cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
kabana
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kabanas
Etymology: From Polish kabanos.
Senses: examples: text: You can go for kabana, wedding sausage, csabai, smoked tongue, smoked butterfish or smoked chickens.
ref: 2000, Allan Campion, Michele Curtis, The Goods: Victoria’s Best Food and Wine Shops, Wakefield Press, page 34:
text: aged, cured and pickled meats and fish—game, caviar, herring, sausages (kabana, pepperoni, salami), bacon, hot-dogs
ref: 2011, Bronwen Bryant, Kathleen Knights, Pharmacology for Health Professionals, 3rd edition, Elsevier Australia, page 361:
text: Peter Kennedy was gazing up at Lisa and her coconut when he suddenly felt a looming presence, an uncomfortably close breath and the smell of kabana sausage.
ref: 2012, William McInnes, The Laughing Clowns, Hatchette Australia, page 78:
synonyms: cabanossi
glosses: A spicy smoked Australian salami, made from pork and beef.
body butter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: body butters
Senses: glosses: An unguent moisturizer designed to be applied to the body.
body check
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: body checks
Senses: glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see body, check.
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A move in ice hockey or lacrosse in which a player impedes another with his body
glosses: A general health checkup performed by a medical practitioner.
body check
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: body checks
form: body checking
form: body checked
form: body checked
Senses: topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: To perform a body check on someone.
Bohemianism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Bohemianisms
form: bohemianism
Etymology: From Bohemian + -ism.
Senses: glosses: A Bohemian lifestyle.
examples: text: […] Pannonianisms are in reality Bohemianisms.
ref: 1961, Slovak Studies (issues 1-2, page 33)
glosses: A word or phrase characteristic of the Bohemian language.
Boho
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: a village near Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
bombogenesis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Blend of bomb + cyclogenesis; From exploding like a bomb onto the scene, in the generation of a storm; can be broken down as bomb + -o- + -genesis
Senses: examples: text: Bombogenesis: A colloquial term for sudden, extremely rapid almost explosive intensification of low pressure systems just off the Atlantic Coast of the United States.
ref: 2000 February 15, “Weather word”, in Chicago Tribune, page 10:
text: The storm intensified from 990 mb to 956 mb in just 12 hours Sunday morning, a drop of 35 mb. Another case, like “Nemo”, of bombogenesis.
ref: 2013, Christopher Burt, “Another Big Storm but with a (Relatively) Small Punch”, in WunderBlog:
text: Experts say the storm will undergo bombogenesis, meaning that colder air is expected to mix with warmer sea air, leading to a swift drop in atmospheric pressure. The process leads to a so-called bomb cyclone.
ref: 2022 January 29, “US East Coast blanketed by 'bombogenesis' snowstorm”, in BBC News:
text: As the area where the two air masses meet, called the Arctic front, moves northward and eastward, conditions for bombogenesis should continue moving as well, Mr. Moore said.
ref: 2022 December 23, Henry Fountain, “What Is a ‘Bomb Cyclone’?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
topics: climatology
meteorology
natural-sciences
glosses: Rapid or extreme cyclogenesis, often characterized by a barometric pressure drop of 24 millibars in a 24 hour period.
Synonyms: explosive cyclogenesis
meteorological bomb
weather bomb
Related terms: bomb cyclone
Bondei
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: a language spoken in the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania
bonding jumper
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bonding jumpers
Senses: glosses: An electrical connection that bonds the electrical supply to ground via the water piping system.
xylophonists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of xylophonist
bonefish
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bonefish
form: bonefishes
Etymology: From bone + fish.
Senses: glosses: Any of various game fish, of the family Albulidae, found in shallow, tropical waters.
glosses: Any of various game fish, of the family Albulidae, found in shallow, tropical waters.
Albula vulpes, the type of the genus and family.
glosses: A surgeonfish of the family Acanthuridae, especially genus Acanthurus.
glosses: A doctorfish, common dogfish, Squalus acanthias.
Related terms: bony fish
fishbone
Little Englander
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Little Englanders
Senses: glosses: A bigoted, xenophobic, and nationalistic English person.
glosses: Someone unaware of the world outside England.
glosses: Someone who advocated an end to the British Empire.
Related terms: Little Englanderism
Little Englandism
Little Englandish
fills
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɪlz/
rhymes: -ɪlz
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of fill
fills
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɪlz/
rhymes: -ɪlz
Senses: glosses: plural of fill
admits
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ədˈmɪts/
rhymes: -ɪts
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of admit
structures
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of structure
structures
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of structure
on the prowl
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Senses: examples: text: The cat was always on the prowl for bit of string or a dangling shoelace.
glosses: Hunting or seeking; prowling about.
Related terms: on the go
on the move
increases
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of increase
increases
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of increase
Egyptians
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Ægyptians
Senses: glosses: plural of Egyptian
processors
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: [ˈpɹəʉ.ses.əz]
ipa: [ˈpɹəʊ.sɛs.əz]
enpr: prŏʹ-sĕs-ərz
ipa: [ˈpɹɑ.sɛs.ɚz]
Senses: glosses: plural of processor
flashes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of flash
flashes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of flash
groans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡɹoʊnz/
ipa: /ɡɹəʊnz/
rhymes: -oʊnz
rhymes: -əʊnz
Senses: glosses: plural of groan
groans
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡɹoʊnz/
ipa: /ɡɹəʊnz/
rhymes: -oʊnz
rhymes: -əʊnz
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of groan
fountains
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fountain
fountains
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of fountain
tunes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /tjuːns/
Senses: glosses: plural of tune
tunes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: /tjuːns/
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of tune
beats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /biːts/
homophone: beets
rhymes: -iːts
Senses: glosses: plural of beat
beats
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /biːts/
homophone: beets
rhymes: -iːts
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of beat
apostles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of apostle
topics: law
glosses: Letters dismissory.
staves
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /steɪvz/
ipa: /stævz/
ipa: /steɪvz/
rhymes: -eɪvz
rhymes: -ævz
Senses: glosses: plural of staff.
staves
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /steɪvz/
ipa: /stævz/
ipa: /steɪvz/
rhymes: -eɪvz
rhymes: -ævz
ipa: /steɪvz/
rhymes: -eɪvz
ipa: /steɪvz/
ipa: /stævz/
ipa: /steɪvz/
rhymes: -eɪvz
rhymes: -ævz
Senses: glosses: plural of stave
staves
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /steɪvz/
ipa: /stævz/
ipa: /steɪvz/
rhymes: -eɪvz
rhymes: -ævz
ipa: /steɪvz/
rhymes: -eɪvz
ipa: /steɪvz/
ipa: /stævz/
ipa: /steɪvz/
rhymes: -eɪvz
rhymes: -ævz
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of stave
continents
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of continent
pillows
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pillow
dinners
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dinner
dinners
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of dinner
meanings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of meaning
involves
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of involve
departments
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of department
barbarians
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of barbarian
sorceress
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sorceresses
Etymology: From Middle English sorceresse, from Anglo-Norman sorceresse.
Senses: examples: text: The strange-looking chamber, the red glare of the charcoal, her tall form, and long black hair loose, realised the wildest dream of one of the sorceresses of old, bending over herb and drug, to form their potent spells.
ref: 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Laboratory”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 328:
text: Perch: In the head of this fish there are small stones that sorceresses used in concocting love-philtres.
ref: 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 180:
glosses: A female sorcerer, especially one who is elegant; compare witch.
on the run
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Senses: examples: text: The suspect in the robbery is still on the run.
text: Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.
ref: 2013 June 29, “Travels and travails”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 55:
glosses: Fleeing.
examples: text: The corruption charges against her aides have her on the run.
glosses: At a disadvantage; forced to abandon a position.
examples: text: She's a busy executive and always on the run.
text: He had to eat on the run.
glosses: Constantly traveling or moving from place to place.
examples: text: The skier's wife had the baby while he was still on the run.
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, run.
Synonyms: sense: fleeing
word: on the lam
sense: at a disadvantage
word: in retreat
sense: constantly moving
word: on the go
sense: constantly moving
word: on the move
wills
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɪlz/
rhymes: -ɪlz
Senses: glosses: plural of will
wills
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɪlz/
rhymes: -ɪlz
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of will
watered
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)d/
homophone: warted (non-rhotic)
Etymology: From water + -ed.
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of water
watered
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)d/
homophone: warted (non-rhotic)
Forms: form: more watered
form: most watered
Etymology: From Middle English watered, watred, ywaterd, y-wattered, i-watred, i-watered, from Old English *wæterod, *ġewæterod, equivalent to water + -ed. Cognate with West Frisian wetterd, Dutch verwaterd, German bewässert.
Senses: examples: text: Keep the horses well fed and watered.
glosses: Supplied with water.
glosses: Marked with wavy lines like those made by water.
Derived terms: watered stock
pistols
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pistol
stays
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /steɪz/
rhymes: -eɪz
Senses: glosses: plural of stay
stays
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /steɪz/
rhymes: -eɪz
Senses: examples: text: Her face was whiter than snow, and her heart was throbbing through her stays.
ref: (p. 502)
text: “Listen! I see it all — down, down even to the stays! Such stays! Six-eight a pair, Polly, with red flannel — or list is it? — that they put into the tops of those fearful things. I can draw you a picture of them.”
ref: 1889, Rudyard Kipling, “The Education of Otis Yeere”, in Under the Deodars, Boston: The Greenock Press, published 1899, page 20:
text: Her throat was contracted, her breasts strove against the enlacement of her stays, she was about to weep.
ref: 1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 181:
glosses: A corset.
stays
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /steɪz/
rhymes: -eɪz
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of stay
assistants
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of assistant
applies
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: -aɪz
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of apply
ankles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ankle
ankles
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of ankle
anecdotes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæ.nɪk.doʊts/
Senses: glosses: plural of anecdote
anecdotes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæ.nɪk.doʊts/
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of anecdote
thronged
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of throng
areas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of area
thorns
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of thorn
thorns
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of thorn
crawled
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of crawl
hilly
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɪli/
rhymes: -ɪli
Forms: form: hillier
form: hilliest
form: hillie
Etymology: From Middle English hilly, hylly, hully, equivalent to hill + -y.
Senses: examples: text: The intermediate station seen here, Llanbister Road, is 5 hilly miles by road from the town it purports to serve.
ref: 1962 August, “More W.R. services in jeopardy”, in Modern Railways, page 82, photo caption:
text: Our first stop is in Antu County, Kirin Province, a rugged and hilly extension of the Changpai foothills. The temperature in midsummer lingers around 20° C.
ref: 1972, Chi Hsin, “Where the Sunghua River Flows”, in The Seeds and Other Stories, Peking: Foreign Languages Press, →OCLC, page 145:
glosses: Abundant in hills; having many hills.
raw_tags: of a landscape
Derived terms: hilliness
nonhilly
unhilly
bends
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɛndz/
rhymes: -ɛndz
Senses: glosses: plural of bend
bends
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɛndz/
rhymes: -ɛndz
Senses: topics: nautical
transport
glosses: The thickest and strongest planks in a wooden ship's side, wales.
topics: diving
hobbies
lifestyle
medicine
pathology
sciences
sports
underwater-diving
glosses: Synonym of decompression sickness.
synonyms: word: decompression sickness
raw_tags: with the
bends
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɛndz/
rhymes: -ɛndz
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of bend
beholding
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of behold
beholding
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more beholding
form: most beholding
Senses: examples: text: I thank ye all. To you, my good lord mayor,
And your good brethren, I am much beholding;
I have received much honour by your presence,
And ye shall find me thankful.
ref: 1613 (date written), William Shakespeare, [John Fletcher], “The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene v]:
text: I was much bound and beholding to the right reverend father.
ref: 1551, Thomas More, “(please specify the Internet Archive page)”, in Raphe Robynson [i.e., Ralph Robinson], transl., A Fruteful, and Pleasaunt Worke of the Best State of a Publyque Weale, and of the Newe Yle Called Utopia: […], London: […] [Steven Mierdman for] Abraham Vele, […], →OCLC:
text: So much hath Oxford been beholding to her nephews, or sister's children.
ref: 1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI):
glosses: Obsolete form of beholden.
Derived terms: beholdingness
unbeholding
beholding
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: beholdings
Senses: examples: a. 1847, Robert Traill, a sermon
But this text and theme I am upon, relates to somewhat far higher and greater, than all the beholdings of his glory that ever any saint on earth received.
glosses: The act by which something is beheld; regard; contemplation.
hammers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: rhymes: -æmə(ɹ)z
Senses: glosses: plural of hammer
hammers
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: rhymes: -æmə(ɹ)z
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of hammer
Hammers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Hammer
Hammers
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
lifestyle
soccer
sports
glosses: Someone who supports or plays for West Ham United F.C.
weightless
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more weightless
form: most weightless
Etymology: From weight + -less.
Senses: glosses: Without weight.
glosses: Not affected by gravity.
Derived terms: weightlessness
jars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /d͡ʒɑɹz/
Senses: glosses: plural of jar
jars
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /d͡ʒɑɹz/
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of jar
sufficed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of suffice
shafts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shaft
shafts
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of shaft
resolutions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of resolution
camps
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /kæmps/
rhymes: -æmps
Senses: glosses: plural of camp
camps
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /kæmps/
rhymes: -æmps
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of camp
powdered
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpaʊdɚd/
ipa: /ˈpaʊdəd/
Forms: form: more powdered
form: most powdered
Senses: examples: text: powdered milk
glosses: which has been made into a powder
examples: text: powdered ladies
text: powdered wig}}
glosses: which has been covered with powder (typically referring to makeup)
examples: {{co|en|Powdered beef, pickled meats .
glosses: Sprinkled with salt; salted; corned.
Derived terms: nonpowdered
powdered milk
powdered sugar
powdered sunshine
powdered wiretail
snowpowdered
unpowdered
powdered
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpaʊdɚd/
ipa: /ˈpaʊdəd/
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of powder
weakest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwiːkɪst/
Senses: glosses: superlative form of weak: most weak
Derived terms: weakest link
quickened
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of quicken
conversing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of converse
conversing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: conversings
Senses: examples: text: Have you not, in your own secret souls, in your own private conversings, felt that there are woes and evils, in this accursed system, far beyond what are here shadowed, or can be shadowed?
ref: 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin:
glosses: conversation
fairer
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: note: without the Mary–marry–merry merger
ipa: /ˈfɛəɹə(ɹ)/
note: General American, Mary–marry–merry merger
ipa: /ˈfɛɹɚ/
homophone: farer
rhymes: -ɛəɹə(ɹ)
Forms: form: fayrer
Senses: glosses: comparative form of fair: more fair.
Derived terms: fairer sex
you can't say fairer than that
caldarium
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /kælˈdɛəɹi.əm/
ipa: /kælˈdɛɹi.əm/
rhymes: -ɛəɹiəm
Forms: form: caldariums
form: caldaria
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin caldārium (“room containing warm water for bathing”), substantive of caldārius (“of, pertaining to or suitable for bathing”), from caldus (“warm, hot”) + -ārius, alternative form of calidus, from caleō (“I am warm or hot; glow”).
Senses: glosses: In Roman baths, the hottest room, with a plunge-pool. It preceded the tepidarium and frigidarium.
glosses: In modern spas, a room with a hot floor.
examples: text: There is a pretty large glass-house, one-half being a caldarium, the other a tepidarium
ref: 1851, The Floricultural Cabinet and Florist's Magazine, page 184:
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: An intermediate or warm greenhouse.
ingredients
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ingredient
widowed
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: I can't remember if I cried when I read about his widowed bride.
ref: 1959, Don McLean, American Pie (song):
glosses: Whose spouse has died or is gone missing; who has become a widow or widower.
raw_tags: of a previously married person
Derived terms: grass-widowed
widowed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of widow
expresses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of express
expresses
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of express
soapy
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsəʊpi/
ipa: /ˈsoʊpi/
rhymes: -əʊpi
Forms: form: soapier
form: soapiest
Etymology: From soap + -y. Compare German Low German sepig (“soapy”), German seifig (“soapy”), Swedish såpig (“soapy”).
Senses: examples: text: Bases dissolve skin oils and have a soapy feel to them.
glosses: Literal senses:
Resembling soap.
synonyms: soaplike
examples: text: Near-synonym: soaped up
text: The dishwasher uses hot soapy water to clean the dishes and silverware.
glosses: Literal senses:
Full of soap.
examples: text: His skin was still soapy after the shower.
glosses: Literal senses:
Covered in soap.
synonyms: soaped up
examples: text: The heightened worlds of darkly comedic satire and soapy high-school romance make it easy enough to roll with unrealistic casting choices—and that goes for stage musicals, too, where some level of artifice is built into the format.
ref: 2021 September 22, Caroline Siede, “Dear Evan Hansen is a misfire on just about every level”, in AV Club:
text: This Diana-obsessed series is the very definition of bad writing. Despite the brilliant cast, it’s a crass, soapy dive into the abyss – not least in the atrocious scenes featuring Ghost Diana[.]
ref: 2023 November 16, Lucy Mangan, “The Crown season 6 review – so bad it’s basically an out-of-body experience”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
topics: broadcasting
media
television
synonyms: soaplike
glosses: Resembling a soap opera.
coordinate_terms: oily
glosses: Committing or involving flattery.
Derived terms: soapily
soapiness
soapy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsəʊpi/
ipa: /ˈsoʊpi/
rhymes: -əʊpi
Forms: form: soapies
Etymology: From soap + -y. Compare German Low German sepig (“soapy”), German seifig (“soapy”), Swedish såpig (“soapy”).
Senses: glosses: An erotic massage that involves lots of soap and body contact.
professors
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of professor
prophecies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of prophecy
parks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of park
parks
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of park
determines
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈtɝmɪnz/
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of determine
kills
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɪlz/
rhymes: -ɪlz
Senses: glosses: plural of kill
kills
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɪlz/
rhymes: -ɪlz
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of kill
stabbed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /stæbd/
rhymes: -æbd
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of stab
photos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of photo
photos
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of photo
rivière
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rivières
form: riviere
Etymology: Borrowed from French rivière. Doublet of river and riviera.
Senses: examples: For quotations using this term, see Citations:riviere.
glosses: A necklace of diamonds or other precious stones, especially one of several strings.
monarchs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of monarch
paragliding
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: rhymes: -aɪdɪŋ
ipa: /ˈpæɹəɡlaɪdɪŋ/
Etymology: From paraglider.
Senses: glosses: The sport of gliding with a paraglider.
glosses: The use of a paraglider in other settings, such as surveillance or military applications.
Hypernyms: hang gliding
kite gliding
paragliding
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: rhymes: -aɪdɪŋ
ipa: /ˈpæɹəɡlaɪdɪŋ/
Etymology: From paraglider.
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of paraglide
horizontally
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more horizontally
form: most horizontally
Etymology: From horizontal + -ly.
Senses: examples: text: Japanese can be written horizontally as well as vertically.
text: Moreover, recent research showed that the amount of genetic material that can be moved horizontally may include small gene fragments, entire operons, superoperons that encode complex biochemical pathways, and whole chromosomes [ 54 ].
ref: 2015 July 4, Jiangtao Guo et al., “Horizontal gene transfer in an acid mine drainage microbial community”, in BMC Genomics, volume 16, →DOI:
coordinate_terms: vertically
glosses: In a horizontal direction or position.
examples: text: an organism transmitted horizontally
glosses: In a horizontal manner (any sense).
Derived terms: horizontally challenged
subhorizontally
exceeded
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of exceed
hotter
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: rhymes: -ɒtə(ɹ)
Senses: glosses: comparative form of hot: more hot
hotter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: rhymes: -ɒtə(ɹ)
Forms: form: hotters
Senses: examples: text: Unable effectively to give chase to the hotters for fear of endangering the lives of pedestrians and motorists, the police had been forced to play a waiting game[…]
ref: 1992, David P. Waddington, Contemporary Issues in Public Disorder, page 209:
glosses: One who steals a vehicle in order to joyride.
Related terms: hotting
hotter
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: rhymes: -ɒtə(ɹ)
Forms: form: hotters
form: hottering
form: hottered
form: hottered
Senses: examples: text: The jolting, hottering motion of the waggon, the splashing of the water, and the dark and narrow passage, all concur to produce a strange effect […]
ref: 1833, Thomas Sopwith, An account of the mining districts of Alston Moor, Weardale and Teesdale in Cumberland and Durham, page 137:
glosses: To vibrate; to rattle.
sobbed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of sob
elections
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)nz/
note: weak vowel merger
ipa: /əˈlɛkʃ(ə)nz/
Senses: glosses: plural of election
acknowledging
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: From acknowledge + -ing.
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of acknowledg
glosses: present participle and gerund of acknowledge
acknowledging
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: acknowledgings
Etymology: From acknowledge + -ing.
Senses: synonyms: acknowledgement
knowledge
glosses: The act of acknowledging something.
acknowledging
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more acknowledging
form: most acknowledging
Etymology: From acknowledge + -ing.
Senses: glosses: That acknowledges, in various sense; (especially) that notices or recognises someone or something.
examples: text: Miss Buddulph's answer […] is not a bad one, although you perhaps may think it too acknowledging for the female character.
ref: 1748, [Samuel Richardson], chapter 2, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume I, London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; […], →OCLC:
glosses: Expressing esteem or gratitude.
Derived terms: nonacknowledging
accusations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of accusation
twigs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of twig
twigs
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of twig
attitudes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of attitude
resided
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of reside
queens
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: rhymes: -iːnz
Senses: glosses: plural of queen
queens
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: rhymes: -iːnz
Senses: topics: card-games
poker
glosses: A pair of queens.
queens
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: rhymes: -iːnz
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of queen
libraries
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of library
intends
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of intend
towering
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtaʊəɹɪŋ/
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of tower
towering
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtaʊəɹɪŋ/
Forms: form: more towering
form: most towering
Senses: examples: text: So this was my future home, I thought![…]Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.
ref: 1908, W[illiam] B[lair] M[orton] Ferguson, chapter IV, in Zollenstein, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
text: She is a towering girl with a husky baritone voice and a friendly and flamboyant style.
ref: 1964, Look, volume 28, page 338:
text: And it was not until Ryan Shawcross's towering header was cleared off the line by Danny Murphy on the stroke of half-time that Stoke started to crank up the pressure and suggest they were capable of getting back into the match.
ref: 2010 December 28, Marc Vesty, “Stoke 0-2 Fulham”, in BBC, archived from the original on 10 Oct 2024:
glosses: Very tall or high and dwarfing anything around it.
towering
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtaʊəɹɪŋ/
Forms: form: towerings
Senses: examples: text: Gaiety seldom fails to give some pain; the hearers either strain their faculties to accompany its towerings, or are left behind in envy or despair.
ref: 1829, John Timbs, Laconics: Or, The Best Words of the Best Authors:
text: But I am an old hawk at the sport; and wrote her such a cool, deliberate, prudent reply, as brought my bird from the aerial towerings, pop down at my foot like Corporal Trim's hat.
ref: 1787, Robert Burns, letter to a friend:
glosses: The act or condition of being high above others.
Related terms: tower over
towering inferno
singsong
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɪŋsɒŋ/
ipa: /ˈsɪŋsɔŋ/
ipa: /ˈsɪŋsɑŋ/
rhymes: -ɪŋsɒŋ
Forms: form: singsongs
form: sing-song
Etymology: From sing + song.
Senses: glosses: A piece of verse with a simple, songlike rhythm.
examples: text: We gathered round the campfire for a little singsong.
glosses: An informal gathering at which songs are sung; a singing session.
examples: text: I ne'r vvith VVits and VVitlings paſt my days, / To ſpread about the Itch of Verſe and Praiſe, / Nor like a Puppy daggled thro' the Tovvn, / To fetch and carry Sing-ſong up and dovvn; […]
ref: 1735 January 13 (Gregorian calendar; indicated as 1734), [Alexander] Pope, An Epistle from Mr. Pope, to Dr. Arbuthnot, London: […] J[ohn] Wright for Lawton Gilliver […], →OCLC, page 12, lines 218–221:
glosses: Low-quality singing or poetry.
glosses: A drawling or monotonous tone, as of a poorly executed song.
Derived terms: singsongy
singsong
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɪŋsɒŋ/
ipa: /ˈsɪŋsɔŋ/
ipa: /ˈsɪŋsɑŋ/
rhymes: -ɪŋsɒŋ
Forms: form: more singsong
form: most singsong
form: sing-song
Etymology: From sing + song.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to a piece of singsong; simple and melodic, varying in pitch.
singsong
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɪŋsɒŋ/
ipa: /ˈsɪŋsɔŋ/
ipa: /ˈsɪŋsɑŋ/
rhymes: -ɪŋsɒŋ
Forms: form: singsongs
form: singsonging
form: singsonged
form: singsonged
form: sing-song
Etymology: From sing + song.
Senses: examples: text: The birdlike female vendors speak only if spoken to, except when softly singsonging in a dialect that sounds like Navajo.
ref: 1987 May, Texas Monthly, volume 15, number 5, page 184:
glosses: To utter in a singsong voice.
examples: text: [Y]ou sit / Sing-songing here; but, if I'm any judge, / By God, you are as poor a poet, Wyatt, / As a good soldier.
ref: 1875, Alfred Tennyson, Queen Mary: A Drama, London: Henry S. King & Co., →OCLC, Act II, scene i, pages 65–66:
glosses: To compose poor poetry.
gleamed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡliːmd/
rhymes: -iːmd
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of gleam
towering inferno
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: towering infernos
Senses: examples: text: We fed the campfire until it became a towering inferno before us.
text: [T]he most compelling argument for avoiding Chungking Mansion is one of safety — it could be a towering inferno waiting to happen.
ref: 2003, Beth Reiber, Frommer's Hong Kong:
glosses: A tall fire, as of a building.
examples: text: [A]nyone saying now that humans are a towering inferno of irrationality ought to be challenged, and aggressively so.
ref: 2000, Michael S. Gazzaniga, The Mind's Past:
glosses: A powerful, untamed force.
towering infernos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of towering inferno
infernos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of inferno
analyses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: ə-nălʹĭ-sēz
ipa: /əˈnæl.ɪ.siːz/
enpr: ə-nălʹə-sēz
ipa: /əˈnæl.ə.siːz/
Etymology: See analysis.
Senses: glosses: plural of analysis
analyses
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: enpr: ə-nălʹĭ-sēz
ipa: /əˈnæl.ɪ.siːz/
enpr: ə-nălʹə-sēz
ipa: /əˈnæl.ə.siːz/
enpr: ănʹə-lī-zĭz
ipa: /ˈæn.ə.laɪ.zɪz/
enpr: ănʹə-lī-zəz
ipa: /ˈæn.ə.laɪ.zəz/
enpr: ə-nălʹĭ-sēz
ipa: /əˈnæl.ɪ.siːz/
enpr: ə-nălʹə-sēz
ipa: /əˈnæl.ə.siːz/
Etymology: See analyse.
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of analyse
Geneva wheel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Geneva wheels
Etymology: See Geneva mechanism.
Senses: topics: engineering
mechanical-engineering
mechanics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
synonyms: Geneva drive
Maltese cross
glosses: A mechanism that translates a continuous rotation into an intermittent rotary motion.
inconstant
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more inconstant
form: most inconstant
form: inconstaunt
Etymology: From Middle English inconstant, inconstante, inconstaunte, from Middle French inconstant and its etymon, Latin incōnstāns.
Senses: glosses: Not constant; wavering.
glosses: Unfaithful to a lover.
Derived terms: inconstancy
inconstantly
inconstantness
waivering
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of waiver
waivers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of waiver
waivers
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of waiver
waivered
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Allowed by waiver; permitted by exception granted from otherwise applicable rules.
waivered
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of waiver
needles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From needle + -s.
Senses: glosses: plural of needle
needles
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: From needle + -s.
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of needle
needles
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more needles
form: most needles
Etymology: See needless.
Senses: examples: text: If anie do dislike the superstitious & needles cærimonies in ordination & yet also acknowledg that the Byshops may call, authorise, trie, confirme, & warrant by testimonie the sufficiencie of ministers / what greuous synne is it.
ref: 1588?, Robert Browne, “A Reproofe of Certeine Schismatical Persons & Their Doctrine Touching the Hearing & Preaching of the Word of God” in Cartwrightiana, ed. Albert Peel and Leland Henry Carlson (1951, published for the Sir Halley Stewart Trust by Allen and Unwin), page 228
glosses: Obsolete spelling of needless.
home in
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: homes in
form: homing in
form: homed in
form: homed in
form: hone in
Etymology: The phrase originates in military use in the early 20th century, apparently by analogy with the older term homing pigeon. From the 1960s it is also found in the mistaken variant hone in. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hone+in
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
synonyms: zero in
coordinate_terms: lock in
lock on#Verb
glosses: To draw close to a destination, especially using radar; to move towards a target.
raw_tags: of an aircraft or guided missile
with 'on'
examples: text: He used the clues to home in on the source of the flames.
text: We are homing in on a solution.
text: The eagle homed in for the kill.
text: Homing in on the way someone presents can help you imitate them; for instance, some prefer to get right down to business, focusing on data and facts.
ref: 2020 December 21, Bryan Lufkin, “How 'linguistic mirroring' can make you more convincing”, in BBC:
synonyms: zero in
coordinate_terms: lock in
lock on#Verb
glosses: To focus or narrow down to something; to find, draw closer or move towards, as by trial and error or a gradual seeking process.
raw_tags: with 'on'
Related terms: homing
homing pigeon
have the floor
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: has the floor
form: having the floor
form: had the floor
form: had the floor
Senses: examples: text: The representative from New Hampshire has the floor.
glosses: To have permission or time to speak, especially in a formal situation.
Related terms: take the floor
give the floor
hold the floor
panpipes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pan pipes
form: panpipe
form: Pan's-pipes
Etymology: From Pan (“Greek god of nature”) + pipes.
Senses: topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: An instrument consisting of a series of ten or more tubes of different lengths, typically closed at the bottom and open at the top, and is played by blowing across the open end at the top.
Synonyms: Pandean pipes
pan flute
pan pipe
pipes of Pan
shepherd's pipe
syrinx
Derived terms: panpiper
panpiping
bone up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: bones up
form: boning up
form: boned up
form: boned up
Senses: examples: text: Information acquired in that way, makes an impression ; this "boning" up for an examination is all right as a finishing touch, but it will not last.
ref: 1913, William Christian Schmeisser, Are You Going To College?, page 132:
text: Here's your chance to bone up on the segregating, or crediting, or whatever you call it.
ref: 1914, Kathleen Norris, chapter 2, in Saturday's Child:
text: Now is the perfect time to bone up on your fashion history.
ref: 2004 September 14, Kate Novack, “Fashion Literacy”, in Time:
synonyms: brush up
review
revise
rub up
glosses: To study or cram, especially in order to refresh one's knowledge of a topic.
Related terms: ramp up
diacritics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of diacritic
parameters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of parameter
piss-warm
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more piss-warm
form: most piss-warm
Etymology: Derived from the fact the urine (colloquially referred to as "piss") is generally warm from carrying human body heat.
Senses: glosses: lukewarm
cunt juice
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cunt juices
Senses: examples: text: My cock slides in almost too easily — her cunt is too wet, drenched with her own cunt juice and Christie's saliva, and there's no friction — so I take the scarf from around Christie's neck and pull my cock out of Sabrina's cunt and, spreading her open, wipe her cunt and my cock off and then try to resume fucking her while I continue to eat out Christie, who I bring to yet another climax within a matter of minutes.
ref: 1991, Bret Easton Ellis, American Psycho, London: Picador, →ISBN, page 175:
glosses: The naturally-occurring lubricating secretions of the vagina.
Related terms: boy juice
dick juice
cock juice
pussy juice
butt juice
ass juice
groundbreaking
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡɹaʊndbɹeɪkɪŋ/
Forms: form: more groundbreaking
form: most groundbreaking
Etymology: From ground + breaking, in reference to the practice of breaking ground at the beginning of a new building or construction.
Senses: examples: text: The latest model includes several groundbreaking features and improvements.
glosses: Innovative; new, different; doing something that has never been done before.
Derived terms: groundbreakingly
groundbreaking
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡɹaʊndbɹeɪkɪŋ/
Forms: form: groundbreakings
Etymology: From ground + breaking, in reference to the practice of breaking ground at the beginning of a new building or construction.
Senses: glosses: The point at which construction begins, by digging into the ground.
glosses: A ceremony to mark the beginning of construction.
Related terms: break ground
cutting edge
wrangling
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈræŋ.ɡəl.ɪŋ/
ipa: /ˈræŋ.ɡlɪŋ/
Forms: form: wranglings
Etymology: From Middle English wranglyng, wranglinge, equivalent to wrangle + -ing.
Senses: glosses: contention; gainstriving
glosses: dispute; disputation; quarreling
glosses: a dispute; a contentious argument; a brawl
Derived terms: content wrangling
data wrangling
wrangling
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈræŋ.ɡəl.ɪŋ/
ipa: /ˈræŋ.ɡlɪŋ/
Etymology: From wrangle + -ing.
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of wrangle
lubricating
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of lubricate
lubricating
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: The engineer bought some lubricating oil for his gears.
glosses: That lubricates.
Derived terms: lubricating oil
freeze frame
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: freeze frames
form: freeze-frame
form: freezeframe
Senses: glosses: A single still frame or picture taken from a film (movie), or from a video stream.
Synonyms: still frame
still image
still picture
video prompt
freeze frame
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: freeze frames
form: freeze framing
form: freeze framed
form: freeze framed
form: freeze-frame
form: freezeframe
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of freeze-frame.
Kiefer
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: Roger Federer extended his grasscourt streak to 57 matches with a victory over Marcos Baghdatis and will play Nicolas Kiefer in the semifinals of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany.
ref: 2008 June 14, The Associated Press, “Federer Extends Streak”, in The New York Times:
glosses: A surname.
glosses: A town in Oklahoma.
Oklahoman
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Oklahomans
Etymology: From Oklahoma + -an.
Senses: glosses: A native or resident of the state of Oklahoma in the United States of America.
Synonyms: Okie
Sooner
Hypernyms: American
Oklahoman
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Oklahoman
form: most Oklahoman
Etymology: From Oklahoma + -an.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to Oklahoma.
hike up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: hikes up
form: hiking up
form: hiked up
form: hiked up
Senses: examples: text: He hiked up his sagging trousers.
glosses: To lift; to tug or pull upwards.
examples: text: They tried to make more money by putting lots of salt in the popcorn and hiking up the price of drinks.
glosses: To raise or increase sharply; to hike.
examples: text: He was wearing a maroon cashmere muffler which had hiked up on his neck, giving him next to no protection against the cold.
ref: 1955, J. D. Salinger, “Franny”, in Franny and Zooey, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, published 1991, →ISBN, page 4:
glosses: To move upwards; to ride up.
raw_tags: of clothing
debel
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /dəˈbɛl/
rhymes: -ɛl
Forms: form: debels
form: debelling
form: debelled
form: debelled
Etymology: Compare French débeller. Doublet of debellate.
Senses: examples: text: Him long of old Thou didst debel, and down from heaven cast With all his army.
ref: 1671, John Milton, “(please specify the page)”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC:
glosses: To conquer.
Related terms: bellator
bellatrix
bellicose
belligerent
rebel
get straight
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: gets straight
form: getting straight
form: got straight
form: got straight
form: gotten straight
Senses: glosses: Synonym of clarify: to make clear, to reach an understanding.
synonyms: word: clarify
extra: to make clear, to reach an understanding
Related terms: set straight
go straight
governorate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈɡʌvə(ɹ)nəɹət/
Forms: form: governorates
form: governate
Etymology: From governor + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it).
Senses: glosses: The territory governed by a governor; a province.
wikipedia: muhafazah
Derived terms: sub-governorate
subgovernorate
avocational
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From avocation + -al.
Senses: glosses: Of, relating to, or being an avocation.
Synonyms: amateur
part-time
Derived terms: avocationally
Aspergerian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From Asperger + -ian.
Senses: examples: text: And for the serious and superintelligent and potentially Aspergerian child brainiacs, a row of umbrella-shaped computers where they could do obsessive-compulsive things online […] and challenge each other to combat without making eye contact.
ref: 2013, Margaret Atwood, MaddAddam, Bloomsbury, page 234:
glosses: Of, related to, or having qualities similar to those of Asperger's syndrome.
Synonyms: word: Aspergian
word: Aspergic
word: spergy