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{
"pocket-size":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": of a size convenient for carrying in the pocket",
": small",
": small enough to fit in a pocket"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4-k\u0259t-\u02ccs\u012bz",
"\u02c8p\u00e4-k\u0259t-\u02ccs\u012bz"
],
"synonyms":[
"bantam",
"diminutive",
"dinky",
"dwarfish",
"fine",
"half-pint",
"Lilliputian",
"little",
"pint-size",
"pint-sized",
"pocket",
"puny",
"pygmy",
"shrimpy",
"slight",
"small",
"smallish",
"subnormal",
"toylike",
"undersized",
"undersize"
],
"antonyms":[
"big",
"biggish",
"considerable",
"goodly",
"grand",
"great",
"handsome",
"husky",
"king-size",
"king-sized",
"large",
"largish",
"outsize",
"outsized",
"overscale",
"overscaled",
"oversize",
"oversized",
"sizable",
"sizeable",
"substantial",
"tidy",
"whacking",
"whopping"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223355"
},
"pocket-sized":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": of a size convenient for carrying in the pocket",
": small",
": small enough to fit in a pocket"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4-k\u0259t-\u02ccs\u012bz",
"\u02c8p\u00e4-k\u0259t-\u02ccs\u012bz"
],
"synonyms":[
"bantam",
"diminutive",
"dinky",
"dwarfish",
"fine",
"half-pint",
"Lilliputian",
"little",
"pint-size",
"pint-sized",
"pocket",
"puny",
"pygmy",
"shrimpy",
"slight",
"small",
"smallish",
"subnormal",
"toylike",
"undersized",
"undersize"
],
"antonyms":[
"big",
"biggish",
"considerable",
"goodly",
"grand",
"great",
"handsome",
"husky",
"king-size",
"king-sized",
"large",
"largish",
"outsize",
"outsized",
"overscale",
"overscaled",
"oversize",
"oversized",
"sizable",
"sizeable",
"substantial",
"tidy",
"whacking",
"whopping"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194318"
},
"pockmark":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a mark, pit, or depressed scar caused by smallpox or acne",
": an imperfection or depression like a pockmark",
": to cover with or as if with pockmarks : pit",
": the mark left by a pock",
": a small hole or dent",
": a mark, pit, or depressed scar caused by smallpox or acne"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4k-\u02ccm\u00e4rk",
"\u02c8p\u00e4k-\u02ccm\u00e4rk",
"\u02c8p\u00e4k-\u02ccm\u00e4rk"
],
"synonyms":[
"blemish",
"blight",
"blotch",
"defect",
"deformity",
"disfigurement",
"excrescence",
"excrescency",
"fault",
"flaw",
"imperfection",
"mar",
"mark",
"scar"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The bullets left pockmarks in the wall.",
"the explosion left little pockmarks all over the face of the adjacent building",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Taylor did fumble on his final carry, a pockmark on an otherwise solid day, but Indianapolis stuck to the run despite the early struggles, and eventually overpowered a hapless Houston front. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Worthy\u2019s fumble was the lone pockmark on an otherwise pristine day. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 13 Oct. 2021",
"The Patriots released kicker Justin Rohrwasser this past week, leaving another pockmark on Bill Belichick\u2019s draft record. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 Mar. 2021",
"Smaller collisions occur more often, so the pattern of pockmarks on Ryugu could have been produced in just nine million years. \u2014 Kenneth Chang, New York Times , 23 Mar. 2020",
"One-time pollution episodes left further pockmarks in the nation\u2019s mussel beds. \u2014 Marion Renault, Wired , 18 Apr. 2020",
"The pop-up camera gave you a front camera without any screen blemishes at all, and now OnePlus has downgraded with a pockmark in the top-left corner of the phone. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 14 Apr. 2020",
"Last year, a New York Times investigation showed the disconnect between Europe\u2019s green image and its farm policy, which has caused lasting environmental damage and left visible pockmarks across Europe. \u2014 Selam Gebrekidan, New York Times , 9 Mar. 2020",
"Jimmy Tobias reports for High Country News on the National Park Service's push to work with AT&T and other telecom giants to pockmark protected lands with cell towers. \u2014 Mark Olalde, USA TODAY , 20 Mar. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Poles flocked to try McDonald\u2019s cheeseburgers, kebabs and Vietnamese food, while milk bars came to be seen as a grim reminder of a past pockmarked with scarcity and oppression. \u2014 Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times , 21 Apr. 2020",
"Holding up a map of the Trump plan in a UN Security Council meeting, Abbas said the land allocated for Palestinians looked like Swiss cheese due to the settlements that pockmark the West Bank. \u2014 David Wainer, Bloomberg.com , 10 May 2020",
"Their legacy has been pockmarked by lawsuits, all hurled by Love\u2014for songwriting credits in 1993, against Jardine using the Beach Boys name on tour in 2003, and over a free CD included with Brian\u2019s solo album Smile in 2005. \u2014 Morgan Enos, Fortune , 3 Mar. 2020",
"The craters which pockmark the moon are formed by asteroid impacts millions of years ago. \u2014 Fox News , 16 Mar. 2020",
"Others had decamped to settlements along the Turkish border, where blue and white tents pockmark rocky hillsides and olive groves. \u2014 Mike Ives, New York Times , 9 Mar. 2020",
"Not far from the temple in Prey Chhor lies a rice field pockmarked with the remnants of mass graves. \u2014 Andrew Nachemson, Los Angeles Times , 26 Feb. 2020",
"The result is frustrated drivers swerving haphazardly around gouged and pockmarked roads. \u2014 Kellie Hwang, Indianapolis Star , 22 Jan. 2020",
"The makeup has come off, their hair is now gray and balding, their six-pack has turned into a beer gut, and their face is pockmarked with pimples. \u2014 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"circa 1646, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1756, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205200"
},
"podgy":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": pudgy"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4-j\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"blubbery",
"chubby",
"corpulent",
"fat",
"fleshy",
"full",
"gross",
"lardy",
"obese",
"overweight",
"plump",
"portly",
"pudgy",
"replete",
"roly-poly",
"rotund",
"round",
"tubby"
],
"antonyms":[
"lean",
"skinny",
"slender",
"slim",
"spare",
"thin"
],
"examples":[
"a podgy little bookseller with a shop in Notting Hill"
],
"history_and_etymology":" podge something pudgy",
"first_known_use":[
"1846, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214640"
},
"poem":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a composition in verse",
": something suggesting a poem (as in expressiveness, lyricism, or formal grace)",
": a piece of writing often having figurative language and lines that have rhythm and sometimes rhyme"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u014d-\u0259m",
"-im",
"\u02c8p\u014dm",
"also",
"\u02c8p\u014d-\u02ccem",
"\u02c8p\u014d-\u0259m"
],
"synonyms":[
"lyric",
"rune",
"song",
"verse"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"He wrote a poem about his parents.",
"your assignment is to write two poems about springtime",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The sting of the aside is the implied contrast with what\u2019s come before, in the poem \u2019s leisurely middle books. \u2014 Catherine Nicholson, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
"In one poem , Clare writes in the voice of a plot of land, and the land itself is nostalgic. \u2014 Eula Biss, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022",
"Armitage wrote the poem last year to mark the death of the prince. \u2014 Amy Haneline, USA TODAY , 9 Apr. 2022",
"When my mother-in-law passed away, Heather wrote a poem and read it at her celebration-of-life ceremony. \u2014 Julie Beck, The Atlantic , 17 Sep. 2021",
"In the late 1980s, just a few years after the Iranian Revolution and at the closing salvos of the Iran-Iraq war, Honarvar\u2019s mother wrote a poem to the Indian Embassy in hopes of securing a visa to get out of Iran. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Sep. 2021",
"Most recently, Amanda Gorman chose a bold, puffy red Prada satin topper for her poem recitation at the 2021 presidential inauguration, putting the headwear favorite back on the map again for the modern decade. \u2014 Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue , 7 June 2022",
"Back, forth, 1 o\u2019clock, 10 o\u2019clock, ticktock, like a poem with iambic meter. \u2014 Patrick Mooney, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 June 2022",
"Amanda Gorman, poet: The youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history shares a new poem written after the tragedy in Uvalde. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle French poeme , from Latin poema , from Greek poi\u0113ma , from poiein ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192528"
},
"poignance":{
"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"poignancy"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8p\u022fi-ny\u0259n(t)s",
"synonyms":[
"acerbity",
"acidity",
"acidness",
"acridity",
"acridness",
"acrimoniousness",
"acrimony",
"acuteness",
"asperity",
"bite",
"bitterness",
"edge",
"harshness",
"keenness",
"poignancy",
"pungency",
"roughness",
"sharpness",
"tartness"
],
"antonyms":[
"mildness",
"softness"
],
"examples":[
"there's a mean-spirited poignance to the novel's satiric portrait of Hollywood",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But there\u2019s a poignance \u2014 and maybe a special dilemma \u2014 to that. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 27 May 2022",
"Spielberg revives \u201880s slapstick era Tom Hanks, adding the poignance of an immigration tale and a splash of international politics. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
"The resulting images are unique tintypes, giving Sternbach\u2019s contemporary subjects, in their wetsuits and bikinis, the poignance and presence of figures unmoored in time. \u2014 Vince Aletti, The New Yorker , 2 Mar. 2022",
"The gripping flashbacks, the adrenaline-pumping action and the heart-piercing poignance show Mr. Ide at his best. \u2014 Tom Nolan, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Antique daguerreotypes and evocations of the journeys of Odysseus and Telemachus add poignance to a heart-twisting story of love strong enough to outlast life itself. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 10 Dec. 2021",
"This year, in the shadow of the pandemic, Samhain carries extra poignance , with more socially distant observances and references to COVID-19. \u2014 Deena Yellin, USA TODAY , 29 Oct. 2021",
"The book stands out for its raw power, poignance , and moments of grace. \u2014 Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 Sep. 2021",
"The production, which featured an all-Black cast, was heavy but not without moments of joy and poignance . \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 28 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":null,
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1683, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"poignancy":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being poignant",
": an instance of poignancy"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u022fi-ny\u0259n(t)-s\u0113",
"sometimes"
],
"synonyms":[
"acerbity",
"acidity",
"acidness",
"acridity",
"acridness",
"acrimoniousness",
"acrimony",
"acuteness",
"asperity",
"bite",
"bitterness",
"edge",
"harshness",
"keenness",
"poignance",
"pungency",
"roughness",
"sharpness",
"tartness"
],
"antonyms":[
"mildness",
"softness"
],
"examples":[
"there was a poignancy to his wit that often left his targets smarting",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Plus Schwartz imbued his character with a relatable anguish that gave this series a smidgen of poignancy . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
"Slate, Fleischer-Camp\u2019s chief collaborator, brings a touch of poignancy to the smallest moments in her cracked, slightly croaky delivery, which fluctuates between heartwarming and heartbreaking. \u2014 Michael O'sullivan, Anchorage Daily News , 6 May 2022",
"Slate, Fleischer-Camp\u2019s chief collaborator, brings a touch of poignancy to the smallest moments in her cracked, slightly croaky delivery, which fluctuates between heartwarming and heartbreaking. \u2014 Michael O'sullivan, Anchorage Daily News , 6 May 2022",
"Slate, Fleischer-Camp\u2019s chief collaborator, brings a touch of poignancy to the smallest moments in her cracked, slightly croaky delivery, which fluctuates between heartwarming and heartbreaking. \u2014 Michael O'sullivan, Anchorage Daily News , 6 May 2022",
"Slate, Fleischer-Camp\u2019s chief collaborator, brings a touch of poignancy to the smallest moments in her cracked, slightly croaky delivery, which fluctuates between heartwarming and heartbreaking. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
"This incontrovertible fact lends a sense of urgency and poignancy to firsthand accounts of how survivors managed to endure and to move on. \u2014 Alissa Simon, Variety , 2 May 2022",
"Praised for both its humor and poignancy , the show was an instant success, its December premiere having drawn over 7 million viewers across all platforms (including Hulu) in the first month. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
"There is some loss of poignancy as a result, however. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1680, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195106"
},
"point":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": an individual detail : item",
": a distinguishing detail",
": the most important essential in a discussion or matter",
": cogency",
": physical condition",
": an end or object to be achieved : purpose",
": a geometric element that has zero dimensions and a location determinable by an ordered set of coordinates",
": a narrowly localized place having a precisely indicated position",
": a particular place : locality",
": an exact moment",
": a time interval immediately before something indicated : verge",
": a particular step, stage, or degree in development",
": a definite position in a scale",
": the terminal usually sharp or narrowly rounded part of something : tip",
": a weapon or tool having such a part and used for stabbing or piercing: such as",
": arrowhead",
": spearhead",
": the contact or discharge extremity of an electric device (such as a spark plug or distributor)",
": an electric outlet",
": a projecting usually tapering piece of land or a sharp prominence",
": the tip of a projecting body part",
": tine sense 2",
": the extremities or markings of the extremities of an animal especially when of a color differing from the rest of the body",
": a railroad switch",
": the head of the bow of a stringed instrument",
": a short musical phrase",
": a phrase in contrapuntal music",
": a very small mark",
": punctuation mark",
": period sense 5a(1)",
": decimal point",
": a lace for tying parts of a garment together used especially in the 16th and 17th centuries",
": one of usually 11 divisions of a heraldic shield that determines the position of a charge",
": one of the 32 equidistant spots of a compass card for indicating direction",
": the difference of 11\u00b9/\u2084 degrees between two such successive points",
": a direction indicated by a compass point",
": a small detachment ahead of an advance guard or behind a rear guard",
": needlepoint sense 1",
": lace made with a bobbin",
": one of 12 spaces marked off on each side of a backgammon board",
": a unit of measurement: such as",
": a unit of counting in the scoring of a game or contest",
": a unit used in evaluating the strength of a bridge hand",
": a unit of academic credit",
": a unit used in quoting prices (as of stocks, bonds, and commodities)",
": a percentage of the face value of a loan often added as a placement fee or service charge",
": a percentage of the profits of a business venture (such as a motion-picture production)",
": a unit of about \u00b9/\u2087\u2082 inch used especially to measure the size of type",
": the action of pointing : such as",
": the rigidly intent attitude of a hunting dog marking game for a gunner",
": the action in dancing of extending one leg and arching the foot so that only the tips of the toes touch the floor",
": a position of a player in various games (such as lacrosse)",
": the player of such a position",
": a number thrown on the first roll of the dice in craps which the player attempts to repeat before throwing a seven \u2014 compare missout , pass sense 13",
": credit accruing from creating a good impression",
": irrelevant",
": with regard to : in the matter of",
": relevant , pertinent",
": relevant to the issue at hand : accurate and appropriate for the purpose or situation",
": to furnish with a point : sharpen",
": to give added force, emphasis, or piquancy to",
": to scratch out the old mortar from the joints of (something, such as a brick wall) and fill in with new material",
": to mark the pauses or grammatical divisions in : punctuate",
": to separate (a decimal fraction) from an integer by a decimal point",
": to mark (words, such as Hebrew words) with diacritics (such as vowel points )",
": to indicate the position or direction of especially by extending a finger",
": to direct someone's attention to",
": to indicate the presence and place of (game) by stiffening into a fixed position with head and gaze directed toward the animal hunted",
": to cause to be turned in a particular direction",
": to extend (a leg) and arch (the foot) in executing a point in dancing",
": to indicate the fact or probability of something specified",
": to indicate the position or direction of something especially by extending a finger",
": to direct attention",
": to point game",
": to lie extended, aimed, or turned in a particular direction",
": to execute a point in dancing",
": to sail close to the wind",
": to train for a particular contest",
": a separate or particular detail : item",
": an individual quality : characteristic",
": the chief idea or meaning",
": purpose , aim",
": a geometric element that has a position but no dimensions and is pictured as a small dot",
": a particular place or position",
": a particular stage or moment",
": the usually sharp end (as of a sword, pin, or pencil)",
": a piece of land that sticks out",
": a dot in writing or printing",
": one of the 32 marks indicating direction on a compass",
": a unit of scoring in a game",
": to show the position or direction of something especially by extending a finger in a particular direction",
": to direct someone's attention to",
": aim entry 1 sense 1 , direct",
": to give a sharp end to",
": a narrowly localized place or area",
": the terminal usually sharp or narrowly rounded part of something",
": a definite measurable position in a scale \u2014 see boiling point , freezing point",
": to become distended with pus prior to breaking",
": a particular detail, proposition, or issue of law",
": point of error",
": any of various incremental units used in measuring, fixing, or calculating something: as",
": a unit used in calculating a sentence by various factors (as aggravating or mitigating circumstances)",
": a unit used in the pricing of securities and valuation of markets",
": a charge to a borrower (as a mortgagor) that is equal to one percent of the principal and that is made at closing",
": relevant to the legal issues at hand"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u022fint",
"\u02c8p\u022fint",
"\u02c8p\u022fint"
],
"synonyms":[
"juncture"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"To that point , anti-Black hate crimes rose nearly 40 percent in 2020, the latest year available, according to FBI statistics. \u2014 Curtis Bunn, NBC News , 14 June 2022",
"At that point , Vance, who's now gone to Florida State, and Jones became the permanent starters. \u2014 Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal , 14 June 2022",
"The Russians, by that point in April, had been gone from the area for around two weeks, the evidence of their retreat scattered across the roads and fields \u2014 mixed with bullet-riddled civilian vehicles and hastily dug backyard graves. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"There should be no such thing at that point in the MCU. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 13 June 2022",
"It\u2019s a small, quiet gesture that\u2019s meaningful within the context of the movie at that point , functioning as a reminder to Buzz of the life that\u2019s passed him by. \u2014 cleveland , 13 June 2022",
"Reiter and his homebrewing neighbors, Andy Miller and James Dugan, in 2016 made a Great Notion flagship out of a beer that few West Coasters had heard of at that point \u2013 the New England, hazy or juicy IPA. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 June 2022",
"At that point , Flowers, 40, leaped from the stage to meet with James, and the two shared a laugh and a hug before the star returned to the stage to continue the show. \u2014 Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
"At that point , the magistrate would determine if Spacey could be released on bail to await a trial. \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"One used both hands to point a speed gun at oncoming traffic. \u2014 Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 June 2022",
"Here are the implications these questions point at. \u2014 Ronen Korman, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"As both men talked about the crash, the ice cream truck driver pulled a gun out of his pants and began to wave it around, using the gun to point at the damage before placing it back into his pants. \u2014 Hannah Brock, The Indianapolis Star , 10 June 2022",
"Johnson and members of his group were also advised not to point weapons at any officers during the protests, LMPD officials said previously. \u2014 Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal , 29 May 2022",
"The White House and Democrats in Congress should think twice about undoing the corporate tax reform and partisan economic pundits should point their criticisms at something else. \u2014 Tyler Goodspeed, WSJ , 8 May 2022",
"How to digitize text using an Android phone Open your Camera app and point the phone at a document. \u2014 Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022",
"Although Spain has refused to point a finger at Morocco, the dates the phones of S\u00e1nchez and Robles were hacked last year match up with a diplomatic crisis between the two countries. \u2014 Joseph Wilson, ajc , 5 May 2022",
"Others point the finger at the European Union for not giving Poland more emergency funding to respond to the crisis. \u2014 Lauren Egan, NBC News , 30 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212617"
},
"point (toward)":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to show that something is true or probably true"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222439"
},
"pointed":{
"type":[
"adjective ()",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": having a point",
": being an arch with a pointed crown",
": marked by the use of a pointed arch",
": being to the point : pertinent",
": aimed at a particular person or group",
": conspicuous , marked",
": having points that contrast in color with the basic coat color",
": set , fixed"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u022fin-t\u0259d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective (2)",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adjective (2)",
"1523, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190235"
},
"poison":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a substance that through its chemical action usually kills, injures, or impairs an organism",
": something destructive or harmful",
": an object of aversion or abhorrence",
": a substance that inhibits the activity of another substance or the course of a reaction or process",
": to injure or kill with poison",
": to treat, taint, or impregnate with or as if with poison",
": to exert a baneful influence on : corrupt",
": to inhibit the activity, course, or occurrence of",
": poisonous , venomous",
": impregnated with poison : poisoned",
": a substance that by its chemical action can injure or kill a living thing",
": to injure or kill with poison",
": to put poison on or in",
": a substance that through its chemical action usually kills, injures, or impairs an organism",
": a substance that inhibits the activity of another substance or the course of a reaction or process",
": to injure or kill with poison",
": to treat, taint, or impregnate with poison",
": poisonous",
": impregnated with poison"
],
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"\u02c8p\u022fi-z\u1d4an",
"\u02c8p\u022fi-z\u1d4an",
"\u02c8p\u022fiz-\u1d4an"
],
"synonyms":[
"bane",
"toxic",
"toxin",
"venom"
],
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"blemish",
"darken",
"mar",
"spoil",
"stain",
"taint",
"tarnish",
"touch",
"vitiate"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Richardson then went on to study the diffusion of gases through the atmosphere; his work was used to study the diffusion patterns of poison gases. \u2014 Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker , 7 June 2022",
"In Miramar, for example, 5,878 traps and 6,607 poison stations have been laid across the peninsula\u2019s three square miles. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
"In early December, the FBI received a complaint that Jones had manufactured the deadly poison and intended to use it to kill his former partner. \u2014 Amanda Rabines, Orlando Sentinel , 10 May 2022",
"These insects\u2019 poison provides a backup in case they do get noticed. \u2014 Kate Golembiewski, Scientific American , 3 June 2022",
"Much of that heartache is dispensed by the popular musician Ivor Novello (a smoldering, viperous Jeremy Irvine), who sings his witty ditties at the piano and dispenses little nuggets of verbal poison everywhere else. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"What is important is pulling out that poison arrow, and tending to the wound. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"One of Frankenberg\u2019s offshoot projects is an attempt to edit the DNA of native animals to develop resistance to cane toad poison . \u2014 Frances Vinall, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"While the debate heats up, Africans continue to snare, shoot, and poison all manner of wildlife to feed their families and protect themselves, livestock, and crops from leopards, buffalo, lions, elephants, and other animals. \u2014 Chris Dorsey, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Local politicians and scientists are warning that climate change and rapid population growth are shrinking the lake, creating a bowl of toxic dust that could poison the air around Salt Lake City. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"Tucker and similar proponents of this evil ideology continue to poison the minds of millions. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 7 June 2022",
"The statement of the film is really that power tends to poison people\u2019s decisions in life. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 25 May 2022",
"Instead, Luca got a counterfeit pill containing enough fentanyl to fatally poison him. \u2014 Alexandra Rockey Fleming, PEOPLE.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
"This is why social media is such a tempting tool for psychological warfare: It can be used to poison a society, perhaps with the help of a bot army. \u2014 Jaron Lanier, The Atlantic , 26 May 2022",
"Stealing his idol and then voting him out would have been practically begging him to poison the jury well. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 12 May 2022",
"But his increasingly controversial foreign policy also played a big role in his ouster by helping to poison his relationship with Pakistan\u2019s military brass. \u2014 Ian Bremmer, Time , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Damage to coal mines in the region could poison the groundwater that small villages in the area rely on for drinking water. \u2014 Nidhi Subbaraman, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Behavior and reproduction Most frogs are nocturnal, but not poison frogs. \u2014 National Geographic , 28 Feb. 2020",
"Some farmers even intentionally poison cranes to stop them from foraging in their crops. \u2014 National Geographic , 10 Feb. 2020",
"Field biologist Andrius Pa\u0161ukonis, who researches poison frog homing behavior in the wild and was not involved in this study, is excited about the results and hopes to see more work done on these and other species. \u2014 Geetha Iyer, National Geographic , 25 July 2019",
"Ken said, battling through the foliage before realizing most of it was poison ivy. \u2014 Elisabeth Egan, chicagotribune.com , 10 June 2017"
],
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"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
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"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224207"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": bag , sack",
": wallet",
": purse",
": prod , jab",
": to urge or stir by prodding or jabbing",
": to cause to prod : thrust",
": pierce , stab",
": to produce by or as if by piercing, stabbing, or jabbing",
": hit , punch",
": to deliver (a blow) with the fist",
": to hit (a blooper) in baseball",
": to cause to project",
": to make (one's way) by poking",
": to interpose or interject in a meddlesome manner",
": to make a prodding, jabbing, or thrusting movement especially repeatedly",
": to strike out at something",
": to look about or through something without system : rummage",
": meddle",
": to move or act slowly or aimlessly",
": to become stuck out or forward : protrude",
": ridicule , mock",
": a quick thrust : jab",
": a blow with the fist : punch",
": a projecting brim on the front of a woman's bonnet",
": a cutting remark : dig",
": pokeweed",
": a Hawaiian salad made typically from cubed pieces of raw seafood (such as tuna) marinated with soy sauce and sesame oil and mixed with onions or other ingredients",
": to push something usually thin or sharp into or at",
": to make by stabbing or piercing",
": to thrust or stick out or cause to thrust or stick out",
": to search through or look around often without purpose",
": to move slowly or lazily",
": a quick push with something pointed"
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u014dk",
"\u02ccp\u014d-\u02c8k\u0101",
"\u02c8p\u014dk"
],
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"bag",
"balloon",
"beetle",
"belly",
"billow",
"bulge",
"bunch",
"jut",
"overhang",
"pooch",
"pouch",
"pout",
"project",
"protrude",
"stand out",
"start",
"stick out",
"swell"
],
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"I accidentally poked my finger right through the old fabric.",
"Throwing pencils is not allowed because someone's eye could get poked out."
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a(1)",
"Noun (2)",
"1690, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun (3)",
"1708, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (4)",
"1977, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211557"
},
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"type":"noun (1)",
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"bag , sack",
"wallet",
"purse",
"prod , jab",
"to urge or stir by prodding or jabbing",
"to cause to prod thrust",
"pierce , stab",
"to produce by or as if by piercing, stabbing, or jabbing",
"hit , punch",
"to deliver (a blow) with the fist",
"to hit (a blooper) in baseball",
"to cause to project",
"to make (one's way) by poking",
"to interpose or interject in a meddlesome manner",
"to make a prodding, jabbing, or thrusting movement especially repeatedly",
"to strike out at something",
"to look about or through something without system rummage",
"meddle",
"to move or act slowly or aimlessly",
"to become stuck out or forward protrude",
"ridicule , mock",
"a quick thrust jab",
"a blow with the fist punch",
"a projecting brim on the front of a woman's bonnet",
"a cutting remark dig",
"pokeweed",
"a Hawaiian salad made typically from cubed pieces of raw seafood (such as tuna) marinated with soy sauce and sesame oil and mixed with onions or other ingredients",
"to push something usually thin or sharp into or at",
"to make by stabbing or piercing",
"to thrust or stick out or cause to thrust or stick out",
"to search through or look around often without purpose",
"to move slowly or lazily",
"a quick push with something pointed"
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"bag",
"balloon",
"beetle",
"belly",
"billow",
"bulge",
"bunch",
"jut",
"overhang",
"pooch",
"pouch",
"pout",
"project",
"protrude",
"stand out",
"start",
"stick out",
"swell"
],
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"I accidentally poked my finger right through the old fabric.",
"Throwing pencils is not allowed because someone's eye could get poked out."
],
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"Noun (1)",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a(1)",
"Noun (2)",
"1690, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun (3)",
"1708, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (4)",
"1977, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162415"
},
"poky":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": small and cramped",
": shabby , dull",
": annoyingly slow",
": so slow as to be annoying",
": small and cramped"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u014d-k\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"crawling",
"creeping",
"dallying",
"dawdling",
"dilatory",
"dillydallying",
"dragging",
"laggard",
"lagging",
"languid",
"leisurely",
"poking",
"slow",
"sluggish",
"snail-paced",
"snaillike",
"tardy",
"unhurried"
],
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"barreling",
"bolting",
"breakneck",
"breathless",
"brisk",
"careering",
"dizzy",
"fast",
"fleet",
"flying",
"hasty",
"hurrying",
"lightning",
"meteoric",
"quick",
"racing",
"rapid",
"rocketing",
"running",
"rushing",
"scooting",
"scudding",
"scurrying",
"snappy",
"speeding",
"speedy",
"swift",
"warp-speed",
"whirling",
"whirlwind",
"whisking",
"zipping"
],
"examples":[
"frustrated with the poky traffic during rush hour",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One New Hampshire tester brushed its 75-denier polyester face through poky young evergreens, shouldered an ax, and sawed branches while doing trail work on Mount Moosilauke. \u2014 Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"Most of these studies have varied widely in their methodologies, producing a broad range of possible maximum running speeds for T. Rex, from a poky 10-15 mph (16-24 km/hour) to about 45 mph (72 km/h). \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Noonan picked up the cafeti\u00e8re from her desk and brought it into the station\u2019s poky little kitchen. \u2014 Colin Barrett, The New Yorker , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Newsom and the Legislature should agree on a plan this summer \u2014 something more like the State Water Project than the poky bullet train. \u2014 George Skelton, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2021",
"On the poky Murano streets that snake with canals, dozens of glassmaking houses are still active, and each operates with a staunch dedication to the craft. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 27 Mar. 2021",
"The spot was miles from anywhere, on the side of a hill whose poky desert plants scrape anyone who walks by, and over which wild horses keep watch. \u2014 Sarah Scoles, Popular Science , 5 Jan. 2021",
"The partners\u2019 goal was making underwriting, the poky part in the middle, fully electronic. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 2 Sep. 2020",
"The 53-year-old lives alone in a modest apartment, cycles to his poky office in The Hague and takes time off from running the country to teach social studies at a local school. \u2014 The Economist , 11 July 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":" poke entry 2 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175810"
},
"polar":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it",
"coming from or having the characteristics of such a region",
"passing over a celestial body's north and south poles",
"traveling in a polar orbit",
"of or relating to one or more poles (as of a magnet)",
"serving as a guide",
"diametrically opposite",
"exhibiting polarity",
"having a dipole or characterized by molecules having dipoles",
"resembling a pole or axis around which all else revolves pivotal",
"of, relating to, or expressed in polar coordinates",
"of or relating to a polar coordinate system",
"a straight line related to a point",
"the straight line joining the points of contact of the tangents from a point exterior to a conic section",
"of or relating to the north pole or south pole or nearby regions",
"coming from or being like a polar region",
"of or relating to a pole of a magnet",
"of or relating to one or more poles (as of a spherical body)",
"exhibiting polarity",
"having a dipole or characterized by molecules having dipoles",
"being at opposite ends of a spectrum of symptoms or manifestations"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8p\u014d-l\u0259r",
"synonyms":[
"antipodal",
"antipodean",
"antithetical",
"contradictory",
"contrary",
"diametric",
"diametrical",
"opposite"
],
"antonyms":[
"noncontradictory"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"They took polar positions on the issue.",
"She and I are good friends even though we're polar opposites .",
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"The move reflects the increasing importance of the planet north of the Arctic Circle, as Earth warms and polar regions become ripe for economic exploitation. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 9 June 2022",
"The subtropical jet stream is formed when warm air from the equator meets the cool air from the polar regions and flows from west to east. \u2014 Anusha Krishnan, Quartz , 30 May 2022",
"There\u2019s much more to come of the Sun\u2019s polar regions. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Gradually, the spacecraft will raise its orientation to study the sun's polar regions more directly than ever before. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 18 May 2022",
"Beyond the existing rovers exploring Mars, the survey recommends funding for the Mars Life Explorer, which would land hardware near an ice deposit away from the Martian polar regions. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Maggie Shipstead\u2019s celebrated novel is not strictly about the polar regions. \u2014 Eva Holland, Outside Online , 30 Mar. 2022",
"But in other polar regions, such as Greenland, ice shelves are melting from below \u2014 and also above \u2014 as surface temperatures rise, Neff said. \u2014 NBC News , 27 Mar. 2022",
"The series will follow two polar opposites who become intertwined in a love affair that turns their worlds \u2013 and those of everyone around them \u2013 upside down. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 19 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"And by the late 1970s, polar -orbiting satellites began gathering data as well. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Dec. 2021",
"The median life expectancy for a polar in human care is 23.4 years, according to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. \u2014 Theresa Waldrop, CNN , 25 Sep. 2021",
"But her relentlessly pragmatic approach to politics is the polar opposite of, say, the Bernie Sanders approach. \u2014 Michelle Goldberg, New York Times , 5 May 2020",
"The rainforest environment is all the more remarkable, the researchers said, considering that the region annually experiences a four-month polar night when there is no sunlight to nurture plant life. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Apr. 2020",
"Even millions of years ago, the South Pole endured what's known as a four-month polar night when no sunlight can be seen. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 1 Apr. 2020",
"Herschel Island is home to moose, musk oxen and caribou; the site is one of the few places where black, polar and grizzly bears share the same habitat, per Smithsonian magazine. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 Mar. 2020",
"At-home polar plunges do come at a far cheaper cost, though; depending on the area, entering a cryotherapy chamber could cost you about $75 a pop. \u2014 Claire Maldarelli, Popular Science , 17 Jan. 2019",
"His polar opposite, meanwhile, was the pair of bluestockings to his left. \u2014 Nicholas M. Gallagher, National Review , 21 Mar. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1848, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"polarize":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern",
": to give physical polarity to",
": to break up into opposing factions or groupings",
": concentrate sense 1",
": to become polarized",
": to cause (as light waves) to vibrate in a definite pattern",
": to give physical polarity to",
": to become polarized"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u014d-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz"
],
"synonyms":[
"center",
"centralize",
"compact",
"concenter",
"concentrate",
"consolidate",
"unify",
"unite"
],
"antonyms":[
"decentralize",
"deconcentrate",
"spread (out)"
],
"examples":[
"The war has polarized the nation.",
"The current debate polarizes along lines of class and race.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When circumstances are already heated, there\u2019s no need to further polarize the obvious. \u2014 Abiola Salami, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Tom Hanks, for instance, gives a performance that may polarize audiences. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
"Tuesday\u2019s primaries confirmed that angry and highly energized factions are increasingly defining both parties; as a result, America\u2019s politics continues to polarize . \u2014 Karl Rove, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
"Disinformation campaigns have helped polarize and politicize the issues, dividing people and preventing the potential to work together to make changes, Guterres writes. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 5 Apr. 2022",
"When stuff like this is happening, society begins to polarize , which is absolutely natural. \u2014 Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic , 25 Mar. 2022",
"That includes every possible position on gun ownership and regulation as the issue continues to polarize the nation. \u2014 Carol Kim Community Voices Contributor, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Mar. 2022",
"With skill and care, Russian operatives tested and retested how best to polarize audiences. \u2014 Tom Southern, Wired , 10 Mar. 2022",
"As a side effect, the May primary faceoff between the two remaining high-profile candidates could further polarize voters within the Republican party before potentially heading into a runoff. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 8 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"French polariser , from New Latin polaris polar",
"first_known_use":[
"1811, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210001"
},
"polestar":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": north star",
": a directing principle : guide",
": a center of attraction"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u014dl-\u02ccst\u00e4r"
],
"synonyms":[
"compass",
"cynosure",
"direction",
"focus",
"lodestar",
"loadstar"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"under the polestar of progress, urban renewal programs gutted the historic districts of many cities"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213254"
},
"policeman":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a member of a police force",
": one held to resemble a policeman",
": a man who is a police officer",
": an instrument (as a flat piece of rubber on a glass rod) for removing solids from a vessel (as a beaker)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113s-m\u0259n",
"p\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113s-m\u0259n",
"p\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113s-m\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"bobby",
"bull",
"constable",
"cop",
"copper",
"flatfoot",
"fuzz",
"gendarme",
"lawman",
"officer",
"police officer",
"shamus"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"reported the crime to the nearest policeman",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Set in 1901, an ambitious portrait of Alexey Alchevsky, founder of Russia\u2019s first mortgage bank and Ukrainian Donbas patriot, framed through a procedural narrative of a young policeman investigating his mysterious death. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 6 June 2022",
"When the trail goes cold on a murder investigation of a policeman an undercover narcotics officer is lured back to the force to help solve the case. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 26 May 2022",
"One policeman was injured in the operation to retake control of the prison. \u2014 CNN , 9 May 2022",
"Schlossberg first made his reputation when four men attempted to steal guns from a Williamsburg shop and ended up killing a policeman and getting penned in by the NYPD. \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
"Two years ago, Croydon\u2019s three selectmen (including Ian Underwood) made a surprise motion to fire the town\u2019s only policeman and dissolve the department. \u2014 Peter Greene, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"McBride creates a chaotic and colorful world of characters: There are Italian mobsters and an Irish policeman who falls in love with a virtuous church lady. \u2014 The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
"In the video, a policeman kicked her old wooden door multiple times, eventually breaking through and taking the woman to quarantine. \u2014 Wenxin Fan, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
"But there\u2019s a catch: Their passengers include Cam and a rookie policeman (Jackson White) who was shot during the robbery. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200820"
},
"policy":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()"
],
"definitions":[
": prudence or wisdom in the management of affairs",
": management or procedure based primarily on material interest",
": a definite course or method of action selected from among alternatives and in light of given conditions to guide and determine present and future decisions",
": a high-level overall plan embracing the general goals and acceptable procedures especially of a governmental body",
": a writing whereby a contract of insurance is made",
": a daily lottery in which participants bet that certain numbers will be drawn from a lottery wheel",
": number sense 7a",
": a set of guidelines or rules that determine a course of action",
": a document that contains the agreement made by an insurance company with a person whose life or property is insured",
": an overall plan, principle, or guideline",
": one formulated outside of the judiciary",
": a contract of insurance",
": the written instrument of such a contract"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4-l\u0259-s\u0113",
"\u02c8p\u00e4-l\u0259-s\u0113",
"\u02c8p\u00e4-l\u0259-s\u0113"
],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun (2)",
"1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222209"
},
"polish":{
"type":"verb",
"definitions":[
"to make smooth and glossy usually by friction burnish",
"to smooth, soften, or refine in manners or condition",
"to bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state perfect",
"to become smooth or glossy by or as if by friction",
"a smooth glossy surface luster",
"freedom from rudeness or coarseness culture",
"a state of high development or refinement",
"the action or process of polishing",
"a preparation that is used to produce a gloss and often a color for the protection and decoration of a surface",
"of, relating to, or characteristic of Poland, the Poles, or Polish",
"the Slavic language of the Poles",
"to make smooth and shiny usually by rubbing",
"to improve in manners, condition, or style",
"to finish completely",
"a smooth and shiny surface",
"a substance for making a surface smooth and shiny",
"good manners refinement",
"of or relating to Poland, the Poles, or Polish",
"the language of the Poles"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8p\u00e4-lish",
"synonyms":[
"buff",
"burnish",
"dress",
"furbish",
"gloss",
"grind",
"rub",
"shine",
"smooth",
"smoothen"
],
"antonyms":[
"accomplishment",
"civilization",
"couth",
"cultivation",
"culture",
"refinement"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"In response, Sissi\u2019s administration has tried to take some steps to polish its image. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
"In order to polish his image before the election, Jansa has distanced himself from Orban and adopted a tough stance toward Russia over the invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Ali Zerdin, ajc , 24 Apr. 2022",
"In 2018, Round House commissioned Lord to polish the play. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
"For smooth, supple skin, exfoliate head-to-toe with Frank Body's Original Coffee Scrub \u2014 an exfoliator that, as the name suggests, uses coffee granules to polish skin. \u2014 Sarah Han, Allure , 8 Apr. 2022",
"As Trump\u2019s chief of staff, Mulvaney spent his time trying to polish Trump policies. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The same is true for anyone wanting to polish their profile. \u2014 Robin Ryan, Forbes , 2 Nov. 2021",
"Stores should seize the opportunity to polish their online shopping experience and increase their chances of having happy, satisfied and loyal customers returning for more. \u2014 Bagrat Safaryan, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
"How generous of him to polish our terror into a fine shine and spoon out fatalism like sherbet, sweet and cold and fleeting. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"That language puts a Zuckerbergian techno-utopian polish on a change Meta is making out of pure competitive necessity. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"Wings equipment manger Paul Boyer combated the problem with Maximum Edge, a metal polish applied to the bottom of a blade to reduce friction. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 1 June 2022",
"Lime-green and black leopard spots were painted over a teal polish on her pinky nail. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 31 May 2022",
"With her hair perfectly coiffed and her slender frame encased in couture, Bass telegraphed a polish remarkable even in her rarefied circles. \u2014 Ian Malone, Vogue , 11 May 2022",
"Emilie Heathe Nail Polish in Billions is a 10-free nail polish that looks good and is a better lacquer choice for the environment. \u2014 ELLE , 4 May 2022",
"The smells-like-weed green, called 'Mary Jane,' is a standout polish in the collection. \u2014 Megan Decker, refinery29.com , 7 Dec. 2021",
"This particular color is the Ritzy Dips polish in Phlox. \u2014 Jennet Jusu, Allure , 27 May 2022",
"Easily one of chicest nail polish of bottle ever designed. \u2014 ELLE , 26 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun (1)",
"1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1b",
"Adjective",
"1592, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"1555, in the meaning defined above"
],
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},
"polite":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or having the characteristics of advanced culture",
": marked by refined cultural interests and pursuits especially in arts and belles lettres",
": showing or characterized by correct social usage",
": marked by an appearance of consideration, tact, deference, or courtesy",
": marked by a lack of roughness or crudities",
": showing courtesy or good manners"
],
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"p\u0259-\u02c8l\u012bt",
"p\u0259-\u02c8l\u012bt"
],
"synonyms":[
"civil",
"courteous",
"genteel",
"gracious",
"mannerly",
"well-bred"
],
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"discourteous",
"ill-bred",
"ill-mannered",
"impolite",
"inconsiderate",
"mannerless",
"rude",
"thoughtless",
"uncivil",
"ungenteel",
"ungracious",
"unmannered",
"unmannerly"
],
"examples":[
"It was polite of him to hold the door for them.",
"Please be polite to the guests.",
"It isn't polite to interrupt people when they're talking.",
"She received some polite applause despite the mistakes in her performance.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Job seekers should have their antennas up to detect if the interviewers are self-aware, empathetic and polite . \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"At an appearance with Ophuls in 2009, Jean-Luc Godard, in an unusually polite mood, paid him high praise for The Sorrow and the Pity, which explores the German occupation of France through a portrait of one city, Clermont-Ferrand. \u2014 Rachel Kushner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"In a very polite exchange, Horton and Rachel spoke with two bank employees. \u2014 Zayna Syed, The Arizona Republic , 20 May 2022",
"Congressman Cawthorn was very polite , very congenial, offered his support in absolutely any way to help me defeat [Democratic Buncombe County Commissioner Jasmine Beach-Ferrara]. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 19 May 2022",
"And incursion sounds like an unnecessarily polite term to describe a multiversal war that Kang wanted to prevent in the first place. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 16 May 2022",
"We were given white hard hats, clear protective glasses, bright yellow vests and detailed safety instructions by very polite but security-conscious quarry employees. \u2014 Bob Hill, The Courier-Journal , 3 May 2022",
"The father was polite as Ms. Thomas was announced and clapped twice. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
"Just 16% of Italian drivers said that their fellow Italians were polite , while 14% of French drivers reckon that French drivers are stressed. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 27 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English (Scots) polit , Latin politus , from past participle of polire ",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1500, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174822"
},
"politesse":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": formal politeness : decorousness"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccp\u00e4-li-\u02c8tes",
"\u02ccp\u022f-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The avatars onscreen were often just rectangles or blobs, and the concepts had to stay within the bounds of dinner-table politesse . \u2014 Neima Jahromi, The New Yorker , 22 Sep. 2021",
"The politesse recommended by Attlee, Bevin, and others had gained the American Jews almost nothing. \u2014 Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker , 2 Nov. 2020",
"But Peck is just as much the keeper of the flame of the precision postmodernists like William H. Gass, another Midwesterner who had a way with metaphor and a burning fury against politesse . \u2014 Mark Athitakis, Washington Post , 6 Nov. 2019",
"With flattery and French politesse , President Emmanuel Macron delicately maneuvered around Trump, partly by playing to the President\u2019s ego. \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 27 Aug. 2019",
"The responses are eye-opening, but do not necessarily represent the gold standard of politesse . \u2014 Ajc Homepage, ajc , 24 Nov. 2017",
"The Trump Administration has the right idea, even if the President\u2019s words lack the usual diplomatic politesse . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 9 Aug. 2017",
"Apparently, the T & T squad didn\u2019t want to burn some of that politesse and reciprocity with the Sounders. \u2014 Geoff Baker, The Seattle Times , 27 Aug. 2017",
"Black demonstrators protesting the murder of teen-agers are met with tanks and riot gear; white demonstrators protesting the unpopularity of Nazi and Confederate ideology are met with politesse . \u2014 Longreads , 15 Aug. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"French, from Middle French, cleanness, from Old Italian pulitezza , from pulito , past participle of pulire to polish, clean, from Latin polire ",
"first_known_use":[
"1683, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202016"
},
"politic":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": political",
": characterized by shrewdness in managing, contriving, or dealing",
": sagacious in promoting a policy",
": shrewdly tactful"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02cctik"
],
"synonyms":[
"diplomatic",
"tactful"
],
"antonyms":[
"gauche",
"impolitic",
"tactless",
"undiplomatic",
"untactful"
],
"examples":[
"It would not be politic to ignore them.",
"the actor is politic in discussing the aborted film project, being content to say that there were \u201ccreative differences\u201d",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For his part, M\u00e1rki-Zay didn\u2019t give the most politic concession speech. \u2014 John Fund, National Review , 5 Apr. 2022",
"But some of those friends were decidedly less politic when contacted by a reporter. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Oct. 2021",
"Meanwhile, as the early promise of a coronavirus-free summer has given way to new mask mandates and other restrictions, public hostility toward vaccine holdouts has spurred accusations of politic grandstanding, ignorance and selfishness. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 31 July 2021",
"Even the ever- politic Hough couldn't come to the animal rescue for the second week. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 29 Sep. 2020",
"These actions would be politic as well as morally correct, insuring that the Democratic Party\u2019s most reliable base will be able to vote unimpeded in the 2022 midterms. \u2014 Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker , 28 Sep. 2020",
"The mass stoppage wasn't due to the coronavirus, but outrage over another pandemic, that of racial injustice, politic brutality, and the disregard for Black lives. \u2014 Claire Zillman, Fortune , 27 Aug. 2020",
"Included with the politic petition were cellphone photos of Cole giving the Nazi salute and standing in front of the Auschwitz death camp in Germany. \u2014 Phil Helsel, NBC News , 19 Oct. 2019",
"That included Erniece Winfield, who tried to politic for her son, Antoine Jr., to be drafted onto the Red Bulls. \u2014 Andy Greder, Twin Cities , 4 Oct. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English politik, pollitique \"of spiritual or secular governance, political, sagacious, prudent,\" borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French politique \"of the state, political, of the regulation of social behavior,\" borrowed from Latin pol\u012bticus \"of civil government, political\" (Medieval Latin, \"judicious, prudent\"), borrowed from Greek pol\u012btik\u00f3s \"of citizens, civic, made up of citizens, of a statesman, of a state, political, public,\" from pol\u012b\u0301t\u0113s \"citizen, freeman\" + -ikos -ic entry 1 \u2014 more at police entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210845"
},
"polluted":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make ceremonially or morally impure : defile",
": debase sense 1",
": to make physically impure or unclean : befoul , dirty",
": to contaminate (an environment) especially with man-made waste",
": to spoil or make impure especially with waste made by humans",
": to make physically impure or unclean",
": to contaminate (an environment) especially with man-made waste"
],
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"p\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fct",
"p\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fct",
"p\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fct"
],
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"befoul",
"contaminate",
"defile",
"foul",
"poison",
"taint"
],
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"decontaminate",
"purify"
],
"examples":[
"Miles of beaches were polluted by the oil spill.",
"Car exhaust pollutes the air.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Biden administration on Thursday proposed undoing a Trump-era rule that limited the power of states and Native American tribes to block energy projects like natural gas pipelines based on their potential to pollute rivers and streams. \u2014 Michael Phillis, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
"Through its carbon conversion technology, Air Company removes the impurities often found in alcohol by capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions that would otherwise pollute Earth. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 23 May 2022",
"Recirculating tanks require huge amounts of energy to move and filter millions of gallons of water daily, and that water still holds waste that can pollute nearby rivers and estuaries. \u2014 Ellen Ruppel Shell, Scientific American , 1 May 2022",
"Caps are also set well above the levels at which industries currently pollute , providing an incentive to continue with status quo (or even slightly higher) emissions. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 27 May 2022",
"It's estimated that tens of thousands of tons of microplastics pollute waters around the globe. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Plastic bottles and car tires clog the estuary in Imperial Beach and pollute the city\u2019s shoreline, where the refuse can harm everything from birds and lobsters to dolphins and gray whales. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Our industrial food system degrades soil \u2014 from loss of topsoil by tilling to the over application of artificial fertilisers (which also pollute river systems, and ultimately the oceans). \u2014 Christopher Marquis, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Groups in the Inland Empire and Central Valley have used requirements under CEQA to stall or force changes to warehouse projects that threaten to further pollute neighborhoods that already face poor air quality. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin pollutus , past participle of polluere , from por- (akin to Latin per through) + -luere (akin to Latin lutum mud, Greek lyma dirt, defilement) \u2014 more at for ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215305"
},
"polychromatic":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": showing a variety or a change of colors : multicolored",
": being or relating to radiation that is composed of more than one wavelength",
": showing a variety or a change of colors",
": exhibiting polychromatophilia"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccp\u00e4-l\u0113-kr\u014d-\u02c8ma-tik",
"-kr\u014d-\u02c8mat-ik"
],
"synonyms":[
"chromatic",
"colored",
"colorful",
"kaleidoscopic",
"motley",
"multicolored",
"multihued",
"polychrome",
"prismatic",
"rainbow",
"varicolored",
"varied",
"variegated",
"various"
],
"antonyms":[
"colorless"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The exhibition\u2019s candy-colored archway, made from nine different slabs of polychromatic onyx, became one of the most Instagrammed items of the week. \u2014 Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor , 14 June 2022",
"The new fascia has a perfectly symmetrical design, centered on a circular power on/off sphere which uses the company\u2019s familiar polychromatic indicator lighting, offering a clear and simple indication of the amplifier\u2019s status. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
"If daylight isn't readily available, researchers said polychromatic white light enriched in short wavelengths\u2014a cool, white LED light at about 6500K, based on current lighting options\u2014is the next best option. \u2014 Ashley Abramson, Health.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The Speed Twin Breitling Limited Edition has a polychromatic blue color scheme that matches the dial of the latest Top Time, along with a custom instrument panel, engine detail and premium leather seat that all bear the Breitling name or logo. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Locks, studs and clasps connect the 20 pieces that make up the mostly polychromatic line, which is structured around four themes: Le Multipin, Le Magn\u00e9tisme, La Mini Malle and Cocktail Rings. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 4 Feb. 2022",
"The treatment is capped off with polychromatic LED light therapy. \u2014 Lesleymck, Variety , 13 Oct. 2021",
"The amplifier is designed, engineered and built in the UK and has the unmistakable polychromatic spherical controls which are used to select the power and gain controls. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 21 Sep. 2021",
"While requisite health protocols, including a ban on spectators, have sapped the Games of both color and human connection, the stores have become a substitute arena of polychromatic cultural discovery for some. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Greek polychr\u014dmatos , from poly- + chr\u014dmat-, chr\u014dma color \u2014 more at chromatic ",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191351"
},
"pommel":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the knob on the hilt of a sword or saber",
": the protuberance at the front and top of a saddle",
": either of a pair of removable rounded or U-shaped handles used on the top of a pommel horse",
": pummel",
": a rounded knob on the handle of a sword or at the front of a saddle"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259-m\u0259l",
"\u02c8p\u00e4-",
"\u02c8p\u0259-m\u0259l",
"\u02c8p\u0259-m\u0259l"
],
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"bash",
"baste",
"bat",
"batter",
"beat",
"belabor",
"belt",
"birch",
"bludgeon",
"buffet",
"bung up",
"club",
"curry",
"do",
"drub",
"fib",
"flog",
"hammer",
"hide",
"lace",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lash",
"lather",
"lick",
"maul",
"mess (up)",
"paddle",
"pelt",
"pound",
"pummel",
"punch out",
"rough (up)",
"slate",
"slog",
"switch",
"tan",
"thrash",
"thresh",
"thump",
"tromp",
"wallop",
"whale",
"whip",
"whop",
"whap",
"whup",
"work over"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"the elderly woman pommeled the would-be thief with her handbag until he begged for mercy",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Researchers detected the elaborate geometric designs on the sword\u2019s upper and lower guards, as well as its pommel . \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 Dec. 2021",
"And a specialized stainless-steel pommel works great for hammering on tent stakes, but can be used to tenderize cuts of wild game, as well. \u2014 Outdoor Life , 23 Feb. 2021",
"One thing to look for in a camping hatchet is a solid, flat pommel --that\u2019s the part of the hatchet head on the other end from the cutting edge. \u2014 Outdoor Life , 23 Feb. 2021",
"The most important feature is its pommel , which acts as a spear and can pierce plexiglass or helicopter windows with ease. \u2014 Matt Fratus, Field & Stream , 19 Aug. 2020",
"Depending on the make and model, your knife may have a pommel that comes to a point for precise impact (like smashing glass or skulls). \u2014 Popular Science , 15 June 2020",
"Other lavish artifacts laid to rest with the man include a nearly eight-inch copper dagger adorned with a whale bone pommel , or rounded knob at the end of its handle, and a wrist guard made of rare green stone. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 May 2020",
"Pound the slices on a clean rock with the pommel of your knife to tenderize the meat and flatten it to a consistent thickness. \u2014 T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream , 9 Jan. 2017",
"Depending on the make and model, your knife may have a pommel that comes to a point for precise impact (like smashing glass or skulls). \u2014 Popular Science , 15 June 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"There are pommel horses, vertical bars and all the other equipment that populates a gymnastics school. \u2014 Rick Kogan, chicagotribune.com , 28 June 2021",
"It\u2019s the first alpine ski area at Hatcher Pass \u2014 long a destination for cross country skiers \u2014 since the 1970s, when there was a rope tow and pommel lift at Independence Mine. \u2014 Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News , 4 Dec. 2020",
"Not surprisingly, the five fastest serves ever recorded were pommeled by players 6-foot-4 or bigger. \u2014 Robbie Gonzalez, WIRED , 12 July 2019",
"The President\u2019s $17 million home on the island of St. Martin, Le Chateau des Palmiers, was pommeled by Irma days earlier as the then-Category 5 storm wreaked havoc on several Caribbean islands. \u2014 Mackenzie Schmidt, PEOPLE.com , 12 Sep. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1530, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201114"
},
"pomposity":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior",
": a pompous gesture, habit, or act"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u00e4m-\u02c8p\u00e4-s\u0259-t\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"arrogance",
"assumption",
"bumptiousness",
"consequence",
"haughtiness",
"hauteur",
"high horse",
"huffiness",
"imperiousness",
"loftiness",
"lordliness",
"masterfulness",
"peremptoriness",
"pompousness",
"presumptuousness",
"pretense",
"pretence",
"pretension",
"pretentiousness",
"self-consequence",
"self-importance",
"superciliousness",
"superiority",
"toploftiness"
],
"antonyms":[
"humility",
"modesty",
"unassumingness",
"unpretentiousness"
],
"examples":[
"restaurant reviews that are written with a pomposity that will leave a bad taste in anyone's mouth",
"his over-the-top trophy mansion should give you some idea of his pomposity",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His calling card was a no-nonsense political sensibility, infused with audience-pleasing humor that punctured the dominant character trait of many an officeholder: pomposity . \u2014 Clyde Haberman, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"Gilbert, for instance, enjoyed sending up the polysyllabic pomposity of the English oratory of his day. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"But there are times, especially in the record\u2019s first half, when the band\u2019s societal broadsides veer into pomposity . \u2014 Mark Richardson, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
"Amy Schumer, Regina Hall, and Wanda Sykes kicked off the 2022 Oscars \u2014 the first time three women have ever had that job \u2014 with hilarious jabs at Hollywood pomposity and the culture wars. \u2014 Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The cavalier pomposity and condescension of that gesture still shock me. \u2014 Helen Shaw, Vulture , 17 July 2021",
"Part of his schtick is elevating the unseen everyday to deluxe status, poking fun at the pomposity of the fashion beast. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Swaggering pomposity becomes embarrassed self-deprecation. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
"But Thalberg didn\u2019t grasp what had actually worked: the expensive style of the production, pitting the Marxes against the pomposity of opera, and placing Keaton against a full-scale location shoot in New York City. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1572, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223853"
},
"pompousness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": excessively elevated or ornate",
": having or exhibiting self-importance : arrogant",
": relating to or suggestive of pomp or splendor : magnificent",
": having or showing an attitude of someone who thinks he or she is better than other people"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4m-p\u0259s",
"\u02c8p\u00e4m-p\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"arrogant",
"assumptive",
"bumptious",
"cavalier",
"chesty",
"haughty",
"high-and-mighty",
"high-handed",
"high-hat",
"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"huffish",
"huffy",
"imperious",
"important",
"lofty",
"lordly",
"masterful",
"overweening",
"peremptory",
"presuming",
"presumptuous",
"pretentious",
"self-asserting",
"self-assertive",
"sniffy",
"stiff-necked",
"supercilious",
"superior",
"toplofty",
"toploftical",
"uppish",
"uppity"
],
"antonyms":[
"humble",
"lowly",
"modest",
"unarrogant",
"unpretentious"
],
"examples":[
"So as the pictures of flooded shanties flicker by on cable news, uptight neatnik Midwestern Lutherans and sensitive northeastern urban sophisticates and pompous media grandees on both coasts express shock at the unexpected squalor of the poverty and bafflement over the slovenly corruption of the civic institutions. \u2014 Rob Long , National Review , 26 Sept. 2005",
"President Warren Harding was an orator, but his bloviations were an army of pompous phrases moving across the landscape in search of an idea. \u2014 Harold Evans , New York Times Book Review , 11 Nov. 2001",
"She never allowed her spirit to become, as, say, Henry Adams did, curdled by long exposure to Washington's tawdry and pompous aspects. \u2014 George F. Will , Newsweek , 24 May 1999",
"She found it difficult to talk about her achievements without sounding pompous .",
"the pompous waiter served us in the manner of a person doing some poor soul a great favor",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Each of them delivers a pompous speech diagnosing Pinocchio\u2019s ailment, and each diagnosis differs from the others. \u2014 Joan Acocella, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"Constance is a pompous British aristocrat from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London. \u2014 Gustaf Lundberg Toresson, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"Genet\u2019s face stared out from the cover, once old and pompous , now young and troubled. \u2014 Sa\u00efd Sayrafiezadeh, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
"Young is morphed into a rather pompous George Washington and Mani into pro-slavery Founding Father Charles Pinckney. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The result is that Parallel Mothers is Almod\u00f3var\u2019s most pompous and unconvincingly political film. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Euphoria often resorts to messy, experimental and sometimes pompous storytelling to answer these questions. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Charlotte would brag about knowing the \u200b\u200bma\u00eetre d\u2019 at the Polo Bar, whereas a pompous man would definitely try\u2014and fail\u2014to impress Carrie with a reservation at Carbone. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Rifkin is not part of the movie industry, but his parasitic relationship to film culture is pompous and condescending. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 4 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"see pomp ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201225"
},
"ponder":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to weigh in the mind : appraise",
": to think about : reflect on",
": to think or consider especially quietly, soberly, and deeply",
": to think over carefully"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4n-d\u0259r",
"\u02c8p\u00e4n-d\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"chew over",
"cogitate",
"consider",
"contemplate",
"debate",
"deliberate",
"entertain",
"eye",
"kick around",
"meditate",
"mull (over)",
"perpend",
"pore (over)",
"question",
"revolve",
"ruminate",
"study",
"think (about ",
"turn",
"weigh",
"wrestle (with)"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"He pondered the question before he answered.",
"The team pondered their chances of success.",
"We pondered whether we could afford the trip.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On their late-April Zoom call, Neil, Dern and Goldblum were eager to catch up, engage in some light teasing and ponder how their lasting chemistry as a trio has proved as potent a selling point as all those special effects. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
"After deciding who is best equipped to guide the listening session, the next question to ponder is what the ultimate objective of the session is. \u2014 Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"The question we're left to ponder is not whether Trump likes to toy with the idea of using violence. \u2014 Michael D'antonio, CNN , 3 May 2022",
"While fans still ponder which Swift album might be next to get the re-recording treatment, Swift will reflect upon the standout track from Red (Taylor\u2019s Version) next month at the Tribeca Film Festival. \u2014 Jason Lipshutz, Billboard , 19 May 2022",
"Rumor has it that both a meteor shower at the end of May and a total lunar eclipse in the middle of the month will tempt us to look up safely and ponder the light and dark of our vast universe. \u2014 Maria Shine Stewart, cleveland , 10 May 2022",
"Writer-narrators from discouraging backgrounds are prone in their comfortable middle age to ponder obsessively the dreams of their fathers or the enigma of their arrival in a once unaccommodating and now welcoming world. \u2014 Pankaj Mishra, The New York Review of Books , 20 Oct. 2021",
"Lawmakers ponder importing water from the Pacific Ocean to rescue the Great Salt Lake. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 May 2022",
"Those who apply for the job should ponder the phrase, too. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225052"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": significant enough to be worth considering : appreciable",
": capable of being weighed"
],
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"\u02c8p\u00e4n-d(\u0259-)r\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8p\u00e4n-d(\u0259-)r\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"1813, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220624"
},
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"type":"adjective",
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"of very great weight",
"unwieldy or clumsy because of weight and size",
"oppressively or unpleasantly dull lifeless",
"very heavy",
"slow or clumsy because of weight and size",
"unpleasantly dull"
],
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"boring",
"colorless",
"drab",
"dreary",
"drudging",
"dry",
"dull",
"dusty",
"flat",
"heavy",
"ho-hum",
"humdrum",
"jading",
"jejune",
"leaden",
"mind-numbing",
"monochromatic",
"monotonous",
"numbing",
"old",
"pedestrian",
"slow",
"stale",
"stodgy",
"stuffy",
"stupid",
"tame",
"tedious",
"tiresome",
"tiring",
"uninteresting",
"wearisome",
"weary",
"wearying"
],
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"absorbing",
"engaging",
"engrossing",
"gripping",
"interesting",
"intriguing",
"involving",
"riveting"
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"examples":[
"students struggling to stay awake during a ponderous lecture",
"fell asleep during the ponderous speech",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Despite the music\u2019s harmonic richness, Weilerstein eschewed the temptation of ponderous tempos and the Phoenix playing was polished and articulate throughout. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
"The dialogue is reduced to ponderous proverbs and telegram-like declarations. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 10 May 2022",
"The ponderous massed-choir pieties of the Victorian era later yielded to the lighter, swifter mood of period-instrument versions and the semi-operatic stagings of directors such as Jonathan Miller and Peter Sellars. \u2014 Boyd Tonkin, WSJ , 14 Apr. 2022",
"This is realism with all the ponderous weight but little of the visual payoff. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The sentiment serves as the thesis for this anthology series from creator Aaron Cooley and director Susanne Bier, a well-meaning but ponderous effort that wastes a trio of extraordinary actresses with its dull and cursory storytelling. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Sussmann\u2019s trial is scheduled for May, but the case has already whipped Washington into a frenzy with allegations of political spying, counterclaims of a political witch-hunt, and now, the return of the ponderous Hillary herself. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 19 Feb. 2022",
"To deal with a narrow waterway and stiff winds, the captain of the sidewheeler intended to use the connection to swing the ponderous vessel onto the correct course. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Mar. 2022",
"The game\u2019s ponderous , precise combat was poorly suited to demos; Miyazaki recalls players shrugging and walking away. \u2014 Simon Parkin, The New Yorker , 25 Feb. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163447"
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"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"a person holding many public or private offices",
"a person in high position or of great influence"
],
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"big",
"big boy",
"big cheese",
"big gun",
"big leaguer",
"big shot",
"big wheel",
"big-timer",
"bigfoot",
"biggie",
"bigwig",
"fat cat",
"heavy",
"heavy hitter",
"heavyweight",
"high-muck-a-muck",
"high-muckety-muck",
"honcho",
"kahuna",
"kingfish",
"kingpin",
"major leaguer",
"muckety-muck",
"muck-a-muck",
"mucky-muck",
"nabob",
"nawab",
"nibs",
"nob",
"wheel"
],
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"lightweight",
"nobody",
"nonentity",
"nothing",
"shrimp",
"twerp",
"whippersnapper",
"zero",
"zilch"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"dog",
"to botch an activity or undertaking screw up",
"bulge"
],
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"canine",
"dog",
"doggy",
"doggie",
"hound",
"tyke",
"tike"
],
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"bag",
"balloon",
"beetle",
"belly",
"billow",
"bulge",
"bunch",
"jut",
"overhang",
"poke",
"pouch",
"pout",
"project",
"protrude",
"stand out",
"start",
"stick out",
"swell"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"What a cute little pooch !",
"walking down the street with several pooches on leashes",
"Verb",
"his lower lip pooched out in disappointment",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"The floating pooch raft measures 60 x 45 x 9 inches and supports up to 220 pounds. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 26 May 2022",
"On the ride home from the Harford shelter, the 42-pound pooch sat on the back seat, behind the driver, Antonio, and rested her head on his shoulder. \u2014 Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun , 20 May 2022",
"Will your breasts droop and your stomach pooch permanently or will everything eventually go back to its proper place? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
"The employee experience means operating under the influence of personal circumstances\u2014right down to the visibly overwhelmed individual speaking to you over Zoom as a pooch yaps, children cajole and a laundry buzzer sounds off in the background. \u2014 Rob Catalano, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"Those who arrive with pets in tow usually find their way to Dog Beach, a serene place to stroll with your pooch . \u2014 Alexander Lobrano, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022",
"This year's message is love for our pets and for the Puppy Bowl, which promotes pet adoption and the thrill of giving a pooch a second chance. \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The footage from the meeting shows the pooch wagging his tail as the mountain lion draws nearer, ignoring his owner's shouts to get away from the glass. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 6 Dec. 2021",
"These pooch products, along with the Aldi merchandise made for humans, will be available in Aldi stores nationwide starting April 20. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 12 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Noun",
"1908, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"circa 1923, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
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"a person holding many public or private offices",
"a person in high position or of great influence"
],
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"\u02c8p\u00fc-\u02ccb\u00e4",
"-\u02ccb\u022f"
],
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"big",
"big boy",
"big cheese",
"big gun",
"big leaguer",
"big shot",
"big wheel",
"big-timer",
"bigfoot",
"biggie",
"bigwig",
"fat cat",
"heavy",
"heavy hitter",
"heavyweight",
"high-muck-a-muck",
"high-muckety-muck",
"honcho",
"kahuna",
"kingfish",
"kingpin",
"major leaguer",
"muckety-muck",
"muck-a-muck",
"mucky-muck",
"nabob",
"nawab",
"nibs",
"nob",
"wheel"
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"lightweight",
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"nonentity",
"nothing",
"shrimp",
"twerp",
"whippersnapper",
"zero",
"zilch"
],
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"1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-164544"
},
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"type":[
"noun ()",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": defecate",
": feces , excrement",
": the act of defecating",
": to become exhausted",
": to put out of breath",
": to tire out",
": an enclosed superstructure at the stern of a ship above the main deck",
": stern",
": to break over the stern of",
": to ship (a sea or wave) over the stern",
": information , scoop"
],
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"\u02c8p\u00fcp"
],
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"history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
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"Verb (1)",
"circa 1903, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (1)",
"circa 1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (2)",
"1927, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
"Noun (2)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Verb (3)",
"1727, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (3)",
"circa 1940, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215719"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": lacking material possessions",
": of, relating to, or characterized by poverty",
": less than adequate : meager",
": small in worth",
": exciting pity",
": inferior in quality or value",
": humble , unpretentious",
": mean , petty",
": lean , emaciated",
": barren , unproductive",
": indifferent , unfavorable",
": lacking a normal or adequate supply of something specified",
": having little money or few possessions",
": less than enough",
": worthy of pity",
": low in quality or condition"
],
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"\u02c8pu\u0307r",
"\u02c8p\u022fr",
"\u02c8pu\u0307r"
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"beggared",
"beggarly",
"broke",
"destitute",
"dirt-poor",
"down-and-out",
"famished",
"hard up",
"impecunious",
"impoverished",
"indigent",
"necessitous",
"needful",
"needy",
"pauperized",
"penniless",
"penurious",
"poverty-stricken",
"skint",
"threadbare"
],
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"affluent",
"deep-pocketed",
"fat",
"fat-cat",
"flush",
"moneyed",
"monied",
"opulent",
"rich",
"silk-stocking",
"wealthy",
"well-heeled",
"well-off",
"well-to-do"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the consequences have been devastating for the Afghan people, especially the poor . \u2014 Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
"An estimated 85% of the 220,000 residents here have fled, with those remaining largely the poor , the infirm and the elderly, as well as their caretakers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 June 2022",
"Somalia imports more than half of its food, and the poor in Somalia already spend 60% to 80% of their income on food. \u2014 Abdi Latif Dahir, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
"An estimated 85% of the 220,000 residents here have fled, with those remaining largely the poor , the infirm and the elderly, as well as their caretakers. \u2014 Nabih Bulos, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022",
"Somalia imports over half of its food, and the poor in Somalia already spend 60 to 80 percent of their income on food. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
"The campaign in South Dakota is the latest momentum to expand Medicaid coverage for the poor under the Affordable Care Act. \u2014 Bruce Japsen, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"The right to glean the remains of the harvest had traditionally been reserved for the poor , as in England. \u2014 Eula Biss, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022",
"Longstanding calls for an overhaul of the criminal-justice system\u2014including by those who see it as stacked against minorities and the poor \u2014intensified after the May 2020 police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. \u2014 Jacob Gershman, WSJ , 5 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English poure , from Anglo-French povre, pore , from Latin pauper ; akin to Latin paucus little and to Latin parere to give birth to, produce \u2014 more at few , pare ",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201722"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to plead poverty as a defense or excuse",
": to speak disparagingly of",
": an exaggerated claim of poverty"
],
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"\u02c8pu\u0307r-\u02ccmau\u0307t\u035fh",
"\u02c8p\u022fr-",
"-\u02ccmau\u0307th"
],
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"bad-mouth",
"belittle",
"cry down",
"decry",
"denigrate",
"deprecate",
"depreciate",
"derogate",
"diminish",
"dis",
"diss",
"discount",
"dismiss",
"disparage",
"kiss off",
"minimize",
"play down",
"put down",
"run down",
"talk down",
"trash",
"trash-talk",
"vilipend",
"write off"
],
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"acclaim",
"applaud",
"exalt",
"extol",
"extoll",
"glorify",
"laud",
"magnify",
"praise"
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"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"circa 1930, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
"Noun",
"1764, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212706"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": in a poor condition or manner",
": in an inferior or imperfect way : badly",
": somewhat ill : indisposed"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pu\u0307r-l\u0113",
"\u02c8p\u022fr-"
],
"synonyms":[
"bad",
"badly",
"deficiently",
"inadequately",
"lousily",
"unacceptably",
"unsatisfactorily",
"wretchedly"
],
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"ailing",
"bad",
"down",
"ill",
"indisposed",
"peaked",
"peaky",
"punk",
"run-down",
"sick",
"sickened",
"unhealthy",
"unsound",
"unwell"
],
"examples":[
"Adverb",
"he tends to perform poorly on standardized tests",
"Adjective",
"she stayed home because she was feeling poorly",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Defining an enigma While researchers are making strides in understanding what has become a common condition, Long COVID is still poorly understood, and definitions vary. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 29 May 2022",
"Physical, digital and biological oversight requirements for offshore windfarms, autonomous vessels and other maritime innovations are poorly understood and cannot be developed in a piecemeal fashion after the fact. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"When the pandemic hit, more kids who were untreated or poorly treated began to present for care. \u2014 John Duffy, CNN , 3 June 2022",
"And in 2015, Ohio State struggled with Northern Illinois in a 20-13 win, as both Cardale Jones and J.T. Barrett played poorly , and the Huskies went on to an 8-6 season and MAC championship loss. \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 1 June 2022",
"Cheerleaders were not the only employees treated poorly . \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
"The loss came because the Suns played poorly in the third quarter, not anything an official did. \u2014 Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic , 7 May 2022",
"Jarren Duran is on the 40-man roster, but the 25-year-old was overmatched at the plate in 33 major league games last season and played poorly in center field. \u2014 Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Gulf War syndrome, also known as Gulf War illness, is a set of symptoms poorly understood by doctors that many veterans who served in the conflict in the early 1990s experience. \u2014 Cady Stanton, USA TODAY , 21 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Story will be a free agent and at this stage why would an accomplished player stay with the poorly run Rockies? \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 Mar. 2021"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"1570, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173634"
},
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"adverb",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
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": to strike or knock sharply : hit",
": to push, put, or thrust suddenly or briefly",
": to cause to explode or burst open",
": to fire at : shoot",
": to take (pills) especially frequently or habitually",
": to open with a pop",
": to go, come, or appear suddenly",
": to move suddenly from one position or state to another",
": to escape or break away from something (such as a point of attachment) usually suddenly or unexpectedly",
": to be or become striking or prominent",
": to make or burst with a sharp sound",
": to protrude or seem to protrude from the sockets : to open very wide",
": to shoot with a firearm",
": to hit a pop fly",
": to propose marriage",
": a sharp explosive sound",
": a shot from a gun",
": soda pop",
": pop fly",
": power to hit a baseball hard",
": a drink or shot of alcohol",
": a small portion of something that makes a vivid impression",
": for each one : apiece",
": for each attempt",
": like or with a pop : suddenly",
": father",
": popular",
": such as",
": of or relating to popular music",
": of or relating to the popular culture disseminated through the mass media",
": of or relating to pop art",
": having, using, or imitating themes or techniques characteristic of pop art",
": popular music",
": an orchestra that plays light classical and popular music",
": light classical and popular music played typically by an orchestra",
": pop art",
": pop culture",
"population",
"point of purchase",
": to burst or cause to burst with a short loud sound",
": to cause to open suddenly",
": to go, come, or appear suddenly or unexpectedly",
": to put into or onto quickly or suddenly",
": to stick out",
": to shoot with a gun",
": hit entry 1 sense 1",
": a short loud sound",
": soda pop"
],
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"\u02c8p\u00e4p",
"\u02c8p\u00e4p"
],
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"blow",
"blow up",
"burst",
"crump",
"detonate",
"explode",
"go off"
],
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"big",
"crowd-pleasing",
"du jour",
"faddish",
"faddy",
"fashionable",
"favorite",
"happening",
"hot",
"in",
"large",
"modish",
"popular",
"popularized",
"red-hot",
"vogue",
"voguish"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun (1)",
"1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adverb",
"circa 1625, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"1828, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (3)",
"1862, in the meaning defined at sense 1b"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173646"
},
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"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to die unexpectedly",
": to leave suddenly",
": to talk thoughtlessly and often loudly or angrily"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"check out",
"conk (out)",
"croak",
"decease",
"demise",
"depart",
"die",
"drop",
"end",
"exit",
"expire",
"fall",
"flatline",
"go",
"kick in",
"kick off",
"part",
"pass (on)",
"pass away",
"peg out",
"perish",
"step out",
"succumb"
],
"antonyms":[
"breathe",
"live"
],
"examples":[
"just a matter of time before the geezer pops off , and his gold digger of a wife gets the money"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183406"
},
"poppa":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": father"
],
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"\u02c8p\u00e4-p\u0259"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213420"
},
"poppycock":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": empty talk or writing : nonsense"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4-p\u0113-\u02cck\u00e4k"
],
"synonyms":[
"applesauce",
"balderdash",
"baloney",
"boloney",
"beans",
"bilge",
"blah",
"blah-blah",
"blarney",
"blather",
"blatherskite",
"blither",
"bosh",
"bull",
"bunk",
"bunkum",
"buncombe",
"claptrap",
"codswallop",
"crapola",
"crock",
"drivel",
"drool",
"fiddle",
"fiddle-faddle",
"fiddlesticks",
"flannel",
"flapdoodle",
"folderol",
"falderal",
"folly",
"foolishness",
"fudge",
"garbage",
"guff",
"hogwash",
"hokeypokey",
"hokum",
"hoodoo",
"hooey",
"horsefeathers",
"humbug",
"humbuggery",
"jazz",
"malarkey",
"malarky",
"moonshine",
"muck",
"nerts",
"nonsense",
"nuts",
"piffle",
"punk",
"rot",
"rubbish",
"senselessness",
"silliness",
"slush",
"stupidity",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"tommyrot",
"tosh",
"trash",
"trumpery",
"twaddle"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"That's a lot of poppycock !",
"starting with the cherry tree, much of what was written by Washington's early biographers was pure poppycock",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Skeptics pounced on the proclamation as pure poppycock \u2014and for understandable reasons. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 13 May 2022",
"Others dismiss the idea of such a romance as poppycock . \u2014 Colleen A. Sheehan, WSJ , 25 Nov. 2021",
"But simply passing off early losses as games that are not as important as later in the season is pure poppycock . \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 21 Aug. 2021",
"None of the poppycock from Texas politicians is of any help to the scores of Texans who spent long hours and days freezing in their homes. \u2014 Star Tribune , 22 Feb. 2021",
"Even if that proves to be poppycock , Republicans must use one hand to keep Trump voters engaged in politics and the other hand to block Trump from remaining in control of the GOP. \u2014 Gromer Jeffers Jr., Dallas News , 25 Jan. 2021",
"Nor is such dangerous poppycock confined to western Europe. \u2014 The Economist , 12 Dec. 2020",
"Despite all the poppycock , the animosity, the headlines, the impeachment without a trial. \u2014 NBC News , 24 Dec. 2019",
"But the legend lives on, and that\u2019s not just plain poppycock . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 July 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Dutch dialect pappekak , literally, soft dung, from Dutch pap pap + kak dung",
"first_known_use":[
"1852, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182450"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the common people : masses",
": population",
": the common people",
": the people who live in a country or area : population"
],
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"\u02c8p\u00e4-py\u0259-l\u0259s",
"\u02c8p\u00e4-py\u0259-l\u0259s"
],
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"commoners",
"commons",
"crowd",
"herd",
"hoi polloi",
"mass",
"millions",
"mob",
"multitude",
"people",
"plebeians",
"plebs",
"public",
"rank and file"
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"A-list",
"aristocracy",
"best",
"choice",
"corps d'elite",
"cream",
"elect",
"elite",
"fat",
"flower",
"pick",
"pink",
"pride",
"upper crust"
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"examples":[
"The populace has suffered greatly.",
"high officials awkwardly mingling with the general populace",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Kim\u2019s pressure campaign hasn\u2019t been slowed by a COVID-19 outbreak spreading across his largely unvaccinated populace of 26 million amid a lack of public health tools. \u2014 Kim Tong-hyung, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
"To look at this phenomenon in purely capitalistic terms, this affects the health of the economy along with the general populace . \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 22 Apr. 2022",
"But the sentiment Caruso is trying to convey \u2014 that the city is in dire straits, with a populace plagued by fear \u2014 is central to his insurgent campaign for mayor. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
"The allegations, analysts say, have cut through the typical scandal-of-the-moment furor that normally fades with the next day\u2019s headlines, resonating with a British populace that still vividly remembers the pandemic sacrifices it was asked to make. \u2014 Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com , 11 Jan. 2022",
"With a thrifty populace living in such a temperate climate, box fans rigged to blow over ice and nighttime breezes off Puget Sound were enough to keep the peak of summer at bay. \u2014 New York Times , 25 June 2021",
"City officials estimate 2,500 to 5,000 residents have returned each day, even as Russian Grad rockets continue to terrorize the populace . \u2014 Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
"The picture of the world these professional vaccine agitators paint \u2014 full of conspiracies and cover-ups, with a dangerous medicine being forced on the populace \u2014 could be seen as a form of advertising. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
"Durant has taken criticism lately \u2013 including by opponent Katie Britt - over his statement in a 2011 speech at the Army War College that some U.S. cities would be safer if the populace were disarmed. \u2014 al , 22 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle French, from Italian popolaccio rabble, augmentative of popolo the people, from Latin populus ",
"first_known_use":[
"1572, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174213"
},
"popular":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": of or relating to the general public",
": suitable to the majority: such as",
": adapted to or indicative of the understanding and taste of the majority",
": suited to the means of the majority : inexpensive",
": frequently encountered or widely accepted",
": commonly liked or approved",
": of or relating to most of the people in a country or area",
": enjoyed or approved by many people",
": frequently encountered or widely accepted",
": of or relating to the general public",
": of, relating to, or by the people (as of a nation or state) as a whole as distinguished from a specific class or group",
": based on or alleged to be based on the will of the people"
],
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"\u02c8p\u00e4-py\u0259-l\u0259r",
"\u02c8p\u00e4-py\u0259-l\u0259r"
],
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"big",
"crowd-pleasing",
"du jour",
"faddish",
"faddy",
"fashionable",
"favorite",
"happening",
"hot",
"in",
"large",
"modish",
"pop",
"popularized",
"red-hot",
"vogue",
"voguish"
],
"antonyms":[
"out",
"unfashionable",
"unpopular"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Fox River provided the backdrop for a popular area art show Saturday as the Fox River Arts Ramble returned for the fourth time in the past five years. \u2014 David Sharos, Chicago Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"The catchphrase became so popular that Walter Mondale, the eventual Democratic presidential nominee that year, asked the question to his leading primary opponent Gary Hart during a debate. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 11 June 2022",
"Historic water levels in Ship Creek have drastically eroded two sections of a popular Anchorage trail, prompting an emergency closure as crews wait to make repairs. \u2014 Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
"The Mendelssohn Concerto is one of the composer\u2019s most performed and popular pieces. \u2014 Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"At popular beaches on Lake Michigan, swimmers must navigate crashing waves and dangerous riptides on their own. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"At popular beaches on Lake Michigan, swimmers must navigate crashing waves and dangerous riptides on their own. \u2014 Julie Bosman, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"There is a special and assuredly popular set of examples that are close to my heart. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"More than a month since Peng Wang\u2019s death, two of California\u2019s biggest film schools, their students and the family of the young and popular filmmaker are still grappling with the tragedy. \u2014 Jay L. Clendenin, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin popularis , from populus the people, a people",
"first_known_use":[
"1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202840"
},
"popularized":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to cater to popular taste",
": to make popular: such as",
": to cause to be liked or esteemed",
": to present in generally understandable or interesting form"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4-py\u0259-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz"
],
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"examples":[
"a phrase that was popularized by its use in a hit TV show",
"Dream analysis was popularized by Sigmund Freud.",
"The book presents a popularized version of American history.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The scholarship, dedicated to the late reporter who helped popularize lacrosse in Massachusetts, is open to MIAA seniors who have played on at least one varsity team the past two years. \u2014 Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
"Celebrities like the television personality Jenny McCarthy, who claimed that her son developed autism after receiving childhood vaccines, helped popularize the idea that vaccines could injure children. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
"The movie helped to popularize country-western culture in urban environments, including mechanical bull riding, which was the focus of the film's action. \u2014 Andy Rose, CNN , 7 May 2022",
"East Africa, where Safaricom\u2019s M-Pesa helped popularize mobile money in the mid 2000s, remains the region with the highest transaction values\u2014$403 billion last year. \u2014 Alexander Onukwue, Quartz , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The show proved incredibly popular stateside and is credited with helping to popularize anime in the country. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 25 May 2022",
"The picture is a bodeg\u00f3n, a subgenre that S\u00e1nchez Cot\u00e1n helped to popularize . \u2014 Willard Spiegelman, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"Financial adviser George Fraser helped to popularize this pennies approach. \u2014 Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic , 1 May 2022",
"Regardless, no one has done more to popularize tanking than Glidden, and for good reason. \u2014 Carson Vaughan, Outside Online , 19 Apr. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1593, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174837"
},
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"type":[
"phrasal verb"
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"definitions":[
": to read or study (something) very carefully"
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204737"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the depiction of erotic behavior (as in pictures or writing) intended to cause sexual excitement",
": material (such as books or a photograph) that depicts erotic behavior and is intended to cause sexual excitement",
": the depiction of acts in a sensational manner so as to arouse a quick intense emotional reaction",
": material that depicts erotic behavior and is intended to cause sexual excitement"
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"p\u022fr-\u02c8n\u00e4-gr\u0259-f\u0113",
"p\u022fr-\u02c8n\u00e4-gr\u0259-f\u0113"
],
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"examples":[
"If you ask me, his movies are just high-class pornography ."
],
"history_and_etymology":"Greek pornographos , adjective, writing about prostitutes, from porn\u0113 prostitute + graphein to write; akin to Greek pernanai to sell, poros journey \u2014 more at fare , carve ",
"first_known_use":[
"1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201836"
},
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"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"of, relating to, involved in, or being pornography"
],
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"synonyms":[
"adult",
"mature",
"pornographic",
"X-rated"
],
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"clean",
"G-rated"
],
"examples":[
"a collection of porny postcards of the type that American servicemen once brought back from Europe"
],
"history_and_etymology":null,
"first_known_use":[
"1961, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"porous":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": possessing or full of pores",
": containing vessels",
": permeable to fluids",
": permeable to outside influences",
": capable of being penetrated",
": full of small holes",
": capable of absorbing liquids",
": possessing or full of pores",
": permeable to fluids"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u022fr-\u0259s",
"\u02c8p\u022fr-\u0259s",
"\u02c8p\u014dr-\u0259s, \u02c8p\u022fr-"
],
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"passable",
"penetrable",
"permeable",
"pervious"
],
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"impassable",
"impassible",
"impenetrable",
"impermeable",
"impervious",
"nonporous"
],
"examples":[
"The country has a porous border.",
"a cleaner that should not be used on porous surfaces",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"According to Roldin, environmentalists are suggesting the use of porous materials for the project's construction that allows for rainwater to seep into the ground and aquifer below. \u2014 Dan Carson, Chron , 9 June 2022",
"Remember containers or pots made of terra cotta, coco fiber, or other porous materials dry out fast, while those made of plaster, metal or other less permeable materials dry out more slowly. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living , 26 May 2022",
"The threat of terrorism due to our porous southern border grows every day. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 25 May 2022",
"Because we were forced to build the upper floors with porous construction materials, clouds outside of those floors pass right through the building. \u2014 David Guzman, The New Yorker , 2 Nov. 2021",
"Some pizza stones are glazed or coated to protect the porous materials below. \u2014 Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens , 12 Sep. 2021",
"The threat of terrorism due to our porous southern border grows every day. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 25 May 2022",
"The threat of terrorism due to our porous southern border grows every day. \u2014 al , 24 May 2022",
"Lack of immigration enforcement and a porous southern border have led to suffering from gangs like MS 13 who terrorize our District, opioid and fentanyl deaths, and increased human trafficking. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220552"
},
"portion":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": an individual's part or share of something: such as",
": a share received by gift or inheritance",
": dowry",
": enough food especially of one kind to serve one person at one meal",
": an individual's lot, fate, or fortune : one's share of good and evil",
": an often limited part of a whole",
": to divide into portions : distribute",
": to allot a dowry to : dower",
": a part or share of a whole",
": serving",
": to divide into parts : distribute"
],
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"\u02c8p\u022fr-sh\u0259n",
"\u02c8p\u014dr-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"circumstance",
"destiny",
"doom",
"fate",
"fortune",
"kismet",
"lot"
],
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"administer",
"allocate",
"apportion",
"deal (out)",
"dispense",
"distribute",
"dole out",
"hand out",
"mete (out)",
"parcel (out)",
"prorate"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The city also expects to save $1 million by leaving unfilled positions vacant for at least a portion of the coming fiscal year. \u2014 Joe Tash, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"Gas purchases on their own make up only a relatively small portion of most families\u2019 budgets, but energy is so crucial to the functioning of the economy more broadly that the price increases bring along higher prices in many other sectors. \u2014 Jeff Stein, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
"Although two future members of the Band accompanied Dylan for the rock portion of the show, his European tour with the group would be the following year, not a few months before the Bowl appearance. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"Candidates are asked to have a song clip (no more than 60 seconds) or sheet music of a Buffett song or a song in a similar style for the singing portion . \u2014 al , 10 June 2022",
"Skies are mainly sunny for a good portion of the day. \u2014 Ian Livingston, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"Since the fiscal year started in October until April, U.S. border agents have encountered more than 177,000 migrants in the Yuma Sector, which covers southwestern Arizona and a small portion of California. \u2014 Rafael Carranza, The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
"The survey also found three quarters of respondents believe that none or only a small portion of the plastic generated in the United States actually gets recycled. \u2014 Jamie Hailstone, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Case in point: Model Karlie Kloss reportedly donned a pair of the brand\u2019s elegant-yet-forgiving silver flats for a portion of the evening at this year\u2019s Met Gala. \u2014 Helena Madden, ELLE Decor , 7 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Using a 1 3/4-inch (No. 40) cookie scoop or 2 tablespoons, portion the dough and roll into balls. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 Jan. 2022",
"The results are hearty, easy to portion and extremely versatile. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Sometimes that\u2019s the best, or only way, to portion out a large slab pie or pizza. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Use a spoon to portion some half-moons of perfectly ripe avocado on top. \u2014 Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon App\u00e9tit , 8 Sep. 2021",
"Workers portion them out precisely, measuring the stiff salmon into boxes, then boating them to other communities in the region. \u2014 Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Sep. 2021",
"If your gluttonous best friend plows through food too fast, a slow-feed option can portion out the meal over 15 minutes. \u2014 Sal Vaglica, WSJ , 21 July 2021",
"At the table, portion out souffl\u00e9 into individual bowls. \u2014 Odette Williams, WSJ , 18 June 2021",
"Mix up a batch of brownie batter, portion it into a muffin tin, and bake as directed. \u2014 Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living , 21 May 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190118"
},
"portly":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"dignified , stately",
"heavy or rotund of body stout",
"having a round and heavy body somewhat fat"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8p\u022frt-l\u0113",
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"blubbery",
"chubby",
"corpulent",
"fat",
"fleshy",
"full",
"gross",
"lardy",
"obese",
"overweight",
"plump",
"podgy",
"pudgy",
"replete",
"roly-poly",
"rotund",
"round",
"tubby"
],
"antonyms":[
"lean",
"skinny",
"slender",
"slim",
"spare",
"thin"
],
"examples":[
"a portly gentleman who clearly didn't get enough exercise",
"walked with the portly grace of the grande dame that she was",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In Facebook groups dedicated to Texas barbecue fandom, a recently popular meme shows a portly man dancing on a stripper pole. \u2014 Elizabeth Findell, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Made of steel, the watch had in its dial a sketch of a portly man, his face framed by round glasses and his broad shoulders clad in a wide-lapelled jacket. \u2014 Sonia Paul, Wired , 1 Mar. 2022",
"That\u2019s when the portly orphan, who was riding in the van with her, slices off her face to wear it as his own. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 18 Feb. 2022",
"One day, Lem held forth about H. G. Wells and Jules Verne to a portly man who turned out to run a publishing house. \u2014 Caleb Crain, The New Yorker , 10 Jan. 2022",
"Boyega had suggested a portly version of the young Sidney Poitier crossed with the facile charisma of the young Denzel Washington. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 18 Aug. 2021",
"He was locked away to serve several life sentences, aging into a portly man with a thick white beard. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2021",
"One of my favorite shots is of a portly man in a business suit, rubbing his hands together over and over, in an age-old gesture of distress. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 14 Dec. 2020",
"Henry himself, looking more like the portly statesman of Hans Holbein\u2019s famous portrait than a swashbuckling Renaissance man, rides in a procession at the bottom left. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 June 2020"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"portray":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make a picture of : depict",
": to describe in words",
": to play the role of : enact",
": to make a portrait of",
": to describe in words or words and images",
": to play the role of"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u022fr-\u02c8tr\u0101",
"p\u0259r-",
"p\u022fr-\u02c8tr\u0101"
],
"synonyms":[
"delineate",
"depict",
"describe",
"draw",
"image",
"limn",
"paint",
"picture",
"render",
"set out",
"sketch"
],
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"examples":[
"The White House has portrayed the President as deeply conflicted over the matter.",
"The lawyer portrayed his client as a victim of child abuse.",
"He portrayed himself as a victim.",
"The painting portrays the queen in a purple robe.",
"Laurence Olivier portrayed Hamlet beautifully.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The morning programs portray themselves with references to waking up, coffee and sunshine, but behind the scenes, their efforts to stay ahead of rivals are serious and severe. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 2 June 2022",
"Attorneys for actor Amber Heard spent much of last week trying to portray her ex-husband, Johnny Depp, as a jealous and drunken abuser who can only blame himself for his nose-diving Hollywood career. \u2014 Matthew Barakat, USA TODAY , 23 May 2022",
"Product knowledge allows the sales staff to portray their products and services with better accuracy and enthusiasm, which inspires customers' trust. \u2014 Apu Pavithran, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
"As a solution, the piece evolved to portray Penelope with two performers: one singing, one speaking. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Jan. 2022",
"In fact, Maxwell\u2019s defense team is subtly trying to portray her as Epstein\u2019s first victim, the experts said. \u2014 NBC News , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Having last appeared on Broadway for the 2014 production of Les Mis\u00e9rables, Gaten is set to portray the role of Jared Kleinman in the Tony-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen beginning July 19, 2022. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 27 May 2022",
"Wild Bunch\u2019s slate also includes the period drama Jeanne Du Barry, which will see Johnny Depp \u2014 currently battling ex-wife Amber Heard in a Virginia court amid allegations of domestic abuse from both sides \u2014 portray King Louis XV. \u2014 Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone , 25 May 2022",
"Attorneys for actor Amber Heard spent much of last week trying to portray her ex-husband, Johnny Depp, as a jealous and drunken abuser who can only blame himself for his nose-diving Hollywood career. \u2014 Matthew Barakat, USA TODAY , 23 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English portraien , from Anglo-French purtraire , from Latin protrahere to draw forth, reveal, expose \u2014 more at protract ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203943"
},
"pose":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": to set forth or offer for attention or consideration",
": to come to attention as : present",
": to put or set in place",
": to place (someone, such as a model) in a studied attitude",
": to assume a posture or attitude usually for artistic purposes",
": to affect an attitude or character usually to deceive or impress",
": a sustained posture",
": one assumed for artistic effect",
": an attitude, role, or characteristic assumed for effect",
": puzzle , baffle",
": to hold or cause to hold a special position of the body",
": to be or create",
": to ask (a question)",
": to pretend to be someone or something else",
": a position of the body held for a special purpose",
": a pretended attitude"
],
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"\u02c8p\u014dz",
"\u02c8p\u014dz"
],
"synonyms":[
"act",
"airs",
"charade",
"disguise",
"facade",
"fa\u00e7ade",
"front",
"guise",
"masquerade",
"playacting",
"pretense",
"pretence",
"put-on",
"semblance",
"show"
],
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"The photographs show the models in both clothed and nude poses .",
"Hold that pose . It will make a great photograph.",
"His disapproval of the war looks good to voters, but I bet it's just a pose .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Wireless companies have said the cellular frequencies pose no threat to aircraft, pointing to similar networks already active around the world. \u2014 Drew Fitzgerald, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"These investments can easily attract investments from inexperienced plan participants with expectations of high returns and little appreciation of the risks the investments pose . \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"The birthday posts come after the father of two shared a pic of the whole Obama family as part of his Mother's Day tribute to Michelle, in which Sasha, 20, and sister Malia, 23, pose with their parents in front of greenery. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, the tour\u2019s leaderboards are filled with young/long hitters who thrill fans with freakish distance and pose a dilemma between curbing it and preserving fan appeal and recreational satisfaction. \u2014 Steve Marantz, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"But medical experts warn against using the viral product, which can pose dangerous health risks. \u2014 Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
"Given that polling shows fairly broad support for the student loan pause, turning payments back on shortly before a major national election could pose political problems for Democrats. \u2014 Adam S. Minsky, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"In an official royal wedding portrait taken by Alexi Lubomirski, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle pose with their page boys and bridesmaids, including a very smiley Prince George. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 4 June 2022",
"Experts are concerned the food crisis will not only lead to a spike in global hunger but pose a major security threat worldwide. \u2014 Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News , 2 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The five friends, all graduates of Santa Barbara High School, took the first photo in the now-familiar pose in their late teens with an automatic camera timer in 1982. \u2014 Paul Vercammen, CNN , 15 June 2022",
"She was ultimately captured in an unusual pose : bending backward. \u2014 Sarah Bahr, New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"To the left of the time subdial is the sculpture of Balmat in a climbing pose between 9 o\u2019clock and 10 o\u2019clock, and to the right of the time subdial, between 1 o\u2019clock and 3 o\u2019clock, the dragon-like wyvern breathes fire. \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 8 June 2022",
"In the first photo, she is seen lifting her arms in a dancer-like pose and looking straight at the camera. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 6 May 2022",
"The Carpeaux sculpture depicts the artist\u2019s model in a torqued pose , with her chest and shoulders twisting to the right as her head turns sharply to the left, facing up toward an unseen oppressor with anger and defiance. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 17 Apr. 2022",
"In a second black-and-white image, Kate is seen in a traditional portrait pose that shows off diamond and pearl drop earrings that belonged to her late mother-in-law Princess Diana. \u2014 Erin Hill, PEOPLE.com , 8 Jan. 2022",
"Pedro is instantly besotted by the beauty of the pre-teen bride-to-be, Sara, and ends up taking photos of her in an erotic pose . \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 4 Dec. 2021",
"Perhaps the beauty in Seenus\u2019s work lies in its ambiguity; although the heart of the piece is a photograph, the 3D element, sculpture-esque pose , and vintage tone leaves viewers longing for more. \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 June 2022"
],
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"Verb (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (2)",
"1593, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175159"
},
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"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to pretend to be (someone or something) in order to deceive people"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222829"
},
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"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
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": an act of placing or arranging: such as",
": the laying down of a proposition or thesis",
": an arranging in order",
": a point of view adopted and held to",
": the point or area occupied by a physical object : location",
": a certain arrangement of bodily parts",
": a market commitment in securities or commodities",
": the inventory of a market trader",
": relative place, situation, or standing",
": social or official rank or status",
": an employment for which one has been hired : job",
": a situation that confers advantage or preference",
": to put in a certain position",
": the way in which something or someone is placed or arranged",
": a way of looking at or considering things",
": the place where a person or thing is or should be",
": the situation that someone or something is in",
": the rank or role a person has in an organization or in society",
": job sense 1",
": to put in a particular place or arrangement",
": a particular arrangement or location",
": an arrangement of the parts of the body considered particularly desirable for some medical or surgical procedure",
": to put in proper position"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8zi-sh\u0259n",
"p\u0259-\u02c8zi-sh\u0259n",
"p\u0259-\u02c8zish-\u0259n"
],
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"appointment",
"berth",
"billet",
"capacity",
"connection",
"function",
"job",
"place",
"post",
"situation"
],
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"depose",
"deposit",
"dispose",
"emplace",
"fix",
"lay",
"place",
"put",
"set",
"set up",
"situate",
"stick"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Democratic convention being held at the Indiana Convention Center is expected to be a straightforward event, with the party backing only one candidate for each position . \u2014 Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star , 15 June 2022",
"Many golfers at this point will waggle themselves into alignment\u2014matching the programmed swing shape with the proper ball position . \u2014 Paul Christianson, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"Shah said the district is interviewing candidates for the Lake Bluff Elementary School principal position and expects to hire a new principal by July. \u2014 Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
"The company will conduct an executive search to fill the position permanently. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
"Biden was joined at the ceremony by Vice President Kamala Harris, the first person of Indian descent to be elected to the position . \u2014 Darlene Superville, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
"Before President Biden announced Kamala Harris as his running mate for the 2020 election, Lance Bottoms was considered to be among the top contenders for the position . \u2014 Nancy Cordes, CBS News , 14 June 2022",
"With Season 4 continuing in the No. 1 position , Season 2 followed as No. 2 with 51. 4 million hours viewed while Season 1 took third place with 50.3 million hours viewed and Season 3 came in fourth place with 47.6 million hours viewed. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 14 June 2022",
"The search team received about 10 applications and interviewed six candidates for the interim position , according to its memo. \u2014 John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The leaker went further than that, saying that Marvel will position the Secret Invasion release around The Marvels. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 3 June 2022",
"The world-building, continuing to position Chucalissa as a more modern, more inclusive answer to William Faulkner\u2019s Yoknapatawpha County, is an effective cover for a season that maybe has less of a singular dramatic throughline than the first. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 June 2022",
"Republican lawmakers, including Governor Kevin Stitt, have attempted to position the law as a lifesaving effort. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 26 May 2022",
"Spend time figuring out the best microphones to capture your voice, position a ring light to provide dimension to your face and be cognizant of your background during Zoom calls. \u2014 Rick Luebbe, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Democrats are still figuring where to position themselves on crypto -whether to cast the whole thing as too financially risky or embrace it (and by proxy, their donors and maybe even donations in Bitcoin). \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 24 May 2022",
"Saturday\u2019s bilateral meeting focused on the military threat posed by North Korea, but the leaders also discussed ways to position South Korea as a bigger player in the Indo-Pacific, both militarily and economically. \u2014 Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
"China is also a notorious land reclaimer, building artificial islands in the South China Sea and planning to position airports and nuclear energy plants on them. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 18 May 2022",
"Then, lock the portafilter into the machine, position your demitasse glass \u2014 a 2- to 3-ounce glass meant to hold espresso \u2014 or other vessel underneath, and start your shot. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 12 May 2022"
],
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"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1817, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212049"
},
"positive":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": formally laid down or imposed : prescribed",
": expressed clearly or peremptorily",
": fully assured : confident",
": of, relating to, or constituting the degree of comparison that is expressed in English by the unmodified and uninflected form of an adjective or adverb and denotes no increase or diminution",
": independent of changing circumstances : unconditioned",
": relating to or constituting a motion or device that is definite, unyielding, constant, or certain in its action",
": incontestable",
": unqualified",
": not fictitious : real",
": active and effective in social or economic function rather than merely maintaining peace and order",
": indicating, relating to, or characterized by affirmation, addition, inclusion, or presence rather than negation, withholding, or absence",
": having rendition of light and shade similar in tone to the tones of the original subject",
": contributing toward or characterized by increase or progression",
": directed or moving toward a source of stimulation",
": real and numerically greater than zero",
": being, relating to, or charged with electricity of which the proton is the elementary unit and which predominates in a glass body after being rubbed with silk",
": having more protons than electrons",
": having higher electric potential and constituting the part from which the current flows to the external circuit",
": being an electron-collecting electrode of an electron tube",
": marked by or indicating acceptance, approval, or affirmation",
": affirming the presence especially of a condition, substance, or organism suspected to be present",
": having a test result indicating the presence especially of a condition, substance, or organism",
": converging light rays and forming a real inverted image",
": having a good effect : favorable",
": marked by optimism",
": something positive: such as",
": the positive degree of comparison in a language",
": a positive form of an adjective or adverb",
": something of which an affirmation can be made : reality",
": a positive photograph or a print from a negative",
": a positive result (as of a test)",
": a test yielding such a result",
": fully confident : certain",
": having a real or beneficial effect or result",
": beyond doubt : unquestionable",
": showing acceptance or approval",
": thinking of good qualities or possibilities : optimistic",
": being greater than zero and often shown by a plus sign",
": being or relating to electricity of a kind that is produced in a glass rod rubbed with silk",
": having more protons than electrons",
": being the part from which the electric current flows to the external circuit",
": showing the presence of what is looked for or suspected to be present",
": relating to or having the form of an adjective or adverb that shows no degree of comparison",
": a good or useful feature or quality",
": the degree or a form of an adjective or adverb that shows no comparison",
": directed or moving toward a source of stimulation",
": having rendition of light and shade similar in tone to the tones of the original",
": being, relating to, or charged with electricity of which the proton is the elementary unit and which predominates in a glass body after being rubbed with silk",
": having more protons than electrons",
": having higher electrical potential and constituting the part from which the current flows to the external circuit",
": being an electron-collecting electrode of an electron tube",
": marked by or indicating acceptance, approval, or affirmation",
": affirming the presence of that sought or suspected to be present",
": converging light rays and forming a real inverted image",
": a positive photograph or a print from a negative",
": a positive result (as of a test)",
": a test yielding such a result"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4-z\u0259-tiv",
"\u02c8p\u00e4z-tiv",
"\u02c8p\u00e4-z\u0259-tiv",
"\u02c8p\u00e4z-\u0259t-iv, \u02c8p\u00e4z-tiv"
],
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"admiring",
"applauding",
"appreciative",
"approbatory",
"approving",
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"complimentary",
"favorable",
"friendly",
"good"
],
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"adverse",
"depreciative",
"depreciatory",
"derogatory",
"disapproving",
"inappreciative",
"negative",
"unappreciative",
"uncomplimentary",
"unfavorable",
"unflattering",
"unfriendly"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Several of the patients first detected in December 2019 had a link to the market, and environmental samples from the market tested positive for the virus, the report said. \u2014 Helen Regan, CNN , 10 June 2022",
"The vaccine efficacy rate, calculated by dividing only the participants who tested positive for the virus in both groups, came out to be 95%. \u2014 Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
"Six individuals, including one player, tested positive late in the conference finals, or the day after, per the report. \u2014 Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic , 8 June 2022",
"Last week, the Interior Department said Secretary Deb Haaland had tested positive and had mild symptoms. \u2014 Michael Laris, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"Another pregnant woman who struggled with addiction delivered a stillborn baby who tested positive for methamphetamine at Adventist Health hospital in the Kings County seat of Hanford. \u2014 Lauren Hepler, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 June 2022",
"Jackson, who's already been up with the Brewers after Caratini tested positive for COVID-19 in April, is likely to return on Friday. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
"But Abbott said that about a dozen of its employees had recently tested positive for COVID-19 and requested a delay. \u2014 CBS News , 25 May 2022",
"The rare disease typically circulates in Western and Central Africa, but several cases have been detected around the world since a patient in the United Kingdom tested positive on May 7 following travel to Nigeria. \u2014 Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News , 22 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"He was urged to take a test and wound up popping a positive . \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 26 May 2022",
"Russia may be run by a despot whose needless military adventurism will result in the death of thousands of Ukranians, but Chelsea\u2019s recent run of success is a net positive . \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 25 Feb. 2022",
"The only substantial positive is turnover numbers have stayed down. \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Dawson described the past few weeks as something of an emotional pendulum, as one test would come back negative, then the next positive . \u2014 Tom Schad, USA TODAY , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Health officials in Hong Kong are now investigating this as a possible case of animal-to-human transmission because two more human infections, one confirmed and one preliminary positive , were linked to the pet store. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Ten of the brochures never mention that a false positive can happen. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Jan. 2022",
"Players undergo more testing after an initial positive . \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 18 Nov. 2021",
"Honerkamp also noted that focusing on the positive can have powerful benefits. \u2014 SELF , 5 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
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"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1530, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181936"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": formally laid down or imposed : prescribed",
": expressed clearly or peremptorily",
": fully assured : confident",
": of, relating to, or constituting the degree of comparison that is expressed in English by the unmodified and uninflected form of an adjective or adverb and denotes no increase or diminution",
": independent of changing circumstances : unconditioned",
": relating to or constituting a motion or device that is definite, unyielding, constant, or certain in its action",
": incontestable",
": unqualified",
": not fictitious : real",
": active and effective in social or economic function rather than merely maintaining peace and order",
": indicating, relating to, or characterized by affirmation, addition, inclusion, or presence rather than negation, withholding, or absence",
": having rendition of light and shade similar in tone to the tones of the original subject",
": contributing toward or characterized by increase or progression",
": directed or moving toward a source of stimulation",
": real and numerically greater than zero",
": being, relating to, or charged with electricity of which the proton is the elementary unit and which predominates in a glass body after being rubbed with silk",
": having more protons than electrons",
": having higher electric potential and constituting the part from which the current flows to the external circuit",
": being an electron-collecting electrode of an electron tube",
": marked by or indicating acceptance, approval, or affirmation",
": affirming the presence especially of a condition, substance, or organism suspected to be present",
": having a test result indicating the presence especially of a condition, substance, or organism",
": converging light rays and forming a real inverted image",
": having a good effect : favorable",
": marked by optimism",
": something positive: such as",
": the positive degree of comparison in a language",
": a positive form of an adjective or adverb",
": something of which an affirmation can be made : reality",
": a positive photograph or a print from a negative",
": a positive result (as of a test)",
": a test yielding such a result",
": fully confident : certain",
": having a real or beneficial effect or result",
": beyond doubt : unquestionable",
": showing acceptance or approval",
": thinking of good qualities or possibilities : optimistic",
": being greater than zero and often shown by a plus sign",
": being or relating to electricity of a kind that is produced in a glass rod rubbed with silk",
": having more protons than electrons",
": being the part from which the electric current flows to the external circuit",
": showing the presence of what is looked for or suspected to be present",
": relating to or having the form of an adjective or adverb that shows no degree of comparison",
": a good or useful feature or quality",
": the degree or a form of an adjective or adverb that shows no comparison",
": directed or moving toward a source of stimulation",
": having rendition of light and shade similar in tone to the tones of the original",
": being, relating to, or charged with electricity of which the proton is the elementary unit and which predominates in a glass body after being rubbed with silk",
": having more protons than electrons",
": having higher electrical potential and constituting the part from which the current flows to the external circuit",
": being an electron-collecting electrode of an electron tube",
": marked by or indicating acceptance, approval, or affirmation",
": affirming the presence of that sought or suspected to be present",
": converging light rays and forming a real inverted image",
": a positive photograph or a print from a negative",
": a positive result (as of a test)",
": a test yielding such a result"
],
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"\u02c8p\u00e4-z\u0259-tiv",
"\u02c8p\u00e4z-tiv",
"\u02c8p\u00e4-z\u0259-tiv",
"\u02c8p\u00e4z-\u0259t-iv, \u02c8p\u00e4z-tiv"
],
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"admiring",
"applauding",
"appreciative",
"approbatory",
"approving",
"commendatory",
"complimentary",
"favorable",
"friendly",
"good"
],
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"adverse",
"depreciative",
"depreciatory",
"derogatory",
"disapproving",
"inappreciative",
"negative",
"unappreciative",
"uncomplimentary",
"unfavorable",
"unflattering",
"unfriendly"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Several of the patients first detected in December 2019 had a link to the market, and environmental samples from the market tested positive for the virus, the report said. \u2014 Helen Regan, CNN , 10 June 2022",
"The vaccine efficacy rate, calculated by dividing only the participants who tested positive for the virus in both groups, came out to be 95%. \u2014 Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
"Six individuals, including one player, tested positive late in the conference finals, or the day after, per the report. \u2014 Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic , 8 June 2022",
"Last week, the Interior Department said Secretary Deb Haaland had tested positive and had mild symptoms. \u2014 Michael Laris, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"Another pregnant woman who struggled with addiction delivered a stillborn baby who tested positive for methamphetamine at Adventist Health hospital in the Kings County seat of Hanford. \u2014 Lauren Hepler, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 June 2022",
"Jackson, who's already been up with the Brewers after Caratini tested positive for COVID-19 in April, is likely to return on Friday. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
"But Abbott said that about a dozen of its employees had recently tested positive for COVID-19 and requested a delay. \u2014 CBS News , 25 May 2022",
"The rare disease typically circulates in Western and Central Africa, but several cases have been detected around the world since a patient in the United Kingdom tested positive on May 7 following travel to Nigeria. \u2014 Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News , 22 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"He was urged to take a test and wound up popping a positive . \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 26 May 2022",
"Russia may be run by a despot whose needless military adventurism will result in the death of thousands of Ukranians, but Chelsea\u2019s recent run of success is a net positive . \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 25 Feb. 2022",
"The only substantial positive is turnover numbers have stayed down. \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Dawson described the past few weeks as something of an emotional pendulum, as one test would come back negative, then the next positive . \u2014 Tom Schad, USA TODAY , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Health officials in Hong Kong are now investigating this as a possible case of animal-to-human transmission because two more human infections, one confirmed and one preliminary positive , were linked to the pet store. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Ten of the brochures never mention that a false positive can happen. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Jan. 2022",
"Players undergo more testing after an initial positive . \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 18 Nov. 2021",
"Honerkamp also noted that focusing on the positive can have powerful benefits. \u2014 SELF , 5 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
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"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1530, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174649"
},
"posse":{
"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"a large group often with a common interest",
"a body of persons summoned by a sheriff to assist in preserving the public peace usually in an emergency",
"a group of people temporarily organized to make a search (as for a lost child)",
"entourage sense 1",
"a group of people gathered together to make a search and especially in the past to search for a criminal"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8p\u00e4-s\u0113",
"synonyms":[
"cortege",
"cort\u00e8ge",
"entourage",
"following",
"retinue",
"suite",
"tail",
"train"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The sheriff and his posse rode out to look for the bandits.",
"I went to the game with my posse .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Atlanta hip-hop artist (and part of J.Cole\u2019s Dreamville Records posse ) bought something of a master class in rap history on Sunday. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 13 June 2022",
"Various search and rescue efforts have been launched since Friday, including YCSO Backcountry Search and Rescue, search dogs, the Sheriff's Volunteer OHV Unit, a Jeep posse , along with a Department of Public Safety Ranger helicopter. \u2014 Haleigh Kochanski, The Arizona Republic , 15 May 2022",
"And the crowd of stunned pedestrians formed into a posse , dozens of them giving chase. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Adding insult to injury, Will's condescending posse sabotages the burgeoning relationship between Noah's best pal, Howie (Bowen Yang), and their doctor friend, Charlie (James Scully), by jetting in Charlie's ex to crash their beach getaway. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022",
"Officials also seized a large diamond and a gold Short North posse medallion necklace from Smith. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 11 May 2022",
"This posse , angry over the construction of shelters and homeless housing in the district, has tried and failed to recall him multiple times. \u2014 Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times , 14 May 2022",
"The posse spent almost a decade chasing down leads. \u2014 Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Syd was originally the engineer for the rascally rap posse Odd Future, and recorded most of the group\u2019s early work in her parents\u2019 home in the Mid-City neighborhood of Los Angeles. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 14 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Medieval Latin posse comitatus , literally, power or authority of the county",
"first_known_use":[
"1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"possess":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to have and hold as property : own",
": to have as an attribute , knowledge, or skill",
": to seize and take control of : take into one's possession",
": to enter into and control firmly : dominate",
": to bring or cause to fall under the influence, domination, or control of some emotional or intellectual response or reaction",
": to instate as owner",
": to make the owner or holder",
": to have and hold as property : own",
": to have as a characteristic or quality",
": to enter into and control",
": to have possession of"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8zes",
"also",
"p\u0259-\u02c8zes",
"p\u0259-\u02c8zes"
],
"synonyms":[
"command",
"enjoy",
"have",
"hold",
"own",
"retain"
],
"antonyms":[
"lack",
"want"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"He was ordered not to possess any weapons, including guns, ammunition and knives, the transcript shows. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"The British Indian Ocean Territory came to possess all the outward trappings of a colony. \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
"Still, some of the gun owners who spoke with ABC News questioned the need to possess the powerful weapons. \u2014 Samara Lynn, ABC News , 10 June 2022",
"Having Zionsville's all-time leading rusher batting leadoff and patrolling the outfield is a great weapon to possess for the Eagles baseball team. \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star , 9 June 2022",
"CISOs are expected to possess the necessary IT background to see where potential security threats exist and the business expertise to know how these threats could impact every line of business. \u2014 Ameesh Divatia, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"From that point on, people 21 and older have been allowed to possess up to three ounces of cannabis for personal use (and to keep up to five pounds of cannabis in their homes). \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"Under the new plan, which will run from January 2023 through 2026, Canadians aged 18 and older will be allowed to possess up to 2.5 grams of opioids, cocaine, methamphetamine, and MDMA. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 1 June 2022",
"On Sunday, the air seemed to possess a certain stillness, probably appropriate for this weekend. \u2014 Martin Weil, Washington Post , 30 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Middle French possesser to have possession of, take possession of, from Latin possessus , past participle of possid\u0113re , from potis able, having the power + sed\u0113re to sit \u2014 more at potent , sit ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204650"
},
"post":{
"type":[
"adverb",
"biographical name",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"prefix",
"transitive verb",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": a piece (as of timber or metal) fixed firmly in an upright position especially as a stay or support : pillar , column",
": a pole or stake set up to mark or indicate something",
": a pole that marks the starting or finishing point of a horse race",
": goalpost",
": a football passing play in which the receiver runs downfield before turning towards the middle of the field",
": the metal stem of a pierced earring",
": a metallic fitting attached to an electrical device (such as a storage battery) for convenience in making connections",
": to affix to a usual place (such as a wall) for public notices : placard",
": to publish, announce, or advertise by or as if by use of a placard",
": to denounce by public notice",
": to enter on a public listing",
": to forbid (property) to trespassers under penalty of legal prosecution by notices placed along the boundaries",
": score",
": to publish (something, such as a message) in an online forum (such as an electronic message board)",
": something (such as a message) that is published online",
": a nation's organization for handling mail",
": the mail handled",
": a single dispatch of mail",
": letter sense 2a",
": post office",
": postbox",
": one of a series of stations for keeping horses for relays",
": the distance between any two such consecutive stations : stage",
": courier",
": to make familiar with a subject : inform",
": mail",
": to transfer or carry from a book of original entry to a ledger",
": to make transfer entries in",
": to dispatch in haste",
": to rise from the saddle and return to it in rhythm with a horse's trot",
": to ride or travel with haste : hurry",
": to travel with post-horses",
": with post-horses : express",
": the place at which a soldier is stationed",
": a sentry's beat or station",
": a station or task to which one is assigned",
": the place at which a body of troops is stationed : camp",
": a local subdivision of a veterans' organization",
": one of two bugle calls sounded (as in the British army) at tattoo",
": an office or position to which a person is appointed",
": an area on a basketball court that is located just outside the free throw lane usually near the basket",
": the offensive position of a player occupying the post",
": trading post , settlement",
": a trading station on the floor of a stock exchange",
": to station in a given place",
": to carry ceremoniously to a position",
": to assign to a unit, position, or location (as in the military or civil service)",
": to put up",
": after : subsequent : later",
": behind : posterior : following after",
": subsequent to : later than",
": posterior to",
": a piece of material (as metal or wood) placed firmly in an upright position and used especially as a support or marker",
": to fasten (as a notice or sign) to a suitable place (as a wall or bulletin board)",
": to make known publicly as if by putting up a notice",
": to add (a message) to an online message board",
": to forbid persons from entering or using by putting up warning notices",
": postal service",
": the mail handled by the post",
": a single shipment of mail",
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": to ride or travel quickly",
": to send by mail",
": to make aware of recent news about something",
": the place where a soldier or guard is stationed",
": a place where a body of troops is stationed",
": a place or office to which a person is appointed",
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": to station in a given place",
": after : later : following : behind",
": to put up (as bond)",
"Emily 1872\u20131960 n\u00e9e Price American columnist and writer"
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"\u02c8p\u014dst",
"\u02c8p\u014dst",
"\u02c8p\u014dst"
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"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (1)",
"circa 1640, in the meaning defined at sense 2a",
"Noun (2)",
"1507, in the meaning defined at sense 4",
"Verb (2)",
"1533, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 3",
"Adverb",
"1549, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (3)",
"1562, in the meaning defined at sense 2a",
"Verb (3)",
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},
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"type":"verb",
"definitions":[
"to date with a date later than that of execution",
"to assign (an event) to a date subsequent to that of actual occurrence",
"to follow in time"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02ccp\u014ds(t)-\u02c8d\u0101t",
"synonyms":[
"follow",
"succeed",
"supervene"
],
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"antedate",
"precede",
"predate"
],
"examples":[
"We sent the company a postdated check for next month's payment.",
"the inscription at the base actually postdates the statue itself by a number of years",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Both of them postdate a report in the New York Times in April 2020 that Chris Cuomo had provided advice to Andrew Cuomo\u2019s staff. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Coralie Mills of Dendrochronicle found that the samples of timbers retrieved from the riverbed were native oak, a wood rarely found at Scottish sites that postdate 1450. \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Oct. 2020",
"Four of the ten Indian Ocean Dipoles that have occurred since 1240 postdate 1960. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper's Magazine , 23 June 2020",
"Mel Dacus left Casa in 1975, so most of Brent Dacus\u2019 work and all of Reynold\u2019s work at the theater postdate their father and grandfather there. \u2014 Punch Shaw, star-telegram , 10 May 2018",
"A pane of glass reveals a bright office space inside a lounge, rows of workstations, people who mostly postdate 1980. \u2014 Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker , 2 Apr. 2007",
"The Times had been investigating whether Ms. Coico\u2019s expenses were accurately recorded, or whether some had been postdated . \u2014 David W. Chen, New York Times , 7 Oct. 2016"
],
"history_and_etymology":null,
"first_known_use":[
"1624, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"posthaste":{
"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"great haste",
"with all possible speed",
"speedy , immediate"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8p\u014dst-\u02c8h\u0101st",
"synonyms":[
"apace",
"briskly",
"chop-chop",
"double-quick",
"fast",
"fleetly",
"full tilt",
"hastily",
"hell-for-leather",
"hot",
"lickety-split",
"presto",
"pronto",
"quick",
"quickly",
"rapidly",
"snappily",
"soon",
"speedily",
"swift",
"swiftly"
],
"antonyms":[
"slow",
"slowly"
],
"examples":[
"Adverb",
"ran posthaste for the doctor"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1545, in the meaning defined above",
"Adverb",
"1569, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"1594, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"postpone":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to put off to a later time : defer",
": to place later (as in a sentence) than the normal position in English",
": to place later in order of precedence, preference, or importance",
": to put off until a later time",
": to put off to a later time",
": to place later in precedence, preference, or importance",
": to subordinate (a lien) to a later lien"
],
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)p\u014ds(t)-\u02c8p\u014dn",
"p\u014dst-\u02c8p\u014dn"
],
"synonyms":[
"defer",
"delay",
"hold off (on)",
"hold over",
"hold up",
"lay over",
"put off",
"put over",
"remit",
"shelve"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The baseball game was postponed until tomorrow because of rain.",
"we'll have to postpone a decision until we have all the information",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ringo Starr was just forced to postpone the remaining dates of his June tour after bandmates Edgar Winter and Steve Lukather tested positive. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 13 June 2022",
"Dates on the tour, including one in Birmingham, were rescheduled for 2020, but the coronavirus pandemic forced the group to postpone its shows again. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 12 June 2022",
"After getting engaged in November 2019, they were forced to postpone their wedding multiple times due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 1 Feb. 2022",
"New Zealand\u2019s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been forced to postpone her own wedding due to the introduction of new Covid-19 restrictions. \u2014 NBC News , 23 Jan. 2022",
"This countersuit was filed nearly nine months after Bregman and wife Reagan Howard sued La Cantera seeking the return of their $80,000 deposit after being forced to postpone their wedding due to the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Staff Writer, Chron , 13 Jan. 2022",
"The media storm intensified when Komuro\u2019s mother became embroiled in a financial scandal, prompting the couple to postpone their wedding. \u2014 Time , 15 Nov. 2021",
"Not when a client called later in the month to postpone a wedding and not when others asked to be reimbursed. \u2014 Sylvie Bigar, Forbes , 8 June 2021",
"Alas, Page Six reported in March that like so many 2020 engaged couples, the two had decided to postpone their wedding. \u2014 Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin postponere to place after, postpone, from post- + ponere to place \u2014 more at position ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220804"
},
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"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
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": a usually rounded metal or earthen container used chiefly for domestic purposes (as in cooking or for holding liquids or growing plants)",
": any of various technical or industrial vessels or enclosures resembling or likened to a household pot",
": potful",
": an enclosed framework of wire, wood, or wicker for catching fish or lobsters",
": a large amount (as of money)",
": the total of the bets at stake at one time",
": one round in a poker game",
": the common fund of a group",
": potshot",
": potbelly",
": ruin",
": a shot in snooker in which a ball is pocketed",
": a vessel for urination and defecation: such as",
": toilet sense 1a",
": potty",
": to place in a pot",
": to pack or preserve (something, such as cooked and chopped meat) in a sealed pot, jar, or can often with aspic",
": to shoot with a potshot",
": to make or shape (earthenware) as a potter",
": to embed (something, such as electronic components) in a container with an insulating or protective material (such as plastic)",
": to take a potshot",
": marijuana",
"potential",
"potentiometer",
": a deep usually rounded container",
": the amount a pot will hold",
": to put or pack in a pot",
": a usually rounded container",
": marijuana"
],
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"\u02c8p\u00e4t",
"\u02c8p\u00e4t",
"\u02c8p\u00e4t"
],
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"She spent the afternoon potting tulip bulbs."
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1616, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
"Noun (2)",
"1938, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195008"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adjective ()",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful",
": achieving or bringing about a particular result : effective",
": chemically or medicinally effective",
": rich in a characteristic constituent",
": able to copulate",
": having flat bars across the ends of the arms \u2014 see cross illustration",
": very effective : strong",
": having power or authority",
": having force or power",
": chemically or medicinally effective",
": able to copulate"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u014d-t\u1d4ant",
"\u02c8p\u014d-t\u1d4ant",
"\u02c8p\u014dt-\u1d4ant"
],
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"history_and_etymology":"Adjective (1)",
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"Adjective (1)",
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"Adjective (2)",
"circa 1586, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201756"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": ruler , sovereign",
": one who wields great power or sway"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u014d-t\u1d4an-\u02cct\u0101t"
],
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"autocrat",
"monarch",
"ruler",
"sovereign",
"sovran"
],
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"examples":[
"Charles inherited the position of potentate of the Holy Roman Empire from his grandfather, as well that of king of Spain from his father.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"By no means does Roberts dismiss altogether the severity of Stalin\u2019s crimes, but there appears to be a vocational affinity nevertheless between the respectable English scholar and the murderous Soviet potentate . \u2014 Algis Valiunas, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
"General Douglas MacArthur, the hero of the Pacific theatre and the American potentate of Japanese reconstruction, exuded far more gravitas than the President\u2014and everyone knew it. \u2014 Beverly Gage, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
"But like any self-respecting potentate , King Tucker manifested no mercy. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Another Muslim potentate , the Aga Khan, is among the largest thoroughbred breeders and owners in France, where racing remains super populaire. \u2014 William Finnegan, The New Yorker , 15 May 2021",
"That 1988 film cast Murphy as Prince Akeem, the wealthy potentate of the fictional African nation of Zamunda, who travels incognito to New York with his faithful attendant, Semmi (Arsenio Hall), in search of a woman who will love him for himself. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Feb. 2021",
"If not a foreign potentate , then the guy in charge of delivering the mail. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 18 Aug. 2020",
"So her grandson, Glynn Praesel, took the idea to Marty Bartlett, potentate of Alzafar Shriners, and from there, a man\u2019s wish to make his grandmother smile for her birthday evolved. \u2014 Elizabeth Zavala, ExpressNews.com , 26 Apr. 2020",
"As with the region\u2019s other long-serving potentates , stability has been a cornerstone of Mr. Rohman\u2019s political image. \u2014 Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times , 2 Apr. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185404"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": as much or as many as a pot will hold",
": a large amount"
],
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"\u02c8p\u00e4t-\u02ccfu\u0307l"
],
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"abundance",
"barrel",
"basketful",
"boatload",
"bucket",
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"bundle",
"bushel",
"carload",
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"deal",
"dozen",
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"mess",
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"pile",
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"plentitude",
"plenty",
"pot",
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"reams",
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"sight",
"slew",
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"stack",
"store",
"ton",
"truckload",
"volume",
"wad",
"wealth",
"yard"
],
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"ace",
"bit",
"dab",
"dram",
"driblet",
"glimmer",
"handful",
"hint",
"lick",
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"mouthful",
"nip",
"ounce",
"peanuts",
"pinch",
"pittance",
"scruple",
"shade",
"shadow",
"smidgen",
"smidgeon",
"smidgin",
"smidge",
"speck",
"spot",
"sprinkle",
"sprinkling",
"strain",
"streak",
"suspicion",
"tad",
"taste",
"touch",
"trace"
],
"examples":[
"visitors to the theme park will have a potful of fun"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205847"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a confused or fidgety flurry of activity : commotion",
": agitated talk or controversy usually over a trivial matter",
": a choking cloud of dust or smoke",
": mental turmoil",
": to put into a pother",
": to be in a pother"
],
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"\u02c8p\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259r"
],
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"dither",
"fluster",
"fret",
"fuss",
"huff",
"lather",
"stew",
"sweat",
"swelter",
"swivet",
"tizzy",
"twitter"
],
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"always in a pother over the state of her garden",
"the pother of city traffic that commuters face every day"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1692, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184337"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent",
": a miscellaneous collection : medley"
],
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"\u02ccp\u014d-pu\u0307-\u02c8r\u0113"
],
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"agglomerate",
"agglomeration",
"alphabet soup",
"assortment",
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"collage",
"crazy quilt",
"farrago",
"gallimaufry",
"grab bag",
"gumbo",
"hash",
"hodgepodge",
"hotchpotch",
"jambalaya",
"jumble",
"jungle",
"litter",
"mac\u00e9doine",
"medley",
"m\u00e9lange",
"menagerie",
"miscellanea",
"miscellany",
"mishmash",
"mixed bag",
"montage",
"motley",
"muddle",
"olio",
"olla podrida",
"omnium-gatherum",
"pastiche",
"patchwork",
"patchwork quilt",
"ragbag",
"ragout",
"rummage",
"salad",
"salmagundi",
"scramble",
"shuffle",
"smorgasbord",
"stew",
"tumble",
"variety",
"welter"
],
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"examples":[
"The festival was a musical potpourri \u2014performances included folk, jazz, blues, and rap music.",
"a potpourri of hit songs from the last 10 years",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Ukrainians also need systems that can operate together and at scale, not merely a potpourri of whatever is available in Western stocks. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The street has always been a cultural potpourri , historians said, and immigrant groups have cycled through since Chicago\u2019s West Ridge went from empty garlic fields to a dense urban center. \u2014 Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News , 28 May 2022",
"The 25th annual Clairemont Outdoor Living & Garden Tour will feature a potpourri of garden elements ranging from fruit trees to native California plants in 13 gardens in Clairemont, Bay Ho and Bay Park. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Lagos\u2019s fashionable residents and global guests went all out with an excellent potpourri of festive \u2019fits. \u2014 Vogue , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Cruising bars ensues as does the potpourri of a severed head in a hatbox, a bitter ex-girlfriend, a mystery briefcase and an evil senator. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Each invited a potpourri of unique talent to put unique spins on both Mitchell\u2019s biggest hits and deep cuts, zigzagging between genres, feelings and the decades. \u2014 Rob Ledonne, Billboard , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Sanditon's Season 2 is a potpourri of Jane Austen's stories\u2014with a slight zest of Charlotte Bronte's\u2014with a little less social commentary. \u2014 Sheena Scott, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
"This potpourri of guidance gives a feel for the breadth of subject matter all engaged in this field have to consider. \u2014 David Hessekiel, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"French pot pourri , literally, rotten pot",
"first_known_use":[
"1749, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220016"
},
"potshot":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a shot taken from ambush or at a random or easy target",
": a critical remark made in a random or sporadic manner",
": to take a potshot",
": to attack or shoot with a potshot"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4t-\u02ccsh\u00e4t"
],
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"abuse",
"assail",
"attack",
"bash",
"belabor",
"blast",
"castigate",
"excoriate",
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"lambaste",
"lambast",
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"scathe",
"slam",
"trash",
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],
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"A sniper was on the roof taking potshots at passing cars.",
"Verb",
"ended the show with an extended rant in which he potshot an array of personages on the right",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In 1993, a jokester did the same thing, although there was no Cash silhouette to take a potshot at back then. \u2014 Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
"Aleksandar Trajkovski barrelled into the Italian defense and took a speculative potshot from 20 yards, only to find the bottom corner of the Italian goal. \u2014 Joshua Robinson, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
"But there\u2019s also a deep rabbit hole of older Orson depictions out there, most delivered in playful, potshot fashion. \u2014 Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times , 6 Jan. 2021",
"Jon Voight's Christmas card list thanks to an endorsement of Joe Biden that included a potshot at his costar. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 3 Nov. 2020",
"Koepka\u2019s potshot at Johnson broke every gentleman\u2019s rule in golf. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 9 Aug. 2020",
"On the flip side is Trevor Bauer, who embraces radical training methods and loves to take verbal potshots at everyone \u2014 fellow players and the commissioner included \u2014 without regard to the consequences. \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com , 17 Mar. 2020",
"Relocating D\u00fcrrenmatt\u2019s tragicomic fable from middle Europe to a dying factory town in upstate New York in the mid-1950s has allowed him to take uncharacteristically crude potshots at all-American consumerism. \u2014 Ben Brantley, New York Times , 13 Feb. 2020",
"But drained of family drama, Marc\u2019s theory on positive reinforcement seems less a potshot than one more desperate response to an epidemic without cure. \u2014 S.l. Price, SI.com , 9 May 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1913, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183914"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": preserved in a pot, jar, or can",
": planted or grown in a pot",
": briefly and superficially summarized",
": drunk sense 1a"
],
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"\u02c8p\u00e4-t\u0259d"
],
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"besotted",
"blasted",
"blind",
"blitzed",
"blotto",
"bombed",
"boozy",
"canned",
"cockeyed",
"crocked",
"drunk",
"drunken",
"fried",
"gassed",
"hammered",
"high",
"impaired",
"inebriate",
"inebriated",
"intoxicated",
"juiced",
"lit",
"lit up",
"loaded",
"looped",
"oiled",
"pickled",
"pie-eyed",
"plastered",
"ripped",
"sloshed",
"smashed",
"sottish",
"soused",
"sozzled",
"squiffed",
"squiffy",
"stewed",
"stiff",
"stinking",
"stoned",
"tanked",
"tiddly",
"tight",
"tipsy",
"wasted",
"wet",
"wiped out"
],
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"sober",
"straight"
],
"examples":[
"The book gives a potted history of the Industrial Revolution in the first chapter.",
"work was so awful that I'm just going to go out and get potted tonight",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"ISU Extension said the worms, which have been infiltrating U.S. soil since the late 1800s, likely arrived in North America in potted plants, nursery stock or soil. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"This one will do the trick, with side planters attached to the arched arbor, perfect for potted plants or to line with wood to create true planters for perennials. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 24 May 2022",
"The potted eyeliner was a little bit on the thicker side, but the stiff brush tip helped apply it in one stroke. \u2014 Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping , 26 May 2022",
"Jones scares up all sorts of laughs as the Texas Bushman, a practical joker in a leafy green ghillie suit who poses as a potted shrub and pops out at unsuspecting passersby. \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News , 17 May 2022",
"As part of the program, all third-grade students in the city receive a potted seedling to take home to plant and care for. \u2014 Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland , 2 May 2022",
"But because live plants can be tricky to maintain inside a vessel, most other yachts are reduced to a few bonsai trees on a window ledge or the odd potted herb near the galley. \u2014 Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The line, out March 21, comprises eight product types: eye shadow palettes, potted gel eye shadows, eye gloss, false eyelashes, cheek and lip stains, a face mist, and a makeup primer just for the undereyes. \u2014 Allure , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The US Department of Agriculture only allows the import of potted Phalaenopsis orchids from 113 companies in Taiwan, 12 in China, and four in South Korea. \u2014 Amanda Shendruk, Quartz , 8 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1684, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201729"
},
"potterer":{
"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"one that makes pottery",
"putter",
"a person who makes pottery",
"Beatrix 1866\u20131943 British writer and illustrator",
"Paul or Paulus 1625\u20131654 Dutch painter"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Lizzy\u2019s dad, Bill (Judd Hirsch), is a sculptor too \u2014 a potter who found enough success to rub shoulders with the art world. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 27 May 2022",
"Now the museum exhibits all of this iconic art (by everyone from Frida Kahlo to Native master potter Maria Martinez). \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 12 May 2022",
"Traces of the potter \u2019s hand can be seen at the uncoated bottom of a kintsugi tea bowl. \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 May 2022",
"Inspiration, the alchemy by which an idea makes it from the mind to the page (or canvas or potter \u2019s wheel or dress form), is often inarticulable or somehow unsatisfying. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Williams grew up in Chicago, the eldest child of a white mother, a potter , and a Black father, a factory worker who later became a teacher. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
"For Bettina Chow, a potter turning her one-time hobby into an expanding career, a studio stuck in the dark garage had gone from convenience to hindrance. \u2014 J.s. Marcus, WSJ , 2 Mar. 2022",
"The potter pulls the clay against the rotation of the wheel. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Feb. 2022",
"While these nails created by L.A.-based artist Sojin Oh were inspired by Japanese potter Takuro Kuwata, the glowing bulbous shapes bring to mind glossy ornaments. \u2014 Michella Or\u00e9, Glamour , 23 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"Can the simple, tactile pleasure of pottering in the dirt or watching seedlings sprout comfort us at a time of loss and bewilderment? \u2014 New York Times , 17 Apr. 2020",
"Ammons, who could control the rate of his unrolling tape by slowing down his writing, liked to potter around. \u2014 Dan Chiasson, The New Yorker , 6 Jan. 2020",
"Which brings us to Streep\u2019s Mary Louise, a folksy enigma in greige cardigans and ferrety prosthetic teeth, who potters around Monterey making all her rudest inner observations out loud. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 7 June 2019",
"As a young journalist, Ms. Lawson often ended up pottering around the kitchen when copy was due, to help focus her thoughts. \u2014 Eleanore Park, WSJ , 12 Apr. 2018",
"These theories often involve high-end sports cars, swimming pools or pottering around the expensive parts of the Monopoly board, enjoying fine food and donning overpriced designer clothing. \u2014 SI.com , 16 Feb. 2018",
"A place to potter and fix and, dare it be said, a temporary respite from the stresses and strains of modern life. \u2014 John Sinnott, CNN , 16 May 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1829, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"pouch":{
"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"a small drawstring bag carried on the person",
"a bag of small or moderate size for storing or transporting goods",
"a lockable bag for first-class mail or diplomatic dispatches",
"pocket",
"packet",
"an anatomical structure resembling a pouch",
"to put or form into or as if into a pouch",
"to transmit by pouch",
"to bulge in a manner suggesting a pouch",
"to transmit mail or dispatches by pouch",
"a small bag that can be closed (as with a string)",
"a bag for carrying goods or valuables",
"a pocket of folded skin especially for carrying the young (as on the abdomen of a kangaroo) or for carrying food (as in the cheek of a hamster)",
"a structure of the body in the form of a bag",
"an anatomical structure resembling a bag or pocket"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8pau\u0307ch",
"synonyms":[
"bag",
"poke",
"sack"
],
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"bag",
"balloon",
"beetle",
"belly",
"billow",
"bulge",
"bunch",
"jut",
"overhang",
"poke",
"pooch",
"pout",
"project",
"protrude",
"stand out",
"start",
"stick out",
"swell"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He carried his money in a small leather pouch in his pocket.",
"we sealed the catnip in a cloth pouch and tossed it to the cat",
"Verb",
"as he grew older, the skin on his neck pouched",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"This deluxe version is identical to the middle model but comes with an extra cable, spare earpads and a pouch to store the headphones in. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
"The joeys will spend most of their time in mom's pouch for the first nine months, but there's a small chance guests could see them in the yard. \u2014 Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 8 June 2022",
"Throw an extra pair of shoes in one, t-shirts in another, or electronics in a smaller pouch . \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 7 June 2022",
"Each purchase comes with apparel from Parade\u2019s New Cotton collection as well as a 100% plastic-free tie-dye kit in a cute little pouch ! \u2014 Hannah Oh, Seventeen , 7 June 2022",
"Sassos notes that taste test scores for this grab-and-go pouch were exceptional. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
"If Philip Morris International \u2019s $16 billion offer for oral nicotine pouch maker Swedish Match is accepted, U.S. cigarette makers will suddenly have a nimble new competitor. \u2014 Carol Ryan, WSJ , 4 June 2022",
"All items are stowed inside a waterproof pouch that doubles as a dry bag. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 2 June 2022",
"If your child prefers to keep these together, a straightforward method is to use a large zippered bag or pouch to contain all of the pieces that come with that particular set. \u2014 Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens , 2 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"Miami can pouch another team\u2019s practice squad player by offering him more money, but teams have the opportunity to match, or improve a player\u2019s weekly practice squad salary. \u2014 Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com , 25 Sep. 2021",
"Last season, Milan\u2019s schedule gave rise to some of the year\u2019s biggest trends and must-have pieces, from a goth-grunge comeback \u00e0 la Prada to pouch bags and braided sandals via Bottega Veneta (thanks Daniel Lee!). \u2014 Eliza Huber, refinery29.com , 24 Feb. 2020",
"The company sells canned and pouched tuna, salmon, sardines, and specialty seafood products under the Bumble Bee, Brunswick, Sweet Sue, Snow\u2019s, Beach Cliff and Wild Selections brands. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 22 Nov. 2019",
"An African giant pouched rat rode on a handler\u2019s shoulder at Apopo\u2019s training facility in Morogoro in 2016. \u2014 Alexandra Wexler, WSJ , 4 May 2018",
"An exotic pet dealer imported 800 animals from Africa, including giant pouched rats, dormice and rope squirrels. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Nov. 2017",
"No giant pouched rats, but the majority of traps have yet to be set. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Nov. 2017",
"Giant pouched rats, dormice and squirrels are the chief suspects, but there could be others. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Nov. 2017",
"The push to exclude products that are canned, pouched , smoked or steamed stemmed from a push by the U.S. tuna fleet. \u2014 Author Laine Welch, Alaska Dispatch News , 23 Oct. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"circa 1566, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions",
": to apply a poultice to",
": a soft and heated preparation usually containing medicine that is spread on cloth and placed on the skin to heal a sore or relieve pain",
": a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions to supply moist warmth, relieve pain, or act as a counterirritant or antiseptic",
": to apply a poultice to"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u014dl-t\u0259s",
"\u02c8p\u014dl-t\u0259s",
"\u02c8p\u014dl-t\u0259s"
],
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"cataplasm",
"dressing",
"plaster"
],
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"placed a poultice over the infected cut",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"If the stains look lighter but aren\u2019t gone, repeat the poultice procedure. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Oct. 2021",
"If there's still some residual tarnish, repeat the poultice treatment. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 16 Feb. 2022",
"In that case, Forguson recommends applying a broad-spectrum poultice . \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Oct. 2021",
"And Bachelor in Paradise is a 17th-century doctor applying a poultice of herbs to revitalize my HOT GOSS humor. \u2014 Ali Barthwell, Vulture , 31 Aug. 2021",
"Ancient Greeks and Romans ground it into a poultice to relieve back pain and menstrual cramps. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 30 Mar. 2021",
"Lister and his disciples mostly developed and spread antisepsis through benign breaches of expectation\u2014applying an untested acidic poultice here, treating an otherwise terminal patient without informing them there. \u2014 Matt Beane, Wired , 8 June 2020",
"Choctaws used a poultice of its leaves for headaches. \u2014 Popular Science , 28 Mar. 2020",
"Choctaws used a poultice of its leaves for headaches. \u2014 Popular Science , 28 Mar. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Actually, Sister, in my experience poulticing isn\u2019t much help in these chest cases. \u2014 Emma Donoghue, The Atlantic , 12 May 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1644, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224752"
},
"pour":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to cause to flow in a stream",
": to dispense from a container",
": to supply or produce freely or copiously",
": to give full expression to : vent",
": to move with a continuous flow",
": to rain hard",
": to move or come continuously : stream",
": to score easily or freely (as in basketball)",
": the action of pouring : stream",
": an instance of pouring or an amount poured",
": a heavy fall of rain : downpour",
": to flow or cause to flow in or as if in a stream",
": to rain hard",
": to move or come continuously"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u022fr",
"\u02c8p\u022fr"
],
"synonyms":[
"stream"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Page asks tour guests to read some of their names out loud, and to pour out a bit of water with each name. \u2014 Maya Eaglin, NBC News , 20 June 2022",
"If using a charcoal grill, fill a chimney starter with charcoal, light it and when the coals are gray and ashed over, pour them into the grill. \u2014 Joe Yonan, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
"Add a squeeze of lemon using the lemon squeezer and pour your alcohol with the15ml and 30ml jigger. \u2014 Michael Goldstein, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
"That\u2019s when Antica Terra founder/winemaker Maggie Harrison gets behind the bar \u2014or barrel in this case \u2014 to pour world-class wines made by other winemakers. \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 18 June 2022",
"What if, instead of showering whiny multinational corporations with buckets of public money to pour virtually unlimited amounts of greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere, the government took a more direct route? \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 17 June 2022",
"Mauritian officials also took the opportunity to pour some concrete, plant some flagpoles, and run up the Mauritian colors on Salomon and Peros Banhos. \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
"While 6-26 (23.1%) from the field overall at this juncture in the series does not inspire much confidence that Green will suddenly pour in major points tonight, what Green can always be relied upon for is effort. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
"Six taps will be dedicated to red and white wines and two will pour draft cocktails. \u2014 Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star , 9 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Sadly, customers don\u2019t seem to get the connection between the tap and the pour . \u2014 cleveland , 20 June 2022",
"Rob Burns, cofounder and president of Night Shift Brewing in Everett, said draft prices of his beer in Massachusetts can range from $8 to $14, including at its own taprooms, depending on the style and size of the pour . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"After each pour , the bartender explained the flavors and the origin. \u2014 Jake Kwon, CNN , 22 May 2022",
"Kate Merker, Good Housekeeping's Chief Food Director, says that this cheesy pour is a total game changer. \u2014 Taylor Worden, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
"Both are on pour at Shelburne's sleek, Craftsman-style tasting room. \u2014 Valerie Stivers + Hank Zona, Travel + Leisure , 5 June 2022",
"Once a secret code is entered, the bookshelf can be pushed open, revealing a dazzling 20-seat lounge where cocktails can set you back upwards of $45 each and spirits up to $8,000 per pour . \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 2 June 2022",
"Central Standard\u2019s co-founders, Evan Hughes and Pat McQuillan, will be the hosts of a release party for their new ready-to- pour cocktails from 4 to 6 p.m. on 414 Day, April 14, at 320 E. Clybourn St. \u2014 Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Poured over ice, the bubbly combination makes a refreshing and quick-to- pour cocktail. \u2014 Rebekah Peppler, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213637"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to cause to flow in a stream",
": to dispense from a container",
": to supply or produce freely or copiously",
": to give full expression to : vent",
": to move with a continuous flow",
": to rain hard",
": to move or come continuously : stream",
": to score easily or freely (as in basketball)",
": the action of pouring : stream",
": an instance of pouring or an amount poured",
": a heavy fall of rain : downpour",
": to flow or cause to flow in or as if in a stream",
": to rain hard",
": to move or come continuously"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u022fr",
"\u02c8p\u022fr"
],
"synonyms":[
"stream"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Page asks tour guests to read some of their names out loud, and to pour out a bit of water with each name. \u2014 Maya Eaglin, NBC News , 20 June 2022",
"If using a charcoal grill, fill a chimney starter with charcoal, light it and when the coals are gray and ashed over, pour them into the grill. \u2014 Joe Yonan, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
"Add a squeeze of lemon using the lemon squeezer and pour your alcohol with the15ml and 30ml jigger. \u2014 Michael Goldstein, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
"That\u2019s when Antica Terra founder/winemaker Maggie Harrison gets behind the bar \u2014or barrel in this case \u2014 to pour world-class wines made by other winemakers. \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 18 June 2022",
"What if, instead of showering whiny multinational corporations with buckets of public money to pour virtually unlimited amounts of greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere, the government took a more direct route? \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 17 June 2022",
"Mauritian officials also took the opportunity to pour some concrete, plant some flagpoles, and run up the Mauritian colors on Salomon and Peros Banhos. \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
"While 6-26 (23.1%) from the field overall at this juncture in the series does not inspire much confidence that Green will suddenly pour in major points tonight, what Green can always be relied upon for is effort. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
"Six taps will be dedicated to red and white wines and two will pour draft cocktails. \u2014 Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star , 9 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Sadly, customers don\u2019t seem to get the connection between the tap and the pour . \u2014 cleveland , 20 June 2022",
"Rob Burns, cofounder and president of Night Shift Brewing in Everett, said draft prices of his beer in Massachusetts can range from $8 to $14, including at its own taprooms, depending on the style and size of the pour . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"After each pour , the bartender explained the flavors and the origin. \u2014 Jake Kwon, CNN , 22 May 2022",
"Kate Merker, Good Housekeeping's Chief Food Director, says that this cheesy pour is a total game changer. \u2014 Taylor Worden, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
"Both are on pour at Shelburne's sleek, Craftsman-style tasting room. \u2014 Valerie Stivers + Hank Zona, Travel + Leisure , 5 June 2022",
"Once a secret code is entered, the bookshelf can be pushed open, revealing a dazzling 20-seat lounge where cocktails can set you back upwards of $45 each and spirits up to $8,000 per pour . \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 2 June 2022",
"Central Standard\u2019s co-founders, Evan Hughes and Pat McQuillan, will be the hosts of a release party for their new ready-to- pour cocktails from 4 to 6 p.m. on 414 Day, April 14, at 320 E. Clybourn St. \u2014 Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Poured over ice, the bubbly combination makes a refreshing and quick-to- pour cocktail. \u2014 Rebekah Peppler, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200000"
},
"pout":{
"type":"verb",
"definitions":[
"to show displeasure by thrusting out the lips or wearing a sullen expression",
"to push out or purse the lips in a sexually suggestive way",
"to be moodily silent sulk",
"protrude",
"to cause to protrude",
"a protrusion of the lips expressive of displeasure",
"a fit of pique",
"any of several large-headed fishes (such as a bullhead or eelpout)",
"to show displeasure by pushing out the lips",
"sulk entry 1",
"a facial expression that shows displeasure and is made by pushing out the lips"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8pau\u0307t",
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"bag",
"balloon",
"beetle",
"belly",
"billow",
"bulge",
"bunch",
"jut",
"overhang",
"poke",
"pooch",
"pouch",
"project",
"protrude",
"stand out",
"start",
"stick out",
"swell"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"She pouted her lips and stared at him angrily.",
"The boy didn't want to leave\u2014he stomped his feet and pouted .",
"The model pouted for the cameras.",
"Her lips pouted , and she began to cry."
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
"Noun (1)",
"1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1591, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"pouty":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": sulky sense 1",
": expressive of displeasure"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pau\u0307-t\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"glum",
"mopey",
"pouting",
"sulky",
"sullen",
"surly"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"we could tell from the way she turned pouty that she'd lost the tennis match",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Her recent albums have come off as glitchy satires of club music, in which her pouty croon became a silvery, cybernetic instrument. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 19 May 2020",
"But at least Maria can enjoy some acrobatic lovemaking with him in between his pouty protestations. \u2014 Glenn Kenny, New York Times , 7 May 2020",
"Critics accused Amazon of playing a game of pouty hardball. \u2014 Helene Fouquet, Bloomberg.com , 7 May 2020",
"With her big eyes, long straight nose and pouty mouth, Wu looks nothing like the shy teen seen in old family photos. \u2014 Julie Zaugg, Cnn | Stella Ko, Cnn, Natalie Leung, CNN , 3 Mar. 2020",
"For dessert: a tall, pouty Grand Marnier souffl\u00e9 and bananas flamb\u00e9 (the pyrotechnic finale) over ice cream, with sliced almonds and the odd garnish of canned peach. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Sep. 2019",
"The Portuguese presence in West Africa was limited at first to their trading posts and missions, but in 1571, Sebastian of Portugal \u2014 a pouty blond with firm calves \u2014 ordered the conquest and subjugation of all of Ndongo. \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 4 Oct. 2019",
"Pennywise, who sometimes takes the form of a giant spider-like monster, and whose pouty moue can suddenly sprout rows of sharp, brownish fangs, both feeds and feeds upon ordinary human viciousness. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Sep. 2019",
"Her songs layered pouty vocals over bland hip-hop beats and movie-melodrama strings; the lyrics were all stars, stripes and James Dean. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 30 Aug. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213255"
},
"poverty-stricken":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": very poor : destitute"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4-v\u0259r-t\u0113-\u02ccstri-k\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"beggared",
"beggarly",
"broke",
"destitute",
"dirt-poor",
"down-and-out",
"famished",
"hard up",
"impecunious",
"impoverished",
"indigent",
"necessitous",
"needful",
"needy",
"pauperized",
"penniless",
"penurious",
"poor",
"skint",
"threadbare"
],
"antonyms":[
"affluent",
"deep-pocketed",
"fat",
"fat-cat",
"flush",
"moneyed",
"monied",
"opulent",
"rich",
"silk-stocking",
"wealthy",
"well-heeled",
"well-off",
"well-to-do"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1786, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192147"
},
"powder keg":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a small usually metal cask for holding gunpowder or blasting powder",
": something liable to explode"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"flash point",
"time bomb",
"tinderbox",
"volcano"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Political instability has made the region a powder keg .",
"the immigration bill has become a political powder keg for legislators on both sides of the aisle",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For all the strides that have been made since 1992, many Angelenos believe their city may still be a powder keg , according to a survey by the Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles at Loyola Marymount University. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Extremely dry conditions in the area have created a veritable wildfire powder keg . \u2014 Aj Willingham, CNN , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The former Yugoslavia \u2014 the last European region to succumb to armed conflict, in the civil wars of the 1990s \u2014 could again prove a powder keg . \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Kellen Davis, Drakeo\u2019s longtime attorney, said that the tense circumstances and lack of security at the festival created a powder keg , one that should have been easily foreseeable by the promoters of an L.A. hip-hop festival. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Feb. 2022",
"This approach might have made sense in countries that lacked substantial Russian populations, like Tajikistan and Georgia, but a one-size-fits-all strategy was a poor fit for Ukraine, whose demographic makeup was a powder keg from the get-go. \u2014 David Faris, The Week , 31 Jan. 2022",
"However, the rapid adoption of SaaS technologies combined with the lag in SaaS security investment has created a powder keg of vulnerabilities. \u2014 Brendan O'connor, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Worse, the streets of Seattle are filled with protesters and cops, i.e. a powder keg ready to blow. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 5 Jan. 2022",
"The case is a political powder keg , pulling together several explosive issues that defined a year of violence, protest and extremism in the United States. \u2014 Mark Berman And Kim Bellware, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1791, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212447"
},
"powerful":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": having great power , prestige, or influence",
": leading to many or important deductions",
": full of or having power, strength, or influence"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pau\u0307(-\u0259)r-f\u0259l",
"\u02c8pau\u0307-\u0259r-f\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"heavy",
"heavy-duty",
"important",
"influential",
"mighty",
"potent",
"puissant",
"significant",
"strong"
],
"antonyms":[
"helpless",
"impotent",
"insignificant",
"little",
"powerless",
"unimportant",
"weak"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That was one of the first moments where being a Black woman violist registered as being powerful . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"The song sees the Arizona return to their powerful and accessible brand of rock. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 10 June 2022",
"To see how powerful inertia can be, consider the difference in participation rates at plans where employers automatically enroll workers into the 401(k) versus those where employees must sign up themselves. \u2014 Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"The pull is so powerful that any metal in the room would be rocketed to the machine\u2019s core, destroying the item in the process. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 9 June 2022",
"But there are a lot of healthy people out here doing really good and powerful work and helping to raise amazing, strong children for our future. \u2014 Jingnan Peng, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 June 2022",
"Her vocal tone is special and her lyrics are powerful , but this journey hasn\u2019t always been easy for Manizha. \u2014 Quincy Green, Billboard , 7 June 2022",
"The portrayal may be particularly powerful for a contemporary audience aware of the alarmingly high incidence of mental-health struggles among young people today. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"Although simple in essence, the concept is powerful in the figures chosen to represent this genre of new luxury: Black and brown people. \u2014 Indya Brown, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 June 2022"
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"adverb"
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"\u02c8pau\u0307(-\u0259)r-f(\u0259-)l\u0113"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But ultimately the evidence itself -- damning texts, revelatory recordings, graphic videos of the attack and testimony from firsthand witnesses -- will hit harder and resonate more powerfully than any speech from any member of Congress ever could. \u2014 Elie Honig, CNN , 8 June 2022",
"Such placements convey a cultural and political solidarity with conservatives more powerfully than most anything else, according to Republican strategists and aides. \u2014 Colby Itkowitz, Anchorage Daily News , 1 June 2022",
"The metaverse, the new digital domain, has allowed artists to offer new experiences and engage with their fans more powerfully . \u2014 Leeor Shimron, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
"But no film resonated more powerfully in this time of loss and isolation than the Japanese entry. \u2014 Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Mar. 2022",
"For instance, using Snapchat to drop a dire wolf into your living room could demonstrate its size and strength much more powerfully than a description in a textbook could. \u2014 Sam Jones, Scientific American , 10 Mar. 2022",
"But viewers admitted that the song didn\u2019t land as powerfully the second time around because of the backup music. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 19 Apr. 2022",
"These wounds of war are often hidden, but impact the men and women who have sacrificed for our country as powerfully as those injuries that are visible. \u2014 Jamie Gold, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021",
"The challenge now is fighting off despair, and few images have captured the despair of climate change as powerfully as a photograph made Sunday in Greece. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Aug. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hemp seeds are a nutrient powerhouse that is easy to add to your diet. \u2014 Joey Skladany, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 June 2022",
"Historically, Blumenthal has been an electoral and fundraising powerhouse in Connecticut politics for decades, often winning easily. \u2014 Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant , 5 June 2022",
"Pelosi is a legislative powerhouse who has stayed on too long and is trying to construct a legacy in a rising swamp. \u2014 George Packer, The Atlantic , 18 May 2022",
"Originally formulated to clean restaurant grills, Zep Oven and Grill Cleaner was a powerhouse in our tests. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022",
"Parsley is a nutritious powerhouse packed with vitamins A and C and several B-complex vitamins. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 May 2022",
"Hawk attended Centerville High School, widely known to be a football powerhouse in Ohio. \u2014 Omaid Homayun, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
"Le Male Eau De Toilette by Jean Paul Gaultier is a powerhouse of a fragrance that fires on all cylinders at all times, takes no prisoners, and makes no apologies for its bold and intoxicating presence. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
"The upcoming Nvidia Lovelace gaming GPUs are expected to be a graphics powerhouse . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 25 Apr. 2022"
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"p\u014d-\u02c8stir-\u0113-\u0259r, p\u00e4-",
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"the posterior part of the brain",
"the chapel's posterior location in the church serves to make it a quiet retreat",
"Noun",
"The man squeezed his large posterior into the chair.",
"the baseball players were always slapping one another on the posterior",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Another all-star starter, Freddy Peralta, has begun throwing again after suffering a right posterior shoulder strain on May 22. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
"Ablation of the posterior nasal nerves is a new treatment for vasomotor rhinitis, which is characterized by a runny nose after eating or with changes in temperature. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
"The injury occurred the same day the Brewers found out that starting pitcher Freddy Peralta would miss a significant amount of time this year with a right posterior shoulder strain, though he is expected to return sometime in 2022. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 May 2022",
"One day hit legs, the next chest, and the final was focused on the posterior chain. \u2014 Brett Williams, Men's Health , 24 May 2022",
"Once formed, the gametes can detach and swim freely, and the posterior ends can regenerate. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Hinge your hips then scoop up to get a stretch through the posterior chain on the straight leg side. \u2014 Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health , 3 May 2022",
"Here\u2019s how: Put your pelvis in a posterior tilt and contract your glutes. \u2014 Outside Online , 28 Jan. 2021",
"On a swing that generated a home run for High-A Hillsboro, Carroll suffered tears in his right (non-throwing) labrum and posterior capsule. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Brown shook Grayson Allen so thoroughly on an 18-foot jumper in the first quarter that Allen staggered and his posterior ended up on the parquet. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 4 May 2022",
"If that set of bones is well controlled, the tibialis posterior can work eccentrically to smoothly lower your foot to the ground. \u2014 Jay Dicharry, Outside Online , 13 Mar. 2019",
"The deltoid muscles consist of three parts: the anterior (front) deltoid, lateral (medial) deltoid, and posterior (back) deltoid. \u2014 Tyler Hatfield, Men's Health , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The whitish larvae are C-shaped with a bulbous posterior . \u2014 Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Apr. 2022",
"This compromises the tibialis posterior and its tendon. \u2014 Jay Dicharry, Outside Online , 13 Mar. 2019",
"Philip English imagines a stuffy British bureaucrat parking his posterior on that seat and arguing that humans could never have descended from apes. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Somewhere along the way, many of us have lost touch with our intuitive gait and developed inefficient patterns, letting the front of our bodies do the work instead of our powerhouse posterior chain. \u2014 Esther Smith, Outside Online , 9 Jan. 2022",
"Madonna's posterior has apparently been a point of controversy in recent years. \u2014 Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 Sep. 2021"
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": mean pusillanimity : cowardice"
],
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"decried the poltroonery of those politicians who caved into pressure from the special interests"
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"noun"
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": an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another",
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"Her book is a fierce polemic against the inequalities in our society.",
"They managed to discuss the issues without resorting to polemics .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Evans\u2019s work sidesteps both polemic and propaganda. \u2014 Garth Greenwell, The New Yorker , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Win at All Costs is, in effect, a 350-page polemic which argues that the NOP\u2019s transgressions are consistent with a ruthless Nike ethos where the ends always justify the means. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 2 Oct. 2020",
"Such falsehoods aside, the most interesting aspect of Lavrov's polemic relates to his throwaway comments about Zelensky. \u2014 Anthony D. Kauders, CNN , 5 May 2022",
"In her barnstorming environmental polemic Silent Spring, which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, Rachel Carson fired a broadside against the unfettered use of chemicals by agricultural giants. \u2014 Shely Aronov, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"His polemic appeared in the pan-African magazine Bingo, during preparations for the 1966 World Festival of Black Arts, in Dakar\u2014a cultural d\u00e9but pageant for the continent\u2019s newly independent nations. \u2014 Julian Lucas, The New Yorker , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Many years ago, Jonathan Chait wrote a polemic in The New Republic arguing that Delaware was the worst state, for, among other things, its friendliness to corporate interest and its extremely loose regulatory standards. \u2014 The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic , 27 Oct. 2021",
"Madonna is Susan, a scrappy downtown hustler who has gotten herself embroiled in a vague scandal involving the Atlantic City mob (a subplot treated with such indifference that the film practically becomes a polemic about narrative priorities). \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021",
"So his propaganda during this crisis shouldn\u2019t shock his devoted, polemic -accustomed audience. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Feb. 2022"
],
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": to assume as a postulate or axiom (as in logic or mathematics)",
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"Verb",
"Scientists have postulated the existence of water on the planet.",
"postulates that all people are born with certain rights that can never be taken away from them",
"Noun",
"Einstein's theory of relativity was deduced from two postulates .",
"one of the postulates that the true agnostic rejects is the assumption that it is even possible for us to know whether God exists",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Others postulate that a multiple-choice protocol or a binary encoding might be a means to prevent the AI from deviously fooling a human guard. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"The theory, which is laid out in Steele\u2019s 1988 paper, goes on to postulate that people are motivated to maintain views of themselves as morally good and competent. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
"Some astronomers, Hailey and his co-authors among them, postulate that the distinction can be made by carefully monitoring the timing of an x-ray binary\u2019s outbursts. \u2014 Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Scientists postulate that the bacillus originated in some lower animal and jumped to humans. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Experts postulate that the housing bubble burst in tandem with economic hardships of the Great Recession pushed many people of home-buying age to the cities. \u2014 al , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Although cooler than the rest of the sun\u2019s surface, some scientists postulate that sunspots have an overall warming effect on the sun. \u2014 Curtis Roelle, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 10 Apr. 2021",
"Some scholars postulate that the severe injury reminded him of his time in World War I, when his first concussion took place. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Apr. 2021",
"Fans love to postulate and theorize and try to connect the dots between a show or a movie and a single issue of a comic that was published half a century ago. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 4 Mar. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Taleb goes a step further, offering a mathematical postulate . \u2014 Steven Zeitchik, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"That\u2019s the main postulate of the supremely interesting and information-filled 2021 Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER), released earlier this week by Startup Genome with the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN). \u2014 Dane Stangler, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
"Belief in this postulate is evident at universities across the country, with many adopting protocols to ensure a safe, on-campus experience this fall. \u2014 Blake D. Morant, Forbes , 20 May 2021",
"But this isn\u2019t necessarily so, and it\u2019s the fifth postulate \u2019s fault. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 5 Mar. 2021",
"If Euclid\u2019s fifth postulate were true, then any two lines of longitude could never intersect. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 5 Mar. 2021",
"At the heart of this particular puzzle lies a conflict between three fundamental postulates beloved by many physicists. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Quanta Magazine , 21 Dec. 2012",
"Starting from these two postulates , Einstein showed that space and time are intertwined in ways that scientists had never previously realized. \u2014 NBC News , 13 Apr. 2018"
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"noun"
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": a noisy usually mischievous ghost held to be responsible for unexplained noises (such as rappings)"
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"we thought a poltergeist was knocking dishes off the shelves, but it turned out to just be vibrations from passing trains",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Parker Posey has joined the ensemble cast of The Parenting, a poltergeist comedy from New Line and HBO Max. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Mar. 2022",
"There was something about Reitman\u2019s film and approach that was just lightning in a bottle \u2014 or a poltergeist in a ghost trap. \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Some poltergeist action worked its way into the mix. \u2014 Nicholas Quah, Vulture , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Could this energy, the kind that is projected, perceived, and exchanged, yet purportedly impossible to measure, have somehow spun the monitor\u2019s compass, like a poltergeist or a solar flare? \u2014 Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker , 1 Nov. 2021",
"In this horror-comedy, a dead couple haunting their country residence enlist the help of a poltergeist named Beetlejuice to rid their home of the Deetz family. \u2014 Kathleen Christiansen, orlandosentinel.com , 30 Aug. 2021",
"There's also Bridgewater Triangle, an area in southeastern Massachusetts that's has allegedly been the site of UFO, Big Foot, giant snake, and poltergeist sightings. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 29 Aug. 2021",
"Ed acquiesces, until the church calls them overseas to England to look into the Enfield poltergeist of 1977. \u2014 Lillian Brown, Vulture , 3 June 2021",
"In nineteen-thirties London, the Hungarian parapsychologist Nandor Fodor began studying Alma Fielding, a housewife who claimed to be tormented by a poltergeist . \u2014 The New Yorker , 31 May 2021"
],
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": of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial",
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"examples":[
"during the Middle Ages even theologians could be surprisingly polemical in their writings",
"an unnecessarily polemical look at the supposed incompatibility between science and religion",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But where Kramer was polemical , Holleran was poetic \u2014 more quietly political, Kushner said, but political nevertheless as a pioneer in literature for a post-Stonewall age. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
"Eucalyptus can be a polemical aspect in California wines \u2014 many dislike its cooling green flavors \u2014 but Thackrey was never one to interfere with its expression. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2022",
"Next month, Reed will publish a book that is, in the context of his polemical writing, unusual. \u2014 Benjamin Wallace-wells, The New Yorker , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Rutllant\u2019s journey of self-discovery leads her to unearth details of the life and work of her great grandfather, a polemical astrophysicist who attempted to build the largest telescope in Chile\u2019s southern hemisphere during the Cold War. \u2014 Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety , 17 May 2022",
"The path his company chose, Boreing told me, is to avoid making polemical films. \u2014 Andy Meek, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Maybe more muscular and polemical , rather than empathetic? \u2014 Clare Malone, The New Yorker , 18 Feb. 2022",
"No matter how polemical their purposes, such works employ inventive, elegant designs that are ever more striking as their occasions recede in time. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Many of them have not mastered the polemical ease with which to speak and convince. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2022"
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": to hit very hard",
": to become powder",
": to apply cosmetic powder",
": matter in a finely divided state : particulate matter",
": a preparation in the form of fine particles especially for medicinal or cosmetic use",
": fine dry light snow",
": any of various solid explosives used chiefly in gunnery and blasting",
": to sprinkle or cover with or as if with fine particles of something",
": to reduce or change to powder",
": a dry substance made up of fine particles",
": something (as a food, medicine, or cosmetic) made in or changed to the form of a powder",
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": a product in the form of discrete usually fine particles",
": a medicine or medicated preparation in the form of a powder",
"river 150 miles (241 kilometers) long in eastern Oregon flowing into the Snake River",
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"\u02c8pau\u0307-d\u0259r",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Bronzers come in various formulas\u2014from liquid to powder to cream\u2014but the one for you ultimately comes down to your skin type. \u2014 ELLE , 22 Apr. 2022",
"From pencils to gel to powder ; these will be the only products for your celebrity like fluffy brows. \u2014 Daisy Maldonado, SELF , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Mills the size of phone booths grind the bugs to powder . \u2014 Brittany J. Miller, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Syrup and butter are to sweet pancakes what podi (which translates to powder ) and chutney are to these savory ones. \u2014 Urmila Ramakrishnan, Bon App\u00e9tit , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Khan contrasts this whispery realism, meanwhile, with stark breaks to dissociative fantasy reflecting Mary\u2019s inner turmoil: In her reveries, a ceiling cracks and crashes and floods, and the white cliffs of Dover crumble to powder . \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Like when a mourning Slate skips throwing her ex\u2019s clothes out the window and instead dumps his protein powder down the drain (which blows up in her face, like a cloud of smoke). \u2014 Sara Butler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Mar. 2022",
"The big white Christmas news came for Seattle late Saturday in a region unaccustomed to powder on Dec. 25. \u2014 NBC News , 27 Dec. 2021",
"Forecasters estimate a likely La Ni\u00f1a visit to this part of the country, which if true, translates to powder for days and days\u2014until May 2022 to be precise. \u2014 Stacey Lastoe, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 1 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"During the interview, Mr. Muratov, a bearlike man dressed for the visit in a powder -blue suit, alternated between blunt outrage and amused disbelief. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"Spread over custard and top with cocoa powder , using sieve for even dusting. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
"Pros: The large round bottom is great for blending foundation or baking your makeup with powder . \u2014 Madison Yauger, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022",
"With a gentle exfoliating powder , this exfoliator can be used daily, but those with sensitive skin should use it only once every other day. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 May 2022",
"Paul added the gilded makeup element to the look below by combining a mixing medium with a gold powder and swiping the metallic mixture on Chl\u00f6e's eyes. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 12 May 2022",
"Sometimes people would come into the clinic to cast a curse; staff once caught someone with white powder trying to perform some kind of ritual. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
"Head out back to the waterfront garden with your glass of natty wine and basket of crispy chicken sprinkled with vinegar powder and served with a side of ranch. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 3 May 2022",
"For those who aren\u2019t familiar, the slow cooker recipe uses layers of noodles, vegetables and meat along with goat's milk powder and calls for a propane torch to brown the cheese topping. \u2014 Jennifer Mcclellan, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
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},
"pompous":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": excessively elevated or ornate",
": having or exhibiting self-importance : arrogant",
": relating to or suggestive of pomp or splendor : magnificent",
": having or showing an attitude of someone who thinks he or she is better than other people"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4m-p\u0259s",
"\u02c8p\u00e4m-p\u0259s"
],
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"arrogant",
"assumptive",
"bumptious",
"cavalier",
"chesty",
"haughty",
"high-and-mighty",
"high-handed",
"high-hat",
"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"huffish",
"huffy",
"imperious",
"important",
"lofty",
"lordly",
"masterful",
"overweening",
"peremptory",
"presuming",
"presumptuous",
"pretentious",
"self-asserting",
"self-assertive",
"sniffy",
"stiff-necked",
"supercilious",
"superior",
"toplofty",
"toploftical",
"uppish",
"uppity"
],
"antonyms":[
"humble",
"lowly",
"modest",
"unarrogant",
"unpretentious"
],
"examples":[
"So as the pictures of flooded shanties flicker by on cable news, uptight neatnik Midwestern Lutherans and sensitive northeastern urban sophisticates and pompous media grandees on both coasts express shock at the unexpected squalor of the poverty and bafflement over the slovenly corruption of the civic institutions. \u2014 Rob Long , National Review , 26 Sept. 2005",
"President Warren Harding was an orator, but his bloviations were an army of pompous phrases moving across the landscape in search of an idea. \u2014 Harold Evans , New York Times Book Review , 11 Nov. 2001",
"She never allowed her spirit to become, as, say, Henry Adams did, curdled by long exposure to Washington's tawdry and pompous aspects. \u2014 George F. Will , Newsweek , 24 May 1999",
"She found it difficult to talk about her achievements without sounding pompous .",
"the pompous waiter served us in the manner of a person doing some poor soul a great favor",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Each of them delivers a pompous speech diagnosing Pinocchio\u2019s ailment, and each diagnosis differs from the others. \u2014 Joan Acocella, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"Constance is a pompous British aristocrat from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London. \u2014 Gustaf Lundberg Toresson, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"Genet\u2019s face stared out from the cover, once old and pompous , now young and troubled. \u2014 Sa\u00efd Sayrafiezadeh, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
"Young is morphed into a rather pompous George Washington and Mani into pro-slavery Founding Father Charles Pinckney. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The result is that Parallel Mothers is Almod\u00f3var\u2019s most pompous and unconvincingly political film. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Euphoria often resorts to messy, experimental and sometimes pompous storytelling to answer these questions. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Charlotte would brag about knowing the \u200b\u200bma\u00eetre d\u2019 at the Polo Bar, whereas a pompous man would definitely try\u2014and fail\u2014to impress Carrie with a reservation at Carbone. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Rifkin is not part of the movie industry, but his parasitic relationship to film culture is pompous and condescending. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 4 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"see pomp ",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-040431"
},
"pokey":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": jail"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u014d-k\u0113"
],
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"bastille",
"big house",
"bridewell",
"brig",
"calaboose",
"can",
"clink",
"cooler",
"coop",
"guardroom",
"hock",
"hold",
"hoosegow",
"jail",
"jailhouse",
"joint",
"jug",
"lockup",
"nick",
"pen",
"penitentiary",
"prison",
"quod",
"slam",
"slammer",
"stir",
"stockade",
"tolbooth"
],
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"examples":[
"joked about the time he passed out on the street and woke up in the pokey"
],
"history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1919, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-133951"
},
"Pollyannaish":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a person characterized by irrepressible optimism and a tendency to find good in everything"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccp\u00e4-l\u0113-\u02c8a-n\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"I'm no Pollyanna , but I do think some good will come out of this."
],
"history_and_etymology":" Pollyanna , heroine of the novel Pollyanna (1913) by Eleanor Porter \u20201920 American fiction writer",
"first_known_use":[
"1921, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-142110"
},
"poop":{
"type":[
"noun ()",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": defecate",
": feces , excrement",
": the act of defecating",
": to become exhausted",
": to put out of breath",
": to tire out",
": an enclosed superstructure at the stern of a ship above the main deck",
": stern",
": to break over the stern of",
": to ship (a sea or wave) over the stern",
": information , scoop"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00fcp"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb (1)",
"circa 1903, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (1)",
"circa 1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (2)",
"1927, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
"Noun (2)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Verb (3)",
"1727, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (3)",
"circa 1940, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-161724"
},
"politeness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or having the characteristics of advanced culture",
": marked by refined cultural interests and pursuits especially in arts and belles lettres",
": showing or characterized by correct social usage",
": marked by an appearance of consideration, tact, deference, or courtesy",
": marked by a lack of roughness or crudities",
": showing courtesy or good manners"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8l\u012bt",
"p\u0259-\u02c8l\u012bt"
],
"synonyms":[
"civil",
"courteous",
"genteel",
"gracious",
"mannerly",
"well-bred"
],
"antonyms":[
"discourteous",
"ill-bred",
"ill-mannered",
"impolite",
"inconsiderate",
"mannerless",
"rude",
"thoughtless",
"uncivil",
"ungenteel",
"ungracious",
"unmannered",
"unmannerly"
],
"examples":[
"It was polite of him to hold the door for them.",
"Please be polite to the guests.",
"It isn't polite to interrupt people when they're talking.",
"She received some polite applause despite the mistakes in her performance.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Job seekers should have their antennas up to detect if the interviewers are self-aware, empathetic and polite . \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"At an appearance with Ophuls in 2009, Jean-Luc Godard, in an unusually polite mood, paid him high praise for The Sorrow and the Pity, which explores the German occupation of France through a portrait of one city, Clermont-Ferrand. \u2014 Rachel Kushner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"In a very polite exchange, Horton and Rachel spoke with two bank employees. \u2014 Zayna Syed, The Arizona Republic , 20 May 2022",
"Congressman Cawthorn was very polite , very congenial, offered his support in absolutely any way to help me defeat [Democratic Buncombe County Commissioner Jasmine Beach-Ferrara]. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 19 May 2022",
"And incursion sounds like an unnecessarily polite term to describe a multiversal war that Kang wanted to prevent in the first place. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 16 May 2022",
"We were given white hard hats, clear protective glasses, bright yellow vests and detailed safety instructions by very polite but security-conscious quarry employees. \u2014 Bob Hill, The Courier-Journal , 3 May 2022",
"The father was polite as Ms. Thomas was announced and clapped twice. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
"Just 16% of Italian drivers said that their fellow Italians were polite , while 14% of French drivers reckon that French drivers are stressed. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 27 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English (Scots) polit , Latin politus , from past participle of polire ",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1500, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-162904"
},
"po-faced":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": having an assumed solemn, serious, or earnest expression or manner : piously or hypocritically solemn"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u014d-\u02ccf\u0101st"
],
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"earnest",
"grave",
"humorless",
"no-nonsense",
"sedate",
"serious",
"severe",
"sober",
"sobersided",
"solemn",
"staid",
"uncomic",
"unsmiling",
"weighty"
],
"antonyms":[
"facetious",
"flip",
"flippant",
"humorous",
"jesting",
"jocular",
"joking",
"kittenish",
"ludic",
"playful"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"perhaps from po chamber pot, toilet, from French pot pot",
"first_known_use":[
"1934, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190341"
},
"pool":{
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"transitive verb",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": a small and rather deep body of usually fresh water",
": a quiet place in a stream",
": a body of water forming above a dam",
": something resembling a pool",
": a small body of standing liquid",
": a continuous area of porous sedimentary rock that yields petroleum or gas",
": swimming pool",
": to form a pool",
": to accumulate or become static (as in the veins of a bodily part)",
": an aggregate stake to which each player of a game has contributed",
": all the money bet by a number of persons on a particular event",
": a game played on an English billiard table in which each of the players stakes a sum and the winner takes all",
": any of various games of billiards played on an oblong table having 6 pockets with usually 15 object balls",
": an aggregation of the interests or property of different persons made to further a joint undertaking by subjecting them to the same control and a common liability",
": a readily available supply: such as",
": the whole quantity of a particular material present in the body and available for function or the satisfying of metabolic demands",
": a body product (such as blood) collected from many donors and stored for later use",
": a group of people available for some purpose",
": gene pool",
": a group of journalists from usually several news organizations using pooled resources (such as television equipment) to produce shared coverage especially of events to which access is restricted",
": to combine (things, such as resources) in a common pool or effort",
": a small deep body of usually fresh water",
": something like a pool (as in shape or depth)",
": a small body of standing liquid : puddle",
": swimming pool",
": a game of billiards played on a table with six pockets",
": a supply of people or things available for use",
": to contribute to a common fund or effort",
": to accumulate or become static (as in the veins of a bodily part)",
": a readily available supply: as",
": the whole quantity of a particular material present in the body and available for function or the satisfying of metabolic demands \u2014 see gene pool , metabolic pool",
": a body product (as blood) collected from many donors and stored for later use",
": an aggregation of the interests, obligations, or undertakings of several parties working together",
": a group of people available for some purpose \u2014 see also jury pool",
": to combine (as assets or votes) in a common form or effort",
": to combine (interests) so as not to have a merger of companies considered a purchase for accounting purposes"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00fcl",
"\u02c8p\u00fcl",
"\u02c8p\u00fcl"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
"Verb (1)",
"1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1708, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb (2)",
"circa 1780, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190821"
},
"potential":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality",
": expressing possibility",
": of, relating to, or constituting a verb phrase expressing possibility, liberty, or power by the use of an auxiliary with the infinitive of the verb (as in \"it may rain\")",
": something that can develop or become actual",
": promise sense 2",
": any of various functions from which the intensity or the velocity at any point in a field may be readily calculated",
": the work required to move a unit positive charge from a reference point (as at infinity) to a point in question",
": potential difference",
": existing as a possibility : capable of becoming real",
": the chance or possibility that something will develop and become real",
": an ability or quality that can lead to success or excellence : promise",
": existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality",
": something that can develop or become actual",
": any of various functions from which the intensity or the velocity at any point in a field may be readily calculated",
": electrical potential",
": potential difference"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8ten(t)-sh\u0259l",
"p\u0259-\u02c8ten-sh\u0259l",
"p\u0259-\u02c8ten-ch\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"implicit",
"possible"
],
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"capability",
"eventuality",
"possibility",
"potentiality",
"prospect"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Panelists also emphasized that the FDA and CDC would closely monitor any potential side effects for both vaccines. \u2014 Matthew Herper And Helen Branswell, STAT , 18 June 2022",
"Under the proposal, all of Karish would go to Israel, while most of Qana, another field that has potential for commercially-viable gas, would go to Lebanon. \u2014 Hadas Gold And Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"Legal advice is a vital step to understanding and remaining in compliance with Protocol (where applicable), any-and-all post-employment restrictions, and new or potential regulatory requirements. \u2014 Mindy Diamond, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Over the years, Belmont Park has served as backdrop to some of the sport's greatest moments as horses strive for a Triple Crown and potential spot in equine immorality. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 11 June 2022",
"My guess is that ticket buyers for the L.A. Phil, the L.A. Opera, the Music Center, the Wallis Center, the dozens of small theaters, museums, galleries and countless other arts venues are loyal or potential subscription holders. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"The Reds announced Wednesday's game will not begin on time with rain and potential severe weather in the forecast. \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 8 June 2022",
"One useful Apple Maps feature that has potential for mixed reality experiences is the support for grabbing Street View imagery right into apps. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 7 June 2022",
"But Brown called upon the public to help as well, by sending tips to the police about past and potential gun crimes, and by participating in the department\u2019s gun-buyback event happening Saturday. \u2014 Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But what happens when Saudi Arabia does reach its full box office potential , when the money left on the table is potentially $60 million instead of $6 million? \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
"Fortunately, Hungary remains an outlier, but its potential to disrupt EU affairs is significant. \u2014 Cristian Gherasim, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"Wheat is planted in October, and springtime is a critical period for the crop to reach its potential before the summer harvest. \u2014 Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
"That said, at No. 10, the downtrodden Wizards would be wise to take the gamble on his star potential . \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022",
"Originally, it was written sparingly into a couple of scripts, but one of the shows directors, Payman Benz, saw its potential . \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"Even before adding in production costs, calculating Disney\u2019s $3 billion winning bid as $600 million per season compares unfavorably with its earnings potential from the IPL. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 14 June 2022",
"Even if your workstation is more nook than corner office, maximizing its potential with efficiency and storage that suits your needs will set you up for success, day after day. \u2014 Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens , 13 June 2022",
"The tragedy has cast the spotlight once again on the role of security technology \u2014 such as alarms, surveillance cameras and metal detectors \u2014 and its potential to help prevent and mitigate mass shootings. \u2014 Max Zahn, ABC News , 11 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192444"
},
"potentiality":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the ability to develop or come into existence",
": potential sense 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02ccten(t)-sh\u0113-\u02c8a-l\u0259-t\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"capability",
"eventuality",
"possibility",
"potential",
"prospect"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"would like to see a colony on the moon as an actuality and not merely a potentiality",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"What looks like emptiness is actually potentiality . \u2014 Max Norman, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022",
"This legislation established the federal drug classification schedule, which categorized certain drugs within five total groups based on their medical use and potentiality for abuse. \u2014 David Cannady, sun-sentinel.com , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Possibly, but entwined with this theme of curiosity is the potentiality that these tales are begging readers to also consider the importance of obedience and trust. \u2014 Sarah Schutte, National Review , 12 Sep. 2021",
"Despite watching Cunningham\u2019s performance in the final minutes, Boynton stopped short of likening Cunningham to Mariano Rivera when asked about that potentiality postgame. \u2014 Jordan Guskey, The Indianapolis Star , 20 Mar. 2021",
"Historically Black Colleges and Universities are both incubators and accelerators of their students\u2019 talent, intelligence and potentiality in a daily immersion in their heritage and investment in their future. \u2014 Janelle Harris Dixon, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Feb. 2021",
"The cartoon landscape is a model of the marvelous that\u2019s an alibi for something much more malign: a world where infinite potentiality is experienced as terror. \u2014 Adam Thirlwell, The New York Review of Books , 3 Aug. 2020",
"There was no discussion of what use, if any, to make of my new potentiality . \u2014 Joseph O\u2019neill, The New Yorker , 4 Nov. 2019",
"That first potentiality doesn\u2019t look like a problem. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 19 Mar. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193554"
},
"potty":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": trivial , insignificant",
": slightly crazy",
": snobbish",
": a small child's pot for urination or defecation",
": potty-chair",
": toilet , bathroom"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4-t\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"aristocratic",
"elitist",
"high-hat",
"persnickety",
"ritzy",
"snobbish",
"snobby",
"snooty",
"snotty",
"toffee-nosed"
],
"antonyms":[
"bath",
"bathroom",
"bog",
"can",
"cloakroom",
"comfort station",
"convenience",
"head",
"john",
"latrine",
"lavatory",
"loo",
"restroom",
"toilet",
"washroom",
"water closet"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"I think he's gone a little potty .",
"All this noise is driving me potty !",
"She's just potty about this new dance class.",
"Noun",
"the little girl announced loudly that she needed to go to the potty",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"May 22 said three teens had tipped over a porta potty . \u2014 cleveland , 27 May 2022",
"Dakota Albritton, who pitches on stilts, talks with people waiting for a port-a- potty . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
"The bathroom is a port-a- potty found at the bottom, so make sure to do your business before calling it a night. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 25 Apr. 2022",
"For example, my kids\u2019 current school sends an email daily about potty and eating activities and food updates. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Shark Tank Hopefuls pitch a product designed to keep cats stimulated; a product to help potty -training; a measuring tool for cutting hair; a product line providing first aid for minor injuries. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The driver, who has not been identified, jumped out of the bulldozer to check if anyone was inside the port-a- potty and found Henderson unresponsive. \u2014 Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Early Sicilians may have used the ancient porta- potty simply by sitting on it. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Feb. 2022",
"There\u2019s a porta potty at the trailhead but no other facilities. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 30 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"circa 1860, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"circa 1942, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-194628"
},
"potable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": suitable for drinking",
": a liquid that is suitable for drinking",
": an alcoholic beverage",
": suitable for drinking",
": a liquid that is suitable for drinking",
": an alcoholic beverage"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u014d-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
"military often",
"\u02c8p\u014dt-\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"drinkable"
],
"antonyms":[
"alcohol",
"aqua vitae",
"ardent spirits",
"booze",
"bottle",
"drink",
"firewater",
"grog",
"hooch",
"inebriant",
"intoxicant",
"John Barleycorn",
"juice",
"liquor",
"lush",
"moonshine",
"rum",
"sauce",
"spirits",
"stimulant",
"strong drink",
"tipple"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"around here, the only potable water comes from wells",
"Noun",
"hid the potables in the back hall closet",
"keeps the wet bar stocked with an array of top-shelf liquors, mixers, and other fine potables",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Quickly forget any bottle outside of this narrow range\u2014anything cheaper is non- potable swill; anything more expensive, and the wine is too nice ever to drink. \u2014 Nate Odenkirk, The New Yorker , 6 May 2022",
"Other ingredients were less potable : camphor and quicklime, varnish and vinegar. \u2014 The New York Times, Arkansas Online , 10 Oct. 2021",
"Kessler, who heads up the Coachella Valley Golf and Water Task Force, said much of the water used to irrigate golf courses is non- potable . \u2014 Steve Lopez Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 9 Oct. 2021",
"At the Sweet Water Foundation in Washington Park-Englewood, I\u00f1igo Manglano-Ovalle has built a highly functional take on minimalist sculpture: an elegant hydrant to deliver free and potable water for the organization\u2019s farm plots. \u2014 Lori Waxman, chicagotribune.com , 24 Sep. 2021",
"Wastewater or sewage has been recycled for decades for irrigation and other non- potable uses. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Aug. 2021",
"Secondary water is a water source that\u2019s not treated and non- potable . \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 July 2021",
"Or it may instead be used for non- potable purposes, like for agriculture or industrial processes. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 7 July 2021",
"City spokeswoman Michelle Atoa said the city provided over 26,500 bottles of water and around 7,000 gallons of non- potable water. \u2014 Sarah Haselhorst, USA TODAY , 9 Mar. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In late June and early July, the Iron Riders faced extreme heat and a lack of potable water in the Sand Hills of Nebraska. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 June 2022",
"The house survived while about 50 neighboring homes burned along with the tanks that feed the municipal water system, leaving no local supply of potable water without truck deliveries. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 12 June 2022",
"The threesome stand in front of an atmospheric water generator, a truck-size example of industrial sorcery that extracts potable water from the air. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"When Skeet Jones was sworn in as judge in 2007, most of the caliche roads were rutted like washboards and residents still had to line up to get potable water dispensed from a community tank. \u2014 Susan Carroll, NBC News , 21 May 2022",
"In many buildings, the clanking of steam radiators often distract students from their studies, learning spaces are devoid of natural sunlight and fresh air, and water fountains lack potable water. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
"The goal would be for the plant to convert about 107 million gallons a day of seawater into about 50 million gallons a day of potable water. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
"Phase one, including a sewage purification plant in western Miramar, will produce 34 million gallons per day of potable drinking water. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 May 2022",
"The idea is that the stillsuit collects waste water [perspiration and urine] and recycles it like a distillery to make potable water. \u2014 Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
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"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"circa 1625, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-201802"
},
"potency":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": force , power",
": the quality or state of being potent",
": the ability or capacity to achieve or bring about a particular result",
": potentiality sense 1",
": the quality or state of being potent : as",
": chemical or medicinal strength or efficacy",
": the ability to copulate",
": initial inherent capacity for development of a particular kind"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u014d-t\u1d4an(t)-s\u0113",
"\u02c8p\u014dt-\u1d4an-s\u0113"
],
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"energy",
"firepower",
"force",
"horsepower",
"might",
"muscle",
"potence",
"power",
"puissance",
"sinew",
"strength",
"vigor"
],
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"impotence",
"impotency",
"powerlessness",
"weakness"
],
"examples":[
"The potency of her words changed many minds in the audience that night.",
"Any vitamin of high potency should only be taken in the proper dosage.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And even when the songs are not four-on-the-floor rockers, there's a certain dark potency watching over the proceedings. \u2014 Tim Moffatt, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"Delta 8 has a lower psychotropic potency than delta-nine and produces more clearheaded effects. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"Fentanyl, for instance, has been shown to have a far greater potency than heroin. \u2014 Kaylee Remington, cleveland , 4 May 2022",
"The drug, called ensovibep, is an antiviral medicine designed specifically to inactivate SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, with extremely high potency and no known off-target effects. \u2014 News Service Of Florida, orlandosentinel.com , 11 Jan. 2022",
"That a new generation could find the song and catapult it to new heights shows the potency of both Bush's music and Stranger Things. \u2014 Nojan Aminosharei, Harper's BAZAAR , 1 June 2022",
"The Origins brand was created out of the desire to bring a new type of skincare to life by combining the potency of science with the power of nature. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"Shots are being administered to different people at different intervals, in different combinations, against different variants; successes and failures against the virus are now much harder to tie directly to the potency of the injections themselves. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 23 May 2022",
"Dahle, however, said the potency of that message has waned. \u2014 Phil Willonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-201902"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a pustule in an eruptive disease (such as smallpox)",
": a spot suggesting such a pustule",
": to mark with or as if with pocks : pit",
": a small swelling like a pimple on the skin (as in smallpox) or the mark it leaves",
": a pustule in an eruptive disease (as smallpox)"
],
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"\u02c8p\u00e4k",
"\u02c8p\u00e4k",
"\u02c8p\u00e4k"
],
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"boil",
"fester",
"hickey",
"papule",
"pimple",
"pustule",
"whelk",
"zit"
],
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"noticed strange pocks on his torso",
"Verb",
"one of the many craters that pock the moon's surface",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"His time at the county has been tumultuous -- pock -marked by criminal convictions and non-prosecution agreements among top-level staff, and tragedy at the county jail, where eight inmates died in the span of a year. \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 21 Nov. 2021",
"Philip wore the handkerchiefs folded into squares and tucked into the breast pock of his suits. \u2014 Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire , 18 Apr. 2021",
"One particular bummer is that the textures applied to human faces originally split the difference between realistic and exaggerated, particularly in pock -marking the cheeks and jawlines of those who live in the game's corporate-run dystopia. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 4 June 2020",
"But don\u2019t get carried away and string together too many loud, aggressive, irregular clucks and pocks that can drown out a turkey\u2019s gobble. \u2014 Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life , 20 Apr. 2020",
"The field of Alzheimer\u2019s research has been pock -marked with failures after failure of clinical trials\u2014in part, researchers now believe, because the models weren\u2019t telling them the full story. \u2014 Katherine Ellen Foley, Quartz , 8 Apr. 2020",
"Leading the night\u2019s awards categories was Post Malone, who earned the most nods with seven nominations, including artist of the year, collaboration of the year and favorite male artist \u2013 pop/ pock . \u2014 Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com , 24 Nov. 2019",
"Sporting a bushy beard, a corncob pipe, and a face riddled with pocks and crags, Wake looks like a cross between Captain Birdseye and Trotsky and sounds like a cartoon pirate. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 18 Oct. 2019",
"The door opposite the apartment was pock -marked with bullet holes. \u2014 Bianca Padr\u00f3 Ocasio, OrlandoSentinel.com , 13 June 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The Defenders Black strafe marks pock a prop plane that sits on the runway of Mykolaiv\u2019s small international airport. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
"More than 100 lakes pock the dense woods of Itasca. \u2014 Ashlea Halpern, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 6 July 2021",
"Scientists estimate ages on the Moon and the rocky planets from the number of craters that pock their surfaces. \u2014 Dennis Normile, Science | AAAS , 19 Nov. 2020",
"The Grant and Harding administrations were pocked with cronyism, corruption, and scandal. \u2014 Jonathan Stevenson, The New York Review of Books , 15 May 2020",
"The lake\u2019s receding water left behind a crazy plain of sprawling cocklebur fields pocked with silty potholes. \u2014 T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream , 10 Mar. 2020",
"In mid-November, the moms moved into the Magnolia Street house and got help from volunteers to repair the sagging interior, stock the kitchen, and drape a tarp over the roof, pocked with holes. \u2014 E. Tammy Kim, The New York Review of Books , 9 Mar. 2020",
"That began an illustrious college career pocked with triple-doubles. \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 25 Feb. 2020",
"From the start, the new taxes were pocked with loopholes. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Dec. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1841, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-203123"
},
"powerless":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": devoid of strength or resources",
": lacking the authority or capacity to act",
": without power, strength, authority, or influence"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pau\u0307(-\u0259)r-l\u0259s",
"\u02c8pau\u0307-\u0259r-l\u0259s"
],
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"hamstrung",
"handcuffed",
"helpless",
"high and dry",
"hog-tied",
"impotent",
"impuissant",
"paralyzed",
"weak"
],
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"mighty",
"potent",
"powerful",
"puissant",
"strong"
],
"examples":[
"I wish I could help you, but I am powerless in this situation.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This was about the inner conflict of having more power and control while at the same time having the fear of being powerless and being energetically exploited. \u2014 Silke Glaab, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"What Hyun didn\u2019t realize at the time was his mother, who still struggles with English, felt powerless to say or do anything to shield him from harm. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 July 2021",
"On the same day that Undone returns, Apple TV+ is premiering Shining Girls, a serial killer story with a novel-ish(*) twist: the killer travels in time, and our heroine seems powerless to prevent him from hurting her in any moment of her life. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Still, a massive geopolitical conflict has a way of making individuals feel even more powerless . \u2014 Pcmag Staff, PCMAG , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Still, Ekeler was powerless to prevent his team from blowing a 21-point lead last season in a loss at Denver. \u2014 Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times , 27 Nov. 2021",
"His try at taking down the corrupt Jo Tae-seob ends with Tae-seob mocking him for being powerless . \u2014 Joan Macdonald, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"His workday doesn\u2019t end until 10 P.M. Days off are dictated by the wind, because single-engine pangas are powerless to fight the strong gusts that kick up from the hot desert. \u2014 Adam Skolnick, Outside Online , 4 May 2022",
"The South Korean senior is not the only one who has felt powerless and at the mercy of such self-serve digital kiosk machines. \u2014 Chae Young Oh, ABC News , 17 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-203137"
},
"polished":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": subjected to polishing : made smooth and glossy by or as if by polishing",
": characterized by a high degree of development, finish, or refinement : free from imperfections",
": characterized by elegance and refinement"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4-lisht"
],
"synonyms":[
"buffed",
"burnished",
"glistening",
"glossy",
"lustrous",
"rubbed",
"satin",
"satiny",
"sleek"
],
"antonyms":[
"dim",
"dull",
"flat",
"lusterless",
"matte",
"mat",
"matt"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With two locations in Houston and a third slated to open soon in the Woodlands, this wildly popular and polished bar is exactly that: a bar, not an ice house. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 8 June 2022",
"Halle, Jonathan, and Drew included modern yet cozy finishes in the final project, surprising Yvonne with a stunning and polished overhaul to her kitchen, dining room and sitting room. \u2014 Caitlin Scott, House Beautiful , 8 June 2022",
"My unit's black finish has a polished but not overly glossy look, and the uncomplicated design doesn't look out of place in either casual or formal settings. \u2014 Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica , 30 Apr. 2022",
"With about 2,300 stores in North America, the Home Depot offers seven main tile materials: ceramic, porcelain, natural stone, glass, mosaic, metal and cement in a variety of finishes, such as glossy, matte and polished . \u2014 Daniel Bortz, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2022",
"After all, the polished but relaxed-chic service model at Kato largely exists because of Reginaldo\u2019s attention to detail and personality. \u2014 Andy Wang, Robb Report , 15 May 2022",
"Subtler and more polished than Bergen, Dustin Hoffman plays Eugene, the ailing dad with a degenerative condition, who falls and injures himself frequently and routinely goes through domestic helpers that don\u2019t seem to last at the demanding job. \u2014 Tomris Laffly, Variety , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Judy Turner has been making a splash with inventive, fun, and polished designs. \u2014 Rachel Besser, Vogue , 8 Mar. 2022",
"With the rise of social media and its newfound direct line of communication between consumers and brands, maintaining a positive and polished image is key to a successful business. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 20 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English polisshed , from past participle of polisshen to polish",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-205448"
},
"powerlessness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": devoid of strength or resources",
": lacking the authority or capacity to act",
": without power, strength, authority, or influence"
],
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"\u02c8pau\u0307(-\u0259)r-l\u0259s",
"\u02c8pau\u0307-\u0259r-l\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"hamstrung",
"handcuffed",
"helpless",
"high and dry",
"hog-tied",
"impotent",
"impuissant",
"paralyzed",
"weak"
],
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"mighty",
"potent",
"powerful",
"puissant",
"strong"
],
"examples":[
"I wish I could help you, but I am powerless in this situation.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This was about the inner conflict of having more power and control while at the same time having the fear of being powerless and being energetically exploited. \u2014 Silke Glaab, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"What Hyun didn\u2019t realize at the time was his mother, who still struggles with English, felt powerless to say or do anything to shield him from harm. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 July 2021",
"On the same day that Undone returns, Apple TV+ is premiering Shining Girls, a serial killer story with a novel-ish(*) twist: the killer travels in time, and our heroine seems powerless to prevent him from hurting her in any moment of her life. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Still, a massive geopolitical conflict has a way of making individuals feel even more powerless . \u2014 Pcmag Staff, PCMAG , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Still, Ekeler was powerless to prevent his team from blowing a 21-point lead last season in a loss at Denver. \u2014 Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times , 27 Nov. 2021",
"His try at taking down the corrupt Jo Tae-seob ends with Tae-seob mocking him for being powerless . \u2014 Joan Macdonald, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"His workday doesn\u2019t end until 10 P.M. Days off are dictated by the wind, because single-engine pangas are powerless to fight the strong gusts that kick up from the hot desert. \u2014 Adam Skolnick, Outside Online , 4 May 2022",
"The South Korean senior is not the only one who has felt powerless and at the mercy of such self-serve digital kiosk machines. \u2014 Chae Young Oh, ABC News , 17 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-234921"
},
"port":{
"type":[
"abbreviation ()",
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb ()"
],
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": a place where ships may ride secure from storms : haven",
": a harbor town or city where ships may take on or discharge cargo",
": airport",
": port of entry",
": gate",
": an opening (as in a valve seat or valve face) for intake or exhaust of a fluid",
": the area of opening in a cylinder face of a passageway for the working fluid in an engine",
": such a passageway",
": a small opening in a container or vessel especially for viewing or for the controlled passage of material",
": an opening in a vessel's side (as for admitting light or loading cargo)",
": the cover for a porthole",
": a hole in an armored vehicle or fortification through which guns may be fired",
": a hardware interface by which a computer is connected to another device (such as a printer, a mouse, or another computer)",
": jack sense 4",
": the manner of bearing oneself",
": state sense 3",
": the position in which a military weapon is carried at the command port arms",
": to turn or put (a helm) to the left",
": the left side of a ship or aircraft looking forward",
": located on the left side of a ship or airplane looking forward : of, relating to, or situated to port",
": a sweet fortified wine of rich taste and aroma made in Portugal",
": a similar wine made elsewhere",
": to translate (software) into a version for another computer or operating system",
"portable",
"portrait",
"Portugal",
": a town or city with a harbor where ships load or unload cargo",
": a place (as a harbor) where ships can find shelter from a storm",
": an opening (as in machinery) for gas, steam, or water to go in or out",
": porthole",
": the left side of a ship or airplane looking forward",
": an opening, passage, or channel through which something can be introduced into the body: as",
": a small medical device (as of plastic or titanium) that is implanted below the skin, is attached to a catheter typically inserted into a blood vessel, and has a small opening through which a needle can be inserted to administer fluids or drugs or withdraw blood",
": an incision (as one made between intercostal spaces) for passing a medical instrument (as an endoscope) into the body"
],
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"\u02c8p\u022frt",
"\u02c8p\u022frt",
"\u02c8p\u022frt"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (3)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (1)",
"1580, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (4)",
"circa 1544, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"1842, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (5)",
"circa 1626, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb (2)",
"1984, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-081941"
},
"pocket":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a small bag carried by a person : purse",
": a small bag that is sewed or inserted in a garment so that it is open at the top or side",
": supply of money : means",
": receptacle , container : such as",
": an opening at the corner or side of a billiard table",
": a superficial pouch in some animals",
": a small often isolated area or group",
": a cavity containing a deposit (as of gold, water, or gas)",
": air pocket",
": a place for a batten made by sewing a strip on a sail",
": blind alley",
": the position of a contestant in a race hemmed in by others",
": an area formed by blockers from which a football quarterback attempts to pass",
": the concave area at the base of the finger sections of a baseball glove or mitt in which the ball is normally caught",
": in one's control or possession",
": provided with funds",
": in the position of having made a profit",
": low on money or funds",
": having suffered a loss",
": from cash on hand",
": to put or enclose in or as if in one's pocket",
": to appropriate to one's own use : steal",
": to refuse assent to (a bill) by a pocket veto",
": to put up with : accept",
": to set aside : suppress",
": to hem in",
": to drive (a ball) into a pocket of a pool table",
": to cover or supply with pockets",
": small enough to be carried in the pocket",
": small , miniature",
": of or relating to money",
": carried in or paid from one's own pocket",
": a small bag sewn into a piece of clothing for carrying small articles",
": a place or thing that is different from the larger place or thing that it is part of",
": a condition of the air that causes an airplane to drop suddenly",
": a bag at the corner or side of a pool table",
": to put something in a pocket",
": to keep often dishonestly",
": pocket-size",
": a small cavity or space",
": an abnormal cavity formed in diseased tissue"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4-k\u0259t",
"\u02c8p\u00e4-k\u0259t",
"\u02c8p\u00e4k-\u0259t"
],
"synonyms":[
"bankroll",
"coffers",
"exchequer",
"finances",
"fund",
"resources",
"wherewithal"
],
"antonyms":[
"choke (back)",
"hold back",
"repress",
"sink",
"smother",
"stifle",
"strangle",
"submerge",
"suppress",
"swallow"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Trappett pulls a knife from his pocket , and the officers tell him to drop it. \u2014 Tim Stelloh, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
"In 1894, Henry entered a cafe in Paris, ordered two beers, got up to leave, removed a bomb from his overcoat pocket , lit the fuse with his cigar and tossed it toward the 350 patrons. \u2014 Richard Sandomir, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
"In 1894, Henry entered a cafe in Paris, ordered two beers, got up to leave, removed a bomb from his overcoat pocket , lit the fuse with his cigar and tossed it toward the 350 patrons. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
"Investigators recovered surveillance footage from the bar that the complaint says shows the doctor pulling something from his pants' pocket and sprinkling a white powdery substance into the woman's flute, per the outlets. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 3 June 2022",
"Jackson allegedly fired a gun from his pocket and struck Yonkers Police Det. \u2014 Fox News , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Malone pulled a gun from his pocket and shot Owens five times in the abdomen; Owens later died from his wounds. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 7 Apr. 2022",
"When Smith moved toward the man again, the victim pulled out a gun from his right pocket and beat Smith with it, charges allege. \u2014 Meredith Colias-pete, chicagotribune.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The deputy removed a Glock 9 mm from his waistband and a magazine loaded with one round from his pocket . \u2014 Garfield Hylton, orlandosentinel.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Warren said companies could pocket as much as 40% of their payments as profit. \u2014 Fortune , 6 June 2022",
"So sell it yourself, and pocket the profit on the difference before buying something else. \u2014 Cristina Lourosa-ricardo, WSJ , 21 May 2022",
"This season has a similar vibe so far, with the Giants continuing to pocket victories at will against Colorado, taking Tuesday\u2019s game 10-7 at Coors Field. \u2014 Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 May 2022",
"Blue Flame Medical LLC\u2019s co-founder how to negotiate an advance payment and discouraged him from disclosing how much the company would pocket from the deal, Melody Gutierrez reports. \u2014 Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
"Short sellers borrow shares and sell them, with a plan to repurchase them at lower prices and pocket the difference. \u2014 Joseph De Avila, WSJ , 9 May 2022",
"Shorting a stock involves an investor\u2019s borrowing shares from another and immediately selling them, hoping that their price will fall and that the investor can buy them back cheaply, return them and pocket the difference. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Jan. 2022",
"An additional fee of either 35 cents or 45 cents will be applied to each Uber Eats order, all of which the courier will pocket . \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The city will only pocket a portion of sale proceeds \u2014 or $6 million. \u2014 Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"On its e-commerce site this June, Banana Republic launched the BR Vintage collection: 225 items from the company\u2019s safari-style past, including khaki shirts, lengthy suede jackets and multi- pocket photojournalist vests. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 7 Sep. 2021",
"My favorite and most-used is the Patagonia Baggies Brimmer ($50), which looks like a safari hat and should probably be matched with one of those tan, multi- pocket vests. \u2014 Jakob Schiller, Outside Online , 1 June 2021",
"The women\u2019s ready-to-wear blends utilitarian and sporty aesthetics, with multi- pocket skirts, gym sets and transformable jackets all dripping in the new logo. \u2014 Isabel Lord, Forbes , 13 May 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adjective",
"1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-111430"
},
"poise":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": balance",
": to hold or carry in equilibrium",
": to hold supported or suspended without motion in a steady position",
": to hold or carry (the head) in a particular way",
": to put into readiness : brace",
": to become drawn up into readiness",
": hover",
": a stably balanced state : equilibrium",
": easy self-possessed assurance of manner : gracious tact in coping or handling",
": the pleasantly tranquil interaction between persons of poise",
": a particular way of carrying oneself : bearing , carriage",
": a centimeter-gram-second unit of viscosity equal to the viscosity of a fluid that would require a shearing force of one dyne to impart to a one-square-centimeter area of an arbitrary layer of the fluid a velocity of one centimeter per second relative to another layer separated from the first by a distance of one centimeter",
": to hold or make steady by balancing",
": to remain in position without moving",
": to be or become ready for something",
": the state of being balanced",
": a natural self-confident manner",
": a cgs unit of viscosity equal to the viscosity of a fluid that would require a shearing force of one dyne to impart to a one square-centimeter area of an arbitrary layer of the fluid a velocity of one centimeter per second relative to another layer separated from the first by a distance of one centimeter"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u022fiz",
"\u02c8p\u022fiz",
"\u02c8pw\u00e4z",
"\u02c8p\u022fiz",
"\u02c8p\u022fiz",
"\u02c8pw\u00e4z"
],
"synonyms":[
"brace",
"forearm",
"fortify",
"nerve",
"psych (up)",
"ready",
"steel",
"strengthen"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"She poised her pencil above the paper and waited for the signal to begin writing.",
"the disgraced business executive poised herself for the difficult press conference"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"1597, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
"Noun (1)",
"1649, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1913, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-163636"
},
"portal":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"biographical name",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": door , entrance",
": a grand or imposing one",
": the whole architectural composition surrounding and including the doorways and porches of a church",
": the approach or entrance to a bridge or tunnel",
": a communicating part or area of an organism",
": the point at which something (such as a pathogen) enters the body",
": a website serving as a guide or point of entry to the World Wide Web and usually including a search engine or a collection of links to other sites arranged especially by topic",
": of or relating to the transverse fissure on the underside of the liver where most of the vessels enter",
": of, relating to, or being a portal vein or a portal system",
": a large or fancy door or gate",
": a communicating part or area of an organism: as",
": portal vein",
": the point at which something enters the body",
": of or relating to the porta hepatis",
": of, relating to, or being a portal vein or a portal system",
"Charles Frederick Algernon 1893\u20131971 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford British air marshal"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u022fr-t\u1d4al",
"\u02c8p\u022fr-t\u1d4al",
"\u02c8p\u022frt-\u1d4al",
"\u02c8p\u022fr-t\u1d4al"
],
"synonyms":[
"door",
"gate",
"hatch"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a Web portal for baseball fans",
"the main portal to the estate is an elaborate wrought iron gate on the side facing the road",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Papitto Opportunity Connection, a nonprofit dedicated to helping people of color, also gave a three-year grant to support building and developing the Creative Survival learning portal . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"Devil's Throat is known locally as a portal to the underworld: the Trigradska River rushes through the cave, but no object that floats in ever seems to float back out. \u2014 Sarah Souli, Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
"Florida health department spokesman Jeremy Redfern said the Florida online portal for ordering vaccines from the federal government, Florida SHOTS, has always been available to hospitals, clinics and small doctor's offices. \u2014 CBS News , 17 June 2022",
"Brolin plays Royal Abbott, a ranching family patriarch who discovers a shimmering black void on his Wyoming property that seemingly functions as a portal through time. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
"How Utahns can prepare Utah residents can assess their personalized wildfire risk through the state\u2019s assessment portal , which will generate a report based on location. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"In his feverish search for ecstatic truths, Herzog has given readers a portal into human folly, self-discipline and domination \u2014 surely his life\u2019s work. \u2014 Kristen Millares Young, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"In this way, an ostensible portal to ecological salvation contains a different implication\u2014in which Earth is, Eurydice-like, glimpsed only to be lost and abandoned. \u2014 Benjamin Kunkel, The New Republic , 14 June 2022",
"Homeowners can apply online through the state's application portal at the Wisconsin Help for Homeowners website at homeownerhelp.wi.gov or by calling 1-855-246-6394. \u2014 Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel , 13 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Has Smith and staff done enough in the portal this offseason to take tangible steps forward off 20 losses in 2021-22? \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"Kliethermes, who entered the transfer portal last month, committed to Ole Miss on Monday. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 20 June 2022",
"If Williams was the most coveted transfer in the portal this offseason, Addison is a close second, an extraordinary playmaker capable of stretching the field like few in college football. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
"Addison, who starred at Tuscarora High School in Frederick, entered the transfer portal before the May 1 deadline. \u2014 Greg Beacham, Baltimore Sun , 20 May 2022",
"Scholarship forward James Rojas put his name in the portal , On3 Sports reported, as did walk-on guard Britton Johnson. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Two other bigger guards still in the portal linked to SDSU are 6-4 Jarod Lucas from Oregon State and 6-5 Antonio Reeves from Illinois State. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Apr. 2022",
"So did the return of touted freshman Ma'a Gaoteote, who had a brief stay in the portal after contemplating his own departure in January. \u2014 Andrew Hammond, Detroit Free Press , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The junior signal-caller, however, entered his name in the portal following the regular season as well. \u2014 Jason Beede, orlandosentinel.com , 4 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1754, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-180743"
},
"poverty":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions",
": renunciation as a member of a religious order of the right as an individual to own property",
": scarcity , dearth",
": debility due to malnutrition",
": lack of fertility",
": the condition of being poor : lack of money or possessions",
": debility due to malnutrition"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4-v\u0259r-t\u0113",
"\u02c8p\u00e4-v\u0259r-t\u0113",
"\u02c8p\u00e4v-\u0259rt-\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"beggary",
"destituteness",
"destitution",
"impecuniosity",
"impecuniousness",
"impoverishment",
"indigence",
"necessity",
"need",
"neediness",
"pauperism",
"penuriousness",
"penury",
"poorness",
"want"
],
"antonyms":[
"affluence",
"opulence",
"richness",
"wealth",
"wealthiness"
],
"examples":[
"He was born in poverty .",
"There is a poverty of information about the disease.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Expiration of the tax credit led to an increase in the child- poverty rate. \u2014 CBS News , 5 May 2022",
"The district students have a poverty rate of 16%, and 66% of students qualify for free or reduced meals. \u2014 Yana Kunichoff, The Arizona Republic , 4 May 2022",
"This term describes counties and parishes where the poverty rate has surpassed 20% for three decades. \u2014 Partners For Rural Transformation, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"By objective measures from population to poverty rate, Cincinnati is faring better than Dayton. \u2014 Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Vietnam Vietnam\u2019s poverty rate fell from 16.8% to 5% in the decade leading up to 2020, according to the World Bank\u2019s 2022 Vietnam Poverty and Equity Assessment. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 June 2022",
"High inflation is already eroding real disposable incomes, which fell by 1.2% in the first quarter of the year compared with last year, while the poverty rate increased, according to official statistics. \u2014 Georgi Kantchev, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Compton started giving checks to some of its residents starting in late 2020, and Long Beach is close to offering $500 a month to some single-parent households in the neighborhood with the city\u2019s highest poverty rate. \u2014 Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"Unemployment is 11 percent; the poverty rate hovers around 25 percent. \u2014 Courtland Milloy, Washington Post , 14 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English poverte , from Anglo-French povert\u00e9 , from Latin paupertat-, paupertas , from pauper poor \u2014 more at poor ",
"first_known_use":[
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-201141"
},
"pollute":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make ceremonially or morally impure : defile",
": debase sense 1",
": to make physically impure or unclean : befoul , dirty",
": to contaminate (an environment) especially with man-made waste",
": to spoil or make impure especially with waste made by humans",
": to make physically impure or unclean",
": to contaminate (an environment) especially with man-made waste"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fct",
"p\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fct",
"p\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fct"
],
"synonyms":[
"befoul",
"contaminate",
"defile",
"foul",
"poison",
"taint"
],
"antonyms":[
"decontaminate",
"purify"
],
"examples":[
"Miles of beaches were polluted by the oil spill.",
"Car exhaust pollutes the air.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Biden administration on Thursday proposed undoing a Trump-era rule that limited the power of states and Native American tribes to block energy projects like natural gas pipelines based on their potential to pollute rivers and streams. \u2014 Michael Phillis, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
"Through its carbon conversion technology, Air Company removes the impurities often found in alcohol by capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions that would otherwise pollute Earth. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 23 May 2022",
"Recirculating tanks require huge amounts of energy to move and filter millions of gallons of water daily, and that water still holds waste that can pollute nearby rivers and estuaries. \u2014 Ellen Ruppel Shell, Scientific American , 1 May 2022",
"Caps are also set well above the levels at which industries currently pollute , providing an incentive to continue with status quo (or even slightly higher) emissions. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 27 May 2022",
"It's estimated that tens of thousands of tons of microplastics pollute waters around the globe. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Plastic bottles and car tires clog the estuary in Imperial Beach and pollute the city\u2019s shoreline, where the refuse can harm everything from birds and lobsters to dolphins and gray whales. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Our industrial food system degrades soil \u2014 from loss of topsoil by tilling to the over application of artificial fertilisers (which also pollute river systems, and ultimately the oceans). \u2014 Christopher Marquis, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Groups in the Inland Empire and Central Valley have used requirements under CEQA to stall or force changes to warehouse projects that threaten to further pollute neighborhoods that already face poor air quality. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin pollutus , past participle of polluere , from por- (akin to Latin per through) + -luere (akin to Latin lutum mud, Greek lyma dirt, defilement) \u2014 more at for ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-031403"
},
"poll":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": head",
": the top or back of the head",
": nape",
": the broad or flat end of a striking tool (such as a hammer)",
": the casting or recording of the votes of a body of persons",
": a counting of votes cast",
": the place where votes are cast or recorded",
": the period of time during which votes may be cast at an election",
": the total number of votes recorded",
": a questioning or canvassing of persons selected at random or by quota to obtain information or opinions to be analyzed",
": a record of the information so obtained",
": to cut off or cut short the hair or wool of : crop , shear",
": to cut off or cut short (a material, such as wool)",
": to cut off or back the top of (something, such as a tree)",
": pollard",
": to cut off or cut short the horns of (cattle)",
": to receive and record the votes of",
": to request each member of to declare a vote individually",
": to receive (votes) in an election",
": to question or canvass in a poll",
": to check (devices, such as several computer terminals sharing a single line) in sequence for messages waiting to be transmitted",
": to cast one's vote at a poll",
": the casting or recording of the votes or opinions of a number of persons",
": the place where votes are cast",
": to question in order to get information or opinions about something",
": the head or a part of it",
": the region between the ears of some quadrupeds (as a horse)",
": to cut off or cut short the horns of (cattle)",
": having no horns"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u014dl",
"\u02c8p\u014dl",
"\u02c8p\u014dl"
],
"synonyms":[
"bean",
"block",
"dome",
"head",
"mazard",
"mazzard",
"nob",
"noddle",
"noggin",
"noodle",
"nut",
"pate"
],
"antonyms":[
"canvass",
"canvas",
"interview",
"solicit",
"survey"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The magazine conducted a poll to find out the favorite 100 movies of all time.",
"A recent poll shows a decrease in the number of teenagers who smoke.",
"The polls are open until 8:00 tonight.",
"Verb",
"About half of the people polled had tried smoking.",
"The conservative candidate polled more than 10,000 votes in the last election.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Macron will have substantial powers over foreign policy whatever the outcome of this poll . \u2014 Thomas Adamson, ajc , 11 June 2022",
"Our recent poll provided companies with a clear guide for enhancing consumer trust: transparency and control. \u2014 Ken Gude, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"What did readers tell reporter Kaitlin Durbin in her informal poll ? \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 8 June 2022",
"Vote in our poll \u2014 or include your favorite track if it\u2019s not included on our staff list \u2014 below. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 7 June 2022",
"Plus Political Director Rick Klein with our new Ipsos poll at the Midterm Monitor. \u2014 ABC News , 5 June 2022",
"Our final pre-primary poll of the races for governor, attorney general and Senate finds the Democratic incumbents far ahead and well positioned for the general election. \u2014 David Lautersenior Editor, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"Musk was replying to tweets after the close of his Twitter poll asking who respondents trust less\u2014politicians or billionaires. \u2014 Fortune , 28 May 2022",
"So, for fellow Democrats who are up for election, this bit from our poll may stand out. \u2014 CBS News , 22 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Cisco will then scour data and poll employees to see which approach worked better. \u2014 Matthew Boyle, Fortune , 5 May 2022",
"In a joint statement, US Quidditch and Major League Quidditch revealed plans to poll members and choose a new title for their earthbound sport. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Art & Science Group didn\u2019t poll the parents of the students. \u2014 Emma Whitford, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Each version of the bill consisted of policies that moderates were largely happy to get behind, and BBB tended to poll well, even as President Biden faltered. \u2014 NBC News , 19 Apr. 2022",
"South Carolina looks to go wire-to-wire after being ranked No. 1 in the USA TODAY Sports women's basketball coaches poll all season long, against a Louisville program hungry for its first-ever title (7 p.m. ET, ESPN). \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Woorion maintains a robust database, which allows his group to poll members and use data to evolve and curate the information their community needs the most. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2022",
"During 25 years of teaching art, my navigational compass for seeing and evaluating art has led me to poll my students. \u2014 Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The Wall Street Journal commissioned data-intelligence company Morning Consult to poll more than 4,400 adults nationwide this month to better understand which movies people actually watched. \u2014 Ellen Gamerman, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-110521"
},
"portentous":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or constituting a portent",
": eliciting amazement or wonder : prodigious",
": being a grave or serious matter",
": self-consciously solemn or important : pompous",
": ponderously excessive",
": giving a sign or warning of something usually bad that is going to happen"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u022fr-\u02c8ten-t\u0259s",
"p\u022fr-\u02c8ten-t\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"baleful",
"dire",
"direful",
"doomy",
"foreboding",
"ill",
"ill-boding",
"inauspicious",
"menacing",
"minatory",
"ominous",
"sinister",
"threatening"
],
"antonyms":[
"unthreatening"
],
"examples":[
"an eerie and portentous stillness hung over the camp the night before the battle",
"in 1969 people regarded the first landing on the moon as a truly portentous event",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Recent public declarations from Garland, whose spokespeople did not respond to multiple requests for interviews with him or his top aides, regarding where the investigation is headed have been portentous , but also ambiguous. \u2014 Mark Hosenball, The New Republic , 13 June 2022",
"Occasionally, a voice-over will intone portentous , poetic, and obscure observations. \u2014 Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
"One episode, complete with portentous flashbacks, is partly dedicated to her difficult relationship with her fraudster father, the traumatic loss of her brother to cancer, and her fears of abandonment. \u2014 The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The president will sign the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act \u2014 which speeds up the process of sending aid to Ukraine \u2014 on Monday, the anniversary of Nazi Germany\u2019s defeat, and a day of portentous significance in Russia. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
"There are mysteries that are obvious or boring, so many portentous clues about characters' futures. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 11 May 2022",
"It was first published in 1966, the year of my birth, which struck me as terribly portentous . \u2014 Design Art B., Longreads , 7 Apr. 2022",
"By all means, fully embrace Christopher Nolan's triumvirate of lengthy, portentous treatises from the aughts, starring Christian Bale. \u2014 Piers Marchant, Arkansas Online , 4 Mar. 2022",
"By Michael Bailey, Globe Staff ROCKPORT \u2014 First light brought ferocious winds, horizontal snow, and a portentous high tide. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-110648"
},
"podium":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun combining form"
],
"definitions":[
": a low wall serving as a foundation or terrace wall: such as",
": one around the arena of an ancient amphitheater serving as a base for the tiers of seats",
": the masonry under the stylobate of a temple",
": a dais especially for an orchestral conductor",
": lectern",
": foot : part resembling a foot",
": a raised platform especially for the conductor of an orchestra",
": a stand with a slanted surface (as for holding papers or a book) that a person can stand behind or near when giving a speech"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u014d-d\u0113-\u0259m",
"\u02c8p\u014d-d\u0113-\u0259m"
],
"synonyms":[
"dais",
"platform",
"rostrum",
"stage",
"stand",
"tribune"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the conductor on the podium tonight is one of the leading figures of classical music",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Joaquin Giraldo-Laguna and Kayla Vodehnal, alumni co-presidents for the Class of 2020, took a selfie from the podium , capturing the large gathering in the background. \u2014 Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"Many area athletes got a great view to take it all in from the podium . \u2014 Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun , 27 May 2022",
"After her final question, Psaki gathered her binder from the podium and waved goodbye to the press. \u2014 Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY , 13 May 2022",
"His message is delivered from a podium or distributed via state media. \u2014 Alen Bubich, Fortune , 19 Apr. 2022",
"No Bulls\u2014 Rule, embodied by a large, laminated sign hanging from the podium : a line slashed through the figure of a defecating bull. \u2014 Michael Datcher, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
"From the podium , Anderson remained the personable voice of the Crimson Tide defense. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Stromae pays tribute to the deceased woman from a podium as the ceremonial event takes place. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone , 8 Mar. 2022",
"That wasn\u2019t even the biggest whopper Manfred attempted from the podium in Jupiter, FL, yesterday. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 2 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1743, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-110710"
},
"poach":{
"type":[
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": to cook in simmering liquid",
": to encroach upon especially for the purpose of taking something",
": to trespass for the purpose of stealing game",
": to take game or fish illegally",
": to trespass on",
": to take (game or fish) by illegal methods",
": to appropriate (something) as one's own",
": to attract (someone, such as an employee or customer) away from a competitor",
": to cook slowly in liquid",
": to hunt or fish unlawfully"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u014dch",
"\u02c8p\u014dch"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"That the Padres were able to poach Oakland\u2019s career leader in managerial victories was a thunderbolt in the moment last October, and the first signal that the A\u2019s were about to embark on another rebuilding project. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
"When a rising wealth management star departed the bank for a senior job at cross-town rival UBS, Credit Suisse authorized surveillance to determine whether Iqbal Khan planned to poach customers and employees with him. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 21 Feb. 2022",
"They are wearily accustomed to getting solicited by cold outreaches from recruiters and bombarded with emails and texts from competing firms trying to poach them. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"You\u2019ll be compelled to take it home, to toss it with hot, buttered pasta, or to bring it up to a simmer and use it to poach an egg. \u2014 New York Times , 2 May 2022",
"His presence in Seattle is also an excellent way for Richard to figure out that Hamilton is trying to poach Meredith. \u2014 Lincee Ray, EW.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Animal traders poach their horns for commercial and medical purposes, often for use in traditional Chinese medicine. \u2014 NBC News , 31 Mar. 2022",
"To poach boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut the chicken in half or in thirds crosswise, depending on how large the pieces are. \u2014 Katie Workman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Apr. 2022",
"In addition, Bowlsby accused ESPN in July of 2021 of encouraging other conferences - reportedly the American - to poach teams in the Big 12, so Texas and Oklahoma can move to the SEC without paying a massive buyout. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 5 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb (1)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb (2)",
"1611, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-113127"
},
"poltroon":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a spiritless coward : craven",
": characterized by complete cowardice"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u00e4l-\u02c8tr\u00fcn"
],
"synonyms":[
"chicken",
"coward",
"craven",
"cur",
"dastard",
"funk",
"recreant",
"sissy"
],
"antonyms":[
"chicken",
"chicken-livered",
"chickenhearted",
"cowardly",
"craven",
"dastardly",
"gutless",
"lily-livered",
"milk-livered",
"pusillanimous",
"recreant",
"spineless",
"unheroic",
"yellow"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"those poltroons in the state legislature who have caved in to bigotry on this important issue of basic civil rights",
"Adjective",
"a military commander who was so poltroon that he surrendered without having fired so much as a single shot"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"circa 1529, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"1645, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-123425"
},
"polychrome":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": relating to, made with, or decorated in several colors"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4-l\u0113-\u02cckr\u014dm"
],
"synonyms":[
"chromatic",
"colored",
"colorful",
"kaleidoscopic",
"motley",
"multicolored",
"multihued",
"polychromatic",
"prismatic",
"rainbow",
"varicolored",
"varied",
"variegated",
"various"
],
"antonyms":[
"colorless"
],
"examples":[
"polychrome pottery featuring designs from the American Southwest"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Greek polychr\u014dmos , from poly- + chr\u014dma ",
"first_known_use":[
"1837, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-134119"
},
"portable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": capable of being carried or moved about",
": characterized by portability",
": usable on many computers with little or no modification",
": bearable",
": something that is portable",
": easy or possible to carry or move about"
],
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"\u02c8p\u022fr-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8p\u022fr-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
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"mobile",
"movable",
"moveable"
],
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"immobile",
"immovable",
"irremovable",
"nonmobile",
"unmovable"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"Portable devices such as MP3 players are becoming increasingly popular.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The portable smoker is perfect for camping and tailgating, offering a simple interface, compact size and light weight. \u2014 Anna Tingley, Variety , 14 June 2022",
"The survey also asked about using portable HEPA filters in high-risk areas, such as isolation areas and the nurse\u2019s office. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"The group also opposes a bill pending in the state legislature that would establish a portable benefit account for drivers, because they are classified as independent contractors. \u2014 Sarah Donaldson, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
"The University of Alabama will provide six to eight officers, five K9 teams, 353 bicycle racks, four message boards, four portable light towers, one radiological detector, 80 walk-through metal detectors, and 100 delineators. \u2014 al , 14 June 2022",
"The district then purchased portable air cleaners for classrooms with inadequate ventilation rates. \u2014 Kaiser Health News, oregonlive , 14 June 2022",
"Advocates of the strategy argue that Taiwan, like Ukraine, could easily deploy Stinger missiles, which can be shoulder-launched at aircraft, and portable Harpoon missiles, which can attack ships. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"The bus is also fitted with plenty of 2002 throwbacks like a Sugar Ray album, a portable CD player, Shaggy's signature puka shell necklace, and a lava lamp, as well as an outdoor setup complete with lounge seating and a hammock. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 13 June 2022",
"Help your father bring his music with him anywhere thanks to this small but powerful portable Bluetooth speaker. \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day , 12 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Apple touts its new notebooks as delivering the power of high-powered PC desktops in a portable . \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 26 Oct. 2021",
"While there appeared to be strict COVID-19 rules inside the classroom, both students said that there appeared to be no rules inside the small portable , where a masked staff member was present. \u2014 Fox News , 28 Sep. 2021",
"It\u2019s an upscale portable oven that\u2019s about a fourth the size of a standard wall oven. \u2014 Scott Kramer, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2021",
"But in the reveal of the new product there was a lot of detail, and one of these referred to the company\u2019s previous portable , the Sonos Move. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 9 Mar. 2021",
"And a device that portable is easy to lose, giving ne\u2019er-do-wells free reign over your information. \u2014 Whitson Gordon, Wired , 20 Aug. 2020",
"Since then, Sony's PSP and Vita portables stand out for using expensive and cumbersome proprietary memory card formats. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 16 Mar. 2020",
"Bose SoundLink Color II portable Bluetooth speaker for $99 at Amazon and B&H (normally $129). \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 7 May 2020",
"Bose SoundLink Color II portable Bluetooth speaker for $99 at Amazon and B&H (normally $129). \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 28 Apr. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1708, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-134733"
},
"posh":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": elegant , fashionable",
": typical of or intended for the upper classes : highfalutin"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4sh"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"They live in a posh neighborhood.",
"The family is very posh .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The next week, thieves stuck up a few guests at gunpoint outside a posh downtown hotel and made off with $100,000 of jewelry. \u2014 Allysia Finley, WSJ , 3 June 2022",
"Moving through the lobby of a posh Santa Monica hotel one May afternoon, Jerrod Carmichael is not so much walking as strutting. \u2014 Dan Hyman, Rolling Stone , 17 May 2022",
"Tanned people in sharp suits and stylish dresses stride inside, past rows of TV cameras and stage lights and into the posh hotel\u2019s ballroom. \u2014 Chase Peterson-withorn, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"When a struggle broke out for control of Madhya Pradesh in 2020, the BJP locked its lawmakers in a posh hotel near the Delhi airport, while the Congress party packed its assembly members off to the tourist city of Jaipur. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Newsom would also have to be careful to avoid past mistakes, such as his visit to a posh Napa Valley restaurant during the pandemic\u2018s first year that muddied his reputation. \u2014 Taryn Lunastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"The neighborhood also includes the posh villas of U.S.-allied former warlords who have fled the country or gone into hiding. \u2014 Time , 16 Aug. 2021",
"The neighborhood also includes the posh villas of U.S.-allied former warlords who have fled the country or gone into hiding. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 Aug. 2021",
"From basketball courts, private pools and tee time on the 18-hole golf course, a stay in one of 74 perfectly posh villas at The Tryall Club ticks all the boxes. \u2014 Melanie Reffes, USA TODAY , 14 Nov. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
"first_known_use":[
"1914, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-143303"
},
"police officer":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a member of a police force",
": a member of a police force"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"bobby",
"bull",
"constable",
"cop",
"copper",
"flatfoot",
"fuzz",
"gendarme",
"lawman",
"officer",
"policeman",
"shamus"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"there were police officers directing traffic around the scene of the accident",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Carolyn Edwards, who was a capital police officer , very blonde and attractive, but told a great story. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 10 June 2022",
"Bender is reportedly a former Newton, Miss. police officer . \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 10 June 2022",
"There was not a school police officer at the school when the gunman arrived. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"But Sherman, whose son is a police officer , was unsure whether criminal accountability was the right path for handling officers who failed to protect others. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 5 June 2022",
"But Sherman, whose son is a police officer , was unsure whether criminal accountability was the right path for handling officers who failed to protect others. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 5 June 2022",
"But Sherman, whose son is a police officer , was unsure whether criminal accountability was the right path for handling officers who failed to protect others. \u2014 Mike Baker, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
"Additionally, one friend was a police officer and would disparage Black Lives Matter. \u2014 R29 Team, refinery29.com , 2 June 2022",
"Mensah was a Wauwatosa police officer at the time but has since become a Waukesha County deputy. \u2014 Todd Richmond, ajc , 1 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1797, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-171855"
},
"pound":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"biographical name ()",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": any of various units of mass and weight",
": a unit now in general use among English-speaking peoples equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces or 7000 grains or 0.4536 kilogram \u2014 see Weights and Measures Table",
": the basic monetary unit of the United Kingdom",
": any of numerous basic monetary units of other countries (such as Egypt, Lebanon, Syria) \u2014 see Money Table",
": the basic monetary unit of Ireland from 1921 to 2001",
": lira entry 2",
": the basic monetary unit of Cyprus from 1960 to 2008",
": an enclosure for animals",
": a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed animals",
": a depot for holding impounded personal property until redeemed by the owner",
": a place or condition of confinement",
": an enclosure within which fish are kept or caught",
": the inner compartment of a fish trap or pound net",
": to reduce to powder or pulp by beating",
": to strike heavily or repeatedly",
": to produce with or as if with repeated vigorous strokes",
": to inculcate by insistent repetition : drive",
": to move, throw, or carry forcefully and aggressively",
": to move along heavily or persistently",
": to drink or consume rapidly : slug",
": to strike heavy repeated blows",
": pulsate , throb",
": to move with or make a heavy repetitive sound",
": to work hard and continuously",
": an act or sound of pounding",
": a measure of weight equal to 16 ounces (about .45 kilograms)",
": any of several units of money (as of the United Kingdom or Egypt)",
": a place where stray animals are kept",
": to crush or break into very small pieces by beating",
": to hit with force again and again",
": to move with heavy and loud steps",
": throb entry 1 sense 2",
": any of various units of mass and weight: as",
": a unit of troy weight equal to 12 troy ounces or 5760 grains or 0.3732417216 kilogram formerly used in weighing gold, silver, and a few other costly materials",
": a unit of avoirdupois weight equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces or 7000 grains or 0.45359237 kilogram",
"Ezra Loomis 1885\u20131972 American poet",
"Roscoe 1870\u20131964 American jurist"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pau\u0307nd",
"\u02c8pau\u0307nd",
"\u02c8pau\u0307nd",
"\u02c8pau\u0307nd"
],
"synonyms":[
"barge",
"clump",
"flog",
"flounder",
"galumph",
"lumber",
"lump",
"plod",
"scuff",
"scuffle",
"shamble",
"shuffle",
"slog",
"slough",
"stamp",
"stomp",
"stumble",
"stump",
"tramp",
"tromp",
"trudge"
],
"antonyms":[
"breeze",
"coast",
"glide",
"slide",
"waltz",
"whisk"
],
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"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun (3)",
"1876, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-200423"
},
"poisonous":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": destructive , harmful",
": having the properties or effects of poison",
": producing a toxic substance that causes injury or death when absorbed or ingested",
": venomous",
": spiteful , malicious",
": containing poison : having or causing an effect of poison",
": having the properties or effects of poison",
": producing a toxic substance that causes injury or death when absorbed or ingested",
": venomous"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u022fiz-n\u0259s",
"\u02c8p\u022fi-z\u1d4an-\u0259s",
"\u02c8p\u022fi-z\u1d4an-\u0259s",
"\u02c8p\u022fiz-n\u0259s, -\u1d4an-\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"envenomed",
"poison",
"poisoned",
"toxic",
"venomous"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonpoisonous",
"nontoxic",
"nonvenomous"
],
"examples":[
"Chocolate is poisonous to dogs.",
"This species of spider is extremely poisonous .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But online the disparity in the public support for the two was especially obvious and largely poisonous towards Heard, who has vowed to appeal the verdict. \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"Most alarming, the air surrounding Salt Lake City would occasionally turn poisonous . \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
"While some poisonous insects, such as ladybugs and monarch butterflies, use these vivid hues to advise birds to back off, such colors also stand out more. \u2014 Kate Golembiewski, Scientific American , 3 June 2022",
"Craven struggles to recall all of the cases she's had a hand in, but a few come to mind, like a criminal case involving a New Boston, Texas, woman who sent letters laced with poisonous ricin to the U.S. president and others. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 31 May 2022",
"Brown and wart-covered, four poisonous individuals stared out of their tank with a torpidity that belied the havoc their species has wrought. \u2014 Frances Vinall, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"This juxtaposition was a poisonous recipe for cynicism and anger. \u2014 al , 26 May 2022",
"Navy spokesmen yesterday did not know whether the threat of fire, poisonous fumes or flooding prompted the decision to leave. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 May 2022",
"The Black Sea itself is already highly fragile from decades of heavy industrial and agricultural activity in the north, overfishing in the south and a makeup that leaves little oxygen in its waters and high levels of poisonous hydrogen sulfide. \u2014 Naomi Cohen, NBC News , 13 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-103414"
},
"potter (around)":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to spend time in a relaxed way doing small jobs and other things that are not very important"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-104000"
},
"possibility":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the condition or fact of being possible",
": one's utmost power, capacity, or ability",
": something that is possible",
": potential or prospective value",
": a chance that something may or may not happen or exist : the state or fact of being possible",
": something that may happen or exist"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccp\u00e4-s\u0259-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-t\u0113",
"\u02ccp\u00e4-s\u0259-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-t\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"capability",
"eventuality",
"potential",
"potentiality",
"prospect"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Four-wheel steering is also a possibility , as well as a full-dashboard LED display and a smart glass roof, of which the transparency can be adjusted in quadrants. \u2014 Sasha Richie, Car and Driver , 16 June 2022",
"But in the shorter term, soccer fans will be most interested in the possibility of an MLS All-Star Game. \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 16 June 2022",
"Though most plastic is now BPA-free and perfectly safe for food storage, some consumers still prefer glass to avoid any possibility of chemical leaching. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
"When the hiring pool is closed off to potential applicants other than those a recruiter can earn a fee from, the possibility of finding innovative and inspiring new leaders from other areas of the country is erased. \u2014 Doug Roberts, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"How a deal might work As the Jazz front office considers its options \u2014 including the possibility of trading Rudy Gobert \u2014 other teams are privately expressing interest in the three-time Defensive Player of the Year. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"Disease detectives are uncovering clues to the origins of a monkeypox outbreak that has sickened more than 200 people, including the possibility that the cases lead back to a single infection. \u2014 Denise Roland And Cecilia Butini, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"The topics on the table next week in Destin, a Panhandle resort town, will range from practical to radical, including the possibility of an SEC-only postseason. \u2014 Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel , 24 May 2022",
"Details are still being discussed, including the possibility of mobile clinics or hiring more workers for existing clinics. \u2014 Emily Wagster Pettus, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-140518"
},
"possessed":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": influenced or controlled by something (such as an evil spirit, a passion, or an idea)",
": mad , crazed",
": urgently desirous to do or have something",
": held as a possession",
": self-possessed , calm"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8zest",
"also"
],
"synonyms":[
"calm",
"collected",
"composed",
"cool",
"coolheaded",
"equal",
"level",
"limpid",
"peaceful",
"placid",
"recollected",
"sedate",
"self-composed",
"self-possessed",
"serene",
"smooth",
"together",
"tranquil",
"undisturbed",
"unperturbed",
"unruffled",
"unshaken",
"untroubled",
"unworried"
],
"antonyms":[
"agitated",
"discomposed",
"disturbed",
"flustered",
"perturbed",
"unglued",
"unhinged",
"unstrung",
"upset"
],
"examples":[
"a horror movie about a possessed child",
"remarkably poised and possessed in the midst of all the turmoil",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The bright red color was soon muted by a generous dollop of Smetana, which would melt in the hot soup, sending its white streaks all around, like a possessed octopus. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Then the idea of playing the three, there is a kind of possessed -ness, so that did require a different body shape or different vocal inflections. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Etruscans saved the furcula of chickens, setting them in the sun to dry out, according to Panati, believing the birds were sacred and possessed power. \u2014 Sue Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 25 Nov. 2021",
"Players assume the role of a possessed lamb and build a flock of deceptively cute woodland creatures to become the biggest, baddest satanic cult around. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Aug. 2021",
"Blair famously played the possessed child Regan MacNeil in William Friedkin's original 1973 film. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 27 July 2021",
"The front-seat passenger, the mother of a 1-year-old in the back seat, possessed needles and a methamphetamine pipe, according to police. \u2014 Bruce Geiselman, cleveland , 8 Nov. 2020",
"Her most common move is scuttling toward the camera on all fours, like a possessed toddler. \u2014 Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic , 16 Sep. 2020",
"At the outset of this horror flick, the third installment in the possessed doll series, demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga) lock the Annabelle doll in a sacred glass case in their home\u2019s artifacts room. \u2014 Sara Aridi, New York Times , 5 Mar. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-172329"
},
"point (to)":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to direct attention to (someone or something) by moving one's finger or an object held in one's hand in a particular direction",
": to mention or refer to (something) as a way of supporting an argument or claim",
": to show that something is true or probably true"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-173614"
},
"pony up":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to pay (money) especially in settlement of an account",
": pay"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"ante (up)",
"balance",
"clear",
"discharge",
"foot",
"liquidate",
"meet",
"pay",
"pay off",
"pay up",
"quit",
"recompense",
"settle",
"spring (for)",
"stand"
],
"antonyms":[
"repudiate"
],
"examples":[
"despite having good credit, the couple still had to pony up a large down payment for the house",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In an interview last week, port authority Executive Director Jack Hedge said once Suburban Land Reserve opened the property to bid, other buyers were willing to pony up more than SLGW and its parent company, Patriot Rail. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 May 2022",
"When a human rather than a random number generator sets the cost, knowing a consumer\u2019s WTP in advance allows the seller to personalize prices\u2014and to charge more to those whom the seller knows will be willing to pony up . \u2014 Ethan Wilk, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Were Tesla's stock to drop by 40%, Musk would have to pony up the cash to pay back the loan, according to regulatory filings. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 26 Apr. 2022",
"People with limited means shouldn\u2019t feel any pressure to pony up . \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Its future owner will have to pony up cash equaling the cost of 189 highest-end Steinways. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Other major networks were interested, but most were unwilling to pony up the money backers desired to make an epic with a strong female focus. \u2014 Diane Garrett, Variety , 24 Mar. 2022",
"If the price point is right, the move could entice customers to pony up for newer iPhones, iPads, and Macs more frequently, rather than holding on to older devices. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 25 Mar. 2022",
"If his Harold Hill made his sales pitch directly to the audience, half of us would undoubtedly pony up for musical instruments as well. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
"first_known_use":[
"1824, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-182201"
},
"possession":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the act of having or taking into control",
": control or occupancy of property without regard to ownership",
": ownership",
": control of the ball or puck",
": an instance of having such control (as in football)",
": something owned, occupied, or controlled : property",
": domination by something (such as an evil spirit, a passion, or an idea)",
": a psychological state in which an individual's normal personality is replaced by another",
": self-possession",
": the condition of having or owning something",
": something that is held by someone as property",
": the act, fact, or condition of having control of something: as",
": actual possession in this entry",
": constructive possession in this entry",
": knowing dominion and control over a controlled substance or other contraband",
": the detention or enjoyment of a corporeal thing",
": control or occupancy of property",
": direct occupancy, use, or control of real property",
": direct physical custody, care, or control of property or contraband (as illegal drugs)",
": actual possession of another's real property that is open, hostile, exclusive, continuous, adverse to the claim of the owner, often under a claim of right or color of title, and that may give rise to title in the possessor if carried out for a specified statutory period (as ten years)",
": the method of acquiring title by such possession \u2014 see also hostile possession and notorious possession in this entry \u2014 compare prescription",
": possession that exists by virtue of an intent to be the owner of a property even though one no longer occupies or has physical control of it",
": possession that exists by virtue of a right (as by title) rather than direct occupancy or control",
": the knowing ability and sometimes intent to exercise dominion and control over something (as illegal drugs) either directly or through others",
": possession (as in adverse possession) that is antagonistic to the claims of all others (as a record owner) and that is carried out with the intention to possess the property exclusively",
": possession (as in adverse possession) that is so conspicuous that it is generally known by people in the vicinity of the property and so gives rise to a presumption that the owner has notice of it",
": possession of property that is exercised by another (as a lessee) with the permission of or on behalf of the owner \u2014 see also acquisitive prescription at prescription",
": something controlled, occupied, or owned"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8ze-sh\u0259n",
"also",
"p\u0259-\u02c8ze-sh\u0259n",
"p\u0259-\u02c8ze-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"control",
"enjoyment",
"hands",
"keeping"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonpossession"
],
"examples":[
"The city can take possession of the abandoned buildings.",
"She came into possession of a rare silver coin.",
"The family lost all of its possessions in the fire.",
"This ring was my mother's most precious possession .",
"The defendant was charged with heroin possession .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Although the Sixers likely wouldn't run many plays through him at first, Liddell did average 1.04 points per post-up possession this past season, per Synergy Sports, which ranked in the 87th percentile nationwide. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"George Pearson III, 44, was arrested shortly before noon and charged with second degree murder, possession of a firearm by a felon, and using use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 21 June 2022",
"Holmgren dominated in transition, which accounted for 22.7% of his offensive usage (1.40 points per possession ) according to Synergy. \u2014 Orlando Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
"The following defensive possession for Indiana was just as important, forcing Chicago to miss four shots under the basket. \u2014 Gabby Hajduk, The Indianapolis Star , 19 June 2022",
"Young Thug, a Grammy-winning rapper, is accused of various crimes, including theft and possession of illicit drugs with intent to distribute. \u2014 Deena Zaru, ABC News , 18 June 2022",
"The sanctions mean that all property and interests in property that the firm and the president of its board of directors have that the U.S. has jurisdiction over, or are in possession by Americans, are blocked. \u2014 Fatima Hussein, ajc , 17 June 2022",
"Maatman is being held at a Mexico City prison on charges of human trafficking and drug and weapons possession . \u2014 Mark Stevenson, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
"Jesus Vallalobos, 21, of the 4600 block of 82nd Street in Chicago, was charged with DUI and possession of cannabis at Golf Road and Milwaukee Ave. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-182724"
},
"pod":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"noun combining form",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a bit socket in a brace",
": a straight groove or channel in the barrel of an auger",
": a dry dehiscent pericarp or fruit that is composed of one or more carpels",
": legume",
": an anatomical pouch",
": a grasshopper egg case",
": a tapered and roughly cylindrical body of ore or mineral",
": a usually protective container or housing: such as",
": a streamlined compartment (as for fuel) under the wings or fuselage of an aircraft",
": a compartment (as for personnel, a power unit, or an instrument) on a ship or craft",
": to produce pods",
": a number of animals (such as whales) clustered together",
": a usually small group of people (such as family members, friends, coworkers, or classmates) who regularly interact closely with one another but with few or no others in order to minimize exposure and reduce the transmission of infection during an outbreak of a contagious disease : bubble entry 1 sense 7b",
"payable on death",
"pay on delivery",
": foot : part resembling a foot",
": a fruit (as a pea or bean) that is dry when ripe and splits open to free its seeds",
"postoperative day"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4d",
"\u02c8p\u00e4d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"1573, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"circa 1678, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (3)",
"1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-183616"
},
"pokily":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": small and cramped",
": shabby , dull",
": annoyingly slow",
": so slow as to be annoying",
": small and cramped"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u014d-k\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"crawling",
"creeping",
"dallying",
"dawdling",
"dilatory",
"dillydallying",
"dragging",
"laggard",
"lagging",
"languid",
"leisurely",
"poking",
"slow",
"sluggish",
"snail-paced",
"snaillike",
"tardy",
"unhurried"
],
"antonyms":[
"barreling",
"bolting",
"breakneck",
"breathless",
"brisk",
"careering",
"dizzy",
"fast",
"fleet",
"flying",
"hasty",
"hurrying",
"lightning",
"meteoric",
"quick",
"racing",
"rapid",
"rocketing",
"running",
"rushing",
"scooting",
"scudding",
"scurrying",
"snappy",
"speeding",
"speedy",
"swift",
"warp-speed",
"whirling",
"whirlwind",
"whisking",
"zipping"
],
"examples":[
"frustrated with the poky traffic during rush hour",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One New Hampshire tester brushed its 75-denier polyester face through poky young evergreens, shouldered an ax, and sawed branches while doing trail work on Mount Moosilauke. \u2014 Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"Most of these studies have varied widely in their methodologies, producing a broad range of possible maximum running speeds for T. Rex, from a poky 10-15 mph (16-24 km/hour) to about 45 mph (72 km/h). \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Noonan picked up the cafeti\u00e8re from her desk and brought it into the station\u2019s poky little kitchen. \u2014 Colin Barrett, The New Yorker , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Newsom and the Legislature should agree on a plan this summer \u2014 something more like the State Water Project than the poky bullet train. \u2014 George Skelton, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2021",
"On the poky Murano streets that snake with canals, dozens of glassmaking houses are still active, and each operates with a staunch dedication to the craft. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 27 Mar. 2021",
"The spot was miles from anywhere, on the side of a hill whose poky desert plants scrape anyone who walks by, and over which wild horses keep watch. \u2014 Sarah Scoles, Popular Science , 5 Jan. 2021",
"The partners\u2019 goal was making underwriting, the poky part in the middle, fully electronic. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 2 Sep. 2020",
"The 53-year-old lives alone in a modest apartment, cycles to his poky office in The Hague and takes time off from running the country to teach social studies at a local school. \u2014 The Economist , 11 July 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":" poke entry 2 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-190726"
},
"potence":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": potency"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u014d-t\u1d4an(t)s"
],
"synonyms":[
"energy",
"firepower",
"force",
"horsepower",
"might",
"muscle",
"potency",
"power",
"puissance",
"sinew",
"strength",
"vigor"
],
"antonyms":[
"impotence",
"impotency",
"powerlessness",
"weakness"
],
"examples":[
"claimed that an alliance would have a collective potence far greater than that of any individual nation"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-193255"
},
"pouts":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to show displeasure by thrusting out the lips or wearing a sullen expression",
": to push out or purse the lips in a sexually suggestive way",
": to be moodily silent : sulk",
": protrude",
": to cause to protrude",
": a protrusion of the lips expressive of displeasure",
": a fit of pique",
": any of several large-headed fishes (such as a bullhead or eelpout)",
": to show displeasure by pushing out the lips",
": sulk entry 1",
": a facial expression that shows displeasure and is made by pushing out the lips"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pau\u0307t",
"\u02c8pau\u0307t"
],
"synonyms":[
"bag",
"balloon",
"beetle",
"belly",
"billow",
"bulge",
"bunch",
"jut",
"overhang",
"poke",
"pooch",
"pouch",
"project",
"protrude",
"stand out",
"start",
"stick out",
"swell"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"She pouted her lips and stared at him angrily.",
"The boy didn't want to leave\u2014he stomped his feet and pouted .",
"The model pouted for the cameras.",
"Her lips pouted , and she began to cry."
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
"Noun (1)",
"1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1591, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-195054"
},
"pouter":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of several breeds of domestic pigeons characterized by erect carriage and an inflatable crop",
": one that pouts"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pau\u0307-t\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-215316"
},
"possessive":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or constituting a word, a word group, or a grammatical case that denotes ownership or a relation analogous to ownership",
": manifesting possession or the desire to own or dominate",
": a possessive word or word group",
": the possessive case",
": a word in the possessive case",
": being or belonging to the case of a noun or pronoun that shows possession",
": showing the desire to possess or control : unwilling to share",
": a word or form of a word that shows possession"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8ze-siv",
"also",
"p\u0259-\u02c8ze-siv"
],
"synonyms":[
"jealous"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"If you marry him, he is only going to become even more jealous and possessive than he is now.",
"The possessive form of \u201cdog\u201d is \u201cdog's.\u201d",
"\u201cHis\u201d and \u201cher\u201d are possessive pronouns .",
"Noun",
"\u201cYour\u201d and \u201cyours\u201d are possessives .",
"The possessive of \u201cit\u201d is \u201cits.\u201d",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Covarrubias was possessive and kept her and Angel on a short leash, according to Erika Gonzalez. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"But what no one has ever located is what makes so many people feel possessive not just of the stories, but also of their connection to the writer. \u2014 Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
"In this case, even when given oxytocin, the first lion to get the food typically became possessive and prevented its companions from approaching too closely\u2014typically by growling and snarling. \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Mar. 2022",
"That possessive nationalist rhetoric clashes, however, with increasing numbers of Chinese athletes who consider themselves members of a global sporting community. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Women, too, get the stubby end of the stick in a film that paints an unflattering picture of possessive masculine entitlement, but doesn\u2019t afford Isadora \u2014 despite Lvovsky\u2019s game, ribald performance \u2014 much in the way of a point of view. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Angela could be highly possessive and extremely volatile if any of the Daddy\u2019s Girls failed to live up to her requirements, Chae says. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 5 Nov. 2021",
"Jacob is being very possessive about the baby, whose name is Renesmee(!). \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 27 Aug. 2021",
"In addition to Roberts and Mulroney, standout supporting players include Brian Sacca as a surprisingly indulgent police officer and RZA as a not-so-surprisingly possessive pimp. \u2014 Joe Leydon, Variety , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The possessive in the title of Zack Snyder\u2019s Justice League says it all. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 15 Mar. 2021",
"That titular possessive really is doing a lot of work. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 15 Mar. 2021",
"Devon and Birmingham unilaterally disposed of the possessive in in all street and road signs in 2009, though the Devon council backtracked shortly after. \u2014 Roslyn Petelin, Quartz , 10 Dec. 2019",
"Wisconsin linebacker Chris Orr stood on the field at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday \u2014 the spot where Minnesota beat the Badgers 37-15 last November \u2014 and attached a possessive to a coveted item. \u2014 Andy Greder, Twin Cities , 24 Nov. 2019",
"But with great power comes great responsibility: 8 breeds workaholics, and on a bad day, can become excessively controlling and possessive . \u2014 Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure , 16 July 2018",
"Luckily, Salander is a more compelling, surprising, and complex character than Blomkvist, in his possessive and protective desire, can see. \u2014 Alice Bolin, Longreads , 26 June 2018",
"Tully is endlessly open and nurturing without seeming possessive , helpful without seeming controlling. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 4 May 2018",
"That\u2019s next-level possessive and a product of unchecked toxic masculinity. \u2014 Jill Gutowitz, Glamour , 9 Feb. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-215339"
},
"possible":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": being within the limits of ability, capacity, or realization",
": being what may be conceived, be done, or occur according to nature, custom, or manners",
": being something that may or may not occur",
": being something that may or may not be true or actual",
": having an indicated potential",
": able to be done",
": able to happen or exist",
": able or suited to be or to become"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4-s\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8p\u00e4-s\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"achievable",
"attainable",
"doable",
"feasible",
"practicable",
"realizable",
"viable",
"workable"
],
"antonyms":[
"hopeless",
"impossible",
"impracticable",
"infeasible",
"nonviable",
"unattainable",
"undoable",
"unfeasible",
"unrealizable",
"unviable",
"unworkable"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Given the capital investment of California wineries, with a single acre going for a million dollars, plus planting, buildings, bottling lines, transportation and so on, getting one\u2019s product to market as soon as possible is understandable. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Although wallet cases are typically a little bulky, this case is designed to be as thin as possible for the user\u2019s convenience. \u2014 Douglas Helm, Popular Mechanics , 17 June 2022",
"So parents who are eager to just start the process as soon as possible might want to pick Moderna. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
"Yet beneath that sophistication, today\u2019s models and tests share with the Turing test the underlying goal of producing outputs that are as humanlike as possible . \u2014 Will Oremus, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"Those encounters motivate him to maneuver as many people away from that trajectory as possible . \u2014 Brandon Drenon, The Indianapolis Star , 17 June 2022",
"Through the Browns app and social media platforms, the team will notify ticketholders as soon as possible if a session will be hosted inside the fieldhouse. \u2014 cleveland , 16 June 2022",
"Roswell firefighters devised a plan and cut the crowbar while limiting the victim\u2019s movement as much as possible . \u2014 Matt Bruce, ajc , 16 June 2022",
"Brown\u2019s frenetic speed and ability to get behind defensive coverage is his biggest asset and that\u2019s something Kingsbury is looking forward to exploiting as often as possible . \u2014 Bob Mcmanaman, The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin possibilis , from posse to be able, from potis, pote able + esse to be \u2014 more at potent , is ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-222144"
},
"possessionalism":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the principle or practice of private ownership of property"
],
"pronounciation":[
"-\u1d4al\u02cciz\u0259m",
"-\u0259\u02ccli-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-223135"
},
"power":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": ability to act or produce an effect",
": ability to get extra-base hits",
": capacity for being acted upon or undergoing an effect",
": legal or official authority, capacity, or right",
": possession of control, authority, or influence over others",
": one having such power",
": a sovereign state",
": a controlling group : establishment",
": a force of armed men",
": a large number or quantity",
": physical might",
": mental or moral efficacy",
": political control or influence",
": an order of angels \u2014 see celestial hierarchy",
": the number of times as indicated by an exponent that a number occurs as a factor in a product",
": the product itself",
": cardinal number sense 2",
": a source or means of supplying energy",
": electricity",
": motive power",
": the time rate at which work is done or energy emitted or transferred",
": magnification sense 2b",
": scope entry 1 sense 3",
": the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis in a statistical test when a particular alternative hypothesis happens to be true",
": to supply with power and especially motive power",
": to give impetus to",
": to move about by means of motive power",
": to move with great speed or force",
": operated mechanically or electrically rather than manually",
": of, relating to, or utilizing strength",
": powerful sense 1",
": of, relating to, or being a meal at which influential people discuss business or politics",
": possession of control, authority, or influence over others",
": a nation that has influence among other nations",
": the ability to act or produce an effect",
": the right to do something",
": physical might : strength",
": the number of times as shown by an exponent that a number is used as a factor to obtain a product",
": force or energy used to do work",
": the rate of speed at which work is done",
": the number of times an optical instrument (as a microscope) magnifies the object viewed",
": to supply with a form of energy",
": an inherent property or effect",
": magnification sense 2b",
": capability of acting or of producing an effect",
": authority or capacity to act that is delegated by law or constitution",
": the power delegated to Congress under Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution to regulate commerce especially among the states \u2014 see also commerce clause",
": a power that is held simultaneously by more than one entity",
": a power delegated to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution that is also held by the states",
": the powers specifically named and delegated to the federal government or prohibited to be exercised by the states under the U.S. Constitution \u2014 compare reserved powers in this entry",
": the power delegated to the executive of a government",
": any or all of the powers delegated to the president under Article II of the U.S. Constitution",
": a power that is reasonably necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes of a power expressly granted",
": a power that is not specifically delegated to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution but that is implied by the necessary and proper clause to be delegated for the purpose of carrying out the enumerated powers \u2014 see also McCulloch v. Maryland",
": the power granted to the judicial branch of a government",
": the power delegated to the judiciary under Article III of the U.S. Constitution",
": the power delegated to a legislative branch of a government",
": any or all of the powers delegated to Congress under Article I of the U.S. Constitution",
": the power of a government to exercise reasonable control over persons and property within its jurisdiction in the interest of the general security, health, safety, morals, and welfare except where legally prohibited (as by constitutional provision)",
": the political powers reserved by a constitution to the exclusive jurisdiction of a specified political authority",
": powers that are not expressly delegated to the federal government nor expressly prohibited to the states and are therefore left to the states under the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution \u2014 compare enumerated powers in this entry",
": the power granted to a government body to make expenditures",
": the power delegated to Congress under Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the U.S.",
": the power granted to a government body to lay and collect taxes",
": such power delegated to Congress under Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution",
": the powers delegated to the executive and legislative branches of the federal government relating to the waging of war: as",
": the power delegated to Congress under Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution to declare war",
": the power delegated to the president under Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution to serve as commander in chief of the armed forces",
": an ability, authority, or right usually conferred by one person upon another to do something that effects a change in a legal relationship",
": such authority or right to affect another's interest in property (as by conveyance) \u2014 see also power of appointment , power of attorney",
": naked power in this entry",
": a power that may be exercised in favor of anyone including the donee",
": the power of one acting under an implied agency",
": a power (as a power of sale) granted to one who has no interest in the property to which the power relates (as an executor who is not a legatee or devisee)",
": a power coupled with an interest (as a grant of a lease) that the donee can exercise only out of an estate (as a life estate) that he or she holds",
": a power accompanying an interest of the donee in the property to which the power relates",
": a naked power exercisable by the donee only in the creation of estates that will not attach to the estate the donee holds or be satisfied out of the donee's own interest",
": the power of an offeree to bind an offeror to a contract by accepting the offer",
": a power reserved in an instrument (as one creating a trust) to make changes by a specified method",
": a power usually reserved by a person in an instrument (as one creating a trust) to revoke the legal relationship that the person has created or made a possibility",
": a power granted (as in a will, trust, or mortgage) to sell the property to which the power relates often under specified circumstances (as upon the default of a mortgage)",
": a power of a grantor or the grantor's successors in interest to enter upon an estate that was granted upon a condition after the breach of the condition in order to terminate the granted estate and revest it in the grantor or successors in interest",
": a power in which the person or class of persons to whom the disposition of property under the power is to be made is expressly designated and excludes the donee or where the power is to transfer, charge, or encumber any estate less than a fee simple",
": an irrevocable power of attorney used in making a transfer of a certificate of stock",
": possession of control, authority, or influence over others",
": one having such power",
": a sovereign state",
": political control or influence"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pau\u0307(-\u0259)r",
"\u02c8pau\u0307-\u0259r",
"\u02c8pau\u0307(-\u0259)r"
],
"synonyms":[
"arm",
"authority",
"clutch",
"command",
"control",
"death grip",
"dominion",
"grip",
"hold",
"mastery",
"reign",
"rein(s)",
"sway"
],
"antonyms":[
"impotence",
"impotency",
"powerlessness"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Joe Smith Jr\u2019s fans might counter that by saying that Beterbiev\u2019s biggest problem on Saturday night will be that Smith has the power to knock Beterbiev out. \u2014 Josh Katzowitz, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
"Trump and his legal advisor John Eastman repeatedly claimed that Pence had the power to reject electoral votes or suspend the electoral count temporarily while some states looked for evidence of fraud, possibly handing the election to Trump. \u2014 Freddy Brewster, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"In 2021, because of The Great Resignation, workers had additional bargaining power and were able to demand higher wages. \u2014 Amiah Taylor, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
"Top Trump advisors, including Rudy Giuliani, admitted Pence didn't have power to reject votes. \u2014 Joey Garrison, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
"In many ways, the main characters in Thursday\u2019s hearings were Pence and an attorney named John Eastman who was advising Trump that somehow Pence had the power to overturn the election, that his role on Jan. 6 was more than just ceremonial. \u2014 James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"The European Union doesn\u2019t have the power to require its member countries to ban a technology provider, but several countries including Sweden excluded Huawei from their 5G networks. \u2014 Catherine Stupp, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"From Dayton to Durham, doctors have been encouraging people to stay indoors as much as possible, warnings that are complicated by the fact that half a million didn't have power as of Tuesday because of severe storms, according to PowerOutage. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 15 June 2022",
"Governmental fiat had the power to turn fable into fact. \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Such a ship would never need to refuel and could create its own supply of electricity, which in turn would be used to power a companion vessel, Sif, named after a golden-haired Norse goddess who was also Thor's wife. \u2014 Jacopo Prisco, CNN , 3 June 2022",
"But it's not used directly in the fuel cell; instead, the ammonia is cracked in a reactor to make hydrogen on-demand, which is then used to power the fuel cell. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 1 June 2022",
"The face mask you\u2019re wearing today could be used to power your car or phone tomorrow. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Cryoin makes neon gas, a substance used to power the lasers that etch patterns into computer chips. \u2014 Morgan Meaker, Wired , 28 Feb. 2022",
"The shirt collects, or harvests, energy from the human body that can be stored and then used to power small electronics, such as an LCD wristwatch. \u2014 Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Feb. 2022",
"The fire was sparked by a generator in the back of the truck, which Goodearl said was likely being used to power something inside the home. \u2014 Charlie Mckenna, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Environmental information \u2014 how much energy is used to power the office, pollution levels, soil quality, and many other impacts \u2014 is just as valuable as any other data set within a company\u2019s grasp. \u2014 Rhett Power, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Now, the lander produces 500 watt-hours per day, enough to power an electric oven for just 10 minutes. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 25 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Whitford did what most folks say all Indiana's non- power conference schools should do: Load up on the best of the rest in-state players. \u2014 Matthew Glenesk, The Indianapolis Star , 8 June 2022",
"Great to see this @CA_DWR @SolarAquaGrid @TurlockID solar-over-canal project moving from idea to proof-of-concept construction - a baby step potentially helping CA and the planet with both water and clean- power gains. \u2014 Roger Bales, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 Feb. 2022",
"The little things stood out during Joe Biden\u2019s sober nine-minute Tuesday afternoon speech addressing the most serious super- power crisis of this century. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 22 Feb. 2022",
"The Lower lake is reserved for canoeing, non- power boating and swimming from mid-May to mid-September. \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Why does America, a super- power , celebrate such an important holiday with a turkey? \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 24 Nov. 2021",
"The Aztecs are the only non- power conference school among the final five. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Currently, only a handful of states allow securitization, while some are actively using it to transition from coal to clean- power plants. \u2014 Jakob Puckett, National Review , 28 May 2021",
"In the past decade, these teams from non- power conferences have made the Final Four: Loyola Chicago (Missouri Valley, 2018); Gonzaga (2017); Wichita State (Missouri Valley, 2013); VCU (Colonial, 2011); Butler (Horizon, 2010-11). \u2014 Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star , 3 Apr. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
"Verb",
"1540, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-024754"
},
"possibleness":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being possible : possibility"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-041146"
},
"pouting":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to show displeasure by thrusting out the lips or wearing a sullen expression",
": to push out or purse the lips in a sexually suggestive way",
": to be moodily silent : sulk",
": protrude",
": to cause to protrude",
": a protrusion of the lips expressive of displeasure",
": a fit of pique",
": any of several large-headed fishes (such as a bullhead or eelpout)",
": to show displeasure by pushing out the lips",
": sulk entry 1",
": a facial expression that shows displeasure and is made by pushing out the lips"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pau\u0307t",
"\u02c8pau\u0307t"
],
"synonyms":[
"bag",
"balloon",
"beetle",
"belly",
"billow",
"bulge",
"bunch",
"jut",
"overhang",
"poke",
"pooch",
"pouch",
"project",
"protrude",
"stand out",
"start",
"stick out",
"swell"
],
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"She pouted her lips and stared at him angrily.",
"The boy didn't want to leave\u2014he stomped his feet and pouted .",
"The model pouted for the cameras.",
"Her lips pouted , and she began to cry."
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
"Noun (1)",
"1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1591, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-073750"
},
"pou sto":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a standing place or vantage point : base , basis"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00fc\u02c8st\u014d",
""
],
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"history_and_etymology":"Greek pou st\u014d where I may stand; from a statement attributed (in various forms) to Archimedes, \"Give me a place to stand (literally, where I may stand) and I will move the earth\"",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-112312"
},
"poor-spirited":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": lacking zest, confidence, or courage"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pu\u0307r-\u02c8spir-\u0259-t\u0259d",
"\u02c8p\u022fr-"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1611, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-131345"
},
"pounce (on ":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
"as in jump , tackle"
],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-132101"
},
"pointer":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the two stars in the Big Dipper a line through which points to the North Star",
": one that points out",
": a rod used to direct attention",
": a computer memory address that contains another address (as of desired data)",
": any of various large, strong, slender gundogs that hunt by scent and indicate the presence of game by pointing (see point entry 2 sense 4b )",
": any of an English breed of agile, muscular dogs having a short, smooth coat that is usually white with patches of liver, pale yellow, black, or orange and a moderately long tapered tail \u2014 see also german shorthaired pointer , german wirehaired pointer",
": one that furnishes with points",
": a useful suggestion or hint : tip",
": something that points or is used for pointing",
": a helpful hint",
": a large dog with long ears and short hair that is trained to direct its head and body in the direction of an animal that is being hunted",
"\u2014 see hip pointer"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u022fin-t\u0259r",
"\u02c8p\u022fin-t\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"hand",
"index",
"indicator",
"needle"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Let me give you a few pointers on managing a successful business.",
"The latest data gives a pointer to the economy's overall growth.",
"This may be a pointer to a very serious problem.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Rather than storing an image or video file directly, an NFT in most cases simply stores the metadata on the blockchain, with a pointer to a traditional server where the file is actually held. \u2014 Shen Lu And Karen Hao, WSJ , 21 May 2022",
"Tyrese Proctor opened up the scoring, getting the World Team on the board first with a big three pointer . \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Apr. 2022",
"This promo offers a 20-1 odds boost on any team in the NCAA Tournament to make a three- pointer . \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Rutgers responded with a three- pointer before Notre Dame drove the court to tie the game and send it to a second overtime. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 16 Mar. 2022",
"This epic late run started for Virginia Tech with Darius Maddox's buzzer-beating three- pointer to sink Clemson in overtime Wednesday and then another upset vs. Notre Dame in the ACC tourney quarters before toppling UNC on Friday. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Chucky Hepburn gave Wisconsin a share of the Big Ten title with a dramatic three- pointer with 1.5 seconds left to beat Purdue. \u2014 Mike Hart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The final straw was seeing guard Reggie Jackson make a corner three- pointer to push the Clippers\u2019 lead over the Dallas Mavericks to 24, then strut back into the arms of a gleeful, whooping bench. \u2014 Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times , 30 May 2021",
"Recounting the conversation, Diamondbacks right-hander Merrill Kelly held his pointer finger and thumb about an inch apart. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 6 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1b"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-135525"
},
"poor soldier":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": friarbird sense 1"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-143755"
},
"Poussin":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"Nicolas 1594\u20131665 French painter"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u00fc-\u02c8sa\u207f"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-150102"
},
"poorness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": lacking material possessions",
": of, relating to, or characterized by poverty",
": less than adequate : meager",
": small in worth",
": exciting pity",
": inferior in quality or value",
": humble , unpretentious",
": mean , petty",
": lean , emaciated",
": barren , unproductive",
": indifferent , unfavorable",
": lacking a normal or adequate supply of something specified",
": having little money or few possessions",
": less than enough",
": worthy of pity",
": low in quality or condition"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pu\u0307r",
"\u02c8p\u022fr",
"\u02c8pu\u0307r"
],
"synonyms":[
"beggared",
"beggarly",
"broke",
"destitute",
"dirt-poor",
"down-and-out",
"famished",
"hard up",
"impecunious",
"impoverished",
"indigent",
"necessitous",
"needful",
"needy",
"pauperized",
"penniless",
"penurious",
"poverty-stricken",
"skint",
"threadbare"
],
"antonyms":[
"affluent",
"deep-pocketed",
"fat",
"fat-cat",
"flush",
"moneyed",
"monied",
"opulent",
"rich",
"silk-stocking",
"wealthy",
"well-heeled",
"well-off",
"well-to-do"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Mancini has certainly recognised that, making countless changes to his squad and even searching in unlikely places for players that can improve those poor results. \u2014 Adam Digby, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"People who live in the South and the Midwest, poor people, people of color, immigrants, and refugees will be forced to carry pregnancies against their will. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 13 June 2022",
"In the Asia Pacific region, those pressures threaten hundreds of millions of poor people who spend a high percentage of their incomes on basic commodities like rice and wheat. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"Compare that with Bass, whose proposals on public safety and homelessness are less extreme, but are far more realistic, sophisticated and considerate of poor people of color. \u2014 Erika D. Smithcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
"Food prices are going to go up, and this is one more thing that affects poor people more quickly than wealthy people. \u2014 Saleen Martin, USA TODAY , 4 June 2022",
"Studies have shown how the levels of DDT in our bodies track inequalities in human society; for instance, there are higher DDT levels in Black people than in whites and higher levels in poor people than in rich ones. \u2014 Scott W. Stern, The New Republic , 31 May 2022",
"His passion for using politics to help poor people was formed early, watching the old ward bosses of his youth, like the legendary Martin Lomasney. \u2014 Adrian Walker, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
"Finance depends on trust, but very poor people do not have a credit history. \u2014 Jaron Lanier, The Atlantic , 26 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English poure , from Anglo-French povre, pore , from Latin pauper ; akin to Latin paucus little and to Latin parere to give birth to, produce \u2014 more at few , pare ",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-154841"
},
"point estimate":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the single value assigned to a parameter in point estimation"
],
"pronounciation":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1966, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-164649"
},
"poort":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a pass between or across mountains"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u014d(\u0259)rt",
"\u02c8pu\u0307(\u0259)-"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Afrikaans, from Dutch, gate, gateway, from Latin porta ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-165453"
},
"possessionist":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a believer in possession by spirits"
],
"pronounciation":[
"-sh(\u0259)n\u0259\u0307st"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-171717"
},
"possessionary":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": of or relating to possession : arising from possession"
],
"pronounciation":[
"-sh\u0259\u02ccner\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-175607"
},
"poussette":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to swing in a semicircle with hands joined with one's partner in a country-dance"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u00fc-\u02c8set"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"French, game in which contestants cross pins with each attempting to get his pin on top, from pousser to push",
"first_known_use":[
"1798, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-180125"
},
"powerable":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": powerful"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":" power entry 1 + -able ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-181057"
},
"poortith":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": poverty"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u014dr\u02cctith"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Old French poverteit, povretet, povert\u00e9 , from Latin paupertat-, paupertas poverty",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-182134"
},
"powellite":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a mineral CaMoO 4 consisting of a calcium molybdate occurring in small yellow tetragonal pyramidal crystals isomorphous with scheelite"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pau\u0307\u0259\u02ccl\u012bt"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"John W. Powell \u20201902 American geologist + English -ite ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-183927"
},
"pony truss":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a truss (as in bridge building) so low that overhead bracing cannot be used"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-201045"
},
"poop royal":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the highest and aftermost deck over the poop in large old-time ships"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-201330"
},
"Powell":{
"type":[
"biographical name ()"
],
"definitions":[
"Adam Clayton 1908\u20131972 American clergyman and politician",
"Anthony 1905\u20132000 English writer",
"Cecil Frank 1903\u20131969 British physicist",
"Colin (Luther) 1937\u20132021 American general; U.S. Secretary of State (2001\u201305)",
"John Wesley 1834\u20131902 American geologist and explorer",
"Lewis Franklin 1907\u20131998 American jurist",
"Michael Latham 1905\u20131990 British filmmaker"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pau\u0307(-\u0259)l",
"\u02c8p\u014d-\u0259l",
"\u02c8pau\u0307(-\u0259)l",
"\u02c8p\u014d-\u0259l",
"\u02c8pau\u0307(-\u0259)l",
"\u02c8pau\u0307(-\u0259)l",
"\u02c8pau\u0307(-\u0259)l",
"\u02c8pau\u0307(-\u0259)l",
"\u02c8p\u014d-\u0259l",
"\u02c8pau\u0307(-\u0259)l"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-204642"
},
"possibly":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": in a possible manner : by any possibility",
": by merest chance : perhaps",
": it is possible or imaginable : conceivably",
": by any possibility",
": by chance : perhaps"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4-s\u0259-bl\u0113",
"\u02c8p\u00e4-s\u0259-bl\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"conceivably",
"maybe",
"mayhap",
"perchance",
"perhaps"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"he may possibly recover after such a serious mistake, but it doesn't seem likely",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Marion County Coroner\u2019s Office stated the child's death was possibly due to drowning but had not yet released his definite cause of death as of Wednesday evening. \u2014 Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star , 16 June 2022",
"And so getting to market with anything autonomous becomes an executive nightmare: either shoot for the moon and possibly go bankrupt like Starsky Robotics did in 2019, or select a much more narrow target. \u2014 Steve Tengler, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Advocacy lawyers also expect that Biden is working on the idea of expanding access to mifepristone, possibly by easing import restrictions on overseas providers. \u2014 Anne Flaherty, ABC News , 14 June 2022",
"The center, housed in the former Riverside public library, is possibly the first museum in the United States devoted to showcasing Chicano art and culture. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"Another hike is set for September, possibly by double July\u2019s increase, and the central bank will also halt its bond-buying program next month. \u2014 Stan Choe, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
"Another hike is set for September, possibly by double July's increase, and the central bank will halt its bond-buying program next month. \u2014 CBS News , 9 June 2022",
"And, hey, Snoop Dogg shows up with a massive cowboy hat and a Gatling gun\u2014so what could possibly go wrong? \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 7 June 2022",
"Thoroughman says deputies were called to the Star Community Justice Center in Franklin Furnace just after 8 p.m. Saturday, told that male inmates had escaped, possibly by climbing a fence. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 6 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-205701"
},
"pooled":{
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"transitive verb",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": a small and rather deep body of usually fresh water",
": a quiet place in a stream",
": a body of water forming above a dam",
": something resembling a pool",
": a small body of standing liquid",
": a continuous area of porous sedimentary rock that yields petroleum or gas",
": swimming pool",
": to form a pool",
": to accumulate or become static (as in the veins of a bodily part)",
": an aggregate stake to which each player of a game has contributed",
": all the money bet by a number of persons on a particular event",
": a game played on an English billiard table in which each of the players stakes a sum and the winner takes all",
": any of various games of billiards played on an oblong table having 6 pockets with usually 15 object balls",
": an aggregation of the interests or property of different persons made to further a joint undertaking by subjecting them to the same control and a common liability",
": a readily available supply: such as",
": the whole quantity of a particular material present in the body and available for function or the satisfying of metabolic demands",
": a body product (such as blood) collected from many donors and stored for later use",
": a group of people available for some purpose",
": gene pool",
": a group of journalists from usually several news organizations using pooled resources (such as television equipment) to produce shared coverage especially of events to which access is restricted",
": to combine (things, such as resources) in a common pool or effort",
": a small deep body of usually fresh water",
": something like a pool (as in shape or depth)",
": a small body of standing liquid : puddle",
": swimming pool",
": a game of billiards played on a table with six pockets",
": a supply of people or things available for use",
": to contribute to a common fund or effort",
": to accumulate or become static (as in the veins of a bodily part)",
": a readily available supply: as",
": the whole quantity of a particular material present in the body and available for function or the satisfying of metabolic demands \u2014 see gene pool , metabolic pool",
": a body product (as blood) collected from many donors and stored for later use",
": an aggregation of the interests, obligations, or undertakings of several parties working together",
": a group of people available for some purpose \u2014 see also jury pool",
": to combine (as assets or votes) in a common form or effort",
": to combine (interests) so as not to have a merger of companies considered a purchase for accounting purposes"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00fcl",
"\u02c8p\u00fcl",
"\u02c8p\u00fcl"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
"Verb (1)",
"1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1708, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb (2)",
"circa 1780, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-210733"
},
"powdery":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": resembling or consisting of powder",
": easily reduced to powder : crumbling",
": covered with or as if with powder",
": made of or like powder",
": easily crumbled",
": covered or sprinkled with or as if with powder"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pau\u0307-d\u0259-r\u0113",
"\u02c8pau\u0307-d\u0259-r\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"dusty",
"fine",
"floury"
],
"antonyms":[
"coarse",
"grainy",
"granular",
"granulated"
],
"examples":[
"the beach's powdery white sand",
"We skied down the powdery slopes.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These tiny, winged insects have a delicate, powdery white appearance. \u2014 Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens , 1 Dec. 2021",
"You're Exposed to Tear Gas Tear gas is a thick, powdery fog that sticks to moisture, like saliva, sweat, tears, and mucous membranes and causes an intense burning sensation. \u2014 Louryn Strampe, Wired , 2 June 2020",
"Beaches in the coastal states are in the process of welcoming guests (slowly and distantly) back to their powdery , soft-sanded shores. \u2014 Maya Kachroo-levine, Travel + Leisure , 23 May 2020",
"Grand Haven State Park, Michigan Set on the shores of Lake Michigan, this 48-acre park with powdery white sand offers activities like fat-tire biking, barbecuing, sunbathing, swimming, and volleyball. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 20 May 2020",
"The resort island, known for its powdery white sand and shallow waters, was shut down for months for a government clean up before gradually reopening to the public about a year ago. \u2014 Ian C Sayson, Bloomberg.com , 6 May 2020",
"Klorane and Batiste lean more powdery , Dove and Tresemm\u00e9 have more of a micro-mist, while Living Proof has oil-eliminating molecules that actually clean your hair. \u2014 Glamour Beauty Editors, Glamour , 15 Jan. 2020",
"One, in a darkened tunnel, is shot amid a crimson glow and a clouds of powdery white (from a flour truck). \u2014 Jake Coyle, Detroit Free Press , 12 Mar. 2020",
"The server set the jars\u2019 tops aside, reached in with silver tongs and lifted a long, chubby white band of powdery marshmallow, snipping off squares with shiny oversize scissors. \u2014 Dorie Greenspan, New York Times , 5 Feb. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-212053"
},
"pool bottle":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the leather bottle from which small numbered balls are distributed to the players in some games of pool (as to determine the order of playing)"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-213118"
},
"Potemkin village":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an impressive facade or show designed to hide an undesirable fact or condition"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8tem(p)-k\u0259n-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Grigori Pot\u00ebmkin , who supposedly built impressive fake villages along a route Catherine the Great was to travel",
"first_known_use":[
"1904, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-220935"
},
"possessioner":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a property holder",
": a member of a religious order holding endowments (as of lands or buildings)",
": one appointed to renew boundary landmarks in the southern U.S."
],
"pronounciation":[
"-sh(\u0259)n\u0259(r)"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"geographical name"
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"noun"
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": all future generations",
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"p\u00e4-\u02c8ster-\u0259-t\u0113",
"p\u00e4-\u02c8ster-\u0259-t\u0113"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And jotting everything down for posterity is a writer (Makis Papadimitriou) who\u2019s having a hard time concentrating on the task at hand, what with his intense acid reflux and some highly gaseous medical issues\u2026. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 21 June 2022",
"Radio reporter Les Grobstein saved the tape for posterity , and every year Cubs fans relive the memory of the rant heard around the world. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"Fans broke out their cellphones to record the moment for posterity . \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"The English diarist Samuel Pepys was a passenger on the royal yacht sailing alongside the Gloucester in the royal fleet and recorded the harrowing experience of the sinking for posterity in a letter to a friend. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 10 June 2022",
"White\u2019s team had yet another device capturing the show for posterity : a digital recorder. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
"Researchers are working quickly to digitize and map the cave and its artwork to both preserve it for posterity and create the virtual replica, which is accurate to within millimeters. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 June 2022",
"At the other end of the emotional scale, many jokers were moved to ask posterity if their local sports team had won anything yet. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Parfit scolded economists for undervaluing posterity . \u2014 Hari Kunzru, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-230617"
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"adjective",
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"I'm no Pollyanna , but I do think some good will come out of this."
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"idiom"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-015634"
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"Definition of point taken \u2014 used to tell someone that one understands what he or she is saying or suggesting \"You have to help them.\" \" Point taken . I'll do what I can.\""
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"noun"
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": an ascomycetous fungus (family Erysiphaceae) producing abundant powdery conidia on the host",
": a plant disease caused by a powdery mildew"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Downside: Some types are susceptible to powdery mildew , a devastating disease that kills the plants and overwinters in the soil for years! \u2014 Lauren Smith Mcdonough, House Beautiful , 25 May 2022",
"This crowding can impede circulation and encourage powdery mildew , a common problem with older varieties of lilac. \u2014 Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune , 21 May 2022",
"Use these tips to keep powdery mildew from ruining your squash harvest. \u2014 Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 May 2022",
"Phlox is one of the plants that is particularly sensitive to powdery mildew . \u2014 Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online , 14 May 2022",
"Keep leaves of cucumber, melon, and squash dry to stave off powdery mildew . \u2014 Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine , 11 May 2022",
"What is the best product to prevent powdery mildew on honeysuckle. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Dec. 2021",
"This application will greatly reduce the future incidence and severity of the three main fungal diseases that afflict roses \u2014 powdery mildew , rust and black spot. \u2014 Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Remove congested wood on the interior of the plant to maintain good air circulation, which helps avoid powdery mildew . \u2014 oregonlive , 13 Feb. 2022"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": indifferent , nonchalant"
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"\u02c8p\u014d-k\u014d-kyu\u0307-\u02c8ran-t\u0113",
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"incurious",
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"concerned",
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"she has put up a strangely pococurante front throughout this whole ordeal"
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"1815, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-044404"
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": a large suitcase",
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"carryall",
"grip",
"handbag",
"holdall",
"suitcase",
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"wallet"
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"Noun",
"carried her possessions with her in an old portmanteau",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The winery was the first to use the word Meritage \u2014 a portmanteau of merit and heritage \u2014 on its Bordeaux-style red wines. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
"The term is a portmanteau of oligarch and siloviki, a Russian word for the country\u2019s military and security elite. \u2014 John Hyatt, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
"In between public displays of French kissing and a multitude of designer fittings, Fox even christened herself and Ye with their very own portmanteau . \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Peneloise \u2014 Bridgerton viewers' favorite platonic portmanteau \u2014 is seemingly no more. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Only the Puerto Rican superstar himself could get away with naming his farewell full-length with a portmanteau as cocksure as Legendaddy, a title fittingly in line with his perception of himself (with respect to Don Omar) as the King of Reggaeton. \u2014 Gary Suarez, Rolling Stone , 24 Mar. 2022",
"The name is a portmanteau of its main ingredients: bananas and toffee pudding. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Its name is a portmanteau of the world Element \u2014 the brand's four fragrances are Heaven, Earth, Fire, Water \u2014 and Korea. \u2014 Alaina Demopoulos, Allure , 8 Mar. 2022",
"In its original use, phygital\u2014a portmanteau of physical and digital\u2014meant something in-part live and in-part virtual. \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"So many of the words created our dozens of neologism contests over the decades are portmanteau words, the combination of two words. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 July 2019",
"So many of the words created our dozens of neologism contests over the decades are portmanteau words, the combination of two words. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 July 2019"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-045851"
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"noun"
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": a system of wage payment in which work is subdivided into units equivalent to the number of minutes that a task should take and the payment of the worker on the basis of the number of points of work accomplished in a given length of time",
": a system in which printing type and spacing materials are made in sizes that are exact multiples of the point"
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"adverb",
"noun"
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": episcopal attire",
": the insignia of the episcopal order worn by a prelate when celebrating a pontifical mass",
": a book containing the forms for sacraments and rites performed by a bishop",
": of or relating to a pontiff or pontifex",
": celebrated by a prelate of episcopal rank with distinctive ceremonies",
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"undogmatic"
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"a theater critic known for his pontifical pronouncements on what is or is not worth seeing",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Because of its original purpose, however, the building also has its peculiarities: the pontifical horses lived in grand style on two levels of soaring stalls, connected by a monumental, gently sloping ramp of travertine bricks. \u2014 Ingrid D. Rowland, The New York Review of Books , 20 Aug. 2020",
"The prevailing view of Wordsworth\u2014 pontifical , orthodox, austere\u2014was entrenched by the Victorians, who praised him for the very qualities the Younger Romantics had mocked. \u2014 Matthew Bevis, Harper's Magazine , 23 June 2020",
"Lifting the rule of pontifical secrecy does not clarify church official\u2019s obligations to comply with such requests. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Jan. 2020",
"The Vatican had previously argued that the imposition of pontifical secrecy was necessary to protect both victim and accused. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Dec. 2019",
"Critics said the pontifical secret was used to keep the scandal hidden, prevent police from acquiring internal documentation and silence victims. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Dec. 2019",
"Critics said the pontifical secret was used to keep the scandal hidden, prevent police from acquiring internal documentation and silence victims. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Dec. 2019",
"Critics said the pontifical secret was used to keep the scandal hidden, prevent police from acquiring internal documentation and silence victims. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Dec. 2019",
"Critics said the pontifical secret was used to keep the scandal hidden, prevent police from acquiring internal documentation and silence victims. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Dec. 2019"
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"Noun",
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"Adjective",
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"noun"
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": estimation in which a single value is assigned to a parameter"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-061143"
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"noun"
],
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": an openwork design (as in knitted fabric) typically in the shape of chevrons",
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"noun"
],
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},
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"Grigory Aleksandrovich 1739\u20131791 Russian field marshal and statesman"
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"p\u0259-\u02c8ty\u022fm(p)-k\u0259n",
"p\u014d-\u02c8tem(p)-"
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},
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"adjective"
],
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": having possessions or endowments"
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"-sh\u0259n\u0259\u0307t"
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": something that foreshadows a coming event : omen , sign",
": prophetic indication or significance",
": marvel , prodigy",
": a sign or warning of something usually bad that is going to happen : omen"
],
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"\u02c8p\u022fr-\u02cctent",
"\u02c8p\u022fr-\u02cctent"
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"augury",
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"a red sky in the morning can be a portent of a coming storm",
"a scout was sent to have a look at this teenage pitcher who was supposed to be the latest portent of the baseball world",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Whether delivered via text, WhatsApp, email or \u2014 shudder \u2014 Slack, these three words appear in front of you like a portent of terrible things to come. \u2014 Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
"From the vantage of 2021, the novel is a double portent : a dystopian fantasy and an early spark in the tinderbox of the curriculum wars. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 26 Dec. 2021",
"That need has come into sharp focus in recent days, with separatist forces shelling dozens of Ukrainian military positions and civilian targets along the front \u2013 a possible portent of wider Russian aggression against Ukraine. \u2014 Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 Feb. 2022",
"The astonishing night two skate propelled him to fifth overall -- off the medal stand but a portent of things to come. \u2014 Mark Osborne, ABC News , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Yet Maserati promises that the MC20 isn't an abstract halo car but a portent for the more attainable models as well. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Gregory of Tours interpreted the ball lightning as a portent of the death of King Chilperic's son. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 5 Feb. 2022",
"After Astroworld, many noted that the rampant gate-crashing could have been seen as a portent of what was to come. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Pointing out similar legislation that has already been passed in California, New York, New Jersey, and Nevada, MacArthur sees Canada as a portent of trends already manifesting in the United States. \u2014 Jon Brown, Fox News , 17 Jan. 2022"
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"to swallow in liquid form Friday nights were usually spent wolfing down pizza and pounding down beers"
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"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"mountains in eastern Pennsylvania northwest of Kittatinny Mountain with a highest point of about 1600 feet (488 meters)"
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"noun"
],
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": an inhabitant or burgess of a port"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-112043"
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"Pol":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": politician",
"Poland"
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"\u02c8p\u00e4l"
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"Noun",
"Many of the city's residents have criticized local pols for their decision to close the public library.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Last week, just hours after BTS visited the White House to discuss anti-Asian discrimination and Asian inclusion and representation with President Joe Biden, Fox News commenter Tucker Carlson snidely mocked the K-pop- pol summit. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 7 June 2022",
"His two advisers seemed almost to personify the voices arguing in his head: the results-minded Israeli pol and the Palestinian ideologue. \u2014 Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker , 25 Oct. 2021",
"By now, the route was well-established: an aspiring pol would get involved with his local ward, make a name for himself, and run for the Common Council. \u2014 Neal Thompson, Town & Country , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Longtime Democratic pol Gerry Scheub blamed partisan politics for the current political climate and called it the most serious challenge to the constitution. \u2014 Carrie Napoleon, chicagotribune.com , 5 Jan. 2022",
"But why not cast a Black woman in the original role of a crafty pol , instead of as another wide-eyed underdog who grows into an action figure? \u2014 Julian Lucas, The New Yorker , 1 Nov. 2021",
"In November, Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, became the latest pol to find the big yellow target irresistible. \u2014 James Poniewozik, New York Times , 12 Dec. 2021",
"America saw Joe Biden as a moderate liberal who, as his party went left, and its center went left, also went left, as a practical pol would. \u2014 Peggy Noonan, WSJ , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Plenty is at stake: no corner of the city will be spared from climate challenges, including the stomping grounds of those vying to be the city\u2019s top pol . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 Aug. 2021"
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"circa 1942, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-112946"
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"noun"
],
"definitions":[
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-115804"
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"posy":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a brief sentiment, motto, or legend",
": bouquet , nosegay",
": flower",
": a small bunch of flowers",
": flower entry 1 sense 1"
],
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"\u02c8p\u014d-z\u0113",
"\u02c8p\u014d-z\u0113"
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"bob",
"bouquet",
"nosegay"
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"examples":[
"a pocket full of posies",
"gathered a posy of wildflowers to present to his girlfriend",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At the close of the event, the Queen received a posy of flowers that were part of her coronation bouquet, such as lily of the valley. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Cruachan IV has attracted attention in previous years for attempting to eat the Queen\u2019s posy of flowers in 2017 and also for trying to nibble Prince Harry\u2019s hand in 2018. \u2014 Victoria Murphy, Town & Country , 9 Aug. 2021",
"All that weeding and planting, mulching and mowing leaves one too exhausted for any but the most enthralling books \u2014 such as those in this springtime posy of favorite recent titles. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2021",
"During such uncertain times, there is something particularly joyful about bringing nature into our lives through art, even if that means enjoying a posy of Forget-me-Nots hand-painted onto wafer-thin gold, online, at the end of a long Zoom day. \u2014 Kate Matthams, Forbes , 25 Feb. 2021",
"Cliff came back into the living room holding three glasses of milk, balancing them by pressing them together like a squat white posy . \u2014 Namwali Serpell, Harper's Magazine , 18 Aug. 2020",
"Then make a posy , because flowers are beautiful and bring joy. \u2014 Isabella Kwai, New York Times , 28 Apr. 2020",
"Bluebonnet Trail in Plano Patches of posies are scattered along this trail that runs east to west across Plano, just north of West Spring Creek Parkway. \u2014 Shannon Sutlief, Dallas News , 8 Apr. 2020",
"Near the Luce Foundation Center on the third floor of the Smithsonian American Art Museum at 7th and F Streets, muralist Kelsey Montague created a cheeky panda bearing posies and perfectly poised for Instagram poseurs. \u2014 Beth Py-lieberman, Smithsonian , 10 Aug. 2019"
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": portentous"
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"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
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": something destructive or harmful",
": an object of aversion or abhorrence",
": a substance that inhibits the activity of another substance or the course of a reaction or process",
": to injure or kill with poison",
": to treat, taint, or impregnate with or as if with poison",
": to exert a baneful influence on : corrupt",
": to inhibit the activity, course, or occurrence of",
": poisonous , venomous",
": impregnated with poison : poisoned",
": a substance that by its chemical action can injure or kill a living thing",
": to injure or kill with poison",
": to put poison on or in",
": a substance that through its chemical action usually kills, injures, or impairs an organism",
": a substance that inhibits the activity of another substance or the course of a reaction or process",
": to injure or kill with poison",
": to treat, taint, or impregnate with poison",
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"\u02c8p\u022fi-z\u1d4an",
"\u02c8p\u022fi-z\u1d4an",
"\u02c8p\u022fiz-\u1d4an"
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"bane",
"toxic",
"toxin",
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"darken",
"mar",
"spoil",
"stain",
"taint",
"tarnish",
"touch",
"vitiate"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Richardson then went on to study the diffusion of gases through the atmosphere; his work was used to study the diffusion patterns of poison gases. \u2014 Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker , 7 June 2022",
"In Miramar, for example, 5,878 traps and 6,607 poison stations have been laid across the peninsula\u2019s three square miles. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
"In early December, the FBI received a complaint that Jones had manufactured the deadly poison and intended to use it to kill his former partner. \u2014 Amanda Rabines, Orlando Sentinel , 10 May 2022",
"These insects\u2019 poison provides a backup in case they do get noticed. \u2014 Kate Golembiewski, Scientific American , 3 June 2022",
"Much of that heartache is dispensed by the popular musician Ivor Novello (a smoldering, viperous Jeremy Irvine), who sings his witty ditties at the piano and dispenses little nuggets of verbal poison everywhere else. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"What is important is pulling out that poison arrow, and tending to the wound. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"One of Frankenberg\u2019s offshoot projects is an attempt to edit the DNA of native animals to develop resistance to cane toad poison . \u2014 Frances Vinall, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"While the debate heats up, Africans continue to snare, shoot, and poison all manner of wildlife to feed their families and protect themselves, livestock, and crops from leopards, buffalo, lions, elephants, and other animals. \u2014 Chris Dorsey, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"And although the younger man would ultimately prove correct (more or less, but the question is complex), this fundamental disagreement would poison the remainder of each explorer\u2019s life. \u2014 Gary Krist, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
"Local politicians and scientists are warning that climate change and rapid population growth are shrinking the lake, creating a bowl of toxic dust that could poison the air around Salt Lake City. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"Tucker and similar proponents of this evil ideology continue to poison the minds of millions. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 7 June 2022",
"The statement of the film is really that power tends to poison people\u2019s decisions in life. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 25 May 2022",
"Instead, Luca got a counterfeit pill containing enough fentanyl to fatally poison him. \u2014 Alexandra Rockey Fleming, PEOPLE.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
"This is why social media is such a tempting tool for psychological warfare: It can be used to poison a society, perhaps with the help of a bot army. \u2014 Jaron Lanier, The Atlantic , 26 May 2022",
"Stealing his idol and then voting him out would have been practically begging him to poison the jury well. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 12 May 2022",
"But his increasingly controversial foreign policy also played a big role in his ouster by helping to poison his relationship with Pakistan\u2019s military brass. \u2014 Ian Bremmer, Time , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Behavior and reproduction Most frogs are nocturnal, but not poison frogs. \u2014 National Geographic , 28 Feb. 2020",
"Some farmers even intentionally poison cranes to stop them from foraging in their crops. \u2014 National Geographic , 10 Feb. 2020",
"Field biologist Andrius Pa\u0161ukonis, who researches poison frog homing behavior in the wild and was not involved in this study, is excited about the results and hopes to see more work done on these and other species. \u2014 Geetha Iyer, National Geographic , 25 July 2019",
"Ken said, battling through the foliage before realizing most of it was poison ivy. \u2014 Elisabeth Egan, chicagotribune.com , 10 June 2017"
],
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"Noun",
"Middle English, from Anglo-French poisun drink, potion, poison, from Latin potion-, potio drink \u2014 more at potion"
],
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"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-135044"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a large genus of chiefly tropical American timber trees (family Sapotaceae) with flower clusters borne in the leaf axils and usually edible fruit"
],
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"pau\u0307\u02c8tir\u0113\u0259",
"p\u00fc\u02c8t-"
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"New Latin"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-135139"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": sweet pea"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-135712"
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"poster":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()",
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"definitions":[
": a usually large printed sheet that often contains pictures and is posted in a public place (as to promote something)",
": a usually large printed sheet that is put on a wall as decoration",
": a person who posts something online (see post entry 2 sense 3 )",
": to put up posters on walls or surfaces : to affix posters to",
": a swift traveler",
": a usually large sheet with writing or pictures on it that is displayed as a notice, advertisement, or for decoration"
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"\u02c8p\u014d-st\u0259r",
"\u02c8p\u014d-st\u0259r"
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"Noun (1)",
"1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1918, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"1538, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-135948"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a member of a Slavic people formerly dwelling in the basin of the Elbe and on the Baltic coast of Germany",
": the extinct West Slavic language of the Polabians"
],
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"p\u014d-\u02c8l\u00e4-b\u0113-\u0259n",
"-\u02c8l\u0101-"
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"Polab , ultimately from Polabian po on + L\u00e5b\u00ed , the Elbe River"
],
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"1866, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"verb"
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"as in jump , tackle"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-142337"
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"type":[
"phrasal verb"
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": to direct attention to (someone or something) by moving one's finger or an object held in one's hand in a particular direction",
": to mention or refer to (something) as a way of supporting an argument or claim",
": to show that something is true or probably true"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a monetary unit of Bangladesh equal to \u00b9/\u2081\u2080\u2080 taka",
": a coin representing one poiska"
],
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"\u02c8p\u022fi-sk\u0259"
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"Bengali poisa , probably from Hindi paisa , paisa"
],
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"1974, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-151004"
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"type":[
"verb"
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"definitions":[
": to give an omen or anticipatory sign of",
": indicate , signify",
": to give a sign or warning of beforehand"
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"p\u022fr-\u02c8tend",
"p\u022fr-\u02c8tend"
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"examples":[
"The distant thunder portended a storm.",
"If you're superstitious, a black cat portends trouble.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The nosedive, along with a drop in soybean oil and similar commodities, could portend cheaper household items such as chocolate, margarine and shampoo. \u2014 Michael Hirtzer, Fortune , 27 June 2022",
"Europe\u2019s regulations could portend changes in the United States, where the Food and Drug Administration has some oversight of inks and pigments. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
"Its latest warning could portend a promotional bloodbath among retailers this summer. \u2014 Jinjoo Lee, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
"But does the war portend the end of the post-Cold War era of heightened globalization? \u2014 Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Several recent rulings portend legal showdowns that could go against the FTC and other federal agencies in the Biden administration. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 13 June 2022",
"Russia's limited gains in Donbas and the Ukrainian goal of reclaiming the entire territory portend a long battle in eastern Ukraine. \u2014 WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"What do all these developments portend for fans of Claire DeWitt? \u2014 Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Last week\u2019s decision to restrict Medicare coverage for Alzheimer\u2019s drugs that are fast-tracked through the Food and Drug Administration doesn\u2019t portend changes in other disease areas, a top government official said. \u2014 John Tozzi, Bloomberg.com , 12 Apr. 2022"
],
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"Middle English, from Latin portendere , from por- forward (akin to per through) + tendere to stretch \u2014 more at for , thin"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a two-wheeled swivel truck used under the front end of a locomotive"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-155202"
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"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": politician",
"Poland"
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"\u02c8p\u00e4l"
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"Noun",
"Many of the city's residents have criticized local pols for their decision to close the public library.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Last week, just hours after BTS visited the White House to discuss anti-Asian discrimination and Asian inclusion and representation with President Joe Biden, Fox News commenter Tucker Carlson snidely mocked the K-pop- pol summit. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 7 June 2022",
"His two advisers seemed almost to personify the voices arguing in his head: the results-minded Israeli pol and the Palestinian ideologue. \u2014 Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker , 25 Oct. 2021",
"By now, the route was well-established: an aspiring pol would get involved with his local ward, make a name for himself, and run for the Common Council. \u2014 Neal Thompson, Town & Country , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Longtime Democratic pol Gerry Scheub blamed partisan politics for the current political climate and called it the most serious challenge to the constitution. \u2014 Carrie Napoleon, chicagotribune.com , 5 Jan. 2022",
"But why not cast a Black woman in the original role of a crafty pol , instead of as another wide-eyed underdog who grows into an action figure? \u2014 Julian Lucas, The New Yorker , 1 Nov. 2021",
"In November, Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, became the latest pol to find the big yellow target irresistible. \u2014 James Poniewozik, New York Times , 12 Dec. 2021",
"America saw Joe Biden as a moderate liberal who, as his party went left, and its center went left, also went left, as a practical pol would. \u2014 Peggy Noonan, WSJ , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Plenty is at stake: no corner of the city will be spared from climate challenges, including the stomping grounds of those vying to be the city\u2019s top pol . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 Aug. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"circa 1942, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-161423"
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"point man":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a soldier who goes ahead of a patrol",
": one who is in the forefront",
": a principal spokesman or advocate"
],
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"mouth",
"mouthpiece",
"point person",
"prophet",
"speaker",
"spokesman",
"spokesperson"
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"examples":[
"He's the President's point man on national defense.",
"the point man for the automaker announced a recall of several models with defective parts",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As the White House\u2019s point man in the investigation, Dean received regular updates early on from Henry E. Petersen, who was leading the investigation for the Justice Department, and acting FBI director and Nixon loyalist L. Patrick Gray III. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
"The launch also followed a visit to Seoul by the U.S. point man on North Korean affairs, U.S. Special Representative Sung Kim, who departed on Saturday. \u2014 Fox News , 5 June 2022",
"Nick Krall, bless him, should not be the point man for this discussion. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Since the start of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, Mr. Johnson has positioned himself as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky\u2019s point man in the West, encouraging allies to tighten sanctions on Russia while pumping more weapons into Ukraine. \u2014 Max Colchester, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
"Envy of None, which also includes guitarist/keyboardist Alfio Annibalini -- with guest drummers David Quinton Steinberg and Tim Oxford -- recorded the 11-track album remotely, with Curran acting as point man . \u2014 Gary Graff, cleveland , 4 Apr. 2022",
"This dates back at least to when Joe Biden was the Obama administration\u2019s point man for dealing with, coincidentally enough, China and Ukraine. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Kuroda was well-known from his 1999-2003 stint as Ministry of Finance\u2019s point man for international affairs. \u2014 William Pesek, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Liu, the economic czar, was the point man in China's tumultuous trade negotiations with former President Donald Trump. \u2014 Fortune , 19 Mar. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1944, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-163009"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": progressive weakness and loss of function accompanied by modification of joints and bones of the hindquarters of young pigs receiving inadequate vitamin D and calcium"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-170727"
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"portliness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": dignified , stately",
": heavy or rotund of body : stout",
": having a round and heavy body : somewhat fat"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u022frt-l\u0113",
"\u02c8p\u022frt-l\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"blubbery",
"chubby",
"corpulent",
"fat",
"fleshy",
"full",
"gross",
"lardy",
"obese",
"overweight",
"plump",
"podgy",
"pudgy",
"replete",
"roly-poly",
"rotund",
"round",
"tubby"
],
"antonyms":[
"lean",
"skinny",
"slender",
"slim",
"spare",
"thin"
],
"examples":[
"a portly gentleman who clearly didn't get enough exercise",
"walked with the portly grace of the grande dame that she was",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In Facebook groups dedicated to Texas barbecue fandom, a recently popular meme shows a portly man dancing on a stripper pole. \u2014 Elizabeth Findell, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Made of steel, the watch had in its dial a sketch of a portly man, his face framed by round glasses and his broad shoulders clad in a wide-lapelled jacket. \u2014 Sonia Paul, Wired , 1 Mar. 2022",
"That\u2019s when the portly orphan, who was riding in the van with her, slices off her face to wear it as his own. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 18 Feb. 2022",
"One day, Lem held forth about H. G. Wells and Jules Verne to a portly man who turned out to run a publishing house. \u2014 Caleb Crain, The New Yorker , 10 Jan. 2022",
"Boyega had suggested a portly version of the young Sidney Poitier crossed with the facile charisma of the young Denzel Washington. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 18 Aug. 2021",
"He was locked away to serve several life sentences, aging into a portly man with a thick white beard. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2021",
"One of my favorite shots is of a portly man in a business suit, rubbing his hands together over and over, in an age-old gesture of distress. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 14 Dec. 2020",
"Henry himself, looking more like the portly statesman of Hans Holbein\u2019s famous portrait than a swashbuckling Renaissance man, rides in a procession at the bottom left. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 June 2020"
],
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"port entry 3"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the obtaining of posterlike reproductions having solid tones or colors and little detail from photographs or other continuous-tone originals by means of separation negatives",
": the visual effect produced when an image (such as a print or photograph) has a limited number of tones or colors rather than gradations of tone and color",
": the act or action of posterizing an opponent"
],
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"\u02ccp\u014d-st\u0259-r\u0259-\u02c8z\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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"poster entry 2 + -ize"
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"first_known_use":[
"1950, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-172248"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": painfully affecting the feelings : piercing",
": deeply affecting : touching",
": designed to make an impression : cutting",
": pleasurably stimulating",
": being to the point : apt",
": pungently pervasive"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u022fi-ny\u0259nt",
"sometimes"
],
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"affecting",
"emotional",
"impactful",
"impressive",
"moving",
"stirring",
"touching"
],
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"unaffecting",
"unemotional",
"unimpressive"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The three stories in American Crime are dark and poignant , touching on modern day crimes and the race, class, and gender politics involved in the three emotional trials. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 17 June 2022",
"But their desperate need for protection, warmth and someone to share their misery and vulnerability makes their partnership intimate and poignant . \u2014 Glenn Frankel, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"Right now, Jon is taking a moment to embrace Al\u2019s journey, one that has reverberated everywhere as poignant and inspiring. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
"Photos may be funny, poignant , or simply capture a place and time that's significant to your dad. \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
"The city\u2019s grief was captured in a poignant , six-minute black-and-white film, which highlighted the sense of helplessness among residents, and the apparent callousness of local authorities. \u2014 Han Zhang, The New Yorker , 7 June 2022",
"French filmmaker Mia Hansen-L\u00f8ve\u2019s eighth feature film is a poignant story about love and life. \u2014 Jihane Bousfiha, ELLE , 2 June 2022",
"The show includes direct invocations of love, such as Zaatari\u2019s poignant short film. \u2014 Carolina A. Mirandacolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022",
"The poignant and high-concept film is being produced by Oliver Stoltz, who backed Schmitz\u2019s Life, Above All, which bowed in the Un Certain Regard sidebar in 2010 and would go on to win several awards and become South Africa\u2019s Oscar submission. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 May 2022"
],
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"Middle English poynaunt , from Anglo-French poinant, poignant , present participle of poindre to prick, sting, from Latin pungere \u2014 more at pungent"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
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},
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"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()"
],
"definitions":[
": the act of transferring an entry or item from a book of original entry to the proper account in a ledger",
": the record in a ledger account resulting from the transfer of an entry or item from a book of original entry",
": appointment to a post or a command",
": something (such as an announcement) that is posted online",
": the transfer of an entry or item from a book or file of original entry to the proper account in a ledger",
": the record produced by such a transfer",
": the actual crediting or debiting of an account (as in payment of a draft)"
],
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"\u02c8p\u014d-sti\u014b"
],
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"Noun (1)",
"post entry 4",
"Noun (2)",
"post entry 7",
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"post entry 2"
],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"1682, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1880, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (3)",
"1991, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-183005"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": position , place"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"alteration of position"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-183425"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a person characterized by irrepressible optimism and a tendency to find good in everything"
],
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"\u02ccp\u00e4-l\u0113-\u02c8a-n\u0259"
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"I'm no Pollyanna , but I do think some good will come out of this."
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Pollyanna , heroine of the novel Pollyanna (1913) by Eleanor Porter \u20201920 American fiction writer"
],
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"1921, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-195546"
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"point person":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a person (such as a principal spokesperson or advocate) who is in the forefront : point man sense 2"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"mouth",
"mouthpiece",
"point man",
"prophet",
"speaker",
"spokesman",
"spokesperson"
],
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"examples":[
"she's become known as the point person for the state department's Middle East policy",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Listen to what people have to say \u2014 one venue could be great but expensive or with a difficult point person . \u2014 Susan Johnston, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
"Until December, Saathoff had been the foreign office\u2019s point person on Russia. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
"If Sarah Bloom Raskin is confirmed as the Federal Reserve\u2019s point person on banking oversight, the institution could be poised to make a more expansive effort to address financial risks caused by a warming environment. \u2014 Michael S. Derby, WSJ , 14 Jan. 2022",
"In District 2, Andrew Johnston became Mayor Erin Mendenhall\u2019s point person on homelessness, so the council temporarily filled his spot. \u2014 Matt Canham, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Charles Penner, the firm\u2019s point person on the campaign, was a partner at activist hedge fund Jana Partners. \u2014 Antoine Gara, Forbes , 22 June 2021",
"The City Hall point person on AIDS in the mid-1980s, Victor Botnick, was a young political loyalist who had begun as a teenage volunteer on Mr. Koch\u2019s congressional campaign. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2022",
"Lakewood High School AP American Government and Politics teacher Ron Lewis came up with the idea of the Ranger poll workers roughly a decade ago as the point person for the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 11 May 2022",
"The point person for the negotiations was Musk\u2019s closest lieutenant, a figure about whom quite little is known. \u2014 Anne Sraders, Fortune , 30 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1976, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-211244"
},
"poster boy":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a male poster child"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Two decades ago Enron became the poster boy for how not to run a 401(k) plan when it was revealed that 60% of its employees\u2019 nest eggs were in its worthless stock. \u2014 Spencer Jakab, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"The ordeal has made Better.com the poster boy for poor layoff conduct in a primarily remote world. \u2014 Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
"Since his 2012 debut album Pluto, Future has undoubtedly solidified his role as the poster boy for drug binges, toxic entanglements, and exorbitant spending for the last decade. \u2014 Carl Lamarre, Billboard , 29 Apr. 2022",
"After starting the Amazon Labor Union, Smalls became the poster boy for the opposition against Amazon. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The poster boy for the power outage was, of course, slugger Juan Gonzalez, acquired in a blockbuster offseason trade. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 15 May 2022",
"Automotive, poster boy of the deflating bubble, finished down 21% following news that Ford Motor F 0.20% sold a chunk of its stake. \u2014 Stephen Wilmot, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
"Kupp has become the poster boy for third-round draft picks. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
"In the nineteenth century, German strongman Eugen Sandow was the bodybuilding poster boy . \u2014 Derek Beres, Rolling Stone , 19 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1946, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-212138"
},
"Pollyannaism":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the overly optimistic and benevolently cheerful state of mind and point of view of a Pollyanna"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-213541"
},
"porte-monnaie":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a small pocketbook or purse"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u014drt\u02ccm\u0259n\u0113",
"\u00a6p\u014drtm\u0259\u00a6n\u0101"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"French, from porter to carry + monnaie coined money, from Middle French moneie"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-222619"
},
"populate":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to have a place in : occupy , inhabit",
": to furnish or provide with inhabitants : people",
": to provide with members",
": to live in : inhabit",
"to provide with inhabitants"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4-py\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
"\u02c8p\u00e4-py\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
],
"synonyms":[
"colonize",
"people",
"settle"
],
"antonyms":[
"depopulate",
"unpeople"
],
"examples":[
"Immigrants began to populate the area in the late 19th century.",
"Strange creatures populate the ocean depths.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The hosts, who change frequently, never paper over the diverse viewpoints of the Puerto Ricans who populate the stories. \u2014 Eric Mcquade, The Atlantic , 27 Dec. 2021",
"Not the actuality of it, but the people in it, the people who populate it. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 24 Apr. 2022",
"But unlike the many debunkers, explainers, and self-promotional plastic surgeons who populate the platform, Flanary\u2019s primary concern is with making people laugh. \u2014 Damian Garde, STAT , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Google\u2019s YouTube is folding its effort to create original programming and focusing on the millions of creators who populate the video platform with content. \u2014 Tripp Mickle, WSJ , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Many companies resorted to using multiple job boards like LinkedIn, Indeed, Handshake, and more to populate the top of their recruiting funnel. \u2014 Frederick Daso, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"The launch of the 2022 Alder Lake CPUs also coincides with the unveiling of three new Intel chipsets to populate lower-cost LGA1700 motherboards. \u2014 Chris Stobing, PCMAG , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Many of the big fish and mammals that used to populate the ocean simply aren\u2019t there anymore. \u2014 Matt Reynolds, Wired , 23 Nov. 2021",
"Park officials also trap bison at the northern border, sending some to the slaughter while transferring others to populate new areas, including Native American lands, under the Bison Conservation Transfer Program. \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Medieval Latin populatus , past participle of populare to people, from Latin populus people"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-225136"
},
"poignard":{
"type":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of poignard variant of poniard:1"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-225503"
},
"possessive pronoun":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a pronoun that derives from a personal pronoun and denotes possession and analogous relationships"
],
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"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-235252"
},
"point spread":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the number of points by which an oddsmaker expects a favorite to defeat an underdog"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As of Monday morning, over two-thirds of all bets and nearly three-fourths of the money wagered against the four- point spread are on the home team to cover. \u2014 Alex Kay, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"A day after winning pole vault, Angove captured triple jump to help Bandon amass 56 points and a seven- point spread over the runner-up Wolves. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 May 2022",
"The Bulldogs failed to cover the point spread thus far in the tournament and were tested mightily before emerging with an 82-78 victory over Memphis. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
"For example, a player could wager $300 on any NBA Playoffs matchup point spread , moneyline or total. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Take a look at the odds for NBA Playoffs games, including the point spread , money line and over/under. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Unlike the point spread , the total on the 2022 NFC Championship Game has seen some movement since first going up on the board at 46.5 points. \u2014 Alex Kay, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Miami had little issues covering the five- point spread in the Eastern Conference Finals opener after erasing a 62-54 halftime deficit, going off for 39 points while holding its foe to just 14 points in the third quarter. \u2014 Alex Kay, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"As of this writing, the consensus point spread had moved from Cal minus-12 to Cal minus-9. \u2014 Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic , 7 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1941, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-005311"
},
"pousse-caf\u00e9":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an after-dinner drink consisting of several liqueurs of different colors and specific gravities poured so as to remain in separate layers"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccp\u00fcs-(\u02cc)ka-\u02c8f\u0101"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"French, literally, coffee chaser"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1862, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-011641"
},
"poisha":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the paisa of Bangladesh"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u022fi-sh\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Bengali poisa , probably from Hindi pais\u0101"
],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1976, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-012214"
},
"Poole":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"town in Dorset, southern England, on the English Channel population 155,000"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00fcl"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-014840"
},
"Point Pelee National Park":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"reservation in southeastern Ontario, Canada, on"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u022fint-\u02c8p\u0113-l\u0113"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-035620"
},
"pourveyance":{
"type":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of pourveyance variant of purveyance"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-044205"
},
"poop out":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to stop working properly",
": to become very tired",
": to make (someone) very tired"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-053410"
},
"pontific":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": pontifical"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"pontiff + -ic"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-061852"
},
"potter's field":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a public burial place for paupers, unknown persons, and criminals"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"criminals and unidentified people are sometimes buried in a potter's field"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"from the mention in Matthew 27:7 of the purchase of a potter's field for use as a graveyard"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1777, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-082309"
},
"population":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the whole number of people or inhabitants in a country or region",
": the total of individuals occupying an area or making up a whole",
": the total of particles at a particular energy level",
": the act or process of populating",
": a body of persons or individuals having a quality or characteristic in common",
": the organisms inhabiting a particular locality",
": a group of interbreeding organisms that represents the level of organization at which speciation begins",
": a group of individual persons, objects, or items from which samples are taken for statistical measurement",
": the whole number of people living in a country, city, or area",
": a group of people or animals living in a certain place",
": the whole number of people or inhabitants in a country or region",
": a body of persons or individuals having a quality or characteristic in common",
": the organisms inhabiting a particular locality",
": a group of interbreeding organisms that represents the level of organization at which speciation begins",
": a group of individual persons, objects, or items from which samples are taken for statistical measurement"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccp\u00e4-py\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"\u02ccp\u00e4-py\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"\u02ccp\u00e4p-y\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The world's population has increased greatly.",
"The city has experienced an increase in population .",
"There has been a sharp reduction in the bat population in this region.",
"the rural population of America",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The reference charts are designed to be used as benchmarks \u2014 or a population average of sorts \u2014 that are standardized and can be used across studies. \u2014 Kasra Zarei, STAT , 18 June 2022",
"The population is expected to grow around 2% each year. \u2014 Sarah Raza, Detroit Free Press , 17 June 2022",
"Of the fully vaccinated population nationally, 47.2% had received a booster dose. \u2014 Andy Davis, Arkansas Online , 17 June 2022",
"The population of range riders is small, and only a fraction of them are women. \u2014 Angela Dawson, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Turkey hosted the largest refugee population worldwide \u2014 at 3.8 million \u2014 then Uganda, Pakistan and Germany. \u2014 Jennifer Hassan And Sammy Westfall, Anchorage Daily News , 17 June 2022",
"In fact, all 24 counties with under 30% of population having received at least one dose voted for Trump compared to Biden, in some cases by as much as 90%. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 17 June 2022",
"By comparison, Hawaii \u2013 with about the same population as New Hampshire \u2013 has submitted nearly 10,000 mental health records. \u2014 Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
"With BluTapp patented technology that was originally designed for the military population , symptoms of PTSD are addressed in a way that allows traumatic memories to be rapidly processed by the patient. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 16 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Late Latin population-, populatio , from Latin populus"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-084410"
},
"pointless":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": devoid of meaning : senseless",
": devoid of effectiveness : flat",
": having no meaning or purpose"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u022fint-l\u0259s",
"\u02c8p\u022fint-l\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"empty",
"inane",
"meaningless",
"senseless"
],
"antonyms":[
"meaningful",
"significant"
],
"examples":[
"It would be pointless for us to continue the investigation.",
"a pointless remark that left everyone scratching their heads in confusion",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hanas has been in a mini-slump, pointless in his last 3 games. \u2014 Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive , 8 May 2022",
"As companies mandate people back to the office, workers across the nation are finding the switch to be messy, inconvenient and in some cases even pointless . \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Apparently spoilers are pointless this time around because Clayton still doesn't know what's going to happen and neither does host Jesse Palmer. \u2014 Jessica Radloff, Glamour , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Why go back to the elements of normal life which were in themselves completely pointless ? \u2014 Molly Jong-fast, Vogue , 4 June 2021",
"By the way, using names as identifiers for the purposes of due diligence seems pretty pointless anyway. \u2014 David G.w. Birch, Forbes , 10 May 2021",
"There are exceptions to every rule, but more often than not viral TikTok trends are pretty pointless and silly. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 2 May 2021",
"On Friday, Trump - still the de facto leader of the Republican Party - joined other Republican officials in delivering a defiant response to the Uvalde massacre at an NRA annual meeting in Houston, arguing that new gun restrictions were pointless . \u2014 Ashley Parker And Michael Scherer, Anchorage Daily News , 30 May 2022",
"On Friday, Trump \u2014 still the de facto leader of the Republican Party \u2014 joined other Republican officials in delivering a defiant response to the Uvalde massacre at an NRA annual meeting in Houston, arguing that new gun restrictions were pointless . \u2014 Michael Scherer, Washington Post , 28 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-084948"
},
"pompously":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": excessively elevated or ornate",
": having or exhibiting self-importance : arrogant",
": relating to or suggestive of pomp or splendor : magnificent",
": having or showing an attitude of someone who thinks he or she is better than other people"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4m-p\u0259s",
"\u02c8p\u00e4m-p\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"arrogant",
"assumptive",
"bumptious",
"cavalier",
"chesty",
"haughty",
"high-and-mighty",
"high-handed",
"high-hat",
"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"huffish",
"huffy",
"imperious",
"important",
"lofty",
"lordly",
"masterful",
"overweening",
"peremptory",
"presuming",
"presumptuous",
"pretentious",
"self-asserting",
"self-assertive",
"sniffy",
"stiff-necked",
"supercilious",
"superior",
"toplofty",
"toploftical",
"uppish",
"uppity"
],
"antonyms":[
"humble",
"lowly",
"modest",
"unarrogant",
"unpretentious"
],
"examples":[
"So as the pictures of flooded shanties flicker by on cable news, uptight neatnik Midwestern Lutherans and sensitive northeastern urban sophisticates and pompous media grandees on both coasts express shock at the unexpected squalor of the poverty and bafflement over the slovenly corruption of the civic institutions. \u2014 Rob Long , National Review , 26 Sept. 2005",
"President Warren Harding was an orator, but his bloviations were an army of pompous phrases moving across the landscape in search of an idea. \u2014 Harold Evans , New York Times Book Review , 11 Nov. 2001",
"She never allowed her spirit to become, as, say, Henry Adams did, curdled by long exposure to Washington's tawdry and pompous aspects. \u2014 George F. Will , Newsweek , 24 May 1999",
"She found it difficult to talk about her achievements without sounding pompous .",
"the pompous waiter served us in the manner of a person doing some poor soul a great favor",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Each of them delivers a pompous speech diagnosing Pinocchio\u2019s ailment, and each diagnosis differs from the others. \u2014 Joan Acocella, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"Constance is a pompous British aristocrat from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London. \u2014 Gustaf Lundberg Toresson, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"Genet\u2019s face stared out from the cover, once old and pompous , now young and troubled. \u2014 Sa\u00efd Sayrafiezadeh, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
"Young is morphed into a rather pompous George Washington and Mani into pro-slavery Founding Father Charles Pinckney. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The result is that Parallel Mothers is Almod\u00f3var\u2019s most pompous and unconvincingly political film. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Euphoria often resorts to messy, experimental and sometimes pompous storytelling to answer these questions. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Charlotte would brag about knowing the \u200b\u200bma\u00eetre d\u2019 at the Polo Bar, whereas a pompous man would definitely try\u2014and fail\u2014to impress Carrie with a reservation at Carbone. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Rifkin is not part of the movie industry, but his parasitic relationship to film culture is pompous and condescending. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 4 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"see pomp"
],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-093142"
},
"pocosin":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an upland swamp of the coastal plain of the southeastern U.S."
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8k\u014d-s\u1d4an"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"probably from Virginia or North Carolina Algonquian"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1634, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-093726"
},
"powdery scab":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a disease of potato tubers caused by a fungus ( Spongospora subterranea ) and characterized by nodular discolored lesions which at maturity burst to expose a powdery mass of spores in circular pits surrounded by the lighter colored frayed remnants of the skin of the tuber"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-094227"
},
"postie":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": letter carrier"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u014d-st\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"letter carrier",
"mail carrier",
"mailman",
"postman"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the sort of small Cornish village in which the local postie knows everyone's business"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"by shortening & alteration from postman"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1611, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-110731"
},
"Port Louis":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"city, port on the Indian Ocean, and capital of Mauritius population 146,876"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8l\u00fc-\u0259s",
"\u02c8l\u00fc-\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-132144"
},
"pomposo":{
"type":[
"adverb (or adjective)"
],
"definitions":[
": pompously , imposingly"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u00e4m\u02c8p\u014d(\u02cc)s\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Italian, from Late Latin pomposus"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-135044"
},
"poor white":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": white trash"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1819, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-142518"
},
"pontiff":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": pontifex",
": bishop",
": pope sense 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4n-t\u0259f"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The pontiff recently told a group of Catholic journalists that Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine isn\u2019t like fairy tales. \u2014 Francis X. Rocca, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
"Catholic pontiff can still perform his papal duties as long as his mind is clear. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"The pontiff is scheduled to personally apologize to Indigenous peoples in Canada for abuses at residential schools. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 10 June 2022",
"The pontiff has also joked about an alternative method of dealing with the pain. \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
"Hitler \u2014 among many other things, a superb judge of character \u2014 rushed to congratulate the new pontiff . \u2014 David M. Shribman, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
"Francis has said it\u2019s not the role of a pontiff to call out a head of state. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
"Francis has said it\u2019s not the role of a pontiff to call out a head of state. \u2014 Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"In Latin America, many have seen their plight worsen during the coronavirus pandemic, aggravating social problems stemming from corruption, violence and drug trafficking, the pontiff said. \u2014 Time , 17 Apr. 2022"
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"The queen posed for her portrait .",
"The book presents a portrait of life in a small town.",
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"Based on a novel of the same title by Alberto Moravia, the film is a chilling psychological portrait of a secret policeman in Fascist Italy. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
"For fans of dry British humor who feel stable in their marriages, this sitcom from Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan is a beautiful portrait of a relationship that begins with an unplanned pregnancy but becomes so much more. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
"Directed by Hannah Marks and written by Vera Herbert, the movie is a portrait of a family trying to navigate each other amid the reality that what should have been a very long love story is being cut short. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022",
"So too was a portrait of Taylor\u2014part of a ten-piece lot from photographer Christopher Makos. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 1 June 2022",
"The first is a family portrait , featuring not only the proud parents, but also Prince Charles and Camilla, the Cambridges, Meghan's mother Doria, and Princess Diana's sisters. \u2014 The Editors, Town & Country , 19 May 2022",
"The Friend is a portrait of this kind of bond\u2014one between two individuals, traveling through life essentially solo, who nevertheless recognize each other\u2019s burdens and carry them next to each other. \u2014 The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
"The film is an empathetic portrait of a complicated, colorful woman who overcame abuse, neglect and poverty only to be treated as a pawn in a high-stakes political game. \u2014 Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
"Archinto is a reference to a 1588 portrait by Titian of Cardinal Filippo Archinto. \u2014 Joanne Shurvell, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The small park behind Tahrir Square has been divided by tents, one of which has become a steadily expanding portrait gallery with photographs of those who have been killed by the security forces. \u2014 Alissa J. Rubin, New York Times , 3 Feb. 2020",
"Yet for all the darkness, there\u2019s a welcome and important dose of levity too, from a hilarious video of a beauty products fair by Mar\u00eda Luisa Bemberg to Regina Vater\u2019s playful, costumed self- portrait photographs. \u2014 New York Times , 4 July 2018",
"Arneson sets the tone through a ceramic self- portrait head from 1973, wall-mounted near the entry. \u2014 Leah Ollman, latimes.com , 3 July 2018",
"In portrait orientation, the left side of the bottom bar only has space for about three to four app icons. \u2014 Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica , 23 June 2018",
"And even though the demand for photographers in traditional media has declined, there\u2019s still a high-demand for commercial and portrait photographers. \u2014 Jenny Knizner, USA TODAY , 4 June 2018",
"Dorothea Tanning\u2019s self- portrait Birthday (1942) shows her bare-breasted, standing with a small winged monster with her back to a house full of open doors. \u2014 Thomas Hine, Philly.com , 12 Apr. 2018",
"The heads presage a self- portrait print from 1990, displayed nearby, as well as the soft fabric figurative sculptures that Bourgeois took up in the late \u201990s. \u2014 Roberta Smith, New York Times , 27 Sep. 2017",
"Portrait sessions for families whose memories were stolen by the wind. \u2014 Southern Living , 1 May 2017"
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": silica in the form of powdered quartz originally made by pulverizing flint pebbles"
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"definitions":[
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"She was a stirring speaker and activist and soon became the poster child of the antiwar movement.",
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"The region has been a poster child for drought conservation. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
"Phoenix \u2022 Mary Francis had no qualms about being a poster child for COVID-19 vaccinations on the Navajo Nation, once a virus hot spot. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 May 2022",
"Insulin, used by patients with diabetes to help control their blood sugar, has long been a poster child for skyrocketing U.S. drug costs. \u2014 Katie Jennings, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Moffett, who made her debut in the outfield last season for Oswego and hit .284 to earn all-conference honors, was a poster child for that approach Monday. \u2014 Rick Armstrong, chicagotribune.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The poster child for this is the insurance companies benefiting from the mandatory enrollment in ObamaCare for all residents. \u2014 Simon Constable, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
"The most \u2014 the poster child for that is Mariupol, obviously, a city of 450,000 people in the south of the country, southeast of the country. \u2014 Jacob Rosen, CBS News , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The poster child was Hamilton County, a Democratic county that the map split into three Republican districts. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 14 Jan. 2022",
"SpaceX, the poster child of the commercial space era, has been anxious to get a full-scale version of its Starship rocket launched on its first orbital test flight. \u2014 Jackie Wattles, CNN , 10 Jan. 2022"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-230801"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-231316"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-013353"
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": a marginal note : comment",
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"Middle English postille , from Middle French, from Medieval Latin postilla , probably from post illa ( verba textus ) after those words of the text, from Latin post after + illa , neuter accusative plural of ille that",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-035336"
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"\u02c8p\u00e4n-z\u0113-",
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Charles Ponzi \u20201949 American (Italian-born) swindler"
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"1920, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-050346"
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"definitions":[
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-055920"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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"definitions":[
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-073237"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": wig",
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"history_and_etymology":[
"French, from Spanish postizo"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1867, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-075024"
},
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"type":[
"intransitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to treat illness without having sufficient knowledge or skill in medicine"
],
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"\u02c8p\u00e4mzt\u0259(r)",
"-m(p)st-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-081810"
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"postworkshop":{
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"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": occurring after a workshop"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1947, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-083743"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or consisting of a structural pattern in igneous rocks in which a crystal of one mineral encloses smaller unoriented grains of another mineral so that a lustrous mottling effect is produced"
],
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"\u00a6p\u022fik\u0259\u00a6lid\u2027ik"
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"history_and_etymology":[
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-090438"
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"popular taste":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the feelings that many or most have about what is appealing, attractive, etc."
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-121057"
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"pop (in)":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
"to make a brief visit I just popped in to say hello"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-122535"
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"pois green":{
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a grayish to moderate yellow green that is yellower and darker than mytho green and yellower and very slightly lighter than gage green"
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"pois from French, pea, from Latin pisum ; intended as partial translation of French pois vert , literally, green pea"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-131019"
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"ponzu":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a tangy sauce made with citrus juice, rice wine vinegar, and soy sauce and used especially on seafood"
],
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"\u02c8p\u00e4n-(\u02cc)z\u00fc"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lime juice \u2014 which balances out the spice nicely \u2014 plus ocean clam juice, worcestershire sauce and ponzu . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Red bream is plated under a white truffle ponzu jelly; Scottish langoustine is dusted under English Bergamot. \u2014 Brad Japhe, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021",
"For the salsa, toss the fruit(s), tomato, cucumber, and jalapeno together, then stir in the ponzu sauce. \u2014 Dana Mcmahan, The Courier-Journal , 24 Aug. 2021",
"Starters include seared tenderloin with ginger, garlic ponzu and microgreens; wild caught blue crab cakes with a red pepper remoulade; roasted bone marrow with oxtail jam and more. \u2014 Chelsea Davis, Forbes , 23 June 2021",
"There\u2019s also a raw bar featuring a Bigeye Tuna Crudo ($15) made with a Cuban coffee ponzu . \u2014 Arlene Borenstein-zuluaga, sun-sentinel.com , 3 Dec. 2020",
"The pantry possibilities are, in theory, endless: oyster sauce, Worcestershire sauce, or even ponzu for a light citrus twist. \u2014 Patricia Kelly Yeo, Bon App\u00e9tit , 9 Sep. 2020",
"Here, a light sauce reminiscent of ponzu is made with soy sauce, citrus and a little rice vinegar. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Sep. 2020",
"Other items include a katsu chicken sandwich that fuses Japanese and Korean flavors and ponzu glazed salmon with bok choy and cilantro. \u2014 Shaena Montanari, azcentral , 16 June 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Japanese ponsu, ponzu juice squeezed from sour oranges, from Dutch pons , literally, punch, from English punch entry 4"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1966, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-134637"
},
"point (up)":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to bring attention to (something) : to highlight or emphasize (something)"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-151907"
},
"potter bee":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of various bees (as of the genera Anthidium and Megachile ) that construct nests of mud or pebbles cemented together and commonly attached to a plant stem \u2014 compare potter wasp"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-181953"
},
"point-event":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an event without extension in space or time"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-222407"
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"interjection"
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"Definition of poot (Entry 1 of 2) dialectal British variant of poult",
"Definition of poot (Entry 2 of 2) \u2014 used to express disgust"
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"\u02c8p\u00fct",
"\""
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": a dish of French fries covered with brown gravy and cheese curds"
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"p\u00fc-\u02c8t\u0113n"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The high country poutine ($5.95) is a snacky indulgence, cheese curds and fries in pork belly gravy sprinkled with scallions. \u2014 Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic , 7 June 2022",
"Despite this, most users probably won\u2019t be moving to another social media destination anytime soon, pledges to adopt a liking for poutine notwithstanding. \u2014 Adario Strange, Quartz , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The meals are no longer cooked in the center of the restaurant and a few new items (Qu\u00e9bec-style poutine and a chicken Caesar salad plate) have sneaked onto the menu. \u2014 David Shribman, WSJ , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Steak and egg poutine and breakfast pizzas are two of the specialties for brunch, served from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 Feb. 2022",
"The truck serves it two ways: over rice or on french fries, the latter is a twist on Canadian poutine . \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 Feb. 2022",
"The downtown Naperville poutine restaurant is set to open in the spring and also plans to employ people with special needs. \u2014 Rafael Guerrero, chicagotribune.com , 28 Jan. 2022",
"The sausage and poutine eatery will be open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Christmas Eve. \u2014 cleveland , 16 Dec. 2021",
"But, once this is all over, in six years, there will be free poutine fountains at the border. \u2014 Emma Allen, The New Yorker , 3 Dec. 2021"
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"Canadian French"
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"1982, in the meaning defined above"
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"noun"
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"p\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-t\u1d4ant",
"p\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-t\u1d4ant",
"p\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fct-\u1d4ant"
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"contaminant",
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"filtered the pollutants out of the water",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This case concerns a legal challenge to the EPA\u2019s authority to regulate carbon dioxide as a pollutant . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
"On Wednesday, the Navy told state officials the source of pollutant in the Red Hill Shaft was identified as jet fuel, health department spokesperson Kaitlyn Arita-Chang told CNN. \u2014 Tina Burnside And Kelly Mccleary, CNN , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Such systems cannot remove nitrogen, the main pollutant of concern. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 May 2022",
"In some cases, their equipment measured this small particulate pollutant at nearly twice the levels picked up by the corresponding EPA system. \u2014 Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Yet industry watchdogs like Marcie Keever at environmental advocacy group Friends of the Earth caution that LNG is merely a distraction and yet another significant pollutant . \u2014 CNN , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Air quality in the West barely meets the EPA\u2019s standard for one type of air pollutant . \u2014 NBC News , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Other speakers said the county should install methane capture systems at landfills, noting that reducing methane, a short-term but potent climate pollutant , can have immediate benefits in slowing climate change. \u2014 Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Ozone is not an equal opportunity pollutant \u2014some plants are highly susceptible to the toxic gas and others less so. \u2014 Jim Robbins, Wired , 16 Oct. 2021"
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"1892, in the meaning defined above"
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"combining form"
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": posterior and",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-175758"
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"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-180948"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-183122"
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"noun"
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": a doctrine in political theory that government is created by and subject to the will of the people",
": a pre-Civil War doctrine asserting the right of the people living in a newly organized territory to decide by vote of their territorial legislature whether or not slavery would be permitted there"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Critics such as Jonathan Rauch insist that a surfeit of popular sovereignty has tipped the delicate balance of self-governance in the direction of strongman ethnic nationalism. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Critics such as Jonathan Rauch insist that a surfeit of popular sovereignty has tipped the delicate balance of self-governance in the direction of strongman ethnic nationalism. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Critics such as Jonathan Rauch insist that a surfeit of popular sovereignty has tipped the delicate balance of self-governance in the direction of strongman ethnic nationalism. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Critics such as Jonathan Rauch insist that a surfeit of popular sovereignty has tipped the delicate balance of self-governance in the direction of strongman ethnic nationalism. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Critics such as Jonathan Rauch insist that a surfeit of popular sovereignty has tipped the delicate balance of self-governance in the direction of strongman ethnic nationalism. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Critics such as Jonathan Rauch insist that a surfeit of popular sovereignty has tipped the delicate balance of self-governance in the direction of strongman ethnic nationalism. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Critics such as Jonathan Rauch insist that a surfeit of popular sovereignty has tipped the delicate balance of self-governance in the direction of strongman ethnic nationalism. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Critics such as Jonathan Rauch insist that a surfeit of popular sovereignty has tipped the delicate balance of self-governance in the direction of strongman ethnic nationalism. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021"
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"1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-183213"
},
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"adjective"
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": occurring or being in the period following an epileptic seizure",
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"noun"
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": the smallest unit of space-time"
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"noun"
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"type":[
"geographical name"
],
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"noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The suit also states that \u2014 due to the poor box office results \u2014 Village Roadshow cannot make its contractually obligated payment to Warner Bros., putting the company at risk of losing its rights to the film. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Like Ben Affleck in Last Duel, whose take on a libertine count in Ridley Scott's medieval drama was marred by poor box office and unfortunate boy-band hair. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Although some industry watchers have interpreted Heights\u2018 and West Side Story\u2019s poor box -office returns as auguring poorly for future Latin-centric films, the actresses reject the premise. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Jan. 2022",
"The poor box office performance came in spite of the fact that the movie drew strong reviews and is an early frontrunner in the Oscars' Best Picture race. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 12 Dec. 2021",
"Simply put, the poor box office for King Richard, Belfast and West Side Story will impact those films\u2019 awards season narratives while the streaming biggies (Tick... \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 12 Dec. 2021",
"The Beginning was finally released to poor box office returns in 2004. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 26 July 2021",
"Chinese state media partly attributed the poor box office results to community lockdowns in the hugely populous Guangdong region, imposed to control a coronavirus outbreak that started last month. \u2014 Ben Westcott, CNN , 16 June 2021",
"Greenlee said that after three weeks in release, during which F.B.I. agents hounded exhibitors to pull the film, UA withdrew it from circulation, citing poor box office grosses. \u2014 J. Hoberman, New York Times , 18 Sep. 2020"
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"circa 1637, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective"
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": coming to a rather sharp point",
": having parts that stick out sharply here and there"
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"\u02c8p\u022fin-t\u0113"
],
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"pointed",
"sharp",
"spired",
"tipped"
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"wears high heels with very pointy toes even though they kill her feet",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Both tips are pointy and crispy, while the first bite yields a chewy and seriously sour mouthfeel. \u2014 Sylvie Bigar, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"In turn, riding on very small rocks has now gone from folksy to fancy, and the pointy end of the sport can be just as expensive as road riding ever was. \u2014 Eben Weiss, Outside Online , 2 June 2022",
"Cosmetic reshaping treats individual teeth that may be pointy , too long or have jagged/chipped edges and can be done in 1-2 visits. \u2014 Brooklyn White, Essence , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Each of the Dolomites\u2019 natural skyscrapers was pointy or sloping in its own way. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Making the manicure even more noticeable is the vibrant hot pink covering the rest of the nails, which serves as a base for the pointy black lashes. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 28 Apr. 2022",
"American Idol has reached the pointy end of the season, when just 10 competitors stay in the game. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Those of us who strap into every car to extract the best performance numbers often remark that the cars at the very pointy end of the performance spectrum tend to require the least driver skill to achieve the blistering straight-line times. \u2014 Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Women are wearing high heels with pointy toe boxes far less. \u2014 Dr. Ray Mcclanahan, Outside Online , 22 Oct. 2020"
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"1644, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-205207"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": a hairstyle in which the hair is pulled together and banded usually at the back of the head so as to resemble a pony's tail",
": long hair that is pulled together and banded usually at the back of the head"
],
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"\u02c8p\u014d-n\u0113-\u02cct\u0101l",
"\u02c8p\u014d-n\u0113-\u02cct\u0101l"
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"examples":[
"She usually wears her hair pulled back in a ponytail .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For Kimmel, Gomez styled her hair in an elegant low ponytail and accessorized the off-the-shoulder gown with simple black peep-toe heels. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 15 June 2022",
"At one point, a man with a ponytail \u2014 later identified as Glover \u2014 walked by. \u2014 Victoria Bekiempis, Rolling Stone , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Her hair was left curly and natural, tied back into a loose ponytail with a giant black organza ribbon to keep it in place. \u2014 Alex Kessler, Vogue , 27 May 2022",
"Grande had her hair styled in a ponytail with a black ribbon. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 12 May 2022",
"Stewart's blonde hair was pulled up in a high ponytail with face-framing strands left out in loose waves. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 6 May 2022",
"Dua\u2019s long wavy hair was pulled back into a sleek half-up, half-down ponytail , and the outfit was completed with rosy lipstick and in-ear monitors draped around her neck. \u2014 Hannah Oh, Seventeen , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The long-sleeve, glittering black and blue ensemble hugged every curve, and Stewart completed the look with a half-up styled ponytail and black Christian Louboutin pumps. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Her dirty-blonde hair is pulled back into a high ponytail with the wavy tendrils flowing behind her. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 15 Nov. 2021"
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"1916, in the meaning defined above"
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"noun"
],
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": a colorless transparent mineral (Cs,Na) 2 Al 2 Si 4 O 12 .H 2 O of the zeolite family consisting of hydrous cesium aluminum silicate and occurring massive or crystallizing in cubes"
],
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"p\u0259\u02c8l\u00fc\u02ccs\u012bt",
"\u02c8p\u00e4ly\u0259\u02cc-"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Latin Polluc-, Pollux Pollux + English -ite (after German pollux pollucite)"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-212145"
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"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
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"\u02c8p\u014d-k\u014d-(\u02cc)\u00e4-\u02c8p\u014d-(\u02cc)k\u014d",
"\u02c8p\u022f-k\u014d-(\u02cc)\u00e4-\u02c8p\u022f-"
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"circa 1854, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084513"
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"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085841"
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"type":[
"geographical name"
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"definitions":[
"lake 60 miles (96 kilometers) long in west central Bolivia south of Lake Titicaca at an altitude of 12,000 feet (3658 meters)"
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"\u02ccp\u014d-\u014d-\u02c8p\u014d",
"(\u02cc)p\u014d-\u02c8p\u014d"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": an opaque watercolor paint with a gum- or glue-size binder sold usually in jars"
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"noun"
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": a source of radiation (such as light) that is concentrated at a point and considered as having no spatial extension",
": an identifiable confined source (such as a smokestack or wastewater treatment plant) from which a pollutant is discharged or emitted"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The company uses point source capture technology to extract CO2 from the atmosphere, and then creates carbon nanotubes that can be used in many ways, rather than having to dispose of the CO2 deep underground by CCS. \u2014 Ian Palmer, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
"Shouting Down Midnight understands this, and perhaps that\u2019s why Stoeltje\u2019s informative film uses Davis\u2019 historic filibuster as a point source \u2014 an electrifying moment that activated more Texan women to organize. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Capturing carbon where it's produced involves filtering out CO2 from a point source of emissions, such as a fertilizer plant, power station or gas field. \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Through the Clean Water Act, point source pollution, which generally comes from an identifiable place such as a discharge pipe, can be regulated. \u2014 Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Also, the fact that the kill occurred over a long stretch of the lakeshore indicates a single- point source of pollution was not the cause. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 11 Sep. 2021",
"Now, because of the impaired waters listing, these point source polluters are facing a new wave of expensive pollution control upgrades that may do little to keep Green Bay's fish from suffocating in their own water. \u2014 jsonline.com , 2 Sep. 2021",
"All sounds are point source , and immersion is now de facto standard. \u2014 Bobby Owsinski, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2021",
"Hubble's optical resolution is not high enough to actually 'see' the planet as a dot of light separate from its star, so instead, the telescope receives light from both objects that mix into a single point source . \u2014 Devin Powell, Scientific American , 11 July 2013"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a cross-country steeplechase"
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"noun"
],
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": the act or process or an instance of portraying : representation",
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"p\u0259r-",
"p\u022fr-\u02c8tr\u0101-\u0259l"
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"delineation",
"depiction",
"description",
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"rendering",
"sketch",
"vignette"
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"his novel presents a moving portrayal of a woman searching for personal fulfillment and happiness",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The actor was twice nominated for an Emmy for his portrayal of an action-hero who struggles to uphold his family\u2019s noble values in a brutal world. \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
"Dustin Hoffman won a Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Raymond Babbitt, an autistic savant brought on a cross country road trip during his brother\u2019s bid to grab a piece of their father\u2019s fortune. \u2014 cleveland , 11 June 2022",
"Phoenix won a best actor Academy Award for his portrayal of the title character, and Hildur Gu\u00f0nad\u00f3ttir won an Oscar for best original score for the film. \u2014 Lisa Respers France, CNN , 8 June 2022",
"For his portrayal of the titular role, Phoenix won the Oscar for Best Actor, and Hildur Gu\u00f0nad\u00f3ttir won for Best Original Score. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 8 June 2022",
"Kotsur earned his historic Oscar for his portrayal of Frank, the Deaf fisherman and father of a hearing daughter, Ruby (Emilia Jones) who desires to be a singer in the 2021 best picture winner directed by Sian Heder. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
"One of the best performances, however, has always been that of John Roberts, who was nominated for a 2015 Emmy for his portrayal of Bob\u2019s wife, Linda. \u2014 Michael O'sullivan, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
"Based on the tragic true story of Brandon Teena, who was raped and later murdered in Humboldt, Nebraska, Hillary Swank won Best Actress for her portrayal of Brandon. \u2014 Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR , 5 May 2022",
"Fanning, who will probably get an Emmy nomination for her portrayal of Carter, works hard and the scripts attempt to contextualize the teen, if not humanize her. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022"
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"1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a large skua ( Catharacta skua antarctica ) of the southern hemisphere"
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"-\u02c8eg\u02ccm\u00e4nt-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-083252"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a dummy nest egg for a fowl"
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"point mutation":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a gene mutation involving the substitution, addition, or deletion of a single nucleotide base",
": a gene mutation involving the substitution, addition, or deletion of a single nucleotide base"
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"1925, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084600"
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"population drift":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a gradual movement of people that lowers the population in one area and increases it in another"
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"postman":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": mailman",
": letter carrier"
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"The Rural Route Collection is an extensive body of photographs by local Harrison County, Kentucky postman , and photographer Mark Bradford. \u2014 Pat Mcdonogh, The Courier-Journal , 12 May 2022",
"His father held a series of jobs, including as a postman . \u2014 New York Times , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Among them is a Robert Pidgeon who worked in the General Post Office, and might well have been the father of our postman in the 1970s. \u2014 Anne Enright, The New York Review of Books , 5 Jan. 2022",
"To that end, the young man gets a job as the postman to Pablo Neruda when the legendary writer, poet and diplomat moves there after being exiled from Chile. \u2014 Jamie Lang, Variety , 9 Nov. 2021",
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"The postman demanded a handsome tip from my father, considering the delivery of this letter such an auspicious occasion. \u2014 Cressida Leysho, The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2021",
"This is the dramatic moment a postman came face-to-face with a shark while snorkeling off the coast of Cornwall, England. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 16 Aug. 2021"
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"Webber takes pointillistic dabs and flickers, volleys between trombone and piano, say, and conjures a solid rhythmic and melodic substance out of what at first sounds totally slippery and liquid. \u2014 John Adamian, courant.com , 17 Nov. 2019",
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"Florida, Tennessee, and Arkansas were among the first states to take action, passing requirements like the poll tax between 1889 and 1892. \u2014 Nick Tabor, The New Republic , 4 Feb. 2022",
"But now the House has passed a ruthless attack on democracy, a poll tax in disguise, an attack on college students, the elderly, minorities, and the poor. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 7 Dec. 2021",
"The American Civil Liberties Union and its Georgia chapter filed a lawsuit in April 2020 saying that Georgia\u2019s postage requirement for absentee ballots and ballot applications effectively imposes a poll tax and is therefore unconstitutional. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 30 Aug. 2021",
"British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher\u2019s disastrous poll tax of 1990. \u2014 Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News , 15 Sep. 2021",
"Hidalgo calmly replied that the bill\u2014which would limit voting hours, forbid drive-through voting, and embolden partisan poll watchers\u2014was no different from a literacy test or a poll tax . \u2014 Stephania Taladri, The New Yorker , 28 June 2021",
"Mississippi passed laws that required a poll tax and mandated literacy tests. \u2014 Javonte Anderson, USA TODAY , 5 Mar. 2021",
"Alabama did strike back with its literacy test, poll tax and requirement that voters own property. \u2014 Lee Roop | Lroop@al.com, al , 21 May 2021",
"But Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed a law requiring them to first pay off all court fees and fines, which some critics have compared to a poll tax . \u2014 Adam Brewster, CBS News , 5 May 2021"
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"As the longtime poster girl for a healthy glow, Jennifer Aniston\u2019s beauty routine is a subject of great interest to the general public\u2014team Vogue included. \u2014 Hannah Coates, Vogue , 6 May 2022",
"Affleck famously proposed to the Versace poster girl with a pink six-carat Harry Winston diamond ring in 2002, before the pair called off their engagement. \u2014 Hayley Maitland, Vogue , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Few people were better at it than top SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau, who, at 40, was blond, vivacious, and literally the poster girl for the marine park in Orlando, Florida, appearing on billboards around the city. \u2014 Tim Zimmermann, Outside Online , 30 July 2010",
"The Vogue cover star, who this year reinvented herself as the poster girl for emerging talent thanks to her stylist Lorenzo Posocco\u2019s eye for the next big thing, called upon Maximilian Davis to create her a custom look for the industry celebration. \u2014 Alice Newbold, Vogue , 29 Nov. 2021",
"Juggling on-set glamour and motherhood at home, Jolene is a poster girl for the industry; respected, aspirational, happy. \u2014 William Earl, Variety , 22 Nov. 2021",
"Whatever that word is, Thomasin McKenzie\u2019s character in Edgar Wright\u2019s half-brilliant thriller Last Night in Soho\u2014playing out of competition at the 78th Venice Film Festival\u2014is the poster girl for it. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 4 Sep. 2021",
"Elsewhere, Barbie Ferreira and Dua Lipa were spotted wearing colorful eye shadow in shades of mellow green and frosted lilac, while Bella Hadid has become the Y2K poster girl with her thin brows and spiky updos. \u2014 Kristen Bateman, Vogue , 16 Apr. 2021",
"Taking it all in her stride Being the poster girl for Black swimming while also studying towards a master's degree in social media and political communications might be overwhelming for some, but Dearing takes it all in her stride. \u2014 Sammy Mngqosini, CNN , 17 Dec. 2020"
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"The postmortem examination was performed Monday, and the subsequent report with more details about the findings was expected to be completed by mid- to late November, Hess said. \u2014 Mike Cruz, The Arizona Republic , 8 Oct. 2021",
"Upon postmortem examination , these birds, including the black and white water bird species western grebes, were found to have domoic acid poisoning. \u2014 Jennifer Clare Ball, Wired , 16 Aug. 2021",
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"The puppy was brought to the Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, run by the university, for a postmortem examination after its unexpected death. \u2014 Amanda Blanco, courant.com , 13 Apr. 2021",
"Schwarz\u2019s body was taken to the medical examiner\u2019s office of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences in Montgomery for a postmortem examination . \u2014 John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al , 24 Oct. 2020",
"Todd was there for the postmortem examination and accompanied the president's body to the White House, the letter said. \u2014 Christina Zdanowicz, CNN , 14 Sep. 2020"
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"Head with a guide (from $120 a person) on a small powerboat into mangrove forests filled with manatees, crocodiles, giant iguanas, and toucans. \u2014 Graham Averill, Outside Online , 7 May 2022",
"Kayak tournaments are based on the length of bass caught, measured, photographed and released immediately, rather than on weight of fish carried to a central weigh-in spot like most powerboat bass tournaments. \u2014 Frank Sargeant, al , 21 Nov. 2021",
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"In June 2018 Winnebago purchased premium powerboat maker Chris-Craft Corp. for an undisclosed amount that got Winnebago into the marine market. \u2014 Patrick Kennedy, Star Tribune , 20 July 2021",
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"In postwar Oxford, the four philosophers at the heart of this absorbing history\u2014Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Midgley, and Iris Murdoch\u2014came together to give new life to moral philosophy. \u2014 The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"Indeed, Germany\u2019s postwar reckoning following the Nazi era was about reeducation and transition out of fascism, and beset by guilt around the country\u2019s role in the Holocaust and the deaths of more than 20 million Soviet people. \u2014 Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
"Germany\u2019s postwar embrace of freedom is equaled only by its horror of war. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
"In postwar London, three women work at a bookstore visited by the great literary figures of the age. \u2014 The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"Some analysts, industry officials and lawmakers say Naftogaz will need to produce more natural gas from Ukraine\u2019s domestic reserves to survive in a postwar future. \u2014 Jenny Strasburg, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
"The explosive postwar growth of suburban Chicago did not come without costs that included deeper racial segregation and economic divides as more affluent white residents left the city behind. \u2014 Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"He had been stationed at frontier posts in Montana, California and Arizona during his postwar career. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 11 June 2022",
"Eyeing the postwar suburban boom in the 1950s, area political leaders planned a highway - Route 33 - connecting downtown Buffalo to a new airport built in the White suburbs. \u2014 Jacob Bogage, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022"
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