cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
homeotropically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From homeotropic + -ally.
Senses: examples: text: The change in birefringence changes the state of polarization of the light sufficiently to allow the light to pass through the second polarizer passes unaffected through regions of the homeotropically aligned liquid crystal since only n_⊥ is encountered.
ref: 1973, Microtecnic, volume 27, page 354:
text: In the case of homeotropically treated phase change dichroic LCDs, it quickly decays from 100% to <5% level instantaneously and then merges from 5% to zero level reasonably fast exhibiting almost no memory.
ref: 1992, B Bahadur, Liquid Crystals — Applications and Uses, volume 3:
text: Once gathered, leave the sample alone for few minutes, and hence a sample of clear homeotropically aligned state is obtained.
ref: 2016, Salah Obayya, Computational Liquid Crystal Photonics:
glosses: In a homeotropic manner.
majorizer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: majorizers
Etymology: From majorize + -er.
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: A majorization function
microphotoluminescence
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: micro-photoluminescence
Etymology: From micro- + photoluminescence.
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: photoluminescence of microscopic structures
multigigabit
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: multi-gigabit
Etymology: From multi- + gigabit.
Senses: glosses: Several gigabits
pseudometric
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From pseudo- + metric.
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: Describing a generalization of a metric space in which the distance between two distinct points can be zero.
rotodiffusion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From roto- + diffusion.
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: rotatory (gyrokinetic) diffusion
Related terms: rotodiffusive
rotodiffusive
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more rotodiffusive
form: most rotodiffusive
Etymology: From roto- + diffusive.
Senses: glosses: Relating to, or causing rotodiffusion
vortexons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of vortexon
Florinda
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Fanciful variant of Flora suffixed with -inda, partly borrowed from the equally rare Spanish Florinda.
Senses: examples: text: Florinda sate / Beholding Roderick with fixed eyes intent, / Yet unregardant of the countenance / Whereon they dwelt; in other thoughts absorbed, […]
ref: 1816, Robert Southey, Roderick: The Last of the Goths, page 119:
glosses: A female given name from Latin.
auditorily
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From auditory + -ly.
Senses: glosses: With regard to hearing.
communalities
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of communality
corneodesmosin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A highly polymorphic glycoprotein that is secreted by differentiated keratinocytes and by inner root sheath cells of hair follicles.
corneodesmosomal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From corneodesmosome + -al.
Senses: glosses: Relating to corneodesmosomes
narcissistics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of narcissistic
corneodesmosome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: corneodesmosomes
Etymology: From corneo- + desmosome.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of a class of proteins that hold corneocytes together; their degradation leads to desquamation
Derived terms: corneodesmosomal
corticomotor
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From cortico- + motor.
Senses: topics: medicine
physiology
sciences
glosses: Describing motor functions controlled by the cerebral cortex
whitefellas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of whitefella
SCTP
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of Stream Control Transmission Protocol.
whitefella
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: whitefellas
form: whitefeller
form: whitefulla
Etymology: From white + fella.
Senses: examples: text: 2003, transcript, in Peter McConchie (recorder), Elders: Wisdom from Australia′s Indigenous Leaders, page 18,
The learning isn′t written on paper as whitefellas′ knowledge is. We carry it instead in our heads and we′re talking from our hearts, for the land. You fellas, whitefellas, put us in the back all the time, like we′ve got no language for the land. But we′ve got the true story for the land.
text: 2008, Howard Pedersen, metatextual remark, in Steve Kinnane, 5: Marda Marda: Two Bloods: Blood History, Rachel Perkins, Marcia Langton (editors), First Australians: An Illustrated History, page 148,
Jandamarra was getting to know two things here. He was getting to know the magic of his own country and at the same time getting to know the whitefellas, and he was very good at knocking around with the whitefellas.
text: Indigenous self-representation was contained within a mainstream vision. This was clearly a whitefellas′ appropriation of blackfellas′ dreaming.
ref: 2008, Michael Cohen, Paul Dwyer, Laura Ginters, “Performing “Sorry Business”: Reconciliation and Redressive Action”, in Graham St. John, editor, Victor Turner and Contemporary Cultural Performance, page 86:
text: ‘I can hold my licker. Not like my old man, and he's the whitefella.’
ref: 2009, Craig Silvey, Jasper Jones, Allen & Unwin, published 2009, page 33:
synonyms: balanda
gubbah
migaloo
coordinate_terms: blackfella
glosses: A white man or Caucasian person, especially as opposed to an Aboriginal Australian.
mass flows
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mass flow
shielded twisted pairs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shielded twisted pair
triking
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of trike
triked
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of trike
ash trees
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ash tree
culicine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: culicines
Senses: glosses: Any mosquito of the subfamily Culicinae
gonotrophic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From gono- + -trophic.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: Describing a life cycle of feeding and laying of eggs.
raw_tags: of insects such as mosquitoes
Related terms: gonotrophy
halotolerant
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more halotolerant
form: most halotolerant
Etymology: From halo- + tolerant.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: Able to tolerate a high concentration of salt in its environment
halotolerant
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: halotolerants
Etymology: From halo- + tolerant.
Senses: glosses: Such an organism
imageability
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: imageabilities
Etymology: From image + -ability.
Senses: topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: A property of a word indicating how easily a person can form an associated mental image.
Related terms: imageable
immunohistologic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of immunohistological.
inferotemporal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -ɛmpəɹəl
Etymology: From infero- + temporal.
Senses: topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: Both inferior and temporal, especially relating to the inferior part of the temporal lobe
Derived terms: inferotemporally
interassay
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: inter-assay
Etymology: From inter- + assay.
Senses: glosses: Between assays
interassay
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: interassays
form: inter-assay
Etymology: From inter- + assay.
Senses: glosses: The difference in the value of an interassay parameter
pseudoword
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pseudowords
Etymology: From pseudo- + word.
Senses: examples: text: In Experiment 1, pseudowords made up of Italian derivational suffixes of various frequencies and meaningless pseudoroots were contrasted to pseudowords in which the same pseudoroots were combined with control orthographically legal final sequences.
ref: 2011, R. Harald Baayen, Robert Schreuder, Morphological Structure in Language Processing, page 186:
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
synonyms: wug word
glosses: A unit of speech or text that respects the phonotactic restrictions of a language, but is not part of the lexicon; a non-word whose nonexistence is merely an accidental gap.
Hypernyms: nonword
non-word
Related terms: nonce word
nonsense word
pseudoletter
psoriasiform
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From psoriasis + -form.
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: Resembling psoriasis
psychocutaneous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From psycho- + cutaneous.
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: Describing any disorder of the skin that has a psychological cause.
Synonyms: psychodermatologic
psychodermatologic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From psycho- + dermatologic.
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: Describing a disorder of the skin that has a psychological cause; relating to psychodermatology.
Synonyms: psychocutaneous
resistome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: resistomes
Etymology: From resist + -ome.
Senses: topics: biology
genetics
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: All the genes (in a bacterium) that confer resistance to antibiotics
seroconcordant
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From sero- + concordant.
Senses: topics: immunology
medicine
sciences
antonyms: serodiscordant
discordant
glosses: Of a couple with both partners either HIV positive or HIV negative.
Related terms: word: seroconcordance
word: seroconversion
word: serodiscordance
word: seronegative
word: seronegativity
word: seropositive
word: seropositivity
c@
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: c@s
Senses: examples: i av a c@! — I have a cat!
glosses: cat
f@
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Fat.
b@
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: b@s
Senses: glosses: bat
h@
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: h@s
Senses: glosses: hat
sublexical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: sub-lexical
Etymology: From sub- + lexical.
Senses: topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: Referring to constituent parts of a word.
examples: text: Further, a workable transcription will note sublexical elements such as breathing noise and laughter.
ref: 2008, Gerd Antos, Eija Ventola, Handbook of Interpersonal Communication, page 35:
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: At a level lower than the lexicon.
tryptases
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tryptase
virologically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From virological + -ly.
Senses: glosses: Using the methods of virology
g8
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: g8s
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of gate.
mandolin-banjo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mandolin-banjos
Senses: topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: A hybrid string instrument (chordophone), combining the membrane-soundboard body of a banjo and the neck of a mandolin or violin.
Synonyms: banjolin
banjourine
banjoline
bandoline
banjo-mandolin
manjo
manjo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: manjos
Etymology: Blend of mandolin + banjo
Senses: topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: A mandolin-banjo
Synonyms: banjolin
banjo-mandolin
mandolin-banjo
banjolin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈbæn.dʒə(ˌ)lɪn/
Forms: form: banjolins
Etymology: Blend of banjo + mandolin
Senses: glosses: A musical instrument, most often with four strings, resembling a small banjo but tuned like a mandolin.
glosses: Synonym of mandolin-banjo.
synonyms: word: mandolin-banjo
glosses: Synonym of banjo-mandolin.
synonyms: word: banjo-mandolin
Derived terms: banjolinist
banjo-mandolin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: banjo-mandolins
form: banjo mandolin
Senses: glosses: Synonym of mandolin-banjo.
synonyms: word: mandolin-banjo
glosses: Synonym of banjolin.
synonyms: word: banjolin
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: A four-stringed instrument with the body of a mandolin and the neck of a banjo.
Aglaian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Aglaian
form: most Aglaian
Etymology: From Aglaia + -ian.
Senses: glosses: Of, pertaining to or resembling Aglaia, the youngest of the three Graces, whose name means "beauty".
Agnesian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From Agnes + -ian.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes.
glosses: Of or pertaining to any of several people named Agnes.
alexine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: alexines
Senses: glosses: Obsolete form of alexin.
Alexandran
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From Alexandra + -n.
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to any of several people named Alexandra.
glosses: Of or pertaining to any of several places named Alexandra.
Althean
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From Althea + -n.
Senses: glosses: Of, descending from, pertaining to or resembling the mythological Althea.
amperemeter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: amperemeters
Etymology: From ampere + -meter.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of ammeter.
synonyms: word: ammeter
amperemeters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of amperemeter
amperemetre
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: amperemetres
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of amperemeter.
amperemetres
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of amperemetre
opamp
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: opamps
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of op-amp.
opamps
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of opamp
Cavuto
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Cavutos
Etymology: Coined by Jon Stewart during an episode of The Daily Show in reference to Fox News Channel correspondent Neil Cavuto.
Senses: glosses: A question mark used at the end of an unsubstantiated news headline.
thatchy
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more thatchy
form: most thatchy
Etymology: From thatch + -y.
Senses: glosses: Made of, or resembling, thatch.
fratchy
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: fratchier
form: fratchiest
Etymology: From fratch + -y.
Senses: examples: text: The Laird heels Danny when he heeds not you. He'll be just biddable when Danny's there, while he's fratchy as a lugged bear when left to you.
ref: 1902, The Monthly Review, Volume 9:
glosses: Irritable or argumentative.
Prince of Wales
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Princes of Wales
Senses: examples: text: Reassured and pleased with the railway, the Queen returned from Paddington to Slough on June 23, bringing with her the infant Prince of Wales, afterwards King Edward VII.
ref: 1953 June, “Royal Railway Journeys”, in Railway Magazine, page 364:
text: Furthermore, two of the Princesses of Wales — Lady Anne Neville and Katharine of Aragon — became Queen through later marriages and were not consorts of Princes of Wales at the time of their coronations.
ref: 1983, Mary Beacock Fryer, Arthur Bousfield, Garry Toffoli, “Introduction”, in Lives of the Princesses of Wales, Toronto, Ont.: Dundurn Press, →ISBN, page 6, column 1:
glosses: A royal title given to the male heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom.
Synonyms: word: Pragger-Wagger
Derived terms: Cape Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales check
Prince of Wales spur
Related terms: Princess of Wales
hefemale
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhi.fimeɪl/
Forms: form: hefemales
Etymology: From he + female.
Senses: glosses: A trans man or trans boy.
Synonyms: trans man
hefemales
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhi.fimeɪlz/
Senses: glosses: plural of hefemale
I need ...
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
janegirl
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈd͡ʒeɪn.ɡɜːl/
ipa: /ˈd͡ʒeɪn.ɡɜɹl/
Forms: form: janegirls
Etymology: From jane + girl. Compare tomboy.
Senses: synonyms: sissy
tomgirl
femboy
antonyms: tomboy
glosses: A boy who behaves in a typically girlish manner.
janegirls
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of janegirl
noodleburger
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: noodleburgers
Etymology: From noodle + -burger.
Senses: glosses: A burger made with noodles in addition to, or instead of, meat.
imagens
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of imagen
selective school
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: selective schools
Senses: topics: education
glosses: A school that admits students on the basis of their academic achievements.
Indian sign
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Indian signs
Senses: examples: text: "You certainly are my jinx, sonny. You have hung the Indian sign on me all right."
ref: 1913, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 12, in The Little Nugget:
text: "We have been jinxed with a vengeance. Some one has held the Indian sign on us for sure."
ref: 1921, Arthur B. Reeve, chapter 6, in The Film Mystery:
text: Vincent Parry (Humphrey Bogart): Nah, I've got the Indian sign on me. It seems I can't win.
ref: 1947, Dark Passage (motion picture), Warner Brothers
text: "You're the only woman who ever had the Indian sign on me. I married late and I know I'll never marry again."
ref: 1996, Mario Puzo, The Last Don, →ISBN, page 83:
text: Argentina have held an Indian sign over Nigeria at World Cups going back to 1994, when the African nation first qualified.
ref: 2018 June 25, David Hytner, “Mikel aiming to turn tables 13 years after Messi took his Golden Ball”, in The Guardian:
glosses: A curse causing loss of will power or persistent bad luck.
Synonyms: curse
hex
hoodoo
jinx
spell
doctorandus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: doctorandi
Etymology: From Dutch doctorandus, from Latin doctōrandus. Doublet of doctorand.
Senses: glosses: A person who has passed a doctoral exam at a university, but has not yet attained a doctorate.
raw_tags: in the Netherlands
examples: text: That even a French doctorandus, however, should in this day of specialization attack such a theme as the Carolingian Empire is a notable thing.
ref: 1903, The American Historical Review, page 337:
glosses: Alternative form of doctorand.
tiki torch
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tiki torches
Senses: examples: text: So, there I am on a popular retail website searching up tiki torches and seriously, I'm like, Why are all these tiki torches sold out? . . . This is very strange. This was the Wednesday before Charlottesville.
ref: 2017 October 5, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Television), John Hodgman (actor):
glosses: A bamboo torch used as a party decoration and in tiki culture.
Burns
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɝnz/
homophone: burns
Forms: form: Burnses
form: Burns
Etymology: * As a Scottish surname, from several places such as Burnis, Burnes, Burnhouse, containing the noun burn (“stream”).
* As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Burn or Barnes.
* As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Broin, see Byrne.
* As a Jewish surname, Americanized and shortened from Bernstein.
Senses: examples: text: We adopted a formal policy on this," Mayor Pat Burns said. "It went before the council, and we unanimously agreed that Huntington Beach is not a sanctuary city. We took deliberate action to make our non-sanctuary stance clear."
ref: 2025 May 30, Rebecca Santana and Jonathan Lloyd, “These California cities and counties are on the DHS list of ‘sanctuary jurisdictions'”, in KNBC:
glosses: A surname.
glosses: A surname.
Robert Burns, Scottish writer.
glosses: A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Eagle County, Colorado.
glosses: A place in the United States:
A city in Marion County, Kansas.
glosses: A place in the United States:
A township in Henry County, Illinois.
glosses: A place in the United States:
A township in Shiawassee County, Michigan.
glosses: A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Polk County, Missouri.
glosses: A place in the United States:
A town in Alleghany County, New York.
glosses: A place in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Harney County, Oregon.
glosses: A place in the United States:
A town in Dickson County, Tennessee.
glosses: A place in the United States:
A town in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
glosses: A place in the United States:
A town in Laramie County, Wyoming.
Derived terms: Burns dinner
Burns night
Burns supper
Burnsville
Ken Burns effect
Burns
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɝnz/
homophone: burns
Etymology: * As a Scottish surname, from several places such as Burnis, Burnes, Burnhouse, containing the noun burn (“stream”).
* As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Burn or Barnes.
* As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Broin, see Byrne.
* As a Jewish surname, Americanized and shortened from Bernstein.
Senses: glosses: plural of Burn
Booth
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /buθ/
Senses: glosses: A surname.
glosses: A number of places:
Synonym of Boothferry, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
synonyms: word: Boothferry
word: East Riding of Yorkshire
word: England
glosses: A number of places:
A hamlet north of Luddenden, Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0427).
glosses: A number of places:
An unincorporated community in Autauga County, Alabama, United States.
glosses: A number of places:
An extinct town in Pike County, Missouri, United States.
glosses: A number of places:
An unincorporated community in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States.
Derived terms: Boothian
lemniscate of Booth
oval of Booth
Lowe
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /loʊ/
rhymes: -əʊ
homophone: low
homophone: lo
Etymology: * As an English and Scottish surname, spelling variant of Low.
* As a German surname, spelling variant of Löwe, Loewe.
* As a Jewish surname/Yiddish surname, from German Löwe (“lion”).
* Also as a Jewish surname, Germanized from Levy.
* As a French-derived surname, from Old French lou (“wolf”).
* As a Norse-derived surname, from Old Norse lágr (“low”) (as in "short").
* As a native English-derived surname, from Old English hlāw (“hill”) (a burial ground in this case).
* Also a petname (clipping) of Laurence/Lawrence.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
glosses: A placename:
An unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States.
glosses: A placename:
A township in Moultrie County, Illinois, United States.
glosses: A placename:
A hamlet in Wem Rural parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5030).
Related terms: Cauldon Lowe
Lowe
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /loʊ/
rhymes: -əʊ
homophone: low
homophone: lo
Forms: form: Lowes
form: Lowing
form: Lowed
form: Lowed
Etymology: * As an English and Scottish surname, spelling variant of Low.
* As a German surname, spelling variant of Löwe, Loewe.
* As a Jewish surname/Yiddish surname, from German Löwe (“lion”).
* Also as a Jewish surname, Germanized from Levy.
* As a French-derived surname, from Old French lou (“wolf”).
* As a Norse-derived surname, from Old Norse lágr (“low”) (as in "short").
* As a native English-derived surname, from Old English hlāw (“hill”) (a burial ground in this case).
* Also a petname (clipping) of Laurence/Lawrence.
Senses: glosses: A slang term for "allow", means allow it. Ex: (leave it, forget or don't worry about it)
'emselves
Language: English
Part of speech: pron
Pronunciation: /əmˈsɛlvz/
Etymology: From earlier hemselves (compare 'em), from Middle English hemself, from Old English him selfum, equivalent to 'em + -selves.
Senses: glosses: Themselves (in unstressed position following a consonant).
Doyle
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /dɔɪl/
Etymology: From Irish Ó Dubhghaill (“descendant of Dougal”).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Irish.
glosses: A census-designated place in Lassen County, California, United States.
Derived terms: Doylestown
Doylist
Related terms: Stoke Doyle
Doyle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /dɔɪl/
Forms: form: Doyles
Etymology: From Irish Ó Dubhghaill (“descendant of Dougal”).
Senses: glosses: An idiot.
Stone
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /stəʊn/
ipa: /stoʊn/
Forms: form: Stones
Etymology: From stone. Doublet of Steen and Stein.
Senses: examples: text: Tucker Carlson (also a jacket and tie guy) picked up on the hoo-ha on his Fox News show, calling the hoodie-jacket combination a “cry for help” and inviting Roger Stone, the disgraced former political operative and author of his own “Best and Worst dressed List,” to comment.
ref: 2023 February 20, Vanessa Friedman, “Don Lemon, Nikki Haley and the Lessons of a Hoodie”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
glosses: An English occupational and habitational surname from Old English, for someone who lived near a stone worked with stone, from Old English stan.
glosses: A male given name.
glosses: A placename:
A locale in England:
A village in Stone with Bishopstone and Hartwell parish, Buckinghamshire, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7811).
glosses: A placename:
A locale in England:
A village in Ham and Stone parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST6895).
glosses: A placename:
A locale in England:
A village and civil parish in Dartford borough, Kent (OS grid ref TQ5774).
glosses: A placename:
A locale in England:
A hamlet in Maltby parish, Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK5589).
glosses: A placename:
A locale in England:
A market town and civil parish with a town council in Stafford borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9034).
glosses: A placename:
A locale in England:
A village and civil parish in Wyre Forest district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO8575).
glosses: A placename:
A locale in the United States.
An unincorporated community in California.
glosses: A placename:
A locale in the United States.
An unincorporated community in Indiana.
glosses: A placename:
A locale in the United States.
An unincorporated community in Kentucky; named for coal businessman Galen L. Stone.
glosses: A placename:
A locale in the United States.
An unincorporated community in Wisconsin.
glosses: A placename:
Ellipsis of Stone County.
Derived terms: Čech-Stone compactification
Ham and Stone
Stone-Čech compactification
Stone County
Stone-cum-Ebony
Stone in Oxney
Stone space
Stone-Weierstrass theorem
Stone with Bishopstone and Hartwell
Stonie
Related terms: Featherstone
Poundstone
Porter
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Porters
Etymology: From Middle English Porter, from porter (“porter”),
* From Old French portier (“doorman”), from porte (“door”)
* From Old French portour (“bearer”), from porter (“to carry”)
Senses: examples: text: The pixels’ use in a taxpayer context resulted in the “reckless” sharing of legally protected data that could put taxpayers at risk, according to the report by Warren and her Democratic colleagues Sens. Ron Wyden; Richard Blumenthal; Tammy Duckworth; and Sheldon Whitehouse; Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats; and Democratic Rep. Katie Porter.
ref: 2023 July 12, Brian Fung, “Tax prep companies shared private taxpayer data with Google and Meta for years, congressional probe finds”, in CNN:
text: "What do you say to the 40 percent of California voters, who you'll need in order to win, who voted for (President Donald) Trump?" Watts asked. Then Porter said, "How would I need them in order to win, ma'am?" expressing some level of disapproval with the question while letting out a laugh.
ref: 2025 October 8, Jay Stahl, “Katie Porter goes viral again. This time, for berating a reporter.”, in USA Today:
glosses: A surname originating as an occupation.
glosses: A unisex given name.
glosses: A placename in the United States:
A town in Westchester Township, Porter County, Indiana.
glosses: A placename in the United States:
A town and village in Oxford County, Maine.
glosses: A placename in the United States:
A minor city in Yellow Medicine County and Lincoln County, Minnesota.
glosses: A placename in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Scott County, Missouri.
glosses: A placename in the United States:
A town in Niagara County, New York, named after Augustus Porter.
glosses: A placename in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Gallia County, Ohio.
glosses: A placename in the United States:
A town in Wagoner County, Oklahoma.
glosses: A placename in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Texas.
glosses: A placename in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia.
glosses: A placename in the United States:
A town in Rock County, Wisconsin.
glosses: A placename in the United States:
A number of townships in the United States, listed under Porter Township.
glosses: A placename in the United States:
Ellipsis of Porter County.
glosses: A placename in the United States:
Ellipsis of Porter Crater.
Derived terms: County of Porter
Crater Porter
Porter County
Porter Crater
Porter Township
Township of Porter
Related terms: Carrier
Courier
Portier
Bishop
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈbɪʃəp/
Forms: form: Bishops
form: Bishopp
Etymology: From bishop.
Senses: glosses: An English surname originating as an occupation.
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname.
glosses: A locale in the United States.
A city in Inyo County, California; named for nearby Bishop Creek, itself named for early settler Samuel Addison Bishop.
glosses: A locale in the United States.
A town in Oconee County, Georgia; named for local landowner W. H. Bishop.
glosses: A locale in the United States.
An unincorporated community in Forest City Township, Mason County, Illinois; named for landowner Henry Bishop.
glosses: A locale in the United States.
An unincorporated community in Worcester County, Maryland.
glosses: A locale in the United States.
A city in Nueces County, Texas; named for landowner F. Z. Bishop.
glosses: A locale in the United States.
An unincorporated community in Tazewell County, Virginia and McDowell County, West Virginia, located on the state line.
glosses: A locale in the United States.
A ghost town in Whitman County, Washington; named for two early settlers.
Derived terms: Bishopville
Bishop
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈbɪʃəp/
Forms: form: Bishops
Etymology: From bishop.
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of bishop, particularly as a title or term of address.
glosses: A self-propelled 25-pounder vehicle produced by the United Kingdom during World War II, so called from a supposed resemblance to a bishop's miter.
Yates
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: yāts
ipa: /jeɪts/
rhymes: -eɪts
Etymology: From the Old English surname, from yate, obsolete form of gate.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A township in McLean County, Illinois.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A township in Lake County, Michigan.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Shelby Charter Township, Macomb County, Michigan.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Randolph County, Missouri.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Wibaux County, Montana.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town in Orleans County, New York.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A former community in Taylor County, West Virginia, now under water.
Derived terms: Baeza-Yates-Gonnet algorithm
Burnt Yates
Fort Yates
Yates Center
Yates County
Related terms: Yate
Yeats
Yeates
Slater
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Slator
form: Slatter
Etymology: From Middle English Slatere, Slatare, Sclatere, from Middle English sclater (“slater”).
Senses: glosses: A surname originating as an occupation.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Moffat County and Routt County, Colorado.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A city in Story County, Iowa.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Ballard County, Kentucky.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A township in Cass County, Minnesota.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A city in Saline County, Missouri.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Clay Township, Auglaize County, Ohio.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Platte County, Wyoming.
Derived terms: Slater determinant
Shepherd
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Shepherds
form: Shepard
form: Shephard
form: Sheppard
form: Shepperd
Etymology: From shepherd.
Senses: glosses: An English surname originating as an occupation.
glosses: A male given name.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Boone County, Indiana.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A village in Isabella County, Michigan.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Yellowstone County, Montana.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A city in San Jacinto County, Texas.
Coordinate terms: sense: synonymous surnames borrowed from other languages
word: Pasteur
sense: synonymous surnames borrowed from other languages
word: Pastore
sense: synonymous surnames borrowed from other languages
word: Schaefer
sense: synonymous surnames borrowed from other languages
word: Scheper
Derived terms: Shep
Shepherdsville
Related terms: Shepard
Sheperd
Shephard
Sharp
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Sharpe
Etymology: * As an English, Scottish and occasionally Irish (translated from géar) surname, from the adjective sharp.
* As a German surname, Americanized from scharf (“sharp”), same meaning as above.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
glosses: A Japanese multinational corporation that designs and manufactures electronic products, headquartered in Sakai, Japan.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Ozark County, Missouri, United States.
Derived terms: Sharp County
Barber
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname originating as an occupation for a barber.
glosses: A neighbourhood of Chico, Butte County, California, United States.
glosses: A township in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States.
glosses: Former name of Maurer, New Jersey.
glosses: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States.
glosses: A town in the north of Curaçao.
Derived terms: Barber County
Walton
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɒl.tən/
ipa: /ˈwɔːl.-/
ipa: /ˈwɔl.tən/
ipa: /ˈwɑl.-/
Etymology: Variously from Old English weall (“wall”) or wealh (“Celt, Welshman”) + tūn (“settlement”)
Senses: examples: text: Despite wide efforts to encourage more girls and young women to pursue careers in STEM, a new survey from Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation found Gen Z girls significantly lag behind boys in the level of interest expressed in STEM subjects, suggesting more must be done to close the gender gap.
ref: 2023 December 5, Athena Jones, “Efforts to close gender interest gap in STEM must be stepped up, Gen Z survey shows”, in CNN:
glosses: A surname.
glosses: Place names in Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the USA.
A city in Boone County and Kenton County, Kentucky, United States.
glosses: Place names in Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the USA.
A town and village in Delaware County, New York, United States.
glosses: Place names in Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the USA.
A number of places in England, including:
A suburb and civil parish (with a community council) in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP8936).
glosses: Place names in Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the USA.
A number of places in England, including:
A northern suburb of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TF1702).
glosses: Place names in Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the USA.
A number of places in England, including:
A suburb of the City of Liverpool, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ3694).
glosses: Place names in Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the USA.
A number of places in England, including:
A hamlet in Eccleshall parish, Stafford borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8527).
glosses: Place names in Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the USA.
A number of places in England, including:
A suburban area in Stone parish, Stafford borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9033).
glosses: Place names in Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the USA.
A number of places in England, including:
A village and civil parish in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3517).
glosses: Place names in Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the USA.
A settlement in Waikato, New Zealand.
glosses: Counties in Florida and Georgia, see Walton County.
glosses: Clipping of Walton-on-Thames.
glosses: Clipping of Walton-on-the-Naze.
Derived terms: Cockcroft-Walton accelerator
Cockcroft-Walton generator
Cockcroft-Walton multiplier
Frinton and Walton
Lincrusta-Walton
Mirhosseini-Holmes-Walton syndrome
Walton County
Waltonian
Walton-on-Thames
Walton-on-the-Hill
Walton-on-the-Naze
Walton-on-Trent
Wood Walton
Woodwalton
Barrett
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈbæɹɪt/
Forms: form: Barretts
form: Barret
form: Barritt
Etymology: From the Irish surname converged from several origins, including Barόid, Bairéid, Middle English Baraud (“quarrelsome”) from Old English, and Norman Baraud, from Old French barat (“trickery, deception”).
Senses: examples: text: Recently, the Supreme Court justices Sonia Sotomayor and Amy Coney Barrett spoke together publicly about how members of the court speak civilly to one another while disagreeing, sometimes vigorously, about the law.
ref: 2024 April 3, Stephen Breyer, “Stephen Breyer: The Supreme Court I Served On Was Made Up of Friends”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 06 Apr 2024:
glosses: An English or Irish surname from Anglo-Norman.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Robb Township, Posey County, Indiana.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A minor city in Grant County, Minnesota.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Harris County, Texas.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community and coal town in Boone County, West Virginia.
glosses: A placename
A settlement on Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.
Byrne
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Byrnes
form: Byrn
Etymology: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Broin (“descendant of Bran”), a personal name based on bran (“raven”).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Irish.
glosses: A male given name derived from the surname.
Rowe
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: rō
ipa: /ɹəʊ/
enpr: rō
ipa: /ɹoʊ/
rhymes: -əʊ
homophone: row
homophone: roe
homophone: rho
homophone: Roe
Etymology: * As an English surname, from Middle English Rowe, from the noun row. Compare Rew and Rawe.
* Also as an English surname, variant of Rolfe, Rough, Ralph, Rowson.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
glosses: A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States.
glosses: A census-designated place in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States.
Derived terms: Rowson
Kerr
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɜː/
ipa: /kɛə/
ipa: /kɛɹ/
rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)
rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)
Forms: form: Kerrs
Etymology: * As an English and Scottish topographic surname for someone who lived by a patch of wet ground overgrown with brushwood, from Middle English kerr (“brushwood”), possibly related to Irish Gaelic ceàrr (“left-handed”) and/or Old Norse kjarr.
* As an Irish surname, variant of Carr.
* As a German surname, Americanized from Kehr.
* As a Scottish Gaelic surname, from mac gille chéir (“son of the dusky laid”), from ciar (“black”).
Senses: glosses: A surname.
glosses: A township in Champaign County, Illinois, United States.
glosses: A census-designated place in Lake County, Montana, United States.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Gallia County, Ohio, United States.
Derived terms: Kerr black hole
Kerr cell
Kerr County
Kerr effect
Kerr geometry
Kerr metric
Kerr-Newman black hole
Kerr vacuum
Kerrville
magneto-optic Kerr effect
Milne
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: mĭln
enpr: mĭl
ipa: /mɪln/
note: older, now perhaps dated
ipa: /mɪl/
rhymes: -ɪln
rhymes: -ɪl
Forms: form: Milnes
form: Mylne
Etymology: Scottish occupational surname for a miller or someone who lived at a mill, from Old English mylen (“mill”). Compare Mill and Milner.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Old English.
Ortiz
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɔɹˈtiz/
ipa: /ɔɹˈtis/
Forms: form: Ortizes
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Ortiz.
Senses: examples: text: In Tucker, another Atlanta suburb, an undocumented man attending church was arrested after ICE agents arrived, pastor Luis Ortiz told CNN.
ref: 2025 January 26, Priscilla Alvarez and Rosa Flores, “Trump administration launches nationwide immigration enforcement blitz”, in CNN:
glosses: A surname from Spanish.
Olson
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈoʊlsən/
Forms: form: Oleson
Etymology: In the USA, a common anglicization of Swedish Olsson and Danish and Norwegian Olsen, all meaning "son of Olaf".
Senses: glosses: A patrilineal surname from Swedish.
Derived terms: Olsonian
Larson
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɑː.sən/
ipa: /ˈlɑɹ.sən/
rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)sən
Etymology: Originally from a Middle English pet form of Lawrence + -son. In the United States, a common anglicization of the Swedish Larsson and Danish and Norwegian Larsen.
Senses: glosses: A surname transferred from the given name.
Derived terms: Larsonesque
Larsonian
Carlson
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Carlsen
Etymology: Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Carlsen, equivalent to Carl + -son.
Senses: examples: text: Tucker Carlson (also a jacket and tie guy) picked up on the hoo-ha on his Fox News show, calling the hoodie-jacket combination a “cry for help” and inviting Roger Stone, the disgraced former political operative and author of his own “Best and Worst dressed List,” to comment.
ref: 2023 February 20, Vanessa Friedman, “Don Lemon, Nikki Haley and the Lessons of a Hoodie”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2023:
glosses: A surname originating as a patronymic, of Scandinavian origin.
Derived terms: Carlson symmetric form
Related terms: Carlsson
Karlsson
Karlson
Karlsen
Snyder
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Snyders
form: Snider
Etymology: From the Dutch surname for a tailor, from the verb snijden (“to cut”). Also Americanized from the German surname Schneider.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Dutch [in turn originating as an occupation] anglicized from Dutch Snijder, German Schneider or Alemannic German Schnyder, all meaning "tailor".
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Morgan County, Colorado.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Chariton County, Missouri.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A village in Dodge County, Nebraska.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A hamlet in the town of Amherst, Erie County, New York.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A city in Kiowa County, Oklahoma.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A township in Blair County, Pennsylvania.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A township in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town, the county seat of Scurry County, Texas.
Derived terms: Snyder County
Related terms: Schneider
Salazar
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsæləzɑɹ/
Etymology: From Spanish Salazar, from sala (“hall”) + Basque zahar (“old”).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].
Myers
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪə(ɹ)z/
/ˈmaɪ.ə(ɹ)z/
Forms: form: Myerses
form: Myers
form: Meyers
Etymology: * As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Meidhir (“descendant of Meidhir”), named based on meidhir (“mirth”).
* As an English surname, variant of Myer.
* Also as an English surname, the noun mire.
* As a Dutch and German surname, Americanized from Meyers, Mayers, Meyer, Mayer.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Nicholas County, Kentucky, United States.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Treasure County, Montana, United States.
Derived terms: Fort Myers
Fort Myers Beach
Myers Flat
Smith-Fineman-Myers syndrome
Silva
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈsɪlvə/
Forms: form: da Silva
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Duffy
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: dŭʹfē
ipa: /ˈdʌfi/
rhymes: -ʌfi
Forms: form: Duffys
form: O'Duffy
form: Duffey
form: Duhy
form: Duhig
form: Dowey
form: Douey
form: Dooey
form: Doey
Etymology: From the Irish surname, from Ó Dubhthaigh (literally “descendant of Dubhthach”) and Mac Duibhshíthe (literally “son of Duibhshíth”), from dubh (“black”) + sìth (“peace”), comparable to the surname Duff.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Ó Dubhthaigh (“descendant of Dubhthach”). Dubhthach is a byname derived from dubh (“black”).
glosses: A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Ó Doithe.
glosses: A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic], an alternate anglicization of Mac Dhuibhshíthe (McPhee).
glosses: A suburb of Canberra, Australia; named for Charles Gavan Duffy, 8th Premier of Victoria.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Ohio Township, Monroe County, Ohio, United States.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States.
Derived terms: Duffy antigen
Samuels
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Seay
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /siː/
homophone: cee
homophone: sea
homophone: see
Forms: form: Seays
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Self
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: * From self. A surname taken up by freed slaves, who have become of themselves, they being self-owned.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
glosses: A freed slave surname originating as an occupation.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Boone County, Arkansas, United States.
Derived terms: Selfian
Sewell
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: so͞oʹəl
ipa: /ˈsuəl/
Forms: form: Sewall
form: Suell
Senses: glosses: A surname.
glosses: A hamlet in Houghton Regis parish, Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9922).
glosses: An unincorporated community in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States.
glosses: A mining town in O'Higgins Region, Chile, that is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Sheen
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʃiːn/
homophone: sheen
rhymes: -iːn
Etymology: From Old English Sceon (“shelter, shed”), from Proto-Germanic *skūrō.
Senses: glosses: An area of Greater London, officially East Sheen.
glosses: A village and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England, on the border with Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK1161).
glosses: A surname.
Derived terms: East Sheen
North Sheen