cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
think time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: think times
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
software
glosses: The amount of time for which a script pauses during test execution to simulate a real-world delay.
book-alike
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of bookalike.
zombieing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From zombie + -ing.
Senses: qualifier: social media
glosses: The act or practice of ghosting someone and later returning unexpectedly without explanation or apology.
Related terms: breadcrumbing
cushioning
ghosting
orbiting
debreed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of debride.
three-card marney
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of three-card monte.
synonyms: word: three-card monte
three-card shuffle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of three-card monte.
synonyms: word: three-card monte
menage-a-card
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of three-card monte.
synonyms: word: three-card monte
follow the lady
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of three-card monte.
synonyms: word: three-card monte
follow the bee
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of three-card monte.
synonyms: word: three-card monte
sunken in
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of sink in
oatmeal cookie
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: qualifier: cocktails
glosses: A cocktail consisting of Irish cream, Goldschläger, and butterscotch schnapps.
finite set
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: finite sets
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
set-theory
glosses: A set with only finitely many members. This includes the empty set.
finite sets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of finite set
Sputore
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Sputores
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Sputore.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Italian.
code reviewing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle of code review
code reviewed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of code review
azafranillo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Borrowing from Spanish.
Senses: examples: text: When it is treated with bromine in chloroform, only four double bonds of the azafranillo dyestuff are saturated.
ref: 1951, Harry James Deuel, The Lipids: Their Chemistry and Biochemistry, page 601:
text: Azafrin is a naturally occuring orange pigment isolated from azafranillo root (Escobedia scabrifolia).
ref: 2005, NIIR Board of Consultants & Engineers, The Complete book on Natural Dyes & Pigments::
glosses: A Mexican flower (Escobedia scabrifolia) whose roots are the chief source of the orange dye azafrin.
Derived terms: azafrin
azanium
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Although nitrogen N can exist in valence forms that range from a valence of +5 (represented by the nitrate ion NO₃⁻) to a valence of -3 (represented by the ammonium cation, azanium, NH₄⁺), it is the reduced form that is most relevant to the problem at hand.
ref: 2012, Raymond N. Yong, Masashi Nakano, Roland Pusch, Environmental Soil Properties and Behaviour, page 397:
text: "In our present work, mixed surfactants of hexadecyl(trimethyl)azanium bromide and sodium dodecyl sulfate were used to mediate the nucleation and growth of CaCO(3) crystals,” scientists in Yangzhou, People's Republic of China report.
ref: 2012, Advances in Dodecanol Research and Application, page 51:
glosses: The ammonium cation, NH₄⁺.
Derived terms: azaniumyl
azode
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Yousef's complex 600 kilogram bomb was made of urea pellets, nitroglycerin, sulfuric acid, aluminum azode, magnesium azide, and bottled hydrogen.
ref: 2010, John Tyler, America's Two Holy Wars, page 116:
text: A good example of how ammonium nitrate can be chemically mixed with other substances, and impart its explosive qualities to these otherwise nonexplosive materials, is in the preparation of chloride of azode.
ref: 2011, Tim Lindstrom, The ultimate survival guide:
text: The widespread use of aromatic dyes such as azodes poses a high risk to health since their breakdown produces toxic amines throughout the gastrointestinal tract, skin, and lungs, as well as the formation of hemoglobin adducts, which also cause DNA damage leading to malignant tumors.
ref: 2021, Vijay Kumar Sharma, Maulin P. Shah, Shobhika Parmar, Fungi Bio-prospects in Sustainable Agriculture:
text: After being exposed to UV light, the azode group changed into a nitrene group, which quickly bonded to the amino groups in chitosan to create a hydrogel [29].
ref: 2023, Anuj Kumar, Vijay Kumar Thakur, Functional Nanocomposite Hydrogels:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A two atom nitrogen group (-N=N-).
Derived terms: chloroazodin
Taastrup
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A suburb of Copenhagen in Høje-Taastrup municipality, Denmark.
Wedgwoodian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Wedgwoodian
form: most Wedgwoodian
Etymology: From Wedgwood + -ian.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to Josiah Wedgwood (1730–1795), English potter.
Punta Arena
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Former name of Point Arena: a city in Mendocino County, California, United States.
Point Arguello
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A headland on the Gaviota Coast, in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.
petroliana
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From petrol + -iana.
Senses: glosses: Vintage or collectible items related to petrol stations, or to garages generally, such as petrol pumps, oil cans, enamel signs relating to the motor trade, etc.
Related terms: automobiliana
Burrard
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Lauderdale Lakes
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A city in Broward County, Florida, United States.
glosses: A census-designated place in La Grange, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States.
felony murders
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of felony murder
amphisexual
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌæm.fɪˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/
ipa: /ˌæm.fɪˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/
rhymes: -ɛkʃuəl
rhymes: -ɛkʃuːəl
Etymology: From amphi- + -sexual.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: Able to develop into either sex.
angel-noble
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of angel (“English gold coin”).
synonyms: word: angel
extra: English gold coin
Høje-Taastrup
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A municipality in the Copenhagen metropolitan area, Denmark.
attitudinization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: attitudinisation
Senses: glosses: The act of one who attitudinizes.
attitudinisation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of attitudinization.
musical time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of meter.
synonyms: word: meter
local mean sidereal time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: local mean sidereal times
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
time
glosses: A time scale indicating the immediate position of an observer relative to the stars, calculated by adding the longitude of the observer, measured east of Greenwich, to Greenwich sidereal time (GMST).
local mean sidereal times
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of local mean sidereal time
sideral time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of sidereal time.
exponential time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: exponential times
Senses: topics: computer
computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
science
sciences
glosses: An algorithm whose running time increases as an exponential function of the size of its input.
cubic time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cubic times
Senses: topics: computer
computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
science
sciences
qualifier: computational complexity theory
glosses: An algorithm whose running time consists of three loops proportional to the cube of n.
cubic times
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cubic time
exponential times
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of exponential time
think times
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of think time
rawbones
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈɹɔːboʊnz/
Forms: form: rawbones
Etymology: From raw + bones.
Senses: glosses: A rawboned person; one who is thin and gaunt.
reassociative
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more reassociative
form: most reassociative
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to reassociation.
gonfalonieres
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gonfaloniere
slowing-down time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: qualifier: relativity
glosses: A form of time dilation, in which a clock slows down as determined by an observer who is in relative motion with respect to the clock, often when closely approaching the speed of light.
melassigenic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more melassigenic
form: most melassigenic
Senses: glosses: Forming molasses.
DISC
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Acronym of dominance, inducement, submission, and compliance, a type of personality test.
Derived terms: DISC assessment
take it or leave it alone
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: examples: text: Before the 'flu' arrived, some of us may have felt of the motion picture that we could "take it or leave it alone." Our belief is slipping. Now that the excitement of the loan drive is over we begin to realize our deprivation.
ref: 1918 October 22, “We Miss Our Movies”, in Chicago Herald And Examiner:
text: There are others who tell how they drank for years without ever getting into any trouble. As social drinkers "they could take it or leave it alone." Then, over time, they found themselves drinking more, and for longer periods of time.
ref: 1979 December 8, Dick Bowring, “HATS Helps Gay Alcoholics”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 20, page 11:
text: Mrs S loves crab but I can take it or leave it alone.
ref: 2022 March 8, Sn!pe, “Food Glorious Food”, in alt.sixtyplus (Usenet):
glosses: Alternative form of take it or leave it (sense 2)
techno-fundamentalisms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of techno-fundamentalism
koula
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: koulas
Senses: glosses: A gold coin of Tonga, worth one 16th of a pound, issued in 1962.
koulas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of koula
interseam
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From inter- + seam.
Senses: glosses: Between seams.
interseam
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: interseams
Etymology: From inter- + seam.
Senses: examples: text: interseams of coal
glosses: A seam lying between others.
interseam
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: interseams
form: interseaming
form: interseamed
form: interseamed
Etymology: From inter- + seam.
Senses: glosses: To form seams between.
interseams
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of interseam
interseams
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of interseam
interseamed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of interseam
interseaming
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of interseam
tornado brain
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Compare baby brain, chemobrain.
Senses: examples: text: She told us that in the three years it took to get Greensburg fully cleaned up, “we all had ‘tornado brain.’ There were far too many things to focus on. It became hard to get up in the morning.[…]”
ref: 2016, Stan Cox, Paul Cox, How the World Breaks: Life in Catastrophe’s Path, from the Caribbean to Siberia, page 288:
text: “Families a lot of times wouldn’t do what they’re supposed to because they come in with this tornado brain,” she said. “So we sit down with them and support them through the process.”
ref: 2022 January 3, London Bishop, quoting Tammy Detty, “Juvenile Court remembers clerk who pushed through medical problems to help children”, in Dayton Daily News:
text: I need help concentrating and recovering from what we call ‘tornado brain’ in Joplin. Every time we hear the rumble of the storm, we think and hear the tornado happening.
ref: 2024 February 19, Jennifer M. First, Megan Carnahan, Mansoo Yu, Sangwon Lee, J. Brian Houston, quoting anonymized tornado survivor “Terri”, “‘Recovering from Tornado Brain’: A Qualitative Analysis of Long-Term Needs after One of the Deadliest Tornadoes in U.S. History”, in Clinical Social Work Journal, →DOI, →ISSN, page 4:
glosses: Mental health difficulties faced by the survivors of a tornado.
waiting time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: waiting times
Senses: topics: computer-hardware
computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
synonyms: wait time
glosses: The total amount of time in which a process spends in a ready queue before it reaches the CPU.
waiting times
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of waiting time
introd.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: introds.
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of introduction.
introds.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of introd.
inundatable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more inundatable
form: most inundatable
form: inundable
Etymology: * inundate + -able
Senses: glosses: Liable to be inundated or flooded.
accountabilibuddy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: accountabilibuddies
Etymology: Blend of accountability + buddy, coined in the animated TV show South Park in the episode "Cartman Sucks", broadcast March 14, 2007.
Senses: examples: text: If you've set up a Creative Support Team, then you probably already have an accountabilibuddy, whether you know it or not (and if not, it's fun to say aloud, no?).
ref: 2015, Jordan Rosenfeld, A Writer's Guide To Persistence: How to Create a Lasting and Productive Writing Practice:
text: The exerciser may commit to exercising five times per week for six months. If they succeed, the accountabilibuddy may donate to a charity that the exerciser supports.
ref: 2021, Chris Englert, Ian Taylor, Motivation and Self-regulation in Sport and Exercise, page 46:
text: You have higher chances of completing a goal if you commit to it with someone. That's why I am asking you to find an 'accountabilibuddy.
ref: 2022, Kevin Aventura, The Neo Diet: Find Your Superhuman Health By Eating The “Wrong” Foods:
glosses: A person who agrees to hold a person accountable for persisting in an endeavor such as maintaining sobriety, diet, or exercise.
recognition time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: recognition times
Senses: topics: medicine
physiology
sciences
glosses: The time interval between the moment of the application of a stimulus and the moment of the recognition of its nature.
recognition times
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of recognition time
accountabilibuddies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of accountabilibuddy
barefisted
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From bare + fisted.
Senses: synonyms: bare-knuckle
bare-knuckled
qualifier: Fighting
glosses: without boxing gloves or weapons.
Kibworth Beauchamp
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP6893).
Related terms: english: neighbouring village and civil parish to the north
translation: neighbouring village and civil parish to the north
word: Kibworth Harcourt
batitinan
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The durable timber of the southeast Asian tree Lagerstroemia piriformis.
warbler-finch
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: warbler-finches
Senses: glosses: Any of various birds in Certhidea.
Derived terms: green warbler-finch
grey warbler-finch
bitumastic
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bitumastics
Etymology: Blend of bitumen + mastic. Originally a trademark.
Senses: glosses: A compound used in construction as a protective coating or sealant.
bitumastics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bitumastic
warbler-finches
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of warbler-finch
shortening time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: shortening times
Senses: topics: law
glosses: A court order in response to the motion of a party to a lawsuit, allowing a motion or other legal matter to be set at a time shorter than provided by law or court rules.
shortening times
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shortening time
wren-warbler
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɹɛn ˈwɔː(ɹ)blə(ɹ)/
Forms: form: wren-warblers
Senses: glosses: Any of various birds in various genera, especially Prinia.
Derived terms: ashy wren-warbler
barred wren-warbler
bar-winged wren-warbler
black-and-white wren-warbler
blue wren-warbler
broad-billed wren-warbler
Franklin's wren Warbler
grey wren-warbler
miombo wren-warbler
plain wren-warbler
purple-crowned wren-warbler
rufous wren-warbler
Stewart's wren-warbler
Stierling's wren-warbler
streaked wren-warbler
Wallace's wren-warbler
wren-warblers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of wren-warbler
Kibworth Harcourt
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP6894).
Related terms: english: neighbouring village and civil parish to the south
translation: neighbouring village and civil parish to the south
word: Kibworth Beauchamp
shrike-tyrant
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: shrike-tyrants
Senses: glosses: Any of various birds in the genus Agriornis.
Derived terms: black-billed shrike-tyrant
great shrike-tyrant
grey-bellied shrike-tyrant
lesser shrike-tyrant
white-tailed shrike-tyrant
shrike-tyrants
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shrike-tyrant
the last of pea-time
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: glosses: A time or condition of decline, indigence or exhaustion; a person or object in such a condition.
Related terms: pea-time is past
pea-time is past
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: glosses: Something is ruined or gone beyond recall.
Related terms: the last of pea-time
out of season
darkeye
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: darkeyes
Etymology: From dark + eye.
Senses: glosses: Any bird of the genus Tephrozosterops genus, of which Tephrozosterops stalkeri (rufescent darkeye) is the sole species.
bullamacow
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bullamacows
Senses: examples: text: […] bulls, cows and steers were everywhere lumped indiscriminately under the certainly inclusive term "bullamacow," though if they especially wanted to indicate a cow they spoke of a "bullamacow mary."
ref: 1932, The Mid-Pacific Magazine, volume 43, page 148:
text: A bullamacow belonging to the defendants escaped from their land […]
ref: 1984, The Solomon Islands Law Reports, page 55:
qualifier: Pacific islands
glosses: A bull or cow; cattle.
examples: text: […] 4 bag rice, 24 tin bullamacow.
ref: 1911, Jack London, The Cruise of the Snark:
glosses: Tinned beef.
bullamacows
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bullamacow
darkeyes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of darkeye
three-four time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: three-four times
Senses: topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: Synonym of three-quarter time.
synonyms: word: three-quarter time
bushfelling
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From bush + felling.
Senses: glosses: The felling of trees in the bush.
Related terms: bushfeller
bushfeller
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bushfellers
Etymology: From bush + feller.
Senses: glosses: One who fells trees in the bush.
Related terms: bushfelling
bushfellers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bushfeller
three-four times
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of three-four time
campman
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: campmen
Etymology: From camp + -man.
Senses: glosses: The caretaker of buildings at a logging camp.
campmen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of campman
Terrestrial Time
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: terrestrial time
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
time
synonyms: Terrestrial Dynamical Time
glosses: A modern astronomical time standard defined by the International Astronomical Union, primarily for time-measurements of astronomical observations made from the surface of the Earth.
Terrestrial Dynamical Time
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Terrestrial Time.
synonyms: word: Terrestrial Time
celestical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more celestical
form: most celestical
Senses: qualifier: non-native speakers' English
glosses: Synonym of celestial.
synonyms: word: celestial
chairbed
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chairbeds
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of chair bed.
chairbeds
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chairbed
great divide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: great divides
Senses: examples: text: The First World War was "the great divide", not only because it accelerated changes already evident in the countryside, but because it introduced Government controls on a scale never known before.
ref: 1973, Victor Bonham-Carter, Land and Environment: The Survival of the English Countryside, Rutherford: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, page 72:
text: There was nothing more I wanted than to be hanging out with Fin as if nothing had changed, but that wasn't reality. It was now the great divide.
ref: 2005, J. C. Burke, The Story of Tom Brennan, Sydney: Random House Australia, page 195:
qualifier: preceded by the definite article
glosses: A significant or profound separation, contrast, difference, or gap between two things.
great divides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of great divide
Ditch
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Ditch
Etymology: In reference to the Maratha Ditch.
Senses: glosses: The city of Calcutta.
wikipedia: Maratha Ditch
Derived terms: Ditcher
Ditcher
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Ditchers
Etymology: From Ditch + -er.
Senses: examples: text: The knowledge of envy was a pleasant feeling to the man of no account. It was intensified later in the day when a luncher at the Club said, spitefully, “Well, for a debilitated Ditcher, Yeere, you are going it. Hasn't any kind friend told you that she's the most dangerous woman in Simla?”
ref: 1889, Rudyard Kipling, “The Education of Otis Yeere”, in Under the Deodars, Boston: The Greenock Press, published 1899, page 30:
glosses: A European resident of Calcutta.
Ditchers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Ditcher
quintuple meter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: quintuple meters
Senses: topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
synonyms: quintuple time
glosses: A musical meter characterized by five beats in a measure.
quintuple time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: quintuple times
Senses: glosses: Synonym of quintuple meter.
synonyms: word: quintuple meter
HFPA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
co-opter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: co-opters
Senses: examples: text: In the front page article "GAA Responds to Resigned Members" there are contained so many lies and slanders that I must respond. Firstly, the "response" you printed was never approved of by the general membership of GAA. The co-opters of the organization never even brought the statement up for a vote.
ref: 1979 December 8, R. Paul Martin, “Curiouser And Curiouser”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 20, page 5:
glosses: One who co-opts.
love marriage
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: love marriages
Senses: antonyms: arranged marriage
glosses: A love match that is a marriage.
love marriages
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of love marriage
Shoodur
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Shoodurs
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Shudra.
Shoodurs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Shoodur
Soudra
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Soudras
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Shudra.
Soudras
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Soudra
Shuddery
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Shudderies
Senses: glosses: Archaic form of Shudra.
Shudderies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Shuddery
Sikligar
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Sikligars
form: Saikalgar
form: Sikalgar
Senses: glosses: A member of an Indian community, found in the states of Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab, who traditionally specialized in making and polishing weapons.
Sikligars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Sikligar
Saikalgar
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Saikalgars
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Sikligar.
Sikalgar
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Sikalgars
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Sikligar.
Saikalgars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Saikalgar
Sikalgars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Sikalgar
shrunkenly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more shrunkenly
form: most shrunkenly
Etymology: From shrunken + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a shrunken manner.
shrunkenness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From shrunken + -ness.
Senses: glosses: The state or condition of being shrunken.
anchor point
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: anchor points
Senses: glosses: A place to which things are anchored.
examples: text: David Brill was one of my anchor points in our community. Knowing that he was out on the line searching in the best tradition of investigative reporting lent a sense of security.
ref: 1979 December 8, Jonathan H. Malone, “An Anchor Point”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 20, page 4:
glosses: Something that provides stability or a connection.
examples: text: Tournament archers generally use a lower anchor point, with the string hand under the chin.
ref: 1997, M. R. James, G. Fred Asbell, Dave Holt, Bowhunting Equipment and Skills, page 83:
text: Low groups can come from a mis-set sight, dropping your bow arm because of fatigue, a broken serving causing your nocking point to elevate, a loose aperture or scope, or half a dozen form flaws (such as a misplaced anchor point).
ref: 2004, Steve Ruis, Claudia Stevenson, Precision Archery, page 59:
text: To this point you have been using an under-chin anchor point. You have been anchoring your string hand under your jaw bone.
ref: 2006, Kathleen Haywood, Catherine Lewis, Archery: Steps to Success, page 67:
topics: archery
government
hobbies
lifestyle
martial-arts
military
politics
sports
war
glosses: A point on the body, such as the chin or the corner of the mouth, that an archer touches with the string hand when the bow is fully drawn, in order to maintain a consistent draw.
Rauðskinna
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Rauðskinna
form: the Rauðskinna
form: Raudskinna
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Icelandic Rauðskinna, from rauður (“red”) + skinn (“skin”). Piecewise doublet of redskin.
Senses: examples: text: This concerns Bishop Gottskalk the Grim and his powerful book of magic, the Rauðskinna (The Red Book, lit. “redskin”).
ref: 1967 December 1, Einar Haugen, Fire and Ice: Three Icelandic Plays, University of Wisconsin Press, →ISBN, page 20:
text: […]but it seems much the same as another book often mentioned in the Icelandic magicians’ legends, the Rauðskinna (Redskin). Legend generally credits the authorship of the Rauðskinna to Gottskálk Nikulásson,[…]According to legend, he gathered together all the black spells, none of which had been used since heathen times, and compiled them as the Rauðskinna,[…]
ref: 1997 July 31, Kevin J. Hayes, Folklore and Book Culture, University of Tennessee Press, →ISBN, page 51:
text: The most famous and sinister of all these books was Rauðskinna (Red-Skin).[…]Rauðskinna is said to be a book of the blackest magic, drawn from the Heathen Age.
ref: 2016 January 22, Stephen E. Flowers, Icelandic Magic: Practical Secrets of the Northern Grimoires, Inner Traditions – Bear & Company, →ISBN, page 44:
glosses: A legendary Icelandic grimoire about black magic, which is said to have been buried with its author: the bishop Gottskálk grimmi Nikulásson.
anchor points
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of anchor point
alternative fertilization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: alternative fertilizations
Senses: examples: text: Jan and Maidi, a lesbian couple, do a very funny routine illuminating the simplicity of the alternative fertilization process and even go so far as to recommend the most suitable receptacles for the semen: marinated artichoke heart jars.
ref: 1984 December 8, Ellen Grabiner, “A Candid Portrait of Choosing Children”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 21, page 10:
glosses: artificial insemination
auntishness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From auntish + -ness.
Senses: glosses: The state, quality, or condition of being auntish.
Derived terms: maiden-auntishness
Gandino
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ɡanˈdiːnəʊ/
Etymology: From Italian Gandino.
Senses: glosses: A comune of Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy.
Raudskinna
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Rauðskinna.
Pinterest
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Pinterests
Etymology: From Pinterest, an American image-sharing social media service that enables users to save (“pin”) posts, itself a blend of pin + interest.
Senses: examples: text: She allows users to repin her pictures on their Pinterests for their own admiration. Recently, I’ve been following her Pinterest and found that white pencil jeans, platform dress sandals and hi-low chiffon maxi skirts are popping into spring collections and fashionistas’ closets.
ref: 2012 March 29, Carly B. Schrider, “Pinterest provides unique online outlet for fashion, marketing: Celebrities, students, Tru(4)ia magazine collect ideas, showcase creativity via stylish website”, in The Etownian, volume 108, number 18, Elizabethtown, Pa.: Elizabethtown College, →OCLC, page 6, column 6:
text: She scanned the rest of the ideas she’d amalgamated on her Pinterest: handmade candles, homemade jams, woven baskets, pot pourri with a signature scent.
ref: 2023, Sophie White, chapter 12, in My Hot Friend, Dublin: Hachette Books Ireland, →ISBN:
text: She had a Facebook, an Instagram, a Twitter, a blog, a LinkedIn, a Pinterest, and a Goodreads account. […] On her Pinterest, she had amassed hundreds of pictures of wedding dresses on a board called “Someday Soon:D.”
ref: 2024, Becca Rothfeld, “Other People’s Loves”, in All Things Are Too Small: Essays in Praise of Excess, New York, N.Y.: Henry Holt and Company, →ISBN:
glosses: A Pinterest account.
Pinterest
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: Pinterests
form: Pinteresting
form: Pinterested
form: Pinterested
Etymology: From Pinterest, an American image-sharing social media service that enables users to save (“pin”) posts, itself a blend of pin + interest.
Senses: examples: text: Embracing new network such as Facebook and Twitter, placing social and "viral" content on YouTube and in blogs, […] hosting Pinteresting boards for products, is all fine and good. But, even in the design of these new media strategies, many experiences consumers are having are vague, disjointed, or undefined.
ref: 2013, Brian Solis, WTF?: What's the Future of Business? Changing the Way Businesses Create Experiences, Wiley, →ISBN, page 153:
text: I was legitimately using Pinterest to find lesson ideas, home decorating tips, and healthy recipes. But somehow along the way I discovered the Humor category. And the rest is history. From that point on, my Pinteresting was no longer productive. Those little cartoons with the sarcastic yet truthful sayings make me laugh every time.
ref: 2016, Miranda Talley Reagan, STEM-Infusing the Elementary Classroom, SAGE Publications, →ISBN, page 5:
text: "Eh. Maybe a little. I guess he did some stuff. Built the kitchen, redid the bathrooms, changed all the flooring, painted all the walls ..."
"But you Pinterested hard," Audrey pointed out.
"I did. I really did. Thank you for noticing."
ref: 2019, Lauren Layne, Love on Lexington Avenue, Gallery Books, →ISBN, page 268:
text: Even if we start with a mini-Sabbath, say just a few hours every weekend, we can find that restful place for ourselves. You can turn off your computer and your phone. You can stop texting, emailing, Instagramming, tweeting, Facebooking, TikTok-ing, Pinteresting, downloading, and using apps. You don't have to be in touch 24/7. It's not going to kill you. It may help you live longer.
ref: 2021, Kathleen O'Brien, Reclaim Your Right to Grow Old, Outskirts Press, →ISBN, page 62:
glosses: To use the service Pinterest.
Related terms: Pinterestaholic
Pinterester
Pinterestian
pinboard
Pinteresting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of Pinterest
Pinterested
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of Pinterest
Pinterests
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Pinterest
Pinterests
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of Pinterest
Draupadi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit द्रौपदी (draupadī).
Senses: glosses: wife of the Pandavas
chedipe
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chedipes
Etymology: Borrowed from Koya.
Senses: examples: text: The Chedipe is believed to ride on a tiger at night over the boundaries of seven villages, and return home at early morn When she does not like a man she goes to
ref: 1906, Edgar Thurston, “OMENS, EVIL EYE, ETC.”, in Ethnographic Notes in Southern India, Superintendent, Government Press, page 322:
text: In Indian folklore there are a number of different types of vampire-prostitutes, including the vicious chedipe.
ref: 2009 September 1, Jonathan Maberry, David F. Kramer, They Bite, Citadel Press, Chedipe:
text: The chedipe looks and acts like a normal woman during the day.
ref: 2023, Rakesh Khanna, J. Furcifer Bhairav, “Chedipe”, in Ghosts, Monsters and Demons of India, Watkins Media Limited:
glosses: A witch-vampire in the folklore of the Koya people, most of whom live near the Godavari River in Andhra Pradesh, India.
chedipes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chedipe
Pinterestian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From Pinterest + -ian.
Senses: examples: text: [photo caption] Some of our old furniture brightened by the light of some Pinterestian inspiration.
ref: 2013 May 12, Erik Mack, “'Pinterest stress' not just for moms?”, in CNET:
text: In this "instagramic" and "pinterestian" era, it is broadly accepted that analogic experimentation (alongside with learning to develop proper theoretical and iconographical research) is particularly relevant in design education, providing what has been often forgotten in the past years.
ref: 2020 January 24, Rita Carvalho, “Letterpress is (not) a Serious Business: Experiments in a Design Course”, in Ana Catarina Silva, Pedro Amado, Vitor Quelhas, editor, Post-Digital Letterpress Printing: Book Abstracts, Research Institute in Art, Design and Society of the University of Porto, →ISBN, page 48:
text: And since [detective David] Mills busted up his arm in pursuit, there's a cast scratcher for those hard-to-reach spots. There's a Costco-sized vat of hair clay to keep his hair mussed just so, no matter the constant rain. There's even the photo [John] Doe took of Mills while literally standing right in front of him, framed with a Pinterestian inscription to commemorate their bond and the detective’s failings.
ref: 2020 September 22, Rob Mahoney, “But Seriously, What’s in the Box”, in The Ringer:
glosses: Of or relating to the photo-sharing social media service Pinterest.
clew up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: clews up
form: clewing up
form: clewed up
form: clewed up
Senses: synonyms: word: finish up
glosses: To finish up or to tidy up, as in the tie up a sail on a sailing boat, the clew being a part of the structure holding the sail. Comes from the nautical term "clew".
compensatory time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: compensatory times
Senses: glosses: Synonym of comp time.
synonyms: word: comp time
compensatory times
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of compensatory time
propagation time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: propagation times
Senses: topics: business
electrical
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: In a digital circuit, the amount of time required for a signal or wave to travel from one point of a transmission medium to another.
propagation times
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of propagation time
step time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: step times
Senses: topics: hobbies
lifestyle
medicine
sciences
sports
glosses: Of a gait cycle, the moment in time from the initial contact of one foot to the moment in time of the initial contact of the opposite foot.
step times
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of step time
quintuple meters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of quintuple meter
quintuple times
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of quintuple time
QRD
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of quick rundown.
Related terms: summary
tl
dr
stay time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: stay times
Senses: topics: aerospace
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Of the usage of a rocket engine, the mean value of the amount of time spent by each gas molecule or atom within the chamber volume.
qualifier: nuclear energy
glosses: The time period in which personnel may remain in a restricted area of a reactor before accumulating a certain permissible occupational dose.
glosses: Something that halts or arrests the passage of time.
stay times
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of stay time
process time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: process times
Senses: glosses: Synonym of CPU time.
synonyms: word: CPU time
processor time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: processor times
Senses: glosses: Synonym of CPU time.
synonyms: word: CPU time
released time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: released times
Senses: topics: education
lifestyle
religion
glosses: The amount of time set aside during school hours, typically an hour a day or a week, for a student to receive an off-campus private religious education.
process times
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of process time
processor times
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of processor time
released times
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of released time
taphrogenic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more taphrogenic
form: most taphrogenic
Etymology: From taphrogeny + -ic.
Senses: topics: geography
geology
natural-sciences
glosses: Concerned with taphrogeny; pertaining to the creation of trenches.
taphrogeny
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: taphrogenies
Etymology: From Ancient Greek τάφρος (táphros, “ditch; trench; moat”) + γενεια (geneia, “creation; birth; making”). By surface analysis, taphro- + -geny.
Senses: examples: Coordinate term: orogeny
topics: geography
geology
natural-sciences
glosses: The process of trench formation by the downward folding of the Earth's crust.
Derived terms: taphrogenic
taphrogenies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of taphrogeny
impactogenic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From impact + -genic.
Senses: topics: geography
geology
natural-sciences
glosses: Having an impact origin; due to a collision with a comet, meteor, asteroid, or other astronomical body.
clews up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of clew up
clewing up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of clew up
clewed up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of clew up
Great Filter
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Great Filter
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: A barrier which prevents intelligent life from developing to a level where it can be detected across interstellar distances.
examples: text: While there are plenty of potential explanations and counterarguments for the Fermi paradox, one that has grabbed a lot of attention is known as the Great Filter - the idea that there is some sort of filter that prevents a civilization from becoming advanced enough to traverse the galaxy.
ref: 2024 March 18, “Exploring the SCP Foundation: SCP-3426 - Reckoner” (0:50 from the start), in The Exploring Series, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2024:
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: The hypothesis that such a barrier exists.
computation time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: computation times
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
software
glosses: The total amount of time required by a computer to perform a computational process.
processing time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: processing times
Senses: glosses: Synonym of CPU time.
synonyms: word: CPU time
Poincaré recurrence time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Poincaré recurrence times
Senses: topics: mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
sciences
glosses: Of certain systems, the total amount of time required for the system to revert to a state that is almost identical to its current state.
Poincaré recurrence times
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Poincaré recurrence time
Poincarés
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Poincaré
pastimer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pastimers
Etymology: From pastime + -er. First use appears c. 1608 in a letter by John Harington.
Senses: glosses: One engaged in sport or amusement.
wikipedia: John Harington, 2nd Baron Harington of Exton
faintee
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: faintees
Etymology: From faint + -ee.
Senses: examples: text: A woman just fainted because she worked a 12-hour day. The faintee had been put on “extra duty,” which basically meant that despite repeatedly asking for breaks, she was denied any chance to rest and wound up unconscious.
ref: 2018 June 21, Ruth Kinane, “Nashville recap: Juliette tries to escape from the crazy cult”, in Entertainment Weekly:
synonyms: fainter
glosses: One who faints.
faintees
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of faintee
pastimers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pastimer
sinoatrial conduction time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sinoatrial conduction times
Senses: topics: cardiology
medicine
sciences
glosses: The amount of time from the activation of the sinus to local atrial activation in the region surrounding the sinoatrial node.
sinoatrial recovery time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sinoatrial recovery times
Senses: topics: cardiology
medicine
sciences
glosses: The time interval from the moment of the last paced P wave to the moment of the first succeeding spontaneous P wave, resulting from activation of the sinoatrial node.
sinoatrial recovery times
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sinoatrial recovery time
sinoatrial conduction times
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sinoatrial conduction time
rubberducking
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rubber ducking
form: rubber-ducking
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of rubber ducking.
rubberducking
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: rubber ducking
form: rubber-ducking
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of rubberduck
Belmarsh
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈbɛlmɑː(ɹ)ʃ/
Senses: examples: text: He was the third prisoner to have died in Belmarsh within the past year. Another inmate was found dead there in November.
ref: 2020 January 8, Owen Bowcott, “Investigation after prisoner found dead in cell at Belmarsh”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
synonyms: Hellmarsh
glosses: Ellipsis of HM Prison Belmarsh, a high-security prison in southeast London.
Hellmarsh
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Blend of hell + Belmarsh. Popularized by Jeffrey Archer, see quotations.
Senses: examples: text: By this time tomorrow, you'll be sunning it up by the pool, or that's how Springhill will feel in comparison to Hellmarsh.
ref: 2002, Jeffrey Archer, quoting Billy Little, A Prison Diary, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 225:
text: “Hellmarsh”, as one anonymous prisoner puts it, sums up one of the UK’s most notorious jails nicely, where war criminals rub shoulders with convicted terrorists and gang members.
ref: 2020 January 16, Ali Catterall, “TV tonight: Britain's worrying painkiller addiction”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
glosses: Synonym of Belmarsh.
synonyms: word: Belmarsh
wikipedia: Jeffrey Archer
processing times
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of processing time
bactin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bactins
Senses: glosses: A type of siderophore produced by certain bacteria, such as those in the genus Rhodococcus.
Derived terms: heterobactin
Scrimshaw
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Alsayegh
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Alsayeghs
form: AlSayegh
form: Al-Sayegh
Etymology: Transliteration of Arabic الصائغ.
Senses: glosses: A transliteration of the Arabic surname الصائغ.
glosses: A surname from Arabic.
piperly
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more piperly
form: most piperly
Etymology: From piper + -ly.
Senses: glosses: Befitting a piper (musician who plays a pipe).
boudoir biscuit
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: boudoir biscuits
Senses: glosses: Synonym of ladyfinger (“finger-shaped sponge cake”).
synonyms: word: ladyfinger
extra: finger-shaped sponge cake
boudoir biscuits
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of boudoir biscuit
Al-Sayegh
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Al-Sayeghs
form: Alsayegh
form: AlSayegh
Etymology: Transliteration of Arabic الصائغ.
Senses: examples: Bashar Al-Sayegh, b. 1977
glosses: A transliteration of the Arabic surname الصائغ.
glosses: A surname from Arabic.