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{
"tic":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": local and habitual spasmodic motion of particular muscles especially of the face : twitching",
": a frequent usually unconscious quirk of behavior or speech",
": local and habitual spasmodic motion of particular muscles especially of the face : twitching",
": a habitual usually unconscious quirk of behavior or speech"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tik",
"\u02c8tik"
],
"synonyms":[
"crotchet",
"curiosity",
"eccentricity",
"erraticism",
"idiosyncrasy",
"individualism",
"kink",
"mannerism",
"oddity",
"peculiarity",
"quiddity",
"quip",
"quirk",
"singularity",
"trick",
"twist"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The verbal tic \u201cyou know\u201d often occurs in her speech.",
"constantly playing with her hair is one of her more annoying tics",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Throughout the novel, Zhang adopts a stylistic tic of avoiding contractions. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Studies found that while coprolalia\u2014a symptom which causes excessive use of foul language\u2014is present in about 10% of people with Tourette\u2019s syndrome, the tic was overwhelmingly present in TikTok videos associated with the neurological disorder. \u2014 Amiah Taylor, Fortune , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Each of these observers was given a tic , motif, or symbolic compulsion to distinguish and vivify his or her narration. \u2014 Mark Greif, The Atlantic , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The Los Angeles County Museum of Art has likewise been using them in this way, though, as of late, the museum\u2019s QR code use has gone from techno-additive to grating digital tic . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Jan. 2022",
"In Marks\u2019s account, Maier is a mentally ill woman who took photos almost as a therapeutic tic rather than a full-fledged artist with (perhaps) a mental illness. \u2014 Jeremy Lybarger, The New Republic , 21 Dec. 2021",
"As a boy, Ben developed an involuntary tic around 4 or 5 years old. \u2014 Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star , 23 Nov. 2021",
"Sometimes, Yun has a narrative tic of retelling what is already known from the details. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
"Developing a tic would likely take more than one viewing of a video, Dr. Hull said. \u2014 WSJ , 16 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"French",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220618"
},
"tick off":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
"to make angry or indignant",
"reprimand , rebuke"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"admonish",
"chide",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"reproach",
"reprove"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"she royally ticked the babysitter off for letting the child play outside unsupervised",
"it really ticks me off when someone says something like that"
],
"history_and_etymology":" tick entry 2 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1915, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-164528"
},
"tickled":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements",
": to excite or stir up agreeably : please",
": to provoke to laughter or merriment : amuse",
": to touch or stir gently",
": to have a tingling or prickling sensation",
": to excite the surface nerves to prickle",
": the act of tickling",
": a tickling sensation",
": something that tickles",
": to have a tingling or prickling sensation",
": to touch (a body part) lightly so as to cause laughter or jerky movements",
": to excite or stir up agreeably",
": amuse sense 2",
": a tingling or prickling sensation",
": to have a tingling or prickling sensation",
": to excite the surface nerves to prickle",
": to touch (as a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements",
": the act of tickling",
": a tickling sensation",
": something that tickles"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ti-k\u0259l",
"\u02c8ti-k\u0259l",
"\u02c8tik-\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Here\u2019s a baker\u2019s dozen of recommendations that will tickle your ears. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 June 2022",
"Song-guessing game Heardle continues to tickle the earbuds of music fans around the world, allowing players to guess a song based on increasingly long snippets of its introduction. \u2014 Matt Gardner, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Don\u2019t fret, there are also cozy sweatpants and lightweight shorts that are sure to tickle your fancy. \u2014 Daisy Maldonado, SELF , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Or of eliminating elders from a show that wanted to tickle the fancy of young viewers? \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Obama picked Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic justice, and a woman no less, which managed to tickle the intersectional sweet spot for progressives. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 27 Jan. 2022",
"If for some reason that doesn\u2019t tickle your fancy, there\u2019s always the Lucky Charms pancakes. \u2014 Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Other researchers are feeling optimistic about nasal-spray vaccines that could tickle out airway-specific immune responses. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 29 Dec. 2021",
"All rapid tests authorized for emergency use in the U.S. require a sturdy swab of your nasal cavity, though not deep enough to tickle your brain like early PCR tests. \u2014 al , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"To kick things off, the G-Node sends a tickle of power through it. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Is that familiar allergic tickle in your throat showing up earlier in the spring? \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 Mar. 2022",
"There\u2019s that little primordial tickle at the base of your brain. \u2014 Tom Vanderbilt, Outside Online , 28 Feb. 2022",
"This tickle turns into a wave, though, and that is what gets the heart cells in the cyborg fish moving. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Jose Ramirez, a fast-food worker in San Francisco, woke up on New Year\u2019s Eve with a tickle in his throat. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Recently, the mayor has had a tickle in her throat that sometimes swells to a quaver in her voice, cutting her off prematurely in conversations and news conferences. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 Jan. 2022",
"Nation/World Is that tickle in your nose COVID-19, or just a cold? \u2014 Jaimie Ding, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Jan. 2022",
"Is that tickle in your nose COVID-19, or just a cold? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2a",
"Noun",
"1801, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-001536"
},
"ticky-tack":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": sleazy or shoddy material used especially in the construction of look-alike tract houses",
": something built of ticky-tacky",
": of an uninspired or monotonous sameness",
": tacky entry 2",
": built of ticky-tacky"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccti-k\u0113-\u02c8ta-k\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"cheesy",
"dowdy",
"inelegant",
"styleless",
"tacky",
"tasteless",
"trashy",
"unfashionable",
"unstylish"
],
"antonyms":[
"chic",
"classic",
"classy",
"elegant",
"exquisite",
"fashionable",
"fine",
"posh",
"ritzy",
"smart",
"sophisticated",
"stylish",
"tasteful"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1962, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"1964, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175226"
},
"tidbit":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a choice morsel of food",
": a choice or pleasing bit (as of information)",
": a small tasty piece of food",
": a small interesting but unimportant bit (as of news)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tid-\u02ccbit",
"\u02c8tid-\u02ccbit"
],
"synonyms":[
"bit",
"cate",
"dainty",
"delectable",
"delicacy",
"goody",
"goodie",
"kickshaw",
"treat",
"viand"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"I just heard a juicy tidbit about your brother.",
"gave her an expensive box of chocolate tidbits",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Another fascinating tidbit of the alignment is all the planets will appear in order of the solar system, of course excluding Earth. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
"Of course, the Kindle story isn't the only tidbit of information about the Duke of Edinbugh to come out in Brown's book. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Venus, the goddess of love and beauty, will be coming together with karmic Saturn in your communications sector, setting the stage for an interesting opportunity or delightful tidbit of information to blow your way. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"But Waldron also revealed an interesting tidbit about Loki. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 5 May 2022",
"But there is an interesting tidbit at the end of the video: a new monster that could even be scarier than previous enemies. \u2014 Temi Adebowale, Men's Health , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Buried halfway through was an intriguing tidbit : The MIT study had failed to account for a bias in its selection of news stories, the article claimed. \u2014 Daniel Engber, The Atlantic , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Thanks to Chris Gerrett of the Fairview Park Historical Society for sharing this tidbit of local holiday history. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 14 Dec. 2021",
"Meanwhile, let\u2019s end things for now with this ironic tidbit . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 25 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"perhaps from tit- (as in titmouse ) + bit entry 3 ",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1640, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200520"
},
"tide":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": the alternate rising and falling of the surface of the ocean and of water bodies (such as gulfs and bays) connected with the ocean that occurs usually twice a day and is the result of differing gravitational forces exerted at different parts of the earth by another body (such as the moon or sun)",
": a less marked rising and falling of an inland body of water",
": a periodic movement in the earth's crust caused by the same forces that produce ocean tides",
": a periodic distortion on one celestial body caused by the gravitational attraction of another",
": one of the periodic movements of the atmosphere resembling those of the ocean and produced by gravitation or diurnal temperature changes",
": flood tide sense 1",
": something that fluctuates like the tides of the sea",
": a large and increasing quantity or volume",
": a flowing stream : current",
": the waters of the ocean",
": the overflow of a flooding stream",
": a fit or opportune time : opportunity",
": an ecclesiastical anniversary or festival",
": its season",
": a space of time : period",
": to flow as or in a tide : surge",
": to cause to float with or as if with the tide",
": betide , befall",
": the rising and falling of the surface of the ocean caused twice daily by the attraction of the sun and the moon",
": something that rises and falls or rushes in a mass",
": to help to overcome or put up with a difficulty",
": a temporary increase or decrease in a specified substance or quality in the body or one of its systems"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u012bd",
"\u02c8t\u012bd",
"\u02c8t\u012bd"
],
"synonyms":[
"current",
"direction",
"drift",
"leaning",
"run",
"tendency",
"trend",
"wind"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a chart of the tides",
"The boat got swept away in the tide .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Is the progressive tide in California starting to recede? \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Companies can\u2019t singlehandedly beat back the tide of movement. \u2014 Anu Madgavkar, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
"Competitors have five hours to build the sculptures before they are washed away by the incoming tide . \u2014 oregonlive , 15 June 2022",
"Under the direction of Nike Doukas, Linda Gehringer and Andrew Barnicle deliver affecting performances Like the tide that goes in and out at the shore of his Chesapeake Bay home, Gunner Concannon goes in and out of lucidity. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"Ruby may be warning of a coming devil (Tommy, perhaps, or the fascist tide in Europe). \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 10 June 2022",
"It\u2019s part of a growing global tide where central banks are removing the ultra-low interest rates that supported borrowing, economic growth and stock prices through the pandemic and also flooded the markets with investments seeking higher returns. \u2014 Stan Choe, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
"However, there were also signs of a tide turning, with respondents recognizing that conversations around mental health, culture, and working conditions were starting to take root. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 6 June 2022",
"While cities across the world must contend with the growing tide as the Earth heats up, developing nations face the greatest risk. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"And now here's a bit of A.I. news from the past few days to tide you over until next week's regular newsletter. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
"The Biden administration had estimated its original request would tide the Ukrainians over for about five months. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 12 May 2022",
"Here's forecast of Round 2 to tide you over until the Bucs go on the clock. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Thankfully, season 4 should be epic enough to tide us over until then. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Check out these events around Menomonee Falls to tide you over this spring until warm weather arrives. \u2014 Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The Let Go have offered a piece of charming rhythmic pop in honor of the artist to tide us over. \u2014 Jason Lipshutz, Billboard , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Someone offered me a vial of insulin to tide me over. \u2014 Alina Bills, STAT , 5 Mar. 2022",
"If that won\u2019t tide you over, here are 7 more free Roku channels worth checking out. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 26 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4c",
"Verb (1)",
"1593, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
"Verb (2)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171629"
},
"tidy":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"neat and orderly in appearance or habits well ordered and cared for",
"methodical , precise",
"large , substantial",
"adequately satisfactory acceptable , fair",
"properly filled out plump",
"to put in order",
"to make things tidy",
"a usually compartmentalized receptacle for various small objects",
"a piece of fancywork used to protect the back, arms, or headrest of a chair or sofa from wear or soil",
"well ordered and cared for neat",
"large , substantial",
"to make things neat"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8t\u012b-d\u0113",
"synonyms":[
"antiseptic",
"bandbox",
"crisp",
"groomed",
"kempt",
"neat",
"orderly",
"picked up",
"prim",
"shipshape",
"smug",
"snug",
"tidied",
"trig",
"trim",
"uncluttered",
"well-groomed"
],
"antonyms":[
"disheveled",
"dishevelled",
"disordered",
"disorderly",
"messy",
"mussed",
"mussy",
"sloven",
"slovenly",
"unkempt",
"untidy"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"He has always been a tidy person.",
"She earns a tidy salary.",
"They paid a tidy sum for the house.",
"Verb",
"I tidied the house before they arrived.",
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"The bedroom isn't the only innovative space The small kitchen is perfectly neat and tidy thanks to a sliding door that hides extra storage. \u2014 Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens , 10 June 2022",
"Instead they are pinned down, neat and tidy for the Ebony shoot. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
"Keep all of his on-the-go essentials \u2014 wallet, keys, watches and so on \u2014 neat and tidy with this wooden docking station. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 16 May 2022",
"To her credit, Ms. Walsh doesn\u2019t corral the information into a neat and tidy thesis. \u2014 Lee Lawrence, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"The clear delineations that people assume between work and personal life just aren\u2019t particularly tidy for peasants doing agrarian labor. \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 6 May 2022",
"Still, the ending is tidy enough to leave me with bigger-picture questions (not the least of which relate to the title, which is fuzzy on the page and nearly meaningless here). \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The Caboodle has withstood the test of time and will ensure all your beauty products are perfectly tidy . \u2014 Vogue , 18 Feb. 2022",
"As is often the case with environmental action, this catch-22 unties the bow from what would otherwise be a very tidy solution. \u2014 Katie Becker, Allure , 20 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"Luckily, there are ways to tidy up the toys that will even have the kids excited to lend a helping hand. \u2014 Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens , 2 June 2022",
"Most movies that deploy violence tidy it up with empty outrage and vacuous moralizing; here, the violence haunts you. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
"Make everyday meals healthier with the Philips Premium Air Fryer XXL, and tidy your home up in a flash with the Roborock S7 Robot Vacuum and Mop. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, SELF , 31 May 2022",
"For everybody, please just tidy up as a sign of respect for your fellow humans. \u2014 Tribune Content Agency, Detroit Free Press , 16 Nov. 2021",
"For everybody, please just tidy up as a sign of respect for your fellow humans. \u2014 Tribune Content Agency, Detroit Free Press , 16 Nov. 2021",
"Spring will soon spring, so perhaps this is a good time to tidy up around the castle. \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Pyongyang has recently been working to tidy its relations with Moscow and Beijing. \u2014 Timothy W. Martin, WSJ , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Umbra Bellwood Cosmetics Organizer Consider this a structural tower suitable for any bathroom spa\u2014designed with a removable cup and wooden handle to tidy any chaotic vanity. \u2014 Vogue , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"The long, narrow space needed sunlight, smarter storage, and a warm but easy-to- tidy aesthetic. \u2014 Carisha Swanson, House Beautiful , 18 May 2022",
"This svelte Keurig keeps the countertop tidy but still has a large water reservoir in the back. \u2014 Paige Szmodis, Popular Mechanics , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The school, tidy and chirping with kids scampering around a blacktop one recent morning, opened in 1926. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The cultural framing of the Jets and the Sharks is a little tidy and not quite on the mark. \u2014 Peggy Noonan, WSJ , 16 Dec. 2021",
"While a handful of the curation includes kitchen gadgets (from magnetic measuring spoons to a clip-on pasta strainer), most of the products are clever organizers designed to keep your kitchen tidy . \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
"In 2021, the cumulative slash line for pitchers was a tidy .110/.150/.142. \u2014 Steve Gardner, USA TODAY , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Acrylic drawer dividers, keep rolling pins, measuring cups, and spatulas tidy . \u2014 Missy Keenan, Better Homes & Gardens , 31 Jan. 2022",
"The city\u2019s tidy row houses, which run for blocks, sometimes display the flag of Puerto Rico or a Latin American nation. \u2014 Aaron Zitner, WSJ , 28 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4",
"Verb",
"1821, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
"Noun",
"circa 1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"tie up":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a slowdown or stoppage of traffic, business, or operation (as by a mechanical breakdown)",
": connection , association",
": a cow stable",
": a space for a single cow in a stable",
": a mooring place for a boat",
": to attach, fasten, or bind securely",
": to wrap up and fasten",
": to connect closely : join",
": to cause to be linked so as to depend on or relate to something",
": to place or invest in such a manner as to make unavailable for other purposes",
": to restrain from normal movement, operation, or progress",
": to keep busy",
": to preempt the use of",
": dock entry 2",
": to assume a definite relationship"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u012b-\u02cc\u0259p"
],
"synonyms":[
"backup",
"bottleneck",
"jam",
"jam-up",
"logjam",
"snarl",
"tailback"
],
"antonyms":[
"clog",
"cramp",
"embarrass",
"encumber",
"fetter",
"hamper",
"handcuff",
"handicap",
"hinder",
"hobble",
"hog-tie",
"hold back",
"hold up",
"impede",
"inhibit",
"interfere (with)",
"manacle",
"obstruct",
"shackle",
"short-circuit",
"stymie",
"trammel"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"an accident is tying up traffic at 5th and Broadway",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But legal red tape could tie up that money for years. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 5 June 2022",
"To help such countries, organizations can tie up with NGOs or local administrators there. \u2014 Naveen Joshi, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022",
"And that, Associate Justice Elena Kagan suggested, could tie up changes to federal regulations in court for years. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Police also recovered multiple items used as weapons in the probe: the dolly cart, a bent metal pole, a wooden broom, handcuffs and ratchet straps to tie up the victim, the state attorney's office said. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 7 June 2022",
"They might even be employed to hit Russian auxiliary vessels making the 150-mile run from Sevastopol to Snake Island which must tie up at the pier to offload supplies. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
"And with Barca looking to tie up Robert Lewandowski, a swap deal could entail the wantaway Pole landing in La Liga and the Bavarians also paying anything from \u20ac40-60mn ($43-64mn) to acquire De Jong in return. \u2014 Tom Sanderson, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Marvel did not answer all of our multiverse questions in Doctor Strange 2, which means there are several loose ends to tie up in upcoming MCU adventures. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 11 May 2022",
"Police accused Perez of helping to tie up the victim. \u2014 Ruben Vivesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1851, in the meaning defined at sense 3a",
"Verb",
"1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195753"
},
"tie-up":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a slowdown or stoppage of traffic, business, or operation (as by a mechanical breakdown)",
": connection , association",
": a cow stable",
": a space for a single cow in a stable",
": a mooring place for a boat",
": to attach, fasten, or bind securely",
": to wrap up and fasten",
": to connect closely : join",
": to cause to be linked so as to depend on or relate to something",
": to place or invest in such a manner as to make unavailable for other purposes",
": to restrain from normal movement, operation, or progress",
": to keep busy",
": to preempt the use of",
": dock entry 2",
": to assume a definite relationship"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u012b-\u02cc\u0259p"
],
"synonyms":[
"backup",
"bottleneck",
"jam",
"jam-up",
"logjam",
"snarl",
"tailback"
],
"antonyms":[
"clog",
"cramp",
"embarrass",
"encumber",
"fetter",
"hamper",
"handcuff",
"handicap",
"hinder",
"hobble",
"hog-tie",
"hold back",
"hold up",
"impede",
"inhibit",
"interfere (with)",
"manacle",
"obstruct",
"shackle",
"short-circuit",
"stymie",
"trammel"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"an accident is tying up traffic at 5th and Broadway",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But legal red tape could tie up that money for years. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 5 June 2022",
"To help such countries, organizations can tie up with NGOs or local administrators there. \u2014 Naveen Joshi, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022",
"And that, Associate Justice Elena Kagan suggested, could tie up changes to federal regulations in court for years. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Police also recovered multiple items used as weapons in the probe: the dolly cart, a bent metal pole, a wooden broom, handcuffs and ratchet straps to tie up the victim, the state attorney's office said. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 7 June 2022",
"They might even be employed to hit Russian auxiliary vessels making the 150-mile run from Sevastopol to Snake Island which must tie up at the pier to offload supplies. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
"And with Barca looking to tie up Robert Lewandowski, a swap deal could entail the wantaway Pole landing in La Liga and the Bavarians also paying anything from \u20ac40-60mn ($43-64mn) to acquire De Jong in return. \u2014 Tom Sanderson, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Marvel did not answer all of our multiverse questions in Doctor Strange 2, which means there are several loose ends to tie up in upcoming MCU adventures. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 11 May 2022",
"Police accused Perez of helping to tie up the victim. \u2014 Ruben Vivesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2022"
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"verb"
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": connection , association",
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": a space for a single cow in a stable",
": a mooring place for a boat",
": to attach, fasten, or bind securely",
": to wrap up and fasten",
": to connect closely : join",
": to cause to be linked so as to depend on or relate to something",
": to place or invest in such a manner as to make unavailable for other purposes",
": to restrain from normal movement, operation, or progress",
": to keep busy",
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"jam",
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"encumber",
"fetter",
"hamper",
"handcuff",
"handicap",
"hinder",
"hobble",
"hog-tie",
"hold back",
"hold up",
"impede",
"inhibit",
"interfere (with)",
"manacle",
"obstruct",
"shackle",
"short-circuit",
"stymie",
"trammel"
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"an accident is tying up traffic at 5th and Broadway",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But legal red tape could tie up that money for years. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 5 June 2022",
"To help such countries, organizations can tie up with NGOs or local administrators there. \u2014 Naveen Joshi, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022",
"And that, Associate Justice Elena Kagan suggested, could tie up changes to federal regulations in court for years. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Police also recovered multiple items used as weapons in the probe: the dolly cart, a bent metal pole, a wooden broom, handcuffs and ratchet straps to tie up the victim, the state attorney's office said. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 7 June 2022",
"They might even be employed to hit Russian auxiliary vessels making the 150-mile run from Sevastopol to Snake Island which must tie up at the pier to offload supplies. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
"And with Barca looking to tie up Robert Lewandowski, a swap deal could entail the wantaway Pole landing in La Liga and the Bavarians also paying anything from \u20ac40-60mn ($43-64mn) to acquire De Jong in return. \u2014 Tom Sanderson, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Marvel did not answer all of our multiverse questions in Doctor Strange 2, which means there are several loose ends to tie up in upcoming MCU adventures. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 11 May 2022",
"Police accused Perez of helping to tie up the victim. \u2014 Ruben Vivesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2022"
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"Verb",
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"noun ()",
"verb"
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": a row, rank, or layer of articles",
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": a group of political or geographic divisions that form a row across the map",
": class , category",
": to place or arrange in tiers",
": to rise in tiers",
": one that ties",
": a row, rank, or layer usually arranged in a series one above the other"
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"\u02c8tir",
"\u02c8t\u012b(-\u0259)r",
"\u02c8tir"
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"Noun (1)",
"1569, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"circa 1889, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
"Noun (2)",
"1633, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213946"
},
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"noun",
"verb"
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": a petty quarrel",
": to have a petty quarrel",
": a minor quarrel"
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"\u02c8tif",
"\u02c8tif"
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"altercation",
"argle-bargle",
"argument",
"argy-bargy",
"battle royal",
"bicker",
"brawl",
"contretemps",
"controversy",
"cross fire",
"disagreement",
"dispute",
"donnybrook",
"falling-out",
"fight",
"hassle",
"imbroglio",
"kickup",
"misunderstanding",
"quarrel",
"rhubarb",
"row",
"scrap",
"set-to",
"spat",
"squabble",
"wrangle"
],
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"altercate",
"argue",
"argufy",
"bicker",
"brabble",
"brawl",
"controvert",
"dispute",
"fall out",
"fight",
"hassle",
"jar",
"quarrel",
"quibble",
"row",
"scrap",
"spat",
"squabble",
"wrangle"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"got into a little tiff about what color sheets to buy for their bed",
"Verb",
"like any couple, they occasionally tiff , but it's never anything serious",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But Athens and Ankara\u2019s latest tiff amid Russia\u2019s aggression in Europe could spell trouble for the very military alliance that Russian President Vladimir Putin would like to see dismantled. \u2014 Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News , 26 May 2022",
"But a love triangle was a more believable motive than a tiff over gymnasium equipment, so the prosecution also introduced evidence from Barney\u2019s death. \u2014 April White, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
"Some companies are concerned about risks short of war, such as being caught in the crosshairs of a U.S.-China sanctions tiff , or even that a company\u2019s social stances could be a flashpoint, Ms. Burns said. \u2014 Richard Vanderford, WSJ , 9 May 2022",
"Schwarzenegger hosted the spinoff show, on which Trump was a producer, and got into a public tiff with him in 2017 over declining ratings \u2014 each blaming the other for the lack of viewers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Former Louisville basketball coach Chris Mack attended Sunday\u2019s Super Bowl to watch his beloved Bengals and engaged in a Twitter tiff from SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. \u2014 Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal , 15 Feb. 2022",
"But the court is also where the impetuous teen gets into a tiff with a local gangster, with whom Will ends up in jail overnight. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Feb. 2022",
"The White House was considering how to respond when, according to The Hill, a tiff broke out over whether Biden could put Manchin\u2019s name in a press release, of all things. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 22 Dec. 2021",
"And don\u2019t forget the departure of news anchor Shepard Smith, who left \u2014 also abruptly \u2014 in October 2019 following a tiff with Carlson that played out on-air. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Dec. 2021"
],
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"Noun",
"1754, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1700, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171725"
},
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"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": having elements close together",
": so close in structure as to prevent passage or escape (as of liquid, gas, or light)",
"\u2014 compare lightproof , watertight",
": fitting very close to the body",
": too snug",
": closely packed : very full",
": barely allowing time for completion",
": allowing little or no room for free motion or movement",
": having a small radius",
": strongly fixed or held : secure",
": not slack or loose : taut",
": marked by firmness and muscle tone",
": marked by unusual tension (as in the face or body)",
": difficult to cope with",
": relatively difficult to obtain",
": characterized by such difficulty",
": not liberal in giving : stingy",
": characterized by little difference in the relative positions of contestants with respect to final outcome : close",
": characterized by firmness or strictness in control or application or in attention to details",
": marked by control or discipline in expression or style : having little or no extraneous matter",
": characterized by a polished style and precise arrangements in music performance",
": having a close personal or working relationship : intimate",
": being such that the subject fills the frame",
": somewhat drunk",
": capable , competent",
": fast , tightly , firmly",
": in a sound manner : soundly",
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": fixed or held very firmly in place",
": fitting too closely",
": firmly stretched or drawn : taut",
": difficult to get through or out of",
": firm in control",
": stingy sense 1",
": low in supply : scarce",
": painfully or uncomfortably tense",
": barely allowing enough time",
": in a firm, secure, or close manner",
": in a deep and uninterrupted manner : soundly"
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"\u02c8t\u012bt",
"\u02c8t\u012bt"
],
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"impenetrable",
"impermeable",
"impervious"
],
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"penetrable",
"permeable",
"pervious"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Gronkowski, 33, walks away from the game as one of \u2014 if not the best \u2014 tight ends in NFL history. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
"As the market remains tight and new listings also decline, May saw the smallest drop in active listings since November 2019. \u2014 Brenda Richardson, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"Lasky used a single-point-perspective camera for tight framing to capture Buzz\u2019s initial solitude and to guide the viewer\u2019s eye. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 20 June 2022",
"Hanna and Haley Cavinder, twins who play college basketball at Miami, have attracted 4 million followers and a string of lucrative NIL deals with a TikTok account that features them dancing in bikinis and tight dresses. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
"The tight staffing and scheduling has limited airlines' ability to recover from bad weather events such as those that occurred across the nation last week. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 20 June 2022",
"Binnie\u2019s tight third-person narration sticks closely to the figure that each chapter follows: mostly Maria, later James, and, for one chapter, Steph. \u2014 Stephanie Burt, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"Pay attention, pal, fastball coming high and tight . \u2014 Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 June 2022",
"Because the motor and canister can be placed out of the way, these vacuums are easier to maneuver into tight spaces and to use on stairs than uprights are. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Hernandez is the only new member of the group, which has become tight -knit and has mostly played above expectations the past couple of years. \u2014 Bob Mcmanaman, The Arizona Republic , 8 June 2022",
"Still, many Americans are holding on tight to their constitutional right to bear arms. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 26 May 2022",
"But after holding tight , as 14-point underdogs, in an ugly game that remained tied deep into the third quarter, the Buffalo Bills started looking like themselves again \u2014 and the Dolphins like themselves. \u2014 David Furones, sun-sentinel.com , 31 Oct. 2021",
"However, that move has backfired in some ways, especially since Republicans have stymied progress by holding tight to their redistricting powers rather than join the effort in the name of fairness. \u2014 Summer Meza, The Week , 18 Oct. 2021",
"Finally, skiers must wear tight -fitting suits to ensure that athletes will not use their clothing as an additional source of lift. \u2014 Amy Pope, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Heat butter in an ovenproof saucepan with a tight -fitting lid and add the onion and garlic. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 7 Feb. 2022",
"The action abruptly stops and everyone is left feeling confused in tight -fitting clothes. \u2014 Joshua Robinson, WSJ , 7 Feb. 2022",
"This results in a high-strength, tight -fitting bond with their target molecule. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adverb",
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],
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},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": having the lips closed tight (as in determination)",
": reluctant to speak : taciturn"
],
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"\u02c8t\u012bt-\u02c8lipt"
],
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"closemouthed",
"dumb",
"laconic",
"reserved",
"reticent",
"silent",
"taciturn",
"uncommunicative"
],
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"blabby",
"chatty",
"communicative",
"conversational",
"gabby",
"garrulous",
"loquacious",
"motormouthed",
"mouthy",
"talkative",
"talky",
"unreserved"
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"first_known_use":[
"1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202128"
},
"tighten":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make tight or tighter",
": to become tight or tighter",
": to practice strict economy",
": to make or become tight"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u012b-t\u1d4an",
"\u02c8t\u012b-t\u1d4an"
],
"synonyms":[
"strain",
"stretch",
"tauten",
"tense"
],
"antonyms":[
"loosen",
"slack",
"slacken"
],
"examples":[
"She tightened her hold on the handle.",
"tighten the straps on the backpack so that the load doesn't shift while hiking",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As Fahnbulleh accelerated, Williams appeared to tighten up. \u2014 Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
"Expect the Heat\u2019s defense to tighten up a bit more at least in Game 5, with the series back in South Beach. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 9 May 2022",
"The Tigers had an opportunity to shore up just the second No. 1 seed in the program\u2019s history, likely needing just one or two wins in the SEC Tournament to tighten up their resume. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 13 Mar. 2022",
"The company, which is currently advertising a new spring collection with many articles under $30, has come under scrutiny for alleged wage theft by its suppliers, prompting it a few years ago to tighten up contracting practices. \u2014 Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times , 6 Mar. 2022",
"Several bills passed the House to tighten up voting policies passed by Democrats in the past two years. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Feb. 2022",
"After the Golden Eagles cut the lead to one point, UConn seemed to tighten up its defense. \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, courant.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"In the states, more than 400 bills were introduced in 49 states last year to tighten -up access to ballots, according to the pro-democracy Brennan Center for Justice at New York University. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Armed with that information, the professional can produce a detailed report for how to tighten up your home. Q. \u2014 Mark Philben, BostonGlobe.com , 23 Jan. 2022"
],
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"circa 1727, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184700"
},
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"definitions":[
"reluctant to part with money"
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"cheap",
"chintzy",
"close",
"closefisted",
"mean",
"mingy",
"miserly",
"niggard",
"niggardly",
"parsimonious",
"penny-pinching",
"penurious",
"pinching",
"pinchpenny",
"spare",
"sparing",
"stingy",
"stinting",
"tight",
"uncharitable",
"ungenerous"
],
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"bounteous",
"bountiful",
"charitable",
"freehanded",
"generous",
"liberal",
"munificent",
"openhanded",
"unsparing",
"unstinting"
],
"examples":[
"The company's tightfisted owner won't raise the workers' salaries.",
"the company is pretty tightfisted when it comes to bonuses",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The ambience reflects Hankey\u2019s tightfisted approach to his seven companies, which include a Toyota dealership, a dealer management software developer and Midway Car Rental, which does a big business renting exotic cars. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Sep. 2021",
"But most problems that befall condo associations are not from nefarious board members or tightfisted unit owners, said Rolando, the Florida Bar Association\u2019s Condominium and Planned Development Committee co-chair. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 July 2021",
"The Heiress Hunt is about two strong-willed individuals learning to wrest the tightfisted control that has dictated their lives (and their success). \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 1 Apr. 2021",
"Cal Jillson, a Dallas professor who has written a book about Texas' tightfisted approach to budgeting, said a reason state leaders ask for lists of possible cuts is to probe for which programs can be jettisoned. \u2014 James Barrag\u00e1n, Dallas News , 9 Sep. 2020",
"The landscape of this Trainaceous Era was crammed with rogues, chancers, visionaries, and tightfisted despots. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 4 May 2020",
"There may be tightfisted holdouts, though not the N.C.A.A., which bailed on its winter and spring championships on Thursday afternoon. \u2014 Michael Powell, New York Times , 13 Mar. 2020",
"To get that partial reimbursement, many farmers had to deal with tightfisted local officials. \u2014 Keith Bradsher, New York Times , 17 Dec. 2019",
"At tightfisted Amazon, there were no big bonuses at year\u2019s end, no business-class flights for executives on long hauls, no employee kitchens overflowing with protein bars. \u2014 Franklin Foer, The Atlantic , 10 Oct. 2019"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1844, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a close or miserly person",
": a stingy person"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u012bt-\u02ccw\u00e4d",
"\u02c8t\u012bt-\u02ccw\u00e4d"
],
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"cheapskate",
"churl",
"hunks",
"miser",
"niggard",
"penny-pincher",
"piker",
"scrooge",
"skinflint"
],
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"examples":[
"Her husband's such a tightwad that he never wants to go out to dinner.",
"you're always such a tightwad when charity comes calling"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1906, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204144"
},
"tike":{
"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"a small child",
"a clumsy, churlish, or eccentric person",
"dog",
"an inferior or mongrel dog"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
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"type":"verb (1)",
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"to cause to have an inclination",
"to point or thrust in or as if in a tilt",
"to charge against",
"to move or shift so as to lean or incline slant",
"to incline, tend, or become drawn toward an opinion, course of action, or one side of a controversy",
"to engage in a combat with lances joust",
"to make an impetuous attack",
"the act of tilting the state or position of being tilted",
"a sloping surface",
"slant , bias",
"speed \u2014 see full tilt",
"dispute , contention",
"any of various contests resembling or suggesting tilting with lances",
"a contest on horseback in which two combatants charging with lances or similar weapons try to unhorse each other joust",
"a tournament of tilts",
"a canopy for a wagon, boat, or stall",
"to cover or provide with a tilt",
"to move or shift so as to slant or tip",
"slant entry 2",
"speed entry 1 sense 2"
],
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"Verb (1)",
"1594, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun (1)",
"1507, in the meaning defined at sense 4a",
"Noun (2)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb (2)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
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": to cause to have an inclination",
": to point or thrust in or as if in a tilt",
": to charge against",
": to move or shift so as to lean or incline : slant",
": to incline, tend, or become drawn toward an opinion, course of action, or one side of a controversy",
": to engage in a combat with lances : joust",
": to make an impetuous attack",
": the act of tilting : the state or position of being tilted",
": a sloping surface",
": slant , bias",
": speed \u2014 see full tilt",
": dispute , contention",
": any of various contests resembling or suggesting tilting with lances",
": a contest on horseback in which two combatants charging with lances or similar weapons try to unhorse each other : joust",
": a tournament of tilts",
": a canopy for a wagon, boat, or stall",
": to cover or provide with a tilt",
": to move or shift so as to slant or tip",
": slant entry 2",
": speed entry 1 sense 2"
],
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"\u02c8tilt",
"\u02c8tilt"
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"Verb (1)",
"1594, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun (1)",
"1507, in the meaning defined at sense 4a",
"Noun (2)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb (2)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200838"
},
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"type":[
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"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb",
"verb ()"
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": to cause to have an inclination",
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": to charge against",
": to move or shift so as to lean or incline : slant",
": to incline, tend, or become drawn toward an opinion, course of action, or one side of a controversy",
": to engage in a combat with lances : joust",
": to make an impetuous attack",
": the act of tilting : the state or position of being tilted",
": a sloping surface",
": slant , bias",
": speed \u2014 see full tilt",
": dispute , contention",
": any of various contests resembling or suggesting tilting with lances",
": a contest on horseback in which two combatants charging with lances or similar weapons try to unhorse each other : joust",
": a tournament of tilts",
": a canopy for a wagon, boat, or stall",
": to cover or provide with a tilt",
": to move or shift so as to slant or tip",
": slant entry 2",
": speed entry 1 sense 2"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tilt",
"\u02c8tilt"
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"history_and_etymology":"Verb (1) and Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb (1)",
"1594, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun (1)",
"1507, in the meaning defined at sense 4a",
"Noun (2)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb (2)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192103"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": growing trees or their wood",
": wood suitable for building or for carpentry",
": a large squared or dressed piece of wood ready for use or forming part of a structure",
": lumber sense 2a",
": a curving frame branching outward from the keel of a ship and bending upward in a vertical direction that is usually composed of several pieces united : rib",
": material , stuff",
": a person or type of person qualified for a particular position or status",
": to frame, cover, or support with timbers",
": wood suitable for building or for carpentry",
": a large squared piece of wood ready for use or forming part of a structure"
],
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"\u02c8tim-b\u0259r",
"\u02c8tim-b\u0259r"
],
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"forest",
"forestland",
"timberland",
"wood(s)",
"woodland"
],
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"upon our approach the deer disappeared back into the timber from whence it had come",
"needed a new load of timber to finish building the house",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Over his career, the elder Mr. Stuckey\u2019s 100 ideas a day begot a billboard company, a timber business, a trucking business and a car dealership, among others. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
"The timber -frame building known as the Intro Project on West 25th Street near West Side Market, has a green roof, Scharver said. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 8 June 2022",
"The floating dock will be anchored to an old timber loading dock that today sees only a handful of ships a year through a private logging company, project officials said. \u2014 Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
"The Ascent, a 25-story, 259-unit high rise, will be the tallest mass timber structure in the world and is expected to be completed this summer. \u2014 Jennifer Sawhney, Journal Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
"Nestled among trees behind a slalom course of barriers, the school\u2019s warm timber facade resembles undulating waves. \u2014 Elizabeth Williamson, The Atlantic , 2 June 2022",
"According to a brief history supplied by the palace, it originally was walled with timber . \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"Main structural elements are to be large, prefabricated wood panels known as cross-laminated timber , as well as beams and columns made with Southern yellow pine. \u2014 Jaime Adame, Arkansas Online , 27 May 2022",
"In the Disney film, Geppetto is a maker of toys and cuckoo clocks living in a vaguely European half- timber house. \u2014 Perri Klass, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Brick and timber low-rise buildings with ample natural light, garden space, high ceilings, ease of ingress and egress and amenities including gyms and dog parks are in. \u2014 Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022",
"As the trees grew, the family leased the land to timber companies, generating enough money to pay property taxes and cover some college costs. \u2014 Richard Rubin, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
"Unlike the previous government, the Taliban have not supplied engineers to monitor toxic gas, or timber to support tunnels that stretch for hundreds of yards. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Since then, the groups have overseen restoration work and timber harvesting there with the goal of building trails that would tie into an in-progress network at the neighboring Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument to the south. \u2014 Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Will timber harvested from lands under Conservation Fund care be milled in the region? \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Nov. 2021",
"When Russia faced sanctions following the annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea in 2014, Mr. Putin turned to China to soften the blow, stepping up trade across the border from energy to timber . \u2014 New York Times , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Decades later, portions with same-age trees would be harvested at once \u2014 essentially clear-cut, a major shift away from their efforts to steward timber to more closely resemble natural forest ecosystems. \u2014 Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Nov. 2021",
"Court documents show the plaintiffs requested relief in excess of $75,000 plus legal costs, interest and damages due to negligence, negligent misrepresentation, trespass, unjust destruction of property, and wrongful injuries to timber . \u2014 Wulf James-roby, USA TODAY , 1 Oct. 2021"
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"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": wooded land especially with marketable timber",
": wooded land especially as a source of timber"
],
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"\u02c8tim-b\u0259r-\u02ccland",
"\u02c8tim-b\u0259r-\u02ccland"
],
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"forest",
"forestland",
"timber",
"wood(s)",
"woodland"
],
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"examples":[
"the wildfire burned through a large swath of timberland",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"So Cornell was granted 500,000 acres of timberland in Wisconsin's Chippewa River valley. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 May 2022",
"Ironically, these forest giants, some of which stood during William Penn's days, were saved from the axe by the Cook lumber family, early conservationists who deeded 7,200 acres of timberland to the Commonwealth in 1927. \u2014 Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Passamaquoddy tribe raised more than $30 million by selling such credits tied to almost 98,500 acres of timberland , The Wall Street Journal has reported. \u2014 Luis Garcia, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Hundreds of millions of dollars have been invested in the two irrigation projects that are important for conservation, and saving water and timberland , the governor said. \u2014 Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online , 26 Dec. 2021",
"The timberland , the group claims, is among the quality native forests left in the state. \u2014 Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press , 9 Dec. 2021",
"It\u2019s not necessarily a lot of moneymaking from a commercial timberland perspective, but really important habitat and for protecting the river corridor. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Nov. 2021",
"Among his philanthropic activities, Buck held over 1.2 million acres of timberland under the Tall Timbers Trust, according to Subway. \u2014 Alain Sherter, CBS News , 19 Nov. 2021",
"The timberland is between Stillwater and The Lakes subdivisions. \u2014 Kathy Jumper, al , 24 Oct. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1654, in the meaning defined above"
],
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},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": not restricted to a particular time or date",
": having no beginning or end : eternal",
": not affected by time : ageless",
": premature , untimely",
": not restricted to a certain historical period"
],
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"\u02c8t\u012bm-l\u0259s",
"\u02c8t\u012bm-l\u0259s"
],
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"abiding",
"ageless",
"continuing",
"dateless",
"enduring",
"eternal",
"everlasting",
"immortal",
"imperishable",
"lasting",
"ongoing",
"perennial",
"perpetual",
"undying"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The dresses that she designs are elegant and timeless .",
"the timeless beauty of the sea",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There were instances of timeless Italian collectible design, evidenced by Federika Longinotti Buitoni\u2019s Collecto tableware collection, and technological milestones, like the Silente noise canceling chair. \u2014 David Graver, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
"Jo Malone products are always timeless and exquisite, with a delightful nod to English royal culture. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The design, built on an archival boot last dating to WWII, is clean and timeless , at home with jeans and tailoring alike. \u2014 Kareem Rashed, Robb Report , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Scrolling them feels oddly timeless , like looking on as a merchant and shopper haggle at a market. \u2014 Glamour , 28 Apr. 2022",
"That\u2019s not to say that their oldies aren\u2019t timeless \u2014 but their latest tracks include collaborations with a new generation of artists that grew up listening to their cumbia anthems. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The company offers bespoke services and design proposals that are romantic, timeless , and above all, approachable. \u2014 Vogue , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Spring usually calls for lighter wear and brighter colors, but Gigi Hadid is proving why an all-black outfit is simply timeless . \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Cindy Crawford just proved that good design is truly timeless . \u2014 Alexis Gaskin, Glamour , 5 Apr. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"circa 1560, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173128"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": worn or impaired by time",
": age-old , ancient",
": hackneyed , stale"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u012bm-\u02ccw\u022frn"
],
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"beat-up",
"bombed-out",
"dilapidated",
"dog-eared",
"down-at-the-heels",
"down-at-heel",
"down-at-the-heel",
"down-at-heels",
"dumpy",
"grungy",
"mangy",
"mean",
"miserable",
"moth-eaten",
"neglected",
"ratty",
"run-down",
"scrubby",
"scruffy",
"seedy",
"shabby",
"sleazy",
"tacky",
"tatterdemalion",
"tatty",
"threadbare",
"tumbledown"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a timeworn sweater with holes in the sleeves",
"The houses on the street are all timeworn and badly in need of repair.",
"He gave us the same timeworn speech about the need to work hard.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The chair was a phenomenologist named Marvin Philips, a plump man of collared shirts and timeworn corduroy who, it was rumored, had run aground in philosophy and now spent his days writing haiku. \u2014 Joshua Ferris, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"Top Ukrainian designers are reviving the tradition, inspired by those who\u2019ve kept the timeworn methods alive, especially in rural areas. \u2014 Max Bearak, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
"Like tourism ads, these arguments push New York\u2019s timeworn brand of hustle and bustle, lights and crowds. \u2014 Jamie Fisher, New York Times , 29 Sep. 2021",
"The resulting pad manages to marry timeworn flourishes with exciting moments of experimentation, like a cocktail bar chiseled entirely from bubble-gum pink marble. \u2014 Leah Dolan, CNN , 2 Feb. 2022",
"The second season of Euphoria is preoccupied with a timeworn moral sentiment. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Jan. 2022",
"Like the aging movie star played by Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard, Trump kept on admiring himself in the mirror without noticing that his makeup concealed a timeworn face and a diminishing audience. \u2014 John R. Macarthur, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
"One of the stories that recalls Rabbi Moshe Tendler\u2019s charming candor starts out like a timeworn Jewish joke. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Oct. 2021",
"Today, the ball field and gas station stand as timeworn reminders of an exotic era gone by. \u2014 Rob Levin, ajc , 11 July 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1729, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204050"
},
"tinct":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": colored , tinged",
": tincture , tinge",
"tincture"
],
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"\u02c8ti\u014b(k)t"
],
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"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
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"Adjective",
"1579, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1602, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190203"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a solution of a medicinal substance in an alcoholic solvent",
": a characteristic quality : cast",
": a slight admixture : trace",
": color , tint",
": a substance that colors, dyes, or stains",
": a heraldic metal, color, or fur",
": an active principle or extract",
": to tint or stain with a color : tinge",
": to infuse or instill with a property or entity : impregnate",
": to imbue with a quality : affect",
": a solution of a medicinal substance in an alcoholic or hydroalcoholic menstruum \u2014 compare liquor sense b"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ti\u014b(k)-ch\u0259r",
"\u02c8ti\u014b(k)-ch\u0259r"
],
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"cast",
"color",
"hue",
"shade",
"tinge",
"tint",
"tone"
],
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"bepaint",
"color",
"dye",
"paint",
"pigment",
"stain",
"tinge",
"tint"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a ragged shirt that seemed to be stained with the tincture of blood",
"Verb",
"clouds tinctured by the rays of the setting sun",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The inn, which opened in 1913, was built on Sunset Mountain by Edwin Wiley Grove, a pharmaceutical entrepreneur who developed a supposedly flavorless quinine tincture designed to treat and suppress malaria. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"There\u2019s no tincture of guilt or touch of moral ambiguity here, as there was with the central characters in The Unknown Girl or Young Ahmed. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 May 2022",
"Each 30ml bottle of Full-Spectrum CBD tincture contains 50 mg of CBD in each 1 ml eye dropper. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 May 2022",
"In each 1 ml eye dropper, 30ml bottle of Full-Spectrum CBD tincture contains 50 mg. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"Hemp Oil 1000 is a tincture with an excessively high amount of CBD. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The bill would legalize marijuana only in the form of a liquid, oil, pill, topical cream or tincture . \u2014 Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, and add the chinotto syrup, lemon, maple syrup, aquafaba or egg white, vinegar and salt tincture , and shake hard to chill. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Jan. 2022",
"The full-spectrum tincture delivers quick, soothing relief from everyday stressors, while the rich, yet quick-absorbing body lotion helps soothe even the most dry and irritated skin. \u2014 Katie Chang, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The orchestral arrangements are tinctured with dissonance; sustained synthesizer tones slide on and off pitch, feeling precarious. \u2014 Jon Pareles, New York Times , 31 Mar. 2020",
"To avoid a rush at the pharmacy, Capitol Wellness Solutions scheduled appointments for patients to pick up the liquid tinctures that will be the first medical marijuana product available \u2014 bottles that come with a dropper for patients to use. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Aug. 2019",
"To avoid a rush at the pharmacy, Capitol Wellness Solutions scheduled appointments for patients to pick up the liquid tinctures that will be the first medical marijuana product available \u2014 bottles that come with a dropper for patients to use. \u2014 Melinda Deslatte, BostonGlobe.com , 6 Aug. 2019",
"That sartorial elegance bespoke a deep embrace of tradition, tinctured with just the right amount of satire to be amusing. \u2014 Roger Kimball, WSJ , 15 May 2018"
],
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"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3b",
"Verb",
"1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224518"
},
"tinged":{
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a high-pitched sound like that made by a light stroke on a crystal goblet"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ti\u014b"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1602, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223234"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to feel a ringing, stinging, prickling, or thrilling sensation",
": to cause such a sensation",
": tinkle sense 1",
": a tingling sensation : a usually slight ringing, stinging, prickling, or thrilling sensation",
": to feel or cause a prickling or thrilling sensation",
": a prickling or thrilling sensation or condition",
": to feel a stinging or prickling sensation"
],
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"\u02c8ti\u014b-g\u0259l",
"\u02c8ti\u014b-g\u0259l",
"\u02c8ti\u014b-g\u0259l"
],
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"chink",
"clink",
"jingle",
"tinkle"
],
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"My arm was numb and tingling .",
"awoke to the steady pitter-patter of raindrops tingling on the rooftop",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Bonnivet\u2019s large ear still seems to tingle with the sensation of having been pitilessly scrutinized, while the color and texture of his curly beard and thin mustache are captured with a miniaturist\u2019s mind-bending wizardry. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Hints of grapefruit and oatmeal will tingle and invigorate your scalp, cleansing it of oil and buildup. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022",
"And my back, it\u2019s-a already starting to tingle , which means the cortisone\u2019s-a wearing off. \u2014 Simon Rich, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
"These are the moments when my Spidey sense begins to tingle . \u2014 Lincee Ray, EW.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Here is why Szechuan peppercorns make your mouth tingle . \u2014 Leah Bhabha, Vogue , 8 Mar. 2022",
"During the 1980s and \u201990s, his heyday, P.J. O\u2019Rourke owned one of those bylines \u2014 like Nora Ephron\u2019s, or Michael Kinsley\u2019s, or Calvin Trillin\u2019s \u2014 that made many readers, including this one, tingle with anticipation. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Sometimes during these episodes, the left side of my arm would tingle and start to feel weak. \u2014 Sherese Powers, Health.com , 1 Feb. 2022",
"However, Glance itself will make your privacy senses tingle . \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 10 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
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"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1879, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205546"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": very small or diminutive : minute",
": very small"
],
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"\u02c8t\u012b-n\u0113",
"\u02c8t\u012b-n\u0113"
],
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"atomic",
"bitsy",
"bitty",
"infinitesimal",
"itty-bitty",
"itsy-bitsy",
"little bitty",
"microminiature",
"microscopic",
"microscopical",
"miniature",
"minuscule",
"minute",
"teensy",
"teensy-weensy",
"teeny",
"teeny-weeny",
"wee",
"weeny",
"weensy"
],
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"astronomical",
"astronomic",
"colossal",
"cosmic",
"cosmical",
"elephantine",
"enormous",
"giant",
"gigantic",
"herculean",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"huge",
"immense",
"mammoth",
"massive",
"monster",
"monstrous",
"monumental",
"mountainous",
"planetary",
"prodigious",
"titanic",
"tremendous"
],
"examples":[
"The computer chips were tiny .",
"He's from a tiny town that you've probably never heard of.",
"There's just one tiny little problem.",
"Aren't you even a tiny bit scared?",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Moisturizing Shampoo is highly concentrated, so a tiny bit goes a long way, and a bottle will last you about 3 months. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"Riley, along with six other students and two teachers, had crammed into a tiny sprinkler supply room, no bigger than a closet. \u2014 Jenny Deam, ProPublica , 31 May 2022",
"Shade lovers need all-day shade, or at the very least, only a tiny bit of early morning sun. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful , 26 May 2022",
"Because Severance is part Lost, part Being John Malkovich, and part Eternal Sunshine\u2014with a tiny little bit of Fight Club thrown in. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 25 May 2022",
"All by itself the tiny bit of shading under the outside corner of his left eye conveys an impression of the muscles keeping the orb alert, missing nothing. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Bieber applies the EltaMD UV Daily Tinted Facial Sunscreen for coverage, dots a tiny bit of Kosas Revealer Super Creamy Brightening Concealer under her eyes and around her nose, then moves onto cheeks. \u2014 Elle Turner, Glamour , 20 May 2022",
"With a tiny bit of rearranging, midst became the obvious solution. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
"The taking of the tiny island of Iwo Jima in February 1945 cost the Marines nearly 7,000 deaths in 36 days, roughly the same as all the Americans killed in Iraq and Afghanistan during 20 years of fighting. \u2014 Robert D. Kaplan, Washington Post , 20 May 2022"
],
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"1598, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224407"
},
"tinkerer":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to work in the manner of a tinker",
": to repair, adjust, or work with something in an unskilled or experimental manner : fiddle",
": to repair, adjust, or experiment with",
": a usually itinerant mender of household utensils",
": an unskillful mender : bungler",
": romani sense 1",
": to repair or adjust something in an unskilled or experimental manner"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ti\u014b-k\u0259r",
"\u02c8ti\u014b-k\u0259r"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He was tinkering in the garage.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In the regular season, Kerr can tinker with his lineups because the stakes are relatively low. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Clayton Kershaw will tinker with a changeup, hint at the possibility of incorporating it full time into his arsenal, then abandon the pitch once the games count. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
"The athletes can tinker and adjust the runners on training days. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Instead, there\u2019s a small team of architects, designers and chefs who tinker with sugar sculptures and recipes, building with modded and food-safe 3-D printers that are more typically used for metalworking. \u2014 Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times , 5 Dec. 2021",
"Maybe the Dodgers didn\u2019t need to tinker with their pitching to advance to the NLCS. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Considering Los Angeles is in a arms race with the Brooklyn Nets \u2014 a similar superpower team with arguably a stronger roster \u2014 the Lakers will definitely tinker with their active roster by the end of the season. \u2014 Dj Siddiqi, Forbes , 13 Oct. 2021",
"Shrewd managers will continually tinker with their roster each week, overturning the bottom to bring in the best possible backups and bye week replacements. \u2014 Alex Kay, Forbes , 21 Sep. 2021",
"Advance scouting reports will adjust to them and opponents will tinker with their schemes to exploit weaknesses. \u2014 J. Michael, The Indianapolis Star , 19 Aug. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This is an exciting time to buy a big tent, as designers tinker with everything from architecture and durability to patterning and pockets. \u2014 Ryan Stuart, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"Get hands-on with fun exhibits, see a movie or tinker in MakerPlace. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 4 May 2022",
"Even better, its challenge is disguised in the form of a tinker -toy. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The possible outcomes for the division\u2019s heavyweights fall somewhere between tinker and overhaul. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Nov. 2021",
"This hackable, programmable micro PC is a great option for anyone\u2014computer science major or otherwise\u2014who wants to tinker and experiment with software or hardware. \u2014 Scott Gilbertson, Wired , 9 Aug. 2021",
"After graduating from university, Jacob and Karsten began to tinker . \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
"So this is a team unafraid to tinker with conventional thinking. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Get hands-on with fun exhibits, see a movie or tinker in MakerPlace. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 6 Apr. 2022"
],
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"Verb",
"1655, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-092252"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make or emit a tinkle or a sound suggestive of a tinkle",
": urinate",
": to sound or make known (the time) by a tinkle",
": to cause to make a tinkle",
": to produce by tinkling",
": a series of short high ringing or clinking sounds",
": a jingling effect in verse or prose",
": to make or cause to make short high ringing or clinking sounds",
": a short high ringing or clinking sound"
],
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"\u02c8ti\u014b-k\u0259l",
"\u02c8ti\u014b-k\u0259l"
],
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"chink",
"clink",
"jingle",
"tingle"
],
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"chime(s)",
"jingle",
"tintinnabulation"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The ice tinkled in the glass.",
"A piano was tinkling in the background.",
"He tinkled a small bell.",
"Noun",
"the soothing tinkle of the wind chime on the back porch",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"For all 17 months of her life, Yarielis Paulino-Pepin has only known the warm nest of a hospital room, where gentle lullabies tinkle amid the hum, swish, and beeping of machines keeping her alive. \u2014 Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com , 24 Dec. 2021",
"Dinners were often silent, interrupted only by tinkling ice in a whiskey glass. \u2014 Robin Antalek, Longreads , 22 Apr. 2020",
"The Spirio | r, which debuted last month on Steinway\u2019s 166th birthday, allows users of the piano brand to record themselves tinkling the keys, and then adjust the recording themselves via the Spirio app. \u2014 Rob Ledonne, Billboard , 17 Apr. 2019",
"But this is a movie that's more efficient than emotionally affecting, a factor underlined by the heavy-handed use of Edward Shearmur's pensive score dominated by tinkling piano. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Jan. 2020",
"On their shelves are the previous decade\u2019s big moneymakers \u2014 tinkling meditation balls, replica swords, qipaos and noisemakers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Sep. 2019",
"The Sugarplum Fairy, here called Sugar Rum Cherry, dances to a slow, cheeky, boom-chicka-boom number, decidedly naughtier than Tchaikovsky\u2019s tinkling melody for the celesta. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Dec. 2019",
"Rhoda meets Mary Richards, played by the show\u2019s namesake, when Mary moves into the turreted Victorian house where Rhoda has fashioned a home in the attic, fringe beads tinkling in the doorway. \u2014 Emily Langer, Washington Post , 30 Aug. 2019",
"Ethereal notes of a glass harmonica, its sound resembling that of clinking glasses, tinkled as incense wafted through the air. \u2014 National Geographic , 5 Mar. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"At the resort, which presides over the pretty Kalemya Bay, all is quiet, apart from the splish-splashing of the waves and perhaps the faint tinkle of laughter of someone giving paddle boarding a go. \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"But not everyone is tickled by the tower taking a tinkle . \u2014 Sarah Rumpf, Fox News , 20 May 2022",
"Square tiles tinkle like bells when tapped by feet. \u2014 Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 Aug. 2021",
"Roses wreath bespoke trellises, and the gentle tinkle from black slate fountains fills the space, an almost meditative hum. \u2014 The Editors, Robb Report , 23 June 2021",
"What is the difference between face shaving with a tinkle razor and dermaplaning? \u2014 Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com , 28 May 2021",
"The dog swam back to shore and shook itself, and the tinkle of its collar bounced across the surface of the water and toward Chip. \u2014 Lauren Groff, The New Yorker , 27 Apr. 2021",
"Why the Alcatraz foghorn when a bicycle tinkle -bell would do? \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Mar. 2021",
"While the familiar tinkle of the Red Kettle bells can still be heard throughout the next few weeks, there are also fewer bells throughout the nation because of the pandemic. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 3 Dec. 2020"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
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"type":"noun",
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"a usually slight or pale coloration hue",
"any of various lighter or darker shades of a color tinge",
"a variation of a color produced by adding white to it and characterized by a low saturation with relatively high lightness",
"dye for the hair",
"a usually slight modifying quality or characteristic touch",
"a shaded effect in engraving produced by fine parallel lines close together",
"a panel of light color serving as background",
"to impart or apply a tint to color",
"a slight or pale coloring",
"a shade of a color",
"to give a tint to color"
],
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"color",
"hue",
"shade",
"tincture",
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"bepaint",
"color",
"dye",
"paint",
"pigment",
"stain",
"tincture",
"tinge"
],
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"Noun",
"a photo with a sepia tint",
"green with a yellowish tint",
"She got a red tint at the salon.",
"Verb",
"They tinted the water with blue dye.",
"if you tint that blue paint with this yellow paint, you should get a nice shade of green",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"The tint disappears, letting warm natural light heat your space. \u2014 Brittney J. Miller, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 June 2022",
"For instance, the wheels are first plated in rose gold, then painted and laser etched to reveal the tint below, a first-ever process for the brand. \u2014 Basem Wasef, Robb Report , 23 May 2022",
"Sweater Weather, then hung velvet draperies in the same tint that would reflect light differently for a layered effect. \u2014 Kathryn O\u2019shea-evans, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
"The area gets its name from the reddish tint created by iron oxide deposits. \u2014 Michael Goldstein, Forbes , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The cheek tint adds subtle color while maintaining hydration through the help of sunflower seed oil. \u2014 Robyn Merrett, PEOPLE.com , 6 May 2022",
"But over the last episodes, the tint included some magenta \u2014 the opposite of cyan. \u2014 Catherine Springer, Variety , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The green tint cuts blue light, reduces glare, and aids contrast. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 11 Aug. 2020",
"An officer attempted to break her driver's window while the vehicle was still, but police said a tint material prevented it from fully shattering. \u2014 Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star , 13 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"Many Chinese communities think yellow skin is an indicator of a chicken that lived well, and hence eats well, and some kitchens will tint the poaching water with a tiny bit of turmeric to oblige their customers. \u2014 Tse Wei Lim, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"The reasons people choose to tint the windows of an automobile vary. \u2014 Matthew Askari, Car and Driver , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Branagh starts with color travelogue footage of modern-day Belfast, Ireland, then shifts to black and white for his period story, the same way hack directors used to tint past scenes amber, imitating The Godfather, Part II. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 19 Nov. 2021",
"This is the time of year when some craft brewers tint their beer pink, and ros\u00e9 bottles and cocktail menus display the iconic ribbon, touting companies\u2019 donations to breast cancer organizations. \u2014 Michele Cohen Marill, Wired , 5 Oct. 2021",
"As an ode to New York, MOSCOT has launched the New York Rose collection featuring The NY ROSE and NY ROSE FADE tint in six iconic styles. \u2014 Rachel Besser, Vogue , 14 Sep. 2021",
"The Golden Gate is a take on a mimosa, with Champagne, orange juice, up to an ounce of pear brandy, and grenadine to tint the drink as close as possible to international orange, the paint color of the Golden Gate Bridge. \u2014 Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Aug. 2021",
"For marbled , set aside some of the batter, tint it with food coloring, and pipe over plain batter divided into paper bake cups. \u2014 Erin Mayer, Better Homes & Gardens , 5 Aug. 2021",
"The area has dynamic windows that automatically tint to let in just the right amount of light. \u2014 Dallas News , 16 June 2021"
],
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163425"
},
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"noun",
"noun ()",
"transitive verb",
"verb",
"verb ()"
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": overturn , upset",
": cant entry 3 , tilt",
": to raise and tilt forward in salute",
": to become tipped : topple",
": lean , slant",
": to register weight",
": to shift the balance of power or influence",
": the act or an instance of tipping : tilt",
": a place for depositing something (such as rubbish) by dumping",
": the usually pointed end of something",
": a small piece or part serving as an end, cap, or point",
": about to be uttered",
": just eluding recall",
": to furnish with a tip",
": to cover or adorn the tip of",
": to blend (furs) for improved appearance by brushing the tips of the hair with dye",
": to affix (an insert) in a book",
": to remove the ends of",
": to strike lightly : tap",
": to give (something, such as a baseball) a glancing blow",
": tiptoe",
": a light touch or blow",
": a piece of advice or expert or authoritative information",
": a piece of advance or confidential information given by one thought to have access to special or inside sources",
": to impart a piece of information or advice about or to",
": to mention as a likely candidate, prospective winner, or profitable investment : tout sense 1",
": to declare one's intentions or reveal one's opinions or resources",
": to give a gratuity to",
": give , present",
": to bestow a gratuity",
": a gift or a sum of money tendered for a service performed or anticipated : gratuity",
": the usually pointed end of something",
": a small piece or part serving as an end, cap, or point",
": to turn over",
": to bend from a straight position : slant",
": to raise and tilt forward",
": a piece of useful or secret information",
": a small sum of money given for a service",
": to give a small sum of money for a service",
": to attach an end or point to",
": to cover or decorate the tip of",
": information provided to the police or authorities regarding crime",
": a piece of inside information especially of advantage in securities trading",
": to provide a tip to or about"
],
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"\u02c8tip",
"\u02c8tip"
],
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"Verb (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun (1)",
"1673, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb (3)",
"1567, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun (3)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (4)",
"1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (4)",
"1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (5)",
"circa 1610, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2",
"Noun (5)",
"1755, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195442"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the highest point",
": excellent , first-rate",
": very well",
": excellent , first-rate",
": the highest point"
],
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"\u02c8tip-\u02c8t\u00e4p",
"-\u02cct\u00e4p",
"\u02c8tip-\u02c8t\u00e4p"
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"apex",
"apogee",
"capstone",
"climax",
"crescendo",
"crest",
"crown",
"culmination",
"head",
"height",
"high noon",
"high-water mark",
"meridian",
"ne plus ultra",
"noon",
"noontime",
"peak",
"pinnacle",
"sum",
"summit",
"top",
"zenith"
],
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"A1",
"awesome",
"bang-up",
"banner",
"beautiful",
"blue-chip",
"blue-ribbon",
"boffo",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"boss",
"brag",
"brave",
"bully",
"bumper",
"capital",
"choice",
"classic",
"cool",
"corking",
"crackerjack",
"cracking",
"dandy",
"divine",
"dope",
"down",
"dynamite",
"excellent",
"fab",
"fabulous",
"famous",
"fantabulous",
"fantastic",
"fine",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"first-string",
"five-star",
"four-star",
"frontline",
"gangbusters",
"gangbuster",
"gilt-edged",
"gilt-edge",
"gone",
"grand",
"great",
"groovy",
"heavenly",
"high-class",
"hot",
"hype",
"immense",
"jim-dandy",
"keen",
"lovely",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"mean",
"neat",
"nifty",
"noble",
"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",
"top",
"top-notch",
"top-of-the-line",
"top-shelf",
"topflight",
"topping",
"unsurpassed",
"wizard",
"wonderful"
],
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"first_known_use":[
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"1702, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"1722, in the meaning defined above",
"Adverb",
"1882, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173233"
},
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"noun",
"noun ()",
"transitive verb",
"verb",
"verb ()"
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"definitions":[
": overturn , upset",
": cant entry 3 , tilt",
": to raise and tilt forward in salute",
": to become tipped : topple",
": lean , slant",
": to register weight",
": to shift the balance of power or influence",
": the act or an instance of tipping : tilt",
": a place for depositing something (such as rubbish) by dumping",
": the usually pointed end of something",
": a small piece or part serving as an end, cap, or point",
": about to be uttered",
": just eluding recall",
": to furnish with a tip",
": to cover or adorn the tip of",
": to blend (furs) for improved appearance by brushing the tips of the hair with dye",
": to affix (an insert) in a book",
": to remove the ends of",
": to strike lightly : tap",
": to give (something, such as a baseball) a glancing blow",
": tiptoe",
": a light touch or blow",
": a piece of advice or expert or authoritative information",
": a piece of advance or confidential information given by one thought to have access to special or inside sources",
": to impart a piece of information or advice about or to",
": to mention as a likely candidate, prospective winner, or profitable investment : tout sense 1",
": to declare one's intentions or reveal one's opinions or resources",
": to give a gratuity to",
": give , present",
": to bestow a gratuity",
": a gift or a sum of money tendered for a service performed or anticipated : gratuity",
": the usually pointed end of something",
": a small piece or part serving as an end, cap, or point",
": to turn over",
": to bend from a straight position : slant",
": to raise and tilt forward",
": a piece of useful or secret information",
": a small sum of money given for a service",
": to give a small sum of money for a service",
": to attach an end or point to",
": to cover or decorate the tip of",
": information provided to the police or authorities regarding crime",
": a piece of inside information especially of advantage in securities trading",
": to provide a tip to or about"
],
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"\u02c8tip",
"\u02c8tip"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun (1)",
"1673, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb (3)",
"1567, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun (3)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (4)",
"1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (4)",
"1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (5)",
"circa 1610, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2",
"Noun (5)",
"1755, in the meaning defined above"
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},
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"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess",
": to drink (liquor) especially continuously in small amounts",
": drink sense 1",
": drink sense 2",
": a place where or an apparatus by which cars (as for coal) are loaded or emptied",
": a coal-screening plant"
],
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"\u02c8ti-p\u0259l"
],
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"bib",
"booze",
"drink",
"guzzle",
"liquor (up)",
"lush (up)",
"soak"
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"I do tipple now and then."
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
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"Verb",
"1560, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
"Noun (1)",
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"Noun (2)",
"1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213153"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
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": to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess",
": to drink (liquor) especially continuously in small amounts",
": drink sense 1",
": drink sense 2",
": a place where or an apparatus by which cars (as for coal) are loaded or emptied",
": a coal-screening plant"
],
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"\u02c8ti-p\u0259l"
],
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"bib",
"booze",
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"Verb",
"I do tipple now and then."
],
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"Verb",
"1560, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
"Noun (1)",
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"Noun (2)",
"1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194358"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": to become weary",
": to exhaust or greatly decrease the physical strength of : fatigue",
": to wear out the patience of : bore",
": a rubber cushion that fits around a wheel (as of an automobile) and usually contains compressed air",
": a metal hoop forming the tread of a wheel",
": attire",
": a woman's headband or hair ornament",
": attire",
": to adorn (the hair) with an ornament",
": to make or become weary",
": to lose or cause to lose patience or attention : bore",
": a rubber cushion that usually contains compressed air and fits around a wheel (as of an automobile)",
": to become weary",
": to exhaust or greatly decrease the physical strength of : fatigue"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u012b(-\u0259)r",
"\u02c8t\u012br",
"\u02c8t\u012b(\u0259)r"
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
"Noun (1)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Noun (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191225"
},
"tiredness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": drained of strength and energy : fatigued often to the point of exhaustion",
": obviously worn by hard use : run-down",
": trite , hackneyed",
": needing rest : weary",
": drained of strength and energy : fatigued often to the point of exhaustion"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u012b(-\u0259)rd",
"\u02c8t\u012brd",
"\u02c8t\u012b(\u0259)rd"
],
"synonyms":[
"all in",
"aweary",
"beat",
"beaten",
"bleary",
"burned-out",
"burnt-out",
"bushed",
"dead",
"done",
"drained",
"exhausted",
"fatigued",
"jaded",
"knackered",
"limp",
"logy",
"loggy",
"played out",
"pooped",
"prostrate",
"spent",
"tapped out",
"tuckered (out)",
"washed-out",
"wearied",
"weary",
"wiped out",
"worn",
"worn-out"
],
"antonyms":[
"unwearied"
],
"examples":[
"I was really tired after the long trip.",
"She's too tired to go out tonight.",
"The children were tired after the hike.",
"We had to listen to the same old tired excuses again.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But his success so far is a message that voters even in an overwhelmingly Democratic city are tired of the spreading public disorder. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
"Lobrano also says people may be tired of the informal auteurs of the bistronomic restaurants that have dominated the conversation about French dining for the better part of the past two decades. \u2014 Cyrill Matter, Town & Country , 8 June 2022",
"My best hope is that people continue to get angrier and that the folks who have been fighting so hard for so long, and are already tired , find some strength to keep fighting and also to mobilize others, especially youth, along the way. \u2014 Brittney Mckenna, Rolling Stone , 3 June 2022",
"By the time the two arrived in Orkney, both were tired . \u2014 Francesca Street, CNN , 31 May 2022",
"After two years of lockdowns, travel restrictions, pre-departure COVID tests, rollbacks on those restrictions, new variants, repeat, people are tired . \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 28 May 2022",
"Then in the deep stretch, the horse started to veer to the inside, a sign sometimes of being tired . \u2014 John Cherwaspecial Contributor, Los Angeles Times , 21 May 2022",
"From being targeted by police to being picked off by racists fearful of their place in a quickly diversifying nation, Black people are tired . \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 19 May 2022",
"As Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr so eloquently noted a few hours after 19 students and two teachers were killed on Tuesday, people are tired of empty condolences and hollow platitudes. \u2014 Mike Finger Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News , 28 May 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171027"
},
"titan":{
"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"any of a family of giants in Greek mythology born of Uranus and Gaea and ruling the earth until overthrown by the Olympian gods",
"one that is gigantic in size or power one that stands out for greatness of achievement",
"titanium"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8t\u012b-t\u1d4an",
"synonyms":[
"behemoth",
"blockbuster",
"colossus",
"dinosaur",
"dreadnought",
"elephant",
"giant",
"Goliath",
"jumbo",
"leviathan",
"mammoth",
"mastodon",
"monster",
"whale",
"whopper"
],
"antonyms":[
"diminutive",
"dwarf",
"half-pint",
"midget",
"mite",
"peewee",
"pygmy",
"pigmy",
"runt",
"shrimp"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"this newest ocean liner is a true titan of the sea",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Ma\u2019s epic rise from modest English teacher to wildly successful corporate titan , who personified China\u2019s booming economy and Internet market. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 19 May 2022",
"The luxury titan , which has been handcrafting trophies at its hollowware workshop in Rhode Island for the past 160 years, has been supplying the NBA glitzy grails for nearly half a century. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 12 May 2022",
"On Monday, Twitter and Musk announced the tech titan had purchased the social media platform. \u2014 NBC News , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The investment banking titan is building a new global headquarters that will be the city\u2019s largest all-electric tower once complete. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The other titan of those years is Eddie Braddock, the grandson of a five-term Republican senator and the object of Sam\u2019s teenage lust. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Less surprising is that the coffee titan would tap Schultz during a turbulent period. \u2014 Sarah Todd, Quartz , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Dolly Parton has long been considered the Queen of Country, but the Nashville music titan was on track to earn a new title Rock and Roll Hall of Famer. \u2014 Ethan Shanfeld, Variety , 14 Mar. 2022",
"As for TotalEnergies, the French titan holds a major stake Novatek PJSC. \u2014 Kevin Crowley, Bloomberg.com , 28 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"circa 1741, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"titanic":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal",
": enormous in size, force, or power"
],
"pronounciation":[
"t\u012b-\u02c8ta-nik",
"also",
"t\u012b-\u02c8ta-nik"
],
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"astronomical",
"astronomic",
"Brobdingnagian",
"bumper",
"colossal",
"cosmic",
"cosmical",
"cyclopean",
"elephantine",
"enormous",
"galactic",
"gargantuan",
"giant",
"gigantesque",
"gigantic",
"grand",
"herculean",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"Himalayan",
"huge",
"humongous",
"humungous",
"immense",
"jumbo",
"king-size",
"king-sized",
"leviathan",
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"monster",
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"monumental",
"mountainous",
"oceanic",
"pharaonic",
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"super",
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"bantam",
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"little bitty",
"micro",
"microminiature",
"microscopic",
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"miniature",
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"teeny",
"teeny-weeny",
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"examples":[
"They put up a titanic struggle.",
"The batter hit a titanic home run.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Holding a pen, climbing out of a car, even speaking and swallowing become titanic struggles. \u2014 Dan Horn, The Enquirer , 16 June 2022",
"The Wings would get their Game 4 victory \u2014 but not without another titanic struggle and only with the latest goal in franchise history. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 8 May 2022",
"The titanic scope of his vision allowed for no compromise. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 22 May 2022",
"As the last few years have shown, titanic , disruptive change can come out of nowhere. \u2014 Edie Goldberg, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"The most successful matador in the family was Manolete\u2019s great-uncle: a titanic , immaculately confident man known as Pepete. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"While a titanic breach, the leak was not completely unprecedented. \u2014 Dominic Fracassa, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 May 2022",
"On Friday morning, NASA's titanic Space Launch System reached the launch pad. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The titanic vessel, christened Dilbar in 2016, was often docked at Port Vell, dwarfing the Barcelona aquarium next door and stretching nearly the length of two football fields. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Greek titanikos of the Titans",
"first_known_use":[
"1709, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211832"
},
"titbit":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a choice morsel of food",
": a choice or pleasing bit (as of information)"
],
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"\u02c8tit-\u02ccbit"
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195012"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation",
": tickle sense 1",
": to act as a stimulant to pleasurable excitement"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ti-t\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
],
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"charge",
"electrify",
"excite",
"exhilarate",
"galvanize",
"intoxicate",
"pump up",
"thrill",
"turn on"
],
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"examples":[
"a film made to titillate the audience",
"writing that titillates and provokes",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"She may be best understood as the spiritual successor to Elvis, another poor white Southerner who made good, another entertainer with moves meant to titillate . \u2014 Sascha Cohen, Longreads , 20 May 2021",
"Thomas shoots herself, the Beauties had an original context and purpose, which was to titillate largely male consumers. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Oct. 2021",
"Think for a moment about the fears and threats that titillate Americans. \u2014 Robert Pearl, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021",
"Ducournau\u2014whose previous film, the 2016 Raw, detailed the exploits of a cannibalistic veterinary student\u2014works hard to titillate us in the movie\u2019s first hour or so, spreading out a buffet of gruesome, deadpan violence for our delectation. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 1 Oct. 2021",
"There's a kind of kinetic neon nihilism to Titane that can certainly be read on some level as provocation for its own sake; a willful urge to shock and titillate . \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Where those three aimed to titillate , though, Lil Nas X wanted to demonstrate: This is what having a gay pop star could actually look like \u2014 at least one version, anyway. \u2014 New York Times , 7 July 2021",
"How does a chef create, and then plate, dishes that titillate the taste buds and dazzle the eyes? \u2014 Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes , 15 May 2021",
"The stories, in other words, should do more than titillate . \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 23 Jan. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin titillatus , past participle of titillare ",
"first_known_use":[
"1620, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201444"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation",
": tickle sense 1",
": to act as a stimulant to pleasurable excitement"
],
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"\u02c8ti-t\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
],
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"charge",
"electrify",
"excite",
"exhilarate",
"galvanize",
"intoxicate",
"pump up",
"thrill",
"turn on"
],
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"examples":[
"a film made to titillate the audience",
"writing that titillates and provokes",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"She may be best understood as the spiritual successor to Elvis, another poor white Southerner who made good, another entertainer with moves meant to titillate . \u2014 Sascha Cohen, Longreads , 20 May 2021",
"Thomas shoots herself, the Beauties had an original context and purpose, which was to titillate largely male consumers. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Oct. 2021",
"Think for a moment about the fears and threats that titillate Americans. \u2014 Robert Pearl, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021",
"Ducournau\u2014whose previous film, the 2016 Raw, detailed the exploits of a cannibalistic veterinary student\u2014works hard to titillate us in the movie\u2019s first hour or so, spreading out a buffet of gruesome, deadpan violence for our delectation. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 1 Oct. 2021",
"There's a kind of kinetic neon nihilism to Titane that can certainly be read on some level as provocation for its own sake; a willful urge to shock and titillate . \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Where those three aimed to titillate , though, Lil Nas X wanted to demonstrate: This is what having a gay pop star could actually look like \u2014 at least one version, anyway. \u2014 New York Times , 7 July 2021",
"How does a chef create, and then plate, dishes that titillate the taste buds and dazzle the eyes? \u2014 Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes , 15 May 2021",
"The stories, in other words, should do more than titillate . \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 23 Jan. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1620, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202621"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one that holds a title",
": champion"
],
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"\u02c8t\u012b-t\u1d4al-\u02cch\u014dl-d\u0259r"
],
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"champ",
"champion",
"titlist",
"victor",
"winner"
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"examples":[
"became the youngest titleholder in the sport's history",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The current titleholder for most expensive 20th century artwork sold at auction is Picasso\u2019s Women of Algiers, which went for $179.4 million in 2015. \u2014 Tiffany Ap, Quartz , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The newest world champion from San Antonio is also now the youngest active titleholder in boxing. \u2014 John Whisler, San Antonio Express-News , 6 Feb. 2022",
"The Extra host and Miss USA 2019 titleholder was 30. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
"On Sunday, it was confirmed that the Extra host and Miss USA 2019 titleholder died of an apparent suicide. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
"The humblest of champions who\u2019s quick to credit her opponent in victory or defeat, Barty became the first Australian women\u2019s single titleholder since Chris O\u2019Neil in 1978. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Jan. 2022",
"On Sunday, it was confirmed that the Miss USA 2019 titleholder died of an apparent suicide. \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
"White added that, in his recollection, there are almost no other instances of him disrespectful a titleholder in that scenario. \u2014 Mike Bohn, USA TODAY , 27 Jan. 2022",
"At least one titleholder , Vivian Juan-Saunders, became chairwoman of the Tohono O'odham Nation. \u2014 Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY , 10 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1840, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212106"
},
"tittle":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a point or small sign used as a diacritical mark in writing or printing",
": a very small part"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ti-t\u1d4al"
],
"synonyms":[
"atom",
"bit",
"crumb",
"dribble",
"fleck",
"flyspeck",
"grain",
"granule",
"molecule",
"morsel",
"mote",
"nubbin",
"nugget",
"particle",
"patch",
"scrap",
"scruple",
"snip",
"snippet",
"speck"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"we have examined every last tittle of evidence available and can find nothing to support his claims",
"there's not a tittle of sense in that book"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English titel , from Medieval Latin titulus , from Latin, title",
"first_known_use":[
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224924"
},
"titular":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities",
": existing in title only",
": bearing a title derived from a defunct ecclesiastical jurisdiction (such as an episcopal see)",
": of, relating to, or constituting a title",
": bearing a title : titled",
": a person holding a title"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ti-ch\u0259-l\u0259r",
"\u02c8tich-l\u0259r"
],
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"formal",
"nominal",
"paper"
],
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"examples":[
"Adjective",
"Although retired, he remains the titular chairman of the company.",
"he's the titular head of the department, though it's the assistant managers who largely run things around here",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Morfydd Clark stars as the titular Maud, a shy nurse with a murky past who can't help but worm her newfound faith into her work with hospice patients. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"Forever, the full trailer reveals for the first time the real significance of the titular Perlimps, while showcasing its dazzling visuals. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 9 June 2022",
"Aliens Dark Descent showed off a heavily cinematic trailer that featured the titular aliens and strongly evoked James Cameron's movies. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 9 June 2022",
"Based on the novels by Alexander McCall Smith and set and filmed amid the physical beauty of Botswana, this sunny one-season mystery series follows the titular business started by Precious Ramotswe after her beloved father dies. \u2014 Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"The first Muslim superhero, Kamala Khan (played by Iman Vellani), joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the titular shape-shifting crusader. \u2014 Hau Chu, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"The titular sandman of the title is Morpheus, the supernatural being who goes more commonly by the name of Dream. \u2014 Philip Ellis And Milan Polk, Men's Health , 7 June 2022",
"With Gundam: Cucuruz Doan\u2019s Island performing very well at the Japanese box office, not many realize that the movie\u2019s titular island is in fact a real place. \u2014 Ollie Barder, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"Booster plays Noah in the movie, about a friend group trying to make the most of one of their last trips to the titular LGBTQ hotspot as a group. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 6 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"As monarch, Elizabeth is also Supreme Governor of the Church of England, a titular , but deeply symbolic, role. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 June 2022",
"Almost four decades ago, This Is Spinal Tap confirmed the titular , and fictional, metal act's place in rock history as one of Britain's loudest bands. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 12 May 2022",
"Tokyo Vice and Miami Vice are both crime shows set in their respective titular locales, and both involve the creative input of famed filmmaker Michael Mann. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Based on Martin Widmark\u2019s popular children\u2019s books of the same name, the film features rising star Matilda Gross as the titular Nelly, a young girl who, along with her dog London, are dragged into a world of ghosts, vampires and werewolves. \u2014 Jamie Lang, Variety , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Building the titular , malfunctioning Ron \u2014 while visually simpler \u2014 was far more elaborate than the other machines. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 21 Dec. 2021",
"The first was an update to the entry-level titular iPad. \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 17 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1540, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192402"
},
"tizzy":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a highly excited and distracted state of mind"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ti-z\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"dither",
"fluster",
"fret",
"fuss",
"huff",
"lather",
"pother",
"stew",
"sweat",
"swelter",
"swivet",
"twitter"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"She's always getting in a tizzy over minor things.",
"all in a tizzy because she can't find her car keys",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Of the all the fun (and surprising) animated and CG cameos in Chip \u2018n Dale: Rescue Rangers, there was one that stole the show \u2014 and sent Twitter into a tizzy . \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
"And while the 591-page document issued in late January contains no mention of cryptocurrency, the industry and its lawyers have been thrown into a tizzy . \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Such changes, made by Magic City Chief Operating Officer Scott Savin, have sent jai alai purists into a tizzy . \u2014 Arian Campo-flores, WSJ , 30 Mar. 2022",
"If the Wildcats have one of their poor outside-shooting days, this one will have the Bluegrass State in a tizzy . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The latest episode of The Book of Boba Fett left fans in a tizzy , to say the least. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Last Sunday, the return of the hit gritty drama Euphoria had fans in a tizzy . \u2014 Sam Sussman, Vogue , 15 Jan. 2022",
"Unfavorable international developments \u2014 wars, currency crises, debt problems and the like \u2014 can take a toll on the U.S. economy and send stock prices into a tizzy . \u2014 Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic , 13 Mar. 2022",
"When companies press pause, employees, particularly immigrants, go into a tizzy . \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 11 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
"first_known_use":[
"1935, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222709"
},
"ticklish":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": sensitive to tickling",
": requiring delicate handling",
": touchy , oversensitive",
": easily overturned",
": sensitive to tickling",
": calling for careful handling"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ti-k(\u0259-)lish",
"\u02c8ti-klish"
],
"synonyms":[
"huffy",
"tetchy",
"thin-skinned",
"touchy"
],
"antonyms":[
"thick-skinned"
],
"examples":[
"My feet are very ticklish .",
"he's ticklish about his looks, so it's wisest to avoid the subject altogether",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Disclosing sensitive issues regarding lawsuits can be very ticklish for a board or manager. \u2014 Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Jan. 2022",
"But the issue is ticklish : A lot of people, Mr. Bell says in introductory voiceover, were asked to participate in his four-part project. \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 27 Jan. 2022",
"While a good portion of this year\u2019s ballot is straightforward, there are three ticklish spots. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 27 Jan. 2022",
"That\u2019s the likeliest candidate for the naming now, but there\u2019s a ticklish problem. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021",
"Bright eyes, cheeks that glow,Chubby fingers, ticklish toes,A playful grin, a perfect nose,Very special hair and clothes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 July 2021",
"The researchers, who worked with young male rats (the most ticklish group), first wanted to confirm the previous findings. \u2014 Catherine Caruso, Scientific American , 10 Nov. 2016",
"Many mammal species are sensitive to the light, ticklish annoyance of an insect crawling across their skin, but fewer respond to gargalesis\u2014intense, laughter-inducing tickling. \u2014 Catherine Caruso, Scientific American , 10 Nov. 2016",
"And as often happens, President Donald Trump has made the political fallout for Republicans ever more ticklish . \u2014 Alan Fram, Star Tribune , 22 Aug. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1581, in the meaning defined at sense 3a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-104552"
},
"title":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production",
": a similar distinguishing name of a musical composition or a work of art",
": a usually published work as distinguished from a particular copy",
": a descriptive name : appellation",
": an appellation of dignity, honor, distinction, or preeminence attached to a person or family by virtue of rank, office, precedent, privilege, attainment, or lands",
": a person holding a title especially of nobility",
": championship sense 1",
": a legally just cause of exclusive possession",
": the instrument (such as a deed) that is evidence of a right",
": all the elements constituting legal ownership",
": a descriptive or general heading (as of a chapter in a book)",
": the heading which names an act or statute",
": the heading of a legal action or proceeding",
": a division of an instrument, book, or bill",
": one larger than a section or article",
": something that justifies or substantiates a claim",
": an alleged or recognized right",
": written material introduced into a motion picture or television program to give credits, explain an action, or represent dialogue",
": inscription",
": to provide a title for",
": to designate or call by a title : term , style",
": of or relating to a title: such as",
": having the same name as the title of a production",
": having the same title as or providing the title for the collection or production of which it forms a part",
": of, relating to, or involving a championship",
": of, relating to, or used with the titles that introduce a motion picture or television program",
": the name given to something (as a book, song, or job) to identify or describe it",
": a word or group of words attached to a person's name to show an honor, rank, or office",
": a legal right to the ownership of property",
": championship sense 1",
": the means or right by which one owns or possesses property",
": the quality of ownership as determined by a body of facts and events",
": title that vests automatically in a grantee when acquired by a grantor who purported to sell the property before acquiring title",
": a doctrine that requires such vesting \u2014 compare estoppel by deed at estoppel sense 1",
": title that exists free of claims or encumbrances on the property",
": marketable title in this entry",
": title vested in one who is considered by the application of equitable principles to be the owner of property even though legal title is vested in another",
": the right to receive legal title upon performance of an obligation",
": title to property (as a negotiable instrument or real property) that is valid in fact or law or beyond a reasonable doubt",
": marketable title in this entry",
": title held by American Indians that consists of the right to occupy certain land with the permission of the United States government",
"\u2014 compare reservation",
": a juridical act (as a sale or donation) sufficient to transfer ownership or a real right",
": the title that derives from such an act",
": title that is determined or recognized as constituting formal or valid ownership (as by virtue of an instrument) even if not accompanied by possession or use",
"\u2014 compare legal interest at interest sense 1",
": title to property acquired by gift, succession, or inheritance",
": title that is subject to no reasonable doubt as to its validity or freedom from encumbrance and that can be reasonably sold, purchased, or mortgaged",
": title of such quality that a purchaser under contract should be compelled to accept it",
": title that depends on the giving of consideration for the property",
": title to property that is acquired through the labor or skill of a spouse and is included in community property",
": title shown on a document",
": title that renders inferior any other title to the property",
": title by which one possesses or owns particular property received (as by purchase, gift, or legacy) before or after the death of an ancestor",
"\u2014 see also particular legacy at legacy \u2014 compare universal title in this entry",
": title shown on the public record",
": title obtained by the purchaser of property at a tax sale",
": title held by a governmental body to property seized because of tax delinquency",
": title acquired by the conveyance causa mortis of a specified proportion (as one-fourth) of all of the conveyor's property interests or all of a specified type of the conveyor's property interests especially so that upon the conveyor's death the recipient stands as a universal successor",
": an instrument (as a deed) that is evidence of ownership",
": certificate of title sense 1a",
": the name or heading of something (as a proceeding, statute, or book)",
": a division of a statutory or regulatory code or of an act"
],
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"\u02c8t\u012b-t\u1d4al",
"\u02c8t\u012b-t\u1d4al"
],
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"appellation",
"appellative",
"cognomen",
"compellation",
"denomination",
"denotation",
"designation",
"handle",
"moniker",
"monicker",
"name",
"nomenclature"
],
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"baptize",
"call",
"christen",
"clepe",
"denominate",
"designate",
"dub",
"entitle",
"label",
"name",
"nominate",
"style",
"term"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The title of the LP, a follow-up to 2020\u2019s Bigger Love, and its release date have not yet been revealed. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone , 17 June 2022",
"In November 2021, singer Ariana Grande added a new title \u2014 makeup brand founder \u2014 to her resume with the launch of her company r.e.m. Beauty. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 17 June 2022",
"The Doctor Strange sequel was blocked just months after THR broke the news that local censors had taken issue with another major MCU title , Eternals, over a same-gender kiss. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
"The title of the case: United States of America vs. Approximately 40.997711 Ethereum Digital Currency. \u2014 Matt Pearcestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"Kibler, 22, has subsequently become the first Carmel swimmer to win an individual NCAA title (200-yard freestyle for Texas) and first to make a U.S. team for long course worlds. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 17 June 2022",
"Indeed, Web of Make Believe is a compelling, must-watch title . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 17 June 2022",
"This fact hits at the summit's 'global\u2019 title because the speakers did not represent the global industry in a balanced way. \u2014 Brooke Roberts-islam, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Barber and other board members stripped him of that title \u2014 a move Barber defended from the floor of that year\u2019s SBC annual meeting. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Dawn Ennis: For those who haven\u2019t read it yet, why title your memoir High Yella? \u2014 Dawn Ennis, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
"Phoenix has come up quickly, going from one of the worst teams in the league to title contender in just two seasons, prompting observers, analysts and fans to wonder whether the regular-season success can carry into the playoffs. \u2014 Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic , 14 Apr. 2021",
"In Florida, Epstein's Palm Beach Island mansion has been under contract for several months while the co-executors dealt with some fraudulent claims to title on the property. \u2014 James Hill, ABC News , 10 Mar. 2021",
"Included in that streak is a 56-54 thriller over Cedar Hill in last year\u2019s Region I title game. \u2014 Greg Riddle, Dallas News , 26 Feb. 2021",
"Duncanville had just breezed past Odessa Permian 59-43 in the Region I title game. \u2014 Randy Jennings, Dallas News , 12 Nov. 2020",
"Centurions sophomore Jack DeJesus led his team to the boys title over 11 much larger schools with a first place finish in a career-best time of 16 minutes, 37.63 seconds. \u2014 Buddy Collings, orlandosentinel.com , 1 Oct. 2020",
"Why did Shakespeare title his most famous play for the son who had died several years earlier? \u2014 New York Times , 31 July 2020",
"The acclaimed author is adding to his collection of children's books with a picture book titled Pirate Stew, EW can exclusively announce. \u2014 Seija Rankin, EW.com , 9 June 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Netflix was one of the first in the ring in June 2020, striking a multi- title deal with super-producer Mo Abudu\u2019s EbonyLife Studios. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Corral told a select group of journalists on Friday that Movistar Plus was currently in talks with international groups for multi- title production/distribution agreements. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Until recently, the Bravoverses have not been as reliant on inter- title crossovers: Real Housewives of Salt Lake City don\u2019t look up in shock and dismay as a Real Housewife of New York comes striding into the room. \u2014 Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture , 29 Dec. 2021",
"In streaming, Nigerian visionary Mo Abudu\u2019s EbonyLife became the first African production company to score a multi- title deal with Netflix last year to create two series and several films. \u2014 Abigail Freeman, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021",
"In the pre- title sequence of No Time to Die (out Oct. 8), Daniel Craig's James Bond pays his respects to an old friend in a stunning European locale. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 23 Sep. 2021",
"AEW Grand Slam will be headlined by Kenny Omega vs. Bryan Danielson in a non- title match. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 16 Sep. 2021",
"Amor y Lujo and Fidelio Films struck a multi- title co-development alliance in 2020. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 27 Aug. 2021",
"But instead of settling into what would likely be several comfortable years fighting non- title UFC spectacles and taking more cash-grab boxing matches, McGregor chose to return to his last defeat. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 July 2021"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 10b",
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"Adjective",
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},
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": a soft faintly bluish-white lustrous low-melting crystalline metallic element that is malleable and ductile at ordinary temperatures and that is used especially in containers, as a protective coating, in tinfoil, and in soft solders and alloys \u2014 see Chemical Elements Table",
": a box, can, pan, vessel, or a sheet made of tinplate",
": such a container of any metal (such as aluminum)",
": a metal container and its contents",
": to cover or plate with tin or a tin alloy",
": to put up or pack in tins : can",
"taxpayer identification number",
": a soft bluish white metallic chemical element used chiefly in combination with other metals or as a coating to protect other metals",
": something (as a can or sheet) made from tinplate",
": a soft faintly bluish white lustrous low-melting crystalline metallic element that is malleable and ductile at ordinary temperatures and that is used as a protective coating, in tinfoil, and in soft solders and alloys",
"\u2014 see Chemical Elements Table",
"taxpayer identification number"
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"\u02c8tin",
"\u02c8tin",
"\u02c8tin"
],
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"barrel",
"can",
"canister",
"cannister",
"drum"
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"Noun",
"row upon row of tins containing food for an emergency that never happened",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Each gummy contains 5mg of THC with 20 gummies per tin . \u2014 Sophie Saint Thomas, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Some of the items for sale will include tap handles, logoed glassware, tin signs and neon signs. \u2014 Bob Dohr, Journal Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
"The ruins here were even more extensive\u2014 tin roofs rusted and collapsed; stone walls dank with moss and mold; trees and vines sprouting from windows and doors. \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
"Holland also created an outdoor shower with tin walls and cedar planks. \u2014 Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens , 10 June 2022",
"For example, a prototype containing tin oxide doped with two other metals that block both infrared and visible light lasted for many more on/off cycles than many existing electrochromic windows, scientists recently reported in ACS Omega. \u2014 Brittney J. Miller, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 June 2022",
"During the dance, several men shake rattles or strut notched rasps over a tin drum to imitate the sound of thunder. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022",
"Several of the raw materials used in formula production (such as milk and vegetable oil) and packaging (such as plastic and tin ) have had supply chain disruptions in recent months, the memo says. \u2014 Brenda Goodman, CNN , 25 May 2022",
"Indonesia, home to some of the world\u2019s largest deposits of copper, nickel, and tin , touts its abundance of natural resources to lure billions of dollars of foreign investors\u2019 money. \u2014 Fortune , 15 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"As an exclusive offering of this store, customers can create unique mixes of their favorite squares then customize a bag or tin with a personal photo and message, created and printed instantly in store. \u2014 Chelsea Davis, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"The basic template is simple: Fill the dish or tin with a combination of meat, vegetables or cheese, then crack in an egg and season with spices and herbs. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Add IPA to tin , then strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice and garnish with a grapefruit peel. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 14 Oct. 2021",
"From motorcycles in India to tin in Malaysia, Forbes Asia holds fast to its long-term commitment to covering Asia\u2019s rise in the global business community. \u2014 Justin Doebele, Forbes , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Chicken includes hen; masculine has two: male and man; and container holds can and tin . \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 Aug. 2021",
"That Altoids tin with just a bunch of, like, random pills in it, like candy? \u2014 Jessica Goldstein, Vulture , 29 July 2021",
"And a sharp rise in commodity prices, from copper to tin to lumber, on surging demand from a rebounding China and the U.S., could help producers across Africa and Latin America post strong economic growth and repair beleaguered public finances. \u2014 Joe Parkinson, WSJ , 18 May 2021",
"Most of her business marketing has been via word of mouth, or occasionally when someone is specifically looking for a coppersmith for their custom project or a tinsmith to re- tin their copper cookware. \u2014 Alison Coleman, Forbes , 10 May 2021"
],
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-113035"
},
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": a certificate or token showing that a fare or admission fee has been paid",
": a means of access or passage",
": a summons or warning issued to a traffic-law violator",
": a list of candidates for nomination or election : slate",
": the correct or desirable thing",
": a slip or card recording a transaction or undertaking or giving instructions",
": a document that serves as a certificate, license, or permit",
": a mariner's or airman's certificate",
": tag , label",
": to furnish or serve with a ticket",
": to attach a ticket to : label",
": designate",
": a document or token showing that a fare or a fee for admission or participation has been paid",
": a summons or warning issued to a person who breaks a traffic law",
": a list of candidates for nomination or election",
": a slip or card recording a sale or giving information",
": the correct or desirable thing",
": to attach a tag to : label",
": to give a traffic ticket to"
],
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"\u02c8ti-k\u0259t",
"\u02c8ti-k\u0259t"
],
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"check",
"coupon",
"pass",
"pasteboard"
],
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"label",
"mark",
"tag"
],
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"Noun",
"We bought tickets for the opera.",
"I got a ticket for speeding.",
"Verb",
"He was ticketed for speeding.",
"methods used for ticketing airline passengers",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The tasting ticket includes a Swiggin' Pig commemorative glass and 10 samplings of whiskey, bourbon or rye. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 9 June 2022",
"On the other hand, given that the Red Sox average game ticket in 2020 cost $136 (which doesn\u2019t include beer, hot dogs or parking), maybe $30 for a month for a flood of games doesn\u2019t sound so crazy for some folks. \u2014 Howard Homonoff, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"For a potential clinching Game 6 next Thursday, the cheapest ticket has already cleared $1,000. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"If, as expected, Ms. Way declines to allow Mr. Malinowski to run on the Moderate Party ticket , the party and some of its supporters plan to challenge her decision in state appeals court. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
"After a losing run for the planning and zoning commission on the Republican ticket last year, Balboni was recommended by the local GOP for appointment as an alternate - but Democrats rejected him. \u2014 Don Stacom, Hartford Courant , 6 June 2022",
"Luis is working on four books simultaneously and running a long-shot campaign for governor on the Green Party ticket . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
"The original ticket must have been purchased by May 30 with travel dates between June 1-3. \u2014 Josh Rivera, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"For some people playing an evening game of Words With Friends might be just the ticket . \u2014 Bonnie Darves, SELF , 1 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Township police officials in Northeast Ohio are pushing DeWine to sign a bill that would grant them the authority to ticket drivers on interstates, Kaylee Remington and Olivia Mitchell report. \u2014 cleveland , 14 June 2022",
"Another state law prohibits schools from notifying police about truant students so officers can ticket them. \u2014 Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica , 13 May 2022",
"Opponents frequently argue their usage violates due process and may ticket the owner of the vehicle without anyone confirming whether that person was driving the vehicle at the time of the alleged violation. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Instead of issuing fines directly, school officials refer students to police, who then ticket them for municipal ordinance violations, an investigation by the Tribune and ProPublica has found. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Another state law prohibits schools from notifying police when students are truant so officers can ticket them. \u2014 Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The Huntsville City Council, while looking at racial disparities in arrest rates, discussed allowing police officers to ticket people for misdemeanor marijuana possession, rather than taking them to jail. \u2014 Ashley Remkus | Aremkus@al.com, al , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Officers would still be able to ticket drivers for those equipment violations if the stop was initially made for another unsafe driving violation. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Officers would still be able to ticket drivers for those equipment violations if the stop was initially made for another unsafe driving violation. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 Feb. 2022"
],
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},
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"type":[
"adjective ()"
],
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": angry , upset",
": having small spots or marks : flecked",
": having or made of hair banded with two or more colors"
],
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"\u02c8tikt"
],
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},
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"verb"
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": a nonspatial continuum that is measured in terms of events which succeed one another from past through present to future",
": leisure",
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": an appointed, fixed, or customary moment or hour for something to happen, begin, or end",
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": a historical period : age",
": a division of geologic chronology",
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": added or accumulated quantities or instances",
": equal fractional parts of which an indicated number equal a comparatively greater quantity",
": turn",
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": the hours or days required to be occupied by one's work",
": an hourly pay rate",
": wages paid at discharge or resignation",
": the playing time of a game",
": time-out sense 1",
": a period during which something is used or available for use",
": nevertheless , yet",
": at intervals : occasionally",
": for the present",
": once in a while : occasionally",
": very quickly or soon",
": sufficiently early",
": eventually",
": in correct tempo",
": at the appointed time",
": on schedule",
": on the installment plan",
": frequently , repeatedly",
": to arrange or set the time of : schedule",
": to regulate (a watch) to keep correct time",
": to set the tempo, speed, or duration of",
": to cause to keep time with something",
": to determine or record the time, duration, or rate of",
": to dispose (something, such as a mechanical part) so that an action occurs at a desired instant or in a desired way",
": to keep or beat time",
": of or relating to time",
": recording time",
": timed to ignite or explode at a specific moment",
": payable on a specified future day or a certain length of time after presentation for acceptance",
": based on installment payments",
": a period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues",
": a point or period when something occurs : occasion",
": one of a series of repeated instances or actions",
": a moment, hour, day, or year as shown by a clock or calendar",
": a set or usual moment or hour for something to occur",
": a historical period : age",
": conditions of a period",
": added quantities or examples",
": a person's experience during a certain period",
": a part of the day when a person is free to do as he or she pleases",
": rate of speed : tempo",
": a system of determining time",
": rhythm",
": sometimes",
": for the present",
": once in a while",
": soon enough",
": as time goes by : eventually",
": at the correct speed in music",
": over and over again",
": over and over again",
": to arrange or set the point or rate at which something happens",
": to measure or record the point at which something happens, the length of the period it takes for something to happen, or the rate at which certain actions take place",
": the measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues \u2014 see bleeding time , coagulation time , prothrombin time , reaction time",
": a continuum which lacks spatial dimensions and in which events succeed one another from past through present to future",
": the point or period when something occurs",
": a moment, hour, day, or year as indicated by a clock or calendar"
],
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"\u02c8t\u012bm",
"\u02c8t\u012bm",
"\u02c8t\u012bm"
],
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"moment",
"occasion"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"As the two looked dapper in their respective ensembles, the Gray Man actor decided to give a little background into his time in Italy. \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 23 June 2022",
"If Tagovailoa doesn\u2019t move into the top third of NFL starting quarterbacks in the next season or two, the Miami Dolphins will have wasted their time on yet another average starting quarterback. \u2014 Omar Kelly, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
"As Rom pointed out, however, women also are more likely to have childcare put constraints on their time and mobility. \u2014 Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"Additionally, people that require an autopsy or suffer traumatic bodily injury at their time of death may also be disqualified, since the bodies need to be intact for medical students to study them. \u2014 Monique Brouillette, Popular Mechanics , 23 June 2022",
"His time finally arrived Wednesday night at PNC Park in the Cubs\u2019 14-5 blowout win against the Pittsburgh Pirates. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"This was his first time running for political office. \u2014 Monica Brich, Arkansas Online , 23 June 2022",
"Mank, directed by David Fincher, is a biographical drama about screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz, focusing on his time finishing Citizen Kane. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 23 June 2022",
"Ridley-Thomas, elected in 2020, was indicted on bribery, conspiracy and fraud charges in October, in a case stemming from his time serving on the five-member county Board of Supervisors. \u2014 David Zahniserstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Students of Burton Malkiel would rather let blindfolded monkeys pick stocks by throwing darts at a board than try to time the market peak, buy the dip, or put it all into some crypto scheme. \u2014 David Goldman, CNN , 19 May 2022",
"The last\u2014and only\u2014 time an entry in this franchise launched with 16 traditional multiplayer maps was Modern Warfare III. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021",
"One answer may be to do nothing, and just try and ride out the volatility without trying to time the market. \u2014 CNN , 26 May 2022",
"Trying to time the stock market is a fool's journey to the poor house. \u2014 David Rae, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"So for the investors who neither want to time the markets nor bank on sheer sentiment alone, Q.ai is here to help. \u2014 Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"Timing a hike to find it \u2014 and other spring ephemerals that only bloom for a short period \u2014 is like trying to time prime fall colors. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Most Americans aren\u2019t trying to time their next booster for an overseas vacation, and many people in low-wage jobs and crowded multigenerational households are far more exposed than the Weissingers are. \u2014 Joel Achenbach And Carolyn Y. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The best investors are those, like Warren Buffet, who do not try to time the market at all. \u2014 Adam Strauss, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Maybe the real romance would be two people doing what us non- time -traveler normies do every day: choosing someone to love, and choosing every day to continue loving them with no guarantee that any of it is written in the stars. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 May 2022",
"Since the current points system used to determine Derby qualifiers started in 2013, post- time favorites have landed in the superfecta payout all nine years \u2013 six wins, one second and two fourths. \u2014 Jason Frakes, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022",
"The chances of the balance of the field are rated from 20-1 to 50-1 and the likelihood is at post- time their odds will be higher. \u2014 Tom Jicha, sun-sentinel.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Earlier Tuesday, the Sacramento Kings added multi- time all-star Domantas Sabonis. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Having zero centers available against a team that starts three 7-footers and has a 6-10, multi- time All-Star coming off the bench? \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Now, with a new three-point threat, Booker can become a multi- time scoring champion throughout his career. \u2014 Evan Sidery, Forbes , 1 Jan. 2022",
"Willis, Young and Watters are multi- time semifinalists. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Dunning was named to the Alabama Sports Writers Association Super All-State team a year ago and is a multi- time first-team All-State selection. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 10 Nov. 2021"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-152532"
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],
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": a table of departure and arrival times of trains, buses, or airplanes",
": a schedule showing a planned order or sequence",
": program sense 3",
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],
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"\u02c8t\u012bm-\u02cct\u0101-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8t\u012bm-\u02cct\u0101-b\u0259l"
],
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"docket",
"program",
"schedule"
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"checked the timetable of events to see if I'd be able to get something to eat beforehand",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Deby\u2019s son Mahamat Idriss is leading the military transition which is yet to timetable a return to constitutional rule. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 16 May 2022",
"This week\u2019s filing sets that timetable back one more year. \u2014 Eva Dou, WSJ , 26 Sep. 2017",
"Republicans are hoping the enact a tax cut plan by the end of the year, an ambitious timetable given the complexity of a thousand-page-plus bill whose details have been largely under wraps until now. \u2014 Kevin Diaz, Houston Chronicle , 2 Nov. 2017",
"While there\u2019s no timetable for Woodley\u2019s return, the champion defended his title less than three months ago and an interim title would be preposterous. \u2014 Mike Dyce, SI.com , 26 Oct. 2017",
"The Kings will be without a major cog in their lineup, and there\u2019s no timetable for his return. \u2014 Curtis Zupke, latimes.com , 19 Oct. 2017",
"The invasion timetable , as posted by the Free Beacon, anticipates a pre-invasion bombardment lasting anywhere from one to fifteen days. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 4 Oct. 2017",
"Unless a new timetable is agreed upon, Britain is scheduled to leave the EU on March 29, 2019 \u2013 deal or no deal. \u2014 Nicola Slawson, The Christian Science Monitor , 3 Nov. 2017",
"They are set to discuss the bilateral defense alliance, including a timetable for returning wartime operational control to Seoul from Washington. \u2014 Kanga Kong, Bloomberg.com , 27 Oct. 2017"
],
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"1838, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191153"
},
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"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": having elements close together",
": so close in structure as to prevent passage or escape (as of liquid, gas, or light)",
"\u2014 compare lightproof , watertight",
": fitting very close to the body",
": too snug",
": closely packed : very full",
": barely allowing time for completion",
": allowing little or no room for free motion or movement",
": having a small radius",
": strongly fixed or held : secure",
": not slack or loose : taut",
": marked by firmness and muscle tone",
": marked by unusual tension (as in the face or body)",
": difficult to cope with",
": relatively difficult to obtain",
": characterized by such difficulty",
": not liberal in giving : stingy",
": characterized by little difference in the relative positions of contestants with respect to final outcome : close",
": characterized by firmness or strictness in control or application or in attention to details",
": marked by control or discipline in expression or style : having little or no extraneous matter",
": characterized by a polished style and precise arrangements in music performance",
": having a close personal or working relationship : intimate",
": being such that the subject fills the frame",
": somewhat drunk",
": capable , competent",
": fast , tightly , firmly",
": in a sound manner : soundly",
": very closely packed or compressed",
": fixed or held very firmly in place",
": fitting too closely",
": firmly stretched or drawn : taut",
": difficult to get through or out of",
": firm in control",
": stingy sense 1",
": low in supply : scarce",
": painfully or uncomfortably tense",
": barely allowing enough time",
": in a firm, secure, or close manner",
": in a deep and uninterrupted manner : soundly"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u012bt",
"\u02c8t\u012bt"
],
"synonyms":[
"impenetrable",
"impermeable",
"impervious"
],
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"penetrable",
"permeable",
"pervious"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Gronkowski, 33, walks away from the game as one of \u2014 if not the best \u2014 tight ends in NFL history. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
"As the market remains tight and new listings also decline, May saw the smallest drop in active listings since November 2019. \u2014 Brenda Richardson, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"Lasky used a single-point-perspective camera for tight framing to capture Buzz\u2019s initial solitude and to guide the viewer\u2019s eye. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 20 June 2022",
"Hanna and Haley Cavinder, twins who play college basketball at Miami, have attracted 4 million followers and a string of lucrative NIL deals with a TikTok account that features them dancing in bikinis and tight dresses. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
"The tight staffing and scheduling has limited airlines' ability to recover from bad weather events such as those that occurred across the nation last week. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 20 June 2022",
"Binnie\u2019s tight third-person narration sticks closely to the figure that each chapter follows: mostly Maria, later James, and, for one chapter, Steph. \u2014 Stephanie Burt, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"Pay attention, pal, fastball coming high and tight . \u2014 Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 June 2022",
"Because the motor and canister can be placed out of the way, these vacuums are easier to maneuver into tight spaces and to use on stairs than uprights are. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"While other streaming services are still staying tight -lipped, Netflix has been unusually open about its strategy. \u2014 Heather Kelly, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"While Legend remained tight -lipped about any updates, his voice beamed with enthusiasm when speaking about his new project. \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 17 June 2022",
"Bullock said local organizers and the observers had a good exchange of ideas, but that their guests were pretty tight -lipped about how Utah\u2019s facilities rate compared to other potential hosts. \u2014 Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"Law enforcement officials have remained tight -lipped about the slew of documents the man charged in the Buffalo shooting may have posted online before the attack. \u2014 Will Carless, USA TODAY , 22 May 2022",
"Hernandez is the only new member of the group, which has become tight -knit and has mostly played above expectations the past couple of years. \u2014 Bob Mcmanaman, The Arizona Republic , 8 June 2022",
"Still, many Americans are holding on tight to their constitutional right to bear arms. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 26 May 2022",
"But after holding tight , as 14-point underdogs, in an ugly game that remained tied deep into the third quarter, the Buffalo Bills started looking like themselves again \u2014 and the Dolphins like themselves. \u2014 David Furones, sun-sentinel.com , 31 Oct. 2021",
"However, that move has backfired in some ways, especially since Republicans have stymied progress by holding tight to their redistricting powers rather than join the effort in the name of fairness. \u2014 Summer Meza, The Week , 18 Oct. 2021"
],
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-194118"
},
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"noun",
"verb"
],
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": to fasten, attach, or close by means of a tie",
": to form a knot or bow in",
": to make by tying constituent elements",
": to place or establish in relationship : connect",
": to unite in marriage",
": to unite (musical notes) by a tie",
": to join (power systems) electrically",
": to restrain from independence or freedom of action or choice : constrain by or as if by authority, influence, agreement, or obligation",
": to make or have an equal score with in a contest",
": to equalize (the score) in a game or contest",
": to equalize the score of (a game)",
": to provide or offer something equal to : equal",
": to make a tie: such as",
": to make a bond or connection",
": to make an equal score",
": to become attached",
": to close by means of a tie",
": to attack with vigor",
": to get drunk",
": to perform a marriage ceremony",
": to get married",
": a line, ribbon, or cord used for fastening, uniting, or drawing something closed",
": shoelace",
": a structural element (such as a rod or angle iron) holding two pieces together : a tension member in a construction",
": any of the transverse supports to which railroad rails are fastened to keep them in line",
": something that serves as a connecting link: such as",
": a moral or legal obligation to someone or something typically constituting a restraining power, influence, or duty",
": a bond of kinship or affection",
": a curved line that joins two musical notes of the same pitch to denote a single tone sustained through the time value of the two",
": an equality in number (as of votes or scores)",
": equality in a contest",
": a contest that ends in a draw",
": a method or style of tying or knotting",
": something that is knotted or is to be knotted when worn: such as",
": necktie",
": a low laced shoe : oxford",
": necktie",
": an equality in number (as of votes or scores)",
": a contest that ends with an equal score",
": one of the cross supports to which railroad rails are fastened",
": a connecting link : bond",
": a line, ribbon, or cord used for fastening, joining, or closing",
": a part (as a beam or rod) holding two pieces together",
": to fasten, attach, or close by means of a tie",
": to form a knot or bow in",
": to bring together firmly : unite",
": to hold back from freedom of action",
": to make or have an equal score with in a contest"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u012b",
"\u02c8t\u012b"
],
"synonyms":[
"band",
"bind",
"truss"
],
"antonyms":[
"dead heat",
"draw",
"stalemate",
"standoff"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The Cardinals still had one more chance to tie or win the game, however. \u2014 Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal , 11 June 2022",
"Cleveland missed a chance to at least tie the score in the eighth. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 4 June 2022",
"The Eagles had a chance to tie the game with the ball in the stick of their most lethal offensive weapon in graduate student attacker Charlotte North. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 29 May 2022",
"Olympus had a chance to tie but was unable to find the net to send the game into overtime. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"Earlier, Birmingham failed to handle two bunts in the inning, giving El Camino Real the chance to tie . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
"Antetokounmpo went to the the line with a chance to tie it and made the first, then Portis grabbed the rebound of the second and put it in off the backboard to give Milwaukee its first lead since early in the second quarter. \u2014 Jimmy Golen, Hartford Courant , 12 May 2022",
"After collecting the rebound off Collin Gillespie\u2019s missed second free throw, Martin had the chance to tie the game but didn\u2019t get a half court shot off in time. \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, courant.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Gretsch has a chance to tie that, and Masters to beat it, before Beijing is in the books. \u2014 Christa Sgobba, SELF , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Meanwhile, William looked elegant in a dark navy suit, white shirt, and bright blue-and-red tie . \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 June 2022",
"Everyone needs a white dress in their summer closet, and this tie -front button-down midi fits the bill. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
"Netflix, which is hoping to boost revenue by selling ads around its programming, is still in the early stages of developing the strategy and has explored a range of tie -ups in recent weeks. \u2014 Sarah Krouse, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
"William, meanwhile, also looked well-dressed in a navy suit and white shirt with a bright blue-and-red tie . \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 22 June 2022",
"It\u2019s a tie -dyed shirt with the pierogi logo on the front. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 21 June 2022",
"On Sunday, Scottie Scheffler and Will Zalatoris each received more than $1.5 million for their tie for second place. \u2014 Jason Mastrodonato, Hartford Courant , 20 June 2022",
"Painting sunsets and tie -dying T-shirts might be more closely associated with middle school than corporate America, but such artistic activities are making their way into workplace wellness. \u2014 Rina Raphael, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
"When all the school songs were sung, 79,432 fans saw the college players and the Chicago Bears, champions of the National Football League, battle to a 0-0 tie . \u2014 Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-194837"
},
"timid":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": lacking in courage or self-confidence",
": lacking in boldness or determination",
": feeling or showing a lack of courage or self-confidence : shy"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ti-m\u0259d",
"\u02c8ti-m\u0259d"
],
"synonyms":[
"fainthearted",
"fearful",
"fearsome",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"scary",
"shy",
"skittish",
"timorous",
"tremulous"
],
"antonyms":[
"adventuresome",
"adventurous",
"audacious",
"bold",
"daring",
"dashing",
"gutsy",
"hardy",
"venturesome",
"venturous"
],
"examples":[
"She's very timid and shy when meeting strangers.",
"He gave her a timid smile.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Those aren\u2019t excuses for Williams to remain timid the rest of the series. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Since mice and foxes are mortal enemies, Whizzy expresses immediate dislike for Whitebelly, who turns out to be more shy and timid than a sly predator. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Salazar describes Dixie as an energetic, curious, terrier-like pup, while Diego is more aloof and timid . \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 9 Nov. 2021",
"On the faces of a child, a vicar, a cop; sometimes threatening, other times more timid , but with a clear sense of ulterior motives. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 20 May 2022",
"Williams was timid early, missing 5 of his first 7 3-point attempts. \u2014 Kyle Hightower, Hartford Courant , 15 May 2022",
"And the supreme leader hasn\u2019t been timid about purging those who cast some skepticism about the importance of the regime\u2019s atomic ambitions. \u2014 Reuel Marc Gerecht, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
"But the moves are timid at best and consist of releases of older titles, rather than current movies. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Richie\u2019s role as artistic director is being filled by five associate artistic directors who are already moving to address concerns that the organization has been timid with issues of diversity in its programming, staff and audiences. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin timidus , from tim\u0113re to fear",
"first_known_use":[
"1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-202626"
},
"tinge":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a slight staining or suffusing shade or color",
": an affective or modifying property or influence : touch",
": to color with a slight shade or stain : tint",
": to affect or modify with a slight odor or taste",
": to affect or modify in character",
": a slight coloring, flavor, or quality",
": to color or flavor slightly"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tinj",
"\u02c8tinj"
],
"synonyms":[
"cast",
"color",
"hue",
"shade",
"tincture",
"tint",
"tone"
],
"antonyms":[
"bepaint",
"color",
"dye",
"paint",
"pigment",
"stain",
"tincture",
"tint"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"showing a tinge of color",
"dark hair with reddish tinges",
"Verb",
"The ink tinged his fingers blue.",
"just slightly tinge the frosting with yellow food coloring to give it a lemony look",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Now, real life has started to take on a fantastical tinge : a text generator that can spit out a movie script, or an image generator that can conjure up visuals based on any combination of words. \u2014 Nitasha Tiku, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022",
"Now, real life has started to take on a fantastical tinge : a text generator that can spit out a movie script, or an image generator that can conjure up visuals based on any combination of words. \u2014 Nitasha Tiku, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
"The Russell serves thick chunks of pork butt, grilled and piled together with large timbales of rice and gungo peas, which resemble small kidney beans and lend the rice a pinkish, dirty-rice tinge . \u2014 Rand Richards Cooper, Hartford Courant , 2 May 2022",
"Just barely a slight sweet tinge with good carbonation. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 6 Mar. 2022",
"But there\u2019s a tinge of uncertainty \u2014 a tremble of possible tension. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 26 Dec. 2021",
"Not wholly unwelcome but 15 degrees above average, with a tinge of humidity \u2026 too summery for April. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Every bite has a sweet tinge of caramelized onions that melt right into the greasy mozzarella. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 25 May 2022",
"Some of the best sketches, whether silly or savage, have a tinge of horror. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"As the Islanders begin their season against the Hurricanes tonight, an air of surrealistic disbelief continues to tinge the memories of their captivating run to the edge of the Stanley Cup Finals last spring. \u2014 Jerry Beach, Forbes , 14 Oct. 2021",
"By evening, the rain seemed to be gone, replaced by a fiery sunset, as orange flame seemed to tinge the undersides of gray clouds. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Aug. 2021",
"Partisanship would still tinge the selection and confirmation of judges by the president and Senate, however, and ideological extremists could still reach the Supreme Court. \u2014 Artemus Ward, The Conversation , 6 July 2021",
"Northeast Ohio area is about a half-inch below normal on rain so far in May, which means our spring-green lawns are starting to tinge brown, and rain barrels are dwindling down to nothing. \u2014 Cameron Fields, cleveland , 21 May 2021",
"As a whole, however, the comments offer a sense of the tension that will likely tinge the franchise's forthcoming seasons. \u2014 Natalie Morin, refinery29.com , 19 Mar. 2021",
"Castelmaure Vin-Gris Corbi\u00e8res 2019 Languedoc, France, $17 Traditional southern French grapes grenache, carignan and cinsault, left on their skins just long enough to tinge the juice a pale pink, or gris, color, make up this blend. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Apr. 2020",
"But the tribulations that tinge every victory in pursuit of simply being American are the worst of us. \u2014 R. Eric Thomas, Time , 17 Feb. 2020",
"The water started to tinge violaceous from the residual blood. \u2014 Illyanna Maisonet, SFChronicle.com , 23 Oct. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1752, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-204959"
},
"tinderbox":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a metal box for holding tinder and usually a flint and steel for striking a spark",
": a highly inflammable object or place",
": a potentially explosive place or situation"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tin-d\u0259r-\u02ccb\u00e4ks"
],
"synonyms":[
"flash point",
"powder keg",
"time bomb",
"volcano"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"That old house is really a tinderbox .",
"the city has been a tinderbox ever since racial profiling became an issue",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The risk of fast-spreading blazes may ease some this weekend, but officials have expressed serious concerns about the months ahead as the entirety of California contends with a historically severe drought that has turned many areas into a tinderbox . \u2014 Diana Leonard, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
"Much of the state is under either extreme or exceptional drought conditions, the two worst levels, which have turned parts of the state into a tinderbox . \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2022",
"This tinderbox of a lawsuit began in the wake of a June 2017 shooting attack on a group of Republican lawmakers who had gathered at an Alexandria baseball field to practice for a game. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Feb. 2022",
"This tinderbox of a lawsuit began in the wake of a June 2017 shooting attack on a group of Republican lawmakers who had gathered at an Alexandria baseball field to practice for a game. \u2014 Sarah Ellison, BostonGlobe.com , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Floyd's murder on Memorial Day in 2020, captured on video by a bystander and the video went viral on social media, set off a tinderbox . \u2014 Gregory Krieg, Omar Jimenez And Peter Nickeas, CNN , 3 Nov. 2021",
"And droughts affecting the West create a tinderbox for potential lightning strikes that can leave embers smoldering for weeks before igniting a fire. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 July 2021",
"But weeks of warm, dry weather that stretched from the autumn through December turned communities across the plains of Colorado into a wintertime tinderbox , and the frenzied winds on Thursday created a firestorm that left few places safe. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Dec. 2021",
"In the Texas Panhandle, the ground is akin to a tinderbox , with months having passed since the last drop of rain fell. \u2014 Pedram Javaheri And Derek Van Dam, CNN , 15 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-213147"
},
"ticky-tacky":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": sleazy or shoddy material used especially in the construction of look-alike tract houses",
": something built of ticky-tacky",
": of an uninspired or monotonous sameness",
": tacky entry 2",
": built of ticky-tacky"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccti-k\u0113-\u02c8ta-k\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"cheesy",
"dowdy",
"inelegant",
"styleless",
"tacky",
"tasteless",
"trashy",
"unfashionable",
"unstylish"
],
"antonyms":[
"chic",
"classic",
"classy",
"elegant",
"exquisite",
"fashionable",
"fine",
"posh",
"ritzy",
"smart",
"sophisticated",
"stylish",
"tasteful"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1962, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"1964, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-000906"
},
"timer":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one that times : such as",
": timepiece",
": a stopwatch for timing races",
": timekeeper",
": a device (such as a clock) that indicates by a sound the end of an interval of time or that starts or stops a device at predetermined times"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u012b-m\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"chronometer",
"clock",
"timekeeper",
"timepiece"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"He was the official timer for the race.",
"She set the timer on the oven for one hour.",
"The timer is set to go off in 15 minutes.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Set the timer on your watch or phone for 60 seconds. \u2014 Fred Bowen, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"Ruettimann encourages listeners to set a timer and outline all the potential failures or issues that could arise. \u2014 Kwame Christian, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The heat settings range from 350\u00b0F to 450\u00b0F, with a timer that goes up to 15 minutes. \u2014 Andrea Navarro, Glamour , 8 Apr. 2022",
"What's more romantic than being locked in a themed puzzle room looking for clues to get out with a ticking timer ? \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Speaking of overheating, the Dreo appliance also comes with a timer that can turn the heater off automatically. \u2014 Sanah Faroke, PEOPLE.com , 18 Dec. 2021",
"One tactic to drum up excitement before a virtual event is to send out email campaigns with a countdown timer and limited seat notice. \u2014 Expert Panel, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021",
"DeBrincat beat Jordan Binnington for his 12th goal with a one- timer from the left side of the crease after taking a cross-ice feed from Patrick Kane on a 2-on-1 break. \u2014 Matt Carlson, chicagotribune.com , 27 Nov. 2021",
"Iafallo responded with a one- timer from the left circle to tie it at 7:35. \u2014 Dan Greenspan, Star Tribune , 11 May 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1841, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-083229"
},
"tintinnabulation":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the ringing or sounding of bells",
": a jingling or tinkling sound as if of bells"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cctin-t\u0259-\u02ccna-by\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"chime(s)",
"jingle",
"tinkle"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the merry tintinnabulation of church bells"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin tintinnabulum bell, from tintinnare to ring, jingle, from tinnire ",
"first_known_use":[
"1831, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-162042"
},
"tiny":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": very small or diminutive : minute",
": very small"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u012b-n\u0113",
"\u02c8t\u012b-n\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"atomic",
"bitsy",
"bitty",
"infinitesimal",
"itty-bitty",
"itsy-bitsy",
"little bitty",
"microminiature",
"microscopic",
"microscopical",
"miniature",
"minuscule",
"minute",
"teensy",
"teensy-weensy",
"teeny",
"teeny-weeny",
"wee",
"weeny",
"weensy"
],
"antonyms":[
"astronomical",
"astronomic",
"colossal",
"cosmic",
"cosmical",
"elephantine",
"enormous",
"giant",
"gigantic",
"herculean",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"huge",
"immense",
"mammoth",
"massive",
"monster",
"monstrous",
"monumental",
"mountainous",
"planetary",
"prodigious",
"titanic",
"tremendous"
],
"examples":[
"The computer chips were tiny .",
"He's from a tiny town that you've probably never heard of.",
"There's just one tiny little problem.",
"Aren't you even a tiny bit scared?",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Moisturizing Shampoo is highly concentrated, so a tiny bit goes a long way, and a bottle will last you about 3 months. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"Riley, along with six other students and two teachers, had crammed into a tiny sprinkler supply room, no bigger than a closet. \u2014 Jenny Deam, ProPublica , 31 May 2022",
"Shade lovers need all-day shade, or at the very least, only a tiny bit of early morning sun. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful , 26 May 2022",
"Because Severance is part Lost, part Being John Malkovich, and part Eternal Sunshine\u2014with a tiny little bit of Fight Club thrown in. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 25 May 2022",
"All by itself the tiny bit of shading under the outside corner of his left eye conveys an impression of the muscles keeping the orb alert, missing nothing. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Bieber applies the EltaMD UV Daily Tinted Facial Sunscreen for coverage, dots a tiny bit of Kosas Revealer Super Creamy Brightening Concealer under her eyes and around her nose, then moves onto cheeks. \u2014 Elle Turner, Glamour , 20 May 2022",
"With a tiny bit of rearranging, midst became the obvious solution. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
"The taking of the tiny island of Iwo Jima in February 1945 cost the Marines nearly 7,000 deaths in 36 days, roughly the same as all the Americans killed in Iraq and Afghanistan during 20 years of fighting. \u2014 Robert D. Kaplan, Washington Post , 20 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"alteration of Middle English tine ",
"first_known_use":[
"1598, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-180756"
},
"time bomb":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a bomb so made as to explode at a predetermined time",
": something with a potentially dangerous or detrimental delayed reaction"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"flash point",
"powder keg",
"tinderbox",
"volcano"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"He's a time bomb getting ready to explode.",
"If we don't do something about the pollution problem, we'll be sitting on a ticking time bomb .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"So although businesses are in solid shape right now, corporate debt could be a ticking time bomb if interest rates move dramatically higher. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 14 June 2022",
"Unfortunately for these characters but fortunately for us, the season two finale planted a ticking time bomb in the form of Victoria\u2019s secret head-exploding superpower. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 June 2022",
"Iran is facing a ticking time bomb : its aging air force. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 1 June 2022",
"And then there was Uncut Gems, which remains in a league of its own and managed to synthesize so much of what\u2019s great and grating about Sandler\u2019s screen persona into one brilliant, twitchy time bomb of a character. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 10 June 2022",
"However, the ticking time bomb is the race to drastically reduce global greenhouse gas emissions within the next decade, the experts said. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 8 June 2022",
"An oily time bomb floats off the west coast of Yemen. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 12 May 2022",
"Thanks to Bennett's big- time bomb , the senior was selected as The Courier Journal's athlete of the week. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Who decided Trevor Bauer was not a $100-million toxic ticking time bomb ? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1893, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-111137"
},
"tincture":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a solution of a medicinal substance in an alcoholic solvent",
": a characteristic quality : cast",
": a slight admixture : trace",
": color , tint",
": a substance that colors, dyes, or stains",
": a heraldic metal, color, or fur",
": an active principle or extract",
": to tint or stain with a color : tinge",
": to infuse or instill with a property or entity : impregnate",
": to imbue with a quality : affect",
": a solution of a medicinal substance in an alcoholic or hydroalcoholic menstruum \u2014 compare liquor sense b"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ti\u014b(k)-ch\u0259r",
"\u02c8ti\u014b(k)-ch\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"cast",
"color",
"hue",
"shade",
"tinge",
"tint",
"tone"
],
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"bepaint",
"color",
"dye",
"paint",
"pigment",
"stain",
"tinge",
"tint"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a ragged shirt that seemed to be stained with the tincture of blood",
"Verb",
"clouds tinctured by the rays of the setting sun",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The products will be oral tablet, capsule, tincture , gelatinous cube, gel, oil, cream, patch, suppository, nebulizer, and liquid or oil for an inhaler. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 13 June 2022",
"The inn, which opened in 1913, was built on Sunset Mountain by Edwin Wiley Grove, a pharmaceutical entrepreneur who developed a supposedly flavorless quinine tincture designed to treat and suppress malaria. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"There\u2019s no tincture of guilt or touch of moral ambiguity here, as there was with the central characters in The Unknown Girl or Young Ahmed. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 May 2022",
"Each 30ml bottle of Full-Spectrum CBD tincture contains 50 mg of CBD in each 1 ml eye dropper. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 May 2022",
"In each 1 ml eye dropper, 30ml bottle of Full-Spectrum CBD tincture contains 50 mg. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"Hemp Oil 1000 is a tincture with an excessively high amount of CBD. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The bill would legalize marijuana only in the form of a liquid, oil, pill, topical cream or tincture . \u2014 Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, and add the chinotto syrup, lemon, maple syrup, aquafaba or egg white, vinegar and salt tincture , and shake hard to chill. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The orchestral arrangements are tinctured with dissonance; sustained synthesizer tones slide on and off pitch, feeling precarious. \u2014 Jon Pareles, New York Times , 31 Mar. 2020",
"To avoid a rush at the pharmacy, Capitol Wellness Solutions scheduled appointments for patients to pick up the liquid tinctures that will be the first medical marijuana product available \u2014 bottles that come with a dropper for patients to use. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Aug. 2019",
"To avoid a rush at the pharmacy, Capitol Wellness Solutions scheduled appointments for patients to pick up the liquid tinctures that will be the first medical marijuana product available \u2014 bottles that come with a dropper for patients to use. \u2014 Melinda Deslatte, BostonGlobe.com , 6 Aug. 2019",
"That sartorial elegance bespoke a deep embrace of tradition, tinctured with just the right amount of satire to be amusing. \u2014 Roger Kimball, WSJ , 15 May 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3b",
"Verb",
"1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-111246"
},
"tired":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": drained of strength and energy : fatigued often to the point of exhaustion",
": obviously worn by hard use : run-down",
": trite , hackneyed",
": needing rest : weary",
": drained of strength and energy : fatigued often to the point of exhaustion"
],
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"\u02c8t\u012b(-\u0259)rd",
"\u02c8t\u012brd",
"\u02c8t\u012b(\u0259)rd"
],
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"all in",
"aweary",
"beat",
"beaten",
"bleary",
"burned-out",
"burnt-out",
"bushed",
"dead",
"done",
"drained",
"exhausted",
"fatigued",
"jaded",
"knackered",
"limp",
"logy",
"loggy",
"played out",
"pooped",
"prostrate",
"spent",
"tapped out",
"tuckered (out)",
"washed-out",
"wearied",
"weary",
"wiped out",
"worn",
"worn-out"
],
"antonyms":[
"unwearied"
],
"examples":[
"I was really tired after the long trip.",
"She's too tired to go out tonight.",
"The children were tired after the hike.",
"We had to listen to the same old tired excuses again.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Also during the pandemic, people who were tired of being stuck indoors flocked to beaches, and more got hooked on trawling for treasures. \u2014 Jura Koncius, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"But his success so far is a message that voters even in an overwhelmingly Democratic city are tired of the spreading public disorder. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
"Lobrano also says people may be tired of the informal auteurs of the bistronomic restaurants that have dominated the conversation about French dining for the better part of the past two decades. \u2014 Cyrill Matter, Town & Country , 8 June 2022",
"My best hope is that people continue to get angrier and that the folks who have been fighting so hard for so long, and are already tired , find some strength to keep fighting and also to mobilize others, especially youth, along the way. \u2014 Brittney Mckenna, Rolling Stone , 3 June 2022",
"By the time the two arrived in Orkney, both were tired . \u2014 Francesca Street, CNN , 31 May 2022",
"After two years of lockdowns, travel restrictions, pre-departure COVID tests, rollbacks on those restrictions, new variants, repeat, people are tired . \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 28 May 2022",
"Then in the deep stretch, the horse started to veer to the inside, a sign sometimes of being tired . \u2014 John Cherwaspecial Contributor, Los Angeles Times , 21 May 2022",
"From being targeted by police to being picked off by racists fearful of their place in a quickly diversifying nation, Black people are tired . \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 19 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-133800"
},
"tinted":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a usually slight or pale coloration : hue",
": any of various lighter or darker shades of a color : tinge",
": a variation of a color produced by adding white to it and characterized by a low saturation with relatively high lightness",
": dye for the hair",
": a usually slight modifying quality or characteristic : touch",
": a shaded effect in engraving produced by fine parallel lines close together",
": a panel of light color serving as background",
": to impart or apply a tint to : color",
": a slight or pale coloring",
": a shade of a color",
": to give a tint to : color"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tint",
"\u02c8tint"
],
"synonyms":[
"cast",
"color",
"hue",
"shade",
"tincture",
"tinge",
"tone"
],
"antonyms":[
"bepaint",
"color",
"dye",
"paint",
"pigment",
"stain",
"tincture",
"tinge"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a photo with a sepia tint",
"green with a yellowish tint",
"She got a red tint at the salon.",
"Verb",
"They tinted the water with blue dye.",
"if you tint that blue paint with this yellow paint, you should get a nice shade of green",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The tint disappears, letting warm natural light heat your space. \u2014 Brittney J. Miller, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 June 2022",
"For instance, the wheels are first plated in rose gold, then painted and laser etched to reveal the tint below, a first-ever process for the brand. \u2014 Basem Wasef, Robb Report , 23 May 2022",
"Sweater Weather, then hung velvet draperies in the same tint that would reflect light differently for a layered effect. \u2014 Kathryn O\u2019shea-evans, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
"The area gets its name from the reddish tint created by iron oxide deposits. \u2014 Michael Goldstein, Forbes , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The cheek tint adds subtle color while maintaining hydration through the help of sunflower seed oil. \u2014 Robyn Merrett, PEOPLE.com , 6 May 2022",
"But over the last episodes, the tint included some magenta \u2014 the opposite of cyan. \u2014 Catherine Springer, Variety , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The green tint cuts blue light, reduces glare, and aids contrast. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 11 Aug. 2020",
"An officer attempted to break her driver's window while the vehicle was still, but police said a tint material prevented it from fully shattering. \u2014 Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star , 13 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Many Chinese communities think yellow skin is an indicator of a chicken that lived well, and hence eats well, and some kitchens will tint the poaching water with a tiny bit of turmeric to oblige their customers. \u2014 Tse Wei Lim, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"The reasons people choose to tint the windows of an automobile vary. \u2014 Matthew Askari, Car and Driver , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Branagh starts with color travelogue footage of modern-day Belfast, Ireland, then shifts to black and white for his period story, the same way hack directors used to tint past scenes amber, imitating The Godfather, Part II. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 19 Nov. 2021",
"This is the time of year when some craft brewers tint their beer pink, and ros\u00e9 bottles and cocktail menus display the iconic ribbon, touting companies\u2019 donations to breast cancer organizations. \u2014 Michele Cohen Marill, Wired , 5 Oct. 2021",
"As an ode to New York, MOSCOT has launched the New York Rose collection featuring The NY ROSE and NY ROSE FADE tint in six iconic styles. \u2014 Rachel Besser, Vogue , 14 Sep. 2021",
"The Golden Gate is a take on a mimosa, with Champagne, orange juice, up to an ounce of pear brandy, and grenadine to tint the drink as close as possible to international orange, the paint color of the Golden Gate Bridge. \u2014 Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Aug. 2021",
"For marbled , set aside some of the batter, tint it with food coloring, and pipe over plain batter divided into paper bake cups. \u2014 Erin Mayer, Better Homes & Gardens , 5 Aug. 2021",
"The area has dynamic windows that automatically tint to let in just the right amount of light. \u2014 Dallas News , 16 June 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1717, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1791, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-172152"
},
"titter":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle , snicker",
": a quiet or nervous laugh : an act or instance of tittering",
": to laugh in a quiet and nervous way",
": a nervous laugh"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ti-t\u0259r",
"\u02c8ti-t\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"break up",
"cackle",
"chortle",
"chuckle",
"crack up",
"giggle",
"hee-haw",
"laugh",
"roar",
"scream",
"snicker",
"twitter"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Some people in the audience tittered nervously during an awkward pause in the speech.",
"even as students in the sex ed class continued to titter , the lecturer plowed ahead",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"As a consumer product for those who titter , this production appears to check all the boxes. \u2014 Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times , 21 Oct. 2021",
"All hail sound designer Ben Burtt: The tittering probe droid, the braying AT-AT laserspray. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 30 Oct. 2019",
"That didn\u2019t seem to faze the opening-night audience, which tittered at each scandalous line. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Sep. 2019",
"The pass arrived just in time, and the crowd tittered in excitement. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 3 Aug. 2019",
"Six floors below Picasso\u2019s most famous painting the audience tittered . \u2014 Chloe Malle, Vogue , 20 Nov. 2018",
"Make vibrant coral reef B-roll and penguin tittering a non-intrusive backdrop to your own animalistic instincts. \u2014 Beca Grimm, GQ , 12 Feb. 2018",
"Two Lovers\u2019\u2019: sullen, mumbling, chewing gum, refusing to remove his sunglasses, barely interacting with Dave \u2014 the audience tittering uncomfortably \u2014 and then lashing out at him. \u2014 Bret Easton Ellis, New York Times , 6 Sep. 2017",
"CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Moments after KyMe was no longer a Cleveland Cavalier on Tuesday night, wits tittered on Twitter that the Boston Celtics gave up heaven and flat Earth to get him. \u2014 Bill Livingston, cleveland.com , 22 Aug. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"circa 1625, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1711, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-170308"
},
"tiring":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": causing weariness or lack of strength or energy"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u012b-ri\u014b",
"\u02c8t\u012b-\u0259r-i\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1594, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-180511"
},
"tirade":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u012b-\u02ccr\u0101d",
"also"
],
"synonyms":[
"diatribe",
"harangue",
"jeremiad",
"philippic",
"rant"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"He went into a tirade about the failures of the government.",
"The coach directed a tirade at the team after the loss.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Depp is currently fighting a lawsuit filed by a crewmember on the feature City of Lies alleging that the actor punched him twice in a drunken tirade . \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022",
"During the hearing, Gohmert went on a tirade against Democrats. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 2 June 2022",
"Saban\u2019s national reputation as a recruiter took a hit after Fisher\u2019s tirade . \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 25 May 2022",
"Happy Corbin launched into a predictable tirade against Madcap Moss. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022",
"On January 20, 2022, the handle Cyberganster launched into a tirade about Dollar to Mango. \u2014 Matt Burgess, Wired , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Howard Stern launched into a tirade against Vladimir Putin during Monday\u2019s episode of his SiriusXM radio show (via Yahoo). \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Whitney had unleashed a drunken tirade on former X Factor contestant Stacy Francis over Ray J and was photographed with blood dripping down her leg after falling inside. \u2014 Gerrick Kennedy, Rolling Stone , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Man arrested after alleged racist tirade over smoothie Congress is giving billions to carbon-capture technology. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 25 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"French, shot, tirade, from Middle French, from Old Italian tirata , from tirare to draw, shoot",
"first_known_use":[
"1802, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-183422"
},
"tightfistedness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": reluctant to part with money"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u012bt-\u02c8fi-st\u0259d"
],
"synonyms":[
"cheap",
"chintzy",
"close",
"closefisted",
"mean",
"mingy",
"miserly",
"niggard",
"niggardly",
"parsimonious",
"penny-pinching",
"penurious",
"pinching",
"pinchpenny",
"spare",
"sparing",
"stingy",
"stinting",
"tight",
"uncharitable",
"ungenerous"
],
"antonyms":[
"bounteous",
"bountiful",
"charitable",
"freehanded",
"generous",
"liberal",
"munificent",
"openhanded",
"unsparing",
"unstinting"
],
"examples":[
"The company's tightfisted owner won't raise the workers' salaries.",
"the company is pretty tightfisted when it comes to bonuses",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Diplomats from neighboring countries, Afghans overseas and U.N. officials have all called on the United States to relax its tightfisted approach. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"The ambience reflects Hankey\u2019s tightfisted approach to his seven companies, which include a Toyota dealership, a dealer management software developer and Midway Car Rental, which does a big business renting exotic cars. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Sep. 2021",
"But most problems that befall condo associations are not from nefarious board members or tightfisted unit owners, said Rolando, the Florida Bar Association\u2019s Condominium and Planned Development Committee co-chair. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 July 2021",
"The Heiress Hunt is about two strong-willed individuals learning to wrest the tightfisted control that has dictated their lives (and their success). \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 1 Apr. 2021",
"Cal Jillson, a Dallas professor who has written a book about Texas' tightfisted approach to budgeting, said a reason state leaders ask for lists of possible cuts is to probe for which programs can be jettisoned. \u2014 James Barrag\u00e1n, Dallas News , 9 Sep. 2020",
"The landscape of this Trainaceous Era was crammed with rogues, chancers, visionaries, and tightfisted despots. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 4 May 2020",
"There may be tightfisted holdouts, though not the N.C.A.A., which bailed on its winter and spring championships on Thursday afternoon. \u2014 Michael Powell, New York Times , 13 Mar. 2020",
"To get that partial reimbursement, many farmers had to deal with tightfisted local officials. \u2014 Keith Bradsher, New York Times , 17 Dec. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1844, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-184220"
},
"tied":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to fasten, attach, or close by means of a tie",
": to form a knot or bow in",
": to make by tying constituent elements",
": to place or establish in relationship : connect",
": to unite in marriage",
": to unite (musical notes) by a tie",
": to join (power systems) electrically",
": to restrain from independence or freedom of action or choice : constrain by or as if by authority, influence, agreement, or obligation",
": to make or have an equal score with in a contest",
": to equalize (the score) in a game or contest",
": to equalize the score of (a game)",
": to provide or offer something equal to : equal",
": to make a tie: such as",
": to make a bond or connection",
": to make an equal score",
": to become attached",
": to close by means of a tie",
": to attack with vigor",
": to get drunk",
": to perform a marriage ceremony",
": to get married",
": a line, ribbon, or cord used for fastening, uniting, or drawing something closed",
": shoelace",
": a structural element (such as a rod or angle iron) holding two pieces together : a tension member in a construction",
": any of the transverse supports to which railroad rails are fastened to keep them in line",
": something that serves as a connecting link: such as",
": a moral or legal obligation to someone or something typically constituting a restraining power, influence, or duty",
": a bond of kinship or affection",
": a curved line that joins two musical notes of the same pitch to denote a single tone sustained through the time value of the two",
": an equality in number (as of votes or scores)",
": equality in a contest",
": a contest that ends in a draw",
": a method or style of tying or knotting",
": something that is knotted or is to be knotted when worn: such as",
": necktie",
": a low laced shoe : oxford",
": necktie",
": an equality in number (as of votes or scores)",
": a contest that ends with an equal score",
": one of the cross supports to which railroad rails are fastened",
": a connecting link : bond",
": a line, ribbon, or cord used for fastening, joining, or closing",
": a part (as a beam or rod) holding two pieces together",
": to fasten, attach, or close by means of a tie",
": to form a knot or bow in",
": to bring together firmly : unite",
": to hold back from freedom of action",
": to make or have an equal score with in a contest"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u012b",
"\u02c8t\u012b"
],
"synonyms":[
"band",
"bind",
"truss"
],
"antonyms":[
"dead heat",
"draw",
"stalemate",
"standoff"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The Cardinals still had one more chance to tie or win the game, however. \u2014 Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal , 11 June 2022",
"Cleveland missed a chance to at least tie the score in the eighth. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 4 June 2022",
"The Eagles had a chance to tie the game with the ball in the stick of their most lethal offensive weapon in graduate student attacker Charlotte North. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 29 May 2022",
"Olympus had a chance to tie but was unable to find the net to send the game into overtime. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"Earlier, Birmingham failed to handle two bunts in the inning, giving El Camino Real the chance to tie . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
"Antetokounmpo went to the the line with a chance to tie it and made the first, then Portis grabbed the rebound of the second and put it in off the backboard to give Milwaukee its first lead since early in the second quarter. \u2014 Jimmy Golen, Hartford Courant , 12 May 2022",
"After collecting the rebound off Collin Gillespie\u2019s missed second free throw, Martin had the chance to tie the game but didn\u2019t get a half court shot off in time. \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, courant.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Gretsch has a chance to tie that, and Masters to beat it, before Beijing is in the books. \u2014 Christa Sgobba, SELF , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Meanwhile, William looked elegant in a dark navy suit, white shirt, and bright blue-and-red tie . \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 June 2022",
"Everyone needs a white dress in their summer closet, and this tie -front button-down midi fits the bill. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
"Netflix, which is hoping to boost revenue by selling ads around its programming, is still in the early stages of developing the strategy and has explored a range of tie -ups in recent weeks. \u2014 Sarah Krouse, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
"William, meanwhile, also looked well-dressed in a navy suit and white shirt with a bright blue-and-red tie . \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 22 June 2022",
"It\u2019s a tie -dyed shirt with the pierogi logo on the front. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 21 June 2022",
"On Sunday, Scottie Scheffler and Will Zalatoris each received more than $1.5 million for their tie for second place. \u2014 Jason Mastrodonato, Hartford Courant , 20 June 2022",
"Painting sunsets and tie -dying T-shirts might be more closely associated with middle school than corporate America, but such artistic activities are making their way into workplace wellness. \u2014 Rina Raphael, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
"When all the school songs were sung, 79,432 fans saw the college players and the Chicago Bears, champions of the National Football League, battle to a 0-0 tie . \u2014 Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-185310"
},
"timekeeper":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a person appointed to mark and announce the time in an athletic game or contest",
": timepiece",
": a clerk who keeps records of the time worked by employees",
": an official who keeps track of the time in a sports contest"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u012bm-\u02cck\u0113-p\u0259r",
"\u02c8t\u012bm-\u02cck\u0113-p\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"chronometer",
"clock",
"timepiece",
"timer"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The timekeeper forgot to stop the clock during the team's last time-out.",
"the museum includes some ancient water clocks and sundials in its collection of historical timekeepers",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Longines, which was both the official timekeeper and official watch of this year's Kentucky Derby, kicked off the historic weekend by hosting the Kentucky Oaks. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 12 May 2022",
"Hawkins would spend the next 25 years as the Foos\u2019 timekeeper , also occasionally contributing guitar and piano to their recordings. \u2014 Andrew Unterberger, Billboard , 25 Mar. 2022",
"These nonvisual cells are also the primary timekeeper for our biological clocks\u2014our circadian rhythms\u2014located in the suprachiasmatic nuclei, a region of the hypothalamus in the brain. \u2014 Steven Lockley, Scientific American , 18 Mar. 2021",
"Rolling Stone will be the official timekeeper for the Sweepstakes and reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any entry that does not meet the eligibility requirements or otherwise does not comply with these Official Rules. \u2014 Rolling Stone , 4 Feb. 2022",
"But that internal timekeeper can\u2019t always keep up with human behavior. \u2014 Sara Harrison, Wired , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Omega, the official timekeeper of the Games, has launched a new watch marking the Beijing Olympics; an Omega store in Beijing in 2020. \u2014 Georgi Kantchev, WSJ , 23 Jan. 2022",
"Because Tag Heuer is the sponsor and official timekeeper for the biannual event. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 23 Apr. 2021",
"Today, this classic steel version of the dual-sided timekeeper is most often used to engrave a special message, crest or emblem on the back for the ultimate heirloom piece. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 19 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1686, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-190205"
},
"tighten up":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to become more strict or effective or to make (something) more strict or effective"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-190756"
},
"tidied":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": neat and orderly in appearance or habits : well ordered and cared for",
": methodical , precise",
": large , substantial",
": adequately satisfactory : acceptable , fair",
": properly filled out : plump",
": to put in order",
": to make things tidy",
": a usually compartmentalized receptacle for various small objects",
": a piece of fancywork used to protect the back, arms, or headrest of a chair or sofa from wear or soil",
": well ordered and cared for : neat",
": large , substantial",
": to make things neat"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u012b-d\u0113",
"\u02c8t\u012b-d\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"antiseptic",
"bandbox",
"crisp",
"groomed",
"kempt",
"neat",
"orderly",
"picked up",
"prim",
"shipshape",
"smug",
"snug",
"tidied",
"trig",
"trim",
"uncluttered",
"well-groomed"
],
"antonyms":[
"disheveled",
"dishevelled",
"disordered",
"disorderly",
"messy",
"mussed",
"mussy",
"sloven",
"slovenly",
"unkempt",
"untidy"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"He has always been a tidy person.",
"She earns a tidy salary.",
"They paid a tidy sum for the house.",
"Verb",
"I tidied the house before they arrived.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The bedroom isn't the only innovative space: The small kitchen is perfectly neat and tidy thanks to a sliding door that hides extra storage. \u2014 Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens , 10 June 2022",
"Instead they are pinned down, neat and tidy for the Ebony shoot. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
"Keep all of his on-the-go essentials \u2014 wallet, keys, watches and so on \u2014 neat and tidy with this wooden docking station. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 16 May 2022",
"To her credit, Ms. Walsh doesn\u2019t corral the information into a neat and tidy thesis. \u2014 Lee Lawrence, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"The clear delineations that people assume between work and personal life just aren\u2019t particularly tidy for peasants doing agrarian labor. \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 6 May 2022",
"Still, the ending is tidy enough to leave me with bigger-picture questions (not the least of which relate to the title, which is fuzzy on the page and nearly meaningless here). \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The Caboodle has withstood the test of time and will ensure all your beauty products are perfectly tidy . \u2014 Vogue , 18 Feb. 2022",
"As is often the case with environmental action, this catch-22 unties the bow from what would otherwise be a very tidy solution. \u2014 Katie Becker, Allure , 20 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Luckily, there are ways to tidy up the toys that will even have the kids excited to lend a helping hand. \u2014 Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens , 2 June 2022",
"Most movies that deploy violence tidy it up with empty outrage and vacuous moralizing; here, the violence haunts you. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
"Make everyday meals healthier with the Philips Premium Air Fryer XXL, and tidy your home up in a flash with the Roborock S7 Robot Vacuum and Mop. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, SELF , 31 May 2022",
"For everybody, please just tidy up as a sign of respect for your fellow humans. \u2014 Tribune Content Agency, Detroit Free Press , 16 Nov. 2021",
"For everybody, please just tidy up as a sign of respect for your fellow humans. \u2014 Tribune Content Agency, Detroit Free Press , 16 Nov. 2021",
"Spring will soon spring, so perhaps this is a good time to tidy up around the castle. \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Pyongyang has recently been working to tidy its relations with Moscow and Beijing. \u2014 Timothy W. Martin, WSJ , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Umbra Bellwood Cosmetics Organizer Consider this a structural tower suitable for any bathroom spa\u2014designed with a removable cup and wooden handle to tidy any chaotic vanity. \u2014 Vogue , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The long, narrow space needed sunlight, smarter storage, and a warm but easy-to- tidy aesthetic. \u2014 Carisha Swanson, House Beautiful , 18 May 2022",
"This svelte Keurig keeps the countertop tidy but still has a large water reservoir in the back. \u2014 Paige Szmodis, Popular Mechanics , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The school, tidy and chirping with kids scampering around a blacktop one recent morning, opened in 1926. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The cultural framing of the Jets and the Sharks is a little tidy and not quite on the mark. \u2014 Peggy Noonan, WSJ , 16 Dec. 2021",
"While a handful of the curation includes kitchen gadgets (from magnetic measuring spoons to a clip-on pasta strainer), most of the products are clever organizers designed to keep your kitchen tidy . \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
"In 2021, the cumulative slash line for pitchers was a tidy .110/.150/.142. \u2014 Steve Gardner, USA TODAY , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Acrylic drawer dividers, keep rolling pins, measuring cups, and spatulas tidy . \u2014 Missy Keenan, Better Homes & Gardens , 31 Jan. 2022",
"The city\u2019s tidy row houses, which run for blocks, sometimes display the flag of Puerto Rico or a Latin American nation. \u2014 Aaron Zitner, WSJ , 28 Dec. 2021"
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": unsteady, staggering, or foolish from the effects of liquor : fuddled",
": unsteady , askew"
],
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"\u02c8tip-s\u0113"
],
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"besotted",
"blasted",
"blind",
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"sober",
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"I got a little tipsy at the party last night.",
"our uncle had too much to drink and was a little tipsy",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Among their squashes: Grumpkin, who looks grumpy, and Drunkin, whose long pinhead looks tipsy . \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"Short, episodic pieces and tipsy letters to friends that were not always posted\u2014a few are still folded up and tucked in among my many notebooks. \u2014 The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"Carol Burnett was cast as Miss Hannigan, the forever- tipsy head of the orphanage. \u2014 Gregg Kilday, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
"Young gets to pop in and out as Martha Washington, then as a tipsy Dolly Madison, while Mani struts superiority as Pinckney. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Apr. 2022",
"And Mike Pence did a convincing imitation of a weary husband patiently waiting for his tipsy wife to stop talking. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Despite a thick slab (40 millimeters under the heel) of soft and bouncy dual-density EVA foam, the shoe still feels surprisingly stable\u2014not bulky or tipsy as some high-stack shoes can be. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 7 Nov. 2021",
"Jay enlisted artist Lukas Geronimas to DJ after dinner, smoothing out what usually ends up as an ad hoc dance party with tipsy guests fighting over the aux cord while those too gravid with barbeque to dance sip ginger ale and watch. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Ben Rhodes, whose tipsy post-race press conference from Phoenix Raceway went viral in NASCAR circles, returns to defend his championship for ThorSport Racing, a Truck Series team since 1996 based in Ohio. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 18 Feb. 2022"
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"1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"idiom"
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"Definition of time is on one's side \u2014 used to say that a person will have a good chance of success because he or she can wait until a situation improves House prices are all dropping, and in the case of home buyers, time is on their side ."
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"idiom"
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"Definition of time is not on someone's side \u2014 used to say that a person will have less chance of success because he or she has to do something very soon If we wait too long to buy the tickets, the concert may be sold out: time is not on our side ."
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},
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"type":[
"adjective"
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": having no tints : lacking color"
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"\u02c8tint-l\u0259s"
],
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"colorless",
"uncolored",
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"unstained",
"white"
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"examples":[
"the tintless light of the midwinter sun"
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"1789, in the meaning defined above"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": the detachable or movable forepart of a gunstock that lies beneath the barrel and forms a hold for the left hand \u2014 compare buttstock"
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"idiom"
],
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": to put more pressure on someone or something to do something"
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"idiom"
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": to clean up someone else's messes See the full definition"
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": of a timid disposition : fearful",
": expressing or suggesting timidity",
": easily frightened : fearful"
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"\u02c8ti-m\u0259-r\u0259s",
"\u02c8tim-r\u0259s",
"\u02c8ti-m\u0259-r\u0259s"
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"fainthearted",
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"mousy",
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"scary",
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"skittish",
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"tremulous"
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"adventuresome",
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"examples":[
"a shy and timorous teenager",
"He spoke with a timorous voice.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The hospital industry has been timorous about transparency since the first large-scale quality survey was conducted by the American College of Surgeons back in 1919. \u2014 Michael L. Millenson And J. Matthew Austin, STAT , 24 May 2022",
"Abetted by the timorous LeFou (a funny John Sygar), Gaston schemes to bend Belle to his will. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Nov. 2021",
"All artists, even those who appear to be timorous , quavering messes, have a core of steel. \u2014 David Salle, The New York Review of Books , 17 Dec. 2020",
"All artists, even those who appear to be timorous , quavering messes, have a core of steel. \u2014 David Salle, The New York Review of Books , 17 Dec. 2020",
"All artists, even those who appear to be timorous , quavering messes, have a core of steel. \u2014 David Salle, The New York Review of Books , 17 Dec. 2020",
"Orange County\u2019s chief health officer quit after receiving death threats and little backing from a timorous Board of Supervisors. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 June 2021",
"There will always be a name to erase or a symbol to obliterate, and there will always be timorous functionaries willing to accommodate the ideological enforcers demanding it. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 13 June 2021",
"The former Indiana governor excoriated the timorous , risk-averse mindset that captured much of the elite in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 31 May 2021"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-151159"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": wearisome , tedious",
": causing boredom, annoyance, or impatience because of length or dullness"
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"\u02c8t\u012b(-\u0259)r-s\u0259m",
"\u02c8t\u012br-s\u0259m"
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"arid",
"boring",
"colorless",
"drab",
"dreary",
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"dry",
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"heavy",
"ho-hum",
"humdrum",
"jading",
"jejune",
"leaden",
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"monochromatic",
"monotonous",
"numbing",
"old",
"pedestrian",
"ponderous",
"slow",
"stale",
"stodgy",
"stuffy",
"stupid",
"tame",
"tedious",
"tiring",
"uninteresting",
"wearisome",
"weary",
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"absorbing",
"engaging",
"engrossing",
"gripping",
"interesting",
"intriguing",
"involving",
"riveting"
],
"examples":[
"All those stories about his childhood can become tiresome after a while.",
"what a tiresome church service that turned out to be",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Moments like that one animate what have, for this viewer, become tiresome back-and-forth games of inside baseball, lending them verve and life. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 2 June 2022",
"As the Trafalgar Group found in its May poll, the increasingly tiresome excuse making by the administration is not playing well with the public. \u2014 David Blackmon, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"There are times when such familiarity might feel tiresome . \u2014 Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"But the antics with the officials are well past tiresome . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
"When people treat their family as a one-way valve of help and advice\u2014usually, parents giving and children receiving\u2014the resentment tends, ironically, to go both ways: Visits and calls become tiresome , repetitive interviews instead of conversations. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 12 May 2022",
"The search for the best shoes for women can be a tiresome one. \u2014 Vogue , 12 May 2022",
"Because constantly having to keep track of eight credit cards could get a bit overwhelming and tiresome , potentially increasing your risk of missing a payment or overspending. \u2014 Amy Wagner And Steve Sprovach, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022",
"These questions lead us to the tiresome but correct bromide that more studies are needed to figure out the implications of this bump in the road. \u2014 Kent Sepkowitz, CNN , 10 May 2022"
],
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"circa 1520, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-162720"
},
"tighten the purse strings":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
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": to make less money available for spending"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-164354"
},
"tidy away":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to put (something) in its proper place in order to make a place tidy"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-171916"
},
"tiresomeweed":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": eelgrass sense 1"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-172001"
},
"timoroso":{
"type":[
"adjective (or adverb)"
],
"definitions":[
": hesitating , timid"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cctim\u0259\u02c8r\u014d(\u02cc)s\u014d",
"\u02cct\u0113m-",
"-r\u014d(\u02cc)z\u014d"
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"history_and_etymology":"Italian, from Medieval Latin timorosus ",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-172733"
},
"timepiece":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a device (such as a clock or watch) to measure or show progress of time",
": one that does not chime",
": a device (as a clock or watch) to measure the passing of time"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u012bm-\u02ccp\u0113s",
"\u02c8t\u012bm-\u02ccp\u0113s"
],
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"chronometer",
"clock",
"timekeeper",
"timer"
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"examples":[
"the only timepiece she used at the cabin was a garden sundial",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The idea for the collaborative timepiece came from Eric Cheng, one of Undefeated\u2019s co-owners and an avid H. Moser & Cie collector who contacted the watch brand\u2019s CEO, Edouard Meylan, himself. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 19 June 2022",
"Also visible from the back are many of the 51 jewels used in the movement of the timepiece . \u2014 Josh Max, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
"And in a genuinely unique act of customization, the instruments and the owner\u2019s personal timepiece are ornamented with mother-of-pearl inserts from his own collection. \u2014 Basem Wasef, Robb Report , 23 May 2022",
"Epure Tourbillon Ama timepiece is the perfect embodiment of Very Peri. \u2014 Roberta Naas, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022",
"The timepiece \u2014fitted with a transparent back, blue dial, luminous hands and brown calfskin strap\u2014is also the brand\u2019s first Big Pilot watch with a chronograph (timer) function. \u2014 Bernd Fischer, Men's Health , 5 May 2022",
"Garner wore the watch for years afterwards, as an everyday timepiece , including on the golf course (one of his favorite haunts), as well as on The Rockford Files. \u2014 Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Even for the era, the timepiece \u2014known only as the Ref. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Fit 2, which moves away from the traditional timepiece design of the Watch GT 3 Pro and instead looks a bit like an Apple Watch, but the 1.7-inch OLED screen is more rectangular. \u2014 Ben Sin, Forbes , 19 May 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1765, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-174154"
},
"tirewoman":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a lady's maid",
": wardrobe woman in a theater",
": dressmaker"
],
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"history_and_etymology":" tire entry 3 + woman ",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-174605"
},
"tip worm":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a worm that is the larva of a gallfly ( Contarinia vaccinii ) that infests the tips of cranberry vines"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-184525"
},
"Tipura":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a people of the Tripura state, Bengal",
": a member of such people",
": the Tibeto-Burman language of the Tipura people"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tip\u0259\u02ccr\u00e4",
"-r\u0259"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-184737"
},
"Tirich Mir":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"mountain about 25,260 feet (7699 meters) high in Pakistan on the border with Afghanistan"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cctir-ich-\u02c8mir"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-191935"
},
"Timor":{
"type":[
"adjective or noun",
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"island of southeastern Asia in the Lesser Sunda Islands area 13,094 square miles (34,044 square kilometers), population 3,000,000 \u2014 see east timor",
"sea between Timor Island and Australia"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u0113-\u02ccm\u022fr",
"t\u0113-\u02c8"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-193911"
},
"tiring-house":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a section of a theater reserved for the actors and used especially for dressing for stage entrances"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u012b-ri\u014b-\u02cchau\u0307s"
],
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"history_and_etymology":" tire entry 4 ",
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"1590, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-203001"
},
"Tiresias":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a blind seer of Thebes who in one Greek myth is changed into a woman for several years and then changed back to a man"
],
"pronounciation":[
"t\u012b-\u02c8r\u0113-s\u0113-\u0259s",
"-z\u0113-"
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"history_and_etymology":"Latin, from Greek Teiresias ",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-204446"
},
"tirak":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a physiological disease of Indian cotton probably due to nutrient deficiency and characterized by premature yellowing and shedding of the leaves and cracking of the bolls before maturity"
],
"pronounciation":[
"t\u0259\u0307\u02c8rak"
],
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"history_and_etymology":"native name in India",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-205546"
},
"tidology":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the science or theory of tides"
],
"pronounciation":[
"t\u012b\u02c8d\u00e4l\u0259j\u0113",
"-ji"
],
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"history_and_etymology":" tide entry 1 + -o- + -logy ",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-205859"
},
"Tintoretto":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"circa 1518\u20131594 Jacopo Robusti Italian painter"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cctin-t\u0259-\u02c8re-(\u02cc)t\u014d"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-210951"
},
"titlist":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": titleholder"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u012b-t\u1d4al-ist",
"\u02c8t\u012bt-list"
],
"synonyms":[
"champ",
"champion",
"titleholder",
"victor",
"winner"
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"examples":[
"the boxing titlist with the most knockouts to his credit",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Sixth Region champion Bullitt East (33-4) will meet Seventh Region titlist Sacred Heart (35-3) at 7 p.m. Saturday at Rupp Arena. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Countrywomen Laura Nolte and Kim Kalicki went 1-2 in the women\u2019s event ahead of US global titlist Kaillie Humphries. \u2014 John Powers, BostonGlobe.com , 27 Nov. 2021",
"Along with the Seventh facing the Fourth, another intriguing first-round matchup could see Ninth Region champ Covington Catholic facing 16th Region titlist Ashland Blazer. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 11 Feb. 2022",
"But for the boxing hardcore supporters, a matchup against 175-pound titlist Artur Beterbiev is even more intriguing. \u2014 Josh Katzowitz, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021",
"On the boys side, the Seventh Region champion will open play at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 17, against the Fourth Region titlist . \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 11 Feb. 2022",
"But the Austrian women fired a warning shot at the German women with Madeleine Egle and Lisa Schulte going 1-3 around world titlist Julia Taubitz. \u2014 John Powers, BostonGlobe.com , 27 Nov. 2021",
"Sixth Region champion Holy Cross (10-8) will meet Seventh Region titlist Whitefield Academy (16-5) at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Eastern Kentucky University\u2019s McBrayer Arena in Richmond. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Huge win Sunday, Tennessee now a back-to-back division titlist while moving to the top of the conference standings due to Kansas City's loss. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 3 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1912, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-221708"
},
"tidy up after (someone)":{
"type":[
"idiom"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": timeserver"
],
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"\u02c8t\u012bm-\u02ccpl\u0113-z\u0259r"
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"1593, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-231027"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a person whose behavior is adjusted to the pattern of the times or to please superiors : temporizer"
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"\u02c8t\u012bm-\u02ccs\u0259r-v\u0259r"
],
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"acrobat",
"chameleon",
"chancer",
"opportunist",
"temporizer",
"trimmer",
"weathercock"
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"a classic timeserver , she switched her position on the war the instant it began losing public support"
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"1584, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"idiom"
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"definitions":[
": to make a situation more difficult for someone"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": timorous"
],
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"\u02c8tim\u0259(r)s\u0259m"
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},
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"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make angry or indignant",
": reprimand , rebuke"
],
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"admonish",
"chide",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"reproach",
"reprove"
],
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"she royally ticked the babysitter off for letting the child play outside unsupervised",
"it really ticks me off when someone says something like that"
],
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"1915, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-035708"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": wren"
],
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"\u02c8tid(\u1d4a)li"
],
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"noun"
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": a person with free time",
": something that passes the time : diversion"
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"1728, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-053951"
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"type":[
"idiom"
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"definitions":[
": to make a bow"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the smallest in a litter of pigs : runt",
": a puny person : one stunted physically or mentally"
],
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"\u02c8titm\u0259n"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-055912"
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"noun"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-065237"
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],
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": a puzzle game the object of which is to remove a series of rings from two or more metal loops which have but one opening and are intricately interlinked"
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"history_and_etymology":" tiring from present participle of tire entry 1 ",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-071242"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": misanthropy"
],
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"\u02c8t\u012bm\u0259\u02ccniz\u0259m"
],
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"history_and_etymology":" Timon , 5th century b.c. Athenian misanthrope + English -ism ",
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": closemouthed"
],
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"\u02c8t\u012bt-\u02c8mau\u0307t\u035fhd",
"-\u02c8mau\u0307tht"
],
"synonyms":[
"close",
"closemouthed",
"dark",
"reticent",
"secretive",
"uncommunicative"
],
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"communicative",
"open"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1911, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-092859"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": seemingly incapable of tiring : indefatigable",
": able to work or persist a long time without becoming tired"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u012b(-\u0259)r-l\u0259s",
"\u02c8t\u012br-l\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"indefatigable",
"inexhaustible",
"unflagging",
"untiring",
"weariless"
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"examples":[
"She has been a tireless advocate for reform.",
"a tireless advocate for human rights",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Biggins said the losses of Nansen and Kaufusi might have deeper recruiting ramifications unless their replacements are equally tireless . \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 14 Dec. 2021",
"This is due to the tireless work of our friends at @PHLRealJustice. \u2014 refinery29.com , 3 June 2020",
"Rush Limbaugh: Thank you for your decades of tireless devotion to our country. \u2014 Sanya Mansoor, Time , 5 Feb. 2020",
"The unusual moment came days after Limbaugh, 69, announced he had been diagnosed with late-stage lung cancer. \u2018\u2018Rush Limbaugh, thank you for your decades of tireless devotion to our country,\u2019\u2019 Trump said. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 Feb. 2020",
"Kobe is being remembered as a tireless advocate for girls in sports. \u2014 NBC News , 25 Feb. 2020",
"Biliew, who picked up a college basketball offer from Iowa before entering high school, is a dynamic athlete and tireless defender. \u2014 Richard Obert, azcentral , 2 May 2020",
"This pairing of short films sheds light on the tireless work of caregivers tasked with providing comfort and care to patients with incurable conditions. \u2014 Freep.com , 20 Apr. 2020",
"To honor public health workers and researchers in the scientific community for their tireless work on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic, Google's landing page looks a bit different today. \u2014 Anabel Pasarow, refinery29.com , 6 Apr. 2020"
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"first_known_use":[
"1591, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-095536"
},
"tipster":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one who gives or sells tips especially for gambling or speculation",
": one who provides a tip to the police"
],
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"\u02c8tip-st\u0259r",
"\u02c8tip-st\u0259r"
],
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"examples":[
"An anonymous tipster reported the crime.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The anonymous tipster calls police with information about Armstrong becoming angry after hearing about Strickland's brief relationship with Wilson. \u2014 Fox News , 15 June 2022",
"Prior to that, the couple channeled their grief into other forms of activism, such as handing out flyers for Crime Stoppers \u2014 the anonymous tipster line and reward nonprofit \u2014 and participating in walks for justice. \u2014 Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Popular anonymous tipster LeaksApplePro has published a new blog post breaking down the prices for every iPhone 14 model, plus a gamble that Apple will make to justify the higher prices. \u2014 Gordon Kelly, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Neumann was identified from the body-cam footage by an anonymous tipster identifying themselves as a family friend, according to the criminal complaint. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
"An anonymous tipster tells us that his Verizon LG Wing just received an update to enable the carrier's new mid-band 5G network\u2014even though LG Mobile has gone out of business. \u2014 Sascha Segan, PCMAG , 29 Apr. 2022",
"According to charging documents in the case, an unidentified tipster told the FBI that the women had entered the Capitol after seeing a photograph Krzywicki posted to her Facebook account. \u2014 Christine Dempsey, Hartford Courant , 22 Apr. 2022",
"He's been Torres' anonymous tipster all along, the Robin to Nick's Batman, hoping to learn why Fortress went to the trouble of framing him. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Neumann is the son of late Santa Rosa hotelier Claus Neumann, and in the days after the riots, an anonymous tipster claiming to be a family friend gave Neumann\u2019s name and home address to federal authorities. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022"
],
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"1862, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-101600"
},
"time service":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the determination and announcement of the precise time usually conducted as a part of the work of an astronomical observatory, usually based on transit observations of stars, and announced mainly by telegraphic and radio signals \u2014 compare time signal"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-122121"
},
"time out of mind":{
"type":[
"noun phrase"
],
"definitions":[
": time immemorial sense 1"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-125434"
},
"tightlock":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or being a coupling device for cushioning the impact between railroad cars at starts or stops by taking up the slack",
": a disease of cotton caused by any of several fungi (especially of the genus Diplodia ) and characterized by failure of the affected locks to fluff and by discoloration and weakening of the fibers"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-134734"
},
"tip up":{
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"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to move or cause (something) to move so that one end is lifted up"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-143327"
},
"time series":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a set of data collected sequentially usually at fixed intervals of time"
],
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"1919, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-154103"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a stalling of the wing tip of an airplane before the remainder of the wing is stalled that frequently results in the loss of lateral control"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-162221"
},
"tickly":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": ticklish"
],
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"-k(\u0259)l\u0113",
"-li"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-165217"
},
"titmouse":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of several small North American oscine birds (genus Baeolophus of the family Paridae) that are related to the chickadees, have small bills and usually long tails, and have been sometimes placed especially formerly in a related genus ( Parus )",
": a small active usually gray bird that feeds mostly on seeds and insects"
],
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"\u02c8tit-\u02ccmau\u0307s",
"\u02c8tit-\u02ccmau\u0307s"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Binoculars mean the difference between seeing a little gray bird and identifying a titmouse , cheering a home run and seeing the epic catch, or realizing that the 10-point buck is actually a doe standing in front of dead branches. \u2014 Scott Gilbertson, Wired , 12 Mar. 2022",
"The titmouse managed to steal over 20 beak-fulls of the raccoon\u2019s fur without waking it. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Aug. 2021",
"While these creatures need water for drinking and bathing, landing on a basin on the ground could attract the unwanted company of natural predators, so give a tufted titmouse a break. \u2014 Steve Bender, Southern Living , 17 Mar. 2021",
"Once breeding season is over, however, the titmouse will venture out for short vacations. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 Oct. 2020",
"Scotch Blue,\u2019\u2019 for example, suggests both the throat of a blue titmouse and copper ore. \u2014 Boston.com Real Estate , 24 Jan. 2020",
"These include such familiar birds as red-bellied woodpecker, Carolina wren, Northern mockingbird, tufted titmouse and Northern cardinal. \u2014 James F. Mccarty, cleveland.com , 8 Dec. 2017",
"His voice is recognizably Hanks, with lots of Norman Rockwell phrasing: lollygagging, yowza, thanked his lucky stars, titmouse , knothead, atta baby. \u2014 Maureen Dowd, New York Times , 11 Oct. 2017",
"There was a titmouse in an oak tree and a chickadee on a fence post. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 13 Aug. 2017"
],
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"Middle English titemose, tetmose \"tit (European bird of the family Paridae),\" from tite-, tet-, probably of expressive origin + mose \"any of various small Eurasian songbirds of the family Paridae,\" going back to Old English m\u0101se, going back to Germanic *mais\u014dn- (whence also Old Saxon m\u0113sa \"tit,\" Middle Dutch mese, Old High German meisa, Icelandic -meisa ), of uncertain origin",
"Note: The Middle English word was reshaped by folk etymology in early Modern English after mouse entry 1 . The word tit was used (and is still used regionally in Britain) for a small horse, a girl or young woman, and a boy. \u2014 The Germanic etymon occurs with a suffix in Old Icelandic meisingr \"tit\" and the Frankish (Old Low Franconian) word behind Old French mesange \"tit,\" Modern French m\u00e9sange."
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-172446"
},
"titmouse blue":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": m\u00e9sange"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-174918"
},
"Tirhutia":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": maithili"
],
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"tir\u02c8h\u00fct\u0113\u0259"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-182156"
},
"tick over":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to run at a very low speed",
": to run or proceed in a steady but slow way"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-184325"
},
"tidings":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a piece of news"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u012b-di\u014b"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Another glad tiding : the final round will be led by a familiar face, conductor Jahja Ling. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 4 July 2021",
"Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images LONDON \u2014 Of all the glad tidings that Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised would flow from Brexit, one of the most far-fetched was a baby boom. \u2014 Mark Landler, New York Times , 29 Feb. 2020",
"Goodbye and good tidings After a false ending, the cast returned for an encore to give goodbye messages. \u2014 Amanda Ostuni, EW.com , 11 Apr. 2020",
"Henrietta can barely muster polite interest in the family tidings . \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Feb. 2020",
"Expected or not, the tidings from www.hangoutmusicfest.com are stark: General Admission, VIP and Super VIP passes all are listed as sold out, after general sales started on Dec. 9. \u2014 al , 23 Dec. 2019",
"Do not involve yourself in this potential mess and do not be the bearer of bad tidings to your aunt. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, Twin Cities , 8 Oct. 2019",
"The carols may have vanished from the stores by the 26th, but our inboxes are piled high with tidings of the Season of Giving right up through New Year\u2019s Eve. \u2014 Daniel E. Burns, National Review , 23 Jan. 2020",
"According to Sakha tradition, tusk hunting violates the sacred ground and brings bad tidings . \u2014 oregonlive , 5 Oct. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English, from Old English t\u012bdung , from t\u012bdan to betide"
],
"first_known_use":[
"12th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-194029"
},
"Timoshenko":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"Konstantinovich 1895\u20131970 Soviet marshal"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccti-m\u0259-\u02c8she\u014b-(\u02cc)k\u014d"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-213826"
},
"tie-and-dye":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": tie-dyeing"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u012b-\u0259n-\u02ccd\u012b"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1928, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-220734"
},
"tiralee":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a succession of musical notes (as in a bugle call)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6tir\u0259\u00a6l\u0113"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-220908"
},
"tireman":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a manufacturer of or dealer in tires",
": a worker who inspects and changes tires of buses"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"",
"-\u02ccman",
"-\u02ccmaa(\u0259)n"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"tire entry 5 + man"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-231312"
},
"Timote":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an Indian people or peoples of western Venezuela",
": a member of such people",
": the language of the Timote people"
],
"pronounciation":[
"t\u0259\u0307\u02c8m\u014dt\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-004611"
},
"tighten/put the thumbscrews on":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": to use harsh measures to force (a person or group) to do something or stop doing something"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-014720"
},
"timeserving":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the behavior or practice of a timeserver",
": marked by or revealing a lack of independence or integrity"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u012bm-\u02ccs\u0259r-vi\u014b"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1621, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"1621, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-041739"
},
"tick pyemia":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": staphylococcal pyemia of lambs due to bacteria introduced by tick bite"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-052351"
},
"tint tool":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a fine graver used for cutting the parallel lines that produce tints"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-052959"
},
"Tito":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"1892\u20131980 originally",
"usually called Marshal Tito leader of Yugoslavia (1943\u201380)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u0113-(\u02cc)t\u014d"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-060334"
},
"time lag":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an interval of time between two related phenomena (such as a cause and its effect)"
],
"pronounciation":[],
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"examples":[
"There's a time lag between when you see a stop sign and when your foot steps on the brake.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Higher rates typically lift companies\u2019 returns on cash holdings and other short-term instruments, even though there can be a time lag . \u2014 Mark Maurer, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
"The federal regulatory body did not respond to a request to address the time lag between the 1998 petition and its recent decision. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Jan. 2022",
"The steering is loose and the brakes only work with an unpredictable time lag . \u2014 WSJ , 1 May 2022",
"Remember this: The health of your team is a function of the average time lag between seeing and discussing problems. \u2014 Justin Hale, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Schools still do post admission figures publicly, in the Common Data Set online and in reports to the Education Department, though there is a time lag before those are available. \u2014 Melissa Korn, WSJ , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The time lag between taking a COVID test and getting the result is a critical factor in evaluating any diagnostic. \u2014 Anthony Warmack, Scientific American , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Another problem is the time lag between the robot and Earth. \u2014 Kurt Kleiner, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 Mar. 2022",
"And the four-month time lag between these molecular twins raises a whole other set of complications. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Nov. 2021"
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"Salgado says a tintype portrait is as important today as in centuries past. \u2014 Pat Mcdonogh, The Courier-Journal , 16 Feb. 2022",
"The tintype , or emulsion plate photography, dates to the 1850s. \u2014 Pat Mcdonogh, The Courier-Journal , 16 Feb. 2022",
"One Fawick Gallery wall shows tintype images of Chapman posing as asylum patients. \u2014 Beth Mlady, cleveland , 26 Aug. 2021",
"Photographer Adrian Whipp is a master of the wet plate collodion process and will capture your grinning mugs in a tintype as timeless as your friendship. \u2014 Ashlea Halpern, Marie Claire , 5 May 2021",
"Framed tintype -style portraits by Lindsay Ross show vineyard workers as well as the Coombsville AVA vineyards. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 18 Dec. 2020",
"As caught in this filming, PNB\u2019s visual style suggests a Currier and Ives print; NYCB\u2019s filmed result resembles a sepia-toned tintype photograph. \u2014 Robert Greskovic, WSJ , 16 Dec. 2020",
"Silver and Cedar is a tintype photography studio and leather shop that carries furnishings, keepsakes and in-house made wood d\u00e9cor. \u2014 Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic , 25 Nov. 2020",
"The slow, deliberate tintype process fostered a more intimate connection between the photographers and their subjects. \u2014 John Otis, New York Times , 18 Dec. 2019"
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"As for other tiebacks , Shell also has its Coulomb Phase 2 project under construction in the Gulf. \u2014 Jordan Blum, Houston Chronicle , 1 June 2018",
"For example, subsea tiebacks , which extend the reach of production platforms, allow producers to safely pursue prospects near existing infrastructure. \u2014 Liz Schwarze And Mark Hatfield, Houston Chronicle , 2 May 2018",
"That means the new discovery can be further drilled and developed through connections, called tiebacks , to the Appomattox to save costs, rather than build a new platform. \u2014 Jordan Blum, Houston Chronicle , 24 May 2018",
"The agreement requires that van den Broek substantially commence construction within 180 days after foundation-stabilizing tiebacks are installed on The Blues Factory site. \u2014 Jeff Rumage, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 Mar. 2018",
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"This darling rabbit tieback , available in oxford and silver, is just the sort of small accent that will freshen up a room for Easter. \u2014 Alejandra Bennett, Sunset , 22 Jan. 2018",
"The shower curtain is suspended on Strom's shower pan enclosure; it can be pulled around the Carrara basin or pushed aside with tiebacks . \u2014 Sarah Yang, House Beautiful , 19 Feb. 2014",
"Strategies include concrete crib walls, soldier pile walls with tiebacks , concrete stitch piles and weep holes in retaining walls that allow rain to drain out. \u2014 Jondi Gumz, The Mercury News , 6 June 2017"
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"Another glad tiding : the final round will be led by a familiar face, conductor Jahja Ling. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 4 July 2021",
"Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images LONDON \u2014 Of all the glad tidings that Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised would flow from Brexit, one of the most far-fetched was a baby boom. \u2014 Mark Landler, New York Times , 29 Feb. 2020",
"Goodbye and good tidings After a false ending, the cast returned for an encore to give goodbye messages. \u2014 Amanda Ostuni, EW.com , 11 Apr. 2020",
"Henrietta can barely muster polite interest in the family tidings . \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Feb. 2020",
"Expected or not, the tidings from www.hangoutmusicfest.com are stark: General Admission, VIP and Super VIP passes all are listed as sold out, after general sales started on Dec. 9. \u2014 al , 23 Dec. 2019",
"Do not involve yourself in this potential mess and do not be the bearer of bad tidings to your aunt. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, Twin Cities , 8 Oct. 2019",
"The carols may have vanished from the stores by the 26th, but our inboxes are piled high with tidings of the Season of Giving right up through New Year\u2019s Eve. \u2014 Daniel E. Burns, National Review , 23 Jan. 2020",
"According to Sakha tradition, tusk hunting violates the sacred ground and brings bad tidings . \u2014 oregonlive , 5 Oct. 2019"
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": a European perennial grass ( Phleum pratense ) that has long cylindrical spikes and is widely grown for hay in the U.S.",
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"Vacation days are nice\u2014and Americans should get more of them\u2014but truly helping people to be more than just their job would mean thinking on a bigger timescale . \u2014 Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic , 23 May 2022",
"This is a sensible timescale and fits with the CBDC agenda because the Bank of England have already said that the introduction of retail CBDC will be sometime beyond 2025 (and the Federal Reserve exhibit similar caution). \u2014 David G.w. Birch, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022",
"We\u2019ve not been give a timescale for that (other than \u2018soon\u2019), but please keep a look out for upcoming software updates. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Although methane emissions are relatively low compared to CO2 emissions, each ton has a whopping 30 to 80 times the relative warming potential (depending on the timescale of interest). \u2014 K.e.d. Coan, Ars Technica , 2 Mar. 2022",
"But by the 1970s, scientists were finding evidence that Darwin might be wrong\u2014at least about the timescale . \u2014 Amit Katwala, Wired , 4 Feb. 2022",
"The timescale for a catastrophic comet impact is short, perhaps as short as six months, more likely a few years. \u2014 Rebecca Oppenheimer, Scientific American , 30 Dec. 2021",
"What is possible for a high income country like the UK might not be possible for Egypt, at least not in the same timescale . \u2014 Sverre Alvik, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
"The Doomsday Clock\u2014arguably the most deliberate attempt to keep our focus on these threats\u2014is currently perched at 100 seconds to midnight, putting us at roughly a minute and a half, in the timescale of existential risk, from our final demise. \u2014 Meghan O'gieblyn, Wired , 6 Jan. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Zara is walking a tightrope , navigating a conflicting set of ideas and rules about women\u2019s desirability and shame. \u2014 Seemab Gul, The New Yorker , 25 May 2022",
"In press conferences, Chen would speak a mix of Chinese and English, a representation of the cultural tightrope that many Asian Americans balance. \u2014 Michelle Shen, USA TODAY , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The defense has more of a tightrope to walk with jurors with its opening statement, according to legal experts. \u2014 Sara Ashley O'brien, CNN , 8 Sep. 2021",
"Youngkin is struggling to pull off \u2014 a preview of the tightrope that Republicans in swing states across the country are likely to face in the 2022 midterms. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 June 2021",
"The performance was typical of Mr. Macron, and unusual for any head of state, the equivalent of tightrope walking without a net. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Mar. 2021",
"The incident was a dramatic illustration of the tightrope walked by programmers at television networks that appeal to fans of former President Donald Trump during his second impeachment trial. \u2014 David Bauder, Chron , 10 Feb. 2021",
"Since slavery, our bodies have walked an impossible tightrope between being hypervisible and erotically illegible. \u2014 Allure , 13 May 2022",
"And part of being a race car driver is walking that tightrope and understanding where the limit is. \u2014 Michelle R. Martinelli, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Stagehands scurried around packing up cellos, basses, timpani , pianos and other equipment. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Despite intriguing instrumentation \u2014 two harps, timpani , celeste and two clear oboes among a more typical amount of strings, horns and flutes \u2014 the overall effect is not deep, but a rich tapestry is not what Shankar is going for here. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 7 May 2022",
"Then the music darts and lunges here and there, incorporating electric guitars, keyboards, timpani and shifting time signatures and tempos. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The Larghetto, for instance, was a marvel of technical and emotional craftsmanship, and by dipping so low in the Allegro, Tetzlaff left ample room for contrast and beautifully set up a fresh cadenza with timpani . \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Then, as if out of nowhere, a big double chorus, accompanied by an orchestra with timpani thumping, announces a grand Hosanna that lasts no more than 45 seconds for a dazzling but startlingly perfunctory blessing. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The pedal-less timpani , smaller than modern drums and struck with wooden mallets, thundered in the hall when played by Maury Baker. \u2014 Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Mar. 2022",
"This orchestra consisted of twelve strings, two trumpets, timpani , harpsichord and organ. \u2014 Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The timpani were the rock stars of the fourth movement, hammering out vigorous counter-punches, but the woodwinds had been no less compelling earlier in their delicate evocations of birds and folk music. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 11 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Italian, plural of timpano kettledrum, from Latin tympanum drum \u2014 more at tympanum"
],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1854, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-194318"
},
"time on target":{
"type":[],
"definitions":[
": a concentration of artillery fire on a target in which the time of firing by each unit participating is so regulated that all the projectiles reach the target simultaneously"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-203523"
},
"Tintinnidae":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a large family that comprises loricate oligotrichous typically pelagic ciliates widely distributed in the seas and occasionally found in fresh and brackish water and sometimes made coextensive with a suborder or other major division of Spirotricha"
],
"pronounciation":[
"tin\u2027\u02c8tin\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"New Latin, from Tintinnus , type genus (probably from Latin tintinnare to ring) + -idae"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-234401"
},
"time on one's hands":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": time when one is not busy"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-004555"
},
"tight end":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an offensive football end who lines up close to the tackle and can act as a lineman or receiver"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Power forward Jackson Bowser, one of the top 2023 football prospects in the state as a tight end , started last season. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 18 June 2022",
"Both are still looking for a commitment from a tight end . \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 4 June 2022",
"Wayne said last month that Alabama is looking at him potentially as a tight end as well. \u2014 Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al , 29 May 2022",
"In Wilson\u2019s 10 years with Seattle, Jimmy Graham\u2019s three-season stretch from 2015-17 was the most productive for a tight end . \u2014 Parker Gabriel, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
"Three-star tight end Jackson Carver committed to Miami on Tuesday. \u2014 Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel , 19 June 2022",
"Smith became the first UAB player chosen in the NFL Draft since wide receiver J.J. Nelson and tight end Kennard Blackman went in 2015. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 14 June 2022",
"Notable players on the Team Columbia roster include tight end Riley Williams and quarterback Cru Newman from Class 6A state champion Central Catholic. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 June 2022",
"The other headliner was Sweden tight end Theo Melin \u00d6hrstr\u00f6m, who also took Ohio State down to the wire before committing to Texas A&M. \u2014 Robert Fenbers, cleveland , 11 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1962, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-010358"
},
"title space":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a panel for the title between the bands of the backbone of a book"
],
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"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-063423"
},
"time of year":{
"type":[
"noun phrase"
],
"definitions":[
": period of the year : season"
],
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"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-085821"
},
"tiramisu":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a dessert made with ladyfingers, mascarpone, and espresso"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cctir-\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113-(\u02cc)s\u00fc",
"-\u02c8mi-",
"-m\u0113-\u02c8s\u00fc"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The prize for presentation goes to the tiramisu , dropped off in the top of an espresso pot \u2014 another escape from reality, in a room rich with diversions. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"Lucky are chocolate lovers in particular, who can choose between a lovely tiramisu , served as a parfait in a clear glass cup, or a glossy round of ganache, from which brushstrokes of chocolate sauce end with a golden garnish of popcorn brittle. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"It's supposed to taste like cappuccino or tiramisu , but risotto \u2014 all in one dish. \u2014 Janelle Davis And Foren Clark, CNN , 22 May 2022",
"Sicilian cannoli and tiramisu or on offer for dessert. \u2014 Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic , 16 May 2022",
"Dessert will be a tough decision with cannoli, tiramisu featuring Kahlua soaked ladyfingers and chocolate budino as choices. \u2014 Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic , 16 May 2022",
"The sweet shop, registered to Luca Saponaro and Carlos Duarte, features 23 flavors including stracciatella, tiramisu , Nutella and cherry cheesecake, along with coffee cakes, pastries and lemon-spearmint vegan sorbet. \u2014 Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
"During my memorable meals, for example, the dinner menus included dishes like Beef Wellington, roasted turbot with Hollandaise sauce, avocado and burrata lobster salad and a tiramisu souffl\u00e9. \u2014 Alia Akkam, Robb Report , 5 Apr. 2022",
"No word yet on his campaign for protecting tiramisu . \u2014 Susan Orlean, The New Yorker , 23 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Italian tiramis\u00f9 , from tirami su !, literally, pull me up!"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1982, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-101338"
},
"time immemorial":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": time so long past as to be indefinite in history or tradition",
": a time antedating a period legally fixed as the basis for a custom or right",
": a time beyond legal memory formerly fixed by English law as the beginning of the reign of Richard I in 1189 but modified in common law",
": a time going back beyond the memory of any living person"
],
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02cci-m\u0259-\u02c8m\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While the organization of this industry might be relatively new, influencers have been around since time immemorial . \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"That\u2019s why art and literature has depicted it since time immemorial . \u2014 Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com , 6 June 2022",
"Schmaltz and shtick are a familiar combination since time immemorial , or at least the glory days of Neil Simon. \u2014 Charles Isherwood, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
"Comedians have been griping about their wives since time immemorial . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
"The story of the South Wind and the Dandelion has been told by Indigenous people since time immemorial . \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Apr. 2022",
"As well as the myths propagated around the hymen, tightness too has been associated with virginity since time immemorial . \u2014 Sophia Smith Galer, refinery29.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
"In the course of a week, the inoffensive button-up\u2014a staple in men\u2019s fashion since time immemorial \u2014has mysteriously become as pass\u00e9 as Betamax in Hollywood. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Each tribe has ancestral ties to Bears Ears that date back to time immemorial . \u2014 Nicole Chavez, CNN , 8 Apr. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1602, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-105114"
},
"tire of":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to become bored by (something) : to stop being interested in (something)"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-105306"
},
"Titoism":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun or adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": the political, economic, and social policies associated with Tito",
": nationalistic policies and practices followed by a Communist state or group independently of and often in opposition to the Soviet Union"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u0113-(\u02cc)t\u014d-\u02cci-z\u0259m"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1947, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-105923"
},
"time is a/the great healer":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
"Definition of time is a / the great healer chiefly British \u2014 used to say that feelings of sadness, disappointment, etc., gradually go away as time passes"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-110650"
},
"tightish":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": somewhat tight : close-fitting",
": somewhat difficult"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u012bt|ish",
"\u02c8t\u012bt|",
"|\u0113sh"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"tight entry 1 + -ish"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-130542"
},
"tickseed":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": coreopsis":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tik-\u02ccs\u0113d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some perennials such as Zagreb threadleaf tickseed (Coreopsis verticillata) will continue to expand and take over sections of your bed without occasional dividing. \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 16 Apr. 2022",
"These included milkweed, tickseed , corkystem passionflower, firebush, Virginia snakeroot and blue porterweed. \u2014 Amanda Klarsfeld, sun-sentinel.com , 23 Sep. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"tick entry 3":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1760, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105103"
},
"Tipularia":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of delicate terrestrial orchids with solid bulbs that produce in late summer a racemose scape of greenish purple flowers and in autumn a single ovate purple leaf which persists through winter \u2014 see crane-fly orchid":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cctipy\u0259\u02c8la(a)r\u0113\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Tipula + -aria ; from the supposed resemblance of the flower to the crane fly":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105539"
},
"titler":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a device for holding a motion-picture camera and in front of it an easel or frame in which can be placed a card bearing a title":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u012bt(\u1d4a)l-",
"\u02c8t\u012bt\u1d4al\u0259(r)"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"title entry 1 + -er":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105700"
}
}
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