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{
"Fulfulde":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": fulani":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"fu\u0307l\u02c8fu\u0307ld\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045528",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fulfil":{
"antonyms":[
"breach",
"break",
"transgress",
"violate"
],
"definitions":{
": to bring to an end":[
"she came to install herself and fulfill her time at the house",
"\u2014 Willa Cather"
],
": to convert into reality":[
"a sense of the failure of life to fulfill its ultimate expectations",
"\u2014 Leslie Rees"
],
": to develop the full potentialities of":[
"He has a lot of talent, but he hasn't really fulfilled his potential."
],
": to make full : fill":[
"her subtle, warm, and golden breath \u2026 fulfills him with beatitude",
"\u2014 Alfred Tennyson"
],
": to measure up to : satisfy":[
"She hasn't yet fulfilled the requirements needed to graduate."
],
": to meet the requirements of (a business order)":[
"Their order for more TVs was promptly fulfilled ."
],
": to put into effect : execute":[
"He fulfilled his pledge to cut taxes."
]
},
"examples":[
"He fulfilled his pledge to cut taxes.",
"She failed to fulfill her obligations.",
"The program is intended to fulfill the basic needs of children in the community.",
"If we could have that house, our dreams would be fulfilled .",
"He fulfilled his childhood wish to become a professional baseball player.",
"She fulfilled her life's ambition when she started her own business.",
"He's trying to fulfill himself as an artist.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Clearly, the pope is currently able to fulfill the most important duties of the papacy. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"This means if your small startup is unable to fulfill a corporate\u2019s ESG criteria, there may not be a contract or contracts may be terminated. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"It was designed to incorporate a multitude of factors and spit out projections for product demand and the growth in logistics needed to fulfill it. \u2014 Dana Mattioli, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Georgia law requires that electors fulfill their duties at the State Capitol. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
"As deputy mayor, Bettison will fill in for Duggan if the mayor were incapacitated or otherwise unable to fulfill his duties, according to the city. \u2014 Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press , 11 May 2022",
"Notifications are the primary function of a smartphone anymore, and a OnePlus phone is a device that is unable to reliably fulfill its primary purpose. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Two alternates were also chosen to step in if any member of the Royal Court is unable to fulfill her duties. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Spanos and his sister are involved in an ongoing legal battle over the trust, with Dea claiming in a petition that mounting debt has imperiled the family\u2019s finances and left the trust unable to fulfill monetary pledges made to various charities. \u2014 Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times , 22 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English fulfillen , from Old English fullfyllan , from full + fyllan to fill":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"fu\u0307(l)-\u02c8fil",
"also f\u0259(l)-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fulfill perform , execute , discharge , accomplish , achieve , effect , fulfill mean to carry out or into effect. perform implies action that follows established patterns or procedures or fulfills agreed-upon requirements and often connotes special skill. performed gymnastics execute stresses the carrying out of what exists in plan or in intent. executed the hit-and-run discharge implies execution and completion of appointed duties or tasks. discharged his duties accomplish stresses the successful completion of a process rather than the means of carrying it out. accomplished everything they set out to do achieve adds to accomplish the implication of conquered difficulties. achieve greatness effect adds to achieve an emphasis on the inherent force in the agent capable of surmounting obstacles. effected sweeping reforms fulfill implies a complete realization of ends or possibilities. fulfilled their ambitions",
"synonyms":[
"answer",
"complete",
"comply (with)",
"fill",
"keep",
"meet",
"redeem",
"satisfy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114228",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"fulfill":{
"antonyms":[
"breach",
"break",
"transgress",
"violate"
],
"definitions":{
": to bring to an end":[
"she came to install herself and fulfill her time at the house",
"\u2014 Willa Cather"
],
": to convert into reality":[
"a sense of the failure of life to fulfill its ultimate expectations",
"\u2014 Leslie Rees"
],
": to develop the full potentialities of":[
"He has a lot of talent, but he hasn't really fulfilled his potential."
],
": to make full : fill":[
"her subtle, warm, and golden breath \u2026 fulfills him with beatitude",
"\u2014 Alfred Tennyson"
],
": to measure up to : satisfy":[
"She hasn't yet fulfilled the requirements needed to graduate."
],
": to meet the requirements of (a business order)":[
"Their order for more TVs was promptly fulfilled ."
],
": to put into effect : execute":[
"He fulfilled his pledge to cut taxes."
]
},
"examples":[
"He fulfilled his pledge to cut taxes.",
"She failed to fulfill her obligations.",
"The program is intended to fulfill the basic needs of children in the community.",
"If we could have that house, our dreams would be fulfilled .",
"He fulfilled his childhood wish to become a professional baseball player.",
"She fulfilled her life's ambition when she started her own business.",
"He's trying to fulfill himself as an artist.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Clearly, the pope is currently able to fulfill the most important duties of the papacy. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"This means if your small startup is unable to fulfill a corporate\u2019s ESG criteria, there may not be a contract or contracts may be terminated. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"It was designed to incorporate a multitude of factors and spit out projections for product demand and the growth in logistics needed to fulfill it. \u2014 Dana Mattioli, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Georgia law requires that electors fulfill their duties at the State Capitol. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
"As deputy mayor, Bettison will fill in for Duggan if the mayor were incapacitated or otherwise unable to fulfill his duties, according to the city. \u2014 Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press , 11 May 2022",
"Notifications are the primary function of a smartphone anymore, and a OnePlus phone is a device that is unable to reliably fulfill its primary purpose. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Two alternates were also chosen to step in if any member of the Royal Court is unable to fulfill her duties. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Spanos and his sister are involved in an ongoing legal battle over the trust, with Dea claiming in a petition that mounting debt has imperiled the family\u2019s finances and left the trust unable to fulfill monetary pledges made to various charities. \u2014 Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times , 22 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English fulfillen , from Old English fullfyllan , from full + fyllan to fill":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"fu\u0307(l)-\u02c8fil",
"also f\u0259(l)-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fulfill perform , execute , discharge , accomplish , achieve , effect , fulfill mean to carry out or into effect. perform implies action that follows established patterns or procedures or fulfills agreed-upon requirements and often connotes special skill. performed gymnastics execute stresses the carrying out of what exists in plan or in intent. executed the hit-and-run discharge implies execution and completion of appointed duties or tasks. discharged his duties accomplish stresses the successful completion of a process rather than the means of carrying it out. accomplished everything they set out to do achieve adds to accomplish the implication of conquered difficulties. achieve greatness effect adds to achieve an emphasis on the inherent force in the agent capable of surmounting obstacles. effected sweeping reforms fulfill implies a complete realization of ends or possibilities. fulfilled their ambitions",
"synonyms":[
"answer",
"complete",
"comply (with)",
"fill",
"keep",
"meet",
"redeem",
"satisfy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083251",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"fulfilled":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": feeling happiness and satisfaction":[
"\u2026 giving truly did make him feel happy and fulfilled .",
"\u2014 Sam Kean",
"felt fulfilled as an actor"
],
": feeling that one's abilities and talents are being fully used":[
"\u2026 giving truly did make him feel happy and fulfilled .",
"\u2014 Sam Kean",
"felt fulfilled as an actor"
],
": providing happiness and satisfaction":[
"living a more fulfilled life"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Matching the right personality profile to sell to the right customer profile creates a stronger relationship depth fit match, and happier more fulfilled sales professionals sell more and their happiness buzz motivates customers to buy more. \u2014 Cindy Gordon, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Holistapet\u2019s line of pet products is intended to assist your pet in living a more fulfilled and healthy existence. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 May 2022",
"And other measures of what constitutes a rich and fulfilled life. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 18 May 2022",
"After all, more fulfilled and happier versions of ourselves are likely to thrive and have more to contribute to bettering the world. \u2014 Bija Bennett, Rolling Stone , 18 Apr. 2022",
"This lighter, more fulfilled and focused Beckham has seen his journey bring him to the doorstep of fulfilling his lifelong aspiration. \u2014 Mike Jones, USA TODAY , 9 Feb. 2022",
"This could translate into happier, more fulfilled employees and reduce voluntary turnover, saving organisations big dollars. \u2014 Tom Bennett, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021",
"If your pj\u2019s aren\u2019t matching, how is the world supposed to know you\u2019re an adorable and fulfilled family of three",
"No one wants to be changed, but change and personal growth are critical to success, and more importantly, to a fulfilled life. \u2014 Rhett Power, Forbes , 19 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"also f\u0259(l)-",
"fu\u0307(l)-\u02c8fild"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081957",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"fulfilling":{
"antonyms":[
"demoralizing",
"depressing",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dispiriting"
],
"definitions":{
": providing happiness or satisfaction":[
"a fulfilling experience",
"a career that is personally fulfilling"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Related, 71% said their passion projects would be equally as fulfilling as having children. \u2014 Christine Michel Carter, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"For me, there\u2019s nothing more fulfilling than seeing technology enhance the way people live. \u2014 Achin Bhowmik, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"The best summer dinner ideas are fresh and fulfilling \u2014and are the perfect cap to a perfect summer day. \u2014 Janae Mckenzie, Glamour , 12 May 2022",
"To own that work is very empowering and very fulfilling . \u2014 Annie Alleman, chicagotribune.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Work became more fulfilling to him and the company profited from his growth. \u2014 Carolyn Chen, The Atlantic , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Everyone else, the vast majority of humanity, lacks Reality Privilege \u2014 their online world is, or will be, immeasurably richer and more fulfilling than most of the physical and social environment around them in the quote-unquote real world. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Even if your presence is in demand, devoting yourself to domestic pleasures might feel more fulfilling than going out. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 29 Nov. 2021",
"This might be something that proves to be very fulfilling for you in the end! \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1922, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"also f\u0259(l)-",
"fu\u0307(l)-\u02c8fi-li\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"cheering",
"comforting",
"encouraging",
"gladdening",
"gratifying",
"heartening",
"heartwarming",
"rewarding",
"satisfying"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125806",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"fulfillment":{
"antonyms":[
"nonfulfillment",
"nonperformance"
],
"definitions":{
": the act or process of delivering a product (such as a publication) to a customer":[
"the fulfillment of a book order"
],
": the act or process of fulfilling":[
"the fulfillment of a promise",
"the fulfillment of all the requirements"
]
},
"examples":[
"her commendably prompt fulfillment of any assignment given her",
"he saw the entire project through, from initial idea to final fulfillment",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Amazon is currently trialing a Cardinal prototype for handling packages up to 50 pounds and expects to deploy the technology in fulfillment centers next year. \u2014 Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG , 22 June 2022",
"Workers organizing for a union at Amazon\u2019s Bessemer fulfillment center received a standing ovation this morning before the AFL-CIO Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 13 June 2022",
"Joey Desatnik started working at the CLE2 fulfillment center just southeast of Cleveland in August 2020 but didn\u2019t start trying to organize a union until the end of March. \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 24 May 2022",
"Human Research Program scientists have questioned if this feeling of fulfillment can be taken a step further. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 4 June 2022",
"Most of us are aware that the absence of social interaction that accompanied the pandemic eroded our health, productivity and sense of fulfillment . \u2014 Vince Molinaro, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Amos, who spent the 2020 season as a graduate transfer at Arkansas State, found a sense of fulfillment in waiting his turn at Alabama. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 18 May 2022",
"But which aspects of our jobs are most likely to provide a sense of fulfillment ",
"Finally, there are many ways to use anxiety to create a deeper sense of personal fulfillment . \u2014 Tracy Dennis-tiwary, WSJ , 6 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1624, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"also f\u0259(l)-",
"fu\u0307(l)-\u02c8fil-m\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"accomplishment",
"achievement",
"commission",
"discharge",
"enactment",
"execution",
"implementation",
"performance",
"perpetration",
"prosecution",
"pursuance"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183257",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fulfilment":{
"antonyms":[
"nonfulfillment",
"nonperformance"
],
"definitions":{
": the act or process of delivering a product (such as a publication) to a customer":[
"the fulfillment of a book order"
],
": the act or process of fulfilling":[
"the fulfillment of a promise",
"the fulfillment of all the requirements"
]
},
"examples":[
"her commendably prompt fulfillment of any assignment given her",
"he saw the entire project through, from initial idea to final fulfillment",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Amazon is currently trialing a Cardinal prototype for handling packages up to 50 pounds and expects to deploy the technology in fulfillment centers next year. \u2014 Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG , 22 June 2022",
"Workers organizing for a union at Amazon\u2019s Bessemer fulfillment center received a standing ovation this morning before the AFL-CIO Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 13 June 2022",
"Joey Desatnik started working at the CLE2 fulfillment center just southeast of Cleveland in August 2020 but didn\u2019t start trying to organize a union until the end of March. \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 24 May 2022",
"Human Research Program scientists have questioned if this feeling of fulfillment can be taken a step further. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 4 June 2022",
"Most of us are aware that the absence of social interaction that accompanied the pandemic eroded our health, productivity and sense of fulfillment . \u2014 Vince Molinaro, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Amos, who spent the 2020 season as a graduate transfer at Arkansas State, found a sense of fulfillment in waiting his turn at Alabama. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 18 May 2022",
"But which aspects of our jobs are most likely to provide a sense of fulfillment ",
"Finally, there are many ways to use anxiety to create a deeper sense of personal fulfillment . \u2014 Tracy Dennis-tiwary, WSJ , 6 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1624, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"also f\u0259(l)-",
"fu\u0307(l)-\u02c8fil-m\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"accomplishment",
"achievement",
"commission",
"discharge",
"enactment",
"execution",
"implementation",
"performance",
"perpetration",
"prosecution",
"pursuance"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003024",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fulgence":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": brilliant luster : resplendence":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"fulgence from Middle English, from fulgent , after such pairs as Middle English excellent: excellence; fulgency from fulgent + -cy":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fu\u0307lj\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8f\u0259l-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191515",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fulgenic acid":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a dicarboxylic acid [CH 2 =C(COOH)\u2212] 2 known in the form of derivatives":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"fulgenic from German fulgen- (from Latin fulgens fulgent) + English -ic":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6f\u0259|",
"(\u02c8)fu\u0307\u00a6l\u00a6jenik-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114711",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fulgent":{
"antonyms":[
"dim",
"dull",
"lackluster",
"unbright",
"unbrilliant"
],
"definitions":{
": dazzlingly bright : radiant":[]
},
"examples":[
"a fulgent sun peeked from behind the clouds"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin fulgent-, fulgens , present participle of fulg\u0113re to shine; akin to Latin flagrare to burn \u2014 more at black entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fu\u0307l-j\u0259nt",
"\u02c8f\u0259l-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"beaming",
"bedazzling",
"bright",
"brilliant",
"candescent",
"clear",
"dazzling",
"effulgent",
"glowing",
"incandescent",
"lambent",
"lucent",
"lucid",
"luminous",
"lustrous",
"radiant",
"refulgent",
"sheeny",
"shining",
"shiny",
"splendid"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082136",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"fuliginous":{
"antonyms":[
"accessible",
"clear",
"nonambiguous",
"obvious",
"plain",
"unambiguous",
"unequivocal"
],
"definitions":{
": having a dark or dusky color":[],
": obscure , murky":[],
": sooty":[]
},
"examples":[
"a fuliginous prose style that's not exactly ideal for writing for the mass media"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Late Latin f\u016bl\u012bgin\u014dsus \"covered with soot,\" from Latin f\u016bl\u012bgin-, f\u016bl\u012bg\u014d \"soot\" + -\u014dsus -ous ; f\u016bl\u012bg\u014d, from f\u016bl\u012b- (going back to Indo-European *d h uh 2 -li- \"smoke, dust,\" whence also Sanskrit dh\u016bli- \"dust,\" Lithuanian d\u016b\u0301lis \"mist, dust from tree rot used to drive out bees\") + -gin-, -g\u014d, suffix denoting something coating or enveloping, usually undesirable, as r\u014db\u012bg\u014d \"rust,\" mell\u012bg\u014d \"bee glue\"":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"fyu\u0307-\u02c8li-j\u0259-n\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"ambiguous",
"arcane",
"cryptic",
"dark",
"deep",
"Delphic",
"double-edged",
"elliptical",
"elliptic",
"enigmatic",
"enigmatical",
"equivocal",
"inscrutable",
"murky",
"mysterious",
"mystic",
"nebulous",
"obscure",
"occult",
"opaque"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061755",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"full":{
"antonyms":[
"all",
"all of",
"all over",
"altogether",
"clean",
"completely",
"dead",
"enough",
"entire",
"entirely",
"even",
"exactly",
"fast",
"flat",
"fully",
"heartily",
"out",
"perfectly",
"plumb",
"quite",
"soundly",
"thoroughly",
"through and through",
"totally",
"utterly",
"well",
"wholly",
"wide"
],
"definitions":{
": being a full moon : completely illuminated":[
"the moon is full tonight"
],
": being at the height of development":[
"full bloom"
],
": being at the highest or greatest degree : maximum":[
"full speed",
"full strength"
],
": complete especially in detail, number, or duration":[
"a full report",
"gone a full hour",
"my full share"
],
": completely occupied by runners":[
"came to bat with the bases full"
],
": completely occupied especially with a thought or plan":[
"full of his own concerns"
],
": completely weary":[],
": containing as much or as many as is possible or normal":[
"a full hamper",
"\u2014 often used with of a bin full of corn"
],
": entirely":[
"swung full around",
"\u2014 Morley Callaghan"
],
": having all distinguishing characteristics : enjoying all authorized rights and privileges":[
"full member",
"full professor"
],
": having an abundance of material especially in the form of gathered, pleated, or flared parts":[
"a full skirt"
],
": having both parents in common":[
"full sisters"
],
": having three balls and two strikes":[
"a full count"
],
": having volume or depth of sound":[
"full tones"
],
": lacking restraint, check, or qualification":[
"full retreat",
"full support"
],
": large enough to satisfy":[
"a full meal"
],
": not lacking in any essential : perfect":[
"in full control of your senses"
],
": not to be believed":[],
": possessing a rich or pronounced quality":[
"a food of full flavor"
],
": possessing or containing a great number or amount":[
"\u2014 used with of a room full of pictures full of hope"
],
": rich in experience":[
"a full life"
],
": rounded in outline":[
"a full figure"
],
": satisfied especially with food or drink":[
"He was full after eating the large supper."
],
": straight , squarely":[
"got hit full in the face"
],
": the highest or fullest state or degree":[
"the full of the moon"
],
": the utmost extent":[
"enjoy to the full"
],
": to become full":[],
": to make full in sewing":[],
": to shrink and thicken (woolen cloth) by moistening, heating, and pressing":[],
": to the fullest extent : completely":[
"read the book in full"
],
": to the requisite or complete amount":[
"paid in full"
],
": very , extremely":[
"knew full well they had lied to me"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The plane was carrying a full load of passengers.",
"The theater was full to capacity.",
"We bought a full set of dishes.",
"They waited for three full months.",
"He has a full array of stereo equipment.",
"The soldiers were wearing full combat gear.",
"This will be his first full season with the team.",
"His theories have not yet found full acceptance.",
"I hope that you'll give us your fullest cooperation.",
"Please give me your full attention.",
"Adverb",
"The cup was filled full to the brim.",
"The ball hit him full in the chest.",
"He kissed her full on the lips.",
"Noun",
"the account is now paid in full",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"This frank, poetic visual approach works especially well when the actors take flight on their artfully awkward monologues, full of hesitations and repetitions. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
"Others are simply united in determination that living and loving to the full are more important than ever in the face of so much death and destruction. \u2014 Hanna Arhirova, ajc , 26 June 2022",
"The legendary music mogul was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2022 BET Music Awards, featuring an all-star tribute full of the Hip-Hop pioneer\u2019s long list of collaborators and Bad Boy artists. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 26 June 2022",
"The reaction to the Supreme Court\u2019s reversal of Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health has been predictably vitriolic and often full of distortions. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 26 June 2022",
"More than a thousand men turned up for lunch, set out in a square of large tents full of small tables on the edge of town. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2022",
"Video posted by Colombia's President-elect Gustavo Petro shows a stand full of spectators collapsing as people run from the area. \u2014 Stefano Pozzebon, CNN , 26 June 2022",
"Johnson went through a year full of change, having switched teams to Union Athletics Club in Portland and gone through the recovery process following a stress fracture in her hip. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 June 2022",
"Southington home, there is an open bin full of trash. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"All sizes will be available, including twins from $99, fulls ($149), queens ($199) and kings ($299). \u2014 Don Maines, Houston Chronicle , 27 Feb. 2020",
"When in their feeding grounds, a gray whale typically eats about 1.3 tons of food \u2014 mouth- fulls of crustaceans, worms, shrimp and small, schooling fish \u2014 per day, according to researchers. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 25 Jan. 2020",
"The idea of the world's greatest young talent moving to Bayern and playing under Pep Guardiola back in 2013 was one full of promise, but never was a fruitful situation in reality. \u2014 SI.com , 16 Oct. 2019",
"My mother was crabbing at the end of the pier, dropping her steel net full of chicken guts Into the murky water, shimmering in July heat. \u2014 T. R. Hummer, The New Yorker , 28 Oct. 2019",
"The Voyager probe of course famously bore a plaque that depicted our location in the galaxy as well as a golden record full of music and sounds from Earth. \u2014 Shannon Stirone, Wired , 4 Oct. 2019",
"Scoring hat fulls of goals in quick succession might fill up most of Lewandowski's bitesize highlight reels, but the Poland international has actually been one of the most consistent goalscorers in recent years. \u2014 SI.com , 27 Sep. 2019",
"Isabel is a beautiful full of heart and love young women. \u2014 Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping , 9 Sep. 2019",
"Meanwhile, their families have been arriving in waves, but their reunions, fulls of tears, have so far only been allowed through a window. \u2014 Anna Werner, CBS News , 11 July 2018"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1785, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adverb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French fuller, fouler to full, trample underfoot, from Medieval Latin fullare , from Latin fullo fuller":"Verb",
"Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German fol full, Latin plenus full, pl\u0113re to fill, Greek pl\u0113r\u0113s full, pl\u0113thein to be full":"Adjective, Adverb, Noun, and Verb"
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"also \u02c8f\u0259l",
"\u02c8fu\u0307l"
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"brimful",
"brimming",
"bursting",
"chockablock",
"chock-full",
"chockful",
"crammed",
"crowded",
"fat",
"filled",
"jammed",
"jam-packed",
"loaded",
"packed",
"stuffed"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051759",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"full blast":{
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": at full capacity : with great intensity":[]
},
"examples":[
"the unsuspecting parents arrived home to find the stereo going full blast and the kitchen a mess",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Turn on the cold water full blast when rinsing off your deep conditioner. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"In Beverlywood, the sprinklers at one house on Hillsboro Avenue were running at full blast , sending water streaming down the sidewalks and into the street, even though Wednesdays are now, technically, non-watering days. \u2014 Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
"Turn your faucet to full blast and flush skin for several minutes, and don\u2019t clean it with anything other than mild soap. \u2014 Aliese Willard Muhonen, Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
"Colombian actress Maria Clara Ospina plays Carmela in an open, engaging manner, with every emotion dialed up to full blast , which suits the ages of both the character and the audience. \u2014 Emily Mcclanathan, Chicago Tribune , 24 Apr. 2022",
"The imperative of the streaming boom is to turn the content spigot to full blast , but that makes content seem forgettable and cheap. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Dec. 2021",
"My bedroom bulbs are set to gradually start brightening from 8:00 AM to full blast by 8:30 AM. \u2014 Hunter Fenollol, Popular Mechanics , 15 Oct. 2021",
"In a prior test, our car consumed about 26 percent more energy traveling at 70 mph with the heat on full blast and all five seat heaters on than with the climate control switched off. \u2014 Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver , 28 Apr. 2022",
"In gyms where the AC is on full blast , or for outdoor workouts on cooler days, this long-sleeve t-shirt will have your back. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 20 Apr. 2022"
],
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"1909, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"synonyms":[
"all out",
"full tilt",
"tooth and nail"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004635",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": involving attention to every detail in preparation or execution":[
"a full-dress rehearsal",
"a full-dress investigation"
],
": the style of dress prescribed for ceremonial or formal social occasions":[]
},
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"array",
"best",
"bravery",
"caparison",
"feather",
"finery",
"frippery",
"gaiety",
"gayety",
"glad rags",
"regalia"
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"The Army required full dress be worn to the event.",
"The officers were in full dress .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"On Sunday, San Francisco Police Chief William Scott, in full dress uniform, passed out small rainbow pride flags to spectators. \u2014 Bobby Caina Calvan, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
"On Sunday, San Francisco Police Chief William Scott, in full dress uniform, passed out small rainbow pride flags to spectators. \u2014 Bobby Caina Calvan, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022",
"On Sunday, San Francisco Police Chief William Scott, in full dress uniform, passed out small rainbow pride flags to spectators. \u2014 Bobby Caina Calvan, Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022",
"On Sunday, San Francisco Police Chief William Scott, in full dress uniform, passed out small rainbow pride flags to spectators. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
"The native of Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, was invited to an Olympic youth camp in Beijing, which included a chance to see the opening ceremony in a full dress rehearsal. \u2014 James T. Areddy, WSJ , 5 Feb. 2022",
"That final look includes lace, soft tulle, and eyelash trim from 100% recycled materials and a lining with 80%, totaling 96% for the full dress . \u2014 Stephanie Cain, Fortune , 19 Jan. 2022",
"The Sixth Circuit is looking at a full dress Tax Court opinion on the validity of the regulations - Oakbrook Land Holdings. \u2014 Peter J Reilly, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Then the photographs, so many photographs: Leroy in a tux, Leroy in camo, Leroy in full dress uniform, Leroy holding his newborn daughter Aalexis, his big body curled over her tiny, swaddled form. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Sep. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"1761, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1748, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192909"
},
"full tilt":{
"antonyms":[],
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": at high speed":[
"running full tilt",
"So here they come, full tilt . We could hear them because they wore boots and yelled, \u2026",
"\u2014 Mark Twain",
"Just at that moment, a hare appeared over the hill running at full tilt , and I was cursing my numb fingers as I tried to follow it with my camera.",
"\u2014 Erin Espelie"
]
},
"examples":[
"during the war the nation's factories were going full tilt",
"the fleeing robber ran full tilt down the hill",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"From J\u2019ouvert in Brooklyn to Caribana in Toronto and Notting Hill in London, Carnival has come to be a full tilt joy fest of renewal, resistance and remembering for Caribbean immigrants. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Feb. 2021",
"The vessel is expected to reach around 13 knots at full tilt and can cover up to 3,500 nautical miles when traveling at a cruising speed of 10 knots, according to Perini Navi. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 10 June 2022",
"To make that happen, Amazon hires hundreds of thousands of additional workers, both full-time employees and contractors, and runs its operations at full tilt . \u2014 New York Times , 12 Dec. 2021",
"There was as much soul as punk \u2014 and a bit of jazz \u2014 in Lightmare\u2019s style, and the band sounded as good at half speed as full tilt . \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Nov. 2021",
"Defensive back Patrick McMorris lunging full tilt to run down a Bronco spying open grass. \u2014 Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Nov. 2021",
"And Hoffman, aware of the burdens her character carries, is a strong match for Phoenix in the part \u2014 at first tentative, then full tilt open. \u2014 Angelica Jade Basti\u00e9n, Vulture , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Coal power plants are running at full tilt in parts of Europe and enjoying a rare bout of massive profitability, a setback to efforts to cut carbon emissions. \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 17 Nov. 2021",
"For thrill seekers, there will also be a high-speed foiling option with an electric drive that allows the vessel to reach more than 40 knots full tilt . \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 11 Oct. 2021"
],
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"1679, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"tilt entry 2":""
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"all out",
"full blast",
"tooth and nail"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182441",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"full-blood":{
"antonyms":[
"hybrid",
"mixed",
"mongrel"
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},
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"1764, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1784, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fu\u0307l-\u02ccbl\u0259d"
],
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"synonyms":[
"blooded",
"full-blooded",
"pedigreed",
"pedigree",
"pure-blooded",
"pure-blood",
"purebred",
"thoroughbred"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113240",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"hybrid",
"mixed",
"mongrel"
],
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": containing fullness of substance : rich":[],
": florid , ruddy":[
"of full-blooded face"
],
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"full-blooded prose style"
],
": lacking no particulars : genuine":[],
": of unmixed ancestry : purebred":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1784, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02c8fu\u0307l-\u02ccbl\u0259-d\u0259d"
],
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"synonyms":[
"blooded",
"full-blood",
"pedigreed",
"pedigree",
"pure-blooded",
"pure-blood",
"purebred",
"thoroughbred"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062741",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"full-blown":{
"antonyms":[
"adolescent",
"green",
"immature",
"juvenile",
"unripe",
"unripened",
"young",
"youngish",
"youthful"
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": being at the height of bloom":[],
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": possessing or exhibiting all the usual or necessary features or symptoms":[
"a general philosophy, if not a full-blown ideology, is emerging",
"\u2014 W. H. Jones",
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]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":""
},
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"\u02c8fu\u0307l-\u02c8bl\u014dn"
],
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"adult",
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"mature",
"matured",
"ripe",
"ripened"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020818",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"delicate",
"light",
"mild",
"thin",
"thinned",
"weak",
"weakened"
],
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": having a large body":[],
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"full-bodied study of literature"
],
": imparting to the palate the general impression of substantial weight and rich texture":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02c8fu\u0307l-\u02ccb\u00e4-d\u0113d"
],
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"big",
"concentrated",
"full",
"heady",
"lusty",
"muscular",
"plush",
"potent",
"rich",
"robust",
"strong"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104010",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
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"green",
"immature",
"juvenile",
"unripe",
"unripened",
"young",
"youngish",
"youthful"
],
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": full-blown sense 2":[
"a full-fledged reunion"
],
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"a full-fledged biography"
],
": having attained complete status":[
"full-fledged lawyer"
]
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"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02c8fu\u0307l-\u02c8flejd"
],
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"adult",
"full-blown",
"mature",
"matured",
"ripe",
"ripened"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093019",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"full-scale":{
"antonyms":[],
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": identical to an original in proportion and size":[
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],
": involving full use of available resources":[
"a full-scale biography",
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],
": total , complete":[
"a full-scale musical renaissance",
"\u2014 Current Biography"
]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fu\u0307l-\u02ccsk\u0101l"
],
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"all-out",
"clean",
"complete",
"comprehensive",
"exhaustive",
"out-and-out",
"thorough",
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"total"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205243",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": devoting one's full attention and energies to something":[
"a full-time gambler"
],
": employed for or involving full time":[
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],
": the amount of time considered the normal or standard amount for working during a given period":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1821, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fu\u0307l-\u02c8t\u012bm"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084216",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"fully":{
"antonyms":[
"half",
"halfway",
"incompletely",
"part",
"partially",
"partly"
],
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": at least":[
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],
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},
"examples":[
"He fully recovered from the operation.",
"They will never fully appreciate their luck.",
"The house is fully furnished.",
"When will the tree be fully grown",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Buyers should still fully understand the industry before purchasing. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"No one can fully understand what our class went through, except for us. \u2014 Danya Perez, San Antonio Express-News , 25 June 2022",
"To fully understand why comedy guru Jay Chandrasekhar launched a new app called Vouch Vault, the filmmaker digs deep in his memory vault to recall the events surrounding the 2001 Sundance Film Festival. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
"Experts don\u2019t fully understand why estrogen fluctuations can catalyze the development of migraine, though. \u2014 Kirsten Nunez, SELF , 22 June 2022",
"Lian Jye Su, research director for AI and robotics at ABI Research, said fully autonomous robots like Proteus are more expensive up front. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"Meet Proteus, Amazon's first fully autonomous mobile robot. Proteus, which looks a lot like a robot vacuum, was designed to automatically perform tasks and safely move around employees using proprietary safety, perception, and navigation technology. \u2014 Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG , 22 June 2022",
"But Willingham didn\u2019t fully understand the pain wrought by gun violence until a stray bullet struck and killed his best friend, 17-year-old Jahnae Patterson, in August 2018. \u2014 Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune , 18 June 2022",
"TuSimple also aims to have a fully autonomous commercial-trucking service operating in the U.S. by the end of 2023, says CEO Xiaodi Hou. \u2014 Christopher Mims, WSJ , 18 June 2022"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8fu\u0307(l)-l\u0113",
"\u02c8fu\u0307-l\u0113"
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"all",
"all of",
"all over",
"altogether",
"clean",
"completely",
"dead",
"enough",
"entire",
"entirely",
"even",
"exactly",
"fast",
"flat",
"full",
"heartily",
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"plumb",
"quite",
"soundly",
"thoroughly",
"through and through",
"totally",
"utterly",
"well",
"wholly",
"wide"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075604",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"fulmar":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One gray fulmar seemed to relish the water pouring out of an out-flow tube \u2014 swimming right up to the waterfall and then scampering aside, only to repeat. \u2014 Susanne Rust, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Jan. 2022",
"One gray fulmar seemed to relish the water pouring out of an out-flow tube \u2014 swimming right up to the waterfall and then scampering aside, only to repeat. \u2014 Susanne Rust, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Jan. 2022",
"One gray fulmar seemed to relish the water pouring out of an out-flow tube \u2014 swimming right up to the waterfall and then scampering aside, only to repeat. \u2014 Susanne Rust, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Jan. 2022",
"One gray fulmar seemed to relish the water pouring out of an out-flow tube \u2014 swimming right up to the waterfall and then scampering aside, only to repeat. \u2014 Susanne Rust, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Jan. 2022",
"One gray fulmar seemed to relish the water pouring out of an out-flow tube \u2014 swimming right up to the waterfall and then scampering aside, only to repeat. \u2014 Susanne Rust, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Jan. 2022",
"One gray fulmar seemed to relish the water pouring out of an out-flow tube \u2014 swimming right up to the waterfall and then scampering aside, only to repeat. \u2014 Susanne Rust, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Jan. 2022",
"One gray fulmar seemed to relish the water pouring out of an out-flow tube \u2014 swimming right up to the waterfall and then scampering aside, only to repeat. \u2014 Susanne Rust, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Jan. 2022",
"One gray fulmar seemed to relish the water pouring out of an out-flow tube \u2014 swimming right up to the waterfall and then scampering aside, only to repeat. \u2014 Susanne Rust, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Jan. 2022"
],
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"1698, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse f\u016blm\u0101r fulmar, from f\u016bll foul + m\u0101r gull \u2014 more at mew":""
},
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"-\u02ccm\u00e4r",
"\u02c8fu\u0307l-m\u0259r"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114950",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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": an often explosive salt (such as mercury fulminate) containing the group \u2212CNO":[],
": to send forth censures or invectives":[
"fulminating against government regulators",
"\u2014 Mark Singer"
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"fulminate a decree"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"She was fulminating about the dangers of smoking.",
"The editorial fulminated against the proposed tax increase.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Like the town of Simons, Dolgeville also fielded an amateur baseball team, and had an official post office, a bank, and a firehouse, where locals met in 1906 to fulminate about the brothels and saloons thriving outside of the town limits. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Aug. 2021",
"But with the 2020 election, the show also no longer had Donald Trump to fulminate against. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 July 2021",
"The candidate himself would fulminate in his own speech about violence in the streets, but Don Jr. eloquently heralded his father\u2019s common touch. \u2014 Sarah Ellison, Washington Post , 24 Aug. 2020",
"As the two walked to the car, Sherman fulminated about how the working classes were shiftless to a man, corrupted by welfare and socialism. ... \u2014 William Mcgurn, WSJ , 13 Apr. 2020",
"Coaches such as Leach and Clemson\u2019s Dabo Swinney, who also fulminated against the bill, don\u2019t want players to be able to get out from under their paternal thumb. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 Oct. 2019",
"In answer, a furious Trump weaved and bobbed, fulminating about walls, fake news, and hoaxes, but of course, never going near the question. \u2014 Lynn Yaeger, Vogue , 6 Oct. 2019",
"Where Republicans could fulminate freely, Democrats had to go somewhat gingerly, trying to thread the needle, to hold a lawless president responsible for violating the Constitution without setting off a backlash that would hand him a second term. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 Dec. 2019",
"Despite the fulminating royal statement, every Thai knows that no one can beat the king himself for ingratitude, misbehaviour and disloyalty. \u2014 The Economist , 24 Oct. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"While Washington fulminates , progress toward an RCEP is gradually moving the world\u2019s economic center of gravity into Beijing\u2019s orbit. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Sep. 2019",
"Pundits on the left are fond of reminding us of how Trump storms and fulminates , the White House itself unable to contain his petulance and rage. \u2014 Fred Turner, Harper's magazine , 10 Jan. 2019"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
"1824, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
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"fulminic acid , from Latin fulmin-, fulmen":"Noun"
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"\u02c8f\u0259l-",
"\u02c8fu\u0307l-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
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"verb"
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"\u2014 Mark Singer"
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"Verb",
"She was fulminating about the dangers of smoking.",
"The editorial fulminated against the proposed tax increase.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Like the town of Simons, Dolgeville also fielded an amateur baseball team, and had an official post office, a bank, and a firehouse, where locals met in 1906 to fulminate about the brothels and saloons thriving outside of the town limits. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Aug. 2021",
"But with the 2020 election, the show also no longer had Donald Trump to fulminate against. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 July 2021",
"The candidate himself would fulminate in his own speech about violence in the streets, but Don Jr. eloquently heralded his father\u2019s common touch. \u2014 Sarah Ellison, Washington Post , 24 Aug. 2020",
"As the two walked to the car, Sherman fulminated about how the working classes were shiftless to a man, corrupted by welfare and socialism. ... \u2014 William Mcgurn, WSJ , 13 Apr. 2020",
"Coaches such as Leach and Clemson\u2019s Dabo Swinney, who also fulminated against the bill, don\u2019t want players to be able to get out from under their paternal thumb. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 Oct. 2019",
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"Antony nonetheless receives a eulogy from Professor Strauss scarcely less fulsome than Cleopatra\u2019s. \u2014 Andrew Roberts, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Fox said giving the defense access to a fulsome database and also specifically identifying information that might be relevant to their case echoes what federal prosecutors have done on other complicated cases with multiple defendants. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"Pointing to a section of the north wall overlooking the river, Sharma said that workers had recently applied the clay mixture known as fuller's earth , traditionally used as a bleaching agent to absorb oil and grease from sheep's wool. \u2014 Shashank Bengali, latimes.com , 22 May 2018"
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"a full report",
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"came to bat with the bases full"
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": entirely":[
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"\u2014 Morley Callaghan"
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": straight , squarely":[
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": the highest or fullest state or degree":[
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": the utmost extent":[
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": to the requisite or complete amount":[
"paid in full"
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": to the fullest extent : completely":[
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": to become full":[],
": to make full in sewing":[],
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"brimming",
"bursting",
"chockablock",
"chock-full",
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"crammed",
"crowded",
"fat",
"filled",
"jammed",
"jam-packed",
"loaded",
"packed",
"stuffed"
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"all",
"all of",
"all over",
"altogether",
"clean",
"completely",
"dead",
"enough",
"entire",
"entirely",
"even",
"exactly",
"fast",
"flat",
"fully",
"heartily",
"out",
"perfectly",
"plumb",
"quite",
"soundly",
"thoroughly",
"through and through",
"totally",
"utterly",
"well",
"wholly",
"wide"
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"The plane was carrying a full load of passengers.",
"The theater was full to capacity.",
"We bought a full set of dishes.",
"They waited for three full months.",
"He has a full array of stereo equipment.",
"The soldiers were wearing full combat gear.",
"This will be his first full season with the team.",
"His theories have not yet found full acceptance.",
"I hope that you'll give us your fullest cooperation.",
"Please give me your full attention.",
"Adverb",
"The cup was filled full to the brim.",
"The ball hit him full in the chest.",
"He kissed her full on the lips.",
"Noun",
"the account is now paid in full",
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"This frank, poetic visual approach works especially well when the actors take flight on their artfully awkward monologues, full of hesitations and repetitions. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
"Others are simply united in determination that living and loving to the full are more important than ever in the face of so much death and destruction. \u2014 Hanna Arhirova, ajc , 26 June 2022",
"The legendary music mogul was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2022 BET Music Awards, featuring an all-star tribute full of the Hip-Hop pioneer\u2019s long list of collaborators and Bad Boy artists. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 26 June 2022",
"The reaction to the Supreme Court\u2019s reversal of Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health has been predictably vitriolic and often full of distortions. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 26 June 2022",
"More than a thousand men turned up for lunch, set out in a square of large tents full of small tables on the edge of town. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2022",
"Video posted by Colombia's President-elect Gustavo Petro shows a stand full of spectators collapsing as people run from the area. \u2014 Stefano Pozzebon, CNN , 26 June 2022",
"Johnson went through a year full of change, having switched teams to Union Athletics Club in Portland and gone through the recovery process following a stress fracture in her hip. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 June 2022",
"Southington home, there is an open bin full of trash. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"All sizes will be available, including twins from $99, fulls ($149), queens ($199) and kings ($299). \u2014 Don Maines, Houston Chronicle , 27 Feb. 2020",
"When in their feeding grounds, a gray whale typically eats about 1.3 tons of food \u2014 mouth- fulls of crustaceans, worms, shrimp and small, schooling fish \u2014 per day, according to researchers. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 25 Jan. 2020",
"The idea of the world's greatest young talent moving to Bayern and playing under Pep Guardiola back in 2013 was one full of promise, but never was a fruitful situation in reality. \u2014 SI.com , 16 Oct. 2019",
"My mother was crabbing at the end of the pier, dropping her steel net full of chicken guts Into the murky water, shimmering in July heat. \u2014 T. R. Hummer, The New Yorker , 28 Oct. 2019",
"The Voyager probe of course famously bore a plaque that depicted our location in the galaxy as well as a golden record full of music and sounds from Earth. \u2014 Shannon Stirone, Wired , 4 Oct. 2019",
"Scoring hat fulls of goals in quick succession might fill up most of Lewandowski's bitesize highlight reels, but the Poland international has actually been one of the most consistent goalscorers in recent years. \u2014 SI.com , 27 Sep. 2019",
"Isabel is a beautiful full of heart and love young women. \u2014 Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping , 9 Sep. 2019",
"Meanwhile, their families have been arriving in waves, but their reunions, fulls of tears, have so far only been allowed through a window. \u2014 Anna Werner, CBS News , 11 July 2018"
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"Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German fol full, Latin plenus full, pl\u0113re to fill, Greek pl\u0113r\u0113s full, pl\u0113thein to be full":"Adjective, Adverb, Noun, and Verb",
"Middle English, from Anglo-French fuller, fouler to full, trample underfoot, from Medieval Latin fullare , from Latin fullo fuller":"Verb"
},
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adverb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
"1785, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225754"
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"full-grooved ax":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a prehistoric grooved ax having the groove completely encircling the area where the ax handle was attached":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230118"
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"Fuller":{
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"biographical name",
"noun"
],
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": one that fulls cloth":[],
"Melville Weston 1833\u20131910 American jurist; chief justice U.S. Supreme Court (1888\u20131910)":[],
": a blacksmithing hammer for grooving and spreading iron":[],
"R(ichard) Buckminster 1895\u20131983 American engineer":[],
"(Sarah) Margaret 1810\u20131850 Marchioness":[
"Ossoli \\ \u02c8\u022f-\u200bs\u0259-\u200b(\u02cc)l\u0113 \\"
],
"American critic and reformer":[
"Ossoli \\ \u02c8\u022f-\u200bs\u0259-\u200b(\u02cc)l\u0113 \\"
],
"Thomas 1608\u20131661 English divine and author":[]
},
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"\u02c8fu\u0307-l\u0259r"
],
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"Middle English, from Old English fullere , from Latin fullo":"Noun",
"fuller to form a groove in":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1587, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
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"full bath":{
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"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a bathroom with a sink, toilet, and a bathtub or shower":[]
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"full-timer":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a person who works full-time":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fu\u0307l-\u02c8t\u012b-m\u0259r"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1839, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003539"
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"full-dress":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": involving attention to every detail in preparation or execution":[
"a full-dress rehearsal",
"a full-dress investigation"
],
": the style of dress prescribed for ceremonial or formal social occasions":[]
},
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"array",
"best",
"bravery",
"caparison",
"feather",
"finery",
"frippery",
"gaiety",
"gayety",
"glad rags",
"regalia"
],
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"The Army required full dress be worn to the event.",
"The officers were in full dress .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"On Sunday, San Francisco Police Chief William Scott, in full dress uniform, passed out small rainbow pride flags to spectators. \u2014 Bobby Caina Calvan, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
"On Sunday, San Francisco Police Chief William Scott, in full dress uniform, passed out small rainbow pride flags to spectators. \u2014 Bobby Caina Calvan, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022",
"On Sunday, San Francisco Police Chief William Scott, in full dress uniform, passed out small rainbow pride flags to spectators. \u2014 Bobby Caina Calvan, Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022",
"On Sunday, San Francisco Police Chief William Scott, in full dress uniform, passed out small rainbow pride flags to spectators. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
"The native of Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, was invited to an Olympic youth camp in Beijing, which included a chance to see the opening ceremony in a full dress rehearsal. \u2014 James T. Areddy, WSJ , 5 Feb. 2022",
"That final look includes lace, soft tulle, and eyelash trim from 100% recycled materials and a lining with 80%, totaling 96% for the full dress . \u2014 Stephanie Cain, Fortune , 19 Jan. 2022",
"The Sixth Circuit is looking at a full dress Tax Court opinion on the validity of the regulations - Oakbrook Land Holdings. \u2014 Peter J Reilly, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Then the photographs, so many photographs: Leroy in a tux, Leroy in camo, Leroy in full dress uniform, Leroy holding his newborn daughter Aalexis, his big body curled over her tiny, swaddled form. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1761, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1748, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-004424"
},
"full-cream":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": containing cream":[
"full-cream milk in Britain is whole milk in the U.S.",
"full-cream cheese"
]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013302"
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"fuller's thistle":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": teasel sense 1":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014310"
},
"full-term":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": retained in the uterus for the normal period of gestation before birth":[
"a full-term newborn"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fu\u0307l-\u02cct\u0259rm"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1844, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015625"
},
"full grain":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": leather retaining original grain surface with only hair and associated epidermis removed":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-020351"
}
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