cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
Numidia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /n(j)uˈmɪdiə/
Etymology: From Latin Numidia, from Numida + -ia, from an earlier interpretation of Ancient Greek Νομάς (Nomás) (genitive Νομάδος (Nomádos)). Compare Latin Nomas, whence English nomad.
Senses: examples: text: Massinissa made many inward parts of Barbarie and Numidia in Africk (before his time incult and horrid) fruitful and battable by this means.
ref: 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy:
glosses: A historical region and ancient Berber kingdom located in North Africa, initially situated in modern Algeria but later expanding into Tunisia and Libya.
glosses: A former province of the Roman Empire, approximately located in modern northeastern Algeria.
glosses: A female given name.
Derived terms: Numidian
Soviet
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsəʊvi.ət/
ipa: /ˈsɒvi.ət/
ipa: /ˈsɒv.jət/
ipa: /ˈsoʊvi.ət/
ipa: /ˈsoʊvi.ɛt/
rhymes: -əʊviət
rhymes: -ɒviət
rhymes: -ɒvjət
rhymes: -əʊviɛt
Forms: form: Soviets
Etymology: From Russian сове́т (sovét).
Senses: examples: text: The major obstacle to a border settlement is the status of Heixiazi, a 330-square kilometer island at the confluence of the Amur and Ussuri rivers. The island is claimed by the Chinese but controlled by the USSR. Because Heixiazi overlooks Khabarovsk as well as the point where the Trans-Siberian Railway crosses the Amur River, the Soviets are reluctant to give it up.
ref: 1991, Donald S. Zagoria, “The Changing Role of the Soviet Union in the Pacific”, in Frederic J. Fleron, Jr., Erik P. Hoffmann, Robbin F. Laird, editors, Contemporary Issues in Soviet Foreign Policy: From Brezhnev to Gorbachev, New York: Aldine de Gruyter, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 678:
glosses: A citizen of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
examples: text: Толчками и скачками дело все же идет к тому, что давно провозглашенный нашей партией переход власти к Советам будет осуществлен.
ref: 1974 [1917], “All Power to the Soviets!”, in Lenin's Collected Works, volume 25, translation of Вся власть советам! (in Russian):
roman: Tolčkami i skačkami delo vse že idet k tomu, što davno provozglašennyj našej partijej perexod vlasti k Sovetam budet osuščestvlen.
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of soviet (“workers' council”).
Soviet
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsəʊvi.ət/
ipa: /ˈsɒvi.ət/
ipa: /ˈsɒv.jət/
ipa: /ˈsoʊvi.ət/
ipa: /ˈsoʊvi.ɛt/
rhymes: -əʊviət
rhymes: -ɒviət
rhymes: -ɒvjət
rhymes: -əʊviɛt
Forms: form: more Soviet
form: most Soviet
form: soviet
Etymology: From Russian сове́т (sovét).
Senses: examples: text: Later, in the 1980s, western scholars found that, notwithstanding the substantial Soviet military buildup near the Chinese borders in the late 1960s, it was Beijing that initiated the clash on Zhenbao (Damanski) Island.
ref: 2005, Vitaly Kozyrev, “Soviet Policy Toward the United States and China, 1969-1979”, in William C. Kirby, Robert S. Ross, Gong Li, editors, Normalization of U.S.-China Relations: An International History, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 258:
text: A monument to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin erected in Moscow's metro is stirring debate, with some Russians welcoming it as a historical tribute, but others saying it's a mistake to commemorate someone who presided over so much suffering.
ref: 2025 May 22, “Monument to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin in Moscow metro stirs debate”, in Reuters:
glosses: Pertaining to the Soviet Union or its constituent republics.
examples: text: He remained more Soviet than his parents and often accused Gorbachev of having destroyed the Soviet Union on behalf of US intelligence.
ref: 1998, David D. Laitin, Identity in Formation: The Russian-Speaking Populations in the Near Abroad, page 9:
text: Only in the GDR were the returning POWs presumed guilty; there East Germans, attempting to be "more Soviet than the Soviets," […]
ref: 2001, Robert G. Moeller, War Stories: The Search for a Usable Past in the Federal Republic of Germany, page 113:
text: It would also be incorrect to creat a "scale of Sovietism", arguing, say, that Gildin was more Soviet than Litvakov, or that Litvakov was more Soviet than Dobrushin. Essentially, they were equally Soviet, even if they saw their Sovietism rather differently: […]
ref: 2005, Gennadiĭ Ėstraĭkh, In Harness: Yiddish Writers' Romance with Communism, page 61:
synonyms: word: Sovietic
glosses: Supporting or representing the Soviet Union or Sovietism; Sovietist.
Derived terms: pan-post-Soviet
pan-Soviet
Aethiopia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Aethiopia.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Ethiopia (“a broad region of eastern Africa”).
duodecagon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: duodecagons
Etymology: From duodeca- + -gon.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of dodecagon.
tridecagon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tridecagons
Etymology: From trideca- + -gon.
Senses: topics: geometry
mathematics
sciences
glosses: A polygon having thirteen sides and thirteen angles.
Synonyms: 13-gon
trisdecagon
triskaidecagon
Related terms: sense: star shape
word: pentagram (5-pointed)
sense: star shape
word: hexagram (6-pointed)
sense: star shape
word: heptagram (7-pointed)
sense: star shape
word: octagram (8-pointed)
sense: star shape
word: nonagram (9-pointed)
sense: star shape
word: decagram (10-pointed)
sense: star shape
word: hendecagram (11-pointed)
sense: star shape
word: dodecagram (12-pointed)
sense: star shape
word: tridecagram (13-pointed)
word: tridecagonal
triskaidecagon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: triskaidecagons
Etymology: From triskaideca- + -gon.
Senses: glosses: A polygon having thirteen sides and thirteen angles.
Synonyms: 13-gon
tridecagon
tetradecagon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tetradecagons
Etymology: From tetradeca- + -gon.
Senses: topics: geometry
mathematics
sciences
glosses: A polygon having fourteen sides and fourteen angles.
Synonyms: 14-gon
tetrakaidecagon
Related terms: tetradecagonal
tetrakaidecagon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tetrakaidecagons
Etymology: From tetrakaideca- + -gon.
Senses: glosses: a polygon having fourteen sides and fourteen angles
Synonyms: 14-gon
tetradecagon
bock beer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bock beers
Etymology: From German Bockbier, from Bock + Bier (“beer”). The former component is a southern German alteration of Einbeck, a brewery town in Lower Saxony, where the beer originally hails from. The Low German placename suffix -beck (“-brook”) was reinterpreted in southern dialects as the plural of Bock (“buck”).
Senses: glosses: A strong, dark lager of German origin.
wikipedia: Einbeck
Lower Saxony
harrumph
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of harumph.
harrumph
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: harrumphs
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of harumph.
harrumph
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: harrumphs
form: harrumphing
form: harrumphed
form: harrumphed
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of harumph.
Derived terms: harrumpher
harrumphingly
calices
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of calix
Calvinists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Calvinist
uncomprehended
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more uncomprehended
form: most uncomprehended
Etymology: From un- + comprehended.
Senses: synonyms: unabsorbed
ununderstood
glosses: Not comprehended; not understood
shelterless
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more shelterless
form: most shelterless
Etymology: From shelter + -less.
Senses: glosses: Lacking shelter; homeless.
AEV
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: AEVs
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: armored engineering vehicle
topics: transport
glosses: article of extraordinary value; any transported item with a value exceeding 100 USD per imperial pound.
Synonyms: sense: armored engineering vehicle
word: combat engineering vehicle
AIFV
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: AIFVs
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of advanced infantry fighting vehicle.
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of armored infantry fighting vehicle.
AML
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: AMLs
Senses: examples: text: Secondary AML was assigned if a patient had a history of chemotherapy/radiation therapy for a malignancy and/or had a history of preleukemic disease (eg, myelodysplastic syndrome [MDS], myeloproliferative neoplasm [MPN]).
ref: 2018, C Ustan et al., “Core-binding factor acute myeloid leukemia with t(8;21): Risk factors and a novel scoring system (I-CBFit)”, in Cancer Medicine:
topics: hematology
medicine
oncology
sciences
glosses: Initialism of acute myeloid leukemia.
topics: hematology
medicine
oncology
sciences
glosses: Initialism of acute myeloblastic leukemia.
topics: hematology
medicine
oncology
sciences
glosses: Initialism of acute myelogenous leukemia.
examples: text: “Their AML regulation isn't as stringent because of the anonymity around some of their banking rules,” he says.
ref: 2023 October 28, Mark Ellwood, “From utility bills to Aston Martins”, in FT Weekend, House & Home, page 2:
glosses: Initialism of anti-money laundering.
Related terms: sense: acute myeloid leukemia
word: ANLL
AMR
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: emergency-medicine
medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of American Medical Response.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of Adaptive Multi-Rate audio codec.
AMR
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: AMRs
Senses: examples: 2018, Thomas Cueni, "Pulling Together To Thwart A Silent Killer", Life Science Leader, VertMarkets
The threat stems from antimicrobial resistance or AMR, as this silent killer is called.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of antimicrobial resistance.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of antibody-mediated rejection.
topics: business
manufacturing
glosses: Initialism of autonomous mobile robot.
topics: engineering
firearms
government
military
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
politics
tools
war
weaponry
coordinate_terms: anti-tank gun
hypernyms: anti-materiél gun
anti-materiel gun
rifle
gun
firearm
glosses: Initialism of anti-materiel rifle/anti-materiél rifle.
APCBC
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: APCBCs
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of armor piercing capped ballistic cap.
APCNR
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: APCNRs
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of armor-piercing composite non-rigid.
APCR
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: APCRs
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of armor-piercing composite rigid.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of activated protein C resistance.
ATGW
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ATGWs
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of anti-tank guided weapon.
Related terms: sense: anti-tank guided weapon
word: AT
sense: anti-tank guided weapon
word: ATGM
sense: anti-tank guided weapon
word: GM
sense: anti-tank guided weapon
word: HEAT
ATGM
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ATGMs
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of anti-tank guided missile.
Related terms: sense: anti-tank guided missile
word: AT
sense: anti-tank guided missile
word: ATGW
sense: anti-tank guided missile
word: GM
sense: anti-tank guided missile
word: HEAT
AVLB
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: AVLBs
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of armoured vehicle-launched bridge.
An armored vehicle that deploys a bridge in a motorized/automated manner.
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of armoured vehicle-launched bridge.
A bridge deployed by such a vehicle.
Hypernyms: sense: a vehicle, the armoured vehicle-launched bridge
english: armored engineering vehicle
translation: armored engineering vehicle
word: AEV
Related terms: sense: armoured vehicle-launched bridge
word: ACV
sense: armoured vehicle-launched bridge
word: AEV
sense: armoured vehicle-launched bridge
word: AFV
sense: armoured vehicle-launched bridge
word: APC
sense: armoured vehicle-launched bridge
word: AV
sense: armoured vehicle-launched bridge
word: AVRE
sense: armoured vehicle-launched bridge
word: IFV
AVRE
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: AVREs
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Acronym of Armoured Vehicle, Royal Engineers.
Hypernyms: sense: armored vehicle, Royal Engineers
english: armoured engineering vehicle
translation: armoured engineering vehicle
word: AEV
Related terms: sense: armoured vehicle, Royal Engineers
word: ACV
sense: armoured vehicle, Royal Engineers
word: AEV
sense: armoured vehicle, Royal Engineers
word: AFV
sense: armoured vehicle, Royal Engineers
word: APC
sense: armoured vehicle, Royal Engineers
word: AV
sense: armoured vehicle, Royal Engineers
word: AVLB
sense: armoured vehicle, Royal Engineers
word: IFV
zerogon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈzɪəɹəʊˌɡɒn/
ipa: /ˈzɪəɹəɡən/
ipa: /ˈzɪɹoʊˌɡɑn/
ipa: /ˈziɹoʊˌɡɑn/
Forms: form: zerogons
Etymology: From zero + -gon.
Senses: examples: Coordinate term: apeirogon
topics: geometry
mathematics
sciences
glosses: A hypothetical polygon with no vertices.
Derived terms: zerogonal
polar equation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: polar equations
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: An equation defining a curve in terms of radius and angle.
jötunn
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: jötunns
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of jotun.
plastic money
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: business
finance
glosses: Credit cards and debit cards as an alternative to cash.
plentifulness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From plentiful + -ness.
Senses: examples: text: Taking its name from the cake of far and mola salsa that was broken over the bride's head, confarreatio was attended with an incident that increases its resemblance to the way in which our ancestors used at their weddings objects symbolical of natural plentifulness.
ref: 1872, John Cordy Jeaffreson, “Wedding-Cake”, in Brides and Bridals. […], volume I, London: Hurst and Blackett, […], →OCLC, pages 200–201:
synonyms: plenitude
plenty
glosses: A full supply; abundance
jötnar
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of jotun.
difluoroethane
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: difluoroethanes
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Either of two isomeric fluorine derivatives of ethane, but especially 1,1-difluoroethane, once used as a refrigerant and aerosol propellant
josei
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /dʒoʊˈseɪ/
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 女性 (josei, “woman”).
Senses: glosses: A class of manga written for an older female audience.
Related terms: seinen
shojo
shonen
digallane
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: digallanes
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A hydride of gallium, Ga₂H₆, analogous to diborane
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any organic derivative of this compound
digermane
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: digermanes
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The hydride of germanium, Ge₂H₆, analogous to ethane
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any organic derivative of this compound
Cambogia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Obsolete form of Cambodia.
diglyme
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From di- + glyme.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: The dimethyl ether of diethylene glycol, (CH₃-O-CH₂-CH₂)₂O, used as a chelate and solvent
digold
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From di- + gold.
Senses: topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Two gold atoms in a compound
shōjo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Perhaps more than other manga artists, the first female shōjo creators embraced the idea of manga as escape as they spun tales of a fairy-tale European past vivid with details.
ref: 2007, Robin E. Brenner, “Western Influence”, in Understanding Manga and Anime, Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, →ISBN, chapter 1 (Short History of Manga and Anime), page 8:
text: Not only is shōjo manga a fundamentally gendered genre, but there is a gendered division of labor in its production — that is, roughly 75 percent of shōjo manga editors are men, while 99 percent of the artists are women (mostly in their teens to late twenties).
ref: 2010, Jennifer Prough, “Shōjo Manga in Japan and Abroad”, in Toni Johnson-Woods, editor, Manga: An Anthology of Global and Cultural Perspectives, New York, N.Y.; London: Continuum International Publishing Group, →ISBN, “Manga and Genres” section, page 100:
text: Stylistic developments made shōjo manga instantly recognizable: notably, characters with exaggerated feminine and childlike features, such as iconic large eyes to show emotion, encourage empathy, and indicate the main character, and flower symbolism.
ref: 2019, Alisa Freedman, “Romance of the Taishō Schoolgirl in Shōjo Manga: Here Comes Miss Modern”, in Jaqueline Berndt, Kazumi Nagaike, Fusami Ogi, editors, Shōjo Across Media: Exploring “Girl” Practices in Contemporary Japan (East Asian Popular Culture), Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN, part I (Shōjo Manga), page 32:
glosses: Alternative form of shojo (“a style of anime and manga intended for young women”).
shoujo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of shojo (“a style of anime and manga intended for young women”).
Related terms: shoujo ai
shoujo
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more shoujo
form: most shoujo
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of shojo.
hypogeous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more hypogeous
form: most hypogeous
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὑπόγειος (hupógeios) + -ous.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: Living or maturing underground; subterranean
Synonyms: hypogean
hypogeal
Coordinate terms: epigeous
shounen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of shonen.
Derived terms: shounen ai
shonen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʃəʊ.nən/
ipa: /ˈʃoʊ.nən/
rhymes: -əʊnən
Forms: form: shōnen
form: shounen
Etymology: From the Japanese 少年 (shōnen, “few years”).
Senses: topics: anime
broadcasting
comics
film
literature
manga
media
publishing
television
glosses: A style of Japanese animation and comics aimed at a younger male audience.
Coordinate terms: english: young female audience
translation: young female audience
word: shōjo
english: adult male audience
translation: adult male audience
word: seinen
english: adult female audience
translation: adult female audience
word: josei
shonen
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʃəʊ.nən/
ipa: /ˈʃoʊ.nən/
rhymes: -əʊnən
Forms: form: more shonen
form: most shonen
form: shōnen
form: shounen
Etymology: From the Japanese 少年 (shōnen, “few years”).
Senses: topics: anime
broadcasting
comics
film
literature
manga
media
publishing
television
glosses: Being in the style of shonen comics or animation.
Coordinate terms: english: female audience
translation: female audience
word: shojo
shōnen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of shonen.
shōnen
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more shōnen
form: most shōnen
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of shonen.
ligulate
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more ligulate
form: most ligulate
Senses: glosses: Shaped like a strap or long tongue
glosses: Having a ligule
logge
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɒd͡ʒeɪ/
ipa: /ˈloʊd͡ʒeɪ/
rhymes: -ɒdʒeɪ
rhymes: -oʊdʒeɪ
Etymology: From Italian logge, from Italian singular loggia, from Old French loge, from Late Latin laubia, from Frankish *laubjā (“pergola”).
Senses: glosses: plural of loggia
logge
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɒd͡ʒeɪ/
ipa: /ˈloʊd͡ʒeɪ/
rhymes: -ɒdʒeɪ
rhymes: -oʊdʒeɪ
ipa: /ˈlɒɡ/
rhymes: -ɒɡ
ipa: /ˈlɒd͡ʒeɪ/
ipa: /ˈloʊd͡ʒeɪ/
rhymes: -ɒdʒeɪ
rhymes: -oʊdʒeɪ
Forms: form: logges
Etymology: From Middle English logge (“stick”), see below.
Senses: examples: text: So was he brought forth unto the green, before the Chappell within the Tower, and his head laide downe upon a long logge of timber, and there strucke off, and afterward his body with the head, was enterred at Windsor, beside the body of King Edward.
ref: 1623, John Speed, History of Great Britaine Under the Conquests of Romans, Saxons, Danes, and Normans:
glosses: Obsolete spelling of log.
Related terms: english: probably etymologically unrelated
translation: probably etymologically unrelated
word: tommy logge
mericarp
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mericarps
Etymology: From mero- + -carp.
Senses: topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: An individual carpel of a schizocarp, having a single seed
mesocarp
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mesocarps
Etymology: From meso- + -carp (from Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “middle”) + καρπός (karpós, “fruit”)).
Senses: topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
synonyms: sarcocarp
glosses: The middle layer of the pericarp of a fruit. In many fruits such as drupes and tomatoes, the mesocarp is fleshy
Derived terms: mesocarpic
mesophyllic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more mesophyllic
form: most mesophyllic
Etymology: From mesophyll + -ic.
Senses: topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: Of or pertaining to the mesophyll of a leaf
topics: biology
ecology
natural-sciences
glosses: Of or pertaining to mesophily
mesophyll
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɛsə(ʊ)fɪl/
ipa: /ˈmɛzə(ʊ)fɪl/
ipa: /ˈmiːsə(ʊ)fɪl/
ipa: /ˈmiːzə(ʊ)fɪl/
Forms: form: mesophylls
Etymology: From meso- + -phyll.
Senses: topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
synonyms: word: diploe
glosses: The soft internal parenchyma of a leaf.
Derived terms: mesophyllic
palisade mesophyll
Winter Finding
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: 1985 The Wisdom of the Runes, Michael Howard, Rider & Company, →ISBN, page 133.
Winter Finding.
1998 The Norse Tradition a beginners guide, Pete Jennings, Headway, →ISBN, page 70.
Asatru: Sheddingmoon Bede: Halegmonath Roman Date: Sept 23 Festival: Winter-Finding Theme: Harvest end.
2006 Everything you need to know about Paganism, Selene Silverwind, David & Charles, →ISBN, page 106.
Winter Finding; is also referred to as Harvest.
topics: lifestyle
paganism
religion
glosses: A festival celebrated in Heathenry which marks the beginning of fall, held on the autumn equinox.
Summer Finding
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: 1985 The Wisdom of the Runes, Michael Howard, Rider & Company, →ISBN, page 133.
Summer Finding.
1989 A Book of Troth, Eldred Thorsson, Llewellyn Publications, →ISBN, page 54.
The tide of the spring fetival, Easter, is rekoned as mentioned above - the first full Moon after the spring equinox, or Summer Finding.
2006 Everything you need to know about Paganism, Selene Silverwind, David & Charles, →ISBN, page 104.
Other names for Summer Finding are Ostara and Easter.
topics: lifestyle
paganism
religion
glosses: A festival celebrated in Heathenry which marks the beginning of spring, held on the spring equinox.
salades
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of salade
salles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of salle
sangsues
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sangsue
saucisses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of saucisse
sauterelles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sauterelle
secondes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of seconde
Liza
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A diminutive of the female given names Eliza or Elizabeth, from Hebrew.
sodomies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sodomy
solitudes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of solitude
sonates
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of sonate
soucoupes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of soucoupe
Elisheba
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /əˈlɪ.ʃɪ.bə/
Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew אלישבע (“the Lord is her oath”). Doublet of Elizabeth.
Senses: topics: biblical
lifestyle
religion
glosses: The wife of Aaron, mentioned in Exodus 6:23.
Related terms: english: the New Testament form of this name
translation: the New Testament form of this name
word: Elizabeth
sublimations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sublimation
surjections
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of surjection
toiles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of toile
topographies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of topography
martyrer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: martyrers
Etymology: From martyr + -er.
Senses: synonyms: martyrizer
glosses: One who martyrs another.
Lissy
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A commune in Seine-et-Marne department, Île-de-France, France.
glosses: A diminutive of the female given name Elisabeth.
tornades
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tornade
toxines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of toxine
topologies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /təˈpɑləd͡ʒiz/
rhymes: -ɒlədʒiz
Senses: glosses: plural of topology
tringles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tringle
trousses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of trousse
tuiles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tuile
typographies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of typography
tyroliennes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tyrolienne
vacances
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of vacance
Macedonic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From Latin Macedonicus from Greek Μακεδονικός.
Senses: glosses: Relating to Ancient Macedonians.
glosses: Relating to the Macedonic dialect, a Hellenistic period name for Koine language.
glosses: Macedonian.
Macedonianism
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Macedonian + -ism, the heresy name from Bishop Macedonius I of Constantinople.
Senses: topics: Christianity
glosses: A fourth-century Christian heresy that denied the full personality and divinity of the Holy Spirit (also called Pneumatomachi).
Macedonianism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Macedonianisms
Etymology: From Macedonian + -ism, the heresy name from Bishop Macedonius I of Constantinople.
Senses: glosses: An idiom or other feature borrowed from Macedonian.
Related terms: Macedonism
glorifies
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of glorify
gunsmiths
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gunsmith
gesturing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of gesture
gesturing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gesturings
Senses: glosses: The making of gestures.
gyrations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gyration
goatskins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of goatskin
vigilances
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of vigilance
hankerings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hankering
vingtaines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of vingtaine
horseflies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of horsefly
hydrogenates
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of hydrogenate
émeutes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of émeute
Toulousains
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Toulousain
abbés
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of abbé
abris
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɑˈbɹi/
ipa: /ɑˈbɹiz/
Senses: glosses: plural of abri
absorbants
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of absorbant
actants
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of actant
allers
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more allers
form: most allers
Senses: examples: text: "You're soft, Jane," said Miranda once; "you allers was soft, and you allers will be. If 't wa'n't for me keeping you stiffened up, I b'lieve you'd leak out o' the house into the dooryard."
ref: 1903, Kate Douglas Wiggin, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm:
glosses: Pronunciation spelling of always.
bring out
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: brings out
form: bringing out
form: brought out
form: brought out
Etymology: Analytic form of the earlier outbring.
Senses: examples: text: The herbs really bring out the full flavour of the lamb.
text: She brings out the best in him.
text: The episode finds Springfield in the midst of a hellacious blizzard that, not surprisingly, brings out the joker in the town’s resident morning zoo proprietors Marty and Bill.
ref: 2012 June 3, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Mr. Plow” (season 4, episode 9; originally aired 11/19/1992)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
synonyms: encompass
glosses: To elicit, evoke, or emphasize (a particular quality).
examples: text: Eating strawberries always brings me out in a rash.
synonyms: encompass
glosses: To elicit, evoke, or emphasize (a particular quality).
To cause a visible symptom, such as spots or a rash, in (a person).
examples: text: His new job has noticeably brought him out.
synonyms: encompass
glosses: To elicit, evoke, or emphasize (a particular quality).
To make (a shy person) more confident.
glosses: To introduce (someone) to a new lifestyle.
To introduce (a young woman) formally into society.
glosses: To introduce (someone) to a new lifestyle.
To introduce (a person) to gay life and traditions.
qualifier: LGBTQ slang
examples: text: Acme sweets have just brought out a tasty new chocolate bar.
glosses: To place (something new for public sale) on the market; roll out.
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring, out.
Derived terms: bring out of oneself
Related terms: bring forth
draw out
épées
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of épée
équipes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of équipe
étagères
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of étagère
études
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of étude
antres
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of antre
arrêts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of arrêt
Manal
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Arabic مَنَال (manāl)
Senses: glosses: A female given name from Arabic, used in Arab countries.
assortiments
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of assortiment
autours
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: genitive of autour
glosses: plural of autour
avocats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of avocat
Zeynep
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Turkish Zeynep.
Senses: glosses: A female given name from Turkish.
irrorate
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: irrorates
form: irrorating
form: irrorated
form: irrorated
Etymology: First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin irrōrātus, perfect passive participle of irrōrō (“to bedew”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Senses: glosses: To sprinkle or moisten with dew; to bedew.
Related terms: irroration
ballons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ballon
basilics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of basilic
bring back
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: brings back
form: bringing back
form: brought back
form: brought back
Senses: examples: text: I brought back the groceries.
text: If you're going to the store, could you bring me back some chocolate?
glosses: To fetch something.
examples: text: The smell of the magnolia brought back sweet memories of my childhood.
glosses: To cause someone to remember something from the past.
examples: text: In the UK it is customary to hold a vote every few years on whether to bring back the death penalty.
glosses: To reenact an old rule or law.
examples: text: Her eyes are homes of silent prayer,
⁠Nor other thought her mind admits
⁠But, he was dead, and there he sits,
And he that brought him back is there.
ref: 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XXXII”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 51:
text: The old man turned and regarded her, and his voice shook. "He has been dead ten days, and besides he — I would not tell you else, but — I could only recognize him by his clothing. If he was too terrible for you to see then, how now?" / "Bring him back," cried the old woman, and dragged him toward the door. "Do you think I fear the child I have nursed?"
ref: 1901, W. W. Jacobs, The Monkey's Paw:
glosses: To revive, to resurrect; to cause something dead to be alive once again.
Derived terms: word: bring back to life
word: bringback
asymptotically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From asymptotic + -ally.
Senses: examples: text: The value grew asymptotically.
topics: mathematical-analysis
mathematics
sciences
glosses: In an asymptotical manner, in the way of an asymptote, toward an asymptote.
bring off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: brings off
form: bringing off
form: brought off
form: brought off
Senses: examples: text: I don't know how, but he managed to bring off the Acme Foods deal.
glosses: To succeed in doing something considered to be very difficult.
examples: text: And when I'd come and really finished, then she'd start on her own account, and I had to stop inside her till she brought herself off, wriggling and shouting, she'd clutch clutch with herself down there, an' then she'd come off, fair in ecstasy
ref: 1928, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter XIV, in Lady Chatterley’s Lover, [Germany?]: Privately printed, →OCLC:
text: She brought him off with her mouth, while gently tickling his balls, and got herself off with her fingers while she did him.
ref: 2002, William P. Case, South Caicos Tailwind:
glosses: To bring to orgasm.
examples: text: I'll be ta'en too, Or bring him off.
ref: c. 1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene vi], line 25:
glosses: To rescue; to liberate.
glosses: To bring away from; to bring by boat from a ship, a wreck, the shore, etc.
glosses: To steal.
glosses: To prove; to demonstrate; to show clearly.
bips
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of bip
blagueurs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of blagueur
bords
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bord
boutons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bouton
brocolis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of brocoli
buissons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of buisson
assinine
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of asinine.
cadastres
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cadastre
cadrans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From French cadran (“quadrant”).
Senses: glosses: An instrument by which a gem is adjusted while being cut.
calamars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of calamar
calmars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of calmar
campings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈkæmpɪŋz/
Senses: glosses: plural of camping
canapés
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of canapé
camions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of camion
capitaines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of capitaine
cauchemars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cauchemar
centaures
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of centaure
laugh all the way to the bank
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: laughs all the way to the bank
form: laughing all the way to the bank
form: laughed all the way to the bank
form: laughed all the way to the bank
Senses: examples: text: Ivan Boesky laughed all the way to the bank, as did Milken, as do most people who commit clever, non-violent crimes and fraudulently enrich themselves.
ref: 1994, Taki, Nothing to Declare: A Memoir, →ISBN, page 212:
text: Who cares if he's not funny? The venture capitalists behind Twitter will be laughing all the way to the bank.
ref: 2009 September 16, “Twitter's Popularity: Users Love Stupid Content”, in Newsweek, retrieved 13 Apr 2015:
text: George Bancroft stars as ruthless stock manipulator Jim Bradford, who plays his customers for suckers and laughs all the way to the bank.
ref: 2010, Hal Erickson, “The Wolf of Wall Street (1929)”, in New York Times: Movies, retrieved 13 Apr 2015:
glosses: To make a large income easily, especially at the expense of others or by doing something that lacks significant merit or effort.
Related terms: cry all the way to the bank
cry all the way to the bank
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: cries all the way to the bank
form: crying all the way to the bank
form: cried all the way to the bank
form: cried all the way to the bank
Senses: examples: text: When his rich aunt died, he was crying all the way to the bank.
glosses: To be happy due to the receipt of money, but sad about the cause.
glosses: To be unconcerned with criticism due to financial success.
Related terms: laugh all the way to the bank
off-kilter
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more off-kilter
form: most off-kilter
form: off kilter
Senses: examples: text: On second thought, she reconsidered, looking up into Murphy's eyes; maybe he was a little off-kilter. Just off-kilter enough to want her to live up to that ridiculous term he'd given her—or else.
ref: 2014, Marie Ferrarella, Her Forever Cowboy, Harlequin, →ISBN, page 61:
text: Up to this point, True Romance has the makings of a gritty, off-kilter, romance movie meets road movie. This strikingly changes, not in direction (because the film is a gritty, off-kilter, romance movie meets road movie) but in symbolism, semiotics […]
ref: 2015, Adilifu Nama, Race on the QT: Blackness and the Films of Quentin Tarantino, University of Texas Press, →ISBN, page 26:
text: “Do forgive me, Mrs. Patch.” He was generally much better at questioning people, at reading what would upset them or make them reveal their secrets. But this situation had thrown him entirely off-kilter.
ref: 2015, Sabrina Jeffries, If the Viscount Falls, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 74:
glosses: Askew.
Related terms: out of kilter
once again
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: examples: text: In this way, President Peron terminus in Buenos Aires becomes Retiro once again, the city of Eva Peron takes its old name of La Plata, and so on.
ref: 1955 December, “Notes and News: Old Names Restored in Argentina”, in Railway Magazine, page 878:
text: Rooney's sending off will be the main talking point, however, and his actions once again raise questions about his temperament that he looked to have gone a long way towards answering in recent times.
ref: 2011 October 7, Phil McNulty, “Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England”, in BBC News:
synonyms: afresh
again
all over again
anew
once more
one more time
glosses: Again, once more, one more time.
serpentiginous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more serpentiginous
form: most serpentiginous
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of serpentigenous.
bateaux
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bateau
bijoux
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bijou
boyaux
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of boyau
champagnes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Champagnes
Senses: glosses: plural of champagne.
champignons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of champignon
chapitres
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chapitre
charivaris
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of charivari
cheikhs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cheikh
chevalets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chevalet
corbeaux
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of corbeau
blow this for a game of soldiers
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: examples: text: In the middle of a very hot mixed-up fight one of our men remarked drily on his radio "What price this for a game of soldiers!"
ref: 1941, James Lansdale Hodson, Through the dark night: being some account of a war correspondent's journey, meetings and what was said to him in France, Britain, and Flanders during 1939-40, V. Gollancz Ltd., page 343
text: A cold gust of wind fans your face, you shiver slightly, you have been standing still, "get moving," you say to yourself, only another hour to do, the rifle is heavy, brrrr, blow this for a game of soldiers, they have no consideration at all.
ref: 1952, Hashomer Hatzair, Forging the link: a handbook of Hashomer Hatzair, page 108:
glosses: Expressing exasperation or impatience with a situation.
Synonyms: sod this for a game of soldiers
screw this for a game of soldiers
fuck this for a game of soldiers
screw this for a lark
blow this for a lark
sod this for a lark
clochards
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of clochard
clous
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of clou
cocas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of coca
couteaux
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of couteau
coiffeurs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of coiffeur
collaborateurs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of collaborateur
collets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of collet
combles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of comble
comtes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of comte
confidents
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of confident
congés
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of congé
congés
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of congé
coqs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of coq
coquelicots
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of coquelicot
cordages
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cordage
cornichons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cornichon
couchers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of coucher
couleurs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of couleur
courages
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of courage
courants
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of courant
couverts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of couvert
crapauds
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of crapaud
croque-madames
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of croque-madame
croque-monsieurs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of croque-monsieur
cuisiniers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cuisinier
up-
Language: English
Part of speech: prefix
Etymology: From Middle English up-, from Old English ūp- (“up-”), from ūp (“up, from above”). Cognate with Dutch op- (“up-”), German auf- (“up-”). More at up.
Senses: examples: text: Over time the engine's power was uprated.
glosses: Used to indicate increase.
examples: text: The uptake of tickets increased dramatically after the favorable review.
glosses: Used to indicate higher position or direction, literally or figuratively.
Derived terms: uprate
upstart
uptake
danseurs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of danseur
dessins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dessin
diables
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of diable
diagrammes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of diagramme
dols
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dol
serpentigenous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more serpentigenous
form: most serpentigenous
Etymology: From Latin serpens + -entis (“a serpent”) + -genous. Compare Latin serpentigena.
Senses: glosses: Bred of a serpent
glosses: Characteristic of the movement of a snake or worm; serpentine
recitement
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: recitements
Etymology: From recite + -ment.
Senses: glosses: The act of publicly reciting something previously memorized; a recitation.
mesophyte
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɛsə(ʊ)fʌɪt/
ipa: /ˈmɛzəˌfaɪt/
Forms: form: mesophytes
Etymology: From French mésophyte, equivalent to meso- (“middle”) + -phyte (“plant”).
Senses: topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: Any normal terrestrial plant that grows in environments that have an average supply of water.
Derived terms: mesophytic
mesophytism
xeromesophyte
Related terms: hydrophyte
xerophyte
make it up as one goes along
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: makes it up as one goes along
form: making it up as one goes along
form: made it up as one went along
form: made it up as one has gone along
Senses: examples: text: This game makes no sense! It's as if you're making it up as you go along!
glosses: To improvise continuously.
Synonyms: fly by the seat of one's pants
Related terms: think on one's feet
kiss and make up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: kisses and makes up
form: kissing and making up
form: kissed and made up
form: kissed and made up
Senses: glosses: To settle one's differences and forgive.
methinketh
Language: English
Part of speech: contraction
Etymology: From Middle English me thinketh, from Old English mē þynceþ; equivalent to me + thinketh, where me is the object pronoun.
Senses: glosses: methinks