# translation

lexentry: eng/midden__Noun__1
written_rep: midden
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: carnán bruscair
sense_list:
(archaeology) An accumulation, deposit, or soil derived from occupation debris, rubbish, or other by-products of human activity, such as bone, shell, ash, or decayed organic materials; or a pile or mound of such materials, often prehistoric.


lexentry: eng/middle-class__Adjective__1
written_rep: middle-class
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: meánaicmeach
sense_list:
Occupying a position between the upper class and the working class. | Characteristic of the middle class(es); reflective of that class's values and aspirations. Commonly associated with a desire for social respectability and an emphasis on family values and education.


lexentry: eng/middle_ear__Noun__1
written_rep: middle ear
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chluas láir
sense_list:
(anatomy) The cavity in the temporal bone between the eardrum and the inner ear that contains the ossicles, and which conveys sound to the cochlea.


lexentry: eng/middle_manager__Noun__1
written_rep: middle manager
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: meánbhainisteoir
sense_list:
(business) In a large organization, a manager or administrator who occupies a position in the organizational hierarchy which is above the level of a front-line supervisor but below the level of a vice-president or similar senior manager.


lexentry: eng/middle_name__Noun__1
written_rep: middle name
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dara hainm | lárainm
sense_list:
a name between the first given name and the family name or surname; a second or subsequent given name


lexentry: eng/middle_of_nowhere__Noun__1
written_rep: middle of nowhere
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ar an iargúil
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A very remote or secluded area; a nondescript place lacking population, interesting things, or defining characteristics.


lexentry: eng/middle_school__Noun__1
written_rep: middle school
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scoil mheánach
sense_list:
(schools, countable) A school which crosses the traditional divide between primary school and secondary school.


lexentry: eng/midge__Noun__1
written_rep: midge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: míoltóg
sense_list:
any of various small two-winged flies, for example, from the family Chironomidae or non-biting midges, the family Chaoboridae or phantom midges, and the family Ceratopogonidae or biting midges, all belonging to the order Diptera


lexentry: eng/midpoint__Noun__1
written_rep: midpoint
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lárphointe
sense_list:
A point equidistant between two extremes. | (mathematics) A point which divides a line segment into two lines of equal length.


lexentry: eng/midriff__Noun__1
written_rep: midriff
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bolg
sense_list:
(anatomy) The middle section of the human torso, from below the chest to above the waist; the abdomen and its back part.


lexentry: eng/midwife__Noun__1
written_rep: midwife
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bean chabhrach | bean ghlúine | cnáimhseach
sense_list:
(obstetrics) A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.


lexentry: eng/mien__Noun__1
written_rep: mien
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gnúis
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable) Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer. | (countable) A specific facial expression.


lexentry: eng/migraine__Noun__1
written_rep: migraine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mígréin
sense_list:
(pathology) A severe, disabling headache, usually affecting only one side of the head, and often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, photophobia and visual disturbances.


lexentry: eng/migration__Noun__1
written_rep: migration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: imirce
sense_list:
An instance of moving to live in another place for a while. | Seasonal moving of animals, as mammals, birds or fish, especially between breeding and non-breeding areas.


lexentry: eng/migratory_bird__Noun__1
written_rep: migratory bird
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: éan aistreáin | éan aistreánach | éan imirce | éan imirceach
sense_list:
A bird that moves from one area of the world to another according to the season, usually from north to south and vice versa.


lexentry: eng/mildew__Noun__1
written_rep: mildew
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caonach liath | coincleach
sense_list:
(plant disease) A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances.


lexentry: eng/mile__Noun__1
written_rep: mile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: míle
sense_list:
Any of several customary units of length derived from the 1593 English statute mile of 8 furlongs, equivalent to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards of various precise values. | Any of many customary units of length from other measurement systems of roughly similar values, as the Chinese mile or Arabic mile.


lexentry: eng/mile_marker__Noun__1
written_rep: mile marker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bábóg
sense_list:
A numbered milepost or sign along a highway, or some other road, used to determine the location of a motor vehicle.


lexentry: eng/military__Adjective__1
written_rep: military
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: míleata
sense_list:
Characteristic of members of the armed forces. | (North America) Relating to armed forces such as the army, marines, navy and air force (often as distinguished from civilians or police forces). | Relating to armies or ground forces.


lexentry: eng/military_service__Noun__1
written_rep: military service
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: seirbhís airm | seirbhís mhíleata
sense_list:
Service in an army or other military organisation, whether as a chosen job (volunteering) or as a result of an involuntary draft (conscription).


lexentry: eng/milk__Noun__1
written_rep: milk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bainne
sense_list:
(uncountable, by extension) A white (or whitish) liquid obtained from a vegetable source such as almonds, coconuts, oats, rice, and/or soy beans.


lexentry: eng/milk_pudding__Noun__1
written_rep: milk pudding
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maróg bhainne
sense_list:
(chiefly, British) Any of several simple cooked desserts made from sweetened milk and some starchy ingredient.


lexentry: eng/milkshake__Noun__1
written_rep: milkshake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: creathán bainne
sense_list:
A thick beverage consisting of milk and ice cream mixed together, often with fruit, chocolate, or other flavoring. | (New England, Australia, New Zealand) A thin beverage, similar to the above, but with no ice cream or significantly less of it.


lexentry: eng/milkshed__Noun__2
written_rep: milkshed
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bleánlann
sense_list:
A shed in which animals are milked. (Contrast milkhouse, a building or portion thereof where milk is cooled and stored pending transport.)


lexentry: eng/mill__Noun__1
written_rep: mill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: muileann
sense_list:
The building housing such a grinding apparatus. | A manufacturing plant for paper, steel, textiles, etc. | A building housing such a plant; the place of business comprising such buildings and their grounds.


lexentry: eng/mill_dam__Noun__1
written_rep: mill dam
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: damba muilinn
sense_list:
A dam constructed across a river or stream to raise the water level so that it can turn a millwheel; also, the millpond so created.


lexentry: eng/millennium__Noun__1
written_rep: millennium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: mílaoise
sense_list:
(with definite article) The year in which one period of one thousand years ends and another begins, especially the year 2000.


lexentry: eng/millet__Noun__1
written_rep: millet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muiléad
sense_list:
Any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world.


lexentry: eng/milli-__Prefix__1
written_rep: milli-
part_of_speech: prefix
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mili-
sense_list:
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, one-thousandth of the unit to which it is prefixed; that is, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10-3. Symbol: m.


lexentry: eng/millionairess__Noun__1
written_rep: millionairess
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: banmhilliúnaí
sense_list:
A woman whose wealth is greater than one million dollars, or the local currency; a female millionaire.


lexentry: eng/mimosa__Noun__1
written_rep: mimosa
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: míomós
sense_list:
(botany) A plant belonging to the genus Mimosa usually found in tropical climates, their leaves are usually prickly and sensitive to touch or light, and have small white or pink flowers.


lexentry: eng/mina__Noun__2
written_rep: mina
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mianach
sense_list:
(historical) A monetary unit of ancient Greece and the Middle East, originally equivalent to the weight of a mina of silver. [From 15th C.]


lexentry: eng/minaret__Noun__1
written_rep: minaret
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: miontúr
sense_list:
The tall slender tower of an Islamic mosque, from which the muezzin recites the adhan (call to prayer).


lexentry: eng/mince_pie__Noun__1
written_rep: mince pie
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pióg mhionra
sense_list:
A pie, traditionally served around Christmas time, having a filling of mincemeat (now usually in the sweet sense) and sometimes also containing alcohol or other ingredients.


lexentry: eng/mind__Verb__1
written_rep: mind
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: aireachasaigh | bí i bhfeighil | is miste le | tabhair aire do
sense_list:
(chiefly, in the imperative) To pay attention or heed to so as to obey; hence to obey; to make sure, to take care (that). [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/mine__Noun__1
written_rep: mine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mianach
sense_list:
An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels. | (military) A passage dug toward or underneath enemy lines, which is then packed with explosives. | (military) A device intended to explode when stepped upon or touched, or when approached by a ship, vehicle, or person.


lexentry: eng/mineral__Noun__1
written_rep: mineral
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mianra
sense_list:
(geology) Any naturally occurring material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties; especially, an inorganic one.


lexentry: eng/mineral_oil__Noun__1
written_rep: mineral oil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ola mhianra
sense_list:
Any mixture of aliphatic and alicyclic hydrocarbons derived from petroleum used for very many applications, but not as a fuel.


lexentry: eng/mineral_water__Noun__1
written_rep: mineral water
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uisce
sense_list:
water from a spring that naturally contains dissolved minerals, often treated in any of several ways (filtering, aerating etc) and bottled; used either therapeutically or out of preference


lexentry: eng/minimal_pair__Noun__1
written_rep: minimal pair
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: péire íosmhéide
sense_list:
(phonology) A pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment, used to prove the validity of a proposed phoneme, toneme, or chroneme.


lexentry: eng/minimalism__Noun__1
written_rep: minimalism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: íostachas
sense_list:
(arts) A style of art that emphasises extreme simplicity of form. | (music genre) A style of music that emphasises extreme simplicity of rhythms and melodic forms to achieve a trancelike effect.


lexentry: eng/minimum_wage__Noun__1
written_rep: minimum wage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pá íosta | íosphá
sense_list:
(economics) The lowest rate at which an employer must legally pay an employee, usually expressed as pay per hour.


lexentry: eng/ministry__Noun__1
written_rep: ministry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aireacht
sense_list:
Government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister (or equivalent rank, e.g. secretary of state), who holds it as portfolio, especially in a constitutional monarchy, but also as a polity | The complete body of government ministers (whether or not they are in cabinet) under the leadership of a head of government (such as a prime minister)


lexentry: eng/miniver__Noun__1
written_rep: miniver
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: easóg
sense_list:
A light gray or white fur used to trim the robes of judges or state executives, also used in medieval times.


lexentry: eng/mink__Noun__1
written_rep: mink
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: minc
sense_list:
(plural mink or minks) Any of various semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammals in the Mustelinae subfamily, similar to weasels, with dark fur, native to Europe and America, of which two species in different genera are extant: the American mink (Neovison vison) and the European mink (Mustela lutreola).


lexentry: eng/minke_whale__Noun__1
written_rep: minke whale
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: droimeiteach beag
sense_list:
Either of two baleen whales, Balaenoptera acutorostrata and Balaenoptera bonaerensis, found in coastal waters.


lexentry: eng/minnow__Noun__1
written_rep: minnow
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bodairlín | pincín
sense_list:
The common minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus), a small freshwater fish of the carp family Cyprinidae which has a green back with black elongated blotches, commonly swimming in large shoals.


lexentry: eng/minor__Noun__1
written_rep: minor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 17
trans_list: mionaoiseach
sense_list:
(Scots law, obsolete) An adolescent, a person above the legal age of puberty but below the age of majority.


lexentry: eng/mint__Noun__1
written_rep: mint
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mionta
sense_list:
A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.


lexentry: eng/minuet__Noun__1
written_rep: minuet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: minit
sense_list:
A slow graceful dance consisting of a coupé, a high step, and a balance. | (music) A complete short musical composition inspired by and conforming to many formal characteristics of the traditional musical accompaniment to the dance of same name.


lexentry: eng/minus__Preposition__1
written_rep: minus
part_of_speech: preposition
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lúide
sense_list:
(mathematics) Made less or reduced by (followed by an expression of number or quantity). [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/minute__Noun__1
written_rep: minute
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nóiméad
sense_list:
(informal) A short but unspecified time period. | A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a degree. | A unit of purchase on a telephone or other similar network, especially a cell phone network, roughly equivalent in gross form to sixty seconds' use of the network.


lexentry: eng/mirabelle_plum__Noun__1
written_rep: mirabelle plum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: miribéal
sense_list:
The sweet, edible drupaceous fruit of the mirabelle prune tree, a cultivar of the plum tree of the subspecies Prunus domestica subsp. syriaca, often used in pies, wines, and brandy


lexentry: eng/miracle__Noun__1
written_rep: miracle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: míorúilt
sense_list:
An event that appears inexplicable by the laws of nature and so is held to be supernatural in origin.


lexentry: eng/miraculous__Adjective__1
written_rep: miraculous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: míorúilteach
sense_list:
By supernatural or uncommon causes, e.g. by a god; that cannot be explained in terms of normal events.


lexentry: eng/mirror__Noun__1
written_rep: mirror
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scáthán
sense_list:
A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.


lexentry: eng/misanthrope__Noun__1
written_rep: misanthrope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: míchaidreamhach
sense_list:
One who has a negative view of the entire human race. This may express itself as, e.g., distrust, dislike, hate, or contempt.


lexentry: eng/misanthropic__Adjective__1
written_rep: misanthropic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: míchaidreamhach
sense_list:
Having a negative view of mankind. This may express itself as, e.g., distrust, dislike, hate, or contempt.


lexentry: eng/misanthropy__Noun__1
written_rep: misanthropy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: míchaidreamhacht
sense_list:
A negative view of the entire human race. This may express itself as, e.g., distrust, dislike, hate, or contempt.


lexentry: eng/miscarriage__Noun__1
written_rep: miscarriage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: anabaíocht | breith anabaí
sense_list:
(medicine) The spontaneous natural termination of a pregnancy, especially before it is viable; the fatal expulsion of a foetus from the womb before term. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/mischief__Noun__1
written_rep: mischief
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: clampróir | diabhal | toirmeascaí | áibhirseoir
sense_list:
(archaic, countable) A cause or agent of annoyance, harm or injury, especially a person who causes mischief.


lexentry: eng/misdeed__Noun__1
written_rep: misdeed
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peaca
sense_list:
That which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.


lexentry: eng/miser__Noun__1
written_rep: miser
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cníopaire
sense_list:
(pejorative) A person who hoards money rather than spending it; one who is cheap or extremely parsimonious.


lexentry: eng/miss__Verb__1
written_rep: miss
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: airigh ó | cronaigh
sense_list:
(transitive) To become aware of the loss or absence of; to feel the want or need of, sometimes with regret.


lexentry: eng/missal__Noun__1
written_rep: missal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leabhar Aifrinn
sense_list:
(Catholicism) A book containing the prayers and responses needed when celebrating the Roman Catholic Mass throughout the year.


lexentry: eng/missile__Noun__1
written_rep: missile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: arm diúractha | diúracán
sense_list:
Any object used as a weapon by being thrown or fired through the air, such as stone, arrow or bullet. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/missile__Noun__1
written_rep: missile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: diúracán
sense_list:
(military) A self-propelled projectile whose trajectory can be adjusted after it is launched. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/mission__Noun__1
written_rep: mission
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: misean
sense_list:
(countable) A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself. | (uncountable) Religious evangelism.


lexentry: eng/mister__Noun__1
written_rep: mister
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: an tuasal
sense_list:
A title conferred on an adult male, usually when the name is unknown. Also used as a term of address, often by a parent to a young child.


lexentry: eng/mistletoe__Noun__1
written_rep: mistletoe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: drualus
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable) Any of numerous hemiparasitic evergreen plants of the order Santalales with white berries that grow in the crowns of apple trees, oaks, and other trees, such as the European mistletoe (Viscum album) and American mistletoe or eastern mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum).


lexentry: eng/mitochondrion__Noun__1
written_rep: mitochondrion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: miteacoindre
sense_list:
(cytology) A spherical or ovoid organelle found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells and containing genetic material separate from that of the host; it is responsible for the conversion of food to usable energy in the form of ATP.


lexentry: eng/mitosis__Noun__1
written_rep: mitosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: miotóis
sense_list:
(cytology) The division of a cell nucleus in which the genome is copied and separated into two identical halves. It is normally followed by cell division.


lexentry: eng/mitre__Noun__1
written_rep: mitre
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mítéar
sense_list:
A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries, which has been made in many forms, mostly recently a tall cap with two points or peaks.


lexentry: eng/mitten__Noun__1
written_rep: mitten
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mitín
sense_list:
A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or left uncovered.


lexentry: eng/mixed_marriage__Noun__1
written_rep: mixed marriage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: idirphósadh | pósadh measctha
sense_list:
Marriage between people of different socially-distinguished groups, such as different races, cultures or religions.


lexentry: eng/mizzenmast__Noun__1
written_rep: mizzenmast
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: crann deiridh
sense_list:
(nautical) The aftmost mast on a ship having three masts; the third-tallest mast on a full-rigged ship.


lexentry: eng/mobile__Noun__1
written_rep: mobile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: shochorraithe
sense_list:
(sculpture) A kinetic sculpture or decorative arrangement made of items hanging so that they can move independently from each other.


lexentry: eng/mobility__Noun__1
written_rep: mobility
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: luaineacht | lúth
sense_list:
The ability to move; capacity for movement. [from 15th c.] | (military) The ability of a military unit to move or be transported to a new position. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/mock-heroic__Adjective__1
written_rep: mock-heroic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scig-ghaisciúil
sense_list:
(literature) Pertaining to a literary mode in which trivial subjects or characters are treated using the elaborate language devices of the heroic style.


lexentry: eng/mock-up__Noun__1
written_rep: mock-up
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: balbhshamhail | samhail | samhailghaireas
sense_list:
A scale or full-size model of a design or device which is not fully functional, used for teaching, demonstration, design evaluation, promotion, or other purposes.


lexentry: eng/mockingbird__Noun__1
written_rep: mockingbird
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: éan aithrise
sense_list:
A long-tailed American songbird of the Mimidae family, noted for its ability to mimic calls of other birds.


lexentry: eng/model__Noun__1
written_rep: model
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 12
trans_list: macasamhail | mionsamhail | múnla
sense_list:
(software architecture) In software applications using the model-view-controller design pattern, the part or parts of the application that manage the data.


lexentry: eng/modem__Noun__1
written_rep: modem
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: móideim
sense_list:
(computing) A device that encodes digital computer signals into analog telephone signals and vice versa, allowing computers to communicate over a phone line.


lexentry: eng/modest__Adjective__1
written_rep: modest
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: modhúil
sense_list:
(especially of behavior or clothing) Intending to avoid the encouraging of sexual attraction in others.


lexentry: eng/modesty__Noun__1
written_rep: modesty
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: adhnáire
sense_list:
The quality of being modest; having a limited and not overly high opinion of oneself and one's abilities.


lexentry: eng/moggy__Noun__1
written_rep: moggy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caitín | peata cait
sense_list:
(UK, Irish, Commonwealth) A domestic cat, especially (depreciative, _, or, _, derogatory) a non-pedigree or unremarkable cat.


lexentry: eng/molasses__Noun__1
written_rep: molasses
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: síoróip
sense_list:
A thick, sweet syrup drained from sugarcane, especially (North America) the still thicker and sweeter syrup produced by boiling down raw molasses.


lexentry: eng/mold__Noun__2
written_rep: mold
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: múscán | snas
sense_list:
A natural substance in the form of a woolly or furry growth of tiny fungi that appears when organic material lies for a long time exposed to (usually warm and moist) air.


lexentry: eng/molding__Noun__1
written_rep: molding
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: múnla | múnlóireacht | teilgeoireacht
sense_list:
The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.


lexentry: eng/molding__Noun__1
written_rep: molding
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: múnláil
sense_list:
(architecture) A plane, or curved, narrow surface, either sunk or projecting, used for decoration by means of the lights and shades upon its surface and to conceal joints, especially between unlike materials.


lexentry: eng/mole__Noun__2
written_rep: mole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: caochán
sense_list:
Any of the burrowing rodents also called mole-rats. | (espionage) An internal spy, a person who involves himself or herself with an enemy organisation, especially an intelligence or governmental organisation, to determine and betray its secrets from within.


lexentry: eng/mole__Noun__4
written_rep: mole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muirmhúr
sense_list:
(nautical) A massive structure, usually of stone, used as a pier, breakwater or junction between places separated by water.


lexentry: eng/mole__Noun__5
written_rep: mole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gram-mhóilín | mól
sense_list:
(chemistry, physics) In the International System of Units, the base unit of amount of substance; the amount of substance of a system which contains exactly 6.02214076×1023 elementary entities (atoms, ions, molecules, etc.). Symbol: mol. The number of atoms is known as Avogadro’s number. [from 1897]


lexentry: eng/mole_cricket__Noun__1
written_rep: mole cricket
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caoch-chriogar
sense_list:
Any of various large insects from the family Gryllotalpidae that burrow into moist soil and feed on plant roots.


lexentry: eng/molecular__Adjective__1
written_rep: molecular
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: móilíneach
sense_list:
(chemistry) Relating to, or consisting of, or produced by molecules. | (food) Relating to molecular gastronomy.


lexentry: eng/molecule__Noun__1
written_rep: molecule
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: móilín
sense_list:
(chemistry) The smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.


lexentry: eng/mollusc__Noun__1
written_rep: mollusc
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: moileasc
sense_list:
A soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces.


lexentry: eng/molybdenum__Noun__1
written_rep: molybdenum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: molaibdéineam
sense_list:
A chemical element (symbol Mo) with an atomic number of 42: a silvery metal, not found as a free element, used in steel alloys.


lexentry: eng/moment__Noun__1
written_rep: moment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: nóiméad
sense_list:
(historical, unit) A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour.


lexentry: eng/momentum__Noun__1
written_rep: momentum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: móiminteam
sense_list:
(physics) Of a body in motion: the tendency of a body to maintain its inertial motion; the product of its mass and velocity, or the vector sum of the products of its masses and velocities.


lexentry: eng/monarchy__Noun__1
written_rep: monarchy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: monarcacht
sense_list:
A government in which sovereignty is embodied within a single, today usually hereditary head of state (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful ruler).


lexentry: eng/monasticism__Noun__1
written_rep: monasticism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: manachas
sense_list:
(religion) The practice of renouncing all worldly pursuits in order to fully devote one's life to spiritual work.


lexentry: eng/monatomic__Adjective__1
written_rep: monatomic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aon-adamhach
sense_list:
(chemistry) Of an element, consisting of a single atom in the molecule, for example, the noble gases. Note: Strictly speaking, a molecule has at least two atoms.


lexentry: eng/monetary_policy__Noun__1
written_rep: monetary policy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: airgeadaíocht
sense_list:
(economics) The process by which the government, central bank, or monetary authority manages the supply of money, or trading in foreign exchange markets.


lexentry: eng/money__Noun__1
written_rep: money
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: airgead
sense_list:
A generally accepted means of exchange and measure of value. | A currency maintained by a state or other entity which can guarantee its value (such as a monetary union). | Hard cash in the form of banknotes and coins, as opposed to cheques/checks, credit cards, or credit more generally.


lexentry: eng/money_market__Noun__1
written_rep: money market
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: margadh airgid
sense_list:
(finance) A market for trading short-term debt instruments, such as treasury bills, commercial paper, bankers' acceptances, and certificates of deposit.


lexentry: eng/mongoose__Noun__1
written_rep: mongoose
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mongús
sense_list:
Any of several species of generalist predatory Carnivores in the family Herpestidae; the various species range in size from rats to large cats. Indian mongooses are predators of venomous snakes, though other mongoose species have similar habits.


lexentry: eng/monitor_lizard__Noun__1
written_rep: monitor lizard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: laghairt mhonatóra
sense_list:
Any of various large carnivorous lizards of the family Varanidae, all of whose extant species are of genus Varanus, native to Africa, Asia and Australia.


lexentry: eng/monkfish__Noun__1
written_rep: monkfish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: láimhíneach
sense_list:
Any large bottom-dwelling anglerfish of the genus Lophius, such as Lophius piscatorius, of the Atlantic, having a large head and mouth.


lexentry: eng/monoculture__Noun__1
written_rep: monoculture
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: monashaothrú
sense_list:
(agriculture) The cultivation of a single crop at a time. | (anthropology) A culture or society that lacks diversity; a society marked by monoculturalism.


lexentry: eng/monogamous__Adjective__1
written_rep: monogamous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aonchéileach | monagamach
sense_list:
(narrowly) Being married to one person at a time. | (zoology) Having only one sexual partner at a time.


lexentry: eng/monolith__Noun__1
written_rep: monolith
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: allait | monailit
sense_list:
(also, attributively) A large, single block of stone which is a natural feature; or a block of stone or other similar material used in architecture and sculpture, especially one carved into a monument in ancient times. | (also, attributively, and, figurative) Anything massive, uniform, and unmovable, especially a towering and impersonal cultural, political, or social organization or structure.


lexentry: eng/monolithic__Adjective__1
written_rep: monolithic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: monailiteach
sense_list:
(engineering) Consisting of a single piece of homogeneous material as opposed to a composite material or an assembly of multiple parts. | (figurative) Having a massive, unchanging structure that does not permit individual variation.


lexentry: eng/monomer__Noun__1
written_rep: monomer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: monaiméir
sense_list:
(chemistry) A relatively small molecule which can be covalently bonded to other monomers to form a polymer or oligomer.


lexentry: eng/monophonic__Adjective__1
written_rep: monophonic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aonfhónach | monafónach
sense_list:
(of sound reproduction) having a single channel | (music) Having a single melodic line and no harmony.


lexentry: eng/monophthong__Noun__1
written_rep: monophthong
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aonfhoghar
sense_list:
A vowel (in the sense of a sound rather than a letter of the alphabet) that has the same sound throughout its pronunciation, such as the short vowels in "pap", "pep", "pip", "pop" and "pup", as opposed to a diphthong (eg, /aɪ/, the vowel in "pipe") or a triphthong (eg, /aɪə/, the sound in the non-rhotic pronunciation of "pyre").


lexentry: eng/monotheistic__Adjective__1
written_rep: monotheistic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aondiach | aondiachúil
sense_list:
(religion) Believing in a single god, deity, spirit, etc., especially for an organized religion, faith, or creed.


lexentry: eng/monotonic__Adjective__1
written_rep: monotonic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: aontonach
sense_list:
(mathematics) Of a function: that either never decreases or never increases as its independent variable increases.


lexentry: eng/monstrance__Noun__1
written_rep: monstrance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oisteansóir
sense_list:
(Christianity) An ornamental, often precious receptacle, either open or with a transparent cover, in which the sacramental bread (consecrated host) is placed for Eucharistic adoration.


lexentry: eng/montage__Noun__1
written_rep: montage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: montáis | montáiste
sense_list:
(countable) A composite work, particularly an artwork, created by assembling or putting together other elements such as pieces of music, pictures, texts, videos, etc. [from early 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/moocher__Noun__1
written_rep: moocher
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: faoileán
sense_list:
(mostly, pejorative) A person having a tendency to take advantage of the help of others, especially if making little effort to help themselves.


lexentry: eng/moonlighting__Noun__1
written_rep: moonlighting
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: obair faoi choim
sense_list:
The act of, or a period of, working on the side (at a secondary job), often in the evening or during the night.


lexentry: eng/moonshine__Noun__1
written_rep: moonshine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: fuisce baile | poitín | stuif glas
sense_list:
(math, uncountable) A branch of pure mathematics relating the Monster group to an invariant of elliptic functions.


lexentry: eng/moor__Noun__1
written_rep: moor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caorán | móinteán
sense_list:
An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light (and usually acidic) soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath. (Compare bog, peatland, marsh, swamp, fen.)


lexentry: eng/moor__Verb__1
written_rep: moor
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: daingnigh | feistigh | fosaigh | múráil | suigh
sense_list:
(transitive, nautical) To fix or secure (e.g. a vessel) in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with ropes, cables or chains or the like.


lexentry: eng/moorhen__Noun__1
written_rep: moorhen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cearc uisce
sense_list:
Any of various medium-sized water birds of the genus Gallinula, of the rail family, that feed in open water margins.


lexentry: eng/moose__Noun__1
written_rep: moose
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mús
sense_list:
The largest member of the deer family (Alces americanus, sometimes included in Alces alces), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers.


lexentry: eng/moot__Adjective__1
written_rep: moot
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aighneasach
sense_list:
(current in, _, UK, rare, _, in the, _) Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.


lexentry: eng/mop__Noun__1
written_rep: mop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mapa | strailleán
sense_list:
An implement for washing floors or similar, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle.


lexentry: eng/moped__Noun__1
written_rep: moped
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: móipéid
sense_list:
A lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle equipped with a small motor and pedals, designed to go no faster than some specified speed limit.


lexentry: eng/morale__Noun__1
written_rep: morale
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: meanma | misneach | sprid
sense_list:
The capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others.


lexentry: eng/morality__Noun__1
written_rep: morality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: moráltacht
sense_list:
(uncountable) Recognition of the distinction between good and evil or between right and wrong; respect for and obedience to the rules of right conduct; the mental disposition or characteristic of behaving in a manner intended to produce morally good results.


lexentry: eng/morel__Noun__1
written_rep: morel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: morchal
sense_list:
A true morel; any of several fungi in the genus Morchella, the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium.


lexentry: eng/morepork__Noun__1
written_rep: morepork
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: búbúc Norfolk
sense_list:
(chiefly, New Zealand) The Tasmanian spotted owl (Ninox novaeseelandiae), a small brown owl indigenous to New Zealand and Tasmania. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/morgue__Noun__1
written_rep: morgue
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: marbhlann
sense_list:
A building or room where dead bodies are kept before their proper burial or cremation, (now) particularly in legal and law enforcement contexts.


lexentry: eng/morning__Noun__1
written_rep: morning
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maidin
sense_list:
The early part of the day, especially from midnight to noon. [from 13th c.] | (obsolete) That part of the day from dawn until the main meal (typically in late afternoon). [18th–19th c.]


lexentry: eng/moron__Noun__1
written_rep: moron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Mongóilis
sense_list:
(informal, derogatory) A stupid person; an idiot; a fool. | (psychology, dated, originally) A person of mild mental subnormality in the former classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50–70.


lexentry: eng/morphology__Noun__1
written_rep: morphology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: moirfeolaíocht
sense_list:
(biology) The study of the form and structure of animals and plants. | (linguistics) The study of the internal structure of morphemes (words and their semantic building blocks). | (uncountable) A scientific study of form and structure, usually without regard to function. Especially:


lexentry: eng/mortal_sin__Noun__1
written_rep: mortal sin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peaca marfach
sense_list:
(Roman Catholicism, theology) A sin which causes the loss of God's grace, leading to eternal damnation, unless the sinner repents, which includes their intent to confess and atone; such a sin is defined as a grave transgression against one of the Ten Commandments with the full knowledge and deliberate consent of the sinner.


lexentry: eng/mortgage__Noun__1
written_rep: mortgage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: morgáiste
sense_list:
(legal) A special form of secured loan where the purpose of the loan must be specified to the lender, to purchase assets that must be fixed (not movable) property, such as a house or piece of farm land. The assets are registered as the legal property of the borrower but the lender can seize them and dispose of them if they are not satisfied with the manner in which the repayment of the loan is conducted by the borrower. Once the loan is fully repaid, the lender loses this right of seizure and the assets are then deemed to be unencumbered.


lexentry: eng/mortify__Verb__1
written_rep: mortify
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bochtaineacht
sense_list:
(transitive, usually, used passively) To embarrass, to humiliate. To injure one's dignity. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/mortify__Verb__1
written_rep: mortify
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: maraigh
sense_list:
(obsolete, transitive) To reduce the potency of; to nullify; to deaden, neutralize. [14th–18th c.] | (obsolete, transitive) To kill off (living tissue etc.); to make necrotic. [15th–18th c.] | (obsolete, transitive) To affect with vexation, chagrin, or humiliation; to humble; to depress.


lexentry: eng/mosaic__Noun__1
written_rep: mosaic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mósáic
sense_list:
A piece of artwork created by placing colored squares (usually tiles) in a pattern so as to create a picture.


lexentry: eng/mosquito__Noun__1
written_rep: mosquito
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muiscít
sense_list:
A small flying insect of the family Culicidae, the females of which bite humans and animals and suck blood, leaving an itching bump on the skin, and sometimes carrying diseases like malaria, dengue and yellow fever.


lexentry: eng/moss__Noun__1
written_rep: moss
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caonach
sense_list:
Any of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.; now specifically, a plant of the phylum Bryophyta (formerly division Musci).


lexentry: eng/motel__Noun__1
written_rep: motel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: óstán | óstán cois bóthair
sense_list:
(also, _, attributive) A type of hotel or lodging establishment, often located near a major highway, which typically features a series of rooms the entrances of which are immediately adjacent to a parking lot to facilitate convenient access to automobiles parked there.


lexentry: eng/moth__Noun__1
written_rep: moth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leamhan
sense_list:
A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.


lexentry: eng/mothball__Noun__1
written_rep: mothball
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: naftailéin
sense_list:
(usually, in plural) A small ball of chemical pesticide (typically naphthalene) and deodorant placed in or around clothing and other articles susceptible to damage from mold or moth larvae in order to protect them from this damage.


lexentry: eng/mother__Noun__1
written_rep: mother
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: máthair
sense_list:
A female parent, sometimes especially a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, or fostered). | Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind. (See mother of all.)


lexentry: eng/mother_hen__Noun__1
written_rep: mother hen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: cearc ghoir
sense_list:
(idiomatic) An outspoken and overprotective woman or person dealing with others' affairs; especially, an assertive matriarch.


lexentry: eng/mother_lode__Noun__1
written_rep: mother lode
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: féith
sense_list:
(geology) A large or rich vein of gold or of another precious mineral from which other branches extend.


lexentry: eng/motherboard__Noun__1
written_rep: motherboard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: máthairchlár
sense_list:
(computer hardware) The primary circuit board of a personal computer, containing the circuitry for the central processing unit, keyboard, mouse and monitor, together with slots for other devices.


lexentry: eng/motherfucker__Noun__1
written_rep: motherfucker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: mac soith | mac soithe
sense_list:
(vulgar) An extremely intense experience, often but not always negative. | (vulgar, literally) One who engages in incest with their mother. | (vulgar, literally) One who engages in sex with a mother, not necessarily one's own.


lexentry: eng/motif__Noun__1
written_rep: motif
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: réasún
sense_list:
A recurring or dominant element; an artistic theme. | (music) A short melodic or lyrical passage that is repeated in several parts of a work.


lexentry: eng/motile__Adjective__1
written_rep: motile
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: guthán soghluaiste
sense_list:
(physiology) In organs: having the power to move their contents, or to change their shape or tension by writhing or contracting as required by their particular physiological functions.


lexentry: eng/motion__Noun__1
written_rep: motion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: gluaisne
sense_list:
(philosophy) from κίνησις (kinesis); any change. Traditionally of four types: generation and corruption, alteration, augmentation and diminution, and change of place.


lexentry: eng/motion_sickness__Noun__1
written_rep: motion sickness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tinneas gluaisne
sense_list:
A feeling of nausea or dizziness caused by a disagreement between visually perceived movement and the vestibular system's sense of movement; typically resulting from travel in a vehicle such as a ship or car.


lexentry: eng/motive__Noun__1
written_rep: motive
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: réasún
sense_list:
(law) Something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/motor_home__Noun__1
written_rep: motor home
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: veain champála
sense_list:
A type of recreational vehicle, a self-propelled structure built on a truck or bus chassis containing living accommodations.


lexentry: eng/motor_vehicle__Noun__1
written_rep: motor vehicle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: feithicil mhótair
sense_list:
Any land-based means of transportation in the form of a machine that operates primarily through a motor to provide power to rotate the tires.


lexentry: eng/motorcycle__Noun__1
written_rep: motorcycle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gluaisrothar
sense_list:
An open-seated motor vehicle with handlebars instead of a steering wheel, and having two (or sometimes three) wheels.


lexentry: eng/motorway__Noun__1
written_rep: motorway
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mótarbhealach
sense_list:
(UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Queensland, New South Wales) A highway with grade-separated crossings (rather than level crossings) and designed (and only permitted) for high-speed motor-traffic (in Europe motor vehicles with a higher speed limit than 40 km/h) running in two directions on one separate carriageway each.


lexentry: eng/mouflon__Noun__1
written_rep: mouflon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caora mouflon
sense_list:
A species of wild sheep, Ovis orientalis musimon, syn. Ovis aries musimon, endemic to Sardinia and Corsica. [from c. 1770]


lexentry: eng/mountain__Noun__1
written_rep: mountain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sliabh
sense_list:
(countable) An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit. [from 12th c.]


lexentry: eng/mountain_bike__Noun__1
written_rep: mountain bike
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rothar sléibhe
sense_list:
(cycling) A bicycle specially designed for off-road riding, typically with straight, flat handlebars, a heavier frame than road bikes, higher ground clearance, and wider tires, sometimes with knobs on them for greater traction.


lexentry: eng/mountainous__Adjective__1
written_rep: mountainous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sléibhteach | sléibhtiúil
sense_list:
Having many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough (terrain); rocky.


lexentry: eng/mouse-ear__Noun__1
written_rep: mouse-ear
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: searbh na muc
sense_list:
A type of small hawkweed native to Eurasia (Pilosella officinarum), commonly found on dry grasslands. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/mouse__Noun__1
written_rep: mouse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: luch | luchóg
sense_list:
Any small rodent of the genus Mus. | (computing) (plural mice or, rarely, mouses) An input device that is moved over a pad or other flat surface to produce a corresponding movement of a pointer on a graphical display.


lexentry: eng/mouth__Noun__1
written_rep: mouth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: béal | béala
sense_list:
The end of a river out of which water flows into a sea or other large body of water; or the end of a tributary out of which water flows into a larger river.


lexentry: eng/movable__Adjective__1
written_rep: movable
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aistritheach
sense_list:
Capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; not fixed or stationary


lexentry: eng/move__Verb__1
written_rep: move
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: bog
sense_list:
(transitive, ergative) To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another


lexentry: eng/movie__Noun__1
written_rep: movie
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scannán
sense_list:
(chiefly, North America, AU) A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion; a film.


lexentry: eng/mpox__Noun__1
written_rep: mpox
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bolgach Moncaí
sense_list:
(disease) A viral disease, of primates and some other mammals, related to smallpox, caused by the Monkeypox virus.


lexentry: eng/mucous_membrane__Noun__1
written_rep: mucous membrane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scannán ronnach
sense_list:
(anatomy) A membrane which secretes mucus. It forms the lining of various body passages that communicate with the air, such as the respiratory, genitourinary, and alimentary tracts including the mouth, nasal passages, vagina, and urethra.


lexentry: eng/muddy__Adjective__1
written_rep: muddy
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ceachrach | dorcha | modartha | moirtiúil | murtallach | tiubh
sense_list:
Of water or some other liquid: containing mud or (by extension) other sediment in suspension; cloudy, turbid.


lexentry: eng/mudstone__Noun__1
written_rep: mudstone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: láibchloch
sense_list:
(petrology) A fine-grained sedimentary rock whose original constituents were clays or muds. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/muffle__Verb__1
written_rep: muffle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cumhdaigh
sense_list:
(transitive) To wrap (a person, face etc.) in fabric or another covering, for warmth or protection; often with up.


lexentry: eng/muffle__Verb__1
written_rep: muffle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: plúch
sense_list:
(transitive, dated) To prevent seeing, or hearing, or speaking, by wraps bound about the head; to blindfold; to deafen.


lexentry: eng/mulatto__Noun__1
written_rep: mulatto
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caife bán
sense_list:
(historical, now, sometimes, pejorative) A person of mixed black and white descent, especially a person with one black and one white parent or two mulatto parents.


lexentry: eng/mulch__Noun__1
written_rep: mulch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: móta
sense_list:
(agriculture, horticulture) Any material used to cover the top layer of soil to protect, insulate, or decorate it, or to discourage weeds or retain moisture.


lexentry: eng/mule__Noun__2
written_rep: mule
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: miúil
sense_list:
Any shoe with an upper covering the front of the foot but without a back flap or strap, leaving the heel exposed.


lexentry: eng/mullein__Noun__1
written_rep: mullein
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: coinnle Muire | coinnle an phúca | coinnle bána
sense_list:
Any of a few hundred species of European and Asian plants, of the genus Verbascum, especially that majority that have yellow flowers. Some species have been introduced to other continents, where some are now seen as invasive pests. Some species, though far from all, have downy leaves, hence common names such as: "velvet plant". [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/mullet__Noun__1
written_rep: mullet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lannach
sense_list:
A fish of the family Mullidae (order Syngnathiformes), especially the genus Mullus (red mullets or goatfish).


lexentry: eng/multiculturalism__Noun__1
written_rep: multiculturalism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ilchultúrachas | ilchultúrthacht
sense_list:
The characteristics of an organization, society, city etc. which has many different ethnic or national cultures mingling freely; political or social policies which support or encourage such coexistence. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/multiple_star__Noun__1
written_rep: multiple star
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ilréalta
sense_list:
(star) Multiple stars which form a stellar system, such that they orbit the point of equilibrium of their gravitational fields; a multiple star system.


lexentry: eng/multiplication_table__Noun__1
written_rep: multiplication table
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tábla méadaithe
sense_list:
(arithmetic) A table showing the products of each of the integers from 1 to 10 (or, especially formerly, 12) with each of the integers from 1 to 10 (or 12).


lexentry: eng/multitude__Noun__1
written_rep: multitude
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mórshlua
sense_list:
A great amount or number, often of people; abundance, myriad, profusion. | The mass of ordinary people; the masses, the populace.


lexentry: eng/mummy__Noun__1
written_rep: mummy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: mumaí | seargán
sense_list:
(countable, by extension) A reanimated embalmed human corpse, as a stock character in horror films. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/mumps__Noun__1
written_rep: mumps
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plucamas
sense_list:
(pathology) A contagious disease caused by the Mumps virus of the genus Rubulavirus, mostly occurring in childhood, which causes swelling of glands in the face and neck.


lexentry: eng/municipal__Adjective__1
written_rep: municipal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bardasach
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to a municipality (a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government).


lexentry: eng/municipality__Noun__1
written_rep: municipality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: baile bardais | bardasacht | cathair bhardais
sense_list:
A district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts; a borough, city, or incorporated town or village.


lexentry: eng/muntjac__Noun__1
written_rep: muntjac
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muinseac
sense_list:
Any of various species of east Asian deer of the genus Muntiacus, having short antlers and a barking call.


lexentry: eng/muon__Noun__1
written_rep: muon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: múón
sense_list:
(physics) An unstable elementary particle in the lepton family, having similar properties to the electron but with a mass 207 times greater.


lexentry: eng/murder__Noun__1
written_rep: murder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dúnmharú
sense_list:
(uncountable, legal, in jurisdictions which use the felony murder rule) The act of committing or abetting a crime that results in the killing of a person, regardless of intent, and even if the committer or abettor is not the one who killed the person: felony murder.


lexentry: eng/murine__Adjective__1
written_rep: murine
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: luch
sense_list:
More generally, of, pertaining to, or characteristic of any rodent up to the taxonomic rank of Muroidea, most often with reference to mice and rats of the subfamily Murinae.


lexentry: eng/muscle__Noun__1
written_rep: muscle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: matán
sense_list:
(uncountable) A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement. | (countable) An organ composed of muscle tissue.


lexentry: eng/muscle_fiber__Noun__1
written_rep: muscle fiber
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: snáithín matáin
sense_list:
(muscle) A single cell of a muscle; each muscle fiber contains many myofibrils, the contractile unit of muscles.


lexentry: eng/muscle_tone__Noun__1
written_rep: muscle tone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: teannas matán
sense_list:
(physiology) The continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles, which helps maintain posture.


lexentry: eng/muscular_dystrophy__Noun__1
written_rep: muscular dystrophy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diostróife mhatánach
sense_list:
(pathology) A group of genetic diseases which cause progressive skeletal muscle weakness, defects in muscle proteins, and the death of muscle cells and tissue.


lexentry: eng/museum__Noun__1
written_rep: museum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: músaem | iarsmalann
sense_list:
A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value.


lexentry: eng/mushroom__Adjective__1
written_rep: mushroom
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muisiriúnach
sense_list:
Having characteristics like those of a mushroom, for example in shape or appearance, speed of growth, or texture.


lexentry: eng/music__Noun__1
written_rep: music
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ceol
sense_list:
A series of sounds organized in time, usually employing some combination of harmony, melody, rhythm, tempo, etc., often to convey a mood. | (figuratively) Any interesting or pleasing sounds.


lexentry: eng/music_box__Noun__1
written_rep: music box
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ceolbhosca
sense_list:
A box that generates or plays music, particularly one using mechanical means rather than electronic, generally using a cylinder or disk containing the music.


lexentry: eng/music_theory__Noun__1
written_rep: music theory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: teoiric an cheoil
sense_list:
The field of study dealing with how music works, typically examining the language and notation of music, the patterns and structures in composers' techniques, and so on.


lexentry: eng/musical__Noun__1
written_rep: musical
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ceoldráma
sense_list:
A stage performance, show or film that involves singing, dancing and musical numbers performed by the cast as well as acting.


lexentry: eng/musician__Noun__1
written_rep: musician
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ceoltóir
sense_list:
A composer, conductor, or performer of music; specifically, a person who sings and/or plays a musical instrument as a hobby, occupation, or profession.


lexentry: eng/musk__Noun__1
written_rep: musk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: musc
sense_list:
A greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes.


lexentry: eng/musket__Noun__1
written_rep: musket
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muscaed
sense_list:
A kind of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army, originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted; ultimately superseded by the rifle.


lexentry: eng/must__Verb__1
written_rep: must
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bí ar | caithfidh | is éigean | ní foláir
sense_list:
(modal, _, auxiliary, defective) To do as a requirement; indicates that the sentence subject is required as an imperative or directive to execute the sentence predicate, with failure to do so resulting in a failure or negative consequence.


lexentry: eng/mustard__Noun__1
written_rep: mustard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: mustard
sense_list:
The leaves of the mustard plant, used as a salad. | The tomalley of a crab, which resembles the condiment.


lexentry: eng/mustard_gas__Noun__1
written_rep: mustard gas
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gás mustaird
sense_list:
A highly cytotoxic vesicant, C4H8Cl2S, used in World War I that is known to cause skin burns, blisters, inflammation, edema, and potentially other respiratory effects.


lexentry: eng/muster__Noun__1
written_rep: muster
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mustar
sense_list:
(military) An assembling or review of troops, as for parade, verification of numbers, inspection, exercise, or introduction into service. [from 15th c.] | An assemblage or display; a gathering, collection of people or things. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/mutation__Noun__1
written_rep: mutation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sóchán
sense_list:
Any alteration or change. | (genetics) Any heritable change of the base-pair sequence of genetic material.


lexentry: eng/mutation__Noun__1
written_rep: mutation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: athrú
sense_list:
(linguistics) An alteration in a particular sound of a word, especially the initial consonant, which is triggered by the word's morphological or syntactic context and not by its phonological context.


lexentry: eng/mute__Noun__1
written_rep: mute
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: balbhán
sense_list:
(obsolete, theatre) An actor who does not speak; a mime performer. [16th–19th c.] | A person who does not have the power of speech. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/mute_swan__Noun__1
written_rep: mute swan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eala bhalbh
sense_list:
A species of white plumaged swan, Cygnus olor, having a distinctive orange bill with a black tip, native to Eurasia and widely introduced elsewhere as an ornamental waterbird.


lexentry: eng/mutiny__Noun__1
written_rep: mutiny
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ceannairc
sense_list:
An organized rebellion against a legally constituted authority, especially by seamen against their officers.


lexentry: eng/mutual_masturbation__Noun__1
written_rep: mutual masturbation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: comhghlacaireacht
sense_list:
A sexual activity in which two or more persons simultaneously masturbate themselves, usually while observing or otherwise communicating with one another. | A sexual activity in which two or more persons simultaneously masturbate one another.


lexentry: eng/muzzle__Noun__1
written_rep: muzzle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: béal
sense_list:
(firearms) The mouth or the end for entrance or discharge of a gun, pistol etc., that the bullet emerges from. | (chiefly, Scotland) A piece of the forward end of the plow-beam by which the traces are attached.


lexentry: eng/my_Lord__Noun__1
written_rep: my Lord
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: an tuasal
sense_list:
(UK) Used in direct address to peers of the realm, usually now excluding dukes and the Lords Spiritual.


lexentry: eng/mycelium__Noun__1
written_rep: mycelium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mícéiliam
sense_list:
The vegetative part of any fungus, consisting of a mass of branching, threadlike hyphae, often underground.


lexentry: eng/mycorrhiza__Noun__1
written_rep: mycorrhiza
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: míciríosa
sense_list:
(ecology, botany, mycology) A plant root formed in symbiosis with a fungus; the symbiosis between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/myelin__Noun__1
written_rep: myelin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: miailin
sense_list:
(neuroanatomy) A white, fatty material, composed of lipids and lipoproteins, that surrounds the axons of nerves.


lexentry: eng/myeloma__Noun__1
written_rep: myeloma
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mialóma
sense_list:
(pathology, oncology) A malignant tumour arising from cells of the bone marrow, specifically plasma cells.


lexentry: eng/myosin__Noun__1
written_rep: myosin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mióisin
sense_list:
(biochemistry) Any of a large family of motor proteins found in eukaryotic tissues, allowing mobility in muscles.


lexentry: eng/myrrh__Noun__1
written_rep: myrrh
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: miorr
sense_list:
A red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of a tree of the species Commiphora myrrha, used as perfume, incense or medicine.


lexentry: eng/myself__Pronoun__1
written_rep: myself
part_of_speech: pronoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mé féin
sense_list:
(reflexive pronoun) Me, as direct or indirect object the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition, when the speaker is also the subject. [from 9th c.] | Personally, for my part; used in apposition to I, sometimes for simple emphasis and sometimes with implicit exclusion of any others performing the activity described. [from 10th c.] | Me (as the object of a verb or preposition). [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/mythology__Noun__1
written_rep: mythology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: déscéalaíocht | miotaseolaíocht
sense_list:
(countable, _, and, _, uncountable) The collection of myths of a people, concerning the origin of the people, history, deities, ancestors and heroes.


lexentry: eng/mâche__Noun__1
written_rep: mâche
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ceathrú uain
sense_list:
Valerianella locusta, a small dicot annual plant of the family Caprifoliaceae often cultivated as a salad green or herb.


lexentry: eng/nadir__Noun__1
written_rep: nadir
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nadair
sense_list:
The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place of observation.


lexentry: eng/nail__Noun__1
written_rep: nail
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: tairne
sense_list:
A spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials. The nail is generally driven through two or more layers of material by means of impacts from a hammer or other device. It is then held in place by friction.


lexentry: eng/name__Noun__1
written_rep: name
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ainm
sense_list:
Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing. | Reputation.


lexentry: eng/nanotechnology__Noun__1
written_rep: nanotechnology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nanaitheicneolaíocht
sense_list:
The science and technology of creating nanoparticles and of manufacturing machines which have sizes within the range of nanometres (1–100 nm).


lexentry: eng/naphtha__Noun__1
written_rep: naphtha
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nafta
sense_list:
(petrochemistry) Any of a wide variety of aliphatic or aromatic liquid hydrocarbon mixtures distilled from petroleum or coal tar, especially as used in solvents or petrol.


lexentry: eng/napkin__Noun__1
written_rep: napkin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: cochall
sense_list:
A small scarf worn on the head by Christian women (chiefly Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox) when entering a church, as a token of modesty.


lexentry: eng/narcissus__Noun__1
written_rep: narcissus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lus an chromchinn | lus an aisig
sense_list:
Any of several bulbous flowering plants, of the genus Narcissus, having white or yellow cup- or trumpet-shaped flowers, notably the daffodil


lexentry: eng/narcolepsy__Noun__1
written_rep: narcolepsy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: narcailéipse
sense_list:
(pathology) A disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep, often brief, sometimes accompanied by paralysis and hallucinations.


lexentry: eng/narcotic__Noun__1
written_rep: narcotic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: druga
sense_list:
(pharmaceutical drug) Any substance or drug that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour; in some contexts, especially in reference to the opiates-and-opioids class, especially in reference to illegal drugs, and often both.


lexentry: eng/narration__Noun__1
written_rep: narration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: reacaireacht | ríomh
sense_list:
The act of recounting or relating in order the particulars of some action, occurrence, or affair; a narrating. | That which is narrated or recounted; an orderly recital of the details and particulars of some transaction or event, or of a series of transactions or events; a story or narrative.


lexentry: eng/narrow__Adjective__1
written_rep: narrow
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cúng | caol
sense_list:
Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.


lexentry: eng/narwhal__Noun__1
written_rep: narwhal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: narbhal
sense_list:
Monodon monoceros, an Arctic cetacean that grows to about 20 feet (6 meters) long, the male having a single horn-like tusk, a twisted, pointed canine tooth that projects forward.


lexentry: eng/nasal__Adjective__1
written_rep: nasal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: srónach
sense_list:
(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the nose or to the nasion. | (phonetics) Having a sound imparted by means of the nose; and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in the consonants m, n, ng.


lexentry: eng/nasal__Noun__1
written_rep: nasal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: srónach
sense_list:
(phonetics) Ellipsis of nasal consonant. | (phonetics) Ellipsis of nasal vowel. | (zootomy) A plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc.


lexentry: eng/nasal_cavity__Noun__1
written_rep: nasal cavity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cuas na sróine
sense_list:
(anatomy) In higher vertebrates, a large air-filled space above and behind the nose in the middle of the face.


lexentry: eng/nation-state__Noun__1
written_rep: nation-state
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: náisiúnstát
sense_list:
(politics) A political entity (a state) associated with a particular cultural entity (a nation) and a sovereign territorial unit.


lexentry: eng/nation__Noun__1
written_rep: nation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: náisiún
sense_list:
(collective) A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.


lexentry: eng/nation__Noun__1
written_rep: nation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: stát
sense_list:
(international, _, legal, metonymically) A sovereign state; (loosely, metonymically, proscribed) a country.


lexentry: eng/national__Adjective__1
written_rep: national
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: náisiúnta
sense_list:
Pertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/national_park__Noun__1
written_rep: national park
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: páirc náisiúnta
sense_list:
An area of land that is not built upon, but reserved by the national government for conservation of nature and usually also for recreational use.


lexentry: eng/national_security__Noun__1
written_rep: national security
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: slándáil náisiúnta
sense_list:
The safety of a country as managed through the exercise of economic and political power, intelligence agencies and diplomacy.


lexentry: eng/nationalism__Noun__1
written_rep: nationalism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: náisiúnachas
sense_list:
Patriotism; the idea of supporting one's country, people or culture. | (UK, Ireland) Support for the union of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.


lexentry: eng/nationality__Noun__1
written_rep: nationality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: náisiúntacht
sense_list:
National origin or identity; legal membership of a particular nation or state, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or otherwise. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/nationalize__Verb__1
written_rep: nationalize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: náisiúnaigh
sense_list:
(archaic) To make national; to make a nation of; to endow with the character and habits of a nation, or the peculiar sentiments and attachment of citizens of a nation.


lexentry: eng/native_soil__Noun__1
written_rep: native soil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tír dhúchais
sense_list:
(idiomatic, as pertaining to persons) The country or geographical region where one was born or which one considers to be one's true homeland.


lexentry: eng/nativity_scene__Noun__1
written_rep: nativity scene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: radharc bhreith Chríost
sense_list:
(Christianity) A depiction—which may be pictorial, dramatic, or by means of figurines—of the birth of Jesus Christ in a manger, as described in the New Testament account.


lexentry: eng/natural__Adjective__1
written_rep: natural
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nádúrtha
sense_list:
(music) Neither sharp nor flat. Denoted ♮. [from 18th c.] | Normally associated with a particular person or thing; inherently related to the nature of a thing or creature. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/natural_gas__Noun__1
written_rep: natural gas
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gás nádúrtha
sense_list:
A mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits; mostly methane with smaller amounts of ethane, propane and butane; principally used as a fuel.


lexentry: eng/natural_language__Noun__1
written_rep: natural language
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: teanga nádúrtha
sense_list:
(retronym, linguistics) Any human language that has evolved naturally in a community, usually in contrast to computer programming languages, to controlled natural languages, and to constructed languages such as Esperanto (although constructed languages are subject to change by natural forces among fluent speakers).


lexentry: eng/natural_number__Noun__1
written_rep: natural number
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uimhreacha aiceanta
sense_list:
(mathematics) A positive integer {1, 2, 3, ...}. | (mathematics) A non-negative integer {0, 1, 2, ...}.


lexentry: eng/nature__Noun__1
written_rep: nature
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nádúr | an dúlra | dúlra
sense_list:
(uncountable, often, _, capitalized) The way things are, the totality of all things in the physical universe and their order, especially the physical world in contrast to spiritual realms and flora and fauna as distinct from human conventions, art, and technology.


lexentry: eng/nature__Noun__1
written_rep: nature
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: dúchas | nádúr
sense_list:
The essential or innate characteristics of a person or thing which will always tend to manifest, especially in contrast to specific contexts, reason, religious duty, upbringing, and personal pretense or effort.


lexentry: eng/nausea__Noun__1
written_rep: nausea
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: masmas | adhascaid
sense_list:
A feeling of illness or discomfort in the digestive system, usually characterized by a strong urge to vomit.


lexentry: eng/nautilus__Noun__1
written_rep: nautilus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nátalas
sense_list:
A marine mollusc, of the family Nautilidae native to the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean, which has tentacles and a spiral shell with a series of air-filled chambers, of which Nautilus is the type genus.


lexentry: eng/nave__Noun__1
written_rep: nave
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: corp na heaglaise | meánlann
sense_list:
(architecture) The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances.


lexentry: eng/navel__Noun__1
written_rep: navel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: imleacán
sense_list:
(anatomy) The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of placental mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.


lexentry: eng/navigation__Noun__1
written_rep: navigation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: loingseoireacht
sense_list:
(uncountable) The theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a road vehicle, ship, aircraft, or spaceship. | (uncountable) Traffic or travel by vessel, especially commercial shipping.


lexentry: eng/neap_tide__Noun__1
written_rep: neap tide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mallmhuir
sense_list:
The tide which occurs just after the first and third quarters of the moon, when there is least difference between high tide and low tide.


lexentry: eng/nebula__Noun__1
written_rep: nebula
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: réaltnéal
sense_list:
(astronomy) A cloud in outer space consisting of gas or dust (e.g. a cloud formed after a star explodes).


lexentry: eng/necessary__Adjective__1
written_rep: necessary
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: riachtanach
sense_list:
Required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty.


lexentry: eng/necessitate__Verb__1
written_rep: necessitate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: teastaigh ó
sense_list:
(transitive) To make necessary; to behove; to require (something) to be brought about. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/necessity__Noun__1
written_rep: necessity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: riachtanas
sense_list:
The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite. | Something necessary; a requisite; something indispensable. | Something which makes an act or an event unavoidable; an irresistible force; overruling power.


lexentry: eng/neck__Noun__1
written_rep: neck
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muineál
sense_list:
(anatomy) The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals. | The part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck.


lexentry: eng/neck__Noun__1
written_rep: neck
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: scóig
sense_list:
A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts.


lexentry: eng/necklace__Noun__1
written_rep: necklace
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muince | bráisléad brád
sense_list:
(jewelry) An article of jewelry that is worn around the neck, most often made of a string of precious metal, pearls, gems, beads or shells, and sometimes having a pendant attached.


lexentry: eng/necromancy__Noun__1
written_rep: necromancy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: marbhdhraíocht
sense_list:
Loosely, any sorcery or witchcraft, especially involving death or the dead, particularly sorcery involving raising or reanimating the dead.


lexentry: eng/necrosis__Noun__1
written_rep: necrosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neacróis
sense_list:
(pathology) The localized death of cells or tissues through injury, disease, or the interruption of blood supply. (Usually gangrene will follow unless the dead tissue is resected).


lexentry: eng/nectar__Noun__1
written_rep: nectar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neachtar
sense_list:
(chiefly, _, mythology) The drink of the gods. [from 16th c.] | (by extension) Any delicious drink, now especially a type of sweetened fruit juice. [from 16th c.] | (botany) The sweet liquid secreted by flowers to attract pollinating insects and birds. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/nectarine__Noun__1
written_rep: nectarine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neachtairín
sense_list:
A cultivar of the peach with smooth rather than fuzzy skin. | (obsolete) A nectar-like liquid medicine.


lexentry: eng/needle__Noun__1
written_rep: needle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: snáthaid
sense_list:
A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a blunt but otherwise similar implement used for forming loops or knots in crafts such as darning, knitting, tatting, etc.


lexentry: eng/nefarious__Adjective__1
written_rep: nefarious
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bithiúnta
sense_list:
Sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics.


lexentry: eng/negative__Adjective__1
written_rep: negative
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diúltach
sense_list:
Not positive nor neutral. | (physics) Of electrical charge of an electron and related particles [from the 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/negligence__Noun__1
written_rep: negligence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: faillí
sense_list:
(legal, uncountable) The breach of a duty of care: the failure to exercise a standard of care that a reasonable person would have in a similar situation.


lexentry: eng/negro__Adjective__1
written_rep: negro
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dub
sense_list:
(dated, offensive) Relating to a black ethnicity. | (dated, now, offensive) Black or dark brown in color.


lexentry: eng/neighbour__Noun__1
written_rep: neighbour
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: comharsa
sense_list:
A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position. | (biblical) A fellow human being.


lexentry: eng/neither_fish_nor_fowl__Adjective__1
written_rep: neither fish nor fowl
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: níl sé ina ghruth ná ina mheadhg
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Not easily categorized; not rightly belonging or fitting well in a given group or situation; also, not having the advantages of the various options.


lexentry: eng/neocortex__Noun__1
written_rep: neocortex
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neocoirtéis
sense_list:
(neuroanatomy) The top layer of the cerebral hemispheres in the brain of mammals; part of the cerebral cortex.


lexentry: eng/neodymium__Noun__1
written_rep: neodymium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neoidimiam
sense_list:
A chemical element (symbol Nd) with an atomic number of 60: a hard, slightly malleable silvery metal that quickly tarnishes in air and moisture.


lexentry: eng/neoimperialism__Noun__1
written_rep: neoimperialism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: an tImpiriúlachas nua | ré an impiriúlachais
sense_list:
(politics) A contemporary form of imperialism; modern imperialistic practices by a country, such as using influence and power to dominate smaller countries. [from early 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/neologism__Noun__1
written_rep: neologism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nuafhocal
sense_list:
(linguistics, lexicography, countable) A word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase, or an existing one which has gained a new meaning.


lexentry: eng/neon__Noun__1
written_rep: neon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: neon
sense_list:
(countable) A form or sample of the element. | (countable, uncountable) Neon signs or lights, collectively.


lexentry: eng/neonatology__Noun__1
written_rep: neonatology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nua-naíocht
sense_list:
(medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with newborn infants, especially the ill or premature newborn infant.


lexentry: eng/neontology__Noun__1
written_rep: neontology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neointeolaíocht | nua-ointeolaíocht
sense_list:
(biology) The study of organisms living in the current era, as opposed to organisms that are extinct.


lexentry: eng/neoprene__Noun__1
written_rep: neoprene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neoipréin
sense_list:
A synthetic rubber, a polymer of chloroprene, commonly used in wetsuits, laptop sleeves, orthopedic braces, electrical insulation, liquid and sheet-applied elastomeric membranes and flashings, car fan belts, etc.


lexentry: eng/neotechnic__Adjective__1
written_rep: neotechnic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neoiteicniúil
sense_list:
Describing the period, between the late 19th century and the Second World War, characterized by the development of new technology


lexentry: eng/neoteny__Noun__1
written_rep: neoteny
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neoitineacht
sense_list:
(biology) The retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult. | (biology) The sexual maturity of an organism still in its larval stage.


lexentry: eng/nephew__Noun__1
written_rep: nephew
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nia
sense_list:
A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).


lexentry: eng/nepotism__Noun__1
written_rep: nepotism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: finíochas
sense_list:
The favoring of relatives (most strictly) or also personal friends (more broadly) because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.


lexentry: eng/nerve__Noun__1
written_rep: nerve
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: néaróg
sense_list:
A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics. | (nonstandard, colloquial) A neuron.


lexentry: eng/nerve_center__Noun__1
written_rep: nerve center
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: croílár
sense_list:
(figuratively) A physical location in a business, organization, or agency where information procured from different sources is brought together to be considered and acted upon by decision-makers.


lexentry: eng/nerve_gas__Noun__1
written_rep: nerve gas
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: néarghás
sense_list:
A toxic chemical compound and banned weapon of mass destruction which, when inhaled or ingested, impairs nervous system functions, typically causing extreme physical distress and death by asphyxiation.


lexentry: eng/nerve_impulse__Noun__1
written_rep: nerve impulse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: néar-ríog
sense_list:
(physiology) The signal transmitted along a nerve fibre, either in response to a stimulus (such as touch, pain or heat), or as an instruction (such as causing a muscle to contract).


lexentry: eng/nervous_system__Noun__1
written_rep: nervous system
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: néarchóras
sense_list:
An organ system whose principal constituent is nervous tissue that coordinates the activities of muscles, monitors organs, constructs and processes data received from the senses, and initiates actions.


lexentry: eng/net__Noun__1
written_rep: net
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eangach
sense_list:
A mesh of string, cord or rope. | A device made from such mesh, used for catching fish, butterflies, etc. | Anything that has the appearance of such a device. | (by extension) A trap. | A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them. | (sports) A framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc. | (tennis, by extension) The area of the court close to the net (mesh stretched to divide the court).


lexentry: eng/netball__Noun__1
written_rep: netball
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: líonpheil
sense_list:
(uncountable) A (usually women's) team sport derived from basketball, with seven players on each side who attempt to score goals by passing a ball and throwing it into the opponent's goal, which is a raised hoop with a net at one end of the playing area. Unlike basketball, a player in possession of the ball cannot move until the ball is passed to another player.


lexentry: eng/neural_tube__Noun__1
written_rep: neural tube
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: néarfheadán
sense_list:
(anatomy) hollow longitudinal dorsal tube formed in the folding and subsequent fusion of the opposite ectodermal folds in the embryo that gives rise to the brain and spinal cord


lexentry: eng/neurasthenia__Noun__1
written_rep: neurasthenia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: néaraistéine
sense_list:
(psychiatry, dated) An ill-defined medical condition characterized by lassitude, fatigue, headache, and irritability, associated chiefly with emotional disturbance.


lexentry: eng/neurasthenic__Adjective__1
written_rep: neurasthenic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: néaraistéineach
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to neurasthenia; that is, tendencies of a person who has suffered a nervous breakdown.


lexentry: eng/neurofibril__Noun__1
written_rep: neurofibril
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: néaraifibril
sense_list:
(anatomy) Any of a group of microscopic fibrils through the body of a neuron that extend into the axon and dendrites


lexentry: eng/neurolemma__Noun__1
written_rep: neurolemma
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: néaraileime
sense_list:
(neurology) the outermost nucleated cytoplasmic layer of Schwann cells that surrounds the axon of the neuron.


lexentry: eng/neuroleptic_malignant_syndrome__Noun__1
written_rep: neuroleptic malignant syndrome
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: siondróm urchóideach néaraileipteach
sense_list:
A life-threatening neurological disorder, exhibiting muscle rigidity, fever, delirium, etc., most often caused by an adverse reaction to neuroleptic or antipsychotic drugs.


lexentry: eng/neurological__Adjective__1
written_rep: neurological
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: néareolaíoch
sense_list:
Dealing with neurology, the study of the nervous system or the health care specialty that provides care for it.


lexentry: eng/neurology__Noun__1
written_rep: neurology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: néareolaíocht
sense_list:
The branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of nervous system including the brain and spinal cord of the central nervous system and the nerves, muscles, and neuromuscular junction of the peripheral nervous system.


lexentry: eng/neuron__Noun__1
written_rep: neuron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: néarón
sense_list:
(cytology) A cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites. Neurons are connected by synapses.


lexentry: eng/neuropathy__Noun__1
written_rep: neuropathy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: néarapaite
sense_list:
(medicine) Any disease of the nerves and nervous system, usually and more specifically the peripheral nervous system, thus including both non-neuraxial and neuraxial instances of neural damage or dysfunction but excluding the neuraxis's psychiatric aspects (mental illnesses).


lexentry: eng/neuropsychology__Noun__1
written_rep: neuropsychology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: néarshíceolaíocht
sense_list:
A branch of neurology and of clinical psychology that investigates the physiological basis of psychological processes.


lexentry: eng/neurosis__Noun__1
written_rep: neurosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: néaróis
sense_list:
(pathology) A mental disorder, less severe than psychosis, marked by anxiety or fear which differ from normal measures by their intensity, which disorder results from a failure to compromise or properly adjust during the developmental stages of life, between normal human instinctual impulses and the demands of human society.


lexentry: eng/neurosurgery__Noun__1
written_rep: neurosurgery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: néar-mháinliacht
sense_list:
(neurology, surgery, uncountable) The surgical discipline focused on treating those central and peripheral nervous system diseases. | (neurology, surgery, countable) Any surgical procedure performed on the nervous system, especially the brain.


lexentry: eng/neurulation__Noun__1
written_rep: neurulation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: néarúlú
sense_list:
(embryology) The process by which the beginnings of the vertebrate nervous system is formed in embryos.


lexentry: eng/neuter__Adjective__1
written_rep: neuter
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: neodrach
sense_list:
(grammar) Having a form which is not masculine nor feminine; or having a form which is not of common gender.


lexentry: eng/neuter__Noun__1
written_rep: neuter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neodar | seascachán
sense_list:
(biology) An organism, either vegetable or animal, which at its maturity has no generative organs, or but imperfectly developed ones, as a plant without stamens or pistils, as the garden Hydrangea; especially, one of the imperfectly developed females of certain social insects, as of the ant and the common honeybee, which perform the labors of the community, and are called workers.


lexentry: eng/neuter__Noun__1
written_rep: neuter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: neodar
sense_list:
(grammar) A noun of the neuter gender; any one of those words which have the terminations usually found in neuter words.


lexentry: eng/neuter__Verb__1
written_rep: neuter
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neodraigh
sense_list:
(transitive) To remove sex organs from an animal to prevent it from having offspring; to castrate or spay, particularly as applied to domestic animals.


lexentry: eng/neutrality__Noun__1
written_rep: neutrality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neodracht
sense_list:
The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side.


lexentry: eng/neutrino__Noun__1
written_rep: neutrino
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neoidríonó
sense_list:
An elementary particle that is classified as a lepton, and has an extremely small but nonzero mass and no electric charge. It interacts with the surroundings only via the weak force or gravitation, making it very difficult to detect.


lexentry: eng/neutron__Noun__1
written_rep: neutron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neodrón
sense_list:
(particle) A subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and having no charge; it is a combination of an up quark and two down quarks.


lexentry: eng/neutron_bomb__Noun__1
written_rep: neutron bomb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buama neodrón
sense_list:
An atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons, and a lesser amount of blast; the intention being to create equal lethal neutron radiation and blast radii which increases the effectiveness of the weapon against armour while reducing collateral damage.


lexentry: eng/neutron_star__Noun__1
written_rep: neutron star
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neodrónréalta
sense_list:
(star) A degenerate star that has been so collapsed by gravity that its electrons and protons have been merged into neutrons by the intense pressure. The solid mass of neutrons is sometimes called neutronium.


lexentry: eng/never_mind__Verb__1
written_rep: never mind
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: miste
sense_list:
(hortative) It is not important; do not fret; used to reassure or comfort the person to whom it is said.


lexentry: eng/new__Adjective__1
written_rep: new
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nua
sense_list:
Of recent origin; having taken place recently. | Additional; recently discovered. | Current or later, as opposed to former. | Used to distinguish something established more recently, named after something or some place previously existing. | In original condition; pristine; not previously worn or used. | Refreshed, reinvigorated, reformed. | Strange, unfamiliar or not previously known. | Recently arrived or appeared. | Inexperienced or unaccustomed at some task.


lexentry: eng/new_potato__Noun__1
written_rep: new potato
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: práta nua | práta úr
sense_list:
A potato harvested before fully developed for its tender, less starchy texture and more delicate flavor.


lexentry: eng/newbie__Noun__1
written_rep: newbie
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: fraochán
sense_list:
(Internet) A new user or participant; someone who is extremely new and inexperienced (to a game or activity). A beginner.


lexentry: eng/newel__Noun__1
written_rep: newel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cuaille | mol | ráille staighre
sense_list:
(architecture) A central pillar around which a staircase spirals. | (architecture) A sturdy pillar at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs, supporting the handrail.


lexentry: eng/newfangled__Adjective__1
written_rep: newfangled
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nua-aimseartha
sense_list:
(usually derogatory, disapproving, or humorous) new and often needlessly novel or gratuitously different; recently devised or fashionable, especially when not an improvement.


lexentry: eng/newspaper__Noun__1
written_rep: newspaper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nuachtán | páipéar nuachta
sense_list:
(countable) A publication, usually published daily or weekly and usually printed on cheap, low-quality paper, containing news and other articles.


lexentry: eng/next_of_kin__Noun__1
written_rep: next of kin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: achomair
sense_list:
Close friend, spouse, or partner (for example on a hospital admission form), one of someone's close ones.


lexentry: eng/nice__Adjective__1
written_rep: nice
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deas
sense_list:
(chiefly, informal) Pleasant, satisfactory. [from 18th c.] | (chiefly, informal) Of a person: friendly, attractive. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/niche__Noun__1
written_rep: niche
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: almóir | cuasán
sense_list:
(architectural element) A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament.


lexentry: eng/nickel__Noun__1
written_rep: nickel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nicil
sense_list:
(uncountable) A silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni. | (US, Canada, countable) A coin worth 5 cents.


lexentry: eng/nickname__Noun__1
written_rep: nickname
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leasainm | forainm
sense_list:
A familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic.


lexentry: eng/nicotine__Noun__1
written_rep: nicotine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nicitín
sense_list:
(organic compound) An alkaloid (C10H14N2), commonly occurring in the tobacco plant. | (figuratively) Tobacco or cigarettes.


lexentry: eng/nicotine_gum__Noun__1
written_rep: nicotine gum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guma nicitín
sense_list:
A form of chewing gum that slowly releases nicotine into the body; used by people who are trying to quit smoking


lexentry: eng/nicotine_patch__Noun__1
written_rep: nicotine patch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paiste nicitín
sense_list:
An adhesive patch, affixed to the skin, that slowly diffuses nicotine into the bloodstream; used by people who are trying to quit smoking


lexentry: eng/nictitating_membrane__Noun__1
written_rep: nictitating membrane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maothán | maothán súile
sense_list:
A transparent protective fold of skin acting as an inner eyelid in birds, reptiles and some mammals.


lexentry: eng/niece__Noun__1
written_rep: niece
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neacht
sense_list:
A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").


lexentry: eng/nigger__Noun__1
written_rep: nigger
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dubh
sense_list:
(offensive, ethnic slur, vulgar, see usage notes) A black person; a person of black African descent.


lexentry: eng/night__Noun__1
written_rep: night
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: oíche
sense_list:
(astronomy, countable) The period of darkness beginning at the end of evening astronomical twilight when the sun is 18 degrees below the horizon, and ending at the beginning of morning astronomical twilight. | (legal, countable) A period of time often defined in the legal system as beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and ending 30 minutes before sunrise. | (countable) An evening or night spent at a particular activity.


lexentry: eng/night_owl__Noun__1
written_rep: night owl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ulchabhán
sense_list:
(idiomatic) One who goes to bed late, or stays up late at night or in the early hours of the morning.


lexentry: eng/night_person__Noun__1
written_rep: night person
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ulchabhán
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A person whose preference or custom is to remain awake and active during the evening and early morning (night) hours, and who usually sleeps during part of the daytime.


lexentry: eng/nightclub__Noun__1
written_rep: nightclub
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: club oíche
sense_list:
A public or private establishment that is open late at night to provide entertainment, food, drink, music or dancing.


lexentry: eng/nightingale__Noun__1
written_rep: nightingale
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: filiméala
sense_list:
A Eurasian and African songbird, Luscinia megarhynchos, family Muscicapidae, famed for its beautiful singing at night; a common nightingale.


lexentry: eng/nightjar__Noun__1
written_rep: nightjar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tuirne lín
sense_list:
Any of various medium-sized nocturnal birds of the family Caprimulgidae, that feed predominantly on moths and other large flying insects.


lexentry: eng/nightmare__Noun__1
written_rep: nightmare
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tromluí
sense_list:
A very bad or frightening dream. [from 19th c.] | (figuratively) Any bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying situation or experience that arouses anxiety, terror, agony or great displeasure. [from 20th c.] | (now, chiefly, historical) A feeling of extreme anxiety or suffocation experienced during sleep; Sleep paralysis. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/nightshade__Noun__1
written_rep: nightshade
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lus na hoíche
sense_list:
Any of the poisonous plants belonging to the genus Solanum, especially black nightshade or woody nightshade.


lexentry: eng/nightstand__Noun__1
written_rep: nightstand
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bord cois leapa | bord éadain
sense_list:
(US) A small table or cabinet, usually with two drawers one above the other or one drawer and a lower shelf, placed beside the head of a bed.


lexentry: eng/nihilism__Noun__1
written_rep: nihilism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: nihileachas
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable, philosophy) A doctrine grounded on the negation of one or more meaningful aspects of life; in particular, the view that nothing in the world actually exists.


lexentry: eng/nine_hundred__Numeral__1
written_rep: nine hundred
part_of_speech: numeral
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: naoi chéad
sense_list:
The cardinal number occurring after eight hundred ninety-nine and before nine hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 900. Ordinal: nine-hundredth.


lexentry: eng/nineteen__Numeral__1
written_rep: nineteen
part_of_speech: numeral
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: naoi déag
sense_list:
The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".


lexentry: eng/ninety__Numeral__1
written_rep: ninety
part_of_speech: numeral
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nócha
sense_list:
The cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in Roman numerals as XC and in Arabic numerals as 90.


lexentry: eng/niobium__Noun__1
written_rep: niobium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: niaibiam
sense_list:
A chemical element (symbol Nb) with an atomic number of 41: a light grey, crystalline, ductile transition metal used in superconducting materials.


lexentry: eng/nipple__Noun__1
written_rep: nipple
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sine | dide
sense_list:
(anatomy) The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/nirvana__Noun__1
written_rep: nirvana
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nirbheána
sense_list:
(Buddhism) Complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.


lexentry: eng/nitric_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: nitric acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aigéad nítreach
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) A transparent, colorless to pale yellow, fuming corrosive liquid, HNO3; a highly reactive oxidizing agent used in the production of fertilizers, explosives, and rocket fuels and in a wide variety of industrial processes; once called aqua fortis.


lexentry: eng/nitric_oxide__Noun__1
written_rep: nitric oxide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ocsaíd nítreach
sense_list:
(chemistry) the binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen NO; an unstable compound which rapidly oxidizes in the presence of air.


lexentry: eng/nitrile__Noun__1
written_rep: nitrile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nítríl
sense_list:
(organic compound) Any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyano functional group −C≡N; they are named as derivatives of the appropriate carboxylic acid.


lexentry: eng/nitrite__Noun__1
written_rep: nitrite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nítrít
sense_list:
(chemistry) Any salt or ester of nitrous acid. | (chemistry) The univalent radical -NO2, and the anion NO2-


lexentry: eng/nitrobenzene__Noun__1
written_rep: nitrobenzene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nítribeinséin
sense_list:
(organic compound) A nitro derivative of benzene, C6H5NO2, prepared by reacting benzene with a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids; any of a series of such compounds having two or more nitro groups


lexentry: eng/nitrogen__Noun__1
written_rep: nitrogen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nítrigin
sense_list:
(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol N) with an atomic number of 7 and atomic weight of 14.0067. It is a colorless and odorless gas.


lexentry: eng/nitrogen_cycle__Noun__1
written_rep: nitrogen cycle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: timthriall nítrigine
sense_list:
The natural circulation of nitrogen, in which atmospheric nitrogen is converted to nitrogen oxides by lightning and deposited in the soil by rain, where it is assimilated by plants and either eaten by animals (and returned as faeces) or decomposed back to elemental nitrogen by bacteria.


lexentry: eng/nitroglycerine__Noun__1
written_rep: nitroglycerine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nítriglicrín
sense_list:
(organic compound) The compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate or 1,2,3 tri-nitrooxy propane; the ester of glycerol with nitric acid; prepared by the careful addition of a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids to glycerol with constant stirring and cooling; it is a thick, pale yellow liquid, that is highly explosive on concussion or on exposure to sudden heat; it is used in medicine as a vasodilator, and as an explosive in the form of dynamite which is safe to handle.


lexentry: eng/nitrous__Adjective__1
written_rep: nitrous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nítriúil
sense_list:
(chemistry) Of, relating to, or derived from nitrogen, especially in which the valence of the nitrogen is lower than that of a corresponding nitric species. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/nitrous_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: nitrous acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aigéad nítriúil
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) A weak acid, HNO2, known only in solution, or as its salts and esters, the nitrites; it has a linear structure, H-O-N=O


lexentry: eng/no_parking__Phrase__1
written_rep: no parking
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cosc ar pháirceáil | ná loctar | níl cead páirceáil
sense_list:
On a traffic sign, indicates that parking a vehicle is not allowed within the area of influence of the sign.


lexentry: eng/no_smoking__Phrase__1
written_rep: no smoking
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cosc ar thobac | ná caitear tobac
sense_list:
A phrase used in notices indicating that the smoking of cigarettes, etc., is not permitted in the surrounding area.


lexentry: eng/noble__Adjective__1
written_rep: noble
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uasal | án
sense_list:
Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.


lexentry: eng/noble__Adjective__1
written_rep: noble
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: uasal
sense_list:
Of exalted rank; of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title; highborn.


lexentry: eng/noble_metal__Noun__1
written_rep: noble metal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: miotal lómhar | miotal uasal
sense_list:
(inorganic chemistry, alchemy) A metal resistant to corrosion, oxidizing and tarnishing, such as gold or platinum.


lexentry: eng/node__Noun__1
written_rep: node
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nód
sense_list:
(astronomy) The point where the orbit of a planet, as viewed from the Sun, intersects the ecliptic. The ascending and descending nodes refer respectively to the points where the planet moves from South to North and N to S; their respective symbols are ☊ and ☋. | (graph theory) A vertex or a leaf in a graph of a network, or other element in a data structure.


lexentry: eng/nominal__Adjective__1
written_rep: nominal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: ainmfhoclach
sense_list:
(finance) Of, relating to, or being the amount or face value of a sum of money or a stock certificate, for example, and not the purchasing power or market value.


lexentry: eng/nominalism__Noun__1
written_rep: nominalism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ainmníochas
sense_list:
(philosophy) A doctrine that universals do not have an existence except as names for classes of concrete objects.


lexentry: eng/nominee__Noun__1
written_rep: nominee
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ainmnitheach
sense_list:
A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office.


lexentry: eng/nomogram__Noun__1
written_rep: nomogram
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abacas
sense_list:
(mathematics) A diagram in which the relationship between three variables is represented by a straight line or curve for each variable; the value of the third variable corresponding to particular values of the first two is obtained by drawing a straight line through the points on the first two curves that represent particular values of the first two variables and noting the point at which the line intersects the third line or curve.


lexentry: eng/non-binary__Adjective__1
written_rep: non-binary
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: neamh-dhénártha
sense_list:
Having or pertaining to a gender identity not represented by the gender binary; not exclusively male or female; genderqueer.


lexentry: eng/non-commissioned_officer__Noun__1
written_rep: non-commissioned officer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oifigeach neamhchoimisiúnta
sense_list:
A person of authority in the military who has not received a commission (a direct conveyance of authority from the sovereign government); as such they can have charge or control but not command in the most technical use of the word.


lexentry: eng/noncontributory__Adjective__1
written_rep: noncontributory
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neamhchionmhar
sense_list:
Describing a pension plan in which the members do not provide their own direct contributions (that is, the employer makes all monetary contributions; the employees make no monetary contributions, whereas their service toward the company's ability to operate is their indirect contribution, for which the pension is remuneration).


lexentry: eng/nonprofit__Noun__1
written_rep: nonprofit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eagraíocht neamhbhrabúis
sense_list:
Ellipsis of nonprofit organization: an organization that exists for reasons other than to make a profit, such as a charitable, educational or service organization.


lexentry: eng/noodle__Noun__1
written_rep: noodle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: núdal
sense_list:
(usually, in the plural) A string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and other ingredients.


lexentry: eng/noose__Noun__1
written_rep: noose
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dol
sense_list:
An adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.


lexentry: eng/nor__Conjunction__1
written_rep: nor
part_of_speech: conjunction
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nó
sense_list:
(literary) And... not (introducing a negative statement, without necessarily following one). | A function word introducing each except the first term of a series, indicating none of them is true. | (archaic) Neither. | Used to introduce a further negative statement. | (UK, dialect) Than.


lexentry: eng/normal__Adjective__1
written_rep: normal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gnách | gnáth- | normálta
sense_list:
(set theory, of a function from the ordinals to the ordinals) Which is strictly monotonically increasing and continuous with respect to the order topology.


lexentry: eng/normality__Noun__1
written_rep: normality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: normalacht
sense_list:
(countable, mathematics, statistics) A measure of how well an observed distribution approximates a normal distribution.


lexentry: eng/north__Noun__1
written_rep: north
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tuaisceart
sense_list:
The direction towards the pole to the left-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 0°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the northern side of the invariable plane. | The up or positive direction. | (physics) The positive or north pole of a magnet, which seeks the magnetic pole near Earth's geographic North Pole (which, for its magnetic properties, is a south pole). | Alternative letter-case form of North (“a northern region; the inhabitants thereof”). [circa 1300] | (ecclesiastical) In a church: the direction to the left-hand side of a person facing the altar.


lexentry: eng/northern_shoveler__Noun__1
written_rep: northern shoveler
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spadalach tuaisceartach
sense_list:
Spatula clypeata, formerly Anas clypeata, a duck breeding in northern areas of Europe and across the Palearctic and across most of North America.


lexentry: eng/nose__Noun__1
written_rep: nose
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: srón
sense_list:
A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell. | The tip of an object. | The skill in recognising bouquet.


lexentry: eng/nosebag__Noun__1
written_rep: nosebag
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mála cinn | socmhála
sense_list:
A sack or bag for feeding a horse, mule, ox or similar animal, generally on the move or away from the home stable or paddock. Designed to be attached to harness and slipped over the animal's nose to permit feeding while eliminating spillage; designs vary.


lexentry: eng/nosebleed__Noun__1
written_rep: nosebleed
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fuil shróine
sense_list:
haemorrhage from the nose (usually, blood flow exiting the nostrils that originates from the nasal cavity)


lexentry: eng/nosegay__Noun__1
written_rep: nosegay
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: murlán dorais
sense_list:
A small bunch of fragrant flowers or herbs tied in a bundle, often presented as a gift; nosegays were originally intended to be put to the nose for the pleasant sensation or to mask unpleasant odours. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/nostril__Noun__1
written_rep: nostril
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: poll sróine
sense_list:
Either of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage for air and other gases to travel the nasal passages.


lexentry: eng/notary__Noun__1
written_rep: notary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: nótaire
sense_list:
(legal, Canada, US) A notary public, a public officer who serves as an impartial witness to the signing of important documents, but who is not authorised to practise law.


lexentry: eng/notary_public__Noun__1
written_rep: notary public
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nótaire poiblí
sense_list:
(law) An officer who can administer oaths and statutory declarations, witness and authenticate documents and perform certain other acts varying from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.


lexentry: eng/notation__Noun__1
written_rep: notation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nodaireacht
sense_list:
(uncountable) A system of characters, symbols, or abbreviated expressions used in an art or science or in mathematics or logic to express technical facts or quantities.


lexentry: eng/notebook__Noun__1
written_rep: notebook
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: leabhar nótaí
sense_list:
(computing, sometimes, attributive) A kind of user interface in literate programming, allowing calculations to be interspersed with human-readable comments, diagrams, etc.


lexentry: eng/notepaper__Noun__1
written_rep: notepaper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: páipéar litreacha
sense_list:
Relatively small writing paper used for writing notes or letters; often provided with matching envelopes.


lexentry: eng/nought__Noun__1
written_rep: nought
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: náid
sense_list:
(UK, Irish, Commonwealth) Not any quantity of number; zero; the score of no points in a game. | (UK, Irish, Commonwealth) The figure or character representing, or having the shape of, zero.


lexentry: eng/noun__Noun__1
written_rep: noun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ainmfhocal | ainm
sense_list:
(grammar, narrowly) A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, word, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea: one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.


lexentry: eng/noun__Noun__1
written_rep: noun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ainm
sense_list:
(grammar, now, rare, loosely) Either a word that can be used to refer to a person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality or idea, or a word that modifies or describes a previous word or its referent; a substantive or adjective, sometimes also including other parts of speech such as numeral or pronoun. | (computing) An object within a user interface to which a certain action or transformation (i.e., verb) is applied.


lexentry: eng/nourish__Verb__1
written_rep: nourish
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beathaigh | biathaigh
sense_list:
(transitive) To feed and cause to grow; to supply with food or other matter which increases weight and promotes health.


lexentry: eng/nouveau_riche__Noun__1
written_rep: nouveau riche
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lucht an nuashaibhris
sense_list:
(pejorative) New money; wealthy persons whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who are therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy.


lexentry: eng/nuclear__Adjective__1
written_rep: nuclear
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: núicléach
sense_list:
Pertaining to the nucleus of an atom. [from 20th c.] | Involving energy released by nuclear reactions (fission, fusion, radioactive decay). [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/nuclear_chemistry__Noun__1
written_rep: nuclear chemistry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ceimic núicléach
sense_list:
(chemistry) The application of chemical techniques to the solution of problems in nuclear physics, including the discovery of naturally occurring and synthetic radioactive elements and the results of nuclear fission.


lexentry: eng/nuclear_fission__Noun__1
written_rep: nuclear fission
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: earnhnú núicléach
sense_list:
(nuclear physics) A nuclear reaction in which a large nucleus splits into smaller ones, sometimes accompanied by the simultaneous release of energy.


lexentry: eng/nucleic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: nucleic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aigéad núicléasach
sense_list:
(biochemistry, genetics) Any acidic, chainlike biological macromolecule consisting of multiple repeat units of phosphoric acid, sugar and purine and pyrimidine bases; they are involved in the preservation, replication and expression of hereditary information in every living cell


lexentry: eng/nucleotide__Noun__1
written_rep: nucleotide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: núicléitíd
sense_list:
(biochemistry) The monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer molecules. Each nucleotide consists of a nitrogenous heterocyclic base (or nucleobase), which can be either a double-ringed purine or a single-ringed pyrimidine; a five-carbon pentose sugar (deoxyribose in DNA or ribose in RNA); and a phosphate group.


lexentry: eng/nucleus__Noun__1
written_rep: nucleus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: núicléas
sense_list:
(chemistry, physics) The massive, positively charged central part of an atom, made up of protons and neutrons.


lexentry: eng/nudism__Noun__1
written_rep: nudism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nochtachas
sense_list:
The belief in or practice of going nude in social, nonsexualized and frequently mixed-gender groups specifically in cultures where going nude in the social situation is not the norm.


lexentry: eng/nudity__Noun__1
written_rep: nudity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nochtacht
sense_list:
(uncountable) The state or quality of being without clothing on the body; specifically, the quality of being without clothing on the genitals.


lexentry: eng/nuisance__Noun__1
written_rep: nuisance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: núis
sense_list:
(legal) Anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it, for which a legal remedy exists.


lexentry: eng/null_hypothesis__Noun__1
written_rep: null hypothesis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hipitéis nialasach
sense_list:
(statistics) A hypothesis set up to be nullified or refuted in order to support an alternative hypothesis. When used, the null hypothesis is presumed true until statistical evidence in the form of a hypothesis test indicates otherwise. Therefore, the null and the alternative hypothesis must be mutually exclusive and exhaustive.


lexentry: eng/number__Noun__1
written_rep: number
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uimhir
sense_list:
(countable) An abstract entity used to describe quantity. | (Followed by a numeral; used attributively) Indicating the position of something in a list or sequence. Abbreviations: No or No., no or no. (in each case, sometimes written with a superscript "o", like Nº or №). The symbol "#" is also used in this manner. | (grammar) Of a word or phrase, the state of being singular, dual or plural, shown by inflection. | (countable, informal) A person.


lexentry: eng/number__Noun__1
written_rep: number
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: figiúr | uimhir
sense_list:
(countable, mathematics) An element of one of several sets: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, and sometimes extensions such as hypercomplex numbers, etc.


lexentry: eng/number__Verb__1
written_rep: number
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: uimhrigh
sense_list:
(transitive, passive) To limit to a certain number; to reckon (as by fate) to be few in number. | (transitive) To label (items) with numbers; to assign numbers to (items).


lexentry: eng/numeral__Noun__1
written_rep: numeral
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: figiúr
sense_list:
A symbol that is not a word and represents a number, such as the Arabic numerals 1, 2, 3 and the Roman numerals I, V, X, L.


lexentry: eng/numerical_noun__Noun__1
written_rep: numerical noun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uimhir phearsanta
sense_list:
A type of noun in Scottish Gaelic used as a numeral, only applied to persons. They exist for the numbers 1-10 only.


lexentry: eng/nun__Noun__1
written_rep: nun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bean rialta
sense_list:
A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (Roman Catholicism, specifically) those living together in a cloister.


lexentry: eng/nursery__Noun__1
written_rep: nursery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: naíonra
sense_list:
(UK, chiefly British) An institution for small children who not yet have begun primary school during daytime (when their parents work); a daycare centre.


lexentry: eng/nursery_school__Noun__1
written_rep: nursery school
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: naíscoil
sense_list:
(, Canada, British) An educational institution for small children (normally around 3 to 5 years old, who not yet have begun primary school).


lexentry: eng/nursing_home__Noun__1
written_rep: nursing home
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: teach altranais
sense_list:
A place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living, such as the elderly and younger adults with physical disabilities.


lexentry: eng/nut__Noun__1
written_rep: nut
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cnó | meas
sense_list:
(food, broadly) Any of various hard-shelled seeds or hard, dry fruits from various families of plants.


lexentry: eng/nut__Noun__1
written_rep: nut
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: cnó
sense_list:
(hardware) A piece of hardware, typically metal and typically hexagonal or square in shape, with a hole through it having internal screw threads, intended to be screwed onto a threaded bolt or other threaded shaft. | (climbing) A shaped piece of metal, threaded by a wire loop, which is jammed in a crack in the rockface and used to protect a climb. (Originally, machine nuts [sense #2] were used for this purpose.)


lexentry: eng/nutation__Noun__1
written_rep: nutation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nútaíocht | nútú
sense_list:
(physics) A bobbing motion that accompanies the precession of a spinning rigid body. | (astronomy) Any of several irregularities in the precession of the equinoxes caused by varying torque applied to the Earth by the Sun and the Moon.


lexentry: eng/nutrient__Noun__1
written_rep: nutrient
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oiliúint
sense_list:
A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.


lexentry: eng/nyctinasty__Noun__1
written_rep: nyctinasty
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oíche-iamh
sense_list:
(botany) The movement of leaves or petals in response to darkness; the closing of a flower at night.


lexentry: eng/nylon__Noun__1
written_rep: nylon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: níolón
sense_list:
Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer. | (in the plural) A stocking originally fabricated from nylon; also used generically for any long, sheer stocking worn on a woman's legs. | (perjoratively, by comparison to silk) A Queen's Counsel, King's Counsel or Senior Counsel who was appointed as a courtesy, rather than on merit.


lexentry: eng/nymph__Noun__1
written_rep: nymph
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bé choille
sense_list:
(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Any female nature spirit associated with water, forests, grotto, wind, etc.


lexentry: eng/o'clock__Adverb__1
written_rep: o'clock
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: a | a chlog | a haon a chlog | aon
sense_list:
(modifying a numeral, one to twelve) In conjunction with a numeral, indicates the time within a twelve-hour period (midnight to noon or noon to midnight), specifically the time when the hour hand of a clock points precisely to the symbol or marking corresponding to the designated numeral. | (with a numeral, one to twelve) In conjunction with a numeral, indicates the direction, relative to the speaker or a vehicle, especially an aircraft, corresponding to the direction the hour hand is pointing at the time corresponding to the numeral, with twelve representing directly ahead on a horizontal plane, or directly up on a vertical plane, and three being to the right on either.


lexentry: eng/oak__Noun__1
written_rep: oak
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: dair
sense_list:
(uncountable) The wood of the oak. | Any tree of other genera and species of trees resembling typical oaks of genus Quercus in some ways.


lexentry: eng/oar__Noun__1
written_rep: oar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rámh
sense_list:
A type of lever used to propel a boat, having a flat blade at one end and a handle at the other, and pivoted in a rowlock atop the gunwale, whereby a rower seated in the boat and pulling the handle can pass the blade through the water by repeated strokes against the water's resistance, thus moving the boat.


lexentry: eng/oarlock__Noun__1
written_rep: oarlock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pionna iomartha
sense_list:
(nautical) A usually U-shaped device attached to the gunwale of a rowboat to hold the oars in place while rowing.


lexentry: eng/oath__Noun__1
written_rep: oath
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mionn | móid
sense_list:
A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.


lexentry: eng/obelisk__Noun__1
written_rep: obelisk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oibilisc
sense_list:
(architecture) A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument. [from mid 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/obelisk__Noun__1
written_rep: obelisk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: miodóg
sense_list:
A dagger symbol (†), which is used in printed matter as a reference mark to refer the reader to a footnote, marginal note, etc.; beside a person's name to indicate that the person is deceased; or beside a date to indicate that it is a person's death date.


lexentry: eng/obituary__Noun__1
written_rep: obituary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scéala báis
sense_list:
A brief notice of a person's death, especially one published in a newspaper or other publication; also (obsolete) , the section of a newspaper where notices of deaths are published.


lexentry: eng/object__Noun__1
written_rep: object
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rud | réad
sense_list:
A thing that has physical existence but is not alive. | A person or thing toward which an emotion is directed.


lexentry: eng/object__Noun__1
written_rep: object
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: cuspóir
sense_list:
(grammar) The noun phrase which is an internal complement of a verb phrase or a prepositional phrase. In a verb phrase with a transitive action verb, it is typically the receiver of the action.


lexentry: eng/object__Noun__1
written_rep: object
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: aidhm | cuspa | cuspóir
sense_list:
(category theory) An instance of one of the two kinds of entities that form a category, the other kind being the arrows (also called morphisms).


lexentry: eng/object__Verb__1
written_rep: object
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: agóid
sense_list:
(intransitive) To disagree with or oppose something or someone; (especially in a Court of Law) to raise an objection.


lexentry: eng/object_language__Noun__1
written_rep: object language
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: sprioctheanga
sense_list:
(lexicography) the language of the headwords in a dictionary (in a French-to-English translation dictionary, French is the object language)


lexentry: eng/object_language__Noun__1
written_rep: object language
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: teanga aidhme
sense_list:
(computing) target language; the language of the object code, the output of a compiler (not necessarily executable machine code)


lexentry: eng/object_lesson__Noun__1
written_rep: object lesson
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: eiseamláir
sense_list:
An example from real life that explains a principle or teaches a lesson. | Anything used as an example or lesson which serves to warn others as to the outcomes that result from a particular action or behavior, as exemplified by the fates of those who followed that course.


lexentry: eng/objection__Noun__1
written_rep: objection
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: agóid
sense_list:
The act of objecting. | A statement expressing opposition, or a reason or cause for expressing opposition (generally followed by the adposition to). | (legal) An official protest raised in a court of law during a legal trial over a violation of the rules of the court by the opposing party.


lexentry: eng/objective__Adjective__1
written_rep: objective
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: oibiachtúil
sense_list:
Not influenced by the strong emotions or prejudices. | Based on observed facts; without purely subjective assessment.


lexentry: eng/objective__Noun__1
written_rep: objective
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: réadlionsa
sense_list:
The lens or lenses of a camera, microscope, or other optical device closest to the object being examined.


lexentry: eng/objectivity__Noun__1
written_rep: objectivity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oibiachtúlacht
sense_list:
The state of being objective, just, unbiased, and not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices.


lexentry: eng/obligation__Noun__1
written_rep: obligation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oibleagáid
sense_list:
The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone. | A course of action imposed by society, law, or conscience by which someone is bound or restricted.


lexentry: eng/obligation__Noun__1
written_rep: obligation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: oibleagáid | dualgas
sense_list:
A social, legal, or moral requirement, duty, contract, or promise that compels someone to follow or avoid a particular course of action.


lexentry: eng/oblique_case__Noun__1
written_rep: oblique case
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: claontuiseal
sense_list:
(grammar) Any noun case except the nominative case (and sometimes the vocative case), where the noun is the object of a verb or the object of a preposition.


lexentry: eng/oboe__Noun__1
written_rep: oboe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: óbó
sense_list:
(woodwind instrument) A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.


lexentry: eng/obscurity__Noun__1
written_rep: obscurity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: aduaine | anaithne
sense_list:
The state of being unknown; a thing that is unknown. | The quality of being difficult to understand; a thing that is difficult to understand.


lexentry: eng/observatory__Noun__1
written_rep: observatory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: réadlann
sense_list:
A place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed, usually through a telescope; also place for observing meteorological or other natural phenomena.


lexentry: eng/observe__Verb__1
written_rep: observe
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: coinnigh
sense_list:
(transitive) To take note of and celebrate (a holiday or similar occurrence), to keep; to follow (a type of time or calendar reckoning).


lexentry: eng/obsessive-compulsive_disorder__Noun__1
written_rep: obsessive-compulsive disorder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neamhord éigníoch dúghafach
sense_list:
(medicine, psychology) A mental and behavioral disorder, characterized by obsessive intrusive thoughts and a compulsion to ease the resulting distress by repeating specific routines or rituals, regardless of their interference with other activities.


lexentry: eng/obsessive__Adjective__1
written_rep: obsessive
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: dúghafach
sense_list:
Having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others.


lexentry: eng/obsolete__Adjective__1
written_rep: obsolete
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: seanchaite
sense_list:
(of words, equipment, etc.) No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often in favour of something newer).


lexentry: eng/obstacle__Noun__1
written_rep: obstacle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: constaic
sense_list:
Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress, either physically or figuratively


lexentry: eng/obstinate__Adjective__1
written_rep: obstinate
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ceanntréan | cruamhuineálach | dáigh | stuacach
sense_list:
Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.


lexentry: eng/ocarina__Noun__1
written_rep: ocarina
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ócairín
sense_list:
(musical instruments) A woodwind musical instrument that is closed at both sides to produce an enclosed space, and punctured with finger holes.


lexentry: eng/occipital__Adjective__1
written_rep: occipital
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ocsapatach
sense_list:
(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or located within or near the occiput (back of the head) or the occipital bone.


lexentry: eng/occultation__Noun__1
written_rep: occultation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ceilt
sense_list:
(astronomy) An astronomical event that occurs when one celestial object is hidden by another celestial object that passes between it and the observer when the nearer object appears larger and completely hides the more distant object.


lexentry: eng/occupation__Noun__1
written_rep: occupation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: gabháil
sense_list:
(geopolitics, military) The control of a nation or region by a hostile military or paramilitary force.


lexentry: eng/occupational_safety_and_health__Noun__1
written_rep: occupational safety and health
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sláinte agus sábháilteacht cheirde
sense_list:
The activities and policies aimed at protecting the safety, health and welfare of people engaged in work or employment.


lexentry: eng/ocean_sunfish__Noun__1
written_rep: ocean sunfish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gealach
sense_list:
A large, heavy species of bony fish, Mola mola, native to tropical and temperate waters around the world.


lexentry: eng/oceanic_whitetip_shark__Noun__1
written_rep: oceanic whitetip shark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: siorc bán aigéanach
sense_list:
a large pelagic shark, taxonomic name Carcharhinus longimanus, characterized by the white tips on the fin, often prone to attack humans.


lexentry: eng/ocelot__Noun__1
written_rep: ocelot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: osalat
sense_list:
An American feline carnivore (Leopardus pardalis, syn. Felis pardalis) covered with blackish ocellated spots and blotches which are variously arranged.


lexentry: eng/odd__Adjective__1
written_rep: odd
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: corr | corr-
sense_list:
(not comparable) Scattered; occasional, infrequent; not forming part of a set or pattern. | (not comparable) Not regular or planned.


lexentry: eng/odontology__Noun__1
written_rep: odontology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ódónteolaíocht
sense_list:
The study of the structure and development of teeth | The branch of dentistry dealing with abnormalities of teeth


lexentry: eng/of__Preposition__1
written_rep: of
part_of_speech: preposition
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: an
sense_list:
Introducing an epithet that indicates a birthplace, residence, dominion, or other place associated with the individual.


lexentry: eng/of__Preposition__1
written_rep: of
part_of_speech: preposition
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: de
sense_list:
Links an intransitive verb, or a transitive verb and its subject (especially verbs to do with thinking, feeling, expressing etc.), with its subject-matter; concerning, with regard to. [from 10th c.] | Belonging to, existing in, or taking place in a given location, place or time. Compare "origin" senses, above. [from 9th c.] | (archaic, or, literary) Links an adjective with a noun or noun phrase to form a quasi-adverbial qualifier; in respect to, as regards. [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/of_one's_own_accord__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: of one's own accord
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: as do stuaim féin | de dheoin | de do dheoin féin | de do leointe féin | de do leontaíl féin
sense_list:
On one's (or its) own initiative; under one's (or its) own power, without being commanded or controlled.


lexentry: eng/office__Noun__1
written_rep: office
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: oifig
sense_list:
Official position, particularly high employment within government; tenure in such a position. | A room, set of rooms, or building used for non-manual work, particularly:


lexentry: eng/officer__Noun__1
written_rep: officer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oifigeach
sense_list:
One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations. | A respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer.


lexentry: eng/official__Adjective__1
written_rep: official
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oifigeach
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to an office or public trust. | Relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant.


lexentry: eng/official__Noun__1
written_rep: official
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oifigeach
sense_list:
An office holder, a person holding an official position in government, sports, or other organization.


lexentry: eng/official_language__Noun__1
written_rep: official language
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: teanga oifigiúil
sense_list:
A language afforded an elevated status in a particular country, state, or other jurisdiction, typically for government use.


lexentry: eng/offline__Adjective__1
written_rep: offline
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: as líne
sense_list:
Of a system, currently not connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. For example, a power plant which is not connected to the grid, or a computer which is not connected to the Internet or to any other communications service.


lexentry: eng/offset_printing__Noun__1
written_rep: offset printing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: seach-chur
sense_list:
Printing by the offset process, in which ink is carried from a metal plate to a rubber blanket (“offset cylinder”) and from there to the printing surface.


lexentry: eng/oganesson__Noun__1
written_rep: oganesson
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: óganasan
sense_list:
The chemical element (Symbol Og) with atomic number 118. It is the heaviest known element. Highly radioactive, it does not occur naturally. Originally expected to be a noble gas, it is now predicted to be a reactive metallic solid, and a semiconductor or a post-transition metal.


lexentry: eng/ogonek__Noun__1
written_rep: ogonek
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eireaball
sense_list:
(orthography) A hook-shaped diacritical mark ⟨◌̨⟩ attached underneath a vowel, typically to indicate nasalization, as in Ąą, Ęę, Įį, Ǫǫ or Ųų.


lexentry: eng/oh_my_God__Interjection__1
written_rep: oh my God
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Dia dár réiteach | a Thiarna | a thiarcais
sense_list:
(potentially, _, offensive) An expression of anger, frustration, excitement, shock, awe, dismay, etc.


lexentry: eng/oh_well__Interjection__1
written_rep: oh well
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sa deireadh
sense_list:
(idiomatic) An expression of mild disappointment or resignation: too bad; it's a pity; what can you do; it is what it is.


lexentry: eng/ohm__Noun__1
written_rep: ohm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: óm
sense_list:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical resistance; the electrical resistance of a device across which a potential difference of one volt causes a current of one ampere. Symbol: Ω


lexentry: eng/oilcan__Noun__1
written_rep: oilcan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: canna ola
sense_list:
A container with a long spout, for holding oil and delivering it in drops or small quantities for lubrication.


lexentry: eng/oilcloth__Noun__1
written_rep: oilcloth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: éadach ola
sense_list:
A fabric or cloth treated on one side with a waterproof covering, especially one made from linseed oil etc.; used for flooring, tablecloths, kitchen shelves and sometimes furniture covering.


lexentry: eng/ointment__Noun__1
written_rep: ointment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ungadh
sense_list:
(medicine) A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.


lexentry: eng/old__Adjective__1
written_rep: old
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sean
sense_list:
Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time. | Of a perishable item, having existed for most of, or more than, its shelf life. | Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.


lexentry: eng/old_as_the_hills__Adjective__1
written_rep: old as the hills
part_of_speech: adjective
sense_list: (idiomatic, simile, chiefly, hyperbolic) Extremely old.
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list:
chomh sean leis an díle | chomh sean leis an gceo | chomh sean leis na clocha glasa | chomh sean leis na cnoic


lexentry: eng/older_brother__Noun__1
written_rep: older brother
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deartháir mór
sense_list:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see older,‎ brother. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/oleander__Noun__1
written_rep: oleander
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oiliandar
sense_list:
Nerium oleander, a notoriously poisonous shrub in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, but nonetheless widely grown as an ornamental, having leathery lance-shaped leaves and deep rose-colored or white flowers.


lexentry: eng/oleic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: oleic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aigéad óileach
sense_list:
(fatty acid) An unsaturated fatty acid, having 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil and very many other vegetable and animal oils and fats; it is used for making soap, cosmetics etc.


lexentry: eng/oligarchy__Noun__1
written_rep: oligarchy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: olagarcacht
sense_list:
A government run by and for only a few, often the aristocracy, the wealthy, or their friends and associates. | A state ruled by such a government. | Those who make up an oligarchic government.


lexentry: eng/oligomer__Noun__1
written_rep: oligomer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: olagaiméir
sense_list:
(chemistry) A compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer, normally having a specified number of units between about five and a hundred.


lexentry: eng/oligopoly__Noun__1
written_rep: oligopoly
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: olagaplacht
sense_list:
(economics) An economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity.


lexentry: eng/olive_oil__Noun__1
written_rep: olive oil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ola olóige
sense_list:
A vegetable oil, pressed from olives, and used in cooking and as a salad dressing; it is high in unsaturated fatty acids.


lexentry: eng/omasum__Noun__1
written_rep: omasum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: goile an leabhair | goile duilleach | mála an leabhair
sense_list:
(biology, food) The third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the lining of said compartment, regarded as a foodstuff.


lexentry: eng/omelette__Noun__1
written_rep: omelette
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uibheagán
sense_list:
A dish made with beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan without stirring, flipped over to cook on both sides, and sometimes filled or topped with other foodstuffs, for example cheese or chives.


lexentry: eng/omen__Noun__1
written_rep: omen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: droch-tuar | mana | teir | tuar
sense_list:
Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury.


lexentry: eng/omnibus__Noun__1
written_rep: omnibus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: ollchlár
sense_list:
A broadcast programme consisting of all of the episodes of a serial that have been shown in the previous week.


lexentry: eng/on_foot__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: on foot
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: de chois | de shiúl cos | de shiúl na gcos
sense_list:
On one's feet; walking, jogging or running but not in a vehicle or on the back of an animal. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/on_the_ropes__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: on the ropes
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ar na rópaí
sense_list:
(boxing, professional wrestling) Leaning against the ropes of the boxing ring, as when exhausted and nearing defeat or collapse.


lexentry: eng/once_upon_a_time__Adverb__1
written_rep: once upon a time
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fadó fadó | feacht n-aon | lá den saol | tráth dá raibh
sense_list:
A long time ago; at some time in the past (a traditional beginning of children's stories, especially fairy tales).


lexentry: eng/oncilla__Noun__1
written_rep: oncilla
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cat beag ballach
sense_list:
Leopardus tigrinus, a small spotted felid found in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America.


lexentry: eng/oncology__Noun__1
written_rep: oncology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oinceolaíocht
sense_list:
The branch of medicine concerned with tumors, including study of their development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.


lexentry: eng/one-sided__Adjective__1
written_rep: one-sided
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: aontaobhach
sense_list:
With one competitor dominant over the other. | Out of proportion or lopsided. | Having only one side, like a Möbius strip.


lexentry: eng/one-way_mirror__Noun__1
written_rep: one-way mirror
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scáthán aonbhealaigh
sense_list:
A mirror reflecting images on one side and transparent on the other, often used by the police during interrogations.


lexentry: eng/one_another__Pronoun__1
written_rep: one another
part_of_speech: pronoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: a chéile
sense_list:
(reciprocal pronoun) Used of a reciprocal relationship among a group of two or more people or things; compare each other.


lexentry: eng/one_o'clock__Noun__1
written_rep: one o'clock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: a haon a chlog
sense_list:
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the second hour of the day; 1:00 a.m. (01:00).


lexentry: eng/onion__Noun__1
written_rep: onion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oinniún
sense_list:
A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. | The bulb of such a plant.


lexentry: eng/onion_dome__Noun__1
written_rep: onion dome
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oinniún
sense_list:
(architecture) An onion-shaped dome, characteristic of august buildings in Moghul and Russian architecture


lexentry: eng/online__Adjective__1
written_rep: online
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ar líne
sense_list:
Of a computer: actively connected to the Internet or to some other communications service. | Available over, or delivered from, the Internet.


lexentry: eng/ontology__Noun__1
written_rep: ontology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ointeolaíocht | onteolaíocht
sense_list:
(uncountable, philosophy) The branch of metaphysics that addresses the nature or essential characteristics of being and of things that exist; the study of being qua being. | (countable, computer science, information science) A structure of concepts or entities within a domain, organized by relationships; a system model.


lexentry: eng/oogamy__Noun__1
written_rep: oogamy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: úgamacht
sense_list:
(biology) A form of anisogamy (heterogamy) in which the female gamete (e.g. ovum) is significantly larger than the male gamete (sperm) and is non-motile.


lexentry: eng/opal__Noun__1
written_rep: opal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ópal
sense_list:
(mineral) A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula SiO2·nH2O.


lexentry: eng/open__Adjective__1
written_rep: open
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ar oscailt | oscailte
sense_list:
(usually, not comparable) Not closed. | Not settled or adjusted; not decided or determined; not closed or withdrawn from consideration.


lexentry: eng/open__Verb__1
written_rep: open
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oscail
sense_list:
(transitive) To make something accessible or allow for passage by moving from a shut position. | (transitive) To make accessible to customers or clients. | (obsolete) To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain.


lexentry: eng/openness__Noun__1
written_rep: openness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oscailteacht
sense_list:
Accommodating attitude or opinion, as in receptivity to new ideas, behaviors, cultures, peoples, environments, experiences, etc., different from the familiar, conventional, traditional, or one's own. | The degree to which a person, group, organization, institution, or society exhibits this liberal attitude or opinion.


lexentry: eng/opera__Noun__1
written_rep: opera
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ceoldráma
sense_list:
(music) A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance. | (music) The score for such a work. | A company dedicated to performing such works.


lexentry: eng/operate__Verb__1
written_rep: operate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bheith ag obair
sense_list:
(transitive, or, intransitive) To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act.


lexentry: eng/operating_system__Noun__1
written_rep: operating system
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: córas oibriúcháin
sense_list:
(computing, software) Software for controlling the allocation and use of various hardware resources (memory, CPU time, disk space, input and output devices) to tasks and remote terminals.


lexentry: eng/operating_theatre__Noun__1
written_rep: operating theatre
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: obrádlann
sense_list:
A room in a hospital used for performing surgery (originally designed for operations in front of observers).


lexentry: eng/operation__Noun__1
written_rep: operation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: oibríocht
sense_list:
(computing, logic, mathematics) A procedure for generating a value from one or more other values (the operands) | (military) A military campaign (e.g. Operation Desert Storm)


lexentry: eng/ophthalmologist__Noun__1
written_rep: ophthalmologist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oftailmeolaí
sense_list:
A medical doctor specializing in the eye: deficiencies of vision requiring correction, and diseases. Compare optometrist.


lexentry: eng/opinion__Noun__1
written_rep: opinion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tuairim | meas | barúil
sense_list:
A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing.


lexentry: eng/opium__Noun__1
written_rep: opium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: óipiam
sense_list:
(uncountable) A yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.


lexentry: eng/opossum__Noun__1
written_rep: opossum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: apasam
sense_list:
Any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae. The common species of the United States is Didelphis virginiana.


lexentry: eng/opportunist__Noun__1
written_rep: opportunist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: brabúsaí
sense_list:
Someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance their own situation, placing expediency above principle.


lexentry: eng/opposition__Noun__1
written_rep: opposition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: urchomhaireacht
sense_list:
(astronomy) The apparent relative position of two celestial bodies when one is at an angle of 180 degrees from the other as seen from the Earth.


lexentry: eng/optical_double__Noun__1
written_rep: optical double
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: réalta dhúbailte optúil
sense_list:
(star) A star that appears as a double due to an optical illusion; in reality, the stars may be far apart from each other.


lexentry: eng/optometrist__Noun__1
written_rep: optometrist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: optaiméadraí | radharceolaí oftalmach
sense_list:
A person trained and skilled in examining and testing the eyes for defects, in order to prescribe corrective lenses or treatment.


lexentry: eng/or__Conjunction__1
written_rep: or
part_of_speech: conjunction
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nó
sense_list:
(logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or. | Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).


lexentry: eng/oracle__Noun__1
written_rep: oracle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oracal
sense_list:
A shrine dedicated to some prophetic deity. | A person such as a priest through whom the deity is supposed to respond with prophecy or advice. | A prophetic response, often enigmatic or allegorical, so given.


lexentry: eng/oral_cavity__Noun__1
written_rep: oral cavity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cuas an bhéil
sense_list:
(anatomy) The cavity of the mouth, especially the part of the mouth behind the gums and teeth that is bounded above by the hard and soft palates and below by the tongue and by the mucous membrane connecting it with the inner part of the mandible.


lexentry: eng/orange__Noun__1
written_rep: orange
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: crann oráistí
sense_list:
(countable) An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit).


lexentry: eng/orange__Noun__1
written_rep: orange
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: oráiste
sense_list:
(countable) Any round citrus fruit with a yellow-red colour when ripe and a sour-sweet taste; the fruit of the orange tree.


lexentry: eng/orange__Noun__1
written_rep: orange
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: oráiste | flannbhuí | dath oráiste
sense_list:
An orange-coloured and orange-flavoured cordial. | An orange-coloured and orange-flavoured soft drink.


lexentry: eng/orangutan__Noun__1
written_rep: orangutan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: órang-útan
sense_list:
Any of three species of arboreal anthropoid ape, characterised by their shaggy reddish-brown coat and long arms, which comprise the genus Pongo; Pongo pygmaeus of Borneo, Pongo abelii of Sumatra or Pongo tapanuliensis of South Tapanuli (in Sumatra).


lexentry: eng/oration__Noun__1
written_rep: oration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: guí
sense_list:
(Catholicism) A specific form of short, solemn prayer said by the president of the liturgical celebration on behalf of the people.


lexentry: eng/oratorio__Noun__1
written_rep: oratorio
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oratóir
sense_list:
(music) A musical composition, often based on a religious theme; similar to opera but with no costume, scenery or acting.


lexentry: eng/orbital__Noun__1
written_rep: orbital
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fithiseán
sense_list:
(physics) A specification of the energy and probability density of one or more electrons at any point in an atom or molecule, and can be represented as a wave function.


lexentry: eng/orc__Noun__2
written_rep: orc
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cráin dhubh
sense_list:
(fantasy, mythology) A mythical evil monstrous humanoid creature, usually quite aggressive and often green. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/orchestra__Noun__1
written_rep: orchestra
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ceolfhoireann
sense_list:
(music) A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including some from strings, woodwind, brass and/or percussion; the instruments played by such a group.


lexentry: eng/orchid__Noun__1
written_rep: orchid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lus na magairlí | magairlín
sense_list:
A plant of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours. [mid-19th c.]


lexentry: eng/order__Noun__1
written_rep: order
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bail
sense_list:
(countable) Arrangement, disposition, or sequence. | (countable) A position in an arrangement, disposition, or sequence.


lexentry: eng/order_of_knighthood__Noun__1
written_rep: order of knighthood
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ord ridireachta
sense_list:
An order which (at least mainly) consists of members who receive and/or most have the knighthood, hence constitutes an honorific brotherhood (in modern times often open to both genders, in rare cases a sisterhood) of knights (and/or, as female equivalent, dames). The hierarchical structure, purpose, activities (in many cases rare and mainly ceremonious), titles and insignia vary widely.


lexentry: eng/order_of_magnitude__Noun__1
written_rep: order of magnitude
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ord méadaíochta
sense_list:
(mathematics) The class of scale or magnitude of any amount, where each class contains values of a fixed ratio (most often 10) to the class preceding it.


lexentry: eng/ordinal_number__Noun__1
written_rep: ordinal number
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orduimhir
sense_list:
(grammar) A word that expresses the relative position of an item in a sequence. | (arithmetic) A natural number used to denote position in a sequence. | (set theory) Such a number generalised to correspond to any cardinal number (the size of some set); formally, the order type of some well-ordered set of some cardinality a, which represents an equivalence class of well-ordered sets (exactly those of cardinality a) under the equivalence relation "existence of an order-preserving bijection".


lexentry: eng/ore__Noun__1
written_rep: ore
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mianach
sense_list:
Rock or other material that contains valuable or utilitarian materials; primarily a rock containing metals or gems for which it is typically mined and processed.


lexentry: eng/orf__Noun__2
written_rep: orf
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: salachar béil
sense_list:
(medicine) An exanthemous disease caused by a parapox virus, occurring primarily in sheep and goats but also capable of infecting humans.


lexentry: eng/organ__Noun__1
written_rep: organ
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: orgán
sense_list:
(musical instruments) A musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed (the pipe organ), or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such.


lexentry: eng/organ_loft__Noun__1
written_rep: organ loft
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lochta orgáin
sense_list:
The gallery or raised platform within a church or hall from which an organ is played, though not necessarily housing the organ itself.


lexentry: eng/organelle__Noun__1
written_rep: organelle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orgánaid
sense_list:
(cytology) A specialized structure found inside cells that carries out a specific life process (e.g. ribosomes, vacuoles).


lexentry: eng/organic__Adjective__1
written_rep: organic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orgánach
sense_list:
(biology) Pertaining to or derived from living organisms. [from 1778] | (physiology, medicine) Pertaining to an organ of the body of a living organism. | (chemistry) Relating to the compounds of carbon, relating to natural products. | (agriculture) Of food or food products, grown in an environment free from artificial agrichemicals, and possibly certified by a regulatory body. [from 1942]


lexentry: eng/organic_chemistry__Noun__1
written_rep: organic chemistry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ceimic orgánach
sense_list:
(chemistry) The chemistry of organic compounds (that is, chemical compounds with carbon atoms in a covalent bond).


lexentry: eng/organism__Noun__1
written_rep: organism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: orgánach
sense_list:
Something with many separate interdependent parts, seen as being like a living thing; an organic system. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/organization__Noun__1
written_rep: organization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: eagraíocht
sense_list:
(countable) A group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules. | (countable) A group of people consciously cooperating.


lexentry: eng/organizer__Noun__1
written_rep: organizer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: dialann
sense_list:
(computing) A hand-held micro-computer that will perform specific tasks; can be used as an electronic diary, alarm clock, recorder of memos and notes, a portable database etc.


lexentry: eng/orgasm__Noun__1
written_rep: orgasm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: súnás
sense_list:
A rush of sexual excitement; now specifically, the climax or peak of sexual pleasure, which occurs during sexual activity and which in males may include ejaculation and in females vaginal contractions. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/orientalism__Noun__1
written_rep: orientalism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oirthearachas
sense_list:
(arts, architecture, literature) The tendency to represent eastern subjects, to assume stylistical characteristics original of the East.


lexentry: eng/original_sin__Noun__1
written_rep: original sin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: peaca an tsinsir
sense_list:
(Christianity) The state of sinfulness, present in each human from birth, which is a result of Adam's disobedience.


lexentry: eng/originate__Verb__1
written_rep: originate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cruthaím
sense_list:
(transitive) To cause (someone or something) to be; to bring (someone or something) into existence; to produce or initiate a person or thing. [from 17th c.] | (intransitive) To come into existence; to have origin or beginning; to spring, be derived (from, with). [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/oriole__Noun__1
written_rep: oriole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: óiréal
sense_list:
Any of various colourful passerine birds, the New World orioles from the family Icteridae and the Old World orioles from the family Oriolidae.


lexentry: eng/orlop__Noun__1
written_rep: orlop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deic íochtair
sense_list:
(nautical) The platform over the hold of a ship that makes up the fourth or lowest deck, hence in full called orlop deck, especially of a warship.


lexentry: eng/ornament__Noun__1
written_rep: ornament
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: maisiúchán | ornáid
sense_list:
(music) A musical flourish that is unnecessary to the overall melodic or harmonic line, but serves to decorate that line.


lexentry: eng/orpine__Noun__1
written_rep: orpine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tóirpín
sense_list:
Any of several temperate succulent plants of the family Crassulaceae, that have clusters of purple flowers, especially Hylotelephium telephium.


lexentry: eng/orthoclase__Noun__1
written_rep: orthoclase
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ortaclás
sense_list:
(mineral) Potassium aluminum silicate, KAlSi3O8, a common feldspar of igneous, plutonic, and metamorphic rocks. Orthoclase is the main feldspar of pegmatite occurrences, where it is most commonly flesh-colored. Orthoclase is used in the ceramic and glass industries and as a decorative gravel.


lexentry: eng/orthodox__Adjective__1
written_rep: orthodox
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ceartchreidmheach | ortadocsach
sense_list:
Conforming to the accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/orthogonal__Adjective__1
written_rep: orthogonal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dronuilleach | ingearach | ortagánach
sense_list:
(geometry) Of two objects, at right angles; perpendicular to each other. | Of a pair of elements in an ortholattice: each less than or equal to the orthocomplement of the other.


lexentry: eng/orthogonal__Adjective__1
written_rep: orthogonal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ingearach | ortagánach
sense_list:
(mathematics) | (statistics) Statistically independent, with reference to variates. | (software engineering) Of two or more aspects of a problem, able to be treated separately; of a design, exhibiting consistency and composability.


lexentry: eng/orthography__Noun__1
written_rep: orthography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ortagrafaíocht
sense_list:
(countable) A method of representing a language or the sounds of language by written symbols; spelling. | (uncountable) Correct spelling according to established usage; also (obsolete) pronunciation according to the spelling of a word. | (uncountable) The aspect of language study concerned with letters and their sequences in words; the study of spelling.


lexentry: eng/orthopedics__Noun__1
written_rep: orthopedics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ortaipéide
sense_list:
(medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the prevention or correction of disorders of the bones and associated muscles and joints


lexentry: eng/orthophotography__Noun__1
written_rep: orthophotography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ortafótagrafaíocht
sense_list:
(photography) Geometrical correction of aerial photographs so that displayed distances are uniform and can be measured like a map.


lexentry: eng/osmium__Noun__1
written_rep: osmium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oismiam
sense_list:
A chemical element (symbol Os) with atomic number 76: a hard, brittle, heavy, bluish-white transition metal found as a trace element in alloys, mostly in platinum ores.


lexentry: eng/osmolality__Noun__1
written_rep: osmolality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: osmalálacht
sense_list:
(chemistry) The molality of an ideal solution that would exert the same osmotic pressure as the solution being considered.


lexentry: eng/osmosis__Noun__1
written_rep: osmosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: osmóis
sense_list:
(chemistry) The net movement of solvent molecules, usually water, from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration through a partially permeable membrane.


lexentry: eng/osprey__Noun__1
written_rep: osprey
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: coirneach | iascaire coirneach
sense_list:
A bird of prey (Pandion haliaetus) that feeds on fish and has white underparts and long, narrow wings each ending in four finger-like extensions.


lexentry: eng/osteoarthritis__Noun__1
written_rep: osteoarthritis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oisté-airtríteas
sense_list:
(pathology) A form of arthritis, affecting mainly older people, caused by chronic degeneration of the cartilage and synovial membrane of the joints, leading to pain and stiffness.


lexentry: eng/osteocalcin__Noun__1
written_rep: osteocalcin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oistéacailcin
sense_list:
(organic compound, biochemistry) A protein, found in bone and dentin and manufactured by osteoblasts, that plays a role in mineralization and calcium ion homeostasis.


lexentry: eng/osteomalacia__Noun__1
written_rep: osteomalacia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oistéamalaice
sense_list:
(medicine) A softening of adult bones due to inadequate mineralization; the adult equivalent of rickets


lexentry: eng/osteopath__Noun__1
written_rep: osteopath
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oistéapat
sense_list:
(alternative medicine) A non-physician healthcare practitioner who practices osteopathy by manipulating the skeleton and muscles. Not to be confused with Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) (also known as osteopathic physicians) who are full physicians like Doctors of Medicine (M.D.).


lexentry: eng/osteoporosis__Noun__1
written_rep: osteoporosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oistéapóróis
sense_list:
(pathology) A disease, occurring especially in women following menopause, in which the bones become extremely porous and are subject to fracture.


lexentry: eng/osteotomy__Noun__1
written_rep: osteotomy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oistéatóime
sense_list:
(surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting a bone. This is often performed to either lengthen, shorten, or straighten a bone.


lexentry: eng/otherness__Noun__1
written_rep: otherness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eachtarthacht | eileacht
sense_list:
(uncountable) The quality of being different or distinct. | (countable) The result or product of being different or distinct.


lexentry: eng/otter__Noun__1
written_rep: otter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dobharchú | cú dobhráin | madra uisce | dobhrán
sense_list:
An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae of the family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, polecats, badgers, and others.


lexentry: eng/ourselves__Pronoun__1
written_rep: ourselves
part_of_speech: pronoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sinn féin
sense_list:
(reflexive pronoun) Us; the group including the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition when that group also is the subject. | (emphatic) We; intensifies the subject as the group including the speaker, especially to indicate that no one else satisfies the predicate.


lexentry: eng/out__Adverb__1
written_rep: out
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: amach | amuigh
sense_list:
Specifically, away from home or one's usual place. | (sports) Of the ball or other playing implement, so as to pass or be situated beyond the bounds of the playing area.


lexentry: eng/out_of_the_frying_pan,_into_the_fire__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: out of the frying pan, into the fire
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: amach as na muineacha is isteach sna driseacha | ón tine chun na gríosaí
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Move or get from an already bad situation to a worse one; end up in a worse situation when trying to escape from a bad or difficult one.


lexentry: eng/outback__Noun__1
written_rep: outback
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: iargúil
sense_list:
(Australia) The most remote and desolate areas of Australia; the desert and areas too arid for growing crops.


lexentry: eng/outboard_motor__Noun__1
written_rep: outboard motor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: inneall crochta
sense_list:
A detachable and pivotable propulsion unit fitted over the transom of a boat, comprising an engine that drives a propeller.


lexentry: eng/outbreak__Noun__1
written_rep: outbreak
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ráig
sense_list:
An eruption; the sudden appearance of a rash, disease, etc. | (figurative) An outburst or sudden eruption, especially of violence and mischief.


lexentry: eng/outer_ear__Noun__1
written_rep: outer ear
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chluas sheachtrach
sense_list:
(anatomy) The outer portion of the ear which includes the auricle/pinna and the ear canal and leads to the eardrum.


lexentry: eng/outgassing__Noun__1
written_rep: outgassing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sceitheadh gáis
sense_list:
The slow release of gas from a solid or liquid; especially, the release of gases into the atmosphere of a planet, or the release of gases from plastic parts.


lexentry: eng/output__Noun__1
written_rep: output
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aschur
sense_list:
(computing) Data sent out of the computer, as to output device such as a monitor or printer, or data sent from one program on the computer to another.


lexentry: eng/output__Verb__1
written_rep: output
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: aschuir
sense_list:
(computing) To send data out of a computer, as to an output device such as a monitor or printer, or to send data from one program on the computer to another.


lexentry: eng/outside__Adverb__1
written_rep: outside
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: amuigh | amach | lasmuigh
sense_list:
To or in the outdoors or outside; to or in an area that is beyond the scope, limits, or borders of a given place.


lexentry: eng/outside__Noun__1
written_rep: outside
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: imeachtar
sense_list:
The part of something that faces out; the outer surface. | The space beyond some limit or boundary. | The side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the longer arc length; the side of a racetrack furthest from the interior of the course or some other point of reference.


lexentry: eng/outwork__Noun__1
written_rep: outwork
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: urtheach
sense_list:
(architecture, countable) A minor, subsidiary fortification built beyond the main limits of fortification.


lexentry: eng/ovary__Noun__1
written_rep: ovary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ubhagán | síollann
sense_list:
(anatomy) A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova in most animals, and in mammals, secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.


lexentry: eng/overall__Noun__1
written_rep: overall
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: obair
sense_list:
(British) A garment worn over other clothing to protect it; a coverall or boiler suit. A garment, for manual labor or for casual wear, often made of a single piece of fabric, with long legs and a bib upper, supported from the shoulders with straps, and having several large pockets and loops for carrying tools.


lexentry: eng/overalls__Noun__1
written_rep: overalls
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: dungaraí
sense_list:
(US, Canada, Australia) Loose-fitting pants with supporting cross-straps and a panel of material in the chest (called a bib), often associated with farm work.


lexentry: eng/overleaf__Adverb__1
written_rep: overleaf
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lastall
sense_list:
On the other side of a sheet of paper (including a leaf of a book); thus, on the next page when flipping from a recto to the sequential verso.


lexentry: eng/overweight__Adjective__1
written_rep: overweight
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: róthrom
sense_list:
(of a person) Having a higher weight, especially body fat, than what is generally considered healthy for a given body type and height. | (transportation, legal, of a vehicle) Weighing more than what is allowed for safety or legal commerce.


lexentry: eng/oviduct__Noun__1
written_rep: oviduct
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ubhaducht
sense_list:
(anatomy, typically used in, _, zoology) A duct through which an ovum passes from an ovary to the uterus or to the exterior.


lexentry: eng/ovine__Adjective__1
written_rep: ovine
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: amadán
sense_list:
(comparable) Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a sheep; also, (not comparable) of an animal: from the genus Ovis.


lexentry: eng/ovine__Noun__1
written_rep: ovine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caora
sense_list:
An animal from the genus Ovis; a sheep. | (figuratively) A person regarded as resembling a sheep in character; one who is acquiescent, easily influenced, passive, or willing to follow a leader blindly; a sheep.


lexentry: eng/owe__Verb__1
written_rep: owe
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bí ar
sense_list:
(ditransitive) To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone. | (intransitive) To have debt; to be in debt.


lexentry: eng/owl__Noun__1
written_rep: owl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ulchabhán | cailleach oíche
sense_list:
Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing. [from 8th c.]


lexentry: eng/own__Adjective__1
written_rep: own
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: féin
sense_list:
Belonging to; possessed; acquired; proper to; property of; titled to; held in one's name; under/using the name of. Often marks a possessive determiner as reflexive, referring back to the subject of the clause or sentence.


lexentry: eng/oxidizing_agent__Noun__1
written_rep: oxidizing agent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oibreán ocsaídithe
sense_list:
(chemistry) Any substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another; in so doing, it becomes reduced.


lexentry: eng/oxygen__Noun__1
written_rep: oxygen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ocsaigin | aer-beatha
sense_list:
The chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994. It is a colorless and odorless gas.


lexentry: eng/oxyhaemoglobin__Noun__1
written_rep: oxyhaemoglobin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ocsahaemaglóibin
sense_list:
(biochemistry) The form of haemoglobin, loosely combined with oxygen, present in arterial and capillary blood.


lexentry: eng/oxytocin__Noun__1
written_rep: oxytocin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ocsaiteoisin
sense_list:
(hormone) A hormone that stimulates contractions during labor, and then the production of milk; also plays a role in social bonding.


lexentry: eng/oyster__Noun__1
written_rep: oyster
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oisre
sense_list:
Any of certain marine bivalve mollusks, especially those of the family Ostreidae (the true oysters), usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in shallow water along the seacoasts, or in brackish water in the mouth of rivers. | (colloquial, by analogy) A person who keeps secrets.


lexentry: eng/oyster_plant__Noun__1
written_rep: oyster plant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: smig
sense_list:
Tragopogon porrifolius (common salsify, vegetable oyster, purple salsify, Jerusalem star), cultivated for its light-skinned edible root


lexentry: eng/oystercatcher__Noun__1
written_rep: oystercatcher
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: roilleach
sense_list:
Any of several black or pied coastal wading birds in the genus Haematopus that have a long red or orange bill and feed on shellfish.


lexentry: eng/ozone__Noun__1
written_rep: ozone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ózón
sense_list:
(inorganic chemistry) An allotrope of oxygen (symbol O₃) having three atoms in the molecule instead of the usual two; it is a toxic gas, generated from oxygen by electrical discharge. | (Britain, informal) Fresh air, especially that breathed at the seaside and smelling of seaweed.


lexentry: eng/p.m.__Adverb__1
written_rep: p.m.
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tráthnóna
sense_list:
(used after the hour) In the 12-hour period from noon to midnight (the latter half of the day) when using the 12-hour clock.


lexentry: eng/pacemaker__Noun__1
written_rep: pacemaker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: séadaire
sense_list:
One who sets the pace in a race, to guide the others. | (hence, medicine) A medical implement that is used to stimulate a heart to beat by simulating the action of the natural pacemaker.


lexentry: eng/pacifier__Noun__1
written_rep: pacifier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: gobán
sense_list:
(North America) A rubber or plastic device imitating a nipple that goes into a baby’s mouth, used to calm and quiet the baby. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/pacifism__Noun__1
written_rep: pacifism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: síochánachas
sense_list:
The conviction that it is morally wrong to settle disputes (especially between countries) by war or other violent means. [from c. 1900]


lexentry: eng/pacifist__Noun__1
written_rep: pacifist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: síochánaí
sense_list:
One who both abstains from inflicting violence on others and opposes others doing so. | One who loves, supports, or favours peace. | One who prefers to avoid violence in daily life.


lexentry: eng/pacify__Verb__1
written_rep: pacify
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ceansaigh
sense_list:
(transitive) To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation.


lexentry: eng/pack__Noun__1
written_rep: pack
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paca
sense_list:
A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale.


lexentry: eng/pack__Verb__1
written_rep: pack
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pacáil
sense_list:
(transitive) To fill in the manner of a pack, that is, compactly and securely, as for transportation; hence, to fill closely or to repletion; to stow away within; to cause to be full; to crowd into. | (transitive) To make a pack of; to arrange closely and securely in a pack; hence, to place and arrange compactly as in a pack


lexentry: eng/package_deal__Noun__1
written_rep: package deal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beartmhargadh | cuachmhargadh | margadh pacáiste
sense_list:
A circumstance in which two or more items are provided together, especially if it is impossible to obtain one without also receiving the other.


lexentry: eng/packed_lunch__Noun__1
written_rep: packed lunch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sneaic
sense_list:
A meal, sandwiches or anything packed and intended to be eaten away from home; especially, one packed at home as opposed to a portable packaged lunch from a vendor.


lexentry: eng/pad__Noun__1
written_rep: pad
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 10
trans_list: ceap
sense_list:
A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting, especially one formed of many flat sheets of writing paper; now especially such a block of paper sheets as used to write on. | A flat surface or area from which a helicopter or other aircraft may land or be launched.


lexentry: eng/paddle__Noun__1
written_rep: paddle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: céasla
sense_list:
A two-handed implement consisting of a shaft with one or two blades attached to the end(s) used to propel a canoe, kayak or a small boat. A paddle is unattached to the boat and freely operated with the hands, compared with an oar which is attached to the boat at a pivot point.


lexentry: eng/paddock__Noun__1
written_rep: paddock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lann
sense_list:
(also, figuratively) A small enclosure or field of grassland, especially one used to exercise or graze horses or other animals.


lexentry: eng/pagan__Noun__1
written_rep: pagan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: págán | págánach
sense_list:
A person not adhering to a main world religion; a follower of a pantheistic or nature-worshipping religion.


lexentry: eng/page__Noun__1
written_rep: page
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: leathanach
sense_list:
(figurative) Any record or writing; a collective memory. | (computing) A screenful of text and possibly other content; especially, the digital simulation of one side of a paper leaf.


lexentry: eng/pain__Noun__1
written_rep: pain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pian
sense_list:
(countable, and, uncountable) An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.


lexentry: eng/pain__Noun__1
written_rep: pain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: crá croí
sense_list:
(uncountable) The condition or fact of suffering or anguish especially mental, as opposed to pleasure; torment; distress | (countable, from, _, pain in the neck) An annoying person or thing.


lexentry: eng/paint__Verb__1
written_rep: paint
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: péinteáil
sense_list:
(transitive) To apply paint to. | (transitive) To apply in the manner that paint is applied. | (transitive, medicine) To apply with a brush in order to treat some body part.


lexentry: eng/painter__Noun__1
written_rep: painter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: péintéir
sense_list:
An artist who paints pictures. | A laborer or workman who paints surfaces using a paintbrush or other means.


lexentry: eng/pair__Noun__1
written_rep: pair
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: péire
sense_list:
Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of. | (cards) A poker hand that contains two cards of identical rank, which cannot also count as a better hand.


lexentry: eng/pair_of_compasses__Noun__1
written_rep: pair of compasses
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: compás
sense_list:
A tool for drawing accurate circles or circular arcs, or for measuring or transferring lengths, usually consisting of two arms joined with an adjustable hinge at one end; until the middle ages both arms always had metal points at their free ends (this version is now called a divider or pair of dividers), but in recent centuries for a device called a compass or pair of compasses, one arm typically holds a ruling pen, pencil, or some other implement for making marks.


lexentry: eng/pajamas__Noun__1
written_rep: pajamas
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pitseámaí
sense_list:
Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in, usually consisting of a loose-fitting shirt and pants/trousers.


lexentry: eng/palaeogeography__Noun__1
written_rep: palaeogeography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pailéigeografaíocht
sense_list:
The study of historical geography — of the (chiefly physical, but sometimes political/cultural) geography of the world in the geologic past.


lexentry: eng/palatalization__Noun__1
written_rep: palatalization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caoile
sense_list:
(phonology, uncountable) The state or quality of being palatalized, of pronouncing a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth that normally is not.


lexentry: eng/palate__Noun__1
written_rep: palate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: carball
sense_list:
(anatomy) The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/palaver__Noun__1
written_rep: palaver
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: suainseán
sense_list:
(North America, archaic, _, in Britain) Talk, especially unnecessary talk; chatter. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/paleobotany__Noun__1
written_rep: paleobotany
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pailéa-luibheolaíocht
sense_list:
The branch of paleontology that deals with the study of plant fossils. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/paleontology__Noun__1
written_rep: paleontology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pailé-ointeolaíocht
sense_list:
(American spelling) Study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times, especially as represented by fossils.


lexentry: eng/paleozoology__Noun__1
written_rep: paleozoology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pailé-zóeolaíocht
sense_list:
(zoology) The branch of zoology dealing with fossils, and the creatures that were transformed into them


lexentry: eng/palindrome__Noun__1
written_rep: palindrome
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: palandróm
sense_list:
A word, phrase, number or any other sequence of units which has the property of reading the same forwards as it does backwards, character for character, sometimes disregarding punctuation, capitalization and diacritics.


lexentry: eng/palm__Noun__2
written_rep: palm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bos | dearna
sense_list:
The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.


lexentry: eng/palm_oil__Noun__1
written_rep: palm oil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ola phailme
sense_list:
An edible plant oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis).


lexentry: eng/palm_tree__Noun__1
written_rep: palm tree
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pailm
sense_list:
A tree of the family Arecaceae usually characterised by having a single stem or trunk, directly from which sprout several leaves or fronds giving a shape like an outstretched hand.


lexentry: eng/palmitic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: palmitic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aigéad pailmíteach
sense_list:
(fatty acid) One of the most common saturated fatty acids; it is found in all animal and most vegetable oils and fats; it is used in the manufacture of soap etc.


lexentry: eng/palpate__Verb__1
written_rep: palpate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lámhaigh
sense_list:
To examine or otherwise explore through touch, particularly (medical) in reference to an area or organ of the human body.


lexentry: eng/palynology__Noun__1
written_rep: palynology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pailineolaíocht
sense_list:
(science) The scientific study of spores, pollen and particulate organic matter in various matrices including the air (pollen counts), crime scenes, and sedimentary rocks.


lexentry: eng/pamphlet__Noun__1
written_rep: pamphlet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leabhrán
sense_list:
A small, brief printed work, consisting either of a folded sheet of paper, or several sheets bound together into a booklet with only a paper cover, formerly containing literary compositions, newsletters, and newspapers, but now chiefly informational matter.


lexentry: eng/pampootie__Noun__1
written_rep: pampootie
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bróg úrleathair
sense_list:
A traditional shoe, formerly made and worn on the Aran Islands of County Galway, Ireland, consisting of a single piece of untanned hide folded around the foot and stitched with twine or a leather strap.


lexentry: eng/pancake__Noun__1
written_rep: pancake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pancóg
sense_list:
(countable, and, uncountable) A thin batter cake fried in a pan or on a griddle in oil or butter; in particular:


lexentry: eng/pancreas__Noun__1
written_rep: pancreas
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paincréas
sense_list:
(anatomy) A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to help with food digestion. The fluid contains protease, carbohydrase and lipase, which breaks down larger molecules into smaller pieces. The pancreas also produces the hormones insulin and glucagon which regulate blood sugar. These hormones are released into the cardiovascular system.


lexentry: eng/pancreatic_duct__Noun__1
written_rep: pancreatic duct
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ducht paincréasach
sense_list:
(anatomy) The duct joining the pancreas to the common bile duct to supply pancreatic juice provided from the exocrine pancreas which aids in digestion.


lexentry: eng/pandemic__Noun__1
written_rep: pandemic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paindéim
sense_list:
(epidemiology) A pandemic disease; a disease that affects a wide geographical area and a large proportion of the population.


lexentry: eng/panel__Noun__1
written_rep: panel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: coimisiún
sense_list:
A group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc. as on a television or radio broadcast for example.


lexentry: eng/pang__Noun__1
written_rep: pang
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: arraing | géaróg
sense_list:
(often, in the plural) A paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; a feeling of sudden and transitory agony; a throe.


lexentry: eng/pangolin__Noun__1
written_rep: pangolin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pangailin
sense_list:
The scaly anteater; any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia, the sole extant genus of which is Manis.


lexentry: eng/panic__Noun__1
written_rep: panic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anbhá
sense_list:
(uncountable) Overwhelming fear or fright, often affecting groups of people or animals; (countable) an instance of this; a fright, a scare.


lexentry: eng/panpipes__Noun__1
written_rep: panpipes
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: coinlín ceoil
sense_list:
(musical instrument) An instrument consisting of a series of ten or more tubes of different lengths, typically closed at the bottom and open at the top, and is played by blowing across the open end at the top.


lexentry: eng/pantaloons__Noun__1
written_rep: pantaloons
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bríste
sense_list:
An article of clothing covering each leg separately, that covers the area from the waist to the ankle.


lexentry: eng/pantry__Noun__1
written_rep: pantry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bialann | pantrach
sense_list:
A small room, closet, or cabinet usually located in or near the kitchen, dedicated to shelf-stable food storage or storing kitchenware, like a larder, but smaller.


lexentry: eng/pants__Noun__1
written_rep: pants
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bríste | treabhsar | triús
sense_list:
(chiefly, North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Philippines) An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/paper__Noun__1
written_rep: paper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: páipéar
sense_list:
A sheet material typically used for writing on or printing on (or as a non-waterproof container), usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water. | A written document, generally shorter than a book (white paper, term paper), in particular one written for the Government.


lexentry: eng/paper_tiger__Noun__1
written_rep: paper tiger
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tíogar páipéir
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A seemingly fierce or powerful person, country or organisation without the ability to back up their words; apparently powerful but actually ineffective.


lexentry: eng/paperchase__Noun__1
written_rep: paperchase
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: páipéarachas
sense_list:
(by extension) An administration process involving cross-references between many documents; the following of a paper trail.


lexentry: eng/paperweight__Noun__1
written_rep: paperweight
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tromán páipéir
sense_list:
A small, decorative, somewhat weighty object placed on one or more pieces of paper to keep them from fluttering away.


lexentry: eng/parabola__Noun__1
written_rep: parabola
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parabóil
sense_list:
(geometry) The conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to a tangent plane to the cone; the locus of points equidistant from a fixed point (the focus) and line (the directrix).


lexentry: eng/parachute__Noun__1
written_rep: parachute
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paraisiút
sense_list:
(aviation) A device, generally constructed from fabric, that is designed to employ air resistance to control the fall of an object or person, causing them to float instead of falling.


lexentry: eng/paradigm__Noun__1
written_rep: paradigm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sampla
sense_list:
A pattern, a way of doing something, especially a pattern of thought, a system of beliefs, a conceptual framework.


lexentry: eng/paragraph__Noun__1
written_rep: paragraph
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paragraf | alt | mír
sense_list:
A passage in text that starts on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented, and usually marks a change of topic. | (originally) A mark or note set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, such as a change of subject.


lexentry: eng/paralipsis__Noun__1
written_rep: paralipsis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parathagra
sense_list:
(rhetoric, linguistics) A figure of speech in which one pretends to ignore or omit something by actually mentioning it. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/parallax__Noun__1
written_rep: parallax
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: saobhdhiall
sense_list:
An apparent shift in the position of two stationary objects relative to each other as viewed by an observer, due to a change in observer position.


lexentry: eng/parallel__Adjective__1
written_rep: parallel
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: comhthreomhar
sense_list:
Equally distant from one another at all points. | Having the same overall direction; the comparison is indicated with "to". | (hyperbolic geometry, said of a pair of lines) Either not intersecting, or coinciding.


lexentry: eng/parallel_park__Verb__1
written_rep: parallel park
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: páirceáil go comhthreomhar
sense_list:
To park a vehicle with side parallel to the curb or the side of the road in line with other parked vehicles.


lexentry: eng/parallel_parking__Noun__1
written_rep: parallel parking
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: páirceáil chomhthreomhar
sense_list:
The action of parking a vehicle with its side parallel to the curb or the side of the road and facing in the direction of the traffic in the adjacent lane.


lexentry: eng/parallelogram__Noun__1
written_rep: parallelogram
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: comhthreomharán
sense_list:
(geometry) A convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length.


lexentry: eng/paralogism__Noun__1
written_rep: paralogism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: claonloighic
sense_list:
A fallacious argument or illogical conclusion, especially one committed by mistake, or believed by the speaker to be logical.


lexentry: eng/paranoia__Noun__1
written_rep: paranoia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paranóia
sense_list:
The obsolete name for a psychotic disorder, now called delusional disorder, often (in one of 6 subtypes) characterized by delusions of persecution and perceived threat against the individual affected with the disorder, and often associated with false accusations and general mistrust of others | Extreme, irrational distrust of others.


lexentry: eng/paranormal__Adjective__1
written_rep: paranormal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paranormálta
sense_list:
That (ostensibly) cannot be explained by what scientists know; supernatural; especially of or pertaining to ghosts, spirits, and supposed abilities like telepathy.


lexentry: eng/parasite__Noun__1
written_rep: parasite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: seadán
sense_list:
(biology) An organism that lives on or in another organism of a different species, deriving benefit from living on or in that other organism, while not contributing towards that other organism sufficiently to cover the cost to that other organism.


lexentry: eng/parasite__Noun__1
written_rep: parasite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: diúgaire | péist | sceartán | siolpaire | súmaire | trumpa
sense_list:
(pejorative) A person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/parch__Verb__1
written_rep: parch
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tíor
sense_list:
(transitive) To burn the surface of, to scorch. | (transitive) To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat.


lexentry: eng/parent__Noun__1
written_rep: parent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: tuismitheoir
sense_list:
(often in the plural) A person who has had a baby; this person in relation to their child or children. | (biology) An organism from which a plant or animal is immediately biologically descended. [from 17th c.] | (computing) The object from which a child or derived object is descended; a node superior to another node. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/parenteral__Adjective__1
written_rep: parenteral
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paireintreach
sense_list:
(medicine) Administered by some means that avoids the gastrointestinal tract, particularly intravenously or by injection.


lexentry: eng/parenthesis__Noun__1
written_rep: parenthesis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: idiraisnéis
sense_list:
A clause, phrase or word which is inserted (usually for explanation or amplification) into a passage which is already grammatically complete, and usually marked off with brackets, commas or dashes.


lexentry: eng/parenthesis__Noun__1
written_rep: parenthesis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: lúibín | lúibíní
sense_list:
Either of a pair of brackets, especially (mainly US) round brackets, ( and ) (used to enclose parenthetical material in a text).


lexentry: eng/parish__Noun__1
written_rep: parish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paróiste
sense_list:
In the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran and Roman Catholic Church, an administrative part of a diocese that has its own church. | (US) An ecclesiastical society, usually not bounded by territorial limits, but composed of those persons who choose to unite under the charge of a particular priest, clergyman, or minister; also, loosely, the territory in which the members of a congregation live. | A civil subdivision of a British county, often corresponding to an earlier ecclesiastical parish.


lexentry: eng/parish_church__Noun__1
written_rep: parish church
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eaglais an pharóiste
sense_list:
A church that serves as the religious centre of a parish; the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches.


lexentry: eng/parking_lot__Noun__1
written_rep: parking lot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: carrchlós
sense_list:
(North America, Philippines, Malaysia) An open area, generally paved, where automobiles may be left when not in use.


lexentry: eng/parking_meter__Noun__1
written_rep: parking meter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: méadar páirceála
sense_list:
A device, located by a parking space, that collects payment in exchange for the right to park a vehicle for a specified time.


lexentry: eng/parking_permit__Noun__1
written_rep: parking permit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cead páirceála
sense_list:
(UK) A pre-printed card, issued by several local authorities, that a resident (or his visitor) can display in his car when parking in a designated roadside place.


lexentry: eng/parking_ticket__Noun__1
written_rep: parking ticket
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ticéad páirceála
sense_list:
A legal summons issued for parking a motor vehicle in a place where such parking is restricted, or beyond the time paid for. | A small ticket issued as proof of payment for the right to park a motor vehicle.


lexentry: eng/parlance__Noun__1
written_rep: parlance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: béarlagair
sense_list:
A certain way of speaking, of using words; especially that associated with a particular job or interest.


lexentry: eng/parliament__Noun__1
written_rep: parliament
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: parlaimint
sense_list:
In many countries, the legislative branch of government, a deliberative assembly or set of assemblies whose elected or appointed members meet to debate the major political issues of the day, make, amend, and repeal laws, authorize the executive branch of government to spend money, and in some cases exercise judicial powers; a legislature. [from 14th c.] | A particular assembly of the members of such a legislature, as convened for a specific purpose or period of time (commonly designated with an ordinal number – for example, first parliament or 12th parliament – or a descriptive adjective – for example, Long Parliament, Short Parliament and Rump Parliament). [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/parliamentarian__Noun__1
written_rep: parliamentarian
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parlaiminteoir
sense_list:
(Commonwealth) A member of a parliament, congress or an elected national legislative body of another name.


lexentry: eng/parochial__Adjective__1
written_rep: parochial
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: cúng
sense_list:
Characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns to the exclusion of wider contexts; elementary in scope or outlook.


lexentry: eng/paroxysm__Noun__1
written_rep: paroxysm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: néal | taom
sense_list:
(countable) Chiefly followed by of: a sudden outburst of violent activity or feeling; also, the most severe part of an activity or incident; the climax.


lexentry: eng/parrot__Noun__1
written_rep: parrot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pearóid
sense_list:
A kind of bird, many species of which are colorful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae. | (metaphorical) A parroter; a person who repeats the words or ideas of others.


lexentry: eng/parse__Verb__1
written_rep: parse
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anailísigh
sense_list:
(linguistics, ambitransitive) To resolve (a sentence, etc.) into its elements, pointing out the several parts of speech, and their relation to each other by agreement or government; to analyze and describe grammatically. [from mid 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/parsley__Noun__1
written_rep: parsley
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peirsil
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable) A bright green, biennial herb, Petroselinum crispum, having many cultivars.


lexentry: eng/parsnip__Noun__1
written_rep: parsnip
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: meacan bán
sense_list:
A biennial plant, Pastinaca sativa, related to the carrot. | The root of the parsnip, when used as a vegetable.


lexentry: eng/part-time__Adjective__1
written_rep: part-time
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: páirtaimseartha
sense_list:
For, during, or involving less than the normal time for some activity, especially the number of hours an employee works.


lexentry: eng/part_of_speech__Noun__1
written_rep: part of speech
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: roinn chainte
sense_list:
(grammar) A linguistic category of words sharing syntactic or morphological behaviour and semantic properties, such as noun or verb.


lexentry: eng/parthenogenesis__Noun__1
written_rep: parthenogenesis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: partanaigineas
sense_list:
(biology, countable, uncountable) (An instance of) reproduction by the development of a single gamete (an ovum or ovule) without fertilisation by a gamete of the opposite sex; compare monogenesis, metagenesis, and heterogamy. | (theology) Virgin birth, in reference to the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ.


lexentry: eng/partial__Adjective__1
written_rep: partial
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neamhuilíoch | páirt | páirteach
sense_list:
existing as a part or portion; incomplete | (mathematics) of or relating to a partial derivative or partial differential


lexentry: eng/partial__Adjective__1
written_rep: partial
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: leataobhach
sense_list:
biased in favor of a person, side, or point of view, especially when dealing with a competition or dispute


lexentry: eng/participle__Noun__1
written_rep: participle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rangabháil
sense_list:
(grammar) A form of a verb that may function as an adjective, noun or adverb. English has two types of participles: the present participle and the past participle. In other languages, there are others, such as future, perfect, and future perfect participles.


lexentry: eng/particle__Noun__1
written_rep: particle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cáithnín
sense_list:
A very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something. [from 14th c.] | (physics) Any of various physical objects making up the constituent parts of an atom; an elementary particle or subatomic particle. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/particle__Noun__1
written_rep: particle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: páirteagal | mír
sense_list:
(linguistics) A part of speech that has no inherent lexical definition but must be associated with another word to impart meaning, often a grammatical category: for example, the English word to in a full infinitive phrase (to eat) or O in a vocative phrase (O Canada), or as a discourse marker (mmm).


lexentry: eng/particle_accelerator__Noun__1
written_rep: particle accelerator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: luasaire cáithnín
sense_list:
A device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds, for the purpose of inducing high energy reactions or producing high energy radiation.


lexentry: eng/particle_board__Noun__1
written_rep: particle board
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: slischlár
sense_list:
(US, Canada, AU) a structural material manufactured from wood particles (such as chips and shavings) by pressing, and binding through resin


lexentry: eng/partisan__Adjective__1
written_rep: partisan
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: claonpháirteach
sense_list:
Adherent to a party or faction; especially, having the character of blind, passionate, or unreasonable adherence to a party.


lexentry: eng/partisan__Noun__2
written_rep: partisan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: páirtiseán
sense_list:
(historical) A long-handled spear with a triangular, double-edged blade having lateral projections, in some forms also used in boar hunting.


lexentry: eng/partition__Noun__1
written_rep: partition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deighilt
sense_list:
An action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another. | That which divides or separates; that by which different things, or distinct parts of the same thing, are separated; boundary; dividing line or space.


lexentry: eng/partridge__Noun__1
written_rep: partridge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: patraisc
sense_list:
(ornithology) Any bird of a number of genera in the family Phasianidae, notably in the genera Perdix and Alectoris.


lexentry: eng/pass__Verb__1
written_rep: pass
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: meil
sense_list:
(ditransitive) To cause to move or go; to send; to transfer from one person, place, or condition to another. | (transitive) To cause to advance by stages of progress; to carry on with success through an ordeal, examination, or action; specifically, to give legal or official sanction to; to ratify; to enact; to approve as valid and just. | (transitive) To transcend; to surpass; to excel; to exceed.


lexentry: eng/passenger_seat__Noun__1
written_rep: passenger seat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: suíochán paisinéara
sense_list:
(automotive) A seat in a vehicle for a passenger, especially the front seat next to the driver in a motor vehicle.


lexentry: eng/passion_play__Noun__1
written_rep: passion play
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: dráma Páise
sense_list:
Any analogous religious story of the suffering, death, and resurrection of other gods or goddesses, or of the martyrdom of holy people, such as the Muslim tazia.


lexentry: eng/passionflower__Noun__1
written_rep: passionflower
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lus na páise | páiseog chorcra
sense_list:
Any of very many vines, in North America and elsewhere, of the genus Passiflora that bear edible fruit called passion fruit, and showy flowers of a structure symbolic of the Passion of Christ.


lexentry: eng/passport__Noun__1
written_rep: passport
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pas
sense_list:
An official document normally used for international journeys, which proves the identity and nationality of the person for whom it was issued.


lexentry: eng/password__Noun__1
written_rep: password
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pasfhocal | focal faire
sense_list:
(military, security) A word relayed to a person to gain admittance to a place or to gain access to information. | (computing, cryptography) A string of characters used to log in to a computer or network, to access a level in a video game, and so on; archetypally a word#Noun but nowadays often an alphanumeric#Adjective string or a phrase#Noun.


lexentry: eng/past__Adjective__1
written_rep: past
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caite
sense_list:
Having already happened; in the past; finished. [from 14th c.] | (grammar) Of a tense, expressing action that has already happened or a previously-existing state. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/past_tense__Noun__1
written_rep: past tense
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aimsir chaite
sense_list:
(grammar) A grammatical form (often a verb form) that refers to an event, transaction, occurrence, or object that happened (or had happened), or existed, at some time before now (the applicable reference time).


lexentry: eng/pasta__Noun__1
written_rep: pasta
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pasta
sense_list:
(uncountable) Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating.


lexentry: eng/paste__Noun__1
written_rep: paste
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leafaos | taos
sense_list:
A soft moist mixture, in particular: | One of pounded foods, such as fish paste, liver paste, or tomato paste.


lexentry: eng/pasteurisation__Noun__1
written_rep: pasteurisation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paistéarachán
sense_list:
(British spelling) Heat-treatment of a perishable food to destroy heat-sensitive vegetative cells followed by immediate cooling to limit growth of the surviving cells and germination of spores.


lexentry: eng/patch__Noun__1
written_rep: patch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paiste
sense_list:
A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole. | A small piece of anything used to repair damage or a breach; as, a patch on a kettle, a roof, etc.


lexentry: eng/patchouli__Noun__1
written_rep: patchouli
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paitsiúlaí
sense_list:
Any of several East Indian plants in the genus Pogostemon, especially Pogostemon cablin, which yield a highly fragrant oil. | The oil or perfume made from these plants.


lexentry: eng/patchwork__Noun__1
written_rep: patchwork
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: obair phaistí
sense_list:
A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.


lexentry: eng/paternal_grandfather__Noun__1
written_rep: paternal grandfather
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: seanathair
sense_list:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see paternal,‎ grandfather. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/paternoster__Noun__1
written_rep: paternoster
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: Paidir | Ár nAthair
sense_list:
(archaic) A patent medicine, so named because salesmen would pray the Lord's Prayer over it before selling it.


lexentry: eng/path__Noun__1
written_rep: path
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: séad
sense_list:
A course taken. | (computing) A human-readable specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure, such as a file system or as part of a URL.


lexentry: eng/pathogen__Noun__1
written_rep: pathogen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pataigin
sense_list:
(pathology, immunology) An agent that can cause disease, especially an infectious microorganism, such as a bacterium, virus, protozoon or fungus.


lexentry: eng/pathology__Noun__1
written_rep: pathology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paiteolaíocht
sense_list:
(academic, _, medicine) The academic biomedical specialty that advances the aspects of the biomedical sciences that allow for those clinical applications and their advancements over time.


lexentry: eng/patrician__Noun__1
written_rep: patrician
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paitríoch
sense_list:
(Ancient Rome) A member of any of the families constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens, before the development of the plebeian order; later, one who, by right of birth or by special privilege conferred, belonged to the senior class of Romans, who, with certain property, had by right a seat in the Roman Senate. | A person of high birth; a nobleman.


lexentry: eng/patriotism__Noun__1
written_rep: patriotism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tírghrá
sense_list:
Love of one's country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve one's country.


lexentry: eng/patron_saint__Noun__1
written_rep: patron saint
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: éarlamh
sense_list:
(Christianity) A saint conceived as the patron (protector or supporter) of a particular place, group, person, or activity, for whom or for which his or her intercession is specially invoked.


lexentry: eng/patsy__Noun__1
written_rep: patsy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: colm
sense_list:
(informal, derogatory) A person who is taken advantage of, especially by being cheated or blamed for something.


lexentry: eng/pattern__Noun__1
written_rep: pattern
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: pátrún
sense_list:
(Ireland, Roman Catholicism) The devotions that take place within a parish on the feast day of the patron saint of that parish.


lexentry: eng/paucity__Noun__1
written_rep: paucity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: laghad
sense_list:
Fewness in number; too few. | A smallness in size or amount that is insufficient; meagerness, dearth.


lexentry: eng/pavilion__Noun__1
written_rep: pavilion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pailliún
sense_list:
An ornate tent. | A light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place. | A detached or semi-detached building at a hospital or other building complex.


lexentry: eng/paw__Noun__1
written_rep: paw
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: crág
sense_list:
The soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot.


lexentry: eng/pawn__Noun__1
written_rep: pawn
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ceithearnach | fichillín
sense_list:
(chess) The most numerous chess piece, or a similar piece in a similar game. In chess, each side starts with eight; moves are only forward, and attacks are only diagonally or en passant.


lexentry: eng/pawpaw__Noun__1
written_rep: pawpaw
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pápá
sense_list:
Asimina, a genus of trees and shrubs native to eastern North America, especially common pawpaw (Asimina triloba). | The fruit of these trees.


lexentry: eng/payment__Noun__1
written_rep: payment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: íocaíocht
sense_list:
(uncountable) The act of paying. | (countable) An instance of that act; a sum of money paid in exchange#Noun for goods or services, or the transaction#Noun that conveys it.


lexentry: eng/payphone__Noun__1
written_rep: payphone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: táillefón
sense_list:
A public telephone that requires prepayment to operate, generally via the insertion of coins or a credit card.


lexentry: eng/pea__Noun__1
written_rep: pea
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: pis
sense_list:
(culinary) The edible seed of Pisum sativum; the green pea. | (culinary) The edible seed of various other pea plants.


lexentry: eng/peach__Noun__1
written_rep: peach
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: péitseog | crann péitseog
sense_list:
(countable) Any tree of species Prunus persica, native to China and now widely cultivated throughout temperate regions, having pink flowers and edible fruit. | (countable, uncountable) Soft juicy stone fruit of the peach tree, having yellow flesh, downy, red-tinted yellow skin, and a deeply sculptured pit or stone containing a single seed.


lexentry: eng/peacock__Noun__1
written_rep: peacock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: péacóg
sense_list:
A peafowl (of the genus Pavo or Afropavo), either male or female. | (entomology) Any of various Asian species of papilionid butterflies of the genus Papilio.


lexentry: eng/peafowl__Noun__1
written_rep: peafowl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: péacóg
sense_list:
A pheasant of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock (unspecified sex).


lexentry: eng/peak__Noun__1
written_rep: peak
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stuaic
sense_list:
A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.


lexentry: eng/pearl__Noun__1
written_rep: pearl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: péarla
sense_list:
A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Round lustrous pearls are used in jewellery.


lexentry: eng/peat__Noun__1
written_rep: peat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: móin
sense_list:
Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/pedal__Noun__1
written_rep: pedal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: troitheán
sense_list:
A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano


lexentry: eng/pedalo__Noun__1
written_rep: pedalo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eala
sense_list:
(UK, watercraft) A small boat propelled by pedals that directly turn external paddles, used for recreation.


lexentry: eng/pederasty__Noun__1
written_rep: pederasty
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: péidearastacht
sense_list:
Erotic love, sexually expressed or chaste, between a man and an adolescent boy. | (archaic) Anal intercourse in general, usually between a man and an adolescent boy.


lexentry: eng/pedestrian_precinct__Noun__1
written_rep: pedestrian precinct
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ceantar coisithe | limistéar coisithe
sense_list:
An area in a town or city intended for pedestrians only, where vehicles (in particular motor vehicles) are not normally allowed.


lexentry: eng/pediatrician__Noun__1
written_rep: pediatrician
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: péidiatraí
sense_list:
(American spelling) A physician that specializes in pediatrics; the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.


lexentry: eng/pediatrics__Noun__1
written_rep: pediatrics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leanbhliacht | péidiatraic
sense_list:
(American spelling, medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of children and adolescents.


lexentry: eng/pedophile__Noun__1
written_rep: pedophile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: péidifileach
sense_list:
(by extension, common use) An adult who is sexually attracted to or engages in sexual acts with a child.


lexentry: eng/pedophilia__Noun__1
written_rep: pedophilia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: péidifilia
sense_list:
Sexual attraction by adults and adolescents to children, specifically prepubescent children. | (by extension, proscribed) Sexual activity between adults and children; the act of child molestation.


lexentry: eng/peekaboo__Noun__1
written_rep: peekaboo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cuach
sense_list:
(games) A game for a small child in which one covers one's face, then suddenly reveals it, saying "Boo!" or "Peekaboo!".


lexentry: eng/peer__Noun__2
written_rep: peer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: bantiarna | tiarna
sense_list:
A noble with a title, i.e., a peerage, and in times past, with certain rights and privileges not enjoyed by commoners.


lexentry: eng/peer_review__Noun__1
written_rep: peer review
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: athbhreithniú piaraí | piarmheasúnú | próiseas athbhreithnithe piaraí
sense_list:
(education) The scholarly process whereby manuscripts intended to be published in an academic journal are reviewed by independent researchers (referees) to evaluate the contribution, i.e. the importance, novelty and accuracy of the manuscript's contents.


lexentry: eng/peg__Verb__1
written_rep: peg
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: caith
sense_list:
(transitive, kickball) To throw a ball at (someone), to hit (someone) with a ball. | (cribbage) To move one's pegs to indicate points scored; to score with a peg.


lexentry: eng/pellagra__Noun__1
written_rep: pellagra
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peallagra
sense_list:
(pathology) A disease characterised by skin lesions and mental confusion, primarily caused by a niacin deficiency. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pelt__Noun__1
written_rep: pelt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bian | peall
sense_list:
The skin of an animal with the hair or wool on; either a raw or undressed hide, or a skin preserved with the hair or wool on it (sometimes worn as a garment with minimal modification).


lexentry: eng/pelvic_floor__Noun__1
written_rep: pelvic floor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: urlár peilbheach
sense_list:
(anatomy) A muscular partition, formed by the muscle fibers of the levator ani, the coccygeus, and associated connective tissue, which spans the area underneath the pelvis.


lexentry: eng/pelvis__Noun__1
written_rep: pelvis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peilbheas
sense_list:
(anatomy) The large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs. It consists of hip bone, sacrum and coccyx.


lexentry: eng/pen__Noun__2
written_rep: pen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peann
sense_list:
A tool, originally made from a feather but now usually a small tubular instrument, containing ink used to write or make marks.


lexentry: eng/penalty__Noun__1
written_rep: penalty
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pionós
sense_list:
A legal sentence. | (ice hockey) A punishment for an infraction of the rules, often in the form of being removed from play for a specified amount of time.


lexentry: eng/penalty_box__Noun__1
written_rep: penalty box
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: loca pionóis | póna peacaí
sense_list:
(ice hockey) An enclosed bench where a player must remain for timed period (a penalty) that is assessed after an infraction.


lexentry: eng/penalty_kick__Noun__1
written_rep: penalty kick
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pionós
sense_list:
(soccer) A form of direct free kick, taken from the penalty spot after a defensive foul in the penalty box, with only the goalkeeper defending the goal.


lexentry: eng/penalty_shootout__Noun__1
written_rep: penalty shootout
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ciceanna éirice
sense_list:
(football, field hockey) A series of penalties (penalty kicks in soccer), taken to decide a winner after a game has resulted in a tie and extra time has been played.


lexentry: eng/penance__Noun__1
written_rep: penance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aithrí
sense_list:
A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act. | A sacrament in some Christian churches.


lexentry: eng/pencil__Noun__1
written_rep: pencil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: peann luaidhe
sense_list:
A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/pendant__Noun__1
written_rep: pendant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: siogairlín
sense_list:
A piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/pendentive__Noun__1
written_rep: pendentive
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sliogán
sense_list:
(architecture) The concave triangular sections of vaulting that provide the transition between a dome and the square base on which it is set and transfer the weight of the dome.


lexentry: eng/penguin__Noun__1
written_rep: penguin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piongain
sense_list:
Any of several flightless sea birds, of order Sphenisciformes, found in the Southern Hemisphere, marked by their usual upright stance, walking on short legs, and (generally) their stark black and white plumage. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/penitent__Adjective__1
written_rep: penitent
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aithríoch
sense_list:
Feeling pain or sorrow on account of one's sins or offenses; feeling sincere guilt. | Doing penance.


lexentry: eng/penitent__Noun__1
written_rep: penitent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aithríoch
sense_list:
One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of their transgressions. | One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance. | One under the direction of a confessor.


lexentry: eng/penny__Noun__1
written_rep: penny
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pingin | pingineacha | pinginí | pingneacha
sense_list:
(historical) In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a unit of currency worth 1⁄240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d.


lexentry: eng/pennyroyal__Noun__1
written_rep: pennyroyal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: borógach
sense_list:
Mentha pulegium, a plant of the mint family, formerly much used in various medicinal treatments and as a flea repellent.


lexentry: eng/pension__Noun__1
written_rep: pension
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pinsean
sense_list:
(finance) An annuity paid regularly as benefit due to a retired employee, serviceman etc. in consideration of past services, originally and chiefly by a government but also by various private pension schemes. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/pentagram__Noun__1
written_rep: pentagram
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peinteagram
sense_list:
The shape of a five-pointed star constructed of five intersecting lines meeting at the vertices, such that a central pentagon and five surrounding isosceles triangles are formed; often with magical connotations; a 5/2 (or 5/3) star polygon.


lexentry: eng/penthouse__Noun__1
written_rep: penthouse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cleiteán | cleitín | sceimheal
sense_list:
(now, historical) A structure or annexe (especially one with a sloping roof) extending from the side of a building, sometimes as protection from the weather. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/penthouse__Noun__1
written_rep: penthouse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: díonteach
sense_list:
An apartment or suite found on an upper floor, or floors, of a tall building, especially one that is expensive or luxurious with panoramic views. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/people__Noun__1
written_rep: people
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pobal | lucht
sense_list:
(countable, collective) Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.


lexentry: eng/people_person__Noun__1
written_rep: people person
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caidreamhach
sense_list:
(idiomatic) One who interacts skilfully with other people and who receives satisfaction from such interaction.


lexentry: eng/pepper__Noun__1
written_rep: pepper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piobar
sense_list:
A plant of the family Piperaceae. | (uncountable) A spice prepared from the fermented, dried, unripe berries of this plant. | (UK, US, Ireland, and, Canada) A fruit of the capsicum plant: red, green, yellow or white, hollow and containing seeds, and in very spicy and mild varieties.


lexentry: eng/pepper_mill__Noun__1
written_rep: pepper mill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muileann piobair
sense_list:
A small handheld grinder containing a supply of peppercorns for grinding fresh at the table or in the kitchen.


lexentry: eng/peppermint__Noun__1
written_rep: peppermint
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lus an phiobair | miontas piobair
sense_list:
A hybrid herb of the mint family (Mentha × piperita), formed by crossing watermint and spearmint, which has a high menthol content and a sharp flavor and is used in cooking, especially in herb teas and in confections. [from 17th c.] | (countable) Any of various sweets containing extract of the peppermint herb; peppermint confectionery. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/per_bend_sinister__Adverb__1
written_rep: per bend sinister
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cléroinnte
sense_list:
(heraldry) (Partitioned) diagonally by a line going from the sinister chief (viewer's top right) towards the dexter base, (especially) into two halves (formally party per bend sinister).


lexentry: eng/per_fess__Adverb__1
written_rep: per fess
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gearrtha
sense_list:
(heraldry) (Partitioned) horizontally; (especially) partitioned horizontally into two halves (formally party per fess).


lexentry: eng/per_pale__Adverb__1
written_rep: per pale
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cluiche
sense_list:
(heraldry) (Partitioned) vertically; (especially) partitioned vertically into two halves (formally party per pale).


lexentry: eng/percolate__Verb__1
written_rep: percolate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: síothlaigh
sense_list:
(transitive) To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter. | (intransitive) To drain or seep through a porous substance. | (transitive) To make (coffee) in a percolator.


lexentry: eng/percussion__Noun__1
written_rep: percussion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: cnaguirlis
sense_list:
(music) The section of an orchestra or band containing percussion instruments; such instruments considered as a group; in bands, may be separate from drum kits.


lexentry: eng/percussionist__Noun__1
written_rep: percussionist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cnagcheoltóir
sense_list:
A trained musician who plays percussion instruments, as opposed to a drummer who lacks formal training.


lexentry: eng/perennial__Adjective__1
written_rep: perennial
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ilbhliantúil
sense_list:
Lasting or remaining active throughout the year, for multiple years, or all the time. | (botany) Of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons.


lexentry: eng/perfect__Adjective__1
written_rep: perfect
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: foirfe
sense_list:
Having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose. | (grammar, of a tense or verb form) Representing a completed action.


lexentry: eng/perfection__Noun__1
written_rep: perfection
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: foirfeacht
sense_list:
The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing substandard remains; the highest attainable state or degree of excellence


lexentry: eng/perfume__Noun__1
written_rep: perfume
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cumhrán
sense_list:
A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor


lexentry: eng/pergola__Noun__1
written_rep: pergola
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gabhal
sense_list:
A framework in the form of a passageway of columns that supports a trelliswork roof; used to support and train climbing plants. | Such a framework employed to provide shade, especially over a patio.


lexentry: eng/perigee__Noun__1
written_rep: perigee
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peirigithe | peirigí
sense_list:
(astronomy) The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is closest to the Earth: the periapsis of an Earth orbiter.


lexentry: eng/perihelion__Noun__1
written_rep: perihelion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peirihéilean
sense_list:
(astronomy) The point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun.


lexentry: eng/periodic__Adjective__1
written_rep: periodic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: tréimhsiúil
sense_list:
Occurring at regular intervals. | (astronomy) Pertaining to the revolution of a celestial object in its orbit.


lexentry: eng/periodic_table__Noun__1
written_rep: periodic table
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tábla peiriadach
sense_list:
(chemistry) A tabular chart of the chemical elements according to their atomic numbers so that elements with similar properties are in the same group (column).


lexentry: eng/periodical__Noun__1
written_rep: periodical
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: tréimhseachán
sense_list:
A regularly issued thematic publication that contains the most current information in its field, often the primary means for communication of original scholarship or creative work at the cutting edge of research in its field.


lexentry: eng/peripheral_device__Noun__1
written_rep: peripheral device
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gléas forimeallach
sense_list:
(computer hardware) An electronic device that is outside the computer's system unit (external to the computer's enclosing case), but used by the computer to which it is connected, such as a printer or a scanner.


lexentry: eng/peristyle__Noun__1
written_rep: peristyle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peiristíl
sense_list:
A colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple, etc., or the yard enclosed by such columns. [from 17th c.] | A porch surrounded by columns. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/peritoneum__Noun__1
written_rep: peritoneum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: seicin
sense_list:
(anatomy) In mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and that is folded over the viscera.


lexentry: eng/peritonitis__Noun__1
written_rep: peritonitis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peireatóiníteas
sense_list:
(pathology) Inflammation of the peritoneum, especially when caused by an infectious organism introduced into the abdominal cavity.


lexentry: eng/permanent_magnet__Noun__1
written_rep: permanent magnet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buanmhaighnéad
sense_list:
(physics) A material, or piece of such material, which retains its magnetism even when not subjected to any external magnetic fields.


lexentry: eng/permeability__Noun__1
written_rep: permeability
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tréscaoilteacht
sense_list:
The property of being permeable. | (physics) A quantitative measure of the degree of magnetization of a material in the presence of an applied magnetic field (measured in newtons per ampere squared in SI units).


lexentry: eng/permeable__Adjective__1
written_rep: permeable
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: tréscaoilteach
sense_list:
(by extension) Allowing the passage of persons, information, or other things, especially when such passage occurs despite hopes or expectations otherwise.


lexentry: eng/perpetuity__Noun__1
written_rep: perpetuity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: buanbhlianacht
sense_list:
(countable, finance) An annuity in which the periodic payments begin on a fixed date and continue indefinitely.


lexentry: eng/persecute__Verb__1
written_rep: persecute
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: déan géarleanúint ar
sense_list:
To pursue in a manner to do harm or cruelty to; especially, because of the victim's race, sexual identity, or adherence to a particular belief.


lexentry: eng/persimmon__Noun__1
written_rep: persimmon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: crann dátphlumaí
sense_list:
The tree this fruit grows on, generally one of two species of ebony: Diospyros kaki (Asian) or Diospyros virginiana (North American).


lexentry: eng/person__Noun__1
written_rep: person
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: duine
sense_list:
(in a compound noun or noun phrase) A human of unspecified gender (in terms usually constructed with man or woman).


lexentry: eng/person__Noun__1
written_rep: person
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: duine | daoine
sense_list:
An individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being. [from 13th c.] | (law) Any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/person__Noun__1
written_rep: person
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: pearsa | duine
sense_list:
(grammar) A linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and those to whom or about whom they are speaking. See grammatical person. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/personal__Adjective__1
written_rep: personal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pearsanta
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals


lexentry: eng/personal_lubricant__Noun__1
written_rep: personal lubricant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bealadh
sense_list:
Any lubricant used during human sexual activity to reduce friction between body parts, or between body parts and other objects.


lexentry: eng/personal_pronoun__Noun__1
written_rep: personal pronoun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: forainm pearsanta
sense_list:
A pronoun which, in English, refers to one or a combination of the following: | Another person or group of people. (third person) | Any pronoun, with an antecedent, standing in as the subject or object of a verb.


lexentry: eng/personality__Noun__1
written_rep: personality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tréithe pearsanta
sense_list:
(of people) A set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make one person distinct from another.


lexentry: eng/personality_disorder__Noun__1
written_rep: personality disorder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neamhord pearsantachta
sense_list:
(psychiatry) Any of a class of mental disorders characterized by ongoing rigid patterns of thought and action.


lexentry: eng/persuade__Verb__1
written_rep: persuade
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: cuir i bhfeidhm
sense_list:
(transitive, now, rare, regional) To urge, plead; to try to convince (someone to do something). [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/peruke__Noun__1
written_rep: peruke
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bréagfholt
sense_list:
A wig, especially one with long hair on the sides and back, worn mainly by men in the 17th and 18th centuries.


lexentry: eng/pervert__Noun__1
written_rep: pervert
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: adharcachán
sense_list:
(dated) One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error; one who has turned to a twisted sense of values or morals. | A person whose sexual habits are not considered acceptable.


lexentry: eng/pesticide__Noun__1
written_rep: pesticide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: feithidicíd
sense_list:
Anything, especially a synthetic substance but also any substance (e.g. sulfur), or virus, bacterium, or other organism, which kills or suppresses the activities of pests.


lexentry: eng/pesto__Noun__1
written_rep: pesto
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phlá Dhubh
sense_list:
A sauce, especially for pasta, originating from the Genoa region in Italy, made from basil, garlic, pine nuts, olive oil and cheese (usually pecorino).


lexentry: eng/petal__Noun__1
written_rep: petal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peiteal
sense_list:
(botany) One of the component parts of the corolla of a flower. It applies particularly, but not necessarily only, when the corolla consists of separate parts, that is when the petals are not connately fused. Petals are often brightly colored.


lexentry: eng/petite__Adjective__1
written_rep: petite
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: beag
sense_list:
(clothing) Of small size; intended for small-framed adult women. | Small, little; insignificant; petty.


lexentry: eng/petition__Noun__1
written_rep: petition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: achainí
sense_list:
A formal, written request made to an official person or organized body, often containing many signatures. | A compilation of signatures built in order to exert moral authority in support of a specific cause. | (legal) A formal written request for judicial action.


lexentry: eng/petroleum_jelly__Noun__1
written_rep: petroleum jelly
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: veasailín
sense_list:
A pale yellow semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in lubricants and ointments.


lexentry: eng/petticoat__Noun__1
written_rep: petticoat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: cóta beag
sense_list:
(archaic, or, historical) A type of ornamental skirt or underskirt, often displayed below a dress; chiefly in plural, designating a woman's skirts collectively. | A light woman's undergarment worn under a dress or skirt, and hanging either from the shoulders or (now especially) from the waist; a kind of slip, worn to make the skirt fuller, or for extra warmth.


lexentry: eng/petty__Adjective__1
written_rep: petty
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beag
sense_list:
Of persons or their behaviour: marked by or reflective of undesirably limited interests, sympathies, or views; begrudging, selfish, small-minded; also, preoccupied with subjects having little or no importance and not mindful of broader concerns. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/petty_cash__Noun__1
written_rep: petty cash
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mionairgead
sense_list:
Cash available for trivial purchases, especially limited funds for employees to use without close supervision.


lexentry: eng/petty_officer__Noun__1
written_rep: petty officer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: máistir
sense_list:
A non-commissioned officer in the Canadian, US and UK Navy and the US Coast Guard; roughly equivalent to a sergeant in the army


lexentry: eng/pew__Noun__1
written_rep: pew
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: suíochán
sense_list:
Any structure shaped like a church pew, such as a stall, formerly used by money lenders, etc.; a box in a theatre; or a pen or sheepfold.


lexentry: eng/phalanx__Noun__1
written_rep: phalanx
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: falang
sense_list:
(historical, plural phalanxes) An ancient Greek and Macedonian military unit that consisted of several ranks and files (lines) of soldiers in close array with joined shields and long spears. | (skeleton, plural phalanges) One of the bones of the finger or toe.


lexentry: eng/phantom__Noun__1
written_rep: phantom
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: amhailt
sense_list:
Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; an image that appears only in the mind; an illusion or delusion.


lexentry: eng/phantom_pain__Noun__1
written_rep: phantom pain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pian bhréige
sense_list:
(medicine, pathology) A sensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated, or in which the nerves have been destroyed.


lexentry: eng/pharmacist__Noun__1
written_rep: pharmacist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: poitigéir | cógaiseoir
sense_list:
(pharmacy) A health professional who controls, formulates, preserves, and dispenses medications and provides medical advice and counseling on how medicines should be used in order to achieve maximum benefit, and minimal side effects in order to avoid drug interactions.


lexentry: eng/pharmacology__Noun__1
written_rep: pharmacology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: míochaine
sense_list:
The science of drugs, including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology.


lexentry: eng/pharmacy__Noun__1
written_rep: pharmacy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: cógaisíocht | poitigéireacht
sense_list:
(uncountable) The science of medicinal substances, inclusive of pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, phytochemistry, and forensics.


lexentry: eng/pharynx__Noun__1
written_rep: pharynx
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: faraing
sense_list:
(anatomy) The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.


lexentry: eng/pheasant's_eye__Noun__1
written_rep: pheasant's eye
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Adónas bliantúil
sense_list:
Any of genus Adonis of flowering plants in the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae), native to Europe and Asia, particularly


lexentry: eng/phenol__Noun__1
written_rep: phenol
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: feanól
sense_list:
(organic compound, uncountable) A caustic, poisonous, white crystalline compound, C6H5OH, derived from benzene and used in resins, plastics, and pharmaceuticals and in dilute form as a disinfectant and antiseptic; once called carbolic acid | (organic chemistry, countable) Any of a class of aromatic organic compounds having at least one hydroxyl group attached directly to the benzene ring (or other aromatic ring)


lexentry: eng/phenomenon__Noun__1
written_rep: phenomenon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: feiniméan
sense_list:
A thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses; or a fact or occurrence thereof. | A wonderful or very remarkable person or thing. | (philosophy, chiefly, Kantian, _, idealism) An experienced object whose constitution reflects the order and conceptual structure imposed upon it by the human mind (especially by the powers of perception and understanding).


lexentry: eng/phenotype__Noun__1
written_rep: phenotype
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: feinitíopa
sense_list:
(genetics, evolutionary theory) The appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits and environmental factors, especially used in pedigrees.


lexentry: eng/philanthropy__Noun__1
written_rep: philanthropy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: daonnachtúlacht
sense_list:
(chiefly, _, uncountable) Benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of humankind.


lexentry: eng/philologist__Noun__1
written_rep: philologist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: focleolaí
sense_list:
A person who engages in philology (historical linguistics), especially as a profession; a collector of words and their etymologies.


lexentry: eng/philosopher's_stone__Noun__1
written_rep: philosopher's stone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: órchloch
sense_list:
(alchemy, uncountable) A supposed substance able to turn base metals, such as lead or mercury, into gold or silver, also sometimes claimed to cure any illness (as panacea) or confer immortality (as elixir of life), among other functions.


lexentry: eng/philosopher__Noun__1
written_rep: philosopher
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: fealsamh
sense_list:
(archaic) A person who applies the principles of philosophy to the conduct of their life, as by acting calmly and rationally in the face of inevitable change. | (archaic) A student, scholar, or expert in any branch of knowledge, especially those branches studied prior to being considered part of pure science.


lexentry: eng/philosophy__Noun__1
written_rep: philosophy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: fealsúnacht
sense_list:
(uncountable) An academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism, often attempting to provide explanations relating to general concepts such as existence and rationality.


lexentry: eng/phlegm__Noun__1
written_rep: phlegm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: réama
sense_list:
Viscid mucus produced by the body, later especially mucus expelled from the bronchial passages by coughing. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/phlegm__Noun__1
written_rep: phlegm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: fuarchúis
sense_list:
Calmness of temperament, composure; also seen negatively, sluggishness, indifference. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/phone__Noun__2
written_rep: phone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: foghar
sense_list:
(phonetics) A speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language.


lexentry: eng/phoneme__Noun__1
written_rep: phoneme
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fóinéim
sense_list:
(phonology) An indivisible unit of sound in a given language. A phoneme is an abstraction of the physical speech sounds (phones) and may encompass several different phones.


lexentry: eng/phonetics__Noun__1
written_rep: phonetics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: foghraíocht
sense_list:
(linguistics) The study of the physical sounds of human speech, concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phones), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception, and their representation by written symbols.


lexentry: eng/phonology__Noun__1
written_rep: phonology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: foghareolaíocht | fóineolaíocht
sense_list:
(uncountable) The study of the way sounds function in languages, including accent, intonation, phonemes, stress, and syllable structure, and which sounds are distinctive units within a language; (countable) the way sounds function within a given language; a phonological system. [from late 18th c.] | (by extension, uncountable) The study of the way components of signs function in a sign language, and which components are distinctive units within the language; (countable) the way components of signs function within a given sign language.


lexentry: eng/phonon__Noun__1
written_rep: phonon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fónón
sense_list:
(physics) The quantum of acoustic or vibrational energy (sound), considered a discrete particle rather than a wave.


lexentry: eng/phospholipid__Noun__1
written_rep: phospholipid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fosfailipid
sense_list:
(organic compound) Any lipid, such as lecithin or cephalin, consisting of a diglyceride combined with a phosphate group and a simple organic molecule such as choline or ethanolamine; they are important constituents of biological membranes.


lexentry: eng/phosphoric_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: phosphoric acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aigéad fosfarach
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) A colourless, odourless solid, H3PO4, often in solution as a syrupy liquid, used in the manufacture of fertilizers, detergents and pharmaceuticals and as an additive in cola drinks.


lexentry: eng/phosphorus__Noun__1
written_rep: phosphorus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fosfar
sense_list:
(chemistry) a chemical element (symbol P) with an atomic number of 15, that exists in several allotropic forms.


lexentry: eng/phosphorylation__Noun__1
written_rep: phosphorylation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fosfairiliú | fosfairiliúchán
sense_list:
(biochemistry) the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor; often catalysed by enzymes.


lexentry: eng/photochromism__Noun__1
written_rep: photochromism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fótacrómachas
sense_list:
The reversible transformation of the optical properties of a material when exposed to electromagnetic radiation, especially the reversible darkening of a plastic lens when exposed to sunlight.


lexentry: eng/photoconductivity__Noun__1
written_rep: photoconductivity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fótaisheoltacht
sense_list:
(physics) The increase in the electrical conductivity of a material as a result of incident electromagnetic radiation.


lexentry: eng/photocopier__Noun__1
written_rep: photocopier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fótachóipeálaí | fótachóipire | gléas fótachóipeála
sense_list:
A machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates.


lexentry: eng/photodiode__Noun__1
written_rep: photodiode
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fótaidhé-óid
sense_list:
(electronics) A semiconductor two-terminal component whose electrical characteristics are light-sensitive.


lexentry: eng/photodisintegration__Noun__1
written_rep: photodisintegration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fóta-dhíscaoileadh
sense_list:
(nuclear physics) Any nuclear reaction, especially a nuclear fission, initiated by absorption of high-energy electromagnetic radiation such as a gamma ray.


lexentry: eng/photoelasticity__Noun__1
written_rep: photoelasticity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fótaileaisteachas
sense_list:
a technique for studying and measuring the stresses and strains in an object by means of mechanical birefringence


lexentry: eng/photoelectric__Adjective__1
written_rep: photoelectric
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fótaileictreach
sense_list:
Of or relating to the electric effects of electromagnetic radiation, especially the ejection of an electron from a surface by a photon.


lexentry: eng/photogrammetry__Noun__1
written_rep: photogrammetry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fótagraiméadracht | fótagramaíocht
sense_list:
The making of precise measurements from photographs. | The making of maps from photographs, especially from aerial surveying.


lexentry: eng/photograph__Noun__1
written_rep: photograph
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grianghraf | fótagraf
sense_list:
(photography) A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.


lexentry: eng/photomagnetism__Noun__1
written_rep: photomagnetism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fótamaighnéadas
sense_list:
The branch of science that deals with the relation of magnetism to light, or the effect in which a material acquires or loses its ferromagnetic properties in response to light.


lexentry: eng/photomap__Noun__1
written_rep: photomap
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fótailéarscáil | fótamapa
sense_list:
(cartography) a map made by the superimposition of aerial photographs onto grid lines, contours and other normal map features


lexentry: eng/photometry__Noun__1
written_rep: photometry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fótaiméadracht
sense_list:
(physics) The measurement of various aspects of light, especially its intensity. | (astronomy) The measurement of the intensity and spectrum of light from stars.


lexentry: eng/photomosaic__Noun__1
written_rep: photomosaic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fótamósáic
sense_list:
(photography) A composite image made of individual photographs, normally of the same shape and size, placed together - to show a panoramic view etc.


lexentry: eng/photomultiplier__Noun__1
written_rep: photomultiplier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fóta-iolróir
sense_list:
(physics) A device, normally in the form of a tube, that uses a photocathode to convert photons into photoelectrons which are then amplified


lexentry: eng/photon__Noun__1
written_rep: photon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fótón
sense_list:
(particle) The quantum of light and other electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having zero rest mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long lifetime. It is a gauge boson.


lexentry: eng/photonics__Noun__1
written_rep: photonics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fótónaic
sense_list:
(sciences) The science and technology of generating and controlling photons, particularly in the visible and near infrared light spectrum.


lexentry: eng/photoperiodism__Noun__1
written_rep: photoperiodism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fótathréimhseacht
sense_list:
(biology) The growth, development and other responses of plants and animals according to the length of day and/or night.


lexentry: eng/photosynthesis__Noun__1
written_rep: photosynthesis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fótaisintéis
sense_list:
(biochemistry, organic chemistry) Any process by which plants and other photoautotrophs convert light energy into chemical energy.


lexentry: eng/phototropic__Adjective__1
written_rep: phototropic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fótatrópach
sense_list:
Having a tendency to move in response to light. An animal or microbe that is positively phototropic will move toward light. One that is negatively phototropic will move away from light.


lexentry: eng/phototypesetting__Noun__1
written_rep: phototypesetting
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fótachlóchuradóireacht
sense_list:
A printing process that generated columns of type on a scroll of photographic paper, using a phototypesetter


lexentry: eng/photovoltaics__Noun__1
written_rep: photovoltaics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fótavoltachas
sense_list:
(physics) The technology of the conversion of sunlight into electricity using semiconductors that exhibit the photovoltaic effect.


lexentry: eng/phrase__Noun__1
written_rep: phrase
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: abairtín | frása
sense_list:
(grammar) A word or, more commonly, a group of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence, usually consisting of a head, or central word, and elaborating words.


lexentry: eng/phrasing__Noun__1
written_rep: phrasing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abairtín
sense_list:
The way a statement is put together, particularly in matters of style and word choice. | (music) The way the musical phrases are put together in a composition or in its interpretation, with changes in tempo, volume, or emphasizing one or more instruments over others.


lexentry: eng/phyllotaxis__Noun__1
written_rep: phyllotaxis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: duilleagar
sense_list:
(botany) The arrangement of leaves on a stem, or the mathematical principles governing such arrangement.


lexentry: eng/phylum__Noun__1
written_rep: phylum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: geata
sense_list:
(taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a divisio or a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank


lexentry: eng/physical__Adjective__1
written_rep: physical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: corpartha | ábhartha
sense_list:
Pertaining to the world as understood through the senses rather than the mind; tangible, concrete; real. Having to do with the material world. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/physical_education__Noun__1
written_rep: physical education
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: corpoideachas
sense_list:
An element of an educational curriculum concerned with bodily development, physical health and wellness, strength, physical co-ordination, and agility.


lexentry: eng/physical_quantity__Noun__1
written_rep: physical quantity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cainníocht fhisiceach
sense_list:
(physics) A physical property that can be measured or calculated from other physical property and expressed as the product of a numerical value and a physical unit.


lexentry: eng/physicist__Noun__1
written_rep: physicist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fisiceoir | fisicí
sense_list:
A person whose occupation specializes in the science of physics, especially at a professional level.


lexentry: eng/physics__Noun__1
written_rep: physics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fisic
sense_list:
The branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy.


lexentry: eng/physiography__Noun__1
written_rep: physiography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fiseagrafaíocht
sense_list:
(geography) The subfield of geography that studies physical patterns and processes of the Earth. It aims to understand the forces that produce and change rocks, oceans, weather, and global flora and fauna patterns.


lexentry: eng/physiology__Noun__1
written_rep: physiology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fiseolaíocht
sense_list:
A branch of biology that deals with the functions and activities of life or of living matter (as organs, tissues, or cells) and of the physical and chemical phenomena involved.


lexentry: eng/pi__Noun__1
written_rep: pi
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pí
sense_list:
The 16th letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets and the seventeenth in Old Greek. | (mathematics) An irrational and transcendental constant representing the ratio of the circumference of a Euclidean circle to its diameter; approximately 3.14159265358979323846264338327950; usually written π.


lexentry: eng/piano__Noun__1
written_rep: piano
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pianó
sense_list:
(musical instruments) A percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers to strike strings. [from 1803]


lexentry: eng/piano_stool__Noun__1
written_rep: piano stool
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stól pianó
sense_list:
A round wooden stool used by piano players. It is less stable than the rectangular piano bench. The height can be adjusted by simply spinning the seat clockwise or counterclockwise, respectively.


lexentry: eng/piastre__Noun__1
written_rep: piastre
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piastar
sense_list:
(now, _, historical) A Spanish or Spanish-American coin and unit of currency, originally worth eight real. | A form of currency currently used as a subunit in the Middle Eastern and East African countries of Egypt, Jordan (partly including Palestine), Lebanon, South Sudan, Sudan, and Syria.


lexentry: eng/pica__Noun__1
written_rep: pica
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spéireata
sense_list:
(pathology, usually, uncountable) A disorder characterized by appetite and craving for non-edible substances, such as chalk, clay, dirt, ice, or sand.


lexentry: eng/piccolo__Noun__1
written_rep: piccolo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: fliúiteog
sense_list:
A piccolo flute
 A transverse flute that is smaller than a Western concert flute and pitched nearly an octave higher.


lexentry: eng/pick__Noun__1
written_rep: pick
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piocóid
sense_list:
A tool used for digging; a pickaxe. | A tool for unlocking a lock without the original key; a lock pick, picklock.


lexentry: eng/pick__Verb__1
written_rep: pick
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pioc
sense_list:
To grasp and pull with the fingers or fingernails. | To harvest a fruit or vegetable for consumption by removing it from the plant to which it is attached; to harvest an entire plant by removing it from the ground. | (dated) To peck at, as a bird with its beak; to strike at with anything pointed; to act upon with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to prick, as with a pin.


lexentry: eng/pickaxe__Noun__1
written_rep: pickaxe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piocóid
sense_list:
A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge.


lexentry: eng/pickle__Noun__1
written_rep: pickle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gircín
sense_list:
(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.


lexentry: eng/picric_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: picric acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: 2,4,6-trínítrifeanól
sense_list:
(organic compound) 2,4,6-trinitrophenol, C6H2(NO2)3, prepared by the nitration of phenol or of aspirin; a toxic, yellow, explosive substance used in dyes, explosives, and as an antiseptic


lexentry: eng/picture__Noun__1
written_rep: picture
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pictiúr
sense_list:
A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc. | A photograph. | (in the plural, informal) ("the pictures") Cinema (as a form of entertainment).


lexentry: eng/pidgin__Noun__1
written_rep: pidgin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nasctheanga
sense_list:
(linguistics) An amalgamation of two disparate languages, used by two populations having no common language as a lingua franca to communicate with each other, lacking formalized grammar and having a small, utilitarian vocabulary and no native speakers.


lexentry: eng/pie__Noun__1
written_rep: pie
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pióg
sense_list:
A type of pastry that consists of an outer crust and a filling. | A paper plate covered in cream, shaving foam or custard that is thrown or rubbed in someone’s face for comical purposes, to raise money for charity, or as a form of political protest; a custard pie; a cream pie.


lexentry: eng/piece_of_shit__Noun__1
written_rep: piece of shit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cac
sense_list:
(idiomatic, vulgar) A bad thing; an object of poor quality. | (idiomatic, derogatory, or, offensive, vulgar) A despicable person.


lexentry: eng/pier__Noun__1
written_rep: pier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cé
sense_list:
A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty.


lexentry: eng/pier__Noun__1
written_rep: pier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: piara
sense_list:
(architecture) A rectangular pillar, or similar structure, that supports an arch, wall or roof, or the hinges of a gate.


lexentry: eng/pig__Noun__1
written_rep: pig
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muc
sense_list:
Any of several mammalian species of the genus Sus, having cloven hooves, bristles and a nose adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus domesticus.


lexentry: eng/pig_iron__Noun__1
written_rep: pig iron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muciarann
sense_list:
A type of crude, brittle iron shaped like a block, unsuitable for working but suitable for casting, commonly used as an industrial raw material.


lexentry: eng/pika__Noun__1
written_rep: pika
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pioca
sense_list:
Any of several small, furry mammals, similar to guinea pigs, but related to rabbits, of the family Ochotonidae, from the mountains of North America and Asia.


lexentry: eng/pike__Noun__1
written_rep: pike
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: píce
sense_list:
(military, historical) A very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults.


lexentry: eng/pile__Noun__4
written_rep: pile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caitín
sense_list:
Hair, especially when very fine or short; the fine underfur of certain animals. (Formerly countable, now treated as a collective singular.)


lexentry: eng/pill__Noun__1
written_rep: pill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piollaire
sense_list:
(broadly) A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.


lexentry: eng/pilot__Noun__1
written_rep: pilot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: praiticiúil
sense_list:
A person who knows well the depths and currents of a harbor or coastal area, who is hired by a vessel to help navigate the harbor or coast.


lexentry: eng/pimento__Noun__1
written_rep: pimento
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pimeantó
sense_list:
A red sweet pepper, a cultivar of Capsicum annuum, used to make relish, stuffed into olives, or used as spice.


lexentry: eng/pimp__Noun__1
written_rep: pimp
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: máistir striapach
sense_list:
Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander.


lexentry: eng/pimple__Noun__1
written_rep: pimple
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: goirín
sense_list:
(dermatology) An inflamed (raised and colored) spot on the surface of the skin that is usually painful and fills with pus.


lexentry: eng/pin__Noun__1
written_rep: pin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biorán
sense_list:
A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.


lexentry: eng/pinafore__Noun__1
written_rep: pinafore
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bibe | pilirín
sense_list:
A sleeveless dress, often similar to an apron, generally worn over other clothes, and most often worn by young girls as an overdress.


lexentry: eng/pinch__Noun__1
written_rep: pinch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: gráinne
sense_list:
A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip.


lexentry: eng/pincushion__Noun__1
written_rep: pincushion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fròg
sense_list:
(sewing) A device, originally like a small, stuffed cushion, designed to have sewing pins and needles stuck into it to store them safely; some modern pincushions hold the objects magnetically.


lexentry: eng/pine_nut__Noun__1
written_rep: pine nut
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cnó péine
sense_list:
The edible seed of any of several species of evergreen pine, especially Pinus pinea, Pinus cembra, and Pinus cembroides.


lexentry: eng/pineal_gland__Noun__1
written_rep: pineal gland
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: faireog phinéalach
sense_list:
(anatomy, neuroanatomy) A small, pinecone-shaped endocrine gland found near the centre of the brain that produces melatonin.


lexentry: eng/pineapple__Noun__1
written_rep: pineapple
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: anann
sense_list:
(uncountable) The flesh of a pineapple fruit used as a food item. | (slang) An Australian fifty dollar note.


lexentry: eng/pingo__Noun__1
written_rep: pingo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: altán
sense_list:
(geomorphology) A conical mound of earth with an ice core caused by permafrost uplift, particularly if lasting more than a year. [from 1920s]


lexentry: eng/pinking_shears__Noun__1
written_rep: pinking shears
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: siosúr scealptha
sense_list:
(sewing) A pair of scissors with zigzag cutting edges, used to cut fabric: the zigzag edge helps keep the fabric from fraying.


lexentry: eng/pinko__Noun__1
written_rep: pinko
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bándearg
sense_list:
(informal, often, derogatory, chiefly, US) A socialist, particularly one who is not completely communist. [from mid-1930s]


lexentry: eng/pinna__Noun__1
written_rep: pinna
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cluas
sense_list:
(anatomy, zoology) The visible part of the ear in most therians that resides outside of the head, the auricle; outer ear excluding the ear canal.


lexentry: eng/pinnacle__Noun__1
written_rep: pinnacle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: stuaic
sense_list:
(architectural element) An upright member, generally ending in a small spire, used to finish a buttress, to constitute a part in a proportion, as where pinnacles flank a gable or spire.


lexentry: eng/pinniped__Noun__1
written_rep: pinniped
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rón
sense_list:
Any of various large marine mammals belonging to the superfamily (formerly considered a suborder) Pinnipedia comprising walruses, eared seals and earless seals.


lexentry: eng/pinocytosis__Noun__1
written_rep: pinocytosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pinicíotóis
sense_list:
(biology) A form of endocytosis in which material enters a cell through its membrane and is incorporated in vesicles for digestion.


lexentry: eng/pins_and_needles__Noun__1
written_rep: pins and needles
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: codladh driúraic | codladh gliúragáin | codladh grifín | diúracas | eanglach
sense_list:
(informal) A tingling or prickling sensation, felt in a limb when a nerve compression is relieved and in other situations.


lexentry: eng/pint__Noun__1
written_rep: pint
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pionta
sense_list:
16 US fluid ounces [473 millilitres] for liquids (a US liquid pint) or | A unit of volume, equivalent to: | (UK, metonymy) A glass of beer or cider, served by the pint.


lexentry: eng/pinwheel__Noun__1
written_rep: pinwheel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muileann
sense_list:
An artificial flower with a stem, usually plastic, for children: the flower spins round in the wind, like a small paper windmill.


lexentry: eng/pipe__Noun__1
written_rep: pipe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: píb
sense_list:
(woodwind instrument) A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/pipe__Noun__1
written_rep: pipe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: píopa
sense_list:
A rigid tube that transports water, steam, or other fluid, as used in plumbing and numerous other applications. [from 10th c.] | (lacrosse) One of the goalposts of the goal. | (computing, typography) The character |. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/pipefish__Noun__1
written_rep: pipefish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: snáthaid mhara
sense_list:
A small fish of subfamily Syngnathinae in the seahorse family, having a long thin body covered with partially ossified plates, the head long, and the jaws elongated so as to form a tubular snout.


lexentry: eng/pipit__Noun__1
written_rep: pipit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gobadán na cuaiche | riabhóg
sense_list:
Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country.


lexentry: eng/pique__Noun__1
written_rep: pique
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: stuaic
sense_list:
(uncountable) Irritation or resentment awakened by a social injury or slight; offence, especially taken in an emotional sense with little consideration or thought; (countable) especially in fit of pique: a transient feeling of wounded pride.


lexentry: eng/piranha__Noun__1
written_rep: piranha
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piorána
sense_list:
(ichthyology) Any of the carnivorous or frugivorous freshwater fish living in South American rivers and belonging to the subfamily Serrasalminae.


lexentry: eng/pirate__Noun__1
written_rep: pirate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: foghlaí mara | píoráid
sense_list:
(crime) A criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns.


lexentry: eng/pirate_radio__Noun__1
written_rep: pirate radio
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: raidió bradach
sense_list:
Broadcasting without having the necessary license that covers the territory where the signals are received.


lexentry: eng/pit__Noun__1
written_rep: pit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 13
trans_list: fròg
sense_list:
Formerly, that part of a theatre, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theatre.


lexentry: eng/pitch_pine__Noun__1
written_rep: pitch pine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: giúis roisíneach
sense_list:
Any of various other pine trees from which pitch can be obtained, or which have very resinous wood, including members of species:


lexentry: eng/pitcher__Noun__2
written_rep: pitcher
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: crúsca
sense_list:
A wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a spout or protruding lip and a handle; a water jug or jar with a large ear or handle.


lexentry: eng/pitchfork__Noun__1
written_rep: pitchfork
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: píce
sense_list:
An agricultural tool comprising a fork with sparse, light tines, attached to a long handle, used for pitching hay (especially loose hay) high up onto a stack (as on a wagon or haystack, or into a haymow).


lexentry: eng/pitfall__Noun__1
written_rep: pitfall
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gaiste
sense_list:
(figurative) A potential, unsuspected, hidden problem, hazard, or danger that is easily encountered but not immediately obvious.


lexentry: eng/pith__Noun__1
written_rep: pith
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: garr | laíon | meideall
sense_list:
The soft, spongy substance inside plant parts; specifically, the parenchyma in the centre of the roots and stems of many plants and trees.


lexentry: eng/pituitary_gland__Noun__1
written_rep: pituitary gland
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: faireog phiotútach | hipifis | hipifiseas
sense_list:
(anatomy) An endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism, and maturation.


lexentry: eng/pity__Noun__1
written_rep: pity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: trua
sense_list:
(uncountable) A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something. | (countable) Something regrettable.


lexentry: eng/pivot__Noun__1
written_rep: pivot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maighdeog
sense_list:
A thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle.


lexentry: eng/pizza__Noun__1
written_rep: pizza
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: píotsa
sense_list:
(uncountable) A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables. | (countable) A single instance of this dish.


lexentry: eng/placard__Noun__1
written_rep: placard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fógra
sense_list:
A sheet of paper or cardboard with a written or printed announcement on one side for display in a public place.


lexentry: eng/place__Verb__1
written_rep: place
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: cuir
sense_list:
(ergative) To earn a given spot in a competition; to rank at a certain position ((often followed by an ordinal)).


lexentry: eng/place_of_worship__Noun__1
written_rep: place of worship
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ionad adhartha
sense_list:
A place, usually a building such as a church, mosque, synagogue or temple where believers can practise their faith.


lexentry: eng/placenta__Noun__1
written_rep: placenta
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: slánú
sense_list:
(botany) In flowering plants, the part of the ovary where ovules develop; in non-flowering plants where the spores develop.


lexentry: eng/plagiarize__Verb__1
written_rep: plagiarize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bradaíl a dhéanamh
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To use, and pass off as one's own, someone else's writing, speech, ideas, or other intellectual or creative work, especially in an academic context; to commit plagiarism.


lexentry: eng/plague__Noun__1
written_rep: plague
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plá
sense_list:
(often used with the, sometimes capitalized: the Plague) The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis. | (pathology) An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease. | A widespread affliction, calamity or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution. | (figurative) A grave nuisance, whatever greatly irritates.


lexentry: eng/plaice__Noun__1
written_rep: plaice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leathóg bhallach | plás
sense_list:
Pleuronectes platessa (European plaice), commonly found in the North Sea and Irish Sea, with smooth brown skin and red or orange spots.


lexentry: eng/plainsong__Noun__1
written_rep: plainsong
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cantaireacht eaglasta | réchantaireacht
sense_list:
(music) A form of monophonic chant in unison using the Gregorian scale, sung in various Christian churches.


lexentry: eng/plaintiff__Noun__1
written_rep: plaintiff
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gearánaí | éilitheoir
sense_list:
(law, UK, _, historic, otherwise, current) A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser.


lexentry: eng/plane__Noun__1
written_rep: plane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: plána
sense_list:
(geometry) A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane).


lexentry: eng/planer__Noun__1
written_rep: planer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plána
sense_list:
(woodworking) A tool which smooths a surface or makes one surface of a workpiece parallel to the tool's bed.


lexentry: eng/planet__Noun__1
written_rep: planet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pláinéad
sense_list:
(now, historical, or, astrology) Each of the seven major bodies which move relative to the fixed stars in the night sky—the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. [from 14thc.] | (astronomy, historical) Any body that orbits the Sun, including the asteroids (as minor planets) and sometimes the moons of those bodies (as satellite planets)


lexentry: eng/planet__Noun__1
written_rep: planet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: pláinéad | rinn
sense_list:
(astronomy, current) A body which is massive enough to be in hydrostatic equilibrium (generally resulting in being an ellipsoid) but not enough to attain nuclear fusion and, in IAU usage, which directly orbits a star (or multiple star) and dominates the region of its orbit; specifically, in the case of the Solar system, the eight major bodies of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. [from 2006]


lexentry: eng/planetarium__Noun__1
written_rep: planetarium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pláinéadlann
sense_list:
A display museum in which images of stars and other astronomical phenomena are projected onto a domed ceiling.


lexentry: eng/planetary_nebula__Noun__1
written_rep: planetary nebula
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: réaltnéal pláinéadach
sense_list:
(astronomy) A nebulosity surrounding a dying red giant, consisting of material expelled by the star.


lexentry: eng/plant__Noun__1
written_rep: plant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lus | planda
sense_list:
(botany) An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis. Typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree.


lexentry: eng/plant__Noun__1
written_rep: plant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: planda
sense_list:
(botany) An organism of the kingdom Plantae. Now specifically, a living organism of the Embryophyta (land plants) or of the Chlorophyta (green algae), a eukaryote that includes double-membraned chloroplasts in its cells containing chlorophyll a and b, or any organism closely related to such an organism.


lexentry: eng/plantain__Noun__1
written_rep: plantain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cruach Phádraig | cuach Phádraig | naprún Phádraig
sense_list:
A plant of the genus Plantago, with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm (4") long with a narrow part instead of a petiole, and with a spike inflorescence with the flower spacing varying widely among the species. See also psyllium.


lexentry: eng/plasma_display__Noun__1
written_rep: plasma display
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: taispeáint phlasma
sense_list:
A flat-screen display, for television or personal computers, consisting of a matrix of cells filled with an inert, ionized gas; three cells (red, green and blue) constituting a single pixel


lexentry: eng/plaster__Noun__1
written_rep: plaster
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: plástar
sense_list:
(uncountable) A mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water, sometimes with the addition of fibres, that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls and ceilings; render, stucco.


lexentry: eng/plaster_cast__Noun__1
written_rep: plaster cast
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cailc
sense_list:
(surgery) A cast made of a stiff material (often plaster of Paris and gauze) in order to immobilize a broken bone for the period of healing.


lexentry: eng/plaster_of_Paris__Noun__1
written_rep: plaster of Paris
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plástar Pháras
sense_list:
A hemihydrate of calcium sulfate, made by calcining gypsum, that hardens when moistened and allowed to dry; used to make casts, molds and sculpture.


lexentry: eng/plasterboard__Noun__1
written_rep: plasterboard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plástarchlár
sense_list:
A construction material consisting of a rigid panel of several layers of fibreboard or paper bonded to a gypsum core.


lexentry: eng/plastic__Noun__1
written_rep: plastic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plaisteach
sense_list:
A synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting. | (colloquial, metonym) Credit or debit cards used in place of cash to buy goods and services. | (figurative, slang) insincerity; fakeness, or a person who is fake or arrogant, or believes that they are better than the rest of the population.


lexentry: eng/plastic_bag__Noun__1
written_rep: plastic bag
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mála plaisteach
sense_list:
A type of packaging made of thin, flexible, plastic film, starch, or plastic textile, used for containing and transporting food, waste, and consumer goods. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/plasticizer__Noun__1
written_rep: plasticizer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plaisteachán
sense_list:
Any of various substances added to a material (such as plastic or concrete) in order to make it more pliable.


lexentry: eng/plate__Noun__1
written_rep: plate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pláta
sense_list:
A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten. | A layer of a material on the surface of something, usually qualified by the type of the material; plating | (printing) An engraved surface used to transfer an image to paper. | (printing, photography) An image or copy. | (dentistry) A shaped and fitted surface, usually ceramic or metal that fits into the mouth and in which teeth are implanted; a dental plate.


lexentry: eng/platelet__Noun__1
written_rep: platelet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pláitín | pláitín fola
sense_list:
(hematology, cytology) A small colorless disk-shaped particle found in the blood of mammals, which plays an important role in the formation of blood clots.


lexentry: eng/platoon__Noun__1
written_rep: platoon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buíon
sense_list:
(military) A unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company.


lexentry: eng/platypus__Noun__1
written_rep: platypus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: platapas
sense_list:
A semi-aquatic, egg-laying monotreme mammal with a bill resembling that of a duck, that has a mole-like body, a tail resembling that of a beaver, a waterproof pelt, and flat webbed feet – males have poisonous spurs on the inside of the back legs; Ornithorhynchus anatinus.


lexentry: eng/play-acting__Noun__1
written_rep: play-acting
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: aistíl
sense_list:
(figuratively) The act of engaging in pretence or insincere behavior, often in order to mislead someone or gain an advantage.


lexentry: eng/play__Noun__1
written_rep: play
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: dráma
sense_list:
(countable) A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue. | (countable) A theatrical performance featuring actors.


lexentry: eng/play__Verb__1
written_rep: play
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: imir | súgradh
sense_list:
(intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.


lexentry: eng/play__Verb__1
written_rep: play
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: seinn
sense_list:
(transitive, intransitive, especially, of a, person) To produce music using a musical instrument. | (transitive, of a person) To operate (a device or media) so as to cause sound (especially music) or moving pictures to be produced. | (AAVE, intransitive) To kid; to joke; to say something for amusement; to act, or to treat something, unseriously.


lexentry: eng/playboy__Noun__1
written_rep: playboy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buachaill báire | croíán
sense_list:
A single man, especially a wealthy one, who devotes himself to a life of leisure and pleasure, often sexual, without commitments or responsibilities.


lexentry: eng/playful__Adjective__1
written_rep: playful
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cleasach
sense_list:
liking play, prone to play frequently, such as a child or kitten; rather sportive. | funny, humorous, jesting, frolicsome, frisky.


lexentry: eng/playing_card__Noun__1
written_rep: playing card
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cárta imeartha
sense_list:
(cards) Any of the usually 52 rectangular pieces of card used to play numerous games, featuring either one to 10 pips or a picture and belonging of one of four suits.


lexentry: eng/pleat__Noun__1
written_rep: pleat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pléata
sense_list:
(sewing) A fold in the fabric of a garment, usually a skirt, as a part of the design of the garment, with the purpose of adding controlled fullness and freedom of movement, or taking up excess fabric. There are many types of pleats, differing in their construction and appearance.


lexentry: eng/plebiscite__Noun__1
written_rep: plebiscite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pobalbhreith
sense_list:
(law, politics) A direct popular vote on an issue of public importance, such as an amendment to the constitution, a change in the sovereignty of the nation, or some government policy.


lexentry: eng/pledge__Noun__1
written_rep: pledge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: sionnach
sense_list:
(college slang) A person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a college fraternity, but is not yet formally approved.


lexentry: eng/plot__Verb__1
written_rep: plot
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: graf | marcáil
sense_list:
(transitive) To trace out (a graph or diagram). | (transitive) To mark (a point on a graph, chart, etc).


lexentry: eng/plough__Noun__1
written_rep: plough
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: céachta | arathar
sense_list:
(agriculture) A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting.


lexentry: eng/plug__Noun__1
written_rep: plug
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plocóid
sense_list:
(electricity) A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.


lexentry: eng/plug__Verb__1
written_rep: plug
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bolscaireacht a dhéanamh
sense_list:
(transitive) To promote (something, especially a product or service); to mention (something) as if promoting or advertising it.


lexentry: eng/plum__Noun__1
written_rep: plum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pluma
sense_list:
An edible, fleshy stone fruit of Prunus domestica (European plum), often of a dark red or purple colour. [from 8th c.]


lexentry: eng/plumage__Noun__1
written_rep: plumage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cluimhreach | clúmh
sense_list:
(ornithology, collective noun) Layer or collection of feathers covering a bird’s body; feathers used ornamentally; feathering.


lexentry: eng/plumber__Noun__1
written_rep: plumber
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pluiméir
sense_list:
One who furnishes, fits, and repairs pipes and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage.


lexentry: eng/plumbing__Noun__1
written_rep: plumbing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pluiméireacht
sense_list:
The pipes, together with the joints, tanks, stopcocks, taps, and other fixtures of a water, gas, or sewage system in a house or other building.


lexentry: eng/plume__Noun__1
written_rep: plume
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: scamall
sense_list:
A cloud formed by a dispersed substance fanning out or spreading. | An upward spray of mist or water.


lexentry: eng/plummet__Noun__1
written_rep: plummet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aigeach | luaidhe
sense_list:
(archaic, nautical) A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water; a plumb bob or a plumb line.


lexentry: eng/plunge__Verb__1
written_rep: plunge
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tum
sense_list:
(transitive) To thrust into liquid, or into any penetrable substance; to immerse. | (intransitive) To dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself.


lexentry: eng/pluralism__Noun__1
written_rep: pluralism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: iolrachas
sense_list:
The quality or state of being plural, or in the plural number. | (sociology) A social system that permits smaller groups within a society to maintain their individual cultural identities.


lexentry: eng/plutonium__Noun__1
written_rep: plutonium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plútóiniam
sense_list:
The transuranic chemical element with atomic number 94 and symbol Pu: a silvery-gray fissile radioactive actinide metal that tarnishes when exposed to air.


lexentry: eng/pneumatic_trough__Noun__1
written_rep: pneumatic trough
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gásumar
sense_list:
(chemistry) A piece of laboratory apparatus, consisting of a vessel filled with liquid (generally water or mercury), used for collecting gases. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pneumonia__Noun__1
written_rep: pneumonia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: niúmóine | aicíd na scamhóg
sense_list:
An acute or chronic inflammation of the lungs caused by viruses, bacteria or other microorganisms, or sometimes by physical or chemical irritants.


lexentry: eng/podcast__Noun__1
written_rep: podcast
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: podchraol
sense_list:
(loosely, by extension) An individual episode of such a program. | A program, especially an audio program, produced on a regular basis, delivered over the Internet in a compressed digital format and designed for playback on computers or portable devices such as mobile phones. [from early 21st c.]


lexentry: eng/podium__Noun__1
written_rep: podium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: póidiam
sense_list:
A platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit; any low platform or dais.


lexentry: eng/poem__Noun__1
written_rep: poem
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dán
sense_list:
A literary piece written in verse. | A piece of writing in the tradition of poetry, an instance of poetry.


lexentry: eng/poetic_licence__Noun__1
written_rep: poetic licence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pribhléid an fhile
sense_list:
Any departure from convention or from factual accuracy taken by a writer to achieve a desired effect.


lexentry: eng/poetry__Noun__1
written_rep: poetry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: filíocht
sense_list:
Literature composed in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns and rhythm. | A poet's literary production. | (figurative) An artistic quality that appeals to or evokes the emotions, in any medium; something having such a quality.


lexentry: eng/poignant__Adjective__1
written_rep: poignant
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: géar
sense_list:
(obsolete, of a weapon, etc.) Sharp-pointed; keen. | (figuratively, of a smell, taste) Piquant, pungent. | (figuratively, of a look, word) Incisive; penetrating; piercing.


lexentry: eng/point__Noun__1
written_rep: point
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pointe
sense_list:
(mathematics, science) A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position but no magnitude or direction. [from 14th c.] | (sports, video games, board games) A unit of scoring in a game or competition. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/point__Noun__1
written_rep: point
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pointe | pointe deachúlach
sense_list:
(automotive, mostly, in the plural) Either of the two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow or prevent the flow of current through the ignition coil. There is usually a moving point, pushed by the distributor cam, and a fixed point, and they are built together as a unit.


lexentry: eng/point__Noun__1
written_rep: point
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: aird | aird an chompáis | rinn | rinn compáis
sense_list:
(heraldry) One of the "corners" of the escutcheon: the base (bottom center) unless a qualifier is added (point dexter, point dexter base, point sinister, point sinister base), generally when separately tinctured. (Compare terrace, point champaine, enté en point.) This is sometimes blazoned argent, four points gules; otherwise, it is vêtu.


lexentry: eng/point__Noun__1
written_rep: point
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: pointe | ponc
sense_list:
(cricket) A fielding position square of the wicket on the off side, between gully and cover. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pointed__Adjective__1
written_rep: pointed
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gobach
sense_list:
(comparable) Sharp, barbed; not dull. | (comparable) Having a relevance to the matter at hand: pertinent, relevant. | (comparable, of a comment or inference) Directed negatively at a person or topic.


lexentry: eng/poison__Verb__1
written_rep: poison
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: truailligh
sense_list:
(transitive) To pollute; to cause to become poisonous. | (transitive) To cause to become much worse.


lexentry: eng/poison_gland__Noun__1
written_rep: poison gland
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: faireog nimhe
sense_list:
Any specialized gland in some fishes and amphibians that secretes a mucus-like substance containing venomous or acrid material.


lexentry: eng/poison_ivy__Noun__1
written_rep: poison ivy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eidhneán nimhe
sense_list:
Any of three ivy-like species of Toxicodendron, known for their ability to cause an itching rash and blistering for most people, through urushiol, an oil that is a skin irritant.


lexentry: eng/polar_bear__Noun__1
written_rep: polar bear
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: béar bán
sense_list:
A hypercarnivorous species of bear, Ursus maritimus, whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle.


lexentry: eng/polarity__Noun__1
written_rep: polarity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: polaraíocht
sense_list:
(chemistry) The dipole-dipole intermolecular forces between the slightly positively-charged end of one molecule to the negative end of another or the same molecule. Wp


lexentry: eng/polarization__Noun__1
written_rep: polarization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polarú
sense_list:
(chemistry, physics) the separation of positive and negative charges in a nucleus, atom, molecule or system | (physics) the production of polarized light; the direction in which the electric field of an electromagnetic wave points | (sociology) the grouping of opinions into two extremes | the production or the condition of polarity


lexentry: eng/pole__Noun__1
written_rep: pole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cuaille
sense_list:
Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes.


lexentry: eng/pole__Noun__2
written_rep: pole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: mol | pol
sense_list:
A point of magnetic focus, especially each of the two opposing such points of a magnet (designated north and south).


lexentry: eng/pole__Noun__2
written_rep: pole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: pol
sense_list:
(electricity) A contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves.


lexentry: eng/police__Noun__1
written_rep: police
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: péas | póilíní | Gardaí | gardaí
sense_list:
(North America, &, _, historical) A department of local (usually municipal) government responsible for general law enforcement.


lexentry: eng/police_station__Noun__1
written_rep: police station
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stáisiún na bpéas | stáisiún na bpóilíní | stáisiún na nGardaí
sense_list:
(police) A building serving as the headquarters of a branch of the police force, and sometimes as a temporary place of confinement for offenders.


lexentry: eng/policy__Noun__1
written_rep: policy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beartas | polasaí
sense_list:
A principle of behaviour, conduct etc. thought to be desirable or necessary, especially as formally expressed by a government or other authoritative body. [from 15th c.] | Wise or advantageous conduct; prudence, formerly also with connotations of craftiness. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/poliomyelitis__Noun__1
written_rep: poliomyelitis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polaimiailíteas
sense_list:
(pathology) Acute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and sometimes deformity.


lexentry: eng/political_party__Noun__1
written_rep: political party
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: páirtí | páirtí polaitíochta
sense_list:
A political organization that subscribes to a certain ideology and seeks to attain political power through representation in government.


lexentry: eng/pollination__Noun__1
written_rep: pollination
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pailniú
sense_list:
(botany) The transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma; effected by insects, birds, bats and the wind etc.


lexentry: eng/polling_station__Noun__1
written_rep: polling station
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stáisiún vótála
sense_list:
(Britain, Canada, Australia) a place where voters go to cast their ballot in an election or referendum; a voting station


lexentry: eng/polo__Noun__1
written_rep: polo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: póló
sense_list:
(uncountable) A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal.


lexentry: eng/polyamory__Noun__1
written_rep: polyamory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: il-leannánacht
sense_list:
Any of various practices involving romantic or sexual relationships with multiple partners with the knowledge and consent of all involved.


lexentry: eng/polyandry__Noun__1
written_rep: polyandry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polandras
sense_list:
The having of a plurality of husbands at the same time; usually, the marriage of a woman to more than one man, or the practice of having several husbands, at the same time.


lexentry: eng/polygamy__Noun__1
written_rep: polygamy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ilphósadh | polagamas
sense_list:
(often, especially in common use) Synonym of polygyny (“marriage of a man to more than one wife, the practice of having several wives at the same time”)


lexentry: eng/polygyny__Noun__1
written_rep: polygyny
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polaigíneas | il-leannántacht
sense_list:
The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives.


lexentry: eng/polymerase_chain_reaction__Noun__1
written_rep: polymerase chain reaction
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: imoibriú slabhrúil polaiméaráise
sense_list:
(genetics, molecular biology, organic chemistry) A technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample; used in genetic fingerprinting etc.


lexentry: eng/polymorphism__Noun__1
written_rep: polymorphism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: polamorfacht
sense_list:
(object-oriented programming) The feature pertaining to the dynamic treatment of data elements based on their type, allowing for an instance of a method to have several definitions.


lexentry: eng/polynomial__Noun__1
written_rep: polynomial
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: iltéarmach
sense_list:
(algebra, strict sense) An expression consisting of a sum of a finite number of terms, each term being the product of a constant coefficient and one or more variables raised to a non-negative integer power, such as a_n x^n + a_{n-1}x^{n-1} + ... + a_0 x^0. | (taxonomy) A taxonomic designation (such as of a subspecies) consisting of more than two terms.


lexentry: eng/polyphase__Adjective__1
written_rep: polyphase
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ilphasach | polaphasach
sense_list:
(electricity) Of, pertaining to, or involving multiple alternating currents that have the same frequency but differ in phase. | (physics) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of multiple phases of matter


lexentry: eng/polyphony__Noun__1
written_rep: polyphony
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ilfhónacht
sense_list:
(music) Musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice (monophony) or music with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords (homophony).


lexentry: eng/polyradiculoneuropathy__Noun__1
written_rep: polyradiculoneuropathy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polaifhréamhán-néarapaite
sense_list:
(medicine) A condition in which polyneuropathy and polyradiculopathy occur together, such as Guillain-Barré syndrome.


lexentry: eng/polysemy__Noun__1
written_rep: polysemy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ilchiallachas
sense_list:
(semantics) The property of a word, sign or symbol that can represent multiple meanings, including multiple similar ones.


lexentry: eng/polytechnic__Noun__1
written_rep: polytechnic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polaiteicnic
sense_list:
(UK, dated) An educational institute that teaches applied arts and sciences rather than academic subjects.


lexentry: eng/polyunsaturated__Adjective__1
written_rep: polyunsaturated
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: il-neamhsháithithe | polai-neamhsháithithe
sense_list:
(chemistry) Of or relating to long chain organic compounds that have multiple double bonds; polyunsaturated fatty acids are essential to human nutrition.


lexentry: eng/polyunsaturated_fat__Noun__1
written_rep: polyunsaturated fat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: saill il-neamhsháithithe
sense_list:
(fatty acid) A fat or oil, almost exclusively from vegetable sources, containing a high proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acids.


lexentry: eng/polyunsaturated_fatty_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: polyunsaturated fatty acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aigéad sailleach polai-neamhsháithithe
sense_list:
(fatty acid) A fatty acid, such as arachidonic acid, that contains two or more carbon-to-carbon double bonds


lexentry: eng/polyvinyl_chloride__Noun__1
written_rep: polyvinyl chloride
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polaiviniolclóiríd
sense_list:
A thermoplastic resin produced by the polymerization of vinyl chloride; used as an electrical insulator and in many other applications. Can be compounded into flexible and rigid forms through the use of plasticizers, stabilizers, fillers and other modifiers.


lexentry: eng/pomegranate__Noun__1
written_rep: pomegranate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pomagránait | gránúll | ubhall gráinneach
sense_list:
The fruit of the Punica granatum, about the size of an orange with a thick, hard, reddish skin enclosing many seeds, each with an edible pink or red pulp tasting both sweet and tart.


lexentry: eng/pomelo__Noun__1
written_rep: pomelo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pomaló
sense_list:
The large fruit of the Citrus maxima (syn. C. grandis), native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a thick green or yellow rind, a thick white pith, and semi-sweet translucent pale flesh.


lexentry: eng/pommel_horse__Noun__1
written_rep: pommel horse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: capall
sense_list:
An apparatus for gymnastic exercises with a cylindrical body covered with leather and two upright pommels, as hand grips, near the centre; held upright with adjustable legs. | An athletic event in which the pommel horse is used.


lexentry: eng/pondweed__Noun__1
written_rep: pondweed
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: duileasc abhann
sense_list:
opposite-leaved pondweed, Groenlandia densa, only plant of its genus, found chiefly in the Mediterranean region.


lexentry: eng/pontoon__Noun__1
written_rep: pontoon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pontún
sense_list:
A flat-bottomed boat or other floating structure used as a buoyant support for a temporary bridge, dock or landing stage. | A box used to raise a sunken vessel. | A float of a seaplane.


lexentry: eng/ponytail__Noun__1
written_rep: ponytail
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pónaí
sense_list:
A hairstyle where the hair is pulled back and tied into a single "tail" which hangs down behind the head.


lexentry: eng/poodle__Noun__1
written_rep: poodle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: púdal
sense_list:
A breed of dog originating in Europe as hunting dogs, and having heavy, curly coat in a solid color; their shoulder height indicates their classification as standard, medium, miniature, or toy.


lexentry: eng/pop__Verb__1
written_rep: pop
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pléasc
sense_list:
(intransitive) To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound. | (transitive, UK, AU) To place (something) (somewhere); to move or position (something) with a short movement.


lexentry: eng/pope__Noun__1
written_rep: pope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pápa
sense_list:
(Roman Catholicism, _, &, _, generally) An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state.


lexentry: eng/poplit__Noun__1
written_rep: poplit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ioscaid
sense_list:
The shallow depression (fossa) located at the back of the knee joint; the popliteal fossa or “knee pit”.


lexentry: eng/poppy__Noun__1
written_rep: poppy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: poipín | cocán dearg
sense_list:
Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially a common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant.


lexentry: eng/population_density__Noun__1
written_rep: population density
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dlús an daonra
sense_list:
Average population per unit area; especially, the average number of people who live per square kilometer (or square mile) of land.


lexentry: eng/porcelain__Noun__1
written_rep: porcelain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: poirceallán
sense_list:
(usually, uncountable) A hard white translucent ceramic, originally made by firing kaolin, quartz, and feldspar at high temperatures but now also inclusive of similar artificial materials; also often (figurative) such a material as a symbol of the fragility, elegance, etc. traditionally associated with porcelain goods.


lexentry: eng/porch__Noun__1
written_rep: porch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: póirse
sense_list:
(architectural element) A covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. A porch often has chair(s), table(s) and swings.


lexentry: eng/porcupine__Noun__1
written_rep: porcupine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: torcán
sense_list:
Any of several rodents of either of the taxonomic families Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) or Erethizontidae (New World porcupines), both from the infraorder Hystricognathi, noted for their sharp spines or quills, which are raised when the animal is attacked or surprised.


lexentry: eng/pore__Noun__1
written_rep: pore
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: póir
sense_list:
By extension any small opening or interstice, especially one of many, or one allowing the passage of a fluid.


lexentry: eng/pornography__Noun__1
written_rep: pornography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pornagrafaíocht
sense_list:
The explicit literary or visual depiction of sexual subject matter; any display of material of an erotic nature. [from mid-19th c.]


lexentry: eng/porridge__Noun__1
written_rep: porridge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leite
sense_list:
A dish made of grain or legumes, milk or water, heated and stirred until thick and typically eaten for breakfast.


lexentry: eng/port__Noun__1
written_rep: port
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: clébhord
sense_list:
(nautical, aviation, uncountable) The left-hand side of a vessel, including aircraft, when one is facing the front. Used to unambiguously refer to directions relative to the vessel structure, rather than to a person or object on board.


lexentry: eng/port__Noun__2
written_rep: port
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: port | calafort | clébhord
sense_list:
An opening or doorway in the side of a ship, especially for boarding or loading; an embrasure through which a cannon may be discharged; a porthole.


lexentry: eng/port__Verb__2
written_rep: port
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: port | calafort | clébhord
sense_list:
(military) To hold or carry (a weapon) with both hands so that it lays diagonally across the front of the body, with the barrel or similar part near the left shoulder and the right hand grasping the small of the stock; or, to throw (the weapon) into this position on command.


lexentry: eng/port_city__Noun__1
written_rep: port city
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: port
sense_list:
A city built around a port, for its defence, to provide infrastructural support, or as parasitic urban sprawl.


lexentry: eng/portable__Adjective__1
written_rep: portable
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fón póca
sense_list:
Able to be carried or easily moved. | (computing) Of software: able to be run on multiple hardware or operating systems.


lexentry: eng/porter__Noun__2
written_rep: porter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: pórtar
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable, beer) A strong, dark ale, originally favored by porters (etymology 1, sense 1), similar to a stout but less strong.


lexentry: eng/portrait__Noun__1
written_rep: portrait
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: portráid
sense_list:
(countable) A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders. | (computing, printing) A print orientation where the vertical sides are longer than the horizontal sides.


lexentry: eng/position_paper__Noun__1
written_rep: position paper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: páipéar seasaimh
sense_list:
(philosophy, government) An essay or report which expresses a position, conclusion, or recommendation concerning a contested issue or undecided question and which usually contains arguments or reasons in support of this position.


lexentry: eng/positive__Adjective__1
written_rep: positive
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: deimhneach
sense_list:
(mathematics) Of number, greater than zero. [from the 18th c.] | (chiefly, philosophy) Actual, real, concrete, not theoretical or speculative. | (physics) Having more protons than electrons. | Characterized by the existence or presence of distinguishing qualities or features, rather than by their absence.


lexentry: eng/positive__Adjective__1
written_rep: positive
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 10
trans_list: dearfach | deimhneach
sense_list:
(grammar) Describing the primary sense of an adjective, adverb or noun; not comparative, superlative, augmentative nor diminutive.


lexentry: eng/positive__Noun__1
written_rep: positive
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: dearbhchló
sense_list:
(photography) A positive image; one that displays true colors and shades, not their opposites or complements.


lexentry: eng/positive_degree__Noun__1
written_rep: positive degree
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bunchéim
sense_list:
(grammar) That state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison or relation to increase or diminution; as in wise, noble.


lexentry: eng/positron_emission_tomography__Noun__1
written_rep: positron emission tomography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tomagrafaíocht astúchán posatrón
sense_list:
(medicine) A medical imaging technique which detects the gamma rays produced by positrons emitted from injected radionuclides.


lexentry: eng/possessive_case__Noun__1
written_rep: possessive case
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sealbhach | tuiseal sealbhach
sense_list:
(grammar) case used to express direct possession, ownership, origin, etc. Though similar in many ways to the genitive case, it is not always the same. Languages that have the possessive case include English and Quenya.


lexentry: eng/possum__Noun__1
written_rep: possum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pasam
sense_list:
Any of the marsupials in several families of the order Diprotodontia of Australia and neighboring islands.


lexentry: eng/post-traumatic_stress_disorder__Noun__1
written_rep: post-traumatic stress disorder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neamhord strus iarthrámach
sense_list:
(psychology) A psychological condition that develops following some stressful situation or event, with symptoms such as sleep disturbance, recurrent dreams, flashbacks, hypervigilance, depression, dissociation, withdrawal or lack of concentration.


lexentry: eng/post_office__Noun__1
written_rep: post office
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oifig poist | oifig an phoist
sense_list:
(countable) A place (building, office, shop, or counter) concerned with the business of delivering letters, post or mail and selling stamps, etc.


lexentry: eng/postage_stamp__Noun__1
written_rep: postage stamp
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stampa poist
sense_list:
A small piece of printed paper stuck on an item to be mailed, indicating that postage has been paid.


lexentry: eng/postcard__Noun__1
written_rep: postcard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cárta poist
sense_list:
(post) A rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard intended to be written on and mailed without an envelope. In the case of a picture postcard, one side displays a picture or photograph.


lexentry: eng/postcode__Noun__1
written_rep: postcode
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: postchód
sense_list:
(UK, Irish, Commonwealth) A sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address to aid the sorting and delivery of post or mail.


lexentry: eng/poster__Noun__1
written_rep: poster
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: póstaer
sense_list:
A picture of a celebrity, an event etc., intended to be attached to a wall. | An advertisement to be posted on a pole, wall etc. to advertise something.


lexentry: eng/postimpressionism__Noun__1
written_rep: postimpressionism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: iar-Impriseanachas
sense_list:
(arts) A genre of painting that rejected the naturalism of impressionism, using colour and form in more expressive manners.


lexentry: eng/postmodernism__Noun__1
written_rep: postmodernism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: iarnua-aoiseachas
sense_list:
Any style in art, architecture, literature, philosophy, etc., that reacts against an earlier modernist movement.


lexentry: eng/postulate__Noun__1
written_rep: postulate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: foshuíomh
sense_list:
Something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted, especially when used as a basis for an argument. Sometimes distinguished from axioms as being relevant to a particular science or context, rather than universally true, and following from other axioms rather than being an absolute assumption.


lexentry: eng/pot_calling_the_kettle_black__Noun__1
written_rep: pot calling the kettle black
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A situation in which somebody comments on or accuses someone else of a fault which the accuser shares.

trans_list:
an óinseach ag aoir ar an amadán | casadh an chorcáin leis an gciteal | is maith an té atá ag tabhairt achasáin uaidh


lexentry: eng/potash__Noun__1
written_rep: potash
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buac
sense_list:
The water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer.


lexentry: eng/potassium__Noun__1
written_rep: potassium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: potaisiam
sense_list:
A soft, waxy, silvery reactive metal that is never found unbound in nature; an element (symbol K) with an atomic number of 19 and atomic weight of 39.0983. The symbol is derived from the Latin kalium.


lexentry: eng/potato__Noun__1
written_rep: potato
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: práta | fata
sense_list:
The tuber of a plant, Solanum tuberosum, eaten as a starchy vegetable, particularly in the Americas and Europe; this plant.


lexentry: eng/potato_bread__Noun__1
written_rep: potato bread
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: arán prátaí
sense_list:
A type of bread made with potatoes, often served shallow-fried as part of a cooked breakfast, common in Northern Ireland and Scotland.


lexentry: eng/potato_crisp__Noun__1
written_rep: potato crisp
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: brioscán prátaí | criospa
sense_list:
(mostly, British) A thin slice of potato that has been fried, typically packaged and sold as a snack.


lexentry: eng/potato_starch__Noun__1
written_rep: potato starch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stailc phrátaí
sense_list:
(gastronomy) A widely diffused vegetable substance found in the extracted material of potatoes used in cooking.


lexentry: eng/poteen__Noun__1
written_rep: poteen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: poitín
sense_list:
(Ireland, countable, uncountable) Illegally produced Irish whiskey; moonshine. [from early 19th c.] | (Ireland, countable, by extension) An unlicensed drinking establishment selling illegally produced Irish whiskey.


lexentry: eng/potential__Noun__1
written_rep: potential
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: poitéinseal
sense_list:
(physics) The gravitational potential: the radial (irrotational, static) component of a gravitational field, also known as the Newtonian potential or the gravitoelectric field. | (physics) The work (energy) required to move a reference particle from a reference location to a specified location in the presence of a force field, for example to bring a unit positive electric charge from an infinite distance to a specified point against an electric field.


lexentry: eng/potential_difference__Noun__1
written_rep: potential difference
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: difríocht phoitéinsil
sense_list:
the difference in potential energy between two points in an electric field; the difference in charge between two points in an electrical circuit; voltage


lexentry: eng/potential_energy__Noun__1
written_rep: potential energy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fuinneamh poitéinsiúil
sense_list:
The energy possessed by an object because of its position (in a gravitational or electric field), or its condition (as a stretched or compressed spring, as a chemical reactant, or by having rest mass).


lexentry: eng/pothole__Noun__1
written_rep: pothole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: linntreog
sense_list:
A shallow pit or other edged depression in a road's surface, especially when caused by erosion by weather or traffic. | A pit formed in the bed of a turbulent stream.


lexentry: eng/poultice__Noun__1
written_rep: poultice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ceirín
sense_list:
A soft, moist mass, usually wrapped in cloth and warmed, that is applied topically to a sore, aching or lesioned part of the body to soothe it.


lexentry: eng/pounce__Noun__1
written_rep: pounce
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gaineamh
sense_list:
(historical) A type of fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish bone, sprinkled over wet ink to dry the ink after writing or on rough paper to smooth the writing surface.


lexentry: eng/pound__Noun__1
written_rep: pound
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: punt
sense_list:
A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight. | A unit of currency in various currency systems | Any of various units of currency formerly used in the United States.


lexentry: eng/pour__Verb__1
written_rep: pour
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: doirt
sense_list:
(transitive, figurative) To send out as in a stream or a flood; to cause (an emotion) to come out; to cause to escape.


lexentry: eng/powder__Noun__1
written_rep: powder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: púdar | smúdar
sense_list:
The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust.


lexentry: eng/powder__Noun__1
written_rep: powder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: púdar | púdar éadain | smúdar
sense_list:
(cosmetics) A mixture of fine dry, sweet-smelling particles applied to the face or other body parts, to reduce shine or to alleviate chaffing.


lexentry: eng/power__Noun__1
written_rep: power
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: cumas
sense_list:
(countable) The ability to affect or influence. | (social) The ability to coerce, influence, or control.


lexentry: eng/power__Noun__1
written_rep: power
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: cumhacht
sense_list:
(metonymically) An influential nation, company, or other such body. | Physical force or strength. | A product of equal factors (and generalizations of this notion): x^n, read as "x to the power of n" or the like, is called a power and denotes the product x \times x \times \cdots \times x, where x appears n times in the product; x is called the base and n the exponent.


lexentry: eng/power_strip__Noun__1
written_rep: power strip
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: clár plocóidí
sense_list:
A block of electrical sockets that attaches to the end of a flexible cable and allows multiple electrical devices to be plugged in.


lexentry: eng/powertrain__Noun__1
written_rep: powertrain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gléasra cumhachta
sense_list:
The group of components in a vehicle that generate power and deliver it to the road surface, water, or air.


lexentry: eng/pragmatic__Adjective__1
written_rep: pragmatic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: praiticiúil
sense_list:
Practical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory.


lexentry: eng/pragmatism__Noun__1
written_rep: pragmatism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: réadúlacht
sense_list:
The pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals. | (philosophy) The idea that beliefs are identified with the actions of a believer, and the truth of beliefs with success of those actions in securing a believer's goals; the doctrine that ideas must be looked at in terms of their practical effects and consequences. | (politics) The theory that political problems should be met with practical solutions rather than ideological ones.


lexentry: eng/pram__Noun__1
written_rep: pram
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cóiste linbh | naíchóiste
sense_list:
A small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position. | (colloquial, loosely) A pushchair; a buggy.


lexentry: eng/praseodymium__Noun__1
written_rep: praseodymium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: praiséidimiam
sense_list:
A chemical element (symbol Pr) with an atomic number of 59, a soft, silvery, malleable and ductile metal, valued for its magnetic, electrical, chemical, and optical properties.


lexentry: eng/prawn_cocktail__Noun__1
written_rep: prawn cocktail
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: manglam cloicheán
sense_list:
A salad dish made from cooked, peeled, chilled prawns with a Marie Rose sauce, served on lettuce with lemon.


lexentry: eng/pray__Verb__1
written_rep: pray
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guigh
sense_list:
(religion) To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc. | (obsolete) To ask earnestly for; to seek to obtain by supplication; to entreat for.


lexentry: eng/prayer__Noun__1
written_rep: prayer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guí | urnaí
sense_list:
(uncountable) A practice of communicating with one's God, or with some spiritual entity. | (countable) An act of praying. | A meeting held for the express purpose of praying.


lexentry: eng/pre-drink__Verb__1
written_rep: pre-drink
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: réamhól
sense_list:
(intransitive) To drink cheaper take-away alcohol prior to drinking in more expensive clubs and bars


lexentry: eng/preacher__Noun__1
written_rep: preacher
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: seanmóirí
sense_list:
Someone who preaches a worldview, philosophy, or religion, especially someone who preaches the gospel and especially a clergyman or clergywoman.


lexentry: eng/preadolescence__Noun__1
written_rep: preadolescence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: réamhógántacht
sense_list:
The period between childhood and adolescence, between the ages of about 9 and 11 for girls, and 10 and 12 for boys.


lexentry: eng/preamble__Noun__1
written_rep: preamble
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: brollach | réamhrá
sense_list:
A short preliminary statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute.


lexentry: eng/precipitation__Noun__1
written_rep: precipitation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: comhdhlúthú
sense_list:
(meteorology) Any or all of the forms of water particles, whether liquid or solid, that fall from the upper atmosphere (e.g., rain, hail, snow or sleet). It is a major class of hydrometeor, but it is distinguished from cloud, fog, dew, rime, frost, etc., in that it must fall. It is distinguished from cloud and virga in that it must reach the ground.


lexentry: eng/precocious__Adjective__1
written_rep: precocious
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: seanchríonna
sense_list:
Characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity. | Exhibiting advanced skills and aptitudes at an abnormally early age.


lexentry: eng/predator__Noun__1
written_rep: predator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: creachadóir
sense_list:
Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other non-plant organisms (their prey), primarily for food.


lexentry: eng/predicate__Noun__1
written_rep: predicate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: faisnéis
sense_list:
(grammar) The part of the sentence (or clause) which states a property that a subject has or is characterized by.


lexentry: eng/predict__Verb__1
written_rep: predict
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tuar | réamhaithris
sense_list:
(transitive) To make a prediction: to forecast, foretell, or estimate a future event on the basis of knowledge and reasoning; to prophesy a future event on the basis of mystical knowledge or power.


lexentry: eng/preeclampsia__Noun__1
written_rep: preeclampsia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: réamheaclaimsia
sense_list:
(pathology) A complication of pregnancy, affecting about 2-20% of women, depending on location, characterized by hypertension and damage to the linings of the blood vessels of the brain, liver, lungs and kidneys, which can lead to multiple organ failure, convulsions, coma and death. The only cure is delivery of the child.


lexentry: eng/preeminent__Adjective__1
written_rep: preeminent
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aireaghdha | dearscnaitheach | séaghainn
sense_list:
Exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/preface__Noun__1
written_rep: preface
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: réamhrá
sense_list:
A beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book, typically serving to contextualize or explain the writing of the book and sometimes to acknowledge others' contributions.


lexentry: eng/prefer__Verb__1
written_rep: prefer
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: is fearr le | share lesh
sense_list:
(transitive) To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/prefix__Noun__1
written_rep: prefix
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: réimír
sense_list:
(grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning, for example as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure, re- in reheat, etc.


lexentry: eng/prehensile__Adjective__1
written_rep: prehensile
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: greama | inghreama
sense_list:
(zoology) Able to take hold of and clasp objects; adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object.


lexentry: eng/premature_ejaculation__Noun__1
written_rep: premature ejaculation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: seadadh roimh am
sense_list:
A medical condition where a man, when initiating sexual intercourse, will experience an orgasm and expel semen after a time period far below the average, generally defined as one minute or less.


lexentry: eng/premier__Noun__1
written_rep: premier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: príomh-aire
sense_list:
(politics, non-Westminster) The government leader in a legislative congress or leader of a government-level administrative body; the head of government.


lexentry: eng/prepare__Verb__1
written_rep: prepare
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ullmhaigh | deasaigh | réitigh
sense_list:
(transitive) To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip; to forearm.


lexentry: eng/preposition__Noun__1
written_rep: preposition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: réamhfhocal
sense_list:
(grammar, strict sense) Any of a class of non-inflecting words and multiword terms typically employed to connect a following noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival or adverbial sense, with some other word: a particle used with a noun or pronoun (in English always in the objective case) to make a phrase limiting some other word.


lexentry: eng/prepositional_pronoun__Noun__1
written_rep: prepositional pronoun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: forainm réamhfhoclach
sense_list:
A type of pronoun used in Celtic and Semitic languages, where a preposition followed by a personal pronoun creates a new word.


lexentry: eng/presbytery__Noun__1
written_rep: presbytery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: reispitéir
sense_list:
A body of elders in the early Christian church. | Presbyters collectively; the body of presbyters of a congregation.


lexentry: eng/prescribe__Verb__1
written_rep: prescribe
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: achtaigh
sense_list:
(medicine) To order (a drug or medical device) for use by a particular patient (under licensed authority). | To specify by writing as a required procedure or ritual; to lay down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule of action.


lexentry: eng/prescription__Noun__1
written_rep: prescription
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oideas
sense_list:
(medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology) A written order from an authorized medical practitioner for provision of a medicine or other treatment, such as (ophthalmology) the specific lenses needed for a pair of glasses.


lexentry: eng/present__Adjective__1
written_rep: present
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: i láithir | láithreach
sense_list:
Relating to now, for the time being; current. | Relating to something a person is referring to in the very context, with a deictic use similar to the demonstrative adjective this.


lexentry: eng/present_tense__Noun__1
written_rep: present tense
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aimsir láithreach
sense_list:
(grammar) A grammatical tense whose principal function is to locate a situation or event in the present time.


lexentry: eng/press__Noun__1
written_rep: press
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: preas
sense_list:
(countable) A device used to apply pressure to an item. | (uncountable, collective) The print-based media (both the people and the newspapers).


lexentry: eng/pressure_cooker__Noun__1
written_rep: pressure cooker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: brúbhruthaire
sense_list:
(cookware) A sealed cooking vessel that allows cooking in greater than atmospheric pressure and at a temperature above the boiling point of water.


lexentry: eng/presumptuous__Adjective__1
written_rep: presumptuous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: andóchasach | dalba | dána | iomarcach
sense_list:
Making unwarranted presumptions or assumptions, often out of arrogance or excessive self-confidence, and thus exceeding what is appropriate or right.


lexentry: eng/pretend__Verb__1
written_rep: pretend
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: lig ar
sense_list:
(transitive) To make oneself appear to do or be doing something; to engage in make-believe [with infinitive]. [from 15th c.] | (transitive, obsolete) To intend; to design, to plot; to attempt.


lexentry: eng/pretender__Noun__1
written_rep: pretender
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: oidhre | éilitheoir
sense_list:
A claimant to a throne or the office of a ruler; originally in a neutral sense, but now always applied to a claimant who is held to have no just title.


lexentry: eng/preterite__Noun__1
written_rep: preterite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aimsir chaite
sense_list:
(grammar) A grammatical tense or verb form serving to denote events that took place or were completed in the past.


lexentry: eng/pretty_penny__Noun__1
written_rep: pretty penny
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pingin mhaith
sense_list:
(idiomatic, informal) Chiefly preceded by a: a considerable amount of money; a high income or price.


lexentry: eng/preview__Noun__1
written_rep: preview
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: achoimre
sense_list:
(computing) A facility for viewing and checking a document or photo, or changes to it, before saving or printing it.


lexentry: eng/priapism__Noun__1
written_rep: priapism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biachacht
sense_list:
(pathology) A potentially painful or harmful medical condition in which the erect penis (erection) does not return to its flaccid state (despite the absence of both physical and psychological stimulation), often as a result of a spinal injury.


lexentry: eng/pride__Noun__1
written_rep: pride
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mórchúis | anumhlaíocht
sense_list:
The quality or state of being proud; an unreasonable overestimation of one's own superiority in terms of talents, looks, wealth, importance etc., which comes across as being lofty, distant, and often showing contempt of others.


lexentry: eng/pride__Noun__1
written_rep: pride
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: mórtas | uaill
sense_list:
(having a positive sense, often with of or in) A sense of one's own worth, and scorn for what is beneath or unworthy of oneself.


lexentry: eng/pride__Noun__1
written_rep: pride
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: borrachas | mórtas | uaill
sense_list:
Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct; insolent exultation.


lexentry: eng/prie-dieu__Noun__1
written_rep: prie-dieu
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stól urnaí
sense_list:
A piece of furniture on which someone can pray, consisting of a cushioned area to kneel on, with a built-in ledge for books. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/priest__Noun__1
written_rep: priest
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sagart | athair naofa
sense_list:
A religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple.


lexentry: eng/primacy__Noun__1
written_rep: primacy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: príomhaíocht
sense_list:
(religion) The office, rank, or character of a primate, it being the chief ecclesiastical station or dignity in a national church.


lexentry: eng/primary_school__Noun__1
written_rep: primary school
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bunscoil
sense_list:
(British, Australian, sometimes, Philippines, schools) A formal, obligatory kind of school that typically begins with nursery school or first grade and ends at fifth or sixth grade.


lexentry: eng/prime__Adjective__1
written_rep: prime
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: -gin
sense_list:
(mathematics, lay) Having exactly two integral factors: itself and unity (1 in the case of integers). | (algebra, of an ideal) Having its complement closed under multiplication.


lexentry: eng/prime_minister__Noun__1
written_rep: prime minister
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: príomh-aire
sense_list:
The chief member of the cabinet and head of the government, especially in a parliamentary democracy; often the leader of the majority party.


lexentry: eng/prime_number__Noun__1
written_rep: prime number
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uimhir phríomha
sense_list:
(number theory) Any natural number greater than 1 that cannot be formed by multiplying two smaller natural numbers.


lexentry: eng/prime_time__Noun__1
written_rep: prime time
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: príomh-am | príomh-am sceidil
sense_list:
(television, radio) The block of programming on television during the middle of the evening, usually between 7:00 pm and 11:00 pm.


lexentry: eng/primeval_forest__Noun__1
written_rep: primeval forest
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: foraois chianaosta
sense_list:
A forest unaffected by humans, typically containing large live trees, large dead trees, and large logs.


lexentry: eng/prince__Noun__1
written_rep: prince
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: prionsa | mac rí | rídhamhna
sense_list:
A male member of a royal family other than the ruler; especially (in the United Kingdom) the son or grandson of the monarch. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/princess__Noun__1
written_rep: princess
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: banphrionsa | iníon rí | banfhlaith
sense_list:
A female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter of a monarch. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/principal__Noun__1
written_rep: principal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: príomhoide
sense_list:
(North America, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines) The chief administrator of a school. | (architecture, engineering) The construction that gives shape and strength to a roof, generally a truss of timber or iron; or, loosely, the most important member of a piece of framing.


lexentry: eng/print__Verb__1
written_rep: print
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: clóbhuail
sense_list:
(transitive) To produce one or more copies of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine; often used with out or off: print out, print off.


lexentry: eng/printer__Noun__1
written_rep: printer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: clódóir
sense_list:
(printing) The operator of a printing press or the owner of a printing business; (metonymy) any printing business.


lexentry: eng/printer__Noun__1
written_rep: printer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: clóire | printéir
sense_list:
(computer hardware) A device, usually attached to a computer, used to print text or images onto paper; an analogous device capable of producing three-dimensional objects.


lexentry: eng/printing__Noun__1
written_rep: printing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: clódóireacht
sense_list:
(uncountable) The process or business of producing printed material by means of inked type and a printing press or similar technology.


lexentry: eng/prion__Noun__1
written_rep: prion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prión
sense_list:
(molecular biology) A self-propagating misfolded conformer of a protein that is responsible for a number of diseases that affect the brain and other neural tissue.


lexentry: eng/prism__Noun__1
written_rep: prism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: priosma
sense_list:
(geometry) A polyhedron with parallel ends of the same polygonal shape and size, the other faces being parallelogram-shaped sides.


lexentry: eng/prison__Noun__1
written_rep: prison
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: príosún | carcair
sense_list:
A place or institution where people are held against their will, in the US especially for long-term confinement, as of those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.


lexentry: eng/private__Adjective__1
written_rep: private
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: príobháideach
sense_list:
Belonging or pertaining to an individual person, group of people, or entity that is not the state. | Protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded; not publicly accessible.


lexentry: eng/private_property__Noun__1
written_rep: private property
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maoin phearsanta
sense_list:
(law, property law) Property to which individuals or corporations have certain exclusive property rights, but do not necessarily possess.


lexentry: eng/privilege__Noun__1
written_rep: privilege
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pribhléid
sense_list:
(countable) A particular benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or immunity enjoyed by some but not others; a prerogative, preferential treatment. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/prize__Noun__1
written_rep: prize
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: duais
sense_list:
An honour or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort. | That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.


lexentry: eng/probability__Noun__1
written_rep: probability
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: dóchúlacht
sense_list:
An event that is likely to occur. | The relative likelihood of an event happening. | (mathematics) A number, between 0 and 1, expressing the precise likelihood of an event happening.


lexentry: eng/probability_theory__Noun__1
written_rep: probability theory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: teoiric na dóchúlachta
sense_list:
(mathematics) The mathematical study of probability (the likelihood of occurrence of random events in order to predict the behavior of defined systems).


lexentry: eng/probation_officer__Noun__1
written_rep: probation officer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oifigeach promhaidh
sense_list:
A law enforcement officer who supervises offenders who have been released from incarceration and, often, recommends sentencing in courts of law.


lexentry: eng/problem__Noun__1
written_rep: problem
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fadhb | deacracht
sense_list:
A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with. | Difficulty in accepting or understanding or refusal to accept or understand.


lexentry: eng/process__Noun__1
written_rep: process
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: próiseas
sense_list:
A series of events leading to a result or product. | A path or succession of states through which a system passes.


lexentry: eng/process__Noun__1
written_rep: process
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: starr
sense_list:
(anatomy) An outgrowth of tissue arising above a surface, such as might form part of a joint or the attachment point for a muscle.


lexentry: eng/procession__Noun__1
written_rep: procession
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: mórshiúl
sense_list:
A group of people or things moving along in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a retinue.


lexentry: eng/prodigal_son__Noun__1
written_rep: prodigal son
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mac díobhlásach | millteán mic
sense_list:
Someone who returns home from travelling or exile or who is welcomed back after disgrace, especially having repented of former extravagant or immoral behaviour.


lexentry: eng/produce__Noun__1
written_rep: produce
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: meas
sense_list:
Harvested agricultural goods collectively, especially vegetables and fruit, but possibly including eggs, dairy products and meat; the saleable food products of farms.


lexentry: eng/producer__Noun__1
written_rep: producer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: táirgeoir | léiritheoir
sense_list:
(UK, Irish, slang) An arrest for speeding after which the driver is allowed seven (in the UK) or ten (in Ireland) days to produce his/her driving licence and related documents at a police station.


lexentry: eng/product__Noun__1
written_rep: product
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: iolrach
sense_list:
(mathematics) Any operation or a result thereof which generalises multiplication of numbers, like the multiplicative operation in a ring, product of types or a categorical product.


lexentry: eng/product__Noun__1
written_rep: product
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: toradh
sense_list:
Any tangible or intangible good or service that is a result of a process and that is intended for delivery to a customer or end user.


lexentry: eng/product__Noun__1
written_rep: product
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: táirge
sense_list:
(chemistry) A chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction. | (countable, uncountable) A commodity offered for sale.


lexentry: eng/production__Noun__1
written_rep: production
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tairgíocht
sense_list:
The act of producing, making or creating something. [from 15th c.] | The act of being produced. | The total amount produced. | The presentation of a theatrical work.


lexentry: eng/profanity__Noun__1
written_rep: profanity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: naomhaithis | mallachtach
sense_list:
(uncountable) The quality of being profane; quality of irreverence, of treating sacred things with contempt.


lexentry: eng/profession_of_faith__Noun__1
written_rep: profession of faith
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: admháil chreidimh
sense_list:
(religion) A creed; a (typically formulaic) statement of the beliefs of one's religion, often recited during public prayers or liturgies. | (religion, Christianity, specifically) A formulaic declaration asserting the orthodoxy of one's beliefs, usually made at baptism, entry into a particular Church, or upon the acceptance of an ecclesial office, and typically including the recitation of a creed.


lexentry: eng/professional__Adjective__1
written_rep: professional
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gairmiúil
sense_list:
Of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the (usually high) standards of a profession. | That is carried out for money, especially as a livelihood.


lexentry: eng/professor__Noun__1
written_rep: professor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ollamh
sense_list:
(US, Philippines, informal) A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank.


lexentry: eng/professorial__Adjective__1
written_rep: professorial
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ollúnta
sense_list:
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a professor or professors, or of a professorship or professorships.


lexentry: eng/profile__Noun__1
written_rep: profile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: próifíl
sense_list:
(countable) The outermost shape, view, or edge of an object. | (countable) The shape, view, or shadow of a person's head from the side; a side view. | (countable) A summary or collection of information, especially about a person | (Internet, countable) A specific page or field in which users can provide various types of personal information in software or Internet systems.


lexentry: eng/profit__Noun__1
written_rep: profit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: brabach | brabús
sense_list:
(accounting, economics) Total income or cash flow minus expenditures. The money or other benefit a non-governmental organization or individual receives in exchange for products and services sold at an advertised price.


lexentry: eng/profiteering__Noun__1
written_rep: profiteering
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: brabúsaíocht
sense_list:
The act of making an unreasonable profit not justified by the corresponding assumption of risk, or by doing so unethically or opportunistically.


lexentry: eng/progenitor__Noun__1
written_rep: progenitor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sinsear
sense_list:
A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors. | A person from whom one or more people (dynasty, tribe, nation…) are descended. | (biology) An ancestral form of a species.


lexentry: eng/progesterone__Noun__1
written_rep: progesterone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prógaistéarón
sense_list:
(steroid hormone, uncountable) A steroid hormone, secreted by the ovaries, whose function is to prepare the uterus for the implantation of a fertilized ovum and to maintain pregnancy.


lexentry: eng/proglacial__Adjective__1
written_rep: proglacial
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uroighreach
sense_list:
Situated in front, or outside the margins, of a glacier or ice sheet (and formed from its meltwaters).


lexentry: eng/prognosis__Noun__1
written_rep: prognosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tairngreacht
sense_list:
A forecast of the future course or outcome of a situation based on what is presently known; a prediction. [from mid 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/prognosis__Noun__1
written_rep: prognosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: prognóis
sense_list:
(medicine) A forecast of the future course or outcome of a disease or disorder based on current medical knowledge. [from mid 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/program__Noun__1
written_rep: program
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: clár
sense_list:
A set of structured activities; a plan of action. | (broadcasting) A performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television.


lexentry: eng/program__Noun__1
written_rep: program
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: ríomhchlár
sense_list:
(computing) A software application, or a collection of software applications, designed to perform a specific task.


lexentry: eng/programming_language__Noun__1
written_rep: programming language
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: teanga ríomhaire | teanga ríomhaireachta | teanga ríomhchlárúcháin
sense_list:
(programming) A code of reserved words and symbols used in computer programs, which give instructions to the computer on how to accomplish certain computing tasks.


lexentry: eng/projection__Noun__1
written_rep: projection
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caitheamh amach | starr
sense_list:
Something which projects, protrudes, juts out, sticks out, or stands out. | The action of projecting or throwing or propelling something.


lexentry: eng/projector__Noun__1
written_rep: projector
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: teilgeoir
sense_list:
An optical device that projects a beam of light, especially one used to project an image (or moving images) onto a screen. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/prokaryote__Noun__1
written_rep: prokaryote
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prócarót
sense_list:
An organism whose cell (or cells) are characterized by the absence of a nucleus or any other membrane-bound organelles.


lexentry: eng/prolactin__Noun__1
written_rep: prolactin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prólachtain
sense_list:
(hormone) A peptide gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland; it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation in females.


lexentry: eng/prolepsis__Noun__1
written_rep: prolepsis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: réamhthagra
sense_list:
(rhetoric) The anticipation of an objection to an argument. | (grammar, rhetoric) A construction that consists of placing an element in a syntactic unit before that to which it would logically correspond. | (philosophy, epistemology) A so-called "preconception", i.e. a pre-theoretical notion which can lead to true knowledge of the world.


lexentry: eng/prolific__Adjective__1
written_rep: prolific
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bisiúil | torthúil
sense_list:
Fertile; producing offspring or fruit in abundance — applied to plants producing fruit, animals producing young, etc.


lexentry: eng/prom__Noun__1
written_rep: prom
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: liathróid
sense_list:
(US) A formal ball held at a high school or college on special occasions; e.g,. near the end of the academic year.


lexentry: eng/promote__Verb__1
written_rep: promote
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: cuir chun cinn
sense_list:
(transitive) To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.


lexentry: eng/prompt__Verb__1
written_rep: prompt
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spreag
sense_list:
(transitive) To lead (someone) toward what they should say or do. | (transitive, theater, and, television) To show or tell (an actor/person) the words they should be saying, or actions they should be doing.


lexentry: eng/prompter's_box__Noun__1
written_rep: prompter's box
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: poll
sense_list:
The raised box in the apron of a stage, opening towards the actors. The prompter sits inside with the prompter's book, ready to give cues for missed or forgotten lines.


lexentry: eng/prong__Noun__1
written_rep: prong
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beangán
sense_list:
A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool. A tine. | (sometimes, figurative) A branch; a fork.


lexentry: eng/pronoun__Noun__1
written_rep: pronoun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: forainm
sense_list:
(grammar) A type of word that refers anaphorically to a noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective.


lexentry: eng/pronounce__Verb__1
written_rep: pronounce
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: fuaimnigh
sense_list:
(transitive) To sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate. | (intransitive) To produce the components of speech.


lexentry: eng/proofread__Verb__1
written_rep: proofread
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: léigh profaí | profáil
sense_list:
(transitive, and, intransitive) To check a written text for errors in spelling, grammar, syntax, and punctuation.


lexentry: eng/prop__Noun__2
written_rep: prop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prapa
sense_list:
(theater, film) An item placed on a stage or set to create a scene or scenario in which actors perform.


lexentry: eng/propaganda__Noun__1
written_rep: propaganda
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bolscaireacht
sense_list:
(as a neutral word, _, dated) Agitation, publicity, public communication aimed at influencing an audience and furthering an agenda.


lexentry: eng/propagate__Verb__1
written_rep: propagate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: póraigh | síolraigh
sense_list:
(transitive) To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate.


lexentry: eng/propagate__Verb__1
written_rep: propagate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: síolraigh
sense_list:
(biology, intransitive) To produce young; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants.


lexentry: eng/propeller__Noun__1
written_rep: propeller
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: aerscriú
sense_list:
A mechanical device with evenly-shaped blades that turn on a shaft to push against air or water, especially one used to propel an aircraft or boat.


lexentry: eng/proper_noun__Noun__1
written_rep: proper noun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ainmfhocal dílis
sense_list:
(grammar) A word or phrase that is a noun denoting a particular person, place, organization, ship, animal, event, or other individual entity.


lexentry: eng/property_tax__Noun__1
written_rep: property tax
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cáin mhaoine
sense_list:
A tax, usually ad valorem, charged on the basis of the fair market value of property. The scope of taxable property varies by jurisdiction and it may include personal property in addition to real estate.


lexentry: eng/propolis__Noun__1
written_rep: propolis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gliú beach
sense_list:
An aromatic glue-like substance produced by honeybees from tree resin, waxes, and their own secretions, used in the construction of their hives.


lexentry: eng/proportional__Adjective__1
written_rep: proportional
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cionmhar | comhréireach
sense_list:
(mathematics) At a constant ratio (to). Two magnitudes (numbers) are said to be proportional if the second varies in a direct relation arithmetically to the first. Symbol: ∝.


lexentry: eng/proportional_representation__Noun__1
written_rep: proportional representation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ionadaíocht chionmhar
sense_list:
A voting principle aimed at securing a close match between the percentage of votes that groups of candidates (usually political parties) obtain in elections, and the percentage of seats they receive in the elected body.


lexentry: eng/propyl__Noun__1
written_rep: propyl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: próipil
sense_list:
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C3H7, formally derived from propane by the loss of a hydrogen atom. [from 1850]


lexentry: eng/prosecutor__Noun__1
written_rep: prosecutor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ard-aighne
sense_list:
(law) a person, as a complainant, victim, or chief witness, who institutes prosecution in a criminal proceeding.


lexentry: eng/prosody__Noun__1
written_rep: prosody
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prosóid
sense_list:
(linguistics) The study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech. | (poetry) The study of poetic meter; the patterns of sounds and rhythms in verse.


lexentry: eng/prostitute__Noun__1
written_rep: prostitute
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bean sráide | striapach | bean choiteann | eachlach | meirdreach
sense_list:
A person who does, or offers to do, a demeaning or dishonourable activity for money or personal gain; someone who acts in a dishonourable way for personal advantage. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/protagonist__Noun__1
written_rep: protagonist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gaiscíoch
sense_list:
(authorship) The main character, or one of the main characters, in any story, such as a literary work or drama.


lexentry: eng/protection_money__Noun__1
written_rep: protection money
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cosaint
sense_list:
Money paid, especially at regular intervals, to criminals or to corrupt officials who threaten to cause harm to the payer or to his or her business if the money is not paid.


lexentry: eng/protectionism__Noun__1
written_rep: protectionism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cosantachas
sense_list:
(politics, economics) A system or policy of protecting the domestic producers of a product from foreign competition by imposing tariffs, quotas, duties or other barriers on importations.


lexentry: eng/protein__Noun__1
written_rep: protein
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: próitéin
sense_list:
(biochemistry, countable) Any of numerous large, complex naturally-produced molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids, in which the amino acid groups are held together by peptide bonds.


lexentry: eng/protist__Noun__1
written_rep: protist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prótaisteach
sense_list:
(microbiology) Any of the eukaryotic unicellular organisms—including protozoans, slime molds and some algae—historically grouped into the kingdom Protista (or Protoctista), now distributed over several clades.


lexentry: eng/protocol__Noun__1
written_rep: protocol
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: prótacal
sense_list:
(international law, now, _, rare) An official record of a diplomatic meeting or negotiation; later specifically, a draft document setting out agreements to be signed into force by a subsequent formal treaty. [from 17th c.] | The official rules and guidelines for heads of state and other dignitaries, governing accepted behaviour in relations with other diplomatic representatives or over affairs of state. [from 19th c.] | (computing) A set of formal rules describing how to transmit or exchange data, especially across a network. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/proton__Noun__1
written_rep: proton
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prótón
sense_list:
(particle) A positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element, composed of two up quarks and a down quark.


lexentry: eng/protoplanet__Noun__1
written_rep: protoplanet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prótapláinéad
sense_list:
An astronomical object, approximately the size of the Moon, formed from the mutual gravitational attraction of planetesimals; they are thought to collide with each other and slowly form planets


lexentry: eng/protoplasm__Noun__1
written_rep: protoplasm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prótaplasma | réamhdhamhna
sense_list:
(cytology) The entire contents of a cell comprising the nucleus and the cytoplasm. It is a semi-fluid, transparent substance which is the living matter of plant and animal cells.


lexentry: eng/protostar__Noun__1
written_rep: protostar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prótairéalta
sense_list:
(star) A collection of gas and dust in space with high temperature that usually grows to the point of beginning nuclear fusion and becoming a star.


lexentry: eng/protozoan__Noun__1
written_rep: protozoan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prótasón
sense_list:
(cytology) Any of the diverse group of eukaryotes, of the phylum Protozoa, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, are usually nonphotosynthetic, and are often classified further into phyla according to their capacity for and means of motility, as by pseudopods, flagella, or cilia.


lexentry: eng/proverb__Noun__1
written_rep: proverb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: seanfhocal
sense_list:
(obsolete) A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable. | (obsolete) A drama exemplifying a proverb.


lexentry: eng/provisional__Adjective__1
written_rep: provisional
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sealadach
sense_list:
Temporary, but with the intention of eventually becoming permanent or being replaced by a permanent equivalent.


lexentry: eng/provost__Noun__1
written_rep: provost
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: méara
sense_list:
A mayor: the chief magistrate of a town, particularly (Scotland) the head of a burgh or (historical) the former chiefs of various towns in France, Flanders, or (by extension) other Continental European countries.


lexentry: eng/proxy_server__Noun__1
written_rep: proxy server
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: seachfhreastalaí
sense_list:
(computing) A hardware server that acts as an intermediary between a user and another server, usually on the Internet.


lexentry: eng/prune__Verb__2
written_rep: prune
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: meang | sciot
sense_list:
(transitive, horticulture) To remove excess material from a tree or shrub; to trim, especially to make more healthy or productive.


lexentry: eng/psalm__Noun__1
written_rep: psalm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: salm
sense_list:
(religion, music) A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God. | One of the hymns by David and others, collected into one book of the Old Testament, or a modern metrical version of such a hymn for public worship.


lexentry: eng/pseudepigrapha__Noun__1
written_rep: pseudepigrapha
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bréageipeagrafa
sense_list:
Writings falsely ascribed to famous persons (historical or mythical) to lend them greater legitimacy, typically composed many centuries after the ostensible author's death.


lexentry: eng/pseudoephedrine__Noun__1
written_rep: pseudoephedrine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: súideifidrín
sense_list:
(pharmaceutical drug) A sympathomimetic alkaloid commonly used as a decongestant; a chemical compound, an isomer of ephedrine, with the formula C10H15NO.


lexentry: eng/pseudohistory__Noun__1
written_rep: pseudohistory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bréagstair
sense_list:
(pejorative) Any work claiming to be a historical account without using established historiographical methods, especially one using personal speculation or questionable evidence without necessary care or concern for the truth.


lexentry: eng/pseudomorph__Noun__1
written_rep: pseudomorph
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bréagmhorf
sense_list:
(geology, mineralogy) A mineral that formed by replacement of an existing mineral (or organic matter) such that the new mineral has the appearance and dimensions of the original.


lexentry: eng/pseudomorphism__Noun__1
written_rep: pseudomorphism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bréagmhorfacht
sense_list:
(crystallography) The state of having, or the property of taking, a crystalline form unlike that of the species.


lexentry: eng/pseudonymize__Verb__1
written_rep: pseudonymize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ainm bréige a chur ar
sense_list:
(computing, law) To depersonalize or anonymize (data); a procedure by which the most identifying fields within a data record are replaced by one or more artificial identifiers, or pseudonyms.


lexentry: eng/pseudopod__Noun__1
written_rep: pseudopod
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bréagphóidiam
sense_list:
(cytology) A temporary projection of the cytoplasm of certain cells, such as phagocytes, or of certain unicellular organisms, such as amoebas, that serves in locomotion. [from 19th c.] | (by extension) An extension or projection from something. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/psi__Noun__1
written_rep: psi
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sí
sense_list:
(countable) The twenty-third letter of Classical and Modern Greek and the twenty-fifth letter of Old and Ancient Greek.


lexentry: eng/psychiatry__Noun__1
written_rep: psychiatry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: síciatracht
sense_list:
(medicine) The branch of medicine that focuses on mental and behavioral health by subjectively diagnosing, treating, or preventing mental disorders (mental illnesses) and behavioural conditions.


lexentry: eng/psycho__Noun__1
written_rep: psycho
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ar buile
sense_list:
(chiefly, derogatory, slang) A person who is psychotic, psychopathic, or (broadly) otherwise insane.


lexentry: eng/psychodynamic__Adjective__1
written_rep: psychodynamic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sícidinimiciúil
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to psychodynamics, the dynamic interplay between forces that govern human behavior, or the study of this


lexentry: eng/psychogenic__Adjective__1
written_rep: psychogenic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sícigineach
sense_list:
(psychiatry) Originating from or caused by state of mind; having a psychological rather than a physiological cause.


lexentry: eng/psychological__Adjective__1
written_rep: psychological
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: síceolaíoch
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to psychology. | Relating to the mind and behavior or to the mental, emotional, and behavioral characteristics pertaining to a specified person, group, or activity.


lexentry: eng/psychology__Noun__1
written_rep: psychology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: síceolaíocht
sense_list:
(uncountable) The study of human or animal behavior. | (countable) The mental, emotional, and behavioral characteristics pertaining to a specified person, group, or activity.


lexentry: eng/psychometrics__Noun__1
written_rep: psychometrics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: síciméadracht
sense_list:
(psychology) The design of psychological tests to measure intelligence, aptitude and personality; and the analysis and interpretation of their results.


lexentry: eng/psychometry__Noun__1
written_rep: psychometry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: síciméadracht
sense_list:
(psychology) The use of psychological tests to measure intelligence, abilities, attitudes, and personality traits.


lexentry: eng/psychopath__Noun__1
written_rep: psychopath
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: síceapatach
sense_list:
A person with a personality disorder indicated by a pattern of lying, cunning, manipulating, glibness, exploiting, heedlessness, arrogance, delusions of grandeur, carelessness, low self-control, disregard for morality, lack of acceptance of responsibility, callousness, and lack of empathy and remorse. Such a person may be especially prone to violent and criminal offenses. | (figurative) A person with no moral conscience. | (figurative) A person who perpetrates especially gruesome or bizarre violent acts. | A person diagnosed with antisocial or dissocial personality disorder.


lexentry: eng/psychopathy__Noun__1
written_rep: psychopathy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: síceapaite
sense_list:
A personality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality. Violent and criminal offenses may be indicative of this disorder.


lexentry: eng/psychophysics__Noun__1
written_rep: psychophysics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sícifiseolaíocht | sícifisic
sense_list:
(psychology) The branch of psychology concerned with the effects of physical stimuli on mental processes.


lexentry: eng/psychosis__Noun__1
written_rep: psychosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: síocóis
sense_list:
(psychology) A severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical damage to the brain, marked by a deranged personality and a distorted view of reality.


lexentry: eng/psychotherapy__Noun__1
written_rep: psychotherapy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: síciteiripe
sense_list:
The treatment of people diagnosed with mental and emotional disorders using dialogue and a variety of psychological techniques.


lexentry: eng/psychrometrics__Noun__1
written_rep: psychrometrics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sícriméadracht
sense_list:
(meteorology, thermodynamics) The measurement or study of the physical and thermodynamic properties of the atmosphere and its water vapour.


lexentry: eng/ptarmigan__Noun__1
written_rep: ptarmigan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tarmachan
sense_list:
Any of three species of small grouse in the genus Lagopus found in subarctic tundra areas of North America and Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/pub__Noun__1
written_rep: pub
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: teach tábhairne | teach óil
sense_list:
(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A public house where beverages, primarily alcoholic, may be bought and consumed, also providing food and sometimes entertainment such as live music or television.


lexentry: eng/public__Adjective__1
written_rep: public
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: poiblí
sense_list:
Open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it; especially, provided by national or local authorities and supported by money from taxes. [from 15th c.] | Pertaining to the people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people; concerning the whole community or country. [from 15th c.] | Officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community, rather than by a private organization. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/public__Noun__1
written_rep: public
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: daoine | pobal
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable) Chiefly preceded by the: members of the community or the people in general, regardless of membership of any particular group.


lexentry: eng/public_domain__Noun__1
written_rep: public domain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: an fearann poiblí
sense_list:
(specifically, law) The realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents, and thus over which no person can establish a proprietary interest.


lexentry: eng/public_relations__Noun__1
written_rep: public relations
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caidreamh poiblí
sense_list:
The professional dissemination and management of information by a person or an organization to the public with the purpose of creating a favorable public image.


lexentry: eng/public_service__Noun__1
written_rep: public service
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: seirbhís phoiblí
sense_list:
(countable) A service such as health care, transport, or waste removal provided to the general public, often by the government.


lexentry: eng/public_transport__Noun__1
written_rep: public transport
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: iompar poiblí
sense_list:
(UK, AU, NZ) Any form of transport that can be used by a member of public (who usually pays a fare); as opposed to private ownership of e.g. cars.


