cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
Narvitians
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Narvitian
Colony of Virginia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Colony of Virginia
Senses: glosses: An English, and later British, colonial settlement in North America between 1606 and 1776.
deferred time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: deferred times
Senses: topics: board-games
chess
games
glosses: The time when a tournament is paused due to time constraints, when a player's next move has been written down held until the tournament resumes, during which the player can examine possible play outcomes.
topics: computer
computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: The time when a deferred operation eventually takes place.
glosses: The time when someone or something is not actively making progress but will resume again later.
chromoscopy time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chromoscopy times
Senses: topics: gastroenterology
medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: The elapsed time between the intramuscular injection of a dye and its appearance in the gastric secretion.
chromoscopy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chromoscopies
Senses: glosses: Synonym of chromoendoscopy.
synonyms: word: chromoendoscopy
Derived terms: chromoscopy time
chromoscopies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chromoscopy
chromoscopy times
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chromoscopy time
functioning time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: functioning times
Senses: topics: engineering
government
military
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
politics
tools
war
weaponry
glosses: Of ordnance, the amount of time required for the fuze to detonate after impact or after a preset time.
glosses: The time when a system is functioning; uptime.
functioning times
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of functioning time
fatalizer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fatalizers
Etymology: From fatalize + -er.
Senses: glosses: One who fatalizes.
fatalizers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fatalizer
emotionalizer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: emotionalizers
Etymology: From emotionalize + -er.
Senses: glosses: One who emotionalizes.
emotionalizers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of emotionalizer
subquadratic time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: subquadratic times
Senses: topics: computer
computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
science
sciences
glosses: A time algorithm that runs in greater than linear, but less than quadratic time.
subquadratic times
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of subquadratic time
blank signature
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: blank signatures
Senses: glosses: signature on a blank form or document, allowing the addressee to fill it in as they see fit
Related terms: blank check
thermal relaxation times
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of thermal relaxation time
unhusked rice
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
mogilizations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mogilization
Tinirau
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: 1887, E. Tregear, Art. LXV—Polynesian Folk-lore: Hina's Voyage to the Sacred Isle, James Hector (editor), Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, Volume 19 [Vol. 2 of 2nd Series], New Zealand Institute, page 495,
Tinirau came back and found the blushing girl, who became his cherished wife. Ina now discovered that it was the might of Tinirau that inspired her with a manu, or strange spirit, and then provided for her safety in voyaging to his home in the Sacred Isle.
text: When Tinirau was well, Kae begged to be allowed to return home quickly on the back of Tinirau’s pet whale, Tutunui.
ref: 1888, Alexander A. Fraser, Raromi, Or, The Maori Chief's Heir, The Religious Tract Society, page 126:
text: 2020, Witi Ihimaera, Navigating the Stars: Māori Creation Myths, Penguin Random House (NZ Vintage), unnumbered page,
The point to stress is that there, at that time of her pregnancy, Hina-uri's dormant powers as the sister of god brothers began to interact with Motu Tapu and Tinirau’s energies. The first time we are shown her in exercise of her potential was when she and Tinirau began to run out of food. Tinirau suggested that they go to the main settlement for kai, but Hina-uri did not want to risk the tapu of the expectant mother.
synonyms: Kinilau
Tigilau
Tinilau
Sinilau
qualifier: Polynesian mythology
glosses: A guardian of fish.
manners of death
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of manner of death
Shankend
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A locality in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, historically in Roxburghshire (OS grid ref NT5205).
fopsy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɒpsi/
Forms: form: fopsies
Etymology: From fops (“fox”) + -y (diminutive suffix), perhaps by analogy with foxy.
Senses: examples: text: @swiftfoxfire is a big fopsy and very grownup. I said it, so it's true.
ref: 2013 April 21, @bigfops, Twitter:
text: g'night twatter. This fopsy is going to sleep!
ref: 2015 December 26, @MaxyTheWah, Twitter:
text: Yay! Fopsies are awesome!
ref: 2018 February 23, u/Fatal_Taco, “Curled up and snug”, in r/foxes, Reddit:
text: Da fopsy-wopsy do a heccin spinny-winny OwO
ref: 2021 September 6, u/Minute-Mountain7897, “I might have to get this game now”, in r/EverythingFoxes, Reddit:
text: Oh! I thought that fopsies had at least 5 different dens in any given area!?
ref: 2023 May 8, @SeanTheGShep, Twitter:
topics: lifestyle
glosses: Synonym of fops (“a fox”).
synonyms: word: fops
extra: a fox
fopsies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fopsy
Imsouane
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from French Imsouane, from Tashelhit imswan.
Senses: glosses: A town and rural commune of Souss-Massa, Morocco.
zygacine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A particular steroidal alkaloid.
zygantral
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Relating to a zygantrum.
zygnematacean
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: zygnemataceans
Senses: glosses: Any green alga of the family Zygnemataceae.
zygoapophysial
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of zygapophysial.
zygobolbid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: zygobolbids
Senses: glosses: Any extinct ostracod of the family ✝Zygobolbidae.
ombrophobe
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more ombrophobe
form: most ombrophobe
Senses: topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: Synonym of ombrophobic.
synonyms: word: ombrophobic
Eglinton
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
glosses: An earldom in Scotland.
glosses: A place name:
A village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref C5220).
glosses: A place name:
A former village in the former York County, Ontario, Canada, now part of Toronto.
glosses: A place name:
A suburb of Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia.
glosses: A place name:
A coastal suburb of Perth in the City of Wanneroo, Western Australia, named after a barque that was wrecked there in 1852.
Derived terms: Port Eglinton
helophilous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From helo- + -philous.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: That lives in marshes
Related terms: helophile
helophilia
pelophilous
under one roof
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: examples: text: And as a further part of such a system, it is claimed that the farm must be devoted to a specialty, or a few specialties, on the ground that it would be almost as fatal to success to admit mixed farming, as it would be to attempt the production of several kinds of manufactures under one roof and establishment.
ref: 1888, The Popular Science Monthly, volume 33, page 34:
glosses: at the same location
synonyms: under the same roof
glosses: in one house, apartment, etc.
no thoughts, head empty
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: glosses: Used to acknowledge that someone is absent-minded or zoned out.
hear me out
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: glosses: Used to allude to an unspoken opinion.
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hear out.
hear me out
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hear me outs
Senses: examples: text: straight men’s worst hear me outs are sarah silverman ¶ ¶ straight women are like bilbo baggins when he’s scary
ref: 2023 April 19, @alex_abads, Twitter:
text: Your “Hear me outs” are lame! This is a hear me out. DF give me these shit boxes!!!
ref: 2024 April 30, Atomik141, Reddit:
text: “You are a coward wearing the facade of a revolutionary” ¶ ¶ -some random TikToker about people’s “hear me outs” not being freaky enough
ref: 2024 May 17, @TheLastEdoka, Twitter:
glosses: A positive opinion, favorite, or crush that could be considered controversial or embarrassing.
national amnesia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: The country seems to have a national amnesia about its past.
text: […]I don't want to remember, black people don't want to remember, white people don't want to remember. I mean, it's national amnesia.
ref: 1989, Toni Morrison, The Pain Of Being Black, Time:
text: Let us not suffer from a national amnesia that causes us to forget who and what we are.
ref: 1996, Meir Kahane, Or hara'ayon = The Jewish idea, →OCLC:
text: […] for its subjects to be able to forget the history of bloody conquest and empire-building if they are to partake in a collective identity as members of such sovereignty. But such collective, national amnesia—at both the individual and the national levels—is precisely what Kundera takes issue with[…]
ref: 2018, Vincent J. Cheng, Amnesia and the Nation: History, Forgetting, and James Joyce, Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN, page 20:
glosses: A nationwide loss of memories about an event, time or cultural phenomenon.
disloyalty card
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: disloyalty cards
Etymology: After loyalty card. Even though the phrase has been used as a sum of parts, for example, "play the disloyalty card" (see play the something card) or in its literal sense as a form of boycott (e.g. Unilever disloyaly cards), the earliest known use with the purpose of promoting cooperation among businesses was conceived by barista Gwilym Davies in 2009.
Senses: examples: text: Each time they visit a new coffee house, they can get their disloyalty card stamped. Once they've collected enough stamps, they will receive a free coffee at the coffee bar that gave them the disloyalty card in the first place.
ref: 2010 April 20, “Toronto baristas reward customers for 'disloyalty'”, in CTV News, archived from the original on 10 May 2024:
text: Small Street Espresso manager Tash Ebbs added: “We’re looking forward to joining forces with some of our friends across Bristol’s coffee community for the launch of this special ‘disloyalty’ card.
ref: 2023 May 22, Martin Booth, “'Disloyalty' card scheme to encourage visits to new cafes”, in Bristol24/7, archived from the original on 10 May 2024:
glosses: A card used by a group of similar businesses (e.g. coffee shops), which rewards customers who make regular purchases from any of the participating businesses in order to promote cooperative growth.
disloyalty cards
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of disloyalty card
muddle the waters
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: muddles the waters
form: muddling the waters
form: muddled the waters
form: muddled the waters
Senses: glosses: Eggcorn of muddy the waters.
pull at someone's heartstrings
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: pulls at someone's heartstrings
form: pulling at someone's heartstrings
form: pulled at someone's heartstrings
form: pulled at someone's heartstrings
form: pull at someone's heart strings
Senses: examples: text: “These videos don’t pull at the heartstrings; they make these people look like animals in a zoo instead of individuals that need help,” said Dr Geri-Lynn Utter, a clinical psychologist specializing in addiction.
ref: 2023 December 17, Olivia Empson, quoting Dr Geri-Lynn Utter, “‘Tranq tourism’: alarm in Philadelphia as TikTokers travel to film drug users”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
glosses: Synonym of play on someone's heartstrings.
synonyms: word: play on someone's heartstrings
guinea pig night
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: guinea pig nights
Etymology: From guinea pig + night, implying that the patrons are being used as guinea pigs to test the newly-assembled rides.
Senses: glosses: The opening night of a travelling funfair at a new location, sometimes accompanied by a discount or deal.
guinea pig nights
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of guinea pig night
helo-
Language: English
Part of speech: prefix
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἕλος (hélos).
Senses: glosses: Forms words related to marshes.
urban mining
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Coined by Japanese professor by 南條道夫 (Michio Nanjo) in 1988.
Senses: glosses: The process of recovering rare metals through mechanical and chemical treatments.
scio-
Language: English
Part of speech: prefix
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of scia-.
peecycling
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /piːˈsaɪk(ə)lɪŋ/
ipa: /piˈsaɪk(ə)lɪŋ/
Etymology: Blend of pee + recycling.
Senses: examples: text: In fact, "peecyling" is a mainstream notion elsewhere in the world. Urine diversion for fertilizer can be documented back to 1867, and the U.S. is just starting to catch on to the trend that has become increasingly popular in countries such as Finland, Sweden, and the Netherlands over the last decade or so.
ref: 2014 February 2, Samantha Larson, “Is "Peecycling" the Next Wave in Sustainable Living?”, in National Geographic, archived from the original on 10 May 2024:
text: Then there’s the ick factor, which peecycling supporters confront head on.
ref: 2022 June 17, Catrin Einhorn, “Meet the Peecyclers. Their Idea to Help Farmers Is No. 1.”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 17 Jun 2022:
text: On the way in, I passed a small exhibit of zero-flush, eco-flush, and composting toilets in gleaming white. Kim Nace, Rich Earth’s cofounder, and Julia Cavicchi, the education director, gave me a tour of the research center. Their mission: to advance the use of human waste as a resource—peecycling.
ref: 2024 April, Joe Roman, Eat, Poop, Die: How Animals Make Our World, Profile, page 96:
glosses: The practice of recycling or repurposing urine for various beneficial purposes, particularly in the context of sustainable agriculture and environmental conservation.
dark post
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dark posts
Senses: examples: text: “The only way an ad isn’t a ‘dark post’ is if you’re promoting an organic News Feed post,” says Gary Coby, former director of advertising at the Republican National Committee, who worked on the Trump campaign. “It’s impossible to properly use the Facebook platform, to test or buy at scale, with just organic posts.”
ref: 2017 September 20, Michael Zumstein, “The Real Trouble With Trump's 'Dark Post' Facebook Ads”, in Wired, archived from the original on 10 May 2024:
qualifier: social media
glosses: A social media ad which doesn't appear on the poster's timeline.
dark posts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dark post
accelerator effect
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: accelerator effects
Senses: topics: economics
sciences
glosses: The positive effect on private fixed investment of the growth of the market economy, commonly measured by a change in gross domestic product.
pull up the ladder
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: pulls up the ladder
form: pulling up the ladder
form: pulled up the ladder
form: pulled up the ladder
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of pull the ladder up behind oneself.
uce
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /us/
Forms: form: uces
Etymology: Clipping of Samoan uso.
Senses: glosses: (chiefly among Samoan-Americans) Brother (a male comrade or friend). Similar in use to bro.
solar skin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: solar skins
Senses: examples: text: A flexible solar “skin” that could be used to generate power on homes, cars and phones is a step closer to development after the technology was used to break a world record for electricity conversion, researchers say.
ref: 2020 February 17, Lisa Cox, “Researchers claim solar efficiency breakthrough for flexible 'skin'”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 10 May 2024:
text: Kennon, 34, began researching solar skin products in 2019 when he learned about the German company. Though it had been involved in projects in Europe, there had been no work to bring the product to Australia.
ref: 2022 June 4, Royce Kurmelovs, “Tower of power: new office building to be fully clad in solar panels in Australian first”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 05 Jun 2022:
text: Although Australia is a leading power in solar, panels clad on a tower have not been used in the country before. This is why this project will help set a new benchmark for quality, as solar skins undergo one final round of testing before they can be approved for use on other buildings.
ref: 2022 June 6, Derya Ozdemir, “An office tower with ‘solar skin’ to save 77 tons of CO2 each year”, in Interesting Engineering, archived from the original on 10 May 2024:
glosses: A set of solar panels or photovoltaic cells integrated into architectural elements, such as building facades, windows, or roofing materials.
solar skins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of solar skin
granny chic
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: The loft is made completely of pine with matching wood furniture. Kathy likes purple, blue and pink, so she outfitted her day bed in the new “Granny chic” that is popular with today's log home owners.
ref: 1999 September 24, Linda Marx, “The view from the porch of Fred and Kathy Arnold's new pine log home is one of splendid isolation”, in Log Home Design ideas, volume 6, number 4, page 75:
text: The Olsen twins hold the paps responsible for their 'granny chic' style
ref: 2011 May 28, “Olsen twins explain their 'granny chic' style”, in RTÉ.ie, archived from the original on 10 May 2024:
text: The argument for this approach to granny chic is that style advances with age and therefore older women may offer inspiration to younger women. In this sense, older women become fashion forward in their own right while also entering into status representation through a logic of wrong.
ref: 2017 February, Maria Mackinney-Valentin, Fashioning Identity: Status Ambivalence in Contemporary Fashion, Bloomsbury Publishing, page 39:
text: Princess Beatrice was the epitome of smart casual chic as she attended Poppy Delevingne's Della Vite Valentine's lunch on Thursday. Beatrice, 35, pulled off the granny chic aesthetic as she donned a grey sweater vest over a white shirt for the swanky lunch at The Ivy Chelsea Garden.
ref: 2024 February 1, Ellen Coughlan, “Princess Beatrice pulls off granny chic in grey sweater vest and loafers as she attends Poppy Delevingne's Valentine's lunch in Chelsea”, in Daily Mail, archived from the original on 10 May 2024:
synonyms: grandma chic
glosses: A style of decor and dressing that incorporates elements typically associated with older generations or vintage styles, but in a way that is stylish and modern.
Related terms: grandmillennial
werebats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of werebat
grandma chic
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of granny chic.
synonyms: word: granny chic
bavachin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A flavonoid (C₂₀H₁₈O₄) isolated from the seeds and fruits of Psoralea corylifolia (babchi plant), widely used in traditional medicine.
Derived terms: isobavachin
bavaisoflavone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A flavonoid compound found in various plants such as babchi (Psoralea corylifolia, Indian trumpet flower (Oroxylum indicum) and Ashitaba (Angelica keiskei) known for antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
Derived terms: neobavaisoflavone
Hudgell
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
scenicness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From scenic + -ness.
Senses: glosses: The state or condition of being scenic.
statedness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From stated + -ness.
Senses: glosses: The state or condition of having been stated or spoken.
unstatedness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From unstated + -ness.
Senses: glosses: The state or condition of being unstated.
giraffe bread
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From the pattern's resemblance to the coat of a giraffe.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of tiger bread.
synonyms: word: tiger bread
JCQ
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Joint Council for Qualifications.
chinwaggery
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From chinwag + -ery.
Senses: glosses: Chatter; gossip.
itoyori
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 糸撚 (itoyori).
Senses: topics: cooking
food
lifestyle
glosses: The golden threadfin bream (Nemipterus virgatus) used in Japanese cuisine.
towie
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: towies
Senses: glosses: A tow truck.
towies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of towie
Numu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: The language of the Northern Paiute people.
skull session
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: skull sessions
Senses: topics: business
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A meeting for the purpose of brainstorming or developing a strategy.
skull sessions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of skull session
taxeater
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: taxeaters
Etymology: From tax + eater.
Senses: topics: government
politics
glosses: A person who is paid directly or indirectly out of the public treasury.
Related terms: taxeating
taxeaters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of taxeater
psikhushkas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of psikhushka
paddle-out
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: paddle-outs
Senses: glosses: An event at which surfers, kayakers, etc. paddle out into the water and join hands, to commemorate somebody who has died.
paddle-outs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of paddle-out
Farndish
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Probably from Old English fearn (“fern”) + edisċ (“eddish; pasture, enclosed pasture”).
Senses: glosses: A village in Podington parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9263).
Hinwick
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Possibly from Old English henn (“hen”) + wīc (“village”).
Senses: glosses: A village in Podington parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9361).
Podington
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From the Old English personal name *Poda or Puda + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9462).
Thurleigh
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0558).
Pachelbelian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Pachelbelian
form: most Pachelbelian
Etymology: From German Pachelbel + -ian.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706), German composer.
Aharonov-Bohm effect
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Aharonov-Bohm effects
Etymology: Named after Yakir Aharonov and David Bohm, who published an analysis in 1959.
Senses: glosses: A quantum-mechanical phenomenon in which an electrically charged particle is affected by an electromagnetic potential, despite being confined to a region in which both the magnetic field and electric field are zero.
urea-formaldehydes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of urea-formaldehyde
Aharonov-Bohm effects
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Aharonov-Bohm effect
Al Jazeera effect
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Al Jazeera effects
Etymology: Referring to the impact of the Al Jazeera Media Network on the politics of the Arab world.
Senses: glosses: The impact of new media and media sources on global politics, namely, reducing the government and mainstream media monopoly on information and empowering groups which previously lacked a global voice.
Al Jazeera effects
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Al Jazeera effect
visc.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of viscosity.
visc.
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of viscous.
toums
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of toum
Allais effect
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Allais effects
Etymology: Named after Maurice Allais who first reported the alleged effect.
Senses: glosses: The alleged anomalous behavior of pendulums or gravimeters which is sometimes purportedly observed during a solar eclipse.
wikipedia: Maurice Allais
Allais effects
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Allais effect
Anrep effect
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Anrep effects
Etymology: Named after Russian physiologist Gleb von Anrep, who described it in 1912.
Senses: topics: cardiology
medicine
sciences
glosses: An autoregulation method in which myocardial contractility increases with afterload.
Anrep effects
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Anrep effect
inlinee
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: inlinees
Etymology: From inline + -ee.
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
software-compilation
coordinate_terms: inliner
glosses: A portion of code that is optimized by means of in-line expansion.
inlinees
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of inlinee
anti-greenhouse effect
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: anti-greenhouse effects
Senses: glosses: A process that occurs when energy from a celestial object's sun is absorbed or scattered by the object's upper atmosphere, preventing that energy from reaching the surface, which results in surface cooling.
anti-greenhouse effects
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of anti-greenhouse effect
Askaryan effect
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Askaryan effects
Etymology: Named after Soviet-Armenian physicist Gurgen Askaryan, who postulated it in 1962.
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
synonyms: Askaryan radiation
glosses: The phenomenon whereby a particle traveling faster than the phase velocity of light in a dense dielectric (such as salt, ice or the lunar regolith) produces a shower of secondary charged particles which contains a charge anisotropy and emits a cone of coherent radiation in the radio or microwave part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
wikipedia: Gurgen Askaryan
Askaryan effects
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Askaryan effect
Askaryan radiation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Named after Soviet-Armenian physicist Gurgen Askaryan, who postulated it in 1962.
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Synonym of Askaryan effect.
synonyms: word: Askaryan effect
wikipedia: Gurgen Askaryan
cost base
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cost bases
Senses: topics: accounting
business
finance
glosses: The fixed costs, and sometimes all other costs as well, involved in running a company or producing a product.
Related terms: fixed cost
Foochows
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Foochow
Hokchius
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Hokchiu
Hockchiew
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Obsolete form of Hokchiu.
Hokchew
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Hokchiu.
Hoksieu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Obsolete form of Hokchiu.
vizroy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: vizroys
Senses: glosses: Obsolete form of viceroy.
vizroys
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of vizroy
maple molasses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of maple syrup.
synonyms: word: maple syrup
maple honey
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of maple syrup.
synonyms: word: maple syrup
Hullia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Hullias
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Holeya.
Hullias
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Hullia
Holeyar
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Holeyars
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Holeya.
Holeyars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Holeyar
Holeya
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Holeyas
form: Holeya
form: Holeyar
form: Hullia
Senses: glosses: A member of a scheduled caste of India, formerly agricultural laborers.
Holeyas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Holeya
jill-mill
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: jill-mills
Senses: glosses: A Venetian blind.
jill-mills
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of jill-mill
geomagnetic storm
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: geomagnetic storms
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
synonyms: magnetic storm
glosses: A temporary disturbance of the Earth's magnetosphere caused by a solar wind shockwave.
magnetic storm
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: magnetic storms
Senses: glosses: Synonym of geomagnetic storm.
synonyms: word: geomagnetic storm
geomagnetic storms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of geomagnetic storm
magnetic storms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of magnetic storm
track stick
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: track sticks
Senses: glosses: Synonym of pointing stick.
synonyms: word: pointing stick
rose meat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From its rosy color; compare rose veal.
Senses: examples: text: Braised Rolled Beef / Matabre Recheado […
ref: 2016 June 9, Evandro Caregnato, Churrasco: Grilling the Brazilian Way, Gibbs Smith, →ISBN:
text: […] marinated rose meat higher than non-marinated rose meat […] Marinated rose meat was more tender when cooked using moist heat […]
ref: 2016, N Huerta-Leidenz, MS Rubio Lozano, et al., Comparison of rose meat from the US and Mexico with and without marination:
text: Fresh rose meat (Cutaneous trunci) was cut into 100 cm2 and stored at 7C.
ref: 2019, EL Shebs, MJ Lukov, FM Giotto, et al., “Efficiency of Commercial Bacteriophages on Stec O157: H7 Populations in Beef Kept Under Vacuum and Aerobic Conditions”, in Meat and Muscle …:
text: Rose Meat Tacos – Tacos de Suadero
ref: 2021 April 13, "Mexico City Street Food – Tacos de Suadero", My Slice of Mexico
text: Rose meat tacos now on our menu. Tacos de suadero ahora en nuestro menu
ref: 2022 September 14, "Rose meat tacos now on our menu. Tacos de suadero ahora en nuestro menu", cielo_tacos on Instagram
text: The CV port was implanted under the skin of pork rose meat. […] LEDs were easily transmitted through the skin of pork rose meat.
ref: 2023, M Yasutomi, D Yunaiyama, Y Takara, T Saguchi, et al., “Application of wireless energy transmission technology into central venous ports with light-emitting diodes”, in Lasers in Medical …:
glosses: The thin, rose-colored cutaneous trunci muscle, especially of a cow or pig and especially when used as food (suadero or matambre).
Related terms: Spanish matambre
sobrebarriga suadero
patchoulied
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From patchouli + -ed.
Senses: glosses: Scented with patchouli.
clit mouse
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: clit mice
Senses: glosses: Synonym of pointing stick.
synonyms: word: pointing stick
nipple mouse
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nipple mice
Senses: glosses: Synonym of pointing stick.
synonyms: word: pointing stick
clit mice
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of clit mouse
nipple mice
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nipple mouse
trasarenu
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: trasarenus
Senses: glosses: A tiny speck or mote, regarded as the least possible unit of weight.
glosses: An infinitesimally brief period of time.
Related terms: truti
trasarenus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of trasarenu
salootree
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: salootrees
form: salutree
Senses: glosses: A native Indian farrier or horse-doctor.
salutree
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: salutrees
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of salootree.
salootrees
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of salootree
salutrees
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of salutree
saloonless
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From saloon + -less.
Senses: glosses: Without a saloon.
the pleasure is all mine
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: examples: text: If it has been of any use the pleasure is all mine.
ref: 1905, George G. Rockwood, “Reception Room Methods”, in Wilson's Photographic Magazine, volume 42, page 411:
text: "Hi, Mr. Boroff, it's my pleasure to meet you." "Please call me Ned, Lauren, and the pleasure is all mine. […]"
ref: 2011, Larry Williams, Vengeance Is Mine, page 27:
text: Marcelino stood up and held his hand out to me, saying in perfect Spanish, "Much Gusto, Commandantico." "The pleasure is all mine'.”
ref: 2016, Julio Antonio del Marmol, The Havana Conspiracies: Rites of Passage of a Master Spy:
glosses: Used to politely accept someone's gratitude, words of appreciation, or an indication that one has been helpful and to express that one is happy to have done whatever inspired that gratitude or appreciation.
Related terms: my pleasure
you're welcome
bogied
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of bogey
MFDS
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: alternative-medicine
medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of magnetic field deficiency syndrome.
no one should be judge in his own case
Language: English
Part of speech: proverb
Senses: glosses: Synonym of no one should be judge in his own cause.
synonyms: word: no one should be judge in his own cause
hotter than a two dollar pistol
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: hotter than a two-dollar pistol
Senses: glosses: Synonym of hotter than a pistol.
synonyms: word: hotter than a pistol
E-stim
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of e-stim.
self-diagnose
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: self-diagnoses
form: self-diagnosing
form: self-diagnosed
form: self-diagnosed
Etymology: From self- + diagnose.
Senses: examples: text: Ignorant about vomiting before the incident, I was now terrified of it. I self-diagnosed myself with emetophobia – fear of vomiting.
ref: 2011 July 15, Dakshana Bascaramurty, “I had never vomited. Ever.”, in The Globe and Mail:
text: Among the issues they are hoping to explore are cyberhoarding—reluctance to delete information gathered online—and cyberchondria—compulsively using search engines and websites in the hope of finding reassurance about medical fears, only to self-diagnose further ailments.
ref: 2018 October 8, Nicola Davis, “Cyberchondria and cyberhoarding: is internet fuelling new conditions?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
glosses: To attempt to identify a medical condition in oneself without consulting a medical practitioner.
glosses: Of a system, to identify problems within itself.
Derived terms: self-diagnoser
self-diagnosing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle of self-diagnose
self-diagnosed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of self-diagnose
self-diagnoser
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: self-diagnosers
Etymology: From self- + diagnoser or self-diagnose + -er.
Senses: glosses: One who self-diagnoses.
self-diagnosers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of self-diagnoser
beaten time
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of beat time
beating time
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle of beat time
beats time
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of beat time
ombrohydrochory
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From ombro- + hydro + -chory.
Senses: topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: Dissemination of the diaspores by rain water
deferred times
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of deferred time
P-factor
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: P-factors
Etymology: Blend of propeller + factor.
Senses: topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: An aerodynamic phenomenon experienced by a moving propeller, whereby the propeller's center of thrust moves off-center when the aircraft is at a high angle of attack.
P-factors
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of P-factor
babchi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: A comparative study of the biology of lemon butterfly (Papilio demoleus Linn.) on lemon (Citrus limon Burm.) and babchi (Psoralea corylifolia L.) revealed that female butterfly preferred babchi plant more than lemon for egg laying.
ref: 1998, Deepak Tripathi, H. M. Singh, S.B. Singh, “Comparative biology of lemon butterfly, (Papilio demoleus Linn.) on lemon (Citrus limon Burm.) and babchi (Psoralea corylifolia L.)”, in SHASHPA: A Journal of Entomological Research, volumes 5-8, page 137:
text: Apply a smooth paste of babchi seeds, poppy seeds, black cumin and dried copra (coconut) and allow it to remain for 3 hours before washing off in lukewarm water.
ref: 2003, T V Sairam, Healing with Gemstones and Crystals, page 171:
text: The babchi plant is medicinal plants which are used in many traditional medicines.
ref: 2024, Sandipan Babasaheb Jige, “Ethnobotanical, Therapeutic, and Pharmacological Applications of Bakuchi (Psoralea corylifolia L.) Plant”, in Musaddiq, Sara, Fayyaz, Imama, Mustafa, Kiran, editor, Therapeutic and Pharmacological Applications of Ethnobotany, page 27:
glosses: A medicinal plant (Psoralea corylifolia) native to India and other parts of Asia, whose seeds contain bioactive compounds like bavachin and psoralen.
nipple pastie
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nipple pasties
Senses: glosses: Synonym of pasty (“item of clothing that conceals the nipple of a woman's breast”).
synonyms: word: pasty
extra: item of clothing that conceals the nipple of a woman's breast
nipple pasty
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nipple pasties
Senses: glosses: Synonym of pasty (“item of clothing that conceals the nipple of a woman's breast”).
synonyms: word: pasty
extra: item of clothing that conceals the nipple of a woman's breast
nipple pasties
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nipple pastie
glosses: plural of nipple pasty
audience effect
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: audience effects
Senses: examples: text: Overall, understanding and exploring the audience effect may contribute to our models of social interaction, including reputation management and mentalising.
ref: 2016 October 13, Antonia F. de C. Hamilton, Frida Lind, “Audience effects: what can they tell us about social neuroscience, theory of mind and autism?”, in Culture and Brain, volume 4, number 2, →DOI, pages 159–177:
topics: human-sciences
psychology
sciences
glosses: A type of social facilitation in which the presence of an audience influences individual task performance.
Related terms: bystander effect
audience effects
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of audience effect
New Zealand mint
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: hioi
Maori mint
glosses: The plant Mentha cunninghamii, endemic to New Zealand.
Maori mint
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of New Zealand mint.
synonyms: word: New Zealand mint
water crouton
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: water croutons
Etymology: From water + crouton (“a small, often seasoned, piece of dry or fried bread”), due to ice cubes being made of water and having roughly the same shape as a crouton.
Senses: examples: text: Water croutons!
ref: 2010 December 20, @kB0bby, Twitter:
text: I'm in the mood for soup. Ha! "With frozen water croutons" :-) [quoting a sign outside of a bar, pictured in the tweet]
ref: 2015 June 27, @ojailola, Twitter:
text: Hmmm...whiskey with frozen water croutons
ref: 2017 July 20, @dazzat1960, Twitter:
text: some water croutons will be great rn 😔
ref: 2019 November 18, @flytoasiaaa, Twitter:
text: whiskey with a water crouton
ref: 2021 December 19, @bluebirdpoopies, Twitter:
text: In my 32 years and countless bars along the us west coast I have never seen a single water crouton in a beer. Practically a crime.
ref: 2023 April 23, u/nvmsocool, “ich🍺iel”, in r/ich_iel, Reddit:
glosses: Synonym of ice cube.
synonyms: word: ice cube
Autler-Townes effect
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Autler-Townes effects
Etymology: Named after American physicists Stanley Autler and Charles H. Townes who discovered the effect in 1955.
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: A dynamical Stark effect corresponding to the case when an oscillating electric field (e.g., that of a laser) is tuned in resonance (or close) to the transition frequency of a given spectral line, and resulting in a change of the shape of the absorption/emission spectra of that spectral line.
wikipedia: Charles H. Townes
Stanley Autler
Autler-Townes effects
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Autler-Townes effect
water croutons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of water crouton
kuia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kuias
form: kuia
Etymology: From Maori [Term?].
Senses: glosses: A Maori female elder.
kuias
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of kuia
ahuru
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Maori [Term?].
Senses: glosses: Auchenoceros punctatus, a morid cod found around New Zealand.
autokinetic effect
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: autokinetic effects
Senses: glosses: Synonym of autokinesis.
synonyms: word: autokinesis
autokinetic effects
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of autokinetic effect
track sticks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of track stick
kaikas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of kaika
caudae equinae
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cauda equina
Averch-Johnson effect
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Averch-Johnson effects
Etymology: Named after Harvey Averch and Leland L. Johnson who proposed the idea.
Senses: topics: economics
sciences
glosses: The tendency of regulated companies to engage in excessive amounts of capital accumulation in order to expand the volume of their profits.
Averch-Johnson effects
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Averch-Johnson effect
awheto
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Maori āwheto, variant form of āwhato.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of caterpillar fungus (“Ophiocordyceps sinensis”).
synonyms: word: caterpillar fungus
extra: Ophiocordyceps sinensis
Baader-Meinhof effect
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Baader-Meinhof effects
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Baader-Meinhof phenomenon.
synonyms: word: Baader-Meinhof phenomenon
Baader-Meinhof effects
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Baader-Meinhof effect
Balassa-Samuelson effect
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Balassa-Samuelson effects
Etymology: Named after Béla Balassa and Paul Samuelson.
Senses: topics: economics
sciences
glosses: The tendency for consumer prices to be systematically higher in more developed countries than in less developed countries.
wikipedia: Béla Balassa
Paul Samuelson
Related terms: Penn effect
Balassa-Samuelson effects
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Balassa-Samuelson effect
Penn effect
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Penn effects
Etymology: Named after the University of Pennsylvania.
Senses: topics: economics
sciences
glosses: The finding that commodity prices are higher in countries with higher income.
wikipedia: University of Pennsylvania
Penn effects
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Penn effect
Markov renewal process
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Markov renewal processes
Senses: topics: mathematics
probability-theory
sciences
statistics
glosses: A class of random processes that generalize the class of Markov jump processes.
Markov renewal processes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Markov renewal process
jump process
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: jump processes
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: A type of stochastic process that has discrete movements, called jumps, with random arrival times, rather than continuous movement.
Bambi effect
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Bambi effects
Etymology: Named after the fictitious character Bambi.
Senses: topics: hobbies
hunting
lifestyle
glosses: The tendency of people to object to the killing of those specific animals that are perceived as cute or adorable.
wikipedia: Bambi (character)
Related terms: Bambi factor
Bambi lover
Bambi effects
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Bambi effect
discrete-time Markov chain
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: discrete-time Markov chains
Senses: topics: mathematics
probability-theory
sciences
synonyms: DTMC
glosses: A sequence of random variables, known as a stochastic process, in which the value of the next variable depends only on the value of the current variable, and not any variables in the past.
discrete-time Markov chains
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of discrete-time Markov chain