cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
by the by
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more by the by
form: most by the by
form: by the bye
form: by-the-by
form: by-the-bye
Etymology: The second "by" is a noun meaning "a secondary issue". Phrase used since the 17th century.
Senses: examples: text: These sudden rains. Not tropical - with lightning, thunder, great release after hours of tension. But more nonchalant, more "by-the-by." As if the clouds, rushing to get somewhere else, were to drop some rain in passing.
ref: 1990, Susan Sherman, The color of the heart: writing from struggle & change, 1959-1990:
text: And in the course of interviews on this subject, he is given to denouncing methadone largely on the basis that it was originally called adolphine after Adolf Hitler. That this is an urban myth only peddled by the Church of Scientology is by-the-by.
ref: 2008 December 19, Marina Hyde, “Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall, by Tom Cruise”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
text: After that, the fact of a Moussa Dembélé double cancelling out Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s opener seemed by the by.
ref: 2019 July 28, Paul MacInnes, “Alexandre Lacazette suffers ankle injury in Arsenal friendly defeat by Lyon”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
synonyms: word: accidental
word: causeless
word: random
word: accidental
word: accidentary
word: adventitious
word: by accident
word: by the by
word: casual
word: causeless
word: chanceable
word: fortuitous
word: incidental
word: lippening
word: occasional
word: random
word: serendipitous
word: unforeseen
word: unintended
word: unintentional
word: unplanned
glosses: Incidental; unplanned.
Related terms: by the way
insolvency
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: [ɪnˈsɒlvn̩si]
Forms: form: insolvencies
Etymology: From insolvent + -cy.
Senses: examples: text: The company faces insolvency.
topics: business
finance
glosses: The condition of being insolvent; the state or condition of a person who is insolvent; the condition of one who is unable to pay their debts as they fall due, or in the usual course of trade and business.
examples: text: the insolvency of an estate
glosses: Insufficiency to discharge all debts of the owner.
glosses: The condition of having more debts than assets.
Derived terms: pre-packaged insolvency
insolvencies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of insolvency
aid climbing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: climbing
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: a type of rock climbing characterized by using equipment to make upward progress, as opposed to using the equipment solely for safety or for belays.
linty
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɪnti/
rhymes: -ɪnti
Forms: form: lintier
form: lintiest
Etymology: From lint + -y.
Senses: glosses: Covered with lint.
Derived terms: lintiness
lipreader
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lipreaders
form: lip-reader
Etymology: From lip + reader.
Senses: glosses: Someone who is able to determine a person's speech by observing the motion of their lips.
examples: text: Where is Bubba? Where's our leader? Where's our favorite lipreader?
ref: 2008, Tom Paxton, “George W. Told the Nation”, in Farewell to the Thief!:
glosses: A person who lipreads, or encourages others to do so.
Related terms: lipread
lipreading
noetic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /nəʊˈɛt.ɪk/
ipa: /noʊˈɛt.ɪk/
Forms: form: more noetic
form: most noetic
form: noetick
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek νοητικός (noētikós), ultimately from νοέω (noéō, “I see, understand”).
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to the mind or intellect.
glosses: Originating in or apprehended by reason.
Derived terms: autonoetic
noegenesis
noetically
noetic flatness
noetic
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /nəʊˈɛt.ɪk/
ipa: /noʊˈɛt.ɪk/
Forms: form: noetics
form: noetick
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek νοητικός (noētikós), ultimately from νοέω (noéō, “I see, understand”).
Senses: glosses: The science of the intellect.
glosses: A purely intellectual entity.
loiterer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: loiterers
Etymology: From loiter + -er.
Senses: examples: text: Though unusual in the Dublin area he knew that it was not by any means unknown for desperadoes who had next to nothing to live on to be abroad waylaying and generally terrorising peaceable pedestrians by placing a pistol at their head in some secluded spot outside the city proper, famished loiterers of the Thames embankment category they might be hanging about there or simply marauders ready to decamp with whatever boodle they could in one fell swoop at a moment's notice, your money or your life, leaving you there to point a moral, gagged and garrotted.
ref: Episode 16
text: […] currently incarcerated Stinc Team members Ketchy the Great, SaySoTheMac, and Bambino; the devilish and gravelly Almighty Suspect; red-clad Inglewooder and headband connoisseur FreeAckrite; baby-faced Martin Luther King Park loiterer Johnny Rose; […]
ref: 2019 February 5, Torii MacAdams, “The New Generation of LA Rap Is Changing Everything”, in VICE:
glosses: One who loiters, one who lingers or hangs around.
tomnoddy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /tɒmˈnɒdɪ/
ipa: /tɑmˈnɑdi/
Forms: form: tomnoddies
Senses: glosses: The puffin.
glosses: A fool or dunce.
Synonyms: sense: puffin
word: parrot
sense: puffin
word: puffin
sense: puffin
word: sea-parrot
sense: fool or dunce
word: dunce
sense: fool or dunce
word: fool
sense: fool or dunce
word: idiot
loincloth
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: loincloths
form: loin cloth
form: loin-cloth
Etymology: From loin + cloth.
Senses: examples: text: The case was that of a murder. It had an element of mystery about it, however, which was puzzling the authorities. A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff.
ref: 1927, F. E. Penny, chapter 4, in Pulling the Strings:
text: Then again these figures take no account of the thousands of beggars who travel free in India. Many of these are religious "Sadhus", dressed often in nothing but a loin-cloth, or even less, and their bodies smeared with ashes. A large number of these men are nothing but impostors, but the Hindu railway staff usually are afraid to interfere with them.
ref: 1953 November, 'Erca', “Ticket Frauds in the East”, in Railway Magazine, page 778:
glosses: A garment worn about the loins and covering the crotch.
Derived terms: loinclothed
loitering
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of loiter
loitering
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: loiterings
Senses: examples: text: NO LOITERING [sign posted where hanging out and causing trouble is unwelcome]
text: a book about my loiterings in Europe
glosses: The action of the verb loiter.
Derived terms: antiloitering
Related terms: idling
loafing
logging
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /lɒɡ.ɪŋ/
ipa: /lɔɡ.ɪŋ/
ipa: /lɑɡ.ɪŋ/
rhymes: -ɒɡɪŋ
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of log
logging
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /lɒɡ.ɪŋ/
ipa: /lɔɡ.ɪŋ/
ipa: /lɑɡ.ɪŋ/
rhymes: -ɒɡɪŋ
Forms: form: loggings
Senses: examples: text: The loggings were spread over large areas, but mainly near the few roads that existed.
ref: 2003, Svein Jentoft, Henry Minde, Ragnar Nilsen, Indigenous peoples: resource management and global rights:
glosses: An act or instance of logging (cutting down trees).
glosses: An act or instance of logging (making an entry in a log).
Derived terms: antilogging
biologging
keylogging
logging camp
logging railroad
mudlogging
overlogging
postlogging
prelogging
salvage logging
touchlogging
well logging
write-ahead logging
Related terms: logging rock
looter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlutɚ/
rhymes: -uːtə(ɹ)
Forms: form: looters
Etymology: From loot + -er.
Senses: examples: text: After the hurricane, before law was restored, looters stole everything that wasn't nailed down.
glosses: One who loots, who steals during a general disturbance such as a riot or natural disaster.
Derived terms: ninja looter
looting
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lootings
Senses: examples: text: During the looting, the mob stole everything they could and then set fire to the buildings.
glosses: The act of stealing during a crisis such as a war, riot or natural disaster, when law enforcement is ineffective or absent.
Derived terms: antilooting
looting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: examples: text: While looting the stores the looters took the opportunity for revenge by destroying what they didn't steal.
glosses: present participle and gerund of loot
PER
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: qualifier: nutrition
glosses: Initialism of protein efficiency ratio.
topics: business
finance
stock-market
glosses: Initialism of price-earnings ratio.
lustrously
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more lustrously
form: most lustrously
Etymology: From lustrous + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a lustrous manner, glossily.
glossily
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more glossily
form: most glossily
Etymology: From glossy + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a glossy manner.
Locke
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /lɒk/
ipa: /lɑk/
homophone: lock
rhymes: -ɒk
Etymology: * As an English, Dutch and German surname, variant of Lock.
* As a Norwegian surname, Americanized from Løkke, from a farm name derived from Old Norse lykkja (“enclosure”).
* As a Chinese surname, variant of Lok.
Senses: glosses: An English surname — famously held by
glosses: An English surname — famously held by:
John Locke (1632 – 1704); an influential English philosopher of the Enlightenment and social contract theorist.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community and historic district in Sacramento County, California.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A township and unincorporated community therein, in Elkhart County, Indiana.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A township in Ingham County, Michigan.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town in Cayuga County, New York, named after John Locke.
Derived terms: Lockean
Obs
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of obs (obsolete)
Twi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /t͡ʃwiː/
rhymes: -iː
Etymology: Borrowed from Twi Twi.
Senses: examples: text: She kept her eyes low, and though her Twi was passable, she rarely spoke it.
ref: 2016, Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing, Penguin Books (2017), page 35:
glosses: A synonym for the Akan language of Ghana, used by all Akan except the Fante.
Wordsworth
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Wordsworths
Etymology: Variant of Wadsworth.
Senses: glosses: A habitational surname from Old English.
glosses: William Wordsworth (1770 – 1850), a major English romantic poet.
lucratively
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more lucratively
form: most lucratively
Etymology: From lucrative + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a lucrative manner, profitably.
loyally
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɔɪəli/
Forms: form: more loyally
form: most loyally
form: loially
Etymology: From loyal + -ly.
Senses: examples: text: The old dog loyally followed his master even if he didn't really want to go out.
glosses: In a loyal manner, faithfully.
loveless
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more loveless
form: most loveless
Etymology: From Middle English loveles; equivalent to love + -less.
Senses: examples: text: Theirs was a loveless marriage: they stayed together even though they didn't care for each other.
glosses: Without love.
Derived terms: lovelessly
lovelessness
pronated
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: pronated grip
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
antonyms: supinated
glosses: Having one’s hand rotated so that the palm faces the same direction as the knob of the elbow.
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
antonyms: supinated
glosses: Having one's foot twisted so that if walking, the weight would be borne on the inner edge of the foot.
pronated
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of pronate
Related terms: pronate
pronation
supinated
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: supinated grip
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
antonyms: pronated
glosses: Having one's hand and forearm rotated so that the palm faces in the same direction as the interior angle of the elbow, thereby contracting the biceps brachii.
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
antonyms: pronated
glosses: Having one's foot twisted so that if walking, the weight would be borne on the outer edge of the foot.
supinated
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of supinate
Related terms: supinate
supination
out loud
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: out-loud
form: outloud
Senses: examples: text: After calling their names out (loud), the teacher asked her students to take turns reading the story out loud to the rest of the class.
text: I received countless private phone calls from very senior railwaymen and women, all with the same message: "Please carry on what you're doing. You are saying what we are all thinking but dare not say. You have our support, but we just can't voice it out loud."
ref: 2023 September 20, Nigel Harris, “Comment Special: And it's goodbye from me...”, in RAIL, page 4:
glosses: Using the voice; not silently; aloud.
kind of
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: kinda
form: kind-of
Etymology: From a reanalysis of kind of in a phrase such as a kind of merry dance from “a kind + of + merry dance” (a type among merry dances) to “a + kind-of merry + dance” (a somewhat merry dance).
Senses: examples: text: I'm getting kind of tired. Could we finish tomorrow?
text: That's the right answer, kind of.
text: He kind of hated the idea of Hugo having been with someone else, even though that was superhypocritical, considering Brand's own previous arrangements with Ramie and Jackson.
ref: 2022, A. M. Arthur, His Fresh Start Cowboy:
glosses: Slightly; somewhat; sort of.
Synonyms: sort of
sorta
kinda sorta
Related terms: kinds of
chortles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chortle
chortles
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of chortle
soliton
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: solitons
Etymology: From solitary + -on.
Senses: topics: mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
sciences
synonyms: word: carrier wave
word: wave of translation
glosses: A solitary wave which retains its permanent structure after interacting with another soliton.
Hypernyms: solitary wave
Derived terms: antisoliton
autosoliton
bisoliton
bright soliton
dark soliton
Davydov soliton
multisoliton
solitonic
solitonics
solitonized
supersoliton
topological soliton
eolian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of aeolian.
Derived terms: fluvioeolian
stilb
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: stilbs
Etymology: Coined by the French physicist André Blondel around 1920, from Ancient Greek στίλβω (stílbō, “I glitter”).
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: a unit of luminance equal to one candela per square centimetre
Related terms: apostilb
apostilb
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: apostilbs
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: a unit of luminance, being the luminance of a perfectly diffusing surface emitting light at the rate of ¹⁄_π candela per square metre. Also known as a blondel.
Related terms: stilb
sighters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sighter
antonyms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of antonym
self-evidence
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From self- + evidence.
Senses: examples: text: Any... man knows, that the whole is equal to all its parts, or any other maxim, and all from the same reason of self-evidence.
ref: 1689, John Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, IV. vii. 10:
glosses: The quality of being self-evident.
sighter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -aɪtə(ɹ)
Forms: form: sighters
Etymology: From sight + -er.
Senses: examples: text: Kane looked in the mood, testing the goalkeeper, Hannes Thor Halldórsson, with an early sighter and then being denied what appeared to be a good goal on six minutes by an offside flag.
ref: 2020 September 5, David Hytner, “Raheem Sterling keeps his cool to see off Iceland amid blaze of late drama”, in The Guardian:
glosses: A trial shot in rifle, artillery shooting, or sports like football, to set the range, targeting etc.
glosses: a sight on a weapon
glosses: a targeteer
targeteer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -ɪə(ɹ)
Forms: form: targeteers
Etymology: From target + -eer.
Senses: glosses: Someone who tests the accuracy of weapons, especially by firing them at calibrated targets.
glosses: One armed with a target or shield.
undocumented immigrant
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: undocumented immigrants
Senses: examples: text: All the research studies found a very low rate of social service utilization by undocumented immigrants.
ref: 1978, Orange County (Calif.). Task Force on Medical Care for Illegal Aliens, The Economic Impact of Undocumented Immigrants on Public Health Services in Orange County: Final Report Presented to the Board of Supervisors:
text: Rulings that ensure from these cases apply to varying degrees to undocumented immigrant students as well as to legal immigrant students.
ref: 1989, John Willshire Carrera, Educating Undocumented Children: A Review of Practices and Policies (an ERIC/CRESS Trends and Issues Paper), page 32:
text: However, an accompanied undocumented immigrant child should not be removed from his or her family , unless there are grounds for removal in terms of section 14(4) of the Child Care Act, 1983.
ref: 2001, South African Law Commission, Review of the Child Care Act, page 1123:
text: In the Atlanta suburb of Lilburn, ICE agents arrested Walter Valladares, a 53-year-old undocumented immigrant from Honduras, according to family members who spoke with CNN.
ref: 2025 January 26, Priscilla Alvarez and Rosa Flores, “Trump administration launches nationwide immigration enforcement blitz”, in CNN:
synonyms: word: undocumented alien
word: unlawful non-citizen
word: illegal alien
word: illegal immigrant
word: illegal
word: crimmigrant
glosses: An immigrant who has entered a country (often as a migrant worker) and has no documentation authorizing them to (still) be present there.
undocumented
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + documented.
Senses: examples: text: Undocumented software can be very difficult to learn to use.
glosses: Lacking instructions or reference material.
examples: text: On arrival from a foreign port, undocumented foreign-built vessels, if laden with goods, wares or merchandise, may, with their cargoes, be subject to forfeiture.
ref: 1861, United States, War Department - Annual Reports:
glosses: Not having official documents that provide identification, authorization, etc.
examples: text: undocumented immigrant
text: One day after class I was talking to them about college, and one of my top students raised his hand and said he wasn’t sure he could go because he’s undocumented. He didn’t know if they’d let him in.
ref: 2017 May 25, Mark Zuckerberg, “Mark Zuckerberg’s Commencement address at Harvard”, in The Harvard Gazette:
text: In Tucker, another Atlanta suburb, an undocumented man attending church was arrested after ICE agents arrived, pastor Luis Ortiz told CNN. He said he was in the middle of his sermon when he noticed a couple of members of his church escort the man out.
ref: 2025 January 26, Priscilla Alvarez and Rosa Flores, “Trump administration launches nationwide immigration enforcement blitz”, in CNN:
glosses: Not having official documents that provide identification, authorization, etc.
Not having official documentation required to legally enter, reside in, or work in a country.
raw_tags: of a person
Derived terms: undocumented alien
undocumentedness
undocumented worker
undocumented
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: undocumenteds
Etymology: From un- + documented.
Senses: examples: text: Although the first generation is likely to have greater fluency than the undocumenteds, the controversy over bilingual education attests to the persistence of language difficulties.
ref: 1986, Social Science Quarterly, volume 67, page 676:
glosses: Synonym of undocumented immigrant.
synonyms: word: undocumented immigrant
migrant worker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: migrant workers
Senses: glosses: An agricultural labourer who travels from place to place harvesting seasonal crops.
examples: text: And since Brexit, the number of migrant workers has fallen by almost a third, with new immigration laws and the points-based system possibly reducing the flow even further.
ref: 2021 September 8, Howard Johnston, “HS2 jobs boost - but skills shortage a concern”, in RAIL, number 939, page 17:
glosses: A person with temporary permission to work in another country; a guest worker.
Related terms: seasonal worker
hexamethylene diamine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A saturated aliphatic diamine, NH₂(CH₂)₆NH₂, used in the manufacture of nylon and other plastics.
Synonyms: 1,6-hexanediamine
hexamethylenetetramine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌhɛk.səˌmɛθ.əˌlinˈtɛ.tɹəˌmin/
Forms: form: hexamethylenetetramines
form: hexamethylene tetramine
form: hexamine
form: methenamine
form: hexamethylenamin
form: urotropin
form: urotropine
form: E239
Etymology: From hexamethylene + tetramine.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A crystalline compound C₆H₁₂N₄ used especially as an accelerator in vulcanizing rubber.
hydramine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hydramines
Etymology: From hydr(oxy) + -amine.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: any organic compound having both a hydroxy and an amino functional group; a hydroxy-amine
hydroxylamine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hydroxylamines
Etymology: From hydroxyl + -amine.
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: An explosive inorganic derivative of ammonia, NH₂OH, used as a reducing agent, and in organic synthesis.
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any organic derivative of this compound.
Derived terms: arylhydroxylamine
benzylhydroxylamine
Related terms: benzoylhydroxylamine
hydroxylammonium
oxime
hydroxylammonium
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The univalent NH₃OH⁺ cation, derived from hydroxylamine.
hyoscyamine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌhʌɪ.ə(ʊ)ˈsʌɪ.ə.miːn/
ipa: /ˌhaɪ.əˈsaɪ.əˌmin/
Etymology: From Latin hyoscyamus (“henbane”) + -ine.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
medicine
microbiology
natural-sciences
pharmacology
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A poisonous alkaloid present in henbane that is the stereoisomer of atropine, with similar properties to hyoscine, and used medicinally to treat abdominal pain and similar conditions.
imipramine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ɪˈmɪp.ɹə.miːn/
Forms: form: imipramines
Etymology: From imi(de) + pr(opyl)amine.
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A synthetic compound (trademark Tofranil) used to treat depression.
Derived terms: clomipramine
depramine
desipramine
imipraminoxide
ketimipramine
-pramine
trimipramine
indamine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: indamines
form: indamin
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: any of a range of organic bases related to phenazine; they form indigo-coloured salts used in making dyes
phenazine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: phenazines
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: any of a class of aromatic tricyclic heterocycles used to make dyestuffs
Derived terms: acetophenazine
clofazimine
dibenzophenazine
endophenazine
marinophenazine
riminophenazine
indoleamine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɪn.doʊ.ləˈmiːn/
ipa: /ˌɪn.doʊlˈæˌmiːn/
rhymes: -iːn
Etymology: From indole + -amine.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of various indole derivatives (as serotonin or tryptamine) that contain an amine group.
melamine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɛl.ə.min/
Forms: form: melamines
Etymology: Ultimately from German Melamin.
Senses: examples: text: My room was everything I expected it to be—cold and cheerless, with melamine furniture, grubbily matted carpet and those mysterious ceiling stains that bring to mind a neglected corpse in the room above.
ref: 1995, Bill Bryson, chapter 20, in Notes from a Small Island:
text: The interior melamine panels were designed to be easily removable for repair or future refurbishment, and the linoleum floor was for easy cleaning.
ref: 2023 February 22, Howard Johnston, “Southern '313s': is the end now in sight?”, in RAIL, number 977, pages 42–43:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A strong aromatic heterocyclic base, triaminotriazine, used in combination with formaldehyde to manufacture melamine resins; any such resin, such as Formica
Derived terms: melarsoprol
triethylenemelamine
melamine resin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: melamine resins
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: any thermosetting resin, such as Formica, manufactured from melamine and an aldehyde, used to make surface coatings etc
methenamine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /mɪˈθiː.nə.miːn/
/mɪˈθiː.nəm.ɪn/
Forms: form: methenamines
form: urotropin
form: urotropine
Etymology: From meth(yl)ene + -amine.
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: The compound hexamethylenetetramine when used as a urinary antiseptic.
topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: Synonym of methenamine silver.
synonyms: word: methenamine silver
werewolves
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of werewolf
methylamine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: methylamines
Etymology: From methyl + amine.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: The simplest aliphatic amine, CH₃NH₂, a toxic gas, having many industrial applications.
Derived terms: dimethylamine
monomethylamine
trimethylamine
monoamine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /mɒnəʊˈeɪmiːn/
Forms: form: monoamines
Etymology: From mono- + -amine.
Senses: examples: text: Dopamine and norepinephrine are so-called monoamines.
ref: 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 167:
text: The first effective drugs used to treat clinical depression were compounds that act by enhancing the activity of chemicals known as monoamines in the brain.
ref: 2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 55:
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any compound having a single amino functional group, especially a neurotransmitter.
Derived terms: monoamine oxidase
monoamine oxydase
monoaminergic
bumbler
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bumblers
Etymology: From bumble + -er.
Senses: glosses: Someone who bumbles; a stumbler or blunderer.
neoarsphenamine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: neoarsphenamines
Etymology: From neo- + arsphenamine.
Senses: glosses: A derivative of arsphenamine once used to treat syphilis and yaws.
mastaba
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmæstəbə/
other: /mæˈstaːbə/
Forms: form: mastabas
form: mastabah
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مَصْطَبَة (maṣṭaba).
Senses: examples: text: A wooden shutter which closes down at night-time, and by day two palm-stick stools intensely dirty and full of fleas, occupying the place of the Mastabah or earthern bench, which accomodated[sic] purchasers, complete the furniture of my preceptor's establishment.
ref: 1855, Sir Richard Burton, Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah, Dover, published 1963, page 68:
glosses: A wide stone bench built into the wall of a house, shop etc. in the Middle East.
examples: text: The pyramids at Giza are flanked by large cemeteries containing hundreds of mastabas.
topics: architecture
glosses: A rectangular structure with a flat top and slightly sloping sides, built during Ancient Egyptian times above tombs that were situated on flat land. Mastabas were made of wood, mud bricks, stone, or a combination of these materials. Some are solid structures, while others can contain one or more rooms, sometimes decorated with paintings or inscriptions.
stumbler
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: stumblers
Etymology: From stumble + -er.
Senses: examples: text: […] the lisper, the burrer, the infant prattler, and the foreign stumbler over our speech […]
ref: 1889, Voice Magazine, Werner, page 10:
text: Well, there’s a bar down the hill. It’s probably just a stumbler. Speaking of which, you still smell like a distillery.
ref: 2022 February 18, Dan Erickson, “Good News About Hell”, in Severance, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Devon:
glosses: One who stumbles.
penicillamine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˌpɛn.ɪˈsɪl.ə.miːn/
Forms: form: penicillamines
Etymology: Blend of penicillin + amine.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
medicine
microbiology
natural-sciences
pharmacology
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A crystalline, sulfur-containing amino acid produced by the hydrolysis of penicillins, used pharmacologically as a chelating agent to remove heavy metals such as copper from the body, and as an anti-inflammatory agent, especially for rheumatoid arthritis; 2-amino-3-methyl-3-mercaptobutanoic acid, (CH₃)₂C(SH)CH(NH₂)COOH.
phenoxybenzamine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɪˌnɑk.siˈbɛn.zəˌmiːn/
Etymology: From phenoxy + benzyl + amine.
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A drug that blocks the activity of alpha-receptors and is used in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₈H₂₂ClNO·HCl especially to treat hypertension and sweating due to pheochromocytoma.
phentolamine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɛnˈtɒl.əm.iːn/
ipa: /fɛnˈtɑl.əˌmiːn/
Forms: form: phentolamines
Etymology: From phen(ol) + tol(yl) + amine.
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A synthetic compound used as a vasodilator, especially in certain cases of hypertension.
phenylethylamine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: phenylethylamines
Etymology: From phenyl + ethylamine.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of phenethylamine.
phenylpropanolamine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: phenylpropanolamines
Senses: examples: text: Oxymetazoline or phenylpropanolamine / to open up the sinuses and such / Then try to recoup with a little chicken soup / Call your mother cause it pays to keep in touch
ref: 1997, “The Druggist”, Joel Mabus (music):
topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: An adrenergic drug used to relieve allergic reactions, to treat respiratory infections and to suppress the appetite.
Synonyms: norephedrine
oxyamphetamine
polyamine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: polyamines
Etymology: From poly- + -amine.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: any compound having many (more than three) amino functional groups; especially such compounds formed by decomposition of proteins
Derived terms: acetylpolyamine
acylpolyamine
polyamine oxidase
polyaminergic
prolamine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: prolamines
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: any of a class of proteins, high in proline, found in the seeds of cereals
protamine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɹəʊ.tə.miːn/
ipa: /ˈpɹoʊ.təˌmin/
Forms: form: protamines
Etymology: From prot- (“original”) + -amine.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of various strongly basic proteins of relatively low molecular weight that are rich in arginine and are found associated especially with DNA in place of histone in the sperm cells of various animals (such as fish).
Derived terms: protamine sulfate
pyridoxamine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pyridoxamines
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A constituent of vitamin B6, essential for the metabolism of starch and amino acids.
Coordinate terms: pyridoxal
pyridoxine
pyrimethamine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌpɪ.ɹɪˈmɛθ.ə.miːn/
ipa: /ˌpɪɹ.ɪˈmɛθ.əˌmin/
Forms: form: pyrimethamines
Etymology: From pyrim(idine) + eth- + (di)amine.
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A synthetic compound derived from pyrimidine, acting as a folic acid antagonist and used in the chemoprophylaxis or treatment of malaria and in the treatment of toxoplasmosis.
rhodamine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rhodamines
Etymology: From rhodo- + -amine.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of a class of pink to red polycyclic fluorone dyes.
Derived terms: carboxyrhodamine
sulforhodamine
tetramethylrhodamine
scopolamine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /skə(ʊ)ˈpɒl.ə.miːn/
ipa: /skoʊˈpɑl.əˌmiːn/
ipa: /skoʊˈpɑl.əm.ɪn/
Forms: form: scopolamines
Etymology: Borrowed from German Skopolamin, from translingual Scopolia (“genus of plants”) + German Amin (“amine”).
Senses: examples: text: I had been shot full of dope to keep me quiet. Perhaps scopolamine too, to make me talk.
ref: 1940, Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely, Penguin, published 2010, page 176:
text: The Incas had herbs for headaches and other pains; and they used scopolamine, a poison from the datura plant, as an anaesthetic.
ref: 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 159:
text: Scopolamine is a nonselective muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (mAChR) antagonist with potentially selective inhibitory actions on muscarinic subtypes 1 and 2 (M1 and M2). Unlike ketamine, esketamine, and nitrous oxide, scopolamine directly affects the cholinergic pathway but does not directly modulate the glutamatergic pathway.
ref: 2019, Madhukar H. Trivedi, editor, Depression, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 228:
topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
synonyms: devil's breath
glosses: A poisonous alkaloid C₁₇H₂₁NO₄ similar to atropine that is found in various solanaceous plants and is used for its anticholinergic effects (such as preventing nausea in motion sickness and inducing mydriasis).
Derived terms: aposcopolamine
butylscopolamine
methylscopolamine
sibutramine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A synthetic drug used to suppress appetite in the treatment of obesity.
sycamine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sycamines
Etymology: From Latin sȳcamīnus, from Ancient Greek σῡκάμῑνος (sūkámīnos), from Hebrew שִׁקְמָה (shikmá, “sycamore”) (with assimilation to σῦκον (sûkon, “fig”)).
Senses: examples: text: The lorde ſayde: yf ye had fayth lyke a grayne off muſtard ſede / and ſhulde ſaye vnto thys ſycamyne tree / plucke thy ſilfe vppe by the rotes / and plant thy ſilfe in the ſee: he ſhoulde obey you.
ref: 1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Luke xvij:[6], folio ciiij, verso:
synonyms: sycamore
glosses: A tree, mentioned in Luke's Gospel, and thought to be the black mulberry.
letdown
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: letdowns
Etymology: Deverbal from let down.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of let-down.
thiamine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈθaɪ.ə.min/
ipa: /ˈθaɪ.ə.mɪn/
Forms: form: thiamines
Etymology: From thio- + amine.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: One of the constituents of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast and bran, that is necessary for the metabolism of carbohydrates.
Synonyms: vitamin B1
tryptamine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tryptamines
Etymology: By surface analysis, tryptophan + amine.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A heterocyclic amine found in both plant and animal tissue, where it is an intermediate in several metabolic schemes.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Any of a class of neurotransmitters and psychedelic drugs derived from this compound.
Meronyms: indole
Derived terms: 5-hydroxytryptamine
isotryptamine
absolute majority
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæb.səˌlut məˈd͡ʒɑɹ.ɪ.ti/
ipa: /ˌæb.səˈljut məˈd͡ʒɑɹ.ɪ.ti/
Forms: form: absolute majorities
Senses: examples: text: The idea of an absolute majority is somewhat ambiguous, sometimes simply meaning a majority of the vote total and sometimes a majority of all eligible voters.
glosses: A true numerical majority, more than 50% of the items being counted.
Hypernyms: majority
Coordinate terms: superminority
qualified minority
plurality
relative majority
simple majority
qualified majority
supermajority
new potato
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: new potatoes
Senses: glosses: A potato harvested before fully developed for its tender, less starchy texture and more delicate flavor.
absolute pitch
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæb.səˌlut pɪt͡ʃ/
ipa: /ˌæb.səˈljut pɪt͡ʃ/
Forms: form: absolute pitches
Senses: topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: The exact pitch of a note as established by its rate of vibration based on a standard scale.
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: Perfect pitch; the ability to identify or produce any tone without need of an external reference.
absolute temperature
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæb.səˌlut /
ipa: /ˌæb.səˈljut/
ipa: /ˈtɜmp.ɹə.t͡ʃɚ/
ipa: /ˈtɜmp.ɹə.t͡ʃʊɹ/
ipa: /ˈtɜmp.ə.ɹə.t͡ʃɚ/
ipa: /ˈtɜmp.ə.ɹə.t͡ʃʊɹ/
ipa: /ˈtɜmp.ɹə.tjʊɹ/
ipa: /ˈtɜmp.ə.ɹə.tjɚ/
Forms: form: absolute temperatures
form: abs
form: T
Senses: glosses: Thermodynamic temperature; temperature measured on an absolute scale such as the Kelvin scale.
talapoin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: talapoins
form: tallapoi
Etymology: From French talapoin, from Portuguese talapão, from Mon တၠဳ ပိုဲ (tloe poi, “our lord”).
Senses: glosses: A monkey from one of two species of Old World monkeys, of the genus Miopithecus, distinguished by a short-snouted head with a hairless face.
topics: Buddhism
lifestyle
religion
glosses: A Buddhist monk or priest.
thermodynamic temperature
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: thermodynamic temperatures
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Temperature defined in terms of the laws of thermodynamics rather than the properties of a real material: expressed in kelvins.
guenon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡəˈnoʊn/
ipa: /ˈɡwɛn.ən/
rhymes: -oʊn
rhymes: -ɛnən
Forms: form: guenons
Etymology: Borrowed from French guenon.
Senses: glosses: A member of the genus Cercopithecus of Old World monkeys, of sub-Saharan Africa, principally forests.
Derived terms: taxonomic: Cercopithecus diana
word: Diana guenon
taxonomic: Cercopithecus aethiops
word: green guenon
taxonomic: Cercopithecus cephus
word: moustached guenon
taxonomic: Cercopithecus hamlyni
word: owl-faced guenon
alt: Allochrocebus preussi
word: Preuss's guenon
taxonomic: Cercopithecus erythrogaster
word: red-bellied guenon
taxonomic: Cercopithecus erythrotis
word: red-eared guenon
taxonomic: Cercopithecus ascanius
word: red-tailed guenon
taxonomic: Erythrocebus patas
word: rock guenon
taxonomic: Chlorocebus spp.
word: savanna guenon
taxonomic: Cercopithecus sclateri
word: Sclater's guenon
taxonomic: Cercopithecus spp.
word: spot-nosed guenon
taxonomic: Cercopithecus solatus
word: sun-tailed guenon
taxonomic: Chlorocebus tentalus
word: tantalus guenon
alt: Allochrocebus spp.
word: terrestrial guenon
taxonomic: Cercopithecus nictitans
word: white-nosed guenon
taxonomic: Cercopithecus erythrogaster
word: white-throated guenon
bare-eared squirrel monkey
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bare-eared squirrel monkeys
Senses: glosses: A squirrel monkey endemic to Brazil, Saimiri ustus.
drunker
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: What's more, the longer you keep it around, the drunker you'll be: the fermentation process continues over days, until the sweet grape juice you bought a week ago is all alcohol and ready for party.
ref: 2019, Fodor's Inside Berlin, Fodor's Travel, →ISBN:
glosses: comparative form of drunk: more drunk
dept
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: depts
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of dept..
clownfish
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈklaʊnˌfɪʃ/
Forms: form: clownfish
form: clownfishes
Etymology: From clown + fish.
Senses: glosses: Any of the colorful fish of genera Amphiprion and Premnas in subfamily Amphiprioninae of family Pomacentridae, native to the Pacific and Indian Oceans, notable for their mutual relationship with sea anemones.
Synonyms: anemonefish
Derived terms: tomato clownfish
VOM
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: VOMs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of voltohmmeter.
glosses: Initialism of volt-ohm-milliammeter.
bolsa
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bolsas
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish bolsa (literally “purse”). Doublet of purse and bulse.
Senses: qualifier: Spanish America and Philippines
glosses: An exchange for the transaction of business.
sympatry
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sympatries
Etymology: From Ancient Greek σύν (sún, “with, in company with, together with”) + πᾰτρῐ́ς (pătrĭ́s, “fatherland”).
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: The use of the same (or overlapping) geographical areas, by populations of related species, without interbreeding.
Related terms: sympatric
cestuan
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: Latin cestus (“boxing glove”)
Senses: glosses: Of, or pertaining to a boxer's gloves
sedes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sedes
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin sēdēs (“seat”). Doublet of see.
Senses: topics: communications
journalism
literature
media
poetry
publishing
writing
glosses: The position a word or phrase occupies within the meter.
sedes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From sede + -s.
Senses: glosses: plural of sede
anchorman
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: anchormen
Etymology: From anchor + man. Senses 1 and 4 derive from sense 2, sense 3 is literal.
Senses: topics: broadcasting
media
radio
television
synonyms: anchor
glosses: The main host of a television or radio program, particularly one relating to the broadcast of news.
topics: athletics
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: The most reliable runner in a relay team, usually the one that runs last.
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: The person on a ship in charge of the anchor.
topics: blackjack
games
glosses: The last player in sequence, seated furthest to the right of the dealer.
Coordinate terms: word: anchor
word: anchorperson
word: anchorwoman
word: anchoress
whaling
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈweɪlɪŋ/
homophone: wailing
homophone: waling
rhymes: -eɪlɪŋ
Forms: form: whalings
Senses: examples: text: In 1946, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) was established to regulate whale stocks and “make possible the orderly development of the whaling industry”. It attempted to impose quotas and move the industry toward something more sustainable. This proved difficult, so the IWC simply gave up and imposed a moratorium on whaling altogether. Some countries flounced out in a huff; others had never joined in the first place.
ref: 2025 September 11, Kate Marvel, “‘We’ve done it before’: how not to lose hope in the fight against ecological disaster”, in The Guardian:
glosses: The practice of hunting whales.
glosses: The practice of spotting whales.
glosses: A beating.
examples: text: Whaling attacks typically take specific responsibilities of these executive roles into consideration, using focused messaging to trick the victim.
ref: 2017, Prithviraj Gohel, Cyber Attacks: are we really secure?:
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A form of highly personalized cyberattack that targets a senior business executive.
Synonyms: sense: spotting of whales
word: whale watching
Derived terms: Murrumbidgee whaling
whaling station
Related terms: mallemaroking
whaling
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈweɪlɪŋ/
homophone: wailing
homophone: waling
rhymes: -eɪlɪŋ
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of whale
stellenbosch
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: stellenbosches
form: stellenbosching
form: stellenbosched
form: stellenbosched
Etymology: From the town of the same name in the Western Cape, South Africa. During the South African War (or Boer War), English officers who had done badly were sent to a farm at Stellenbosch, without losing rank, to look after horses.
Senses: glosses: To shift sideways.
vasculitis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌvæskjʊˈlaɪtɪs/
Forms: form: vasculitises
form: vasculitides
Etymology: From vasculo- + -itis.
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: A group of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels.
Derived terms: cardiovasculitis
golfer’s vasculitis
Related terms: vasculitogenic
miliaria
laundrywoman
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: laundrywomen
Etymology: From laundry + -woman.
Senses: glosses: A woman employed to wash clothes.
underrated
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʌn.dɚˈɹeɪ.təd/
ipa: /ʌn.dəˈɹeɪ.tɪd/
rhymes: -eɪtɪd
Forms: form: more underrated
form: most underrated
form: underated
Etymology: From under- + rated.
Senses: examples: text: Koeman identified Southampton’s third as their finest goal of the game. Jack Cork, the most underrated player at a much-lauded club, swept the ball out wide to Tadic, who waited for Cork to run to the back post before chipping the ball across to him to slam in a deserved goal from close range, despite an attempted block by Vito Mannone.
ref: 2014 October 18, Paul Doyle, “Southampton hammer eight past hapless Sunderland in barmy encounter”, in The Guardian:
text: The hourly EMU service means that Largs, arguably an underrated seaside destination, is easy enough to reach from Glasgow for a day out.
ref: 2025 March 5, “Ayr miles with a 'Spirit of Scotland'”, in RAIL, number 1030, page 46:
antonyms: overrated
glosses: Not given enough recognition for its quality.
underrated
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʌn.dɚˈɹeɪ.təd/
ipa: /ʌn.dəˈɹeɪ.tɪd/
rhymes: -eɪtɪd
Forms: form: underated
Etymology: From underrate + -ed.
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of underrate
leatherneck
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɛð.ə.nɛk/
ipa: /ˈlɛð.ɚ.nɛk/
Forms: form: leathernecks
Etymology: From leather + neck.
Senses: glosses: A soldier.
examples: text: The Marine Corps has instituted a martial-arts program in which leathernecks are indoctrinated in a new code of honor, the Ethical Marine Warrior.
ref: 2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin, published 2012, page 318:
glosses: Specifically, a marine.
Related terms: roughneck