cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
amphiblestroides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀμφιβληστροειδής (amphiblēstroeidḗs, “net-like”), from ἀμφίβληστρον (amphíblēstron, “casting-net”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like”). See retina for more.
Senses: topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: The retina.
is gathered to one's fathers
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of be gathered to one's fathers
was gathered to one's fathers
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of be gathered to one's fathers
has been gathered to one's fathers
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of be gathered to one's fathers
hot roll
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: hot rolls
form: hot rolling
form: hot rolled
form: hot rolled
Senses: topics: arts
crafts
engineering
hobbies
lifestyle
metallurgy
metalworking
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
antonyms: cold roll
glosses: To roll metal in a temperature that is above its recrystallization point.
Related terms: cold rolling
hot rolling
rolling mill
Babemba
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Babembas
form: Babemba
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Bemba.
synonyms: word: Bemba
Babembas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Babemba
Barthesians
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Barthesian
bridge coat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bridge coats
Etymology: Worn by officers on the bridge of a ship.
Senses: glosses: A long pea coat, extending to the thighs.
bridge coats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bridge coat
Brightonian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɹaɪˈtəʊ.ni.ən/
ipa: /bɹaɪˈtoʊ.ni.ən/
rhymes: -əʊniən
Forms: form: more Brightonian
form: most Brightonian
Etymology: From Brighton + -ian.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to the town of Brighton in England.
Brightonian
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɹaɪˈtəʊ.ni.ən/
ipa: /bɹaɪˈtoʊ.ni.ən/
rhymes: -əʊniən
Forms: form: Brightonians
Etymology: From Brighton + -ian.
Senses: glosses: A native or inhabitant of Brighton.
Brightonians
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Brightonian
broigus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: broiguses
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of broyges.
broigus
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more broigus
form: most broigus
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of broyges.
broiguses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of broigus
Mount Rainier
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌmaʊnt ɹeɪˈnɪə(ɹ)/
Etymology: Named after Peter Rainier (1741–1808).
Senses: examples: text: She knew Mount Rainier would blow up one day, maybe soon, maybe in ten thousand years.
ref: 2020, Patrick Ness, Burn, Walker Books Ltd (2021), page 274:
synonyms: Tahoma
Tacoma
glosses: A large active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range.
cab savs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cab sav
sackee
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sackees
Etymology: Borrowed from Okinawan 酒 (さき, saki). Doublet of sake.
Senses: glosses: sake (Japanese rice wine)
sackee
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sackees
Etymology: From sack + -ee.
Senses: glosses: A person who is sacked from a job.
cluster zoning
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: When development is appropriate, Smart Growth tools such as cluster zoning and mitigation fees should be used to minimize the impact of the development on agriculturally or environmentally sensitive land.
ref: 2003, Robert H. Freilich, “Smart Growth in Western Metro Areas”, in Natural Resources Journal, volume 43, number 3, →JSTOR:
topics: law
glosses: A type of zoning ordinance regulating average density rather than the size of each lot, generally requiring some amount of shared open space.
Cousin Sally
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: The Confederate States of America.
unfletched
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -ɛtʃt
Etymology: From un- + fletched.
Senses: examples: an unfletched arrow
glosses: Not fletched or feathered.
Foucauldians
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Foucauldian
Foucaultians
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Foucaultian
Foucaldians
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Foucaldian
cluster development
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cluster developments
Senses: glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cluster, development.
glosses: A housing development built under a cluster zoning ordinance.
garrick
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: garricks
Senses: examples: text: A good candidate for record seekers, garricks are easy to identify, relatively easy to catch and are good table fare.
ref: 1990, Boating, volume 63, number 7, page 100:
glosses: Synonym of leerfish.
synonyms: word: leerfish
garricks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of garrick
leerfish
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: leerfishes
form: leerfish
Etymology: Partial calque of Afrikaans leervis, from leer (“leather”) + vis (“fish”).
Senses: synonyms: garrick
glosses: The marine fish Lichia amia.
leerfishes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of leerfish
Hennigian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From Hennig + -ian.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to Emil Hans Willi Hennig (1913–1976), German biologist who is considered the founder of phylogenetic systematics.
Henotikon
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἑνωτικόν (henōtikón, “act of union”).
Senses: glosses: A Christological document issued by the Byzantine emperor Zeno in 482, in an unsuccessful attempt to reconcile the differences between the supporters of the Council of Chalcedon and the council's opponents.
Henslow's sparrow
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Henslow's sparrows
Etymology: Named by John James Audubon in honour of John Stevens Henslow.
Senses: glosses: The passerine bird Ammodramus henslowii.
Henslow's sparrows
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Henslow's sparrow
Henslow
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Derived terms: Henslow's bunting
Henslow's sparrow
Henslow's bunting
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Henslow's buntings
Senses: glosses: Former name of Henslow's sparrow.
Japhetian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Japhetic
Japhetian
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Japhetians
Senses: glosses: Japhetite
Japhetan
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Japhetic
Japhetan
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Japhetans
Senses: glosses: Japhetite
Japhetians
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Japhetian
Japhetans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Japhetan
Kannywood
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Blend of Kano + Hollywood
Senses: examples: text: Slim must have thought I’d be cool with the comparison to the most famous Kannywood actor.
ref: 2023, Stephen Buoro, The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa, Bloomsbury Circus, page 238:
glosses: The Nigerian film industry using the Hausa language and based in Kano.
Related terms: Nollywood
pericytherion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pericytheria
Etymology: From peri- + Cythera.
Senses: glosses: Periapsis around Venus.
Related terms: periapsis
periposeidia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of periposeidion
pericytheria
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pericytherion
apouranion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: apourania
Etymology: From apo- + urano- + -ion.
Senses: glosses: Apoapsis around Uranus.
Related terms: apoapsis
apourania
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of apouranion
apoposeidion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: apoposeidia
Etymology: From apo- + Poseidon + -ion.
Senses: glosses: Apoapsis around Neptune.
Related terms: apoapsis
apoposeidia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of apoposeidion
apocytherion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: apocytheria
Etymology: From apo- + Cythera + -ion.
Senses: glosses: Apoapsis around Venus.
Related terms: apoapsis
apocytheria
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of apocytherion
Lane cake
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: According to food scholar Neil Ravenna, the inventor was Emma Rylander Lane, of Clayton, Alabama, who won first prize with it at the county fair in Columbus, Georgia.
Senses: synonyms: Alabama Lane cake
prize cake
glosses: A bourbon-laced sponge cake with fruit, traditional in the American South.
prize cake
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: So called because it won a prize; see etymology at Lane cake.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Lane cake.
synonyms: word: Lane cake
next tomorrow
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: glosses: On the day after tomorrow.
nonindigene
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nonindigenes
Etymology: From non- + indigene.
Senses: glosses: One who is not an indigene; somebody not indigenous to an area.
nonindigenes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nonindigene
noonie
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: noonies
form: nu
form: nunu
form: nu-nu
form: noo
form: noonoo
form: noo-noo
form: nonny
form: nonnie
form: nunny
form: nunnie
form: noony
Etymology: Attested since the 1960s; earliest known use found in the works of Bernard Kops. Origin uncertain; suggested sources include Hindi नूनी (nūnī, “boy's penis”) from Sanskrit न्यून (nyū̀na, “vulva”).
Senses: examples: text: One of them was lifting up her skirt and offering her noonie.
ref: 2000, Bernard Kops, Shalom Bomb: Scenes from My Life - Page 113:
text: Getting out of the shower one morning, she held a towel around herself and said, “I won't let the gold fall out of my noonies.” At another time, she said, in a tragic voice worthy of Shakespeare, “My noonie has been robbed!”
ref: 2009, Myla Kabat-Zinn, Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting:
text: A child's voice whispered, “He's going to touch her noonie.”
ref: 2015, Scott Nicholson, Speed Dating with the Dead:
glosses: The vulva.
glosses: Testicles.
glosses: Penis.
glosses: Alternative form of nunnie (“buttocks, ass”).
noonies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of noonie
shaliach
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: shaliachs
form: shluchim
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of shaliah.
shaliachs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shaliach
shaliah
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʃəˈliːɑx/
ipa: /ʃəˈliəːx/
Forms: form: shaliahs
form: shlihim
form: shelihim
form: shluhim
form: shlichim
form: shelichim
form: shluchim
form: shaliach
form: shliach
form: shaliakh
Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew שָׁלִיחַ (shalíakh).
Senses: glosses: A legal agent; one who performs an act of legal significance for another.
glosses: A representative or emissary.
Related terms: shlucha
shlichut
shaliahs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shaliah
broiges
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more broiges
form: most broiges
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of broyges.
Mourant
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
wikipedia: Arthur +
Elise +
Mike +
Sinixt
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Sinixts
form: Sinixt
Etymology: From Okanagan Sn̓ʕaýckstx.
Senses: glosses: A member of a First Nations people descended from indigenous peoples who lived primarily in what is now the West Kootenay region of British Columbia and the adjacent regions of eastern Washington in the United States.
Sinixts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Sinixt
tokunbo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tokunbos
Etymology: Borrowed from Yoruba tòkunbọ̀.
Senses: examples: text: It is interesting, nonetheless, since none of my discussions had prepared me for the price comparability of new fakes and original tokunbos, or their solid position at about two-thirds the price of new originals.
ref: 2004, Jane I. Guyer, Marginal Gains: Monetary Transactions in Atlantic Africa, page 91:
glosses: A secondhand motor vehicle imported from Europe.
tokunbos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tokunbo
unterfirer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: unterfirers
Senses: glosses: One who escorts the bride or groom to the chuppah; typically a parent.
unterfirers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of unterfirer
doubleplusungood
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: On occasion he had even been entrusted with the rectification of ‘The Times’ leading articles, which were written entirely in Newspeak. He unrolled the message that he had set aside earlier. It ran: / times 3.12.83 reporting bb dayorder doubleplusungood refs unpersons rewrite fullwise upsub antefiling / In Oldspeak (or standard English) this might be rendered: / The reporting of Big Brother’s Order for the Day in ‘The Times’ of December 3rd 1983 is extremely unsatisfactory and makes references to non-existent persons. Rewrite it in full and submit your draft to higher authority before filing.
ref: 1949 June 8, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], chapter 4, in Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Novel, London: Secker & Warburg, →OCLC; republished [Australia]: Project Gutenberg of Australia, August 2001, part 1, pages 42–43:
text: So words like great, excellent and horrible are rendered redundant in Newspeak, replaced by “plusgood”, “doubleplusgood” and “doubleplusungood” respectively.
ref: 2020 August 8, Zui, “Controlled Languages — Newspeak”, in The Language Closet:
text: [see title]
ref: 2021 January 16, Donald Clarke, “You could fill a book with doubleplusungood uses of ‘Orwellian’”, in The Irish Times:
glosses: Alternative spelling of double-plus-ungood.
ambira
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ambiras
Senses: glosses: Dated form of mbira (“African musical instrument”).
ambiras
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ambira
ambrotypic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more ambrotypic
form: most ambrotypic
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to ambrotypes.
ameiotically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From ameiotic + -ally.
Senses: glosses: In an ameiotic manner.
amelioristic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more amelioristic
form: most amelioristic
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to ameliorism.
ameliorist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ameliorists
Senses: glosses: A proponent of ameliorism.
ameliorists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ameliorist
ameliorism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of meliorism.
amelogenetic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Relating to amelogenesis.
E ticket
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From the ticket admission system used before 1982 at Disneyland. The E ticket was for the best rides.
Senses: examples: text: Definitely an E ticket.
ref: 1983, Sally Ride (describing flying in the Space Shuttle)
text: Well this sure ain't no E ticket.
ref: 1993, "Weird Al" Yankovic, "Jurassic Park" (song)
text: We did not expect the "E" ticket ride, nor did our newest riding adventurer, Greg.
ref: 2007, Philip Beaudet, Wilderness Adventures on Horseback, →ISBN, page 10:
glosses: Something very thrilling or exciting.
wikipedia: Disneyland
E ticket
parganah
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: parganahs
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of pargana.
parganahs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of parganah
munsif
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: munsifs
form: moonsif
form: moonsiff
form: munsiff
Etymology: From Hindi मुंसिफ़ (munsif), from Arabic مُنْصِف (munṣif).
Senses: glosses: Synonym of amin (“arbitrator in the pargana”).
synonyms: word: amin
extra: arbitrator in the pargana
amins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of amin
munsifs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of munsif
karkun
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: karkuns
form: carcoon
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindustani کارکن (kārkun) / कारकुन, from Classical Persian کار کن (kār-kun, “worker”).
Senses: glosses: A record keeper involved in the administration of the pargana.
karkuns
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of karkun
palmer-worm
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: palmer-worms
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of palmerworm.
palmer worm
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: palmer worms
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of palmerworm.
anecdoted
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of anecdote
anecdoting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of anecdote
anecdotish
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more anecdotish
form: most anecdotish
Etymology: From anecdote + -ish.
Senses: glosses: Resembling, characteristic, or full of anecdotes.
anecdoter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: anecdoters
Etymology: From anecdote + -er.
Senses: glosses: A person who tells anecdotes; a raconteur.
anecdoters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of anecdoter
anecdotarian
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: anecdotarians
Senses: glosses: Synonym of anecdoter (“a person who tells anecdotes”).
synonyms: word: anecdoter
extra: a person who tells anecdotes
anecdotarians
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of anecdotarian
Nelson's blood
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From a legend claiming that the body of Horatio Nelson was preserved in a cask of rum for transportation back to England after the Battle of Trafalgar; supposedly, sailors drilled into the cask and drank the rum during the voyage.
Senses: glosses: rum (the drink)
wikipedia: Horatio Nelson
anemotactically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From anemotactic + -ally.
Senses: glosses: By anemotaxis.
anergically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From anergic + -ally.
Senses: examples: text: The first was a 6-week study on 59 refractory anergically depressed patients which were randomly assigned to tranylcypromine vs. placebo.
ref: 2014, Kostas N. Fountoulakis, Bipolar Disorder: An Evidence-Based Guide to Manic Depression:
glosses: In an anergic manner.
Uppermill
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village in Saddleworth parish, Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9905).
unscalloped
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + scalloped.
Senses: glosses: Not scalloped.
Beardsleyan
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Beardsleyan
form: most Beardsleyan
Etymology: From Beardsley + -an.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to Aubrey Beardsley (1872–1898), English illustrator and author, whose black-ink drawings emphasized the grotesque, the decadent, and the erotic.
Related terms: Beardsleyesque
Beardsleyesque
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Beardsleyesque
form: most Beardsleyesque
Etymology: From Beardsley + -esque.
Senses: glosses: Reminiscent of the artistic style of Aubrey Beardsley (1872–1898), English illustrator and author, whose black-ink drawings emphasized the grotesque, the decadent, and the erotic.
Related terms: Beardsleyan
beewort
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Middle English beowurt, from Old English beowyrt; equivalent to bee + wort.
Senses: glosses: The plant Acorus calamus, the sweet flag or calamus.
bliss point
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bliss points
Senses: topics: economics
sciences
glosses: A quantity of consumption where any further increase would make the consumer less satisfied.
glosses: The amount of an ingredient (such as salt, sugar, or fat) that optimizes palatability.
bliss points
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bliss point
Christian Scientism
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Christian Science.
synonyms: word: Christian Science
Christotokos
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Koine Greek Χριστοτόκος (Khristotókos, “Christ-bearer”), from Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”) + τόκος (tókos, “childbirth, bearer”).
Senses: topics: Christianity
glosses: Synonym of Mother of God, Mary, mother of Jesus, in her role as the mother of the Messiah, particularly in Greek contexts.
synonyms: word: Mother of God
word: Mary
word: mother of Jesus
word: in her role as the mother of the Messiah
word: particularly in Greek contexts
Christwards
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From Christ + -wards.
Senses: glosses: Towards Christ.
smily
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more smily
form: most smily
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of smiley.
Christward
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From Christ + -ward.
Senses: glosses: Toward Christ.
Christward
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From Christ + -ward.
Senses: glosses: Toward Christ.
Delhite
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Delhiite.
Delhite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Delhites
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Delhiite.
Delhites
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Delhite
delicenses
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of delicense
delicensing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of delicense
delicensed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of delicense
morache
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: moraches
Senses: topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: A Native American musical instrument consisting of a notched stick usually played by rubbing another stick or bone over it.
moraches
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of morache
PEPs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of PEP
voodoo programming
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
programming
sciences
hypernyms: cargo culting
glosses: A slapdash approach to programming involving guesswork or plagiarism rather than proper analysis and comprehension.
theonomous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to theonomy.
anemovane
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: anemovanes
Etymology: From anemo- + vane.
Senses: examples: text: The terminal system consists of the meteorological observation equipment such as rain gauges, anemovanes and seismometer, and track obstruction detection equipment […]
ref: 1989, Japanese Railway Engineering, volumes 29-31, page 9:
glosses: An instrument for measuring wind speed and direction.
anemovanes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of anemovane
bearproofs
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of bearproof
bearded ladies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bearded lady
beardlet
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: beardlets
Etymology: From beard + -let.
Senses: examples: text: In the present day […] there does appear also a lurking desire amongst a portion of our fellow-men for the revival of the beard, but, fearful of the aroused voice of the country, they seem tremulously to adopt―the beardlet―or the imperial, as it is magnificently termed.
ref: 1837, Edward Duke, Prolusiones Historicæ, Salisbury, page 168:
text: the firm slight lips between the military moustache and beardlet of that pointed face
ref: 1929, Hilaire Belloc, chapter 5, in Richelieu: A Study, Philadelphia: Lippencott, page 88:
text: Golden hair courses down his belly. It hangs in little beardlets from under each pap and fizzes out from under his arms.
ref: 2007, Anne Enright, chapter 10, in The Gathering, London: Vintage, page 58:
glosses: A little beard.
beardlets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of beardlet
from me born
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Etymology: Borrowed from Jamaican Creole from mi bawn.
Senses: examples: text: I don't read, I never been to a school for reading: no, I never write a letter from me born neither do I read one […]
ref: Quoted in 2000, Huon Wardle, An Ethnography of Cosmopolitanism in Kingston, Jamaica (page 92)
text: But from me born, me never hear 'bout no girl wha' fall in love with her little brother.
ref: 2006, Colin Channer, Iron Balloons:
text: "I don’t really know enuh miss, but from me born I just love drawing. I’m always drawing," he stated. "I draw a lot of different things, like cars, farm animals, and nuff other things."
ref: 2017 January 28, Jediael Carter, “That impressive ‘little artist’ from Craighead”, in Jamaica Observer:
text: "If you check the area in a central Kingston, from me born 35 years ago, there has never been a studio in the area. The youth them always have to go find a bus fare fi go elsewhere, so you know how much that take from them.
"Every other community probably has a studio near, but nobody never really come and say mek we put a studio on the main or somewhere near this community," said Morgan.
ref: 2018 June 2, Carlene Davis, “Save the youths with music! - Southside wants a recording studio to occupy the minds of unattached youngsters”, in The Gleaner:
glosses: Since the time I was born; during my entire life.
one's father was born before one
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: glosses: One was born into a privileged position; one inherited one's wealth and status.
Christmas bush
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Christmas bushes
Senses: glosses: Plants, of mostly unrelated species, that bloom around Christmas time.
A small tree or shrub that occurs in all Australian states of species Bursaria spinosa.
glosses: Plants, of mostly unrelated species, that bloom around Christmas time.
A New South Wales Christmas bush), a tall shrub from Australia of species Ceratopetalum gummiferum.
glosses: Plants, of mostly unrelated species, that bloom around Christmas time.
A tropical shrub of species Chromolaena odorata, of the sunflower family.
glosses: Plants, of mostly unrelated species, that bloom around Christmas time.
A poisonous shrub of species Comocladia dodonaea, of Caribbean islands.
glosses: Plants, of mostly unrelated species, that bloom around Christmas time.
A New Zealand Christmas bush of species Metrosideros excelsa and Metrosideros kermadecensis)
glosses: Plants, of mostly unrelated species, that bloom around Christmas time.
A Victorian Christmas bush (Prostanthera lasianthos), a shrub of Australia.
glosses: Plants, of mostly unrelated species, that bloom around Christmas time.
A legume from northern South America of species Senna bicapsularis.
Related terms: Christmas berry
Christmas cactus
Christmas tree
Christmas bushes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Christmas bush
man hug
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: man hugs
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of manhug.
man hugs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of man hug
travelway
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: travelways
Etymology: From travel + way.
Senses: examples: text: The structural design of the travelway of any transportation mode is carried out to ensure that it is structurally sound and can withstand the loads imposed upon it by the vehicles of that mode over its design life.
ref: 2010, Transportation Infrastructure Engineering, page 393:
synonyms: fareway
glosses: A road or comparable infrastructure for travelling over or through.
travelways
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of travelway
ambulanced
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of ambulance
ambulancing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of ambulance
cyberlibel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cyber-libel
form: cyber libel
Etymology: From cyber- + libel.
Senses: examples: text: The news website Rappler, Ressa, its executive editor, and former researcher and writer Reynaldo Santos Jr were accused of cyberlibel over a story that alleged links between a businessman and a top judge.
ref: 2020 June 15, Maria Ressa, “Journalist Maria Ressa found guilty of 'cyberlibel' in Philippines”, in The Guardian:
topics: law
glosses: The act or crime of making a defamatory statement (libel) about someone on the Internet; such a statement.
amelioratives
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ameliorative
anemophile
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: anemophiles
Senses: glosses: Any anemophilous plant.
anemophiles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of anemophile
audiolingualism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From audiolingual + -ism.
Senses: glosses: The audiolingual method of language learning.
audiolingually
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From audiolingual + -ly.
Senses: glosses: Using the audiolingual method of language learning.
Lambourn
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU3278).
glosses: A river in Berkshire, which rises near the village and joins the River Kennet at Newbury.
measurebate
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: measurebates
form: measurebating
form: measurebated
form: measurebated
Etymology: Blend of measure + masturbate.
Senses: glosses: To focus excessively on technical specifications (of a camera or other electronic device).
Synonyms: sense: obsess over
word: geek out
Derived terms: measurebation
measurebator
measurebation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The act of measurebating; an obsession with technical specifications.
Hypernyms: sense: obsession
word: geekery
measurebator
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: measurebators
Senses: hypernyms: geek
hyponyms: pixel peeper
glosses: Someone who obsesses over technical specifications; one who measurebates.
black palmer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: black palmers
Senses: examples: text: Mr. Wooldridge informed me, that on the first appearance of the insects, before he had himself observed them, one of his older neighbours remarked to him, that "the yellow flies which produce the black palmers were then abundant in the turnip fields;" […]
ref: 1839, G. Newport, “Essay on the Turnip Fly”, in The Farmer's Magazine, page 123:
text: The caterpillars of the Turnip Sawfly (Athalia spinarum) called ‘Niggers’ or ‘Black Palmers’ attack the leaves at a more advanced stage, and may be recognised by their dull yellow colour, and dense whitish short hairs.
ref: 1901, John Weathers, A Practical Guide to Garden Plants ...:
glosses: The larva of the turnip sawfly, an agricultural pest
Synonyms: black canker
black jack
nigger
Jesus Day
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: The day of the annual March for Jesus; the Saturday before Pentecost Sunday, when some Christians march in the United States.
Related terms: Christmas Day
Easter Day
holy day
Lord's Day
traversary
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Traversing; following a course.
travestiment
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: travestiments
Etymology: From travesty + -ment.
Senses: glosses: A travesty or parody.
travestiments
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of travestiment
measurebates
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of measurebate
measurebating
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of measurebate
measurebated
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of measurebate
measurebators
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of measurebator
fliffus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fliffis
Senses: examples: text: His trampoline routine was changed somewhat too. Besides adding a full out fliffus which is a double somersault with a twist on the second somersault, he […]
ref: 1965, Joe Cook, “Schmitz Reaches His Goal, Receives Two NCAA Titles”, in The Daily Egyptian, page 1:
text: Therefore if you... a) get your head stuck in the ceiling doing a “fliffus” on your trampoline […]
ref: 2013, Michael Cox, Fitter, Faster, Funnier Olympics: Everything you ever wanted to know about the Olympics but were afraid to ask, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 7:
glosses: Any double somersault with some amount of twisting.
Related terms: triffus
quadriffus
miscomment
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /mɪsˈkɒmɛnt/
/mɪsˈkɒmənt/
Forms: form: miscomments
Etymology: From mis- + comment.
Senses: examples: text: MORE mischief has been done to the cause of truth by mistranslations of, and consequent miscomments on the holy scripture, than is at first thought imagined or perceived.
ref: 1824, S H. Jackson, The Jew:
text: Did reversible error occur as a result of prosecutorial miscomment during closing argument?
ref: 1974, North western reporter:
text: He said not to worry, that things were well in hand, and it was probably a miscomment.
ref: 1987, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Veterans' Affairs, "Live Sighting" Reports of Americans Listed as Missing in Action in Southeast Asia, page 59:
glosses: A comment that is untrue.
miscomment
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: /mɪsˈkɒmɛnt/
/mɪsˈkɒmənt/
Forms: form: miscomments
form: miscommenting
form: miscommented
form: miscommented
Etymology: From mis- + comment.
Senses: examples: text: Nicon answered : “All these writings are no better than old-wives' stories; for there are adduced here spurious canons, most vilely misunderstood and misinterpreted or miscommented upon.
ref: 1876, William Palmer, The Patriarch and the Tsar, page 714:
text: In view of this and also of the fact that the real state of affairs is often deliberately misrepresented and miscommented on in various quarters, we take the liberty to outline conditions in the Polish oil industry, and subsequently to draw the notions which in our estimation ought to be the leading aim of the Polish industry's policy.
ref: 1921, Standard Daily Trade Service - Volumes 15-16, page 486:
text: We say in esoterically knowing tones 'That is a very difficult question', or we proceed to explain that nobody could possibly understand what philosophy is without having studied it, or we discourse on the indefinability of philosophy with twenty-seven randomly chosen misdefinitions to help clarify the point, or — perhaps best of all — we trick the questioner into producing some misdefinition himself, which we can then attack, put down, analyse, confuse and generally miscomment on for as long as we and he can bear to continue.
ref: 1979, Second Order - Volumes 8-9, page 3:
glosses: To comment in error.
miscomments
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of miscomment
miscomments
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of miscomment
miscommenting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of miscomment
miscommented
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of miscomment
miscompensate
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: miscompensates
form: miscompensating
form: miscompensated
form: miscompensated
Etymology: From mis- + compensate.
Senses: examples: text: A background spectrum (without any sample in the infrared beam) must be obtained in order to subtract atmospheric effects on the spectrum, but sometimes, because of momentary local changes in the atmosphere, the instrument miscompensates.
ref: 1990, William R. Biers, Patrick E. McGovern, Organic contents of ancient vessels:
text: The nervous system, once so adept at compensation, begins to miscompensate, exacerbating the overall dysfunction of the system.
ref: 2017, Christopher A. Shaw, Neural Dynamics of Neurological Disease, page 11:
glosses: To err when attempting to adapt to a condition.
examples: text: The author criticizes this method of damage calculation and provides examples of how it can "miscompensate" plaintiff for economic loss, leading to an inefficient deterrent effect and excessive social costs.
ref: 1989, The Trade-mark Reporter - Volume 79, page 214:
text: Other parties can but guess at their negotiating partner's reliance costs, so they are likely to miscompensate .
ref: 1991, Southern california law review - Volume 64, Part 1, page 40:
glosses: To provide the wrong amount of payment as compensation.
miscompensates
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of miscompensate
miscompensating
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of miscompensate
miscompensated
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of miscompensate
problem gambling
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: An urge to gamble continuously despite negative consequences or a desire to quit.
Related terms: ludopathy
superhero landing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: superhero landings
Etymology: From Deadpool (2016 film).
Senses: examples: text: Superhero landing. She's gonna do a superhero landing. Wait for it. [...] Whoo! Superhero landing! You know, that's really hard on your knees.
ref: 2016, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Deadpool, spoken by Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds):
text: Then — boom! — Spidey sticks the classic superhero landing.
ref: 2016 March 11, David Betancourt, “‘Captain America: Civil War’: How Marvel Studios just saved Spider-Man”, in Washington Post, retrieved 01 Jan 2023:
text: After the revelatory seventh episode aired, showcasing Monica’s newfound powers, fans flocked to Twitter to praise her first official superhero landing — a single mighty fist planted firmly on the ground, eyes forward and fierce.
ref: 2021 March 3, Leigh-Ann Jackson, “Teyonah Parris Didn’t Get ‘WandaVision’ at First, Either”, in The New York Times, retrieved 01 Jan 2023:
topics: comics
literature
media
publishing
glosses: An action pose where someone is supported by three limbs — specifically: kneeling with one leg, while only the other foot and one hand are also touching the ground — typically seen when a superhero lands after flying or falling.
Synonyms: three-point landing
Iu Mien
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Iu Miens
Senses: glosses: A member of the Iu Mien people, a Southeast Asian subset of the Yao people, a minority group originally from China.
Iu Mien
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: The language of the Iu Mien people.
Iu Miens
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Iu Mien
redemptionista
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: redemptionistas
form: Redemptionista
Etymology: From redemption + -ista. Piecewise doublet of redemptionist.
Senses: examples: text: In the first place, it is not true that redemptionistas want redemption for Spike to be easy or quick.
ref: 2001 July 2, Clairel, “The actual redemptionist position (was Re: Starved for S/B fic on the creative newsgroup?)”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):
text: If I see next season true sorrow and compassion from him in regards to his past actions, the redemptionistas will have a convert that they probably don't want.
ref: 2001 July 26, Shawn Carter, “Re: I'm starting to get upset about the whole Spike thing”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):
text: Cheers to Spike. Cheers to the Redemptionistas who never stopped believing.
ref: 2005 November 14, Alane, “Happy Spike Redemption Day!”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):
glosses: A fan who wanted Spike to be redeemed.
plum rain
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /plʌm ˈɹeɪn/
rhymes: -eɪn
Forms: form: plum rains
Etymology: See plum rains.
Senses: examples: text: The heroes of those thousand years? / Alas! like running water, gone; / Yet still the fever-blast one hears, / And still the plum-rain patters on.
ref: 1894 January, [anonymous], “Chinese Poetry in English Verse [Thoughts on the View from an Old Tower]”, in Herbert A[llen] Giles, transl., edited by James Knowles, The Nineteenth Century: A Monthly Review, volume XXXV, number CCIII, New York, N.Y.: Leonard Scott Publication Co., […]; London: Sampson Law, Marston & Company, →OCLC, page 123:
text: Besides, the general rainfall caused by the occasional visitation of cyclones and typhoons a long spell of wet weather prevails from the second decade of June to the first decade of July. This rainy season is commonly known as "Bai-u" or "Plum-rain", as it occurs when the plums are getting ripe. This "Plum-rain" season begins earlier in the lower latitude and progresses to the higher latitude.
ref: 1929, Y[oshitarō] Takenobu [ja], “Geography”, in The Japan Year Book: Complete Cyclopaedia of General Information and Statistics on Japan and Japanese Territories for the Year 1929, Tokyo: The Japan Year Book Office […], →OCLC, page 10:
glosses: Synonym of plum rains (“the East Asian rainy season from early summer to midsummer in the fourth and fifth lunar months (early June to early or mid-July); also, the rain which falls during this season”).
synonyms: word: plum rains
extra: (“the East Asian rainy season from early summer to midsummer in the fourth and fifth lunar months (early June to early or mid-July); also, the rain which falls during this season”)
Schumanns
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Schumann
evilista
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: evilistas
form: Evilista
Etymology: From evil + -ista. Piecewise doublet of evilist.
Senses: examples: text: OTOH, James differs from most evilistas in that he seems to think that despite all of this, Spike can consistently do good and can be with Buffy.
ref: 2001 June 25, Mrs. Poet, “Re: The standard of goodness for Spike”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):
text: Redemptionists hope this will be the crisis that forces him to change, evilistas are shrugging it off as typical Spike behavior, and even perhaps showing him in a better light than they thought as he is remorseful.
ref: 2002 May 7, Rose, “Re: James Marsters in Baltimore, MD July 12-14 2002”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):
text: There are the Evilistas that believe the only good vampire is a dusty vampire.
ref: 2002 December 3, Juleen, “Re: Buffy fan subgroups”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):
glosses: A fan who wanted Spike to remain evil and unredeemed.
Lincolnite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Lincolnites
Etymology: From Lincoln + -ite.
Senses: glosses: A supporter of Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), his policies, or Northern interests during the American Civil War.
qualifier: Oxford University
glosses: A member or alumnus of Lincoln College, Oxford.
Lincolnites
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Lincolnite
lincolnite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lincolnites
Senses: topics: chemistry
geography
geology
mineralogy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Heulandite.
lincolnites
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lincolnite
Lo-ning
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Mandarin 洛寧 /洛宁 (Luòníng), Wade–Giles romanization: Lo⁴-ning².
Senses: examples: text: The most recently recognized, and perhaps the earliest phase of the Yang-shao culture in the Chung-yüan region, is a complex of artifacts first known from the Li-chia-ts'un site of Hsi-hsiang in Shensi, on the southern side of the Tsinling Mountains on the upper Hanshui River, and since identified in a series of sites north of Tsin-ling in the Weishui Valley even the Huangho Valley in Honan, including the lower strata at Pei-shou-ling in Pao-chi and Yüan-chün-miao in Hua Hsien, and the sites at Lao-kuan-t'ai in Hua Hsien and on the banks of River Lo near Lo-ning, western Honan.
ref: 1968, Kwang-chih Chang, The Archaeology of Ancient China, Yale University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 111:
text: He also spent time lecturing in neighbouring counties, such as the free school in Lo-ning 洛寧, Honan, later known as the Lo-hsi shu-yüan 洛西書院 or ' Academy West of the [River] Lo.'
ref: 1980, Papers on Far Eastern History, numbers 21-24, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 22:
text: The Yao Mountain is sixty li north of the modern Lo-ning hsien 洛寧縣, Honan.
ref: 1984, Hsüan-chih Yang, “Western Suburbs”, in Yi-t'ung Wang, transl., A Record of Buddhist Monasteries in Lo-yang, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 182:
glosses: Alternative form of Luoning.
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