cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
AG
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: AGs
form: A.G.
form: A. G.
form: A-G
form: A.-G.
form: A.G.
form: A. G.
form: A-G
form: A.-G.
form: A.G.
form: A. G.
form: AG.
form: Ag.
form: Ag
form: A.G.
form: ag
Senses: examples: text: Despite James’ cool display, she is feeling the heat from the Trump Department of Justice, which opened a criminal investigation into the AG after receiving a complaint from the Federal Housing Finance Agency last month.
ref: 2025 May 8, Hannah Fierick and Shane Galvin, “AG Letitia James heckled over mortgage fraud case at town hall: ‘Apologize to Donald Trump’”, in New York Post:
glosses: Initialism of Attorney General.
glosses: Initialism of Auditor General.
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of agricultural aviation.
examples: text: Cross-dressers in full bloom sang and danced beside Doms and AGs, butches and femmes joined arms with gay men and lesbians - all of them their own rainbow of Black, white, Latino, Asian.
ref: 2004, Penny Mickelbury, Darkness Descending, Kings Crossing Publishing, →ISBN, page 130:
text: But I still cannot pretend that transgender in general does not continue to fail me when it does not fulfill its promise of butch inclusion. It fails all butches, AGs/aggressives, and studs who find themselves facing the same issues of[…]
ref: 2010 January 8, Matt Bernstein Sycamore, Nobody Passes: Rejecting the Rules of Gender and Conformity, Seal Press, →ISBN:
text: The opening club scene, in which AGs (aggressives/butches) flirt with femme performers is a compelling rush: you are right there.
ref: 2015 October 22, So Mayer, Political Animals: The New Feminist Cinema, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 141:
text: Our group had the attention of every stud, AG (aggressive girl), femme, and butch in the place. A stud sporting a Mohawk and lip ring approached us. Her eyes were as black as her skin.
ref: 2019, Ben Burgess Jr., Wounded:
text: Acknowledgements I want to first thank all of the butches, bois, studs, AGs, bulldaggers, punks and trans mens who have been part of my world for the last twenty-something years. Thank you for our collective vulnerability and always[…]
ref: 2019 March 12, Ana-Maurine Lara, Sum of Parts, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 85:
qualifier: Black lesbian slang
glosses: An aggressive (a butch woman, especially a Black butch woman); an aggressive girl.
Coordinate terms: topics: aviation
aeronautics
aerospace
engineering
business
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: aviation
BS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: B.S.
form: B. S.
Senses: topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
glosses: Abbreviation of Bridgestone, a tire company.
glosses: Abbreviation of Bengali Sambat.
BS
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: BSs
form: B.S.
form: B. S.
Senses: examples: text: And there was a time when women were told to go to college not for a B.A. or a B.S. but for an “MRS. Degree,” with the expectation of walking right off the graduation stage and down the aisle.
ref: 2020 May 15, Amisha Padnani, “Is Marriage a Prize?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 15 May 2020:
synonyms: BSc
glosses: Abbreviation of Bachelor of Science.
glosses: Abbreviation of Bachelor of Surgery.
topics: ball-games
baseball
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Abbreviation of blown saves.
topics: accounting
business
finance
glosses: Abbreviation of balance sheet.
examples: text: My gut reaction was to lay into him for being a snotnosed little creep doing no more than spouting his rich daddy's BS and asking him where he got off making comments like that to a customer.
ref: 2006 October 17, Gasonfires, “Neocon Divisiveness Has Worked - On Me! Oh Damn!”, in Daily Kos:
text: Still, he said, “I’m so tired of all this political correctness. It’s such B.S.”
ref: 2021 July 17, Jacob Bernstein, “Keith McNally Stirs the Pot”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 17 Jul 2021:
topics: card-games
games
related: word: B.S.
glosses: Abbreviation of bullshit.
glosses: Initialism of Bartter syndrome.
BS
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: BSes
form: BSing
form: BSed
form: BSed
form: B.S.
form: B. S.
Senses: examples: text: Researchers embarked on a novel study intent on measuring what a Princeton philosophy professor contends is one of the most salient features of our culture — the ability to play the expert without being one. / Or, as the social scientists put it, to BS.
ref: 2019 April 26, Christopher Ingraham, “Rich guys are most likely to have no idea what they’re talking about, study suggests”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 27 Apr 2019:
glosses: Abbreviation of bullshit.
CH
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: CHs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of companion of honour.
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: Abbreviation of heavy cruiser.
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
government
military
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of cargo helicopter.
topics: mathematics
sciences
set-theory
glosses: Initialism of continuum hypothesis.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of cluster headache.
glosses: Initialism of central heating.
glosses: Initialism of Cretan Hieroglyphic.
CH
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: hobbies
ice-hockey
lifestyle
skating
sports
glosses: Short for Montreal Canadiens.
glosses: Abbreviation of Chandigarh: a union territory of India.
CI
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: CIs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of civil infraction.
glosses: Initialism of cochlear implant.
glosses: Initialism of competitive intelligence.
glosses: Initialism of contextual inquiry.
glosses: Initialism of Companion, part of the Imperial Order of the Crown of India.
glosses: Initialism of corporate identity (“a specific design of a company, to be applied in all public appearances to be clearly distinguishable from its competitors”).
glosses: Initialism of creative industries.
glosses: Initialism of cast iron.
topics: ball-games
baseball
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Initialism of corner infielder.
topics: espionage
government
military
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of counterintelligence.
topics: government
law-enforcement
glosses: Initialism of chief inspector, a police rank used in Commonwealth countries.
topics: government
law-enforcement
glosses: Initialism of confidential informant.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
software
coordinate_terms: CD
glosses: Initialism of continuous integration.
topics: mathematics
sciences
statistics
glosses: Initialism of confidence interval.
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: Initialism of comprehensible input.
examples: text: Three of the Montana professionals who signed onto the Oct. 17 letter spoke in a news conference about the letter and why they were supporting CI-128 and urging others to do so as well.
ref: 2024 October 17, Blair Miller, “More than 250 Montana medical professionals sign letter supporting CI-128”, in Daily Montanan:
topics: government
politics
glosses: Initialism of constitutional initiative.
Derived terms: topics: engineering
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
software
computing
mathematics
sciences
word: CI/CD
CL
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: CLs
Senses: topics: government
military
navy
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of light cruiser, a type of warship.
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of cluster.
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of lift coefficient.
topics: ball-games
baseball
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Abbreviation of closer.
glosses: Initialism of containment level.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of computability logic.
CL
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Catalonia: an autonomous community of Spain.
CM
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: CMs
Etymology: Sense "commercial" is a borrowing from Japanese CM (CM, “commercial video ad”), from English commercial + message.
Senses: coordinate_terms: PM
glosses: Initialism of chief minister.
glosses: A member of the Order of Canada.
glosses: Initialism of commercial message (“commercial video ad”).
topics: board-games
chess
games
glosses: Initialism of Candidate Master.
topics: aerospace
astronautics
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
coordinate_terms: LEM/LM
SM
OM
glosses: Initialism of command module.
topics: computing
cryptography
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of cryptographic module.
topics: engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of configuration management.
topics: government
military
politics
war
coordinate_terms: CMCA
ALCM
GLCM
SLCM
FFG
DDG
DLG
DHG
DEG
DCG
CCG
CLG
CAG
CHG
CBG
BCG
SSG
SSGN
CMCA
glosses: Initialism of cruise missile.
qualifier: ring theory
glosses: Initialism of Cohen-Macaulay.
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: Initialism of common meter.
CM
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Sense "commercial" is a borrowing from Japanese CM (CM, “commercial video ad”), from English commercial + message.
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of College of Medicine.
topics: aerospace
astronautics
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of Command Module (“Apollo Command Module”).
CS
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of computer science.
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of coronary sinus.
glosses: Initialism of cocksucker.
glosses: Initialism of customer service.
glosses: Initialism of controlled substance.
glosses: Initialism of child support.
topics: ball-games
baseball
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Initialism of caught stealing (especially as a statistic).
topics: communications
electrical-engineering
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
telecommunications
glosses: Initialism of circuit-switched.
topics: government
law-enforcement
glosses: Initialism of chief superintendent.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of Coma scale, often the Glasgow Coma Scale.
topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: Initialism of circumsporozoite.
topics: beverages
food
lifestyle
oenology
wine
glosses: Initialism of Cabernet Sauvignon.
topics: human-sciences
psychology
sciences
coordinate_terms: US
glosses: Initialism of conditioned stimulus.
topics: education
glosses: Initialism of complementary studies.
topics: communications
electrical-engineering
engineering
natural-sciences
nautical
physical-sciences
telecommunications
transport
glosses: Initialism of cable ship.
glosses: Short for CS gas
Synonyms: sense: chief superintendent
word: Ch Supt
sense: chief superintendent
word: Ch. Supt.
sense: chief superintendent
word: CSP
CS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: computer-games
games
glosses: Initialism of Counter-Strike: a series of multiplayer first-person shooter video games that began in 1999.
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: Initialism of Church Slavonic.
glosses: Initialism of Confederate States.
glosses: Abbreviation of Chiapas: a state of Mexico.
DU
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: DUs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of depleted uranium.
glosses: Initialism of Dobson unit.
DU
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of University of Denver.
Related terms: HEU
SEU
LEU
GR
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of George Rex (on coins, letterboxes, etc.) The royal cypher for George V and his son George VI, kings of Great Britain
topics: automotive
business
hobbies
lifestyle
marketing
motor-racing
racing
sports
transport
vehicles
glosses: Initialism of Gazoo Racing: A performance brand, automotive label, and, racing division, of Toyota.
GR
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: GRs
Senses: examples: 2001 Nussey, S. S. and Whitehead, S. A. The adrenal gland. In: Bosher, Andrea. Endocrinology: An Integrated Approach. Oxford, UK: BIOS Scientific Publishers; 2001 [cited 18 December 2009]. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=endocrin&part=A442#A468 .
The expression of GR is ubiquitous and it occurs in two forms, GR-α and GR-β.
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of glucocorticoid receptor.
topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Initialism of general relativity.
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Initialism of games record.
Coordinate terms: sense: sports record
word: CR
sense: sports record
word: NR
sense: sports record
word: OR
sense: sports record
word: PB
sense: sports record
word: SB
sense: sports record
word: SR
sense: sports record
word: WR
GT
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: GTs
Senses: topics: fishing
hobbies
lifestyle
glosses: Initialism of giant trevally.
topics: fishing
hobbies
lifestyle
glosses: Initialism of golden trevally.
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
motor-racing
racing
sports
glosses: Initialism of grand tourer.
topics: endocrinology
medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of gain of thyroid.
GT
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Georgia Tech.
Derived terms: sense: motorsports
word: GT1
sense: motorsports
word: GT2
sense: motorsports
word: GT3
sense: motorsports
word: GTL
sense: motorsports
word: GTO
sense: motorsports
word: GTP
sense: motorsports
word: GTR
sense: motorsports
word: GTS
topics: endocrinology
medicine
sciences
word: SPINA-GT
Related terms: SPINA-GT
HG
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of hyperemesis gravidarum.
glosses: Initialism of homegirl.
glosses: Initialism of homeroom guidance.
HG
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: cycling
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Initialism of Hyperglide
JA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Japan: a country in East Asia (NATO country code).
glosses: Abbreviation of Jamaica: a country in the Caribbean.
glosses: Abbreviation of Jalisco: a state of Mexico.
glosses: Abbreviation of Jambi: a province of Indonesia.
glosses: Abbreviation of Jammu and Kashmir: a union territory of India.
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of judge or justice of a court of appeal.
JA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from German JA (“Junge Alternative für Deutschland”).
Senses: examples: text: In a statement in April, the intelligence agency deemed the AfD’s youth wing, the Young Alternative for Germany or Junge Alternative für Deutschland (JA), as “clearly xenophobic” and “propagating a racial concept of society based on basic biological assumptions.” It deemed the group was likely to adopt “non-peaceful behavior” towards people perceived as foreign. […] According to the BfV, the JA promotes an ethno-nationalist worldview that ostracizes anyone who is not a native, white German.
ref: 2023 May 24, Nadine Schmidt and Sophie Tanno, “Germany intensifies scrutiny of far-right AfD, labeling its youth wing ‘extremist’”, in CNN:
topics: government
politics
glosses: Young Alternative for Germany.
MC
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: MCs
form: MC's
Senses: related: word: M.C.
glosses: Initialism of master of ceremonies.
examples: text: Three MC's and one DJ / We be getting down with no delay
ref: 1999, “Three MC’s and One DJ”, in Hello Nasty, performed by Beastie Boys:
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
synonyms: emcee
glosses: A rapper.
examples: text: With MC, knit a row, purl a row.
ref: 2011, Kristi Porter, Knitting Patterns For Dummies, page 91:
topics: business
knitting
manufacturing
textiles
glosses: Initialism of main colour.
glosses: Initialism of medical center.
topics: business
manufacturing
textiles
glosses: Initialism of matching colour.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of movie clip.
glosses: Initialism of methylene chloride (“dichloromethane”).
glosses: Initialism of motorcycle club.
glosses: Initialism of madarchod.
glosses: Initialism of mail code.
glosses: Initialism of main character.
glosses: Initialism of military cross.
topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: Initialism of molluscum contagiosum.
glosses: Initialism of member of congress.
glosses: Initialism of medical college.
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: Initialism of Mars-crosser.
topics: astrology
human-sciences
mysticism
philosophy
sciences
glosses: Initialism of medium coeli, the midheaven or highest point in the sky. Contrasted to Imum Coeli.
glosses: Initialism of male circumcision.
glosses: Initialism of medical certificate.
topics: audio
business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
coordinate_terms: MM
glosses: Initialism of moving coil, a type of phono cartridge.
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: Initialism of music cassette.
MC
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: MCs
form: MCing
form: MCed
form: MCed
Senses: glosses: To emcee, to act as a master of ceremonies.
examples: text: British rapheads do not usually have a great appreciation for rap acts with a pop edge. And having credits that include a stint MCing for Belgium’s hugely successful pop-dance group Technotronic is something that’s best not mentioned in hip-hop circles.
ref: 2000 August 19, Kwaku et al., “Keepin’ It Real around the World”, in Billboard, volume 112, number 34, →ISSN, page 40:
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: To rap.
MC
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: video-games
glosses: Initialism of Minecraft.
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of Marine Corps.
glosses: Abbreviation of Mastercard.
Related terms: MCC
MCPE
MCYT
MC
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Merry Christmas.
Related terms: Mc
mc
Mac
ML
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of Markup Language.
examples: text: The Curry and Church approaches to typed lambda calculus correspond to two paradigms in programming. In the first of these a program may be written without typing at all. Then a compiler should check whether a type can be assigned to the program. This will be the case if the program is correct. A well-known example of such a language is ML, see Milner (1984). The style of typing is called 'implicit typing'. The other paradigm in programming is called 'explicit typing' and corresponds to the Church version of typed lambda calculi. Here a program should be written together with its type. For these languages type-checking is usually easier, since no types have to be constructed. Examples of such languages are ALGOL 68 and PASCAL. Some authors designate the Curry systems as 'lambda calculi with type assignment and the Church systems as 'systems of typed lambda calculus'.
ref: 1991 December 20, Henk P. Barendregt, “Lambda Calculi With Types”, in ftp.cs.ru.nl^([ftp://ftp.cs.ru.nl/pub/CompMath.Found/HBK.ps]), retrieved 15 Jul 2012:
topics: computer-languages
computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of MetaLanguage (“the ML programming language”).
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: Initialism of Medieval Latin.
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: Initialism of Middle Latin.
glosses: Initialism of Marxism-Leninism.
qualifier: Southeast Asia
glosses: Abbreviation of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.
glosses: Abbreviation of Meghalaya: a state of India.
Hyponyms: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: SML
ML
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: MLs
Senses: qualifier: surface chemistry
glosses: Initialism of monolayer.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of machine learning.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of mailing list.
topics: sciences
glosses: Initialism of maximum likelihood.
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of muzzleloader.
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of munitions list, a category of controlled goods under the Wassenaar Arrangement.
glosses: Initialism of Marxist-Leninist.
topics: anime
broadcasting
comics
film
literature
manga
media
publishing
television
coordinate_terms: FL
glosses: Abbreviation of male lead.
Hyponyms: topics: military
war
government
politics
word: RML
MX
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: engineering
government
military
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
politics
tools
war
weaponry
glosses: Initialism of Missile, Experimental (original project name of the LGM-118 Peacekeeper ICBM).
MX
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: MXs
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of mail exchanger.
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
motorcycling
glosses: Abbreviation of motocross.
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
philately
glosses: on early British stamps, Maltese Cross cancellation mark.
Derived terms: english: bike motocross
translation: bike motocross
word: BMX
english: wheelchair motocross
translation: wheelchair motocross
word: WCMX
word: MXGP
Related terms: cross
Maltese cross
NA
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: NAs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of nerve agent.
topics: literature
media
publishing
glosses: Initialism of new adult.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of nursing assistant.
Coordinate terms: topics: medicine
sciences
word: NP
topics: medicine
sciences
word: PA
topics: medicine
sciences
word: PN
topics: medicine
sciences
word: RN
topics: medicine
sciences
word: VN
NA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Narcotics Anonymous.
glosses: Initialism of North America: a continent.
NA
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Native American (“American Indian”).
glosses: Initialism of non-alcoholic.
NL
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: For example, a no liability company must include in its name the words “No Liability” or its abbreviation “NL” as a warning to persons dealing with such a company.
ref: 2012, Paul Latimer, Australian Business Law, published 2012:
topics: business
law
glosses: Initialism of no liability.
raw_tags: in a company name
topics: communications
electrical-engineering
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
telecommunications
telegraphy
coordinate_terms: DL
glosses: Initialism of night letter.
NL
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: synonyms: Nfld.
coordinate_terms: AB
BC
MB
NB
NS
NT
NU
ON
PE
QC
SK
YT
glosses: Initialism of Newfoundland and Labrador: a province of Canada.
glosses: Abbreviation of Nagaland: a state of India.
glosses: Initialism of Neo-Latin.
glosses: Initialism of New Latin.
topics: ball-games
baseball
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
coordinate_terms: AL
MLB
glosses: Initialism of National League.
Derived terms: topics: baseball
ball-games
games
sports
hobbies
lifestyle
word: NLCS
topics: baseball
ball-games
games
sports
hobbies
lifestyle
word: NLDS
OA
Language: English
Part of speech: prep
Senses: glosses: Initialism of on or about.
OA
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of open access.
glosses: Initialism of organizing authority.
glosses: Initialism of office assistant.
qualifier: census
glosses: Initialism of output area.
glosses: Initialism of online assessment.
OA
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more OA
form: most OA
Senses: examples: text: He's even more OA than you.
translation: He's even more overreactive than you.
english: He's even more overreactive than you.
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glosses: Initialism of overacting.
OA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: qualifier: scouting
glosses: Order of the Arrow
Derived terms: OAer
PU
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: P.U.
form: P. U.
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Punjab: a state of India.
PU
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: PUs
form: P.U.
form: P. U.
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of processing unit.
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: Initialism of prosodic unit (IU for intonation unit is preferred).
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of polyurethane.
glosses: Initialism of power unit.
glosses: Initialism of penalty unit.
glosses: Initialism of pickup (as in pickup artist).
topics: broadcasting
media
glosses: Initialism of pickup.
Hyponyms: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: CPU
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: GPU
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: NPU
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: PPU
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: SPU
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: TPU
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: VPU
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: DSP
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: FPGA
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: SPE
PU
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Forms: form: P.U.
form: P. U.
Senses: examples: text: IMO, this stinks. PU.
ref: 1994 February 28, zombie, “Future Images”, in rec.arts.comics.misc (Usenet), retrieved 20 Jun 2022:
ref: 1997 February 19, K.A.J., “PU, whats that smell......”, in rec.equestrian (Usenet), retrieved 20 Jun 2022:
ref: 1999 April 7, Thomas Mac Donald, “99 Interior Smell - PU”, in rec.autos.makers.mazda.miata (Usenet), retrieved 20 Jun 2022:
text: THIS NEWSGROUP STINKS
PU
ref: 2000 March 19, thunde...@webtv.net, “PU WHO CUT THE FRIKIN CHEESE?”, in alt.cheese (Usenet), retrieved 20 Jun 2022:
text: Phew can mean you are exhausted, hot, and other things which leave you overwhelmed. Pew is a bench you sit on in church. PU means that something stinks. I feel no connection between these words. While Phew *may* mean "what a stink", PU can mean *only* "what a stink". By the way, PU has been around at least since was a young kid 60 years ago.
ref: 2000 February 22, Karl Reinhardt, “How to spell???”, in alt.usage.english (Usenet), retrieved 20 Jun 2022:
text: PU? As in Stinks? :^)
Sam (Pee Euw) Sands
ref: 2000 October 7, Samuel Sands, “Truck”, in atl.arno (Usenet), retrieved 20 Jun 2022:
glosses: Alternative form of P U; expression used when encountering a displeasing smell; exaggerated pronunciation of pew.
Related terms: sense: polyurethane
word: ePTFE
QE
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: In times of severe economic distress, however, rates may fall to zero. Cue QE. When the Bank of Japan (BoJ) pioneered QE in 2001, its goal was to buy enough securities to create a desired quantity of reserves (hence, “quantitative easing”). Its actions, it hoped, would raise asset prices and end deflation.
ref: 2012 July 14, “Quantitative easing: QE, or not QE?”, in The Economist, archived from the original on 19 Jan 2022:
text: It will be tempting for the US and Europe to engage in some financial repression in the coming years, using various means to force interest rates lower. Not only will it make America’s addiction to debt seem manageable, it will help ease the transition to an AI economy, Cheap debt will allow more zombie companies, which would normally be displaced by technology, to survive. […] Some of America’s current economic problems are the result of past forays into yield-curve control. The Federal Reserve’s QE during the pandemic is still causing problems in the housing market — it artificially lowered mortgages rates, which then went up when inflation returned. Meanwhile, the Treasury is losing money on its bond portfolio, and the bond market is experiencing dislocations as the Fed reduces its large post-pandemic balance sheet. All this is the result of only a few years of trying to control the yield curve. If it becomes normal policy, expect worse distortions and more threats to Fed independence. Japan’s policies, followed for decades, created thousands of zombie companies. The danger for the US is that financial repression, pursued on a large scale, would create a zombie economy.
ref: 2025 October 13, Allison Schrager, “A Zombie Economy Could Be America's Future”, in Bloomberg Opinion, archived from the original on 13 Oct 2025:
topics: business
finance
glosses: Initialism of quantitative easing.
QE
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of QEW.
QR
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: QRs
Senses: examples: text: A QR code is a kind of two-dimensional barcode.
text: QR manufacturing fits with ECR logistics.
text: New insights into bee movements and life cycles have been uncovered after researchers tracked the insects using tiny QR codes glued onto their backs.
ref: 2025 January 28, Jack Guy, “Tiny QR codes help scientists track bee movements”, in CNN:
topics: business
commerce
manufacturing
marketing
retail
qualifier: logistics
glosses: Initialism of quick response.
topics: business
commerce
manufacturing
marketing
retail
qualifier: logistics
glosses: Initialism of quick response.
Ellipsis of QR code.
examples: text: 1. Patient will remain in the open quiet room (QR) with 6 possible 30-minute "out-times" per day. 2. Patient may have reading materials, writing materials, and one craft at a time in the QR.
ref: 2013, Steven Wiley Emmett, Theory and Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia:
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of quiet room.
synonyms: QPR
coordinate_terms: NPR
qualifier: pressure cooking
glosses: Initialism of quick release.
coordinate_terms: QRH
glosses: Abbreviation of quick reference
Derived terms: sense: quick response
word: QR code
Related terms: QRs
SI
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from French SI (“Système international d'unités”).
Senses: examples: text: The reason for the change to the International System of Measurement (SI) units was that over time the prototype lost atoms and therefore mass because it is “susceptible to damage and environmental factors,” according to the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), which houses Kilo 18, Britain’s copy of Le Grand K.
ref: 2018 November 13, Matthew Robinson and Lianne Kolirin, “The world has just redefined the kilogram”, in CNN:
glosses: International System of Units
Derived terms: SI prefix
SI unit
SI
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Smithsonian Institution.
examples: text: “We have said from the start that our top priorities are to keep Sports Illustrated alive, uphold the legacy of the institution and protect our union jobs. We look forward to discussing a future with Minute Media that does that,” Emma Baccellieri, staff writer for SI and vice chair for the SI Union, said in a statement.
ref: 2024 March 18, Oliver Darcy and Liam Reilly, “Sports Illustrated to avert shutdown as it gets a fresh start under new publisher”, in CNN Business:
glosses: Initialism of Sports Illustrated.
SI
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: SIs
form: S.I.
Senses: topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Initialism of signal integrity.
topics: engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
technology
glosses: Initialism of systems integration.
glosses: Initialism of self-injury.
glosses: Initialism of suicidal ideation.
topics: lifestyle
glosses: Initialism of self-insertion (of the author into fan fiction).
topics: engineering
mechanical
mechanical-engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of spark ignition.
glosses: Initialism of supporting information.
glosses: Initialism of special intelligence.
topics: business
finance
glosses: Initialism of systematic internaliser.
glosses: Initialism of swarm intelligence.
glosses: Initialism of synthetic intelligence.
topics: accounting
business
finance
glosses: Initialism of sales invoice.
examples: text: The scope of SIs varies greatly, from the technical (e.g. to set or vary the dates on which different provisions of an Act will come into force, to change the levels of fines or penalties for offences or to make consequential and transitional provisions) to the much wider-ranging, such as filling out the broad provisions in Acts.
ref: 2016 December 15, Richard Kelly, Statutory Instruments, House of Commons Library Briefing Paper 6509, archived from the original on 07 Jan 2022, page 1:
topics: law
glosses: Initialism of statutory instrument.
examples: text: India's first transgender SI
glosses: Initialism of subinspector (of police, etc).
topics: diving
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
underwater-diving
glosses: Initialism of surface interval.
SI
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: SI joint
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of sacroiliac.
SL
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: qualifier: citations
glosses: sine loco (without place [of publication])
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of sublingual.
glosses: Initialism of straight-looking.
raw_tags: in gay personal ads
Related terms: s.a.
s.l.a.n.
s.l.
SL
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: SLs
Senses: topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
translation-studies
antonyms: TL
glosses: Initialism of source language.
qualifier: on Muslim forums
glosses: Initialism of sharia law.
topics: law
glosses: Initialism of serjeant-at-law.
raw_tags: used postnominally
examples: text: Work sleeve, sl raglan marker, work in ribbing as est to cable marker
ref: 2010, Julie Turjoman, Brave New Knits, page 49:
topics: business
knitting
manufacturing
textiles
glosses: slip
topics: maritime
nautical
transport
synonyms: S.L.
S. L.
coordinate_terms: SS
SB
PS
TS
ML
glosses: Initialism of steam launch.
topics: human-sciences
logic
mathematics
philosophy
sciences
glosses: Initialism of sentential logic.
SL
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: government
politics
glosses: Initialism of Sendero Luminoso.
glosses: Abbreviation of Scotland: a constituent country of the United Kingdom.
glosses: Initialism of Swan Lake.
glosses: Initialism of Second Life.
so
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: enpr: sō
ipa: /səʊ/
ipa: /siː/
ipa: /sə/
enpr: sō
ipa: /soʊ/
ipa: [soː]
note: Dublin, Local
ipa: /sʌo/
rhymes: -əʊ
homophone: seau
homophone: sew
homophone: soe
homophone: soh
homophone: soy stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn
homophone: sow stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn
Forms: form: more so
form: most so
Etymology: From Middle English so, swo, zuo, swa, swe, from Old English swā, swǣ, swē (“so, as, the same, such, that”), from Proto-West Germanic *swā, from Proto-Germanic *swa, *swē (“so”), from Proto-Indo-European *swē, *swō (reflexive pronomial stem). Cognate with Scots sae (“so”), Saterland Frisian so (“so”), West Frisian sa (“so”), Dutch zo (“so”), German Low German so (“so”), German so (“so”), Danish så (“so”), Norwegian Nynorsk so (“so”), Swedish så (“so, such that”), Faroese so (“so”), Icelandic svo (“so”), Old Latin suad (“so”), Albanian sa (“how much, so, as”), Ancient Greek ὡς (hōs, “as”), Urdu سو (sō, “hence”).
Senses: examples: text: That is so.
text: You are responsible for this, is that not so?
text: “My Continental prominence is improving,” I commented dryly. ¶ Von Lindowe cut at a furze bush with his silver-mounted rattan. ¶ “Quite so,” he said as dryly, his hand at his mustache. “I may say if your intentions were known your life would not be worth a curse.”
ref: 1908, W[illiam] B[lair] M[orton] Ferguson, chapter IV, in Zollenstein, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
text: The details of her own life crowded out everything else; almost every time I saw Min, she had something new to tell me. It sometimes felt as if the laws of the physical world did not apply to her, that she had only to think of something — a job switch, a breakup — to make it so. If I didn’t see her for a while, she might forget to tell me that she had quit a factory or gotten a raise, because in her mind she had already moved on.
ref: 2008, Leslie T. Chang, Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China, New York: Spiegel & Grau, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 73:
glosses: Agreeing with actual facts or reality; true.
examples: text: "You're definitely not right about that." "I am so!" (→I am right about that).
text: If this separation was painful to all parties, it was most so to Martha.
ref: 1823, Andrew Reed, Martha:
text: But if I had been more fit to be married, I might have made you more so too.
ref: 1872, Charles Dickens, “The Personal History of David Copperfield”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
text: It must be understood that while the nelumbiums are hardy, they are so only as long as the tubers are out of the reach of frost.
ref: 1947, Liberty Hyde Bailey, The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture:
glosses: In that state or manner; with that attribute. A proadjective that replaces the aforementioned adjective phrase.
examples: text: Is he so?
glosses: Homosexual.
Synonyms: sense: true
word: correct
sense: true
word: right
sense: true
word: true
sense: euphemistic: homosexual
word: musical
word: one of the family
word: one of them
word: that way inclined
Derived terms: make it so
more so
so
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Pronunciation: enpr: sō
ipa: /səʊ/
ipa: /siː/
ipa: /sə/
enpr: sō
ipa: /soʊ/
ipa: [soː]
note: Dublin, Local
ipa: /sʌo/
rhymes: -əʊ
homophone: seau
homophone: sew
homophone: soe
homophone: soh
homophone: soy stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn
homophone: sow stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn
Etymology: From Middle English so, swo, zuo, swa, swe, from Old English swā, swǣ, swē (“so, as, the same, such, that”), from Proto-West Germanic *swā, from Proto-Germanic *swa, *swē (“so”), from Proto-Indo-European *swē, *swō (reflexive pronomial stem). Cognate with Scots sae (“so”), Saterland Frisian so (“so”), West Frisian sa (“so”), Dutch zo (“so”), German Low German so (“so”), German so (“so”), Danish så (“so”), Norwegian Nynorsk so (“so”), Swedish så (“so, such that”), Faroese so (“so”), Icelandic svo (“so”), Old Latin suad (“so”), Albanian sa (“how much, so, as”), Ancient Greek ὡς (hōs, “as”), Urdu سو (sō, “hence”).
Senses: examples: text: So, let's go home.
text: So, what'll you have?
text: So, there was this squirrel stuck in the chimney...
text: So, everyone wants to know – did you win the contest or not?
text: So, after a spell, he decided to make the best of it and shoved us into the front parlor. 'Twas a dismal sort of place, with hair wreaths, and wax fruit, and tin lambrekins, and land knows what all.
ref: 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter XI, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
synonyms: look
well
see
hey
glosses: Used after a pause for thought to introduce a new topic, question or story, or a new thought or question in continuation of an existing topic.
examples: text: "You park your car in front of my house every morning." — "So?"
glosses: Used as a question to ask for further explanation of something said, often rhetorically or in a dismissive or impolite manner.
examples: text: What are you doing? / So I'm just fixing this shelf.
text: What time does the train leave? / So it leaves at 10 o'clock.
glosses: Used as a meaningless filler word to begin a response to a question.
glosses: Be as you are; stand still; used especially to cows; also used by sailors.
so
Language: English
Part of speech: pron
Pronunciation: enpr: sō
ipa: /səʊ/
ipa: /siː/
ipa: /sə/
enpr: sō
ipa: /soʊ/
ipa: [soː]
note: Dublin, Local
ipa: /sʌo/
rhymes: -əʊ
homophone: seau
homophone: sew
homophone: soe
homophone: soh
homophone: soy stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn
homophone: sow stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn
Etymology: From Middle English so, swo, zuo, swa, swe, from Old English swā, swǣ, swē (“so, as, the same, such, that”), from Proto-West Germanic *swā, from Proto-Germanic *swa, *swē (“so”), from Proto-Indo-European *swē, *swō (reflexive pronomial stem). Cognate with Scots sae (“so”), Saterland Frisian so (“so”), West Frisian sa (“so”), Dutch zo (“so”), German Low German so (“so”), German so (“so”), Danish så (“so”), Norwegian Nynorsk so (“so”), Swedish så (“so, such that”), Faroese so (“so”), Icelandic svo (“so”), Old Latin suad (“so”), Albanian sa (“how much, so, as”), Ancient Greek ὡς (hōs, “as”), Urdu سو (sō, “hence”).
Senses: examples: text: I'll become a loyal friend and remain so.
text: If that's what you really mean, then just say so.
glosses: That which was previously mentioned; that.
so
Language: English
Part of speech: pron
Pronunciation: enpr: sō
ipa: /səʊ/
ipa: /siː/
ipa: /sə/
enpr: sō
ipa: /soʊ/
ipa: [soː]
note: Dublin, Local
ipa: /sʌo/
rhymes: -əʊ
homophone: seau
homophone: sew
homophone: soe
homophone: soh
homophone: soy stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn
homophone: sow stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of someone.
Synonyms: english: somebody
translation: somebody
word: sb
so
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: sō
ipa: /səʊ/
ipa: /siː/
ipa: /sə/
enpr: sō
ipa: /soʊ/
ipa: [soː]
note: Dublin, Local
ipa: /sʌo/
rhymes: -əʊ
homophone: seau
homophone: sew
homophone: soe
homophone: soh
homophone: soy stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn
homophone: sow stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn
Forms: form: sos
Etymology: Shortened from sol, to make it an open syllable for uniformity with the rest of the scale, from Glover's solmization, from Middle English sol (“fifth degree or note of Guido of Arezzo's hexachordal scales”), Italian sol in the solmization of Guido of Arezzo, from the first syllable of Latin solve (“wash away”) in the lyrics of the scale-ascending hymn Ut queant laxis by Paulus Deacon.
Senses: topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: A syllable used in solfège to represent the fifth note of a major scale.
so
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: sō
ipa: /səʊ/
ipa: /siː/
ipa: /sə/
enpr: sō
ipa: /soʊ/
ipa: [soː]
note: Dublin, Local
ipa: /sʌo/
rhymes: -əʊ
homophone: seau
homophone: sew
homophone: soe
homophone: soh
homophone: soy stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn
homophone: sow stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 蘇 (so).
Senses: qualifier: foods
glosses: A type of dairy product, made especially in Japan between the seventh and tenth centuries, by reducing milk by boiling it.
Related terms: Another photo of so at Wikicommons
ah so
TA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Territorial Army.
TA
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: TAs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of transportation authority.
glosses: Initialism of teaching assistant.
glosses: Initialism of travel agent.
glosses: Initialism of target audience.
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of traffic advisory (a type of TCAS warning).
glosses: Initialism of transactional analysis.
topics: business
insurance
glosses: Initialism of term assurance.
TA
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: TAs
form: TA's
form: TAing
form: TA'ing
form: TAed
form: TAed
form: TA'd
form: TA'd
form: TA'ed
form: TA'ed
form: TAd
form: TAd
Senses: examples: text: The university offered me a chance to TA this semester.
text: I really want to TA Programming 1 some day.
glosses: To act as a teaching assistant (for a class).
TA
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: biology
microbiology
natural-sciences
glosses: Initialism of toxin-antitoxin.
Derived terms: english: toxin-antitoxin system
translation: toxin-antitoxin system
word: TA system
TB
Language: English
Part of speech: symbol
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of terabyte.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
synonyms: TiB
glosses: Abbreviation of tebibyte.
TB
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Initialism of Tampa Bay: a bay of Florida, United States, on which are located the cities of Tampa and St. Petersburg.
TB
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: TBs
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: Tuberculosis.
topics: ball-games
baseball
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Initialism of total bases.
glosses: Abbreviation of throwback.
topics: government
military
nautical
politics
transport
war
glosses: Initialism of torpedo boat.
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
government
military
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of torpedo bomber.
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
government
military
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of trainer bomber (“a bomber that also serves as a trainer aircraft”).
Derived terms: topics: pathology
medicine
sciences
word: MDR-TB
topics: pathology
medicine
sciences
word: XDR-TB
topics: pathology
medicine
sciences
word: DR-TB
topics: pathology
medicine
sciences
word: DS-TB
topics: military
war
government
politics
word: MTB
Related terms: topics: pathology
medicine
sciences
word: Mtb
TL
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: TLs
Senses: topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
translation-studies
antonyms: SL
glosses: Initialism of target language.
glosses: Abbreviation of team leader.
examples: text: TL Lost All Composure After That Clip […] And of course, there are plenty who said she just pisses them off so bad, but hey, you can’t deny she keeps the timeline entertained.
ref: 2025 September 18, Desjah, “Wait, WHAT?! Chrisean Rock’s Foot Antics With HoodTrophy Bino Got The TL Stressed (VIDEO)”, in The Shade Room, Los Angeles, Calif., archived from the original on 18 Sep 2025:
related: word: tl
glosses: Abbreviation of timeline.
examples: text: Nothing about my natural charms no more, an egg's age since anybody had called me to 1 side and whispered "I got a T. L. for you. Gertie thinks your ears is immense."
ref: 1922, Thomas Lansing Masson, Our American Humorists, page 201:
text: So autobiographical was The Children's Hour that there are even “TL's” between the children, those “trade lasts” in which people must come up with compliments they have heard about each other, a game which amused Lily […]
ref: 1997, Joan Mellen, Hellman and Hammett, page 71:
glosses: Initialism of trade-last.
related: word: tl
glosses: Abbreviation of translation.
related: word: tl
glosses: Abbreviation of translator.
related: word: tl
glosses: Abbreviation of translator's note /translation note.
topics: biology
ecology
natural-sciences
glosses: Initialism of trophic level.
synonyms: ₺
glosses: Abbreviation of Turkish lira.
glosses: Abbreviation of turntable ladder.