dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/dud_MW.json

{
  "dud":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": clothing":[],
      ": personal belongings":[],
      ": misfit":[],
      ": a bomb or missile that fails to explode":[],
      ": of little or no worth : valueless":[
        "dud checks"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bomb",
      "bummer",
      "bust",
      "catastrophe",
      "clinker",
      "clunker",
      "debacle",
      "d\u00e9b\u00e2cle",
      "disaster",
      "failure",
      "fiasco",
      "fizzle",
      "flop",
      "frost",
      "lemon",
      "loser",
      "miss",
      "shipwreck",
      "turkey",
      "washout"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blockbuster",
      "hit",
      "smash",
      "success",
      "winner"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The seeds must have been duds because the plants never grew.",
      "She put on her new duds for the party.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "If the tau Herculid shower turns out to be a dud , fear not, there are several other opportunities to witness meteor showers this year. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 30 May 2022",
      "Disney is paying the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences a reported $1 billion for the rights from a deal that was signed in 2010 and by 2015 was already looking like a dud . \u2014 Lisette Voytko, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Fourth-round draw is a dud Because the U.S. Open Cup uses four-team pods for its draws, Phoenix\u2019s three potential opponents were Seattle Sounders, San Jose Earthquakes, and the Sacramento Republic. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Auburn\u2019s coach hated how this historic season of basketball ended not with a championship or a Final Four run, but with a dud . \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "There were some boos, but fans appeared to have mostly come to terms with the dud . \u2014 Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "Labor Market Friday's dud of a jobs report carried an unsettling warning: don't pay any heed to the headline number of 3.9% unemployment. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "Limitless possibility can result in a very confusing design and production process and potentially a dud of a final timepiece. \u2014 Mark Cho, Robb Report , 16 Oct. 2021",
      "The dud of a game didn\u2019t change Orlovsky\u2019s opinion that Mayfield will have a monster season. \u2014 cleveland , 6 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English dudde":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1899, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144859"
  },
  "dude":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a man extremely fastidious in dress and manner : dandy":[],
      ": dress up":[
        "\u2014 usually used with up got duded up for the dance"
      ],
      ": fellow , guy":[
        "The other girls in the program never go out, so I always find myself out with dudes from my program.",
        "\u2014 Cosmopolitan",
        "\u2014 sometimes used as a term of address Hey, dude , what's up"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a dude given to sporting expensive suits and flashy jewelry",
      "OK, dude , whatever you say.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Slang in a professional setting can be viewed as inappropriate, and here are the most inappropriate according to those surveyed: WTF (40%), STFU (36%), slaps (33%), dope (33%), fire (30%), dude (28%), yo (27%), WTH (27%), LMFAO (26%), and lit (26%). \u2014 Chandra Steele, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
      "There\u2019s a biker dude named Ka\u00efs (Yanis Lafki), who in a different-era version of this movie, one where romance existed, would have hooked up with the heroine. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 31 May 2022",
      "That dude has had so many players\u2019 backs for years. \u2014 The Enquirer , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "That dude makes professional comedian level observations and commentary. \u2014 Derek Scancarelli, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "Mads Mikkelsen is a strong (and sinister) replacement for Johnny Depp as dark wizard Gellert Grindelward, a bad dude planning a war against non-magical folks. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Four come before us: the singing chihuahua, a dude using a strange drum set up, a woman who screeches terribly and a Death Metal screamer. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Imagine a progressive dude driving a logging truck. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Babitsky speaks of himself, sarcastically but self-consciously, as a normal Russian dude who never cries. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In the front, caustic teen and skeezy dude four times her age likewise find empathetic common ground. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 2 June 2022",
      "Yeah dude , that sounds like a really good solution. \u2014 Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 May 2022",
      "When Mike Eps smacks that dude in the movie that nug is as frosty. \u2014 Lindsey Bartlett, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Johnson stars in so many dude movies that the fantasy adventure (based on the Disney theme-park ride) offers a refreshing change of pace \u2013 and even some romance. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 13 Nov. 2021",
      "That\u2019s the way this is going to f---ing go down, dude . \u2014 Dominique Yates, The Courier-Journal , 27 Aug. 2021",
      "Many families this year are choosing vacation options similar to last year\u2019s, said Rainer Jenss, founder of the Family Travel Association: beach vacation rentals, dude ranches or camping. \u2014 Hannah Sampson, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2021",
      "The clueless mostly dude lawmakers who are in charge just can\u2019t help themselves. \u2014 J.d. Crowe | Jdcrowe@al.com, al , 18 May 2021",
      "Behind-the-scenes-slap-on-the wrist diplomacy won\u2019t do the trick, dude . \u2014 J.d. Crowe | Jdcrowe@al.com, al , 2 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1877, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1899, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "noun derivative of dude entry 1":"Verb",
      "origin unknown":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dy\u00fcd",
      "also \u02c8dy\u00fcd",
      "\u02c8d\u00fcd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "beau",
      "Beau Brummell",
      "buck",
      "dandy",
      "fop",
      "gallant",
      "jay",
      "lounge lizard",
      "macaroni",
      "pretty boy"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130757",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dudgeon":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a dagger with a handle of dudgeon":[],
      ": a fit or state of indignation":[
        "\u2014 often used in the phrase in high dudgeon"
      ],
      ": a haft made of dudgeon":[],
      ": a wood used especially for dagger hilts":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1573, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English dogeon , from Anglo-French digeon, dogeon":"Noun",
      "origin unknown":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259-j\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dudgeon Noun (2) offense , resentment , umbrage , pique , dudgeon , huff mean an emotional response to or an emotional state resulting from a slight or indignity. offense implies hurt displeasure. takes deep offense at racial slurs resentment suggests lasting indignation or ill will. harbored a lifelong resentment of his brother umbrage may suggest hurt pride, resentment, or suspicion of another's motives. took umbrage at the offer of advice pique applies to a transient feeling of wounded vanity. in a pique I foolishly declined the invitation dudgeon suggests an angry fit of indignation. stormed out of the meeting in high dudgeon huff implies a peevish short-lived spell of anger usually at a petty cause. in a huff he slammed the door",
    "synonyms":[
      "huff",
      "miff",
      "offense",
      "offence",
      "peeve",
      "pique",
      "resentment",
      "umbrage"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015445",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "duds":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": clothing":[],
      ": personal belongings":[],
      ": misfit":[],
      ": a bomb or missile that fails to explode":[],
      ": of little or no worth : valueless":[
        "dud checks"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bomb",
      "bummer",
      "bust",
      "catastrophe",
      "clinker",
      "clunker",
      "debacle",
      "d\u00e9b\u00e2cle",
      "disaster",
      "failure",
      "fiasco",
      "fizzle",
      "flop",
      "frost",
      "lemon",
      "loser",
      "miss",
      "shipwreck",
      "turkey",
      "washout"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blockbuster",
      "hit",
      "smash",
      "success",
      "winner"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The seeds must have been duds because the plants never grew.",
      "She put on her new duds for the party.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "If the tau Herculid shower turns out to be a dud , fear not, there are several other opportunities to witness meteor showers this year. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 30 May 2022",
      "Disney is paying the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences a reported $1 billion for the rights from a deal that was signed in 2010 and by 2015 was already looking like a dud . \u2014 Lisette Voytko, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Fourth-round draw is a dud Because the U.S. Open Cup uses four-team pods for its draws, Phoenix\u2019s three potential opponents were Seattle Sounders, San Jose Earthquakes, and the Sacramento Republic. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Auburn\u2019s coach hated how this historic season of basketball ended not with a championship or a Final Four run, but with a dud . \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "There were some boos, but fans appeared to have mostly come to terms with the dud . \u2014 Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "Labor Market Friday's dud of a jobs report carried an unsettling warning: don't pay any heed to the headline number of 3.9% unemployment. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "Limitless possibility can result in a very confusing design and production process and potentially a dud of a final timepiece. \u2014 Mark Cho, Robb Report , 16 Oct. 2021",
      "The dud of a game didn\u2019t change Orlovsky\u2019s opinion that Mayfield will have a monster season. \u2014 cleveland , 6 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English dudde":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1899, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-093857"
  },
  "dude ranch":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a vacation resort offering activities (such as horseback riding) typical of western ranches":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Just north of Livingston, at the former Crazy Mountain Ranch, once owned by Philip Morris, winners of a sweepstakes offered in the company\u2019s cigarette packs used to be flown to Montana for a dude ranch vacation. \u2014 Antonia Hitchens, Town & Country , 8 June 2022",
      "Doug Averill grew up as one of eight boys on his parents\u2019 sprawling dude ranch , the Flathead Lake Lodge, in rural Montana. \u2014 Outside Online , 10 May 2020",
      "The all-inclusive Colorado dude ranch is both elevated and down-home, with unique activities like cattle-pushing clinics and archery offered alongside gourmet meals and a fantastic spa. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 6 May 2022",
      "Stay at the Greenhorn Ranch, a working dude ranch offering charming, rustic accommodations including a lodge, cabins and creek-side Airstreams. \u2014 Joe Jackson, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The boys had seen Las Vegas, San Francisco, and the Grand Canyon before heading to Joe\u2019s aunt and uncle\u2019s dude ranch , the Rainbow Trout Ranch, in the San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado. \u2014 Jon Billman, Outside Online , 13 Mar. 2017",
      "Ranch stays last five or six nights, and in addition to the standard dude ranch vacation, Sylvan Dale offers adults-only or women-only weeks. \u2014 Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "The all-inclusive resort's 12 glass-walled cabins, which could just as well be snow globes, are part of Montana's Resort at Paws Up, a 37,000-acre property offering luxury-meets-adventure dude ranch vacations. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "Keep an eye out for the foundations of the defunct Spur Cross dude ranch crumbling among cholla and creosote shrubs. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 5 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1899, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-185317"
  },
  "dude up":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to dress up":[
        "he duded up for the dance"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201807"
  },
  "Duda":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "Andrzej (Sebastian) 1972\u2013 president of Poland (2015\u2013 )":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00fc-d\u00e4"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211435"
  },
  "dudelsack":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a German bagpipe":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00fcd\u1d4al\u02ccsak",
      "German -\u02ccz\u00e4k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "German":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-035251"
  },
  "dudeen":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a short tobacco pipe made of clay":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u00fc-\u02c8d\u0113n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Irish d\u00faid\u00edn , diminutive of d\u00fad pipe":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1825, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-035614"
  },
  "Dudevant":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "Aurore \u2014 see George sand":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-120546"
  },
  "dude wrangler":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one employed as a guide and host on a dude ranch":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-121224"
  },
  "dudgen":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": homely , rude , coarse":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-155434"
  },
  "dudley":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "Robert 1532(or 1533)\u20131588 1st Earl of Leicester English courtier":[],
      "Thomas 1576\u20131653 English colonial administrator in America":[],
      "town in West Midlands, west central England, west-northwest of Birmingham population 312,550":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259d-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-021222"
  }
}