cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
deepo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: deepos
Senses: examples: text: "This is the nucleus, the nucleus," said the Colonel, unrolling his map. "Here is the deepo, the church, the City Hall and so on."
ref: 1873, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], Charles Dudley Warner, chapter XX, in The Gilded Age: A Tale of To-day, Hartford, Conn.: American Publishing Company, published 1874, →OCLC, page 190:
text: You'll find it so in every place. Sometimes it's water, sometimes it's a car track, and sometimes a deepo, but it's always there, though more'n likely there ain't no real line exceptin' the one what's drawn in folks' fool heads.
ref: 1904, Myrtle Reed, chapter VII, in The Master's Violin, New York, N.Y; London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, published 1911, page 92:
text: Then I put him on leash, and the two of us walked around and around that great granite temple of travel. It's the Parthenon of transportation. Marge; imagine my eyes for it after nineteen years of eye-feast on our "deepo!"
ref: 1916 May, Clarie Marchand, “The Saleslady”, in Photoplay, volume IX, number 6, Chicago, I.L.: Photoplay Publishing Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 96:
text: Every day the trains disgorged their multitude of bewildered boys and girls, men and women, sick in their souls of cows and corn and spaces, into the iron "deepos" from which a trolley car, harassed by its curves, would carry them into a new life, for better or worse.
ref: 1940, Roger Burlingame, Engines of Democracy: Inventions and Society in Mature America, New York, N.Y.; London: Charles Scribner's Sons, pages 399–400:
text: Therefore, the deepo was our leading social center. No one came into or left town unnoticed; he or she was sure to be seen boarding or leaving the train.
ref: 1953, Benjamin A[lbert] B[otkin], Alvin F[ay] Harlow, editors, A Treasury of Railroad Folklore: The Stories, Tall Tales, Traditions, Ballads, and Songs of the American Railroad Man, New York, N.Y.: Crown Publishers, Inc., page 184:
glosses: Eye dialect spelling of depot.
deepos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of deepo
Harcombe
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Harcombes
form: Harcum
Etymology: Habitational surname from two minor places in Devon, from Old English hara (“hare”) + cumb (“valley”).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Old English.
Harcombes
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Harcombe
McCorquodales
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of McCorquodale
Fortress Hill
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Named after a nearby fortress.
Senses: examples: text: Around 50 construction workers occupied a road in Fortress Hill on Thursday in a protest over unpaid wages.
ref: 2016 February 4, Kris Cheng, “50 construction workers occupy Fortress Hill road in protest over unpaid wages”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2025, Business, Hong Kong, Politics & Protest:
text: At one point on Saturday, scuffling broke out in the Fortress Hill neighborhood of Hong Kong Island near the site of a vandalized Lennon Wall.[…]
New clashes between civilians erupted Sunday night in Fortress Hill and nearby North Point.
ref: 2019 September 15, Mike Ives, Elaine Yu, “Hong Kong Protesters March Again, Defying the Police”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Sep 2019, Asia Pacific:
text: Pro-democracy candidates won four out of five seats in the district, up from one in the last election. In the adjacent Fortress Hill neighborhood, they added another two.
ref: 2019 December 27, “Young democrats shake up Hong Kong politics”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 23 Dec 2019:
glosses: An area of Eastern district, Hong Kong.
Golesworthy
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Golesworthys
Etymology: Variant of Galsworthy.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Heiligers
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Heiliger
Golesworthys
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Golesworthy
Barnsdales
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Barnsdale
Quarry Bay
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: Western companies are also increasingly turning to more affordable locations such as Quarry Bay, at a time when Chinese companies are boosting their presence in the prime Central district, according to Tom Gaffney, a managing director at real estate services firm CBRE.
ref: 2017 June 19, Jess Macy Yu, Julie Zhu, Michelle Price, Michelle Chen, Gabriel Yiu, Katy Wong, Raffaele Huang, “Chinese bankers flock to Hong Kong as expats retreat”, in nne Marie Roantree, Bill Tarrant, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 09 Feb 2024, ビジネス:
text: It was all the more shocking for its time and location: a sunny afternoon in Quarry Bay, a neighborhood in the northeast of Hong Kong Island.
ref: 2018 June 27, Tiffany May, “In Hong Kong, Where Guns Are Rare, Deadly Shooting Shocks Residents”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Jun 2018:
text: In Hong Kong’s eastern district of Quarry Bay, Vanessa Tai was among more than 40 people who stood in line at a DHL service point, many holding envelopes with application documents.
ref: 2020 June 1, Zen Soo, “Hong Kong blocks Tiananmen vigil; rush on for UK passports”, in AP News, archived from the original on 24 Nov 2024:
text: Priscilla Pun, a sales manager, got tested to give herself peace of mind. “I don’t see any reason not to do it, and this way I can let my family in Canada know that I am safe,” said Pun, who was tested at a center in the eastern Quarry Bay neighborhood.
ref: 2020 August 31, Zen Soo, “Hong Kong begins mass-testing for virus amid public doubts”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Aug 2023, Business:
glosses: An area of Eastern district, Hong Kong.
Sai Wan Ho
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /saɪ wɑːn hoʊ/
Etymology: From Cantonese 西灣河 /西湾河 (sai¹ waan¹ ho⁴⁻²).
Senses: examples: text: From Central take the MTR to Sai Wan Ho and change to Bus 14; get off at Tai Tam Road after passing the dam of Tai [Tam] Tuk Reservoir.
ref: 2006, “Hong Kong Beaches”, in The New York Times, Fodor's, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2023, Travel:
text: The video shows a police officer in a white shirt and neon vest pulling his gun on a group of protesters surrounding him at an intersection in the Sai Wan Ho neighborhood.
ref: 2019 November 10, Elaine Yu, “Hong Kong Protesters Urge General Strike for Monday”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Nov 2019, Asia Pacific:
text: Early on Nov. 11, protesters began obstructing roads and disrupting train service as part of a general strike. The incident, in the Sai Wan Ho neighborhood, shows a police officer walking across the road toward a group of masked protesters.
ref: 2019 December 24, Shibani Mahtani, Timothy McLaughlin, Tiffany Liang, Ryan Ho Kilpatrick, “In Hong Kong crackdown, police repeatedly broke their own rules — and faced no consequences”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Dec 2019:
glosses: An area of Eastern district, Hong Kong.
Aldrich Bay
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Named after Colonel Edward Aldrich.
Senses: examples: text: In Aldrich Street’s translation story, English and Cantonese are creatively intertwined. Situated in Aldrich Bay, the area is named after Colonel Edward Aldrich, who was responsible for formulating the British defence plan and was known for his remarkable effectiveness in rectifying military discipline. When the bay was named after him in 1845, “Aldrich” was converted to 「愛秩序」(ngoi3 dit6 zeoi6) in Chinese, which means “loving discipline” and its Cantonese transliteration.
ref: 2022 December 25, Diana Pang, “Foreign influence Part 1: Lost in translation, Hong Kong’s weird and wonderful street names”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived from the original on 27 Aug 2023, Hong Kong:
glosses: A neighbourhood of Shau Kei Wan, Eastern district, Hong Kong.
examples: text: Tenders for the 75,950 sq ft site in the Aldrich Bay reclamation area will close at noon on Friday.
ref: 1998 May 20, Sandy Li, “Jakarta turmoil may hit Aldrich Bay sale”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Jul 2024, Latest:
glosses: A bay of Hong Kong Island in Shau Kei Wan, Eastern district, Hong Kong, now reclaimed.
Related terms: Shau Kei Wan
swirler
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: swirlers
Etymology: From swirl + -er.
Senses: glosses: One that swirls.
swirlers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of swirler
Chai Wan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Cantonese 柴灣 /柴湾 (caai⁴ waan¹).
Senses: examples: text: The grassroots scene is also expanding rapidly. While soaring rents have pushed many galleries to the Chai Wan and Aberdeen districts, you can see the burgeoning local scene on Hollywood Road in Central and in the trendy "PoHo" area in nearby Sheung Wan, where independent galleries are cropping up.
ref: 2013 November 29, Farah Master, “Trip Tips: Relax in fast-paced Hong Kong with great food, stunning hikes”, in John O'Callaghan, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2024, Business:
text: “Score,” Mr. McNamara’s first work since “Meem” was honored at Performa 13 in New York, will not be shown at the convention center where the fair is being held or at a conventional gallery or studio. Instead, Mr. McNamara will work with local and New York dancers in a parking garage in Chai Wan, an industrial area on the city’s eastern edge.
Chai Wan is where artists, photographers and designers have turned warehouses into studios and, although it is against zoning regulations, into loft homes as well.
Katie de Tilly, an organizer of the events in Chai Wan, said neighborhood was so undeveloped that the parking garage would be cleared out for Mr. McNamara.
ref: 2014 May 15, Joyce Lau, “Hong Kong Nourishes Local Arts Scene”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 May 2014, International Arts:
text: An 80-year-old man died at Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital in Chai Wan on Friday after contracting the novel coronavirus, pushing the death toll in Hong Kong to four.
ref: 2020 March 13, Kelly Ho, “Coronavirus: 80-year-old infected man dies, pushing Hong Kong death toll to four”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived from the original on 06 Jul 2025, Hong Kong:
text: In Chai Wan, Hong Kong, under the heavy rain of 150 mm in one hour, the streets have turned into raging rivers!
ref: 2023 September 7, Washington Post Staff, quoting Jim yang (@yangyubin1998), “Extreme rain in Hong Kong turns city streets into raging rivers”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Sep 2023, Asia:
glosses: An area of Eastern district, Hong Kong.
Synonyms: word: Sai Wan
Siu Sai Wan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Cantonese 小西灣 /小西湾 (siu² sai¹ waan¹).
Senses: examples: text: In the Chai Wan district, at the far eastern end of Hong Kong island, Lee was immersed not in the weighty issues of democracy and civil liberties, but the more mundane matters of everyday life here -- the need for a new bus stop and whether residents of the Siu Sai Wan housing estate could get an overhead walkway to avoid having to dash across a dangerous highway.
ref: 1997 September 13, Keith B. Richburg, “HONG KONG'S DEMOCRATS FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 Jan 2024:
text: Employers living in Siu Sai Wan on Hong Kong Island’s northeast side pay the lowest salaries in the city to domestic helpers, a survey has found.
ref: 2017 September 16, Raquel Carvalho, “Siu Sai Wan on Hong Kong Island labelled worst paying area for domestic helpers amid campaign for wage increase”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Sep 2017, Hong Kong economy:
text: Ms. Tang’s inevitable contact with people who are ill has started to worry her. It did not help when she learned that someone living in a building near her own, in Siu Sai Wan, had been infected by the virus.
ref: 2020 February 18, Isabella Kwai, “How a Pharmacy Handles Mask Hoarders and Coronavirus Fears”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Feb 2020, Asia Pacific:
glosses: A residential area of Eastern district, Hong Kong.
Related terms: Sai Wan
cut of their jibs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cut of one's jib
cuts of their jibs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cut of one's jib
Sandway
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A hamlet in Lenham parish, Maidstone borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ8851).
coronation sauce
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The creamy mayonnaise-based sauce with herbs and spices that is used to make coronation chicken.
raspberry ketone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: raspberry ketones
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: 4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)butan-2-one, a natural phenolic compound found in a variety of fruits, including raspberries, cranberries, and blackberries, and used for perfumery and flavouring.
raspberry ketones
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of raspberry ketone
ecosyntheses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ecosynthesis
ecosynthetic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From eco- + synthetic.
Senses: glosses: Relating to ecosynthesis.
ecostratigraphic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Relating to ecostratigraphy.
ecostratigraphically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: glosses: By means of, or in terms of, ecostratigraphy.
ecospiritually
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more ecospiritually
form: most ecospiritually
Senses: glosses: In an ecospiritual manner.
ecospirituality
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ecospiritualities
Senses: glosses: The quality of being ecospiritual.
ecospiritualities
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ecospirituality
Umbric
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Umbricus (“Umbrian”). By surface analysis, Umbria + -ic.
Senses: topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: A subfamily of the Osco-Umbrian languages encompassing Umbrian, Volscian, and possibly also Marsian.
double rainbow
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: double rainbows
Senses: glosses: A rainbow that appears to be doubled because of a visible secondary rainbow (caused by a double reflection of sunlight inside the water droplets) at a greater angle than the primary rainbow.
Avatards
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Avatard
Bishop's Lynn
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Former name of King's Lynn (until 1537).
Littleover
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Recorded as Parva Ufre in 1086 (DB), latinized from Old English lȳtel (“little”) + ōfer (“ridge”).
Senses: glosses: A western suburb of the City of Derby, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3234).
Related terms: Mickleover
charstring
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: charstrings
Etymology: Clipped compound of character string. By surface analysis, char + string.
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
synonyms: string
glosses: A character string.
Related terms: char
charset
charstrings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of charstring
Wulai
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: wo͞oʹlīʹ
Etymology: From Mandarin 烏來 (Wūlái).
Senses: examples: text: Larva has been found breeding in rock holes on stream beds at Neishuangchi, A2; in rock holes near the water-fall at Wulai, E32; and in rock holes on stream bed at Nuannuan, B7.
ref: 1962, Pacific Insects, volume 4, Entomology Department, Bernice P. Bishop Museum, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 623:
text: Fushan Village is almost due south of Wulai along a tributary of the Nanshih River. It is surrounded by mountains of a spur of the Syueshan Mountain Range.
ref: 2005, Birdwatching in Taiwan, Taipei: Wild Bird Society of Taipei, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 66:
text: Wulai, a mountain township and a protected water reservation area 25 minutes from Taipei by taxi, is known for its mountainous hot springs, river-tracing excursions, a combination of hiking, climbing and swimming up the turquoise Nanshih River, and the 8,000-year-old aboriginal Atayal community whose lifestyle is being touted as a more carbon-efficient model. Taiya Popo, a restaurant on Wulai’s main drag, serves traditional Atayal cuisine, much of it vegetable-based like pumpkin dumplings, rice-stuffed bamboo and stir-fried fern.
ref: 2014 December 3, Adam H. Graham, “Taiwan, an Island of Green in Asia”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Dec 2014, Travel:
text: A whitewater rafting excursion turned tragic when a rafter was thrown from his boat and swept downriver in New Taipei’s Wulai District on Sunday (June 4).
ref: 2023 June 4, Duncan DeAeth, “One missing after rafting accident in New Taipei's Wulai”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 06 Jun 2023, Society:
glosses: A district of New Taipei City, northern Taiwan.
core update
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: core updates
Senses: examples: text: For example, in June 2018 a core update rolled out video carousels in search results, giving the likes of YouTube immediate spikes in their rankings.
ref: 2020, Damian Ryan, Understanding Digital Marketing […] , Kogan Page Publishers, →ISBN, page 271:
glosses: A significant change to Google's search algorithms and systems.
core updates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of core update
slothen
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsləʊθən/
ipa: /ˈslɔθən/
Forms: form: slothens
form: slothening
form: slothened
form: slothened
Etymology: From sloth + -en.
Senses: examples: text: I have asked several old Suffolkers the meaning of this expression as used of Suffolk Fairs, and am told that a "Dardee" is a "man that slothens about," i.e., a thriftless vagrant.
ref: 1910, The East Anglian:
text: I was a laggard this morning, did not rise until 8 o'clock then was slothened for some hours - had some company but got my book and read for several hours.
ref: 1999, Ansearchin' News - Volumes 46-48, page 25:
text: Nothing (besides Frank Silva) gave this overweight slothened teenager more heebies jeebies in the early 90s like UM.
ref: 2007, Thighs Wide Shut:
glosses: To make or be slothful.
slothen
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsləʊθən/
ipa: /ˈslɔθən/
Forms: form: more slothen
form: most slothen
Etymology: From sloth + -en (adjective).
Senses: examples: text: For how slight and worthless may we justly deem this slothen and counterfeit Glory, wherewith poor, beggarly Art, with so much Cost and Labour, […]
ref: 1930, Antonio Pastor, The Idea of Robinson Crusoe, volume 1, page 221:
text: Whether leisure takes on “kamikaze" or “slothen” proportions for the individual may not seem to be the rightful concern of helping professionals.
ref: 1984, E. Thomas Dowd, Leisure Counseling: Concepts and Applications, page 28:
text: Yet, there are some
Lying lazy and slothen,
Some in their mansion,
Others in deep depression.
ref: 2002, Keśarī Nātha Tripāṭhī, The Images, page 62:
text: […] slothen behemoth
rotund belly protruding
drunken and glass eyed
lost in the fantasy of its future.
ref: 2003, Jeff Jacobs, Swallowing Infinity, page 30:
text: While popular notions of Black English and Chinese (including pidgin English) may at first appear as polar opposites (cultural deficiency vs. excess), both were ultimately construed as signs of slothen incompetence.
ref: 2005, Valerie Kinloch, Margret Grebowicz, Still Seeking an Attitude, page 225:
glosses: Characterised by sloth; lazy.
Dr. Watson-ish
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Dr. Watson-ish
form: most Dr. Watson-ish
Senses: examples: text: A British Secret Service agent, with his courageous wife and Dr. Watson-ish chum, are the outstanding figures of Mr. Neville Brand’s story, “The Winning Trick” (Lane).
ref: 1931 August 4, “Novel Notes”, in Liverpool Post & Mercury, number 23,744, page 4, column 5:
text: Robert Montgomery as a European prince turned detective was inevitably the most gentlemanly of all sleuths; with Louis Hayward and, in a Dr. Watson-ish role, Frank Morgan.
ref: 1972, William K. Everson, The Detective in Film, Secaucus, N.J.: The Citadel Press, →ISBN, page 102:
text: A dear friend, A. J. Jaeger of Novello’s, the music publishers, is welcomed—Desmond Doyle at his most Dr. Watson-ish.
ref: 1980, Richard Buckle, Buckle at the Ballet, New York, N.Y.: Atheneum, →ISBN, page 154:
text: Richard Wood is a pompous Dr. Watson-ish Ernest.
ref: 1984 June 22, Simon Saltzman, “‘Design for Living’ beguiles, but never shocks, audience”, in Daily Record, volume 84, number 364, page 17, column 3:
text: It involves a Sherlock Holmes-like rodent who relies on a Dr. Watson-ish partner in trying to solve crimes in Victorian-era London.
ref: 1999 August 26, Jay Bobbin, “‘Cleopatra’: Queen of the video this week”, in The Rutherford Courier, 68th year, volume 18, Smyrna, Tenn., page 9A, column 2:
text: Bristly tweeds and Dr. Watson-ish waistcoats slung with chains heavy enough to pull the Queen Mary to port—it all fits the steampunk aesthetic.
ref: 2013, K[evin] W[ayne] Jeter, “Foreword”, in Katherine Gleason, Anatomy of Steampunk: The Fashion of Victorian Futurism, Race Point Publishing, →ISBN, page 7:
text: Pat Hardy, the museum’s curator of paintings, prints and drawings, noted that the solid, moustache-sporting Conan Doyle looks distinctly Dr. Watson-ish.
ref: 2014 May 22, Jill Lawless, “Sherlock Holmes is focus of London museum show”, in Albany Democrat-Herald, volume 148, number 122, Albany, Ore., page B4:
glosses: Alternative form of Dr. Watsonish.
Dr Watsonish
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Dr Watsonish
form: most Dr Watsonish
Etymology: From Dr Watson + -ish.
Senses: examples: text: Charles Holdgate was a Dr Watsonish Col. Pickering, and Winifred Brough a perfect piece of gentility as Mrs Higgins.
ref: 1948 March 17, “Hull Amateurs in ‘Pygmalion’”, in The Daily Mail, number 19,446, Hull, page three:
text: Richard Davis drew a similar analogy in Films and Filming’s issue of July 1967, Walters’s “Dr Watsonish assistant” reminding him “irresistibly of Peter Cushing’s Sherlock Holmes in Hound of the Baskervilles.”
ref: 1995 July, “Comment”, in Hammer Horror, number 5, London: Marvel Comics UK Ltd:
text: The audiotape of Alan Clark’s Diaries — barely mentioned in this rather Dr Watsonish, sensible shoe of a biography — is well worth hearing.
ref: 2009 October 3, Craig Brown, “Was his diary his downfall?”, in The Spectator, archived from the original on 18 Apr 2023:
text: Avery, the Dr Watsonish narrator, is a well-to-do ex-soldier who touchingly believes that English gentlemen always tell the truth and do the right thing.
ref: 2015 April 23, Jake Kerridge, “The Infidel Stain by MJ Carter, review: 'subtle'”, in The Telegraph, archived from the original on 18 Apr 2023:
glosses: Alternative form of Dr. Watsonish.
Holmesiana
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Holmes + -iana.
Senses: examples: text: Rights to further discussion of the March additions to published Holmesiana are now released to Vincent Starrett, who plays a considerable role in all three books.
ref: 1944 April 2, Charles Collins, “Bookman’s Holiday”, in Chicago Sunday Tribune, volume CIII, number 14, page 16:
text: Here, the veteran scholar of Holmesiana gives us an imaginative account of Watson’s early life—before the meeting with Holmes.
ref: 1985 spring, Jacques Barzun, Wendell Hertig Taylor, “A Catalogue of Crime”, in The Armchair Detective, volume 18, number 2, page 220:
text: The two Sherlockian special-interest books I would recommend to any casual reader who loves the character are Vincent Starrett’s The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes—a glimpse of the time of its own creation as much as of Holmesiana itself—and James Edward Holroyd’s happy-go-lucky Baker Street By-ways.
ref: 2015, Zach Dundas, The Great Detective: The Amazing Rise and Immortal Life of Sherlock Holmes, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Mariner Books; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, published 2016, →ISBN, page 301:
glosses: Memorabilia or writings related to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
Synonyms: Sherlock Holmesiana
Sherlockiana
PvZ
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Plants vs. Zombies.
BTD
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: video-games
glosses: Initialism of Bloons Tower Defense.
glosses: Initialism of Boston Transportation Department.
glosses: Initialism of Business Technical Division.
BTD
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: BTDs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of bilateral trade database.
glosses: Initialism of blood-transmitted disease.
glosses: Initialism of bortezomib, thalidomide and dexamethasone.
BTD
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Initialism of bored to death.
glosses: Initialism of better than dirt.
glosses: Initialism of born to drink.
glosses: Initialism of born to drive.
BTD
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Senses: glosses: Initialism of before the dawn.
BTD
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: Initialism of beg to differ.
silk press
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: silk presses
Senses: glosses: A method of straightening hair using heat.
Flower Hill
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈflaʊə hɪl/
Senses: glosses: Any of several towns in North America:
A census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States.
glosses: Any of several towns in North America:
A village in Nassau County, Long Island, New York, United States.
glosses: Any of several towns in North America:
A ghost town in Bastrop County, Texas, United States.
adamantite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of adamantium.
synonyms: word: adamantium
Ap Lei Chau
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Ap Li Chau
form: Aplichau
Etymology: From Cantonese 鴨脷洲 /鸭脷洲 (aap³ lei⁶ zau¹).
Senses: glosses: An island of Southern district, Hong Kong.
examples: text: The deal broke the previous record of a government land sale set in February when a residential site in Ap Lei Chau on southern part of Hong Kong was sold to two mainland Chinese developers for HK$16.9 billion.
ref: 2017 November 15, Twinnie Siu, Joy Leung, “Sino Land-led group to pay record $2.21 bln for Hong Kong residential site”, in Hugh Lawson, editor, Reuters, sourced from HONG KONG, (Reuters), archived from the original on 27 Jul 2025:
text: On Thursday night, five people were wounded when a corrosive liquid was thrown from a tower block at pro-democracy protesters who had gathered in the southern district of Ap Lei Chau.
ref: 2019 September 13, “Hong Kong protesters plan festival-themed hillside light show”, in France 24, sourced from Hong Kong (AFP), archived from the original on 17 Sep 2019:
text: The international property consultancy Knight Frank noted in a May 2021 report: “With almost no overseas tourists because of travel restrictions and lockdowns, prime retail rents have declined by over 50%.” Thanks to this trend, the founders of Young Soy were able to procure their first space in an industrial building in the Ap Lei Chau neighborhood, while fellow newcomer 13a New Street Gallery opened up in the Tai Ping Shan neighborhood.
ref: 2023 March 22, Christy Choi, “Hong Kong’s New Kids on the Block”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2023, Art & Design:
text: CK Asset will pounce when it spots rivals in distress. It was in talks with banks, including HSBC Holdings Plc and Standard Chartered Plc, to take over most of the HK$10.2 billion project loan for The Corniche, a luxury residential building in the southern Ap Lei Chau district, built by Chinese developers Logan Group Co. and KWG Group Holdings Ltd.
ref: 2023 August 13, Shuli Ren, “‘Superman’ Tests Hong Kong’s Stressed Property Market”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Nov 2023, Energy:
glosses: An area of Southern district, Hong Kong.
Synonyms: sense: island in Hong Kong
word: Aberdeen Island
programmable matter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Matter which can change its physics properties in a programmable way.
Shouson Hill
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Named after Hong Kong businessman Shouson Chow.
Senses: examples: text: The Chinese believe feng shui, pronounced fung shway, can help blunt the ill effects to health and wealth brought on, for example, by the inauspicious jut of an adjacent building or hill.
It’s why the doors on Jardine House, headquarters of the colony’s flagship commercial firm, are slightly askew. It’s why property prices in the Shouson Hill area are lower than the ritzy neighborhoods next door. It’s why one McDonald’s used to have a fish tank by the door. Aquariums and mirrors make good ghostbusters.
ref: 1997 January 31, Charles Hutzler, “Leader’s office hunt a lesson in arcana and parking problems”, in AP News, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2023:
text: Shouson Hill is a centrepiece of Hong Kong’s Island South area, rising above Deep Water Bay cloaked in lush greenery. There, magnificent luxury homes can be found tucked into the tree-covered slope amid meandering roads. A multitude of tycoons and celebrities have called Shouson Hill home, drawn to the residential enclave by the exclusivity, prestige and tranquillity it offers, yet still within easy reach of the city centre, elite schools and private members’ clubs.
ref: 2022 September 2, “Extraordinary work by film industry heavyweights Stanley Kwan and Victor Wong depicts the fusion of design and nature at ultra-luxury development No.15 Shouson”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2024, Interiors & Living:
text: Notably, Chow played a significant role in the attempted development of the land that eventually became Kai Tak International Airport, collaborating with Sir Boshan Wei Yuk and other Chinese businessmen. Upon his retirement, the Hong Kong government honoured his dedicated service by naming the hill where his residence stood Shouson Hill (壽臣山) and the surrounding road Shouson Hill Road (壽山村道).
ref: 2024 February 17, Diana Pang, “Foreign influence Part 4.: From wharves to wealth – how trade & commerce shaped Hong Kong’s street names”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived from the original on 17 Feb 2024, Hong Kong:
glosses: An area of Southern district, Hong Kong.
closed species
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: closed species
Senses: topics: lifestyle
glosses: A fictional species whose creator does not permit unauthorized new members.
Wong Chuk Hang
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Cantonese 黃竹坑 /黄竹坑 (wong⁴ zuk¹ haang¹).
Senses: examples: text: Mr Blair-Kerr went on to say that the place where the offence occurred was just off Brick Hill, or Wong Chuk Hang, near Aberdeen. The complainant, Chan For-tai, would give evidence that he, his wife, mother and two brothers, set off in their fishing junk about 2 a.m., on January 5 to fish. They sailed south from Aberdeen, then eastwards towards Wong Chuk Hang, and were heading for an island further south, Po Toi.
Off Wong Chuk Hang, the junk was stopped by a small sampan, containing four occupants. The Crown's case was that two of them were the accused in the dock.
ref: 1954 April 5, “Sequel To Raid On Aberdeen Fishing Junk”, in China Mail, number 35783, →OCLC, page 10, column 6:
text: All police inspectors and constables on first appointment attend basic training courses lasting about 27 weeks at the Police Training School at Wong Chuk Hang, Aberdeen.
ref: 1976 October, Norman L. Dodd, “The Crown Colony of Hong Kong”, in Military Review, volume LVI, number 10, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 10, column 2:
text: Wong Chuk Hang is a neighbourhood in flux. What began as one of the earliest settlements on Hong Kong Island has gone from a quaint fishing village to a buzzing boat-building community, a manufacturing hub, and eventually a neglected, postindustrial backwater.
ref: 2018 January 6, “How to turn a new MTR station into a gateway to the south”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived from the original on 23 Sep 2024, HKFP Voices:
text: The police said that officers belonging to the Cyber Security and Technology Crime unit searched an office in the Wong Chuk Hang neighborhood on Friday afternoon on the suspicion that computers at the institute had been hacked, leading to a leak of personal information.
ref: 2020 July 10, Tiffany May, Austin Ramzy, “Hong Kong Police Raid Pollster on Eve of Pro-Democracy Camp Primary”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Jul 2020:
text: “Before I cooked the fish it was quite firm, but after I cooked it the texture changed to being like real fish,” Leung said of the culinary experiment that took place in the gritty Wong Chuk Hang neighbourhood late last year.
ref: 2021 January 28, Marianne Bray, “Hong Kong cooks up lab-grown fish as appetite for 'clean meat' rises”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 29 Jan 2021, APAC:
text: The female officer, who was attached to the patrol subunit at Central Police Station, was discovered cheating during the written test at the Police College in Wong Chuk Hang on Tuesday, a source on Wednesday said.
ref: 2022 August 18, Clifford Lo, Danny Mok, “Hong Kong police investigating after daughter of ex-assistant commissioner allegedly cheated on force exam”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Aug 2022, Law and Crime:
glosses: An area of Southern district, Hong Kong.
heterogenite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: heterogenites
Etymology: From heterogenous + -ite.
Senses: glosses: CoOOH, a cobalt oxide mineral.
bitrotten
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more bitrotten
form: most bitrotten
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Affected by bit rot.
Repulse Bay
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Uncertain. There is no evidence known for stories of pirates being repulsed or of a ship called the "HMS Repulse" being stationed there.
Senses: examples: text: The judge disagreed with the argument that living at his residence in Repulse Bay meant Cheung did not feel sorry for his actions, saying that it could have been his wife who had insisted on living there.
ref: 2015 September 15, Karen Cheung, “Former ExCo Councillor sentenced to 160 hours of community service for failing to pay employees’ wages”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived from the original on 17 Nov 2024, Hong Kong, Law & Crime:
text: Real estate agents worry that in the future, developers might get more conservative in land bidding — not just in Kai Tak but in other areas, too, because of the government’s lack of commitment to earlier plans. Some now advise potential buyers to look at locations less accessible via public transportation, such as the Peak and Repulse Bay.
ref: 2023 February 22, Shuli Ren, “Hong Kong’s Penthouses Face China’s ‘Common Prosperity’”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Aug 2023, Business:
glosses: An area of Southern district, Hong Kong.
examples: text: The more popular beaches, such as Repulse Bay, are busy day and night throughout summer.[…]
Repulse Bay has changing rooms, showers, toilets, swimming rafts, swimming safety-zone markers, and playgrounds.
ref: 2006, “Hong Kong Beaches”, in The New York Times, Fodor's, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2023, Travel:
text: A large window was blown out of an office building in the Tseung Kwan O district, footage from broadcaster TVB showed. Photos posted on Facebook showed water levels at Repulse Bay beach surging several metres higher than normal level, partially submerging its landmark Tin Hau temple.
ref: 2023 September 2, Farah Master, Joyce Zhou, Tyrone Siu, Ben Blanchard, “Typhoon Saola makes landfall in Guangdong after slamming Hong Kong, Macau”, in William Mallard, Miral Fahmy, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 02 Sep 2023, Environment:
glosses: A bay of Hong Kong Island in Repulse Bay, Southern district, Hong Kong.
Deep Water Bay
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Possibly a calque of Cantonese 深水灣 /深水湾 (sam¹ seoi² waan¹, literally “Deep Water Bay”).
Senses: examples: text: Most of those properties are in the city's most exclusive areas, on Victoria Peak or the neighborhoods on the south side of Hong Kong Island, like Deep Water Bay. In those secluded areas, leafy lanes give way to gardens, pools and high-end houses. Luxury apartments in the same locations shared similar price leaps.
ref: 2005 April 22, Alex Frew McMillan, “Hong Kong is hot again”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Nov 2023, Real Estate:
text: I write in response to the letter, “Is Hong Kong up to the bureaucratic challenge of improving Deep Water Bay?” (August 28), regarding the problems with the Deep Water Bay area. I will focus on the public beach, ancillary facilities and traffic issues.[…]
I often wonder why the access to the beach in Deep Water Bay for the general public is so difficult. If people get there by public transport, bus stops seem to be few and far between. The area that could have accommodated at least one bus lay-by is used as a car parking space.
ref: 2023 September 30, “Improving access to Hong Kong’s Deep Water Bay could showcase cross-departmental collaboration”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Oct 2023, Letters:
glosses: An area of Southern district, Hong Kong.
examples: text: At Deep Water Bay the action starts at dawn every morning, all year long, when members of the Polar Bear Club go for a dip.
ref: 2006, “Hong Kong Beaches”, in The New York Times, Fodor's, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2023, Travel:
text: Hang Lung agreed in September to buy the property situated on a hill in the south of Hong Kong Island overlooking Deep Water Bay currently used as consulate staff accommodation. It plans to redevelop the site as luxurious detached homes, targeted for completion by 2024.
ref: 2021 February 18, Clare Jim, “Hang Lung says property deal with U.S. consulate to proceed after China's approval”, in Lincoln Feast, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 11 Jun 2024, World:
glosses: A bay of Hong Kong Island in Deep Water Bay, Southern district, Hong Kong.
Synonyms: Sham Shui Wan
Shek O
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Shicko
form: Shiako
form: Sheko
Etymology: From Cantonese 石澳 (sek⁶ ou³).
Senses: examples: text: The bus drops you at the small bus station in Shek O village. Walk down the road to the roundabout and the beach is ahead of you, behind the car park.
ref: 2002, Jules Brown, Hong Kong & Macau, Rough Guides, →ISBN, page 106:
text: Located at the end of a peninsula and only accessible via a narrow, sharply winding road, the little beachside village of Shek O is worlds away from the towers of Central.
ref: 2013, Simon Ostheimer, “Hong Kong's 'Must See' Sights”, in Hong Kong Tuttle Travel Pack: Your Guide to Hong Kong's Best Sights for Every Budget, Tuttle Publishing, →ISBN, →OCLC, page https://books.google.com/books?id=X5DQAgAAQBAJ&pg=PR8:
text: In the far east of the island, Shek O is Hong Kong's most remote and exclusive settlement – house numbers on Shek O Road refer not to location but to when the owner became a member of the golf club and therefore allowed to build there.
ref: 2017, Rough Guides, The Rough Guide to Southeast Asia On A Budget, Penguin, →ISBN:
glosses: A village in Southern district, Hong Kong.
examples: text: Shek O, not far from Big Wave Bay, is almost Mediterranean in aspect. A wide beach with shops and restaurants nearby, it has refreshment kiosks, barbecue pits, lifeguards, swimming rafts, playgrounds, changing rooms, showers, and toilets.
ref: 2006, “Hong Kong Beaches”, in The New York Times, Fodor's, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2023, Travel:
text: If feeling a little tender in the morning and not up for a big climb, you can get a double decker bus to Stanley or opt for the flat walk, which snakes around the hills rather than going up and down. Dragon's Back hike in Shek O is another great alternative and better for those travelling with children.
ref: 2013 February 1, Farah Master, “Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Hong Kong for festive fun”, in Elaine Lies, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 28 Jan 2024, Lifestyle:
glosses: An area of Southern district, Hong Kong.
Siniticize
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: Siniticizes
form: Siniticizing
form: Siniticized
form: Siniticized
Etymology: From Sinitic + -ize.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Sinicize.
Sinify
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: Sinifies
form: Sinifying
form: Sinified
form: Sinified
Etymology: From Sino- + -ify.
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of sinify.
Pohela Boishakh
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Pohela Boishakhs
form: Poila Boishakh
Etymology: Borrowed from Bengali পহেলা বৈশাখ (pohela bōiśakh).
Senses: synonyms: Bengali New Year
glosses: The first day of the Bengali calendar; the Bengali new year.
interstellar ramjet
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: interstellar ramjets
Senses: glosses: Synonym for Bussard ramjet
interstellar ramjets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of interstellar ramjet
TIRF
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: TIRFs
Senses: examples: text: I would love to know more TIRFs, but the ones I follow have almost all ended up being TERfs undercover!
ref: 2013 August 21, Claire's Outrageous Thoughts (@claireOT), Twitter:
text: The term TERF exists to distinguish RFs who are TE from those who aren't TE. There are certainly TIRFs as well as TERFs.
ref: 2016 February 23, Eve Keneinan (@EveKeneinan), Twitter:
text: We hear so much about TERFs but never anything about TIRFs.
ref: 2019 January 7, Dr Ashley Nova (@DrAshleyNova), Twitter:
antonyms: TERF
hypernyms: transfeminist
glosses: Acronym of trans-inclusive radical feminist.
synthetic element
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: synthetic elements
Senses: glosses: A chemical element that does not occur naturally (on Earth) and must be synthesized (manufactured).
wikipedia: synthetic element
artificial element
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: artificial elements
Senses: glosses: Synonym for synthetic element
artificial elements
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of artificial element
synthetic elements
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of synthetic element
Cape D'Aguilar
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Named after George Charles d'Aguilar, first Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong.
Senses: examples: text: Just 10 kilometres in a straight line from Admiralty, Cape D’Aguilar is unforgettable. The southeastern tip of Hong Kong Island, it is one of the territory’s loveliest coastal settings.
ref: 1999, Edward Stokes, “The Countryside”, in Exploring Hong Kong's Countryside: A Visitor's Companion, 1st English edition, Hong Kong: Hong Kong Tourist Association, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 33, column 2:
text: “Miss Willy was a female orca whale who performed at Ocean Park and died in 1997,” says Williams, referring to a Hong Kong theme park. “Fake stories that her skeleton is the one at Cape D’Aguilar have been circulating for long enough. It’s time to set the record straight.”
ref: 2021 August 7, Kylie Knott, “The story behind Hong Kong’s whale skeleton display, and why a 3D-printed replica will soon straddle the rocks of Cape D’Aguilar instead”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Aug 2021, Arts & Culture:
text: When Sunday afternoon rolls around and Monday looms on the horizon, beat the blues with a hike to Cape D’Aguilar. With its proximity to the city and sweeping sea views this hike above Shek O beach is perfect for beginners and families.
ref: 2021 December 11, Teele Rebane, “HKFP Guide: Hong Kong’s Cape d’Aguilar – easy hiking with historical curios and sweeping sea views”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived from the original on 07 Jan 2022, HKFP VENTURE:
glosses: A cape in Shek O, Southern district, Hong Kong.
wikipedia: Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong
Tai Tam
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Tytam
Etymology: From Cantonese 大潭 (daai⁶ taam⁴).
Senses: examples: text: Local historians have launched a search for the family of a British sailor who fought to defend Hong Kong from the Japanese during the second world war, after his Royal Navy ID tag was found on a mountainside in Tai Tam.
ref: 2015 February 8, Hazel Parry, “ID tag found in Tai Tam sparks search for family of wartime British sailor”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2015, Hong Kong:
text: While Suen’s Facebook profile indicates that he emigrated to Vancouver with his wife years ago, a post dated April 17, 2016 expressed “a minor regret that we cannot stay in Tai Tam” during a short April visit back to Hong Kong.
ref: 2016 June 9, “Former official and wealthy businessmen ‘squatting’ gov’t land in prized Tai Tam area”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived from the original on 12 Oct 2024, Hong Kong:
text: “BECAUSE HONG KONG IS INCREDIBLY SAFE and has so much to offer in terms of everything from sports to culture, children start doing very sophisticated things from a young age,” says Chipman, who lives in the Southern district of Tai Tam and sent his children to the Hong Kong International School. “Education is very seriously emphasized and valued in Hong Kong.”
ref: (Can we date this quote?), “Living the Hong Kong Dream”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Jul 2019, Paid Post:
glosses: An area of Southern district, Hong Kong.
glosses: A bay of Hong Kong Island in Tai Tam, Southern district, Hong Kong.
continent of stability
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: continents of stability
Senses: qualifier: nuclear physics
glosses: A hypothetical group of (presumably superheavy, likely beyond oganesson) chemical elements and isotopes that would be relatively long-lived, if not stable. Like an island of stability but larger.