cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
ghostism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From ghost + -ism.
Senses: examples: text: Immortal-soulism, spiritism, ghostism, all spring from a fabulous or mythical source. Corporeity is characteristic of being.
ref: 1883, David D. Paterson, Zion's Waymarks, Or, Knowledge Vs. Mystery, page 105:
text: This degradation took the forms of belief in Sheol (Hades) and in necromancy. Both of them were forms of ghostism. The first was a conception that the spirits of the departed remained associated somehow with their bodies and with the place of burial.
ref: 1900, John Caldwell Calhoun Clarke, Man and His Divine Father, page 139:
glosses: Belief in ghosts.
Chincoteague pony
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Chincoteague ponies
Senses: glosses: A breed of horse that developed and lives in a feral condition on Assateague Island in the states of Virginia and Maryland as one of the many breeds of feral horses in the United States.
e-librarianship
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From e- + librarianship or e-librarian + -ship.
Senses: glosses: The role or skill of operating an e-library.
cybrarianship
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The role or skill of operating a cybrary.
Assateague horse
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Assateague horses
Etymology: Named after its locality, Assateague Island.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Chincoteague pony.
synonyms: word: Chincoteague pony
wikipedia: Assateague Island
Earth's third pole
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: The Himalayas.
schizoaffectives
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of schizoaffective
schizoaffectiveness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From schizoaffective + -ness.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of schizoaffectivity.
synonyms: word: schizoaffectivity
schizoaffectivity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: schizoaffectiveness
glosses: The quality of being schizoaffective.
schizoaffectively
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: glosses: In a schizoaffective manner.
Rinnemann's green
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of cobalt green.
synonyms: word: cobalt green
Honeoye Falls
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Seneca [Term?].
Senses: glosses: A village in Monroe County, New York, United States.
Panbryde
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Pictish *ᚘᚐᚅᚈ (pant, “hollow”) (cf. Welsh pant (“hollow”)) + a saint name.
Senses: glosses: A locality in Angus, Scotland
No Man's Heath
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village in No Man's Heath and District parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5147).
glosses: A small village in Newton Regis parish, North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire, England, the northernmost village in Warwickshire (OS grid ref SK2908).
Derived terms: No Man's Heath and District
Migdale
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Historically Migwethe. Probably from Pictish *mig (“bog, swamp”) (cf. Welsh mign (“swamp”)) + an uncertain second element.
Senses: glosses: A locality in Highland, Scotland.
glosses: Migdale Hoard, a hoard of Bronze Age jewelry found in 1900.
Ghuz
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Oghuz.
Pluscarden
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: The second element is probably from Pictish, which may be equivalent to Middle Welsh cardden (“encampment”). The initial element is likely from Scottish Gaelic plaosg (“husk, (egg)shell”), or perhaps a cognate of Welsh plisc (“nutshell”).
Senses: glosses: A locality in Moray council area, Scotland.
Derived terms: Pluscarden Abbey
Oghuzz
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Oghuz.
Pulrossie
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Possibly from Pictish *pul (“pool”) + Pictish *ros (“promontory”).
Senses: glosses: A locality in Highland council area, Scotland, notably home to the Murray of Pulrossie family.
giantish
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more giantish
form: most giantish
Etymology: From giant + -ish.
Senses: examples: text: The terms at the beginning and at the end of the Finn Episode suggest Finn's giantish side.
ref: 2009, John F. Vickrey, Beowulf and the Illusion of History, page 71:
text: Giantish or trollish ancestry is a source of great strength to some of these sagas' heroes […]
ref: 2022, Katherine Marie Olley, Kinship in Old Norse Myth and Legend, page 55:
glosses: Resembling or characteristic of a giant.
giantish
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From giant + -ish.
Senses: topics: fantasy
glosses: A fictional language spoken by giants.
Newton Regis
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish (served by Newton Regis, Seckington and No Man's Heath Parish Council) in North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SK2707).
getpenny
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: getpennies
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of get-penny.
getpennies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of getpenny
Ladakhis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Ladakhi
SAGs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of SAG
winnebagoes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of winnebago
winnebagos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of winnebago
Gileno
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Gilenos
form: Gileno
form: Gileño
Senses: glosses: A member of a certain subgroup of the Apaches.
Gilenos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Gileno
gigliatos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gigliato
dig boxes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dig box
batino
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alstonia macrophylla, Southeast Asian tree of the dogbane family
mainlandization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From mainland + -ization.
Senses: topics: government
politics
head_nr: 1
glosses: The assimilation or incorporation of Hong Kong into mainland China.
tallowberry
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tallowberries
Etymology: From tallow + berry.
Senses: synonyms: glamberry
glosses: The hardwood tree Malphigia lucida.
glamberry
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: glamberries
Senses: glosses: Synonym of tallowberry.
synonyms: word: tallowberry
tallowberries
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tallowberry
glamberries
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of glamberry
smart thinking
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: One of the biggest bestselling books in the recent ‘smart thinking’ genre was Susan Cain's Quiet, which popularised the idea that networking is superficial and loud.
ref: 2017, Julia Hobsbawm, Fully Connected: Surviving and Thriving in an Age of Overload, Bloomsbury, →ISBN, page 215:
text: Hence the rise in publishing of the “smart thinking” book, an elevated species of self-help for the aspiring ratiocinator.
ref: 2021 August 21, Steven Poole, “Can ‘smart thinking’ books really give you the edge?”, in The Guardian:
glosses: A genre of popular science books mainly concerned with cognitive science, psychology and biases to help the reader think better.
underscarf
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: underscarfs
form: underscarves
Etymology: From under- + scarf.
Senses: examples: text: White and crisp and full, but pinned over an underscarf, and this underscarf was decorated with lace.
ref: 2010, Elizabeth Warnock Fernea, In Search of Islamic Feminism, page 368:
text: She pays much attention to wearing matching headscarves, but does not like the style that many younger Turkish girls have adopted, who use underscarves and other materials to produce a high and voluminous head shape.
ref: 2015, Edward E. Curtis, The Bloomsbury Reader on Islam in the West:
text: Women with a Turkish background, on the other hand, have begun to wear more than square silk headscarfs; they now also use long pashmina shawls combined with underscarfs in contrasting colours (TB 2011-13, p.8).
ref: 2021, Juliane Kanitz, The Headscarf as a Business Card, page 191:
glosses: A tight-fitting headscarf, usually elasticized, that is worn under a hijab or overscarf.
underscarfs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of underscarf
underscarves
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of underscarf
de-bias
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: de-biases
form: de-biasing
form: de-biased
form: de-biased
Senses: examples: text: Kahneman himself is sceptical about our ability to reliably “de-bias” our own judgments, […]
ref: 2021 August 21, Steven Poole, “Can ‘smart thinking’ books really give you the edge?”, in The Guardian:
glosses: Alternative spelling of debias.
de-biasing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of debiasing.
de-biasing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of de-bias
livenka
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: livenkas
Etymology: From Russian ли́венка (lívenka).
Senses: glosses: A specific variety of accordion used in Russian folk music.
HuffPoster
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: HuffPosters
Etymology: From HuffPost + -er.
Senses: examples: text: You’ll probably find us HuffPosters drinking together at Townhouse Tavern or at the Fox and Hounds when the weather gets nicer.
ref: 2009 February 4, Emily Leaman, quoting Jason Linkins, “The Blogger Beat: Eat the Press”, in Washingtonian, archived from the original on 25 Nov 2020:
text: And I have implored HuffPosters—without much success, I must admit—to eat lunch away from their desks.
ref: 2014, Arianna Huffington, Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Happier Life, WH Allen, →ISBN, page 54:
text: Before she arrives I am shown around The Huffington Post’s offices on lower Broadway, New York. Besides the usual hipster internet start-up perks of free healthy snacks and a ping-pong table, there are two nap rooms you can book for 30-minute sessions. The idea is to restore energy and creativity, although it also eliminates a major reason HuffPosters might need to go home.
ref: 2014 March 22, Janice Turner, “Don’t mess with Arianna Huffington”, in The Times, archived from the original on 14 Nov 2021:
text: Granted, the HuffPosters took some creative license (and later corrected their error).
ref: 2015 April 10, The Nose, “It’s a red alert! Communist flag flies over state Capitol”, in The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash., page A7:
text: Two recently laid-off journalists, ex-HuffPoster Laura Bassett and ex-BuzzFeeder John Stanton, even launched an advocacy group to bring attention to the “existential threat” the tech giants present to the industry.
ref: 2019 July 23, Maxwell Strachan, “The Fall Of Mic Was A Warning”, in HuffPost, archived from the original on 17 Oct 2021:
text: The HuffPosters were very cute and mostly smart but painfully preadult. They certainly hadn’t learned which fashion trends to ignore.
ref: 2020, Ben Widdicombe, Gatecrasher: How I Helped the Rich Become Famous and Ruin the World, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 230:
glosses: A writer at HuffPost; a HuffPost employee.
wikipedia: HuffPost
HuffPosters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of HuffPoster
LGBOs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of LGBO
allowedst
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: second-person singular simple past indicative of allow
sufferedst
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: second-person singular simple past indicative of suffer
Himara
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Himarë
form: Chimera
form: Chimaera
Etymology: From Albanian Himara, the definite form of Himarë.
Senses: glosses: A town and administrative unit in the municipality of Himarë, Vlorë, Albania.
glosses: A municipality of Vlorë, Albania.
Himare
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: A diacriticless form of the indefinite form of Albanian Himarë.
Senses: qualifier: inexact
glosses: Alternative form of Himara.
Hamani
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Hamanis
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Flamel
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Flamels
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Seckington
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish (served by Newton Regis, Seckington and No Man's Heath Parish Council) in North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SK2607).
buetschliite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Bütschli + -ite, after Johann Adam Otto Bütschli.
Senses: topics: chemistry
geography
geology
mineralogy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A grayish-yellow trigonal mineral with the chemical formula K2Ca(CO₃)₂.
gaslighty
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more gaslighty
form: most gaslighty
Etymology: From gaslight + -y.
Senses: glosses: Tending to gaslight (manipulate someone so that they doubt their own memory or sanity etc.)
Akhal-Teke
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Akhal-Tekes
Senses: glosses: A horse of a Turkmen breed with a distinctive shiny coat or pelage.
sewing-machine music
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Attributed to Arnold Bax.
Senses: examples: text: I once had difficulty with my choir's interpretation of a Bach cantata until I described the fugue they were performing as “sewing machine music” and asked them to “chatter” as they sang.
ref: 1977, Lewis Gordon, Choral Director's Complete Handbook, page 113:
text: Tempo and phrasing were utterly predictable in performance, and musicians dismissed even first-class Baroque compositions as “sewing-machine music.” Undesirable precision isn't limited to bad performances of Baroque music.
ref: 2011, Pedro de Alcantara, Integrated Practice: Coordination, Rhythm, & Sound, page 80:
text: Bach's style is baroque, characterised by lots of notes, simple motoric rhythms, and steady shifts of underlying harmony — it was derided by some as 'sewing-machine music'.
ref: 2014, Michael Wenkart, The 50 most influential people in history, page 195:
glosses: Baroque classical music that is characterized by motoric rhythm and the dense masses of notes.
wikipedia: Arnold Bax
Akhal-Tekes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Akhal-Teke
shenango
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: shenangos
form: shenangoes
form: chenango
Senses: glosses: A casual dock laborer of little skill.
shenangoes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shenango
shenangos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shenango
chenango
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chenangos
form: chenangoes
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of shenango.
chenangoes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chenango
chenangos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chenango
fair comment
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
synonyms: honest comment
glosses: A common law defense in defamation cases, allowing the expression of robust or outrageous opinions about public figures and public officials, if the statements are not made with spite or intent to harm.
honest comment
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of fair comment (“common-law defense in defamation cases”).
synonyms: word: fair comment
extra: common-law defense in defamation cases
Bedu
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Bedus
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of bedouin.
Bedus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Bedu
Kyrstens
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Kyrsten
Shire Oak
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SK0504).
cash and carries
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cash and carry
Bacteriaceae
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: A large family of bacteria (in some classifications) that is usually gram-negative, producing no spores and having a complex metabolism while utilizing amino acids of different types.
shoulder mark
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: shoulder marks
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: A flat cloth sleeve worn on the shoulder strap of a uniform, sometimes bearing rank or other insignia.
shoulder marks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shoulder mark
copyright laundering
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: By analogy with money laundering, which attempts to disguise the source of illegally acquired funds.
Senses: examples: text: The AI is trained on a huge sample of text taken from the internet, generally without explicit permission from the authors of the material used. That has led to controversy, with some arguing that the technology is most useful for “copyright laundering” — making works derivative of existing material without breaking copyright.
ref: 2022 December 4, Alex Hern, “AI bot ChatGPT stuns academics with essay-writing skills and usability”, in The Guardian, London, page 22:
text: As already pointed out, they used one such fair use/fair dealing exemption as a form of copyright laundering when it was actually for a for-profit purposes.
ref: 2023 November 25, Echo (username), “Law firms are throwing legal spaghetti at the wall to take down gen-AI, but judges are so far unimpressed”, in The Passive Voice, archived from the original on 02 Feb 2024, comment:
text: “Though [the] defendants like to describe their AI image products in lofty terms, the reality is grubbier and nastier: AI image products are primarily valued as copyright-laundering devices, promising customers the benefits of art without the costs of artists,” the complaint says.
ref: 2024 January 21, James Trapper, quoting court documents, “‘We need to come together’: British artists team up to fight AI image-generating software”, in The Observer, London:
glosses: The transformation of copyrighted material, for example by means of artificial intelligence, to produce a derivative work that cannot be clearly identified as such.
Tern
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A river in Shropshire, England, which joins the Severn at Atcham; in full, the River Tern.
Derived terms: Stoke on Tern
Stoke upon Tern
Atcham
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A small village and civil parish south-east of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5409).
easse
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: easses
Etymology: Apparently a variant of ees (“bait for fishing”).
Senses: examples: text: 'E swallows yis an' button-crawlers, / wears ewe's-muff cologne an' goat perfume.
ref: 2022, PJ Harvey, Orlam, Picador, page 201:
glosses: An earthworm.
Related terms: eaceworm
Ribden
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A small settlement in Cotton parish or Farley parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0746).
soap dispenser
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: soap dispensers
form: soap-dispenser
Senses: examples: text: In this toilet, the soap dispenser was either empty or not working.
ref: 2024 January 24, Pip Dunn, “Adventure on a GA Class 720 Aventra”, in RAIL, number 1001, page 52:
glosses: A simple device, often wall-mounted, that dispenses liquid soap when the user presses on it, or in some designs by sensing hand motions.
Chyhyryn
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Derived from Ukrainian Чигири́н (Čyhyrýn)
Senses: glosses: A city in Cherkasy Raion, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine.
gainedst
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: second-person singular simple past indicative of gain
dish liquid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dish liquids
Senses: glosses: A type of liquid soap intended to help people clean dirty dishes with their hands, as compared with dish detergent which is used in dishwashers.
Synonyms: dish soap
washing-up liquid
dish detergent
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dish detergents
Senses: hypernyms: cleaning agent
detergent
coordinate_terms: dish liquid
dish soap
soap
glosses: A type of detergent intended for use in dishwashers; sold in liquid and powder formulations, as well as in gelcap-like pods.
laundry sink
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: laundry sinks
Senses: hypernyms: utility sink
glosses: A very large sink installed in laundry rooms, intended for pre-washing particularly dirty clothes before using the machines.
Chornomorsk
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Derived from Ukrainian Чорномо́рськ (Čornomórsʹk)
Senses: glosses: A city in Odesa Raion, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine.
utility sink
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: utility sinks
Senses: glosses: A large, sturdy, utilitarian sink for heavy-duty cleaning tasks; especially, synonym of laundry sink.
Tavriisk
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Derived from Ukrainian Таврі́йськ (Tavríjsʹk)
Senses: glosses: A city in Kakhovka Raion, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine.
Mangalarga Marchador
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A Brazilian breed of riding horse.
Tlumach
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Derived from Ukrainian Тлу́мач (Tlúmač)
Senses: glosses: A city in Ivano-Frankivsk Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine.
Turka
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Derived from Ukrainian Ту́рка (Túrka)
Senses: glosses: A city in Sambir Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine.
Tarashcha
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Derived from Ukrainian Тара́ща (Tarášča)
Senses: glosses: A city in Bila Tserkva Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine.
Teplodar
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Derived from Ukrainian Теплода́р (Teplodár)
Senses: glosses: A city in Odesa Raion, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine.
Terebovlia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Derived from Ukrainian Теребо́вля (Terebóvlja)
Senses: glosses: A city in Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine.
Toretsk
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Ukrainian Торе́цьк (Torécʹk).
Senses: examples: text: Vladimir Putin has sacrificed thousands of soldiers in the fight to seize Toretsk during the bloodiest year of the war yet.
ref: 2025 February 24th, Adrian Blomfield, Kieran Kelly, Meike Eijsberg, Anna Conkling, “The town Russia couldn’t take”, in The Telegraph, standfirst:
glosses: A city, the administrative centre of Toretsk urban hromada, Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
Khartsyzk
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Ukrainian Харци́зьк (Xarcýzʹk).
Senses: glosses: A city in Donetsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
cronell
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cronells
Senses: examples: For quotations using this term, see Citations:cronell.
glosses: Alternative form of cronel (“lance-part”).
cronells
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cronell
Khorol
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Derived from Ukrainian Хоро́л (Xoról)
Senses: glosses: A city in Lubny Raion, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine.
Khotyn
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Derived from Ukrainian Хоти́н (Xotýn)
Senses: glosses: A city in Dnistrovskyi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine.
bolster wagon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bolster wagons
Senses: examples: text: Bolster wagons are wagons fitted with heavy timber baulks which enable steel rails, long timber or similar traffic to be carried above the very low wagon sides. Single bolsters are used in groups of up to five. When five single bolsters are used in a set the load is secured to the second and fourth bolsters, but it must rest on all five wagons. In such a case the total weight of the load must not exceed two-thirds of the total carrying capacity of the five wagons. Twin bolsters are single bolsters permanently coupled, and double bolster wagons carry two bolsters apiece.
ref: 1944 September and October, T. F. Cameron, “The Distribution of Rolling Stock”, in Railway Magazine, page 269:
topics: rail-transport
railways
transport
glosses: A flat or low-sided wagon, typically four-wheeled in contrast to a bogie bolster wagon with eight wheels, fitted with one or more heavy wooden baulks (bolsters), usually mounted transversely on its deck to support the load it carries. Two or more wagons can be coupled to carry a long load.
Derived terms: bogie bolster wagon
bolster wagons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bolster wagon.
micro-interaction
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: micro-interactions
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of microinteraction.
secerneth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of secern
thief palm
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: thief palms
Senses: glosses: A palm tree, Phoenicophorium borsigianum, native to the Seychelles.
stilt palm
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: stilt palms
Senses: glosses: A palm tree, Verschaffeltia splendida, native to the Seychelles.
mountain cabbage
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mountain cabbages
Senses: glosses: A New Zealand tree, Cordyline indivisa, of the asparagus family.
Roulstone
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
broom bushes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of broom bush
broom-bushes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of broom-bush
podner
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: podners
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of pardner.
ICRA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
mechanical-engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
robotics
sciences
glosses: Initialism of International Conference on Robotics and Automation, an academic conference sponsored by IEEE.
podners
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of podner
magtape
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: magtapes
Etymology: From mag- + tape.
Senses: glosses: Magnetic tape.
intimate apparel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: lingerie; women's underwear
ledoyom
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Russian ледоём (ledojóm).
Senses: topics: geography
geology
natural-sciences
glosses: Intermontane depressions which might get completely filled by glaciers from the surrounding mountains at the maxima of glaciation, creating esker-like depressions under the ice.
packed up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of pack up.
aceboy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: aceboys
Etymology: From ace + boy.
Senses: examples: text: Coordinate term: acegirl
text: Where do you hang out with your ace boys at the weekend?
ref: 2013 April 12, “Exclusive: Meet Derpuntae - Bermuda's first meme”, in The Bermuda Sun, archived from the original on 12 Dec 2022:
text: Mate says he's got-me-covered. First time I'm seen Ace Boy since Ron-de-Ilan-Race.
ref: 2013 September 5, James Burton, “Burton's Banter: Our rich dialogue — as moreish as a cold burr...”, in The Bermuda Sun, archived from the original on 12 Dec 2022:
qualifier: now chiefly Bermuda
glosses: A close male friend.
aceboys
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of aceboy
acegirl
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: acegirls
Etymology: From ace + girl.
Senses: examples: Coordinate term: aceboy
qualifier: Bermuda
glosses: A close female friend.
acegirls
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of acegirl
Bermudian English
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: The dialect of English spoken on the island of Bermuda.
Bermudian English
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Relating to people or culture of mixed Bermudan and English origin.
chopse
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: chopses
form: chopsing
form: chopsed
form: chopsed
Etymology: Derived from chops (“jaws, mouth”). Attested from 1854.
Senses: examples: text: If you're being cheeky to someone in Wales, they'll probably ask the following: "Are you chopsing at me?"
ref: 2015 August 25, Ben Travis, “Educating Cardiff: Five essential Welsh slang phrases you need to know”, in Evening Standard, archived from the original on 10 Dec 2022:
text: On there was one conversation that sounded like a confession by Tobin. "I said she's chopsing so I just put her to sleep like," Tobin told his father.
ref: 2018 August 20, Jessica Walford, “Secret bugging device catches man confessing to killing girlfriend after he slapped her in 'post-sex argument'”, in The Mirror, archived from the original on 25 Oct 2021:
text: The long-running disagreement boiled over after claims one of the neighbours had been "chopsing" to the son of the other and then eggs being thrown at a car.
ref: 2021 July 22, Jason Evans, “Neighbour dispute erupts into violence with punches, bites, and 'dump tackle'”, in WalesOnline, archived from the original on 13 Aug 2022:
text: Obviously, playing for the Scarlets, I’ve "chopsed" a lot of these boys over the years, so when I signed I was thinking “oh shiiiit, how’s this going to go down?
ref: 2022 September 30, Ross Harries, quoting Rob Evans, “Rob Evans: 'I've tried to base my life on honesty and integrity and if you don't get it back, it hurts'”, in RugbyPass, archived from the original on 30 Sep 2022:
qualifier: Bermuda
glosses: To loudly insult and subject to verbal abuse; to berate.
examples: text: Less chopsing, more chopping: hair salon launches a 'quiet chair'
ref: 2015 November 30, “(headline)”, in ITV News Wales, archived from the original on 10 May 2019:
text: There were two men stood talking to the girl behind the bar, just while she served them, and a couple in their twenties sitting chopsing in one corner, but nobody Mary Jane or Freddy knew.
ref: 2016, Alan Moore, Jerusalem, Liveright, →ISBN:
text: For Kirstie, money is no object. She has never seen the side of life where every penny counts. This week she was chopsing on about how young people could all afford to buy their own homes if they gave up small treats like coffee and gym memberships.
ref: 2022 February 11, Val Savage, “'Shameful footballer Kurt Zouma should have been kicked into touch for cat attack'”, in The Mirror, archived from the original on 24 Oct 2022:
qualifier: Bermuda
glosses: To chatter and gossip excessively.
Derived terms: chopsy
Gombey
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Gombeys
Etymology: Related to or derived from goombay (“a type of traditional Bahamian drum; a genre of folk music played with this drum”).
Senses: qualifier: Bermuda
glosses: A type of Bermudan performance involving dancers in brightly coloured costumes and masks, accompanied by a procession of drummers, traditionally performed during Boxing Day or on other festivals and celebrations.
qualifier: Bermuda
glosses: A performer or dancer of the Gombey.
Gombeys
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Gombey
Onion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Onions
Etymology: In reference to the large quantities of onions grown on Bermuda.
Senses: qualifier: Bermuda
glosses: An inhabitant of Bermuda; a Bermudian.
fire moss
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fire mosses
Senses: glosses: A species of moss (Ceratodon purpureus), also known as redshank or purple horn toothed moss.
glosses: A white-flowered Arctic heather, Cassiope tetragona.
spike heath
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: spike heaths
Senses: glosses: A small shrub of southeastern Europe, Erica spiculifolia.
coral heath
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: coral heaths
Senses: glosses: An eastern Australian shrub (Epacris microphylla).
wrinch
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: wrinches
form: wrinching
form: wrinched
form: wrinched
Etymology: Probably an alteration of wrench.
Senses: examples: text: I write this to say that often, far too often, we wrinch about a business or we wrinch about “Bermudians' poor customer service”. Yet in the midst of the wrinching, we forget to acknowledge when we receive excellent service.
ref: 2015 May 28, Christopher Famous, “Giving credit where credit is due”, in The Royal Gazette, archived from the original on 11 Dec 2022:
qualifier: Bermuda
glosses: To complain or grouse about.
examples: text: My daddies wrinching about how all the women in this house have shoppin problems😆.. Noone told u have 3 girls pops!
ref: 2013 August 26, @latina_xxx, Twitter:
text: As soon as I got in the chair today, he wrinched me for coming out of character.
ref: 2022 June 3, @iAmNeilly, Twitter:
qualifier: Bermuda
glosses: To scold.
wrinch
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: wrinches
form: wrinching
form: wrinched
form: wrinched
Senses: glosses: Obsolete form of rinse.
wrinches
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of wrinch
wrinching
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of wrinch
wrinched
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of wrinch
Balkan heath
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Balkan heaths
Senses: glosses: spike heath
glosses: A butterfly, Coenonympha orientalis.
dumb dumb
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dumb dumbs
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of dumdum (“An ignorant person; an idiot”).
dumb-dumb
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dumb-dumbs
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of dumdum (“An ignorant person; an idiot”).
dumbdumb
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dumbdumbs
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of dumdum (“An ignorant person; an idiot”).
dumb dumbs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dumb dumb
dumb-dumbs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dumb-dumb
dumbdumbs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dumbdumb
Exon
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Exons
Etymology: Clipping of Medieval Latin Exonia (or perhaps its adjective form Exoniensis), the Latin name for Exeter which appears in the Liber Exoniensis (1086), + -an. See also Exonian.
Senses: glosses: A surname
wikipedia: Liber Exoniensis
Derived terms: Exon Domesday
Begnécourt
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French Begnécourt
Senses: glosses: A commune of Vosges department, Grand Est, France.
epsilonizing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of epsilonize
epsilonized
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of epsilonize
epsilonizes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of epsilonize
hexafluoroisobutylene
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From hexa- + fluoro- + isobutylene.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A chemical, C₄H₂F₆.
Taiwan field mouse
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Taiwan field mice
Etymology: From Taiwan + field mouse.
Senses: synonyms: Formosan wood mouse
glosses: Apodemus semotus, a species of mouse.
Texas lined snake
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Texas lined snakes
Etymology: From Texas + lined snake.
Senses: glosses: Tropidoclonion lineatum texanum, a subspecies of the lined snake.
siphlonurid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: siphlonurids
Etymology: Clipping of translingual Siphlonuridae
Senses: examples: text: A Siphlonurid Mayfly, Siphlonurus phyllis
ref: (Can we date this quote?), “Siphlonurid Mayflies”, in mt.gov, Monatana's Official State Website:
glosses: Any mayfly of the family Siphlonuridae.
reachedst
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: second-person singular simple past indicative of reach
Gulf of Venice
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Gulf of Venice
form: Gulph of Venice
Etymology: Calque of Italian Golfo di Venetia, from consideration of the sea as a gulf of the Mediterranean and the previous importance of the Republic of Venice to its trade and major ports.
Senses: examples: text: CHIMÆRA, in geography, a port town of Turky in Europe, ſituated at the entrance of the gulph of Venice, in the province of Epirus, about thirty-two miles north of the city Corfu, near which are the mountains of Chimæra, which divide Epirus from Theſſaly...
ref: 1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., Vol. II, p. 184
glosses: Synonym of Adriatic Sea.
synonyms: word: Adriatic Sea
glosses: A wide gulf at the north end of the Adriatic Sea, bound on the south by the line between Maestra Point in the Po delta and Cape Kamenjak on the Istrian Peninsula.
Hyponyms: Gulf of Trieste
ram's horns
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: The IPA letter ɤ, which represents the close-mid back unrounded vowel.
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ram, horn.
chopsy
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more chopsy
form: most chopsy
Etymology: From chopse (“to loudly insult and subject to verbal abuse; to berate; to chatter and gossip excessively”) + -y.
Senses: examples: text: Welcome to Duolingo, the app which teaches you languages via a chopsy ornithological cartoon.
ref: 2022 February 14, Jack Marshall, “Being relentlessly bullied by a polyglot owl with a penchant for passive aggression”, in Lancashire Evening Post, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2022:
text: For a little guy, he’s quite a chopsy, confident individual. He'll run a game for you.
ref: 2022 November 18, Mark Orders, quoting Simon King, “The little Welsh rugby club that turns boys into Wales internationals has done it again”, in WalesOnline:
text: I've no time for people who get chopsy about footballers, saying they should've done this and should've passed that.
ref: 2022 December 2, Val Savage, “'It's been 26 days since my last cigarette - now I'm craving sweet things'”, in The Mirror:
synonyms: mouthy
loudmouthed
glosses: Inclined to chopse; excessively talkative in an irritating or disrespectful manner.
chopsy
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more chopsy
form: most chopsy
Etymology: From chops (“one's skill at musical interpretation and delivery (originally of jazz)”) + -y.
Senses: examples: text: This Canadian prog-rock band has been gunning along for nearly 40 years, and fan response to its chopsy, mathematical riffs, elaborate synthesizer lines and high, otherworldly shrieking (courtesy of the famed vocalist Geddy Lee) has been consistently fervent.
ref: 2010 September 2, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 17 Jun 2022:
synonyms: virtuosic
glosses: Characterized or demonstrating chops; very skillful.
raw_tags: of music
pancake turners
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pancake turner
siah
Language: English
Part of speech: particle
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of sia.
Related terms: siah lah
exciteth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of excite
excitedst
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: second-person singular simple past indicative of excite
LGBO's
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of LGBO
silversmith's
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: the shop or workshop of a silversmith
luteofulvous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: /ˌluːtɪəʊˈfʌlvəs/
Etymology: From luteo- + fulvous.
Senses: examples: text: He was very beautiful and completely luteofulvous in color.
glosses: Of an orange-tawny color.
Baumgaertner
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Baumgaertners
Etymology: From German Baumgärtner (“arborist”, literally “tree-gardener”).
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Tahmina
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Tahminas
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
Falabella
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: After Falabella, the Argentine family who developed the breed.
Senses: glosses: A horse of a miniature breed.
Galineers Cob
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Galineers Cobs
Senses: examples: text: The uteri and 6 L of whole blood from adult mares (n = 12) of various breeds (Warmblood n = 11, Galineers cob n = 1) slaughtered at a licensed abattoir from November until June were […]
ref: 2022, M Köhne, C Unruh, D Böttcher, A Tönissen, R Ulrich, “Evaluation of an ex vivo model of the blood-perfused equine uterus”, in Theriogenology:
glosses: Synonym of Gypsy horse.
synonyms: word: Gypsy horse
RuneScaper
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: RuneScapers
Etymology: From RuneScape + -er.
Senses: examples: text: Providing a time and place can be the first step in building some community with and among your players; if you get all your RuneScapers together in the training center once a week for an hour, it’s going to turn into a genuine event before you know it.
ref: 2007, Eli Neiburger, “The Gaming World, and How It Can Be Appropriately Appropriated into the Library World”, in Gamers … in the Library?!: The Why, What, and How of Videogame Tournaments for All Ages, Chicago, Ill.: American Library Association, →ISBN, page 38:
text: The interface of creating an account enacts the assemblage; it is the gift that inaugurates the being of a runescaper^([sic]) (or run-e-scapist if you like).
ref: 2010, Joost Van Loon, “Networked Being: Transactions in On-line Gaming Communities”, in Parallax, volume 16, number 1, →DOI, pages 19–27:
text: Among us are a diverse populous of Beliebers, photographers, flat earthers, snowboarders, National voters, Armenians, coffee drinkers, Runescapers,^([sic]) wheelchair users, Muslims, bloggers and Ultimate players.
ref: 2018 October 8, “Making an ass out of u and me”, in Canta, number 13:
text: Dutch RuneScaper MarioSonic visited the company for this reason in 2019. RuneScape was a place where MarioSonic felt like himself.
ref: 2021, “RuneScape, IRL”, in Ian Tucker, Brett Israel, Sanjay Dharawat, editors, RuneScape: The First 20 Years—An Illustrated History, Dark Horse Books, →ISBN, page 095:
text: If we talk about OSRS, it became a major hit and you can just see that from the sheer amount of players the game has, which is more than 70% of the whole RuneScape players combined as the RuneScapers just love the old school vibe.
ref: 2021 April 22, “Old School RuneScape vs World of Warcraft Classic”, in Nyasa Times, archived from the original on 14 May 2021:
glosses: A player of the fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game RuneScape.
wikipedia: RuneScape
RuneScapers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of RuneScaper
Haflinger
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A relatively small draught horse breed, are always chestnut with flaxen mane and tail.
Trakehner
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Trakehners
Etymology: The horse breed was developed at the East Prussian state stud farm in the town of Trakehnen.
Senses: glosses: A light warmblood breed of horse.
glosses: An obstacle for a horse to jump over, consisting of a rail over a ditch.
Sadiya
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A female given name from Arabic, masculine equivalent Sadi.
Knabstrupper
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Knabstruppers
Senses: glosses: A Danish breed of warmblood horse.
chollima
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chollimas
Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 천리마 (cheollima).
Senses: examples: text: Comrade Kim asked the workers to work with the speed of Chollima, the legendary winged horse. They did. The production was soon doubled from 60,000 tons a year to 120,000, and it has kept rising ever since.
ref: 1972 October 1, Nark Gaya, quoting Editor Pak, “The cult of Kim”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Sep 2024, Section SM, page 16:
glosses: A mythical horse that originates from the Chinese classics and is commonly portrayed in East Asian mythology.
Villano de Las Encartaciones
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Villano de Las Encartacioneses
Senses: glosses: A Spanish breed of large working dog.
paraneoplastically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From paraneoplastic + -ally.
Senses: glosses: In a paraneoplastic manner.
bursting a blood vessel
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of burst a blood vessel
bursts a blood vessel
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of burst a blood vessel
left nullspaces
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of left nullspace
placemarker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: placemarkers
Etymology: From place + marker.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of placemark.
synonyms: word: placemark
placemarkers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of placemarker
postevaluative
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From post- + evaluative.
Senses: glosses: After evaluation.
Mahamaham
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Mahamagham
form: Mamangam
Senses: glosses: A water-themed Hindu festival celebrated every 12 years in Tamil Nadu, India.
Mahamagham
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Mahamaham.
Mamangam
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Mahamaham.
'spro
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: 'spros
Senses: examples: text: Give us a hazelnut and date milk paired with a nice zippy espresso blend. Sip the 'spro, then sip the nut milk...that's good!
ref: 2018, Jordan Michelman, Zachary Carlsen, The New Rules of Coffee: A Modern Guide for Everyone:
text: ‘Spro Martinis at home? EASY. Not only are we going to show you how to mix these up at home, we’re also going to talk you through how to make your very own coffee liqueur to use […]
ref: 2020, April 22, "Maray" on Twitter https://twitter.com/marayrestaurant/status/1252900272973758464
glosses: Aphetic form of espresso.
'spros
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of 'spro
Terrarian
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Terrarians
Etymology: From Terraria + -n.
Senses: examples: text: Join the large community of Terrarians that love and play this game on a regular basis.
ref: 2015, Kinetik Gaming, Terraria Game Guide (Unofficial), Lulu.com, →ISBN:
text: The 3DS port supports up to four Terrarians via local WiFi, while the Wii U equivalent has full online support for up to eight players, or four player splitscreen with classic Wii Remotes.
ref: 2015 July 31, Brenna Hillier, “Terraria coming to 3DS and Wii U in early 2016”, in VG247, archived from the original on 11 Dec 2022:
text: DO YOU LIKE FICTION FOR MINECRAFTERS? You’ll Love Books for Terrarians! […] Join Miles and his friends on amazing adventures in The Tales of a Terrarian Warrior series!
ref: 2016, “[Advertisement]”, in Winter Morgan, Creeper Invasion (An Unofficial Minetrapped Adventure; #5), New York, N.Y.: Sky Pony Press, →ISBN:
text: Terrarians! Tonight we fish … in Hell!
ref: 2016, Terraria: Exploration and Adventure Handbook, Puffin Books, published 2017, →ISBN:
glosses: A player of the action-adventure sandbox game Terraria.
wikipedia: Terraria
Terrarians
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Terrarian
Doebner condensation
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Doebner condensation
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Synonym of Doebner modification.
synonyms: word: Doebner modification