"\u2026 swore he would pay him again when he was able.",
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
],
": another time : once more : anew":[
"I shall not look upon his like again .",
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
],
": on the other hand":[
"He might go, and again he might not."
],
": in addition : besides":[
"Again , there is another matter to consider."
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8g\u0101n",
"-\u02c8gin",
"\u0259-\u02c8gen"
],
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"afresh",
"anew",
"de novo",
"over"
],
"antonyms":[
"nevermore"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Please, come see us again .",
"It was nice to see my friends again .",
"She wants to prove that she can do it again .",
"Things are back to normal again .",
"When we heard the news, we all said, \u201cOh no! Not again !\u201d.",
"She demonstrated yet again her remarkable artistic talents.",
"It'll just be the same thing all over again .",
"When he stood up, he got so dizzy that he had to sit down again .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Turn it off completely again , take out the power cable and leave the system alone for 20 minutes. \u2014 Toby Grey, BGR , 28 June 2022",
"Flood and Pansing Brooks will face each other again in the November general election to decide who takes the seat for the next congressional term. \u2014 Brian Melley, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
"Also, there is a distant fear that once that structure was in place, other states could lobby for their own units, again expanding the costs. \u2014 Lolita C. Baldor, Anchorage Daily News , 28 June 2022",
"The governor of Luhansk again asked civilians to evacuate Lysychansk. \u2014 James Marson, WSJ , 27 June 2022",
"Following a third-party investigation, the OSAA said that Sandy was in violation of OSAA rule and is requiring the school to complete certain tasks to make sure an incident like this doesn\u2019t happen again . \u2014 oregonlive , 27 June 2022",
"The Avalanche and Lightning dealt with occasional rough ice playing late into June, something that should not happen again as the league gets back to its regular schedule. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 27 June 2022",
"But after GreenPrint asked the same question again earlier this week, the response was still high, at 53%. \u2014 Anne Field, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"In April, at Valle\u2019s sentencing, Plowman again asked about Valle\u2019s background, was unsatisfied, and continued the case. \u2014 Tom Jackman, Washington Post , 26 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English ayen, ayein, ayan, ageyn, again \"back, in the opposite direction, to a former state, once more, another time,\" going back to Old English ongeagn, onge\u00e6n, ong\u0113an, ong\u0101n, ongegn, ong\u0113n, ag\u0113n (Northumbrian ong\u00e6gn, ong\u01e3n ), (compare parallel compounds in Old Saxon angegin \"once more, toward,\" Old High German ingagan, ingegin \"in opposition\") from on-, a- on entry 1 , a- entry 1 + -geagn (going back to Germanic *gagna- , whence Old High German gagan \"towards, against,\" Old Norse gagn- \"against, counter, through\") or -gegn (going back to Germanic *gagni- , whence Old Saxon & Old High German gegin \"against,\" Old Frisian j\u0113n , Old Norse gegn )":""
},
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191049"
},
"again and again":{
"antonyms":[
"infrequently",
"little",
"rarely",
"seldom"
],
"definitions":{
": at frequent intervals : often , repeatedly":[]
},
"examples":[
"as she's gotten older, Grandma has tended to ask the same things again and again",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As Bob Woodward tells it in The Agenda, Clinton exploded as he was told again and again by his mainstream economic advisers that Wall Street needed to be wooed with deficit reduction. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 27 June 2022",
"Unlike disposable ones, cloth pads can be reused again and again for up to five years if they're taken care of properly and rotated with other cloth pads throughout your cycle. \u2014 Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
"Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows, your counterpart, his name comes up again and again . \u2014 CBS News , 26 June 2022",
"Vaughan is weary of starting over, again and again . \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 24 June 2022",
"With the help of Nitz, Ebens beat him over the head with a baseball bat again and again . \u2014 Harmeet Kaur, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"But during that time, McVie stayed remarkably levelheaded and did her best to bring the group\u2019s warring factions back together again and again . \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
"Carry-on packers, rejoice: This clear bag will have you through security in no time, and can be used again and again (unlike that beat-up Ziplock). \u2014 Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 June 2022",
"His predecessors from the 1990s and 2000s spent years refilling the proverbial monetary punchbowl again and again . \u2014 William Pesek, Forbes , 17 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1533, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"synonyms":[
"constantly",
"continually",
"frequently",
"hourly",
"much",
"oft",
"often",
"oftentimes",
"ofttimes",
"over and over",
"repeatedly"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202515",
"type":[
"adverb"
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"against":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": as a basis for disapproval of":[
"had nothing against him"
],
": as a charge on":[
"charged against her account"
],
": as a counterbalance to":[
"weighing risk against profit"
],
": as a defense or protection from":[
"a shelter against the cold"
],
": before the background of":[
"viewed against the sky"
],
": compared or contrasted with":[
"profits are up against last year"
],
": directly opposite : facing":[
"\u2026 she sat down just over against me \u2026",
"\u2014 Daniel Defoe"
],
": exposed to":[],
": in a direction opposite to the motion or course of : counter to":[
"sail against the wind"
],
": in competition with":[
"racing against each other"
],
": in contact with":[
"leaning against the wall"
],
": in exchange for":[
"a lower rate against the dollar"
],
": in opposition or hostility to":[
"spoke against his enemies"
],
": in preparation for the time when":[
"\u2026 throw on another log of wood against father comes home.",
"\u2014 Charles Dickens"
],
": in preparation or provision for":[
"saving against an uncertain future"
],
": in the direction of and into contact with":[
"knocked against the ropes"
],
": not in conformity with : contrary to":[
"against the law"
]
},
"examples":[
"Preposition",
"We must continue the struggle for justice and against injustice.",
"She voted against the proposal.",
"He spoke against appeasing the enemy.",
"Some people were for the proposal but others were against it.",
"There's a law against doing that.",
"two runners racing against each other",
"Touching the ball with your hands is against the rules.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"As the antiabortion movement has waged its battle against women\u2019s reproductive health, one segment of care has historically been off limits: fertility treatment. \u2014 Beth Kowitt And Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 30 June 2022",
"There\u2019s never a bad time to appreciate the celebrities who ( against all odds) seem to be having a little fun in their lives. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 29 June 2022",
"Stars like Viola Davis, Shonda Rhimes, Viola Davis, Patricia Arquette, and Bette Midler, among others, have spoken out against the ruling. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 29 June 2022",
"In the last few years, Amazon has actively turned to technology like AI, ML, and automation to help fight the battle against IP theft with a focus on its massive seller network. \u2014 Daniel Newman, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"Demonstrations against the ruling have been largely peaceful, but a few arrests have been reported. \u2014 Kelly Mccleary, CNN , 27 June 2022",
"Levi Strauss called on business leaders to take a stand against the ruling. \u2014 Emma Goldberg, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"Miller has not spoken out against Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 al , 27 June 2022",
"And Armstrong was not alone among musicians speaking out against the ruling. \u2014 Samantha Chery, Washington Post , 27 June 2022"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Preposition",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Conjunction"
},
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"Middle English ayenest, ayenst, ayeinst, agaynste, alteration (with parasitic -t, perhaps originally from partial assimilation to a following article) of ayeines, ageynes, from ayein, ageyn again + -es -'s":"Preposition",
"Middle English, derivative of against against entry 1":"Conjunction"
},
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"\u0259-\u02c8genst",
"\u0259-\u02c8gen(t)st",
"-\u02c8g\u0101n(t)st",
"-\u02c8gin(t)st"
],
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"on",
"upon"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195829",
"type":[
"conjunction",
"preposition"
]
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"against (all) expectations":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": although people thought it would be different : although people thought otherwise":[
"Against (all) expectations , the birds survived."
]
},
"examples":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202415",
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"idiom"
]
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"against all logic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": despite the logical or sensible thing to do":[
"She kept the dog, against all logic , after it attacked her."
]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194904",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"against all odds":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": despite success being very unlikely":[
"He was able to do it, against all odds ."
]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111413",
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"idiom"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": despite the fact that one does not want someone to (do something)":[
"His parents were angry when they learned he had borrowed the car against their wishes ."
]
},
"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193906",
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"idiom"
]
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"against someone's principles":{
"antonyms":[],
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": in opposition to what someone believes":[
"It's against his principles to cheat."
]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194829",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
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"antonyms":[],
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": different from what is normal or usual":[
"It takes courage to go against the grain and stand up for what you believe in."
]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125140",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"agape":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": being in a state of wonder":[
"stood agape before the gothic cathedral"
],
": love feast":[],
": love sense 4a":[],
": wide open : gaping":[
"with mouth agape"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective or adverb",
"Fans lucky enough to get access mingle among the cars, mouths agape and phone cameras at the ready as mechanics prepare the open-wheel missiles for the three-hour battle ahead. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 1 June 2022",
"Of course, police also found Charles and Oliver, agape in the room at her side. \u2014 Emily Longeretta, Variety , 13 May 2022",
"In another conversation, a stranger sent a message to a Russian mother saying her son was dead, alongside a photo showing a man's body in the dirt -- face grimacing and mouth agape . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Lupita Nyong\u2019o was seated behind Smith; the agape attention in her face was all but audible. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Dylan Cardwell clasped his hands behind his head, mouth agape on the bench. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Collette's round mouth is still agape in terror, only now it has been plumped by scarlet red lipstick. \u2014 Leah Dolan, CNN , 15 Dec. 2021",
"All four coaches are up on their feet by the end and Kelly Clarkson, mouth agape , especially looks blown away. \u2014 Maggie Fremont, EW.com , 8 Dec. 2021",
"As the flood of three-word requests from new South American fans poured in and his follower count skyrocketed, Wolfhard looked on agape . \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1536, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective or adverb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"a- entry 1 + gape entry 1":"Adjective or adverb",
"borrowed from Late Latin agap\u0113, borrowed from Greek ag\u00e1p\u0113 \"brotherly love,\" back-formation from agap\u00e2n \"to regard with affection, be fond of, be contented (with)\" or agap\u00e1zein \"to welcome warmly,\" perhaps from a base *aga-p\u0101- \"lavish protection, attention or affection (on),\" literally, \"protect greatly,\" going back to Indo-European *m\u0325g\u0301h 2 - \"large, great\" + *peh 2 - \"protect\" \u2014 more at much entry 1 , fur entry 1":"Noun"
},
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"\u00e4-\u02c8g\u00e4-(\u02cc)p\u0101",
"\u0259-\u02c8g\u0101p",
"also -\u02c8gap",
"\u02c8\u00e4-g\u0259-\u02ccp\u0101"
],
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"agog",
"anticipant",
"anticipatory",
"expectant"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040634",
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"adjective or adverb",
"noun"
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},
"against the law":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": not legal":[
"Stealing is against the law ."
]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143759"
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"agarwood":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the soft, dark heartwood that is produced by any of various southeast Asian evergreen trees (genus Aquilaria , especially A. malaccensis synonym A. agallocha ) when they become infected with a fungus and that contains a fragrant resin used chiefly to produce incense, perfumes, and traditional medicines":[
"With prices for noncultivated agarwood rising to $10,000 a kilo, few local shopkeepers welcome mere browsers.",
"\u2014 Jennifer Gampell"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u00e4-",
"\u02c8a-g\u0259r-\u02ccwu\u0307d"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"agar- (borrowed from Hindi agar \"the tree Aquilaria malaccensis or its wood,\" going back to Sanskrit aguruh\u0323, agaruh\u0323, probably borrowed from a Dravidian source\u2014whence Tamil & Malayalam akil, name for Aquilaria malaccensis ) + wood entry 1":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1930, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150727"
},
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"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"Alexander 1835\u20131910 son of Louis Agassiz American zoologist":[],
"(Jean) Louis (Rodolphe) 1807\u20131873 American (Swiss-born) naturalist":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-g\u0259-(\u02cc)s\u0113"
],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-182149"
},
"against someone's wishes":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": even though someone does not want it":[
"They canceled the trip against my wishes ."
]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-205319"
},
"against one's better judgment":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": contrary to what one thinks is best":[
"I agreed to let him join us, even though it was against my better judgment ."
]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-212318"
},
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"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": contrary to a person's choice or desire in a particular situation":[
"As a child, he was forced to play the violin against his will .",
"She chose to go against her parents' will and marry him anyway."
]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-001640"
},
"Agadir":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"city and port on the Atlantic in southwestern Morocco area population 478,000":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-",
"\u02cc\u00e4-g\u0259-\u02c8dir"
],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-032343"
},
"agapanthus":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of several African plants (genus Agapanthus ) of the lily family cultivated for their umbels of showy blue, purple, or white flowers":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-g\u0259-\u02c8pan(t)-th\u0259s"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Remove the Asiatic jasmine from the agapanthus and prune it back to its own area of the landscape. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 23 Nov. 2019",
"Add succulents for firescaping (landscaping for fire prevention), and plant summer-blooming bulbs like agapanthus . \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 16 Mar. 2020",
"Divide and replant any overcrowded perennials, including agapanthus , chrysanthemums, and daylilies. \u2014 Thad Orr, Sunset Magazine , 10 Feb. 2020",
"Since only a few gardeners are likely to sow seeds from agapanthus , also known as the Lily of the Nile, the stalks that have completed flowering can be cut back to within the foliage. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 29 June 2019",
"Story Continued Below Plant summer blooming bulbs such as crocosmia, gingers, lilies, canna, pineapple lily (Eucomis), elephant ears, crinum, agapanthus and others. \u2014 Dan Gill, nola.com , 20 Apr. 2019",
"Southern California Plant summer-blooming bulbs, corms, and tubers, including acidanthera, agapanthus , tuberous begonias, caladiums, calla lilies, dahlias, daylilies, gladiolus, iris, ixia, montbretias, tiger flowers, tuberoses, and watsonias. \u2014 Thad Orr, Sunset , 22 Jan. 2018",
"Bulb-type plants: Achimenes, African iris, agapanthus , amaryllis, blackberry lily, bulbine, caladiums, canna, crinum, crocosmia, day lily, eucharis lily, gladiolus, gloriosa lily, peacock ginger, society garlic, rain lily and walking iris. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com , 26 May 2018",
"Plant summer-blooming bulbs: Now is a good time to plant crocosmia, gingers, lilies, canna, pineapple lily (Eucomis), elephant ears, crinum, agapanthus and others. \u2014 Dan Gill, NOLA.com , 29 Apr. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin, genus name, probably borrowed from Greek ag\u00e1p\u0113 \"love, affection\" + \u00e1nthos \"flower\" \u2014 more at agape entry 2 , anthology":""
"New Latin, from Alexander Agassiz + New Latin -o- + -crinus (from Latin crinis hair)":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1859, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-114434"
},
"Aga Khan IV":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"1936\u2013 grandson of Aga Khan III , Shah Karim imam of a branch of Shiism (1957\u2013 )":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-122629"
},
"againster":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a person who frequently or habitually expresses opposition to the ideas or policies of others":[
"Gerry Ford has always been an \" againster .\" That was the duty of the Republican leadership in the House\u2014never to propose, always to oppose.",
"\u2014 Thomas P. \"Tip\" O'Neill , quoted in The (Dubuque, Iowa) Telegraph Herald , 11 Jan. 1976"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u02c8gen(t)-st\u0259r",
"-\u02c8g\u0101n(t)-",
"-\u02c8gin(t)-"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"against entry 1 + -er entry 2":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1919, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-132423"
},
"Agaontidae":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a family of small chiefly tropical chalcid wasps having the fore and hind pairs of legs heavier than the middle pair and the male usually wingless \u2014 see fig wasp":[]
"borrowed from New Latin, from Agaont-, Agaon , a genus of fig wasps (derivative of supposed Greek ag\u00e1os \"admirable,\" invented on the basis of Greek aga- , intensifying prefix, \u00e1g\u0113 \"wonder, amazement\") + -idae -idae":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1947, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-133611"
},
"Agassiz trawl":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a dredge that consists of a heavy rectangular iron frame to which is fitted the mouth of a bag of stout netting and that is used in collecting plankton":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-g\u0259-(\u02cc)s\u0113-"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"after Alexander Agassiz \u20201910 American zoologist":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1879, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-134215"
},
"agate line":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a space one column wide and \u00b9/\u2081\u2084 inch deep used as a unit of measurement in classified advertising":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1870, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-162257"
},
"agave":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of a genus ( Agave of the family Agavaceae, the agave family) of plants having spiny-margined leaves and flowers in tall spreading panicles and including some cultivated for their fiber or sap or for ornament":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8g\u00e4v-\u0113",
"\u0259-\u02c8g\u00e4-v\u0113"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the case of tequila, it must be made with Blue Agave, where mezcal can be made with a variety of different agave plants. \u2014 Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"Blue agave and rice protein work together to help the skin retain its moisture and prevent fine lines and wrinkles. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"Mexican agave spirits have caught the eye of their neighbors to the north, to the point where mezcal and tequila are becoming more favored than America\u2019s indigenous grain spirits. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 14 June 2022",
"The agave comes from the Highlands, where it's watered naturally during the rainy season and harvested after seven years of maturation. \u2014 Angelika Pokovba, Travel + Leisure , 29 Jan. 2022",
"And without these species, the agave , in turn, might not exist. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 3 May 2022",
"Avila is a spirit made with blue agave, grown only in Morelos, and the agave is roasted and steamed to make the spirit, unlike mezcal, which is roasted, and tequila, which is steamed. \u2014 Jeanette Hurt, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The rarer the agave , the more expensive the mezcal. \u2014 Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com , 22 Feb. 2022",
"The intense rich flavor of cooked agave and vanilla is enhanced by cinnamon and fruit. \u2014 Katie Dupere And Vanessa Powell, Men's Health , 19 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Greek agau\u0113\u0301, feminine of agau\u00f3s \"admirable, illustrious, brilliant,\" of uncertain origin":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1760, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-173631"
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"agal":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a cord usually of goat's hair that Arabs (as the Bedouins) wind around their heads to hold down the kerchieflike headdress":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8g\u00e4l"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from vernacular forms (with reduction or effacement of the first vowel and [g] for q ) of Arabic \u02bdiq\u0101l \"headband\"":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1853, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-190828"
},
"Agarum":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of kelps (family Laminariaceae) inhabiting the colder oceans and having a branched holdfast, a brief stipe, and a lamina with smooth perforated margins":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-g\u0259-r\u0259m"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from English agar":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1853, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201013"
},
"Agavaceae":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a family of perennial plants of warm, dry regions that typically have fibrous linear leaves arranged in a basal rosette, rhizomatous rootstock, and usually with flowers in large panicles":[]
": a genus of North American herbs (family Labiatae) having opposite toothed leaves and dense terminal spikes of 2-lipped flowers \u2014 see giant hyssop":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8ga-st\u0259-(\u02cc)k\u0113"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin, from Greek aga- , intensifying prefix + New Latin -stache , derivative of Greek st\u00e1chys \"ear of grain, offspring\"":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1892, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213312"
},
"Agartala":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"city and capital of the state of Tripura in eastern India population 189,327":[]
": a polysaccharide obtained from agar and used especially as a supporting medium in gel electrophoresis":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u00e4g-",
"\u02c8a-g\u0259-\u02ccr\u014ds",
"\u02c8\u00e4-",
"\u02c8ag-\u0259-\u02ccr\u014ds",
"-\u02ccr\u014dz"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Algeness is a gel containing a natural sugar (called agarose ) derived from seaweed. \u2014 Allure Editors, Allure , 15 Aug. 2017",
"Zap the Molecules To map the peas' DNA, Dr. F needs to whip up a sort of conductive Jell-O made from TBE buffer and agarose powder. \u2014 Wired Staff, WIRED , 1 Dec. 2003"
": a cactus ( Leuchtenbergia principis ) having columnar stems and persistent yellow terminal flowers":[]
},
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1901, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-052213"
},
"agar":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a gelatinous colloidal extract of a red alga (as of the genera Gelidium, Gracilaria , and Eucheuma ) used especially in culture media or as a gelling and stabilizing agent in foods":[],
": a culture medium containing agar":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u00e4g-\u0259r",
"\u02c8\u00e4-g\u0259r"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The 20-by-10-centimeter device contained six cameras to observe the growth of the chickpeas from all angles as well as a nutritional gel instead of soil, which was made up mostly of water and some agar , a jellylike material. \u2014 Shoshanna Solomon, Fortune , 13 June 2022",
"American anti-intellectualism provides a rich cultural agar for growing these theories. \u2014 Elizabeth Williamson, Wired , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Glass explained that the square was a plate of agar on which colonies of the minimal cell had been grown. \u2014 James Somers, The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Then, Baym added agar , which is both food and habitat for microbes. \u2014 Rob Dunn, Wired , 6 Jan. 2022",
"And in some cases, as Torres noticed on his warm agar , bacterial counts plummeted. \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 30 Nov. 2021",
"So they can be put onto agar plates individually, giving the bacteria a better shot at growing there. \u2014 Sarah Vitak, Scientific American , 10 Aug. 2021",
"Alexander Fleming, who discovered the antibiotic properties of penicillin on an agar plate in 1928, created images using live organisms. \u2014 Meenakshi J, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Mar. 2021",
"Goops from Fucellaria specifically are known as Danish agar . \u2014 Leslie Nemo, Scientific American , 29 Mar. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"short for Malay agar-agar, name for the red alga from which it is extracted":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1885, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-052720"
},
"agar-agar":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": agar":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u00e4g-\u0259r-\u02c8\u00e4g-\u0259r",
"\u02cc\u00e4-g\u0259r-\u02c8\u00e4-g\u0259r"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Malay, name for the red alga from which it is extracted":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1820, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-052733"
},
"agaric":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the dried fruiting body of a fungus ( Fomes officinalis synonym Polyporus officinalis ) formerly used in medicine":[],
": any of a family (Agaricaceae) of fungi with the sporophore usually resembling an umbrella and with numerous gills on the underside of the cap":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-g\u0259r-ik",
"\u0259-\u02c8ger-ik",
"\u02c8ag-\u0259-rik",
"-\u02c8ga-rik",
"\u0259-\u02c8gar-ik"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English agaryke, kind of mushroom used medicinally, probably Laricifomes officinalis, borrowed from Latin agaricum, a tree fungus, borrowed from Greek agarik\u00f3n (Dioscorides), probably from Agar\u00eda, district of Sarmatia + -ikon, neuter of -ikos -ic entry 1":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-063136"
},
"against one's will":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": by force":[
"He was being held against his will ."
]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-105738"
},
"agaric acid":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a white powdery tribasic acid C 22 H 40 O 7 constituting the active principle of agaric":[],
": agarinic acid":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1870, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-124822"
},
"agate jasper":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a chalcedonic quartz consisting of jasper and agate":[]
},
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1771, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-135819"
},
"agate gray":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a nearly neutral slightly yellowish medium gray that is lighter than flint gray, gull (see gull sense 2a ), or old silver":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1791, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-155419"
},
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"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an extensive order of basidiomycetous fungi that includes the typical gilled mushrooms and a number of related forms all having the basidia produced in a distinct hymenial fruiting layer usually spread over the surface of a definite but transitory fruiting body which may be flat or be supinate, simply or compoundly club-shaped, or with the surface increased by pores, gills, or spines":[]
"of Indonesian origin; akin to Malay agar-agar":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1780, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-173407"
},
"Agaristidae":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a family of mostly diurnal and brightly colored moths having the antennae thickened toward the tip and including the Australian whistling moths \u2014 see forester":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-g\u0259-\u02c8ri-st\u0259-\u02ccd\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Agarista , type genus (perhaps after Agariste , flourished 6th century b.c. daughter of Cleisthenes, tyrant of Sicyon, from Greek Agarist\u0113 ) + -idae":""
"circa 1831, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-214613"
},
"agarita":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a shrub ( Mahonia trifoliata ) of Texas, New Mexico, and adjacent Mexico that yields a yellow dye, a tanning extract, and an ink and produces a bright red berry that is used to make jelly \u2014 compare oregon grape":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u00e4-",
"\u02cca-g\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113-t\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from regional Spanish (Mexico, Texas, U.S. Southwest) agarita, algerita, agrito, agritos , all probably reshaped from agrillo , noun derivative of Spanish agrillo \"somewhat sour,\" attenuated form of agrio \"sour, acidic,\" alteration (after agriar \"to cause to turn sour\") of Old Spanish agro , going back to Latin \u0101cr-, \u0101cer \"sharp, bitter\"":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1886, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-004556"
},
"agaroid":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a substance similar to agar in properties that is obtained from certain red algae (as of the genus Phyllophora )":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-g\u0259-\u02ccr\u022fid"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1943, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-030529"
},
"Agapornis":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of small short-tailed African parrots \u2014 see lovebird":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-g\u0259-\u02c8p\u022fr-n\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek agap\u0113 love + New Latin -ornis":""
"Late Greek agap\u0113toi , plural of agap\u0113tos , from agap\u0113tos , adjective, beloved":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1891, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-165606"
},
"agate snail":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a member of the African family Achatinidae which includes the largest known land mollusks, some reaching 9 or 10 inches in length \u2014 compare achatina":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"so called from the variegated colors":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1815, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-180657"
},
"agapetae":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": women of the early church who lived under a vow of chastity in the same house with men bound to strict celibacy":[]
"Late Latin, from Late Greek agap\u0113tai , plural of agap\u0113t\u0113 , from Greek, feminine of agap\u0113tos beloved, desirable, to be acquiesced in, from agapan to welcome, love":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1823, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-182956"
},
"agaricinic acid":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": agaric acid sense 1":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u00a6ger-\u0259-\u00a6si-nik-",
"-\u00a6ga-r\u0259-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"agaricine + -ic":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1871, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-184524"
},
"agalaxia":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": agalactia":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6\u0101-g\u0259-\u02c8lak-s\u0113-\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin agalaxia , from Greek agalax giving no milk (from a- a- entry 2 + -galax , from gala milk) + New Latin -ia":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1848, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-191007"
},
"agavose":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a sugar C 12 H 22 O 11 obtained from the stalks of the century plant":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8g\u00e4-\u02ccv\u014ds also -\u02c8g\u0101-"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary agav- (from New Latin Agave ) + -ose":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1892, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-194230"
},
"agalwood":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": agarwood":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-g\u0259l-\u02ccwu\u0307d"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"agal- or agala- (borrowed from Portuguese aguila \"agalloch,\" borrowed from Malayalam akil ) + wood entry 2":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1774, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-205104"
},
"Agalena":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus (the type of the family Agalenidae) of spiders that spin concave webs ending in a funnel-shaped tube where the spider hides \u2014 see grass spider":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-g\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113n\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin (altered from the original taxon Agelena ), from a- a- entry 2 + Greek gal\u1e17n\u0113 \"stillness (of the sea), calm, serenity,\" going back to *galas-n\u0101 , probably (if original sense was \"cheerfulness\") going back to Indo-European *\u01f5lh 2 -es- , whence, with full grade, Greek gel\u00e2n \"to laugh,\" g\u00e9l\u014ds \"laughter\"":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1869, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-212348"
},
"agateware":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an enameled iron or steel ware for household utensils":[],
": pottery veined and mottled to resemble agate":[]
": a genus of flaxlike American herbs (family Scrophulariaceae) with opposite sessile leaves and irregular tubular mostly purple flowers":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-g\u0259-\u02c8l\u012b-n\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin, from Greek aga- , intensifying prefix (going back to Indo-European *m\u01f5h 2 - \"large, great\") + New Latin -linis (derivative of Latin l\u012bnum \"flax\")":""
": glass made by blending two or more colored glasses or by rolling transparent glass into powdered glass of various colors during the melting":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1828, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-024630"
},
"agalloch":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": agarwood":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-g\u0259-\u02ccl\u00e4k",
"\u0259-\u02c8ga-l\u0259k"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Greek ag\u00e1lachon, ag\u00e1llochon (Dioscorides), borrowed by uncertain mediation from an Indo-Aryan source akin to Sanskrit aguru\u1e25, agaru\u1e25 , probably borrowed from a Dravidian source (whence Tamil & Malayalam akil , name for Aquilaria malaccensis )":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1543, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-030523"
},
"agapemone":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a free-love institution":[
"allow Christopher to run an Agapemone in what was after all her own house",
"from Agapemone , a communistic establishment that was founded about 1849 at Spaxton, England, and had a reputation for immoral behavior, irregular from Greek agap\u0113 love + mon\u0113 stopping place, from menein to remain":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1860, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-041606"
},
"Agathaumas":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of herbivorous dinosaurs related to and possibly not distinct from Triceratops":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-g\u0259-\u02c8th\u022f-m\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin, from Greek aga- , intensifying prefix + New Latin -thaumant-, -thaumas , derivative of Greek tha\u00fbma \"wonder, marvel\" (perhaps after Tha\u00fbmas , a son of Pontus and Gaia)":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1876, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-052433"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a fine-grained variegated chalcedony having its colors arranged in stripes, blended in clouds, or showing mosslike forms":[],
": something made of or fitted with agate: such as":[],
": a drawplate used by gold-wire drawers":[],
": a playing marble of agate":[],
": a size of type approximately 5\u00b9/\u2082 point":[],
": condensed information (such as advertisements or box scores) set especially in agate type":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-g\u0259t"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Among them was an agate , diamond and sapphire zebra brooch that sold for $554,400, totally smashing its $70,000 high estimate. \u2014 Anthony Demarco, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"The primary bathroom features a steam shower, rain shower and stunning natural agate gemstone countertops and a bench. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 20 Apr. 2022",
"But right then, in that moment, the 40-something poet, journalist and simmering social radical was trapped in a luxury car with the corporate squares, a beetle in cooling agate . \u2014 Dwain Hebda, Arkansas Online , 5 June 2022",
"Nothing outside of race results buried in small type on the agate page. \u2014 Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022",
"Each bag is made using centuries-old techniques unique to each tanner\u201a including polishing the leather with an agate stone as a glazing process. \u2014 Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The agate \u2019s translucence bestows celestiality on both images. \u2014 Judith H. Dobrzynski, WSJ , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Nation & World Extra is now appearing with every morning's e-edition, and Sports Extra, the companion section with late sports scores and agate , will launch this Saturday (March 5). \u2014 Mary Irby-jones, The Courier-Journal , 4 Mar. 2022",
"The agate -like finish of Apt2B\u2019s two-tone ceramic table lamp drew Ms. Gunawan\u2019s discerning eye. \u2014 Alison Duncan, WSJ , 3 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English achates, accate, agaten, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French achate, agathe, borrowed from Latin ach\u0101t\u0113s, borrowed from Greek ach\u0101\u0301t\u0113s, of uncertain origin":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-052640"
},
"agatiform":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": like agate in form":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-g\u0259-t\u0259-\u02ccf\u022frm"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"agate entry 1 + -iform":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1839, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-054835"
},
"agathic acid":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a crystalline diterpenoid dibasic acid C 18 H 28 (COOH) 2 obtained from Manila copal and from kauri":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8ga-thik-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Agathis + English -ic":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1937, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-071550"
},
"agama":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus (the type of the family Agamidae) of Old World terrestrial lizards including many that are of bright and changeable colors":[],
": a lizard of the genus Agama":[],
": one of a class of tantric treatises accepted as scripture within Hinduism and Buddhism \u2014 compare tantra":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u00e4-g\u0259-m\u0259",
"\u02c8a-g\u0259-m\u0259",
"\u0259-\u02c8g\u0101-m\u0259"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin (Linnaeus), probably borrowed from Sranan (or a related English-based creole of Suriname, whence modern Sranan agama , \"any of various large lizards or small iguanas,\" Saramaccan, \"chameleon,\"), borrowed from Gbe \u00e0g\u00e3m\u00e3 \"chameleon\"":"Noun",
"Sanskrit \u0101gama , literally, arrival, acquisition of knowledge, from \u0101gacchati he comes, arrives, from \u0101 towards + gacchati he goes; akin to gamati he goes":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"1796, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
"1803, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-081144"
},
"Agallia":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of leafhoppers that includes some species implicated as vectors of a virus disease of South American sugar beets resembling curly top":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8ga-l\u0113-\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin, of unknown origin":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1889, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-092948"
},
"agata":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a late 19th century American glassware characterized by a mottled finish":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-g\u0259-t\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Italian, agate, from Latin achates":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1886, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-105444"
},
"Agaw":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a Cushitic-speaking people of the northern highlands of Ethiopia":[],
"reservation along the Niobrara River in western Nebraska":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-g\u0259t"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-141440"
},
"Agathin":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a yellow crystalline compound formerly used to relieve neuralgia and rheumatism":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-g\u0259-th\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"formerly a trademark":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1892, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-153013"
},
"Agathis":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a small genus of evergreen trees (family Araucariaceae ) chiefly of Australasia and the Philippines that are distinguished from members of the genus Araucaria by having larger leaves with flat stalks and the seed free from the cone scale and are valued for their wood and fragrant resins":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-g\u0259-th\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Greek agath\u00eds \"ball of thread\"; so named from the globe-shaped seed cones":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1821, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-180136"
},
"agathosma":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of southern African shrubs (family Rutaceae) having heathlike foliage from which a sulfur-containing oil used in folk medicine is obtained and numerous small flowers in dense heads":[],
": any plant of the genus Agathosma , several of which are cultivated in the cool greenhouse":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-g\u0259-\u02c8th\u00e4z-m\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from agath- + -osma":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1819, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-181937"
},
"agathism":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the doctrine that all things tend toward ultimate good \u2014 compare optimism":[]
