cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
extremist
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪkˈstɹiːmɪst/
ipa: /ɛkˈstɹiːmɪst/
Forms: form: more extremist
form: most extremist
Etymology: From extreme + -ist.
Senses: examples: text: There are some minor extremist movements that are antiforeigner.
ref: 2006, Terttu Leney, Culture Smart! Finland: A Quick Guide to Customs and Etiquette:
text: The hate crimes, once commonly referred to as “price tag attacks,” are committed by extremist Jewish youth from nearby settlements.
ref: 2018 May 10, Edo Konrad, “Living in the constant shadow of settler violence”, in +972 Magazine, archived from the original on 15 Jun 2025:
glosses: Holding extreme views, especially on a political or religious subject.
glosses: Of or relating to extremism.
coops
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /kuːps/
rhymes: -uːps
Senses: glosses: plural of coop
coops
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /kuːps/
rhymes: -uːps
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of coop
extremism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪkˈstɹiː.mɪ.zəm/
ipa: /ɛkˈstɹiː.mɪ.zəm/
ipa: /ɪkˈstɹi.mɪ.zəm/
Forms: form: extremisms
Etymology: From extreme + -ism.
Senses: examples: text: For a student of American history and a foreigner like myself, it is easier to understand all these extremisms of conscience.
ref: 1971 June 10, Alberto R. Oliva, “The American Sense of Guilt”, in The New York Times:
text: Echoing the views of my colleagues from the region and beyond, I told the Security Council on Feb. 18, 2003, that while the ramifications of the war could go beyond anyone’s calculations, “one outcome is almost certain: extremism stands to benefit enormously from an uncalculated adventure in Iraq.”
ref: 2007 August 2, Javad Zarif, “How Not to Inflame Iraq”, in The New York Times:
glosses: Extreme ideas or actions, primarily in politics or religion.
Derived terms: antiextremism
counterextremism
sextremism
Related terms: extremist
extremization
extremize
white sapphire
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: white sapphires
Senses: glosses: A form of corundum having very few impurities, and sometimes substituted for diamond.
elongate
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈlɒŋɡeɪt/
ipa: /əˈlɔŋˌɡeɪt/
ipa: /i-/
ipa: /-ˈlɑŋ-/
Forms: form: more elongate
form: most elongate
Etymology: From Late Middle English elongat, elongate (“kept away; different or remote in nature”, adjective), borrowed from Late Latin ēlongātus (“having been stretched out, elongated; prolonged, protracted; having been kept aloof, removed”) + Middle English -at (suffix forming participles). Ēlongātus is the perfect passive participle of elongō (“to prolong, protract; to keep aloof, remove; to depart, withdraw”), from Latin ē- (a variant of ex- (prefix meaning ‘away; out’)) + longus (“extended, long, prolonged; far”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos (“long”, adjective)) + -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs). Doublet of eloign.
Cognates
* French éloigner
Senses: examples: text: Painted turtles lay oval, elongate eggs.
text: He stood in the shadow of the pagoda, achieving a kinship between the building and himself by his elongate elegance, an air of old, uninsisting nobility.
ref: 1958, Han Suyin [pseudonym; Rosalie Matilda Kuanghu Chou], chapter 11, in The Mountain is Young, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: G[eorge] P[almer] Putnam’s Sons, →OCLC, part 3 (Way Up), page 341:
text: Schwarz had a glass of orange juice in his right hand. He tilted the glass slightly now, the surface of the liquid assuming an elongate outline.
ref: 1976, Don DeLillo, chapter 3, in Ratner’s Star (A Borzoi Book), New York, N.Y.: Alfred A[braham] Knopf, →ISBN, page 46:
text: The teeth [of Thaumatomyrmex ants], or tines of the pitchfork, are sometimes so elongate that when the mandibles are closed, the largest pair curve all around the opposite side of the head and stick out behind its posterior rim.
ref: 2006, Edward O[sborne] Wilson, “Two Magnificent Animals”, in The Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth, New York, N.Y.: W[illiam] W[arder] Norton & Company, →ISBN, part I (The Creation), page 59:
glosses: Elongated, extended, lengthened; (especially biology) having a long and slender form.
Derived terms: elongate bitterling
elongate carpet shark
elongate glassy perchlet
elongately
elongate tigerfish
nonelongate
subelongate
exegete
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: ĕkˈ -sĭ-jētˌ
ipa: /ˈɛksɪˌdʒiːt/
ipa: /ˈɛksɪˌd͡ʒit/
Forms: form: exegetes
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐξηγητής (exēgētḗs, “expounder, interpreter”).
Senses: examples: text: A text that could not speak to the present was dead, and the exegete had a duty to revive it.
ref: 2009, Karen Armstrong, The Case for God, Vintage, published 2010, page 94:
text: In Plato's state all three exegetes will be selected by Apollo. This is contrary to the practice of Hellenistic times, according to the evidence so ably marshaled by Oliver, when only two of the exegetes were named by the oracle.
ref: 1960, Glenn R. Morrow, Charles Harry Kahn, Plato's Cretan City: A Historical Interpretation of the Laws, →ISBN:
text: Theophrastus' "superstitious man" finds that a mouse has gnawed a hole in his meal sack and, obviously thinking it a portent, consults the exegete as to what he shall do... The exegete tells him, according to Theophrastus, to take the sack to a leather shop and have it mended. If this is drawn from life, it indicates that the exegetes discharged their functions with humour and common sense.
ref: 1960, ibid.:
synonyms: exegetist
hermeneut
hermeneutician
hermeneuticist
glosses: A person skilled in exegesis; an interpreter of texts, difficult passages, law, oracles, and similar obscure or esoteric sources.
exegete
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: enpr: ĕkˈ -sĭ-jētˌ
ipa: /ˈɛksɪˌdʒiːt/
ipa: /ˈɛksɪˌd͡ʒit/
Forms: form: exegetes
form: exegeting
form: exegeted
form: exegeted
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐξηγητής (exēgētḗs, “expounder, interpreter”).
Senses: examples: text: History, not the dictionary, must exegete this doctrine. When thus exegeted, the secularity of our Government, as shown by the intentions of its founders, the customs of the people, and the continuous decisions of the courts, means simply the separation of church and state.
ref: 1905, Borden P. Bowne, “Moral Training in the Public Schools”, in Homiletic Review, page 93:
glosses: (chiefly religion) To interpret; to perform an exegesis on.
Related terms: exegesis
exegetic
exegetical
exegetics
exhibitionist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: exhibitionists
Etymology: From exhibition + -ist.
Senses: glosses: One who attempts to draw attention to themselves by their behavior.
glosses: One who exposes their genitalia (or female nipples) in public.
glosses: Synonym of exhibitioner (“student who is awarded an exhibition”).
synonyms: word: exhibitioner
extra: student who is awarded an exhibition
Synonyms: sense: one who exposes themselves in public
word: flasher
Derived terms: sexhibitionist
exhibitionistly
Related terms: exhibit
exhibition
exhibitor
exhibitionism
exhibitionist
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more exhibitionist
form: most exhibitionist
Etymology: From exhibition + -ist.
Senses: synonyms: exhibitionistic
glosses: Compulsively seeking attention.
Derived terms: nonexhibitionist
exophora
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: exophoras
Etymology: From exo- + Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō, “to carry”).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
antonyms: endophora
glosses: A reference to something extralinguistic.
Derived terms: word: exophoric
exoticization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: exoticizations
Etymology: From exotic + -ization.
Senses: glosses: the conversion of something into a more exotic form
glosses: the representation of something ordinary as being exotic
glosses: the act of romanticizing elements of something, like a culture, that is foreign to oneself
exoticize
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: exoticizes
form: exoticizing
form: exoticized
form: exoticized
Etymology: From exotic + -ize.
Senses: glosses: To make (something banal) seem to be exotic.
Derived terms: exoticizable
overexoticize
reexoticize
unexoticized
expansive
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪkˈspænsɪv/
rhymes: -ɪv
Forms: form: more expansive
form: most expansive
Etymology: From Latin expāns-, past-participle stem of expandere (“to spread out”; see expand) + -ive.
Senses: examples: text: expansive research work
text: She laughed, she winked, and nodded knowingly at Pen; she tapped him on the arm with her fan; she tapped Blanche; she tapped the Major;—her contentment was boundless, and her method of showing her joy equally expansive.
ref: 1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 46, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849–1850, →OCLC:
glosses: Comprehensive in scope or extent.
glosses: Talkative and sociable.
examples: text: The Elastick or expansive faculty of the Air, whereby it dilates itself, when compressed (indeed this lower Region of it by reason of the weight of the superincumbent is al∣ways in a compressed State) hath been made use of in the common Weather-glasses, in Wind guns, and in several ingenious Water∣works, and doubtless hath a great Interest in many natural Effects and Operations.
ref: 1691, John Ray, The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation, page 56:
text: Such instruments, however ingenious, are not of scientific value; because they do not admit of rigid comparison, are liable to alter in their contractile and expansive properties, and cannot be made to indicate precisely alike.
ref: 1864, Negretti and Zambra, chapter 11, in A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments:
glosses: Able to be expanded.
topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: Exhibiting expansivity.
Derived terms: expansively
expansiveness
expansivist
gender-expansive
hyperexpansive
nonexpansive
overexpansive
unexpansive
extemporisation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -eɪʃən
Forms: form: extemporisations
Etymology: From extemporise + -ation.
Senses: examples: text: After the collision between a suburban electric and a 4-6-2 outside Waterloo at the peak evening period on April 11, a swift extemporisation of many Western Section services was necessary.
ref: 1961 June, “Motive Power Miscellany: Southern Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 380:
glosses: Alternative spelling of extemporization.
externalisation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -eɪʃən
Forms: form: externalisations
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of externalization.
externalization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: externalizations
Etymology: From externalize + -ation.
Senses: glosses: The process of making something external, or visible from the outside.
glosses: A physical thing that typifies an abstract thing; an embodiment or personalization.
topics: human-sciences
psychology
sciences
glosses: In Freudian psychology, an unconscious defense mechanism by which an individual "projects" his or her own internal characteristics onto the outside world or other people.
extortionary
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Of, relating to, or typical of extortion; extortionate.
extortioner
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: extortioners
Etymology: From extortion + -er.
Senses: examples: text: But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be […] an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.
ref: 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Corinthians 5:11:
synonyms: extorter
glosses: Someone who extorts; an extortionist.
extortionist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: extortionists
Etymology: From extortion + -ist.
Senses: glosses: Someone who extorts; an extortioner.
Derived terms: cyberextortionist
sextortionist
extraposition
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: extrapositions
Etymology: From extra- + position.
Senses: topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: The movement of an element from its normal place to one at the end, or near the end, of a sentence.
Extremaduran
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Extremaduran
form: most Extremaduran
Etymology: From Extremadura + -an.
Senses: glosses: Of, from or relating to Extremadura, Spain.
glosses: of the Extremaduran language.
Extremaduran
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Extremadurans
Etymology: From Extremadura + -an.
Senses: glosses: A native or inhabitant of Extremadura, Spain.
Extremaduran
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Extremadura + -an.
Senses: glosses: The language of Extremadura.
epilation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛpɪˈleɪʃən/
rhymes: -eɪʃən
Forms: form: epilations
Etymology: From French épilation.
Senses: examples: text: These [boys being groomed as prostitutes] are sold by their parents (sometimes stolen from them), about the age of 4, and educated, while they are also subjected to a special physical training, which includes massage of the gluteal regions to favor development, dilatation of the anus, and epilation (which is not, however, practised by Chinese women).
ref: 1927, Havelock Ellis, Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 (of 6):
qualifier: strictly
glosses: The removal of hair from the skin in such a way that removes or destroys the root.
glosses: The removal of hair from the skin via the use of an epilator.
Hypernyms: depilation
Related terms: epilator
equalisation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -eɪʃən
Forms: form: equalisations
Etymology: From equal + -isation.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of equalization.
equinoctal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: When the vernal equinoctal sun passed from one zodiacal constellation to the next, an Age ended and a new one began:
ref: 1984, H. L. Resnikoff, Raymond O'Neil Wells, Mathematics in Civilization, page 88:
text: It has been argued that this axis is most frequently related to significant solar directions, preferring the equinoctal sunrise (E) and the midwinter solstice (ESE) (Oswald 1997). The South Shields house faces the equinoctal sunrise.
ref: 2001, The Archaeological Journal (published by the Royal Archaeological Institute), volume 158, page 148
text: Other sight-lines featured by medicine wheels point to Aldebaran (α Taurus=Tau), Rigel (β Orio- nis=Ori), Fomalhaut (α Pisces Austrinus=PsA), and to the Sun's position on special equinoctal or solstitial dates.
ref: 2008, Noah Brosch, Sirius matters, page 29:
glosses: Alternative spelling of equinoctial (of or relating to an equinox).
examples: text: During his last year at Cambridge, Darwin read Alexander von Humboldt's famous Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctal Regions of South America During the Years 1799-1804, a book which awakened in him "a burning zeal […]".
ref: 2003, John Avery, Information theory and evolution, page 14:
text: Woe to the European who dared approach the equinoctal line!
ref: 2004, Ángela Pérez Mejía, A geography of hard times: narratives about travel to South America, 1780-1849, page 129:
text: Oh, 'twas on the broad Atlantic,
'Mid the equinoctal gales,
That a young fellow fell overboard
Among the sharks and whales.
ref: 2009, Paul R. Pinet, Invitation to Oceanography, page 462:
glosses: Alternative spelling of equinoctial (of or relating to an equator).
equinoctial
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɛk.wɪˈnɒk.ʃəl/
ipa: /ˌiː.kwəˈnɑk.ʃəl/
ipa: /ˌɛk.wəˈnɑk.ʃəl/
Forms: form: æquinoctial
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English equinoctial, equinoccial, equinoxial, from Old French equinoxial, from Latin (circulus) aequinoctiālis, from aequinoctium + -alis.
Senses: examples: an equinoctial gale or storm, i.e. one happening at or near the time of the equinox, in any part of the world
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: Of or relating to the spring or autumnal equinox.
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: Of or relating to the celestial equator.
glosses: Equatorial: Of or relating to the equator of the Earth.
Synonyms: sense: relating to the equinox
word: equinoctal
sense: relating to the equinox
word: equinoxial
sense: relating to the terrestrial equator
word: equatorial
Derived terms: equinoctial circle
equinoctial colure
equinoctial line
equinoctially
equinoctial point
equinoctial time
equinoctial year
interequinoctial
vernal equinoctial
masa
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 柾 (masa) or 政 (masa), an abbreviation of 柾紙 (masagami) or 政紙 (masagami).
Senses: topics: art
arts
glosses: A strong form of paper, smooth on one side and lightly textured on the other, used for drawing and painting
masa
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: masas
Etymology: From Spanish masa (“dough”). Doublet of mass.
Senses: examples: text: The chef Fermín Núñez of Suerte, in Austin, Texas, considers masa “the canvas of what Mexican cooking is all about.” “Without masa,” he said, “there’s no tortillas, and, without tortillas, there’s no tacos!”
ref: 2023 July 7, Rick A. Martínez, quoting Fermín Núñez, “For the Best Tortillas (and Gorditas and Tetelas), You Need Fresh Masa”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
glosses: Maize dough made from freshly prepared hominy, used for making tortillas, tamales, etc.
erk
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)k
Forms: form: erks
Etymology: Claimed to be a respelling of the abbreviation airc for aircraftsman; or else from irk.
Senses: examples: text: But I wasn’t accepted for flying duty—eyesight failed me. Neither was Frank, which, I’m ashamed to say, I found a relief. We were both channelled as aircrafthands, known to everyone as erks.
ref: 2004, Andrea Levy, chapter 9, in Small Island, London: Review, page 345:
glosses: A member of the groundcrew in the RAF.
erk
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Pronunciation: rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)k
Senses: glosses: An expression of trepidation; eek.
examples: text: ‘Gawd, erk!’ She recoiled and turned away.
ref: 1959, D'Arcy Niland, The Big Smoke, page 43:
text: ‘Erk! What’s that big ugly growth you’ve got?’
ref: 1995, Paul Vautin, Turn It Up!, page 29:
glosses: An expression of revulsion or disgust; yuck.
Derived terms: erky
erm
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɜːm/
ipa: /ɝm/
enpr: ûrm
rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)m
Senses: examples: text: She was going to, erm... the salon, I think.
synonyms: um
umm
em
;
eh
uh
glosses: Used in hesitant speech, or to express uncertainty.
examples: text: Erm, I don't think that was supposed to happen.
text: – Bob would never say something like that!
– Erm, he just did.
glosses: Used to express embarrassment or subtle disagreement.
esparto
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -ɑː(ɹ)təʊ
Etymology: From Spanish esparto, via Latin spartum from Ancient Greek σπάρτον (spárton, “rope, cable; esparto or halfah grass”), valued for its high tensile strength, used for cords and wicker, and exported by Spanish Greek colonies throughout the Mediterranian.
Senses: glosses: Either of two species of perennial grasses used for fibre production, and for making paper:
Stipa tenacissima, of North Africa.
synonyms: halfa
esparto grass
halfah grass
needlegrass
glosses: Either of two species of perennial grasses used for fibre production, and for making paper:
Lygeum spartum, of the Mediterranean.
synonyms: albardine
esparto grass
cord grass
epichoric
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more epichoric
form: most epichoric
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐπιχώριος (epikhṓrios) + -ic, from ἐπί (epí) + χώρα (khṓra, “country”).
Senses: examples: text: These characteristic monuments do not, however, seem to survive the epichoric script.
ref: 1957, Tullia Rönne, Peter Marshall Fraser, Boeotian and West Greek Tombstones, Gleerup, published 1957, page 37:
text: However, there are also a number of other epichoric inscriptions which do not appear in either Kalinka's or Neumann's collections.
ref: 1986, Trevor Bryce, The Lycians in Literary and Epigraphic Sources, Museum Tusculanum Press, published 1986, page 43:
glosses: Of or pertaining to a specific location; local (especially with reference to forms of the Ancient Greek alphabet).
ephemera
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈfɛməɹə/
Forms: form: ephemeras
form: ephemerae
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐφήμερᾰ (ephḗmeră), neuter plural form of ἐφήμερος (ephḗmeros).
Senses: examples: text: These names, and many more, are, in various parts of the country, applied to an ephemera, which appears in most, if not all of the Trout waters of these kingdoms, throughout the whole season, although in greater numbers during spring and autumn, than at other times.
ref: 1849, John Beever, Arundo, Practical Fly-fishing Founded on Nature (page 18)
text: Ephemeras are abundant and they are preying upon surface life.
ref: 1903, George Brown Goode, Theodore Gill, American Fishes (page 9)
glosses: A mayfly (genus Ephemera).
endoscope
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: endoscopes
Etymology: From endo- + -scope.
Senses: hypernyms: scope#Noun
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instrument#Noun
device#Noun
glosses: An instrument used to examine a bodily orifice or canal, or a hollow organ.
Synonyms: word: endoscope
Hypernyms: word: instrument
word: device
Hyponyms: word: arthroscope
word: amnioscope
word: colonoscope
word: colposcope
word: hysteroscope
word: laparoscope
word: laryngoscope
word: metroscope
word: nasoscope
word: otoscope
word: sigmoidoscope
word: uteroscope
word: vaginoscope
word: videoendoscope
Derived terms: echoendoscope
microendoscope
nasendoscope
otoendoscope
panendoscope
sialendoscope
Related terms: word: endoscopy
word: endotherapy
word: neuroendoscope
word: videoendoscope
word: videoendoscopy
word: speculum
endoscopy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛnˈdɔ.skə.pi/
Forms: form: endoscopies
Etymology: From endo- + -scopy.
Senses: examples: text: But less complex scopes also pose contamination risks – and they’re used on far more people: Each year in the United States, doctors perform more than 15 million colonoscopies and 7 million endoscopies of the upper GI tract.
ref: 2018 August 3, Emily Bazar, “Questions to ask before a colonoscopy to avoid dangerous infections”, in CNN:
text: One insurance company, UnitedHealthcare, has announced that starting in June, members with commercial plans seeking gastroenterology endoscopy services – including colonoscopies – will be required to have “prior authorizations” for those services.
ref: 2023 May 26, Jacqueline Howard and Kyla Russell, “As colorectal cancer rises among younger adults, some seek colonoscopies earlier”, in CNN:
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: The examination of a bodily orifice, canal or organ using an endoscope.
Synonyms: word: endoscopy
Hypernyms: word: examination
word: procedure
Hyponyms: word: esophagogastroduodenoscopy
word: gastroscopy
word: colonoscopy
word: For the rest
word: amnioscopy
word: arthroscopy
word: bronchoscopy
word: colposcopy
word: cystoscopy
word: duodenoscopy
word: endocytoscopy
word: endomicroscopy
word: esophagoscopy
word: falloscopy
word: fetoscopy
word: gastroduodenoscopy
word: hysteroscopy
word: ileoscopy
word: jejunoscopy
word: laparoscopy
word: laryngoscopy
word: mediastinoscopy
word: metroscopy
word: microendoscopy
word: otoscopy
word: ovarioscopy
word: proctoscopy
word: proctosigmoidoscopy
word: rhinoscopy
word: sigmoidoscopy
word: thoracoscopy
word: vaginoscopy
Derived terms: chromoendoscopy
echoendoscopy
endoscopist
fibroendoscopy
gastroendoscopy
immunoendoscopy
laparoendoscopy
microendoscopy
miniendoscopy
nasendoscopy
nasoendoscopy
neuroendoscopy
otoendoscopy
panendoscopy
rhinoendoscopy
sialendoscopy
videoendoscopy
Related terms: endoscope
endoscopic
colonoscopy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌkɒ.ləˈnɒ.skə.pi/
ipa: /kɑ.ləˈnɑ.skə.pi/
rhymes: -ɒskəpi
Forms: form: colonoscopies
Etymology: From colon + -o- + -scopy.
Senses: examples: text: Colonoscopy can be expected to identify lesions missed on barium enema, such as small polyps and angiodysplasia. […] Often the preparation of the colon is not ideal, and this can add to the difficulty of performing colonoscopy and interpreting the findings. Tedesco and colleagues reported the results of colonoscopy in 258 patients with rectal bleeding.
ref: 1985, William S. Howland, Graziano C. Carlon, editors, Critical Care of the Cancer Patient, Year Book Medical Publishers, →ISBN, page 100:
text: Although colonoscopy procedures for routine screenings are not included in that new requirement, surveillance and diagnostic procedures to detect cancer are.
UnitedHealthCare said in a fact sheet that this change is due to colonoscopies being overutilized.
ref: 2023 May 26, Jacqueline Howard and Kyla Russell, “As colorectal cancer rises among younger adults, some seek colonoscopies earlier”, in CNN:
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: The examination of the colon using a colonoscope.
Hypernyms: endoscopy
Derived terms: colonoscopic
colonoscopist
ileocolonoscopy
pancolonoscopy
coloscopy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /kəˈlɒskəpi/
Forms: form: coloscopies
Etymology: From colo- + -scopy.
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: colonoscopy
socio
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Shortening of sociology.
Senses: glosses: At an institute of education, a class where sociology is taught.
examples: text: Just as I stood apart from the sort of Jewish women who majored in psych and socio at the local university and announced their engagements just before graduation.
ref: 1993, Lynn Freed, The Bungalow:
glosses: The discipline of sociology.
tiro
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tiros
form: tiroes
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of tyro; a newly recruited soldier.
bioscope
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bioscopes
Etymology: From bio- + -scope. Modern use in South Africa is under the influence of Afrikaans bioskoop.
Senses: glosses: An early form of movie projector
examples: text: Like their Western brothers, groups of native youths [in Burma] from out-lying places set out cheerfully on Saturday nights to visit the nearest "Bioscope", as they call the cinema[.]
ref: 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 175:
glosses: A cinema or movie theatre.
Related terms: bioscopy
bronchoscope
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bronchoscopes
Etymology: From broncho- + -scope.
Senses: glosses: A form of endoscope for inspecting the bronchial tubes.
Derived terms: videobronchoscope
Related terms: bronchoscopic
bronchoscopy
chronoscope
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɹɒnəˌskəʊp/
ipa: /ˈkɹɑnəˌskoʊp/
Forms: form: chronoscopes
Etymology: From chrono- + -scope.
Senses: glosses: A highly accurate timekeeping device, an extremely precise chronometer.
topics: literature
media
publishing
science-fiction
synonyms: chronovisor
glosses: A device able to directly view other times, past or future.
Hypernyms: sense: precision timekeeper
word: chronometer and clock
topics: science-fiction
literature
publishing
media
word: viewer
Derived terms: chronoscopic
chronoscopically
chronoscopy
colonoscope
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: colonoscopes
Etymology: From colon + -o- + -scope.
Senses: glosses: a flexible fibreoptic endoscope used to examine the colon and obtain tissue samples
Derived terms: videocolonoscope
Related terms: colonoscopy
coloscope
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: coloscopes
Etymology: From colo- + -scope.
Senses: glosses: a colonoscope
Related terms: coloscopy
colposcope
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈkɒlpəskəʊp/
Forms: form: colposcopes
Etymology: From colpo- (“womb, vagina”) + -scope.
Senses: glosses: Any of several forms of speculum or endoscope used to examine the tissues of the vagina and cervix.
Related terms: colposcopy
cryoscope
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cryoscopes
Etymology: From cryo- + -scope.
Senses: examples: text: Since this work was undertaken, Raoult has kindly informed me that he has repeated his work with cane-sugar, using an improved cryoscope, constructed so as to prevent direct radiation from the freezing-mixture to the bulb of the thermometer.
ref: 1895, Harry C. Jones, “On the Cryoscopic Relations of Dilute Solutions of Cane-Sugar and Ethyl Alcohol”, in Philosophical Magazine, page 391:
text: It has been considered preferable to adhere to the apparent freezing point as determined by a standard cryoscope, rather than to confuse matters by attempting to apply corrections, which may or may not be themselves correct.
ref: 1953, Henry Droop Richmond, Richmond's Dairy Chemistry, page 126:
glosses: A device used to measure the freezing point of a liquid (or the melting point of a solid).
Related terms: cryoscopic
cryoscopy
cystoscope
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cystoscopes
Etymology: From cysto- + scope.
Senses: glosses: A form of endoscope used to examine the ureter and the bladder.
Related terms: cystoscopy
colposcopy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /kʌlˈpɔ.skə.pi/
Forms: form: colposcopies
Etymology: From colpo- (“womb, vagina”) + -scopy.
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: The examination of the tissues of the vagina and cervix using a colposcope.
Derived terms: word: colposcopic
word: photocolposcopy
word: telecolposcopy
Related terms: word: colposcopically
word: colpotomy
word: hematocolpos
word: hydrocolpos
soldado
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: soldados
form: soldadoes
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish soldado.
Senses: glosses: A soldier, in Spanish-speaking contexts.
cryoscopy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cryoscopies
Etymology: From cryo- + -scopy.
Senses: glosses: The measurement of the freezing point of a liquid using a cryoscope.
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The estimation of the molecular weight of a compound by measuring its effect on the freezing point of a solvent.
Related terms: cryoscope
cryoscopic
freezing point
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: freezing points
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: The temperature at which a liquid freezes, and the solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium; normally the same as the melting point.
Synonyms: crystallization point
solidification point
Hypernyms: point
Hyponyms: eutectic freezing point
Derived terms: freezing-point depression
Related terms: boiling point
melting point
triple point
cryoscope
cryoscopy
whoops-a-daisy
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Forms: form: oopsy-daisy
Etymology: Mispronunciation of upsadaisy.
Senses: glosses: Used to acknowledge a mistake.
Synonyms: oops
whoops
whoopsie-daisy
upsy-daisy
nudge nudge wink wink
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnʌdʒ nʌdʒ ˌwɪŋk wɪŋk/
Forms: form: wink wink nudge nudge
Etymology: Suggests that the speaker is nudging, and winking at, the person to whom the term is directed. Popularized by the Monty Python sketch "Candid Photography" (better known as Nudge Nudge).
Senses: examples: text: The Opposition is so insensitive to the South Island that it gets a North Island member to move a private member's Bill about a South Island issue. […] The Bill represents a broken half-promise—"nudge, nudge, wink, wink"—by the Leader of the Opposition in Timaru only a short time ago. […] So down [to the South Island] he goes—"nudge, nudge, wink, wink". They let him out of the closet for a while to go down to talk to some South Islanders and he told them they would get 25 percent and 10 percent. Now there is a Bill from a North Island Opposition member, the member for New Plymouth—a Bill that backs off from that promise in the space of a couple of weeks.
ref: 1985 June 7, Michael John Cullen, “Electricity (South Island Concession) Amendment Bill”, in Parliamentary Debates (Hansard): First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 1985: House of Representatives, volume 462 (Comprising the Period from 22 March to 7 June 1985), Wellington, N.Z.: V. R. Ward, Government Printer, →OCLC, page 4609:
text: Toby Miller, a professor at New York University, commented on [actress Drew] Barrymore's attitude: "She seems to be saying, 'I see no reason to hide my sexuality, my body—I want to celebrate it' … And all the women I know, even those who thought such a spectacle was tragic in the Seventies, love it. It's a nudge-nudge, wink-wink parody."
ref: 2007, Rikke Schubart, “High Trash: Lara, Beatrix, and Three Angels”, in Super Bitches and Action Babes: The Female Hero in Popular Cinema, 1970–2006, Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, →ISBN, page 300:
text: Sally unlocked her tiny cubicle and found herself feeling quite nostalgic. No more early mornings on the number 13 bus to work. No more Geordie and his nudge nudge, wink wink greetings; from next month she would be a professional actress, working in repertory.
ref: 2014, Lynda Bellingham, chapter 2, in The Boy I Love, London: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN:
glosses: A phrase used to hint that the speaker is euphemistically referring to something else.
wikipedia: Gale Henry
Nudge Nudge
Related terms: wink-wink
as the actress said to the bishop
if you know what I mean
that's what she said
residencia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: residencias
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish residencia.
Senses: examples: text: It was ordered that his residencia be taken in secret by the new viceroy, and a public investigation proclaimed and concluded within forty days. The marquis refused to hold a secret residencia, alleging that it was necessary for Revilla Gigedo to depart for Spain previous to taking any steps in the matter.
ref: 1883, Hubert Howe Bancroft, History of Mexico, volume 3, Chapter 25:
glosses: In the Spanish Empire, a court, trial, or hearing held by a newly elected official, such as the governor of a province, to examine the conduct of a predecessor.
eco
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: enpr: ī′kō
ipa: /ˈiːkəʊ/
ipa: /ˈikoʊ/
note: Indic
ipa: /i.ko/
enpr: ĕ′kō
ipa: /ˈɛkoʊ/
homophone: echo
note: Indic, less commonly as a spelling pronunciation
ipa: /ɛk.o/
homophone: echo (without aspiration)
Forms: form: more eco
form: most eco
Etymology: By clipping.
Senses: examples: text: Except that the smart eco (and fiscal) thing to do is to wait until your current appliance has reached its break-even point […]
ref: 2008 December 28, Lucy Siegle, “Why older isn't always wiser”, in The Observer:
text: Check the eco credentials of your paint – not all are what they say on the tin.
ref: 2019, Roger Hunt, Marianne Suhr, Old House Eco Handbook, page 156:
glosses: Clipping of ecological: environmentally friendly or sensitive.
examples: text: This vacuum cleaner has an eco setting which preserves battery life.
glosses: Clipping of economy (“affording economical use, e.g. of an appliance”).
Derived terms: eco hotel
eco round
eco
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: ī′kō
ipa: /ˈiːkəʊ/
ipa: /ˈikoʊ/
note: Indic
ipa: /i.ko/
enpr: ĕ′kō
ipa: /ˈɛkoʊ/
homophone: echo
note: Indic, less commonly as a spelling pronunciation
ipa: /ɛk.o/
homophone: echo (without aspiration)
Forms: form: ecos
Etymology: From ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, who propose to use the currency.
Senses: glosses: A proposed name for the common currency that the West African Monetary Zone plans to introduce in the framework of the Economic Community of West African States.
figura
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /fɪˈɡjʊəɹə/
Forms: form: figurae
Etymology: From Latin figūra. Coined by Louis Hjelmslev.
Senses: examples: text: Letters of the alphabet are the figurae that make up a written word.
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
semiotics
glosses: Any of the non-signifying constituents of signifiers.
Related terms: figura etymologica
geode
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdʒiː.əʊd/
ipa: /ˈd͡ʒiː.oʊd/
rhymes: -iːəʊd
Forms: form: geodes
Etymology: From French géode, from Latin geōdēs, from Ancient Greek γεώδης (geṓdēs, “earthlike”), equivalent to γῆ (gê, “earth”) + -ώδης (-ṓdēs).
Senses: topics: geography
geology
natural-sciences
glosses: A nodule of stone having a cavity lined with mineral or crystal matter on the inside wall.
Derived terms: geodal
geodic
geodiferous
geodize
Old High German
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: Old Alemannic is a dialect of Old High German, which is traditionally divided into two main dialect groups: Old Upper German (Altoberdeutsch) and Old Franconian (Altfränkisch). Old Upper German comprises Old Alemannic (Altalemannisch) and Old Bavarian (Altbairisch) while Old Franconian consists of Old Mid Franconian (Altmittelfränkisch), Old Rhine Franconian (Altrheinfränkisch), Old South-Rhine Franconian (Altsüdrheinfränkisch), and Old East Franconian (Altostfränkisch).
ref: 2019, Javier Caro Reina, Central Catalan and Swabian: A study in the framework of the typology of syllable and word languages (series: Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für romanische Philologie, vol. 422, edited by Claudia Polzin-Haumann and Wolfgang Schweickard), p. 318
glosses: The early recorded form of the High German language, spoken from the 8th century to the 11th century.
Synonyms: word: OHG
word: Old High Dutch
Coordinate terms: sense: varieties of German
word: Middle High German
sense: varieties of German
word: Early Middle High German
sense: varieties of German
word: Early New High German
sense: varieties of German
word: New High German
sense: varieties of German
word: Central German
sense: varieties of German
word: Upper German
sense: varieties of German
english: = High Dutch
translation: = High Dutch
word: High German
sense: varieties of German
word: Low German
sense: varieties of German
word: German
sense: varieties of German
word: Gothic
Old High German
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: … one particular Old High German text. This text is the Ludwigslied, which is 59 lines long and was written in a special Old Franconian dialect in 881 or 882 after the battle of Saucourt; …
ref: Herbert Penzl, Methods of textual linguistics and the old high German Ludwigslied, in: 1978, Mohammad Ali Jazayery, Edgar C. Polomé, Werner Winter (eds.), Linguistic and literary studies: In honor of Archibald A. Hill: III: Historical and comparative linguistics, p. 163ff., here p. 163
glosses: Concerning the Old High German language.
Related terms: Wiktionary’s coverage of Old High German terms
mezzanine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɛzəniːn/
ipa: /ˈmɛtsəniːn/
ipa: /ˈmɛzəˌnin/
ipa: /ˌmɛzəˈnin/
rhymes: (some pronunciations) -iːn
Forms: form: mezzanines
Etymology: PIE word
 *médʰyos
The noun is borrowed from French mezzanine, and from its etymon Italian mezzanino, from mezzano (“(adjective) middle; (noun) go-between”) + -ino (diminutive suffix). Mezzano is derived from Latin mediānus (“central, middle”, adjective), from medius (“mid, middle”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“middle”)) + -ānus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’).
The adjective and verb are derived from the noun.
Senses: examples: text: On our way to the top floor, we stopped at the mezzanine.
text: [W]ater closet on mezzanine provided with opaque singlepane oblong window, tipup seat, bracket lamp, brass tierod brace, armrests, footstool and artistic oleograph on inner face of door: […]
ref: 1922 February, James Joyce, “[Episode 17: Ithaca]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, […], →OCLC, part III [Nostos], page 666:
text: In these sheds, individual products rest on short racks, so they can be reached more easily by employees who pick and box orders. In order to fit more racks, companies put in several mezzanine levels. As a result, the sheds rise taller: 21 metres, compared to B2B’s 15 metres.
ref: 2019 November 21, Samanth Subramanian, “How our home delivery habit reshaped the world”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Jul 2022:
text: On arrival at Birmingham New Street, I make my way upstairs to the mezzanine to get shots of an almost deserted concourse, polka-dotted with social distancing circles like some strange board-game.
ref: 2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire: Bauer Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 68:
topics: architecture
glosses: An intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building, and so resembles a large balcony overlooking the ground floor; an entresol.
topics: architecture
glosses: An apartment, room, etc., on such an intermediate floor.
topics: architecture
glosses: The lowest balcony in an auditorium, cinema, theatre, etc.; the dress circle.
topics: architecture
glosses: Additional flooring laid over a floor to bring it up to some height or level.
topics: architecture
glosses: In full mezzanine window: a small window at the height of a mezzanine floor (sense 1.1) or an attic, used to light these floors.
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
theater
glosses: A floor under the stage, from which contrivances such as traps are worked.
Derived terms: mezzanine board
mezzanine capital
mezzanine debt
mezzanine financing
mezzanine floor
mezzanine
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɛzəniːn/
ipa: /ˈmɛtsəniːn/
ipa: /ˈmɛzəˌnin/
ipa: /ˌmɛzəˈnin/
rhymes: (some pronunciations) -iːn
Etymology: PIE word
 *médʰyos
The noun is borrowed from French mezzanine, and from its etymon Italian mezzanino, from mezzano (“(adjective) middle; (noun) go-between”) + -ino (diminutive suffix). Mezzano is derived from Latin mediānus (“central, middle”, adjective), from medius (“mid, middle”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“middle”)) + -ānus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’).
The adjective and verb are derived from the noun.
Senses: examples: text: This new vehicle funded the purchases of these tranches by issuing fixed-income interests to investors who were seeking high returns and who were willing to believe that by repackaging mezzanine tranches in MBS structures, some tranches could be designated as safe enough to obtain a AAA or AA rating.
ref: 2020, Katharina Pistor, chapter 4, in The Code of Capital […] , Princeton University Press, →ISBN:
topics: banking
business
glosses: Characteristic of or relating to high-interest loans which have no collateral, and are regarded as intermediate in nature, ranking above equity but below secured loans.
examples: text: To make interconnections easier, we added a mezzanine PCB.
topics: engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Fulfilling an intermediate or secondary function.
mezzanine
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɛzəniːn/
ipa: /ˈmɛtsəniːn/
ipa: /ˈmɛzəˌnin/
ipa: /ˌmɛzəˈnin/
rhymes: (some pronunciations) -iːn
Forms: form: mezzanines
form: mezzanining
form: mezzanined
form: mezzanined
Etymology: PIE word
 *médʰyos
The noun is borrowed from French mezzanine, and from its etymon Italian mezzanino, from mezzano (“(adjective) middle; (noun) go-between”) + -ino (diminutive suffix). Mezzano is derived from Latin mediānus (“central, middle”, adjective), from medius (“mid, middle”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“middle”)) + -ānus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’).
The adjective and verb are derived from the noun.
Senses: glosses: To fit (a building or other place) with a mezzanine floor.
ichibu
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ichibu
form: ichibus
form: ichebu
form: ichibo
form: ichiboo
form: itzeboo
form: itzebu
form: itzibu
Etymology: From Japanese いちぶ (ichibu).
Senses: examples: text: Setting aside what was done yesterday, we began by proposing an equal exchange of gold for gold, and silver for silver, and after no small delay made them produce two ichibu, whose weight we compared with our dollars; […]
ref: 1854 June 13, S[amuel] Wells Williams, edited by F[rederick] W[ells] Williams, A Journal of the Perry Expedition to Japan (1853-1854) (Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan; volume XXXVII, part II), Yokohama, […]: Kelly & Walsh, L’d., published 1910, page 209:
glosses: An old gold or silver coin of Japan, rectangular in shape. It corresponded to the ichibugin or ichibuban, and was used during the Edo period prior to the introduction of the yen in 1871.
Sydwell
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname, variant of Sidwell.
probable cause
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: probable causes
Etymology: Elliptical for “probable cause to suspect a crime has been committed”, where probable carries the sense “worthy of acceptance or belief”. Attested in legal contexts since the 17th century.
Senses: topics: law
synonyms: pc
glosses: Reasonable grounds for making an arrest or conducting a personal or property search.
examples: text: the probable cause of the accident
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see probable, cause.
Related terms: burden of proof
clear and convincing evidence
preponderance of the evidence
beyond a reasonable doubt
Lucas
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈluːkəs/
rhymes: -uːkəs
Etymology: From Latin Lucas, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs). See the Greek entry for more.
Senses: examples: text: There salute thee Epaphras, my fellowprisoner in Christ Jesus; Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers.
ref: 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Philemon 23-24::
glosses: A male given name from Latin.
glosses: A surname originating as a patronymic.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A township in Effingham County, Illinois.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Logan County, Illinois.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A minor city in Lucas County, Iowa.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A minor city in Russell County, Kansas.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A township in Lyon County, Minnesota.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Henry County, Missouri.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A village in Richland County, Ohio.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Gregory County, South Dakota.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A city in Collin County, Texas.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town in Dunn County, Wisconsin.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
glosses: A suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
Derived terms: Gauss-Lucas theorem
Lucas County
Lucas-Penrose argument
Penrose-Lucas argument
Related terms: Luke
Lucas
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈluːkəs/
rhymes: -uːkəs
Forms: form: Lucases
form: Lucasing
form: Lucased
form: Lucased
Etymology: From Latin Lucas, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs). See the Greek entry for more.
Senses: topics: lifestyle
glosses: Synonym of George Lucas.
synonyms: word: George Lucas