cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
longhair
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: longhairs
Etymology: From long + hair.
Senses: examples: text: dismissed as just another band of longhairs at the height of longhair bands
text: Health Food stores began displaying posters saying things like: “The American Indian, You Know, Walked!” It became a common sight to see longhairs and their chicks striding along purposefully eating maize-on-the-cob.
ref: 1975 November 14, John Keasler, “Take a walk”, in The Miami News, Miami, Fla., →OCLC, page 5 C, column 2:
glosses: A person with hair longer than the norm, especially someone viewed as bohemian, non-conventional or a hippie.
glosses: A person with a deep interest in the classical arts, especially music.
glosses: A person considered to have excessively refined taste for the arts.
antonyms: shorthair
glosses: A cat with hair longer than the norm.
Derived terms: American longhair
Asian Semi-longhair
Russian longhair
Related terms: long-haired
shorthaired
haircut band
longhair
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From long + hair.
Senses: examples: text: I would rather see a musical, but my wife, who loves longhair music, is dragging me to the symphony again.
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: Concerning or characteristic of classical music.
Related terms: highbrow
sights
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: rhymes: -aɪts
homophone: cites
homophone: sites
Senses: glosses: plural of sight
Derived terms: set one's sights on
sights
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: rhymes: -aɪts
homophone: cites
homophone: sites
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of sight
Related terms: in one's sights
low-level
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: lower-level
form: lowest-level
Etymology: From low + level.
Senses: examples: The low-level bureaucrat couldn't help us and his boss could have but wouldn't.
glosses: Relatively unimportant.
examples: text: The low-level radiation released won't kill you immediately, but avoid long term exposure.
glosses: Not intense.
examples: text: The assembler generates low-level code.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Of, or relating to a program, or to code in which each statement corresponds to a single machine instruction.
glosses: Detailed.
examples: text: It remains a key part of the busy Strathclyde railway system, with its high-level platforms served by trains to Lanarkshire, Ayrshire and England, and its low-level platforms a key artery at the heart of the busiest commuter network outside London.
ref: 2021 September 22, “National Rail Awards 2021: Glasgow Central - Network Rail”, in RAIL, number 940, page 47:
glosses: Situated or occurring at a lower level.
Synonyms: at the coal face
front line
in the trenches
brass tacks
details
nitty-gritty
nuts and bolts
Coordinate terms: low-end
mid-level
mid-range
mid-tier
Derived terms: low-level language
lower-class
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more lower-class
form: most lower-class
Senses: examples: text: The lower-class people have little chance of advancement.
glosses: Not of the elite, of the peasantry or working-class.
examples: text: His lower-class tastes tended to run to three-stooges movies and cheap drink.
glosses: Unrefined.
lowlife
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈloʊlaɪf/
ipa: /ˈləʊlaɪf/
Forms: form: more lowlife
form: most lowlife
form: low-life
form: low life
Etymology: From low + life.
Senses: glosses: Lacking morality.
glosses: Seemingly mischievous and troublesome to society.
lowlife
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈloʊlaɪf/
ipa: /ˈləʊlaɪf/
Forms: form: lowlifes
form: lowlives
form: low-life
form: low life
Etymology: From low + life.
Senses: examples: text: They say all the lowlifes used to hang out at the docks and plot their despicable crimes, before being elected to public office.
glosses: An untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person, especially one suspected of being a criminal.
glosses: A person who is rebuked by their community for their behavior.
glosses: A person of low socio-economic status, especially due to their illicit background.
Synonyms: criminal and Thesaurus:jerk
Derived terms: lowlifer
crazed
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɹeɪzd/
rhymes: -eɪzd
Forms: form: more crazed
form: most crazed
form: craz'd
Senses: examples: text: The crazed look in his eyes made everyone back away.
text: He was crazed with thirst and resorted to drinking seawater.
glosses: Maddened; driven insane.
examples: text: The dark traces of the cracks in the crazed surface of the pot contrasted with the light glaze and were quite attractive.
text: Sunbleached paints and plastics are often crazed and faded.
glosses: Covered with cracks (generally applied to porcelain, plastics, and paints).
Derived terms: crazedly
crazedness
uncrazed
Related terms: sense: covered in cracks
word: crazing
crazed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɹeɪzd/
rhymes: -eɪzd
Forms: form: craz'd
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of craze
coeliac disease
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: celiac disease
Senses: glosses: An auto-immune disease characterised by sensitivity of the lining of the small intestine to gluten, causing a failure to digest food properly.
Synonyms: non-tropical sprue
coeliac sprue
gluten-sensitive enteropathy
Related terms: sprue
aroha
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈa.roː.ha(ː)/
Etymology: From Maori aroha. Doublet of aloha and aropa.
Senses: examples: text: As much as possible, even under threat, mana should be tempered with aroha.
ref: 1986, Joan Metge, In and Out of Touch: Whakamaa in Cross Cultural Context, →ISBN, page 124:
text: They do not come to this meeting house with respect, nor with aroha.
ref: 1995, Witi Tame Ihimaera, Kingfisher come home, page 129:
text: I am filled with aroha and compassion for our Muslim communities, for all migrants, for refugees and for Christchurch.
ref: 2019, Eugenie Sage, Green Party Communications:
text: This year's relay really captured this because the atmosphere was beautiful and filled with aroha.
ref: 2019 March 18, “New short-form Relay for Life captures aroha”, in Gisborne Herald:
glosses: Love and compassion.
prionaemia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From prion + -aemia.
Senses: glosses: The presence of prion proteins in the blood
Agatha
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæɡəθə/
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Agatha, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), from Ancient Greek ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”).
Senses: examples: text: Agatha was as cloddish as her name – plain and thick, pasty-faced.
ref: 1991, Anne Tyler, Saint Maybe, Penguin Canada, →ISBN, page 13:
glosses: A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Derived terms: Agatha Christie-esque
umu
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: umus
Etymology: Borrowed from Maori umu. Doublet of imu.
Senses: glosses: An earth oven used in New Zealand, Samoa, and other Pacific islands, consisting of a hole dug in the ground and lined with heated stones.
Alexius
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Latin Alexius, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξιος (Aléxios) or Ἄλεξις (Álexis, “helper, defender”).
Senses: glosses: A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Related terms: Alex
Alexis
Alexia
Ambrose
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæmbɹoʊz/
ipa: /ˈæmbɹəʊz/
Etymology: From Latin saints' name Ambrosius, from Ancient Greek ἀμβρόσιος (ambrósios, “immortal, divine”). Compare Athanasius.
Senses: glosses: A male given name from Ancient Greek.
glosses: A surname originating as a patronymic.
glosses: A city in Coffee County, Georgia.
glosses: A city and village in North Dakota.
glosses: A town in Queensland, Australia.
Derived terms: Amberson
Ambrosian
Apollonia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Latin Apollōnia, from Ancient Greek Ἀπολλωνία (Apollōnía).
Senses: glosses: A female given name from Ancient Greek.
glosses: Any of a number of Ancient Greek cities and colonies.
Augustine
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɔːˈɡʌstɪn/
ipa: /ˈɔːɡəˌstiːn/
ipa: /əˈɡʌstɪn/
ipa: /ˈɔɡəˌstin/
ipa: /ˈɑɡəˌstin/
Etymology: From Latin Augustīnus, derivative of Augustus. Doublet of Austin.
Senses: glosses: A male given name from Latin, notably borne by Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430), a church father and a writer.
Derived terms: San Augustine
St. Augustine
Related terms: Austin
Augustine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɔːˈɡʌstɪn/
ipa: /ˈɔːɡəˌstiːn/
ipa: /əˈɡʌstɪn/
ipa: /ˈɔɡəˌstin/
ipa: /ˈɑɡəˌstin/
Forms: form: Augustines
Etymology: From Latin Augustīnus, derivative of Augustus. Doublet of Austin.
Senses: glosses: An Augustinian.
Benno
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Ben + -o.
Senses: glosses: A nickname of the given name Benjamin.
oedipally
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more oedipally
form: most oedipally
form: Oedipally
Etymology: From oedipal + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a manner related to an Oedipus complex. Adverb form of oedipal.
coco-de-mer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌkəʊkəʊdəˈmɛː/
Forms: form: cocos-de-mer
Etymology: Borrowed from French coco de mer (“nut of the sea”), because it was originally known only from its nuts found floating in the water.
Senses: glosses: A tall palm tree, Lodoicea maldivica, found in the Seychelles.
glosses: The woody nut of such a tree.
Synonyms: double coconut
sea coconut
Seychelles nut
mackintosh
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmækɪntɒʃ/
ipa: /ˈmækɪntɑʃ/
Forms: form: mackintoshes
form: macintosh
form: Macintosh
form: Mackintosh
Etymology: From Charles Macintosh (1766–1843), who patented a type of rubberized cloth in 1823. Former trademark. The letter k is a later addition.
Senses: glosses: A waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth.
examples: text: c. 1924, A.A. Milne, "Happiness", in When We Were Very Young
John had great big waterproof boots on;
John had a great big waterproof hat;
John had a great big waterproof mackintosh --
And that (Said John) is that.
text: The screeching of brakes, the monotonous blare of motor horns, the clip-clip of shoes on slippery pavements, the rustling of wet mackintoshes were all part of the great metropolis.
ref: 1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter XXII, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, published 1940, page 214:
glosses: Any waterproof coat or raincoat.
glosses: Waterproof rubberized cloth.
Synonyms: mac
mack
raincoat
Derived terms: mackintosh brigade
mackintosh cape
macintosh cloak
mackintosh coat
mackintosh covering
mackintosh sheet
mackintoshed
Related terms: oilskin
kumis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kumises
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of koumiss.
swinge
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /swɪnd͡ʒ/
rhymes: -ɪndʒ
Forms: form: swinges
form: swinging
form: swingeing
form: swinged
form: swinged
Etymology: From Middle English swengen (“to strike”), from Old English swenġan (“to dash, strike; to cause to swing”), from Proto-West Germanic *swangijan (“to cause to swing”).
Senses: examples: text: The scorching flame fore swinged all his face
ref: 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto II”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
glosses: To singe.
examples: text: Th' old Dragon underground / In ſtraiter limits bound, / Not half ſo far caſts his uſurped ſvvay, / And vvrath to ſee his Kingdom fail, / Svvindges the ſcaly Horrour of his foulded tail.
ref: 1629, John Milton, “On the Morning of Christs Nativity”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, […], published 1646, →OCLC, page 9:
glosses: To move like a lash; to lash.
examples: text: For certaine words he ſpake againſt your Grace / In your retirment, I had ſwing'd him ſoundly.
ref: c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i], page 80, column 2:
text: Sir Fee[ble]. 'Tis—Jealouſie, the old VVorm that bites— [Aſide] VVho is it you ſuſpect? / Sir Cau[tious]. Alas I knovv not vvhom to ſuſpect, I vvou'd I did; but if you cou'd diſcover him—I vvou'd ſo ſvvinge him.—
ref: 1686 (first performance), A[phra] Behn, The Luckey Chance, or An Alderman’s Bargain. A Comedy. […], London: […] R. H[olt], for W. Canning, […], published 1687, →OCLC, Act III, scene [iv], page 37:
text: And ſwinges his own Vices in his Son.
ref: 1693, Decimus Junius Juvenalis, John Dryden Jun., transl., “[The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis.] The Fourteenth Satyr”, in The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis. Translated into English Verse. […] Together with the Satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC, page 279, line 79:
glosses: To strike hard.
examples: text: O, the passion of God, so I shall be swinged. / So, my bones shall be bangedǃ / The porridge pot is stolenː what, Lob, say, / Come away, and be hangedǃ
ref: a. 1575, unknown author, The Marriage of Wit and Wisdom:
glosses: To chastise; to beat.
Derived terms: beswinge
swingeing
swinge
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /swɪnd͡ʒ/
rhymes: -ɪndʒ
Forms: form: swinges
Etymology: From Middle English swengen (“to strike”), from Old English swenġan (“to dash, strike; to cause to swing”), from Proto-West Germanic *swangijan (“to cause to swing”).
Senses: glosses: A swinging blow.
glosses: Power; sway; influence.
reddening
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of redden
reddening
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: reddenings
Senses: examples: text: The cold weather caused some cheek reddening and some nose running.
text: There was some noticeable reddening in her cheeks when she had been drinking.
glosses: The act or process of becoming red or redder.
Derived terms: space reddening
Related terms: reddened
ruddiness
1984
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌnaɪn.tiːnˌeɪ.tiˈfɔː/
ipa: /ˌnaɪn.tinˌeɪ.tiˈfɔɹ/
Etymology: From the title of George Orwell’s 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. Compare Orwellian.
Senses: examples: text: Many a thoughtful man, musing over his second Martini and the evening paper, has had the uneasy feeling that 1984 was much closer.
ref: 1954 June 28, Time:
text: Yet these proposals are already being presented by the Conservatives - and many on the left - as yet another step into 1984, part of a proto-tyrannical package ranging from CCTV cameras to Asbos to the DNA database that they cite as evidence Britain is sleepwalking into a surveillance society.
ref: 2007 January 15, Johann Hari, “Johann Hari: When the Government acts, why do we always assume there is something to fear?”, in The Independent, archived from the original on 08 Jul 2022:
text: Those who seek to prevent 2010 from becoming 1984 will want to arm themselves with this valuable book.
ref: 2010, Peter Dale Scott, quoted in David Ray Griffin, Cognitive Infiltration
glosses: A totalitarian or dystopic society, especially when characterised by intense surveillance of its citizens.
wikipedia: George Orwell
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Derived terms: 1984-esque
1984esque
1984-ish
1984ish
press corps
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Being in the national press corps in some countries is downright dangerous.
glosses: A collective term for all the press members.
derogative
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more derogative
form: most derogative
Etymology: From derogate + -ive.
Senses: examples: text: "How strange, but then again, he is a strange man." [...] "Don't get me wrong. I did not mean that in a derogative sense."
ref: 1994, Jim Ranie, Jargodin: The Moonlighter, Brisbane: Jim Ranie, page 149:
glosses: Disparaging; tending or intending to be belittling.
glosses: Of or pertaining to derogation; that derogates
Synonyms: word: derogatory
sense: tending or intending to be belittling
word: contemptuous
Derived terms: derogatively
derogative
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: derogatives
Etymology: From derogate + -ive.
Senses: examples: text: (interposing s, the characteristic of diminutives and derogatives)
ref: 1870, Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society, volume 2, page 24:
glosses: A derogatory word or word-form.
press relations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The tasks of building, maintaining and exploiting good relationships between an organization and print and broadcast media organizations.
pressure bandage
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pressure bandages
Senses: glosses: A tight-fitting or tightly-wrapped bandage for reducing swelling or blood loss from a wound by applying pressure to the injury.
private judgment
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Assumption of judgment by individual reason on matters which are not amenable to a lower tribunal than the universal reason of the race.
Priya
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Sanskrit प्रिया (priyā). Doublet of Frigg (and variants).
Senses: examples: text: Fittingly, I enjoyed those warm and crunchy-tender Korean rice cakes beneath slightly salty ham and a drizzle of floral honey with my colleague Priya Krishna, who first put me on to the rice-cake fundido at Haenyeo in Park Slope, Brooklyn, back in 2019.
ref: 2022 October 4, Nikita Richardson, “Rice Cakes, Rice Rolls, Rice Sweets”, in The New York Times:
glosses: A female given name from India. A common Hindu female name which means beloved. It is usually used in conjunction with another name, mostly those of gods to imply "beloved of ________".
glosses: Hindu surname.
Rumanian
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Romanian.
Rumanian
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Rumanians
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Romanian.
Rumanian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Romanian (sometimes used to create a more Germanic feel in text (compare the German word Rumänisch)).
Related terms: Arumanian
provisional job
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: provisional jobs
Senses: glosses: A job that can be filled without being appointed from a civil service list.
daydreams
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of daydream
puker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpjuːkə(ɹ)/
rhymes: -uːkə(ɹ)
Forms: form: pukers
Etymology: From puke + -er.
Senses: glosses: Someone who pukes, a vomiter.
examples: text: With cold solanum from the Pontic shore,
The roots of mandrake and black hellebore,
The griper fenna, and the puker rue
, The sweetner faslafras are added too.
ref: 1699, Samuel Garth, The Dispensary:
glosses: That which causes vomiting.
topics: broadcasting
media
glosses: A person who caricatures the manner of speech of a disc jockey or announcer, using affected, back-of-the-throat speech that is likened to puking.
examples: text: He's a weasel, the little puker, and no mistake!
ref: 2013, George Steger, Sebastian’s Way: The Pathfinder, page 44:
glosses: A detestable person.
simul
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈsɪməl/
Forms: form: simuls
Etymology: Abbreviation of simultaneous.
Senses: examples: text: We're not just starting with Round 1. We're kicking off with a simul. Four simuls to be exact.
ref: 1969, Anthony Glyn, The Dragon Variation, page 96:
text: He could have organized a simul with a rat without blinking an eye.
ref: 1985, Daryl Lane, William Vernon, David Carson, The Sound of Wonder, page 80:
text: I saw Glenn wrapping up his speech, and told Baynes to come back that evening for the simul.
ref: 2003, J.C. Hallman, The Chess Artist, page 275:
topics: games
gaming
glosses: An exhibition in which one (typically much stronger) player plays several games at the same time against different opponents.
Ancyra
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Ancȳra.
Senses: glosses: The capital city of Galatia.
Derived terms: Ancyraean
Related terms: Ankara
faux Cyrillic
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From faux + Cyrillic.
Senses: examples: text: The line 'IБ ТНIБ ТЯIP ЯEДГГУ ИEСEББДЯУ?' (for 'Is this trip really necessary') is a piece of faux Cyrillic found in Frank Zappa's song 'I don't wanna get drafted'.
glosses: Usage of Cyrillic letters in place of visually similar (though not necessarily phonetically similar) Roman letters in languages which use the Roman alphabet, to create a more 'Russian' feel for a text.
faux Cyrillic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From faux + Cyrillic.
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to faux Cyrillic.
Related terms: heavy metal umlaut
frittata
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /fɹiˈtɑtə/
Forms: form: frittatas
form: frittate
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian frittata, from fritto (“fried”).
Senses: examples: text: The classic Italian egg pie, the frittata is an attractive dish that requires no fancy rolling or split-second timing... Much of the preparation for most frittate can be done in advance[.]
ref: 1998, Mark Bittman, How to Cook Everything, page 740:
text: It was in Giulia Vannoni’s grey Martello tower, on an island off the coast of France, sitting at a marble-topped table eating frittata and drinking Aperol, the honey-coloured aperitif of Florence, that Sydney Tremaine began to believe once more in happiness—as bizarre and unlikely a time and place as any, in which to believe in such a thing again.
ref: 2011, Jill Downie, chapter 5, in Daggers and Men’s Smiles (A Moretti and Falla Mystery; 1), Toronto, Ont.: Dundurn, →ISBN, pages 99–100:
glosses: A crustless quiche: a molded omelette in which vegetables, cheese, etc., are mixed into the eggs and cooked together.
Synonyms: Spanish omelette
Catholic twins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Catholic twin
Senses: examples: text: “Aunt Sissy!” a young voice screeched, then Sissy was besieged by five kids who looked barely a year apart. What his mom would call Catholic Twins.
ref: 2008, Shelly Laurenston, The Mane Attraction, page 139:
synonyms: Irish twins
glosses: Siblings born within twelve months of each other.
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Catholic, twin.
&c.
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Forms: form: &c
Etymology: A use of the ligature & to stand for the et in etc. Compare & cetera.
Senses: examples: ref: 1612, George Wither, Epithalamia, Or Nuptiall Poems Upon the Most Blessed and Happie Mariage Betweene the High and Mightie Prince Frederick the Fifth, Count Palatine of the Rhein, &c., and Princesse Elizabeth, Sole Daughter to Iames, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britaine, France and Ireland:
text: 1739, W. (William) Webster, Remarks on The Divine Legation of Moses, &c. in Several Letters - If I had not done amongst them the Works that no other Man did, they had not had Sin, &c. John 15:24
text: Let us conceive, then, of an Algebra in which the symbols x, y, z, &c. admit indifferently of the values 0 and 1, and of these values alone.
ref: 1854, George Boole, “Signs and their Laws”, in An Investigation of the Laws of Thought, on which are Founded the Mathematical Theories of Logic and Probabilities, London: Walton and Maberly, page 37:
text: 1902, William Paton Buchan, Plumbing: A Text-book to the Practice of the Art Or Craft of the Plumber - Where a Geyser or hot-water heater is used it is a good and wise precaution to see that the bath-room, &c., when it is used is well ventilated.
text: 1977, K. P. Punnoose, Bookdealers in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka &c.
glosses: Alternative form of etc.: …and so on, …and other things.
dystopic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more dystopic
form: most dystopic
Etymology: From dystopia + -ic.
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: Characterised by dystopia
examples: text: The Red Holocaust is best interpreted in this light as the bitter fruit of an^([sic]) utopian gambit that was socially misengineered into a dystopic nightmare by despots in humanitarian disguise.
ref: 2009, Steven Rosefielde, Red Holocaust, page 240:
glosses: dystopian
straightness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: straightnesses
Etymology: From Middle English streightnes, equivalent to straight + -ness. Cognate with Scots strauchtness, straichtness (“straightness”).
Senses: glosses: The result or product of being straight.
glosses: The state or quality of being straight (especially in the sense of "heterosexual").
Synonyms: heterosexuality
tetraplicate
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From Latin plicō (“to fold”) + Ancient Greek τετράς (tetrás, “four”).
Senses: examples: text: The results represent the mean ± S.E. of tetraplicate experimental treatments (n = 4).
ref: 2003, Zhiming Suo, “Persistent Protease-activated Receptor 4 Signaling Mediates Thrombin-induced Microglial Activation”, in The Journal of Biological Chemistry, volume 278, →ISSN:
topics: sciences
glosses: In or of four identical experiments.
Related terms: quadruplicate
tetraplicate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tetraplicates
Etymology: From Latin plicō (“to fold”) + Ancient Greek τετράς (tetrás, “four”).
Senses: examples: text: All samples were analyzed in tetraplicate on separate TLC plates.
ref: 2004, Susanne Bro, “Increased Expression of Adhesion Molecules in Uremic Atherosclerosis in Apolipoprotein-E–Deficient Mice”, in Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, volume 15, →ISSN, pages 1495–1503:
topics: sciences
glosses: One of a set of four identical objects, experiments, or copies.
Related terms: quadruplicate
Teutonic Knights
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Teutonic Knights
Senses: glosses: A German religious order founded in the late 12th century and known for conquering the Baltic Prussians and bringing Prussia under German control; the order exists today as a charitable organisation.
Synonyms: sense: order
word: German Order
sense: order
word: Teutonic Order
Teutonic Knights
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Teutonic Knight
German Order
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the German Order
Etymology: Calque of German Deutscher Orden.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Teutonic Knights.
synonyms: word: Teutonic Knights
glosses: A decoration awarded by the Nazi Party.
Old Prussian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: OPr.
form: OPruss
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to the Old Prussian language or people.
Old Prussian
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: OPr.
form: OPruss
Senses: glosses: An extinct Baltic language, once spoken by the Old Prussians, the indigenous peoples of the historical region of Prussia (now north-eastern Poland, the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia and Lithuania).
Old Prussian
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Old Prussians
form: OPr.
form: OPruss
Senses: glosses: A member of the Baltic tribe that historically inhabited Prussia; a Baltic Prussian.
Related terms: New Prussian
Prussian
Prussia
Low Prussian
disconnected
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌdɪskəˈnɛktəd/
Senses: examples: text: The phone company disconnected my DSL.
glosses: simple past and past participle of disconnect
disconnected
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌdɪskəˈnɛktəd/
Forms: form: more disconnected
form: most disconnected
Senses: examples: text: There's no use trying to make a call on the disconnected phone.
glosses: That is no longer connected.
examples: text: I just feel so disconnected from people living on the other side of the world.
glosses: Feeling a lack of empathy or association with something.
glosses: Incoherent; disjointed.
topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: That can be partitioned into two nonempty subsets which are both open and closed.
raw_tags: of a topological space
Derived terms: word: disconnectedly
word: disconnectedness
topics: mathematics
sciences
word: totally disconnected
word: undisconnected
New Prussian
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: The modern reconstruction of the Old Prussian language, spoken by pilot communities in Lithuania, Poland, and elsewhere.
New Prussian
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: An inhabitant of New Prussia, Ontario.
New Prussian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to the New Prussian language.
glosses: Of or pertaining to the people that speak the New Prussian language.
monophasia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From mono- + -phasia.
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: A type of aphasia where the sufferer is only able to speak a single word or sentence.
cracks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɹæks/
rhymes: -æks
Senses: glosses: plural of crack
cracks
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɹæks/
rhymes: -æks
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of crack
Baha'i
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Baha'is
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Baháʼí.
Baha'i
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Baháʼí.
almah
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæl.mə/
Forms: form: almahs
form: almah
form: awalim
form: alma
form: alme
form: almeh
Etymology: Ultimately from Arabic عَالِمَة (ʕālima, “singer”), originally a feminine adjective meaning ‘learned, knowledgeable’, from عَلِمَ (ʕalima, “to know”).
Senses: examples: text: Nostalgia is almah, the Arab dancing girl. She tells me stories of the drowned, the deadest of this world's dead.
ref: 1998, Hélène Cixous, translated by Catherine Gillivray, Firstdays of the Year, Minnesota, page 157:
glosses: An Egyptian female singer or dancing-girl used for entertainment; sometimes a prostitute.
wikipedia: Jean-Léon Gérôme
workhorse
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɜːkhɔːs/
ipa: /ˈwɝkhoɹs/
ipa: /ˈwɜːkhoːs/
ipa: /ˈwøːkhoːs/
Forms: form: workhorses
form: work horse
Etymology: From Middle English werkehorse, equivalent to work + horse.
Senses: synonyms: word: aver
english: Britain, dialectal, one sense
translation: Britain, dialectal, one sense
word: draft horse
glosses: A horse used primarily for manual labor; a draft horse.
examples: text: Those old machines are not very glamorous, but even 20 years after their introduction, they are still the workhorses of the industry.
text: Captain Harry Kane was the workhorse and creator, while Sterling and Rashford provided the finishing flourishes that put England in dreamland at the interval.
ref: 2018 October 15, Phil McNulty, “Spain 2-3 England”, in BBC Sport:
text: "Class 08s have been the workhorses of ports, distribution centres and depots across Britain's railway for more than 60 years," said Positive Traction Director Alistair Gregory.
ref: 2023 November 1, “Network News: Strong industry interest as Positive Traction launches '08e'”, in RAIL, number 995, page 18:
glosses: Someone or something that does a lot of work; something or someone who works consistently or regularly.
Related terms: powerhouse
warhorse
wheelhorse
yardhorse
get off the ground
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: gets off the ground
form: getting off the ground
form: got off the ground
form: got off the ground
form: gotten off the ground
Senses: examples: text: His big plans to get rich never quite seemed to get off the ground.
glosses: To succeed or begin to succeed.
examples: text: He couldn't get George's career off the ground.
glosses: To make (something) succeed.
coworker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌkəʊˈwɜː.kər/
ipa: /ˌkoʊˈwɝː.kɚ/
Forms: form: coworkers
form: co-worker
Etymology: From co- + worker.
Senses: examples: text: He heard from a coworker that the company planned to merge those departments.
text: […] according to her coworker and carpooler, Bill Parker: […]
ref: 1997, Albert Gore, Scott Adams, Businesslike Government:
text: Since spinal cord injury is associated with edema and changes in AQP4 expression, Ge and coworkers investigated the potential antiedema effect of epigallocatechin gallate and its underlying mechanism on a rat model of acute spinal cord injury.
ref: 2015 August 4, Diana Fiorentini et al., “Polyphenols as Modulators of Aquaporin Family in Health and Disease”, in Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, volume 2015, →DOI:
synonyms: word: colleague
word: workmate
word: adjunct
word: associate
word: business partner
word: cohort
word: colaborer
word: colabourer
word: collaborator
word: colleague
word: compeer
word: confrere
word: consociate
word: coworker
word: co-worker
word: fellow
word: workfellow
word: workmate
glosses: Somebody with whom one works.
examples: text: This is the most coworker movie I've ever seen.
synonyms: normie
glosses: A person in the lowest common denominator, especially regarding popular culture.
Derived terms: coworker music
workmate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: workmates
Etymology: From work + -mate.
Senses: examples: text: He loved going to the boozer for lunch with his workmates.
synonyms: word: adjunct
word: associate
word: business partner
word: cohort
word: colaborer
word: colabourer
word: collaborator
word: colleague
word: compeer
word: confrere
word: consociate
word: coworker
word: co-worker
word: fellow
word: workfellow
word: workmate
glosses: Somebody with whom one works; a coworker.
Related terms: classmate
colleague
roommate
pillock
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pillocks
Etymology: In the middle of the 16th century, the meaning was "penis". Probably from pillicock (“penis; boy, man”), presumably akin to the slang term dickhead (“inept fool”). Alternatively, from the same basis as pillicock (compare regional Norwegian pill (“penis”)) + the diminutive suffix -ock.
Senses: examples: text: What is it now, you great pillock?
ref: 1970 October 27, Monty Python's Flying Circus, The Butcher Who is Alternately Rude and Polite:
text: Take your Typhoon up there and swat the annoying mosquito out of the sky by challenging the infantile pillock to a classic World-War-II-era dogfight like a real man, to show them who the real king of European airspace is.
ref: 2021 March 19, Bosnian Ape Society, 3:55 from the start, in Is Your Car Safe From Supermaneuverable Air-Defense Fighter Aircraft?, archived from the original on 07 Aug 2022:
glosses: A stupid or annoying person; a simpleton; a fool.
Synonyms: sense: stupid or annoying person
word: wazzock
sense: stupid or annoying person
word: plonker
Derived terms: pillocky
point of purchase
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: points of purchase
form: point-of-purchase
Senses: examples: text: Near-synonyms: point of sale, point of service, salespoint
text: point-of-purchase advertising
text: point-of-purchase display
topics: business
marketing
glosses: A place where a product or service may be or has been purchased.
Related terms: proof of purchase
inconspicuously
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more inconspicuously
form: most inconspicuously
Etymology: From in- + conspicuous + -ly.
Senses: examples: text: The detective sat inconspicuously in her car, across the parking lot, pretending to read the newspaper.
glosses: In an inconspicuous manner; so as not to attract attention or appear unusual or out of the ordinary.
koda
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of kodo (“kind of millet”).
synonyms: word: kodo
extra: kind of millet
koda
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The deciduous tree Ehretia acuminata.
policy institute
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: policy institutes
Senses: glosses: An organization (typically a non-profit think tank) that conducts original research on issues, makes governmental policy recommendations based on its findings, and disseminates its work to the appropriate audiences.
polyline
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: polylines
Etymology: From poly- + line.
Senses: examples: text: If you want to break a polyline into simple lines and arcs, you can use the Explode option on the Modify panel, just as you would with blocks. After a polyline is exploded, it becomes a set of individual line segments or arcs.
ref: 2011, George Omura, chapter 19, in Mastering AutoCAD 2010 and AutoCAD LT 2010, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 582:
topics: computer-graphics
computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A continuous line composed of one or more line segments.
polylogue
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɒlɪlɒɡ/
ipa: /ˈpɑlɪˌlɔɡ/
ipa: /ˈpɑlɪˌlɑɡ/
Forms: form: polylogues
form: polylog
Etymology: From poly- + -logue, apparently on the model of dialogue. Attested at least since 1961.
Senses: glosses: A speech delivered by several persons.
poodlefaker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: poodlefakers
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of poodle-faker.
pot-bound
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more pot-bound
form: most pot-bound
Etymology: From pot + bound.
Senses: glosses: Having outgrown the size of the pot, such that its roots have no more room to grow.
raw_tags: of a potted plant
Synonyms: root-bound
pounamu
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: poenamu
Etymology: Borrowed from Maori pounamu.
Senses: examples: text: “They didn't exactly eat off pounamu plates, but they left quite a bit to us all.”
ref: 1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 233:
text: Over time, the hooks became increasingly stylized and now are a popular shape for decorative pounamu pendants called hei matau, the first word indicating that the matau is worn around the neck.
ref: 2021 June 12, Charlotte Graham-McLay, “In New Zealand, the Fishhook Pendant Called Hei Matau”, in The New York Times:
glosses: Jade, nephrite.
Related terms: greenstone
pound-for-pound
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: examples: text: Sugar Ray Robinson is pound for pound the best boxer ever.
text: Oakland native Ward is now unbeaten in 25 fights and can now claim to be one of the top few pound-for-pound fighters on the planet after a technically dazzling display.
ref: 2011 December 18, Ben Dirs, “Carl Froch outclassed by dazzling Andre Ward”, in BBC Sport:
topics: boxing
government
hobbies
lifestyle
martial-arts
military
politics
sports
war
glosses: A comparison of fighters' (usually boxers) skill levels, regardless of what weight class they are in.
examples: text: A tin of tomatoes weighing 250 g and costing $2.50 is more expensive, pound-for-pound, than one weighing 500 g and costing $4 (as the former costs $1.00 per 100 g and the latter $0.80 per 100 g).
text: My gal is pound for pound sweeter than chocolate.
glosses: Pertaining to how any two things compare when bearing in mind their real or relative, figurative weight.
Related terms: like-for-like
polysorbate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: polysorbates
Etymology: From poly- + sorbate.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of a class of emulsifiers used as food additives and in pharmaceutical preparations; they are derived from sorbitan (typically with three polyoxyethylene side-chains) esterified with a fatty acid; they are mostly oily liquids, or soft solids.
Synonyms: E432 - polysorbate 20
E433 - polysorbate 80
E434 - polysorbate 40
E435 - polysorbate 60
E436 - polysorbate 65
Tween™ nn
sherryvallies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ʃɛɹɪˈvælɪz/
Etymology: From Polish szarawary (cognate with Russian шаровары ‘wide trousers’), ultimately from Persian شلوار (šalvâr). Doublet of shalwars.
Senses: examples: text: Many years ago, when the facilities for travelling were not as great as now, and when journeys were made on horseback, sherryvallies were indispensable to the traveller.
ref: 1860, John Russell Bartlett, Dictionary of Americanisms, Brown Little, published 1860, page 399:
glosses: Thick loose riding-trousers, fastened on the outside of each leg.
SPP
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of statutory paternity pay - payments made by an employer to a father who is absent from work after the birth of a child.
qualifier: lock picking
glosses: Initialism of single-pin picking.
on call
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Forms: form: on-call
Senses: examples: text: 1984-1986, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure
Know I cannot rely on him to do anything for me while recovering from my surgery. But Bridget & Maryellen are very willing to be on-call for me and even Jim/Kathleen are offering their place for me to come over.
text: He spent the weekend on call and couldn't fully relax.
text: Get the surgeon on call in here right now!
text: Who is on call tonight?
glosses: Available to be summoned.
Synonyms: at call
Derived terms: on firecall
Related terms: at someone's beck and call
on duty
at call
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Senses: glosses: available when requested
Related terms: on call
at someone's beck and call
speedrun
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈspiːd.ɹʌn/
rhymes: -ʌn
Forms: form: speedruns
form: speed run
Etymology: From speed + run. There are isolated attestations of the term as far back as the 19th century, mostly hyphenated as speed-run and in an engineering context; it is unlikely that these cases influenced the modern form.
Senses: examples: text: In the speedrun of Super Mario Bros. 3, Anonymous Jones finishes the whole game in just 11 minutes.
text: This paper concerns speedruns of Minecraft: Java Edition, and, in particular, speedruns of the category known as "Any% Random Seed Glitchless" (RSG) performed on version 1.16. A brief summary of the relevant mechanics and speedrun strategies follows for the unfamiliar reader.
ref: 2020 December 15 [2020 December 11], Minecraft Speedrunning Team, “Dream Investigation Results”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), archived from the original on 24 Sep 2022, page 3:
text: Many of the strats for the Glitchless speedrun came from Distortion2, who is a widely known speedrunner who has broken records in games Elden Ring and Seikiro.
ref: 2023 July 26, Jeremy Gan, “Only Up speedrun records: Fastest completion, Any% glitchless, unrestricted, more”, in Dexerto:
text: Mae, who describes herself on Patreon as a 20-year-old university student from Canada, holds several world records for Baldur’s Gate 3 speedruns already — including her insane 4:15 any% speedrun.
ref: 2024 January 27, Eliana Bollati, “Baldur’s Gate 3 speedrunner smashes two world records in just two days”, in Dexerto:
topics: video-games
glosses: A playthrough of a computer or video game in which the whole game or a select part of it, such as a single level, is played with the intent of completing it as quickly as possible, optionally with certain prerequisites.
speedrun
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈspiːd.ɹʌn/
rhymes: -ʌn
Forms: form: speedruns
form: speedrunning
form: speedran
form: speedrunned
form: speedrun
form: speed run
Etymology: From speed + run. There are isolated attestations of the term as far back as the 19th century, mostly hyphenated as speed-run and in an engineering context; it is unlikely that these cases influenced the modern form.
Senses: examples: text: In my most recent attempt to speedrun this game, I almost managed to beat the world record.
glosses: To perform or create a speedrun.
examples: text: John decided to speedrun his trip to the grocery store.
text: Dre said in an interview that he created SCAM to poke fun at other "shitcoins" or cryptocurrencies that are clearly pump-and-dump schemes, but at the same time make some money for people willing to put money behind it without any lofty talk to convince people anything more noble is going on. In doing so, SCAM is speedrunning the path of many cryptocurrencies: It hit a $70 million market cap (the snapshot current value of all tokens in circulation) almost immediately after launching, then slumped to $7 million, then $5 million, and now sits at $2.5 million.
ref: 2021 May 3, Edward Ongweso Jr, “This TikToker's 'SCAM' Cryptocurrency Took Off and He Can't Believe It”, in VICE, archived from the original on 05 Jun 2023:
text: I maintain that the first burrito he ever speedran was the most delicious, was folded with the most care, and had the best ratio of fillings, but burrito speedrunning is not about the flavour, it's about the time.
ref: 2023 March 19, Ben Sledge, “Inside The Chaotic World Of Burrito Speedrunning”, in The Gamer, archived from the original on 03 Jun 2023:
text: While DeSantis' allies have been speedrunning his political vendettas through the legislature, the Yale and Harvard alum embarked on a national tour ostensibly to promote his literary opus entitled The Courage to Be Free: Florida's Blueprint for America's Revival.
ref: 2023 April 12, Justin Miller, “DeSantis vs. Abbott: Tallahassee My Texas”, in The Texas Observer, Austin, T.X.: The Texas Democracy Foundation, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Apr 2023:
text: The result is an ouroboros of faith and science, where an intentional blurring of lines has created a society where a civilization is speedrunning through its development unaware that there are hands pushing them along.
ref: 2023 July 14, Zosha Millman, Joshua Rivera, “Foundation season 2 storylines aren't all the same kind of sci-fi”, in Polygon, archived from the original on 21 Jul 2023:
glosses: To do something or undergo some process as quickly as possible.
Derived terms: speedrunner
Related terms: time attack
sequence breaking
superplay
on-call
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: The traditional way of dealing with these events was for an on-call traffic manager to review (with the engineering functions) the likely time normal working could be resumed.
ref: 2019 November 20, “Industry Insider: East Coast problems”, in Rail, page 76:
glosses: on call
zero-dimensional
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: 0D
Senses: topics: geometry
mathematics
sciences
glosses: Having zero dimensions; having no extent in any direction.
Coordinate terms: five-dimensional
four-dimensional
n-dimensional
one-dimensional
three-dimensional
two-dimensional
Derived terms: zero-dimensionally
chiliagon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɪliəɡən/
Forms: form: chiliagons
Etymology: From Ancient Greek χιλιάγωνος (khiliágōnos), from χίλιοι (khílioi, “thousand”) + γωνία (gōnía, “angle”). Equivalent to chilia- + -gon.
Senses: examples: text: If Kant's claim is just that it is impossible to have a sensory experience of the absence of space, then by contrast it is not impossible to have a sensory experience of a chiliagon.
ref: 1995, Lorne Falkenstein, Kant's Intuitionism, Toronto, published 2004, page 198:
topics: geometry
mathematics
sciences
glosses: A polygon with a thousand vertices and a thousand edges.
Synonyms: 1000-gon
Related terms: chiliagonal
hectagon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hectagons
Etymology: From hecto- + -gon.
Senses: glosses: A polygon with 100 edges, vertices, and angles.
glosses: Misspelling of hexagon.
glosses: Misspelling of heptagon.
Related terms: hectagonal
glassine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: glassines
Etymology: From glass + -ine.
Senses: examples: text: Each illustration was protected by a glassine page that had to be turned delicately.
ref: 2024, Scott Alexander Howard, The Other Valley, Atlantic Books (2025), page 7:
glosses: A light paper used as interleaving between artworks or stamp album pages.
glosses: Smooth, non-absorbing, grease- and moisture-resistant, super-calendered paper.
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
philately
glosses: A small stamp packet made from glassine paper.
raw_tags: used as a plural