cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
knot invariant
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: knot invariants
Senses: qualifier: knot theory
glosses: A quantity defined for a knot and all of its equivalent knots, given by either isotopy or homomorphism.
knot invariants
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of knot invariant
Vasilievs
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Vasiliev
muscular palate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: muscular palates
Senses: glosses: Synonym of soft palate.
synonyms: word: soft palate
muscular palates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of muscular palate
Worldstar
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Forms: form: Worldstar!
Etymology: From the video blog WorldStarHipHop, where shocking, viral videos, especially of fights, are often posted.
Senses: synonyms: WorldStarHipHop
glosses: Exclaimed by onlookers or bystanders during an unexpected or dramatic event, especially a verbal or physical altercation, anticipating that the footage will be uploaded to the Internet and eventually contribute to its viral nature.
Scole
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England, bordering onto Suffolk (OS grid ref TM1579).
dynamic-bound
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Synonym of late-bound.
synonyms: word: late-bound
ranchstead
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ranchsteads
form: ranch-stead
Etymology: From ranch + stead, modelled after farmstead.
Senses: examples: text: At the crest stood Phil Grimes's tractor and lowboy trailer, and next to them the LeTourneau, and then down low on the slope he saw a ranchstead—a metal building, old barn, rock silo, outbuildings, and a house. Just past the house lay the river, curled against the base of the cliffs. He geared down and took a hard right toward the ranchstead.
ref: 2014, John Keeble, Broken Ground, page 90:
text: Camp was a rambling old ranch-stead, comfortable bed and running water, meals cooked in an outdoor kitchen, taken outside on the porch.
ref: 2025, Craig Boddington, 50 Great Stalks: Hunting the World's Greatest Game Up Close:
glosses: A plot of ranchland and the buildings upon it; a ranchhouse and its adjacent outbuildings.
ranchsteads
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ranchstead
ranch-stead
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ranch-steads
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of ranchstead.
agedre
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of age dreamer.
age dreamers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of age dreamer
pondstead
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pondsteads
Etymology: From pond + stead.
Senses: examples: text: Human bones have been frequently discovered near the pondstead, probably the scite of the domestic chapel and cemetery.
ref: 1834, Eneas Mackenzie, An historical, topographical and descriptive view of the County Palatine of Durham:
text: Now, though few farmers can have either the one or the other, there are few who cannot clean out old ditches or pondsteads, where the richest alluvial matter is deposited, and which will not only improve the water, but will also afford a valuable supply of the very best kind of manure.
ref: 1852, The Farmer's Magazine, page 436:
glosses: A pond and its surrounding area.
pondsteads
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pondstead
glowniggers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of glownigger
subchampionship
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈsʌbˌtʃæmpiənʃɪp/
Forms: form: subchampionships
Etymology: From sub- + championship.
Senses: examples: text: In martial arts tournaments, there might be weight class championships. While a significant achievement, winning a specific weight class might be seen as a subchampionship compared to winning an overall “grand champion” title that pits winners from different weight classes against each other.
text: Television officials, by favoring big punchers and boxers untarnished by numerous defeats, undermined the system of gradual skill development in local clubs and severely decreased the admission-paying audience of subchampionship bouts.
ref: 2005, Mitchell K. Hall, Crossroads: American Popular Culture and the Vietnam Generation, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, page 21:
text: Even so, the team took home the subchampionship, the highest accolade a Colombian team had managed in the event.
ref: 2014, Daniel Grady, Mario Yepes (Superstars of Soccer), Simon and Schuster, page 15:
text: In addition to chaining three national subchampionships, it won the 1993 national cup and it reached the 1994 LEN Cup Winners' Cup's final, lost to ASP Pescara.
ref: 2024 February 13, Wikipedia contributors, “CE Mediterrani”, in English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation:
glosses: A secondary or subsidiary level of competition within a larger championship structure. It signifies a championship that exists below the main or primary championship.
subchampionships
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of subchampionship
glow-nigger
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: glow-niggers
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of glownigger.
glow-niggers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of glow-nigger
catotelm
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: catotelms
Senses: examples: text: Three-dimensional models are available for raised mires situated in parallel-sided troughs or with circular or elliptical margins (Ingram, 1992). All the models indicate that taller raised mires containing taller ground-water mounds will be found in circumstances that promote greater moisture surplus and hence greater recharge, or where discharge is impeded because catotelms have lower hydraulic conductivities.
ref: 2002, Understanding the historical landscape in its environmental setting, Dalkeith : Scottish Cultural Press, page 70:
glosses: The layer of a peat bog below the acrotelm, where there is dead plant material.
catotelms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of catotelm
silver cyanide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: silver cyanides
Senses: glosses: The chemical compound with the formula AgCN; a white salt that is precipitated upon treatment of solutions containing Ag+ with cyanide, which is used in some schemes to recover silver from solution.
silver cyanides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of silver cyanide
party-membership card
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: party-membership cards
Senses: examples: text: The Dies Committee votes a contempt citation against James H. Dolsen, Pittsburgh Communist, after he refuses to give the true name of a Communist who used the name “Franklin D. Roosevelt” on his party-membership card.
ref: 1941 March 25, “March 25 in History”, in Buffalo Evening News, volume CXXI, number 139, Buffalo, N.Y., →OCLC, page 25, column 7:
text: The two Communists—whom Boswell compelled to show their party-membership cards to prove they weren’t impostors—were John F. Norman, a writer on the staff of the Daily Worker, 35 East Twelfth Street, New York City, and Louis Joel, Bergen County organizer for the party.
ref: 1947 October 15, “Boswell vs. Commies: Round 1 Is a Draw”, in Bergen Evening Record, volume 53, number 111 (15481 overall), Hackensack, N.J., →OCLC, page 5, column 2:
text: At first, I thought of writing the story as a roman à clef: perhaps Wilson could be “Henry Worthington”, the name Peter Wright claims he was given in his MI5 file. This, though, would make the story seem more fictional than it is. Deciding to use names from real party-membership cards and security passes throughout the book, I came to the conclusion that the central problem in fiction about politics is the baptism of the characters.
ref: 2005 April 18, Mark Lawson, “How real should a PM be?”, in Evening Standard, West End final edition, London, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 69, column 1:
text: It is important to note that while all steelworkers were automatically made Communist Party members regardless of their wishes, only a few were really communist. In those years, refusal of a party-membership card was very hazardous to one’s health.
ref: 2010 August 6, Tom Pattantyus, “From red boxers to tea partiers”, in The Santa Clarita Valley Signal, Santa Clarita, Calif., →OCLC, page A6, column 1:
glosses: Alternative form of party membership card.
party-membership cards
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of party-membership card
maizestarch
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From maize + starch.
Senses: examples: text: Mr. [Otis] Barrett does not appear to realize that the word “corn,” as used by Americans, has so ramified in phrases and compounds of everyday use that to abandon it would entail an appalling number of other changes in our speech. Thus, to be consistent, we should have to substitute “maizemeal” for “cornmeal,” “maizebread” for “cornbread,” “maizestarch” for “cornstarch,” and so on.
ref: [1913 April 26, “Misnamed Grains and Fruits”, in Scientific American: The Weekly Journal of Practical Information, volume CVIII, number 17, New York, N.Y.: Munn & Co., Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 374, columns 2–3:
text: A modern maizestarch—and maizenaplant (lumps and crystals) system Uhland Leipzig, daily capacity 3,000-6,000 Kg. maize, as good as new, is for sale at Amsterdam (Holland) at a considerably reduced price.
ref: 1924 January 16, “Corn Products”, in The Northwestern Miller, volume 137, number 3, Minneapolis, Minn., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 265, column 4:
text: The experimental diets were adjusted to 9.7-10.3% raw-protein (drymatter) by exchanging the necessary amount of maizestarch with the protein source.
ref: 1977 January–March, Hans-J. Klafs, Suparat Reungmanipaitoon, Pracha Paramadilok, “The Protein Quality of Algae Produced in Thailand as Determined by Biological Assays with Rats I”, in Food, volume 9, number 1, Bangkok: Institute of Food Research and Product Development, Kasetsart University, →OCLC, page 67:
text: 6. PHARMACEUTICAL PARTICULARS / 6.1 List of excipient(s) / Lactose / maizestarch / povidone 25 000 (E1201) / methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E218) / propyl parahydroxybenzoate (E216) / magnesium stearate (E572)
ref: 2003, Medicines Compendium 2003, London: Datapharm Communications Ltd in association with Virtual Health Network Ltd, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 1785, column 1:
glosses: Synonym of cornstarch.
synonyms: word: cornstarch
corvette lieutenant
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: corvette lieutenants
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Most junior rank used in the navies of some Romance-speaking or European countries, usually equal in rank to the British rank of midshipman or the American rank of ensign.
ganned
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: examples: text: Ay, an' ah've tekt notice on 'im when she's ganned out o' room.
ref: 1908, Edward C. Booth, The Cliff End, page 267:
text: Geordie and me ganned roond bi the plantation and ower the medders tae the back o' Mr Verney's hoose.
ref: 1962, Edward Grierson, The Massingham Affair, page 192:
text: A mouse ganned down the dene. A fox saw the mouse and he looked all right.
ref: 2022, Adam Bushnell, Rob Smith, David Waugh, Modelling Exciting Writing: A Guide for Primary Teaching, page 7:
glosses: simple past and past participle of gan
tekked
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of tek
frigate lieutenant
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: frigate lieutenants
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Junior rank used in the navies of some Romance-speaking and European countries, usually equal in rank to the British rank of sub-lieutenant or the American rank of lieutenant junior grade.
brush-tailed porcupine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: brŭsh tāld pôr′kyə-pīn′
ipa: /bɾaʃ ʈeːlɖ ˈpoːɾ.kjuˌpajn/
Forms: form: brush-tailed porcupines
Senses: glosses: A genus of mammals (Atherurus), of Old World porcupines, found in Asia and Africa.
brush-tailed porcupines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of brush-tailed porcupine
teking
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of tek
tekking
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of tek
ship of the line lieutenant
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ship of the line lieutenants
form: ship-of-the-line lieutenant
Etymology: From ship of the line + lieutenant. A Lieutenant of a ship of the line.
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Most senior junior officer used in the navies of some Romance-speaking or European countries, usually equal in rank to the Anglophone rank of lieutenant.
ship-of-the-line lieutenant
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ship-of-the-line lieutenants
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of ship of the line lieutenant.
NMNH
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: ĕn ĕm ĕn āch
ipa: /ɛn ɛm ɛn eɪt͡ʃ/
ipa: /en em en æɪt͡ʃ/
ipa: /ɛn ɛm ɛn et͡ʃ/
ipa: /en em en eːt͡ʃ/
Etymology: Abbreviation.
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of National Museum of Natural History.
corvette captain
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: corvette captains
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Most junior senior officer rank in the navies of some Romance-speaking and European countries, usually equal in rank to the Anglophone rank of lieutenant commander.
gateleg tables
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gateleg table
kick-boxer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kick-boxers
Senses: topics: government
hobbies
lifestyle
martial-arts
military
politics
sports
war
glosses: Alternative form of kickboxer.
kick-boxers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of kick-boxer
frigate captain
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: frigate captains
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Intermediate senior officer rank used in the navies of some romance-speaking and European countries, usually equal in rank to the Anglophone rank of commander.
captain of sea and war
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: captains of sea and war
Etymology: Calque of Portuguese capitão de mar e guerra.
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
hypernyms: sea captain#Noun
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glosses: The most senior naval officer rank used in Lusophone countries, usually equal in rank to the Anglophone naval rank of captain.
NNPP
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: government
politics
glosses: Initialism of New Nigeria People's Party.
general of aviation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: generals of aviation
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: General officer rank that can be found in some air forces around the world, with varying comparative ranking.
direwolf
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: direwolves
Senses: examples: text: Don’t stray too far. There are direwolves about. I saw their tracks earlier in the day. They’d eat your like for supper and wonder where the rest of the meal was.
ref: 1985 March, Robert E[dward] Vardeman, Geo[rge] W[yatt] Proctor, chapter 8, in To Demons Bound (Swords of Raemllyn; 1), New York, N.Y.: Ace Fantasy Books, →ISBN, page 77:
text: “Pretty dangerous, kid, I mean walking the trail alone.” The elderly driver smacked his lips as he launched into a litany of doom. “Get lost easily enough. Get eaten by direwolves. Landslides and avalanches. And . . .”
ref: 1985 October, Harry Harrison, chapter 10, in A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born (Stainless Steel Rat; 1), New York, N.Y.: Bantam Spectra, →ISBN:
text: An army, deep carven: men like the tribesmen of the north, tall and high-nosed and proud; chariots drawn by strange beasts, cats and broad-horned bulls and winged direwolves; women riding upon huge birds.
ref: 1987 April, Judith Tarr, chapter 23, in The Lady of Han-Gilen (Avaryan Rising; 2), New York, N.Y.: Tor, →ISBN, page 246:
text: Possibly the most unchanged and perfect fossil bones are those from Pleistocene mammals and birds entombed in the tar pits of Rancho La Brea in Los Angeles. […] Before they disappeared forever, their carcasses attracted predatory direwolves, sabretooth cats and scavenging vultures, all of which also became trapped and died.
ref: 1988, Barry Cox, Brian Gardiner, R[obert] J[oseph] G[ay] Savage, Dougal Dixon, “Introduction”, in Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals, London: Macmillan, →ISBN, page 10, column 3:
glosses: Alternative form of dire wolf.
direwolves
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of direwolf
FRFR
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: examples: text: The exchange continued, with Markus replying “people would stop using the same jokes if you brush your hair . . . bruh . . . I’m a wave master . . . I can help you out . . . FRFR.”
ref: 2015, Corey Jay Liberman, Michael Plugh, Brian Geltzeiler, “Fandom Communication in a Mediated Age: The Use of Twitter and Blogs for Dissent Practices among National Basketball Association Fans”, in Alison F. Slade, Amber J. Narro, Dedria Givens-Carroll, editors, Television, Social Media, and Fan Culture, Lanham, Md.: Lexington Books, →ISBN, pages 73–74:
text: So, Satan wasn’t even the one that brought Job up in the conversation. I was like, FRFR God? (for those who do not know FRFR means for real for real)
ref: 2020, Tana White, Mom-Dad-WTF: Managing Our Mind; Divinely Assigned Disappointments; Walk The Faith, Xlibris, →ISBN:
text: Little Do you know, you gave me game. Taught me stuff, and I’m looking at you like how this lil dude know all this lmao… You def had the total package cuz. FRFR!! You changed me so much for the better lil bro.
ref: 2020, Zavion Sellers (booklet), QDR Design:
text: My MF kids ‘R’ the MF goat! Demon spawns FRFR! […] Keep shining, and yaw judgemental ass bitches can lay TF off my sis FRFR. […] U can only change u n2 a better, a greater, and a wiser you! Level up with God! WTF are yaw doing? Like FRFR? / Yaw leveling up with materialistic shit rather than God!
ref: 2023, Michailah Belle, Vision of Inspiration, Union City, N.J.: Writers Republic L.L.C., →ISBN, pages 3, 16, and 21:
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of frfr.
chief warrant officer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chief warrant officers
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Military rank used in some countries denoting a senior or head warrant officer.
Frenze
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A locality in Scole parish, South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM1380).
ship of the line ensign second class
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ship of the line ensigns second class
form: ship-of-the-line ensign second class
Etymology: From ship of the line + ensign + second class
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Most junior officer used in the navies of some Francophone countries, usually equal in rank to the British rank of midshipman or the American rank of ensign.
ship-of-the-line ensign second class
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ship-of-the-line ensigns second class
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of ship of the line ensign second class.
ship of the line ensign first class
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ship of the line ensigns first class
form: ship-of-the-line ensign first class
Etymology: From ship of the line + ensign + first class
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Intermediate junior officer rank used in the navies of some Francophone countries, usually equal in rank to the British rank of sub-lieutenant or the American rank of lieutenant junior grade.
ship-of-the-line ensign first class
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ship-of-the-line ensigns first class
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of ship of the line ensign first class.
the Devil makes work for idle hands
Language: English
Part of speech: proverb
Senses: examples: text: ‘[…] We’re self-sufficient in food now too: sheep and cattle graze on the island, and we grow our own vegetables and corn at the agricultural station at Longridge, about a mile inland from here.’ / ‘And the convicts do all this?’ asked Fallon. / Price nodded. ‘It keeps them out of trouble. You know what they say: the Devil makes work for idle hands![…]’
ref: 2002, Jonathan Lunn, “The Isle of Mis’ry”, in Killigrew and the Incorrigibles, London: Headline, →ISBN, pages 87–88:
text: “My brother, a mobster?” / “That’s right. Mike, we were wasting our time with that piece meal—one job every six months—line. You know what they say ‘the Devil makes work for idle hands.’[…]”
ref: 2015, J.L. Vaughan, chapter 23, in No Good Son, Flybarrier Press, →ISBN, page 128:
text: “You’ve been busy since we were at school together.” / “Well you know what they say: the Devil makes work for idle hands.[…]”
ref: 2017, Jonathan Green, “Worthless Remains”, in Matthew Bright, editor, Clockwork Cairo: Steampunk Tales of Egypt, Twopenny Books, →ISBN, page 67:
glosses: Synonym of idle hands are the devil's workshop.
synonyms: word: idle hands are the devil's workshop
ship of the line captain
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ship of the line captains
form: ship-of-the-line captain
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Highest senior officer rank used in the navies of some Romance-speaking and European countries, usually equal in rank to the Anglophone rank of captain.
Derived terms: senior ship of the line captain
ship-of-the-line captain
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ship-of-the-line captains
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of ship of the line captain.
ANPP
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: government
politics
glosses: Initialism of All Nigeria People's Party.
far-lefter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: fär′lĕft′ər
Forms: form: far-lefters
Senses: topics: government
politics
synonyms: far leftist
antonyms: far-rightist
glosses: One aligned with far left.
far-lefters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of far-lefter
lefters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lefter
langdebeve
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: langdebeves
Senses: glosses: Synonym of ox tongue spear.
synonyms: word: ox tongue spear
plançon à picot
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: engineering
government
military
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
politics
tools
war
weaponry
glosses: A type of infantry weapon constisting of a stout iron-shod baseball bat-like shaft with a steel spike attached on top.
battle ax
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: battle axes
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of battle axe.
senior warrant officer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: senior warrant officers
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Military rank used in some countries denoting a senior warrant officer.
squadron admiral
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: squadron admirals
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Naval rank that is used in some Romance-speaking countries, usually equivalent to vice admiral but sometimes is equivalent to admiral.
extraterrestrian
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˌɛkstɹətəˈɹɛstɹiən/
Forms: form: extraterrestrians
form: extra-terrestrian
form: extra terrestrian
Senses: examples: text: To the amazement of the extra-terrestrians, Arcot’s first move was to create a titanic plane of artificial matter, and neatly bisect the Thought at the middle!
ref: 1932, J. W. Campbell, Jr., Invaders from the Infinite in Amazing Stories Quarterly, numbers Spring–Summer, page 226/2:
ref: 1989, “Dance of the Extra Terrestrians”, in Hours After, performed by Sun Ra:
text: But one day they are getting in touch with extra-terrestrians from Spaceland, who are able to see, think and act in three dimensions.
ref: 2001, Stefan Huber and René Sieber, “From Flatland to Spaceland: Concepts for Interactive 3D Navigation in High Standard Atlases”, in Proceedings of the 20th International Cartographic Conference (ICC 2001), page 1:
text: How could we explain our Now to an extraterrestrian?
ref: 2011, Susie Vrobel, chapter 11, in Fractal Time: Why a Watched Kettle Never Boils, page 229:
glosses: Synonym of extraterrestrial.
synonyms: word: extraterrestrial
extraterrestrian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: /ˌɛkstɹətəˈɹɛstɹiən/
Forms: form: more extraterrestrian
form: most extraterrestrian
form: extra-terrestrian
form: extra terrestrian
Senses: examples: text: For instance, even the hypothesis ‘There is extraterrestrian life and Kepler’s laws hold’ is logically stronger than Kepler’s laws alone, but we would not like to say that this hypothesis can be confirmed by, let’s say, observing the orbit of Jupiter.
ref: 2011, Jan Sprenger, edited by Dov M. Gabbay, Stephan Hartmann, and John Woods, Hempel and the Paradoxes of Confirmation (Handbook of the History of Logic), volume Inductive Logic, number 10, Elsevier, page 240:
glosses: Synonym of extraterrestrial.
synonyms: word: extraterrestrial
Related terms: terrestrian
ship of the line ensign
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ship of the line ensigns
form: ship-of-the-line ensign
Etymology: From ship of the line + ensign
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Junior officer rank used in the navies of some Romance-speaking countries, usually equal in rank to the British rank of sub-lieutenant or the American rank of lieutenant junior grade.
Derived terms: ship of the line ensign first class
ship of the line ensign second class
ship-of-the-line ensign
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ship-of-the-line ensigns
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of ship of the line ensign.
USACE
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
pajeeta
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From pajeet + -a (“feminine suffix”).
Senses: coordinate_terms: pajeet
glosses: A female person of South Asian ancestry; a female pajeet.
homodermy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Derived terms: homodermic
Glen Alpine
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A suburb of Sydney, Australia.
glosses: A town in Burke County, North Carolina.
glosses: A small community in Nova Scotia.
alpine hawkweeds
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of alpine hawkweed
time-waiters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of time-waiter
Port Jervis
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Named after John B. Jervis.
Senses: glosses: A city in Orange County, New York, United States.
wikipedia: John B. Jervis
alpine pasqueflower
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: alpine pasqueflowers
Senses: synonyms: alpine anemone
glosses: A perennial flowering plant of species Pulsatilla alpina, found in central and southern Europe.
alpine pasqueflowers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of alpine pasqueflower
alpine anemone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: alpine anemones
Senses: glosses: Synonym of alpine pasqueflower.
synonyms: word: alpine pasqueflower
alpine anemones
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of alpine anemone
alpine-meadow lizard
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: alpine-meadow lizards
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of alpine meadow lizard.
alpine-meadow lizards
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of alpine-meadow lizard
black-swan event
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: black-swan events
Senses: examples: text: Bear ETFs may be potentially useful tools and your advisor doesn’t need an options license to use them. But if you want to protect your portfolios against black-swan events, it’s wise to use an advisor with an options license.
ref: 2009 March 13, Jonathan Chevreau, “The perennial search for protection: An advisor with an options licence beats reverse ETFs”, in National Post, volume 11, number 114, Toronto, Ont.: National Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page FP7, column 5:
text: Tech companies across the region and around the globe had come to expect white-glove treatment from Silicon Valley Bank, not a black-swan event.
ref: 2023 March 27, Julia Sulek, “All bets are off: How a poker game launched Silicon Valley Bank’s four-decade ride on the tech wave – and a bad gamble 42 years later ended it all”, in Post-Bulletin, volume 98, number N/A, Rochester, Minn., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4, column 2:
text: It’s difficult to compare the pandemic to previous so-called “black-swan events” that have detrimentally affected the arts sector, said [Kelsey] Jacobson, because few historical events have equalled the pandemic’s scale and time frame.
ref: 2024 April 13, Joshua Chong, “‘We have to decide that the arts matter enough to invest in’”, in Saturday Star, Toronto, Ont., →ISSN, →OCLC, page C7, column 1:
glosses: Alternative form of black swan event.
black-swan events
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of black-swan event
alpine club moss
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: alpine club mosses
Senses: glosses: Dated spelling of alpine clubmoss.
alpine club mosses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of alpine club moss
alpine club-moss
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: alpine club-mosses
Senses: glosses: Dated spelling of alpine clubmoss.
alpine club-mosses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of alpine club-moss
tessaracts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tessaract
5 & dime
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: 5 & dimes
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of five-and-dime.
5 & dimes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: five and dimes
Senses: glosses: plural of 5 & dime
TikToky
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more TikToky
form: most TikToky
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of TikTokky.
TikTok-ification
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of TikTokification.
Mookie
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A diminutive of the male given name Michael.
GPS drawing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: GPS drawings
Senses: glosses: Synonym of GPS art.
synonyms: word: GPS art
GPS drawings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of GPS drawing
Otisville
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Otis + -ville.
Senses: glosses: A village in Forest Township, Genesee County, Michigan, United States; from the surname.
glosses: A village in the town of Mount Hope, Orange County, New York, United States, named after settler Isaac Otis.
Vulcan chess
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of 3D chess.
synonyms: word: 3D chess
nodename
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nodenames
Senses: glosses: Synonym of hostname.
synonyms: word: hostname
nodenames
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nodename
BeiDou
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: coordinate_terms: Galileo
GLONASS
GPS
glosses: A Chinese satellite navigation system.
five-dimensional
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Of a space, containing five dimensions.
topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: Of a space, represented by five coordinates.
Coordinate terms: four-dimensional
n-dimensional
one-dimensional
three-dimensional
two-dimensional
zero-dimensional
Derived terms: five-dimensionally
black fast
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: black fasts
Senses: topics: Christianity
glosses: A form of fasting in which no food or drink (not even water) is consumed between midnight and sunset; after sunset a single meal is allowed, but even then meat, eggs, dairy products and alcohol are avoided.
grand admiral
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: grand admirals
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Historically one of the highest ranks in several world navies, sometimes equivalent to fleet admiral or admiral of the fleet.
occasional bookcase
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: occasional bookcases
Senses: topics: furniture
lifestyle
coordinate_terms: occasional table
glosses: A bookcase or shelving unit that is small, lightweight, and easily moved.
black fasts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of black fast
three-door
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Of a motor vehicle, having three doors, consisting of two side doors and a rear hatch or bootlid.
three-door
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
glosses: A motor vehicle with three doors.
Franco-Saskatchewanian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Franco-Saskatchewanian
form: most Franco-Saskatchewanian
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Fransaskois.
synonyms: word: Fransaskois
Franco-Saskatchewanian
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Franco-Saskatchewanians
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Fransaskois.
synonyms: word: Fransaskois
Franco-Saskatchewanians
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Franco-Saskatchewanian
fully qualified domain name
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fully qualified domain names
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A domain name that specifies its exact location in the tree hierarchy of the Domain Name System.
fully qualified domain names
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fully qualified domain name
quantum singularity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: quantum singularities
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: A point or region in spacetime where general relativity predicts infinite density and curvature.
quantum singularities
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of quantum singularity
matchbox bean
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: matchbox beans
Senses: synonyms: St. Thomas' bean
glosses: Entada phaseoloides.
matchbox beans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of matchbox bean
matchbox skirt
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: matchbox skirts
Senses: topics: business
clothing
fashion
lifestyle
manufacturing
textiles
glosses: A type of skirt consisting of a boxy and rectangular shape.
matchbox skirts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of matchbox skirt
matchbox house
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: matchbox houses
Senses: topics: architecture
qualifier: housing
glosses: A type of small, simple, and often standardized housing design, typically characterized by a compact and boxy shape.
matchbox houses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of matchbox house
St. Thomas' bean
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: St. Thomas' beans
Senses: synonyms: matchbox bean
glosses: Entada phaseoloides.
St. Thomas' beans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of St. Thomas' bean
Ellerton-on-Swale
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE2597).
magnetic drawing boards
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of magnetic drawing board
time-wise
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of timewise.
time-wise
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of timewise.
PHMC
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
glosses: Initialism of Public Health Management Corporation (a non-profit public health institute in Philadelphia, USA).
time-white
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Of a man, white-haired due to age.
time word
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: time words
Senses: topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: A word that denotes or relates to time, encompassing concepts such as duration, frequency, or a specific point in time.
time words
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of time word
time triangle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: time triangles
Senses: glosses: Any type of device that is used to measure time.
glosses: A visual aid or diagram that is used to easily remember and calculate the relationships between speed, distance, and time.
bad looker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bad lookers
Senses: antonyms: good looker
glosses: Someone who is unattractive or not pleasing to the eye.
bad lookers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bad looker
time triangles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of time triangle
bed ruffle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bed ruffles
Senses: glosses: Synonym of valance (“a short, decorative edging of cloth that hangs from a bed”).
synonyms: word: valance
extra: a short, decorative edging of cloth that hangs from a bed
bed ruffles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bed ruffle
have one's fingers in the till
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: has one's fingers in the till
form: having one's fingers in the till
form: had one's fingers in the till
form: had one's fingers in the till
Senses: glosses: Synonym of have one's hand in the till.
synonyms: word: have one's hand in the till
give someone beans
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: gives someone beans
form: giving someone beans
form: gave someone beans
form: given someone beans
Senses: glosses: To scold or reprimand someone severely.
DVIDS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Defense Visual Information Distribution Service, of the U.S. Department of Defense.
Syropalestinian Aramaic
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Christian Palestinian Aramaic.
synonyms: word: Christian Palestinian Aramaic
Melkite Aramaic
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Christian Palestinian Aramaic.
synonyms: word: Christian Palestinian Aramaic
Syropalestinian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: Syro-Palestinian
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to the Levant.
Derived terms: Syropalestinian Aramaic
Syro-Palestinian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Syropalestinian.
Malabar gourd
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Malabar gourds
Senses: glosses: A type of squash native from Central and South America, grown for its edible fruit, seeds and greens, Cucurbita ficifolia.
Synonyms: sense: Cucurbita ficifolia
word: seven-year melon
sense: Cucurbita ficifolia
word: fig-leaf gourd
sense: Cucurbita ficifolia
word: black seed squash
sense: Cucurbita ficifolia
word: chilacayote
sense: Cucurbita ficifolia
word: cidra
sense: Cucurbita ficifolia
word: Asian pumpkin
sense: Cucurbita ficifolia
word: Siam squash
dative shift
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪtɪv ʃɪft/
Forms: form: dative shifts
Senses: examples: text: The clauses "I'll throw you the ball" and "I'll throw the ball to you" are related by dative shift.
topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: Relocation of the indirect object of a ditransitive verb from a prepositional phrase to a core argument or vice versa.
examples: text: English "to donate" exhibits dative shift only in some dialects; while "I donate clothes to them" is universally accepted, some dialects reject "I donate them clothes" as ungrammatical, or at least unnatural-sounding.
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: Of a language, dialect, or specific verb, a feature where indirect objects can be given not only in prepositional phrases, but alternatively as core arguments.
Jewish Literary Aramaic
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: coordinate_terms: Christian Palestinian Aramaic
Jewish Palestinian Aramaic
glosses: A literary dialect of Aramaic that evolved in Judea from Imperial Aramaic, used for writing from around 200 BCE to 200 CE.
Wallkill
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A town in Orange County, New York, United States.
glosses: A hamlet and census-designated place mostly in the town of Shawangunk, Ulster County, New York.
dative alternation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdeɪtɪv ˈɒl.tə(ɹ)ˌneɪ.ʃən/
ipa: /ˈdeɪtɪv ˈɔl.tɚˌneɪ.ʃən/
ipa: /ˈdeɪtɪv ˈɑl.tɚˌneɪ.ʃən/
Forms: form: dative alternations
Senses: glosses: Dative shift.
dative shifts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dative shift
dative alternations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dative alternation
fig-leaf gourd
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fig-leaf gourds
Senses: glosses: The Malabar gourd, Cucurbita ficifolia.
Achaemenid Aramaic
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Imperial Aramaic (“the Imperial Aramaic of the Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BCE) only”).
synonyms: word: Imperial Aramaic
extra: (“the Imperial Aramaic of the Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BCE) only”)
Egyptian Aramaic
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Imperial Aramaic (“the Imperial Aramaic of the Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BCE) only”).
synonyms: word: Imperial Aramaic
extra: (“the Imperial Aramaic of the Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BCE) only”)
Neo-Assyrian Aramaic
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: The Aramaic language that was used during the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
Neo-Babylonian Aramaic
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: The Aramaic language that was used during the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
seven-year melon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: seven-year melons
Etymology: So called because the fruit can last without decomposing for several years if kept dry after harvest.
Senses: glosses: A Malabar gourd (Cucurbita ficifolia).
black seed squash
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: black seed squashes
Senses: glosses: The Malabar gourd, Cucurbita ficifolia.
Shawangunk
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Lenape. Doublet of Shongum.
Senses: glosses: A town in Ulster County, New York, United States, named after Shawangunk Kill and Shawangunk Ridge.
mugshotted
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of mug-shotted.
mug shotted
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of mug-shotted.
meeting-house
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: meeting-houses
Senses: examples: text: These wharepuni are in themselves fully fledged meeting-houses, although the decoration inside is simple, in accordance with their function as dormitories.
ref: 1954, Forefront: A Monthly Survey of New Zealand Affairs, volumes 1–5, London: High Commissioner for New Zealand in the United Kingdom, page 19, column 3:
glosses: Alternative form of meetinghouse.
meeting-houses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of meeting-house
given someone beans
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of give someone beans
gave someone beans
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of give someone beans
giving someone beans
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of give someone beans
gives someone beans
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of give someone beans
postpositional phrase
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: postpositional phrases
Senses: topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
synonyms: word: PP
coordinate_terms: prepositional phrase
glosses: A phrase where a postposition serves as the head, functioning as an adjectival or adverbial modifier.
postpositional phrases
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of postpositional phrase
participial phrase
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: participial phrases
Senses: topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: A group of words functioning as an adjective, beginning with a participle and including any modifiers or complements, that describe a noun or pronoun.
phrase structure
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: phrase structures
Senses: topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: The hierarchical arrangement of constituent words and phrases within a sentence, often represented as a tree diagram.
tree diagram
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tree diagrams
Senses: examples: text: In a tree diagram, only the configuration of nodes matters, not the length of branches and sub-branches.
ref: 1978, Bernard Bloch, George Melville Bolling, Linguistic Society of America (contributors), Language, volume 54, numbers 1-3, page 15:
topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: A visual representation used to illustrate the hierarchical structure of a sentence.
topics: mathematics
probability-theory
sciences
glosses: A visual representation used to represent a probability space.
tree diagrams
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tree diagram
empty phrase
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: empty phrases
Senses: topics: communication
communications
glosses: An expression that is superficial, lacks depth, or conveys no real meaning, often used to fill space or to avoid direct communication.
empty phrases
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of empty phrase
phrase structures
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of phrase structure
participial phrases
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of participial phrase
disapparent
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From dis- + apparent.
Senses: examples: text: It is above the power of a naturall cause to make a man invisible: no naturall cause can effect this, because man is an opake or an obscure body, and such a body as hath no perspicuity or transparency at all in it: and therefore it cannot possibly be, that it should be made inconspicuous or disapparent without some present impediment. Boet.
ref: 1659, Thomas Nicols, Gemmarius fidelius, or the Faithful Lapidary, London: Henry Marsh, page 39:
text: Finally, Chthamalus challengeri was characteristic of nip and high wave-exposure environments, given its exclusive appearences in these locations. However, as the degree of exposure depends on the scale of wash through the platform, it is directly limited by the microtopographic properties of low-tide platforms. Specific environmental influences such as exposure and height above the datum-plane were rather disapparent.
ref: 1990, A. Fuji, H. Nomura, “Community structure of the rocky shore macrobenthos in southern Hokkaido”, in Marine Biology, volume 107, →DOI, page 471 of 471–477:
glosses: Withcalling apparence, but fleeing perception.
signature-compatible
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
programming
sciences
glosses: Of two functions or methods, having the same number and types of parameters, and the same return type, allowing one to be used in place of the other.
return type
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: return types
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
programming
sciences
synonyms: result type
glosses: A specification of the data type of the value that a function or method returns to its caller.