dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/nic_MW.json

{
  "Nichiren":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a Japanese Buddhist sect based doctrinally on the Saddharma-pundarika Sutra and noted historically for its militant nationalism":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after Nichiren \u20201282 Japanese religious teacher and founder of the sect":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6nich\u0259\u0307\u00a6ren"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025301",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Nicholas":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "1856\u20131929 Russian grand duke and army officer":[],
      "Saint 4th century Christian prelate":[],
      "name of 2 emperors of Russia: I 1796\u20131855 (reigned 1825\u201355); II 1868\u20131918 (reigned 1894\u20131917)":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ny\u0113-k\u0259-\u02ccl\u012b-\u02ccny\u0113-k\u0259-\u02c8l\u012b(-\u0259)-\u02ccvyich",
      "\u02c8ni-k(\u0259-)l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173456",
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Nicholas of Cusa":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "1401\u20131464 German cardinal, mathematician, and philosopher":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8ky\u00fc-s\u0259",
      "-z\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120338",
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ]
  },
  "nice":{
    "antonyms":[
      "improper",
      "inappropriate",
      "incorrect",
      "indecent",
      "indecorous",
      "indelicate",
      "unbecoming",
      "ungenteel",
      "unseemly"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": appropriate , fitting":[
        "not a nice word for a formal occasion",
        "She always wears nice clothes."
      ],
      ": coy , reticent":[],
      ": exacting in requirements or standards : punctilious":[
        "a nice code of honor"
      ],
      ": in a nice or pleasing way":[
        "They plan to fix up the place real nice .",
        "He still had his bald spots, but the fur that he did have cleaned up nice .",
        "\u2014 Kate DiCamillo",
        "In fact, the action is part of what made the findings redundant. The action mattered because it has, for the past two years, forced Microsoft to play nice . [=to behave nicely; to be cooperative and unaggressive in dealing with others]",
        "\u2014 Gary Rivlin",
        "Bipartisanship may also be elusive if it means a hostile GOP majority has to play nice with a President it has tried to kick out of office.",
        "\u2014 Amy Borrus et al."
      ],
      ": pleasing , agreeable":[
        "a nice time",
        "a nice person"
      ],
      ": polite , kind":[
        "a very nice person",
        "That's nice of you to say."
      ],
      ": possessing, marked by, or demanding great or excessive precision (see precision entry 1 sense 2a ) and delicacy":[
        "nice measurements",
        "a nice distinction between these two words"
      ],
      ": showing fastidious or finicky tastes : particular":[
        "too nice a palate to enjoy junk food"
      ],
      ": socially acceptable : well-bred":[
        "from a nice family"
      ],
      ": trivial":[],
      ": virtuous , respectable":[
        "\u2026 I met nice girls whose skirts reached the ground.",
        "\u2014 Jack London"
      ],
      ": wanton , dissolute":[],
      ": well-executed":[
        "nice shot"
      ],
      "city and port on the Mediterranean Sea in southeastern France population 343,304":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "I hope you all had a nice time.",
      "It's so nice to see you again.",
      "It's nice to be back home.",
      "It's nice to know that you're all right.",
      "It would be nice to try something different.",
      "We had a very nice dinner.",
      "\u201cHello, my name is Sara.\u201d \u201cIt's nice to meet you , Sara.\u201d",
      "It's nice to see you , Luis. How have you been",
      "She wears the nicest clothes.",
      "He looks nice in his new suit.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "But a nice , simple start for a quarterback who simply took what was there and played his role. \u2014 Nick Baumgardner, Detroit Free Press , 30 Oct. 2017",
      "And there\u2019s a nice jumping off point here in the numbers that were presented to the general assembly in Manhattan this week, and that The MMQB obtained. \u2014 Albert Breer, SI.com , 19 Oct. 2017",
      "In southern Ohio, the triple nickel-Route 555-is a nice , long, windy road. \u2014 Grant Segall, cleveland.com , 19 Oct. 2017",
      "The cod taco was unexpectedly and deliciously spicy with a nice , lingering after-burn. \u2014 Alaska Dispatch News , 18 Oct. 2017",
      "And Landon executes some nice , albeit arbitrary stylistic flourishes that draw attention to the filmmaking process. \u2014 Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader , 25 Oct. 2017",
      "Our teacher is a nice , relaxed guy who tells the class to get onstage for a warm-up exercise and asks us to name our favorite movie. \u2014 Katie Sharer, Los Angeles Magazine , 20 Oct. 2017",
      "Must be nice to go through life as a billionaire dreamer. \u2014 Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star , 2 Nov. 2017",
      "Crushing your own spices is nice , but we like a finer consistency too. \u2014 Alex Delany, Bon Appetit , 31 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 7a":"Adjective",
      "circa 1544, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, foolish, wanton, from Anglo-French, silly, simple, from Latin nescius ignorant, from nescire not to know \u2014 more at nescience":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8n\u0113s",
      "\u02c8n\u012bs"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for nice Adjective correct , accurate , exact , precise , nice , right mean conforming to fact, standard, or truth. correct usually implies freedom from fault or error. correct answers socially correct dress accurate implies fidelity to fact or truth attained by exercise of care. an accurate description exact stresses a very strict agreement with fact, standard, or truth. exact measurements precise adds to exact an emphasis on sharpness of definition or delimitation. precise calibration nice stresses great precision and delicacy of adjustment or discrimination. makes nice distinctions right is close to correct but has a stronger positive emphasis on conformity to fact or truth rather than mere absence of error or fault. the right thing to do",
    "synonyms":[
      "befitting",
      "correct",
      "de rigueur",
      "decent",
      "decorous",
      "genteel",
      "polite",
      "proper",
      "respectable",
      "seemly"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072309",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "geographical name",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "nice-nellyism":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": marked by euphemism":[],
      ": prudish":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from the name Nelly":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8n\u012bs-\u02c8ne-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bluenosed",
      "prim",
      "prudish",
      "puritanical",
      "straitlaced",
      "straightlaced",
      "Victorian"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202635",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun,"
    ]
  },
  "nicely":{
    "antonyms":[
      "improper",
      "inappropriate",
      "incorrect",
      "indecent",
      "indecorous",
      "indelicate",
      "unbecoming",
      "ungenteel",
      "unseemly"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": appropriate , fitting":[
        "not a nice word for a formal occasion",
        "She always wears nice clothes."
      ],
      ": coy , reticent":[],
      ": exacting in requirements or standards : punctilious":[
        "a nice code of honor"
      ],
      ": in a nice or pleasing way":[
        "They plan to fix up the place real nice .",
        "He still had his bald spots, but the fur that he did have cleaned up nice .",
        "\u2014 Kate DiCamillo",
        "In fact, the action is part of what made the findings redundant. The action mattered because it has, for the past two years, forced Microsoft to play nice . [=to behave nicely; to be cooperative and unaggressive in dealing with others]",
        "\u2014 Gary Rivlin",
        "Bipartisanship may also be elusive if it means a hostile GOP majority has to play nice with a President it has tried to kick out of office.",
        "\u2014 Amy Borrus et al."
      ],
      ": pleasing , agreeable":[
        "a nice time",
        "a nice person"
      ],
      ": polite , kind":[
        "a very nice person",
        "That's nice of you to say."
      ],
      ": possessing, marked by, or demanding great or excessive precision (see precision entry 1 sense 2a ) and delicacy":[
        "nice measurements",
        "a nice distinction between these two words"
      ],
      ": showing fastidious or finicky tastes : particular":[
        "too nice a palate to enjoy junk food"
      ],
      ": socially acceptable : well-bred":[
        "from a nice family"
      ],
      ": trivial":[],
      ": virtuous , respectable":[
        "\u2026 I met nice girls whose skirts reached the ground.",
        "\u2014 Jack London"
      ],
      ": wanton , dissolute":[],
      ": well-executed":[
        "nice shot"
      ],
      "city and port on the Mediterranean Sea in southeastern France population 343,304":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "I hope you all had a nice time.",
      "It's so nice to see you again.",
      "It's nice to be back home.",
      "It's nice to know that you're all right.",
      "It would be nice to try something different.",
      "We had a very nice dinner.",
      "\u201cHello, my name is Sara.\u201d \u201cIt's nice to meet you , Sara.\u201d",
      "It's nice to see you , Luis. How have you been",
      "She wears the nicest clothes.",
      "He looks nice in his new suit.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "But a nice , simple start for a quarterback who simply took what was there and played his role. \u2014 Nick Baumgardner, Detroit Free Press , 30 Oct. 2017",
      "And there\u2019s a nice jumping off point here in the numbers that were presented to the general assembly in Manhattan this week, and that The MMQB obtained. \u2014 Albert Breer, SI.com , 19 Oct. 2017",
      "In southern Ohio, the triple nickel-Route 555-is a nice , long, windy road. \u2014 Grant Segall, cleveland.com , 19 Oct. 2017",
      "The cod taco was unexpectedly and deliciously spicy with a nice , lingering after-burn. \u2014 Alaska Dispatch News , 18 Oct. 2017",
      "And Landon executes some nice , albeit arbitrary stylistic flourishes that draw attention to the filmmaking process. \u2014 Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader , 25 Oct. 2017",
      "Our teacher is a nice , relaxed guy who tells the class to get onstage for a warm-up exercise and asks us to name our favorite movie. \u2014 Katie Sharer, Los Angeles Magazine , 20 Oct. 2017",
      "Must be nice to go through life as a billionaire dreamer. \u2014 Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star , 2 Nov. 2017",
      "Crushing your own spices is nice , but we like a finer consistency too. \u2014 Alex Delany, Bon Appetit , 31 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 7a":"Adjective",
      "circa 1544, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, foolish, wanton, from Anglo-French, silly, simple, from Latin nescius ignorant, from nescire not to know \u2014 more at nescience":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8n\u0113s",
      "\u02c8n\u012bs"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for nice Adjective correct , accurate , exact , precise , nice , right mean conforming to fact, standard, or truth. correct usually implies freedom from fault or error. correct answers socially correct dress accurate implies fidelity to fact or truth attained by exercise of care. an accurate description exact stresses a very strict agreement with fact, standard, or truth. exact measurements precise adds to exact an emphasis on sharpness of definition or delimitation. precise calibration nice stresses great precision and delicacy of adjustment or discrimination. makes nice distinctions right is close to correct but has a stronger positive emphasis on conformity to fact or truth rather than mere absence of error or fault. the right thing to do",
    "synonyms":[
      "befitting",
      "correct",
      "de rigueur",
      "decent",
      "decorous",
      "genteel",
      "polite",
      "proper",
      "respectable",
      "seemly"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185050",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "geographical name",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "nicety":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a fine point or distinction : subtlety":[
        "the niceties of table manners"
      ],
      ": an elegant, delicate, or civilized feature":[
        "enjoy the niceties of life"
      ],
      ": careful attention to details : delicate exactness : precision":[],
      ": delicacy of taste or feeling : fastidiousness":[],
      ": exactly , accurately":[
        "\u2026 liked doing a quiet business in which they were sure of their customers, and could calculate their returns to a nicety .",
        "\u2014 George Eliot"
      ],
      ": the quality or state of being nice":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "knows all the niceties of diplomatic protocol",
      "a woman too fond of the niceties of urban living to even consider becoming a farmer's wife",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The other reason Democrats are flipping out is that Mr. Cervas paid little attention to the usual political nicety of incumbent protection. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
      "Assure them that this is the way both of you were raised, and the nicety is regional. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "Before there was Big Tech, there were the Big Three: Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors\u2014and an infamous memo that cemented in the collective consciousness of the American public that strong regulation was a necessity, not a nicety . \u2014 Mar Hicks, Wired , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "But there was no statement of joint resolve to cooperate on any of those issues, the sort of diplomatic nicety that routinely seals such high-level meetings. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Mar. 2021",
      "Being a good loser isn\u2019t a norm or a nicety of democracy. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 14 Nov. 2020",
      "The traditional nicety was one of several formalities abandoned because of the ongoing pandemic. \u2014 Katelyn Umholtz, NOLA.com , 29 Sep. 2020",
      "Prefacing this sensitive subject with a nicety is most polite. \u2014 Hannah Herrera Greenspan, chicagotribune.com , 5 Aug. 2020",
      "Prefacing this sensitive subject with a nicety is most polite. \u2014 Hannah Herrera Greenspan, chicagotribune.com , 5 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English nicete , from Anglo-French nicet\u00e9 foolishness, from nice , adjective":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8n\u012b-s\u0259-t\u0113",
      "-st\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "datum",
      "detail",
      "fact",
      "particular",
      "particularity",
      "point",
      "specific"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181925",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "niche":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a habitat supplying the factors necessary for the existence of an organism or species":[],
      ": a place, employment, status, or activity for which a person or thing is best fitted":[
        "finally found her niche"
      ],
      ": a recess in a wall especially for a statue":[],
      ": a specialized market":[],
      ": something (such as a sheltered or private space) that resembles a recess in a wall":[],
      ": the ecological role of an organism in a community especially in regard to food consumption":[],
      ": to place in or as if in a niche (see niche entry 1 )":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "To succeed in this new world, you have to sell yourself. You go to a brand-name college, not to imbibe the wisdom of its professors, but to make impressions and connections. You pick a niche that can bring attention to yourself and then develop your personal public relations efforts to let the world know who you are. \u2014 Alan Wolfe , New York Times Book Review , 7 Jan. 2001",
      "The ivory-billed woodpecker, wan ghost of southern woodlands, may actually be flying forth from its niche in extinction. \u2014 Frank Graham, Jr. , Audubon , May/June 2000",
      "Creatures in the genus Rickettsia occupy a niche between bacteria and viruses. They carry much of their own cellular equipment and are vulnerable to antibiotics, but like viruses they need to invade living cells in order to grow. \u2014 Wayne Biddle , A Field Guide to Germs , 1995",
      "No, a safe and humble backbencher's niche in the Senate was the inheritance of a Julius these days. \u2014 Colleen McCullough , The First Man in Rome , 1990",
      "A dozen or so fey young monks in saffron robes and shaven heads wafted from quiet niche to niche begging alms and looking very flesh-bound to my jaded eyes. \u2014 Arthur Miller , Timebends , 1987",
      "I found a niche for myself after high school.",
      "She finally found her niche as a teacher.",
      "the species that fill an environmental niche",
      "Verb",
      "The most moving of all the museums in Russia, right now, is also the smallest and the most unlikely. Niched with no fuss whatever in what was a communal apartment high in the annex of the former Sheremetyev Palace in St. Petersburg, it is devoted to a great Russian poet, Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966). \u2014 John Russell , New York Times Book Review , 1 Jan. 1995",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Discover how to take a single idea and turn it into a niche offer and a profitable business. \u2014 Beth Jannery, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
      "In fact, many of the niche and artisanal labels that have gained widespread appeal have never assigned gender to their fragrances. \u2014 Rachel Strugatz, New York Times , 23 June 2022",
      "In order to have your voice rise above the din and reach your target market of listeners, new podcasters need to have a clear vision and niche in mind for the messaging. \u2014 Ginni Saraswati, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
      "Fire up those subscriptions and check out these 10 great shows from niche streamers. \u2014 PCMAG , 22 June 2022",
      "Its awards recognition is limited to niche organizations, but that's no surprise given its anime format. \u2014 Amanda Ostuni, EW.com , 21 June 2022",
      "There are some cool niche sports to bet on this weekend with a UFC Fight Night and the Canadian F1 Grand Prix. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 18 June 2022",
      "But the production of other, more niche foodstuffs has also been impacted, including for a Ukrainian snail farmer. \u2014 Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
      "Education around the transplant experience has inspired a niche community of advocates; patients who are turning their pain into purpose. \u2014 Wunmi Bakare, Essence , 17 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1753, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, from Middle French, from nicher to nest, from Vulgar Latin *nidicare , from Latin nidus nest \u2014 more at nest":"Noun and Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8nich",
      "or \u02c8nish",
      "\u02c8nich sometimes \u02c8nish or \u02c8n\u0113sh",
      "also \u02c8n\u0113sh"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "alcove",
      "nook",
      "recess"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014804",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "nick":{
    "antonyms":[
      "appropriate",
      "boost",
      "filch",
      "heist",
      "hook",
      "lift",
      "misappropriate",
      "nip",
      "pilfer",
      "pinch",
      "pocket",
      "purloin",
      "rip off",
      "snitch",
      "steal",
      "swipe",
      "thieve"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a break in one strand of two-stranded DNA caused by a missing phosphodiester bond":[],
      ": a final critical moment":[
        "in the nick of time"
      ],
      ": a small cut or wound":[
        "got a few nicks from shaving"
      ],
      ": a small notch, groove, or chip":[
        "For one thing, formal chairs, beds and tables require greater vigilance on the part of the owners to protect against nicks and spills.",
        "\u2014 Sarah Collins"
      ],
      ": arrest":[
        "The new owner, my brother, had installed all the window grilles and had them wired on a direct alarm to the police station so that if anyone tried to enter that way they would be nicked .",
        "\u2014 Dick Francis"
      ],
      ": cheat , overcharge":[
        "\"A cry of anguish ascended to high heavens,\" reported Business Week in 1933, \"when millions of white-collar workers discovered that they had been nicked for a considerable percentage of their earnings when J. P. Morgan and partners had paid no income tax at all.\"",
        "\u2014 Cynthia Crossen"
      ],
      ": condition":[
        "in good nick"
      ],
      ": steal":[
        "To discover at the last moment that 24 cases of Schweppes had been nicked from the cellar was a horrible shock.",
        "\u2014 Sunday Times"
      ],
      ": to catch at the right point or time":[],
      ": to complement one another genetically and produce superior offspring":[],
      ": to cut into or wound slightly":[
        "nicked himself shaving",
        "I didn't have time to get my glove up, and the ball nicked my ear as it went past me.",
        "\u2014 Steve Wulf"
      ],
      ": to cut short":[
        "cold weather, which nicked steel and automobile output",
        "\u2014 Time"
      ],
      ": to jot down : record":[],
      ": to make a nick in : notch , chip":[
        "\u2026 her favorite haunts are \u2026 department stores where she scores deep discounts on nicked furniture sold off the floor.",
        "\u2014 Heather Lobdell"
      ],
      ": to make petty attacks : snipe":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "There are a couple of nicks on the painting.",
      "His face was covered with nicks and cuts after shaving.",
      "She spent a night in the nick .",
      "an economy in bad nick",
      "Verb",
      "He was nicked on the shoulder by a bullet.",
      "She was nicked for the theft.",
      "I nicked a couple of cars when I was younger.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Rescuers reached the woman, who was hanging onto a tree and her dog, just in the nick of time, Wellton Police Sgt. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
      "Luckily, Danny performs a spacewalk in the nick of time \u2014 but not before Karen\u2019s second husband and Polaris co-founder Sam (Jeff Hephner) is among the dead. \u2014 Hunter Ingram, Variety , 10 June 2022",
      "Madison shows up in the nick of time and easily kills half a dozen men with her gun without hitting Mo. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "But the international flags were hoisted Wednesday morning, just in the nick of time. \u2014 Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
      "Stories of a couple who makes it against all odds, of a woman who leaves her controlling boyfriend in the nick of time, of would-be lovers who pine for each other in silence, of a priest who falls in love with his choir director. \u2014 Leila Cobo, Billboard , 27 May 2022",
      "Then, in the nick of time, Silas arrived at 11:31 p.m. \u2014 Sydney Page, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
      "Ruddy personally staved off a Mob war, and averted every possible disaster in the nick of time, and possibly invented a cure for cancer and probably saved the whales. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Volunteers are producing replicas of museum websites\u2014and in some cases, this work comes in the nick of time. \u2014 Olivia B. Waxman, Time , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Houston could nick 100 degrees any day through Sunday before simmering back into the mid 90s. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
      "The sponge protects the dolphins from sharp rocks and coral that would otherwise nick their faces. \u2014 Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Ida will likely nick the economy\u2019s growth in the current July-September quarter, though repairs and rebuilding efforts are expected to make up for some of that in the coming months. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News , 16 Sep. 2021",
      "Ida will likely nick the economy\u2019s growth in the current July-September quarter, though repairs and rebuilding efforts are expected to regain those losses in the coming months. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, chicagotribune.com , 16 Sep. 2021",
      "Ida will likely nick the economy\u2019s growth in the current July-September quarter, though repairs and rebuilding efforts are expected to regain those losses in the coming months. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 Sep. 2021",
      "Ida will likely nick the economy's growth in the current July-September quarter, though repairs and rebuilding efforts are expected to regain those losses in the coming months. \u2014 CBS News , 16 Sep. 2021",
      "Meanwhile, Marquez, gifted with a 3-0 lead, was nicked for a run in each of the first two frames. \u2014 Kyle Newman, The Denver Post , 26 July 2019",
      "Kessel fired a shot that nicked the end of Allen's glove but still beat him off the far post and into the net. \u2014 Richard Morin, azcentral , 31 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2a":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English nyke , probably alteration of nocke nock":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8nik"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "chip",
      "hack",
      "indent",
      "indentation",
      "indenture",
      "kerf",
      "notch"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163320",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
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  "nicknack":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small trivial article usually intended for ornament":[
        "a collection of colorful knickknacks",
        "Known in the computer industry as tchotchkes, which is Yiddish for cheap trinkets, the knickknacks distributed in the past year have included \"Love Me Tender\" toilet-roll dispensers, wax eyeballs, chocolate computers and Nerf-ball launchers.",
        "\u2014 Jim Carlton",
        "Melissa Etheridge's spacious two-story home outside Los Angeles is filled with knickknacks from her life: Aside from awards and photos, there is a small collection of vintage neon clocks \u2026 and a Thelma & Louise poster signed by the cast (including a then-unknown Brad Pitt).",
        "\u2014 Lynette Rice"
      ]
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    "examples":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005101",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "nickname":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a familiar form of a proper name (as of a person or a city)":[],
      ": a usually descriptive name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to a person, place, or thing":[],
      ": misname , miscall":[],
      ": to give a nickname to":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "His mother gave him the nickname \u201cWinky\u201d when he was a baby.",
      "Earvin \u201cMagic\u201d Johnson got his nickname from the way he handled a basketball.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This was in response to the piece on how Dewayne Dedmon got his nickname of The Mechanic. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Also known as Fittonia, these plants got their nickname due to their bright leaf veins. \u2014 Lauren Smith Mcdonough, House Beautiful , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Mitchell grew up playing the sport and got her nickname from her ability to shoot the ball from anywhere on the court. \u2014 Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The bill's full name is almost 400 words long, so naturally, some sort of nickname had to be devised. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "The employment of a nickname for the book\u2019s title is appropriate for at least two reasons. \u2014 Brad Leithauser, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "One opponent of the nickname found a pile of manure left on her lawn. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Jan. 2022",
      "Young had not heard of his new nickname until Saturday. \u2014 Paul Newberry, ajc , 8 Jan. 2022",
      "Friends and family in the months after his death remembered Allan as a dedicated public servant with a kind heart, fitting of his nickname : Teddy Bear. \u2014 Lawrence Andrea, The Indianapolis Star , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "If Malone is successful, the clamor to nickname that five-man unit will dissipate. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Your cellmates got word of your crime, and nickname you the Autumn Reaper. \u2014 Colin Nissan, The New Yorker , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "The hurler, nicknamed Thor, has been among the top pitchers in the Mets\u2019 starting rotation and in baseball. \u2014 Fox News , 26 May 2020",
      "After his haul is loaded onto the boat, Parker stays overnight with the merchandise, then returns home on the high tide the next morning to restock the shelves in his store, nicknamed ToshCo, with up to $20,000 worth of products. \u2014 Cathy Free, Anchorage Daily News , 20 May 2020",
      "Rabbit images appear throughout the bar\u2019s exterior and interior; customers are playfully nicknamed conejitos (little rabbits). \u2014 Eric Velasco, al , 12 May 2020",
      "This started dawning on people after the California Employment Development Department began processing applications for pandemic benefits, nicknamed PUA, on Tuesday. \u2014 Kathleen Pender, SFChronicle.com , 2 May 2020",
      "English joined Nelson\u2019s band, nicknamed the Family, in 1966 and continued with him for most of his long career. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Feb. 2020",
      "As the world was slowly starting to come to terms with our new stay-at-home mandate, the beloved DJ curated a party for thousands of people right in their living room, which was also nicknamed Club Quarantine. \u2014 Nandi Howard, Essence , 6 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1536, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English nekename additional name, alteration (resulting from misdivision of an ekename ) of ekename , from eke eke, also + name name":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8nik-\u02ccn\u0101m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "alias",
      "byname",
      "cognomen",
      "epithet",
      "handle",
      "moniker",
      "monicker",
      "sobriquet",
      "soubriquet",
      "surname"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104024",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "nickel silver":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": german silver":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "German silver, which is sometimes called nickel silver , is an alloy of copper, zinc and nickel and has no silver in its composition. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1860, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173045"
  },
  "nickel-skutterudite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a mineral (Ni,Co)As 3 consisting of a tri-arsenide of nickel and cobalt having more nickel than cobalt and isomorphous with skutterudite, smaltite, and chloanthite":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6nik\u0259l+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-181544"
  },
  "nickel steel":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": steel containing nickel":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190036"
  },
  "nicotinic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": relating to, resembling, producing, or mediating the effects produced by nicotine on nerve fibers at autonomic ganglia and at the neuromuscular junctions of voluntary muscle which increases activity in small doses and inhibits it in larger doses":[
        "nicotinic receptors"
      ],
      "\u2014 compare muscarinic":[
        "nicotinic receptors"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8tin-ik",
      "-\u02c8ti-",
      "\u02ccnik-\u0259-\u02c8t\u0113-nik",
      "\u02ccni-k\u0259-\u02c8t\u0113-nik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The addiction-fighting medication acts on proteins called nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, which are the same neurological buttons that tobacco products push. \u2014 Aaron Rowe, WIRED , 21 Nov. 2007"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1941, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192843"
  },
  "nicotinamide":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": niacinamide":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8ti-",
      "\u02ccnik-\u0259-\u02c8t\u0113-n\u0259-\u02ccm\u012bd",
      "\u02ccni-k\u0259-\u02c8t\u0113-n\u0259-\u02ccm\u012bd",
      "-\u02c8tin-\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "When a cream or serum promises that it's packed full of skin-loving vitamins and minerals, one of them is probably vitamin B3, also known as niacinamide or nicotinamide . \u2014 Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR , 17 Dec. 2020",
      "Two forms of vitamin B3 \u2014 nicotinamide riboside (NR) and nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) \u2014 are receiving attention for their purported effectiveness at increasing NAD levels. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2019",
      "The company cultures cord-blood stem cells in nicotinamide , a form of vitamin B3, for three weeks before transplant. \u2014 Ron Winslow, WSJ , 28 May 2018",
      "Niacinamide, which is also called nicotinamide , is one of two major forms of vitamin B3 (niacin) found in supplements (the other is nicotinic acid). \u2014 A.a. Newton, SELF , 8 May 2019",
      "The company cultures cord-blood stem cells in nicotinamide , a form of vitamin B3, for three weeks before transplant. \u2014 Ron Winslow, WSJ , 28 May 2018",
      "One recent review of the research concludes that nicotinamide (another name for niacinamide) holds promise for preventing both melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancers (Photodermatology, Photoimmunology & Photomedicine, online, July 5, 2017). \u2014 Joe, The Seattle Times , 24 Dec. 2017",
      "That led to the identification of two compounds, pterostilbene and nicotinamide riboside, that activate sirtuins. \u2014 Liana Schaffner, Allure , 18 Oct. 2017",
      "The vitamin can help compensate for defects in the body\u2019s ability to make a molecule, called nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD), which researchers have linked for the first time to healthy fetal development in humans. \u2014 Gretchen Vogel, Science | AAAS , 9 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1895, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-215441"
  },
  "nicotine":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a poisonous alkaloid C 10 H 14 N 2 that is the chief active principle of tobacco and is used as an insecticide":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ni-k\u0259-\u02cct\u0113n",
      "\u02c8nik-\u0259-\u02cct\u0113n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The company produces a vaping/e-cigarette device and four types of pods, which come in tobacco and menthol flavors and contain different levels of nicotine . \u2014 Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
      "Nicotine Levels: Aiming to reduce the toll of smoking, the Food and Drug Administration is planning to require tobacco companies to slash the amount of nicotine in cigarettes. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
      "Former President Barack Obama in 2009 signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, which allowed the FDA to regulate the level of nicotine in cigarettes as well as set standards for other additives and ingredients. \u2014 Madeline Halpert, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "The Biden Administration is expected to announce a policy that would require tobacco companies to lower the amount of nicotine in cigarettes sold in the United States to minimally or nonaddictive levels, according to The Washington Post. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
      "Swedish Match, based in Stockholm, makes nicotine pouches, chewing tobacco, and moist snuff, among other products. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
      "It was also found to be less effective than gum and other nicotine -replacement aids. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "In order to avoid FDA oversight, companies have been making synthetic nicotine in the lab -- and not derived from tobacco and thus within the agency's purview. \u2014 Michael Nedelman, CNN , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The health effects of synthetic nicotine haven\u2019t been widely studied. \u2014 Jennifer Maloney, WSJ , 13 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, from New Latin nicotiana":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1817, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-215445"
  },
  "nickel-plate":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to electroplate with nickel":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-222643"
  },
  "nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": nadp":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1960, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-222839"
  },
  "nicotined":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": full of, stained with, or saturated with tobacco smoke":[
        "nicotined fingers"
      ],
      ": drugged with nicotine":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0113nd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-223040"
  },
  "nicotinic acid":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": niacin":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Niacinamide, which is also called nicotinamide, is one of two major forms of vitamin B3 (niacin) found in supplements (the other is nicotinic acid ). \u2014 A.a. Newton, SELF , 8 May 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1873, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-005225"
  },
  "nicotinize":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to drug with nicotine":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-t\u0113\u02ccn\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "nicotin- (from nicotine ) + -ize":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-011024"
  },
  "nickel sulfate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a salt NiSO 4 obtained usually as the green or blue crystalline hexahydrate and used chiefly in nickel-plating baths":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-011209"
  },
  "nicotina":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": nicotine":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccnik\u0259\u02c8t\u0113n\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Jean Nicot \u20201600 + Latin -ina (feminine of -inus -ine, adjective suffix)":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-020348"
  },
  "nicotin-":{
    "type":[
      "combining form"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": nicotine : tobacco":[
        "nicotin ism",
        "nicotino phobe"
      ],
      ": nicotinic acid":[
        "nicotin amide",
        "nicotino nitrile"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "nicotin- from nicotine; nicotino- from nicotine + -o-":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-032443"
  },
  "nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": nad":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Sinclair also takes 1 gram of NMN, or nicotinamide mononucleotide, which in the body turns into NAD+, or nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide . \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 2 June 2022",
      "Breaking Defense says the molecule in question is something called nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+). \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 6 July 2021",
      "Somewhere between early adulthood and middle age, a compound in your cells called nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) begins a gradual decline. \u2014 Nicole Saporita, Good Housekeeping , 29 May 2019",
      "That\u2019s where a key compound called nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) comes in. \u2014 Nicole Saporita, Good Housekeeping , 26 Dec. 2018",
      "Another closely watched effort involves boosting levels of a molecule known as NAD, or nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide , to trigger an anti-aging enzyme called SIRT1. \u2014 Robert Weisman, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2018",
      "The treatment center offers a 10-day detox using a nutritional supplement of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide , or NAD, a molecule found in all cells that declines as people age. \u2014 Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati.com , 2 May 2018",
      "Luna Living's program involves spa-like treatments and a regimen of dietary supplements known as NAD ( nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide ). \u2014 Ginger Christ, cleveland.com , 27 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1960, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-044319"
  },
  "nickeltype":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a nickelfaced electrotype made usually by first electrodepositing nickel and then thinly coating on the back with copper prior to backing with lead":[],
      ": to make a nickeltype from (a printing surface)":[],
      ": to be reproducible by nickeltyping":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8nik\u0259l\u02cct\u012bp",
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "nickel entry 1 + electro type":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-053847"
  },
  "nictitating membrane":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a thin membrane found in many vertebrates at the inner angle or beneath the lower lid of the eye and capable of extending across the eyeball":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1713, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-082656"
  },
  "nicotinoyl":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the radical NC 5 H 4 CO\u2212 of nicotinic acid":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccnik\u0259\u02c8t\u0113n\u0259w\u0259\u0307l",
      "-tin-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "nicotin- + -yl":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-101353"
  },
  "nicotineless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lacking nicotine":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0113nl\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-110444"
  },
  "nickelous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or containing nickel":[
        "\u2014 used especially of compounds in which this metal is bivalent light green nickelous hydroxide"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8nik\u0259l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "nickel entry 1 + -ous":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-141121"
  },
  "nicker":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": neigh , whinny":[
        "\u2026 he nickers and whinnies when I show up in the morning and comes at a trot when I call him in from the pasture \u2026",
        "\u2014 Jane Smiley"
      ],
      ": the cry of a horse : whinny , neigh":[
        "\u2026 a chorus of nickers arises from the throats of the Family Horses.",
        "\u2014 Maxine Kumin"
      ],
      ": pound entry 1 sense 2a":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8nik-\u0259r",
      "\u02c8ni-k\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "neigh",
      "whicker",
      "whinny"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "horses nickering in the barn"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "perhaps alteration of neigh":"Verb",
      "perhaps from nicker one that nicks":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1617, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "circa 1791, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1871, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-161530"
  },
  "nickel":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a silver-white hard malleable ductile metallic element capable of a high polish and resistant to corrosion that is used chiefly in alloys and as a catalyst \u2014 see Chemical Elements Table":[],
      ": the U.S. 5-cent piece regularly containing 25 percent nickel and 75 percent copper":[],
      ": the Canadian 5-cent piece":[],
      ": five cents":[],
      ": a packet containing five dollars worth of an illicit drug (such as marijuana)":[],
      ": a pass defense in football that employs five defensive backs":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8nik-\u0259l",
      "\u02c8ni-k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Russia and Ukraine are two key suppliers of critical electric-vehicle elements like lithium, neon, nickel and palladium, causing a drastic increase in the cost of those materials as the conflict continues. \u2014 Karl Brauer, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
      "Demand for other metals used in batteries and solar panels, like graphite, cobalt, and nickel , is expected to multiply 20 to 25 times current levels. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
      "Compared with global competitors, CATL has been slow to pass on soaring costs for key materials such as lithium, nickel and cobalt to customers. \u2014 Anniek Bao, WSJ , 2 June 2022",
      "That high iron component, plus the presence of nickel and phosphide, also rules out the more common Type II supernova. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 2 June 2022",
      "Prices for critical metals like lithium, nickel and cobalt have spiked in the last year. \u2014 Matt Mcfarland, CNN , 1 June 2022",
      "Sustainably sourcing materials like lithium, cobalt, nickel , and graphite, therefore becomes important to meet expected demand. \u2014 Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG , 3 May 2022",
      "Russia is the world\u2019s largest exporter of wheat, pig iron, nickel and natural gas, and a major supplier of coal, crude oil and fertilizer. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "The Nacogdoches native also owns the necessary size and strength to move to safety or nickel , which NFL.com draft analyst Lance Zierlein believes is in his best interest. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 26 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably from Swedish nickel , from German Kupfernickel niccolite (mineral containing nickel arsenide), probably from Kupfer copper + Nickel goblin; from the deceptive copper color of niccolite":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1755, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-173540"
  },
  "nickel-and-dime":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": involving or offering only a small amount of money":[],
      ": small-time":[],
      ": to impair, weaken, or defeat piecemeal (as through a series of small incursions or excessive attention to minor details)":[],
      ": to treat (a person or situation) by paying excessive attention to small amounts of money often with a detrimental effect":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccni-k\u0259l-\u0259n-\u02c8d\u012bm"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1879, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1913, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-194028"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the very hard shiny gray seed of bonduc (see bonduc sense 2 )":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "nicker , probably from obsolete nicker marble, modification of Dutch knikker , from knikken to crack, snap, from Middle Dutch cnicken , probably of imitative origin like Middle Low German knicken to crack, snap, Middle High German knacken to make a cracking noise":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-235855"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": bonduc sense 2":[],
      ": kentucky coffee tree":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-002837"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a lug-sailed fishing boat common on the Manx fishing grounds":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8nik\u0113"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "perhaps from Nicholas , name of frequent occurrence among Cornishmen who first brought it to the Isle of Man":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-025342"
  }
}