cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
oof
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Pronunciation: ipa: /uːf/
ipa: /ʊf/
enpr: ūf
ipa: /uf/
rhymes: -uːf
rhymes: -ʊf
Etymology: An onomatopoeia. Similar to Dutch oef and German uff.
Senses: examples: text: Whap, Biff, Ooooof, Sock, Pow, Zok! Batman is back. Gotham City is again leaving its law and order in the hands of a man who wears plastic underpants over his tights.
ref: 1989 June 5, The Canberra Times, Australia Captial Territory, page 10, column 2:
glosses: A sound mimicking the loss of air, as if someone's solar plexus had just been struck.
examples: text: "Oof, you just lost a lot of progress. That's a real frustration, a real punch in the gut."
ref: 2017, Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy:
glosses: Synonym of ouch (“expressing sympathy at another's pain, shock at a high price, etc.”).
synonyms: word: ouch
extra: (“expressing sympathy at another's pain, shock at a high price, etc.”).
oof
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /uːf/
ipa: /ʊf/
enpr: ūf
ipa: /uf/
rhymes: -uːf
rhymes: -ʊf
Forms: form: oofs
Etymology: An onomatopoeia. Similar to Dutch oef and German uff.
Senses: examples: text: The soldier on the ground clutched his head and then his stomach and gave an "oof" of pain.
ref: 1966, James Workman, The Mad Emperor, Melbourne, Sydney: Scripts, page 33:
glosses: A sound made in pain, as when expelling air after being struck.
examples: text: Fans were quick to express their disappointment at the removal of what has now become an iconic sound in the gaming space. The audio is trending on Twitter under #SaveTheOOF and Big Oof.
ref: 2022 July 27, Eleni Thomas, “Roblox is removing iconic “oof” sound after copyright issues”, in Dexerto:
text: That actually hits me home because I used to drink tequila sunrises when I first started drinking. So that’s an oof.
ref: 2022 September 22, Vinepair Staff, “The Cocktail College Podcast: How to Make the Perfect El Diablo”, in The Cocktail College Podcast:
glosses: Something cringeworthy, or which arouses disappointment, often used in conjunction with the qualifier big.
oof
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /uːf/
ipa: /ʊf/
enpr: ūf
ipa: /uf/
rhymes: -uːf
rhymes: -ʊf
Etymology: Clipping of ooftish
Senses: examples: text: “Oh,” Johnnie was saying, “so Quest is his name, is it, and he lives in a city called Boisingham, does he? Is he an oof bird?” (rich)
“Rather,” answered the Tiger, “if only one can make the dollars run, but he's a nasty mean boy, he is.
ref: 1888, H. Rider Haggard, Colonel Quaritch V.C. (archive.org ebook), page 232
text: Burlington Bertie's the latest young jay
He rents a swell flat somewhere Kensington way
He spends the good oof that his pater has made
Along with the Brandy and Soda Brigade.
ref: 1900, Harry B. Norris, “Burlington Bertie”:
text: What's he after? Oof—oof—oof, that's what he's after. He's for his own pocket, he's for being boss of all the woolly West. He's after keeping us poor and making himself rich.
ref: 1911–1912, published 1916, Gilbert Parker, The World For Sale, book 2, chapter 10 (Gutenberg ebook, archive.org ebook)
text: Chuffy: It's on a knife edge at the moment, Bertie. If he can get planning permission, old Stoker's going to take this heap off my hands in return for vast amounts of oof.
ref: 1991 May 12, “Kidnapped!”, in Jeeves and Wooster, Series 2, Episode 5:
glosses: Money.
Synonyms: money
Derived terms: english: large source of money
translation: large source of money
word: feathered oof-bird
english: to circulate money
translation: to circulate money
word: make the oof-bird walk
topics: source
word: oof-bag
raw_tags: of money
topics: source
word: oof-bird
raw_tags: of money
english: poor
translation: poor
word: oofless
english: rich
translation: rich
word: oofy
english: to fold banknotes to appear twice as much
translation: to fold banknotes to appear twice as much
word: pad the oof
whew
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Pronunciation: ipa: /hwjuː/
ipa: /fjuː/
rhymes: -uː
homophone: phew
Senses: examples: raw_tags: from strenuous labour
text: (from strenuous labour) Whew! That box weighs a ton!
raw_tags: from intense concern
text: (from intense concern) Whew! Thank goodness youʼre safe! I thought something terrible had happened to you!
raw_tags: from fear of being seen
text: (from fear of being seen) Whew! That cop didnʼt see me! That was a close call!
glosses: An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief.
examples: text: Now I must be off. Whew, it's as cold as the North Pole. Which way is the wind blowing?
ref: 1934, P[amela] L[yndon] Travers, “East Wind”, in Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins; 1), London: Gerald Howe Ltd […], →OCLC, page 3:
glosses: An expression of amazement or surprise.
Synonyms: sense: expressing relief of tension
word: phew
sense: expressing surprise
word: wow
Derived terms: whew duck
Related terms: whoa
wow
whew
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /hwjuː/
ipa: /fjuː/
rhymes: -uː
homophone: phew
Forms: form: whews
form: whewing
form: whewed
form: whewed
Senses: glosses: To whistle with a shrill pipe, like a plover.
Related terms: whewee
whew
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /hwjuː/
ipa: /fjuː/
rhymes: -uː
homophone: phew
Forms: form: whews
form: whewing
form: whewed
form: whewed
Senses: glosses: To bustle about.
uraemia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: uraemias
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of uremia.
uraemic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -iːmɪk
Forms: form: more uraemic
form: most uraemic
form: uremic
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: Of, relating to, or causing uremia.
reindeer moss
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: reindeer mosses
Senses: examples: text: They passed alder swamps and bamboo groves and pale green reindeer moss.
ref: 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 870:
glosses: A lichen (Cladonia rangiferina) that grows in areas of alpine tundra.
Synonyms: reindeer lichen
Related terms: Cladonia portentosa
Trebouxia irregularis
Ural
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈjʊəɹəl/
note: non-anglicized
ipa: /ˈʊəɹɑːl/
rhymes: -ʊəɹəl
Forms: form: the Ural
Etymology: From Russian Ура́л (Urál), most likely from either Bashkir үр (ür, “elevation; upland”) or Mansi (Northern Mansi ур ала (ur ala, “mountain peak”)).
Senses: glosses: A river that rises in the Urals and flows through Russia and Kazakhstan
Derived terms: Idel-Ural Republic
Idel-Ural State
Ural Federal District
Ural Mountains
Urals
Volga-Ural State
Urals
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Urals
Etymology: From Ural + -s
Senses: glosses: The Ural Mountains
Ural Mountains
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Ural Mountains
Senses: glosses: A range of mountains in Russia that stretch from the Arctic to the Caspian Sea; traditionally, the border between Europe and Asia.
Synonyms: Urals
Ural-Altaic
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A grouping of the Uralic language family with the Altaic languages, formerly considered a language family, now treated as an area of linguistic convergence, or possibly a sprachbund (like Altaic itself).
Related terms: Nostratic
Uralic
Altaic
Turanian
Ugric
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: /ˈjuːɡrɪk/
/ˈuːɡrɪk/
Etymology: From Russian у́гры (úgry), the name of an indigenous people dwelling east of the Urals, + -ic.
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to a group of languages that includes Hungarian, Khanty and Mansi.
Ugric
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈjuːɡrɪk/
/ˈuːɡrɪk/
Etymology: From Russian у́гры (úgry), the name of an indigenous people dwelling east of the Urals, + -ic.
Senses: glosses: A group of languages that includes Hungarian, Khanty and Mansi.
Meronyms: sense: group of languages
word: Ob-Ugric
Related terms: Finno-Ugric
urbanism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɜː(ɹ)bənɪzəm/
Forms: form: urbanisms
Etymology: From urban + -ism.
Senses: coordinate_terms: urban studies
urbanology
glosses: The study of cities, their geographic, economic, political, social, and cultural environment.
synonyms: urbiculture
glosses: The culture or way of life of people who live in cities.
glosses: Urbanization.
examples: text: Simultaneously there has been a growing disenchantment with the conventional face of urban design as it is practiced in the West, alongside demands for a new and emerging urbanism that is responsive to the everyday life of the city: […]
ref: 2008, Diego Ramirez-Lovering, Opportunistic Urbanism, RMIT Publishing, →ISBN, page 125:
glosses: Urban planning.
Derived terms: market urbanism
New Urbanism
zombie urbanism
Related terms: urbanist
urbanization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: urbanizations
form: urbanisation
Etymology: From urbanize + -ation.
Senses: glosses: The process of the formation and growth of cities.
glosses: The change in a country or region when its population migrates from rural to urban areas.
glosses: The proportion of a region's population that live in towns and cities; the rate at which this proportion is growing.
Derived terms: peri-urbanization
urbanist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: urbanists
Etymology: From urban + -ist.
Senses: glosses: A person who studies cities and their growth.
glosses: An urban planner.
Derived terms: market urbanist
urban planner
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: urban planners
Senses: examples: text: Modern urban planners are enthusiastic in promoting the 15-minute city concept.
glosses: A specialist in urban planning.
urban planning
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: urban plannings
Senses: synonyms: city planning
town planning
urbanism
glosses: The conscious design of towns and cities.
glosses: The science of such design.
Related terms: urban planner
urbanist
urban studies
urbanity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /əːˈbæn.ɪ.ti/
ipa: /ɝˈbæn.ə.ti/
Forms: form: urbanities
Etymology: From Middle English urbanitie, from Middle French urbanité, from Latin urbānitās, from urbānus (“belonging to a city”), with a sense of "having the manners of townspeople" in Classical Latin, from urbs (“city”); equivalent to urbane + -ity (sense 1) and urban + -ity (sense 2).
Senses: examples: text: The vaunted courtesy of the old school, the smooth urbanity that prevailed in former days [...]
ref: 1825, Washington Irving, “Paris at the Restoration”, in The Crayon Papers:
text: He only stayed a few days in London, to take the oaths and his seat in the House of Lords, a ceremony that was to take place on the morrow, and he held himself much indebted to the circumstance of spending his first evening at Lady Anne's, because the marquis of Wentworthdale had, with the utmost urbanity, offered to accompany him on that somewhat trying occasion,and he felt the value of his kindness not less than the courtesy evinced by a man of his rank and importance in the court and the House of Lords.
ref: 1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “(please specify the page)”, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, pages 261–262:
text: Wealdon's two little visits explained perfectly the active urbanities of Captain Stanley Lake.
ref: 1864, J[oseph] Sheridan Le Fanu, “A Threatening Notice”, in Wylder’s Hand. […], New York, N.Y.: Carleton, […], published 1865, →OCLC, page 276:
text: Eustace gaped at him in amazement. When his urbanity dropped away from him, as now, he had an innocence of expression which was almost infantile. It was as if the world had never touched him at all.
ref: 1963, Margery Allingham, “The Stranger”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC, page 115:
synonyms: urbaneness
glosses: Behaviour that is polished, refined, courteous.
examples: text: [...], the majority of cases will differ as to "urbanity", as most of the evacuees were rural.
ref: 1955, C.J. Lammers, Studies in Holland Flood Disaster 1953, volume 2, page 39:
text: Evacuees, the majority of whom were rural persons, reported more tensions as the urbanity of the reception community increased
ref: 1956, Fred C. Iklé, Harry V. Kincaid, “Social Aspects of Wartime Evacuation of American Cities”, in Disaster Study, volume 4, page 44:
text: If the criterion of urbanity is the mixture of classes and ethic groups, in some cases including a mixture of blacks and whites, along with dens living and crowded streets and the omnipresence of all manner of business near the home in every quarter, then the cities of the United States in the years between 1820 and 1870 marked the zenith of our national urbanity.
ref: 1995, Sam Bass Warner, The Urban Wilderness: A History of the American City, page 84:
antonyms: rurality
glosses: Urbanness.
urbanize
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: urbanizes
form: urbanizing
form: urbanized
form: urbanized
form: urbanise
Etymology: From urban + -ize.
Senses: glosses: To make something more urban in character.
glosses: To take up an urban way of life.
urease
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈjʊəɹɪeɪz/
ipa: /ˈjʊəɹɪeɪs/
ipa: /jʊˈɹiːeɪz/
ipa: /jʊˈɹiːeɪs/
Forms: form: ureases
Etymology: From urea + -ase.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: the enzyme, found in soil bacteria and some plants, that catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea into ammonia and carbon dioxide
uretic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /jʊˈɹɛtɪk/
rhymes: -ɛtɪk
Etymology: By surface analysis, uresis + -etic (compare (parallel) with genesis → genetic)
Senses: glosses: Synonym of urinary.
synonyms: word: urinary
Related terms: -uretic
urino-
-uretic
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Senses: glosses: urine
Derived terms: diuretic
uridine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈjʊə.ɹɪ.din/
Forms: form: uridines
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A nucleoside formed from uracil and ribose.
Derived terms: azauridine
deoxyuridine
uridine disphospate
uridine monophosphate
uridine triphosphate
Related terms: UMP
UTP
UMP
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of uridine monophosphate.
Derived terms: cUMP
UMP
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from French UMP (“Union pour un Mouvement Populaire”).
Senses: examples: text: Some commentators wondered if Dati was being used as part of an internal battle between Fillon and the head of Sarkozy's UMP party.
ref: 2011 December 14, Angelique Chrisafis, “Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism”, in The Guardian:
topics: government
politics
glosses: The Union for a Popular Movement.
Related terms: UTP
UTP
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: UTPs
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: uridine triphosphate — a biomolecule.
topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: unshielded twisted pair — a type of cable used for computer networking and telecommunications
Related terms: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: STP
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: TP
topics: biochemistry
microbiology
chemistry
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
biology
word: UMP
word: unshielded twisted pair
word: twisted pair
word: shielded twisted pair
word: CAT3
word: CAT5
word: CAT5e
word: CAT6
word: CAT6a
word: silver tape
remuneration
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɹɪˌmjuː.nəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
ipa: /ɹɪˌmju.nəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
note: weak vowel merger, dialects of the US and Canada
ipa: /ɹə.mju.nəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
ipa: /ɹɪˌmjʉː.nəˈɹæɪ.ʃən/
ipa: /ɹɪˌnuː.məˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
Forms: form: remunerations
Etymology: From Latin remūnerātiō.
Senses: examples: text: “Mr. Quatermain,” said the former, “I am well off, and I am bent upon this business. You may put the remuneration for your services at whatever figure you like in reason, and it shall be paid over to you before we start. Moreover, I will arrange in the event of anything untoward happening to us or to you, that your son shall be suitably provided for. You will see from this offer how necessary I think your presence. Also if by chance we should reach this place, and find diamonds, they shall belong to you and Good equally. I do not want them. But of course that promise is worth nothing at all, though the same thing would apply to any ivory we might get. You may pretty well make your own terms with me, Mr. Quatermain; and of course I shall pay all expenses.”
ref: 1885, H. Rider Haggard, chapter 2, in King Solomon's Mines, archived from the original on 03 Apr 2012:
glosses: Something given in exchange for goods or services rendered.
glosses: A payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument.
glosses: A recompense for a loss; compensation.
Synonyms: reward
recompense
compensation
emolument
pay
payment
repayment
satisfaction
requital
Related terms: remunerability
remunerable
remunerably
remunerate
remunerative
remunerator
superfecundation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌsupəɹˌfikənˈdeɪʃən/
ipa: /ˌsupəɹˌfɛkənˈdeɪʃən/
Forms: form: superfecundations
Etymology: From super- + fecundation.
Senses: glosses: the fertilisation of two or more ova by sperm from separate acts of sexual intercourse, which can lead to twins with different fathers
anti-federalism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From anti- + federalism.
Senses: glosses: opposition to federalism; not favoring a strong federal government
Derived terms: anti-federalist
heavyweight
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: en
enpr: hĕʹvēwāt
ipa: /ˈhɛ.vi.weɪt/
Forms: form: heavyweights
Etymology: From heavy + weight.
Senses: examples: text: an intellectual heavyweight
text: When Time magazine named Ann Coulter among its 100 "most influential people" last week, alongside such heavyweights as Ariel Sharon, Bill Clinton, Nelson Mandela, Kim Jong Il and the Dalai Lama, the choice produced guffaws online.
ref: 2005 April 19, Eric Boehlert, “Time hearts Ann Coulter”, in Salon, archived from the original on 17 May 2006:
text: Allen Gregory DeLongpre: Who's he?
Patrick: He's only the most popular kid in school.
Allen Gregory: Ah, the two heavyweights finally meet. Sure you're tired of all the buzz. Allen Gregory DeLongpre.
ref: 2011 Allen Gregory, "Pilot" (season 1, episode 1)
roman: Joel Zadak: Joel...Zadak!
glosses: A very large, heavy, or impressive person.
topics: boxing
government
hobbies
lifestyle
martial-arts
military
politics
sports
war
glosses: The professional boxing weight class for boxers weighing more than 190 pounds; a boxer in that division.
glosses: A similar division and contestant in other sports.
Derived terms: junior heavyweight
light heavyweight
non-heavyweight
nonheavyweight
superheavyweight
heavyweight
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: enpr: en
enpr: hĕʹvēwāt
ipa: /ˈhɛ.vi.weɪt/
Etymology: From heavy + weight.
Senses: glosses: Of the heavyweight boxing (or similar) division.
glosses: Being relatively heavy.
glosses: Being a leader in one's field.
examples: text: The Olympics, the weather and a comparative lack of heavyweight clashes so far this season have been cited as reasons for the drop in viewers.
ref: 2016 October 24, Owen Gibson, “Is the unthinkable happening – are people finally switching the football off?”, in The Guardian, London:
text: In recent years, much has been made of the lack of new heavyweight male star power in mainstream Hollywood. Talented performers may be everywhere, but Movie Stars, capital M, capital S, are something else.
ref: 2021 February 9, Christina Newland, “Is Tom Hanks part of a dying breed of genuine movie stars?”, in BBC:
glosses: Important or impressive.
Related terms: lightweight
midweight
technobabble
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɛknəʊbæbəl/
ipa: /ˈtɛknoʊbæbəl/
rhymes: -æbəl
Etymology: From techno- + babble.
Senses: examples: text: 'Dimensional incursion? What kind of ludicrous technobabble is that supposed to—' ¶ Unexpectedly, he fell silent.
ref: 1997, Lawrence Miles, chapter 4, in Alien Bodies, page 84:
text: 'We are self-sufficient...We don't rely on clear skies and satellite access and not being deep underground, because of your wonderful technobabble devices.'
ref: 1998, Peter Anghelides, chapter 1, in Kursaal, page 6:
text: "And despite all the weird events the dialogue is naturalistic and light on technobabble", says Peter. "Such a relief after recent stories."
ref: 2006 November, Michael Pritchard, Doctor Who Magazine, number 376, page 45:
text: Destroying the sphere doesn’t work, so the Discovery crew hatches a plan, with some incoherent technobabble: They’re going to launch the time traveling suit and the sphere so far into the future that, somehow, this will save sentient life in the universe.
ref: 2019 March 29, Sopan Deb, “‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 2, Episode 11: Struggle Is Pointless”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
topics: fiction
literature
media
publishing
glosses: Technical or scientific language used to convey a false impression of meaningful technical or scientific content.
glosses: From the point of view of the layperson, technical and scientific literature not understood.
Derived terms: treknobabble
Related terms: cryptobabble
jargon
tetraplegia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tetraplegias
Etymology: From tetra- + -plegia.
Senses: glosses: Paralysis of all four limbs.
glosses: Complete paralysis from below the jaw.
Synonyms: quadriplegia
Derived terms: spastic tetraplegia
kickboard
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kickboards
form: kick-board
Etymology: From kick + board.
Senses: examples: text: The introductory swimming instructor carried a pile of kickboards to the pool for the children.
glosses: A small, buoyant board used to support a swimmer's upper body and arms while allowing free kicking movements.
examples: text: A mouse had gnawed a hole through the kickboard to nest inside the organ; she refused to use the pedals nearby.
glosses: On pianos and organs, a vertical panel located above the pedals.
glosses: Synonym of kickplate (“strip at base of door to prevent scuffing”).
synonyms: word: kickplate
extra: strip at base of door to prevent scuffing
pedalboard
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pedalboards
Etymology: From pedal + board.
Senses: topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: A large keyboard at the base of an electronic or pipe organ console that the organist plays with the feet.
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: A flat board or panel that holds effects pedals for an electric guitar, along with the patchbay and power supply.
glosses: A device for exercising while moving over water, consisting of a board with handlebars and pedals for propulsion.
NATO phonetic alphabet
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: The ICAO spelling alphabet.
ICAO
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌaɪˈkeɪˌoʊ/
Senses: glosses: Acronym of International Civil Aviation Organization, a United Nations agency headquartered in Montreal, Canada.
Coordinate terms: IATA
Derived terms: ICAO spelling alphabet
Juliett
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A female given name from Latin, of rare usage, variant of Juliet.
autostop
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From auto- (automobile) + stop.
Senses: examples: text: Youth organizations have given autostop activity their stamp of approval.
ref: 1960, Youth and Freedom - Volume 3, page 11:
text: Autostop members have an advantage over other hitchhikers, because drivers of state cars are allowed to pick up only hitchhikers who display the blue rule book, and most of the cars belong to the state.
ref: 1971, Marc Francis Roddin, Notes on a social history of hitchhiking, page 34:
text: Proponents of the system pronounced it a success, especially among the student youth. "The working class earns money and it can travel on buses or trains or airplanes, but students are the most happy, energetic people, and autostop is convenient for them," insisted one supporter in 1966.
ref: 2013, Diane P. Koenker, Club Red: Vacation Travel and the Soviet Dream, →ISBN, page 238:
glosses: A coupon-based system of hitchhiking that operated in communist Poland from the 1950s until the 1990s.
autostop
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: autostops
Etymology: From auto- (automatic) + stop.
Senses: examples: text: The newest Prager shell features single handed immersion biometry, a Luer fitting to facilitate tubing changes, an autostop for exact manufacturer specified probe depth, and six centering guides to ensure perpendicularity.
ref: 2004, H. John Shammas, Intraocular Lens Power Calculations, →ISBN, page 95:
text: Or you can utilize the autostop features of your trading software to help lock in most of the profit (onehalf to twothirds) of the current potential profit for the move.
ref: 2012, Hima Reddy, The Trading Methodologies of W.D. Gann, →ISBN:
text: This is a really interesting option of Tshark since it allows us to specify an autostop condition, thanks to which we will not have to be present to manually stop a capture.
ref: 2013, Borja Merino, Instant Traffic Analysis with Tshark How-to, →ISBN:
text: The autostop beams would detect people ahead and apply the brakes.
ref: 2016, RJ Bailey, Safe From Harm, →ISBN:
glosses: An automatic stopping mechanism or system.
autostop
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: autostops
form: autostopping
form: autostopped
form: autostopped
Etymology: From auto- (automatic) + stop.
Senses: glosses: To stop automatically.
raw_tags: of a machine
hendiadys
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /hɛnˈdaɪ.ədɪs/
Forms: form: hendiadyses
Etymology: From Medieval Latin, from Ancient Greek ἕν (hén), stem of εἷς (heîs, “one”) + διά (diá, “through”) + δύο (dúo, “two”), “one [idea] through two [words]”.
Senses: examples: text: Some examples of hendiadys comprise two words in the bound state; others, two words in appositional hendiadys. It would seem that certain cases of appositional hendiadys are closely related to wordpairs (see WORD-PAIRS, BREAK-UP), though which way the development proceeded is far from certain.
ref: 1984, Wilfred G. E. Watson, Classical Hebrew Poetry, A&C Black, →ISBN, page 327:
text: Each illustrates a different facet of verbal hendiadys in English.
ref: 2002, Joan L. Bybee, Michael Noonan, Complex Sentences in Grammar and Discourse, page 152:
coordinate_terms: hendiatris
glosses: A figure of speech used for emphasis, where two words joined by and are used to express a single complex idea.
residue
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɹɛzɪduː/
ipa: /ˈɹɛzɪdjuː/
Forms: form: residues
Etymology: From Middle English residue, from Old French residu, from Latin residuum, neuter of residuus (“remaining”), from resideō (“I remain behind”). Doublet of residuum.
Senses: glosses: Whatever remains after something else has been removed.
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration or any similar process.
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A molecule that is released from a polymer after bonds between neighbouring monomers are broken, such as an amino acid in a polypeptide chain.
topics: law
glosses: Whatever property or effects are left in an estate after payment of all debts, other charges and deduction of what is specifically bequeathed by the testator.
qualifier: modular arithmetic
glosses: A representative element of an equivalence class modulo some base, conventionally in the half-open interval from zero to the base; the nonnegative remainder after dividing a number by a base.
examples: text: By taking residues, we can represent this integral in terms of a Jackson integral.
ref: 2001, Publications of the Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences, page 72:
topics: complex-analysis
mathematics
sciences
glosses: A form of complex number, proportional to the contour integral of a meromorphic function along a path enclosing one of its singularities.
Synonyms: sense: whatever remains
word: lave
word: remnant
Derived terms: day residue
day's residue
diresidue
nonresidue
quadratic residue
residual
residuary
residue class
residue field
rest and residue
Related terms: residuum
hice
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: hīs
ipa: /haɪs/
rhymes: -aɪs
Etymology: Plural of house by analogy with mouse → mice, louse → lice.
Senses: glosses: plural of house
hice
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: hīs
ipa: /haɪs/
rhymes: -aɪs
Etymology: Plural of house by analogy with mouse → mice, louse → lice.
Senses: examples: text: NO YOU MEAN WON SPPAMMMMERRR I DONT LIEK YOU , I HAVE NO TELLY IN MY HICE(THATS
HOW INGLISH PEEPLE SAY IT) SO I HAEV NO TIME TO WACH MY SHOWS TANKS FOR MAKEING ME
FEEL LIKE DURT. BOO I HAET YOU!!!!!!!1111111111111!!!!!
ref: 1999 January 7, DAINTY H, “Do you get enough time to watch your favourite TV Shows?”, in alt.tv.road-rules (Usenet):
glosses: Pronunciation spelling of house, reflecting a certain posh British accent.
parts of speech
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of part of speech
hace
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Pronunciation: /heɪs/
Etymology: Intentional mispronunciation of face, as per harch and ten-hut.
Senses: examples: text: Right hace!
topics: government
military
politics
war
qualifier: marching band; when preceded by a direction; marching band; when preceded by a direction
glosses: A command to turn to face in a particular direction.
measure word
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: measure words
Senses: topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: A word or morpheme used in combination with a numeral to indicate the count of nouns, used especially in Asian languages.
Synonyms: count word
counter
counter word
counting word
numeral classifier
numerary adjunct
Related terms: classifier
poring
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of pore
poring
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: porings
Senses: examples: text: During my porings over a volume of the former for 1794, I fell upon a paragraph which caused such a sudden perturbation in my whole appearance, as to excite the curiosity of the surgeon[…]
ref: 1833, Oliver Moore, The Staff Officer: Or, the Soldier of Fortune:
glosses: The act of one who pores.
hubbub
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhʌbʌb/
Forms: form: hubbubs
form: whobub
Etymology: Mid 16th c. Perhaps from Irish; compare Irish ababú!, abú! (battle-cry), Scottish Gaelic ub! ub! (expressing contempt, etc.), ubh ubh! (expressing disgust).
Senses: examples: text: At length a universal hubbub wild
Of stunning sounds and voices all confused,
Borne through the hollow dark, assaults his ear
With loudest vehemence.
ref: 1667, John Milton, “Book II”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
text: What's all the hubbub, bub?
ref: 1943 October 30, Falling Hare, spoken by Bugs Bunny:
synonyms: word: ado
word: argy-bargy
word: bangarang
word: bobbery
word: brouhaha
word: bunfight
word: bustle
word: bust-up
word: chaos
word: clamour
word: clatter
word: commotion
word: disruption
word: disturbance
word: flap
word: foofaraw
word: fracas
word: furor
word: fuss
word: hobbleshaw
word: hoo-ha
word: hoo-hah
word: hubbub
word: hullabaloo
word: hurly-burly
word: kerfuffle
word: mayhem
word: merry hell
word: outcry
word: palaver
word: pandemonium
word: pother
word: quarrel
word: riot
word: rowdydow
word: ruckus
word: rumpus
word: shemozzle
word: shindy
word: splatterdash
word: stir
word: stooshie
word: three-ring circus
word: to-do
word: tomfoolery
word: trouble
word: tumult
word: turmoil
word: unrest
word: uproar
word: upstir
glosses: A confused uproar, commotion, tumult or racket.
hubbub
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhʌbʌb/
Forms: form: hubbubs
form: hubbubbing
form: hubbubing
form: hubbubbed
form: hubbubbed
form: hubbubed
form: hubbubed
form: whobub
Etymology: Mid 16th c. Perhaps from Irish; compare Irish ababú!, abú! (battle-cry), Scottish Gaelic ub! ub! (expressing contempt, etc.), ubh ubh! (expressing disgust).
Senses: examples: text: It becomes a grotto, hubbubbing with more noise than any class on a school visit could make, the air mobbed by breathless chatter about life and the transfer window.
ref: 2016, Daniel Gray, Saturday, 3pm: 50 Eternal Delights of Modern Football:
glosses: To cause a tumult or racket.
hubbub
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhʌbʌb/
Etymology: Imitating a word cried by the players.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of bowl game (“Native American game of chance”).
synonyms: word: bowl game
extra: Native American game of chance
OTL
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Over the Line (beach softball tournament in San Diego, California).
OTL
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: games
gaming
glosses: Initialism of over the limit.
OTL
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: OTLs
Senses: topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Initialism of overtime loss.
examples: text: The Axis powers lost WW2 in OTL, but what if they had won?
qualifier: alternate history
glosses: Initialism of our timeline.
Synonyms: OL
Related terms: OT
OTW
OW
W
L
T
Moran
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: * As an Irish surname, from Ó Móráin (“descendant of Mórán”), from mór (“large, great”).
* Also as an Irish surname, from Ó Moghráin, Mughróin (“descendant of Mughrón”), personal name from mogh (“slave”) + rón (“seal”). Sometimes also shortened from McMorran, of the same meaning.
* As an English surname, variant of Morrin.
* As a Spanish surname, variant of Morán.
* As a French surname, variant of Morin.
* Variant of the English and French surname Morant.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Old French of Old French origin.
glosses: A surname from Irish of Irish origin.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Clinton County, Indiana.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A minor city in Allen County, Kansas.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A neighbourhood of Streetsboro, Portage County, Ohio.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A minor city in Shackelford County, Texas.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Prince Edward County, Virginia.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Teton County, Wyoming.
anti-war
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more anti-war
form: most anti-war
form: antiwar
Etymology: From anti- + war.
Senses: synonyms: antibellicose
antimartial
pacific
pacifist
glosses: Opposed to war, or to a specific war.
whole shebang
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: whole shebangs
form: whole chebang
form: whole shebangs
form: whole shabang
Etymology: Fixed expression from shebang, first attested in the United States from the early 1860s, from which time it has increasingly dominated uses of "shebang" itself.
Senses: examples: text: The festival had balloons, flowers, fireworks, performers, and the whole shebang.
text: On the third the whole "chebang" was removed [...]
ref: 1863, James Bryan, A Short Account of the "Mary Ann" Hospital, Grand Gulf, Miss.:
text: I am growing more and more sick of factions, gossip, jealousies, recriminations, excoriations and the whole literary shee-bang.
ref: 1924, Harold Hart Crane, letter
text: 2002, Treasure Planet, directed by Ron Clements and John Musker
Doctor, I'd love to chat. Tea, cake, the whole shebang. But I've got a ship to launch and you've got your outfit to buff up.
text: “Food here's pretty good. They don't serve bog juice. Real tea and real coffee. Ice cream, pop, chips. The whole shebang. Every day's a wingding, brother.”
ref: 2004, Leo Furey, The Long Run, page 331:
text: Of course, they would win the whole shebang in 1974, when “Waterloo” [won] (sung in English by Swedes about a Frenchman in Belgium— how much more international can one song get?), but the bitter taste of past failures is not something one forgets...
ref: 2011, Dave Thompson, 1000 Songs that Rock Your World, page 209:
text: The whole shebang cooks in the slow cooker, which will keep it warm until you are ready to serve it.
ref: 2011, Diane Phillips, Slow Cooker: The Best Cookbook Ever with More Than 400 Easy-to-Make Recipes, page 305:
synonyms: word: all the marbles
word: bag and baggage
word: everytang
word: everything but the galley stove
word: everything but the kitchen sink
word: everything under the sun
word: full monty
word: hook
word: line and sinker
word: kit and caboodle
word: lock
word: stock and barrel
word: the whole bang shoot
word: the whole nine yards
word: the works
word: whole ball of wax
word: whole hog
word: whole enchilada
word: whole kit and caboodle
word: whole package
word: whole shebang
word: whole shitting match
word: whole shooting match
word: whole smash
glosses: Everything; the entire thing.
antiwar
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more antiwar
form: most antiwar
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of anti-war.
IMS
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: IMSes
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of Industrial Methylated Spirit.
topics: computer
computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
science
sciences
glosses: Initialism of Information Management System.
qualifier: project management
glosses: Initialism of Integrated Master Schedule.
topics: communications
electrical-engineering
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
telecommunications
glosses: Initialism of IP Multimedia Subsystem.
glosses: Initialism of irritable male syndrome.
IMS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Indianapolis Motor Speedway (“The Brickyard”): a racetrack in Speedway, Indianapolis, Wayne, Marion, Indiana, United States.
gau
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡaʊ/
rhymes: -aʊ
homophone: Gow
Forms: form: gaus
form: ghau
Senses: topics: Buddhism
lifestyle
religion
glosses: A prayer box or small container worn as jewelry and containing an amulet or similar item.
gau
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡaʊ/
rhymes: -aʊ
homophone: Gow
ipa: [k˭aʊ˨]
ipa: /ɡaʊ/
rhymes: -aʊ
homophone: Gow
Forms: form: gao
form: kau
Etymology: From either Hokkien 厚 (kāu, “thick”) or Teochew 厚 (gao⁶, “thick”), influenced in spelling by Mandarin Pinyin.
Senses: examples: text: Kopi Gau
translation: Strong coffee with sugar and condensed milk
english: Strong coffee with sugar and condensed milk
bold_translation_offsets: 0
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glosses: Strong (used as a modifier after kopi (“coffee”)).
raw_tags: of coffee
examples: text: But for all the eggs and liao (ingredients) you have, it isn’t gao (strong).
ref: 2019 August 24, Yeo Boon Ping, quoting Zachary Tang, “If Zi Char Dishes Were In A Battle Royale, Which Would Come Out Tops?”, in ricemedia.co, archived from the original on 12 Jul 2024:
glosses: Thick; having a strong or overwhelming flavour.
Related terms: C
di lo
gah dai
kosong
O
peng
po
siew dai
gau
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡaʊ/
rhymes: -aʊ
homophone: Gow
ipa: [k˭aʊ˨]
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of jow (“a pre-metric unit of length in India”).
ivory tower
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈaɪvəɹi ˈtaʊə/
ipa: /ˈaɪvəɹi ˈtaʊɚ/
Forms: form: ivory towers
Etymology: Calque of French tour d'ivoire, based on a biblical phrase, coined by Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve to compare the poet Alfred de Vigny (more isolated) with Victor Hugo (more socially engaged).
First attested in English in a translation of Laughter by French philosopher Henri Bergson (1911). The term was popularized in The Ivory Tower (1917) by Henry James, though used in different sense (millionaires, not professors).
Senses: examples: text: Such a proposal looks fine from an ivory tower, but it could never work in real life.
text: Hamilton College is an ivory tower with an open bar, and so I - who work and play equally hard - have come to love this place, and have been dead-set against leaving it.
ref: 2005, Daniel Walker, Valedictory speech for Hamilton College:
text: Since the launch early last year of […] two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make their existing business model obsolete.
ref: 2013 July 20, “The attack of the MOOCs”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845, archived from the original on 17 Jul 2020:
glosses: A sheltered, overly-academic existence or perspective, implying a disconnection or lack of awareness of reality or practical considerations.
Derived terms: ivory-towered
ivory-towerism
ivory-towerist
ivory tower
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈaɪvəɹi ˈtaʊə/
ipa: /ˈaɪvəɹi ˈtaʊɚ/
Forms: form: more ivory tower
form: most ivory tower
Etymology: Calque of French tour d'ivoire, based on a biblical phrase, coined by Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve to compare the poet Alfred de Vigny (more isolated) with Victor Hugo (more socially engaged).
First attested in English in a translation of Laughter by French philosopher Henri Bergson (1911). The term was popularized in The Ivory Tower (1917) by Henry James, though used in different sense (millionaires, not professors).
Senses: examples: text: The majority of librarians appear to have shown a very ivory tower approach to the application of all types of management technique to librarianship.
ref: 1968, New Library World, volumes 69-70, page 8:
text: I must say that, with all due respect, I think that's a very ivory tower approach.
ref: 1995, Hearings relating to Madison Guaranty S&L and the Whitewater Development Corporation, Washington, DC phase, page 504:
text: Bob Woodruff, an anchor and correspondent for ABC News who arrived in New Orleans the Wednesday after the storm hit, calls the detached-observer ideal "a very ivory tower notion that's not practiced in the field."
ref: 2007, Joan Gorham, Annual Editions: Mass Media 07/08, page 158:
text: Griswold was perhaps the most ivory tower president of Yale in the twentieth century, and in many ways the university turned toward conservatism in the decade after his inauguration, in 1950.
ref: 2004, Geoffrey Kabaservice, The Guardians, page 154:
glosses: Separated from reality and practical matters; overly academic.
Related terms: armchair
cloisterism
Gau
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Gaus
Etymology: Two main origins:
* Borrowed from German Gau, a habitational surname.
* A variant of Gao, a surname of Chinese origin.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
ruffle some feathers
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: ruffles some feathers
form: ruffling some feathers
form: ruffled some feathers
form: ruffled some feathers
form: ruffle a few feathers
form: ruffle feathers
form: ruffle any feathers
Senses: examples: text: Any frank discussion of politics is sure to ruffle some feathers.
text: Plainclothes vice squad detectives played the [gay] bars and waited to be propositioned, or asked out, or something, and bang! According to those old enough to remember […] the police found themselves arresting legislators, employees of the mayor's office, and even some off-duty cops. So many prominent feathers were ruffled that it was decided that Beantown's police had better tend to more important, but less personally risky, endeavors.
ref: 1976 August 28, David P. Brill, “Talking Politics”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 9, page 11:
text: Asking multiple territorial sales teams to share ideas and resources ruffled feathers.
ref: 2023 September 30, Hannah Murphy, “The wildest job in Silicon Valley”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 17:
synonyms: cause a stir
make waves
poke the bear
glosses: To cause a disturbance; to arouse resentment, anger, or concern.
Related terms: ruffle someone's feathers
ruffle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɹʌfəl/
rhymes: -ʌfəl
Forms: form: ruffles
Etymology: From Middle English ruffelen, perhaps from Old Norse hrufla (“to graze, scratch”) or Middle Low German ruffelen (“to wrinkle, curl”). Further origin unknown. Related to Middle Dutch ruyffelen, German Low German ruffeln. See English ruff.
Senses: examples: text: She loved the dress with the lace ruffle at the hem.
text: His dress was splendid; his hands glittered with rings, his snuff-box was covered with diamonds, and his ruffles were of the finest Mechlin lace.
ref: 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “A Matrimonial Tête-à-Tête”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 169:
text: Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days. […] Frills, ruffles, flounces, lace, complicated seams and gores: not only did they sweep the ground and have to be held up in one hand elegantly as you walked along, but they had little capes or coats or feather boas.
ref: 1977, Agatha Christie, chapter 4, in An Autobiography, part II, London: Collins, →ISBN:
glosses: Any gathered or curled strip of fabric added as trim or decoration.
examples: text: to put the mind in a ruffle
glosses: Disturbance; agitation; commotion.
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: A low, vibrating beat of a drum, quieter than a roll; a ruff.
topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: The connected series of large egg capsules, or oothecae, of several species of American marine gastropods of the genus Fulgur.
Synonyms: sense: strip of fabric
word: frill
sense: strip of fabric
word: furbelow
Derived terms: bed ruffle
dust ruffle
feathers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of feather
feathers
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of feather
latched
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of latch
latch onto
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: latches onto
form: latching onto
form: latched onto
form: latched onto
form: latch on to
Senses: examples: text: They latched onto the idea and gave it up only reluctantly.
text: And there was time for two more All Blacks tries, first flanker Adam Thomson flopping over after a break by Jimmy Cowan, before Williams latched onto a clever cross-kick by Kahui for his second touch-down with three minutes remaining.
ref: 2011 September 16, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: New Zealand 83-7 Japan”, in BBC Sport:
glosses: To obtain, acquire or get and keep hold of something.
examples: text: He was looking for someone to talk to and latched onto me for some reason.
glosses: To approach or stay close to someone, especially in a manner perceived as bothersome.
Synonyms: catch on
cotton on
fasten
get onto
hook on
seize on
take up
on the latch
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Senses: glosses: Closed but not locked, so that it can be opened by operating the latch.
raw_tags: of a door