# translation

lexentry: eng/Swazi__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Swazi
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Suaisis
sense_list:
A Bantu language primarily spoken in Swaziland/Eswatini and the South African regions adjacent to it.


lexentry: eng/Swedish__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Swedish
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sualainnis | Sualainnis
sense_list:
The language of Sweden and Åland (an autonomous part of Finland). Swedish is also one of the two official languages of Finland, spoken by 6% of the citizens. A very small minority in Estonia has Swedish as their mother tongue.


lexentry: eng/Swiss_Army_knife__Noun__1
written_rep: Swiss Army knife
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scian airm Eilvéiseach
sense_list:
Any of a class of multi-function pocket knives or multitools, having a blade and various tools, such as screwdrivers and can openers.


lexentry: eng/Swiss_roll__Noun__1
written_rep: Swiss roll
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rollóg Eilvéiseach
sense_list:
A type of sponge cake rolled up into a cylinder, typically but not exclusively with jam or chocolate filling.


lexentry: eng/Switzerland__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Switzerland
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Eilvéis | An Eilvéis
sense_list:
A country in Western Europe and Central Europe. Official name: Swiss Confederation. Capital: Bern (de facto).


lexentry: eng/Sydney__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Sydney
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Sidní
sense_list:
(uncountable) A major port city, the state capital of New South Wales, Australia, and the most populous city in Australia.


lexentry: eng/Synoptic__Adjective__1
written_rep: Synoptic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sionoptach
sense_list:
Relating to the first three Gospels of the New Testament — Matthew, Mark, and Luke — which are similar in style and content.


lexentry: eng/Syria__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Syria
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: an tSiria | Siria
sense_list:
(historical) Syria (an ancient region in the Levant in Western Asia, roughly coextensive with the modern country of Syria).


lexentry: eng/São_Tomé_and_Príncipe__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: São Tomé and Príncipe
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: São Tomé agus Príncipe
sense_list:
A country and archipelago of Central Africa in the Atlantic Ocean. Official name: Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. Capital: São Tomé.


lexentry: eng/T-junction__Noun__1
written_rep: T-junction
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: T-acomhal
sense_list:
An intersection of routes where one road terminates as it joins a (usually higher priority) road at approximately 90°. In most countries, a give way or stop road sign will be seen at a T-junction. | A similarly shaped section in a pipe, etc.


lexentry: eng/T-shirt__Noun__1
written_rep: T-shirt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: t-léine
sense_list:
(clothing) A lightweight shirt without buttons, usually with short sleeves and no collar. Often made of cotton and frequently bears a picture or slogan.


lexentry: eng/T-square__Noun__1
written_rep: T-square
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: crosbhacart
sense_list:
A rule with a short perpendicular crosspiece at one end, used by draughtsmen to draw parallel lines.


lexentry: eng/Taiwan_Strait__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Taiwan Strait
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Caolas na Téaváine
sense_list:
The strait dividing mainland Asia (China) from Taiwan island and connecting the East and South China Seas.


lexentry: eng/Taiwan__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Taiwan
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Téaváin | Formósa
sense_list:
A partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands. Official name: Republic of China. Capital: Taipei. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/Tajik__Adjective__1
written_rep: Tajik
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Táidsíceastánach
sense_list:
Of, from, or pertaining to Tajikistan, the Tajik people (living in Tajikistan and Afghanistan) or the Tajiki dialect of Persian.


lexentry: eng/Taoiseach__Noun__1
written_rep: Taoiseach
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Taoiseach
sense_list:
(Irish politics) The head of the government of Ireland, comparable to a prime minister of a Commonwealth of Nations country.


lexentry: eng/Tasmania__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Tasmania
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tasmáin
sense_list:
One of the six federal states of Australia, consisting of one large, eponymous and several much smaller islands, off the eastern part of Australia's south coast; a former British colony, from 1856 to 1901. Capital: Hobart. | The large island of Australia comprising the majority of the state of Tasmania's land area and on which most of its inhabitants live.


lexentry: eng/Tatarstan__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Tatarstan
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: an Tatair
sense_list:
A republic and federal subject of south-central Russia. Official name: Republic of Tatarstan. Capital: Kazan.


lexentry: eng/Taurus__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Taurus
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: an Tarbh
sense_list:
(zodiac constellations) A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a bull and containing the star Aldebaran. | (astrology) The zodiac sign for the bull, ruled by Venus and covering April 21 - May 21 (tropical astrology) or May 16 - June 15 (sidereal astrology).


lexentry: eng/Taylor__Proper_noun__2
written_rep: Taylor
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: táilliúir
sense_list:
A city in Williamson County, Texas; named for railroad official Edward Moses Taylor. | A minor city in Stark County, North Dakota; named for railroad official David R. Taylor. | A number of townships in the United States, listed under Taylor Township.


lexentry: eng/Tchaikovsky__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Tchaikovsky
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tchaikovsky
sense_list:
A transliteration of the Russian surname Чайко́вский (Čajkóvskij), usually applying to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.


lexentry: eng/Tehran__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Tehran
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Teheran
sense_list:
The capital city of Iran, the seat of Tehran County's Central District and the capital of Tehran Province.


lexentry: eng/Telescopium__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Telescopium
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Teileascóp
sense_list:
(constellation) A small faint constellation of the southern winter sky, said to resemble a telescope. It lies south of the constellation of Corona Australis.


lexentry: eng/Teletext__Noun__1
written_rep: Teletext
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fístéacs
sense_list:
(UK, Ireland) A text-based information retrieval system using television sets with a suitable decoder; developed by the BBC.


lexentry: eng/Temple__Proper_noun__2
written_rep: Temple
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: teampall
sense_list:
(Judaism, Christianity, historical) Any of the former chief temples to YHWH in Jerusalem, particularly Solomon's Temple. | Either of two of the Inns of Court in London (the Inner Temple and the Middle Temple), built on a site once occupied by the Knights Templar.


lexentry: eng/Ten_Commandments__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Ten Commandments
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: na Deich nAitheanta
sense_list:
(bible) A particular list of religious and moral imperatives which, according to the Old Testament of the Bible or the Hebrew Bible, were twice given or dictated by God to Moses on Mount Sinai and inscribed on two stone tablets. | (slang, dated) The ten fingernails, used by women when fighting.


lexentry: eng/Teutonic__Adjective__1
written_rep: Teutonic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gearmánach
sense_list:
Relating to the ancient Germanic people, the Teutons. | (dated, or , offensive) Having qualities that are regarded as typical of German people.


lexentry: eng/Thailand__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Thailand
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Téalainn
sense_list:
A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Kingdom of Thailand. Capital: Bangkok. Former name: Siam.


lexentry: eng/Thames__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Thames
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Tamais
sense_list:
(with the) A river in the U.S. State of Connecticut flowing 24 km (15 mi.) past New London to Long Island Sound.


lexentry: eng/Thebes__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Thebes
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: An Téibh
sense_list:
A city in central Greece, the capital city of Boeotia and an important political centre in antiquity. | An ancient city and archaeological site in Upper Egypt, having functioned as capital city at times during the Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom.


lexentry: eng/Theravada__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Theravada
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Teireaváda
sense_list:
(Buddhism) A sect of Buddhism, whose teachings are based on the Buddha's scriptures in the Pali canon, widely practised in Southeast Asia, mainly in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar. It tends to be conservative in contrast to the more liberal Mahayana, rejects reliance on celestial beings, and teaches non-universal salvation.


lexentry: eng/Thermopylae__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Thermopylae
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tearmápalae | Bearnas Thearmápalae
sense_list:
A narrow pass on the east-central coast of Greece adjacent to the Maliakos Gulf, northwest of Athens. Its name is derived from its hot sulphur springs. It was the site of the Battle of Thermopylae, at which the Spartan King Leonidas stood off, for a time, the Persian armies of Xerxes.


lexentry: eng/Thessalonians__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Thessalonians
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Teasalónaigh
sense_list:
(biblical) Books in the New Testament of the Bible (1 Thessalonians and 2 Thessalonians), epistles to the Christians in ancient Thessaloniki.


lexentry: eng/Thessaly__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Thessaly
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: an Teasáil
sense_list:
A historical region and administrative region in north-central Greece; one of its 13 peripheries. It contains the prefectures of Karditsa, Larissa, Magnesia and Trikala.


lexentry: eng/Thomas__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Thomas
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tomás
sense_list:
An Apostle, best remembered for doubting the resurrection of Jesus. | A en given name of biblical origin, popular since the 13th century. | A common surname originating as a patronymic.


lexentry: eng/Thor__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Thor
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Túr
sense_list:
(Norse mythology, and, paganism) A hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, and the protection of mankind.


lexentry: eng/Thoth__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Thoth
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tót
sense_list:
(Egyptian god) The ancient Egyptian moon god of wisdom, learning, and magic, usually depicted as an ibis or baboon.


lexentry: eng/Thuban__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Thuban
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Túban
sense_list:
(star) α Draconis, a white giant star in the constellation Draco which served as the North Star from about 3942 to 1793 BC.


lexentry: eng/Thursday__Noun__1
written_rep: Thursday
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Déardaoin | An Déardaoin
sense_list:
The fifth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fourth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Wednesday and precedes Friday.


lexentry: eng/Tiberius__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Tiberius
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tiberius
sense_list:
(historical) A en given name of mostly historical use, in particular, the praenomen of the second Roman emperor Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus, reigning 14-37 C.E..


lexentry: eng/Tibet__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Tibet
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tibéid
sense_list:
A geographic region in Central Asia (mostly in China), the homeland of the Tibetan people, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau. | (historical) A former country in East Asia that existed from 1912 until its annexation by China in 1951.


lexentry: eng/Tibetan_Mastiff__Noun__1
written_rep: Tibetan Mastiff
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Maistín Tibéadach
sense_list:
A large dog of a breed from Central Asia, having a medium to long double coat in a wide variety of colors, sometimes with white markings around neck, chest, and legs.


lexentry: eng/Tibetan_Plateau__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Tibetan Plateau
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ardchlár na Tibéide
sense_list:
A high altitude plateau north of the Great Himalaya ranges, west of the Szechuan basin, and south of the Taklamakan Desert.


lexentry: eng/Timothy__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Timothy
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tiomóid
sense_list:
Either of two books in the New Testament (1 Timothy and 2 Timothy) which are epistles to Timothy. | A companion of Paul mentioned in the Bible.


lexentry: eng/Tirana__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Tirana
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tiorána
sense_list:
A municipality, the capital and largest city of Albania, located in the center of the country west of the mountain of Dajti on the plain of Tirana; it is the seat of its eponymous county and municipality.


lexentry: eng/Tishrei__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Tishrei
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tisrí
sense_list:
(Judaism) The first month of the civil year and the seventh month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Elul and before Cheshvan.


lexentry: eng/Titan__Noun__1
written_rep: Titan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tíotán
sense_list:
(Greek god) Any of the race of giant gods in Greek mythology that preceded and was overthrown by the Olympian gods.


lexentry: eng/Titus__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Titus
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Títeas
sense_list:
Titus Caesar Vespasianus, a Roman Emperor who succeeded Vespasian and preceded Domitian. | A en given name.


lexentry: eng/Tocharian__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Tocharian
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tocáiris
sense_list:
(linguistics) An extinct branch of the Indo-European language family, consisting of two languages, Tocharian A and Tocharian B, written in an abugida derived from Brahmi.


lexentry: eng/Torah__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Torah
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tórá
sense_list:
The first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures, traditionally attributed to Moses and therefore also known as the Five Books of Moses. | The full body of written Jewish law, including the Tanakh, the Talmud, the Mishnah and the midrashic texts.


lexentry: eng/Tory__Noun__1
written_rep: Tory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tóraí
sense_list:
(UK politics) A member or supporter of the Conservative Party, which evolved from Royalist politicians; historically associated with upholding the rights of the monarchy and the privileges of the established Church. | (Canadian politics) A member or supporter of the Conservative Party of Canada, one of that party's predecessors, or an affiliated provincial political party.


lexentry: eng/Tower_of_Babel__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Tower of Babel
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Túr Bháibil
sense_list:
(biblical) A tower erected at Babel by the descendants of Noah's son Ham to reach the sky, and whose completion God thwarted by making the workers speak different languages so that they were unable to understand one another.


lexentry: eng/Tower_of_London__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Tower of London
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Túr Londan
sense_list:
A riverside fortress in London, used as a palace, a prison and now a museum housing the Crown Jewels.


lexentry: eng/Traditional_Chinese__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Traditional Chinese
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Sínis thraidisiúnta | carachtair traidisiúnta
sense_list:
Chinese written using the traditional form of Chinese characters, as opposed to Simplified Chinese (introduced by the PRC as script reform).


lexentry: eng/Transfiguration__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Transfiguration
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Claochlú an Tiarna
sense_list:
(Christianity) An annual feast day, observed on August 6th (Gregorian) or 19th (Julian), celebrating the miracle when the face of Jesus "shone like the sun" before the apostles.


lexentry: eng/Transnistria__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Transnistria
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: an Tras-dnístiria
sense_list:
A geographic region and de-facto independent but unrecognized country in Eastern Europe that claims statehood as the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic; internationally considered an autonomous territorial unit within Moldova.


lexentry: eng/Treasury__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Treasury
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ciste
sense_list:
Any specific instance of a government department responsible for the collection, management, and expenditure of public revenue.


lexentry: eng/Treasury_bill__Noun__1
written_rep: Treasury bill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bille státchiste
sense_list:
(finance) A government obligation, sold at a discount, maturing in one year or less, and pays no interest prior to maturity.


lexentry: eng/Triangulum_Australe__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Triangulum Australe
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Triantán an Deiscirt
sense_list:
(constellation) A winter constellation of the southern sky, which has three bright stars that form a triangle. It lies north of the constellation Apus, between Ara and Circinus.


lexentry: eng/Triangulum__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Triangulum
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Triantán
sense_list:
(constellation) An autumn constellation of the northern sky whose brightest three stars form a small triangle. The constellation lies near Perseus, between Aries and Andromeda.


lexentry: eng/Triassic__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Triassic
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Triasach
sense_list:
(geology) A geologic period within the Mesozoic era, comprising lower, middle and upper epochs from about 250 to 200 million years ago.


lexentry: eng/Trinidad_and_Tobago__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Trinidad and Tobago
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tríonóide agus Tobága
sense_list:
A country consisting of two main islands and several smaller islands in the Caribbean, off the coast of Venezuela. Official name: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.


lexentry: eng/Trinity__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Trinity
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tríonóid
sense_list:
(Christianity) In Christian belief, the three persons of the Godhead: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.


lexentry: eng/Tripoli__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Tripoli
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Tripilí
sense_list:
The capital city of Libya, originally three separate settlements known as Oea, Sabratha, and Leptis Magna.


lexentry: eng/Tropic_of_Cancer__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Tropic of Cancer
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Trópaic an Phortáin
sense_list:
(geography) The parallel of latitude 23°26′north of the equator, marking the northern boundary of the tropics; the sun is directly overhead at the June solstice.


lexentry: eng/Tropic_of_Capricorn__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Tropic of Capricorn
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Trópaic an Ghabhair
sense_list:
(geography) The parallel of latitude 23°26′south of the equator, marking the southern boundary of the tropics; the sun is directly overhead at the December solstice.


lexentry: eng/Trotskyism__Noun__1
written_rep: Trotskyism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Trotscaíochas
sense_list:
The left-wing political philosophy named after and based on the ideas of Leon Trotsky that is characterized by international socialism, opposition to Stalinism, the theory of permanent revolution and the theory of the vanguard party.


lexentry: eng/Trotskyite__Noun__1
written_rep: Trotskyite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Trotscaíoch | Trotscaíteach
sense_list:
(derogatory) An advocate of the communist doctrines of Leon Trotsky (born Лев Дави́дович Бронште́йн / Lev Davidovich Bronstein).


lexentry: eng/Troubles__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Troubles
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: na Trioblóidí
sense_list:
(Ireland, historical) The continued violence and terrorist, military and paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland that happened from the mid 1960s to the late 1990s.


lexentry: eng/Tucana__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Tucana
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Túcán
sense_list:
(constellation) A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a toucan. It lies south of the constellations Phoenix and Grus.


lexentry: eng/Tudor__Adjective__1
written_rep: Tudor
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Túdarach
sense_list:
Pertaining to the English monarchs of the sixteenth century. | Pertaining to the period of English history ruled by King Henry VII, Henry VIII and the children of Henry VIII. | (architecture) In the style of English buildings of the sixteenth century; using exposed wooden beams on the exterior.


lexentry: eng/Tudor__Noun__1
written_rep: Tudor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Túdar
sense_list:
A monarch of the English royal family during the sixteenth century, specifically, King Henry VII and Henry VIII or one of his three children who ascended the throne.


lexentry: eng/Tuesday__Noun__1
written_rep: Tuesday
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Máirt
sense_list:
The third day of the week in many religious traditions, and the second day of the week in systems that use the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Monday and precedes Wednesday.


lexentry: eng/Turkey__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Turkey
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tuirc | An Tuirc
sense_list:
A country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in western Asia. Official name: Republic of Türkiye. Capital: Ankara.


lexentry: eng/Turkish__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Turkish
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tuircis | Turcach
sense_list:
The official language of Turkey, Republic of Cyprus (alongside Greek) and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.


lexentry: eng/Turkish_bath__Noun__1
written_rep: Turkish bath
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: folcadán Turcach
sense_list:
An Islamic steam bath followed by a massage and, if running water is available, a dip in cool water.


lexentry: eng/Tutankhamun__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Tutankhamun
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tútancáman
sense_list:
Ancient Egyptian pharaoh known for his young age and his tomb, which was preserved intact to the modern age.


lexentry: eng/Tyre__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Tyre
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tuír
sense_list:
A city in Lebanon, a major port on the Levantine Sea that was a city-state in Phoenicia in antiquity and the capital of the Kingdom of Jerusalem during the Middle Ages.


lexentry: eng/Tyrol__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Tyrol
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Tioróil
sense_list:
A geographic region in Central Europe including the state of Tyrol in Austria and the regions of South Tyrol and Trentino in Italy.


lexentry: eng/Tyrolean__Noun__1
written_rep: Tyrolean
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tiorólach
sense_list:
A native or inhabitant of the state of Tyrol, Austria. | A native or inhabitant of the autonomous province of South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy.


lexentry: eng/Tyrrhenian_Sea__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Tyrrhenian Sea
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Muir Thoirian
sense_list:
A part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy, bounded by Corsica and Sardinia (west), Tuscany, Lazio, Campania, and Calabria (east), and Sicily (south).


lexentry: eng/Tír_na_nÓg__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Tír na nÓg
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tír na nÓg
sense_list:
(Irish mythology) The Land of (eternal) Youth; one of the names for the Celtic otherworld (or possibly a part thereof).


lexentry: eng/U-bolt__Noun__1
written_rep: U-bolt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: U-bholta
sense_list:
a metal fixing in the shape of the letter U, which has a pin or screw bolt closure which fits across the two ends making a closed clamp


lexentry: eng/UAV__Noun__1
written_rep: UAV
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aerfheithicil gan foireann
sense_list:
(aviation) Initialism of unmanned aerial vehicle or uncrewed aerial vehicle: an aircraft with no onboard pilot, and sometimes completely unpiloted, that is capable of controlled, sustained, level flight.


lexentry: eng/USSR__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: USSR
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: APSS
sense_list:
(historical) A former transcontinental country in Europe and Asia (1922–1991), now split into Russia and 14 other countries; the Soviet Union; in full, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.


lexentry: eng/Udmurtia__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Udmurtia
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: an Udmairt
sense_list:
A republic and federal subject of Russia, on a plain to the west of the Ural Mountains. Capital: Izhevsk.


lexentry: eng/Ukraine__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Ukraine
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Úcráin | An Úcráin
sense_list:
A country in Eastern Europe, bordering on the north shore of the Black Sea. Capital and largest city: Kyiv.


lexentry: eng/Ulster_Cycle__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Ulster Cycle
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Rúraíocht
sense_list:
A large body of prose and verse centering around the traditional heroes of Ulaid and the reign of Conchobar mac Nessa. One of the four major cycles of Irish Mythology.


lexentry: eng/Ulster__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Ulster
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Cúige Uladh | Tuaisceart Éireann | Ulaidh
sense_list:
The northern province of Ireland, made up of all six Northern Irish counties and three counties in the Republic of Ireland.


lexentry: eng/Union_of_Soviet_Socialist_Republics__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Aontas na bPoblachtaí Sóivéadacha Sóisialacha
sense_list:
(historical) A former transcontinental country in Europe and Asia (1922–1991), now split into Russia and 14 other countries; short form Soviet Union; abbreviation USSR.


lexentry: eng/Unitarian__Noun__1
written_rep: Unitarian
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Úinitéireach
sense_list:
A follower of Unitarian Universalism or a similar non-credal religion that originated historically from Christian Unitarianism. | A member of a political movement advocating a unitary state rather than a federal one, especially the Unitarios of nineteenth century Argentina (known as the Unitarian Party in English).


lexentry: eng/United_Kingdom__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: United Kingdom
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ríocht Aontaithe
sense_list:
A kingdom and country in Northern Europe, comprising the four countries of England, Scotland and Wales on the island of Great Britain, and Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland since 1922.


lexentry: eng/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ríocht Aontaithe na Breataine Móire agus Éireann
sense_list:
(historical) Former official name of the United Kingdom: a country in Northern Europe; in use from 1801–1927 (before being renamed by the Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927 following the creation of the Irish Free State in 1922).


lexentry: eng/United_Nations__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: United Nations
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Náisiúin Aontaithe
sense_list:
(in the singular) An international coalition, founded in 1945 and headquartered in New York City, that aims to promote global co-operation and maintain international order.


lexentry: eng/United_States_Virgin_Islands__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: United States Virgin Islands
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Oileáin Mheiriceánacha na Maighdean
sense_list:
An archipelago and dependent territory of the United States, part of the Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. Official name: Virgin Islands of the United States.


lexentry: eng/United_States_of_America__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: United States of America
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá | Meiriceá | Meireac
sense_list:
A country located primarily in North America, stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean and consisting of fifty states (including Alaska and Hawaii) and the District of Columbia, while asserting sovereignty over several territories. Capital: Washington, D.C.. Largest city: New York City.


lexentry: eng/Upper_Egypt__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Upper Egypt
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: an Éigipt Uachtarach
sense_list:
(Egyptology) The part of Ancient Egypt south of Memphis, so named because the Nile flows south to north.


lexentry: eng/Uranus__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Uranus
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Úránas | Uránus
sense_list:
(astronomy) The seventh planet in our solar system, discovered in 1781 by William Herschel. | (Greek god) The Greek god who personified the sky and heavens and fathered the Titans. Roman counterpart: Caelus.


lexentry: eng/Ursa_Major__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Ursa Major
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Béar Mór
sense_list:
(constellation) A large circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a bear. It includes the familiar asterism the Big Dipper and the stars Mizar, Dubhe, and Alkaid.


lexentry: eng/Ursa_Minor__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Ursa Minor
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Béar Beag
sense_list:
(constellation) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a bear. It includes the familiar asterism of the Little Dipper and, as part of it, the northern pole star Polaris, as well as Kochab.


lexentry: eng/Uruguay__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Uruguay
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Uragua
sense_list:
A country in South America. Official name: Oriental Republic of Uruguay. Capital and largest city: Montevideo.


lexentry: eng/Utrecht__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Utrecht
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Utrecht
sense_list:
A city and municipality, the capital of Utrecht province, Netherlands. | A province of the Netherlands.


lexentry: eng/VE_Day__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: VE Day
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lá an Bhua san Eoraip
sense_list:
Initialism of Victory in Europe Day: the date 8 May 1945 when Germany unconditionally surrendered its armed forces to the Allies, bringing World War II to an end; and each anniversary commemorating that date.


lexentry: eng/Vanuatu__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Vanuatu
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Vanuatú | Poblacht Vanuatú
sense_list:
A country and archipelago of Melanesia in Oceania. Official name: Republic of Vanuatu. Capital and largest city: Port Vila.


lexentry: eng/Vatican_City_State__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Vatican City State
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Stát Chathair na Vatacáine
sense_list:
Official name of Vatican City: a city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy.


lexentry: eng/Vatican_City__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Vatican City
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Cathair na Vatacáine
sense_list:
A city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy. Official name: Vatican City State.


lexentry: eng/Vela__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Vela
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Seolta
sense_list:
(constellation) A spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the sails of a ship. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis.


lexentry: eng/Velcro__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Velcro
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: velcro
sense_list:
A fastener consisting of two strips of fabric, one covered with minute fiber hooks and the other with tiny fiber loops, which stick strongly together but can be pulled apart.


lexentry: eng/Venetian__Adjective__1
written_rep: Venetian
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Veinéiseach
sense_list:
Of, from or relating to the city of Venice or surrounding province, Veneto region, northeastern Italy.


lexentry: eng/Venetian__Noun__1
written_rep: Venetian
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Veinéiseach
sense_list:
A native or inhabitant of the city of Venice or surrounding province, Veneto region, northeastern Italy.


lexentry: eng/Venezuela__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Venezuela
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Veiniséala
sense_list:
A country in South America. Official name: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Capital and largest city: Caracas.


lexentry: eng/Venice__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Venice
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Veinéis | An Veinéis
sense_list:
A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Venice and the region of Veneto, Italy; former capital of an independent republic. | A metropolitan city of Veneto, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Venice.


lexentry: eng/Venus__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Venus
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Véineas
sense_list:
(astronomy) The second planet in the Solar system, named for the goddess. | (Roman god) The goddess of love, beauty, fertility, and sexuality;


lexentry: eng/Venus_flytrap__Noun__1
written_rep: Venus flytrap
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cuilghaiste Véineas
sense_list:
An insectivorous plant of the savannas of North and South Carolina, Dionaea muscipula; the leaves are hinged and bordered with stiff hairs, and close when an insect alights on them.


lexentry: eng/Vercingetorix__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Vercingetorix
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Vercingetorix
sense_list:
72 BCE–46 BCE, the chieftain of the Arverni, leader of the great Gallic revolt against the Romans in 53–52 BCE.


lexentry: eng/Versailles__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Versailles
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Versailles
sense_list:
A city, suburb of Paris and capital of Yvelines department, Île-de-France, and the former capital of France.


lexentry: eng/Vesta__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Vesta
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Veiste
sense_list:
(Roman god) The virgin goddess of the hearth, fire, and the household, and therefore a deity of domestic life. The Roman counterpart of Hestia.


lexentry: eng/Victorian__Adjective__1
written_rep: Victorian
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Victeoiriach
sense_list:
Of or relating to the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901, or that period. | (architecture) Of the style of architecture or furnishings of that period. | (figuratively) Of or displaying the (supposed) ideals or standards of morality of that period; conservative; also, old-fashioned, out-of-date.


lexentry: eng/Vienne__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Vienne
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Vín
sense_list:
A department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Capital and largest city: Poitiers. | A left tributary of the Loire in southwest France, flowing through the departments of Corrèze, Creuse, Haute-Vienne, Charente, Vienne and Indre-et-Loire. | A town and commune of Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.


lexentry: eng/Vientiane__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Vientiane
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Vientiane
sense_list:
The capital city of Laos. | A prefecture of Laos. Capital: Vientiane (city). | A province of Laos. Capital: Phonhong.


lexentry: eng/Vietnamese__Noun__1
written_rep: Vietnamese
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Vítneamais
sense_list:
(countable, chiefly, in the plural) A person or people from Vietnam or of Vietnamese descent. | (uncountable) Vietnamese cuisine; traditional Vietnamese food.


lexentry: eng/Viking__Noun__1
written_rep: Viking
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lochlannach | Uigingeach
sense_list:
(historical) Scandinavian/Northern European seafarers, most familiarly raiders and pirates during the Viking age.


lexentry: eng/Vincentian__Noun__1
written_rep: Vincentian
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Uinseannach
sense_list:
A citizen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | A member of one of the Catholic orders or societies in the Vincentian Family (organizations inspired by the life and work of St. Vincent de Paul).


lexentry: eng/Virgin_Islands__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Virgin Islands
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Oileáin na Maighdean
sense_list:
An archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, comprising the British Virgin Islands and the United States Virgin Islands.


lexentry: eng/Virgin__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Virgin
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: an Mhaighdean
sense_list:
(Christianity) Synonym of Virgin Mary (“Mary, mother of Jesus”). | The constellation and star sign Virgo.


lexentry: eng/Virgo__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Virgo
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Maighdean | an Mhaighdean
sense_list:
(zodiac constellations) : A constellation in the zodiac, imagined in the shape of a maiden, that contains the bright binary star Spica. | (astrology) : The zodiac sign for the virgin, ruled by Mercury, that covers August 23 – September 23 (tropical astrology) or September 16 – October 15 (sidereal astrology).


lexentry: eng/Visigoth__Noun__1
written_rep: Visigoth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Viseagotach
sense_list:
Any member of an ancient East Germanic tribe, one branch of the Goths (the Ostrogoths being the other), which participated in several wars with Rome and established a kingdom with Toulouse for its capital.


lexentry: eng/Volans__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Volans
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Iasc Eitilte
sense_list:
(constellation) A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a flying fish.


lexentry: eng/Volga__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Volga
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Eitil
sense_list:
A river in Russia, the longest river in Europe, flowing 2,325 miles through western Russia to the Caspian Sea.


lexentry: eng/Vulcan__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Vulcan
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bolcán
sense_list:
(Roman god) The god of volcanoes and fire, especially the forge, also the patron of all craftsmen, especially blacksmiths. The Roman counterpart of Hephaestus. | (astronomy, historical) A hypothetical planet proposed in the 19th century to exist in an orbit between Mercury and the Sun. Coined by Jacques Bobinet


lexentry: eng/Vulgar_Latin__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Vulgar Latin
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Laidin na ndaoine
sense_list:
(linguistics, historical) The Latin language as spoken by the Roman people, as opposed to Classical Latin as written in formal literature. Developed into Proto-Romance and descendant languages in the Early Middle Ages.


lexentry: eng/Wadden_Sea__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Wadden Sea
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Muir Wadden
sense_list:
A shallow and narrow sea peripheral to the North Sea, situated between the Frisian Islands and the mainland coasts of Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands.


lexentry: eng/Wallis_and_Futuna__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Wallis and Futuna
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Vailís agus Futúna
sense_list:
An archipelago and overseas territory of France in Oceania. Official name: Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands.


lexentry: eng/Wallonia__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Wallonia
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: an Vallúin
sense_list:
A federal region of southern Belgium where French and German are the official languages, and where Lorrain, Luxembourgish, Picard, Franconian and Walloon languages are also spoken.


lexentry: eng/Walloon__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Walloon
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Vallúnais | Vallúinis
sense_list:
A Romance language traditionally spoken in parts of southern Belgium and a small strip of northern France (around Givet).


lexentry: eng/Washington,_D.C.__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Washington, D.C.
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Washington, D.C.
sense_list:
The capital city of the United States, formally known as the District of Columbia. Abbreviated as D.C. or DC.


lexentry: eng/Washington__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Washington
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Washington
sense_list:
A state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Capital: Olympia. Largest city: Seattle. | A placename:


lexentry: eng/Wednesday__Noun__1
written_rep: Wednesday
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Céadaoin | An Chéadaoin
sense_list:
The fourth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the third day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Tuesday and precedes Thursday.


lexentry: eng/Weimar_Republic__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Weimar Republic
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Poblacht Weimar
sense_list:
(history) The democratic regime of Germany from 1919 to the assumption of power by Adolf Hitler in 1933.


lexentry: eng/Wellington__Noun__1
written_rep: Wellington
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Wellington
sense_list:
(card games) In the game of nap, a bid that results in the bidder winning quadruple, or losing double, the amount staked.


lexentry: eng/Wellington_boots__Noun__1
written_rep: Wellington boots
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buataisí rubair
sense_list:
(British) Waterproof rubber boots, intended to be worn in wet or muddy conditions. Short forms: wellies (singular welly or wellie)


lexentry: eng/West_Bank__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: West Bank
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bruach Thiar
sense_list:
A Palestinian territory on the west bank of the Jordan river, claimed by and under the partial administration of State of Palestine, and illegally occupied by Israel.


lexentry: eng/West_Frisian__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: West Frisian
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Freaslainnis | Freaslainnis Iartharach | Freaslainnis an Iarthir
sense_list:
A language spoken mostly in the province of Friesland, in the north of the Netherlands; one of the Frisian languages (or language varieties).


lexentry: eng/West_Germany__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: West Germany
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Iar-Ghearmáin
sense_list:
(historical, 1949–1990) A former country in Central Europe, distinguished from the German Democratic Republic, commonly known as East Germany. Official name: Federal Republic of Germany.


lexentry: eng/West_Slavic__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: West Slavic
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Slavach Thiar
sense_list:
A subgrouping of the Slavic language family spoken mainly in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Lusatia (a small area in Germany).


lexentry: eng/West_Yorkshire__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: West Yorkshire
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Yorkshire Thiar
sense_list:
(from 1974) A metropolitan county in northern England bordering Derbyshire, South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, Lancashire and Greater Manchester.


lexentry: eng/West__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: West
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: iarthar
sense_list:
(US) The Western United States (sometimes excluding the West Coast), particularly (historical) in reference to the 19th century Wild West. | The western world; i.e. Western Europe, the US and Canada (sometimes includes Latin America), and Australia and New Zealand.


lexentry: eng/Western_Australia__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Western Australia
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Iarthar na hAstráile
sense_list:
A state of Australia, occupying the western third of the continent; a former British colony until 1901. Capital: Perth.


lexentry: eng/Westminster_Abbey__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Westminster Abbey
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Abtheach Westminster
sense_list:
A large Gothic church, on the scale of a cathedral, next to the Houses of Parliament in London; the traditional place of coronation and burial of English monarchs.


lexentry: eng/Westport__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Westport
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Cathair na Mart
sense_list:
A small town in Brown County, South Dakota. | A town in County Mayo, Ireland (Irish grid ref L 9984).


lexentry: eng/Wheel_of_Fortune__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Wheel of Fortune
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: roth an tsaoil
sense_list:
(mythology, philosophy) The mythological wheel turned randomly by Fortuna, the Roman goddess of fate, fortune, and luck, to determine people's fortunes which were thus unpredictable.


lexentry: eng/Wheel_of_Fortune__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Wheel of Fortune
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Roth Seama
sense_list:
(tarot) A tarot card with an image of Fortuna's wheel (sense 1), generally the tenth of 22 trumps of the major arcana in most tarot decks.


lexentry: eng/Whitsunday__Noun__1
written_rep: Whitsunday
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Cincís | Domhnach na Cincíse
sense_list:
(Christianity) The Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls, seven weeks after Easter.


lexentry: eng/Wicca__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Wicca
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Wicca
sense_list:
A neopagan religion that was first popularized by books written in 1949, 1954, and 1959 by Englishman Gerald Gardner, involving the worship of a horned male god and a moon goddess, the observance of eight Sabbats, and the performance of various rituals.


lexentry: eng/Wiktionary__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Wiktionary
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Vicífhoclóir | Wikishinari
sense_list:
A particular version of this dictionary project, written in a certain language, such as the English-language Wiktionary (often known simply as the English Wiktionary).


lexentry: eng/Williamite__Noun__1
written_rep: Williamite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Clann Bhullaí
sense_list:
A member of the Hermits of Saint William, a religious order founded by disciples of William of Maleval.


lexentry: eng/Wisdom__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Wisdom
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Eagna | Leabhar na hEagna
sense_list:
(book of the bible) The Wisdom of Solomon, a book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.


lexentry: eng/World_War_II__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: World War II
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Dara Cogadh Domhanda
sense_list:
(history) The war from 1939 to 1945 of the Allied forces, including the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, the United States, France, and China, against the Axis Powers, including Germany, Italy, and Japan.


lexentry: eng/World_War_I__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: World War I
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: an Chéad Chogadh Domhanda
sense_list:
(history) The war from 1914 to 1918 between the Entente Powers of the British Empire, Russian Empire, France, Italy, the United States and other allied nations, against the Central Powers represented by the German Empire, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria.


lexentry: eng/World_Wide_Web__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: World Wide Web
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gréasán Domhanda
sense_list:
(Internet) Usually preceded by the: collectively, all of the hypertext documents (web pages) on the Internet stored in different computers around the world that hyperlink to each other and to other kinds of media, and are typically retrieved by the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS).


lexentry: eng/Wren_Day__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Wren Day
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lá an Dreoilín
sense_list:
(Ireland, Wales, Isle of Man, Newfoundland) A celebration on December 26 where people, especially boys, hunt a fake wren and parade it upon a decorated pole.


lexentry: eng/Wrocław__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Wrocław
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Wrocław
sense_list:
A city, located in Silesia in what is now southwestern Poland. (At different points in history, the city has been part of Bohemia, Prussia, Germany, and Poland.)


lexentry: eng/Wyandot__Noun__1
written_rep: Wyandot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: firéad
sense_list:
A member of a Native American people, formed from the Huron confederacy, that lived in and around Ohio.


lexentry: eng/X-ray__Noun__1
written_rep: X-ray
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: X-gha
sense_list:
Short wavelength electromagnetic radiation usually produced by bombarding a metal target in a vacuum. Used to create images of the internal structure of objects; this is possible because X-rays pass through most objects and can expose photographic film.


lexentry: eng/X-ray__Verb__1
written_rep: X-ray
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: X-ghathaigh
sense_list:
(transitive, informal) To take a radiograph of; to obtain an image of using X-ray radiation, especially for the purpose of medical diagnostic evaluation.


lexentry: eng/X-ray_radiation__Noun__1
written_rep: X-ray radiation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: X-radaíocht
sense_list:
electromagnetic radiation consisting of X-rays, radiation in the X-ray spectrum, of shorter wavelength and higher frequency than ultraviolet and longer wavelength and lower frequency than gamma rays


lexentry: eng/X_chromosome__Noun__1
written_rep: X chromosome
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: X-chrómasóm
sense_list:
(genetics) A mammalian sex chromosome. Cells of females have a pair of X chromosomes while cells of males have an X and a Y.


lexentry: eng/Xavier__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Xavier
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Savy
sense_list:
Any of various notable people with this name as given name or surname, especially Saint Francis Xavier, a Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552).


lexentry: eng/Xenocrates__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Xenocrates
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Seanócraitéas
sense_list:
(c. 396–314 B.C.E.) An Ancient Greek philosopher, mathematician, and the second leader (scholarch) of the Platonic Academy from 339 to 314 B.C.E.


lexentry: eng/Xenophon__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Xenophon
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Seineafón
sense_list:
Athenian historian and philosopher born 427 B.C.E. and author of the Anabasis and Memorabilia. He was a pupil of Socrates and became a general during the Persian wars.


lexentry: eng/Y_chromosome__Noun__1
written_rep: Y chromosome
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Y-chrómasóm
sense_list:
(genetics) A mammalian sex chromosome, occurring only in male cells. Cells of females have a pair of X chromosomes while cells of males have an X and a Y.


lexentry: eng/Yakutia__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Yakutia
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: an Iacúit
sense_list:
A republic and federal subject of eastern Russia. Official name: Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). Capital and largest city: Yakutsk.


lexentry: eng/Yangon__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Yangon
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Rangún
sense_list:
The largest city and former capital of Myanmar; formerly, Rangoon (19th–21st c.), Dagon (16th–18th c.), and Dagoon (rare).


lexentry: eng/Yangtze__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Yangtze
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: an [[Iaing-tsí]]
sense_list:
The chief river of central China and the third longest river in the world, flowing a total of 6300 km.


lexentry: eng/Yankee__Noun__1
written_rep: Yankee
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Poncán
sense_list:
(chiefly, Southern US) A native or inhabitant of the Northern United States. | (chiefly southern, _, Louisiana) An Anglo, as opposed to someone with French ancestry; a native or inhabitant of the rest of the United States.


lexentry: eng/Yazidi__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Yazidi
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Iasaídeach
sense_list:
member of a Kurdish-speaking people of northern Iraq, Armenia and Caucasus, whose religion is Yazidism


lexentry: eng/Yiddish__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Yiddish
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Giúdais
sense_list:
A West Germanic, or more specifically High German, language that developed from Middle High German dialects, with an admixture of vocabulary from multiple source languages including Hebrew-Aramaic, Romance, Slavic, English, etc., and mostly written in Hebrew characters which is used mainly among Ashkenazic Jews from central and eastern Europe.


lexentry: eng/Yoruba__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Yoruba
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Iarúbach | Iarúibis
sense_list:
A sub-Saharan language. It belongs to the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language family, and has nearly 40 million speakers in Nigeria, Benin, Togo, and Sierra Leone, as well as communities in The United States, Brazil and Cuba.


lexentry: eng/Yoruba__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Yoruba
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Iarúbach
sense_list:
An African traditional religion which spawned various offshoots in the Americas in the 15th to 19th centuries, including santería and Lucumí. (See Yoruba religion.)


lexentry: eng/Your_Excellency__Pronoun__1
written_rep: Your Excellency
part_of_speech: pronoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: an tuasal
sense_list:
(formal) A title of respect used when addressing heads of state other than monarchs, heads of government, governors, ambassadors, certain ecclesiastics, royalty, and others holding equivalent rank.


lexentry: eng/Your_Majesty__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Your Majesty
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: do mhaorga
sense_list:
(formal) A term of address used in direct address to a monarch of higher rank than a prince, such as a king, queen, emperor, or empress.


lexentry: eng/Yugoslavia__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Yugoslavia
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Iúgslaiv
sense_list:
(historical) A former country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, now split into 7 countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Serbia, and Slovenia.


lexentry: eng/Yule__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Yule
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: An Nollaig
sense_list:
Christmastide, the Christmas season, the Twelve Days of Christmas (between December 25th and January 5th).


lexentry: eng/Yup'ik__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Yup'ik
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Iúpaicis
sense_list:
(linguistics) A subbranch of the Eskimo-Aleut family of languages. This is the only language family known to straddle both North America and Asia. It is centered squarely in Alaska and is thought to have migrated across to Siberia a few hundred years ago.


lexentry: eng/Zaire__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Zaire
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Sáír
sense_list:
(historical) Former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a country in Central Africa; used from 1971–1997.


lexentry: eng/Zambezi__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Zambezi
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: an tSaimbéis
sense_list:
A river in Southern Africa, flowing south and west from Zambia through east Angola and Zambia and then east along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe into and through central Mozambique to the Indian Ocean.


lexentry: eng/Zante_currant__Noun__1
written_rep: Zante currant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rísín Corantach
sense_list:
A small, sweet, seedless black grape with an intense flavour when dried, from a cultivar of Vitis vinifera the grape vine.


lexentry: eng/Zechariah__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Zechariah
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Zacairiá
sense_list:
(biblical character) A king of Israel mentioned in the second book of Kings. | (biblical character) A Hebrew prophet traditionally considered the author of the Book of Zechariah, the eleventh of the Twelve Minor Prophets.


lexentry: eng/Zen__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Zen
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Búdachas Zen | Zen
sense_list:
(religion) A school of Mahayana Buddhism characterized by sudden enlightenment achieved by indirect means and principally associated with China and Japan.


lexentry: eng/Zimbabwe__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Zimbabwe
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Siombáib | Poblacht na Siombáibe
sense_list:
A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Zimbabwe. Formerly called Southern Rhodesia or Rhodesia.


lexentry: eng/Zion__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: Zion
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Sliabh Shíón | Síón
sense_list:
(biblical) A hill in Jerusalem, Israel, on which ancient Jerusalem was partly built; a centrepiece to Biblical accounts of old days and future eschatological events.


lexentry: eng/Zionism__Noun__1
written_rep: Zionism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Siónachas
sense_list:
(politics) Jewish nationalism, the movement which supported first the reestablishment of a Jewish homeland and now supports the continuation of a Jewish state in Israel.


lexentry: eng/a_bad_workman_always_blames_his_tools__Proverb__1
written_rep: a bad workman always blames his tools
part_of_speech: proverb
sense_list: It is not the tools we use that make us good, but rather how we employ them.
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list:
droch-cheardaí a chuireann an milleán ar a chuid uirlisí | ní thig a sháith de chorrán a thabhairt do dhrochbhuanaí


lexentry: eng/a_cat_may_look_at_a_king__Proverb__1
written_rep: a cat may look at a king
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: faigheann an cat cead amharc ar an rí is ní fhaigheann an rí cead é a chaitheamh
sense_list:
A purported inferior has certain rights or prerogatives, even in the presence of a purported superior.


lexentry: eng/a_few__Determiner__1
written_rep: a few
part_of_speech: determiner
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cúpla
sense_list:
A small number of (a set of countable items); more than one but not very many; especially, more than two but not very many (explained in usage note at several).


lexentry: eng/aa__Noun__1
written_rep: aa
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aa
sense_list:
(volcanology) A form of lava flow associated with Hawaiian-type volcanoes, consisting of basaltic rock, usually dark-colored with a jagged and loose, clinkery surface. Compare pahoehoe. [From 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/aardvark__Noun__1
written_rep: aardvark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: arcán talún
sense_list:
The nocturnal, insectivorous primarily eating ants and termites, burrowing, mammal Orycteropus afer, of the order Tubulidentata, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa. [from late 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/aardwolf__Noun__1
written_rep: aardwolf
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: faolchú talún
sense_list:
A nocturnal, insectivorous mammal, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, related to and resembling the hyena. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]


lexentry: eng/aback__Adverb__1
written_rep: aback
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: taobh thiar
sense_list:
(nautical) Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind from the "wrong" (forward) side, or of a ship when its sails are set that way. [First attested in the late 17th century.]


lexentry: eng/abacus__Noun__1
written_rep: abacus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abacas
sense_list:
(historical, obsolete) A table or tray scattered with sand which was used for calculating or drawing. [attested from c. 1387] | (architecture) The uppermost portion of the capital of a column immediately under the architrave, in some cases a flat oblong or square slab, in others more decorated. [from mid 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/abacus__Noun__1
written_rep: abacus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: abacas | fráma comhairimh
sense_list:
A device used for performing arithmetical calculations; (rare) a table on which loose counters are placed, or (more commonly) an instrument with beads sliding on rods, or counters in grooves, with one row of beads or counters representing units, the next tens, etc. [from late 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/abalone__Noun__1
written_rep: abalone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cluas mhara
sense_list:
(North America, Australia, Hong Kong) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl. [mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/abandon__Verb__1
written_rep: abandon
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tabhair suas
sense_list:
(transitive) To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]


lexentry: eng/abandon__Verb__1
written_rep: abandon
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: fág | lig ó | tabhair suas | tréig
sense_list:
(transitive) To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]


lexentry: eng/abandon__Verb__1
written_rep: abandon
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: lig ó | tabhair suas
sense_list:
(transitive) To leave behind; to desert, as in a ship, a position, or a person, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility. [First attested in the late 15th century.]


lexentry: eng/abandon__Verb__1
written_rep: abandon
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: caith amach | díbir
sense_list:
(transitive, obsolete) To cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the mid 17th century.]


lexentry: eng/abandoned__Adjective__1
written_rep: abandoned
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: fágtha | tréigthe
sense_list:
No longer maintained by its former owners, residents, or caretakers; forsaken, deserted. [Late 15th century]


lexentry: eng/abandonment__Noun__1
written_rep: abandonment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tréigean
sense_list:
The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. [Late 16th century.] | The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband or child; desertion. | (legal) The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege; relinquishment of right to secure a patent by an inventor; relinquishment of copyright by an author. [Early 19th century.]


lexentry: eng/abase__Verb__1
written_rep: abase
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uirísligh
sense_list:
(transitive) To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate. [from c. 1350–1470]


lexentry: eng/abate__Verb__1
written_rep: abate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: laghdaigh
sense_list:
To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate. [from 14th c.] | To reduce (something) in amount or size. [from 14th c.] | To lower in price or value; (law) specifically, of a bequest in a will: to lower in value because the testator's estate is insufficient to satisfy all the bequests in full. [from early 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/abatement__Noun__1
written_rep: abatement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: laghdú | lagú
sense_list:
The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression. [First attested from 1340 to 1470.]


lexentry: eng/abatis__Noun__1
written_rep: abatis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leagarnach
sense_list:
A means of defense formed by felled trees, or sometimes by bent trees, the ends of whose branches are sharpened and directed outwards, or against the enemy, and more recently fortified with barbed wire. [Mid 19th century.]


lexentry: eng/abaxial__Adjective__1
written_rep: abaxial
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: allaiseach
sense_list:
(botany, zoology) Of a side that is facing away from the axis or central line, such as the underside of a leaf, or the back of an animal. [Mid 19th century.]


lexentry: eng/abbacy__Noun__1
written_rep: abbacy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abacht | abdhaine
sense_list:
The dignity, estate, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]


lexentry: eng/abbess__Noun__1
written_rep: abbess
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ban-ab | máthairab
sense_list:
A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks. [First attested around 1150 to 1350]


lexentry: eng/abbey__Noun__1
written_rep: abbey
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: mainistir
sense_list:
A monastery or society of people, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy, which is headed by an abbot or abbess; also, the monastic building or buildings. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]


lexentry: eng/abbreviate__Verb__1
written_rep: abbreviate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: giorraigh
sense_list:
(transitive) To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]


lexentry: eng/abbreviation__Noun__1
written_rep: abbreviation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: giorrú | giorrúchán | nod
sense_list:
(linguistics) A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase used to represent the whole, using omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @. [Late 16th century.]


lexentry: eng/abbreviature__Noun__1
written_rep: abbreviature
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: giorrú
sense_list:
An abridgment; a compendium; an abstract. [since the late 16th century] | A shortened form of a word or phrase, used in place of the whole; an abbreviation. [since the mid 17th century]


lexentry: eng/abdicate__Verb__1
written_rep: abdicate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: tabhair suas
sense_list:
(transitive) To surrender, renounce or relinquish, as sovereign power; to withdraw definitely from filling or exercising, as a high office, station, dignity; to fail to fulfill responsibility for. [from mid 17th c.] | (intransitive) To relinquish or renounce a throne, or other high office or dignity; to renounce sovereignty. [First attested in the early 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/abdication__Noun__1
written_rep: abdication
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: tabhairt suas
sense_list:
The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder. [First attested in the early 17th century.]


lexentry: eng/abdomen__Noun__1
written_rep: abdomen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: abdóman
sense_list:
(anatomy) The cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the viscera; often restricted in humans to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/abdominal_cavity__Noun__1
written_rep: abdominal cavity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cuas an bhoilg
sense_list:
(anatomy) The hollow portion of the torso within the abdomen, containing the abdominal organs, in mammals below the diaphragm.


lexentry: eng/abducens_nerve__Noun__1
written_rep: abducens nerve
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: néaróg abduchtach
sense_list:
(neuroanatomy) Each of the sixth pair of cranial nerves that are the motor nerves supplying the lateral rectus in the eye. [19th century.]


lexentry: eng/abduct__Verb__1
written_rep: abduct
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fuadaigh
sense_list:
(transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap. [Early 17th century.]


lexentry: eng/abductor__Noun__2
written_rep: abductor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: matán abduchtach
sense_list:
(anatomy) A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or from the median line of the body [early 17th century]


lexentry: eng/aberration__Noun__1
written_rep: aberration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: iomrall
sense_list:
(optics) The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of such rays from a single focus; a defect in a focusing mechanism that prevents the intended focal point. [Mid 18th century.] | (zoology, botany) Atypical development or structure; deviation from the normal type; an aberrant organ. [Mid 19th century.]


lexentry: eng/aberration__Noun__1
written_rep: aberration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: iomrall | seachrán
sense_list:
(astronomy) A small periodical change of the apparent positions of the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer. [Mid 18th century.] | A partial alienation of reason. [Early 19th century.]


lexentry: eng/abet__Verb__1
written_rep: abet
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neartaigh le
sense_list:
(transitive, crime) To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime. [ca. 1350–1470]


lexentry: eng/abettor__Noun__1
written_rep: abettor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neartaitheoir
sense_list:
One that abets an offender; one that incites; instigates; encourages. [First attested from 1350 to 1470.] | A supporter or advocate. [Late 16th century.]


lexentry: eng/abhor__Verb__1
written_rep: abhor
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: adhfhuathaigh
sense_list:
(transitive) To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]


lexentry: eng/abhorrence__Noun__1
written_rep: abhorrence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fuath
sense_list:
(uncountable, countable) Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing. [Mid 17th century.]


lexentry: eng/abide__Verb__1
written_rep: abide
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cónaigh
sense_list:
(transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand. [from mid-12th c.] | (transitive) To bear patiently. [from late 15th c.] | (transitive) To pay for; to stand the consequences of. [from late 16th c.] | Used in a phrasal verb: . | (intransitive, obsolete) To pause; to delay. [from ca. 1150—1350 to mid-17th c.] | (intransitive, archaic) To have one's abode. [from ca. 1350—1470] | (intransitive, archaic) To endure; to remain; to last. [from ca. 1350—1470] | (transitive, archaic) To stand ready for; to await for someone; watch for. [from early 12th c.] | (transitive, obsolete) To endure or undergo a hard trial or a task; to stand up under. [from ca. 1150—1350 to early 18th c.] | (transitive, archaic) To await submissively; accept without question; submit to. [from ca. 1350—1470]


lexentry: eng/abide__Verb__1
written_rep: abide
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: fan
sense_list:
(intransitive, archaic, Scotland) To stay; to continue in a place; to remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to be left. [from ca. 1150—1350]


lexentry: eng/ability__Noun__1
written_rep: ability
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ábaltacht | cumas
sense_list:
(uncountable) The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]


lexentry: eng/abiogenesis__Noun__1
written_rep: abiogenesis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aibithghineas
sense_list:
(evolutionary theory) The origination of living organisms from lifeless matter; such genesis as does not involve the action of living parents. [from 1870]


lexentry: eng/abiotic__Adjective__1
written_rep: abiotic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aibitheach
sense_list:
Nonliving, inanimate, characterised by the absence of life; of inorganic matter. [Mid 20th century.]


lexentry: eng/abjection__Noun__1
written_rep: abjection
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ainnise | truaillíocht
sense_list:
A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]


lexentry: eng/ablaut__Noun__1
written_rep: ablaut
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ablabht | grádaíocht
sense_list:
(phonology) The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation, distinct from the phonetic influence of a succeeding vowel. [Mid 19th century.]


lexentry: eng/able__Adjective__1
written_rep: able
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ábalta | in ann
sense_list:
Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).] | Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]


lexentry: eng/abloom__Adverb__1
written_rep: abloom
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: faoi bhláth
sense_list:
(postpositive) In or into bloom; in a blooming state; having flower blooms unfolding. [Mid 19th century.]


lexentry: eng/ablution__Noun__1
written_rep: ablution
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ionladh
sense_list:
The act of washing or cleansing the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite. [From mid 16th century.]


lexentry: eng/abnormal__Adjective__1
written_rep: abnormal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mínormálta | neamhghnách
sense_list:
Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type. [First attested around the mid 19th century.]


lexentry: eng/abnormal__Adjective__1
written_rep: abnormal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: mínormálta
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to that which is irregular, in particular, behaviour that deviates from norms of social propriety or accepted standards of mental health. [First attested around the early 20th century.]


lexentry: eng/abnormality__Noun__1
written_rep: abnormality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ainspiantacht | anchúinseacht | mínormáltacht | sonraíocht | éanormalacht
sense_list:
The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]


lexentry: eng/abode__Noun__1
written_rep: abode
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: adhbha
sense_list:
(dated, or, legal) Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn. [Attested from (1350 to 1470) to the mid 18th century.] | (formal) A residence, dwelling or habitation. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.]


lexentry: eng/abomasum__Noun__1
written_rep: abomasum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abomasam
sense_list:
(biology, food) The fourth digestive compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant, after the omasum;the lining of said compartment, considered as a foodstuff.


lexentry: eng/abominable__Adjective__1
written_rep: abominable
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gráiniúil
sense_list:
Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable. [first attested around 1150 to 1350]


lexentry: eng/abomination__Noun__1
written_rep: abomination
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: adhfhuafaireacht
sense_list:
(countable) An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit. [from ca. 1150–1350] | (uncountable) The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred [from ca. 1350–1470]


lexentry: eng/aboriginal__Adjective__1
written_rep: aboriginal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bundúchasach
sense_list:
First according to historical or scientific records; original; indigenous; primitive. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]


lexentry: eng/aborigine__Noun__1
written_rep: aborigine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bundúchasach
sense_list:
A native inhabitant of a country; a member of the original people. [First attested in the early 19th century.]


lexentry: eng/abort__Noun__1
written_rep: abort
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abhaicín
sense_list:
(military, aeronautics) An early termination of a mission, action, or procedure in relation to missiles or spacecraft; the craft making such a mission. | (now, rare) The product of a miscarriage; an aborted offspring; an abortion. [First attested in the early 17th century.]


lexentry: eng/abortive__Noun__1
written_rep: abortive
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ginmhilleadh
sense_list:
(obsolete) Someone or something born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion. [Attested from around (1150 to 1350) until the mid 18th century.]


lexentry: eng/about__Adverb__1
written_rep: about
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: thart
sense_list:
On all sides; around. [from before 1150] | Here and there; around; in one place and another; up and down. [from before 1150]


lexentry: eng/about__Preposition__1
written_rep: about
part_of_speech: preposition
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: i dtrátha
sense_list:
(figurative) In or near, as in mental faculties or (literally) in the possession of; under the control of; at one's command; in one's makeup. [from ca. 1350–1470]


lexentry: eng/about_to__Phrase__1
written_rep: about to
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ar tí
sense_list:
(idiomatic, with infinitive verb) Indicates something that will happen very soon; indicates action that is imminent; ready to; went to


lexentry: eng/abrasion__Noun__1
written_rep: abrasion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: scríobchaitheamh
sense_list:
(geology) The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]


lexentry: eng/abrasion_platform__Noun__1
written_rep: abrasion platform
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: clár scríobchaithimh
sense_list:
(geology) A sloping or nearly flat bedrock surface extending out from the foot of a marine cliff under shallow water of a breaker (wave) zone, that was created by marine abrasion.


lexentry: eng/abridge__Verb__1
written_rep: abridge
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: giorraigh
sense_list:
(transitive) To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]


lexentry: eng/abrogate__Verb__1
written_rep: abrogate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aisghair
sense_list:
(transitive, law) To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or their successor; to repeal; — applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc. [First attested in the early 16th century.]


lexentry: eng/abrupt__Adjective__1
written_rep: abrupt
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: tobann
sense_list:
Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious. [First attested in the late 16th century.]


lexentry: eng/abscess__Noun__1
written_rep: abscess
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: easpa
sense_list:
(pathology) A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]


lexentry: eng/abscissa__Noun__1
written_rep: abscissa
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aibsíse
sense_list:
(geometry) The first of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes. [First attested in the late 17th century.]


lexentry: eng/absence__Noun__1
written_rep: absence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: neamhláithreacht
sense_list:
(medical) Temporary loss or disruption of consciousness, with sudden onset and recovery, and common in epilepsy. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]


lexentry: eng/absent-minded__Adjective__1
written_rep: absent-minded
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dearmadach
sense_list:
Absent in mind; often preoccupied; forgetful or careless due to distraction; easily distracted. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]


lexentry: eng/absenteeism__Noun__1
written_rep: absenteeism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neamhláithreacht
sense_list:
The state of being absent, especially frequently or without good reason; the practice of an absentee. [First attested in the early 19th century.]


lexentry: eng/absinthe__Noun__1
written_rep: absinthe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: apsaint
sense_list:
The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood. [from 1350–1470] | A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs. [from mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/absolute_magnitude__Noun__1
written_rep: absolute magnitude
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dearbhmhéid
sense_list:
(astronomy) The intrinsic luminosity that a celestial body would have if viewed from a distance of 10 parsecs or about 32.6 light years.


lexentry: eng/absolute_monarchy__Noun__1
written_rep: absolute monarchy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: monarcacht absalóideach
sense_list:
A state over which a sole monarch has absolute and unlimited power. | (uncountable) The rule of such a monarch, as a form of government.


lexentry: eng/absolute_zero__Noun__1
written_rep: absolute zero
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dearbhnialas
sense_list:
(physics) The coldest possible temperature, equivalent to zero on the Kelvin scale, or approximately −273.15 °C, −459.67 °F; a total absence of heat; the temperature at which the motion of all molecules would cease. [First attested in the early 19th century.]


lexentry: eng/absoluteness__Noun__1
written_rep: absoluteness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: absalóideacht
sense_list:
(obsolete) The fact of being finished or perfected; completeness. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the 17th century.] | The fact of being without qualifications or conditions; certainty, unconditionality. [First attested in the 17th century.]


lexentry: eng/absolutist__Noun__1
written_rep: absolutist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: absalóideach
sense_list:
One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government. [from mid 19th c.] | (metaphysics) One who believes that it is possible to realize a cognition or concept of the Absolute. [from mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/absolve__Verb__1
written_rep: absolve
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: oibrigh amach
sense_list:
(transitive, obsolete) To resolve; to explain; to solve. [Attested from the late 15th century until the mid 17th century.]


lexentry: eng/absorb__Verb__1
written_rep: absorb
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: súigh
sense_list:
(transitive) To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in. [first attested in the early 17th century.]


lexentry: eng/absorption_line__Noun__1
written_rep: absorption line
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: líne ionsúcháin
sense_list:
(physics, astronomy) A spectral line that corresponds to the absorption of electromagnetic radiation at a specific wavelength; the pattern of such lines is characteristic of specific atoms or molecules in the path of the radiation.


lexentry: eng/abstinence__Noun__1
written_rep: abstinence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abstanaid
sense_list:
The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]


lexentry: eng/abstinence__Noun__1
written_rep: abstinence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lánstaonadh
sense_list:
Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages; total abstinence; teetotalism). [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]


lexentry: eng/abstinent__Adjective__1
written_rep: abstinent
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: measartha
sense_list:
Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]


lexentry: eng/abstract_noun__Noun__1
written_rep: abstract noun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ainm teibí | ainmfhocal teibí
sense_list:
(grammar) A noun that denotes an idea, emotion, feeling, quality, generalization, representation or other abstract or intangible concept, as opposed to a concrete item, or a physical object.


lexentry: eng/abstracted__Adjective__1
written_rep: abstracted
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: aislingeach | brionglóideach | neamhairdiúil | seachránach
sense_list:
Inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind; meditative. [First attested in the early 17th century.]


lexentry: eng/abstraction__Noun__1
written_rep: abstraction
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: teibiú
sense_list:
The act of focusing on one characteristic of an object rather than the object as a whole group of characteristics; the act of separating said qualities from the object or ideas. [First attested in the late 16th century.] | The act of comparing commonality between distinct objects and organizing using those similarities; the act of generalizing characteristics; the product of said generalization. [First attested in the late 16th century.]


lexentry: eng/absurd__Adjective__1
written_rep: absurd
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: áiféiseach
sense_list:
Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly. [from mid-16th c.]


lexentry: eng/abulia__Noun__1
written_rep: abulia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abúile
sense_list:
(psychiatry) Absence of willpower or decisiveness, especially as a symptom of mental illness. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/abundance__Noun__1
written_rep: abundance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: flúirse | líonmhaireacht | raidhse
sense_list:
An overflowing fullness or ample sufficiency; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; plentifulness. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]


lexentry: eng/abundant__Adjective__1
written_rep: abundant
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fairsing | líonmhar | raidhsiúil
sense_list:
Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]


lexentry: eng/abuse__Noun__1
written_rep: abuse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: tarcaisne
sense_list:
Coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; language that unjustly or angrily vilifies. [from mid-16th c.]


lexentry: eng/abuse__Verb__1
written_rep: abuse
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maslaigh
sense_list:
(transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert [from around 1350 to 1470.] | (transitive) To attack with coarse language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive manner to or about someone; to disparage. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/abusive__Adjective__1
written_rep: abusive
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: maslach
sense_list:
(archaic) Tending to misuse; practising or containing abuse. [First attested in the late 16th century.]


lexentry: eng/abyss__Noun__1
written_rep: abyss
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: aibhéis
sense_list:
(frequently, figurative) A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable; any void space. [First attested in the late 16th century.]


lexentry: eng/abyssal_plain__Noun__1
written_rep: abyssal plain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: má aibhéiseach
sense_list:
(geography) A large expanse of very flat and smooth ocean floor, usually found at depths of 4,600 to 5,500 meters (15,000 to 18,000 feet).


lexentry: eng/abyssal_zone__Noun__1
written_rep: abyssal zone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: crios aibhéiseach
sense_list:
(geography) The oceanic realm consisting of the deep ocean, typified by a dearth of plant life, and plentiful carnivorous animals that are able to withstand extreme pressure.


lexentry: eng/academic__Adjective__1
written_rep: academic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: acadúil
sense_list:
In particular: relating to literary, classical, or artistic studies like the humanities, rather than to technical or vocational studies like engineering or welding.


lexentry: eng/academic__Noun__1
written_rep: academic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: acadóir | bean léinn | fear léinn | scoláire
sense_list:
A senior member of an academy, college, or university; a person who attends an academy; a person engaged in scholarly pursuits; one who is academic in practice. [First attested in the late 16th century.]


lexentry: eng/academic_institution__Noun__1
written_rep: academic institution
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ollscoil
sense_list:
An educational institution, dedicated to higher education and research, that grants academic degrees.


lexentry: eng/academical__Adjective__1
written_rep: academical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: coláisteach | ollscolach
sense_list:
Pertaining to a university or other form of higher education. [First attested in the late 16th century.]


lexentry: eng/academician__Noun__1
written_rep: academician
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: acadamhaí | ball d'acadamh
sense_list:
A member or follower of an academy, or society for promoting science, art, or literature, such as the French Academy, or the Royal Academy of Arts. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/academy__Noun__1
written_rep: academy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: acadamh
sense_list:
An institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university; typically a private school. [First attested in the mid 16th century.] | A school or place of training in which some special art is taught. [First attested in the late 16th century.] | A society of learned people united for the advancement of the arts and sciences, and literature, or some particular art or science. [First attested in the early 17th century.] | (UK, education) A school directly funded by central government, independent of local control; a charter school.


lexentry: eng/acanthus__Noun__1
written_rep: acanthus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acantas
sense_list:
A member of the genus Acanthus of herbaceous prickly plants with toothed leaves, (family Acanthaceae, order Lamiales (formerly Scrophulariales)) found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India. [from mid 16th century]


lexentry: eng/acanthus__Noun__1
written_rep: acanthus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: duille acantais
sense_list:
(architectural element) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of Acanthus spinosus, used in the capitals of the Corinthian and composite orders. [from mid 18th century]


lexentry: eng/acarus__Noun__1
written_rep: acarus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acairíneach
sense_list:
(zoology, acarology) Any member of the subclass Acari (aka Acarina): thus, a mite or a tick; specifically, any mite of the genus Acarus.


lexentry: eng/acceleration__Noun__1
written_rep: acceleration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: luasghéarú
sense_list:
(physics) The change of velocity with respect to time (can include deceleration or changing direction).


lexentry: eng/accelerator__Noun__1
written_rep: accelerator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: gás
sense_list:
(vehicle) A pedal causing the vehicle to accelerate when it is pressed. | (physics) A device that accelerates charged subatomic particles; a particle accelerator.


lexentry: eng/accent__Noun__1
written_rep: accent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aiceann | béim ghutha
sense_list:
(linguistics) A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.


lexentry: eng/accent__Noun__1
written_rep: accent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: blas | aiceann
sense_list:
(linguistics, sociolinguistics) The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.


lexentry: eng/accent__Noun__1
written_rep: accent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 09
trans_list: aiceann
sense_list:
(music) A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.


lexentry: eng/acceptance__Noun__1
written_rep: acceptance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: glacadh
sense_list:
(uncountable) The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.


lexentry: eng/accident__Noun__1
written_rep: accident
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: timpiste | taisme
sense_list:
An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences, and (in the strict sense) not directly caused by humans.


lexentry: eng/accidental__Adjective__1
written_rep: accidental
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: aimseach | toirmeascach
sense_list:
Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; by accident, unintentional. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/accommodation_ladder__Noun__1
written_rep: accommodation ladder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dréimire teile
sense_list:
(nautical) a flight of stairs or a ladder for lowering over the side of a ship for access to and from a small boat.


lexentry: eng/accompaniment__Noun__1
written_rep: accompaniment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tionlacan
sense_list:
(music) A part, usually performed by instruments, that gives support or adds to the background in music, or adds for ornamentation; also, the harmony of a figured bass. | That which accompanies; something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness to the principal thing, or by way of ornament, or for the sake of symmetry.


lexentry: eng/accompany__Verb__1
written_rep: accompany
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tionlaic
sense_list:
(transitive) To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with. | (intransitive, music) To perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition. | (transitive, music) To perform an accompanying part next to (another instrument or musician).


lexentry: eng/accomplice__Noun__1
written_rep: accomplice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: comhchoirí
sense_list:
(legal) An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.


lexentry: eng/accomplishment__Noun__1
written_rep: accomplishment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abairt
sense_list:
The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment. | That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.


lexentry: eng/accordion__Noun__1
written_rep: accordion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cairdín | acordán
sense_list:
A box-shaped musical instrument played by compressing or expanding its bellows while pressing its buttons or its keys, causing pallets to open, which allow air to flow across strips of brass or steel (reeds).


lexentry: eng/account__Noun__1
written_rep: account
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cuntas
sense_list:
(accounting) A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review. [from c. 1300] | A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event; a reason of an action to be done. | Authorization as a specific registered user in accessing a system.


lexentry: eng/accountability__Noun__1
written_rep: accountability
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: freagracht
sense_list:
The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.


lexentry: eng/accountant__Noun__1
written_rep: accountant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cuntasóir
sense_list:
One who renders account; one accountable. | A reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s). | (accounting) One who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts; an officer in a public office, who has charge of the accounts. | (accounting) One whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another. The records are usually, but not always, financial records.


lexentry: eng/accretion__Noun__1
written_rep: accretion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: fuilleamh
sense_list:
(astrophysics) The formation of planets, stars, and other celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; also, the growth of a celestial body through this process.


lexentry: eng/accumulate__Verb__1
written_rep: accumulate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tiomsaigh
sense_list:
(transitive) To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively)


lexentry: eng/accumulation__Noun__1
written_rep: accumulation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: tiomsú
sense_list:
(finance) The action of investors buying an asset from other investors when the price of the asset is low.


lexentry: eng/accusative__Adjective__1
written_rep: accusative
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: áinsíoch | cuspóireach
sense_list:
(grammar) Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin, Lithuanian and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influence of a transitive verb has its limited influence. Other parts of speech, including secondary or predicate direct objects, will also influence a sentence’s construction. In German the case used for direct objects.


lexentry: eng/accuse__Verb__1
written_rep: accuse
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: coirigh
sense_list:
(transitive) to find fault with, blame, censure | (intransitive) to make an accusation against someone


lexentry: eng/accustomed__Adjective__1
written_rep: accustomed
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cleachta
sense_list:
Familiar with something through repeated experience; adapted to existing conditions. (of a person) | Familiar through use; usual; customary. (of a thing, condition, activity, etc.)


lexentry: eng/ace__Noun__1
written_rep: ace
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 12
trans_list: cíoná
sense_list:
A military aircraft pilot who is credited with shooting down many enemy aircraft, typically five or more.


lexentry: eng/acetaldehyde__Noun__1
written_rep: acetaldehyde
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aicéataildéad
sense_list:
(organic compound) A colourless organic compound, CH3CHO, occurring widely in nature and being produced on a large scale in industry.


lexentry: eng/acetate__Noun__1
written_rep: acetate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: tréshoilseán
sense_list:
A transparent sheet used for overlays, whether of cellulose acetate or (loosely) any macroscopically similar plastic.


lexentry: eng/acetic__Adjective__1
written_rep: acetic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aicéiteach
sense_list:
(organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing vinegar. | (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to acetic acid or its derivatives.


lexentry: eng/acetic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: acetic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aigéad aicéiteach
sense_list:
(carboxylic acid, fatty acid) A clear colourless organic acid, CH3COOH, formed by the bacterial oxidation of ethanol through acetic fermentation; it is used as a solvent and has very many industrial applications; it is the major acidic component of vinegar.


lexentry: eng/acetylcholine__Noun__1
written_rep: acetylcholine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aicéitiolcoilín
sense_list:
(neurotransmitter) A neurotransmitter in humans and other animals. It is an ester of acetic acid and choline with chemical formula CH3COOCH2CH2N+(CH3)3.


lexentry: eng/acid_jazz__Noun__1
written_rep: acid jazz
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: snagcheol aigéid
sense_list:
(music genre, jazz) A genre of popular music combining jazz with elements of soul music, funk and disco.


lexentry: eng/acid_rain__Noun__1
written_rep: acid rain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: báisteach aigéadach
sense_list:
Rain which is unusually acidic (pH of less than the natural range of 5 to 6); caused mainly by atmospheric pollution with sulphur dioxide, carbon dioxide and nitrogen compounds.


lexentry: eng/acidic__Adjective__1
written_rep: acidic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aigéadach
sense_list:
(chemistry) Having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red. | (petrology) Containing a high percentage of silica-bearing minerals; opposed to basic. | Of or relating to acid; having the character of an acid.


lexentry: eng/acidity__Noun__1
written_rep: acidity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aigéadacht
sense_list:
The quality or state of being acid. | Sourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste. | (pathology) Excessive acid quality, as in gastric secretions.


lexentry: eng/acinus__Noun__1
written_rep: acinus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: aicíneas
sense_list:
(anatomy) One of the granular masses which constitute a racemose or compound gland, as the pancreas; also, one of the saccular recesses in the lobules of a racemose gland.


lexentry: eng/acknowledge__Verb__1
written_rep: acknowledge
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: admhaigh
sense_list:
(transitive) To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in | (transitive) To own or recognize in a particular quality, character or relationship; to admit the claims or authority of; to give recognition to. | (transitive) To own as genuine or valid; to assent to (a legal instrument) to give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form.


lexentry: eng/acknowledgment__Noun__1
written_rep: acknowledgment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: admháil
sense_list:
The act of acknowledging | The act of recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition of existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.


lexentry: eng/acme__Noun__1
written_rep: acme
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: apaigí
sense_list:
A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period. [c. 1610]


lexentry: eng/acolyte__Noun__1
written_rep: acolyte
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acalaí | túiseoir
sense_list:
(Christianity) One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic Church, being ordained to carry the wine, water and lights at Mass.


lexentry: eng/aconite__Noun__1
written_rep: aconite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dáthabha | dáthabha dubh | fuath an mhadra
sense_list:
The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; any plant of the genus Aconitum, all the species of which are poisonous.


lexentry: eng/acorn__Noun__1
written_rep: acorn
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: dearcán
sense_list:
(nautical) A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.


lexentry: eng/acorn_squash__Noun__1
written_rep: acorn squash
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: puimcín eitreach
sense_list:
Any of several varieties of a plant, Cucurbita pepo, being a dark green winter squash having yellow to orange flesh.


lexentry: eng/acoustic__Adjective__1
written_rep: acoustic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: acústach
sense_list:
(music, musical instrument) Naturally producing or produced by an instrument without electrical amplification or the need thereof.


lexentry: eng/acoustic__Noun__1
written_rep: acoustic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fuaimíocht | éisteacht
sense_list:
(usually, in the plural) The properties or qualities of a room or building that determine how sound is transmitted in it.


lexentry: eng/acquaintance__Noun__1
written_rep: acquaintance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aitheantas | aithnid
sense_list:
(uncountable) A state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy, but now suggesting a slight knowledge less deep than that of friendship; acquaintanceship. [from 12th c.]


lexentry: eng/acquiescence__Noun__1
written_rep: acquiescence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deoin
sense_list:
A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent consent, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.


lexentry: eng/acquired_immune_deficiency_syndrome__Noun__1
written_rep: acquired immune deficiency syndrome
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: siondróm easpa imdhíonachta faighte
sense_list:
(disease) An infectious disease, caused by HIV, that causes the gradual degeneration of the body's immune system.


lexentry: eng/acrimonious__Adjective__1
written_rep: acrimonious
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: géar
sense_list:
(figuratively) Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/acritarch__Noun__1
written_rep: acritarch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acratarc
sense_list:
(paleontology, palynology) Any small, non-acid-soluble (i.e. non-carbonate, non-siliceous) organic fossil that cannot be classified.


lexentry: eng/acrobat__Noun__1
written_rep: acrobat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cleasaí
sense_list:
An athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination, often as part of a circus performance.


lexentry: eng/acrocentric__Adjective__1
written_rep: acrocentric
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acraiceintreach
sense_list:
(genetics) (of a chromosome) Having the centromere very near to one end, and thus having a long arm, and a very short arm.


lexentry: eng/acrolect__Noun__1
written_rep: acrolect
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ardchanúint
sense_list:
(sociolinguistics) The variety of speech that is considered most suitable for formal occasions (typically using only standard forms).


lexentry: eng/acromegaly__Noun__1
written_rep: acromegaly
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acraimeigileacht
sense_list:
(disease) A chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over-activity of the pituitary gland.


lexentry: eng/acrostic__Noun__1
written_rep: acrostic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acrastaic | acrastach
sense_list:
A poem or other text in which certain letters, often the first in each line, spell out a name or message. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/acroterium__Noun__1
written_rep: acroterium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acraitéiriam
sense_list:
(architecture) One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment, or upon the gables in Gothic architecture.


lexentry: eng/acrylic_resin__Noun__1
written_rep: acrylic resin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aicrileach
sense_list:
(organic chemistry) Any of many thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers or copolymers of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, esters of these acids, or acrylonitrile; used in paint and many plastics.


lexentry: eng/acrylonitrile__Noun__1
written_rep: acrylonitrile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aicrilinítríl
sense_list:
(organic compound) A toxic colourless liquid organic compound, CH2=CH.CN, synthesized from propylene and ammonia; used as a monomer in the production of acrylic resins and synthetic rubber.


lexentry: eng/act__Verb__1
written_rep: act
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: iompair
sense_list:
(intransitive) To behave in a certain manner for an indefinite length of time. | (intransitive, law) To carry out work as a legal representative in relation to a particular legal matter. | (intransitive, mathematics, construed with on or upon, of an algebraic structure) To possess an action onto (some other structure). Examples include the group action of a group on a set, the action of a ring on a module by scalar multiplication, and the action of a group or algebra on a vector space via a representation.


lexentry: eng/actin__Noun__1
written_rep: actin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aictin
sense_list:
(protein, uncountable) A globular structural protein that polymerizes in a helical fashion to form an actin filament (or microfilament).


lexentry: eng/acting__Adjective__1
written_rep: acting
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gníomhach
sense_list:
Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job.


lexentry: eng/actinic__Adjective__1
written_rep: actinic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: achtanach
sense_list:
(chemistry, photography) Of or relating to actinism, the range of photochemical effects produced by exposure to electromagnetic radiation, particularly sunlight.


lexentry: eng/actinium__Noun__1
written_rep: actinium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: achtainiam
sense_list:
A radioactive, metallic chemical element (symbol: Ac) with an atomic number of 89; found in uranium ores.


lexentry: eng/actinometer__Noun__1
written_rep: actinometer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: achtanaiméadar
sense_list:
(physics) A device used to measure the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation.


lexentry: eng/actinometry__Noun__1
written_rep: actinometry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: achtanaiméadracht
sense_list:
the measurement of the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation


lexentry: eng/actinomycosis__Noun__1
written_rep: actinomycosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bualadh teanga
sense_list:
(pathology) An infectious bacterial disease of cattle and swine, sometimes transmitted to humans, characterized by the formation of painful abscesses in the mouth, lungs, or gastrointestinal tract, caused by Actinomyces israelii, Actinomyces gerencseriae, and Propionibacterium propionicum.


lexentry: eng/action__Noun__1
written_rep: action
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: aicsean
sense_list:
Something done, often so as to accomplish a purpose. | (military) Combat. | (mathematics) A way in which each element of some algebraic structure transforms some other structure or set, in a way which respects the structure of the first. Formally, this may be seen as a morphism from the first structure into some structure of endomorphisms of the second; for example, a group action of a group G on a set S can be seen as a group homomorphism from G into the set of bijections on S (which form a group under function composition), while a module M over a ring R can be defined as an abelian group together with a ring homomorphism from R into the ring of group endomorphisms of M (which is also called the action of R on M).


lexentry: eng/action_painting__Noun__1
written_rep: action painting
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beo-phéintéireacht
sense_list:
(arts, uncountable) A genre of modern art in which the paint is dribbled, splashed or poured onto the canvas to obtain a spontaneous and totally abstract image.


lexentry: eng/active_matrix__Noun__1
written_rep: active matrix
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maitrís bheo
sense_list:
A form of liquid crystal display with a grid of transistors and capacitors that can hold a charge for a limited period of time, contrasted with passive matrix.


lexentry: eng/active_volcano__Noun__1
written_rep: active volcano
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bolcán beo
sense_list:
(vulcanology, geology) A volcano that has erupted in the last 10,000 years, although not necessarily venting lava or gases now.


lexentry: eng/actor__Noun__1
written_rep: actor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: aisteoir
sense_list:
A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/actuary__Noun__1
written_rep: actuary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: achtúire
sense_list:
A professional who calculates financial values associated with uncertain events subject to risk, such as insurance premiums or pension contributions.


lexentry: eng/acupuncture__Noun__1
written_rep: acupuncture
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: snáthaidpholladh
sense_list:
The insertion of needles into the (living) tissue of the body affecting the Qi or energy along energetic pathways of the body called meridians. This modality is traditionally used as a form of internal medical treating all disease and illnesses, in Western countries it is widely used for the purposes of pain relief.


lexentry: eng/acute__Adjective__1
written_rep: acute
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: géar
sense_list:
Intense; sensitive; sharp. | (geometry, of an angle) Less than 90 degrees. | (geometry, of a triangle) Having all three interior angles measuring less than 90 degrees.


lexentry: eng/acute_accent__Noun__1
written_rep: acute accent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: agúid | síneadh fada
sense_list:
(orthography) : A diacritical mark ( ´ ) that can be placed above a number of letters in many languages of the Latin, Greek and Cyrillic writing systems.


lexentry: eng/acyl__Noun__1
written_rep: acyl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aicil
sense_list:
(organic compound) Any of class of organic radicals, RCO-, formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from a carboxylic acid.


lexentry: eng/adamant__Noun__1
written_rep: adamant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: adhmaint
sense_list:
An imaginary rock or mineral of impenetrable hardness; a name given to the diamond and other substances of extreme hardness.


lexentry: eng/add-on__Noun__1
written_rep: add-on
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: breise
sense_list:
(computer hardware, software) A software extension or hardware peripheral that provides additional functions or customization for a core application or system.


lexentry: eng/add_insult_to_injury__Verb__1
written_rep: add insult to injury
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cuir an tarcaisne i gceann na héagóra
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To further a loss with mockery or indignity; to worsen an already unfavorable situation.


lexentry: eng/addax__Noun__1
written_rep: addax
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: adacs
sense_list:
A large African antelope (Addax nasomaculatus) with long, corkscrewing horns which lives in the desert. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/adder__Noun__1
written_rep: adder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nathair nimhe
sense_list:
A common European adder (Vipera berus). | A northern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen), a venomous viper found in the eastern United States


lexentry: eng/address__Noun__1
written_rep: address
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: seoladh
sense_list:
A description of the location of a property, usually with at least a street name and number, name of a town, and now also a postal code; such a description as superscribed for direction on an envelope or letter. [from 17th c.] | (computing) A number identifying a specific storage location in computer memory. [from 1940s] | (networking, Internet) A string of characters identifying a node or range of nodes on a network (especially the Internet), such as an e-mail address, IP address or URL. [from 1960s]


lexentry: eng/addressee__Noun__1
written_rep: addressee
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: seolaí
sense_list:
The person or organization to which something, such as a letter or message, is addressed or sent, for whom the item is intended.


lexentry: eng/adenine__Noun__1
written_rep: adenine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: adainín
sense_list:
(biochemistry, genetics) A base, C5H5N5, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA.


lexentry: eng/adenoid__Noun__1
written_rep: adenoid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: adanóid
sense_list:
(symptom) an abnormally enlarged mass of lymphatic tissue at the back of the pharynx, often obstructing the nasal and ear passages and hindering speaking and breathing in young children.


lexentry: eng/adenosine__Noun__1
written_rep: adenosine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: adanóisín
sense_list:
(biochemistry, genetics, organic compound) A nucleoside derived from adenine and ribose, found in striated muscle tissue. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/adenosine_triphosphate__Noun__1
written_rep: adenosine triphosphate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: trífhosfáit adanóisín
sense_list:
(biochemistry, neurotransmitter) A nucleotide that is used as a source of energy in cellular reactions, in the synthesis of nucleic acids, and as a neurotransmitter recognized by purinergic receptors.


lexentry: eng/adenovirus__Noun__1
written_rep: adenovirus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: adanaivíreas
sense_list:
(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans


lexentry: eng/adiabatic__Adjective__1
written_rep: adiabatic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aidiabatach
sense_list:
(physics, thermodynamics, of a process) Without gain or loss of heat (and thus with no change in entropy, in the quasistatic approximation).


lexentry: eng/adit__Noun__1
written_rep: adit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tollbhealach
sense_list:
A horizontal or nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine, as contrasted with a shaft or vertical entry passage. An adit may be used for ventilation, haulage, drainage, or other purposes.


lexentry: eng/adjutant__Noun__1
written_rep: adjutant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aidiúnach
sense_list:
(military rank) A lower-ranking officer who assists a higher-ranking officer with administrative affairs. | An assistant.


lexentry: eng/administrator__Noun__1
written_rep: administrator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: riarthóir
sense_list:
One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager. | (computing) One who is responsible for software installation, management, information and maintenance of a computer or network


lexentry: eng/admiral__Noun__1
written_rep: admiral
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: aimiréal
sense_list:
(military) The appointed commander of a navy, regardless of formal title. [1440] | (military) A high rank in the British and American Navies, NATO grade OF-9, equivalent ranks in other navies, in coast guards, etc. | (zoology) Any of several species of nymphalid butterflies of the genera Kaniska, Limenitis and Vanessa. [1799]


lexentry: eng/admiral_of_the_fleet__Noun__1
written_rep: admiral of the fleet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aimiréal de loingeas
sense_list:
(military, UK) The highest rank in the Royal Navy and other Commonwealth navies, NATO grade OF-10, currently only ceremonial.


lexentry: eng/admit__Verb__1
written_rep: admit
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ceadaigh
sense_list:
(transitive) To allow (someone) to enter a profession or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise. | (transitive) To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.


lexentry: eng/admit__Verb__1
written_rep: admit
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: aithin
sense_list:
(transitive, or, intransitive) To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny (+ to).


lexentry: eng/adnate__Adjective__1
written_rep: adnate
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: urnasctha
sense_list:
(botany, mycology) Linked or fused to a structure of a type different from itself; for example, attachment of a stamen to a petal is adnate, while attachment of a stamen to another stamen is connate.


lexentry: eng/adoption__Noun__1
written_rep: adoption
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: uchd-mhacachd
sense_list:
The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if he or she were one's own child. | (computing) The transfer between an old system to another (usually better) system.


lexentry: eng/adposition__Noun__1
written_rep: adposition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: réamhfhocal
sense_list:
(grammar) An element that combines syntactically with a phrase and indicates how that phrase should be interpreted in the surrounding context; a preposition or postposition.


lexentry: eng/adrenal__Adjective__1
written_rep: adrenal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aidréineach
sense_list:
Pertaining to the adrenal glands (suprarenal glands), their secretions, or the function derived therefrom.


lexentry: eng/adrenal_gland__Noun__1
written_rep: adrenal gland
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: faireog aidréineach
sense_list:
(anatomy) In mammals, either of a pair of complex endocrine glands, situated above each kidney, secreting hormones which control the heart rate, blood pressure, and metabolism.


lexentry: eng/adsorption__Noun__1
written_rep: adsorption
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: asú | asúchán
sense_list:
The adhesion of a liquid or gas on the surface of a solid material, forming a thin film on the surface.


lexentry: eng/adult__Adjective__1
written_rep: adult
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: aosach | d'aosaigh
sense_list:
(of a beverage) Containing alcohol, intended for consumption only by adults. | (of a cookie, gummy, etc.) Containing marijuana, intended for consumption only by adults. | Containing excessive vulgar or profane speech, text or images, intended only for adults.


lexentry: eng/adultery__Noun__1
written_rep: adultery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: adhaltranas
sense_list:
(narrowly) Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse. See more synonyms at Thesaurus:cuckoldry


lexentry: eng/advantage__Noun__1
written_rep: advantage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buntáiste
sense_list:
(countable) Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to success, or to any desired end.


lexentry: eng/advection__Noun__1
written_rep: advection
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: trasiompar
sense_list:
(meteorology, earth science, physical chemistry) The horizontal movement of a body of atmosphere (or other fluid) along with a concurrent transport of its temperature, humidity etc. | (physics) The transport of a scalar by bulk fluid motion.


lexentry: eng/adventure__Noun__1
written_rep: adventure
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: eachtra
sense_list:
A daring feat; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; the encountering of risks.


lexentry: eng/adverb__Noun__1
written_rep: adverb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dobhriathar
sense_list:
(grammar) A word that modifies a verb, adjective, other adverbs, or various other types of words, phrases, or clauses. | (programming) In the Raku programming language, a named parameter that modifies the behavior of a routine.


lexentry: eng/advise__Verb__1
written_rep: advise
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abhcóide
sense_list:
(transitive) To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed. | (transitive) To formally give information or notice to; to inform or counsel. [with of ‘what is communicated’]


lexentry: eng/advisedly__Adverb__1
written_rep: advisedly
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: d'aon toisc
sense_list:
With intentionality, and deliberately, usually also with a connotation of due consideration and wise choosing.


lexentry: eng/advocacy__Noun__1
written_rep: advocacy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abhcóideacht
sense_list:
The profession of an advocate. | The act of arguing in favour of, or supporting someone or something. | The practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard.


lexentry: eng/adware__Noun__1
written_rep: adware
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bogearraí fógraíochta
sense_list:
(computing) A software application that includes advertisements, which are displayed while the software is running. Developers use adware as a source of income and to keep the costs of the software down (usually making it free). Some adware programs can include spyware.


lexentry: eng/adze__Noun__1
written_rep: adze
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tál
sense_list:
A cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood.


lexentry: eng/aeration__Noun__1
written_rep: aeration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: aerú
sense_list:
By extension, a process in which other gases (such as carbon dioxide or nitrogen or argon) are circulated through or mixed with a substance (usually liquid), sometimes with the consequence of increasing the transfer of air into the same liquid at the surface due to the induced circulation.


lexentry: eng/aerial__Noun__1
written_rep: aerial
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aeróg
sense_list:
(chiefly, _, UK) A rod, wire, or other structure for receiving or transmitting radio, television signals etc.


lexentry: eng/aerial_cableway__Noun__1
written_rep: aerial cableway
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cáblabhealach aerga
sense_list:
A large assortment of cables, suspended above the ground at a minesite or quarry, used to transport tools and equipment over rough territory.


lexentry: eng/aerial_railway__Noun__1
written_rep: aerial railway
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cábla aerga
sense_list:
A system involving an enclosed carriage suspended on a series of wires, usually attached to a steep mountain slope, used for personal transportation over normally untraversable territory.


lexentry: eng/aerobic__Adjective__1
written_rep: aerobic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aeróbach
sense_list:
Living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen e.g. aerobic bacteria. | Of or relating to aerobics.


lexentry: eng/aerodynamics__Noun__1
written_rep: aerodynamics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aeraidinimic
sense_list:
The science of the dynamics of bodies moving relative to gases, especially the interaction of moving objects with the atmosphere.


lexentry: eng/aerology__Noun__1
written_rep: aerology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aereolaíocht
sense_list:
The branch of meteorology involving the observation of the atmosphere by means of balloons, kites, rockets, drones, airplanes, etc.


lexentry: eng/aerophone__Noun__1
written_rep: aerophone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aerafón
sense_list:
Any musical instrument which produces sound primarily by causing a body of air to vibrate, without the use of strings or membranes, and without the vibration of the instrument itself adding considerably to the sound.


lexentry: eng/aerostatics__Noun__1
written_rep: aerostatics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aerastataic
sense_list:
(physics) the study of gases in equilibrium and of balloons or aircraft in varying atmospheric conditions


lexentry: eng/aesthete__Noun__1
written_rep: aesthete
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aeistéitire
sense_list:
(often, derogatory) Someone who cultivates an unusually high sensitivity to beauty, as in art or nature, often in a manner perceived to prioritize beauty over other qualities such as virtue and utility.


lexentry: eng/aetiology__Noun__1
written_rep: aetiology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: bunús | cúiseolaíocht
sense_list:
(medicine, uncountable) The study or investigation of the causes of disease; a scientific explanation for the origin of a disease.


lexentry: eng/affair__Noun__1
written_rep: affair
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cás
sense_list:
(often in the plural) Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public. | Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely.


lexentry: eng/affiliate__Noun__1
written_rep: affiliate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: iníon
sense_list:
Someone or something, especially, a television station, that is associated with a larger, related organization, such as a television network; a member of a group of associated things.


lexentry: eng/affinity__Noun__1
written_rep: affinity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: cleamhnas
sense_list:
A family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity (e.g. sister).


lexentry: eng/afford__Verb__1
written_rep: afford
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ceadaigh
sense_list:
To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; (usually, after an expression of ability, as could, able, difficult) to be able or rich enough; to spare.


lexentry: eng/afforestation__Noun__1
written_rep: afforestation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: coillteoireacht | foraoisiú
sense_list:
The act or process of creating a new forest where none had existed before, or reforestation of areas long deforested.


lexentry: eng/affreightment__Noun__1
written_rep: affreightment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: árthach
sense_list:
(nautical) The act of hiring, or the contract for use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.


lexentry: eng/afraid__Adjective__1
written_rep: afraid
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: is eagal le
sense_list:
Regretful, sorry; expressing a reluctance to face an unpleasant situation. [with that (+ clause) or clause; or with so or not]


lexentry: eng/aft__Adverb__1
written_rep: aft
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sa deireadh | thiar sa deireadh
sense_list:
(nautical) At, near, or towards the stern of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).


lexentry: eng/after_all__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: after all
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: i ndeireadh na dála
sense_list:
(idiomatic) in the end, however; used in referring to something that was believed to be the case, but is not; or to an outcome that is not what was expected or predicted.


lexentry: eng/afterbirth__Noun__1
written_rep: afterbirth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beireatas | broghais | bruán | salachar | slánú | streachlán
sense_list:
The placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth or parturition in mammals.


lexentry: eng/afterburner__Noun__1
written_rep: afterburner
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: iardhóire
sense_list:
(aviation) A device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust.


lexentry: eng/afterlife__Noun__1
written_rep: afterlife
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: saol eile
sense_list:
A conscious existence after death; a supernatural life that follows one's natural life, in some worldviews.


lexentry: eng/aftermath__Noun__1
written_rep: aftermath
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: athbharr
sense_list:
(obsolete, agriculture) A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season; lattermath.


lexentry: eng/aftermath__Noun__1
written_rep: aftermath
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: iarmhairt | toradh
sense_list:
That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.


lexentry: eng/afternoon_tea__Noun__1
written_rep: afternoon tea
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tae beag
sense_list:
(UK) A formal afternoon meal comprising light snacks, accompanied by tea. | (Australia, NZ, Hong Kong) A small meal or snack eaten between lunch and dinner (supper); a period of time set aside for this purpose, taken as a break from work or from a conference.


lexentry: eng/aftershock__Noun__1
written_rep: aftershock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: iarchrith
sense_list:
An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").


lexentry: eng/again__Adverb__1
written_rep: again
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: arís
sense_list:
Tell me again, say again; used in asking a question to which one may have already received an answer that one cannot remember.


lexentry: eng/again__Adverb__1
written_rep: again
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: arís | athuair
sense_list:
Used metalinguistically, with the repetition being in the discussion, or in the linguistic or pragmatic context of the discussion, rather than in the subject of discussion. [from 16thc.]


lexentry: eng/against__Preposition__1
written_rep: against
part_of_speech: preposition
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: in aghaidh | in éadan
sense_list:
In a contrary direction to. | (Hollywood) To be paid now in contrast to the following amount to be paid later under specified circumstances, usually that a movie is made or has started filming.


lexentry: eng/against_the_grain__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: against the grain
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: in aghaidh an stuif
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Contrary to what is expected; especially, of behavior different from what society expects. | (idiomatic) Unwillingly, reluctantly; contrary to one's nature.


lexentry: eng/agape__Noun__1
written_rep: agape
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grá
sense_list:
(uncountable, Christianity) The love of God for mankind, or the benevolent love of Christians for others.


lexentry: eng/agaric__Noun__1
written_rep: agaric
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: agairg
sense_list:
Any of various fungi, principally of the order Agaricales, having fruiting bodies consisting of umbrella-like caps, on stalks, with numerous gills beneath.


lexentry: eng/agate__Noun__1
written_rep: agate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: agáit
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable, mineral) A semitransparent, uncrystallized silicate mineral and semiprecious stone, presenting various tints in the same specimen, with colors delicately arranged and often curved in parallel alternating dark and light stripes or bands, or blended in clouds; various authorities call it a variety of chalcedony, a variety of quartz, or a combination of the two. | (slang, usually, in the plural) A testicle.


lexentry: eng/agave__Noun__1
written_rep: agave
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: agáibhe
sense_list:
Any plant in the large, variable genus Agave: succulent plants, commonly armed with formidable prickles; they flower at maturity after several years, and generally die thereafter; large species, such as the maguey or century plant, (Agave americana), produce gigantic inflorescences. Several are of economic importance as sources of fibre such as sisal, and alcoholic beverages such as tequila.


lexentry: eng/age__Noun__1
written_rep: age
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: aois
sense_list:
(countable) Any particular stage of life. | (countable) The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested. | (uncountable) Maturity; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities. | (countable) A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others. | (astrology) One of the twelve divisions of a Great Year, equal to roughly 2000 years and governed by one of the zodiacal signs; a Platonic month. | (countable) Lifespan, lifetime; the total time that some being is alive from birth to death (or some category of beings, on average). | (countable, poker) The entitlement of the player to the left of the dealer to pass the first round in betting, and then to come in last or stay out; also, the player holding this position; the eldest hand.


lexentry: eng/age_of_consent__Noun__1
written_rep: age of consent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aois toilithe
sense_list:
(legal) The age at which a person is legally considered to be mature enough to engage willingly in sexual intercourse, so that it is not a crime for someone else to have sex with the person.


lexentry: eng/age_of_majority__Noun__1
written_rep: age of majority
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aois lánaosta
sense_list:
(legal) The age at which the rights and privileges of an adult are legally granted or recognized; i.e.; the age where a person ceases to be a minor legally and becomes a legal adult.


lexentry: eng/agency__Noun__1
written_rep: agency
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: gníomhaireacht
sense_list:
The office or function of an agent; also, the relationship between a principal and that person's agent. | An establishment engaged in doing business for another; also, the place of business or the district of such an agency.


lexentry: eng/aggressive__Adjective__1
written_rep: aggressive
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ionsaitheach | amasach
sense_list:
Characterized by aggression; highly combative; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking (especially if unjustly) or arguing. | (pathology, of a tumour or disease) That spreads quickly or extensively; virulent; malignant.


lexentry: eng/aggressor__Noun__1
written_rep: aggressor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ionsaitheoir
sense_list:
The person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression; that begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.


lexentry: eng/agility__Noun__1
written_rep: agility
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aclaíocht | lúth
sense_list:
(uncountable) The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; quickness of motion


lexentry: eng/agitation__Noun__1
written_rep: agitation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: suaitheadh
sense_list:
The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being disrupted with violence, or with irregular action; commotion. | A disturbance of personal tranquillity; disturbance of someone's peace of mind. | Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.


lexentry: eng/agnosticism__Noun__1
written_rep: agnosticism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: agnóisí
sense_list:
The view that the existence of God or of all deities is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable.


lexentry: eng/agogo_bell__Noun__1
written_rep: agogo bell
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: agógó
sense_list:
A percussion instrument consisting of two or three small conical bells, similar to a cowbell, and typically played by striking them with a drumstick.


lexentry: eng/agree__Verb__1
written_rep: agree
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aontaigh
sense_list:
(intransitive) To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to have a consistent idea between two or more people.


lexentry: eng/agreement__Noun__1
written_rep: agreement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: aontas
sense_list:
(uncountable, linguistics, grammar) Rules that exist in many languages that force some parts of a sentence to be used or inflected differently depending on certain attributes of other parts. | (obsolete, chiefly, _, in the plural) An agreeable quality.


lexentry: eng/agriculture__Noun__1
written_rep: agriculture
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: talmhaíocht
sense_list:
The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock.


lexentry: eng/agrimony__Noun__1
written_rep: agrimony
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: airgeadán | marbhdhraighean
sense_list:
Any of several perennial herbaceous plants, of the genus Agrimonia, that have spikes of yellow flowers.


lexentry: eng/agritourism__Noun__1
written_rep: agritourism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: agrathurasóireacht
sense_list:
A form of tourism in which tourists stay in farms or agricultural villages, either to experience farm life, or as a base for exploring the countryside


lexentry: eng/agronomy__Noun__1
written_rep: agronomy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: geilleagar talmhaíochta
sense_list:
The science of utilizing plants, animals and soils for food, fuel, feed, and fiber and more. To do this effectively and sustainably, agronomy encompasses work in the areas of plant genetics, plant physiology, meteorology, animal sciences and soil science.


lexentry: eng/ah__Interjection__1
written_rep: ah
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: á
sense_list:
An expression of relief, relaxation, comfort, confusion, understanding, wonder, awe, etc. according to uttered inflection.


lexentry: eng/aim__Noun__1
written_rep: aim
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aimsiú
sense_list:
The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, or object, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, such as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it.


lexentry: eng/aim__Verb__1
written_rep: aim
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: aimsigh
sense_list:
(intransitive) To direct the intention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor;—followed by at, or by an infinitive | (transitive) To direct or point (e.g. a weapon), at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object


lexentry: eng/air__Noun__1
written_rep: air
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aer
sense_list:
(historical, philosophy, alchemy) One of the four elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans. | (uncountable, loosely) The substance of the atmosphere on a planet other than Earth.


lexentry: eng/air_brick__Noun__1
written_rep: air brick
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aerbhríce
sense_list:
(architecture) A brick-sized block with holes which is embedded in a wall to allow ventilation through it.


lexentry: eng/air_corridor__Noun__1
written_rep: air corridor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aerchonair | aerlána
sense_list:
(aviation) A predefined route, or series of routes, in which a commercial or military aircraft must fly.


lexentry: eng/air_gun__Noun__1
written_rep: air gun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aerghunna
sense_list:
A gun that propels a projectile by compressed air or similar compressed gas (such as carbon dioxide).


lexentry: eng/air_marshal__Noun__1
written_rep: air marshal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: aermharascal
sense_list:
(British, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, military) A military rank between that of air vice-marshal and air chief marshal, equivalent to an army lieutenant general.


lexentry: eng/air_out__Verb__1
written_rep: air out
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aeráil
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To expose to air; to leave open or spread out, as to allow odor or moisture to dissipate.


lexentry: eng/airbag__Noun__1
written_rep: airbag
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mála aeir
sense_list:
(automotive) A protective system in automobiles in which when a crash occurs, a bag containing nitrogen, formed by the explosive decomposition of sodium azide, quickly inflates in front of the driver or passenger, preventing injury to the head. Side air bags, including the back seat passengers, also prevent injury.


lexentry: eng/airbrake__Noun__1
written_rep: airbrake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: coscáin eitilte
sense_list:
(aviation) A movable control surface that extends to increase drag without affecting lift (unlike a spoiler); a device that provides aerodynamic braking.


lexentry: eng/airbrush__Noun__1
written_rep: airbrush
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aerdhathadóir
sense_list:
A miniature, handheld paint sprayer, powered by compressed air or other gas, used for delicate, artistic painting, or sometimes retouching of photographs.


lexentry: eng/aircraft_carrier__Noun__1
written_rep: aircraft carrier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: iompróir aerárthaí
sense_list:
A warship designed to carry aircraft, serving as a seagoing air base, with a deck on which aircraft can be launched and landed.


lexentry: eng/airfield__Noun__1
written_rep: airfield
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aerpháirc
sense_list:
(aviation) An open field designated for the taking off and landing of aircraft, but which, unlike an airport, does not necessarily have terminals or paved runways.


lexentry: eng/airlock__Noun__1
written_rep: airlock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aerbhac | seomra aerdhíonach
sense_list:
A sealed, airtight chamber, such as in a manned spacecraft or submarine, used to provide access to and from the sealed area without allowing air out or water in.


lexentry: eng/airport__Noun__1
written_rep: airport
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aerfort
sense_list:
An airfield (an area designated for the takeoff and landing of aircraft), including one or more runways and (for commercial airports) one or more passenger terminals.


lexentry: eng/airspace__Noun__1
written_rep: airspace
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aerspás
sense_list:
(politics, aviation) A specified portion of the atmosphere, especially that under the technical aviation control and/or jurisdiction of a particular state over which territory (and territorial waters) it lies. | (aviation) that part of the sky designated for the sole use of aircraft.


lexentry: eng/airy__Adjective__1
written_rep: airy
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: análach
sense_list:
Relating or belonging to air; high in air; aerial. | Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy.


lexentry: eng/aisle__Noun__1
written_rep: aisle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: taobhroinn
sense_list:
A wing of a building, notably in a church separated from the nave proper by piers. | A clear path through rows of seating.


lexentry: eng/alanine__Noun__1
written_rep: alanine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alainín
sense_list:
(amino acid, uncountable) A nonessential amino acid 2-aminopropanoic acid found in most animal proteins


lexentry: eng/alb__Noun__1
written_rep: alb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ailb
sense_list:
(Christianity, chiefly, _, Anglicanism, Roman Catholicism) A long, white robe worn by priests and other ministers, underneath most of the other vestments.


lexentry: eng/albatross__Noun__1
written_rep: albatross
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: albatras
sense_list:
Any of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings.


lexentry: eng/albinism__Noun__1
written_rep: albinism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ailbíneachas | bán na súl
sense_list:
Congenital lack of melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); the condition of being albino.


lexentry: eng/albino__Noun__1
written_rep: albino
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ailbíneach | bánaí
sense_list:
(countable) A person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one born with albinism.


lexentry: eng/album__Noun__1
written_rep: album
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: albam
sense_list:
A book specially designed to keep photographs, stamps, or autographs. | A phonograph record that is composed of several tracks | A jacket or cover for such a phonograph record. | A group of audio recordings, on any medium, intended for distribution as a group.


lexentry: eng/albumin__Noun__1
written_rep: albumin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: albaimin
sense_list:
(protein) Any of a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty acids, and thyroid hormones and play a role in stabilizing extracellular fluid volume.


lexentry: eng/alchemy__Noun__1
written_rep: alchemy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ailceimic
sense_list:
(uncountable) The premodern and early modern study of physical changes, particularly in Europe, Arabia, and China; and chiefly in pursuit of an elixir of immortality, a universal panacea, and/or a philosopher's stone able to transmute base metals into gold, eventually developing into chemistry.


lexentry: eng/alcohol__Noun__1
written_rep: alcohol
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alcól
sense_list:
(organic compound, countable) Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH).


lexentry: eng/aldehyde__Noun__1
written_rep: aldehyde
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aildéad
sense_list:
(organic compound) Any of a large class of reactive organic compounds (R·CHO) having a carbonyl functional group attached to one hydrocarbon radical and a hydrogen atom.


lexentry: eng/alder_buckthorn__Noun__1
written_rep: alder buckthorn
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: draighean fearna
sense_list:
A deciduous shrub, Frangula alnus, native to Europe and neighboring areas of Asia and Africa, bearing glossy leaves, flowers in sessile umbels, and inedible red berries that turn black when ripe, and historically used as a laxative and to produce dyes.


lexentry: eng/aldolase__Noun__1
written_rep: aldolase
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aldóláis
sense_list:
(enzyme) An enzyme, present in some tissue, that catalyses the conversion of phosphates of fructose to those of glyceraldehyde and dihydroxyacetone


lexentry: eng/aldosterone__Noun__1
written_rep: aldosterone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aldaistéarón
sense_list:
(steroid hormone) A mineralocorticoid hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that regulates the balance of sodium and potassium in the body.


lexentry: eng/alembic__Noun__1
written_rep: alembic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ailimic
sense_list:
An early chemical apparatus, consisting of two retorts connected by a tube, used to purify substances by distillation.


lexentry: eng/aleurone__Noun__1
written_rep: aleurone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aileorón
sense_list:
(protein) The protein content of the embryo, endosperm, or perisperm of cereals, in the form of minute particles.


lexentry: eng/alga__Noun__1
written_rep: alga
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alga | feamainn
sense_list:
(biology) Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic.


lexentry: eng/algebra__Noun__1
written_rep: algebra
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ailgéabar
sense_list:
(uncountable, mathematics) Elementary algebra: A system for representing and manipulating unknown quantities (variables) in equations. | (countable, mathematics, algebra) Any of several objects of study in Algebra


lexentry: eng/algebraic_geometry__Noun__1
written_rep: algebraic geometry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: geoiméadracht ailgéabrach
sense_list:
(mathematics) A branch of mathematics that studies algebraic varieties (solution sets of polynomial equations) and their generalisations, using techniques from both algebra (chiefly commutative algebra) and geometry.


lexentry: eng/algid__Adjective__1
written_rep: algid
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fuar
sense_list:
(medicine) Cold, chilly; used of low body temperature, especially in connection with certain diseases such as malaria and cholera.


lexentry: eng/algin__Noun__1
written_rep: algin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ailgin
sense_list:
Any of various gelatinous gums, derivatives of alginic acid, derived from marine brown algae and used especially as emulsifiers or thickeners.


lexentry: eng/algorithm__Noun__1
written_rep: algorithm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: algartam
sense_list:
(countable) A collection of ordered steps that solve a mathematical problem. A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that possibly begins with an input value and yields an output value in a finite number of steps. | (loosely) A flowchart illustrating a decision-making process for human users, especially health care professionals.


lexentry: eng/alien__Adjective__1
written_rep: alien
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: coimhthíoch
sense_list:
Not belonging to the same country, land, or government, or to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign. | Very unfamiliar, strange, or removed.


lexentry: eng/alien__Noun__1
written_rep: alien
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: coimhthíoch
sense_list:
A person, animal, plant, or other thing which is from outside the family, group, organization, or territory under consideration. | (sometimes, derogatory) A mischievous or suspicious foreigner.


lexentry: eng/alight__Verb__1
written_rep: alight
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: tuirling
sense_list:
(also, figuratively) Often followed by at, on, or upon: of something aloft: to descend and settle; to land, to lodge, to rest. | Often followed by from or off: to get off an animal which one has been riding; to dismount; to descend or exit from a vehicle; hence, to complete one's journey; to stop.


lexentry: eng/alignment__Noun__1
written_rep: alignment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ailíniú
sense_list:
An arrangement of items in a line. | The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted.


lexentry: eng/alimony__Noun__1
written_rep: alimony
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ailiúnas
sense_list:
(legal, sometimes, pejorative) A court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person.


lexentry: eng/aliphatic__Adjective__1
written_rep: aliphatic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alafatach
sense_list:
(organic chemistry) Of a class of organic compounds in which the carbon atoms are arranged in an open chain.


lexentry: eng/alive__Adjective__1
written_rep: alive
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beo
sense_list:
Having life; living; not dead. | In a state of action; in force or operation; existent. | Busy with activity of many living beings; swarming; thronged; busy.


lexentry: eng/alive_and_kicking__Adjective__1
written_rep: alive and kicking
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: slán sábháilte
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Healthy; vital; in good health, particularly in opposition to unfavorable circumstances.


lexentry: eng/alizarin__Noun__1
written_rep: alizarin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alasairin | alasairín
sense_list:
(organic compound) A red substance, 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone, extracted from madder root and used as a dye.


lexentry: eng/alkali__Noun__1
written_rep: alkali
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alcaile
sense_list:
(chemistry) One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing characteristics are dissolving in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue.


lexentry: eng/alkaline__Adjective__1
written_rep: alkaline
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alcaileach
sense_list:
Of, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of caustic bases. | (chemistry) Having a pH greater than 7.


lexentry: eng/alkaline_earth_metal__Noun__1
written_rep: alkaline earth metal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: miotal cré-alcaileach
sense_list:
(inorganic chemistry) Any of the elements of group II of the periodic table; they are low-density metals that react readily with water to form strongly basic hydroxides, and with many acids to form salts.


lexentry: eng/alkaloid__Noun__1
written_rep: alkaloid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alcalóideach
sense_list:
(organic chemistry) Any of many organic (often heterocyclic) bases that occur in nature and often have medicinal properties.


lexentry: eng/alkyl__Noun__1
written_rep: alkyl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ailcil
sense_list:
(organic chemistry) Any of a series of univalent radicals of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons. In other words, an alkane minus one hydrogen atom.


lexentry: eng/all-rounder__Noun__1
written_rep: all-rounder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: duine ildánach | ilbheartóir
sense_list:
(chiefly, British) A versatile person, able to do many things well; used especially in reference to being good at various sports. [from 1875] | (cricket) A player who is skilled in both batting and bowling.


lexentry: eng/all__Determiner__1
written_rep: all
part_of_speech: determiner
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uile
sense_list:
Every individual or anything of the given class, with no exceptions (the noun or noun phrase denoting the class must be plural or uncountable).


lexentry: eng/all_the_more__Adverb__1
written_rep: all the more
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: móide
sense_list:
Even more; notably, but even more notably due to additional information, either preceding or following the statement.


lexentry: eng/all_the_time__Adverb__1
written_rep: all the time
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ar feadh an ama | i rith an ama
sense_list:
(set phrase, duration) Always; constantly; for the complete duration. | (set phrase, frequency) Very often; frequently.


lexentry: eng/allantois__Noun__1
written_rep: allantois
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: allantóis
sense_list:
(anatomy) A sac, having a number of functions, that develops in the alimentary canal of the embryos of mammals, birds and reptiles.


lexentry: eng/allegory__Noun__1
written_rep: allegory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fáthchiall
sense_list:
(uncountable, rhetoric) The use of symbols which may be interpreted to reveal a hidden, broader message, usually a moral or political one, about real-world issues and occurrences; also, the interpretation of such symbols.


lexentry: eng/allele__Noun__1
written_rep: allele
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ailléil
sense_list:
(genetics) One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome.


lexentry: eng/allergy__Noun__1
written_rep: allergy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ailléirge
sense_list:
(medicine, immunology, broadly) A disorder of the immune system causing adverse reactions to substances (allergens) not harmful to most and marked by the body's production of histamines and associated with atopy, anaphylaxis, and asthma; any condition of hypersensitivity to a substance. | (medicine, immunology, strictly) Specifically, hypersensitivity of class I in the modern classification thereof: the immunoglobulin E–mediated type. | (informal, figuratively) An antipathy, as toward a person or activity.


lexentry: eng/alley__Noun__1
written_rep: alley
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caolsráid | scabhat
sense_list:
A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots of buildings.


lexentry: eng/alligator__Noun__1
written_rep: alligator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ailigéadar
sense_list:
Either of two species of large amphibious reptile, Alligator mississippiensis or Alligator sinensis, in the genus Alligator within order Crocodilia, which have sharp teeth and very strong jaws and are native to the Americas and China, respectively.


lexentry: eng/alligator_clip__Noun__1
written_rep: alligator clip
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fáiscín crogaill
sense_list:
(electronics) A spring-loaded metal clip, usually attached to a wire and used to create a temporary electrical connection.


lexentry: eng/alliteration__Noun__1
written_rep: alliteration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uaim
sense_list:
The repetition of consonant sounds or letters at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short intervals; such repetition specifically involving stressed syllables.


lexentry: eng/allo-__Prefix__1
written_rep: allo-
part_of_speech: prefix
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: alla-
sense_list:
(chemistry) Isomeric; especially, of amino acids having two chiral centres, the second diastereoisomer to be discovered or synthesized. | Different, distinct, or other with respect to the root.


lexentry: eng/allocate__Verb__1
written_rep: allocate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gearr
sense_list:
To set aside for a purpose. | To distribute according to a plan, generally followed by the adposition to.


lexentry: eng/allotrope__Noun__1
written_rep: allotrope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: allatróp
sense_list:
(chemistry) Any form of an element that has a distinctly different molecular structure to another form of the same element, with different physical properties and often different chemical properties. [from 1847]


lexentry: eng/allotropy__Noun__1
written_rep: allotropy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: allatrópacht
sense_list:
(chemistry) A property, exhibited by some elements, of existing in multiple forms with different atomic structures.


lexentry: eng/allude__Verb__1
written_rep: allude
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ailléidigh | tagair
sense_list:
(intransitive) To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to invoke it by implication rather than mention.


lexentry: eng/allusion__Noun__1
written_rep: allusion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ailléideach
sense_list:
An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned.


lexentry: eng/alluvium__Noun__1
written_rep: alluvium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: glár | tuiltreach
sense_list:
soil, clay, silt or gravel deposited by flowing water, as it slows, in a river bed, delta, estuary or flood plain


lexentry: eng/almanac__Noun__1
written_rep: almanac
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: almanag
sense_list:
(astronomy, navigation) A book or table listing nautical, astronomical, astrological or other events for the year; sometimes, but not essentially, containing historical and statistical information. | A handbook, typically published annually, containing information on a particular subject.


lexentry: eng/almond__Noun__1
written_rep: almond
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: dath na halmóinne
sense_list:
(uncountable) The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell and thin seed coat, a creamy off-white colour.


lexentry: eng/almucantar__Noun__1
written_rep: almucantar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: almacantar | líne chomhthreomhar airde
sense_list:
(astronomy, archaic, or, historical) A small circle on the celestial sphere, parallel to the horizon, that is used in astronomy and navigation to show altitude of a star or any other heavenly body.


lexentry: eng/aloe__Noun__1
written_rep: aloe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aló | fóifíneach
sense_list:
(in the plural) The resins of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for their fragrant aroma, produced after infection by the fungus Phialophora parasitica. | Any plant of the large and variable genus Aloe.


lexentry: eng/aloe_vera__Noun__1
written_rep: aloe vera
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aló íceach
sense_list:
A plant of the species Aloe vera, grown as an ornamental, thought to have medicinal value; an extract, often a gel, made from the plant.


lexentry: eng/aloha_shirt__Noun__1
written_rep: aloha shirt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: léine Haváíoch
sense_list:
A collared shirt of a type originating in Hawaii, often brilliantly colored with floral or Polynesian patterns. [from 1930s]


lexentry: eng/alpaca__Noun__1
written_rep: alpaca
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alpaca
sense_list:
A sheep-like domesticated animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña.


lexentry: eng/alpenstock__Noun__1
written_rep: alpenstock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alpastaic | cleith ailpín
sense_list:
A stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain.


lexentry: eng/alpha__Noun__1
written_rep: alpha
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alfa
sense_list:
The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A.


lexentry: eng/alpha_helix__Noun__1
written_rep: alpha helix
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alfa-héilics
sense_list:
A secondary structure found in many proteins, in which the amino acids are arranged in a coil, or helix, with almost no free space on the inside and all side chains being pointed towards the outside


lexentry: eng/alpha_particle__Noun__1
written_rep: alpha particle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alfa-cháithnín
sense_list:
(physics) A doubly positively charged nucleus of a helium-4 atom (consisting of two protons and two neutrons), emitted as a consequence of radioactivity; α-particle


lexentry: eng/alphabet__Noun__1
written_rep: alphabet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aibítir | aibidil
sense_list:
The set of letters used when writing in a language. | A writing system in which letters represent phonemes. (Contrast e.g. logography, a writing system in which each character represents a word, and syllabary, in which each character represents a syllable.)


lexentry: eng/alphorn__Noun__1
written_rep: alphorn
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alpchorn
sense_list:
(musical instruments) A long, curved, wooden horn used by mountain-dwelling herders in the Alps, originally to call cattle but now only as musical instrument in classical and folk tunes.


lexentry: eng/altar_server__Noun__1
written_rep: altar server
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cléireach
sense_list:
(Christianity) A layperson, often a child or adolescent, who assists a member of the clergy during a Christian liturgy, attending to supporting tasks at the altar.


lexentry: eng/alternate__Verb__1
written_rep: alternate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ailtéarnaigh
sense_list:
(transitive) To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.


lexentry: eng/alternating__Adjective__1
written_rep: alternating
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: malartach
sense_list:
That alternates. | (mathematics, of a series) Having terms that alternate between positive and negative.


lexentry: eng/alternating_current__Noun__1
written_rep: alternating current
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sruth ailtéarnach
sense_list:
(physics) An electric current in which the direction of flow of the electrons reverses periodically.


lexentry: eng/alternation__Noun__1
written_rep: alternation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ailtéarnú | sealaíocht | uainíocht
sense_list:
The reciprocal succession of (normally two) things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence


lexentry: eng/alternative__Noun__1
written_rep: alternative
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rogha
sense_list:
A situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities; a choice between two or more possibilities. [from 17th c.] | One of several mutually exclusive things which can be chosen. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/alternative_medicine__Noun__1
written_rep: alternative medicine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: míochaine mhalartach
sense_list:
Any of various pseudoscientific medical methods and practices used in place of, or as well as, conventional (scientific) medicine.


lexentry: eng/alternator__Noun__1
written_rep: alternator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ailtéarnóir
sense_list:
(electrical engineering) An electric generator which produces alternating current through mechanical means.


lexentry: eng/although__Conjunction__1
written_rep: although
part_of_speech: conjunction
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cé go
sense_list:
Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession.


lexentry: eng/altitude__Noun__1
written_rep: altitude
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: airde
sense_list:
The absolute height of a location, usually measured from sea level. | (geometry) The distance measured perpendicularly from a figure's vertex to the opposite side of the vertex. | (astronomy) The angular distance of a heavenly body above our Earth's horizon.


lexentry: eng/altitude_sickness__Noun__1
written_rep: altitude sickness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tinneas sléibhe
sense_list:
(medicine) A pathological condition caused by oxygen deficiency at high altitudes; symptoms include shortness of breath, nausea, and nosebleed.


lexentry: eng/alto__Noun__1
written_rep: alto
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alt | cuach
sense_list:
A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody. | A person or musical instrument that performs the alto part.


lexentry: eng/alto_saxophone__Noun__1
written_rep: alto saxophone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: altsacsafón
sense_list:
A member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments that is smaller than the tenor saxophone but larger than the soprano saxophone, with a range of D♭3 to A♭5 or similar.


lexentry: eng/altruism__Noun__1
written_rep: altruism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: altrúchas | soilíos
sense_list:
Regard for others, both natural and moral without regard for oneself; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness. | (biology, sociobiology) Action or behaviour that benefits another or others at some cost to the performer.


lexentry: eng/alum__Noun__1
written_rep: alum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ailím | alúm
sense_list:
An astringent salt, usually occurring in the form of pale crystals, much used in the dyeing and tanning trade and in certain medicines, and now understood to be a double sulphate of potassium and aluminium (K2SO4·Al2(SO4)3·24H2O). [from 14th c.] | (inorganic compound) Any similar double sulphate in which either or both of the potassium and aluminium is wholly or partly replaced by other univalent or tervalent cations. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/alumina__Noun__1
written_rep: alumina
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alúmana
sense_list:
Aluminum oxide, especially when used in mining, material sciences or ceramics, a refractory solid compound.


lexentry: eng/aluminium__Noun__1
written_rep: aluminium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alúmanam
sense_list:
A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite, and a chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.


lexentry: eng/aluminium_foil__Noun__1
written_rep: aluminium foil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scragall alúmanaim
sense_list:
(Australia, Britain, New Zealand) A very thin, pliable, easily torn sheet of aluminium used for cooking, packaging, cosmetics, and insulation.


lexentry: eng/aluminium_oxide__Noun__1
written_rep: aluminium oxide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ocsaíd alúmanaim
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) The solid, Al2O3, commonly known as alumina; it occurs as bauxite, sapphire, ruby and other forms; it is used in the manufacture of ceramics


lexentry: eng/alveolar__Adjective__1
written_rep: alveolar
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ailbheolach
sense_list:
(anatomy, relational) Relating to the alveoli (small air sacs) of the lungs. | (anatomy, relational) Relating to the jaw ridge containing the tooth sockets. | (phonetics) Formed with the tongue touching or approaching the inner ridge of the gums of the upper front teeth.


lexentry: eng/alveolus__Noun__1
written_rep: alveolus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ailbheolas
sense_list:
(anatomy) Any of the many tiny air sacs in the lungs in which the bronchioles terminate and where oxygen and carbon dioxide are rapidly exchanged with the pulmonary capillaries. | (anatomy) An acinus (saclike cavity) in a gland.


lexentry: eng/always__Adverb__1
written_rep: always
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: i gcónaí | an [[t-am]] ar fad | an [[t-am]] go léir | i rith an ama | síor-
sense_list:
Constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals (opposed to sometimes or occasionally).


lexentry: eng/alyssum__Noun__1
written_rep: alyssum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alasam
sense_list:
Any of several plants, of the genus Alyssum, mostly of Eurasian origin, that have racemes of white or yellow flowers.


lexentry: eng/amanuensis__Noun__1
written_rep: amanuensis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scríobhaí
sense_list:
One employed to take dictation, or copy manuscripts. | A clerk, secretary or stenographer, or scribe.


lexentry: eng/amaranth__Noun__1
written_rep: amaranth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: amarantas
sense_list:
Any of various herbs of the genus Amaranthus. | The characteristic purplish-red colour of the flowers or leaves of these plants.


lexentry: eng/amateurish__Adjective__1
written_rep: amateurish
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tútach
sense_list:
(pejorative) Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished.


lexentry: eng/ambassador__Noun__1
written_rep: ambassador
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ambasadóir
sense_list:
A diplomat of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there their sovereign or country. (Sometimes called ambassador-in-residence) | An official messenger and representative.


lexentry: eng/amber__Noun__1
written_rep: amber
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ómra
sense_list:
A hard, generally yellow to brown translucent or transparent fossil resin from extinct coniferous trees of the pine genus, used for jewellery, decoration and later dissolved as a binder in varnishes. One variety, blue amber, appears blue rather than yellow under direct sunlight. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/ambrosia__Noun__1
written_rep: ambrosia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: ambróise
sense_list:
Any fungus of a number of species that insects such as ambrosia beetles carry as symbionts, "farming" them on poor-quality food such as wood, where they grow, providing food for the insect.


lexentry: eng/ambulance__Noun__1
written_rep: ambulance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: otharcharr
sense_list:
An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital. [1854]


lexentry: eng/ambush__Noun__1
written_rep: ambush
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: luíochán
sense_list:
The act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack or kill by surprise. | An attack launched from a concealed position.


lexentry: eng/amen__Interjection__1
written_rep: amen
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: áiméan
sense_list:
At the end of religious prayers: so be it. | An expression of strong agreement, often in the phrase "Amen to that!"


lexentry: eng/amend__Verb__1
written_rep: amend
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: leasaigh
sense_list:
(transitive) To make a formal alteration (in legislation, a report, etc.) by adding, deleting, or rephrasing.


lexentry: eng/amethyst__Noun__1
written_rep: amethyst
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aimitis
sense_list:
A transparent purple to violet variety of quartz with traces of manganese, used as a gemstone. | (uncountable) A purple colour.


lexentry: eng/amide__Noun__1
written_rep: amide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aimíd
sense_list:
(organic chemistry) Any derivative of an oxoacid in which the hydroxyl group has been replaced with an amino or substituted amino group; especially such derivatives of a carboxylic acid, the carboxamides or acid amides


lexentry: eng/amine__Noun__1
written_rep: amine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aimín
sense_list:
(inorganic chemistry) A functional group formally derived from ammonia by replacing one, two or three hydrogen atoms with hydrocarbon or other radicals. | (organic chemistry) Any organic compound containing an amine functional group.


lexentry: eng/amino_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: amino acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aimínaigéad
sense_list:
(amino acid) Any organic compound containing both an amino and a carboxylic acid functional group. | (amino acid) Any of the twenty naturally occurring α-amino acids (having the amino, and carboxylic acid groups on the same carbon atom), and a variety of side chains, that combine, via peptide bonds, to form proteins.


lexentry: eng/ammonia__Noun__1
written_rep: ammonia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: amóinia
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) A gaseous, toxic compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH3, with a pungent smell and taste.


lexentry: eng/ammonite__Noun__1
written_rep: ammonite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: amainít
sense_list:
(paleontology) Any of an extinct group of cephalopods of the subclass Ammonoidea; a fossil shell of such an animal.


lexentry: eng/ammonite__Noun__2
written_rep: ammonite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: amóinít
sense_list:
An explosive prepared from a mixture of TNT and ammonium nitrate; a form of amatol, popular in Eastern Europe and China.


lexentry: eng/ammonium_carbonate__Noun__1
written_rep: ammonium carbonate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: carbónáit amóiniam
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) The ammonium salt of carbonic acid, (NH4)2CO3; a white powder, smelling of ammonia, used in the preparation of smelling salts and baking powder.


lexentry: eng/ammonium_nitrate__Noun__1
written_rep: ammonium nitrate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: níotráit amóiniam
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) The ammonium salt of nitric acid, NH4NO3; it is used in fertilizers and explosives (notoriously in improvised explosive devices, though its main importance is as an explosive in its own right and in mixtures such as amatol and ANFO).


lexentry: eng/ammunition__Noun__1
written_rep: ammunition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: armlón | lón lámhaigh
sense_list:
Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc.


lexentry: eng/amnesty__Noun__1
written_rep: amnesty
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: maithiúnas
sense_list:
An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection.


lexentry: eng/amnion__Noun__1
written_rep: amnion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aimnín
sense_list:
(anatomy) The innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.


lexentry: eng/amniotic_fluid__Noun__1
written_rep: amniotic fluid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uisce
sense_list:
(zoology) In placental mammals, a fluid contained within the amnion membrane that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus.


lexentry: eng/amoeba__Noun__1
written_rep: amoeba
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aiméibe
sense_list:
(biology) A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.


lexentry: eng/amortization__Noun__1
written_rep: amortization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: amúchadh
sense_list:
The distribution of the cost of an intangible asset, such as an intellectual property right, over the projected useful life of the asset.


lexentry: eng/amount__Noun__1
written_rep: amount
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: suim
sense_list:
The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).


lexentry: eng/ampere-hour__Noun__1
written_rep: ampere-hour
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aimpéaruair
sense_list:
(physics) a unit of electric charge, equal to the charge transferred by a current of one ampere in one hour through a specified point in a circuit, equal to 3600 coulombs.


lexentry: eng/ampere__Noun__1
written_rep: ampere
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aimpéar
sense_list:
A unit of electrical current, the standard base unit in the International System of Units; colloquially amp. Abbreviation: amp, Symbol: A


lexentry: eng/amphibian__Noun__1
written_rep: amphibian
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: amfaibiach | débheathach
sense_list:
An animal of the Amphibia; any vertebrate that does not have amniotic eggs, living both on land and in water. | A vehicle which can operate on both land and water.


lexentry: eng/amphoteric__Adjective__1
written_rep: amphoteric
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: amfaiteireach
sense_list:
(chemistry) Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic. [from 1832]


lexentry: eng/amplification__Noun__1
written_rep: amplification
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: aimpliú | aimpliúchán
sense_list:
(electronics) Gain. | (organic chemistry) A procedure used in the nomenclature of complex organic compounds in which the superatoms of a basic structure (a phane) are replaced by cyclic structures (amplificants).


lexentry: eng/amplifier__Noun__1
written_rep: amplifier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aimplitheoir
sense_list:
Anything that amplifies, or makes something larger or more intense. | (electronics) An appliance or circuit that increases the strength of a weak electrical signal without changing the other characteristics of the signal.


lexentry: eng/amplitude__Noun__1
written_rep: amplitude
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: aimplitiúid
sense_list:
(mathematics) The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic. | (physics) The maximum absolute value of some quantity that varies.


lexentry: eng/amygdalin__Noun__1
written_rep: amygdalin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: laetrile
sense_list:
(biochemistry) A glycoside of benzaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide found in bitter almonds, and in the kernels of some other fruit.


lexentry: eng/amyl_nitrite__Noun__1
written_rep: amyl nitrite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nítrít aimile
sense_list:
(pharmaceutical drug) A yellowish volatile synthetic liquid C5H11NO2 of commercial amyl alcohol and nitrous acid that is used medicinally as a vasodilator. It is rapidly absorbed by the body on inhalation, and is sometimes used recreationally especially as an aphrodisiac.


lexentry: eng/amylase__Noun__1
written_rep: amylase
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: amaláis
sense_list:
(enzyme) Any of a class of digestive enzymes, present in saliva and also contributed to the gut by the exocrine pancreas, that break down complex carbohydrates such as starch into simpler sugars such as glucose.


lexentry: eng/amylose__Noun__1
written_rep: amylose
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: amalós
sense_list:
(carbohydrate) The soluble form of starch (the insoluble form being amylopectin) that is a linear polymer of glucose.


lexentry: eng/an_eye_for_an_eye,_a_tooth_for_a_tooth__Proverb__1
written_rep: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: súil ar shúil, fiacail ar fhiacail
sense_list:
(idiomatic) compensation for injury caused by a person, in the form of inflicting of an identical injury on that person.


lexentry: eng/anachronism__Noun__1
written_rep: anachronism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mí-aimsearthacht | anacrónachas | iomrall aimsire
sense_list:
A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/anachronistic__Adjective__1
written_rep: anachronistic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mí-aimseartha
sense_list:
Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism; in a wrong time; not applicable to or not appropriate for the time.


lexentry: eng/anaconda__Noun__1
written_rep: anaconda
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anacanda
sense_list:
(countable) Any large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/anagenesis__Noun__1
written_rep: anagenesis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anaigineas
sense_list:
The evolution of a new species by the large scale change in gene frequency so that the new species replaces the old rather than branching to produce an additional species.


lexentry: eng/anal_sex__Noun__1
written_rep: anal sex
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gnéas tóna
sense_list:
A sexual activity involving stimulation of a sexual partner's anus or rectum, especially by penetration with a penis or other object.


lexentry: eng/analemma__Noun__1
written_rep: analemma
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anaileime
sense_list:
A figure-eight curve that results when the Sun's position in the sky is plotted out over the year at the same hour of mean solar time every day. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/analgesic__Noun__1
written_rep: analgesic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anailgéiseach
sense_list:
(pharmacology) Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation. (Contrast anesthetic.)


lexentry: eng/analog__Adjective__1
written_rep: analog
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: analógach
sense_list:
(of a device or system) In which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuous(ly) variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial).


lexentry: eng/analogous__Adjective__1
written_rep: analogous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: analógach
sense_list:
Having analogy, the status of an analogue; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or similar proportion (often followed by "to".)


lexentry: eng/analogy__Noun__1
written_rep: analogy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: analach
sense_list:
A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.


lexentry: eng/analysis__Noun__1
written_rep: analysis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anailís | anailísiú
sense_list:
(countable) Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory etc.).


lexentry: eng/analyze__Verb__1
written_rep: analyze
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: anailísigh
sense_list:
(transitive) To examine in such a manner as to ascertain the elements or nature of the thing examined; as, to analyze a fossil substance, to analyze a sentence or a word, or to analyze an action to ascertain its morality.


lexentry: eng/anapest__Noun__1
written_rep: anapest
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: anaipéist
sense_list:
(prosody) In quantitative meter, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two short, then one long. | (prosody) A fragment, phrase or line of poetry or verse using this meter.


lexentry: eng/anaphase__Noun__1
written_rep: anaphase
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anapas
sense_list:
(cytology) The stage of mitosis and meiosis during which the chromosomes separate, the chromatid moving to opposite poles of the cell.


lexentry: eng/anarchism__Noun__1
written_rep: anarchism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ainrialachas
sense_list:
(by extension) A political and philosophical belief that proposes the establishment of a stateless society as well as the abolition of authority and hierarchy in most or all forms.


lexentry: eng/anarchist__Noun__1
written_rep: anarchist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ainrialaí
sense_list:
One who believes in or advocates the absence of hierarchy and authority in most forms (compare anarchism), especially one who works toward the realization of such.


lexentry: eng/anastomosis__Noun__1
written_rep: anastomosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: anastamóis
sense_list:
An interconnection between any two channels, passages or vessels. | (surgery) The surgical creation of a connecting passage between blood vessels, bowels or other channels.


lexentry: eng/anatomy__Noun__1
written_rep: anatomy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anatamaíocht
sense_list:
The art of studying the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy.


lexentry: eng/ancestor__Noun__1
written_rep: ancestor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sinsear | sinsearach
sense_list:
One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear. | An earlier type; a progenitor


lexentry: eng/anchor__Noun__1
written_rep: anchor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ancaire
sense_list:
(nautical) A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement. | Any instrument serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, such as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a device to hold the end of a bridge cable etc.; or a device used in metalworking to hold the core of a mould in place.


lexentry: eng/anchovy__Noun__1
written_rep: anchovy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ainseabhaí
sense_list:
Any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family, consisting of 160 species in sixteen genera, of which the genus Engraulis is widely sold as food.


lexentry: eng/ancient__Adjective__1
written_rep: ancient
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ársa
sense_list:
Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern.


lexentry: eng/and__Conjunction__1
written_rep: and
part_of_speech: conjunction
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: agus
sense_list:
(now, colloquial, or, literary) Used to connect more than two elements together in a chain, sometimes to stress the number of elements.


lexentry: eng/and__Conjunction__1
written_rep: and
part_of_speech: conjunction
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: agus | is
sense_list:
Used to connect certain numbers: connecting units when they precede tens (now dated); connecting shillings to pence in a monetary quantity (now historical); connecting tens and units to hundreds, thousands etc. (now often omitted in US); to connect fractions to wholes. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/androgen__Noun__1
written_rep: androgen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: andraigin
sense_list:
(steroid hormone) Any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics in vertebrates. A male sex hormone such as testosterone or anabolic steroids.


lexentry: eng/anemia__Noun__1
written_rep: anemia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ainéime | anaemacht | neamhfholacht
sense_list:
(American spelling, uncountable, pathology) A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pallor and fatigue.


lexentry: eng/aneroid_barometer__Noun__1
written_rep: aneroid barometer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: baraiméadar anaróideach
sense_list:
A barometer in which variations in pressure are measured using a partially evacuated capsule whose sides move in and out.


lexentry: eng/anesthesia__Noun__1
written_rep: anesthesia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ainéistéise
sense_list:
(medicine, American spelling, Canadian spelling) An artificial method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain without causing loss of vital functions, by the administration of one or more agents which block pain impulses before transmitted to the brain.


lexentry: eng/anesthesiologist__Noun__1
written_rep: anesthesiologist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ainéistéisí
sense_list:
(American spelling, Canadian spelling) A physician who specializes in anesthesiology and administers anesthesia.


lexentry: eng/anesthetic__Noun__1
written_rep: anesthetic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ainéistéiseach
sense_list:
(American spelling, medicine) A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness for surgery and may render the recipient unconscious.


lexentry: eng/aneurysm__Noun__1
written_rep: aneurysm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aineoras
sense_list:
(pathology) An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.


lexentry: eng/angel__Noun__1
written_rep: angel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aingeal
sense_list:
An incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger from a deity, or other divine entity, often depicted in art as a youthful winged figure in flowing robes. | (Abrahamic tradition) One of the lowest order of such beings, below virtues. | A person having the qualities attributed to angels, such as purity or selflessness.


lexentry: eng/angelic__Adjective__1
written_rep: angelic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ainglí
sense_list:
Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel.


lexentry: eng/angelica__Noun__1
written_rep: angelica
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ainglice | gallfheabhrán
sense_list:
A tall plant, with hollow stems, genus Angelica, especially garden angelica (Angelica archangelica).


lexentry: eng/anger__Noun__1
written_rep: anger
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fearg | corraí
sense_list:
A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to yell, say curse words, and/or physically harm or cause damage or destruction to things or attack or assault living beings, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, threat, insults, or unfair or unjust treatment, or a situation not going the way one had desired or planned.


lexentry: eng/angina__Noun__1
written_rep: angina
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: aingíne
sense_list:
(medicine, dated) An inflammatory infection of the throat, especially quinsy; any sore throat, with or without tooth and gum involvement.


lexentry: eng/angiogram__Noun__1
written_rep: angiogram
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: angagram
sense_list:
(medicine) An X-ray image of the blood vessels gained after the injection of a radiopaque contrast medium.


lexentry: eng/angiography__Noun__1
written_rep: angiography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: angagrafaíocht
sense_list:
(medicine) A medical imaging technique in which an X-ray image is taken to visualize the inside of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins and the heart chambers.


lexentry: eng/angioplasty__Noun__1
written_rep: angioplasty
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: angaplaiste
sense_list:
(surgery) The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.


lexentry: eng/angiosperm__Noun__1
written_rep: angiosperm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: angaispeirm
sense_list:
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.


lexentry: eng/angle__Noun__1
written_rep: angle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uillinn
sense_list:
(geometry) A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle). | (geometry) The measure of such a figure. In the case of a plane angle, this is the ratio (or proportional to the ratio) of the arc length to the radius of a section of a circle cut by the two rays, centered at their common point. In the case of a solid angle, this is the ratio of the surface area to the square of the radius of the section of a sphere.


lexentry: eng/angle_brace__Noun__1
written_rep: angle brace
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bíomal uillinne
sense_list:
(carpentry) A brace across an interior angle of a wooden frame, forming the hypotenuse and securing the two side pieces together.


lexentry: eng/anglerfish__Noun__1
written_rep: anglerfish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: láimhíneach
sense_list:
Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which have an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey.


lexentry: eng/angst__Noun__1
written_rep: angst
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: eagla
sense_list:
A feeling of acute but vague anxiety or apprehension often accompanied by depression, especially philosophical anxiety.


lexentry: eng/angstrom__Noun__1
written_rep: angstrom
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: angstram | aonad Angstrom
sense_list:
(physics, metrology) A unit of length equal to 10−10 meters (that is, one ten-billionth of a meter), approximately the size of an atom, and denoted by the symbol Å, used especially to measure the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation or distances between atoms.


lexentry: eng/anhydride__Noun__1
written_rep: anhydride
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ainhidríd
sense_list:
(chemistry) Any compound formally derived from another (or from others) by the loss of a water molecule, especially acid anhydrides.


lexentry: eng/aniline__Noun__1
written_rep: aniline
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anailín
sense_list:
(organic compound) The simplest aromatic amine, C6H5NH2, synthesized by the reduction of nitrobenzene; it is a colourless oily basic poisonous liquid used in the manufacture of dyes and pharmaceuticals.


lexentry: eng/animal__Noun__1
written_rep: animal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ainmhí
sense_list:
(science) Any eukaryote of the clade Animalia; a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants). | (loosely) Any member of the kingdom Animalia other than a human. | (figuratively) A person who behaves wildly; a bestial, brutal, brutish, cruel, or inhuman person.


lexentry: eng/animal_pole__Noun__1
written_rep: animal pole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pol ainmhíoch
sense_list:
(embryology) The hemisphere of the blastula which eventually gives rise to the three germ layers and is composed of small cells that are in a state of rapid division.


lexentry: eng/animate__Verb__1
written_rep: animate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beocht a chur i | beoigh
sense_list:
(transitive) To impart motion or the appearance of motion to. | (transitive) To give spirit or vigour to; to stimulate or enliven; to inspirit.


lexentry: eng/animation__Noun__1
written_rep: animation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: beochan
sense_list:
(animation, in the sense of a cartoon) A sequence of still drawings or inanimate objects displayed in rapid succession to create the illusion of movement in motion pictures or computer graphics; the object (film, computer game, etc.) produced | (linguistics) conversion from the inanimate to animate grammatical category


lexentry: eng/animator__Noun__1
written_rep: animator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beochantóir | beogaire
sense_list:
(art) One who creates an animation or cartoon; a cartoonist. | One who animates something; one who brings something to life or the appearance of life.


lexentry: eng/anise__Noun__1
written_rep: anise
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ainís
sense_list:
An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds, which are used as a spice. It has a licorice scent.


lexentry: eng/aniseed__Noun__1
written_rep: aniseed
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: síol ainíse
sense_list:
(countable, and, uncountable) The seed-like fruit of the anise, used in baking and in the flavouring of liqueurs such as ouzo.


lexentry: eng/aniso-__Prefix__1
written_rep: aniso-
part_of_speech: prefix
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ainisi-
sense_list:
unequal; not the same; not the selfsame: forming compounds words; often formed to contrast with similar words in iso-).


lexentry: eng/anisotropic__Adjective__1
written_rep: anisotropic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ainiseatrópach
sense_list:
(physics, mathematics) Having properties that differ according to the direction of measurement; exhibiting anisotropy.


lexentry: eng/ankle__Noun__1
written_rep: ankle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: murnán | rúitín | alt na coise | caol na coise
sense_list:
The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint.


lexentry: eng/anklebone__Noun__1
written_rep: anklebone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cnámh murnáin | rúitín
sense_list:
The bone of the ankle, forming the lower part of the ankle joint and joining with the tibia and fibula.


lexentry: eng/ankylosaurus__Noun__1
written_rep: ankylosaurus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ancalasár
sense_list:
A large herbivorous dinosaur, of genus Ankylosaurus, that lived in the Cretaceous period, noted for its heavy armor and club-like tail.


lexentry: eng/anneal__Verb__1
written_rep: anneal
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ainéal
sense_list:
(metallurgy) To subject to great heat and then (often slow) cooling, and sometimes reheating and further cooling, for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen.


lexentry: eng/annelid__Noun__1
written_rep: annelid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anailid
sense_list:
Any of various wormlike animals, of the phylum Annelida, having a segmented body; they include the earthworm and the leech.


lexentry: eng/anniversary__Noun__1
written_rep: anniversary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cothrom an lae
sense_list:
A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given significant event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of years.


lexentry: eng/annoy__Verb__1
written_rep: annoy
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cráigh
sense_list:
(transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.


lexentry: eng/annual__Adjective__1
written_rep: annual
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bliantúil
sense_list:
Of, for, or relating to a whole year, often as a recurring cycle; determined or reckoned by the year; accumulating in the course of a year; performed, executed, or completed over the course of a year. See also circannual.


lexentry: eng/annual_leave__Noun__1
written_rep: annual leave
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: saoire bhliantúil
sense_list:
(workplace) Amount of time expressed as the number of days per year that an employee is entitled to be away from work.


lexentry: eng/annual_report__Noun__1
written_rep: annual report
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tuarascáil bhliantúil
sense_list:
(legal) In business law, a comprehensive report on a the activities of a company throughout the preceding year, generally produced in compliance with requirements established by government agencies.


lexentry: eng/annuity__Noun__1
written_rep: annuity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anáid | blianacht
sense_list:
(insurance, pensions) A right to receive amounts of money regularly over a certain fixed period, in perpetuity, or, especially, over the remaining life or lives of one or more beneficiaries.


lexentry: eng/annular_eclipse__Noun__1
written_rep: annular eclipse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: urú fáinneach | éiclips fáinneach
sense_list:
(astronomy) a solar eclipse in which the thin outer disk of the sun can be seen as a ring around the moon


lexentry: eng/anoa__Noun__1
written_rep: anoa
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anua
sense_list:
Either of two related species of small Indonesian water buffalo similar in appearance to deer; Bubalus quarlesi or Bubalus depressicornis.


lexentry: eng/anode__Noun__1
written_rep: anode
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anóid
sense_list:
(electricity) An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows inwards (and thus, electrons flow outwards). It can have either a positive or a negative voltage with respect to cathode of the same polarized device (depending on whether the device is a load or a source, respectively).


lexentry: eng/anoint__Verb__1
written_rep: anoint
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ung
sense_list:
(transitive) To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil. | (transitive) To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.


lexentry: eng/anomaly__Noun__1
written_rep: anomaly
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aimhrialtacht
sense_list:
A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal; an outlier. | (science) Any event or measurement that is out of the ordinary regardless of whether it is exceptional or not. | (astronomy) Any of various angular distances. | (biology) A defect or malformation.


lexentry: eng/anon__Noun__1
written_rep: anon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abhac
sense_list:
An anonymous person, traditionally especially a published author but now especially an internet rando.


lexentry: eng/anonymous__Adjective__1
written_rep: anonymous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dí-ainm
sense_list:
(not comparable) Lacking a name; not named, for example an animal not assigned to any species . | (not comparable) Without any name acknowledged of a person responsible. | (not comparable) Of unknown name; whose name is withheld | (comparable, figurative) Lacking individuality.


lexentry: eng/another__Determiner__1
written_rep: another
part_of_speech: determiner
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eile
sense_list:
One more further, in addition to the quantity by then; a second or additional one, similar in likeness or in effect. | Not the same; different. | Any or some other, similar in likeness or in effect, instead.


lexentry: eng/anoxia__Noun__1
written_rep: anoxia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anocsacht
sense_list:
(ecology, pathology) A condition in which a body tissue or an environment is severely or totally deprived of oxygen; severe hypoxia.


lexentry: eng/ansa__Noun__1
written_rep: ansa
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ansa
sense_list:
(astronomy) The most protruding part of planetary rings as seen from a distance, perceived to project like handles on either side of the disc of the planet.


lexentry: eng/answer__Noun__1
written_rep: answer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: freagra
sense_list:
(legal) A document filed in response to a complaint, responding to each point raised in the complaint and raising counterpoints.


lexentry: eng/answer__Verb__1
written_rep: answer
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: freagair
sense_list:
To correspond to; to be in harmony with; to be in agreement with. | To be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; usually with to. | (obsolete) To be or act as an equivalent to, or as adequate or sufficient for; to serve for; to repay.


lexentry: eng/ant__Noun__1
written_rep: ant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: seangán
sense_list:
Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.


lexentry: eng/anteater__Noun__1
written_rep: anteater
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alpaire seangán | arcán talún
sense_list:
Any of several animals of South and Central America, in the suborder Vermilingua, which are noted for eating ants and termites which they catch with their long sticky tongues, including giant anteater and lesser anteater (also known as collared anteater).


lexentry: eng/antelope__Noun__1
written_rep: antelope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: antalóp
sense_list:
Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.


lexentry: eng/antenna__Noun__1
written_rep: antenna
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: aintéine | adharcán
sense_list:
An apparatus to receive or transmit electromagnetic waves and convert respectively to or from an electrical signal.


lexentry: eng/anthelmintic__Noun__1
written_rep: anthelmintic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: péistphurgóid
sense_list:
(medicine) A drug for the treatment of worm infestation, either by killing the worms or by causing them to be expelled from the body.


lexentry: eng/antheridium__Noun__1
written_rep: antheridium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: antairidiam
sense_list:
(botany, mycology) An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.


lexentry: eng/anthill__Noun__1
written_rep: anthill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nead seangán
sense_list:
A cone-shaped structure built from sediment and other available materials by ants or white ants (termites), and beneath which the colony nests.


lexentry: eng/anthocyanin__Noun__1
written_rep: anthocyanin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: antóiciainin
sense_list:
(botany, organic chemistry) Any of many water-soluble red to violet plant pigments related to the flavonoids (more noticeable in autumn after the chlorophyll decomposes)


lexentry: eng/anthracene__Noun__1
written_rep: anthracene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: antraicéin
sense_list:
(organic compound) A tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (an acene containing three fused rings) obtained from coal tar; used in the manufacture of wood preservatives, insecticides and the dye alizarin; it is isomeric with phenanthrene.


lexentry: eng/anthrax__Noun__1
written_rep: anthrax
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: antrasc
sense_list:
(pathology) An acute infectious disease of herbivores, especially sheep and cattle, caused by Bacillus anthracis.


lexentry: eng/anthropic_principle__Noun__1
written_rep: anthropic principle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prionsabal na hantrapachta
sense_list:
Any of several similar explanations for the nature of the universe, and for the values of its fundamental constants, that states either that the universe is as it is because otherwise we wouldn't be here to observe it, or that the very presence of intelligent life constrains the universe to be as it is.


lexentry: eng/anthropocentric__Adjective__1
written_rep: anthropocentric
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: antrapalárnach
sense_list:
Placing humans at the center of something, giving preference to humans above all other considerations.


lexentry: eng/anthropocentrism__Noun__1
written_rep: anthropocentrism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: antrapalárnachas
sense_list:
A viewpoint or theory that places human beings at the center of everything, giving preference to human beings above all other considerations.


lexentry: eng/anthropogeography__Noun__1
written_rep: anthropogeography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: antrapaigeografaíocht
sense_list:
(anthropology) The study of the geographical distribution of humankind and the relationship between human beings and their environment


lexentry: eng/anthropoid__Adjective__1
written_rep: anthropoid
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: antrapóideach
sense_list:
Having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance. | Having characteristics of an ape.


lexentry: eng/anthropology__Noun__1
written_rep: anthropology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: antraipeolaíocht
sense_list:
The scientific study of humans, systematically describing the ethnographic, linguistic, archaeological, and evolutionary dimensions of humanity using a holistic methodological framework.


lexentry: eng/anthropometry__Noun__1
written_rep: anthropometry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: antrapaiméadracht
sense_list:
The science of measuring the human body to ascertain the ranges and averages of dimensions of the human form, for various purposes including physical anthropology, epidemiology, the ergonomics of industrial design, and so on.


lexentry: eng/anthroposophy__Noun__1
written_rep: anthroposophy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: antrapasúnacht
sense_list:
A philosophy founded in the early 20th century by the esotericist Rudolf Steiner (also capitalized as Anthroposophy), postulating the existence of an objective, intellectually comprehensible spiritual world accessible to direct experience through inner development.


lexentry: eng/anti-Semitism__Noun__1
written_rep: anti-Semitism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: frith-Sheimíteachas | frithghiúdachas
sense_list:
(narrower sense) Prejudice, discrimination, hostility or political or religious opposition directed against ethnic or religious Jews or against Judaism; antijudaism; judeophobia.


lexentry: eng/antibiotic__Noun__1
written_rep: antibiotic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: antaibheathach | frithbheathach
sense_list:
(pharmaceutical drug) Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms, generally transported by the lymphatic system.


lexentry: eng/anticipate__Verb__1
written_rep: anticipate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: fan
sense_list:
(transitive) To know of (something) before it happens; to expect. | (transitive) To eagerly wait for (something)


lexentry: eng/anticlimax__Noun__1
written_rep: anticlimax
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: frithbhuaic | frithdhígeann
sense_list:
(rhetoric) An abrupt descent (either deliberate or unintentional) from the dignity of the idea which the speaker or writer appeared to be aiming for.


lexentry: eng/anticlockwise__Adjective__1
written_rep: anticlockwise
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tuathal
sense_list:
(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, of movement) In a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the hands of an analog clock.


lexentry: eng/anticoagulant__Noun__1
written_rep: anticoagulant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: antaithéachtach
sense_list:
(medicine) A substance that prevents coagulation (stops blood from clotting); especially, any of a group of pharmaceutical drugs that reduce the clotting speed or affinity of the blood by any of several mechanisms (e.g., inhibiting platelet function, inhibiting clotting factor (protein) production or function, increasing antithrombin function).


lexentry: eng/antidisestablishmentarianism__Noun__1
written_rep: antidisestablishmentarianism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: frith-dhíbhunaíochas
sense_list:
A political philosophy opposed to the separation of a religious group (church) and a government (state), especially the belief held by those in 19th-century England opposed to separating the Anglican church from the civil government or to refer to separation of church and state. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/antihero__Noun__1
written_rep: antihero
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ana-laoch | frith-laoch
sense_list:
(literature, RPG) A protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by criminal means, via cowardly actions, or for mercenary goals.


lexentry: eng/antimicrobial__Adjective__1
written_rep: antimicrobial
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: frithmhiocróbach
sense_list:
(pharmaceutical effect) Tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes. | (pharmaceutical effect) Inhibiting the growth of microbes. | (pharmaceutical effect) Preventing or counteracting the pathogenic action of microbes.


lexentry: eng/antimony__Noun__1
written_rep: antimony
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: antamón
sense_list:
A chemical element (symbol Sb, from Latin stibium) with an atomic number of 51: in its stable allotrope, a lustrous gray and very brittle metal.


lexentry: eng/antinode__Noun__1
written_rep: antinode
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: frithnód
sense_list:
(physics) A region of maximum amplitude situated between adjacent nodes of a vibrating body, such as a string.


lexentry: eng/antiparticle__Noun__1
written_rep: antiparticle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fritcháithníní
sense_list:
(particle) A subatomic particle corresponding to another particle with the same mass, spin and mean lifetime but with charge, parity, strangeness and other quantum numbers flipped in sign; a particle that has a reversed world line to another.


lexentry: eng/antipasto__Noun__1
written_rep: antipasto
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cúrsa tosaigh
sense_list:
An Italian starter for a meal; normally a cold assortment of salami, cheese, seafood, and vegetables.


lexentry: eng/antiphonal__Adjective__1
written_rep: antiphonal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ainteafanúil
sense_list:
(music) Characterized by antiphones or antiphony; incorporating alternate, or responsive singing by a choir split into two parts.


lexentry: eng/antipope__Noun__1
written_rep: antipope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: frithphápa
sense_list:
(Christianity) A person who claims or claimed to be the pope, usually as the result of a disputed election or deposition, but is not considered by the Roman Catholic Church to be the real pope.


lexentry: eng/antiresonance__Noun__1
written_rep: antiresonance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: frithshondas
sense_list:
(physics) the condition, in an electric circuit containing a capacitor and coil in parallel and in which the alternating current line voltage and the resultant current are in phase, in which the impedance approaches infinity.


lexentry: eng/antiseptic__Noun__1
written_rep: antiseptic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: antaiseipteán | frithsheipteán
sense_list:
(pharmaceutical drug) Any substance that inhibits the growth and reproduction of microorganisms. Generally includes only those that are used on living objects (as opposed to disinfectants) and aren't transported by the lymphatic system to destroy bacteria in the body (as opposed to antibiotics).


lexentry: eng/antithetical__Adjective__1
written_rep: antithetical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fritéiseach
sense_list:
Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted.


lexentry: eng/antler__Noun__1
written_rep: antler
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beann
sense_list:
A deciduous branching and bony structure on the head of deer, moose, and elk, normally in pairs, grown and shed each year. (Compare with horn, which is generally not shed.)


lexentry: eng/anus__Noun__1
written_rep: anus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anas
sense_list:
(anatomy) The orifice of the rectum in most mammals, teleost fish, and many invertebrates, through which feces and flatus are ejected.


lexentry: eng/anvil__Noun__1
written_rep: anvil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: inneoin
sense_list:
A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped. | (skeleton) The incus bone in the middle ear.


lexentry: eng/anxiety__Noun__1
written_rep: anxiety
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: imní | sníomh
sense_list:
An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.


lexentry: eng/anyway__Adverb__1
written_rep: anyway
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ar aon chaoi
sense_list:
Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement. See anyhow and at least. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/aorist__Noun__1
written_rep: aorist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: éigríocht
sense_list:
(grammar) A verb paradigm found in certain languages, usually an unmarked form or one that expresses the perfective or aorist aspect.


lexentry: eng/aorta__Noun__1
written_rep: aorta
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aorta
sense_list:
(anatomy) The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.


lexentry: eng/apartment__Noun__1
written_rep: apartment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: árasán
sense_list:
(chiefly, North America, Australia, Philippines) A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.


lexentry: eng/apartment__Noun__1
written_rep: apartment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: seomraí cónaithe
sense_list:
(archaic) A suite of rooms within a domicile, designated for a specific person or persons and including a bedroom.


lexentry: eng/apastron__Noun__1
written_rep: apastron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: apastrón
sense_list:
(astronomy) The point of greatest separation between a celestial object and the star which it orbits.


lexentry: eng/apathy__Noun__1
written_rep: apathy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dímhothú | fuacht | fuarchúis | fuarthé | patuaire | támh
sense_list:
Lack of emotion or motivation; lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something; disinterest (in something).


lexentry: eng/apatite__Noun__1
written_rep: apatite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: apaitít
sense_list:
(mineral) A calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition, sometimes used in the manufacture of fertilizer, as a gemstone, and (in powdered form) as a pigment, and also produced biologically in bones and teeth.


lexentry: eng/ape__Noun__1
written_rep: ape
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ápa
sense_list:
A primate of the clade Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail.


lexentry: eng/aperiodic__Adjective__1
written_rep: aperiodic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: aipeiriadach
sense_list:
(mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state) for which any return to it may occur at irregular times; not periodic.


lexentry: eng/aperture__Noun__1
written_rep: aperture
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: cró
sense_list:
(astronomy, photography) The diameter of such a hole which restricts the width of the lightpath through the whole system. For a telescope, this is the diameter of the objective lens.


lexentry: eng/apex__Noun__1
written_rep: apex
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: barr
sense_list:
(chiefly, anatomy) The pointed fine end of something. | (geometry) The highest point in a plane or solid figure, relative to a base line or plane. | The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point. | (figuratively) The moment of greatest success, expansion, etc.


lexentry: eng/apex__Noun__1
written_rep: apex
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pointe
sense_list:
(botany) The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ opposed to the end where it is attached to its support.


lexentry: eng/aphasia__Noun__1
written_rep: aphasia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: afáise
sense_list:
(pathology) A partial or total loss of language skills due to brain damage. Usually, damage to the left perisylvian region, including Broca's area and Wernicke's area, causes aphasia.


lexentry: eng/aphelion__Noun__1
written_rep: aphelion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aiféilean | apaihéilean | cianphointe ó ghrian
sense_list:
(astronomy, also, figuratively) The point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, or other astronomical object, where it is farthest from the Sun.


lexentry: eng/apheresis__Noun__1
written_rep: apheresis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aifiréis
sense_list:
(phonetics, linguistics, prosody) Elision, suppression, or complete loss of a letter or sound (syllable) from the beginning of a word, such as the development of special from especial.


lexentry: eng/aphosphorosis__Noun__1
written_rep: aphosphorosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: brios brún
sense_list:
A deficiency disease especially of domestic cattle caused by inadequate intake of dietary phosphorus and marked by lameness, scouring, and loss of appetite.


lexentry: eng/apnea__Noun__1
written_rep: apnea
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aipnia
sense_list:
(pathology) The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep.


lexentry: eng/apo-__Prefix__1
written_rep: apo-
part_of_speech: prefix
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: apa-
sense_list:
Lacking, without, scant. | Away from, outward, or apart in direction. | (organic chemisty) Derived from, or related to. | (astronomy) Apoapsis: the point of a body's elliptical orbit about the system's centre of mass where the distance between the body and the centre of mass is at its maximum.


lexentry: eng/apoapsis__Noun__1
written_rep: apoapsis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: apaipsis
sense_list:
(astronomy) The point of a body's elliptical orbit about the system's centre of mass where the distance between the body and the centre of mass is at its maximum.


lexentry: eng/apocalypse__Noun__1
written_rep: apocalypse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: apacailipsis
sense_list:
A huge disaster; a cataclysmic event; destruction or ruin of large scope and scale. [from 19th c.] | (Christianity) The unveiling of events prophesied in the Revelation; the second coming and the end of life on Earth; global destruction. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/apocatastasis__Noun__1
written_rep: apocatastasis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: apacatastáis
sense_list:
(especially, religion, rare) An apocalypse leading to the remaking of the world rather than a Final Judgment, (Christianity) an Origenist doctrine condemned by the 543 C.E. Synod of Constantinople.


lexentry: eng/apocenter__Noun__1
written_rep: apocenter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: apafócas | apalár
sense_list:
(astronomy) The furthest point of an astronomical object in an elliptical orbit to its center of attraction (the principal focus of the ellipse)


lexentry: eng/apocrypha__Noun__2
written_rep: apocrypha
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: apacrafa
sense_list:
Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority (formerly also used attributively).


lexentry: eng/apocryphal__Adjective__1
written_rep: apocryphal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: apacrafúil
sense_list:
(by extension) Of dubious veracity; of questionable accuracy or truthfulness; anecdotal or in the nature of an urban legend.


lexentry: eng/apogalacticon__Noun__1
written_rep: apogalacticon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: apairéaltracan
sense_list:
(astronomy) The point in the orbit of a star at which it is furthest from the centre of its local galaxy


lexentry: eng/apogee__Noun__1
written_rep: apogee
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: apaigí
sense_list:
(astronomy) The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.


lexentry: eng/apologize__Verb__1
written_rep: apologize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maith
sense_list:
(intransitive, often followed by “for”) To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends | (intransitive, dated) To make an apologia or defense; to act as apologist.


lexentry: eng/apoptosis__Noun__1
written_rep: apoptosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: apaptóis
sense_list:
(biology, cytology) A process of programmed cell death by which cells undergo an ordered sequence of events which leads to death of the cell, as occurs during growth and development of the organism, as a part of normal cell aging, or as a response to cellular injury. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/apostasy__Noun__1
written_rep: apostasy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: athchreideamh | séanadh creidimh
sense_list:
The renunciation of a belief or set of beliefs. | Specifically, the renunciation of one's religion or faith.


lexentry: eng/apostle__Noun__1
written_rep: apostle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aspal
sense_list:
A missionary, or leader of a religious mission, especially one in the early Christian Church (but see Apostle).


lexentry: eng/apostolic__Adjective__1
written_rep: apostolic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aspalach | aspalda
sense_list:
(Christianity) Pertaining to apostles or their practice or teaching; pertaining to the apostles (of early Christianity) or their teachings. | According to the doctrines of the apostles; delivered or taught by the apostles.


lexentry: eng/apostrophe__Noun__1
written_rep: apostrophe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: apastróf | uaschamóg
sense_list:
(orthography) The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.


lexentry: eng/apostrophe__Noun__2
written_rep: apostrophe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aitheasc | apastróf
sense_list:
(rhetoric) A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent.


lexentry: eng/apothecium__Noun__1
written_rep: apothecium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: apaitéiciam
sense_list:
(lichenology, mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.


lexentry: eng/apotheosis__Noun__1
written_rep: apotheosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: barr
sense_list:
The best moment or highest point in the development of something, for example of a life or career; the apex, culmination, or climax (of a development).


lexentry: eng/app__Noun__1
written_rep: app
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aip
sense_list:
(computing, mobile phones) An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device.


lexentry: eng/apparent__Adjective__1
written_rep: apparent
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: dealramhach | follasach
sense_list:
Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming.


lexentry: eng/apparent_magnitude__Noun__1
written_rep: apparent magnitude
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: méid dhealraitheach
sense_list:
(astronomy) a numerical measure of the brightness of a star, planet etc.; a star with apparent magnitude 0 gives an illuminance of 2.54 microlux just outside the earth's atmosphere, or 82% of that (2.08 microlux) under clear skies, and every increase of 1 unit represents a decrease in the light received by a factor of 2.512.


lexentry: eng/appeal__Noun__1
written_rep: appeal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: achomharc
sense_list:
An application to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.


lexentry: eng/appeal__Verb__1
written_rep: appeal
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: achomharc
sense_list:
(intransitive) Often followed by against (the inferior court's decision) or to (the superior court): to apply to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.


lexentry: eng/appearance__Noun__1
written_rep: appearance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: aithnid | comharthaí | comharthaí aithne | comharthaí sóirt | cruth | cuma
sense_list:
(legal) An instance of someone coming into a court of law to be part of a trial, lawsuit or other proceeding, either in person or represented by an attorney or such like; a court appearance


lexentry: eng/appendage__Noun__1
written_rep: appendage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: géagán
sense_list:
An external body part that projects from the body. | A natural prolongation or projection from a part of any organism.


lexentry: eng/applause__Noun__1
written_rep: applause
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bualadh bos
sense_list:
The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by the clapping of hands, stamping or tapping of the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.


lexentry: eng/apple__Noun__1
written_rep: apple
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: úll
sense_list:
A tree of the genus Malus; especially Malus domestica which is cultivated for its edible fruit; the apple tree. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/appliance__Noun__1
written_rep: appliance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: adhmad
sense_list:
A non-manual apparatus or device, powered electrically or by another small motor, used in homes to perform domestic functions (household appliance) and/or in offices.


lexentry: eng/application__Noun__1
written_rep: application
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: feidhmchlár
sense_list:
(computing) A computer program or the set of software that the end user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose. (Also called: application program; application software.)


lexentry: eng/application__Noun__1
written_rep: application
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: iarratas
sense_list:
A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar.


lexentry: eng/applied_linguistics__Noun__1
written_rep: applied linguistics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: teangeolaíocht fheidhmeach
sense_list:
(linguistics) The interdisciplinary field of linguistics that identifies, investigates and offers solutions to language-related real-life problems.


lexentry: eng/appointment__Noun__1
written_rep: appointment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: coinne
sense_list:
(government) The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court.


lexentry: eng/apposition__Noun__1
written_rep: apposition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: comhaisnéis
sense_list:
(grammar) A construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both of them having the same syntactic function in the sentence.


lexentry: eng/apprehend__Verb__1
written_rep: apprehend
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tuig
sense_list:
To take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand.


lexentry: eng/apprehension__Noun__1
written_rep: apprehension
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: eagla
sense_list:
Anticipation, especially of unfavorable things such as dread or fear or the prospect of something unpleasant in the future.


lexentry: eng/apprenticeship__Noun__1
written_rep: apprenticeship
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: foghlaim
sense_list:
The condition of, or the time served by, an apprentice. | The system by which a person learning a craft or trade is instructed by a master for a set time under set conditions.


lexentry: eng/approach__Verb__1
written_rep: approach
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ionsaigh
sense_list:
(intransitive) To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh.


lexentry: eng/apse__Noun__1
written_rep: apse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cúlbhá
sense_list:
(architecture) A semicircular projection from a building, especially the rounded east end of a church that contains the altar.


lexentry: eng/apsis__Noun__1
written_rep: apsis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: aipsis
sense_list:
(astronomy) Either of the points in the elliptical orbit of a planet, comet, or moon where it is closest or furthest from the body it orbits; examples are perihelion, aphelion, perigee, and apogee


lexentry: eng/aquamanile__Noun__1
written_rep: aquamanile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acuamainíl
sense_list:
(historical) A ewer or jug-like vessel, shaped like an animal or human figure, used for washing the hands.


lexentry: eng/aquaponics__Noun__1
written_rep: aquaponics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uiscephonaic
sense_list:
(agriculture) A sustainable food production system that combines traditional aquaculture with hydroponics, with effluent from the water in which fish are reared being used as nutrition for plants.


lexentry: eng/aquarium__Noun__1
written_rep: aquarium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uisceadán
sense_list:
A tank, often made of glass, for keeping live fish or other aquatic animals. | A public place where live fish and other aquatic animals are exhibited.


lexentry: eng/aqueous_humour__Noun__1
written_rep: aqueous humour
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lionn uiscí
sense_list:
(ophthalmology) The clear, watery fluid that fills the front of the eye between the cornea and the crystalline lens.


lexentry: eng/arable__Adjective__1
written_rep: arable
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: arúil
sense_list:
(agriculture, of land) Able to be plowed or tilled, capable of growing crops (traditionally contrasted with pasturable lands such as heaths). | (agriculture, NGO, _, jargon, of land) Under cultivation (within any quinquennial period) for the production of crops sown and harvested within the same agricultural year (contrasted with permanently-cropped lands such as orchards).


lexentry: eng/arachidonic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: arachidonic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aigéad aracadónach
sense_list:
(fatty acid) A long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid, having 20 carbon atoms and four double bonds, found in animal fats; it is essential for human nutrition, being a precursor to the production of prostaglandins.


lexentry: eng/arbiter__Noun__1
written_rep: arbiter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Breithiúna
sense_list:
(with of) A person or object having the power of judging, determining, or ordaining; one whose power of deciding and governing is not limited.


lexentry: eng/arbitrage__Noun__1
written_rep: arbitrage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: arbatráiste
sense_list:
(finance) A market activity in which a security, commodity, currency or other tradable item is bought in one market and sold simultaneously in another, in order to profit from price differences between the markets.


lexentry: eng/arbitrary__Adjective__1
written_rep: arbitrary
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aondeonach | ar togradh
sense_list:
(usually, of a decision) Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random.


lexentry: eng/arc__Noun__1
written_rep: arc
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: arc
sense_list:
(geometry) A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of another curve. [from 16th c.] | (mathematics) A continuous mapping from a real interval (typically [0, 1]) into a space.


lexentry: eng/arch-__Prefix__1
written_rep: arch-
part_of_speech: prefix
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ard-
sense_list:
A title in a hierarchy which indicates a higher degree of rank than its root word. | Leading, foremost, primary, or principal. | (augmentative) Intensely, extremely, or exceptionally.


lexentry: eng/archaeastronomy__Noun__1
written_rep: archaeastronomy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aircéiréalteolaíocht
sense_list:
(astronomy, archaeology) The historical, especially archeological, study of astronomy; the study of the astronomical systems and methods of ancient cultures often embracing the astrology and cosmology of the past.


lexentry: eng/archangel__Noun__1
written_rep: archangel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ardaingeal
sense_list:
A powerful angel that leads many other angels, but is still loyal to a deity, and often seen as belonging to a particular archangelical rank or order within a greater hierarchy of angels. (Judeo-Christian examples: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Uriel).


lexentry: eng/archbishop__Noun__1
written_rep: archbishop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ardeaspag
sense_list:
A senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province (in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, etc.)


lexentry: eng/archdeacon__Noun__1
written_rep: archdeacon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ard-deagánach
sense_list:
(Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy) A senior administrative official in a diocese, just under the bishop, often in charge of an archdeaconry. As a title, it can be filled by either a deacon or priest.


lexentry: eng/archegonium__Noun__1
written_rep: archegonium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: arcagóiniam
sense_list:
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.


lexentry: eng/architect__Noun__1
written_rep: architect
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ailtire
sense_list:
A professional who designs buildings or other structures, or who prepares plans and superintends construction. | A person who plans, devises or contrives the achievement of a desired result.


lexentry: eng/architecture__Noun__1
written_rep: architecture
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ailtireacht
sense_list:
The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated.


lexentry: eng/archive__Noun__1
written_rep: archive
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aircív | cartlann
sense_list:
A place for storing earlier, and often historical, material. An archive usually contains documents (letters, records, newspapers, etc.) or other types of media kept for historical interest.


lexentry: eng/archivist__Noun__1
written_rep: archivist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cartlannaí
sense_list:
One who is in charge of, or performs the task of creating, collecting, cataloguing and organising archives.


lexentry: eng/arctic_fox__Noun__1
written_rep: arctic fox
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sionnach Artach
sense_list:
Vulpes lagopus, a fox of the family Canidae, living in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/arctic_hare__Noun__1
written_rep: arctic hare
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: giorria an Artaigh
sense_list:
A North-American hare of species Lepus arcticus, that is white, usually year round, found in the Arctic.


lexentry: eng/are__Noun__1
written_rep: are
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ár
sense_list:
(rare) An accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) metric unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a.


lexentry: eng/area_code__Noun__1
written_rep: area code
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cód ceantair
sense_list:
(US, Australia, Philippines) A prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area.


lexentry: eng/areca__Noun__1
written_rep: areca
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: airéic
sense_list:
Any member of the genus Areca of about fifty species of single-stemmed palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests.


lexentry: eng/arena__Noun__1
written_rep: arena
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: airéine
sense_list:
An enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting events (sports arena) or other spectacular events; earthen area, often oval, specifically for rodeos (North America) or circular area for bullfights (especially Hispanic America). | The building housing such an area; specifically, a very large, often round building, often topped with a dome, designated for indoor sporting or other major events, such as concerts.


lexentry: eng/arginine__Noun__1
written_rep: arginine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: argainín
sense_list:
An amino acid found in animal foods that plays an important role in several physiological processes.


lexentry: eng/argon__Noun__1
written_rep: argon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: argón
sense_list:
The chemical element (symbol Ar) with an atomic number of 18. The third most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere, it is a colourless, odourless, inert noble gas.


lexentry: eng/aristocrat__Noun__1
written_rep: aristocrat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uaslathaí
sense_list:
One of the aristocracy, nobility, or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble (originally in Revolutionary France).


lexentry: eng/arithmetic__Noun__1
written_rep: arithmetic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uimhríocht | áireamh | figiúr
sense_list:
The mathematics of numbers (integers, rational numbers, real numbers, or complex numbers) under the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.


lexentry: eng/arithmetic_progression__Noun__1
written_rep: arithmetic progression
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: seicheamh comhbhreise | seicheamh uimhríochtúil
sense_list:
(analysis) A sequence in which each term except the first is obtained from the previous by adding a constant value, known as the common difference of the arithmetic progression.


lexentry: eng/arity__Noun__1
written_rep: arity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nárthacht
sense_list:
(logic, mathematics, computer science) The number of arguments or operands a function or operation takes. For a relation, the number of domains in the corresponding Cartesian product.


lexentry: eng/ark__Noun__1
written_rep: ark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: áirc
sense_list:
(Judaism, Christianity, Islam) Noah's ark: the ship built by Noah to save his family and a collection of animals from the deluge. | (Judaism) A decorated cabinet at the front of a synagogue, in which Torah scrolls are kept.


lexentry: eng/arm__Noun__1
written_rep: arm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: géag | sciathán | lámh
sense_list:
(anatomy) The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.


lexentry: eng/arm__Noun__1
written_rep: arm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: géag | sciathán
sense_list:
A long, narrow, more or less rigid part of an object extending from the main part or centre of the object, such as the armrest of an armchair, a crane, a pair of spectacles or a pair of compasses.


lexentry: eng/arm__Verb__2
written_rep: arm
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: armáil
sense_list:
(transitive) To supply with armour or (later especially) weapons. | (transitive, figurative) To supply with the equipment, knowledge, authority, or other tools needed for a particular task; to furnish with capability; to equip.


lexentry: eng/armada__Noun__1
written_rep: armada
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: armáid
sense_list:
A fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada. | Any large army or fleet of military vessels.


lexentry: eng/armadillo__Noun__1
written_rep: armadillo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: armadailín
sense_list:
Any of the burrowing mammals covered with bony, jointed, protective plates, families Dasypodidae and Chlamyphoridae in the order Cingulata, found in the Americas, especially in South America.


lexentry: eng/armament__Noun__1
written_rep: armament
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: arm | armáil
sense_list:
(military, naval) All the cannon and small arms collectively, with their equipments, belonging to a ship or a fortification.


lexentry: eng/armature__Noun__1
written_rep: armature
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 09
trans_list: cumhdach
sense_list:
A protective organ, structure, or covering of an animal or plant, for defense or offense, like claws, teeth, thorns, or the shell of a turtle.


lexentry: eng/armed_conflict__Noun__1
written_rep: armed conflict
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: coinbhleachta armtha
sense_list:
(international law, military) A contested incompatibility that entails the use of armed force between two parties including a territory, the government of a state, or both.


lexentry: eng/armed_forces__Noun__1
written_rep: armed forces
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fórsaí armtha
sense_list:
The military forces of a nation, such as the army, navy, air force, marines, and sometimes, coastguard or border guard, which are tasked with the defence of the nation and its citizens, if necessary through use of deadly force.


lexentry: eng/armillary_sphere__Noun__1
written_rep: armillary sphere
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sféar bráisléadach
sense_list:
An instrument consisting of graduated metal circles used to represent the motions of celestial bodies around the earth.


lexentry: eng/armor-piercing_shot__Noun__1
written_rep: armor-piercing shot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sliogán pollta armúir
sense_list:
(military) An armor-piercing solid metal projectile having no bursting charge, in use mainly during World War II, abbreviated AP, or simply "shot".


lexentry: eng/armor__Noun__1
written_rep: armor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: armúr
sense_list:
(uncountable) A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces. | (uncountable) A natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body.


lexentry: eng/armoured_car__Noun__1
written_rep: armoured car
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: carr armúrtha
sense_list:
An automobile equipped with armour to protect important passengers. | (military) A small wheeled armoured fighting vehicle. | (law enforcement) An armoured vehicle resistant to small arms fire.


lexentry: eng/arms__Noun__1
written_rep: arms
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: armas
sense_list:
(heraldry) A visual design composed according to heraldic rules, consisting of a coat of arms normally displayed upon an escutcheon, sometimes accompanied by other elements of an achievement


lexentry: eng/around__Adverb__1
written_rep: around
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: timpeall
sense_list:
So as to surround or be near. | (with turn, spin, etc.) So as to partially or completely rotate; so as to face in the opposite direction.


lexentry: eng/arpeggio__Noun__1
written_rep: arpeggio
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: airpéitse
sense_list:
(music) The notes of a chord played individually instead of simultaneously, usually moving from lowest to highest.


lexentry: eng/arrange__Verb__1
written_rep: arrange
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: ceartaigh
sense_list:
(music, transitive, intransitive) To prepare and adapt an already-written composition for presentation in other than its original form.


lexentry: eng/arrest__Verb__1
written_rep: arrest
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: gabh
sense_list:
(transitive) To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/arrogance__Noun__1
written_rep: arrogance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anuaill | borrachas
sense_list:
The state of being arrogant; a type of extreme or foolish pride in which someone feels much superior to another.


lexentry: eng/arrow__Noun__1
written_rep: arrow
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: saighead
sense_list:
A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.


lexentry: eng/arrowroot__Noun__1
written_rep: arrowroot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ararút
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable) Maranta arundinacea from the Marantaceae family, a large perennial herb native to the Caribbean area with green leaves about 15 centimeters long. [from late 17th c.] | (uncountable) A starchy substance obtained from the rhizomes of an arrowroot plant used as a thickener.


lexentry: eng/arsine__Noun__1
written_rep: arsine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: airsín
sense_list:
(inorganic compound, uncountable) A compound of arsenic and hydrogen, AsH3, a colorless and exceedingly poisonous gas, having an odor like garlic.


lexentry: eng/art__Noun__1
written_rep: art
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ealaín
sense_list:
(uncountable) The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the senses and emotions, usually specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium. | (countable) Skillful creative activity, usually with an aesthetic focus. | (uncountable) The study and the product of these processes. | (uncountable) Aesthetic value. | (countable) Skill that is attained by study, practice, or observation. | (uncountable, dated) Contrivance, scheming, manipulation.


lexentry: eng/art_gallery__Noun__1
written_rep: art gallery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dánlann | gailearaí ealaíne
sense_list:
A room, a group of rooms, or other space where works of art are placed on display, possibly for sale.


lexentry: eng/artery__Noun__1
written_rep: artery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: artaire
sense_list:
(anatomy) Any of the muscular- and elastic-walled blood vessels forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed away from the heart regardless of its oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery.


lexentry: eng/arthritis__Noun__1
written_rep: arthritis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: airtríteas
sense_list:
Inflammation of a joint or joints causing pain and/or disability, swelling and stiffness, and due to various causes such as infection, trauma, degenerative changes or metabolic disorders: any of several disease entities.


lexentry: eng/artichoke__Noun__1
written_rep: artichoke
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bliosán
sense_list:
A plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus.


lexentry: eng/article__Noun__1
written_rep: article
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: airteagal | alt
sense_list:
A piece of nonfiction writing such as a story, report, opinion piece, or entry in a newspaper, magazine, journal, encyclopedia, etc. | A section of a legal document, bylaws, etc. or, in the plural, the entire document seen as a collection of these.


lexentry: eng/article__Noun__1
written_rep: article
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: alt | airteagal
sense_list:
(grammar) A part of speech that indicates, specifies and limits a noun (a, an, or the in English). In some languages the article may appear as an ending (e.g. definite article in Swedish) or there may be none (e.g. Russian, Pashto).


lexentry: eng/articulated__Adjective__1
written_rep: articulated
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: altach
sense_list:
Constructed with one or more pivoted joints which allow bending of an otherwise rigid structure. | Of a vehicle, composed of component parts each with its own wheels and chassis, e.g. an articulated lorry, articulated bus, or certain kinds of streetcars and trains.


lexentry: eng/articulated_bus__Noun__1
written_rep: articulated bus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bus altach
sense_list:
A bus fitted with a joint, which is covered by an accordion-shaped weatherproofing, to increase its manoeuvrability.


lexentry: eng/articulation__Noun__1
written_rep: articulation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: urlabhairt | urlabhraíocht
sense_list:
(uncountable) The quality, clarity, or sharpness of speech; the movement within the mouth that allows for those things.


lexentry: eng/artificial_intelligence__Noun__1
written_rep: artificial intelligence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: intleacht shaorga
sense_list:
Intelligence exhibited by an artificial (non-natural, human-made) entity. | (computer science) The branch of computer science dealing with the reproduction or mimicking of human-level intelligence, self-awareness, knowledge, conscience, thought in computer programs. | The essential quality of a machine which thinks in a manner similar to or on the same general level as a real human being.


lexentry: eng/artificial_respiration__Noun__1
written_rep: artificial respiration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: análú tarrthála | athmhúscailt anála | riospráid shaorga
sense_list:
(medicine) The manual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs of a person who is not breathing in order to maintain life.


lexentry: eng/artillery__Noun__1
written_rep: artillery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: airtléire
sense_list:
An army unit that uses such weapons, or a military formation using projectile weapons, such as archers.


lexentry: eng/arugula__Noun__1
written_rep: arugula
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ruachán
sense_list:
A yellowish-flowered Mediterranean herb of the mustard family with flavoured leaves, often eaten in salads, that has a distinct, peppery flavor, of three species:


lexentry: eng/aryl__Noun__1
written_rep: aryl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: airil
sense_list:
(organic chemistry) Any univalent organic radical derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon by removing a hydrogen atom.


lexentry: eng/as__Noun__1
written_rep: as
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: chomh
sense_list:
(numismatics, Ancient Rome) Any of several coins of Rome, coined in bronze or later copper; or the equivalent value.


lexentry: eng/as_long_as__Conjunction__1
written_rep: as long as
part_of_speech: conjunction
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: chomh fada is
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Provided that, if, assuming (depending upon some condition or requirement). | (idiomatic) While, Since


lexentry: eng/as_of__Preposition__1
written_rep: as of
part_of_speech: preposition
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ó
sense_list:
(idiomatic) At or by a specified time, with the implication that the said condition will be true from that time onward.


lexentry: eng/as_opposed_to__Preposition__1
written_rep: as opposed to
part_of_speech: preposition
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: murab ionann is | seachas
sense_list:
in contrast to, rather than, instead of; particularly used in defining a concept by providing an example that does not fall inside the concept.


lexentry: eng/as_the_crow_flies__Adverb__1
written_rep: as the crow flies
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: i bhfoirm líne díreach trasna tíre
sense_list:
(idiomatic) In a straight line distance between two locations, as opposed to the road distance or over land distance.


lexentry: eng/asbestos__Noun__1
written_rep: asbestos
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aispeist | aispeiste
sense_list:
(mineral) Any of several fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate, used for fireproofing, electrical insulation, building materials, brake linings, chemical filters, suits, fireman's gloves, etc.


lexentry: eng/ascendant__Noun__1
written_rep: ascendant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uachtar
sense_list:
(astrology, also, figurative) The degree of the zodiac or point of the ecliptic which rises in an eastern direction above the horizon at a particular moment (especially the moment of a person's birth), which is supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's fortune and life; a horoscope.


lexentry: eng/ascetic__Noun__1
written_rep: ascetic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aiséiteach
sense_list:
One who is devoted to the practice of self-denial, either through seclusion or stringent abstinence.


lexentry: eng/ascomycete__Noun__1
written_rep: ascomycete
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ascaimícéit
sense_list:
(mycology) Any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by the production of a sac, or ascus, which contains non-motile spores.


lexentry: eng/ascorbic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: ascorbic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aigéad ascorbach
sense_list:
(vitamin) A white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6, found in citrus fruits and many vegetables; it is an antioxidant and an efficient scavenger of free radicals.


lexentry: eng/ascus__Noun__1
written_rep: ascus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ascas
sense_list:
(mycology) A sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi; it is a reproductive cell in which meiosis and an additional cell division produce eight spores.


lexentry: eng/ashamed__Adjective__1
written_rep: ashamed
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: is náir leat | náire a bheith ort | náirithe
sense_list:
(chiefly, of someone in trouble and undergoing punishment for doing something wrong) Feeling shame or guilt.


lexentry: eng/ashcan__Noun__1
written_rep: ashcan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bruscar
sense_list:
A container for ashes, used in times past for accumulating ashes generated from wood and coal fires, for eventual disposal elsewhere.


lexentry: eng/ashlar__Noun__1
written_rep: ashlar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eisléireacht
sense_list:
(architecture) Masonry employing flat and well-squared stone or brick, creating an appearance similar to wooden flooring.


lexentry: eng/aside__Noun__1
written_rep: aside
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: idiraisnéis
sense_list:
An incidental remark to a person next to one made discreetly but not in private, audible only to that person. (theatre) A brief comment by a character addressing the audience, unheard by other characters.


lexentry: eng/aspartic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: aspartic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aigéad aspartach
sense_list:
(amino acid) A nonessential amino acid, L-α-amino-succinic acid, aminobutanedioic acid, found in animal protein and in sugar beet etc (C4H7NO4).


lexentry: eng/aspect__Noun__1
written_rep: aspect
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: dreach
sense_list:
(grammar) A grammatical quality of a verb which determines the relationship of the speaker to the internal temporal flow of the event which the verb describes, or whether the speaker views the event from outside as a whole, or from within as it is unfolding. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/aspen__Noun__1
written_rep: aspen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: crann creathach
sense_list:
A poplar tree, especially of section Populus sect. Populus, of medium-size trees with thin, straight trunks of a greenish-white color.


lexentry: eng/aspergillum__Noun__1
written_rep: aspergillum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aisréad
sense_list:
(Christianity) An implement, in the form of a brush or of a rod with a perforated container, for sprinkling holy water; a holy-water sprinkle.


lexentry: eng/asperity__Noun__1
written_rep: asperity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: gairge
sense_list:
(uncountable) The quality of being harsh or severe in the way one behaves or speaks toward another person; (countable, chiefly, in the plural) a deeply hostile or resentful feeling; an animosity, a hatred.


lexentry: eng/asphalt__Noun__1
written_rep: asphalt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: asfalt
sense_list:
A sticky, black to brown and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen with small mineral particles, that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits. | Ellipsis of asphalt concrete, a hard ground covering used for roads and walkways.


lexentry: eng/asphodel__Noun__1
written_rep: asphodel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lus caisil
sense_list:
Any of the flowering plants of the family Asphodelaceae, especially Asphodelus ramosus and Asphodelus albus; the flower of these plants.


lexentry: eng/asphyxia__Noun__1
written_rep: asphyxia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: plúchadh
sense_list:
Loss of consciousness due to the body's inability to deliver oxygen to its tissues, either by the breathing of air lacking oxygen or by the inability of the blood to carry oxygen. | (medicine, obsolete) A condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body leads to loss of consciousness or death. Replaced in the mid-20th century by the more specific terms anoxia, hypoxia, hypoxemia and hypercapnia.


lexentry: eng/aspirate__Verb__1
written_rep: aspirate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: análaigh
sense_list:
(ambitransitive, linguistics) To produce an audible puff of breath, especially following a consonant, such as the letter "h" at the beginning of house or hat in standard English.


lexentry: eng/aspirate_mutation__Noun__1
written_rep: aspirate mutation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: análaithe
sense_list:
An alteration of the initial consonant of a word which occurs in certain Celtic languages under particular linguistic circumstances.


lexentry: eng/aspiration__Noun__1
written_rep: aspiration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ardaidhm | ardmhian | barrmhian
sense_list:
The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to and of).


lexentry: eng/aspiration__Noun__2
written_rep: aspiration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: asú
sense_list:
(medicine) The withdrawal of fluid, tissue, or other substance, usually through a hollow needle from a body cavity, cyst, or tumor.


lexentry: eng/ass__Noun__1
written_rep: ass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: asal
sense_list:
Any of several species of horse-like animals, especially Equus asinus, the domesticated of which are used as beasts of burden.


lexentry: eng/assassin__Noun__1
written_rep: assassin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: feallmharfóir
sense_list:
Someone who intentionally kills a person, especially a professional who kills a public or political figure.


lexentry: eng/assassinate__Verb__1
written_rep: assassinate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: feallmharaigh
sense_list:
To murder someone, especially an important person, by a sudden or obscure attack, especially for ideological or political reasons. [from 17th c.] | (figuratively) To harm, ruin, or defame severely or destroy by treachery, slander, libel, or obscure attack.


lexentry: eng/assay__Noun__1
written_rep: assay
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: measúnacht
sense_list:
The act or process of ascertaining the proportion of a particular metal in an ore or alloy; especially, the determination of the proportion of gold or silver in bullion or coin.


lexentry: eng/assembly_language__Noun__1
written_rep: assembly language
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: teanga dhíolama
sense_list:
(computer languages) A programming language in which the source code of programs is composed of mnemonic instructions, each of which corresponds directly to a machine instruction for a particular processor.


lexentry: eng/assembly_line__Noun__1
written_rep: assembly line
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: líne chóimeála
sense_list:
(manufacturing) A system of workers and machinery in which a product is assembled in a series of consecutive operations; typically the product is conveyed by a continuously moving belt.


lexentry: eng/asshole__Noun__1
written_rep: asshole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: clasán | gléas
sense_list:
(vulgar, derogatory, or, offensive, synecdochically) A jerk; an inappropriately or objectionably mean, inconsiderate, contemptible, obnoxious, intrusive, stupid, or rude person.


lexentry: eng/assimilation__Noun__1
written_rep: assimilation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: comhshamhlú
sense_list:
(phonology) A sound change process by which the phonetics of a speech segment becomes more like that of another segment in a word (or at a word boundary), so that a change of phoneme occurs.


lexentry: eng/assist__Verb__1
written_rep: assist
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cabhair
sense_list:
To help. | (medicine) To help compensate for what is missing with the help of a medical technique or therapy.


lexentry: eng/association_football__Noun__1
written_rep: association football
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sacar
sense_list:
A ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent.


lexentry: eng/associative__Adjective__1
written_rep: associative
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: comhthiomsaitheach
sense_list:
(algebra, of a binary operator *) Such that, for any operands a, b and c, (a * b) * c = a * (b * c); (of a ring, etc.) whose multiplication operation is associative.


lexentry: eng/associative_array__Noun__1
written_rep: associative array
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: foclóir
sense_list:
(computing) An array-like data structure where the indices (called keys) are not limited to integers.


lexentry: eng/assonance__Noun__1
written_rep: assonance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: amas
sense_list:
(prosody) The repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds (though with different consonants), usually in literature or poetry.


lexentry: eng/assumption__Noun__1
written_rep: assumption
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: foshuíomh
sense_list:
The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim. | The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition. | (logic) The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism.


lexentry: eng/asterism__Noun__1
written_rep: asterism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: astaireacht
sense_list:
(mineralogy) A star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals by reflected light (as in a star sapphire) or by transmitted light (as in some mica).


lexentry: eng/asteroid__Noun__1
written_rep: asteroid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: astaróideach | mionphláinéad
sense_list:
(astronomy) A naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and a dwarf planet, larger than a meteoroid and not a comet, that orbits a star and often has an irregular shape.


lexentry: eng/asthma__Noun__1
written_rep: asthma
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: asma | múchadh | plúchadh
sense_list:
(pathology) A long-term respiratory condition, in which the airways may unexpectedly and suddenly narrow, often in response to an allergen, cold air, exercise, or emotional stress. Symptoms include wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing.


lexentry: eng/asthma_attack__Noun__1
written_rep: asthma attack
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: taom asma
sense_list:
(medicine) An incident wherein a person who suffers intermittent experiences of bronchioconstriction undergoes such an experience, usually with a sudden onset.


lexentry: eng/astigmatism__Noun__1
written_rep: astigmatism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aistiogmatacht
sense_list:
(optics) A defect of a lens such that light rays coming from a point do not meet at a focal point so that the image is blurred. | (pathology) A disorder of the vision, usually due to a misshapen cornea, such that light does not focus correctly on the retina causing a blurred image.


lexentry: eng/astrogeology__Noun__1
written_rep: astrogeology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: réaltgheolaíocht
sense_list:
(astronomy, geology) The science dealing with the structure and composition of planets and other bodies in the solar system.


lexentry: eng/astrological_sign__Noun__1
written_rep: astrological sign
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: comhartha an Stoidiaca
sense_list:
(astrology) Any of twelve signs, corresponding to constellations, that are used as the basis of astrology


lexentry: eng/astrology__Noun__1
written_rep: astrology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: astralaíocht
sense_list:
Divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/astrometry__Noun__1
written_rep: astrometry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: réaltmhéadracht
sense_list:
(astronomy) The branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the positions and motions of celestial bodies, particularly stars.


lexentry: eng/astronaut__Noun__1
written_rep: astronaut
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spásaire
sense_list:
A member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft that travels beyond Earth's atmosphere, or someone trained to serve that purpose.


lexentry: eng/astronomer__Noun__1
written_rep: astronomer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: réalteolaí
sense_list:
(astronomy) One who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics.


lexentry: eng/astronomical_unit__Noun__1
written_rep: astronomical unit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aonad réalteolaíoch
sense_list:
(astronomy) 149,597,870,700 metres, the approximate mean distance from the Earth to the Sun (the semi-major axis of Earth's orbit), (symbol AU), used to measure distances in the solar system.


lexentry: eng/astronomy__Noun__1
written_rep: astronomy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: réalteolaíocht
sense_list:
The study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere, including the process of mapping locations and properties of the matter and radiation in the universe.


lexentry: eng/astrophysics__Noun__1
written_rep: astrophysics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: réaltfhisic
sense_list:
The branch of astronomy or physics that deals with the physical properties of celestial bodies and with the interaction between matter and radiation in celestial bodies and in the space between them.


lexentry: eng/asylum__Noun__1
written_rep: asylum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: gealtlann
sense_list:
(dated) A place of protection or restraint for one or more classes of the disadvantaged, especially the mentally ill.


lexentry: eng/asymmetry__Noun__1
written_rep: asymmetry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aisiméadracht | neamhshiméadracht
sense_list:
Absence of symmetry or proportion between the parts of a thing, or a distinction that produces such a lack of symmetry.


lexentry: eng/at__Preposition__1
written_rep: at
part_of_speech: preposition
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ag
sense_list:
In, near, or in the general vicinity of (a particular place). | In the direction of; towards; (often implied to be in a hostile or careless manner). | Occupied in (activity).


lexentry: eng/at__Preposition__1
written_rep: at
part_of_speech: preposition
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: ag | ar
sense_list:
Indicating time of occurrence, especially an instant of time, or a period of time relatively short in context or from the speaker’s perspective. | Denotes a price. | Indicates a position on a scale or in a series.


lexentry: eng/at_ease__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: at ease
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ar áis
sense_list:
(military, marching) In a relaxed position with the feet apart rather than at attention. | (military, marching) Allowed to refrain from being in rigid formation.


lexentry: eng/ataxia__Noun__1
written_rep: ataxia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ataicse | neamhluail
sense_list:
(physical chemistry, organic chemistry) The condition of a polymer in which the orientation of the subunits is random


lexentry: eng/atheism__Noun__1
written_rep: atheism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aindiachas
sense_list:
(broadly) A lack of belief in deities, or a belief that there is insufficient evidence to believe in a god. | (narrowly) Belief that no deities exist (sometimes including rejection of other religious beliefs).


lexentry: eng/atheist__Noun__1
written_rep: atheist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aindiachaí
sense_list:
(broadly) A person who doubts the existence of deities (therefore, an agnostic may be considered an atheist). | (narrowly) A person who is certain that no deities exist or who thinks that the existence of deities can be disproven.


lexentry: eng/athlete__Noun__1
written_rep: athlete
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lúthchleasaí
sense_list:
A participant in any of a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking. | (US, Canada) A person who actively participates in physical sports, especially with great skill; a sportsperson.


lexentry: eng/athletics__Noun__1
written_rep: athletics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cleasa lúith | lúthchleas
sense_list:
(sports, especially, _, Britain) A group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country and racewalking.


lexentry: eng/athletics__Noun__1
written_rep: athletics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: lúthchleas
sense_list:
(sports, especially, _, US) Physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness and skill.


lexentry: eng/atlas__Noun__1
written_rep: atlas
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: atlas
sense_list:
A bound collection of maps often including tables, illustrations or other text. | (anatomy) The uppermost vertebra of the cervical spine in the neck in humans and some other animals.


lexentry: eng/atmosphere__Noun__1
written_rep: atmosphere
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: atmaisféar
sense_list:
The air in a particular place. | A unit of measurement for pressure equal to 101325 Pa (symbol: atm), approximately the atmospheric pressure at sea level.


lexentry: eng/atoll__Noun__1
written_rep: atoll
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: atall
sense_list:
A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform.


lexentry: eng/atom__Noun__1
written_rep: atom
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: adamh
sense_list:
(chemistry, physics) The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons. [from 16th c.] | (history of science) A hypothetical particle posited by Greek philosophers as an ultimate and indivisible component of matter. [from 15th c.] | (now generally regarded, _, figuratively) The smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/atomic_clock__Noun__1
written_rep: atomic clock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: clog adamhach
sense_list:
An extremely accurate reference clock whose operation is based on an atomic process, typically the frequency of electromagnetic radiation associated with a specified energy-level transition in an element such as cesium.


lexentry: eng/atomic_mass_unit__Noun__1
written_rep: atomic mass unit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aonad maise adamhaí
sense_list:
(physical chemistry) A unit of mass equal to 1/12 the mass of an atom of 12C (carbon-12, an isotope of carbon).


lexentry: eng/atomic_nucleus__Noun__1
written_rep: atomic nucleus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: núicléas adamhach
sense_list:
(physics) A nucleus of an atom; consisting of protons and neutrons, surrounded by an electron cloud.


lexentry: eng/atomicity__Noun__1
written_rep: atomicity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: adamhacht
sense_list:
(historical) Synonym of valence (“the combining capacity of an atom, functional group, or radical determined by the number of atoms of hydrogen with which it will unite, or the number of electrons that it will gain, lose, or share when it combines with other atoms, etc.”).


lexentry: eng/atomism__Noun__1
written_rep: atomism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: adamhachas
sense_list:
(philosophy) The ancient Greek theory that all matter is composed of very small indestructible and indivisible particles.


lexentry: eng/attack__Verb__1
written_rep: attack
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ionsaigh
sense_list:
(transitive) To apply violent force to someone or something. | (soccer) To move forward in an active attempt to score a point, as opposed to trying not to concede.


lexentry: eng/attacker__Noun__1
written_rep: attacker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ionsaitheoir
sense_list:
Someone who attacks. | (soccer) One of the players on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.


lexentry: eng/attain__Verb__1
written_rep: attain
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ionsaigh | sroich
sense_list:
(transitive) To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at (a place, time, state, etc.).


lexentry: eng/attend__Verb__1
written_rep: attend
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: freastail
sense_list:
(transitive) To be present at (an event or place) in order to take part in some action or proceedings; also, to regularly go to (an event or place). [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/attend__Verb__1
written_rep: attend
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: éist
sense_list:
(transitive, obsolete) To give consideration to (someone or something); to heed, to pay attention, to regard.


lexentry: eng/attenuation__Noun__1
written_rep: attenuation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caolú
sense_list:
A gradual diminishing of strength. | (physics) A reduction in the level of some property with distance, especially the amplitude of a wave or the strength of a signal.


lexentry: eng/attic__Noun__1
written_rep: attic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: áiléar
sense_list:
The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.


lexentry: eng/atto-__Prefix__1
written_rep: atto-
part_of_speech: prefix
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ata-
sense_list:
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10−18 (short scale quintillionth or long scale trillionth). Symbol: a


lexentry: eng/attorney_general__Noun__1
written_rep: attorney general
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ard-Aighne
sense_list:
The chief legal advisor to the government, overseeing legal affairs and ensuring that laws are uniformly and justly applied.


lexentry: eng/attractive__Adjective__1
written_rep: attractive
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: caithiseach
sense_list:
Having the power of charming or alluring by agreeable qualities; enticing. | Pleasing or appealing to the senses, especially of a potential romantic partner.


lexentry: eng/attribution_theory__Noun__1
written_rep: attribution theory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: teoiric na haitreabúideachta
sense_list:
Any theory attempting to explain the process by which individuals explain the causes of behaviour and events.


lexentry: eng/attributive_adjective__Noun__1
written_rep: attributive adjective
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aidiacht cháilíochta
sense_list:
(grammar) An adjective that modifies the head of the noun phrase in which it occurs; an adjective that precedes the word or phrase it modifies.


lexentry: eng/audacity__Noun__1
written_rep: audacity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: misneach
sense_list:
Fearlessness, intrepidity or daring, especially with confident disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions.


lexentry: eng/audiobook__Noun__1
written_rep: audiobook
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: closleabhar
sense_list:
A recording, usually made available for sale, of a reading of the full text or of an abridgement of a book.


lexentry: eng/audiolingual__Adjective__1
written_rep: audiolingual
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: closlabhartha
sense_list:
Of or relating to a behaviorist style of teaching foreign languages, based on drills and repetition.


lexentry: eng/audiology__Noun__1
written_rep: audiology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: éisteolaíocht
sense_list:
An allied health profession pertaining to the assessment and rehabilitation of hearing and balance disorders.


lexentry: eng/audiometry__Noun__1
written_rep: audiometry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: closmhéadracht
sense_list:
(medicine) The quantitative assessment of a person's hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer.


lexentry: eng/augur__Noun__1
written_rep: augur
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ágar
sense_list:
A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.


lexentry: eng/auricular__Adjective__1
written_rep: auricular
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: cluas
sense_list:
(art, relational) Pertaining to a style of ornamental decoration, originating in Northern Europe in the first half of the 17th century, that uses softly flowing abstract shapes in relief some of which bear a resemblance to the human ear; commonly used in silverware, picture frames, and architecture.


lexentry: eng/aurora__Noun__1
written_rep: aurora
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gealán
sense_list:
An atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually named australis or borealis based on whether it is in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere respectively.


lexentry: eng/auscultation__Noun__1
written_rep: auscultation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cliabhéisteacht | éisteachas
sense_list:
(medicine) Diagnosis of disorders by listening to the sounds of the internal organs, usually using a stethoscope.


lexentry: eng/autarky__Noun__1
written_rep: autarky
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: neamhthuilleamaíocht eacnamaíochta
sense_list:
(uncountable) (A policy of) national economic self-sufficiency, aimed at ending reliance on foreign imports to sustain a domestic economy.


lexentry: eng/auteur__Noun__1
written_rep: auteur
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: údar
sense_list:
A creative artist, especially a film director, seen as having a specific, recognisable artistic vision, and who is seen as the single or preeminent ‘author’ of their works.


lexentry: eng/authenticity__Noun__1
written_rep: authenticity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: barántúlacht | fíordheimhneacht | údaracht
sense_list:
The quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original, of having the same origin (or attribution, commitment, intention, etc.) as claimed.


lexentry: eng/author__Noun__1
written_rep: author
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: údar
sense_list:
The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition; or, one of the creators of a collaborative work.


lexentry: eng/authority__Noun__1
written_rep: authority
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: údarás | urlámhas
sense_list:
(uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose obligation; or a position having such power or right.


lexentry: eng/authority__Noun__1
written_rep: authority
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: údarás
sense_list:
(countable) A reliable, definitive source of information on a subject. | (countable) A government-owned agency that runs a revenue-generating activity for public benefit.


lexentry: eng/autism__Noun__1
written_rep: autism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uathachas
sense_list:
(clinical psychology) A pervasive neurological condition that is observable in early childhood and persists throughout the lifespan, characterised by atypical communication patterns (e.g., differences in body language or eye contact), delayed language development, and sensory processing sensitivities. | (clinical psychology, obsolete) A diagnosis involving a pathological tendency to engage in self-centered fantasy thinking, historically considered a symptom of insanity and/or schizophrenia.


lexentry: eng/autocratic__Adjective__1
written_rep: autocratic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uathlathach
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to autocracy or to an autocrat; absolute; holding independent and arbitrary powers of government. | (pejorative) Of or pertaining to the manner of an autocrat.


lexentry: eng/automated_teller_machine__Noun__1
written_rep: automated teller machine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: meaisín bainc | uathmheaisín bainc
sense_list:
(banking) A device that provides bank customers with cash withdrawal and other services without the need for a human teller.


lexentry: eng/automatic__Adjective__1
written_rep: automatic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: meaisín
sense_list:
(of a firearm such as a machine gun) Firing continuously as long as the trigger is pressed until ammunition is exhausted.


lexentry: eng/automobile__Noun__1
written_rep: automobile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gluaisteán | carr | mótar
sense_list:
(US, Canada, Philippines, AU, NZ) A type of motor vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load. A car or motorcar.


lexentry: eng/autonomous__Adjective__1
written_rep: autonomous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: féinriartha | neamhspleách
sense_list:
Acting on one's own or independently; of a child, acting without being governed by parental or guardian rules.


lexentry: eng/autonomous__Adjective__1
written_rep: autonomous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: saor
sense_list:
(Celtic linguistics, of a verb form) Used with no subject, indicating an unknown or unspecified agent; used in similar situations as the passive in English (the difference being that the theme in the English passive construction is the subject, while in the Celtic autonomous construction the theme is the object and there is no subject).


lexentry: eng/autopilot__Noun__1
written_rep: autopilot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uathphíolóta
sense_list:
(aviation, nautical) A mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic system used to guide a vehicle without assistance from a human being.


lexentry: eng/autotroph__Noun__1
written_rep: autotroph
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uatrófach
sense_list:
(ecology) Any organism that can synthesize its food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy.


lexentry: eng/autumn__Noun__1
written_rep: autumn
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fómhar
sense_list:
Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves, and temperatures and daylight hours decrease; typically regarded as spanning the months of September, October, and November in the Northern Hemisphere, and the months of March, April and May in the Southern Hemisphere. | (fashion) A person with relatively dark hair and a warm skin tone, seen as best suited to certain colours in clothing.


lexentry: eng/autumnal_equinox__Noun__1
written_rep: autumnal equinox
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Túsphointe Libra | cónocht an fhómhair
sense_list:
(astronomy) The moment when the sun appears to cross the celestial equator while tilting away from the observer, taking place in September in the northern hemisphere and March in the southern hemisphere.


lexentry: eng/auxiliary_verb__Noun__1
written_rep: auxiliary verb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: briathar cúnta
sense_list:
(grammar) A verb that accompanies the main verb in a clause in order to make distinctions in tense, mood, voice or aspect.


lexentry: eng/available__Adjective__1
written_rep: available
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ar fáil | infhaighte | le fáil
sense_list:
Such as one may avail oneself of; capable of being used for the accomplishment of a purpose. | Readily obtainable.


lexentry: eng/avalanche__Noun__1
written_rep: avalanche
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maidhm shléibhe | maidhm shneachta
sense_list:
A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.


lexentry: eng/avaricious__Adjective__1
written_rep: avaricious
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gabhálach | maoinchíocrach
sense_list:
Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.


lexentry: eng/avenge__Verb__1
written_rep: avenge
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: díoltas a imirt ar | éiric a bhaint amach i/de
sense_list:
(transitive) To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.


lexentry: eng/avenue__Noun__1
written_rep: avenue
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: aibhinne
sense_list:
The principal walk or approach to a house which is withdrawn from the road, especially, such approach bordered on each side by trees; any broad passageway thus bordered.


lexentry: eng/aviary__Noun__1
written_rep: aviary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: éanlann
sense_list:
A house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/aviator__Noun__1
written_rep: aviator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eitleoir
sense_list:
An aircraft pilot, especially a military pilot. The use of the word may imply claims of superior airmanship, as in navy aviator vs. air force pilot.


lexentry: eng/avocet__Noun__1
written_rep: avocet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abhóiséad
sense_list:
Any of four species of wading birds in the genus Recurvirostra, with long, slender recurved bills, long legs, and webbed feet. It is the logo of the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds)


lexentry: eng/avoidance__Noun__1
written_rep: avoidance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: seachaint
sense_list:
(obsolete) The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant, specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent.


lexentry: eng/avow__Verb__1
written_rep: avow
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: admhaigh
sense_list:
(transitive) To declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly.


lexentry: eng/await__Verb__1
written_rep: await
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: bí ag súil
sense_list:
(transitive) To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for. | (transitive, intransitive) To serve or attend; to wait on, wait upon. | (intransitive) To wait; to stay in waiting.


lexentry: eng/awake__Verb__1
written_rep: awake
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dúisigh
sense_list:
(intransitive) To become conscious after having slept. | (transitive) To cause (somebody) to stop sleeping. | (transitive) To excite or to stir up something latent.


lexentry: eng/awaken__Verb__1
written_rep: awaken
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muscail
sense_list:
(transitive) To cause to become awake. | (intransitive) To stop sleeping; awake. | (transitive, figurative) To bring into action (something previously dormant); to stimulate. | (transitive, figurative) To cause to become aware.


lexentry: eng/award__Noun__1
written_rep: award
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: gradam
sense_list:
A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A prize or honor based on merit.


lexentry: eng/awareness__Noun__1
written_rep: awareness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: comhfhios
sense_list:
The state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer. | The state or quality of being aware of something.


lexentry: eng/awl__Noun__1
written_rep: awl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: meana
sense_list:
A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.


lexentry: eng/awning__Noun__1
written_rep: awning
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: díonbhrat | scáthbhrat
sense_list:
A rooflike cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind.


lexentry: eng/awry__Adjective__1
written_rep: awry
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cam
sense_list:
Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place; wry. | (figurative) Wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss, off course


lexentry: eng/ax_to_grind__Noun__1
written_rep: ax to grind
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tochrais ar do cheirtlín féin
sense_list:
(American spelling) A proposition or point of view to advocate, especially motivated by self-interest.


lexentry: eng/axe__Noun__1
written_rep: axe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tua
sense_list:
A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it. | An ancient weapon consisting of a head that has one or two blades and a long handle.


lexentry: eng/axial__Adjective__1
written_rep: axial
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: aiseach
sense_list:
(anatomy) Belonging to the axis of the body, or to the axis of any appendage or organ | (botany) In the same direction as the axis, parallel to the axis.


lexentry: eng/axil__Noun__1
written_rep: axil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ascaill
sense_list:
(botany) The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch, leaf, or petiole, and the stem or branch from which it springs.


lexentry: eng/axiom__Noun__1
written_rep: axiom
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aicsím
sense_list:
(philosophy) A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved. | (logic, mathematics, proof theory) A fundamental assumption that serves as a basis for deduction of theorems; a postulate (sometimes distinguished from postulates as being universally applicable, whereas postulates are particular to a certain science or context). | An established principle in some artistic practice or science that is universally received.


lexentry: eng/axis__Noun__1
written_rep: axis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ais
sense_list:
(geometry) An imaginary line around which an object spins (an axis of rotation) or is symmetrically arranged (an axis of symmetry). | (mathematics) A fixed one-dimensional figure, such as a line or arc, with an origin and orientation and such that its points are in one-to-one correspondence with a set of numbers; an axis forms part of the basis of a space or is used to position and locate data in a graph (a coordinate axis)


lexentry: eng/axletree__Noun__1
written_rep: axletree
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fearsaid
sense_list:
A bar or beam of wood or iron, connecting the opposite wheels of a carriage, on the ends of which the wheels revolve.


lexentry: eng/axon__Noun__1
written_rep: axon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acsón | néarshnáithín
sense_list:
(cytology) A nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse.


lexentry: eng/aye-aye__Noun__1
written_rep: aye-aye
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aidhe-aidhe
sense_list:
The lemur Daubentonia madagascariensis, a solitary nocturnal quadruped found in Madagascar and remarkable for its long fingers, sharp nails, and rodent-like incisor teeth.


lexentry: eng/aye_aye,_sir__Phrase__1
written_rep: aye aye, sir
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: breá
sense_list:
(idiomatic, nautical) The correct and seamanlike reply, onboard a Royal Navy (or US Navy) ship, on receipt of an order from someone of senior rank or authority. It means "I understand the command and hasten to comply with the order."


lexentry: eng/azeotrope__Noun__1
written_rep: azeotrope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aiseotróp
sense_list:
(physics) A mixture of two or more substances whose liquid and gaseous forms have the same composition (at a certain pressure); the substances cannot be separated by normal distillation.


lexentry: eng/azimuth__Noun__1
written_rep: azimuth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: asamat
sense_list:
An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object.


lexentry: eng/azimuthal__Adjective__1
written_rep: azimuthal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: asamatach
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to the azimuth; in a horizontal circle. | (cartography) Describing a map projection which preserves direction for all points relative to a selected point (or in some cases two points).


lexentry: eng/azo_dye__Noun__1
written_rep: azo dye
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: asóruaim
sense_list:
(organic compound) Any of a large number of mostly yellow to red synthetic dyes that contain an azo or diimide (-N=N-) functional group.


lexentry: eng/baboon__Noun__1
written_rep: baboon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: babún
sense_list:
An Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.] | (colloquial, derogatory) A foolish or boorish person.


lexentry: eng/baby's_breath__Noun__1
written_rep: baby's breath
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neul
sense_list:
A genus, Gypsophila, of about 100 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to Europe, Asia and north Africa.


lexentry: eng/baby__Noun__1
written_rep: baby
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leanbh | babaí | báb | bábán | gineog | leanbán
sense_list:
A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered. | A very young human, even if not yet born.


lexentry: eng/baby_face__Noun__1
written_rep: baby face
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: laoch
sense_list:
(professional wrestling, slang) A headlining wrestler with a persona embodying heroic or virtuous traits and who is regarded as a "good guy", especially one who is handsome and well-conditioned.


lexentry: eng/babysitter__Noun__1
written_rep: babysitter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: feighlí páistí
sense_list:
A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.


lexentry: eng/back__Adjective__1
written_rep: back
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: cúil | cúl- | deiridh
sense_list:
(comparable, phonetics) Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth, near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel).


lexentry: eng/back__Noun__1
written_rep: back
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: droim | cúl
sense_list:
The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.


lexentry: eng/back__Verb__1
written_rep: back
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: cúlaigh
sense_list:
(nautical, of the wind) To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.


lexentry: eng/back_street__Noun__1
written_rep: back street
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cúlsráid
sense_list:
A usually small and narrow street or alley, especially one in inferior or poorer parts of a city, away from the centre.


lexentry: eng/back_wall__Noun__1
written_rep: back wall
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cúlbhalla
sense_list:
(squash, racquetball) The wall at the back of a racquetball or squash court, directly opposite the front wall.


lexentry: eng/backbend__Noun__1
written_rep: backbend
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: droichead
sense_list:
(gymnastics, dance) A move in which the performer bends backwards until the hands touch the floor or catches him/herself with the hands.


lexentry: eng/backbone__Noun__1
written_rep: backbone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cnámh droma | slat droma
sense_list:
(countable) The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.


lexentry: eng/backhoe__Noun__1
written_rep: backhoe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: tochaltóir
sense_list:
(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) A multi-purpose tractor with a front-mounted loading bucket and a rear-mounted digging bucket. The tractor combines a front-end loader/loader (component) and an excavator/digger (component).


lexentry: eng/backlash__Noun__1
written_rep: backlash
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: ligean
sense_list:
(mechanics) The looseness through which one part of connected machinery, such as a wheel, gear, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, or a measurement of the distance moved thereby; either intentional (as allowance) or unintentional (from error or wear).Wagon wheel structure showing felk


lexentry: eng/backpack__Noun__1
written_rep: backpack
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mála droma
sense_list:
A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student's back when carrying books.


lexentry: eng/backronym__Noun__1
written_rep: backronym
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acrainm
sense_list:
A word that is originally not an acronym but is turned into one by devising a full form for it, sometimes as a folk etymology, sometimes as a contrived acronym to name a new organization, proposal, or other entity.


lexentry: eng/backstabber__Noun__1
written_rep: backstabber
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nathair
sense_list:
A traitor or hypocrite, such as a co-worker or friend assumed trustworthy but who figuratively attacks when one's back is turned.


lexentry: eng/backstitch__Noun__1
written_rep: backstitch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cúlghreim | fuáil chúil | fuáil thar droim | greim cúil
sense_list:
(sewing) A type of sewing stitch where the stitch goes backwards on the top side of the fabric and doubles forward on the bottom, coming out farther in front, then repeats. The backstitch is a very tight and secure stitch, and also looks very neat.


lexentry: eng/backstory__Noun__1
written_rep: backstory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: blaincéad
sense_list:
(chiefly, espionage, law enforcement) A fictitious account of a person's history designed to conceal their actual history and motives.


lexentry: eng/backstroke__Noun__1
written_rep: backstroke
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: droim
sense_list:
(swimming) A stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.


lexentry: eng/backward__Adjective__1
written_rep: backward
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fágtha
sense_list:
Situated toward or at the rear of something. | (chess) Of a pawn, further behind than pawns of the same colour on adjacent files and unable to be moved forward safely.


lexentry: eng/bacteriology__Noun__1
written_rep: bacteriology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: baictéareolaíocht
sense_list:
(biology, microbiology) The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture.


lexentry: eng/bad__Adjective__3
written_rep: bad
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: droch- | olc
sense_list:
Bold, daring, and tough. | (originally, _, AAVE, of a woman) Very attractive; hot, sexy. | (Internet slang, sarcastic) Used without a copula to mock people who oppose something without having any real understanding of it. | (chiefly in "bad boy", "bad girl", and similar phrases) Attractive due to (one's) rebellious nature.


lexentry: eng/bad_faith__Noun__1
written_rep: bad faith
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: feall
sense_list:
(legal) An intent to deceive or mislead another to gain some advantage; dishonesty or fraud in a transaction (such as knowingly misrepresenting the quality of something that is being bought or sold).


lexentry: eng/badass__Noun__1
written_rep: badass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ceann
sense_list:
(US, sometimes considered, _, vulgar, slang, positive connotation) A person considered impressive due to courage, skill, daring, audacity, and/or toughness.


lexentry: eng/badminton__Noun__1
written_rep: badminton
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: badmantan
sense_list:
(uncountable) A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.


lexentry: eng/baffle__Noun__1
written_rep: baffle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sciath | sciathchlár
sense_list:
A device used to dampen, muffle, restrain, or otherwise control the movement of a fluid, or waves travelling through a fluid such as light or sound; specifically, a surface positioned inside an open area to inhibit direct motion from one place to another without preventing motion altogether.


lexentry: eng/baggage_claim__Noun__1
written_rep: baggage claim
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bailiú bagáiste
sense_list:
(US) The designated location for receiving checked luggage, such as the baggage carousels at an airport.


lexentry: eng/bagpipes__Noun__1
written_rep: bagpipes
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: píb mhála | píb
sense_list:
A musical wind instrument possessing a flexible bag inflated by bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes; any aerophone that produces sound using air from a reservoir to vibrate enclosed reeds.


lexentry: eng/baiji__Noun__1
written_rep: baiji
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deilf na hIaing-tsí
sense_list:
A freshwater dolphin (†Lipotes vexillifer), only found in the Yangtze River, and declared functionally extinct in 2006.


lexentry: eng/bail__Noun__1
written_rep: bail
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bannaí
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable) Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.


lexentry: eng/bail__Verb__1
written_rep: bail
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: taosc
sense_list:
(nautical, transitive, intransitive) To remove (water) from a boat by scooping it out. | (nautical, transitive) To remove water from (a boat) by scooping it out. | To set free; to deliver; to release.


lexentry: eng/bailiff__Noun__1
written_rep: bailiff
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: báille | maor
sense_list:
(historical, Norman term) A reeve, (specifically) the chief officer executing the decisions of any English court in the period following the Norman Conquest or executing the decisions of lower courts in the late medieval and early modern period.


lexentry: eng/bait__Noun__1
written_rep: bait
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: aimsiú
sense_list:
Anything which allures; something or someone used to lure or entice someone or something into doing something


lexentry: eng/baize__Noun__1
written_rep: baize
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: baise
sense_list:
A thick, soft, usually woolen cloth resembling felt; often colored green and used for coverings on card tables, billiard and snooker tables, etc.


lexentry: eng/bake__Verb__1
written_rep: bake
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bácáil
sense_list:
(transitive, or, intransitive, or, ditransitive, with person as subject) To cook (something) in an oven (for someone). | (intransitive, with baked thing as subject) To be cooked in an oven.


lexentry: eng/baklava__Noun__1
written_rep: baklava
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: baclava
sense_list:
A sweet pastry found in many cuisines of the Middle East and the Balkans, made of chopped nuts layered with phyllo pastry. [since c. 1650; modern spelling since 1800s]


lexentry: eng/balaclava__Noun__1
written_rep: balaclava
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: balacláva
sense_list:
A type of warm headgear covering the neck, head, and often part of the face, with apertures left as necessary, often made out of wool.


lexentry: eng/balalaika__Noun__1
written_rep: balalaika
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: balaláice
sense_list:
A plucked stringed instrument with a triangular body, short neck and three strings, of Russian origin.


lexentry: eng/balance_wheel__Noun__1
written_rep: balance wheel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: luascroth
sense_list:
The timekeeping device normally used in mechanical watches and small clocks, consisting of a wheel which oscillates due to a coiled spring.


lexentry: eng/balcony__Noun__1
written_rep: balcony
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: balcóin
sense_list:
(architectural element) An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.


lexentry: eng/bald_eagle__Noun__1
written_rep: bald eagle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: iolar maol
sense_list:
Haliaeetus leucocephalus, a species of eagle native to North America and notable for the white plumage on its head.


lexentry: eng/bale__Noun__3
written_rep: bale
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: burla
sense_list:
A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation. | A measurement of paper equal to 10 reams.


lexentry: eng/ball-and-socket_joint__Noun__1
written_rep: ball-and-socket joint
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gealacán glúine
sense_list:
A joint in which one segment has a rounded end and the next segment has a bowl-shaped end, with the rounded end being fitted into the bowl shape, allowing the first segment to move around an indefinite number of axes which have one common center. Examples include the human shoulder joint and the balljoints of some automotive suspensions.


lexentry: eng/ball__Noun__1
written_rep: ball
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: liathróid
sense_list:
(printing, historical) A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.


lexentry: eng/ball_in_hand__Noun__1
written_rep: ball in hand
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: láimhe
sense_list:
In billiards, a circumstance in which a fault by another player, such as a scratch, permits the competitor to take the cue ball in hand and place it anywhere on the table.


lexentry: eng/ball_lightning__Noun__1
written_rep: ball lightning
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caorthintreach
sense_list:
A short-lived glowing ball sometimes observed to float in the air and thought to consist of ionized gas associated with thunderstorms.


lexentry: eng/ballad__Noun__1
written_rep: ballad
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bailéad
sense_list:
A kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; especially, a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas.


lexentry: eng/balladry__Noun__1
written_rep: balladry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bailéadaíocht
sense_list:
ballads considered as a group; also, the sharing (transmission), making and performing of ballads, ballads as an activity, as a tradition, as a body of work, as a craft, as implying a community of singers, makers and lovers of ballads.


lexentry: eng/ballerina__Noun__1
written_rep: ballerina
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cailín bailé
sense_list:
(commonly) A female ballet dancer. | (less common, non-standard) A male ballet dancer; Synonym of ballerino.


lexentry: eng/ballet__Noun__1
written_rep: ballet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bailé
sense_list:
(dances) A classical form of dance. | A theatrical presentation of such dancing, usually with music, sometimes in the form of a story.


lexentry: eng/ballistic_missile__Noun__1
written_rep: ballistic missile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diúracán balaistíoch | diúracán balaistíochta
sense_list:
(military, rocketry) A missile that is initially guided, but then follows a ballistic (freely falling) trajectory.


lexentry: eng/ballistics__Noun__1
written_rep: ballistics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: balaistíocht
sense_list:
(physics) The science of objects that predominantly fly under the effects of gravity, momentum and atmospheric drag, and dealing with details of their behaviour at the origin and destination of their flight, as of bullets or missiles or rockets.


lexentry: eng/balloon_plant__Noun__1
written_rep: balloon plant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lampa sráide
sense_list:
A flowering vine with large, hollow seedpod and round seeds featuring a heart-shaped mark; Cardiospermum halicacabum


lexentry: eng/ballpoint_pen__Noun__1
written_rep: ballpoint pen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peann gránbhiorach | badhró
sense_list:
A pen, similar in size and shape to a pencil, having an internal chamber filled with a viscous, quick-drying ink that is dispensed at the tip during use by the rolling action of a metal sphere (around 0.7 mm to 1 mm in diameter).


lexentry: eng/balls__Noun__2
written_rep: balls
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ubh
sense_list:
(uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) Masculinity, particularly strength, courage, and force of will; chutzpah; brazenness.


lexentry: eng/balsa__Noun__1
written_rep: balsa
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: balsa
sense_list:
A large tree, Ochroma pyramidale, native to tropical America, with wood that is very light in weight. | (uncountable) The wood of this tree.


lexentry: eng/balsam__Noun__1
written_rep: balsam
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: balsam
sense_list:
(chiefly, UK) A sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants. | (chiefly, UK) A soothing ointment.


lexentry: eng/balsamic_vinegar__Noun__1
written_rep: balsamic vinegar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fínéagar balsamach
sense_list:
A dark, sweet vinegar, made from reduced white wine, that has been matured in wooden barrels, the resins of which contribute to its flavour; especially such a vinegar from Modena in Italy.


lexentry: eng/baluster__Noun__1
written_rep: baluster
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: balastar
sense_list:
(architecture) A short column used in a group to support a rail, as commonly found on the side of a stairway or around a balcony; a banister.


lexentry: eng/balustrade__Noun__1
written_rep: balustrade
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: balastráid
sense_list:
A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, staircase, or the eaves of a building.


lexentry: eng/bamboo__Noun__1
written_rep: bamboo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bambú
sense_list:
(uncountable) The wood of the bamboo plant as a material for building, furniture, etc. | (slang) A didgeridoo.


lexentry: eng/banana__Noun__1
written_rep: banana
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: banana
sense_list:
(North America, UK, Ireland) In particular, the sweet, yellow fruit of the Cavendish banana cultivar, which may be eaten raw, as distinct from e.g. a plantain for cooking. | An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. [from 1597]


lexentry: eng/banana__Noun__1
written_rep: banana
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: crann bananaí
sense_list:
The tropical tree-like plant which bears clusters of bananas, a plant of the genus Musa (but sometimes also including plants from Ensete), which has large, elongated leaves. [from 1697]


lexentry: eng/banana_peel__Noun__1
written_rep: banana peel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: craiceann banana
sense_list:
(Canadian, US, Philippines) The several outermost layers of a banana, especially once removed from the rest of the banana, which may be slippery if stepped on.


lexentry: eng/band-aid__Noun__1
written_rep: band-aid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: greimlín | plástar
sense_list:
(Australia, North America, Philippines) An adhesive bandage, a small piece of fabric or plastic that may be stuck to the skin in order to temporarily cover a small wound.


lexentry: eng/band__Noun__1
written_rep: band
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: banda
sense_list:
A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together. | A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of colour, or of brickwork. | (physics) A part of the electromagnetic spectrum.


lexentry: eng/band__Noun__2
written_rep: band
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: banna
sense_list:
A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble; sometimes, such a group working for a professional recording artist.


lexentry: eng/bandicoot__Noun__1
written_rep: bandicoot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bandacút
sense_list:
Any of various small marsupials of Australia and New Guinea, some with distinctive long snouts, of the family Peramelidae. | A bandicoot rat; any of the genera Bandicota and Nesokia of rat-like rodents of southeast Asia.


lexentry: eng/bang__Verb__1
written_rep: bang
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plab | pléasc
sense_list:
(intransitive) To make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.


lexentry: eng/banish__Verb__1
written_rep: banish
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ruaig
sense_list:
(transitive) To send (someone) away and forbid them from returning. | (transitive) To expel, especially from the mind.


lexentry: eng/banjo__Noun__1
written_rep: banjo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bainseo | bainseó
sense_list:
A stringed musical instrument (chordophone), usually with a round body, a membrane-like soundboard and a fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings.


lexentry: eng/bank__Noun__1
written_rep: bank
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: banc
sense_list:
(countable) A branch office of such an institution. | (gambling, countable) The sum of money etc. which the dealer or banker has as a fund from which to draw stakes and pay losses. | (countable, mostly, in combination) A safe and guaranteed place of storage for and retrieval of important items or goods.


lexentry: eng/bank_account__Noun__1
written_rep: bank account
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cuntas bainc
sense_list:
A fund, held by a bank in a contractual arrangement between the bank and the owner of the fund, a customer of the bank, into which they can deposit and from which they can withdraw money.


lexentry: eng/bank_holiday__Noun__1
written_rep: bank holiday
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: féile bainc | saorlá bainc
sense_list:
(UK, Ireland) A weekday, often a Monday, on which most businesses are closed, and granted to workers as a national holiday.


lexentry: eng/bank_statement__Noun__1
written_rep: bank statement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ráiteas bainc
sense_list:
A communication from a bank to a person holding an account in that bank, usually issued monthly, detailing the value of the holdings in that account and the effects of all transactions occurring with respect to that account.


lexentry: eng/banker__Noun__1
written_rep: banker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: baincéir
sense_list:
One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc.


lexentry: eng/bankruptcy__Noun__1
written_rep: bankruptcy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: féimheacht
sense_list:
(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.


lexentry: eng/banner__Noun__1
written_rep: banner
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: fógra meirge | fógra meirge ar líne
sense_list:
(Internet, television) A type of advertisement on a web page or on television, usually taking the form of a graphic or animation above or alongside the content.


lexentry: eng/banns__Noun__1
written_rep: banns
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bannaí | fógraí | fógraí pósta
sense_list:
The announcement of a forthcoming marriage (legally required for a church wedding in England and Wales and read on the three Sundays preceding the marriage).


lexentry: eng/banshee__Noun__1
written_rep: banshee
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bean sí
sense_list:
(Scotland, Ireland, , folklore) A female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death.


lexentry: eng/baptism__Noun__1
written_rep: baptism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: baisteadh
sense_list:
(Christianity) A Christian sacrament, by which one is received into a church and sometimes given a name, generally involving the candidate to be anointed with or submerged in water.


lexentry: eng/baptize__Verb__1
written_rep: baptize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: baist
sense_list:
(Christianity) To perform the sacrament of baptism by sprinkling or pouring water over someone or immersing them in water.


lexentry: eng/bar__Noun__1
written_rep: bar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: beár | teach leanna | teach tábhairne
sense_list:
(mathematics) The sign indicating that the characteristic of a logarithm is negative, conventionally placed above the digit(s) to show that it applies to the characteristic only and not to the mantissa. | (music) A vertical line across a musical staff dividing written music into sections, typically of equal durational value.


lexentry: eng/bar__Noun__2
written_rep: bar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bar
sense_list:
A non-SI unit of pressure equal to 100,000 pascals, approximately equal to atmospheric pressure at sea level.


lexentry: eng/barbarian__Noun__1
written_rep: barbarian
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: barbarach
sense_list:
An uncivilized or uncultured person, originally compared to the hellenistic Greco-Roman civilisation; usually associated with senseless violence and self-harm or other such shows of brute force and lack of mental faculty.


lexentry: eng/barbed_wire__Noun__1
written_rep: barbed wire
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sreang dhealgach | sreang dheilgneach
sense_list:
Twisted strands of steel wire, often coated with zinc, having barbs evenly spaced along them; used to construct agricultural and military fences.


lexentry: eng/barbel__Noun__1
written_rep: barbel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: sprochaille
sense_list:
(biology) Whisker-like sensory organs, located around the mouth of certain fish, including catfish, carp, goatfish, sturgeon, and some types of shark.


lexentry: eng/barbell__Noun__1
written_rep: barbell
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beár
sense_list:
A wide steel bar with premeasured weights affixed to either end, with the central span open for the hands of the weightlifter.


lexentry: eng/barber's_itch__Noun__1
written_rep: barber's itch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: salachar rásúir
sense_list:
(medicine) Any of a number of sorts of rashes or skin eruptions in the area of the mustache or beard, caused by fungal or staphylococcal infections or by irritation from shaving.


lexentry: eng/barbet__Noun__1
written_rep: barbet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bairbéad
sense_list:
Any of numerous arboreal birds of the families Capitonidae, Lybiidae, and Megalaimidae, within the order Piciformes.


lexentry: eng/barbiturate__Noun__1
written_rep: barbiturate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: barbatúráit
sense_list:
(organic compound) Any salt or ester of barbituric acid. | (pharmaceutical drug) Any of derivatives of barbituric acid that act as depressants of the central nervous system and are used as sedatives or hypnotics.


lexentry: eng/barcarole__Noun__1
written_rep: barcarole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: barcarola
sense_list:
(music) A Venetian folk song traditionally sung by gondoliers, often in 6⁄8 or 12⁄8 time with alternating strong and weak beats imitating a rowing motion. [from late 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/bard__Noun__1
written_rep: bard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bard
sense_list:
A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.


lexentry: eng/bargain__Noun__1
written_rep: bargain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: conradh
sense_list:
An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds themself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds themself to receive the property and pay the consideration.


lexentry: eng/barge__Noun__1
written_rep: barge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: báirse
sense_list:
(watercraft) A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo.


lexentry: eng/barium__Noun__1
written_rep: barium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bairiam
sense_list:
The chemical element (symbol Ba) with an atomic number of 56. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.


lexentry: eng/bark__Verb__1
written_rep: bark
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: amhastraigh | bí ag tafann | sceamh
sense_list:
(intransitive) To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs). | (intransitive) To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries.


lexentry: eng/barley__Noun__1
written_rep: barley
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eorna
sense_list:
A cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare, or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and other malted drinks.


lexentry: eng/barm__Noun__2
written_rep: barm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: giosta
sense_list:
Foam rising upon beer or other malt liquors when fermenting, used as leaven in brewing and making bread; yeast.


lexentry: eng/barn_owl__Noun__1
written_rep: barn owl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scréachóg reilige
sense_list:
An owl of the species Tyto alba, often having a white face and commonly found in barns and other farm buildings.


lexentry: eng/barn_swallow__Noun__1
written_rep: barn swallow
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: andoriña
sense_list:
Hirundo rustica, the most widespread species of swallow in the world; a distinctive passerine bird with blue upperparts, a long, deeply forked tail and curved, pointed wings, is found in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.


lexentry: eng/barnacle__Noun__1
written_rep: barnacle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: giúrann
sense_list:
A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships.


lexentry: eng/barnacle_goose__Noun__1
written_rep: barnacle goose
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gé ghiúrainn | cadhan
sense_list:
A black and white species of bird within the family Anatidae from the northern hemisphere, Branta leucopsis.


lexentry: eng/baroclinic__Adjective__1
written_rep: baroclinic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: barachlaonach
sense_list:
Describing an atmospheric system in which the isobars are at an angle to the isopycnals or isotherms, in which the density of the air depends upon the pressure and the temperature.


lexentry: eng/barrack__Noun__1
written_rep: barrack
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beairic
sense_list:
(military, chiefly, in the plural) A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.


lexentry: eng/barrel__Noun__1
written_rep: barrel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bairille
sense_list:
(countable) A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum. | A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.


lexentry: eng/barrel_organ__Noun__1
written_rep: barrel organ
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bairille-orgán | orgán bairille
sense_list:
A musical instrument in which air from a bellows is admitted to a set of pipes by means of pins inserted into a revolving barrel (typically turned by a crank), originating in France.


lexentry: eng/barrel_roll__Noun__1
written_rep: barrel roll
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rolladh bairille
sense_list:
(aviation) An aerobatic flying maneuver in which the pilot causes the airplane to complete one loop in the same time that the airplane completes one roll, creating the appearance that the airplane is riding on the inside of a cylinder. | A movement (usually during a car crash) where a car flips on its roof, then falls back on its wheels after doing at least one full 360° horizontal rotation.


lexentry: eng/barren__Adjective__1
written_rep: barren
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: seasc
sense_list:
(of people and animals, not comparable) Not bearing children, childless; hence also unable to bear children, sterile.


lexentry: eng/barrier_reef__Noun__1
written_rep: barrier reef
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sceir bhacainneach
sense_list:
A reef separated from the adjacent coast by a channel or lagoon; a reef that forms a barrier between the open ocean and the waters of the shoreline.


lexentry: eng/barrister__Noun__1
written_rep: barrister
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abhcóide
sense_list:
(chiefly, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A lawyer with the right to speak and argue as an advocate in higher lawcourts.


lexentry: eng/bartender__Noun__1
written_rep: bartender
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buachaill tábhairne
sense_list:
One who tends a bar or pub; a person preparing and serving drinks at a bar. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/baryon__Noun__1
written_rep: baryon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: barón
sense_list:
(particle) A heavy subatomic particle created by the binding of quarks by gluons; a hadron containing three quarks. Baryons have half-odd integral spin and are thus fermions. This category includes the common proton and neutron of the atomic nucleus.


lexentry: eng/bas-relief__Noun__1
written_rep: bas-relief
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rilíf íseal
sense_list:
(sculpture) A low or mostly-flat sculpture which is carved into a wall, or is in the form of a tile mounted flat to a wall, rather than a fully three-dimensional, free-standing figure.


lexentry: eng/basalt__Noun__1
written_rep: basalt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: basalt
sense_list:
(mineral) A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.


lexentry: eng/base_unit__Noun__1
written_rep: base unit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bunaonad
sense_list:
A unit of measurement which is not itself defined in terms of other units, and from which other units may be derived.


lexentry: eng/baseline__Noun__1
written_rep: baseline
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bonnlíne | bunlíne
sense_list:
A line that is a base for measurement or for construction. | A datum used as the basis for calculation or for comparison. | (tennis) The line at the farthest ends of the court indicating the boundary of the area of play.


lexentry: eng/basidium__Noun__1
written_rep: basidium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: baisidiam
sense_list:
(mycology) A small structure, shaped like a club, found in the Basidiomycota division of fungi, that bears four spores at the tips of small projections. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/basilica__Noun__1
written_rep: basilica
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: baisleac
sense_list:
(architecture) A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.


lexentry: eng/basin__Noun__1
written_rep: basin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: imchuach
sense_list:
(geography) A shallow depression in a rock formation, such as an area of down-folded rock that has accumulated a thick layer of sediments, or an area scooped out by water erosion.


lexentry: eng/bask__Verb__1
written_rep: bask
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bain sult as
sense_list:
(figurative) To take great pleasure or satisfaction; to feel warmth or happiness. (Usually followed by "in".)


lexentry: eng/basking_shark__Noun__1
written_rep: basking shark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: liamhán gréine | seoltóir
sense_list:
A very large shark, Cetorhinus maximus, that feeds at or close to the surface by filtering plankton from the water and is found in all the world's temperate oceans.


lexentry: eng/bass_clef__Noun__1
written_rep: bass clef
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dordeochair
sense_list:
(music) A symbol showing that the second line from the top of the staff represents the F below middle C.


lexentry: eng/bass_guitar__Noun__1
written_rep: bass guitar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dordghiotár
sense_list:
A long-necked and solid-bodied stringed instrument (chordophone), tuned to produce bass or low notes, usually with a fretted fingerboard and four thick strings, and requiring the use of an amplifier.


lexentry: eng/bassoon__Noun__1
written_rep: bassoon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: basún
sense_list:
A musical instrument in the woodwind family, having a double reed and playing in the tenor and bass ranges.


lexentry: eng/basswood__Noun__1
written_rep: basswood
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: teileog Mheiriceá
sense_list:
(US) Any of several trees of the genus Tilia; the lindens, especially Tilia americana, the American basswood.


lexentry: eng/bastard__Noun__1
written_rep: bastard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bastard
sense_list:
(dated) A person who was born out of wedlock, and hence often considered an illegitimate descendant.


lexentry: eng/bat__Noun__1
written_rep: bat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ialtóg | sciathán leathair | ialtóg leathair | leadhbóg leathair | amadáinín
sense_list:
Any of the flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.


lexentry: eng/bat__Noun__2
written_rep: bat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ialtóg | sciathán leathair | ialtóg leathair | leadhbóg leathair | amadáinín
sense_list:
A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket.


lexentry: eng/bat__Verb__1
written_rep: bat
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ialtóg | sciathán leathair | ialtóg leathair | leadhbóg leathair | amadáinín
sense_list:
(intransitive) To take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding.


lexentry: eng/bathometer__Noun__1
written_rep: bathometer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bataiméadar
sense_list:
An instrument that measures the depth of water, used especially to measure the depth of ocean water.


lexentry: eng/bathrobe__Noun__1
written_rep: bathrobe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fallaing folctha | róba folctha
sense_list:
A robe usually made of terrycloth intended to be worn when one is still damp from bathing or when there is no immediate need to dress fully.


lexentry: eng/bathroom__Noun__1
written_rep: bathroom
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: seomra folctha
sense_list:
(chiefly, US, South Africa, Canada, Philippines, Australia, euphemism) A lavatory (area where one washes or bathes): a room containing a toilet and (typically but not necessarily) a bathtub.


lexentry: eng/battalion__Noun__1
written_rep: battalion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cathlán
sense_list:
(military) An army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment. | (US, military) an army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters; forming part of a brigade.


lexentry: eng/battering_ram__Noun__1
written_rep: battering ram
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: reithe cogaidh
sense_list:
(historical) A heavy object used for battering down walls and gates or a siege engine that includes such an object.


lexentry: eng/battery__Noun__1
written_rep: battery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cadhnra
sense_list:
(countable, electronics) A device used to power electric devices, consisting of a set of electrically connected electrochemical or, archaically, electrostatic cells. A single such cell when used by itself.


lexentry: eng/batting__Noun__1
written_rep: batting
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bolg
sense_list:
(sewing) Cotton, wool, silk or synthetic material used to stuff the inside of a mattress, quilt etc.


lexentry: eng/battle__Noun__1
written_rep: battle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: cath
sense_list:
(military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.


lexentry: eng/battle__Noun__1
written_rep: battle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: coimhlint
sense_list:
(military, obsolete) The main body of an army, as distinct from the vanguard and rear; the battalia.


lexentry: eng/battle_axe__Noun__1
written_rep: battle axe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tua chatha
sense_list:
An ancient military weapon, an axe designed for combat, including (in, _, heraldiccharge) when borne on arms as a mark of prowess.


lexentry: eng/bauxite__Noun__1
written_rep: bauxite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: báicsít
sense_list:
The principal ore of aluminium; a clay-like mineral, being a mixture of hydrated oxides and hydroxides.


lexentry: eng/bay__Noun__2
written_rep: bay
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: labhróg
sense_list:
Laurus nobilis, a tree or shrub of the family Lauraceae, having dark green leaves and berries. | Bay leaf, the leaf of this or certain other species of tree or shrub, used as a herb.


lexentry: eng/bayonet__Noun__1
written_rep: bayonet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Beaignit
sense_list:
(military) A blade mounted to the end of a long gun, originally with a handle inserted into the bore, now usually attached underbarrel. | (engineering) A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery.


lexentry: eng/be__Verb__1
written_rep: be
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bí | is
sense_list:
(often, impersonal, with it as a dummy subject) Used to indicate ambient conditions such as weather, light, noise or air quality.


lexentry: eng/be__Verb__1
written_rep: be
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bí | is | cothrom | le
sense_list:
(rare, and, regional, chiefly, in the past tense) Used to link two noun clauses: a day of the week, recurring date, month, or other specific time (on which the event of the main clause took place) and a period of time indicating how long ago that day was. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/be__Verb__1
written_rep: be
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bí | tá
sense_list:
Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective or prepositional phrase. | To occupy a place.


lexentry: eng/be__Verb__1
written_rep: be
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: is | bí
sense_list:
Used to declare the subject and object identical or equivalent. | Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase.


lexentry: eng/be__Verb__1
written_rep: be
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: bí
sense_list:
(in perfect tenses) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar, also extending to certain other senses of "go". | (now, usually, literary) To exist; to have real existence, to be alive. | To occur, to take place.


lexentry: eng/be_used_to__Verb__1
written_rep: be used to
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: taithí a bheith agat
sense_list:
(intransitive) To be familiar with or accustomed to something or someone through repeated experience; to be acclimated to.


lexentry: eng/beacon__Noun__1
written_rep: beacon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: teach solais
sense_list:
(nautical) A signal, buoy, post, or other conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners, particularly to warn vessels of danger.


lexentry: eng/beagle__Noun__1
written_rep: beagle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pocadán | pocadán beag
sense_list:
A small short-legged smooth-coated scenthound, often tricolored and sometimes used for hunting hares. Its friendly disposition makes it suitable as a family pet.


lexentry: eng/beak__Noun__1
written_rep: beak
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gob
sense_list:
A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc.


lexentry: eng/beaked_whale__Noun__1
written_rep: beaked whale
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: míol mór socach
sense_list:
Any of at least 20 species of whales in the family Ziphiidae, known to dive to great depths, but not well understood generally.


lexentry: eng/beaker__Noun__1
written_rep: beaker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bíocar | eascra
sense_list:
A flat-bottomed, straight-sided, glass vessel, with a lip and often a small spout, used as a laboratory container.


lexentry: eng/beam__Noun__1
written_rep: beam
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bíoma | giarsa
sense_list:
(structural) Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use. | (structural) One of the principal horizontal structural members, usually of steel, timber, or concrete, of a building.


lexentry: eng/bean__Noun__1
written_rep: bean
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pónaire
sense_list:
Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods.


lexentry: eng/bear__Noun__1
written_rep: bear
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: béar | mathúin
sense_list:
A large, generally omnivorous mammal (a few species are purely carnivorous or herbivorous), related to the dog and raccoon, having shaggy hair, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of the family Ursidae.


lexentry: eng/bear_market__Noun__1
written_rep: bear market
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: béarmhargadh
sense_list:
(finance) A stock market where a majority of investors are selling ("bears"), causing overall stock prices to drop. Often operationally defined as a market value drop of 20% or more on some specific stock market index.


lexentry: eng/bearded_seal__Noun__1
written_rep: bearded seal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rón féasógach
sense_list:
Erignathus barbatus, an earless seal with conspicuous whiskers, found in and around the Arctic Ocean.


lexentry: eng/bearer_bond__Noun__1
written_rep: bearer bond
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: banna seachadóra
sense_list:
(legal) A negotiable loan instrument payable to its holder (bearer) by the issuer according to preset conditions. The owner must safeguard bearer bonds to prevent loss; interest is usually paid by coupon redemptions.


lexentry: eng/beat__Noun__1
written_rep: beat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: béim
sense_list:
(music) A pulse on the beat level, the metric level at which pulses are heard as the basic unit. Thus a beat is the basic time unit of a piece.


lexentry: eng/beat__Verb__1
written_rep: beat
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: buail | gread
sense_list:
(transitive) To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do or be better than (someone); to excel in a particular, competitive event.


lexentry: eng/beatification__Noun__1
written_rep: beatification
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beannú
sense_list:
The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; especially, in the Roman Catholic Church, the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased person is one of "the blessed," or has attained the second degree of sanctity, — usually a stage in the process of canonization.


lexentry: eng/beatify__Verb__1
written_rep: beatify
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: beannaigh
sense_list:
(transitive, Roman Catholicism) To carry out the third of four steps in canonization, making someone a blessed.


lexentry: eng/beauty__Noun__1
written_rep: beauty
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maise | scéimh | áilleacht | breáichte | spéiriúlacht | áille
sense_list:
(uncountable) The quality of being (especially visually) attractive, pleasing, fine or good-looking; comeliness.


lexentry: eng/beauty__Noun__1
written_rep: beauty
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ainnir | bé | spéirbhean
sense_list:
Someone who is beautiful. | (in the plural) Those aspects or elements that make someone or something beautiful.


lexentry: eng/beauty_pageant__Noun__1
written_rep: beauty pageant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: comórtas áilleachta
sense_list:
A competition in which participants compete for a determination that one is the most physically attractive.


lexentry: eng/bed__Noun__1
written_rep: bed
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leaba
sense_list:
(countable) A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep. | A prepared spot in which to spend the night. | A shaped piece of timber to hold a cask clear of a ship’s floor; a pallet. | (countable) The bottom of a body of water, such as an ocean, sea, lake, or river. [from later 16thc.] | A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid.


lexentry: eng/bed_and_breakfast__Noun__1
written_rep: bed and breakfast
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leaba agus bricfeasta
sense_list:
A private home, guesthouse, small hotel etc. where guests are provided overnight accommodations and served breakfast but usually no other meals.


lexentry: eng/bedbug__Noun__1
written_rep: bedbug
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: míol leapa
sense_list:
A small nocturnal insect pest of humans, of species Cimex lectularius (common bedbug) and Cimex hemipterus (tropical bedbug) that feeds on the blood of humans during sleep.


lexentry: eng/bedding__Noun__1
written_rep: bedding
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: cisealú | cisealúchán
sense_list:
(geology) A structure occurring in granite and similar massive rocks that allows them to split in well-defined planes horizontally or parallel to the land surface.


lexentry: eng/bedpan__Noun__1
written_rep: bedpan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: soitheach leapan
sense_list:
A pan used for urination and defecation while in bed, now usually for reasons of medical necessity or convenience.


lexentry: eng/bedrock__Noun__1
written_rep: bedrock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buncharraig
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable, geology, mining, engineering, construction) The solid rock found at some depth below the ground surface.


lexentry: eng/bedsore__Noun__1
written_rep: bedsore
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anacair leapa
sense_list:
(medicine, usually, in the plural, dated) A lesion caused by unrelieved pressure to any part of the body, especially portions over bony or cartilaginous areas, such as frequently develops on a person confined to a bed by infirmity.


lexentry: eng/bee-eater__Noun__1
written_rep: bee-eater
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beachadóir
sense_list:
Any of various brightly-coloured, insectivorous, near-passerine birds in the family Meropidae, especially the European bee-eater, Merops apiaster.


lexentry: eng/bee_fly__Noun__1
written_rep: bee fly
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bheach-chuil
sense_list:
Any of the flies in the family Bombyliidae, with adults that look like bumblebees and larvae that are parasitic on the eggs or larvae of other insects.


lexentry: eng/beech__Noun__1
written_rep: beech
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: feá
sense_list:
A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves, and many branches.


lexentry: eng/beef__Noun__1
written_rep: beef
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mairteoil
sense_list:
(in the meat industry, on, _, product packaging) The edible portions of a cow (including those which are not meat). | (uncountable) The meat from cattle or other bovines.


lexentry: eng/beefsteak__Noun__1
written_rep: beefsteak
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stéig mhairteola
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable) (A) steak cut from beef cattle. | (countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak tomato. | (countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak mushroom.


lexentry: eng/beehive__Noun__1
written_rep: beehive
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: coirceog bheach
sense_list:
Such a home prepared by the bees themselves, in which some species of honey bees live and raise their young.


lexentry: eng/beer__Noun__1
written_rep: beer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beoir | leann
sense_list:
(uncountable) An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt; often with hops or some other substance (like gruit) to impart a bitter flavor.


lexentry: eng/beer_belly__Noun__1
written_rep: beer belly
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maróg óil
sense_list:
A protruding belly caused by excess fat stored in the abdomen and colloquially attributed to the consumption of beer.


lexentry: eng/beetle__Noun__1
written_rep: beetle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ciaróg
sense_list:
Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest.


lexentry: eng/belfry__Noun__1
written_rep: belfry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: clogás
sense_list:
(architecture) A tower or steeple typically containing bells, especially as part of a church. | (architecture) A part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells.


lexentry: eng/believe__Verb__1
written_rep: believe
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: creid
sense_list:
(transitive) To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing). | (transitive) To accept that someone is telling the truth.


lexentry: eng/bell__Noun__1
written_rep: bell
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: clog
sense_list:
(percussion instrument) A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck.


lexentry: eng/bellows__Noun__1
written_rep: bellows
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boilg
sense_list:
A device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled quantity to a controlled location. At its most simple terms a bellows is a container which is deformable in such a way as to alter its volume which has an outlet or outlets where one wishes to blow air.


lexentry: eng/belong__Verb__1
written_rep: belong
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beach
sense_list:
(followed by to) To be a part of a group. | (intransitive, followed by to) To be part of, or the property of. | (intransitive, followed by to) To be the spouse or partner of.


lexentry: eng/belt__Noun__1
written_rep: belt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: crios | beilt
sense_list:
A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt. | (baseball) The part of the strike zone at the height of the batter's waist.


lexentry: eng/belt__Noun__1
written_rep: belt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 11
trans_list: crios
sense_list:
(usually, capitalized) A geographical region known for a particular product, feature or demographic (Corn Belt, Bible Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt).


lexentry: eng/belt__Verb__1
written_rep: belt
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: timpeallaigh
sense_list:
(transitive) To encircle. | (transitive) To fasten a belt on. | (transitive) To invest (a person) with a belt as part of a formal ceremony such as knighthood. | (transitive) To hit with a belt. | (transitive, informal, normally belt out) To scream or sing in a loud, strong manner. | (transitive) To drink quickly, often in gulps. | (transitive, colloquial) To hit someone or something. | (transitive, baseball) To hit a pitched ball a long distance, usually for a home run. | (intransitive) To move very fast.


lexentry: eng/belt_loop__Noun__1
written_rep: belt loop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: lúb chreasa
sense_list:
(clothing, sewing) One of the loops of fabric ringing the waist of a pair of pants, used to hold the belt in place.


lexentry: eng/bench__Noun__1
written_rep: bench
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: binse
sense_list:
(law) The seat where the judges sit in court. | (law, figuratively) The people who decide on the verdict, collectively; the judiciary. | (government) A long seat for politicians in a parliamentary chamber.


lexentry: eng/bench_press__Noun__1
written_rep: bench press
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ardú binse
sense_list:
(weightlifting) An exercise performed by pressing the weight of a barbell away from one's body while lying on a bench.


lexentry: eng/bench_warrant__Noun__1
written_rep: bench warrant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: barántas binse
sense_list:
An arrest warrant issued by a court against a person guilty of some contempt or indicted for some crime, authorizing his or her arrest on sight.


lexentry: eng/bend__Noun__1
written_rep: bend
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: bandán
sense_list:
(heraldiccharge) One of the honourable ordinaries formed by two diagonal lines drawn from the dexter chief to the sinister base; it generally occupies a fifth part of the shield if uncharged, but if charged one third.


lexentry: eng/bend_sinister__Noun__1
written_rep: bend sinister
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beár
sense_list:
(heraldiccharge) A diagonal band on a coat of arms going from the sinister chief (the viewer's top right) to the dexter base, sometimes erroneously held to indicate bastardy.


lexentry: eng/benediction__Noun__1
written_rep: benediction
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beannacht
sense_list:
A short invocation for help, blessing and guidance from God, said on behalf of another person or persons (sometimes at the end of a church worship service).


lexentry: eng/benzene__Noun__1
written_rep: benzene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beinséin
sense_list:
(organic compound) An aromatic hydrocarbon of formula C6H6 whose structure consists of a ring of alternate single and double bonds.


lexentry: eng/benzoic__Adjective__1
written_rep: benzoic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beansóch
sense_list:
Pertaining to, or obtained from, benzoin. | (organic chemistry) Derived from benzoic acid or its derivatives.


lexentry: eng/benzoic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: benzoic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aigéad beansóch | aigéad beinséancarbocsaileach
sense_list:
(carboxylic acid) A white crystalline organic acid, C6H5COOH; the simplest aromatic carboxylic acid; used as a food preservative and in many other industrial applications.


lexentry: eng/beret__Noun__1
written_rep: beret
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beiré
sense_list:
(headwear) A type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and a headband to secure it to the head; usually culturally associated with France.


lexentry: eng/berry__Noun__1
written_rep: berry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caor
sense_list:
A small succulent fruit, of any one of many varieties. | (botany) A soft fruit which develops from a single ovary and contains seeds not encased in pits.


lexentry: eng/beryl__Noun__1
written_rep: beryl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beiril
sense_list:
(uncountable, mineral) A mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a gemstone (molecular formula Be3Al2Si6O18).


lexentry: eng/beryllium__Noun__1
written_rep: beryllium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beirilliam
sense_list:
(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Be) with an atomic number of 4; a soft silvery-white low density alkaline earth metal with specialist industrial applications.


lexentry: eng/besides__Adverb__1
written_rep: besides
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: rud eile de
sense_list:
(conjunctive) Used to emphasize an additional point, especially an important or stronger reason; moreover; furthermore.


lexentry: eng/besom__Noun__1
written_rep: besom
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scuab
sense_list:
A broom made from a bundle of twigs tied onto a shaft. | (Scotland, Northern England, derogatory) A troublesome woman.


lexentry: eng/beta__Noun__1
written_rep: beta
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: béite
sense_list:
The second letter of the Greek alphabet (Β, β), preceded by alpha (Α, α) and followed by gamma, (Γ, γ). In modern Greek it represents the voiced labiodental fricative sound of v found in the English words have and vase.


lexentry: eng/betroth__Verb__1
written_rep: betroth
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: geall
sense_list:
(archaic) Often of a parent or guardian: to promise that (two people) be married to each other; specifically and chiefly, to promise that (a woman) be given in marriage to a man; to affiance.


lexentry: eng/betrothal__Noun__1
written_rep: betrothal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: cleamhnas
sense_list:
The fact of being betrothed; a mutual promise, engagement, or contract for a future marriage between two people.


lexentry: eng/better_safe_than_sorry__Proverb__1
written_rep: better safe than sorry
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: is fearr glas ná amhras
sense_list:
It is preferable to be cautious in one's choices and actions than to act recklessly and suffer afterwards.


lexentry: eng/between__Preposition__1
written_rep: between
part_of_speech: preposition
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: idir
sense_list:
In the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree. (See Usage notes below.)


lexentry: eng/beverage__Noun__1
written_rep: beverage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deoch
sense_list:
(mostly, North America) A liquid to consume; a drink, such as tea, coffee, liquor, beer, milk, juice, or a soft drink, usually excluding water. | (Britain, slang, archaic) (A gift of) drink money.


lexentry: eng/bevor__Noun__1
written_rep: bevor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: féasóg
sense_list:
(historical) A portion of plate armour to protect the lower face and the neck, typically in two parts, called upper bevor and lower bevor.


lexentry: eng/bewitched__Adjective__1
written_rep: bewitched
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: draoighonta
sense_list:
Under a spell; subject to an act of witchcraft. | (Of a person) entranced, charmed, fascinated, as though subject to a magical influence.


lexentry: eng/bezel__Noun__1
written_rep: bezel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bord
sense_list:
The oblique side or face of a cut gem; especially the upper faceted portion of a brilliant (diamond), which projects from its setting.


lexentry: eng/bias__Noun__1
written_rep: bias
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: ualach
sense_list:
(statistics) The difference between the expectation of the sample estimator and the true population value, which reduces the representativeness of the estimator by systematically distorting it.


lexentry: eng/biathlon__Noun__1
written_rep: biathlon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dé-atlan
sense_list:
(winter sports, uncountable) Racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; (countable) a particular instance of such a race.


lexentry: eng/biaxial__Adjective__1
written_rep: biaxial
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: dé-aiseach
sense_list:
(mathematics, astronomy) Having two axes of rotation and two planes of symmetry (e.g. having the shape of a spheroid)


lexentry: eng/bib__Noun__1
written_rep: bib
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bráidín
sense_list:
An item of clothing for people (especially babies) tied around their neck to protect their clothes from getting dirty when eating.


lexentry: eng/bible__Noun__1
written_rep: bible
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: bíobla
sense_list:
(by extension) A comprehensive manual that describes something, or a publication with a loyal readership.


lexentry: eng/biblical__Adjective__1
written_rep: biblical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bíobalta
sense_list:
Of or relating to the Bible. | In accordance with the teachings of the Bible (according to some interpretation of it).


lexentry: eng/bibliography__Noun__1
written_rep: bibliography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leabharliosta
sense_list:
A section of a written work containing citations, not quotations, to all the books referred to in the work. | A list of books or documents relevant to a particular subject or author.


lexentry: eng/bicarbonate__Noun__1
written_rep: bicarbonate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: décharbónáit
sense_list:
(organic compound) the univalent anion HCO3-; any salt of carbonic acid in which only one of the hydrogen atoms has been replaced. [from 1814] | Sodium bicarbonate used as a mild antacid; bicarbonate of soda.


lexentry: eng/bicycle__Noun__1
written_rep: bicycle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rothar
sense_list:
(cycling) A vehicle that has two primary wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s feet upon pedals. | (by extension, sometimes, proscribed) Any similar vehicle powered by human pedaling or steered with a handlebar, regardless of the number of wheels.


lexentry: eng/biennial__Noun__1
written_rep: biennial
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: débhliantóg
sense_list:
A plant that requires two years to complete its life-cycle, germinating and growing in its first year, then producing its flowers and fruit in its second year, after which it usually dies.


lexentry: eng/big_baby__Noun__1
written_rep: big baby
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leanbh
sense_list:
(derogatory) An adult or youth prone to immature behavior associated with babies, such as tantrums or pouting.


lexentry: eng/big_mouth__Noun__1
written_rep: big mouth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: béalastán | cabaire
sense_list:
(idiomatic, often, derogatory) A person who talks too much, especially by making exaggerated claims or by inappropriately revealing information.


lexentry: eng/big_toe__Noun__1
written_rep: big toe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ordóg | ordóg coise
sense_list:
(anatomy) The largest toe (usually) on each human foot (i.e. the toe closest to the other foot when the feet are flat on the ground, side by side, and the legs not crossed) or on a foot of certain other animals.


lexentry: eng/bijective__Adjective__1
written_rep: bijective
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: détheilgeach
sense_list:
(mathematics, of a function) Associating to each element of the codomain exactly one element of the domain; establishing a perfect (one-to-one) correspondence between the elements of the domain and the codomain; (formally) both injective and surjective.


lexentry: eng/bike__Noun__1
written_rep: bike
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: gluaisrothar
sense_list:
Any vehicle sharing some characteristics with a bicycle or motorbike, such as pedal power, a handlebar, or a saddle.


lexentry: eng/bilby__Noun__1
written_rep: bilby
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bilbí
sense_list:
An Australian desert marsupial of the only extant species Macrotis lagotis with distinctive large ears and approximately the size of a rabbit.


lexentry: eng/bile__Noun__1
written_rep: bile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: domlas
sense_list:
A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion.


lexentry: eng/bilirubin__Noun__1
written_rep: bilirubin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bilearúibin
sense_list:
(biochemistry) A bile pigment that is a product of the breakdown of the heme portion of hemoglobin (which occurs within macrophages as they digest red blood cells), and which is responsible for the yellowish color seen in bruises. Extremely high levels of bilirubin may cause jaundice.


lexentry: eng/biliverdin__Noun__1
written_rep: biliverdin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biliveirdin
sense_list:
(biochemistry) A green tetrapyrrolic bile pigment, a product of heme catabolism, responsible for the greenish color sometimes seen in bruises.


lexentry: eng/bill__Noun__1
written_rep: bill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bille
sense_list:
A written list or inventory. (Now obsolete except in specific senses or set phrases; bill of lading, bill of goods, etc.) | A document, originally sealed; a formal statement or official memorandum. (Now obsolete except with certain qualifying words; bill of health, bill of sale etc.) | A draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment; a proposed or projected law. | (obsolete, law) A declaration made in writing, stating some wrong the complainant has suffered from the defendant, or a fault committed by some person against a law. | A written note of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, with the price or charge; an invoice.


lexentry: eng/bill__Noun__2
written_rep: bill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gob
sense_list:
(zootomy) The beak of a bird, especially when small or flattish; sometimes also used with reference to a platypus, turtle, or other animal.


lexentry: eng/bill__Noun__3
written_rep: bill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: halbard
sense_list:
Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, with a short pike at the back and another at the top, attached to the end of a long staff.


lexentry: eng/bill_of_fare__Noun__1
written_rep: bill of fare
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cárta
sense_list:
(old-fashioned) A written or printed enumeration of the dishes served at a banquet, or of the dishes (with prices listed) that may be ordered at a restaurant, etc.


lexentry: eng/bill_of_lading__Noun__1
written_rep: bill of lading
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bille luchtaithe
sense_list:
(shipping) A document issued by a carrier (e.g. master of a ship or the ship owner's agent) to a shipper listing a ship's cargo, acknowledging receipt of said cargo, and specifying terms for its delivery.


lexentry: eng/billhook__Noun__1
written_rep: billhook
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bileog | corrán | halbard
sense_list:
An agricultural hand tool often with a curved or hooked end to the blade used for pruning or cutting thick, woody plants. | (often written as bill-hook) A part of the knotting mechanism in a reaper-binder or baler (agricultural machinery).


lexentry: eng/billiards__Noun__1
written_rep: billiards
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: billéardaí
sense_list:
(games, British) A two-player cue sport played with two cue balls and one red ball, on a snooker sized table.


lexentry: eng/billion__Numeral__1
written_rep: billion
part_of_speech: numeral
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: billiún
sense_list:
(dated, British & Australian, long scale) A million (times a) million (logic: 1,000,0002): a 1 followed by twelve zeros (1012); a thousand milliard.


lexentry: eng/binding__Noun__1
written_rep: binding
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: cumhdach
sense_list:
The spine of a book where the pages are held together. | (sewing) A finishing on a seam or hem of a garment. | (programming) The association of a named item with an element of a program.


lexentry: eng/binocular_vision__Noun__1
written_rep: binocular vision
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: amharc déshúileach
sense_list:
(physiology) A vision system in which two eyes work together to produce a unified field of view which is wider and stereoscopic, and in which objects can be more readily discerned.


lexentry: eng/binoculars__Noun__1
written_rep: binoculars
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: déshúiligh | gloiní
sense_list:
A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.


lexentry: eng/bioaccumulation__Noun__1
written_rep: bioaccumulation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bithbhailiú
sense_list:
(biology) The process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms; used especially of toxic substances that accumulate via a food chain.


lexentry: eng/bioavailability__Noun__1
written_rep: bioavailability
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bith-infhaighteacht
sense_list:
(pharmacology, nutrition) The amount of drug or nutrient which reaches the site of physiological activity after administration.


lexentry: eng/biobank__Noun__1
written_rep: biobank
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bithbhanc
sense_list:
(biology) Any of several types of repository of biological material (e.g. seeds) or information (e.g. DNA).


lexentry: eng/biochemical__Adjective__1
written_rep: biochemical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bithcheimiceach
sense_list:
of, or relating to biochemistry | characterized by, produced by, or involving chemical processes in living organisms


lexentry: eng/biochemistry__Noun__1
written_rep: biochemistry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bithcheimic
sense_list:
(uncountable) The chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism


lexentry: eng/bioclastic__Adjective__1
written_rep: bioclastic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bithchlastach
sense_list:
(geology) Describing a sedimentary rock that is composed of the remains of small organisms | (geology) Describing a form of erosion or formation caused by the action of living organisms


lexentry: eng/bioclimatology__Noun__1
written_rep: bioclimatology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bithchlíomeolaíocht
sense_list:
The interdisciplinary field of science that studies the interactions between the biosphere and the Earth's atmosphere on time scales of the order of seasons or longer (in opposition to biometeorology).


lexentry: eng/biofeedback__Noun__1
written_rep: biofeedback
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bith-aiseolas
sense_list:
(psychology, psychiatry, physiology) A technique of gaining greater awareness of the many physiological functions of one's own body by using electronic or other instruments, and with the goal of being able to manipulate the body's systems at will.


lexentry: eng/biogeochemistry__Noun__1
written_rep: biogeochemistry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bithgheoiceimic
sense_list:
(biology, geology, chemistry, ecology) The scientific study of biological, geological and chemical processes in the natural environment and especially of their mutual relationships.


lexentry: eng/biohazard__Noun__1
written_rep: biohazard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bithghuais
sense_list:
A biological hazard; a source of risk due to some biological factor such as bacteria or human waste.


lexentry: eng/bioherm__Noun__1
written_rep: bioherm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bith-heirm
sense_list:
(geology) A mass of rock constructed from the remains of marine organisms such as coral or algae, especially in a mound or dome shape.


lexentry: eng/bioinformatics__Noun__1
written_rep: bioinformatics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bithfhaisnéisíocht
sense_list:
(biology, computer science) A field of science in which biology, computer science, and information technology merge into a single discipline to analyse biological information using computers and statistical techniques.


lexentry: eng/biomass__Noun__1
written_rep: biomass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bithmhais
sense_list:
The total mass of all, or a specified category of, living things within a specific area, habitat, etc. | Organic matter from living things which were recently alive (especially vegetation) used as a fuel or source of energy, especially if cultivated for that purpose; also, fuel produced from such organic matter; biofuel.


lexentry: eng/biomaterial__Noun__1
written_rep: biomaterial
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bithábhar
sense_list:
A nonviable, biocompatible material used in a medical device, intended to interact with biological systems or to evaluate, treat, augment, or replace any tissue, organ, or function of the body.


lexentry: eng/biomechanics__Noun__1
written_rep: biomechanics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bithmheicnic
sense_list:
(biology, physics) The branch of biophysics that deals with the mechanics of the human or animal body; especially concerned with muscles and the skeleton.


lexentry: eng/biomedicine__Noun__1
written_rep: biomedicine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bithleigheas
sense_list:
The branch of medicine that studies the effects of environmental stress on organisms (most often in space travel).


lexentry: eng/biomorphism__Noun__1
written_rep: biomorphism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bithmhorfacht
sense_list:
(arts) A surrealist art movement of the twentieth century that focuses on the power of natural life and uses organic shapes, with shapeless and vaguely spherical hints of the forms of biology.


lexentry: eng/biophysics__Noun__1
written_rep: biophysics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bithfhisic
sense_list:
The interdisciplinary science that applies theories and methods of the physical sciences to questions of biology.


lexentry: eng/bioplastic__Noun__1
written_rep: bioplastic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bithphlaisteach
sense_list:
Any form of synthetic polymer, similar to normal plastic, made from renewable biomass sources such as plant sugars, starches, or oils, rather than from petroleum.


lexentry: eng/biopsy__Noun__1
written_rep: biopsy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bithóipse
sense_list:
The removal and examination of a sample of tissue, cells, or bodily fluid from a living body for diagnostic purposes.


lexentry: eng/bioreactor__Noun__1
written_rep: bioreactor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bith-imoibreoir
sense_list:
(biochemistry) A vat or pressure vessel, containing microorganisms or biochemically active substances, used for biotechnological processes such as fermentation, waste recycling, or making drugs.


lexentry: eng/biorefinery__Noun__1
written_rep: biorefinery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bithscaglann
sense_list:
(uncountable) The coproduction of a range of biologically-based products (food, feed, materials, chemicals) and energy (fuels, power, heat) from biomass. | (countable) A facility that carries out such production.


lexentry: eng/biosafety__Noun__1
written_rep: biosafety
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bithshábháilteacht
sense_list:
Protection from potential harm from biological agents, such as infectious microbes or modified genes.


lexentry: eng/biosynthesis__Noun__1
written_rep: biosynthesis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bithshintéis
sense_list:
(biochemistry) The synthesis of organic compounds within a living organism, especially the synthesis of large compounds from small ones.


lexentry: eng/biotechnology__Noun__1
written_rep: biotechnology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biteicneolaíocht
sense_list:
The use of living organisms (especially microorganisms) in industrial, agricultural, medical and other technological applications. | The application of the principles and practices of engineering and technology to the life sciences.


lexentry: eng/bipolar_disorder__Noun__1
written_rep: bipolar disorder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: síocóis mháindúlagrach
sense_list:
(clinical psychology, psychiatry) A psychiatric diagnostic category, previously called manic depression, characterised by mood swings between great energy (mania) and clinical depression.


lexentry: eng/birch__Noun__1
written_rep: birch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: beith
sense_list:
A hard wood taken from the birch tree, typically used to make furniture. | A stick, rod or bundle of twigs made from birch wood, used for punishment.


lexentry: eng/bird__Noun__1
written_rep: bird
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 12
trans_list: éan
sense_list:
(slang, Canada, Philippines) A penis. | (informal) Snowbird (retiree who moves to a warmer climate).


lexentry: eng/bird_cherry__Noun__1
written_rep: bird cherry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: donnroisc
sense_list:
Prunus padus or any deciduous species of Prunus subg. Padus that is closely related to it (tree or fruit).


lexentry: eng/bird_of_paradise__Noun__1
written_rep: bird of paradise
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: éan parthais
sense_list:
Any of various passerine birds of the family Paradisaeidae native to Oceania. In many of the species the breeding plumage of the males is brightly coloured.


lexentry: eng/birds_of_a_feather_flock_together__Proverb__1
written_rep: birds of a feather flock together
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: is bách iad lucht aon cheirde
sense_list:
(idiomatic) People of similar character, background or taste tend to congregate or associate with one another; it is easier to establish friendships with people that one has a lot in common with.


lexentry: eng/birdsong__Noun__1
written_rep: birdsong
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: amhrán
sense_list:
(ornithology) A vocalisation made by a bird, more complex than a call, for purposes associated with courtship and territory.


lexentry: eng/biretta__Noun__1
written_rep: biretta
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: birréad
sense_list:
A square cap, originally with four ridges across the top, surmounted by a tuft, worn by Roman Catholic clergy (and by some in the Anglican Church). A three-sided biretta is worn by Roman Catholic clergy for liturgical celebrations.


lexentry: eng/birthrate__Noun__1
written_rep: birthrate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ráta beireatais
sense_list:
The ratio of total live births to total population for a specific community or nation in a specified period; often expressed in births per thousand per year


lexentry: eng/biscuit__Noun__1
written_rep: biscuit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: briosca
sense_list:
(UK, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, sometimes, Canada, rare) A small, flat, baked good which is either hard and crisp or else soft but firm; a cookie.


lexentry: eng/bisexual__Adjective__1
written_rep: bisexual
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: déghnéasach
sense_list:
(of humans, or, other animals) Sexually attracted to both same-gendered and different-gendered partners. Similar to pansexual | (rare) Hermaphroditic/intersex, being both male and female, or alternating between being male and being female.


lexentry: eng/bisexual_lighting__Noun__1
written_rep: bisexual lighting
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: soilsiú déghnéasach
sense_list:
(LGBTQ, often, art, film, television) The simultaneous use of pink, purple, and blue lighting, often to indicate bisexuality.


lexentry: eng/bishop__Noun__1
written_rep: bishop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: easpag
sense_list:
(Christianity) An overseer of congregations: either any such overseer, generally speaking, or (in Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Anglicanism, etc.) an official in the church hierarchy (actively or nominally) governing a diocese, supervising the church's priests, deacons, and property in its territory. | (chess) The chess piece denoted ♗ or ♝ which moves along diagonal lines and developed from the shatranj alfil ("elephant") and was originally known as the aufil or archer in English.


lexentry: eng/bit__Noun__2
written_rep: bit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: giotán
sense_list:
(mathematics, computing) A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0. | (computing) The smallest unit of storage in a digital computer, consisting of a binary digit.


lexentry: eng/bitstock__Noun__1
written_rep: bitstock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bíomal
sense_list:
A hand tool consisting of a crank which holds a fitted rotating drill bit tip, designed to bore holes in rigid materials, by cutting a disc in a spiral fashion.


lexentry: eng/bivalve__Noun__1
written_rep: bivalve
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: débhlaoscach | déchomhlach
sense_list:
Any mollusc belonging to the taxonomic class Bivalvia, characterized by a shell consisting of two hinged sections, such as a scallop, clam, mussel or oyster.


