cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
mispunish
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: mispunishes
form: mispunishing
form: mispunished
form: mispunished
Etymology: From mis- + punish.
Senses: examples: text: Multiple punitive damages are likely to mispunish defendants.
ref: 1993, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice, The Multiparty, Multiforum Jurisdiction Act of 1991, page 236:
text: Some people do not correctly apply the natural law, or they tend to be biased when judging in their own cases, or they tend to mispunish, overpunish, etc.
ref: 1998, N. Scott Arnold, “Affirmative Action and the Demands of Justice”, in Ellen Frankel Paul, Fred D. Miller, Jr, Jeffrey Paul, editors, Problems of Market Liberalism, volume 15, page 145:
text: Ordinarily, hate censorship theorists would be the first to distrust a law that could so mispunish – but this is not the case when it comes to hate speech law.
ref: 2004, Stefan Braun, Democracy Off Balance, page 109:
text: But what is a guilty person's complaint against an unreliable procedure? That it is too likely to mispunish him?
ref: 2017, Edward P. Stringham, Anarchy and the Law: The Political Economy of Choice:
glosses: To punish inappropriately; to give the wrong amount or type of punishment, or to punish someone for an offense they did not commit.
mispunishes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of mispunish
mispunishing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of mispunish
mispunished
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of mispunish
mispursue
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: mispursues
form: mispursuing
form: mispursued
form: mispursued
Etymology: From mis- + pursue.
Senses: examples: text: A study, complete with statistics and history, of the American legal profession as it has been pursued and mispursued in the past couple of hundred years.
ref: 1954, Saturday Review - Volume 37, page 36:
text: Such struggle is mispursued when one tries to establish one's viewpoint as uniquely true and to exclude the other's as simply false.
ref: 1996, John Richardson, Nietzsche's System, page 189:
text: Also, I should have thought that, for Aquinas, all want and pursue happiness, but only the wise want and pursue what happiness consists in: the unwise want and pursue but do not attain happiness, because they are under a misapprehension about what it consists in (e.g., they think it consists in riches, or honor, or the delights of the flesh, or ...), and so “mispursue” happiness, by pursuing things which won't in fact, if attained, bring them happiness (although the mispursuers of happiness think they will).
ref: 2015, Christopher Hughes, Aquinas on Being, Goodness, and God:
glosses: To pursue in the wrong way.
mispursues
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of mispursue
mispursuing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of mispursue
mispursued
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of mispursue
stolen shot
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: stolen shots
Senses: topics: broadcasting
film
media
television
glosses: A shot or sequence filmed without the permission of those depicted.
glosses: A candid photo; candid.
Grande-Terre
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From French Grande-Terre.
Senses: glosses: French Caribbean island, in the Leeward Islands, a dependency of the overseas department of Guadeloupe, French West Indies.
Whitlock's End
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Whitlocks End
Senses: glosses: A hamlet in Dickens Heath parish, Solihull borough, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP1076).
Whitlocks End
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Whitlock's End.
Saint Giles Island
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈseɪnt ˈd͡ʒaɪlz ˈaɪ̯.lənd/
rhymes: -aɪlənd
Senses: glosses: An island of Trinidad and Tobago.
Dickens Heath
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP1176).
Goat Island
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡəʊt ˈaɪ̯.lənd/
rhymes: -aɪlənd
Senses: glosses: An island of Trinidad and Tobago.
glosses: An island of Niagara Falls, Niagara river, on the border of United States and Canada, shared between New York State and Ontario, splitting the American Falls from the Canadian Falls.
glosses: An island of Hochelaga Archipelago, Saint Lawrence River, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, co-terminous with the neighbourhood Goat Island, located offshore to the south of Lachine, Montreal Island, at the Lachine Rapids, next to and to the north of Heron Island.
glosses: A neighbourhood, a summer resort community in Goat Island, Sainte-Catherine, South Shore, Montreal in Monteregie, Quebec, Canada, co-terminous with the island Goat Island.
Monos
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɒn.əʊz/
rhymes: -ɒnəʊz
Etymology: Derived from the plural form of Spanish mono (“monkey”). The island formerly housed Guyanan red howlers (“Alouatta macconnelli”).
Senses: glosses: An island of Trinidad and Tobago.
Nelson Island
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnɛl.sən ˈaɪ̯.lənd/
rhymes: -aɪlənd
Etymology: Named after a former owner of the island (one Dr. Neilson). When the owner lost his land grant, the island began to be referred to by its current name.
Senses: glosses: An island of Trinidad and Tobago.
Lenagan Island
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɛn.ə.ɡən ˈaɪ̯.lənd/
rhymes: -aɪlənd
Etymology: Named after a former owner of the island, businessman Louis Lenagan.
Senses: glosses: An island of Trinidad and Tobago.
Caledonia Island
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /kæl.ɪˈdəʊ.nɪə ˈaɪ̯.lənd/
rhymes: -aɪlənd
Etymology: The island was given its name by a former owner of Scottish descent.
Senses: glosses: An island of Trinidad and Tobago.
Craig Island
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɹeɪɡ ˈaɪ̯.lənd/
rhymes: -aɪlənd
Etymology: The island was named by one of its former owners.
Senses: glosses: An island of Trinidad and Tobago.
Huevos
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Derived from the plural form of Spanish huevo (“egg”). The island is named for the ease of gathering iguana and bird eggs there.
Senses: glosses: An island of Trinidad and Tobago.
Duddridge
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Duddridges
Etymology: Variant of Doddridge.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Gaspar Grande
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡæs.pɑɹ ˈɡɹɑn.deɪ/
rhymes: -ɑːndeɪ
Etymology: Derived from the name of its first owner (Gaspar de Percin Roque) and Spanish grande (“great, big”).
Senses: synonyms: Gasparee
glosses: An island of Trinidad and Tobago.
Related terms: Gasparillo Island
Haghill
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A suburban area in the east end of City of Glasgow council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6265).
source-available
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: MongoDB is licensed as a source-available, distributed, document database and a community edition can be freely downloaded for multiple operating systems. It is well-suited to large-scale, database-driven application development.
ref: 2022, Catherine M. Ricardo, Susan Urban, Karen Davis, chapter 14, in Databases Illuminated, 4th edition, Jones & Bartlett Learning, →ISBN, page 546:
text: The BSL is a ‘Source Available’ license that freely allows using the code for development and other non-production work such as testing. Production use of the software requires a commercial license from Lightbend.
ref: 2022 September 8, Paul Kunert, quoting Jonas Bonér, “Open source biz sick of FOSS community exploitation overhauls software rights”, in The Register:
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
software
glosses: Whose source code can be viewed, and in some cases modified, but which itself is not open-source.
Lee-Kesler method
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Lee-Kesler method
Etymology: Named after B. I. Lee and M. G. Kesler.
Senses: glosses: A technique for estimating the saturated vapor pressure at a given temperature for all components for which the critical pressure, the critical temperature, and the acentric factor are known.
Loschmidt's paradox
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Named after Johann Josef Loschmidt.
Senses: glosses: The objection that it should not be possible to deduce an irreversible process from time-symmetric dynamics.
wikipedia: Johann Josef Loschmidt
Hispaniolans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Hispaniolan
tootsy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tootsies
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of tootsie.
Related terms: tootsy-wootsy
strike teams
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of strike team
strikes tallies
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of strike tallies
striking tallies
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of strike tallies
struck tallies
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of strike tallies
direct orange
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: direct oranges
Senses: glosses: A kind of bright orange dye.
direct oranges
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of direct orange
preach water and drink wine
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: preaches water and drinks wine
form: preaching water and drinking wine
form: preached water and drank wine
form: preached water and drunk wine
Senses: glosses: To act hypocritically; to fail to practice what one preaches.
Related terms: out of both sides of one's mouth
born in a mill
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Etymology: The loud machinery in a mill may necessitate raising one's voice to be heard.
Senses: examples: text: Were you born in a mill, curtole? you prate so hye.
ref: 1578, George Whetstone, Promos and Cassandra, quoted in 1965, Burton Egbert Stevenson, The Macmillan Book of Proverbs, Maxims, and Famous Phrases (page 497)
text: Hence among the vulgar, when you speak to them with too loud a voice, they tell you "that they were not born in a mill."
ref: 1981, Benjamin Rush, Eric T. Carlson, Jeffrey L. Wollock, Benjamin Rush's Lectures on the Mind, page 345:
text: Admonished that she should “keep the woman's virtue and be more silent,” she countered “that she was 'born in a mill, begot in a kill, she must have her will,' she could speak no softlier.”
ref: 2015, Kirilka Stavreva, Words Like Daggers, page 77:
glosses: Applied to a person who speaks more loudly than necessary.
on someone's radar
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Senses: synonyms: on someone's radar screen
glosses: Under consideration by someone.
Sanibel
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Spanish Sanibel, from San Nibel. from Santa Ybel, from santa+Isabella. From being named after Queen Isabella I of Castille and Saint Elizabeth (Santa Isabella), the mother of John the Baptist.
The city is named after the island upon which it sits. From Spanish Puerto de Sanibel, from Puerto de San Nibel.
Senses: glosses: Ellipsis of Sanibel Island: a barrier island in Lee County, Florida, United States, on the west coast of Florida.
glosses: A city on Sanibel Island, Lee County, Florida, United States.
Related terms: Nibel
Point Ybel
Sanibel Island
Ybel
shortlex
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From short lexicographic.
Senses: examples: a shortlex normal form
topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: A total ordering for finite sequences of objects that can themselves be totally ordered. Sequences are primarily sorted by cardinality (length) with the shortest sequences first, and sequences of the same length are sorted into lexicographic order.
Related terms: colex
acentric factor
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: acentric factors
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
thermodynamics
glosses: A conceptual number, denoted by ω, useful in the description of fluids, derived from the reduced saturation vapor pressure and the reduced temperature.
acentric factors
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of acentric factor
horse-race
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: horse-races
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of horse race.
horse-races
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of horse-race
Hartmann's mountain zebra
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Hartmann's mountain zebras
form: Hartmann's zebra
Etymology: Calque of translingual Equus zebra hartmannae; named after German biologist Max Hartmann (1876–1962), who donated the zebra skin that led to the new species's discovery.
Senses: examples: text: The Zebra was formerly found in all the mountain-ranges of Cape Colony, but is now restricted to the Cradock district, where it is protected by law. It was from this locality that the specimen exhibited in the Lower Mammal Gallery was obtained. The species is represented in Angola by Penrice's Zebra (E. zebra penricei), and in Damaraland by Hartmann's zebra (E. z. hartmannae), which are, however, perhaps not separable from one another.
ref: 1907, Richard Lydekker, “The Zebra”, in Guide to the specimens of the horse family (Equidæ) exhibited in the Department of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History), London: Order of the Trustees, →DOI, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 38:
glosses: A mountain zebra of subspecies Equus zebra hartmannae, found in southwestern Angola and western Namibia, and having a dewlap and an unstriped belly.
Ellesmere Rural
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A civil parish in north Shropshire, England, mainly to the west of the town of Ellesmere.
Related terms: english: civil parish
translation: civil parish
word: Ellesmere Urban
sourceware
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From source + -ware.
Senses: examples: text: And last of the “open software”, a rarer implementation is sourceware. A variation of freedomware, sourceware offers “open source” code with “closed (proprietary) standards”.
ref: 2005, Sys Admin: The Journal for UNIX System Administrators, page 48:
text: Because McVoy was trying to avoid recourse to the “customer solution” of NT, that left the programmers' solution: free software, or “sourceware,” as he termed it.
ref: 2009, Glyn Moody, Rebel Code: Linux and the Open Source Revolution, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
text: And we said, “We're all going to agree on one name, and we're all going to start using it.” We voted on “sourceware” versus “open source,” and “open source” won. We had the press conference at five, and the rest is history.
ref: [2009, Andrew Stellman, Jennifer Greene, quoting Tim O'Reilly, Beautiful Teams: Inspiring and Cautionary Tales from Veteran Team Leaders, O'Reilly Media, →ISBN, page 4:
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
software
coordinate_terms: freedomware
glosses: A precursor of open source software.
Chacachacare
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʃɑ.kə.ʃəˈkɑː.ɹi/
rhymes: -ɑːɹi
Etymology: Possibly derived from a compound of a Native American term meaning cotton and the name of estate owner Don Geraldo Carry.
Senses: glosses: An island of Trinidad and Tobago.
Cronstadt Island
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: -aɪlənd
Senses: glosses: An island of Trinidad and Tobago.
Carrera Island
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəˈɹæɹ.ə ˈaɪ̯.lənd/
rhymes: -aɪlənd
Etymology: Probably from Spanish carrera (“race”), but the reason why is unknown. From at least the 18th century.
Senses: examples: text: Boysie landed four years’ hard labour in the jail on Carrera Island, off the north-east tip of Trinidad, a place with rat big like cat running wild.
ref: 2024, Ingrid Persaud, The Lost Love Songs of Boysie Singh, Faber & Faber, page 20:
glosses: An island of Trinidad and Tobago.
Farallon Rock
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfæɹ.ə.lən ˈɹɒk/
rhymes: -ɒk
Etymology: Derived from Spanish farallón (“stack, sea cliff”).
Senses: glosses: An island of Trinidad and Tobago.
COSS
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
software
hypernyms: OSS
glosses: Initialism of commercial open-source software.
Priesthill
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A suburb in south-west Glasgow, City of Glasgow council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5260).
Soldado Rock
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /səlˈdɑː.dəʊ ˈɹɒk/
rhymes: -ɒk
Etymology: Derived from Spanish soldado (“soldier”). The toponym refers to the rescue of Spanish soldiers and civilians from the island.
Senses: glosses: An island of Trinidad and Tobago.
cocaine addicts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cocaine addict
Darnley
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɑːn.li/
ipa: /ˈdɑɹn.li/
rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)nli
Senses: glosses: A suburban area in south-west Glasgow, City of Glasgow council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5359).
cUTI
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cUTIs
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
hypernyms: UTI
glosses: Initialism of complicated urinary tract infection.
neo-classical compound
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Partly it deals with aspects of word-formation (e.g. neo-classical compounds and blends), partly with idiosyncratic invention of new words or of familiar words with new meanings.
ref: 1977, Jürgen Bodenstein, The Excitement of Verbal Adventure
text: A third kind of blend is the type where the new lexeme looks as though it is or might be analysable in terms of other word-formation processes, in particular as a neo-classical compound.
ref: 1983, Laurie Bauer, English Word-Formationhttps://books.google.com/books?id=R_AJmQNd-igC&pg=PA236&dq=%22classical+compound%22
glosses: Alternative form of neoclassical compound.
neoclassical compound
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: * neo-classical compound
Senses: glosses: A word formed from combining forms originating from classical languages (Ancient Greek or classical Latin), such as biology.
Related terms: word: ISV
english: a chief context of formation of such compounds
translation: a chief context of formation of such compounds
word: international scientific vocabulary
english: a chief context of formation of such compounds
translation: a chief context of formation of such compounds
word: New Latin
neo-classical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of neoclassical.
Saut d'Eau
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Derived from French saut d'eau (“waterfall”).
Senses: glosses: An island of Trinidad and Tobago.
poorsies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From poor + -sies.
Senses: examples: text: One male friend said, “Marion likes to compare poorsies,” but when I talked to her she was nonrevealing about her background to the point of being both petty and hostile.
ref: 1975, Myra MacPherson, The Power Lovers: An Intimate Look at Politics and Marriage, New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, →ISBN, page 37:
text: My sister Cathy had a character simply known as the Rich Girl who would emerge from the fireplace and call us names, like Dirty Poorsies.
ref: 1991, Nora Dunn, Nobody’s Rib: Pat Stevens, Liz Sweeney, Babette, and Some Other Women You Know, HarperPerennial, →ISBN, page 174:
text: Mona-Lisa: [shrieks] What? Excuse me. You’re broke? / Tom: Uh, yeah, super broke. Are you upset about that? / Mona-Lisa: Mm, yeah, ’cause I don't eff with poorsies.
ref: 2013 April 25, Joe Mande, Alan Yang, “Swing Vote”, in Parks and Recreation, season 5, episode 21:
text: “Poorsies need never be seen in the daytime. They are for the night.” It was a common reaction of the rich upon seeing the poor in the light of day.
ref: 2020, Russell Nohelty, Worst Thing in the Universe, Wannabe Press, →ISBN:
text: Recently, he purchased a vacation home in Hawaii to get away from the “negativity” he’s surrounded by at UCSB, brought on by all the “annoying poorsies that keep nagging me,” he said.
ref: 2022 January 27, Sam Franzini, “$580k Not Enough: Generous Students Start GoFundMe for Needy Yang”, in Daily Nexus:
glosses: Poor people.
Yuechi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Yuezhi.
windmills in one's head
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Bizarre ideas.
global-wide
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: globalwide
Etymology: From global + -wide, modelled after nationwide.
Senses: examples: text: At a minimum, engagement with these bodies seems to be indispensable in a globalwide human rights network, though this set can be extended to other relevant actors.
ref: 2018, Azadeh Chalabi, National Human Rights Action Planning, page 174:
glosses: Extending throughout the entire globe or global community.
globalwide
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of global-wide.
smeck
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of smack (“the drug heroin”).
labioglossal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From labio- + glossal.
Senses: glosses: Relating to the lips and tongue.
labioglossolaryngeal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Relating to the lips, tongue, and larynx.
Culpepper Island
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkʌl.pɛp.ə(ɹ)ˈaɪ̯.lənd/
rhymes: -aɪlənd
Etymology: Named after a family of settlers which inhabited the island in the past.
Senses: glosses: An island of Barbados.
poopsy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: poopsies
form: poopsie
Etymology: Perhaps an alteration of popsy (“girl”) after tootsie, tootsy.
Senses: examples: text: A boy in pink trousers squeals, “Oh, Jerry! Come here and have a cuppa tea! You wanta little cuppa nosey, luv?” Jerry, who has on a red, white and blue jacket that’s a replica of the British flag, comes over and pats pink trousers on the cheek, and says, “You’re just a sweet little poopsy, that’s what you are."
ref: 1966 December, “Jim Brown: ‘Why I Quit Football’”, in Ebony, page 120:
text: Instead, owners tend to get all wound up in their little poopsy and their desire to make poopsy a parent. Chances are your dog has little or nothing to offer to the betterment of his or her breed, […]
ref: 1988, Job Michael Evans, The Evans Guide for Civilized City Canines, →ISBN, page 117:
text: For now I leave you with God and I look to the day when I will hold my poopsy again!
ref: 2001, Kate Schermerhorn, America’s Idea of a Good Time, Dewi Lewis Publishing, →ISBN, page 85:
text: “Hey there poopsy, how are you doing?”
ref: 2006, KG Farrell, 411 Apple Tower Road, →ISBN:
text: Jack cocked his head at Bonnie, "Sorry, poopsy.[…]"
ref: 2009, Michael Hollister, Interface Race, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 248:
text: “What my Poopsy wants, my Poopsy gets,” she’d always cooed to him. The silly nickname makes sense now. Lazy, useless, pampered pooch.
ref: 2014, Karen Wiesner, Foolish Games (Family Heirlooms Series; 3), →ISBN, pages 31–32:
text: “Of course I will miss you my poopsy,” she said squeezing the arm she had suddenly latched on to, […]
ref: 2014, Jeff Townsend, The Path of the Hawk, Balboa Press, →ISBN, page 195:
text: In a high mocking voice, Rovert responds, “Sorry, poopsy,” […]
ref: 2017, T. L. York, The Boy and the Magical Shell, Page Publishing, Inc., →ISBN:
text: I love you poopsy.
ref: 2018, Robert Patrick Herman, Naked in the Middle of a Tornado: The True Story of One Family’s Unbelievable Fight Against It All!, WestBow Press, →ISBN:
glosses: A term of affection.
Glover Island
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡlʌv.ə(ɹ)ˈaɪ̯.lənd/
rhymes: -aɪlənd
Senses: glosses: An island of Grenada.
glosses: An island of Grand Lake, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Frigate Island
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɹɪɡ.ət ˈaɪ̯.lənd/
rhymes: -aɪlənd
Etymology: Probably named after the abundance of frigatebirds on the island (or in the area).
Senses: glosses: An island of Grenada.
Diamond Island
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdaɪ.(ə.)mənd ˈaɪ̯.lənd/
rhymes: -aɪlənd
Senses: glosses: An island of Grenada.
Slitting Mill
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: See Wikipedia slitting mill.
Senses: glosses: A village in Rugeley parish, Cannock Chase district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0217).
wikipedia: slitting mill
bank cod
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bank cod
Senses: synonyms: George's cod
glosses: A fish from the Georges Bank cod fishery.
George's cod
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: George's cod
form: Georges cod
Senses: synonyms: bank cod
glosses: A fish from the Georges Bank cod fishery.
eggeth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of egg
Guoyang
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: gwôʹyängʹ
Etymology: From Mandarin 渦陽 /涡阳 (Guōyáng).
Senses: examples: text: The Anhwei Provincial CCP Committee recently adopted resolute measures to solemnly deal with the serious political incident involving a small number of leading cadres in Kuoyang County who conducted funeral services for (Wang Chin-po), oppressed the masses and clamped down the lid to protect themselves. The provincial CCP Committee has dealt blows at the frantic attack launched by the bourgeoisie, advanced proletarian justice and greatly promoted the revolutionary activism of the cadres and masses in Kuoyang County in resolutely fighting well the third campaign to expose and criticize the gang of four.
ref: [1978 March 30 [1978 March 27], “Extravagant Funeral in Anhwei County Criticized”, in Daily Report People's Republic of China, volume I, number 62, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Hofei Anhwei Provincial Service, translation of original in Mandarin, →ISSN, →OCLC, page G 1:
text: Born in 1925 in Guoyang County, Anhui Province in China, Li studied fine arts under the tutelage of reputable artist Lu Hua-Shi in his hometown.
ref: 2018 July 8, Elena Koshy, “He's 93 and unstoppable! Meet artist Li Chi Mao”, in New Straits Times, archived from the original on 21 Oct 2022:
glosses: A county of Bozhou, Anhui, China.
PON
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: PONs
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
networking
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of passive optical network, technology and standards for fiber-optic broadband access.
3FTx
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: 3FTxs
Senses: examples: text: Elapid venoms mainly comprise peptides and proteins from seven families; secreted phospholipases A2 (PLA2s)^(32,33,34,35,36) and three-finger toxins (3FTxs)^(36,37,38,39) are often major constituents and have a dominant role in the action of the venom, […]
ref: 2022 June 10, Oliveira, A.L., Viegas, M.F., da Silva, S.L. et al., “The chemistry of snake venom and its medicinal potential”, in Nature Reviews Chemistry, volume 6, →DOI, page 453:
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of three-finger toxin.
Sweetwine
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Caille Island
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkeɪl ˈaɪ̯.lənd/
rhymes: -aɪlənd
Etymology: Derived from French caille (“quail”). The island was named for the presence of a quail species.
Senses: glosses: An island of Grenada.
OLT
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: OLTs
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
networking
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of optical line termination.
Calivigny Island
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: -aɪlənd
Senses: glosses: An island of Grenada.
ONTs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ONT
ONUs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ONU
OLTs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of OLT
Sugar Loaf Island
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʃʊɡ.ə(ɹ)ˈləʊf ˈaɪ̯.lənd/
rhymes: -aɪlənd
Etymology: The island is named for its shape, which resembles a sugar-loaf.
Senses: glosses: An island of Grenada.
lacewoman
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lacewomen
Etymology: From lace + woman.
Senses: glosses: A woman who makes lace.
lacewomen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lacewoman
Marcoses
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Marcos
laceflower
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: laceflowers
Etymology: From lace + flower.
Senses: glosses: Various plants:
Ammi majus.
glosses: Various plants:
Daucus carota.
glosses: Various plants:
Orlaya sp.
glosses: Various plants:
Ptilimnium nuttallii.
glosses: Various plants:
Tiarella trifoliata.
laceflowers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of laceflower
PONs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of PON
laceworker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: laceworkers
Etymology: From lace + worker.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of lacemaker.
synonyms: word: lacemaker
laceworkers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of laceworker
Labradorean
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Labradorean
form: most Labradorean
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Labradorian.
Labradorean
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Labradoreans
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Labradorian.
Labradoreans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Labradorean
Labrador teas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Labrador tea
lacertiform
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: lizard-shaped
GPON
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: GPONs
form: G-PON
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
networking
physical-sciences
sciences
hypernyms: PON
coordinate_terms: APON
BPON
EPON
glosses: Initialism of gigabit-capable passive optical network, standardized as ITU-T G.984.
undesertified
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + desertified.
Senses: glosses: Not desertified.
GPONs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of GPON
lactucerin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: β-lactucerol.
lactucon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Synonym of lactucerin.
synonyms: word: lactucerin
EPON
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: EPONs
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
networking
physical-sciences
sciences
coordinate_terms: GPON
APON
glosses: Initialism of ethernet passive optical network.
EPONs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of EPON
APON
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: APONs
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
networking
physical-sciences
sciences
coordinate_terms: BPON
EPON
GPON
glosses: Initialism of ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) passive optical network.
lachrymist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lachrymists
Senses: examples: text: While certain lachrymists do “invent” pain as a pretext for crying, this situation is abnormal […]
ref: 2017, Alexander Kozintsev, The Mirror of Laughter, page 120:
glosses: One who weeps.
lachrymists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lachrymist
G-PON
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: G-PONs
Senses: examples: text: G.984 G-PON improves its robustness by transmitting some fields twice and some messages thrice; G.987 XG-PON does not.
ref: 2012, Dave Hood, Gigabit-capable Passive Optical Networks, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 140:
glosses: Alternative form of GPON.
lachrymous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more lachrymous
form: most lachrymous
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of lachrymose.
lachrymosal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more lachrymosal
form: most lachrymosal
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of lachrymose.
lackeyism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From lackey + -ism.
Senses: glosses: Fawning servility.
lactothermometer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lactothermometers
Senses: glosses: A combined lactometer and thermometer.
lactothermometers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lactothermometer
BPON
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: BPONs
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
networking
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of broadband passive optical network, or ITU-T G.983.
Lafite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Lafites
Etymology: From French Lafite.
Senses: glosses: A Bordeaux wine from the Château Lafite Rothschild estate in Pauillac, France.
Lafites
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Lafite
Arefu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Arefu.
Senses: glosses: A village and commune of Argeș County, Romania.
pedophocracies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pedophocracy
Azuga
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A river in Romania.
Blejoi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Blejoi.
Senses: glosses: A commune and village in Prahova County, Romania.
Botoroaga
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Botoroaga.
Senses: glosses: A village and commune of Teleorman County, Romania.
Lassanske
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Matveyev
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname from Russian.
Bărăști
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Romanian Bărăști.
Senses: glosses: A village in Albac, Alba County, Romania.
glosses: A village in Cicănești, Argeș County, Romania.
glosses: A village in Cislău, Buzău County, Romania.
glosses: A commune of Olt County, Romania.
glosses: A village in Colonești, Olt County, Romania.
glosses: A village in Morunglav, Olt County, Romania.
glosses: A village in Boroaia, Suceava County, Romania.
Glavacioc
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A river and village in Romania.
Gornet
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Romanian Gornet.
Senses: glosses: A village in Pătârlagele, Buzău County, Romania.
glosses: A commune of Prahova County, Romania.
glosses: A village in Gornet, Prahova County, Romania.
Related terms: Gornet-Cricov
Gratia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Gratia.
Senses: glosses: A commune and village in Teleorman County, Romania.
Găujani
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Găujani.
Senses: glosses: A river, a commune, and several villages in Romania.
fuzzy dice
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fuzzy die
form: fuzzy dice
Senses: synonyms: fluffy dice
soft dice
stuffed dice
glosses: An automotive decoration, first used in the 1950s, consisting of two oversized (usually six-sided) plush dice which hang from the rear-view mirror.
GEPON
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: GEPONs
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
networking
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of gigabit ethernet passive optical network.
FTTD
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: communications
electrical-engineering
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
telecommunications
hypernyms: FTTX
glosses: Initialism of fiber to the desk/desktop.
topics: communications
electrical-engineering
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
telecommunications
hypernyms: FTTX
glosses: Initialism of fiber to the door.
white screen of death
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: white screens of death
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: An error or issue occurring in Apple operating systems and other technologies that causes the computer or device to cease working and display only a white screen.
Hyponyms: screen of death
FTTB
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: communications
electrical-engineering
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
telecommunications
hypernyms: FTTX
coordinate_terms: FTTN
FTTP
FTTC
FTTH
glosses: Initialism of fiber to the building.
FTTO
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: communications
electrical-engineering
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
telecommunications
hypernyms: FTTX
glosses: Initialism of fiber to the office.
FTTT
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: communications
electrical-engineering
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
telecommunications
hypernyms: FTTX
glosses: Initialism of fiber to the terminal.
topics: communications
electrical-engineering
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
telecommunications
hypernyms: FTTX
glosses: Initialism of fiber to the tower.
white screens of death
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of white screen of death
FTTL
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: communications
electrical-engineering
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
telecommunications
hypernyms: FTTX
glosses: Initialism of fiber to the loop.
FTTS
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: communications
electrical-engineering
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
telecommunications
hypernyms: FTTX
glosses: Initialism of fiber to the street.
topics: communications
electrical-engineering
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
telecommunications
synonyms: FTTP
hypernyms: FTTX
glosses: Initialism of fiber to the subscriber.
FTTR
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: communications
electrical-engineering
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
telecommunications
hypernyms: FTTX
glosses: Initialism of fiber to the radio.
topics: communications
electrical-engineering
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
telecommunications
hypernyms: FTTX
glosses: Initialism of fiber to the router.
religious none
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: religious nones
Etymology: From religious + none. Designation derived from the option of 'None' on various forms used to indicate one's religion.
Senses: glosses: A person with no religious affiliation or belief in a higher power, such as God.
Related terms: non-religious
unreligion
religious nones
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of religious none
RRoD
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: RRoDs
Senses: examples: text: If you no longer have a warranty on your Xbox, and you've gotten the dreaded Red Ring of Death ... there's still hope. The RRoD is displayed by the 360's "Ring of Light" when there's a general hardware failure.
ref: 2008, Jake "Biggs" Turner, “Fix the Red Ring of Death! (without towels!)”, in The Best of Instructables, volume 1, Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly Media, →ISBN, page 247:
text: After a great deal of pressure, Microsoft tacitly recognized the RRoD epidemic, and announced extended warranty support that would cost the company more than one-billion dollars.
ref: 2011 October 25, Gerry Block, “Xbox 360 RRoD Failures Finally Explained”, in IGN:
text: The Xbox One fiasco is not the first time that Microsoft has tried to ride out a wave of unpopularity by simply pretending the problem doesn’t exist. But with the Red Ring of Death (RROD) it succeeded.
ref: 2013 June 21, Roger Hargreaves, “The 10 greatest disasters in video games history – from Xbone to E.T.”, in Metro:
topics: video-games
related: word: RROD
glosses: Initialism of red ring of death.
FTTX
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: FTTx
Senses: topics: communications
electrical-engineering
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
telecommunications
glosses: Initialism of fiber to the x, various configurations for the deployment of optical fiber.
lagetto
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The lacebark tree, Lagetta lagetto.
FTTx
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of FTTX.
yellow light of death
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: yellow lights of death
Senses: topics: video-games
glosses: A general hardware failure in the PlayStation 3 video game console and related to an issue on the motherboard, the power supply, commonly caused by a degraded capacitor.
Related terms: red ring of death
yellow lights of death
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of yellow light of death
RRoDs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of RRoD
jiari
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From Japanese 地あり (ji-ari).
Senses: topics: entertainment
human-sciences
lifestyle
music
musicology
sciences
coordinate_terms: jinashi
glosses: with a bore internally coated with a lacquer made from tonoko powder, urushi lacquer, and water. Applies to shakuhachi bamboo flute.
lamanism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of lamaism.
falls victim
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of fall victim
falling victim
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of fall victim
fell victim
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of fall victim
fallen victim
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of fall victim
lambhood
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From lamb + -hood.
Senses: glosses: The state or period of being a lamb.
lamb succory
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lamb's succory
Senses: glosses: The plant Arnoseris minima.
lamb's succory
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of lamb succory.
lamentory
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more lamentory
form: most lamentory
Senses: glosses: Being or relating to a lamentation.
lamentive
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more lamentive
form: most lamentive
Senses: examples: text: With the Death's-head moth, this sound is given out when confined or taken into the band, and is likened to the cry of a mouse, but is said to be more plaintive and even lamentive.
ref: 1859, The Canadian Naturalist and Geologist, volume 4, page 129:
glosses: Being or relating to a lamentation.
laminiplantation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: The quality of being laminiplantar.
lampadephore
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lampadephores
Senses: glosses: A torchbearer; one who carries a torch.
lampadephores
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lampadephore
lampmaking
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From lamp + making.
Senses: glosses: The manufacture of lamps.
lampmaker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lampmakers
Etymology: From lamp + maker.
Senses: glosses: A manufacturer of lamps.
lampmakers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lampmaker
Lampong
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Lampongs
form: Lampong
Senses: examples: text: Diarrhea is said to be very common in the Lampongs during the drier months. Smallpox, which was formerly destructive amongst the natives, has recently been considerably restricted in its ravages by the spread of vaccination.
ref: 1892, Andrew Davidson, South-eastern Asia, Indian archipelago, Australia and Polynesia, Africa, America, page 527:
glosses: A member of a certain people of Sumatra.
Lampongs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Lampong
Peckhamian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From Peckham + -ian, after George and Elizabeth Peckham.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: Of or relating to aggressive mimicry.
wikipedia: George and Elizabeth Peckham
aggressive mimicry
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: A form of mimicry in which predators, parasites, or parasitoids share similar signals, using a harmless model, allowing them to avoid being correctly identified by their prey or host.
Related terms: Peckhamian
wolf in sheep's clothing
lanceolation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lanceolations
Senses: glosses: The quality of being lanceolate.
glosses: A lanceolate form or structure.
lanceolations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lanceolation
lampman
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lampmen
Etymology: From lamp + -man.
Senses: glosses: A person employed to clean and maintain lamps.
lampmen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lampman
Landmarkist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Landmarkists
Etymology: From landmark + -ist.
Senses: synonyms: Landmarker
glosses: One who subscribes to Landmarkism.
Landmarker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Landmarkers
Etymology: From landmark + -er.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Landmarkist.
synonyms: word: Landmarkist
Landmarkists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Landmarkist
Landmarkers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Landmarker
kathi roll
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kathi rolls
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of kati roll.
kathi rolls
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of kathi roll
kati roll
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kati rolls
form: kathi roll
Etymology: From Bengali [Term?].
Senses: glosses: A street-food dish from Kolkata, originally a skewer-roasted kebab wrapped in a paratha, but now more generally any filled roti.
kati rolls
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of kati roll
Milsom
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.