cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
neurosteroids
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of neurosteroid
limousins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of limousin
kluges
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of kluge
roborants
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of roborant
didicoys
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of didicoy
traffickers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of trafficker
trocars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of trocar
atlatlists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of atlatlist
nosecones
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nosecone
outcroppings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of outcropping
petrologists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of petrologist
photoengravers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of photoengraver
MUFs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of MUF
speleothems
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of speleothem
discriminators
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of discriminator
exsiccators
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of exsiccator
scintillations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of scintillation
geosciences
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of geoscience
biosciences
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bioscience
dissociators
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dissociator
subfossils
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of subfossil
sidelobes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sidelobe
triflers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of trifler
depositees
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of depositee
eigenmodes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of eigenmode
brachiopods
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of brachiopod
bioturbations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bioturbation
lagtimes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lagtime
capperbars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of capperbar
popholes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pophole
pentapeptides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pentapeptide
internetworks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of internetwork
fleches
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fleche
palmists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of palmist
fortunetellers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fortuneteller
aficionadas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of aficionada
technophobes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of technophobe
playlets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of playlet
catcalls
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of catcall
catcalls
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of catcall
Waldorfs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Waldorf
inequations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of inequation
amnesics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of amnesic
riddances
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of riddance
betterments
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of betterment
skylines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of skyline
skylines
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle of skyline
hindquarters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hindquarter
carloads
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of carload
forams
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of foram
foraminifers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of foraminifer
discordances
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of discordance
plumblines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of plumbline
isopods
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of isopod
active couples
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of active couple
pyes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pye
tablehoppers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tablehopper
tabletops
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tabletop
tabletops
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of tabletop
tabulators
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tabulator
tackers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tacker
tacklers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tackler
disservices
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of disservice
thermoclines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of thermocline
sverdrups
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sverdrup
retroflections
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of retroflection
morphodites
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of morphodite
dirkas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dirka
remanences
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of remanence
dropcloths
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dropcloth
walk policies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of walk policy
medievalists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of medievalist
microcomputers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of microcomputer
cistrons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cistron
hasbians
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hasbian
mobilettes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mobilette
cressets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cresset
radiobioassays
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of radiobioassay
radiobroadcasts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of radiobroadcast
radiocardiograms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of radiocardiogram
radiocolloids
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of radiocolloid
radiocommunications
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of radiocommunication
radioelements
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of radioelement
radiogolds
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of radiogold
radiogoniometers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of radiogoniometer
radioimmunoassays
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of radioimmunoassay
radiolabels
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of radiolabel
radiotracers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of radiotracer
rebolters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rebolter
radioles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of radiole
radiolesions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of radiolesion
barbules
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of barbule
radioligands
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of radioligand
radiolites
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of radiolite
radiomutations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of radiomutation
radionucleotides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of radionucleotide
coprophils
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of coprophil
radiopharmaceuticals
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of radiopharmaceutical
ageusiacs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ageusiac
harvest mites
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of harvest mite
adsuki beans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of adsuki bean
aduki beans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of aduki bean
adzuki beans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of adzuki bean
JavaBeans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of JavaBean
mescal beans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mescal bean
multiplexing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of multiplex
multiplexing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: multiplexings
Senses: glosses: The simultaneous transmission of multiple signals on the same channel.
Derived terms: Charlieplexing
nonmultiplexing
hydroceles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hydrocele
radiophotos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of radiophoto
radiophotographs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of radiophotograph
radioreceptors
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of radioreceptor
radioteletypewriters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of radioteletypewriter
teletypewriters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of teletypewriter
malaperts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of malapert
brideprices
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of brideprice
backfields
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of backfield
fingerboards
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fingerboard
raglans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of raglan
diverticula
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -ɪkjʊlə
Senses: glosses: plural of diverticulum
diverticulums
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of diverticulum
genophores
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of genophore
climacterics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of climacteric
missalettes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of missalette
missals
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of missal
overlings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of overling
rubdowns
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rubdown
runabouts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of runabout
rushers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rusher
dropdowns
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dropdown
roadhouses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of roadhouse
roasters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of roaster
tidal volumes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tidal volume
tondos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tondo
rockfalls
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rockfall
rollerskates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rollerskate
rollerskates
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of rollerskate
romanticists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of romanticist
rooftops
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rooftop
roomettes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of roomette
roomfuls
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of roomful
rotisseries
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rotisserie
rototillers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rototiller
roundelays
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of roundelay
backgrounders
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of backgrounder
bandmasters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bandmaster
bandoliers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bandolier
bankbooks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bankbook
bantamweights
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bantamweight
barrooms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of barroom
baronages
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of baronage
basswoods
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of basswood
bathhouses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bathhouse
battledores
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of battledore
battlefronts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of battlefront
clothiers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of clothier
wax myrtles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of wax myrtle
beadings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbiːdɪŋz/
rhymes: -iːdɪŋz
Senses: glosses: plural of beading
beanstalks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of beanstalk
beauticians
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of beautician
gynoids
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gynoid
bedposts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bedpost
topics: bowling
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: a 7-10 split
roundhouses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of roundhouse
roundhouses
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of roundhouse
roundtables
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of roundtable
helminths
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of helminth
chevrotains
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chevrotain
gallerias
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of galleria
commemoratives
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of commemorative
galoots
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of galoot
gamesters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gamester
archtops
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of archtop
humbuckers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of humbucker
gangplanks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gangplank
gantlets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gantlet
garnishments
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of garnishment
garotes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of garote
garroters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of garroter
cholinomimetics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cholinomimetic
duotheisms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of duotheism
shampooers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shampooer
predicaments
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of predicament
notetakings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of notetaking
gatehouses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gatehouse
gearshifts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gearshift
interferants
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of interferant
guarders
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of guarder
guardrails
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of guardrail
guardrooms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of guardroom
guessers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of guesser
guidebooks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: guide books
Senses: glosses: plural of guidebook
gulpers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gulper
gunfights
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gunfight
gunfighters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gunfighter
gunnysacks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gunnysack
gunrunners
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gunrunner
gushers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gusher
hogbacks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hogback
deriders
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of derider
pulques
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pulque
transclusions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of transclusion
transilluminators
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of transilluminator
protreptics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of protreptic
mitigants
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mitigant
apotreptics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of apotreptic
jokesters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of jokester
geegaws
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of geegaw
gemologists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gemologist
debridements
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of debridement
travertines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of travertine
trochophores
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of trochophore
tubeworms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tubeworm
polychaetes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of polychaete
turbidites
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of turbidite
turbodrills
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of turbodrill
turbofans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of turbofan
turbojets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of turbojet
turboprops
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of turboprop
turboramjets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of turboramjet
ultracentrifuges
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ultracentrifuge
valuators
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of valuator
bombproofs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bombproof
divisos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of diviso
Australian ballots
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Australian ballot
voice votings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of voice voting
long ballots
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of long ballot
short ballots
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of short ballot
paper ballots
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of paper ballot
voting machines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of voting machine
reheats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of reheat
reheats
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of reheat
panellists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of panellist
SEALs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of SEAL
sealbores
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sealbore
underseals
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of underseal
underseals
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of underseal
uraninites
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of uraninite
sendoffs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sendoff
bandgaps
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bandgap
taguas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tagua
appams
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of appam
gradualists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gradualist
punctuationists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of punctuationist
saltationists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of saltationist
deciders
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of decider
conscience votes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of conscience vote
prosopagnosics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of prosopagnosic
fusiform gyri
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fusiform gyrus
fusiform gyruses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fusiform gyrus
gyri
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈd͡ʒaɪɹaɪ/
rhymes: -aɪɹaɪ
Senses: glosses: plural of gyrus
gyruses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gyrus
fornicate gyri
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fornicate gyrus
fornicate gyruses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fornicate gyrus
auditionees
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of auditionee
auditioners
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of auditioner
bahus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bahu
anaglyptas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of anaglypta
traffic signal boxes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of traffic signal box
bigshots
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bigshot
bubbes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bubbe
baggywrinkles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of baggywrinkle
soundscapes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of soundscape
shantytowns
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shantytown
shirkers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shirker
shoebills
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shoebill
undulipodia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of undulipodium
sparrow dominoes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: calque of Chinese 麻將 /麻将 (májiàng) + dominoes.
Senses: examples: text: Even "Mah-Jongg," for example, is called "sparrow dominoes"—and very rightly, since that is what the Chinese word means to the Chinese.
ref: 1935, National Council of Teachers of English, Secondary Section, English Journal:
glosses: The game of mahjong.
examples: text: There is probably no town in China where the click of the Sparrow dominoes is so little heard.
ref: 1921, John Dewey, “Impressions from Canton”, in China Monthly Review:
glosses: The tiles used in this game.
miscommunication
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: miscommunications
Etymology: From mis- + communication.
Senses: glosses: An interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired.
Related terms: miscommunicate
gasolines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gasoline
mollycoddling
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of mollycoddle
mollycoddling
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mollycoddlings
Senses: examples: text: Such prissy mollycoddlings of audience expectations were shortly to come under heavyweight siege from a variety of filmmakers in the 1950s – not least the aforementioned Otto Preminger.
ref: 2015, B. Forshaw, Sex and Film: The Erotic in British, American and World Cinema:
glosses: An act of excessive pampering.
ideophone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɪ.di.(j)ə(ʊ)ˌfəʊn/
Forms: form: ideophones
Etymology: From ideo- + -phone. James F. Fordyce (The Ideophone as a Phonosemantic Class: The Case of Yoruba, in Current approaches to African linguistics, Ivan R. Dihoff (ed.), page 263) credits C. M. Doke with introducing the term in 1935.
Senses: examples: 1969 October, William J. Samarin, The Art of Gbeya Insults, in International Journal of American Linguistics 35(4), page 325, JSTOR
In insults the ideophone occurs either in its characteristic position, the verb phrase, or uncharacteristically as a modifier in a noun phrase.
topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: A word that uses sound symbolism to express aspects of events that can be experienced by the senses, like smell, color, shape, sound, action, or movement.
Derived terms: ideophonic
Related terms: phonosemantic
phonaesthesia
onomatopoeia
general store
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: general stores
Senses: glosses: A store which sells a large variety of useful things, without specializing highly in any particular type of merchandise, and which is not departmentalized.
Synonyms: general merchandise store
general dealer
Coordinate terms: village shop
rigorize
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: rigorizes
form: rigorizing
form: rigorized
form: rigorized
form: rigorise
form: rigourise
form: rigourize
Etymology: From rigor + -ize.
Senses: glosses: To make rigorous; for example, to add further detail or elaborate on a proof or demonstration.
handwave
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: handwaves
form: hand-wave
Etymology: From hand + wave.
Senses: examples: text: The leader, an upright, broad-shouldered old man, with snow-white hair, half halts his horse with a handwave of salutation, as he reaches the Imperial Crown Prince, then gallops on with the latter hanging close on his flank.
ref: 1871, Archibald Forbes, My Experiences of the War Between France and Germany, facsimile edition, volume II, Adamant Media Corporation, published 2005, page 354:
text: "[…]In fact I tell this mob"— he gave a derogatory handwave in the direction of the ten or twelve pairs of eyes that were still intent on us—"that I was the original of these Pappa-whatsits."
"Papparazzi."
ref: 1991, Robert Barnard, A Scandal in Belgravia, page 213:
glosses: The wave of a hand.
examples: text: In this glib handwave by Friedman, the real results are determined independently of money and financing phenomena; given the way monetarists set up the analysis, the rate of growth of money can only affect the behavior of the price level.
ref: 2008, Hyman P. Minsky, Stabilizing an Unstable Economy, page 285:
glosses: A glib statement or explanation that glosses over important details.
handwave
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: handwaves
form: handwaving
form: handwaved
form: handwaved
form: hand-wave
Etymology: From hand + wave.
Senses: examples: text: Some readers may wish to handwave this restriction away, thinking of #92;tfrac#123;#92;partial#125;#123;#92;partial#92;rho#125; as a differentiable vector field on #92;mathbb#123;R#125;² that behaves badly at the origin; this approach will suffice for the purposes of this book.
ref: 2001, Stephanie Frank Singer, Symmetry in Mechanics: A Gentle, Modern Introduction, page 33:
topics: academia
scholarly
sciences
glosses: To explain something superficially, skipping over important details, perhaps appealing to intuition instead.
Related terms: word: hand waving
word: handwaving
word: handwavium
word: handwavy
word: wave of the hand
word: fudge
word: the rest is history
handwavey
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more handwavey
form: most handwavey
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of handwavy.
handwavy
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhændˌweɪvi/
Forms: form: more handwavy
form: most handwavy
form: hand-wavy
Senses: qualifier: proof; or explanation; proof; or explanation
glosses: Missing important details or logical steps, perhaps instead appealing to laymen, common sense, tradition, intuition, or examples.
raw_tags: of a demonstration
Related terms: handwave
handwaving
hand waving
handwavium
wave of the hand
make belief
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The abstract quality of making believe
making believe
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of make believe
hand wavy
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more hand wavy
form: most hand wavy
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of handwavy.
hand-wavy
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more hand-wavy
form: most hand-wavy
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of handwavy.
halvah
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: halvahs
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of halva.
shakeout
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: shakeouts
Etymology: From shake + out.
Senses: examples: text: The dot-com shakeout of the 1990s left only the most durable, most profitable, and most well backed companies surviving.
glosses: An event that causes marginal constituents to be eliminated.
topics: engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The separation of molds from their flask, the castings from the molding sand, and potentially the cores from the castings.
examples: text: A cargo parachute that has been packed and issued for use, but not actually used for airdrop, does not require a shakeout.
ref: 1989, Organizational and DS Maintenance Manual:
glosses: The shaking of an object to spread it wide and eject any debris.
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: The shaking of one's arms or legs, in order to resist muscle fatigue.
shakeouts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shakeout
sharpshooting
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sharpshootings
Etymology: From sharp + shooting; see sharpshooter.
Senses: examples: text: Daniel Boone's sharpshooting earned him a place in the annals of the American west.
text: 1856, credited to Edward O. C. Ord., Soldiering in Oregon
Owing to a want of proper concert among ourselves, I think, the battle became a series of detached skirmishes and sharpshootings, continuing all day […]
glosses: Highly accurate marksmanship.
sharpshooting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: From sharp + shooting; see sharpshooter.
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of sharpshoot
belittling
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of belittle
belittling
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more belittling
form: most belittling
Senses: glosses: That belittles; condescending
Derived terms: belittlingly
unbelittling
belittling
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: belittlings
Senses: examples: text: And usually this manifests as them trying to prove their parent's criticism's and belittlings wrong.
ref: 1988, Dennis Marcellino, Sweeping it under the drug, page 123:
glosses: belittlement
sharp-tongued
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more sharp-tongued
form: most sharp-tongued
Senses: examples: text: Since the release of his 2014 debut album ‘Everybody Down’, Kae Tempest has consistently provided some of the UK’s most incisive, sharp-tongued social commentary.
ref: 2025 July 3, Fred Garratt-Stanley, “Kae Tempest – ‘Self Titled’ review: an inspiring reflection on identity and self-discovery”, in NME:
glosses: Having an acrid or bitter wit; skilled at or given to insulting or belittling others.
Related terms: sharp end of one's tongue
belittles
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of belittle
belittled
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: examples: text: We both are the belittled human race ,
One as compared with God and one with space .
I had thought ours the more profound disgrace ;
But doubtless this was only my conceit .
The cloister and the observatory saint
Take comfort in about the same complaint.
So science and religion really meet.[…]
ref: 1997, Robert Faggen, Robert Frost and the Challenge of Darwin, University of Michigan Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 250:
glosses: simple past and past participle of belittle
sheathing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈʃiːðɪŋ/
Forms: form: sheathings
Senses: examples: text: When the sheathing was on it suddenly looked like a real house: you could see where the outer walls would be even if they still needed the siding and trim added.
glosses: Something that wraps around or surrounds something, as a sheath encases its blade.
sheathing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: /ˈʃiːðɪŋ/
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of sheathe
submarginal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more submarginal
form: most submarginal
Etymology: From sub- + marginal.
Senses: examples: text: Nutpicking, along with chicken cleaning and rag sorting, constituted the very bottom of the submarginal industries in St. Louis in the 1930s, and it was in these industries that African American women found sporadic employment.
ref: 1996, Staughton Lynd, "We are All Leaders": The Alternative Unionism of the Early 1930s:
glosses: Less than, or worse than, marginal. Not meeting even the minimum standard of quality.
topics: anatomy
biology
botany
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
zoology
glosses: Below a margin.
stagestruck
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more stagestruck
form: most stagestruck
Etymology: From stage + struck.
Senses: glosses: Enamored of the theatre, the craft of acting or of actors/actresses.
Derived terms: stagestruckness
statesmanlike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more statesmanlike
form: most statesmanlike
Etymology: From statesman + -like.
Senses: examples: text: What we should look for from a Secretary of State for Transport is a statesmanlike position above the fray, calmly laying out the big issues, the preferred outcome, and restating in a credible and persuasive way a determination to see it through.
ref: 2022 July 13, Sir Michael Holden, “Comment: Who will speak for our railway?”, in RAIL, number 961, page 3:
glosses: Like a statesman, demonstrating the skills and qualities of a respected leader.
Hypernyms: statespersonlike
Coordinate terms: stateswomanlike
stateswoman
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: stateswomen
Etymology: From state + -s- + -woman.
Senses: glosses: A woman who is a leader in national or international affairs.
glosses: A female political leader who promotes the public good or who is recognized for probity, leadership, or the qualities necessary to govern a state.
Hypernyms: diplomat
leader
statesperson
Coordinate terms: statesman
stateswomen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of stateswoman
stitchery
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: stitcheries
Etymology: From stitch + -ery.
Senses: glosses: fine work done by stitching
foodies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of foodie
stock-in-trade
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: stocks in trade
form: stock and trade
form: stock in trade
Senses: examples: text: The stock-in-trade of this old gentleman comprised chronometers, barometers, telescopes, compasses, charts, maps, sextants, quadrants, and specimens of every kind of instrument used in the working of a ship's course, or the keeping of a ship's reckoning, or the prosecuting of a ship's discoveries.
ref: 1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, “chapter 4”, in Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1848, →OCLC:
text: […] Oscar was in the midst of drafting an account of Red Ochre's stock-in-trade for presenting to a man named Burywell who was contemplating taking on the lease […]
ref: 1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter VIII, in Capricornia, page 122:
text: Devons Road has had its teething troubles as a dieselised depot, just as have the diesel locomotives which are its stock-in-trade.
ref: 1962 October, M. J. Wilson, “Three years of dieselisation at Devons Road depot”, in Modern Railways, page 266:
glosses: Merchandise and other necessary supplies kept on hand in order to conduct business.
examples: text: Ideas are the chief stock-in-trade of newspaper writers and generally they are the scarcest stock in market, but they do come occasionally
ref: 1890, Nellie Bly, Around the World in Seventy-Two Days, chapter 1:
glosses: A technique, skill or ability habitually used by a person, group of persons, or an organization, often in the course of their business.
stock in trade
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of stock-in-trade.
stiffening
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: stiffenings
Senses: glosses: An item, material or feature that makes something stiffer.
Derived terms: stiffening order
stiffening
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of stiffen
stiffer
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of stiff: more stiff, more rigid, more inflexible, more unbending.
stiffer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: stiffers
Senses: examples: text: It was made up because I had a stiffer and a standing prick hath no conscience. And if that standing prick is attached to Bruce Robertson then it hath less than no conscience.
ref: 1998, Irvine Welsh, Filth, London: Jonathan Cape, →ISBN:
glosses: An erection of the penis.
stiffest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of stiff: most stiff Most rigid, most inflexible, most unbending.
empirical formulas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of empirical formula
empirical formulae
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of empirical formula
autostereograms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of autostereogram
nullary
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From null + -ary.
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: Taking no entries; having trivial domain; having the arity of zero.
raw_tags: of a function
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
programming
sciences
qualifier: procedure; command; procedure; command
glosses: Taking no arguments.
raw_tags: of a function
Synonyms: niladic
zeroary
Derived terms: nullary sum
riptide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɹɪp.taɪd/
Forms: form: riptides
form: rip tide
Etymology: From rip + tide.
Senses: glosses: A particularly strong tidal current.
examples: text: This beach suffers from a riptide that can easily sweep you out to sea.
glosses: A rip current which may carry a swimmer offshore.
Synonyms: sense: strong flow of water away from the shore
word: rip current
Related terms: undertow
linear combination
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: linear combinations
Senses: topics: linear-algebra
mathematics
sciences
glosses: a sum, each of whose summands is an appropriate vector times an appropriate scalar (or ring element)
Hyponyms: affine combination
convex combination
summand
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: summands
Etymology: From sum + -and.
Senses: examples: text: In the expression 1+2=3, the summands are 1 and 2.
glosses: Something which is added or summed.
Synonyms: addend
Hypernyms: term
Related terms: word: successor
sense: addition, summation
english: addend; total
translation: addend; total
alt: augend
word: + =
sense: addition, summation
english: sum
translation: sum
alt: summand
word: + +... =
sense: subtraction
roman: subtrahend
english: difference
translation: difference
word: − =
sense: multiplication, factorization; multiplier
roman: multiplicand
english: product
translation: product
word: × =
sense: multiplication, factorization; factor
english: factor; factor; product
translation: factor; factor; product
word: × ×... =
sense: division; dividend
roman: quotient
word: ÷ =
sense: numerator) / (denominator) = (quotient
english: with remaining
translation: with remaining
alt: quotient
word: Or sometimes
sense: exponentiation; base
english: power
translation: power
alt: exponent
word: =
sense: root extraction; degree
roman: radicand
word: √ =
sense: logarithmization
english: logarithm
translation: logarithm
alt: antilogarithm
word: log(base) =
quantum computer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: quantum computers
Senses: examples: text: Graphene could change the electronics industry, ushering in flexible devices, supercharged quantum computers, electronic clothing and computers that can interface with the cells in your body.
ref: 2014 April 13, Nick Bilton, “Bend it, charge it, dunk it: Graphene, the material of tomorrow”, in The New York Times:
qualifier: quantum computing
glosses: A computer that exploits quantum mechanical phenomena to transcend classical time complexity limitations.
Related terms: quantum computing
time complexity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: time complexities
Senses: topics: computer
computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
science
sciences
coordinate_terms: space complexity
time-space complexity
glosses: The amount of time an algorithm requires to run, as a function of the amount of input, measured in such a way as to ignore constant terms and multiplication by constant terms.
Related terms: big O notation
classical computer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: classical computers
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A computer which is not a quantum computer, nor enjoys any other sort of (yet unknown) mechanism for transcending known computer science; a computer which can be modelled by a deterministic Turing machine
Related terms: quantum computer
polynomial time
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: The complexity class where the runtime can be bounded (from above) by a polynomial in the input size.
Derived terms: nondeterministic polynomial time
randomized polynomial time
pasteurized
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of pasteurize
yadda
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Etymology: See yada yada yada.
Senses: examples: text: In fact, the academic said, crime trends are influenced far more by demographics and social forces and yadda, yadda, yadda than by police work.
ref: 2006, Andrew Karmen, New York Murder Mystery: The True Story Behind the Crime […] :
text: The planners held all the requisite public hearings, public discussions, public meetings, public forums, yadda public-this and yadda public-that.
ref: 2002 June 2, Craig Medred, “Trails committee goes a little wild”, in Anchorage Daily News, archived from the original on 06 Mar 2016, page G1:
glosses: Used three times in a row, or in combination with other words, to indicate part of a sentence which would be annoying to include, or which is incomprehensible, or which is just unimportant.
yadda
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: yaddas
Etymology: See yada yada yada.
Senses: examples: text: Sedona offers everything a Caravan, Voyager, T&C, yadda, yadda, yadda does, […] However, when V-6-equipped, the yaddas are a lot more quiet leaving the light or pulling into the passing lane.
ref: 2001 November 8, Jim Mateja, “Kia opens door, manually, to minivan market”, in Chicago Tribune:
text: Dropouts include Jason Kidd (recovering from knee surgery), Ray Allen (getting married this summer), Tracy McGrady (security concerns), Karl Malone (recovering from the NBA season; lost his mother), Jermaine O'Neal (banged up), Vince Carter (yadda), Mike Bibby (yadda), Elton Brand (yadda), and Kenyon Martin (yadda).
ref: 2004 August 28, Gary Peterson, “Tina Thompson: `I really wanted to be part of this. This is my time'”, in Contra Costa Times:
text: So right or wrong, good move or bad, yadda or yadda, it's an intriguing development in this gifted player's life and basketball career.
ref: 2006 May 13, “A Tough Road: Bennerman, Who Went To Hargrave, Describes Exactly What Glenn's Wallace Is Going To Be Experiencing”, in Winston-Salem Journal:
glosses: One of a set of items which do not need to be specified; often used in conjunction with the catch phrase yadda yadda yadda.
jighead
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: jigheads
form: jig head
Etymology: From jig + head.
Senses: topics: fishing
hobbies
lifestyle
glosses: A fishhook with an incorporated moulded weighting mass of metal or plastic below the eye.
rasterizations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rasterization
discomfitures
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of discomfiture
hautboys
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hautboy
diddlers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of diddler
zebroids
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of zebroid
chedis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chedi
cinephilias
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cinephilia
debauchees
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of debauchee
debauchers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -ɔːtʃə(ɹ)z
Senses: glosses: plural of debaucher
debauchments
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of debauchment
oraches
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of orache
calamints
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of calamint
cingulate gyri
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cingulate gyrus
cingulate gyruses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cingulate gyrus
dentate gyri
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dentate gyrus
dentate gyruses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dentate gyrus
parahippocampal gyri
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of parahippocampal gyrus
parahippocampal gyruses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of parahippocampal gyrus
conidiophores
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of conidiophore
monopods
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of monopod
monocoques
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of monocoque
bodywarmers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bodywarmer
Cretaceans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Cretacean
dandiyas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dandiya
Eagle Scouts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Eagle Scout
puckfists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of puckfist
borts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bort
anorthoscopes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of anorthoscope
shit disturbers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shit disturber
micro managers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of micro manager