dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/sad_MW.json

{
  "sad":{
    "antonyms":[
      "blissful",
      "buoyant",
      "buoyed",
      "cheerful",
      "cheery",
      "chipper",
      "delighted",
      "glad",
      "gladdened",
      "gladsome",
      "gleeful",
      "happy",
      "joyful",
      "joyous",
      "jubilant",
      "sunny",
      "upbeat"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": affected with or expressive of grief or unhappiness : downcast":[],
      ": causing or associated with grief or unhappiness : depressing":[
        "sad news"
      ],
      ": of a dull somber color":[],
      ": of little worth":[],
      ": regrettable , deplorable":[
        "a sad relaxation of morals",
        "\u2014 C. W. Cunnington"
      ],
      "seasonal affective disorder":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "He's feeling sad because his pet died.",
      "People were sad that he was leaving.",
      "The experience left her sadder but wiser.",
      "Have you heard the sad news about his wife's illness",
      "It'll be a sad day when you leave us.",
      "a movie with a sad ending",
      "He lived a sad life.",
      "The sad fact of the matter is that they are right.",
      "The new version is a sad imitation of the original movie.",
      "We needed more money but, sad to say , there wasn't any.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "But mostly these statements are sad , as life inevitably is, because of the people conveying them. \u2014 New York Times , 1 July 2022",
      "There were declines in prices among all the major cryptocurrencies, which is sad . \u2014 Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News , 29 June 2022",
      "But to live with doubt means accepting the sad , cruel, surprising and sometimes wonderful capriciousness of the world. \u2014 Thomas Curwenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "For instance, an assessment might ask teachers how frequently a student engages in arguing and impulsive behavior or is sad . \u2014 Nathaniel Von Der Embse, The Conversation , 3 June 2022",
      "The Good News: Be sympathetic towards those who are sad , and be excited for those who are happy. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 26 May 2022",
      "But longtime Marble Madness fans may be sad to learn that this leak represents the second, trackball-free prototype of the game, which definitely suffers somewhat for its reliance on joystick controls. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 26 May 2022",
      "The loss of any newspaper is sad but creates an even larger void in a small town. \u2014 Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
      "Goldberg said the whole situation is sad , and the facts are disturbing. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 24 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English s\u00e6d sated; akin to Old High German sat sated, Latin satis enough":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sad"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bad",
      "blue",
      "brokenhearted",
      "cast down",
      "crestfallen",
      "dejected",
      "depressed",
      "despondent",
      "disconsolate",
      "doleful",
      "down",
      "downcast",
      "downhearted",
      "down in the mouth",
      "droopy",
      "forlorn",
      "gloomy",
      "glum",
      "hangdog",
      "heartbroken",
      "heartsick",
      "heartsore",
      "heavyhearted",
      "inconsolable",
      "joyless",
      "low",
      "low-spirited",
      "melancholic",
      "melancholy",
      "miserable",
      "mournful",
      "saddened",
      "sorrowful",
      "sorry",
      "unhappy",
      "woebegone",
      "woeful",
      "wretched"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050945",
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sadden":{
    "antonyms":[
      "brighten",
      "buoy",
      "cheer (up)",
      "gladden",
      "lighten",
      "rejoice"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to become sad":[],
      ": to make sad":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "It saddens me that we could not agree.",
      "We were saddened to see how ill she looks.",
      "She was saddened over the death of her friend.",
      "Her face saddened when she heard the news.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The story of Eva Hesse\u2019s short life and brilliant career as one of America\u2019s greatest 20th-century abstract sculptors is saturated by tragedies that still have the power to sadden and shock. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "But that\u2019s revealed not to sadden us so much as to awaken us, to remind us that our memories must be cultivated and exercised as much as any craft or skill. \u2014 Todd Martens Game Critic, Los Angeles Times , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "Stories of slave revolts at once inspire and sadden me. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2021",
      "And perhaps that should sadden all of us some, and not just because of what all that self-destructive behavior took from Maradona, who died less than six weeks shy of his 61st birthday. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 1 Dec. 2020",
      "We are saddened that some people find anything connected with the Confederacy to be offensive. \u2014 Andrew Oxford, azcentral , 11 June 2020",
      "New England Patriots \u2714 @Patriots We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of former Patriot Reche Caldwell. \u2014 NBC News , 7 June 2020",
      "After four decades of coming to Iowa for the caucuses, I will be saddened by their likely elimination in 2024. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 4 Feb. 2020",
      "We are extremely saddened to announce today that Float Fest 2019 is being cancelled. \u2014 Colin Stutz, Billboard , 21 June 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1565, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sa-d\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bum (out)",
      "burden",
      "dash",
      "deject",
      "depress",
      "get down",
      "oppress",
      "weigh down"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201427",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "saddened":{
    "antonyms":[
      "brighten",
      "buoy",
      "cheer (up)",
      "gladden",
      "lighten",
      "rejoice"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to become sad":[],
      ": to make sad":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "It saddens me that we could not agree.",
      "We were saddened to see how ill she looks.",
      "She was saddened over the death of her friend.",
      "Her face saddened when she heard the news.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The story of Eva Hesse\u2019s short life and brilliant career as one of America\u2019s greatest 20th-century abstract sculptors is saturated by tragedies that still have the power to sadden and shock. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "But that\u2019s revealed not to sadden us so much as to awaken us, to remind us that our memories must be cultivated and exercised as much as any craft or skill. \u2014 Todd Martens Game Critic, Los Angeles Times , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "Stories of slave revolts at once inspire and sadden me. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2021",
      "And perhaps that should sadden all of us some, and not just because of what all that self-destructive behavior took from Maradona, who died less than six weeks shy of his 61st birthday. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 1 Dec. 2020",
      "We are saddened that some people find anything connected with the Confederacy to be offensive. \u2014 Andrew Oxford, azcentral , 11 June 2020",
      "New England Patriots \u2714 @Patriots We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of former Patriot Reche Caldwell. \u2014 NBC News , 7 June 2020",
      "After four decades of coming to Iowa for the caucuses, I will be saddened by their likely elimination in 2024. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 4 Feb. 2020",
      "We are extremely saddened to announce today that Float Fest 2019 is being cancelled. \u2014 Colin Stutz, Billboard , 21 June 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1565, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sa-d\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bum (out)",
      "burden",
      "dash",
      "deject",
      "depress",
      "get down",
      "oppress",
      "weigh down"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064040",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "saddening":{
    "antonyms":[
      "brighten",
      "buoy",
      "cheer (up)",
      "gladden",
      "lighten",
      "rejoice"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to become sad":[],
      ": to make sad":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "It saddens me that we could not agree.",
      "We were saddened to see how ill she looks.",
      "She was saddened over the death of her friend.",
      "Her face saddened when she heard the news.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The story of Eva Hesse\u2019s short life and brilliant career as one of America\u2019s greatest 20th-century abstract sculptors is saturated by tragedies that still have the power to sadden and shock. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "But that\u2019s revealed not to sadden us so much as to awaken us, to remind us that our memories must be cultivated and exercised as much as any craft or skill. \u2014 Todd Martens Game Critic, Los Angeles Times , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "Stories of slave revolts at once inspire and sadden me. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2021",
      "And perhaps that should sadden all of us some, and not just because of what all that self-destructive behavior took from Maradona, who died less than six weeks shy of his 61st birthday. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 1 Dec. 2020",
      "We are saddened that some people find anything connected with the Confederacy to be offensive. \u2014 Andrew Oxford, azcentral , 11 June 2020",
      "New England Patriots \u2714 @Patriots We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of former Patriot Reche Caldwell. \u2014 NBC News , 7 June 2020",
      "After four decades of coming to Iowa for the caucuses, I will be saddened by their likely elimination in 2024. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 4 Feb. 2020",
      "We are extremely saddened to announce today that Float Fest 2019 is being cancelled. \u2014 Colin Stutz, Billboard , 21 June 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1565, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sa-d\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bum (out)",
      "burden",
      "dash",
      "deject",
      "depress",
      "get down",
      "oppress",
      "weigh down"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164503",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "saddle":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a girthed usually padded and leather-covered seat for the rider of an animal (such as a horse)":[],
      ": a part of a driving harness comparable to a saddle that is used to keep the breeching in place":[],
      ": a seat to be straddled by the rider of a vehicle (such as a bicycle)":[],
      ": a device mounted as a support and often shaped to fit the object held":[],
      ": a ridge connecting two higher elevations":[],
      ": a pass in a mountain range":[],
      ": both sides of the unsplit back of a carcass including both loins":[],
      ": a colored marking on the back of an animal":[],
      ": the rear part of a male fowl's back extending to the tail \u2014 see duck illustration":[],
      ": the central part of the spine of the binding of a book":[],
      ": a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe":[],
      ": in control":[],
      ": to put a saddle on":[],
      ": to place under a burden or encumbrance":[],
      ": to place (an onerous responsibility) on a person or group":[],
      ": to mount a saddled horse":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sad-\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8sa-d\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "canyon",
      "ca\u00f1on",
      "col",
      "couloir",
      "defile",
      "flume",
      "gap",
      "gill",
      "gorge",
      "gulch",
      "gulf",
      "kloof",
      "linn",
      "notch",
      "pass",
      "ravine"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "burden",
      "encumber",
      "freight",
      "lade",
      "laden",
      "load",
      "lumber",
      "weight"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the next day's hike was a stiff climb out of the saddle where they had camped for the night",
      "Verb",
      "He saddled his horse and mounted it.",
      "to the social worker it seemed as though her supervisor had once again saddled her with a truly hopeless case",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Both men died in the duel, but Russian legend claims Peresvet did not fall from the saddle unlike his opponent. \u2014 Matthew Humphries, PCMAG , 18 May 2022",
      "From the saddle , the trail spirals downhill over long, lazy curves, passing by historic gravesites before reconnecting with the Goldmine Trail near the Goldmine trailhead on Wagon Wheel Road. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "However, Tim Hortons brand is back in the saddle with growing sales, comps, and expansion plans in populous countries such as China and India. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Tomatometer: 93% Critics Consensus: Clint Eastwood\u2019s sophomore outing as director sees him back in the saddle as a mysterious stranger, as the result is one of his most memorable Westerns. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 31 May 2022",
      "Rodeo enthusiasts can witness seven traditional events including saddle bronc riding, women\u2019s barrel racing, steer racing and team roping June 3-4. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
      "After taking the Directors Guild Awards' top prize, Campion's riding high in this Oscar saddle with her second golden guy in sight. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "To them, riding bikes is throwing a leg over the saddle and pointing downhill. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Fans can watch events such as bull riding, bareback and saddle bronc riding, team and tie-down roping and steer wrestling for cowboys and breakaway roping and barrel racing for cowgirls. \u2014 Laura Latzko, The Arizona Republic , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Gyllenhaal and Ledger saddle up to play gay cowboys whose relationship becomes official in a secluded tent after a night of too much whiskey. \u2014 Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 May 2022",
      "Not even several years working for nonprofits in the climate movement could saddle Strange with despair. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 12 May 2022",
      "Brown will saddle the morning line favorite for America\u2019s preeminent dirt race, with confidence in the colt, his team and that this may be his time. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 5 May 2022",
      "As the horses get ready to run in this year's Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 7, metro Phoenix fans can saddle up to the bar. \u2014 Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic , 1 May 2022",
      "On the training side, 86-year-old D. Wayne Lukas will saddle his 50th Derby starter in longshot Ethereal Road. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
      "This change will effectively saddle affected graduates with more debt for longer. \u2014 Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Once at the foot of the volcano, visitors can either hike on foot or saddle up and trek on horseback. \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 11 May 2022",
      "The lawsuit, filed last week in U.S. District Court in Miami, alleged that the move to eliminate the district was unconstitutional, violated the state\u2019s legal and contractual obligations and would saddle taxpayers with a $1-billion debt burden. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English sadel , from Old English sadol ; akin to Old High German satul saddle":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-164941"
  },
  "saddletree":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the frame of a saddle":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sa-d\u1d4al-\u02cctr\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130506",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sadic":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": sadistic":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French sadique , from Comte de Sade + French -ique -ic":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-d\u0113k sometimes \u02c8s\u00e4d- or \u02c8s\u0227d-",
      "\u02c8s\u0101dik",
      "\u02c8sad-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002640",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "sadiron":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a flat iron pointed at both ends and having a removable handle":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1738, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sad (compact, heavy) + iron":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sad-\u02cc\u012b(-\u0259)rn"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200917",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sadism":{
    "antonyms":[
      "benignity",
      "compassion",
      "good-heartedness",
      "humaneness",
      "humanity",
      "kindheartedness",
      "kindness",
      "sympathy",
      "tenderheartedness"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": delight in cruelty":[],
      ": extreme cruelty":[],
      ": the derivation of sexual gratification from the infliction of physical pain or humiliation on another person \u2014 compare masochism , sadomasochism":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a troubled youth with a streak of sadism in him",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Newsweek has reported about a cluster of monkeypox cases arising from a recent conference in Chicago known as International Mr. Leather for fans of bondage, dominance, sadism and masochism, or BDSM. \u2014 Helena Oliviero, ajc , 17 June 2022",
      "LaGanga\u2019s son has been covertly harassing a fellow student and, with weird sadism , LaGanga manages to blame Gordon for the kid\u2019s perversion. \u2014 John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 June 2022",
      "Since the beginning of 2022, aesthetics associated with BDSM \u2014 a set of erotic practices that include bondage, domination, sadism , and masochism \u2014 have entered the mainstream fashion landscape. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 2 May 2022",
      "But just as therapy is complicated, our relationship with parents who have tormented us with indifference or even sadism is complicated. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 11 May 2022",
      "To the sadism of white America, Davis contrasts the Native reverence for living creatures. \u2014 Nathaniel Rich, The Atlantic , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "The flip side of masochism is sadism (named after an eighteenth-century French nobleman), in which someone derives pleasure from inflicting pain of a physical or emotional nature. \u2014 Angie Jones, Glamour , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "But this can also sound like a nonviolent (and still extremely painful) form of sadism . \u2014 New York Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The Harder They Fall takes its cues from Quentin Tarantino\u2019s funny sadism \u2014 the opening family-massacre scene imitates Inglourious Basterds, and each following episode evokes Django Unchained and The Hateful Eight. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 21 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary, from Marquis de Sade":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sa-",
      "\u02c8sad-\u02cciz-",
      "\u02c8s\u0101-\u02ccdi-z\u0259m",
      "\u02c8s\u0101-\u02ccdiz-\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "atrociousness",
      "atrocity",
      "barbarity",
      "barbarousness",
      "brutality",
      "cruelness",
      "cruelty",
      "fiendishness",
      "heartlessness",
      "inhumanity",
      "inhumanness",
      "savageness",
      "savagery",
      "truculence",
      "viciousness",
      "wantonness"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214404",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sadist":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one characterized by sadism : a person who takes pleasure in inflicting pain, punishment, or humiliation on others":[
        "a sexual sadist",
        "He's a sadist and, where Toby is concerned, an unusually relentless one: he's in the boy's face constantly, prodding, belittling, taunting.",
        "\u2014 Terrence Rafferty",
        "To the penal colony, the cat-o'-nine-tails was a tool more basic than the hoe. On Norfolk Island, where the camp was commanded by a succession of sadists , there were other forms of torture as well \u2026",
        "\u2014 Clive James"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1892, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sa-",
      "\u02c8s\u0101-dist",
      "\u02c8sad-",
      "\u02c8s\u0101d-\u0259st"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030543",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sadistic":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or characterized by sadism":[
        "sadistic fantasies",
        "a leg \u2026 sawed off in sections by a sadistic surgeon",
        "\u2014 The New Yorker",
        "For my 41st birthday, an especially sadistic buddy gave me a video of me falling off my skateboard nearly 160 times.",
        "\u2014 Bret Anthony Johnston"
      ],
      ": taking pleasure in the infliction of pain, punishment, or humiliation on others":[
        "sadistic fantasies",
        "a leg \u2026 sawed off in sections by a sadistic surgeon",
        "\u2014 The New Yorker",
        "For my 41st birthday, an especially sadistic buddy gave me a video of me falling off my skateboard nearly 160 times.",
        "\u2014 Bret Anthony Johnston"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1892, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "or sa-",
      "also s\u0101-",
      "s\u0259-\u02c8di-stik"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040933",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "sadly":{
    "antonyms":[
      "blissfully",
      "gladly",
      "happily",
      "joyfully",
      "joyously"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": in a sad manner : in a way that shows sadness or unhappiness":[
        "They spoke sadly of their loss.",
        "She shook her head sadly .",
        "He walked away sadly ."
      ],
      ": in a way that causes feelings of sadness, disappointment, or regret":[
        "a garden that has been sadly neglected for many years",
        "What was top-of-the-line when the house was built was by now sadly outdated.",
        "\u2014 Sue Grafton",
        "The Greek populations of these great cities are now sadly diminished or gone altogether, leaving them much duller places.",
        "\u2014 Robert Fox"
      ],
      ": unfortunately":[
        "\u2014 used to say that something is sad, unfortunate, or regrettable Sadly , you can upload a perfectly working website today and return a few months later to find that many of its external links have died off. \u2014 Matthew MacDonald Is there a way to get the virus out of an afflicted cat's system"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sad-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "agonizingly",
      "bitterly",
      "dolefully",
      "dolorously",
      "grievously",
      "hard",
      "hardly",
      "inconsolably",
      "lugubriously",
      "mournfully",
      "painfully",
      "plaintively",
      "regretfully",
      "resentfully",
      "ruefully",
      "sorely",
      "sorrowfully",
      "unhappily",
      "wailfully",
      "woefully",
      "wretchedly"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183839",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
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      "blissful",
      "buoyant",
      "buoyed",
      "cheerful",
      "cheery",
      "chipper",
      "delighted",
      "glad",
      "gladdened",
      "gladsome",
      "gleeful",
      "happy",
      "joyful",
      "joyous",
      "jubilant",
      "sunny",
      "upbeat"
    ],
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      ": affected with or expressive of grief or unhappiness : downcast":[],
      ": causing or associated with grief or unhappiness : depressing":[
        "sad news"
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      ": of a dull somber color":[],
      ": of little worth":[],
      ": regrettable , deplorable":[
        "a sad relaxation of morals",
        "\u2014 C. W. Cunnington"
      ],
      "seasonal affective disorder":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "He's feeling sad because his pet died.",
      "People were sad that he was leaving.",
      "The experience left her sadder but wiser.",
      "Have you heard the sad news about his wife's illness",
      "It'll be a sad day when you leave us.",
      "a movie with a sad ending",
      "He lived a sad life.",
      "The sad fact of the matter is that they are right.",
      "The new version is a sad imitation of the original movie.",
      "We needed more money but, sad to say , there wasn't any.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "But mostly these statements are sad , as life inevitably is, because of the people conveying them. \u2014 New York Times , 1 July 2022",
      "There were declines in prices among all the major cryptocurrencies, which is sad . \u2014 Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News , 29 June 2022",
      "But to live with doubt means accepting the sad , cruel, surprising and sometimes wonderful capriciousness of the world. \u2014 Thomas Curwenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "For instance, an assessment might ask teachers how frequently a student engages in arguing and impulsive behavior or is sad . \u2014 Nathaniel Von Der Embse, The Conversation , 3 June 2022",
      "The Good News: Be sympathetic towards those who are sad , and be excited for those who are happy. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 26 May 2022",
      "But longtime Marble Madness fans may be sad to learn that this leak represents the second, trackball-free prototype of the game, which definitely suffers somewhat for its reliance on joystick controls. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 26 May 2022",
      "The loss of any newspaper is sad but creates an even larger void in a small town. \u2014 Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
      "Goldberg said the whole situation is sad , and the facts are disturbing. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 24 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English s\u00e6d sated; akin to Old High German sat sated, Latin satis enough":"Adjective"
    },
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      "\u02c8sad"
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      "blue",
      "brokenhearted",
      "cast down",
      "crestfallen",
      "dejected",
      "depressed",
      "despondent",
      "disconsolate",
      "doleful",
      "down",
      "downcast",
      "downhearted",
      "down in the mouth",
      "droopy",
      "forlorn",
      "gloomy",
      "glum",
      "hangdog",
      "heartbroken",
      "heartsick",
      "heartsore",
      "heavyhearted",
      "inconsolable",
      "joyless",
      "low",
      "low-spirited",
      "melancholic",
      "melancholy",
      "miserable",
      "mournful",
      "saddened",
      "sorrowful",
      "sorry",
      "unhappy",
      "woebegone",
      "woeful",
      "wretched"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061251",
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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      ": saddle roof":[],
      ": a coping with a slope on the two sides":[],
      ": a hill or ridge having a concave outline at the top":[],
      ": saddle oyster":[],
      ": two supporting members (as of timber) placed in the form of an inverted V":[],
      ": an animal having a marking on the back suggesting a saddle : such as":[],
      ": the male harp seal":[],
      ": black-backed gull":[],
      ": hooded crow":[],
      ": a passerine bird ( Philesturnus carunculatus ) native to New Zealand that is related to the huia and when mature has black plumage with a chestnut-colored band on the back and wings":[],
      ": an animal of either of two British breeds (Essex Saddleback and Wessex Saddleback) of medium-sized black swine distinguished by a white band crossing the back at the shoulder and descending on to each forefoot":[],
      ": a size of wrapping paper measuring 45 by 36 inches":[],
      ": saddle-backed":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\""
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "saddle entry 1 + back":"Noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165147"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a girthed usually padded and leather-covered seat for the rider of an animal (such as a horse)":[],
      ": a part of a driving harness comparable to a saddle that is used to keep the breeching in place":[],
      ": a seat to be straddled by the rider of a vehicle (such as a bicycle)":[],
      ": a device mounted as a support and often shaped to fit the object held":[],
      ": a ridge connecting two higher elevations":[],
      ": a pass in a mountain range":[],
      ": both sides of the unsplit back of a carcass including both loins":[],
      ": a colored marking on the back of an animal":[],
      ": the rear part of a male fowl's back extending to the tail \u2014 see duck illustration":[],
      ": the central part of the spine of the binding of a book":[],
      ": a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe":[],
      ": in control":[],
      ": to put a saddle on":[],
      ": to place under a burden or encumbrance":[],
      ": to place (an onerous responsibility) on a person or group":[],
      ": to mount a saddled horse":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sad-\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8sa-d\u1d4al"
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      "canyon",
      "ca\u00f1on",
      "col",
      "couloir",
      "defile",
      "flume",
      "gap",
      "gill",
      "gorge",
      "gulch",
      "gulf",
      "kloof",
      "linn",
      "notch",
      "pass",
      "ravine"
    ],
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      "burden",
      "encumber",
      "freight",
      "lade",
      "laden",
      "load",
      "lumber",
      "weight"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the next day's hike was a stiff climb out of the saddle where they had camped for the night",
      "Verb",
      "He saddled his horse and mounted it.",
      "to the social worker it seemed as though her supervisor had once again saddled her with a truly hopeless case",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Both men died in the duel, but Russian legend claims Peresvet did not fall from the saddle unlike his opponent. \u2014 Matthew Humphries, PCMAG , 18 May 2022",
      "From the saddle , the trail spirals downhill over long, lazy curves, passing by historic gravesites before reconnecting with the Goldmine Trail near the Goldmine trailhead on Wagon Wheel Road. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "However, Tim Hortons brand is back in the saddle with growing sales, comps, and expansion plans in populous countries such as China and India. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Tomatometer: 93% Critics Consensus: Clint Eastwood\u2019s sophomore outing as director sees him back in the saddle as a mysterious stranger, as the result is one of his most memorable Westerns. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 31 May 2022",
      "Rodeo enthusiasts can witness seven traditional events including saddle bronc riding, women\u2019s barrel racing, steer racing and team roping June 3-4. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
      "After taking the Directors Guild Awards' top prize, Campion's riding high in this Oscar saddle with her second golden guy in sight. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "To them, riding bikes is throwing a leg over the saddle and pointing downhill. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Fans can watch events such as bull riding, bareback and saddle bronc riding, team and tie-down roping and steer wrestling for cowboys and breakaway roping and barrel racing for cowgirls. \u2014 Laura Latzko, The Arizona Republic , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Gyllenhaal and Ledger saddle up to play gay cowboys whose relationship becomes official in a secluded tent after a night of too much whiskey. \u2014 Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 May 2022",
      "Not even several years working for nonprofits in the climate movement could saddle Strange with despair. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 12 May 2022",
      "Brown will saddle the morning line favorite for America\u2019s preeminent dirt race, with confidence in the colt, his team and that this may be his time. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 5 May 2022",
      "As the horses get ready to run in this year's Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 7, metro Phoenix fans can saddle up to the bar. \u2014 Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic , 1 May 2022",
      "On the training side, 86-year-old D. Wayne Lukas will saddle his 50th Derby starter in longshot Ethereal Road. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
      "This change will effectively saddle affected graduates with more debt for longer. \u2014 Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Once at the foot of the volcano, visitors can either hike on foot or saddle up and trek on horseback. \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 11 May 2022",
      "The lawsuit, filed last week in U.S. District Court in Miami, alleged that the move to eliminate the district was unconstitutional, violated the state\u2019s legal and contractual obligations and would saddle taxpayers with a $1-billion debt burden. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English sadel , from Old English sadol ; akin to Old High German satul saddle":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-170209"
  },
  "saddle roof":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a roof (as of a tower) having two gables and one ridge":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-171246"
  },
  "saddle leather":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Interiors on other Lucid Air models have dark oak (Mojave), saddle leather (Tahoe), and white seats with walnut trim (Santa Cruz). \u2014 Austin Irwin, Car and Driver , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Full of saddle leather and spice, the cigars come in a partitioned box of ten, along with a certificate and a silver commemorative coin. \u2014 Richard Carleton Hacker, Robb Report , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "Horse and saddle leather , wet Labrador retriever and rutting male ungulates are smells that seem never to stop drifting through my mind, just below the surface of consciousness. \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 16 May 2020",
      "Containers are made of solid walnut, and all the pieces are covered in rich saddle leather . \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Sep. 2019",
      "The men\u2019s faces are cragged and as dark as saddle leather from lifetimes spent in the sun. \u2014 National Geographic , 14 Mar. 2019",
      "It\u2019s trimmed in saddle leather and polished aluminum. \u2014 Fortune , 7 Apr. 2018",
      "From the clubby handsome wood paneling, saddle leather , classic equestrian artwork, and beautifully branded china and crystal. \u2014 Micaela English, Town & Country , 24 Feb. 2015"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1771, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173019"
  },
  "saddle sore":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a gall or open sore developing on the back of a horse at points of pressure from an ill-fitting or ill-adjusted saddle":[],
      ": an irritation or sore on parts of the rider chafed by the saddle":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "During the 2018 California L'Eroica, Bike Snob NYC braved saddle sores and a single pizza-size gear on a century-old Mead Ranger\u2014all in an attempt to prove that bike technology hasn't gotten that much better. \u2014 Outside Online , 12 June 2018",
      "Take saddle sores , which aren\u2019t limited to horse riders. \u2014 Christine Ro, The Atlantic , 15 Apr. 2018",
      "Additionally, having handlebar height lower than seat height increased the odds of genital numbness and saddle sores . \u2014 Maureen Salamon, chicagotribune.com , 19 Jan. 2018",
      "After breaking his right big toe during practice in late October, Williams spent so much time on a stationary bike the guy probably battled saddle sores . \u2014 Don Norcross, sandiegouniontribune.com , 22 Dec. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1873, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173059"
  },
  "saddlelike":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": resembling or suggesting a saddle (as in shape)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173335"
  },
  "saddle seat":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a slightly concave chair seat (as of a Windsor chair) with sometimes a thickened ridge at the center front":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The mezcal and tequila bar, Bodega Mezcaleria, stocked with the country\u2019s artisan labels, remains open for sipping from sustainable coconut cups while straddling a saddle seat , whether on a noon or midnight whim. \u2014 Lauren Mowery, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "The American Royal is a show that is deep in tradition for saddle seat riders dating to its inception in 1905. \u2014 Chris Barlow, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 Feb. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1895, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190132"
  },
  "saddlery":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the trade, articles of trade, or shop of a saddler":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sa-d\u1d4al-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8sad-l\u0259-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In both years, leather goods and saddlery were its cash cow and grew a dynamic 48% from 2019. \u2014 Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "In 1921, insurance mogul Frank Dooly sold his mansion in Nob Hill Heights to George W. Lawrence, whose Portland company, started in the 1850s, was the largest saddlery and harness maker on the West Coast. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Back in Florence, Guccio opens a saddlery shop at 47 Via Vigna Nuova. \u2014 Vogue , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "Louis Vuitton is dipping its toes in what has been the territory of Herm\u00e8s, another French company with roots in the 19th century\u2014 though in saddlery rather than luggage. \u2014 Christina Binkley, Robb Report , 27 Nov. 2021",
      "As the carriage trade swaps horses for horsepower, Gucci shifts focus from saddlery to luxury goods, marking the modern incarnation of the company. \u2014 Vogue , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "The surgical masks are being made by the saddlery department, which is responsible for making the interiors of Lamborghinis. \u2014 Mihir Maddireddy, Car and Driver , 2 Apr. 2020",
      "Amid antique saddlery dating back to the Mongol invasion, Alonso, whose studio is in the London borough of Hackney, discovered a set of collapsible Victorian paper dioramas and some folding lamps from the early days of electric light. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Oct. 2019",
      "The show features 40 luggage pieces from the Rimowa\u2019s archive, each telling the story of the company\u2019s history, founded by German designer Paul Morszeck as a small saddlery shop a few blocks from the Rhine in Cologne, and its role in pop culture. \u2014 Nadia Neophytou, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190618"
  },
  "saddle soap":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a mild soap used for cleansing and conditioning leather":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For synthetic saddles, use water and saddle soap or mild detergent to clean the surface. \u2014 Jennifer Blair, chicagotribune.com , 22 Mar. 2021",
      "Test before using saddle soap or another leather cleaner, which may remove some color. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 May 2020",
      "Test before using saddle soap or another leather cleaner, which may remove some color. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 Mar. 2020",
      "Clean your shoes, jacket, or purse with the saddle soap , apply leather salve to add moisture and repair cracks, and add shine with a leather oil. \u2014 Popular Science , 19 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1878, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191106"
  },
  "saddle horse":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a horse suited for or trained for riding":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1647, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191407"
  },
  "saddle with":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to cause (someone or something) to have (a problem, burden, responsibility, etc.)":[
        "His actions have saddled the company with too much debt.",
        "My boss saddled me with the task of organizing the conference.",
        "\u2014 often used as (be) saddled with The company is saddled with an enormous amount of debt. She is saddled with a reputation for not being dependable."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192508"
  },
  "saddle shoe":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an oxford-style shoe having a saddle of contrasting color or leather":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In addition to loafers, the saddle shoe was associated with college style in the 1940s and \u201850s. \u2014 Joy Wallace Dickinson, orlandosentinel.com , 29 Aug. 2021",
      "By the end of the 1940s, the saddle shoe was a top shoe choice for teenage girls. \u2014 Joy Wallace Dickinson, orlandosentinel.com , 29 Aug. 2021",
      "Attendees are encouraged to wear poodle skirts, saddle shoes , penny loafers and leather jackets and dance the afternoon away. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Sep. 2019",
      "Come dressed in your saddle shoes and poodle skirt and feel the nostalgia of 60 years past. \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland.com , 30 Aug. 2019",
      "In an anachronistic twist, while the atmosphere and the music scream 1950s, the guests have traded their poodle skirts for bathing suits underneath cover-ups and their saddle shoes for flip flops. \u2014 Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, al , 7 Aug. 2019",
      "Fiordiligi and Dorabella first appear in bobby socks and saddle shoes \u2014concealed the darker desires that infuse everything about Cos\u00ec fan tutte. \u2014 Larry Wolff, The New York Review of Books , 27 Mar. 2018",
      "In my memory, Rachel Antonoff's collaboration with Bass (yes, of Weejuns fame) was perhaps the first time wearing polka-dot saddle shoes in coordinating colors could be considered a deliberate, nice-looking choice. \u2014 Chelsea Peng, Marie Claire , 10 Jan. 2017",
      "Growing up Catholic in America in the mid-century was a heady, paradoxical blend of excitement and repression, glamour and asceticism, mystery and cruelty, sensuality and sexism, beautiful lace mantillas and ugly saddle shoes . \u2014 Maureen Dowd, Vogue , 11 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1936, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194645"
  },
  "saddleback caterpillar":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a caterpillar that is the larva of a cup moth ( Sibine stimulea ), has urticating hairs and usually a green and brown saddle-shaped mark on the back, and feeds on cherry and oak in the southeastern U.S.":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200841"
  },
  "saddle oyster":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a windowpane oyster ( Placuna sella ) of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a broad arch like a saddle":[],
      ": a mollusk of Anomia or a related genus":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-205028"
  },
  "saddle horn":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a hornlike prolongation of the pommel of a stock saddle":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The first roper, known as the header, ropes the front of the steer, wraps the rope around a saddle horn and uses his horse to direct the steer to the left. \u2014 Tess Demeyer, Dallas News , 2 Dec. 2020",
      "Fedinec is leaning over his saddle horn , eavesdropping intently. \u2014 Will Brantley, Field & Stream , 25 Sep. 2020",
      "The other end of the rope is attached to the saddle horn . \u2014 Melissa Lyttle, Smithsonian , 13 Dec. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1856, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-210038"
  },
  "saddle pile":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a sheet pile driven into the ground and made concave on the top edge to support a sewer pipe or the like in soft ground":[]
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-210230"
  },
  "saddle-wire stitch":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": saddle stitch sense 1":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-212653"
  },
  "saddlemaker":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": saddler sense 1":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English sadlemaker , from sadle, sadel saddle + maker":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-215036"
  },
  "saddle shell":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": jingle shell":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Your radio is of copper finished base metal and originally came with a red cloth saddle blanket beneath the removable saddle. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 Oct. 2021",
      "Danielson unsaddled the animal at the trailhead and found a large hole worn well into its muscle by a small branch inadvertently trapped beneath the saddle blanket . \u2014 Bill Monroe, OregonLive.com , 16 Feb. 2018"
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      ": a seat to be straddled by the rider of a vehicle (such as a bicycle)":[],
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      ": both sides of the unsplit back of a carcass including both loins":[],
      ": a colored marking on the back of an animal":[],
      ": the rear part of a male fowl's back extending to the tail \u2014 see duck illustration":[],
      ": the central part of the spine of the binding of a book":[],
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      ": to put a saddle on":[],
      ": to place under a burden or encumbrance":[],
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      "\u02c8sa-d\u1d4al"
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      "gorge",
      "gulch",
      "gulf",
      "kloof",
      "linn",
      "notch",
      "pass",
      "ravine"
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      "freight",
      "lade",
      "laden",
      "load",
      "lumber",
      "weight"
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      "Noun",
      "the next day's hike was a stiff climb out of the saddle where they had camped for the night",
      "Verb",
      "He saddled his horse and mounted it.",
      "to the social worker it seemed as though her supervisor had once again saddled her with a truly hopeless case",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Both men died in the duel, but Russian legend claims Peresvet did not fall from the saddle unlike his opponent. \u2014 Matthew Humphries, PCMAG , 18 May 2022",
      "From the saddle , the trail spirals downhill over long, lazy curves, passing by historic gravesites before reconnecting with the Goldmine Trail near the Goldmine trailhead on Wagon Wheel Road. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "However, Tim Hortons brand is back in the saddle with growing sales, comps, and expansion plans in populous countries such as China and India. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Tomatometer: 93% Critics Consensus: Clint Eastwood\u2019s sophomore outing as director sees him back in the saddle as a mysterious stranger, as the result is one of his most memorable Westerns. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 31 May 2022",
      "Rodeo enthusiasts can witness seven traditional events including saddle bronc riding, women\u2019s barrel racing, steer racing and team roping June 3-4. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
      "After taking the Directors Guild Awards' top prize, Campion's riding high in this Oscar saddle with her second golden guy in sight. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "To them, riding bikes is throwing a leg over the saddle and pointing downhill. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Fans can watch events such as bull riding, bareback and saddle bronc riding, team and tie-down roping and steer wrestling for cowboys and breakaway roping and barrel racing for cowgirls. \u2014 Laura Latzko, The Arizona Republic , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Gyllenhaal and Ledger saddle up to play gay cowboys whose relationship becomes official in a secluded tent after a night of too much whiskey. \u2014 Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 May 2022",
      "Not even several years working for nonprofits in the climate movement could saddle Strange with despair. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 12 May 2022",
      "Brown will saddle the morning line favorite for America\u2019s preeminent dirt race, with confidence in the colt, his team and that this may be his time. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 5 May 2022",
      "As the horses get ready to run in this year's Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 7, metro Phoenix fans can saddle up to the bar. \u2014 Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic , 1 May 2022",
      "On the training side, 86-year-old D. Wayne Lukas will saddle his 50th Derby starter in longshot Ethereal Road. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
      "This change will effectively saddle affected graduates with more debt for longer. \u2014 Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Once at the foot of the volcano, visitors can either hike on foot or saddle up and trek on horseback. \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 11 May 2022",
      "The lawsuit, filed last week in U.S. District Court in Miami, alleged that the move to eliminate the district was unconstitutional, violated the state\u2019s legal and contractual obligations and would saddle taxpayers with a $1-billion debt burden. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022"
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      "Middle English sadel , from Old English sadol ; akin to Old High German satul saddle":"Noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-101523"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-110648"
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      ": to secure (as a magazine or pamphlet) with a saddle stitch":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-114138"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-132813"
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      "transitive verb"
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      ": an even or uneven running stitch usually set in from an edge that is used as a decorative trimming on clothing and leather articles":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-133732"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-182034"
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      ": to fasten together the leaves of (as a book) by a method resembling saddle stitching but using thread instead of wire":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-193152"
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      "noun"
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      ": one of a pair of covered pouches laid across the back of a horse behind the saddle or hanging over the rear wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle":[],
      ": a bulge of lumpy fat in the outer area of the upper thighs":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Finished in what Indian dubs Heavy Metal Smoke paint, the matte surfaces are accented by bronze touches on the tank\u2019s Indian headdress, saddlebag latches, center console, primary cover and airbox. \u2014 Basem Wasef, Robb Report , 15 June 2022",
      "The Fenty Beauty mogul paired the daring look with gold hoops, strappy sandals, and a black Dior saddlebag . \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Gone are the days of uber-rare Jean Paul Gaultier mesh shirts or a Dior saddlebag as the ultimate conversation starter. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 22 Aug. 2021",
      "Yesterday in Manhattan, Holmes headed out for a smoothie in Vince\u2019s ribbed racerback tank dress and Hunting Season\u2019s large leather saddlebag . \u2014 Janelle Okwod, Vogue , 25 June 2021",
      "In contrast, Handy's book was hand-sewn, simple and small enough to be slipped into a pocket or a saddlebag . \u2014 Jenna Ross, Star Tribune , 15 June 2021",
      "On the ride, an alarm sounded on Pottinger\u2019s cell phone in the saddlebag . \u2014 Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker , 28 Dec. 2020",
      "Hadid, who raises chickens, cattle, ponies and more on her farm, included a photo of the pair getting ready to go horseback riding as they are seen holding a saddlebag and wearing riding boots. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 12 Sep. 2020",
      "As for carrying stuff on your bike, there was a time when anything more than a tiny saddlebag was a tremendous faux pas. \u2014 Eben Weiss, Outside Online , 11 Dec. 2019"
    ],
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1742, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-205225"
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      "adjective"
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      "\u02ccsa-dy\u0259-",
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    "definitions":{
      ": a member of a Jewish party of the intertestamental period consisting of a traditional ruling class of priests and rejecting doctrines not in the Law (such as resurrection, retribution in a future life, and the existence of angels)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
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      "\u02c8sa-j\u0259-\u02ccs\u0113"
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      "Middle English saducee , from Old English sadduce , from Late Latin sadducaeus , from Greek saddoukaios , from Late Hebrew \u1e63\u0101dd\u016bqi":""
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      "Middle English saducee , from Old English sadduce , from Late Latin sadducaeus , from Greek saddoukaios , from Late Hebrew \u1e63\u0101dd\u016bqi":""
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