cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
Comanche physa
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Comanche physas
form: Comanche physae
Senses: glosses: Physella bottimeri (syn. Physa bottimeri), a freshwater snail endemic to the southern United States.
corkscrew physa
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: corkscrew physas
form: corkscrew physae
Senses: glosses: Physella humerosa (or Physa humerosa), a freshwater snail endemic to the southwestern United States.
desert physa
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: desert physas
form: desert physae
Etymology: From desert + translingual Physa boucardi.
Senses: glosses: Physella boucardi (or Physa boucardi), a freshwater snail endemic to the southwestern United States.
Carib physas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Carib physa
Carib physae
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Carib physa
cave physas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cave physa
cave physae
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cave physa
Cayuse physas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Cayuse physa
Cayuse physae
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Cayuse physa
corkscrew physas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of corkscrew physa
corkscrew physae
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of corkscrew physa
desert physas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of desert physa
desert physae
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of desert physa
yuck someone's yum
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: yucks someone's yum
form: yucking someone's yum
form: yucked someone's yum
form: yucked someone's yum
Senses: glosses: To disparage someone's tastes or preferences.
Related terms: kinkshame
there's no accounting for taste
rain on someone's parade
trip slip
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: trip slips
Senses: topics: railways
transport
glosses: A strip of paper on which a conductor must punch a hole when a fare is taken.
trip slips
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of trip slip
wet bob
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: wet bobs
Senses: glosses: A schoolboy who goes in for rowing in preference to cricket or football.
Coordinate terms: dry bob
slack bob
wet bobs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of wet bob
Fish Lake physa
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Fish Lake physas
form: Fish Lake physae
Senses: glosses: Any member of species †Physella microstriata, now †Physella gyrina, of extinct freshwater snails endemic to Fish Lake in Utah, United States.
Fish Lake physas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Fish Lake physa
Fish Lake physae
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Fish Lake physa
Great Lakes physa
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Great Lakes physas
form: Great Lakes physae
Senses: glosses: Physella magnalacustris (or Physa magnalacustris), a freshwater snail endemic to the Great Lakes of North America.
Great Lakes physas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Great Lakes physa
Great Lakes physae
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Great Lakes physa
Lake Winnipeg physa
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Lake Winnipeg physas
form: Lake Winnipeg physae
Senses: glosses: Physella winnipegensis (or Physa winnipegensis), a freshwater snail endemic to Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada.
Lake Winnipeg physas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Lake Winnipeg physa
Lake Winnipeg physae
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Lake Winnipeg physa
hotwater physa
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hotwater physas
form: hotwater physae
Senses: glosses: Physella wrighti (or Physa wrighti), a freshwater snail endemic to a small number of hot springs in northern British Columbia, Canada.
hotwater physas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hotwater physa
hotwater physae
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hotwater physa
grain physa
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: grain physas
form: grain physae
Senses: glosses: A freshwater snail, of species Physella hordacea (syn. Physa hordacea), endemic to the northwestern United States.
grain physas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of grain physa
grain physae
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of grain physa
globose physa
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: globose physas
form: globose physae
Senses: glosses: Physella globosa (or Physa globosa), a freshwater snail endemic to the eastern United States.
globose physas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of globose physa
globose physae
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of globose physa
pen pictures
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pen picture
snail king
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: snail kings
Etymology: Calque of German Schneckenkönig (“snail king”)
Senses: examples: text: In German-speaking countries, there is a legend that a left-handed snail specimen is a “snail king” — Schneckenkönig.
ref: 2016, Øyvind Hammer, The Perfect Shape: Spiral Stories, page 30:
text: Virtually, almost all snail shells wind in the clockwise direction (mathematically negative) when viewed from above. This is not the case with the "snail king".
ref: 2017, Georg Glaeser, Math Tools: 500+ Applications in Science and Arts, page 330:
glosses: A snail possessing a sinistral shell, from a species in which dextral shells are the norm.
snail kings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of snail king
give a hoot
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: gives a hoot
form: giving a hoot
form: gave a hoot
form: given a hoot
Senses: examples: text: I don't care for a glorious name— / I wouldn't give a hoot for fame;
ref: 1909 July 24, Wilberforce Jenkins, “A True Philosopher”, in Munsey's Magazine, volume 41, number 4, Light Verse, page 595:
text: Give a hoot — don't pollute!
ref: 1971 September 15, United States Forest Service, Woodsy Owl PSA, YouTube:
synonyms: word: becare
word: bother
word: care
word: concern oneself
word: mind
word: reck
word: trouble oneself
word: worry
glosses: To care about; to place value on something.
wikipedia: Woodsy Owl
Related terms: give two hoots
gives a hoot
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of give a hoot
giving a hoot
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of give a hoot
gave a hoot
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of give a hoot
given a hoot
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of give a hoot
forceplate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: forceplates
Etymology: From force + plate.
Senses: glosses: A flat instrument used to measure the force exerted by a person or animal.
forceplates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of forceplate
rehead
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: reheads
form: reheading
form: reheaded
form: reheaded
Etymology: From re- + head.
Senses: glosses: To supply with a new head or a new heading.
reheads
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of rehead
reheaded
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of rehead
reheading
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of rehead
attrib.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: attribs.
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of attribution.
Medism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Mede + -ism.
Senses: glosses: The adoption of Persian interests by a Greek, regarded as treachery.
Carlylesque
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Carlylesque
form: most Carlylesque
Etymology: From Carlyle + -esque.
Senses: glosses: Characteristic of Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), Scottish essayist and historian.
Carlylism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Carlylisms
Etymology: From Carlyle + -ism.
Senses: examples: text: It is regarded simply as Carlylism to say that the English-speaking world is growing worse from day to day. And it is Carlylism to opine that the general grand result of increased intelligence is a tendency to deterioration.
ref: 1963, Boris Ford, A Guide to English Literature: From Dickens to Hardy, page 12:
glosses: Writing or opinions characteristic of Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), Scottish essayist and historian.
Carlylisms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Carlylism
counter-imperialist
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more counter-imperialist
form: most counter-imperialist
form: counterimperialist
Etymology: From counter- + imperialist.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of anti-imperialist.
synonyms: word: anti-imperialist
counter-imperialist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: counter-imperialists
form: counterimperialist
Etymology: From counter- + imperialist.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of anti-imperialist.
synonyms: word: anti-imperialist
cormophytic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more cormophytic
form: most cormophytic
Etymology: From cormophyte + -ic.
Senses: examples: text: They are more vegetable than animal, if these terms can be applied to the sort of matter composing them, and have a somewhat fungoid structure; though the presence of a chlorophyll-like substance and a very singular nutritive system differentiate them altogether from true cormophytic fungi.
ref: 1931, H. P. Lovecraft, chapter 5, in The Whisperer in Darkness:
text: Many bryophytes possess several cormophytic structures such as a cuticle, stomata, or conducting tissues; however, they make no use of them.
ref: 2000, Jan-Peter Frahm, Inselbergs: Biotic Diversity of Isolated Rock Outcrops in Tropical and Temperate Regions, Springer, page 91:
text: Similar developmental coordination is required for vascular differentiation in the graft union (Wang and Kollmann 1996) and for many other developmental processes (for example, for the development of functional connections between cormophytic parasites and their host plants).
ref: 2001, Karl-Josef Dietz, “The Extracellular Matrix of the Plant Cell: Location of Signal Perception, Transduction and Response”, in Progress in Botany, volume 62, Springer, page 220:
glosses: Of or relating to cormophytes; having the character of a cormophyte.
kip-shop
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kip-shops
Senses: glosses: A brothel.
kip-shops
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of kip-shop
biscacho
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: biscachos
Senses: glosses: Rare form of viscacha.
biscachos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of biscacho
disomatous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Having two bodies.
ailantos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ailanto
redemocratize
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: redemocratizes
form: redemocratizing
form: redemocratized
form: redemocratized
Etymology: From re- + democratize.
Senses: glosses: To make democratic again.
Related terms: redemocratization
redemocratized
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of redemocratize
redemocratizes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of redemocratize
redemocratizing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of redemocratize
democratizable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more democratizable
form: most democratizable
Etymology: From democratize + -able.
Senses: glosses: Able to be democratized.
Derived terms: undemocratizable
didecahedral
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From di- + decahedral.
Senses: topics: chemistry
crystallography
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Having five planes on each extremity.
redemocratization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From re- + democratization.
Senses: glosses: The process of making democratic again.
polystylous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From poly- + stylous.
Senses: topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: Bearing many styles.
saccopharyngiform
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Belonging to the order Saccopharyngiformes.
saccopharyngiform
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: saccopharyngiforms
Senses: topics: biology
ichthyology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: Any fish in the order Saccopharyngiformes, the gulper eels.
saccopharyngiforms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of saccopharyngiform
spelds
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of speld
spelds
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of speld
era-defining
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more era-defining
form: most era-defining
Senses: examples: text: Calling Ford's muscle car an iconic, era-defining product on the order of Sony's Walkman or Apple's iPhone isn't a stretch.
ref: 2013 December 16, Bill Saporito, “Ford Is Back in the Saddle with New Mustang”, in Time, retrieved 16 Jun 2014:
text: Groundbreaking hip-hop producer Pete Rock says that Nas hasn’t paid him a cent in royalties for his work on the rapper’s era-defining double-platinum album “Illmatic”.
ref: 2022 January 11, Oli Coleman, “Legendary hip-hop producer Pete Rock set to sue Nas over ‘Illmatic’ royalties”, in Page Six, retrieved 12 Jan 2022:
glosses: epoch-making
consubsist
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: consubsists
form: consubsisting
form: consubsisted
form: consubsisted
Etymology: From con- + subsist.
Senses: glosses: To subsist together.
consubsisted
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of consubsist
consubsists
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of consubsist
consubsisting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of consubsist
consubsistence
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From con- + subsistence.
Senses: glosses: subsistence together
superadmirable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more superadmirable
form: most superadmirable
Etymology: From super- + admirable.
Senses: glosses: supremely admirable
pantochronometer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pantochronometers
Etymology: From panto- + chronometer.
Senses: glosses: An instrument combining of compass, sundial, and universal sundial.
pantochronometers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pantochronometer
farcinous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more farcinous
form: most farcinous
Senses: glosses: Relating to farcy
physalite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
geography
geology
mineralogy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A coarse topaz.
misissue
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: misissues
form: misissuing
form: misissued
form: misissued
Etymology: From mis- + issue.
Senses: examples: text: The company was found to have misissued a number of Internet security certificates.
glosses: To issue in error.
misissuance
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From mis- + issuance.
Senses: glosses: The act of misissuing something; issuance in error.
misissued
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of misissue
misissues
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of misissue
misissuing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of misissue
finer things
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: I'm not materialistic, though I do enjoy the finer things in life.
glosses: That which is considered of a high quality, expensive or tasteful.
King James Bibles
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of King James Bible
daemoniac
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: I vainly try to assure myself that these daemoniac creatures are not gradually leading up to some new policy hurtful to the earth and its normal inhabitants.
ref: 1931, H. P. Lovecraft, chapter 7, in The Whisperer in Darkness:
glosses: Alternative spelling of demoniac.
dæmoniac
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of demoniac.
real-time attack
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: real-time attacks
form: RTA
Etymology: Blend of real-time + time attack.
Senses: topics: video-games
glosses: A non-tool-assisted speedrun of a game that is timed using a separate timer from that of any in-game timer.
topics: video-games
glosses: The timing method itself used to time such speedruns.
real-time attacks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of real-time attack
RTAs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of RTA
choco pie
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: choco pies
Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 초코파이 (chokopai), itself from English choco + pie.
Senses: examples: text: We celebrated birthdays by putting out choco-pie and shrimp crackers and applauding.
ref: 2005, Park Min-Na, translated by Sarah Eunkyung Chee, Birth of Resistance, page 118:
glosses: A snack consisting of two small round layers of cake covered in chocolate with marshmallow filling.
choco pies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of choco pie
boxholder
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: boxholders
Etymology: From box + holder.
Senses: glosses: An owner of a box in a theatre/theater, stadium, etc.
glosses: A renter of a post office box.
bewielding
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of bewield
bewields
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of bewield
quintad
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: quintads
Etymology: From quint- (“five”) + -ad (“-part”).
Senses: glosses: Synonym of quintet: A group of five.
synonyms: word: quintet
extra: A group of five
quintads
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of quintad
quadrad
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: quadrads
Etymology: From quadr- + -ad.
Senses: glosses: A tetrad; a group of four.
Synonyms: foursome
quadruplicity
quartet
quadrads
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of quadrad
artifacted
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: artefacted
Etymology: From artifact + -ed.
Senses: topics: computer-graphics
computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
signal-processing
glosses: Having artifacts.
artefacted
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of artifacted.
Barker's mill
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Barker's mills
Etymology: Invented in the 18th century by Dr Barker.
Senses: glosses: A kind of water wheel system employing a rotor and nozzles.
Barker's mills
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Barker's mill
life's a bitch
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: examples: text: Life's a bitch, but God forbid the bitch divorce me
ref: 1996, “Affirmative Action”, in It Was Written, performed by Nas:
text: Glory days don't mean shit to me
 I drank a six-pack of apathy
 Life's a bitch, and so am I
ref: 1997, “The Grouch”, in Nimrod, performed by Green Day:
synonyms: word: c'est la vie
word: it is as it is
word: it is how it is
word: it is what it is
word: life's a bitch
word: shit happens
word: so be it
word: so is life
word: so it goes
word: such is life
word: that's that and this is this
word: that's the way it goes
word: that’s the way it plays
word: that's the way life is
word: that's the way the ball bounces
word: that's the way the cookie crumbles
word: that's the way the mop flops
word: them's the breaks
glosses: Life can be tough, unpleasant, unrewarding.
Related terms: life's a bitch and then you die
Baha'u'llah
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Baháʼu'lláh.
Bahā'u'llāh
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Uncommon form of Baháʼu'lláh.
Bahā'allāh
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Uncommon form of Baháʼu'lláh.
Baha' Allah
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Obsolete form of Baháʼu'lláh.
Baha Ullah
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Obsolete form of Baháʼu'lláh.
Beha Ullah
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Obsolete form of Baháʼu'lláh.
Bahá'
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Arabic بَهَاء (bahāʔ, “splendor, glory”).
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Baháʼ, clipping of Baháʼu'lláh.
close together
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: closer together
form: closest together
Senses: examples: text: All three parallel valleys of the Llynvi, Garw and Ogmore are much the same in physical character: the lower reaches are wooded and not unattractive, but as the railway climbs on ever-steepening grades, the hills on either hand grow barer and closer together, while in all respects the scene becomes more sombre, with the terraced, slate-roofed colliery towns and the road, railway and river all struggling for space in the narrowing defiles.
ref: 1955 July, D. S. Barrie, “Railways of the Bridgend District”, in Railway Magazine, page 449:
glosses: Near each other in time or space.
Baha'
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Arabic بَهَاء (bahāʔ, “splendor, glory”).
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Baháʼ, clipping of Baháʼu'lláh.
Beha
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Arabic بَهَاء (bahāʔ, “splendor, glory”).
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Baháʼ, clipping of Baháʼu'lláh.
Comanche physas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Comanche physa
Comanche physae
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Comanche physa
counterclockwiseness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From counterclockwise + -ness.
Senses: examples: text: Note that in roulette, the croupier or dealer spins the wheel and the ball in opposite directions, like the DJ when scratching the “twelveinch tables of counterclockwiseness”
ref: 2017, Georgina Born, Eric Lewis, Will Straw, editors, Improvisation and Social Aesthetics, Compton 1999, page 25:
glosses: The quality of being counterclockwise.
psychoacoustician
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: psychoacousticians
Etymology: From psychoacoustics + -ian.
Senses: glosses: An expert in psychoacoustics.
psychoacousticians
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of psychoacoustician
papaha
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: papahas
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of papakha (“type of hat”).
panny
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pannies
Senses: examples: text: The pigs frisked my panny, and nailed my screws; the officers searched my house, and seized my pick-lock keys.
ref: 1823, Francis Grose, Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, page 7:
text: Why, you would not be boosing till lightman's in a square crib like mine, as if you were in a flash panny?
ref: 1828, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Pelham, Or, Adventures of a Gentleman:
qualifier: thieves' cant
glosses: A house.
currywursts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of currywurst
slutts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of slutt
pita breads
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pita bread
superorganically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From superorganic + -ally.
Senses: glosses: In a superorganic manner.
Buchenwald
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Buchenwald concentration camp.
cookie-shine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cookie-shines
Senses: glosses: A tea party (“gathering with snacks”).
cookie-shines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cookie-shine
pledgeling
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pledgelings
Etymology: From pledge + -ling.
Senses: glosses: A pledge (“applicant to a college fraternity”).
pledgelings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pledgeling
lion's provider
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The jackal, from its supposed practice of finding prey for the lion.
examples: text: It isn't that Fan must not be a lion's provider — but she mustn't be any one else's but yours. I see now what brings you about our house so much. You want to get hold of Fan and her business and little savings for yourself, do you?
ref: 1870, Thomas Wright, The bane of a life, volume 2, page 109:
glosses: Any humble friend or follower.
heave the log
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: heaves the log
form: heaving the log
form: heaved the log
form: heaved the log
Senses: topics: nautical
transport
glosses: To determine the speed of a ship by logline and glass.
paraphia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From para- + Ancient Greek ἁφή (haphḗ, “touch”) + -ia.
Senses: examples: text: Paraphia, or perversion of the sense of touch, may be so manifest as to convey constantly, erroneous impressions in regard to shape, size, consistence, weight and temperature of bodies.
ref: 1856, Alvan Edmond Small, C. E. Toothaker, Diseases of the nervous system, page 53:
topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: parapsis; a disorder of the sense of touch
distrainment
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: distrainments
Etymology: From distrain + -ment.
Senses: glosses: The act of distraining; distraint.
distrainments
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of distrainment
metric tensor
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: metric tensors
Senses: examples: ref: 2015, 1:10:00–1:11:15 from the start, in 1 Exterior Product, Fermions (Mathematics for Theoretical Physicists - Hirosi Ooguri), spoken by Hiroshi Ooguri (Hiroshi Ooguri), K Raviteja (YouTube):
qualifier: differential geometry
glosses: a symmetric bilinear form which is non-degenerate (i.e., having all non-zero eigenvalues); a differential of distance on a manifold
tomaun
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tomauns
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of toman.
tomauns
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tomaun
metric tensors
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of metric tensor
tankobon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tankobons
form: tankobon
form: tankōbon
form: tankoubon
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 単行本(たんこうぼん) (tankōbon).
Senses: topics: comics
literature
manga
media
publishing
glosses: A standard Japanese book format most commonly encountered as the individual volumes of a manga series.
tankobons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tankobon
Egyptian blue
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Egyptian blues
Etymology: From Egyptian + blue, from being a blue invented by Ancient Egyptians.
Senses: glosses: A pigment made from calcium copper tetrasilicate (“CaCuSi₄O₁₀”), the first artificial pigment, a blue, used by Egyptians for over 3 millennia, before dying out during the Roman Empire; one of the few alternates to lapis lazuli during ancient times.
Coordinate terms: word: lapis lazuli
english: the first artificial purple, one of the first artificial pigments
translation: the first artificial purple, one of the first artificial pigments
word: Chinese purple
english: the first artificial purple, one of the first artificial pigments
translation: the first artificial purple, one of the first artificial pigments
word: Han purple
word: Chinese blue
word: Han blue
english: the first artificial pigment widely used in the modern world; not an ancient pigment
translation: the first artificial pigment widely used in the modern world; not an ancient pigment
word: Prussian blue
fleecings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fleecing
calcium copper tetrasilicate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: CaCuSi₄O₁₀, the pigment Egyptian blue; CaO·CuO·(SiO₂)₄
Hypernyms: alt: CaO·CuO·(SiO2)x
word: calcium copper silicate
Coordinate terms: english: a family of chemically similar artificial pigments
translation: a family of chemically similar artificial pigments
word: barium copper silicate
broflake
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: broflakes
Etymology: Blend of bro + snowflake.
Senses: examples: text: Netflix dropped the first trailer for its new comedy series Dear White People today, and already broflakes (what I’ve decided to call MAGA hat-wearing dudes who complain about “snowflakes” but are themselves overly sensitive) are cancelling their accounts.
ref: 2017 February 9, Christopher Hooton, “The first trailer for Netflix's 'Dear White People' is upsetting broflakes everywhere”, in The Independent:
text: Yesterday, actress Amber Tamblyn published a New York Times op-ed stemming from her Twitter feud with actor/broflake James Woods.
ref: 2017 October 17, Whitney Kimball, “Amber Tamblyn's James Woods Feud Inspires New York Times Op-Ed , But Woods Hates the Times, So There”, in Jezebel:
text: Specifically, the broflakes said they had experienced gender discrimination against them at some point.
ref: 2018 January 10, Shaun Nichols, “1 in 5 STEM bros whinge they can't catch a break in tech world they run”, in The Register:
text: Bring on the broflakes triggered by reading Lena Dunham's name.
ref: 2018 February 9, Lanre Bakare, “Lena Dunham to remake Julia Davis sitcom Camping for HBO”, in The Guardian:
text: But here’s the thing about quotas, or - to protect the political broflakes (a portmanteau of “bros” and “snowflakes”, thank you internet) - here’s the thing about “targets”: they work.
ref: 2018 March 9, Jacqueline Maley, “Coalition has a problem with women - and Peta Credlin wants to fix it”, in The Sydney Morning Herald:
glosses: An overly-sensitive man or boy who is easily upset or offended, especially one upset about loss of male privilege.
Coordinate terms: snowflake
nuruk
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Korean 누룩 (nuruk).
Senses: glosses: A traditional Korean fermentation starter made from wheat, rice, and barley.
Han purple
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Han + purple.
From being a purple pigment last used during the Han Dynasty.
Senses: glosses: A pigment made from barium copper disilicate (BaCuSi₂O₆), the first artificial purple pigment, used by Chinese for over 2 millennia before dying out at the end of the Han dynasty.
Synonyms: Chinese purple
Coordinate terms: english: the first artificial pigment, and chemically similar to Han purple
translation: the first artificial pigment, and chemically similar to Han purple
word: Egyptian blue
Related terms: Han blue
Han blue
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Han + blue.
From being a blue pigment last used during the Han Dynasty.
Senses: glosses: A pigment made from barium copper tetrasilicate (BaCuSi₄O₁₀), an artificial blue pigment, used by ancient Chinese for over 2 millennia before dying out at the end of the Han dynasty; one of the few alternates to azurite in ancient times.
Synonyms: Chinese blue
Coordinate terms: word: azurite
english: the first artificial pigment, and of chemical similarity to Han blue
translation: the first artificial pigment, and of chemical similarity to Han blue
word: Egyptian blue
english: the first artificial pigment widely used in the modern world; not an ancient pigment
translation: the first artificial pigment widely used in the modern world; not an ancient pigment
word: Prussian blue
Related terms: Han purple
risban
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: risbans
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of risbank.
risbans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of risban
risbank
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: risbanks
form: risban
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: A piece of ground upon which a fort is constructed to defend a post.
risbanks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of risbank
broflakes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of broflake
Chinese blue
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Chinese + blue. From being an artificial blue pigment invented by the Ancient Chinese.
Senses: glosses: A pigment made from barium copper tetrasilicate (“BaO·CuO·(SiO₂)₄”), used in ancient China.
Synonyms: Han blue
Coordinate terms: word: azurite
english: the first artificial pigment, and of chemical similarity to Chinese blue
translation: the first artificial pigment, and of chemical similarity to Chinese blue
word: Egyptian blue
english: the first artificial pigment widely used in the modern world; not an ancient pigment
translation: the first artificial pigment widely used in the modern world; not an ancient pigment
word: Prussian blue
Related terms: china blue
Chinese purple
Chinese purple
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Chinese + purple. From being an artificial purple pigment invented by the Ancient Chinese.
Senses: glosses: A pigment made from barium copper disilicate (“BaO·CuO·(SiO₂)₂”), used in ancient China.
Synonyms: Han purple
Coordinate terms: english: the first artificial pigment, and of chemical similarity to Chinese purple
translation: the first artificial pigment, and of chemical similarity to Chinese purple
word: Egyptian blue
Related terms: Chinese blue
barium copper disilicate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: BaCuSi₂O₆, the pigment Chinese purple / Han purple; BaO·CuO·(SiO₂)₂
Hypernyms: alt: BaO·CuO·(SiO2)x
word: barium copper silicate
barium copper tetrasilicate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: BaCuSi₄O₁₀, the pigment Chinese blue / Han blue; BaO·CuO·(SiO₂)₄
Hypernyms: alt: BaO·CuO·(SiO2)x
word: barium copper silicate
barium copper silicate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: BaO·CuO·(SiO₂)ₓ
a family of artificial pigments
glosses: BaO·CuO·(SiO₂)ₓ
artificial jade, a barium glass
Hyponyms: english: Chinese purple / Han purple
translation: Chinese purple / Han purple
alt: BaCuSi2O6 aka BaO·CuO·(SiO2)2
word: barium copper disilicate
english: Chinese blue / Han blue
translation: Chinese blue / Han blue
alt: BaCuSi4O10 aka BaO·CuO·(SiO2)4
word: barium copper tetrasilicate
Coordinate terms: english: a chemically similar artificial pigment
translation: a chemically similar artificial pigment
word: calcium copper tetrasilicate
Derived terms: barium copper disilicate
barium copper tetrasilicate
inviscidness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From inviscid + -ness.
Senses: examples: text: They further stated that the model can be used to inspect the validity of the classical model simplifications (e.g., inviscidness, Stokes flow, two-dimensjonality or axisymmetry) and to confirm the applicability of these idealizations for specific problems.
ref: 2014, Hugo A. Jakobsen, Chemical Reactor Modeling: Multiphase Reactive Flows:
glosses: The quality or condition of being inviscid.
beltwork
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From belt + -work.
Senses: glosses: A system of belts, as in a mechanical device.
tetrasilicate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tetrasilicates
Etymology: From tetra- + silicate.
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any compound containing four silicate anions.
Hypernyms: silicate
Derived terms: barium copper tetrasilicate
calcium copper tetrasilicate
tetrasilicates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tetrasilicate
as who should say
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Etymology: Probably a calque of French comme qui dirait/diroit.
Senses: examples: text: As who ſhould ſay, I am ſir an Oracle, / And when I ope my lips, let no dogge bark.
ref: c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i], page 164, column 1:
text: He doth nothing but frowne, as who ſhould ſay, and you will not haue me, chooſe : he heares merrie tales and ſmiles not […]
ref: c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii], page 165, column 1:
text: The clowdy Meſſenger turnes me his backe, / And hums; as who ſhould ſay, you'l rue the time / That clogges me with this Anſwer.
ref: c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene vi], page 143, column 2:
glosses: as if one should say, as if to say; so to say; in a manner of speaking.
wikipedia: Brill Publishers
Florilegium (journal)
adjective verb
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: adjective verbs
Etymology: From adjective + verb.
Senses: glosses: a type of intransitive stative verb used to express a quality or entrance into a quality
raw_tags: in Egyptian grammar
adjective verbs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of adjective verb
doddy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: doddies
Senses: glosses: A hornless cow.
factionaries
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of factionary
persimons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of persimon
Grolieresque
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Grolieresque
form: most Grolieresque
Etymology: From Grolier + -esque.
Senses: glosses: Resembling or characteristic of Grolier book binding.
Grimmond
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Crammond
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: For those unfamiliar with him, Geoff Crammond has been the inspiration behind a couple of superb F1 racing simulations on the PC.
ref: 2002, Kate Berens, Geoff Howard, The Rough Guide to Videogaming:
glosses: A surname.
Related terms: Cramond
like hey-go-mad
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Senses: glosses: With a high degree of excitement or activity; like crazy.
scaladoes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of scalado
disnest
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: disnests
form: disnesting
form: disnested
form: disnested
Etymology: From dis- + nest.
Senses: glosses: To dislodge from a nest.
disnested
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of disnest
disnests
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of disnest
disnesting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of disnest
institorial
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From Latin institor (“agent, broker”).
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Relating to an agent or factor.
ligurites
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ligurite
blewart
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: blewarts
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of blawort.
blewarts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of blewart
reprobators
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of reprobator
motatorious
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: In perpetual vibratory motion; said of the legs of some spiders and crane-flies, etc.
dumosity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The quality of being dumous or dumose.
witkey
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: witkeys
Etymology: Originated in China in 2005. Blend of wisdom + key, originally the name of a website.
Senses: glosses: A Web-based system whereby users can exchange and purchase services and information, and share knowledge and experience, in order to save time and money.
wypipo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪpiːpoʊ/
Forms: form: wipipo
Etymology: Phonetic spelling of “white people” in African American Vernacular English.
Senses: examples: text: “@PaulCantor: @Me you just need one rich white guy to believe you will be the one who makes him cool, and you're set.” WHERE U AT WYPIPO
ref: 2013 October 6, THE KID MERO 🇩🇴, “THE KID MERO 🇩🇴 on Twitter”, in Twitter, archived from the original on 06 Jan 2018:
text: For now, let's take a step into Black History Month since that is the only time wypipo generally give two Fun-Dip sticks and a lick about Black history.
ref: 2017 February 1, Aaryn Belfer, “Backwards & In High Heels: Rounding up my cousins”, in San Diego CityBeat:
text: However, the Powhatan people told the Jamestonians that Matoaka's name was"Pocohontas," which loosely translates to "stolen by thieving-ass wypipo" (my Powhatan is a little rusty).
ref: 2017 November 30, Michael Harriot, Why Calling Elizabeth Warren "Pocohontas" Is Racist, Explained, in San Bernardino American Newspaper, volume 48, number 32
text: Wypipo: Quit making excuses. Work hard. Pull yourself up by your bootstraps. Go to college. No one's just going to hand opportunities to you.
Also wypipo: Wow, you applied to 20 colleges? And got into all of them? How obnoxious.
ref: 2018 April 19, Anne Branigin, Black Teen Who Won Full ride to 20 Colleges Wants Apology From Reporter Who Called His Effort "Obnoxious", in San Bernardino American Newspaper, volume 48, number 52, front page
text: MAGA hat wearing, confederate flag waving, tiki torch bearing wypipo.
ref: 2019 September 4, Ted Neill, “Reaper Moon”, in Race War in the Post Apocalypse, page 6:
text: Because wypipo stay annoying, during his victory speech, McConnell gave a shout out to King and his “I Have a Dream” speech, aka literally the only MLK speech that exists as far as white conservatives are concerned.
ref: 2020 November 5, Zack Linly, “Mitch McConnell Referenced Martin Luther King Jr. in His Victory Speech. MLK's Family Graciously Invite Him to STFU”, in The Root:
qualifier: African-American Vernacular
glosses: White people.
Related terms: english: white
translation: white
word: yt
word: gweilo
endlines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of endline
electropolarity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From electro- + polarity.
Senses: glosses: The property of being electropolar.
hylicism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From hylic + -ism.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of hylism.
synonyms: word: hylism
non troppo
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From Italian non troppo.
Senses: examples: andante non troppo: slow, but not too slow
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: Not too much.
equippings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of equipping
plaguings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of plaguing
plaguiness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈpleɪɡɪnəs/
Etymology: From plaguey + -ness.
Senses: examples: text: Perhaps the situation is not so bad and only my loneliness and your plaguiness, Madame, cause me to see things blacker than they are.
ref: 1940, Frida Uhl, Marriage with genius, page 412:
glosses: The quality of being plaguey.
Bereanism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Berean + -ism.
Senses: glosses: The religious practices of the Bereans.
Sufic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Sufic
form: most Sufic
Etymology: From Sufi + -ic.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to Sufi mysticism.
Sufistic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Sufistic
form: most Sufistic
Etymology: From Sufist + -ic.
Senses: examples: text: It is thus evident that the founders of Deoband combined at this institution not only the academic and juridical orders of Islam but also the four Sufistic orders.
ref: 2006, Saiyid Zaheer Husain Jafri, The Islamic path: sufism, society, and politics in India, page 344:
glosses: Of or relating to Sufi mysticism.
nimble-fingered
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more nimble-fingered
form: most nimble-fingered
Senses: examples: text: Come hither Filch. I am as fond of this Child, as though my Mind miſgave me he vvere my ovvn. He hath as fine a Hand at picking a Pocket as a VVWoman, and is as nimble-finger’d as a Juggler.
ref: 1728, [John] Gay, The Beggar’s Opera. […], London: […] John Watts, […], →OCLC, Act I, scene vi, page 7:
glosses: Thieving, thievish.
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see nimble, fingered.
spacehead
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: spaceheads
Etymology: From space + -head.
Senses: examples: text: Be careful of the tourists at the lake, most of them are spaceheads, the last of the hippies looking for Malawi Gold. You know what Malawi Gold is, kids? Marijuana, the stuff that will make you laugh when there is no joke.
ref: 2008, Samson Kambalu, The Jive Talker: An Artist's Genesis, page 69:
glosses: A person who is spaced out.
spaceheads
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of spacehead
offstands
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of offstand
cankeredly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more cankeredly
form: most cankeredly
Etymology: From cankered + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a cankered manner.
Whirling Dervishes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Whirling Dervish
amuze
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: amuzes
form: amuzing
form: amuzed
form: amuzed
Senses: glosses: Obsolete form of amuse.
avolatte
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: avolattes
Etymology: Blend of avocado + latte.
Senses: examples: text: The Aussie cafe has decided to start serving avolattes — yes, avolattes.
ref: 2017 May 22, Danielle Valente, “Avocado Lattes Exist And Everyone's Confused”, in Elite Daily:
text: The troubling trend of serving coffee drinks in hollowed-out produce “cups” has been on the rise since late last month, when a cafe in Melbourne, Australia made headlines for serving lattes in avocado peels (“avolattes”), Newsweek reported.
ref: 2017 June 6, Christian Gollayan, “Coffee shops are ruining perfectly good lattes with vegetables”, in New York Post:
text: Given the United States’ current fetishization of a) superfoods like kale and quinoa, b) Mexican chains like Chipotle and Qdoba, and c) Instagram-worthy products like avolattes and avocado toast, DeLyser does not anticipate this “meteoric rise” in avocado consumption going away anytime soon.
ref: 2017 September 22, Sal DeFrancesco, “Guac Costs Extra”, in Harvard Political Review:
glosses: An avocado latte