cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
iconographically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From iconographic + -ally.
Senses: glosses: In terms of iconography.
iconoclastically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more iconoclastically
form: most iconoclastically
Etymology: From iconoclastic + -ally.
Senses: examples: text: In the later lectures, which would lead to A Pluralistic Universe, James abandoned the earlier heroic stance, where he taunted European idealists and iconoclastically defied the new mechanistic science by suggesting supernatural rescue.
ref: 1994, William D. Dean, The Religious Critic in American Culture, page 80:
glosses: In an iconoclastic manner.
immeasurableness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From immeasurable + -ness.
Senses: synonyms: immeasurability
glosses: the state or condition of being immeasurable
eighteenths
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of eighteenth
rhomboid proteases
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rhomboid protease
electromechanically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From electromechanical + -ly.
Senses: glosses: in an electromechanical way
electronic body music
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Coined in 1978 by Ralf Hütter of the German electronic band Kraftwerk.
Senses: glosses: A genre of aggressive danceable music originating in the 1980s and taking elements from industrial and electronic music.
wikipedia: Kraftwerk
Ralf Hütter
Synonyms: EBM
telencephalons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of telencephalon
enteroviruses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of enterovirus
inharmoniously
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more inharmoniously
form: most inharmoniously
Etymology: From inharmonious + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In an inharmonious way.
Synonyms: unmelodically
unmusically
Islamists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Islamist
bastardisations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bastardisation
judoist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: judoists
Etymology: From judo + -ist.
Senses: glosses: A person who does judo.
Synonyms: judoka
judoists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of judoist
reikis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of reiki
fideistically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more fideistically
form: most fideistically
Etymology: From fideistic + -ally.
Senses: glosses: In a fideistic way.
xiphisternum
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -ɜː(ɹ)nəm
Forms: form: xiphisterna
form: xiphisternums
Etymology: Ancient Greek ξίφος (xíphos, “sword”) + English -i- (in place of the etymologically consistent -o-) + English sternum
Senses: examples: text: Hence the spaces between the forks of the hyposternum and between the hypo- and xiphisternums are relatively much smaller, and the external process of the hyposternum is twice as broad as in the common Cock.
ref: 1866, W. K. Parker, “On the Osteology of Gallinaceous Birds and Tinamous”, in Transactions of the Zoological Society of London, Volume 5, Zoological Society of London, page 165:
text: 1887, "Skeleton", entry in The Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 22, 9th Edition, page 113,
The xiphisternum may assume various forms, but attains its maximum development in Birds, where it forms the part of the sternum posterior to the attachment of the ribs, and may consist of a median and four lateral processes, as in the Fowl. It bears the greater part of the keel.
text: Unfixed cartilage was studied. It was isolated from the xiphisterna of female Sprague-Dawley rats (150-200 g body weight) killed by cervical fracture. The xiphisternum was removed immediately at its point of attachment to the sternal column.
ref: 1968, The Histochemical Journal, Volume 2, page 425:
text: Again, the distance between the umbilicus and the xiphisternum is divided into three equal parts, corresponding to 28, 32, and 36 weeks. At 36 weeks, the fundus is at the level of the xiphisternum.
ref: 2015, Lakshmi Seshadri, Gita Arjun, Essentials of Obstetrics, Wolters Kluwer, page 107:
topics: anatomy
biology
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: Synonym of xiphoid process.
synonyms: word: xiphoid process
Related terms: hyposternum
xiphopubic
xiphisterna
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of xiphisternum
xiphonite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Named in 1893 by either Dr Gaetano Platania or Giovanni Platania after Xiphonia, Italy, a town near the type locality.
Senses: topics: chemistry
geography
geology
mineralogy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A scoriaceous amphibole with yellow crystals.
xtal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: xtals
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of crystal.
GRID
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: The cause of the disorder is unknown. Researchers call it A.I.D., for acquired immunodeficiency disease, or GRID, for gay-related immunodeficiency. It has been reported in 20 states and seven countries.
ref: 1982 May 11, Lawrence K. Altman, “New Homosexual Disorder Worries Health Officials”, in The New York Times:
topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: Acronym of gay-related immunodeficiency (“AIDS”) .
xerographically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From xerographic + -ally.
Senses: glosses: In a xerographic way; by xerography.
jazzophile
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: jazzophiles
Etymology: From jazz + -o- + -phile.
Senses: glosses: A person who likes jazz music.
jazzophiles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of jazzophile
jealousness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Middle English jelousnesse; equivalent to jealous + -ness.
Senses: examples: text: To show you how these two spirits work together, someone may come to you with a lie about your spouse; and after the jealousness sets in, you may wonder what they are doing when they are away from you.
ref: 2008, Larry Davis, God's Divine Design for Christian Marriage:
glosses: The state or condition of being jealous.
jellygraph
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: jellygraphs
Etymology: From jelly + -graph.
Senses: glosses: A hectograph.
jellygraph
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: jellygraphs
form: jellygraphing
form: jellygraphed
form: jellygraphed
Etymology: From jelly + -graph.
Senses: glosses: To hectograph.
jellygraphs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of jellygraph
jellygraphs
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of jellygraph
jelutong
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: jelutongs
form: jelatong
Etymology: Borrowed from Malay jelutung.
Senses: glosses: A tree of species Dyera costulata, in the oleander subfamily.
qualifier: resin
glosses: derived from this tree, once sometimes used in the production of rubber.
jelutongs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of jelutong
jerrican
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: jerricans
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of jerrycan.
jerricans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of jerrican
Jerseyman
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Jerseymen
Etymology: From Jersey + -man.
Senses: glosses: A male inhabitant of Jersey (the largest island of the Channel Islands).
Related terms: Jersey
Jerseyite
Jerseywoman
New Jersey
New Jerseyan
New Jerseyite
Jerseymen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Jerseyman
Jesuitess
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Jesuitesses
Etymology: From Jesuit + -ess.
Senses: glosses: A female Jesuit.
Jesuitesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Jesuitess
Jesuitocracy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Jesuit + -ocracy.
Senses: glosses: Rule by Jesuits.
jokesmith
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: jokesmiths
Etymology: From joke + smith.
Senses: glosses: A person who devises jokes.
Synonyms: comedian
humorist
humourist
jokesmiths
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of jokesmith
journeywoman
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: journeywomen
Etymology: From journey + woman.
Senses: glosses: The female equivalent of a journeyman.
journeywomen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of journeywoman
jovialness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From jovial + -ness.
Senses: examples: text: ‘I wish I could say it was all on your behalf!’ Mr Steers admitted with such an endearing mixture of jovialness and humility that relief flooded the room and everybody chuckled.
ref: 2006, Tsitsi Dangarembga, The Book of Not, Faber & Faber Limited (2021), page 291:
synonyms: word: conviviality
word: jollity
word: blitheness
word: blithesomeness
word: cheerfulness
word: cheeriness
word: contentness
word: contentedness
word: delight
word: delightedness
word: elatedness
word: elation
word: exuberance
word: exuberantness
word: felicity
word: gaiety
word: gayness
word: gayfulness
word: gladness
word: gladsomeness
word: glee
word: gleefulness
word: gleesomeness
word: happiness
word: high spirits
word: hilarity
word: jolliness
word: jollity
word: joviality
word: jovialness
word: joy
word: joyfulness
word: joyousness
word: liss
word: merriment
word: merriness
word: mirth
word: mirthfulness
word: pleasedness
glosses: The state or condition of being jovial; joviality.
medical isotope
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: medical isotopes
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: a radioisotope used in medicine
Related terms: nuclear medicine
radiation therapy
radiogold
radioiodine
medical isotopes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of medical isotope
gamma knife
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gamma knives
Etymology: Blend of gamma ray + knife
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: A machine that produces and focuses beams of gamma rays at a specific location in the body, used to burn up diseased tissues.
gamma knives
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gamma knife
subregion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: subregions
Etymology: From sub- + region.
Senses: glosses: A region that is part of a larger region.
subregions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of subregion
jb
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: jbs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of jailbait.
Anti-Stratfordians
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Anti-Stratfordian
smiley faces
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of smiley face
mark to market
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mark to markets
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of mark-to-market.
mark to market
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: marks to market
form: marking to market
form: marked to market
form: marked to market
Senses: topics: accounting
business
finance
glosses: To value an asset at its current actual or estimated market price.
mark to markets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mark to market
notchy
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: notchier
form: notchiest
Etymology: From notch + -y.
Senses: glosses: Characterized by having notches.
glosses: Appearing to move in discrete notches; not smooth; jerky.
raw_tags: of the steering of a vehicle
Synonyms: sense: having notches
word: erose
word: jagged
word: serrated
word: notched
Derived terms: notchiness
event marketing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The marketing discipline focused on face-to-face interaction via trade shows, corporate meetings, and other events.
prestorm
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From pre- + storm.
Senses: examples: text: But some economists and demographers are beginning to wonder whether New Orleans will top out at about half its prestorm population of about 444,000[…].
ref: 2007 January 21, Adam Nossiter, “New Orleans of Future May Stay Half Its Old Size”, in New York Times:
glosses: Occurring or existing before a storm
overtop
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtɒp/
rhymes: -ɒp
Forms: form: overtops
form: overtopping
form: overtopped
form: overtopped
Etymology: From over- + top.
Senses: examples: text: From thence we came without the Eaſtern gate, (ſtanding on a low Banke, called the daughter of Syon, that over-toppeth the valley of Iehoſaphat,) unto an immoveable ſtone, upon the which they ſaid St. Stephen was ſtoned to death, the firſt Martyr of the Chriſtian faith; and the faithfull fore-runner of many noble followers.
ref: 1640, William Lithgow, “The Sixt Part”, in The Totall Diſcourſe, Of the rare Adventures, and painefull Peregrinations of long nineteene yeares Travailes from Scotland, to the moſt famous Kingdomes in Europe, Aſia, and Affrica […], London: I. Okes, page 249:
text: Nor was he content with thus strongly garrisoning the fort, but he likewise added exceedingly to its strength by furnishing it with a formidable battery of quaker guns—rearing a stupendous flag-staff in the centre which overtopped the whole city—and moreover by building a great windmill on one of the bastions.
ref: 1809, Diedrich Knickerbocker [pseudonym; Washington Irving], chapter III, in A History of New York, from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty. […], volume I, New York, N.Y.: Inskeep & Bradford, […], →OCLC, book IV, page 216:
text: There was a single birch tree that overtopped the other trees on the island, and was now picked out against the moon-drenched sky.
ref: 1955, William Golding, The Inheritors, Faber and Faber, published 2005, page 79:
text: The U.S.A. has a mountain railway which overtops all in Switzerland for altitude, even the 11,333ft of the Jungfrau Railway.
ref: 1963 July, “Beyond the Channel: Switzerland: U.S. buys Swiss rack equipment”, in Modern Railways, page 60:
text: […] try to switch one off and current still leaks through, like water overtopping a levee.
ref: 2009 February 20, Robert F. Service, “MATERIALS SCIENCE: Is Silicon's Reign Nearing Its End?”, in Science, volume 323, number 5917, →DOI, pages 1000–1002:
glosses: To be higher than; to rise over the top of.
examples: text: to overtop a pizza
glosses: To place too many toppings on.
overtop
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtɒp/
rhymes: -ɒp
Etymology: From over- + top.
Senses: examples: text: Paul put the skull back in its proper place, put back the coffin lid, and kicked dirt and rocks overtop.
ref: 2013, Philipp Meyer, The Son, Simon & Schuster, published 2014, page 154:
glosses: Over the top.
overtop
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtɒp/
rhymes: -ɒp
Forms: form: overtops
Etymology: From over- + top.
Senses: examples: text: Featured is the big plaid, streaked with white in a softly gathered skirt & an overtop of velveteen with a dacron polytester^([sic]) oliver bow blouse in white.
ref: 1964 August 27, The Upland News, seventieth year, number 24, Upland, Calif., page 3:
text: A very obvious point, but one easily overlooked, is that children from 0–5 grow all the time, so a garment often only fits perfectly for a short time. So if, for instance, a long sleeved dress worn during the summer is visualized as being worn under an overtop in winter, you will have to allow for 6 months’ growth.
ref: 1969, Gillian Lockwood, Making Clothes for Young Children, London: Studio Vista; New York, N.Y.: Watson-Guptill Publications, →ISBN, pages 6–7:
text: Brown soft kid belt (dressier day): for trousers (especially when you belt an overtop), skirts, dresses.
ref: 1981, Frances Patiky Stein, Hot Tips: 1,000 Fashion & Beauty Tricks, New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, →ISBN, page 131:
text: And I bought that top in every colour they had, and if they’d had more I would have bought them too. I have, literally, lived in them all this summer and know that I will all next summer too. I may even wear the darker coloured ones in the winter with a turtle-neck sweater underneath. Janis and Ozzie are wearing them on p. 150. As you can see, you can either wear this as a dress or as an overtop.
ref: 1985, Nancy Roberts, Breaking All the Rules, Harmondsworth: Viking, →ISBN, page 154:
text: The use of the second contrast yarn (which is thick and braid like) gives the appearance of a ribbon threaded through. Not only is this a satisfying pattern to work but the sweater can be worn for day or evening; with skirt or trousers: as a sweater or an overtop—a sufficiently versatile garment for anyone.
ref: 1987, Pauline Turner, The WI Creative Guide to Crochet, London: Unwin Hyman, →ISBN, page 56:
text: Skirts can also be fitted with a hip yoke to replace darts or gores. This is effective styling for a skirt worn with an overtop.
ref: 1989, Sharon Lee Tate, Inside Fashion Design, 3rd edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Row, →ISBN, page 371:
topics: business
clothing
fashion
lifestyle
manufacturing
textiles
glosses: A garment designed to be worn over the top portion of other clothes, such as an overshirt, vest, or overtunic.
chows
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /t͡ʃaʊz/
rhymes: -aʊz
Senses: glosses: plural of chow
chows
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /t͡ʃaʊz/
rhymes: -aʊz
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of chow
noncarbon
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + carbon.
Senses: examples: text: Chen Deming, one of the governments top economic planners, said hydropower was a critical noncarbon energy source and described the negative impacts of dams as controllable.
ref: 2007 November 19, Jim Yardley, “Chinese Dam Projects Criticized for Their Human Costs”, in New York Times:
glosses: Not carbon or carbon-based; often used to refer to energy sources which do no generate carbon dioxide
overtops
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of overtop
overtops
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of overtop
overtopping
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /əʊvəˈtɒpɪŋ/
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of overtop
overtopping
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /əʊvəˈtɒpɪŋ/
Forms: form: overtoppings
Senses: examples: text: Around 34 miles of the Wales Route's coastal lines are vulnerable to overtopping, coastal erosion and storm surges.
ref: 2020 August 26, Andrew Mourant, “Reinforced against future flooding”, in Rail, page 60:
glosses: An instance of water going over the top of a barrier such as a sea wall or levee.
overtopping
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /əʊvəˈtɒpɪŋ/
Forms: form: more overtopping
form: most overtopping
Senses: examples: text: And he never said a word to her against her mother – he only remained dumb and discouraged in the face of her ladyship's own overtopping earnestness.
ref: 1897, Henry James, What Maisie Knew:
glosses: Surmounting, surpassing.
overtopped
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of overtop
reclog
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: reclogs
form: reclogging
form: reclogged
form: reclogged
Etymology: From re- + clog.
Senses: examples: text: The sewer reclogged due to debris in the runoff.
glosses: To clog again
reclogs
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of reclog
reclogging
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of reclog
reclogged
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of reclog
masklike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more masklike
form: most masklike
form: mask-like
Etymology: From mask + -like.
Senses: examples: text: The classic modern android was the high-fashion model of the Fifties to Seventies, with her haughty masklike face.
ref: 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:
text: The works from early in the decade have a masklike, totemic quality, reminiscent of Gorky and early Pollock.
ref: 2007 October 26, The New York Times, “Art in Review”, in New York Times:
glosses: Resembling a mask.
prasugrel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: For every 1,000 patients treated with prasugrel instead of clopidogrel, there would be three fewer cardiac-related deaths and 21 fewer nonfatal heart attacks […].
ref: 2009 February 4, Natasha Singer, “F.D.A. Panel Approves Lilly Drug for Clotting”, in New York Times:
topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A specific thienopyridine platelet clogging inhibitor having the chemical formula C₂₀H₂₀FNO₃S.
hugfest
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hugfests
Etymology: From hug + -fest.
Senses: examples: text: By orchestrating this work with such cool reserve, Doolas avoided the pitfall of turning her celebration of womanhood into a free-for-all hugfest.
ref: 1988 March 4, Justin Hayford, “Ambiguous Gestures”, in Chicago Reader:
glosses: An event that is filled with or typified by hugging, or by saccharine emotion.
midscale
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From mid- + scale.
Senses: examples: text: Travelocity[…] recently discovered that 85 percent of road travelers book midscale or upscale hotels.
ref: 2007 October 29, Bob Tedeschi, “Travel Sales Still Growing, but Numbers of Customers Are Declining”, in New York Times:
topics: business
glosses: Neither downscale nor upscale.
examples: text: A typical midscale database can contain scores of tables that contain supporting or special-purpose data.
ref: 2011, Paul Turley, Dan Wood, Beginning T-SQL with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and 2008:
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Of middling size.
hugfests
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hugfest
clubrooms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of clubroom
grenache
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: grenaches
form: Grenache
Etymology: From French grenache, from Italian vernaccia, from Vernazza, a town in Italy. Cognate to Catalan garnatxa, Spanish garnacha, Portuguese garnacha.
Senses: examples: text: A five-course pork dinner paired with grenache wines from several countries will be held on Monday […].
ref: 2007 September 26, Florence Fabricant, “Calendar”, in New York Times:
glosses: A specific, widely-planted variety of red wine grape, or a wine made from such grapes.
wikipedia: Vernazza
balladeering
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of balladeer
balladeered
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of balladeer
clubroom
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: clubrooms
Etymology: From club + room.
Senses: examples: text: Even if his 1980s photo, complete with hairstyle of the times, still hangs proudly in the clubrooms at Geelong.
ref: 2009 January 16, Adrian Dunn, “Young talent time”, in Herald Sun:
glosses: A room used for club activities
line one's pockets
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: lines one's pockets
form: lining one's pockets
form: lined one's pockets
form: lined one's pockets
Senses: examples: text: The men who have lined their pockets with public plunder and made the Municipal Government a nest of thieves—will any one in his sober senses believe that in all these men did they were doing more than struggling for a continuance of their own power?
ref: 1873 June 19, “Philadelphia's Rings”, in New York Times, retrieved 28 Feb 2009, page 1:
text: And now, after lining his pockets with other people's money, he kidnaps a white girl belonging to an orchestra.
ref: 1915, Joseph Conrad, chapter 7, in Victory: An Island Tale:
text: In most cases, the scofflaws didn't pay their corporate income tax or company owners lined their pockets with the IRS payroll taxes they'd collected from their employees.
ref: 2006 March 13, Douglas Waller, “Tax Cheats On The Federal Payroll”, in Time, retrieved 28 Feb 2009:
text: However the Labour Party and rail unions regard the move as a step closer to full nationalisation. TSSA General Secretary Manuel Cortes said: "The ONS has candidly exposed the truth about our railways. They are now in public ownership. Grant Shapps must now take direct control of running them, rather than continue to line the pockets of privateers."
ref: 2020 August 12, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Rail passenger services nationalised in all but name”, in Rail, page 6:
glosses: To accumulate personal wealth, especially in an illegal or morally objectionable manner.
Synonyms: feather one's nest
Related terms: line someone's pockets
figure-of-eights
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of figure-of-eight
cRNA
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cRNAs
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of cytoplasmic RNA.
cRNAs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cRNA
fresh start
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɹɛʃ ˈstɑːt/
ipa: /fɹɛʃ ˈstɑɹt/
Forms: form: fresh starts
Senses: examples: text: After the past disputes between the two countries, both sides decided to make a fresh start by agreeing to trade with each other again.
glosses: A new beginning, without prejudices.
Synonyms: clean slate
loved up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of love up
loved up
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more loved up
form: most loved up
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of loved-up.
take the plunge
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: takes the plunge
form: taking the plunge
form: took the plunge
form: taken the plunge
Senses: examples: text: And as scientists studying the subject, we will have to conclude that she will take the plunge only if she suffers from overconfidence bias or is innately risk-loving.
ref: 2009, Saras D. Sarasvathy, Effectuation: Elements of Entrepreneurial Expertise, page 196:
text: Patrick: Joel and Brinique just went public with matching bracelets.
Allen Gregory DeLongpre: Oh, he, uh, he took the plunge? Ahh, I know what that's like.
ref: 2011 Allen Gregory, "1 Night in Gottlieb" (season 1, episode 2)
text: I decided to take the plunge as Series Editor by also taking the plunge as my first volume editor.
ref: 2011, Jeffrey Runner, Experiments at the Interfaces, page ix:
glosses: To begin any major commitment.
examples: text: She's been seeing William now for about seven months and it looks as if they may take the plunge.
ref: 2001, Ben Young, Samuel Adams, The One: A Realistic Guide to Choosing Your Soul Mate:
text: It was easier for Morris to take the plunge – he had an independent income and was wealthy enough to build a house in the country for himself and his wife.
ref: 2002, Judith Flanders, A Circle of Sisters:
text: I was pretty much going to be the last one among my peers to take the plunge. That meant I had previously heard their unique engagement stories.
ref: 2007, Dr. David Gudgel, Brent Gudgel, Before You Get Engaged, page 203:
text: She shrugged. "I don't know. I guess I'm thinking who am I to tell my mother she shouldn't marry." “Especially since you're about to take the plunge yourself?” he asked lightly. She opened her mouth to tell him the truth, but the interest in his expression frightened her.
ref: 2012, Stephanie Bond, Stop the Wedding!::
glosses: To get engaged to be married.
Related terms: jump in with both feet
multisided
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From multi- + sided.
Senses: examples: text: The popular support among Kurds for the Workers’ Party makes this multisided standoff in northern Iraq even more fraught.
ref: 2007 October 19, Andrew E. Kramer, “Security Contractors Shoot at Taxi, Wounding 3 Iraqis”, in New York Times:
glosses: Having multiple sides
Derived terms: multisidedness
neuroradiologist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: neuroradiologists
Etymology: From neuro- + radiologist.
Senses: examples: text: The bride and bridegroom work at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center in Manhattan; […] he is a neuroradiologist.
ref: 2007 May 13, “Stacy Kantor, Daniel Lefton”, in New York Times:
glosses: A specialist in neuroradiology: a radiologist who specializes in the nervous system
multicandidate
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From multi- + candidate.
Senses: examples: text: The positive tone was evidence of the complications of running in a multicandidate field where an attack on one candidate could have the effect of driving voters to a third.
ref: 2007 December 27, Adam Nagourney, “Holiday Cheer Gives Way to Final Primary Push in Iowa”, in New York Times:
glosses: Involving multiple candidates
neuroradiologists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of neuroradiologist
copycatting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of copycat
copycatted
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of copycat
cordgrass
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cordgrasses
Etymology: From cord + grass.
Senses: examples: text: Minutes away from downtown Cambridge, the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, a 27,000-acre expanse of sibilant cordgrass and murky channels, has one of the largest concentrations of nesting bald eagles along the Atlantic coast.
ref: 2007 September 28, Tim Neville, “Rural Waterfront Oasis That’s Not Far From Town”, in The New York Times:
text: That grass – saltmarsh cordgrass, which can grow to be 7 feet tall – was being observed in New Smyrna Beach, Florida as part of a Fish and Wildlife Service program.
ref: 2014 October 22, Gabe LaMonica, “Senator’s ‘Wastebook’ has everything that will fit in a pork barrel”, in CNN:
glosses: Any of various species of coastal wetland grass in the genus Spartina.
Derived terms: smooth cordgrass
Raymonn
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A male given name from the Germanic languages, of rare usage, variant of Raymond or Ramón.
employee benefit
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: employee benefits
Senses: glosses: A non-wage compensation provided to an employee in addition to his normal wage or salary.
Synonyms: benefit in kind
fringe benefit
perquisite
benefits in kind
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of benefit in kind
lauk
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: examples: text: Lauk a mercy on me....
ref: 1861, H.B. Ashmead, Mother Goose's Chimes, Rhymes & Melodies, Philadelphia, page 77:
glosses: Alternative form of lawks.
federasts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of federast
counterproliferation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -eɪʃən
Etymology: From counter- + proliferation.
Senses: examples: text: The nightmare scenario, of course, is what happens if an extremist Islamic government emerges with an instant nuclear arsenal, said Robert Joseph, a counterproliferation expert who left the administration this year.
ref: 2007 November 11, David E. Sanger, “So, What About Those Nukes?”, in New York Times:
glosses: The prevention of nuclear proliferation
covariates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of covariate
covary
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: covaries
form: covarying
form: covaried
form: covaried
Etymology: From co- + vary.
Senses: examples: text: More specifically, to say that there is an informative criterion of diachronic identity is to say that facts of diachronic identity covary with facts about continuants’ instantaneous qualitative profiles […].
ref: 2007 July 18, Thomas Satting, “Identity in 4D”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 140, number 2, →DOI:
text: The participants certainly differ in how their practice is distributed (1, 2, or 3 days), but they also differ in how much total practice they get (3, 6, or 9 hours). This is a perfect example of a confound—it is impossible to tell if the results are due to one factor (distribution of practice) or the other (total practice hours); the two factors covary perfectly.
ref: 2009, C. James Goodwin, Research In Psychology: Methods and Design, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 175:
topics: mathematics
sciences
statistics
glosses: To vary together with another variable, particularly in a way that may be predictive
Related terms: covariable
covariance
covariate
gentlemen and scholars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gentleman and scholar
cacodylate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cacodylates
Etymology: From cacodylic acid + -ate.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any salt or ester of cacodylic acid
cacodylate
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: cacodylates
form: cacodylating
form: cacodylated
form: cacodylated
Etymology: From cacodylic acid + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Senses: glosses: To react or to treat with cacodylic acid
cacodylic acid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: dimethylarsenic acid, (CH₃)₂AsO-OH, whose derivatives, the cacodylates, were once used as herbicides
Related terms: cacodyl
cacodylic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From cacodyl + -ic.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Of or pertaining to cacodylic acid or its derivatives
Derived terms: cacodylate
calculational
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From calculation + -al.
Senses: glosses: Of, pertaining to, or employing calculation
Derived terms: calculationally
callosal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Relating to the corpus callosum
glosses: Relating to a callus
Derived terms: acallosal
acrocallosal
callosally
circumcallosal
corticocallosal
dyscallosal
extracallosal
infracallosal
noncallosal
paracallosal
pericallosal
subcallosal
supercallosal
supracallosal
transcallosal
carbapenem
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: carbapenems
Etymology: From carba(on) + penem.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of a class of broad-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotics that are resistant to enzymatic hydrolysis
Derived terms: word: carbapenemase
alt: CRE
word: carbapenem resistant enterobacteriaceae
Related terms: carpetimycin
carbapenems
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of carbapenem
carcharhiniform
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: carcharhiniforms
Etymology: From translingual Carcharhiniformes.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: Any ground shark of the order Carcharhiniformes.
cartilages
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cartilage
cephalothin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cephalothins
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: A semisynthetic antibiotic related to cephalosporin
chainlike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more chainlike
form: most chainlike
form: chain-like
Etymology: From chain + -like.
Senses: glosses: Having the form of a chain
chromogenic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more chromogenic
form: most chromogenic
Etymology: From chromo- + -genic or chromogen + -ic.
Senses: topics: arts
hobbies
lifestyle
photography
glosses: Describing a process in which a black-and-white image is replaced by a coloured one.
topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: Containing or producing chromogen.
Derived terms: chromogenically
immunochromogenic
nonchromogenic
chromogen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chromogens
Etymology: From chromo- + -gen.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any substance that lacks colour, but can be converted into a pigment or dye.
topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: A strongly pigmented organelle or organism.
Derived terms: chromogenic
chromogenized
nonchromogen
photochromogen
scotochromogen
chromophobe
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chromophobes
Etymology: From chromo- + -phobe.
Senses: examples: text: We have made diagnoses of medulloblastomas, astrocytomas, glioblastomatous or sarcomatous tumors, periadventitial and meningeal sarcomatoses, meningiomas, and a chromophobe adenoma.
ref: 2013, Klaus Joachim Zülch, Brain Tumors: Their Biology and Pathology, page 53:
topics: biology
cytology
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: Any cell that is resistant to staining
Related terms: chromophobic
clasper
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: claspers
Etymology: From clasp + -er.
Senses: glosses: Anything that clasps.
topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: Any of several appendages, in insects, crustacea and fish, that are used to clasp the female during copulation.
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: The tendril of a plant.
Derived terms: claspered
pseudoclasper
claspers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of clasper
clavulanate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈklæv.jəl.əˌneɪt/
Forms: form: clavulanates
Etymology: From clavulanic acid + -ate (“salt, ester”).
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any salt or ester of clavulanic acid.
Derived terms: amoxiclav
co-amoxiclav
clavulanic acid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌklæv.jəˌlæn.ɪk ˈæs.ɪd/
Etymology: From translingual Streptomyces clavuligerus + -ane + -ic and acid.
Senses: topics: chemistry
medicine
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
pharmacology
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A beta-lactam compound C₈H₉NO₅ produced by the bacterium Streptomyces clavuligerus that is a beta-lactamase inhibitor and is usually used in the form of its clavulanate salt of potassium especially in combination with amoxicillin.
Derived terms: clavulanate
clavulanic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌklæv.jʊˈlæn.ɪk/
ipa: /ˌklæv.jəˈlæn.ɪk/
rhymes: -ænɪk
Etymology: From clavulanic acid.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Of or pertaining to clavulanic acid or its derivatives.
Related terms: clavulanate
covaries
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of covary
covarying
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of covary
covaried
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of covary
coinherited
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more coinherited
form: most coinherited
Senses: glosses: inherited via coinheritance
coinherited
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of coinherit
service level agreement
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: service level agreements
Senses: synonyms: SLA
glosses: A contract between the provider of a service and a user of that service, specifying the level of service that will be provided.
Related terms: SLO
coinheritance
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: coinheritances
Etymology: From co- + inheritance.
Senses: glosses: joint inheritance
Related terms: coinheritor
confocalized
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more confocalized
form: most confocalized
Etymology: From confocal + -ize + -ed.
Senses: glosses: Converted to be confocal
coregistered
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From co- + registered.
Senses: glosses: registered with another
defensibility
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˌfɛnsɪˈbɪlɪti/
Forms: form: defensibilities
Etymology: From defensible + -ity.
Senses: examples: text: However, there is a particular objection to the rational defensibility of moral inertia that has to do with the intelligibility of the concept of deflection in general.
ref: 2008 April 1, Carolina Sartorio, “Moral inertia”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 140, number 1, →DOI:
glosses: The state or quality of being defensible
service level agreements
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of service level agreement
correlogram
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: correlograms
Etymology: From correlation + -gram.
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: A graph that shows the correlation between two variables.
Derived terms: autocorrelogram
Related terms: correlography
corrgram
curlicued
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of curlicue
corticocallosal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From cortico- + callosal.
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to the cortex and the corpus callosum.
corticothalamic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From cortico- + thalamic.
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to the cortex and the thalamus
curlicuing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of curlicue
cotranscriptional
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From co- + transcriptional.
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to cotranscription.
Derived terms: cotranscriptionally
cotranscription
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cotranscriptions
Etymology: From co- + transcription.
Senses: topics: biology
genetics
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: The simultaneous transcription of two or more genes.
Related terms: contranscribe
kilocalories
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of kilocalorie
cyclotrigermenium
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A compound containing a ring of three germanium atoms, with a double bond between two of them (the germanium analogue of cyclopropene)
topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: The symmetric cation formed by removal of an electron from this compound
topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any derivative of this compound or cation
cytoarchitecture
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cytoarchitectures
Etymology: From cyto- + architecture.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: The arrangement of cells in an organism or organ
Derived terms: cytoarchitectural
cytoarchitecturally
myelocytoarchitecture
maily
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more maily
form: most maily
Etymology: From mail + -y.
Senses: glosses: rough, rugged
mainboard
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mainboards
Etymology: From main + board.
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Synonym of motherboard.
synonyms: word: motherboard
traffic paddle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: traffic paddles
Senses: glosses: A paddle-shaped hand-held signal used by police, airport ground staff etc. for directing traffic.
Synonyms: signalling disk
duking
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of duke
duked
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of duke
mainbrace
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mainbraces
form: main brace
form: main-brace
Etymology: From main + brace.
Senses: topics: nautical
transport
glosses: The rope (or sheet) used to control the main yard. The main yard is the spar set across the mast, from which the mainsail is hung.
Derived terms: splice the mainbrace
Related terms: halyard
merchandizing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: merchandizings
Etymology: From merchandize + -ing.
Senses: examples: text: The Diſcommodities of Vſury are: Firſt, that it makes fevver Merchants. For vvere it not, for this Lazie Trade of Vſury, Money vvould not lie ſtill, but vvould, in great Part, be Imployed vpon Merchandizing; VVhich is the Vena Porta of VVealth in a State.
ref: 1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Usurie. XLI.”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC, page 240:
text: Profanation of the lord's day, or ſabbath-breaking, is a ninth offence againſt God and religion, puniſhed by the municipal lavvs of England. […] And therefore the lavvs of king Athelſtan forbad all merchandizing on the lord's day, under very ſevere penalties.
ref: 1769, William Blackstone, “Of Offences against God and Religion”, in Commentaries on the Laws of England, book IV (Of Public Wrongs), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 63:
text: [T]he old Triton, at his fountain-sport, / Bernini's creature plated to the paps, / Puffs up steel sleet which breaks to diamond dust, / A spray of sparkles snorted from his conch, / High over the caritellas, out o' the way / O' the motley merchandizing multitude.
ref: 1868, Robert Browning, “I. The Ring and the Book.”, in The Ring and the Book. […], volume I, London: Smith, Elder and Co., →OCLC, page 47, lines 898–903:
text: Now, these strikers: Honest, they're not such bad people. Just foolish. They don't understand the complications of merchandizing and profit, the way we businessmen do, but sometimes I think they're about like the rest of us, and no more hogs for wages than we are for profits.
ref: 1922, Sinclair Lewis, chapter XXVII, in Babbitt, New York, N.Y.: Harcourt, Brace and Company, →OCLC, section V, page 318:
text: With the ubiquitous branding and expert merchandizing of museums today, it is easy to forget that graphic design was once a low priority for them.
ref: 2009 February 27, Steven Heller, “Noel Martin, inventive catalog designer, dies at 86”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Feb 2022:
glosses: Alternative spelling of merchandising.
merchandizing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: From merchandize + -ing.
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of merchandize
splice the mainbrace
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: splices the mainbrace
form: splicing the mainbrace
form: spliced the mainbrace
form: spliced the mainbrace
Etymology: From splice + mainbrace. Splicing the mainbrace, a heavy piece of running rigging that supported the main yard, was a skilful and arduous task, so that the men responsible would be rewarded with an extra tot of rum. Nowadays, a ceremonial order to pour a drink for a ship's company.
Senses: topics: nautical
transport
glosses: To have an alcoholic drink.
crimefighter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: crimefighters
form: crime-fighter
form: crime fighter
Etymology: From crime + fighter.
Senses: examples: text: Selling the wistfulness is Kristin Kreuk as Chun-Li, a tranquil concert pianist turned reluctant crimefighter when her adored father is abducted by a Bangkok baddie (Neal McDonough).
ref: 2009 February 28, Jeannette Catsoulis, “Looking for Her Father, Finding New Targets for Her Feet”, in New York Times:
glosses: Any person who attempts to prevent crime or apprehend criminals.
mainbraces
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mainbrace
crimefighters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of crimefighter
ma-in-law
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From ma + -in-law.
Senses: glosses: mother-in-law
drumlike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more drumlike
form: most drumlike
Etymology: From drum + -like.
Senses: examples: text: The next ambient effect came with the drumlike, thudding heels of a toddler in the audience, who drew close to his mother when the tongue wagging started.
ref: 2007 November 15, Jennifer Dunning, “Brooklyn Butoh, With Surprise Guest Stars”, in New York Times:
glosses: Resembling a drum, such as in sound or shape