cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
Schumpeterian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Schumpeterian
form: most Schumpeterian
Etymology: From Schumpeter + -ian.
Senses: examples: text: Rather than simply an extension of Smithian dynamics of market expansion and labor specialization, economic growth in early modern Europe was nurtured by Schumpeterian principles in which it is not perfect markets, but rather imperfect markets, that spur innovation and economic growth.
ref: 2016, Richard von Glahn, “Introduction”, in The Economic History of China: From Antiquity to the Nineteenth Century, page 9:
topics: economics
sciences
synonyms: Schumpetarian
glosses: Of or pertaining to the economist Joseph Alois Schumpeter (1883–1950).
Related terms: Schumpeterianism
circumscribable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more circumscribable
form: most circumscribable
Etymology: From circumscribe + -able.
Senses: glosses: able to be circumscribed
Amiens
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From French Amiens.
Senses: glosses: The capital city of the Somme department, Hauts-de-France region, France.
Land of the Rising Sun
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Land of the Rising Sun
Etymology: Loose calque of Japanese 日本 (Nihon, “Japan”, literally “origin of the sun”) or 日の本の国 (Hinomoto-no-kuni, literally “land of the sun's origin”).
Senses: examples: text: Ever since I was a young’n and my dad gave me a Godzilla figure, I’ve been a huge fan of the big green lizard from the Land of the Rising Sun.
ref: 2007 December 24, Andy Salisbury, “Unleash the Beast”, in Nintendo Power, volume 222, page 34:
glosses: Japan (a country in Asia).
Related terms: Rising Sun
houses of correction
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of house of correction
passwordlike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more passwordlike
form: most passwordlike
Etymology: From password + -like.
Senses: examples: text: ...something like words, or better, passwordlike names, those of newborn children or dead relatives.
ref: 1998, Serge Leclaire, A child is being killed: on primary narcissism and the death drive:
text: The biblical phrase, "the son of perdition," also has certain passwordlike qualities. In essence, those four words are like a special code.
ref: 2005, Steve Wohlberg, End Time Delusions:
glosses: Resembling or characteristic of a password.
benchmarkable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more benchmarkable
form: most benchmarkable
Etymology: From benchmark + -able.
Senses: examples: text: benchmarkable test scores
text: It is not benchmarkable and it will almost inevitably be fudgeable and inaccurate to some extent, even with your best efforts to attribute benefits to specific IT changes.
ref: 2003, Iain Aitken, Value-Driven IT Management, page 253:
glosses: From which a benchmark (standard metric) can be derived.
shorelike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more shorelike
form: most shorelike
Etymology: From shore + -like.
Senses: glosses: Resembling or characteristic of a shore.
shawllike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more shawllike
form: most shawllike
Etymology: From shawl + -like.
Senses: glosses: Resembling or characteristic of a shawl.
cheese dogs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cheese dog
pubertally
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From pubertal + -ly.
Senses: examples: text: Many people fear that pubertally precocious children will become sexual maniacs...
ref: 1968, Sidney Levin, The biologic basis of pediatric practice:
glosses: In a manner that pertains to puberty.
prepuberal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From pre- + puberal.
Senses: glosses: prepubertal
postpuberal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From post- + puberal.
Senses: glosses: postpubertal
Derived terms: postpuberally
prepuberally
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From prepuberal + -ly.
Senses: glosses: prepubertally
postpuberally
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From postpuberal + -ly.
Senses: glosses: postpubertally
Jewries
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Jewry
ayuh
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Pronunciation: /eɪˈʌ/
/ˈeɪə/
/ˈeɪə↓/
/eɪˈʌ↓/
[ˀeɪˈʌˀ]
Etymology: Most likely from the insertion of an empty syllable at the beginning of yeah.
Senses: qualifier: rustic Maine; Vermont; rustic Maine; Vermont
glosses: Yes; an expression of affirmation.
Apolonia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A barangay of Paranas, Samar, Philippines.
Bogdana
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Romanian Bogdana.
Senses: glosses: A village in Ștefan cel Mare, Bacău County, Romania.
glosses: A village in Dragoș Vodă, Călărași County, Romania.
glosses: A village in Buciumi, Sălaj County, Romania.
glosses: A commune of Teleorman County, Romania.
glosses: A village in Bogdana, Teleorman County, Romania.
glosses: A commune of Vaslui County, Romania.
glosses: A village in Bogdana, Vaslui County, Romania.
clayiness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of clayeyness.
flat file
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: flat files
Senses: examples: text: When the flat file became unmanageable, we switched to a proper database system.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
synonyms: flat text
glosses: A data file containing usually one record per line.
hundredthly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From hundredth + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In the hundredth place; hundredth in a row.
celebratorily
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more celebratorily
form: most celebratorily
Etymology: From celebratory + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a celebratory manner; in celebration.
prerecordings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of prerecording
karaoke machine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: karaoke machines
Senses: examples: text: The karaoke machine is much more than an instrument which allows us to be a star for three minutes.
ref: 1998 March 11, Tōru Mitsui, Shūhei Hosokawa, editors, Karaoke Around the World: Global technology, local singing, Routledge, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page i:
glosses: A machine which plays recorded (typically instrumental) tracks that can be sung along to with a microphone and with reference to lyrics displayed on a screen.
Synonyms: karaoke system
karaoke machines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of karaoke machine
hand tools
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hand tool
yoyoing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of yoyo
yoyoed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of yoyo
born-agains
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of born-again
buzzer flags
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of buzzer flag
buzzer flag
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: buzzer flags
Senses: topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
lifestyle
soccer
sports
glosses: A linesman's flag that is equipped with a button that causes a receiver (typically worn by the referee) to buzz, thus warning him of the flag's use.
reiterator
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: reiterators
Etymology: From reiterate + -or.
Senses: glosses: One who reiterates.
reiterators
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of reiterator
PAPA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Acronym of Professional and Amateur Pinball Association.
PAPA
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: PAPAs
Senses: glosses: Any pinball tournament held under the auspices of the Professional and Amateur Pinball Association.
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Acronym of Parallax Aircraft Parking Aid.
Related terms: PAPA syndrome
PSPs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of PSP
pluripara
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pluriparas
form: pluriparae
Senses: glosses: A multipara; a woman who has given birth to more than one child.
rajon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rajons
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of raion.
fantabulously
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more fantabulously
form: most fantabulously
Etymology: From fantabulous + -ly.
Senses: examples: text: I'm cooking him a fantabulously swanky meal at my place tomorrow night.
ref: 2002, Jane Green, Bookends:
glosses: In a fantabulous manner; fantastically, wonderfully.
woopie
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: woopies
Etymology: Acronym of well-off older person + -ie. Compare yuppie.
Senses: examples: text: Woopies don't want their oldness rubbed in their face.
ref: 1996, Arthur Black, Black in the Saddle Again:
glosses: A well-off older person.
woopies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of woopie
nonperception
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From non- + perception.
Senses: examples: text: To avoid this and similar problems, the Vedantins regard nonperception to be the means of cognizing an absence.
ref: 2000, Jitendranath Mohanty, Classical Indian philosophy:
glosses: Absence of perception; not perceiving something.
under-the-table
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: He received an under-the-table payment.
glosses: Alternative spelling of under the table; in attributive use.
shaft bow
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: shaft bows
Etymology: From shaft + bow.
Senses: glosses: Part of a horse harness, an arch from shaft to shaft over the horse's shoulders.
dihydrophenylisatin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of dihydroxyphenylisatin.
unaccommodatingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From unaccommodating + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In an unaccommodating manner; unhelpfully, unobligingly.
Xoloitzcuintli
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌʃoʊ.loʊ.ɪtsˈkwɪn.tli/
Forms: form: Xoloitzcuintli
form: Xoloitzcuintle
Etymology: Through Spanish from Classical Nahuatl xoloitzcuintli (literally “dog of Xolotl”).
Senses: examples: text: Whoever has petted a hairless dog will verify that these wrinkles are produced by a lack of hair, especially among the pups of the xoloitzcuintli.
ref: 1991, Guillermo García Oropeza, Perros en las tumbas de Colima:
text: The Mexican xoloitzcuintli (or xolo) is a likely GFP K-9 breed (fig. 77).
ref: 2005, Eduardo Kac, Telepresence and bio art: networking humans, rabbits, and robots:
text: Owing to its hairless condition, the xoloitzcuintli visibly perspires...
ref: 2005, Kent V Flannery, Joyce Marcus, Excavations at San José Mogote 1: the household archaeology:
glosses: A breed of dog, the Mexican Hairless.
wikipedia: Xoloitzcuintli
Synonyms: Mexican hairless
Xolo
feechur
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: feechurs
Etymology: Eye dialect spelling of feature.
Senses: examples: text: I ask you now, ain't honesty a-written on my feechurs?
ref: 1876, George Staunton Brodie, Vagrant Verses: And a Play, page 163:
glosses: Eye dialect spelling of feature.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: An undesirable or misimplemented feature (software or hardware capability).
feechurs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of feechur
cybereconomy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cybereconomies
Etymology: From cyber- + economy.
Senses: glosses: An economy based on the Internet or in cyberspace.
westmost
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From west + -most.
Senses: synonyms: westernmost
glosses: Furthest to the west; most western.
eastmost
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From east + -most.
Senses: synonyms: easternmost
glosses: Furthest to the east; most eastern.
intetumumab
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From -tum- (“tumor”) + -umab (“human monoclonal antibody”).
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A particular human monoclonal antibody.
nonintestinal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + intestinal.
Senses: glosses: Not intestinal.
nonintentional
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /nɑn.ɪnˈtɛn.ʃə.nəl/
Etymology: From non- + intentional.
Senses: glosses: Not intentional.
Derived terms: nonintentionally
otelixizumab
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From arbitrary prefix ote- + -li- + -xizu- + -mab.
Senses: glosses: A monoclonal antibody, being developed for the treatment of type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune diseases.
oregovomab
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: ? + -mab
Senses: glosses: A mouse monoclonal antibody designed to treat ovarian cancer.
odulimomab
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: ? + -mab
Senses: glosses: A mouse monoclonal antibody under investigation as a drug to prevent transplant rejection and to treat various immunological diseases.
ofatumumab
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From -tum- (“tumor”) + -umab (“human monoclonal antibody”).
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A human monoclonal antibody targeting CD20, used to treat multiple sclerosis and certain types of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
ocrelizumab
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From [Term?] + -li- (“immunomodulating”) + -zumab (“humanized monoclonal antibody”).
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A humanized monoclonal antibody with possible applications as an immunosuppressive drug.
cell-adhesion molecule
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cell-adhesion molecules
Senses: examples: 2000, Lodish, et al., Molecular Cell Biology, W H Freeman and Company, "Section 22.1 Cell-Cell Adhesion and Communication"
In order for cells in tissues to function in an integrated manner, specialized junctions consisting of clustered cell-adhesion molecules are essential.
topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: Any of a class of cell-surface proteins, typically glycoproteins, which enable and/or stabilize physical connections between cells or between a cell and an acellular material, such as an extracellular matrix
oportuzumab monatox
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From -tu- + -zu- + -mab.
Senses: glosses: A monoclonal antibody used as an antineoplastic.
cell-adhesion molecules
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cell-adhesion molecule
Yajur-Veda
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Yajurveda.
perigeum
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Archaic form of perigee.
datchas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of datcha
Gothlike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Gothlike
form: most Gothlike
Etymology: From Goth + -like.
Senses: glosses: Like a Goth (ancient Teutonic); barbaric, pitilessly destructive.
GTP
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: GTPs
Senses: topics: biotechnology
engineering
medicine
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
qualifier: medical genetics; molecular biology; medical genetics; molecular biology
glosses: Initialism of gene therapy product.
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of guanosine triphosphate.
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
motor-racing
racing
sports
glosses: Initialism of Grand Touring Prototype.
Coordinate terms: english: Daytona Prototype
translation: Daytona Prototype
word: DP
english: LeMans Prototype
translation: LeMans Prototype
word: LMP
english: World Sportscar
translation: World Sportscar
word: WSC
Derived terms: topics: biochemistry
microbiology
chemistry
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
biology
word: GTPase
topics: biochemistry
microbiology
chemistry
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
biology
word: GTP-binding protein
sense: motorsports
english: Grand Touring Lights
translation: Grand Touring Lights
word: GTL
Related terms: english: Grand Touring
translation: Grand Touring
word: GT
GTP-binding protein
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: GTP-binding proteins
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: a protein which binds GTP and catalyzes its conversion to GDP
computeresque
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more computeresque
form: most computeresque
Etymology: From computer + -esque.
Senses: glosses: computerlike
GTP-binding proteins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of GTP-binding protein
Goα
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: 1999. Yu, Bo. "An engineered mutant of G protein α subunit that binds xanthine nucleotide and not guanine nucleotide", Ph.D. thesis, California Institute of Technology.
The Giα family name implies that some of its members can inhibit adenylyl cyclase upon activation, and includes three Giα isoforms, Goα (a predominately neural α subunit, two different splicing variants), […]
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: a type of GTP-binding protein subunit belonging to the Giα family, expressed primarily in neural cell types
utilon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: utilons
Etymology: From util + -on.
Senses: examples: text: However, you have to realize that you should measure the costs and payoffs in utilons, not in dollars. $1 is almost infinitesimally small (in utilons), while $1M payoff is huge - it is perfectly rational to buy the ticket.
ref: 2011 November 13, Radovan Garabík, “In support of Keith”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet), message-ID <j9o6m2$4kf$1@speranza.aioe.org>:
text: A trader or trading firm having zero wealth, I've already said, should be considered infinitely bad. So therefore assign -∞ utilons to zero wealth. Conversely, infinite wealth should probably have infinity utilons, though large numbers might behave oddly.
ref: 2019 June 18, Agustin Lebron, The Laws of Trading: A Trader's Guide to Better Decision-Making for Everyone, Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 63:
topics: economics
sciences
glosses: A hypothetical unit measuring satisfaction.
Synonyms: util
agnathia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: ăg-nāʹthi-ə
ipa: /æɡˈneɪ.θi.ə/
Etymology: Derived from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “without”) + γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”) + -ia.
Senses: examples: text: When there is agnathia, instead of the inferior maxillary bone we find nothing but a kind of tubercle formed of skin, cellular tissue, fat, and some few muscular fibres.
ref: 1831, William West, translation of Gabriel Andral, A Treatise on Pathological Anatomy, Hodges and Smith, volume 2, page 283
text: The lower jaw may be absent (agnathia).
ref: 1907, Francis Delafield and T. Mitchell Prudden, A Text-Book of Pathology, eighth edition, William Wood, page 304
text: As such, it is often accompanied by agnathia, a congenital absence of the mandible[…].
ref: 2006, Mark I. Evans et al., Prenatal Diagnosis, McGraw-Hill, →ISBN, page 240:
topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: A birth defect in which the mandible is missing.
Related terms: agnath
agnatha
agnathan
agnathous
N-cadherin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: N-cadherins
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: a protein found in vertebrates such as humans, mice and chickens
barn owls
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of barn owl
eau de Cologne
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌəʊ də kəˈləʊn/
rhymes: -əʊn
Forms: form: eaux de Cologne
form: eau de cologne
Etymology: Borrowed from French eau de Cologne.
Senses: coordinate_terms: eau de parfum
glosses: A type of perfume; cologne.
glosses: Telephone.
glosses: Woman [from palone].
Derived terms: Eau de Cologne mint
Labrador retriever
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Labrador retrievers
Senses: glosses: A dog of a medium to large breed, popular as guide dogs and in other service.
Synonyms: lab
labrador
Labrador
nift
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnɪft/
rhymes: -ɪft
Forms: form: nifts
Etymology: From Middle English nyfte, nift, nifte, from Old English nift (“niece, granddaughter”), from Proto-Germanic *niftiz (“niece”), from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂. The male is neve. Doublet of niece.
Senses: glosses: Niece.
not the sharpest knife in the drawer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: not the sharpest knives in the drawer
Senses: examples: text: You can block or tackle, or you can do some exotic things with a football cradled under your arm, but you're not the sharpest knife in the drawer when it comes to book learning.
ref: 1994 September 5, Richard Hoffer, “Get Smart!”, in Sports Illustrated:
ref: 2000, Tami Hoag, Ashes to Ashes, →ISBN, page 378:
text: 2003,Lucille Bluth, Arrested Development, S:1 E:3 “And I know he's not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but he's sensitive, Michael,”
“He fits in a lot of ways, but he's not the sharpest knife in the drawer, is he?”
“Maybe he just plays it stupid so people expect less of him.”
text: [A] man who has lost every dollar he ever won–somewhere north of $US300 million ($370 million)–and done three years for rape is possibly not the sharpest knife in the drawer, nor the most likeable.
ref: 2009 August 11, Paul Byrnes, “Tyson”, in Brisbane Times, Australia:
text: Intelligence = 1 / Title. The higher the level in the organization, the inversely less intelligent they are. Folk at the top have human skills and business savvy, but despite all the press, most are not the sharpest knives in the drawer—after all, that’s your job!
ref: 2022, Lawrence S. Maisel, Robert J. Zwerling, Jesper H. Sorensen, AI-Enabled Analytics for Business: A Roadmap for Becoming an Analytics Powerhouse, Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., →ISBN, page 192:
synonyms: not the brightest bulb in the chandelier
not the sharpest crayon in the box
not the sharpest tool in the box/shed
dumb as a bag of hammers/…box of rocks
glosses: Lacking in intelligence; dimwitted.
p'd off
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more p'd off
form: most p'd off
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of peed off.
glosses: Abbreviation of paid off.
olivetta
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A container used to hold olives.
pneumo-
Language: English
Part of speech: prefix
Pronunciation: ipa: /(p)njuːməʊ/
ipa: /numoʊ/
Forms: form: pneumono-
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *plew-
Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ
Proto-Indo-European *pléwmō
Ancient Greek πλεύμων (pleúmōn)
Proto-Indo-European *pnew-
Ancient Greek πνέω (pnéō)influ.
Proto-Indo-European *pnew-
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *pnéwmn̥
Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (pneûma)influ.
Ancient Greek πνεύμων (pneúmōn)bor.
English pneumo-
From Ancient Greek πνεύμων (pneúmōn, “lung”).
Senses: glosses: Relating to the lungs.
pneumo-
Language: English
Part of speech: prefix
Pronunciation: ipa: /(p)njuːməʊ/
ipa: /numoʊ/
Forms: form: pneumato-
Etymology: From Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (pneûma, “air”).
Senses: glosses: Relating to air.
questionless
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more questionless
form: most questionless
Etymology: From Middle English questionles; equivalent to question + -less.
Senses: glosses: Certain; indubitable; unquestionable; not admitting of question or doubt.
glosses: Asking no questions; unquestioning.
questionless
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From Middle English questionles; equivalent to question + -less.
Senses: examples: text: [I]n the firſt of Henry the ſixth, the Company of Armorers in London were incorporated by the name of the fraternite of Saint George: which queſtionleſſe reflected on him, though not as Patron ſpecially of this Realme of England, yet as the tutelarie Saint of militarie men. Elſe to what purpose ſhould the Armorers, whoſe trade is onely deſtinate to the uſe of Souldiers, be made a Corporation by his name, and under his protection.
ref: 1633, Peter Heylyn [i.e., Heylin], The Historie of that Most Famous Saint and Souldier of Christ Iesus; St. George of Cappadocia: […], 2nd edition, London: […] Thomas Harper, for Henry Seyle [i.e., Seile] […], →OCLC, page 303:
text: And do not you perceive a shamefull errour therein? But questionlesse you dissemble it.
ref: 1662, Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, Dialogue 2:
text: [W]hilst I vvas thus muſing, and attentively looking upon the VVater, to try vvhether I could diſcover the Bottom, it happened to me, as it often does to thoſe that gaze too ſtedfaſtly on ſvvift Streams, that my Head began to grovv giddy, and my Leggs to ſtagger tovvards the River, into vvhich queſtionleſs I had fell, if Philaretus had not ſeaſonably and obligingly prevented it.
ref: 1665, Robert Boyle, “Occasional Reflections. Discourse XVIII. Upon a Giddiness Occasion’d by Looking Attentively on a Rapid Stream.”, in Occasional Reflections upon Several Subiects. Whereto is Premis’d a Discourse about Such Kind of Thoughts, London: […] W. Wilson for Henry Herringman, […], →OCLC, section IV (Which Treats of Angling Improv’d to Spiritual Uses), page 120:
glosses: Certainly; undoubtedly; without question.
coupette
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: coupettes
Etymology: French coupette
Senses: glosses: A small coupe (stemmed glass dish) for serving appetizers or desserts.
coupettes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of coupette
air potato
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: air potatoes
Senses: glosses: A yam species (Dioscorea bulbifera), native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia, cultivated and naturalized widely.
Synonyms: aerial potato
cheeky yam
air yam
bitter yam
potato yam
air potatoes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of air potato
cavalrywoman
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cavalrywomen
Etymology: From cavalry + woman.
Senses: glosses: A female soldier in the cavalry.
cavalrywomen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cavalrywoman
paint the wagon
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: paints the wagon
form: painting the wagon
form: painted the wagon
form: painted the wagon
Etymology: Business jargon, based on the title song of the 1951 Broadway musical Paint Your Wagon, I'm on my wayhttp://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/paintyourwagon/paintyourwagonimonmyway.htm:
: Gotta dream boy
: Gotta song
: Paint your wagon
: And come along
Senses: examples: text: John, you still haven’t closed that deal; you need to paint that wagon now!
glosses: To get things done.
nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
Senses: examples: text: These results lead us to propose that the nervous system expresses diverse forms of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors by combining β2 subunits with different agonist-binding α subunits.
ref: , Deneris, Evan S., et al., “Primary structure and expression of β2: A novel subunit of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors”, in Neuron, volume 1, →PMID, page 45:
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A particular acetylcholine receptor which is also an ion channel.
nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
nomer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nomers
Etymology: Perhaps a back-formation from misnomer.
Senses: examples: text: Apparently, it was in the United States that the term “African” was first publicly used as nomer for the black population as a whole, without reference to any specific functional stratum, by members of that group itself.
ref: 1979, Margaret E. Crahan, Franklin W. Knight, editors, Africa and the Caribbean, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 36:
text: Yet the worst aspect of this “bust” nomer, and why 13ers resent it, is how it plants today's 25-year-olds squarely where they don't want to be: in the shadow of the “boom[.]”
ref: 1991, William Strauss, Neil Howe, Generations, Quill, →ISBN, page 324:
glosses: A denomination.
be called
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: no-table-tags
form: glossary
form: be called
form: am called
form: 'm called
form: was called
form: are called
form: 're called
form: were called
form: is called
form: 's called
form: was called
form: are called
form: 're called
form: were called
form: be called
form: were called
form: be called
form: -
form: being called
form: been called
Senses: glosses: To have a specific name.
primary structure
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: primary structures
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The linear sequence of amino acids covalently linked by peptide bonds to form a single polypeptide chain.
Coordinate terms: secondary structure
tertiary structure
quaternary structure
untractable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more untractable
form: most untractable
Senses: glosses: Intractable.
protein kinase
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: protein kinases
Senses: examples: text: These findings, together with previous evidence that heparin stimulates Tau phosphorylation by protein kinases, have been used to argue that sulfated glycosaminoglycans may be a critical factor in the formation of the neurofibrillary tangles.
ref: 2009, Ajit Varki with Hudson H. Freeze, “Glycans in Acquired Human Diseases”, in Varki, A., et al., editor, Essentials of Glycobiology, 2nd edition, CSH Press, →ISBN, retrieved 05 Dec 2009:
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: a kinase whose substrate is a protein
protein kinases
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of protein kinase
sprightful
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more sprightful
form: most sprightful
form: spriteful
Etymology: From spright + -ful.
Senses: glosses: sprightly; spirited; lively; animated
sprightfulness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From sprightful + -ness.
Senses: glosses: The quality of being sprightful
affrightment
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From affright + -ment.
Senses: glosses: The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation.
glosses: A cause of fear.
examples: text: Passionate words or blows from the tutor, fill the child's mind with terrour and affrightment; which immediately takes it wholly up, and leaves no room for other impressions.
ref: 1693, [John Locke], “(please specify the section number)”, in Some Thoughts Concerning Education, London: […] A[wnsham] and J[ohn] Churchill, […], →OCLC:
text: I [looked] at him, when I could glance at him, with disgust little short of affrightment.
ref: 1748, [Samuel Richardson], chapter 7, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume I, London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; […], →OCLC:
glosses: Fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened.
Gavar
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Gavarr
form: Kyavar
Etymology: From Armenian Գավառ (Gavaṙ).
Senses: glosses: A town in Gegharkunik, Armenia.
Gavarr
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Gavar.
Kyavar
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Armenian Քյավառ (Kʻyavaṙ).
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Gavar.
autoerotica
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From auto- + erotica.
Senses: examples: text: Needless to say, the guy paid dearly for his little experiment in autoerotica, and probably will never experience the joy of a jump rope in quite the same way.
ref: 2000, Wendy Northcutt, The Darwin Awards: Evolution in Action, volume 1, page 272:
text: I couldn't even fathom what sort of sci-fi themed autoerotica might be on display for the perverted and sexually repressed masses that this sort of event obviously attracts.
ref: 2011, Bryan Young, Lost at the Con, page 80:
glosses: autoerotic activity or materials
Polidoro
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Polidoros
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Polidoro.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Italian.
myelin protein zero
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: the major structural protein of the peripheral myelin sheath
Synonyms: Schwann cell glycoprotein P0
whompage
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: whumpage
Etymology: From whomp + -age.
Senses: examples: text: This is the same whompage level as 18/51 strength, 2 ranks over straight-18 (which is likely +2/+2 in 3E).
ref: 2000 February 23, Michael Brown, “Re: 3E: say it ain't so”, in rec.games.frp.dnd (Usenet):
text: New - the 500LTD comes very close. Great bike for a great price. Much whompage on the Hondas. Just a better bike. Of course, a detuned Ninja 500 engine kind of helps. 40HP is more than enough for a beginner.
ref: 2003 July 26, Joseph Oberlander, “Re: Newbie bike question”, in rec.motorcycles (Usenet):
text: Should be a brilliant night of breaks, bhangs and bass whompage...
ref: 2006 July 19, Kingston Massive, “NYC: Project Ahimsa Fundraiser / Karsh Kale Performance - Saturday, July 22nd”, in alt.music.dance (Usenet):
glosses: Whomping or whomping on; thumping; beating.
ridgetop
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ridgetops
Etymology: From ridge + top.
Senses: glosses: The crest that extends along the highest contours of a ridge.
agnathic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /æɡˈnæθɪk/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “without”) + γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”) + -ic.
Senses: examples: text: […] the heads are inverted and agnathic (lacking a lower jaw) […]
ref: 1980, Thomas Pozorski, “The Early Horizon Site of Huaca de los Reyes: Societal Implications”, in American Antiquity, volume 45, page 104:
text: Mouth is without jaws (agnathic) in lampreys and hagfishes and bounded by jaws (gnathic) in all other vertebrates.
ref: 2004, V. B. Rastogi, Modern Biology, seventh edition, Pitambar, →ISBN, page II-61:
text: Mortal combat and decapitation are suggested by the eight skillfully and gracefully engraved heads depicted here with their serrated necks, the prominent arrowheads, and the agnathic or jawless head regalia.
ref: 2004, David H. Dye, “Art, Ritual, and Chiefly Warfare in the Mississippian World”, in Hero, Hawk, and Open Hand, Art Institute of Chicago, →ISBN, page 201:
glosses: Jawless.
examples: text: […]an imperforate pharynx which existed in an agnathic lamb.
ref: 1902, Bertram C. A. Windle, “Twelfth Report on Recent Teratological Literature”, in Journal of Anatomy and Physiology, volume 36, page 303:
text: In the mouth: various irregularities, such as wide separation of the teeth; abnormal development of the canines; the prognathic or agnathic jaw; high arching of the palate; cleft palate—all are found more frequently among persons otherwise degenerate than in normal individuals.
ref: 1913, John H. Musser, A Practical Treatise on Medical Diagnosis for Students and Physicians, 6th edition, Lea & Febiger, page 87:
text: Most pregnancies with agnathic fetuses are associated with polyhydramnios, which probably result from fetal inability to swallow because of persistence of the oropharyngeal membrane.
ref: 2006, Karen Gripp, Luis Fernando Escobar, “Facial Bones”, in Human Malformations and Related Anomalies, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 287:
topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: Afflicted by or characteristic of agnathia.
Synonyms: word: agnathous
word: jawless
sense: afflicted by agnathia
word: agnathous
Related terms: agnath
agnatha
agnathan
agnathia
politure
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈpɒlit͡ʃʊə(ɹ)/
/ˈpɒlit͡ʃə(ɹ)/
/ˈpɒlitjʊə(ɹ)/
Etymology: Latin politura, from polire (“to polish”).
Senses: examples: text: Some of them exhibit a curious phænomenon by politure , the grit of one appearing very white , and that of another of a dark lead colour , inclining to black , owing to metalline admixtures .
ref: 1769, John Wallis, The Natural History And Antiquities Of Northhumberland:
glosses: polish; gloss
avatara
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of avatar.
coastal squeeze
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: coastal squeezes
Senses: glosses: A coastal settlement that is prevented from expanding due to the sea on one side and rural areas inland.
glosses: An environmental situation where the coastal margin is squeezed between the fixed landward boundary (artificial or otherwise) and the rising sea level.
frob
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: frobs
Etymology: Clipping of frobnicate, from frobnitz, coined circa 1958 by David R. Sawyer of the MIT Tech Model Railroad Club (TMRC). Year of origin uncertain, and could be 1958–1981: frob is not listed in the TMRC dictionaries of 1959 or 1960, and is first listed in the Jargon File (1981 edition), so it may date from the 1960s or 1970s. Possibly variant of or influenced by frotsus (“a protruding arm or trunnion”), which is listed in TMRC 1959 and 1960.
Senses: examples: text: Hand me that frob there, will you?
glosses: Any small device or object (usually hand-sized) which can be manipulated.
frob
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: frobs
form: frobbing
form: frobbed
form: frobbed
Etymology: Clipping of frobnicate, from frobnitz, coined circa 1958 by David R. Sawyer of the MIT Tech Model Railroad Club (TMRC). Year of origin uncertain, and could be 1958–1981: frob is not listed in the TMRC dictionaries of 1959 or 1960, and is first listed in the Jargon File (1981 edition), so it may date from the 1960s or 1970s. Possibly variant of or influenced by frotsus (“a protruding arm or trunnion”), which is listed in TMRC 1959 and 1960.
Senses: examples: text: I sketched about 30 different versions, then scanned them in and played around until I got it right, then frobbed it with Photoshop.
ref: 1995, Wayne Ause, Instant HTML Web Pages, page 29:
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: To manipulate in some ill-defined way; to tweak or mess about with.
examples: text: Why don't you go get lunch? I need to frob with this thing for about 30 minutes and then we'll be good to go.
qualifier: Silicon Valley
glosses: To perform a task that is clear to the speaker but too complex or tedious to be explained, so that outside help is not helpful.
topics: Linux
computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
programming
sciences
software
glosses: To transform and obscure in a trivial fashion with memfrob(3).
Related terms: frobnicate
frobnitz
futz with
tweak
twiddle
identically zero
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: If a holomorphic function f(z) approaches zero as z#92;to#92;infty, then f is identically zero.
topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: Being equal to the zero function and not merely zero at a particular point in its domain.
raw_tags: of a function
information symmetry
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A condition in which all relevant information is known to all parties involved. For example, in the stock market, stock information has a full public disclosure, and all investors are in the same position to share information.
rhytide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rhytides
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ῥυτίς (rhutís).
Senses: glosses: A wrinkle, typically a facial wrinkle secondary to muscular contraction patterns in the skin.
triblet
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: triblets
Senses: glosses: A tapering cylinder used in metalcraft, usually made of steel, used to expand or measure a ring or hole in another piece of metal up to a desired size.
Synonyms: mandrel
specist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: specists
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of speciesist.
specism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of speciesism.
allotriomorph
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: allotriomorphs
Etymology: Classical compound, Ancient Greek ἀλλότριος (allótrios, “foreign”) + -morph.
Senses: topics: geography
geology
natural-sciences
glosses: A mineral that did not develop its otherwise typical external crystal form because of late crystallization between earlier formed crystals, typical of matrix minerals in rapidly crystallizing volcanic lavas and shallow igneous intrusions.
wikipedia: classical compound
Synonyms: xenomorph
Derived terms: allotriomorphic
Related terms: allotrious
allotriophagy
allotriomorphs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of allotriomorph
blood count
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: blood counts
Senses: examples: Holonym: hemogram
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: A blood test that provides information about the cells in a patient's blood.
speshul
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more speshul
form: most speshul
Etymology: Eye dialect spelling of special.
Senses: examples: text: My brother works on the Telegraph; he's a compositor and he'd give me the first pull of any speshul stuff and I could bring it to you.
ref: 1991, Frank Harris, John F Gallagher, My Life and Loves:
text: Theyve put me on the speshul detail. The speshul detail, Mable, is a bunch of fellos what knows more than any one else in the camp.
ref: 2005, Lieutenant Edward Streeter, That's Me All Over Mable:
glosses: special
sartorii
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sartorius
snagger
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: snaggers
Etymology: From snag + -er.
Senses: topics: fishing
hobbies
lifestyle
glosses: A fishing hook consisting of several hooks radiating from a centre.
glosses: A tool for lopping superfluous branches from a tree.
examples: text: The `ringer' looks around and is beaten by a blow.
And curses the old snagger with the blue-bellied Jo.
ref: 1946 October 9, The Advocate, Melbourne, page 9, column 2:
qualifier: shearing
glosses: The slowest shearer in the shearing shed; an inexpert or poor shearer.
glosses: A person who works on a snag-boat clearing away obstacles in the river.
glosses: A turnip.
examples: text: Snag List Steve is not a happy snagger. […] It's his job to ensure that new homes are finished properly for their buyers - his clients.
ref: 2019 February 15, “'Some so-called tradesmen should be truly ashamed of themselves' - Steve's snagging headache bodes badly for buyers”, in Irish Independent:
text: We've gone from a small company in west Wales to the UK's number one snagger inspectors
ref: 2022 October 21, John Cooper, quotee, “The building inspectors exposing cowboy builders on TikTok: Experts' videos blasting 'absolutely shocking' paving, electrics and brickwork have been watched over eight million times”, in Daily Mail:
text: I was a snagger on the building site, where I was going around pointing out problems.
ref: 2024 January 3, Saoirse Monica Jackson, quotee, “Derry Girls star Saoirse Monica Jackson reveals surprising job she did before becoming famous”, in Irish Mirror:
glosses: A person that reviews newly built properties to find issues to be remedied before the client buying the home moves in; someone who produces a snag list.
snaggers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of snagger
kōhai
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kōhais
form: kōhai
Senses: examples: text: Kōhai are to show senpai respect, and to do what senpai tell them.
ref: 2001, Daniel Touro Linger, No One Home: Brazilian Selves Remade in Japan, Stanford University Press, →ISBN, page 65:
text: They usually act as a mentor for kōhai, although in reality not all senpai are as generous or genuine about mentoring junior colleagues.
ref: 2022, Marc Helmold, Ayşe Küçük Yılmaz, Triant Flouris, Thomas Winner, Violeta Cvetkoska, Tracy Dathe, Lean Management, Kaizen, Kata and Keiretsu: Best-Practice Examples and Industry Insights from Japanese Concepts, Springer, →ISBN, page 57:
text: The senpai teaches by example when paired with kōhai in sparring drills, challenging the younger student with speed, power, precision, and control.
ref: 2022, Alex W. Tong, The Science and Philosophy of Martial Arts: Exploring the Connections Between the Cognitive, Physical, and Spiritual Aspects of Martial Arts, Blue Snake Books, →ISBN, page 203:
glosses: Alternative spelling of kohai.
linne
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: See linen.
Senses: glosses: flax
repaglinide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɹəˈpæɡ.lɪˌnaɪd/
Etymology: From repa- (of unknown origin) + glinide.
Senses: topics: chemistry
medicine
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
pharmacology
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A meglitinide drug C₂₇H₃₆N₂O₄ (trademark Prandin) that stimulates insulin release and is taken orally to treat type 2 diabetes.
repayer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: repayers
Etymology: From repay + -er.
Senses: examples: text: But take my hand. We shall go softly, never fear. I owe you a life; I am a good repayer, Jack, of good or evil.
ref: 1888, Robert Louis Stevenson, The Black Arrow:
glosses: One who repays.
repayers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of repayer
meglitinide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /məˈɡlɪt.n̩ˌaɪd/
Forms: form: meglitinides
Etymology: From me(thoxy) + gli- (“antihyperglycemic”).
Senses: topics: chemistry
medicine
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
pharmacology
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Any of a class of drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes.
topics: chemistry
medicine
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
pharmacology
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A chemical compound which is the prototype of this drug class (see drawing).
Derived terms: glinide
meglitinides
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of meglitinide
nateglinide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /nəˈtɛɡ.lɪˌnaɪd/
Etymology: From nate- (of unknown origin) + glinide.
Senses: topics: chemistry
medicine
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
pharmacology
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A meglitinide drug for the treatment of type 2 diabetes that lowers blood glucose by stimulating the release of insulin from the pancreas.
tornadolike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more tornadolike
form: most tornadolike
Etymology: From tornado + -like.
Senses: examples: text: In recent seasons they have included smaller turnouts on the often boggy lawn and the loss of some 30 huge trees on festival properties to a freak wall of tornadolike wind.
ref: 2009 July 13, James R. Oestreich, “Levine Leads Young Musicians Into Wagnerian Territory”, in New York Times:
glosses: Resembling or characteristic of a tornado.
cyclonelike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more cyclonelike
form: most cyclonelike
Etymology: From cyclone + -like.
Senses: glosses: Resembling or characteristic of a cyclone.
tsunamilike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more tsunamilike
form: most tsunamilike
Etymology: From tsunami + -like.
Senses: glosses: Resembling or characteristic of a tsunami.
typhoonlike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more typhoonlike
form: most typhoonlike
Etymology: From typhoon + -like.
Senses: glosses: Resembling or characteristic of a typhoon.
pagibaximab
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From -ba- + -ximab.
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A chimeric monoclonal antibody under investigation for the prevention of staphylococcal sepsis in infants with low birth weight.
palivizumab
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From pali- (“palliative”) + -vi- (“viral”) + -zumab (“humanized monoclonal antibody”).
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A humanized monoclonal antibody used in the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infections.