cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
soljanka
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: soljankas
Senses: examples: text: Just when we wanted to leave for the checkpoint, the lunchtime soljankas started to take effect. Both men got sick and alternated running to the bathroom.
ref: 1997, Marianna S. Katona, “‘This Is Not Your Picture!’ A Night in the ‘Palace of Tears’”, in Tales from the Berlin Wall: Recollections of Frequent Crossings, London: Minerva Press, published 1999 (4th impression), →ISBN, pages 41–42:
text: Here, a bowl of vegetable stew costs DM3, a steaming serving of soljanka (Sorbian sour soup) with bread is DM2.80, and half-litre mugs of frothy ale go down the hatch for just DM3 – definitely lower than average prices!
ref: 1997 January, Krzysztof Dydyński, Steve Fallon, Mark Honan, Clem Lindenmayer, Richard Nebeský, David Peevers, Andrea Schulte-Peevers, David Stanley, “Meissen”, in Central Europe on a Shoestring, 2nd edition, Hawthorn, Vic.: Lonely Planet Publications, →ISBN, “Germany” section, “Saxony” subsection, page 264, column 1:
text: Soups that use Salted Cucumbers as an ingredient are often called soljanka. There are also soljankas that contain cooked meat. Just substitute the fish for 300–400g/11–14oz mixed boiled beef, ham and sausages.
ref: 2008, Elena Makhonko, “Fish Soup with Salted Cucumber and Capers: Rybnaja Soljanka”, in The Food & Cooking of Russia: Discover the Rich and Varied Character of Russian Cuisine, in 60 Authentic Recipes and 300 Glorious Photographs, London: Aquamarine, →ISBN, “Soups” section, page 27, column 1:
glosses: Alternative spelling of solyanka.
soljankas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of soljanka
Olha
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈoʊlɡə/
/ˈɒlɡə/
Forms: form: -s
Etymology: Doublet of Helga.
Senses: glosses: A transliteration of the Ukrainian female given name О́льга (Ólʹha)
Related terms: Oleg
gloiospora
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gloiosporae
Senses: glosses: A conidium that is aggregated in slimy heads at the tip of an annellide or a phialide.
brialmontin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: brialmontins
Senses: glosses: Any of a group of depsides found in some lichens.
catahymenium
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: catahymenia
Senses: glosses: A hymenium characterized by the presence of sterile structures and the absence of a subhymenium.
cetrarioid
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Similar to those of species of the genus Cetraria.
cyphelloid
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Similar to those of species of the genus Cyphella.
dendrohyphidium
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dendrohyphidia
Senses: glosses: A branched, slender hymenium
endoxylic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: That is completely within its woody substrate.
isoamylalcohol
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of isoamyl alcohol.
macromycete
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: macromycetes
Senses: glosses: Synonym of macrofungus.
synonyms: word: macrofungus
star-shaped
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of starshaped.
mesoperidial
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Relating to the mesoperidium.
mesoperidium
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mesoperidia
Senses: glosses: The middle layer of a peridium
micareoid
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Similar to those of species of the genus Micarea.
nonisidiate
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Not isidiate.
Llanfair Talhaiarn
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Welsh.
Senses: glosses: A village and community in Conwy borough county borough, Wales (OS grid SH9270).
perithecioid
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Resembling a perithecium.
pezizalean
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Relating to fungi of the order Pezizales.
phyllidiate
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Having a phyllidium.
pleurobasidium
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pleurobasidia
Senses: glosses: A basidium that develops laterally on the sides of hyphae.
secotiaceous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to the Secotiaceae.
Llansilin
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Welsh.
Senses: glosses: A village and community in Powys, Wales; the eastern border of the community is with Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ2028).
Rudeineh
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: There were harsher comments from Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesman for Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas: "The negotiations are in a state of paralysis, and the result of Israel's intransigence and America's backpedalling is that there is no hope of negotiations on the horizon."
ref: 2009 November 2, Ian Black, “Arab anger as Hillary Clinton backs Israel on settlements”, in The Guardian:
glosses: A surname from Arabic.
Dyffryn Ardudwy
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Welsh.
Senses: glosses: A village and community in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH5823).
West Aramaic
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Western Aramaic.
West Aramaic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more West Aramaic
form: most West Aramaic
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Western Aramaic.
TWOW
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: TWOWs
Etymology: Acronym of Ten Words of Wisdom.
Senses: glosses: The online writing competition Ten Words of Wisdom.
glosses: A writing competition, usually held online, where participants have to write responses to prompts, typically in 10 words or fewer.
Related terms: miniTWOW
EWOW
Muka
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: “Phytoestrogens are clinical components found in plants that are very similar to the female hormone, estrogen,” explained Dr. Taulant Muka, lead author of the new studyand^([sic]) a researcher at Erasmus University Medical Center in the Netherlands.
ref: 2016 June 21, Susan Scutti, “Herbal remedies improve early menopause symptoms”, in CNN:
glosses: A surname.
oleandrose
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A type of carbohydrate with the chemical formula C₇H₁₄O₄.
Derived terms: oleandomycin
double code
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: double codes
form: double coding
form: double coded
form: double coded
form: double-code
Senses: topics: human-sciences
linguistics
literature
media
publishing
sciences
glosses: To create an ambiguity in the interpretation of language depending on the frame of reference employed.
Iryna
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Belarusian and Ukrainian Іри́на (Irýna), akin to English Irene.
Senses: examples: text: “Remember, Iryna Zarutska survived in Ukraine in a bomb shelter,” said Kyle Kirby, chair of the Mecklenburg County Republican Party. “In war-torn Ukraine, she made her way from that country to Charlotte, seeking refuge and promise, and she was given the edge of a knife.” […] “We lost not only an incredible employee, but a true friend,” the restaurant posted on social media. “Iryna, we miss you more than words can say.”
ref: 2025 September 10, Holly Yan, Jeff Winter, “Suspect in Charlotte train stabbing that killed a Ukrainian refugee is charged with a federal crime. Here’s what we know”, in CNN:
glosses: A female given name from Ukrainian or Belarusian.
glosses: A transliteration of the Ukrainian female given name Іри́на (Irýna).
glosses: A transliteration of the Belarusian female given name Ірына (Iryna).
Yaryna
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Ukrainian Яри́на (Jarýna), akin to English Irene.
Senses: glosses: A female given name from Ukrainian.
glosses: A transliteration of the Ukrainian female given name Яри́на (Jarýna).
Beckett-Gray code
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: A mathematical structure based on Samuel Beckett's play Quad.
U.S. Civil War
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the U.S. Civil War
Senses: glosses: Synonym of American Civil War.
synonyms: word: American Civil War
Silsoe
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0835).
programming style
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: programming styles
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
programming
sciences
synonyms: code style
glosses: The conventions and patterns used in writing source code, resulting in a consistent and readable codebase.
code style
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: code styles
Senses: glosses: Synonym of programming style.
synonyms: word: programming style
non-code
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Synonym of no-code.
synonyms: word: no-code
non-code
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of no-code.
synonyms: word: no-code
programming styles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of programming style
code styles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of code style
double-code
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: double-codes
form: double-coding
form: double-coded
form: double-coded
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of double code.
status line
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: status lines
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
graphical-user-interface
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A line of information on a computer screen that shows the current state of an application, window, or computer.
Related terms: status bar
Totternhoe
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9821).
nutjuice
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From nut + juice.
Senses: examples: text: He's got a NICE strand of precum leaking from his tip, and in just a few seconds Rob Swayze […] shoots a THICK, STEAMY, RICH, YUMMY load of nutjuice for all to see!!!
ref: 1993 November 29, EVA...@auvm.american.edu, “Review: HIDDEN INSTINCT (gay)”, in alt.sex.movies (Usenet):
text: […] ends with a missionary position with Peter blasting excessive streams of hot nutjuice all over Christy's tits, stomach and lovely hairy brown bush.
ref: 2004 February 17, Mr. Ass, “Please help identify Christy Canyon Scenes.”, in alt.fan.christy-canyon (Usenet):
text: posting under this pseudo, scott, only proves yer a pathetic nutjuice-wringer.
ref: 2004 September 27, radioactive glowing penisMAN, “Jag”, in alt.life.sucks (Usenet):
glosses: Semen.
Kateryna
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˌkætəˈɹɪnə/
Senses: glosses: A female given name from Ukrainian.
glosses: A transliteration of the Ukrainian female given name Катери́на (Katerýna).
big pocket
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: big pockets
Senses: glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big, pocket.
topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
lifestyle
snooker
sports
glosses: A situation where a ball is lying close to a pocket, such that another ball being potted into that pocket may go in either directly or off the first ball, creating a wider margin of error than normal, and hence the illusion that the pocket is bigger than normal.
duper's delight
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of duping delight.
synonyms: word: duping delight
Video 2000
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: A video recording format and playback system that used magnetic tape cassettes.
zero-emission
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: In 2023, 1 548 417 new zero-emission passenger cars were registered in the EU. This corresponds to a share of 14.5% in all new registrations of passenger cars in EU countries. The highest shares of zero-emission passenger cars in new registrations were noted in Sweden (38.6%), Denmark (36.1%) and Finland (33.8%), while the lowest shares were recorded in Croatia (2.6%), Slovakia (2.9%) and Czechia (3.1%). Regarding other zero-emission vehicles, EU countries reported 100 817 newly registered light lorries (maximum mass up to 3.5 tonnes); 5 262 motor coaches and buses; 4 037 heavy lorries (maximum mass exceeding 3.5 tonnes); and 899 road tractors. – — ― Eurostat, 14 janvier 2025
glosses: Subclass of vehicle pertaining to the class of zero-emission vehicles.
examples: text: a zero-emission zone (ZEZ)
text: Zero-emission zones and zero-fatality cities have eliminated the last-mile advantages of moving goods by road.
ref: 2025 October 1, Gareth Dennis, “The future: a new role for a new British Rail: 2030s”, in RAIL, number 1045, page 30:
glosses: Relating to zero emissions.
tech-savviness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From tech-savvy + -ness. First use appears c. 1986. See cite below.
Senses: examples: text: I've been around a while and consider myself above average in terms of tech-savviness.
ref: 1986, “Pump Up the Wi-Fi”, in PC Magazine, The Independent Guide to IBM-standard Personal Computing, volume 26, page 14:
glosses: The state of being tech-savvy; proficiency in the use of technology.
techno-savvy
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more techno-savvy
form: most techno-savvy
Senses: glosses: Synonym of tech-savvy.
synonyms: word: tech-savvy
voluntary movement
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: voluntary movements
Senses: topics: medicine
neurology
neuroscience
sciences
antonyms: involuntary movement
glosses: A willed physical action that is the result of a cognitive process.
involuntary movement
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: involuntary movements
Senses: topics: medicine
neurology
neuroscience
sciences
antonyms: voluntary movement
glosses: An abnormal, unintended or uncontrollable movement of the body.
voluntary movements
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of voluntary movement
involuntary movements
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of involuntary movement
Widecombe in the Moor
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7176).
status lines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of status line
Widecombe
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Ellipsis of Widecombe in the Moor: a village and civil parish in Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7176).
pornstar experience
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pornstar experiences
form: porn star experience
Senses: coordinate_terms: boyfriend experience
girlfriend experience
glosses: A type of sexual encounter with a sex worker that is very similar to the type seen in a pornographic film, i.e., hardcore sex with a wide range of positions.
pornstar experiences
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pornstar experience
porn star experience
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: porn star experiences
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of pornstar experience.
porn star experiences
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of porn star experience
medicinality
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From medicinal + -ity.
Senses: glosses: The quality of being medicinal.
independence war
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: independence wars
Senses: glosses: Synonym of war of independence.
synonyms: word: war of independence
freedom fight
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: freedom fights
Senses: glosses: Synonym of war of independence.
synonyms: word: war of independence
war of liberation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: wars of liberation
Senses: glosses: Synonym of war of independence.
synonyms: word: war of independence
armed secession
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: armed secessions
Senses: glosses: Synonym of secession.
synonyms: word: secession
secession war
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: secession wars
Senses: glosses: Synonym of secession.
synonyms: word: secession
war of secession
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: wars of secession
Senses: glosses: Synonym of secession.
synonyms: word: secession
armed revolt
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: armed revolts
Senses: glosses: Synonym of revolt.
synonyms: word: revolt
armed rebellion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: armed rebellions
Senses: glosses: Synonym of revolt.
synonyms: word: revolt
armed rebellions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of armed rebellion
armed revolts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of armed revolt
wars of secession
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of war of secession
secession wars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of secession war
wars of liberation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of war of liberation
freedom fights
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of freedom fight
independence wars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of independence war
armed secessions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of armed secession
takes for granite
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of take for granite
taking for granite
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of take for granite
took for granite
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of take for granite
taken for granite
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of take for granite
water-bomber
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: water-bombers
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of waterbomber.
bad tastes in one's mouth
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bad taste in one's mouth
deck angle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: deck angles
Senses: examples: text: Duncan felt the aircraft nose come up, felt the nose gear leave the runway. The deck angle increased to ten degrees. The plane ran along on the main gear for a short distance and was airborne. The deck angle increased further. At this weight, if the flying pilot did it by the book, Duncan knew the deck angle would go to fourteen degrees.
ref: 2018 February 8, Terry Liittschwager, chapter 30, in Wrongful Act, archived from the original on 23 Nov 2024:
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
synonyms: theta
glosses: Pitch angle; the angle between an aircraft's longitudinal axis and the horizontal plane.
deck angles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of deck angle
mail bombings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mail bombing
Chelmondiston
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM2037).
Related terms: Cholmondeston
Jeena
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Hindi जीना (jīnā, “to live”)
Senses: glosses: A female given name from Hindi.
superviolence
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From super- + violence.
Senses: glosses: The quality or state of being superviolent.
Long Wittenham
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU5493).
Related terms: Little Wittenham
wand mullein
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: wand mulleins
Senses: glosses: Verbascum virgatum, an herb native to Western Europe and invasive in many other regions.
cactus mistletoe
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cactus mistletoes
Senses: glosses: Tristerix aphyllus, a parasitic plant that lives inside cacti.
mistletoe cactus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mistletoe cacti
Senses: glosses: An epiphytic cactus of the genus Rhipsalis.
LoCcing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of LoC
LoCced
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of LoC
garaya
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: garayas
Etymology: Borrowed from Hausa gàrāyā.
Senses: glosses: a two-string spike lute from Nigeria and Niger
squround
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: squrounds
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of sqround.
squrounds
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of squround
SELCAL
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɛl.kɔl/
ipa: /ˈsɛl.kɑl/
Forms: form: SELCALs
form: SelCal
Etymology: Blend of selective + calling.
Senses: topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A system for alerting a specific aircraft that a radio station on the ground wishes to communicate with them, via transmitting an aircraft-specific sequence of audio tones over the aircraft's company radio frequency to an automatic decoder on board the aircraft.
examples: text: Duncan awoke to Li Quan's nudging. “What is a sell call?” Duncan's brain needed a moment to come online; sell call didn't make sense. Then he made the connection. A SELCAL was coming through. He jerked the headset off Li Quan's head, donning it in time to hear the words “hundred Chinese aboard your aircraft.”
ref: 2018 February 8, Terry Liittschwager, chapter 32, in Wrongful Act, archived from the original on 23 Nov 2024:
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: An alert sent via this system.
SELCAL
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɛl.kɔl/
ipa: /ˈsɛl.kɑl/
Forms: form: SELCALs
form: SELCALing
form: SELCALed
form: SELCALed
form: SelCal
Etymology: Blend of selective + calling.
Senses: examples: text: Captains earned big bucks because they had to make big decisions. Captain Ray Hanson commanded ACI Flight 103, and he feared that today he would earn those big bucks.
San Francisco ARINC had SELCALed them. When the flight engineer answered, he found Sam Devlin on the other end. The owner of Air Cargo International had an incredible message.
ref: 2018 February 8, Terry Liittschwager, chapter 32, in Wrongful Act, archived from the original on 23 Nov 2024:
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: To send a SELCAL alert to (an aircraft).
SelCal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: SelCals
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of SELCAL.
SelCal
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: SelCals
form: SelCaling
form: SelCaled
form: SelCaled
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of SELCAL.
SELCALing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of SELCAL
SELCALs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of SELCAL
SELCALs
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of SELCAL
SelCaling
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of SelCal
SelCals
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of SelCal
SelCals
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of SelCal
SelCaled
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of SelCal
SELCALed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of SELCAL
preclaim
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: preclaims
form: preclaiming
form: preclaimed
form: preclaimed
form: pre-claim
Senses: topics: art
arts
glosses: To claim an adoptable in advance (before completion or auction).
preclaim
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: preclaims
form: pre-claim
Senses: topics: art
arts
glosses: Claiming an adoptable in advance (before completion or auction).
Congo-Brazzavillean
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Congo-Brazzavilleans
Etymology: From Congo-Brazzaville + -ean.
Senses: synonyms: Congolese
glosses: A person from Congo-Brazzaville or of Congo-Brazzavillean descent.
Congo-Brazzavillean
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Congo-Brazzavillean
form: most Congo-Brazzavillean
Etymology: From Congo-Brazzaville + -ean.
Senses: examples: text: Regardless of the professional measures taken to map the exact borders, minor disagreements concerning dominion over territories adjoining the CFS with the Portuguese at the Angolan frontier or with the French at the Congo-Brazzavillean borders were unavoidable.
ref: 2015, Diana M. Natermann, Pursuing Whiteness in the Colonies, archived from the original on 05 Jun 2024, page 52:
text: The grants help to build the capacity of the promoter and reduce the debt burden of the borrower and thereby contribute to extending the capacity of the port of the Congo-Brazzavillean town by increasing cargo by 45% and doubling its container 2009 Port de Pointe Noire traffic.
ref: 2016, “EU-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund 2016 Annual Report”, in European Investment Bank, page 18:
text: The delegation also included Ugandan and Congo-Brazzavillean representatives.
ref: 2023 July 10, Samir Bhattacharya, “Evaluating the African Peace Mission to Ukraine and Russia: What did it Achieve?”, in Vivekananda International Foundation:
synonyms: Congolese
glosses: Of or pertaining to Congo-Brazzaville
Congo-Brazzavilleans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Congo-Brazzavillean
Congo-Kinshasan
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Congo-Kinshasans
Etymology: From Congo-Kinshasa + -an.
Senses: synonyms: Congolese
glosses: A person from Congo-Kinshasa or of Congo-Kinshasan descent.
Congo-Kinshasan
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Congo-Kinshasan
form: most Congo-Kinshasan
Etymology: From Congo-Kinshasa + -an.
Senses: examples: text: President Bokassa was greeted at Kinshasa Airport last week by Congo-Kinshasan President Joseph Mobutu and members of the diplomatic corps.
ref: 1968 March 29, “CONGO-KINSHASA: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC PRESIDENT IN KINSHASA ON OFFICIAL VISIT.”, in Reuters Screenocean:
text: The secretary-general of the youth wing of the Congo-Kinshasan popular revolution movement, M. Jacques Matabisi.
ref: 1968 September 11, “CONGO-KINSHASA: YOUTH MOVEMENT SECRETARY-GENERAL VISITS PILOT CENTRE FOR FARMING INSTRUCTORS. (1968)”, in British Pathé:
text: In Congo-Kinshasan and Zambian material I have seen long hairs have been ± lacking on leaf sheaths.
ref: 2010, Kim Hoenselaar, Bernard Verdcourt, Henk Jaap Beentje, Muthama Muasya, Dave Simpson, edited by Henk Jaap Beentje, Flora of Tropical East Africa: Cyperaceae, →ISBN, page 86:
synonyms: Congolese
glosses: Of or pertaining to Congo-Kinshasa
Congo-Kinshasans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Congo-Kinshasan
Maybelle
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
Angelyna
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Variant of Angeline.
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
Angelynn
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Variant of Angeline.
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
Angelynne
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Variant of Angeline.
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
Angelyn
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Variant of Angeline.
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
lay down on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: lays down on
form: laying down on
form: laid down on
form: laid down on
Senses: examples: text: He said he'd do it, but he laid down on the mission.
text: I can't believe she would lay down on us.
glosses: To fail in a responsibility or duty to (a person); to abandon (a post).
lay it on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: lays it on
form: laying it on
form: laid it on
form: laid it on
Senses: examples: He's been laying it on since almost getting fired.
glosses: To repeatedly say something implied.
examples: text: He came by and laid it on me.
qualifier: African-American Vernacular
glosses: To slap hands in greeting.
glosses: Synonym of lay on (“to impart or explain”).
synonyms: word: lay on
extra: to impart or explain
tangarana
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tangaranas
Senses: glosses: Any of various Neotropical trees of the genus Triplaris, especially Triplaris americana.
punditocracies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of punditocracy
linguoecology
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: Synonym of linguistic ecology.
synonyms: word: linguistic ecology
hashkafah
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: note: Ashkenazi
ipa: /həʃˈkʌfə/
note: Ashkenazi
ipa: /həʃˈkɔfə/
ipa: /hɑːʃkɑːˈfɑː/
Forms: form: hashkafot
form: hashkafa
form: hashkofe
Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew הַשְׁקָפָה.
Senses: glosses: A worldview, a philosophical outlook or orientation.
menahel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: note: Ashkenazi
ipa: /məˈnɑːhəl/
ipa: /mɛnəˈhɛl/
ipa: /mɛnɑːˈhɛl/
Forms: form: menahelim
Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew מְנַהֵל.
Senses: glosses: A principal, especially of a yeshiva or Jewish school.
Related terms: rosh yeshiva
WYSMNBWYG
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Coined with reference to earlier WYSIWYG.
Senses: glosses: Initialism of what you see may not be what you get.
countermemoir
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: countermemoirs
Etymology: From counter- + memoir.
Senses: glosses: A memoir that contradicts what is stated in another memoir.
countermemoirs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of countermemoir
Bendell
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Khalajistan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Khalajestan.
xenoanthropologist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: xenoanthropologists
Etymology: From xenoanthropology + -ist.
Senses: glosses: An expert in xenoanthropology.
glassmorphism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Blend of glass + skeuomorphism.
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
graphical-user-interface
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A user interface style characterized by panels with a blurred translucency effect over background elements, mimicking frosted glass.
Related terms: flat design
neumorphism
skeuomorphism
golflangs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of golflang
Goncharov
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Гончаров (Gončarov).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Russian, equivalent to English Potter
don't count your chicks before they hatch
Language: English
Part of speech: proverb
Senses: examples: text: This is the last week of this semester, fellows. Are all your spirits high? Or are they like your grades? I’m glad those exams are down the river, aren’t you? Don’t count your chicks before they hatch. We have one more semester before we celebrate all summer.
ref: 1949 March 11, Myron Auer, “Apprentice Broadcast”, in Fort Wayne Works News, volume 32, number 10, Fort Wayne, Ind., →OCLC, page 7, column 4:
text: Armstrong (with scorn): Abe, where are your muscles? I’m gonna throw you, Stringbean! / Lincoln (speaking slowly): Oh, I have a few muscles, Jack. You will see. Don’t count your chicks before they hatch.
ref: 1974, Laura Ross, “Young Abe Wrestles Armstrong”, in Holiday Puppets, New York, N.Y.: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Company, →ISBN, “Lincoln’s Birthday” section, page 32:
text: “I think I’ll adopt that little Baby Doe myself,” Martha said. “I know they’ll have a hard time finding a home willing to take in a crack baby, and I’ll already have her as a foster child.” / Nettie Lee blew air through her teeth. “Don’t count your chicks before they hatch.” She stopped rocking and looked at Martha. “You know, folks get paid money to take those babies in. I thought you said money didn’t interest you. Guess you say anything that suits you at the time. Being a foster is a paid job, just like anything else.”
ref: 1994, Linda Raymond, chapter 6, in Rocking the Babies, New York, N.Y.: Viking, →ISBN, page 139:
glosses: Alternative form of don't count your chickens before they're hatched.
don't count your chicks before they're hatched
Language: English
Part of speech: proverb
Senses: examples: text: Don’t count your chicks before they’re hatched / As victory from you may be snatched. / Though many boastful claims are made, / The game’s not over till it’s played.
ref: 1921 November 25, L. C. Davis, “Sport Salad: You Can Never Tell”, in St. Louis Post-Dispatch, volume 74, number 83, St. Louis, Mo., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 41, column 2:
text: “Oh, well, I just thought, if it is getting that bad with you and Mabel, perhaps I ought to be looking around for a bridesmaid’s outfit.” John laughed a queer, hard laugh. / “Don’t count your chicks before they’re hatched, Sis. We may break off yet, for all you know.”
ref: 1926 February, “Her Sacrifice”, in The Grail, volume 7, number 10, Saint Meinrad, Ind., →OCLC, “Maid and Mother” section (conducted by Clare Hampton), page 472, column 1:
text: Hannah saw the smile and warmed to it like the sun. This was how she always wanted to see him—happy, open, and trusting. She sighed. All this for that doomed goose egg. / “Now Jess,” she said softly, “you’d best not be gettin’ your hopes up too high. It’s not for nothin’ they say it, you know: Don’t count your chicks before they’re hatched.”
ref: 1985, Clayton Bess, chapter 5, in Big Man and the Burn-out, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Company, →ISBN, page 31:
text: ‘We can’t do nothing about it now but we’ll skin him this evening,’ said one of the men. / ‘Yeah,’ said the other. They were both pleased with themselves and with their good fortune. / Renard lying doggo on the baskets just behind them, said nothing but smiled to himself. ‘Don’t count your chicks before they’re hatched, nor your foxes before they’re skinned,’ he thought.
ref: 1986, Rachel Anderson, David Bradby, “Renard and the Eels”, in Renard the Fox, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 47:
glosses: Alternative form of don't count your chickens before they're hatched.
don't count your chickens
Language: English
Part of speech: proverb
Forms: form: don't count your chicks
Senses: examples: text: “We’ve started now,” the hot-heads crowed. “’Twon’t be long ’fore we’ve got Nappy on the run from end to end of the Continent.” / “Don’t count your chickens,” the wise retorted. “’Tis mightily encouraging, but the greatest military power on earth ain’t likely to throw in his hand because an odd battle has gone agin’ him.”
ref: 1942, Thomas Armstrong, chapter 3, in Dover Harbour, London: Collins […], →OCLC, section 4, page 528:
text: Only the inexperience of a Will Dorman would leap to conclusions. / “Want a word of advice, Will? Don’t count your chickens. The wardrobe sketches for Lucretia have already been approved by Rex. I’m starting fittings on Monday.” / “I’ll admit I’m not used to backing winners, but this time I’ve got my money on the nose. It’s Show Folks On The River, by two lengths, Laurette.”
ref: 1961, Jesse L[ouis] Lasky Jr., chapter 4, in Naked in a Cactus Garden, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., →LCCN, →OCLC, page 75:
text: “They do not know we have landed on Earth,” Mardan cried gleefully. “All thanks to you, Mel Prather . . .” / “Don’t count your chickens,” the farmer remarked, failing to make sense to them. “In any case,” Prather went on, “you have no reason to fear the police or anybody else unless you have criminal or treasonous leanings. You promise that you haven’t, folks?”
ref: 1975, Scott Howell, chapter 7, in Passage to Oblivion, London: Robert Hale & Company […], →ISBN, page 80:
glosses: Ellipsis of don't count your chickens before they're hatched.
don't count your chicks
Language: English
Part of speech: proverb
Forms: form: don't count your chickens
Senses: examples: text: “I figure between fifteen and seventeen hours. She’s already coming out of rigor.” / Dina did a fast calculation. “So that would be somewhere between four and six p.m. yesterday.” / “Don’t count your chicks, Lieutenant. It’s not over ’til the fat lady sings.” / “I’m approximating. Cause?”
ref: 1988, Jack Early [pseudonym; Sandra Scoppettone], chapter 2, in Donato & Daughter, New York, N.Y.: E. P. Dutton, →ISBN, page 15:
text: Angie, Margaret, and Mary joined them in chortling as their mates and sons went about the adult game. / “Mine’s longer than yours,” said one. / “Hell, it is not,” answered another. / Joe said, “Wait a minute, guys, don’t count your chicks. We haven’t measured Freddy’s or mine yet. Right, Fred?”
ref: 2019, Joan T. Petrosine, “Whew”, in Family Corners: Their Children Within, Meadville, Pa.: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc., →ISBN:
text: “Good work, Jackson.” Doreen Heckle-Flipper and a couple other penguins from the Mom Squad came shuffling over. “I think we’re soon gonna have to start calling you Mayor Rockflopper!” / The Games official next to them shook her head. “Don’t count your chicks. Look up there!” / The head scarf-wearing grandma penguin who’d been behind Jackson in the line bounded across the tightrope above them, almost in one leap.
ref: 2020, Sam Hay, chapter 10, in Golden Egg (Spy Penguins), New York, N.Y.: Square Fish, published 2021, →ISBN:
glosses: Ellipsis of don't count your chicks before they're hatched.
South Cadbury
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village in South Cadbury and Sutton Montis parish, Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST6325).
Related terms: North Cadbury
Mene
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μήνη (Mḗnē).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: A goddess of the Moon, specifically presiding over the months, sometimes regarded as an epithet of Selene.
Mene
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname
communion cloth
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: communion cloths
Senses: glosses: corporal
prelest
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Russian прелесть (prelestʹ), in turn from Old Church Slavonic прѣльсть (prělĭstĭ).
Senses: qualifier: Eastern Orthodoxy
glosses: spiritual delusion, deception, conceit
self-actor
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: self-actors
Senses: glosses: A machine that is self-acting; an automatic device.
South Cadbury and Sutton Montis
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district, that includes the named places. It was renamed from South Cadbury on 1 January 2015.
Sutton Montis
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: (for Montis)
Senses: glosses: A village in South Cadbury and Sutton Montis parish, Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST6224).
clear-felling
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: clear-fellings
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of clearfelling.
Ribchester
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Recorded as Ribelcastre in 1086 (DB), from the River Ribble and Old English ceaster.
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6435).
Parwich
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1854).
bamboozlery
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From bamboozle + -ery.
Senses: examples: text: Without knowledge and judgment a scientific love of truth will count for nothing; and seeing that we have deliberately taken the ill-informed and foolish into the national council, we have little right to be surprised that the art of political bamboozlery is attracting an increasing number of professors.
ref: 1866, The Electrician, volume 16, United Kingdom, page 111:
text: Now, that was a beautiful bit of bamboozlery. The Man Who Broke Britain (BBC2) was a heady concoction of fact and fiction. Real politicians assured us everything was going to be just fine while actors, playing city traders, groaned that it was hopeless, hopeless. It was part of the film's sleight of hand that the actors, who were deliberately chosen because they were not well known, looked real too.
ref: 2004 December 10, Nancy Banks-Smith, “Review: Financial crimes”, in The Guardian:
text: I’m beginning to think the greater the graphics and maps, the more likely the story has some degree of bamboozlery involved.
ref: 2024 December 20, Sharon Friedman, “NY Times: Interesting Map of Insurance Non-Renewals Across the Country; Thought by Them to be Due to Climate Change”, in The Smokey Wire:
glosses: The act or process of bamboozling or being bamboozled.
Related terms: bamboozlement
Daryna
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: -s
Etymology: Borrowed from Ukrainian Дари́на (Darýna).
Senses: glosses: A transliteration of the Ukrainian female given name Дари́на (Darýna), equivalent to Darina.
high-tech savvy
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more high-tech savvy
form: most high-tech savvy
Senses: glosses: Synonym of tech-savvy.
synonyms: word: tech-savvy
two-cycle
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Synonym of two-stroke.
synonyms: word: two-stroke
East Sheen
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A suburb and ward in the borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2075).
Related terms: North Sheen
sheepbush
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sheepbushes
Senses: glosses: Pentzia incana, a shrub native to South Africa and introduced to Australia.
steek grass
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: steek grasses
Senses: glosses: Obsolete form of steekgras.
Horstead
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village in Horstead with Stanninghall parish, Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2619).
glosses: A surname.
vaal kameel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans valkameeldoring
Senses: synonyms: giraffe thorn
glosses: Vachellia haematoxylon, a southern African tree.
driedoorn
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: driedoring
glosses: Rhigozum trichotomum, a southern African shrub.
Merissa
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: After a pause she added, “I am Merissa Pritchard.” She began carefully to roll up his sleeve. / He repeated her name, rolling the r’s in typically French fashion, drawing out the syllables and placing special emphasis on the last one. His pronunciation made her name sound musical and exotic, almost seductive. “It is a very lovely name, Merissa.”
ref: 1995 November, Gail Eastwood, chapter 7, in The Captain’s Dilemma (Signet Regency romances), New York, N.Y.: Signet, →ISBN, page 72:
text: If it’s a girl I’ve always loved the sweet name Merissa […]
ref: 2014, Richard Pekar, “July 1ˢᵗ 1987”, in The Last Train to Budapest, Morrisville, N.C.: Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 27:
text: “I empty the slop buckets,” the woman said flatly. / “What is your name?” / “Merdie!” shouted a voice from the back. Karn looked to find the offender, as did Sir Loraine, but they did not spot him and no one else reported who it was. / “Your name,” Karn asked quietly and politely. / “Merissa,” the woman answered.
ref: 2015, R. J. Robin, chapter 12, in Pillars of Time, Bloomington, Ind.: Archway Publishing, →ISBN, pages 194–195:
glosses: A female given name, variant of Marissa.
palkee-garry
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: palkee-garries
Senses: examples: text: I pick up my friend Nicholas—who is station-staff at Mangrowlee, and acting-adjutant to the regiment besides—and whisk him off in my palkee-garry, drawn by two Burmah ponies, to Thorney's hospitable mansion, overhanging the river.
ref: 1856 February, "Thorney's Tiffin-Party", The Panorama of Life and Literature, Vol. II, No. 8, p. 188
glosses: Alternative form of palkigari.
kaffir honeysuckle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kaffir honeysuckles
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Cape honeysuckle.
synonyms: word: Cape honeysuckle
driedoring
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of driedoorn.
synonyms: word: driedoorn
repper
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɹɛ.pə/
ipa: /ˈɹɛ.pəɹ/
rhymes: -ɛpə(ɹ)
Forms: form: reppers
Etymology: Contraction of repressor (“a person who represses”)
Senses: examples: text: Anon's a mtf agp repper
ref: 2022 April 15, u/Jojoflap, Reddit, r/greentext:
text: Was str8 boy repper era when i was just kinda sexist and watched "how to become alpha male" guides on youtube and hated how weak and unmasculine i was
ref: 2023 November 8, u/Neccesary-Coconut-60, Reddit, r/4tran4:
text: the people who seriously date and marry are real reppers who dont spend their time around trans spaces and here
ref: 2024 October 8, u/Forward-Cause310, Reddit, r/TransRepressors:
text: Worst repper delusion I’ve ever seen
ref: 2025 January 12, u/GvtlezzV2, Reddit, r/4tran4:
qualifier: 4chan /lgbt/ slang
glosses: A person who has realised they are transgender but refuses to accept it and begin gender transition.
repper
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɹɛ.pə/
ipa: /ˈɹɛ.pəɹ/
rhymes: -ɛpə(ɹ)
Forms: form: reppers
Etymology: From rep (to represent) + -er
Senses: glosses: A person who represents a company or brand, usually in a positive way.
Derived terms: self-repper
repper
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɹɛ.pə/
ipa: /ˈɹɛ.pəɹ/
rhymes: -ɛpə(ɹ)
Forms: form: reppers
Etymology: From rep (reputation) + -er (Oxford “-er”).
Senses: glosses: Reputation.
Horstead with Stanninghall
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A civil parish in Broadland district, Norfolk, England, which includes the village of Horstead.
pspsps
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Forms: form: spspsp
Senses: glosses: Used to call a cat.
common lilac
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: common lilacs
Senses: glosses: A flowering plant of species Syringa vulgaris, native to the Balkans and widely cultivated in Europe and North America