cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
Kogi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Hausa kṑgī (“river”).
Senses: glosses: A state of Nigeria in the North Central geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Lokoja.
Kogi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Cogui
Senses: glosses: An indigenous people residing in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains in northern Colombia.
Ambersons
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Amberson
Allwoods
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Allwood
Nasarawa
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A state of Nigeria in the North Central geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Lafia.
Adamawa
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Fula Adamawa.
Senses: glosses: A state of Nigeria in the North East geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Yola.
Derived terms: Adamawa-Eastern
Adamawa-Ubangi
Badour
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Badours
Etymology: Two possible origins:
* A surname of French origin, from an altered form of Bédard, from a variant of Old French baudour (“joy, boldness”), or, alternatively, a habitational surname from a small village in Corrèze.
* Variant of Badr, a surname of Arabic origin.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Badours
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Badour
Zikas
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Zika
Gombe
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A state of Nigeria in the North East geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Gombe City.
glosses: The largest city and state capital of Gombe State, Nigeria.
Yobe
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A state of Nigeria in the North East geopolitical zone. Capital: Damaturu. Largest city: Potiskum.
Vanderleest
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Vanderleests
Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch van der Leest, a habitational surname from a place called Leest.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Dutch.
Jigawa
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A state of Nigeria in the North West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Dutse.
Arseneaults
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Arseneault
Barsantis
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Barsanti
Vanderleests
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Vanderleest
Verhage
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Verhages
Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch Verhage.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Dutch.
Vertz
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Vertzes
Etymology: Partly Americanized form of German Würtz.
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
Vertzes
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Vertz
Verhages
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Verhage
Umholtz
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Umholtzes
Etymology: Borrowed from German Umholtz.
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
Tupy
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Tupys
Etymology: Borrowed from Czech Tupý.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Czech.
Tupys
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Tupy
Umholtzes
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Umholtz
Schwoerer
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Schwoerers
Etymology: Borrowed from German Schwörer.
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
Wi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Wis
Etymology: Borrowed from Korean ㅟ (wi).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Korean.
Schwoerers
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Schwoerer
Mulroneys
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Mulroney
McNairney
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: McNairneys
Etymology: Variant of McInerney.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Irish.
Whitgift
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Whitgifts
Etymology: From either the Old English personal name Hwīta or the Old Norse personal name Hvíti + Old Norse gipt (“gift, dowry”) or Old English ġift (“dowry”).
Senses: glosses: A village in Twin Rivers parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE8122).
glosses: A habitational surname.
glosses: Ellipsis of Whitgift School, a prestigious public school for boys in Croydon.
Derived terms: Whitgiftian
Whitgifts
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Whitgift
McNairneys
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of McNairney
Widdringtons
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Widdrington
Walmisley
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Walmisleys
Etymology: Variant of Walmersley.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
certain event
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: certain events
Senses: examples: text: Measure 0 is assigned to an impossible event, and measure 1 is assigned to a certain (sure) event. A certain event is denoted as #92;Omega; an impossible event, as #92;empty.
ref: 1995, Michael Pecht, Product Reliability, Maintainability, and Supportability Handbook, CRC Press, page 17:
text: Hence the event A#95;1#92;capA#95;2#92;cap#92;dots#92;capA#95;k will be a certain event too, i.e. P(A#95;1#92;capA#95;2#92;cap#92;dots#92;capA#95;k)#61;1.
ref: 2002, Andrew G. Bronevich, Alexander N. Karkishchenko, “The structure of fuzzy measure families induced by upper and lower probabilities”, in Carlo Bertoluzza, María Á. Gil, Dan A. Ralescu, editors, Statistical Modeling, Analysis and Management of Fuzzy Data, Springer, page 165:
text: In probability theory, events are sets with a non-negative length that is at most one, since we assume that the sample space #92;Omega is the certain event and should be assigned the largest length, i.e., 1 (probability 100%).
ref: 2018, Athanasios Christou Micheas, Theory of Stochastic Objects, Taylor & Francis (CRC Press / Chapman & Hall), unnumbered page:
topics: mathematics
probability-theory
sciences
glosses: An event that contains all of the possible outcomes and thus is known a priori to be certain to occur;
topics: mathematics
probability-theory
sciences
glosses: An event that contains all of the possible outcomes and thus is known a priori to be certain to occur;
(more formally) the entire sample space (which by definition has measure 1 and probability 1); said sample space with the exclusion of, at most, a set of measure 0 (thus retaining measure 1).
the entire sample space (which by definition has measure 1 and probability 1); said sample space with the exclusion of, at most, a set of measure 0 (thus retaining measure 1).
qualifier: more formally
Coordinate terms: impossible event
certain events
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of certain event
Aldersey
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Alderseys
Etymology: From the Old English personal name Ealdhere, which is composed of the elements eald (“old”) and here (“army”), + -s- + ġehæg (“enclosure”).
Senses: glosses: A civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England, which includes the villages of Aldersey Green and Aldersey Park.
glosses: A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms: Aldersey Green
Aldersey Park
Alderseys
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Aldersey
Walmisleys
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Walmisley
Aldersey Green
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: See Aldersey.
Senses: glosses: A village in Aldersey parish, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4656).
Related terms: Aldersey Park
Aldersey Park
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: See Aldersey.
Senses: glosses: A village in Aldersey parish, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4556).
Related terms: Aldersey Green
verb of motion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: verbs of motion
Senses: examples: text: For instance, dictionaries provide rather different definitions of the sense of the verb whistle found in the context The bullet whistled through the air. They seem unsure whether to treat this sense as involving a verb of sound or a verb of motion.
ref: 1993, Beth Levin, English Verb Classes and Alternations, page 15:
topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
synonyms: motion verb
glosses: A verb that describes movement on the part of the subject.
Widdrington Village
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: See Widdrington.
Senses: glosses: A civil parish in Northumberland, England, which includes the village of Widdrington.
greedflation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Blend of greed + inflation
Senses: examples: text: Echoes her colleague Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.): “The problem is not inflation. The problem is corporate greed.” Their evidence for the greedflation theory was that prices companies charge had risen faster than input costs, which meant (at least for a while) that profits were growing.
ref: 2022 June 14, Catherine Rampell, “Greed is dead. Long live greed!”, in Washington Post (subscription required):
text: In fact, evidence of ‘greedflation’ in food retail in Canada is weak at best. But prices in some food categories have behaved unreasonably in recent years, so we shouldn't think greedflation doesn't exist.
ref: 2022 July 13, “Has ‘greedflation’ driven up Canadian food prices? Evidence of ‘greedflation’ is weak at best”, in Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal:
text: Excuseflation is also known as greedflation.
ref: [2023 March 24, Daily Mail City, Finance Reporter, “INVESTING EXPLAINED: What you need to know about Excuseflation – a ploy by companies to hike prices, also known as greedflation”, in Mail Online:
text: The “greedflation” thesis is in part a reaction against another common explanation for inflation: that it is driven by fast-growing wages.
ref: 2023 July 6, ““Greedflation” is a nonsense idea”, in The Economist, →ISSN:
text: If a company could manage to raise its price by a big percentage and have its volume go down by only a small percentage, it would increase its revenue, offsetting its higher costs. Some people called that profiteering or greedflation, but to Rines it was just good business.
ref: 2023 July 26, Peter Coy, “Companies Aren’t Eager to Cut Their Prices as Costs Fall”, in The New York Times, Peter Coy Newsletter:
topics: economics
sciences
glosses: Price gouging by corporations during an inflationary period, especially when the underlying cost of production has not risen accordingly; price increases ostensibly inflated solely by underlying fundamental factors but really in excess of that level.
Coordinate terms: english: often synonymous
translation: often synonymous
word: excuseflation
Related terms: greenflation
inflation
skimpflation
shrinkflation
lexi-
Language: English
Part of speech: prefix
Etymology: Derived from lexis, a borrowing from Latin lexis, itself from Ancient Greek λέξις (léxis).
Senses: examples: Near-synonym: logo-
synonyms: lexico-
glosses: word; lexeme.
Related terms: lexical
lexon
reach across the aisle
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: reaches across the aisle
form: reaching across the aisle
form: reached across the aisle
form: reached across the aisle
Senses: topics: government
politics
glosses: To come to a bipartisan agreement; to compromise with the adversary party.
Widdrington Station and Stobswood
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A civil parish north-east of Morpeth, Northumberland, England.
Stobswood
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A small village in Widdrington Station and Stobswood parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ2394)
low-status
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Of a ranking that is low or inferior in a social or professional hierarchy.
high-status
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Of a ranking that is high or superior in a social or professional hierarchy.
get over the line
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: gets over the line
form: getting over the line
form: got over the line
form: got over the line
form: gotten over the line
Senses: examples: text: Midfielder Jill Scott, who had suffered defeat at the hands of the Germans in the final in 2009, came on in extra time to help England get over the line and was overcome with emotion.
ref: 2022 July 31, Emma Sanders, “England 2-1 Germany”, in BBC Sport:
text: Responsible for public affairs, business strategy, corporate development and finance, he [Donald Tang] now faces the task of getting an initial public offering over the line in London after ditching earlier plans to list in New York in the face of US political opposition.
ref: 2024 July 13, Laura Onita, Eleanor Olcott, “Shein's master of reinvention treads tricky path to IPO”, in FT Weekend, page 11:
synonyms: get the job done
glosses: To fulfil one's task; to do what is required.
Related terms: over the line
biotagging
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of biotag
Cabiao
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A municipality of Nueva Ecija, Philippines.
Guimba
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A barangay of San Juan, Abra, Philippines.
glosses: A municipality of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. .
glosses: A barangay of Marawi, Lanao del Sur, Philippines.
Elkesley
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6875).
Kebbi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A state of Nigeria in the North West geopolitical zone. Capital: Birnin Kebbi.
kinds of
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: examples: text: He gave her seven kinds of hell that day.
glosses: Alternative form of all kinds of.
Related terms: kind of
Zamfara
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A state of Nigeria in the North West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Gusau.
Grygla
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A city in Marshall County, Minnesota, United States.
security officer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: security officers
Senses: glosses: Synonym of security guard.
synonyms: word: security guard
security officers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of security officer
mall cop
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mall cops
Senses: glosses: A security guard employed to provide security at a shopping mall.
Related terms: loss prevention
mall ninja
mall cops
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mall cop
Oyo
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A state of Nigeria in the South West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Ibadan.
Federal Capital Territory
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: FCT
Senses: glosses: A federal territory of Nigeria centred on the capital Abuja, in the North Central geopolitical zone.
glosses: A former federal territory of Pakistan centred on the former capital Karachi; extant from 1949 to 1959.
Aba North
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A local government area of Abia State, Nigeria; covering the northern part of the city of Aba.
Related terms: Aba
Aba South
Aba South
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A local government area of Abia State, Nigeria; covering the southern part of the city of Aba.
Related terms: Aba
Aba North
Arochukwu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A local government area of Abia State, Nigeria.
Ikwuano
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A local government area of Abia State, Nigeria.
HOCD
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of homosexual obsessive-compulsive disorder (“an anxiety disorder (experienced by non-homosexuals) characterized by recurring thoughts or fears that one is homosexual”).
Isiala-Ngwa North
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A local government area of Abia State, Nigeria.
Related terms: Isiala-Ngwa South
Isiala-Ngwa South
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A local government area of Abia State, Nigeria.
Related terms: Isiala-Ngwa North
off-market
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: 2020, Caroline James, What is an off-market sale?, realestate.com.au
He says learning about off market properties can be “a very power tool” for property investors, who are often looking to snap up a bargain.
2022, Myra Butterworth, Not just for the rich and famous: Selling off market now attracts one in ten sellers - with the average secret sale price at £850,000 - but why do it?, dailymail.co.uk
With more off-market properties securing a sale quickly, fewer homes are being advertised more widely later down the road.
glosses: a term used to define a property that is selling, or has already been sold, without any public advertising.
off-market
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: off-markets
Senses: examples: 2020, Caroline James, What is an off-market sale?, realestate.com.au
Off market means the home can be bought if its owner is presented with an acceptable offer but has decided not to promote the fact.
glosses: A property available for sale, but not publicly advertised or widely promoted.
Synonyms: silent listing
off-market
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: examples: 2020, Caroline James, What is an off-market sale?, realestate.com.au
Selling your property off market is not an ideal way to achieve the maximum price – it’s often a last-minute choice.
2021, Nicole Madigan, Selling off-market: new research shows whether it's worth it, eliteagent.com
In Sydney, houses sold off-market achieved prices 2.7 per cent lower than other sales, while they sold for 4 per cent less in Melbourne and the ACT.
glosses: an indication that a property is selling, or was sold, without any public advertising.
Isuikwato
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A local government area of Abia State, Nigeria.
Obi Nwa
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Obi Ngwa.
Obi Ngwa
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Obi Nwa
Senses: glosses: A local government area of Abia State, Nigeria.
Ohafia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A local government area of Abia State, Nigeria.
Osisioma Ngwa
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A local government area of Abia State, Nigeria.
Ugwunagbo
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A local government area of Abia State, Nigeria.
Ukwa East
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A local government area of Abia State, Nigeria.
Related terms: Ukwa West
Ukwa West
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A local government area of Abia State, Nigeria.
Related terms: Ukwa East
Umuahia North
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A local government area of Abia State, Nigeria; covering the northern part of the city of Umuahia.
Related terms: Umuahia
Umuahia South
Umuahia South
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A local government area of Abia State, Nigeria; covering the southern part of the city of Umuahia.
Related terms: Umuahia
Umuahia North
Umuahia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A city, the state capital of Abia State, Nigeria.
Derived terms: Umuahia North
Umuahia South
Umu-Nneochi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Umunneochi
Senses: glosses: A local government area of Abia State, Nigeria.
Umunneochi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Umu-Nneochi.
Demsa
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A local government area of Adamawa State, Nigeria.
Fufore
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A local government area of Adamawa State, Nigeria.
Ganaye
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A local government area of Adamawa State, Nigeria.
Gireri
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A local government area of Adamawa State, Nigeria.
Gombi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A local government area of Adamawa State, Nigeria.
Guyuk
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A local government area of Adamawa State, Nigeria.
Lamurde
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A local government area of Adamawa State, Nigeria.
Madagali
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Madagli
Senses: glosses: A local government area of Adamawa State, Nigeria.
Madagli
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Madagali.
Maiha
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A local government area of Adamawa State, Nigeria.
Mayo-Belwa
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A local government area of Adamawa State, Nigeria.
Michika
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A local government area of Adamawa State, Nigeria.
Mubi North
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A local government area of Adamawa State, Nigeria; covering the northern part of the town of Mubi.
Related terms: Mubi
Mubi South
Mubi South
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A local government area of Adamawa State, Nigeria; covering the southern part of the town of Mubi.
Related terms: Mubi
Mubi North
Mubi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A large town in Adamawa State, Nigeria.
Derived terms: Mubi North
Mubi South
Numan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A local government area of Adamawa State, Nigeria.
Shelleng
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A local government area of Adamawa State, Nigeria.
aides-mémoire
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of aide-mémoire
Toungo
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A local government area of Adamawa State, Nigeria.
glosses: A town in Tansila department, Banwa, Burkina Faso.
Yola North
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A local government area of Adamawa State, Nigeria; covering the northern part of the city of Yola.
Related terms: Yola
Yola South
Yola South
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A local government area of Adamawa State, Nigeria; covering the southern part of the city of Yola.
Related terms: Yola
Yola North
Awka
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: The largest city and state capital of Anambra State, Nigeria.
Yenagoa
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: Yenagoa was more town than city, a settlement of dwarf houses, roofs level with the raised road. Billboards were particularly effective in this stunted landscape, malaria drugs, Alomo Bitters, Coca-Cola, Durex, Indomie, Winners School, and churches, plenty of them. Evangelists, pastors, apostles, prophets and bishops beamed down, inviting Chike to Amazing Grace Ministry, Fire Fall Down Tabernacle, Jehovah Always on Time Assembly. The air above Yenagoa must be thick with prayer, petitions flying and colliding on their way to heaven.
ref: 2017, Chibundu Onuzo, Welcome to Lagos, Faber & Faber Ltd, pages 25-26:
glosses: The largest city and state capital of Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
Makurdi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: The largest city and state capital of Benue State, Nigeria.
Asaba
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A city, the state capital of Delta State, Nigeria.
Abakaliki
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: The largest city and state capital of Ebonyi State, Nigeria.
antitearing
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From anti- + tearing.
Senses: glosses: Preventing tearing or ripping.
yars
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of yar
value proposition canvas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: value proposition canvases
Senses: topics: business
management
glosses: A diagram mapping the benefits of a company's product or service to the needs and desires of a potential customer.
se'night
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: se'nights
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of sennight.
sciencephobia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From science + -phobia.
Senses: glosses: An aversion to science.
value proposition canvases
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of value proposition canvas
seven-segment
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: a seven-segment readout
a seven-segment display
glosses: Of an electronic device or display: consisting of three horizontal and four vertical lines, in an arrangement similar to the shape of the number 8, that may be individually shown or hidden, usually for the display of numeric digits; or consisting of a set of these arrangements.
silent listing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: silent listings
Senses: examples: 2020, Caroline James, What is an off-market sale?, realestate.com.au
There is often little, if any, competition, – you may find you are the only buyer who knows about the silent listing and this exclusivity can mean buying for a lower price than on the open market.
glosses: A property available for sale, but not publicly advertised or widely promoted.
Synonyms: off-market
ch3ap
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: ch3aper
form: ch3apest
Senses: examples: text: Subject: Ch3Apest V1@GRA 0nLine -->
ref: 2003 November 21, David Bolt, “[Email] Ch3Apest V1@GRA 0nLine -->”, in news.admin.net-abuse.sightings (Usenet), retrieved 18 Jun 2022:
text: Now you can buy Rega11s, for over 70% ch3aper than the equ1vi1ent brand for sa1e in US
ref: 2004 September 7, nos...@no.thanks, “[email] 1.jpg”, in news.admin.net-abuse.sightings (Usenet), retrieved 18 Jun 2022:
text: Subject: Ch3ap xanaks pi11s
ref: 2004 November 10, file|///c|/con.con, “[email] Ch3ap xanaks pi11s”, in news.admin.net-abuse.sightings (Usenet), retrieved 18 Jun 2022:
text: Subject: Ch3ap v1agra p1lls
ref: 2005 November 11, l.o.n.k.i, “[email] Ch3ap v1agra p1lls”, in news.admin.net-abuse.sightings (Usenet), retrieved 18 Jun 2022:
text: Subject: save your wallet use ch3ap qual1ty meds and p i1ls
ref: 2006 June 2, Chris, “[email] (85.250.171.26) save your wallet use ch3ap qual1ty meds and p i1ls”, in news.admin.net-abuse.sightings (Usenet), retrieved 01 Aug 2022:
glosses: Filter-avoidance spelling of cheap.
ch3aper
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of ch3ap: more ch3ap
ch3apest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of ch3ap: most ch3ap
klunk
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: klunks
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of clunk.
klunk
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: klunks
form: klunking
form: klunked
form: klunked
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of clunk.
Derived terms: klunk out
amphetaminelike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more amphetaminelike
form: most amphetaminelike
form: amphetamine-like
Etymology: From amphetamine + -like.
Senses: glosses: Like or resembling an amphetamine, in its nature, chemical structure, or effects.
design speed
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: The road's design speed is only 60mph, as some of the corners are a little sharp.
glosses: Of a transport system (such as a road or railway), the assumed vehicle speed used in calculations when designing the system; typically the fastest speed at which it is deemed safe to use the system.
examples: text: The vessel's design speed is 20 knots, though we can push her up to 25 if necessary.
glosses: Of something that moves (such as a vehicle or motor), the optimal speed as endorsed by its designers; typically in terms of some balance of various factors that are relevant to the object's purpose, such as longevity, efficiency and velocity.
Monro-Kellie hypothesis
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Monro-Kellie hypothesis
Etymology: Named after Scottish physicians Alexander Monro Secundus (1733–1817) and George Kellie (1770–1829), who developed the hypothesis.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
synonyms: Monro-Kellie doctrine
glosses: A hypothesis according to which the volumes of brain, cerebrospinal fluid and intracerebral blood add up to a constant sum, so that any change in one is reflected in the others.
wikipedia: Alexander Monro Secundus
George Kellie
wodjil
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɑd͡ʒɪl/
other: /wʊd͡ʒ-/
other: /-əl/
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of wodgil (“acacia”).
Derived terms: wodjil poison
Ashodian
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Ashodians
Etymology: Alternative romanization of Armenian Աշոտյան (Ašotyan).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Armenian.
monkey-branch
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: monkey-branches
form: monkey-branching
form: monkey-branched
form: monkey-branched
Etymology: By analogy with a monkey climbing trees by swinging from branch to branch.
Senses: examples: text: There's a term for it called "monkey branching" that was introduced in the previous chapters. Like a metaphorical monkey swinging thru branches, they level up on men they encounter as potential mates in their lives, and so should you.
ref: 2020, Acie Mitchell, How to Be a High Value Man: The Blueprint to Success With Women, page 67:
text: Therefore, you should have no qualms about checking relevant job postings at least once a month and monkey-branching to one of your company's competitors if they offer a better salary.
ref: 2020, Chase Austin, The Deconverted Man:
glosses: To attempt to improve one's status (at work, or in personal relationships, etc.) by repeatedly choosing the best option and then moving to better options as they become available.
Related terms: social climber
monkey-branches
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of monkey-branch
monkey-branching
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of monkey-branch
monkey-branched
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of monkey-branch
Chopourian
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Chopourians
Etymology: From Armenian Չոփուրյան (Čʻopʻuryan).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Armenian.
Chopourians
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Chopourian
Ashodians
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Ashodian
Clareburt
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Clareburts
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Currams
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Curramses
Etymology: Variant of Curran, with the addition of the redundant English excrescent -s.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Irish.
Curramses
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Currams
Clareburts
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Clareburt
antistretch
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From anti- + stretch.
Senses: examples: an antistretch fabric
glosses: Preventing or countering stretching.
gyroscopy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From gyro- + -scopy.
Senses: glosses: The use of the gyroscope.
Scrivens
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Scrivenses
Etymology: Patronymic from Scriven.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Scrivens
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Scriven
self-spot
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: self-spots
form: self-spotting
form: self-spotted
form: self-spotted
Etymology: From self- + spot (“to support or assist a maneuver”).
Senses: examples: text: Before a student attempts to take all their weight into their inner thigh, have them self-spot by placing their opposite hand on the bent knee.
ref: 2010, Rebekah Leach, Beginning Aerial Fabric Instructional Manual, page 23:
text: The gym had a self-spotting weight system: bench press with three hundred pounds and overhead pull-down bars.
ref: 2010, Bill Blanchet, The Reform Plan, page 44:
text: It can be with a partner or with a self-spotted pass.
ref: 2020, Tom Mione, Bullet Proof Guide For: Bodybuilding, Fitness, Exercise, Supplementation, Diet, Training, & Mechanics, page 123:
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
weightlifting
glosses: To protect oneself from injury that can result from attempting to lift too much weight.
self-spots
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of self-spot
self-spotting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of self-spot
self-spotted
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of self-spot
Great Barr
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England (originally South Staffordshire) (OS grid ref SP0495).
glosses: parts of Birmingham and Walsall, near to the above.
happy corner
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A type of school prank where two or more people slam a victim's crotch against a pole or similar objects.
happy corner
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: happy corners
form: happy cornering
form: happy cornered
form: happy cornered
Senses: examples: text: Hong Kong is many things. It is having all the showers busy in your hostel at 2 a.m. It is taking every photo with a “victory” sign. It is singing karaoke until 6 a.m. and taking the KCR home. It is falling asleep on the KCR and waking up in Lo Wu. It is running around “happy cornering” each other.
ref: 2004 April 24, “Let's enjoy life in this crazy and unique city”, in Varsity:
text: Apple Daily reported the incident on January 27. According to the report, a couple of male students held up one person and happy cornered him against a flagpole. Although he cried out, there was a smile on his face.
ref: 2004 April 24, “Campus amusement arouses controversy”, in Varsity:
glosses: To perform such a prank on someone.
chill to the bone
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: chills to the bone
form: chilling to the bone
form: chilled to the bone
form: chilled to the bone
Senses: examples: text: I was just chilled to the bone.
text: Till now I always got by on my own / I never really cared until I met you / And now it chills me to the bone / How do I get you alone? / How do I get you alone?
ref: 1983, Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly, “Alone”, in Bad Animals, performed by Heart, published 1987:
glosses: To make someone extremely cold, or to be extremely cold.
chills to the bone
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of chill to the bone
chilling to the bone
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of chill to the bone
chilled to the bone
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of chill to the bone
F.O.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of FO.
glosses: Alternative form of F/O.
F. O.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of FO.
glosses: Alternative form of F/O.
makes one's bones
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of make one's bones
making one's bones
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of make one's bones
made one's bones
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of make one's bones
makes one's hand
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of make one's hand
made one's hand
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of make one's hand
making one's hand
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of make one's hand
Shughart
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Shugharts
Etymology: See Shugart.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Ruddle
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Ruddles
Etymology: Variant of Ruddell.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States.
Ruddles
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Ruddle
Shugharts
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Shughart
Soy
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Soys
Etymology: Various origins:
* Borrowed from Khmer សយ (sɑɑy, “mane”), probably a nickname.
* Probably a clipping of Soya, a surname of Kashmiri origin.
* Borrowed from Turkish Soy, a nickname from soy (“ancestry, lineage, descent”).
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Stehling
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Stehlings
Etymology: Borrowed from German Stehling.
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
Slomans
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Sloman
Soys
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Soy
Stehlings
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Stehling
don't you know
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: qualifier: chiefly Upper Midwestern US
glosses: Used as a rhetorical question to confirm agreement, knowing or understanding at the end of a statement.
Synonyms: you know?
infowarrior
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: infowarriors
Etymology: Blend of InfoWars + warrior
Senses: glosses: A member of the American far-right conspiracy theory website InfoWars.
wikipedia: InfoWars
infowarriors
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of infowarrior
Doultons
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Doulton
Tetro
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Tetros
Etymology: Two possible origins:
* A respelling of French Tétreau.
* Borrowed from Italian Tetro, a nickname from tetro (“gloomy, sullen, dark”).
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Thelusma
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Thelusmas
Etymology: Borrowed from Haitian French Thélusma, probably an altered form of the personal name Thélémaque.
Senses: glosses: A surname from French.
Thelusmas
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Thelusma
Tetros
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Tetro
Todman
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Todmans
Etymology: Occupational surname for a fox hunter, from tod + -man.
Senses: glosses: A surname originating as an occupation.
would you be so kind as to
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: examples: text: I'm in dire need of someone who will be so kind as to let me have a few moments of their leisure time in congenial correspondence as a much-needed friend.
ref: 1987 February 1, Donnie Whitlock, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 28, page 14:
glosses: Would you please (do something); used to ask someone to do something politely.
Teeles
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Teele
Todmans
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Todman
Sweeden
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Sweedens
Etymology: From a reduced variant of Dutch van Zweeten. It could also be a variant of Sweeting.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Dutch.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Edmonson County, Kentucky, United States.
Svehla
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Svehlas
Etymology: Borrowed from Czech Švehla.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Czech.
Svehlas
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Svehla
Sweedens
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Sweeden
Swainston
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Swainstons
Etymology: Habitational surname from a minor place in the parish of Elwick, County Durham, from the Old Norse personal name Sveinn + -s- + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Oldenkamp
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Oldenkamps
Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch Oldenkamp.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Dutch.
Oldenkamps
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Oldenkamp
Swainstons
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Swainston
McMakin
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: McMakins
Etymology: Variant of McMackin.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Irish.
Stavropoulos
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Stavropouloses
Etymology: Borrowed from Greek Σταυρόπουλος (Stavrópoulos).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Greek.
Salomones
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Salomone
McMakins
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of McMakin
Stavropouloses
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Stavropoulos
economic scenario generator
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: economic scenario generators
form: ESG
Senses: examples: text: Economic scenario generators (ESGs) have been used for years by insurance company asset liability management; now, there are compelling reasons to use economic scenario generators (ESG) with crisis scenarios for many kinds of asset management.
ref: 2015, Arnaud Clément-Grandcourt, Hervé Fraysse, “Introduction”, in Hazardous Forecasts and Crisis Scenario Generator, ISTE Press, →ISBN, page ix-x:
text: Both asset and ALM models are to be run in a stochastic mode, which in turn requires having an additional sub-model generating the required scenarios, i.e. the economic scenario generator (ESG).
ref: 2016, Jean-Paul Felix, “Cash Flow Projection Models”, in Jean-Paul Laurent, Ragnar Norberg, Frédéric Planchet, editors, Modelling in Life Insurance - a Management Perspective, Springer, →DOI, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 66:
text: Most economic scenario generators would include modeling economic variables such as government bond yield rates, corporate bond yield rates, equity returns, inflation rates, foreign exchange rates, etc. While many models used in the industry for interest rates and equity rates can be more sophisticated than those introduced in this book, readers can already develop a simple economic scenario generator based on simulation methods developed in this chapter.
ref: 2018, Runhuan Feng, chapter 3, in An Introduction to Computational Risk Management of Equity-Linked Insurance (CRC Financial Mathematics Series), CRC Press, →ISBN, section 3.4:
topics: business
insurance
glosses: A software tool that creates a set of economic assumptions (such as interest rates, inflation rates, investment returns) for use in a stochastic model.
economic scenario generators
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ESGs
Senses: glosses: plural of economic scenario generator
ESGs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ESG
Onleys
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Onley
sample point
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sample points
Senses: topics: mathematics
probability-theory
sciences
glosses: A point in the sample space representing some concrete non-decomposable result of an individual experiment.
sample points
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sample point
opinion leaders
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of opinion leader
opinion makers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of opinion maker
opinion-maker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: opinion-makers
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of opinionmaker.
opinion-makers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of opinion-maker
opinion former
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: opinion formers
Senses: glosses: Synonym of opinionmaker.
synonyms: word: opinionmaker
opinion formers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of opinion former
phone-sex
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of phone sex.
aforeexplained
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: For quotations using this term, see Citations:aforeexplained.
glosses: Alternative form of afore-explained.
premenstrual dysphoria
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: premenstrual dysphorias
Senses: glosses: Synonym of premenstrual dysphoric disorder.
synonyms: word: premenstrual dysphoric disorder
premenstrual dysphorias
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of premenstrual dysphoria
coffee-and
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: Ellipsis of coffee and cake.
Senses: examples: text: “That coffee-an’ mac you got,” a French girl would crack to a straight one, and then it was on—hair came out by the handful, some bleached and some unbleached.
ref: 1946, Milton “Mezz” Mezzrow, Bernard Wolfe, “Not too Far Tangent”, in Really the Blues, New York, N.Y.: Random House, book 1 (1899–1923: A Nothin’ but a Child), page 23:
glosses: Cheap, second-rate.
Roseburrow
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Roseburrows
Etymology: Ultimately a variant of Roxburgh.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Adail
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
tight-arsed
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more tight-arsed
form: most tight-arsed
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of tight-assed.
dogtor
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dogtors
Senses: examples: text: My gomblemends to yourself and de dogtors, and you are all liars and jagasses! Mine own jodgement is bedder dan your's, and I feel dat I shall not be bote under de grass dis time, unless dere is a gonspiracy to gill me. I tell you I am bedder, moch bedder, ever since I left off daking your nasty drogs and rubbish.
ref: 1838, Horace Smith, Jane Lomax: Or a Mother's Crime, volume 1, London: Henry Colburn, →OCLC, pages 30–31:
text: I godda see a dogtor. Only a dogtor can 'elb me! […] I'm not gidding you dogtor. Whed I led go of my nose – things habben to me!
ref: 1946 April, Gardner Fox, Joe Kubert, “The Man With the Amazing Nose”, in Flash Comics, number 70, DC comics, page 2:
text: “It don’t look too good, eh, dogtor?”
“You’ll be OK, don’t worry,” I replied, trying to smile reassuringly.
“What about my babies – dey OK too?”
ref: 1983, Robert Russell, Go on, I'm Listening, London: Souvenir Press, →ISBN, page 130:
glosses: Pronunciation spelling of doctor.
Islām
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Rare spelling of Islam.
mitout
Language: English
Part of speech: prep
Pronunciation: /mɪˈtaʊt/
Etymology: Late 18th century; earliest use found in the works of English writer Thomas Holcroft (1745–1809). Alteration of without, after German mit (“with”).
Senses: examples: text: This is for you: 340 lines of so-called resolution, suitable for recording your sister's second wedding, local community board meetings, or porn mitout plot.
ref: 2022, Thomas Schnauz, “Plan and Execution” (8:35 from the start), in Better Call Saul, season 6, episode 7, spoken by Joey Dixon (Josh Fadem):
glosses: Without.
wikipedia: Thomas Holcroft
Santa's cane
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Santa's canes
Senses: glosses: Synonym of candy cane.
synonyms: word: candy cane
Santa's canes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Santa's cane
a little of something goes a long way
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Forms: form: a little goes a long way
Senses: glosses: Only a small amount of something is usually required to produce a great effect.
Related terms: small rain lays great dust
small rain lays great dust
Language: English
Part of speech: proverb
Senses: glosses: Only a small amount of something can change or alter a situation.
Related terms: a little of something goes a long way
Jovon
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.
Khlan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Chlan
form: Hlan
Senses: glosses: A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Хлань (Xlanʹ).