cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
Vladivostock
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: The eastern section from Vladivostock—which crosses the Manchurian frontier at San-Ch'a-kou and will pass a few miles to the north of Ninguta, go westward to Yi-mien-p'o, and northwest to A-shih-ho, leaving that town on its left—will join the southern section on the south bank of the Sungari. The junction is really effected at a place called Ha-êrh-pin (Harbin), some 6 miles to the south of the river.
ref: 1900, Consular Reports: Commerce, Manufactures, Etc., volume 62, Government Printing Office, page 410:
text: Manchuria is crossed by the Chinese Eastern Railway (the Russian Trans-Siberian Railway), which enters the Hei-lung-chiang Province from the north-west and divides at Harbin (哈爾賓^([sic – meaning 哈爾濱])) in the Chi-lin Province, one branch going to Vladivostock (海参威) and the other to Dalny and Port Arthur.
ref: 1904, Charles Daniel Tenney, Geography of Asia, Macmillan and Co., →OCLC, page 23:
text: The Tumen is not yet so important as the Yalu, but with the development of a rival to Vladivostock, now a closed port, in Hunchun, it is acquiring greater importance.
ref: 1910, The Provinces of China, Together with a History of the First Year of H.I.M. Hsuan Tung, and an Account of the Government of China, Shanghai: The National Review Office, →OCLC, →OL, page 155:
text: Over the Trans-Siberian Railway, although the journey from Moscow to Vladivostock or Pekin, 5,800 and 5,629 miles distant respectively, still extends into the ninth day, it has been cut by about 10hr.
ref: 1962 December, “Beyond the Channel: U.S.S.R.: Train speeds still rising”, in Modern Railways, page 418:
text: Once ships could sail down the river to the Heilungkiang (Amur) and from there on to Haishenwei (Vladivostock) until the way was blocked by the Russians.
ref: 1977 October, Rewi Alley, “To Taching in 1977”, in Eastern Horizon, volume XVI, number 10, Hong Kong: Eastern Horizon Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 8, column 2:
glosses: Dated form of Vladivostok.
King's Cove
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɪŋz ˈkoʊv/
rhymes: -əʊv
Etymology: The element King may be a corruption of the surname Canning.
Senses: glosses: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Kopple
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Kopples
Senses: glosses: A surname.
presection
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: presections
form: presectioning
form: presectioned
form: presectioned
Etymology: From pre- + section.
Senses: examples: text: Presectioning of the mineralized tissue to 3–4 mm thick will minimize the (often extensive) time required for decalcification.
ref: 2019, Brian G. Murphy, Cynthia M. Bell, Jason W. Soukup, Veterinary Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology:
text: A wire saw is used for presectioning in the preparation area. Then, an especially designed and manufactured disintegrating plate is used to disintegrate the concrete parts by means of a remotely controlled dismantling excavator […]
ref: 20121, Rehab O. Abdel Rahman, Michael I. Ojovan, Sustainability of Life Cycle Management for Nuclear Cementation-Based Technologies (page 571)
glosses: To cut into pieces in advance.
presectioned
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of presection
presections
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of presection
presectioning
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of presection
Musgravetown
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmʌz.ɡɹeɪv.taʊn/
rhymes: -ʌzɡɹeɪvtaʊn
Etymology: The town is named after colonial administrator and governor of Newfoundland Sir Anthony Musgrave (1828 - 1888).
See also Mount Musgrave and Musgrave Harbour.
Senses: synonyms: Goose Bay
glosses: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
wikipedia: Sir Anthony Musgrave
New-Wes-Valley
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnju ˈwɛs ˈvæ.li/
rhymes: -æli
Etymology: Blend of Newtown + Wesleyville + Valleyfield. The town is named after its three chief communities.
Senses: glosses: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
degloss
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: -ɒs
Forms: form: deglosses
form: deglossing
form: deglossed
form: deglossed
Etymology: From de- + gloss.
Senses: examples: text: Sand out brush strokes and drips between coats, but don't sand to degloss.
ref: 1995, Old-House Journal, volume 23, number 1, page 57:
text: There are two types of deglossers. The old ones consists of a combination of strong solvents and I do not recommend them for use by a home owner. The new deglossers (liquid sandpaper) clean and degloss in one easy step.
ref: 2006, Roger Woodward, Painting Frankenstein, page 60:
glosses: To remove the glossy finish from.
Derived terms: deglosser
deglossed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of degloss
deglosses
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of degloss
deglossing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of degloss
deglosser
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: deglossers
Etymology: From degloss + -er.
Senses: examples: text: There are two types of deglossers. The old ones consists of a combination of strong solvents and I do not recommend them for use by a home owner. The new deglossers (liquid sandpaper) clean and degloss in one easy step.
ref: 2006, Roger Woodward, Painting Frankenstein, page 60:
glosses: A substance used to remove a glossy finish.
deglossers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of deglosser
liquid sandpaper
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: There are two types of deglossers. The old ones consists of a combination of strong solvents and I do not recommend them for use by a home owner. The new deglossers (liquid sandpaper) clean and degloss in one easy step.
ref: 2006, Roger Woodward, Painting Frankenstein, page 60:
text: Pour a solvent such as paint thinner, mineral spirits, or a liquid sandpaper product in a metal can or enamel bowl. Wear protective gloves.
ref: 2004, Mickey Baskett, Fabulous Painted Furniture, page 13:
glosses: A kind of chemical deglosser.
Port Blandford
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɔɹt ˈblænd.fɚd/
rhymes: -ændfə(ɹ)d
Etymology: The town is named after prominent sealer Darius Blandford (1843 - 1917).
Senses: glosses: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
wikipedia: Darius Blandford
Port Rexton
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɔɹt ˈɹɛk.stən/
rhymes: -ɛkstən
Senses: glosses: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Strassen algorithm
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Published by Volker Strassen in 1969.
Senses: topics: computing
computing-theory
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: An algorithm for matrix multiplication.
Related terms: Schönhage-Strassen algorithm
radioelectronic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From radio- + electronic.
Senses: glosses: Employing or relating to radioelectronics.
Ayase
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
radioelectronics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From radio- + electronics.
Senses: examples: text: Radioelectronics made it possible to develop guided missiles for various purposes.
ref: 1977, S. N. Kozlov, The Officer's Handbook: A Soviet View, Moscow, 1971, page 291:
text: In the classical radioelectronics, there are numerous devices that use the so-called narrow-band elements. Their particular feature is the specifical reaction to radio signals in a more or less narrow band of frequencies.
ref: 2014, Vladimir I. Chizhik, Yuri S. Chernyshev, Alexey V. Donets, Magnetic Resonance and Its Applications, page 677:
glosses: The practical use of electromagnetic radiation, including radiocommunication, radionavigation, telemechanics, radar, sonar, etc.
Related terms: radioelectronic
St. Brendan's
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈseɪnt ˈbɹɛn.dənz/
rhymes: -ɛndənz
Etymology: The town is named after Saint Brendan of Clonfert (484 - 577), an Irish saint famous for his sea voyages.
Senses: glosses: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
wikipedia: Saint Brendan of Clonfert
global illumination
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: computer-graphics
computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
synonyms: word: GI
glosses: The realistic lighting of a rendered scene by means of algorithms that take into account not only the direct illumination from light sources but also the indirect cases where light is reflected between surfaces in the scene.
Eskibeat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Blend of Eskimo + beat, coined by the musician Wiley (Richard Kylea Cowie Jr., born 1979).
Senses: examples: text: Wiley was the creator of Eskibeat riddim tracks (that were conflated with Grime) that were named after things associated with cold, such as Eskimo and Igloo.
ref: 2016, Kehinde Andrews, Lisa Amanda Palmer, Blackness in Britain, page 93:
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: An early form of grime music based around themes of anger and isolation.
wikipedia: Wiley (musician)
Odawara
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
tone mapping
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: computer-graphics
computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: The technique of mapping one set of colors to another, to approximate the appearance of a higher dynamic range than is actually available.
hindsightism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From hindsight + -ism.
Senses: examples: text: Yes, we must beware of hindsight-ism. But let us acknowledge that today, at least, we know that the lending industry from 2004 through 2006 was not just pushing it. It had become unhinged—institutionally corrupt, rotten, like a fish, from the head.
ref: 2014, Steve Schifferes, Richard Roberts, The Media and Financial Crises:
text: Social democrats' achievement in establishing a democratic republic has been rubbished by post-1933 hindsightism.
ref: 2017, John Callaghan, Nina Fishman, Ben Jackson, In search of social democracy, page 292:
glosses: A tendency to look at past events with the benefit of hindsight.
whismore
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The African flowering tree Heritiera utilis.
multiserve
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From multi- + serve.
Senses: examples: text: […] fifteen flavors of powdered mixes in traditional scoop-out packages, seven flavors of single-serve bottled drinks, and three flavors of multiserve bottles.
ref: 2015, Don E. Schultz, Beth E. Barnes, Heidi F. Schultz, Building Customer-brand Relationships, page 102:
glosses: Synonym of multiserving (“containing or relating to several servings of food or drink”).
synonyms: word: multiserving
extra: containing or relating to several servings of food or drink
hobgoblinism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From hobgoblin + -ism.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of hobgoblinry.
synonyms: word: hobgoblinry
Maibara
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A city in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
nonfenestrate
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + fenestrate.
Senses: glosses: Not fenestrate.
nonfeminized
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + feminized.
Senses: glosses: Not feminized.
Salvage
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsæl.vɪdʒ/
rhymes: -ælvɪdʒ
homophone: salvage
Etymology: Derived from Spanish salvaje (“savage, uncivilised”). The name likely derives from an encounter between the Spanish and the local indigenous population.
Senses: glosses: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Sandy Cove
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsæn.di ˈkoʊv/
rhymes: -əʊv
Etymology: The town is named after a nearby inlet.
Senses: glosses: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
frontstroke
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From front + stroke.
Senses: examples: text: The speedy, well-engineered Underwood was eventually so successful that within a couple of decades, the vast majority of typewriters followed its model: They were single-shift, frontstroke, typebar typewriters with four-bank QWERTY keyboards, inked by a ribbon.
ref: 2018, Mark J. P. Wolf, The Routledge Companion to Media Technology and Obsolescence:
coordinate_terms: understroke
glosses: Of a typewriter: having typebars that are arranged in an arc above the keyboard and swing upward to strike the front of the platen.
it's been a slice
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Etymology: Perhaps from slice of life.
Senses: examples: text: Well, Dad, it's been a slice. Write when you find work.
ref: 1990, Charles McKelvy, Odin the Homeless and Other Stories, page 171:
text: It's been a slice. Here are Jim's keys. Give my regards to Grant.
ref: 2018, Ardelle Holden, A Person of Interest, page 146:
glosses: I have had an enjoyable time.
refeminise
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: refeminises
form: refeminising
form: refeminised
form: refeminised
Etymology: From re- + feminise.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of refeminize.
refeminised
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of refeminise
refeminises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of refeminise
refeminising
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of refeminise
Traytown
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɹeɪ.taʊn/
rhymes: -eɪtaʊn
Etymology: Derived from the dialectal term Troy Town (“labyrinth, maze”). The town's harbour is located behind what appears to be a maze of islands.
Senses: glosses: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
barber pole illusion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: barber pole illusions
form: barber-pole illusion
form: barberpole illusion
Senses: glosses: An optical illusion where, when a diagonally striped pole is rotated around its vertical axis (horizontally), it appears as though the stripes are moving in the direction of its vertical axis (downwards in the case of the animation to the right) rather than around it.
Synonyms: barber pole effect
barber pole illusions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of barber pole illusion
Trinity Bay North
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɹɪ.nɪ.ti ˈbeɪ ˈnɔɹθ/
rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)θ
Etymology: The town is named for its location at the northern end of Trinity Bay.
Senses: glosses: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
cachaviruses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cachavirus
conceitedest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of conceited: most conceited
impudentest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of impudent: most impudent
Barkis is willin'
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Forms: form: Barkis is willing
Etymology: A reference to Charles Dickens' novel David Copperfield, in which the phrase is used by Mr Barkis to hint that he wishes to marry Clara Peggotty.
Senses: examples: text: If Barkis is willing, then a certain gentleman as we know in the meat trade may suit himself elsewhere. Come; answer that. Is Barkis willing?
ref: 1862, Anthony Trollope, The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson:
text: And another asked me if I had come to get a Canadian sweetheart; and a third, one of the impudentest, most conceitedest fellows I ever did set eyes upon, nudged me, so that I spilled my coffee all over my second-best damask-silk apron—the one with bugle fringe, you know, Miss Capel—and says he, ‘Is it a case of Barkis is willin’?’
ref: 1877, Emma Jane Worboise, “The New Evangeline”, in The Grey House at Endlestone, London: James Clarke and Co., […]; Hodder and Stoughton, […], →OCLC, page 480:
glosses: Somebody has a sweetheart they wish to marry.
examples: text: So far as the B.B.C. is concerned it may be stated at once that the matter has not at the moment of writing even been discussed by the directors, so that it is impossible to state what is the policy of the company on the subject. But one would not be far out by saying "Barkis is willin'," if there is a widespread demand for it.
ref: 1923 November 23, The Pressman, “Should Parliament be Broadcast?”, in Radio Times:
glosses: Someone is amenable to a suggestion.
Barkis is willing
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Barkis is willin'.
Botwood
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɒt.wʊd/
rhymes: -ɒtwʊd
Etymology: The town is named after archdeacon Edward E. Botwood (1828 - 1901).
Senses: glosses: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
GPS system
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: GPS systems
Senses: examples: text: How do you all feel about GPS systems in your personal vehicles? Would you pay the extra to have one?
ref: 2000 April 10, Susan, “Personal vehicles with GPS systems - Opinions, please”, in novell.community.chat (Usenet), retrieved 29 Jun 2022:
text: I prefer to use a map and a compass that is in my Jeep. I have made it to all of my clients on time using that method. I feel it would be like a calculator, I can no longer do large mathematical problems in my head due to lack of practice. I am afraid of what would happen if that was the case with GPS systems.
ref: 2000 April 10, Timothy A. Leerhoff, “Personal vehicles with GPS systems - Opinions, please”, in novell.community.chat (Usenet), retrieved 29 Jun 2022:
text: In the GPS systems I've seen, it tells you what it's measuring.
ref: 2006 July 14, Larry Bud, “Golf cart GPS systems Accurate?”, in rec.sport.golf (Usenet), retrieved 29 Jun 2022:
text: Now, is there any way to know where the chopper flew last night? Is there a flight recorder? GPS system?
ref: 2012, Christine Roum, “Secret Santa” (19:13 from the start), in Castle, season 5, episode 9, spoken by Kate Beckett (Stana Katic):
text: The GPS system sends the data of all sats. The receivers need to know that. Probably you can ask your receiver.
ref: 2022 June 11, Gerhard Hoffmann, “gps sattelites”, in sci.electronics.design (Usenet), retrieved 29 Jun 2022:
text: So, Ohio State University and all the others who explain how the GPS system works are just "a bunch of fanatics idiots"? Only YOU know the "truth"?
ref: 2022 June 21, det...@outlook.com, “Time Dilation Experiments”, in sci.physics.relativity (Usenet), retrieved 29 Jun 2022:
glosses: Synonym of GPS.
synonyms: word: GPS
GPS systems
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of GPS system
Buchans
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbʌk.ənz/
rhymes: -ʌkənz
Etymology: The town is named after naval officer and colonial administrator David Buchan (1780 - 1838).
Senses: glosses: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
wikipedia: David Buchan
water block
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: water blocks
Senses: glosses: A heat exchanger in the form of plates sealed into a block through which water can run, used in water-cooled computer systems.
water blocks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of water block
Habermann
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Habermanns
form: Haberman
Etymology: Borrowed from German Habermann.
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
Hueber
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Huebers
Etymology: Borrowed from German Hüber.
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
absolute comparative
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: absolute comparatives
Senses: examples: text: In a large number of languages (Tok Pisin among them), however, absolute positives may function as absolute comparatives. Considerations such as these are needed to understand Tok Pisin degrees of comparison.
ref: 1995, John W. M. Verhaar, Toward a Reference Grammar of Tok Pisin, page 255:
topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: The use of a comparative to indicate a relatively high degree of some quality, without explicitly making a comparison, as in "higher education".
Related terms: absolute superlative
Hatas
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Hata
absolute comparatives
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of absolute comparative
Habermanns
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Habermann
Huebers
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Hueber
Icenhower
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Icenhowers
Etymology: Variant spelling of Eisenhauer.
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
Grand Falls-Windsor
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡɹænd ˈfɑlz ˈwɪnd.zɚ/
rhymes: -ɪndzə(ɹ)
Etymology: The town is named after the two communities which merged to form it, i.e. Grand Falls and Windsor.
Senses: glosses: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Wiemelt
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Wiemelts
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Lulgjuraj
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Lulgjurajs
Etymology: Borrowed from Albanian Lulgjuraj.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Albanian.
Lulgjurajs
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Lulgjuraj
Icenhowers
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Icenhower
Millertown
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɪl.ɚ.taʊn/
rhymes: -ɪlə(ɹ)taʊn
Etymology: Derived from a compound of Miller + town. The Newfoundland town is named after the Lewis Miller and Company lumber firm.
Senses: glosses: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Perry County, Ohio, United States.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States.
Derived terms: Millertown Junction
Klauer
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Klauers
form: Clower
Etymology: Borrowed from German Klauer.
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
Norris Arm
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnɔ.ɹɪs ˈɑɹm/
rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)m
Etymology: The town is named after one James Norris.
Senses: glosses: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Klipp
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Klipps
Etymology: Borrowed from German Klipp, variant of Klippe. Compare Cliff; both are ultimately from Proto-Germanic *klibą.
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
Klipps
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Klipp
Klauers
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Klauer
Northern Arm
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnɔɹ.ðɚn ˈɑɹm/
rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)m
Senses: glosses: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
peel tab
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: peel tabs
Senses: glosses: A small non-adhesive portion of an adhesive label, allowing it to be removed more easily from its backing sheet.
peel tabs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of peel tab
Peterview
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpiːt.ɚ.vjuː/
rhymes: -iːtə(ɹ)vjuː
Senses: glosses: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
peel back the onion
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: peels back the onion
form: peeling back the onion
form: peeled back the onion
form: peeled back the onion
Senses: glosses: Synonym of peel the onion.
synonyms: word: peel the onion
Larrow
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Larrows
Etymology: Probably an Americanized spelling of French Lareau.
Senses: glosses: A surname from French.
Lavalais
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Lavalaises
Etymology: Probably of French origin.
Senses: glosses: A surname from French.
Lavalaises
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Lavalais
Larrows
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Larrow
Solnit
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Solnits
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Corner Brook
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɔɹ.nɚ ˈbɹʊk/
rhymes: -ʊk
Etymology: The city is named after a small brook which runs through it.
Senses: glosses: A city in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Krolak
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Krolaks
Etymology: Borrowed from Polish Królak.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Polish.
Pirrones
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Pirrone
Krolaks
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Krolak
Pirus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Piru
Picinich
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Piciniches
Etymology: Variant of Picinic.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Serbo-Croatian.
Podell
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Podells
Etymology: Unknown.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Piciniches
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Picinich
Podells
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Podell
sisterlocks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Coined as a trademark, from sister + locks.
Senses: examples: text: As an example, are salons that do not offer sisterlocks, natural hair weaves, or micro-braids more efficient in terms of processing time for clients and do stylists of such salons have the same potential for revenues?
ref: 2011, Michael P. Johnson, Community-Based Operations Research: Decision Modeling for Local Impact and Diverse Populations, page 207:
text: The first time I saw someone with sisterlocks, the hair looked really nice, and I wanted to do the same for myself, but never got to do it. Sisterlocks are created by forming a woven pattern using hair.
ref: 2021, Lucy Wariara, The Sharp Entrepreneur, page 47:
text: The patient history may point to the use of tight hairstyles that put tension on the hair root or hair treatments that increase the vulnerability to traction-related damage. The physician should evaluate for a history of tight ponytails, buns, chignons, braids, twists, weaves, cornrows, dreadlocks, sisterlocks, and hair wefts in addition to the usage of religious hair coverings.
ref: 2021, Oma N. Agbai, Jodie Raffi, “Hair Loss in Women of Color”, in Becky S. Li, Howard I. Maibach, editors, Ethnic Skin and Hair and Other Cultural Considerations (Updates in Clinical Dermatology), Cham, Zug, Switzerland: Springer Nature, →DOI, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 154, column 2:
glosses: Small, thin dreadlocks that are woven into the hair using a special tool.
Related terms: brotherlocks
Cox's Cove
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒks.ɪz ˈkoʊv/
rhymes: -əʊv
Etymology: The town is named after settlers George, John and William Cox.
Senses: glosses: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
brotherlocks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From brother + locks.
Senses: glosses: Sisterlocks (a kind of dreadlocks) when worn by a male.
Related terms: sisterlocks
Deer Lake
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɪɹ ˈleɪk/
rhymes: -eɪk
Etymology: The town is named after a nearby lake, which is named in turn for the herds of caribou which crossed it during their annual migration.
Senses: glosses: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
flat twist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: flat twists
Senses: glosses: Synonym of hair twist.
synonyms: word: hair twist
flat twists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of flat twist
Gillams
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡɪl.əmz/
rhymes: -ɪləmz
Senses: glosses: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
hair twist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hair twists
Senses: synonyms: flat twist
twist
glosses: A portion of twisted strands of hair forming part of an Afro-textured hairstyle somewhat resembling short dreadlocks.
hair twists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hair twist
McManaway
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: McManaways
Etymology: Variant of McMenamin.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Irish.
ponytailing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of ponytail
Teepleses
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Teeples
McManaways
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of McManaway
Olanos
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Olano
Wiemelts
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Wiemelt
Solnits
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Solnit
Hughes Brook
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhjuːz ˈbɹʊk/
rhymes: -ʊk
Senses: glosses: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Humber Arm South
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhʌm.bɚ ˈɑɹm ˈsaʊθ/
rhymes: -aʊθ
Senses: glosses: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Irishtown-Summerside
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈaɪ.ɹɪʃ.taʊn ˈsʌm.ɚ.saɪd/
rhymes: -ʌmə(ɹ)saɪd
Etymology: The town is named after the communities of Irishtown and Summerside.
Senses: glosses: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Jackson's Arm
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈd͡ʒæk.sənz ˈɑɹm/
rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)m
Etymology: The town is named after a nearby inlet, which is named in turn after an early settler.
Senses: glosses: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Yahooskin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Yahooskins
form: Yahooskin
Senses: glosses: Dated form of Yahuskin.
Lark Harbour
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɑɹk ˈhɑɹ.bəɹ/
rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)bə(ɹ)
Etymology: The town is named after a nearby bay, named in turn by James Cook (1728 - 1779) after HMS Lark, one of the ships used during his survey of the Newfoundland coast.
Senses: glosses: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
wikipedia: James Cook
Yahooskins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Yahooskin
Yahuskin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Yahuskins
form: Yahuskin
form: Yahooskin
Senses: glosses: A member of a certain band of the Klamath people.
Yahuskins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Yahuskin
nonparaffinic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + paraffinic.
Senses: glosses: Not paraffinic.
xyloyl
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From xylo- + -yl.
Senses: examples: text: […] which comprises extractively treating the oil with a solvent selected from the group consisting of benzoyl, toluyl and xyloyl furan […]
ref: 1935, Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office, page 211:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A radical, (CH₃)₂.C₆H₃, derived from xylic acid, used in cosmetics and perfumes.
Massey Drive
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmæ.si ˈdɹaɪv/
rhymes: -aɪv
Etymology: The town is named after its largest road, which is named in turn for former Governor General of Canada Vincent Massey (1887 - 1967).
Senses: glosses: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
wikipedia: Vincent Massey
xanthomyeloma
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: xanthomyelomas
form: xanthomyelomata
Etymology: From xantho- + myeloma.
Senses: examples: text: Xanthomyelomas are in most cases connected with tendon sheaths and constitute the commonest type of tendon-sheath tumor.
ref: 1924, International Medical and Surgical Survey, page 650:
text: The complete absence of fat from the tumour seemed to show that it differed from a xanthomyeloma of a tendon sheath.
ref: 1925, Royal Society of Medicine (Great Britain), Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine, page 17:
topics: medicine
oncology
pathology
sciences
glosses: A lipid-filled myeloma associated primarily with tendon sheaths.
Related terms: xanthoma
xanthomyelomata
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of xanthomyeloma
xanthomyelomas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of xanthomyeloma
xyla
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of xylon
Fahr.
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: The xeroclines receive stronger light for longer periods than do the mesoclines , while the mean temperatures of air and of soil are higher by 5-10 degrees Fahr., […]
ref: 1931, John Frederick Vicars Phillips, Forest-succession and Ecology in the Knysna Region, page 132:
glosses: Abbreviation of Fahrenheit.
mesocline
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mesoclines
Etymology: From meso- + -cline.
Senses: examples: text: The xeroclines receive stronger light for longer periods than do the mesoclines, while the mean temperatures of air and of soil are higher by 5-10 degrees Fahr., […]
ref: 1931, John Frederick Vicars Phillips, Forest-succession and Ecology in the Knysna Region, page 132:
topics: biology
ecology
natural-sciences
coordinate_terms: xerocline
glosses: A moist, cool slope.
xerocline
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: xeroclines
Etymology: From xero- + -cline.
Senses: examples: text: The xeroclines receive stronger light for longer periods than do the mesoclines, while the mean temperatures of air and of soil are higher by 5-10 degrees Fahr., […]
ref: 1931, John Frederick Vicars Phillips, Forest-succession and Ecology in the Knysna Region, page 132:
topics: biology
ecology
natural-sciences
coordinate_terms: mesocline
glosses: A warm, dry slope.
Mount Moriah
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmaʊnt mɒˈɹaɪ.ə/
rhymes: -aɪə
Etymology: The town is named after the Biblical Moriah.
Senses: glosses: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
wikipedia: Moriah
public indecency
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: indecent exposure
Reidville
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɹiːd.vɪl/
rhymes: -iːdvɪl
Senses: glosses: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Steady Brook
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈstɛdi ˈbɹʊk/
rhymes: -ʊk
Senses: glosses: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
xanthogenamide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: xanthogenamides
Senses: examples: text: The reaction of α-bromo phenyl acetonitrile and alkyl xanthogenamides yielded highly coloured products of molecular weight 625-747.
ref: 1950, The Melbourne University Calendar, page 522:
text: Besides the imido xanthides, we synthesized two xanthogenamides.
ref: 1951, Journal of General Chemistry of the USSR in English Translation, page 832:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Synonym of xanthamide.
synonyms: word: xanthamide
York Harbour
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈjɔɹk ˈhɑɹ.bəɹ/
rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)bə(ɹ)
Senses: glosses: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
xanthogenamides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of xanthogenamide
habit of mind
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: habits of mind
Senses: synonyms: habit of thought
glosses: A usual way to think of something; a mindset.
Related terms: habit of body
habit of thought
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: habits of thought
Senses: synonyms: habit of mind
glosses: A usual way to think of something; a mindset.
Related terms: habit of body
heelpalm
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: heelpalms
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of heel-palm.
sarmassophobia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”) + μάσσω (mássō, “touch, knead, press”) + -o- + -phobia.
Senses: glosses: A fear of romantic interactions such as dating and kissing.
Knysna
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪznə/
Senses: glosses: A coastal town in the Western Cape province, South Africa.
Derived terms: Knysna boxwood
take its course
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: takes its course
form: taking its course
form: took its course
form: taken its course
Senses: examples: text: Fortunately, Frank had devised a cool way of getting down the seemingly endless staircase. He’d found an old laundry basket, and with felt-tip pens had painted it with the colours of Queenie – red, white and blue. All he had to do was sit at the top of the staircase, and then let gravity take its course.
ref: 2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:
synonyms: run its course
glosses: To progress in a natural manner without interference.
overrestrictive
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more overrestrictive
form: most overrestrictive
Etymology: From over- + restrictive.
Senses: glosses: Excessively restrictive.
overrestrict
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: overrestricts
form: overrestricting
form: overrestricted
form: overrestricted
Etymology: From over- + restrict.
Senses: glosses: To restrict excessively.
overrestricts
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of overrestrict
overrestricting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of overrestrict
overrestricted
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of overrestrict
overrestriction
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: overrestrictions
Etymology: From over- + restriction.
Senses: glosses: Excessive restriction.
overrestrictions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of overrestriction
overresuscitate
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: overresuscitates
form: overresuscitating
form: overresuscitated
form: overresuscitated
Etymology: From over- + resuscitate.
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: To administer an excessive amount of fluid during an attempt to resuscitate (somebody).
overresuscitated
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of overresuscitate
overresuscitates
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of overresuscitate
overresuscitating
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of overresuscitate
Preheim
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Preheims
Senses: glosses: A surname.
zoniferous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From zone + -i- + -ferous.
Senses: examples: text: The Kabassous, or Zenurines, have the third as well as the fourth and fifth metacarpals abbreviated and broad, and the proximal phalanges are suppressed or united with the metacarpas, while the distal phalanx of the middle digit is much enlarged, and those of the fourth and fifth not very much smaller; the bucklers are more zoniferous than the Dasypodines, and the tail is almost naked; the teeth are in normal number (1/2 on each side).
ref: 1884, John Sterling Kingsley, Elliott Coues, The Standard Natural History, volume 5, page 50:
text: If it continues to be so used, the next logical step will be to speak of town planners as zonists, and to describe different cities as zonate, zoniferous, or zonular, as the case may be.
ref: 1921, Arthur Hastings Grant, Harold Sinley Buttenheim, The American City - Volume 25, page 213:
text: You are directed to Dymensional Music, quick talk to take you off the plan it and to the zoniferous Frato Steer. Phat! The Layers utilize class action, eye vocktaine rhythm, causmickulous waves of sound and vocals on top of strong anamalous strains of lenghened Light Fantastique, definitely in the Lineage; and then, if you can sincerely hear in The Zone with the Emeriti, you will find where hipness really goes interesting, the influence of Beethoven and Wagner perhaps?
ref: 2006, Jeffery Kincaid, Dymensional Music: A New Music for a New Millennium, page 110:
text: Zoniferous and layered variations in the whole region are controlled by rainfall, seawater tidal effects, etc.
ref: 2010, Changkuan Zhang, Hongwu Tang, Advances in Water Resources & Hydraulic Engineering:
glosses: Composed of many zones or layers.
examples: text: The zoniferous canalization process takes place both at the level of immediate actions, and at the level of semiotic mediation.
ref: 1997, Derek Edwards, Teaching, learning and classroom discourse, page 25:
text: Instead of describing the style of parenting that is attributable to the parents' personalities, the zoniferous view of the process of development affords description of conditions in parent-child-environment relationships that are interpreted in everyday language in the terminology of the static qualities of permissiveness or restrictiveness.
ref: 1997, Jaan Valsiner, Culture and the Development of Children's Action, page 318:
topics: human-sciences
psychology
sciences
glosses: Pertaining to or based on the zone of freedom of movement (the possible actions that are available at the present time), the zone of promoted action (the preference for and highlighting of specific actions), and the zone of proximal development (the set of immediate next possibilities, given the other two zones).
buckleable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From buckle + -able.
Senses: glosses: Capable of being fastened with a buckle.
Cape St. George
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkeɪp ˈseɪnt ˈdʒɔɹdʒ/
rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dʒ
Etymology: Calque of Spanish Cabo de San Jorge, derived in turn from cabo (“cape”) and the name of Saint George. The town is named after the cape.
Senses: glosses: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
wikipedia: Saint George
ecolectic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -ɛktɪk
Etymology: From ecolect + -ic.
Senses: glosses: Pertaining to an ecolect.
regiolectic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -ɛktɪk
Etymology: From regiolect + -ic.
Senses: glosses: Pertaining to a regiolect.
Port au Port East
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɔɹt oʊ ˈpɔɹt ˈiːst/
rhymes: -iːst
Etymology: The town is named for its location on the eastern edge of the Port au Port Peninsula.
Senses: glosses: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
broken bar
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: broken bars
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
media
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
publishing
sciences
typography
synonyms: broken pipe
broken vertical bar
glosses: The symbol ¦.
broken bars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of broken bar
Port au Port West-Aguathuna-Felix Cove
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɔɹt oʊ ˈpɔɹt ˈwɛst ɑːɡwəˈθuː.nə ˈfiː.lɪks ˈkoʊv/
rhymes: -əʊv
Etymology: The town is named after the communities of Port au Port West, Aguathuna and Felix Cove.
Senses: glosses: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
LeBaron
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: LeBarons
Etymology: Alternative spelling of Lebaron.
Senses: glosses: A surname from French.
nip-slip
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of nip slip.
nip-slips
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nip-slip
pipes of peace
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pipe of peace
Colonia LeBaron
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Colonia Lebarón.
Senses: glosses: A village in Chihuahua, Mexico.
Stephenville Crossing
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈstiːvən.vɪl ˈkɹɒs.ɪŋ/
rhymes: -ɒsɪŋ
Etymology: The town was named after a railway crossing located close to Stephenville.
Senses: glosses: A town in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Great Lumley
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: See Lumley.
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2949).
Related terms: Little Lumley
Lumley Thicks
Lumley Thicks
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: See Lumley.
Senses: glosses: A small village near Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ3050).
Related terms: Great Lumley
Little Lumley
Scheeres
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Scheereses
Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch Scheeres.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Dutch.
Sanjhih
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: The Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 三芝 (Sānzhī) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Sanjhih.
Senses: examples: text: The city's most important Mazu temple was demolished to build it, but the original golden-faced Mazu deity was saved and now stands in Fucheng Temple in Sanjhih on the north coast (it's brought back to Taipei each year for Mazu's birthday.)
ref: 2007, Stephen Keeling, Brice Minnigh, “Taipei and Around”, in The Rough Guide to Taiwan (Rough Guides), Penguin Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 97:
text: For landlubbers wishing to stretch their sea legs, a few private charter companies depart from Fisherman’s Wharf to neighboring Sanjhih (三芝).
ref: 2008, Scott B. Freiberger, Taipei in a Day, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 56:
text: During his childhood in Germany, Hans Breuer was fascinated by snakes. The obsession eventually gave way to other interests, then returned full-throttle when the translator was in his early 40s, married and settled in New Taipei City’s Sanjhih District (三芝).
ref: 2021 March 10, Steven Crook, “Environmental Impact Assessment: How to be a responsible herper”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Mar 2021, Features, page 13:
text: People can also opt for a two-day tour of the North Coast and Guanyinshan National Scenic Area, viewing sakura in Sanjhih District (三芝), cycling on the Shuangwan Bike Path, visiting Fugueijiao Lighthouse (富貴角燈塔) and Jinshan Old Street (金山老街), and staying overnight in Wanli District (萬里) for a hot-spring dip.
ref: 2025 January 30, Tsai Yun-jung, Esme Yeh, “Agency recommends 19 holiday travel itineraries”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Jan 2025, Taiwan News, page 2:
glosses: Alternative form of Sanzhi.