dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/bou_MW.json

{
  "Bourdon spring":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a Bourdon tube coiled into a flat spiral spring":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after Eug\u00e8ne Bourdon":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bu\u0307r\u02ccd\u014d\u207f-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124520",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Bourdon tube":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a thin-walled flattened tube of elastic metal bent into a circular arc whose application to certain pressure gauges and thermometers depends upon the fact that increase of pressure inside the tube tends to straighten it \u2014 see bourdon gauge , bourdon spring":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084517",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Bouteloua":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a large genus of North American forage grasses distinguished by the one-sided spikes of the inflorescence \u2014 see grama":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, irregular from Claudio Boutelou \u20201848 Spanish botanist":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccb\u00fct\u1d4al\u02c8\u00fc\u0259",
      "\u02ccb\u014dt\u1d4al\u02c8\u014d\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073914",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "bough":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "a tree bough fell on my car during the windstorm",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The leafy bough was followed a millisecond later by a squirrel. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 30 May 2022",
      "However, on the wall there is only an enormous and exceedingly bad painting, in a heavy wooden frame, done primarily in weary shades of brown, depicting a Tuscan landscape with dim saints and sentinel cypresses and an unidentifiable bird on a bough . \u2014 John Banville, The New York Review of Books , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Christmas movies about lonely career women finding love under a snowy bough in their rural hometown are a part of it, sure, but not the only part. \u2014 Gala Mukomolova, refinery29.com , 18 Dec. 2021",
      "Given nationwide demand, mass retailers like Walmart, Lowe\u2019s and the Home Depot have jumped on the bough bandwagon this year with their own tree delivery operations. \u2014 Allison Duncan, WSJ , 9 Dec. 2020",
      "This shelter is a great addition to a tarp hammock or strung up over a springy bough bed. \u2014 Popular Science , 28 May 2020",
      "As a morning sun filters through the live oak boughs overhanging the Forsyth Farmers\u2019 Market, two lines quickly build to snap up Adam Mentzer\u2019s bouquets of carrots and asparagus. \u2014 Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 Apr. 2020",
      "Every year, the boughs bend with memories of you, the faithful audience. \u2014 al , 1 Mar. 2020",
      "Then toss on a massive pile of live evergreen boughs and needles. \u2014 Tim Macwelch, Popular Science , 26 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, shoulder, bough, from Old English b\u014dg ; akin to Old High German buog shoulder, Greek p\u0113chys forearm":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bau\u0307"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "branch",
      "limb"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082028",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "bought":{
    "antonyms":[
      "bespoke",
      "bespoken",
      "custom",
      "customized",
      "custom-made",
      "tailored",
      "tailor-made"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": store sense 2":[
        "bought clothes"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "a bought dress that looked like a high-end designer item",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Cineplex has also begun offering refunds to all customers that pre- bought tickets for upcoming film screenings. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1796, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "past participle of buy":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u022ft"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "mass-produced",
      "off-the-peg",
      "off-the-rack",
      "off-the-shelf",
      "ready-made",
      "store",
      "store-bought"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024151",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "boulevard":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a broad often landscaped thoroughfare":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the city is celebrated for its broad, tree-lined boulevards",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The wide boulevard along Fort Campbell\u2019s front wall is lined with places to get into debt or worse. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
      "City officials and local business groups spent a hectic weekend preparing for the arriving masses, while crossing their fingers in hopes that the moment would boost the long struggling boulevard in a bigger way. \u2014 Matthias Gafni, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 June 2022",
      "Olmsted\u2019s vision for the Emerald Necklace included a boulevard extension from Franklin Park along Columbia Road to Pleasure Bay in South Boston. \u2014 Malcolm Gay, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
      "Berlin police spokesman Martin Dams said the incident occurred near the Kurfuerstendamm shopping boulevard located in the west of the German capital. \u2014 Landon Mion, Fox News , 8 June 2022",
      "With a meticulously landscaped median, the Manhattan boulevard is a two-mile gauntlet of elegant brick apartment buildings in shades from buff to earthen, with liveried doormen and Renaissance Revival and neo-Gothic exterior ornament. \u2014 Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor , 1 June 2022",
      "Witnesses told police that two cars had been racing, weaving between other cars and speeding down the boulevard . \u2014 Claudia Lauer, ajc , 31 May 2022",
      "The chief boulevard cutting through Portland\u2019s business district always has told the tale of the city\u2019s mood and health. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 May 2022",
      "McKinsey has been operating in France since 1964 and its Paris office is located on the famed Champs-Elysees boulevard . \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 24 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1763, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, modification of Middle Dutch bolwerc bulwark":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u00fc-",
      "\u02c8bu\u0307-l\u0259-\u02ccv\u00e4rd",
      "also \u02c8b\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "arterial",
      "artery",
      "avenue",
      "carriageway",
      "drag",
      "drive",
      "expressway",
      "freeway",
      "high road",
      "highway",
      "pass",
      "pike",
      "road",
      "roadway",
      "route",
      "row",
      "street",
      "thoroughfare",
      "thruway",
      "trace",
      "turnpike",
      "way"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015801",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "bounce":{
    "antonyms":[
      "beans",
      "brio",
      "dash",
      "drive",
      "dynamism",
      "energy",
      "esprit",
      "gas",
      "get-up-and-go",
      "ginger",
      "go",
      "gusto",
      "hardihood",
      "juice",
      "life",
      "moxie",
      "oomph",
      "pep",
      "punch",
      "sap",
      "snap",
      "starch",
      "verve",
      "vigor",
      "vim",
      "vinegar",
      "vitality",
      "zing",
      "zip"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a lively or energetic quality : verve , liveliness":[
        "full of bounce and enthusiasm",
        "still has plenty of bounce in his step"
      ],
      ": a sudden increase or improvement in rating or value":[
        "As Gore rode his post-convention bounce , the media started eyeballing Bush for signs of anxiety.",
        "\u2014 Michelle Cottle"
      ],
      ": beat , bump":[],
      ": bluster sense 3":[
        "In William II the bullying spirit has developed into bounce and swagger \u2026",
        "\u2014 E. H. C. Oliphant"
      ],
      ": dismiss , fire":[],
      ": leave , depart":[
        "Some of Hollywood's finest \u2026 reportedly had difficulty getting in and decided to bounce .",
        "\u2014 Kenya N. Byrd"
      ],
      ": the act or action of bouncing off the ground or another surface : a rebound off a surface":[
        "caught the ball on the second bounce",
        "\u2026 his liner \u2026 to right-center took an odd bounce off the wall.",
        "\u2014 Rob Maaddi"
      ],
      ": to be returned by a bank because of insufficient funds in a checking account":[
        "His checks bounced ."
      ],
      ": to cause to rebound or be reflected":[
        "bounce a ball",
        "bounce a light ray off a reflector"
      ],
      ": to eliminate from a competition by defeating":[
        "was bounced from the tournament in the first round"
      ],
      ": to expel precipitately from a place":[],
      ": to go quickly and usually repeatedly from one place, situation, job, etc., to another":[
        "The story bounces from one parallel universe to the next \u2026",
        "\u2014 Digby Diehl",
        "In the past year, he's been the most visible rapper in the world, bouncing around the globe \u2026",
        "\u2014 Christian Hoard"
      ],
      ": to hit a baseball so that it hits the ground before it reaches an infielder":[],
      ": to issue (a check) drawn on an account with insufficient funds":[],
      ": to leap suddenly : bound":[],
      ": to present (something, such as an idea) to another person to elicit comments or to gain approval":[
        "\u2014 usually used with off"
      ],
      ": to rebound or reflect after striking a surface (such as the ground)":[],
      ": to recover from a blow or a defeat quickly":[
        "\u2014 usually used with back"
      ],
      ": to return (an email) to the sender with notification of failed delivery":[
        "Other potential authors proved simply too hard to reach. E-mails got bounced back, and many phone calls never went through.",
        "\u2014 Clark Boyd"
      ],
      ": to return to the sender with notification of failed delivery":[
        "Gonzalez had the wrong addresses for the local executives, and his emails bounced back.",
        "\u2014 David Wenner"
      ],
      ": to walk with springing steps":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He was bouncing a tennis ball against the garage door.",
      "bouncing the ball back and forth",
      "The children love to bounce on the bed.",
      "The winner bounced up and down with delight.",
      "Her curls bounced as she jumped.",
      "He bounced the baby on his knee.",
      "She gave me a check for 20 dollars, but the check bounced , and I never got the money.",
      "He bounced a 100-dollar check at the grocery store.",
      "The store charges a $15 fee for a bounced check.",
      "Noun",
      "The ball took a high bounce over the shortstop's head.",
      "He caught the ball on the first bounce .",
      "a basketball that has lost all its bounce",
      "The shampoo promises to give limp hair lots of bounce .",
      "After the debates, she enjoyed a big bounce in the election polls.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Just watching Funches, Faxon, and Booster bounce their wonderfully disparate comedic energy off one another is worth the price of admission. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 21 June 2022",
      "Blair handles her precocious lines with aplomb, especially as the series gives her and McGregor more room to bounce Leia\u2019s playfulness and Ben\u2019s prickliness off each other. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 27 May 2022",
      "The Chinese economy was quick to bounce back from the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 and in both 2020 and 2012 China overtook North America to become the world\u2019s largest box office market. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 5 June 2022",
      "The box office has struggled to bounce back in part because of sporadic output by studios. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
      "Hike, who had deployed to Iraq, was tough enough to bounce back from adversity in his career. \u2014 Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 May 2022",
      "Auburn will try to bounce back in that game after struggling to solve Clemson pitcher Valerie Cagle, who tossed seven shutout innings Saturday afternoon, allowing just four hits, zero walks and striking out six on 100 pitches. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 21 May 2022",
      "Despite a rough Game 1 showing, expect Boston to bounce back in a big way this evening. \u2014 Alex Kay, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "Joel Embiid has called out James Harden and coach Doc Rivers as the Philadelphia 76ers look to bounce back from a disappointing loss and finally knock Pascal Siakam and the Toronto Raptors out of the first round of the 2022 NBA playoffs. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Djokovic has dominated Wimbledon for the past ten years, winning six times, not with an aggressive go-for-it style but with his remarkable baseline game, built for true- bounce , not-too-fast hard courts. \u2014 Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker , 26 June 2022",
      "Analytics tools provide crucial data on customer bounce rates and behaviors while a variety of store hosting apps and plugins assist in optimizing a site's landing page design. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
      "The \u201890s house-meets- bounce record is a bonafide earworm: The beat tingles up your spine, begging you to quickly find a dancefloor as the lyrics allow for a bit of mental release from these depressing times. \u2014 Niki Mcgloster, refinery29.com , 23 June 2022",
      "Anthony Cirelli, Nicholas Paul and Corey Perry also scored to help the two-time defending champion Lightning bounce back after playing poorly while losing the first two games on the road. \u2014 Fred Goodall, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022",
      "Even with the bounce , Bitcoin is down almost 40% this month and more than 70% from its all-time high reached in November. \u2014 Fortune , 19 June 2022",
      "Expect to see Stephen Curry bounce back in the scoring column tonight, joining Thompson in leading the Warriors in points. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
      "Sega's mascot looks cool while launching off bounce pads or hopping between grind rails, yet he doesn't get bogged down in unnecessary frames of motion when launching into crucial attack combos. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 14 June 2022",
      "That's why this conditioner helps add bounce and life back into hair. \u2014 ELLE , 15 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English bounsen":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bau\u0307n(t)s",
      "\u02c8bau\u0307ns"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "banish",
      "boot (out)",
      "cast out",
      "chase",
      "dismiss",
      "drum (out)",
      "eject",
      "expel",
      "extrude",
      "kick out",
      "oust",
      "out",
      "rout",
      "run off",
      "throw out",
      "turf (out)",
      "turn out"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121857",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "bounce (back)":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to return quickly to a normal condition after a difficult situation or event":[
        "She bounced back easily from her surgery.",
        "After losing the first three games of the series, they bounced back to win their next eight games."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064958",
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ]
  },
  "bounce around":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to talk about (something, such as an idea) in an informal way in order to get different opinions about it":[
        "We were bouncing some ideas around for the design of the book's cover.",
        "They bounced around some plot ideas for a new play."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060213",
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ]
  },
  "bounce back":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to return quickly to a normal condition after a difficult situation or event":[
        "She bounced back easily from her surgery.",
        "After losing the first three games of the series, they bounced back to win their next eight games."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012957",
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ]
  },
  "bounce house":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a springy inflatable structure often resembling a four-sided building and used especially by children for jumping for sport : bouncy house":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1978, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222339",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "bounce into":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to force (someone) to decide to do (something) especially without having time to think about it":[
        "The voters were bounced into agreeing to the proposal."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202246",
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ]
  },
  "bounce off":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to talk about (something, such as an idea) with (someone) in an informal way in order to get an opinion":[
        "I wanted to bounce some ideas off you before the meeting."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005523",
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ]
  },
  "bounce off the walls":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to be too excited and have a lot of energy":[
        "The kids are bouncing off the walls ."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194412",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "bounce pass":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a pass to a teammate that is made by bouncing the ball once":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112824",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "bounceable":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": bumptious , pugnacious":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-s\u0259b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180555",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "bouncing":{
    "antonyms":[
      "ailing",
      "diseased",
      "ill",
      "sick",
      "unfit",
      "unhealthy",
      "unsound",
      "unwell"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": enjoying good health : robust":[],
      ": lively , animated":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a bouncing new baby in the family",
      "a bouncing dance routine that should be good for an aerobics class",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But all of that is inflected through another sensibility, one that was emerging, or re\u00ebmerging, in the mid-nineties: an almost folky softness; bouncing , hummable melodies; raw beauty for its own sake. \u2014 Craig Morgan Teicher, The New Yorker , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "My bush was big and bouncing , transcendent and absolutely outasight, baby. \u2014 Michaela Angela Davis, The Atlantic , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "There is no guarantee that 2022 will see a bouncing , high-figure transfer market. \u2014 Henry Flynn, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "To the untrained eye, what looked like a regulation NBA basketball went bouncing , loose and unclaimed, across the AT&T Center paint late in the fourth quarter Friday. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 27 Nov. 2021",
      "If macaroni \u2019n\u2019 cheese and guac had a bouncing , beautiful baby, this would be it. \u2014 Serena Coady, Glamour , 19 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bau\u0307n(t)-si\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "able-bodied",
      "fit",
      "hale",
      "healthy",
      "hearty",
      "robust",
      "sound",
      "well",
      "well-conditioned",
      "whole",
      "wholesome"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210800",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "bouncy":{
    "antonyms":[
      "inelastic",
      "inflexible",
      "nonelastic",
      "rigid",
      "stiff"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": buoyant , exuberant":[],
      ": marked by or producing bounces":[],
      ": resilient":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "unsurprisingly, the bouncy talk show hostess was a cheerleader in high school",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "By 2020, Adidas, ASICS, Brooks, Craft, Hoka, New Balance, Saucony, and Skechers had all followed suit, launching their own models with lightweight, ultra- bouncy foam and curved, rigid plates. \u2014 Brian Metzler, Outside Online , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Yeah, Coinbase really did spend however-much-money on a sixty-second ad that amounted to nothing more than a super- bouncy QR code which, if scanned, linked to their website. \u2014 Rob Ledonne, Rolling Stone , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Whether it's styled with a diamond tiara for a gala or in a more casual half-up-half-down for an outdoor fundraiser, her hair is the perpetually shiny, bouncy image of a fresh professional blowout. \u2014 Megan Decker, refinery29.com , 9 May 2020",
      "At B\u2019nai Jeshurun, the decision followed discussions with the rabbi, which led to the conclusion that there was no way to keep the bouncy castle sanitized. \u2014 Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times , 9 Mar. 2020",
      "Shouldn\u2019t Dayton\u2019s bouncy big man Obi Toppin be considered in that mix after a breakout season, emerging as college basketball\u2019s best player",
      "His best videos serve the point of shrewd yet gentle female assertion, as in Haim\u2019s striptease and proud, bouncy strutting in the Summer Girls video, heading off the #MeToo movement. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 1 Apr. 2020",
      "My father is bouncier , more fun to be around, more excited to talk, and building new friendships and relationships. \u2014 Joshua Rush, Teen Vogue , 21 Feb. 2020",
      "In the heel, a thin plate sits atop Nike\u2019s bouncy React foam. \u2014 Marc Bain, Quartz , 5 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bau\u0307n(t)-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "elastic",
      "flexible",
      "resilient",
      "rubberlike",
      "rubbery",
      "springy",
      "stretch",
      "stretchable",
      "stretchy",
      "supple",
      "whippy"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202224",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "bouncy house":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a springy inflatable structure often resembling a four-sided building and used especially by children for jumping for sport":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1983, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112044",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "bound":{
    "antonyms":[
      "hop",
      "jump",
      "leap",
      "spring",
      "vault"
    ],
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      ": a limiting line : boundary":[
        "\u2014 usually used in plural The ball landed out of bounds ."
      ],
      ": always occurring in combination with another linguistic form":[
        "un- in unknown and -er in speaker are bound forms"
      ],
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        "college- bound"
      ],
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      ": made costive (see costive sense 1a ) : constipated":[],
      ": placed under legal or moral restraint or obligation : obliged":[
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      ],
      ": ready":[],
      ": rebound , bounce":[
        "a bounding rubber ball"
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      ": secured to the covers by cords, tapes, or glue":[
        "leather- bound"
      ],
      ": something that limits or restrains":[
        "beyond the bounds of decency",
        "police officers overstepping their bound"
      ],
      ": the action of rebounding : bounce":[],
      ": the land within certain bounds":[
        "woodland bounds"
      ],
      ": to form a separating line or the boundary of : enclose":[
        "A chain-link fence bounds the yard.",
        "The state is bounded on its east by the Connecticut River."
      ],
      ": to move by leaping":[
        "deer bounding across a field",
        "She bounded down the stairs."
      ],
      ": to name the boundaries of":[
        "Students were asked to bound their state."
      ],
      ": to set limits to : confine":[
        "art \u2026 is always greater than the rules with which we may attempt to bound it",
        "\u2014 C. S. Kilby"
      ],
      ": very likely : sure":[
        "bound to rain soon"
      ],
      "\u2014 compare free entry 1 sense 11d":[
        "un- in unknown and -er in speaker are bound forms"
      ]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb",
      "1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "circa 1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English boun , from Old Norse b\u016binn , past participle of b\u016ba to dwell, prepare; akin to Old High German b\u016ban to dwell \u2014 more at bower":"Adjective",
      "Middle English bounden , from past participle of binden to bind":"Adjective",
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French bounde, bodne , from Medieval Latin bodina":"Noun and Verb",
      "Middle French bond , from bondir to leap, from Vulgar Latin *bombitire to hum, from Latin bombus deep hollow sound \u2014 more at bomb entry 1":"Noun and Verb"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bau\u0307nd"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bent (on ",
      "decisive",
      "determined",
      "do-or-die",
      "firm",
      "hell-bent (on ",
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      "out",
      "purposeful",
      "resolute",
      "resolved",
      "set",
      "single-minded"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184043",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
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  "boundary":{
    "antonyms":[],
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      ": something that indicates or fixes a limit or extent":[
        "Those two trees mark the boundary of our property.",
        "the mountain range that forms the country's northern boundary"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Those two trees mark the boundary of our property.",
      "The river forms the country's western boundary .",
      "at the boundary between fact and fiction",
      "You need to set boundaries with your children.",
      "Did he violate the boundaries of the doctor-patient relationship",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Union Station is two blocks east of North Capitol Street, MVT\u2019s eastern boundary . \u2014 Hope Hodge Seck, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
      "People remembered how fluid the boundary between city and wildfire could be. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2022",
      "Then his opinion takes particular aim at Roe\u2019s core holding, that fetal viability\u2014the ability to survive outside the womb, currently at about the 23rd week of pregnancy\u2014is the decisive boundary , only after which states can proscribe abortions. \u2014 David J. Garrow, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
      "On April 25, 2015, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal on the boundary between the Indian and Eurasian plates. \u2014 Lauren Mowery, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "This kind of information-sharing on the boundary of AdS space appears to enable the voluminous structure of the interior. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Ranger\u2019s House is a Georgian villa on the boundary of Greenwich Park and Blackheath. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "The Community Justice Campus (CJC) opened its doors on the northern boundary of Norwood last year. \u2014 Brandon Drenon, The Indianapolis Star , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "The bubble likely gives the bug enough support to put some pressure on the water-air boundary without breaking through. \u2014 Rachael Lallensack, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1598, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "bound entry 6 + -ary entry 1":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bau\u0307n-dr\u0113",
      "\u02c8bau\u0307n-d(\u0259-)r\u0113",
      "\u02c8bau\u0307n-d\u0259-r\u0113"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "bound",
      "cap",
      "ceiling",
      "confines",
      "end",
      "extent",
      "limit",
      "limitation",
      "line",
      "termination"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224556",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "bounded":{
    "antonyms":[
      "boundless",
      "dimensionless",
      "endless",
      "illimitable",
      "immeasurable",
      "indefinite",
      "infinite",
      "limitless",
      "measureless",
      "unbounded",
      "undefined",
      "unlimited",
      "unmeasured"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having a mathematical bound or bounds":[
        "a set bounded above by 25 and bounded below by \u221210"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "in their paintings the Impressionists played down bounded figures and concentrated on the subtle, fleeting effects of light",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "My sense so far is that migration is becoming more bounded (notably from Africa to Europe), more regional and with a greater emphasis on cultural assimilation. \u2014 Mike O'sullivan, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
      "Although Joshua Tree comprises more than 1,200 square miles of desert with a clear and bounded border, its interior is a constantly changing landscape of hills, canyons, riverbeds, caves and alcoves large enough to hide a human from view. \u2014 Kelzim, Longreads , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "Until recently, policymaking took place in a bounded world, with fiscal limits set by the assumption that the federal debt shouldn\u2019t be permitted to get too large as a percentage of the economy. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 11 Mar. 2021",
      "His age, at times, has been painfully apparent on the campaign trail: his loquacity is less bounded , his stories meander without necessarily reaching their conclusion. \u2014 The Economist , 4 July 2020",
      "Meanwhile, Zhang was working in solitude to try to bridge the gap between the GPY result and the bounded prime gaps conjecture. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 19 May 2013",
      "In February, Vicarious presented a system that looked for bounded regions in 2D scenes by essentially having a tiny virtual character traverse the terrain. \u2014 Matthew Hutson, Science | AAAS , 24 May 2018",
      "At the beginning, Glover shoots a bounded man in the back of the head \u2014 the gun is then handled with care as the body is dragged away. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 7 May 2018",
      "There are bounded limits, so unless organisms are checked by some means, organisms that obey their natural proclivities will get into trouble. \u2014 Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads , 20 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1956, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bau\u0307n-d\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "circumscribed",
      "defined",
      "definite",
      "determinate",
      "finite",
      "limited",
      "measured",
      "narrow",
      "restricted"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204953",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "bounder":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a man of objectionable social behavior : cad":[],
      ": one that bounds":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a good-for-nothing bounder who always leaves it to someone else to pick up the tab",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Ur\u00edas then allowed a high bounder by Yu Chang to get by for a two-base error. \u2014 Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "Austin hit a bounder which filtered through Gandil\u2019s mitt in the eighth. \u2014 Kori Rumore, chicagotribune.com , 26 Aug. 2020",
      "Though Lance has fun playing a bounder and cad of the first order, the script doesn\u2019t particularly need him. \u2014 Jonathan Holland, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 Nov. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1505, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bau\u0307n-d\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "bastard",
      "beast",
      "bleeder",
      "blighter",
      "boor",
      "bugger",
      "buzzard",
      "cad",
      "chuff",
      "churl",
      "clown",
      "creep",
      "cretin",
      "crud",
      "crumb",
      "cur",
      "dirtbag",
      "dog",
      "fink",
      "heel",
      "hound",
      "jerk",
      "joker",
      "louse",
      "lout",
      "pill",
      "rat",
      "rat fink",
      "reptile",
      "rotter",
      "schmuck",
      "scum",
      "scumbag",
      "scuzzball",
      "skunk",
      "sleaze",
      "sleazebag",
      "sleazeball",
      "slime",
      "slimeball",
      "slob",
      "snake",
      "so-and-so",
      "sod",
      "stinkard",
      "stinker",
      "swine",
      "toad",
      "varmint",
      "vermin"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052542",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "boundless":{
    "antonyms":[
      "bounded",
      "circumscribed",
      "confined",
      "definite",
      "finite",
      "limited",
      "restricted"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having no boundaries : vast":[
        "boundless possibilities"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "We were filled with boundless joy.",
      "Her love for her family was boundless .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Kay is a natural satirist\u2014sharp, scathing, scarred\u2014and women and their bodies provide him with boundless material. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 23 June 2022",
      "For as fecund as Peak TV has been during the past decade, the glut hasn\u2019t exactly yielded boundless perfection. \u2014 Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 June 2022",
      "The boundless hunger and curiosity of sharks can lead them to chow down on the most unexpected things, such as big game like hippos and crocs or inanimate objects like kayaks, cages and chicken coops. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 16 June 2022",
      "Her grief for her parents seemed as boundless as her love for them. \u2014 Molly Longman, refinery29.com , 15 June 2022",
      "This doesn\u2019t seem far-fetched since West has always been a proponent of boundless creative expression. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 10 June 2022",
      "Now, Emmy voters just need to take the time to select the best of a seemingly boundless slate. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 31 May 2022",
      "Nobu Hotel\u2019s signature spa experiences also include an outdoor hydrotherapy garden, steam and sauna areas, a hydrotherapy pool, and cabana jacuzzis, promising a boundless bliss. \u2014 Yola Robert, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "But companies still dreaming of boundless growth could also be setting themselves up for even greater failure. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 25 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1599, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bau\u0307n(d)-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8bau\u0307nd-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bottomless",
      "endless",
      "fathomless",
      "horizonless",
      "illimitable",
      "immeasurable",
      "immensurable",
      "indefinite",
      "infinite",
      "limitless",
      "measureless",
      "unbounded",
      "unfathomable",
      "unlimited"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234933",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "bounteous":{
    "antonyms":[
      "bare",
      "minimal",
      "scant",
      "spare"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": giving or disposed to give freely":[],
      ": liberally bestowed":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Together we give thanks for this bounteous harvest.",
      "offered a bounteous reward for finding the lost ring",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That\u2019s the case with this recipe for Sweet Potato Salsa Salad, a bounteous , healthy, hearty dish that belongs at your next picnic, cookout \u2014 or really any other party. \u2014 Joe Yonan, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
      "Bright, bounteous and gorgeous aromas of roses and cherries, reminiscent of a right bank Saint-\u00c9milion. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
      "In the mouth this is bounteous , open, fresh, rounded and easy drinking. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
      "True, that\u2019s not a high bar to evaluate her performance as senior senator from the wealthiest, most populous, most diverse, most bounteous , most cutting-edge, blah-blah-blah state in the country. \u2014 Mark Z. Barabakcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "So were images that reminded Europeans of their bounteous colonial properties in Africa and the Caribbean. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Still, with its storied brand, bounteous attractions, not to mention an ambitious plan to conquer the metaverse, Disney should be fine in time, analysts say. \u2014 Larry Light, Fortune , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "The intriguing epilogue to the 2020 crash was that the market recovered very rapidly, hitting new highs, thanks chiefly to a bounteous government stimulus. \u2014 Larry Light, Fortune , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "There's also Tomahawk Den for sizzling steaks and Oriente for bounteous buffet breakfasts and a la carte meals with local and international options. \u2014 Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure , 30 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English bountevous, bounteuous , from Anglo-French bontive kind, from bunt\u00e9":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bau\u0307n-t\u0113-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "abundant",
      "ample",
      "aplenty",
      "bountiful",
      "comfortable",
      "cornucopian",
      "galore",
      "generous",
      "liberal",
      "plenteous",
      "plentiful",
      "plenty"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113557",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "bountiful":{
    "antonyms":[
      "bare",
      "minimal",
      "scant",
      "spare"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": given or provided abundantly":[
        "a bountiful harvest"
      ],
      ": liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors":[],
      "city in northern Utah north of Salt Lake City population 42,552":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a bountiful supply of water",
      "a bountiful supply of apples for the harvest festival",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The roses grew well, and, yes, the blooms were bountiful . \u2014 Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
      "Bartenders in jaunty sleeve guards serve up a dozen varieties of oysters, along with caviar from Israel and Poland, a bountiful lobster roll, and shoestring fries that should not be ignored. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 16 June 2022",
      "Glasses of bubbly floated throughout the lively room dressed in overflowing seafood towers and bountiful bouquets of fresh peonies. \u2014 Elise\u00e9 Browchuk, Vogue , 14 June 2022",
      "More recently, these end caps have expanded to include items adorned in rainbows to honor PRIDE, a month-long celebration of the bountiful expressions in and contributions of the LGBTQIA+ community. \u2014 Aronte Bennett, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "The shade from Raleigh\u2019s majestic oak trees reminds me of the bountiful palms throughout my Caribbean \u2014 During the balmy summer months, that leafy covering is precious. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 May 2022",
      "The future looked limitless and bountiful for our generation then. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
      "End your road trip in the bountiful Skagit Valley, known for its springtime tulip festival. \u2014 Megan Michelson, Outside Online , 18 May 2022",
      "By so many measures, Jeremy Ruckert enjoyed a bountiful Buckeye career. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 23 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1508, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see bounty":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bau\u0307n-ti-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bountiful liberal , generous , bountiful , munificent mean giving or given freely and unstintingly. liberal suggests openhandedness in the giver and largeness in the thing or amount given. a teacher liberal with her praise generous stresses warmhearted readiness to give more than size or importance of the gift. a generous offer of help bountiful suggests lavish, unremitting giving or providing. children spoiled by bountiful presents munificent suggests a scale of giving appropriate to lords or princes. a munificent foundation grant",
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      "abundant",
      "ample",
      "aplenty",
      "bounteous",
      "comfortable",
      "cornucopian",
      "galore",
      "generous",
      "liberal",
      "plenteous",
      "plentiful",
      "plenty"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002018",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "geographical name",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[
      "bare",
      "minimal",
      "scant",
      "spare"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": given or provided abundantly":[
        "a bountiful harvest"
      ],
      ": liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors":[],
      "city in northern Utah north of Salt Lake City population 42,552":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a bountiful supply of water",
      "a bountiful supply of apples for the harvest festival",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The roses grew well, and, yes, the blooms were bountiful . \u2014 Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
      "Bartenders in jaunty sleeve guards serve up a dozen varieties of oysters, along with caviar from Israel and Poland, a bountiful lobster roll, and shoestring fries that should not be ignored. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 16 June 2022",
      "Glasses of bubbly floated throughout the lively room dressed in overflowing seafood towers and bountiful bouquets of fresh peonies. \u2014 Elise\u00e9 Browchuk, Vogue , 14 June 2022",
      "More recently, these end caps have expanded to include items adorned in rainbows to honor PRIDE, a month-long celebration of the bountiful expressions in and contributions of the LGBTQIA+ community. \u2014 Aronte Bennett, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "The shade from Raleigh\u2019s majestic oak trees reminds me of the bountiful palms throughout my Caribbean \u2014 During the balmy summer months, that leafy covering is precious. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 May 2022",
      "The future looked limitless and bountiful for our generation then. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
      "End your road trip in the bountiful Skagit Valley, known for its springtime tulip festival. \u2014 Megan Michelson, Outside Online , 18 May 2022",
      "By so many measures, Jeremy Ruckert enjoyed a bountiful Buckeye career. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 23 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1508, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see bounty":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bau\u0307n-ti-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bountiful liberal , generous , bountiful , munificent mean giving or given freely and unstintingly. liberal suggests openhandedness in the giver and largeness in the thing or amount given. a teacher liberal with her praise generous stresses warmhearted readiness to give more than size or importance of the gift. a generous offer of help bountiful suggests lavish, unremitting giving or providing. children spoiled by bountiful presents munificent suggests a scale of giving appropriate to lords or princes. a munificent foundation grant",
    "synonyms":[
      "abundant",
      "ample",
      "aplenty",
      "bounteous",
      "comfortable",
      "cornucopian",
      "galore",
      "generous",
      "liberal",
      "plenteous",
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      "plenty"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095417",
    "type":[
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      "adverb",
      "geographical name",
      "noun"
    ]
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      ": a grant to encourage an industry":[],
      ": a payment for the capture of or assistance in the capture of an outlaw":[
        "had a bounty of $500 on his head"
      ],
      ": a payment to encourage the destruction of noxious animals":[
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      ": an extra allowance to induce entry into the armed services":[],
      ": liberality in giving : generosity":[],
      ": something that is given generously":[
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      ],
      ": yield especially of a crop":[
        "this summer's bounty of tomatoes"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "summer's bounty of plump tomatoes",
      "The cottage is filled with a bounty of fresh flowers.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Taking residence in an old, free-standing house on the property, the space will be transformed into a relaxed wine bar and patio where visitors can smell, swirl and sip on Sonoma's bounty of fine wines. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 29 June 2022",
      "In addition, LockBit is promising payouts that can rival the rewards from legitimate bug bounty programs. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 27 June 2022",
      "The tax credit has enabled filmmakers to make ample use of this geographic and architectural bounty \u2014 and not just for films that take place in Massachusetts. \u2014 Malina Saval, Variety , 1 June 2022",
      "People who live along the Mekong rely on the river\u2019s bounty for food and income. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
      "My grandparents described this inaccessible land of bounty and beauty where my breakfast or dinner originated. \u2014 Pooja Makhijani, Bon App\u00e9tit , 6 May 2022",
      "In 2017, the Nets\u2019 bounty gave the Celtics the No. 1 pick. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "An enviable Tennessee River Gorge location hints at Chattanooga\u2019s adventure bounty . \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "His incredibly quick, double-headed, zero-day hack earned him a total of $100,000 in bounty money from the event organizers. \u2014 Davey Winder, Forbes , 22 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English bounte goodness, from Anglo-French bunt\u00e9, bountee , from Latin bonitat-, bonitas , from bonus good, from Old Latin duenos ; akin to Sanskrit duva reverence, favor":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bau\u0307n-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
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      "reward"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185912",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
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        "The wine has a lovely bouquet ."
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      ": a subtle aroma or quality (as of an artistic performance)":[],
      ": compliment":[],
      ": flowers picked and fastened together in a bunch : nosegay":[],
      ": medley":[
        "a bouquet of songs"
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    "examples":[
      "The bride carried a bouquet of white and red roses.",
      "The wine has a lovely bouquet .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Garnish with a lime wheel and a fresh basil bouquet . \u2014 Heather Adams, Outside Online , 9 June 2022",
      "The bride wore a deep blue lace gown and carried a bouquet containing a locket with a photo of her parents. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
      "The Sunflower Field\u2019s website, thesunflowerfield.net, offers a wealth of information about how to make your sunflower bouquet last longer and how to grow your own. \u2014 Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, al , 30 June 2022",
      "If the first day of spring is your happy place, consider this light and subtle bouquet of tuberose and jasmine from Gucci your perfect perfume pick-me-up. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 23 June 2022",
      "Roemmele opted for a lace, V-neck gown with a small red bouquet of roses while Grenier wore a white button-down shirt with a Nehru-collar vest accented by a pink rose over coordinated pants. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
      "That many Southern California residents think the South American native is a beautiful addition to our landscape instead of Satan\u2019s bouquet . \u2014 Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "The only sign of the violence that had taken place inside the factory was a small bouquet of yellow flowers propped against the chain-link fence. \u2014 Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "First up to receive a beautiful bouquet is one our fave Pose alums, thee Angelica Ross. \u2014 Taiia Smart Young, refinery29.com , 5 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1701, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from French, going back to Middle French boucquet \"grove, thicket, bunch of flowers,\" going back to Old French (Norman & Picard) bosquet \"thicket,\" from Old French bos, bois, bosc \"grove, forest, wood (the material)\" + -et -et entry 1 \u2014 more at boiserie":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u00fc-",
      "b\u014d-\u02c8k\u0101"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bob",
      "nosegay",
      "posy"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023933",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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      ": a plain-woven fabric that has a rough uneven appearance and is made from bourette yarn":[],
      ": an irregular slubbed yarn made usually of silk waste":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French bourrette coarse silk on the outside of a cocoon, from Middle French, from bourre (silk) waste, padding (from Late Latin burra shaggy cloth) + -ette":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u00fc\u02c8ret",
      "b\u0259\u02c8"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024436",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "bourg":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a market town":[],
      ": one neighboring a castle":[],
      ": town , village : such as":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the invaders captured the castle and sacked the bourg"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French burc, borghe , from Latin burgus fortified place, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German burg fortified place \u2014 more at borough":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bu\u0307r(g)"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "hamlet",
      "townlet",
      "vill",
      "village",
      "whistle-stop"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185847",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "bourgade":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a village of scattered dwellings : an unfortified town":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, probably from Old Proven\u00e7al borgada village, suburb, from borc fortified place, from Latin burgus":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "bu\u0307r\u02c8g\u00e4d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220542",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "bourgeois":{
    "antonyms":[],
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      ": a middle-class person":[],
      ": a person with social behavior and political views held to be influenced by private-property interest : capitalist":[],
      ": bourgeoisie":[],
      ": burgher":[],
      ": dominated by commercial and industrial interests : capitalistic":[],
      ": marked by a concern for material interests and respectability and a tendency toward mediocrity":[],
      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class":[],
      "Louise 1911\u20132010 American (French-born) sculptor":[],
      "L\u00e9on-Victor-Auguste 1851\u20131925 French statesman":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "Indignation about the powers that be and the bourgeois fools who did their bidding\u2014that was all you needed \u2026 You were an intellectual. \u2014 Tom Wolfe , Harper's , June 2000",
      "Even before the 19th century was over, successive waves of collection mania had rolled across Europe and America, submerging country homes and bourgeois town houses in ferns and faux-Grecian ruins \u2026 \u2014 Liesl Schillinger , New York Times Book Review , 7 Feb. 1999",
      "Or is Sartre's existentialism to be understood as only a way station in his transit from a bourgeois intellectual to a Marxist ideologue",
      "\u2026 the United States \u2026 was the bourgeois nation par excellence, in which, it might be said, the values of trade were transmogrified into ideals of freedom. \u2014 Robert Penn Warren , Democracy and Poetry , 1975",
      "Noun",
      "For many, Nietzsche has always been a bugaboo, though some regard him as an heroic destroyer of idols, the invigorating voice of skepticism, and a revealer of those embarrassing actualities that the pieties and protestations of the bourgeois have customarily concealed. \u2014 William H. Gass , Harper's , August 2005",
      "With exceptions like Rousseau, the philosophes were elitists. They enlightened through noblesse oblige in company with noblemen, and often with a patronizing attitude toward the bourgeois as well as the common people. \u2014 Robert Darnton , The Kiss of Lamourette , 1990",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "On the verge of losing her identity completely, Carmen grows increasingly numb to the mundane nature of bourgeois delight. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 15 June 2022",
      "Odessa Young)\u2014sit erect at long dining tables in their mansion, the embodiment of tortured bourgeois ascendance. \u2014 Doreen St. F\u00e9lix, The New Yorker , 9 June 2022",
      "The French Communist Party sympathized with the workers on strike but denounced the students as bourgeois imbeciles. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
      "Peel\u2019s urge to discover and innovate through creative collaboration maintains the same spirit that Chanel originally founded the brand with in 1910 \u2013 as a radical provocation of bourgeois fashion values. \u2014 Grace Banks, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
      "The plastics industry was, and is, the symbol for everything uncool: an inauthentic material, the boring bourgeois business of making and selling it, all with a whiff of environmental unfriendliness. \u2014 Kyle Harper, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
      "One is the spectacle of modern bourgeois life in Paris, a city then recently transformed from a grimy medieval labyrinth into a glistening network of broad urban boulevards. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "The post-war West quickly cut ties with Christian humanism and accepted much of the Marxist critique of bourgeois society regarding education, religion, and the family. \u2014 Richard M. Reinsch Ii, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "That show presented the cultures of colonized peoples in Africa and Asia for the delectation of bourgeois westerners, spurring a profound counter-reaction among Asian and African intellectuals. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "According to Schattenberg, Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev was born in Kamenskoe, Ukraine, into a family that was neither entirely working class nor petty bourgeois . \u2014 Yuri Slezkine, The New York Review of Books , 25 May 2022",
      "Trust begins like a fairly conventional bourgeois novel that portrays the rich interior lives and domestic spaces of the elite ruling class. \u2014 Jane Hu, The Atlantic , 26 May 2022",
      "My son says French films come in two types: the story of the poor and unhappy childhood, which plays as tragedy, and the story of the bourgeois neurotic, which plays as comedy. \u2014 Rachel Kushner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "Call this bourgeois , but sensuality and beauty make life worth the trouble. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "The family apartment was furnished with the antiques and historic paintings that his bourgeois business guests preferred. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The power of deception, and its usefulness in unsettling bourgeois certitudes, is central to the depictions, which draw from yet playfully fictionalize real periods in Argentine history. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Instead, Reagan championed bourgeois norms and restraints. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "White bourgeois women were locked in their homes and viewed as wives and mothers who should devote themselves entirely to their husbands and children, renouncing public space and collective decisions. \u2014 Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"Noun",
      "1761, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French, from Old French burgeis townsman, from burc, borg town, from Latin burgus":"Adjective and Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "bu\u0307rzh-\u02c8w\u00e4",
      "or \u02c8b\u00fczh-",
      "also \u02c8bu\u0307zh-",
      "or bu\u0307rzh-\u02c8w\u00e4",
      "\u02c8bu\u0307rzh-\u02ccw\u00e4"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130121",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": bloom":[
        "when the flame trees and jacaranda are burgeoning",
        "\u2014 Alan Carmichael"
      ],
      ": to grow and expand rapidly : flourish":[
        "The market for her work has burgeoned in recent years.",
        "tiny events which burgeon into national alarums",
        "\u2014 Herman Wouk"
      ],
      ": to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104522",
    "type":[
      "verb"
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  },
  "bourn":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": stream , brook":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "idyllic days that were spent rambling the length of the bourn that flowed through that peaceful vale"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English burn, bourne \u2014 more at burn":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bu\u0307rn",
      "\u02c8b\u022frn"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "beck",
      "brook",
      "brooklet",
      "burn",
      "creek",
      "gill",
      "rill",
      "rivulet",
      "run",
      "runlet",
      "runnel",
      "streamlet"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210226",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "bourne":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": boundary , limit":[],
      ": goal , destination":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "still searching for the bourne that would give his life meaning"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French bourne , from Old French bodne \u2014 more at bound entry 6":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bu\u0307rn",
      "\u02c8b\u022frn"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "aim",
      "ambition",
      "aspiration",
      "design",
      "dream",
      "end",
      "goal",
      "idea",
      "ideal",
      "intent",
      "intention",
      "mark",
      "meaning",
      "object",
      "objective",
      "plan",
      "point",
      "pretension",
      "purpose",
      "target",
      "thing"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094123",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "boustrophedon":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the writing of alternate lines in opposite directions (as from left to right and from right to left)":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1699, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Greek boustroph\u0113don , adverb, literally, turning like oxen in plowing, from bous ox, cow + strephein to turn \u2014 more at cow":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccb\u00fc-str\u0259-\u02c8f\u0113-\u02ccd\u00e4n",
      "-d\u1d4an"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131040",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adjective or adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "bout":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a spell or period of activity: such as":[],
      ": an athletic match (as of boxing)":[
        "lost his bout with the champion"
      ],
      ": outbreak , attack":[
        "a bout of pneumonia",
        "frequent bouts of depression",
        "survived her bout with cancer"
      ],
      ": session":[
        "a drinking bout",
        "a bout of unemployment"
      ]
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    "examples":[
      "undoubtedly the team's best wrestler, he hasn't lost a bout yet",
      "she's currently suffering from a bout of the flu",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Never mind that the project is just a rich man\u2019s folly, something that an 80-year-old millionaire decided to do in a bout of post-birthday ennui. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 16 June 2022",
      "Benavidez doesn't have the resum\u00e9 that Garcia has, but his only loss was to the still undefeated Terence Crawford in a WBO welterweight title bout in 2018. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 8 June 2022",
      "The scorecards of the three judges showed three different interpretations of what happened in Anders\u2019 middleweight fight against South Korea\u2019s Junyong Park in the first bout on the main card of UFC Fight Night 206 on Saturday. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 21 May 2022",
      "Meanwhile, at Brooks City Base\u2019s Hangar 9, San Antonio welterweight Jairo Castaneda (13-2, 5 KOs) takes on Leonardo Esquivel Carrizales (5-7-1, 2 KOs) in a six-round bout atop an 11-bout card in former fighter Luis Villarreal\u2019s promotional debut. \u2014 John Whisler, San Antonio Express-News , 20 May 2022",
      "As for all that talk about Alvarez trying to become undisputed light-heavyweight champion, of fighting a 200-pound cruiserweight champion in December and pursuing heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in a 201-pound bout next year",
      "When gripped in a bout of severe challenge, the actual or potential of damage to one\u2019s mental and emotional fabric, pain in this context can spiral quickly past the control of the one experiencing it. \u2014 Alex Wagner, SPIN , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "In his final match of the season, Habibi took down sophomore Jacob Gaum of Walt Whitman by decision in the 4A/3A championship bout . \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "At least 45 people were killed last week in the latest bout of fighting between Arab and non-Arab tribes in South Darfur. \u2014 Mike Corder, ajc , 5 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1575, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "English dialect, a trip going and returning in plowing, from Middle English bought bend":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bau\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "competition",
      "contest",
      "event",
      "game",
      "match",
      "matchup",
      "meet",
      "sweepstakes",
      "sweep-stake",
      "tournament",
      "tourney"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081027",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "boutade":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an 18th century French dance of impromptu character":[],
      ": an instrumental musical composition similar to the Italian capriccio in an impromptu fanciful style":[],
      ": an outbreak or burst especially of temper":[],
      ": caprice , whim":[
        "no need to take his little boutades seriously"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, from Middle French, from bouter to thrust + -ade":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u00fc\u02c8t\u00e4d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215149",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "boutefeu":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one who causes contention : firebrand":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French, literally, linstock, from bouter to thrust, put, set + feu fire, from Latin focus hearth":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204254",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "boutell":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of boutell variant of boltel"
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-121924",
    "type":[]
  },
  "boutique":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small company that offers highly specialized services or products":[
        "boutique wineries",
        "an independent investment boutique"
      ],
      ": a small shop dealing in fashionable clothing or accessories":[],
      ": a small shop within a large department store":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Though one guest left with a bit more to carry; so inspired by the clothes, Hruska, who operates a boutique at Montauk\u2019s Crowe\u2019s Nest, took a collection of garments with her to stock her store\u2019s shelves. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 20 June 2022",
      "An unidentified male stole three jackets, a long-sleeve T-shirt, a polo shirt and ballcaps from a boutique at Metro Lexus, 13600 Brookpark. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 11 June 2022",
      "The exhibit will include interactive photo backdrops themed with various songs on Denim & Rhinestones, as well as wardrobe displays and a retail boutique . \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 10 June 2022",
      "Do consumers really want to come in to a physical boutique and put on some Oculus goggles in order to have a VR shopping experience",
      "In October 2021, The Journey Collection pop-up shop opened at the Beverly Center in Los Angeles, making Journey the youngest person ever to have a boutique in the shopping mall. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 30 May 2022",
      "The town, organized around a central piazza in the shape of Gucci\u2019s double G logo, features everything from a digital boutique to a cafe where fans of the Italian brand can connect and hang out. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 27 May 2022",
      "On Wednesday, just hours before both JFrog and ReversingLabs posted blogs here and here, a penetration testing boutique named Code White took credit for the packages. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 11 May 2022",
      "There will also be tag sale tables, a second chance boutique and a silent auction. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 5 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1767, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, shop, probably from Old Occitan botica , ultimately from Greek apoth\u0113k\u0113 storehouse \u2014 more at apothecary":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u00fc-\u02c8t\u0113k"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114937",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "boule":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a legislative council of ancient Greece consisting first of an aristocratic advisory body and later of a representative senate":[],
      ": a synthetically formed mass (as of sapphire) with the atomic structure of a single crystal":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u00fc-\u02c8l\u0101",
      "\u02c8b\u00fc-(\u02cc)l\u0113",
      "\u02c8b\u00fcl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Greek boul\u0113 , literally, will, from boulesthai to wish":"Noun",
      "French, ball \u2014 more at bowl":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1840, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1918, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192537"
  },
  "bouillon":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "town in the Ardennes region of Wallonia, southeastern Belgium population 5393":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bu\u0307(l)-",
      "\u02c8b\u00fc(l)-\u02ccy\u00e4n",
      "\u02c8bu\u0307l-\u02ccy\u00e4n",
      "\u02c8b\u00fc-\u02ccy\u014d\u207f",
      "\u02c8b\u00fc-\u02ccy\u00e4n",
      "b\u00fc-\u02c8y\u014d\u207f",
      "\u02c8bu\u0307(l)-; \u02c8bu\u0307l-y\u0259n; \u02c8b\u00fc-\u02ccy\u014d\u207f",
      "\u02c8bu\u0307l-y\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Midpalate includes a slice of orange from the acidity, and beef bouillon . \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
      "Blend a bit of a thickening agent, such as cornstarch or flour, with a tad of hot liquid, such as milk, water or bouillon , to create a paste. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "When making stuffing, substitute chicken bouillon or low sodium chicken broth instead of butter when saut\u00e9ing celery and onions, says the Calorie Control Council. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "If mixture is too dry, add some of the milk from soaking bread or other liquid such as water or bouillon , a tablespoon at a time (the rest of the milk can be discarded). \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "Then came pork cheeks braised in Cognac, sherry vinegar, and mushroom bouillon and dressed in a chunky parsley oil\u2014a triumph. \u2014 David Kortava, The New Yorker , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "Ground Beef: Saut\u00e9 finely diced mushrooms with beef bouillon (about one crushed cube per pound of mushrooms). \u2014 Shay Spence, PEOPLE.com , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "But an oat pilaf using salty bouillon sparked an idea. \u2014 Joel Wigelsworth, Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "After controlling the game for the first 35 minutes, Texas disintegrated faster than bouillon cubes in boiling water. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 18 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, from Old French boillon , from boillir to boil":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1656, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195330"
  },
  "Bouak\u00e9":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "city in south central C\u00f4te d'Ivoire, the nation's second largest and a center of commerce and transportation population 542,082":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "bw\u00e4-\u02c8k\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202827"
  },
  "bourbon":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a member of a French family founded in 1272 to which belong the rulers of France from 1589 to 1793 and from 1814 to 1830, of Spain from 1700 to 1808, from 1814 to 1868, from 1875 to 1931, and from 1975, of Naples from 1735 to 1805, and of the Two Sicilies from 1815 to 1860":[],
      ": a rose ( Rosa borboniana ) of upright growth with shining leaves, prickly branches, and clustered large flowers":[],
      ": a whiskey distilled from a mash made up of not less than 51 percent corn plus malt and rye \u2014 compare corn whiskey":[],
      "Charles de 1490\u20131527 Duc de Bourbon French general; constable of France":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u022fr-",
      "bu\u0307r-\u02c8b\u014d\u207f",
      "usually \u02c8b\u0259r- in sense 3",
      "\u02c8bu\u0307r-b\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "I prefer bourbon to Scotch.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "An easy drinking and well balanced wine with flavors of bourbon chocolate biscuits and a cherry lozenge. Tenuta La Viola. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 3 July 2022",
      "But the story behind the liquid comes across in flavor translation, and this oak-forward, bourbon -style, pot still Irish whiskey is a bottle worth hunting down. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 3 July 2022",
      "Dinner could be skewers and bourbon -gingerade cocktails at Izakaya Meiji, or oysters and a burger at Party Bar. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 July 2022",
      "That mixture is then added to a cask of the distillery\u2019s bourbon that has been aged for several years. \u2014 Michael Casey, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
      "That mixture is then added to a cask of the distillery's bourbon that has been aged for several years. \u2014 Michael Casey, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
      "Her recipe imparts a strong bourbon flavor taste to every piece of fruit, adding an extra punch to any cocktail. \u2014 Kelsey Ogletree, Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 June 2022",
      "It was then laid to rest in Booker\u2019s bourbon barrels for over a year. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 17 June 2022",
      "After tasting fiery rye, smoky and sinuous single malt, and oaky-sweet bourbon , a few of us elected to return to Troutbeck by bike. \u2014 Tom Vanderbilt, Travel + Leisure , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Bourbon , seigniory in France":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-215109"
  },
  "boubou":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a long flowing garment worn in parts of Africa":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u00fc-\u02ccb\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Wiley stood beneath Black Rock\u2019s 20-foot wooden doors in a green and gold boubou , greeting guests such as Alicia Keys and Naomi Campbell. \u2014 Annika Hammerschlag, Quartz Africa , 4 June 2019",
      "Wearing his usual white boubou , Diack, 52, settled into a corner table overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. \u2014 Tariq Panja, New York Times , 16 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, from Malinke bubu":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1961, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-230051"
  },
  "bouleuterion":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an ancient Greek council chamber":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccb\u00fcl\u02ccy\u00fc-",
      "\u02ccb\u00fc\u02ccl\u00fc\u02c8tir\u0113\u02cc\u00e4n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Greek bouleut\u0113rion , from bouleuein to advise, take counsel, from boul\u0113 counsel, council, will":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-234005"
  },
  "bouncing bet":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a European perennial herb ( Saponaria officinalis ) of the pink family that is widely naturalized in the U.S. and has pink or white flowers and leaves which yield a detergent when bruised":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8bet"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from Bet , nickname for Elizabeth":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1818, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022718"
  },
  "bounds":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": fastened by or as if by a band : confined":[
        "desk- bound"
      ],
      ": very likely : sure":[
        "bound to rain soon"
      ],
      ": placed under legal or moral restraint or obligation : obliged":[
        "duty- bound"
      ],
      ": secured to the covers by cords, tapes, or glue":[
        "leather- bound"
      ],
      ": determined , resolved":[
        "was bound and determined to have his way"
      ],
      ": held in chemical or physical combination":[],
      ": made costive (see costive sense 1a ) : constipated":[],
      ": always occurring in combination with another linguistic form":[
        "un- in unknown and -er in speaker are bound forms"
      ],
      "\u2014 compare free entry 1 sense 11d":[
        "un- in unknown and -er in speaker are bound forms"
      ],
      ": intending to go : going":[
        "bound for home",
        "college- bound"
      ],
      ": ready":[],
      ": leap , jump":[
        "cleared the hedge at a bound"
      ],
      ": the action of rebounding : bounce":[],
      ": to move by leaping":[
        "deer bounding across a field",
        "She bounded down the stairs."
      ],
      ": rebound , bounce":[
        "a bounding rubber ball"
      ],
      ": a limiting line : boundary":[
        "\u2014 usually used in plural The ball landed out of bounds ."
      ],
      ": something that limits or restrains":[
        "beyond the bounds of decency",
        "police officers overstepping their bound"
      ],
      ": borderland":[],
      ": the land within certain bounds":[
        "woodland bounds"
      ],
      ": to form a separating line or the boundary of : enclose":[
        "A chain-link fence bounds the yard.",
        "The state is bounded on its east by the Connecticut River."
      ],
      ": to set limits to : confine":[
        "art \u2026 is always greater than the rules with which we may attempt to bound it",
        "\u2014 C. S. Kilby"
      ],
      ": to name the boundaries of":[
        "Students were asked to bound their state."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bau\u0307nd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bent (on ",
      "decisive",
      "determined",
      "do-or-die",
      "firm",
      "hell-bent (on ",
      "intent",
      "out",
      "purposeful",
      "resolute",
      "resolved",
      "set",
      "single-minded"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "hop",
      "jump",
      "leap",
      "spring",
      "vault"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English bounden , from past participle of binden to bind":"Adjective",
      "Middle English boun , from Old Norse b\u016binn , past participle of b\u016ba to dwell, prepare; akin to Old High German b\u016ban to dwell \u2014 more at bower":"Adjective",
      "Middle French bond , from bondir to leap, from Vulgar Latin *bombitire to hum, from Latin bombus deep hollow sound \u2014 more at bomb entry 1":"Noun and Verb",
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French bounde, bodne , from Medieval Latin bodina":"Noun and Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective",
      "circa 1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-023356"
  },
  "bounty hunter":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one who tracks down and captures outlaws for whom a reward is offered":[],
      ": one who hunts predatory animals for the reward offered":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The musician also recently portrayed a bounty hunter in two episodes of the Disney+ Star Wars miniseries, Obi-Wan Kenobi. \u2014 Kat Bouza, Rolling Stone , 3 June 2022",
      "Boba does have some allies, most notably a group of street cyborgs and a Wookiee bounty hunter named Krrsantan (Carey Jones). \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "While Vect succeeds in his mission, Kenobi successfully hunts the bounty hunter and escapes safely with Leia. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 27 May 2022",
      "Bulloch\u2019s portrayal of the bounty hunter in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi helped make the character a fan favorite, despite playing the entirety of the role in a face-covering helmet and having minimal screen time. \u2014 Carlie Porterfield, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Disney\u2019s The Book of Boba Fett has reimagined a character that fans always viewed as a soulless bounty hunter , happy to work for the worst people in the galaxy, into a merciful crime lord with a heart of gold. \u2014 Dani Di Placido, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "The Mandalorian stars Pedro Pascal as a bounty hunter who becomes embroiled with Grogu, a young charge of the alien race that also counts Yoda as a member. \u2014 Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "In the series \u2014 set before A New Hope \u2014 Boba is actually a teenage bounty hunter tracking down Mace Windu. \u2014 Savannah Salazar, Vulture , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "Her character is a bounty hunter and club owner striving to survive in Steel Harbor, the one free city in the wake of the second Civil War. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 2 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1868, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-054226"
  },
  "boutonniere":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a flower or bouquet worn in a buttonhole":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccb\u00fc-t\u0259n-\u02c8yer",
      "\u02ccb\u00fc-t\u0259-\u02c8nir"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Those in a hurry place a small bouquet of aromatic herbs and flowers in their shirt pocket like a boutonniere . \u2014 Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 June 2022",
      "The video begins with Parker's 1987 Young Artists United look, which featured a black suit coat with a pink boutonniere with a matching clutch and scrunchie. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Finally, finally, finally, Hunter returns to the rose ceremony\u2026 without a boutonniere on his chest. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 13 July 2021",
      "The wedding party will be responsible for providing their own officiant, reception entertainment, bridal bouquet and boutonnieres , and photographer/videographer. \u2014 al , 13 May 2020",
      "The groom wore a dark blue, three-piece, Western-style suit with an ivory tie and boutonniere , and the bride was in a white lace sari and a jeweled wedding headpiece with pink and purple flowers pinned above her chignon. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 May 2020",
      "Our era fears political extremism and senseless public violence, which makes Arthur\u2019s reactionary Joker an order of magnitude scarier than Jack Nicholson shooting acid out of a boutonniere . \u2014 Dan Brooks, New York Times , 2 Oct. 2019",
      "Another friend, Tania Rios, found a local florist to make a boutonniere and a bouquet, which Adam would later drag through the cake icing. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2020",
      "Founder Sarah Tedford sources blossoms from local wholesalers and farmers, creating bouquets, boutonnieres , tablescapes, floral cakes, and flower crowns. \u2014 Dakota Kim, Sunset Magazine , 10 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French boutonni\u00e8re buttonhole, from Middle French, from bouton button":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1867, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-061005"
  },
  "bound to say":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to be forced to admit":[
        "The experiment, I am bound to say , seems to have succeeded."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-074100"
  },
  "boundaries":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": something that indicates or fixes a limit or extent":[
        "Those two trees mark the boundary of our property.",
        "the mountain range that forms the country's northern boundary"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bau\u0307n-dr\u0113",
      "\u02c8bau\u0307n-d\u0259-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8bau\u0307n-d(\u0259-)r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bound",
      "cap",
      "ceiling",
      "confines",
      "end",
      "extent",
      "limit",
      "limitation",
      "line",
      "termination"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Those two trees mark the boundary of our property.",
      "The river forms the country's western boundary .",
      "at the boundary between fact and fiction",
      "You need to set boundaries with your children.",
      "Did he violate the boundaries of the doctor-patient relationship",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Union Station is two blocks east of North Capitol Street, MVT\u2019s eastern boundary . \u2014 Hope Hodge Seck, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
      "People remembered how fluid the boundary between city and wildfire could be. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2022",
      "Then his opinion takes particular aim at Roe\u2019s core holding, that fetal viability\u2014the ability to survive outside the womb, currently at about the 23rd week of pregnancy\u2014is the decisive boundary , only after which states can proscribe abortions. \u2014 David J. Garrow, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
      "On April 25, 2015, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal on the boundary between the Indian and Eurasian plates. \u2014 Lauren Mowery, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "This kind of information-sharing on the boundary of AdS space appears to enable the voluminous structure of the interior. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Ranger\u2019s House is a Georgian villa on the boundary of Greenwich Park and Blackheath. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "The Community Justice Campus (CJC) opened its doors on the northern boundary of Norwood last year. \u2014 Brandon Drenon, The Indianapolis Star , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "The bubble likely gives the bug enough support to put some pressure on the water-air boundary without breaking through. \u2014 Rachael Lallensack, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "bound entry 6 + -ary entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1598, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-082527"
  },
  "boulder train":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a line or fan-shaped spread of glacial boulders that extends from the original rock outcrop often for many miles in the direction of glacial movement":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-084326"
  },
  "Bougainville":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "Louis-Antoine de 1729\u20131811 French navigator":[],
      "island in the South Pacific; largest of the Solomons; chief town Kieta area 3880 square miles (10,088 square kilometers)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bu\u0307-",
      "b\u00fc-ga\u207f-\u02c8v\u0113l",
      "\u02c8b\u00fc-g\u0259n-\u02ccvil",
      "\u02c8b\u014d-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-085217"
  },
  "bouffon":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": matachin":[],
      ": a dancing buffoon in modern Spanish and Mexican fiestas":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-f\u014d\u207f",
      "(\u02c8)b\u00fc\u00a6f\u00e4n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, buffoon":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-092723"
  },
  "Bourbon":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a member of a French family founded in 1272 to which belong the rulers of France from 1589 to 1793 and from 1814 to 1830, of Spain from 1700 to 1808, from 1814 to 1868, from 1875 to 1931, and from 1975, of Naples from 1735 to 1805, and of the Two Sicilies from 1815 to 1860":[],
      ": a rose ( Rosa borboniana ) of upright growth with shining leaves, prickly branches, and clustered large flowers":[],
      ": a whiskey distilled from a mash made up of not less than 51 percent corn plus malt and rye \u2014 compare corn whiskey":[],
      "Charles de 1490\u20131527 Duc de Bourbon French general; constable of France":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u022fr-",
      "bu\u0307r-\u02c8b\u014d\u207f",
      "usually \u02c8b\u0259r- in sense 3",
      "\u02c8bu\u0307r-b\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "I prefer bourbon to Scotch.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "An easy drinking and well balanced wine with flavors of bourbon chocolate biscuits and a cherry lozenge. Tenuta La Viola. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 3 July 2022",
      "But the story behind the liquid comes across in flavor translation, and this oak-forward, bourbon -style, pot still Irish whiskey is a bottle worth hunting down. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 3 July 2022",
      "Dinner could be skewers and bourbon -gingerade cocktails at Izakaya Meiji, or oysters and a burger at Party Bar. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 July 2022",
      "That mixture is then added to a cask of the distillery\u2019s bourbon that has been aged for several years. \u2014 Michael Casey, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
      "That mixture is then added to a cask of the distillery's bourbon that has been aged for several years. \u2014 Michael Casey, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
      "Her recipe imparts a strong bourbon flavor taste to every piece of fruit, adding an extra punch to any cocktail. \u2014 Kelsey Ogletree, Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 June 2022",
      "It was then laid to rest in Booker\u2019s bourbon barrels for over a year. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 17 June 2022",
      "After tasting fiery rye, smoky and sinuous single malt, and oaky-sweet bourbon , a few of us elected to return to Troutbeck by bike. \u2014 Tom Vanderbilt, Travel + Leisure , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Bourbon , seigniory in France":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-095846"
  },
  "bouillon cube":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a cube of evaporated meat extract":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Use low-sodium chicken stock or a combo of half beef and half chicken; consider adding a dash of Worcestershire and a beef bouillon cube , in a pinch. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Add hot water, bouillon cube , tomato sauce, chili powder, sugar, salt and cumin and simmer for 10 minutes. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "In his camps, followers would scoop up shiny wrappers as small as a bouillon cube to avoid surveillance planes, former hostages and members recalled. \u2014 Drew Hinshaw, WSJ , 21 May 2021",
      "Add spices, bouillon cube , pepper and salt, combining and cooking for 30 seconds. \u2014 Mary Bergin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 31 Mar. 2021",
      "Add the potatoes, carrots, celery, turnip, leek and the Scotch bonnet pepper, if using, followed by 4 cups of water and the bouillon cube . \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Dec. 2020",
      "Bring water back to a boil, then add beef bouillon cube , meat, and a few hearty shakes of Cajun seasoning. \u2014 T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream , 26 Nov. 2020",
      "Imagine throwing one bouillon cube into an entire stockpot versus a small saucepan full of water. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 12 Nov. 2020",
      "Add two beef bouillon cubes , a half cup hot water, two tablespoons tomato paste, three-quarter cup red wine and a tablespoon of dry mustard to the mixture. \u2014 Ashley Luthern, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1909, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-103609"
  },
  "bouillon cup":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small cup with two handles for serving bouillon":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-111215"
  },
  "bound and gagged":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": with hands and feet tied and something (such as a piece of cloth) put into or over the mouth":[
        "The hostages were found bound and gagged ."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-133722"
  },
  "boundness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being bound":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-151118"
  },
  "bouncing-pin indicator":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an instrument that indicates knocking in a gasoline engine by the electrically recorded jumps made by a steel pin resting on a steel plate":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-151628"
  },
  "Bouillon":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "town in the Ardennes region of Wallonia, southeastern Belgium population 5393":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bu\u0307(l)-",
      "\u02c8b\u00fc(l)-\u02ccy\u00e4n",
      "\u02c8bu\u0307l-\u02ccy\u00e4n",
      "\u02c8b\u00fc-\u02ccy\u014d\u207f",
      "\u02c8b\u00fc-\u02ccy\u00e4n",
      "b\u00fc-\u02c8y\u014d\u207f",
      "\u02c8bu\u0307(l)-; \u02c8bu\u0307l-y\u0259n; \u02c8b\u00fc-\u02ccy\u014d\u207f",
      "\u02c8bu\u0307l-y\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Midpalate includes a slice of orange from the acidity, and beef bouillon . \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
      "Blend a bit of a thickening agent, such as cornstarch or flour, with a tad of hot liquid, such as milk, water or bouillon , to create a paste. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "When making stuffing, substitute chicken bouillon or low sodium chicken broth instead of butter when saut\u00e9ing celery and onions, says the Calorie Control Council. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "If mixture is too dry, add some of the milk from soaking bread or other liquid such as water or bouillon , a tablespoon at a time (the rest of the milk can be discarded). \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "Then came pork cheeks braised in Cognac, sherry vinegar, and mushroom bouillon and dressed in a chunky parsley oil\u2014a triumph. \u2014 David Kortava, The New Yorker , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "Ground Beef: Saut\u00e9 finely diced mushrooms with beef bouillon (about one crushed cube per pound of mushrooms). \u2014 Shay Spence, PEOPLE.com , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "But an oat pilaf using salty bouillon sparked an idea. \u2014 Joel Wigelsworth, Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "After controlling the game for the first 35 minutes, Texas disintegrated faster than bouillon cubes in boiling water. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 18 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, from Old French boillon , from boillir to boil":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1656, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-151656"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a pearl flat on one side":[]
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    "type":[
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      ": any of a genus ( Bougainvillaea ) of the four-o'clock family of ornamental tropical American woody vines and shrubs with brilliant purple or red floral bracts":[]
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      "\u02ccb\u014d-",
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      "Blooming pink, red, and white oleander line the winding driveway, a mass of hot pink bougainvillea climbs their stone chimney, and dramatic views stretch to the ocean and surrounding mountains. \u2014 Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 June 2022",
      "Today, a mango tree and a few purple bougainvillea bushes, leftovers of residents\u2019 gardens, are the only remnants of village life. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "Vases of colorful bougainvillea and snake plants dot the space. \u2014 Jeanine Barone, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "And by tall walls splashed with red, pink and purple bougainvillea . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The brilliant-but-troubled detective/cop-with-something-extra procedural has crept over the TV listings like so much kudzu, or, to be more local, bougainvillea \u2014 lovely to look at in many places but increasingly familiar in form and hue. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "These days, building facades\u2014ranging from baroque to modernist\u2014have been scoured to a blindingly pristine condition, and in spring the many parks and gardens explode with almond trees, magnolias, wild cherry trees and bougainvillea . \u2014 Christian L. Wright, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The path to this two-bedroom villa is framed by areca palms as well as great bougainvillea , and honey locust. \u2014 Jeanine Barone, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Step through Casa Cody\u2019s wrought iron gates under bright bougainvillea and discover estate-like grounds in the heart of Palm Springs\u2019 downtown-adjacent Historic Tennis Club district. \u2014 Kathy A. Mcdonald, Variety , 25 Mar. 2022"
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      "New Latin, from Louis Antoine de Bougainville":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1849, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-171729"
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      "noun"
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      ": mullein":[]
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      "b\u00fcy\u014d\u207fbl\u00e4\u207f"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, from Middle French, from (assumed) Middle French bouillon mullein (modification\u2014influenced by Middle French bouillon broth\u2014of Late Latin bugillon-, bugillo , a plant, probably of Celtic origin and akin to Old Irish buge , a plant with a blue flower) + Middle French blanc white":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-173739"
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      "noun"
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      ": a widely distributed genus of marine hydrozoans forming arborescent colonies and having polyps with a single whorl of tentacles":[],
      ": bougainvillea":[]
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      "\u02ccb\u014d-",
      "\u02ccb\u00fc-g\u0259n-\u02c8vil-y\u0259",
      "-\u02c8v\u0113-\u0259",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Louis Antoine de Bougainville + New Latin -ia":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-192919"
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  "boundary condition":{
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    "definitions":{
      ": a condition which a quantity that varies throughout a given space or enclosure must fulfill at every point on the boundary of that space especially when the velocity of a fluid at any point on the wall of a rigid conduit is necessarily parallel to the wall":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-195855"
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  "Boulder Reservoir":{
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    "definitions":{
      "reservoir located in the northern part of the city of Boulder, Colorado and used for drinking water, irrigation, and recreation":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-195928"
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  "bouncing putty":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": any of various soft elastic silicone polymers that usually increase in elasticity with rate of application of force and that are used especially as centers of golf balls, as muscle exercisers in occupational therapy, and as shock-absorbent padding around instruments in high-speed aircraft and rockets":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201620"
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  "boulder raspberry":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a shrub ( Rubus deliciosus ) native to the Rocky mountains and having dark purple fruit":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202042"
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    "definitions":{
      ": having a very strong feeling that one is going to do something and not allow anyone or anything to get in the way : very determined":[
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214223"
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  "bouw":{
    "type":[
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    "definitions":{
      ": an Indonesian unit of land area equal to 1.75 acres":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u022fu\u0307",
      "\u02c8bau\u0307"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Dutch, literally, tillage; akin to Old English b\u016b dwelling, Old High German b\u016b tillage, dwelling, Old Norse b\u016b household, Old English b\u016ban to dwell":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225406"
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  "bound up":{
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    "definitions":{
      ": closely involved or associated":[
        "\u2014 usually used with with his life was bound up with the town's history"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But these women don\u2019t want to escape; their whole lives are bound up with their communities. \u2014 Kelsey Osgood, The Atlantic , 28 June 2022",
      "White supremacy has long been bound up with rigid views about gender, masculinity and sexuality. \u2014 Brandon Tensley, CNN , 15 June 2022",
      "But in reality, arrival here has always been bound up with questions of power. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
      "For too long periods have been bound up in a patriarchal taboo, associated with dirt and disgust, with fear and impurity, and this needs to change. \u2014 Amika George, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
      "Sometimes the contradictions of the BBC have been bound up in a single person. \u2014 Sam Knight, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Seafields\u2019 co-founder and Global CEO, John Auckland plans to create a gigantic off-shore farm in the Atlantic where Sargassum will be grown, harvested, bound up , and ultimately sunk to the bottom of the ocean. \u2014 Erik Kobayashi-solomon, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "During the Romantic and environmental movements, the significance of wilderness was recast as a sacred place outside of civilized history, where God could speak to visitors through the landscape\u2019s grandeur\u2014a condition bound up in aesthetics. \u2014 Outside Online , 24 May 2020",
      "But they are also intimately bound up with poverty. \u2014 Sonja Sharpstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1611, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-235935"
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  "bound variable":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a variable occurring within the scope of a quantifier and so no longer available for substitution by a constant : an apparent variable":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "bound entry 4":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-001000"
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  "bouillon spoon":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a round-bowled spoon somewhat smaller than a soup spoon":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015013"
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  "bouffe":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": op\u00e9ra bouffe":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u00fcf"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "by shortening":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-023224"
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