cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
Anangu
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A number of Aboriginal Australian groups, roughly equivalent to the Western Desert cultural bloc.
Perhentian Islands
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Perhentian Islands
Senses: glosses: A group of islands off the coast of Besut District, Terengganu, Malaysia.
Jangkundjara
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Yankunytjatjara.
Jangkundjara
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Yankunytjatjara.
emotive hardcore
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of emocore.
synonyms: word: emocore
emotional hardcore
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of emocore.
synonyms: word: emocore
pig squeal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pig squeals
Senses: topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: A harsh vocal shriek in extreme metal music, supposed to resemble the squeal of a pig.
pig squeals
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pig squeal
Robin Hood shot
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Robin Hood shots
Senses: topics: archery
government
hobbies
lifestyle
martial-arts
military
politics
sports
war
synonyms: Robin Hood
glosses: A shot where the arrow enters the back of an arrow already in the target and splits it apart.
Robin Hood shots
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Robin Hood shot
diasporation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: diasporations
Senses: glosses: The formation of a diaspora.
Related terms: diasporated
diasporated
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Having formed a diaspora.
Related terms: diasporation
diasporations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of diasporation
borderjumper
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: borderjumpers
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of border jumper.
borderjumpers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of borderjumper
semitritone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: semitritones
Senses: topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: A diminished fifth.
gang vocal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gang vocals
Senses: topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: A vocal that is shouted by the vocalist and a group of accompanying people, mainly in punk music.
gang vocals
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gang vocal
akimboing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of akimbo
akimboed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of akimbo
akimbos
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of akimbo
proairetic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of prohairetic.
forelikes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of forelike
foreliking
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of forelike
foreliked
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of forelike
St Florence
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and community in south Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN0801).
flesh-bag
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: flesh-bags
Senses: examples: text: In 1844, the governor of Oakham Gaol overheard inmate and burglar William Bates divulge that, despite wearing his 'flesh-bag' over his clothes to alter his appearance, his victim recognised him at his preliminary hearing […]
ref: 2019, Simon Barnard, James Hardy Vaux's 1819 Dictionary of Criminal Slang and..., page 91:
text: 2021, Sarah Comyn, Porscha Fermanis, Worlding the south
The convict's new-found ability to purchase silk and self-fashion as a dandy marks his escape from impoverishment, filling his stomach and his 'flesh-bag' – the evocative flash word for shirt.
glosses: A shirt.
flesh-bags
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of flesh-bag
white tape
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: blue tape
white satin
glosses: Gin.
blue tape
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: white tape
white satin
glosses: Gin.
save the drama for your momma
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of save the drama for your mama.
Jindo
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Jindo Island.
synonyms: word: Jindo Island
Derived terms: Korean Jindo
asshole buddy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: asshole buddies
Senses: examples: text: 2009, Ted Bell, Tsar
Lifelong best asshole buddies. The brother took a stomach full of lead for the man. Now he's got nobody.
text: "[…] Let's not make this so difficult. Let's you and me get on the same page. Make some money. Have some fun."
"So, now you want to be my asshole buddy. After you screw me at training, then try to destroy me at the annual.
ref: 2025, Larry Sternlieb, Congratulations! You're Hired! Get Out You're Fired!, page 139:
glosses: A close friend; bosom buddy.
asshole buddies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of asshole buddy
handbags at ten paces
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of handbags at dawn (“a catty squabble”).
synonyms: word: handbags at dawn
extra: a catty squabble
have something over someone
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: has something over someone
form: having something over someone
form: had something over someone
form: had something over someone
Senses: glosses: To know something scandalous or demeaning about someone; to know of dirt on someone.
locutional
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From locution + -al.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of locutionary.
synonyms: word: locutionary
b3tan
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: b3tans
Senses: glosses: A member of b3ta, a British online community creating and sharing humorous digital art.
b3tans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of b3tan
interlocutorial
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Synonym of interlocutory.
synonyms: word: interlocutory
pumpkinrita
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pumpkinritas
Etymology: Blend of pumpkin + margarita.
Senses: glosses: A margarita cocktail made with pumpkin spice.
pumpkinritas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pumpkinrita
Yasamal
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A rayon in Baku, Azerbaijan
hide the wienie
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: hides the wienie
form: hiding the wienie
form: hid the wienie
form: hidden the wienie
form: hide the weenie
Senses: glosses: Synonym of hide the sausage.
synonyms: word: hide the sausage
hide the weenie
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: hides the weenie
form: hiding the weenie
form: hid the weenie
form: hidden the weenie
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of hide the wienie.
hissie
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hissies
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of hissy (“tantrum”).
St Hilary
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A small village and civil parish in south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW5531).
glosses: A village in Llanfair community, Vale of Glamorgan borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST0173).
boyfies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of boyfie
dirt devil
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dirt devils
Senses: glosses: Synonym of dust devil.
synonyms: word: dust devil
Related terms: dust buster
dirt devils
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dirt devil
inheritocracy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: inheritocracies
Etymology: From inherit + -o- + -cracy.
Senses: examples: text: Several million people became shareholders for the first time, by subscribing to privatisation issues.
Another million or two became homeowners, having bought their council houses at bargain prices. new inheritocracy
ref: 1999 January 5, Martin Van Der Weyer, “The merits of the new inheritocracy”, in Daily Mail, page 11:
text: David Brooks ("The Structure of Gratitude," column, July 28) dubiously characterizes American society as a "capitalist meritocracy." I suggest that we are more aptly described as a "capitalist inheritocracy."
ref: 2015 August 3, Daniel Rigney, “The Politics of Gratitude”, in The New York Times (letter to the editor), page A.18:
text: The sad fact is, inheritocracy is the only feasible route to owning a property.
“In London and the south-east, it feels like almost every first-time buyer client has had some kind of help from their parents or grandparents,” says Andrew Montlake, chief executive of Coreco, the mortgage broker.
ref: 2024 November 1, Claer Barrett, “Meet ‘Generation Windfall’: coming to an estate agent near you”, in FT.com, archived from the original on 01 Nov 2024:
text: In the 2020s, rather than a meritocracy – where hard work pays off – we have evolved into an inheritocracy, based on family wealth.
ref: 2024 November 17, Eliza Filby, “Bank of Mum and Dad: why we all now live in an ‘inheritocracy’”, in The Observer, →ISSN:
text: The rise of the inheritocracy reflects three factors: increasing wealth, changing demography and slower economic growth.
ref: 2025 March 1, “The bequest boom”, in The Economist, page 63:
glosses: An economic situation in which individuals' prosperity is mainly dependent on inherited wealth rather than income from work or other sources.
Related terms: inheritocrat
inheritocracies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of inheritocracy
framey
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more framey
form: most framey
Etymology: From frame (“image shown for a division of a second”) + -y, from the visibility of individual frames.
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
video-games
glosses: Low in frame rate; choppy.
Related terms: laggy
faceclaims
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of faceclaim
shop vacs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shop vac
jissum
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of jism.
Carlinda
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
speed gun
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: speed guns
Senses: glosses: Synonym of radar gun.
synonyms: word: radar gun
speed guns
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of speed gun
Pokémorph
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpoʊ.keɪˌmɔɹf/
ipa: /ˈpoʊ.kə.mɔɹf/
ipa: /ˈpoʊ.kiˌmɔɹf/
Forms: form: Pokémorphs
Etymology: From Poké- (“Pokémon”) + -morph, possibly after polymorph or anthropomorph.
Senses: topics: lifestyle
glosses: A fictional character that can transform into a Pokémon.
topics: lifestyle
glosses: An anthropomorphic Pokémon.
sergal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sergals
Senses: topics: lifestyle
glosses: A fictional furred alien species with a sharklike head.
arse over head
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: examples: text: ‘I use the same back-hand flip me old man useda use to knock me old lady arse-over-’ead an’ Stiffer than Mo.’
ref: 1982, Paul Radley, My Blue-Checker Corker and Me, Sydney: Fontana/Collins, page 97:
glosses: Turning over completely when tripping or falling awkwardly; tumbling over.
Synonyms: arse over tip
arse over tit
base over apex
head over heels
Leser-Trélat sign
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Named after German surgeon Edmund Leser and French surgeon Ulysse Trélat.
Senses: glosses: The explosive onset of multiple seborrheic keratoses, sometimes a sign of internal malignancy as part of a paraneoplastic syndrome.
marzipan set
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: marzipan sets
Senses: glosses: Synonym of marzipan layer.
synonyms: word: marzipan layer
dowagerial
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more dowagerial
form: most dowagerial
Etymology: dowager + -ial
Senses: examples: text: After the kids had had their giggle, she said with her dowagerial smile, ‘And I’m told that you glory in it.’
ref: 1982, Paul Radley, My Blue-Checker Corker and Me, Sydney: Fontana/Collins, page 61:
glosses: Of, pertaining to, or like a dowager.
ufeelme
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: examples: text: Now Prince, i think realises that everyone knows of his genius leaving him nothing to prove...he worked for us for a long time non-stop, and now he wants chill chill chill...ufeelme
ref: 2001 May 21, KldpBurm [username], “Prince as a musician.........”, in alt.music.prince (Usenet):
qualifier: African-American Vernacular
glosses: Pronunciation spelling of you feel me
Related terms: ya feel
Drinker
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname
BAB
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Blame avoidance behavior (BAB) encompasses all kinds of integrity-protecting activities by officeholders in the face of potentially blame-attracting events. It is increasingly common for scholars to scrutinize political decisions and their effects in order to establish whether, and to what degree, they have been caused by officeholders’ motivation to avoid blame. By now, BAB is considered a widespread phenomenon that is essential for a realistic understanding of the nature and workings of political systems.
ref: 2017 November 24, Markus Hinterleitner, Fritz Sager, “Anticipatory and reactive forms of blame avoidance: of foxes and lions”, in European Political Science Review, volume 9, number 4, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 587–606:
text: In other words, politicians who feel distrusted may upweight the risks attached to policy failure, whilst politicians who feel mistrusted may upweight the risks attached to being ‘caught out’ in their BAB.
ref: 2024, James Weinberg, Governing in an Age of Distrust: A Comparative Study of Politicians' Trust Perceptions and Why They Matter, Oxford University Press, →ISBN:
topics: human-sciences
political-science
psychology
sciences
social-sciences
glosses: Initialism of blame avoidance behavior
Kings Solitude
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: board-games
chess
games
glosses: A rare game state in which one player has eliminated all of the opponent’s pieces except the king. Used to describe total material dominance before delivering checkmate.
glosses: A symbolic or psychological state in which a player humiliates or toys with the opponent by stripping them of all resources, leaving only the king as a powerless figurehead. A king is nothing without its other pieces to protect it or rule over.
Related terms: checkmate
zugzwang
endgame
erraticke
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more erraticke
form: most erraticke
Senses: glosses: Obsolete form of erratic.
penile pearl
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: penile pearls
Senses: glosses: A small, bead-shaped implant inserted under the skin of the penis, typically for cosmetic appeal or sexual pleasure during intercourse.
Related terms: pearling
Kings Draw
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Kings Draws
Senses: topics: board-games
chess
games
glosses: A game state where both players have only their kings remaining, resulting in a draw due to insufficient mating material.
Related terms: draw
insufficient material
stalemate
Kings Solitude
Mexer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈmɛksə(ɹ)/
Forms: form: Mexers
Etymology: From Mexican + -er.
Senses: glosses: A Mexican (person from Mexico).
GOATED
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more GOATED
form: most GOATED
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of goated.
Red River giant softshell turtle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Red River giant softshell turtles
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei).
synonyms: word: Yangtze giant softshell turtle
extra: Rafetus swinhoei
Red River giant softshell turtles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Red River giant softshell turtle
Shanghai softshell turtle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Shanghai softshell turtles
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei).
synonyms: word: Yangtze giant softshell turtle
extra: Rafetus swinhoei
Shanghai softshell turtles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Shanghai softshell turtle
speckled softshell turtle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: speckled softshell turtles
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei).
synonyms: word: Yangtze giant softshell turtle
extra: Rafetus swinhoei
speckled softshell turtles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of speckled softshell turtle
Swinhoe's softshell turtle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Swinhoe's softshell turtles
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei).
synonyms: word: Yangtze giant softshell turtle
extra: Rafetus swinhoei
Swinhoe's softshell turtles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Swinhoe's softshell turtle
yellow-lipped sea krait
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: yellow-lipped sea kraits
Senses: synonyms: banded sea krait
colubrine sea krait
glosses: A highly venomous semi-aquatic snake of species Laticauda colubrina, found in tropical Indo-Pacific oceanic waters, with distinctive black stripes, a yellow snout, and a paddle-like tail that it uses for swimming.
yellow-lipped sea kraits
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of yellow-lipped sea krait
banded sea krait
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: banded sea kraits
Senses: glosses: Synonym of yellow-lipped sea krait (Laticauda colubrina).
synonyms: word: yellow-lipped sea krait
extra: Laticauda colubrina
colubrine sea krait
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: colubrine sea kraits
Senses: glosses: Synonym of yellow-lipped sea krait (Laticauda colubrina).
synonyms: word: yellow-lipped sea krait
extra: Laticauda colubrina
colubrine sea kraits
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of colubrine sea krait
banded sea kraits
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of banded sea krait
blue-lipped sea krait
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: blue-lipped sea kraits
Senses: synonyms: blue-banded sea krait
common sea krait
glosses: Laticauda laticaudata, a species of venomous sea snake found in the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans.
blue-lipped sea kraits
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of blue-lipped sea krait
blue-banded sea krait
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: blue-banded sea kraits
Senses: glosses: Synonym of blue-lipped sea krait (Laticauda laticaudata).
synonyms: word: blue-lipped sea krait
extra: Laticauda laticaudata
blue-banded sea kraits
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of blue-banded sea krait
common sea krait
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: common sea kraits
Senses: glosses: Synonym of blue-lipped sea krait (Laticauda laticaudata).
synonyms: word: blue-lipped sea krait
extra: Laticauda laticaudata
common sea kraits
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of common sea krait
B'desh
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Bangladesh.
New Caledonian sea krait
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: New Caledonian sea kraits
Senses: glosses: Laticauda saintgironsi, a species of venomous snake native to the waters around New Caledonia; it likes to spend its time onshore or in shallow water.
New Caledonian sea kraits
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of New Caledonian sea krait
katuali
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: flat-tail sea snake
glosses: Laticauda schistorhyncha, a species of sea krait, found only in the waters of the Pacific Islands nation of Niue.
Tamil Eelam
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: The Tamil-majority provinces of Sri Lanka, comprising of the north and eastern areas.
glosses: The Tamil-majority provinces of Sri Lanka, comprising of the north and eastern areas.
The proposed independent state comprising of said districts.
flat-tail sea snake
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: flat-tail sea snakes
Senses: glosses: Synonym of katuali (Laticauda schistorhyncha).
synonyms: word: katuali
extra: Laticauda schistorhyncha
flat-tail sea snakes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of flat-tail sea snake
dooblydoo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Coined by American YouTuber Craig Benzine in 2009, likely as a placeholder term.
Senses: examples: text: Links in the dooblydoo.
text: Thanks to Jake for his WheezyWaiter parody and thanks to CaptainWilhelm for his WheezyWaiter song tribute. I put links in the dooblydoo.
ref: 2009 March 9, WheezyWaiter [Pseudonym; Craig Benzine], 1:31 from the start, in The Point of Yes Return, via YouTube, archived from the original on 21 Mar 2025:
text: You can also provide very specific feedback and even ask the author questions by typing in the comment box below the doobly-doo (see Figure 3).
ref: 2012, Karly Marie Grice, “Journey to the Center of a Vlog: One Woman’s Exploration of the Genre of Video Blogs”, in Joyce R. Walker, editor, Grassroots Writing Research Journal, number 3.1, Department of English, Illinois State University, →ISBN, archived from the original on 05 Aug 2024, page 34:
text: Oh, and links to all the articles and videos mentioned in this video are in the description below. The dooblydoo, as I believe it is called.
ref: 2017 May 31, Mark Brown, 15:19 from the start, in What Makes Good AI? (Game Maker's Toolkit), via YouTube, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2025:
text: The Vlogbrothers also use the doobly-doo to draw attention to the creative works of fellow YouTubers and Nerdfighters.
ref: 2019 April 15, Alaine Christine Martaus, “Modeling participatory literacy (in your pants): An analysis of print and new media convergence in the Vlogbrothers' YouTube videos”, in Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship (Dissertation), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, archived from the original on 29 Mar 2025, page 130:
text: There are lots of awesome books and podcasts on assembling and managing teams, and we'll make sure to share our favorites in the dooblydoo.
ref: 2019 October 19, 3:09 from the start, in Do You Really Want to Be Your Own Boss? (Two Cents), spoken by Julia Lorenz-Olsen, PBS:
text: Depending on where you lived, and what kind of payphone you used, your experience may have been different from someone else’s. We’ll talk about some of those differences here. And if you want to dive into more detail check out this excellent article by Doug Kerr, link in the doobly doo.
ref: 2025 March 15, 1:13 from the start, in Got a dime? 🪙 How Payphones Actually Work! (Connections Museum), spoken by Sarah Autumn, Telecommunications History Group, via YouTube, archived from the original on 29 Mar 2025:
glosses: The description under a YouTube video that includes information and links to relevant material.
YESC
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Yangon Electricity Supply Corporation.
St Mawgan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village in Mawgan-in-Pydar parish, north-east of Newquay, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8765).
chocolate block
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chocolate blocks
Etymology: From its appearance, similar to a chocolate bar formed of separate blocks.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of terminal strip (“electrical connector”).
synonyms: word: terminal strip
extra: electrical connector
Salcombe Regis
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Latin Regis apparently relates to ownership by Alfred the Great in the 9th century.
Senses: glosses: A small village in Sidmouth parish, East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY1488).
wikipedia: Alfred the Great
samtaegeuk
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌsʌmˈteɪ.ɡʊk/
rhymes: -eɪɡʊk
Forms: form: samtaegeuks
form: sam taegeuk
Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 삼태극(三太極) (samtaegeuk).
Senses: examples: text: The three colors have symbolic meaning in Korean Shamanism to represent the three ele-ments^([sic]) of nature: heaven, earth, and humans. The three colors are often rendered in a spinning circle called samtaegeuk to represent the harmonious intermingling of the triad.
ref: 2008 December 28, Sung Youn Sonya Gwak, Be(com)ing Korean in the United States: Exploring Ethnic Identity Formation Through Cultural Practices, Cambria Press, →ISBN, page 183:
text: The two basic colors of the taegeuk (red and blue—heaven and Earth, respectively) are often combined in the form of a wave with yellow (man), giving the highly harmonious samtaegeuk form.
ref: 2015 April 6, Benjamin Joinau, Elodie Dornand de Rouville, Sketches of Korea: An Illustrated Guide to Korean Culture, Seoul Selection, →ISBN, page 183:
text: This goal can be furthered, according to the WT’s stated philosophy, by adopting the Hwarang spirit, behaving rationally, and acknowledging the philosophies embodied in the taegeuk (the yin and yang, i.e., “the unity of opposites”) and the sam taegeuk (understanding change in the world as the interactions of the heavens, the Earth, and Man).
ref: 2024 November 5, Sai Rahinj, Taekwondo For All: Glimpses of World’s no. 1 Martial Art, Clever Fox Publishing, →ISBN, page 19:
glosses: A variant of the taegeuk, featuring a third yellow spiral, representing humanity.
wikipedia: Gyeongbokgung
gumberoo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gumberoos
Senses: topics: arts
folklore
history
human-sciences
literature
media
publishing
sciences
glosses: A fictional animal with hide so tough that bullets bounce off it.
gumberoos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gumberoo
agropelter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: agropelters
form: argopelter
Etymology: agro- + pelter?
Senses: topics: arts
folklore
history
human-sciences
literature
media
publishing
sciences
glosses: A mythical monster of the United States, said to inhabit hollow tree trunks and hurl wooden splinters and branches at passers-by.
agropelters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of agropelter
splintercat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: splintercats
Etymology: splinter + cat
Senses: topics: arts
folklore
history
human-sciences
literature
media
publishing
sciences
glosses: A fictional cat-like animal of the Pacific Northwest said to run into trees, knocking the branches off and withering the trunks.
splintercats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of splintercat
dungavenhooter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dungavenhooters
Senses: topics: arts
folklore
history
human-sciences
literature
media
publishing
sciences
glosses: A fictional crocodile-like animal with no mouth and huge nostrils that uses its tail as a weapon.
dungavenhooters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dungavenhooter
belled buzzard
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: belled buzzards
Senses: topics: arts
folklore
history
human-sciences
literature
media
publishing
sciences
glosses: A fictional buzzard-like bird with a bell attached, whose ringing is an omen of disaster.
belled buzzards
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of belled buzzard
Ioway
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Ioways
form: Ioway
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Iowa (“member of Native American group”).
Ioway
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: The state of Iowa.
Related terms: Amerikay
Americay
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Amerikay.
Ioways
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Ioway
ball-tailed cat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ball-tailed cats
Senses: topics: arts
folklore
history
human-sciences
literature
media
publishing
sciences
glosses: A fictional animal said to resemble a mountain lion, but with a long tail ending in a solid ball with which it strikes its prey.
bedsteadle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bedsteadles
Senses: examples: text: To Helen LOVE my daughter £ 5, 1 pair of joined bedsteadles, 1 featherbed, a table, […]
ref: 1982, Frederick George Emmison, Essex Wills (England): 1591-1597 (page 81)
glosses: A bedstead.
bedsteadles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bedsteadle
bomb diggy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of bomb diggity.
bush-basher
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bush-bashers
Senses: glosses: One who bushbashes.
bush-bashers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bush-basher
Pliocene Ridge
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Pliocene Ridge
Senses: glosses: A region of Sierra County, California, corresponding to the southwestern portion of the county, including the settlements of Alleghany, Forest and Pike.
forest elephant
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: forest elephants
Senses: glosses: Synonym of African forest elephant.
synonyms: word: African forest elephant
forest elephants
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of forest elephant
Kumeyaays
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Kumeyaay
lasertag
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of laser tag.
JSO
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Just Stop Oil (“environmental activist group”).
lawspeaking
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From law + speaking.
Senses: glosses: The work or role of a lawspeaker.
managementspeak
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From management + -speak.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of managementese.
synonyms: word: managementese
Sandford Orcas
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Manorial affix from the Oresculls family of the 12th century.
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish (served by Queen Thorne Parish Council (Group)) in north-west Dorset, England, previously in West Dorset district (OS grid ref ST6220).
seshweshwe
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of shweshwe.
spray bar
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: spray bars
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of spraybar.
spray bars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of spray bar
vejigante
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: vejigantes
Senses: glosses: A folkloric character portrayed in Puerto Rican festival celebrations, wearing a colorful horned mask.
vejigantes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of vejigante
bombastious
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more bombastious
form: most bombastious
Senses: glosses: Bombastic.
SeMA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Seoul Museum of Art.
bush hog
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bush hogs
Senses: glosses: Synonym of peccary.
synonyms: word: peccary
bush hogs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bush hog
bush sickness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: An illness of cattle caused by a deficiency of cobalt salts in the volcanic soil.
glosses: Synonym of ehrlichiosis.
synonyms: word: ehrlichiosis
Bushmanoid
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Bushmanoid
form: most Bushmanoid
Etymology: Bushman + -oid
Senses: topics: anthropology
human-sciences
sciences
glosses: Resembling or characteristic of the Bushmen of southwestern Africa.
collectory
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: collectories
Senses: examples: text: As well as overhauling the administration in the collectories, the papacy attempted to reorganise them throughout Christendom.
ref: 2025, John A. F. Thomson, Popes and Princes 1417–1517
glosses: The office of a collector.
collectories
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of collectory
diapery
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: diaperies
Etymology: diaper + -ery
Senses: examples: text: […] diaperies of white damask and purple velvet […]
ref: 1844, James Thompson, The handbook of Leicester, page 40:
glosses: Fabric with a diaper pattern.
diapery
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more diapery
form: most diapery
Etymology: diaper + -y
Senses: examples: text: […] his baggy, wrinkled suit emanating a diapery stench […]
ref: 2015, Charles Holdefer, Nice:
glosses: Resembling or characteristic of a diaper (type of undergarment).
Fidelist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Fidelists
Etymology: From Fidel + -ist, from Fidel Castro.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Castrist.
synonyms: word: Castrist
wikipedia: Fidel Castro
Fidelists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Fidelist
Mexers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Mexer
priority roads
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of priority road
queen angelfish
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: queen angelfishes
form: queen angelfish
Senses: glosses: A benthic warm-water marine angelfish of species Holacanthus ciliaris, found around coral reefs of the western Atlantic Ocean, and having blue and yellow coloration and a distinctive spot or "crown" on its forehead.
Visayan spotted deer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Visayan spotted deers
form: Visayan spotted deer
Senses: glosses: A small, endangered, primarily nocturnal species of deer (Rusa alfredi) found in the rainforests of the Visayan Islands of Panay and Negros, and formerly on other islands.
Uto-Aztekan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Uto-Aztecan.
Uto-Aztekan
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Uto-Aztecan.
warlordship
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From warlord + -ship.
Senses: glosses: The role or status of warlord.
queen angelfishes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of queen angelfish
craftlace
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From the brand name CraftLace, from craft + lace.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of scoubidou.
synonyms: word: scoubidou
knifewoman
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: knifewomen
Etymology: From knife + -woman.
Senses: glosses: A woman who uses a knife as a weapon.
knifewomen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of knifewoman
Ispahani
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Ispahani
form: most Ispahani
Etymology: Ispahan + -i
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Isfahani.
Ispahani
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Ispahanis
Etymology: Ispahan + -i
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Isfahani.
off rip
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Senses: glosses: Synonym of off the rip.
synonyms: word: off the rip
bed wagon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bed wagons
Senses: glosses: A device for warming a bed, consisting of a large wooden frame enclosing a bucket of hot embers, possibly with an iron tray and roof-plate to protect the bedcovers from direct heat.
blondining
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of blondine
NSGCT
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: NSGCTs
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of non-seminomatous germ cell tumor.
kababayans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of kababayan
groundapple
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: groundapples
form: ground-apple
form: ground apple
Etymology: From ground + apple. Compare earthapple.
Senses: examples: text: It was a chesol deer, tawny as the Plains grasses when they flowered. A number of other wolves – five, six – followed them; these carried groundapples in their mouths.
ref: 2017, Gill Alderman, Lilith’s Castle:
text: It's a change of scenery, at least." He picked up a ground apple. "What else do you have in there?"
ref: 2018, Jessica Marting, Haven:
glosses: An apple that has fallen to the ground.
examples: text: "Why, it is a ground-apple," and taking it from her he cut off a piece and put it in his mouth. In an instant, he cried: "You vixen! you knew that was Indian turnip - the most infernal thing that ever grew in a civilized country."
ref: 1892, Mrs. S. E. Henderson, Jelard, page 252:
text: If the child had formerly lived in a country where apples grew, but potatoes did not, the first time he saw a potato he would probably call it a ground-apple.
ref: 1900, Edwin Herbert Lewis, A Second Manual of Composition:
text: Seven days later the naked Colter, thin from existing on "groundapple," an edible root, his feet bloody, arrived at the fort 220 miles away.
ref: 1961, Lew Larkin, Vanguard of Empire, page 18:
text: "Let's to around back 'til I get them groundapples out of their suits or we'll have to open a can of chowder."
ref: 1983, Clarissa M. Silitch, Little Book of Yankee Humor, page 201:
text: So we listened and hoped for some bread, perhaps a ground apple.
ref: 2000, L. E. Modesitt, Jr., Timegods' World, page 69:
text: Drayvon raised an eyebrow, then continued peeling the root in his hand. "A body that accidentally slipped down the ravine would be damaged, scraped on all sides like this ground apple."
ref: 2015, J. D. Vaughn, The Second Guard:
glosses: An edible root or tuber, particularly, a potato or turnip.
groundapples
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of groundapple
Far Sawrey
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A small village in Claife parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD3795).
Related terms: Near Sawrey
convenience fee
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: convenience fees
Senses: glosses: A service charge made by a business to a customer for the customer's use of certain payment methods, such as credit cards.
microseismic imaging
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: microseismic imagings
Senses: glosses: In seismology, a microseism is defined as a faint earth tremor caused by natural phenomena. Sometimes referred to as a "hum", it should not be confused with the anomalous acoustic phenomenon of the same name.
doominess
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From doomy + -ness.
Senses: glosses: The state or condition of being doomy.
shake it up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: shakes it up
form: shaking it up
form: shook it up
form: shaken it up
Senses: glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see shake up, it.
examples: text: Revi and April shakin' it up to Junkyard's mixes...
ref: 1995 February, caption, in FaT GiRL, number 2, page 28
glosses: To dance.
sea-robber
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sea-robbers
form: sea robber
Etymology: From sea + robber, continuing earlier phrases from Middle English such as "robbowre on the see", "robbar yn the see", "robber be þe se", etc.
Senses: glosses: One who robs at sea; a pirate.
sea-robbers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sea-robber
disbarrer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: disbarrers
Etymology: From disbar + -er.
Senses: glosses: One who disbars.
disbarrers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of disbarrer
Selborne
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7433).
glosses: A suburb of East London, Eastern Cape province, South Africa, named after Selborne College.
hand rolls
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hand roll
Nay Pyi Daw
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Naypyidaw.
gettability
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The quality of being gettable.
book groups
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of book group
cat's chance in hell
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: a cat's chance in hell
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of cat in hell's chance.
Goudi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Transliteration of the Greek Γουδή (Goudí).
Senses: examples: text: The reckoning came on 15 November 1922 with the execution of the Six at Goudi in the Athens suburbs.
ref: 2023, Michael Llewellyn-Smith, “The historiography of the Greek-Turkish War in Asia Minor: Britain, Greece, and others, 1915-1923”, in Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, volume 47, number 2, pages 271–289:
text: The Goudi coup was the first in a series of military interventions in Greek politics that were to follow in the 1920s, but its importance lies mainly in the fact that it prepared the ground for the rise to political dominance of Eleftherios Venizelos, a prominent Cretan politician, whom the coup leaders invited to Athens.
ref: 2021, George Alogoskoufis, “Historical Cycles of the Economy of Modern Greece from 1821 to the Present”, in Hellenic Observatory Papers on Greece and Southeast Europe, London School of Economics, page 27:
text: Yet so unaccustomed were they in pressing their demands on the state that the 250 conspirator officers who gathered in the barracks of the Goudi camp on the night of August 14, 1909, presented their grievances in the most timid and polite language.
ref: 2009, John S. Koliopoulos, Thanos Veremis, Modern Greece A History Since 1821, Wiley, page 66:
glosses: Refers to a suburb of Athens, where significant events took place in Modern Greek history.
go on strike
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: goes on strike
form: going on strike
form: went on strike
form: gone on strike
Senses: glosses: Synonym of walk out (“to stage a walkout or strike”).
synonyms: word: walk out
extra: to stage a walkout or strike
walk off the job
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: walks off the job
form: walking off the job
form: walked off the job
form: walked off the job
Senses: glosses: Synonym of walk out (“to stage a walkout or strike”).
synonyms: word: walk out
extra: to stage a walkout or strike
gives life to
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of give life to
giving life to
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of give life to
gave life to
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of give life to
given life to
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of give life to
taken a walkout powder
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of take a walkout powder
took a walkout powder
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of take a walkout powder
takes a walkout powder
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of take a walkout powder
taking a walkout powder
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of take a walkout powder
Antarctic Convergence
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Antarctic convergence
Senses: topics: geography
natural-sciences
glosses: A line, circling the Antarctic, indicating the boundary between the subantarctic and subtropical waters.
CPTs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of CPT
Colorado River Numic
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Ute (“the language of the Ute people, of the Numic branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family”).
synonyms: word: Ute
extra: the language of the Ute people, of the Numic branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family
social spam
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: social spams
Senses: glosses: Unwanted spam content that appears on social media, such as insults, fake hyperlinks, or personal data.
social spams
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of social spam
persecution complexes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of persecution complex
geometria situs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: Topology.
mannas from heaven
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of manna from heaven
pi-system
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pi-systems
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of π-system.
Dear Sirs or Madams
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of dear Sir or Madam.
locale theory
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of pointless topology.
synonyms: word: pointless topology
pointfree topology
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of pointless topology.
synonyms: word: pointless topology
moon buggy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: moon buggies
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of Moon buggy.
moon buggies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of moon buggy
flower cluster
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈflaʊ.ə ˌklʌs.tə/
ipa: /ˈflaʊ.ɚ ˌklʌs.tɚ/
Forms: form: flower clusters
Etymology: Compound of flower + cluster.
Senses: synonyms: word: inflorescence
topics: botany
biology
natural-sciences
glosses: A group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches.
deep structure
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: deep structures
Senses: topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
coordinate_terms: surface structure
glosses: The underlying syntactic and semantic representation of a sentence.
surface structure
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: surface structures
Senses: topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
coordinate_terms: deep structure
glosses: The outward form of a sentence; the specific arrangement of words and phrases as they appear in spoken or written language.
deep structures
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of deep structure
surface structures
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of surface structure
skew chisel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: skew chisels
Senses: glosses: A type of chisel in which the edge is bevelled at a 60-degree angle.
skew chisels
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of skew chisel
box store
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: box stores
Senses: glosses: Synonym of big box.
synonyms: word: big box
skew curve
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: skew curves
Senses: glosses: A three-dimensional curve that does not lie in a single plane.
skew curves
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of skew curve
big-box store
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: big-box stores
Senses: glosses: Synonym of big box.
synonyms: word: big box
flower clusters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of flower cluster
big-box stores
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of big-box store
box stores
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of box store
skew surface
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: skew surfaces
Senses: topics: geometry
mathematics
sciences
synonyms: scroll
glosses: A ruled surface in which two successive straight lines do not intersect.
skew surfaces
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of skew surface