cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
cagoulard
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cagoulards
Etymology: French
Senses: examples: text: Moreover, Henry Charbonneau, a cagoulard, portrayed Henri Martin, head of the Cagoule's "intelligence" section in November 1937, as "an incorrigible mythomane," and Deloncle as a devotee of "intelligence."
ref: 2002, K. Moure, Martin S. Alexander, Crisis and Renewal in France: 1918-1962, page 94:
text: Arrighi replied by exhuming an old accusation that in the 1930s as a teenager Mitterrand had been a cagoulard, a member of the extreme-rightist, violent pro-fascist organization known as La Cagoule, "the Cowl."
ref: 2003, Ronald Tiersky, François Mitterrand: A Very French President:
glosses: A member of La Cagoule; a far-right-wing revolutionary or activist.
Related terms: cagoule
uvulotome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: uvulotomes
Etymology: From uvulo- + -tome.
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
surgery
hypernyms: guillotine
glosses: The surgical instrument used in uvulotomy.
uvulotomes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of uvulotome
keratoid
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From kerato- + -oid.
Senses: glosses: Of a cusp, having its two branches curving in opposite directions.
examples: keratoid cancer of the lip
topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: Resembling horn; horny.
ramphoid
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: Literally "beak-like".
Senses: glosses: Of a cusp, having its two branches curving in the same direction.
nitrophenylphosphatases
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nitrophenylphosphatase
dodgings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dodging
vestibulotomy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: vestibulotomies
Etymology: From vestibule + -tomy.
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
surgery
glosses: incision into a vestibule
vestibulotomies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of vestibulotomy
sicklemias
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sicklemia
sicklaemia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sicklaemias
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of sicklemia.
sicklaemias
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sicklaemia
sicklemic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -iːmɪk
Etymology: From sicklemia + -ic.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to sicklemia.
sicklaemic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of sicklemic.
kininase
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kininases
Etymology: From kinin + -ase.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: An enzyme involved in kinin metabolism.
kininases
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of kininase
evodionol
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: An organic compound found in the leaves of Melicope littoralis (formerly Evodia).
Derived terms: alloevodionol
ventriculotomy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ventriculotomies
Etymology: From ventriculo- + -tomy.
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
surgery
glosses: incision into a ventricle
Related terms: ventriculotomic
ventriculotomies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ventriculotomy
ketoisocaproate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ketoisocaproates
Etymology: From keto- + isocaproate.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any salt or ester of ketoisocaproic acid.
ketoisocaproates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ketoisocaproate
ketopimelate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ketopimelates
Etymology: From ketopimelic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A salt or ester of ketopimelic acid.
ketopimelates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ketopimelate
klebsiella
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -ɛlə
Forms: form: klebsiellas
Etymology: From the genus name.
Senses: glosses: Any of the genus Klebsiella of rod-shaped bacteria, which cause many diseases in humans.
Related terms: klebsiellosis
klebsiellas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of klebsiella
kinesophobia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From kineso- + -phobia.
Senses: examples: text: Vlaeyen and colleagues studied 103 chronic low back pain patients, exploring the relationship of kinesophobia with demographic, pain-related, and affective variables.
ref: 1998, Michael J. Cousins, Phillip O. Bridenbaugh, Neural blockade in clinical anesthesia and management of pain, number 494, page 1126:
glosses: A pathological fear of motion or movement.
Derived terms: kinesophobic
ketobutyrate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ketobutyrates
Etymology: From keto- + butyrate.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A salt or ester of ketobutyric acid.
ketobutyrates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ketobutyrate
kassinin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Kassina + -in.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A tachykinin neuropeptide derived from Kassina frogs.
ketovalerate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ketovalerates
Etymology: From keto- + valerate.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A salt or ester of ketovaleric acid.
ketovalerates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ketovalerate
kyotorphin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kyotorphins
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A neuroactive dipeptide which plays a role in pain regulation in the brain.
kyotorphins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of kyotorphin
kynuramine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kynuramines
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A particular propiophenone.
kynuramines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of kynuramine
kyphoscoliotic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Relating to kyphoscoliosis.
keratinise
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: keratinises
form: keratinising
form: keratinised
form: keratinised
Etymology: From keratin + -ise.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of keratinize.
Derived terms: hyperkeratinise
keratinising
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of keratinise
keratinises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of keratinise
keratinised
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of keratinise
keratoma
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: keratomas
form: keratomata
Etymology: From kerato- + -oma.
Senses: glosses: A horn-like tumour.
Derived terms: angiokeratoma
fibrokeratoma
keratomas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of keratoma
keratomata
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of keratoma
vitrosin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The structural protein of the vitreous body.
vulvouterine
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From vulvo- + uterine.
Senses: glosses: Relating to the vulva and uterus.
kubisagari
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 首下がり.
Senses: glosses: A chronic endemic disease of Japan, characterized by dimness of vision, diplopia, ptosis, and paralysis of certain muscles.
Krebiozen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A discredited former cancer treatment usually consisting of creatine in mineral oil.
kinectin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kinectins
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A particular transmembrane protein in humans.
kinectins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of kinectin
keratophakic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Relating to keratophakia.
kiwikiwi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kawakawa
form: kiwakiwa
Etymology: Borrowed from Maori.
Senses: glosses: A star fern or creek fern, of species Blechnum fluviatie.
kawakawa
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kawakawas
Etymology: Borrowed from Maori kawakawa.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of kiwikiwi (“star fern”) (Blechnum fluviatie)
glosses: A false albacore, a fish of species Euthynnus affinis.
glosses: Piper excelsum (syn. Macropiper excelsum), a shrub endemic to New Zealand.
kiwakiwa
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of kiwikiwi.
arteries of Adamkiewicz
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of artery of Adamkiewicz
sinigrinase
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sinigrinases
Etymology: From sinigrin + -ase.
Senses: glosses: myrosinase
sinigrase
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sinigrases
Senses: glosses: myrosinase
sinigrinases
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sinigrinase
sinigrases
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sinigrase
septonasal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -eɪzəl
Etymology: From septo- + nasal.
Senses: topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: Relating to the nasal septum.
seatworm
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: seatworms
Etymology: From seat + worm.
Senses: glosses: Strongyloides stercoralis
glosses: The pinworm or threadworm (genus Enterobius).
seatworms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of seatworm
sfericase
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A proteolytic enzyme obtained from Bacillus sphaericus.
sexadecimal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: 1895. sexa- + decimal
Senses: glosses: pertaining to sixteen
glosses: hexadecimal
Synonyms: sedecimal
showdomycin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: showdoensis + -mycin
Senses: glosses: A nucleoside antibiotic isolated from Streptomyces showdoensis.
spermaturia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From spermato- + -uria.
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: presence of sperm in the urine
splenotoxin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: splenotoxins
Etymology: From Ancient Greek σπλήν (splḗn, “spleen”) + toxin.
Senses: glosses: Any substance that is toxic to the spleen.
splenotoxins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of splenotoxin
splenotoxic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more splenotoxic
form: most splenotoxic
Etymology: From spleno- + toxic.
Senses: glosses: toxic to the spleen
Minho
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Miño.
Mastichochoria
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Greek Μαστιχοχώρια (Mastichochória), from Ancient Greek μαστίχη (mastíkhē) and χωριό (chorió, “village”).
Senses: glosses: Southern region of the Greek island Chios, where about 25 villages produce the gum mastic
Related terms: mastic
ex-convict
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ex-convicts
Etymology: From ex- + convict.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of ex-con.
thermophysiology
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: thermophysiologies
form: thermo-physiology
Etymology: From thermo- + physiology.
Senses: examples: text: Laboratory studies of the thermo-physiology of this species found that body temperature (Tb) was tightly regulated at 36. 1°C, but animals quickly become hyperthermic at ambient temperatures (Ta) above 30°C...
ref: 1985, (Please provide the book title or journal name), Australian mammal society:
glosses: A physiology that is subject to thermoregulation
Derived terms: thermophysiological
thermophysiological
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From thermo- + physiological.
Senses: glosses: Relating to thermophysiology.
Santerían
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Santeríans
Senses: glosses: An adherent of santeria
lychgate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lychgates
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of lych-gate.
bigyny
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The state of having two wives simultaneously.
Related terms: polygyny
bigamy
bigynous
Obamas
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: Apparently, the Obamas searched every cupboard and closet in Downing Street to personally thank all the servants for looking after them.
ref: 2009, A. A. Gill, New York Times, Larger Than Life in London:
glosses: plural of Obama
debreast
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: debreasts
form: debreasting
form: debreasted
form: debreasted
Etymology: From de- + breast.
Senses: examples: text: The order was given to debreast that young sweeper. The subordinates slashed the innocent sweeper's breasts.
ref: 1978, Brajkishore Prasad, India Regained: A Dynastic Rule and the '77 Democratic Revolution, page 224:
text: Although it is often said elsewhere that this debreasting was done so that in maturity Amazons might be able to draw bowstrings unimpeded across their chests, the passage I have quoted offers a different explanation[…]
ref: 1991, Bruce Lincoln, Death, War, and Sacrifice, page 199:
text: Thus, in images of St Agatha's debreasting, artists often represent only the removal of a single breast, to the martyr's right, signalling a typological connection with Christ's wound[…]
ref: 2002, Rita Copeland, David Lawton, Wendy Scase, New medieval literatures, volume 5, page 122:
text: She yelped, ripped me off her chest and flung me so hard against the wall my eyes went out of focus. “Charlie,” she yelled, sitting up and frantically looking down the front of her nightie, acting as though I'd debreasted her or something.
ref: 2005, Phillip Gaustad, Carlocito, page 8:
glosses: To remove the breasts from.
debreasting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of debreast
debreasts
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of debreast
cowives
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cowife
radar trap
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: radar traps
Senses: examples: text: In Rochester, after Kenneth Butters complained about fast driving along Woodbine Avenue, police set up a radar trap and nabbed five speeders, including Butters.
ref: 1956 September 10, “Miscellany”, in Time:
text: He had been allegedly clocked by a mobile radar trap on the M2 at Winston Hills at 120kmh in a 100kmh zone.
ref: 2006 December 27, Dylan Welch, “Shots fired at bus and police”, in Sydney Morning Herald, Australia, retrieved 03 Jun 2013:
hypernyms: speed trap
glosses: A roadside location, manned by police or similar officials, where a device that emits a radar beam is used to monitor the speeds of motor vehicles in order to apprehend motorists in violation of the speed limit.
Related terms: radar detector
radar gun
microlam
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: microlams
Etymology: From micro- + laminated beam.
Senses: glosses: A type of engineered dimensional lumber, composed of laminated wood.
Coordinate terms: LVL
LSL
LBL
microlams
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of microlam
LVLs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of LVL
LSLs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of LSL
LBL
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of laminated bamboo lumber, a type of engineered dimensional lumber board, composed of laminated bamboo.
Coordinate terms: LVL
LSL
LBL
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: qualifier: surface chemistry
glosses: Initialism of layer by layer.
LBLs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of LBL
cognit
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cognits
Senses: glosses: A cortical network.
innovationism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From innovation + -ism.
Senses: examples: text: The growth of monopoly power retarded economic progress by hampering the growth of entrepreneurship and innovationism.
ref: 1991, Benu Varman-Schneider, Capital Flight from Developing Countries, page 127:
glosses: Support for innovation; a policy of innovating.
sqr
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sqrs
Senses: related: word: sqrt
word: sqrt.
word: sq.rt.
glosses: Abbreviation of square root.
related: word: sq
word: sq.
word: sqr.
glosses: Abbreviation of square.
GRGs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of GRG
offical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of official.
scumball
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more scumball
form: most scumball
Etymology: From scum + ball.
Senses: examples: text: "This kid, your scumball client, also has a rap sheet six pages long. He shot a sixteen-year-old in the back last year and got sixty days on a piss-ass weapons violation because the victim wouldn't testify. […]
ref: 1996, Barbara Parker, Blood Relations, Signet, published 1997, →ISBN, page 315:
text: "I can't help it if your uncle and his scumball friends keep crawling out from under every rock that gets turned over in this town."
ref: 1999, Lynn Emery, After All, Arabesque Books, →ISBN, page 136:
text: Another fifty grand for Shuttles; the scumball business was booming.
ref: 2006, Jack Kerley, A Garden of Vipers, Dutton, →ISBN, page 288:
glosses: Sleazy, disreputable, or despicable.
scumball
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: scumballs
Etymology: From scum + ball.
Senses: examples: text: "Answer me. How would you feel if I was the one who might get knifed in the gullet by some scumball?"
ref: 2002, Iris Johansen, Body of Lies, Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 158:
text: Recently widowed and still grieving over the loss of her husband, his mother had been an easy mark for a scumball like Jacob. Playing on her weakened emotional state, within two months Jacob had sweet-talked her into marrying him.
ref: 2006, Peggy Moreland, The Texan's Convenient Marriage, Harlequin, →ISBN, pages 33–34:
text: […] He thinks 'cause he's stronger he can beat up a woman, strip her of everything she's got, and walk away. And on top of it he doesn't pay his damn hotel bill. That's a man for you — a real scumball."
ref: 2007, Haruki Murakami, After Dark (trans. Jay Rubin), Vintage International (2007; original Japanese novel published 2004), page 84
glosses: A sleazy, disreputable, or despicable person; a lowlife.
Synonyms: scumbag
sleazebag
sleazeball
scumballs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of scumball
provedor
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: provedors
form: provedores
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of provedore.
hoppled
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of hopple
hoppling
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of hopple
graiths
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of graith
servil
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more servil
form: most servil
Senses: glosses: Obsolete spelling of servile.
unsophistical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more unsophistical
form: most unsophistical
Etymology: From un- + sophistical.
Senses: glosses: Not sophistical.
taklu
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: taklu
Senses: glosses: A bald man.
lapti
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Russian ла́пти (lápti), singular ла́поть (lápotʹ).
Senses: glosses: A pair of the old traditional East Slavic (especially Russian) bast shoes, an obsolete traditional footwear of forest areas of Northern Europe, formerly worn by poorer members of the Finnic peoples, Balts, and East Slavs.
Synonyms: bast shoes
Bône
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From French Bône, from Latin Hipponem, accusative of Hippo.
Senses: glosses: A city in eastern Algeria, now known as Annaba.
on the side of the angels
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more on the side of the angels
form: most on the side of the angels
Senses: examples: text: Each likewise portrays itself as on the side of the angels, as fighting the good fight against adversaries who are neither decent nor fair.
ref: 1999, Melvyn L. Fein, The Limits of Idealism: When Good Intentions Go Bad, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, →ISBN, page 55:
text: But when it comes to the conflict between compassion and cold reason, he is on the side of the angels: […]
ref: 2009, Mark Pallen, The Rough Guide to Evolution, Rough Guides, →ISBN:
text: Sherlock Holmes: Oh, I may be on the side of the angels, but don't think for one second that I am one of them.
ref: 2012 January 15, Stephen Thompson, "The Reichenbach Fall", episode 2-3 of Sherlock, 01:16:03-01:16:12
glosses: Fighting for or supporting that which is good, just, or benevolent.
Annaba
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Arabic عَنَّابَة (ʕannāba).
Senses: glosses: A city in eastern Algeria, corresponding to the ancient settlement of Hippo.
Synonyms: word: Bona
word: Bône
Galenian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Galenian
form: most Galenian
Etymology: From Galen + -ian.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to Galen, Ancient Roman physician, surgeon and philosopher.
hospicentric
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more hospicentric
form: most hospicentric
Etymology: From hospital + -centric.
Senses: glosses: Of a public health system: such that the majority of health problems are dealt with only at the hospital level when patients have already presented with serious complications.
sermonless
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From sermon + -less.
Senses: glosses: Without a sermon.
CheMin
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: NASA
aerospace
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
space-science
glosses: Abbreviation of Chemistry and Mineralogy, an instrument onboard the Curiosity rover at Mars.
traffickings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of trafficking
Navcam
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Navcams
Senses: topics: NASA
aerospace
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
space-science
glosses: Abbreviation of navigation camera, a type of engineering camera found on certain unmanned space rovers including the Curiosity rover on Mars.
Hazcam
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Hazcams
Senses: topics: NASA
aerospace
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
space-science
glosses: Abbreviation of Hazard avoidance camera, a type of engineering camera mounted on the front and rear of certain unmanned space rovers including the Curiosity rover at Mars.
nooscopic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -ɒpɪk
Forms: form: more nooscopic
form: most nooscopic
Etymology: From Ancient Greek νόος (nóos, “mind”) + -scopic.
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to the examination of the mind.
culture hero
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: culture heroes
form: culture-hero
Senses: examples: text: A precisely similar notion was found by Avila among the Indians of Huarochiri, whose divine culture-hero imposed, by a curse or a blessing, their character and habits on the beasts.
ref: 1886, Andrew Lang, chapter 6, in Myth, Ritual, and Religion:
text: [T]he U.S. has long been the Land of Efficiency. . . . Here mass production was born, the assembly line for good or ill became the modern cornucopia, and Henry Ford once reigned as the leading culture hero.
ref: 1970 March 23, “Business: America the Inefficient”, in Time:
text: [T]hese were mostly Russian intellectuals, hard-core Stalinists, and democratic socialists . . . whose book-lined apartments were filled with leftist tracts and records by the Red Army Chorus and the black American Communist culture hero Paul Robeson.
ref: 2006 October 1, Edward Kosner, “First Chapter: It’s News to Me”, in New York Times, retrieved 04 Jun 2013:
glosses: A mythical character or real person who is renowned as the exemplar of the values or achievements of a society, group, or time period.
Related terms: folk hero
culture-hero
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: culture-heroes
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of culture hero.
OAK
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Senses: examples: text: In poker, 3 OAK beats two pair.
glosses: Initialism of of a kind.
cardioprotector
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cardioprotectors
Etymology: From cardio- + protector.
Senses: glosses: Any cardioprotective compound.
edaphoclimatic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more edaphoclimatic
form: most edaphoclimatic
Senses: topics: biology
ecology
natural-sciences
glosses: Relating to edaphology and climate
grandson-in-law
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: grandsons-in-law
Etymology: From grandson + -in-law.
Senses: glosses: The husband of one's granddaughter or grandson.
Related terms: grandmother-in-law
grandfather-in-law
grandparent-in-law
granddaughter-in-law
MastCam
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: MastCams
Senses: topics: NASA
aerospace
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
space-science
glosses: Abbreviation of Mast camera, a type of camera found on certain unmanned space rovers including the Curiosity rover at Mars.
Ghan
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Ghans
Etymology: From Afghan, although they may also have been from India and what is now Pakistan.
Senses: glosses: A Middle-Eastern camel driver in Australia during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
neuraminate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: neuraminates
Etymology: From neuraminic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any salt or ester of neuraminic acid.
neuraminates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of neuraminate
unprofessed
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + professed.
Senses: examples: text: However, their unprofessed expectation might well be that their child will not have to attend a racially integrated school.
ref: 1990, Gary K. Clabaugh, Edward G. Rozycki, Understanding schools, page 22:
glosses: Not professed.
bank note
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bank notes
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of banknote.
NPSH
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: qualifier: fluid mechanics
glosses: Initialism of net positive suction head.
glosses: Initialism of national pipe straight hose.
tetanies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tetany
demuring
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of demure
Gozitan
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Gozitans
Senses: glosses: An inhabitant of Gozo.
Gozitan
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to Gozo.
fitches
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fitch
eternal triangle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: eternal triangles
Senses: examples: text: "There weren't even any words," she said. "He knocked Loerke down and stunned him, he half strangled me, then he went away." To herself she was saying: "A pretty little sample of the eternal triangle!"
ref: 1920, D. H. Lawrence, chapter 31, in Women in Love:
text: Wives and Lovers perkily proves that the eternal triangle is still good for laughs. The triangle consists of Author Van Johnson, Wife Janet Leigh and Literary Agent Martha Hyer, who sells Van's novel to a publisher, a book club, a Broadway producer and a movie company. . . . Not content with her 10%, she tries to collect the author too.
ref: 1963 September 6, “Cinema: After the Money Rolled In”, in Time:
text: And then there’s the eternal triangle thing with Duke fancying Olivia who fancies Sebastian.
ref: 2006 April 6, Margaret Pomeranz, "She's The Man," abc.net (Australia) (retrieved 4 June 2013)
glosses: A relationship involving three persons (usually two women and one man or two men and one woman) among whom there are conflicting and competing attachments of a romantic or emotional nature.
Related terms: love triangle
ménage à trois
onychopathy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: onychopathies
Etymology: From onycho- + -pathy.
Senses: glosses: A disease of the fingernails or toenails.
Derived terms: onychopathic
onychopathies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of onychopathy
shubunkins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shubunkin
bishophood
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Middle English bischophood, bishophod, bischophad, from Old English bisċophād (“the office or state of a bishop; the episcopate”), equivalent to bishop + -hood.
Senses: examples: text: I find he was really of religious nature, and thought in secret, in spite of his bishophood, very much in regard to religion as we do.
ref: 1919, James Anthony Froude, Thomas Carlyle:
glosses: The state, condition, or office of a bishop; the episcopate.
Related terms: bishopdom
bishopric
popeship
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: popeships
Etymology: From pope + -ship.
Senses: examples: text: This was the holy man who first gave this goodly creature of the popeship to the world.
ref: 1899, Bernardino Ochino, Constance E. Plumptre, The Tragedy:
glosses: The state, quality, condition, or jurisdiction of being a pope; papacy.
examples: text: Why, there has gone already to Rome a messenger to crave a second dispensation from his Popeship, and the King himself hath signed the request, praying that you and I should graciously be permitted to wed!
ref: 1905, Samuel Rutherford Crockett, May Margaret: called "the fair maid of Galloway," - Page 184:
glosses: A term used as a title or designation.
popeships
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of popeship
wassailings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of wassailing
gnasheth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: gnash + -eth
Senses: examples: text: He foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth.
ref: 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Mark 9:18:
glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of gnash
srangs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of srang
lovegrasses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lovegrass
panicgrass
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: panicgrasses
form: panic grass
Etymology: From Latin pānicum (“Italian millet”) + grass.
Senses: glosses: Any of several of the species of grass in the genus Panicum.
Hyponyms: word: proso millet
taxonomic: Panicum miliaceum
word: common millet
Derived terms: bitter panicgrass
fall panicgrass - Panicum dichotomiflorum
Faurie's panicgrass - Panicum fauriei
Hall's panicgrass - Panicum hallii
Havard's panicgrass - Panicum havardii
Mexican panicgrass - Panicum hirticaule
panicgrasses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of panicgrass
whilks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of whilk
sakis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of saki
anthroposophists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of anthroposophist
vaguing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of vague
vagued
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of vague
Trollopean
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Trollopean
form: most Trollopean
form: Trollopian
Etymology: From Trollope + -an.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to Anthony Trollope (1815–1882), English novelist of the Victorian era.
oshinko
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Japanese お新香 (oshinko, “pickled vegetables”, literally “new fragrance”).
Senses: glosses: traditional Japanese pickled vegetable mix
discernest
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: discern + -est
Senses: glosses: second-person singular simple present indicative of discern
desertest
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: desert + -est
Senses: glosses: second-person singular simple present indicative of desert
deserteth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: desert + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of desert
deepeneth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: deepen + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of deepen
impregnableness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From impregnable + -ness.
Senses: glosses: The state of being impregnable; impregnability.
laboratorial
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -ɔːɹiəl
Senses: glosses: Related to a laboratory.
Related terms: laboratorian
spiderhunter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: spiderhunters
Etymology: From spider + hunter.
Senses: glosses: A large Asian sunbird of the genus Arachnothera, feeding on nectar and a range of small arthropods.
Derived terms: little spiderhunter
spiderhunters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of spiderhunter
phweep
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Etymology: Imitative.
Senses: examples: text: From around the corner upstream comes a quiet birdcall: "Phweep? Phweep?" like a question.
ref: 1986, Martha Brown, Granite Mountain Spring, page 26:
text: Pit blew on Relly's whistle, three times, phweep. Bubba started barking.
ref: 2009, George Stade, Swimming Through the Flotsam in Which We Live and Move and Have Our Being:
text: A guttural phweep-phweep used to defend feeding territories.
ref: 2010, Clive F. Mann, Robert A. Cheke, Sunbirds:
glosses: A whistle, or the whistling cry of a bird.
tinies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tiny
aeras
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of aera
orbiculates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of orbiculate
sweet-tempered
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more sweet-tempered
form: most sweet-tempered
Senses: glosses: good-natured, bonhomous
abusedly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more abusedly
form: most abusedly
Etymology: From abused + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In an abused manner.
academicalism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From academical + -ism.
Senses: examples: text: Parker appears to have contributed little to his pupil's musicality other than consolidate what Ives had already thought to be the case, that the whole of American musical society was dominated by a German academicalism which had little to offer to the making of a specifically indigenous musical style.
ref: 2008, Justin Wintle, The Concise New Makers of Modern Culture, page 369:
glosses: Alternative form of academicism.
arithmetic-geometric mean
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: arithmetic-geometric means
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: A mean of two numbers which is the common limit of a pair of sequences, whose terms are defined by taking the arithmetic and geometric means of the previous pair of terms.
Artemisa
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɑɹtəˈmɪsə/
rhymes: -ɪsə
Senses: glosses: A province of Cuba.
lotes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lote
taarof
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ta'arof
form: tarof
Etymology: From Iranian Persian تعارف (ta'ârof), from Classical Persian تعارف (ta'āruf).
Senses: glosses: The intricate Persian system of etiquette and good manners, emphasising extreme deference, humility, and respect, especially in politely declining to do something (quote a price on something one is selling, eat more food, etc) so that another person can talk one into it.
glosses: A cultural communication style of indirect competitive flattery, generally of Middle Eastern origin.
ayubowan
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Etymology: From Sinhalese ආයුබෝවන් (āyubōwan).
Senses: examples: text: "Ayubowan, I am looking for a yam for my Suduhamy." I said.
ref: 1963, Punyakante Wijenaike, The third woman and other stories - Part 1963, page 48:
text: Charming girls dressed in the traditional, low-country reddha and hattaya, welcomed the invitees at the regal Galle Face Hotel, with a customary ayubowan.
ref: 2007 June 3, Vidushi Seneviratne, “Echo of Koggala cradle”, in The Sunday Times:
text: The cabin crew are all Sri Lankan and passengers are greeted on boarding with the traditional ayubowan ('may you have long life').
ref: 2008, Royston Ellis, Sri Lanka: The Bradt Travel Guide, page 27:
glosses: Salutation wishing the recipient a long life, typically as a greeting or a goodbye.
gulliver
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡʌlɪvə(ɹ)/
Forms: form: gullivers
Etymology: From Russian голова́ (golová, “head; mind, brains”). Probably initially popularized by the Russian-influenced argot spoken by characters in the 1962 novel A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess. Spelling influenced by Gulliver.
Senses: glosses: one's head.
sapfest
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sapfests
Etymology: From sap + -fest.
Senses: examples: text: It sounded like a feel-good sapfest, the kind where exhibitors ought to post a sign at the box office reading Diabetics Enter at Own Risk.
ref: 2003, David Handler, The Bright Silver Star: A Berger and Mitry Mystery, St. Martin's Paperbacks, published 2004, →ISBN, page 100:
text: Best Picture absolutely should have been Born on the Fourth of July, not that sapfest Driving Miss Daisy.
ref: 2008, Jim Norton, I Hate Your Guts, Simon Spotlight Entertainment, →ISBN, page 70:
text: “How many times have you seen that sapfest? I know you've made me sit through it at least twice."
ref: 2011, Ernest Cline, Ready Player One, Crown Publishers, →ISBN, page 40:
glosses: Something sentimental or sappy, especially a movie.
sapfests
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sapfest
long-waisted
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more long-waisted
form: most long-waisted
Senses: glosses: Having a torso that is longer in proportion to the legs than average.
Merida
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈmɛ(ə)ɹ.ɪ.də/
Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly a coinage based on Mary, or transferred from the Spanish place name Mérida.
Senses: examples: text: The defendants, Leonard Morgan, Felix Forman, William Poe, Steve Forman and Jim Hatchett Baker, Merida Smith, Tine Williams and Bud Tegarden, composed the Poe crowd […]
ref: 1920, Reports of civil and criminal cases decided by the Court of Appeals of Kentucky, page 460:
text: Rachel Atkinson. […] Merida Smith. […] Nellie Myers.
ref: 1951, Albert Ross Hogue, Mark Twain's Obedstown and Knobs of Tennessee: A History of Jamestown and Fentress County, Tennessee, page 79:
text: QUEEN ELINOR — Merida, a princess does not place her weapons on the table.
ref: 2012, various authors, Brave (film), Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
glosses: A female given name originating as a coinage.
Related terms: Meredith
Meridith
Merida
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈmɛ(ə)ɹ.ɪ.də/
Forms: form: Meridas
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Mérida.
Senses: glosses: A habitational surname.
Tanabata
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Japanese 七夕 (Tanabata).
Senses: glosses: An annual Japanese festival, starting on 7 July, celebrating the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and Altair), said to be separated at other times by the Milky Way.
fare dodgers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fare dodger
hasenpfeffer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hasenpfeffers
Etymology: From German Hasenpfeffer.
Senses: topics: cooking
food
lifestyle
glosses: A traditional German stew made from marinated rabbit or hare, cut into pieces and braised with onions and wine in a marinade thickened with the animal's blood.
hasenpfeffers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hasenpfeffer
browneyes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of browneye
tachypnœa
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Obsolete spelling of tachypnoea.
eupnoea
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /juːpˈniːə/
Etymology: From eu- + -pnoea.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of eupnea.
Derived terms: eupnoeic
bradypnea
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bradypnoea
form: bradypnœa
Etymology: From brady- + -pnea.
Senses: examples: text: Bradypnea can contribute to hypoventilation.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: A slow breathing rate, rhythm, or tidal volume.
solacer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: solacers
Etymology: From solace + -er.
Senses: examples: text: these solacers of his weary hours
ref: 1870, Henry Howe, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
glosses: One who offers solace.
solacers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of solacer
bradypnoea
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From brady- + -pnoea.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of bradypnea.
sobfest
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sobfests
Etymology: From sob + -fest.
Senses: examples: text: But the most star-crossed pair of them all was Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford in the cinematic sobfest The Way We Were.
ref: 2000, Jan King, It's a Girl Thing: The Hilarious Truth About Women, Andrews McMeel Publishing, →ISBN, page 6:
text: In terms of tonal errors, another common mishap is the maudlin sobfest—an essay that's foolishly and tearfully sentimental.
ref: 2008, Alan Gelb, Conquering the College Admissions Essay in 10 Steps: Crafting a Winning Personal Statement, Ten Speed Press, →ISBN, page 68:
text: Yeah, it might have even been a great pitch—for a film that could never be made: a Western epic with no gunfights and no romance, a three-hour sobfest that ends with the villain eating the hero's child.
ref: 2012, Jess Walter, Beautiful Ruins, HarperCollins, →ISBN:
glosses: Something sad or moving, especially a film.
examples: text: During the menopause, one wrong word or even just a look from Tom could send her slamming doors throughout the house and taking refuge in her greenhouse for a private sobfest.
ref: 2010, Louann Brizendine, The Male Brain: A Breakthrough Understanding of How Men and Boys Think, Three Rivers Press, →ISBN, page 121:
text: I smiled and then looked away, feeling a bit awkward and on the verge of a full-out sobfest.
ref: 2010, Thomas M. Hill, Warrior's Song, Lampas Books, →ISBN, page 228:
text: Every single time Chris and I have shared our story with others, both of us have started to cry. Not an all-out sobfest, but a few tears falling down our cheeks.
ref: 2011, Cindy Beall, Healing Your Marriage When Trust Is Broken: Finding Forgiveness and Restoration, Harvest House Publishers, →ISBN, page 180:
glosses: An episode of intense crying.
Synonyms: sense: something sad or moving
word: cryfest
sense: something sad or moving
word: tearjerker
sense: intense crying episode
word: cryfest
sobfests
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sobfest
French deck
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: French decks
Senses: glosses: The standard deck of 52 playing cards.
Forty Thieves
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: In reference to the story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.
Senses: glosses: A solitaire card game, similar to Klondike, but starting with ten columns of four visible cards on the tableau.
wikipedia: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
fare-dodger
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fare-dodgers
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of fare dodger.
groomsmaid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: groomsmaids
Etymology: From groom + -s- + maid, by analogy with groomsman and bridesmaid.
Senses: examples: text: The groom's sister, Brüch Clift of Anchorage, was groomsmaid.
ref: 2008 September 10, “Clift, White exchange vows”, in Carroll County Comet:
text: The groomsmaid dress: I was a groomsmaid — meaning, I stood on the groom’s side in support of my male friend.
ref: 2011 March 9, Meredith Goldstein, “Bridesmaid revisited”, in Boston Globe:
text: Now that I think about it, I also tried the brewery’s East India Pale Ale, while hanging out at the apartment of my friend Michelle, who served as a groomsmaid at the big event, on the afternoon of the wedding.
ref: 2011 September 6, Sara Foss, “A wedding at a brewery”, in The Daily Gazette:
glosses: A woman who attends a groom during his wedding ceremony, as part of the wedding party.
Synonyms: groomswoman
Coordinate terms: english: a male attendant to the groom
translation: a male attendant to the groom
word: groomsman
word: bridesman
english: a male attendant to the bride
translation: a male attendant to the bride
word: brosmaid
english: a female attendant to the bride
translation: a female attendant to the bride
word: bridesmaid
groomsmaids
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of groomsmaid
Acoemetae
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Acoemeti
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀκοιμητής (akoimētḗs, “one who doesn't sleep”), from κοιμάω (koimáō).
Senses: glosses: An order of fifth-century monks who, by turns, kept up a divine service day and night.
Acoemeti
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Acoemetae.
any day
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: anyday
Senses: examples: text: I'm as good as you any day!
glosses: On any occasion; in any circumstances.
Synonyms: any day of the week
every day of the week and twice on Sundays
bush fires
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bush fire
Mascara
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Arabic مُعَسْكَر (muʕaskar, “encampment”), from عَسْكَر (ʕaskar, “soldiers, army”).
Senses: glosses: A city and provincial capital in northwestern Algeria.
glosses: A province of Algeria.
nominalistically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more nominalistically
form: most nominalistically
Etymology: From nominalistic + -ally.
Senses: glosses: In a nominalistic fashion.
bush pigs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bush pig
Neonomians
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Neonomian
prosperest
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: prosper + -est
Senses: glosses: second-person singular simple present indicative of prosper
prosperingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more prosperingly
form: most prosperingly
Etymology: From prospering + -ly.
Senses: glosses: So as to prosper; in a prosperous way.
relenteth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: relent + -eth
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of relent
relentest
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: relent + -est
Senses: glosses: second-person singular simple present indicative of relent
PAHs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of PAH
pigmeats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pigmeat
memory of a goldfish
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: the memory of a goldfish
Senses: glosses: A very poor memory.