cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
Ruardean
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO6217).
eudesmol
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: eudesmols
Senses: glosses: Any of a group of naturally occurring sesquiterpenoid alcohols.
estropipate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: An estrogen medication which is used mainly in menopausal hormone therapy.
seismoacoustic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Seismic and acoustic.
cryoscopically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: glosses: In a cryoscopic manner.
backsiphonage
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The reverse flow of water or other liquids into the water supply due to a drop in pressure in the system.
Water Baby
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Water Babies
Senses: topics: arts
folklore
history
human-sciences
literature
media
publishing
sciences
glosses: A kind of spirit in Native American folklore, inhabiting bodies of water and often appearing as an infant whose cries are an omen of impending disaster.
Water Babies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Water Baby
dockboard
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dockboards
Etymology: dock + board
Senses: glosses: A platform used to provide a level surface for loading and unloading goods between a loading dock and a vehicle.
dockplate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dockplates
Etymology: dock + plate
Senses: glosses: Synonym of dockboard.
synonyms: word: dockboard
bokked
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of bok
bocked
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of bock
dockplates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dockplate
dockboards
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dockboard
biosign
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: biosigns
Etymology: From bio- + sign.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: Any measurable phenomenon indicating the presence of life; a biosignature or vital sign.
biosigns
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of biosign
trips formation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: trips formations
Etymology: Compare trips (“three of a kind in poker”).
Senses: topics: American-football
ball-games
football
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: An offensive formation in which three receivers line up on the same side of the field.
cybertheatre
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: cyber- + theatre
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of cybertheater.
cybertheater
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cybertheatre
Etymology: cyber- + theater
Senses: glosses: A form of theater based around virtual reality or other computer technology.
proxyholder
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: proxyholders
Senses: glosses: A person authorised to act on behalf of another party in a specific matter.
hirtillous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more hirtillous
form: most hirtillous
Senses: topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: Minutely hirsute.
hirtose
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more hirtose
form: most hirtose
Senses: topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: Synonym of hirsute.
synonyms: word: hirsute
holosericeous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more holosericeous
form: most holosericeous
Senses: topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: Covered with a fine and silky pubescence.
gerontogaeous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: Of the Old World.
glareal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more glareal
form: most glareal
Senses: topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: Growing on gravel.
filicinean
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: Relating to the Filicineae, a former taxonomic grouping including all ferns.
fruticulescent
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more fruticulescent
form: most fruticulescent
Senses: topics: biology
botany
mycology
natural-sciences
glosses: Somewhat shrubby.
faxings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of faxing
endonucleolus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: endonucleoli
Etymology: endo- + nucleolus
Senses: topics: biology
cytology
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: A space inside the nucleolus.
endonucleoli
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of endonucleolus
epithemata
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of epithema
Ditchling
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in Lewes district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ3215).
electrodischarge
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Electrical discharge.
specklegram
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: specklegrams
Etymology: speckle + -gram
Senses: glosses: An interference pattern or image formed by speckle.
ground handling
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The servicing of an aircraft while it is on the ground and (usually) parked at a terminal gate of an airport.
groundhandling
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of ground handling.
specklegrams
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of specklegram
perityphlitic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Relating to perityphlitis.
equivocal generation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of spontaneous generation.
synonyms: word: spontaneous generation
multicommunity
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Spanning or encompassing many communities.
exemptee
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: exemptees
Senses: glosses: A person that has been officially granted exemption.
grass plover
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: grass plovers
Senses: glosses: An upland sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda).
grass plovers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of grass plover
kisses of life
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of kiss of life
ericetal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: Growing on moors.
Related terms: erica
ericaceous
hallibut
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Archaic form of halibut.
halibutt
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Archaic form of halibut.
holibutt
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Archaic form of halibut.
ergotic acid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: An organic compound found in the sporophore of the ergot fungus.
shiftworking
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The process of engaging in shiftwork.
unetiolated
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + etiolated.
Senses: glosses: Not etiolated.
light-skinned
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: lighter-skinned
form: lightest-skinned
form: lightskinned
Senses: glosses: Of a white person, having light-colored skin.
examples: text: The other one was Creole-looking, a light-skinned black guy with pointy cheekbones and nappy hair.
ref: 1987, Elmore Leonard, Bandits, page 56:
antonyms: dark-skinned
glosses: Of a black person, having relatively light-colored skin.
premonarchic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Occurring before the establishment of a monarchy.
eusporangium
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: eusporangia
Senses: topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: A sporangium of the eusporangiate kind.
eusporangia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of eusporangium
Commons House
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Commons House
Senses: glosses: Synonym of House of Commons.
synonyms: word: House of Commons
exendospermous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: Of a seed: having reserve material stored in the embryo.
lighter-skinned
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of light-skinned: more light-skinned
lightest-skinned
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of light-skinned: most light-skinned
khalīfa
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of caliph.
prine tree
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Quercus ilex, the holm oak.
holm-oak
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: holm-oaks
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of holm oak.
holm-oaks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of holm-oak
darkest-skinned
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of dark-skinned: most dark-skinned
darker-skinned
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of dark-skinned: more dark-skinned
flagellary
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Relating to a flagellum.
WorldStarHipHop
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Forms: form: WorldStarHipHop!
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Worldstar.
synonyms: word: Worldstar
upland plovers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of upland plover
Fruita
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A municipality located in western Mesa County, Colorado, United States.
Willerby
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A suburban village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, near Hull (OS grid ref TA0230).
glosses: A small village and civil parish (served by Willerby and Staxton Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district, and historically in Yorkshire (East Riding) (OS grid ref TA0079).
green head
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: green heads
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of greenhead.
catches feelings
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of catch feelings
catching feelings
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of catch feelings
caught feelings
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of catch feelings
scared red
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more scared red
form: most scared red
Senses: glosses: Synonym of scared green.
synonyms: word: scared green
scared pink
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more scared pink
form: most scared pink
Senses: glosses: Synonym of scared green.
synonyms: word: scared green
scared white
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more scared white
form: most scared white
Senses: glosses: Synonym of scared green.
synonyms: word: scared green
leafy-fruited nightshade
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: leafy-fruited nightshades
Senses: glosses: Synonym of green nightshade (“Solanum sarrachoides”).
synonyms: word: green nightshade
extra: Solanum sarrachoides
Argentine nightshade
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Argentine nightshades
Senses: glosses: Synonym of green nightshade (“Solanum physalifolium”).
synonyms: word: green nightshade
extra: Solanum physalifolium
cloud seven
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: The seven part likely derives from the expression seventh heaven, which refers to a state of heavenly bliss.
Senses: glosses: Often in the phrase on cloud seven: a state of bliss, elation or happiness.
on cloud seven
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Etymology: See cloud seven.
Senses: glosses: In a state of elation; very happy; blissful.
leafy-fruited nightshades
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of leafy-fruited nightshade
Argentine nightshades
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Argentine nightshade
croupier's stick
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: croupier's sticks
Senses: glosses: Synonym of croupier stick.
synonyms: word: croupier stick
croupier's sticks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of croupier's stick
singreen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of sengreen.
simgreen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of sengreen.
sinna-green
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of sengreen.
sungreen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of sengreen.
sigrim
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of sengreen.
sil-green
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of sengreen.
sel-green
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of sengreen.
silgreen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of sengreen.
sillgreen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of sengreen.
Golden Chersonese
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Golden Chersonese
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Malay Peninsula.
synonyms: word: Malay Peninsula
plum sauce
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: plum sauces
Etymology: Calque of Chinese 梅子醬 /梅子酱 (méizǐjiàng, “plum sauce”)
Senses: glosses: A viscous, sweet-and-sour condiment made from plums, vinegar, ginger, etc., used in Cantonese cuisine as a dip for deep-fried dishes.
green curtain
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: green curtains
Senses: glosses: A curtain made of plants, typically vining plants or shrubs, that is grown vertically to create a shade-providing barrier.
green curtains
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of green curtain
green coffer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: green coffers
Senses: glosses: A type of strongbox that is covered in a green cloth.
green coffers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of green coffer
samurai sauce
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A spicy Belgian condiment made with mayonnaise, ketchup, and harissa or sambal, commonly served with french fries.
green Christmas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: green Christmases
Senses: glosses: Synonym of black Christmas.
synonyms: word: black Christmas
green Christmases
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of green Christmas
siu haau
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Cantonese 燒烤 /烧烤 (siu¹ haau¹)
Senses: glosses: A kind of barbecue sauce used in Cantonese cuisine.
pi-systems
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pi-system
capuliato
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A traditional Sicilian condiment based on dried tomatoes.
palm vinegar
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: palm vinegars
Senses: glosses: Vinegar made from the sap of a palm tree.
green oyster
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: green oysters
Senses: glosses: An oyster that exhibits a greenish color, typically due to the presence of phytoplankton or other algae in its diet or gills.
glosses: Certain edible seaweeds or algae that have a green coloration.
green oysters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of green oyster
gaming table
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gaming tables
Senses: topics: gambling
games
synonyms: green table
glosses: A table or other piece of furniture at which cards, dice or other forms of gambling are played.
green table
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: green tables
Senses: topics: business
glosses: A table that is covered with green cloth, and is used for board meetings and negotiations.
glosses: Synonym of gaming table.
synonyms: word: gaming table
green tables
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of green table
gaming tables
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gaming table
green-room
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: green-rooms
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of green room.
Algerian sauce
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A sweet and spicy sauce resembling mayonnaise with the addition of spices and sometimes tomatoes, anchovies, capers, etc.
Old Sour
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A sauce from the Bahamas, prepared with the juice of Key limes (or sour oranges), salt, and bird peppers.
Greensleeves
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A traditional English folk song.
green lead ore
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: green lead ores
Senses: glosses: Mimetite.
glosses: Pyromorphite.
green lead ores
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of green lead ore
green-backed
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: Of an animal, having a green-colored back, or having a green back as a primary feature.
topics: banking
business
glosses: Of paper money, printed with green ink on the back, particularly during the Civil War era.
green sauce
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: green sauces
form: greensauce
Senses: topics: cooking
food
lifestyle
hyponyms: chimichurri
mint sauce
salsa verde
glosses: Any of a family of cold uncooked sauces based on chopped herbs.
brand book
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: brand books
Senses: topics: business
marketing
glosses: A book detailing brand guidelines.
qualifier: livestock
glosses: A book recording the brands used by local livestock owners.
Kirk Ella
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A suburban village and civil parish (served by Kirk Ella and West Ella Parish Council) in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0229).
Related terms: East Ella
West Ella
green side
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: green sides
Senses: glosses: Grass, turf or grassy land.
green sides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of green side
green-peak
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: green-peek
Senses: glosses: Picus viridis, the green woodpecker.
near-native
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /nɪə̯ˈneɪ̯tɪv/
rhymes: -eɪtɪv
Forms: form: nearnative
Etymology: From near + native.
Senses: examples: text: On the other hand, Coppieters' (1987) study of nearnative speakers of French, selected by nativespeaking friends and colleagues for perceived nativeness in production, showed nonnative intuitions on the perfective/imperfective distinctions in French in a judgement test.
ref: 2002, Maria Kihlstedt, “Reference to past events in dialogue. The acquisition of tense and aspect by advanced learners of French”, in Rafael Salaberry, Yasuhiro Shirai, editors, The L2 Acquisition of Tense–Aspect Morphology (Language Acquisition & Language Disorders; 27), Amsterdam · Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 328 of 323–362:
text: Anyone who has been engaged in language translation or has read the same text in two different languages knows that some nuances may be lost in translation, and this untranslated five percent or so makes a difference. As long as not all people have fluency or near-native knowledge in all languages and cultures, translation cannot be avoided, and, thus, one must accept at least some ambiguity.
ref: 2015, Bettina Koch, Patterns Legitimizing Political Violence in Transcultural Perspectives. Islamic and Christian Traditions and Legacies (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam – Tension, Transmission, Transformation; 1), Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →DOI, →ISBN, page 5:
glosses: Nearly native; close to be seen as indigenous to a particular habitat.
Derived terms: near-native speaker
near-native species
near-native
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /nɪə̯ˈneɪ̯tɪv/
rhymes: -eɪtɪv
Forms: form: near-natives
form: nearnative
Etymology: From near + native.
Senses: examples: text: […] these data constitute little support for the notion of generalized competence differences between natives and near-natives.
ref: 1992, David Birdsong, “Ultimate Attainment in Second Language Acquisition”, in Language, volume 68, number 4, page 721 of 706-755:
glosses: A person who is not native.
nearnative
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of near-native.
green peril
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: green perils
Senses: synonyms: green muse
glosses: Absinthe.
green perils
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of green peril
green pollack
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: green pollacks
Senses: glosses: Pollachius virens.
green pollacks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of green pollack
green sauces
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of green sauce
green iron ore
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: green iron ores
Senses: topics: chemistry
geography
geology
mineralogy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Dufrenite.
topics: chemistry
geography
geology
mineralogy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Common garnet.
green iron ores
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of green iron ore
mercury(I) iodide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mercury iodide
Senses: synonyms: green iodide of mercury
mercurous iodide
protiodide of mercury
glosses: A chemical compound of mercury and iodine, Hg₂I₂.
green iodide of mercury
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of mercury(I) iodide.
synonyms: word: mercury(I) iodide
mercurous iodide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of mercury(I) iodide.
synonyms: word: mercury(I) iodide
toss away
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: tosses away
form: tossing away
form: tossed away
form: tossed away
Senses: examples: text: United appeared to be heading out of the competition in the worst possible manner as they tossed away a two-goal lead in the space of seven minutes before conceding twice in extra time.
ref: 2025 April 17, Simon Stone, “Manchester United 5-4 Olympique Lyonnais”, in BBC Sport:
glosses: To discard; to throw away
protiodide of mercury
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of mercury(I) iodide.
synonyms: word: mercury(I) iodide
breathe new life into
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: breathes new life into
form: breathing new life into
form: breathed new life into
form: breathed new life into
Senses: examples: text: In the ensuing clashes between nouveau-cons and their more or less double-crossed doppelgangers, taking the part of either is to administer the kiss of life to a dying tradition or breathing new life into cacoethics.
ref: 2014 March 3, M. F. Dail, Limbodeswills Wain, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Trafford Publishing, →ISBN:
text: But, overall, Donne's poetry represents an epistemic break with the love clichés so overused by an earlier era; and the poet was often moved to use Platonic equatings of love, beauty, and goodness to breathe new life into old Petrarchisms.
ref: 2015, Philip R. Hardie, The Oxford History of Classical Reception in English Literature:
text: Supporters were streaming for the exits in their droves but Bruno Fernandes breathed new life into United when he converted a penalty six minutes from time after a video assistant referee intervention for a foul on Casemiro that had initially gone unpunished.
ref: 2025 April 17, Simon Stone, “Manchester United 5-4 Olympique Lyonnais”, in BBC Sport:
text: While his two predecessors had been authoritarians – they knew what they thought on the most contentious matters within Catholicism and imposed that view on the church regardless of dissenters – Francis preferred to work away patiently at building consensus and accommodating a variety of perspectives. To that end, he breathed new life into the system of regular gatherings – or synods – of bishops in Rome to debate pressing matters.
ref: 2025 April 21, Peter Stanford, “Pope Francis obituary”, in The Guardian:
glosses: To reinvigorate; to fill with energy again.
transfemby
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: transfembies
Etymology: Blend of transfem + femby.
Senses: qualifier: LGBTQ slang
glosses: A transfeminine nonbinary person.
fagslop
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: fag (“homosexual”) + slop (“low-value content”).
Senses: examples: text: how are you producing so much good fagslop at a rate this fast
ref: 2025 March 28, @huskpupz, Twitter:
text: how can i put more fagslop on my timeline
ref: 2024 December 2, @sharkbarksss, Twitter:
synonyms: gayslop
coordinate_terms: hetslop
qualifier: chiefly 4chan slang; self-deprecatory; chiefly 4chan slang; self-deprecatory
glosses: Gay erotic or romantic content.
green grosbeak
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Carduelis chloris, the greenfinch.
eco-investing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: business
finance
synonyms: green investing
glosses: A form of socially responsible investing where investments are made in companies that support or provide environmentally friendly products and practices.
near-natives
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of near-native
green investing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of eco-investing.
synonyms: word: eco-investing
within touching distance
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Senses: examples: text: Away they started, lickety-click,” and arrived at the winning-post within touching distance of each other.
ref: 1843, John S. Robb, Streaks of Squatter of Life, and Far-west Scenes, page 116:
text: But the journey went on. Slower as the river became more intimate; reeds at the edge almost within touching distance. Waterfowl. A heron stalkily still. Dank lank growth and then the smells of intensive farming.
ref: 1992, Mairi Hedderwick, Highland Journey: A Sketching Tour of Scotland: Retracing the Steps of Victorian Artist John T. Reid, Edinburgh: Canongate Press, →ISBN, page 13:
text: He will know that, for 70 minutes, United produced arguably their best performance under him as Manuel Ugarte and Diogo Dalot put them within touching distance of a place in the last four.
ref: 2025 April 17, Simon Stone, “Manchester United 5-4 Olympique Lyonnais”, in BBC Sport:
glosses: Very close.
New Spanish
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to New Spain. (colony in Mexico from 1521-1821)
Asian pumpkin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Asian pumpkins
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Malabar gourd.
synonyms: word: Malabar gourd
Siam squash
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Siam squashes
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Malabar gourd.
synonyms: word: Malabar gourd
Sandholme
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A hamlet in Gilberdyke parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE8230).
glosses: A hamlet in Frampton parish, Boston district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3337).
rrat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rrats
Etymology: From narrative.
Senses: qualifier: 4chan slang; VTuber fandom; 4chan slang; VTuber fandom
glosses: An unfounded theory or rumor.
Gadigal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈɡædɪɡəl/
Forms: form: Cadigal
form: Caddiegal
Etymology: Borrowed from Dharug gadigal, from gadi (“below, under”) + -gal (gentilic suffix), literally “the people below”, referring to the people who belonged to the land below Port Jackson.
Senses: glosses: A group of Aboriginal people traditionally inhabiting what is now Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
wikipedia: Port Jackson
Cadigal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈkædɪɡəl/
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Gadigal.
Caddiegal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈkædɪɡəl/
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Gadigal.
famineless
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From famine + -less.
Senses: glosses: Without famines.
shitposty
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more shitposty
form: most shitposty
Etymology: From shitpost + -y.
Senses: examples: text: These testosterone thumpers have repackaged and exaggerated the study, with a credulity born of zealotry, into articles with shitposty titles like “Trust The Science: Study Links Left-Wing Politics to Lower Testosterone,” casting it as hard proof of their hormonal theories of healthy politics.
ref: 2023 April 5, Mark Hay, “Does Testosterone Affect Your Politics?”, in VICE:
glosses: Resembling or characteristic of a shitpost.
diaminomaleonitrile
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: diaminomaleonitriles
Senses: examples: text: Several nitrogen heterocycles, including imidazoles,¹⁻³ pyrazines,⁴ and diazepines,^(1, 3) have been prepared from diaminomaleonitrile (DAMN, 1), the tetramer of hydrogen cyanide.
ref: 1978, Yozo Ohtsuka, “Chemistry of diaminomaleonitrile. 3. Reaction with isocyanate: a novel pyrimidine synthesis”, in Journal of Organic Chemistry, volume 43, number 16, page 3231:
text: The UV/Vis absorption spectra of the N,N′-disubstituted diaminomaleonitriles 1, 2 (Figure 1) and 3 (Figure S1 in the Supporting Information) in THF/H2O mixtures (1:1 v/v) show a charge transfer (CT) band of the push-pull diaminomaleonitrile electron system in the range of 280–350 nm.
ref: 2012, Thomas Schwarze, Alexandra Kelling, Holger Müller, Michael Trautmann, Tillmann Klamroth, Otto Baumann, Peter Strauch, Hans-Jürgen Holdt, “N-2-Pyridinylmethyl-N′-arylmethyl-diaminomaleonitriles: New Highly Selective Chromogenic Chemodosimeters for Copper(II)”, in Chemistry Europe, volume 18, number 34, →DOI:
text: Diaminomaleonitrile (DAMN), a stable tetramer of HCN, has long been renowned as a precursor for the formation of nucleobases.
ref: 2016, Yassin Aweis Jeilani, Phoenix N. Williams, Sofia Waltona, Minh Tho Nguyen, “Unified reaction pathways for the prebiotic formation of RNA and DNA nucleobases”, in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, volume 18, number 30, →DOI:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
synonyms: DAMN
glosses: An organic compound (C₄H₄N₄) used in the synthesis of several heterocyclic compounds.
DAMN
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Several nitrogen heterocycles, including imidazoles,¹⁻³ pyrazines,⁴ and diazepines,^(1, 3) have been prepared from diaminomaleonitrile (DAMN, 1), the tetramer of hydrogen cyanide.
ref: 1978, Yozo Ohtsuka, “Chemistry of diaminomaleonitrile. 3. Reaction with isocyanate: a novel pyrimidine synthesis”, in Journal of Organic Chemistry, volume 43, number 16, page 3231:
text: Diaminomaleonitrile (DAMN), a stable tetramer of HCN, has long been renowned as a precursor for the formation of nucleobases.
ref: 2016, Yassin Aweis Jeilani, Phoenix N. Williams, Sofia Waltona, Minh Tho Nguyen, “Unified reaction pathways for the prebiotic formation of RNA and DNA nucleobases”, in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, volume 18, number 30, →DOI:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of diaminomaleonitrile.
examples: text: The Distributed Architecture for Mobile Navigation (DAMN) has been successfully used to integrate various independently developed subsystems, providing systems that perform road following, cross-country navigation, or teleoperation while avoiding obstacles and meeting mission objectives.
ref: 1995, J. K. Rosenblatt, C. E. Thorpe, “Combining multiple goals in a behavior-based architecture”, in Proceedings 1995 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, →DOI, page 136:
text: In each robot, a path planning algorithm, an obstacle avoidance routine, a slope assessment algorithm, and a task execution unit have all been integrated into a single behavior-based architecture. Navigation is implemented using the DAMN architecture to combine the competing outputs of each behavior module.
ref: 2008, Stephen Williams, Antidio Viguria, Ayanna M. Howard, “A robotic mobile sensor network for achieving scientific measurements in challenging environments”, in Proceedings of the Earth Science Technology Conference:
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
mechanical-engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
robotics
sciences
glosses: Acronym of distributed architecture for mobile navigation.
diaminomaleonitriles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of diaminomaleonitrile
CODEL
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: CODELs
Senses: examples: text: Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) is also trying to organize a CODEL to the country, as are Reps. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) and Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.).
ref: 2025 April 16, Andrew Solender, “Scoop: Another House Democrat seeks to go to El Salvador”, in Axios:
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of codel.
CODELs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of CODEL
heavy wetter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: heavy wetters
Etymology: From heavy (“a high rate of flow”) + wetter (“someone who wets something”).
Senses: glosses: Someone, especially a baby or toddler, who urinates a large volume into their diaper at one time, often causing the diaper to leak as it has inadequate time to absorb all of the liquid.
glosses: Someone who frequently wets their diaper, especially during sleep, but not necessarily at one time; a super soaker.
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see heavy, wetter.
heavy wetters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of heavy wetter
jackettings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of jacketting
jacketting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of jacket
jacketted
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: A few paces beyond was an alley, but it appeared to be already blocked by several cigarette-smoking, short-jacketted men, who were leaning against its walls, and showed no inclination to make way for him.
ref: 1889, Bret Harte, “The Argonauts of North Liberty”, in Captain Jim’s Friend and The Argonauts of North Liberty, authorized edition, Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, →OCLC, part II, chapter III, page 192:
text: The long-haired, leather jacketted men in the first car that stopped looked somewhat suspicious to me but we had no choice but to accept the ride.
ref: 1980 March 4, Bill Salton, “The Moveable Feast”, in The Justice […], volume XXXII, number 17, Waltham, Mass.: Brandeis University, →OCLC, page 3, column 1:
text: Mere moments after he’d passed out the helicopter lowered him to the flat top of the upper dam wall and yellow-jacketted men removed him and his harness complete from his hook.
ref: 1989 September, Brian Lumley, “Simonov”, in Necroscope III: The Source, New York, N.Y.: Tor Horror, →ISBN, page 18:
text: Beside him now a leather-jacketted man with a flowered necktie, squat-nosed, sits scowling over a pint of lager.
ref: 2002, Thomas E. Kennedy, “Davy Byrnes”, in Kerrigan’s Copenhagen: A Love Story, Galway: Wynkin deWorde, →ISBN, “[Week Three,] Days Six, Seven, Eight” section, page 271:
glosses: Alternative spelling of jacketed.
jacketted
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of jacket
diaper cream
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: diaper creams
Senses: glosses: Synonym of barrier cream.
synonyms: word: barrier cream
nappy cream
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nappy creams
Senses: glosses: Synonym of barrier cream.
synonyms: word: barrier cream
diaper creams
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of diaper cream
nappy creams
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nappy cream
ews
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of ew
ewws
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of eww
ewwing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of ew
glosses: present participle and gerund of eww
ewwed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of ew
glosses: simple past and past participle of eww
courting candle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: courting candles
Senses: examples: text: In the 1600’s to the 1800’s, courting candles were used by the man of the home to set boundaries for his daughter. When the daughter’s suitor came calling, the father lit the candle in a sitting room where the couple conversed. When the candles burnt to the metal at the top of the candle holder, it was time for the suitor to promptly leave. However, the father could change the height of the candle based on how comfortable he felt about the suitor.
ref: 2017 February 8, “The Courting Candle”, in whispersofhismovement.com:
glosses: A coil-shaped candle, or a cylindrical candle placed inside of a spiral metal candleholder, historically used to limit the length of a suitor's visit during courtship. When the candle burned down to a certain adjustable point, it signaled that the suitor’s time was up and they were expected to leave.
courting candles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of courting candle
one-turn kill
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: one-turn kills
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of one turn kill.
one-turn kills
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of one-turn kill
(You)s
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: s
form: You
Senses: glosses: plural of (You)
negative harmony
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: nĕg′ə-tĭv här′mə-nē
Forms: form: negative harmonies
Senses: examples: text: The notes on either side of this axis are now the reflective, mirrored notes from which we can form new, Negative''' harmonies.
ref: 2019 October 7, “The Harmonic Upside Down - Negative Harmony”, in Opus Science Collective, archived from the original on 13 Jul 2024:
text: Note: Working with negative harmonies leads us to use IVm6 chords instead of the classical dominants.
ref: 2023 January 12, “Negative Harmony: We love the positive and the negative”, in Fluegel, Michael;, archived from the original on 01 Dec 2023:
text: Using this chart, we can create the negative harmonies of any chord or melody.
ref: 2024 May 27, “What is a negative harmony in music?”, in skᵒₒve: Piano lessons that work (blog), Learnfield GmbH, archived from the original on 11 Aug 2024, 2. Introduction to negative harmony:
glosses: undertone/subharmonic series?
negative harmonies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of negative harmony
greentailing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: A blend of green + retailing.
Senses: topics: business
commerce
retail
glosses: The integration of environmentally sustainable practices within a retail operation.
green-gold
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to green gold, either its color or properties.
green jerkin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: green jerkins
Senses: glosses: A person who wears a green jerkin, a type of close-fitting, sleeveless jacket worn during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
glosses: A forester.
green jerkins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of green jerkin
green leek parrot
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: green leek parrots
form: green-leek parrot
Senses: glosses: Synonym of superb parrot.
synonyms: word: superb parrot
green-leek parrot
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: green-leek parrots
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of green leek parrot.
green jaundice
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of hyperbiliverdinemia.
synonyms: word: hyperbiliverdinemia
green seaweed
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: green seaweeds
Senses: coordinate_terms: brown seaweed
red seaweed
glosses: Chlorophyta, a type of marine alga characterized by its green color, due to the presence of chlorophyll.
green seaweeds
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of green seaweed
red seaweed
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: red seaweeds
Senses: glosses: Synonym of red alga.
synonyms: word: red alga
Derived terms: red seaweed isopod
greenship
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The state or quality of being green; greenness.
greenshoe option
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: greenshoe options
Senses: topics: business
finance
glosses: A provision in an initial public offering underwriting agreement, allowing an underwriter to sell more shares than initially planned if demand exceeds expectations.
greenshoe options
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of greenshoe option
Stalin-esque
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: more Stalin-esque
form: most Stalin-esque
Senses: examples: text: But amid all the disruption and norm-breaking, it’s Mr. Trump’s apparently keen interest in shaping American culture that may be most intriguing. To critics, it’s nothing less than a sign of his authoritarian bent – reminiscent of the Stalin-esque playbook that made government diktats over artistic expression a feature of the old Soviet Union.
ref: 2025 April 17, Linda Feldmann, “How Donald Trump is upending American culture”, in The Christian Science Monitor:
glosses: Alternative form of Stalinesque.
SFH
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: SFHs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of single-family home.
Related terms: MFH
MFDU
MDU
green-finned
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more green-finned
form: most green-finned
Senses: glosses: Of an oyster, having green fins.
red seaweeds
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of red seaweed
brown seaweeds
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of brown seaweed
keep the bones green
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: keeps the bones green
form: keeping the bones green
form: kept the bones green
form: kept the bones green
Senses: glosses: To maintain good health and vitality.
greensauce
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: greensauces
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of green sauce.
greensauces
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of greensauce
Green Striper
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Green Stripers
form: green-striper
Senses: glosses: An officer in the Electrical Branch of the Royal Navy.
Green Stripers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Green Striper
green-striper
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: green-stripers
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Green Striper.
green-stripers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of green-striper
greenstrips
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of greenstrip
greentail
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: greentails
form: green-tail
Senses: glosses: Brachycentrus subnubilus, a species of caddis fly.
synonyms: greasyback
glosses: A small Australian prawn of species Metapenaeus bennettae.
greentails
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of greentail
green-tail
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: green-tails
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of greentail.
green-tails
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of green-tail
Deadly never green
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Deadly Never-Green.
Deadly Never Green
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Deadly Never-Green.
Deadly Never-green
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Deadly Never-Green.
green leaf lettuce
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: green leaf lettuces
Senses: glosses: A type of leaf lettuce that grows as a loose, open rosette of frilly, green leaves.
boistrous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more boistrous
form: most boistrous
Senses: examples: text: Accurſt be he that firſt inuented war, / They knew not, ah, they knew not ſimple men, / How thoſe were hit by pelting Cannon ſhot, / Stand ſtaggering like a quiuering Aſpen leafe, / Fearing the force of Boreas boiſtrous blaſts.
ref: c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene iv, signature B4, verso:
text: Haſt thou according to thy oath and band / Brought hither Henry Herford thy bold ſon: / Heere to make good yͤ boiſtrous late appeale, / Which then our leyſure would not let vs heare, / Againſt the Duke of Norfolke, Thomas Mowbray?
ref: 1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i], page 23, column 1:
text: I have knowne one, whoſe youth had bin very imperious and rough, but when hee came to mans age, although hee live in as good plight and health as may be, yet he chafeth, he ſcoldeth, he brawleth, he fighteth, he ſweareth, and biteth, as the moſt boiſtrous and tempeſtuous maſter of France, […]
ref: 1603, Michel de Montaigne, “Of the Affection of Fathers to Their Children. To the Ladie of Estissac.”, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC, page 227:
text: We have tri’d already, & miserably felt what ambition worldly glory & immoderat wealth can do, what the boistrous & contradictional hand of a temporall, earthly, and corporeall Spiritualty can availe to the edifying of Christs holy Church; […]
ref: 1641 May, John Milton, “The Second Book”, in Of Reformation Touching Church-Discipline in England: And the Cavses that hitherto have Hindred it. […], [London]: […] Thomas Vnderhill, →OCLC; republished in Will Taliaferro Hale, editor, Of Reformation Touching Church-Discipline in England (Yale Studies in English; LIV), New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1916, →OCLC, page 71:
glosses: Obsolete form of boisterous.
green cod
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: green cod
Senses: glosses: Pollachius virens.
icks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ick
adaptive reuse
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: adaptive reuses
Senses: glosses: The use of an existing building for a purpose other than that for which it was built or designed.
adaptive reuses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of adaptive reuse
adaptive cruise control
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: An automatic system that uses sensors to adjusts a road vehicle's speed to maintain a safe distance from vehicles ahead.
ad vivum
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Etymology: Latin [Term?]
Senses: qualifier: drawn or painted
glosses: from life
aeronautical station
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: aeronautical stations
Senses: topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A terrestrial station that communicates with aircraft by radio, as part of an aeronautical mobile service.
aeronautical stations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of aeronautical station
aerialization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The process of aerializing.