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"foaming":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": having or producing a light, frothy mass of bubbles : producing foam"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u014d-mi\u014b"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"angered",
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"angry",
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"apoplectic",
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"ballistic",
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"cheesed off",
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"choleric",
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"enraged",
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"fuming",
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"furious",
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"hopping",
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"horn-mad",
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"hot",
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"incensed",
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"indignant",
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"inflamed",
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"enflamed",
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"infuriate",
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"infuriated",
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"irate",
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"ireful",
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"livid",
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"mad",
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"outraged",
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"rabid",
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"rankled",
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"riled",
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"riley",
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"roiled",
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"shirty",
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"sore",
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"steamed up",
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"steaming",
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"teed off",
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"ticked",
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"wrathful",
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"wroth"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"angerless",
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"delighted",
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"pleased"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-232249"
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},
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"foamy":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": covered with foam : frothy",
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": full of, consisting of, or resembling foam",
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": covered with or looking like foam"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u014d-m\u0113",
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"\u02c8f\u014d-m\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"frothy",
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"lathery",
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"sudsy"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The next wave was a foamy mess, and Chumbo hit it sideways. \u2014 William Finnegan, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
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"Its soft, foamy midsole and low-profile Vibram lugs lend it an easy-rolling gait suited to all-afternoon scenic meanders in moderate terrain, although its agility and responsiveness are still fairly good. \u2014 Justin Nyberg, Outside Online , 14 May 2015",
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"But as the new parents watched, foamy blood began pouring from their baby's nose and mouth. \u2014 Mark Johnson, jsonline.com , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"Its thick, foamy lather even allows this body wash to double as a shaving cream for sensitive skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"The top layer was foamy and frothy thanks to the shaken preparation method. \u2014 Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic , 2 Mar. 2022",
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"Pepsi's nitro cola also produces a foamy head when opening the can, so the company recommends a special way of drinking Nitro Pepsi: serving it without ice and not using the straw. \u2014 Jordan Valinsky, CNN , 23 Feb. 2022",
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"Add the warm milk and leave the bowl uncovered in a warm place until the mixture looks thick and foamy , about 10 minutes. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 May 2021",
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"The boat speeds on, two generations of Latin pop bobbing tranquilly across foamy Miami waters. \u2014 Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone , 20 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223810"
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},
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"focus":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": a center of activity, attraction, or attention",
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": a point of concentration",
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": directed attention : emphasis",
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": direction sense 6c",
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": a state or condition permitting clear perception or understanding",
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": adjustment for distinct vision",
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": the area that may be seen distinctly or resolved into a clear image",
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": focal length",
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": a point at which rays (as of light, heat, or sound) converge or from which they diverge or appear to diverge",
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": the point where the geometrical lines or their prolongations conforming to the rays diverging from or converging toward another point intersect and give rise to an image after reflection by a mirror or refraction by a lens or optical system",
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": a point of convergence (see convergence sense 1 ) of a beam of particles (such as electrons)",
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": one of the fixed points that with the corresponding directrix defines a conic section",
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": a localized area of disease or the chief site of a generalized disease or infection",
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": the place of origin of an earthquake or moonquake",
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": having or giving the proper sharpness of outline due to good focusing",
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": not in focus",
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": to cause to be concentrated",
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": to adjust the focus of (the eye, a lens, etc.)",
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": to bring into focus",
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": to bring (something, such as light rays) to a focus : concentrate",
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": to concentrate attention or effort",
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": to adjust one's eye or a camera to a particular range",
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": to come to a focus : converge",
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": a point at which rays (as of light, heat, or sound) meet after being reflected or bent : the point at which an image is formed",
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": the distance from a lens or mirror to a focus",
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": an adjustment that gives clear vision",
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": a center of activity or interest",
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": to bring or come to a focus",
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": to adjust the focus of",
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": to direct or cause to direct at",
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": a point at which rays (as of light, heat, or sound) converge or from which they diverge or appear to diverge",
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": the point where the geometrical lines or their prolongations conforming to the rays diverging from or converging toward another point intersect and give rise to an image after reflection by a mirror or refraction by a lens or optical system",
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": a point of convergence of a beam of particles (as electrons)",
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": focal length",
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": adjustment for distinct vision",
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": the area that may be seen distinctly or resolved into a clear image",
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": a localized area of disease or the chief site of a generalized disease or infection",
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": to bring (as light rays) to a focus",
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": to adjust the focus of (as the eye or a lens)",
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": to bring (as an image) into focus",
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": to come to a focus",
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": to adjust one's eye or a camera to a particular range"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u014d-k\u0259s",
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"\u02c8f\u014d-k\u0259s",
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"\u02c8f\u014d-k\u0259s"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"axis",
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"base",
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"capital",
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"center",
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"central",
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"core",
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"cynosure",
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"epicenter",
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"eye",
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"ground zero",
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"heart",
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"hub",
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"locus",
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"mecca",
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"navel",
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"nerve center",
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"nexus",
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"nucleus",
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"omphalos",
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"seat"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"center",
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"concentrate",
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"fasten",
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"rivet",
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"train"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"He's successful, but he feels that his life lacks focus .",
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"His life lacks a focus .",
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"Verb",
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"She has an amazing ability to focus for hours at a time.",
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"I wasn't able to focus the camera.",
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"I wasn't able to get the camera to focus .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Christ said Avelo is closely watching how consumers are dealing with high gasoline prices and rising grocery prices \u2014 and how that could increasingly squeeze budgets for leisure and personal travel, the airline\u2019s primary focus . \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant , 20 June 2022",
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"Mixed reality describes experiences that involve AR and VR content, and that\u2019s Apple\u2019s primary focus right now. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 20 June 2022",
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"Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2018, Mr. McGahn was asked about the White House focus on undoing Chevron. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
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"In its initial phase, Durag Fest was supposed to be an art exhibition that made its attendees the focus of the overall visual experience. \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 18 June 2022",
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"The advertising focus could lend itself to real-world brand partnerships and cross-promotional opportunities, producer G. Beaudin said in Annecy. \u2014 Ben Croll, Variety , 18 June 2022",
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"Once free meals were made available to every student, there was a noticeable increase in her classes\u2019 overall focus and energy level. \u2014 Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News , 18 June 2022",
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"Murdock and others made clear that part of the Democrats\u2019 goal is to force Republicans into a difficult political position by shifting the focus to school safety. \u2014 Emmanuel Felton, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
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"Democrats hope the focus on Trump will divert the scrutiny of Biden. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 18 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"To be considered, projects must contribute to and/or focus on community building with a preference for impacting historically underserved individuals and groups. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 10 June 2022",
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"However, employers\u2019 focus on recruitment is causing some to lose sight of employee retention, incentivizing current workers to leave, thus further fueling the Great Resignation. \u2014 John Feldmann, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
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"But Cheney pushed back on Republicans who have challenged the Jan. 6 panel to focus more intently on security failures. \u2014 Farnoush Amiri, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022",
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"To get around this challenge, Hare suggests that future investigations could focus on populations of other ancient dog breeds. \u2014 Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American , 9 June 2022",
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"The minimalist design and dark colors are meant to guide guests' eyes to the landscape and focus their attention on the wine. \u2014 Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
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"Without access to outpatient care, the sickest kids often cycle in and out of hospital beds, where providers focus on treating their most acute symptoms, not on addressing long-term behavioral problems. \u2014 ProPublica , 9 June 2022",
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"To focus solely on reaching orbit, Relativity Space has not put an operational payload on top of Terran 1. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 9 June 2022",
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"Of course, the hearings should, and surely will, focus heavily on the actual breach of the US Capitol by pro-Trump rioters on the afternoon of January 6. \u2014 Elie Honig, CNN , 8 June 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
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"first_known_use":[
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"Noun",
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"1664, in the meaning defined at sense 4a",
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"Verb",
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"1807, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173944"
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},
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"foe":{
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"type":[
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"abbreviation",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": one who has personal enmity for another",
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": an enemy in war",
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": adversary , opponent",
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": one who opposes on principle",
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": something prejudicial or injurious",
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"Fraternal Order of Eagles",
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": an enemy of a person or a country"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u014d",
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"\u02c8f\u014d"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"adversary",
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"antagonist",
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"enemy",
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"hostile",
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"opponent"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"amigo",
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"friend"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"Many considered him a foe of democracy.",
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"Her ability was acknowledged by friend and foe alike.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The field of teams consists of Alabama, Iowa State, Michigan State, North Carolina, Oregon, Portland and Big East foe Villanova. \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant , 10 June 2022",
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"With three permanent rivals, the Longhorns could play Oklahoma, Texas A&M and old Southwest Conference foe Arkansas every year. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 9 June 2022",
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"Expansion should mean a reunion with an old Big Eight foe . \u2014 Bennett Durando, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022",
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"Beijing, the two leaders stood together, in a show of diplomacy and convenience, against a common superpower foe . \u2014 Therese Shaheen, National Review , 27 Feb. 2022",
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"Ryan is brought up on the debate stage as a common foe to both candidates given that Harper is already throwing a jab his way. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 27 Jan. 2022",
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"But Season 4 introduces perhaps the most terrifying foe yet in Vecna, played by Jamie Campbell Bower as both the monster itself and as its human form Henry Creel. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 31 May 2022",
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"Boston had Miami on the ropes in Game 6 but couldn\u2019t close out this plucky foe . \u2014 Alex Kay, Forbes , 29 May 2022",
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"Auburn will open the season Sept. 3 at Jordan-Hare Stadium against FCS foe Mercer. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 26 May 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"first_known_use":[
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"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194322"
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},
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"fogey":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": a person with old-fashioned ideas"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u014d-g\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"antediluvian",
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"Colonel Blimp",
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"dodo",
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"fossil",
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"fud",
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"fuddy-duddy",
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"mossback",
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"reactionary",
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"stick-in-the-mud",
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"stuffed shirt"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"hipster",
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"modern",
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"trendy"
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],
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"examples":[
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"old fogies who said that rap music would never last"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
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"first_known_use":[
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"1792, in the meaning defined above"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194340"
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},
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"foil":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"noun ()",
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"verb",
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"verb ()"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": to prevent from attaining an end : defeat",
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": to bring to naught : thwart",
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": trample",
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": very thin sheet metal",
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": a thin piece of material (such as metal) put under an inferior or paste stone to add color or brilliance",
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": someone or something that serves as a contrast to another",
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": an indentation between cusps in Gothic tracery",
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": one of several arcs that enclose a complex figure",
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": hydrofoil sense 1",
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": to back or cover with foil",
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": to enhance by contrast",
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": a light fencing sword having a usually circular guard and a flexible blade of rectangular section tapering to a blunted point \u2014 compare \u00e9p\u00e9e , saber",
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": the art or sport of fencing with the foil",
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": defeat",
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": the track or trail of an animal",
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": to prevent from achieving a goal",
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": a very thin sheet of metal",
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": a fencing sword having a light flexible blade with a blunt point",
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": very thin sheet metal (as of gold or platinum) used especially in filling teeth"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fi(-\u0259)l",
|
||
|
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"\u02c8f\u022fil",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fil"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"baffle",
|
||
|
|
"balk",
|
||
|
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"beat",
|
||
|
|
"checkmate",
|
||
|
|
"discomfit",
|
||
|
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"frustrate",
|
||
|
|
"thwart"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"advance",
|
||
|
|
"cultivate",
|
||
|
|
"encourage",
|
||
|
|
"forward",
|
||
|
|
"foster",
|
||
|
|
"further",
|
||
|
|
"nurture",
|
||
|
|
"promote"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":"Verb (1) and Noun (3)",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Verb (1)",
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
|
||
|
|
"Noun (1)",
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
||
|
|
"Verb (2)",
|
||
|
|
"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
||
|
|
"Noun (2)",
|
||
|
|
"1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
||
|
|
"Noun (3)",
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194218"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fold":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"noun ()",
|
||
|
|
"suffix",
|
||
|
|
"verb",
|
||
|
|
"verb ()"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to lay one part over another part of",
|
||
|
|
": to reduce the length or bulk of by doubling over",
|
||
|
|
": to clasp together : entwine",
|
||
|
|
": to clasp or enwrap closely : embrace",
|
||
|
|
": to incorporate (a food ingredient) into a mixture by repeated gentle overturnings without stirring or beating",
|
||
|
|
": to incorporate closely",
|
||
|
|
": to concede defeat by withdrawing (one's cards) from play (as in poker)",
|
||
|
|
": to bring to an end",
|
||
|
|
": to bend (something, such as a layer of rock) into folds",
|
||
|
|
": to become doubled or pleated",
|
||
|
|
": to fail completely : collapse",
|
||
|
|
": to go out of business",
|
||
|
|
": to fold one's cards (as in poker)",
|
||
|
|
": a part doubled or laid over another part : pleat",
|
||
|
|
": a crease made by folding something (such as a newspaper)",
|
||
|
|
": something that is folded together or that enfolds",
|
||
|
|
": a bend or flexure produced in rock by forces operative after the depositing or consolidation of the rock",
|
||
|
|
": an undulation in the landscape",
|
||
|
|
": a margin apparently formed by the doubling upon itself of a flat anatomical structure (such as a membrane)",
|
||
|
|
": a group of people or institutions that share a common faith, belief, activity, or enthusiasm",
|
||
|
|
": a flock of sheep",
|
||
|
|
": an enclosure for sheep",
|
||
|
|
": to pen up or confine (sheep) in a fold",
|
||
|
|
": multiplied by (a specified number) : times",
|
||
|
|
": having (so many) parts",
|
||
|
|
": an enclosure for sheep",
|
||
|
|
": to lay one part over or against another part",
|
||
|
|
": to clasp together",
|
||
|
|
": embrace entry 1 sense 1",
|
||
|
|
": an act or the result of laying one part over or against another",
|
||
|
|
": a part laid over another part",
|
||
|
|
": a bend produced in a rock layer by pressure",
|
||
|
|
": multiplied by a specified number : times",
|
||
|
|
": having so many parts",
|
||
|
|
": to become doubled or pleated",
|
||
|
|
": a margin apparently formed by the doubling upon itself of a flat anatomical structure (as a membrane)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014dld",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014dld",
|
||
|
|
"\u02ccf\u014dld",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014dld"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"body",
|
||
|
|
"bunch",
|
||
|
|
"circle",
|
||
|
|
"clan",
|
||
|
|
"clique",
|
||
|
|
"community",
|
||
|
|
"coterie",
|
||
|
|
"coven",
|
||
|
|
"crowd",
|
||
|
|
"gal\u00e8re",
|
||
|
|
"gang",
|
||
|
|
"klatch",
|
||
|
|
"klatsch",
|
||
|
|
"lot",
|
||
|
|
"network",
|
||
|
|
"pack",
|
||
|
|
"ring",
|
||
|
|
"set"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"double"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Suffix",
|
||
|
|
"It will repay you ten fold ."
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Verb (1)",
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
|
||
|
|
"Noun (1)",
|
||
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
||
|
|
"Noun (2)",
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
|
||
|
|
"Verb (2)",
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190437"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"folderol":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a useless ornament or accessory : trifle",
|
||
|
|
": nonsense"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4l-d\u0259-\u02ccr\u00e4l"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"applesauce",
|
||
|
|
"balderdash",
|
||
|
|
"baloney",
|
||
|
|
"boloney",
|
||
|
|
"beans",
|
||
|
|
"bilge",
|
||
|
|
"blah",
|
||
|
|
"blah-blah",
|
||
|
|
"blarney",
|
||
|
|
"blather",
|
||
|
|
"blatherskite",
|
||
|
|
"blither",
|
||
|
|
"bosh",
|
||
|
|
"bull",
|
||
|
|
"bunk",
|
||
|
|
"bunkum",
|
||
|
|
"buncombe",
|
||
|
|
"claptrap",
|
||
|
|
"codswallop",
|
||
|
|
"crapola",
|
||
|
|
"crock",
|
||
|
|
"drivel",
|
||
|
|
"drool",
|
||
|
|
"fiddle",
|
||
|
|
"fiddle-faddle",
|
||
|
|
"fiddlesticks",
|
||
|
|
"flannel",
|
||
|
|
"flapdoodle",
|
||
|
|
"folly",
|
||
|
|
"foolishness",
|
||
|
|
"fudge",
|
||
|
|
"garbage",
|
||
|
|
"guff",
|
||
|
|
"hogwash",
|
||
|
|
"hokeypokey",
|
||
|
|
"hokum",
|
||
|
|
"hoodoo",
|
||
|
|
"hooey",
|
||
|
|
"horsefeathers",
|
||
|
|
"humbug",
|
||
|
|
"humbuggery",
|
||
|
|
"jazz",
|
||
|
|
"malarkey",
|
||
|
|
"malarky",
|
||
|
|
"moonshine",
|
||
|
|
"muck",
|
||
|
|
"nerts",
|
||
|
|
"nonsense",
|
||
|
|
"nuts",
|
||
|
|
"piffle",
|
||
|
|
"poppycock",
|
||
|
|
"punk",
|
||
|
|
"rot",
|
||
|
|
"rubbish",
|
||
|
|
"senselessness",
|
||
|
|
"silliness",
|
||
|
|
"slush",
|
||
|
|
"stupidity",
|
||
|
|
"taradiddle",
|
||
|
|
"tarradiddle",
|
||
|
|
"tommyrot",
|
||
|
|
"tosh",
|
||
|
|
"trash",
|
||
|
|
"trumpery",
|
||
|
|
"twaddle"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"I wish we could just discuss these questions without having to go through all the folderol of a formal meeting.",
|
||
|
|
"wanted a dignified, simple wedding and not the folderol that the wedding planner was trying to foist on them",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"For instance, designer David Zinn has built the show a lovely Buckingham Palace, repeating the gilt folderol of the Longacre Theatre\u2019s proscenium on the columns and gates that enclose the stage. \u2014 Helen Shaw, Vulture , 17 Nov. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Firefox and Safari had already deprecated third-party cookies some time ago, without much digital ad industry folderol and no industry input. \u2014 David Doty, Forbes , 25 May 2021",
|
||
|
|
"But then there\u2019s some folderol with magic puppets \u2014 in comic books, puppets are always magic, so never take your eyes off the little buggers \u2014 resulting in Wanda getting possessed by an ancient Elder God named Chthon. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 23 Jan. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"As this folderol was brewing, Matt started the rose ceremony. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Jan. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"But even without the virus crisis, Philip would have sought to downplay public folderol about his birthday, in keeping with his non-nonsense personality. \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 11 June 2020",
|
||
|
|
"There\u2019s no folderol , just the facts lined up as if in composition class, the fish cooked slowly in a low oven so that the fat eases out of the flesh to combine with the tart brightness of the lemon juice. \u2014 Sam Sifton, New York Times , 26 Feb. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Kelley seems a little too wised-up for this folderol , and Peter seemed to be urging her to rise to the occasion a bit more. \u2014 oregonlive , 5 Feb. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Her face is part of the dance: The open-hearted eagerness of her expression suits her character perfectly\u2014all that digital-fur-technology folderol melts away in the context of her realness. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 20 Dec. 2019"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":" fol-de-rol , a nonsense refrain in songs",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"circa 1820, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184448"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"folks":{
|
||
|
|
"type":"noun",
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"people generally",
|
||
|
|
"a certain kind, class, or group of people",
|
||
|
|
"the persons of one's own family",
|
||
|
|
"parents",
|
||
|
|
"folk music",
|
||
|
|
"the great proportion of the members of a people that determines the group character and that tends to preserve its characteristic form of civilization and its customs, arts and crafts, legends, traditions, and superstitions from generation to generation",
|
||
|
|
"a group of kindred tribes forming a nation people",
|
||
|
|
"originating or traditional with the common people of a country or region and typically reflecting their lifestyle",
|
||
|
|
"of or relating to the common people or to the study of the common people",
|
||
|
|
"persons of a certain kind or group",
|
||
|
|
"people in general",
|
||
|
|
"family members and especially parents",
|
||
|
|
"created by the common people"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":"\u02c8f\u014dk",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blood",
|
||
|
|
"clan",
|
||
|
|
"family",
|
||
|
|
"house",
|
||
|
|
"kin",
|
||
|
|
"kindred",
|
||
|
|
"kinfolk",
|
||
|
|
"kinfolks",
|
||
|
|
"kinsfolk",
|
||
|
|
"line",
|
||
|
|
"lineage",
|
||
|
|
"people",
|
||
|
|
"race",
|
||
|
|
"stock",
|
||
|
|
"tribe"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
|
||
|
|
"The institutional push to get Americans to exercise started in the 19th century, when federal authorities feared that new kinds of work and mass urban migration were turning a nation of hearty farmworkers into one of sedentary city folk . \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 28 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Attention was drawn, two years ago, to a woman on Ridge Street, who had many clients, and whose specialty was the bringing together of married folk who had drifted apart. \u2014 Robert Shackleton, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But the record also included plenty of folk , soul and blues. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"After seeing the Valentino fall 2022 collection, this sort of pink has certainly been on the minds of fashion folk . \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"No one remembers that Malva is one of those fisher- folk because Lizzie falls ill and is taken back to the house to treat her malaria symptoms. \u2014 Lincee Ray, EW.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"From its beginnings as a Roman settlement and into the 10th century, Aveiro was a tiny seaside village of fishing folk . \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But that opening chord, played by George Harrison on his 12-string Rickenbacker, is iconic and proved highly influential in the realms of folk and country-rock. \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The Mexican-American singer is breaking through thanks to his innovative blend of Mexican folk balladry with an indie-rock edge. \u2014 Lucas Villa, SPIN , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"Merrifield sought instead to explore folk magic through the material objects that the practitioners themselves had left behind. \u2014 Geoff Manaugh, The New Yorker , 31 Oct. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"This year, the event will feature more folk dancing groups, Plevrakis said, and guests can enjoy a DJ on Friday and Sunday, plus a live band on Saturday. \u2014 Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com , 13 June 2019",
|
||
|
|
"After Carly and Martina, indie band Half-Alive and folk musician Liza Anne finished off the series for the day. \u2014 Elena Weissmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 July 2018",
|
||
|
|
"Programs such as soccer matches, a live animal show, free kids' activities, a book fair, folk art, and crafts, souvenirs and novelty items for sale will round out the festivities. \u2014 Mark Holan/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com , 26 Aug. 2017",
|
||
|
|
"Classical musicians usually refer to their instrument as a violin, and most folk players call it a fiddle. \u2014 Michael Austin, chicagotribune.com , 20 June 2017"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 6",
|
||
|
|
"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163645"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"follow":{
|
||
|
|
"type":"verb",
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"to go, proceed, or come after",
|
||
|
|
"to engage in as a calling or way of life pursue",
|
||
|
|
"to walk or proceed along",
|
||
|
|
"to be or act in accordance with",
|
||
|
|
"to accept as authority obey",
|
||
|
|
"to pursue in an effort to overtake",
|
||
|
|
"to seek to attain",
|
||
|
|
"to come into existence or take place as a result or consequence of",
|
||
|
|
"to come or take place after in time, sequence, or order",
|
||
|
|
"to cause to be followed",
|
||
|
|
"to copy after imitate",
|
||
|
|
"to watch steadily",
|
||
|
|
"to keep the mind on",
|
||
|
|
"to attend closely to keep abreast of",
|
||
|
|
"to understand the sense or logic of (something, such as a line of thought)",
|
||
|
|
"to subscribe to the feed of (someone or something) especially on social media",
|
||
|
|
"to go or come after a person or thing in place, time, or sequence",
|
||
|
|
"to result or occur as a consequence, effect, or inference",
|
||
|
|
"as comes next",
|
||
|
|
"to go in a straight or obvious course",
|
||
|
|
"to proceed without plan or reflection obey one's instincts",
|
||
|
|
"to play a card of the same suit as the card led",
|
||
|
|
"to follow an example set",
|
||
|
|
"the act or process of following",
|
||
|
|
"forward spin given to a ball by striking it above center \u2014 compare draw , english",
|
||
|
|
"to go or come after or behind",
|
||
|
|
"to come after in time or place",
|
||
|
|
"to go on the track of",
|
||
|
|
"to go along or beside",
|
||
|
|
"to be led or guided by obey",
|
||
|
|
"to result from",
|
||
|
|
"to work in or at something as a way of life",
|
||
|
|
"to watch or pay attention to",
|
||
|
|
"understand sense 1",
|
||
|
|
"to play a card that belongs to the same suit as the one first played",
|
||
|
|
"to do the same thing someone else has just done",
|
||
|
|
"to complete something started",
|
||
|
|
"to take additional similar or related action",
|
||
|
|
"to be in accordance with (a prior decision) accept as authoritative \u2014 see also precedent \u2014 compare overrule"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":"\u02c8f\u00e4-(\u02cc)l\u014d",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"postdate",
|
||
|
|
"succeed",
|
||
|
|
"supervene"
|
||
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"antedate",
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"precede",
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"predate"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
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"Freimuth said the proposals follow the vision outlined last year by a consultant. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 16 June 2022",
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"Many also believed a similar rate increase would follow at the July FOMC meeting. \u2014 WSJ , 16 June 2022",
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"Investors also need to consider that private companies are not obligated to follow the same strict financial reporting rules and regulations that public companies are subjected to. \u2014 Drew Spaventa, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
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"Once through the gate, follow signs for Memorial Lawn. \u2014 AccessAtlanta , 16 June 2022",
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"Four aircraft have been positioned in Billings to help with any follow -on missions. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 16 June 2022",
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"Each meal comes with easy-to- follow macronutrient ratios, portion sizing and exact ingredients. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
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"The results can be remarkable for those who follow the rules precisely. \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 16 June 2022",
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"The New York City company was slow to follow most women who gave up flashy cosmetics like red lipstick for more muted tones starting in the 1990s. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 16 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
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"One of those, Fundrage, a Chrome-extension that allows users to contribute to their favorite causes, received $75,000 in follow -on grant funding. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 15 June 2022",
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"In response, Kelly posted a follow -up essay that summarized Lanier\u2019s skepticism and asked his large readership to help assuage Lanier\u2019s fears. \u2014 Cal Newport, The New Yorker , 15 June 2022",
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"The company\u2019s government business also won a large follow -on contract from U.S. Space Systems Command, a division of the U.S. Space Force. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
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"Cervantes hoped for more responsiveness in the services offered during and after a STAR call and for a wider array of follow -up services to be provided. \u2014 Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
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"One follow -up pic shows the baby boy laying down and sucking on his finger, as the last image features Wave after bathtime. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 4 June 2022",
|
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"Musk claimed in a follow -up email that his own stints working long hours and sleeping in Tesla\u2019s Fremont factory were the reason the automaker had escaped bankruptcy. \u2014 Sarah Todd, Quartz , 1 June 2022",
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"Additional follow -on pull programs have resulted in numerous new inventor disclosures and inquires to the innovation office, new companies, patents, publications, and products used in patient care. \u2014 Marc Succi, STAT , 24 May 2022",
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"To date the program supported more than 100 full-time employees and $5.2M in follow -on financing. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 18 May 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
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"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
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"Noun",
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"1661, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
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},
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"follow through (with)":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": to complete (an activity or process that has been started)",
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": to complete a stroke or swing",
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"."
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],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-180039"
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},
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"follower":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
||
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"definitions":[
|
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": one in the service of another : retainer",
|
||
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": one that follows the opinions or teachings of another",
|
||
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": one that imitates another",
|
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": one that chases",
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": a sheet added to the first sheet of an indenture or other deed",
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": a machine part that receives motion from another part",
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": a spring-loaded plate at the bottom of a firearm's magazine that angles cartridges for proper insertion into the chamber",
|
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": fan , devotee",
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": one who subscribes to a feed especially on social media"
|
||
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u00e4-l\u0259-w\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"acolyte",
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"adherent",
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"convert",
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"disciple",
|
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"epigone",
|
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"liege man",
|
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"partisan",
|
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|
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"partizan",
|
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"pupil",
|
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"votarist",
|
||
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"votary"
|
||
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],
|
||
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"antonyms":[
|
||
|
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"coryphaeus",
|
||
|
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"leader"
|
||
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],
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
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"The party drew most of its followers from among young people.",
|
||
|
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"The band has a large group of followers .",
|
||
|
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"He had a reputation of being a follower , not a leader.",
|
||
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Nadal\u2019s follower count across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, the best figure in tennis, ahead of Federer (40.1 million), Williams (32.9 million) and Djokovic (29.8 million). \u2014 Brett Knight, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"Yang\u2019s original thread, despite his relatively low follower count on Twitter, were quickly noticed, for example. \u2014 Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic , 21 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"That said, the room-spanning picture window practically turns Smith\u2019s treatment room into a lightbox just begging for a post-facial selfie, so there\u2019s a chance those follower numbers may be poised to turn a corner. \u2014 Katie Becker, Vogue , 6 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"There has been a 25% increase in total current followers across all platforms compared to March 2020, and a net follower increase of 1.43 million since 2020, according to NASCAR. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Among those in the prime spots closest to the action was Mary-Jane Willows, 69, from Cornwall and fellow royal follower Donna Werner, 70, who traveled all the way from Connecticut to celebrate the Queen\u2019s legacy. \u2014 NBC News , 2 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Among the visitors was Itamar Ben-Gvir, leader of a small ultranationalist opposition party and a follower of the late racist rabbi, Meir Kahane, who entered with dozens of supporters under heavy police guard. \u2014 Josef Federman, ajc , 29 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Krenwinkel became the state's longest-serving female inmate when fellow Manson follower Susan Atkins died of cancer in prison in 2009. \u2014 CBS News , 26 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Athletes of all kinds can have passionate followings, regardless of their sport of choice or follower count. \u2014 Danielle Wiley, Forbes , 17 May 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201241"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"following":{
|
||
|
|
"type":"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"being next in order or time",
|
||
|
|
"listed or shown next",
|
||
|
|
"a group of followers , adherents, or partisans",
|
||
|
|
"subsequent to",
|
||
|
|
"coming just after",
|
||
|
|
"a group of fans or supporters",
|
||
|
|
"right after"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":"\u02c8f\u00e4-l\u0259-wi\u014b",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"coming",
|
||
|
|
"ensuing",
|
||
|
|
"next",
|
||
|
|
"succeeding"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"cortege",
|
||
|
|
"cort\u00e8ge",
|
||
|
|
"entourage",
|
||
|
|
"posse",
|
||
|
|
"retinue",
|
||
|
|
"suite",
|
||
|
|
"tail",
|
||
|
|
"train"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"Traditionally, the winner of the previous Eurovison event hosts the following year\u2019s event. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Inspired by that poignant moment, Munch painted The Scream the following year. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But an outpouring of grief from New Yorkers\u2014a testament to the store\u2019s cultural significance\u2014inspired them to reopen in Chinatown the following year, this time under the leadership of daughter-in-law Joanne Kwong. \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The state took control of the Lawrence system in 2011, Holyoke in 2015, and Southbridge the following year. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"It was published in 1921 in German, and in English the following year. \u2014 Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Bauer would win his first Cy Young Award the following year, for Cincinnati, and then sign a three-year, $102 million contract with his hometown team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, in February 2021. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Leigh also won the Studio Museum in Harlem\u2019s $50,000 Joyce Alexander Wein Artist Prize in 2017 and the prestigious $100,00 Hugo Boss Prize, which included a solo show at New York\u2019s Guggenheim museum the following year. \u2014 Colleen Barry, ajc , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Miller broke off the engagement after news of Law's affair with his children's nanny Daisy Wright went public the following year. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
|
||
|
|
"Brands can work with a micro-influencer (with a following of 5,000-50,000 users) at a relatively low cost or even have the option to work with multiple influencers, still with little financial investment. \u2014 Heather Kelly, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Subaru, with a loyal, cult-like following , did not do its consumers any favors with the BRZ. \u2014 Marc Grasso, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Yet the hapless Mets developed a loyal following , which Mr. Angell chronicled from the bleachers, rather than the lofty perch of the press box. \u2014 Matt Schudel, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Known for its ultra-thin timepieces, many bearing groovy gem-set dials, the brand cultivated a loyal following among the glitterati\u2014particularly in Hollywood, where its colorful, radiant style resonated with LA\u2019s more relaxed sense of glamour. \u2014 Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report , 16 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"For years, a core of bel canto performers has won a small, loyal following but not widespread support. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Meanwhile, the America First movement attracted a wide following , which included a young John Kennedy and Gerald Ford, not to mention Walt Disney\u2014and, notoriously, Charles Lindbergh. \u2014 Bill Mckibben, The New Yorker , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"As such, Lay\u2019s has a loyal global following \u2014multiple YouTube channels are devoted to trying and reviewing as many flavors as possible. \u2014 Mariya Karimjee, Bon App\u00e9tit , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"This Atlanta-area staple touts itself as the world\u2019s first specialty running store, and unsurprisingly its longstanding reputation has given way to a loyal following , inside and outside of the city limits. \u2014 Dacey Orr, ajc , 12 Apr. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":null,
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above",
|
||
|
|
"Preposition",
|
||
|
|
"1841, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"folly":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": lack of good sense or normal prudence and foresight",
|
||
|
|
": criminally or tragically foolish actions or conduct",
|
||
|
|
": evil , wickedness",
|
||
|
|
": lewd behavior",
|
||
|
|
": a foolish act or idea",
|
||
|
|
": an excessively costly or unprofitable undertaking",
|
||
|
|
": an often extravagant picturesque building erected to suit a fanciful taste",
|
||
|
|
": lack of good sense",
|
||
|
|
": a foolish act or idea"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4-l\u0113",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4-l\u0113"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"absurdity",
|
||
|
|
"asininity",
|
||
|
|
"b\u00eatise",
|
||
|
|
"fatuity",
|
||
|
|
"foolery",
|
||
|
|
"foppery",
|
||
|
|
"idiocy",
|
||
|
|
"imbecility",
|
||
|
|
"inanity",
|
||
|
|
"insanity",
|
||
|
|
"lunacy",
|
||
|
|
"stupidity"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the folly of driving fast on steep, winding roads",
|
||
|
|
"his folly in thinking that he would not be noticed",
|
||
|
|
"The folly of such an action should be apparent to everyone.",
|
||
|
|
"the follies of the modern world",
|
||
|
|
"the famous Ziegfeld Follies of the 1920s",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"If anything, the people who touted and supported this great folly still possess more political capital than those who got it right. \u2014 Marisa Kabas, The New Republic , 20 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The idea of mounting a show on Donatello (c. 1386-1466) seems like pure folly , and there is a reason why this is the first of its kind in Florence in almost 40 years. \u2014 Cammy Brothers, WSJ , 7 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But this is also a story of political folly \u2014of Democrats once again snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 7 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Their purported habits are used as proof of recent folly , but also of future possibility. \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 6 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Too late for its energy security and, more obviously, too late for the Ukrainians, the Germans have realized the folly of energy alignment with a geopolitical foe. \u2014 Jordan Mcgillis, National Review , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Breakout seasons from other Day 1 picks in Jameson Williams, Quay Walker and Jermaine Johnson II, among others, further highlighted the folly of trying to forecast one draft right as another ends. \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 1 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Experts are also publicizing the folly of using plexiglass dividers to shield people from one another's breath. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The two join Variety for a conversation about awards, the folly of categorizing creativity and the healing power of music. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 30 Mar. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English folie , from Anglo-French, from fol fool",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201644"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"food":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": material consisting essentially of protein, carbohydrate, and fat used in the body of an organism to sustain growth, repair, and vital processes and to furnish energy",
|
||
|
|
": such food together with supplementary substances (such as minerals, vitamins, and condiments)",
|
||
|
|
": inorganic substances absorbed by plants in gaseous form or in water solution",
|
||
|
|
": nutriment in solid form",
|
||
|
|
": something that nourishes, sustains, or supplies",
|
||
|
|
": the material that people and animals eat : material containing carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and supplements (as minerals and vitamins) that is taken in by and used in the living body for growth and repair and as a source of energy for activities",
|
||
|
|
": inorganic substances (as nitrate and carbon dioxide) taken in by green plants and used to build organic nutrients",
|
||
|
|
": organic materials (as sugar and starch) formed by plants and used in their growth and activities",
|
||
|
|
": solid food as distinguished from drink",
|
||
|
|
": material consisting essentially of protein, carbohydrate, and fat used in the body of an organism to sustain growth, repair, and vital processes and to furnish energy",
|
||
|
|
": such material together with supplementary substances (as minerals, vitamins, and condiments)",
|
||
|
|
": nutriment in solid form"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00fcd",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00fcd",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00fcd"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bread",
|
||
|
|
"chow",
|
||
|
|
"chuck",
|
||
|
|
"comestibles",
|
||
|
|
"eatables",
|
||
|
|
"eats",
|
||
|
|
"edibles",
|
||
|
|
"fare",
|
||
|
|
"foodstuffs",
|
||
|
|
"grub",
|
||
|
|
"meat",
|
||
|
|
"provender",
|
||
|
|
"provisions",
|
||
|
|
"table",
|
||
|
|
"tucker",
|
||
|
|
"viands",
|
||
|
|
"victuals",
|
||
|
|
"vittles"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a farmer who grows his own food",
|
||
|
|
"drought victims who don't have enough food to eat",
|
||
|
|
"She gave food and drink to the hungry travelers.",
|
||
|
|
"What is your favorite food ?",
|
||
|
|
"fruits, vegetables, and other healthy foods",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Frozen food is now roughly one-third of what Iceland sells. \u2014 Saabira Chaudhuri, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The farm-fresh and local food is innovative and splashy, but the vibe is unpretentious. \u2014 Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Their spending held up through most of 2021 and into 2022, seemingly impervious to higher prices for everything from food to clothing. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"For fun and spectacle, this one can\u2019t be beat \u2014 and the food is top-notch, too. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The Wantable Caf\u00e9 on 123 E. Walker Street is open to everyone, but the food and drinks are free for Wantable employees \u2013 and that\u2019s by design. \u2014 Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But for me, food is the ultimate highlight of Juneteenth. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 16 June 2022",
|
||
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"Their spending held up through most of 2021 and into 2022, seemingly impervious to higher prices for everything from food to clothing. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, ajc , 16 June 2022",
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"The food was great, and most of it could be made off-site, requiring a fairly modest square footage for retail sites. \u2014 Anna Wiener, The New Yorker , 16 June 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"Middle English fode , from Old English f\u014dda ; akin to Old High German fuotar food, fodder, Latin panis bread, pascere to feed",
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},
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"foodstuffs":{
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"noun"
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],
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": a substance with food value",
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": the raw material of food before or after processing",
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": a substance that is used as food",
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": a substance with food value",
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": a specific nutrient (as a fat or protein)"
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],
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"\u02c8f\u00fcd-\u02ccst\u0259f",
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"\u02c8f\u00fcd-\u02ccst\u0259f",
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"\u02c8f\u00fcd-\u02ccst\u0259f"
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],
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"bread",
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"chow",
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"chuck",
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"comestibles",
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"eatables",
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"eats",
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"edibles",
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"fare",
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"food",
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"grub",
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"meat",
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"provender",
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"provisions",
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"table",
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"tucker",
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"viands",
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"victuals",
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"vittles"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In 2015, the taco \u2014 a staple foodstuff for millions of people; a morning meal, easy lunch, Tuesday dinner and late-night bite \u2014 got its own emoji. \u2014 G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
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"As the Greek Delta was close to Chicago\u2019s wholesale markets, the first Greek immigrants could buy foodstuff and become pushcart peddlers, even before learning English. \u2014 Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"Ship movements in the Black Sea, a key oil and foodstuff export route whose northern side is shared between Russia and Ukraine, have been frozen. \u2014 Costas Paris And Benoit Faucon, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2022",
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"Too little can lead to a bonk and even nausea if your blood sugar gets too low, while too much foodstuff can also provoke the gut and induce queasiness. \u2014 Patrick Wilson, Outside Online , 15 June 2020",
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"Scent is critical because, despite being a foodstuff , the tuber doesn\u2019t actually taste of very much. \u2014 Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021",
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||
|
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"As time passed, the indices were subcategorized; lard and corn, for instance, went into a separate index for foodstuff . \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 15 Oct. 2021",
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||
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|
"But bananas, like every foodstuff that grows in the Global South and becomes a beloved commodity in the Global North, have a rather sordid history. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Aug. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The researchers are also in talks with private companies interested in exploring the technology for other applications beyond storing astronaut foodstuff . \u2014 Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 July 2021"
|
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],
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||
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[
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"1872, in the meaning defined above"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193605"
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},
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"fool around":{
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"type":[
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||
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"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
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"definitions":[
|
||
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|
": to behave in a way that is not very serious",
|
||
|
|
": to spend time idly, aimlessly, or frivolously",
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||
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": to engage in casual sexual activity",
|
||
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"\u2014 see also fool around with"
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||
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],
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"pronounciation":[],
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||
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"synonyms":[
|
||
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"act up",
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||
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"clown (around)",
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||
|
|
"cut up",
|
||
|
|
"horse around",
|
||
|
|
"hotdog",
|
||
|
|
"monkey (around)",
|
||
|
|
"show off",
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||
|
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"showboat",
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||
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"skylark"
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||
|
|
],
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||
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"antonyms":[],
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||
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"examples":[
|
||
|
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"quit fooling around on the jungle gym, or you'll get hurt",
|
||
|
|
"spent the rainy afternoon listening to music and fooling around"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
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||
|
|
"1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193714"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foolery":{
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||
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"type":[
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||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a foolish act, utterance, or belief",
|
||
|
|
": foolish behavior"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00fcl-r\u0113",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00fc-l\u0259-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
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|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"absurdity",
|
||
|
|
"asininity",
|
||
|
|
"b\u00eatise",
|
||
|
|
"fatuity",
|
||
|
|
"folly",
|
||
|
|
"foppery",
|
||
|
|
"idiocy",
|
||
|
|
"imbecility",
|
||
|
|
"inanity",
|
||
|
|
"insanity",
|
||
|
|
"lunacy",
|
||
|
|
"stupidity"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"an amusing bit of foolery",
|
||
|
|
"it's foolery to expect me to let you shoplift that DVD",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"The whole of humanity doesn\u2019t fit tidily into three acts, even assuming as much frame-breaking foolery as Wilder allows. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Political pranking is traditionally thought of as benign foolery targeting the powerful. \u2014 Stanislav Budnitsky, The Conversation , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Our magpie eyes will always be drawn to foolery and ephemera. \u2014 Giles Hattersley, Vogue , 13 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Once every ten years, the first of April assumes a far more significant importance than the annual sharing of April foolery . \u2014 James Deutsch, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 Apr. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"All the organs of his body were working \u2014 bowels digesting food, skin renewing itself, nails growing, tissues forming \u2014 all toiling away in solemn foolery . \u2014 John Hirschauer, National Review , 17 Sep. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"In memory, during that long-ago evening on the edge of the woods, even my young children were drawn into its whirligig of shipwrecks, twins in disguise, misread letters, wise foolery and foolish wisdom. \u2014 Edward Rothstein, WSJ , 11 July 2019",
|
||
|
|
"Elsewhere, the lack of physicality that muted the foolery also seemed a factor affecting many actors\u2019 deliveries. \u2014 Edward Rothstein, WSJ , 11 July 2019",
|
||
|
|
"This single photograph simultaneously invokes the histories of racial violence and racial degradation, cruelly dismissing their gravity by casting them in the guise of comedy and youthful foolery . \u2014 Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic , 18 July 2019"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1562, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193541"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foolhardy":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": foolishly adventurous and bold : rash",
|
||
|
|
": foolishly adventurous : reckless"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00fcl-\u02cch\u00e4r-d\u0113",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00fcl-\u02cch\u00e4r-d\u0113"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"audacious",
|
||
|
|
"brash",
|
||
|
|
"daredevil",
|
||
|
|
"madcap",
|
||
|
|
"overbold",
|
||
|
|
"overconfident",
|
||
|
|
"reckless",
|
||
|
|
"temerarious"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"careful",
|
||
|
|
"cautious",
|
||
|
|
"circumspect",
|
||
|
|
"guarded",
|
||
|
|
"heedful",
|
||
|
|
"prudent",
|
||
|
|
"safe",
|
||
|
|
"wary"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"hikers who were foolhardy enough to remain on the summit during a thunderstorm",
|
||
|
|
"it's foolhardy to go hiking during late fall without warm clothes",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Should Putin be so foolhardy as to go further with his aggression, an attack on one NATO member would be treated as an attack on all. \u2014 Mary Ellen O'connell, CNN , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Assuming that the launch is at WWDC, buying a new MacBook ahead of that event is foolhardy at best. \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Compounded by the inconsonant and foolhardy foreign ventures of their successors, their missteps contributed to America\u2019s decline on the world stage. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In a moment that highlighted the thin line between bold and foolhardy , Walker finished a tough, hanging drive over the 7-foot-1 Gobert that put the Spurs ahead by a point with 14.9 seconds to play. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 18 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"But FromSoftware\u2019s insistence on keeping the game nearly impossible for non-elite players feels foolhardy . \u2014 Swapna Krishna, Wired , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Insisting that people come back to the office may seem foolhardy . \u2014 Scott Miraglia, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Alliances were foolhardy in great power politics, in his estimation; brute strength was the only thing that mattered. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Projecting with certainty the state\u2019s political direction would be foolhardy , given how quickly fortunes can change. \u2014 Michael Smolens Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Feb. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-172008"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foolishness":{
|
||
|
|
"type":"noun",
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"foolish behavior",
|
||
|
|
"a foolish act or idea"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":"\u02c8f\u00fc-lish-n\u0259s",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"absurdity",
|
||
|
|
"asininity",
|
||
|
|
"balminess",
|
||
|
|
"brainlessness",
|
||
|
|
"craziness",
|
||
|
|
"daftness",
|
||
|
|
"dippiness",
|
||
|
|
"dottiness",
|
||
|
|
"fatuity",
|
||
|
|
"fatuousness",
|
||
|
|
"folly",
|
||
|
|
"imbecility",
|
||
|
|
"inanity",
|
||
|
|
"insanity",
|
||
|
|
"lunacy",
|
||
|
|
"madness",
|
||
|
|
"nonsensicalness",
|
||
|
|
"nuttiness",
|
||
|
|
"preposterousness",
|
||
|
|
"senselessness",
|
||
|
|
"silliness",
|
||
|
|
"simplicity",
|
||
|
|
"unwisdom",
|
||
|
|
"wackiness",
|
||
|
|
"witlessness",
|
||
|
|
"zaniness"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"prudence",
|
||
|
|
"sagaciousness",
|
||
|
|
"sagacity",
|
||
|
|
"sageness",
|
||
|
|
"sanity",
|
||
|
|
"sapience",
|
||
|
|
"sensibleness",
|
||
|
|
"soundness",
|
||
|
|
"wisdom"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the foolishness of going off to search for the fountain of youth",
|
||
|
|
"couldn't listen to another second of their foolishness , so I told them to be quiet",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"One other thing The people are friendly and formidable, quick to flash a smile at friendliness \u2026 and just as quick to suck our teeth at foolishness \u2014 so mind your manners. \u2014 Juliet Pennington, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"What Putin has done is a terrible foolishness and a crime against both the Russian and Ukrainian peoples. \u2014 Stella Kalinina, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Characters break the fourth wall to talk directly to the camera, sometimes to explain basketball strategy, and sometimes to comment on hypocritical foolishness . \u2014 oregonlive , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The publishing industry happily appears to want nothing to do with such foolishness . \u2014 Barton Swaim, WSJ , 18 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Vladimir Putin\u2019s Ukraine invasion exposed the foolishness of relying on despotic regimes for resources, particularly energy. \u2014 John Barrasso, WSJ , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Put some foolishness in your April Fool\u2019s Day with this very funny 1999 showbiz satire starring Steve Martin as a low-rent movie producer and Eddie Murphy as the unwitting star of Martin\u2019s latest film. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Editors and reporters who worked with him at The Chronicle marveled at his attention to detail, his passionate advocacy for his reporters, and a blunt manner that brooked no foolishness but always made the writing better. \u2014 Kevin Fagan, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The name, Sottise, translates to foolishness or silliness in French. \u2014 Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic , 10 Dec. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":null,
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foot (it)":{
|
||
|
|
"type":null,
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":null,
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":null,
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foot soldier":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": infantryman",
|
||
|
|
": a person likened to an infantryman especially in doing active and usually unglamorous work in support of an organization or movement"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"dogsbody",
|
||
|
|
"drone",
|
||
|
|
"drudge",
|
||
|
|
"drudger",
|
||
|
|
"fag",
|
||
|
|
"grub",
|
||
|
|
"grubber",
|
||
|
|
"grunt",
|
||
|
|
"laborer",
|
||
|
|
"peon",
|
||
|
|
"plugger",
|
||
|
|
"slave",
|
||
|
|
"slogger",
|
||
|
|
"toiler",
|
||
|
|
"worker"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"foot soldiers in the war against drugs",
|
||
|
|
"he's been a foot soldier for several environmental organizations over the years",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"But defense lawyer Nina Ginsberg countered that the U.S. never presented any hard evidence that the defendant was anything other than a foot soldier in ISIS battling the Syrian Army. \u2014 Byjames Gordon Meek, ABC News , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Juarez is an unabashed foot soldier in a herculean effort to close the Latino COVID-19 vaccination gap in the state\u2019s third-most populous county. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Four of the five had already been named, and prosecutors also added a fifth man accused of being a Proud Boys foot soldier , per The New York Times. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Megan Valentine, a sub-3:00 marathoner, was our foot soldier , disappearing and somehow reappearing with dry socks to replace wet mittens. \u2014 Michelle Hamilton, Outside Online , 12 Apr. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"He\u2019s often described as an operative\u2019s operative\u2014a political foot soldier who just happens to find himself on the red team. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 9 Nov. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Today, Mexico has become a willing foot soldier in the U.S.\u2019 xenophobic policies toward migrants, including Haitian asylum-seekers. \u2014 France Francois, refinery29.com , 7 Oct. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Language can be a loyal foot soldier for stigma, helping to reinforce stereotypes. \u2014 Marisa Bate, refinery29.com , 30 Aug. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"But Conneau does not carry himself like a foot soldier in a battle for the future of the Web. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 July 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-091958"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"footling":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
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|
],
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"definitions":[
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||
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": lacking judgment or ability : inept",
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||
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": lacking use or value : trivial"
|
||
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],
|
||
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
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"\u02c8f\u00fc-t\u1d4al-i\u014b",
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||
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"\u02c8f\u00fct-li\u014b"
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||
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"chicken",
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"de minimis",
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"inconsequential",
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"inconsiderable",
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"insignificant",
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||
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"measly",
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"Mickey Mouse",
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"minute",
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||
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"negligible",
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"niggling",
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"no-account",
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"nominal",
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"paltry",
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"peanut",
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"petty",
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"picayune",
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"piddling",
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"piddly",
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"piffling",
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"pimping",
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"slight",
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"trifling",
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||
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"trivial"
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||
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"big",
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"consequential",
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||
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"considerable",
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||
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"important",
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||
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"material",
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||
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"significant"
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||
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],
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||
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"examples":[
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||
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"the assistant's job was to shield the president from such footling problems"
|
||
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],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":" footle ",
|
||
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"first_known_use":[
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||
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"1888, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171243"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"footpath":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
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||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a narrow path for pedestrians",
|
||
|
|
": a path for walkers"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8fu\u0307t-\u02ccpath",
|
||
|
|
"-\u02ccp\u00e4th",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8fu\u0307t-\u02ccpath",
|
||
|
|
"-\u02ccp\u00e4th"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
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"path",
|
||
|
|
"pathway",
|
||
|
|
"trace",
|
||
|
|
"track",
|
||
|
|
"trail"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a footpath winding through the garden",
|
||
|
|
"found the footpath leading down into the valley",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"With his father\u2019s dog tags around his neck, carrying a 60-pound backpack, Adam Tarlin stepped onto the footpath \u2014and into a new self. \u2014 Dan Koeppel, Outside Online , 5 Sep. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"Leo plays the consummate host, greeting guests, accompanying them to their rooms, and carrying out regular security patrols of the property, which sits right on the main footpath , and has tourists walking by every minute. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 22 Oct. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Kaino walks deeper into the forest on a wooden footpath that, when visitors arrive, will be coated with dark, recycled rubber mulch. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Follow the footpath that winds around the lake before taking the cable car that whisks you up more than 5,000 feet to the Vogel ski resort. \u2014 Mary Novakovich, CNN , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"As the officer approached the vehicle in his squad, the Tahoe \u2014 with trailer and golf carts in tow \u2014 started driving off the footpath into the parking lot. \u2014 Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In warmer months, hikers can trek along a section of the Finger Lakes Trail, a 580-mile footpath that stretches across the state. \u2014 Jonathan Olivier, Outside Online , 21 Aug. 2018",
|
||
|
|
"At Warsaw\u2019s central railway station, a mother and her two children navigated a thin footpath through the crowd of refugees sitting on the floor, steps, their suitcases or bags. \u2014 Drew Hinshaw And Ian Lovett, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But a steady stream of men has made its way into Ukraine in recent days via the border here, either in personal vehicles or utilizing the concrete pedestrian footpath to the border. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Mar. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174306"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forbid":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to proscribe (see proscribe sense 2 ) from or as if from the position of one in authority : command against",
|
||
|
|
": to hinder or prevent as if by an effectual command",
|
||
|
|
": accursed",
|
||
|
|
": to order not to do something"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u0259r-\u02c8bid",
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-",
|
||
|
|
"f\u0259r-\u02c8bid"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"ban",
|
||
|
|
"bar",
|
||
|
|
"enjoin",
|
||
|
|
"interdict",
|
||
|
|
"outlaw",
|
||
|
|
"prohibit",
|
||
|
|
"proscribe"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"allow",
|
||
|
|
"let",
|
||
|
|
"permit",
|
||
|
|
"suffer"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"I forbid you to go!",
|
||
|
|
"She was forbidden by her parents to marry him.",
|
||
|
|
"She was forbidden from marrying him.",
|
||
|
|
"The museum forbids flash photography.",
|
||
|
|
"The company's rules forbid dating among employees.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
||
|
|
"Earlier this month, the court ruled that California could not forbid those under 21 from buying assault weapons. \u2014 James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Contrary to what at least one critic believes, the LDS Church does not forbid the consumption of French fries. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The advisor had reservations about a fourth video but did not forbid Tiber from showing it. \u2014 Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Perhaps Vermeule and Smith are of the view that the natural law does, in fact, forbid the constitutional arrangements adopted by the people through the Constitution. \u2014 J. Joel Alicea, National Review , 3 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Alabama\u2019s law doesn\u2019t forbid contraception, including birth control pills. \u2014 al , 3 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"As musicals continue their resurgence, a decision has been made to forbid the submission of more than three songs from the same film for consideration in the best original song category. \u2014 Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Once a snob who tried to forbid Julia from participating in public television, Paul has since gone through a transformative arc, learning how to support his wife while still being his own person. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 5 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Then, the school updated its rules to forbid that, too, and tighten down on demonstrations. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Verb and Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
||
|
|
"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"1606, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193918"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forbidding":{
|
||
|
|
"type":"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"such as to make approach or passage difficult or impossible",
|
||
|
|
"disagreeable , repellent",
|
||
|
|
"grim , menacing",
|
||
|
|
"tending to frighten or discourage"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":"f\u0259r-\u02c8bi-di\u014b",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"alarming",
|
||
|
|
"dire",
|
||
|
|
"direful",
|
||
|
|
"dread",
|
||
|
|
"dreadful",
|
||
|
|
"fearful",
|
||
|
|
"fearsome",
|
||
|
|
"formidable",
|
||
|
|
"frightening",
|
||
|
|
"frightful",
|
||
|
|
"ghastly",
|
||
|
|
"hair-raising",
|
||
|
|
"horrendous",
|
||
|
|
"horrible",
|
||
|
|
"horrifying",
|
||
|
|
"intimidating",
|
||
|
|
"redoubtable",
|
||
|
|
"scary",
|
||
|
|
"shocking",
|
||
|
|
"spine-chilling",
|
||
|
|
"terrible",
|
||
|
|
"terrifying"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a harsh and forbidding landscape",
|
||
|
|
"a dark, forbidding house, that is reputed to be haunted",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"The Arcane event took place in a forbidding Victorian-style former factory in South Los Angeles, turning it into a steampunk recreation of the anime series inspired by characters in Riot Games\u2019 League of Legends. \u2014 David Bloom, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The East Village streets during the pandemic became forbidding places at 2 o\u2019clock in the morning, when the puppy needed a walk. \u2014 John Leland, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The East Village streets during the pandemic became forbidding places at 2 o\u2019clock in the morning, when the puppy needed a walk. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Peer into their forbidding black hoods and gaily stitched pieces of hot-pink woolen felt inside invite unexpected visual caresses. \u2014 Christopher Knightart Critic, Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The combination of stiffness and violence in her gesticulations expressed a forbidding level of psychological tension. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Despite his forbidding demeanor, after rising to prominence with the Screaming Trees in the late 1980s, Lanegan worked with a wide array of artists, ranging from Queens of the Stone Age to Belle & Sebastian\u2019s Isobel Campbell to Marianne Faithfull. \u2014 A.d. Amorosi, Variety , 22 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"This wasn\u2019t a joyous festival of sport; this was a forbidding fortress of separation. \u2014 Christine Brennan, USA TODAY , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But a diary and map found by Mikkelsen indicated that Mylius-Erichsen had placed his definitive findings in a cairn, built in a remote spot on the forbidding landscape. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Feb. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":null,
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"force field":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": field sense 6a",
|
||
|
|
": a special charm, aura, or spirit that can influence anyone in its presence",
|
||
|
|
": something resembling a force field especially in intensity that restricts or impedes movement toward an area or object"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"allure",
|
||
|
|
"animal magnetism",
|
||
|
|
"appeal",
|
||
|
|
"attractiveness",
|
||
|
|
"captivation",
|
||
|
|
"charisma",
|
||
|
|
"charm",
|
||
|
|
"duende",
|
||
|
|
"enchantment",
|
||
|
|
"fascination",
|
||
|
|
"glamour",
|
||
|
|
"glamor",
|
||
|
|
"magic",
|
||
|
|
"magnetism",
|
||
|
|
"oomph",
|
||
|
|
"pizzazz",
|
||
|
|
"pizazz",
|
||
|
|
"seductiveness",
|
||
|
|
"witchery"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"repulsion",
|
||
|
|
"repulsiveness"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"an entrepreneur whose force field is intense enough to make you share in his dreams",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"One sign that the force field around oligarchs is getting porous are the stories now appearing in the British media, some of which would have been hard to imagine before the Russian invasion. \u2014 David Segal, New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Some analysts suggest that Putin\u2019s decades in power have begun to act as something of a reality-distorting force field , an echo chamber of sorts. \u2014 Laura King, Los Angeles Times , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The birds of prey function as a pseudo force field , providing an environmentally conscious form of pest control. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Two justly famous visual tropes, the slowing-down of bullets in flight and the force field with which Neo wards them off, return, too, with a couple of minor new touches that suggest technical advances more than artistic ones. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 24 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Within the force field of the neuter, friendship draws life from exposure to death; distance makes possible intimacy; and communication arises from incommensurability. \u2014 Robert Pogue Harrison, The New York Review of Books , 12 Mar. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"But Craig is obviously disinterested in that take on the role, and in No Time to Die the actor pushes the audience to notice more cracks in Bond\u2019s facade, playing his super-spy coolness as a force field against emotion that\u2019s starting to falter. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 5 Oct. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The vaccines aren\u2019t a force field that wards off all things covid. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 Sep. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The problematic penalties returned, the discipline diminished, the force field inside the red zone remained. \u2014 Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times , 12 Sep. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1920, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194107"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forced":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": compelled by force or necessity : involuntary",
|
||
|
|
": done or produced with effort, exertion, or pressure"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022frst"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"compulsory",
|
||
|
|
"imperative",
|
||
|
|
"incumbent",
|
||
|
|
"involuntary",
|
||
|
|
"mandatory",
|
||
|
|
"necessary",
|
||
|
|
"nonelective",
|
||
|
|
"obligatory",
|
||
|
|
"peremptory",
|
||
|
|
"required"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"elective",
|
||
|
|
"optional",
|
||
|
|
"voluntary"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"forced attendance at political indoctrination sessions",
|
||
|
|
"wasn't too excited about their wedding plans and so gave them a forced smile",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"The forced implementation of this idea led to years of famine. \u2014 Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker , 7 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Russia\u2019s move, like a forced error in baseball, was set in motion by the actions of the Biden administration and other western powers in responding to that country\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Zenger News, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Her voice took on the forced lightness of someone trying to convince herself of something. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But the forced slowdown of the pandemic also helped Jones discover new methods of creation with his music. \u2014 Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune , 14 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Her mother was part of a 1956 forced adoption program and was raised in Texas, but Edenshaw returned to Alaska for college and eventually took the Yup\u2019ik name Keneggnarkayaaggaq, meaning a person with a beautiful persona, spirit, aura and friend. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"When Chief Justice Earl Warren handed down the ruling in Miranda vs. Arizona, it was lauded as a major new protection against forced confessions. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Worse, Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins signed up to be a part of this cinematic nonsense that even a forced insertion of Arthurian legend can't help. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine and the forced exodus of 4 million people \u2014 half of them children \u2014 have added a new impetus to Francis\u2019 trip, which was originally scheduled for May 2020 but postponed because of the pandemic. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 1 Apr. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"circa 1537, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200425"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forceful":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": possessing or filled with force : effective",
|
||
|
|
": having much strength : vigorous"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022frs-f\u0259l",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022frs-f\u0259l"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"cogent",
|
||
|
|
"compelling",
|
||
|
|
"conclusive",
|
||
|
|
"convincing",
|
||
|
|
"decisive",
|
||
|
|
"effective",
|
||
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"persuasive",
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"satisfying",
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"strong",
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"telling"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"inconclusive",
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"indecisive",
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"ineffective",
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"uncompelling",
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"unconvincing",
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"unpersuasive"
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],
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"examples":[
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"He has a very forceful personality.",
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"She's a confident and forceful leader.",
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"They have made a forceful argument in favor of changing the system.",
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"The government has threatened to use more forceful measures if necessary.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"McMorrow responded Tuesday with a forceful , impassioned floor speech that resonated nationwide. \u2014 NBC News , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"Rau was more forceful than many Western leaders in denouncing war crimes allegedly committed by Russia. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Mar. 2022",
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"The Assembly\u2019s changes drew forceful opposition from Bronson and members of his administration. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 15 Dec. 2021",
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"The New York Times President Biden's nominee for comptroller of the currency, Saule Omarova, withdrew from Senate consideration on Tuesday after facing forceful opposition from Republican senators over her writings as a legal scholar. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 8 Dec. 2021",
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"The church\u2019s forceful opposition helped turn public opinion in Utah against the Cold War-era proposal, and the U.S. eventually abandoned the MX project. \u2014 David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 May 2021",
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"The Comando G seemed a little more intense and forceful than the California wine. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Apr. 2021",
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"In showing forceful opposition to the coronavirus relief bill that Democrats hope to push through Congress even without GOP support, Republicans can\u2019t help but take swipes at President Biden for a say-one-thing-do-another style of unity. \u2014 Emily Brooks, Washington Examiner , 24 Feb. 2021",
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"Analysts said Obama\u2019s endorsement of Biden is more forceful than his embrace of Clinton. \u2014 Dallas News , 19 Aug. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":[
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"1571, in the meaning defined above"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221311"
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},
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"forearm":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": to arm in advance : prepare",
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": the part of the human arm between the elbow and the wrist",
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": the corresponding part in other vertebrates",
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": the part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist",
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": the part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist",
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": the corresponding part in other vertebrates"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02cc)f\u022fr-\u02c8\u00e4rm",
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cc\u00e4rm",
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||
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cc\u00e4rm",
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||
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"\u02c8f\u014dr-\u02cc\u00e4rm, \u02c8f\u022fr-"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"brace",
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"fortify",
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"nerve",
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"poise",
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"psych (up)",
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"ready",
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"steel",
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"strengthen"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"forearmed themselves for the championship game with the help of a sports psychologist",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"But there's more to forearm training than squeezing a stress ball for hours on end. \u2014 Brett Williams, Men's Health , 14 June 2022",
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"That led to Stoudemire and Boris Diaw leaving the bench as a scrum broke out that included Horry forearming Raja Bell. \u2014 Duane Rankin, azcentral , 18 May 2020",
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"The team\u2019s initial diagnosis was forearm tightness, and it later was changed to forearm discomfort. \u2014 John Shea, SFChronicle.com , 19 June 2019",
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"To be forewarned is to be forearmed , and knowing the locations of enemy forces will help ground commanders make critical decisions about their own forces. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 6 Sep. 2018",
|
||
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"Forewarned about Russian trolling should be forearmed . \u2014 Trudy Rubin, Philly.com , 26 Apr. 2018",
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"No matter how forewarned a team might be, there is no such thing as forearmed . \u2014 Rory Smith, New York Times , 24 Apr. 2018",
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"Yet if the skater extends an elbow or forearm out from the central axis of rotation, that means a slower spin. \u2014 Tom Avril, Philly.com , 7 Feb. 2018",
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"Forewarned is forearmed , so here's an advance cheat sheet placing the tax cut in perspective. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com , 30 Jan. 2018",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
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"Landing squarely in the good news category was the fact an MRI of Aaron Ashby's left forearm prior to the team's big four-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals at American Family Field revealed nothing more than general inflammation. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
|
||
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"Instead, attack every forearm muscle in 60 seconds with this kneeling, bottom-up kettlebell clean to twist. \u2014 Ebenezer Samuel, Men's Health , 17 June 2022",
|
||
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"Pushing up his sleeve reveals a solid, sculpted forearm . \u2014 Liza Lentini, SPIN , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"His strap-on flying suit has a small jet engine worn on the back, plus two smaller jet engines worn on each forearm to direct thrust where pilot feels it\u2019s needed to hover or move in any direction through the air. \u2014 Rohit Jaggi, Robb Report , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"The Facebook account listed in charging documents shows a photo of Davidson with forearm tattoos that detectives said distinguished him in surveillance footage from the convenience store. \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 14 June 2022",
|
||
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"Ina smokes pot out of a pipe that might have previously been someone\u2019s forearm . \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
|
||
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"Another\u2019s forearm had been shattered by a minute metal splinter. \u2014 Phil Klay, The New Yorker , 11 June 2022",
|
||
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"Gutierrez was placed on the IL on Sunday with right forearm stiffness. \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 6 June 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[
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"Verb",
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"1584, in the meaning defined above",
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"Noun",
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||
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"1741, in the meaning defined above"
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||
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203703"
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},
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"foreboding":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
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": the act of one who forebodes",
|
||
|
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": an omen, prediction, or presentiment especially of coming evil : portent",
|
||
|
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": indicative of or marked by foreboding",
|
||
|
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": a feeling that something bad is going to happen"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"pronounciation":[
|
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|
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"(\u02cc)f\u022fr-\u02c8b\u014d-di\u014b",
|
||
|
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"f\u022fr-\u02c8b\u014d-di\u014b"
|
||
|
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],
|
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|
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"synonyms":[
|
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|
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"premonition",
|
||
|
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"presage",
|
||
|
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"presentiment",
|
||
|
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"prognostication"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"baleful",
|
||
|
|
"dire",
|
||
|
|
"direful",
|
||
|
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"doomy",
|
||
|
|
"ill",
|
||
|
|
"ill-boding",
|
||
|
|
"inauspicious",
|
||
|
|
"menacing",
|
||
|
|
"minatory",
|
||
|
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"ominous",
|
||
|
|
"portentous",
|
||
|
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"sinister",
|
||
|
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"threatening"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"She was filled with a sense of foreboding .",
|
||
|
|
"It seems that her forebodings were justified.",
|
||
|
|
"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"foreboding war clouds began to gather",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"The day was a patchwork of the hopeful and the foreboding . \u2014 New York Times , 8 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In Washington, there\u2019s a deep foreboding about the stakes that are so reminiscent of the past. \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 27 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Overlaying everything, domestic or foreign, is a constant foreboding in the White House over what Trump might do next. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 16 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"An inescapable north wind joined with the frigid thermometer readings to yield wind chills in the teens, enhancing our meteorological foreboding . \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Musically, the duo did their best to underscore the tension and foreboding of the moment. \u2014 Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic , 6 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"At the start of yet another year of Covid-19 in our midst, its latest variant rising, there is for many a sense of familiar foreboding . \u2014 New York Times , 3 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The split-level set kept the actors in exquisite balance; the sense of tragic foreboding seemed to well up from inside the characters themselves. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Nov. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Since then, feelings of fear, anxiety and general foreboding have loomed over the neighborhood. \u2014 Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Nov. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"The massive lineup of military vehicles \u2014 sometimes positioned two or three side-by-side on the road, sometimes spaced by several yards \u2014 appears both formidable and foreboding . \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Nearly two years have passed since the fifth season of Outlander wrapped, ending on an incredibly solemn and foreboding note. \u2014 Sharareh Drury, Variety , 6 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In Kyiv, where Ukrainians had been nervously awaiting Mr. Putin\u2019s decision, the reaction to his speech was one of disgust and foreboding . \u2014 New York Times , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The foreboding arrival of the Spacing Guild \u2014 descending the Heighliner ramp to deliver a mandate to Leto \u2014 sets the stage for director Denis Villeneuve\u2019s ambitious vision. \u2014 Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"People dressed in black pile up, forming a foreboding cyclone of human bodies. \u2014 Hannah Dailey, Billboard , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But despite their foreboding appearance, these marine phantoms are harmless, except to plankton. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 27 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In the end, the sensation is the same: a foreboding feeling of pervasive, imminent risk. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 26 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Though how this plays out, given that this is the final season of the main show, and Daryl\u2019s spin-off is with Carol, not Connie, is a little foreboding for her ultimate fate. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
|
||
|
|
"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"1630, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181845"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
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|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
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||
|
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"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to calculate or predict (some future event or condition) usually as a result of study and analysis of available pertinent data",
|
||
|
|
": to predict (weather conditions) on the basis of correlated meteorological (see meteorology sense 1 ) observations",
|
||
|
|
": to indicate as likely to occur",
|
||
|
|
": to serve as a forecast of : presage",
|
||
|
|
": to calculate the future",
|
||
|
|
": a prophecy, estimate, or prediction of a future happening or condition",
|
||
|
|
": foresight of consequences and provision against them : forethought",
|
||
|
|
": to predict often after thought and study of available evidence",
|
||
|
|
": a prediction of something in the future"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cckast",
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8kast",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cckast",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cckast"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"augur",
|
||
|
|
"call",
|
||
|
|
"foretell",
|
||
|
|
"predict",
|
||
|
|
"presage",
|
||
|
|
"prognosticate",
|
||
|
|
"prophesy",
|
||
|
|
"read",
|
||
|
|
"vaticinate"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"auguring",
|
||
|
|
"augury",
|
||
|
|
"bodement",
|
||
|
|
"cast",
|
||
|
|
"forecasting",
|
||
|
|
"foretelling",
|
||
|
|
"predicting",
|
||
|
|
"prediction",
|
||
|
|
"presaging",
|
||
|
|
"prognosis",
|
||
|
|
"prognostic",
|
||
|
|
"prognosticating",
|
||
|
|
"prognostication",
|
||
|
|
"prophecy",
|
||
|
|
"prophesy",
|
||
|
|
"soothsaying",
|
||
|
|
"vaticination"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"They're forecasting rain for this weekend.",
|
||
|
|
"The company is forecasting reduced profits.",
|
||
|
|
"Experts forecast that the economy will slow in the coming months.",
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"want to catch the weather forecast so I'll know what kind of clothes to pack for the trip tomorrow",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
||
|
|
"Inflation is far more stubborn than the Federal Reserve and many economists had forecast a year ago. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Economists had forecast that the CPI rose 8.2% in May, according to FactSet. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 210,000 applications for the latest week. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Job gains in May far surpassed the roughly 328,000 new jobs economists had forecast but fell short of the 436,000 new jobs added in April, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department. \u2014 Jonathan Ponciano, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Economists had forecast 500,000 jobs would be added in September, but the initial report released on Oct. 8 says only 194,000 were created, not enough to get to full employment for a while. \u2014 Mike Madden And Rachel Siegel, Anchorage Daily News , 31 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Most economists have forecast that inflation, as measured by the Fed\u2019s preferred gauge, will still be at about 4% or higher by the end of this year. \u2014 NBC News , 27 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Most economists have forecast that inflation, as measured by the Fed\u2019s preferred gauge, will still be at about 4% or higher by the end of this year. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, ajc , 27 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"At Walmart, which owns a fleet of 7,400 diesel trucks, U.S. fuel costs ran more than $160 million higher than the company had forecast , Chief Executive Doug McMillon told analysts. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"While Tuesday is the only day expected to threaten the record books, the remainder of the week will stay warm, with forecast temperatures in the high 80s and low 90s, with lows in the mid-60s. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 17 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"That forecast has fallen to below 2% as expectations have grown for higher interest rates and unemployment. \u2014 Nate Rattner, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Global economic growth will slow before the end of 2022, and most countries should begin preparing for a recession, the World Bank said in an economic forecast released Tuesday. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 8 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"However, there are some pretty huge assumptions baked into that forecast . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 8 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Global economic growth is expected to slow down before the end of the year, and most countries should begin preparing for a recession, according to the World Bank\u2019s latest global economic forecast released on Tuesday. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In 2021, the Global Metaverse Market was valued at $63.8 billion with the expectation to surge to $100.3 billion by the end of 2022 and $1.5 trillion by 2029 at 47.6% CAGR during the forecast period. \u2014 Ugonna-ora Owoh, Quartz , 26 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Even after giving an upbeat sales forecast in March, Tan said that the semiconductor industry won\u2019t be able to stay on its current trajectory. \u2014 Liana Baker, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Oregon\u2019s state economists delivered another astonishing revenue forecast Wednesday, with surging tax revenues now predicted to deliver a record kicker rebate of $3 billion to taxpayers in 2024. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 May 2022"
|
||
|
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|
||
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||
|
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"first_known_use":[
|
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"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
|
||
|
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"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"1527, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214811"
|
||
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|
||
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|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
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"adjective",
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||
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"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to calculate or predict (some future event or condition) usually as a result of study and analysis of available pertinent data",
|
||
|
|
": to predict (weather conditions) on the basis of correlated meteorological (see meteorology sense 1 ) observations",
|
||
|
|
": to indicate as likely to occur",
|
||
|
|
": to serve as a forecast of : presage",
|
||
|
|
": to calculate the future",
|
||
|
|
": a prophecy, estimate, or prediction of a future happening or condition",
|
||
|
|
": foresight of consequences and provision against them : forethought",
|
||
|
|
": to predict often after thought and study of available evidence",
|
||
|
|
": a prediction of something in the future"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cckast",
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8kast",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cckast",
|
||
|
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cckast"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"augur",
|
||
|
|
"call",
|
||
|
|
"foretell",
|
||
|
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"predict",
|
||
|
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"presage",
|
||
|
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"prognosticate",
|
||
|
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"prophesy",
|
||
|
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"read",
|
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"vaticinate"
|
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],
|
||
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"antonyms":[
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"auguring",
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"augury",
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"bodement",
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"cast",
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"forecasting",
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"foretelling",
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"predicting",
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"prediction",
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"presaging",
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"prognosis",
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"prognostic",
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"prognosticating",
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"prognostication",
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"prophecy",
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"prophesy",
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"soothsaying",
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"vaticination"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"They're forecasting rain for this weekend.",
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"The company is forecasting reduced profits.",
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||
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"Experts forecast that the economy will slow in the coming months.",
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"Noun",
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"want to catch the weather forecast so I'll know what kind of clothes to pack for the trip tomorrow",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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||
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"Inflation is far more stubborn than the Federal Reserve and many economists had forecast a year ago. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
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"Economists had forecast that the CPI rose 8.2% in May, according to FactSet. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 210,000 applications for the latest week. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"Job gains in May far surpassed the roughly 328,000 new jobs economists had forecast but fell short of the 436,000 new jobs added in April, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department. \u2014 Jonathan Ponciano, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"Economists had forecast 500,000 jobs would be added in September, but the initial report released on Oct. 8 says only 194,000 were created, not enough to get to full employment for a while. \u2014 Mike Madden And Rachel Siegel, Anchorage Daily News , 31 May 2022",
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"Most economists have forecast that inflation, as measured by the Fed\u2019s preferred gauge, will still be at about 4% or higher by the end of this year. \u2014 NBC News , 27 May 2022",
|
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"Most economists have forecast that inflation, as measured by the Fed\u2019s preferred gauge, will still be at about 4% or higher by the end of this year. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, ajc , 27 May 2022",
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|
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"At Walmart, which owns a fleet of 7,400 diesel trucks, U.S. fuel costs ran more than $160 million higher than the company had forecast , Chief Executive Doug McMillon told analysts. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"While Tuesday is the only day expected to threaten the record books, the remainder of the week will stay warm, with forecast temperatures in the high 80s and low 90s, with lows in the mid-60s. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 17 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"That forecast has fallen to below 2% as expectations have grown for higher interest rates and unemployment. \u2014 Nate Rattner, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Global economic growth will slow before the end of 2022, and most countries should begin preparing for a recession, the World Bank said in an economic forecast released Tuesday. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 8 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"However, there are some pretty huge assumptions baked into that forecast . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 8 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Global economic growth is expected to slow down before the end of the year, and most countries should begin preparing for a recession, according to the World Bank\u2019s latest global economic forecast released on Tuesday. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In 2021, the Global Metaverse Market was valued at $63.8 billion with the expectation to surge to $100.3 billion by the end of 2022 and $1.5 trillion by 2029 at 47.6% CAGR during the forecast period. \u2014 Ugonna-ora Owoh, Quartz , 26 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Even after giving an upbeat sales forecast in March, Tan said that the semiconductor industry won\u2019t be able to stay on its current trajectory. \u2014 Liana Baker, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Oregon\u2019s state economists delivered another astonishing revenue forecast Wednesday, with surging tax revenues now predicted to deliver a record kicker rebate of $3 billion to taxpayers in 2024. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 May 2022"
|
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|
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],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
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"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
|
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|
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"Noun",
|
||
|
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"1527, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200948"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"forego":{
|
||
|
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"type":"verb (1)",
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"to go before precede",
|
||
|
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"to give up the enjoyment or advantage of do without",
|
||
|
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"forsake"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":"f\u022fr-\u02c8g\u014d",
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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|
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"antecede",
|
||
|
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"antedate",
|
||
|
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"precede",
|
||
|
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"predate",
|
||
|
|
"preexist"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"follow",
|
||
|
|
"postdate",
|
||
|
|
"succeed"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":null,
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Verb (1)",
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foregoer":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb ()"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to go before : precede",
|
||
|
|
": to give up the enjoyment or advantage of : do without",
|
||
|
|
": forsake"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8g\u014d"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"antecede",
|
||
|
|
"antedate",
|
||
|
|
"precede",
|
||
|
|
"predate",
|
||
|
|
"preexist"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"follow",
|
||
|
|
"postdate",
|
||
|
|
"succeed"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Verb (1)",
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224213"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foregoing":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": listed, mentioned, or occurring before",
|
||
|
|
": going before : already mentioned"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8g\u014d-i\u014b",
|
||
|
|
"-\u02c8g\u022f(-)i\u014b",
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8g\u014d-i\u014b"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"antecedent",
|
||
|
|
"anterior",
|
||
|
|
"former",
|
||
|
|
"precedent",
|
||
|
|
"preceding",
|
||
|
|
"previous",
|
||
|
|
"prior"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"after",
|
||
|
|
"ensuing",
|
||
|
|
"following",
|
||
|
|
"later",
|
||
|
|
"posterior",
|
||
|
|
"subsequent",
|
||
|
|
"succeeding"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"your foregoing statement contradicts your latest one",
|
||
|
|
"for the foregoing reasons, I believe that we have no choice but to deliver a guilty verdict",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"The daily average is also now a significant undercount, with most people testing positive on rapid tests that go unreported or foregoing testing altogether. \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 31 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"To those of you that are seriously immersed in the AI field, none of this foregoing pronouncement is surprising or raises any eyebrows. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"That should help doctors and patients feel more comfortable foregoing radiation after thyroid surgery, Leboulleux said. \u2014 Angus Chen, STAT , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"None of the foregoing discussion is intended to imply that collaboration tools are inherently evil or unable to deliver productivity benefits. \u2014 Mark Settle, Forbes , 14 Sep. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Note that the foregoing description about what to do in a car crash or collision is predicated on the notion that the other car had a driver at the wheel. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 1 Oct. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The foregoing content reflects Rick Miller\u2019s opinions and is subject to change at any time without notice. \u2014 Rick Miller, Forbes , 24 June 2021",
|
||
|
|
"On a night when Clayton Kershaw was nigh unhittable in leading Los Angeles to a 3\u20131 win, Bregman supplied the foregoing qualifier by hitting a fourth-inning home run. \u2014 Steven Goldman, Slate Magazine , 27 Oct. 2017"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201145"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forehead":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the part of the face above the eyes",
|
||
|
|
": the front or forepart of something",
|
||
|
|
": the part of the face above the eyes",
|
||
|
|
": the part of the face above the eyes"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cched",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4r-\u0259d",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-",
|
||
|
|
"also",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u0259d",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cched",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u0259d",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4r-; \u02c8f\u014d(\u0259)r-\u02cched",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022f(\u0259)r-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"facade",
|
||
|
|
"fa\u00e7ade",
|
||
|
|
"face",
|
||
|
|
"forepart",
|
||
|
|
"front"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"back",
|
||
|
|
"rear",
|
||
|
|
"rearward",
|
||
|
|
"reverse"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the forehead of the ancient temple features a frieze of dramatically posed figures",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"In the second shot, Moore and Humm cuddle close, with the Swiss chef and N.Y.C.-based restaurateur resting his lips on Moore's forehead . \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"For example, $700 for the crow's feet, $700 for the glabella, and $700 for the forehead . \u2014 Micaela English, Town & Country , 14 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"At the corner of East College and South Brook streets, Michael Evans' forehead was glistening. \u2014 Thomas Birmingham, The Courier-Journal , 13 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In short, there\u2019s a confounding number of products, and some pretty outlandish medical claims out there\u2014but making the right choices needn\u2019t furrow the forehead . \u2014 Nick Scott, Robb Report , 12 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"First, the brow hairs are brushed upward towards the forehead to give you the exact idea of what the final product will look like. \u2014 Chelsea Avila, Allure , 10 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The twist was most apparent in the color that traveled from the forehead to the cheek, giving the effect of Gucci glam and maximalism, even with blush. \u2014 ELLE , 18 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Jason Collins, special-effects makeup designer, applied a silicone forehead to James that was blended above her eyes. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 26 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The older brother huddled in a chair in the apartment lobby, moaning and clutching at his forehead . \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225435"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foreign":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": situated outside a place or country",
|
||
|
|
": situated outside one's own country",
|
||
|
|
": born in, belonging to, or characteristic of some place or country other than the one under consideration",
|
||
|
|
": of, relating to, or proceeding from some other person or material thing than the one under consideration",
|
||
|
|
": alien in character : not connected or pertinent",
|
||
|
|
": related to or dealing with other nations",
|
||
|
|
": occurring in an abnormal situation in the living body and often introduced from outside",
|
||
|
|
": not recognized by the immune system as part of the self",
|
||
|
|
": not being within the jurisdiction of a political unit (such as a state)",
|
||
|
|
": located outside of a place or country and especially outside of a person's own country",
|
||
|
|
": belonging to a place or country other than the one under consideration",
|
||
|
|
": relating to or having to do with other nations",
|
||
|
|
": not normally belonging or wanted where found",
|
||
|
|
": occurring in an abnormal situation in the living body and often introduced from outside",
|
||
|
|
": not recognized by the immune system as part of the self",
|
||
|
|
": not being within the jurisdiction of a political unit (as a state)",
|
||
|
|
": being from or in a state other than the one in which a matter is being considered",
|
||
|
|
"\u2014 compare domestic"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u0259n",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4r-",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u0259n",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u0259n, \u02c8f\u00e4r-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"alien",
|
||
|
|
"nonnative"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"domestic",
|
||
|
|
"native"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"They've visited several foreign countries.",
|
||
|
|
"We don't get many foreign visitors.",
|
||
|
|
"Have you studied any foreign languages?",
|
||
|
|
"She has a foreign accent.",
|
||
|
|
"the ministry of foreign affairs",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Baidu, for instance, was placed on a provisional watchlist of foreign companies that might face delisting from U.S. exchanges earlier this year. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Solar manufacturers need help to compete against foreign companies, but solar installers need affordable panels to use on projects right now. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 10 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"As the war drags on, many yearn for life to go back to normal, before prices went crazy and foreign companies quit the country over Russia\u2019s invasion. \u2014 Robyn Dixon, Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"With nearly 1,000 foreign companies having left, some consumers have felt the difference as stocks ran low. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 4 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The impact will be less noticeable outside major cities, but with nearly 1,000 foreign companies having left, some consumers have felt the difference as stocks ran low. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Hundreds of foreign companies, including 330 U.S. firms, have completely withdrawn from Russia, suspended or scaled back their operations in the country. \u2014 Ann M. Simmons, WSJ , 3 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The impact will be less noticeable outside major cities, but with nearly 1,000 foreign companies having left, some consumers have felt the difference as stocks ran low. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The plan eventually fizzled in the face of fierce opposition led by Louisiana Republican Sen. John Kennedy, who expressed outrage that foreign satellite companies would reap most of the money from a sale of U.S. government spectrum. \u2014 Peter Elkind, ProPublica , 26 May 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English forein , from Anglo-French, from Late Latin foranus on the outside, from Latin foris outside \u2014 more at forum ",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190647"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foremost":{
|
||
|
|
"type":"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"first in a series or progression",
|
||
|
|
"of first rank or position preeminent",
|
||
|
|
"in the first place",
|
||
|
|
"most importantly",
|
||
|
|
"first in time, place, or order most important",
|
||
|
|
"in the first place"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccm\u014dst",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"arch",
|
||
|
|
"big",
|
||
|
|
"capital",
|
||
|
|
"cardinal",
|
||
|
|
"central",
|
||
|
|
"chief",
|
||
|
|
"dominant",
|
||
|
|
"first",
|
||
|
|
"grand",
|
||
|
|
"great",
|
||
|
|
"greatest",
|
||
|
|
"highest",
|
||
|
|
"key",
|
||
|
|
"leading",
|
||
|
|
"main",
|
||
|
|
"master",
|
||
|
|
"number one",
|
||
|
|
"No. 1",
|
||
|
|
"numero uno",
|
||
|
|
"overbearing",
|
||
|
|
"overmastering",
|
||
|
|
"overriding",
|
||
|
|
"paramount",
|
||
|
|
"predominant",
|
||
|
|
"preeminent",
|
||
|
|
"premier",
|
||
|
|
"primal",
|
||
|
|
"primary",
|
||
|
|
"principal",
|
||
|
|
"prior",
|
||
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"sovran",
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"supreme"
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"last",
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"least"
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"Adjective",
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"Albert Einstein is regarded by many as the foremost figure of the 20th century.",
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"wanted to speak to the foremost supervisor in our department",
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"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
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"Many young professionals \u2014 and especially new grads \u2014 are often thinking first and foremost about how to market their existing skills. \u2014 Karin Kimbrough For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 6 June 2022",
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"The presence of studios is first and foremost about friendship and loyalty. \u2014 Elsa Keslassy, Variety , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"Insisting that Lia Thomas makes women\u2019s swimming more interesting and is therefore justification for allowing transgender inclusion is again to ignore that NCAA athletics is foremost about students\u2019 athletic achievements. \u2014 Jenna Stocker, National Review , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"After Atlanta beat Houston in the 2021 World Series, a new pact became the foremost concern in the sport. \u2014 James Wagner, New York Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"According to Fletcher, the code was Australia\u2019s answer to a problem that was first and foremost about competition. \u2014 Morgan Meaker, Wired , 25 Feb. 2022",
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"While certainly nice, its interior\u2019s foremost concern is enhancing the connection between man and machine. \u2014 Nicholas Wallace, Car and Driver , 5 Feb. 2022",
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"Berea College is deeply saddened about the death of bell hooks, Distinguished Professor in Residence in Appalachian Studies, prodigious author, public intellectual and one of the country\u2019s foremost feminist scholars. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 15 Dec. 2021",
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"Cora said that his professional future will be dictated first and foremost by his family dynamics, but down the road, the idea of working in a front office could hold appeal. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web Adverb",
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"First and foremost , USDJPY is a particularly prominent \u2018carry cross\u2019 in the current tightening cycle of global monetary policy. \u2014 John Kicklighter, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
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"First and foremost , like Duren, Sochan is considered to be one of the best defenders in this draft. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 June 2022",
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"The 50 Top Pizza organization judges restaurants first and foremost on the quality of their dough and raw materials. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 16 June 2022",
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"First and foremost , Floyd and the Castros were determined to make sure that the film\u2019s core themes were never compromised, and that meant striking a delicate tonal balance. \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 16 June 2022",
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"The clothing, first and foremost , the creative direction, everything. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 June 2022",
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"First and foremost , the pencil needs to be pigmented. \u2014 ELLE , 15 June 2022",
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"To recruit and retain more Black educators in K-12 schools, Jackson believes that, first and foremost , teachers need what any employee needs. \u2014 Javacia Harris Bowser, Good Housekeeping , 13 June 2022",
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"First and foremost is the Energy Star seal, which will be displayed on the packaging. \u2014 Will Briskin, Popular Mechanics , 10 June 2022"
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"history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Adverb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
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"Adverb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
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},
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"forepart":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": the anterior part of something",
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": the earlier part of a period of time"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccp\u00e4rt"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"facade",
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"fa\u00e7ade",
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"face",
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"forehead",
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"front"
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],
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"back",
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"rear",
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"rearward",
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"reverse"
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],
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"examples":[
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"moved to the forepart of the machine to check the mechanism"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205358"
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},
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"forerunner":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as",
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": a premonitory sign or symptom",
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": a skier who runs the course before the start of a race",
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": predecessor , ancestor",
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": someone or something that comes before especially as a sign of the coming of another"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccr\u0259-n\u0259r",
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccr\u0259-n\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"angel",
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"foregoer",
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"harbinger",
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"herald",
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"outrider",
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"precursor"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"a simple machine that was the forerunner of today's computers",
|
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"I had that strange feeling that's the forerunner of a cold.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The company is a forerunner in the retail optimization space. \u2014 Russ Zalatimo, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
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"Historically speaking, alchemy dates back to medieval times as the forerunner of chemistry and, in particular, the science of finding a universal elixir to turn base metals into gold. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022",
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"David, like John the Baptist, is often seen as a forerunner to the Messiah, so the Bible continues to resonate in Donatello\u2019s otherwise pagan-seeming interpretation. \u2014 Sebastian Smee, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
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"In nearby Ellsworth, Maine, a Know Nothing mob, seen by some as a forerunner to the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), tarred and feathered Jesuit priest Father John Bapst in 1851. \u2014 Karen Sieber, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 Feb. 2022",
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"Baker also is credited with strides in the study of acute alcoholic hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver caused by heavy drinking that is a forerunner of cirrhosis. \u2014 Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
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|
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"Sylvester was influential in the formation of the Midwestern City Conference, forerunner of the Horizon League, and first commissioner of the former Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
||
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"The first Red Scare was the forerunner of the Joe McCarthy era. \u2014 Dan Mclaughlin, National Review , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
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"Luschan accepted a position as the curator of the Africa and Oceania collections at the forerunner of Berlin\u2019s Ethnological Museum in 1885. \u2014 Megan Gannon, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212828"
|
||
|
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},
|
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"foreseen":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"transitive verb",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to see (something, such as a development) beforehand",
|
||
|
|
": to see or know about beforehand",
|
||
|
|
": to be aware of the reasonable possibility of (as an occurrence or development) beforehand"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8s\u0113",
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8s\u0113"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"anticipate",
|
||
|
|
"divine",
|
||
|
|
"forefeel",
|
||
|
|
"foreknow",
|
||
|
|
"prevision"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"We couldn't have foreseen the consequences of our actions.",
|
||
|
|
"He foresees a day when all war will cease.",
|
||
|
|
"She foresaw the company's potential and invested early on.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Zandi doesn't foresee U.S. home prices falling nationally over the coming year. \u2014 Fortune , 9 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, meanwhile, doesn't foresee market cataclysm once the bear market officially begins. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 20 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But Tollner didn\u2019t foresee Kupp setting the NFL on fire with the Rams. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But additional large hikes are expected to be announced at the Fed\u2019s next two meetings, in June and July, and economists and investors foresee the fastest pace of rate increases since 1989. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune , 4 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"That said, some scientists foresee COVID boosters for years to come. \u2014 Esther Landhuis, Scientific American , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers says his broken toe is improving and doesn't foresee having surgery. \u2014 Mike Hart, USA TODAY , 8 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Arthur DeGaetano, director of the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University, said the flash floods of Wednesday night resulted from not one storm but several small storms whose interactions with each other were hard to foresee . \u2014 New York Times , 3 Sep. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"But foreign-affairs experts don\u2019t foresee any major policy shifts on China from Mr. Albanese. \u2014 Mike Cherney, WSJ , 21 May 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225846"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foreseer":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
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"noun",
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||
|
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"transitive verb",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to see (something, such as a development) beforehand",
|
||
|
|
": to see or know about beforehand",
|
||
|
|
": to be aware of the reasonable possibility of (as an occurrence or development) beforehand"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8s\u0113",
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8s\u0113"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"anticipate",
|
||
|
|
"divine",
|
||
|
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"forefeel",
|
||
|
|
"foreknow",
|
||
|
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"prevision"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"We couldn't have foreseen the consequences of our actions.",
|
||
|
|
"He foresees a day when all war will cease.",
|
||
|
|
"She foresaw the company's potential and invested early on.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Zandi doesn't foresee U.S. home prices falling nationally over the coming year. \u2014 Fortune , 9 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, meanwhile, doesn't foresee market cataclysm once the bear market officially begins. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 20 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But Tollner didn\u2019t foresee Kupp setting the NFL on fire with the Rams. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But additional large hikes are expected to be announced at the Fed\u2019s next two meetings, in June and July, and economists and investors foresee the fastest pace of rate increases since 1989. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune , 4 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"That said, some scientists foresee COVID boosters for years to come. \u2014 Esther Landhuis, Scientific American , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers says his broken toe is improving and doesn't foresee having surgery. \u2014 Mike Hart, USA TODAY , 8 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Arthur DeGaetano, director of the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University, said the flash floods of Wednesday night resulted from not one storm but several small storms whose interactions with each other were hard to foresee . \u2014 New York Times , 3 Sep. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"But foreign-affairs experts don\u2019t foresee any major policy shifts on China from Mr. Albanese. \u2014 Mike Cherney, WSJ , 21 May 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230732"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foreshadow":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure",
|
||
|
|
": to give a hint of beforehand"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8sha-(\u02cc)d\u014d",
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8sha-d\u014d"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"adumbrate",
|
||
|
|
"forerun",
|
||
|
|
"harbinger",
|
||
|
|
"herald",
|
||
|
|
"prefigure"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Her early interest in airplanes foreshadowed her later career as a pilot.",
|
||
|
|
"The hero's predicament is foreshadowed in the first chapter.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Events of the last year have revealed significant vulnerabilities within the country, which could foreshadow a period of economic stagnation, reminiscent of what Japan began to experience in the 1990s. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 21 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Juthani noted that the United Kingdom \u2014 which tends to foreshadow COVID-19 trends in the United States \u2014 began to see an increase in COVID-19 cases driven by BA.2 in late February. \u2014 Eliza Fawcett, courant.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"However, the rise of cases in Europe is expected to foreshadow a rise in the States. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Because Covid-19 trends in Europe tend to foreshadow those in the United States by a few weeks, the U.S. could also experience a rise in infections, City University of New York virologist John Dennehy said. \u2014 Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Liquor and e-cigarette stocks dip as skittish investors seize on a series of reports from state media that are seen to potentially foreshadow the next targets for stricter regulation. \u2014 Olivia Tam, Bloomberg.com , 6 Aug. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"But the fact that Barnette\u2019s surge caught everyone by surprise could foreshadow success. \u2014 Charlotte Alter, Time , 17 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The comment could foreshadow a confrontation with Trump, who continues to falsely insist that widespread voter fraud cost him a second term in 2020. \u2014 Thomas Beaumont, Chicago Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Physicists have found that an elementary particle called the W boson appears to be 0.1% too heavy \u2014 a tiny discrepancy that could foreshadow a huge shift in fundamental physics. \u2014 Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine , 7 Apr. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1577, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190345"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forestland":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": land covered with forest or reserved for the growth of forests"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u0259st-\u02ccland",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4r-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"forest",
|
||
|
|
"timber",
|
||
|
|
"timberland",
|
||
|
|
"wood(s)",
|
||
|
|
"woodland"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"The Reyes Peak Forest Health and Fuels Reduction Project, first proposed in 2020, would thin and trim 755 acres of forestland that the Forest Service says would alleviate firefighting risks. \u2014 Christian Martinezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Fines can rise to more than $100,000 for negligent landowners next to forestland who contribute to a fire, according to the Oregon Forestland Urban Interface Fire Protection Act. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 May 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Most of Europe was rapidly deforested during the industrial era; less than 4 percent of EU forestland remains intact. \u2014 Alexander Sammon, The New Republic , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The Forest Service manages 8 million acres in California, roughly one-quarter of the state\u2019s forestland . \u2014 Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Nov. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The golf-course community consists of five neighborhoods bordered by forestland and set near ski slopes and Lake Tahoe. \u2014 Lauren Beale, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Even though the rate of rainforest destruction has slowed, environmentalists worry that the demand for pulpwood, which is harvested for the production of paper and viscose, will fuel the clearing of more forestland . \u2014 NBC News , 11 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"California\u2019s national forest shutdown, in effect from Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. through Sept. 17, affects more than 20 million acres of national forestland . \u2014 Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 Aug. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"A few hundred miles to the south, evacuations were ordered Sunday after a blaze that broke out the night before churned through California forestland near the remote community of Omo Ranch. \u2014 Fox News , 16 Aug. 2021"
|
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"1649, in the meaning defined above"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203019"
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},
|
||
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"foreverness":{
|
||
|
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"type":"noun",
|
||
|
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"eternity"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":"f\u0259-\u02c8re-v\u0259r-n\u0259s",
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"eternity",
|
||
|
|
"everlasting",
|
||
|
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"infinity",
|
||
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|
"perpetuity"
|
||
|
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],
|
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"examples":[
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"some men claim that it's the alleged foreverness of marriage that makes them fear it",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Nowadays, the outdoors with all its foreverness and fresh air is becoming that go-to place to celebrate our upcoming holidays. \u2014 Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com , 20 Nov. 2020",
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"Nowadays, the outdoors with all its foreverness and fresh air is becoming that go-to place to celebrate our upcoming holidays. \u2014 Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com , 20 Nov. 2020",
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"Nowadays, the outdoors with all its foreverness and fresh air is becoming that go-to place to celebrate our upcoming holidays. \u2014 Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com , 20 Nov. 2020",
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"Nowadays, the outdoors with all its foreverness and fresh air is becoming that go-to place to celebrate our upcoming holidays. \u2014 Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com , 20 Nov. 2020",
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"Nowadays, the outdoors with all its foreverness and fresh air is becoming that go-to place to celebrate our upcoming holidays. \u2014 Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com , 20 Nov. 2020",
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"Nowadays, the outdoors with all its foreverness and fresh air is becoming that go-to place to celebrate our upcoming holidays. \u2014 Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com , 20 Nov. 2020",
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"Nowadays, the outdoors with all its foreverness and fresh air is becoming that go-to place to celebrate our upcoming holidays. \u2014 Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com , 20 Nov. 2020",
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"Nowadays, the outdoors with all its foreverness and fresh air is becoming that go-to place to celebrate our upcoming holidays. \u2014 Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com , 20 Nov. 2020"
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"1812, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
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},
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"foreword":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": prefatory comments (as for a book) especially when written by someone other than the author",
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": preface"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-(\u02cc)w\u0259rd",
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccw\u0259rd"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"exordium",
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"intro",
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"introduction",
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"preamble",
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"preface",
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"prelude",
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"proem",
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"prologue",
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"prolog",
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"prolusion"
|
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"epilogue",
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"epilog"
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],
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"examples":[
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"the editor makes some good points in the foreword about the author's life, so be sure to read it",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The book\u2019s cover art was handled by Drew Friedman, while the foreword was penned by stand-up comic Emo Philips. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 25 May 2022",
|
||
|
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"The book, co-written with James Beard winner James O. Fraioli and featuring a foreword by Hagar's longtime friend Guy Fieri, features 85 recipes from Hagar's collection. \u2014 Steve Baltin, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
|
||
|
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"Photographs by Lisa Romerein capture the beauty of Walska\u2019s creation and a foreword by Marc Appleton gives context to her achievements. \u2014 The Editors, Town & Country , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Phoenix also penned the foreword for the 30th anniversary paperback edition, out May 5. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Taylor Budowich, a spokesman for Mr. Trump, did not dispute that an aide had discussed the possibility of Mr. Trump writing a foreword for Ms. Craighead\u2019s book and perhaps taking a cut of her advance. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
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"In another foreword , Cindy Pawlcyn, a chef who considered Ms. Schmitt a friend and role model, recalled her willingness to answer questions. \u2014 James R. Hagerty, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Thanks to a foreword by drinks historian David Wondrich, there\u2019s also a glimpse into the history of the Irish pub in America and the way that Irish immigrants have shaped how America drinks. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In the foreword of All Things Aside, Margaret Cho praises Shlesinger's take on the world. \u2014 Cai Cramer, PEOPLE.com , 24 Mar. 2022"
|
||
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],
|
||
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[
|
||
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"1842, in the meaning defined above"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225722"
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},
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"forfeit":{
|
||
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"type":[
|
||
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
|
||
|
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"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty",
|
||
|
|
": forfeiture especially of civil rights",
|
||
|
|
": something deposited (as for making a mistake in a game) and then redeemed on payment of a fine",
|
||
|
|
": a game in which forfeits are exacted",
|
||
|
|
": to lose or lose the right to especially by some error, offense, or crime",
|
||
|
|
": to subject to confiscation as a forfeit",
|
||
|
|
": abandon , give up",
|
||
|
|
": forfeited or subject to forfeiture",
|
||
|
|
": to lose or lose the right to as punishment for a fault, error, or crime",
|
||
|
|
": something or the right to something lost as punishment for a fault, error, or crime",
|
||
|
|
": something forfeited or subject to being forfeited",
|
||
|
|
": to lose or lose the right to by some default, failure, or neglect of obligation or duty or by some offense",
|
||
|
|
": to subject to forfeiture",
|
||
|
|
": forfeited or subject to forfeiture"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-f\u0259t",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-f\u0259t",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-f\u0259t"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"damages",
|
||
|
|
"fine",
|
||
|
|
"forfeiture",
|
||
|
|
"mulct",
|
||
|
|
"penalty"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"the forfeit for each baseball player involved in the brawl was $5,000",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"He forfeited his right to a trial by jury.",
|
||
|
|
"They didn't have enough players, so they ended up having to forfeit .",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"With that loss turned to a forfeit , the streak would technically inflate to 73 victories and 51 in conference. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Since a loss at home that was reversed to a forfeit by Princeton, the Cougars have won seven straight for a 15-0 record. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 18 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In his letter regarding the cancellation (which resulted in a forfeit for the Lincoln team), Dunn acknowledged the efforts made by the Cathedral community to connect with Lincoln\u2019s coaches and faculty, but said the efforts didn\u2019t go far enough. \u2014 Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Nov. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Arroyo\u2019s lawyers, meanwhile, have taken issue with $32,500 prosecutors are seeking to have their client forfeit , saying in their memo that much of it came from legitimate fees Arroyo had billed through his consulting company. \u2014 Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune , 25 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"After a medical forfeit by his opponent Jordan picked up his second technical fall of the day after beating Detroit Catholic Central\u2019s Simon Dominguez 22-7 in the semifinal. \u2014 Jonathan X. Simmons, cleveland , 22 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Also: The governor weighs in on the boys basketball Sabbath forfeit ; a really big Crime Stoppers payout; and the Mobile County health officer\u2019s retirement. \u2014 Ike Morgan | Imorgan@al.com, al , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Third place \u2013 Hunter Isaacs (WV) 24-8 d. Hunter Sproles (Cooper) 21-5, forfeit . \u2014 James Weber, The Enquirer , 13 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"People who leave jobs early forfeit the chance to save additional sums and must make their holdings last longer. \u2014 Anne Tergesen, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
||
|
|
"According to court documents, the man will also be required to forfeit the eagle carcasses and all eagle parts found at his prior home on the Uintah and Ouray Reservation in northeastern Utah. \u2014 Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Sweden and the Czech Republic, the other teams in the group, also refused, choosing to forfeit their chances at a World Cup berth rather than share a field with the Russians. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But there were concerns about the amount of tax revenue the state would forfeit , initially estimated at $1 billion. \u2014 Laura Vozzella, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"While serving 366 days out of a three-year prison sentence, he was directed by Queen Elizabeth II to forfeit his Order of the British Empire. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Gomez, 54, will receive 12 months salary totaling $700,000 as severance pay, but will forfeit his signing bonus, bonus eligibility and eligibility for new hire equity awards, Moderna said in a securities filing. \u2014 John Lauerman, BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But that is not quite the same as forcing the oligarchs to forfeit them. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Irrigators who didn\u2019t use their full allotment of water had to forfeit those rights to someone else who could make use of it. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"North Central Texas College will forfeit the next two games due to a lack of available players, and the final game of the series will be played Saturday. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"Any portion of any prize not used by any winner is forfeit and no cash substitute will be offered or permitted. \u2014 Ariel Cheung, chicagotribune.com , 20 Oct. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"By then, players were desperate to leave, willing to cover their own expenses, forfeit paychecks and risk potential lawsuits for breach of contract. \u2014 Ben Cohen And Louise Radnofsky, WSJ , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"A day after it was announced that the University of Houston couldn't play its American Athletic Conference opener against Cincinnati because of COVID-19 issues within its program, the conference changed its forfeit policy. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 27 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The final points for the Pointers came with Gab Dorsey being awarded a forfeit win at 120. \u2014 Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com , 12 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Houston was to be assessed a forfeit loss, but those results weren't reflected on the AAC website as of Saturday. \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 2 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Tuesday, the Big Ten revised its COVID-19 forfeit policy. \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star , 30 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"College basketball has also seen the impact of the virus, with dozens of teams forced to cancel or forfeit games. \u2014 Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Others receiving votes: Priceville (8-1) 5, Bibb County (8-2) 4, Oneonta (9-1) 4. *--Record includes two forfeit losses. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 27 Oct. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Noun, Verb, and Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
||
|
|
"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204503"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forfeiture":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the act of forfeiting : the loss of property or money because of a breach of a legal obligation",
|
||
|
|
": something (such as money or property) that is forfeited : penalty",
|
||
|
|
": the loss of a right, money, or especially property because of one's criminal act, default, or failure or neglect to perform a duty \u2014 compare waiver",
|
||
|
|
": something (as money or property) that is forfeited as a penalty"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-f\u0259-\u02ccchu\u0307r",
|
||
|
|
"-ch\u0259r",
|
||
|
|
"-\u02cct(y)u\u0307r",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-f\u0259-\u02ccchu\u0307r"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"damages",
|
||
|
|
"fine",
|
||
|
|
"forfeit",
|
||
|
|
"mulct",
|
||
|
|
"penalty"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the forfeiture for early withdrawal of the investment savings will be an amount equal to 10 percent of the investment",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Piritz received non-judicial punishment, which included a letter of reprimand and forfeiture of half of his pay for one month, those records show. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Smith, 55, of Macomb Township also is facing 10 state charges accusing him of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from drug and forfeiture funds in his former office. \u2014 Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press , 17 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"And the oligarchs can, of course, contest both the seizure and any forfeiture in court, with the cases often dragging on for years. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Smollett was arrested and indicted in 2019, but charges were dropped in a deal that involved community service and forfeiture of a $10,000 bond. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But even the civil forfeiture process requires the government to show evidence of criminal conduct. \u2014 New York Times , 8 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Unfortunately for her, federal civil forfeiture is a labyrinth that even experienced attorneys find confusing. \u2014 Andrew Wimer, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Ricardo Alberto Martinelli and Luis Enrique Martinelli will also each pay a $250,000 fine and nearly $19 million in cumulative forfeiture , as well as forfeit various assets, including a Miami condo, according to court filings. \u2014 Dylan Tokar, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The organization received $500,000 last year from the local district attorney \u2014 money allocated from a pool of funds seized in asset forfeiture . \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225753"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forgather":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to come together : assemble",
|
||
|
|
": to meet someone usually by chance"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8ga-t\u035fh\u0259r"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"assemble",
|
||
|
|
"cluster",
|
||
|
|
"collect",
|
||
|
|
"concenter",
|
||
|
|
"concentrate",
|
||
|
|
"conglomerate",
|
||
|
|
"congregate",
|
||
|
|
"convene",
|
||
|
|
"converge",
|
||
|
|
"gather",
|
||
|
|
"meet",
|
||
|
|
"rendezvous"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"break up",
|
||
|
|
"disband",
|
||
|
|
"disperse",
|
||
|
|
"split (up)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Members of the organization are planning to forgather in the city for their annual meeting.",
|
||
|
|
"asked the townsfolk to forgather at the war monument for the Memorial Day ceremony"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193255"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forged":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": formed by pressing or hammering with or without heat",
|
||
|
|
": made into a desired shape by heating and hammering",
|
||
|
|
": made falsely especially with intent to deceive"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022frjd"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bogus",
|
||
|
|
"counterfeit",
|
||
|
|
"fake",
|
||
|
|
"false",
|
||
|
|
"inauthentic",
|
||
|
|
"phony",
|
||
|
|
"phoney",
|
||
|
|
"queer",
|
||
|
|
"sham",
|
||
|
|
"snide",
|
||
|
|
"spurious",
|
||
|
|
"unauthentic"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"authentic",
|
||
|
|
"bona fide",
|
||
|
|
"genuine",
|
||
|
|
"real",
|
||
|
|
"unfaked"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from present participle of forgen \"to forge entry 2 \"",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-231340"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forgery":{
|
||
|
|
"type":"noun",
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"invention",
|
||
|
|
"something forged",
|
||
|
|
"an act of forging",
|
||
|
|
"the crime of falsely and fraudulently making or altering a document (such as a check)",
|
||
|
|
"the crime of falsely making or changing a written paper or signing someone else's name",
|
||
|
|
"something that is falsely made or copied",
|
||
|
|
"the act of falsely making, altering, or imitating (as a document or signature) with intent to defraud",
|
||
|
|
"the crime of committing such an act",
|
||
|
|
"something that is forged"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":"\u02c8f\u022frj-r\u0113",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"counterfeit",
|
||
|
|
"fake",
|
||
|
|
"hoax",
|
||
|
|
"humbug",
|
||
|
|
"phony",
|
||
|
|
"phoney",
|
||
|
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"sham"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"that is a cheap forgery , not an authentic Ming Dynasty vase",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Removing welfare benefits had a larger effect on women than men, the study found, with women more likely to be charged for crimes like prostitution, fraud and forgery . \u2014 Madeline Halpert, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
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"The woman, from Phenix City in Alabama, about 2 miles from Columbus, was charged with insurance fraud and forgery , according to a news release from the Insurance and Safety Fire commissioner. \u2014 al , 27 May 2022",
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"In 2014, he was convicted of identity fraud and forgery in Georgia, according to court documents, and spent just over a year in prison starting in October 2016. \u2014 Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
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"But ultimately, authorities would charge her with additional crimes before the Indiana car chase \u2013 fraud and forgery for allegedly using a fake name to buy the Ford SUV. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 10 May 2022",
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"He was eventually convicted of fraud and forgery in his native Canada, and served 17 months of a five-year sentence, before being paroled in February 2013. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"The department submitted warrant requests related to perjury, overtime fraud and forgery to the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office. \u2014 Christine Macdonald, Detroit Free Press , 10 Nov. 2021",
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"Fraud and forgery charges can be punished with jail sentences of up to five years. \u2014 NBC News , 3 Nov. 2021",
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"But some collectors are worried about just how widespread forgery problems could be. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 7 June 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":" forge entry 2 + -ery ",
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"first_known_use":[
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"1583, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
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},
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"forget":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": to lose the remembrance of : be unable to think of or recall",
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": to cease from doing",
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": to treat with inattention or disregard",
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||
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": to disregard intentionally : overlook",
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": to give up hope for or expectation of",
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": to cease remembering or noticing",
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||
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": to fail to become mindful at the proper time",
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": to lose one's dignity, temper, or self-control",
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": to be unable to think of or remember",
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": to fail by accident to do (something) : overlook"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"f\u0259r-\u02c8get",
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"f\u022fr-",
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"f\u0259r-\u02c8get"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"disremember",
|
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"unlearn"
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||
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"flash back (to)",
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"hark back (to)",
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"harken back (to)",
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"hearken back (to)",
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||
|
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"mind",
|
||
|
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"recall",
|
||
|
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"recollect",
|
||
|
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"remember",
|
||
|
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"reminisce (about)",
|
||
|
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"think (of)"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"examples":[
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||
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Read on for all kinds of juicy, behind-the-scenes secrets\u2014and don't forget to watch the sixth and final season on Netflix right now. \u2014 Janaya Wecker, Town & Country , 10 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But if the expectation for Broadway\u2019s return was a season of spirit-lifting, forget -your-troubles spectacle, Hangmen offers a contemplative and unsparing rejoinder to this, with a twisted view into the nature of justice and revenge. \u2014 Christopher Barnard, Vogue , 9 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Even in regions where high heat isn't abnormal, too many people forget basic preventative measures like taking water with them on even short trips, Las Vegas fire spokesman Tim Szymanski said Thursday. \u2014 Kathryn Prociv, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Roku suggests that entertainment marketers should increase media for these two streaming cycles to maximize sign-ups, but not forget about the in-between weeks that are crucial to building water cooler conversations. \u2014 Chris Morris, Variety , 8 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"On an annual basis, the worst period comes towards the end of the financial year, around March 30 and March 31, when most riders forget their items in cabs. \u2014 Niharika Sharma, Quartz , 7 June 2022",
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||
|
|
"Paperny sat up on the edge of the bench, grabbing the back of the pew in front, and strained to make direct eye contact with Mejia, who didn\u2019t forget . \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Even In our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart until, in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace ... \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"One more thing: Don't forget to document the problems. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English forgietan , from for- + -gietan (akin to Old Norse geta to get)",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191448"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"forgivable":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
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"adverb",
|
||
|
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"noun",
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||
|
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"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to cease to feel resentment against (an offender) : pardon",
|
||
|
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": to give up resentment of or claim to requital (see requital sense 1 ) for",
|
||
|
|
": to grant relief from payment of",
|
||
|
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": to grant forgiveness",
|
||
|
|
": to stop feeling angry at or hurt by"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
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"f\u0259r-\u02c8giv",
|
||
|
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"f\u022fr-",
|
||
|
|
"f\u0259r-\u02c8giv"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"pardon"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"resent"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"One of the basics of faith is God\u2019s ability to forgive and restore. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 11 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Her faith in a loving God has played a large part in her ability to forgive and to know herself not as a victim but as a hope-giving listener and educator. \u2014 Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
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"Then forgive all the debt and stick taxpayers with the bill. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 2 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"Just my little trend-forecasting moment, forgive me! \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 16 May 2022",
|
||
|
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"Now, with the midterm election six months away, Biden may forgive your student loans. \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In a new analysis, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York estimated canceling $50,0000 in student loan debt would forgive the full balance for nearly 30 million federal student loan borrowers. \u2014 Ed O'keefe, CBS News , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The children of Khashoggi publicly forgive their father\u2019s killers, sparing five government agents the death penalty. \u2014 CNN , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Some Democrats won't forgive Miranda for endorsing Republican Gov. Doug Ducey in 2014, but politics runs deep for her. \u2014 Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic , 11 Apr. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English forgifan , from for- + gifan to give",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2a"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223258"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forlorn":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": bereft , forsaken",
|
||
|
|
": sad and lonely because of isolation or desertion : desolate",
|
||
|
|
": being in poor condition : miserable , wretched",
|
||
|
|
": nearly hopeless",
|
||
|
|
": sad from being left alone"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u0259r-\u02c8l\u022frn",
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-",
|
||
|
|
"f\u0259r-\u02c8l\u022frn"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bad",
|
||
|
|
"blue",
|
||
|
|
"brokenhearted",
|
||
|
|
"cast down",
|
||
|
|
"crestfallen",
|
||
|
|
"dejected",
|
||
|
|
"depressed",
|
||
|
|
"despondent",
|
||
|
|
"disconsolate",
|
||
|
|
"doleful",
|
||
|
|
"down",
|
||
|
|
"down in the mouth",
|
||
|
|
"downcast",
|
||
|
|
"downhearted",
|
||
|
|
"droopy",
|
||
|
|
"gloomy",
|
||
|
|
"glum",
|
||
|
|
"hangdog",
|
||
|
|
"heartbroken",
|
||
|
|
"heartsick",
|
||
|
|
"heartsore",
|
||
|
|
"heavyhearted",
|
||
|
|
"inconsolable",
|
||
|
|
"joyless",
|
||
|
|
"low",
|
||
|
|
"low-spirited",
|
||
|
|
"melancholic",
|
||
|
|
"melancholy",
|
||
|
|
"miserable",
|
||
|
|
"mournful",
|
||
|
|
"sad",
|
||
|
|
"saddened",
|
||
|
|
"sorrowful",
|
||
|
|
"sorry",
|
||
|
|
"unhappy",
|
||
|
|
"woebegone",
|
||
|
|
"woeful",
|
||
|
|
"wretched"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blissful",
|
||
|
|
"buoyant",
|
||
|
|
"buoyed",
|
||
|
|
"cheerful",
|
||
|
|
"cheery",
|
||
|
|
"chipper",
|
||
|
|
"delighted",
|
||
|
|
"glad",
|
||
|
|
"gladdened",
|
||
|
|
"gladsome",
|
||
|
|
"gleeful",
|
||
|
|
"happy",
|
||
|
|
"joyful",
|
||
|
|
"joyous",
|
||
|
|
"jubilant",
|
||
|
|
"sunny",
|
||
|
|
"upbeat"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Against the forlorn backdrop of the muddy terrain the media circus has left behind, the young mother is photographed for a fashion spread wearing a \u2026 white dress. \u2014 James Wolcott , Vanity Fair , September 1998",
|
||
|
|
"There is nothing quite so forlorn as a closed factory\u2014Vic Wilcox knows, having supervised a shutdown himself in his time. \u2014 David Lodge , Nice Work , 1990",
|
||
|
|
"Like Ozymandias, once king of kings but now two legs of a broken statue in Percy Shelley's desert, the great facade of Union Station in Washington, D.C., stands forlorn \u2026 \u2014 Stephen Jay Gould , Natural History , November 1986",
|
||
|
|
"she was forlorn when she found out the trip had been cancelled",
|
||
|
|
"a forlorn wanderer far from home",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"And then a forlorn shot of the audience, where a fan rises to his feet to give Pia a standing ovation. \u2014 Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone , 10 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The first rental construction in six years in trendy West Hartford Center is expected to begin in a month as two forlorn buildings are torn down to make way for luxury apartments that could test the upper limits of the area\u2019s asking rents. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant , 5 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Cave paused in front of a group of somber, forlorn Soundsuits, made in 2011 of black mother-of-pearl buttons, with large pewter-looking megaphones where heads should be. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"And so many of his ideas are inspired, like adding the forlorn country lilt of an accordionist (Veli Kujala) to the scene in which Hamlet corrals a traveling troupe of actors to put on an evocation of his father\u2019s murder. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"There\u2019s a forlorn square along the western fence that was an attempt at a strawberry bed. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"It was last seen in 1985 and earned its forlorn name because scientists didn't see a future for the flower as the cloud forest experienced deforestation. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The rest of the game was essentially a celebration for the Suns, who danced and dunked their way past the forlorn Lakers. \u2014 David Brandt, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The indie film super team rose to the challenge of bringing the heady and critically acclaimed three-hour Haruki Murakami short story adaptation, about two forlorn souls connecting in a red Saab 900, to U.S. audiences. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English forloren , from Old English, past participle of forl\u0113osan to lose, from for- + l\u0113osan to lose \u2014 more at lose ",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-172848"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"form":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adjective combining form",
|
||
|
|
"combining form",
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the shape and structure of something as distinguished from its material",
|
||
|
|
": a body (as of a person) especially in its external appearance or as distinguished from the face : figure",
|
||
|
|
": beauty",
|
||
|
|
": the essential nature of a thing as distinguished from its matter: such as",
|
||
|
|
": idea sense 4c",
|
||
|
|
": the component of a thing that determines its kind",
|
||
|
|
": established method of expression or proceeding : procedure according to rule or rote",
|
||
|
|
": a standard or expectation based on past experience : precedent",
|
||
|
|
": a prescribed and set order of words : formula",
|
||
|
|
": a printed or typed document with blank spaces for insertion of required or requested information",
|
||
|
|
": conduct regulated by extraneous (see extraneous sense 1 ) controls (as of custom or etiquette) : ceremony",
|
||
|
|
": show without substance",
|
||
|
|
": manner or conduct as tested by a prescribed or accepted standard",
|
||
|
|
": manner or style of performing or accomplishing according to recognized standards of technique",
|
||
|
|
": the resting place or nest of a hare",
|
||
|
|
": a long seat : bench",
|
||
|
|
": a supporting frame model of the human figure or part (such as the torso) of the human figure usually used for displaying apparel",
|
||
|
|
": a proportioned and often adjustable model for fitting clothes",
|
||
|
|
": a mold in which concrete is placed to set",
|
||
|
|
": the printing type or other matter arranged and secured in a chase ready for printing",
|
||
|
|
": one of the different modes of existence, action, or manifestation of a particular thing or substance : kind",
|
||
|
|
": a distinguishable group of organisms",
|
||
|
|
": linguistic form",
|
||
|
|
": one of the different aspects a word may take as a result of inflection or change of spelling or pronunciation",
|
||
|
|
": a mathematical expression of a particular type",
|
||
|
|
": orderly method of arrangement (as in the presentation of ideas) : manner of coordinating elements (as of an artistic production or course of reasoning)",
|
||
|
|
": a particular kind or instance of such arrangement",
|
||
|
|
": pattern , schema",
|
||
|
|
": the structural element, plan, or design of a work of art \u2014 compare content sense 2c",
|
||
|
|
": a visible and measurable unit defined by a contour : a bounded surface or volume",
|
||
|
|
": a grade in a British school or in some American private schools",
|
||
|
|
": the past performance of a race horse",
|
||
|
|
": racing form",
|
||
|
|
": known ability to perform",
|
||
|
|
": condition suitable for performing (as in athletic competition)",
|
||
|
|
": to give a particular shape to : shape or mold into a certain state or after a particular model",
|
||
|
|
": to arrange themselves in",
|
||
|
|
": to model by instruction and discipline",
|
||
|
|
": to give form or shape to : fashion , construct",
|
||
|
|
": to serve to make up or constitute : be an essential or basic element of",
|
||
|
|
": develop , acquire",
|
||
|
|
": to arrange in order : draw up",
|
||
|
|
": to assume an inflection so as to produce (a form, such as a tense)",
|
||
|
|
": to combine to make (a compound word)",
|
||
|
|
": to become formed or shaped",
|
||
|
|
": to take form : come into existence : arise",
|
||
|
|
": to take on a definite form, shape, or arrangement",
|
||
|
|
": to take up a formation next to",
|
||
|
|
": formic acid",
|
||
|
|
": in the form or shape of : resembling",
|
||
|
|
": sort entry 1 sense 1 , kind",
|
||
|
|
": the shape and structure of something",
|
||
|
|
": a printed sheet with blank spaces for information",
|
||
|
|
": a way of doing something",
|
||
|
|
": one of the different pronunciations, spellings, or inflections a word may have",
|
||
|
|
": a mold in which concrete is placed to set",
|
||
|
|
": to give form or shape to",
|
||
|
|
": develop sense 5",
|
||
|
|
": to come or bring together in making",
|
||
|
|
": to take shape : come into being",
|
||
|
|
": the shape and structure of something as distinguished from its material",
|
||
|
|
": a body (as of a person) especially in its external appearance or as distinguished from the face",
|
||
|
|
": a distinguishable group of organisms",
|
||
|
|
": to give a particular shape to : shape or mold into a certain state or after a particular model",
|
||
|
|
": to become formed or shaped",
|
||
|
|
": the structure of something (as a document) as distinguished from its matter",
|
||
|
|
": established procedure according to rule or practice \u2014 see also form of action",
|
||
|
|
": a printed or typed document with blank spaces for insertion of required or requested information"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022frm",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022frm",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022f(\u0259)rm"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"cast",
|
||
|
|
"configuration",
|
||
|
|
"conformation",
|
||
|
|
"fashion",
|
||
|
|
"figure",
|
||
|
|
"geometry",
|
||
|
|
"shape"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
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"crystallize",
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"crystalize",
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"jell",
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"shape (up)",
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"solidify"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Ron Jacobs was brought in to blast it out of its poppy Boss Radio past and into the happening world of free- form radio. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
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"In module three, gears shift to focus more squarely on long- form and feature writing for students looking to tell in-depth magazine stories. \u2014 Rolling Stone , 10 June 2022",
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"This will make Meta\u2019s short- form video recommendation system much more like the one credited with TikTok\u2019s explosive growth. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
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"Write your own posts or make short- form videos to standout in the crowd. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
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"Miami\u2019s City Theatre was preparing to produce and party in 2020 with a splashy 25th-anniversary edition of Summer Shorts, its annual festival of short- form comedies, dramas and musicals. \u2014 Sun Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
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"Since the suit was first filed during the Trump administration, the social media sector has continued to evolve, with Meta facing a rising threat from the short- form video platform TikTok. \u2014 Brian Fung, CNN , 9 June 2022",
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"Finally, the keyboard returns to a traditional form factor, with the Touch Bar having been phased out. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 4 June 2022",
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"Kagan gravitates toward long- form journalism and has an affinity for profiles. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Trickles of sweat run down backs while beads form on foreheads. \u2014 Freep.com , 10 June 2022",
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"Attempts to reach Jackson as well as other GOP candidates form the event were unsuccessful. \u2014 Mike Cruz, The Arizona Republic , 10 June 2022",
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"If infants can form memories in their first few months, why don\u2019t people remember things from that earliest stage of life? \u2014 Vanessa Lobue, Scientific American , 10 June 2022",
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"If infants can form memories in their first few months, why don\u2019t people remember things from that earliest stage of life? \u2014 Vanessa Lobue, The Conversation , 8 June 2022",
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"There are several mental health apps available, but Cunningham and Gomez believe WeTree is the first that helps users form supportive networks of family and friends for coping. \u2014 Richard Webner, San Antonio Express-News , 8 June 2022",
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"Unlike other bachelor's in nursing programs that tend to be fully online, Cincinnati State's will offer plenty of in-person opportunities, Hoopes said, so students can form close, personal relationships with their professors. \u2014 Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer , 8 June 2022",
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"Davis cites the high percentage of young Black men in prison; Demetrius Burns sheds his tunic, whereupon the four men give way to agony and despair while the five women form a chorus line. \u2014 Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
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"As such, the researchers estimate at least 11 million tons of hydrotrioxides form in the atmosphere each year. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 4 June 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
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"first_known_use":[
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"Noun",
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
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"Verb",
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201535"
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},
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"formal":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adjective ()",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": belonging to or constituting the form or essence of a thing",
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": relating to or involving the outward form, structure, relationships, or arrangement of elements rather than content",
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": following or according with established form, custom, or rule",
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": done in due or lawful form",
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": characterized by punctilious respect for form : methodical",
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": rigidly ceremonious : prim",
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": having the appearance without the substance",
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||
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": something (such as a dance or a dress) formal in character",
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": molar entry 3",
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||
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": following established form, custom, or rule",
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||
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": acquired by attending classes in a school",
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||
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": requiring proper clothing and manners",
|
||
|
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": suitable for a proper occasion",
|
||
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": a social gathering that requires proper clothing and behavior",
|
||
|
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": relating to or involving outward form, structure, or arrangement rather than content",
|
||
|
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": requiring special or established solemnities or formalities especially in order to be effective or valid under the law",
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||
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": being such only as a matter of form : nominal"
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||
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259l",
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259l"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"ceremonial",
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"ceremonious",
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"conventional",
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"orthodox",
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"regular",
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"routine"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"ball",
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"cotillion",
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"cotillon",
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"dance",
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"hop",
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"prom"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"he asked her to the formal at the end of the year"
|
||
|
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],
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|
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"history_and_etymology":"Adjective (1) and Noun",
|
||
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"first_known_use":[
|
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|
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"Adjective (1)",
|
||
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
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|
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"Noun",
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|
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"1605, in the meaning defined above",
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"Adjective (2)",
|
||
|
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"circa 1934, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
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],
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||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183307"
|
||
|
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},
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||
|
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"formality":{
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||
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"type":[
|
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|
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"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony",
|
||
|
|
": the quality or state of being formal",
|
||
|
|
": an established form or procedure that is required or conventional",
|
||
|
|
": the quality or state of being formal",
|
||
|
|
": an established way of doing something"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8ma-l\u0259-t\u0113",
|
||
|
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"f\u022fr-\u02c8ma-l\u0259-t\u0113"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"amenity",
|
||
|
|
"attention",
|
||
|
|
"civility",
|
||
|
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"courtesy",
|
||
|
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"gesture",
|
||
|
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"pleasantry",
|
||
|
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"politeness"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
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"Her use of old-fashioned language lends an air of formality to her writing.",
|
||
|
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"He failed to appreciate the formality of the occasion.",
|
||
|
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"They haven't approved the loan yet, but that's just a mere formality .",
|
||
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Assembling phony evidence after the fact was, for Trump and his band of loyalists, a formality . \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 17 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The legal formality is likely the last time he will ever be required to appear in court other than to testify or see his case officially dropped. \u2014 Ray Long, chicagotribune.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Many in golf, including Crenshaw, ascribe the enduring formality to Bobby Jones, an Augusta National founder who died in 1971. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The formality was crucial to the vibe \u2014 especially in the beginning \u2014 which, of course, only added to the mythology of it all. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Pioneering a new western formality , today, aesthetic plays upon the foundations of fit, balance and proportion fit for the twenty-first century. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Those at the museum who raised concerns this winter about the authenticity of the Basquiats were told by De Groft not to worry and that the subpoena was simply a formality , two witnesses reported. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The agreement to end litigation over the Champlain Towers South tragedy awaits approval by Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman, but that should just be a formality . \u2014 Terry Spencer, Sun Sentinel , 27 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The debate is expected to be a formality as there is a clear majority of lawmakers in favor joining NATO. \u2014 Time , 16 May 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223924"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"formalize":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to give a certain or definite form to : shape",
|
||
|
|
": to make formal",
|
||
|
|
": to give formal status or approval to"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"homogenize",
|
||
|
|
"normalize",
|
||
|
|
"regularize",
|
||
|
|
"standardize"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"The company has formalized its hiring practices.",
|
||
|
|
"Congress formalized the policy by making it law.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"And companies are tackling this while still trying to formalize new hybrid work schedules, with some employees still fully remote and others in the office several days a week. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"These proposals, in some ways, formalize data inputs that have long been used by investors. \u2014 Shane Khan, Fortune , 1 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Amid unclear objectives and mounting Chinese pressure, Australia, India and the United States hesitated to formalize the dialogue. \u2014 Ella Lee, USA TODAY , 22 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"First imagine an interesting mechanism and then formalize a design around that mechanism using Kompas-3D. \u2014 Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The dynamic, communitarian version shut down in 2009, part of an effort by Berkeley to formalize the center and comply with federal regulations. \u2014 Isabella Cueto, STAT , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"What was behind the initial decision to formalize and create the London Screenings? \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Information and feedback gathered by the committee will be used by the Naperville City Council to formalize the parameters that will be used when the city goes out to bid for the final design for the property this spring. \u2014 Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The city also is going to work on an official project cooperation agreement to formalize the plan with both Rocky Ripple and Butler University officials. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 20 May 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192930"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"format":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the shape, size, and general makeup (as of something printed)",
|
||
|
|
": general plan of organization, arrangement, or choice of material (as for a television show)",
|
||
|
|
": a method of organizing data (as for storage)",
|
||
|
|
": to arrange (something, such as material to be printed or stored data) in a particular format",
|
||
|
|
": to prepare (something, such as a computer disk) for storing data in a particular format",
|
||
|
|
": the general organization or arrangement of something",
|
||
|
|
": to organize or arrange in a certain way",
|
||
|
|
": to prepare for storing computer data"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccmat",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccmat"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"arrangement",
|
||
|
|
"configuration",
|
||
|
|
"conformation",
|
||
|
|
"formation",
|
||
|
|
"layout",
|
||
|
|
"setout",
|
||
|
|
"setup"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"The journals are available in electronic format .",
|
||
|
|
"The file is saved in MP3 format .",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"The book is formatted in several different styles.",
|
||
|
|
"The data was improperly formatted .",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"Netflix even offers a completely new content format now \u2014 mobile video games, available at no extra charge. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 19 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Launched in 2004 to showcase films shot in the then-new digital format , Skip City has since shifted its focus to features and shorts by up-and-coming filmmakers. \u2014 Mark Schilling, Variety , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Linda Reiff, President and CEO of Napa Valley Vintners, explains the rationale behind the new auction format . \u2014 Liz Thach, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The remaining are 25 and older, which means that short, immersive videos are the new addictive format across generations. \u2014 Lora Kratchounova, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The show is a format originally produced by DMLS TV, part of Banijay France, and had its first iteration on leading French network TF1 from last year. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 8 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Presumably, though, not every Ionic Originals release will be a one-of-a-kind, so many questions remain to be answered about the future of the format and how accessible the discs will be. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 25 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Games Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are part of a double-elimination format before the tournament moves back to single-elimination games for the weekend. \u2014 Matt Jones, Arkansas Online , 24 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"One effect of the book's tongue-in-cheek format is a chilling realization that the villains in The Playbook are extraordinarily banal. \u2014 Amy Brady, Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
||
|
|
"Oyenyin uses the acronym to help format the book, labeling chapters detailing her experiences with those key terms and highlighting lessons from those times in bold. \u2014 Morgan Hines, USA TODAY , 3 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Local school boards within the state and across the country are wrestling with how to format instruction related to race and gender that is both age-appropriate and congruent with family values. \u2014 Seamus Mcavoy, Hartford Courant , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"See this week\u2019s entry form or Style Conversational column for how to format your entry. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The question remains how Napier and his staff will format the spring game, given the varied approaches of previous coaches. \u2014 Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The show quickly set itself apart by capitalizing on its mystery to format as a thrilling psychodrama. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 10 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Will the Prep Challenges format differ from a regular high school or college game? \u2014 Adam Zagoria, Forbes , 13 Oct. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"And there will be the traditional Stanley Cup playoffs format after a temporary realignment last year. \u2014 USA TODAY , 13 Oct. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Have your Recruiters prep the candidate on how to map experiences to answer interview questions in a Situation Task Action Result (STAR) format and give training recommendations on books, resources and more. \u2014 Returnships.org, Forbes , 5 Oct. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"1964, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-032536"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"formation":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": an act of giving form or shape to something or of taking form : development",
|
||
|
|
": something that is formed",
|
||
|
|
": the manner in which a thing is formed : structure",
|
||
|
|
": a major kind of plant growth (such as forest, grassland, or tundra) characteristic of a broad ecological region",
|
||
|
|
": any igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic rock represented as a unit",
|
||
|
|
": any sedimentary bed or consecutive series of beds sufficiently homogeneous or distinctive to be a unit",
|
||
|
|
": an arrangement of a body or group of persons or things in some prescribed manner or for a particular purpose",
|
||
|
|
": a creation or development of something",
|
||
|
|
": something that is formed or created",
|
||
|
|
": an arrangement of something",
|
||
|
|
": an act of giving form or shape to something or of taking form : development",
|
||
|
|
": the manner in which a thing is formed : structure"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259n",
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259n",
|
||
|
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"f\u022fr-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"arrangement",
|
||
|
|
"configuration",
|
||
|
|
"conformation",
|
||
|
|
"format",
|
||
|
|
"layout",
|
||
|
|
"setout",
|
||
|
|
"setup"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"The book explains the formation of the planets.",
|
||
|
|
"The soldiers were marching in formation .",
|
||
|
|
"The team ran on the field and lined up in a punt formation .",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Many of these, but not all, are related to the formation of supercontinents. \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 6 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band. ... \u2014 Variety, NBC News , 5 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 5 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band. \u2014 Ashley Iasimone, Billboard , 5 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 5 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band. \u2014 Michele Amabile Angermiller, Variety , 5 June 2022",
|
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"The Mahomes family is adding another eligible receiver to the formation . \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 30 May 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200012"
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},
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"former":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": coming before in time",
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": of, relating to, or occurring in the past",
|
||
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": preceding in place or arrangement : foregoing",
|
||
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": first in order of two or more things cited or understood",
|
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": having been previously : onetime",
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||
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": one that forms",
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": a member of a school form",
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": coming before in time"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259r",
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259r",
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"erstwhile",
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"late",
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"old",
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"once",
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"onetime",
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"other",
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"past",
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"quondam",
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"sometime",
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"whilom"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"the coach is a former professional baseball player",
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"the former manual had some errors, but the current version has its own problems",
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||
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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|
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"Some political observers said the harsh words from Brooks for the former president could hurt the congressman in the runoff. \u2014 Hannah Knowles, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022",
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||
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"Polls in Brazil show that the former leftist president, Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva, leads the right wing populist president, Jair Bolsonaro, ahead of October\u2019s presidential election. \u2014 Juan Forero, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
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|
"The final three episodes of this show, hosted and executive-produced by former president Bill Clinton, air back-to-back and focus on how American presidents have dealt with extremism, decision-making and the United States as a world power. \u2014 Olivia Mccormack, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"The nine-member committee \u2013 composed of 7 Democrats and 2 Republicans known for their criticism of former GOP president Trump \u2013 on Tuesday will hold the fourth of what may be eight hearings before the panel issues a formal report. \u2014 James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The move comes as Bolsonaro faces an uphill battle for reelection, and rising gas prices dent his chances of overcoming former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who leads all polls. \u2014 Mauricio Savarese, ajc , 20 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Surely former President Donald Trump will take some considerable comfort from the success of a party whose leader plays to the same deep feelings of nationalism. \u2014 David A. Andelman, CNN , 20 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Alabama\u2019s the home to the biggest race on June 21, the Senate GOP primary runoff that\u2019s been set and reset by former President Donald Trump\u2019s shifting loyalties. \u2014 Ben Kamisar, NBC News , 20 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"One person wore an oversized shirt with the face of former president Barack Obama placed on the front. \u2014 Cassandra Pintro, Vogue , 20 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"The former comes with six Xe-cores and six ray-tracing units. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"If Anything Happens \u2014 the former follows a gay Afghan refugee\u2019s journey to Europe as a teenager and the latter is about parents grieving the loss of a child killed in a school shooting \u2014 were not the easiest sales to publishers. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"It's been a close race between Kodi Smit-McPhee and Troy Kotsur, and more branch-hopping support for Dog versus CODA was thought to work in the former 's favor at one point. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The former seemed to rise up for a floater, but instead pushed a lob to the center, who threw it down. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Meanwhile, Maluma and Kardashian's ex Scott Disick started a fake argument over Twitter to promote the former 's latest music video. \u2014 Heran Mamo, Billboard , 9 July 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The former comes with 256 gigabytes of storage while the latter has 512 gigabytes, but both are foldable and include a full HD display. \u2014 Nina Huang, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2021",
|
||
|
|
"This 16-piece option comes with many of the same pieces that are included in the 15-piece set (the former comes with eight steak knives instead of six and two different paring knives over the 15-piece's honing steel). \u2014 Melissa Lee, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The former comes from the degradation of dead bacteria, and may offer surviving bacteria UV protection. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 25 Jan. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214318"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"formerly":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adverb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": at an earlier time : previously",
|
||
|
|
": just before",
|
||
|
|
": at an earlier time"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259r-l\u0113",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259-",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259r-l\u0113"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"erstwhile",
|
||
|
|
"once",
|
||
|
|
"onetime"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"He was formerly a congressman.",
|
||
|
|
"the newspaper formerly known as \u201cThe Newsprint\u201d",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Of course, there is the immediate allure of an underpinning formerly intended to be hidden. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 9 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Since then, the duties have been filled by Faviola Medina, city clerk services manager and formerly the senior deputy clerk. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"An archive photograph of Cobra replicas in construction in the Hi-Tech Automotive factory in Gqeberha ( formerly Port Elizabeth), South Africa. \u2014 Thomas Page, CNN , 8 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The sense of glitzy retreat, formerly concentrated, now feels indiscriminately replicated all over. \u2014 Antonia Hitchens, Town & Country , 8 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Under the new structure, Dogra, formerly the president of WarnerMedia Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia (excluding China), focuses only on EMEA (excluding Poland). \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 8 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Benjamin Zeringue, formerly of the Baton Rouge Police Department, turned himself in to authorities Monday and is accused of dumping the weapons into a trash pile. \u2014 Fox News , 8 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Sarah Tavel, formerly an investor at Bessemer where she was mentored by Levine, led Cambly\u2019s Series B round in 2020 and quickly pushed the company to expand its headcount. \u2014 Kenrick Cai, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Bo is played, with a touching mix of athletic prowess and newcomer naivet\u00e9, by Juancho Hernang\u00f3mez of the Utah Jazz (and formerly , briefly of the Boston Celtics, presently in the hunt for an NBA title). \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224611"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"formidable":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": causing fear, dread, or apprehension",
|
||
|
|
": having qualities that discourage approach or attack",
|
||
|
|
": tending to inspire awe or wonder : impressive",
|
||
|
|
": causing fear or awe",
|
||
|
|
": offering serious difficulties",
|
||
|
|
": large or impressive in size or extent"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259-d\u0259-b\u0259l",
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8mi-",
|
||
|
|
"f\u0259r-\u02c8mi-",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259-d\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"alarming",
|
||
|
|
"dire",
|
||
|
|
"direful",
|
||
|
|
"dread",
|
||
|
|
"dreadful",
|
||
|
|
"fearful",
|
||
|
|
"fearsome",
|
||
|
|
"forbidding",
|
||
|
|
"frightening",
|
||
|
|
"frightful",
|
||
|
|
"ghastly",
|
||
|
|
"hair-raising",
|
||
|
|
"horrendous",
|
||
|
|
"horrible",
|
||
|
|
"horrifying",
|
||
|
|
"intimidating",
|
||
|
|
"redoubtable",
|
||
|
|
"scary",
|
||
|
|
"shocking",
|
||
|
|
"spine-chilling",
|
||
|
|
"terrible",
|
||
|
|
"terrifying"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"She was known throughout Manchester as a formidable woman, and being educated had only piled more formidability on top of what she had been born with. \u2014 Edward P. Jones , The Known World , 2003",
|
||
|
|
"The technology was formidable : using two and a half million rivets, 300 steeplejacks working flat out would run it up in the space of two years \u2026 \u2014 Alistair Horne , Seven Ages of Paris , 2002",
|
||
|
|
"Alta is reached by a hairpin road that climbs steadily upward\u2014a ride of thirty minutes or so, depending on road and weather conditions\u2014through some of the most formidable mountain scenery in the country. \u2014 Cynthia Zarin , New Yorker , 23 Mar. 1992",
|
||
|
|
"The mountains were a formidable barrier.",
|
||
|
|
"He has mastered a formidable amount of material.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"The dogs come in handy, as does Chase\u2019s own rusty but formidable aptitude for violence, when the government catches up to him and dispatches an assassin to his lovely suburban home. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 14 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"One other thing: The people are friendly and formidable , quick to flash a smile at friendliness \u2026 and just as quick to suck our teeth at foolishness \u2014 so mind your manners. \u2014 Juliet Pennington, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Researchers have long seen stars orbiting something invisible, formidable , and compact at the center of the Milky Way. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 12 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"For decades, Anne Hendricks Bass reigned as a mysterious and formidable figure at the very height of American society. \u2014 Ian Malone, Vogue , 11 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Both women are fiercely intelligent, formidable and in their primes. \u2014 Tara Ellison, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In 2015, after Russia annexed Crimea, Russia used the Victory Day Parade to reveal a robust suite of new and seemingly formidable Russian weaponry. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Mitchell is a formidable , temperamental, and fiercely loyal Attorney General to Nixon\u2014until that loyalty is tested by his outspoken wife, Martha. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The decade of the 2010s is littered with accomplished, formidable , and conservative governors who flamed out in their presidential campaigns. \u2014 Peter Spiliakos, National Review , 11 Apr. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin formidabilis , from formidare to fear, from formido terror, bogey; akin to Greek morm\u014d bogey",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201220"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"formless":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": having no regular form or shape",
|
||
|
|
": lacking order or arrangement",
|
||
|
|
": having no physical existence",
|
||
|
|
": having no regular form or shape"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022frm-l\u0259s",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022frm-l\u0259s"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"amorphous",
|
||
|
|
"shapeless",
|
||
|
|
"unformed",
|
||
|
|
"unshaped",
|
||
|
|
"unstructured"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"formed",
|
||
|
|
"shaped",
|
||
|
|
"shapen",
|
||
|
|
"structured"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a formless mass of clay that the potter transformed into an attractive bowl",
|
||
|
|
"from this formless void the universe was supposed to have been created",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"The sea was green, the formless dark blobs more visible than in the flat gray light of the previous day. \u2014 Scott Wilson, Anchorage Daily News , 24 July 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Previous projects saw the group\u2019s two rappers splitting mike time evenly, but, in keeping with this album\u2019s more formless nature, there is less emphasis on arrangement, or balance of any kind. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 21 Sep. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The sea was green, the formless dark blobs more visible than in the flat gray light of the previous day. \u2014 Scott Wilson, Anchorage Daily News , 24 July 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The sea was green, the formless dark blobs more visible than in the flat gray light of the previous day. \u2014 Scott Wilson, Anchorage Daily News , 24 July 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The sea was green, the formless dark blobs more visible than in the flat gray light of the previous day. \u2014 Scott Wilson, Anchorage Daily News , 24 July 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The sea was green, the formless dark blobs more visible than in the flat gray light of the previous day. \u2014 Scott Wilson, Anchorage Daily News , 24 July 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The sea was green, the formless dark blobs more visible than in the flat gray light of the previous day. \u2014 Scott Wilson, Anchorage Daily News , 24 July 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The sea was green, the formless dark blobs more visible than in the flat gray light of the previous day. \u2014 Scott Wilson, Anchorage Daily News , 24 July 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225304"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"formulaic":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": produced according to a formula or set of formulas : adhering to set forms or conventions",
|
||
|
|
": of or relating to a mathematical formula"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02ccf\u022fr-my\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-ik"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1840, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221044"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forsooth":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adverb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": in truth : indeed"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u0259r-\u02c8s\u00fcth"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"actually",
|
||
|
|
"admittedly",
|
||
|
|
"frankly",
|
||
|
|
"honestly",
|
||
|
|
"indeed",
|
||
|
|
"really",
|
||
|
|
"truly",
|
||
|
|
"truthfully",
|
||
|
|
"verily"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"forsooth , the rumor is true: this lovely lass and I are getting married!",
|
||
|
|
"you're getting married without a penny to your name\u2014a pretty story forsooth !"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English for soth , from Old English fors\u014dth , from for + s\u014dth sooth",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225109"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forth":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adverb",
|
||
|
|
"geographical name",
|
||
|
|
"preposition"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": onward in time, place, or order : forward",
|
||
|
|
": out into notice or view",
|
||
|
|
": away , abroad",
|
||
|
|
": forth from : out of",
|
||
|
|
": onward in time, place, or order",
|
||
|
|
": out into view",
|
||
|
|
"river 116 miles (187 kilometers) long in south central Scotland flowing east into the"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022frth",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022frth",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022frth"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"ahead",
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"forward",
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"on",
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"onward",
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"onwards"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"Adverb",
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"a flow of lava bursting forth from the earth",
|
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"The snow is gone and the flowers are ready to spring forth .",
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||
|
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"He went forth to spread the news.",
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||
|
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"She stretched forth her hands in prayer.",
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||
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
||
|
|
"Now, in a post-expansion age, the NHL is a much different league with a salary cap, an effective players\u2019 union, parity and so forth . \u2014 Michael Arace, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"To use the site, students provide their demographic and academic information \u2013 including ethnicity, socioeconomic status, test scores, and so forth . \u2014 Frederick Hess, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Music, beer, bourbon, travel, family, food, vacations, trip reports, cars, movies, TV, books, pets and so forth . \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 6 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"An example of this: An Aries rising will have their first house ruled by Aries, second house ruled by Taurus, and so forth . \u2014 Glamour , 27 May 2022",
|
||
|
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"All the clamoring about sourcing and so forth on social media, which could seem like petty sour grapes, was really about something much bigger. \u2014 Amy Wilentz, The New Republic , 25 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Over with various materials, like dirt, gravel, and cement, and so forth to simulate real world conditions. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 24 May 2022",
|
||
|
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"My husband has a cousin, also a single child, whose parents actively involved his friends in play dates, vacations and so forth . \u2014 Carolyn Hax, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Read the care label to determine the type of fabric: silk, wool and so forth . \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 18 May 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Adverb and Preposition",
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Adverb",
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
||
|
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"Preposition",
|
||
|
|
"circa 1575, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223254"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forthcoming":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": being about to appear or to be produced or made available",
|
||
|
|
": responsive , outgoing",
|
||
|
|
": characterized by openness, candidness, and forthrightness (see forthright entry 1 sense 1 )",
|
||
|
|
": being about to appear",
|
||
|
|
": ready or available when needed"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u022frth-\u02c8k\u0259-mi\u014b",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022frth-",
|
||
|
|
"f\u022frth-\u02c8k\u0259-mi\u014b"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"approaching",
|
||
|
|
"coming",
|
||
|
|
"imminent",
|
||
|
|
"impending",
|
||
|
|
"nearing",
|
||
|
|
"oncoming",
|
||
|
|
"pending",
|
||
|
|
"proximate",
|
||
|
|
"upcoming"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"late",
|
||
|
|
"recent"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"He was more forthcoming about his past than they expected.",
|
||
|
|
"She has been less than forthcoming about her involvement in the scandal.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Weinberg also said the city and sheriff have not been forthcoming about what happened. \u2014 Ashley Remkus | Aremkus@al.com, al , 3 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The Detroit brand may have started teasing the Lyriq two years ago, but the marque never been fully forthcoming about how much power the EV would be able to deliver. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 17 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Califf said an announcement is forthcoming about importing baby formula from abroad, noting that the key is making sure the instructions for the formula are in languages that mothers and caregivers can understand. \u2014 Matthew Perrone, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Califf said an announcement is forthcoming about importing baby formula from abroad, noting that the key is making sure the instructions for the formula are in languages that mothers and caregivers can understand. \u2014 Zeke Miller And Matthew Perrone, Chicago Tribune , 16 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But Musk, Wolff and Blomfield have been very forthcoming about their own mental health struggles in recent years. \u2014 Gina Lodge, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Ukraine has been somewhat more forthcoming , acknowledging a significant number of dead and wounded among its troops. \u2014 Laura King, Los Angeles Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In contemporary interviews, Sen Dog is quite forthcoming about the benefits of therapy during his time away, while clips of B-Real from the period of Sen Dog\u2019s absence display a great deal of sensitivity and support for his bandmate. \u2014 Andrew Barker, Variety , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"On Thursday, the 49ers reportedly restructured Mack\u2019s contract in a way that reflected his retirement was forthcoming . \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 June 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"obsolete forthcome to come forth",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"circa 1532, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212927"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forthright":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point",
|
||
|
|
": notably simple in style or quality",
|
||
|
|
": proceeding straight on",
|
||
|
|
": directly forward",
|
||
|
|
": without hesitation : frankly",
|
||
|
|
": at once",
|
||
|
|
": a straight path",
|
||
|
|
": going straight to the point clearly and firmly"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022frth-\u02ccr\u012bt",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022frth-\u02ccr\u012bt"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"candid",
|
||
|
|
"direct",
|
||
|
|
"forthcoming",
|
||
|
|
"foursquare",
|
||
|
|
"frank",
|
||
|
|
"free-spoken",
|
||
|
|
"freehearted",
|
||
|
|
"honest",
|
||
|
|
"open",
|
||
|
|
"openhearted",
|
||
|
|
"out-front",
|
||
|
|
"outspoken",
|
||
|
|
"plain",
|
||
|
|
"plainspoken",
|
||
|
|
"straight",
|
||
|
|
"straightforward",
|
||
|
|
"unguarded",
|
||
|
|
"unreserved",
|
||
|
|
"up-front"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"dissembling",
|
||
|
|
"uncandid",
|
||
|
|
"unforthcoming"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"she sometimes was a little too forthright for her own good and ended up saying things that inadvertently offended people",
|
||
|
|
"I appreciate your forthright explanation of the situation.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"Most of Eastern Europe has led the way with weapons shipments to Kyiv and forthright denouncements of Putin. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 7 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Saint\u2019s take on her source material is serious and forthright . \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"While some contenders were easily accessible and forthright , others were not. \u2014 Tara Kavaler, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But Diwan\u2019s film is less harrowing for its depictions of physical suffering than for its forthright exploration of Anne\u2019s emotional desolation. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 6 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Waters is this person, intriguing, ruminant and honest, hilarious but forthright . \u2014 Daniel Scheffler, SPIN , 4 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Officials hadn\u2019t been forthright enough about the limitations of their intelligence, went the criticism. \u2014 James Harkin, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But as the years have gone by, and the spotlight has grown ever more intense, stars with a forthright political outlook have recognized the night as a forum to share their principles and fundamental beliefs through clothing. \u2014 Vogue , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Her interviews reveal a confident, forthright woman who shouldn\u2019t be anyone\u2019s deep concern beyond the tennis people who will miss her shining presence and all-around game (by far the most clever on the women\u2019s tour). \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 Mar. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Adverb",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
|
||
|
|
"Adverb",
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"1606, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212637"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forthrightness":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point",
|
||
|
|
": notably simple in style or quality",
|
||
|
|
": proceeding straight on",
|
||
|
|
": directly forward",
|
||
|
|
": without hesitation : frankly",
|
||
|
|
": at once",
|
||
|
|
": a straight path",
|
||
|
|
": going straight to the point clearly and firmly"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022frth-\u02ccr\u012bt",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022frth-\u02ccr\u012bt"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"candid",
|
||
|
|
"direct",
|
||
|
|
"forthcoming",
|
||
|
|
"foursquare",
|
||
|
|
"frank",
|
||
|
|
"free-spoken",
|
||
|
|
"freehearted",
|
||
|
|
"honest",
|
||
|
|
"open",
|
||
|
|
"openhearted",
|
||
|
|
"out-front",
|
||
|
|
"outspoken",
|
||
|
|
"plain",
|
||
|
|
"plainspoken",
|
||
|
|
"straight",
|
||
|
|
"straightforward",
|
||
|
|
"unguarded",
|
||
|
|
"unreserved",
|
||
|
|
"up-front"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"dissembling",
|
||
|
|
"uncandid",
|
||
|
|
"unforthcoming"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"she sometimes was a little too forthright for her own good and ended up saying things that inadvertently offended people",
|
||
|
|
"I appreciate your forthright explanation of the situation.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"Most of Eastern Europe has led the way with weapons shipments to Kyiv and forthright denouncements of Putin. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 7 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Saint\u2019s take on her source material is serious and forthright . \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"While some contenders were easily accessible and forthright , others were not. \u2014 Tara Kavaler, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But Diwan\u2019s film is less harrowing for its depictions of physical suffering than for its forthright exploration of Anne\u2019s emotional desolation. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 6 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Waters is this person, intriguing, ruminant and honest, hilarious but forthright . \u2014 Daniel Scheffler, SPIN , 4 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Officials hadn\u2019t been forthright enough about the limitations of their intelligence, went the criticism. \u2014 James Harkin, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But as the years have gone by, and the spotlight has grown ever more intense, stars with a forthright political outlook have recognized the night as a forum to share their principles and fundamental beliefs through clothing. \u2014 Vogue , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Her interviews reveal a confident, forthright woman who shouldn\u2019t be anyone\u2019s deep concern beyond the tennis people who will miss her shining presence and all-around game (by far the most clever on the women\u2019s tour). \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 Mar. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Adverb",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
|
||
|
|
"Adverb",
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"1606, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202852"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forthwith":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adverb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": without any delay : immediately sense 1",
|
||
|
|
": without delay : immediately"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"(\u02cc)f\u022frth-\u02c8with",
|
||
|
|
"also",
|
||
|
|
"f\u022frth-\u02c8wit\u035fh",
|
||
|
|
"-\u02c8with"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bang",
|
||
|
|
"directly",
|
||
|
|
"headlong",
|
||
|
|
"immediately",
|
||
|
|
"incontinently",
|
||
|
|
"instantaneously",
|
||
|
|
"instanter",
|
||
|
|
"instantly",
|
||
|
|
"now",
|
||
|
|
"PDQ",
|
||
|
|
"plumb",
|
||
|
|
"presently",
|
||
|
|
"promptly",
|
||
|
|
"pronto",
|
||
|
|
"right",
|
||
|
|
"right away",
|
||
|
|
"right now",
|
||
|
|
"right off",
|
||
|
|
"straight off",
|
||
|
|
"straightaway",
|
||
|
|
"straightway"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"The court ordered the company to cease operations forthwith .",
|
||
|
|
"if the fire alarm rings, leave the building forthwith",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"On September 21st the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, declared that the model of railway privatisation that Britain has followed for the past two and a half decades had stopped working, and would end forthwith . \u2014 The Economist , 26 Sep. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Our new-ish national nightmare continues, so forthwith here is the latest edition of the New Normal, a (sorta) lighthearted roundup of news-you-can-use and other tidbits in the time of epidemic. \u2014 Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, ExpressNews.com , 23 Mar. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"What is already clear is that the Sussexes intend forthwith to redraw the lines of engagement with the press. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 10 Jan. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Take the Green New Deal resolution and put it to a vote forthwith on the House and Senate floor. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"The General Secretary would like a recording of the performance and is sending men over to retrieve it forthwith . \u2014 Christopher Orr, The Atlantic , 16 Mar. 2018",
|
||
|
|
"Everybody like Brennan, like Clapper, like McCabe who have demonstrated their partisanship should be stripped of their clearances forthwith . \u2014 Fox News , 17 Aug. 2018",
|
||
|
|
"Take the Green New Deal resolution and put it to a vote forthwith on the House and Senate floor. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"But more than a few viewers will nonetheless chuckle in grim amusement and resolve to liquidate their own social-media profiles forthwith . \u2014 Justin Chang, latimes.com , 22 Mar. 2018"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224751"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fortuitous":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": occurring by chance",
|
||
|
|
": fortunate , lucky",
|
||
|
|
": coming or happening by a lucky chance"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8t\u00fc-\u0259-t\u0259s",
|
||
|
|
"-\u02c8ty\u00fc-",
|
||
|
|
"f\u0259r-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"fluky",
|
||
|
|
"flukey",
|
||
|
|
"fortunate",
|
||
|
|
"happy",
|
||
|
|
"heaven-sent",
|
||
|
|
"lucky",
|
||
|
|
"providential"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"hapless",
|
||
|
|
"ill-fated",
|
||
|
|
"ill-starred",
|
||
|
|
"luckless",
|
||
|
|
"star-crossed",
|
||
|
|
"unfortunate",
|
||
|
|
"unhappy",
|
||
|
|
"unlucky"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"\u2026 the intensification of competition on the job market has only exacerbated our class anxiety, as hiring seems all the more uncertain if not fortuitous. \u2014 Jeffrey J. Williams , College English , November 2003",
|
||
|
|
"\u2026 he is a brilliant candidate not despite his anti-intellectualism but because of it. He has stumbled upon a fortuitous moment in which the political culture, tired of wonks and pointy-heads and ideologues, yearns instead for a candidate unburdened by, or even hostile to, ideas. \u2014 Jonathan Chait , New Republic , 20 Dec. 1999",
|
||
|
|
"Her $170, 000 bid on what is now Matanzas Creek's vineyard was accepted. The south-facing slope was a fortuitous find \u2026 its worth more than 10 times as much today. \u2014 Jeff Morgan , Wine Spectator , 15 May 1996",
|
||
|
|
"His presence there was entirely fortuitous .",
|
||
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"You could not have arrived at a more fortuitous time.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But if two popular bloggers were photographed together in seemingly fortuitous but highly coordinated outfits and both of them shared those images, they were seen by twice as many eyeballs. \u2014 Jacey Duprie, The Week , 7 June 2022",
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"The Moon in your community-minded 11th house and fortuitous Jupiter in your passionate 5th house are waltzing into a potent opposition together. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 7 June 2022",
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"That was particularly fortuitous on this trip because Santa Teresa has plenty of fabulous boutiques. \u2014 Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022",
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"Of course, the duo first had to develop the professional framework, but they were dealt a fortuitous hand when Johnson, who was enrolled in a business class at the time, was given an assignment to develop a mock company. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 23 May 2022",
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"Indeed, the success of Mr. Gudauskas\u2019 derring-do was only possible because of a fortuitous combination of three factors. \u2014 Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor , 19 May 2022",
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"In fact, the original Intel microprocessor, the 4004, was an ASIC project for Busicom that became a commercial product due to fortuitous circumstances. \u2014 Steven Leibson, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
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"Montblanc Haus is accessible to the public, near and far, and with summer travel right around the corner, its opening is fortuitous . \u2014 Nancy Olson, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
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"For liberal candidates in primary contests, the timing of the leak is fortuitous . \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"Latin fortuitus ; akin to Latin fort-, fors chance \u2014 more at fortune entry 1 ",
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"1653, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220811"
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},
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"fortunate":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain : auspicious",
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": receiving some unexpected good",
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": bringing a good result",
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": having good luck : lucky"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u022frch-n\u0259t",
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-ch\u0259-",
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-ch\u0259-n\u0259t"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"fluky",
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"flukey",
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"fortuitous",
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"happy",
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"heaven-sent",
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"lucky",
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"providential"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"hapless",
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"ill-fated",
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"ill-starred",
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"luckless",
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"star-crossed",
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"unfortunate",
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"unhappy",
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"unlucky"
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],
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"examples":[
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"How fortunate we were to find that restaurant!",
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"We should try to help others who are less fortunate than ourselves.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But as this verse notes, being compassionate to people who are less fortunate is also something that God will reward. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 10 June 2022",
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"But Bill Gates believes humanity is fortunate that the virus was not even more devastating. \u2014 Time , 7 June 2022",
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"However, a few fortunate countries are strategically positioned to benefit from the rapid evolution of markets, policy, and technology created by this crisis. \u2014 Ariel Cohen, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
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"Then cross your fingers and hope your fortunate friends will accept the gift. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 5 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"The most fortunate of the victims at Robb Elementary are recovering. \u2014 Jay Reeves, Chron , 5 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"Slowing this virus down, whether that\u2019s through vaccinations or ventilation upgrades\u2014or, in this case, the fortunate coincidence of immunity and weather\u2014can go a long way. \u2014 Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic , 3 June 2022",
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"However, many people are less fortunate , as can be seen in the growing number of older people being diagnosed with dementia and Alzheimer\u2019s. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 2 June 2022",
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"The Irish caught seemingly every break; Chatard pitcher Hailee Howe was not as fortunate . \u2014 Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star , 29 May 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222036"
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},
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"fortune":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": a very large sum of money",
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": riches , wealth",
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": a store of material possessions",
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": prosperity attained partly through luck : success",
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": luck sense 1",
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": the turns and courses of luck accompanying one's progress (as through life)",
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": destiny , fate",
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": a prediction of fortune",
|
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": a hypothetical force or personified power that unpredictably determines events and issues favorably or unfavorably",
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": accident , incident",
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": to give good or bad fortune to",
|
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": to endow with a fortune",
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": happen , chance",
|
||
|
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": a large sum of money",
|
||
|
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": what happens to a person : good or bad luck",
|
||
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": what is to happen to someone in the future",
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": wealth sense 1"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-ch\u0259n",
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-ch\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"future"
|
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],
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"antonyms":[
|
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"past"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"He hoped to achieve fame and fortune .",
|
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"They had the good fortune to escape injury when their car crashed.",
|
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|
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"The book follows the fortunes of two families through the years.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
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"Tammy Gustavson, heiress to the Public Storage fortune , listed her late father's Malibu home for $127.5 million. \u2014 Katherine Clarke, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
|
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|
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"Born to a lower middle class family in 1945, Hernandez made a fortune building real estate in the 1990s, as millions of Colombians migrated from the countryside to urban areas. \u2014 Stefano Pozzebon, CNN , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"The company that generated Disney\u2019s fortune has spent most of 2022 in the headlines\u2014mostly for reasons other than pay. \u2014 Maria Aspan, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"Much of Perry\u2019s fortune comes from his gigantic film complex in Atlanta that is currently home to 12 soundstages. \u2014 Antonio Ferme, Variety , 13 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"My pal Dan McKenna\u2019s granddaughter Colleen is a singer/guitarist/songwriter/ who has plans to take a year between high school and college to make her folk music fortune in Nashville. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 13 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Prospectors tended to have severely limited diets due to high food costs in remote mining boomtowns, the shorter shelf life of vitamin C-rich options, and the overriding focus on fortune hunting. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Instead of experiencing good fortune , the Revolution have become victims of bad luck, bad weather, and a tendency to self-destruct, stumbling along at a sub-.500 pace (4-5-4, 16 points). \u2014 Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Dustin Hoffman won a Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Raymond Babbitt, an autistic savant brought on a cross country road trip during his brother\u2019s bid to grab a piece of their father\u2019s fortune . \u2014 cleveland , 11 June 2022"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4",
|
||
|
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"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195300"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forum":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business",
|
||
|
|
": a public meeting place for open discussion",
|
||
|
|
": a medium (such as a newspaper or online service) of open discussion or expression of ideas",
|
||
|
|
": a judicial body or assembly : court",
|
||
|
|
": a public meeting or lecture involving audience discussion",
|
||
|
|
": a program (as on radio or television) involving discussion of a problem usually by several authorities",
|
||
|
|
": the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city serving as the center for public business",
|
||
|
|
": a place or opportunity for discussion",
|
||
|
|
": public forum",
|
||
|
|
": a judicial body or assembly : court",
|
||
|
|
": the territorial jurisdiction of a court"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u0259m",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u0259m",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014d-r\u0259m"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"colloquy",
|
||
|
|
"conference",
|
||
|
|
"council",
|
||
|
|
"panel",
|
||
|
|
"panel discussion",
|
||
|
|
"parley",
|
||
|
|
"round-robin",
|
||
|
|
"roundtable",
|
||
|
|
"seminar",
|
||
|
|
"symposium"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Forums were held to determine how to handle the situation.",
|
||
|
|
"The town has scheduled a public forum to discuss the proposal.",
|
||
|
|
"The club provides a forum for people who share an interest in local history.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Yaroslavsky later acknowledged that information was far from complete, correcting the record the next day at another candidate forum . \u2014 David Zahniserstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Massachusetts Democratic gubernatorial candidates Maura Healey, center, and Sonia Chang-D\u00edaz, left, participated in a candidate forum focusing on environmental and energy issues held at WBUR CitySpace in April. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The 11th biennial Oregon Summit brought party insiders together for a weekend of workshops, speeches, festivities and a gubernatorial candidate forum . \u2014 Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive , 1 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"On Saturday, the day after the sniper attack, Bowser came under criticism from challengers who squared off at a candidate forum . \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The leading Republican Senate candidates in Pennsylvania will all share a stage for the first time Wednesday morning at a candidate forum . \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Both Vance and Timken, along with state Sen. Matt Dolan, participated in Friday night's candidate forum in Gahanna, Ohio, hosted by right-leaning advocacy group FreedomWorks. \u2014 Eva Mckend And Andrea Cambron, CNN , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The Tempe City Council candidate forum on Wednesday will move to a virtual format due to the COVID-19 surge. \u2014 Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic , 11 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In late November, the Ohio Republican Party held a very awkward candidate forum in an evangelical church near Middletown. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Latin; akin to Latin foris outside, fores door \u2014 more at door ",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185458"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forward":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb",
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": near, being at, or belonging to the forepart",
|
||
|
|
": situated in advance",
|
||
|
|
": strongly inclined : ready",
|
||
|
|
": lacking modesty or reserve : brash",
|
||
|
|
": notably advanced or developed : precocious",
|
||
|
|
": moving, tending, or leading toward a position in front",
|
||
|
|
": moving toward an opponent's goal",
|
||
|
|
": advocating an advanced policy in the direction of what is considered progress",
|
||
|
|
": extreme , radical",
|
||
|
|
": of, relating to, or getting ready for the future",
|
||
|
|
": to or toward what is ahead or in front",
|
||
|
|
": to help onward : promote",
|
||
|
|
": to send forward : transmit",
|
||
|
|
": to send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit",
|
||
|
|
": a player who plays at the front the team's formation near the opponent's goal",
|
||
|
|
": near, at, or belonging to the front part",
|
||
|
|
": moving, tending, or leading to a position in front",
|
||
|
|
": lacking proper modesty or reserve",
|
||
|
|
": to or toward what is in front",
|
||
|
|
": to send on or ahead",
|
||
|
|
": to help onward : advance",
|
||
|
|
": a player at or near the front of his or her team or near the opponent's goal",
|
||
|
|
": forward contract at contract"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-w\u0259rd",
|
||
|
|
"also",
|
||
|
|
"or",
|
||
|
|
"Southern also",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-w\u0259rd"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bold",
|
||
|
|
"familiar",
|
||
|
|
"free",
|
||
|
|
"immodest",
|
||
|
|
"overfamiliar",
|
||
|
|
"presuming",
|
||
|
|
"presumptuous"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"ahead",
|
||
|
|
"along",
|
||
|
|
"forth",
|
||
|
|
"forwards",
|
||
|
|
"on",
|
||
|
|
"onward",
|
||
|
|
"onwards"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"Liverpool gets striker: Liverpool has taken another of Portugal\u2019s best players to strengthen its forward line, with Uruguay striker Darwin Nu\u00f1ez completing his move from Benfica for an initial fee of $78 million. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 14 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In the selloff of December 2018, during the Fed\u2019s most recent previous rate-raising cycle, the S&P 500\u2019s forward multiple fell as low as 13.8. \u2014 Nick Timiraos, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"By noon, the forward rate of spread was halted, and half the crews were released from the blaze, officials said. \u2014 Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"For comparison, over the past five years, the S&P 500\u2019s forward price-to-earnings ratio averaged roughly 18.6, but looking back over a ten-year period, stocks are trading roughly in line with the norm of 16.9. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 13 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Their sister restaurant, Broadway Bistro is another great handout that sources local ingredients for a comfort- forward American menu. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But the highlight is arguably the retractable veranda -- a floor in the forward fuselage area that can extend outward when the aircraft is parked, sitting at a height of around four meters above the apron. \u2014 Karla Cripps, CNN , 11 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In the majority of the 16 crashes, the Teslas issued forward collision alerts to the drivers just before impact. \u2014 Tom Krisher, Chron , 9 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In the majority of the 16 crashes, the Teslas issued forward collision alerts to the drivers just before impact. \u2014 CBS News , 9 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
||
|
|
"Employees at winning companies are twice as likely to look forward to coming to work and nearly 90% describe their organization as psychologically and emotionally healthy compared with 53% at an average workplace. \u2014 Roula Amire, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Since splitting, Hough and Laich have both moved forward with their respective lives. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Dan\u2019s team to launch this business and look forward to working with filmmakers around the world to help bring local language, culturally rich films to a global audience. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 14 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Unlike a year ago, numbers shouldn\u2019t be a problem for the Cardinals\u2019 secondary, giving secondary coach and co-defensive coordinator Wesley McGriff much to look forward to in his first season with the team. \u2014 Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal , 14 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"After the lawsuit was filed, a judge issued a restraining order prohibiting any kind of sale while the case moved forward . \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 13 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Moved forward into this budget and were able to do a little bit extra with it. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Nadel rejected those arguments, saying the defense had not moved forward with the case either, said Carley\u2019s attorney, Richard Freeman. \u2014 Hyeyoon Alyssa Choi, Los Angeles Times , 11 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Sarah Pierce, a former executive vice president for sales and operations at the company, claimed in a lawsuit that Garg misrepresented Better.com's statements to ensure the SPAC merger moved forward . \u2014 David Goldman, CNN , 8 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
||
|
|
"Teachers will net the full $1,000, and the state will forward an extra $200 to school districts to cover benefits. \u2014 al , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Michigan State Police are investigating the incident and will forward their findings to Chris Becker, Kent County prosecutor, who will consider if charges should be filed. \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In addition, a group within a community will only be able to forward messages to one group at a time, rather than five, which is the current limit. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Hollander informed Sprinkel about the call and the text messages and offered to forward them to Sprinkel. \u2014 Thomas Lake, CNN , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Hartenstein won\u2019t play Wednesday; neither will forward Nicolas Batum (ankle). \u2014 Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times , 28 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Some states, including California and Michigan, adopted the same definitions as the CDC, giving facilities the option for state officials to forward their data to the CDC instead of submitting twice. \u2014 Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The Bears lost consecutive home games for the first time since 2015-16, then injuries began piling up, including a gruesome leg injury to forward Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"To force vaccinations, the health care system will forward the names of the unvaccinated people over 50 to tax authorities so they can be fined. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"The pesky, defensive-minded forward was born in Oklahoma, raised in England, attended school in Germany, played high school hoops in Indiana and spent his lone collegiate season with Baylor in Waco, Tx. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 17 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Bandeaus help provide a no-strap tan line, while sportier styles have become fashion- forward as well, featuring crisscross-back detailing or higher-cut necks similar to a sports bra. \u2014 Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue , 16 June 2022",
|
||
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"King, a junior forward , had already provided an assist when the foul happened. \u2014 Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022",
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"Fast- forward about a decade, and Hoshi, who now had a boyfriend, came out to his parents at 22 years old. \u2014 Angela Yang, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
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||
|
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"The 6-foot-9, 200-pound forward is already one of Kentucky's best defensive players and the team's most athletic dunker. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 31 May 2022",
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||
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"In the above chart, SiTime Corporation has the highest forward P/S ratio. \u2014 Beth Kindig, Forbes , 29 May 2022",
|
||
|
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"Palindromic primes are the same forward and backward\u2014133020331. \u2014 Alec Wilkinson, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
|
||
|
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"No one in the country had ever seen a high-scoring forward who could also play defense with such intensity. \u2014 Michael Hunt, Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"Adjective, Adverb, Verb, and Noun",
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"Adjective",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
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"Adverb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
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"Verb",
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"1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
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"Noun",
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"1879, in the meaning defined above"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221156"
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},
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"foss":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": ditch , moat"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u00e4s"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"dike",
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"ditch",
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"gutter",
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"sheugh",
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"trench",
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"trough"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the first line of defense is a water-filled fosse that enemy troops would have to cross"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"Middle English fosse, borrowed from Anglo-French, going back to Latin fossa \"ditch, trench,\" noun derivative from feminine of fossus, past participle of fodere \"to jab, dig\" \u2014 more at fossil entry 1 ",
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"first_known_use":[
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223920"
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},
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"fossil":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": preserved from a past geologic age",
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||
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": being or resembling a fossil",
|
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": of or relating to fossil fuel",
|
||
|
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": a remnant, impression, or trace of an organism of past geologic ages that has been preserved in the earth's crust \u2014 compare living fossil",
|
||
|
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": a person whose views are outmoded : fogy",
|
||
|
|
": something (such as a theory) that has become rigidly fixed",
|
||
|
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": an old word or word element preserved only by idiom (such as fro in to and fro )",
|
||
|
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": a trace or print or the remains of a plant or animal of a past age preserved in earth or rock"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4-s\u0259l",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4-s\u0259l"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[
|
||
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"antediluvian",
|
||
|
|
"Colonel Blimp",
|
||
|
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"dodo",
|
||
|
|
"fogy",
|
||
|
|
"fogey",
|
||
|
|
"fud",
|
||
|
|
"fuddy-duddy",
|
||
|
|
"mossback",
|
||
|
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"reactionary",
|
||
|
|
"stick-in-the-mud",
|
||
|
|
"stuffed shirt"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[
|
||
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"hipster",
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||
|
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"modern",
|
||
|
|
"trendy"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"examples":[
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||
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"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"some old fossil who thinks that a boy and a girl shouldn't be together unsupervised until they are engaged",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"President Biden\u2019s energy program is crystal clear: an all-of-government assault on the domestic fossil -fuel industry to further a green agenda. \u2014 Thomas J. Duesterberg, WSJ , 12 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Advice for Investors: With fossil -fuel shares leading the stock market, people worried about climate change may be in a tough spot. \u2014 Jason Karaian, New York Times , 10 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Through the National Environmental Policy Act, environmental groups bring lawsuits against the government to halt any fossil -fuel expansion. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 10 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But with the dangers of rising temperatures growing, leaders in left-leaning states have turned to their authority under the Clean Water Act to block construction of more fossil -fuel infrastructure in recent years. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But with the dangers of rising temperatures growing, leaders in left-leaning states have turned to their authority under the Clean Water Act to block construction of more fossil -fuel infrastructure in recent years. \u2014 Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News , 2 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Russia's control of oil and other fossil -fuel energy resources gave it the riches to invade Ukraine \u2014 and has stymied Europe's response. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 30 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But the supply of sustainable fuel is limited and the cost is high \u2014 two to five times costlier than fossil jet fuel. \u2014 Pranshu Verma, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In recent years, people have been organizing grassroots campaigns to pressure the big lenders to trim their fossil -fuel connections. \u2014 Bill Mckibben, The New Yorker , 20 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"Since the Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, member states have been trying to find ways to wean off Russian fossil fuels while securing enough energy to keep the lights on across Europe. \u2014 Emily Rauhala, Washington Post , 30 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"They have been accused of helping fund the war by continuing to pay for Russian fossil fuels. \u2014 Mark Lewis, ajc , 28 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"They have been accused of helping fund the war by continuing to pay for Russian fossil fuels. \u2014 Mark Lewis, Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Since the beginning of the Ukraine war, China has bought more than 7 billion euros ($7.5 billion) worth of Russian fossil fuels, according to the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 27 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"When the research first became widely known in the 1980s and 90s, groups funded by the oil and gas industry worked to cast doubt on the role fossil fuels, and human activity generally, played in climate change. \u2014 CBS News , 26 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"With the recent spike in energy and food prices being driven by Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine, nations are increasingly seeking to limit their dependence on foreign fossil fuels and unstable supply chains. \u2014 Cristina Lourosa-ricardo, WSJ , 21 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Baxter wrote that like in skating, judges can give high rewards for certain accomplishments, such as creating a product that helps reduce fossil fuels in circulation, as Tesla has done. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 21 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"As renewables replace fossil fuels and the grid loses the inertia of rotating mass, data centers are well positioned to provide a fast frequency response service to grid operators. \u2014 Karina Rigby, Forbes , 20 May 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"1665, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"1736, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185540"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fossilized":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": having been changed into a fossil : subjected to fossilization",
|
||
|
|
": old and unchanging or outmoded",
|
||
|
|
": made firm, fixed, or rigid by the passage of time"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4-s\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bzd"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"antiquated",
|
||
|
|
"archaic",
|
||
|
|
"dated",
|
||
|
|
"d\u00e9mod\u00e9",
|
||
|
|
"demoded",
|
||
|
|
"kaput",
|
||
|
|
"kaputt",
|
||
|
|
"medieval",
|
||
|
|
"mediaeval",
|
||
|
|
"moribund",
|
||
|
|
"mossy",
|
||
|
|
"moth-eaten",
|
||
|
|
"neolithic",
|
||
|
|
"Noachian",
|
||
|
|
"obsolete",
|
||
|
|
"out-of-date",
|
||
|
|
"outdated",
|
||
|
|
"outmoded",
|
||
|
|
"outworn",
|
||
|
|
"pass\u00e9",
|
||
|
|
"prehistoric",
|
||
|
|
"prehistorical",
|
||
|
|
"rusty",
|
||
|
|
"Stone Age",
|
||
|
|
"superannuated"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1794, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212316"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foster":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"biographical name ()",
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": affording, receiving, or sharing nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties",
|
||
|
|
": to give parental care to : nurture",
|
||
|
|
": to promote the growth or development of : encourage",
|
||
|
|
": giving, receiving, or offering parental care even though not related by blood or legal ties",
|
||
|
|
": to give parental care to",
|
||
|
|
": to help the growth and development of",
|
||
|
|
": affording, receiving, or sharing nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal relationships",
|
||
|
|
": to give parental care to",
|
||
|
|
"Stephen Collins 1826\u20131864 American songwriter",
|
||
|
|
"William Z(ebulon) 1881\u20131961 American Communist"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022f-st\u0259r",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4-",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022f-st\u0259r",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022f-st\u0259r",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"advance",
|
||
|
|
"cultivate",
|
||
|
|
"encourage",
|
||
|
|
"forward",
|
||
|
|
"further",
|
||
|
|
"incubate",
|
||
|
|
"nourish",
|
||
|
|
"nurse",
|
||
|
|
"nurture",
|
||
|
|
"promote"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"discourage",
|
||
|
|
"frustrate",
|
||
|
|
"hinder",
|
||
|
|
"inhibit"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"Such conditions foster the spread of the disease.",
|
||
|
|
"Would you consider fostering a child?",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"Johnson grew up in foster care; her mother, who is half Japanese, was adopted. \u2014 E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker , 21 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"DaRonco said Chaskah's sibling was removed and placed into foster care after the death. \u2014 Gloria Rebecca Gomez, The Arizona Republic , 21 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Tiffany Haddish spoke openly about her time in foster care while in a keynote conversation for the Variety Changemakers Summit. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Information presented to jurors on Tuesday also alleged that Hyde had been a foster parent to the teen, even declaring him on his taxes as a dependent. \u2014 Jeff Truesdell, PEOPLE.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The Paddington news was met with delight over the weekend, with Hugh Bonneville, who plays the bears\u2019 foster parent Henry Brown in the films, tweeting his thanks. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Sharice Mitchell became a foster parent to the first alleged victim in January 2019 and the second alleged victim in January 2020, the indictment said. \u2014 Antonio Planas, NBC News , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"For now, the youngest daughter is with a foster parent. \u2014 Joshua Sharpe, ajc , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But the process to become a foster parent is extensive and lengthy -- and so far, most of the Afghan families who've signed up haven't yet qualified, Perrino says. \u2014 Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN , 27 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
||
|
|
"Anyone seeking to foster the puppies should email foster@cuyahogacounty.us. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 20 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"As the ecosystem of solution providers grows to foster more innovation, the question becomes whether the government is asking the right questions upfront. \u2014 Chitra Sivanandam, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Probiotics are often used to cure digestive issues, whereas prebiotics are commonly used to foster gastrointestinal health. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Cook is currently recapping all the ways Apple is trying to foster robust developer environments, including new academies focused on underrepresented communities. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Inspired by Burning Man, Stargaze seeks to foster similar solidarity and creativity in the LGBTQ+, nonbinary, and women\u2019s communities. \u2014 Patricia Harris And David Lyon, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But this doesn\u2019t necessarily mean that lunar regolith can\u2019t be made into a viable soil by adding extra nutrients or composting crops to foster microbe growth. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 2 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The labor movement has worried Apple executives, who strive to foster love for Apple among employees and customers. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"After all, books emphasize interiority, encourage empathy, require thought, and are meant to foster rational argument and dissent. \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 25 May 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Verb",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193701"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foul":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb",
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": offensive to the senses : loathsome",
|
||
|
|
": filled or covered with offensive matter",
|
||
|
|
": being odorous and impure : polluted",
|
||
|
|
": morally or spiritually odious : detestable",
|
||
|
|
": notably unpleasant or distressing : wretched , horrid",
|
||
|
|
": obscene , abusive",
|
||
|
|
": being wet and stormy",
|
||
|
|
": obstructive to navigation",
|
||
|
|
": treacherous , dishonorable",
|
||
|
|
": constituting an infringement (see infringe sense 1 ) of rules in a game or sport",
|
||
|
|
": being outside the foul lines in baseball",
|
||
|
|
": containing marked-up corrections",
|
||
|
|
": full of dirt or mud",
|
||
|
|
": encrusted, clogged, or choked with a foreign substance",
|
||
|
|
": placed in a situation that impedes physical movement : entangled",
|
||
|
|
": homely , ugly",
|
||
|
|
": an infringement of the rules in a game or sport",
|
||
|
|
": free throw",
|
||
|
|
": foul ball",
|
||
|
|
": an entanglement or collision especially in angling or sailing",
|
||
|
|
": something foul",
|
||
|
|
": to make foul: such as",
|
||
|
|
": to make dirty : pollute",
|
||
|
|
": to tangle or come into collision with",
|
||
|
|
": to encrust with a foreign substance",
|
||
|
|
": obstruct , block",
|
||
|
|
": dishonor , discredit",
|
||
|
|
": to commit a foul against",
|
||
|
|
": to hit (a baseball) foul",
|
||
|
|
": to commit a violation of the rules in a sport or game",
|
||
|
|
": to hit a foul ball",
|
||
|
|
": to become or be foul: such as",
|
||
|
|
": decompose , rot",
|
||
|
|
": to become encrusted, clogged, or choked with a foreign substance",
|
||
|
|
": to become entangled or come into collision",
|
||
|
|
": in a foul manner : so as to be foul",
|
||
|
|
": disgusting in looks, taste, or smell",
|
||
|
|
": full of or covered with something that pollutes",
|
||
|
|
": being vulgar or insulting",
|
||
|
|
": being wet and stormy",
|
||
|
|
": very unfair",
|
||
|
|
": very unpleasant or bad",
|
||
|
|
": breaking a rule in a game or sport",
|
||
|
|
": being outside the foul lines",
|
||
|
|
": a ball in baseball that is batted outside the foul lines",
|
||
|
|
": an act of breaking the rules in a game or sport",
|
||
|
|
": to make or become foul or filthy",
|
||
|
|
": to make a foul in a game"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8fau\u0307(-\u0259)l",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8fau\u0307l"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bleak",
|
||
|
|
"dirty",
|
||
|
|
"inclement",
|
||
|
|
"nasty",
|
||
|
|
"raw",
|
||
|
|
"rough",
|
||
|
|
"squally",
|
||
|
|
"stormy",
|
||
|
|
"tempestuous",
|
||
|
|
"turbulent"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"befoul",
|
||
|
|
"begrime",
|
||
|
|
"bemire",
|
||
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"besmirch",
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"blacken",
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"daub",
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"dirty",
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"distain",
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"gaum",
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"grime",
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"mire",
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"muck",
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"muddy",
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"smirch",
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"smudge",
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"soil",
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"stain",
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"sully"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
||
|
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"Boston has won its last six games in which Tatum attempted at least 10 foul shots. \u2014 Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"After making 24 of 25 free throws in Game 6, the Heat missed eight foul shots in the first half and made only one of their first 10 threes. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The Bucks will limit second chances on their end and limit foul shots but Boston's offense was just a bit more consistent over the year. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 2 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Jazz clinging to one-point margin \u2026 hit two foul shots \u2026 hit two more free throws to close out the game. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Instead, with the Spurs ahead by a point, Murray went to the line and made two foul shots to ice the game. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Jones connected on all three foul shots and the Cardinal carried a 45-40 advantage into the fourth quarter. \u2014 Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Kaiya Wynn's turnover led to Van Lith's easy transition layup, then Wynn missed a pair of foul shots and Burrell missed an open 3-pointer from the corner in the waning minutes that allowed Louisville to stretch the lead. \u2014 Dave Skretta, ajc , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Drake Jeffries hit a pair of foul shots to get the Cowboys within six with 14 seconds left. \u2014 Mitch Stacy, chicagotribune.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
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"Jaylen Brown never looked the same after his second foul . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Key reserve Bobby Portis picked up his third foul with 8:49 remaining in the first half, stressing an already thin bench, and Milwaukee's defense started to soften. \u2014 Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 15 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Suns center Deandre Ayton had to be benched at 6:59 and replaced by backup big Bismack Biyombo after Ayton picked up his second foul . \u2014 Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic , 10 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Doncic picked up his fifth foul in the fourth quarter with Dallas leading by 17 points with 8:07 remaining. \u2014 Duane Rankin, USA TODAY , 7 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Boston had to adjust early in the second quarter after Theis picked up his third foul . \u2014 Kyle Hightower, Hartford Courant , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Villanova finally got an opening when McCormack went to the bench with just over six minutes left in the first half after picking up his second foul . \u2014 John Marshall, ajc , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Nelson-Ododa picked up her second foul with 43 seconds left in the first quarter and sat. \u2014 Lori Riley, courant.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But when the Clemson signee retreated to the bench after getting called for her second foul , the Orioles crept back to within 17-16 over the next six minutes. \u2014 Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
||
|
|
"The Celtics go into the half with a five-point lead because Marcus Smart managed to steal the ball from Giannis Antetokounmpo, who then made the poor decision to foul Smart on a deep half-court heave. \u2014 Katie Mcinerney, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"With the Jazz having a 3-point lead and eight seconds left, Snyder told the Jazz to foul to force the Rockets to go to the free-throw line. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Dutcher didn\u2019t have a timeout, but his players were in front of the bench and were told to foul if Bradley made both to put the Aztecs up three. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Teams would foul him freely, especially late in close games, forcing him to the free-throw line. \u2014 WSJ , 11 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Woods made 11 of 14, many of those coming late as the Wolverines were forced to foul . \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Donovan noted the Bulls had improved their shot-fake discipline, only to foul a pair of 3-point shooters in the second half to give up six free throws. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"New Mexico State\u2019s Teddy Allen burned UConn for 37 points, as defenders continued to foul him in the act of taking jump shots and sending him to the line. \u2014 Dom Amore, courant.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Moments later, Bluejays guard Alex O\u2019Connell got his signals crossed about who to foul and hacked Bradley, his fifth. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
||
|
|
"Before Conforto came up, Francisco Lindor took an 0-2 curve off his foot after ripping a liner down the right-field line that just hooked foul . \u2014 Rob Maaddi, Star Tribune , 7 Apr. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Kuminga can be a bit foul -prone against crafty scorers. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"After popping out foul to the catcher to end the first inning, Meadows was replaced by Willi Castro in the field to start the second, with Castro playing left and Robbie Grossman shifting from left to right. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 15 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In the sixth, pinch-hitter Gabby Stagner narrowly missed a game-tying home run, but the ball sailed foul . \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 13 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"B\u00e1ez was close to hitting a homer off Reyes, but the ball snuck just foul and was upheld by review. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 13 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But in this case, there was blood -- yet still no foul . \u2014 Emmett Prosser, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Crowder later clipped Timberwolves pest Patrick Beverley in the head to draw a Flagrant 1 foul after the video review, putting Beverley at the line after time in the first half expired. \u2014 Dave Campbell, ajc , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Cano stayed in the box and hung in against a breaking ball, pulling it foul but swinging with confidence. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun",
|
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"first_known_use":[
|
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"Adjective",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
|
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"Noun",
|
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|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4",
|
||
|
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"Verb",
|
||
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
|
||
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"Adverb",
|
||
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193115"
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},
|
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"foul up":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
|
||
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],
|
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"definitions":[
|
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": a state of confusion or an error caused by ineptitude, carelessness, or mismanagement",
|
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|
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": a mechanical difficulty",
|
||
|
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": to make dirty : contaminate",
|
||
|
|
": to spoil by making mistakes or using poor judgment : confuse",
|
||
|
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": entangle , block",
|
||
|
|
": to cause a foul-up : bungle"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8fau\u0307(-\u0259)l-\u02cc\u0259p"
|
||
|
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],
|
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|
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"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"mix-up"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blow",
|
||
|
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"bobble",
|
||
|
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"boggle",
|
||
|
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"bollix (up)",
|
||
|
|
"boot",
|
||
|
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"botch",
|
||
|
|
"bugger (up)",
|
||
|
|
"bumble",
|
||
|
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"bungle",
|
||
|
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"butcher",
|
||
|
|
"dub",
|
||
|
|
"flub",
|
||
|
|
"fluff",
|
||
|
|
"foozle",
|
||
|
|
"fumble",
|
||
|
|
"goof (up)",
|
||
|
|
"louse up",
|
||
|
|
"mangle",
|
||
|
|
"mess (up)",
|
||
|
|
"muck up",
|
||
|
|
"muff",
|
||
|
|
"murder",
|
||
|
|
"screw up"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"tried not to foul up the football play",
|
||
|
|
"unfortunately, I fouled up and in my e-mail gave everyone the wrong date for the meeting",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
||
|
|
"Those intruders chop down the jungles and foul up the wetlands, as the spirits mount an offensive to drive them off the shorelines. \u2014 Luke Winkie, The Atlantic , 22 July 2021",
|
||
|
|
"But a foul up with super formula license points stole that dream away. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 3 May 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The foul up with the referees is a bit of surprise given Indianapolis' reputation for being an effective host city for large-scale events \u2014and the importance of this event to the city and its reputation. \u2014 Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star , 19 Mar. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Then come foul up , goof up, gum up, mess up, muck up, screw up and synonymous unprintables. \u2014 Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Mar. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"That\u2019s how the Patriots can score, by fooling the other team or forcing it to foul up . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Nov. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"The Giants foul up the rush, but the Winterhawks are slow to get back and Sourdif gets the puck back and beats Joel Hofer top shelf. \u2014 Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive , 10 Nov. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"If his mechanics are fouled up and if his pocket presence is askew, those aren\u2019t little things, and no one other than hot-take artists are saying he is seriously maligned. \u2014 Cam Inman, The Mercury News , 13 Sep. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"That is, one can\u2019t simply be plugged into the other without fouling up the picture. \u2014 Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics , 20 July 2019"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"1918, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"1880, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200432"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foulness":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb",
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": offensive to the senses : loathsome",
|
||
|
|
": filled or covered with offensive matter",
|
||
|
|
": being odorous and impure : polluted",
|
||
|
|
": morally or spiritually odious : detestable",
|
||
|
|
": notably unpleasant or distressing : wretched , horrid",
|
||
|
|
": obscene , abusive",
|
||
|
|
": being wet and stormy",
|
||
|
|
": obstructive to navigation",
|
||
|
|
": treacherous , dishonorable",
|
||
|
|
": constituting an infringement (see infringe sense 1 ) of rules in a game or sport",
|
||
|
|
": being outside the foul lines in baseball",
|
||
|
|
": containing marked-up corrections",
|
||
|
|
": full of dirt or mud",
|
||
|
|
": encrusted, clogged, or choked with a foreign substance",
|
||
|
|
": placed in a situation that impedes physical movement : entangled",
|
||
|
|
": homely , ugly",
|
||
|
|
": an infringement of the rules in a game or sport",
|
||
|
|
": free throw",
|
||
|
|
": foul ball",
|
||
|
|
": an entanglement or collision especially in angling or sailing",
|
||
|
|
": something foul",
|
||
|
|
": to make foul: such as",
|
||
|
|
": to make dirty : pollute",
|
||
|
|
": to tangle or come into collision with",
|
||
|
|
": to encrust with a foreign substance",
|
||
|
|
": obstruct , block",
|
||
|
|
": dishonor , discredit",
|
||
|
|
": to commit a foul against",
|
||
|
|
": to hit (a baseball) foul",
|
||
|
|
": to commit a violation of the rules in a sport or game",
|
||
|
|
": to hit a foul ball",
|
||
|
|
": to become or be foul: such as",
|
||
|
|
": decompose , rot",
|
||
|
|
": to become encrusted, clogged, or choked with a foreign substance",
|
||
|
|
": to become entangled or come into collision",
|
||
|
|
": in a foul manner : so as to be foul",
|
||
|
|
": disgusting in looks, taste, or smell",
|
||
|
|
": full of or covered with something that pollutes",
|
||
|
|
": being vulgar or insulting",
|
||
|
|
": being wet and stormy",
|
||
|
|
": very unfair",
|
||
|
|
": very unpleasant or bad",
|
||
|
|
": breaking a rule in a game or sport",
|
||
|
|
": being outside the foul lines",
|
||
|
|
": a ball in baseball that is batted outside the foul lines",
|
||
|
|
": an act of breaking the rules in a game or sport",
|
||
|
|
": to make or become foul or filthy",
|
||
|
|
": to make a foul in a game"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8fau\u0307(-\u0259)l",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8fau\u0307l"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bleak",
|
||
|
|
"dirty",
|
||
|
|
"inclement",
|
||
|
|
"nasty",
|
||
|
|
"raw",
|
||
|
|
"rough",
|
||
|
|
"squally",
|
||
|
|
"stormy",
|
||
|
|
"tempestuous",
|
||
|
|
"turbulent"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"befoul",
|
||
|
|
"begrime",
|
||
|
|
"bemire",
|
||
|
|
"besmirch",
|
||
|
|
"blacken",
|
||
|
|
"daub",
|
||
|
|
"dirty",
|
||
|
|
"distain",
|
||
|
|
"gaum",
|
||
|
|
"grime",
|
||
|
|
"mire",
|
||
|
|
"muck",
|
||
|
|
"muddy",
|
||
|
|
"smirch",
|
||
|
|
"smudge",
|
||
|
|
"soil",
|
||
|
|
"stain",
|
||
|
|
"sully"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"Boston has won its last six games in which Tatum attempted at least 10 foul shots. \u2014 Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"After making 24 of 25 free throws in Game 6, the Heat missed eight foul shots in the first half and made only one of their first 10 threes. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The Bucks will limit second chances on their end and limit foul shots but Boston's offense was just a bit more consistent over the year. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 2 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Jazz clinging to one-point margin \u2026 hit two foul shots \u2026 hit two more free throws to close out the game. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Instead, with the Spurs ahead by a point, Murray went to the line and made two foul shots to ice the game. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Jones connected on all three foul shots and the Cardinal carried a 45-40 advantage into the fourth quarter. \u2014 Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Kaiya Wynn's turnover led to Van Lith's easy transition layup, then Wynn missed a pair of foul shots and Burrell missed an open 3-pointer from the corner in the waning minutes that allowed Louisville to stretch the lead. \u2014 Dave Skretta, ajc , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Drake Jeffries hit a pair of foul shots to get the Cowboys within six with 14 seconds left. \u2014 Mitch Stacy, chicagotribune.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"Jaylen Brown never looked the same after his second foul . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Key reserve Bobby Portis picked up his third foul with 8:49 remaining in the first half, stressing an already thin bench, and Milwaukee's defense started to soften. \u2014 Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 15 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Suns center Deandre Ayton had to be benched at 6:59 and replaced by backup big Bismack Biyombo after Ayton picked up his second foul . \u2014 Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic , 10 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Doncic picked up his fifth foul in the fourth quarter with Dallas leading by 17 points with 8:07 remaining. \u2014 Duane Rankin, USA TODAY , 7 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Boston had to adjust early in the second quarter after Theis picked up his third foul . \u2014 Kyle Hightower, Hartford Courant , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Villanova finally got an opening when McCormack went to the bench with just over six minutes left in the first half after picking up his second foul . \u2014 John Marshall, ajc , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Nelson-Ododa picked up her second foul with 43 seconds left in the first quarter and sat. \u2014 Lori Riley, courant.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But when the Clemson signee retreated to the bench after getting called for her second foul , the Orioles crept back to within 17-16 over the next six minutes. \u2014 Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
||
|
|
"The Celtics go into the half with a five-point lead because Marcus Smart managed to steal the ball from Giannis Antetokounmpo, who then made the poor decision to foul Smart on a deep half-court heave. \u2014 Katie Mcinerney, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"With the Jazz having a 3-point lead and eight seconds left, Snyder told the Jazz to foul to force the Rockets to go to the free-throw line. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Dutcher didn\u2019t have a timeout, but his players were in front of the bench and were told to foul if Bradley made both to put the Aztecs up three. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Teams would foul him freely, especially late in close games, forcing him to the free-throw line. \u2014 WSJ , 11 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Woods made 11 of 14, many of those coming late as the Wolverines were forced to foul . \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Donovan noted the Bulls had improved their shot-fake discipline, only to foul a pair of 3-point shooters in the second half to give up six free throws. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"New Mexico State\u2019s Teddy Allen burned UConn for 37 points, as defenders continued to foul him in the act of taking jump shots and sending him to the line. \u2014 Dom Amore, courant.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Moments later, Bluejays guard Alex O\u2019Connell got his signals crossed about who to foul and hacked Bradley, his fifth. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
||
|
|
"Before Conforto came up, Francisco Lindor took an 0-2 curve off his foot after ripping a liner down the right-field line that just hooked foul . \u2014 Rob Maaddi, Star Tribune , 7 Apr. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Kuminga can be a bit foul -prone against crafty scorers. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"After popping out foul to the catcher to end the first inning, Meadows was replaced by Willi Castro in the field to start the second, with Castro playing left and Robbie Grossman shifting from left to right. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 15 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In the sixth, pinch-hitter Gabby Stagner narrowly missed a game-tying home run, but the ball sailed foul . \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 13 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"B\u00e1ez was close to hitting a homer off Reyes, but the ball snuck just foul and was upheld by review. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 13 May 2022",
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"But in this case, there was blood -- yet still no foul . \u2014 Emmett Prosser, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"Crowder later clipped Timberwolves pest Patrick Beverley in the head to draw a Flagrant 1 foul after the video review, putting Beverley at the line after time in the first half expired. \u2014 Dave Campbell, ajc , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"Cano stayed in the box and hung in against a breaking ball, pulling it foul but swinging with confidence. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2022"
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": free food and lodging in addition to wages",
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": to take the first steps in building",
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": to set or ground on something solid : base",
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": to establish (something) often with provision for future maintenance",
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": to melt (a material, such as metal) and pour into a mold",
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": to begin or create : establish",
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": to establish (as an institution) often with provision for future maintenance"
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"\u02c8fau\u0307nd",
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"\u02c8fau\u0307nd"
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"begin",
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"constitute",
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"establish",
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"inaugurate",
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"initiate",
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"innovate",
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"institute",
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"introduce",
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"launch",
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"pioneer",
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"plant",
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"set up",
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"start"
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],
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"close (down)",
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"phase out",
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"shut (up)"
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"1758, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
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"Noun",
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"1830, in the meaning defined above",
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"Verb (1)",
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
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"Verb",
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"1562, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213600"
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"foundationless":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
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": the act of founding",
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": a basis (such as a tenet, principle, or axiom) upon which something stands or is supported",
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||
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": funds given for the permanent support of an institution : endowment",
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||
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": an organization or institution established by endowment with provision for future maintenance",
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||
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": an underlying base or support",
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||
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": the whole masonry substructure of a building",
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||
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": a body or ground upon which something is built up or overlaid",
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||
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": a woman's supporting undergarment : corset",
|
||
|
|
": a cosmetic usually used as a base for makeup",
|
||
|
|
": the support upon which something rests",
|
||
|
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": the act of beginning or creating",
|
||
|
|
": a basis upon which something stands or is supported",
|
||
|
|
": a witness's preliminary testimony given to identify or explain evidence being offered at trial and establish its connection to the issue for which it is offered",
|
||
|
|
": funds given for the permanent support of an institution : endowment",
|
||
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": an organization or institution established by endowment with provision for future maintenance"
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||
|
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],
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||
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"pronounciation":[
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||
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|
"fau\u0307n-\u02c8d\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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||
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"fau\u0307n-\u02c8d\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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||
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],
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||
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"synonyms":[
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||
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"establishment",
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"institute",
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||
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"institution"
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||
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],
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||
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"antonyms":[],
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||
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"examples":[
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||
|
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"The inspector discovered a crack in the house's foundation .",
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||
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"The book explains the moral foundations on which her political career was built.",
|
||
|
|
"These problems threaten the very foundations of modern society.",
|
||
|
|
"The scandal has shaken the government to its foundations .",
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||
|
|
"They established a foundation to help orphaned children.",
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||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Interest rates represent the price of money, the foundation of all investment and commerce. \u2014 David J. Lynch, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The foundation awarded every Miss Arkansas candidate $400. \u2014 Olivia Alexander, Arkansas Online , 19 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The foundation has thus far distributed $18 million in grants to nonprofits in 36 states and 18 countries. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"There\u2019s a big, ugly problem built into the foundation of The Men. \u2014 Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The plan is to just continue to build on the foundation that\u2019ll release in October. \u2014 Teddy Amenabar, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The foundation has raised more than $100 million since its inception. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Starting the foundation was in my business plan from day one. \u2014 Amy Shoenthal, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The foundation has planned a Juneteenth Freedom Festival to be held June 17-19 in Washington, D.C. \u2014 Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
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||
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"history_and_etymology":"Middle English fundacioun, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French fundacion, borrowed from Latin fund\u0101ti\u014dn-, fund\u0101ti\u014d, from fund\u0101re \"to found entry 4 \" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action",
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||
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"first_known_use":[
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
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],
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||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203005"
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||
|
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},
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||
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|
"founding father":{
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||
|
|
"type":"noun",
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"an originator of an institution or movement founder",
|
||
|
|
"a leading figure in the founding of the U.S.",
|
||
|
|
"a member of the American Constitutional Convention of 1787",
|
||
|
|
"a leading figure in the founding of the U.S.",
|
||
|
|
"a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1787"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
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"pronounciation":null,
|
||
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|
"synonyms":[
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||
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|
"author",
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||
|
|
"begetter",
|
||
|
|
"creator",
|
||
|
|
"establisher",
|
||
|
|
"father",
|
||
|
|
"founder",
|
||
|
|
"generator",
|
||
|
|
"inaugurator",
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||
|
|
"initiator",
|
||
|
|
"instituter",
|
||
|
|
"institutor",
|
||
|
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"originator",
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||
|
|
"sire"
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||
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|
],
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||
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"antonyms":[],
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||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a tribute to Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and the other Founding Fathers",
|
||
|
|
"Theodor Herzl is often credited as the founding father of modern Zionism.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Like many people in Uzumba, Zanu-PF\u2019s founding father , the late President Robert Mugabe, was from the Zezuru clan, which played a key role in freeing Zimbabwe from white minority rule in 1980. \u2014 Jeffrey Moyo, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"April 26-May 7, 2023, at Old National Centre Anchored by the life of founding father Alexander Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda's hip-hop and R&B score has sent the musical into a stratosphere of popularity of its own. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 14 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The parade, which took place at Pyongyang\u2019s Kim Il Sung Square, named after North Korea\u2019s founding father , also featured thousands of marching troops. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Miranda created the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Hamilton, a hip-hop juggernaut that tells the story of American founding father , Alexander Hamilton. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 22 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"President Xi Jinping is on track to become the most powerful Chinese leader since Mao Zedong, the founding father of the People\u2019s Republic of China, and with him at the helm the nation has grown more assertive and ambitious. \u2014 Saphora Smith, NBC News , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The proposal was the brainchild of Jean Monnet, now considered a founding father of the European Union. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The two-day gathering, with Blinken, took place at the kibbutz in the Negev Desert where Israel's founding father , David Ben-Gurion, retired and is buried. \u2014 Matthew Lee, ajc , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Miranda, the creator of the Tony Award-winning musical about the life of founding father Alexander Hamilton, introduced the performance. \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 7 Jan. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":null,
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fountain":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the source from which something proceeds or is supplied",
|
||
|
|
": a spring of water issuing from the earth",
|
||
|
|
": an artificially produced jet of water",
|
||
|
|
": the structure from which it rises",
|
||
|
|
": a reservoir containing a liquid that can be drawn off as needed",
|
||
|
|
": soda fountain sense 2",
|
||
|
|
": to flow or spout like a fountain",
|
||
|
|
": to cause to flow like a fountain",
|
||
|
|
": an artificial stream or spray of water (as for drinking or ornament) or the device from which it comes",
|
||
|
|
": source sense 1",
|
||
|
|
": a spring of water coming from the earth"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8fau\u0307n-t\u1d4an",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8fau\u0307n-t\u1d4an"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"cradle",
|
||
|
|
"font",
|
||
|
|
"fountainhead",
|
||
|
|
"origin",
|
||
|
|
"root",
|
||
|
|
"seedbed",
|
||
|
|
"source",
|
||
|
|
"spring",
|
||
|
|
"well",
|
||
|
|
"wellspring"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"The crowd gathered around the fountain in the plaza.",
|
||
|
|
"an endless fountain of inspiration",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"No, this isn\u2019t perpetual motion/unlimited energy/the fountain of youth. \u2014 Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver , 2 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In the typical flash and style Las Vegas is known for, this year's red carpet event before the draft begins will be one that floats \u2014 in the famous fountain of the Bellagio Hotel & Casino. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Backlighted by the sun, the tiered fountain of splashing light is a virtual silhouette that fronts the classical base of the famous column to Lord Nelson, hero of a naval victory in the Napoleonic Wars. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Creator Hidetaka Miyazaki\u2019s boundless fountain of ideas has yielded some of the most intriguing moments in gaming and some of the most difficult ones as well. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, BGR , 26 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Laurence Dickie, a constant fountain of inspiration for my job. \u2014 Benjamin Liong Setiawan, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The trick \u2014 or, maybe more aptly, the holy grail, the fountain of youth, Atlantis and cold fusion, stuffed into a spring roll \u2014 is to recognize now what won\u2019t dissipate later. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 June 2021",
|
||
|
|
"In sciences and arts alike, creativity appears magically as an unpredictable fountain of inspiration from the subconscious. \u2014 Avi Loeb, Scientific American , 3 June 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Luckily, the fountain of outdoor knowledge doesn\u2019t just spring from formal courses and government websites and volunteer docents; each of us can use our own experience to teach others as well. \u2014 Shawnt\u00e9 Salabert, Outside Online , 15 Apr. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
||
|
|
"Last year, a 6-year-old boy in Lake Jackson, Texas, died after contracting the brain-eating amoeba that was found in the water of splash fountain the boy had played in. \u2014 Amanda Jackson, CNN , 28 Sep. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Explore Echo Park Lake\u2019s signature lotus beds and fountain on a swan pedal boat. \u2014 Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times , 1 Dec. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Coke is also planning to halt retail-store sales of Hubert\u2019s Lemonade, limiting the brand to fountain machines only, the spokeswoman said. \u2014 Jennifer Maloney, WSJ , 4 Oct. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Starting May 3, Kilauea has fountained lava and flung ash and rocks from its summit, destroying hundreds of homes, closing key highways, and prompting health warnings. \u2014 Sophia Yan And Malcolm Ritter, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 June 2018",
|
||
|
|
"Geologists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory say that lava is consistently fountaining from Fissure 8, reaching heights up to 180 feet, feeding the flow. \u2014 Alan Taylor, The Atlantic , 6 June 2018",
|
||
|
|
"Scientists say the lava leaking from the Kilauea volcano is fountaining up to 250 feet in the air and flowing at much higher-than-normal temperatures. \u2014 Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY , 1 June 2018",
|
||
|
|
"Volcano scientists are also captivated, like much of the general public, by the sheer spectacle of the eruption: visions of red-hot lava fountaining out of cracks in the Earth and towering columns of ash shooting five miles into the sky. \u2014 Author: Scott Wilson, Sarah Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News , 24 May 2018",
|
||
|
|
"The lava from these fissures can sometimes fountain high into the air, driven by pressurized gases that also escape through the fissures, but there is no plume of ash. \u2014 Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica , 11 May 2018"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
|
||
|
|
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|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"1903, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211539"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fountainhead":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a spring that is the source of a stream",
|
||
|
|
": principal source : origin"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8fau\u0307n-t\u1d4an-\u02cched"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"cradle",
|
||
|
|
"font",
|
||
|
|
"fountain",
|
||
|
|
"origin",
|
||
|
|
"root",
|
||
|
|
"seedbed",
|
||
|
|
"source",
|
||
|
|
"spring",
|
||
|
|
"well",
|
||
|
|
"wellspring"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the fountainhead of the faith",
|
||
|
|
"historically, California has served as the fountainhead of that eclectic group of self-actualization movements known as the New Age",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"The fountainhead of the culture remains Whittier Boulevard in East Los Angeles, a place that is almost treated like a shrine for SoCal lowrider clubs. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 May 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The fountainhead for Chatwin\u2019s and Herzog\u2019s engrossing stories, of course, was their travels. \u2014 Peter Gwin, National Geographic , 26 Aug. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"The ability to spend beyond its means has enabled the U.S. to fund its impressive military might, whether one views that power as the fountainhead of Pax Americana or the source of illegitimate military adventurism. \u2014 Joshua Zoffer, The New Republic , 3 Feb. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"The fountainhead of historian Bill Katz\u2019s immersion in African-American culture was his father\u2019s passion for jazz. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 Nov. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"Ownership passed down to the Sri Krishnabhoomi Trust, which is dominated by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), an affiliate of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the ideological fountainhead of Modi\u2019s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). \u2014 Kuwar Singh, Quartz India , 9 Nov. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"The fountainhead of the historian Bill Katz\u2019s immersion in African-American culture was his father\u2019s passion for jazz. \u2014 Sam Roberts, New York Times , 21 Nov. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"The North African nation on the Mediterranean Sea was the fountainhead of the 2011 Arab Spring protests, touched off by the self-immolation of a young fruit vendor. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Sep. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"The North African nation on the Mediterranean Sea was the fountainhead of the 2011 Arab Spring protests, touched off by the self-immolation of a young fruit vendor. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Sep. 2019"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1585, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185531"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"four-star":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": of a superior degree of excellence"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02c8st\u00e4r"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"A-OK",
|
||
|
|
"A1",
|
||
|
|
"awesome",
|
||
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"bang-up",
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"banner",
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"beautiful",
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"blue-chip",
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"blue-ribbon",
|
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|
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"boffo",
|
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|
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"bonny",
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"bonnie",
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"boss",
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"brag",
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"brave",
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"bully",
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"bumper",
|
||
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"capital",
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||
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"choice",
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||
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"classic",
|
||
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"cool",
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"corking",
|
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"crackerjack",
|
||
|
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"cracking",
|
||
|
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"dandy",
|
||
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"divine",
|
||
|
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"dope",
|
||
|
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"down",
|
||
|
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"dynamite",
|
||
|
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"excellent",
|
||
|
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"fab",
|
||
|
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"fabulous",
|
||
|
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"famous",
|
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|
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"fantabulous",
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||
|
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"fantastic",
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||
|
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"fine",
|
||
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"first-class",
|
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"first-rate",
|
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"first-string",
|
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"five-star",
|
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"frontline",
|
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|
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"gangbusters",
|
||
|
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"gangbuster",
|
||
|
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"gilt-edged",
|
||
|
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"gilt-edge",
|
||
|
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"gone",
|
||
|
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"grand",
|
||
|
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"great",
|
||
|
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"groovy",
|
||
|
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"heavenly",
|
||
|
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"high-class",
|
||
|
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"hot",
|
||
|
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"hype",
|
||
|
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"immense",
|
||
|
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"jim-dandy",
|
||
|
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"keen",
|
||
|
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"lovely",
|
||
|
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"marvelous",
|
||
|
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"marvellous",
|
||
|
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"mean",
|
||
|
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"neat",
|
||
|
|
"nifty",
|
||
|
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"noble",
|
||
|
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"number one",
|
||
|
|
"No. 1",
|
||
|
|
"numero uno",
|
||
|
|
"out-of-sight",
|
||
|
|
"par excellence",
|
||
|
|
"peachy",
|
||
|
|
"peachy keen",
|
||
|
|
"phat",
|
||
|
|
"prime",
|
||
|
|
"primo",
|
||
|
|
"prize",
|
||
|
|
"prizewinning",
|
||
|
|
"quality",
|
||
|
|
"radical",
|
||
|
|
"righteous",
|
||
|
|
"sensational",
|
||
|
|
"slick",
|
||
|
|
"splendid",
|
||
|
|
"stellar",
|
||
|
|
"sterling",
|
||
|
|
"superb",
|
||
|
|
"superior",
|
||
|
|
"superlative",
|
||
|
|
"supernal",
|
||
|
|
"swell",
|
||
|
|
"terrific",
|
||
|
|
"tip-top",
|
||
|
|
"top",
|
||
|
|
"top-notch",
|
||
|
|
"top-of-the-line",
|
||
|
|
"top-shelf",
|
||
|
|
"topflight",
|
||
|
|
"topping",
|
||
|
|
"unsurpassed",
|
||
|
|
"wizard",
|
||
|
|
"wonderful"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"atrocious",
|
||
|
|
"awful",
|
||
|
|
"execrable",
|
||
|
|
"lousy",
|
||
|
|
"pathetic",
|
||
|
|
"poor",
|
||
|
|
"rotten",
|
||
|
|
"terrible",
|
||
|
|
"vile",
|
||
|
|
"wretched"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"from the number of asterisks used to denote relative excellence in guidebooks",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1921, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-092232"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foursquare":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": square",
|
||
|
|
": marked by boldness and conviction : forthright",
|
||
|
|
": a children's game for four players in which each player stands in a quadrant of a square court, the server strikes a large ball so that it bounces in the quadrant of another player, the receiving player strikes it to bounce in another quadrant, and so on, with players being eliminated for failing to hit and direct the ball properly"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02c8skwer"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"candid",
|
||
|
|
"direct",
|
||
|
|
"forthcoming",
|
||
|
|
"forthright",
|
||
|
|
"frank",
|
||
|
|
"free-spoken",
|
||
|
|
"freehearted",
|
||
|
|
"honest",
|
||
|
|
"open",
|
||
|
|
"openhearted",
|
||
|
|
"out-front",
|
||
|
|
"outspoken",
|
||
|
|
"plain",
|
||
|
|
"plainspoken",
|
||
|
|
"straight",
|
||
|
|
"straightforward",
|
||
|
|
"unguarded",
|
||
|
|
"unreserved",
|
||
|
|
"up-front"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"dissembling",
|
||
|
|
"uncandid",
|
||
|
|
"unforthcoming"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"her foursquare support for the proposal",
|
||
|
|
"it's no time to be foursquare if you're asked whether a certain outfit makes a person look fat"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"1955, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182147"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fox":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"biographical name ()",
|
||
|
|
"geographical name",
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": any of various carnivorous (see carnivorous sense 1 ) mammals (especially genus Vulpes ) of the dog family related to but smaller than wolves with shorter legs, more pointed muzzle, large erect ears, and long bushy tail",
|
||
|
|
": the fur of a fox",
|
||
|
|
": a clever crafty person",
|
||
|
|
": a good-looking young woman or man",
|
||
|
|
": a member of an American Indian people formerly living in what is now Wisconsin",
|
||
|
|
": sword",
|
||
|
|
": to trick by ingenuity or cunning : outwit",
|
||
|
|
": baffle",
|
||
|
|
": intoxicate",
|
||
|
|
": a wild animal closely related to the wolf that has a sharp snout, pointed ears, and a long bushy tail",
|
||
|
|
": a member of a tribe of indigenous people formerly living in what is now Wisconsin",
|
||
|
|
"Charles James 1749\u20131806 English statesman and orator",
|
||
|
|
"George 1624\u20131691 English preacher and founder of Society of Friends",
|
||
|
|
"river 220 miles (354 kilometers) long in southeastern Wisconsin and northeastern Illinois flowing south into the Illinois River",
|
||
|
|
"river 175 miles (282 kilometers) long in eastern Wisconsin flowing northeast and north through Lake Winnebago into Green Bay"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4ks",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4ks",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4ks",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4ks"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"babe",
|
||
|
|
"beauty",
|
||
|
|
"beauty queen",
|
||
|
|
"cookie",
|
||
|
|
"cooky",
|
||
|
|
"cutie",
|
||
|
|
"cutey",
|
||
|
|
"dolly bird",
|
||
|
|
"enchantress",
|
||
|
|
"eyeful",
|
||
|
|
"goddess",
|
||
|
|
"honey",
|
||
|
|
"knockout",
|
||
|
|
"queen",
|
||
|
|
"stunner"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"addle",
|
||
|
|
"baffle",
|
||
|
|
"bamboozle",
|
||
|
|
"beat",
|
||
|
|
"befog",
|
||
|
|
"befuddle",
|
||
|
|
"bemuse",
|
||
|
|
"bewilder",
|
||
|
|
"buffalo",
|
||
|
|
"confound",
|
||
|
|
"confuse",
|
||
|
|
"discombobulate",
|
||
|
|
"disorient",
|
||
|
|
"flummox",
|
||
|
|
"fuddle",
|
||
|
|
"get",
|
||
|
|
"gravel",
|
||
|
|
"maze",
|
||
|
|
"muddle",
|
||
|
|
"muddy",
|
||
|
|
"mystify",
|
||
|
|
"perplex",
|
||
|
|
"pose",
|
||
|
|
"puzzle",
|
||
|
|
"vex"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"He's a wily old fox .",
|
||
|
|
"she's a real fox \u2014smart, sassy, and sexy",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"They foxed me into telling the secret.",
|
||
|
|
"The problem had us foxed !",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"The zoo was at pains to point out that the culprit was a wild fox . \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Local journalists treated the Mellon Scaifes like royalty, describing their appearances at polo matches, horse races and fox hunts at Rolling Rock, a Pennsylvania estate that dated back to his great-grandfather Thomas Mellon. \u2014 Patricia Callahan, ProPublica , 15 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The month of May is here, which means to expect the unexpected at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway \u2014 even if that means a fox darting across your path on the track. \u2014 Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star , 17 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"For the next hour or so, Harris put on a clinic of silver- fox star-power. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 14 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In 1996, six flamingos owned by Queen Elizabeth II were slaughtered by a fox , and a seventh died later, reported the Associated Press. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Zoo staffers also briefly spotted the fox in the outdoor area, but the animal escaped. \u2014 Ashraf Khalil, ajc , 5 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Another sinister distraction occurred when a fox that later tested positive for rabies struck fear into the hearts of those who work on Capitol Hill. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"To scare a fox away, the Humane Society recommends making loud noises, dousing it with water or throwing a small object at it. \u2014 Victoria Albert, CBS News , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
||
|
|
"Raccoon: Raccoon is very similar to fox but rarely comes in any other colors besides that of a typical raccoon which is naturally ombr\u00e9. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Marie Claire , 13 Feb. 2014",
|
||
|
|
"Raines has a USDA license to exhibit and sell foxes, but does the latter only to fox sanctuaries, or people who have track records owning foxes, preferably with a license similar to hers. \u2014 Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities , 3 May 2017"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201803"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foxy":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": resembling or suggestive of a fox",
|
||
|
|
": such as",
|
||
|
|
": cunningly shrewd",
|
||
|
|
": of a warm reddish-brown color",
|
||
|
|
": having a sharp brisk flavor",
|
||
|
|
": physically attractive",
|
||
|
|
": very clever"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4k-s\u0113",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4k-s\u0113"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"artful",
|
||
|
|
"beguiling",
|
||
|
|
"cagey",
|
||
|
|
"cagy",
|
||
|
|
"crafty",
|
||
|
|
"cunning",
|
||
|
|
"cute",
|
||
|
|
"designing",
|
||
|
|
"devious",
|
||
|
|
"dodgy",
|
||
|
|
"guileful",
|
||
|
|
"scheming",
|
||
|
|
"shrewd",
|
||
|
|
"slick",
|
||
|
|
"sly",
|
||
|
|
"subtle",
|
||
|
|
"tricky",
|
||
|
|
"wily"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"artless",
|
||
|
|
"guileless",
|
||
|
|
"ingenuous",
|
||
|
|
"innocent",
|
||
|
|
"undesigning"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the oft-told story of the foxy flatterer who works her way up the ladder of success by stepping on people as she goes",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"These scenes are beautifully imagined, Musidora\u2019s foxy vitality melting into Mira\u2019s moody vibrance before our every eyes. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 6 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Thanks to White\u2019s foxy -angel vocals, and the sweet, empathetic bastards backing him: bassist Spencer Duncan, drummer Reed Watson, keyboardist Ben Tanner and guitarist Adam Morrow. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 16 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"If Turner\u2019s faith in her characters is not always returned \u2014 Maria, who gets only one scene, feels underwritten, and Leigh, despite Van Sciver\u2019s foxy performance, never quite coheres \u2014 her faith in the audience is an entirely successful investment. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Madonna's forthcoming biopic may be getting a foxy addition. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Getting the tagline of being a foxy person is usually a quite flattering label. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"New York's foxiest hipsters run Afrobeat and Julian Casablancas croon through a drum machine. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 1 May 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Before long, the women are treating themselves to foxy Louboutins and over-the-top Gucci satchels. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 12 Sep. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"Eventually, Tetlock and his collaborator, Barbara Mellers, assembled a team of foxy volunteers, drawn from the general public, to compete in a forecasting tournament. \u2014 David Epstein, The Denver Post , 22 July 2019"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230159"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foot":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the terminal part of the vertebrate (see vertebrate entry 1 ) leg upon which an individual stands",
|
||
|
|
": an invertebrate organ of locomotion or attachment",
|
||
|
|
": a ventral (see ventral entry 1 sense 1b ) muscular surface or process of a mollusk",
|
||
|
|
": any of various units of length based on the length of the human foot",
|
||
|
|
": a unit equal to \u00b9/\u2083 yard and comprising 12 inches",
|
||
|
|
"\u2014 see Weights and Measures Table",
|
||
|
|
": the basic unit of verse meter consisting of any of various fixed combinations or groups of stressed and unstressed or long and short syllables",
|
||
|
|
": motion or power of walking or running : step",
|
||
|
|
": speed , swiftness",
|
||
|
|
": something resembling a foot in position or use: such as",
|
||
|
|
": the lower end of the leg of a chair or table",
|
||
|
|
": the basal portion of the sporophyte in mosses",
|
||
|
|
": a specialized outgrowth by which the embryonic sporophyte especially of many bryophytes absorbs nourishment from the gametophyte",
|
||
|
|
": a piece on a sewing machine that presses the cloth against the feed",
|
||
|
|
": infantry",
|
||
|
|
": the lower edge (as of a sail)",
|
||
|
|
": the lowest part : bottom",
|
||
|
|
": the end that is lower or opposite the head",
|
||
|
|
": the part (as of a stocking) that covers the foot",
|
||
|
|
": material deposited especially in aging or refining : dregs",
|
||
|
|
": footlights",
|
||
|
|
": under one's spell or influence",
|
||
|
|
": the initial step toward a goal",
|
||
|
|
": in a sitting or lying position",
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": by walking or running",
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": in a standing position",
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": in an established position or state",
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": in a recovered condition (as from illness)",
|
||
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": in an extemporaneous (see extemporaneous sense 1a ) manner : while in action",
|
||
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": to a standing position",
|
||
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": dance",
|
||
|
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": to go on foot",
|
||
|
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": to make speed : move",
|
||
|
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": to perform the movements of (a dance)",
|
||
|
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": to walk, run, or dance on, over, or through",
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": kick",
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": reject",
|
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": establish",
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": to add up",
|
||
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": to pay or stand credit for",
|
||
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": to make or renew the foot of",
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||
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": the end part of the leg of an animal or person : the part of an animal on which it stands or moves",
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||
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": a unit of length equal to twelve inches (about .3 meter)",
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||
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": the lowest or end part of something",
|
||
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": by walking",
|
||
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": walk entry 1 sense 1",
|
||
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": pay entry 1 sense 2",
|
||
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": the terminal part of the vertebrate leg upon which an individual stands",
|
||
|
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": any of various units of length based on the length of the human foot",
|
||
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": a unit equal to \u00b9/\u2083 yard or 12 inches or 30.48 centimeters"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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||
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"\u02c8fu\u0307t",
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"\u02c8fu\u0307t",
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"\u02c8fu\u0307t"
|
||
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],
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"synonyms":[
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||
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"base",
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"basement",
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"bottom",
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||
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"nadir",
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||
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"rock bottom"
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||
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],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
||
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"ante (up)",
|
||
|
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"balance",
|
||
|
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"clear",
|
||
|
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"discharge",
|
||
|
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"liquidate",
|
||
|
|
"meet",
|
||
|
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"pay",
|
||
|
|
"pay off",
|
||
|
|
"pay up",
|
||
|
|
"pony up",
|
||
|
|
"quit",
|
||
|
|
"recompense",
|
||
|
|
"settle",
|
||
|
|
"spring (for)",
|
||
|
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"stand"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"Silbert, now 86 and at work on a memoir of his Watergate years, denies any foot -dragging. \u2014 Manuel Roig-franzia, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The 22-mile island is easily traveled by foot or golf cart. \u2014 Terri Huggins Hart, Woman's Day , 14 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Health care workers were accused of being foot soldiers for a political agenda; struggled to calm belligerent visitors; and faced heightened exposure to disease when people with COVID-19 refused to cover their faces. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Smart was injured during the playoffs with multiple right leg and foot issues. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Not bad for a player whose foot speed was questioned throughout the regular season. \u2014 C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Police were unable to find a victim, but about an hour later, a man walked into a hospital with a gunshot wound to the foot . \u2014 Caitlyn Freeman, Baltimore Sun , 13 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Skiers will change the angle for the left or right foot . \u2014 Chris Meehan, Popular Mechanics , 12 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"All but 37 of the detainees are gone, some released as mistakenly swept up in the U.S. military and intelligence dragnet and others deemed foot soldiers of Al Qaeda and the Taliban who could be safely sent home for their nations to manage. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
||
|
|
"Taxpayers will foot the $20 million bill for that second primary, held on Aug. 2. \u2014 Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"If the airline is a major carrier and the delay or cancellation is their fault, such a crew shortage, the carrier will foot the bill. \u2014 David Lyons, Sun Sentinel , 21 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Under the plan, the government would foot the bill for women to take days off work if they are diagnosed by a doctor with severe menstrual pain. \u2014 Sammy Westfall, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In most cases, homeowners are required to foot the bill for their renovations, and in nearly every contract, they are informed that extra perks, such as free materials and access to experts, come at the discretion of the show\u2019s producers. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"According to a state inspection report, Yuba\u2019s detainees were being issued new cloth masks on a weekly basis and instructed to sleep head to foot on bunk beds. \u2014 Deepa Fernandes, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In 2016, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan asked then-County Executive Kevin Kamenetz to foot half of the bill for a midge treatment program on the river, offering state funds for the remainder. \u2014 Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Fano said federal and state dollars aren\u2019t given unless the criteria are met so the city would have to foot the bill, and the City Council is charged with making that decision. \u2014 Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"San Francisco Unified will have to foot the bill for the school board recall election after an effort to have the city cover the cost failed to get enough votes to pass. \u2014 Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 Dec. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-112104"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"formulator":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to reduce to or express in a formula",
|
||
|
|
": to put into a systematized statement or expression",
|
||
|
|
": devise",
|
||
|
|
": to develop a formula for the preparation of (something, such as a soap or plastic)",
|
||
|
|
": to prepare according to a formula",
|
||
|
|
": to create, invent, or produce by careful thought and effort"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-my\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-my\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"articulate",
|
||
|
|
"clothe",
|
||
|
|
"couch",
|
||
|
|
"express",
|
||
|
|
"phrase",
|
||
|
|
"put",
|
||
|
|
"say",
|
||
|
|
"state",
|
||
|
|
"word"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a plastic specially formulated to resist high temperatures",
|
||
|
|
"the doctor was trying to formulate a good way to tell her that she would need surgery",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"The first stage of setting up this type of program is to formulate a strategy, which will often include collecting basic customer data. \u2014 Elie Y. Katz, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Vaccine experts are grappling with how to formulate a U.S. strategy for future COVID-19 booster campaigns. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"As the Houthis stepped up their attacks, Gulf states and Israel have been pushing the U.S. to formulate a security strategy for the Middle East at a time when Washington is attempting to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. \u2014 Zainab Fattah, Bloomberg.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Yet some committee members remain concerned that a new leader won\u2019t be able to step in right away and renewed calls for Robinson to formulate a plan to identify a interim superintendent. \u2014 James Vaznis, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But as other jurisdictions forge ahead on stadium efforts, the disagreements between Mendelson and Bowser about land use \u2014 and apparently poor communication \u2014 have stunted D.C.\u2019s ability to formulate a plan of its own. \u2014 Michael Brice-saddler, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But the union has yet to formulate a plan for conducting it. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 5 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"And while the firm would never formulate it that way, MGI represents exactly the sort of image the firm strives for: super smart and highly relevant. \u2014 Christian Stadler, Forbes , 13 May 2021",
|
||
|
|
"People formulate opinions within the first few moments of meeting and speaking with you. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 14 May 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-123857"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fool":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a person lacking in judgment or prudence",
|
||
|
|
": a retainer (see retainer entry 1 sense 1 ) formerly kept in great households to provide casual entertainment and commonly dressed in motley with cap, bells, and bauble",
|
||
|
|
": one who is victimized or made to appear foolish : dupe",
|
||
|
|
": a harmlessly deranged person or one lacking in common powers of understanding",
|
||
|
|
": one with a marked propensity or fondness for something",
|
||
|
|
": a cold dessert of pureed fruit mixed with whipped cream or custard",
|
||
|
|
": foolish , silly",
|
||
|
|
": to behave foolishly",
|
||
|
|
"\u2014 see also fool around",
|
||
|
|
": to meddle, tamper, or experiment especially thoughtlessly or ignorantly",
|
||
|
|
"\u2014 see also fool around with",
|
||
|
|
": to play or improvise a comic role",
|
||
|
|
": to speak in jest : joke",
|
||
|
|
": to contend or fight without serious intent or with less than full strength : toy",
|
||
|
|
": to make a fool of : deceive",
|
||
|
|
": infatuate",
|
||
|
|
": to spend on trifles or without advantage : fritter",
|
||
|
|
": a person without good sense or judgment",
|
||
|
|
": jester",
|
||
|
|
": to speak or act in a playful way or in fun : joke",
|
||
|
|
": trick entry 2",
|
||
|
|
": to spend time in an aimless way",
|
||
|
|
": to play with or handle something carelessly"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00fcl",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00fcl"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"berk",
|
||
|
|
"booby",
|
||
|
|
"charlie",
|
||
|
|
"charley",
|
||
|
|
"cuckoo",
|
||
|
|
"ding-a-ling",
|
||
|
|
"dingbat",
|
||
|
|
"ding-dong",
|
||
|
|
"dipstick",
|
||
|
|
"doofus",
|
||
|
|
"featherhead",
|
||
|
|
"git",
|
||
|
|
"goose",
|
||
|
|
"half-wit",
|
||
|
|
"jackass",
|
||
|
|
"lunatic",
|
||
|
|
"mooncalf",
|
||
|
|
"nincompoop",
|
||
|
|
"ninny",
|
||
|
|
"ninnyhammer",
|
||
|
|
"nit",
|
||
|
|
"nitwit",
|
||
|
|
"nut",
|
||
|
|
"nutcase",
|
||
|
|
"simp",
|
||
|
|
"simpleton",
|
||
|
|
"turkey",
|
||
|
|
"yo-yo"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"absurd",
|
||
|
|
"asinine",
|
||
|
|
"balmy",
|
||
|
|
"brainless",
|
||
|
|
"bubbleheaded",
|
||
|
|
"cockeyed",
|
||
|
|
"crackpot",
|
||
|
|
"crazy",
|
||
|
|
"cuckoo",
|
||
|
|
"daffy",
|
||
|
|
"daft",
|
||
|
|
"dippy",
|
||
|
|
"dotty",
|
||
|
|
"fatuous",
|
||
|
|
"featherheaded",
|
||
|
|
"foolish",
|
||
|
|
"half-baked",
|
||
|
|
"half-witted",
|
||
|
|
"harebrained",
|
||
|
|
"inept",
|
||
|
|
"insane",
|
||
|
|
"jerky",
|
||
|
|
"kooky",
|
||
|
|
"kookie",
|
||
|
|
"loony",
|
||
|
|
"looney",
|
||
|
|
"lunatic",
|
||
|
|
"lunkheaded",
|
||
|
|
"mad",
|
||
|
|
"nonsensical",
|
||
|
|
"nutty",
|
||
|
|
"preposterous",
|
||
|
|
"sappy",
|
||
|
|
"screwball",
|
||
|
|
"senseless",
|
||
|
|
"silly",
|
||
|
|
"simpleminded",
|
||
|
|
"stupid",
|
||
|
|
"tomfool",
|
||
|
|
"unwise",
|
||
|
|
"wacky",
|
||
|
|
"whacky",
|
||
|
|
"weak-minded",
|
||
|
|
"witless",
|
||
|
|
"zany"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"Joyce himself was apt to play the holy fool , a near-blind wanderer across Europe. \u2014 James Campbell, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Yet too often in these last two games, the Celtics have played the fool . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Otherwise, investors are simply buying hype and hoping that other investors will play the greater fool and buy in at a higher price. \u2014 David Trainer, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"While Swinney worries about whether endorsement deals are fool \u2019s gold for athletes, Texas A&M signed a No. 1-ranked recruiting class and Tennessee earned a commitment from five-star quarterback Nico Iamaleava. \u2014 Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"That playoff berth was fool \u2019s gold, an undeserved reward that left the organization in denial about some of its greatest flaws. \u2014 Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Placing any credence in these assurances would be a fool \u2019s game. \u2014 Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker , 22 Aug. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Walsh recently published an article on the obsessive music site Aquarium Drunkard about the treasures (and, often, fool \u2019s gold) of Heller\u2019s deep dive. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 Aug. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Steer clear of people offering you something that could be fool \u2019s gold. \u2014 Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive , 7 June 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
||
|
|
"But these familiar museum items shouldn\u2019t fool anyone, Kunsch insisted. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Assigning deep motivations behind behavior is how people fool themselves and relieve their partners of any responsibility to communicate. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 6 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Assigning deep motivations behind behavior is how people fool themselves and relieve their partners of any responsibility to communicate. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 6 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Assigning deep motivations behind behavior is how people fool themselves and relieve their partners of any responsibility to communicate. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"And Thor is wearing some sort of disguise that shouldn\u2019t fool anyone. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 1 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Those are just a few of the most popular messages delivered by robocallers, who often hide behind spoofed numbers to fool you into answering. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But as societies become less na\u00efve and more alert to these and other threats, parasitic individuals and free riders need to rely on sophisticated deception skills to fool others. \u2014 Tomas Chamorro-premuzic, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In the season finale, a new slate of aspiring magicians perform their best trick in a bid to fool Penn Jillette and Teller, who then try to figure out how the illusion is done and re-create it. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Mar. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Noun, Adjective, and Verb",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
||
|
|
"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined above",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"circa 1529, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-125800"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"founder":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"noun ()",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": one that founds or establishes",
|
||
|
|
": to become disabled",
|
||
|
|
": to go lame",
|
||
|
|
": to give way : collapse",
|
||
|
|
": to become submerged : sink",
|
||
|
|
": to come to grief : fail",
|
||
|
|
": to disable (an animal) especially by excessive feeding",
|
||
|
|
": laminitis",
|
||
|
|
": one that founds metal",
|
||
|
|
": typefounder",
|
||
|
|
": a person who creates or establishes something",
|
||
|
|
": sink entry 1 sense 1",
|
||
|
|
": to become disabled",
|
||
|
|
": to go lame",
|
||
|
|
": to disable (an animal) especially by inducing laminitis through excessive feeding",
|
||
|
|
": laminitis",
|
||
|
|
": one that founds or establishes: as",
|
||
|
|
": one that establishes a foundation",
|
||
|
|
": founding father"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8fau\u0307n-d\u0259r",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8fau\u0307n-d\u0259r",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8fau\u0307n-d\u0259r",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8fau\u0307n-d\u0259r",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8fau\u0307n-d\u0259r",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8fau\u0307n-d\u0259r",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8fau\u0307n-d\u0259r"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"author",
|
||
|
|
"begetter",
|
||
|
|
"creator",
|
||
|
|
"establisher",
|
||
|
|
"father",
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"founding father",
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"generator",
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"inaugurator",
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"initiator",
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"instituter",
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"institutor",
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"originator",
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"sire"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"bomb",
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"collapse",
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"crater",
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"fail",
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"flame out",
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"flop",
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"flunk",
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"fold",
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"miss",
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"strike out",
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"tank",
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"wash out"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"Her career foundered , and she moved from job to job for several years.",
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"trying to save a foundering career"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
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"first_known_use":[
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"Noun (1)",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
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"Verb",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
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"Noun (2)",
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"circa 1547, in the meaning defined above",
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"Noun (3)",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-152020"
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},
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"forage":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": food for animals especially when taken by browsing or grazing",
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": the act of foraging : search for provisions",
|
||
|
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": to strip of provisions : collect forage from",
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||
|
|
": to secure by foraging",
|
||
|
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": to wander in search of forage or food",
|
||
|
|
": to secure forage (as for horses) by stripping the country",
|
||
|
|
": ravage , raid",
|
||
|
|
": to make a search : rummage",
|
||
|
|
": food (as grass) for browsing or grazing animals",
|
||
|
|
": to nibble or eat grass or other plants",
|
||
|
|
": search entry 1 sense 1",
|
||
|
|
"[ forage entry 2 ]"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-ij",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4r-",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-ij"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"browse",
|
||
|
|
"graze",
|
||
|
|
"pasture",
|
||
|
|
"rustle"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"examples":[
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||
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"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"The grass serves as forage for livestock.",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"The cows were foraging in the pasture.",
|
||
|
|
"He had to forage for firewood.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"The lack of seagrass forage during winter months has triggered an unprecedented die-off of manatees, including a record of more than 1,100 last year. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The lack of seagrass forage during winter months has triggered an unprecedented die-off of manatees, including a record of more than 1,100 last year. \u2014 Curt Anderson, Sun Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The leases overlap with nine allotments accounting for nearly 5,000 AUMs, or animal unit months, the livestock industry\u2019s standard measure of forage , according to the EA. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Tent caterpillars serve as important forage food for Maine birds, Maine Audubon said. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In his formative years, Hirata learned how to hunt, fish, and forage with his cousins. \u2014 Rachel Ng, Bon App\u00e9tit , 19 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Sandy Ranch has rarely run cattle there in recent years because of drought and the bison consume the forage grown on the ranch\u2019s private land there, according to Wiessner. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"There is another beneficial farming practice that can help to address the bee summer forage shortage. \u2014 Steven Savage, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In order to prevent injuries to their snouts when looking for food, some dolphins carry around a basket sponge to help them forage and dig into the ocean floor. \u2014 Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
||
|
|
"Around the same time, Hirata learned about Noma chef Ren\u00e9 Redzepi, who was trying to revive Nordic cuisine in Denmark by encouraging people to forage like the Nordic people used to. \u2014 Rachel Ng, Bon App\u00e9tit , 19 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"And subscription snack boxes keep my munchies at bay without my having to forage for the most obscene flavor of Combos at my local bodega or raid the BA test kitchen for pecan nubs left over from muffin recipe testing. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Now residents can instead use an app to forage for food on non-interstate roads. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Learn about sustainable and respectful harvesting and how to forage edible seaweed. \u2014 Mimi Slawoff, Travel + Leisure , 30 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Within two years, almost all of the other Athletics stars were gone \u2013 forcing the Finleys to forage for such new talent as Rickey Henderson. \u2014 Dan Schlossberg, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Growing food is an enviable skill, but why not cut out the middleman and learn how to forage for food that\u2019s just out there waiting to be eaten? \u2014 Outside Online , 11 June 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Andrew McCloud said the ultimate prize is having a plate and being able to share with neighbors and family members who can\u2019t get out and forage themselves. \u2014 Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Demers suggested that people who want to forage download an app that identifies plants, such as PictureThis, Forage or Shroomify. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 28 June 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-192402"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"footle":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to talk or act foolishly",
|
||
|
|
": to waste time : trifle , fool"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00fc-t\u1d4al"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bum",
|
||
|
|
"chill",
|
||
|
|
"dally",
|
||
|
|
"dawdle",
|
||
|
|
"dillydally",
|
||
|
|
"drone",
|
||
|
|
"goof (off)",
|
||
|
|
"hack (around)",
|
||
|
|
"hang (around ",
|
||
|
|
"hang about",
|
||
|
|
"idle",
|
||
|
|
"kick around",
|
||
|
|
"kick back",
|
||
|
|
"laze",
|
||
|
|
"lazy",
|
||
|
|
"loaf",
|
||
|
|
"loll",
|
||
|
|
"lounge",
|
||
|
|
"veg out"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"spent the morning footling about while others were working"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"probably alteration of footer to waste time",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1891, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-214459"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forge":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb",
|
||
|
|
"verb ()"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy",
|
||
|
|
": a workshop where wrought iron is produced or where iron is made malleable",
|
||
|
|
": to form (something, such as metal) by heating and hammering",
|
||
|
|
": to form (metal) by a mechanical or hydraulic press with or without heat",
|
||
|
|
": to make or imitate falsely especially with intent to defraud : counterfeit",
|
||
|
|
": to form or bring into being especially by an expenditure of effort",
|
||
|
|
": to work at a forge",
|
||
|
|
": to commit forgery (see forgery sense 3 )",
|
||
|
|
": to move forward slowly and steadily",
|
||
|
|
": to move with a sudden increase of speed and power",
|
||
|
|
": to shape and work metal by heating and hammering",
|
||
|
|
": to bring into existence",
|
||
|
|
": to produce something that is not genuine : counterfeit",
|
||
|
|
": a place where objects are made by heating and shaping metal",
|
||
|
|
": to move forward slowly but steadily",
|
||
|
|
": to make a clicking noise by overreaching so that a hind shoe hits a fore shoe",
|
||
|
|
": to make, alter, or imitate (as a writing) falsely with intent to defraud : counterfeit",
|
||
|
|
": to commit forgery"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022frj",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022frj",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014d(\u0259)rj, \u02c8f\u022f(\u0259)rj"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"counterfeit",
|
||
|
|
"fake",
|
||
|
|
"phony"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"advance",
|
||
|
|
"come",
|
||
|
|
"come along",
|
||
|
|
"do",
|
||
|
|
"fare",
|
||
|
|
"get along",
|
||
|
|
"get on",
|
||
|
|
"go",
|
||
|
|
"go along",
|
||
|
|
"go off",
|
||
|
|
"march",
|
||
|
|
"pace",
|
||
|
|
"proceed",
|
||
|
|
"progress"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"Those workers testified they were directed to collect blank or incomplete ballots, forge signatures on them and even fill in votes for local candidates. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Australian motocross teens battle it out to win races and forge friendships in this kids\u2019 drama series. \u2014 Hau Chu, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Only the golden years of Lionel Messi's Barcelona, which Guardiola helped forge , was able to somewhat dim that mystique. \u2014 Joseph Wilson, ajc , 5 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The latest victory will likely help the BJP forge ahead with its controversial agenda, such as implementing a citizenship law that excluded Muslims from its ambit and had been pushed to the back burner after nationwide protests. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"China has already convinced Costa Rica, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic and El Salvador to drop their recognition of Taiwan and forge ties with Beijing. \u2014 Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Expect to see Kyiv forge arrangements with neighboring NATO members and potential members who legitimately see themselves in the crosshairs of Putin\u2019s missile launchers. \u2014 Michael Bociurkiw, CNN , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Lacing the beer served at their feasts with hallucinogens may have helped an ancient Peruvian people known as the Wari forge political alliances and expand their empire, according to a new paper published in the journal Antiquity. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 13 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Australia has been working to overhaul its military to create a larger, more powerful force and forge deeper ties with like-minded countries. \u2014 Rhiannon Hoyle, WSJ , 5 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
||
|
|
"While Kendall is increasingly plugging in to neighboring Boston, there are also many who\u2019d like to forge tighter connections with the rest of Cambridge. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"While the pain runs deep, Jamaica continues to forge its future with determination, courage and fortitude. \u2014 Victoria Murphy, Town & Country , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Hepburn hit a trio of three-pointers in the second half, the first to pull UW within 56-53 with 3 minutes 15 seconds left, and the second to forge a 58-58 tie with 1:56 left. \u2014 Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Some of the countries where NSO had agreements, including Saudi Arabia and the UAE, are places where Israel\u2019s last prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, sought to forge new alliances. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 July 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The goal of the partnerships is to forge a system where restaurants frying food can easily transmit grease and oil to facilities for conversion into fuel. \u2014 Dan Carson, Chron , 10 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Athletic director Scott Stricklin said in a statement the decision came down to Amato\u2019s inability to communicate effectively and forge relationships with his athletes. \u2014 Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The ultimate dream of a boxing trainer is to forge a world champion at some point in his career. \u2014 Haleigh Kochanski, AZCentral.com , 6 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Zorro will be shaped by relationships from his youth, love and disappointment in love which will forge his development as a character and reflect a kind of masculinity far from stereotypes, Secuoya announced. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 13 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
||
|
|
"This level of consistently high connectivity shouldn\u2019t be ignored, especially by businesses eager to forge stronger relationships with consumers. \u2014 Rhett Power, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"As North America\u2019s largest documentary film festival, conference and market, Hot Docs strives to forge essential relationships that lead to production opportunities for documentary filmmakers with a keen eye on the global market. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Athletic director Scott Stricklin said in a statement the decision came down to Amato\u2019s inability to communicate effectively and forge relationships with his athletes. \u2014 Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Four women from different backgrounds forge an unbreakable sisterhood while trapped and in hiding during the genocide in Rwanda. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 5 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Several other particularly worrisome vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to forge cards used in the machines by technicians, giving the attacker access to a machine that would allow the software to be changed, Halderman said. \u2014 Kate Brumback, Anchorage Daily News , 31 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"France and Germany want to forge their own European relationship with China, independent of the U.S. and, as much as possible, NATO. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 30 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"With incisive input from Hunter and director David Cromer, the smashingly good Brill and Beltran \u2014 who were roommates at Carnegie Mellon University \u2014 forge a relationship at times tense and tenuous, at others mutually affirmative. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Racist and sexist pressures pervade intimate spaces and private lives and shape identities and self-images, and the characters forge a sense of style as a way of coping and as a mode of protest, defiance, and self-assertion. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 13 May 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
||
|
|
"Verb (1)",
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
|
||
|
|
"Verb (2)",
|
||
|
|
"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-224024"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foreordain":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to dispose or appoint in advance : predestine"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02ccf\u022fr-\u022fr-\u02c8d\u0101n"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"destine",
|
||
|
|
"doom",
|
||
|
|
"fate",
|
||
|
|
"foredoom",
|
||
|
|
"ordain",
|
||
|
|
"predestine",
|
||
|
|
"predetermine",
|
||
|
|
"preordain"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"we are such good friends, it's almost like we were foreordained to meet",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Pelosi is more than happy for additional evidence to be disclosed and for the Senate to call witnesses, even after the House has impeached and when the resolution of the trial is foreordained . \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 17 Jan. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"The outcome was not foreordained , for either Bork or Mr. Biden. \u2014 Alexander Burns, New York Times , 7 Sep. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"The 41st president, who couldn\u2019t always get his sentences straight, wasn\u2019t foreordained for history\u2019s hall of fame. \u2014 Josef Joffe, WSJ , 3 Dec. 2018",
|
||
|
|
"Aster piles on the personal confrontations and emotional breakdowns, but compounds them with unnerving new hauntings, all the way up to an ending that feels foreordained , but still shattering. \u2014 Tasha Robinson, The Verge , 8 June 2018",
|
||
|
|
"This is hardly foreordained , especially if the U.S. reasserts itself on the global stage and rallies like-minded nations against the revisionists. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 18 Dec. 2017",
|
||
|
|
"Egypt\u2019s slide back into authoritarianism wasn\u2019t foreordained . \u2014 Joshua Hammer, New York Times , 14 Mar. 2017"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-041517"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forbearance":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due",
|
||
|
|
": the act of forbearing : patience",
|
||
|
|
": the quality of being forbearing : leniency",
|
||
|
|
": a refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8ber-\u0259n(t)s",
|
||
|
|
"f\u0259r-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
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"long-suffering",
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"patience",
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"sufferance",
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"tolerance"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"impatience"
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],
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"examples":[
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"He showed great forbearance in his dealings with them.",
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"we thank you for your forbearance while we attend to the technical difficulties interrupting the TV program",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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|
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"Tom\u2019s angry scenes with his mother, frustration met with studied forbearance , have a ring of truth about them. \u2014 Demetrios Matheou, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Musk adheres to the tradition of taking legal and regulatory forbearance as an inducement and invitation to demand more. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
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||
|
|
"But even as the Fed has been drawing criticism for being slow to act, some economists say a bit of forbearance is warranted. \u2014 Mark Trumbull, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 Mar. 2022",
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|
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"The share of households behind on their bills remains exceptionally low, a separate New York Fed report shows, but as federal stimulus runs out and loans come out of forbearance , some households will be looking at a different financial landscape. \u2014 Andrew Van Dam, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
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|
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"The share of households behind on their bills remains exceptionally low, a separate New York Fed report shows, but as federal stimulus runs out and loans come out of forbearance , some households will be looking at a different financial landscape. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
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|
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"It was relayed via Zoom calls between Canyon Crest and Mawoud, a tutoring center Fariba now attends in Kabul, where girls sit in class with boys and men teach girls \u2014 testing the limits of Taliban forbearance . \u2014 New York Times , 22 Jan. 2022",
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"The terms of forbearance are between a borrower and their lender. \u2014 Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press , 22 Dec. 2021",
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||
|
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"Something appeared on certain faces each time Lu spoke, an expression\u2014of forbearance , distaste?\u2014that was difficult to name. \u2014 The New Yorker , 13 Dec. 2021"
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||
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],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":"see forbear entry 1 ",
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"first_known_use":[
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|
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"1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-041525"
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||
|
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},
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|
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"forsaking":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
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"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to renounce or turn away from entirely",
|
||
|
|
": to give up or leave entirely"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u0259r-\u02c8s\u0101k",
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-",
|
||
|
|
"f\u0259r-\u02c8s\u0101k"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"abandon",
|
||
|
|
"desert",
|
||
|
|
"leave",
|
||
|
|
"maroon",
|
||
|
|
"quit",
|
||
|
|
"strand"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"reclaim"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"forsaking most of our possessions, we evacuated just before the hurricane struck",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Persevere in the faith, cast off all fear and keep your heart strong; God will never forsake you. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 4 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Unlike her husband Allen, who is willing to forsake his brothers to lead a more modern life in line with Brenda's upbringing, she's unabashedly attracted to his family name. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Like other immigrant groups that forsake tenements for suburbs, Greeks visit the old neighborhood propelled by an unquenchable taste for its old-country customs. \u2014 Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But many of these films appear to be biased, lacking in nuance or based on shaky science, encouraging viewers to make radical changes to their diets \u2014 like give up sugar, go keto or forsake animal products \u2014 in order to achieve true health. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"When travel opportunities and open venues were lacking during the first wave of COVID-19, Diamond didn\u2019t forsake his music. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 17 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"While there are ways and room to improve, Kleiman does not want to forsake short-term success for long-term goals. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The Ravens boast the NFL\u2019s best defense against the run, which could cause McVay to forsake balance and focus on exploiting what is the league\u2019s worst defense against the pass. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The willingness to forsake partisanship in the pursuit of moral truth: Here is a partial remedy for the political and cultural rifts that seem to threaten our democratic republic. \u2014 Joseph Loconte, WSJ , 9 Dec. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English forsacan , from for- + sacan to dispute; akin to Old English sacu action at law \u2014 more at sake ",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-113039"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foliage":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation",
|
||
|
|
": the aggregate of leaves of one or more plants",
|
||
|
|
": a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches",
|
||
|
|
": the leaves of a plant"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014d-l\u0113-ij",
|
||
|
|
"also",
|
||
|
|
"nonstandard",
|
||
|
|
"nonstandard",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014d-l\u0113-ij"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"flora",
|
||
|
|
"green",
|
||
|
|
"greenery",
|
||
|
|
"herbage",
|
||
|
|
"leafage",
|
||
|
|
"vegetation",
|
||
|
|
"verdure"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a tree with pretty foliage",
|
||
|
|
"the thick green foliage of the jungle",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"The flowers are insignificant, but the foliage is a handsome addition to containers of mixed annuals. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful , 26 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Post up at North Conway Grand Hotel, a White Mountains retreat that shines in the fall when peak foliage is on view. \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The cyclamen foliage has been unaffected by the cold, and even the blooms have escaped damage when they were covered by a layer of N-sulate fabric. \u2014 Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"When fall foliage is in full effect, there are plenty of wonderful photo ops along this stretch of the storied canal. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"In 2020, peak foliage was evident in Berkshire County, the Pioneer Valley, and Worcester County in early October, the Globe reported. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Sep. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"That also means beautiful fall foliage isn't far away, either. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 Aug. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The foliage comes in a range of colors from green, to yellow, to red. \u2014 Chris Mckeown, The Enquirer , 4 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The dense foliage and latticed lobby wall are also helpful for high-profile guests to feel secure. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 3 June 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle French fuellage , from foille leaf \u2014 more at foil entry 2 ",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-120745"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forlornness":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": bereft , forsaken",
|
||
|
|
": sad and lonely because of isolation or desertion : desolate",
|
||
|
|
": being in poor condition : miserable , wretched",
|
||
|
|
": nearly hopeless",
|
||
|
|
": sad from being left alone"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u0259r-\u02c8l\u022frn",
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-",
|
||
|
|
"f\u0259r-\u02c8l\u022frn"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bad",
|
||
|
|
"blue",
|
||
|
|
"brokenhearted",
|
||
|
|
"cast down",
|
||
|
|
"crestfallen",
|
||
|
|
"dejected",
|
||
|
|
"depressed",
|
||
|
|
"despondent",
|
||
|
|
"disconsolate",
|
||
|
|
"doleful",
|
||
|
|
"down",
|
||
|
|
"down in the mouth",
|
||
|
|
"downcast",
|
||
|
|
"downhearted",
|
||
|
|
"droopy",
|
||
|
|
"gloomy",
|
||
|
|
"glum",
|
||
|
|
"hangdog",
|
||
|
|
"heartbroken",
|
||
|
|
"heartsick",
|
||
|
|
"heartsore",
|
||
|
|
"heavyhearted",
|
||
|
|
"inconsolable",
|
||
|
|
"joyless",
|
||
|
|
"low",
|
||
|
|
"low-spirited",
|
||
|
|
"melancholic",
|
||
|
|
"melancholy",
|
||
|
|
"miserable",
|
||
|
|
"mournful",
|
||
|
|
"sad",
|
||
|
|
"saddened",
|
||
|
|
"sorrowful",
|
||
|
|
"sorry",
|
||
|
|
"unhappy",
|
||
|
|
"woebegone",
|
||
|
|
"woeful",
|
||
|
|
"wretched"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blissful",
|
||
|
|
"buoyant",
|
||
|
|
"buoyed",
|
||
|
|
"cheerful",
|
||
|
|
"cheery",
|
||
|
|
"chipper",
|
||
|
|
"delighted",
|
||
|
|
"glad",
|
||
|
|
"gladdened",
|
||
|
|
"gladsome",
|
||
|
|
"gleeful",
|
||
|
|
"happy",
|
||
|
|
"joyful",
|
||
|
|
"joyous",
|
||
|
|
"jubilant",
|
||
|
|
"sunny",
|
||
|
|
"upbeat"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Against the forlorn backdrop of the muddy terrain the media circus has left behind, the young mother is photographed for a fashion spread wearing a \u2026 white dress. \u2014 James Wolcott , Vanity Fair , September 1998",
|
||
|
|
"There is nothing quite so forlorn as a closed factory\u2014Vic Wilcox knows, having supervised a shutdown himself in his time. \u2014 David Lodge , Nice Work , 1990",
|
||
|
|
"Like Ozymandias, once king of kings but now two legs of a broken statue in Percy Shelley's desert, the great facade of Union Station in Washington, D.C., stands forlorn \u2026 \u2014 Stephen Jay Gould , Natural History , November 1986",
|
||
|
|
"she was forlorn when she found out the trip had been cancelled",
|
||
|
|
"a forlorn wanderer far from home",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"And then a forlorn shot of the audience, where a fan rises to his feet to give Pia a standing ovation. \u2014 Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone , 10 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The first rental construction in six years in trendy West Hartford Center is expected to begin in a month as two forlorn buildings are torn down to make way for luxury apartments that could test the upper limits of the area\u2019s asking rents. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant , 5 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Cave paused in front of a group of somber, forlorn Soundsuits, made in 2011 of black mother-of-pearl buttons, with large pewter-looking megaphones where heads should be. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"And so many of his ideas are inspired, like adding the forlorn country lilt of an accordionist (Veli Kujala) to the scene in which Hamlet corrals a traveling troupe of actors to put on an evocation of his father\u2019s murder. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"There\u2019s a forlorn square along the western fence that was an attempt at a strawberry bed. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"It was last seen in 1985 and earned its forlorn name because scientists didn't see a future for the flower as the cloud forest experienced deforestation. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The rest of the game was essentially a celebration for the Suns, who danced and dunked their way past the forlorn Lakers. \u2014 David Brandt, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The indie film super team rose to the challenge of bringing the heady and critically acclaimed three-hour Haruki Murakami short story adaptation, about two forlorn souls connecting in a red Saab 900, to U.S. audiences. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English forloren , from Old English, past participle of forl\u0113osan to lose, from for- + l\u0113osan to lose \u2014 more at lose ",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-121401"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forcefully":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adverb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": in a forceful, powerful, or emphatic manner"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022frs-f\u0259-l\u0113"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"dynamically",
|
||
|
|
"energetically",
|
||
|
|
"explosively",
|
||
|
|
"firmly",
|
||
|
|
"forcibly",
|
||
|
|
"hard",
|
||
|
|
"mightily",
|
||
|
|
"muscularly",
|
||
|
|
"powerfully",
|
||
|
|
"roundly",
|
||
|
|
"stiffly",
|
||
|
|
"stoutly",
|
||
|
|
"strenuously",
|
||
|
|
"strongly",
|
||
|
|
"sturdily",
|
||
|
|
"vigorously"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"feebly",
|
||
|
|
"gently",
|
||
|
|
"softly",
|
||
|
|
"weakly"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"European Union leaders last week also forcefully rejected Russia\u2019s attempt to require payments be made in rubles. \u2014 Birgit Jennen, Bloomberg.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Pence forcefully rejected Trump\u2019s claims that the former vice president could have overturned the 2020 election outcome during the session of Congress that was interrupted by pro-Trump rioters. \u2014 WSJ , 5 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Environmentalists have long criticized automakers for not responding forcefully enough to climate change and for selling large, gasoline-guzzling trucks and sport utility vehicles. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Sep. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Saying so forcefully enough induces city councils, media executives and civic groups to scramble to make amends. \u2014 Gary Marvin Davison, Star Tribune , 6 May 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Over the past three years, Disney has forcefully transitioned its focus of its television business to support Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ and other direct-to-consumer platforms. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 20 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The sector includes heavyweights like Apple that have lofty valuations, which tend to push the market more forcefully up or down. \u2014 Damian J. Troise And Alex Veiga, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"This will make your point \u2014 forcefully , as the giver will realize that Liam thinks his birthday was ignored. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Over two decades, as the internet retailer mushroomed from a virtual bookstore into a $1.5 trillion behemoth, it forcefully \u2014 and successfully \u2014 resisted employee efforts to organize. \u2014 David Streitfeld, New York Times , 16 Mar. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1663, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-125042"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foul play":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": violence",
|
||
|
|
": murder"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blood",
|
||
|
|
"homicide",
|
||
|
|
"murder",
|
||
|
|
"rubout",
|
||
|
|
"slaying"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"There is no evidence of foul play .",
|
||
|
|
"the coroner ruled that there was no evidence of foul play",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Initial hopes that the men were lost or suffered some mechanical issue quickly gave way to suspicions of foul play . \u2014 Terrence Mccoy, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Initial hopes that the men were lost or suffered some mechanical issue quickly gave way to suspicions of foul play . \u2014 Terrence Mccoy, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Sheriff\u2019s officials said there is no sign of foul play . \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 10 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Beware, Navy Federal has a strict policy of fraud prevention, and any sign of foul play will shut down your account with no recourse. \u2014 Antoine Sallis, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Not Now Turn On CBS Dallas, citing police, said there were no obvious signs of foul play . \u2014 CBS News , 2 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Harrion said the drowning showed no signs of foul play . \u2014 Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"There is no foul play suspected in the case, officials said. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 8 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In the end, features editor Matt Skenazy thinks there was some foul play . \u2014 Jeremy Rellosa, Outside Online , 6 May 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1546, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190320"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forefather":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": ancestor sense 1a",
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": a person of an earlier period and common heritage",
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": ancestor sense 1"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccf\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259r",
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccf\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"ancestor",
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"father",
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"forebear",
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"forbear",
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"forebearer",
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"grandfather",
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"primogenitor",
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"progenitor"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"descendant",
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"descendent"
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],
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"examples":[
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"our forefathers bought this farm, and our family has worked it for three generations",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The political forefather of this vision is probably Pat Buchanan, who inveighed against free trade and multiculturalism in the 1990s. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The political forefather of this vision is probably Pat Buchanan, who inveighed against free trade and multiculturalism in the 1990s. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
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"The political forefather of this vision is probably Pat Buchanan, who inveighed against free trade and multiculturalism in the 1990s. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
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"Iggy Pop, frontman of groundbreaking rock outfit the Stooges and long considered a forefather of punk, has been named a recipient of the 2022 Polar Music Prize. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone , 8 Feb. 2022",
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||
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"The political forefather of this vision is probably Pat Buchanan, who inveighed against free trade and multiculturalism in the 1990s. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
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"The political forefather of this vision is probably Pat Buchanan, who inveighed against free trade and multiculturalism in the 1990s. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
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"The political forefather of this vision is probably Pat Buchanan, who inveighed against free trade and multiculturalism in the 1990s. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
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"The political forefather of this vision is probably Pat Buchanan, who inveighed against free trade and multiculturalism in the 1990s. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191257"
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},
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"formed":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": organized in a way characteristic of living matter"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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||
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"\u02c8f\u022frmd"
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||
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],
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||
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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||
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[
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"1565, in the meaning defined above"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191806"
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||
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},
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"formative":{
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||
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
|
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],
|
||
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": giving or capable of giving form : constructive",
|
||
|
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": used in word formation or inflection",
|
||
|
|
": capable of alteration by growth and development",
|
||
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|
": producing new cells and tissues",
|
||
|
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": of, relating to, or characterized by formative effects or formation",
|
||
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": the element (such as a suffix) in a word that serves to give the word appropriate form and is not part of the base",
|
||
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": capable of alteration by growth and development",
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||
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": producing new cells and tissues"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259-tiv",
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|
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259t-iv"
|
||
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],
|
||
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"synonyms":[
|
||
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"constructive",
|
||
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"productive"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[
|
||
|
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"nonconstructive",
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||
|
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"nonproductive",
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||
|
|
"unproductive"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
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"Adjective",
|
||
|
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"This experience had a formative influence on his art.",
|
||
|
|
"a teacher who was a formative influence on generations of students",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
||
|
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"The 68-year-old suspect in a May mass shooting harbored resentment dating back to his formative years in Taiwan. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The fourth season takes place in the spring of 1986 and follows the core group of Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), Mike (Finn Wolfhard), Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo) and Will (Noah Schnapp) into their formative high school years. \u2014 Christy Pi\u00f1a, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Now, these days, Baby and Johnny\u2019s slow dance-turned-slow love making would hardly garner a PG-13 rating, but for a girl in her formative years, watching that scene in the late \u201880s was something to behold. \u2014 Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The release reflects yet more past endeavors, including her training in sculpture and a formative stint in theatrical puppetry. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Exploring Europe at a formative age had a significant effect on McKee's way of thinking. \u2014 Francesca Street, CNN , 25 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Still alive at 86 (which many don\u2019t realize, since all the other formative rockers are gone), Lewis has now had seven wives, and many reckless years on drugs and alcohol. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 22 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"As one formative male figure slips from her world, Sandra makes space for another. \u2014 Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Avery, a quietly formative force in American Modernism who died in 1965, has always resisted definition. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"Any Hollywood star who has done a big movie \u2014 or at least one formative to their career \u2014 probably has taken a special prop or two from set. \u2014 Andrea Towers, EW.com , 12 Apr. 2022"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":[
|
||
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"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
|
||
|
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"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"1816, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192023"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"forestall":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
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"noun",
|
||
|
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"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures",
|
||
|
|
": to get ahead of (something) : anticipate",
|
||
|
|
": to prevent the normal trading in (something) by buying or diverting goods or by persuading people to raise prices",
|
||
|
|
": intercept",
|
||
|
|
": obstruct , beset",
|
||
|
|
": to keep out, interfere with, or prevent by steps taken in advance"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8st\u022fl",
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8st\u022fl"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"avert",
|
||
|
|
"head off",
|
||
|
|
"help",
|
||
|
|
"obviate",
|
||
|
|
"preclude",
|
||
|
|
"prevent",
|
||
|
|
"stave off"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Negotiations failed to forestall the conflict.",
|
||
|
|
"His comments were meant to forestall criticism of his proposal.",
|
||
|
|
"He forestalled critics by offering a defense of the project.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Republicans say enough sentiment exists for a direct age increase but perhaps not enough to forestall a filibuster. \u2014 Carl Hulse, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"To forestall that possibility, the bureau plans to inject nearly 1 million acre-feet of water into Powell through a combination of holding back releases into the Colorado River from Glen Canyon Dam and releasing 500,000 acre-feet from Flaming Gorge. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"To forestall that, the Fed has to tighten monetary policy now, in effect slowing the economic and jobs recovery and, however incrementally, raising the risk of a recession later on. \u2014 Greg Ip, WSJ , 16 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Fecal transplants may forestall Alzheimer\u2019s disease in a mouse model. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Now it can be admitted: Her motive was to forestall a momentary rush of German voters to the Green Party after Japan\u2019s Fukushima accident, which came weeks after her party suffered a disastrous drubbing in local elections. \u2014 WSJ , 4 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Aldermen hope to pass a version of the map with at least 41 votes by the end of the day Wednesday in order to forestall the chance for any 10 aldermen to back their own map and force a referendum. \u2014 Gregory Pratt, chicagotribune.com , 30 Nov. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"That buildup was exactly the result Mr. Putin was trying to forestall . \u2014 New York Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"One of those children is an 11-year-old boy whose parents are frantically trying to forestall the awful prospect of homelessness. \u2014 Christopher Tangney, BostonGlobe.com , 8 Dec. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from forstall act of waylaying, from Old English foresteall , from fore- + steall position, stall",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192501"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forefeel":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to have a presentiment of"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"(\u02cc)f\u022fr-\u02c8f\u0113l"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"anticipate",
|
||
|
|
"divine",
|
||
|
|
"foreknow",
|
||
|
|
"foresee",
|
||
|
|
"prevision"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"did any of the passengers embarking on the Titanic 's maiden voyage forefeel their impending doom?"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1580, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193933"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foam":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a light frothy mass of fine bubbles formed in or on the surface of a liquid or from a liquid: such as",
|
||
|
|
": a frothy mass formed in salivating or sweating",
|
||
|
|
": a stabilized froth produced chemically or mechanically and used especially in fighting oil fires",
|
||
|
|
": a material in a lightweight cellular form resulting from introduction of gas bubbles during manufacture",
|
||
|
|
": sea",
|
||
|
|
": something resembling foam",
|
||
|
|
": to produce or form foam",
|
||
|
|
": to froth at the mouth especially in anger",
|
||
|
|
": to be angry",
|
||
|
|
": to gush out in foam",
|
||
|
|
": to become covered with or as if with foam",
|
||
|
|
": to cause to foam",
|
||
|
|
": to cause air bubbles to form in",
|
||
|
|
": to convert (something, such as a plastic) into a foam",
|
||
|
|
": a mass of tiny bubbles that forms in or on the surface of a liquid",
|
||
|
|
": to produce or form a mass of tiny bubbles",
|
||
|
|
": a light frothy mass of fine bubbles formed in or on the surface of a liquid"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014dm",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014dm",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014dm"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"froth",
|
||
|
|
"head",
|
||
|
|
"lather",
|
||
|
|
"spume",
|
||
|
|
"suds",
|
||
|
|
"surf"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"boil",
|
||
|
|
"burn",
|
||
|
|
"fume",
|
||
|
|
"rage",
|
||
|
|
"rankle",
|
||
|
|
"seethe",
|
||
|
|
"sizzle",
|
||
|
|
"steam",
|
||
|
|
"storm"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"As I poured the beer, foam bubbled up in the glass.",
|
||
|
|
"The fire extinguisher is filled with foam .",
|
||
|
|
"a can of shaving foam",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"The soda foamed in the glass.",
|
||
|
|
"The mixture will bubble and foam when you add the yeast.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"As a result, the legislature passed a bill last year banning PFAS and other chemicals including bisphenols and phthalates in food packaging as well as in carpeting, ski wax and firefighting foam . \u2014 Michael Casey, Anchorage Daily News , 1 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Additionally, the makers of firefighting foam have been named as defendants. \u2014 CBS News , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Hoka\u2019s most responsive, energetic EVA topped with a layer of softer foam directly underfoot. \u2014 Cory Smith, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Its thick foam is textured, which helps prevent it from slipping around. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Loss of resiliency: The life jacket is excessively hard, stiff or its foam is brittle. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 30 June 2021",
|
||
|
|
"For winterization, caulking windows, checking the flashing around openings, and squirting foam insulation around openings such as hose bibs reduced heat loss and lowered the property\u2019s energy bills. \u2014 Michele Lerner, BostonGlobe.com , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"High levels of the compounds are present on the site because of the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam for years, and have migrated into private drinking wells just outside the airport's grounds. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Once firefighters had the fire under control, the Brownsburg Fire Marshal on scene determined that it was caused by a spark from welding activity that landed on foam insulation. \u2014 Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
||
|
|
"The milk may foam , so keep an eye on it, pausing the microwave and stirring as needed. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Remove the pan from the heat and immediately add the baking soda, butter, and vanilla and stir to combine; the mixture will foam up. \u2014 Jessica Battilana, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 Nov. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Whisk in the sugar to combine, then switch to a silicone spatula and bring the mixture to a boil \u2014 the milk will foam and rise up. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Whisk in the sugar to combine, then switch to a silicone spatula and bring the mixture to a boil \u2014 the milk will foam and rise up. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Whisk in the sugar to combine, then switch to a silicone spatula and bring the mixture to a boil \u2014 the milk will foam and rise up. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Whisk in the sugar to combine, then switch to a silicone spatula and bring the mixture to a boil \u2014 the milk will foam and rise up. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Whisk in the sugar to combine, then switch to a silicone spatula and bring the mixture to a boil \u2014 the milk will foam and rise up. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Whisk in the sugar to combine, then switch to a silicone spatula and bring the mixture to a boil \u2014 the milk will foam and rise up. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-194421"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"force":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": strength or energy exerted or brought to bear : cause of motion or change : active power",
|
||
|
|
": moral or mental strength",
|
||
|
|
": capacity to persuade or convince",
|
||
|
|
": military strength",
|
||
|
|
": a body (as of troops or ships) assigned to a military purpose",
|
||
|
|
": the whole military strength (as of a nation)",
|
||
|
|
": a body of persons or things available for a particular end",
|
||
|
|
": an individual or group having the power of effective action",
|
||
|
|
": police force",
|
||
|
|
": violence, compulsion, or constraint exerted upon or against a person or thing",
|
||
|
|
": an agency or influence that if applied to a free body results chiefly in an acceleration of the body and sometimes in elastic deformation and other effects",
|
||
|
|
": any of the natural influences (such as electromagnetism (see electromagnetism sense 2a ), gravity, the strong force, and the weak force) that exist especially between particles and determine the structure of the universe",
|
||
|
|
": the quality of conveying impressions intensely in writing or speech",
|
||
|
|
": force-out",
|
||
|
|
": in great numbers",
|
||
|
|
": valid , operative",
|
||
|
|
": to do violence to",
|
||
|
|
": rape",
|
||
|
|
": to compel by physical, moral, or intellectual means",
|
||
|
|
": to make or cause especially through natural or logical necessity",
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": to press, drive, pass, or effect against resistance or inertia",
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": to impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably",
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||
|
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": to achieve or win by strength in struggle or violence: such as",
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": to win one's way into",
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": to break open or through",
|
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": to raise or accelerate to the utmost",
|
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": to produce only with unnatural or unwilling effort",
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": to wrench, strain, or use (language) with marked unnaturalness and lack of ease",
|
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|
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": to hasten the rate of progress or growth of",
|
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": to bring (plants) to maturity out of the normal season",
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": to induce (a particular bid or play by another player) in a card game by some conventional act, play, bid, or response",
|
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": to cause (a runner in baseball) to be put out on a force-out",
|
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": to cause (a run) to be scored in baseball by giving a base on balls when the bases are full",
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": to cause one to act precipitously : force one to reveal one's purpose or intention",
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": power that has an effect on something",
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||
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": the state of existing and being enforced",
|
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": a group of people available for a particular purpose",
|
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": power or violence used on a person or thing",
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": an influence (as a push or pull) that tends to produce a change in the speed or direction of motion of something",
|
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": to make someone or something do something",
|
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": to get, make, or move by using physical power",
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": to break open using physical power",
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": to speed up the development of",
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": an agency or influence that if applied to a free body results chiefly in an acceleration of the body and sometimes in elastic deformation and other effects",
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"\u2014 see accouchement forc\u00e9",
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": a cause of motion, activity, or change",
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": a force that acts after another's negligent act or omission has occurred and that causes injury to another : intervening cause at cause",
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|
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": an unforeseeable event especially that prevents performance of an obligation under a contract : force majeure",
|
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|
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": a body of persons available for a particular end",
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": police force",
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|
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": violence, compulsion, or constraint exerted upon or against a person or thing",
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": the use of threats or intimidation for the purpose of gaining control over or preventing resistance from another",
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||
|
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": force that is intended to cause or that carries a substantial risk of causing death or serious bodily injury \u2014 compare nondeadly force in this entry",
|
||
|
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": force that is considered justified under the law and does not create criminal or tort liability \u2014 compare unlawful force in this entry",
|
||
|
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": nondeadly force in this entry",
|
||
|
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": force that is intended to cause minor bodily injury",
|
||
|
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": a threat (as by the brandishing of a gun) to use deadly force",
|
||
|
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": Lawful force that is reasonably necessary to accomplish a particular end (as preventing theft of one's property)",
|
||
|
|
": force that is not justified under the law and therefore is considered a tort or crime or both \u2014 compare lawful force in this entry",
|
||
|
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": valid and operative",
|
||
|
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": to compel by physical means often against resistance",
|
||
|
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": to break open or through",
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|
|
"\u2014 see also forcible entry",
|
||
|
|
": to impose or require by law \u2014 see also elective share , forced heir at heir , forced sale at sale"
|
||
|
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],
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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|
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"\u02c8f\u022frs",
|
||
|
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"\u02c8f\u022frs",
|
||
|
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"\u02c8f\u014d(\u0259)rs, \u02c8f\u022f(\u0259)rs"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"help",
|
||
|
|
"labor force",
|
||
|
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"manpower",
|
||
|
|
"personnel",
|
||
|
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"pool",
|
||
|
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"staff",
|
||
|
|
"workforce"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blackjack",
|
||
|
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"coerce",
|
||
|
|
"compel",
|
||
|
|
"constrain",
|
||
|
|
"dragoon",
|
||
|
|
"drive",
|
||
|
|
"impel",
|
||
|
|
"impress",
|
||
|
|
"make",
|
||
|
|
"muscle",
|
||
|
|
"obligate",
|
||
|
|
"oblige",
|
||
|
|
"press",
|
||
|
|
"pressure",
|
||
|
|
"sandbag"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"Few could have foreseen that the little business would develop into Japan\u2019s largest retailer by sales\u2014or that a woman would be its driving force . \u2014 Chieko Tsuneoka, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"He also was accused of lying and using excessive force , which was documented by The Washington Post in the early 2000s. \u2014 Paul Duggan, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Simultaneously, a separate Ukrainian force attacked from farther west. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In a hierarchical force , where those at the bottom care about what is important to the boss, his thinking was that the officers would watch their weight because their leader was watching their weight. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In recent days, the cryptocurrency exchange, which was once valued at nearly $100 billion, has rescinded offers, implemented a hiring freeze and laid off 18% of its work force . \u2014 Jennifer Korn, CNN , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"That includes training in the areas of use of force , crisis intervention, bias-free policing, investigatory stops, searches and arrests and must be in regular communication with Cleveland police for training and updates. \u2014 Olivia Mitchell, cleveland , 15 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Yet funding those institutions year after year allows the industry to be a steady, ubiquitous force in Beltway policymaking circles that define what\u2019s considered common sense on a range of topics. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 14 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The simplest and most obvious force that forms and sustains friendships is time spent together. \u2014 Julie Beck, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
||
|
|
"With those two pitches, Ashcraft can cover the entire strike zone and can consistently force soft contact on ground balls. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 12 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Thomas then drew a one-out walk and Cesar Hern\u00e1ndez singled to load the bases, with Soto following by drawing his second free pass in as many plate appearances to force in a run. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 11 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Inflationary pressures alone are enough to force a rethinking of offerings. \u2014 Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"That leaves an open path for Seven Hills Councilman Richard Dell\u2019Aquila to win the seat, unless state and federal lawsuits filed last week successfully force the state to re-open candidate filing. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 8 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Then Carrington stole the ball from guard Bria Hartley on the other end and went coast to coast for an easy layup to extend the advantage to 29-21 and force a Fever timeout. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 8 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Researchers said the results from Walker\u2019s study, called the BECOME Research Project, should force clinicians and scientists to see the racial biases that health care has both on a structural and a personal level. \u2014 Angus Chen, STAT , 8 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Given the results, why do so many leaders resist remote work and force employees to return to the office? \u2014 Christopher Littlefield, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In 1990 Margaret Thatcher won by a similar margin (204-152), yet the opposition from within the Conservative ranks was enough to force her to stand down. \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 7 June 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
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"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-205125"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fort":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a strong or fortified place",
|
||
|
|
": a fortified place occupied only by troops and surrounded with such works as a ditch, rampart, and parapet : fortification",
|
||
|
|
": a permanent army post",
|
||
|
|
": a strong or fortified place"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022frt",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022frt"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bastion",
|
||
|
|
"castle",
|
||
|
|
"citadel",
|
||
|
|
"fastness",
|
||
|
|
"fortification",
|
||
|
|
"fortress",
|
||
|
|
"hold",
|
||
|
|
"redoubt",
|
||
|
|
"stronghold"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"They captured the fort after a long battle.",
|
||
|
|
"a series of forts along the frontier",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"June 2022: Ayesha opens up about her and Steph's family life amid the NBA finals While Steph was busy competing in the NBA Finals, Ayesha was holding down the fort at home with the help of an adorable sous chef \u2014 their 9-year-old daughter Riley. \u2014 Nicole Briese, PEOPLE.com , 3 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"John Johnson III had an active day With Harrison Jr. idle and Delpit resting, Johnson held down the fort at safety and made an impact. \u2014 cleveland , 1 Aug. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Jameis Winston and Taysom Hill are vying to replace Drew Brees, who held the fort under center in the Big Easy for 15 seasons. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA Today , 23 June 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Lee and Smith held down the fort for the Pistons, who are awaiting Wright\u2019s return from a Grade 2 right groin strain. \u2014 Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press , 27 Feb. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The heroes who held this fort took their stand for Life, liberty, freedom and the American flag. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 27 Aug. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Monday night felt like more of the same \u2014 score a few, get the lead, and let Shesterkin, who has been stellar since he was chased from Game 4 against Pittsburgh in a 7-2 loss, hold down the fort . \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Since then, Cherelle has been holding down the fort and focusing on achieving her goals. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 13 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The fort is most famous for the American Civil War Battle of Mobile Bay. \u2014 Clinton S. Thomas, Travel + Leisure , 21 Mar. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English forte , from Anglo-French fort , from fort , adjective, strong, from Latin fortis ",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-213049"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forewarning":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a warning given in advance",
|
||
|
|
": the state of being warned in advance"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8w\u022fr-ni\u014b"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"admonishment",
|
||
|
|
"admonition",
|
||
|
|
"alarm",
|
||
|
|
"alarum",
|
||
|
|
"alert",
|
||
|
|
"caution",
|
||
|
|
"heads-up",
|
||
|
|
"notice",
|
||
|
|
"warning"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"heeded the forewarning to stay off the ice until the town had checked to see if it was thick enough",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Detroit Tigers catcher Tucker Barnhart made sure to give a forewarning about his enthusiasm. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 3 Nov. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"There was no communication with the community and no forewarning . \u2014 Sylvia Goodman, The Courier-Journal , 18 June 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The sound could indeed be a siren and thus a handy forewarning that an ambulance or firetruck might be coming down the road soon. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 24 May 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Russian military officials haven't provided the usual level of detail or forewarning . \u2014 NBC News , 14 Apr. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"But with no forewarning , residents around Paris \u2014 along with fans and players inside Roland Garros \u2014 expressed their fears of an explosion on social networks. \u2014 Jerome Pugmire, chicagotribune.com , 30 Sep. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Powell didn't see the departure of coach Hylton Dayes as a forewarning . \u2014 Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com , 14 Apr. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"And then there\u2019s a third explanation\u2014that government programs designed to provide forewarning were eliminated by the Trump White House. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 22 Mar. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"With no forewarning , the fatality rate for the province currently stands at about 4.5%. \u2014 Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica , 15 Mar. 2020"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-214129"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"footing":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a stable position or placing of the feet",
|
||
|
|
": a surface or its condition with respect to one walking or running on it",
|
||
|
|
": the condition of a racetrack",
|
||
|
|
": the act of moving on foot : step , tread",
|
||
|
|
": a place or position providing a base of operations : foothold",
|
||
|
|
": established position : status",
|
||
|
|
": position or rank in relation to others",
|
||
|
|
": basis",
|
||
|
|
": terms of social intercourse",
|
||
|
|
": an enlargement at the lower end of a foundation wall, pier, or column to distribute the load",
|
||
|
|
": the sum of a column of figures",
|
||
|
|
": a firm position or placing of the feet",
|
||
|
|
": foothold",
|
||
|
|
": position as compared to others",
|
||
|
|
": social relationship"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8fu\u0307-ti\u014b",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8fu\u0307-ti\u014b"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"base",
|
||
|
|
"basis",
|
||
|
|
"bedrock",
|
||
|
|
"bottom",
|
||
|
|
"cornerstone",
|
||
|
|
"foundation",
|
||
|
|
"ground",
|
||
|
|
"groundwork",
|
||
|
|
"keystone",
|
||
|
|
"root",
|
||
|
|
"underpinning",
|
||
|
|
"warp",
|
||
|
|
"warp and woof"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"He lost his footing and fell down the slope.",
|
||
|
|
"Be careful. The footing is slippery there.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"The legal footing of the suit is tenuous, Douglas Laycock, a professor of religious studies at the University of Virginia Law School, wrote in an email. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Grambling State head coach Hue Jackson hasn\u2019t started the week on the best footing . \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"When all is said and done, both matches will have drawn massive and nearly equal public attention, but women\u2019s tennis still must engage in a fight for fair footing . \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 3 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The education sector might benefit from ensuring that financial literacy is given a permanent seat at the ever-evolving table of an industry in dire need of sure footing that will satisfy the ultimate customer, the student. \u2014 Rod Berger, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The preserve\u2019s only trail winds through a swamp forest and is muddy in one section where tree bark and stones have been laid along the path to improve the footing . \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Despite tremendous gains during the past five decades, many colleges and universities fall short, leaving women struggling for equal footing . \u2014 USA Today , 26 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Anti-gun groups such as Everytown for Gun Safety, meanwhile, are pushing lawmakers to take advantage of the NRA\u2019s weakened footing . \u2014 Carol D. Leonnig, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"By Game 2, the footing was more equal, only a late flurry of garbage-time free throws by Victor Oladipo somewhat evening the ledger in that Heat loss. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 24 May 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-214249"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foist":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant",
|
||
|
|
": to force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit",
|
||
|
|
": to pass off as genuine or worthy"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fist"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"fob off",
|
||
|
|
"palm",
|
||
|
|
"palm off",
|
||
|
|
"pass off",
|
||
|
|
"wish"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"shopkeepers who foist shoddy souvenirs on unsuspecting tourists",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"On the sidewalk, men dressed as monks tried to foist bracelets onto pedestrians, as other street vendors hawked sliced mangos and tour bus tickets. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Paying for it is another: The board could foist that bill onto shareholders. \u2014 Ronda Kaysen, New York Times , 4 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Clean Power Plan was basically to foist California\u2019s suicidal regulation of electricity on the rest of the country. \u2014 Mario Loyola, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But my parents and grandparents, who are both in the process of downsizing to smaller homes, keep trying to foist stuff off on me -- photographs, small household items, paintings, fancy silver pieces, etc. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 Oct. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The goal, as always, is to get more favorable coverage for the GOP and foist less favorable coverage on Democrats; the goal is never to get factual or truthful coverage of either. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The fear is that omicron will foist even more patients, and perhaps sicker ones, onto hospitals. \u2014 Heather Hollingsworth, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Utilities must get approval from state utility commissions to pass along any such costs, and much of the Gulf Coast area doesn't have public commissions willing to foist rate increases of 15% to 20% to take on grid hardening measures, Beebe said. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 2 Sep. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Trolls did this in an attempt to foist blame onto him. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Aug. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"probably from obsolete Dutch vuisten to take into one's hand, from Middle Dutch vuysten , from vuyst fist; akin to Old English f\u0233st fist",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"circa 1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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||
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-215254"
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},
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"foul-up":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": a state of confusion or an error caused by ineptitude, carelessness, or mismanagement",
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": a mechanical difficulty",
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": to make dirty : contaminate",
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": to spoil by making mistakes or using poor judgment : confuse",
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": entangle , block",
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": to cause a foul-up : bungle"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8fau\u0307(-\u0259)l-\u02cc\u0259p"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"mix-up"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"blow",
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"bobble",
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"boggle",
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"bollix (up)",
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"boot",
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"botch",
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"bugger (up)",
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"bumble",
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"bungle",
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"butcher",
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"dub",
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"flub",
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"fluff",
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"foozle",
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"fumble",
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"goof (up)",
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"louse up",
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"mangle",
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"mess (up)",
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|
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"muck up",
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"muff",
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"murder",
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"screw up"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"tried not to foul up the football play",
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"unfortunately, I fouled up and in my e-mail gave everyone the wrong date for the meeting",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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|
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"Those intruders chop down the jungles and foul up the wetlands, as the spirits mount an offensive to drive them off the shorelines. \u2014 Luke Winkie, The Atlantic , 22 July 2021",
|
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|
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"But a foul up with super formula license points stole that dream away. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 3 May 2021",
|
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|
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"The foul up with the referees is a bit of surprise given Indianapolis' reputation for being an effective host city for large-scale events \u2014and the importance of this event to the city and its reputation. \u2014 Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star , 19 Mar. 2021",
|
||
|
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"Then come foul up , goof up, gum up, mess up, muck up, screw up and synonymous unprintables. \u2014 Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Mar. 2021",
|
||
|
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"That\u2019s how the Patriots can score, by fooling the other team or forcing it to foul up . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Nov. 2019",
|
||
|
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"The Giants foul up the rush, but the Winterhawks are slow to get back and Sourdif gets the puck back and beats Joel Hofer top shelf. \u2014 Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive , 10 Nov. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"If his mechanics are fouled up and if his pocket presence is askew, those aren\u2019t little things, and no one other than hot-take artists are saying he is seriously maligned. \u2014 Cam Inman, The Mercury News , 13 Sep. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"That is, one can\u2019t simply be plugged into the other without fouling up the picture. \u2014 Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics , 20 July 2019"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
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|
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"first_known_use":[
|
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"Noun",
|
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|
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"1918, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
|
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"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"1880, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-215534"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"forebode":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
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"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to have an inward conviction of (something, such as a coming ill or misfortune)",
|
||
|
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": foretell , portend",
|
||
|
|
": augur , predict"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"(\u02cc)f\u022fr-\u02c8b\u014dd"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
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"augur",
|
||
|
|
"bode",
|
||
|
|
"promise"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"that police car parked outside the house doesn't forebode well",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Mild humor about the micronation\u2019s pretensions to real statehood seems especially vaporous on the imposing set (by Andrew Boyce) and amid the foreboding ocean roar of Jane Shaw\u2019s sound design. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Oct. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"The illustrations of these ecological tragedies are foreboding but oddly serene, and the message is simple: don\u2019t litter, recycle, plant trees. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 22 Apr. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Here at the dawn of 2020, though, the mirror of science fiction has a more somber and foreboding reality to reflect back to us. \u2014 Kate Cox, Ars Technica , 24 Jan. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"The United States\u2019 wars in the Middle East have slogged on, with plenty of tense and foreboding moments, for about as long as most teenagers have been alive. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Jan. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"The dialogue crackles, but what comes next is as important: Mark jogging through the dark campus back to his dorm as Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross\u2019s foreboding score builds in the background. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 31 Dec. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"The remote, desolate lighthouse that Winslow (Robert Pattinson) moves into at the start of the film would be foreboding enough without those dreary, shuddering honks. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 18 Oct. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"This kind of ominous, vague, foreboding comments from the president. \u2014 NBC News , 19 Nov. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"In short, jobs remain plentiful enough that consumers don't share the sense of foreboding that many CEOs feel. \u2014 Kevin Kelleher, Fortune , 18 Nov. 2019"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1603, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-230950"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foretell":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to tell beforehand : predict",
|
||
|
|
": to tell of a thing before it happens"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8tel",
|
||
|
|
"f\u014dr-\u02c8tel"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"augur",
|
||
|
|
"call",
|
||
|
|
"forecast",
|
||
|
|
"predict",
|
||
|
|
"presage",
|
||
|
|
"prognosticate",
|
||
|
|
"prophesy",
|
||
|
|
"read",
|
||
|
|
"vaticinate"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"We cannot foretell the future.",
|
||
|
|
"a 16th-century astrologer who, some claim, accurately foretold 20th-century events",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Which is a long or short way of telling critics and fans to stop cheering or critiquing a future that none of us can realistically foretell . \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Preseasons don\u2019t always foretell the regular season, but the Lakers went winless in theirs. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"After Republican Glenn Youngkin won the governorship, commentators dissected the results to foretell the outcome of elections in 2022, 2024 and beyond. \u2014 Nicole Hemmer, CNN , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Prokofiev meant for this symphony to capture the mood of a horrendous war not having sapped the spirit of his people at the moment Russia could foretell victory. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Moiraine, for example, meets up with Min (Kae Alexander), an undercover bartender with the ability to see visions that foretell the future. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 17 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"But whether Sigal\u2019s lab experiments foretell reduced vaccine protection in real life is still uncertain, says Sarah Cobey, an epidemiologist and evolutionary biologist at the University of Chicago. \u2014 Charles Schmidt, Scientific American , 17 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"This demographic fact, however, does not foretell the shape of our politics. \u2014 James Chappel, The New Republic , 15 Nov. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Traditionally, this would foretell a strong Republican performance in next year's midterms. \u2014 Harry Enten, CNN , 1 Nov. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-002910"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forgiveness":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the act of forgiving",
|
||
|
|
": the act of ending anger at"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u0259r-\u02c8giv-n\u0259s",
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-",
|
||
|
|
"f\u0259r-\u02c8giv-n\u0259s"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"absolution",
|
||
|
|
"amnesty",
|
||
|
|
"pardon",
|
||
|
|
"remission",
|
||
|
|
"remittal"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"penalty",
|
||
|
|
"punishment",
|
||
|
|
"retribution"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"She treats us with kindness and forgiveness .",
|
||
|
|
"they asked her forgiveness for failing to invite her to the party",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"When her children visit, Wendy tearfully makes what appears to be a heartfelt plea for forgiveness . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In the interview, Reyes mourned for his students and begged their families and parents for forgiveness . \u2014 Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News , 8 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The record melds their rock sound with sharp synths and a plea for forgiveness . \u2014 Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone , 7 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Notably, students who have not applied for forgiveness will see their loans forgiven. \u2014 Edward Conroy, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Reforms to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness that will help hundreds of thousands of individuals qualify for forgiveness . \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Even asking borrowers to apply for forgiveness could limit the reach of the policy. \u2014 Tyler Pager, Danielle Douglas-gabriel, Jeff Stein, Anchorage Daily News , 27 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In the wake of the latest mass shooting, politicians need to ask the Almighty for forgiveness and stand up to the gun lobby. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"For public service workers, each nonpayment month has counted toward the 120 payments needed for forgiveness through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. \u2014 Nerd Wallet, oregonlive , 30 Mar. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-033449"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foreman":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a first or chief person: such as",
|
||
|
|
": a member of a jury who acts as chairman and spokesman",
|
||
|
|
": a chief and often specially trained worker who works with and usually leads a gang or crew",
|
||
|
|
": a person in charge of a group of workers, a particular operation, or a section of a plant",
|
||
|
|
": the leader of a group of workers",
|
||
|
|
": a male or female member of a jury who acts as the leader and speaks for the jury"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259n",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259n"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"boss",
|
||
|
|
"boss man",
|
||
|
|
"captain",
|
||
|
|
"chief",
|
||
|
|
"head",
|
||
|
|
"headman",
|
||
|
|
"helmsman",
|
||
|
|
"honcho",
|
||
|
|
"jefe",
|
||
|
|
"kingpin",
|
||
|
|
"leader",
|
||
|
|
"master",
|
||
|
|
"taskmaster"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"asked the shift foreman if he could take a break",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"In the end, the twelve jurors consisted of six white men, two white women, three Black women, and one Black man, who served as the jury foreman . \u2014 Ken Auletta, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Her stewed beef with rice was the foreman \u2019s favorite. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Gibson is a foreman within the Bridge Unit and has worked for the county for 20 years. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 3 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"One of those operations guys is Brian Murphy associate shop foreman at Stewart-Haas Racing, a team which fields four Next Gen cars in the Cup series. \u2014 Greg Engle, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"His dad, Charles, was a foreman for the commercial print department at the Indianapolis Star and his mom, Emma, worked in insurance. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"His father was a foreman at a company that manufactured farm buildings. \u2014 The Washington Post, Arkansas Online , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"His father was a foreman at a company that manufactured farm buildings. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"He\u2019s caretaker of the cemetery, landowner and foreman of their family\u2019s 152-year-old Wilcox Ranch. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News , 24 Apr. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-040425"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foxiness":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": resembling or suggestive of a fox",
|
||
|
|
": such as",
|
||
|
|
": cunningly shrewd",
|
||
|
|
": of a warm reddish-brown color",
|
||
|
|
": having a sharp brisk flavor",
|
||
|
|
": physically attractive",
|
||
|
|
": very clever"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4k-s\u0113",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4k-s\u0113"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"artful",
|
||
|
|
"beguiling",
|
||
|
|
"cagey",
|
||
|
|
"cagy",
|
||
|
|
"crafty",
|
||
|
|
"cunning",
|
||
|
|
"cute",
|
||
|
|
"designing",
|
||
|
|
"devious",
|
||
|
|
"dodgy",
|
||
|
|
"guileful",
|
||
|
|
"scheming",
|
||
|
|
"shrewd",
|
||
|
|
"slick",
|
||
|
|
"sly",
|
||
|
|
"subtle",
|
||
|
|
"tricky",
|
||
|
|
"wily"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"artless",
|
||
|
|
"guileless",
|
||
|
|
"ingenuous",
|
||
|
|
"innocent",
|
||
|
|
"undesigning"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the oft-told story of the foxy flatterer who works her way up the ladder of success by stepping on people as she goes",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"These scenes are beautifully imagined, Musidora\u2019s foxy vitality melting into Mira\u2019s moody vibrance before our every eyes. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 6 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Thanks to White\u2019s foxy -angel vocals, and the sweet, empathetic bastards backing him: bassist Spencer Duncan, drummer Reed Watson, keyboardist Ben Tanner and guitarist Adam Morrow. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 16 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"If Turner\u2019s faith in her characters is not always returned \u2014 Maria, who gets only one scene, feels underwritten, and Leigh, despite Van Sciver\u2019s foxy performance, never quite coheres \u2014 her faith in the audience is an entirely successful investment. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Madonna's forthcoming biopic may be getting a foxy addition. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Getting the tagline of being a foxy person is usually a quite flattering label. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"New York's foxiest hipsters run Afrobeat and Julian Casablancas croon through a drum machine. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 1 May 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Before long, the women are treating themselves to foxy Louboutins and over-the-top Gucci satchels. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 12 Sep. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"Eventually, Tetlock and his collaborator, Barbara Mellers, assembled a team of foxy volunteers, drawn from the general public, to compete in a forecasting tournament. \u2014 David Epstein, The Denver Post , 22 July 2019"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-131056"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forefront":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the foremost part or place",
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": the most important part or position"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccfr\u0259nt",
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||
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccfr\u0259nt"
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||
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],
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|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"cutting edge",
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|
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"front line",
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"leading edge",
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"van",
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||
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"vanguard"
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||
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],
|
||
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"antonyms":[],
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||
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"examples":[
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"a politician who was in the forefront of women's rights",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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||
|
|
"Dogfish Head and Trillium are, of course, tremendously successful, the former a pioneer of the entire craft beer movement and the latter at the forefront of the IPA renaissance, as well as the purveyors of several upscale taprooms. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
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|
|
"In the wake of the Uvalde massacre, Emmett Till\u2019s name is again at the forefront of a national conversation, this time about gun control. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
|
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"In his acceptance speech, Petro said his foreign policy would put Colombia at the forefront of the global fight against climate change. \u2014 Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"This connection between nature and culture has galvanized the country to position itself at the forefront of the environmental movement. \u2014 Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure , 20 June 2022",
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|
|
"Since the 1960s, the composer Steve Reich has been at the forefront of a revolutionary aesthetic often described as minimalism. \u2014 Stuart Isacoff, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
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"Kirsten Bridegan has been at the forefront of trying to bring her husband\u2019s killer to justice. \u2014 Fox News , 14 June 2022",
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"With the value of bitcoin, ethereum and other popular currencies dropping sharply, startups in the risky cryptocurrency space are at the forefront of layoffs. \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 14 June 2022",
|
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|
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"Randi Zuckerberg has always been at the forefront of innovative technology. \u2014 Amy Shoenthal, Forbes , 13 June 2022"
|
||
|
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],
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||
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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||
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"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
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],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-143655"
|
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|
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},
|
||
|
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"formulate":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
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"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to reduce to or express in a formula",
|
||
|
|
": to put into a systematized statement or expression",
|
||
|
|
": devise",
|
||
|
|
": to develop a formula for the preparation of (something, such as a soap or plastic)",
|
||
|
|
": to prepare according to a formula",
|
||
|
|
": to create, invent, or produce by careful thought and effort"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-my\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-my\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"articulate",
|
||
|
|
"clothe",
|
||
|
|
"couch",
|
||
|
|
"express",
|
||
|
|
"phrase",
|
||
|
|
"put",
|
||
|
|
"say",
|
||
|
|
"state",
|
||
|
|
"word"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a plastic specially formulated to resist high temperatures",
|
||
|
|
"the doctor was trying to formulate a good way to tell her that she would need surgery",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"The first stage of setting up this type of program is to formulate a strategy, which will often include collecting basic customer data. \u2014 Elie Y. Katz, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Vaccine experts are grappling with how to formulate a U.S. strategy for future COVID-19 booster campaigns. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"As the Houthis stepped up their attacks, Gulf states and Israel have been pushing the U.S. to formulate a security strategy for the Middle East at a time when Washington is attempting to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. \u2014 Zainab Fattah, Bloomberg.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Yet some committee members remain concerned that a new leader won\u2019t be able to step in right away and renewed calls for Robinson to formulate a plan to identify a interim superintendent. \u2014 James Vaznis, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But as other jurisdictions forge ahead on stadium efforts, the disagreements between Mendelson and Bowser about land use \u2014 and apparently poor communication \u2014 have stunted D.C.\u2019s ability to formulate a plan of its own. \u2014 Michael Brice-saddler, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But the union has yet to formulate a plan for conducting it. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 5 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"And while the firm would never formulate it that way, MGI represents exactly the sort of image the firm strives for: super smart and highly relevant. \u2014 Christian Stadler, Forbes , 13 May 2021",
|
||
|
|
"People formulate opinions within the first few moments of meeting and speaking with you. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 14 May 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-061845"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foolish":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": having or showing a lack of good sense, judgment, or discretion",
|
||
|
|
": absurd , ridiculous",
|
||
|
|
": marked by a loss of composure : nonplussed",
|
||
|
|
": insignificant , trifling",
|
||
|
|
": showing or resulting from lack of good sense"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00fc-lish",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00fc-lish"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"absurd",
|
||
|
|
"asinine",
|
||
|
|
"balmy",
|
||
|
|
"brainless",
|
||
|
|
"bubbleheaded",
|
||
|
|
"cockeyed",
|
||
|
|
"crackpot",
|
||
|
|
"crazy",
|
||
|
|
"cuckoo",
|
||
|
|
"daffy",
|
||
|
|
"daft",
|
||
|
|
"dippy",
|
||
|
|
"dotty",
|
||
|
|
"fatuous",
|
||
|
|
"featherheaded",
|
||
|
|
"fool",
|
||
|
|
"half-baked",
|
||
|
|
"harebrained",
|
||
|
|
"half-witted",
|
||
|
|
"inept",
|
||
|
|
"insane",
|
||
|
|
"jerky",
|
||
|
|
"kooky",
|
||
|
|
"kookie",
|
||
|
|
"loony",
|
||
|
|
"looney",
|
||
|
|
"lunatic",
|
||
|
|
"lunkheaded",
|
||
|
|
"mad",
|
||
|
|
"nonsensical",
|
||
|
|
"nutty",
|
||
|
|
"preposterous",
|
||
|
|
"sappy",
|
||
|
|
"screwball",
|
||
|
|
"senseless",
|
||
|
|
"silly",
|
||
|
|
"simpleminded",
|
||
|
|
"stupid",
|
||
|
|
"tomfool",
|
||
|
|
"unwise",
|
||
|
|
"wacky",
|
||
|
|
"whacky",
|
||
|
|
"weak-minded",
|
||
|
|
"witless",
|
||
|
|
"zany"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"judicious",
|
||
|
|
"prudent",
|
||
|
|
"sagacious",
|
||
|
|
"sage",
|
||
|
|
"sane",
|
||
|
|
"sapient",
|
||
|
|
"sensible",
|
||
|
|
"sound",
|
||
|
|
"wise"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"He was wearing a foolish grin.",
|
||
|
|
"She's been taking foolish risks.",
|
||
|
|
"Those flashy clothes make her look foolish .",
|
||
|
|
"She must feel foolish wearing those flashy clothes.",
|
||
|
|
"I never thought you'd be foolish enough to believe him.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Awash in content, filmmakers and TV auteurs would be foolish to let the raw material of real life go to waste. \u2014 Molly Fischer, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Still, the decision to impose a level of ethanol usage that is based almost entirely on political pandering and which utilizes uncertain predictions of future gasoline demand is foolish and should be abandoned. \u2014 Michael Lynch, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"To think that this is not a factor in the pro tour\u2019s popularity would be foolish . \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 3 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Even tyrants would be foolish to pass down an iron law when a low-key change of norms would lead to the same results. \u2014 Justin E. H. Smith, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Prioritizing taxpayer funds on programs that hamper our free-market economy is foolish . \u2014 Dave Wallace, Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"That seems incredibly foolish when presented with the facts. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 19 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Rhodes appears to be the first major ex-AEW talent to jump ship to WWE, and the latter would be absolutely foolish not to make a play for MJF in early 2024. \u2014 Blake Oestriecher, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"How convincing is the argument that Mr. Xi would never be so foolish as to invade Taiwan? \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"see fool entry 1 ",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-085342"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forbearing":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to hold oneself back from especially with an effort",
|
||
|
|
": to do without",
|
||
|
|
": to leave alone : shun",
|
||
|
|
": hold back , abstain",
|
||
|
|
": to control oneself when provoked : be patient",
|
||
|
|
": ancestor , forefather",
|
||
|
|
": precursor",
|
||
|
|
": to hold back",
|
||
|
|
": to be patient when annoyed or troubled"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8ber",
|
||
|
|
"f\u0259r-",
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8ber"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"abjure",
|
||
|
|
"abstain (from)",
|
||
|
|
"forgo",
|
||
|
|
"forego",
|
||
|
|
"keep (from)",
|
||
|
|
"refrain (from)",
|
||
|
|
"withhold (from)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bow (to)",
|
||
|
|
"give in (to)",
|
||
|
|
"submit (to)",
|
||
|
|
"succumb (to)",
|
||
|
|
"surrender (to)",
|
||
|
|
"yield (to)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"He carefully forbore any mention of her name for fear of upsetting them.",
|
||
|
|
"We decided to forbear provoking him any further.",
|
||
|
|
"We decided to forbear from provoking him any further.",
|
||
|
|
"He forebore to mention her name."
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-091515"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fore":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb",
|
||
|
|
"combining form",
|
||
|
|
"interjection",
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"prefix",
|
||
|
|
"preposition"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": something that occupies a front position",
|
||
|
|
": in or into a position of prominence : forward",
|
||
|
|
": in, toward, or near the front : forward",
|
||
|
|
": at an earlier time or period",
|
||
|
|
": situated in front of something else : forward",
|
||
|
|
": prior in order of occurrence : former",
|
||
|
|
": in the presence of",
|
||
|
|
": before",
|
||
|
|
": earlier : beforehand",
|
||
|
|
": occurring earlier : occurring beforehand",
|
||
|
|
": situated at the front : in front",
|
||
|
|
": front part of (something specified)",
|
||
|
|
": foremast",
|
||
|
|
": in or toward the front",
|
||
|
|
": being or coming before in time, place, or order",
|
||
|
|
": front entry 1 sense 1",
|
||
|
|
": earlier : beforehand",
|
||
|
|
": at the front : in front",
|
||
|
|
": front part of something specified",
|
||
|
|
": situated in front of something else"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014d(\u0259)r, \u02c8f\u022f(\u0259)r"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"anterior",
|
||
|
|
"forward",
|
||
|
|
"front",
|
||
|
|
"frontal",
|
||
|
|
"frontward",
|
||
|
|
"frontwards"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"afore",
|
||
|
|
"ahead of",
|
||
|
|
"before",
|
||
|
|
"ere",
|
||
|
|
"of",
|
||
|
|
"previous to",
|
||
|
|
"prior to",
|
||
|
|
"to"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Adverb",
|
||
|
|
"The plane's exits are located fore and aft.",
|
||
|
|
"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"the fore and aft cabins",
|
||
|
|
"cats have five fore toes but only four hind toes",
|
||
|
|
"Preposition",
|
||
|
|
"fore the baby's arrival, the young couple had been able to cope with their problems",
|
||
|
|
"fore the stranger there swarmed a gaggle of curious street urchins",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"The trend seemed to reference a collective need to reconnect with nature, a current that Salone del Mobile\u2019s president, Maria Porro, has seen rise to the fore . \u2014 Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor , 14 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In turn this will bring to the fore many of the more exciting fields of innovation \u2013 medical technology, green tech and biomed for example. \u2014 Mike O'sullivan, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The issue came to the fore as bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd publicly and sometimes awkwardly grappled with whether to keep brandishing the flag. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 4 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But as discussions about race and systemic injustice take place across the country, the South Carolina city\u2019s shameful past is finally coming to the fore . \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"With her trademark charm to the fore , Adams is a good fit for Amanda, the mother struggling to keep up appearances and secure her daughter\u2019s future. \u2014 David Benedict, Variety , 1 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But as always, those absences leave room for other talents to come to the fore \u2014and surprisingly, a number of those advancing players are American. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 28 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Not only is the European tech ecosystem producing startups purpose-built for internationalization, but the depth of its talent pool is increasingly coming to the fore . \u2014 Kjartan Rist, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"While Kusama\u2019s work has never truly fallen out of fashion, the artist has returned to the fore in recent years. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 24 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
||
|
|
"On Thursday at Bay Hill, Tiger had some huge misses to both sides with both of those clubs, one of which ( fore right on 3) kept this round from being a really low one. \u2014 Daniel Rapaport, SI.com , 15 Mar. 2018",
|
||
|
|
"Active Ride Control moderates fore -aft pitching of the vehicle over bumps in the road by controlling the engine and brakes, for a smoother ride. \u2014 Emma Jayne Williams, star-telegram , 27 Jan. 2018",
|
||
|
|
"On Thursday at Bay Hill, Tiger had some huge misses to both sides with both of those clubs, one of which ( fore right on 3) kept this round from being a really low one. \u2014 Daniel Rapaport, SI.com , 15 Mar. 2018",
|
||
|
|
"Active Ride Control moderates fore -aft pitching of the vehicle over bumps in the road by controlling the engine and brakes, for a smoother ride. \u2014 Emma Jayne Williams, star-telegram , 27 Jan. 2018",
|
||
|
|
"Only fore -teen Fourteen year-old amateur golfer Atthaya Thitikul won the Ladies European Thailand Championship on Sunday, making her the youngest known winner of a professional golf tour event. \u2014 Claire Zillman, Fortune , 11 July 2017",
|
||
|
|
"Up and down the hydraulic arms went; fore and aft tipped the bucket. \u2014 Bulletin Board, Twin Cities , 23 Apr. 2017",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"The news brought to the fore familiar insecurities from the start of the pandemic. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The company is selling off a facilities business, with a pool of bidders that has brought to the fore French officials\u2019 preference for selling to French owners. \u2014 Kristen Bellstrom, Fortune , 3 Nov. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"His popularity brings to the fore generational and class fissures, and the shortcomings of an economic model that has brought growth but few jobs. \u2014 The Economist , 16 Jan. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The Covid-19 crisis has left millions of people feeling insecure over their personal finances, bringing to the fore questions around where to live, how to work, what to study and how to prepare for the future. \u2014 Pratish Narayanan, Bloomberg.com , 1 Oct. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"With immigration at the fore front of the current debate, several of these races look even more interesting. \u2014 Chris Stirewalt, Fox News , 25 June 2018",
|
||
|
|
"A unique fen and about half the site is now forest preserve land. \u2014 Mike Danahey, Elgin Courier-News , 27 June 2017"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Adverb and Preposition",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
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"Noun",
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"1637, in the meaning defined above",
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"Adverb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
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||
|
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"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
||
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"Preposition",
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
|
||
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"Interjection",
|
||
|
|
"circa 1878, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
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],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-111323"
|
||
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},
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||
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"font":{
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||
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"noun ()"
|
||
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|
],
|
||
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
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": a receptacle for baptismal water",
|
||
|
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": a receptacle for holy water",
|
||
|
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": a receptacle for various liquids",
|
||
|
|
": source , fountain",
|
||
|
|
": an assortment or set of type or characters all of one style and sometimes one size",
|
||
|
|
": a basin to hold water for baptism",
|
||
|
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": source sense 1",
|
||
|
|
": a set of letters, numbers, and punctuation marks that are all one size and style"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
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"\u02c8f\u00e4nt",
|
||
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|
"\u02c8f\u00e4nt"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"cradle",
|
||
|
|
"fountain",
|
||
|
|
"fountainhead",
|
||
|
|
"origin",
|
||
|
|
"root",
|
||
|
|
"seedbed",
|
||
|
|
"source",
|
||
|
|
"spring",
|
||
|
|
"well",
|
||
|
|
"wellspring"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun (1)",
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
|
||
|
|
"Noun (2)",
|
||
|
|
"circa 1688, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-111815"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"focussed":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a center of activity, attraction, or attention",
|
||
|
|
": a point of concentration",
|
||
|
|
": directed attention : emphasis",
|
||
|
|
": direction sense 6c",
|
||
|
|
": a state or condition permitting clear perception or understanding",
|
||
|
|
": adjustment for distinct vision",
|
||
|
|
": the area that may be seen distinctly or resolved into a clear image",
|
||
|
|
": focal length",
|
||
|
|
": a point at which rays (as of light, heat, or sound) converge or from which they diverge or appear to diverge",
|
||
|
|
": the point where the geometrical lines or their prolongations conforming to the rays diverging from or converging toward another point intersect and give rise to an image after reflection by a mirror or refraction by a lens or optical system",
|
||
|
|
": a point of convergence (see convergence sense 1 ) of a beam of particles (such as electrons)",
|
||
|
|
": one of the fixed points that with the corresponding directrix defines a conic section",
|
||
|
|
": a localized area of disease or the chief site of a generalized disease or infection",
|
||
|
|
": the place of origin of an earthquake or moonquake",
|
||
|
|
": having or giving the proper sharpness of outline due to good focusing",
|
||
|
|
": not in focus",
|
||
|
|
": to cause to be concentrated",
|
||
|
|
": to adjust the focus of (the eye, a lens, etc.)",
|
||
|
|
": to bring into focus",
|
||
|
|
": to bring (something, such as light rays) to a focus : concentrate",
|
||
|
|
": to concentrate attention or effort",
|
||
|
|
": to adjust one's eye or a camera to a particular range",
|
||
|
|
": to come to a focus : converge",
|
||
|
|
": a point at which rays (as of light, heat, or sound) meet after being reflected or bent : the point at which an image is formed",
|
||
|
|
": the distance from a lens or mirror to a focus",
|
||
|
|
": an adjustment that gives clear vision",
|
||
|
|
": a center of activity or interest",
|
||
|
|
": to bring or come to a focus",
|
||
|
|
": to adjust the focus of",
|
||
|
|
": to direct or cause to direct at",
|
||
|
|
": a point at which rays (as of light, heat, or sound) converge or from which they diverge or appear to diverge",
|
||
|
|
": the point where the geometrical lines or their prolongations conforming to the rays diverging from or converging toward another point intersect and give rise to an image after reflection by a mirror or refraction by a lens or optical system",
|
||
|
|
": a point of convergence of a beam of particles (as electrons)",
|
||
|
|
": focal length",
|
||
|
|
": adjustment for distinct vision",
|
||
|
|
": the area that may be seen distinctly or resolved into a clear image",
|
||
|
|
": a localized area of disease or the chief site of a generalized disease or infection",
|
||
|
|
": to bring (as light rays) to a focus",
|
||
|
|
": to adjust the focus of (as the eye or a lens)",
|
||
|
|
": to bring (as an image) into focus",
|
||
|
|
": to come to a focus",
|
||
|
|
": to adjust one's eye or a camera to a particular range"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014d-k\u0259s",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014d-k\u0259s",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014d-k\u0259s"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"axis",
|
||
|
|
"base",
|
||
|
|
"capital",
|
||
|
|
"center",
|
||
|
|
"central",
|
||
|
|
"core",
|
||
|
|
"cynosure",
|
||
|
|
"epicenter",
|
||
|
|
"eye",
|
||
|
|
"ground zero",
|
||
|
|
"heart",
|
||
|
|
"hub",
|
||
|
|
"locus",
|
||
|
|
"mecca",
|
||
|
|
"navel",
|
||
|
|
"nerve center",
|
||
|
|
"nexus",
|
||
|
|
"nucleus",
|
||
|
|
"omphalos",
|
||
|
|
"seat"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"center",
|
||
|
|
"concentrate",
|
||
|
|
"fasten",
|
||
|
|
"rivet",
|
||
|
|
"train"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"He's successful, but he feels that his life lacks focus .",
|
||
|
|
"His life lacks a focus .",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"She has an amazing ability to focus for hours at a time.",
|
||
|
|
"I wasn't able to focus the camera.",
|
||
|
|
"I wasn't able to get the camera to focus .",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"Christ said Avelo is closely watching how consumers are dealing with high gasoline prices and rising grocery prices \u2014 and how that could increasingly squeeze budgets for leisure and personal travel, the airline\u2019s primary focus . \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant , 20 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Mixed reality describes experiences that involve AR and VR content, and that\u2019s Apple\u2019s primary focus right now. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 20 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2018, Mr. McGahn was asked about the White House focus on undoing Chevron. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In its initial phase, Durag Fest was supposed to be an art exhibition that made its attendees the focus of the overall visual experience. \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 18 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The advertising focus could lend itself to real-world brand partnerships and cross-promotional opportunities, producer G. Beaudin said in Annecy. \u2014 Ben Croll, Variety , 18 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Once free meals were made available to every student, there was a noticeable increase in her classes\u2019 overall focus and energy level. \u2014 Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News , 18 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Murdock and others made clear that part of the Democrats\u2019 goal is to force Republicans into a difficult political position by shifting the focus to school safety. \u2014 Emmanuel Felton, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Democrats hope the focus on Trump will divert the scrutiny of Biden. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 18 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
||
|
|
"Regional dailies tended to focus on agencies and departments that were of interest to locals. \u2014 Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Tech professionals also gain greater bandwidth to focus on customizing digital services to meet their customers\u2019 most pressing needs, an approach that maintains momentum while reducing the risk of burnout. \u2014 Joshua Titus, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Iceland made its decision to focus on plastic elimination partly because recycling faces major challenges. \u2014 Saabira Chaudhuri, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The tag was flooded with thousands of messages that gave RM, Jin, SUGA, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook their love online and supported the group\u2019s decision to focus on their personal endeavors. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 14 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Good indoor air quality is associated with improvements in math and reading; greater ability to focus ; fewer symptoms of asthma and respiratory disease; and less absenteeism. \u2014 Kaiser Health News, oregonlive , 14 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But the company canned those plans to focus on the 13.6-inch model. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 10 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The Warriors did not hold a formal practice Thursday, giving their high-minute players an opportunity to focus on treatment and recovery. \u2014 Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"What\u2019s behind Cleveland\u2019s creation of a special council to focus on Black women and girls? \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 7 June 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"1664, in the meaning defined at sense 4a",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"1807, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-114648"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foggy":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": filled or abounding with fog",
|
||
|
|
": covered or made opaque by moisture or grime",
|
||
|
|
": blurred or obscured as if by fog",
|
||
|
|
": filled with fog",
|
||
|
|
": unsure or confused"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022f-g\u0113",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4-",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022f-g\u0113",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"beclouded",
|
||
|
|
"befogged",
|
||
|
|
"brumous",
|
||
|
|
"clouded",
|
||
|
|
"cloudy",
|
||
|
|
"gauzy",
|
||
|
|
"hazy",
|
||
|
|
"misty",
|
||
|
|
"murky",
|
||
|
|
"smoggy",
|
||
|
|
"soupy"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"clear",
|
||
|
|
"cloudless",
|
||
|
|
"limpid",
|
||
|
|
"pellucid",
|
||
|
|
"unclouded"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"I don't remember what her name was\u2014my memory is a little foggy .",
|
||
|
|
"it's pretty foggy outside, so be careful driving home",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"In the background, Bali's seven peaks are barely visible through their foggy veil. \u2014 Chris Schalkx, Vogue , 21 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Big cities like sunny Los Angeles and foggy San Francisco garner ample affection, while smaller communities just outside the urban sprawl, including Malibu, Ojai, and Sausalito, are irresistible, too. \u2014 Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Temperatures are fairly steady and may only reach the foggy low to mid-50s in many areas. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"By design, the heroine of that movie was a much more active character than Mia, who\u2019s been blindsided by an event that often leaves her speechless, staring into the void of her own foggy recollections. \u2014 Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"And if 2021 has been a particularly brain- foggy year for you, these practices are even more important to try out. Release. \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com , 2 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"An Amherst teen died after his car went off the road late Thursday night in foggy , wet conditions and struck a telephone pole, according to the Northwestern District Attorney\u2019s Office. \u2014 Maria Elena Little Endara, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The venue's radar technology will be able to track the balls even in foggy , snowy or raining weather conditions. \u2014 Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"For now, the future feels foggy \u2014which is exactly why Ganapathi, of Boston Children\u2019s Hospital, was so eager to clinch protection for her 5-year-old son. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 29 Mar. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"earlier, spongy, marshy, thick, probably from fog second growth of grass, from Middle English fogge ",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-120001"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forbear":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to hold oneself back from especially with an effort",
|
||
|
|
": to do without",
|
||
|
|
": to leave alone : shun",
|
||
|
|
": hold back , abstain",
|
||
|
|
": to control oneself when provoked : be patient",
|
||
|
|
": ancestor , forefather",
|
||
|
|
": precursor",
|
||
|
|
": to hold back",
|
||
|
|
": to be patient when annoyed or troubled"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8ber",
|
||
|
|
"f\u0259r-",
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8ber"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"abjure",
|
||
|
|
"abstain (from)",
|
||
|
|
"forgo",
|
||
|
|
"forego",
|
||
|
|
"keep (from)",
|
||
|
|
"refrain (from)",
|
||
|
|
"withhold (from)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bow (to)",
|
||
|
|
"give in (to)",
|
||
|
|
"submit (to)",
|
||
|
|
"succumb (to)",
|
||
|
|
"surrender (to)",
|
||
|
|
"yield (to)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"He carefully forbore any mention of her name for fear of upsetting them.",
|
||
|
|
"We decided to forbear provoking him any further.",
|
||
|
|
"We decided to forbear from provoking him any further.",
|
||
|
|
"He forebore to mention her name."
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-120552"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fortune-teller":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"noun or adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": one that professes to foretell future events",
|
||
|
|
": a person who claims to foretell future events"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-ch\u0259n-\u02ccte-l\u0259r",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-ch\u0259n-\u02ccte-l\u0259r"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"augur",
|
||
|
|
"diviner",
|
||
|
|
"forecaster",
|
||
|
|
"foreseer",
|
||
|
|
"foreteller",
|
||
|
|
"futurist",
|
||
|
|
"prognosticator",
|
||
|
|
"prophesier",
|
||
|
|
"prophet",
|
||
|
|
"seer",
|
||
|
|
"soothsayer",
|
||
|
|
"visionary"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1590, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-123054"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foreteller":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to tell beforehand : predict",
|
||
|
|
": to tell of a thing before it happens"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8tel",
|
||
|
|
"f\u014dr-\u02c8tel"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"augur",
|
||
|
|
"call",
|
||
|
|
"forecast",
|
||
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"predict",
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"presage",
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"prognosticate",
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"prophesy",
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"read",
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"vaticinate"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"We cannot foretell the future.",
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"a 16th-century astrologer who, some claim, accurately foretold 20th-century events",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Which is a long or short way of telling critics and fans to stop cheering or critiquing a future that none of us can realistically foretell . \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"Preseasons don\u2019t always foretell the regular season, but the Lakers went winless in theirs. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"After Republican Glenn Youngkin won the governorship, commentators dissected the results to foretell the outcome of elections in 2022, 2024 and beyond. \u2014 Nicole Hemmer, CNN , 17 Feb. 2022",
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"Prokofiev meant for this symphony to capture the mood of a horrendous war not having sapped the spirit of his people at the moment Russia could foretell victory. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Jan. 2022",
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"Moiraine, for example, meets up with Min (Kae Alexander), an undercover bartender with the ability to see visions that foretell the future. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 17 Dec. 2021",
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"But whether Sigal\u2019s lab experiments foretell reduced vaccine protection in real life is still uncertain, says Sarah Cobey, an epidemiologist and evolutionary biologist at the University of Chicago. \u2014 Charles Schmidt, Scientific American , 17 Dec. 2021",
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"This demographic fact, however, does not foretell the shape of our politics. \u2014 James Chappel, The New Republic , 15 Nov. 2021",
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"Traditionally, this would foretell a strong Republican performance in next year's midterms. \u2014 Harry Enten, CNN , 1 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-132017"
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},
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"forevermore":{
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": for an endless time : forever entry 1 sense 1"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"f\u0259-\u02ccre-v\u0259r-\u02c8m\u022fr",
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"f\u0259-\u02ccre-v\u0259-",
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"f\u022f-"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"always",
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"aye",
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"ay",
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"e'er",
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"eternally",
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"ever",
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"everlastingly",
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"evermore",
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"forever",
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"indelibly",
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"permanently",
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"perpetually"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"ne'er",
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"never",
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||
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"nevermore"
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||
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],
|
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"examples":[
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"a hero that will be praised forevermore for his great deeds",
|
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|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
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"In memory of the late comic and actor Brody Stevens, the city of Los Angeles has declared August 18 to forevermore be known as Brody Stevens Day. \u2014 Bethy Squires, Vulture , 18 Aug. 2021",
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"But through circumstances thrust himself into a position prominence that will probably be forevermore remembered in the history of this franchise. \u2014 John Fay, Cincinnati.com , 15 May 2020",
|
||
|
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"If everything goes according to plan, footage of these ceremonial birth-of-a-superstar moments will air, forevermore , in prelude to many a dunkalicious montage of highlights. \u2014 Troy Patterson, The New Yorker , 26 June 2019",
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|
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"The crowd cheered and the pizzeria became the most popular spot in town forevermore \u2014 perfect for families and birthday parties. \u2014 Hannah Chubb, PEOPLE.com , 23 Aug. 2019",
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"No, the Clown Egg Register was clearly built for the express purposes of reminding us all uncomfortably of that roomful of disembodied heads in Return to Oz and haunting our nightmares forevermore . \u2014 Constance Grady, Vox , 20 Aug. 2018",
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"The idea caught on, and in 1914 President Woodrow Wilson declared that the second Sunday of May would forevermore be known as Mother\u2019s Day. \u2014 John D'anna, azcentral , 15 June 2018",
|
||
|
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"This verbal assault steeled me to such irrational rantings forevermore . \u2014 WSJ , 4 June 2018",
|
||
|
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"Do not intrude upon our fun and games images of social activism that remind us real life intertwines with sports now in a way that is forevermore inseparable. \u2014 Greg Cote, miamiherald , 23 May 2018"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
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"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-143541"
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
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"fop":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
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"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a foolish or silly person",
|
||
|
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": a man who is devoted to or vain about his appearance or dress : coxcomb , dandy",
|
||
|
|
": fool , dupe"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4p"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"beau",
|
||
|
|
"Beau Brummell",
|
||
|
|
"buck",
|
||
|
|
"dandy",
|
||
|
|
"dude",
|
||
|
|
"gallant",
|
||
|
|
"jay",
|
||
|
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"lounge lizard",
|
||
|
|
"macaroni",
|
||
|
|
"pretty boy"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
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"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"he's such a fop that he drives nearly 50 miles just to get his hair cut by Monsieur Louis",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"From the very beginning, though, riders were also mocked as fops pursuing a ludicrous pastime. \u2014 Clive Thompson, Smithsonian , 21 Nov. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"Cartoons of the period show caricatures of self-regarding young fops posing and preening with their monocles on full display. \u2014 Austin Grossman, The Atlantic , 13 Oct. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"The artist\u2019s virile exemplars helped liberate gay men from society\u2019s cheap assignations \u2014 as mentally disturbed fops mincing out roles as faux women. \u2014 R. Daniel Foster, Los Angeles Times , 2 Oct. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"No, those bewigged, Georgia-era fops didn\u2019t speak with a lisp. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 27 June 2018",
|
||
|
|
"That fop Shaw-Asquith was right about that, at least! \u2014 Andrew Liptak, The Verge , 17 June 2018",
|
||
|
|
"The next persona is Shipwrecked Sadie (Christina Day), a British fop in a court suit who has escaped from pirates and has a reverie about gender identity. \u2014 Dave Sturm, Columbia Flier , 16 Mar. 2018",
|
||
|
|
"The surrounding players are exaggerated, one-note caricatures; Barrie\u2019s wife is a superficial shrew, her lover is a fop , the grandmother is stern and matronly, the promoter has a perpetual glint in his eye and the actors are campy. \u2014 Mike Fischer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Feb. 2018",
|
||
|
|
"Ferry, by nature shy and self-effacing, reinvented himself as a fop with issues. \u2014 Greg Kot, chicagotribune.com , 22 Feb. 2018"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"circa 1590, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-153300"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forgo":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to give up the enjoyment or advantage of : do without",
|
||
|
|
": forsake",
|
||
|
|
": to give up the use or enjoyment of"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8g\u014d"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"abjure",
|
||
|
|
"abstain (from)",
|
||
|
|
"forbear",
|
||
|
|
"keep (from)",
|
||
|
|
"refrain (from)",
|
||
|
|
"withhold (from)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bow (to)",
|
||
|
|
"give in (to)",
|
||
|
|
"submit (to)",
|
||
|
|
"succumb (to)",
|
||
|
|
"surrender (to)",
|
||
|
|
"yield (to)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"She is planning to forgo her right to a trial and simply plead guilty.",
|
||
|
|
"I'll forgo dessert tonight\u2014I'm trying to lose weight.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Dackin was the former Ohio State Board of Education vice president who led the search for a new state superintendent as the board decided to forgo hiring an outside search firm. \u2014 cleveland , 13 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Newsom decided to forgo a traditional election-night party, choosing instead to respond to news of his victory on Twitter, the virtual bulletin board of modern politics. \u2014 Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"For those who have decided to forgo alcohol, there are more local options than ever. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Pixar decided to forgo the theatrical release for its latest film, Turning Red, due to the Omicron variant. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Parenthood is changing, too, as people delay having children to focus on their educations and careers \u2014 or forgo having children entirely. \u2014 Megan Buerger, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Last weekend, after deciding to forgo joining the board, but before it was announced publicly, Musk was off to the races on Twitter. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"However, the actor and activist urged those invited to boycott the awards ceremony if it is confirmed that the Oscars elected to forgo reaching out to Zelenskyy regarding a speech during the telecast. \u2014 J. Kim Murphy, Variety , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Furthermore, companies are able to forgo paying workers back even when the court rules in the workers\u2019 favor. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 17 Jan. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English forg\u0101n to pass by, forgo, from for- + g\u0101n to go",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-161155"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foppery":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": foolish character or action : folly",
|
||
|
|
": the behavior or dress of a fop"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4-p(\u0259-)r\u0113"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"absurdity",
|
||
|
|
"asininity",
|
||
|
|
"b\u00eatise",
|
||
|
|
"fatuity",
|
||
|
|
"folly",
|
||
|
|
"foolery",
|
||
|
|
"idiocy",
|
||
|
|
"imbecility",
|
||
|
|
"inanity",
|
||
|
|
"insanity",
|
||
|
|
"lunacy",
|
||
|
|
"stupidity"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"regards the platform shoe as one of the unfortunate fopperies of the 1970s that should remain buried in fashion's scrap heap"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1546, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-193847"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foyer":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": an anteroom or lobby especially of a theater",
|
||
|
|
": an entrance hallway : vestibule",
|
||
|
|
": a lobby especially in a theater",
|
||
|
|
": an entrance hall"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fi(-\u0259)r",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fi-\u02cc(y)\u0101",
|
||
|
|
"also",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fi-\u0259r",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fi-\u02cc\u0101"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"hall",
|
||
|
|
"lobby"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"theatergoers crowded the foyer during the play's intermission",
|
||
|
|
"leave your muddy boots in the foyer and come into the house",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"The foyer also offers direct access to the living room, which extends from the front to the rear of the home. \u2014 James Alexander, Hartford Courant , 19 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The grand turrets, steep slate roofs and ornate windows and foyer lend it a regal vibe, while its $18.9 million price tag will get you a whole suite of luxe amenities fit for a royal family. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 13 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate Students entering Maverick Elementary each morning at 7:30 pass into a bright yellow foyer beneath papel picado banners. \u2014 Claire Bryan, San Antonio Express-News , 10 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Upon entering the hotel\u2019s foyer , visitors will be welcomed by a 13-foot-tall sculpture that pays homage to the queen\u2019s stamp motif. \u2014 Sean Santiago, ELLE Decor , 26 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The entry foyer opens to a large gallery, bookended with sculptures by Andy Goldsworthy that are included in the sale. \u2014 E.b. Solomont, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"An enchanting archway of boxwood and mock orange shrubs leads to the sunroom entry and tiled foyer . \u2014 Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Inside the foyer , the place was alive with guests, staff, photographers and, as the film was to be The Battle of the River Plate, active seamen. \u2014 Michelle Morgan, Town & Country , 3 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"From there, Miller reconfigured the layout a bit, which included moving the laundry area to a nook just off of the bathroom for a cleaner look and pushing the foyer 's closet space to its limit with a smart organizer. \u2014 Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping , 2 May 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"French, literally, fireplace, from Vulgar Latin *focarium , from Latin focus hearth",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1833, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-202418"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foment":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to promote the growth or development of : rouse , incite",
|
||
|
|
": fomentation",
|
||
|
|
": to treat with moist heat (as for easing pain)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014d-\u02ccment",
|
||
|
|
"f\u014d-\u02c8ment",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014d-\u02ccment",
|
||
|
|
"f\u014d-\u02c8ment"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"abet",
|
||
|
|
"brew",
|
||
|
|
"ferment",
|
||
|
|
"incite",
|
||
|
|
"instigate",
|
||
|
|
"pick",
|
||
|
|
"provoke",
|
||
|
|
"raise",
|
||
|
|
"stir (up)",
|
||
|
|
"whip (up)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"He was accused of fomenting violence.",
|
||
|
|
"John Adams's wife, Abigail, told him that if women were not remembered by the new American government, they would \u201c foment a Rebellion and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice or Representation\u201d.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"The suggestion that the pandemic helped foment the violence seemed cruel, when his family had suffered so deeply these past two years. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Contrast these examples with Trump and his allies\u2019 public push in the last presidential election to suggest that the act be used to overturn the election results, which probably helped foment a violent coup rather than to prevent one. \u2014 Maya Wiley, The New Republic , 2 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"This is exactly the type of organic collaboration Bustamante hopes to foment with Apollo. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"For many weeks, it was taken as an article of faith that no U.S. official would say anything to hint that Washington meant to foment a regime change in Moscow. \u2014 The New Yorker , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The suspects -- some survivalists, others who hoped to foment a new civil war -- have framed the case as a critical examination of something entirely different: the country's commitment to free speech. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Otto von Bismarck, the architect of unification, understood that to hold the ceremony in a German city would foment jealousy among the fractious states that had reluctantly agreed upon unity. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Both sought to undercut confidence in vaccines and mask mandates to foment distrust in the federal government and health agencies. \u2014 Sheera Frenkel, BostonGlobe.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Both sought to undercut confidence in vaccines and mask mandates to foment distrust in the federal government and health agencies. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Mar. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, to apply a warm substance to, from Late Latin fomentare , from Latin fomentum compress, from fov\u0113re to heat, soothe; akin to Lithuanian degti to burn, Sanskrit dahati it burns",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"circa 1613, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-203816"
|
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},
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"forebearer":{
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||
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"type":[
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||
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"noun"
|
||
|
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],
|
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|
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
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": ancestor , forefather"
|
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],
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccber-\u0259r"
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],
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||
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"synonyms":[
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"ancestor",
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"father",
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||
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"forebear",
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"forbear",
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|
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"forefather",
|
||
|
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"grandfather",
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"primogenitor",
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"progenitor"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"descendant",
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"descendent"
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],
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"examples":[
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"villagers who still practice many of the customs of their forebearers",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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||
|
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"Mike Brown said the digital driver license is the forebearer of discriminating against the unvaccinated. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Feb. 2022",
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||
|
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"If successful, The Mayflower Autonomous Ship, named in honor of its famous nautical forebearer and known as MAS for short, will be the first such trans-Atlantic voyage by an autonomous vessel. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 27 Nov. 2021",
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"Quaker Oats retired Aunt Jemima, allowing her real-life forebearer , Nancy Green, to step out of the shadows of a minstrel past. \u2014 Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times , 13 Dec. 2020",
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||
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"Chickamauga is two lakes upstream from Guntersville and other TVA lakes in Alabama, which likely means the fish or their forebearers passed through Alabama waters and that lots of them could still be there. \u2014 Frank Sargeant, al , 22 Jan. 2020",
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"Our generation inherited a healthy ocean from our forebearers . \u2014 CNN , 24 Sep. 2019",
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"Many of our forebearers , including my great-grandfather, were undocumented immigrants, no different from Central American migrants today. \u2014 Aaron Freedman, The New Republic , 9 Aug. 2019",
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||
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"Like so many long-standing Southern white families, McConnell's forebearers built their wealth with free slave labor and cheap land. \u2014 The Courier-Journal , 13 July 2019",
|
||
|
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"With over 200 years of Indiana history in the books, 35 stops across the state are offering discounts May 10 to learn about our Indiana forebearers or examine antiques. \u2014 Chris Sims, Indianapolis Star , 1 May 2018"
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],
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||
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[
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"1852, in the meaning defined above"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-214436"
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},
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"fortitude":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"definitions":[
|
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": strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage",
|
||
|
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": strength",
|
||
|
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": strength of mind that lets a person meet danger, pain, or hardship with courage"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-t\u0259-\u02cct\u00fcd",
|
||
|
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"-\u02ccty\u00fcd",
|
||
|
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-t\u0259-\u02cct\u00fcd",
|
||
|
|
"-\u02ccty\u00fcd"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"backbone",
|
||
|
|
"constancy",
|
||
|
|
"fiber",
|
||
|
|
"grit",
|
||
|
|
"grittiness",
|
||
|
|
"guts",
|
||
|
|
"intestinal fortitude",
|
||
|
|
"pluck",
|
||
|
|
"spunk"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"spinelessness"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"\u2026 everyone in the family was succored by Elizabeth's fortitude and steadfastness. \u2014 Nicholas Fox Weber , The Clarks Of Cooperstown , 2007",
|
||
|
|
"But now Frum, by having the fortitude to revisit that bizarre era, has half-persuaded me that the '70s, a partial negation of the '60s, in one way, were a partial confirmation of them in another. \u2014 Christopher Hitchens , Civilization , April/May 2000",
|
||
|
|
"He learned that war was a hurly-burly of violence in which men prevailed through imagination and the fortitude to struggle on despite reverses. \u2014 Neil Sheehan , A Bright Shining Lie , 1988",
|
||
|
|
"She has endured disappointments with fortitude and patience.",
|
||
|
|
"it was only with the greatest fortitude that the Pilgrims were able to survive their first winter in Plymouth",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Survivalism puts us deep into our animal states, away from the seeming luxuries of fiscal fortitude to be able to rest and reflect. \u2014 Alex Wagner, SPIN , 1 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Still, more than two years into a grinding pandemic, the need to dip into even deeper reserves of fortitude can be taxing in itself. \u2014 Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But Bernard kept it close, and Campbell gave them the lead, and Riley closed it out in a remarkable show of fortitude . \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"This is the turning point when fitness became thin, hard, and estimable\u2014a sign of moral and mental fortitude \u2014and softness became its opposite. \u2014 Kelsey Miller, SELF , 11 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"This season has reached absurdity and it\u2019s a combination of circumstance, questionable coaching decisions and a lack of mental fortitude by a team that seems unfazed by these excruciating losses. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"It\u2019s about time that Survivor realized that physical strength isn\u2019t the only type of fortitude . \u2014 Joseph Longo, Vulture , 17 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"There is leadership, there is talent, all of it fostering a high level of mental fortitude . \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Sep. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"But Chinese policy toward the iconic indicators of economic fortitude has gradually shifted in recent years, according to Daniel Safarik, assistant director of research and thought leadership from the CTBUH. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Aug. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin fortitudin-, fortitudo , from fortis \u2014 see fortify ",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-235000"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foofaraw":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": frills and flashy finery",
|
||
|
|
": a disturbance or to-do over a trifle : fuss"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00fc-f\u0259-\u02ccr\u022f"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"ado",
|
||
|
|
"alarums and excursions",
|
||
|
|
"ballyhoo",
|
||
|
|
"blather",
|
||
|
|
"bluster",
|
||
|
|
"bobbery",
|
||
|
|
"bother",
|
||
|
|
"bustle",
|
||
|
|
"clatter",
|
||
|
|
"clutter",
|
||
|
|
"coil",
|
||
|
|
"commotion",
|
||
|
|
"corroboree",
|
||
|
|
"disturbance",
|
||
|
|
"do",
|
||
|
|
"fun",
|
||
|
|
"furor",
|
||
|
|
"furore",
|
||
|
|
"fuss",
|
||
|
|
"helter-skelter",
|
||
|
|
"hoo-ha",
|
||
|
|
"hoo-hah",
|
||
|
|
"hoopla",
|
||
|
|
"hubble-bubble",
|
||
|
|
"hubbub",
|
||
|
|
"hullabaloo",
|
||
|
|
"hurly",
|
||
|
|
"hurly-burly",
|
||
|
|
"hurricane",
|
||
|
|
"hurry",
|
||
|
|
"hurry-scurry",
|
||
|
|
"hurry-skurry",
|
||
|
|
"kerfuffle",
|
||
|
|
"moil",
|
||
|
|
"pandemonium",
|
||
|
|
"pother",
|
||
|
|
"row",
|
||
|
|
"ruckus",
|
||
|
|
"ruction",
|
||
|
|
"rumpus",
|
||
|
|
"shindy",
|
||
|
|
"splore",
|
||
|
|
"squall",
|
||
|
|
"stew",
|
||
|
|
"stir",
|
||
|
|
"storm",
|
||
|
|
"to-do",
|
||
|
|
"tumult",
|
||
|
|
"turmoil",
|
||
|
|
"uproar",
|
||
|
|
"welter",
|
||
|
|
"whirl",
|
||
|
|
"williwaw",
|
||
|
|
"zoo"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the foofaraw that accompanies any big wedding"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-012826"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foozle":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": an act of foozling",
|
||
|
|
": a bungling golf stroke",
|
||
|
|
": to manage or play awkwardly : bungle"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00fc-z\u0259l"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blow",
|
||
|
|
"bobble",
|
||
|
|
"boggle",
|
||
|
|
"bollix (up)",
|
||
|
|
"boot",
|
||
|
|
"botch",
|
||
|
|
"bugger (up)",
|
||
|
|
"bumble",
|
||
|
|
"bungle",
|
||
|
|
"butcher",
|
||
|
|
"dub",
|
||
|
|
"flub",
|
||
|
|
"fluff",
|
||
|
|
"foul up",
|
||
|
|
"fumble",
|
||
|
|
"goof (up)",
|
||
|
|
"louse up",
|
||
|
|
"mangle",
|
||
|
|
"mess (up)",
|
||
|
|
"muck up",
|
||
|
|
"muff",
|
||
|
|
"murder",
|
||
|
|
"screw up"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"foozled the attempt to move the couch into the apartment and tore the fabric on the arms"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"1890, in the meaning defined above",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"1888, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-044330"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"formulation":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": an act or the product of formulating"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02ccf\u022fr-my\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"articulation",
|
||
|
|
"expression",
|
||
|
|
"phrasing",
|
||
|
|
"statement",
|
||
|
|
"utterance",
|
||
|
|
"verbalism",
|
||
|
|
"voice",
|
||
|
|
"wording"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"his letter was a very accurate formulation of his thoughts on the matter",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"California\u2019s Air Resource Board, for example, maintains a raft of requirements applying to the specific formulation that gas producers and importers can sell in the state, applying strict rules to chemicals like benzene, formaldehyde and sulfur. \u2014 Adrian Blanco, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Serving size for either formulation is two gummies. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The formulation delivers antibacterial effects without burning or stinging and relieves dryness, Lab analysis found. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Novavax is currently conducting research to see if an omicron-specific vaccine or a shot that protects against both the original strain and omicron would be more protective than the current formulation . \u2014 Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The vegan formulation is chemical free and 100% reef safe \u2014 and also provides good moisturization for dry skin. \u2014 Olivia O'bryon, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Such gasoline is processed with additives that reduce carbon buildup and is tested by an independent group to verify the formulation . \u2014 Russ Mitchellstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"After months of design and formulation , Davy finalised her beauty brand, Half Magic, which ships to the UK. \u2014 Megan Decker, refinery29.com , 18 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Right now, all COVID-19 vaccines being administered are first-generation vaccines, meaning the original formulation offered to health care providers in late 2020 is still in use for each one, Dr. Adalja says. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, SELF , 5 May 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"circa 1873, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-093327"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forty winks":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a short sleep : nap"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"catnap",
|
||
|
|
"doze",
|
||
|
|
"drowse",
|
||
|
|
"kip",
|
||
|
|
"nap",
|
||
|
|
"siesta",
|
||
|
|
"snooze",
|
||
|
|
"wink"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1828, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-095454"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fortunateness":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain : auspicious",
|
||
|
|
": receiving some unexpected good",
|
||
|
|
": bringing a good result",
|
||
|
|
": having good luck : lucky"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022frch-n\u0259t",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-ch\u0259-",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-ch\u0259-n\u0259t"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"fluky",
|
||
|
|
"flukey",
|
||
|
|
"fortuitous",
|
||
|
|
"happy",
|
||
|
|
"heaven-sent",
|
||
|
|
"lucky",
|
||
|
|
"providential"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"hapless",
|
||
|
|
"ill-fated",
|
||
|
|
"ill-starred",
|
||
|
|
"luckless",
|
||
|
|
"star-crossed",
|
||
|
|
"unfortunate",
|
||
|
|
"unhappy",
|
||
|
|
"unlucky"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"How fortunate we were to find that restaurant!",
|
||
|
|
"We should try to help others who are less fortunate than ourselves.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Of course, my African roots are fundamental to me, and the fact that my parents were fortunate enough to come here to America to make a better life for us. \u2014 Jailynn Taylor, Essence , 23 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But this is easier said than done, especially if your organization is fortunate enough to have subject matter experts (SMEs) that are excited about creating content and want to generate multiple pieces per year for their area of expertise. \u2014 Wendy Covey, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"To be fortunate enough to have a really good first band like H\u00fcsker D\u00fc to get up on a stage and get on the road and travel with, that was amazing. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 22 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Parents who haven\u2019t been fortunate enough to amass a college fund are increasingly shouldering those costs as debt. \u2014 cleveland , 14 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"According to Blue Zones, the people living in Okinawa are fortunate enough to have extremely low rates of cancer, heart disease, and dementia compared to Americans. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 8 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Those who loved him and were fortunate enough to share his orbit knew a person who was sweet, sensitive, surprisingly shy and filled with a childlike sense of playfulness and wonder. \u2014 Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But even when people are fortunate enough to secure a lease at all, the cost of rent in our city has become a severe financial burden for our most vulnerable families. \u2014 Jim Vargas, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"About 70% of children in America are fortunate enough to be raised in households with two parents, so many of them don\u2019t need a village. \u2014 Dylan Rush, The Arizona Republic , 9 Mar. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-100154"
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},
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"forebear":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": ancestor , forefather",
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": precursor",
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||
|
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": ancestor sense 1"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccber",
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccber"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"ancestor",
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"father",
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"forebearer",
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"forefather",
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"grandfather",
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"primogenitor",
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"progenitor"
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||
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"descendant",
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"descendent"
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],
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"examples":[
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"His forebears fought in the American Civil War.",
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"his forebears came to America on the Mayflower",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Wilson\u2019s two Democratic successors, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman, institutionalized their forebear \u2019s approach, and since the Forties, every president save Trump has embraced some form of liberal internationalism. \u2014 Daniel Bessner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
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||
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"Dubbed the EVolved, the reborn sports car keeps its forebear \u2019s trick door design but ditches its blocky styling. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 30 May 2022",
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||
|
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"Thompson had never made any kind of pizza before, let alone the multilayered deep-dish construction that critics often dismiss as a Midwestern casserole that has improperly \u2014 perhaps immorally \u2014 adopted the language of its Italian forebear . \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
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"Despite being down nine horses to its six-cylinder forebear , our 2022 Sorento accelerated to 60 mph in just 6.0 seconds, a second quicker than our previous Sorento long-termer. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
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"Tom refers to is the forebear of the code run on your computer, your phone, your smart watch. \u2014 Katie Hafner, Scientific American , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
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"The finished product ought to crib styling cues from its forebear without recycling its looks. \u2014 Gregory Fink, Car and Driver , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Matte, for instance, said she, in the eternal conflict between the Capulets and Montagues, sees a telling 16th-century forebear of today\u2019s tribal politics. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"While not as conceptually taut as its forebear , the new record plays like a jolt back to reality \u2014 and a sprint toward the dance floor. \u2014 Bobby Olivier, SPIN , 31 Jan. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English (Scots), from fore- + -bear (from been to be)",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-104213"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forfend":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": forbid",
|
||
|
|
": to ward off : prevent",
|
||
|
|
": protect , preserve"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8fend"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bulwark",
|
||
|
|
"cover",
|
||
|
|
"defend",
|
||
|
|
"fence",
|
||
|
|
"fend",
|
||
|
|
"guard",
|
||
|
|
"keep",
|
||
|
|
"protect",
|
||
|
|
"safeguard",
|
||
|
|
"screen",
|
||
|
|
"secure",
|
||
|
|
"shield",
|
||
|
|
"ward"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"assail",
|
||
|
|
"assault",
|
||
|
|
"attack"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a place of refuge where the settlers could forfend themselves from attack"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-112325"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fortification":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": an act or process of fortifying",
|
||
|
|
": something that fortifies , defends, or strengthens",
|
||
|
|
": works erected to defend a place or position",
|
||
|
|
": the act of making stronger or enriching",
|
||
|
|
": something built to strengthen or protect"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02ccf\u022fr-t\u0259-f\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n",
|
||
|
|
"\u02ccf\u022fr-t\u0259-f\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bastion",
|
||
|
|
"castle",
|
||
|
|
"citadel",
|
||
|
|
"fastness",
|
||
|
|
"fort",
|
||
|
|
"fortress",
|
||
|
|
"hold",
|
||
|
|
"redoubt",
|
||
|
|
"stronghold"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"They began the fortification and reconstruction of the city.",
|
||
|
|
"defenders at the border fortifications preparing for an attack",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"The researchers, who announced their findings last week, were able to map a massive fortification of walls, storage facilities and an industrial complex. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 6 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Some of the discoveries include a fortification complete with towers and walls and a storage building multiple stories tall. \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 20 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In the 14th century, Edward III turned Windsor Castle from a military fortification to a Gothic palace. \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Sahoglu and his colleagues excavated a part of \u00c7e\u015fme-Ba\u011flararas\u0131 not far from a massive stone fortification . \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 5 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Among the buildings found were an industrial complex, a fortification with a wall and towers, and a multi-story storage building. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Baxter of California Daily Fortifying Shampoo for Men Oftentimes, thick hair needs extra fortification . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The Azovstal steel plant is facing heavy shelling, as Ukraine\u2019s troops have entrenched themselves there, using it as a fortification to try and repel Russian attacks. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Those arrested were charged with throwing stones, firing fireworks, assaulting police officers, violent fortification , violent rioting and disturbing public order, according to the police. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-121702"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fortify":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to make strong: such as",
|
||
|
|
": to strengthen and secure (a place, such as a town) by forts or batteries",
|
||
|
|
": to give physical strength, courage, or endurance to",
|
||
|
|
": to add mental or moral strength to : encourage",
|
||
|
|
": to strengthen or enhance by the addition of some substance or ingredient: such as",
|
||
|
|
": to add distilled grape spirits to (wine) during fermentation to increase the alcohol content",
|
||
|
|
": to enrich (food) by adding ingredients (such as vitamins or minerals) to improve the nutritional value",
|
||
|
|
": to erect fortifications",
|
||
|
|
": to make strong",
|
||
|
|
": to add material to (something) to strengthen or improve it"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-t\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-t\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"brace",
|
||
|
|
"forearm",
|
||
|
|
"nerve",
|
||
|
|
"poise",
|
||
|
|
"psych (up)",
|
||
|
|
"ready",
|
||
|
|
"steel",
|
||
|
|
"strengthen"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"fortify a city against attack",
|
||
|
|
"a city fortified by high walls",
|
||
|
|
"Support for his theories has been fortified by the results of these experiments.",
|
||
|
|
"He took a deep breath to fortify himself before stepping onto the stage.",
|
||
|
|
"milk fortified with vitamin D",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Ridling established the Strengthen Alabama Homes program to provide grants of up to $10,000 to Alabama residents to fortify their homes to help protect against severe weather. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But Western arms brokers and Ukrainian officials said Russia is often outbidding Ukraine for these supplies and hastening to fortify its own dwindling weapons stores. \u2014 Brett Forrest, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But the Russians have had weeks to fortify their positions in the south, even with the bulk of their forces concentrated along a 75-mile front in eastern Ukraine. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Still, hospitals sometimes must pay temp agencies hundreds of dollars an hour to fortify their ranks. \u2014 Lauren Coleman-lochner, Anchorage Daily News , 15 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"These ingredients repair and fortify the skin to turn back the clock on your complexion. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Guardians ownership had drawn criticism this offseason for not spending on free agents or working a trade to fortify the club\u2019s mediocre offense. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"While the Pentagon has relied heavily on the U.S. Army to fortify security in Eastern Europe and would probably rely on the Navy and Air Force in the Pacific, there is more overlap than people realize, Colby said. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"To fortify that flank, the Pentagon has sent more than 5,000 additional troops as well as Patriot surface-to-air missile batteries to Poland, more than doubling the number of U.S. military personnel in the country. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 26 Mar. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English fortifien , from Anglo-French fortifier , from Late Latin fortificare , from Latin fortis strong",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-132923"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fosse":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": ditch , moat"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4s"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"dike",
|
||
|
|
"ditch",
|
||
|
|
"gutter",
|
||
|
|
"sheugh",
|
||
|
|
"trench",
|
||
|
|
"trough"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the first line of defense is a water-filled fosse that enemy troops would have to cross"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English fosse, borrowed from Anglo-French, going back to Latin fossa \"ditch, trench,\" noun derivative from feminine of fossus, past participle of fodere \"to jab, dig\" \u2014 more at fossil entry 1 ",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-172213"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foot (up)":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to make a total of (as the cost)",
|
||
|
|
": to amount to when added or reckoned",
|
||
|
|
": a lifting of the foot by a scrummager in rugby before the ball is fairly in the scrummage"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-172300"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"for":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"abbreviation ()",
|
||
|
|
"conjunction",
|
||
|
|
"prefix",
|
||
|
|
"preposition"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": as being or constituting",
|
||
|
|
": because of",
|
||
|
|
": in place of",
|
||
|
|
": on behalf of : representing",
|
||
|
|
": in favor of",
|
||
|
|
": in spite of",
|
||
|
|
": with respect to : concerning",
|
||
|
|
": in honor of : after",
|
||
|
|
": for the reason that : on this ground : because",
|
||
|
|
"foreign",
|
||
|
|
"forestry",
|
||
|
|
"free on rail",
|
||
|
|
": so as to involve prohibition, exclusion, omission, failure, neglect, or refusal",
|
||
|
|
": destructively or detrimentally",
|
||
|
|
": completely : excessively : to exhaustion : to pieces",
|
||
|
|
": by way of getting ready",
|
||
|
|
": toward the goal or purpose of",
|
||
|
|
": in order to reach",
|
||
|
|
": as being",
|
||
|
|
": because of",
|
||
|
|
": in order to help, serve, or defend",
|
||
|
|
": directed at : against",
|
||
|
|
": in exchange as equal to",
|
||
|
|
": with regard to : concerning",
|
||
|
|
": taking into account",
|
||
|
|
": through the period of",
|
||
|
|
": to a distance of",
|
||
|
|
": suitable to",
|
||
|
|
": in favor of",
|
||
|
|
": in place of or on behalf of",
|
||
|
|
": after entry 2 sense 5",
|
||
|
|
": because",
|
||
|
|
": because of",
|
||
|
|
": on behalf of : as the representative of"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u0259r",
|
||
|
|
"(\u02c8)f\u022fr",
|
||
|
|
"Southern also",
|
||
|
|
"f\u0259r",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"'cause",
|
||
|
|
"as",
|
||
|
|
"as long as",
|
||
|
|
"because",
|
||
|
|
"being (as ",
|
||
|
|
"considering",
|
||
|
|
"inasmuch as",
|
||
|
|
"now",
|
||
|
|
"seeing",
|
||
|
|
"since",
|
||
|
|
"whereas"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Conjunction",
|
||
|
|
"the bill should be listed as paid, for I mailed it in on time",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
|
||
|
|
"Brandi Washington drove in from Hot Springs to set up a booth for her clothing store, The Skirt Shop 101. \u2014 Tess Vrbin, Arkansas Online , 19 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Being around successful people and seeing the business side of things also helped set me up for success with my own business, Cash Cards Unlimited. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 19 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"His funeral, set for the day of the game, resembled a monarch\u2019s coronation. \u2014 Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The suicide of a patient at Orlando Regional Medical Center last month has fueled unrest among nurses about what some describe as severe understaffing at the hospital, though a state review found the facility was not at fault for the death. \u2014 Caroline Catherman, Orlando Sentinel , 19 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The items are for sale at the Troubadour Tavern near the Fantasyland Theatre. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The one from Moderna is for children ages 6 months to 5 years. \u2014 Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times , 18 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The organization said 32% of its appointments from January to May of this year were for out-of-state patients. \u2014 Julie Wernau, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"On, Montgomery County\u2019s transit system, made route changes as a result of the sinkhole and told riders the detours could be in effect for two weeks. \u2014 Justin George, Washington Post , 18 June 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Preposition and Conjunction",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Preposition",
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
|
||
|
|
"Conjunction",
|
||
|
|
"12th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-184817"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forsaken":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to renounce or turn away from entirely",
|
||
|
|
": to give up or leave entirely"
|
||
|
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"f\u0259r-\u02c8s\u0101k",
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"f\u022fr-",
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"f\u0259r-\u02c8s\u0101k"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"abandon",
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"desert",
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"leave",
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"maroon",
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"quit",
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"strand"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"reclaim"
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],
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"examples":[
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"forsaking most of our possessions, we evacuated just before the hurricane struck",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Persevere in the faith, cast off all fear and keep your heart strong; God will never forsake you. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 4 May 2022",
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"Unlike her husband Allen, who is willing to forsake his brothers to lead a more modern life in line with Brenda's upbringing, she's unabashedly attracted to his family name. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"Like other immigrant groups that forsake tenements for suburbs, Greeks visit the old neighborhood propelled by an unquenchable taste for its old-country customs. \u2014 Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"But many of these films appear to be biased, lacking in nuance or based on shaky science, encouraging viewers to make radical changes to their diets \u2014 like give up sugar, go keto or forsake animal products \u2014 in order to achieve true health. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Jan. 2022",
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"When travel opportunities and open venues were lacking during the first wave of COVID-19, Diamond didn\u2019t forsake his music. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 17 Jan. 2022",
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"While there are ways and room to improve, Kleiman does not want to forsake short-term success for long-term goals. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2022",
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"The Ravens boast the NFL\u2019s best defense against the run, which could cause McVay to forsake balance and focus on exploiting what is the league\u2019s worst defense against the pass. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Jan. 2022",
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"The willingness to forsake partisanship in the pursuit of moral truth: Here is a partial remedy for the political and cultural rifts that seem to threaten our democratic republic. \u2014 Joseph Loconte, WSJ , 9 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English forsacan , from for- + sacan to dispute; akin to Old English sacu action at law \u2014 more at sake ",
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"first_known_use":[
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-203356"
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},
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"forcibly":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": effected by force used against opposition or resistance",
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": characterized by force, efficiency, or energy : powerful",
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": got, made, or done by physical power",
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": showing a lot of strength or energy",
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": effected by force or threat of force used against opposition or resistance"
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||
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],
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-s\u0259-b\u0259l",
|
||
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"\u02c8f\u014dr-s\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-s\u0259-b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the forcible removal of the rioters",
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||
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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||
|
|
"The San Bernardino County District Attorney\u2019s Office filed 10 felony charges against McGuire, including kidnapping, false imprisonment by violence, torture, mayhem, assault with a deadly weapon and forcible rape. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 17 June 2022",
|
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|
|
"Cohen said Jane Doe 2\u2019s account didn\u2019t even amount to a forcible rape, despite the charge, and, if allowed to be heard alongside the rape claims of Jane Does 1 and 3, could trigger improper bias. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 31 May 2022",
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|
"The second break-in was on the 4300 block of Western Avenue, where forcible entry to a home was made through a side door and several items of jewelry were taken. \u2014 Hank Beckman, chicagotribune.com , 25 Jan. 2022",
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"Officers found evidence of a forcible entry and learned that a suspect or suspects stole more than $1,700 worth of cigarettes, alcohol and consumable goods. \u2014 cleveland , 30 Dec. 2021",
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"Gomez, who was 43, had been arrested in February 2021 on suspicion of assault with intent to commit a felony and attempted forcible rape, court records show. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 May 2022",
|
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"Almost three years after he was hit with charges of forcible touching, Cuba Gooding Jr. has pleaded guilty. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
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|
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"Walker was found not guilty on one count of digital penetration and two counts of forcible rape. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"The jury found Walker not guilty of one count of digital penetration and two counts of forcible rape. \u2014 Kc Baker, PEOPLE.com , 20 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-003851"
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},
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"foot traffic":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": people walking : pedestrian activity"
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],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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||
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"examples":[],
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||
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
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"first_known_use":[],
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||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-015031"
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},
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"forgive":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
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|
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
|
||
|
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],
|
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to cease to feel resentment against (an offender) : pardon",
|
||
|
|
": to give up resentment of or claim to requital (see requital sense 1 ) for",
|
||
|
|
": to grant relief from payment of",
|
||
|
|
": to grant forgiveness",
|
||
|
|
": to stop feeling angry at or hurt by"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
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"f\u0259r-\u02c8giv",
|
||
|
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"f\u022fr-",
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||
|
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"f\u0259r-\u02c8giv"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"pardon"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"resent"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"One of the basics of faith is God\u2019s ability to forgive and restore. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 11 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Her faith in a loving God has played a large part in her ability to forgive and to know herself not as a victim but as a hope-giving listener and educator. \u2014 Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
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"Then forgive all the debt and stick taxpayers with the bill. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 2 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Just my little trend-forecasting moment, forgive me! \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 16 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Now, with the midterm election six months away, Biden may forgive your student loans. \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In a new analysis, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York estimated canceling $50,0000 in student loan debt would forgive the full balance for nearly 30 million federal student loan borrowers. \u2014 Ed O'keefe, CBS News , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The children of Khashoggi publicly forgive their father\u2019s killers, sparing five government agents the death penalty. \u2014 CNN , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Some Democrats won't forgive Miranda for endorsing Republican Gov. Doug Ducey in 2014, but politics runs deep for her. \u2014 Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic , 11 Apr. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English forgifan , from for- + gifan to give",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2a"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-104848"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foot-ton":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a unit of energy equal to the work done in raising one ton against standard gravity through the height of one foot"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-112532"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"four-letter word":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": any of a group of vulgar or obscene words typically made up of four letters",
|
||
|
|
": a taboo word or topic"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"curse",
|
||
|
|
"cuss",
|
||
|
|
"cussword",
|
||
|
|
"dirty word",
|
||
|
|
"expletive",
|
||
|
|
"obscenity",
|
||
|
|
"profanity",
|
||
|
|
"swear",
|
||
|
|
"swearword",
|
||
|
|
"vulgarism"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Stafford once learned that Neil\u2019s punishment for accidentally saying a certain four-letter word in class was copying its lengthy entry from the Oxford English Dictionary. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"During Sunday's Game 4 loss at Smoothie King Center, a very large percentage of the sellout crowd of 18,962 repeatedly shouted ''F Jae Crowder'' (though using the full four-letter word ). \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Name another that didn\u2019t treat access as a four-letter word . \u2014 Tom Noie, USA TODAY , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Spending is a four-letter word today, so keep your wallet shut tight. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In adventure and disability circles alike, help is a four-letter word . \u2014 Christian Mcmahon, Outside Online , 18 June 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Socializing might have felt like a four-letter word ever since foggy Neptune turned retrograde in Pisces and your 11th House of Community earlier this year. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 1 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The biggest question for Cathedral Catholic going into its Open Division semifinal playoff game against Mission Hills centered around a four-letter word : rust. \u2014 Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Nov. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The Aztecs have had less success there than anyone else on the list \u2014 4-29 all-time in the 4,700 feet of Provo, Utah \u2014 but it\u2019s also BYU, three letters that are a four-letter word to most Aztecs fans. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Nov. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1897, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-121102"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fortress":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a fortified place : stronghold",
|
||
|
|
": a large and permanent fortification sometimes including a town",
|
||
|
|
": a place that is protected against attack"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-tr\u0259s",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-tr\u0259s"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bastion",
|
||
|
|
"castle",
|
||
|
|
"citadel",
|
||
|
|
"fastness",
|
||
|
|
"fort",
|
||
|
|
"fortification",
|
||
|
|
"hold",
|
||
|
|
"redoubt",
|
||
|
|
"stronghold"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the boys built a snow fortress and then challenged the neighborhood kids to an in-your-face snowball fight",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Galaxy coach Greg Vanney remembers a time when his team\u2019s home was a fortress . \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Sveshnikov was attending 10th grade in Odessa when the port city on the Black Sea became a fortress . \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Ukrainian forces made their last stand in the massive Azovstal Iron and Steel Works, a four-square-mile fortress of industrial buildings and a deep network of tunnels connecting 36 bomb shelters designed to survive nuclear blasts. \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 21 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The public-housing project where the Floyds found an apartment, the Cuney Homes, had become a run-down brick fortress after decades of government neglect. \u2014 Mark Whitaker, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"After all, the vaccine isn't like building an impenetrable fortress around our house that gets broken through. \u2014 Megan Thomas, CNN , 12 Aug. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The ancient portion of the castle is thought to have been constructed around 400 AD for use as a Roman fortress . \u2014 Hadley Keller, House Beautiful , 23 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The event will be held at Portofino's ancient Castello Brown fortress by the seaside, but Kourtney and Barker are staying on a yacht off the coast owned by their friends Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 23 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"At a fortress in Puglia, Gucci\u2019s creative director Alessandro Michele showed an eclectic collection called Cosmogies. \u2014 Sam Sussman, Vogue , 21 May 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English forteresse , from Anglo-French fortelesce, forteresse , from Medieval Latin fortalitia , from Latin fortis strong",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-133659"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foretelling":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to tell beforehand : predict",
|
||
|
|
": to tell of a thing before it happens"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8tel",
|
||
|
|
"f\u014dr-\u02c8tel"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"augur",
|
||
|
|
"call",
|
||
|
|
"forecast",
|
||
|
|
"predict",
|
||
|
|
"presage",
|
||
|
|
"prognosticate",
|
||
|
|
"prophesy",
|
||
|
|
"read",
|
||
|
|
"vaticinate"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"We cannot foretell the future.",
|
||
|
|
"a 16th-century astrologer who, some claim, accurately foretold 20th-century events",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Which is a long or short way of telling critics and fans to stop cheering or critiquing a future that none of us can realistically foretell . \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Preseasons don\u2019t always foretell the regular season, but the Lakers went winless in theirs. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"After Republican Glenn Youngkin won the governorship, commentators dissected the results to foretell the outcome of elections in 2022, 2024 and beyond. \u2014 Nicole Hemmer, CNN , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Prokofiev meant for this symphony to capture the mood of a horrendous war not having sapped the spirit of his people at the moment Russia could foretell victory. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Moiraine, for example, meets up with Min (Kae Alexander), an undercover bartender with the ability to see visions that foretell the future. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 17 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"But whether Sigal\u2019s lab experiments foretell reduced vaccine protection in real life is still uncertain, says Sarah Cobey, an epidemiologist and evolutionary biologist at the University of Chicago. \u2014 Charles Schmidt, Scientific American , 17 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"This demographic fact, however, does not foretell the shape of our politics. \u2014 James Chappel, The New Republic , 15 Nov. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Traditionally, this would foretell a strong Republican performance in next year's midterms. \u2014 Harry Enten, CNN , 1 Nov. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-141757"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foreknow":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
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"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to have previous knowledge of : know beforehand especially by paranormal means or by revelation"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"(\u02cc)f\u022fr-\u02c8n\u014d"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"anticipate",
|
||
|
|
"divine",
|
||
|
|
"forefeel",
|
||
|
|
"foresee",
|
||
|
|
"prevision"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"what couple can possibly foreknow the trials and tribulations that marriage will bring?"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-142640"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"foreswear":{
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"type":[],
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"definitions":[
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": to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath",
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": to reject or renounce under oath",
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": to renounce earnestly",
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": to deny under oath",
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": to swear falsely"
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],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-145226"
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},
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"ford":{
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||
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"type":[
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||
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"adjective",
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"biographical name ()",
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"noun",
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"verb"
|
||
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],
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||
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"definitions":[
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||
|
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": a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading",
|
||
|
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": to cross (a body of water) by wading",
|
||
|
|
": a shallow place in a body of water that may be crossed by wading",
|
||
|
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": to cross by wading",
|
||
|
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"1873\u20131939 originally",
|
||
|
|
"English author",
|
||
|
|
"Gerald R(udolph) 1913\u20132006 American politician; vice president of the U.S. (1973\u201374); 38th president of the U.S. (1974\u201377)",
|
||
|
|
"Henry 1863\u20131947 American automobile manufacturer",
|
||
|
|
"John 1586\u2013?1639 English dramatist",
|
||
|
|
"John 1895\u20131973 originally John Martin Feeney American film director"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
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"\u02c8f\u022frd",
|
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"\u02c8f\u022frd",
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||
|
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"\u02c8f\u022frd"
|
||
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],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[
|
||
|
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"shallow(s)",
|
||
|
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"shoal"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
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||
|
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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|
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"didn't attempt getting the horses across the stream until we had reached the ford",
|
||
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
||
|
|
"Dozens of motivational quotes tell us that is discomfort is where growth happens\u2014I\u2019ve repeated this platitude to my backpacking clients and friends while scrambling a ridgeline or taking off our hiking boots to ford an ice-cold river. \u2014 Hannah Singleton, Outside Online , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The Jeep was compact enough to carry in gliders, could ford rivers with ease, and was extremely reliable. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 21 Sep. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The OvrlandX concept could ford up to 32.1 inches of water. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 28 Aug. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The 4xe comes ready to go off-road with a two-speed transfer case that enables full-time four-wheel drive, solid Dana 44 axles, 10.8 inches of clearance, and the ability to ford up to 30 inches of water. \u2014 Colin Beresford, Car and Driver , 23 Dec. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Jeep says there's a total of 13.3 inches of ground clearance and that the 392 can ford 34 inches of water, 4 inches more than a Rubicon. \u2014 Scott Oldham, Car and Driver , 25 Sep. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Two died: a 29-year-old Swiss woman who drowned in 2010 trying to ford the Teklanika and a 24-year-old Belarus woman last year who struggled to cross the rain-swollen river after spending two nights at the bus. \u2014 Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News , 25 Sep. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"It wasn\u2019t expected that a civilian or even standard-police SUV could ford the floods \u2014 and the water was rising. \u2014 Colin Warren-hicks, USA TODAY , 19 Sep. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Despite the high-voltage battery pack under the rear seat and cargo floor, the 4xe can ford 30 inches of water, the same as conventionally powered Jeeps. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 3 Sep. 2020"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
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"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"1614, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-151538"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"for crying out loud":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"idiom"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"Definition of for crying out loud informal \u2014 used to show anger, annoyance, etc. Why won't they let me in? It's my house, for crying out loud !"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-151702"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fort royal":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a fort of great magnitude"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":" fort entry 1 + royal (adjective)",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-153832"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forcible entry":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"idiom",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": entering a building or room by using force to open a door or window",
|
||
|
|
": the unlawful taking of possession of real property by force or threats of force against the lawful possessor \u2014 see also forcible entry and detainer",
|
||
|
|
": unlawful entry into or onto another's property especially when accompanied by force"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-163012"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foretellable":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": being of a kind that may be anticipated and foretold"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-163358"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fondle":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to handle tenderly, lovingly, or lingeringly : caress",
|
||
|
|
": pamper",
|
||
|
|
": to touch (someone or something) sexually",
|
||
|
|
": to show affection or desire by caressing",
|
||
|
|
": to touch or handle in a tender or loving manner"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4n-d\u1d4al",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4n-d\u1d4al"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"caress",
|
||
|
|
"gentle",
|
||
|
|
"love",
|
||
|
|
"pat",
|
||
|
|
"pet",
|
||
|
|
"stroke"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a cat who enjoys being fondled by his loving owners"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"frequentative of obsolete fond to fondle",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1721, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-163616"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forewarn":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to warn in advance",
|
||
|
|
": to warn in advance"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8w\u022frn",
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8w\u022frn"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"advise",
|
||
|
|
"alert",
|
||
|
|
"caution",
|
||
|
|
"wake",
|
||
|
|
"warn"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"I should forewarn you before you come to visit that we have a dog.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"And health officials are concerned about what this outbreak could forewarn for flu activity across the U.S. as the season picks up. \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 16 Nov. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Normally, this might be used by a self-driving car that detects debris on the roadway and opts to forewarn other nearby self-driving cars. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Their margin for error is literally zero, and so hiccups from a half-dozen centrists can forewarn a doomed agenda. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 16 Sep. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Human drivers are expected to listen for ambulances, fire trucks, police cars, and other emergency vehicles that use their sirens to forewarn other drivers of their presence. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"As such, the AI driving system might emit a message to the passenger to forewarn them about the door handles as possibly being hot to handle, and likewise to be mindful of any interior items that might be overly hot. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 18 June 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Although the overall intent of Congress was to encourage more private suits, the government was concerned that FCA actions, if not sealed, might forewarn defendants of potential criminal investigations. \u2014 Walter Pavlo, Forbes , 30 May 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Be forewarned that either side can be slippery when wet. \u2014 Mike Campbell, Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Yet before the Series began no one publicly campaigned to call off the games or forewarned Red Sox fans about the dangers of sitting in the bleachers, rubbing elbows and shaking hands. \u2014 Randy Roberts And Johnny Smith, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Apr. 2020"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-164009"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fogged":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": vapor condensed to fine particles of water suspended in the lower atmosphere that differs from cloud only in being near the ground",
|
||
|
|
": a fine spray or a foam for firefighting",
|
||
|
|
": a murky condition of the atmosphere or a substance causing it",
|
||
|
|
": a state of confusion or bewilderment",
|
||
|
|
": something that confuses or obscures",
|
||
|
|
": cloudiness or partial opacity in a developed photographic image caused by chemical action or stray radiation",
|
||
|
|
": to cover, envelop, or suffuse with or as if with fog",
|
||
|
|
": to make obscure or confusing",
|
||
|
|
": to make confused",
|
||
|
|
": to produce fog on (something, such as a photographic film) during development",
|
||
|
|
": to become covered or thick with fog",
|
||
|
|
": to become blurred by a covering of fog or mist",
|
||
|
|
": to become indistinct through exposure to light or radiation",
|
||
|
|
": tiny drops of water floating in the air at or near the ground",
|
||
|
|
": a confused state of mind",
|
||
|
|
": to cover or become covered with tiny drops of water",
|
||
|
|
": to blur (a visual field) with lenses that prevent a sharp focus in order to relax accommodation before testing vision"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fg",
|
||
|
|
"f\u00e4g",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fg",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4g",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4g, \u02c8f\u022fg"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"daze",
|
||
|
|
"dazedness",
|
||
|
|
"haze",
|
||
|
|
"muddle",
|
||
|
|
"spin",
|
||
|
|
"swoon"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"becloud",
|
||
|
|
"befog",
|
||
|
|
"blur",
|
||
|
|
"cloud",
|
||
|
|
"confuse",
|
||
|
|
"muddy",
|
||
|
|
"obfuscate"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"The leading purveyor of unnerving weather systems is Froggy\u2019s Fog of Tennessee, and among its newest technology is the Poseidon A2, designed to generate a fog layer that will hug the ground of any decent graveyard. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Some very isolated fog may form in the usual spots. \u2014 Ian Livingston, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In May 1975, the Bullies repeated, beating the Buffalo Sabres in six games, despite an overtime loss in the famous fog game early in the series. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Relying on a compass for navigation\u2014since the fog never cleared\u2014and shivering in the frigid high altitude, Quimby piloted her Bl\u00e9riot monoplane toward France. \u2014 Charlotte Gray, WSJ , 13 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But the line between documenting a dead body and celebrating a killing quickly gets blurred under the fog of war. \u2014 Lauren Egan, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"For all their convenience, passenger carrying floatplanes don\u2019t fly from the water at night or in a variety of weather conditions (wind/wave, fog , icing limits). \u2014 Eric Tegler, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"After a strange two summers under the fog of COVID, businesses on the Cape and Islands are hoping for stability this season. \u2014 Annie Probert, BostonGlobe.com , 30 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The chunky grille on the front bumper along with the fog lights, lower cladding, and noticeable roof rails wouldn't look out of place on a Subaru or really any modern crossover with adventurous aspirations. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 18 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
||
|
|
"For the weekend, cooling onshore winds will create a coastal eddy, spinning low clouds and fog inland during nights and mornings in a typical seasonal pattern, with temperatures ranging from the high 60s to mid-70s along the coast. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"State efforts were also underway to fog the swamp with insecticides to cull the clouds of mosquitoes. \u2014 Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star , 10 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Fog on the Essex marshes, fog on the Kentish heights. \u2014 The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The gun battle occurred in the pre-dawn hours amid heavy snow and fog that severely limited visibility, according to Jordanian officials familiar with the events. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The lens of the Julbo Aerospace ($220), on the other hand, can be pulled about a centimeter away from the frame to create a mechanical venting system that boosts airflow and eliminates fog . \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 3 Apr. 2015",
|
||
|
|
"But the laughs the show brings shouldn't fog the truth the show highlights, real-life teachers say -- the messiness and the inequality found in the American education system. \u2014 Leah Asmelash, CNN , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"My glasses do not fog up, and the cushion on the nose bridge is a welcomed bonus. \u2014 Chloe Irving, Health.com , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The bookstore strains under quarantine and, while Flora lurks in its aisles, the whole world seems to fog up with ghosts: those killed by COVID-19; the invisible virus itself; previous victims of state violence. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 10 Nov. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"1544, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"circa 1592, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-164805"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forewarm":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": preheat"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":" fore- + warm ",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-171434"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forgotten":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to lose the remembrance of : be unable to think of or recall",
|
||
|
|
": to cease from doing",
|
||
|
|
": to treat with inattention or disregard",
|
||
|
|
": to disregard intentionally : overlook",
|
||
|
|
": to give up hope for or expectation of",
|
||
|
|
": to cease remembering or noticing",
|
||
|
|
": to fail to become mindful at the proper time",
|
||
|
|
": to lose one's dignity, temper, or self-control",
|
||
|
|
": to be unable to think of or remember",
|
||
|
|
": to fail by accident to do (something) : overlook"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u0259r-\u02c8get",
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-",
|
||
|
|
"f\u0259r-\u02c8get"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[
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"disremember",
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"unlearn"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"flash back (to)",
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"hark back (to)",
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"harken back (to)",
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"hearken back (to)",
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"mind",
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"recall",
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"recollect",
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"remember",
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"reminisce (about)",
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"think (of)"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In the rush to get that new campaign, clever post or special email offer out there, companies often forget to assess the environment where that content will land. \u2014 David Harrison, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
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"Leatherwood said people should not forget the sunblock. \u2014 Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
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"But no one can easily forget , in this new book as in the older ones, the intensity of C\u00e9line\u2019s realization of the inexpungible human emotions of hatred and horror. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 15 June 2022",
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"However, don\u00b4t forget that more natural ingredients also pack a strong exfoliant punch. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
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"Oh yes, and who could ever forget iconic lines from Hocus Pocus, Bewitched and more classic witch movies? \u2014 Hannah Jeon, Good Housekeeping , 9 June 2022",
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"People should not forget that this was not an attempt to get to the truth. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 2 June 2022",
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||
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"Many forget the mall was a dusty patch of dirt adjacent to rail yards before shovels hit the ground. \u2014 John Igliozzi, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
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"However, people forget that in the '80s Honda was already building badass single-seat, off-road playthings. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 26 May 2022"
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||
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English forgietan , from for- + -gietan (akin to Old Norse geta to get)",
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"first_known_use":[
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-172025"
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},
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"fondish":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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||
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],
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"definitions":[
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": somewhat fond"
|
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],
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||
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u00e4ndish"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-181818"
|
||
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},
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|
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"fordo":{
|
||
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"type":[
|
||
|
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"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to overcome with fatigue",
|
||
|
|
": to do away with : destroy"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8d\u00fc"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English fordon , from Old English ford\u014dn , from for- + d\u014dn to do",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-182052"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"four-letter":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": of, relating to, or being four-letter words"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1897, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-182243"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forest yaws":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": espundia"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
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|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-182428"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
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"fofarraw":{
|
||
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"type":[],
|
||
|
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"Definition of fofarraw variant of foofaraw"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014df\u0259\u02ccr\u022f"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-184818"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foresee":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to see (something, such as a development) beforehand",
|
||
|
|
": to see or know about beforehand",
|
||
|
|
": to be aware of the reasonable possibility of (as an occurrence or development) beforehand"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8s\u0113",
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8s\u0113"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"anticipate",
|
||
|
|
"divine",
|
||
|
|
"forefeel",
|
||
|
|
"foreknow",
|
||
|
|
"prevision"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"We couldn't have foreseen the consequences of our actions.",
|
||
|
|
"He foresees a day when all war will cease.",
|
||
|
|
"She foresaw the company's potential and invested early on.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Zandi doesn't foresee U.S. home prices falling nationally over the coming year. \u2014 Fortune , 9 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, meanwhile, doesn't foresee market cataclysm once the bear market officially begins. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 20 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But Tollner didn\u2019t foresee Kupp setting the NFL on fire with the Rams. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But additional large hikes are expected to be announced at the Fed\u2019s next two meetings, in June and July, and economists and investors foresee the fastest pace of rate increases since 1989. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune , 4 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"That said, some scientists foresee COVID boosters for years to come. \u2014 Esther Landhuis, Scientific American , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers says his broken toe is improving and doesn't foresee having surgery. \u2014 Mike Hart, USA TODAY , 8 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Arthur DeGaetano, director of the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University, said the flash floods of Wednesday night resulted from not one storm but several small storms whose interactions with each other were hard to foresee . \u2014 New York Times , 3 Sep. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"But foreign-affairs experts don\u2019t foresee any major policy shifts on China from Mr. Albanese. \u2014 Mike Cherney, WSJ , 21 May 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-191214"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foreland":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": promontory , headland"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-l\u0259nd"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"arm",
|
||
|
|
"cape",
|
||
|
|
"headland",
|
||
|
|
"ness",
|
||
|
|
"peninsula",
|
||
|
|
"point",
|
||
|
|
"promontory",
|
||
|
|
"spit"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"from the plane I could see a foreland shaped like a large toe"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-192819"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"four-lined plant bug":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a yellow or orange leaf bug ( Poecilocapsus lineatus ) that is widespread in eastern and central North America, that has four longitudinal black stripes down the back, and that feeds on various wild and cultivated plants"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-200356"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forthrightly":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point",
|
||
|
|
": notably simple in style or quality",
|
||
|
|
": proceeding straight on",
|
||
|
|
": directly forward",
|
||
|
|
": without hesitation : frankly",
|
||
|
|
": at once",
|
||
|
|
": a straight path",
|
||
|
|
": going straight to the point clearly and firmly"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022frth-\u02ccr\u012bt",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022frth-\u02ccr\u012bt"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"candid",
|
||
|
|
"direct",
|
||
|
|
"forthcoming",
|
||
|
|
"foursquare",
|
||
|
|
"frank",
|
||
|
|
"free-spoken",
|
||
|
|
"freehearted",
|
||
|
|
"honest",
|
||
|
|
"open",
|
||
|
|
"openhearted",
|
||
|
|
"out-front",
|
||
|
|
"outspoken",
|
||
|
|
"plain",
|
||
|
|
"plainspoken",
|
||
|
|
"straight",
|
||
|
|
"straightforward",
|
||
|
|
"unguarded",
|
||
|
|
"unreserved",
|
||
|
|
"up-front"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"dissembling",
|
||
|
|
"uncandid",
|
||
|
|
"unforthcoming"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"she sometimes was a little too forthright for her own good and ended up saying things that inadvertently offended people",
|
||
|
|
"I appreciate your forthright explanation of the situation.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"Most of Eastern Europe has led the way with weapons shipments to Kyiv and forthright denouncements of Putin. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 7 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Saint\u2019s take on her source material is serious and forthright . \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"While some contenders were easily accessible and forthright , others were not. \u2014 Tara Kavaler, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But Diwan\u2019s film is less harrowing for its depictions of physical suffering than for its forthright exploration of Anne\u2019s emotional desolation. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 6 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Waters is this person, intriguing, ruminant and honest, hilarious but forthright . \u2014 Daniel Scheffler, SPIN , 4 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Officials hadn\u2019t been forthright enough about the limitations of their intelligence, went the criticism. \u2014 James Harkin, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But as the years have gone by, and the spotlight has grown ever more intense, stars with a forthright political outlook have recognized the night as a forum to share their principles and fundamental beliefs through clothing. \u2014 Vogue , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Her interviews reveal a confident, forthright woman who shouldn\u2019t be anyone\u2019s deep concern beyond the tennis people who will miss her shining presence and all-around game (by far the most clever on the women\u2019s tour). \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 Mar. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Adverb",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
|
||
|
|
"Adverb",
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"1606, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-200618"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forthputting":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": bold , forward",
|
||
|
|
": an act of putting forth",
|
||
|
|
": forward or aggressive conduct"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\""
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-201209"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"Fort Smith":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"geographical name"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"city on the Arkansas River in northwestern Arkansas population 86,209"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8smith"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-202142"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forerun":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to run before",
|
||
|
|
": to come before as a token of something to follow",
|
||
|
|
": forestall , anticipate"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8r\u0259n"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"adumbrate",
|
||
|
|
"foreshadow",
|
||
|
|
"harbinger",
|
||
|
|
"herald",
|
||
|
|
"prefigure"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the moral decay that traditionally foreruns the decline of a mighty empire"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-203256"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foreground":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the part of a scene or representation that is nearest to and in front of the spectator",
|
||
|
|
": a position of prominence : forefront",
|
||
|
|
": a level of computer processing at which the processor responds immediately to input to a designated high-priority task \u2014 compare background",
|
||
|
|
": to bring to the foreground",
|
||
|
|
": to give prominence or emphasis to",
|
||
|
|
": the part of a picture or scene that seems to be nearest to and in front of the person looking at it"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccgrau\u0307nd",
|
||
|
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccgrau\u0307nd"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"accent",
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"accentuate",
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"emphasize",
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"feature",
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"highlight",
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"illuminate",
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"play up",
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"point (up)",
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"press",
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"punctuate",
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"stress"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"de-emphasize",
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"play down"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"We want the issue to be in the foreground .",
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"Verb",
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"Public discussion has foregrounded the issue of health care.",
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"repeatedly foregrounded his experience in international affairs in the course of his campaign for the presidency",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"They were armed with a camera, posing in the foreground while players held the Stanley Cup near Lobnoye Mesto \u2014 the Place of Skulls \u2014 where 16th-century czar Ivan the Terrible was said to behead his rivals. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
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"The tweet included a crime scene photo of the aftermath of the crash, with two badly damaged vehicles visible in the foreground . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
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"Deliberately blurring objects in the foreground can also serve as a great way to frame the subject in your photo so, as well as enhanced realism, this new feature will bring new creative possibilities to iPhone photography. \u2014 Paul Monckton, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
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"The rich red of Mary\u2019s gown and the green, billowing folds of the angel\u2019s dress in the foreground are contrasted with the background\u2019s cloudy countryside. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 June 2022",
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"Beyond all this activity in the foreground lies the chapel for those seeking solace. \u2014 Adie Vanessa Offiong, CNN , 2 June 2022",
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"Another work features a bag of Goldfish elegantly placed atop a blue sheet, while another has a packet of Takis accented with a lime in the foreground . \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 1 June 2022",
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"And the foreground is the modernization of business software and technologies that ensure a smooth workflow. \u2014 Evgeniy Altynpara, Forbes , 7 Sep. 2021",
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"The former Grissom High School, rebooted as the Sandra Moon Community Complex, is in the foreground . \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 22 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Parks\u2019 resulting photographs from Penola\u2014dramatically staged and lit, striking in their compositions\u2014 foreground the importance of the story of industry and war preparation in the U.S., a source of pride for the workers and people of Pittsburgh. \u2014 Chadd Scott, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
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"News coverage of the war in Ukraine continues to foreground interesting words, such as sanctions and flywheel. \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"Seyfried is careful to foreground those qualities in her own work. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 5 May 2022",
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"Everything might rise even higher with those resonant histories in the background rather than foreground . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"The index reifies it as a book, at the same time that the choice to foreground one topic or another might surprise even the author. \u2014 Alexandra Horowitz, The Atlantic , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"With a couple of secondary exceptions, Winning Time keeps the real names for all of its participants, and Borenstein\u2019s instinct is to foreground his characters\u2019 myriad warts. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"Kazin shows great instincts throughout for discerning which specific cases to zoom in on and which historical actors to foreground , all in service of his core argument. \u2014 Sam Rosenfeld, The New Republic , 15 Feb. 2022",
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"Designer Liz Claiborne, foreground , in New York City in 1987. \u2014 James R. Hagerty, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022"
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],
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||
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[
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"Noun",
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"1695, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
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"Verb",
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"1892, in the meaning defined above"
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||
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],
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||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-203850"
|
||
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},
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||
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"forth on":{
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||
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"type":[
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||
|
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"adverb"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
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": onward , forthwith"
|
||
|
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],
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||
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"pronounciation":[],
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||
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from forth entry 1 + on (adverb)",
|
||
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"first_known_use":[],
|
||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-204706"
|
||
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},
|
||
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"forswear":{
|
||
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"type":[
|
||
|
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"verb"
|
||
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],
|
||
|
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath",
|
||
|
|
": to reject or renounce under oath",
|
||
|
|
": to renounce earnestly",
|
||
|
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": to deny under oath",
|
||
|
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": to swear falsely",
|
||
|
|
": to reject, renounce, or deny under oath",
|
||
|
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": to renounce earnestly",
|
||
|
|
": to swear falsely : commit false swearing"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
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"f\u022fr-\u02c8swer",
|
||
|
|
"f\u014dr-\u02c8swar"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"abjure",
|
||
|
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"abnegate",
|
||
|
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"recant",
|
||
|
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"renege",
|
||
|
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"renounce",
|
||
|
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"repeal",
|
||
|
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"repudiate",
|
||
|
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"retract",
|
||
|
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"take back",
|
||
|
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"unsay",
|
||
|
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"withdraw"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"adhere (to)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"She forswore her allegiance to the old regime.",
|
||
|
|
"He foreswore cigarettes as his New Year's resolution.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"The Kremlin has demanded that NATO pull back from Eastern Europe and forswear the addition of potential new members such as Ukraine. \u2014 William Mauldin, WSJ , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Zelensky\u2019s alternative may be to pursue a ceasefire deal with Putin that could require Ukraine to forswear future NATO membership, among other bitter concessions. \u2014 Steve Coll, The New Yorker , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Ukraine has refused to forswear its right to join the NATO military alliance, a proposition Putin has described as a red line. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Neither Washington nor Kyiv is ready to forswear Ukraine\u2019s sovereign right to choose its alliances. \u2014 Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The West\u2019s failure to live up to that agreement, in this argument, is the real cause of the crisis now gripping Europe as Mr. Putin demands that NATO forswear membership for Ukraine as the price of calling off a potential invasion. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"McCarthy's refusal to forswear his relationship with Trump and his decision to repair it is the latest troubling sign that vast swaths of the Republican Party have turned their backs on the standards and obligations of democracy. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 16 July 2021",
|
||
|
|
"And, perhaps most important, the U.S. should press Egypt and Qatar to use their leverage to rein in Hamas and force Palestinians to hold new elections and unify their leadership with candidates who forswear violence against Israelis. \u2014 Star Tribune , 6 July 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The rule of law is vital to free and fair elections, and Mr. Trump is right not to forswear his legal options. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 24 Sep. 2020"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English forsweren , from Old English forswerian , from for- + swerian to swear",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-210747"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foregut":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the anterior part of the digestive tract of a vertebrate embryo that develops into the pharynx, esophagus, stomach, and extreme anterior part of the intestine",
|
||
|
|
": the anterior part of the digestive tract of a vertebrate embryo that develops into the pharynx, esophagus, stomach, and extreme anterior part of the intestine",
|
||
|
|
": the anterior part of the definitive digestive tract of an invertebrate animal"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccg\u0259t",
|
||
|
|
"-\u02ccg\u0259t"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1875, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-213229"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"Fond du Lac":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"geographical name"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"city in eastern Wisconsin on Lake Winnebago population 43,021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4n-d\u0259-\u02cclak",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4n-j\u0259-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-213649"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foretack":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a rope by which the tack of a square foresail is hauled and held"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":" fore- + tack ",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-213707"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foray":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"noun,",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid",
|
||
|
|
": an initial and often tentative attempt to do something in a new or different field or area of activity",
|
||
|
|
": to make a raid or brief invasion",
|
||
|
|
": to do or attempt something outside one's accustomed sphere : to enter into a new or different field or area of activity",
|
||
|
|
": to ravage in search of spoils : pillage"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cc\u0101",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4r-",
|
||
|
|
"also",
|
||
|
|
"or"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"descent",
|
||
|
|
"incursion",
|
||
|
|
"inroad",
|
||
|
|
"invasion",
|
||
|
|
"irruption",
|
||
|
|
"raid"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"invade",
|
||
|
|
"overrun",
|
||
|
|
"raid"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"a foray into enemy territory",
|
||
|
|
"We made a quick foray into town for some supplies.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"Apple\u2019s foray into live sports took a big step forward Tuesday. \u2014 Joe Reedy, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Apple\u2019s foray into live sports took a big step forward Tuesday. \u2014 Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune , 14 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Major League Soccer has awarded the exclusive global streaming rights to its games to Apple in a 10-year deal, further cementing the tech giant\u2019s foray into live sports. \u2014 Stephen Battagliostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Snape and his team will lead the company\u2019s foray into the Web3 space with NFT, token and marketplace strategies for Bron IP. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 10 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Reneau, ranked the No. 27 prospect nationally, may not be a star right away (or ever), but his commitment was the cherry on top for Woodson's first foray into a full recruiting season, which, on paper, has been an unequivocal success. \u2014 Matthew Glenesk, The Indianapolis Star , 8 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Indeed, Neptune\u2019s brief foray into the news cycle last week, because of a new study about what makes Neptune so blue, was a rare appearance. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The 39-year-old superstar\u2019s foray into Netflix follows their earlier concert film released in 2019, entitled Hikaru Utada Laughter in the Dark Tour 2018. \u2014 Billboard Japan, Billboard , 6 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Especially interesting will be details on the company\u2019s foray into virtual reality. \u2014 Jj Kinahan, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
||
|
|
"Horford flexed his might in his first Finals foray with a long-distance performance a long time in the making that will be remembered in Celtics lore for a long time. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Alabama conservation officials\u2019 latest update about red snapper fishing includes warning of an ominous outlook for greater amberjack, another popular game fish for anglers who foray into the Gulf of Mexico. \u2014 al , 3 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"As a mere glimpse into the future, consider British auction house Sotheby\u2019s foray into the metaverse. \u2014 Falon Fatemi, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The Tatas\u2019 foray into digital payments means the competition increases for Google Pay, PhonePe, Amazon Pay, Paytm, and others. \u2014 Mimansa Verma, Quartz , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Dolly Parton is the latest celebrity to make her foray into the world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Lobbyists see financial regulators\u2019 foray into climate-change policy as a first step toward limiting oil-and-gas companies\u2019 access to credit. \u2014 Ryan Tracy, WSJ , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"As fate would have it that foray into water polo also caught the eye of Navy recruiters who had come to his school. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"In Somersault, a project motivated by his daughter\u2019s departure from home for university and foray into adulthood, Raymond Meeks explores the frightening unknown from the comfort of his own backyard. \u2014 Wired Photo Department, Wired , 21 Dec. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-213922"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foreguy":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a guy rope that is attached to the pole of a spinnaker and is chiefly used to keep the pole in place : a downhaul attached to a spinnaker"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccg\u012b"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-220103"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forelady":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": forewoman"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccl\u0101-d\u0113"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"circa 1889, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-221943"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foregather":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to come together : assemble",
|
||
|
|
": to meet someone usually by chance"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-222336"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foresty":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": covered with or abounding in forests"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr\u0259\u0307st\u0113",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4r-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-224443"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foray (into)":{
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"verb"
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"definitions":[
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"to enter for conquest or plunder Vikings foraying into the village"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-230230"
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"fordless":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": lacking a ford : impossible to cross on foot"
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],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-233326"
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},
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"forcefulness":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": possessing or filled with force : effective",
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": having much strength : vigorous"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u022frs-f\u0259l",
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"\u02c8f\u022frs-f\u0259l"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"cogent",
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"compelling",
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"conclusive",
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"convincing",
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"decisive",
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"effective",
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"persuasive",
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"satisfying",
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"strong",
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"telling"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"inconclusive",
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"indecisive",
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"ineffective",
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"uncompelling",
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"unconvincing",
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"unpersuasive"
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],
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"examples":[
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"He has a very forceful personality.",
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"She's a confident and forceful leader.",
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"They have made a forceful argument in favor of changing the system.",
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"The government has threatened to use more forceful measures if necessary.",
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||
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The most forceful response would be a legislative one. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 4 May 2022",
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"Alona Vakal knows that a more forceful military response by the U.S. government against Russia \u2014 whose president, Vladimir Putin, has bloodily invaded Ukraine \u2014 risks causing an all-out world war. \u2014 NBC News , 13 Mar. 2022",
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"These limited deployments are supposed to deter a Russian attack by committing all allies to a forceful response. \u2014 Rafael Loss, CNN , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
||
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"Her argument triggered a forceful response from the DA\u2019s office, which argued the two cases were starkly different. \u2014 Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
||
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"The latest incursion shatters nearly three decades of relative peace in Europe and is certain to elicit a forceful response from the U.S. and NATO. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
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||
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"What is rising is inflation, reaching heights not seen in four decades to wipe out pay raises and potentially eliciting a more forceful policy response from Federal Reserve, which is expected to soon begin raising interest rates to cool the economy. \u2014 CBS News , 16 Feb. 2022",
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"Pence's declaration marked his most forceful response yet to Trump, who has spent his post-presidency fueling the lie that the 2020 campaign was stolen from him. \u2014 Jill Colvin, ajc , 5 Feb. 2022",
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||
|
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"Pence's declaration marked his most forceful response yet to Trump, who has spent his post-presidency fueling his claim that the 2020 election was stolen from him. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 5 Feb. 2022"
|
||
|
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],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[
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"1571, in the meaning defined above"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-233732"
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},
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"foresay":{
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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],
|
||
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"definitions":[
|
||
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": to tell in advance : predict , foretell"
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||
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],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":"Middle English forseyen, foreseyen , from Old English foresecgan , from fore- + secgan to say",
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"first_known_use":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-234056"
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},
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"forel":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
|
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": sheath , case",
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": a sheath or slipcase for holding a book",
|
||
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": an inferior parchment for book covers",
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||
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": burse sense 2c"
|
||
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],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":"Middle English forel case, sheath, from Middle French forrel, fourrel , diminutive of fuerre sheath",
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||
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"first_known_use":[],
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||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-001453"
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||
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},
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||
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"forage (for)":{
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||
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"type":[
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||
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"verb"
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||
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],
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||
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"definitions":[
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||
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"to go in search of went foraging for change for the parking meter"
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||
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],
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"pronounciation":[],
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||
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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||
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"examples":[],
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||
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-002604"
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||
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},
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||
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"forbode":{
|
||
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"type":[
|
||
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"verb"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to have an inward conviction of (something, such as a coming ill or misfortune)",
|
||
|
|
": foretell , portend",
|
||
|
|
": augur , predict"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"pronounciation":[],
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||
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"synonyms":[],
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||
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"antonyms":[],
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||
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"examples":[],
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||
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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||
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"first_known_use":[],
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||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-003249"
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
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"forehall":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
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"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a front hall especially in a large building"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":" fore- + hall ",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-003709"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"for safekeeping":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"idiom"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": in order to be kept from danger or harm"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-005753"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forthsetting":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": an exhibition or setting forth"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":" forth entry 1 + setting , gerund of set ",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-011450"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forgettable":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": fit or likely to be forgotten"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u0259r-\u02c8ge-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"It was an extremely forgettable performance.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Some of the score\u2019s songs are forgettable , though, and the book feels repetitive in places. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The second year of Francisco Lindor\u2019s shortstop reign in Queens is as impactful as his get-to-know-you year was forgettable . \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Santos was a 9-year-old figure skater and soccer player in the Connecticut suburbs when she was hooked by an otherwise forgettable Disney Channel promo for the seemingly magical sport of short-track speedskating. \u2014 Ben Cohen, WSJ , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Cooks has been the one bright spot on an otherwise forgettable Houston offense. \u2014 Tony Holm, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Desserts are pretty but forgettable ; drinks show flair and balance. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The imperative of the streaming boom is to turn the content spigot to full blast, but that makes content seem forgettable and cheap. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Most are bland and forgettable , and a few are outright annoying. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 16 Nov. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"That is not inconsistent with the gnostic conceit that drives the plot, but create an exhausting yet paradoxically forgettable experience. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 16 Sep. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1845, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-011820"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forgetful":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": likely to forget",
|
||
|
|
": characterized by negligent failure to remember : neglectful",
|
||
|
|
": inducing oblivion",
|
||
|
|
": forgetting easily"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u0259r-\u02c8get-f\u0259l",
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-",
|
||
|
|
"f\u0259r-\u02c8get-f\u0259l"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"absentminded"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"retentive"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"He became forgetful in his old age.",
|
||
|
|
"we become more forgetful as we get older",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"This time the focus shifted to finding Dory \u2014 the forgetful Blue Tang voiced by Ellen DeGeneres. \u2014 Frank Pallotta, CNN , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Mumbai tops the list of most forgetful Indian cities, followed by Delhi, Lucknow, and Kolkata. \u2014 Niharika Sharma, Quartz , 7 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Tests that compared them to people of the same age and health status who'd never had the virus showed that COVID survivors were more forgetful and had a slower processing speed. \u2014 Sonya Collins, Fortune , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"This is particularly important if one person is a bit forgetful . \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"No, but forgetful Aztecs fans overdosing on addictive basketball diuretics are wetting Unsocial Media\u2019s unmade bed. \u2014 Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"His trees sometimes die from lack of water from forgetful caretakers or are torn up by rambunctious toddlers. \u2014 Nick Roll, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"These complementary trends\u2014 forgetful bodies, fast-changing viruses\u2014push us to dose against the flu every fall. \u2014 Jacob Stern, The Atlantic , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Cannabis professionals and leaders are lazy, forgetful or uneducated. \u2014 Mike Weinberger, Rolling Stone , 27 Dec. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-012256"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forthtell":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to make public : publish"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":" forth entry 1 + tell ",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-012616"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forever":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adverb",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": for a limitless time",
|
||
|
|
": at all times : continually",
|
||
|
|
": a seemingly interminable time : excessively long",
|
||
|
|
": for a limitless time",
|
||
|
|
": at all times"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u0259-\u02c8re-v\u0259r",
|
||
|
|
"f\u022f-",
|
||
|
|
"Southern often",
|
||
|
|
"f\u0259-\u02c8re-v\u0259r"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"always",
|
||
|
|
"aye",
|
||
|
|
"ay",
|
||
|
|
"e'er",
|
||
|
|
"eternally",
|
||
|
|
"ever",
|
||
|
|
"everlastingly",
|
||
|
|
"evermore",
|
||
|
|
"forevermore",
|
||
|
|
"indelibly",
|
||
|
|
"permanently",
|
||
|
|
"perpetually"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"aeon",
|
||
|
|
"eon",
|
||
|
|
"age",
|
||
|
|
"blue moon",
|
||
|
|
"coon's age",
|
||
|
|
"cycle",
|
||
|
|
"donkey's years",
|
||
|
|
"eternity",
|
||
|
|
"long",
|
||
|
|
"months",
|
||
|
|
"moon"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
||
|
|
"Though the building no longer remains, Julia Rossi hopes her father's business is not gone forever . \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"After a three-year break and worries that a Detroit event was gone forever , Belle Isle will again be the site of an international water competition that attracts athletes from throughout Michigan, the U.S. and Canada. \u2014 Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press , 21 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Despite some of the tough experiences in college, Thompson is forever grateful for Butler. \u2014 Gabby Hajduk, The Indianapolis Star , 21 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The past is a foreign et cetera, but back-talking teenagers are forever . \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 21 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"With such an approach, long-term gains should be forever out of reach. \u2014 Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica , 21 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Those four words are: then, now, forever , and the most important word is together. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 17 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Those four words are: then, now, forever \u2014 and the most important word is together. \u2014 Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Scott Hensley, a microbiologist at the University of Pennsylvania\u2019s Perelman School of Medicine, is not convinced that the Yamagata flu is gone forever . \u2014 Frances Stead Sellers, Anchorage Daily News , 13 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"One way to mess with an option team\u2019s Plan A is to not only stick them with third-and- forevers , but to put them in an early hole, making them throw out of desperation. \u2014 Sean Keeler, The Denver Post , 14 Sep. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"Printed with thermochromic ink, the stamp reveals a second image of the moon when a finger is pressed to it, and a sheet of 16 Forever stamps features a map of the eclipse path. \u2014 Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 Aug. 2017",
|
||
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"Forever is gonna start aboard Royal Caribbean International\u2019s Oasis of the Seas Monday with a concert of lunar proportions. \u2014 Chabeli Herrera, miamiherald , 17 Aug. 2017",
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"Forever stamps are always equal to the current First-Class Mail service 1-ounce price. \u2014 Michael Mcgough, sacbee , 14 July 2017",
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"On July 12, the centenary of the artist\u2019s birth, the postal service will celebrate the first day of 12 commemorative Forever stamps, each depicting a detail from a Wyeth painting. \u2014 Stephan Salisbury, Philly.com , 26 June 2017",
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"Try your hand at space exploration (Photo: Provided by US Postal Service) The pane of 16 Forever stamps are available beginning Tuesday at Post Office facilities nationwide and may be pre-ordered for delivery after June 20. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 20 June 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[
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"Adverb",
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
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"Noun",
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"1741, in the meaning defined above"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-014233"
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},
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"foeto-":{
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"type":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of foeto- chiefly British spelling of feto-"
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],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-015136"
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},
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"forethigh":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": the part of the forelimb of a quadruped (as a horse) lying between elbow and knee"
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],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":" fore- + thigh ",
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"first_known_use":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-015534"
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},
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"foreturn":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": the twist of the yarns or wires composing a strand of a rope \u2014 compare afterturn"
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],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":" fore- + turn ",
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||
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"first_known_use":[],
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||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-023014"
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||
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},
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"fondness":{
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||
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"type":[
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"noun"
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||
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|
],
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||
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"definitions":[
|
||
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|
": foolishness , folly",
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||
|
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": tender affection",
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||
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": appetite , relish"
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],
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||
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
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"\u02c8f\u00e4n(d)-n\u0259s"
|
||
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],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[
|
||
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"affection",
|
||
|
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"attachment",
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||
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"devotedness",
|
||
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"devotion",
|
||
|
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"love",
|
||
|
|
"passion"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[
|
||
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"abomination",
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||
|
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"hate",
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||
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"hatred",
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"loathing",
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||
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"rancor"
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||
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],
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||
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"examples":[
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"my fondness for you will never fail",
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||
|
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"I have a fondness for expensive chocolate.",
|
||
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
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"According to his bio on the spelling bee website, Braydon is an aspiring engineer with a particular fondness for tacos. \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 1 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"Even the fierce cadre of the young is observed with as much fondness as ridicule. \u2014 Dan Cryer, Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Regardless of payoff, however, they\u2019re seldom seen alive again, because this sadistic, psychotic captor has a harrowing fondness for the machete that seldom leaves his hand. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 3 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"It\u2019s been 16 years since A.J. Allmendinger raced at Portland International Raceway, but the fondness the 40-year-old NASCAR Xfinity series driver has for the track hasn\u2019t faded. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"That is how Birtwistle was fondly known in Britain, although the fondness didn\u2019t always go much beyond that with a general public who often found his scores impenetrable. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
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"But even if the balance feels imperfect, the overall effect, and the enormous fondness the director shows for all his characters, makes for satisfying drama. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"By always presenting the musical numbers as a gigantic, impersonal parade, In the Heights sneaks in an incidental political message (recalling the fondness for protest seen on New York\u2019s partisan local-TV news stations). \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 11 June 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Finally, another Academy Award-winner, George C. Scott, is inexplicably cast as the seemingly First Nation assassin John Rainbird, who has a fondness for punching his targets' noses into their brains and an unhealthy interest in our heroine. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 14 May 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-023640"
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
|
"forgive me":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"idiom"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"Definition of forgive me \u2014 used in speech as a polite way of starting to say something that may seem rude or unpleasant Forgive me (for saying so), but I don't think you understood my point. Forgive me , but something has come up and I have to leave right away."
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-023651"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foregift":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a premium paid for a lease by a tenant",
|
||
|
|
": a payment in advance (as on a lease)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":" fore- + gift ",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-024300"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fondlingly":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adverb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": in a fondling manner : caressingly , affectionately"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4nd(\u1d4a)li\u014bl\u0113",
|
||
|
|
"-l\u0113\u014b-",
|
||
|
|
"-li"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-031828"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fond of":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"idiom"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": having a liking for or love of (someone or something) : doing (something) a lot",
|
||
|
|
": doing (something) a lot"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-041240"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forenoon":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the early part of the day ending with noon : morning",
|
||
|
|
": morning"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccn\u00fcn",
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8n\u00fcn",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccn\u00fcn"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"morn",
|
||
|
|
"morning"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"enjoy the relatively cool forenoon , for the afternoon promises to be a scorcher"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-050229"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"for aught one knows":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"idiom"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": for all one knows : one does not know"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-063514"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forethink":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to consider (something) beforehand",
|
||
|
|
": to anticipate in the mind : prognosticate",
|
||
|
|
": to think beforehand : plan"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English forthinken, forethinken, forthenken, forethenken , from Old English forethencan , from fore- + thencan to think",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-063525"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"Fort Stanwix National Monument":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"geographical name"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"site of a reconstructed British fort in the city of Rome in east central New York"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8stan-(\u02cc)wiks"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-064333"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"four-leaf clover":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a clover with four leaves instead of three"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-074048"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foregate":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a main entrance or front gate"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English forgate, foregate , from for-, fore- fore- + gate ",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-075108"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fomenter":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to promote the growth or development of : rouse , incite",
|
||
|
|
": fomentation",
|
||
|
|
": to treat with moist heat (as for easing pain)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014d-\u02ccment",
|
||
|
|
"f\u014d-\u02c8ment",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014d-\u02ccment",
|
||
|
|
"f\u014d-\u02c8ment"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"abet",
|
||
|
|
"brew",
|
||
|
|
"ferment",
|
||
|
|
"incite",
|
||
|
|
"instigate",
|
||
|
|
"pick",
|
||
|
|
"provoke",
|
||
|
|
"raise",
|
||
|
|
"stir (up)",
|
||
|
|
"whip (up)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"He was accused of fomenting violence.",
|
||
|
|
"John Adams's wife, Abigail, told him that if women were not remembered by the new American government, they would \u201c foment a Rebellion and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice or Representation\u201d.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"The suggestion that the pandemic helped foment the violence seemed cruel, when his family had suffered so deeply these past two years. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Contrast these examples with Trump and his allies\u2019 public push in the last presidential election to suggest that the act be used to overturn the election results, which probably helped foment a violent coup rather than to prevent one. \u2014 Maya Wiley, The New Republic , 2 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"This is exactly the type of organic collaboration Bustamante hopes to foment with Apollo. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"For many weeks, it was taken as an article of faith that no U.S. official would say anything to hint that Washington meant to foment a regime change in Moscow. \u2014 The New Yorker , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The suspects -- some survivalists, others who hoped to foment a new civil war -- have framed the case as a critical examination of something entirely different: the country's commitment to free speech. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Otto von Bismarck, the architect of unification, understood that to hold the ceremony in a German city would foment jealousy among the fractious states that had reluctantly agreed upon unity. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Both sought to undercut confidence in vaccines and mask mandates to foment distrust in the federal government and health agencies. \u2014 Sheera Frenkel, BostonGlobe.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Both sought to undercut confidence in vaccines and mask mandates to foment distrust in the federal government and health agencies. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Mar. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, to apply a warm substance to, from Late Latin fomentare , from Latin fomentum compress, from fov\u0113re to heat, soothe; akin to Lithuanian degti to burn, Sanskrit dahati it burns",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"circa 1613, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-075554"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forenoon watch":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the watch on a ship from 8 a.m. to noon"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-080714"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"for storage":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"idiom"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": for the purpose of being put away when not being used"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-081042"
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},
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"foretackle":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": the tackle that hooks on to the pendant on the foremast"
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],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":" fore- + tackle ",
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"first_known_use":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-082809"
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},
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"forehammer":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": the hammer that strikes first when two hammers are used",
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": sledgehammer"
|
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],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":"Middle English forhamer, forehamer , from for-, fore- fore + hamer hammer",
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||
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"first_known_use":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-083653"
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},
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"foreknowingly":{
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":[
|
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": with foreknowledge"
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],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-085825"
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},
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"foot-up":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": to make a total of (as the cost)",
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||
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": to amount to when added or reckoned",
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": a lifting of the foot by a scrummager in rugby before the ball is fairly in the scrummage"
|
||
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],
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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||
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"synonyms":[],
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||
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"antonyms":[],
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||
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"examples":[],
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||
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"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
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||
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"first_known_use":[],
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||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-090044"
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
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"forbivorous":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
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"adjective"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"definitions":[
|
||
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|
": feeding on forbs"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"(\u02c8)f\u022f(r)\u00a6biv\u0259r\u0259s"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":" forb + -i- + -vorous ",
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-093029"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"forwards":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adverb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": forward"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-w\u0259rdz"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"ahead",
|
||
|
|
"along",
|
||
|
|
"forth",
|
||
|
|
"forward",
|
||
|
|
"on",
|
||
|
|
"onward",
|
||
|
|
"onwards"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"examples":[
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||
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"for every step that her campaign takes forwards , it seems to take two backwards",
|
||
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"The Sixers need to add more switchable forwards to stand a chance against the Boston Celtics, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors in the East. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"As a rule, though, soccer\u2019s journey over the last 10 years has been away from what might be termed focal point forwards . \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"These five players are widely considered the five best forwards available. \u2014 cleveland , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The Vladinator dominated forwards throughout the playoffs. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"From there, Rising had its two outside backs \u2014 including Baboucarr Njie, who is inexperienced as a defender \u2014 left to mark three Birmingham forwards . \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 5 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Less about formation and tactics and more about putting in the effort to get back and in the right positions, the Thorns must defend better in transition and not allow Angel City\u2019s talented forwards to break off for scores on the counter. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The assessments says brigade and battalion commanders likely deploy forwards into harm\u2019s way because they are held to an uncompromising level of responsibility for their units\u2019 performance. \u2014 John Bacon, USA TODAY , 30 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Liverpool has moved to future-proof its attack by signing three forwards over the last two years \u2014 Diogo Jota in August 2020, Luis Diaz in January and one for the long term in Fabio Carvalho from Fulham this week. \u2014 Steve Douglas, ajc , 25 May 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-093805"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"forenotice":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": notice or warning conveyed in advance"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":" fore- + notice ",
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-105516"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"folk":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": people generally",
|
||
|
|
": a certain kind, class, or group of people",
|
||
|
|
": the persons of one's own family",
|
||
|
|
": parents",
|
||
|
|
": folk music",
|
||
|
|
": the great proportion of the members of a people that determines the group character and that tends to preserve its characteristic form of civilization and its customs, arts and crafts, legends, traditions, and superstitions from generation to generation",
|
||
|
|
": a group of kindred tribes forming a nation : people",
|
||
|
|
": originating or traditional with the common people of a country or region and typically reflecting their lifestyle",
|
||
|
|
": of or relating to the common people or to the study of the common people",
|
||
|
|
": persons of a certain kind or group",
|
||
|
|
": people in general",
|
||
|
|
": family members and especially parents",
|
||
|
|
": created by the common people"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014dk",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014dk"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blood",
|
||
|
|
"clan",
|
||
|
|
"family",
|
||
|
|
"house",
|
||
|
|
"kin",
|
||
|
|
"kindred",
|
||
|
|
"kinfolk",
|
||
|
|
"kinfolks",
|
||
|
|
"kinsfolk",
|
||
|
|
"line",
|
||
|
|
"lineage",
|
||
|
|
"people",
|
||
|
|
"race",
|
||
|
|
"stock",
|
||
|
|
"tribe"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"The institutional push to get Americans to exercise started in the 19th century, when federal authorities feared that new kinds of work and mass urban migration were turning a nation of hearty farmworkers into one of sedentary city folk . \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 28 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Attention was drawn, two years ago, to a woman on Ridge Street, who had many clients, and whose specialty was the bringing together of married folk who had drifted apart. \u2014 Robert Shackleton, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But the record also included plenty of folk , soul and blues. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"After seeing the Valentino fall 2022 collection, this sort of pink has certainly been on the minds of fashion folk . \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"No one remembers that Malva is one of those fisher- folk because Lizzie falls ill and is taken back to the house to treat her malaria symptoms. \u2014 Lincee Ray, EW.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"From its beginnings as a Roman settlement and into the 10th century, Aveiro was a tiny seaside village of fishing folk . \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But that opening chord, played by George Harrison on his 12-string Rickenbacker, is iconic and proved highly influential in the realms of folk and country-rock. \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The Mexican-American singer is breaking through thanks to his innovative blend of Mexican folk balladry with an indie-rock edge. \u2014 Lucas Villa, SPIN , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"Merrifield sought instead to explore folk magic through the material objects that the practitioners themselves had left behind. \u2014 Geoff Manaugh, The New Yorker , 31 Oct. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"This year, the event will feature more folk dancing groups, Plevrakis said, and guests can enjoy a DJ on Friday and Sunday, plus a live band on Saturday. \u2014 Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com , 13 June 2019",
|
||
|
|
"After Carly and Martina, indie band Half-Alive and folk musician Liza Anne finished off the series for the day. \u2014 Elena Weissmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 July 2018",
|
||
|
|
"Programs such as soccer matches, a live animal show, free kids' activities, a book fair, folk art, and crafts, souvenirs and novelty items for sale will round out the festivities. \u2014 Mark Holan/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com , 26 Aug. 2017",
|
||
|
|
"Classical musicians usually refer to their instrument as a violin, and most folk players call it a fiddle. \u2014 Michael Austin, chicagotribune.com , 20 June 2017"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 6",
|
||
|
|
"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-114000"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forsaker":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": one that forsakes"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"-k\u0259(r)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from forsaken to forsake + -er ",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-114536"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fogas":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": an eastern European fish ( Lucioperca sandra ) resembling a perch",
|
||
|
|
": one from Lake Balaton in Hungary that is highly esteemed as food"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014d\u02ccg\u00e4sh"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Hungarian",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-115615"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"for aye":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adverb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": always , forever , eternally"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English for aye ",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-120720"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fondante potatoes":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"plural noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": potato balls or ovals that are first half cooked in water and then braised in butter"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4n\u02ccdant-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"French fondante , feminine of fondant , present participle of fondre ",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-122217"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fog":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": vapor condensed to fine particles of water suspended in the lower atmosphere that differs from cloud only in being near the ground",
|
||
|
|
": a fine spray or a foam for firefighting",
|
||
|
|
": a murky condition of the atmosphere or a substance causing it",
|
||
|
|
": a state of confusion or bewilderment",
|
||
|
|
": something that confuses or obscures",
|
||
|
|
": cloudiness or partial opacity in a developed photographic image caused by chemical action or stray radiation",
|
||
|
|
": to cover, envelop, or suffuse with or as if with fog",
|
||
|
|
": to make obscure or confusing",
|
||
|
|
": to make confused",
|
||
|
|
": to produce fog on (something, such as a photographic film) during development",
|
||
|
|
": to become covered or thick with fog",
|
||
|
|
": to become blurred by a covering of fog or mist",
|
||
|
|
": to become indistinct through exposure to light or radiation",
|
||
|
|
": tiny drops of water floating in the air at or near the ground",
|
||
|
|
": a confused state of mind",
|
||
|
|
": to cover or become covered with tiny drops of water",
|
||
|
|
": to blur (a visual field) with lenses that prevent a sharp focus in order to relax accommodation before testing vision"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fg",
|
||
|
|
"f\u00e4g",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fg",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4g",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4g, \u02c8f\u022fg"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"daze",
|
||
|
|
"dazedness",
|
||
|
|
"haze",
|
||
|
|
"muddle",
|
||
|
|
"spin",
|
||
|
|
"swoon"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"becloud",
|
||
|
|
"befog",
|
||
|
|
"blur",
|
||
|
|
"cloud",
|
||
|
|
"confuse",
|
||
|
|
"muddy",
|
||
|
|
"obfuscate"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"Low clouds and some fog may redevelop at night given all the low-level moisture. \u2014 Ian Livingston, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The first full-field action with the safety device \u2013 the open test at Circuit of the Americas in February 2020 \u2013 featured light rain and moderate fog in temperatures that, at times, prevented cars from running altogether. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The coast is also seeing morning clouds and some fog . \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Sunday, there is light rain and fog at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, and the temperature is around 42 degrees. \u2014 Jane Morice | Jmorice@cleveland.com, cleveland , 9 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Freezing rain Saturday morning is expected to be followed by rain and patchy fog in the Hartford area, according to the National Weather Service. \u2014 Stephen Singer, courant.com , 25 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Atlanta began the weekend with nonstop rain and thick fog . \u2014 Matt Bruce, ajc , 18 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Moisture in the low levels will start to increase, bringing chances of rain and morning fog . \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 13 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Low clouds and some fog are forecast along the Los Angeles County coast into Monday morning. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
||
|
|
"For the weekend, cooling onshore winds will create a coastal eddy, spinning low clouds and fog inland during nights and mornings in a typical seasonal pattern, with temperatures ranging from the high 60s to mid-70s along the coast. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
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||
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"State efforts were also underway to fog the swamp with insecticides to cull the clouds of mosquitoes. \u2014 Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star , 10 May 2022",
|
||
|
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"Fog on the Essex marshes, fog on the Kentish heights. \u2014 The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
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"The gun battle occurred in the pre-dawn hours amid heavy snow and fog that severely limited visibility, according to Jordanian officials familiar with the events. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
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"The lens of the Julbo Aerospace ($220), on the other hand, can be pulled about a centimeter away from the frame to create a mechanical venting system that boosts airflow and eliminates fog . \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 3 Apr. 2015",
|
||
|
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"But the laughs the show brings shouldn't fog the truth the show highlights, real-life teachers say -- the messiness and the inequality found in the American education system. \u2014 Leah Asmelash, CNN , 2 Feb. 2022",
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||
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"My glasses do not fog up, and the cushion on the nose bridge is a welcomed bonus. \u2014 Chloe Irving, Health.com , 23 Dec. 2021",
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||
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"The bookstore strains under quarantine and, while Flora lurks in its aisles, the whole world seems to fog up with ghosts: those killed by COVID-19; the invisible virus itself; previous victims of state violence. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 10 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"first_known_use":[
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"Noun",
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"1544, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
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"Verb",
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"circa 1592, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-125419"
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},
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"foot the bill":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": to pay for something"
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||
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],
|
||
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"pronounciation":[],
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||
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
|
||
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-132942"
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||
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},
|
||
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"forgetfulness":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
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"adverb",
|
||
|
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"noun"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": likely to forget",
|
||
|
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": characterized by negligent failure to remember : neglectful",
|
||
|
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": inducing oblivion",
|
||
|
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": forgetting easily"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
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"f\u0259r-\u02c8get-f\u0259l",
|
||
|
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"f\u022fr-",
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||
|
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"f\u0259r-\u02c8get-f\u0259l"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"synonyms":[
|
||
|
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"absentminded"
|
||
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],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[
|
||
|
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"retentive"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"He became forgetful in his old age.",
|
||
|
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"we become more forgetful as we get older",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"This time the focus shifted to finding Dory \u2014 the forgetful Blue Tang voiced by Ellen DeGeneres. \u2014 Frank Pallotta, CNN , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Mumbai tops the list of most forgetful Indian cities, followed by Delhi, Lucknow, and Kolkata. \u2014 Niharika Sharma, Quartz , 7 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Tests that compared them to people of the same age and health status who'd never had the virus showed that COVID survivors were more forgetful and had a slower processing speed. \u2014 Sonya Collins, Fortune , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"This is particularly important if one person is a bit forgetful . \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"No, but forgetful Aztecs fans overdosing on addictive basketball diuretics are wetting Unsocial Media\u2019s unmade bed. \u2014 Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
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"His trees sometimes die from lack of water from forgetful caretakers or are torn up by rambunctious toddlers. \u2014 Nick Roll, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
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"These complementary trends\u2014 forgetful bodies, fast-changing viruses\u2014push us to dose against the flu every fall. \u2014 Jacob Stern, The Atlantic , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
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"Cannabis professionals and leaders are lazy, forgetful or uneducated. \u2014 Mike Weinberger, Rolling Stone , 27 Dec. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
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"first_known_use":[
|
||
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
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],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-133539"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"forenight":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the part of evening between twilight and bedtime"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014dr\u02ccn\u012bt"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
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"examples":[],
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||
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"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
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"fore- + night or nicht"
|
||
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],
|
||
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"first_known_use":[],
|
||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-135020"
|
||
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},
|
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"foreglance":{
|
||
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"type":[
|
||
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"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a glance forward or beforehand"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"pronounciation":[],
|
||
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"fore- + glance"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-142234"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forte":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adverb or adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"noun ()"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": one's strong point",
|
||
|
|
": the part of a sword or foil blade that is between the middle and the hilt and that is the strongest part of the blade",
|
||
|
|
": loud",
|
||
|
|
": a musical tone or passage played loudly",
|
||
|
|
": something in which a person shows special ability"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cct\u0101",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-t\u0113",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cct\u0101",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-t\u0113",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022frt",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cct\u0101"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"long suit",
|
||
|
|
"m\u00e9tier",
|
||
|
|
"metier",
|
||
|
|
"speciality",
|
||
|
|
"specialty",
|
||
|
|
"strong suit",
|
||
|
|
"thing"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun (1)",
|
||
|
|
"Emily's particular forte was desserts, and most dinner parties ended with three desserts. \u2014 Anne Sinkler Whaley LeClercq , An Antebellum Plantation Household , 1996",
|
||
|
|
"Even during Picasso's youthful figurative stages, stark realism was never his forte \u2026 \u2014 Patricia Corbett , Connoisseur , July 1988",
|
||
|
|
"Though his forte was never the novel but the novella, he paid the rent by grinding out novel after novel \u2026 \u2014 Hugh Kenner , A Sinking Island , (1987) 1988"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun (1)",
|
||
|
|
"French fort , from fort , adjective, strong",
|
||
|
|
"Adverb or adjective and Noun (2)",
|
||
|
|
"Italian, from forte strong, from Latin fortis"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun (1)",
|
||
|
|
"circa 1648, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
|
||
|
|
"Adverb or adjective",
|
||
|
|
"circa 1724, in the meaning defined above",
|
||
|
|
"Noun (2)",
|
||
|
|
"1759, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-142449"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foreshadowing":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": an indication of what is to come",
|
||
|
|
": the use of such indications (as in a work of literature)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8sha-d\u0259-wi\u014b"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"augury",
|
||
|
|
"auspice",
|
||
|
|
"boding",
|
||
|
|
"foreboding",
|
||
|
|
"omen",
|
||
|
|
"portent",
|
||
|
|
"prefiguring",
|
||
|
|
"presage"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1587, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-145428"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forelay":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to lie in wait for : ambush , waylay",
|
||
|
|
": hinder , obstruct",
|
||
|
|
": to plan on : intend",
|
||
|
|
": to make arrangements beforehand"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"fore- + lay"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-150056"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fond":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb",
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": foolish , silly",
|
||
|
|
": prizing highly : desirous",
|
||
|
|
": having an affection or liking",
|
||
|
|
": foolishly tender : indulgent sense 1",
|
||
|
|
": affectionate , loving",
|
||
|
|
": cherished with great affection : doted on",
|
||
|
|
": to lavish affection : dote",
|
||
|
|
": background , basis",
|
||
|
|
": small particles of browned food and especially meat that adhere to the bottom of a cooking pan and are used especially in making sauces",
|
||
|
|
": fund",
|
||
|
|
": having a liking or love",
|
||
|
|
": affectionate , loving",
|
||
|
|
": strongly wished for"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4nd",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014d\u207f",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4nd"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"affected",
|
||
|
|
"attached",
|
||
|
|
"inclined",
|
||
|
|
"partial"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"allergic",
|
||
|
|
"averse",
|
||
|
|
"disinclined"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"She still has fond feelings for him.",
|
||
|
|
"Absence makes the heart grow fonder .",
|
||
|
|
"He wished them a fond farewell .",
|
||
|
|
"the fond hope that the situation would change",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"Born and raised in Stamford, Conn. to a domestic worker and a metal junkman, Haith grew up with his mom and aunt\u2019s fond memories of Juneteenth celebrations down South. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Hudson previously shared some fond memories with PEOPLE of taking trips with her mom as a child. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Those fond memories of his childhood at the Aberdeen fishing village in the harbor inspired him to found Seayou in 2018. \u2014 CNN , 15 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"As out-of-step as that may seem today, Shirlee Draper, 51, has fond memories of growing up in Short Creek with two mothers and 10 siblings. \u2014 David Kelly, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Hanks has fond memories of the production despite his conflicted views on the franchise. \u2014 Justine Browning, EW.com , 13 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Chuck Heitmiller, 82, had fond memories about hunting and fishing with his father. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 13 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Kevern Koskovich has fond childhood memories of walking through his hometown of Anthon, Iowa, and chatting with the friendly local who loved sitting on a bench at a major street corner. \u2014 Kellie B. Gormly, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Stuart recalled fond memories of Cash playing the guitar on that very stage when Cash did his live TV show on ABC more than five decades ago. \u2014 Pam Windsor, Forbes , 10 June 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"Adjective and Verb",
|
||
|
|
"Middle English fonned, fond , from fonne fool",
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"borrowed from French, going back to Old French funt, font \"bottom, base\" \u2014 more at fund entry 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"1530, in the meaning defined above",
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-150428"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forewarner":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": one that forewarns"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"-n\u0259(r)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"Middle English forwarner, forewarner , from forwarnen, forewarnen + -er"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-151712"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"focused":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a center of activity, attraction, or attention",
|
||
|
|
": a point of concentration",
|
||
|
|
": directed attention : emphasis",
|
||
|
|
": direction sense 6c",
|
||
|
|
": a state or condition permitting clear perception or understanding",
|
||
|
|
": adjustment for distinct vision",
|
||
|
|
": the area that may be seen distinctly or resolved into a clear image",
|
||
|
|
": focal length",
|
||
|
|
": a point at which rays (as of light, heat, or sound) converge or from which they diverge or appear to diverge",
|
||
|
|
": the point where the geometrical lines or their prolongations conforming to the rays diverging from or converging toward another point intersect and give rise to an image after reflection by a mirror or refraction by a lens or optical system",
|
||
|
|
": a point of convergence (see convergence sense 1 ) of a beam of particles (such as electrons)",
|
||
|
|
": one of the fixed points that with the corresponding directrix defines a conic section",
|
||
|
|
": a localized area of disease or the chief site of a generalized disease or infection",
|
||
|
|
": the place of origin of an earthquake or moonquake",
|
||
|
|
": having or giving the proper sharpness of outline due to good focusing",
|
||
|
|
": not in focus",
|
||
|
|
": to cause to be concentrated",
|
||
|
|
": to adjust the focus of (the eye, a lens, etc.)",
|
||
|
|
": to bring into focus",
|
||
|
|
": to bring (something, such as light rays) to a focus : concentrate",
|
||
|
|
": to concentrate attention or effort",
|
||
|
|
": to adjust one's eye or a camera to a particular range",
|
||
|
|
": to come to a focus : converge",
|
||
|
|
": a point at which rays (as of light, heat, or sound) meet after being reflected or bent : the point at which an image is formed",
|
||
|
|
": the distance from a lens or mirror to a focus",
|
||
|
|
": an adjustment that gives clear vision",
|
||
|
|
": a center of activity or interest",
|
||
|
|
": to bring or come to a focus",
|
||
|
|
": to adjust the focus of",
|
||
|
|
": to direct or cause to direct at",
|
||
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": a point at which rays (as of light, heat, or sound) converge or from which they diverge or appear to diverge",
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": the point where the geometrical lines or their prolongations conforming to the rays diverging from or converging toward another point intersect and give rise to an image after reflection by a mirror or refraction by a lens or optical system",
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": a point of convergence of a beam of particles (as electrons)",
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": focal length",
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": adjustment for distinct vision",
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": the area that may be seen distinctly or resolved into a clear image",
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": a localized area of disease or the chief site of a generalized disease or infection",
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": to bring (as light rays) to a focus",
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": to adjust the focus of (as the eye or a lens)",
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": to bring (as an image) into focus",
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": to come to a focus",
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": to adjust one's eye or a camera to a particular range"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u014d-k\u0259s",
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"\u02c8f\u014d-k\u0259s",
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"\u02c8f\u014d-k\u0259s"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"axis",
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"base",
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"capital",
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"center",
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"central",
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"core",
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"cynosure",
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"epicenter",
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"eye",
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"ground zero",
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"heart",
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"hub",
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"locus",
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"mecca",
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"navel",
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"nerve center",
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"nexus",
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"nucleus",
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"omphalos",
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"seat"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"center",
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"concentrate",
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"fasten",
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"rivet",
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"train"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"He's successful, but he feels that his life lacks focus .",
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"His life lacks a focus .",
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||
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"Verb",
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||
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"She has an amazing ability to focus for hours at a time.",
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"I wasn't able to focus the camera.",
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"I wasn't able to get the camera to focus .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Christ said Avelo is closely watching how consumers are dealing with high gasoline prices and rising grocery prices \u2014 and how that could increasingly squeeze budgets for leisure and personal travel, the airline\u2019s primary focus . \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant , 20 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"Mixed reality describes experiences that involve AR and VR content, and that\u2019s Apple\u2019s primary focus right now. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 20 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2018, Mr. McGahn was asked about the White House focus on undoing Chevron. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"In its initial phase, Durag Fest was supposed to be an art exhibition that made its attendees the focus of the overall visual experience. \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 18 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The advertising focus could lend itself to real-world brand partnerships and cross-promotional opportunities, producer G. Beaudin said in Annecy. \u2014 Ben Croll, Variety , 18 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"Once free meals were made available to every student, there was a noticeable increase in her classes\u2019 overall focus and energy level. \u2014 Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News , 18 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Murdock and others made clear that part of the Democrats\u2019 goal is to force Republicans into a difficult political position by shifting the focus to school safety. \u2014 Emmanuel Felton, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Democrats hope the focus on Trump will divert the scrutiny of Biden. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 18 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
||
|
|
"Regional dailies tended to focus on agencies and departments that were of interest to locals. \u2014 Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Tech professionals also gain greater bandwidth to focus on customizing digital services to meet their customers\u2019 most pressing needs, an approach that maintains momentum while reducing the risk of burnout. \u2014 Joshua Titus, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Iceland made its decision to focus on plastic elimination partly because recycling faces major challenges. \u2014 Saabira Chaudhuri, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The tag was flooded with thousands of messages that gave RM, Jin, SUGA, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook their love online and supported the group\u2019s decision to focus on their personal endeavors. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 14 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Good indoor air quality is associated with improvements in math and reading; greater ability to focus ; fewer symptoms of asthma and respiratory disease; and less absenteeism. \u2014 Kaiser Health News, oregonlive , 14 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But the company canned those plans to focus on the 13.6-inch model. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 10 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The Warriors did not hold a formal practice Thursday, giving their high-minute players an opportunity to focus on treatment and recovery. \u2014 Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"What\u2019s behind Cleveland\u2019s creation of a special council to focus on Black women and girls? \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 7 June 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun and Verb",
|
||
|
|
"New Latin, from Latin, hearth"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"1664, in the meaning defined at sense 4a",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"1807, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-154742"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forest":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract",
|
||
|
|
": a tract of wooded land in England formerly owned by the sovereign and used for game",
|
||
|
|
": something resembling a forest especially in profusion or lushness",
|
||
|
|
": to cover with trees or forest",
|
||
|
|
": a growth of trees and underbrush covering a large area"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u0259st",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4r-",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u0259st"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"forestland",
|
||
|
|
"timber",
|
||
|
|
"timberland",
|
||
|
|
"wood(s)",
|
||
|
|
"woodland"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"Fires destroyed acres of forest .",
|
||
|
|
"the endless forest that the first European settlers encountered",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire, including charcoal, coal and briquettes is prohibited in the forest per the order. \u2014 Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic , 13 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The state park, in contrast, immerses you in a forest of tall cottonwood trees that are hundreds of years old. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 8 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"It is situated in a dense forest , swarming with mosquitoes and gnats. \u2014 Serhiy Morgunov, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The two works together are like stones dropping into a pond in a psychedelic forest . \u2014 Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Terceira's Caparica Azores Ecolodge offers six modern cabins huddled in a laurel forest . \u2014 Jeanine Barone, CNN , 26 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The scene is set in the Haute-Savoie, in a rugged forest at the foot of the Lac d\u2019Annecy. \u2014 William C. Agee, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Searchers on Wednesday found the body of a hiker who had become lost in an Arizona forest , and his dog, who was alive but in serious condition, authorities said. \u2014 Phil Helsel, NBC News , 20 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Set over the course of one year, the award-winning nature documentary sheds light on the unlikely friendship Foster nurtures with the wild creature living in a South African kelp forest . \u2014 Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
||
|
|
"There is little data on serious injuries to forest watchers in India, but the country has recorded at least 318 ranger deaths since 2012, according to the International Ranger Federation. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"These three trails have varied scenery from urban to forest to rural areas. \u2014 John Pana, cleveland , 1 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Food production is responsible for major water quantity and quality problems, often requires herbicides and pesticides that endanger biodiversity, and engenders forest and wildland losses when lands are converted to agriculture. \u2014 Alejandra Borunda, Environment , 27 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Rights to forest land are contentious worldwide, with indigenous and local communities from Brazil to India pitted against government officials and hardline conservationists. \u2014 Rina Chandran, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Oct. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"At the same time, resistance to forest thinning by some environmental organizations was garnering public attention. \u2014 Kathleen Ronayne, ajc , 9 Nov. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"In recent years forest fires in Alaska have broken records, burning more acreage, more intensely and for longer. \u2014 Randi Jandt, Scientific American , 1 Oct. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"To re- forest the hills blackened by the fire, the Camp Marston staff planted 40,000 pine seedlings donated by the California Department of Forestry. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Sep. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The fires have burned more than 140,000 acres, from soaring mountains along the California-Nevada border to forest north of Mt. Shasta and the gateway to Yosemite. \u2014 Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times , 13 July 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun and Verb",
|
||
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin forestis ( silva ) unenclosed (woodland), from Latin foris outside \u2014 more at forum"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"circa 1828, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-154829"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forespore":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a precursor of a spore",
|
||
|
|
": a form preceding the endospore in some bacteria and characterized by diffuse response to chromatin stains"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"fore- + spore"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-155339"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fondant":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a soft creamy preparation of sugar, water, and flavorings that is used as a basis for candies or icings",
|
||
|
|
": a candy consisting chiefly of fondant"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4n-d\u0259nt"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"To own and manage the convention center and also helped add a section to the ORC that lets commissioners raise a quarter percent sales tax to fondant . \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Chido made the fondant herself and then did all the color-matching to ensure that the cake\u2019s hues accurately reflected those in the tapestry. \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Watching a contestant manipulate a thin rope of fondant into the stitching on an edible handbag offers a porthole-view into the artist\u2019s genius. \u2014 Maggie Hennessy, Bon App\u00e9tit , 16 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Nina Maria Charles stamps fondant with a mold that replicates the leather texture of a handbag. \u2014 The New Yorker , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"There\u2019s hours of conversation with me talking to them about fondant . \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The desserts, like the fondant au chocolat, still warm from the oven, are a must. \u2014 Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Judges Eddie Jackson, Ron Ben-Israel and Anna Olson are transported to a world of fantasy and fondant . \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 10 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"At the time, wedding cakes were generally straightforward affairs \u2014 a tier or two with white frosting, sometimes sculpted with fondant icing, sometimes adorned with fruit or flowers. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Nov. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"borrowed from French, noun derivative from present participle of fondre \"to melt\" \u2014 more at found entry 5"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1877, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-161232"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fomentation":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the application of hot moist substances to the body to ease pain",
|
||
|
|
": the material so applied",
|
||
|
|
": the act of fomenting : instigation",
|
||
|
|
": the application of hot moist substances to the body to ease pain",
|
||
|
|
": the material applied in fomentation : poultice"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02ccf\u014d-m\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
|
||
|
|
"-\u02ccmen-",
|
||
|
|
"\u02ccf\u014d-m\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n, -\u02ccmen-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-161946"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forsworn":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": guilty of perjury",
|
||
|
|
": marked by perjury"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8sw\u022frn"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-162847"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forcibility":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the quality or state of being forcible"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02ccf\u014drs\u0259\u02c8bil\u0259t|\u0113",
|
||
|
|
"\u02ccf\u022frs-",
|
||
|
|
"-\u014d\u0259s-",
|
||
|
|
"-\u022f(\u0259)s-",
|
||
|
|
"-at|",
|
||
|
|
"|i"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-163514"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foreknower":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": one that foreknows"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"-\u014d\u0259(r)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-165702"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forget-me-not":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": any of a genus ( Myosotis ) of small herbs of the borage family having usually bright blue or white flowers usually arranged in a curving spike",
|
||
|
|
": a small low plant with usually bright blue or white flowers"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u0259r-\u02c8get-m\u0113-\u02ccn\u00e4t",
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-",
|
||
|
|
"f\u0259r-\u02c8get-m\u0113-\u02ccn\u00e4t"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1532, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-175312"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forgery bond":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": insurance against loss from forgery or alteration of negotiable instruments or evidences of debt or ownership"
|
||
|
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],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-182230"
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},
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"fossarian":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": fossor"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u0113\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[
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"Late Latin fossari us fossor (from Latin fossa + -arius -ary) + English -an"
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],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-183125"
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},
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"foretaster":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": one that foretastes"
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||
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+\u0259(r)"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-185138"
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},
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"forespent":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
|
||
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"definitions":[
|
||
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": already spent : gone by : past"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"pronounciation":[],
|
||
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"examples":[],
|
||
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
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"first_known_use":[],
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||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-190855"
|
||
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},
|
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"fogy":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
||
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"noun"
|
||
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],
|
||
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
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": a person with old-fashioned ideas"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
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"\u02c8f\u014d-g\u0113"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[
|
||
|
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"antediluvian",
|
||
|
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"Colonel Blimp",
|
||
|
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"dodo",
|
||
|
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"fossil",
|
||
|
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"fud",
|
||
|
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"fuddy-duddy",
|
||
|
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"mossback",
|
||
|
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"reactionary",
|
||
|
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"stick-in-the-mud",
|
||
|
|
"stuffed shirt"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
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"hipster",
|
||
|
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"modern",
|
||
|
|
"trendy"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"old fogies who said that rap music would never last"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"origin unknown"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1792, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-191305"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"fondue":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a dish similar to a souffl\u00e9 usually made with cheese and bread crumbs",
|
||
|
|
": a preparation of melted cheese (such as Swiss cheese and Gruy\u00e8re) usually flavored with white wine and kirsch",
|
||
|
|
": a dish that consists of small pieces of food (such as meat or fruit) cooked in or dipped into a hot liquid",
|
||
|
|
": a chafing dish in which fondue is made"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u00e4n-\u02c8d\u00fc",
|
||
|
|
"-\u02c8dy\u00fc",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4n-\u02ccd(y)\u00fc"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"dip fruit in melted chocolate to have a chocolate fondue",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"One rebel is tortured by boiling fondue poured over his head, another stabbed to death through his mouth by a Swiss hard chocolate dagger. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 26 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Oz Korean Steakhouse mixes and matches smart combinations of meat \u2014 say, boneless short rib, beef belly, pork jowl and gently spicy pork bulgogi \u2014 in various sizes and price points, with the very modern inclusion of cheese fondue for dipping. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The Swiss are famous for fondue , but their neighbors in Italy have their own take on this delectable, melted cheese dish. \u2014 Janelle Davis And Foren Clark, CNN , 22 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Dip appetizers and entr\u00e9es in cheese fondue , and for dessert, bring out some melted chocolate. \u2014 Erin Cavoto, Country Living , 4 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The socks have now developed a light stench, like steam off a cauldron of cheese fondue . \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Hat-tip to the chefs for the beautifully medium-rare slices, but my companion and I cooed over the leek-laden fondue served alongside. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Enjoy a three-course dining experience with cheese fondue , fresh salad and entr\u00e9e. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The menu options include lobster imperial cheese fondue or sparkling Grueyere, shrimp ceviche, choice of protein and dessert dipping buffet. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Feb. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"borrowed from French, noun derivative from feminine of fondu, past participle of fondre \"to melt,\" going back to Old French \u2014 more at found entry 5"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-191913"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foundation":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the act of founding",
|
||
|
|
": a basis (such as a tenet, principle, or axiom) upon which something stands or is supported",
|
||
|
|
": funds given for the permanent support of an institution : endowment",
|
||
|
|
": an organization or institution established by endowment with provision for future maintenance",
|
||
|
|
": an underlying base or support",
|
||
|
|
": the whole masonry substructure of a building",
|
||
|
|
": a body or ground upon which something is built up or overlaid",
|
||
|
|
": a woman's supporting undergarment : corset",
|
||
|
|
": a cosmetic usually used as a base for makeup",
|
||
|
|
": the support upon which something rests",
|
||
|
|
": the act of beginning or creating",
|
||
|
|
": a basis upon which something stands or is supported",
|
||
|
|
": a witness's preliminary testimony given to identify or explain evidence being offered at trial and establish its connection to the issue for which it is offered",
|
||
|
|
": funds given for the permanent support of an institution : endowment",
|
||
|
|
": an organization or institution established by endowment with provision for future maintenance"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"fau\u0307n-\u02c8d\u0101-sh\u0259n",
|
||
|
|
"fau\u0307n-\u02c8d\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"establishment",
|
||
|
|
"institute",
|
||
|
|
"institution"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"The inspector discovered a crack in the house's foundation .",
|
||
|
|
"The book explains the moral foundations on which her political career was built.",
|
||
|
|
"These problems threaten the very foundations of modern society.",
|
||
|
|
"The scandal has shaken the government to its foundations .",
|
||
|
|
"They established a foundation to help orphaned children.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Interest rates represent the price of money, the foundation of all investment and commerce. \u2014 David J. Lynch, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The foundation awarded every Miss Arkansas candidate $400. \u2014 Olivia Alexander, Arkansas Online , 19 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The foundation has thus far distributed $18 million in grants to nonprofits in 36 states and 18 countries. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"There\u2019s a big, ugly problem built into the foundation of The Men. \u2014 Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The plan is to just continue to build on the foundation that\u2019ll release in October. \u2014 Teddy Amenabar, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The foundation has raised more than $100 million since its inception. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Starting the foundation was in my business plan from day one. \u2014 Amy Shoenthal, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The foundation has planned a Juneteenth Freedom Festival to be held June 17-19 in Washington, D.C. \u2014 Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"Middle English fundacioun, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French fundacion, borrowed from Latin fund\u0101ti\u014dn-, fund\u0101ti\u014d, from fund\u0101re \"to found entry 4 \" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-192218"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forcible-feeble":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": seemingly vigorous but really weak or insipid"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"from Forcible Feeble , nickname of Francis Feeble , character in Shakespeare's 2 Henry IV who was a woman's tailor turned soldier"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-195500"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foliot":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the earliest form of mechanical-clock escapement consisting of a crossbar with adjustable weights for regulating the rate of oscillation of a verge or vertical spindle"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014dl\u0113\u0259t"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"French, from Middle French, probably from folier to play the fool, from fol foolish, mad"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-195752"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foible":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point",
|
||
|
|
": a minor flaw or shortcoming in character or behavior : weakness",
|
||
|
|
": an unimportant weakness or failing"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fi-b\u0259l",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fi-b\u0259l"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"demerit",
|
||
|
|
"dereliction",
|
||
|
|
"failing",
|
||
|
|
"fault",
|
||
|
|
"frailty",
|
||
|
|
"shortcoming",
|
||
|
|
"sin",
|
||
|
|
"vice",
|
||
|
|
"want",
|
||
|
|
"weakness"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"merit",
|
||
|
|
"virtue"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"could tolerate my uncle's foibles because we loved him dearly",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"With every Michigan foible , Georgia\u2019s offense grew bolder and more explosive. \u2014 Laine Higgins, WSJ , 1 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Jones happily recites the joke using the other word, and the two men laugh, having been caught in a foible of their profession. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Oct. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"At a time when any foible can now be airbrushed, edited, filtered or just plain omitted at will, the idea of imperfection as asset is a refreshing one. \u2014 Courtney Lichterman, Robb Report , 27 May 2021",
|
||
|
|
"This is how a technological wonder like the USS Ford gets converted from an alliance-boosting example of American technological prowess at sea to an embarrassing, over-budget disaster\u2014a geopolitical foible that only benefits American rivals. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 13 May 2021",
|
||
|
|
"No filmmaker has a better handle on the ridiculous foibles of the English upper-middle class. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 10 Apr. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"In a world obsessed with human foibles (and books about them), why wouldn\u2019t politicians believe that the public\u2014cue Jack Nicholson\u2014can\u2019t handle the truth? \u2014 David Wolman, Wired , 27 Mar. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Yet, while Howard trafficked in the foibles and misdeeds of marquee names, questions about his own conduct faced internal scrutiny in 2012. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"The Canadian-American humorist died in 2012 at the age of 47 and his essays always crackled with zinging observations about other people\u2019s foibles , but most often his own. \u2014 Maris Kreizman, WSJ , 16 Apr. 2020"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"obsolete French (now faible ), from obsolete foible weak, from Old French feble feeble"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"circa 1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-195900"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fossette":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a small fossa : a little hollow",
|
||
|
|
": a depression for the resilium in bivalve shells"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"(\u02c8)f\u00e4\u00a6set",
|
||
|
|
"(\u02c8)f\u022f\u00a6-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"French, small cavity, dimple, from Old French fossete , from fosse + -ete -ette"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1827, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-200254"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forward-thinking":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": thinking about and planning for the future : forward-looking"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-201554"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foresail":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the lowest sail set on the foremast of a square-rigged ship or schooner \u2014 see sail illustration",
|
||
|
|
": the sole or principal headsail (as of a sloop, cutter, or schooner)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccs\u0101l",
|
||
|
|
"-s\u0259l"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-204254"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forastero":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
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": any of various very productive cacoas with thick hard shells and purple seeds \u2014 compare criollo"
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],
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"\u02ccf\u022fr\u0259\u02c8ste(\u02cc)r\u014d"
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"history_and_etymology":[
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"Spanish, literally, stranger, from Catalan foraster, forester , from Old Catalan, from Old Proven\u00e7al forestier , from forest hamlet, country house, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin forestis , from Latin foris outside"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-210127"
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},
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"fonctionnaire":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": a French or French colonial government official"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6f\u0259\u014b(k)sh\u0259\u00a6na(a)(\u0259)r",
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"F f\u014d\u207fksy\u022fneer"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[
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"French, from fonction function, office + -aire -ary"
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],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-214841"
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},
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"foretaste":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": a small anticipatory sample",
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": an advance indication or warning",
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": to taste beforehand : anticipate"
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],
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||
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"pronounciation":[
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||
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cct\u0101st",
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||
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"f\u022fr-\u02c8t\u0101st",
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cct\u0101st"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"These layoffs are only a foretaste of what's to come.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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||
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"But Chicago was a city of immigrants who gave it a foretaste of European politics. \u2014 Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune , 13 May 2022",
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||
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"On Tuesday, opposition leaders offered a tangy foretaste of those attacks. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
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||
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"But the Civil War experience proved to be a foretaste of modern monetary policy. \u2014 Roger Lowenstein, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
||
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"However, to have just a foretaste at Sublimotion is so exciting. \u2014 Nel-olivia Waga, Forbes , 11 Nov. 2021",
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||
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"These pressures could very well intensify, providing a possible foretaste of what could be on the near-term horizon, until Europe manages a credible and sustainable transition to renewable energy. \u2014 David A. Andelman, CNN , 16 Oct. 2021",
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"Dante fought in the cavalry at Campaldino, and war must have given him a foretaste of Hell. \u2014 Judith Thurman, The New Yorker , 13 Sep. 2021",
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"By the Sixties, the denunciation of nostalgia had become a liberal ritual, but such skirmishes provided only a foretaste of the campaign that followed. \u2014 Christopher Lasch, Harper's Magazine , 22 June 2021",
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"But many worry that the incident is just a foretaste of what will happen if the new bill is enacted. \u2014 The Economist , 14 Mar. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[
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"Noun",
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||
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
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||
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"Verb",
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||
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
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||
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-225214"
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||
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},
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"forgetful of":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": forgetting or neglecting"
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],
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||
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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||
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-225522"
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},
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||
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"Fonda":{
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||
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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||
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],
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||
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"definitions":[
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||
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"Henry (Jaynes) 1905\u20131982 and his daughter Jane 1937\u2013 originally Lady Jayne Seymour Fonda American actors"
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||
|
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],
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||
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
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"\u02c8f\u00e4n-d\u0259"
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||
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],
|
||
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"synonyms":[],
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||
|
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"antonyms":[],
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||
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"examples":[],
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||
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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||
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"first_known_use":[],
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||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-232822"
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||
|
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},
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||
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"Fomalhaut":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a white star of the first magnitude that is the brightest star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus"
|
||
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],
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||
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"pronounciation":[],
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||
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"synonyms":[],
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||
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"antonyms":[],
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||
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"examples":[],
|
||
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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||
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"first_known_use":[
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||
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"1594, in the meaning defined above"
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||
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],
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||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-233413"
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||
|
|
},
|
||
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"folk's-glove":{
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||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": foxglove sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
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"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
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||
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"antonyms":[],
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||
|
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"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"by folk etymology"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-234433"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
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|
"for company":{
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||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
|
"idiom"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": in order not to be lonely"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-000031"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foregleam":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a premonitory gleam : forecast"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"fore- + gleam"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-001428"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forecast":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to calculate or predict (some future event or condition) usually as a result of study and analysis of available pertinent data",
|
||
|
|
": to predict (weather conditions) on the basis of correlated meteorological (see meteorology sense 1 ) observations",
|
||
|
|
": to indicate as likely to occur",
|
||
|
|
": to serve as a forecast of : presage",
|
||
|
|
": to calculate the future",
|
||
|
|
": a prophecy, estimate, or prediction of a future happening or condition",
|
||
|
|
": foresight of consequences and provision against them : forethought",
|
||
|
|
": to predict often after thought and study of available evidence",
|
||
|
|
": a prediction of something in the future"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cckast",
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8kast",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cckast",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cckast"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"augur",
|
||
|
|
"call",
|
||
|
|
"foretell",
|
||
|
|
"predict",
|
||
|
|
"presage",
|
||
|
|
"prognosticate",
|
||
|
|
"prophesy",
|
||
|
|
"read",
|
||
|
|
"vaticinate"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"auguring",
|
||
|
|
"augury",
|
||
|
|
"bodement",
|
||
|
|
"cast",
|
||
|
|
"forecasting",
|
||
|
|
"foretelling",
|
||
|
|
"predicting",
|
||
|
|
"prediction",
|
||
|
|
"presaging",
|
||
|
|
"prognosis",
|
||
|
|
"prognostic",
|
||
|
|
"prognosticating",
|
||
|
|
"prognostication",
|
||
|
|
"prophecy",
|
||
|
|
"prophesy",
|
||
|
|
"soothsaying",
|
||
|
|
"vaticination"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"They're forecasting rain for this weekend.",
|
||
|
|
"The company is forecasting reduced profits.",
|
||
|
|
"Experts forecast that the economy will slow in the coming months.",
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"want to catch the weather forecast so I'll know what kind of clothes to pack for the trip tomorrow",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
||
|
|
"Inflation is far more stubborn than the Federal Reserve and many economists had forecast a year ago. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Economists had forecast that the CPI rose 8.2% in May, according to FactSet. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 210,000 applications for the latest week. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Job gains in May far surpassed the roughly 328,000 new jobs economists had forecast but fell short of the 436,000 new jobs added in April, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department. \u2014 Jonathan Ponciano, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Economists had forecast 500,000 jobs would be added in September, but the initial report released on Oct. 8 says only 194,000 were created, not enough to get to full employment for a while. \u2014 Mike Madden And Rachel Siegel, Anchorage Daily News , 31 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Most economists have forecast that inflation, as measured by the Fed\u2019s preferred gauge, will still be at about 4% or higher by the end of this year. \u2014 NBC News , 27 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Most economists have forecast that inflation, as measured by the Fed\u2019s preferred gauge, will still be at about 4% or higher by the end of this year. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, ajc , 27 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"At Walmart, which owns a fleet of 7,400 diesel trucks, U.S. fuel costs ran more than $160 million higher than the company had forecast , Chief Executive Doug McMillon told analysts. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"While Tuesday is the only day expected to threaten the record books, the remainder of the week will stay warm, with forecast temperatures in the high 80s and low 90s, with lows in the mid-60s. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 17 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"That forecast has fallen to below 2% as expectations have grown for higher interest rates and unemployment. \u2014 Nate Rattner, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Global economic growth will slow before the end of 2022, and most countries should begin preparing for a recession, the World Bank said in an economic forecast released Tuesday. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 8 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"However, there are some pretty huge assumptions baked into that forecast . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 8 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Global economic growth is expected to slow down before the end of the year, and most countries should begin preparing for a recession, according to the World Bank\u2019s latest global economic forecast released on Tuesday. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In 2021, the Global Metaverse Market was valued at $63.8 billion with the expectation to surge to $100.3 billion by the end of 2022 and $1.5 trillion by 2029 at 47.6% CAGR during the forecast period. \u2014 Ugonna-ora Owoh, Quartz , 26 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Even after giving an upbeat sales forecast in March, Tan said that the semiconductor industry won\u2019t be able to stay on its current trajectory. \u2014 Liana Baker, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Oregon\u2019s state economists delivered another astonishing revenue forecast Wednesday, with surging tax revenues now predicted to deliver a record kicker rebate of $3 billion to taxpayers in 2024. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 May 2022"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"1527, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
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|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-005818"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"folk art":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
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||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the traditional decorative or utilitarian art of the people that is often an expression of community life and is distinguished from academic or self-conscious or cosmopolitan expression"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"examples":[
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||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"They are inspired by Chinese and East/Southeast Asian folk art , such as traditional woodcut prints, mystical animals, and folk deities. \u2014 Angela Qian, Vogue , 27 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Yet he was fascinated by the city\u2019s roadways and their relentless procession of billboards, L.A.\u2019s indigenous folk art . \u2014 Mark Rozzo, The New Yorker , 12 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The 2022 collection draws inspiration from Slovenian folk art and characters from the stories are in the prints. \u2014 Joanne Shurvell, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Accommodations include treehouse rooms and beachfront rooms and suites, decorated with folk art and hardwood furniture. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The atmosphere, like the food Greg and Lindsey serve, is more fun than fancy, with folk art and vintage photos on the walls and a chalkboard menu displaying the daily specials. \u2014 Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"By the 1950s in Cleveland, Lichtenstein was painting in a faux-na\u00efve style that blended influences from outsider, or folk art , as well as highfalutin sources such as European modernist painting. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Los Angeles, known for its rich fine and folk art scenes, is a fitting backdrop for the various paintings \u2014 vivid and mystical \u2014 supplemented by drawings and photographs of Kahlo\u2019s family. \u2014 Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Instead of souvenir shops, there are stores devoted to traditional crafts and folk art . \u2014 Sara Clemence, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1892, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-012327"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foh":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"Definition of foh archaic variant of faugh"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014d"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
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"examples":[],
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||
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
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"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-012752"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"Fomes":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a genus of bracket fungi (family Polyporaceae) usually forming corky or woody perennial sporophores often of large size and including some fungi that cause destructive heartrots of timber and other trees"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014d(\u02cc)m\u0113z"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"New Latin, from Latin, touchwood, tinder; akin to Latin fov\u0113re to warm"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-035951"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"Fort Dodge":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"geographical name"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"city northwest of Des Moines in northwest central Iowa population 25,206"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u00e4j"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-041520"
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},
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"fondly":{
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": in a foolish manner : foolishly",
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": in a fond manner : affectionately",
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": in a willingly credulous manner"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u00e4n-(d)l\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"She remembers their time together fondly .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The 2018 season will be fondly remembered as the year the Brewers got within one win of the World Series, but a brutal finish to the first half of the season might still live on in collective memory. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
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"Today, the original Gears of War is remembered fondly as one of the Xbox 360's most iconic online multiplayer shooters. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 26 May 2022",
|
||
|
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"Emmert doesn\u2019t seem destined to be remembered fondly for his dozen years in charge of the NCAA, though his failings have not always been his and his alone. \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The deputy was fondly remembered by her law enforcement colleagues. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
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|
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"The Grand Wagoneer trademark was last applied to a stand-alone model in 1991, on an SUV fondly remembered for its woodgrain appliqu\u00e9s, inside and out, like roach-resistant shelf paper. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"South Florida socialite fondly remembered as the city's grande dame. \u2014 Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
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|
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"It was commissioned by industrialist William Starr Miller, but is fondly remembered as the residence of Grace Vanderbilt. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
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"Mike Krzyzewski\u2019s last appearance at the Carrier Dome won\u2019t be remembered fondly by most of the 31,803 in attendance that shuffled out early during Duke\u2019s blowout win. \u2014 David Thompson, USA TODAY , 27 Feb. 2022"
|
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|
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],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
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|
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"first_known_use":[
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-050328"
|
||
|
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},
|
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|
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"forecastingly":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
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"adverb"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
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": so as to form or formulate a forecast : with foresight"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-051154"
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
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"Fosse-way":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": any of the principal Roman roads in Britain"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
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"so called from the ditch along each side"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-052551"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forward play":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": batting in cricket in which the batsman steps forward and plays the ball near or forward of the popping crease"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-052731"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foot tender":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": bottomer sense c"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-055732"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forwarn":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": forbid , prohibit"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u0259r\u02c8w\u022f(\u0259)rn"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"Middle English forwernen , from Old English forwiernan , from for- + wiernan to forbid"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-060731"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fogbank":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a mass of fog resting upon the sea"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-072826"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"force fit":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": press fit"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-074219"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"four-line octave":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the musical octave beginning with and ascending from the third C above middle C \u2014 see pitch illustration"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"so called from the four accent marks of the symbol C\u2032\u2032\u2032\u2032representing the third C above middle C"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"circa 1933, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-074253"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foretake":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": anticipate , presuppose"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"fore- + take"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-083208"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"footloose":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": having no ties : free to move about"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8fu\u0307t-\u02ccl\u00fcs"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"free",
|
||
|
|
"loose",
|
||
|
|
"unbound",
|
||
|
|
"unconfined",
|
||
|
|
"unrestrained"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bound",
|
||
|
|
"confined",
|
||
|
|
"restrained",
|
||
|
|
"unfree"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"When she was 20, she was footloose and fancy-free , with no family or serious career to tie her down.",
|
||
|
|
"after having been chained for so long, the suddenly footloose dog ran helter-skelter about the yard",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"To attract those footloose workers, employers are far more likely to offer remote work now than before the pandemic, according to a report Thursday from Indeed, an employment and research site. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The world\u2019s most populous democracy has a long history with footloose lawmakers. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"This is not by any means an excuse to hit the beach, footloose and sunscreen-free. \u2014 Rachel Nall, Msn, SELF , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Of course, as future of work expert, Steve Cadigan highlights in Workquake, this bargaining relationship is complicated by the increasingly footloose nature of the modern worker. \u2014 Adi Gaskell, Forbes , 12 Oct. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"My inalienable right to wander around footloose and fancy-free just got snuffed. \u2014 Norman Vanamee, Town & Country , 27 July 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Back in 1893 Luigi Cecchi founded his Tuscan winery in the hills of the Chianti Classico region, which back then had a rather footloose approach to what a Chianti should be. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 25 June 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The idea that staying childless and footloose is more satisfying is, on average, wrong. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 17 June 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Although the Conzone family\u2019s footloose new lifestyle may not be for everyone, their reluctance to settle down or to commit to a long-term lease is embedded in the current rental-market zeitgeist. \u2014 Amy Gamerman, WSJ , 2 June 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1650, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-085020"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fortemente":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adverb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": strongly , loudly"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u00a6f\u022frt\u0259\u00a6men\u2027(\u02cc)t\u0101"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"Italian, from forte , adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-091257"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forcing bed":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": hotbed"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-092141"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forecastle":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the forward part of the upper deck of a ship",
|
||
|
|
": the crew's quarters usually in a ship's bow",
|
||
|
|
": the forward part of the upper deck of a ship",
|
||
|
|
": quarters for the crew in the forward part of a ship"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014dk-s\u0259l",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccka-s\u0259l",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014dk-s\u0259l"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-095830"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foredoom":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": doom sense 2"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"(\u02cc)f\u022fr-\u02c8d\u00fcm"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"destine",
|
||
|
|
"doom",
|
||
|
|
"fate",
|
||
|
|
"foreordain",
|
||
|
|
"ordain",
|
||
|
|
"predestine",
|
||
|
|
"predetermine",
|
||
|
|
"preordain"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"since the dawn of the ages he was foredoomed to become king one day"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1559, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-102531"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"Forbush's sparrow":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii gracilis ) of the Pacific coast closely related to the Lincoln's sparrow but browner"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr\u02ccbu\u0307sh\u0259\u0307z-",
|
||
|
|
"-b\u0259sh-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"after Edward H. Forbush \u20201929 American ornithologist"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-104920"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fortepianist":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a fortepiano player"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1976, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-105015"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"folkcraft":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the art and tradition of management of public affairs by the common people",
|
||
|
|
": artisanship and artistry carried on by the common people"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-112102"
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},
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"foot louse":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": a sucking louse ( Linognathus pedalis ) on sheep congregating and feeding chiefly on the hairy skin immediately above the hooves"
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],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-113747"
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},
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"fors":{
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"type":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of fors plural of for"
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],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-120934"
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},
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"forsake":{
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"type":[
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": to renounce or turn away from entirely",
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": to give up or leave entirely"
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||
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],
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||
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
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"f\u0259r-\u02c8s\u0101k",
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"f\u022fr-",
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||
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"f\u0259r-\u02c8s\u0101k"
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||
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],
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||
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"synonyms":[
|
||
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"abandon",
|
||
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"desert",
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||
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"leave",
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||
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"maroon",
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||
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"quit",
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||
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"strand"
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||
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],
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||
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"antonyms":[
|
||
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"reclaim"
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||
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],
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||
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"examples":[
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"forsaking most of our possessions, we evacuated just before the hurricane struck",
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||
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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||
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"Persevere in the faith, cast off all fear and keep your heart strong; God will never forsake you. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 4 May 2022",
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"Unlike her husband Allen, who is willing to forsake his brothers to lead a more modern life in line with Brenda's upbringing, she's unabashedly attracted to his family name. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
||
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"Like other immigrant groups that forsake tenements for suburbs, Greeks visit the old neighborhood propelled by an unquenchable taste for its old-country customs. \u2014 Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
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||
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"But many of these films appear to be biased, lacking in nuance or based on shaky science, encouraging viewers to make radical changes to their diets \u2014 like give up sugar, go keto or forsake animal products \u2014 in order to achieve true health. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
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"When travel opportunities and open venues were lacking during the first wave of COVID-19, Diamond didn\u2019t forsake his music. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 17 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
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"While there are ways and room to improve, Kleiman does not want to forsake short-term success for long-term goals. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The Ravens boast the NFL\u2019s best defense against the run, which could cause McVay to forsake balance and focus on exploiting what is the league\u2019s worst defense against the pass. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
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"The willingness to forsake partisanship in the pursuit of moral truth: Here is a partial remedy for the political and cultural rifts that seem to threaten our democratic republic. \u2014 Joseph Loconte, WSJ , 9 Dec. 2021"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
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"Middle English, from Old English forsacan , from for- + sacan to dispute; akin to Old English sacu action at law \u2014 more at sake"
|
||
|
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],
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||
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"first_known_use":[
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
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],
|
||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-124324"
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||
|
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},
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"followership":{
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||
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"type":[
|
||
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"noun"
|
||
|
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],
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||
|
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"definitions":[
|
||
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": following",
|
||
|
|
": the capacity or willingness to follow a leader"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4-l\u0259-w\u0259r-\u02ccship"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[
|
||
|
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"audience",
|
||
|
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"cult",
|
||
|
|
"following"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
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"the televangelist has a substantial followership in the rural South",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"The Nigerian-American couple leveraged their massive online followership to build a physical business that has already begun thriving in just a month. \u2014 Josh Wilson, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Effective leaders create followership by connecting with heart and convincing with intellect. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 15 Nov. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Inclusiveness has gained ground as criteria for acceptance, respect, support, and followership . \u2014 Ritu Anand, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Great leaders inspire membership, not followership . \u2014 Dr. Richard Osibanjo, Forbes , 24 June 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Social media is like: Look outside yourself for validation; look to likes and followership . \u2014 Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire , 22 June 2021",
|
||
|
|
"In the context of followership , my own definition of reasoning is the reflective application of the right assumptions, rooted in historical context and enhanced by grace and understanding. \u2014 Thomas Bradley Cox, Forbes , 11 May 2021",
|
||
|
|
"That\u2019s why credibility matters so much: If the U.S. is to re-establish leadership on climate change, its efforts are only as good as followership by the rest of the world. \u2014 David Victor, The Conversation , 22 Apr. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Barrett was interviewed by international media outlets and his Twitter followership swelled even more. \u2014 Sara Harrison, Wired , 18 Feb. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1867, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-133543"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"follower rest":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": follow rest"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-143758"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forgetive":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": inventive , imaginative"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-j\u0259-tiv"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"probably from forge entry 2 + -tive (as in inventive )"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1597, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-163709"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foretalk":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": preface"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-165459"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fork":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": an implement with two or more prongs used especially for taking up (as in eating), pitching, or digging",
|
||
|
|
": a forked part, tool, or piece of equipment",
|
||
|
|
": a division into branches or the place where something divides into branches",
|
||
|
|
": confluence",
|
||
|
|
": one of the branches into which something forks",
|
||
|
|
": an attack by one chess piece (such as a knight) on two pieces simultaneously",
|
||
|
|
": to divide into two or more branches",
|
||
|
|
": to use or work with a fork",
|
||
|
|
": to turn into a fork",
|
||
|
|
": to give the form of a fork to",
|
||
|
|
": to attack (two chessmen) simultaneously",
|
||
|
|
": to raise, pitch, dig, or work with a fork",
|
||
|
|
": pay , contribute",
|
||
|
|
": an implement having a handle and two or more prongs for taking up (as in eating), pitching, or digging",
|
||
|
|
": a forked part or tool",
|
||
|
|
": the place where something divides or branches",
|
||
|
|
": one of the parts into which something divides or branches",
|
||
|
|
": to divide into branches",
|
||
|
|
": to pitch or lift with a fork",
|
||
|
|
": a forked part, tool, or piece of equipment \u2014 see tuning fork",
|
||
|
|
": the lower part of the human body where the legs diverge from the trunk usually including the legs"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022frk",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022frk",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022f(\u0259)rk"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"branch (out)",
|
||
|
|
"diverge",
|
||
|
|
"divide",
|
||
|
|
"part",
|
||
|
|
"separate",
|
||
|
|
"spread"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"converge",
|
||
|
|
"join"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"a fork in the road",
|
||
|
|
"the north fork of the river",
|
||
|
|
"the front fork of a bicycle",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"The road forks to the north and south.",
|
||
|
|
"They forked the hay into the loft.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"It can be cut easily with the side of a fork , and doesn't flake or fall apart as easily. \u2014 Christopher Michel, Country Living , 14 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The use of the fork came late there, and Europeans were used to eating with their hands, a spoon or a hunting knife, for which the right hand was employed. \u2014 Jacobina Martin, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Use the back of a fork to smash any large chunks into granita smithereens, then use the tines to fluff it up. \u2014 Aliza Abarbanel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 2 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Use the tines of a fork to crimp edges together to completely seal. Working in batches to avoid crowding, carefully drop stuffed pasta into large pot of boiling water. \u2014 Kitty Greenwald, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Receiving virtual currency as a result of a hard fork , or when a single cryptocurrency splits in two. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Press to seal, trim any ragged edges, and crimp edges with tines of fork . \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The tornado lifted just across Lake Payne Road north of the fork with Shiloh Fire Tower Loop Road, the weather service said. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 5 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"And in some ways, their shadow boxing is offering the first sign of a fork in the road for the Republican Party. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
||
|
|
"Would the Rockets be willing to fork over Wood for two mid-tier selections in the first round? \u2014 Morten Jensen, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Buc-ee\u2019s is such a popular travel destination that the city of Luling and Caldwell County will likely fork over millions of dollars to increase the local footprint of the chain. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 3 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Fort Lauderdale taxpayers might have to fork over an eye-popping chunk of change to cover the legal fees of five attorneys who spent seven years arguing that Fort Lauderdale\u2019s homeless feeding ban was unconstitutional. \u2014 Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel , 11 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Platforms like Instagram and TikTok may be forced to fork over up to $25,000 per violation under a bill that passed the state Assembly on Monday. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Do Kwon's plan to hard fork the Terra blockchain to revive the ecosystem from the recent crash of its algorithmic stablecoin TerraUSD barely found any backing in a preliminary poll. \u2014 Omkar Godbole, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"People just don\u2019t want to fork over $120 a month for a mostly-useless cable TV package anymore. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 13 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The online cake ecosystem is rich and growing, but from my experience, the full magic of these boundary-pushing confections can only happen offline, fork in hand. \u2014 Aliza Abarbanel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 10 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But don\u2019t assume that customers will fork over more cash. \u2014 Kyle Leighton, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"Middle English forke , from Old English & Anglo-French; Old English forca & Anglo-French furke , from Latin furca"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-171921"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forecastle deck":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a partial deck above the main deck at the bow of a ship over a forecastle"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-172442"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foreknowable":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": being or capable of being known in advance"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"-\u014d\u0259b\u0259l"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-175226"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"folder":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": one that folds",
|
||
|
|
": a folded printed circular",
|
||
|
|
": a folded cover or large envelope for holding or filing loose papers",
|
||
|
|
": an organizational element of a computer operating system used to group files or other folders together",
|
||
|
|
": a folded cover or large envelope for loose papers",
|
||
|
|
": a folded printed sheet",
|
||
|
|
": a part of a computer operating system used to organize files"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014dl-d\u0259r",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014dl-d\u0259r"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"booklet",
|
||
|
|
"brochure",
|
||
|
|
"circular",
|
||
|
|
"flyer",
|
||
|
|
"flier",
|
||
|
|
"leaflet",
|
||
|
|
"pamphlet"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a folder offering tips for heating one's home efficiently",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"At the meeting, a man stands in the back of the room holding a large gray file folder by the handle. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 22 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Once that\u2019s done, iOS will move the images to a Hidden folder under Utilities. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 7 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In the novel\u2019s prologue, Andrew attends a lacrosse reception at the Thatch home and discovers a disturbing collection of crime scene photos in a manila folder . \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Another file has been added to Bam Adebayo\u2019s motivation folder . \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 21 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"If you\u2019re getting attacked via email, use filters to reroute harassing messages to a separate folder , Glaser suggests. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"If you\u2019re getting attacked via email, use email filters to reroute harassing messages to a separate folder , Glaser suggests. \u2014 Danielle Abril And Hannah Good, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"And bank on this: Sankey will never have to go hunting for that pesky folder . \u2014 Chase Goodbread, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Many moms go home from the hospital with little more than a folder full of pamphlets; others rely on Facebook groups for even serious challenges. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-182658"
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"forging roll":{
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": a rolling mill that forges comparatively uniform shapes by rolls of variable radii around the circumference"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-194005"
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"forth of":{
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"preposition"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": out from : out of"
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"first_known_use":[
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-194307"
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},
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"forcible":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": effected by force used against opposition or resistance",
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": characterized by force, efficiency, or energy : powerful",
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": got, made, or done by physical power",
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": showing a lot of strength or energy",
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": effected by force or threat of force used against opposition or resistance"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-s\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"\u02c8f\u014dr-s\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-s\u0259-b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the forcible removal of the rioters",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The San Bernardino County District Attorney\u2019s Office filed 10 felony charges against McGuire, including kidnapping, false imprisonment by violence, torture, mayhem, assault with a deadly weapon and forcible rape. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 17 June 2022",
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"Cohen said Jane Doe 2\u2019s account didn\u2019t even amount to a forcible rape, despite the charge, and, if allowed to be heard alongside the rape claims of Jane Does 1 and 3, could trigger improper bias. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 31 May 2022",
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"The second break-in was on the 4300 block of Western Avenue, where forcible entry to a home was made through a side door and several items of jewelry were taken. \u2014 Hank Beckman, chicagotribune.com , 25 Jan. 2022",
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"Officers found evidence of a forcible entry and learned that a suspect or suspects stole more than $1,700 worth of cigarettes, alcohol and consumable goods. \u2014 cleveland , 30 Dec. 2021",
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"Gomez, who was 43, had been arrested in February 2021 on suspicion of assault with intent to commit a felony and attempted forcible rape, court records show. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 May 2022",
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"Almost three years after he was hit with charges of forcible touching, Cuba Gooding Jr. has pleaded guilty. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 13 Apr. 2022",
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||
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"Walker was found not guilty on one count of digital penetration and two counts of forcible rape. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
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||
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"The jury found Walker not guilty of one count of digital penetration and two counts of forcible rape. \u2014 Kc Baker, PEOPLE.com , 20 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-202909"
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},
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"foie gras":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": the fatted liver of an animal and especially of a goose usually served as a p\u00e2t\u00e9"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8fw\u00e4-\u02c8gr\u00e4"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"France\u2019s southwestern foie gras region also faced a mass cull for a second year and Polish chicken farms suffered cases. \u2014 Megan Durisin, Jen Skerritt, Michael Hirtzer, Anchorage Daily News , 21 May 2022",
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||
|
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"Making foie gras requires a force-feeding process, which causes liver expansion similar to what wild ducks undergo before migration but on a greater scale. \u2014 Megan Keller, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
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||
|
|
"It was outlawed, with the Humane Society and other groups arguing that the process of making foie gras is cruelty to animals. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
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||
|
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"Once talent gorged on Netflix money, like geese destined for foie gras , some became cranky. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
|
||
|
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"Starters are salads, crab tostada, Hamachi, Ukrainian dumplings, foie gras , beef tartare and hummus. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The Dani Rossini burger, made with Simmental beef and foie gras , at the Four Seasons rooftop restaurant, helmed by celebrated chef Dani Garcia. \u2014 Christian L. Wright, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Here, trendy diners feast on whole roast chicken stuffed with foie gras , before heading down to subterranean late-night hotspot, Common Decency, for live drag acts and digestif cocktails. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"There was also a creamy disc of foie gras torchon with caramelized mango and a delightfully spicy chutney that went very well with both an Alsatian Pinot Gris and a Chablis. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022"
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||
|
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],
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||
|
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"history_and_etymology":[
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"French, literally, fat liver"
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||
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],
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||
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"first_known_use":[
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"1818, in the meaning defined above"
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||
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],
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||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-204649"
|
||
|
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},
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||
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"forby":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
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"adverb",
|
||
|
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"preposition"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": past",
|
||
|
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": near",
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||
|
|
": besides",
|
||
|
|
": besides : in addition"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8b\u012b"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
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"Preposition",
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||
|
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"Middle English forby , preposition & adverb, from fore- + by"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Preposition",
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
|
||
|
|
"Adverb",
|
||
|
|
"1590, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-210212"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"four-in-hand":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a vehicle drawn by a team of four horses driven by one person",
|
||
|
|
": such a team of four horses",
|
||
|
|
": a necktie tied in a slipknot with long ends overlapping vertically in front"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u0259n-\u02cchand"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-225127"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foresight":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience",
|
||
|
|
": provident care : prudence",
|
||
|
|
": an act of looking forward",
|
||
|
|
": a view forward",
|
||
|
|
": the ability to see what will or might happen in the future",
|
||
|
|
": care for the future : prudence"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccs\u012bt",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccs\u012bt"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"foreknowledge",
|
||
|
|
"prescience"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"They had the foresight to invest the money wisely.",
|
||
|
|
"His career choice shows a lack of foresight .",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Even so, crypto\u2019s burgeoning complications present challenging questions for any museum wanting to mint NFTs, said Elizabeth Merritt, vice president for strategic foresight at the American Alliance of Museums. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Software is where operational intelligence and foresight are derived. \u2014 Suresh Menon, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"China is a testament to her chutzpah and pioneering foresight . \u2014 Monica Eng, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Jones reflectiveness about her life and work feels like foresight . \u2014 Brooklyn White, Essence , 13 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"What happened in the Atlanta area in the past year and a half seems to reflect a greater degree of planning and foresight . \u2014 The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Rather than admit that Ruffini\u2019s premise is correct \u2014 U.S. strategy during the end of 2021 and beginning of 2022 did not prevent war \u2014 Biden wants to amend the record to grant himself foresight retroactively. \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The perils of the hour require moral leadership and foresight of the highest order from heads of state, business leaders, and society at large. \u2014 Time , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The foresight part involved his three children, who are between the ages of 12 and 14. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-225843"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forenenst":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"Definition of forenenst variant of fornent"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-234135"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forenamed":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": named previously : aforesaid"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccn\u0101md"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"aforementioned",
|
||
|
|
"aforesaid",
|
||
|
|
"foregoing",
|
||
|
|
"said"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the forenamed members of the commission have been asked to serve a second term"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-234825"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"Fourier transform":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": any of various functions (such as F(u) ) that under suitable conditions can be obtained from given functions (such as f(x) ) by multiplying by e iux and integrating over all values of x and that in scientific instrumentation describe the dependence of the average of a series of measurements (as of a spectrum) on a quantity of interest (such as brightness) especially of a very small magnitude"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1923, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-012211"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foregrip":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the portion of a fishing rod butt lying between the forward edge of the reel seat and the forward end of the butt"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"fore- + grip"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-020453"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forest type":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": similarity of composition and development (as in two or more stands of trees) due to the impact of corresponding physical and biological factors",
|
||
|
|
": a forest association"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-030325"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forecastlehead":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the forward part of a forecastle (see forecastle sense 1b )"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"-l\u02cched"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-034451"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foregone conclusion":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a conclusion that has preceded argument or examination",
|
||
|
|
": an inevitable result : certainty",
|
||
|
|
": something felt to be sure to happen"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccg\u022fn-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"But while the end of this season was a foregone conclusion , did manage to surprise with a cameo that very few of us saw coming. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 23 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Equally celebratory and reverential, the show took on greater significance given that the return of the seemingly unlikely pairing was never a foregone conclusion . \u2014 Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"If Cho\u2019s casting was a foregone conclusion , the most challenging role to fill was Will, the aloof and snobbish Darcy character who eventually reveals a wellspring of decency and repressed passion. \u2014 Inkoo Kang, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In certain cases, the outcome may be a foregone conclusion . \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 31 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But success in achieving financial inclusion isn\u2019t a foregone conclusion for these telcos. \u2014 Alexander Onukwue, Quartz , 5 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Weyand disputed that DeWine\u2019s victory is a foregone conclusion , pointing to internal data showing the Wadsworth Republican with a narrow lead over DeWine. \u2014 Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The Hawks were officially eliminated from playoff contention Tuesday \u2014 a foregone conclusion long before then \u2014 and the team heads into Sunday\u2019s home game against the Dallas Stars riding a six-game losing streak. \u2014 Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Returning to Indianapolis, however, wasn\u2019t a foregone conclusion for Rhodes. \u2014 Jim Ayello, The Indianapolis Star , 1 Apr. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":[
|
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"1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-050048"
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},
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"folk dance":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": a dance that originates as ritual among and is characteristic of the common people of a country and that is transmitted from generation to generation with increasing secularization"
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],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[
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"translation of German volkstanz"
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],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-051837"
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},
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"foliose":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": having a flat, thin, and usually lobed thallus attached to the substratum",
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"\u2014 compare crustose , fruticose"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u014d-l\u0113-\u02cc\u014ds"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[
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"Latin foliosus leafy"
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],
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"first_known_use":[
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"1758, in the meaning defined above"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-053124"
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},
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"forward pass":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": a pass (as in football) made in the direction of the opponent's goal"
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],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Heisman the coach was a vanguard in shaping the sport, credited for the forward pass development, breaking the game into quarters and many other novel changes. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 24 Apr. 2021",
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|
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"That also doesn\u2019t include a 30-yard pass from wide receiver Joe Walker to tight end Ryan O\u2019Malley for a touchdown, after Walker caught a forward pass from Patterson behind the line for the first double-pass in USFL history. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 21 May 2022",
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"This approach facilitated legalizing the forward pass and creating a sudden-death overtime. \u2014 David Wharton, Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
|
||
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"Shortly after, a dramatic rule change \u2014 the legalization of the forward pass \u2014 helped reduce violence. \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
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"The Wolverines adapted well in the first year of the legal forward pass , beating Illinois, 28-9, to tie 3-0 Wisconsin and 2-0 Minnesota atop the conference. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 5 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
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"Your father\u2019s high school coach, who believed the forward pass was invented by hippie subversives, may have approved of the punts, but all three were mistakes, according to the EdjSports model. \u2014 Mike Tanier, New York Times , 8 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
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"Much of it was letters and communications that helped change the sport of football, including information about incorporating the forward pass in the 1900s. \u2014 Jeff Vorva, chicagotribune.com , 25 Nov. 2021",
|
||
|
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"The forward pass was still a decade from its debut. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 22 Nov. 2021"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
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"first_known_use":[
|
||
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"1890, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-060709"
|
||
|
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},
|
||
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"forkable":{
|
||
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"type":[
|
||
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"adjective"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
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": fit to handle or transport with a fork"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
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"-k\u0259b\u0259l"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-063438"
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||
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},
|
||
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"foreganger":{
|
||
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"type":[
|
||
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"noun"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": one that goes before",
|
||
|
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": a short rope grafted on a harpoon (as of a whaler) to which the longer line is attached",
|
||
|
|
": a length of rope or chain stouter than the rest of the cable and placed next to an anchor"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014dr\u02ccga\u014bg\u0259r",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
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"fore- + ganger"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-095830"
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
|
"for\u00e7at":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a convict in France condemned to imprisonment with hard labor or formerly to the galleys"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u022frs\u0227"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"French, from Italian forzato , from past participle of forzare to force, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin fortiare"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-101329"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forest tent caterpillar":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a moth ( Malacosoma disstria of the family Lasiocampidae) whose orange-marked larva is a tent caterpillar and a serious defoliator of deciduous trees"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1854, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-105530"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"Fon":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a people of West Africa especially in the region of Abomey, Benin",
|
||
|
|
": a member of such people",
|
||
|
|
": the language of the Fon people that is closely related to or a dialect of Ewe"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4n"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-110528"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foundational":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": of, relating to, or forming or serving as a base or foundation : fundamental"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"fau\u0307n-\u02c8d\u0101-shn\u0259l",
|
||
|
|
"-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1657, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-141635"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forcing cone":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the portion of the boring of a shotgun in which the chamber diameter decreases to bore diameter and which in section is a truncated cone"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-142054"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forchette":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"Definition of forchette variant of fourchette:1 2"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-143858"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forespeaker":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": one that speaks for another",
|
||
|
|
": one that speaks first",
|
||
|
|
"[ fore- + speaker ]"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"Middle English forspeker , from for entry 1 + speker speaker"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-153409"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"FORTRAN":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a computer programming language that resembles algebra in its notation and is widely used for scientific applications"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cctran"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"for mula tran slation"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1954, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-154157"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forespeak":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": foretell , predict",
|
||
|
|
": to arrange for in advance"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8sp\u0113k"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-161259"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foreshaft":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the forward portion of the shaft of an arrow to which the footing is joined and to which the head is attached"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"fore- + shaft"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-163400"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"for color":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"idiom"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": in order to make something more colorful"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-183734"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fondue fork":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a long, slender usually 2-tined fork used in eating or cooking fondue"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-195848"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forthward":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adverb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": forward"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014drthw\u0259rd",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English forthweard forward, continually, henceforth, from forth entry 1 + -weard -ward"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-000449"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"footlog":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a simple footbridge consisting often of a single log hewn flat on one side"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-001308"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"footmaker":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a member of a chair of glassworkers who gathers and blows glass and shapes it on a marver table"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-005731"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foreleech":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the luff of a fore-and-aft sail"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[
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"fore- + leech (edge of a sail)"
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],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-180332"
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},
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"fordize":{
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": to standardize in the interests of efficiency and mass production",
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": to organize and control (people or their work) as if on an assembly line",
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": to deprive of individuality"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccd\u012bz"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[
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"Henry Ford + English -ize"
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],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-180851"
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},
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"Fort Sumter National Monument":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":[
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"reservation in South Carolina at the entrance to Charleston Harbor containing the site of Fort Sumter, where the American Civil War began"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8s\u0259m(p)-t\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-181310"
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},
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"Fossey":{
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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],
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"definitions":[
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"Dian 1932\u20131985 American ethologist"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u022f-s\u0113",
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"\u02c8f\u00e4-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-182837"
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},
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"foreseeing":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":[
|
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": to see (something, such as a development) beforehand",
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": to see or know about beforehand",
|
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": to be aware of the reasonable possibility of (as an occurrence or development) beforehand"
|
||
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],
|
||
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
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"f\u022fr-\u02c8s\u0113",
|
||
|
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"f\u022fr-\u02c8s\u0113"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"synonyms":[
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"anticipate",
|
||
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"divine",
|
||
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"forefeel",
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"foreknow",
|
||
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"prevision"
|
||
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],
|
||
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
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"examples":[
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"We couldn't have foreseen the consequences of our actions.",
|
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"He foresees a day when all war will cease.",
|
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"She foresaw the company's potential and invested early on.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
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"Zandi doesn't foresee U.S. home prices falling nationally over the coming year. \u2014 Fortune , 9 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, meanwhile, doesn't foresee market cataclysm once the bear market officially begins. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 20 May 2022",
|
||
|
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"But Tollner didn\u2019t foresee Kupp setting the NFL on fire with the Rams. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
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"But additional large hikes are expected to be announced at the Fed\u2019s next two meetings, in June and July, and economists and investors foresee the fastest pace of rate increases since 1989. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune , 4 May 2022",
|
||
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"That said, some scientists foresee COVID boosters for years to come. \u2014 Esther Landhuis, Scientific American , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
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"Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers says his broken toe is improving and doesn't foresee having surgery. \u2014 Mike Hart, USA TODAY , 8 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
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"Arthur DeGaetano, director of the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University, said the flash floods of Wednesday night resulted from not one storm but several small storms whose interactions with each other were hard to foresee . \u2014 New York Times , 3 Sep. 2021",
|
||
|
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"But foreign-affairs experts don\u2019t foresee any major policy shifts on China from Mr. Albanese. \u2014 Mike Cherney, WSJ , 21 May 2022"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-182845"
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
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"focus group":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a small group of people whose response to something (such as a new product or a politician's image) is studied to determine the response that can be expected from a larger population"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"For record labels, TikTok became the perfect tool not only to promote new music, but as a widespread focus group to test upcoming tracks. \u2014 Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone , 31 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But, Shelton said, a focus group gave it such a forceful thumbs-down that his label kept it off his debut album. \u2014 Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Sarah Longwell, the founder of the Republican Accountability Project, which conducted the focus group last week, said that Mr. Trump\u2019s limited involvement could be playing a role in some voters\u2019 indecision. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"An anti-Trump Republican advocacy group recently organized a focus group of G.O.P voters in Georgia to get their take on perhaps the most competitive and consequential primary election in the state. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In the fall of 2019, the KHSAA Board of Control approved a recommendation to appoint a sport-specific focus group to study the sanctioning of boys and girls lacrosse. \u2014 James Weber, The Enquirer , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Creating a focus group of high-performing employees that also contribute can provide insight on what is vague, what is missing or what needs to be clarified. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Elisa Beniero, who heads dubbing efforts at Netflix, said that after the company did a focus group on audio description in late 2020 that included people who are blind, the company\u2019s takeaway was that the feature should have less censorship. \u2014 Robbie Whelan, WSJ , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Americans supplied him with something like a focus group for that premise. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1965, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-183701"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forest tea":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a Philippine plant ( Ehretia microphylla ) used as a substitute for tea in the Philippines especially by resident Chinese"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-185254"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forethoughtful":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": full of or having forethought"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccth\u022ft-f\u0259l"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"farseeing",
|
||
|
|
"farsighted",
|
||
|
|
"forehanded",
|
||
|
|
"foreseeing",
|
||
|
|
"foresighted",
|
||
|
|
"forward",
|
||
|
|
"forward-looking",
|
||
|
|
"prescient",
|
||
|
|
"proactive",
|
||
|
|
"provident",
|
||
|
|
"visionary"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"half-baked",
|
||
|
|
"half-cocked",
|
||
|
|
"improvident",
|
||
|
|
"myopic",
|
||
|
|
"shortsighted"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"doctors encouraging people to be forethoughtful and get their flu shots in advance of the flu season"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"circa 1810, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-193242"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"folden":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"Definition of folden archaic past participle of fold"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-193333"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foregain":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"preposition"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": opposite"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"Middle English forgain (from for-, fore- fore- + again against) & forgaines , from for-, fore- + againes against"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-194329"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foot valve":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a check valve at the lower end of a suction pipe (as in a well)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-200421"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"focusing cloth":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": an opaque dark cloth used to cover the rear of the camera and the head and shoulders of the photographer in order to exclude most of the light except that coming through the lens"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-201158"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fog room":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a room for the curing of concrete into which water is sprayed in a fine mist"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-203449"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foreknowledge":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to have previous knowledge of : know beforehand especially by paranormal means or by revelation"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"(\u02cc)f\u022fr-\u02c8n\u014d"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"anticipate",
|
||
|
|
"divine",
|
||
|
|
"forefeel",
|
||
|
|
"foresee",
|
||
|
|
"prevision"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"what couple can possibly foreknow the trials and tribulations that marriage will bring?"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-204111"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"focusing coil":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a coil that focuses an electron beam (as in a cathode-ray tube) by means of a magnetic field"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-210351"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fortuitism":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the doctrine or belief that evolutionary adaptations and progress are chance results rather than determined consequences of natural law or the outcome of teleology \u2014 compare tychism"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u022f(r)\u02c8t\u00fc\u0259\u02cctiz\u0259m",
|
||
|
|
"f\u0259(r)-",
|
||
|
|
"-)\u2027\u02c8ty\u00fc-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"fortuit ous + -ism"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084807"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forethoughtless":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": lacking forethought"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085502"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"folx":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"plural noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": folks"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014dks"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"respelling of folks, with -x after mx. , latinx"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1997, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085741"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foot switch":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": an electric switch operated by pressure of the foot"
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],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-074839"
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},
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"forehanded":{
|
||
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"type":[
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||
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
|
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": mindful of the future : prudent",
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": well-to-do",
|
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": forehand sense 2"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02cc)f\u022fr-\u02c8han-d\u0259d"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"farseeing",
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"farsighted",
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"foreseeing",
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||
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"foresighted",
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"forethoughtful",
|
||
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"forward",
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"forward-looking",
|
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"prescient",
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"proactive",
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"provident",
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"visionary"
|
||
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],
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"antonyms":[
|
||
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"half-baked",
|
||
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"half-cocked",
|
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"improvident",
|
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"myopic",
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||
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"shortsighted"
|
||
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],
|
||
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"examples":[
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||
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"was forehanded enough to stock up on batteries for winter storms"
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||
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],
|
||
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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||
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"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
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"1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-080104"
|
||
|
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},
|
||
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"foretime":{
|
||
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"type":[
|
||
|
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"noun"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": former or past time : the time before the present"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cct\u012bm"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"circa 1540, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-080250"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"for a start":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
|
"idiom"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"Definition of for a start \u2014 used to introduce a statement that is the first in a series of statements \"What was the restaurant like?\" \"Well, for a start , the food was fantastic.\""
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-080856"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"for cheap":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"idiomatic phrase"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": for a relatively low cost"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1977, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-081939"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foot waling":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the inside bottom planks of a ship"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-083306"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foot stove":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a box with a pan for hot coals to warm the feet"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085912"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fomite":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": an object (such as a dish, doorknob, or article of clothing) that may be contaminated with infectious agents (such as bacteria or viruses) and serve in their transmission",
|
||
|
|
": an object (as a dish, toy, book, doorknob, or article of clothing) that may be contaminated with infectious agents (as bacteria or viruses) and serve in their transmission"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014d-\u02ccm\u012bt",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014d-\u02ccm\u012bt"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"back-formation from fomites , from New Latin, plural of fomit-, fomes , from Latin, kindling wood; akin to Latin fov\u0113re to heat \u2014 more at foment"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1803, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-090120"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forkball":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a baseball pitch in which the ball is gripped between the forked index and middle fingers"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022frk-\u02ccb\u022fl"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Porter is famous because his forkball killed a dove in mid-air in the middle of a game. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 30 June 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Hirano said part of that progression has been with his signature forkball . \u2014 Nick Piecoro, azcentral , 15 Mar. 2018",
|
||
|
|
"Signing for just a $2 million bonus with LA, the 25-year-old righty with the distinctive corkscrew windup and bedeviling forkball made a solid April showing, then posted a 1.31 ERA with 119 strikeouts over his next 13 starts. \u2014 Jay Jaffe, SI.com , 9 Dec. 2017",
|
||
|
|
"The most famous forkball still belongs to Roy Face, who developed his version in 1954. \u2014 Daniel Brown, The Mercury News , 11 May 2017",
|
||
|
|
"Right-handed pitcher Zach Edgar carries on one tradition by throwing a forkball . \u2014 Gene Chamberlain, Elgin Courier-News , 12 June 2017",
|
||
|
|
"Dodgers manager Jim Tracy said Nomo\u00b4s forkball appears to be as dangerous as ever. \u2014 Associated Press, WIRED , 21 Dec. 2001"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1936, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-090545"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forename":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a name that precedes one's surname"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccn\u0101m"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"Christian name",
|
||
|
|
"first name",
|
||
|
|
"given name",
|
||
|
|
"prename"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a long string of forenames was given to the latest addition to the royal family"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1533, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-103508"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foetid":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"Definition of foetid chiefly British spelling of fetid"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-103717"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"focht":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"Definition of focht Scottish variant of fought"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4\u1e35t"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-104031"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"footstool":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a low stool used to support the feet",
|
||
|
|
": a low stool for the feet"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8fu\u0307t-\u02ccst\u00fcl",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8fu\u0307t-\u02ccst\u00fcl"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"My father stood with one hand on his waist and one leg on a footstool , the way colonial hunters posed with wild animals. \u2014 Mansi Choksi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"There was a back cushion, a seat cushion, and a pillowy footstool , all from different companies. \u2014 Outside Online , 18 Mar. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Doesn\u2019t run that well, can barely jump over a footstool , and he cannot be stopped. \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Oct. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"His employer denied his request to work from home \u2014 even part-time \u2014 instead offering him a new chair, footstool , and air purifier to assist him in getting through the day. \u2014 Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone , 6 Oct. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Instead of a traditional check-in area, for instance, there\u2019s a small snug, wallpapered in a vibrant pineapple print, complete with cosy armchairs, footstool and bar trolley. \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 13 Sep. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Her brother Richard, one of the movers, walked by carrying a brocade footstool . \u2014 Washington Post , 28 June 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The Crate & Barrel rattan chair and fringed footstool from HomeGoods bring in natural elements that play off the colors and a Bohemian vibe that fits with the rest of the house. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 May 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Find a footstool on a weekend walk in the woods and dine with these tear-off My Drap napkins and faux bois plates. \u2014 Chloe Malle, Vogue , 23 Apr. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1530, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-123034"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fonduk":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a business establishment or commercial warehouse in northern Africa",
|
||
|
|
": an inn or hotel in northern Africa"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"Arabic funduq , from Greek pandokeion, pandocheion inn, from pandokos all-receiving, common to all, from pan- + -dokos (from dekesthai, dechesthai to accept, receive, welcome); akin to Greek dokein to seem good, seem, think"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-123440"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forethinker":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": one that forethinks"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\"+\u0259(r)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-125939"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"folded dipole":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": an antenna in the form of an elongated horizontal loop resembling a dipole in appearance with connections at the middle of one or both of the two parallel sides"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-130141"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"Fomorian":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": one of a race of sea robbers in Celtic legend who were probably originally gods representing the powers of evil and darkness"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"(\u02c8)f\u014d\u00a6m\u022fr\u0113\u0259n",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8-\u014d\u00a6w\u022f-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"obsolete Irish Gaelic fomor + English -ian"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-130925"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"Fomor":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": fomorian"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014d\u02ccm\u022f(\u0259)r",
|
||
|
|
"-\u014d\u02ccw\u022f-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"obsolete Irish Gaelic fom\u00f3r, fomorach (now fomhuireach ), from Irish Gaelic fo under (from Old Irish) + muir sea (from Old Irish); akin to Latin sub under and mare sea"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-131043"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foresound":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": one of the audible vibrations occasionally noted immediately preceding or accompanying the first disturbance of the ground during an earthquake"
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],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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||
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[
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"fore- + sound"
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||
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],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-142701"
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},
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"foresightless":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun,"
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],
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"definitions":[
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||
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": lacking in foresight"
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],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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||
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"examples":[],
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||
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-144021"
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},
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"Fordism":{
|
||
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"type":[
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||
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"noun"
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||
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],
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"definitions":[
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": a technological system that seeks to increase production efficiency primarily through carefully engineered breakdown and interlocking of production operations and that depends for its success on mass production by assembly-line methods"
|
||
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],
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||
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccdiz\u0259m"
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||
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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||
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
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"examples":[],
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||
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"history_and_etymology":[
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"Henry Ford \u20201947 American auto manufacturer + English -ism"
|
||
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],
|
||
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"first_known_use":[],
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||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-144328"
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||
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},
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"fog belt":{
|
||
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"type":[
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||
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"noun"
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],
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||
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"definitions":[
|
||
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": a region where fogs are frequent"
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||
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],
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||
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"pronounciation":[],
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||
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
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"examples":[],
|
||
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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||
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"first_known_use":[],
|
||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-144556"
|
||
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},
|
||
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"fossa":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
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"adjective",
|
||
|
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"noun",
|
||
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"noun ()"
|
||
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],
|
||
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"definitions":[
|
||
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": an anatomical pit, groove, or depression",
|
||
|
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": a slender, long-tailed, carnivorous mammal ( Cryptoprocta ferox of the family Eupleridae) of Madagascar that has retractile claws, usually reddish-brown or sometimes black, short, thick fur, and anal scent glands",
|
||
|
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": an anatomical pit, groove, or depression"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
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"\u02c8f\u00e4-s\u0259",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4s-\u0259"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
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"Noun (1)",
|
||
|
|
"borrowed from Medieval Latin, going back to Latin, \"ditch, trench,\" noun derivative from feminine of fossus, past participle of fodere \"to jab, dig\" \u2014 more at fossil entry 1",
|
||
|
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"Noun (2)",
|
||
|
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"borrowed from French, borrowed from Malagasy fosa"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
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"Noun (1)",
|
||
|
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"1733, in the meaning defined above",
|
||
|
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"Noun (2)",
|
||
|
|
"1838, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-145049"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forsan et haec olim meminisse juvabit":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"Latin quotation from"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": and perhaps it will please (us) one day to remember these things"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02ccf\u022fr-\u02ccs\u00e4n-\u02ccet-\u02c8h\u012bk-\u02cc\u014d-lim-\u02ccme-mi-\u02c8ni-se-yu\u0307-\u02c8w\u00e4-bit"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-145620"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foreshank":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the upper part of the foreleg of cattle",
|
||
|
|
": meat cut from this part"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccsha\u014bk"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1924, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-145807"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"for a song":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"idiom"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": for a very small amount of money"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-155415"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foot up":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to make a total of (as the cost)",
|
||
|
|
": to amount to when added or reckoned",
|
||
|
|
": a lifting of the foot by a scrummager in rugby before the ball is fairly in the scrummage"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"foot entry 2",
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"foot entry 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-161037"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foretruck":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the truck at the head of a foremast"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"fore- + truck"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-161108"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"footman":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a traveler on foot : pedestrian",
|
||
|
|
": infantryman",
|
||
|
|
": a servant in livery formerly attending a rider or required to run in front of his master's carriage",
|
||
|
|
": a servant who serves at table, tends the door, and runs errands",
|
||
|
|
": a male servant who performs various duties (as letting visitors in and serving food)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8fu\u0307t-m\u0259n",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8fu\u0307t-m\u0259n"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Quips and asides from Julia\u2019s maid Molly (Sianand Gregory) and footman John (Divian Ladwa) add even more spirit and texture with commentary that acknowledges the divide of the ruling class and their labor force. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"According to Seward, author of Royal Children, Andrew once so annoyed a footman that the prince ended up sprawled on the floor with a black eye. \u2014 Simon Usborne, Town & Country , 13 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"That's because Dockery won't be performing solo, but as a duo with fellow Downton Abbey actor, Michael Fox, who appeared on seasons five and six of the show as footman Andrew Parker. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Actress Michelle Dockery, 40, will sing alongside Michael Fox, 33, who played footman Andrew Parker in the historical upstairs-downstairs costume drama. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In November, Fawcett, who was once one of Charles's closest aides having risen from the Queen's footman to the prince's valet and ultimately running the charity, resigned from his post amid the ongoing inquiry. \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Those gambling-mad aristocrats have boasted and betted on the running prowess of their best footman . \u2014 Roger Robinson, Outside Online , 5 May 2021",
|
||
|
|
"But when producers James Corden (who also plays a mouse- footman ) and Leo Pearlman offered her the chance to rewrite the fairy tale as a musical with contemporary songs \u2014 and values \u2014 the Blockers director jumped at it. \u2014 Mary Sollosi, EW.com , 13 May 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Shortly, footman Paul Wybrew was summoned, who then escorted Fagan across the corridor the the Queen's pantry. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 16 Nov. 2020"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-162117"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"Folsomoid":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": resembling a Folsom projectile point"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"-s\u0259\u02ccm\u022fid"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-162347"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forecarriage":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the forward part of the running gear of a four-wheeled vehicle when arranged so as to permit the two front wheels to turn independently of the rear wheels",
|
||
|
|
": a small usually 2-wheeled carriage attached under the front end of the beam of a heavy-duty walking plow"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"fore- + carriage"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-163354"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foredo":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to overcome with fatigue",
|
||
|
|
": to do away with : destroy"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-163826"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foreleg":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a front leg",
|
||
|
|
": a front leg of an animal",
|
||
|
|
": a front leg"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccleg",
|
||
|
|
"-\u02ccl\u0101g",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccleg",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014d(\u0259)r-\u02ccleg, \u02c8f\u022f(\u0259)r-, -\u02ccl\u0101g"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Swinehart wrote: The delay was long enough to get off another arrow, which buried deep behind the foreleg just as the rhino disappeared behind the thorn growth. \u2014 David Howard, Popular Mechanics , 11 Aug. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Per a chart cited by Ruppert, finds include a chunk of the horse\u2019s saddle, a foreleg fragment and a piece of the king\u2019s cloak. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian , 1 Nov. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"Some stuck the landing by first planting their forelegs on the surface, then swinging their bodies into place, similar to a back flip (see video, above). \u2014 Stephenie Livingston, Science | AAAS , 23 Oct. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"The animal was favoring its left hind leg and suffered abrasions to its forelegs . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Sep. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"In Soergel\u2019s model, the creature would have had strong hind legs and short forelegs , both of which were held much more upright than in living reptiles. \u2014 Hans-dieter Sues, Smithsonian , 11 Sep. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"To see a small thin dog arrowing through the air at highway speeds, resistant to gravity, its forelegs out, its hind legs trailing, its thin proud snout straining forward, is to experience a brief moment of d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu. \u2014 Christopher Solomon, Outside Online , 18 June 2018",
|
||
|
|
"His 1993 feature on the subject began with a painfully detailed description of a filly named So Sly, whose left foreleg snapped in half during a race at Pimlico. \u2014 Harrison Smith, Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2018",
|
||
|
|
"What to do with rabbit forelegs left over from making rabbit-liver terrine and rabbit confit? \u2014 Brett Martin, GQ , 24 Apr. 2018"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-171450"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foliolose":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": foliolate"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"foliole + -ose"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1758, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-175631"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forestaff":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": cross-staff sense 2"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"fore- + staff"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-181820"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fourling":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a twin crystal consisting of four individuals"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
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"four entry 3 + -ling"
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],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-183043"
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},
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"FOMO":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
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"definitions":[
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": fear of missing out : fear of not being included in something (such as an interesting or enjoyable activity) that others are experiencing"
|
||
|
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],
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||
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8f\u014d-(\u02cc)m\u014d"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[
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"2004, in the meaning defined above"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-185407"
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},
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"forward-looking":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
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"definitions":[
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": concerned with or planning for the future"
|
||
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],
|
||
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-w\u0259rd-\u02cclu\u0307-ki\u014b"
|
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"farseeing",
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"farsighted",
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"forehanded",
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"foreseeing",
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"foresighted",
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"forethoughtful",
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"forward",
|
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"prescient",
|
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"proactive",
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"provident",
|
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"visionary"
|
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"half-baked",
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"half-cocked",
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"improvident",
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"myopic",
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||
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"shortsighted"
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|
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],
|
||
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"examples":[],
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||
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
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"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
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"1800, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-192823"
|
||
|
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},
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"fore-topsail":{
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||
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the sail above the foresail set on the fore-topmast"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"-\u02ccs\u0101l",
|
||
|
|
"-s\u0259l"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
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"fore- + topsail"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-193138"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"foreglimpse":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a glimpse of the future : foregleam"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"fore- + glimpse"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-193521"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"forward masking":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": masking (see masking entry 1 sense 2c ) of one stimulus by the occurrence of another stimulus right before it"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1965, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-195013"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forethought":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a thinking or planning out in advance : premeditation",
|
||
|
|
": consideration for the future",
|
||
|
|
": aforethought",
|
||
|
|
": careful thinking or planning for the future"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccth\u022ft",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014dr-\u02ccth\u022ft"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"farsightedness",
|
||
|
|
"foresight",
|
||
|
|
"foresightedness",
|
||
|
|
"prescience",
|
||
|
|
"providence",
|
||
|
|
"vision"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"improvidence",
|
||
|
|
"myopia",
|
||
|
|
"shortsightedness"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"Her decision showed a lack of forethought .",
|
||
|
|
"With a little forethought , you can save yourself a lot of work later on.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"The historical record demonstrates that the BSA was enacted without careful study or forethought . \u2014 Norbert Michel, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"For one thing, that would require more forethought and coordination than the mainstream media is capable of. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But, as with so much related to the war, the Kremlin apparently gave little forethought to the flexibility that digital currencies might offer it. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"These, plus many other major projects, suffer from what appears to be lack of forethought and predictable obsolescence. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Going out to restaurants and bars requires more forethought because there\u2019s no guarantee that others there will be vaccinated and boosted. \u2014 Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic , 26 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Setting up a vehicle so it can be easily modified requires a little forethought but creates endless possibilities. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"For starters, heading into a turn requires a lot of forethought \u2014like navigating a ship through a tight channel. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Securing a seat in the world-famous restaurant takes forethought and speed. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Oct. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
||
|
|
"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-195206"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foreseeable":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": being such as may be reasonably anticipated",
|
||
|
|
": lying within the range for which forecasts are possible",
|
||
|
|
": such as reasonably can or should be anticipated : such that a person of ordinary prudence would expect to occur or exist under the circumstances"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"f\u022fr-\u02c8s\u0113-\u0259-b\u0259l",
|
||
|
|
"f\u014dr-\u02c8s\u0113-\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"This has presented savvy investors with the rare opportunity of buying 3-to-5-year debt in some of America\u2019s oldest corporations at a bargain prices and mouth-watering yields that should outperform stocks in the foreseeable future. \u2014 Kenneth G. Winans, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Even now, after a challenging pandemic, First and Last Tavern and the DePasquales are here to stay for the foreseeable future. \u2014 Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In the end, the Atlanta deal is about building a competitive core for the foreseeable future. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"American society, the liberal internationalists avow, will have to remain on a war footing for the foreseeable future. \u2014 Daniel Bessner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The park\u2019s northern entrances\u2014Gardiner and Cooke City\u2014will remain closed to the public for the foreseeable future, and visitors will be unable to drive into Lamar Valley. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 21 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"So that\u2019s the current state, and foreseeable future, of the workplace: Everything in flux, nothing settled. \u2014 Karla L. Miller, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The eurozone won\u2019t have them for the foreseeable future. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Whether a repeat of that miserable experience can be avoided will be the great preoccupation of British politics for the foreseeable future. \u2014 Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ , 16 June 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1804, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-202858"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forclose":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"Definition of forclose obsolete variant of foreclose"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-220637"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forward of the beam":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a ship's relative bearing of less than 90 or more than 270 degrees"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-223658"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forasmuch as":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"conjunction"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": in view of the fact that"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u0259z-\u02ccm\u0259-ch\u0259z"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-231810"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"focusing glass":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a small magnifying glass used for enlarging the image thrown on the ground glass of a camera as an aid in exact focusing"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-232118"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forest shrew":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": any of several small shrews (genus Sylvisorex ) found in forests at high elevations in tropical Africa"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-233714"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"force to be reckoned with":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun phrase"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a person who has power and influence"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-001719"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fore-topmast":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a mast next above the foremast"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cct\u00e4p-m\u0259st",
|
||
|
|
"-t\u0259p-\u02ccmast"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1626, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-001812"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foundationary":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": of or relating to a foundation"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"fau\u0307n\u02c8d\u0101sh\u0259\u02ccner\u0113",
|
||
|
|
"-ri"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-003842"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forgettery":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a faculty for forgetting : a poor memory"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"-et\u0259r\u0113",
|
||
|
|
"-et\u0259-",
|
||
|
|
"-ri"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"forget entry 1 + -ery"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-012551"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forehand":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": superior position : advantage",
|
||
|
|
": the part of a horse that is before the rider",
|
||
|
|
": a forehand stroke (as in tennis or racquets)",
|
||
|
|
": the side on which such strokes are made",
|
||
|
|
": done or given in advance : prior",
|
||
|
|
": made with the palm of the hand turned in the direction in which the hand is moving",
|
||
|
|
": with a forehand stroke",
|
||
|
|
": a stroke in sports played with a racket made with the palm of the hand turned in the direction in which the hand is moving"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cchand",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cchand"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"She hit a forehand across the court.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"With the roof closed because of sporadic rain, Kwon was able to pick his spots with his booming forehand . \u2014 Chris Lehourites, ajc , 27 June 2022",
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"Gauff had 23 unforced errors and three double faults, most coming off her forehand , which was wide at times, including on match point, which sent Swiatek to her knees in celebration after the victory. \u2014 Scooby Axson, USA TODAY , 4 June 2022",
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"But Saturday belonged to Swiatek and her own heavy-topspin forehand . \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022",
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"Kocur went hard to his forehand , and when Hextall bit on the fake, Kocur roofed his backhander. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 31 May 2022",
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"He's revolutionized the sport with his ferocious topspin forehand , his freakish strength and his relentless drive. \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 27 May 2022",
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"Perhaps more than Nadal, who survived one of the great scares of his storied French Open career against Auger-Aliassime, the athletic and tireless Canadian with a booming serve and big forehand . \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
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"Fritz\u2019s pace and relative freshness were too much for Nadal, who had strained himself in his match with Alcaraz and was struggling with chest pain; his first serve and forehand were just not there. \u2014 Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"Swiatek, hitting a comfortable stride, gained another break for 5-1 and clinched the match on a forehand winner. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[
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"Noun",
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"1557, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
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"Adjective",
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"1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
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"Adverb",
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"1925, in the meaning defined above"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-024207"
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},
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"forejudgment":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": forejudger"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8j\u0259jm\u0259nt"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[
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"fore- + judgment"
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],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-035308"
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},
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"foresightedness":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
|
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": an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience",
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": provident care : prudence",
|
||
|
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": an act of looking forward",
|
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": a view forward",
|
||
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": the ability to see what will or might happen in the future",
|
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": care for the future : prudence"
|
||
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],
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccs\u012bt",
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccs\u012bt"
|
||
|
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],
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||
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"synonyms":[
|
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"foreknowledge",
|
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|
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"prescience"
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||
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"They had the foresight to invest the money wisely.",
|
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"His career choice shows a lack of foresight .",
|
||
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Even so, crypto\u2019s burgeoning complications present challenging questions for any museum wanting to mint NFTs, said Elizabeth Merritt, vice president for strategic foresight at the American Alliance of Museums. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"Software is where operational intelligence and foresight are derived. \u2014 Suresh Menon, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"China is a testament to her chutzpah and pioneering foresight . \u2014 Monica Eng, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
|
||
|
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"Jones reflectiveness about her life and work feels like foresight . \u2014 Brooklyn White, Essence , 13 May 2022",
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||
|
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"What happened in the Atlanta area in the past year and a half seems to reflect a greater degree of planning and foresight . \u2014 The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Rather than admit that Ruffini\u2019s premise is correct \u2014 U.S. strategy during the end of 2021 and beginning of 2022 did not prevent war \u2014 Biden wants to amend the record to grant himself foresight retroactively. \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 26 Mar. 2022",
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||
|
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"The perils of the hour require moral leadership and foresight of the highest order from heads of state, business leaders, and society at large. \u2014 Time , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
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"The foresight part involved his three children, who are between the ages of 12 and 14. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
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"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-061840"
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
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"foresignify":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to signify beforehand : foreshow , prefigure"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
||
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"examples":[],
|
||
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"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"fore- + signify"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-062932"
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
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"forecaddie":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a golf caddie who is stationed in the fairway and who indicates the position of balls on the course"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccka-d\u0113"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"All of the courses will be walking only, and only forecaddies will be available. \u2014 Jim Owczarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 Apr. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"The event starts at noon and includes a barbeque lunch & refreshments, cart and forecaddie . \u2014 Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News , 28 Aug. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"The event starts at noon and includes a barbeque lunch & refreshments, cart and forecaddie . \u2014 Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News , 28 Aug. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"Info: Green fee costs $550, including forecaddies and cart. \u2014 Michael Hiller, Los Angeles Times , 3 Oct. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"The event starts at noon and includes a barbeque lunch & refreshments, cart and forecaddie . \u2014 Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News , 28 Aug. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"The event starts at noon and includes a barbeque lunch & refreshments, cart and forecaddie . \u2014 Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News , 28 Aug. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"The event starts at noon and includes a barbeque lunch & refreshments, cart and forecaddie . \u2014 Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News , 28 Aug. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"The event starts at noon and includes a barbeque lunch & refreshments, cart and forecaddie . \u2014 Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News , 28 Aug. 2019"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1792, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-071100"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forward of":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"idiom"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": in a position that is ahead of (something) : in front of (something)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-071223"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fogbound":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": unable to move because of fog",
|
||
|
|
": covered by fog"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fg-\u02ccbau\u0307nd",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4g-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1814, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-071630"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"for decoration":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"idiom"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": used to make something more attractive"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-072942"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foredoor":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the front door of a house"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"fore- + door"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-074606"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forwaste":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to lay waste : make desolate"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"for- + waste"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-075713"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fogbow":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a nebulous arc or circle of white or yellowish light sometimes seen in fog"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fg-\u02ccb\u014d",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4g-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1831, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-083027"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forritsome":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": bold , impudent , forward"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"-ts\u0259m"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"forrit + -some"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-083156"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"Fort Pulaski National Monument":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"geographical name"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"reservation in eastern Georgia comprising an island in the mouth of the Savannah River; site of a fort built 1829\u201347 to replace the Revolutionary Fort Greene"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"p\u0259-\u02c8la-sk\u0113",
|
||
|
|
"py\u00fc-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-083414"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"Foch":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"biographical name"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"Ferdinand 1851\u20131929 French general; marshal of France"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fsh",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00e4sh"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-084822"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foreside":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the front side or part : front"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccs\u012bd"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-084952"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"Fort Pierce":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"geographical name"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"city on the Atlantic in eastern Florida population 41,590"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8pirs"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-085058"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forcive":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": forcible"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"force entry 1 + -ive"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-085358"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"Fourier series":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": an infinite series in which the terms are constants multiplied by sine or cosine functions of integer multiples of the variable and which is used in the analysis of periodic functions"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"Baron J.B.J. Fourier"
|
||
|
|
],
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"city southwest of Guangzhou in the southeastern China province of Guangdong population 303,160"
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": a judgment under English law by which one is expelled, ousted, or put out"
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],
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"idiom"
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": to force someone to do something or to make a decision about something"
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"type":[],
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"Definition of foetal chiefly British spellings of fetal , fetus"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-095443"
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},
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"foremother":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": a female ancestor"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccm\u0259-t\u035fh\u0259r"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Taking inspiration from her literary foremother Zora Neale Hurston, Walker centers southern Black women, who are all too often misrepresented in American culture. \u2014 Usa Today Staff, USA TODAY , 27 Sep. 2021",
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"Ford borrows from her literary foremother Zora Neale Hurston \u2014 especially Hurston\u2019s juxtaposition of happiness to intimacy with the sun. \u2014 Darryl Robertson, USA TODAY , 31 May 2021",
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||
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"Kamala Harris represents the living embodiment of the dreams of my foremother . \u2014 Glamour , 12 Mar. 2021",
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||
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"And without the stories of our foremothers , women have no models to follow. \u2014 Ruth Franklin, Harper's Magazine , 25 May 2020",
|
||
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"In our own moment of global catastrophe, Wade offers us a timely invitation to join our literary foremothers in their rebellious journeys to achieve creative freedom and world harmony. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Apr. 2020",
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||
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"The posthumous salvation of our literary foremothers seems to happen regularly these days: Jean Stafford, Lucia Berlin, Bette Howland. \u2014 Rumaan Alam, The New Republic , 9 Jan. 2020",
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||
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"Many histories of feminist detective fiction find foremothers for today\u2019s anti-heroines in the hardboiled sleuths of the nineteen-seventies and eighties\u2014in P. D. James\u2019s Cordelia Gray, for example, and Sara Paretsky\u2019s V. I. Warshawski. \u2014 Nora Caplan-bricker, The New Yorker , 13 Nov. 2019",
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"Drag and politics have always been intertwined, ever since the 1969 uprising at the Stonewall Inn in New York, where drag queens and transgender women, notably the performer Marsha P. Johnson, were among the foremothers of the gay rights movement. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Nov. 2019"
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||
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],
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"first_known_use":[
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"1582, in the meaning defined above"
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||
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],
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||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-100127"
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||
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},
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"forest school":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": a school of forestry"
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],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-100855"
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},
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"forjudge":{
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"type":[],
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||
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of forjudge variant of forejudge"
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||
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],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-101632"
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},
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"forjesket":{
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||
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"type":[
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"adjective"
|
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|
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],
|
||
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"definitions":[
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||
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": weary or broken down : exhausted"
|
||
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],
|
||
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"pronounciation":[],
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||
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
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|
||
|
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"examples":[],
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||
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"history_and_etymology":[
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"alteration (influenced by for- ) of disjaskit"
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||
|
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],
|
||
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"first_known_use":[],
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||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-102606"
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||
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},
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||
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"foot mange":{
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||
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"type":[
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||
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"noun"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
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": chorioptic mange"
|
||
|
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],
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||
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"pronounciation":[],
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||
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||
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||
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||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-103541"
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||
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},
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||
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"foundation bed":{
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||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
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"noun"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
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": the soil immediately beneath the foundation of a building : bearing soil"
|
||
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],
|
||
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"pronounciation":[],
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||
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||
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||
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||
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"first_known_use":[],
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||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-103729"
|
||
|
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},
|
||
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"FOIA":{
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||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
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"abbreviation"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
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"Freedom of Information Act",
|
||
|
|
"\u2014 Freedom of Information Act"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
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"pronounciation":[],
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||
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|
||
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||
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||
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||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-103740"
|
||
|
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},
|
||
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"Fort-de-France":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
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"geographical name"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
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"commune on the western coast of Martinique population 87,216"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02ccf\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02c8fr\u00e4\u207fs"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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|
||
|
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|
||
|
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"examples":[],
|
||
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|
||
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|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-104009"
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
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"foremost/uppermost in someone's mind":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
|
"idiom"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": of greatest concern : thought of before anything else"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-104038"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forward-looker":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": one that looks to the future especially for improvement of the world and man : visionary"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
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|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-113724"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foresheet":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": one of the sheets of a foresail",
|
||
|
|
": the forward part of an open boat"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccsh\u0113t"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-120521"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foreroom":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": living room , parlor"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"fore- + room"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-123210"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"Fourieristic":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": of, relating to, or resembling Fourierism"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"fourierist + -ic"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-123229"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"footstone":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a stone placed at the foot of a grave"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8fu\u0307t-\u02ccst\u014dn"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1701, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-124400"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"folklore":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": traditional customs, tales, sayings, dances, or art forms preserved among a people",
|
||
|
|
": a branch of knowledge that deals with folklore",
|
||
|
|
": an often unsupported notion, story, or saying that is widely circulated",
|
||
|
|
": traditional customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014dk-\u02ccl\u022fr",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014dk-\u02ccl\u022fr"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"legend",
|
||
|
|
"legendry",
|
||
|
|
"lore",
|
||
|
|
"myth",
|
||
|
|
"mythology",
|
||
|
|
"mythos",
|
||
|
|
"tradition"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"The coyote appears in a great deal of Native American folklore .",
|
||
|
|
"the rich folklore of Louisiana",
|
||
|
|
"He can't tell the difference between fact and folklore .",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"According to ancient folklore , those who put at least seven different flowers under their pillows on midsummer would dream of their future partner. \u2014 Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"According to folklore , the 13 bands of the caterpillar correspond to the 13 weeks of winter. \u2014 Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"For centuries, tales of lingering dead spirits have spooked, thrilled and terrorized us \u2014 from your typical ghost story whispered around a campfire to mythical folklore passed down from generation to generation. \u2014 Hannah Jeon, Good Housekeeping , 23 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In the folklore of Lama\u2019s Buddhist community, the snow leopard is a manifestation of the god of Nepal\u2019s high mountain pastures, who appears on earth only when humans violate the natural order. \u2014 Eloise Barry, Time , 11 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Who knew Taylor Swift was part of the folklore of Bridgerton? \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Swift fan and unofficial Queen of Twitter Dionne Warwick has bought into the folklore of it all. \u2014 Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"His father, Ya\u2019akov Yehoshua, a descendant of the Sephardi community of Thessaloniki, Greece, wrote books of folklore that portrayed the lives of Jerusalemites. \u2014 Joseph Berger, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Her modern takes on Grace Kelly-esque gowns have become a thing of fashion folklore (that periwinkle Valentino ode to Judy Garland!), and the BAFTAs 2022 were no exception. \u2014 Alice Newbold, Vogue , 13 Mar. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-130200"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"forehand rent":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": rent made payable before the tenant's crop out of which it is to be paid has been harvested",
|
||
|
|
": foregift"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"examples":[],
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||
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-131119"
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},
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"footman moth":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of numerous moths of the family Lithosiidae":[]
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},
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"so called from its coloration, reminiscent of a footman's livery":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105112"
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},
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"for as long as one can remember":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": for most or all of one's life : for a very long time":[
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"Her family has lived in New York for as long as she can remember ."
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]
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},
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105728"
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},
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"forging press":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a punch press that forges metal by subjecting it to heavy pressure between dies":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105759"
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},
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"foreskin":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a fold of skin that covers the glans of the penis":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccskin",
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccskin"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"There are descriptions of foreskin and Popeye-like forearms. \u2014 Kory Grow, Rolling Stone , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"The foreskin can be a source of multiple medical problems in older men, thus justifying later-in-life circumcision. \u2014 The New Yorker , 25 Oct. 2021",
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"But parts of the remaining redundant foreskin were inflamed and, along with the termini of the erstwhile skin bridge, covered in what looked like a dense layer of Eastern European soot. \u2014 Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker , 4 Oct. 2021",
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"Some Jewish scholars thought that uncircumcised men would prove too irresistible for Jewish women, and that men without a foreskin would not be led into constant temptation. \u2014 Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker , 4 Oct. 2021",
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"An uncircumcised infant\u2019s foreskin is naturally tight, but will relax as the child grows. \u2014 Susan Reslewic Keatley, New York Times , 17 Apr. 2020",
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"In places where the disease is common and treatment is patchy, removing foreskins can be a cost-effective way to fight it. \u2014 The Economist , 16 Nov. 2019",
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"The foreskin is then processed, packaged, and sold as a high-end anti-aging cream. \u2014 Noah Berlatsky, The Verge , 14 Aug. 2019",
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"Jesse\u2019s vampire friend Cassidy (Joseph Gilgun) is captured and tortured by having his foreskin repeatedly removed. \u2014 Noah Berlatsky, The Verge , 14 Aug. 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1530, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105852"
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},
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"forthink":{
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"type":[
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to have a change of mind or a feeling of regret":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"f\u0259r\u02c8thi\u014bk"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English forthinken, forthenken to regret, repent, displease, be displeased; partly from for- + thinken to seem; partly from Old English forthencan to mistrust, despise, despair, from for- + thencan to think":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-110004"
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}
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}
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