cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
devil's flute
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: In reference to the immoral behaviour thought to be associated with jazz music.
Senses: glosses: The saxophone.
haul tail
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: hauls tail
form: hauling tail
form: hauled tail
form: hauled tail
Senses: glosses: To leave; to depart.
marchantiophyte
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: marchantiophytes
Senses: glosses: Any liverwort of the division Marchantiophyta
marchantiophytes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of marchantiophyte
mastocytic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Relating to, or composed of mastocytes
mechanoreciprocity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From mechano- + reciprocity.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: The mutual relationship between cells and tissue
melanomagenic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Relating to melanomagenesis
joviall
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more joviall
form: most joviall
Senses: examples: text: A melancholy boddy is not the kindeſt nurſe for a chearely minde, (the joviall complexion is ſoverainly beholding to nature,) [...]
ref: 1593, Gabriell Haruey [i.e., Gabriel Harvey], Pierces Supererogation: Or A New Prayse of the Old Asse. A Preparative to Certaine Larger Discourses, Intituled Nashes S. Fame, London: […] Iohn Wolfe, →OCLC; republished as John Payne Collier, editor, Pierces Supererogation: Or A New Prayse of the Old Asse. […] (Miscellaneous Tracts. Temp. Eliz. & Jac. I; no. 8), [London]: [s.n.], [1870], →OCLC, page 161:
text: The moſt ſecure, happy, Ioviall & merry in the worlds eſteeme, are Princes & great men, free from melancholy, but for their cares, miſeries, ſuſpicions, Iealoſies, diſcontents, folly, & madneſſe, I referre you to Xenophons Tyrannus, where king Hieron diſcourſeth at large with Simonides the Poet, of this ſubject.
ref: 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], “Democritvs Ivnior to the Reader”, in The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, page 57:
glosses: Obsolete spelling of jovial.
menthofuran
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: The bicyclic monoterpenoid 3,6-dimethyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1-benzofuran
merolimnic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From mero- + limnic.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: Partially aquatic (typically during part of a life-cycle)
meroplasmodial
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From mero- + plasmodial.
Senses: glosses: Relating to meroplasmodium
mesoepithelium
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mesoepithelia
Senses: glosses: Synonym of mesothelium.
synonyms: word: mesothelium
warriangle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: warriangles
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of wariangle.
warriangles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of warriangle
afterseeing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of aftersee
aftersaw
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of aftersee
limitating
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of limit; limiting.
SEGRA
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: SEGRAs
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: Acronym of selective glucocorticoid receptor agonist.
SEGRAs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of SEGRA
dereferencings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dereferencing
ringmasterly
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more ringmasterly
form: most ringmasterly
Etymology: From ringmaster + -ly.
Senses: glosses: Characteristic of a ringmaster.
chieflier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of chiefly: more chiefly
chiefliest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of chiefly: most chiefly
chiefliest
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: glosses: superlative form of chiefly: most chiefly
Nottingham alabaster
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Nottingham alabasters
Senses: glosses: English alabaster sculpture, mostly small religious carvings, which flourished from the 14th to early 16th century and was mainly produced around Nottingham.
Nottingham alabasters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Nottingham alabaster
shaggy mane
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: shaggy manes
Senses: glosses: Synonym of lawyer's wig (“edible mushroom”).
synonyms: word: lawyer's wig
extra: edible mushroom
shaggy inkcap
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: shaggy inkcaps
Senses: glosses: Synonym of lawyer's wig (“edible mushroom”) (Coprinus comatus)
synonyms: word: lawyer's wig
extra: (“edible mushroom”) (Coprinus comatus)
shaggy manes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shaggy mane
shaggy inkcaps
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shaggy inkcap
ring rot
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ringrot
Senses: glosses: A disease of potatoes caused by the bacterium Clavibacter michiganensis.
ringrot
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of ring rot.
softrot
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of soft rot.
soft rot
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: softrot
Senses: glosses: A bacterial disease of potatoes.
cinderless
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From cinder + -less.
Senses: glosses: Without cinders.
oophoroma
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /oʊˌɒfəˈɹoʊmə/
ipa: /ˌəʊəfəˈɹoʊmə/
rhymes: -əʊmə
Forms: form: oophoromas
form: oophoromata
Etymology: By surface analysis, oophor- + -oma.
Senses: glosses: A tumor of the ovary.
oophoromata
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of oophoroma
oophoromas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of oophoroma
folliculoma
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: folliculomas
form: folliculomata
Etymology: From follicle + -oma.
Senses: glosses: A tumor of the follicle.
Derived terms: trichofolliculoma
folliculomas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of folliculoma
folliculomata
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of folliculoma
aquadynamically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more aquadynamically
form: most aquadynamically
Etymology: From aquadynamic + -ally.
Senses: glosses: In an aquadynamic manner.
dicyclohexylphenylphosphine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Schraml and co-workers, looking at dicyclohexylphenylphosphine, have shown that when one-bond ¹³C connectivities cannot completely solve a structure, then a long-range INADEQUATE experiment may provide the requisite data.
ref: 1996, Advances in Molecular Structure Research, volume 2, page 201:
text: The oily crude dicyclohexylphenylphosphine crystallizes on removal of the last traces of solvent and may be recrystallized by slow cooling of a hot, oxygen-free ethanol solution of the phosphine […]
ref: 2009, Inorganic Syntheses, volume 18, page 172:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A chemical compound with molecular formula C₁₈H₂₇P.
crimmigrations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of crimmigration
Lioness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Lionesses
Senses: topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
lifestyle
soccer
sports
glosses: A player for England women's national football team
DFDAUs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of DFDAU
toe cap
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: toe caps
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of toecap.
toe caps
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of toe cap
Rikako
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese りかこ (Rikako).
Senses: glosses: A female given name from Japanese.
organ of Berlese
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: organs of Berlese
Senses: glosses: The spermalege.
organs of Berlese
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of organ of Berlese
living legend
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: living legends
Senses: glosses: A person who is alive and has achieved legendary status.
Synonyms: legend in one's own lifetime
legend in one's own time
livingstone daisy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: livingstone daisies
Etymology: From the occurrence on parts of the plant of bodies resembling small crystals.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Livingstone daisy (Cleretum bellidiforme).
Llanfair
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Welsh llan + Fair, soft mutation of Mair (“Mary”).
Senses: glosses: Any of a number of towns or villages in Wales. See Wikipedia:Llanfair
glosses: Any of a number of towns or villages in Wales. See Wikipedia:Llanfair
A community (civil parish) in Vale of Glamorgan borough county borough.
Derived terms: Llanfair-ar-y-bryn
Llanfair Caereinion
Llanfair-Mathafarn-Eithaf
Llanfair PG
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
Llanfair Talhaiarn
Livingstone daisies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Livingstone daisy
diabological
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Relating to diabology.
ESMI
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of elderly, sick and mentally infirm.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of elderly and severely mentally infirm.
Okochi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Okochis
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 大河内 (Ōkōchi).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Japanese.
ISDs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ISD
erged
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of erg
erging
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of erg
Great Sandy Desert
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Great Sandy Desert
Senses: glosses: An interim Australian bioregion, located in the northwest of Western Australia, straddling the Pilbara and southern Kimberley regions.
monoporous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From mono- + porous.
Senses: glosses: Having or involving a single pore.
tautenings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tautening
tensings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tensing
relaxings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of relaxing
locked on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of lock on
locks on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of lock on
locking on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of lock on
cobbler, keep to your last
Language: English
Part of speech: proverb
Forms: form: shoemaker, stick to your last
Etymology: From last (“tool for shaping shoes”), related to the Latin phrase sutor, ne ultra crepidam.
Senses: glosses: Do not criticise matters outside your field of expertise; mind your own business.
wikipedia: last
sutor, ne ultra crepidam
Related terms: horses for courses
stick to one's knitting
stick to one's last
ultracrepidarian
heavens to Murgatroyd
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Etymology: Variant of the earlier heavens to Betsy, with the surname Murgatroyd. Attested from the 20th century. Made popular by the American cartoon character Snagglepuss during the 1960s.
Senses: glosses: Wow, good heavens.
wikipedia: Snagglepuss
Synonyms: wow
nonidealogue
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nonidealogues
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of nonideologue.
nonidealogues
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nonidealogue
Labrador tea
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlæb.ɹə.dɔː(ɹ)ti/
Forms: form: Labrador teas
Senses: glosses: Any of three Rhododendron species (R. tomentosum, R. groenlandicum, or R. neoglandulosum).
glosses: An herbal tea made from any of these plants.
lioz
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: architecture
glosses: A kind of ivory coloured limestone from the Lisbon, Portugal area.
word-salad
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: word-salads
Etymology: From word + salad.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of word salad.
word-salads
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of word-salad
new-look
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: A masterplan for a new-look Edinburgh Waverley station was revealed by Network Rail, the Scottish Government and City of Edinburgh Council on August 4.
ref: 2020 August 12, “Network News: Masterplan unveiled for Edinburgh Waverley station”, in Rail, page 10:
glosses: Modified so as to appear more modern.
metacrystal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: metacrystals
Etymology: From meta- + crystal.
Senses: glosses: A porphyroblast produced by metamorphic recrystallization
metacrystals
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of metacrystal
metoposauroid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: metoposauroids
Senses: glosses: Any extinct temnospondyl of the superfamily †Metoposauroidea
metoposauroids
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of metoposauroid
metoposaur
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: metoposaurs
Senses: glosses: Any extinct temnospondyl of the genus †Metoposaurus
metoposaurs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of metoposaur
metoprine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A diaminopyrimidine folate antagonist 5-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-6-methylpyrimidine-2,4-diamine
microepibiont
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: microepibionts
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: Any microscopic epibiont
microepibionts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of microepibiont
microspinule
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: microspinules
Etymology: From micro- + spinule.
Senses: glosses: A microscopic spinule
microspinules
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of microspinule
minifluorometer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: minifluorometers
Etymology: From mini- + fluorometer.
Senses: glosses: A small fluorometer
minifluorometers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of minifluorometer
monotopically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From monotopic + -ally.
Senses: glosses: In a monotopic manner
multinucleopolyhedrovirus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: multinucleopolyhedroviruses
Etymology: From multi- + nucleo- + polyhedrovirus.
Senses: glosses: A multinuclear polyhedrovirus
multinucleopolyhedroviruses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of multinucleopolyhedrovirus
mycofiltration
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From myco- + filtration.
Senses: examples: text: In 'mycofiltration', contaminated water is passed through mats of mycelium which filter out heavy metals and break down toxins.
ref: 2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 11:
glosses: The use of mushrooms to remove pollutants from rivers
Related terms: mycofilter
Jovial
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈd͡ʒəʊ.vɪ.əl/
ipa: /ˈd͡ʒoʊ.vɪ.əl/
Etymology: See jovial.
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: Pertaining to the planet Jupiter; Jovian.
examples: text: I know the ſhape of's Legge: this is his Hand: / His Foote Mercuriall: his martiall Thigh / The brawnes of Hercules: but his Iouiall face— / Murther in heaven?
ref: 1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene ii], page 390, column 1:
text: It was pointed out in chapter 3 that [C. S.] Lewis liked to regard Jupiter as his personal presiding deity, but Mercury would have been almost as apt a choice, for Lewis had been extraordinarily favoured by that Intelligence whom, in ‘The Planets,’ he calls the ‘Lord of language’: both as a speaker and as a writer Lewis was uncommonly fluent. However, despite these talents, despite the fact that he saw Mercurial as well as Jovial strains in his paternity, and despite his opinion that Mercury shared with Jupiter a special need of rehabilitation, Lewis claimed no special relationship with the planet of the second sphere. In fact, he confesses that the Mercurial essence is almost beyond his grasp: […]
ref: 2008, Michael Ward, Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C. S. Lewis, Oxford University Press, →ISBN:
topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: Pertaining to the Roman god Jove or Jupiter (the counterpart of the Greek god Zeus), the god of the sky and thunder and the king of the gods; Jovian.
Jovial
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈd͡ʒəʊ.vɪ.əl/
ipa: /ˈd͡ʒoʊ.vɪ.əl/
Forms: form: Jovials
Etymology: See jovial.
Senses: topics: literature
media
publishing
science-fiction
glosses: An inhabitant of the planet Jupiter; a Jovian.
Jovials
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Jovial
in-crowd
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of in crowd.
deflectin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: deflectins
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: One of a family of antibiotic chemicals produced by Aspergillus deflectus which contain a 6H-furo[2,3-h]-2-benzopyran-6,8(6aH)-dione core.
whoe'er
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Pronunciation: /huːˈɛə(ɹ)/
Senses: glosses: Contraction of whoever.
nanoencapsulate
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: nanoencapsulates
form: nanoencapsulating
form: nanoencapsulated
form: nanoencapsulated
Etymology: From nano- + encapsulate.
Senses: glosses: To encapsulate with a layer of nanoparticles
Related terms: nanoencapsulation
nanomachining
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of nanomachine
nanomachined
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of nanomachine
nanoscratch
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: nanoscratches
form: nanoscratching
form: nanoscratched
form: nanoscratched
Etymology: From nano- + scratch.
Senses: glosses: To make a nanoscale scratch
nanoscratching
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of nanoscratch
neodihydrocarveol
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From neo- + dihydrocarveol.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: The monoterpenoid (1S,2R,5R)-5-isopropenyl-2-methylcyclohexanol
neurocrine
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Describing a paracrine hormone released from neuronal cells
neuropaediatric
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of neuropediatric.
neurosteroidal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From neuro- + steroidal.
Senses: glosses: Relating to neurosteroids
nitrosubstituted
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Having a nitro group as a substituent
noncolitic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + colitic.
Senses: glosses: Not colitic
nonconjunctival
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -aɪvəl
-ʌŋktɪvəl
Etymology: From non- + conjunctival.
Senses: glosses: Not conjunctival
noncontingency
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From non- + contingency.
Senses: glosses: The condition of being noncontingent
main belt
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the main belt
form: Main Belt
Senses: examples: text: Dr. Witt suspected a highly eccentric orbit, enabling this asteroid to travel outside the main belt. He found that the majority of the asteroid's orbit was within that of Mars and named it Eros.
ref: 2002, Edward C. Blair, Asteroids: Overview, Abstracts, and Bibliography, Nova Publishers, →ISBN, page 15:
text: Such collisions may be the mechanism that sends fragments across the asteroid belt toward Earth and the terrestrial planets. If they survive passage through the main belt they may eventually establish elliptical orbits among the inner planets.
ref: 2008, O. Richard Norton, Lawrence Chitwood, Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 28:
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
synonyms: word: main asteroid belt
word: Main Asteroid Belt
word: asteroid belt
extra: the main asteroid belt in the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter
coordinate_terms: Kuiper belt
glosses: Synonym of asteroid belt; the main asteroid belt in the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter.
main belt
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: main belts
form: Main Belt
Senses: topics: government
military
nautical
politics
transport
war
glosses: The primary belt of armor protecting the sides of a warship above and slightly below the waterline.
noncytosolic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + cytosolic.
Senses: glosses: Not cytosolic
nondisplacable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + displacable.
Senses: glosses: Not displacable
nonsparse
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + sparse.
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: Not sparse
main asteroid belt
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: If the asteroid first has an interaction with the terrestrial planets, it is possible that its orbit can be altered in a way to pull it out of the main asteroid belt and reside almost entirely within the inner solar system.
ref: 2015, Patrick Michel, Francesca E. DeMeo, William F. Bottke, Asteroids IV, University of Arizona Press, →ISBN, page 19:
glosses: Synonym of main belt.
synonyms: word: main belt
nonthermophile
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nonthermophiles
Etymology: From non- + thermophile.
Senses: glosses: An organism that is not a thermophile
nonthermophiles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nonthermophile
Main Asteroid Belt
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Main Asteroid Belt
Senses: examples: text: Most of the near-Earth objects originated in the Main Asteroid Belt, located between Mars and Jupiter, although some of them probably evolved into their current orbits from the reservoir of short-period comets extending beyond Jupiter […]
ref: 2006, Lucy-Ann McFadden, Torrence Johnson, Paul Weissman, Encyclopedia of the Solar System, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 283:
glosses: Synonym of main belt.
synonyms: word: main belt
nontornadic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + tornadic.
Senses: glosses: Not tornadic
Asteroid Belt
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: The Asteroid Belt was formed from silicate and metal-rich, but ice-poor material.
ref: 2009, Günter D. Roth, Handbook of Practical Astronomy, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 492:
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of asteroid belt.
counter-imperialists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of counter-imperialist
countercolonial
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more countercolonial
form: most countercolonial
Etymology: From counter- + colonial.
Senses: topics: government
politics
synonyms: anticolonial
glosses: Opposing colonialism.
octomers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of octomer
semi-planned
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: semiplanned
Senses: glosses: Partially planned.
oligomannuronate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: oligomannuronates
Etymology: From oligo- + mannuronate.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: An oligomer composed of mannuronate monomers
oligotropical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of oligotrophic.
oncocalyxone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: oncocalyxones
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of a group of analgesic anthraquinones present in Auxemma oncocalyx
organominerals
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of organomineral
osmoconformation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From osmo- + conformation.
Senses: glosses: The condition of being a osmoconformer
osteochrondral
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of osteochondral.
otomastoid
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -æstɔɪd
Etymology: From oto- + mastoid.
Senses: topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: Relating to the ear and the mastoid process
outrotation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: outrotations
Senses: glosses: An outward rotation (typically of a joint)
outrotations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of outrotation
landuse
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: landuses
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of land use.
pachimetry
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of pachymetry.
paleospinothalmic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of paleospinothalamic.
paralogously
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: glosses: In a paralogous manner
peiotropic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of pleiotropic.
perithresholds
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of perithreshold
pheophytinase
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pheophytinases
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: An enzyme that degrades chlorophyll to form pheophytin
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: pheophorbide hydrolase
pheophytinases
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pheophytinase
phosphocline
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: phosphoclines
Etymology: From phospho- + -cline.
Senses: glosses: A layer in a body of water in which the phosphate concentration changes rapidly with depth
glosses: Misspelling of phosphocholine.
phosphoclines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of phosphocline
phosphodolichol
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: dolichol phosphate
phosphosensitive
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more phosphosensitive
form: most phosphosensitive
Etymology: From phospho- + sensitive.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: sensitive to phosphate concentration
Related terms: phosphosensitivity
phosphosensitivity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From phospho- + sensitivity.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: sensitivity to phosphate concentration
Related terms: phosphosensitive
phylostratigraphy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From phylo- + stratigraphy.
Senses: topics: biology
genetics
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: The stratigraphy of species and their genetic evolution
Related terms: phylostratigraphic
piperitol
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: piperitols
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: The monoterpenoid 6-isopropyl-3-methyl-2-cyclohexen-1-ol or an isomer
Related terms: piperitone
piperitols
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of piperitol
piperitone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: The monoterpenoid ketone 6-isopropyl-3-methyl-1-cyclohex-2-enone
Related terms: piperitol
podocyst
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: podocysts
Senses: glosses: A cyst beneath the pedal discs of scyphozoan polyps
podocysts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of podocyst
Imagawa
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Kumagais
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 今川 (Imagawa).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Japanese.
polychrometer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of polychromator.
polyisoprenol
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: polyisoprenols
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any polyisoprenoid alcohol
polyisoprenols
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of polyisoprenol
preclassified
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From pre- + classified.
Senses: glosses: classified prior to some other operation
predominent
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of predominant.
Kuwazuru
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Kuwazurus
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 桑水流 (Kuwazuru).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Japanese.
Terashita
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Terashitas
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 寺下 (Terashita).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Japanese.
preflexion
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From pre- + flexion.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: Before the flexion stage of larval development
preingestive
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From pre- + ingestive.
Senses: glosses: Prior to ingestion
premelanosomal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From pre- + melanosomal.
Senses: glosses: Prior to the development of a melanosome
glosses: Relating to premelanosomes
prestabilize
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: prestabilizes
form: prestabilizing
form: prestabilized
form: prestabilized
Etymology: From pre- + stabilize.
Senses: glosses: To stabilize prior to some other operation
prevelant
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of prevalent.
profilometrical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of profilometric.
purinyl
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: purinyls
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A univalent radical derived from a purine
hru
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of HRU.
red-tailed shrike
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: red-tailed shrikes
Senses: glosses: Lanius phoenicuroides, a member of the shrike family (Laniidae). It was formerly considered conspecific with the isabelline shrike and the red-backed shrike.
isabelline shrike
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: isabelline shrikes
Senses: glosses: Lanius isabellinus, a member of the shrike family (Laniidae). It was formerly considered conspecific with the red-tailed shrike and the red-backed shrike.
isabelline shrikes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of isabelline shrike
brown shrike
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: brown shrikes
Senses: glosses: Lanius cristatus, a bird in the shrike family (Lanius) that is found mainly in Asia. It is closely related to the red-backed shrike (L. collurio) and isabelline shrike (L. isabellinus).
brown shrikes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of brown shrike
long-tailed shrike
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: long-tailed shrikes
Senses: glosses: Lanius schach, a member of the shrike family (Laniidae), mainly found in Asia.
uncollocated
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + collocated.
Senses: glosses: Not collocated.
northern shrike
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: northern shrikes
Senses: synonyms: word: nine-killer
glosses: Lanius borealis, a large songbird species in the shrike family (Laniidae) native to North America and Siberia.
lesser grey shrike
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lesser grey shrikes
Senses: glosses: Lanius minor, a member of the shrike family Laniidae.
lesser grey shrikes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lesser grey shrike
colitogens
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of colitogen
collagenoses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of collagenosis
colobodontids
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of colobodontid
color codes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of color code
color codes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of color code
color coding
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of color code
color coded
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of color code
color coded
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Anything marked with a color code as a means of sorting.
masked shrike
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: masked shrikes
Senses: glosses: Lanius nubicus, a large songbird species in the shrike family (Laniidae).
masked shrikes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of masked shrike
colovesicles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of colovesicle
colpoceles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of colpocele
colpodids
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of colpodid
colpomicroscopes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of colpomicroscope
colpostats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of colpostat
woodchat shrike
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: woodchat shrikes
Senses: glosses: Lanius senator, a species in the shrike family (Laniidae).
woodchat shrikes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of woodchat shrike
restrip
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: restrips
form: restripping
form: restripped
form: restripped
Etymology: From re- + strip.
Senses: glosses: To strip again.
restrips
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of restrip
restripped
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of restrip
restripping
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of restrip
colorcasters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of colorcaster
quadrectomy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: quadrectomies
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of quadrantectomy.
mussuck
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmʌsək/
rhymes: -ʌsək
Forms: form: mussucks
form: mussick
form: mussock
Etymology: From Urdu مشک (maśak) / Hindi मशक (maśak), from Persian مشک (mašk), from Middle Persian [script needed] (mšk' /⁠mašk⁠/), from Old Persian 𐎶𐏁𐎣𐎠 (m-š-k-a /⁠maškā⁠/), via Aramaic or another descendant of Proto-Semitic *mašk- (“skin”).
Senses: examples: text: In that form of sunstroke where the person is struck down suddenly by a hot sun, the patient should be removed into the shade, and the douche of cold water being allowed to fall in a stream on the head and body, from a pump (or, as in India, from the mussuck, or other similar contrivance should be freely resorted to, the object being two-fold: to reduce the temperature of the over-heated centres, and to rouse them into action. During the assault on the White House piquet in the last Burmese war, numbers of men were struck down by the direct action of the sun during the month of April. They were laid out perfectly unconscious, in their red coats and stocks (they wore them in those days, 1852), but were recovered by the cold douche freely applied by the mussuck over the head and body.
ref: 1876 Joseph Fayrer, The London Medical Record vol. 4 page 183 = The Practitioner vol. 16 page 183
text: We had what was to us an extraordinary and fascinating experience in this trip of going down the Ravi River through strong rapids on mussucks, or inflated cowskins, and it was indeed a delightful river voyage of fifty miles through splendid hill scenery.
ref: 1907, Owen Tudor Burne, Memories, London: Edward Arnold, page 125:
glosses: an inflated skin-bag for water, variously said to be made from goats, from cows or from dogs, often by bheesties.
mussucks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mussuck
cross term
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cross terms
Senses: topics: linear-algebra
mathematics
sciences
glosses: In a quadratic form, a term which is not a squared variable; i.e., a term with more than one variable.
Synonyms: cross-product term
radioprobes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of radioprobe
giant reeds
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of giant reed
polynomial algebra
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: polynomial algebras
Senses: topics: algebra
mathematics
sciences
glosses: polynomial ring
Hypernyms: associative algebra
turkeyman
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: turkeymen
Etymology: From turkey + -man.
Senses: examples: text: The meeting, which was held in Atlantic City, N. J., on January 6 to 8, attracted nearly 3,500 turkeymen.
ref: 1955, Poultry Processing and Marketing:
text: "Year-round production and new plant capacity favor the Southeast at the expense of other areas," says a turkeyman in the center of that burgeoning production area.
ref: 1968, Poultry Meat: Broiler and Turkey Edition, volume 5, page 116:
text: Only once did he participate in a floor arrangement. That was in 1967 (a bad year) when Callaway Farms grew on contract with Morton Foods. "Fortunately we were well protected and it helped us out," says the Georgia turkeyman.
ref: 1976, The Callaway Journal, volumes 1-6, page 53:
glosses: A man who farms turkeys.
turkeymen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of turkeyman
genetic modifications
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of genetic modification
euryteles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of eurytele
snaughle
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsnɑːfəl/
ipa: /ˈsnæfəl/
Forms: form: snaughles
form: snaughling
form: snaughled
form: snaughled
Etymology: Blend of snort + laugh + -le.
Senses: examples: text: “The attic.” She was looking at the menu board when she heard a snort beside her. “The attic?” It wasn't just a snort. It was a laugh and a snort. Nancy was snaughling at her. “Who in the world cleans an attic? That's like vacuuming a shed.”
ref: 2016, Janice M. Whiteaker, Run:
text: Go ahead, make me laugh and snaughle!
ref: 2017 June, Caroline Craven, “Peeing One's Pants - Really?”, in Girl with MS:
text: Its what I do when something is funny, and all my friends R so damn funny that I snaughle a lot,” she posted to her WhoSay.
ref: 2019 July 19, Nina Dobrev Keeps Her Costume Simple for First Halloween Party, Just Jared:
glosses: To (repeatedly) snort while laughing; snort and laugh at the same time.
snaughling
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of snaughle
alcohol use disorder
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: alcohol use disorders
Etymology: From DSM-5.
Senses: examples: Near-synonyms: drinking problem (informal), alcoholism
synonyms: AUD
glosses: Any of various conditions associated with drinking too much alcohol.
Derived terms: word: AUD
refetch
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: refetches
form: refetching
form: refetched
form: refetched
Etymology: From re- + fetch.
Senses: glosses: To fetch again.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: To fetch again.
To retrieve data previously stored in memory.
refetching
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of refetch
relavence
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of relevance.
retroglenoid
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From retro- + glenoid.
Senses: topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: Behind the glenoid
retrourethral
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From retro- + urethral.
Senses: glosses: Behind the urethra
glosses: Through the urethra in the reverse direction
rheobiont
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rheobionts
Etymology: From rheo- + -biont.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: Any organism that lives in fast-flowing water
rheobionts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rheobiont
rhinacanthone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: The chromenone 3,3-dimethyl-2,4-dihydrobenzo[h]chromene-5,6-dione present in the roots of a Rhinacanthus
rubrerythrins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rubrerythrin
weak sauce
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more weak sauce
form: most weak sauce
Senses: examples: text: Some California students provided us with a taste of slang words that are now catching on, although, thanks to MTV, you have already heard some of them. […] Good events or things are "dope." Bad events are "weak sauce." "Right on" is "that's sweet." "That's awesome" is "that's the bomb."
ref: [1993 February 12, Jeff Schnaufer, “New Trends Imitate ’70’s Style”, in Andrew McRoberts, editor, The Crusader, volume 34, number 14, Selinsgrove, Pa.: Susquehanna University, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3, columns 5–6:
text: Blazing at a very healthy 30 frames per second with NO clipping, NO slowdown, and NO loss of graphic quality, this one made Eggo run to the nearest restroom after his ‘weak sauce’ stomach gave out.
ref: 1998 June, “Bio F.R.E.A.K.S. [review]”, in Jay Puryear, editor, GameFan: The Last True Enthusiast Magazine, volume 6, number 6, Santa Monica, Calif.: Metropolis Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 44:
text: [T]he news bunny ran up to him, saying, "Officer, did you have trouble catching up with Batman? Was it an exciting chase?" The surfer cop struck a semi-heroic pose for the camera and said, "Weak sauce." Then he quickly walked Batman to the black-and-white, where he was put into the backseat.
ref: 2006, Joseph Wambaugh, Hollywood Station […], New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 237:
glosses: Alternative form of weaksauce.
weak sauce
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: weak sauces
Senses: examples: text: […] New England Asters. Not the pale domesticates of the perennial border, the weak sauce of lavender or sky blue, but full-on royal purple that would make a violet shrink.
ref: 2013, Robin Wall Kimmerer, “Planting Sweetgrass”, in Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants, Minneapolis, Minn.: Milkweed Editions, →ISBN, page 40:
text: Had a run-in on the bus with some weak sauces.
ref: 2015, Samantha Marks, “The Birthday”, in A Fatal Family Secret (Morphosis.me Files; 1), [S.l.]: Samantha Marks, →ISBN, page 26:
glosses: Alternative form of weaksauce.
sneckdown
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sneckdowns
Etymology: Blend of snow + neckdown, coined in 2014 by Aaron Naparstek on Twitter.
Senses: glosses: A natural neckdown (curb extension) caused by snowfall.
wikipedia: Aaron Naparstek
Twitter
pre-crastination
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pre-crastinations
Senses: examples: ref: 2015 June 30, “Pre-Crastination: The Opposite of Procrastination”, in Scientific American:
glosses: Alternative form of precrastination.
Lombard Street to a China orange
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: * Lombard Street as a metonym for all the money in British banks. A China orange as something of trifling value.
Senses: examples: text: As Jorrocks expressed it, in the event of such a catastrophe happening, “It was all Lombard Street to a China orange we’d lose the number of our mess and sarve as food for fishes!”
ref: 1885 John Conroy Hutcheson On Board the Esmeralda (Chapter Fifteen. “A Little Unpleasantness.”)
text: The odds, too, are against a drunkard's reformation; all Lombard Street to a China orange.
ref: 1906, Burford Delannoy, chapter XXIII, in Prince Charlie:
text: Mora has been a favourite recreation with these people almost from their cradles, and he would be a bold man indeed who would venture to challenge a Torrese at this game, for the native's skill and experience are almost bound to tell eventually in his favour, and the odds are "Lombard Street to a China orange" against the outside player.
ref: 1907 Herbert M. Vaughan, The Naples Riviera (Chapter II "The Vesuvian Shore and Monte Sant' Angelo")
text: It looked the proverbial Lombard Street to a china orange that he must be run down and killed. By a superlatively skilful piece of driving, the bus-driver just managed to avoid him[.]
ref: 1937, Sir Malcolm Campbell, The Roads and the Problem of their Safety, London: Hutchinson, page 151:
glosses: very long odds (in favour or against an outcome)
I'll be a son of a bitch
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Etymology: Attested from at least 1925. From older son of a bitch, from Middle English biche-sone (literally “bitch's son”). Compare I'll be damned, from the 18th century.
Senses: examples: text: “Well, I’ll be a son-of-a-bitch!” Monty laughed. “You mean you called a pat hand on aces up?”
ref: 1957, Herbert Osborn Yardley, The Education of a Poker Player, page 10:
glosses: Expression of surprise or irritation.
Synonyms: wow
Toccopola
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Oaktockopullo (name of a Chickasaw village), from Chickasaw oktaak oppolo (“ruined prairie”).
Senses: glosses: A town in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, United States.
salicoid
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Relating to willow (of the genus Salix)
salivirus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: saliviruses
Senses: glosses: Any virus of the genus Salivirus
saliviruses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of salivirus
secaline
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: secalines
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of secalin.
semaxanib
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: The anticancer compound (3Z)-3-[(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)methylidene]-1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one
semidwarfism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From semi- + dwarfism.
Senses: glosses: Partial dwarfism
serylation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Reaction with a seryl group
shotcreter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: shotcreters
Senses: glosses: A machine that lays shotcrete onto a surface
shotcreters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shotcreter
shotcreting
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: The most significant part of the repair work was to seal the Thames Tunnel by 'shotcreting' it.
ref: 2020 May 20, Paul Bigland, “East London Line's renaissance”, in Rail, page 47:
glosses: The application of shotcrete onto a surface.