cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
mano y mano
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of mano a mano.
double track
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Between them, and fitted with the necessary turntables, capstans, and other appliances for transferring the small four-wheel carriages and vans from one track to another, were 14 tracks which converged outside the station into double-track through the Maiden Lane Tunnel, 528 yd. in length.
ref: 1952 October, C. A. Johns, “One Hundred Years at Kings Cross—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 650:
topics: rail-transport
railways
transport
glosses: A section of railway line or tramline consisting of two parallel tracks, one being used in one direction and the other in the opposite direction.
Related terms: double-track
double-tracking
passing loop
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: passing loops
Senses: examples: text: From Blackwater there is a more or less level run through gently rolling farmlands and downs to Merstone, with its island platform and passing loop.
ref: 1946 July and August, K. Westcott Jones, “Isle of Wight Central Railway—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 243:
text: In the east of Yorkshire, Mr. A. M. Ross reports the belief of local railwaymen that the N.E.R. plans to single the York-Beverley line, leaving an adequate provision of passing loops, and to operate it by C.T.C. from York; [...].
ref: 1959 June, “Talking of Trains: North Eastern report”, in Trains Illustrated, page 293:
text: Provision of a passing loop at Brading [Isle of Wight] at a cost of £1 million will allow a half-hourly service to replace the current unbalanced 20/40-minute interval service.
ref: 2019 October, “Vivarail EMUs for Island Line”, in Modern Railways, page 13:
topics: rail-transport
railways
transport
glosses: On a single-track railway or tramway, an extra track provided at a certain place to allow two trains travelling in opposite directions to pass each other. It can also allow a faster train to overtake a slower one.
Synonyms: crossing loop
crossing loop
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: crossing loops
Senses: examples: text: Relief was also afforded by the provision of additional crossing loops at stations and between stations.
ref: 1955 December, H. A. Vallance, “The Highland Railway Centenary—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 857:
text: Some 60 miles of single line (with long and short crossing loops at suitable intervals) will be continuously track-circuited and colour light-signalled under the control of one signalbox at Llandrindod Wells, enabling 18 existing signalboxes to be closed.
ref: 1960 April, “Talking of Trains: C.T.C. for Central Wales”, in Trains Illustrated, page 194:
topics: rail-transport
railways
transport
glosses: Synonym of passing loop.
synonyms: word: passing loop
mug cake
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mug cakes
form: mugcake
Etymology: mug + cake. From being a cake whose batter mix is stereotypically microwaved in a mug
Senses: glosses: A simple cake whose ingredients are combined in a mug to be quickly cooked in the microwave.
Coordinate terms: cupcake
muffin
cacoëthic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more cacoëthic
form: most cacoëthic
Senses: glosses: Dated spelling of cacoethic.
Related terms: cacoëthes
cacoëthical
individual sports
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of individual sport
mug cakes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mug cake
laplet
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlæp.lət/
rhymes: -æplət
Forms: form: laplets
Etymology: Blend of laptop + tablet
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A type of tablet computer that includes a (removable) keyboard which may double as a screen cover.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A type of netbook or ultrabook that has a removable keyboard and where the internals are hidden behind the screen instead of below the keyboard.
Synonyms: 2-in-1
Coordinate terms: english: a type of notebook computer or ultraportable which has a swivel screen that is swiveled around and folded down to cover the keyboard, with the screen facing outwards, becoming a tablet computer
translation: a type of notebook computer or ultraportable which has a swivel screen that is swiveled around and folded down to cover the keyboard, with the screen facing outwards, becoming a tablet computer
word: convertible laptop
laplets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of laplet
phytotreatment
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: phytotreatments
Etymology: From phyto- + treatment.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of phytoremediation.
synonyms: word: phytoremediation
phytotreatments
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of phytotreatment
hip fracture
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hip fractures
Etymology: From hip + fracture, from being a fracture of the leg, located near, but below, the hip.
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
hypernyms: femoral fracture<qq:often coordinate when reserved to femoral shaft fracture
coordinate_terms: pelvic fracture[hip bone]]>
glosses: A break to the upper quarter of the femur (the femoral head or the femoral neck), impairing the hip joint.
Related terms: hip replacement
rearraign
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: rearraigns
form: rearraigning
form: rearraigned
form: rearraigned
Etymology: From re- + arraign.
Senses: examples: text: Chow has been rearraigned, and has pleaded not guilty to both new charges.
ref: 2015 October 17, “Corrections: October 17, 2015”, in New York Times:
glosses: To arraign again.
Derived terms: rearraignment
rearraigned
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of rearraign
rearraigns
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of rearraign
rearraigning
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of rearraign
chionodoxa
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chionodoxas
Etymology: From the genus name.
Senses: examples: text: Adapted to the same uses as the chionodoxas and following them at a little later date, it is suited to positions ranging from the rockery to naturalization in grasslands.
ref: 1934, David Griffiths, Bulbs from Seed, page 22:
text: Smaller flowers such as chionodoxa are better under shrubs where they can create great pools of blue.
ref: 2015 October 17, Alys Fowler, “Alys Fowler: now’s the time to plant a swath of crocuses”, in The Guardian:
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: Any plant of the former genus Chionodoxa.
chionodoxas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chionodoxa
meshuggeneh
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more meshuggeneh
form: most meshuggeneh
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of meshuggener.
meshuggeneh
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: meshuggenehs
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of meshuggener.
meshuggenehs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of meshuggeneh
antiepileptogenic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more antiepileptogenic
form: most antiepileptogenic
Etymology: From anti- + epileptogenic.
Senses: examples: text: This model has been widely used for the study of the pathogenesis of temporal lobe epilepsy and to evaluate potential antiepileptogenic drugs.
ref: 2015 October 17, “Diurnal Variation Has Effect on Differential Gene Expression Analysis in the Hippocampus of the Pilocarpine-Induced Model of Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Inhibiting the development of epilepsy.
antiepileptogenesis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From anti- + epileptogenesis.
Senses: glosses: antiepileptogenic activity
bimanually
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From bimanual + -ly.
Senses: examples: text: Bimanual dissection is performed according to the rules of microsurgery: one surgeon works bimanually to dissect and remove the cyst wall, while a second surgeon drives dynamically the endoscope.
ref: 2015 October 17, “Endoscopic Endonasal Approach in the Management of Rathke’s Cleft Cysts”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: Using both hands.
unimanually
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From unimanual + -ly.
Senses: glosses: Using only one hand.
chocolatize
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: chocolatizes
form: chocolatizing
form: chocolatized
form: chocolatized
Etymology: From chocolate + -ize.
Senses: examples: text: Due to difficulty culturing the WY-A2 strain in MMH broth, cysteine heart agar with 9% chocolatized sheep blood (CHAB) was used under identical incubation settings as the strains above.
ref: 2015 October 17, “Prior Inoculation with Type B Strains of Francisella tularensis Provides Partial Protection against Virulent Type A Strains in Cottontail Rabbits”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: To heat (a substance containing blood) slowly until the red blood cells lyse, producing a brown, chocolate-like color.
examples: text: But this rush to chocolatize anything edible hurts the psyche of bona-fide chocolate lovers who know that chocolate's true mission is not to complement other foods but to be the focus.
ref: 1986, San Diego Magazine - Volume 39, page 126:
text: Because I didn't want chocolate hair, we ate in the shop, which, fortunately, had a good stock of paper napkins, since Diana was not too fastidious about her food and tended to chocolatize her face pretty well whenever encountering her favorite dessert.
ref: 2001, Philip R. Craig, Vineyard Blues: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery, →ISBN, page 92:
text: The same stuff you use for chocolate milk can be used to chocolatize a beer. Use a half cup in the boil.
ref: 2009, Drew Beechum, The Everything Homebrewing Book:
glosses: To add chocolate to.
examples: text: CHOCOLATIZE your senses.
ref: 1980, Beverage Industry:
text: We've got Strawberry Banana Happiness in aTub, Mint Chocolate Love Substitute, and Intense Chocolate Brainwash to chocolatize your troubles away.
ref: 2008, Natalie Standiford, Dating Game #4: Ex-Rating, →ISBN:
text: It's better than eating straight chocolate – a really good way to eat your weed and not over-chocolatize.
ref: 2013 June 13, “Marijuana Edibles: Wiz and Wavves' Space Cake Odyssey”, in Rolling Stone:
glosses: To indulge by eating chocolate.
chocolatizes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of chocolatize
chocolatized
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of chocolatize
chocolatizing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of chocolatize
elisidepsin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Here we show that, in sensitive HCT-116 colorectal cells, all these effects are consequence of the interaction of elisidepsin with glycosylceramides in the cell membrane.
ref: 2015 October 17, “Elisidepsin Interacts Directly with Glycosylceramides in the Plasma Membrane of Tumor Cells to Induce Necrotic Cell Death”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A particular kahalalide of marine origin.
ferroquine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From -quine (“quinoline derivative”).
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A particular antimalarial drug.
norbadione A
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A polyphenol pigment found in the bay bolete mushroom (Boletus badius).
Marxologists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Marxologist
Guesdists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Guesdist
pumpability
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pumpabilities
Etymology: From pump + -ability.
Senses: examples: text: FA is used in construction work because it increases the strength of concrete, improves sulfate resistance, decreases permeability, reduces the necessary water ratio, and improves the pumpability and workability of the concrete.
ref: 2015 October 17, “Assessment of Natural Radioactivity Levels and Potential Radiological Risks of Common Building Materials Used in Bangladeshi Dwellings”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
glosses: The quality or degree of being pumpable.
pumpabilities
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pumpability
subdrainages
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of subdrainage
subdrain
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: subdrains
Etymology: From sub- + drain.
Senses: glosses: A drain below the surface of the ground.
Related terms: subdrainage
subdrain
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: subdrains
form: subdraining
form: subdrained
form: subdrained
Etymology: From sub- + drain.
Senses: glosses: To drain below the surface.
subdraining
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of subdrain
subdrained
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of subdrain
subdrains
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of subdrain
subdrains
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of subdrain
weissellicin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: weissellicins
Etymology: Weissella + -cin
Senses: glosses: Any of a group of bacteriocins produced by Weissella bacteria.
weissellicins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of weissellicin
lube up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: lubes up
form: lubing up
form: lubed up
form: lubed up
Senses: hypernyms: lubricate
lube#Verb
glosses: To cover or coat in lubricant: to lubricate thoroughly.
Related terms: lube job
lubrication
roll up on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: rolls up on
form: rolling up on
form: rolled up on
form: rolled up on
Etymology: From roll up + on; semantically and morphologically parallel with roll up + to.
Senses: qualifier: African-American Vernacular
glosses: To sneak up to (someone or something) with the intention of causing harm.
rabbits on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of rabbit on
rabbiting on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of rabbit on
rabbited on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of rabbit on
thirst-quenching
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more thirst-quenching
form: most thirst-quenching
Senses: glosses: Satisfying or alleviating thirst.
wide-ranging
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more wide-ranging
form: most wide-ranging
Senses: examples: text: At least half of this traffic is coal from the Yorkshire pits, an increasing amount of which is running in block trains that bypass the yard on the main line; the remainder is wide-ranging in its diversity, from wool to wine and textiles to timber.
ref: 1963 September, “The new Tyne and Healey Mills yards of the North Eastern”, in Modern Railways, page 169:
glosses: Occurring over a wide range; appearing throughout a broad region, or extending over a diverse spectrum of possibilities.
Related terms: long-ranging
pommee
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: pomey
form: pommé
form: pommy
Etymology: From French pommé (“grown round, or like an apple”), past participle of pommer (“to pome”).
Senses: topics: government
heraldry
hobbies
lifestyle
monarchy
nobility
politics
glosses: Having the ends terminating in rounded protuberances or single balls; having round shapes on the extremities.
raw_tags: of a cross
Related terms: pomme
pommée
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From French pommée.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of pommee.
self-actualize
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: self-actualizes
form: self-actualizing
form: self-actualized
form: self-actualized
form: self-actualise
Etymology: From self- + actualize.
Senses: glosses: To achieve self-actualization; to reach one's personal peak of individual empowerment and fulfillment.
Related terms: deactualization
reactualize
self-actualized
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of self-actualize
self-actualizes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of self-actualize
self-actualizing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of self-actualize
untacky
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: /ʌnˈtæki/
Forms: form: more untacky
form: most untacky
Etymology: From un- + tacky.
Senses: glosses: Not tacky (in various senses).
self-actualise
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: self-actualises
form: self-actualising
form: self-actualised
form: self-actualised
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of self-actualize.
self-actualised
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of self-actualise
self-actualises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of self-actualise
self-actualising
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of self-actualise
sticks to
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of stick to
sticking to
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of stick to
stuck to
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of stick to
apophonic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more apophonic
form: most apophonic
Etymology: From apophony + -ic.
Senses: glosses: Of, pertaining to or characterized by apophony.
Derived terms: apophonically
pommer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pommers
Etymology: From German Pommer, from Middle High German bumhart, from Italian bombarda.
Senses: examples: text: The treble pommer was the equivalent of our hautboy; the bass pommer corresponded to our bassoon. Midway between these lay the alto and tenor pommers, of which the former (the alto), was doubtless the forerunner of the cor anglais.
ref: 1900, Musical News, page 378:
text: The Emperor Sigismund, Pope John XXIII, and many other Church dignitaries and others high in the affairs of state, sat in the council which opened in that year and lasted until 1418. For this occasion there were gathered together some five hundred musicians who played on fifes, fiddles, trumps, trombones, and pommers.
ref: 1936, Ray Giles, «Here Comes the Band!», New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers, page 176:
text: The Fleming Denis van Alsloot’s ‘Procession of the Religious Orders from the Town of Antwerp…’, painted in 1616 shows with excellent clarity six musicians playing a trombone, two alto pommers, a discant schalmey, cornetto, and a dulzian played on the left side with the right hand uppermost, the exact opposite to the dulzian’s descendant, the bassoon, which is played the other way round.
ref: 1948, The Monthly Musical Record, page 230:
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: An alto, tenor, or bass instrument of the shawm family.
eye-wateringly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more eye-wateringly
form: most eye-wateringly
form: eyewateringly
Senses: examples: text: Another Indonesian soup, asam shrimp […], includes incredibly fresh shrimp in their shells and okra in a tamarind broth that is wonderfully tart and sweet and eye-wateringly spicy.
ref: 1994 April 8, Eric Asimov, “Arts”, in New York Times:
text: It is first and foremost a literary prize, something I have to keep telling myself after reading the umpteenth eye-wateringly explicit gay sex scene.
ref: 2012 June 7, Suzi Feay, “Where are the new UK lesbian writers?”, in The Guardian:
text: […] there are ladylike looks from Dior and Lanvin sitting alongside more rock’n’roll (and eye wateringly expensive) Balenciaga and Balmain pastel leather bombers and luxe denims.
ref: 2013 October 27, Alison Taylor, “Riga, Warsaw and Bucharest: the new frontiers of fashion”, in Daily Telegraph:
text: […] the story gave way to a lot of gung-ho nonsense about insurgents, some sub-Loaded male bonding and an eyewateringly terrible final act.
ref: 2015 December 21, Phil De Semlyen, “The Worst Movies of 2015”, in Empire:
text: 2016, David Robert Grimes, quoted in Abby Ohlheiser, “Why the Internet’s biggest conspiracy theories don’t make mathematical sense,” Washington Post, 28 January, 2016,
I hope that by showing how eye-wateringly unlikely some alleged conspiracies are, some people will reconsider their anti-science beliefs.
glosses: In a manner or to a degree that causes one’s eyes to water or tear up, often due to an emotional situation or sentimental feelings, or due to shocking or exciting events.
break camp
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: breaks camp
form: breaking camp
form: broke camp
form: broken camp
Senses: examples: text: Soldiers, break camp! We strike the city of Sardis at dawn!
synonyms: strike camp
strike the tent
coordinate_terms: set up camp
glosses: To pack up a campsite and move on.
Teflon flu
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: polymer fume fever
fluoropolymer fever
glosses: An inhalation fever caused by the fumes released when polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE, Teflon) is heated.
fallalery
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fallaleries
Etymology: From fallal + -ery.
Senses: glosses: Costume jewelry; trinkets; fake jewelry as opposed to "real" (fine) jewelry.
Related terms: costume jewelry
fallaleries
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fallalery
build a bridge and get over it
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: builds a bridge and gets over it
form: building a bridge and getting over it
form: built a bridge and got over it
form: built a bridge and got over it
form: built a bridge and gotten over it
Etymology: A play on the literal and figurative senses of get over.
Senses: glosses: To cease worrying or complaining about something and move on.
herohood
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From hero + -hood.
Senses: glosses: The quality, state, or condition of being a hero.
herodom
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From hero + -dom.
Senses: glosses: The world or sphere of heroes; heroes collectively
lawyer-speak
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of lawyerspeak.
protocarnivorous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌpɹəʊtəkɑːˈnɪvəɹəs/
Etymology: From proto- + carnivorous.
Senses: examples: text: Recently, a new distinction has been made between the classical carnivorous plants, terrestrial or aquatic, and the newly discovered protocarnivorous plants.
ref: 1998, Pierre Jolivet, Interrelationship Between Insects and Plants, CRC Press, page 101:
text: Pinedrops and other protocarnivorous species have an advantage over other plants in situations where soil nitrogen is scarce.
ref: 2007, Carolyn Dodson, William W. Dunmire, Mountain Wildflowers of the Southern Rockies: Revealing Their Natural History, University of New Mexico Press, page 45:
text: The abundance of dead and decaying animals turns the traps into attractive habits for different organisms. Carnivorous and protocarnivorous plants employ two different strategies to face this challenge: […]
ref: 2011, Janek von Byern, Ingo Grunwald, editors, Biological Adhesive Systems, Springer Science & Business Media, page 24:
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
synonyms: paracarnivorous
subcarnivorous
glosses: Capable of trapping and killing insects or other animals but lacking the ability to digest or absorb nutrients from its prey.
raw_tags: of a plant
Derived terms: protocarnivorous plant
Related terms: protocarnivore
discerptor
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /dɪˈsɜːp.tə/
Forms: form: discerptors
Senses: examples: text: post 1750, Emanuel Swedenborg, unknown translator, Arcana Cœlestia (Latin), volume 2, published 1750.
The discerptors said they are so delighted to punish that they are not willing to desist, even should it go on to eternity.
text: Moreover, if the type be worked out historically, "lectularius" is equally invalid; the first discerptor was Fabricius, who, in a perfectly straightforward manner, removed our species from Cimex to form a part of his new genus Acanthia
ref: 1904, W.T.B., “Zoological Nomenclature”, in Nature, volume 69, pages 464–5:
text: If, at some remote future period, the discerptors of Milton should exhaust the resources of post-Wolfian Homeric theorizing, they may still find a fresh ruse or two in the tactical manuals of the Baconian assailants […]
ref: 1959, Douglas Young, “Miltonic Light on Professor Denys Page's Homeric Theory”, in Greece & Rome, volume 6, number 1, pages 96–108:
glosses: A person who pulls something apart; a person who divides or separates.
Sinbad
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Sindbad
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic سِنْدِبَاد (sindibād), from Middle Persian (compare Persian سندباد (sendbâd)), possibly borrowed from Sanskrit सिद्धपथ (siddhapatha, “path of the Blessed”).
According to folk etymology, from سند (send) + باد (bâd), whence also the Arabic هِنْدِبَاد (hindibād).
Senses: topics: fiction
literature
media
publishing
glosses: A fictional sailor, the hero of a story-cycle of Middle Eastern origin, who encountered monsters and magic while travelling the seas east of Africa and south of Asia.
Derived terms: Sinbadian
Sindbad
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Sinbad.
mirkning
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈmɜːk(ə)nɪŋ/
Forms: form: mirkenin
form: mirkinnen
form: mirknin
form: murknin
form: mirkening
Etymology: From Scots mirken (“to grow dark, darken, become overcast”), from Old Norse myrkna (“dark, gloomy”) + -ing (noun-forming suffix), equivalent to mirken + -ing.
Senses: examples: text: The gloaming glories o’ the lift hae dwined awa’ to grey,
And clachan lichts begin to blink ayont the mirkning brae.
ref: 1883, Anthony Cunningham M’Bryde, edited by David Herschell Edwards, Modern Scottish Poets: With Biographical and Critical Notices, page 185:
synonyms: crepusculum
dimmity
nightfall
glosses: Late twilight, dusk; darkening of evening.
Related terms: dusk
stalkarazzi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: stalkarazzo
Etymology: Blend of stalker + paparazzi.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of stalkerazzi.
Schleicherian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Schleicherian
form: most Schleicherian
Etymology: From Schleicher + -ian.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to August Schleicher (1821–1868), German linguist who attempted to reconstruct the Proto-Indo-European language.
PILON
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of payment in lieu of notice.
pogonic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /pəʊˈɡɒ.nɪk/
Forms: form: more pogonic
form: most pogonic
Etymology: From Ancient Greek πώγων (pṓgōn, “beard”) + -ic.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to a beard.
phonecam
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: phonecams
Etymology: From phone + cam.
Senses: examples: text: Sending a picture taken with a phonecam as MMS may be fun on occasion, but sending thousands or millions of pictures is not the work of a casual user.
ref: 2003, Scott B. Guthery, Mary J. Cronin, Developing MMS Applications:
text: Phonecams are proliferating like mad, their tiny eyes fuzzily probing so many corners of public and private life that they have begun to alter how people communicate and recreate.
ref: 2004, Forbes, volume 173, numbers 4-9, page 156:
glosses: A camera built into a mobile phone.
phonecams
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of phonecam
camphone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: camphones
Etymology: From cam + phone.
Senses: glosses: A cameraphone.
camphones
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of camphone
goggas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gogga
bashfulnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bashfulness
awfulnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of awfulness
barbarousnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of barbarousness
barrennesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of barrenness
biuniqueness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From biunique + -ness.
Senses: glosses: The quality of being biunique.
beautifulnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of beautifulness
beastlinesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of beastliness
belongingnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of belongingness
boninesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of boniness
bloodinesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bloodiness
augustnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of augustness
aversenesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: […] we are sure enough to meet a storm there, and we also are likely to perish in it, unless we correct those aversenesses and natural indispositions […]
ref: 1678, Antiquitates Christianæ: Or, the History of the Life and Death of the Holy Jesus: […], London: […] E. Flesher, and R. Norton, for R[ichard] Royston, […], →OCLC:
glosses: plural of averseness
warinesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of wariness
truthfulnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of truthfulness
tricksinesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: […] to exaggerate the little childishnesses and tricksinesses, which though charming should not be allowed to obscure the fundamental strength of Shelley's character […]
ref: 1923, E. M. W. Tillyard, Lamb's Criticism:
glosses: plural of tricksiness
thorninesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of thorniness.
federative unit
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: federative units
Senses: glosses: Any of the twenty-six states or the federal district of Brazil.
tentativenesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tentativeness
federative units
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of federative unit
tautnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tautness
tearfulnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tearfulness
teachablenesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of teachableness
thriftinesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of thriftiness
trimnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of trimness
sinuousnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sinuousness
slownesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of slowness
tininesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tininess
thingnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of thingness
swiftnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of swiftness
haberject
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: haberjects
form: haberget
form: halberject
form: hauberget
Etymology: Uncertain; appears in clause 35 of Magna Carta.
Senses: glosses: A kind of cloth used in high medieval England.
Synonyms: stamfort
tallnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tallness
rootlessnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rootlessness
straitnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of straitness
unroominess
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From unroomy + -ness.
Senses: examples: text: Roominess and unroominess in a human dwelling, even of the humblest kind, are important matters in their bearing upon man's character.
ref: 1894, Irish Builder and Engineer, volume 36, page 147:
text: Lachlan rose to fetch a coffee pot from the side table and idly Holly wondered how those legs coped with the unroominess of canoes. Perhaps he had a special one made, like some people have extra long beds.
ref: 2013, Janie Summers, A Fallen Star, page 18:
glosses: Lack of room.
brittlenesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of brittleness
brusquenesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of brusqueness
belatednesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of belatedness
bossinesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bossiness
bagginesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bagginess
brokennesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of brokenness
briefnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of briefness
brisknesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of briskness
broadnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of broadness
bumptiousnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bumptiousness
biasness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: biasnesses
Etymology: From bias + -ness.
Senses: examples: text: The quantity of biasness (racism) in here would shock the honorable Ms. Rosa Parks.
ref: 1989 December 10, Glenda Edwards, “They Can't Keep Me Away From My Stink”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 22, page 5:
qualifier: non-native speakers' English
glosses: Biasedness; bias.
biasnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of biasness
busynesse
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: busynesses
Senses: glosses: Obsolete form of business.
busynesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of busynesse
caddishnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of caddishness
callousnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of callousness
callownesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of callowness
cageyness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From cagey + -ness.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of caginess.
cattinesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cattiness
cautiousnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cautiousness
casualnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of casualness
chastenesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chasteness
chicnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chicness
darlingnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of darlingness
capaciousnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of capaciousness
captiousnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of captiousness
carefulnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of carefulness
cheapnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cheapness
dearnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dearness
talk boxes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of talk box
definitenesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of definiteness
devilishnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of devilishness
deviousnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of deviousness
deftnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of deftness
cantier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of canty: more canty
cantiest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of canty: most canty
cantily
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more cantily
form: most cantily
Etymology: From canty + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a canty manner.
dilatorinesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dilatoriness
dividednesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dividedness
doggednesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of doggedness
headinesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of headiness
fustinesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fustiness
miffiness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From miffy + -ness.
Senses: glosses: The quality of being miffy, or easily irritated.
miffily
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more miffily
form: most miffily
Etymology: From miffy + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a miffy or irritable manner.
meetnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of meetness
masterfulnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of masterfulness
massivenesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of massiveness
rigorousnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rigorousness
riotousnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: And many shall follow their riotousnesses, through whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
ref: 1752, Douay-Rheims Bible (revised), 2 Peter, 2:2
glosses: plural of riotousness
heroness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From hero + -ness.
Senses: examples: text: The components of Roland's "heroness" can not be contemplated per se. The audience perceives those components or qualities concretely through Roland's acts.
ref: 1975, Olifant, volume 2, page 86:
text: Once the handshaking and the medals are done with, the heroness just fades. You can't strut around for the rest of your life being heroic.
ref: 2002, Peter David, Esther Friesner, Diane Carey, Double Helix Omnibus, page 444:
glosses: Heroism.
wastness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: wastnesses
Senses: glosses: A waste or wilderness.
wastnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of wastness
tweenesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tweeness
suchnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of suchness
fruitfulnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fruitfulness
frowardnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: How many frowardnesses of ours does he smother?
glosses: plural of frowardness
friskinesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of friskiness
fretfulnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fretfulness
freakishnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of freakishness
freakinesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of freakiness
forgivenesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of forgiveness
forcefulnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of forcefulness
fleshinesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fleshiness
flushnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of flushness
porcupine fishes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of porcupine fish
diffusivenesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of diffusiveness
downwardness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: downwardnesses
Etymology: From downward + -ness.
Senses: glosses: The quality of being or going downward.
dinginesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dinginess
dirtinesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dirtiness
discretenesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of discreteness
disparatenesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of disparateness
dreaminesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dreaminess
downwardnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Its very downwardnesses are themselves conditions of its succeeding upwardnesses, its silences and evasions of its communications and confessions.
ref: 1922, The Sewanee Review, Volume 30:
glosses: plural of downwardness
upwardnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Its very downwardnesses are themselves conditions of its succeeding upwardnesses, its silences and evasions of its communications and confessions.
ref: 1922, The Sewanee Review, Volume 30:
glosses: plural of upwardness
douceness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From douce + -ness.
Senses: glosses: The quality of being douce.
dottinesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dottiness
doubtfulnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of doubtfulness
border guard
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: border guards
Senses: glosses: A national agency that enforces the security of the country's national borders.
glosses: A person assigned to watch, protect or control the frontier between two sovereign states.
border guards
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of border guard
dumbnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dumbness
dournesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dourness
drowsinesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of drowsiness
dubiousnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dubiousness
dwarfness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From dwarf + -ness.
Senses: examples: text: hybrid dwarfness in wheat
glosses: The quality of being a dwarf, or unusually small specimen.
exclusivenesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of exclusiveness
expertnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of expertness
expansivenesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of expansiveness
fewnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fewness
dutifulnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dutifulness
forlornnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of forlornness
fortunatenesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fortunateness
forwardnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of forwardness
finicalness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: finicalnesses
Etymology: From finical + -ness.
Senses: glosses: The state or characteristic of being finical.
finicalnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of finicalness
gonners
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gonner
mealinesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mealiness
fullnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fullness
fulnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fulness
freshnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of freshness
minginess
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From mingy + -ness.
Senses: glosses: The quality of being mingy.
feynesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of feyness
chocolatiness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From chocolat(i) + -ness.
Senses: examples: text: Experience to date in studying preferences for levels of chocolatiness in ice cream has demonstrated the practical feasibility of scientific research on consumers' preferences for significant product attributes.
ref: 1970, David T. Kollat, Roger D. Blackwell, James F. Engel, Research in consumer behavior, page 603:
glosses: The quality of being chocolaty.
rosinesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rosiness
readinesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of readiness
duskinesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of duskiness
patnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of patness
beingnesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of beingness
insideless
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From inside + -less.
Senses: examples: text: "He arranged a few toothy test tubes about them and placed the insideless bottle off to one side."
ref: 2010, Douglas Anthony Cooper, Milrose Munce and the Den of Professional Help:
glosses: that has no inside
rackingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more rackingly
form: most rackingly
Etymology: From racking + -ly.
Senses: examples: text: A rackingly painful disease that affects the joints and finally cripples, it is caused by an imbalance of uric acid in the system.
ref: 2014, Charles L. Mee, Jr, Lorenzo de Medici:
glosses: So as to cause suffering.
at-homeness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: athomeness
Etymology: From at home + -ness.
Senses: glosses: Of a person, a condition of being at home.
examples: text: Places of most profound at-homeness generally reflect existential insideness […]
ref: 2015, David Seamon, A Geography of the Lifeworld (Routledge Revivals): Movement, Rest and Encounter:
glosses: Of a person, an attachment to being at home.
Related terms: not-at-homeness
takingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more takingly
form: most takingly
Etymology: From taking + -ly.
Senses: examples: text: They are most takingly illustrated, and each of them in itself illustrates, as all Chinese writing is intended to do, some admirable moral quality.
ref: 1910, New-York Observer, volume 89, page 246:
glosses: attractively; fetchingly
athomeness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of at-homeness.
formalizer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: formalizers
Etymology: From formalize + -er.
Senses: glosses: One who or that which formalizes.
formalizers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of formalizer
demythologizer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: demythologizers
Etymology: From demythologize + -er.
Senses: glosses: One who or that which demythologizes.
demythologizers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of demythologizer
demineralizer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: demineralizers
Etymology: From demineralize + -er.
Senses: glosses: A device that demineralizes.
demineralizers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of demineralizer
archaizer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: archaizers
form: archaiser
Etymology: From archaize + -er.
Senses: examples: text: It is a fact that this type includes a number of republican words that never became part of the literary language, except occasionally in the hands of later archaizers.
ref: 2005, Tobias Reinhardt, John Norman Adams, Michael Lapidge, Aspects of the Language of Latin Prose, page 80:
glosses: One who makes archaic, as by using an archaic style.
archaizers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of archaizer
archaiser
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: archaisers
Etymology: From archaise + -er.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of archaizer.
archaisers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of archaiser