cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
tice
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /taɪs/
Forms: form: tices
Etymology: Possibly from entice, as below, suggesting the bowler's purpose.
Senses: examples: text: Bowlers should practise both toss and tice.
ref: 1862, James Picroft, The Cricket-Field, Or The History and the Science of the Game of Cricket, page 120:
text: The tice is almost a full pitch. If you have a long reach, go in and play forward; if not, however, keep your bat down, and block it.
ref: 1863 March 7, “The Complete Guide to the Cricket Field: Chapter III: The Batsman”, in The Boy's Miscellany: An Illustrated Journal of Useful and Entertaining Literature for Youth, volume 1, page 155:
text: 1870 July, The Wykehamist, Number 33, page 1,
Raynor, though somewhat wild, obtained an extraordinary number of wickets for very few runs, his fast "tices" quite puzzling the Eton bats.
text: 1911, Henry Charles Howard Suffolk and Berkshire (Earl of), Hedley Peek, Frederick George Aflalo, The Encyclopaedia of Sport & Games, Volume 1, page 452,
A "yorker" (or "tice") pitches on, or within six inches of, the popping crease; […] .
topics: ball-games
cricket
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A ball bowled to strike the ground about a bat's length in front of the wicket; a yorker.
qualifier: croquet
glosses: A ball left at a hittable but difficult distance or position, to lure the opponent into a mistake.
Synonyms: sense: ball bowled to strike the pitch near the batsman's feet
word: yorker
tice
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /taɪs/
Forms: form: tices
form: ticing
form: ticed
form: ticed
Etymology: Aphetic form of entice.
Senses: examples: text: VVhat ſtrong enchantments tice my yeelding ſoule […]
ref: c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act I, scene ii:
text: Have I not reaſon, think you, to look pale? / These tvvo have ’ticed me hither to this place: […]
ref: c. 1588–1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
text: Hath ſome fond lover tic'd thee to thy bane? / And vvilt thou leave the Church, and love a ſtie?
ref: [1633], George Herbert, “The Forerunners”, in [Nicholas Ferrar], editor, The Temple. Sacred Poems, and Private Ejaculations, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: […] Thomas Buck and Roger Daniel; and are to be sold by Francis Green, […], →OCLC, page 171:
glosses: To entice (someone).
envier
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: enviers
Etymology: From envy + -er.
Senses: examples: text: There was a period, when the enviers of Bernadotte, taking advantage of this kind of popularity which he had obtained, represented him to the Directory as a man dangerous to liberty[…]
ref: 1816, Francis Gibbon, The public characters of Europe, page 578:
glosses: One who envies.
bobbin lace
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bobbin laces
Senses: glosses: A form of handmade lace in which the thread is wound around bobbins on a padded cushion; pillow lace.
Nixonomics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Blend of Nixon + economics, equivalent to Nixon + -nomics. Coined in a speech of the same title by Walter Heller in October 1969. This is believed to be the first such term coined by blending a president's surname with the word "economics." http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CEEDB153AF932A35752C1A964958260 Similar blends have been used to describe the economic policies of all subsequent US presidents, though Fordonomics is rare.
Senses: examples: text: Senators William Proxmire and Hubert Humphrey, among others, hinted that the new Nixonomics may be due for some design changes when it reaches the Senate.
ref: 1971 September 6, “Nixon's Freeze and the Mood of Labor”, in Time Magazine, archived from the original on 21 Dec 2008:
topics: government
politics
glosses: The economic policies of the Richard Nixon administration, 1969-1974.
Related terms: Nixonian
ingenerate
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈdʒɛnəɹət/
ipa: /ɪnˈdʒɛnəɹət/
Forms: form: more ingenerate
form: most ingenerate
Etymology: First attested in 1528; borrowed from Latin ingenerātus, perfect passive participle of ingenerō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Senses: examples: text: Pure and unspotted from all loathly crime
 That is ingenerate in fleshly slime.
ref: 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto VI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
text: Those virtues were […]rather feigned and affected things to serve his ambition, than true qualities ingenerate in his judgement or nature.
ref: 1622, Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban [i.e. Francis Bacon], The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, […], London: […] W[illiam] Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret, →OCLC:
glosses: Innate, inborn.
ingenerate
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈdʒɛnəɹeɪt/
ipa: /ɪnˈdʒɛnəɹeɪt/
Forms: form: ingenerates
form: ingenerating
form: ingenerated
form: ingenerated
Etymology: First attested in 1528; borrowed from Latin ingenerātus, perfect passive participle of ingenerō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Senses: examples: text: a. 1639, Joseph Mede, a sermon
ingenerate or encrease this disposition of lowlinee and abjection
text: those noble habits that upon that account are ingenerated in the Soul, as Religion, Gratitude, Obedience, and Tranquillity of Mind
ref: a. 1677 (date written), Matthew Hale, The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Nature, London: […] William Godbid, for William Shrowsbery, […], published 1677, →OCLC:
glosses: To generate or produce within; to beget or engender; to cause.
ingenerate
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈdʒɛnəɹət/
ipa: /ɪnˈdʒɛnəɹət/
Etymology: First attested in 1656; borrowed from Late Latin ingenerātus, from in- (“not”) + generātus.
Senses: examples: text: But neither is one time generated in another; for if the preſent be generated in the future, the future muſt be present; and if in the paſt, the paſt. The ſame may be ſaid of other times; therefore one time is not generated in another. Now if time be neither generated in itſelf, nor one time in another, it is not generate at all. But that it is not ingenerate, we ſhewed also. Therefore ſeeing it is neither generate nor ingenerate, it is not at all; for every Beeing muſt either be generate or ingenerate.
ref: 1659–1660, Thomas Stanley, “[A Summary of Scepticism.] Chap[ter] XVII. Of Time.”, in The History of Philosophy, the Third and Last Volume, […], volume III, London: […] Humphrey Moseley, and Thomas Dring, […], →OCLC, 4th part (Containing the Sceptick Sect), Book II (Of Physick), page 87:
text: The first Synod of Sirmium anathematises those who […] identify the Holy Ghost with the Ingenerate God.
ref: 1894, Henry Barclay Swete, “III. 35”, in Apostles's Creed:
antonyms: generate#Adjective
glosses: Not generated, self-existent.
Carternomics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Blend of Carter + economics, equivalent to Carter + -nomics.
Senses: examples: text: Carternomics stimulates the economy to reduce unemployment and help the "old" poor, while it causes runaway inflation that creates legions of the new poor.
ref: 1978 June 1, William Safire, “The New Poor”, in The New York Times:
text: Mr. Bush's return to Carternomics killed the Reagan boom, resulting in higher unemployment, lower incomes and higher deficits.
ref: 1993 October 31, “Taxing the patience in Jersey election”, in The Washington Times, archived from the original on 31 Jan 2021:
topics: government
politics
glosses: Economic policies associated with the administration of Jimmy Carter, 1977–1981.
Related terms: Carteresque
Clintonomics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Blend of Clinton + economics, equivalent to Clinton + -nomics.
Senses: examples: text: But I am not yet persuaded that Clintonomics will make much of a dent in the persistent problems of unemployment in the U.S. economy.
ref: 1992 December 6, David M. Gordon, “Clinton May Fall Short on Easing Unemployment”, in Los Angeles Times, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2013, page D2:
topics: government
politics
glosses: The economic policies associated with the administration of William Jefferson Clinton, 1993–2001.
Related terms: Clintonesque
Clintonism
Clintonian
Clinton Doctrine
could not get elected dogcatcher
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəd ˌnɒt ɡɛt ɪˌlɛktɪd ˈdɒɡkæt͡ʃə/
ipa: /kəd ˌnɑt ɡɛt əˌlɛktɪd ˈdɔɡˌkæt͡ʃəɹ/
ipa: /-iˌlɛktɪd-/
Etymology: Dogcatchers are virtually never elected to their posts; the phrase is hyperbole, using dogcatcher to indicate the most lowly conceivable office.
Senses: examples: text: An insolent Republican newspaper asserts that Mr. [Grover] Cleveland is so unpopular in Washington that he could not be elected dog catcher for the district. This may be true, yet Mr. Cleveland has caught a great many dogs in his day—stealing. His success in that line would naturally make him unpopular with the claims agents and other parasites that throng the capital.
ref: 1889 February 18, Chicago Herald, quotee, “Unpopular with rascals”, in The Courier-Journal, volume LXXIV, number 7,355 (New Series), Louisville, Ky.: Louisville Courier-Journal Print. Co., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4, column 6:
text: It is a well known fact that the average American town will not elect well educated men to municipal offices if they can help it. A man who wears kid gloves and a plug hat couldn't be elected dog catcher in any town in Oklahoma. That is why the affirmative wish the city manager to be elected by a commission.
ref: 1918 October 15, “The City Manager Plan. [Condenst Paragrafs.]”, in J. W. Scroogs, editor, University of Oklahoma Bulletin (New Series; no. 156; University Extension Series; no. 43), Norman, Okla.: University of Oklahoma, →OCLC, page 60:
text: Men like him couldn't get elected dogcatcher. He was a natural lieutenant, not a leader, and it was a fact he accepted with neither bitterness nor regret.
ref: 2006 October, credited to Robert Ludlum, chapter 15, in The Bancroft Strategy, New York, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Press, →ISBN, page 264:
text: "She [Christine O'Donnell]'s not a viable candidate for any office in the state of Delaware," said the state party chairman, Tom Ross, who is backing [Mike] Castle. "She could not be elected dog catcher."
ref: 2010 September 12, Philip Eliot, “GOP Tries to Take Out Tea Party-backed Candidate”, in Yahoo! News, archived from the original on 22 Sep 2010:
text: [Donald] Trump, who has a glancing relationship with the truth and speaks English only as a second language, has hurled his insults at [Bob] Corker (whom he said couldn't get elected dog-catcher in his home state) and at [John] McCain – even as he journeyed to Capitol Hill to try to build support for tax reform.
ref: 2017 October 25, John L. Micek, “Trump just keeps digging deeper and deeper”, in The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Ky.: Gannett, →ISSN, →OCLC:
topics: government
politics
glosses: Said of someone, particularly a politician, who is extremely unpopular.
wikipedia: The Slate Group
Related terms: unelectable
run like a dry creek
muscly
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: musclier
form: muscliest
form: muscley
Etymology: From muscle + -ly.
Senses: examples: text: One whipcord nerve in the muscly mass from neck to shoulder-blade / Of the mountainous man...
ref: 1879, Robert Browning, Dramatic Idyls:
glosses: thewy, muscled
glosses: Strong, powerful
Bushonomics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Blend of Bush + economics, equivalent to Bush + -o- + -nomics.
Senses: examples: text: Ross Perot's advisers suggest he may push a much bolder plan, investing hundreds of billions in infrastructure; but until he delivers, Clinton clearly occupies the high ground against Bushonomics.
ref: 1992 July 8, David Gergen, “Democrats' 'Comeback Kid' Revels in Latest Returns”, in Rocky Mountain News:
topics: government
politics
glosses: The economic policies associated with the presidency of George Herbert Walker Bush, 1989–1993.
examples: text: According to the Democratic nominee, Bushonomics would "squander" the surplus.
ref: 2000 August 18, Richard S. Dunham, “Battlin' Al Comes Out Swinging”, in Business Week:
topics: government
politics
glosses: The economic policies associated with the presidency of George W. Bush, 2001–2009.
Related terms: Bushian
Bushism
pourboire
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pourboires
Etymology: From French pourboire.
Senses: glosses: A tip (extra money given to e.g. a waiter in appreciation of service), especially in French contexts.
glosses: A bribe.
co-fire
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: co-fires
form: co-firing
form: co-fired
form: co-fired
Etymology: From co- + fire.
Senses: examples: text: Another fuel that has been co-fired with solid wastes is oil shale.
ref: 1999, John G Webster, Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering:
text: At present, co-firing offers the best opportunities for market penetration of biomass.
ref: 2004, Mary D Archer, James Barber, Molecular to Global Photosynthesis:
glosses: To fire (different types of fuel) together.
view camera
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: view cameras
Senses: glosses: A type of camera with a flexible bellows forming a light-tight seal between two adjustable standards, one of which holds a lens, and the other a viewfinder or a photographic film holder.
view cameras
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of view camera
contrast set
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: contrast sets
Senses: examples: text: The notion of a contrast set is made explicit in recent work in formal semantics (Krifka 1991; Rooth 1985).
ref: 1996, Toshio Inui, James L. McClelland, Attention and Performance XVI:
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: A set of concepts whose names are coordinate terms.
favo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: favos
Etymology: From favorite + -o.
Senses: examples: text: I like mostly all sci-fi movies, but the Alien-saga is one of my favo's. My favo part of the serie's is part II, BTW.
ref: 1998 June 11, SilverWolf, “Aliens movies”, in alt.horror.werewolves (Usenet):
text: M. Mameri, writer Da el Mouloud is one of my favo too.
ref: 1999 July 5, diasp...@my-dejanews.com, “Kind...gentel sca...perhaps?”, in soc.culture.algeria (Usenet):
text: This Is my favo........
ref: 2001 March 9, lollo, “My favo”, in alt.pantyhose (Usenet):
glosses: Clipping of favorite.
favo
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more favo
form: most favo
Etymology: From favorite + -o.
Senses: examples: text: I like mostly all sci-fi movies, but the Alien-saga is one of my favo's. My favo part of the serie's is part II, BTW.
ref: 1998 June 11, SilverWolf, “Aliens movies”, in alt.horror.werewolves (Usenet):
text: Well, my favo schizo has different names. Let us see: dukie, milo, slobo, hitler..etc.
ref: 1999 October 20, diasp...@my-deja.com, “att : my favo schizo!!”, in soc.culture.algeria (Usenet):
text: But as long as I can play my favo MP3-collection, I'm satisfied.
ref: 2006 June 21, Frans-Jan v. Steenbeek, “Sound in multiple Linux progs”, in lucky.freebsd.emulation (Usenet):
glosses: Clipping of favorite.
berndtite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: berndtites
Senses: topics: chemistry
geography
geology
mineralogy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A rare tin sulfide mineral.
betafite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: betafites
Etymology: From Betafo + -ite, after Betafo in the Malagasy Republic, where it was discovered.
Senses: topics: chemistry
geography
geology
mineralogy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A radioactive mineral in the pyrochlore group, having chemical formula (Ca,U)₂(Ti,Nb,Ta)₂O₆(OH).
Derived terms: calciobetafite
oxycalciobetafite
oxyuranobetafite
plumbobetafite
stibiobetafite
yttrobetafite
benitoite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: benitoites
Etymology: San Benito County, California, where it can be found, + -ite.
Senses: topics: chemistry
geography
geology
mineralogy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A rare hard blue silicate mineral found in hydrothermally altered serpentinite.
bentorite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bentorites
Senses: topics: chemistry
geography
geology
mineralogy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A hard transparent violet mineral with vitreous lustre.
favi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of favus
octopod
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: octopods
form: octopode
form: octoped
form: octopede
Etymology: From octo- + -pod.
Senses: glosses: Any animal with eight feet or foot-like parts.
glosses: Any cephalopod mollusks of the order Octopoda.
examples: text: … Virginia saw the big octopod engine clamoring up the grade, …
ref: 1905, Francis Lynde, “VII The Majesty of the Law”, in A Fool for Love, Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →LCCN, page 115:
glosses: A railway locomotive with eight wheels.
Derived terms: octopodic
Related terms: octopodal
octopodean
octopodian
octopus
octopodes
octopoid
octopode
DDK
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: DDKs
Senses: qualifier: go
glosses: Initialism of double digit kyu.
glosses: Initialism of dysdiadochokinesia.
great hall
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: great halls
Senses: examples: text: Even in castles and manor houses space was limited, and rooms including the great hall were used for other functions beyond dining.
ref: 2004, Melitta Weiss Adamson, Food in Medieval Times, →ISBN, page 156:
topics: architecture
history
human-sciences
sciences
coordinate_terms: great room
glosses: The main room of a palace, castle or large manor house in the Middle Ages, or in a country house of the 16th and early 17th centuries.
examples: text: "Now this" — he indicated the great building facing them, with a handsome flight of steps up to the open door — "this is the great hall."
ref: 2005, Philippa Gregory, The Constant Princess, →ISBN:
topics: architecture
history
human-sciences
sciences
coordinate_terms: great house
manor house
country house
glosses: The principal building of a manor or castle compound.
Related terms: hall house
perbromic acid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
hypernyms: oxyacid#Noun
<
acid#Noun
<
compound
<
substance#Noun
material#Noun
glosses: An oxyacid of bromine, HBrO₄.
Related terms: perchloric acid
perfluoric acid
periodic acid
perbromic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From per- + bromic.
Senses: coordinate_terms: perchloric
perfluoric
periodic
glosses: Relating to the highest oxidation state of bromine.
Derived terms: perbromic acid
Related terms: perbromate
perbrominate
perbrominated
perbromination
ARN
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ARNs
Senses: examples: text: Use the ARN for the regions we want.
ref: 2020, Heartin Kanikathottu, AWS Security Cookbook: Practical solutions for managing security policies, monitoring, auditing, and compliance with AWS, Packt, →ISBN, page 370:
qualifier: cloud computing
glosses: Initialism of Amazon resource name.
ARN
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Association of Rehabilitation Nurses.
McCainiac
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: McCainiacs
Etymology: Blend of McCain + maniac
Senses: examples: text: And, as Bush learned painfully, there are plenty of McCainiacs in pivotal Michigan.
ref: 2000 March 2, “After Primaries, Focus Turns to the Vice Presidential Slot”, in Philadelphia Inquirer, page A1:
text: The McCainiacs are warning John McCain's conservative opponents that unless they stop criticizing their candidate immediately, he'll never recover in time for the general election.
ref: 2008 February 18, David Limbaugh, “Grassroots hurdle?”, in Washington Times:
topics: government
politics
glosses: An ardent follower or supporter of John McCain in his campaigns for the presidency in 2000 and 2008.
wearish
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɪəɹɪʃ/
Forms: form: more wearish
form: most wearish
Etymology: From Middle English warssh, werisch, werische, werish, werissh, werssh, werysshe, of unknown origin; compare Modern English dialectal wairsh and Early Modern English wersh; perhaps related to Middle English wery (modern weary).
Senses: glosses: Tasteless, having a sickly flavour; insipid.
examples: text: Who was to weet a wretched wearish elfe, / With hollow eyes and rawbone cheekes forspent […].
ref: 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book IV, Canto V”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
text: Democritus, as he is described by Hippocrates and Laertius, was a little wearish old man, very melancholy by nature, averse from company in his latter days, and much given to solitariness […].
ref: , New York Review Books, 2001, p.16
glosses: Sickly, wizened, feeble.
Derived terms: wearishness
McCainiacs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of McCainiac
monomachy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /məˈnɒməki/
ipa: /məˈnɑməki/
Forms: form: monomachies
Etymology: From Middle French monomachie, or its source, Latin monomachia. Also mono- + -machy.
Senses: examples: text: He that shall observe […] so much emulation, envy, so many brawls, quarrels, monomachies, etc., may well require what is become of charity?
ref: 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition II, section 1, member 3:
text: Wherefore we most heartily provoke, challenge, and defy your Lordship to the said combat and monomachy […]
ref: 1951, C. S. Lewis, chapter 13, in Prince Caspian, Collins, published 1998:
glosses: A fight or other contest between two people or forces; a duel; single combat.
Firth of Forth
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Firth of Forth
Senses: glosses: The estuary of the River Forth in Scotland.
fourties
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of forties.
cheap like borscht
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: cheap as borscht
Etymology: Calque of Yiddish ביליק ווי באָרשט (bilik vi borsht), as the beets used to make it were among the cheapest vegetables.
Senses: qualifier: simile
glosses: Very inexpensive.
Related terms: cheap as chips
dirt cheap
stoneflies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of stonefly
holiday camps
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of holiday camp
carrageen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌkæɹəˈɡiːn/
ipa: /ˈkæɹəˌɡiːn/
ipa: /ˌkɛɹəˈɡin/
ipa: /ˈkɛɹəˌɡin/
Forms: form: carrageens
form: carageen
form: caragheen
form: carragheen
form: carrigeen
Etymology: From Irish carraigín (“Irish moss”), from carraig (“rock”).
Senses: glosses: Irish moss (Chondrus crispus)
Derived terms: carrageenan
carrageenase
carrageenin
carrageen moss
carrageenophyte
carrageen moss
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Irish moss.
bunk beds
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bunk bed
pearl oysters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pearl oyster
driver's licences
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of driver's licence
pet shops
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: petshops
form: pet-shops
Senses: glosses: plural of pet shop
dress codes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dress code
floppy disks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of floppy disk
water wheels
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of water wheel
team players
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of team player
halls of residence
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hall of residence
jaculate
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: jaculates
form: jaculating
form: jaculated
form: jaculated
Etymology: From Latin iaculor ("to throw, to dart"), in turn from iaciō ("to cast, to fling").
Senses: glosses: To throw or cast, as a dart; to throw out; to emit.
Derived terms: interjaculate
Related terms: ejaculate
jaculation
litogen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: litogens
Etymology: From litigation + -gen.
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Any drug or similar substance, administered during pregnancy, that though probably harmless can lead to lawsuits
figure dash
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: figure dashes
Etymology: The name comes from the fact that the symbol is the width of a single digit in fonts where this width is constant.
Senses: glosses: The punctuation mark ⟨‒⟩ (used when a dash must be used in numbers).
uncapitalised
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of uncapitalized.
uncapitalised
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of uncapitalise
‐
Language: English
Part of speech: punct
Forms: form: hyphen
Senses: examples: text: secretary‐general; yellow‐green; a here‐today‐gone‐tomorrow attitude; kitchen‐dinette‐office
glosses: Joins the components of compounds.
Joins the components of coordinative compounds, with equal components.
raw_tags: punctuation
examples: text: a has‐been; cholesterol‐free; short‐changing
glosses: Joins the components of compounds.
Joins the components of subordinative compounds, with a dominant component or head.
raw_tags: punctuation
examples: raw_tags: to indicate both aes are pronounced
text: ultra‐ambitious
raw_tags: to avoid confusion with repress
text: I must re‐press the shirt.
synonyms: ·
◌̈
glosses: Joins prefixes and suffixes according to stylistic rules, often to avoid confusion in pronunciation or meaning.
raw_tags: punctuation
examples: raw_tags: but "examples are from the real world"
text: real‐world examples
glosses: Connects words in a compound modifier according to various stylistic rules.
raw_tags: punctuation
glosses: Used as sentence-final punctuation.
raw_tags: punctuation
Synonyms: sense: joining components of coordinative compounds
word: and
sense: joining components of coordinative compounds
word: hyphen
sense: joining components of coordinative compounds
word: -hyphen-
sense: joining components of coordinative compounds
word: cum
sense: joining components of coordinative compounds
word: -cum-
sense: joining components of coordinative compounds
word: /
sense: joining components of coordinative compounds
word: slash
Related terms: alt: '; ’
word: apostrophe
word: curly brackets
word: brace
word: square bracket
word: bracket
alt: :
word: colon
alt: ,
word: comma
alt: ‒; –; —; ―
word: dash
alt: …
word: ellipsis
alt: !
word: exclamation mark
alt: ⁄
word: fraction slash
alt: « »; ‹ ›
word: guillemet
alt: -; ‐
word: hyphen
alt: ·
word: interpunct
alt: ‽
word: interrobang
word: bracket
word: parentheses (US
alt: ( )
word: Canada)
word: full stop
alt: .
word: period
alt: ?
word: question mark
alt: ‘ ’ ‚; „
word: quotation marks
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
alt: "; '
word: quotation marks
alt: ;
word: semicolon
word: slash
alt: /
word: stroke
alt: ] [
word: space
slippiest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of slippy: most slippy
fertilizable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more fertilizable
form: most fertilizable
Etymology: From fertilize + -able.
Senses: glosses: Capable of being fertilized.
Derived terms: cross-fertilizable
nonfertilizable
unfertilizable
fatherliness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From fatherly + -ness.
Senses: glosses: The property of being fatherly.
toilet brushes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of toilet brush
cheese slicers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cheese slicer
utilization rates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of utilization rate
cheque books
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cheque book
fantoms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fantom
filially
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more filially
form: most filially
Etymology: From filial + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a filial manner.
GPFs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of GPF
functionalist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈfʌŋkʃənəlɪst/
Forms: form: functionalists
Etymology: From functional + -ist.
Senses: glosses: One who believes in functionalism.
Derived terms: psychofunctionalist
psycho-functionalist
functionalist
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: /ˈfʌŋkʃənəlɪst/
Etymology: From functional + -ist.
Senses: examples: functionalist architecture
glosses: Relating to functionalism.
functionalists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of functionalist
fusionism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From fusion + -ism.
Senses: glosses: The political practice, principle or theory of forming groups.
examples: text: But it means being open to the possibility that the old fusionism, battered and bruised as it is, may still hold as much promise for the advancement of libertarian policy goals as "liberaltarianism" ever will.
ref: 2009 February 13, Ross Douthat, “The Future of Liberaltarianism (II)”, in The Atlantic:
topics: government
politics
glosses: A political philosophy advocating fusion of traditionalist social conservatism with right-libertarianism.
Related terms: fusionist
fuzing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of fuze
fuzed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /fjuːzd/
rhymes: -uːzd
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of fuze
fuzed
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /fjuːzd/
rhymes: -uːzd
Senses: glosses: Being equipped with a fuze
oversells
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of oversell
outstays
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of outstay
outstaying
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of outstay
outstayed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of outstay
overburdening
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more overburdening
form: most overburdening
Derived terms: overburdeningly
overburdening
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of overburden
oversamples
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of oversample
oversamples
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of oversample
overextends
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of overextend
overextending
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of overextend
overstocking
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: By surface analysis, overstock + -ing.
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of overstock
overstocked
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more overstocked
form: most overstocked
Senses: glosses: That has been stocked to an excessive degree; overfilled.
overstocked
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of overstock
orientals
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of oriental
obstructionists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of obstructionist
obsessives
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of obsessive
oversampling
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of oversample
oversampling
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: oversamplings
Senses: glosses: The act of one who oversamples.
overspecialise
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: overspecialises
form: overspecialising
form: overspecialised
form: overspecialised
Etymology: From over- + specialise.
Senses: glosses: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of overspecialize.
oversampled
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of oversample
overspecialises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of overspecialise
overspecialising
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of overspecialise
overspecialised
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of overspecialise
obtuser
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of obtuse: more obtuse
obtusest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of obtuse: most obtuse
parlour game
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: parlour games
form: parlor game
form: parlor-game
form: parlour-game
Senses: examples: text: Near-synonym: party game
text: Do you know that parlour-game, Yarrell dear? Are you a performer at Musical Chairs?
ref: 1918, Arthur Quiller-Couch, Foe-Farrell, Prologue:
text: Doubts abound as to whether he will graduate in 2028 with a four-year degree in Trumpism: It is now a parlor game in Washington and Silicon Valley to speculate just how long the Musk-Trump relationship will last.
ref: 2024 November 22, Theodore Schleifer, “Elon Musk Gets a Crash Course in How Trumpworld Works”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
hypernyms: game#Noun
glosses: Any of a number of amusing games played indoors with few props by the members of a social gathering.
topics: government
politics
synonyms: doublespeak
glosses: The use of deliberately nebulous or confusing language.
Related terms: parlour trick
parlour games
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of parlour game
ornerier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of ornery: more ornery
orneriest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of ornery: most ornery
outputting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈaʊtpʊtɪŋ/
ipa: /aʊtˈpʊtɪŋ/
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of output
outputting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈaʊtpʊtɪŋ/
ipa: /aʊtˈpʊtɪŋ/
ipa: /aʊtˈpʌtɪŋ/
ipa: /ˈaʊtpʊtɪŋ/
ipa: /aʊtˈpʊtɪŋ/
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of outputt
oversupplying
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of oversupply
oversupplied
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of oversupply
telecommunicate
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: telecommunicates
form: telecommunicating
form: telecommunicated
form: telecommunicated
Etymology: From tele- + communicate.
Senses: glosses: To communicate over a long distance, often across the internet.
outstretching
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of outstretch
outstretches
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of outstretch
telecommunicates
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of telecommunicate
telecommunicating
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of telecommunicate
telecommunicated
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of telecommunicate
cyclometers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cyclometer
alarm systems
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of alarm system
self-denials
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of self-denial
ornamenting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of ornament
overemphasise
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: overemphasises
form: overemphasising
form: overemphasised
form: overemphasised
Etymology: From over- + emphasise.
Senses: glosses: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of overemphasize.
overemphasises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of overemphasise
overemphasising
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of overemphasise
overemphasised
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of overemphasise
oxidates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of oxidate
oxidates
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of oxidate
oxidating
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of oxidate
oxidated
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of oxidate
foreign policies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of foreign policy
content management systems
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of content management system
opaquer
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of opaque: more opaque
opaquer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: opaquers
Senses: topics: dentistry
medicine
sciences
glosses: A substance used to block out dark colours of staining, underlying dental work, etc.
qualifier: animation
glosses: A cartoon artist who paints opaque colours on areas drawn by inkers on animators' cels.
opaquest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of opaque: most opaque
obscener
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of obscene: more obscene
obscenest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of obscene: most obscene
obscurest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of obscure: most obscure
obscurest
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: second-person singular simple present indicative of obscure
orchestrations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of orchestration
optioning
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of option
optioned
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of option
optioned
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: It is also possible to have an unusually optioned car which is not a prepackaged special edition type. This would be the kind of car I mentioned earlier — one of 90 made with red upholstery of 2,000 made with a blue vinyl top.
ref: 1982, John Gunnell, How to Restore & Upgrade Your Vintage Car with Factory Accessories, page 143:
glosses: Having the specified kind or number of options.
Derived terms: unoptioned
abelisaur
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: abelisaurs
Etymology: Formed with -saur.
Senses: examples: text: Juvenile T. rexes were light and agile before they leveled up into the adults we’re more familiar with. […] Other megatheropods, including abelisaurs and tarbosaurs, also grew from turkey-like hatchlings to bus-sized behemoths over the course of their lives.
ref: 2021 February 25, Cara Giaimo, “The Outsized Influence of Teen T. Rex and Other Young Dinosaurs”, in The New York Times:
topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: Any dinosaur of the superfamily Abelisauroidea.
abelisaurs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of abelisaur
oilcloths
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of oilcloth
okaying
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of okay
oaring
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of oar
oculars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ocular
melanomata
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of melanoma
maximals
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of maximal
marinaded
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of marinade
miniaturising
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of miniaturise
miniaturised
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: /ˈmɪnɪt͡ʃəɹʌɪzd/
Forms: form: more miniaturised
form: most miniaturised
form: miniaturized
Senses: glosses: That is a miniature version of something
miniaturised
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: /ˈmɪnɪt͡ʃəɹʌɪzd/
Forms: form: miniaturized
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of miniaturise
middleweights
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of middleweight
malteds
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of malted
milkmaids
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Cardamine californica, a flower of western North America.
milkmaids
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of milkmaid
militating
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of militate
militated
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of militate
mutinies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mutiny
mutinies
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of mutiny
mutinying
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of mutiny
mutinying
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mutinyings
Senses: glosses: An act of mutiny or rebellion.
mutinied
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of mutiny
spinmeister
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: spinmeisters
Etymology: From spin (“favourable comment or interpretation intended to bias opinion on an otherwise unpleasant situation”) + -meister.
Senses: examples: text: Republican spinmeisters were quick to offer their opinions last week on Nashua Mayor Jim Donchess' decision not to challenge Portsmouth lawyer Paul McEachern for the Democratic nomination for governor.
ref: 1988, Laura A. Kiernan, “...And Then There Was One”, in The Boston Globe, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2016:
text: The reporting on Al Gore’s selection of Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman to be his running mate illustrates yet again the willingness of America’s dominant liberal media to accept without question the tales woven by Democratic spinmeisters.
ref: 2000 August 9, James Young, “The ‘conscience’ of the Senate”, in Potomac News, volume 41, number 320, Woodbridge, Va., page A6:
topics: government
politics
glosses: A media liaison or spokesperson, charged with presenting the spin for their political side.
Related terms: spin doctor
spinmeisters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of spinmeister
multinationals
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of multinational
multimillionaires
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of multimillionaire
US dollars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: U.S. dollars
Senses: glosses: plural of US dollar
mousses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mousse
mousses
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of mousse
moussing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of mousse
moussed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of mousse
manumitting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of manumit
manumitted
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of manumit
Derived terms: unmanumitted
miscasts
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of miscast
miscasting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of miscast
materialises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of materialise
materialising
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of materialise
mestizos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mestizoes
Senses: glosses: plural of mestizo
mestizoes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mestizos
Senses: glosses: plural of mestizo
monopolises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of monopolise
monopolising
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of monopolise
omnibenevolent
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From omni- (“all”) + benevolent (“good-willed”).
Senses: examples: text: The omnibenevolent God, by definition, was unable to withhold forgiveness from his people.
text: Any omnibenevolent being would will the complete and immediate nonexistence of evil.
ref: 1984, John Eric Nolt, Informal Logic: Possible Worlds and Imagination, page 77:
glosses: All-loving, or infinitely good, usually in reference to a deity or supernatural being, for example, God.
Related terms: omnibenevolence
registree
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: registrees
Etymology: From register + -ee.
Senses: glosses: A person who is registered
Synonyms: registrant
Related terms: registrar
registration
registry
registrees
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of registree
tail fins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tail fin
cyberattack
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cyberattacks
form: cyber attack
form: cyber-attack
Etymology: From cyber- + attack.
Senses: examples: text: He also points out that if the US does come under cyberattack, we may be powerless to stop the attack.
ref: 1996 July 1, Stephen Pizzo, “Information Superhighway Under Assault”, in Santa Rosa Press-Democrat:
text: In the months before Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's arrival in Beijing on Monday, the Obama administration quietly held an extraordinary briefing for the Chinese military leadership on a subject officials have rarely discussed in public: The Pentagon's emerging doctrine for defending against cyberattacks against the United States – and for using its cybertechnology against adversaries, including the Chinese.
ref: 2014 April 6, David E. Sanger, “U.S. tries candor to assure China on cyberattacks”, in The New York Times:
text: In recent months, cyberattacks have also crippled police departments in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, as well as hospitals treating coronavirus patients in intrusions that involved criminal groups holding data hostage and seeking payments to unlock the data.
ref: 2021 June 2, Christina Goldbaum, William K. Rashbaum, “The M.T.A. Is Breached by Hackers as Cyberattacks Surge”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
hypernyms: cybercrime
glosses: An attack or intrusion by means of a computer network such as the Internet, often for the purpose of spying.
Related terms: cyberextortion
cyberpower
cybersecurity
cyberspace
cyberterrorism
cyberwar
cyberwarfare