cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
countercultural
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more countercultural
form: most countercultural
Etymology: From counter- + cultural.
Senses: examples: text: In this respect the tribe was not countercultural but counternatural.
ref: 2007 June 18, Edward Rothstein, “Postmodern Thoughts, Illuminated by the Practices of a Premodern Tribe”, in New York Times:
glosses: Of or pertaining to a counterculture.
Derived terms: counterculturalism
counterculturalist
counterculturally
rakshasi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rakshasis
Senses: glosses: A female rakshasa
rakshasa
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rakshasas
Etymology: From Sanskrit राक्षस (rākṣasa).
Senses: examples: text: A race of one-eyed beings / All feared and shunned / Rakshasa demon
ref: 2006, Mastodon, “Circle of Cysquatch”:
glosses: A member of a race of mythical fanged demons that eat human flesh and blood, somewhat like vampires.
wikipedia: Ravana
Related terms: asura
yaksha
rakyat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rakyats
Etymology: Borrowed from Malay rakyat.
Senses: glosses: An ordinary citizen.
glosses: The people or citizens of a country, as a collective.
raloxifene
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɹəˈlɒk.sɪˌfiːn/
ipa: /ɹəˈlɑk.sɪˌfin/
rhymes: -ɒksɪfiːn
Forms: form: raloxifen
Etymology: From ral- (of unknown origin) + -oxifene (“tamoxifen derivative”).
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
synonyms: ralox
RLX
glosses: A drug with the chemical formula C₂₈H₂₇NO₄S, used orally as prophylaxis against osteoporosis after menopause.
Shrove Sunday
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Shrove Sundays
Senses: glosses: The Sunday preceding Lent.
sahibs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sahib
sampans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sampan
sandpapers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sandpaper
sandpapers
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of sandpaper
sandpapering
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of sandpaper
sandpapering
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sandpaperings
Senses: examples: text: After several sandpaperings, the surface was ready for a new layer of paint.
glosses: An application of sandpaper.
saleswomen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of saleswoman
salesgirls
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of salesgirl
servicewomen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of servicewoman
scarcer
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of scarce: more scarce
scarcest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of scarce: most scarce
sepals
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sepal
sensitises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of sensitise
serener
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of serene: more serene
serenest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of serene: most serene
septuagenarians
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of septuagenarian
shoos
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of shoo
shooing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of shoo
shooing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: shooings
Senses: examples: text: And for all his shooings and worrying, he knew squirrels couldn't have done this kind of damage.
ref: 2001, Margaret Peterson Haddix, Among the Impostors, page 69:
glosses: The act by which somebody is shooed away.
shawls
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shawl
shawls
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of shawl
scuzzier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of scuzzy: more scuzzy
scuzziest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: Great food can be found in the scuzziest of places. Gravy stains down your shirt are not a source of embarrassment; they are a badge of honour.
ref: 2025 February 20, Jay Rayner, “This is my final OFM column. Here’s what I’ve learned about buffets, ‘clean eating’ and what not to serve food on”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media:
glosses: superlative form of scuzzy: most scuzzy
shadowboxes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shadowbox
shadowboxes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of shadowbox
shadowboxed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of shadowbox
shimming
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: From shim + -ing.
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of shim
shimming
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From shim + -ing.
Senses: coordinate_terms: shimmer
skimmer
skimming
qualifier: crime
glosses: The act of fraudulently copying a chip from a chip-and-pin card, such as found on credit cards and bank cards, through the use of a shimmer
sleetier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of sleety: more sleety
sleetiest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of sleety: most sleety
shampoos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shampoo
shampoos
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of shampoo
shampooed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of shampoo
shadowier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of shadowy: more shadowy
shadowiest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of shadowy: most shadowy
showerier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of showery: more showery
showeriest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of showery: most showery
slinkier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of slinky: more slinky
slinkiest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of slinky: most slinky
slinkies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of slinky
sneakier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of sneaky: more sneaky
sneakiest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of sneaky: most sneaky
scratchier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of scratchy: more scratchy
scratchiest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of scratchy: most scratchy
vulgarisms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of vulgarism
vocalisations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of vocalisation
vocalisation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: vocalisations
Senses: glosses: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of vocalization.
vortexes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: vortices
Senses: glosses: plural of vortex
vignetting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of vignette
vignetting
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: vignettings
Senses: topics: arts
hobbies
lifestyle
photography
glosses: An instance of vignette (effect where qualities vanish toward edges).
Derived terms: vignetting glass
vignetting paper
vignetted
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of vignette
vanquishes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of vanquish
zippier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of zippy: more zippy
zippiest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of zippy: most zippy
zincing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of zinc
zinced
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of zinc
weepier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of weepy: more weepy
weepiest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of weepy: most weepy
woodier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of woody: more woody
woodiest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of woody: most woody
weightier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of weighty: more weighty
weightiest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: THE CONCISE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF WORLD RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES. Edited by P. Ransome-Wallis. Hutchinson. 50s.
A gaudy jacket, remarkably out of keeping with the contents, camouflages the weightiest and meatiest work on a railway topic since the war.
ref: 1960 January, “New reading on railways”, in Trains Illustrated, page 26:
glosses: superlative form of weighty: most weighty
wobblier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of wobbly: more wobbly
wobbliest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of wobbly: most wobbly
wormier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of wormy: more wormy
wormiest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of wormy: most wormy
worldlier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of worldly: more worldly
worldliest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of worldly: most worldly
wavier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of wavy: more wavy
waviest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of wavy: most wavy
wheezed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of wheeze
wheezier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of wheezy: more wheezy
wheeziest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of wheezy: most wheezy
whimseys
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of whimsey
wigeons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of wigeon
warmers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of warmer
whinnies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of whinny
whinnies
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of whinny
whinnying
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: whinnyings
Senses: examples: text: There were whinnyings and clompings outside on the cobbles.
ref: 1974, Anthony Burgess, Napoleon Symphony:
glosses: A gentle neighing.
whinnying
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of whinny
whinnied
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of whinny
wickeder
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: He grew old and fretful, and captious, and I must add, which made the vice itself begin to grow surfeiting and nauseous to me, he grew worse and wickeder the older he grew […]
ref: 1724, Daniel Defoe, Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress:
glosses: comparative form of wicked: more wicked
wickedest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: ‘It was called the wickedest street in London and the entrance was just here. I imagine the mouth of the road lay between this lamp standard and the second from the next down there.’
ref: 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 1, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
glosses: superlative form of wicked: most wicked
wintrier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of wintry: more wintry
wintriest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of wintry: most wintry
wries
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: enpr: rīz
ipa: /ɹaɪz/
homophone: rise
homophone: ryes
rhymes: -aɪz
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of wry
wrying
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɹaɪ.ɪŋ/
rhymes: -aɪɪŋ
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of wry
wried
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of wry
wryer
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: wrier
Senses: glosses: comparative form of wry: more wry
wrier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: wryer
Senses: glosses: comparative form of wry: more wry
wryest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: wriest
Senses: glosses: superlative form of wry: most wry
wriest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: wryest
Senses: glosses: superlative form of wry: most wry
wastelands
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of wasteland
willowier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of willowy: more willowy
willowiest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of willowy: most willowy
wirier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of wiry: more wiry
wiriest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of wiry: most wiry
whackier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of whacky: more whacky
whackiest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of whacky: most whacky
wows
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -aʊz
Senses: glosses: plural of wow
wows
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: -aʊz
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of wow
wowing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of wow
wowed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: -aʊd
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of wow
examples: ref: 2021, Facebook notification, [Jane Doe] wowed your answer to a question... 5 minutes ago:
glosses: To apply an emoticon with the meaning of "wow"
woozier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of woozy: more woozy
wooziest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of woozy: most woozy
winterier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of wintery: more wintery
winteriest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of wintery: most wintery
windbags
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of windbag
wigglier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of wiggly: more wiggly
wiggliest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of wiggly: most wiggly
wiretapped
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of wiretap
wiretapped
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Of a telephone line or other communications system, subjected to a covert surveillance of a conversation.
wisehead
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: wiseheads
Etymology: From wise + head.
Senses: examples: text: Why! Do you think I want that picture taken down: and another Mrs. Milliken? Wisehead!
ref: c. 1850, William Makepeace Thackeray, The Wolves and the Lamb, act 2:
glosses: A person who is wise or who considers himself or herself to be wise.
Synonyms: smart aleck
wiseacre
whamming
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of wham
whammed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of wham
workstations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of workstation
wineglasses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of wineglass
weekdays
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of weekday
weekdays
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: glosses: On weekdays.
Christian year
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Christian years
Senses: glosses: The annual cycle of liturgical seasons in Christian churches, usually beginning from the Advent.
Synonyms: church year
liturgical year
whizzes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of whiz
glosses: plural of whizz
whizzes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of whiz
glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of whizz
whizzed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of whiz
glosses: simple past and past participle of whizz
wispier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of wispy: more wispy
wispiest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of wispy: most wispy
windjammers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of windjammer
weedier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of weedy: more weedy
weediest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of weedy: most weedy
wooers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of wooer
windups
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of windup
chapter and verse
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From the practice, especially among Protestant Christians, of using quotations from the Bible to support positions taken in sermons or discussions. Such quotations gain additional weight when the speaker is able to name not only the book he cites from, but the specific chapter and verse.
Senses: examples: text: In the other dispute (“Did Jesus anywhere claim to be God?”) the same kind of men—trained and learned clergymen—backed up their arguments with chapter and verse.
ref: 1907, Mark Twain, Christian Science:
glosses: The chapter number and verse number (within a particular book) that locate a quotation from the Bible.
examples: text: ‘I deny the first statement,’ said the Good Stockbroker heatedly. He was always heated where questions of morality were concerned, and was proceeding to give chapter and verse for what promised to become a somewhat dull discussion when the Bluestocking firmly interposed in her small staccato pipe:[…]
ref: 1908, Maud Churton Braby, “Polygamy at the polite dinner-table”, in Modern Marriage and How to Bear It:
glosses: Specific references from an authoritative book or document, cited to support a statement or position.
examples: text: The main suspect refused to answer any questions, but the police got chapter and verse from his accomplice.
text: She abounded in news of the situation at home, proved to him how perfectly she was arranging for his absence, told him who would take up this and who take up that exactly where he had left it, gave him in fact chapter and verse for the moral that nothing would suffer.
ref: 1903 September 28, Henry James, The Ambassadors, London: Methuen & Co. […], →OCLC:
glosses: Very full and detailed information.
writable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɹaɪtəbəl/
rhymes: -aɪtəbəl
Forms: form: more writable
form: most writable
form: writeable
Etymology: From write + -able.
Senses: examples: text: Are sign languages writable?
glosses: Capable of being written.
examples: text: The file is writable only for users in the admin group.
text: I burned my family's vacation photos onto a writable CD.
text: The following code snippet shows how to check whether a writable database already exists, and if not, create an editable copy.
ref: 2013, Patrick Alessi, Professional iOS Database Application Programming:
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
qualifier: storage device
glosses: Capable of being written to.
raw_tags: of a file
examples: text: In general, writable variables must have unique instances per processor executing a shader and therefore cannot be shared.
ref: 2009, Randi J. Rost, Bill M. Licea-Kane, Dan Ginsburg, OpenGL Shading Language:
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
programming
sciences
glosses: mutable
Related terms: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: readable
waylays
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of waylay
waylaying
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: From waylay + -ing.
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of waylay
waylaying
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: waylayings
Etymology: From waylay + -ing.
Senses: examples: text: Such a man, I considered, could not fail to be aware of the ordinary policial modes of action. He could not have failed to anticipate—and events have proved that he did not fail to anticipate—the waylayings to which he was subjected.
ref: 1844, Edgar Allan Poe, The Purloined Letter:
glosses: The act by which somebody is waylaid; an ambush.
westerlies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of westerly
wifelier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of wifely: more wifely
wifeliest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of wifely: most wifely
house call
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: house calls
form: housecall
form: house-call
Senses: glosses: A visit by a medical professional, especially a physician, to examine a patient in their home.
glosses: A visit by a repair person or other customer service worker to a customer's home.
whammies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of whammy
wanner
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of wan: more wan
wannest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of wan: most wan
wrigglier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of wriggly: more wriggly
wriggliest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of wriggly: most wriggly
wringers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of wringer
wrinklier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of wrinkly: more wrinkly
wrinkliest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of wrinkly: most wrinkly
wrinklies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of wrinkly
glosses: plural of wrinklie
weathermen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of weatherman
whippoorwills
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of whippoorwill
wolfhounds
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of wolfhound
welshes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of welsh
woodsier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of woodsy: more woodsy
woodsiest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of woodsy: most woodsy
witticisms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of witticism
walleyes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of walleye
ententes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of entente
entailing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of entail
escarpments
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of escarpment
empathises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of empathise
empathising
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of empathise
empathised
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of empathise
emphasises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of emphasise
emphasising
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of emphasise
Eurasians
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Eurasian
exorcists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of exorcist
evangelises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of evangelise
evangelising
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of evangelise
evangelised
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of evangelise
money for old rope
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Money earned with little effort.
Synonyms: easy money
money for jam
Hypernyms: easy pickings
low-hanging fruit
Related terms: sleeves from one's vest
espies
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈspaɪz/
ipa: /ɛ-/
ipa: /əˈspaɪz/
ipa: /ɛ-/
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of espy
espies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈspaɪz/
ipa: /ɛ-/
ipa: /əˈspaɪz/
ipa: /ɛ-/
Senses: glosses: plural of espy
espying
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: -aɪɪŋ
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of espy
eucalyptuses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of eucalyptus
existentialists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of existentialist
extortionists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of extortionist
expectorants
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of expectorant
extravaganzas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of extravaganza
equinoxes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of equinox
glosses: plural of equinoxe
electrocardiographs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of electrocardiograph
eternities
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of eternity
enticements
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of enticement
eyeliners
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of eyeliner
eyesores
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of eyesore
epitomises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of epitomise
epitomising
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of epitomise
embosses
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of emboss
sleeves from one's vest
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: "when a prosecutor dismisses some of the charges in a multi-count indictment, he is giving the defendant the sleeves from his vest"
ref: 1980, Alvin W. Cohn, Benjamin Ward, Improving Management in Criminal Justice, page 79:
text: "Mr. President," I said, "We don't have anything to deploy so you are giving them the sleeves from your vest.
ref: 2003, Ronald Reagan, Kiron K. Skinner, Annelise Graebner Anderson, Martin Anderson, Reagan: A Life in Letters, page xii:
text: Of someone stingy he would say, "This guy wouldn't give you the sleeves from his vest."
ref: 2006, Richard Sonnenfeldt, Witness to Nuremberg: The Chief American Interpreter at the War Crimes Trials, page 170:
glosses: Something non-existent; something of no value or cost.
duplex nail
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: duplex nails
Senses: glosses: A nail with a collar designed to prevent it from being driven flush, making it easy to remove, used for temporary structures.
finish nail
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: finish nails
Senses: synonyms: finishing nail
glosses: A nail with a very small head, easily driven below the surface, leaving a small hole readily concealed with putty, used for attaching trim.
bright nail
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bright nails
Senses: glosses: An uncoated nail, susceptible to rust and corrosion, not used for exterior work.
casing nail
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: casing nails
Senses: glosses: A nail with a slightly larger head and more holding strength than a finish nail, used for flooring.
adverbial number
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: adverbial numbers
Senses: examples: text: "Twice" is an adverbial number, while "two" is a cardinal number.
topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: A word that expresses a countable number of times; an adverbial numeral.
Related terms: cardinal number
ordinal number
coacervations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of coacervation
cold meats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cold meat
ketenes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ketene
kindler
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kindlers
Etymology: From kindle + -er.
Senses: glosses: A person who kindles or ignites something.
glosses: A thin dry stick used to help start a fire.
Related terms: kindling
notebook computers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of notebook computer
kelvins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of kelvin
video photographer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: video photographers
Senses: glosses: A videographer who uses advanced photographic techniques to capture and create video images.
dire straits
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: After being shipwrecked on the island, we were in dire straits.
text: "I understand the country is in dire straits and has a £2 trillion national debt. […]"
ref: 2020 December 2, Andy Byford talks to Paul Clifton, “I enjoy really big challenges...”, in Rail, page 50:
synonyms: word: ass in a sling
word: bind
word: bucket of syrup
word: calvary
word: cross
word: cross to bear
word: difficulty
word: dilemma
word: dire straits
word: doghouse
word: fix
word: hole
word: jam
word: kettle of fish
word: ordeal
word: pickle
word: pinch
word: plight
word: predicament
word: quandary
word: quagmire
word: situation
word: spot
word: spot of bother
word: sticky situation
word: sticky wicket
word: tight spot
word: trouble
glosses: A difficult position.
take a French leave
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: takes a French leave
form: taking a French leave
form: took a French leave
form: taken a French leave
Senses: examples: text: As for Ditton, after all his courting, and his compliment, he ſtole avvay an Iriſhman's bride, and took a French leave of me and his maſter; […]
ref: 1771, [Tobias Smollett], “To Mrs. Mary Jones, at Brambleton-hall”, in The Expedition of Humphry Clinker […], volume II, London: […] W. Johnston, […]; and B. Collins, […], →OCLC, page 226:
glosses: Obsolete form of take French leave, with particular reference to a single act.
Bronze
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Bronzes
Senses: glosses: A surname.
feed the dragon
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: feeds the dragon
form: feeding the dragon
form: fed the dragon
form: fed the dragon
Etymology: The dragon is a cultural symbol of China.
Senses: glosses: To outsource (jobs) to the People's Republic of China.
glosses: To buy or sell products labeled as "Made in China."
exhorbitant
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: They have a large store of goods at this place for which they charge most exhorbitant prices.
ref: 1861, E. J. Guerin, Mountain Charley, page 32:
glosses: Misspelling of exorbitant.
honey pot
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: honey pots
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of honeypot.
hit one out of the ballpark
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: hits one out of the ballpark
form: hitting one out of the ballpark
form: hit one out of the ballpark
form: hit one out of the ballpark
form: hit one out of the ball park
form: knock one out of the ballpark
form: knock one out of the ball park
form: hit one out of the park
form: knock the ball out of the park
Senses: topics: ball-games
baseball
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: To hit a fair ball so well that the ball flies over all of the spectators' seats and lands outside the stadium.
examples: text: The Canada Institute, part of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, has hit one out of the ballpark with its Montreal fundraiser.
ref: 2007 September 18, Patricia Best, “Elite dig deep for tribute dinner”, in Globe and Mail, Toronto, retrieved 29 Jun 2008:
glosses: To produce a spectacular achievement.
Related terms: swing for the fences
in the ballpark
hit it out of the park
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: hits it out of the park
form: hitting it out of the park
form: hit it out of the park
form: hit it out of the park
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of hit one out of the ballpark.
collective agreement
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: collective agreements
Senses: synonyms: word: collective-bargaining agreement
glosses: A contract specifying terms and conditions of employment between one or more labor unions and employers' organizations legally binding for employers organized in these and the employees if they are unionized in them or their employment contract incorporates them by referral.
bargaining unit
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bargaining units
Senses: glosses: A group of employees legally represented by a labor union for the purpose of negotiating terms and conditions of employment with an employer.
right to choose
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Strict abortion laws have been attacked in the courts, on the grounds that they violate a woman's fundamental right to choose whether or not to bear children.
ref: 1969 November 12, “Significant Step Taken on Abortion”, in St. Petersburg Times (Washington Post Service), retrieved 22 Mar 2009, page 7D:
topics: ethics
human-sciences
law
philosophy
sciences
qualifier: public policy
glosses: The moral or legal entitlement of a pregnant person to make the full and final decision either to give birth to their child or to abort the fetus.
topics: ethics
human-sciences
law
philosophy
sciences
qualifier: public policy
glosses: The moral or legal entitlement of a person to make the decision to end their own life through euthanasia.
Related terms: pro-choice
pro-life
right to life
Rand formula
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Supreme Court of Canada Justice Ivan C. Rand (1884–1969), who developed the formula in 1946.
Senses: topics: law
glosses: The principle, widely recognized in Canadian law and in collective agreements, that all employees of a unionized workplace must pay dues to the labor union, whether they choose to be members of the union or not.
Related terms: right to work
malshapen
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more malshapen
form: most malshapen
Senses: examples: text: Rural life provides nothing for men who are not sportsmen. Such malshapen beings are hardly believed in by the rural mind.
ref: 1891, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Gerard or The World, the Flesh, and the Devil:
glosses: misshapen
mantillas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mantilla
Masorites
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Masorite
criminological
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more criminological
form: most criminological
Etymology: From criminology + -ical.
Senses: examples: text: In my own opinion, “criminal religious movements” (CRMs) is a more accurate and useful category than “cults.” It uses, although selectively, elements from the criminological tradition. It avoids the word “cult” and tries to disentangle the category from both the folk psychology of brainwashing and the politics of “extremism” in theology.
ref: 2023 March 29, Beatriz Caiuby Labate, Clancy Cavnar, Religious Freedom and the Global Regulation of Ayahuasca, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN:
glosses: Of or pertaining to criminology.
Derived terms: biocriminological
criminologically
neurocriminological
noncriminological
plumpest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of plump: most plump
perter
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of pert: more pert
pertest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of pert: most pert
preregisters
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of preregister
preregistering
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of preregister
preregistered
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of preregister
preregistered
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: registered in advance of some other event
ploughshares
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ploughshare
peps
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pep
peps
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of pep
pepping
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of pep
pepped
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of pep
post mortems
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of post mortem
postmortems
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of postmortem
ploys
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ploy
prickled
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of prickle
pillions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pillion
pillions
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of pillion
pewees
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pewee
peons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of peon
philosophise
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: philosophises
form: philosophising
form: philosophised
form: philosophised
Senses: examples: text: "Not that the parting speech caused Amelia to philosophise, or that it armed her in any way with a calmness, the result of argument; but it was intolerably dull, pompous, and tedious; and having hte fear of her schoolmistress greatly before her eyes, Miss Sedley did not venture, in her presence, to give way to any ebullitions of private grief."
ref: 1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 16, in Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC:
glosses: Alternative spelling of philosophize.
philosophises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of philosophise
philosophising
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of philosophise
philosophising
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: philosophisings
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of philosophizing.
philosophised
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of philosophise
perms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of perm
perms
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of perm
perming
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of perm
permed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of perm
permed
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more permed
form: most permed
Senses: glosses: That has been given a perm(permanent wave)
Derived terms: overpermed
unpermed
pinging
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: -ɪŋɪŋ
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of ping
pinging
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -ɪŋɪŋ
Forms: form: pingings
Senses: examples: text: […] walking across the open in stern composure, with the pingings of the hostile bullets, and the imploring cries of his comrades to save himself, sounding in his ears.
ref: 1870, Sir John William Kaye, A History of the Sepoy War in India, 1857-1858, volume 2, page 320:
text: When she entered, her eyes and ears were assaulted by neon lights in bright colors, the hypnotic, musical pingings of electronic slot and poker machines, and the clinking of coins dropping into payout trays.
ref: 2011, Ramona DeFelice Long, Fish Tales: The Guppy Anthology, page 202:
glosses: The sound of a ping.
glosses: The act of sending a ping, as by a submarine or over a computer network.
pinged
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of ping
pokies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pokie
glosses: plural of poky
examples: text: “Besides,” Linda piped in, “your little pokies will be fine in a halter.” They all laughed and Terri relaxed a little.
ref: 2009, K. C. Marshall, My Sister's Veil, page 97:
text: His eyes flick up and down, then it's like he notices my pokies and makes a point not to stare.
ref: 2016, Aubrey Parker, Burning Ultimatum:
glosses: A woman's nipples when protruding, e.g. from cold or arousal.
pokier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of poky: more poky
pokiest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of poky: most poky
pillorying
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of pillory
pillorying
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pilloryings
Senses: synonyms: pillorization
glosses: The act by which someone is pilloried.
pilloried
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of pillory
Derived terms: unpilloried
polygraphs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of polygraph
polygraphs
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of polygraph
pocks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɑks/
rhymes: -ɒks
homophone: pox
Senses: glosses: plural of pock
pocks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /pɑks/
rhymes: -ɒks
homophone: pox
Senses: examples: text: A number here be afflicted with sore eyes […] for the pocks is uncredibly frequent amongst them.
ref: 1621, George Sandys, A relation of a journey begun An: Dom: 1610:
glosses: Obsolete form of pox
plushier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of plushy: more plushy
plushiest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of plush: most plush
premeditates
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of premeditate
premeditating
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of premeditate
phobics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of phobic
posies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of posy
populates
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of populate
pearlier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of pearly: more pearly
pearliest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of pearly: most pearly
playacts
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of playact
playacted
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of playact
pelleting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of pellet
parlaying
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of parlay
parlayed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of parlay
predeceases
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of predecease
predeceases
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of predecease
predeceasing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of predecease
predeceased
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of predecease
platens
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of platen
poesies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of poesy
photosynthesise
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: photosynthesises
form: photosynthesising
form: photosynthesised
form: photosynthesised
Etymology: From photo- + synthesise.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of photosynthesize.
Derived terms: photosynthesiser
photosynthesises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of photosynthesise
photosynthesising
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of photosynthesise
photosynthesised
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of photosynthesise
philodendrons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: philodendra
Senses: glosses: plural of philodendron
philodendra
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: philodendrons
Senses: glosses: plural of philodendron
pantomiming
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pantomimings
Senses: glosses: The performance of pantomime.
pantomiming
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of pantomime
pantomimed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of pantomime
pintoes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pintos
Senses: glosses: plural of pinto
phylae
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of phyle
princelier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of princely: more princely
princeliest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of princely: most princely
popularisation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: popularisations
Etymology: From popular + -isation.
Senses: examples: text: One feature may be mentioned, however, as having contributed to a change in the face of transport, and that is the popularisation of the escalator.
ref: 1957 July 24, Charles E. Lee, “The Changing Face of Transport”, in Railway Magazine, page 451:
glosses: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of popularization
popularisations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of popularisation
popularizes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of popularize
perfumeries
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of perfumery
physicking
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of physic
physicking
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: physickings
Senses: examples: text: Powerful emetics, purgatives, and eyewashes are the most popular physickings.
ref: 1867, Sir Francis Galton, The Art of Travel, Etc. Fourth Edition, page 14:
glosses: medication
physicked
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of physic
Derived terms: unphysicked
peeving
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: /ˈpiːvɪŋ/
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of peeve