cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
two bob
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: two-bob
Senses: glosses: Two shillings; a florin.
glosses: A 20-cent coin.
examples: text: Less flashy in its post-modernism than the MI6 building, more sober in its brick-framed glass curtain walling, Sally Malone would have pointed out that this was the two-bob side of the block, as against the half-crown riverbank site of the other building.
ref: 1999, Barry Maitland, The Chalon Heads: A Kathy and Brock Mystery, page 181:
text: Judging from the spectrum and the brightness Dr Stickland “wouldn′t give two bob either way”.
ref: 1975 September 4, “Monitor: Nova Honda brightens the night sky”, in New Scientist, page 515:
glosses: A trivially small value.
Derived terms: bent as a two bob note
get one's two bob's worth
give two bob each way
have one's two bob's worth
silly as a two bob watch
electrofisher
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: electrofishers
Etymology: From electro- + fisher.
Senses: glosses: The device used to produce an electric current in electrofishing.
electrofishers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of electrofisher
left-hand path
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: lifestyle
occultism
religion
glosses: A path through life that values the advancement and preservation of the self and the pursuit of terrestrial goals, rather than the worship of intangible deities.
Related terms: right-hand path
right-hand path
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: lifestyle
occultism
religion
glosses: A path through life that focuses on deities or divinity rather than the terrestrial.
Related terms: left-hand path
shrewlike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more shrewlike
form: most shrewlike
Etymology: From shrew + -like.
Senses: glosses: Resembling or characteristic of a shrew (mouselike mammal).
glosses: Resembling or characteristic of a shrew (ill-tempered woman); shrewish.
unsquareable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of unsquarable.
nonprivate
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + private.
Senses: glosses: Not private; public.
cartlike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more cartlike
form: most cartlike
Etymology: From cart + -like.
Senses: glosses: Resembling or characteristic of a cart (wheeled vehicle).
get-out clause
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: get-out clauses
Senses: examples: text: Scottish ministers provide a get-out clause for NR's target. It doesn't apply if NR needs to impose speed limits during bad weather, and it doesn't apply if trains run late to provide connections from late trains or ferries.
ref: 2023 March 8, Philip Haigh, “Can Scottish specifications meet ambitious targets?”, in RAIL, number 978, page 58:
glosses: An escape clause.
unplantable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + plantable.
Senses: glosses: Not plantable; on which nothing can be effectively planted.
urbanisms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of urbanism
thonglike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more thonglike
form: most thonglike
Etymology: From thong + -like.
Senses: glosses: Resembling a thong; straplike.
thinglike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more thinglike
form: most thinglike
Etymology: From thing + -like. Compare English thingly, German dinglich.
Senses: examples: text: Although Tex had assured me only the other day that New Yorkers prized intelligence, I wasn’t sure mine could be counted on. It didn’t feel like a thing in our very thinglike world, a world where identity began with the choice of massive automobile […]
ref: 1988, Edmund White, chapter 2, in The Beautiful Room is Empty, New York: Vintage International, published 1994:
topics: human-sciences
philosophy
sciences
glosses: Resembling a thing; having the properties associated with a physical object; objectlike.
malachite green
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A toxic chemical used as a dye, as a treatment for infections in fish (when diluted), and as a bacteriological stain
Synonyms: aniline green
basic green 4
diamond green B
Victoria green B
Derived terms: leucomalachite green
serosurveys
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of serosurvey
isopropylacetone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From isopropyl + acetone.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Methyl isobutyl ketone, a colourless liquid widely used as a solvent.
Synonyms: isohexanone
dienophilic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From dienophile + -ic.
Senses: glosses: Of, being, or pertaining to a dienophile.
largemouth
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From large + mouth.
Senses: glosses: Applied to various kinds of fish characterized by a large mouth.
Derived terms: largemouth bass
largemouth triplefin
largemouth
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: largemouths
Etymology: From large + mouth.
Senses: glosses: A creature of this kind.
largemouths
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of largemouth
isomalathion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From iso- + malathion.
Senses: glosses: An impurity found in some batches of malathion, significantly more toxic to humans than malathion.
merocyanine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: merocyanines
Etymology: From mero- + cyanine.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of a class of fluorescent dyes, some of which are notable for their solvatochromatic properties.
merocyanines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of merocyanine
murexide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: murexides
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Ammonium purpurate, the ammonium salt of purpuric acid, used as a complexometric indicator and a colorimetric reagent.
murexides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of murexide
sonochemically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From sonochemical + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a sonochemical way.
mesoxalylurea
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Alloxan.
alloxantin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A hemiacetal formed by alloxan with its reduced reaction product dialuric acid.
methoxychlor
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A synthetic organochlorine used as an insecticide.
dydoe
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dydoes
Senses: glosses: A male genital piercing that passes through the ridge of the glans on the head of the penis.
dydoes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dydoe
methoxyflurane
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /məˌθɑk.sɪˈflʊɹˌeɪn/
Forms: form: methoxyfluranes
Etymology: From methoxy + -flurane (“halogenated compound”).
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned because of its detrimental effects on the kidneys.
Dyana
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Respelling of Diana.
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
nitromethanes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nitromethane
hepatoxic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more hepatoxic
form: most hepatoxic
Senses: glosses: Exhibiting hepatoxicity.
agranulocytoses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of agranulocytosis
mebendazole
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A benzimidazole drug used to treat infestations by worms.
methylene blue
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A heterocyclic aromatic chemical compound with many uses in biology and chemistry.
Synonyms: methylthioninium chloride
Derived terms: leukomethylene blue
new methylene blue
methacrylaldehyde
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Methacrolein.
methylamphetamines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of methylamphetamine
morpholinium
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From morpholine + -ium.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: The conjugate acid of morpholine.
thiodiglycol
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: thiodiglycols
Etymology: From thio- + di- + glycol.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A viscous, clear to pale-yellow liquid used as a solvent, miscible with acetone, alcohols, and chloroform and soluble in benzene, ether, and tetrachloromethane.
thiodiglycols
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of thiodiglycol
phenylbutazones
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of phenylbutazone
methylal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: methylals
Etymology: From methyl + -al.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Dimethoxymethane.
methylals
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of methylal
dimethoxymethane
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From di- + methoxy + methane.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A clear colourless flammable liquid with a low boiling point, low viscosity, and excellent dissolving power, the dimethyl acetal of formaldehyde.
Synonyms: methylal
butyllithium
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: butyllithiums
Etymology: From butyl + lithium.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of three isomeric organolithium reagents used in chemical synthesis.
butyllithiums
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of butyllithium
milrinone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɪl.ɹəˌnoʊn/
Etymology: Probably from m(eth)yl + -rinone (“amrinone derivative”).
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: An inotropic vasodilator agent administered in the form of its lactate C₁₂H₉N₃O·C₃H₆O₃ especially in short-term intravenous therapy for congestive heart failure.
Derived terms: milrinone lactate
elastic bands
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of elastic band
methanesulphonic acid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: methanesulphonic acids
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of methanesulfonic acid.
methylsulphonylmethane
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From methyl + sulphonyl + methane.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of methylsulfonylmethane.
navigation channels
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of navigation channel
methylsulfonylmethane
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: methylsulphonylmethane
form: methyl sulphonyl methane
form: methyl sulfonyl methane
Etymology: From methyl + sulfonyl + methane.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: An organosulfur compound with the chemical formula (CH₃)₂SO₂.
Synonyms: dimethyl sulfone
dimethylsulfone
DMSO2
methyl sulfone
methylsulfone
MSM
Hypernyms: chemical compound
molecule
organic compound
organochalcogen
organosulfur
sulfone
Derived terms: MSM
ice axes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ice axe
glosses: plural of ice ax
ice baths
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ice bath
dotmocracy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Blend of dot + democracy
Senses: glosses: An informal process of voting in which the participants indicate their preference by placing or drawing a dot alongside the favoured choice.
dimethylethanolamine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /daɪˌmɛθɪlˌɛθəˈnɒləmiːn/
Senses: glosses: Dimethylaminoethanol.
soup bowls
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of soup bowl
bell peppers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bell pepper
bell captains
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bell captain
dimethylaminoethanol
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A clear to pale-yellow liquid used as a curing agent for polyurethanes and epoxy resins, in water treatment, and in the synthesis of various products.
Synonyms: dimethylethanolamine
bell curves
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bell curve
bell buoys
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bell buoy
dump trucks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dump truck
line conches
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of line conch
meloxicam
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /məˈlɑk.səˌkæm/
Etymology: Probably from me(thy)l + (sud)oxicam.
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug of the oxicam class (trademark Mobic), used to relieve the symptoms of arthritis and primary dysmenorrhea and as an analgesic.
oxicam
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: oxicams
Senses: glosses: Any of a class of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs that bind closely to plasma proteins.
Derived terms: droxicam
lornoxicam
meloxicam
piroxicam
tenoxicam
oxicams
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of oxicam
monocrotophos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Diagnostic doses of six acaricides (fenothiocarb, endosulfan, chlorfenapyr, tebufenpyrad, cyenopyrafen and cyflumetofen) resulted in a 68.0~71.8% mortality rate (on average) in the test mite populations, whereas the remaining six acaricides (monocrotophos, omethoate, bifenthrin, abamectin, etoxazole and bifenazate) caused slightly reduced mortality rates (on average 36.5~59.3%).
ref: 2015 November 7, “Phenotypic- and Genotypic-Resistance Detection for Adaptive Resistance Management in Tetranychus urticae Koch”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: An organophosphate insecticide, acutely toxic to birds and humans.
dextrotartaric acid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From dextro- + tartaric acid.
Senses: glosses: The naturally occurring form of tartaric acid, as opposed to levotartaric acid and mesotartaric acid.
metaldehyde
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A cyclic tetramer of acetaldehyde, commonly used as a molluscicide.
hemicranias
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hemicrania
metamizole
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used as a painkiller and fever reducer.
diazotizations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of diazotization
diazotize
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: diazotizes
form: diazotizing
form: diazotized
form: diazotized
form: diazotise
Etymology: From diazote + -ize.
Senses: glosses: To undergo diazotization.
Derived terms: diazotizable
diazotizes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of diazotize
diazotizing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of diazotize
diazotized
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of diazotize
diazotise
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: diazotises
form: diazotising
form: diazotised
form: diazotised
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of diazotize.
diazotises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of diazotise
diazotising
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of diazotise
diazotised
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of diazotise
methylhydrazine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: methylhydrazines
Etymology: From methyl- + hydrazine.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A hydrazine with an additional methyl group.
Synonyms: word: MH
Hyponyms: dimethylhydrazine
monomethylhydrazine
tetramethylhydrazine
trimethylhydrazine
unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine
symmetrical dimethylhydrazine
Derived terms: alt: DMH
word: dimethylhydrazine
word: MH
alt: MMH
word: monomethylhydrazine
alt: SDMH
word: symmetrical dimethylhydrazine
word: tetramethylhydrazine
alt: TMH
word: trimethylhydrazine
alt: UDMH
word: unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine
methylhydrazines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of methylhydrazine
safroles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of safrole
isosafrole
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: isosafroles
Etymology: From iso- + safrole.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: An aromatic compound, a precursor for MDP2P which is converted into the psychoactive drug MDMA or ecstasy, found in small amounts in essential oils but more commonly obtained by isomerizing safrole.
isosafroles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of isosafrole
induline
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: indulines
Etymology: Perhaps from indigo; see -ine.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of a series of blue, bluish-red and black dyestuffs, formed by the interaction of para-amino azo compounds with primary monoamines in the presence of a small quantity of a mineral acid.
indulines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of induline
maltoses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of maltose
vachers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of vacher
myrcene
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: myrcenes
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: An olefinic natural organic compound, a hydrocarbon and monoterpene, important in perfumery.
myrcenes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of myrcene
mannoses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mannose
oxosuccinic acid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Oxaloacetic acid.
methoxypyrazine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: methoxypyrazines
Etymology: From methoxy + pyrazine.
Senses: glosses: Any of a class of odoriferous chemical compounds, important in some wines.
methoxypyrazines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of methoxypyrazine
tenoxicam
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A certain oxicam drug.
piroxicam
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A certain oxicam drug.
droxicam
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈdɹɒksɪkæm/
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A certain oxicam drug.
lornoxicam
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A certain oxicam drug.
dimethylxanthine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dimethylxanthines
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Theophylline.
dimethylxanthines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dimethylxanthine
theophyllines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of theophylline
isobutylenes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of isobutylene
rasburicase
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A recombinant version of a urate oxidase enzyme that occurs in many mammals but not in humans, used in treating certain tumour-related conditions.
methylcyclohexane
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: methylcyclohexanes
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: The methyl derivative of cyclohexane, used in organic synthesis and as a solvent for cellulose ethers
methylcyclohexanes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of methylcyclohexane
mandelonitrile
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mandelonitriles
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A cyanohydrin found in the pits of some fruits, used as an intermediate in the preparation of certain chemical compounds.
methanethiol
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˌmɛθ.eɪnˈθaɪ.ɒl/
Forms: form: methanethiols
Etymology: From methane + thiol.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A colourless gas, a thiol with a smell like rotten cabbage, found naturally in plants and animals.
Synonyms: methyl mercaptan
methanethiols
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of methanethiol
propylthiouracil
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌpɹəʊ.pʌɪl.θʌɪ.əʊˈjʊə.ɹə.sɪl/
ipa: /ˌpɹəʊ.pɪl.θʌɪ.əʊˈjʊə.ɹə.sɪl/
ipa: /ˌpɹoʊ.pəlˌθaɪ.oʊˈjʊɹ.əˌsɪl/
Etymology: From propyl + -thiouracil (“uracil derivative”).
Senses: topics: endocrinology
medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A thioamide drug, used to treat hyperthyroidism by decreasing the amount of thyroid hormone produced by the thyroid gland, which is associated with a risk of agranulocytosis.
rod cells
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rod cell
cone cells
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cone cell
golden rules
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of golden rule
bullet holes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bullet hole
decimosextos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of decimosexto
ship out
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: ships out
form: shipping out
form: shipped out
form: shipped out
Senses: examples: text: The brigade is scheduled to ship out for final training in Okinawa by mid-November.
ref: 1950 October 16, “Canada: Destination Europe?”, in Time:
glosses: To depart, especially for a sea voyage or military assignment.
examples: text: With a bit of luck the guard room will be empty, we'll grab some coats, press some buttons and just ship out of here.
ref: 2006, Ian Macpherson, Invisibility, →ISBN, page 164:
glosses: To leave, get out, or resign.
examples: text: The winery recently shipped out the first orders of wine under the Falcon Crest label.
ref: 1982 August 10, “Soap opera title suits wine label”, in Milwaukee Sentinel, retrieved 14 Aug 2009:
glosses: To send, especially by means of a transport vehicle.
examples: text: As he stamps his own character on the team, Kosmina has shipped out the likes of Mark Rudan, Ufuk Talay, David Zdrilic, Ruben Zadkovich and Patrick da Silva.
ref: 2008 August 7, David Hall, “Sydney FC”, in Fox Sports, Australia, retrieved 14 Aug 2009:
text: And before you mention the plans to fix up the Farm, let me tell you, all that regeneration talk is just about bulldozing the place and shipping us all out to God knows where.
ref: 2020, Jac Shreeves-Lee, Broadwater:
glosses: To get rid of, expel, or discard.
Synonyms: sense: intransitive: depart
word: sail
sense: figurative: leave, get out, resign
word: bugger off
word: take off
sense: transitive: send
word: dispatch
word: ship
sense: figurative: get rid of, expel, discard
word: dismiss
word: kick out
word: oust
Derived terms: shape up or ship out
Manhattanites
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Manhattanite
bashism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bashisms
Etymology: From Bash + -ism.
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A shell command specific to the Bash interpreter.
cherry Bakewell tart
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cherry Bakewell tarts
form: cherry bakewell tart
Senses: examples: text: One of the major lines is Cherry Bakewell Tarts. Inter Link produce 16000 every day. The plant used is semi-automated.
ref: 2002, Belinda Campbell, Barbara Clapton, Catherine Tipton, “Case study 4: Inter Link Foods plc”, in Food Technology (GCSE Design and Technology for Edexcel), Oxford, Oxfordshire: Heinemann Educational Publishers, →ISBN, section C (Manufacturing commercial products), page 72, column 1:
text: Cherry Bakewell Tart / A wonderful, traditional English desert.^([sic])
ref: 2008 January 8, Giles M. L. Hawkins, “Puddings”, in Pub Grub: Authentic British Pub Food Recipes, [Morrisville, N.C.]: Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 57:
text: For dessert, there's cherry Bakewell tart with almond frosting and caramelised pecans.
ref: 2025 January 14, Hayley Minn, “How to dine like royalty in London... for peanuts! The best luxury set meal deals in the capital (including a two-course Michelin-star lunch costing just £33)”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Jan 2025:
synonyms: cherry Bakewell
glosses: A Bakewell tart with icing and half-glacé cherry on top.
Related terms: Bakewell pudding
cherry Bakewell tarts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cherry Bakewell tart
agronome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: agronomes
Senses: glosses: An agronomist.
kick scooter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kick scooters
Senses: glosses: A small platform with two or more wheels that is propelled by a rider pushing off the ground.
Synonyms: scooter
push scooter
jumped the shark
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of jump the shark
jumping the shark
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of jump the shark
jumps the shark
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of jump the shark
blows away
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of blow away
blowing away
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of blow away
blew away
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of blow away
surmulot
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: surmulots
Etymology: Borrowed from French surmulot.
Senses: glosses: The brown rat.
heterarchy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: hĕʹtəräkĭ
ipa: /ˈhɛtəɹɑːkɪ/
Forms: form: heterarchies
Etymology: From heter- (“other, different”) + -archy (“rule”).; equivalent to Katharevousa ἑτεραρχία (eterarchía) / Dimotiki ετεραρχία (eterarchía).
Senses: examples: text: Despite installing puppet governments in the marches, the subjects of the empire’s conquered territories were still very conscious of living under heterarchy.
glosses: The rule of an alien; rule from without; government by an extraterritorial power.
examples: text: The proposed liberation of our largely undeveloped economy goes too far — the resulting foreign dominance of our markets would make us a heterarchy.
glosses: An example of this government.
examples: When a group operates as a heterarchy, everyone is a leader in their own domain.
glosses: A system of organization where the elements of the organization are unranked (non-hierarchical) or where they possess the potential to be ranked a number of different ways.
Derived terms: heterarchic
Related terms: heterarch
heterarchical
heterarchies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: hĕʹtəräkēz
ipa: /ˈhɛtəɹɑːkiːz/
Senses: glosses: plural of heterarchy
cheese mite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cheese mites
Senses: glosses: Any of several species of mite that thrive on the surface of cheese and feed on it. They are used on purpose in production of some types of cheese to give the cheese a distinct flavor.
Related terms: Acaridae
casu marzu
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of casu martzu.
ancestrix
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: ănʹsĭs-trĭks
ipa: /ˈæn.sɪs.tɹɪks/
Forms: form: ancestrices
form: ancestrixes
Etymology: ancest(or) (“forebear”) + -trix (suffix forming feminine agent nouns)
Senses: synonyms: ancestress
glosses: A female forebear or ancestor; a predecessoress.
crudité
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɹuːdɪteɪ/
Forms: form: crudités
form: crudite
form: cruditee
Etymology: From French crudité. Doublet of crudity.
Senses: examples: text: In its raw form, fennel might be eaten as a crudité along with a host of other local vegetables—radishes, sweet red onions, cucumber, artichoke, celery and tomatoes.
ref: 2015, Mina Holland, The World on a Plate: 40 Cuisines, 100 Recipes, and the Stories Behind Them, Penguin, →ISBN, page 42:
topics: food
lifestyle
glosses: A crispy raw vegetable; an individual piece of crudités.
examples: text: The note said that she and two of our friends were enjoying a bottle of perfectly chilled chinon, a plate of crudité, and some goat cheese, while gossiping about the wider circle to which we all in some way belonged.
ref: 1998, John Yau, “Treasure Hunt”, in My Symptoms, Santa Rosa, Calif.: Black Sparrow Press, →ISBN, section I, page 33:
text: When you're eating crudité, chips or anything else that uses a communal dip, you should dip before you take a bite.
ref: 2000 February 2, Harriette Cole, How to Be: A Guide to Contemporary Living for African Americans, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN:
text: The beautiful and often exotic produce available in farmers markets and specialty grocers today are a welcome addition to a crudité. Because they are to be consumed in their most unadorned state, freshness will more than make up for any[…]
ref: 2003 September 2, Nicole Aloni, Cooking for Company: All the Recipes You Need for Simple, Elegant Entertaining at Home, Penguin, →ISBN:
text: Carrots and celery do not a crudité make; let your senses determine what vegetables and fruits should appear on your crudité tray.
ref: 2009 09, Chef Michel Stroot, The Golden Door Cooks Light and Easy, Gibbs Smith, →ISBN, page 28:
topics: food
lifestyle
glosses: Synonym of crudités (“raw vegetables served as an appetizer”).
synonyms: word: crudités
extra: raw vegetables served as an appetizer
great-great-grandchildren
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of great-great-grandchild
great-great-grandsons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of great-great-grandson
great-great-granddaughters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of great-great-granddaughter
great-great-grandfathers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of great-great-grandfather
copernicium
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: kōpərnĭsʹēəm
enpr: -nĭshʹēəm
ipa: /koʊpəɹˈnɪsi.əm/
other: /-ʃi.əm/
Etymology: From Copernicus + -ium. Named after Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543).
Senses: examples: text: Copernicium is one of a group of superheavy elements made artificially in a particle accelerator by colliding ions into a heavymetal target; and, like the other superheavy elements, it is radioactive and decays very quickly.
ref: 2013, Eric Scerri, 30-Second Elements, →ISBN:
glosses: The transuranic chemical element (symbol Cn) with atomic number 112.
Synonyms: eka-mercury
ununbium
Derived terms: trans-copernicium
Related terms: Copernicus
Copernican
copernicate
gerah
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gerahs
Etymology: From Hebrew גֵּרָה (gerá, “twentieth of a shekel”, literally “cud”).
Senses: examples: text: Each one who crosses over to those already counted is to give a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs.
ref: New International Version (NIV), Exodus 30:13
text: Every value is to be set according to the sanctuary shekel, twenty gerahs to the shekel.
ref: New International Version (NIV), Leviticus 27:25
glosses: An ancient Hebrew unit of weight and currency, one twentieth of a shekel.
reacharound
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: reacharounds
Etymology: Deverbal from reach around.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of reach-around.
rainbow party
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rainbow parties
Senses: examples: text: There were no efforts to devise shag-band or rainbow-party laws and no concrete evidence that these sexual games were actually commonly occurring; they remained in the realm of the legend.
ref: 2014, Joel Best, Kathleen A. Bogle, Kids Gone Wild: From Rainbow Parties to Sexting, Understanding the Hype Over Teen Sex, NYU Press, →ISBN, page 17:
glosses: A supposed group sex event in which numerous women, each wearing a different color of lipstick, perform oral sex on one man.
gerahs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gerah
throtteen
Language: English
Part of speech: num
Etymology: From Middle English throttene, þreottene, from Old English þrēottȳne, þrēotīne, þrēotīene. More at thirteen.
Senses: examples: text: "Mary Baldwyn, daughter of Richard Baldwyn of Rough Lee, aged—How old was she, sexton?" "Throtteen," replied the man
ref: 1848, William Harrison Ainsworth, The Lancashire Witches:
glosses: Thirteen.
work-safe
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more work-safe
form: most work-safe
form: worksafe
Senses: synonyms: SFW
antonyms: NSFW
glosses: That can be viewed from one's workplace without the risk of disciplinary action; not graphic or offensive.
to the moon
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Senses: glosses: To a very distant or unreachable place.
examples: text: When I saw him, he was wired to the moon. He didn't come down for two days.
synonyms: to the moon and back
glosses: Used as an intensifier: very, immensely, to a great extent.
glosses: Towards prosperity and greatness.
examples: text: The marketing of this relatively new money has so far been limited mostly to ads on trade websites and targeted pushes on social media, where aficionados swap meme-fueled in-jokes about coin values rocketing to the moon.
ref: 2021 July 7, Tiffany Hsu, Coral Murphy Marcos, “Cryptocurrency Seeks the Spotlight, With Spike Lee’s Help”, in The New York Times:
topics: business
cryptocurrencies
cryptocurrency
finance
glosses: Of a cryptocurrency, increasing rapidly and substantially in value.
to the moon
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: topics: business
cryptocurrencies
cryptocurrency
finance
glosses: An aspirational or rallying call for confidence that the value of a cryptocurrency will greatly increase in the future.
bathlike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more bathlike
form: most bathlike
Etymology: From bath + -like.
Senses: examples: text: In some areas, shallow waters may be a warm, bathlike 84°F (29°C).
ref: 2007, Beverly McMillan, John A Musick, Oceans:
text: Prom the audience, the sight was promising: an empty stage always had potential, but then there was the curious bathlike tub […]
ref: 2009, Glen David Gold, Sunnyside:
glosses: Resembling or characteristic of a bath.
Synonyms: english: with respect to shape
translation: with respect to shape
word: tublike
personation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: personations
Senses: glosses: The act of personating: the playing of a role or portrayal of a character
examples: text: It struck him abruptly that a woman whose only being was to "make believe," to make believe that she had any and every being that you liked, that would serve a purpose, produce a certain effect, and whose identity resided in the continuity of her personations, so that she had no moral privacy, as he phrased it to himself, but lived in a high wind of exhibition, of figuration—such a woman was a kind of monster, in whom of necessity there would be nothing to like, because there would be nothing to take hold of.
ref: 1889–1890, Henry James, The Tragic Muse […], volume (please specify the page), Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton Mifflin Company […], published 7 June 1890, →OCLC:
glosses: The roles or characters so played
glosses: The act of voting in an election by impersonating someone else.
personations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of personation
backfoot
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: backfoots
form: backfooting
form: backfooted
form: backfooted
form: back-foot
Etymology: From back + foot.
Senses: examples: text: Hamlet is bitter, evasive, now backfooting them, now attacking, now genial - their job isn't going to be easy.
ref: 1996, Kenneth Branagh, “The Film diaries”, in Hamlet, page 188:
text: Koizumi's government has been backfooted by the indictment of Horie, the former CEO of Livedoor Co., on charges of violating securities regulations
ref: 2006 February 21, “Japan opposition gears up for showdown on Livedoor”, in Boston Globe:
glosses: To put on the defensive; to put off balance.
Related terms: on the back foot
on the back footing
you can say that again
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: glosses: That is very true.
raw_tags: in response to another person
nectaries
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nectary
agmatine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The amine (4-aminobutyl)guanidine which is a decarboxylation product of arginine and an intermediate in polyamine biosynthesis
Derived terms: agmatinase
atlastin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: atlastins
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of a family of proteins whose function is to fuse cell membranes
bioremediate
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: bioremediates
form: bioremediating
form: bioremediated
form: bioremediated
Etymology: Back-formation from bioremediation.
Senses: glosses: To remove or neutralize contaminants from soil etc. by means of biological agents
Related terms: bioremediation
biotically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From biotic + -ally.
Senses: glosses: In a biotic manner
Derived terms: epibiotically
parabiotically
chemophobics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chemophobic
chemophobic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more chemophobic
form: most chemophobic
Etymology: From chemo- + -phobic.
Senses: glosses: Having an unreasonable fear of chemicals in one's environment
chemophobic
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chemophobics
Etymology: From chemo- + -phobic.
Senses: glosses: A person having such a fear
chloropyromorphite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
geography
geology
mineralogy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A mixed phosphate and chloride mineral of lead, Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl.
derivitization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Misspelling of derivatization.
scissor kicks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of scissor kick
fluorodeoxyglucose
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From fluoro- + deoxy + glucose.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A fluorine analog of glucose that is used in positron emission tomography
Synonyms: FDG
Hypernyms: fluorocarbon
halocarbon
organic compound
sugar
Hyponyms: 18F-FDG
18F fluorodeoxyglucose
fluorodeoxyglucose F-18
Coordinate terms: PET
PETscan
positron emission tomography
Derived terms: 18F-FDG
18F fluorodeoxyglucose
FDG
FDG-PET
FDG positron emission tomography
fluorodeoxyglucose F-18
fluorodeoxyglucose PET
fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography
Related terms: deoxyglucose
fluoroglucose
radiochemistry
radiomarker
heterochromatinization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From heterochromatin + -ization.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The conversion of euchromatin into heterochromatin during the inactivation of the X chromosomes in the embryogenesis of mammalian females
Related terms: heterochromatinize
undatable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: undateable
Etymology: From un- + datable.
Senses: glosses: Not able to be dated; that may be not be ascribed a date (or age).
glosses: Not dateable; unsuitable for romantic outings; unattractive.
Related terms: nondated
undated
unfuckable
undatable
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: undatables
form: undateable
Etymology: From un- + datable.
Senses: glosses: A person who is unsuitable to be dated, or taken on a romantic outing.
advance guards
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of advance guard
front doors
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of front door
arrière-garde
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: arrière-gardes
Etymology: From French arrière-garde.
Senses: antonyms: avant-garde
glosses: The rearguard of an army or other force.
antonyms: avant-garde
glosses: Any group of people who favour older, traditional approaches over the modern or avant-garde.
arrière-gardes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of arrière-garde
adiadokokinesis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: adiadochokinesis
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of adiadochokinesia.
crowd art
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Any type of art that attracts groups of people to view or participate. Examples include pavement drawings, sand sculpting, clowns, and mime performances.
digital service provider
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: digital service providers
form: DSP
Senses: glosses: A company that provides an outlet to distribute media online.
four door house
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: four door houses
Senses: topics: business
real-estate
glosses: In Taiwan, a house with four doors, specifically a house with a garage, a garage door that connects to the home, a front door, and a back door.
Mazola party
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Mazola parties
Etymology: The term came to prominence in North America in the 1970s following the sexual revolution of the 1960s.
Senses: glosses: A social gathering at which people slather themselves in cooking oil (such as Mazola) and participate in sexual activities.
glosses: Any type of orgy.
glosses: Any group event that involves slathering in oil, such as bikini-clad oil wrestling.
postcount
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: postcounts
Etymology: From post- + count.
Senses: topics: scholarly
sciences
glosses: A tally or measurement that is performed after some referenced event.
postcount
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: postcounts
Etymology: From post + count.
Senses: examples: For quotations using this term, see Citations:postcount.
glosses: Post count; the number of messages written by a user on an internet forum or message board.
statute book
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: statute books
Senses: examples: text: And if you would like one more fact about this worthy, he was responsible for an Act on the statute book abolishing the death penalty for cattle rustling.
ref: 2021 September 22, Stephen Roberts, “The writings on the wall...”, in RAIL, number 940, page 71:
topics: law
glosses: All the statutes and laws of a given jurisdiction, whether or not listed in an actual book.
Multan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Punjabi ਮੁਲਤਾਨ / ملتان (multān), from Saraiki ملتان (multān), further etymology is disputed. There are multiple interpretations of this name's origin:
* From Sanskrit मुलस्थान (mulasthāna), from मुल (mula, “a Sun deity or an ancient tribe”).
* From Old Persian mulastāna (“frontier land”).
Senses: glosses: A city in Punjab, Pakistan.
glosses: A division of Punjab, Pakistan.
stricken through
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of strike through
struck through
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of strike through
striking through
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of strike through
strikes through
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of strike through
voting booths
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of voting booth
stage fear
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Fear or tension caused by the thought of performing in front of a crowd.
ianthine
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more ianthine
form: most ianthine
Senses: glosses: violet-coloured
Chinglish
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃ/
Forms: form: more Chinglish
form: most Chinglish
Etymology: Blend of Chinese + English.
Senses: glosses: Of or resembling English that is influenced by the Chinese language.
Chinglish
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃ/
Etymology: Blend of Chinese + English.
Senses: examples: text: And as Global English evolves through the twenty-first century, Chinglish will, undoubtedly, continue to have a sizable impact.
ref: 2008, Paul J.J. Payack, A Million Words And Counting: How Global English Is Rewriting The World, →ISBN:
text: Andrea acknowledged that she spoke Chinglish, that she hated her accent, and that learners needed a comprehensible teacher voice in the classroom.
ref: 2010, Janette Ryan, Gordon Slethaug, International Education and the Chinese Learner, →ISBN, page 146:
text: You will see signs written in Chinglish all over China. These signs are usually amusing to English-speaking westerners because they often make no sense, or the translation is inappropriately sexual in content.
ref: 2011, Jean M. Life, LIFE IN CHINA: My Story, →ISBN, page 204:
text: The same can be said about the speakers of Teochiu, Hokkien, Hakka, and Cantonese and Hailam in Southeast Asia, Cantonese in Hong Kong, and all the different topolect speakers and Chinglish or pidgin speakers in the United States.
ref: 2012, Shu-mei Shih, Sinophone Studies: A Critical Reader, →ISBN, page 32:
synonyms: Chinese English
glosses: Spoken or written English which is influenced by the Chinese language.
Related terms: Engrish
English language
pentachromes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pentachrome
dendrocytes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dendrocyte
vibratomes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of vibratome
somatic cells
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of somatic cell
lady beetles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lady beetle
label clouds
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of label cloud
labor markets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of labor market
labiaplasties
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of labiaplasty
lace monitors
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lace monitor
lace curtains
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lace curtain
lacrimal bones
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lacrimal bone
lacrimal glands
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lacrimal gland