cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
Nirgunty
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Nirgunties
form: neergantee
form: neerganti
form: neerganty
form: neeruganti
form: neerguntee
form: neergunty
form: nirganti
form: niruganti
form: nirgantee
form: nirganty
form: nirguntee
form: nirgunti
Senses: examples: text: The Nirgunty is generally a Whallia; but sometimes a Súdra holds the office, which is hereditary.
ref: 1807, Francis Buchanan, A Journey from Madras Through the Countries of Mysore, Canara, and Malabar, page 269:
text: The proper buſineſs of the diviſion of Whalliaru, called Moraſu, is the cultivation of the ground, in which both men and women are very induſtrious; but they do not appear to have ever formed a part of the native militia, like the Súdra cultivators, nor to have ever been entruſted with arms, until they began to enter into the Company’s ſervice. From among them ſeveral families hold, by hereditary right, the low village offices of Toti and Nirgunty, or of watchmen and conductors of water.
ref: 1811, John Pinkerton, A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in All Parts of the World, volume 8, page 658:
text: When these allowances are withdrawn the heap is measured; and for every candaca which it contains, a measure equal to 5 1/10 Winchester bushels, there is again deducted half a seer to the village watchmen, two and a half seers to the accomptant, as much to the chief of the village; and the bottom of the heap, about an inch thick, mixed with the cow-dung which in order to purify it had been spread on the ground, is given to the Nirgunty, or conductor of water.
ref: 1826, The History of British India, volume 1, page 265:
qualifier: Indian feudal history
glosses: A low-ranking official responsible for the regulation of irrigation and the distribution of water.
Related terms: Toti
triangularis muscle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: triangularis muscles
Senses: glosses: A facial muscle of the mouth, associated with frowning.
Synonyms: triangularis
depressor anguli oris
depressor anguli oris muscle
scrap heap
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: scrap heaps
Senses: examples: text: Dieselisation saw the withdrawal of Shay engines on the Western Maryland, but No. 6 was rescued from an inglorious demise on the scrap heap, and now rests in the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad's transport museum in Baltimore, which contains many other interesting railway exhibits.
ref: 1956 November, William A. Burke, Jr., “The American "Shay" Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, pages 749, 776:
text: The large double-deck Brush electric cars which replaced steam in 1929 and were the largest passenger-carrying road vehicles in the country, will follow the fixed assets to the scrap heap.
ref: 1960 February, “Swansea & Mumbles closure”, in Trains Illustrated, page 95:
glosses: Alternative form of scrapheap.
scrap heaps
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of scrap heap
take pride
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: takes pride
form: taking pride
form: took pride
form: taken pride
Senses: examples: text: Our lawgivers take special pride in the ever active manufacture of new bills and laws.
ref: 1919, Boris Sidis, The Source and Aim of Human Progress:
glosses: To be proud of (usually followed by in or of).
Synonyms: plume
pique
take stock in
pride oneself
takes pride
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of take pride
transmundane
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more transmundane
form: most transmundane
Etymology: From trans- + mundane.
Senses: examples: text: The hope of Raynham had lent a careless half-compelled attention to the foregoing dialogue, wherein a common labourer and a travelling tinker had propounded and discussed one of the most ancient theories of transmundane dominion and influence on mundane affairs.
ref: 1859, George Meredith, chapter 6, in The Ordeal of Richard Feverel. A History of Father and Son. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC:
glosses: Occurring beyond the physical world
prest
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: rhymes: -ɛst
ipa: /prɛst/
Senses: examples: text: And when loftier mansions prest/Lure of pleasure on their guest
ref: 1850, Lydia Sigourney, Return to Native Land from Poems for the Sea, page 80:
glosses: simple past and past participle of press
prest
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: rhymes: -ɛst
ipa: /prɛst/
Forms: form: prests
Etymology: From Middle English prest, from Old French prest.
Senses: glosses: A payment of wages in advance
examples: text: Requiring of the city a prest of six thousand marks.
ref: 1622, Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban [i.e. Francis Bacon], The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, […], London: […] W[illiam] Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret, →OCLC:
glosses: A loan or advance (of money)
glosses: A tax or duty
glosses: A sum of money paid to a soldier or sailor upon enlistment
examples: text: the same tayles soe hereafter there to be levyed and striken, shalbe delyvered unto everye of the same Sheriffes[…]without prest or other chardge to be sett upon them for the same.
ref: 1548, King Edward VI, Act 2:
topics: law
glosses: A duty in money formerly paid by the sheriff on his account in the exchequer, or for money left or remaining in his hands.
Derived terms: prest money
prest
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: rhymes: -ɛst
ipa: /prɛst/
Forms: form: prests
form: presting
form: prested
form: prested
Etymology: From Middle English prest, borrowed from Old French prester, from Latin praesto, praestare.
Senses: examples: text: a greate part of our armie already prested, and in our wages to go forward
ref: 1550, Edward Hall, Chronicle:
glosses: To give as a loan; to lend.
prest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: rhymes: -ɛst
ipa: /prɛst/
Forms: form: more prest
form: most prest
Etymology: From Middle English prest, borrowed from Old French prester, from Latin praesto, praestare.
Senses: glosses: Ready; prompt; prepared.
examples: text: False knave ready prest,
All safe is the best
ref: 1557 February 13 (Gregorian calendar), Thomas Tusser, A Hundreth Good Pointes of Husbandrie, London: […] Richard Tottel, →OCLC; republished London: […] Robert Triphook, […], and William Sancho, […], 1810, →OCLC:
glosses: Neat; tidy; proper.
examples: text: The fauconer then was prest,
Came runnynge with a dow,
And cryed, ‘Stow, stow, stow!’
But she wold not bow.
ref: c. 1503–1512, John Skelton, Ware the Hauke; republished in John Scattergood, editor, John Skelton: The Complete English Poems, 1983, →OCLC, page 63, lines 71–74:
glosses: Quick, brisk.
WO
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: WOs
form: W.O.
form: W. O.
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
hypernyms: officer#Noun
<
person#Noun
coordinate_terms: CWO
CPO
PO
glosses: Initialism of warrant officer.
W.O.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: W.O.s
Senses: examples: text: Bless all the sergeants and W.O 1's. Bless all the corp'rals and their blinkin' sons.
ref: 1940, Fred Godfrey, “Bless 'Em All”performed by George Formby:
glosses: Alternative form of WO.
W. O.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: W. O.s
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of WO.
weighs down
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of weigh down
weighing down
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of weigh down
weighed down
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of weigh down
punch below one's weight
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: punches below one's weight
form: punching below one's weight
form: punched below one's weight
form: punched below one's weight
form: hit below one's weight
Etymology: An allusion to the sport of boxing, where contenders fight in various weight classes.
Senses: examples: text: But the overall effect is flimsy and insubstantial, a gifted writer punching well below his weight.
ref: 2001 September 29, “For men who should know better”, in Telegraph, UK, retrieved 23 Dec 2009:
text: Under the military-backed governments of the past decade Thailand is widely viewed as having punched below its weight in international affairs, with Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha taking little interest in foreign policy.
ref: 2023 May 29, Jonathan Head, “Pita Limjaroenrat: Thai election upstart who vows to be different”, in BBC:
glosses: To achieve or perform at a level lower than should be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments.
Synonyms: underachieve
hit below one's weight
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: hits below one's weight
form: hitting below one's weight
form: hit below one's weight
form: hit below one's weight
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of punch below one's weight.
punch above one's weight
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /pʌntʃ əˈbʌv wʌnz weɪt/
Forms: form: punches above one's weight
form: punching above one's weight
form: punched above one's weight
form: punched above one's weight
form: punch above one's weight class
form: hit above one's weight
Etymology: An allusion to a boxer who punches more powerfully than other boxers in the same weight class.
Senses: examples: text: Ireland's current commissioner, Charlie McCreevy, is such a high-profile and outspoken figure who punches above his weight in Brussels in the important role of internal market commissioner.
ref: 2008 December 11, David Charter, “Ireland takes a gamble on new Lisbon vote”, in The Times, London, retrieved 23 Dec 2009:
text: Having spent more than £500,000 on players last summer, Crawley can hardly be classed as minnows but they have still punched way above their weight and this kind of performance means no-one will relish pulling them out of the hat in Sunday's draw.
ref: 2011 January 29, Chris Bevan, “Torquay 0 – 1 Crawley Town”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 14 Jan 2016:
text: 2017 Tad the Lost Explorer and the Secret of King Midas
I can see why you love her so much. You're definitely punching above your weight.
glosses: To (attempt to) achieve or perform at a higher level than would be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments.
Synonyms: overachieve
Related terms: out of one's league
bite off more than one can chew
outkick one's coverage
hit above one's weight
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: hits above one's weight
form: hitting above one's weight
form: hit above one's weight
form: hit above one's weight
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of punch above one's weight.
Nelken
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: German Nelken
Senses: glosses: A surname.
overperform
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: overperforms
form: overperforming
form: overperformed
form: overperformed
Etymology: From over- + perform.
Senses: examples: text: Jesus' finishing has been one of the main concerns - since the start of last season the 23-year-old has underperformed his Premier League expected goals tally by 6.97goals (in short, he has scored seven fewer goals than would be expected from the chances presented to him).
In contrast, Haaland is overperforming by 6.83 goals since joining Dortmund, which is almost a 14-goal swing between the pair.
ref: 2021 February 4, Raj Chohan, “Erling Braut Haaland: Would Man City, Liverpool, Man Utd or Chelsea suit striker best?”, in BBC Sport:
glosses: To perform better than expected
topics: business
finance
glosses: Of an investment, to provide a financial result superior to what was expected.
Derived terms: overperformance
overperformer
prink
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: prinks
form: prinking
form: prinked
form: prinked
Etymology: From Middle English prinken (“to wink, signal with the eye”), from prinke, prinche (“a wink, twinkling of the eye, momentary gesture”), from Old English princ (“a wink”). More at pry.
Senses: glosses: to give a wink; to wink.
prink
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: prinks
Etymology: Perhaps alteration (due to primp) of prank (“to deck, adorn”), from Middle English pranken (“to trim”), or from Middle Dutch prinken (“to deck for show, parade in fine apparel”) (from pronk (“show, display”) or from Middle Low German prunken (from prank (“display”)).
Cognate with Middle Dutch pronken (“to flaunt”), German Prunk (“a show, parade, splendour”), Danish and Swedish prunk.
Senses: examples: text: “Is my sash right; and does my hair look very bad?” said Meg, as she turned from the glass in Mrs. Gardiner’s dressing-room, after a prolonged prink.
ref: 1868, Louisa May Alcott, chapter 3, in Little Women, volume 1, Boston: Roberts Brothers, page 43:
glosses: The act of adjusting one's dress or appearance; the act of sprucing oneself up.
prink
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: prinks
form: prinking
form: prinked
form: prinked
Etymology: Perhaps alteration (due to primp) of prank (“to deck, adorn”), from Middle English pranken (“to trim”), or from Middle Dutch prinken (“to deck for show, parade in fine apparel”) (from pronk (“show, display”) or from Middle Low German prunken (from prank (“display”)).
Cognate with Middle Dutch pronken (“to flaunt”), German Prunk (“a show, parade, splendour”), Danish and Swedish prunk.
Senses: glosses: To look, gaze.
examples: text: […] by the Mass: You’ll make excellent Wives, Cuckold your Husbands immoderately: You mind nothing but prinking your selves up.
ref: 1676, Thomas Shadwell, The Virtuoso, London: Henry Herringman, act I, page 12:
text: She put it on, then floated round the room prinking things — the flowers, the ashtrays, Jack's whisky tray — making everything outside herself perfect because nothing inside herself was perfect in the least.
ref: 1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy:
glosses: To dress finely, primp, preen, spruce up.
glosses: To strut, put on pompous airs, be pretentious.
Synonyms: prank
Derived terms: prink up
prink
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: prinks
form: prinking
form: prinked
form: prinked
Etymology: Contraction of pre-drink.
Senses: qualifier: university slang
glosses: To pre-drink.
hold true
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: holds true
form: holding true
form: held true
form: held true
Senses: examples: text: However the case may be with societies under widely different conditions of development, the law of mass and individuality holds true of the social facts known to us.
ref: 1919, Boris Sidis, The Source and Aim of Human Progress:
glosses: To be or remain true, valid or applicable; to apply.
Related terms: hold water
holds true
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of hold true
held true
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of hold true
addictology
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From addicto- + -logy.
Senses: glosses: The study of addictions.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: The practice of treating addictions.
Related terms: addictologic
addictological
addictologist
addictologist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: addictologists
Etymology: From addictology + -ist.
Senses: glosses: A person who practises addictology.
addictologists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of addictologist
subdelegate
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: subdelegates
form: subdelegating
form: subdelegated
form: subdelegated
Etymology: From sub- + delegate.
Senses: examples: text: To subdelegate a determinate priest to assist at a specified marriage of those subjects of the Military Vicar who have been placed under your personal charge, excluding entirely, however, the power of again subdelegating.
ref: 1942, The American Ecclesiastical Review: Volume 107:
glosses: To delegate (a task already delegated to oneself) to somebody else.
glosses: To appoint as a subdelegate or subordinate.
subdelegate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: subdelegates
Etymology: From sub- + delegate.
Senses: glosses: A subordinate delegate, or one with inferior powers.
keep a cool head
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: keeps a cool head
form: keeping a cool head
form: kept a cool head
form: kept a cool head
Senses: glosses: To keep one's cool; to stay calm.
network interface card
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: network interface cards
Senses: topics: computer-hardware
computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
networking
physical-sciences
sciences
synonyms: LAN adapter
network adapter
network interface controller
NIC
glosses: A computer hardware component designed to allow computers to communicate over a computer network.
network interface cards
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of network interface card
subbie
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: subbies
Etymology: From sub + -ie.
Senses: examples: text: He worked as a subbie in the construction industry.
glosses: A subcontractor.
glosses: A subpostmaster.
examples: text: “This is my subbie, and you get no say in that.”
“She's not your subbie, Dominic,” I stated. “You left her hanging in the shibari room last night. […]
ref: 2014, Katherine Rhodes, Not Quite Juliet: Silver Soul 1:
topics: BDSM
lifestyle
sexuality
glosses: A submissive.
suberine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Latin suber (“cork tree”).
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A substance obtained by treating cork filings with alcohol, ether, and dilute hydrochloric acid.
plough on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: ploughs on
form: ploughing on
form: ploughed on
form: ploughed on
Senses: examples: text: We could stop for a coffee, or plough on to the hotel.
text: Many feel they cannot take time off as this would only serve to make things financially worse, and so they plough on.
ref: 2024 January 10, Jo Kaye, “Greater support for the railway family”, in Railway Magazine, number 1000, page 50:
glosses: To continue with a task despite it being menial, difficult, or boring
Nissen
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Derived terms: Nissen hut
ploughs on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of plough on
ploughing on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of plough on
ploughed on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of plough on
plows on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of plow on
plowing on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of plow on
plowed on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of plow on
houka
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: houkas
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of hookah.
plough back
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: ploughs back
form: ploughing back
form: ploughed back
form: ploughed back
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of plow back.
plow back
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: plows back
form: plowing back
form: plowed back
form: plowed back
form: plough back
Senses: examples: text: The dividends were small last year because we plowed back most of the money to buy new machinery
glosses: To reinvest profits into a business.
plows back
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of plow back
plowing back
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of plow back
plowed back
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of plow back
ploughs back
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of plough back
ploughing back
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of plough back
ploughed back
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of plough back
plough into
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: ploughs into
form: ploughing into
form: ploughed into
form: ploughed into
form: plow into
Senses: examples: text: The lorry ploughed into the line of stationary cars.
text: Tackling the rising grades south of Cropredy with the 3.10 p.m. from Paddington in a blizzard, it ploughed at about 75 m.p.h. into a herd of cows, killing six of the beasts.
ref: 1961 February, “Motive Power Miscellany: Western Region”, in Modern Railways, page 138:
text: Another thing we left out was one of the lead German battleships exploding under fire, and, through a series of spectacularly-bad dice rolls, the next three battleships behind either failed to notice, or failed to dodge, and ended up ploughing right into it.
ref: 2018 October 17, Drachinifel, 30:26 from the start, in Last Ride of the High Seas Fleet - Battle of Texel 1918, archived from the original on 04 Aug 2022:
glosses: To crash into something.
examples: text: In a bid to escape the vagaries of consumer electronics, Samsung may be ploughing headlong into the areas most ripe for invasion by a new breed of emerging-market titans.
ref: 2011, The Economist, Samsung: The next big bet:
glosses: To engage in some activity with vigor.
examples: text: Young start-ups usually have had two financing options: hands-off venture capitalists that are willing to plough money into a company without rolling up their sleeves, or business incubators that are short on funds but wealthy in enthusiasm and knowledge.
ref: 2012, The Economist, Marketing start-ups: Geeks aren't known for their social skills:
glosses: To invest a resource (money, material, energy) into something.
plow into
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: plows into
form: plowing into
form: plowed into
form: plowed into
form: plough into
Senses: examples: text: The lorry plowed into the line of stationary cars.
glosses: To crash into something.
plows into
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of plow into
plowing into
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of plow into
plowed into
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of plow into
ploughs into
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of plough into
ploughing into
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of plough into
ploughed into
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of plough into
plough through
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: ploughs through
form: ploughing through
form: ploughed through
form: ploughed through
Senses: examples: text: I ploughed through two helpings, but then I didn't have room for any more.
text: If you can plough through the first three chapters, then the plot starts to get interesting.
glosses: To persevere with an activity of consuming something, both literally and figuratively.
examples: text: I managed to plough through the crowds and get to the information desk.
glosses: To forcefully make a passage to move through.
plow through
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: plows through
form: plowing through
form: plowed through
form: plowed through
form: plough through
Senses: glosses: US standard spelling of plough through.
plows through
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of plow through
plowing through
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of plow through
gotten on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of get on
plowed through
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of plow through
ploughs through
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of plough through
ploughing through
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of plough through
ploughed through
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of plough through
diathermies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of diathermy
wipe the floor with someone
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: wipes the floor with someone
form: wiping the floor with someone
form: wiped the floor with someone
form: wiped the floor with someone
Senses: examples: text: The young newcomer is wiping the floor with the more experienced players.
text: A superb passer of the ball, we expected him to wipe the floor with the opposition.
ref: 1991, Rex Mossop, The Moose That Roared, Sydney: Ironbark Press, page 157:
glosses: To be well ahead of someone, or to win a competition by a considerable margin over someone.
examples: text: "Courage? Blast it all, lad, if I were twenty years younger I'd wipe the floor with you now."
ref: 1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter I, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, page 6:
glosses: To comprehensively beat someone in a fight.
Synonyms: mop the floor with someone
sweep the floor with someone
Related terms: clean someone's clock
subordinative
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more subordinative
form: most subordinative
Senses: glosses: Tending to subordinate; expressing subordination.
examples: text: a subordinative conjunction
topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
synonyms: subordinate
glosses: Used to introduce a subordinate sentence.
cash-box
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cash-boxes
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of cashbox.
cash-boxes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cash-box
conglutinate
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəŋˈɡluːtɪneɪt/
Forms: form: conglutinates
form: conglutinating
form: conglutinated
form: conglutinated
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English conglutinaten (“(of a wound, broken bone, etc.) to knit, close up; to fasten; (figurative) to unite”), from conglutinat(e) (used as the past participle of conglutinaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin conglūtinātus, the perfect passive participle of conglūtinō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French conglutiner.
Senses: synonyms: adhere
cling
stick
agglutinate
gum#Verb
paste#Verb
see also Thesaurus:adhere
glosses: To stick or glue together.
examples: text: Bones […] have had their broken parts conglutinated within three or four days.
ref: 1671, Robert Boyle, Considerations touching the Usefulness of Experimental Natural Philosophy, Part II:
synonyms: join
knit
see also Thesaurus:join
glosses: To join together, to unite.
Derived terms: unconglutinated
conglutinate
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəŋˈɡluːtɪneɪt/
ipa: /kəŋˈɡluːtɪnət/
ipa: /kəŋˈɡluːtɪneɪt/
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English conglutinat(e), see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more.
Senses: glosses: Glued together; united, as by some adhesive substance.
Related terms: agglutinate
gluten
conglutinates
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of conglutinate
conglutinating
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of conglutinate
conglutinated
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of conglutinate
Wagadugu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Ouagadougou.
superconcentrate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: superconcentrates
Etymology: From super- + concentrate.
Senses: examples: text: We have also learned something of the time-temperature tolerance of frozen juice concentrates and superconcentrates.
ref: 1956, Refrigeration Engineering, volume 64, page 60:
glosses: A superconcentrated drink product.
nasute
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: /neɪˈsuːt/
/neɪˈsjuːt/
Forms: form: more nasute
form: most nasute
Etymology: From Latin nāsūtus.
Senses: glosses: Having a long snout.
examples: text: nasute greedy Swine
ref: 1664, J[ohn] E[velyn], Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-trees and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesties Dominions. […], London: […] Jo[hn] Martyn, and Ja[mes] Allestry, printers to the Royal Society, […], →OCLC:
glosses: Having a sensitive sense of smell.
glosses: pedantic; captious
Derived terms: nasuteness
nasutiform
nasute
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /neɪˈsuːt/
/neɪˈsjuːt/
Forms: form: nasutes
Etymology: From Latin nāsūtus.
Senses: glosses: A kind of termite with a nasus.
tores
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tore
occidents
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: occidents and orients
text: orients and occidents
glosses: plural of occident (“versions or conceptions of occidental regions”)
Sinterklaas
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Sinterklaases
Etymology: From Dutch Sinterklaas. Doublet of Santa Claus.
Senses: examples: text: Freddie filled his plate with white and chocolate Christmas trees, Sinterklaases, and dogcarts.
ref: 1949, Laura Lee Hope [pseudonym], “Freddie in the Sand”, in The Bobbsey Twins in Tulip Land, New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →OCLC, page 113:
text: To many Dutch people, the Anglo-American Santa is a pale imitation of the authentic Sinterklaas.
ref: 1992 December 20, Andrew Kelly, “Dutch Santa, Authentic Sinterklaas, Faces Challenge From Anglo-Saxon Interloper”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 May 2025:
text: The Dutch Black Petes are more fun, and thus more popular, than the staid saint they serve, and in the festive weeks before Sinterklaas returns to Spain (that’s where he lives, according to tradition) they show up everywhere, from schools to shops to company parties.
ref: 2013 November 4, Sally McGrane, “The Netherlands Confronts Black Pete”, in The New Yorker, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Sep 2014:
text: Black Pete and Sinterklaas also conspire to form a punitive team. In the traditional holiday songs, Sinterklaas brings gifts for good boys and girls; naughty children get a spanking with Black Pete’s bundle of twigs.
ref: 2013 December 4, Arnon Grunberg, “Why the Dutch Love Black Pete”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Dec 2013:
glosses: Saint Nicholas in a folkloric incarnation, who (in the Low Countries and other parts of Europe) gives presents to children on December 5 or 6.
wikipedia: Bram van der Vlugt
Related terms: Black Peter
acid rains
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of acid rain
lab coats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lab coat
hawkbits
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hawkbit
one finger salute
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: one finger salutes
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of one-finger salute.
one finger salute
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: one finger salutes
form: one finger saluting
form: one finger saluted
form: one finger saluted
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of one-finger salute.
bucchero
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Italian bucchero, from Spanish búcaro, from Portuguese púcaro. Doublet of poculum.
Senses: glosses: A type of dark grey Etruscan terracotta pottery.
S & L
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: S & Ls
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of S&L.
S&L
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: S&Ls
Senses: topics: banking
business
glosses: A savings and loan association.
Synonyms: topics: banking
business
word: savings and loan
Hypernyms: topics: banking
business
word: thrift
Coordinate terms: topics: banking
business
word: credit union
topics: banking
business
word: mutual savings bank
Derived terms: topics: banking
business
word: zombie S&L
S & M
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of S&M.
connectively
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more connectively
form: most connectively
Etymology: From connective + -ly.
Senses: glosses: in a connective manner
glosses: by union or conjunction
glosses: jointly
fibrinous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From fibrin + -ous.
Senses: examples: text: The ancient Assyrian, Babylonian, Egyptian, Roman, Byzantine, Arabian, Chinese empires, and in modern times the sudden collapse of the French, Russian, German and Austrian empires warn us, by example, of what happens to nations, in spite of all their external splendor and apparent manifestations of greatness, when the private individual becomes restricted in thought and act by narrow, mean specialization, mean formalism, monotony of lines of action due to a legalized mesh of fibrinous tissue in a hypertrophied, cartilagenous, ossified structure of organized, and classified, governmental officialdom.
ref: 1919, Boris Sidis, The Source and Aim of Human Progress:
glosses: Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, resembling or having the nature of fibrin.
Derived terms: fibrofibrinous
mucofibrinous
serofibrinous
chaste tree
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chaste trees
Etymology: Traditionally believed to be an anaphrodisiac.
Senses: glosses: A shrub native to the Mediterranean region (Vitex agnus-castus).
Synonyms: agnus castus
hemp tree
monk's pepper
Hypernyms: tree
Related terms: chaste
monk's pepper
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From the cultural notion that monks needed to be chaste, and so (at least, as imagined by users of this word) they may have consumed parts of it as an aid to maintain chastity.
Senses: glosses: The chaste tree.
topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: The fruit or another medicinal product of this tree; chasteberry
hemp tree
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hemp trees
Senses: glosses: The chaste tree.
Hypernyms: tree
launch pads
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of launch pad
latissimus dorsi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: latissimi dorsi
Etymology: From Latin lātissimus (“widest, broadest”) (superlative of lātus (“wide, broad”)) + dorsī (genitive of dorsum (“the back”)).
Senses: topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: A large, flat, dorsolateral muscle on the trunk, posterior to the arm, and partly covered by the trapezius on its median dorsal region.
Synonyms: sense: short forms
word: latissimus
word: lat. dorsi
word: lats
way of the world
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ways of the world
Senses: examples: text: Fain[all]. [...] What's here? Damnation! [Reads] A deed of Conveyance of the whole Eſtate of Arabella Languiſh Widdow in truſt to Edward Mirabell. Confusion! / Mir[abell]. Even ſo Sir, 'tis the way of the World, Sir: of the Widdows of the World. I ſuppose this Deed may bear an Elder Date than what you have obtain'd from your Lady. / Fain[all]. Perfidious Fiend! then thus I'll be reveng'd.— [...]
ref: 1700, [William] Congreve, The Way of the World, a Comedy. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, Act V, scene xiii, page 87:
text: One worships public opinion, and follows after the multitude to do evil, doing what he knows is wrong, simply because others do it, and it is the way of the world.
ref: 1863, Charles Kingsley, The Gospel of the Pentateuch, Sermon 5:
text: Felicity got all the gratitude, although the Story Girl had originated the idea and seeded the raisins and beaten the eggs, while Cecily had trudged all the way to Mrs. Jameson's little shop below the church to buy the pink candies. But that is the way of the world.
ref: 1911, Lucy Maud Montgomery, chapter 31, in The Story Girl:
text: His trademark silences suggest a man who knows the ways of the world and doesn't much like them.
ref: 2001 February 5, Tim Larimer, “The Beat Goes On”, in Time:
qualifier: sometimes pluralized; almost always preceded by the; sometimes pluralized; almost always preceded by the
glosses: The manner, often unavoidable or displeasing, in which events usually unfold or in which people usually behave.
Related terms: way of all flesh
ways of the world
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of way of the world
Charlie Brown tree
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtʃɑːli bɹaʊn ˈtɹiː/
ipa: /ˈtʃɑɹli bɹaʊn ˈtɹi/
Forms: form: Charlie Brown trees
Etymology: A reference to the animated television special A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) based on the comic strip Peanuts by American cartoonist Charles M. Schulz (1922–2000), in which the title character Charlie Brown picks an unattractive Christmas tree to decorate. The selection of the tree represents a protest against the commercialization of Christmas.
Senses: examples: text: There is a place in our Christmas for a Charlie Brown tree—as the Children's Tree.
ref: 1985, Lasley F. Gober, The Christmas Lover’s Handbook, or, How to Plan the Merriest Christmas—Ever!, White Hall, Va.: Betterway Publications, →ISBN, page 137:
text: As Regina put it, "It was the ugliest, skinniest Charlie Brown tree you ever saw."
ref: 1998, Liz Curtis Higgs, “Humor and Marriage: Are You Married to a Funny-baked Ham?”, in Help! I’m Laughing and I Can’t Get Up: Forty Reasons Why Life is More Fun after the Big 4-0, Nashville, Tenn.: Thomas Nelson Publishers, →ISBN, page 89:
text: Trees grown in the wild are naturally sparser trees with fewer branches. In the industry these are sometimes referred to as "Charlie Brown trees," after the pathetic, droopy specimen that Charlie Brown selected for the Christmas pageant in his eponymous cartoon classic.
ref: 2005, Kevin Cuddihy, Phillip Metcalfe, “O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree: All about Christmas Trees”, in Christmas’s Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Kris Kringles, Merry Jingles, and Holiday Cheer, Washington, D.C.: Potomac Books, →ISBN, page 44:
text: She liked to think of it as a Charlie Brown tree, worthy of pity, not just a plain old ugly tree.
ref: 2005, Janell M. Ramos, Waiting for Odysseus, 2nd edition, Visalia, Calif.: Goddess Guild Publishing, →ISBN, page 136:
text: By today's standards these "Charlie Brown" trees of my childhood were haphazardly decorated creations at best; but to my brother, sisters and I, they were some of the most beautiful creations we had ever laid eyes on.
ref: 2011 December, J. D. Eident, “Cedar-scented Memories (This Story Appeared in the December 2011 Edition of the ‘Good Old Days’ Magazine)”, in Once More a Mindful Gatherin’ (In Verse & Prose), [United States]: J. D. Eident, published 2012, →ISBN, page 213:
glosses: A Christmas tree considered unattractive and undesirable by normal standards, often small and sparse.
wikipedia: A Charlie Brown Christmas
Charles M. Schulz
Charlie Brown
Peanuts
Synonyms: Charlie Brown Christmas tree
Charlie Brown's Christmas tree
Hypernyms: Christmas tree
SPCUM
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: government
law-enforcement
glosses: the Montreal Urban Community police service (Service de police de la Communauté urbaine de Montréal, SPCUM) — replaced by the SPVM
Related terms: MUC
MUCTC
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: transport
glosses: the Montreal Urban Community Transit Corporation — the public transit corporation for the Montreal Urban Community; it was replaced by the MTC in 2002, it replaced the Montreal Urban Community Transit Commission in 1985.
topics: transport
glosses: the Montreal Urban Community Transit Commission — the public transit commission for the Montreal Urban Community; it was replaced by the Montreal Urban Community Transit Corporation in 1985, it replaced the MTC in 1970.
Related terms: MUC
MUC Police
CTM
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: CTMs
Senses: topics: copyright
intellectual-property
law
glosses: Initialism of community trademark.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: color, temperature, moisture (used to assess skin signs)
topics: business
finance
marketing
glosses: Abbreviation of Canadian Tire Money.
glosses: Initialism of chicken tikka masala.
MTC
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of Coordinated Mars Time.
topics: government
healthcare
glosses: Initialism of Major Trauma Centre, a specialist unit within the National Health Service of the United Kingdom, set up to provide specialised trauma care and rehabilitation.
topics: transport
glosses: the Montreal Transit Corporation — the public transit corporation for the megacity and Island of Montreal; it replaced the MUCTC in 2002.
topics: transport
glosses: the Montreal Transit Commission — the public transit commission for the island and City of Montreal; it was replaced by the MUCTC in 1970, it replaced the Montreal Tramways Co. in 1950 when the latter was nationalized.
topics: transport
glosses: the Montreal Tramways Company (Montreal Tramways Co.) — the public transit company of the island of Montreal; the company was nationalized in 1950 and replaced by the Montreal Transit Commission, it was formed in 1911 by the merger of several previous companies.
examples: text: The audit also seeks analysis of four toll-funded programs overseen by MTC and BATA, which includes analyzing annual toll revenue and expenditures.
ref: 2025 February 13, Tim Fang, “Bay Area State Sen. Dave Cortese seeks audit of MTC, BATA over bridge toll hikes”, in CBS News:
glosses: Initialism of Metropolitan Transportation Commission.
Coordinate terms: sense: Mars time
english: Airy Mean Time
translation: Airy Mean Time
word: AMT
MUC
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: government
glosses: the Montreal Urban Community — the supramunicipal level of government for the island of Montreal and several surrounding islands. It was formed in 1970, and in 2002 it was replaced by the MMC, it area was subsumed into the megacity of Montreal. It was reformed in 2006 as the Montreal Agglomeration Council (Conseil d'agglomération de Montréal).
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Meritorious Unit Commendation.
Synonyms: Greater Montreal
Greater Montreal Area
Metropolitan Montreal
metropolitan Montreal area
Derived terms: MUCTC
MUC Police
MMC
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Initialism.
Senses: topics: government
glosses: Initialism of Montreal Metropolitan Community.
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
coordinate_terms: LMC
SMC
glosses: Initialism of Mini Magellanic Cloud
Synonyms: word: Greater Montreal
word: Greater Montreal Area
word: metropolitan area of Montreal
word: Metropolitan Montreal
word: metropolitan Montreal area
word: Montreal metropolitan area
MMC
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: MMCs
Etymology: Initialism.
Senses: glosses: Initialism of metal matrix composite.
topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Initialism of multimedia card.
examples: Coordinate term: LMC
topics: engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of maximum material condition.
glosses: Initialism of meningomyelocele.
examples: text: Twister works on multiple levels and while I can make a sound case it’s a romance (based on the genre definition—the story focuses on the MMC and FMC and their relationship and ends with an HFN) the underlying framework is that of a road trip.
ref: 2022 June 22, Lesli Richardson [pseudonym; Tymber Dalton], “Road Trip!”, in Blow Shit Up! A Guide to Method, Mayhem, Madness, and Magic for Writers Stuck in a Rut, →ISBN, part IV (Now Push the Plunger), “Actions & Consequences” section:
text: The MMC of the current story is with his best friend at the local bar talking about his problems with the current FMC.
ref: 2024 March 19, Sadie B. King, “How to Create a Binge-worthy Series”, in Writing Short Romance for Pleasure and Profit: How I Became a Six-Figure Author Writing Short Romance, →ISBN, step 2 (Plan like a Pro):
text: We love a morally grey MMC [male main character] who’s a complete fucking asshole with a giant dick and turns into a teddy bear […] by the time they’re finally get together, you’re like, oh thank fuck.
ref: 2024 summer, Tuva Haglund, quoting a TikTok user, “Enkelsängar, äkta fiendskap och oplanerade graviditeter: Bruket av troper bland Booktoks romanceläsare: Bruket av troper bland Booktoks romanceläsare”, in Passage, volume 39, number 91 (overall work in Swedish), Aarhus: Aarhus Universitetsforlag, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 109:
text: The MMC—that stands for male main character—is in an argument with the FMC.
ref: 2024 October 9, Laurelin Paige, “Adly”, in Brutal Bargain (Brutal Billionaires; 4), [Leander, Tex.]: Paige Press, →ISBN:
text: The MMC (male main character) is the definition of “if he wanted to he would” — we see a man who is thoughtful, caring, and understanding. […] A+ chemistry between the MMC and FMC (female main character).
ref: 2024 December 20, Angela Tricarico, quoting Marissa and Obebe, “The 17 best contemporary romance novels of 2024, per avid romance readers”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 Dec 2024:
hypernyms: MC
coordinate_terms: FMC
qualifier: romance fiction
glosses: Initialism of male main character.
Derived terms: sense: memory card
word: RS-MMC
sense: memory card
word: eMMC
Related terms: word: MTA
word: AMT
word: Montreal Agglomeration Council
CMM
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: CMMs
Senses: topics: engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of coordinate-measuring machine.
CMM
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Calvert Marine Museum, USA.
qualifier: Indian politics
glosses: Initialism of Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha.
glosses: Initialism of Congregation of the Missionaries of Mariannhill.
glosses: Initialism of Canadian Methodist Mission.
huds
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hud
AMT
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of Airy Mean Time.
topics: transport
glosses: AMT — the former Agence métropolitaine de transport – the Metropolitan Transit Agency; the transit agency for the MMC; now replaced by the RTM - Réseau de transport métropolitain.
Synonyms: MTA
Coordinate terms: sense: Mars time
english: Mars Coordinated Time
translation: Mars Coordinated Time
word: MTC
Related terms: MTC
STL
RTL
AMT
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: AMTs
Senses: topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
glosses: Initialism of automated manual transmission.
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of alphamethyltryptamine.
topics: business
finance
glosses: Initialism of alternative minimum tax.
gay marry
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: gay marries
form: gay marrying
form: gay married
form: gay married
form: gay-marry
Etymology: Back-formation from gay marriage.
Senses: examples: text: Heartache schmartache, I don't want to gay-marry you, oh sizzling Sapphite.
ref: 2009, anonymous author, Missed Connection with Every Lesbian Girl I've Ever Swooned Over - m4w:
glosses: To marry (a person of the same sex).
examples: text: First, sex doesn't hover cutely over the ceremony, because everyone assumes gay-marrying types are the least-sexual gay people.
ref: 2004, Greg Wharton, Ian Philips, I Do/I Don't: Queers on Marriage, page 219:
glosses: To marry a person of the same sex.
examples: Schwarzenegger Basically Admits He's A Democrat
Clearly the governor is angling for an administration job, which he'll accept once he's finished gay marrying the entire state of California.
glosses: To unite in a gay marriage; to unite in marriage to someone of the same sex.