dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/euc_MW.json

{
  "euchre":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a card game in which each player is dealt five cards and the player making trump must take three tricks to win a hand":[],
      ": cheat , trick":[
        "euchred out of their life savings",
        "\u2014 Pete Martin"
      ],
      ": to prevent from winning three tricks in euchre":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "a fast-talking speculator who thought that euchring the tribe out of their land would be easy",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In my family, no Thanksgiving weekend has ever been complete without a euchre tournament. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 21 Nov. 2020",
      "There were at various points a euchre and lotto party, a newsboy parade, an auto race and \u2014 a true novelty at the time \u2014 an air show, all to will Hope Haven into reality. \u2014 Mike Scott, NOLA.com , 29 Sep. 2020",
      "Snarples is popular among hockey players, an apparent mix of euchre and hearts. \u2014 Matthew Defranks, Dallas News , 28 July 2020",
      "Does the author dislike a round of euchre around the family table after dinner",
      "Special to IndyStar Joe Kernan and his friends used to have euchre nights. \u2014 Jason Kelly, The Indianapolis Star , 10 July 2020",
      "Evers, a 67-year-old former elementary school principal from Plymouth who indulges in Egg McMuffins and games of euchre , defeated Walker \u2014 one of the most formidable politicians the state had ever seen. \u2014 Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 Dec. 2019",
      "Some get together and walk and still others get together and golf while others play euchre . \u2014 Sara Clarkson, chicagotribune.com , 13 Aug. 2019",
      "Awestruck Festival Holy Cross Lutheran Church hosts a family fun event including water games, cornhole, food trucks, art vendors, a euchre tent, live music and more. \u2014 Chris Sims, Indianapolis Star , 12 June 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Good news for competitive Michiganders: Those family euchre tournaments that get a little too intense may be delaying the onset of Alzheimer\u2019s by five years, a new study reveals. \u2014 Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press , 31 July 2021",
      "The American history of the game goes back a couple of centuries, but ties euchre to Midwestern auto workers, who could play an entire match during a single coffee and/or lunch break. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 21 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1835, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8y\u00fc-k\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "beat",
      "bilk",
      "bleed",
      "cheat",
      "chisel",
      "chouse",
      "con",
      "cozen",
      "defraud",
      "diddle",
      "do",
      "do in",
      "fiddle",
      "fleece",
      "flimflam",
      "gaff",
      "hose",
      "hustle",
      "mulct",
      "nobble",
      "pluck",
      "ream",
      "rip off",
      "rook",
      "screw",
      "shake down",
      "short",
      "shortchange",
      "skin",
      "skunk",
      "squeeze",
      "stick",
      "stiff",
      "sting",
      "sucker",
      "swindle",
      "thimblerig",
      "victimize"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224042",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "eucalyptus":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of a genus ( Eucalyptus ) of mostly Australian evergreen trees or rarely shrubs of the myrtle family that have rigid entire leaves and umbellate flowers and are widely cultivated for their gums, resins, oils, and woods":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccy\u00fc-k\u0259-\u02c8lip-t\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Before long, Keystone showed up with his guitar and an amp and played his heart out before taking his turn in the barber\u2019s chair \u2014 a castaway office recliner on wheels \u2014 and getting a haircut under a eucalyptus tree. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 June 2022",
      "Encourage your mother-in-law to practice self-care with these aromatherapy shower steamers that come in a variety of comforting scents like lavender and eucalyptus . \u2014 Martha Sorren, Woman's Day , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The scent is unambiguously masculine, a deep woody experience with lighter notes of lavender and eucalyptus . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "An iconic eucalyptus tree fell on the 15th fairway of the South Course. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "With necks craned and eyes shielded from the sun, dozens of people gathered Wednesday around a towering eucalyptus tree in the heart of Puerto Rico\u2019s bustling capital for a most unusual sight: a rhesus macaque monkey on the loose. \u2014 D\u00c1nica Coto, ajc , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "Then, massage your feet with the lavender and eucalyptus foot cr\u00e8me to nourish the feet. \u2014 Sarah Boyd, Forbes , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "Other foot scrubs may contain lavender, eucalyptus or jojoba oil. \u2014 Sian Babish, chicagotribune.com , 21 Mar. 2021",
      "To create the shades, the brand looked to wellness culture, incorporating certain calming smells such as lavender, eucalyptus , and chamomile. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 13 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from New Latin, genus name, from Greek eu- eu- + kalypt\u00f3s \"covered,\" verbal adjective of kal\u00fdptein \"to cover, protect, conceal\"; so named for the operculum that covers the developing buds \u2014 more at apocalypse":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1801, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-234023"
  },
  "eucalyptol":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a liquid C 10 H 18 O with an odor of camphor that occurs in many essential oils (as of eucalyptus ) and is used especially as an expectorant and flavoring agent":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02cct\u014dl",
      "\u02ccy\u00fc-k\u0259-\u02c8lip-\u02cct\u022fl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1879, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-020402"
  },
  "euchromatin":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the part of chromatin that is genetically active and is largely composed of genes":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)y\u00fc-\u02c8kr\u014d-m\u0259-t\u0259n",
      "(\u02c8)y\u00fc-\u02c8kr\u014d-m\u0259t-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Heterochromatin has largely been ignored by molecular biologists, who like to focus on the gene-rich euchromatin where most of the action is. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 16 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1932, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-231153"
  }
}