cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
Hassidish
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Hasidic.
Chasidish
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Hasidic.
Hasidish
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Hasidic.
Chassidish
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Hasidic.
inthrow
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: inthrows
form: inthrowing
form: inthrew
form: inthrown
Senses: glosses: To throw inward.
inthrows
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of inthrow
inthrowing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of inthrow
intendible
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of intendable.
introdden
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Trodden inward; beaten in by treading.
intromittence
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The quality of being intromittent.
unerrancy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of inerrancy.
synonyms: word: inerrancy
pashim
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of pashm.
petship
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From pet + -ship.
Senses: glosses: The condition of being a pet or favourite.
Pacahuara
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Pacaguara
form: Pakawara
Senses: glosses: An indigenous people of Bolivia.
Pacahuara
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Pacaguara
form: Pakawara
Senses: glosses: The language of these people.
Pacaguara
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Pacahuara.
Pacaguara
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Pacahuara.
Pakawara
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Pacahuara.
Pakawara
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Pacahuara.
packmaker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: packmakers
Etymology: From pack + maker.
Senses: glosses: A manufacturer of packs.
Related terms: packer
packmaking
packmaking
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From pack + making.
Senses: examples: text: Packmaking possible.—While some hospitals prepare their surgical and obstetrical packs in the laundry to some degree, this could be set up as a regular procedure in a cooperative plan. This would relieve the pressure on many central supply departments. A few hospitals do their autoclaving right in the laundry.
ref: 1964, Veterans' Administration Medical Program: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Hospitals of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives, Eighty-eighth Congress, Second Session on H.R. 146 ... April 28, 29, 30; May 7, 8, and 12, 1964, U.S. Government Printing Office, pages 2775-2776:
text: A method for forming and closing pack wrappers in cigarette packers comprising the steps of: providing a set of packmaking devices each with a tube-shaped box and a set of pack closing devices, the devices of each set being connected to one another and continuously driven along a closed path at least in part adjacent the path of the other set of devices, forming a foil sheet around each tube shaped box and folding a pair of opposed flaps at one end of said sheet at the bottom of the pack wrapper being formed, forming a wrapper sheet around each foil sheet which together provide a pack wrapper, rotating each tube shaped box and pack wrapper thereon to change its orientation relative to the path of said packmaking devices and folding the bottom flaps of the pack wrapper thereby closing one end thereof, returning each tube shaped box and pack wrapper thereon to its original orientation relative to the path of said packmaking devices and filling each pack wrapper, transferring each filled pack wrapper from a packmaking device to an adjacent pack closing device and pivoting each filled pack wrapper to change its orientation to the path of said packmaking devices while folding the flaps at the mouth end thereof, and thereafter returning each pack wrapper to its original orientation.
ref: 1976, United States Patent and Trademark Office, “U.S. Patent No. 3,978,639. Method and apparatus for forming pack wrappers in cigarette packers. Claudio Ferrozzi, Ferrara, Italy, assignor to AMF Incorporated, White Plains, N.Y.”, in Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, volume 950, numbers 1-2, United States Patent and Trademark Office, page 49:
text: It's Taken Ten, Long, Back-Breaking, Lead-Roping, Plate-Scraping Years. 1995 marks our tenth year in the packmaking business. In that time we've done more than just learn a trick or two, we've invented most of them. With vision, a lot of overtime and a little luck, we've created the most comfortable packs on the market today. Whether you're on a day hike or Denali, we have the pack for you.
ref: 1995 September 24, Dana Design Company, “[Advertisement for backpacks]”, in Backpacker, volume 23, number 144:
glosses: The assembly or manufacture of packs (e.g., cigarette packs, backpacks, surgical packs).
Related terms: packer
packing
packmaker
packmakers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of packmaker
Jelutong
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Malay Jelutong.
Senses: glosses: A suburb of George Town, Northeast district, Penang, Malaysia.
palberry
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From an Australian Aboriginal word. Not related to berry.
Senses: glosses: A plant of species Myoporum serratum.
palatometer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: palatometers
Senses: glosses: A device used in electropalatography to monitor the position of the palate.
palatometers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of palatometer
Pallu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Phallu
Senses: topics: biblical
lifestyle
religion
glosses: A son of Reuben according to Genesis 46:9, Exodus 6:14 and Numbers 26:5. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
Derived terms: Palluite
Pallu
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Tamil பள்ளு (paḷḷu)
Senses: glosses: A genre of satirical Tamil poetry dealing with the life of a farmer and his wives and landlord.
Phallu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Pallu (“biblical figure”).
palmatiparted
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: Synonym of palmatipartite.
synonyms: word: palmatipartite
pancratism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: human-sciences
sciences
social-science
sociology
glosses: A social structure based on power and domination.
Related terms: pancratic
pandestruction
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From pan- + destruction.
Senses: glosses: The destruction of everything.
Panchristism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: pan- + Christ + -ism
Senses: topics: lifestyle
religion
glosses: Christocentric pantheism.
London to a brick
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: Short for London to a brick on, expressing notional odds where the entire city of London is bet against a worthless object. Compare a pound to a penny.
Senses: examples: text: It's London to a brick that if someone says that his world-view is demonstrably more theoretically virtuous than competing world-views, then the demonstration in question makes no serious attempt to assess the theoretical virtues of competing worldviews. And it's not far short of London to a brick that he doesn't even get as far as setting up straw man competitors to the touted worldview.
ref: 2017, Graham Oppy, “Rationality and Worldview”, in J. L. Schellenberg, Paul Draper, editor, Renewing Philosophy of Religion: Exploratory Essays, page 185:
glosses: Extremely likely, virtually certain.
pantalgia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: pant- + -algia
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Pain across the entire body.
Related terms: neuralgia
pantarbe
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pantarbes
Senses: glosses: A precious stone, possibly a ruby, supposed to have a magnetic property.
pantarbes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pantarbe
pantod
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A condition of pain or discomfort.
pantheic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Relating to a pantheon.
Related terms: pandeistic
papaship
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: papa + -ship
Senses: examples: text: […] if I were a mamma — which I am happy to say I am not, finding papaship quite sufficient — I should assuredly buy him […]
ref: 1879, All the Year Round, page 18:
text: […] enjoyed a sort of honorary Papaship, and helped the dear little attendant angels, just out of the nursery, to mind the baby.
ref: 1908, Edwin Howland Blashfield, Italian Cities, volume 1, page 97:
synonyms: fathership
fatherness
dadhood
daddyhood
dadness
paternity
coordinate_terms: mothership
motherness
momhood
mommyhood
momness
maternity
glosses: Fatherhood.
honey dip
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: honey dips
Senses: synonyms: honey
qualifier: African-American Vernacular
glosses: An attractive woman (Often used as a term of endearment)
qualifier: African-American Vernacular
glosses: A light-skinned black woman
Related terms: honey dipper
Paracelsism
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Paracelsianism.
synonyms: word: Paracelsianism
Paracelsistic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Paracelsistic
form: most Paracelsistic
Senses: glosses: Relating to Paracelsianism.
parchmenter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: parchmenters
Etymology: From parchment + -er.
Senses: glosses: A maker or seller of parchment.
parchmenters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of parchmenter
sitelen pona
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsiːtɛlɛn ˈpəʊnə/
ipa: /ˈsitɛlɛn ˈpoʊnə/
Forms: form: Sitelen Pona
Etymology: From Toki Pona sitelen pona (literally “good/simple writing”).
Senses: examples: text: The first notable example of lessons focusing on sitelen pona is the series o kama sona e sitelen pona by James Flear (jan Same).
ref: 2024 April 16, Rebecca Bettencourt (jan Lepeka), et al., “Preliminary proposal to encode sitelen pona in the UCS”, in Unicode, page 3:
glosses: A logography for writing Toki Pona created by Sonja Lang, consisting of simple hieroglyphs.
Parilicium
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Palilicium.
paronymization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The process of paronymizing.
Artiles
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: The county’s top prosecutor, Katherine Fernandez Rundle, accused Artiles at a news conference on Thursday afternoon of paying an old friend almost $45,000 to mount a fake candidacy intended to illegally sway the election.
ref: 2021 March 18, Scott Glover, Curt Devine and Audrey Ash, “Former Florida state senator charged in spoiler candidate scheme”, in CNN:
glosses: A surname from Spanish.
Parsic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: Parsi + -ic
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Parsi.
synonyms: word: Parsi
partymonger
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: partymongers
Etymology: From party + monger.
Senses: topics: government
politics
glosses: A slavish supporter of a political party.
partymongers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of partymonger
Patagon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Patagons
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: A member of a mythical race of giant humans said to live in Patagonia.
Patagons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Patagon
poofteenth
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: poofteenth Australia
form: poofteenths
Senses: glosses: a tiny amount, very occasionally a very large amount. see bee's dick.
water diaper
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: water diapers
Etymology: From water + diaper, because the diaper is worn in the water.
Senses: examples: text: Next to her, Jack—now dry and less menacing when not throwing old men into the pool—sat on the beach blanket, cradling a baby in a water diaper. The baby—Chip, PJ assumed—tossed sand into the air by pudgy handfuls, laughing as it rained down on his head. Jack didn't look in the least riled by the grit in his hair.
ref: 2014, Susan May Warren, Nothing But Trouble, Tyndale House Publishers, →ISBN, page 89:
text: For younger kids, have them wear a water diaper and check it and change it often.
ref: 2019 June 13, Alison Kresta, “Here's What Pediatricians *Really* Want You To Know About Water Parks”, in Romper:
text: Meanwhile, little Tristan was dressed in all blue and green, including a long-sleeved swim top and reusable water diaper, plus a cap for protection against the summer sun.
ref: 2023 July 6, Jill Lupupa, “Tarek and Heather Rae El Moussa Take Son, 5 Months, on Florida Beach Vacation: 'More of a Pool Boy'”, in People:
glosses: Synonym of swim diaper.
synonyms: word: swim diaper
water nappy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: water nappies
Etymology: From water + nappy, because the nappy is worn in the water.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of swim diaper.
synonyms: word: swim diaper
water nappies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of water nappy
water diapers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of water diaper
protective briefs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: An adult diaper.
Synonym of diaper briefs (“briefs-style diaper for adults suffering from incontinence or bedwetting.”).
synonyms: word: diaper briefs
extra: (“briefs-style diaper for adults suffering from incontinence or bedwetting.”).
glosses: An adult diaper.
Synonym of incontinence briefs (“thin briefs-style diaper for adults suffering from mild urine drip or leakage”).
synonyms: word: incontinence briefs
extra: thin briefs-style diaper for adults suffering from mild urine drip or leakage
protective pants
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: An adult diaper.
Synonym of diaper briefs (“briefs-style diaper for adults suffering from incontinence or bedwetting.”).
synonyms: word: diaper briefs
extra: (“briefs-style diaper for adults suffering from incontinence or bedwetting.”).
glosses: An adult diaper.
Synonym of incontinence briefs (“thin briefs-style diaper for adults suffering from mild urine drip or leakage”).
synonyms: word: incontinence briefs
extra: thin briefs-style diaper for adults suffering from mild urine drip or leakage
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see protective, pants.
nappywear
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From nappy + -wear (“used to form nouns denoting clothing”).
Senses: glosses: Synonym of diaperwear (“diapers as a category of clothing”).
synonyms: word: diaperwear
extra: diapers as a category of clothing
diaperstuff
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From diaper + stuff.
Senses: examples: text: Many of the artists i like that draw growth massive chubbies inflators an so on dont draw diaperstuff, It kinda confonds me, Why, Its just a diaper its not like its a spiked dildo or somethin horrible.
ref: 2014 March 28, @foxmark, “In the Pageview Year 9595”, in Fur Affinity:
text: Dont's:
-Gore
-scat
-vore
-watersports
-diaperstuff
-cub/ciddie stuff
ref: 2017 October 5, @magra123, “Commission price sheet 2017”, in Fur Affinity:
text: I wonder what thats like, I'm only in the mood for diaperstuff ever.. the fuller the diaper the better <//<
ref: 2020 September 11, @CrinklySnowCat, Twitter:
text: OKAY i made the other account this one is reserved for weird shit only now so if you dont want to see yuckystuff or diaperstuff or anything uhhhhhhhhh abort abort abort
ref: 2023 November 17, @giggledotnet, Twitter:
text: intensely rare sad post, but my living situation for my early 20's stifling how much I can/could engage with diaperstuff irl, both alone or with friends is makin me bigsad tonight :< hrg grumble grumble
ref: 2024 November 24, @sneaspeon.bsky.social, Bluesky:
text: ...realizing that if i am ever to find a successful psych thing i will not be able to avoid needing them to be cool with direct talk about diaperstuff
and that in order to accomplish that *I* will need to *talk* about diaperstuff to them -x-
ref: 2025 July 10, @sisdeer.bsky.social, Bluesky:
topics: lifestyle
glosses: Things involving, containing, or associated with, diapers in a sexual or fetishistic manner; diaperplay, erotic work containing, or revolving around, diapers.
aeromonasis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of aeromoniasis.
aeromonosis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of aeromoniasis
alteromonad
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: alteromonads
Senses: glosses: Any bacterium of the genus Alteromonas.
stylistas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of stylista
short queen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: short queens
Etymology: Formed by analogy with short king. By surface analysis, short + queen (“an excellent woman”).
Senses: coordinate_terms: short king
glosses: A woman of short stature.
short queens
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of short queen
D.O.s
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of D.O.
well-smithied
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more well-smithied
form: most well-smithied
Senses: examples: text: The sword of Ing betrayed its earl. This should not have happened, for it was old and tried, well-smithied and strong, the sword of Ing.
ref: 1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 44:
glosses: Skilfully forged or wrought by a smith.
🐈
Language: English
Part of speech: symbol
Etymology: A pun; from pussy, which can mean both “a cat” and “female genitalia”.
Senses: examples: text: I should wash my 🐈.
text: Either get yourself a pocket🐈 or get a girlfriend.
glosses: A vagina.
fictional other
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fictional others
form: f/o
Etymology: Blend of fictional + significant other.
Senses: topics: lifestyle
glosses: A fictional character one is romantically attracted to or one considers as one's significant other.
Related terms: selfship
yume
Clèves
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French Clèves.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Cleves
λugʷaləs
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈɡlu.ɡwa.ləs/
Senses: examples: text: Smith’s lawyer informed her the province was implementing an interim policy, allowing λugʷaləs’ name to appear on his birth certificate. But Smith says the agency informed the lawyer it would need more time to make the change applicable to all people.
ref: 2023 March 29, Brett Ballah, “λugʷaləs becomes first baby in B.C. to have his Indigenous name on birth certificate”, in Global News, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2023:
text: λugʷaləs K’ala’ask Shaw was born on Jan. 12 to a Ts’msyen and Haisla mother and a Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ father from the Wei Wai Kum First Nation. [...] Shaw’s great-grandmother was born near the head of the inlet and the couple said they wanted little λugʷaləs to be rooted in his territory and connected to his ancestors.
ref: 2022 October 14, Elizabeth McSheffrey, “B.C. parents launch court action over rejection of baby’s Indigenous name”, in Global News, archived from the original on 15 Oct 2022:
glosses: A male given name from Liqʼwala Kwakʼwala, variant of Ꟛugʷaləs.
Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Squamish Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim.
Senses: examples: text: A sign at the Lonsdale Quay terminal entrance bid patrons “Welcome” in Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim, and “Welcome to our lands and waters” in hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓. The first is the language of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw or Squamish Nation, and the second is spoken by the xʷməθkʷəyə̓m (Musqueam) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, and more.
ref: 2023 January 10, Elizabeth McSheffrey, “New SeaBus terminal artwork welcomes commuters in 2 B.C. First Nations languages”, in Global News, archived from the original on 10 Jan 2023:
text: In 2010, there were just 10 fluent Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim speakers, according to figures from the Squamish Nation. Now, hundreds of people are actively learning the language.
ref: 2025 February 7, CBC News, “Back from the brink: We meet the people reviving the Squamish language (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim)”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 08 Feb 2025:
glosses: A Coast Salish language spoken by the Squamish people of the Pacific Northwest, spoken in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, particularly in Squamish reserves in North Vancouver and West Vancouver.
Synonyms: Sḵwx̱wú7mesh
Squamish
Related terms: Sḵwx̱wú7mesh
Wiktionary’s coverage of Squamish terms
nesting ground
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nesting grounds
boat-puller
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: boat-pullers
the very thing
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: examples: text: "Your point of view," she laughed. "You lacked perspective. Now if you did not have to get so close to the subject -- "
"The very thing!" I cried. "What I need is a longer club. And there's that broken oar ready to hand."
ref: 1904, Jack London, chapter 30, in The Sea-Wolf (Macmillan’s Standard Library), New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →OCLC:
glosses: Synonym of the very idea
synonyms: word: the very idea
mild-tempered
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more mild-tempered
form: most mild-tempered
lily-frail
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: She leaned against me, so light and lily-frail, and as her trembling eased away it seemed as though I became aware of prodigious strength.
ref: 1904, Jack London, chapter 30, in The Sea-Wolf (Macmillan’s Standard Library), New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →OCLC:
glosses: Very frail.
slip past
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: slips past
form: slipping past
form: slipped past
form: slipped past
Senses: examples: text: Maud took an active part in the drive, and with her cries and flourishings of the broken oar was of considerable assistance. I noticed, though, that whenever one looked tired and lagged, she let it slip past. But I noticed, also, whenever one, with a show of fight, tried to break past, that her eyes glinted and showed bright, and she rapped it smartly with her club.
ref: 1904, Jack London, chapter 30, in The Sea-Wolf (Macmillan’s Standard Library), New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →OCLC:
glosses: Synonym of sneak past
synonyms: word: sneak past
areality
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: the quality of being areal
pre-metro
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pre-metros
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of premetro
GBeebies
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Blend of GB News + CBeebies, the name of a BBC television channel aimed at young children.
Senses: glosses: GB News, a British news television channel.
premetros
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of premetro
reach stacker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: reach stackers
Senses: examples: text: In ten minutes, the first half of the train is unloaded, while Waddicor heads back, still at less than walking pace, to collect the second half. The pace of the reach stackers is impressive.
ref: 2025 August 20, Paul Clifton, “A driver's eye view of East West Rail”, in RAIL, number 1042, page 35:
glosses: A vehicle used for handling intermodal cargo containers in small terminals or medium-sized ports.
reach stackers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Plural of reach stacker.
microgravitation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: microgravitations
Derived terms: microgravitational
entomochory
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From entomo- + -chory.
Senses: glosses: The dispersal of seeds, spores, or fruit by insects.
Hypernyms: zoochory
Hyponyms: myrmecochory
watchie
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: watchies
Etymology: From watch + -ie.
Senses: examples: text: We had better go, it’s getting very late; / Just look what little watchie says—eleven twenty-eight.
ref: 1913 August 14, “The Week”, in Table Talk, number 1464 (534 New Series), Melbourne, Vic., →OCLC, page 4, column 2:
text: So “along little watchie, git along” . . . to Mark Jewelers for now, at long last any old discarded watch becomes a thing of real value, that is, when it is traded-in at Mark Jewelers.
ref: 1951 February 1, Mark Jewelers, “Got, Get, Git”, in The Van Nuys News and Valley Green Sheet, 39th year, number 57, Van Nuys, Calif., →OCLC, page 9-A, column 6:
text: ― Ваши часики? Прошу получить, ― развязно улыбаясь, сказал клетчатый и на грязной ладони подал растерянному Римскому его собственность.
ref: 1997 [1928–1940], Mikhail Bulgakov, translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, “Black Magic and Its Exposure”, in The Master and Margarita, New York, N.Y.: Penguin Books, published 2016, →ISBN, book 1, page 118:
roman: ― Vaši časiki? Prošu polučitʹ, ― razvjazno ulybajasʹ, skazal kletčatyj i na grjaznoj ladoni podal rasterjannomu Rimskomu jevo sobstvennostʹ.
text: I left a little watchie, an’ that had disappeared as well.
ref: 1998, Dod Martin, quotee, “Dunkirk”, in David Atherton, editor, We’re Far Fae Hame Now! Aberdeen and the North East’s Experience of Military Service Abroad: The Great War to the Gulf, Aberdeen: Aberdeen City Council, →ISBN, “Second World War” section, page 38, column 2:
glosses: Diminutive of watch (“timepiece”).
watchies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of watchie
lacunulose
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more lacunulose
form: most lacunulose
Etymology: From lacunule + -ose.
Senses: glosses: Full of small gaps or lacunules.
phinisi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: phinisis
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of pinisi.
pinisis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pinisi
phinisis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of phinisi
froggie
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: froggies
Etymology: From frog + -ie.
Senses: examples: text: Froggie on the rock so small and green, / Happiest frog you’ve ever seen . . . […] Along comes another frog, oh so big, / First little froggie jumps on a twig . . . […] Little froggie lands on a lily pad, / Big froggie follows, oh so mad . . .
ref: 1993, Bob Greene, chapter 21, in All Summer Long: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Doubleday, →ISBN, pages 261–262:
text: ‘I can do what I like, buddy,’ said Duke. ‘I’m the one with the little froggie here. She’s cute too. Ribbit. Ribbit.’
ref: 2005, Alex Barclay, chapter 27, in Darkhouse, London: HarperCollinsPublishers, →ISBN, page 326:
text: I lean in for a closer inspection as one little froggie flops arrhythmically down in front of me.
ref: 2007, Emily Gould, Zareen Jaffery, chapter 12, in Hex Education, New York, N.Y.: Razorbill, →ISBN, page 104:
glosses: Alternative form of froggy.
lamellule
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lamellules
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of lamellula.
lamellules
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lamellule
lamestery
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lamesteries
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of lamasery.
lamesteries
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lamestery
lastmaker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lastmakers
Etymology: From last + maker.
Senses: glosses: A manufacturer of lasts for shoemaking.
lastmaking
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From last + making.
Senses: glosses: The manufacture of lasts for shoemaking.
lastmakers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lastmaker
Lavar
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Laver (“village in Iran”).
Lavehr
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Laver (“village in Iran”).
Haíɫzaqvḷa
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Heiltsuk Haíɫzaqvḷa.
Senses: examples: text: Along the central coast of British Columbia, grizzly bears go by many names. In the Sgüüx̣s language spoken by the Kitasoo Nation and the Sm’algyax language of the Gitga’at Nation, they are known as medi’ik. And in the Haíɫzaqvḷa, It7Nuxalkmc, ‘Wuik̓ala, and Xai’xais languages, bears are called nan. The reasons for such differences of language, new research suggests, may be similar to the reasons that grizzly groups differ genetically in the region.
ref: 2021 August 5, Gloria Dickie, “The Language of Bears: New research reveals a curious connection between British Columbia’s Indigenous language families, and the genetic variability of bears”, in Hakai Magazine, archived from the original on 18 Aug 2022:
text: Being in the community also means their baby will hear their Haíɫzaqvḷa language in utero.
ref: 2023 February 18, Angela Steritt, “Reclaiming body sovereignty”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 19 Mar 2023:
glosses: Synonym of Heiltsuk.
synonyms: word: Heiltsuk
Haíɫzaqv
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Heiltsuk Haíɫzaqv.
Senses: examples: text: Henson said her team worked closely with the Nuxalk, Haíɫzaqv, Kitasoo/Xai'xais, Gitga'at and Wuikinuxv First Nations to sample and analyze the DNA.
ref: 2021 August 22, Winston Szeto, “Grizzly territories in B.C. line up with Indigenous language communities, new study suggests”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 26 Aug 2021:
glosses: Alternative form of Heiltsuk.
leadenhearted
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more leadenhearted
form: most leadenhearted
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of leaden-hearted.
leechery
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: leech + -ery.
Senses: glosses: The work of a horse-leech; veterinary medicine dealing with horses.
non-exclusively
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of nonexclusively.
legpiece
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: legpieces
form: leg-piece
Etymology: From leg + piece.
Senses: coordinate_terms: armpiece
glosses: A piece of armour that protects the leg.
legpieces
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of legpiece
Lenaea
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Lenaia.
lentiscs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lentisc
nonexhaustively
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: non-exhaustively
Etymology: From non- + exhaustively or nonexhaustive + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a nonexhaustive manner.
non-exhaustively
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of nonexhaustively.
lengther
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lengthers
Etymology: length + -er
Senses: examples: text: This year, the London terpsters are offering only two of their famous full-lengthers, Swan Lake and Sleeping Princess, altho their own two-act version of Giselle will get a preem unveiling here.
ref: 1950, Billboard, volume 62, number 38, page 50:
text: A mix of Fenwick, G. Loomis, and Deerfield rods, there are almost as many even-lengthers (7's, 8's, etc.) designed for the same lines.
ref: 1987, Field & Stream, volume 92, number 8, page 57:
text: The editor called the new "novels" book-lengthers without the trivialities and slow development of the usual novel. "They have all the plot complications, meat and excitement that readers demand," he stated.
ref: 2007, Robert Kenneth Jones, The Shudder Pulps, page 6:
glosses: Something of the specified length.
lengthers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lengther
terpster
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: terpsters
Etymology: terp + -ster
Senses: examples: text: This year, the London terpsters are offering only two of their famous full-lengthers, Swan Lake and Sleeping Princess, altho their own two-act version of Giselle will get a preem unveiling here.
ref: 1950, Billboard, volume 62, number 38, page 50:
glosses: A dance performer.
terpsters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of terpster
state-room
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: state-rooms
Senses: examples: text: A peep at Wolf Larsen showed me that he had not moved. A bright thought struck me. I stole into his state-room and possessed myself of his revolvers.
ref: 1904, Jack London, chapter 32, in The Sea-Wolf (Macmillan’s Standard Library), New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →OCLC:
glosses: Alternative form of stateroom
Leopoldt's conjecture
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Introduced by H.-W. Leopoldt (1962).
Senses: topics: mathematics
number-theory
sciences
glosses: A conjecture stating that the p-adic regulator of a number field does not vanish.
homebase
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: homebases
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of home base.
homebases
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of homebase
Insta story
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Insta stories
Senses: examples: text: Watching Mattingly, I can’t help but wonder how he deals with touchscreens in the wild: Does he speed through the process at a Target self-checkout? How elaborate does he make his Insta stories? Is he passing on these skills to his children?
ref: 2020 November 6, Yvonne Villarreal, “Move over, chartthrobs King, Kornacki. We’re watching these 10 election 2020 standouts”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Nov 2020:
text: Roberts, 31, frequently appears as a background character in AOC’s Insta stories.
ref: 2021 August 7, Jon Levine, “AOC, boyfriend say TikTok in bed ‘key to a healthy relationship’”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Aug 2021:
text: This is the ad that Lopez put on her Insta stories to announce her new concert series
ref: 2025 April 15, Heidi Parker, “Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck 'work away divorce pain' as she announces summer tour while he films new movie”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Apr 2025:
related: word: Insta-story
word: Instastory
glosses: A story (chronological collection of pictures or short videos) on Instagram.
Related terms: word: Insta-story
Insta stories
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Insta story
Insta-story
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Insta-stories
Senses: examples: text: And Kevin, you are the co-founder and CEO of Instagram, and you are now up to, I just heard in the hallway here, 800 million users, and your Insta-stories that you started as of this summer was already over 250 million.
ref: 2017 October 2, “From Rainbow Face Filters to ‘The Sopranos,’ How to Predict Trends on Instagram and HBO”, in Graydon Carter, editor, Vanity Fair, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Sep 2021:
text: The part-time NYU student posted Insta-stories from her seat at the A-list bash honoring producer-actress Reese Witherspoon, designer Raf Simons, choreographer Ryan Heffington, and more.
ref: 2017 November 2, Cassie Carpenter, “Beautiful in black! Karlie Kloss and Joan Smalls lead the glamour in sexy sequinned ensembles as they make a stylish entrance at the WSJ. Magazine Innovator Awards”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Nov 2017:
text: It is among the first Covid-era memoirs, offering a ticktock of her husband’s plight, her search for hope for herself and their son, Elvis, who turns 2 this month, and new details that will surprise even the most avid watchers of her Insta-stories.
ref: 2021 June 10, Katherine Rosman, “In Covid’s Early Days, Her Loss Resonated. She Hopes Her Hope Does, Too.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Jun 2021:
glosses: Alternative form of Insta story.
Insta-story
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: Insta-stories
form: Insta-storying
form: Insta-storied
form: Insta-storied
Senses: examples: text: Politicians already have a lot to learn from Ocasio-Cortez’s social media presence — and, for that matter, her platform. And because she’s one of the most beloved Democratic politicians of the moment, it’s likely that Insta-storied skin care and Beto O’Rourke’s constant cooking live streams will only be the beginning of an endless social media relatability race among politicians in the lead-up to the 2020 election.
ref: 2019 January 28, Rebecca Jennings, “You don’t have to care about AOC’s skin care routine. But you should care about how she responded to critics.”, in Vox, archived from the original on 29 Jan 2019:
text: The Louisiana-based 28-year-old Insta-storied several vacation snaps of her daughters enjoying the luxurious setting, including the swimming pool.
ref: 2019 June 6, Cassie Carpenter, “Jamie Lynn Spears and family enjoy her big sister Britney's $7.4M Thousand Oaks mansion and pool”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2019:
text: A few weeks ago, a former colleague Insta-storied an image of a woman wearing “a wearable pod,” a contraption that looked like a plastic hamper with armholes created by Under the Weather, a company specializing in various pods that withstand weather conditions.
ref: 2020 July 30, Liana Satenstein, “What It’s Like to Wear This Extreme 18th Century Trend In Real Life”, in Vogue, archived from the original on 01 Aug 2020:
related: word: Instastory
glosses: To post (something) as a story (chronological collection of pictures or short videos) on Instagram.
Insta-storying
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of Insta-story
Insta-stories
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Insta-story
Insta-stories
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of Insta-story
Insta-storied
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of Insta-story
Instastory
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Instastories
Senses: examples: text: Being “in the moment” isn’t a blessing to someone in pain. Jokes and other distractions are far better, says Hagberg Fisher, who remembers how a friend who accompanied her to abdominal surgery helped her post a bunch of Instastories by way of diversion.
ref: 2019 February 11, Jane Ridley, “How to be a better friend to someone with a chronic illness”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Feb 2019:
text: 'The kids asked me how I would celebrated with you today if you're all the way up in heaven and they [had] the cutest suggestions,' the 41-year-old reality star wrote via Instastory.
ref: 2022 June 20, Alex Abumuhor, “Despite The Feuds, Kim Kardashian Wishes Kanye West a Happy Father's Day”, in Al Bawaba, archived from the original on 20 Jun 2022:
text: Alec Baldwin's second wife Hillary 'Hilaria' Thomas shared three Instastories on Wednesday gushing over their newborn daughter Ilaria Catalina Irena Baldwin.
ref: 2022 October 5, Cassie Carpenter, “Hilaria Baldwin gushes over newborn seventh child Ilaria making her 'tired' but 'happy'... as her husband Alec Baldwin settles wrongful death lawsuit with Hutchins family”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Oct 2022:
glosses: Alternative form of Insta story.
Instastory
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: Instastories
form: Instastorying
form: Instastoried
form: Instastoried
Senses: examples: text: Someone sent me this on Instagram last night – Tracee Ellis Ross Instastoried a quote from a piece that Variety did on her a few days ago about her red carpet fashion and she happened to receive the Style Ambassador award from the Accessories Council at the ACE Awards last night in New York.
ref: 2018 June 12, Elaine Lui, “Tracee Ellis Ross’s fashion power”, in LaineyGossip, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2018:
text: The evidence is certainly there: at a Cartier and British Vogue dinner in London, Thot Instastoried a photo of Payne placing his hand over hers, some may even say tenderly if you really want to read into it.
ref: 2019 June 8, Lauren McCarthy, “Are Liam Payne and Duckie Thot Dating?”, in W, archived from the original on 19 Sep 2019:
ref: 2019 July 16, Lisa Hannam, “Kate Bosworth Instastoried Her Beauty Routine And We Want Everything!”, in Best Health, Reader’s Digest Magazines, archived from the original on 15 Apr 2021
text: Kim Instastoried a snap of her estranged third husband Kanye 'Ye' West […] The SKIMS CEO also Instastoried a snap of her estranged third husband Kanye 'Ye' West and their four children - daughter North, 9; son Saint, 6; daughter Chicago, 4; and son Psalm, 3.
ref: 2022 June 20, Alex Abumuhor, “Despite The Feuds, Kim Kardashian Wishes Kanye West a Happy Father's Day”, in Al Bawaba, archived from the original on 20 Jun 2022:
text: James Wilkie Broderick Instastoried a snap of himself wearing his ceremonial robe over a suit alongside his 15-year-old twin sisters Tabitha and Loretta. Liviya Kraemer - who co-produced SJP's HBO series Divorce - also Instastoried a snap of the 22-year-old nepo baby after earning his degree in classics, classical languages, literatures, and linguistics.
ref: 2025 May 29, Cassie Carpenter, “Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick's son James graduates from Brown University as she reveals plans for her nepo babies to 'support themselves' financially”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 May 2025:
glosses: Alternative form of Insta-story.
Instastories
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Instastory
Instastories
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of Instastory
Instastorying
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of Instastory
Instastoried
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of Instastory
ACLED
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: In the first year of her administration, ACLED data shows, Sheinbaum’s efforts to contain violence have generally coincided with a drop in attacks against civilians; since January, civilian killings have declined in nearly every Mexican state.
ref: 2025 August 18, Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, Avery Schmitz, Veronica Calderon, “A cartel war bleeding Sinaloa dry: homicides rise 400% in the year after the fall of ‘El Mayo’”, in CNN:
glosses: Initialism of Armed Conflict Location & Event Data.
speedletter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: speedletters
Etymology: speed + letter
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: A kind of military communication that is delivered especially quickly, bypassing the usual delivery system, and does not employ electrical transmission.
speedletters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of speedletter
letteret
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: letterets
Etymology: From letter + -et.
Senses: glosses: A brief letter (written communication).
letterets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of letteret
leadtree
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: leadtrees
Senses: glosses: Any of the genus Leucaena of flowering plants, native to the Americas.
leadtrees
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of leadtree
leucocrate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: leucocrates
Senses: glosses: A leucocratic rock.
leucocrates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of leucocrate
Licinian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Licinian
form: most Licinian
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to the Ancient Roman emperor Licinius.
licorns
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of licorn
liegely
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more liegely
form: most liegely
Etymology: From liege + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a liege manner; with sovereign independence.
Nylanderian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Nylanderian
form: most Nylanderian
Etymology: Nylander + -ian
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to William (Wilhem) Nylander (1822–1899), Finnish botanist and entomologist.
liferoot
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A perennial flowering plant of genus Packera aurea.
lightbrained
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more lightbrained
form: most lightbrained
Etymology: light + brained
Senses: glosses: Synonym of light-headed (“thoughtless, frivolous”).
synonyms: word: light-headed
extra: thoughtless, frivolous
counterevidentiary
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Being or relating to counterevidence.
semi-metro
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: semi-metros
Senses: glosses: An urban rail transport system in which trams and/or light rail trains run partly on grade-separated tracks to avoid conflicts with other traffic, by using subway tunnels and viaducts.
semi-metros
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of semi-metro
crime tourism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A form of organized crime in which a group of criminals arrive in a foreign country in the guise of tourists in order to target wealthy households before returning to their country of origin.
literatist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: literatists
Senses: glosses: A person who is interested or involved in literature.
literatists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of literatist
literarian
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: literarians
Senses: glosses: Synonym of literatist.
synonyms: word: literatist
literarians
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of literarian
logwork
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: log + -work
Senses: glosses: The use of logs of wood in construction.
Lollardian
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Lollardians
Etymology: Lollard + -ian
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Lollard.
synonyms: word: Lollard
Lollardist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Lollardists
Etymology: Lollard + -ist
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Lollard.
synonyms: word: Lollard
Lollardists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Lollardist
Lollardians
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Lollardian
LLBWS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: ball-games
baseball
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
synonyms: LLWS
coordinate_terms: little league
Little League
Little League Baseball
baseball
baseball world series
world series
World Series
Baseball World Series
LLSWS
glosses: Abbreviation of Little League Baseball World Series
LLWS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: ball-games
baseball
games
hobbies
lifestyle
softball
sports
coordinate_terms: little league
Little League
world series
World Series
glosses: Abbreviation of Little League World Series
LLSWS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: ball-games
baseball
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
synonyms: LLWS
coordinate_terms: little league
Little League
Little League Softball
softball
softball world series
world series
World Series
Softball World Series
LLBWS
glosses: Abbreviation of Little League Softball World Series
gravitology
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From gravito- + -ology.
Senses: glosses: The study of gravity.