cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
sea bird
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsiːbɜː(ɹ)d/
rhymes: -iːbɜː(ɹ)d
Forms: form: sea birds
Etymology: From sea + bird.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of seabird.
linsey-woolsey
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: linsey-woolseys
Etymology: Diminutive of linen and wool. See -y, -ey.
Senses: examples: text: I had as lieue haue no ſunne, as haue it ſhine faintly, no fire, as a ſmothering fire of ſmall coales, no cloathes, rather then vveare linſey vvolſey.
ref: 1599, [Thomas] Nashe, “To His Readers, Hee Cares Not What They Be”, in Nashes Lenten Stuffe, […], London: […] [Thomas Judson and Valentine Simmes] for N[icholas] L[ing] and C[uthbert] B[urby] […], →OCLC:
synonyms: shatnez
wincey
woolsey
glosses: A fabric made of both linen and wool.
examples: text: [W]hat linsey-woolsey hast thou to speak […]
ref: c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:
glosses: Worthless material; nonsense; gibberish.
Derived terms: linsey
linsey-woolsey
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: Diminutive of linen and wool. See -y, -ey.
Senses: glosses: Mean; shoddy; of unsuitable composition.
Sudetenland
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /suˈdeɪ̯tənˌlænd/
Etymology: Borrowed from German Sudetenland, named after the Sudeten mountain range, but encompassing a far greater area.
Senses: glosses: The northern, southern, and western border areas of former Czechoslovakia, which (until 1945) were inhabited mainly by German-speakers
Related terms: Sudeten
tetanus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɛt.ən.əs/
ipa: /ˈtɛt.ən.əs/
ipa: /ˈtɛt.nəs/
rhymes: (General American) -ɛtnəs
Forms: form: tetanuses
form: tetani
Etymology: From Latin tetanus, from Ancient Greek τέτανος (tétanos), from τείνω (teínō, “I stretch”).
Senses: examples: text: Compared to 290 children with TQQ negative, CWDs were significantly less likely to receive antenatal care (P=0.003), to get a maternal tetanus shot during antenatal care (P=0.004) and to receive full vaccination (P=0.01).
ref: 2012, Yoshito Kawakatsu, Satoshi Kaneko, Mohamed Karama, Sumihisa Honda, “Prevalence and risk factors of neurological impairment among children aged 6-9 years: from population based cross sectional study in western Kenya”, in BMC Pediatrics, volume 12, →DOI, page 4:
topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
synonyms: lockjaw
glosses: A serious and often fatal disease caused by the infection of an open wound with the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium tetani, found in soil and the intestines and faeces of animals.
examples: text: We first saturated LTP in one pathway by applying repetitive tetani that had no effect on the control pathway […]
ref: 1998 January 16, Pierre-Marie Lledo et al., “Postsynaptic Membrane Fusion and Long-Term Potentiation”, in Science, volume 279, number 5349, →DOI, pages 399–403:
topics: medicine
physiology
sciences
glosses: A state of muscle tension caused by sustained contraction arising from a rapid series of nerve impulses which do not allow the muscle to relax.
Derived terms: antitetanic
antitetanus
DPT
tetanal
tetanic
tetanization
tetanize
tetany
toh
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: [t˭o˦˨]
Etymology: From Hokkien 倒 (tó, “to fall down, to collapse, to go bankrupt”).
Senses: examples: text: Wa I want Toh already
ref: 2016 August 25, @AARON__SIM, Twitter:
text: If it toh, short term the mkt [market] will be scare sh1tless, but i dont think there will be a domino effect
ref: 2023 March 16, Mephist0pheLes, “If Credit Suisse toh, will have impact as big as Lehmann brothers?”, in HardwareZone Forums:
glosses: To collapse (fail or break down internally); to fall asleep or collapse from exhaustion.
qualifier: rude
glosses: To die, to drop dead.
raw_tags: of someone
boh
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Forms: form: bo
form: boo
Etymology: Imitative. See boo.
Senses: examples: text: In our childhood, our mothers' maids have so terrified us with an ugly devil having horns on his head, […] whereby we start and are afraid when we hear one cry, Boh!
ref: 1830, Walter Scott, “Letter VI”, in Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft, […], London: John Murray, […], →OCLC, page 179:
glosses: An exclamation used to startle or frighten.
Related terms: boh liao
tio boh
sputum
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sputums
form: sputa
Etymology: From New Latin, from Latin sputum (“that which is spit out, spittle”), from spuere (“to spit”).
Senses: examples: text: In the early 1890s the work in the laboratory consisted of postmortems, urinalyses, and examination of sputums.
ref: 2018, Louis Rosenfeld, Four Centuries of Clinical Chemistry:
text: At the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, the boy’s sputum sat for a month, waiting for its turn in a slow process of antibody-matching analysis.
ref: 2020 February 24, James Hamblin, “You’re Likely to Get the Coronavirus”, in The Atlantic:
topics: medicine
physiology
sciences
glosses: Matter coughed up and expectorated from the mouth, composed of saliva and discharges from the respiratory passages such as mucus, phlegm or pus.
BRACC
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Acronym of Base Realignment and Closure.
aud.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of auditorium.
glosses: Abbreviation of audience.
aud
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /əʊd/
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of auld.
aud
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /əʊd/
ipa: /ɔːd/
ipa: /əʊd/
Forms: form: auds
Senses: examples: text: […] the show is done in an impossible studio, with about 40 folding chairs jammed in one corner for the aud, and there is a constant racket.
ref: 1951 March 31, Billboard, page 14:
text: Decidedly for adult auds, the pic has definite specialized appeal outside France and should broaden the director's commercial rep and prestige.
ref: 1999, The Variety Insider, page 219:
text: Net confirmed today that Lovato will return to judge season three of the singing competish, which launches this fall. The pop chantoosie joined the show during its second season, helping to draw younger auds to the program.
ref: 2013 March 28, AJ Marechal, “Demi Lovato Set to Return to 'X Factor'”, in Variety, Los Angeles, C.A.: Penske Media Corporation, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Sep 2021:
glosses: Clipping of audience.
avg.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of average.
int
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Clipping of intermediate.
glosses: Clipping of international.
topics: broadcasting
film
media
television
glosses: Clipping of interior, describing the location of a shot in a film script, etc.
int
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ints
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
programming
sciences
glosses: Clipping of integer.
glosses: Clipping of intelligence.
Coordinate terms: long
Derived terms: long int
int
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: ints
form: inting
form: inted
form: inted
Etymology: Apparently a back-formation from inting, which is a shortening of intentional / intentionally feeding.
Senses: examples: 2017 The difficulty in banning the ‘most toxic League of Legends player in North America’
Tyler’s signature crime was his habit of intentionally feeding or “inting” in ranked matches.
2018 Riot Games Comments on Intentional Feeding Sion Strategy
Inting, or intentional feeding, is one of the greatest sins in League of Legends. This strategy, apparently discovered by a player named MidLanerFromHell, uses Sion as a turret destroyer above all else, even sacrificing himself in the name of base destruction.
2019 Broxah reported Febiven for inting on stream
topics: games
gaming
synonyms: run down
glosses: To die intentionally in a match by having oneself slain by enemy characters or structures so as to give resources to the opposing team
examples: text: Sorry guys, I inted. I thought I could get the kill and then get out.
topics: games
gaming
glosses: To make a bad play, even if it's unintentional.
examples: text: Why are you inting my lane?
text: I know this guy. He recently inted my diamond promos (promotional games to the diamond tier).
topics: games
gaming
glosses: To ruin a match or a specific part of a match by intentionally or unintentionally dying or making bad plays
examples: text: Whenever I meet him again, I will gladly int him.
topics: games
gaming
glosses: To make someone lose a match by (mostly) intentionally or unintentionally dying
Derived terms: inter
int
Language: English
Part of speech: contraction
Forms: form: in't
Senses: examples: text: In't it ready yit?
glosses: is not; isn't
Med.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of mediator.
stocky
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: rhymes: -ɒki
Forms: form: stockier
form: stockiest
Etymology: From stock + -y.
Senses: examples: text: The girl in the robe is still performing her transaction behind the counter. The transcatee is a stocky Spanish-speaking woman in an orange dress.
ref: 1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 182:
glosses: Sturdy; solidly built; heavy and compact.
raw_tags: of a person or an animal
Synonyms: word: stubby
word: big-boned
word: buirdly
word: cobby
word: dumpy
word: eurysome
word: fubsy
word: nuggety
word: squat
word: stocky
word: stuggy
word: thick
word: thickset
Hypernyms: word: bulky
word: heavy
word: physique
word: short
word: stout
Derived terms: stockily
MEd
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: MEds
Senses: topics: education
glosses: Initialism of Master of Education.
FedEx
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Fedex
form: fedex
Etymology: Blend of federal + express; abbreviated from the company’s former name, Federal Express.
Senses: topics: business
glosses: FedEx Corporation, a package express company.
Derived terms: FedExer
FedEx quest
FedEx
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: FedExes
form: FedExing
form: FedExed
form: FedExed
form: Fedex
form: fedex
Etymology: Blend of federal + express; abbreviated from the company’s former name, Federal Express.
Senses: examples: text: Has he considered disconnecting his modem and Fedexing it to himself overnight, as some digital addicts say they have done?
ref: 2011 March 10, Jim Holt, London Review of Books, page 11:
text: Writers on assignment were encouraged to FedEx luggage to their destination, rather than schlep it on the plane.
ref: 2025 June 27, Michael M. Grynbaum, “The Concorde-and-Caviar Era of Condé Nast, When Magazines Ruled the Earth”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
glosses: To send a package or letter by FedEx, or a competitor.
AmEx
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From the initial syllable of each word.
Senses: examples: text: The stock is up more-than 45% this year, putting AmEx slightly ahead of Goldman Sachs (GS). Like Goldman and other top financial stocks, Amex has thrived during the past few months as the economy has roared back to life following the brief Covid recession last year and consumers started spending again.
ref: 2021 July 23, Paul R. La Monica, “American Express is the Dow’s top stock for 2021. Here’s why”, in CNN Business:
glosses: Abbreviation of American Express.
HazMat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: HazMats
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of hazmat.
DefCon
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɛfkɒn/
ipa: /ˈdɛfkɑn/
Forms: form: DEFCON
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of DEFCON.
DQ
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌdiː ˈkjuː/
rhymes: -uː
homophone: dequeue
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of disqualify/disqualified.
DQ
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌdiː ˈkjuː/
rhymes: -uː
homophone: dequeue
Forms: form: DQs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of drama queen .
glosses: Abbreviation of disqualification.
Synonyms: sense: disqualified
word: DSQ
Related terms: sense: disqualified
word: DNS
sense: disqualified
word: DNF
sense: disqualified
word: DNQ
sense: disqualified
word: Q
DQ
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌdiː ˈkjuː/
rhymes: -uː
homophone: dequeue
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Dairy Queen.
topics: video-games
glosses: Initialism of Dragon Quest.
GD
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Initialism of goddamn.
GD
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: endocrinology
medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of gain of deiodinases: the sum activity of peripheral deiodinases.
topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
lifestyle
netball
sports
glosses: Initialism of goal defence.
topics: human-sciences
medicine
psychiatry
psychology
sciences
glosses: Initialism of gender dysphoria.
GD
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: chemistry
government
military
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of German agent D (US designation for the nerve gas soman).
glosses: Initialism of Geometry Dash.
Related terms: GD-ROM
SPINA-GD
Quetzalcoatl
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌkɛt.səl.kəʊˈæt.əl/
ipa: /kɛtˌsɑl.koʊˈɑːt.əl/
enpr: kĕt-säl′kō-ät′l
Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl Quetzalcōātl (literally “quetzal-feather snake”).
Senses: glosses: The Aztec name for the Feathered-Serpent deity of ancient Mesoamerica, one of the main gods of many Mexican and northern Central American civilizations.
Atty
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of attorney.
AWIM
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Acronym of assault with intent to murder.
b/c
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of backward compatibility.
b/c
Language: English
Part of speech: conj
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of because.
cert
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of cert..
cert
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: certs
Senses: examples: text: I bought some gift certs for my family for Christmas.
glosses: Certificate.
synonyms: word: banker
word: cert
word: certainty
word: certitude
word: cinch
word: dead cert
word: fatality
word: inevitability
word: racing certainty
word: sure thing
word: fair bet
word: good bet
word: safe bet
word: sure bet
glosses: A certainty; something guaranteed to happen.
Derived terms: birth cert
dead cert
cert.
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of certified.
cert.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of certainty.
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of certiorari.
crim
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɹɪm/
ipa: [kʰɹ̠̊ɪm]
rhymes: -ɪm
Forms: form: crims
Etymology: Shortening.
Senses: examples: text: We were the happiest, cheeriest bunch of crims in the whole prison.
ref: 2012, Ian McTavish, A Prisoner's Wisdom: Transcending the Ego, page 128:
text: Are the crims running Wentworth? Woman found murdered in Wentworth Correctional Centre.
ref: 2018, “Bitter Pill”, in Wentworth:
glosses: A criminal.
Related terms: crim. con.
civ
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of civil.
Derived terms: civ pro
civ
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: civs
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of civilisation.
FCU
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: FCUs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of federal credit union.
topics: lifestyle
tourism
transport
travel-industry
glosses: Initialism of fare construction unit.
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of fuel control unit.
cust
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: custs
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of custody.
examples: text: Try explaining about those tabs with the little dots to a cust who doesn't know which web browser they use.
ref: 2001 March 20, David, “Why there's no place like home.”, in netscape.public.mozilla.general (Usenet):
ref: 2001 February 26, Sprint Exper, “SPCS looses^([sic]) a cust over $35.00”, in alt.cellular.sprintpcs (Usenet):
glosses: Abbreviation of customer.
custody
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkʌstədiː/
homophone: custardy (in some dialects)
Forms: form: custodies
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin custōdia (“a keeping, watch, guard, prison”), from custōs (“a keeper, watchman, guard”). Doublet of custode.
Senses: examples: text: The court awarded custody to the child's father.
text: The mother gained custody of the children.
glosses: The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.
examples: text: I couldn't pay the bill and now my passport is in custody of the hotel management.
glosses: Temporary possession or care of somebody else's property.
examples: text: He was mistreated while in police custody.
text: Original petition for writ of habeas corpus to obtain release from custody under sentence to five years imprisonment for aiding coprisoners in endeavors to escape from jail.
ref: 1958, Southern Reporter. Second Series, page 297:
glosses: The state of being imprisoned or detained, usually pending a trial.
examples: text: The Custody of the Holy Land includes the monasteries of Bethlehem, Nazareth, and Jerusalem.
topics: Catholicism
Christianity
Roman-Catholicism
glosses: An area under the jurisdiction of a custos within the Order of Friars Minor.
Derived terms: chain of custody
custodee
data custody
joint custody
maternal custody
paternal custody
protective custody
sole custody
youth custody centre
Related terms: custodial
custodian
DOM
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: DOMs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of date of marriage.
glosses: Initialism of dirty old man.
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of dissolved organic matter.
examples: text: The same applies to DHTML. Why can't anyone agree on a single standard? Probably because Micro$oft wants to retain a desktop monopoly in the face of superior technology avaialable on other platforms. Even on Windows, Netscape and IE use different DOMs.
ref: 2000 October 8, David Steuber, “Re: Comparing Perl and Java”, in comp.lang.perl.misc (Usenet):
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Acronym of Document Object Model.
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
synonyms: word: STP
english: street name
translation: street name
glosses: 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine, a psychedelic and a substituted amphetamine.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of disk on module.
Derived terms: DOM tree
shadow DOM
Related terms: SAX
DOF
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: D.O.F.
form: D. O. F.
form: D.O.F.
form: D. O. F.
form: df
form: d.f.
form: d. f.
form: d.o.f.
form: d. o. f.
form: DoF
form: D.o.F.
form: D. o. F.
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Department of Finance.
DOF
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: D.O.F.
form: D. O. F.
form: D.O.F.
form: D. O. F.
form: df
form: d.f.
form: d. f.
form: d.o.f.
form: d. o. f.
form: DoF
form: D.o.F.
form: D. o. F.
Senses: glosses: Initialism of date of filing.
topics: arts
hobbies
lifestyle
photography
glosses: Initialism of depth of field.
topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Initialism of degree(s) of freedom.
Dx
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dx
Etymology: Abbreviation of diagnose and diagnosis, formed by analogy with Rx, variant of ℞ (“prescription”), abbreviation of Latin recipe (“take”). Compare also Hx (“history”).
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of diagnosis.
Dx
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: Dx's
form: Dx'ing
form: Dx'd
form: Dx'd
form: Dx'ed
form: Dx'ed
form: dx
Etymology: Abbreviation of diagnose and diagnosis, formed by analogy with Rx, variant of ℞ (“prescription”), abbreviation of Latin recipe (“take”). Compare also Hx (“history”).
Senses: examples: text: I was Dx'd with ADHD ten years ago.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: To diagnose.
Dx
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
programming
sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of developer experience.
dx
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of Dx (“diagnosis”).
dx
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: dx's
form: dx'ing
form: dx'd
form: dx'd
form: dx'ed
form: dx'ed
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of Dx (“to diagnose”).
NPS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of National Park Service.
glosses: Initialism of National Prosecution Service.
NPS
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: NPSs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of nail-patella syndrome.
topics: law
glosses: Initialism of new psychoactive substance.
glosses: Initialism of nuclear power station.
NPS
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: glosses: Initialism of no personal service.
glosses: Initialism of not personally served.
NOH
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: NOHs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of notice of hearing.
OC
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: OCs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of original content.
examples: text: One point that almost always seems to be overlooked every time the Mary Sue issue comes up is that #*not* all original characters are Mary Sues. Although there are those who think OCs should be kept out of fanfic, it is possible and acceptable to write OCs into your stories without deifying them.
ref: 1999 October 28, Laura Taylor, “Re: Voyager Mary Sue Litmus Test”, in alt.startrek.creative (Usenet):
text: Too often an OC tends to slip into a Mary Sue mould, but if it's well written, I have no problems with an OC as a protagonist of a fic.
ref: 2005 February 3, Don Sample, “Re: Are OC's the kiss-of-death in BtVS fanfics?”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer.creative (Usenet):
text: For instance, one fan might create an OC or Original Character that does not exist in the primary media canon. Then, with that fan's permission (it is considered good form to request permission from the OC creator; however, this does not always happen) another fan may incorporate that OC into his or her texts.
ref: 2008, Rebecca W. Black, Adolescents and Online Fan Fiction, Peter Lang, published 2008, →ISBN, page 40:
topics: lifestyle
glosses: Initialism of original character.
synonyms: OOC
qualifier: roleplaying games
glosses: Initialism of out of character.
glosses: Officer of the Order of Canada.
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Officer Commanding.
glosses: Initialism of office consultation.
glosses: Initialism of office conference.
examples: text: The union staff person works with the OC to assist in training, education, leadership development, etc.
ref: 1994 October, Harneen Chernow, Andrea Demajewski, Herbst, “Understanding Unions, Class and Power”, in Gay Community News, page 3:
glosses: Initialism of organizing committee.
glosses: Initialism of oleoresin capsicum.
topics: business
glosses: Initialism of organizational climate.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of overclock.
Derived terms: OCify
OC
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Old Chinese.
glosses: Initialism of Orange County.
glosses: Initialism of OxyContin.
OC
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more OC
form: most OC
Senses: glosses: Initialism of obsessive-compulsive.
topics: broadcasting
media
glosses: Initialism of on camera.
OC
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Of color.
Related terms: POC
WOC
off.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of office.
glosses: Abbreviation of offence.
glosses: Abbreviation of offender.
Derived terms: pat. off.
Pet.
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: biblical
lifestyle
religion
glosses: Abbreviation of Peter.
y/o
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of year(s) old; also yo, y.o.
topics: business
knitting
manufacturing
textiles
glosses: Abbreviation of yarnover.
m/o
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: baby Jackie is 5 m/o
glosses: Abbreviation of month(s) old.
examples: text: explosive limits for mixtures of [...] 91.9 m/o chlorine and 8.1 m/o hydrogen
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
synonyms: a/o
mol%
glosses: molar percent (percentage calculated by relative molarity [number of atoms or molecules])
Related terms: d/o
w/o
y/o
tx
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of telephone.
topics: medicine
sciences
related: word: Tx
glosses: Abbreviation of treatment or therapy.
topics: business
communications
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
telecommunications
related: word: Tx
glosses: Abbreviation of transmission.
glosses: Abbreviation of tax.
Coordinate terms: topics: telecommunications
electrical-engineering
communications
engineering
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: fx
topics: telecommunications
electrical-engineering
communications
engineering
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: RX
topics: telecommunications
electrical-engineering
communications
engineering
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: Rx
topics: telecommunications
electrical-engineering
communications
engineering
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: rx
topics: telecommunications
electrical-engineering
communications
engineering
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: Tx
topics: telecommunications
electrical-engineering
communications
engineering
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: TX
Tx.
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Texas: a state of the United States.
fx
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of fax.
Coordinate terms: sense: fax, facsimile
word: tx
Fx
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of fracture.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of function.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of functioning.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of family.
Fx
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
synonyms: FF
glosses: Abbreviation of Firefox.
Tpr
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of trooper.
raw_tags: as a title
Thu
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Thus
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Thursday.
Thu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Thus
Etymology: Two main origins:
* Borrowed from Vietnamese Thư, the local romanization of the Chinese surname 舒 (Shū).
* Borrowed from Norwegian Thu, a surname predominantly found in Western Norway.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
misd.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: misdemeanor
memo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɛməʊ̯/
ipa: /ˈmɛmoʊ̯/
ipa: /ˈmiːməʉ/
ipa: /ˈmeməʉ/
rhymes: -ɛməʊ
rhymes: -iːməʊ
Forms: form: memos
Etymology: Clipping of memorandum.
Senses: examples: text: According to yet another leaked memo, Powell responded the next day. Powell's leaked memo conceded that al Qaeda were not POWs, and that the Taliban individually or as a group might also lose their entitlement to that status.
ref: 2007, John Yoo, War by Other Means […] , Atlantic Monthly Press, →ISBN, page 42:
glosses: A short note; a memorandum.
examples: text: The first is that the recursive call finds its subproblem solution in the memo and returns immediately.
ref: 2020, Daniel Zingaro, Algorithmic Thinking: A Problem-Based Introduction, No Starch Press, →ISBN, page 86:
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
programming
sciences
glosses: A record of partial results that can be reused later without recomputation.
Derived terms: agency credit memo
agency debit memo
bench memo
countermemo
deal memo
get the memo
memo for record
memo for the record
Memogate
memoise
memoization
memoize
miss the memo
on memo
memo
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɛməʊ̯/
ipa: /ˈmɛmoʊ̯/
ipa: /ˈmiːməʉ/
ipa: /ˈmeməʉ/
rhymes: -ɛməʊ
rhymes: -iːməʊ
Forms: form: memos
form: memoing
form: memoed
form: memoed
Etymology: Clipping of memorandum.
Senses: glosses: To record something; to make a note of something.
examples: text: I made sure to memo him about the client's complaints.
glosses: To send someone a note about something, for the record.
hosp
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of hospital.
MYOB
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛm waɪ oʊ ˈbi/
ipa: /ɛm waɪ əʊ ˈbiː/
Senses: examples: text: Why don't you MYOB? My marital status is no concern of yours.
glosses: Initialism of mind your own business.
exec
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: execs
Etymology: Clipping of executive or execute.
Senses: examples: text: An upcoming problem to be thrashed out at a meeting of diskery reps and execs of the American Federation of Radio Artists (AFRA), is the degree of AFRA's jurisdictional claim over singers on records.
ref: 1950 October 28, “Diskers, AFRA Puzzle Singer Jurisdictions”, in Billboard, page 13:
text: Tony Stark makes you feel
He’s a cool exec with a heart of steel.
As Iron Man, all jets ablaze,
He’s fighting and smiting with repulsor rays!
Amazing armor! That’s Iron Man!
A blazing power! That’s Iron Man!
ref: 1966, “Iron Man (theme song)”, Jacques Urbont (lyrics) (The Marvel Super Heroes (television series)):
text: “All right,” he said, turning to the first sheet of paper inside. “We’re not playing Good Cop/Bad Cop here. Do you know that game?” “Yes, sir. Some captains delegate all the unpopular orders to their exec so he can take the heat.” “Right. Well, I don’t believe in that. If an unpopular order has to be given, the captain should take responsibility for it himself.[…]”
ref: 2004, David Gerrold, Tales of the Star Wolf, SFBC, →ISBN:
glosses: An executive; a person employed at the executive level.
examples: text: “'Okay. Report to the exec's office right after inspection tomorrow, Mister Keith. Best of luck.”
ref: 1951, Herman Wouk, The Caine Mutiny, page 17:
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: An executive officer, i.e. the chief assistant to the commanding officer.
Derived terms: exec-produce
exec
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: execs
form: execing
form: execed
form: execed
Etymology: Clipping of executive or execute.
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: To execute; to run.
exec.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: execs.
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of executive.
glosses: Abbreviation of executor.
Exec.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of executive.
Esc
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: Esc key
glosses: Abbreviation of escape key (on a computer keyboard).
Rx
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
qualifier: pharmacy
glosses: Alternative form of ℞: prescription.
topics: business
communications
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
telecommunications
glosses: Alternative form of rx (“reception”).
rx
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: business
communications
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
telecommunications
glosses: Abbreviation of reception.
Coordinate terms: topics: telecommunications
electrical-engineering
communications
engineering
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: fx
topics: telecommunications
electrical-engineering
communications
engineering
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: RX
topics: telecommunications
electrical-engineering
communications
engineering
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: Rx
topics: telecommunications
electrical-engineering
communications
engineering
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: tx
topics: telecommunications
electrical-engineering
communications
engineering
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: Tx
topics: telecommunications
electrical-engineering
communications
engineering
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: TX
Hx
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hx
Etymology: Formed by analogy with Rx, variant of ℞ (“prescription”), abbreviation of Latin recipe (“take”). Compare also Dx (“diagnosis”).
Senses: examples: text: The purpose of this study was to see if U.u. is more commonly found in children ages 1-12 years with a Hx of sexual contact than those without such a Hx.
ref: 1987, American Society for Microbiology, Program and abstracts of the Twenty-Seventh Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy: 4-7 October 1987, page 171:
text: Of particular importance is that both sleepiness measures (along with a Hx of OSA) suggest that the patient may be at risk, […]
ref: 2005, Michael L. Perlis, Michael T. Smith, Carla Jungquist, Donn Posner, editors, Cognitive behavioral treatment of insomnia: a session-by-session guide, →ISBN, page 126:
text: His Hx of imprisonment and homelessness are risk factors for TB, and his bilateral upper lobe infiltrates are in the appropriate location for reactivation TB.
ref: 2010, Carlos Ayala, Brad Spellberg, Boards and Wards, fourth edition, page 553:
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of history.
hx
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: May occur secondary to a weakened esophagus or after violent emesis, but the hx is nonspecific most of the time.
ref: 2006, “Gastroenterology: Esophageal Rupture”, in Steven E. Diaz, The Little Black Book of Emergency Medicine (Jones and Bartlett's Little Black Book Series), 2nd edition, Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, →ISBN, page 102:
topics: medicine
sciences
related: word: Hx
glosses: Abbreviation of history.
-cephalic
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Senses: qualifier: type or number of
glosses: head
Related terms: cephalic
cephalo-
on or about
Language: English
Part of speech: prep
Senses: topics: law
glosses: approximately.
NRL
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
lifestyle
rugby
sports
glosses: Initialism of National Rugby League, the main rugby league competition in Australia, including one New Zealand team.
NRL
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of naval research lab.
glosses: Initialism of nucleosome repeat length.
normocephalic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more normocephalic
form: most normocephalic
Etymology: From normo- + -cephalic.
Senses: glosses: Having a normal-sized head; neither macrocephalic nor microcephalic; mesocephalic
SSM
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: SSMs
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of surface-to-surface missile.
glosses: Initialism of same-sex marriage.
glosses: Initialism of start-up, shutdown or malfunction.
glosses: Initialism of self-supporting minister.
Related terms: ASM
SAM
AAM
DEHP
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of diethylhexyl phthalate.
glosses: Abbreviation of di-2-ethylhexylphlatate.
microcephalic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From French microcéphalique, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).
Senses: glosses: Having an abnormally small head.
microcephalic
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: microcephalics
Etymology: From French microcéphalique, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).
Senses: glosses: A person with an abnormally small head.
Related terms: microcephaly
normocephalic
macrocephalic
DBP
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: DBPs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of di-n-butyl phthalate.
glosses: Initialism of disinfectant byproduct.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of diastolic blood pressure.
DBP
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: banking
business
glosses: Initialism of Development Bank of the Philippines.
BBP
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of benzyl butyl phthalate.
DINP
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of di-isononyl phthalate.
Related terms: isononyl
DIDP
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of di-isodecyl phthalate.
Related terms: isodecyl
DNOP
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of di-n-octyl phthalate.
Related terms: di--n-octyl phthalate
ECPI
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of European Council for Plasticisers and Intermediates.
REACH
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Reach
Senses: examples: A spokesperson for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), which is responsible for the UK’s registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals (UK Reach), said: “UK Reach allows the UK to make its own decisions on the regulation of chemicals that are based on the best available scientific evidence, ensuring that chemicals remain safely used and managed. «UK to investigate tattoo ink health risks after EU ban » The Guardian, 2021
glosses: Acronym of Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals.
SPORT
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Acronym of Strategic Partnership On REACH Testing.
TDI
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: TDIs
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of toluene diisocyanate.
examples: text: Evaluations of dioxin hazards are made on the basis of the tolerable daily intakes (TDI). Since 1980 the TDIs are established by appropriate authorities in individual countries. By definition TDIs are the maximum doses which are not harmful even when taken over the whole life.
ref: 2005, Przemysław Mastalerz, The True Story of DDT, PCB, and Dioxin, Wydawnictwo Chemiczne, →ISBN, page 91:
topics: medicine
sciences
toxicology
coordinate_terms: TWI
glosses: Initialism of tolerable daily intake.
TDI
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: diving
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
underwater-diving
glosses: Initialism of Technical Diving International.
checksum
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: checksums
Etymology: From check + sum.
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A number, derived by applying a suitable algorithm to some data, used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission, storage or data entry.
Derived terms: checksummer
checksum
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: checksums
form: checksumming
form: checksummed
form: checksummed
Etymology: From check + sum.
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: To compute a checksum.
Related terms: cyclic redundancy check
CRC
RSM
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: RSMs
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of regimental sergeant major.
topics: business
glosses: Initialism of regional sales manager.
RSM
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Formed as an initialism of the three founding member firms Robson Rhodes, Salustro Reydel and McGladrey.
Senses: examples: text: However, certainty is anything but a sure thing these days, and the bread-and-butter of the US economy might not go unscathed, said RSM economist Brusuelas.
ref: 2025 April 9, Alicia Wallace, “The next round of Trump’s tariffs could hurt even more. Here’s what to expect”, in CNN Business:
glosses: A multinational network of accounting firms.
Related terms: CSM
RQMS
cyclic redundancy check
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cyclic redundancy checks
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A type of hash function that produces a checksum used to detect and correct transmission errors in data (abbreviation CRC).
TPI
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Initialism of tracks per inch.
glosses: Initialism of threads per inch, either referring to the quantity of threads on a screw, or within a piece of fabric.
glosses: Initialism of third party intermediary.
glosses: Initialism of two-person integrity.
glosses: Initialism of tumor proliferation index.
topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
coordinate_terms: TBI
PI
DI
FI
EFI
glosses: Initialism of transfer port injection.
TPI
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Thai Petrochemical Industry.
TPI
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Initialism of totally and permanently incapacitated.
DHA
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: A diet rich in DHA made sense, boosting general health, fortifying the brain, helping maintain focus and alertness and offsetting cognitive weariness.
ref: 2023, Martin MacInnes, In Ascension, Atlantic Books, page 228:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Acronym of docosahexaenoic acid.
glosses: Acronym of dihydroxyacetone.
glosses: Initialism of discourse-historical approach (in critical discourse analysis).
tapestry
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: tă'pəstrē
ipa: /ˈtæpəstɹi/
Forms: form: tapestries
Etymology: From Middle English tapestrie, from Old French tapisserie (“tapestry”), from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs), from an Iranian source.
Senses: examples: text: Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf, there was an archway high enough to form a balcony with slender balusters and a tapestry-hung wall behind.
ref: 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 3, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
glosses: A heavy woven cloth, often with decorative pictorial designs, normally hung on walls.
examples: text: European adventurers found themselves within a watery world, a tapestry of streams, channels, wetlands, lakes and lush riparian meadows enriched by floodwaters from the Mississippi River.
ref: 2013 January-February, Nancy Langston, “The Fraught History of a Watery World”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 1, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2013, page 59:
glosses: Anything with variegated or complex details.
Derived terms: be part of life's rich tapestry
tapestry beetle
tapestry moth
Related terms: tapetum
tapetum lucidum
tapestry
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: enpr: tă'pəstrē
ipa: /ˈtæpəstɹi/
Forms: form: tapestries
form: tapestrying
form: tapestried
form: tapestried
Etymology: From Middle English tapestrie, from Old French tapisserie (“tapestry”), from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs), from an Iranian source.
Senses: examples: text: We had run above twenty miles when the sun set, carpeting the sea, and tapestrying the sky with a rare unison of delicate green and golden hues […]
ref: 1833, Adolphus Slade, Records of Travels in Turkey, Greece, &c., "Captain Pasha's Alarm", page 152:
text: The banqueting-hall, all open to the sky, and with thick curtains of ivy tapestrying the walls, and grass and weeds growing on the arches that overpass it, is indescribably beautiful.
ref: 1854 September 13, Nathaniel Hawthorne, English Note-Books, "Conway Castle":
text: I present Bosnavina to its Duchess, I kiss the hem of her Majesty's robe and will tapestry her Palace with conquered flags.
ref: 1921, Israel Zangwill, The Cockpit: Romantic Drama in Three Acts, page 255:
glosses: To decorate with tapestry, or as if with a tapestry.
Related terms: tapetum lucidum
hash function
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hash functions
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: An algorithm that generates a numeric, or fixed-size character output from a variable-sized piece of text or other data; used in database table queries, cryptography and in error-checking.
acct
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: accts
Senses: examples: Acct *******562
glosses: Abbreviation of account.
glosses: Abbreviation of accountant.
acct.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: accts.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of acct.
penetrating
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɛnɪtɹeɪtɪŋ/
Forms: form: more penetrating
form: most penetrating
Senses: examples: text: The skunk produces a penetrating odor.
text: As the rest of the film was made on location in the railway yards of Havre and not in a studio, and was given a sound-track of penetrating vividness, this whole production gives the closest possible ring of truth of any film about railways.
ref: 1958 February 24, David Gunston, “Railways on the Screen”, in Railway Magazine, page 89:
glosses: Able to pierce or penetrate
examples: text: He had a very penetrating pair of brown eyes.
glosses: Looking deeply into; piercing
examples: text: His novel shows a penetrating insight into the criminal mind.
glosses: Demonstrating acute or keen understanding
Derived terms: nonpenetrating
penetratingly
penetratingness
unpenetrating
penetrating
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɛnɪtɹeɪtɪŋ/
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of penetrate
auth
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: auths
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of authentication.
examples: text: “I once had to do a prior auth for United for a glass bottle,” a medical resident wrote. “The compounded intranasal midazolam was covered, but the glass bottle it came in was not.”
ref: 2024 December 6, Samantha Cole, “Moderators Across Social Media Struggle to Contain Celebrations of UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Assassination”, in 404 Media:
glosses: Abbreviation of authorization.
glosses: Abbreviation of authoritarian.
Derived terms: authcom
auth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: auths
form: authing
form: authed
form: authed
Senses: examples: text: You can't post messages on the site unless you're authed.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: To authenticate.
Derived terms: unauthed
auth.
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of authentic.
glosses: Abbreviation of authorized.
Derived terms: english: Bible
translation: Bible
word: Auth. Ver.
auth.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of author.
glosses: Abbreviation of authority.
auth.
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of authorize.
tapioca pudding
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tapioca puddings
Senses: glosses: A milk pudding made from tapioca.
Related terms: sago pudding
num
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nums
form: num.
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of number.
topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of numeral.
Derived terms: num lock
num
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Forms: form: nom
Senses: glosses: Used to denote eating, or enjoyment of eating.
Related terms: nom
num-num
num.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of num.
Num.
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Numbers.
milk pudding
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: milk puddings
Senses: glosses: Any of several simple cooked desserts made from sweetened milk and some starchy ingredient.
Related terms: macaroni pudding
rice pudding
sago pudding
tapioca pudding
semolina pudding