, a variant of the noun crag (“steep rugged cliff”).
* Also as an English surname, from the archaic noun cratch (“crib, manger”).
* As a German surname, Americanized from Krieg (“war, warfare”), Krück, Kruck (see Krug (“jug”) and Krücke (“crutch”)), Krick.
* As a Dutch surname, Americanized from Kreek (from the noun kreek (“creek”), see creek) and Kriek (from kriek (“cherry”)).
* The Native American tribe name is likely shortened from Ocheese Creek (the Hitchiti name for the body of water known today as the Ocmulgee River).
Senses: glosses: One of a Native American tribe from the Southeastern United States, also known as the Muscogee.
Derived terms: Creek County
Creek
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: * As an English surname, from Creake in Norfolk, a variant of the noun crag (“steep rugged cliff”).
* Also as an English surname, from the archaic noun cratch (“crib, manger”).
* As a German surname, Americanized from Krieg (“war, warfare”), Krück, Kruck (see Krug (“jug”) and Krücke (“crutch”)), Krick.
* As a Dutch surname, Americanized from Kreek (from the noun kreek (“creek”), see creek) and Kriek (from kriek (“cherry”)).
* The Native American tribe name is likely shortened from Ocheese Creek (the Hitchiti name for the body of water known today as the Ocmulgee River).
Senses: glosses: The Muskogean language of the Creek tribe.
glosses: A surname.
Creek
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: * As an English surname, from Creake in Norfolk, a variant of the noun crag (“steep rugged cliff”).
* Also as an English surname, from the archaic noun cratch (“crib, manger”).
* As a German surname, Americanized from Krieg (“war, warfare”), Krück, Kruck (see Krug (“jug”) and Krücke (“crutch”)), Krick.
* As a Dutch surname, Americanized from Kreek (from the noun kreek (“creek”), see creek) and Kriek (from kriek (“cherry”)).
* The Native American tribe name is likely shortened from Ocheese Creek (the Hitchiti name for the body of water known today as the Ocmulgee River).
Senses: examples: text: The chieftain was well versed in Creek history.
glosses: Of or pertaining to the Creek tribe.
Creek
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Blend of Craig + Tweek (an alteration of tweak).
Senses: examples: text: For at least a decade, people on the internet have been drawing fan art of the love between this two characters (a ship known as "Creek"). A cursory search of DeviantArt shows Creek art dating back to 2005. And when Trey Parker and Matt Stone decided it was finally time to acknowledge Creek and their surprisingly robust online fandom, they went straight to the source, soliciting real drawings from users online.
ref: 2015 November 2, Brian Feldman, “How Gay-Themed South Park Fan Art Wound Up on the Show”, in Vulture, New York, N.Y.: Vox Media, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Nov 2015:
text: The episode’s humor and heart speak to viewers bemused at the concept of yaoi and devoted “Creek” shippers alike, but it isn’t the child characters learning something by the show’s conclusion. Instead, it’s a father who learns a lesson about being a better parent to his son.
ref: 2016 February 9, Paige Sammartino, “Tweek X Craig: A Message to Parents of LGBTQ Kids”, in Megan Purdy, editor, WomenWriteAboutComics, archived from the original on 26 Jul 2020:
text: This [“Tweek vs. Craig”] is a regular season 3 outing that aired in June 1999, and I picked it not merely because I'm a hardcore Creek shipper.
ref: 2025 September 20, Michael Boyle, “5 Essential South Park Episodes Everyone Should Watch At Least Once”, in /Film, Fishers, Ind.: Static Media, archived from the original on 20 Sep 2025:
topics: lifestyle
glosses: The ship of characters Craig Tucker and Tweek Tweak from the South Park series.
Creole
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɹiːəʊl/
ipa: /ˈkɹeɪəʊl/
enpr: krēʹōl
ipa: /ˈkɹiˌoʊl/
ipa: /ˈkɹeɪˌoʊl/
rhymes: (General American) -ioʊl
rhymes: (GA) -eɪoʊl
rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -iːəʊl
rhymes: (RP) -eɪəʊl
Forms: form: Creoles
Etymology: Variously from French créole, from its source, Spanish criollo, and from its source, Portuguese crioulo, itself probably a diminutive of cria (“person raised in one’s house, servant”), from criar (“to rear, to bring up”), from Latin creō (“I create, make, produce”). Doublet of Criollo, Crioulo, and Krio.
Senses: examples: text: Within the Spanish society, a great difference evolved between the Insular Spaniards, sent over for different periods of time from Spain, to serve as officials, etc., and the "native" Spaniards, the Creoles.
ref: 1969, Shmuel Noah Eisenstadt, The Political Systems of Empires, page 76:
glosses: A descendant of European settlers who is born in a colonized country.
glosses: Anyone with mixed ancestry born in a country colonized by Europeans, now especially one who speaks a creole language.
glosses: Someone of African descent who is born in the Caribbean or Americas (originally as opposed to an African immigrant).
glosses: A native-born of Francophone descent in the Louisiana territory of any race, as opposed to Anglo-American settlers.
Creole
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɹiːəʊl/
ipa: /ˈkɹeɪəʊl/
enpr: krēʹōl
ipa: /ˈkɹiˌoʊl/
ipa: /ˈkɹeɪˌoʊl/
rhymes: (General American) -ioʊl
rhymes: (GA) -eɪoʊl
rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -iːəʊl
rhymes: (RP) -eɪəʊl
Forms: form: more Creole
form: most Creole
Etymology: Variously from French créole, from its source, Spanish criollo, and from its source, Portuguese crioulo, itself probably a diminutive of cria (“person raised in one’s house, servant”), from criar (“to rear, to bring up”), from Latin creō (“I create, make, produce”). Doublet of Criollo, Crioulo, and Krio.
Senses: glosses: Pertaining to or characteristic of someone who is a Creole.
glosses: That is a Creole; especially, born in a colonized country different from that of his or her ancestors.
raw_tags: of a person
glosses: Designating a creolized language.
topics: cooking
food
lifestyle
glosses: Prepared according to a cooking style developed in a Creole area, now especially that of Louisiana, characterised by a mixture of European and African influences.