cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
Manitou Springs
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A city (home rule municipality) in El Paso County, Colorado, United States.
meatcake
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: meatcakes
Etymology: From meat + cake.
Senses: examples: text: The meatcake layers looked firm.
glosses: A cake made with meat, mashed potatoes, and vegetables.
examples: text: The meatcakes tasted good with potatoes and gravy.
glosses: A kind of Norwegian meatball; kjøttkake.
Philipstown
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈfɪlɪpstaʊn/
Etymology: * (New York) From Philipse + town, after Adolphus Philipse.
* (Northern Cape) From Philip + -s- + town, after Philip Edmond Wodehouse.
* (Ireland) from Philip + -s- + town, after Philip II of Spain.
Senses: glosses: A town in Putnam County, New York, United States.
glosses: A town in the eastern Karoo, Northern Cape, South Africa.
glosses: Former name of Daingean: a town in County Offaly, Ireland.
propeller cap
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: propeller caps
Senses: glosses: A cap with an unpowered propeller on top.
catch the queer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: smear the queer
War on Christmas
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: government
politics
glosses: An alleged plot by atheists and liberals to remove Christianity from Christmas or ban the festival of Christmas itself.
Coordinate terms: word: Winterval
back-rank mate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: back-rank mates
Senses: topics: board-games
chess
games
synonyms: corridor mate
glosses: A checkmate delivered by a major piece along the back rank against a king whose advancement is prevented by pieces of its own color (most commonly pawns).
direct air capture
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
synonyms: DAC
glosses: The use of chemical or physical processes to extract carbon dioxide (CO₂) directly from the ambient air, in particular for climate change mitigation.
Related terms: carbon capture
language model
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: language models
Senses: examples: text: Although unigram language models are simple, they clearly make unrealistic assumptions about word occurrences in text.
ref: 2022 [2009], Chengxiang Zhai, Statistical Language Models for Information Retrieval, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 9:
synonyms: LM
hypernyms: model#Noun
qualifier: machine learning
glosses: A machine learning model that assigns probabilities to sequences of characters or words, and/or is capable of generating plausible subsequent text from a given prompt.
Derived terms: large language model
small language model
bicycle wrench
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bicycle wrenches
Senses: qualifier: chiefly 1880s-1920s
glosses: Any wrench meant for or considered to be mainly for the purpose of repairing bicycles.
examples: text: With the boom in the bicycle business [1890s] there came an excellent opportunity for wrench makers, and the large number of "bicycle" wrenches that have survived [1914] make plain how well the opportunity was embraced. Obviously, these bicycle wrenches are quite as useful around an automobile as they are around a bicycle. In fact, their designation now stands for small size rather than to connect them with the bicycle industry. In fact, almost any small wrench now is styled a "bicycle" wrench and some of them are remarkably ingenious.
ref: 1914 January 15, [Editors], “Usefulness of bicycle wrenches”, in Motor World, volume 38, number 4, page 34:
qualifier: chiefly 1900s-1920s
glosses: Any small and handy wrench as might be well suited for repairing bicycles, but not limited to bicycle use.
bicycle wrenches
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bicycle wrench
Ahiya
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈʔɐ.hɪɐ/
Forms: form: Ahiyas
form: Ahia
Etymology: From Hokkien 阿兄 (á-hiaⁿ).
Senses: qualifier: Chinese Filipino
glosses: respectful honorific used before a name for the eldest brother
qualifier: Chinese Filipino
glosses: respectful honorific used before a name for an elder brother: Brother
examples: text: Looked up to this guy since I was a kid! Thanks for being an inspiration to me and to others as well, Ahiya @chris_tiu17! And congratulations for a successful basketball career!...
ref: 2019, Aedrianne Acar, “READ: Jeron Teng pays tribute to his 'idol' Chris Tiu”, in GMA Entertainment, GMA Network, archived from the original on 28 Dec 2021:
qualifier: Chinese Filipino
glosses: respectful honorific used before a name for a young male senior (usually within the Chinese Filipino community): Mister; Brother
Related terms: ahiya
Achi
achi
yBP
Language: English
Part of speech: symbol
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of YBP.
myBP
Language: English
Part of speech: symbol
Senses: topics: archaeology
biology
geography
geology
history
human-sciences
natural-sciences
paleontology
sciences
glosses: Initialism of million years before present.
Related terms: YBP
yBP
ybp
casts aspersions
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of cast aspersions
casting aspersions
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of cast aspersions
first article
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: first articles
Senses: topics: intellectual-property
law
patent-law
glosses: A prototype or archetype.
topics: business
manufacturing
qualifier: innovation
glosses: A preproduction model, initial sample or pilot model.
first articles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of first article
prototype theory
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: human-sciences
psychology
sciences
qualifier: cognitive science
glosses: A theory of categorization in cognitive science, particularly in psychology and cognitive linguistics.
cognitive linguistics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: An interdisciplinary branch of linguistics and cognition, combining knowledge and research from many disciplines.
sports prototype
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sports prototypes
Senses: topics: hobbies
lifestyle
motor-racing
racing
sports
glosses: A type of race car that is used in the highest-level categories of sports car racing.
Synonyms: prototype racecar
racing prototype
Related terms: prototype racing
sports prototypes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sports prototype
prototype racecar
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: prototype racecars
Senses: glosses: Synonym of sports prototype.
synonyms: word: sports prototype
racing prototype
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: racing prototypes
Senses: glosses: Synonym of sports prototype.
synonyms: word: sports prototype
prototype racing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: hobbies
lifestyle
motor-racing
racing
sports
glosses: Sports car racing only involving a sports prototype vehicle.
prototype racecars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of prototype racecar
racing prototypes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of racing prototype
prototype extension
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: prototype extensions
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: An extension, enrichment or continuation of a declaration of a function.
prototype extensions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of prototype extension
sodium aluminum sulfosilicate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sodium aluminum sulfosilicates
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The color additive ultramarine blue, obtained by calcining a mixture of kaolin, sulfur, sodium carbonate, and carbon at high temperatures.
Related terms: lapis lazuli
sodium aluminum sulfosilicates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sodium aluminum sulfosilicate
bed surf
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: bed surfs
form: bed surfing
form: bed surfed
form: bed surfed
Senses: glosses: Synonym of couch surf.
synonyms: word: couch surf
footquake
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: footquakes
Etymology: Blend of foot + earthquake
Senses: glosses: seismic activity caused by the feet of many people moving in unison
footquakes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of footquake
hamartochondroma
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hamartochondromas
form: hamartochondromata
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: A chondroma having characteristics of a hamartoma
homacodontid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: homacodontids
Etymology: Clipping of translingual Homacodontidae
Senses: glosses: Any extinct mammal of the family Homacodontidae.
Hypernyms: tylopod
homacodontids
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of homacodontid
hypercytosis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hypercytoses
Etymology: From hyper- + cytosis.
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: An excessive number of cells in the blood or the tissues
imperiogenesis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From imperio- + -genesis.
Senses: glosses: The formation of an empire
laminitics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of laminitic
muhallah
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: muhallahs
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of mahallah.
muhallahs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of muhallah
neometaboly
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From neo- + metaboly.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: The change in shape undergone by euglenids as they evolve
Related terms: neometabolous
neometabolous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From neo- + metabolous.
Senses: glosses: Relating to neometaboly
postsimulation
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From post- + simulation.
Senses: glosses: Following simulation, typically as part of a training exercise
reexcavations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of reexcavation
thermoconformation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: thermoconformations
Etymology: From thermo- + conformation.
Senses: glosses: A conformation caused by the application of heat
Derived terms: thermoconformationl
thermoconformations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of thermoconformation
thermoconformational
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From thermo- + conformational.
Senses: glosses: Relating to a thermoconformation
Climax
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village in the Rural Municipality of Lone Tree No. 18, Saskatchewan, Canada.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community and mining location in Lake County, Colorado.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A small town in Decatur County, Georgia.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A minor city in Greenwood County, Kansas.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Rockcastle County, Kentucky.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A village and township in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A minor city in Polk County, Minnesota.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A hamlet in Greene County, New York.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Guilford County and Randolph County, North Carolina.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Morrow County, Ohio.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Oregon.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Collin County, Texas.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
Leadville
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From the mineral lead + -ville.
Senses: glosses: A city, the county seat of Lake County, Colorado, United States.
glosses: A small town in Warrumbungle Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
neurohormesis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: neurohormeses
Etymology: From neuro- + hormesis.
Senses: glosses: stimulation by the use of a low concentration of a neurotoxin
premated
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of premate
premated
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: mated prior to some other operation
Madawaskan
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From Madawaska + -an.
Senses: glosses: Of or related to Madawaska, a town in Maine.
Madawaskan
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Madawaskans
Etymology: From Madawaska + -an.
Senses: glosses: Someone from or residing in Madawaska, Maine.
Madawaskans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Madawaskan
uranotil
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Archaic form of uranotile.
valley dweller
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
apaht
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more apaht
form: most apaht
Senses: glosses: Pronunciation spelling of apart.
Dotsero
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A dormant volcano in central Colorado, United States.
glosses: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Eagle County, Colorado.
Mainespeak
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Maine + -speak.
Senses: examples: text: And, insulated as they are by forty feet of epilimnion, lake trout—“togue” in Mainespeak—were nearly as prolific as they'd ever been. With the increase in angling pressure more landlocked salmon were being stocked, so, if anything, ...
ref: 2007, Ted Williams, Something's Fishy: An Angler's Look at Our Distressed Gamefish and Their Waters - And How We Can Preserve Both, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:
text: Now you're ready for the rules of Mainespeak. 1. Words that end in “er” are pronounced “ah.” Mainer = Mainah. Car = Cah. Mother and Father = Muthah and Fathah. Water = Watah. You get the drift. 2. Conversely, words that end in “a” are ...
ref: 2015, George Beahm, The Stephen King Companion: Four Decades of Fear from the Master of Horror, St. Martin's Griffin, →ISBN, page 388:
text: "Where's your Mainespeak? Say chowder.” “Chowder,” Matthew said. “No, you're supposed to say, Chawdah.” “Speaking of—what's up with your accent?” “What's the national seashore north of Bangor and the town north of that?
ref: 2018, Brian Huey, Perpetual: Assassins, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 246:
glosses: The dialect of the U.S. state of Maine.
Maineish
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Maineish
form: most Maineish
Etymology: From Maine + -ish.
Senses: examples: text: I hope that fire from heaven consumes your Maineish haven, and you have to come back to New York, that awful place.
ref: 1985, Randall Jarrell, Randall Jarrell's Letters: An Autobiographical and Literary Selection, Boston: Houghton Mifflin:
glosses: Resembling or characteristic of the U.S. state of Maine or its people.
Synonyms: Mainelike
Mainah
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Mainahs
Senses: examples: text: In addition to its spectacular scenery and pristine wilderness Maine has also earned a reputation as a homeland ... In fact, Governor Angus King once said if he could just strategically position a suitably crusty yet benign “Mainah” on ...
ref: 2009, Earl Brechlin, Maine Adventure Guide, Hunter Publishing, Inc, →ISBN, page 65:
text: […] makes a Mainah tick.
ref: 2011, Matthew P. Mayo, Jennifer Smith-Mayo, Maine Icons: 50 Classic Symbols of the Pine Tree State, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 2:
text: […] Debby Fowles, who returned to her native Maine after seeking her fortune elsewhere, gave some good advice on how to “speak like a Mainah.” I suspect Steffie, in The Colorado ...
ref: 2015, George Beahm, The Stephen King Companion: Four Decades of Fear from the Master of Horror, St. Martin's Griffin, →ISBN, page 388:
glosses: Pronunciation spelling of Mainer.
Mainahs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Mainah
Mainelike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Mainelike
form: most Mainelike
Etymology: From Maine + -like.
Senses: examples: text: ... and Mainelike, were delighted to see David slay Goliath . The judges gave me a unanimous decision , and ever thereafter I was regarded as a powerful debater . In our senior year , three of us — Henry Walker , Edward Smith ( the ...
ref: 1973, L.O. Hooper, The Best of Times:
text: Enjoying the high-speed journey is half the fun of a trip on the Cat — the other is exploring the Mainelike villages of Nova Scotia. Passage is $55 one way , and the season runs May 16 to October 15. Call 888-249-7245 or make ...
ref: 2003, Down East:
text: Sacoridia is not a literal representation of Maine, but it is Mainelike. It has also worked well for the world building. Like the economy in Maine, for instance, Sacoridia's economy is based largely on natural resources— forest products ...
ref: 2018, Kristen Britain, The Dream Gatherer, Penguin, →ISBN:
glosses: Resembling or characteristic of the U.S. state of Maine or its people.
Synonyms: Maineish
Mainely
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: Either a blend of Maine + mainly, or from Maine + -ly (“suffix to form an adjective”).
Senses: examples: text: Mainely Lobsters, Mainely Mulch
glosses: Authentic to the U.S. state of Maine.
raw_tags: used in business names or titles
sozine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sozines
form: sozin
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σῴζειν (sōízein, “to save”).
Senses: examples: text: These albuminous substances, whether found as normal products or created artificially in the blood, are distinguished as antitoxins, protective proteïds, vaccines, or alexines; physiologically they have been divided into sozines, those found in animals naturally immune, and phylaxines, those found in animals which by subcutaneous injections have artificially been made immune.
ref: 1895, Frantz Peckel Möller, Cod-liver Oil and Chemistry, page 442:
glosses: An antiseptic substance; any protein normally contained in the body of an animal and forming a natural protection against germs.
Related terms: sozology
Lake Station
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A city in Lake County, Indiana, United States, first named after a railroad station, but renamed East Gary from 1908 to 1977.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Missouri, United States.
bioaugments
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of bioaugment
Larwill
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
glosses: A town in Whitley County, Indiana, United States, originally named Huntsville, and renamed after William and Joseph Larwill.
Naimans
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Naiman
Cotards
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Cotard
Moreing
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Moreings
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Moreings
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Moreing
clock hour
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: clock hours
Senses: glosses: A full sixty-minute period (as opposed to a scheduled length of time that is called an "hour" but not equivalent to sixty minutes, such as a student hour).
clock hours
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of clock hour
Kerouacs
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Kerouac
Searjeants
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Searjeant
Farjeons
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Farjeon
Fabellas
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Fabella
Getherses
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Gethers
boderations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of boderation
New Russia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Calque of Russian Новоро́ссия (Novoróssija).
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Novorossiya.
synonyms: word: Novorossiya
Novo-Russia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: A partial calque of Russian Новоро́ссия (Novoróssija).
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Novorossiya.
synonyms: word: Novorossiya
Red Russia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From red (“communist”) + Russia.
Senses: glosses: The former USSR.
glosses: Former Soviet Russia.
Related terms: Red China
Russia drab
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: business
manufacturing
textiles
glosses: An unbleached hemp fabric of coarse texture, formerly used for inexpensive durable clothing.
Russia linen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: business
manufacturing
textiles
glosses: Hemp linen fabric that was mass-produced in Russia in the 18th century.
Russia matting
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -ætɪŋ
Senses: glosses: Matting manufactured from the inner bark of the linden-tree.
Russia iron
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: business
manufacturing
synonyms: Russian iron
glosses: A sheet iron coated with a blue-black layer of oxide.
Related terms: sable iron
Russia calf
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: business
manufacturing
textiles
glosses: A high-quality leather made from calfskin, manufactured in Russia.
face like the back end of a bus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: face like a bag of spanners
glosses: A very ugly face.
Red Roof Inn
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Red Roof Inns
Etymology: From the United States economy hotel chain Red Roof Inn.
Senses: examples: text: Have you ever tried packing 13 people into a wooden outhouse? Not the most comfortable way to start things off. The wooden latrine had a red metal roof–the Philmont lingo for which is a “red roof inn”.
ref: 2010, Joseph Torlucci, Out In God's Country, Tonight - An Adult's Re-Experience of Philmont Scout Ranch, Cimarron, New Mexico, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 26:
qualifier: scouting
glosses: One of the outhouses with a red metal roof that have been built across Philmont Scout Ranch.
wikipedia: Red Roof Inn
Red Roof Inns
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Red Roof Inn
Red Ruthenia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Ruthenia.
synonyms: word: Ruthenia
Carpathian Ruthenia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Ruthenia.
synonyms: word: Ruthenia
Subcarpathian Rus
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Ruthenia.
synonyms: word: Ruthenia
Galicia-Volhynia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Ruthenia.
synonyms: word: Ruthenia
Kiev Rus
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Kievan Rus: (historical) A medieval principality in Eastern Europe centred around Kyiv; at its maximum extent covering much of modern Ukraine, Belarus and western Russia and considered an early predecessor of each country
Kyiv Rus
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Kievan Rus.
Kyïv Rus
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Kievan Rus.
Kyyiv Rus
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Kievan Rus.
Kyivan Rus'
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Kievan Rus.
Kyïvan Rus
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Kievan Rus.
Kyjivan Rus
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Kievan Rus.
Kyyivan Rus
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Kievan Rus.
climbing gyms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of climbing gym
former USSR
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A contemporary designation for the USSR, a state that existed from 1922 to 1991.
Synonyms: former Soviet Union
former Soviet Union
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Synonym of former USSR.
synonyms: word: former USSR
Hallstrom's dog
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Hallstrom's dogs
Senses: glosses: Synonym of New Guinea singing dog.
synonyms: word: New Guinea singing dog
Hallstrom's dogs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Hallstrom's dog
hACE2
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hACE2s
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of human angiotensin converting enzyme 2.
hACE2s
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hACE2
underpants gnome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: underpants gnomes
Etymology: Named for the Underpants Gnomes, characters in the South Park episode “Gnomes” (1998) who stole underpants from children as part of a plan to make a profit, but their plan lacked the means by which that profit was to be made.
Senses: examples: text: 2. ? 3. Profit! Do you think their plan is missing something? They know Success in Programming 53 There Is No Try It's a Question of Passion Don't Plan Like an Underpants Gnome.
ref: 2014, Frederic Harper, Success in Programming: How to Gain Recognition, Power, and Influence Through Personal Branding, Apress, →ISBN, page 53:
text: ... an underpants gnome! Any time you read an inspiring news story, watch a YouTube video of somebody doing something amazing, or read a book like this one that encourages you to make changes in your life, you are collecting underpants.
ref: 2016, Steve Kamb, Level Up Your Life: How to Unlock Adventure and Happiness by Becoming the Hero of Your Own Story, Rodale Books, →ISBN:
text: Don't be an underpants gnome. Have a clear Step Two. You clearly need to make some profit, to be financially stable during your retirement, and you know how to do something, if only how to collect underpants. And you may have some more ...
ref: 2020, Art Mitchell, Grateful, Not Dead, Morgan James Publishing, →ISBN:
glosses: Someone who makes incomplete plans with missing steps; someone who plans unsuccessfully.
examples: text: Like the rest of Trump World, Page brought a kind of Underpants Gnome theory to his bromance with Team Putin. Through some unknown alchemy, he expected to benefit Trump and gain influence and profit from his Russia foray.
ref: 2018, Rick Wilson, Everything Trump Touches Dies: A Republican Strategist Gets Real About the Worst President Ever, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 232:
text: […] is the Underpants Gnome theory of politics. It doesn't work. What works is a move from A to B, not A to Q to G to T to X to B. In 2008, desperate to reset a flailing campaign and find some way, any way, to interrupt the narrative […]
ref: 2020, Rick Wilson, Running Against the Devil: A Plot to Save America from Trump--and Democrats from Themselves, Crown Forum, →ISBN, page 201:
glosses: A plan with missing steps; an incomplete plan.
underpants gnomes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of underpants gnome
Cartmanian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Cartmanian
form: most Cartmanian
Etymology: From Cartman + -ian.
Senses: glosses: Characteristic of or relating to Eric Cartman, a character in the adult animated sitcom South Park.
Rothenthurm
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A municipality in Schwyz canton, Switzerland.
Wädenswil
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A municipality in Zürich canton, Switzerland.
Samstagern
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village in Richterswil, Zürich canton, Switzerland.
auris media
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of middle ear (Latin designation)
synonyms: word: middle ear
extra: Latin designation
auris externa
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of outer ear (Latin designation)
synonyms: word: outer ear
extra: Latin designation
auris interna
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of inner ear (Latin designation)
synonyms: word: inner ear
extra: Latin designation
Rapperswil
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A town in Rapperswil-Jona, St. Gallen canton, Switzerland.
glosses: A municipality in Bern canton, Switzerland.
Ziegelbrücke
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village in Niederurnen, Glarus canton, and Schänis, St. Gallen canton, Switzerland.
sexsurfing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Blend of sex + couch surfing
Senses: examples: text: On the other hand, in some circles couchsurfing has been dubbed “sexsurfing.”
ref: 2014 December, Matthew Czaja, Jacek Ciesnowski, “Sharing is the new economy”, in Warsaw Business Journal, page 20:
text: While an ideal host may enlighten travelers to the ins and outs of a city or offer a local's perspective on the surrounding area, the prevalence of “sexsurfing,” a term used by some travelers to describe incidents of sexual activity between travelers and hosts, has been sufficient to make some pause and reconsider.
ref: 2015 September, Nick Ficeto, “Your Friends in Bolivia”, in Tufts Observer, page 27:
text: Take note though, as in researching the term couchsurfing it was found that in Europe, couchsurfing can be synonymous with sexsurfing, whereby hosts may assume that they can have sex with the guest in return for lodging.
ref: 2018 [2016], Gabriela Domicelj, Derek Young, The Home Stay Guide, Little, Brown Book Group, →ISBN:
synonyms: bed surfing
glosses: The practice of couch surfers and hosts engaging in sexual intercourse.
Derived terms: sexsurfer
couch-surfer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: couch-surfers
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of couch surfer.
couchsurfer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: couchsurfers
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of couch surfer.
bed surfer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bed surfers
form: bedsurfer
Senses: glosses: A person who bed surfs.
bed surfs
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of bed surf
bed surfing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of sexsurfing.
synonyms: word: sexsurfing
bed surfing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of bed surf
bed surfed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of bed surf
couch-surfing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of couch surfing.
couch-surfing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle of couch-surf
couchsurfing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of couch surfing.
couchsurfing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle of couchsurf
sexsurfer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sexsurfers
form: sex surfer
Senses: glosses: A person who engages in sexsurfing.
sexsurfers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sexsurfer
bed surfers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bed surfer
sofa surfs
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of sofa surf
sofa surfed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of sofa surf
sex surfer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sex surfers
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of sexsurfer.
sex surfers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sex surfer
bedsurfer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bedsurfers
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of bed surfer.
bedsurfers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bedsurfer
St. Gall
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: English spelling for the city of St. Gallen, Switzerland.
wikipedia: St. Gall
sofasurfer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sofasurfers
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of sofa surfer.
sofasurfers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sofasurfer
Wattwil
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A municipality in St. Gallen canton, Switzerland.
Uznach
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A municipality in St. Gallen canton, Switzerland.
step-by-steps
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of step-by-step
dive-bomb
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: dive-bombs
form: dive-bombing
form: dive-bombed
form: dive-bombed
Senses: examples: text: On June 13, the cross-channel steamer St. Patrick was dive-bombed and sunk by enemy aircraft towards the end of its trip from Rosslare to Fishguard.
ref: 1941 August, “Notes and News: G.W.R. Steamer Sunk”, in Railway Magazine, page 380:
glosses: Alternative form of divebomb.
dive-bombed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of dive-bomb
stormtroop
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: stormtroops
form: storm troop
Etymology: From storm + troop, a calque of German Sturmtruppe, a compound of Sturm (“storm”) + Truppe (“troop”).
Senses: glosses: Synonym of stormtrooper.
synonyms: word: stormtrooper
storm troop
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: storm troops
Etymology: From storm + troop.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of stormtroop.
hellbanning
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of hellban
hellbanned
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of hellban
Pyrocene
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From pyro- + -cene, coined by American academic Stephen J. Pyne in 2016.
Senses: examples: text: Those images of fire on fire are the raw footage of a planetary phase change, what might end up as a geologic era we could call the Pyrocene. They will continue until, as Shakespeare put it, they “consume the thing that feeds their fury.”
ref: [2016 May 16, Stephen J. Pyne, “Welcome to the Pyrocene”, in Slate, →ISSN:
text: Instead of ice sheets, glaciers and periglacial environments adjacent to the ice, a Pyrocene manifests itself with fire-informed biotas, fire-starved biotas, hot spots where fire is the dominant energy source, peripyric landscapes where humans equipped with pyrotechnologies have reshaped the scene, and of course a warming atmosphere and unhinged climate that passes over the planet.
ref: 2019 November 20, Stephen J. Pyne, “The planet is burning”, in Aeon:
text: The supercharged blazes of the Pyrocene are putting millions upon millions of people around the world directly at risk, and even larger populations indirectly at risk with smoke.
ref: 2020 January 3, Matt Simon, “Australia Is Blazing Into the Pyrocene—the Age of Fire”, in Wired:
text: But be warned: the full, hellish fury of the pyrocene has yet to arrive.
ref: 2021 August 28, Graham Lawton, “The dawn of the pyrocene”, in New Scientist, page 24:
text: The insights gained by such research will be essential to manage animal populations in the Pyrocene.
ref: 2021 November, Dale G. Nimmo, Alexandra J. R. Carthey, Chris J. Jolly, Daniel T. Blumstein, “Welcome to the Pyrocene: Animal survival in the age of the megafire”, in Global Change Biology, volume 27, number 22:
glosses: The period of the Holocene/Anthropocene in which climate change causes more frequent and intense wildfires.
fuel load
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fuel loads
Senses: glosses: The amount of combustible material present in a natural environment; a measurement of this.
fuel loads
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fuel load
overcommission
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: -ɪʃən
Forms: form: overcommissions
form: overcommissioning
form: overcommissioned
form: overcommissioned
Etymology: From over- + commission.
Senses: examples: For quotations using this term, see Citations:overcommissioned.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:overcommissioning.
glosses: To commission to an excessive extent.
overcommissioning
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: examples: For quotations using this term, see Citations:overcommissioning.
glosses: present participle and gerund of overcommission
overcommissioned
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: examples: For quotations using this term, see Citations:overcommissioned.
glosses: simple past and past participle of overcommission
Lokian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Lokian
form: most Lokian
Etymology: From Loki + -an. The volcanic sense derives from the volcano named Loki on Io (its most powerful volcano and largest caldera).
Senses: examples: text: ... more recently, his friend Roscoe attempted to reconcile all the world with his Lokian trickery — she is drawing waves.
ref: 1992, Joan Schweighardt, Island, Permanent PressPub Company, →ISBN:
glosses: Of, pertaining to, resembling, or characteristic of Loki, the Norse trickster god.
examples: text: Lokian eruptions are those confined inside calderas and they are by far the most common eruption type on lo. They are named after Loki, Io's most powerful volcano and largest caldera (Figure 8.9; see color section).
ref: 2004, Rosaly M.C. Lopes, Tracy K. P. Gregg, Volcanic Worlds: Exploring The Solar System's Volcanoes, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 140:
glosses: Being or pertaining to an intra-patera volcanic eruption, one confined inside a patera (caldera).
maunday
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: maundays
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of maundy.
mauerbauertraurigkeit
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌmaʊɚbaʊɚˈtɹaʊɹɪɡkaɪt/
Etymology: Pseudo-Germanism, derived from Mauer (“wall”) + Bauer (“builder”) + Traurigkeit (“sorrow”). Coined by American author and neologist John Koenig, creator of The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows.
Senses: examples: text: I think the phenomenon is known as mauerbauertraurigkeit, which is an [in]explicable urge to push people away, even close friends who you really like.
ref: 2015, Johnny Close, Eco-Lonely, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 162, →ISBN:
text: The more I learn
The more different I become
I begin to to^([sic]) feel mauerbauertraurigkeit
On top of adronitis
ref: 2019, Quashon Mayes, Geniuses Don t Belong In The Hood, Lulu.com, →ISBN, →ISBN:
text: ‘Briggs!’ I exclaimed, suddenly getting an Mauerbauertraurigkeit urge.
ref: 2020, Stevenson Mukoro, Smells Like Death Sighing, Dartford: Xlibris UK, →ISBN, →OCLC, →ISBN:
glosses: An inexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends.
wikipedia: The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
WCCFL
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈwɪk.fl̩/
Senses: glosses: Initialism of West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics.
talk-page
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: talk-pages
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of talk page.
bleed outs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bleed out
red sea
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: For quotations using this term, see Citations:red sea.
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of Red Sea.
Admiralty
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæd.mɪ.ɹəl.ti/
Etymology: From admiralty. From the historical naval bases established in the regions, namely HMS Tamar for Hong Kong and HMS Sembawang for Singapore.
Senses: examples: text: On Wednesday, police dismantled barricades at the last main occupation site in the city's Admiralty district and arrested some 200 protesters who refused to leave the site.
ref: 2014 December 11, Ishaan Tharoor, “What’s next for Hong Kong’s democracy movement”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Jul 2024, World:
text: But when the march reached the government headquarters in the Admiralty district, the line of people behind stretched nearly two miles, with large crowds still waiting to leave the park.
ref: 2019 August 18, Austin Ramzy, “Hong Kong Protesters Defy Police Ban in Show of Strength After Tumult”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Aug 2019, Asia Pacific:
text: A Hong Kong court has sentenced seven people to up to three years in jail for rioting in Admiralty, when the city was in the throes of the 2019 anti-extradition unrest.
ref: 2023 February 16, Hillary Leung, “Hong Kong court jails 7 for up to 3 years for rioting in Admiralty during 2019 demos”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived from the original on 17 Feb 2023, Hong Kong:
glosses: An area of Central and Western district, Hong Kong.
glosses: A planning area in Singapore.
Related terms: Admiralties
Admiralty Islands
Brockhills
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Brockhill
Oldknows
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Oldknow
Hawkyards
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Hawkyard
Tarskis
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Tarski
Seidenbergs
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Seidenberg
Threadgolds
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Threadgold
chamoix
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chamoix
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of chamois.
surgical technologist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: surgical technologists
Senses: synonyms: surg tech[w:clipped compound|clipped compound]]>
hypernyms: tech
technologist
technician
glosses: An member of an the operating room team who serves as an assistant to the surgeon.
Related terms: allied health
paraoperative
paraprofessional
Mountfort
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Mountforts
Etymology: Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Montfort-sur-Risle, in Normandy. See French mont (“mountain, hill”), fort (“strong”). Compare Mountford.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Norman.
wikipedia: Montfort-sur-Risle
eurokous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of euryokous.
javelinman
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: javelinmen
Senses: glosses: A soldier using a javelin
deannex
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: deannexes
form: deannexing
form: deannexed
form: deannexed
Senses: glosses: To remove an annex.
Related terms: deannexation
in the neighbourhood of
Language: English
Part of speech: prep
Forms: form: in the neighborhood of
Senses: examples: text: […]we understand on reliable authority that on one occasion the journey was made in approximately 43 min., and this must have included maximum speeds in the neighbourhood of 90 m.p.h.
ref: 1941 August, “The Why and the Wherefore: London-Brighton Records”, in Railway Magazine, page 383:
glosses: Approximately, about, in the region of.
in the neighborhood of
Language: English
Part of speech: prep
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of in the neighbourhood of.
Auntie Flo
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Aunt Flo.
Thaxted
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈθækstɪd/
Senses: glosses: A small town and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL6131).
Great Bardfield
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in Braintree district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL6730).
Related terms: Bardfield Saling
Little Bardfield
a-tiptoe
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: examples: text: Our impatient friend scrambled, with some difficulty, on the top of the bench intended for his seat; and there, "paining himself to stand a-tiptoe," like [Geoffrey] Chaucer's gallant Sir Chaunticlere, he challenged the notice of the audience as he stood bowing and claiming acquaintance of his namesake, Sir Geoffrey the larger, with whose shoulders, notwithstanding his elevated situation, he was scarcely yet upon a level.
ref: 1822, [Walter Scott], chapter VI, in Peveril of the Peak. […], volume IV, Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC, page 122:
text: Consider therefore if, on this Wednesday morning, there is an affluence of Patriotism; if Paris stands a-tiptoe, and all Deputies are at their post! […] Meanwhile expectant Patriotism and Paris standing a-tiptoe, have need of patience.
ref: 1837, Thomas Carlyle, “The Three Votings”, in The French Revolution: A History […], volume III (The Guillotine), London: James Fraser, […], →OCLC, book II (The Paper Age), page 141:
text: [P]eople on the floor of the court, laid their hands on the shoulders of the people before them, to help themselves, at anybody's cost, to a view of him—stood a-tiptoe, got upon ledges, stood upon next to nothing, to see every inch of him.
ref: 1859, Charles Dickens, “A Sight”, in A Tale of Two Cities, London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC, book II (The Golden Thread), page 40:
text: Moving a-tiptoe, silent as the elves, / As mischievous too, trip three bare-footed girls / Not yet opened to womanhood— […]
ref: 1868, George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], “Book III”, in The Spanish Gypsy: A Poem, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC, page 224:
glosses: Alternative form of atiptoe.
a-tiptoe
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of atiptoe.
fleshfest
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fleshfests
form: flesh fest
Etymology: From flesh + -fest.
Senses: examples: text: The other ones are reserved for proper, private affairs of the spirit and flesh between consenting adults, before and after the dining fleshfest.
ref: 2005, Ted Nugent, Shemane Nugent, Kill It & Grill It:
qualifier: literal or figurative
glosses: A feast or celebration featuring flesh (all senses).
examples: text: Explaining the fleshfest that was the Good Company's production of Midsummer just didn't appeal to me.
ref: 2011, Chuck Zito, Ice In His Veins:
glosses: An event where sexuality or carnality is overtly portrayed.
Related terms: meatfest
meatfest
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: meatfests
Etymology: From meat + -fest.
Senses: examples: text: There was enough food for a soccer team and we were going to grill it. Our meatfest included no girly utensils, no wussy plates. Just our hands, mouths, and incisors.
ref: 2013, L. A. Campbell, Cartboy and the Time Capsule, page 112:
glosses: An occasion where meat is prominently featured or served.
hodonym
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hodonyms
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós, “road”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”), equivalent to hodo- + -onym.
Senses: examples: text: Our study researches the role that hodonyms play in forming cultural and collective identity and awareness in the city of Chisinau (Kishinev), capital of Moldova, ex-Soviet Republic, during the period 1989 till present. […] The cases are opposite when the change of the hodonym does not lead to a change in semantics.
ref: 2021 November 30, Anastasia Romanova, “Political Dynamics of Urban Hodonyms: A Case of Chisinau, Moldova”, in Urbana, pages 133, 137:
glosses: Alternative form of odonym.
Derived terms: hodonymic
hodonymy
rosary pea
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rosary peas
Etymology: From rosary + pea.
Senses: synonyms: crab's eye
Indian licorice
jequirity
jequirity bean
jumbie bead
glosses: A leguminous plant, of species Abrus precatorius, or its round, red, poisonous seeds which are sometimes used as beads.
rosary peas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rosary pea
coprophrasias
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of coprophrasia