cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
compunovel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: compunovels
Senses: examples: text: The most extreme example I can think of in art is, perhaps, “interactive fiction” or computerized, participatory “compunovels.”
ref: 2003, Linda Hutcheon, A Poetics of Postmodernism: History, Theory, Fiction, page 77:
text: […] it privileges philosophically oriented theory, disregarding popular forms such as, in the present case, anonymous and collective modes of authorship typical of TV, cinema, advertising, street ballads, and compunovels.
ref: 2014, Vincent Leitch, Theory Matters, page 37:
glosses: A form of hyperfiction or interactive fiction intended to be the computerized equivalent of a traditional novel.
compunovels
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of compunovel
hyperfictions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hyperfiction
AR theory
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of attainable region theory.
attainable region theory
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: word: AR theory
glosses: A branch of chemical engineering that uses geometric and mathematical optimization concepts to assist in the design of networks of chemical reactors.
J-core
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From J- + -core.
Senses: topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: A style of Japanese hardcore techno music that originated in the 1990s.
superportable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From super- + portable.
Senses: glosses: Extremely portable.
superportable
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: superportables
Etymology: From super- + portable.
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A subnotebook.
superportables
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of superportable
Patuxent
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Patuxents
form: Patuxent
form: Pawtuxent
Senses: glosses: A member of an Algonquian people indigenous to what is now the Mid-Atlantic United States.
Patuxents
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Patuxent
Pawtuxent
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Pawtuxents
form: Pawtuxent
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Patuxent.
Pawtuxents
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Pawtuxent
pawteners
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pawtener
unrotate
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: unrotates
form: unrotating
form: unrotated
form: unrotated
Etymology: From un- + rotate.
Senses: examples: text: Hence it seems to me the first thing to do is to unrotate the bodies of the vertebræ, because rotation was the first thing that took place. Then correct the lateral curvature.
ref: 1894, Proceedings of the Philadelphia County Medical Society, page 170:
topics: medicine
sciences
surgery
glosses: Synonym of derotate (“to correct a rotational deformity”).
synonyms: word: derotate
extra: to correct a rotational deformity
examples: text: In other words, if you rotate a photo, crop it, and then change its contrast, you have to use the Undo command three times—first to undo the contrast change, then to uncrop, and finally to unrotate.
ref: 2014, David Pogue, Lesa Snider, iPhoto: The Missing Manual, page 123:
topics: computer-graphics
computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: To undo a rotation.
Related terms: derotate
unrotates
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of unrotate
Argoed
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Welsh.
Senses: glosses: A village and community in Caerphilly borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1700).
glosses: A community in Flintshire, Wales, with headquarters in Mynydd Isa.
glosses: A hamlet in Nantmel community, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SN9963).
glosses: A hamlet in Kinnerley parish, north-west Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3320).
glosses: A hamlet in Clun parish, south-west Shropshire (OS grid ref SO2984).
ear chair
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ear chairs
Senses: glosses: Synonym of wing chair.
synonyms: word: wing chair
ear chairs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ear chair
graphwork
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From graph + work.
Senses: examples: text: Graphwork in the secondary school may be taught "officially" in mathematics lessons but will also appear in […]
ref: 1994, David Green, Teaching Statistics at Its Best, page 7:
text: A generally weak aspect of graphwork tends to be pupils' understanding and use of scale markings. Errors frequently occur when a coordinate does not coincide with a scale marking or grid line.
ref: 2003, Sandra Amos, Richard Boohan, Aspects of Teaching Secondary Science: Perspectives on Practice:
topics: education
glosses: Work based around graphs (data charts).
homonormalization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From homo- + normalization.
Senses: examples: text: One of the most compelling examples of the author's depoliticizing project of homonormalization in the series can be found where Quant explains the role that his friend and mentor, Anthony Gatt, and Anthony's partner, Jared, play in the dominant culture of Saskatoon: […]
ref: 2014, Jeannette Sloniowski, Marilyn Rose, Detecting Canada, page 188:
text: But in more recent queer theory, the positivist projects committed to restoring the gay subject to history and redeeming the gay self from its pathologization have been recognized as part of a process of homonormalization.
ref: 2014, Mikko Tuhkanen, Leo Bersani: Queer Theory and Beyond, page 70:
text: The inclusion of transgender voices further disrupts the homonormalization of sex and identity evident in popular LGBTQ cinema.
ref: 2016, Sonia Tascon, Tyson Wils, Activist Film Festivals: Towards a Political Subject:
topics: human-sciences
sciences
social-science
sociology
glosses: The normalization of homosexuality by absorbing it into the heteronormative culture.
Related terms: heteronormalization
Y-Day
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: 1 March 1946, the planned date for the Allied invasion of the Kantō Plain to conquer Tokyo in World War II (cancelled following Japan's unconditional surrender in September 1945).
Coordinate terms: D-Day
V-E Day
VE Day
V-J Day
VJ Day
X-Day
Camenae
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Camoenae
form: Casmenae
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Camēna.
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: A group of prophetic goddesses associated with childbirth, wells, and fountains.
Related terms: Carmentae
Camoenae
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: Alternative form of Camenae.
warning bell
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: warning bells
Senses: glosses: A bell rung to warn people of a danger.
glosses: A problematic or alarming aspect.
Synonyms: alarm bell
red flag
warning sign
lukewarmism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From lukewarm + -ism.
Senses: glosses: An indifferent or unenthusiastic attitude.
glosses: The belief that climate change is due to human activity but that it is not a serious problem.
Related terms: lukewarmer
lukewarmist
lukewarmist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lukewarmists
Etymology: From lukewarm + -ist.
Senses: glosses: A person who has an indifferent or unenthusiastic attitude.
glosses: Synonym of lukewarmer (“one who believes that climate change is due to human activity but who does not think it is a serious problem”).
synonyms: word: lukewarmer
extra: one who believes that climate change is due to human activity but who does not think it is a serious problem
lukewarmists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lukewarmist
Lyman series
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Named after the Harvard physicist Theodore Lyman IV, who in 1906 discovered the first line in the spectrum.
Senses: glosses: A hydrogen spectral series of transitions and resulting ultraviolet emission lines of the hydrogen atom as an electron goes from n ≥ 2 to n = 1 (where n is the principal quantum number), the lowest energy level of the electron.
wikipedia: Theodore Lyman IV
low-quality
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: lower-quality
form: lowest-quality
Senses: examples: text: C is for Ceramics. C is for - Yingge? Well, not quite, but ‘Yingge is for ceramics’ is something almost any Taiwanese can chant. This little town in the very southern part of Taipei County lives by and for the production of high- and low-quality ceramic and pottery objects: everything from cupboard handles to Song-dynasty vases.
ref: 2011 March, Robert Kelly, Joshua Samuel Brown, “Northern Taiwan”, in Taiwan (Lonely Planet), 8th edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 120, column 1:
text: As with the Facebook AI-slop farms, social media shock jocks churning out obviously fake, low-quality images don’t care whether they’re riling up real people, boring them, or creating fodder for bots and other spammers.
ref: 2024 August 21, Charlie Warzel, “The MAGA Aesthetic Is AI Slop”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 29 Aug 2024:
antonyms: high-quality
coordinate_terms: medium-quality
glosses: Of poor quality; inferior.
Synonyms: word: ass
word: bad
word: base
word: below par
word: broken
word: bum
word: cheap
word: chintzy
word: crappo
word: crappy
word: craptastic
word: crapperific
word: craptabulous
word: craptacular
word: crummy
word: flimsy
word: inferior
word: lousy
word: low
word: low-grade
word: pitiful
word: poor
word: rinky-dink
word: rubbish
word: sad
word: schlocky
word: shoddy
word: slight
word: slim
word: sorry
word: subpar
word: shitty
word: substandard
word: tin-pot
word: unacceptable
word: unfit
word: unsatisfactory
word: unsound
word: unsuitable
word: woeful
word: wretched
Related terms: word: second-class
word: third-class
word: despicable
word: lamentable
word: worthless
Prussian collar
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Prussian collars
Senses: topics: business
clothing
fashion
lifestyle
manufacturing
textiles
glosses: A turndown collar.
Prussian collars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Prussian collar
top-hatting
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From top hat + -ing.
Senses: topics: gambling
games
hypernyms: past-posting
glosses: A form of cheating at roulette in a casino by waiting for the ball to land on the winning number and then covertly placing chips on that number.
serradura
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Portuguese serradura (literally “sawdust”).
Senses: synonyms: sawdust pudding
glosses: A Portuguese dessert with layers of whipped cream and crumbled Marie biscuits.
sawdust pudding
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of serradura (“Portuguese dessert”).
synonyms: word: serradura
extra: Portuguese dessert
rainbow snakes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rainbow snake
malaxers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of malaxer
MOHs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of MOH
market clearing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: market clearings
Senses: topics: economics
sciences
glosses: The process of clearing the market.
market clearings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of market clearing
clear the market
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: clears the market
form: clearing the market
form: cleared the market
form: cleared the market
Senses: topics: economics
sciences
glosses: To equate the supply of traded goods with the demand, so that there is no excess.
Related terms: market clearing
just-in-time manufacturing
cinnamon shadowdragon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cinnamon shadowdragons
Etymology: From cinnamon + shadowdragon.
Senses: glosses: A shadowdragon dragonfly of species Neurocordulia virginiensis.
Hypernyms: shadowdragon
dragonfly
Brackett series
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Named after the American physicist Frederick Sumner Brackett, who first observed the spectral lines in 1922.
Senses: glosses: One of the hydrogen spectral series, lying in the far infrared band.
Pfund series
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Experimentally discovered in 1924 by August Herman Pfund.
Senses: glosses: One of the hydrogen spectral series.
Humphreys series
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Discovered in 1953 by American physicist Curtis J. Humphreys.
Senses: glosses: One of the hydrogen spectral series.
lulliloos
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of lulliloo
lullilooing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of lulliloo
lullilooed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of lulliloo
Birimian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From the Birim River, of Ghana, a major tributary of the Pra River.
Senses: examples: Birimian rocks; Birimian terrane; Birimian greenstone; Birimian gold
topics: geography
geology
natural-sciences
qualifier: principally
glosses: Relating to the Birim River
wikipedia: Birim River
dish pit
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dish pits
Senses: examples: text: The dishwasher didn't show up, so I spent my whole shift in the dish pit.
glosses: The dishwashing area in a restaurant.
dish pits
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dish pit
freckled blenny
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: freckled blennies
Etymology: From freckled + blenny.
Senses: glosses: Hypsoblennius ionthas, a species of combtooth blenny.
trench broom
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: trench brooms
Etymology: From its ability to clear out military trenches.
Senses: hypernyms: broom
broomstick
boomstick
firearm#Noun
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gun#Noun
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weapon#Noun
coordinate_terms: trench knife
glosses: The Thompson submachine gun.
Related terms: in the trenches
trench brooms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of trench broom
lined flat bark beetle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lined flat bark beetles
Etymology: From lined + flat + bark beetle.
Senses: synonyms: laemophloeid
glosses: Any beetle of the family Laemophloeidae, known for their rounded, flattened boddies.
Hypernyms: cucujiform
beetle
autohomicide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: autohomicides
Etymology: From auto + homicide.
Senses: topics: human-sciences
psychology
sciences
glosses: The act of suicide; the act of taking one's own life.
topics: Christianity
glosses: An act of submission; the act of laying down one's own self and desires in order to pursue Christ.
autohomicides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of autohomicide
Pfizer-riser
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Pfizer-risers
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Pfizer riser.
Pfizer Riser
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Pfizer Risers
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Pfizer riser.
Pfizer-risers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Pfizer-riser
Pfizer Risers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Pfizer Riser
rule of five
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Synonym of Lipinski's rule of five.
synonyms: word: Lipinski's rule of five
sweet spirits of nitre
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sweet spirit of nitre
Senses: examples: text: In cases of fever a teaspoonful of sweet spirits of nitre in a glass of water taken in small sips at short intervals is most excellent.
ref: 1887, Estelle Mendell, “The Family Medicine Chest”, Good Housekeeping vol. 5, page 62
text: The Food and Drug Administration says it is ordering an old-fashioned remedy, sweet spirits of nitre, off the over-the-counter market because it can be fatal to infants and because of a lack of proved effectiveness.
ref: 1980, “F.D.A. Bans Sweet Spirits of Nitre As Ineffective and Possibly Fatal“, The New York Times, October 12, 1980, page 65
qualifier: pharmacy
glosses: An old-fashioned remedy, having ethyl nitrite as a main ingredient, that used to be available as an over the counter drug.
hz
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: has (cf. h 'have, had, having')
trashmover
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: trashmovers
Etymology: From trash + mover, implying that such a storm will move or shift refuse on the street.
Senses: topics: climatology
natural-sciences
glosses: A fairly heavy winter storm.
topics: climatology
natural-sciences
glosses: A very heavy downpour of rain.
trashmovers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of trashmover
don't sell the skin till you have caught the bear
Language: English
Part of speech: proverb
Senses: glosses: Synonym of don't count your chickens before they're hatched.
synonyms: word: don't count your chickens before they're hatched
don't get your hopes up
Language: English
Part of speech: proverb
Senses: glosses: Synonym of don't count your chickens before they're hatched.
synonyms: word: don't count your chickens before they're hatched
examination table
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: examination tables
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: A specialized table used to support patients during medical examination.
examination tables
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of examination table
port triggering
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: port triggerings
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
networking
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A configuration option on a NAT-enabled router that controls communication between internal and external host machines on an IP network.
triggering sequence
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: triggering sequences
Senses: qualifier: explosives
glosses: A sequence of events that culminates in the detonation of explosives.
triggering sequences
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of triggering sequence
English pale ale
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: English pale ales
Senses: hypernyms: pale ale#Noun
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ale#Noun
<
beverage#Noun
coordinate_terms: India pale ale
American pale ale
qualifier: alcoholic beverages
glosses: An English style of pale ale that varies in color from gold to dark amber, and in strength typically from 3% to 5.5% alcohol by volume.
American pale ale
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: American pale ales
Senses: hypernyms: pale ale#Noun
<
ale#Noun
<
beverage#Noun
coordinate_terms: India pale ale
English pale ale
qualifier: alcoholic beverages
glosses: A style of pale ale developed in the United States around 1980, generally around 5% ABV.
American pale ales
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of American pale ale
English pale ales
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of English pale ale
port triggerings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of port triggering
Manding
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Manden
Etymology: From Mandinka Mandiŋ (“Mande”).
Senses: glosses: A dialect continuum within the Mande language family spoken in West Africa.
Manden
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Manding.
marks to market
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of mark to market
marked to market
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of mark to market
marking to market
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of mark to market
marks to model
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of mark to model
marking to model
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of mark to model
marked to model
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of mark to model
poetologist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: poetologists
Senses: glosses: One who studies poetology.
poetological
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more poetological
form: most poetological
Senses: glosses: Relating to poetology.
poetologically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: glosses: In terms of poetology.
poetologists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of poetologist
poetologic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more poetologic
form: most poetologic
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of poetological.
gnosiologic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more gnosiologic
form: most gnosiologic
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of gnosiological.
poetology
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: poetologies
Senses: glosses: poetics; theory of poetry
Related terms: poetological
poetologically
poetologist
poetologies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of poetology
longblocks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of longblock
GCNs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of GCN
FIATs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of FIAT
Fuyuan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: fo͞oʹyüǎnʹ
Etymology: From Mandarin 撫遠 /抚远 (Fǔyuǎn).
Senses: examples: text: In the Pacha Island area in Fuyuan County of Heilungkiang Province, China, Soviet troops, after provoking the July 8 armed conflict, have incessantly dispatched many gunboats and aircraft to intrude into that area for various provocative activities.
ref: 1969 September [1969 August 19], Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, “Chinese Government Lodges Strong Protest With Soviet Government”, in Liberation, volume 2, number 11, Pragati Printers, page 96:
text: The tiger, one of two to enter China from Russia’s Amur border region, bit and killed 15 goats and left another three missing on Sunday and Monday on a farm in Heilongjiang province’s Fuyuan county, China’s official Xinhua News Agency reported.
ref: 2014 November 26, “Putin’s tiger ravages goat farm in northeast China”, in AP News, archived from the original on 04 Jun 2025:
text: The attacks took place Sunday night at a farm on Heixiazi Island of Fuyuan County in Heilongjiang Province, south of Siberia,[…]
ref: 2014 November 26, Edward Wong, “Another Feline Incursion From Russia Into China”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Nov 2014, Asia Pacific:
glosses: A county-level city of Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China.
Clockgate
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From clock + -gate.
Senses: topics: American-football
ball-games
football
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: The controversy around the Michigan vs. Michigan State football game of November 3, 2001, in which the ball was spiked with one second remaining visible on the clock.
ZNS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Zambia National Service.
deflatedness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From deflated + -ness.
Senses: glosses: The quality or state of being deflated.
gaters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gater
Sard
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Sardinian (“a Romance language”).
synonyms: word: Sardinian
extra: a Romance language
Yasoda
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Yashoda.
jupiters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of jupiter
Thurnhams
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Thurnham
Santolaria
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Santolarias
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Labrador stones
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Labrador stone
Labrador spar
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Labrador spars
Senses: glosses: Synonym of labradorite.
synonyms: word: labradorite
Labrador spars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Labrador spar
Republic of Viet Nam
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Republic of Viet Nam
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Republic of Vietnam.
Republic of Viet-Nam
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Republic of Viet-Nam
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Republic of Vietnam.
North Viet-Nam
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of North Vietnam.
North Viet Nam
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of North Vietnam.
Democratic Republic of Viet-Nam
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Democratic Republic of Viet-Nam
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Democratic Republic of Vietnam: (historical) Official name of North Vietnam: a former country in Southeast Asia existing from 1945 to 1976, when it merged with South Vietnam to become the single state of Vietnam.
Democratic Republic of Viet Nam
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Democratic Republic of Vietnam: (historical) Official name of North Vietnam: a former country in Southeast Asia existing from 1945 to 1976, when it merged with South Vietnam to become the single state of Vietnam.
neo-Victorians
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of neo-Victorian
Viet-Nam
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Vietnam.
South Viet Nam
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of South Vietnam.
South Viet-Nam
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of South Vietnam.
Church Lawford
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in Rugby district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP4476).
Related terms: Lawford
Little Lawford
Long Lawford
Little Lawford
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A hamlet and civil parish in Rugby district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP4677).
Related terms: Church Lawford
Lawford
Long Lawford
army-worm
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: army-worms
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of armyworm.
Long Lawford
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in Rugby district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP4776).
Related terms: Church Lawford
Lawford
Little Lawford
crypto-Jews
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of crypto-Jew
PAVN
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of People's Army of Vietnam.
Zadoyan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Zadoyans
form: Zadoian
Etymology: From Armenian Զադոյան (Zadoyan).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Armenian.
Zadoian
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Zadoians
Etymology: Variant of Zadoyan.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Armenian.
Zadoians
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Zadoian
Zadoyans
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Zadoyan
Brisack
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Brisacks
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Brisach
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Brisachs
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Brisac
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Brisacs
Etymology: Borrowed from French Brisac.
Senses: glosses: A surname from French.
on the tools
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Senses: examples: text: The successful applicant will not be afraid to work with the men "on the tools", so that he knows them, can motivate them, and lead them by example.
ref: 1980 August 23, The Canberra Times, Canberra, page 26, column 6:
glosses: Doing manual labour as a tradesperson, as opposed to being a foreman, business owner, etc., in the industry.
Related terms: at the coal face
extrasensible
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From extra- + sensible.
Senses: examples: text: Unlike Christianity, which considers the body purely profane, Islam includes the body within the sacred; therefore, the body, like all other sensible things, is linked to the extrasensible.
ref: 2015, Laura U. Marks, Hanan al-Cinema: Affections for the Moving Image, page 325:
glosses: Beyond what can be sensed or perceived.
off the tools
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Senses: examples: text: BRICKLAYERS. MEETING, MONDAY NIGHT, 17th. Those working in the Trade, and those in industry off the tools, are specially requested to attend re immediate work at the trade.
ref: 1943 May 15, The Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate, Newcastle, NSW, page 5, column 1:
glosses: Working in a trade as a foreman, administrator, business owner, etc., rather than doing manual labour.
Mynydd Isa
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Welsh.
Senses: glosses: A village in Argoed community, Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ2564).
Mothparja
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Sindhi موٿپارجا (mauthapārijā, “those beyond death”)). Compound of موٿ (“death”), پار (“cross”) and جا (of, used when the possesses are plural).
Senses: glosses: A small village, a rural area in district Khairpur in the province of Sindh, Pakistan, situated 2km far from the National Highway 5.
Related terms: Hyderabad
Sukkur
Larkano
Thatto
Shikarpur
Karachi
Nantmel
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Welsh.
Senses: glosses: A village and community in Powys, Wales, historically in Radnorshire (OS grid ref SO0366).
Dongding
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: do͝ongʹdǐngʹ
Forms: form: Tungting
Etymology: From Mandarin 東碇 /东碇 (Dōngdìng).
Senses: examples: text: At present, America has committed itself to an "all-round responsibility" policy along our coast. It seems to me that the Americans will only feel comfortable if they take complete responsibility for Jinmen and Mazu, or even for such small islands as Dadan, Erdan, and Dongding [small islands within the Jinmen archipelago]. America has fallen into our noose. Thereby, America's neck is hanging in China's iron noose. Although Taiwan is [for America] another noose, it is a bit farther from [the mainland]. America is now moving its head closer to us, since it wants to take responsibility for Jinmen and other islands. Someday we will kick America, and it cannot run away, because it is tied up by our noose.
ref: 2001 [1958 September], Chen Jian, quoting Mao Zedong, “Beijing and the Taiwan Strait Crisis of 1958”, in Mao's China and the Cold War, University of North Carolina Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 187:
text: Additionally, the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis from August to September 1958 saw an unsuccessful attempt being made to invade Dongding Island held by the ROC.
ref: 2019, Robert J. Bunker, China's Securing, Shaping, and Exploitation of Strategic Spaces: Gray Zone Response and Counter-shi Strategies, →ISBN, →OCLC, page https://books.google.com/books?id=EWrnDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT72:
text: Their plans for a large wedding were interrupted when Chinese guns bombarded Kinmen County, which triggered the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis and prompted the army to send him to the front, he said.
For a month, Taiwanese and Chinese forces engaged in gunnery duels, aerial skirmishes and one naval action off the coast of Dongding Island (東碇島).
ref: 2019 September 24, Lo Chih, Jonathan Chin, “Octogenarians mark anniversary with ceremony”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Sep 2019, Taiwan News, page 4:
text: The PLA attempted amphibious operations to seize the main Kinmen Island in 1949, and nearby Tungting (Dongding) Island in 1958, but was repelled by ROC defensive emplacements.
ref: 2023 February, Andrew Chubb, “Taiwan Strait Crises: Island Seizure Contingencies”, in Asia Society, archived from the original on 02 Apr 2023:
glosses: An island of Jinhu, Kinmen County, Taiwan.
Dadan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɑˈdɑn/
ipa: /dæˈdæn/
enpr: däʹdänʹ
Forms: form: Tatan
Etymology: From Mandarin 大膽 (Dàdǎn).
Senses: examples: text: Mainland China and Taiwan do not border each other by land; they face each other across a 140-km-wide ocean strait. Taiwan-held Dadan Island sits 2 km away from Xiamen. Xiamenese can use binoculars to observe their kinfolk on Dadan Island, with whom they have traditionally intermarried (Mellor, 1993).
ref: 2005, Xiangming Chen, “The Greater Southeast China Subregion”, in As Borders Bend: Transnational Spaces on the Pacific Rim, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, pages 91–92:
text: Jinmen, known historically as Quemoy, has had some success building a tourist industry on the back of its even closer link to the mainland, close enough that Taiwanese defectors were said to have swum from there to the Chinese city of Xiamen. The military is also in the process of handing over to civilian control other islands that are now restricted zones, including small islets named Erdan and Dadan.
ref: 2013 June 3, Sarah Mishkin, “Taiwan’s small islands turn to tourism to stay afloat”, in Financial Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Apr 2022, Asia-Pacific:
text: Visits to Dadan, a Taiwan-held island off the coast of China and a major battleground during the Cold War, proved an instant hit following the start of tour bookings earlier this week.
ref: 2019 February 16, “Tours to Dadan Island prove a big hit with Taiwanese”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 20 Jun 2022, Society:
glosses: An island of Lieyu, Kinmen County, Taiwan.
WANA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈwɑ.nə/
Senses: glosses: Initialism of West Asia and North Africa.
Mulanax
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Mulanaxes
Etymology: Variant of Molyneux.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Norell
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Norells
Etymology: Borrowed from Swedish Norell, an ornamental surname based on norr (“north”).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Swedish.
Norells
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Norell
Mulanaxes
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Mulanax
Noronha
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Noronhas
Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese Noronha, a habitational surname from the town of Noreña, in northern Spain.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Portuguese.
wikipedia: Noreña
Sokoliks
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Sokolik
Noronhas
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Noronha
Siemsen
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Siemsens
Etymology: Borrowed from German Siemsen.
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
Taras
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Latin Taras, from Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς (Tárās), of uncertain origin but probably Pre-Greek and related to Illyrian *darandos (“oak”). Doublet of Tarentum and Taranto.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Tarentum, former name of Taranto: a city in Italy.
synonyms: word: Tarentum
extra: a city in Italy
word: former name of Taranto
extra: a city in Italy
Taras
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Tara
Taras
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Ukrainian Тара́с (Tarás).
Senses: glosses: A male given name from Ukrainian.
Siemsens
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Siemsen
Tanori
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Tanoris
Etymology: Borrowed from a Mexican native language.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Sejour
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Sejours
Etymology: Borrowed from French Séjour; this surname is predominantly found in Haiti.
Senses: glosses: A surname from French.
Tanoris
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Tanori
Sejours
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Sejour
frr
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: related: word: FRR
glosses: Elongated form of fr (“for real”).
Shiveley
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Shiveleys
Etymology: Variant of Shively.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Scharrer
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Scharrers
Etymology: Borrowed from German Scharrer.
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
Scharrers
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Scharrer
Shiveleys
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Shiveley
Troth
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Troths
Etymology: From troth, a nickname for someone who was inclined to take oaths.
Senses: glosses: A surname transferred from the nickname.
Petwo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: qualifier: voodoo
glosses: Alternative spelling of Petro.
Van Skiver
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Van Skivers
Etymology: Variant of Van Sciver.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Dutch.
Van Skivers
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Van Skiver
Troths
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Troth
McGrail
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: McGrails
form: McGreal
Etymology: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Réill, a variant of Mac Néill, from which McNeil.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Irish.
Oestreich
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Oestreichs
Etymology: Borrowed from German Östreich.
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
Oestreichs
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Oestreich
McGrails
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of McGrail
Knauss
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Knausses
Etymology: Borrowed from German Knauss.
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
Knausses
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Knauss
Çankırı
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Turkish Çankırı.
Senses: glosses: A province in northern Turkey.
glosses: A district of Çankırı Province, Turkey.
glosses: A municipality, the capital of Çankırı district and Çankırı Province, Turkey.
Denizli
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Turkish Denizli.
Senses: glosses: A province and metropolitan municipality in southwestern Turkey.
glosses: A city, the capital of Denizli Province, Turkey.
Isparta
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Turkish Isparta.
Senses: glosses: A province in southwestern Turkey.
glosses: A district of Isparta Province, Turkey.
glosses: A municipality, the capital of Isparta district and Isparta Province, Turkey.
Manisa
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Turkish Manisa.
Senses: glosses: A province and metropolitan municipality in western Turkey.
glosses: A city, the capital of Manisa Province, Turkey.
Ordu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Turkish Ordu.
Senses: glosses: A province and metropolitan municipality in northeastern Turkey, on the Black Sea coast.
glosses: A city, the capital of Ordu Province, Turkey.
Yalova
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Turkish Yalova.
Senses: glosses: A province in northwestern Turkey, on the Sea of Marmara.
glosses: A district of Yalova Province, Turkey.
glosses: A municipality, the capital of Yalova district and Yalova Province, Turkey.
pré-salé
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: lamb or mutton from sheep raised in French salt marshes.
isl
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of island.
Castelnaudary
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From French Castelnaudary.
Senses: glosses: A commune in Aude department, Occitania, France.
Okipa
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: anthropology
human-sciences
lifestyle
religion
sciences
glosses: A major religious ceremony conducted by the Mandan people.
crock haircut
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: crock haircuts
Senses: glosses: Synonym of bowl cut.
synonyms: word: bowl cut
crock haircuts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of crock haircut
pudding-bowl
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pudding-bowls
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of pudding bowl.
pudding-bowls
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pudding-bowl
flatches
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of flatch
flatch-kennurd
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: qualifier: costermongers
glosses: Half-drunk
flatch-yenork
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: qualifier: costermongers
glosses: Half-crown.
flatch-yennep
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: qualifier: costermongers
glosses: Half-penny.
flight controller
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: flight controllers
Senses: topics: nautical
transport
glosses: The person at the foiling controls to operate the hydrofoils on a boat or ship
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: An air traffic controller
words cut deep
Language: English
Part of speech: proverb
Senses: glosses: Insults and offensive speech hurt more than physical injuries, and are not easily forgotten.
Hyponyms: the tongue wounds more than a lance
the pen is mightier than the sword
Related terms: cut to the quick
sticks and stones
surjective function
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: surjective functions
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: Synonym of surjection.
synonyms: word: surjection
onto function
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: onto functions
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: Synonym of surjection.
synonyms: word: surjection
onto functions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of onto function
surjective functions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of surjective function
wing trimmer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: wing trimmers
Senses: topics: nautical
transport
synonyms: trimmer
hypernyms: sail trimmer
trimmer
glosses: The person who operates the trimming controls of a wingsail to trim it to fit wind conditions
City of Dawson
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Dawson City.
County of Dawson
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A county in Queensland, Australia, located in the Shire of Banana in Central Queensland.
Dawson Creek
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: The settlement was named after the creek, which was named after George Mercer Dawson.
Senses: glosses: A city in Peace River Regional District, northeastern British Columbia, Canada.
wikipedia: George Mercer Dawson
pseudo-acronym
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /s(j)uː.dəʊˈæk.ɹə.nɪm/
ipa: /su.doʊˈæk.ɹə.nɪm/
Forms: form: pseudo-acronyms
Etymology: From pseudo- + acronym.
Senses: examples: text: Pakistan-based handlers of proscribed terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has been using the pseudo-acronym TRF to take responsibility for the terror strikes in Jammu and Kashmir aimed at maintaining "plausible deniability and evade Law Enforcement Agencies".
ref: 2021 September 21, “LeT using pseudo-acronym TRF for terror acts in J&K to maintain 'plausible deniability'”, in The Times of India:
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
coordinate_terms: backronym
acronym
glosses: A term that is seemingly an acronym or other abbreviation, but does not stand for anything.
wikipedia: pseudo-acronym
Related terms: English pseudo-acronyms
pseudo-acronyms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pseudo-acronym
AC50
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: AC50s
Etymology: From America's Cup + fifty, because it measures approximately 50 feet on the waterline.
Senses: topics: hobbies
lifestyle
nautical
sports
transport
glosses: A hydrofoil catamaran sailing racing yacht, with a wingsail mainsail, developed for the 2017 America's Cup.
Synonyms: AC50f
Derived terms: F50
Related terms: AC45
AC72
AC90
IACC
12-metre class
J-class
F50
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: F50s
Etymology: From foil + fifty, from AC50; because it measures approximately 50 feet on the waterline, and uses hydrofoils, and is derived from the AC50 class.
Senses: topics: hobbies
lifestyle
nautical
sports
transport
glosses: A hydrofoil catamaran sailing racing yacht, with a wingsail mainsail.
wikipedia: + (catamaran)
Coordinate terms: AC90
Related terms: AC50
AC50f
AC45f
AC45
AC72f
AC72
12-metre class
J-class
IACC
NBL
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of National Basketball League.
Dunwich
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Old English dūn (“hill”) + wīċ (“village”).
Senses: glosses: A small coastal village and civil parish (without a council) in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM4770).
glosses: A town on North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia.
glosses: A former township in Elgin County, Ontario, Canada, now part of Dutton/Dunwich.
hunbots
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hunbot
Su'ao
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: As illustrated by Map 1, the major commercial harbor of Kaohsiung and naval base of Tsuoying lay just east of one test, while the harbor of Keelung and naval base at Su'ao lay just west of the other.
ref: 1997, John W. Garver, “The Confrontation”, in Face Off: China, the United States, and Taiwan's Democratization, University of Washington Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 101:
glosses: Alternative form of Suao.
Wunderwaffen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Wunderwaffe
Shrubsole
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Shrubsoles
form: Shrubsall
Etymology: Habitational surname from a lost place in Kent, probably from the unattested Old English personal name *Sceobba + sol (“mud, wet sand, mire”).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Old English.
flash sale
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: flash sales
Senses: examples: text: Northern is one operator that is moving to combat the perception of rising fares, as it runs its flash sale of one million tickets for £1. This runs until October 20, or while stocks last.
ref: 2022 September 7, Philip Haigh, “Comment: More strikes and poor morale”, in RAIL, number 965, page 3:
topics: business
glosses: A sale of merchandise where the prices are greatly reduced, but lasting for only a short period of time.
flash sales
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of flash sale
photon spheres
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of photon sphere
45,X
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Turner syndrome.
synonyms: word: Turner syndrome
45,X0
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Turner syndrome.
synonyms: word: Turner syndrome