cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
mirability
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Probably from Latin mīrābilitās.
Senses: examples: text: [H]is Positive, tender and pleasing Love; his privative, tart and punitive Love. The former (being not disputed, for it is his proper Ensign) these few Texts do briefly yet clearly display, viz. in its freeness, fervency, mirability, constancy and eternity.
ref: 1650, Moses à Vauts, “Practical Knowledge relating to the Husbands Power. Sharpest Correction consistent with choicest Affection. 1. In Christ.”, in The Husband’s Authority Unvail’d; wherein It Is Moderately Discussed whether It Be Fit or Lawfull for a Good Man, to Beat His Bad Wife. […], London: […] T. N. for Robert Bostock […], via Early English Books Online 2, →OCLC, pages 35–36:
text: The Magnet draws Iron, each of theſe is affected in it ſelf in a wonderful manner, but who hath been ſo ingenious at any time, that of this mirability could render the true and eſſentially infallible Reaſon and of that which onely (and κυρίως) cauſeth this effe[c]t?
ref: 1670, Oswald Crollius, translated by “a Lover of Chymistry”, “Royal Chymistry”, in Bazilica Chymica, & Praxis Chymiatricæ or Royal and Practical Chymistry […], London: […] John Starkey […] and Thomas Passinger […], →OCLC, page 176:
text: THe Art of Navigation (by which Iſlands eſpecially are enriched, and preſerved in ſafety from Forenſical Invaſions, and the wonderful works of God in the great Deep, and Foreign Nations are moſt delightfully and fully beheld, &c.) is an Art of exquiſite excellency, ingenuity, rarity, and mirability: […]
ref: 1677, T. M., “To every Sea-man sailing Heavenward”, in John Flavel, Navigation Spiritualized: or, A New Compass for Sea-men, […], London: […] J. C. for Thomas Fabian, […], →OCLC, signature [A8], recto:
text: MIRABILITY, [mirabilitas, L[atin]] admiration.
ref: [1721, N[athan] Bailey, “MIRABILITY”, in An Universal Etymological English Dictionary: […], London: […] E. Bell, J. Darby, […], →OCLC, column 2:
glosses: Marvellousness.
Related terms: admirability
mirable
object head
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: object heads
Senses: topics: fiction
literature
media
publishing
glosses: The head of a subject which is an object.
topics: fiction
literature
media
publishing
glosses: A fictional character, typically humanoid or anthropomorphic, with an object for a head.
lay something at the door of
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: lays something at the door of
form: laying something at the door of
form: laid something at the door of
form: laid something at the door of
Senses: examples: text: Britain's contribution to railway film history has been very great and can be almost entirely laid at the door of that very fine producer Sir Michael Balcon, who I suspect has a secret fondness for trains himself, so many railway pictures has he caused to be made.
ref: 1958 February 24, David Gunston, “Railways on the Screen”, in Railway Magazine, page 90:
glosses: Synonym of lay something at the feet of.
synonyms: word: lay something at the feet of
common threesquare
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Other species found in less abundance are marsh mallow, common threesquare, arrowhead, smartweed, water hemp, and cardinal flower.
ref: 1987, chapter 3, in Ware Creek Water Supply Reservoir, James City County: Environmental Impact Statement, page 9:
glosses: Schoenoplectus pungens, a species of bulrush.
Synonyms: sharp club-rush
threesquare
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈθɹiːskwɛə(ɹ)/
Forms: form: three-square
Etymology: From three-square, referring to a cross-section of the plant's stem appearing as an equilateral triangle.
Senses: examples: text: In colonial days, threesquare was used to cane chair seats.
ref: 2018 March 14, Bryan MacKay, Paddle Maryland: A Guide to Rivers, Creeks, and Water Trails, JHU Press, →ISBN, page 38:
glosses: Several species of bulrush (biologically, sedges) with a triangular stem:
Schoenoplectus americanus (American threesquare, Olney's bulrush, chairmaker's bulrush).
glosses: Several species of bulrush (biologically, sedges) with a triangular stem:
Schoenoplectus pungens (common threesquare, sharp club-rush)
bask in the sunshine
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: basks in the sunshine
form: basking in the sunshine
form: basked in the sunshine
form: basked in the sunshine
Senses: glosses: To enjoy or revel in a glorious moment.
great replacement
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the great replacement
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of Great Replacement.
junk title
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: junk titles
Senses: glosses: A form of vehicle title branding, which notes that a vehicle can only be used for parts or scrap, and is not to be repaired to roadworthy conditions.
Related terms: salvage title
stamp collection
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: stamp collections
Senses: topics: hobbies
lifestyle
philately
glosses: A philatelist's collection of stamps.
glosses: A collection of items or information of no useful value.
Related terms: stamp collecting
stamp collector
stamp collections
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of stamp collection
Llanrhystyd
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Llanrhystud
Etymology: From Welsh.
Senses: glosses: A community (civil parish) in Ceredigion, Wales.
borrowback
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: borrowbacks
form: borrow-back
Etymology: From borrow + back.
Senses: examples: text: A borrowback can be used to increase investment yield.
ref: 1982, Annual Notre Dame Estate Planning Institute, volume 7, page 516:
text: There are other income shifting techniques besides trusts, such as gifts with leaseback or borrowback arrangements, family businesses, and loans. But these are tax avoidance measures which rightfully belong in another work.
ref: 1987, Gerald Krefetz, “Taxation and the Saver”, in All About Saving, New York, N. Y.: John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 162:
text: Under the gift and borrowback arrangement, the parent (or other donor) makes a gift of money to the child (or to a custodian or the trustee of a trust) and subsequently borrows the money back from the child at a specified rate of interest.
ref: 1988, Alexander A. Bove, Nearly Free Tuition: Let the IRS Pay for Your Child's Education, page 81:
topics: business
finance
coordinate_terms: leaseback
glosses: An arrangement in which an asset is sold or given to another, and then borrowed back from the trust or person to whom it was sold or given. Typically, this is done either to take advantage of a lower tax rate on the part of the one to whom the asset is given, or to allow a trust to earn a higher rate of interest than that available from a bank.
borrowbacks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of borrowback
polish up on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: polishes up on
form: polishing up on
form: polished up on
form: polished up on
Senses: glosses: Synonym of polish up.
synonyms: word: polish up
poor's box
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: poor's boxes
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of poor box.
collection agency
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: collection agencies
Senses: topics: business
law
synonyms: debt collector
glosses: A company used by creditors or lenders to recover funds that are past due or from accounts that have defaulted.
debt collector
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: debt collectors
Senses: glosses: Synonym of collection agency.
synonyms: word: collection agency
ammo up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: ammos up
form: ammoing up
form: ammoed up
form: ammoed up
Senses: glosses: Synonym of ammo.
synonyms: word: ammo
Llanrhystud
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village in Llanrhystyd community, Ceredigion, Wales (OS grid ref SN5369).
margosa oils
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of margosa oil
neem oils
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of neem oil
poor's boxes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of poor's box
collection agencies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of collection agency
debt collectors
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of debt collector
Beverleys
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Beverley
beauty is but skin-deep
Language: English
Part of speech: proverb
Etymology: First use appears c. 1677. See cite below.
Senses: examples: text: Beauty is but skin-deep, and age or fickneſs ſoon withers this flower, when grace and goodneſs are more durable
ref: 1677, Edward Bury (Minister of Great Bolas.), The Husbandmans Companion: Containing One Hundred Occasional Meditations, Reflections and Ejaculations, Especially Suited to Men of that Employment, Etc, page 117:
glosses: Synonym of beauty is only skin deep.
synonyms: word: beauty is only skin deep
ammos up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of ammo up
ammoing up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle of ammo up
ammoed up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of ammo up
polishes up on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of polish up on
polishing up on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle of polish up on
polished up on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of polish up on
soundchecking
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of soundcheck
soundchecked
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of soundcheck
replacement character
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: replacement characters
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
qualifier: Unicode
glosses: A symbol, often displayed as a black rhombus with a white question mark, used to indicate problems when a system is unable to render a stream of data to the correct symbols.
replacement characters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of replacement character
atlasite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈæt.ləs.aɪt/
Etymology: From Atlas + -ite.
Senses: topics: chemistry
geography
geology
mineralogy
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A discredited mineral, thought to be a mixture of azurite and atacamite.
Cinderella team
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Cinderella teams
Senses: topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: An underdog or lesser-known team that unexpectedly achieves significant success by outperforming a higher-seeded opponent.
atmospherial
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more atmospherial
form: most atmospherial
Etymology: From atmosphere + -ial.
Senses: glosses: Atmospheric.
Cinderella service
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Cinderella services
Senses: glosses: Any type of service that is neglected or denied resources, such as the lack of funding in mental health services.
Cinderella services
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Cinderella service
Cinderella teams
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Cinderella team
high-seeded
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: higher-seeded
form: highest-seeded
Senses: topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
antonyms: low-seeded
glosses: Of a team, ranked or rated high in a given locale or region.
low-seeded
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: lower-seeded
form: lowest-seeded
Senses: topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
antonyms: high-seeded
glosses: Of a team, ranked or rated low in a given locale or region.
higher-seeded
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of high-seeded: more high-seeded
highest-seeded
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of high-seeded: most high-seeded
lowest-seeded
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of low-seeded: most low-seeded
lower-seeded
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of low-seeded: more low-seeded
polishes up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of polish up
polishing up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle of polish up
polished up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle of polish up
-phane
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek -φανής (-phanḗs, “having a certain appearance”).
Senses: glosses: Appearing; visible; seeming.
Related terms: cellophane
phane
-phanous
-phany
phene
pheno-
phenomenon
if my uncle had a fanny, he'd be my aunt
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: glosses: Synonym of if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle.
synonyms: word: if my aunt had balls
word: she'd be my uncle
if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a bike
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: glosses: Synonym of if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle.
synonyms: word: if my aunt had balls
word: she'd be my uncle
if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a streetcar
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: glosses: Synonym of if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle.
synonyms: word: if my aunt had balls
word: she'd be my uncle
if I had wheels, I'd be a wagon
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: glosses: Synonym of if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle.
synonyms: word: if my aunt had balls
word: she'd be my uncle
Sariwon
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 사리원(沙里院) (Sariwon).
Senses: glosses: A city in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea.
fracktivist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fracktivists
Etymology: Blend of fracking + activist
Senses: examples: text: The industry objects to this misuse of the term and has adopted the spelling "frac" (without the k) to distinguish themselves from shale gas opponents, many of whom proudly self-identify as "fracktivists.”
ref: 2019, Daniel J. Soeder, Scyller J. Borglum, The Fossil Fuel Revolution: Shale Gas and Tight Oil, page 175:
text: According to recent research, the emotional shock tactics used by fracktivists allied with other social movements have helped them dampen, albeit temporarily, hopes for the safety of fracturing gas or oil, with an overemphasis on the alleged risks of hydraulic fracturing.
ref: 2021, Constantin Cranganu, Climate Change, Torn between Myth and Fact, page 255:
text: A little over two years before she stood in front of the U.S. Capitol unveiling the Green New Deal, AOC was a "fracktivist” who saw a connection between Standing Rock and her own underserved, majority-minority home-town.
ref: 2022, Take Up Space: The Unprecedented AOC, page 224:
text: Our fracktivist comrades brought the panel discussion to a halt when David pulled out his banner and began shouting at Houser and Frackenlooper, “YOU GUYS ARE LIARS, FRACKING CANNOT BE MADE SAFE, AND I HOLD YOU PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR POISONING AMERICA!!"
ref: 2023, Jay Ponti, Be The Revolution, page 157:
glosses: An activist who opposes fracking.
fracktivists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fracktivist
varnish polish
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: varnish polishes
Senses: glosses: The act of finishing a wooden object by coating it with shellac and varnish, and rubbing down each coat or application with haircloth or sandpaper.
furniture polish
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: furniture polishes
Senses: glosses: Any type of creams, pastes, or lotions designed to clean, protect, and shine wooden furniture.
polish remover
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: polish removers
Senses: glosses: Any type of solvent used to remove polish that has been coated on a surface.
glosses: Synonym of nail polish remover.
synonyms: word: nail polish remover
polish removers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of polish remover
stove polish
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: stove polishes
Senses: glosses: A blacking or other substance used for polishing stoves.
soyjaking
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle of soyjak
soyjaked
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of soyjak
Wendersian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From Wenders + -ian.
Senses: examples: text: As he elaborates the tale, we have a classic Wendersian mise-en-scène. Travis drives, and the sequence is filmed from his point of view, looking forwards out of the front windscreen of the car.
ref: 1996 March, Thomas Docherty, “Discourse and Figure: The Resistance of/to Cinema” (chapter 7), in Alterities: Criticism, History, Representation, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →DOI, page 163:
topics: broadcasting
film
media
television
glosses: Of or pertaining to Wim Wenders (born 1945), German filmmaker and playwright.
crown flash
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: crown flashes
Senses: topics: climatology
meteorology
natural-sciences
glosses: A rare meteorological phenomenon caused by the effect of atmospheric electrical fluctuations on the alignment of ice crystals.
creming
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of creme
cremed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of creme
ombrifuge
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɒm.bɹɪ.fjuːd͡ʒ/
ipa: /ˈɑm.bɹɪ.fjud͡ʒ/
Forms: form: ombrifuges
Etymology: Possibly a blend of ombro- + refuge or directly from ombro- + -i- + -fuge. Known to be first used by Robert Browning in 1869.
Senses: examples: text: The belfry proves a fortress of a sort, / Has other uses than to teach the hour, / Turns sunscreen, paravent and ombrifuge.
ref: 1869, Robert Browning, “The Pope” (chapter X), in The Ring and the Book, volume IV, Smith, Elder & Co., page 21, line 465:
text: And so forth; and, complete with hat and gloves, / One on and one a-dangle i, my hand, / And ombrifuge (Lord love you !), case o' rain, / I flopped forth, 'sbuddikins! on my own ten toes, […]
ref: 1872, Charles Stuart Calverley, “The Cock and the Bull”, in Fly Leaves, 3rd edition, New York: Henry Holt and Company, page 115:
text: And truly a very remarkable year was that, well-nigh two centuries ago, when the first Ombrifuge, or Umbrella, was unfurled in London Streets.
ref: 1897 September 24, “Hats And Hat-Worship”, in Macmillan's Magazine, volume LXXVI, number 455, page 344, column 2:
text: The “ombrifuge” (I quote the undergraduate again) was a showy but not robust specimen of its kind, and owing to the immense weight of the water, and the impossibility of getting a good purchase, I made a mess of it.
ref: 1898 September 10, Bradnock Hall, “A New Net”, in Country Life, volume IV, number 88, page 300, column 1:
text: To some their silken hats are dear, to some / Their overcoats of astrakhan or fur, / To me my ombrifuge, my childhood's chum. / He said, " I will inquire about it, Sir."
ref: 1911 March 8, E. G. V. Knox [i.e., E. V. Knox], “Not Cricket: The Scandalous Affair of My Umbrella”, in Punch, or The London Charivari, volume CXL, page 170, column 1:
text: Laet—Would you have her wear Shoes & Stockings in this Heat? Or be seated like an Infanta beneath a silk Ombrifuge, canopied from the glorious Light?
ref: 2002 [2001], John Fuller, chapter 3, in The Memoirs of Laetitia Horsepole, by Herself, Great Britain: Vintage, page 89:
glosses: A refuge from rain, especially an umbrella.
wikipedia: Robert Browning
no diddy
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of no Diddy.
no Diddy
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: no diddy
Etymology: In reference to American rapper and record producer Sean "Diddy" Combs, after several allegations of sexual misconduct (including rape) were made against him; probably modeled after no homo. Popularized in March 2024 after several properties tied to Combs were raided by the United States Department of Homeland Security as part of their ongoing investigation, but attested earlier.
Senses: examples: text: I say it to strangers shit I love everybody brother love No Diddy!
ref: 2023 December 8, @FaveAuntieT, Twitter:
text: “The CEO in the video but no Diddy/ ‘Cause I ain’t dancin’ like a ho, no Diddy/ Can’t go out like Pac, no kizzy,” he raps while seemingly attaching a “No Diddy” to every bar.
ref: 2024 April 25, Michael Saponara, quoting Gucci Mane, “Gucci Mane Takes Aim at Diddy With Fiery Diss Track ‘TakeDat’: Watch”, in Billboard, archived from the original on 25 Apr 2024:
text: “Speaking to the OU Live students now, I know you’re trying to make a decision. Even while you are here, you may have to say ‘No Diddy’ to an Oakwood student,” relayed Pastor Edwards from the pulpit. […] “I’m just being real. You’ll have to make an individual decision about your life and what you are going to do. At age 19, I said to the Lord… that I would never have sex with a woman until I am married.”
ref: 2024 October 18, Demicia Inman, quoting Robert Edwards, “Pastor At Christian HBCU Preaches “No Diddy” While Encouraging Abstinence”, in Vibe, archived from the original on 25 Nov 2024:
text: “He is hungry to get on top!” proclaimed De La Hoya. The crowd immediately went silent followed by different people saying, “Ayo?” according to audio from the moment. […] "Oh shit. You forgot to say ‘pause’ or ‘No Diddy’ bro,” joked Garcia.
ref: 2025 March 5, Trey Alston, quoting Oscar De La Hoya and Ryan Garcia, “Ryan Garcia Jokingly Tells Oscar De La Hoya to Say 'Pause' or 'No Diddy' After 'Get on Top' Comment”, in Complex, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2025:
synonyms: no homo
pause
glosses: Used immediately before or after a statement to indicate that there was no sexual meaning intended, especially when such a meaning is a reasonable interpretation.
wikipedia: Sean Combs
United States Department of Homeland Security
bust around
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: busts around
form: busting around
form: busted around
form: busted around
Senses: glosses: To attack (someone); to assault (someone).
bust in
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: busts in
form: busting in
form: busted in
form: busted in
Senses: examples: text: They busted in the jail to find the accused man.
text: He busted in our conversation.
glosses: To enter or join (something) aggressively and without an invitation.
bust into
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: busts into
form: busting into
form: busted into
form: busted into
Senses: glosses: Synonym of bust in.
synonyms: word: bust in
caf up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: cafs up
form: caffing up
form: caffed up
form: caffed up
Senses: glosses: To ingest caffeine, such as via coffee or tea.
varnish polishes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of varnish polish
furniture polishes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of furniture polish
stove polishes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of stove polish
French-polish
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: French-polishes
form: French-polishing
form: French-polished
form: French-polished
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of French polish.
french-polish
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: french-polishes
form: french-polishing
form: french-polished
form: french-polished
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of French polish.
French polisher
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: French polishers
Senses: glosses: One who French polishes, i.e., applies a wood finishing technique to produce a glossy surface.
French polishers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of French polisher
caulk off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: caulks off
form: caulking off
form: caulked off
form: caulked off
Senses: topics: nautical
transport
glosses: To go to sleep; to sleep instead of working.
Singkarpor
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Hokkien 新加坡 (Sin-ka-pho). Singkarpor and Singkapor are both Hokkien pronunciations of Singapore's Chinese name.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Singkapor.
coozy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: coozies
Senses: examples: text: He took a sip from his longneck beer encased in a coozy that the couple had given out to everyone, which was embossed with the words Love means never having to say you're sorry but always saying, "Yes, sweetheart." :-)
ref: 2016, Heidi Hormel, “The Bull Rider's Redemption”, in The Bull Rider's Honor, Toronto, Ont.: Harlequin, published 2020, →ISBN, page 451:
glosses: Alternative form of koozie.
Noveschi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: Standing there, you might feel you were before a just and more or less ideal government, which is what the noveschi thought they were.
ref: 2011, David Gilmour, The Pursuit of Italy, Penguin, published 2012, page 65:
text: Laudemia may well have been part of a subtle maneuver on the part of the Noveschi to ingratiate the imperial family to their cause.
ref: 2012, Konrad Eisenbichler, The Sword and the Pen:
glosses: The nine ruling councillors comprising the government of Siena during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.
e-bill
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: e-bills
Etymology: From e- + bill.
Senses: glosses: A bill that is delivered electronically.
Related terms: e-billing
e-bills
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of e-bill
gipster
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡɪp.stə/
ipa: /ˈɡɪp.stɚ/
Forms: form: gipsters
Etymology: Blend of gay + hipster.
Senses: examples: text: Most of us gipsters (gay hipsters -- trust me, not all gays are hip) were born in the mid-'70s.
ref: 2005 March 11, Neil James, “Letters”, in Salon.com, archived from the original on 17 Sep 2021:
text: While it's rare to see these so-called gipsters at Pride events (they prefer the book and record stores, thank you) they do tend toward house parties and special events.
ref: 2010 October 17, Natalie Hope McDonald, “What's a Gay Hipster?”, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, P.A.: Metrocorp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Aug 2022:
text: The fact that Brooklyn is full of both bearded Jews and bearded hipsters can be confusing, leading to a rise in websites like Hasid or Hipster. Throw in the gay phenomenon known as bears (barrel-chested, oft-bearded, hairy, checkered-shirt-wearers), which now come in traditional and gipster (gay hipster) varieties, and things get even more hard to sort out.
ref: 2013 March 28, Marjorie Ingall, “The Chosen Facial Hair”, in Tablet, Seattle, W.A.: Nextbook, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 Feb 2024:
text: It could be any dude, as long as you really want to fuck him. It could be a... a twink, a bear, an otter, a circuit queen, a chub, a pup, a gipster, a daddy chaser, a leatherman, a ladyboy, a Donald Duck. Donald Duck's a gay guy who's been kicked out of the Navy.
ref: 2017 April 23, “Success Failure”, in Silicon Valley, season 4, episode 1, spoken by Russ Hanneman (Chris Diamantopoulos):
topics: LGBT
glosses: A gay hipster.
Related terms: gypster
gipsters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gipster
ABWH
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: Initialism of Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe.
superchub
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: superchubs
Etymology: From super- + chub.
Senses: examples: text: "You know there's a superchub bar in east Lauderdale, fat boy. Shouldn't you be up there mixin' with the Michelin Men?"
ref: 2014, Jack Kerley, The Memory Killer, London: Harper, →ISBN, page 182:
text: Even if the women in question were not actively abusive, due to the pervasive and internalised nature of fat stigma (Andreyeva et al., 2008; Cooper, 2010; Cooper et al., 2014; Edmonds & Zieff, 2015; Gough & Flanders, 2009:243–244; Hopkins, 2012; Longhurst, 2005; Pausé, 2017; Wann, 2009) it can be very emotionally damaging for fat GBQ men like Ryan and superchubs like Timothy to experience this kind of behaviour, emphasising their feeling of abjection.
ref: 2024, Nick McGlynn, “Bear Boundaries”, in Bodies and Boundaries of UK Bear Spaces, London; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, page 117:
topics: LGBT
glosses: An extremely obese chub (an overweight gay man who is part of the chubby subculture).
MLTR
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: Initialism of Michael Learns to Rock.
superchubs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of superchub
Dean and Shelton
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England, which includes the settlements of Lower Dean, Upper Dean and Shelton.
trust capital
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The established trustworthiness of an entity, considered as a resource (or capital) which is gained or spent through various activities.
Shelton and Hardwick
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England, which includes the named places.
chip into
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: chips into
form: chipping into
form: chipped into
form: chipped into
Senses: glosses: Synonym of chip in (to contribute to (something))
synonyms: word: chip in
extra: (to contribute to (something))
choose out
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: chooses out
form: choosing out
form: chose out
form: chosen out
Senses: glosses: To pick out (something); to select (something).
choke on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: chokes on
form: choking on
form: choked on
form: choked on
Senses: examples: text: I told him what happened, but he choked on the truth.
glosses: To refuse to accept (something).
Oos
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A district of Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
glosses: A river in Baden-Württemberg, which flows through Baden-Baden and gives the district its name.
cobber up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: cobbers up
form: cobbering up
form: cobbered up
form: cobbered up
Senses: examples: text: The fellas I've been cobbering up with were from Brisbane.
glosses: To make friends (with someone).
spell one's name
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: spells one's name
form: spelling one's name
form: spelled one's name
form: spelled one's name
form: spelt one's name
form: spelt one's name
form: spell someone's name
Etymology: From various pieces of sex advice recommending that partners trace the shapes of letters with their tongue (sense 1) or hips (sense 2).
Senses: examples: text: Super shiny pussy, look like it got diamonds on it/He spell his name in cursive letters like he signing on it
ref: 2016, Megan Thee Stallion, “Gimme Dat”:
text: Spell my name with my tongue on you baby?/Guarantee you'd love that
ref: 2017, Quincy, “Waterfall”, in This Is For You:
text: Spell my name until she's yelling
ref: 2022, Scene Queen, “Pink Panther”, in Bimbocore:
text: Spell my name on hеr pussy real legible
ref: 2022, Marsh B., “Edible”, in 1 of 1:
glosses: To perform oral sex, especially cunnilingus.
examples: text: When I ride the dick, I'ma spell my name
ref: 2020, Megan Thee Stallion, “WAP”, in CB2*:
text: I need a ride or die to spell her name on top of me/When she need a break she just start toppin' me
ref: 2020, Chance the Rapper, “Let Me Bang”, in Merry Christmas, Lil Mama:
text: Yea, that's my lil cowgirl/She going to make her way down, she tryna spell her name now
ref: 2023, Autumn!, “Cowgirl!”, in Golden Child Chapter 3:
text: When lil shawty riding, she be tryna spell her name
ref: 2023, HitEmUpTy, “L.O.V.E.”, in Heartbreak at Midnight 2:
text: Go ahead and ride this, go insane on it/With your body gonna head, spell your name on it
ref: 2023, Keonté, “B2U”, in VELVET:
glosses: To enthusiastically engage in sex from on top; to ride.
raw_tags: of a woman
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see spell, one's, name.
spell someone's name
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: spells someone's name
form: spelling someone's name
form: spelled someone's name
form: spelled someone's name
form: spelt someone's name
form: spelt someone's name
Senses: examples: text: She do that thing she usually do/Spell my name with her tongue, like uh-huh
ref: 2021, Ashnikko, “Slumber Party”, in DEMIDEVIL:
text: Spell my name with your tongue/Then when you stop, you can spit in my mouth
ref: 2024, Lay Banks, “anywayy”, in After 7:
glosses: Alternative form of spell one's name.
collar up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: collars up
form: collaring up
form: collared up
form: collared up
Senses: topics: equestrianism
hobbies
horses
lifestyle
pets
sports
glosses: To apply a harness to a horse.
glosses: To put a collar on a dog (a band or chain around an animal's neck).
qualifier: e.g.; a drill; e.g.; a drill
glosses: To build up a lip or collar around a hole.
raw_tags: of a hole from
glosses: To raise the collar on a shirt or jacket (the part of an upper garment (shirt, jacket, etc.) that fits around the neck and throat).
glosses: To engage in a collar trade (taking equal but opposite positions in a put and a call with different strike prices).
glosses: To arrest (someone); to arrest one or more people.
spells one's name
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of spell one's name
spelling one's name
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of spell one's name
spelled one's name
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of spell one's name
spelt one's name
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of spell one's name
spells someone's name
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of spell someone's name
spelled someone's name
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of spell someone's name
spelt someone's name
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of spell someone's name
spelling someone's name
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of spell someone's name
comb out
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: combs out
form: combing out
form: combed out
form: combed out
Senses: examples: text: I combed out the tangles in my hair. I combed them all out with that fancy comb that Ashley gave me.
text: You have to comb out the dog's coat regularly. You need to comb all the tangles out of it.
qualifier: literal
glosses: To remove (something) by combing; to thoroughly comb (something); to thoroughly comb (something) so as to remove something else from it (such as tangles, dirt, or nits).
examples: text: The government combed out some people from the compulsory action.
text: We've finally combed out this list by removing the newly ineligible people from it.
glosses: To winnow; for example, to exempt (someone) from a military draft by filtering them out of the list.
Derived terms: word: comb-out
Related terms: comb through
filter out
sort out
straighten out
come with it
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: comes with it
form: coming with it
form: came with it
form: come with it
Senses: qualifier: African-American Vernacular
glosses: To challenge or dare (someone); to meet a challenge or dare; to try or endeavor.
bushel measures
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bushel measure
Todwick
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4984).
gate-keeper
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gate-keepers
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of gatekeeper.
gate-keepers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gate-keeper
ASCO
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Hardwick with Tusmore
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A civil parish (without a council) in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England.
wikipedia: Hardwick with Tusmore
Tusmore, Oxfordshire
Arabsat
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Arab Satellite Communications Organization (a communications satellite operator in 21 countries of the Arab World).
croptop
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: croptops
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of crop top.
croptops
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of croptop
Maccie D's
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Maccy D's.
honorary steam locomotives
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of honorary steam locomotive
honorary steam engines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of honorary steam engine
kwongkan
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of kwongan.
Chekhova
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Female equivalent of Chekhov.
Hardwick-with-Yelford
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A civil parish (without a council) in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England, which includes the named places.
Little Bridgeford
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A hamlet in Seighford parish, Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8727).
Related terms: Great Bridgeford
brass wool
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: brass wools
Senses: hypernyms: wool
wire wool
coordinate_terms: aluminum wool
steel wool
;
mineral wool
;
wool
glosses: Wire wool made of brass (available commercially for abrasive applications).
brass wools
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of brass wool
aluminum wool
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: aluminum wools
Senses: hypernyms: wool
wire wool
coordinate_terms: brass wool
steel wool
;
mineral wool
;
wool
glosses: Wire wool made of aluminum (available commercially for abrasive applications).
aluminum wools
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of aluminum wool
Chekhovo
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A number of places in Russia:
A selo in Irkutsk Oblast.
glosses: A number of places in Russia:
A village in Kaliningrad Oblast.
glosses: A number of places in Russia:
A village in Smolensk Oblast.
glosses: A number of places in Russia:
A village in Tver Oblast.
blueb
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: blo͞ob
ipa: /bluːb/
rhymes: -uːb
Forms: form: bluebs
Etymology: Clipping of blueberry
Senses: examples: text: I dropped a blueb on the floor while baking but I still picked it up and ate it.
text: The fresh bluebs were over 2X the price of the frozen one.
ref: 2018 July 14, Hailey Gorski, “Why You Need Frozen Bluebs in Your Life + Blueberry Lemon Overnight Oats Recipe”, in The Tipsy Kale:
text: Last year at Smithereen Farm, Pembroke residents got their first gallon of you-pick bluebs for free.
ref: 2019 March 24, Will Grunewald, “Small Farms, Big Ideas”, in Down East:
text: Jane: Oh, I almost forgot: I got muffins. / Lucy: Ooh! Bluebs? / Jane: A bluebs and a bran.
ref: 2022, Lauren Pomerantz, Am I OK?, spoken by Jane and Lucy (Sonoya Mizuno and Dakota Johnson), West Hollywood, CA: Picturestart; distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures:
glosses: A blueberry.
bluebs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of blueb
Yelford
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A small village in Hardwick-with-Yelford parish, West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP3504).
gaming computer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gaming computers
Senses: examples: text: “I wanted the ultimate gaming computer, something so fast I wouldn't have to worry about speed for years,” says the high-school student from Yorktown, Virginia.
ref: 2004 June 22, William Schindler, quotee, “Gaming PC”, in Michael J. Miller, editor, PC Magazine, page 98:
text: Developers run algorithms in real time through equipment from VoodooPC - a designer and manufacturer of high-performance gaming computer systems acquired by HP last year[…]
ref: 2007 June 4, Mary K. Pratt, “Seh Got Game”, in Computerworld, volume 41, number 23, page 32:
text: The gaming computer in the research lab used during this study was separated from the main area with screens and resided in its own cubicle to avoid distraction.
ref: 2017, Selen Turkay, Charles K. Kinzer, “The Relationship between Avatar-Based Customization, Player Identification, and Motivation” (chapter 3), in Brock Randall Dubbels, editor, Transforming gaming and computer simulation technologies across industries, Hershey: IGI Global, →DOI, →ISBN, Setting, page 56:
synonyms: gaming PC
gaming rig
glosses: a personal computer designed for playing video games
colitides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of colitis
ulcerative colitis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ulcerative colitides
Senses: examples: text: Submucosal thickening further contributes to luminal narrowing. Additionally, the lamina propria is thickened because of round-cell infiltration in both acute and chronic ulcerative colitides [7, 12].
ref: 1996 July, Richard M. Gore, Emil J. Balthazar, Gary G. Ghahremani, Frank H. Miller, “CT Features of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease”, in American Journal of Roentgenology, volume 167, number 1, →DOI, page 5:
topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
synonyms: word: UC
coordinate_terms: Crohn's disease
glosses: A chronic disease, characterized by abdominal pain and diarrhea mixed with blood, that results in inflammation and ulcers of the colon and rectum; one of the two main types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
ulcerative colitides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ulcerative colitis
salazopyrin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: salazopyrine
Etymology: Trademark.
Senses: examples: text: Modern drug treatment with salazopyrin is very effective and will usually control the symptoms. If the disease proves severe, the colon or a portion of it can be removed.
ref: 1987, “Colon and colitis”, in Trevor Weston, editor, The Complete Illustrated Book of Family Health, Toronto: York Press, →ISBN, page 93:
topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: Synonym of sulfasalazine.
synonyms: word: sulfasalazine
decathect
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: decathects
form: decathecting
form: decathected
form: decathected
Etymology: From de- + cathect or a back-formation from decathexis, decathectic.
Senses: examples: text: “He will continue manipulating Jonathan. We must get Jonathan to decathect from Michael.”
ref: 1969 August 12, Chaim Potok, chapter 12, in The Promise, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, page 242:
text: The writer only tried to decathect these obsolete and irrational reactions, especially by strengthening certain other—and just as typically Wolf Indian—vital and effective reactions, which counterbalanced the former, and were rooted in different aspects of Wolf ethics and mores.
ref: 1969 [1951], George Devereux, Reality and Dream: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian, New York: Anchor Books, page 174:
text: The psychiatric consultant in this situation often needs to spend as much time decathecting the anger of the treating physician as in dealing with the patient.
ref: 1983 March 24, Marvin J. Miller, “Factitious Illness Reconsidered”, in The Journal of the Indiana State Medical Association, volume 76, number 3, page 180:
text: Such objects emphasize the physicality, the materiality of art—qualities which, as adults acculturated into a universe of abstract codes, we learn early on to decathect.
ref: 1989, Ellen Handler Spitz, “Primary Art Objects: Psychoanalytic Reflections on Picturebooks for Children”, in The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child, volume 44, page 367:
topics: human-sciences
psychology
sciences
glosses: To detach or withdraw one's emotional energies (libido) from (something or someone).
decathects
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of decathect
decathecting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of decathect
decathected
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of decathect
gather speed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: gathers speed
form: gathering speed
form: gathered speed
form: gathered speed
Senses: glosses: Synonym of pick up speed.
synonyms: word: pick up speed
quasi-stars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of quasi-star
black hole stars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of black hole star
SSZ
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of sulfasalazine.
non-trads
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of non-trad
arthritises
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of arthritis
unwalkability
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Mountain courses also suffer from unwalkability, hard-to-read greens, and cold mountain shadows.
ref: 1994, John Garrity, “More Bad Advice from Good Architects . . .”, in America’s Worst Golf Courses: A Collection of Courses Not Up to Par, New York, N.Y.: Collier Books, Macmillan Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 90:
text: They excoriated some of the absurdities of suburban design such as the unwalkability of suburban neighborhoods and the increasing distances between schools, shopping areas, and housing.
ref: 2007, Carl Abbott, “Planning Compact Cities”, in Urban America in the Modern Age: 1920 to the Present (The American History Series), 2nd edition, Wheeling, Ill.: Harlan Davidson, Inc., →ISBN, chapter 4 (Prosperity and Poverty), page 170:
text: Whereas Atlanta is infamous for its unwalkability, Portland, Oregon, the other extreme, has some sixteen pedestrian districts where the street design, sidewalks, and traffic laws give pedestrians priority.
ref: 2009, James Eggert, “What’s Wrong with Capitalism?”, in Meadowlark Economics: Collected Essays on Ecology, Community, and Spirituality, Berkeley, Calif.: North Atlantic Books, →ISBN, part I (Meadowlark Values), page 12:
glosses: The quality of being unwalkable.
podom
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: podoms
Senses: glosses: A type of sarcophagus traditionally used in Sumatra.
Related terms: waruga
podoms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of podom
waruga
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: waruga
form: warugas
Senses: glosses: A type of sarcophagus traditionally used in North Sumatra.
Related terms: podom
warugas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of waruga
sail-boat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sail-boats
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of sailboat.
sail-boats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sail-boat
Ollendorffian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɒl.ənˈdɔː.fi.ən/
ipa: /ˌɑ.lənˈdɔɹ.fi.ən/
rhymes: -ɔːfiən
Forms: form: more Ollendorffian
form: most Ollendorffian
Etymology: From Ollendorff + -ian.
Senses: examples: text: The Ollendorffian system for learning German was very popular two centuries ago.
glosses: Of or pertaining to Heinrich Gottfried Ollendorff, a German grammarian and language educator, whose method of learning foreign languages came into vogue from the 1840s.