cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
trophy veep
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: trophy veeps
Senses: examples: text: The first Trophy Veep?... Such penetrating questions may (or may not) explain why Jennings gets the big bucks, but nothing explains why Edwards is the man to stand that one heartbeat we hear about away from the presidency. And this is the point that dispels all goose bumps: John Edwards may be Peter Jennings' idea of a good lawyer, but a career of arguing cases before North Carolina juries, even augmented by five years in the U.S. Senate, has in no way given John Edwards the foreign policy expertise essential to supporting or possibly assuming the presidency in the middle of this global war on jihadist terrorism. The bankruptcy of Kerry's first presidential judgment is staggering. This, for Bush supporters, should be a relief.
ref: 2004, Diana West, Jewish World Review:
text: She was a mayor of town for 8000 for one term, then governor of ALASKA for little more than a year. That constitutes a trophy Veep.
ref: 2008, Robert A. Kezelis, McCain picks a Trophy Veep, Sarah Palin:
glosses: A Vice Presidential candidate selected for his or her youth or attractiveness rather than his or her experience or ability to assume the Office of the Presidency.
Related terms: trophy wife
overexploits
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of overexploit
overexploited
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of overexploit
relativizations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of relativization
retardates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of retardate
irrupts
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of irrupt
irrupting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of irrupt
irrupted
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of irrupt
canebreak
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: canebreaks
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of canebrake.
canebreaks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of canebreak
fiat currency
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fiat currencies
Senses: glosses: Synonym of fiat money.
synonyms: word: fiat money
dominee
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dominees
Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch dominee and Afrikaans dominee.
Senses: examples: text: But Elise goes regularly, often twice on a Sunday, mainly as a result of the conditioning of her childhood as a dominee’s daughter, but also because she regards it as a good example to the children, especially Ilse.
ref: 1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage, published 2000, page 51:
glosses: A minister of the Dutch Reformed Church; a predikant.
glosses: A minister in a Dutch Reformed church; a dominie.
transcendental ego
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: transcendental egos
form: transcendental Ego
form: Transcendental Ego
Senses: examples: text: If, however, the self be taken to mean, not an object existing among other objects, but the subject logically implied in all knowledge, the "Transcendental Ego" which we never can know as an object, and which therefore we never can "get behind," that may be allowed to be the ultimate reality.
ref: 1892, David G. Ritchie, “What is Reality?”, in The Philosophical Review, volume 1, number 3, page 280:
text: On the basis of such a theory, it becomes legitimate to assert that every human being "contains" a transcendental Ego.
ref: 1957, Aron Gurwitsch, “The Last Work of Edmund Husserl”, in Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, volume 17, number 3, page 386:
text: The absolute goal of all phenomenological inquiry is pure consciousness as it manifests itself in the transcendental ego, the source of all intentional acts.
ref: 2001, Joseph A. Young, “Phenomenology and Textual Power in Richard Wright's 'The Man Who Lived Underground'”, in MELUS, volume 26, number 4, page 82:
topics: Kantianism
human-sciences
phenomenology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: The conscious self which is the unifying subject of a person's experiences and which cannot itself be experienced as an object, understood by Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) as knowable only by inference, and understood by Edmund Husserl (1859-1938) as pure consciousness.
Synonyms: non-empirical ego
pure ego
Related terms: empirical ego
transcendental Ego
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: transcendental Egos
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of transcendental ego.
Transcendental Ego
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Transcendental Egos
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of transcendental ego.
MTB
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: MTBs
Senses: topics: cycling
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Initialism of mountain bike.
topics: cycling
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Initialism of mountain biking.
topics: government
military
nautical
politics
transport
war
glosses: Initialism of motor torpedo boat.
Related terms: Mt.
naphthalic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more naphthalic
form: most naphthalic
Etymology: From naphthalene + -ic.
Senses: glosses: Of, pertaining to, yielding, or derived from naphthalene
Synonyms: phthalic
Derived terms: naphthalic acid
peopleless
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more peopleless
form: most peopleless
Etymology: From people + -less.
Senses: examples: text: I had been up since before dawn, sweating and smoking cigarettes, roaming the large empty house with the peopleless rooms.
ref: 1998, Dan Fante, 'Chump Change', Chapter 3:
synonyms: word: uninhabited
word: unpeopled
word: unpopulated
word: beingless
word: desert
word: deserted
word: desolate
word: disinhabited
word: inhabitantless
word: inhabited
word: lifeless
word: peopleless
word: solitary
word: tenantless
word: unhabited
word: uninhabited
word: unoccupied
word: unpeopled
word: unpopulated
word: untenanted
word: vacant
word: wasteful
glosses: Having no people; uninhabited
Derived terms: peoplelessness
phosphorine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: phosphorines
Etymology: From phosphor + -ine.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: An analogue of pyridine in which the nitrogen atom is replaced by one of phosphorus.
Derived terms: oxazaphosphorine
expect the unexpected
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: expects the unexpected
form: expecting the unexpected
form: expected the unexpected
form: expected the unexpected
Senses: glosses: Do not be surprised by unusual events. Anything might happen.
Related terms: pigs might fly
yellow-green alga
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: yellow-green algae
Senses: glosses: Any alga, of the class Xanthophyceae, that have yellow carotenoid pigments as well as chlorophyll
unburnable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more unburnable
form: most unburnable
Etymology: From un- + burnable.
Senses: glosses: That is difficult or impossible to burn
be cruel to be kind
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: is cruel to be kind
form: being cruel to be kind
form: was cruel to be kind
form: been cruel to be kind
Etymology: From William Shakespeare's Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 4: "I must be cruel, only to be kind: / Thus bad begins and worse remains behind."
Senses: examples: text: I muſt be cruell only to be kinde, / This bad beginnes, and worſe remaines behind.
ref: c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke: […] (Second Quarto), London: […] I[ames] R[oberts] for N[icholas] L[ing] […], published 1604, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iv], signature [I4], verso:
text: It may perhaps be said of her, “She must be cruel to be kind.” In the discovery of anæsthesia and of various anæsthetics she may have inflicted some inconvenience, even actual pain, on a limited number of the inferior creation; but here is her return, even to inferior animals.
ref: 1884, James G. Wakley, editor, The Lancet, volume 127, page 72:
text: It is life, more life, and fitter life, that is her desire: the “murdering and being murdered,” the “blood and tears” are no part of her aim. But they are inevitable, though lamentable, if her aim is to be realized. She must be cruel to be kind.–a little cruel to be very kind.
ref: 1909, Caleb Saleeby, Parenthood and Race Culture: An Outline of Eugenics, page 44:
text: Many farm practices may seem to the outsider to be cruel, but you have to be cruel to be kind. Many times in farming practice we are cruel but we cannot avoid being cruel. In that cruelty there is a certain kindness, and that is what we are looking for all the time.
ref: 1960 Sep., Thomas Templeton Murray, “Animals Protection Bill”, in parliamentary debates (House of Representatives), volume 324, page 2193:
text: Altho' I'm against cruelty to Animal life I must admit that sometimes, you have got to be cruel to be kind. I mean many animals have to be killed and destroyed for human benefit.
ref: 1976, M. M. Ahmed, Teenager, volume 7:
glosses: To act cruelly in order to achieve a positive outcome in the future.
wikipedia: Hamlet
William Shakespeare
Related terms: tough love
treat them mean, keep them keen
cottonoid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cottonoids
Etymology: Apparently from cotton + -oid.
Senses: glosses: A certain absorbent material, made primarily of cotton with some felt as well, used for various purposes during surgery.
glosses: An item of this material.
mailpiece
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mailpieces
Etymology: From mail + piece; part of the business jargon of postal services and mail marketers for more than a century, but not common among the general public until the 21st century.
Senses: examples: text: You have 0 mailpiece(s) and 1 inbound package(s) arriving soon. [U.S. Postal Service Informed Delivery email of the 2020s]
text: Each mailjob is composed of pages that go into a single envelope. These are called mailpieces.
ref: 1995 April, Anthony F. Stuart, Technical Association of the Graphic Arts, Proceedings, page 442:
text: The name and return address of the authorized nonprofit organization must be either on the outside of the mailpiece or in a prominent location
ref: 2002, Bruce R. Hopkins, The Law of Fundraising, page 316:
coordinate_terms: package
;
email
mail
glosses: (countable) A piece of mail, that is, an item of (physical) mail; especially, an item of flat envelope form factor as contrasted with an item of package form factor.
digor
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: degor
Senses: glosses: A traditional sport of Bhutan, resembling shot put.
textiloma
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: textilomas
form: textilomata
Etymology: From textile + -oma.
Senses: glosses: A mass of cotton matrix that is left behind in a body cavity during an operation.
dumb genius
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dumb geniuses
Senses: glosses: A person who is very intelligent, but socially dull.
examples: text: It is also acceptable to say that the computer is a dumb genius.
glosses: A person who is very intelligent in one limited sphere, but inept in other areas.
Synonyms: idiot savant
Related terms: dork
minimax
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈmɪn.ɪˌmæks/
/-.əˌ-/
Forms: form: minimaxes
form: minmax
Etymology: Blend of mini(mum) + max(imum).
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
game-theory
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
qualifier: decision theory
glosses: A decision rule used for minimizing the maximum possible loss, or maximizing the minimum gain.
Derived terms: Courant minimax principle
minimax
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: /ˈmɪn.ɪˌmæks/
/-.əˌ-/
Forms: form: minimaxes
form: minimaxing
form: minimaxed
form: minimaxed
form: min-max
form: minmax
Etymology: Blend of mini(mum) + max(imum).
Senses: topics: video-games
glosses: To invest heavily into one skill or ability, to the end of maximizing some beneficial effect.
glosses: To find the optimum play, or decision, to achieve minimizing the maximum loss.
Related terms: maximin
maximin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈmæk.sɪˌmɪn/
Forms: form: maximins
Etymology: Blend of maximum + minimum.
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
game-theory
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
qualifier: decision theory
glosses: A rule to identify the worst outcome of each possible option to find one's best (maximum payoff) play.
Related terms: minimax
maximin
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: /ˈmæk.sɪˌmɪn/
Forms: form: maximins
form: maximining
form: maximinning
form: maximined
form: maximined
form: maximinned
form: maximinned
Etymology: Blend of maximum + minimum.
Senses: glosses: To employ a maximin algorithm.
controlled chaos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: We arrived home to a scene of controlled chaos, with painters, electricians, plumbers, and workmen of all shapes and colours all over the house.
glosses: A state or situation that appears to be completely disorganised, but where some things are under control.
massively multiplayer online game
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: massively multiplayer online games
Senses: topics: games
gaming
synonyms: massively multiplayer
MMO
MMOG
glosses: A computer game in which a large number of players can simultaneously interact in a persistent world.
Related terms: massively multiplayer online role-playing game
multi-user dungeon
opacification
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: opacifications
Senses: glosses: The action of making something opaque or cloudy.
glosses: The act of becoming opaque or cloudy.
Derived terms: radiopacification
ozonosphere
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ozonospheres
Etymology: From ozone + -o- + -sphere.
Senses: examples: text: The mesosphere may be described as the earth's intermediate or middle atmosphere, which separates the thermosphere above from the ozonosphere (or stratosphere) below, both of which are responsible for absorption of most of the ultraviolet part of the solar radiation and preventing it from reaching the earth's surface.
ref: 2008, Kshudiram Saha, The Earth's Atmosphere: Its Physics and Dynamics, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 102:
coordinate_terms: mesosphere
thermosphere
glosses: A layer in part of the stratosphere that has a larger than normal concentration of ozone; the ozone layer.
Derived terms: ozonospheric
you'se
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: you's
Etymology: From you + 's.
Senses: examples: text: 'Cause I'm a money getter, also a honey hitter
You think you nice as me? Haha, you'se a funny nigga
ref: 1995, Big L, “Put It On”, in Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous:
qualifier: African-American Vernacular
glosses: Pronunciation spelling of you is.
ice fish
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: ice fishes
form: ice fishing
form: ice fished
form: ice fished
Senses: glosses: To fish through a hole cut into ice.
Derived terms: ice fishing
foamier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of foamy: more foamy
foamiest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of foamy: most foamy
NPD
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ɛn piː diː/
Senses: glosses: Initialism of narcissistic personality disorder.
glosses: Initialism of nonpayment of dues.
topics: business
glosses: Initialism of new product development.
NPD
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ɛn piː diː/
Etymology: Borrowed from German NPD (“Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands”).
Senses: examples: text: Over 2,000 police officers were on duty for the NPD march, which was allowed to go ahead on condition the demonstrators stayed out of the city centre and after two planned speakers were banned.
ref: 2002 February 2, “German far-right holds march”, in CNN:
text: Four years ago, the German government failed to ban the neo-Nazi National Democratic Party (NPD), which had won a handful of seats in a number of regional state assemblies.
ref: 2021 March 4, “Germany’s far-right AfD becomes first party to be put under government surveillance since Nazi era”, in CNN, sourced from Reuters:
topics: government
politics
glosses: The National Democratic Party.
gowning
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: /ˈɡaʊnɪŋ/
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of gown
gowned
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡaʊnd/
rhymes: -aʊnd
homophone: gound
Forms: form: gownd
Etymology: From gown + -ed.
Senses: examples: text: Deliberately, almost ‘augustly,’ the gowned and mortar-boarded figures followed one another through the great red turnstile and filed into the chamber beyond.
ref: 1950, Mervyn Peake, chapter 18, in Gormenghast, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode:
text: The economic and political dependence of this African neo-colonial bourgeoisie is reflected in its culture of apemanship and parrotry conforced on a restive population through police boots, barbed wire, a gowned clergy and judiciary […].
ref: 1986, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Decolonising the Mind, Heinemann, published 2005, page 2:
text: Pirates, buccaneers, the gowned ladies of the ancient pastoral – all the traditional subjects of imperial history – are among the images that take shape.
ref: 2001, Patricia Ismond, “Society and Nationhood in the Caribbean: Towards Another Life”, in Abandoning Dead Metaphors: The Caribbean Phase of Derek Walcott’s Poetry, University of the West Indies Press, →ISBN, page 258:
synonyms: begowned
glosses: Wearing a gown.
Derived terms: ungowned
Related terms: ball-gowned
ballgowned
bedgowned
bed-gowned
begowned
be-gowned
dressing-gowned
evening-gowned
nightgowned
night-gowned
surgical-gowned
surgically gowned
tea-gowned
teagowned
well-gowned
gowned
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡaʊnd/
rhymes: -aʊnd
homophone: gound
Forms: form: gownd
Etymology: From gown + -ed.
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of gown
grainier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of grainy: more grainy
grainiest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of grainy: most grainy
erven
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of erf
skunk ape
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: skunk apes
Senses: topics: biology
cryptozoology
natural-sciences
zoology
synonyms: swamp ape
glosses: A hominid creature said to inhabit the Southeastern United States.
Related terms: Bigfoot
granddads
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of granddad
speciosity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌspiːʃiˈɒsɪti/
rhymes: -ɒsɪti
Forms: form: speciosities
Etymology: From Middle English speciouste (“attractiveness”), from Latin speciōsitās (“beauty”), from speciēs (“appearance”). By surface analysis, speci(ous) + -osity.
Senses: glosses: The state or quality of being specious.
examples: text: Till deep misery, if nothing softer will, have driven you out of your Speciosites into your Sincerities; and you find there either is a Godlike in the world, or else ye are an unintelligible madness;
ref: 1843 April, Thomas Carlyle, “ch. 8, The Electon”, in Past and Present, American edition, Boston, Mass.: Charles C[offin] Little and James Brown, published 1843, →OCLC, book II (The Ancient Monk):
glosses: A specious action, promise, ideology, etc.
speciosity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌspiːʃiˈɒsɪti/
rhymes: -ɒsɪti
Etymology: From speciose + -ity; see -osity.
Senses: examples: text: The circumstance that the proportion of taxa with 12 + 14 vertebrae increased in the lower categories is due to the speciosity of the Epinephelinae.
ref: 1960 December 30, Carl L[eavitt] Hubbs, “Fauna Japonica/Serranidae (Pisces). By Masao Katayama. […] Fauna Japonica/Cottidae (Pisces). By Masao Watanabe. […]”, in Copeia, number 4, Philadelphia, Pa.: American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, →ISSN, →OCLC, Reviews section, page 383, column 1:
text: [David] Jablonski’s end-Cretaceous mollusc genera suffer extinction to an equal degree, irrespective of their speciosity, geographical spread or other extinctionproof insurance policies.
ref: 1988 December 15, Henry Gee, Rory Hewlett, “Palaeontology: Helping with inquiries”, in John Maddox, editor, Nature, volume 336, number 6200, London: Nature Publishing Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 617, column 1:
text: Here, then, is the old familiar pattern: one group among many expands until they outnumber all the rest. Yet the speciosity of the passerines should not be confused with ‘dominance’. Though they are, of course, immensely varied, they all essentially continue to exploit the niche of the small percher.
ref: 2000, Colin Tudge, “Series 7: kingfishers, woodpeckers, and perching birds”, in The Variety of Life: A Survey and a Celebration of all the Creatures that Have Ever Lived, Oxford, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, part II (A survey of all living creatures), chapter 22 (The modern birds: Subclass Neornithes), page 543:
glosses: The state or quality of being speciose.
gashing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gashings
Senses: examples: text: Nature prompts to the use of them; for the savage of the woods has the song and the ceremonies of his ancestors, and by the gashings and daubings with which he disfigures his form, denotes his tribe.
ref: 1821, Theodore Dehon, Sermons, on the Public Means of Grace:
glosses: The act of making a gash, or cut.
topics: engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The roughing operation for worm gears.
gashing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of gash
greasier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of greasy: more greasy
groundbreakings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of groundbreaking
granulates
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of granulate
granulating
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of granulate
gruels
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gruel
glitzier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of glitzy: more glitzy
glitziest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of glitzy: most glitzy
glummer
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of glum: more glum
glummest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of glum: most glum
genitives
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of genitive
cyclopentene
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A cycloalkene, C₅H₈; a colorless liquid with a petrol-like odor, used as a monomer for the synthesis of plastics.
Derived terms: cyclopentenol
cyclopentenyl
draisine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: draisines
Etymology: Named after Baron Karl Drais (1785–1851), who invented a predecessor to the bicycle.
Senses: topics: rail-transport
railways
transport
glosses: A light auxiliary rail vehicle (train) or tram.
examples: text: British users rechristened the baron's invention the hobby horse then the dandy horse, because draisines became very fashionable with Regency gentlemen.
ref: 2015, Chris Boardman, The Biography of the Modern Bike: The Ultimate History of Bike Design, Hachette, →ISBN, page 10:
topics: cycling
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Synonym of draisienne.
synonyms: word: draisienne
Related terms: draisienne
merocrine
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From mero- (“partial”) + Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “to separate”).
Senses: examples: text: Merocrine cells have several full secretion cycles — the merocrine secretion cell does not die when it secretes into the lumen of the gland.
ref: 1982, Vladimir Evgenʹevich Sokolov, Mammal Skin, University of California Press, page 20:
text: Secretions from glands are produced by merocrine, apocrine and holocrine modes of secretion (Fig. 3.4). In merocrine secretion, membrane bound secretory vesicles are formed and accumulate below the free surface of the cell.[…]There is no loss of cytoplasm in merocrine secretion.
ref: 2011, S. M. Kisia, Vertebrates: Structures and Functions, page 53:
text: The planum rostrale of pigs has tactile (sinus) hairs distributed over the surface and numerous large merocrine sweat glands.
ref: 2013, Nancy A. Monteiro-Riviere, “16: Integument”, in Jo Ann Eurell, Brian L. Frappier, editors, Dellmann's Textbook of Veterinary Histology, 6th edition, page 338:
topics: anatomy
biology
histology
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: Of or pertaining to certain exocrine glands that secrete without major damage to the secretory cells.
Synonyms: sense: of or pertaining to certain exocrine glands
word: eccrine
raw_tags: of (certain) sweat glands
Coordinate terms: apocrine
granulocrine
holocrine
Oviedo
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɒviˈeɪ.dəʊ/
ipa: /ˌɑviˈeɪ.doʊ/
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Oviedo.
Senses: glosses: The capital city of Asturias, in northwestern Spain, near the Cantabrian Mountains, founded circa 760.
glosses: A town in Seminole County, Florida, United States.
glosses: A surname from Spanish.
Derived terms: Oviedan
APTA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Acronym of American Public Transportation Association.
raise the spectre
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: raises the spectre
form: raising the spectre
form: raised the spectre
form: raised the spectre
form: raise the specter
Senses: examples: text: The company's third loss warning in two years raises the spectre of eventual collapse and bankruptcy.
glosses: To cause concern that something unfortunate might happen.
pasher
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pashers
Etymology: From pash + -er.
Senses: examples: text: My boyfriend is such a good pasher!
text: ‘And seeing you told me you′re such a good pasher, you can kiss me goodnight if you like.’
ref: 2003, Barry Crocker, The Adventures of Barry Crocker: Bazza, page 76:
text: Ms Fitzgibbon turned her attention back to the pashers, who had now separated. That didn′t last long. They were walking back to camp, holding hands.
ref: 2005, Andrew Daddo, Youse Two, unnumbered page:
text: 2009, Andrew Cox, Settling for It, Tamara Sheward, Jenny Valentish (editors), Your Mother Would Be Proud: True Tales of Mayhem and Misadventure, Allen & Unwin, Australia, page 407,
Nevertheless, I was off and running and thereafter enjoyed a period as one of this country′s most promiscuous pashers. With a minimum of sweet-talk almost anyone could kiss me, I was so fucking easy.
glosses: One who pashes (snogs, kisses).
pashers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pasher
pitter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pitters
Etymology: From pit + -er.
Senses: glosses: A device that removes pits from fruit such as olives or cherries.
Derived terms: cherry pitter
olive pitter
pitter
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: pitters
form: pittering
form: pittered
form: pittered
Etymology: See pitter-patter.
Senses: glosses: To make a pattering sound.
indo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Clipping of indometacin.
Senses: glosses: indometacin when used as a recreational drug
indo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Clipping of indica
Senses: examples: text: Smash, I crashed his head like a window / I ain't Nintendo, I'm high off the indo / Creepin', with the quickness to the cut / Bust one to his head while he munches on a donut
ref: 1992 December 15, Dr. Dre, RBX, Snoop Dogg, Dat Nigga Daz, “The Day the Niggaz Took Over” (track 4), in The Chronic, performed by Dr. Dre ft. RBX, Snoop Dogg, Dat Nigga Daz:
text: [Chorus:Michael Marshall] I got 5 on it (got it, good), grab your 40 let’s get keyed. I got 5 on it, messin’ with that Indo weed.
ref: 1995 July 4, “I got 5 on it”, in Operation Stackola, performed by Luniz and Michael Marshall (singer):
glosses: Cannabis indica, a strain of marijuana.
irmos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: irmoi
form: heirmos
form: hirmos
Etymology: From Ancient Greek εἱρμός (heirmós).
Senses: examples: text: Each ode has its own meter and tune called an irmos (εἱρμός; plural irmoi), introduced in the first stanza and repeated. The second, third, and sixth odes are divided into two sections, with different irmoi, perhaps allowing Andrew a greater variety of chant melodies to break up what might otherwise become monotonous.
ref: 2014, Derek Krueger, Liturgical Subjects: Christian Ritual, Biblical Narrative, and the Formation of the Self in Byzantium:
topics: Christianity
glosses: The initial troparion of an ode of a canon.
Related terms: irmologion
self-distance
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: self-distances
Etymology: From self- + distance.
Senses: examples: Ironic humor is an instance of the more general phenomenon of self-distance (Contemporary Philosophy of Social Science, By Brian Faypage, Page 33)
glosses: The ability to critically reflect on oneself and one's relations from an external perspective.
skill tree
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: skill trees
Senses: topics: video-games
glosses: A hierarchical visual representation of customizations a player can make to their character. Skill trees can either branch out or eventually fold back to a single point depending on the game. Typically some form of skill point is used as opposed to spending experience points.
Hypernyms: english: structurally
translation: structurally
word: tree
skill point
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: skill points
Senses: topics: video-games
glosses: One of the points allocated to a player character, often when leveling up, to purchase abilities on their skill tree.
topics: video-games
glosses: A magic point.
topics: video-games
glosses: A renewable energy point that may be used alongside magic points, to separate magical and physical abilities.
technology tree
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: technology trees
Senses: topics: video-games
glosses: A hierarchical representation of technology that may be researched and implemented for the whole faction by the player, most often in real-time strategy games.
Synonyms: tech tree
Hypernyms: english: structurally
translation: structurally
word: tree
farro
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfæɹəʊ/
homophone: farrow
ipa: /ˈfæɹoʊ/
ipa: /ˈfɑːroʊ/
homophone: farrow
homophone: pharaoh
homophone: Faro
Forms: form: farros
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian farro. Doublet of far.
Senses: examples: text: At the Fountain restaurant in the Four Seasons Hotel, near the institute, squab stuffed with fava beans and farro, an Egyptian grain, comes gilded with gold leaf[…].
ref: 2007 February 14, Florence Fabricant, “For a Chilly Winter Day, Beef Pie With Polenta Crust”, in New York Times:
text: All three farros are sold as a whole grain.
ref: 2019, Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker, Joy of Cooking: 2019 Edition, page 338:
glosses: Emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum).
Related terms: farrago
reconnection
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: reconnections
form: reconnexion
Etymology: From re- + connection.
Senses: examples: text: I see freight returning in a big way. The 2016 reconnection of the Helwith Bridge quarries can produce up to three heavy trains a day. The nearby and much bigger Horton quarry is also on the cusp of rail reconnection.
ref: 2021 October 20, Mark Rand, “S&C: a line fit for tourists... and everyone?”, in RAIL, number 942, page 40:
glosses: A connection of things that have been previously severed.
reemit
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: -ɪt
Forms: form: reemits
form: reemitting
form: reemitted
form: reemitted
Etymology: From re- + emit.
Senses: glosses: To emit again.
topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: To emit something (especially radiation) that has previously been absorbed.
penny arcade
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: penny arcades
Senses: glosses: A venue for coin-operated entertainment devices, most notably during the 1930s.
semiaxis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: semiaxes
Etymology: From semi- + axis.
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: A line segment, joining the centre of a figure to an edge, that forms half of an axis of symmetry.
dystheism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪsˈθiː.ɪzm/
Etymology: From dys- + theism.
Senses: examples: text: Dystheism revolves around “the belief that a god, goddess, or singular God is not wholly good (eutheism) as is commonly believed (such as in the monotheistic religions of Christianity and Judaism), and is possibly evil.”
ref: 2019, Cometan, The Duodoxy: The Principles of The Logical Cosmos, page 254:
synonyms: maltheism
antonyms: eutheism
hypernyms: theism
religion
coordinate_terms: atheism
antitheism
;
agnosticism
;
apatheism
ignosticism
igtheism
misotheism
pantheism
transtheism
glosses: The belief that there is a god, but that this god is not good, and possibly, although not necessarily, evil.
Related terms: word: dystheistic
somerset
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsʌm.ɚ.sɛt/
ipa: /ˈsʌm.ə.sɛt/
Forms: form: somersets
Senses: examples: text: Remark, in any case, what somersets and contortions a dead Catholicism is making,—skilfully galvanised: hideous, and even piteous, to behold!
ref: 1837, Thomas Carlyle, chapter II, in The French Revolution: A History […], volume II (The Constitution), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC, book IV (Varennes), page 155:
text: And Mr H will demonstrate / Ten somersets he'll undertake / On solid ground.
ref: 1967, Lennon–McCartney, “Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!”, performed by The Beatles:
glosses: Archaic form of somersault.
somerset
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsʌm.ɚ.sɛt/
ipa: /ˈsʌm.ə.sɛt/
Forms: form: somersets
form: somersetting
form: somerseting
form: somersetted
form: somersetted
form: somerseted
form: somerseted
Senses: glosses: Archaic form of somersault.
flanging
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: flangings
Etymology: From flange + -ing.
Senses: topics: architecture
glosses: A flange.
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: A time-based audio effect produced when two identical signals are mixed together, but with one signal time-delayed by a small and gradually changing amount, usually smaller than 20 milliseconds.
open and shut case
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: open and shut cases
Senses: glosses: A problem that can be solved quickly and easily.
Synonyms: res ipsa loquitur
cioppino
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /tʃəˈpiːnəʊ/
rhymes: -iːnəʊ
Forms: form: cioppinos
Etymology: From Ligurian cioppin, from a Genoese dialect, ciuppin, for a fish stew.
Senses: examples: text: We observed a neighboring diner receive her entree, an impressive-looking shellfish stew served in a very large clear glass bowl. We nearly regretted our entree selections as we vicariously enjoyed her San Francisco-style Cioppino, a West Coast version of the Cajun Bouillabaise. Her bowl was loaded with clams, mussels and scallops in an herbed tomato and wine broth, a lovely dish for $12.75.
ref: 1985 April 27, Sue Hyde, “Formal Dining Pleasure”, in Gay Community News, page 8:
glosses: An Italian-American shellfish and tomato stew.
vegetarian hamburger
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: vegetarian hamburgers
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of veggie burger.
vegeburger
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvɛd͡ʒiːˌbɜː(ɹ)ɡə(ɹ)/
Forms: form: vegeburgers
form: vege-burger
Etymology: Blend of vegetable + burger, vegetarian + burger, or alteration of veggie burger.
Senses: examples: text: Here the little girl eats a "vege-burger" and her sister drinks pomegranate juice, one of favorites at snack bar
ref: 1950 June 24, “Camp Parley of Methodist Group Slated”, in Los Angeles Times:
text: 1 serving Vegeburger Loaf with non-fat mushroom gravy
ref: 1951, E. Virginia Dobbin, The low fat, low cholesterol diet: what to eat and how to prepare it, page 346:
glosses: Alternative spelling of veggie burger.
Related terms: gardenburger
soyburger
wireless cable
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: broadcasting
media
television
glosses: A method of cable television distribution using prior wireless signal reception via a microwave antenna.
genuine fake
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: genuine fakes
Senses: examples: text: If the experts are baffled by such artifacts, does it follow that the public is being cheated of its art experience when looking at a genuine fake such as a van Meegeren "Vermeer"?
ref: 1972, Take Today; the Executive as Dropout, By Marshall McLuhan, Barrington Nevitt., →ISBN, page 97:
glosses: An imitation of a (usually) valuable object that is so good that it is, to all intents and purposes, identical.
cold comfort
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cold comforts
Etymology: Popularized by William Shakespeare in The Taming of the Shrew, see quotations.
Senses: examples: text: […] or ſhall I complaine on thee to our miſtris, whoſe hand / (ſhe being now at hand) thou ſhalt ſoone feele, to thy / cold comfort, for being ſlow in thy hot office.
ref: c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i], page 221, column 1:
text: The table was smoking and hissing; and Romeo Clawbonny, who acted as the everyday house-servant, or footman, had several times intimated that it might be well to commence operations, as a cold breakfast was very cold comfort.
ref: 1863, James Fenimore Cooper, chapter 6, in Miles Wallingford:
text: At least I should not die alone. Human eyes would watch me end. It was cold comfort I presume, but yet I derived some slight peace of mind from the contemplation of it.
ref: 1914, Edgar Rice Burroughs, chapter 9, in At the Earth's Core:
text: But statistics are cold comfort when the latest explosion has leveled a nearby building.
ref: 2010 April 8, Ben Lando, “U.S. Officials Downplay Rash of Baghdad Attacks”, in Time, archived from the original on 18 Jul 2013:
glosses: Much less reassurance, consolation, aid, or pleasure than one needs or desires.
wikipedia: William Shakespeare
supergranule
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: supergranules
Etymology: From super- + granule.
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: A supergranulation cell
supergranulation cell
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: supergranulation cells
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: A large region of convection in the photosphere of the sun; a supergranule
tachocline
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ta.ko.klaɪn/
Forms: form: tachoclines
Etymology: From tacho- + -cline; coined in a paper by Edward A. Spiegel and Jean-Paul Zahn in 1992 (Spiegel, E. A.; & Zahn, J.-P.; "The solar tachocline", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 265, 106–114, 1992) by analogy to the oceanic thermocline.
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: A region of abrupt transition from rotation to convection in the interior of the sun.
terawatt-hour
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: terawatt-hours
Etymology: By surface analysis, terawatt + hour, or, by surface analysis, tera- + watt-hour.
Senses: examples: text: Holonym: terawatt-year
text: Meronyms: milliwatt-hour < watt-hour < kilowatt-hour < megawatt-hour < gigawatt-hour
text: New facilities consume more electricity than ever. A rack of servers stuffed with AI chips requires about ten times more power than a non-AI version a few years ago. A study by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory found that in 2023 America's data centres used 176 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity. That is forecast to increase to between 325TWh and 580TWh by 2028 (see chart 2), or 7-12% of America's total consumption, with hyperscalers accounting for about half.
ref: 2025 July 28, Editorial staff, “How big tech plans to feed AI's voracious appetite for power. As data centres get more energy-hungry, the hyperscalers get more creative”, in The Economist, archived from the original on 28 Jul 2025:
related: word: mul:TW·h
word: mul:TW h
word: mul:TWh
word: ;
word: terawatt hour
glosses: A unit of energy equal to that provided by one terawatt acting for one hour.
ultrastructural
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From ultrastructure + -al.
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to ultrastructure.
hybrid rocket
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hybrid rockets
Etymology: From hybrid (“fuel”) + rocket.
Senses: glosses: a bipropellant rocket engine (rocket motor) which uses propellants that are in two different states, typically liquid and solid, which when reacted, create exhaust gases suitable for rocket propulsion.
glosses: a vehicle (rocket) propelled by a hybrid rocket engine
Synonyms: sense: bipropellant rocket engine
word: hybrid rocket engine
Hypernyms: chemical rocket
Related terms: solid rocket
solid rocket engine
solid-fueled rocket
solid-fueled rocket engine
liquid rocket
liquid rocket engine
liquid-fueled rocket
liquid-fueled rocket engine
hybrid rockets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hybrid rocket
bipropellant
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bipropellants
Etymology: From bi- + propellant.
Senses: glosses: A propellant composed of two components (typically a fuel and an oxidizer) that react together in the combustion chamber
Synonyms: word: biprop
Hypernyms: propellant
Derived terms: word: biprop
Related terms: propellant
monopropellant
solid rocket
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: solid rockets
Etymology: From solid + rocket.
Senses: topics: aerospace
astronautics
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A rocket engine (rocket motor) that uses a solid propellant that, when combusted, generates gases which are used for rocket propulsion.
topics: aerospace
astronautics
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A rocket that uses such an engine.
Synonyms: sense: rocket engine
alt: SRE
word: solid rocket engine
sense: rocket engine
word: solid-fueled rocket engine
sense: rocket engine
alt: SRM
word: solid rocket motor
sense: rocket engine
word: solid-fueled rocket motor
sense: rocket
word: solid-fueled rocket
Hypernyms: chemical rocket
Derived terms: solid rocket booster
Related terms: hybrid rocket
hybrid rocket engine
hybrid rocket motor
liquid rocket
liquid rocket engine
liquid-fueled rocket
liquid-fueled rocket engine
liquid fuel rocket
liquid fuel rocket engine
gendarmes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gendarme
knaveproof
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more knaveproof
form: most knaveproof
Etymology: From knave + -proof.
Senses: glosses: For a system or body: protected, or designed to be proof against misuse or error; fail-safe.
glosses: For an idea or plan: infallible, or bulletproof.
Capitol Hill
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: Culture new contacts on Capitol Hill.
glosses: The hill in Washington, D.C., on which the Capitol is located, where Congress holds its sessions.
glosses: A neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States.
examples: text: Let me put it this way: The girl in question was no novice to Washington nor to the ways of Capitol Hill.
ref: 1975, Ralph de Toledano, Hit & Run: The Rise--And Fall?--Of Ralph Nader, page 120:
text: At the same time, the failure of conservatives to invest in Capitol Hill lobbying that could be coordinated with their grass-roots efforts represents a strategic misallocation of resources.
ref: 2000, Jeffrey M. Berry, The New Liberalism: The Rising Power of Citizen Groups, page 102:
text: The Ninety-fourth Congress would be emphatically Democratic, and Ford's base of support on Capitol Hill would be narrower and weaker.
ref: 2005, Yanek Mieczkowski, Gerald Ford and the Challenges of the 1970s, page 62:
text: I cannot count how many letters I received from Capitol Hill in the 1990s outlining one scheme or another to spend more or tax less
ref: 2007, Alan Greenspan, The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World, page 233:
text: A political reality of Capitol Hill is that the party in control has always taken care of its own and, as the minority sees it, gives them "the shaft."
ref: 2007, John W. Dean, Broken Government: How Republican Rule Destroyed the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches, page 30:
glosses: the United States Congress
glosses: A neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, United States.
glosses: A neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States.
Synonyms: sense: neighborhood in Denver
word: Cap Hill
sense: neighborhood in Seattle
word: Cap Hill
musk melon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: musk melons
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of muskmelon.
curtate
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more curtate
form: most curtate
Etymology: First attested in 1676; borrowed from Latin curtātus, perfect passive participle of curtō (“to shorten”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Senses: synonyms: truncate#Adjective
truncated#Adjective
glosses: Shortened, having been shortened.
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: Describing any distance measured in the ecliptic plane between the Sun (or Earth) and the orthogonal projection of an astronomical object (particularly another planet) onto said plane.
qualifier: actuarial science
glosses: Rounded down.
raw_tags: of a lifetime random variable
topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: Describing a trochoid as traced from a point within a circle.
Related terms: curt
curtation
curtation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: curtations
Etymology: First attested in 1584; borrowed from New Latin curtātiō, from curtō + -tiō.
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: The interval of a planet's orbit in which its curtate or shortened distance is less than the true distance.
Related terms: curt
curtate
no great shakes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: You're welcome to stay here, but this hut ain't no great shakes for such as you.
ref: 1898, Gertrude Atherton, chapter XIX, in The Valiant Runaways, New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead and Company, →OCLC, page 210:
text: His tactic of pointing out the flaws of the Democrats does not mean that the Republican Party is any great shakes, as he intimates.
ref: 1980 August 30, Patrice Keegan, “Ebersole Misses the Point”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 6, page 4:
text: The iPhone's 2.0 megapixel camera is no great shakes, but it's good enough as cellphone cameras go.
ref: 2008 August 24, “Your definitive guide to the iPhone”, in The Times, Johannesburg, South Africa, archived from the original on 15 Sep 2008:
synonyms: nothing to write home about
glosses: Something unexceptional, not noteworthy or special.
Zagros
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Iranian Persian زاگرس (zâgros), which could be related to the name of the Sagartians, an Iranian tribe (from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎥𐎼𐎫 (Asagarta)).
Senses: glosses: A mountain range in Iran.
wikipedia: Sagartians