cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
Baker Street Irregular
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Baker Street Irregulars
Etymology: From the Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, in which they were a group of street boys who assisted Holmes (who lived on Baker Street, London) with his investigations.
Senses: examples: text: I'd be glad to hear anything you might dig up. You could be a kind of Baker Street Irregular yourself. But please understand, the way it stands now the Harkness death is classified as a suicide or accident.
ref: 2005, Lloyd Davis, Campus Delicti: A Dan Quarrier Mystery:
text: 'And I don't understand your position at all. It seems quite irregular.'
'So it is, madam. I may be called a Baker Street Irregular. […]'
ref: 2010, Michael Innes, Appleby's Other Story:
text: Though I truly loved them and the work they did, rescuing thousands of animals yearly, yet the roar of the presses and the fast pace of a whirlwind business held me captive. […] I remained a Baker Street irregular, still joining the first and last popular breakfast couple of New York in rescue efforts, appearing often as a guest on the program, forever their devoted admirer.
ref: 2012, Jeanne Toomey, Assignment Homicide: Behind the Headlines, page 77:
text: "No, Jerry is a sort of Baker Street Irregular, and he's going to be my nephew."
"You can't mean you've hired a little boy! Really, Kate..."
ref: 2018, Amanda Cross, In the Last Analysis:
glosses: A casual assistant, especially in the context of detection or solving crime.
examples: text: This hope reflected Starrett's tongue-in-cheek faith as a Baker Street Irregular that Sherlock Holmes actually lived and that the stories about him were all factual, written by the faithful Doctor Watson from voluminous records.
ref: 1952 December 29, “LIFE”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 62:
text: On this night, in 1934 New York, a few enthusiasts met to celebrate the birthday of the man they most respected, admired and loved. The Baker Street Irregulars were officially born.
ref: 2021 October 14, Anthony Boucher, The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
glosses: A fan of Sherlock Holmes stories.
Baker Street Irregulars
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Baker Street Irregular
coconsecrator
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: coconsecrators
Etymology: co- + consecrator
Senses: glosses: A bishop who assists at a consecration.
coconsecrators
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of coconsecrator
coemployment
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of co-employment.
Kolla
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Colla (“indigenous people”)
Qulla
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Colla (“indigenous people”)
Qullasuyu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Collasuyu
form: Kholla Suyu
Senses: glosses: The southeastern provincial region of the Inca Empire.
Collasuyu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Qullasuyu
Kholla Suyu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Qullasuyu
North Shropshire
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A former local government district in Shropshire, England, abolished without replacement on 1 April 2009.
Beciu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Beciu.
Senses: glosses: A river in Vrancea County, Romania, tributary to the Slimnic.
glosses: A village in Scorțoasa, Buzău County, Romania.
glosses: A commune and vilage in Teleorman County, Romania.
glosses: A village in Vârteșcoiu, Vrancea County, Romania.
Colleri
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Obsolete form of Kallar.
Banaras
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi बनारस (banāras).
Senses: examples: text: He said he was born in Banaras and could arrange for anything, his intimacy with the city evident in his use of its popular name.
ref: 2023, Devika Rege, Quarterlife, Dialogue Books (2025), page 392:
glosses: Alternative form of Varanasi: a city in Uttar Pradesh, India.
birdily
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more birdily
form: most birdily
Senses: glosses: In a birdy way.
jungle curry
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: jungle curries
Senses: glosses: A kind of spicy Thai curry, usually made without coconut milk.
probability box
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: probability boxes
Senses: topics: mathematics
probability-theory
sciences
synonyms: p-box
glosses: A quantitative characterization of an imperfectly known probability distribution.
p-box
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: p-boxes
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of probability box.
p-boxes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of p-box
probability boxes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of probability box
finger-pointer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: finger-pointers
form: finger pointer
form: fingerpointer
Senses: examples: text: Ex-smokers tend to become finger-pointers.
ref: 1987 March 27, Colman McCarthy, “‘The Great American Meatout’”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Jul 2025:
text: As much as finger-pointers might like to blame club owners, Orange County audiences must shoulder their share of the responsibility for the current club situation.
ref: 1985 January 1, Randy Lewis, “Sounding the Highs and Lows of Pop Music in 1984”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 May 2023:
text: A symptom of fear and a sign of collective distrust, they suggest that we are ruled by literal-minded finger-pointers who make it too risky to take responsibility for anything.
ref: 1999 January 3, Daniel Akst, “The Culture of Money: Disclaimers Are Hazardous to Our Health”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 May 2015:
glosses: One who finger-points.
finger-pointers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of finger-pointer
finger pointer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: finger pointers
Senses: examples: text: The team has been worn and weary much of the season, and was stung this morning by a published report in which President Tex Schram^([sic]) said that some players on the team were “negative influences” and “finger pointers” and that they would not be back next season.
ref: 1984 November 23, Christine Brennan, “Cowboys Take Lead in NFC East”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Jul 2025:
text: The drug busts turn all of us into finger pointers and posses. A portion of the Greek public and press came up with the theory that the United States had called in the drug squad to divert attention from American doping.
ref: 2004 August 23, George Vecsey, “Sports of The Times: Another Effect of Drug Use”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Nov 2010:
text: What is too bad is that we have a city attorney’s office that refuses to release the information and makes a newspaper sue for it, making us think there is something being hidden. I think a lot of the finger pointers are going to be very disappointed when this information is finally released.
ref: 2011 February 4, Craig Sherwood, “From The Bullpen: Don’t vilify families that work together”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Jul 2025:
glosses: Alternative form of finger-pointer.
finger pointers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of finger pointer
fingerpointer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fingerpointers
Senses: examples: text: Film comes at a time when bluenose fingerpointers have had certain recent pix under fire; […]
ref: 1947 December 10, Wear [pseudonym], “My Wild Irish Rose (Color—Musical)”, in Variety, volume 169, number 1, New York, N.Y.: Variety, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 12, column 2:
text: As with Prohibition, all such legislative attempts have failed. And all future attempts will fail again. There may be success in the passage of laws, but once more, as ever before, human behavior will go on. That is because the fingerpointers want to believe that violence in real life is caused by violence in art, when it is and has always been the other way around.
ref: 1999 September, Scott Edelman, “Editorial: An imagination is a terrible thing to waste.”, in Scott Edelman, editor, Science Fiction Age, volume 7, number 6, Reston, Va., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 6, column 2:
text: But where they see only problems, I see possibilities as vast and diverse as the American family itself. Even as we meet, the rest of the world is astounded by the pundits and fingerpointers who are so down on us as a nation.
ref: 2007 [1992 August 17], Ronald Reagan, “America’s Best Days are Yet to Come”, in Shane Borrowman, Edward M[ichael] White, editors, The Promise of America, New York, N.Y.: Pearson Longman, →ISBN, page 567:
text: There are fingerpointers in our lives, as well—cruel and blatant accusations and deceptions of the enemy of our souls. Satan, the hater of God and all that is good, sets out to separate us from God the moment we are placed in the womb. Both are included in my story—footprints and fingerpointers.
ref: 2016, Cheryl Samelson Skid, “Introduction”, in Never Out of His Sight: Learning to Discern the Voices, Georgetown, Del.: Fruitbearer Publishing, →ISBN, page xv:
glosses: Alternative form of finger-pointer.
fingerpointers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fingerpointer
-ces
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Pronunciation: /siːz/
Etymology: Derived from the pluralization pattern of Latin third declension nouns.
Senses: examples: ⟨-ax⟩ thorax → thoraces
⟨-ex⟩ scolex → scoleces, index → indices
⟨-ix⟩ helix → helices
⟨-ox⟩ equinox → equinoces
⟨-ux⟩ crux → cruces
glosses: Used to form the irregular plural form of Latin-derived nouns ending in x
coordinand
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: coordinands
Senses: examples: text: In English, linking elements are the conjunction and, the disjunction or and the adversative linker but, collectively called COORDINATORS. The units that are coordinated will be called COORDINANDS in this article (CONJUNCTS, when linked by conjunction, DISJUNCTS, when linked by the disjunctive connector).
ref: 2019, Roberto Zamparelli, “Coordination”, in De Gruyter, Mouton, pages 135-170:
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: A conjunct or disjunct; either term of a conjunctive conjunction or a disjunctive conjunction.
coordinands
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of coordinand
computational neuroscience
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: computational neurosciences
Senses: glosses: a branch of neuroscience which employs mathematics, computer science, theoretical analysis and abstractions of the brain to understand the principles that govern the development, structure, physiology and cognitive abilities of the nervous system.
subcategorisands
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of subcategorisand
strobo-
Language: English
Part of speech: prefix
Etymology: From Ancient Greek στρόβος (stróbos, “whirl”).
Senses: glosses: A combining form meaning "whirling" or "spinning", especially when referring to periodic motion or a rapid sequence of events; by extension, often used in contexts involving "flashing light".
degradee
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: dĭ-grād′ē
ipa: /dɪˈɡɹeɪ̯d.iː/
ipa: /dɪˈɡɹeɪ̯d.i/
ipa: /dɪˈɡɹæɪ̯d.iː/
ipa: /dəˈɡɹæɪ̯d.iː/
ipa: /dɪˈɡɹed.i/
ipa: /ɖɪˈɡɾeːɖ.iː/
rhymes: -eɪdi
Forms: form: degradees
Etymology: From degrade + -ee.
Senses: examples: text: "Eh? What?" said Mjipa as they Walked out of the palace, with Alicia holding the black man's arm. "You seem remarkably cheerful for one who has been through a degrading experience."
"Degradation is all in the mind of the degradee. If I feel I've done the right thing, nobody can degrade me."
ref: 2011 September 29, L. Sprague deCamp, The Prisoner of Zhamanak, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
glosses: One who, or that which is degraded.
examples: text: As a degradee, nothing will ever hit as good as the word “pathetic.” Sums it up perfectly. You’re right. I’m pathetic. Desperate. Depraved. It hits soooo much deeper than any other word
ref: 2024 August 20, @sluttyxangelic, Twitter:
topics: BDSM
lifestyle
sexuality
glosses: One who feels pleasure from being degraded or humiliated.
Related terms: degrader
glory hunter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: glory hunters
form: glory-hunter
Etymology: Compound of glory + hunter.
Senses: examples: text: I heard he started supporting Man City right around 2019! What a glory hunter!
text: He really only likes the club because they've won the past few years. He's just a glory hunter and has no interest in the club's history at all.
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
synonyms: bandwagon fan
glosses: A fan of a sports club who supports the club only due to its current success or popularity.
glory hunters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of glory hunter
murrsuiter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: murrsuiters
Etymology: From murrsuit + -er.
Senses: glosses: One who murrsuits.
murrsuit
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: murrsuits
Etymology: From murr + suit.
Senses: examples: text: Emerging from that wonderful new skin, his murrsuit, was like being born again as the animal he was meant to be.
ref: 2025 April 6, Lucas Milliron, Welcome to SoFlo: A Collection of Weird Florida Horror, The Evil Cookie Publishing:
glosses: A fursuit created or used for sexual purposes.
murrsuit
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: murrsuits
form: murrsuiting
form: murrsuited
form: murrsuited
Etymology: From murr + suit.
Senses: glosses: To wear a murrsuit.
Derived terms: murrsuiter
murrsuits
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of murrsuit
murrsuits
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of murrsuit
degradees
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of degradee
Orsett
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village in Thurrock borough, Essex, England (OS TQ6481).
turns something into an art form
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of turn something into an art form
turning something into an art form
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of turn something into an art form
turned something into an art form
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of turn something into an art form
hits the button
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of hit the button
hitting the button
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of hit the button
turns the screws
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of turn the screws
turning the screws
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of turn the screws
turned the screws
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of turn the screws
pre-lashes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pre-lash
pre-lashes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of pre-lash
pre-lashing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of pre-lash
pre-lashed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of pre-lash
moves the dial
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of move the dial
moving the dial
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of move the dial
moved the dial
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of move the dial
dove-tailing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of dove-tail
dove-tailed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of dove-tail
gathers strength
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of gather strength
gathering strength
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of gather strength
gathered strength
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of gather strength
throws someone a curveball
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of throw someone a curveball
throwing someone a curveball
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of throw someone a curveball
threw someone a curveball
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of throw someone a curveball
thrown someone a curveball
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of throw someone a curveball
square-brackets
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of square-bracket
square-bracketing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of square-bracket
kicks someone's butt
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of kick someone's butt
kicking someone's butt
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of kick someone's butt
kicked someone's butt
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of kick someone's butt
draws to an end
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of draw to an end
drawing to an end
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of draw to an end
drew to an end
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of draw to an end
drawn to an end
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of draw to an end
draws to a close
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of draw to a close
drawing to a close
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of draw to a close
drew to a close
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of draw to a close
drawn to a close
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of draw to a close
open-carries
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of open-carry
open-carrying
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of open-carry
open-carried
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of open-carry
opens its doors
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of open its doors
opening its doors
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of open its doors
opened its doors
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of open its doors
compares apples to apples
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of compare apples to apples
comparing apples to apples
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of compare apples to apples
compared apples to apples
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of compare apples to apples
throws the hatchet
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of throw the hatchet
throwing the hatchet
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of throw the hatchet
threw the hatchet
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of throw the hatchet
thrown the hatchet
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of throw the hatchet
greases one's gills
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of grease one's gills
greasing one's gills
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of grease one's gills
greased one's gills
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of grease one's gills
frisks someone's cly
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of frisk someone's cly
frisking someone's cly
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of frisk someone's cly
frisked someone's cly
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of frisk someone's cly
fights cocum
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of fight cocum
fighting cocum
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of fight cocum
fought cocum
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of fight cocum
sticks to one's post
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of stick to one's post
sticking to one's post
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of stick to one's post
stuck to one's post
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of stick to one's post
carries corn
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of carry corn
carrying corn
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of carry corn
carried corn
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of carry corn
fat shames
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of fat shame
fat shamed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of fat shame
torture-tests
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of torture-test
torture-testing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of torture-test
torture-tested
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of torture-test
pulls a permit
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of pull a permit
pulling a permit
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of pull a permit
pulled a permit
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of pull a permit
pours with rain
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of pour with rain
pouring with rain
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of pour with rain
poured with rain
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of pour with rain
serves someone a trick
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of serve someone a trick
serving someone a trick
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of serve someone a trick
served someone a trick
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of serve someone a trick
de-biases
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of de-bias
de-biasses
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of de-bias
de-biassing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of de-bias
de-biased
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of de-bias
de-biassed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of de-bias
that's enough
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: glosses: An admonition.
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see that's, enough.
new-energy vehicle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: new-energy vehicles
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of new energy vehicle.
new-energy vehicles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of new-energy vehicle
rides out the storm
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of ride out the storm
rode out the storm
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of ride out the storm
ridden out the storm
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of ride out the storm
you're kidding
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: glosses: Used to express disbelief or shock.
Synonyms: you're joking
you're kidding me
you've got to be joking
you've got to be kidding
you've got to be kidding me
you must be joking
you must be kidding
comes up short
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of come up short
coming up short
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of come up short
came up short
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of come up short
goes to water
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of go to water
going to water
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of go to water
went to water
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of go to water
gone to water
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of go to water
runs nowhere
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of run nowhere
running nowhere
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of run nowhere
ran nowhere
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of run nowhere
slings the hatchet
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of sling the hatchet
slinging the hatchet
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of sling the hatchet
slung the hatchet
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of sling the hatchet
CITO
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: CITOs
Senses: examples: Near-synonyms: CTO, CIO, CISO
hypernyms: CXO
officer#Noun
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glosses: Initialism of chief information technology officer.
oversteps the line
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of overstep the line
overstepping the line
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of overstep the line
overstepped the line
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of overstep the line
re-issues
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of re-issue
re-issues
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of re-issue
re-issuing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of re-issue
re-issued
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of re-issue
re-verifies
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of re-verify
re-verifying
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of re-verify
re-verified
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of re-verify
CExO
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: CExOs
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of CXO (“chief experience officer”).
belt-tightens
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of belt-tighten
belt-tightened
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of belt-tighten
retains and explains
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of retain and explain
retaining and explaining
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of retain and explain
retained and explained
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of retain and explain
is part of life's rich pageant
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of be part of life's rich pageant
CISO
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: CISOs
Senses: examples: Near-synonyms: CSO, CIO, CTO, CITO
hypernyms: ISO
CXO
officer#Noun
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glosses: Initialism of chief information security officer.
being part of life's rich pageant
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of be part of life's rich pageant
was part of life's rich pageant
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of be part of life's rich pageant
been part of life's rich pageant
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of be part of life's rich pageant
out-plays
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of out-play
out-playing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of out-play
out-played
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of out-play
CISOs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of CISO
out-shoots
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of out-shoot
out-shooting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of out-shoot
out-shot
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of out-shoot
slab-tracks
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of slab-track
slab-tracking
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of slab-track
slab-tracked
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of slab-track
tosses the pieman
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of toss the pieman
tossing the pieman
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of toss the pieman
tossed the pieman
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of toss the pieman
wets the other eye
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of wet the other eye
wetting the other eye
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of wet the other eye
wetted the other eye
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of wet the other eye
goes whacks
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of go whacks
going whacks
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of go whacks
went whacks
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of go whacks
gone whacks
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of go whacks
collects skin
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of collect skin
collecting skin
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of collect skin
collected skin
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of collect skin
has a thick head
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of have a thick head
having a thick head
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of have a thick head
had a thick head
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of have a thick head
releases the handbrake
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of release the handbrake
releasing the handbrake
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of release the handbrake
released the handbrake
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of release the handbrake
takes someone's life
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of take someone's life
taking someone's life
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of take someone's life
took someone's life
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of take someone's life
taken someone's life
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of take someone's life
blurs the lines
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of blur the lines
blurring the lines
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of blur the lines
blurred the lines
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of blur the lines
nose-bonks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nose-bonk
nose-bonks
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of nose-bonk
nose-bonking
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of nose-bonk
nose-bonked
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of nose-bonk
puts out of one's head
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of put out of one's head
putting out of one's head
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of put out of one's head
is part of life's rich tapestry
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of be part of life's rich tapestry
being part of life's rich tapestry
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of be part of life's rich tapestry
was part of life's rich tapestry
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of be part of life's rich tapestry
been part of life's rich tapestry
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of be part of life's rich tapestry
CMIO
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: CMIOs
Senses: hypernyms: CXO
officer#Noun
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person#Noun
coordinate_terms: CIO
CITO
CTO
chief technology officer
CISO
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more at [[CXO#English:_Chief [X] Officer, with variable|CXO § Hyponyms]]
glosses: Initialism of chief medical informatics officer.
CMIO
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Chinese, Malay, Indian, Others; the 4 races of Singapore
CMIOs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of CMIO
is part of life's rich pattern
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of be part of life's rich pattern
being part of life's rich pattern
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of be part of life's rich pattern
was part of life's rich pattern
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of be part of life's rich pattern
been part of life's rich pattern
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of be part of life's rich pattern
bosu ball
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈboʊsu ˌbɔl/
Forms: form: bosu balls
form: Bosu ball
form: BOSU ball
form: Bosu trainer
Etymology: Partial genericized trademark from BOSU, an acronym for "Both Sides Utilized" describing the two usable surfaces (a flat platform and inflated dome) of products like the BOSU Balance Trainer, plus ball.
Senses: examples: text: The Bosu ball is essentially a Swiss ball chopped in half and mounted upon a flat board, creating a non-stable yet not particularly threatening environment. The balance or core board is another destabilizing device that could also be used.
ref: 2004, Thomas Boettcher, Core Training: For Greater Strength and Better Health, Sterling Publishing Company, Inc., →ISBN, page 68:
text: Then you are an idiot who will always have stork limbs and a flabby body. Get back on your bosu ball. More protein won’t help this guy!!
ref: 2016 December 14, “Protein”, in Ultimate Performance Blog:
glosses: A piece of exercise equipment with an inflated rubber dome attached to a rigid flat platform, used for balance training, strength exercises, or rehabilitation.
Coordinate terms: balance board
rocker board
exercise ball
yoga ball
stability ball
JAN
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: related: word: JAN
word: FEB
word: MAR
word: APR
word: MAY
word: JUN
word: JUL
word: AUG
word: SEP
word: OCT
word: NOV
word: DEC
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of Jan (“January”).
MAY
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: related: word: JAN
word: FEB
word: MAR
word: APR
word: JUN
word: JUL
word: AUG
word: SEP
word: OCT
word: NOV
word: DEC
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of May.
JUN
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: related: word: JAN
word: FEB
word: MAR
word: APR
word: MAY
word: JUL
word: AUG
word: SEP
word: OCT
word: NOV
word: DEC
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of Jun (“June”).
NOV
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: related: word: JAN
word: FEB
word: MAR
word: APR
word: MAY
word: JUN
word: JUL
word: AUG
word: SEP
word: OCT
word: DEC
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of Nov (“November”).
gastric lavage
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gastric lavages
Senses: examples: text: Others have used a multitherapy approach, including gastric lavage with acetylcysteine and nystatin, as well as oral papain and promotility therapy with metoclopramide.
ref: 2002, Anthony J. DiMarino, Stanley B. Benjamin, Gastrointestinal disease: an endoscopic approach, page 558:
text: If poison has been swallowed (a) if he is conscious and the pharyngeal reflex is present, the fauces are stimulated with the finger or he is given salt water to drink (one dessertful of salt to a tumbler of water) to stimulate vomiting; (b) if he is unconscious, gastric lavage is performed; special care is required with old people, young children, people who have had abdominal operations, people who have swallowed a corrosive poison - strong acid or alkali.
ref: 1970, John Gibson, Modern medicine for nurses, page 274:
topics: medicine
sciences
toxicology
synonyms: gastrolavage
stomach pump
gastric irrigation
gastric suction
glosses: A procedure consisting of diluting then emptying the contents of the stomach with a tube via the nose or mouth, most commonly performed following an overdose or poison ingestion, or in preparation for surgery.
Related terms: Edlich tube
Ewald tube
bosu balls
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bosu ball
NESPR
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of New England Society of Psychical Research
serimuka
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: seri muka
Senses: glosses: A two-layered kuih with steamed glutinous rice forming the bottom half and a green custard layer made with pandan juice.
seri muka
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of serimuka
cathedralwise
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From cathedral + -wise.
Senses: examples: text: The Church was built cathedralwise, with central tower and north and south aisles running the entire length, in the transition style between the decorated and the perpendicular.
ref: 1864, A Short Account of Pleshey; Its Lords and Its Antiquities, page 26:
glosses: In the manner of a cathedral.
Cavish
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
celibatory
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Synonym of celibate
synonyms: word: celibate
anti-Judaic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more anti-Judaic
form: most anti-Judaic
Etymology: From anti- + Judaic.
Senses: examples: text: The table was covered from one end to the other with hams, legs of pork, ſpare-ribs, griſkins, haſlets, feet and ears, brawn, and the like : in the middle there ſmoaked a large barbicued hog, which was ſoon devour’d to the bone ; ſo deſirous was every one to prove his Chriſtianity by the quantity he could ſwallow of that Anti-Judaic food.
ref: 1754 April 25, Mr. Town, The Connoisseur, volume I, number XIII, London, page 76:
text: In early Medieval Europe there was popular hostility against Jews, but it was unsystematic and was charged with a clearly religious tone — more anti-Judaic than anti-Semitic.
ref: 2005, Robert J. Hanyok, chapter 1, in Eavesdropping on Hell: Historical Guide to Western Communications Intelligence and the Holocaust, 1939–1945, second edition, Center for Cryptologic History; National Security Agency, page 11:
glosses: Of or pertaining to anti-Judaism; opposing the Jews.
porcupine crabs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of porcupine crab
capitalist roadist
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: By analogy with capitalist roadism, itself formed by analogy with capitalist roader, a calque of Chinese 走資派 /走资派 (zǒuzīpài, literally “one who takes the capitalist road”). By surface analysis, capitalist + road (figurative) + -ist (adjectival suffix).
Senses: glosses: Relating to capitalist roaders or their alleged political beliefs, capitalist roadism.
Related terms: capitalist roader
capitalist roadism
in floods
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Etymology: Ellipsis of in floods of tears
Senses: examples: text: He was told she was too distressed to come out - Battersea the goldfish had died and she was 'in floods'.
ref: 2011 May 31, Tina Brown, The Diana Chronicles, Random House, →ISBN, page 65:
text: Of course Iain Duncan Smith is an absolute saint and families have got to learn that no house can be guaranteed for life especially if they can afford bus tickets, but honestly, every time I see Downton Abbey I am in floods.
ref: 2011 September 29, Catherine Bennett, Mrs Cameron's Diary, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
text: She was too soft for her own good, Janet was. One Born Every Minute often had her in floods. Sometimes she used to hide her face from his, embarrassed by her tears in front of his cynical ridicule.
ref: 2016 April 7, Zoe Miller, Someone New, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
glosses: Crying hard.
Rtn
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Rtns
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Rotarian.
Rtns
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Rtn
stance up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: stances up
form: stancing up
form: stanced up
form: stanced up
Senses: glosses: To assume bold body language.
rally behind
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: rallies behind
form: rallying behind
form: rallied behind
form: rallied behind
Senses: examples: text: But I know my role. I'm the one who rallies behind the kids.
ref: 2005 02, Paula Abdul, quotee, People:
text: I rallied behind him completely. If there was a trophy for cheerleading I would have won it because I was my husband's biggest supporter.
ref: 2020 February 1, Sue Nyathi, The Polygamist, Pan Macmillan South africa, →ISBN:
text: Initially, party elites did not rally behind Trump because his candidacy was not perceived as credible.
ref: 2020 April 7, Agnès Alexandre-Collier, Alexandra Goujon, Guillaume Gourgues, Innovations, Reinvented Politics and Representative Democracy, Routledge, →ISBN:
text: Now, in May, he rallied behind the Crown's long-term plan to create a royal museum that displayed its historic collection alongside recently purchased artworks.
ref: 2024 May 31, David Gilks, Quatremère de Quincy: Art and Politics during the French Revolution, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 65:
glosses: To support, particularly in a time of crisis.
earlman
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: earlmen
Etymology: Modern coinage, from earl + man.
Senses: examples: text: According to the old king's will, his body was borne down the sea cliffs and placed on the earlman's ship.
ref: 1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 20:
glosses: A nobleman, warrior, or man of rank, in Anglo-Saxon times.
earlmen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of earlman
All-Powerful
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the All-Powerful
Senses: examples: text: Jealous and full of anger, they leered as the soft song of the scop praised the All-Powerful.
ref: 1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 20:
glosses: God
breath of life
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: He it was who had bespangled the soils with russet leaves and reeds and who had breathed the breath of life into beings.
ref: 1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 20:
text: "Whether a child is born in the urban sprawl of Detroit or the windswept plains of Nebraska, they look up at the same night sky, they fill their heart with the same dreams, and they are infused with the breath of life by the same almighty Creator."
ref: 2017 January 20, Elizabeth Williamson, quoting Donald J. Trump, “What We’re Seeing at Trump’s Presidential Inauguration”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 Jan 2017, Opinion:
glosses: Divine animation; that which brings life into living things.