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"sh\u00fc\u02c8kal(\u02cc)y\u00fc"
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"\u02c8\u1e35\u022f\u1e35\u0259m"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This summer, romantic details like puff sleeves and ruffles are all the rage, and Amazon's dress selection is chock -full of them. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
"In July, my family drove to Kings Canyon National Park to backpack the Rae Lakes Loop, a 41.4-mile trail chock full of silky lakes and crumbling mountain passes. \u2014 Daric L. Cottingham, Los Angeles Times , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Fresh Day Serum is chock -full of all the good stuff for your skin, such as pumpkin ferment extract, vitamin C, vitamin E and I-ascorbic acid. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
"In the early days, the internet was chock full of pages like these, but Google's clean-up efforts have made the web more user-friendly. \u2014 Amine Rahal, Forbes , 1 June 2021",
"This natural shampoo is chock -full of hair-loving ingredients that soothe and hydrate hair from root to tip. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"More notably, the Polestar 2 BST is chock -full of chassis mods. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 2 June 2022",
"No less transcendent is the great Ennio Morricone\u2019s musical score, chock -full of bangers. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 31 May 2022",
"The arty Pineapple Grove Arts District is chock -full of murals and sculptures, as well as its fair share of eclectic galleries, whimsical shops, and one-of-a-kind eateries (more on that below). \u2014 Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Each life-sized themed tower is chock full of various objects ranging from basketballs to small kitchen appliances as contestants try to successfully pull items from the stack without tipping it over in order to earn prizes. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 June 2022",
"This comprehensive home expo is chock full of innovative displays showcasing the latest trends in design and product offerings. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Based on her own grade school years, the workplace mockumentary follows a group of teachers in an underfunded public school, treating a heavy subject with lightness and joy in episodes chock -full of mile-a-minute jokes and West Philly references. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Leaflets, dollar bills, mini-Bibles and USB drives chock -full of content banned in the North fall out of the sky like snowflakes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Jan. 2022",
"But beyond this, the game is chock full of strange, haunting melodies as well as operatic singing and instrumental tunes. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, BGR , 26 Feb. 2022",
"But for sports fans, ESPN is a must-have channel, and the network\u2019s schedule is chock full of college football bowl games through next month. \u2014 cleveland , 18 Dec. 2021",
"But for sports fans, ESPN is a must-have channel, and the network\u2019s schedule is chock full of college football bowl games through next month. \u2014 cleveland , 18 Dec. 2021",
"But for sports fans, ESPN is a must-have channel, and the network\u2019s schedule is chock full of college football bowl games through next month. \u2014 cleveland , 18 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"That was on display with a raft of promotions that make all four of their full-season affiliates chock full of prospect talent. \u2014 Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com , 17 Aug. 2021",
"Print quality is solid thanks to a 5-ink system with two levels of black that delivers rich shadows and dark tones chock full of detail. \u2014 Dave Johnson, Forbes , 14 June 2021",
"Print quality is solid thanks to a 5-ink system with two levels of black that delivers rich shadows and dark tones chock full of detail. \u2014 Dave Johnson, Forbes , 14 June 2021",
"Print quality is solid thanks to a 5-ink system with two levels of black that delivers rich shadows and dark tones chock full of detail. \u2014 Dave Johnson, Forbes , 14 June 2021",
"Print quality is solid thanks to a 5-ink system with two levels of black that delivers rich shadows and dark tones chock full of detail. \u2014 Dave Johnson, Forbes , 14 June 2021",
"Print quality is solid thanks to a 5-ink system with two levels of black that delivers rich shadows and dark tones chock full of detail. \u2014 Dave Johnson, Forbes , 14 June 2021",
"Print quality is solid thanks to a 5-ink system with two levels of black that delivers rich shadows and dark tones chock full of detail. \u2014 Dave Johnson, Forbes , 14 June 2021",
"Print quality is solid thanks to a 5-ink system with two levels of black that delivers rich shadows and dark tones chock full of detail. \u2014 Dave Johnson, Forbes , 14 June 2021"
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"1665, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
"1726, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1798, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
},
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"origin unknown":"Noun"
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"\u02c8ch\u00e4k"
],
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"adverb",
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"verb"
]
},
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"blank",
"devoid",
"empty",
"stark",
"vacant",
"void"
],
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"hotels chock-full of tourists"
]
},
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"Middle English chokkefull , probably from choken to choke + full":""
},
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"\u02c8ch\u00e4k-",
"-\u02ccfu\u0307l",
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"brimming",
"bursting",
"chockablock",
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"fat",
"filled",
"full",
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"jammed",
"loaded",
"packed",
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"blank",
"devoid",
"empty",
"stark",
"vacant",
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],
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"chockablock full"
],
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"shelves chockablock with books"
]
},
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"Adjective",
"the mantel was chockablock with knickknacks"
],
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"\u02c8ch\u00e4-k\u0259-\u02ccbl\u00e4k"
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},
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"Middle English chokkefull , probably from choken to choke + full":""
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"\u02c8ch\u00e4k-",
"-\u02ccfu\u0307l",
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"filled",
"full",
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"jammed",
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"packed",
"stuffed"
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"unsentimental"
],
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": superficially pretty or sentimental":[]
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"1892, in the meaning defined above":""
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"from the pictures formerly commonly seen on boxes of chocolates":""
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"cloying",
"corny",
"drippy",
"fruity",
"gooey",
"lovey-dovey",
"maudlin",
"mawkish",
"mushy",
"novelettish",
"saccharine",
"sappy",
"schmaltzy",
"sentimental",
"sloppy",
"slushy",
"soppy",
"soupy",
"spoony",
"spooney",
"sticky",
"sugarcoated",
"sugary",
"wet"
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"dainty",
"delicate",
"elegant",
"exquisite",
"fine",
"rare",
"recherch\u00e9",
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],
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],
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"you have no choice"
],
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],
": the act of choosing : selection":[
"finding it hard to make a choice"
],
": the best part : cream":[
"Of the cavalry the king's own was the choice ."
],
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"accepting the choicest candidates"
]
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"He has some important choices to make.",
"You made a good choice .",
"She was faced with a difficult choice .",
"You can either accept the job or not. It's your choice .",
"I read about the various options so that I could make an informed choice .",
"Given the choice , I'd rather stay home tonight.",
"A flexible health insurance plan gives patients more choice about doctors and coverage.",
"There is a wide range of choices .",
"Other choices on the menu looked equally tempting.",
"Adjective",
"Choice beef is not as expensive as prime beef.",
"choice chocolates for which chocolate lovers are willing to pay extra",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Ezra Miller was a smart casting choice eight years ago. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Having a portable fire extinguisher is a choice for some while required by law in states like New York. \u2014 Mythili Devarakonda, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"If your dog is new to slow-feeders, this budget option from Outward Hound is an ideal choice . \u2014 Lindsay Pevny, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022",
"Elven is always a good choice , but there are so many great characters to choose from. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
"Plus how the Shameless alum was the first choice for the comedy that explores the intersection of family and the workplace family. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
"Medterra Pets CBD Joint Support Soft Chews are another solid choice for helping your canine pal with joint issues. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"This monokini with a ruffled neckline is Amazon's top choice for women's white swimsuits, and more than 16,000 shoppers love it, too. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 24 June 2022",
"The tearjerker ballad, which Bolton co-wrote with Doug James, was an apt choice for the spot. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 24 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The battle to dismantle Roe v. Wade has been underway for 50 years and Eileen Smith, a former Jane, said that the pro- choice movement needs to take a few notes from their adversaries. \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 20 May 2022",
"In the long term, however, these protests may help spur more organization within the pro- choice movement, McClellan said. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"Gallup found 55% of those surveyed identify as pro- choice \u2013 the highest percentage reported since 1995. \u2014 Rachel Looker, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"More recently, a YouGov poll conducted in 2020 found that nine out of 10 UK adults identify as pro- choice . \u2014 Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com , 5 May 2022",
"Gallup found 49% of Americans now identify as pro- choice and 47% as pro-life, as compared with 56% and 33% who said the same in 1995, respectively. \u2014 Alison Durkee, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"Caruso also takes a pro- choice stance and released a statement condemning the draft decision. \u2014 Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022",
"Both describe themselves as pro- choice , but Mr. Ciattarelli backs more restrictions than Ms. Loughran. \u2014 Fox News , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Additionally, Planned Parenthood called on Caruso to apologize for prior donations to anti- choice politicians. \u2014 Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
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"Middle English chois , from Anglo-French, from choisir to choose, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German kiosan to choose \u2014 more at choose":"Noun and Adjective"
},
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"\u02c8ch\u022fis"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for choice Noun choice , option , alternative , preference , selection , election mean the act or opportunity of choosing or the thing chosen. choice suggests the opportunity or privilege of choosing freely. freedom of choice option implies a power to choose that is specifically granted or guaranteed. the option of paying now or later alternative implies a need to choose one and reject another possibility. equally attractive alternatives preference suggests a choice guided by one's judgment or predilections. a preference for cool weather selection implies a range of choice. a varied selection of furniture election implies an end or purpose which requires exercise of judgment. doing a tax return forces certain elections on you Adjective choice , exquisite , elegant , rare , delicate , dainty mean having qualities that appeal to a cultivated taste. choice stresses preeminence in quality or kind. choice fabric exquisite implies a perfection in workmanship or design that appeals only to very sensitive taste. an exquisite gold bracelet elegant applies to what is rich and luxurious but restrained by good taste. a sumptuous but elegant dining room rare suggests an uncommon excellence. rare beauty delicate implies exquisiteness, subtlety, and fragility. delicate craftsmanship dainty sometimes carries an additional suggestion of smallness and of appeal to the eye or palate. dainty sandwiches",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He has some important choices to make.",
"You made a good choice .",
"She was faced with a difficult choice .",
"You can either accept the job or not. It's your choice .",
"I read about the various options so that I could make an informed choice .",
"Given the choice , I'd rather stay home tonight.",
"A flexible health insurance plan gives patients more choice about doctors and coverage.",
"There is a wide range of choices .",
"Other choices on the menu looked equally tempting.",
"Adjective",
"Choice beef is not as expensive as prime beef.",
"choice chocolates for which chocolate lovers are willing to pay extra",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Ezra Miller was a smart casting choice eight years ago. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Having a portable fire extinguisher is a choice for some while required by law in states like New York. \u2014 Mythili Devarakonda, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"If your dog is new to slow-feeders, this budget option from Outward Hound is an ideal choice . \u2014 Lindsay Pevny, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022",
"Elven is always a good choice , but there are so many great characters to choose from. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
"Plus how the Shameless alum was the first choice for the comedy that explores the intersection of family and the workplace family. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
"Medterra Pets CBD Joint Support Soft Chews are another solid choice for helping your canine pal with joint issues. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"This monokini with a ruffled neckline is Amazon's top choice for women's white swimsuits, and more than 16,000 shoppers love it, too. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 24 June 2022",
"The tearjerker ballad, which Bolton co-wrote with Doug James, was an apt choice for the spot. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 24 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The battle to dismantle Roe v. Wade has been underway for 50 years and Eileen Smith, a former Jane, said that the pro- choice movement needs to take a few notes from their adversaries. \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 20 May 2022",
"In the long term, however, these protests may help spur more organization within the pro- choice movement, McClellan said. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"Gallup found 55% of those surveyed identify as pro- choice \u2013 the highest percentage reported since 1995. \u2014 Rachel Looker, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"More recently, a YouGov poll conducted in 2020 found that nine out of 10 UK adults identify as pro- choice . \u2014 Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com , 5 May 2022",
"Gallup found 49% of Americans now identify as pro- choice and 47% as pro-life, as compared with 56% and 33% who said the same in 1995, respectively. \u2014 Alison Durkee, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"Caruso also takes a pro- choice stance and released a statement condemning the draft decision. \u2014 Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022",
"Both describe themselves as pro- choice , but Mr. Ciattarelli backs more restrictions than Ms. Loughran. \u2014 Fox News , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Additionally, Planned Parenthood called on Caruso to apologize for prior donations to anti- choice politicians. \u2014 Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022"
],
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"Middle English chois , from Anglo-French, from choisir to choose, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German kiosan to choose \u2014 more at choose":"Noun and Adjective"
},
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":"Noun"
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"\u02c8ch\u022fi(\u0259)l",
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000832",
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"\u2014 New Yorker"
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": an organized group of persons or things":[
"\u2026 travels with a suite of assistants and a choir of publicists.",
"\u2014 L. R. Lapham"
],
": to sing or sound in chorus or concert":[
"The woodwinds choired eloquently."
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"joined the choir for next year",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Pops is dressed in a dark suit, the kids in dark choir gowns. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
"Pharus leads the school choir and thus the play is suffused with choral arrangements. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022",
"Soweto Gospel Choir - Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022: The opener features three-time Grammy-winning choir drawn from churches in South Africa. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 20 June 2022",
"Martha Mwavit, a member of the Saint-Esprit Parish choir , said the singers had spent two months rehearsing songs for the papal Mass in Goma. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 10 June 2022",
"Franklin was surrounded by strong, Black women and began singing in an adult gospel choir at the age of 5. \u2014 Jeff Gage, SPIN , 8 June 2022",
"The choir will reach beyond Broadway, past country and delve into songs that come out of left, right and center field. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 June 2022",
"The nine-part series took a year to score, with multiple Los Angeles sessions for 51-piece orchestra and 12-voice choir . \u2014 Jon Burlingame, Variety , 2 June 2022",
"Like lunch in an olive grove with the farmer, noodles in the market in Vietnam, or a local men\u2019s choir in the Italian Lakes. \u2014 Allison Olmsted, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The college eventually approved his request for about $2,500 worth of sound equipment to make car choir a reality for the winter quarter, which began Jan. 4. \u2014 Rachel Alexander, oregonlive , 20 Jan. 2021",
"Margret Boes-Ingraham, 72, used to drive her 14-year-old granddaughter to choir practice a few times a week near Salt Lake City, then stay to listen to her sing. \u2014 Lindsay Whitehurst, USA TODAY , 31 Mar. 2020",
"Phoebe Pagano, one of McHugh\u2019s students, said her favorite part of Helping Hands is when Jonah walks with the group to choir and gym class. \u2014 cleveland , 17 Feb. 2020",
"Video footage runs on three sides, with the preacher and choir up front and fellow churchgoers on each side of you, giving you the feeling of being a participant. \u2014 Verna Gates, al , 30 Dec. 2019",
"In Santa Barbara, California, Robert Van Handel was a Franciscan monk who founded a local boys choir and worked as principal of St. Anthony\u2019s Seminary. \u2014 USA Today , 12 Nov. 2019",
"The photo was taken during their visit to Tupou College, where the boys choir memorably serenading the parents-to-be with a cheeky song to keep mosquitos at bay that included the students making buzzing sounds. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 5 Sep. 2019",
"Anderson also served as a youth group leader for the boys choir at Our Savior\u2019s Lutheran Church in Lake Oswego for six years in the mid-1990s, police said. \u2014 oregonlive.com , 15 Aug. 2019",
"The event took place at Fildelfia Chruch on Monday and saw singers from the Happy Voices choir take part in the rendition. \u2014 Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle , 1 May 2018"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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},
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"Middle English quer , from Anglo-French queor , from Medieval Latin chorus , from Latin, chorus \u2014 more at chorus":"Noun and Verb"
},
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"\u02c8kw\u012br",
"\u02c8kw\u012b(-\u0259)r"
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"glee club"
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": an aisle flanking the choir of a church":[]
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": a gallery occupied by a church choir":[]
},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Maxine was in the church's choir loft when the bomb exploded. \u2014 Devon M. Sayers, CNN , 3 Jan. 2022",
"And in this season of the pandemic, when masks are mandatory and fear floats invisibly in the air, there is something else informing the sounds coming from Clark\u2019s choir loft . \u2014 Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com , 11 Dec. 2021",
"The four-story unit, located in the 22nd Street Condos, a 12-unit redevelopment, is nestled into the former choir loft of the 1902 church. \u2014 Meg St-esprit, WSJ , 15 Apr. 2021",
"In the choir loft , Kwasniewski, Bauer and others were chanting Gregorian melodies, projecting a warbly sound that echoed as if the church were a stone cave. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Sep. 2021",
"Rice alleges Bodziak abused her at St. Leo's Church in Altoona, including attacks in the choir loft , a car and a cemetery. \u2014 Mark Scolforo, Star Tribune , 21 July 2021",
"Their small coffins were placed side by side in the crossing under the choir loft in the Princeton University Chapel. \u2014 John Mcphee, The New Yorker , 12 Apr. 2021",
"Now, a whole bank of cameras sits atop the choir loft . \u2014 Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic , 2 Apr. 2021",
"Gordon Granley walks into church with a mask, but then sits in the choir loft , alone, and often removes it. \u2014 Ian Lovett, WSJ , 30 Dec. 2020"
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"They're not thugs, but they're not choirboys either \u2026",
"\u2014 Phil Taylor"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With his sterling reputation as a local athlete, choirboy , Boy Scout and honor student with no prior arrests, Mr. Artis also drew the support of celebrities, journalists, civil liberties figures and others. \u2014 Sam Roberts, New York Times , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Nas paced around the vocal booth listening to the playback, holding his hands together in front of himself like a choirboy . \u2014 New York Times , 7 July 2021",
"Quindon Tarver, a McKinney native who appeared as a choirboy in Baz Luhrmann\u2019s Romeo + Juliet and on seasons two and seven of American Idol, has died. \u2014 Jeremy Hallock, Dallas News , 6 Apr. 2021",
"With unprecedented access to the artist, the documentary follows Lightfoot\u2019s evolution from Christian choirboy to troubled troubadour to international star and beloved Canadian icon. \u2014 Dave Brooks, Billboard , 12 Oct. 2020",
"The second choirboy died from an accidental overdose after years of drug abuse. \u2014 Hilary Whiteman, CNN , 17 Sep. 2019",
"He had been accused of molesting two 13-year-old choirboys after Sunday Mass at St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral in Melbourne in 1996. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 16 Apr. 2020",
"Almost 10 years earlier, in 1994, Van Handel had pleaded guilty to one count of lewd and lascivious behavior with a 14-year-old choirboy and gone to prison. \u2014 USA Today , 12 Nov. 2019",
"Christopher Smith\u2019s photographs are technically self-portraits, though each evokes someone else: a sullen detective, a naked gladiator, a flapper, an inmate, a sword swallower, a cowboy, a choirboy , a corpse. \u2014 Eren Orbey, The New Yorker , 18 July 2019"
"Encouraged by her choirmaster (Eugenio Derbez), Ruby applies to a prestigious music school, only to be torn between the obligations of family and pursuing her own dreams. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Also set for this year\u2019s ceremony is the Samples, a vocal group led by Kanye\u2019s Sunday Service choirmaster Jason White. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 18 Mar. 2022",
"And just when the song is shepherding you softly to sleep, choirmaster Kirk Franklin brings the gospel choir in and kicks things up a notch. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 5 Nov. 2021",
"When Edith Ho heard that the organist and choirmaster position was open at Boston\u2019s Church of the Advent, her initial response was to send others to apply. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 Aug. 2021",
"The choirmaster , Bernardo Villalobos (Eugenio Derbez), or Mr. V. to his students, is unorthodox in his methods but, despite her running out of class the first day because of stage fright, knows there is something special about Ruby and her voice. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 12 Aug. 2021",
"The choirmaster , Bernardo Villalobos (Eugenio Derbez), or Mr. V. to his students, is unorthodox in his methods but, despite her running out of class the first day because of stage fright, knows there is something special about Ruby and her voice. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
"The writer is choirmaster at the House of Hope Presbyterian Church, St. Paul, and artistic director of the Singers. \u2014 Star Tribune , 30 Jan. 2021",
"The choirmaster looked up and motioned the boys to sing more softly. \u2014 Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com , 25 Dec. 2020"
": a constriction (such as a narrowing of the barrel or an attachment) at the muzzle (see muzzle entry 1 sense 3 ) of a shotgun that serves to limit the spread of shot":[],
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"\u2014 usually used with up choked up and couldn't finish the speech"
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],
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"roads choked with traffic"
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": to grip (something, such as a baseball bat) some distance from the end of the handle":[
"\u2014 usually used with up The batter choked up the bat and cut down his swing."
],
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"Verb",
"Chew your food well so you don't choke .",
"We were choking on fumes.",
"The thick smoke was choking me.",
"The flowers were choked by the weeds.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Nothing gets burned, so nothing goes up a chimney to choke the air. \u2014 Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"Poland also pushing its European neighbors to finalize a sixth round of sanctions on Moscow that would include a near-total embargo on Russian oil: the West\u2019s biggest attempt yet to choke funding for the Kremlin\u2019s war industry. \u2014 Stephen Fidler And Drew Hinshaw, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"The Times\u2019 Tom Ball reports Russia has been targeting the city with missile strikes and a naval blockade to choke the port\u2019s exports of Ukrainian grain and wheat. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 May 2022",
"Look for pests or signs of debris, which could choke the plant. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
"Barnett, 34, said LaBeouf, 35, tried to choke her multiple times, including once during a violent attack at a gas station in February 2019. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 2 May 2022",
"Kamela - in the ultimate sign of disrespect - used a Terrible Towel to choke Baker. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Ezra Miller, who plays Credence Barebone in all three films, made headlines after appearing to choke a fan outside a club and, most recently, allegedly harassed people at a bar in Hawaii and breaking into a couple\u2019s hotel room. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Seifi worries that a person using this method could choke and advised against it. \u2014 Madeline Holcombe, CNN , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Ultimately, the dollar is the choke -point that makes U.S. sanctions effective. \u2014 James T. Areddy, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
"There was the split finger and the choke change, which helped Trevor Hoffman to the Hall of Fame. \u2014 John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022",
"One of the principal choke points behind low mission capability rates for US military aircraft has been insufficient inventories of spare parts. \u2014 Oliver Wyman, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"And with no thorns or choke , paring them is a snap; getting to the heart of the matter involves just a few tugs of the outer leaves, a slice of the conical top, and a quick trim of the base. \u2014 Naoki Nitta, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 Feb. 2022",
"People counting, occupancy estimation, choke -point detection and other applications are helping retailers plan their stores more effectively. \u2014 Fredrik Nilsson, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Additionally, Brown did not strangle or choke Adams, according to police. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The witness said on other occasions, Ray had struck him with a hammer, threatened him with a knife and put him in a choke -hold. \u2014 Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News , 10 Mar. 2022",
"More drivers had been returning to the roads as Covid-19 restrictions eased, but the nation\u2019s capacity to refine gasoline remained below pre-pandemic levels, creating a choke on supply when demand was on the rise. \u2014 Joseph De Avila And Omar Abdel-baqui, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2022"
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"Middle English, alteration of achoken , from Old English \u0101c\u0113ocian , from \u0101- , perfective prefix + c\u0113oce, c\u0113ace jaw, cheek \u2014 more at abide , cheek":"Verb and Noun"
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": to have difficulty not showing or expressing (tears, rage, anger, etc.)":[
"He was choking back tears as he talked about his late wife.",
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"definitions":{
": a collar that may be tightened as a noose and that is used especially in training and controlling powerful or stubborn dogs":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Why not give the chief executive six years, free him to govern according to his conscience, and put a choke chain on the imperial presidency",
"Tight or choke chain collars may damage a dog\u2019s neck hair. \u2014 Iris Katz, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 16 May 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"1955, in the meaning defined above":""
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": splash cymbal":[
"The choke cymbal was another of his available weapons that allowed him to unleash a stinging round of bullet-like attacks.",
"\u2014 David Dicaire , Jazz Musicians of the Early Years, to 1945 , 2003"
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"first_known_use":{
"1934, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Felimon Chairez, 53, a field worker at McKay Nurseries, grades and counts black chokeberry shrubs Jan. 20 in Waterloo, Wis. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Norris often leans on chokeberry , leadplant, red osier dogwood, and small junipers in his garden. \u2014 Johanna Silver, Better Homes & Gardens , 7 Sep. 2021",
"The chokeberry is another useful native plant for a full planting bed in wet areas. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2021",
"The black chokeberry Viking greets the spring with white, apple-like blossoms, black fruit and red fall coloration. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 1 Jan. 2020",
"It\u2019s infused with 72 percent black chokeberry too, an ingredient that works to stabilize the vitamin C and hydrates the skin. \u2014 Kathleen Hou, The Cut , 9 Mar. 2018",
"For cancer patients, chemotherapy drugs have been shown to interact with herbal supplements including ginseng, echinacea and chokeberry juice. \u2014 Amanda Macmillan, Time , 24 Jan. 2018",
"There were chokeberry shrubs, a native plant whose tart berries can be made into jam, as well as the familiar blackberries and blueberries. \u2014 Karen Matthews, The Seattle Times , 5 Aug. 2017",
"There were chokeberry shrubs, a native plant whose tart berries can be made into jam, as well as the familiar blackberries and blueberries. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Aug. 2017"
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"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The ingredient list includes wild chokecherry and organic aloe vera to provide healing protection to the skin. \u2014 Olivia O'bryon, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Digesting of chokecherry seeds, leaves, twigs, and bark by enzymes in the stomach releases cyanide. \u2014 Star Tribune , 29 July 2021",
"Instead, Wahpepah said she\u2019s become known for her Indiginous teas, such as wild plum- chokecherry , hibiscus and elderberry sweetened with maple. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Oct. 2021",
"To get the fall color of burning bush without the ecological destruction, go with chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) instead. \u2014 Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens , 20 Oct. 2021",
"But with a group of our size, bears could hear us from miles away, and there was no chance of surprising a grizzly in the midst of a chokecherry feast. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Oct. 2021",
"Also known as a chokecherry or Mayday tree, this is an invasive species that harms native wildlife and local vegetation. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 26 Aug. 2021",
"Most parts of the chokecherry shrub are toxic to humans and livestock. \u2014 Star Tribune , 29 July 2021",
"This time, it\u2019s Roy Corral\u2019s image of a single yellow aspen leaf among purple chokecherry leaves. \u2014 Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News , 15 May 2021"
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},
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"They called him a choker when he missed the shot that would have won the game.",
"a pearl choker closely wrapped around her throat",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Embrace the return of \u201990s style with a pearl choker necklace that sits tightly on your neck. \u2014 Aemilia Madden, Vogue , 14 June 2022",
"Think: Rainbow knitted beanies with oversized bomber jackets, knee-high socks, and the aforementioned micro mini skirts; or baby tees, paired with plaid skirts, leopard print bag, bow clips, and a beaded choker necklace. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 12 June 2022",
"Stefani accessorized the outfit with a diamond choker necklace and completed the look with a smoky pink eye and her hair styled in a high, braided bun. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
"As a Bulgari global ambassador, Hathaway also repped the brand by wearing a dazzling diamond choker necklace that featured a circular pendant with fringe. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 June 2022",
"Like her mother, North dressed all in black with a beautiful choker necklace featuring a cross and carried a gorgeous clutch. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 30 May 2022",
"The royal topped off the look with black boots and gloves, pearl drop earrings, a choker necklace of black pearls, and an emerald and diamond shamrock brooch. \u2014 The Editors, Town & Country , 4 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, Coach showed choker necklaces with keys attached to them, as well as a wide array of leather jackets, for fall 2022, and LaPointe took BDSM into workwear with harnesses worn over monochrome suits for spring 2022. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 2 May 2022",
"From wearing matching denim with Kanye West at Paris Fashion Week to accessorizing with a macabre claw choker at the Vanity Fair Oscar party, Julia Fox never fails to make a fashion statement. \u2014 ELLE , 26 Apr. 2022"
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"he felt his choler rising and choked back an angry reply",
"the boss's reputation for choler made many employees reluctant to ask questions",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The medical theory at the time was none other than the four humours of ancient medicine \u2014 whereby the blood, phlegm, black bile, and choler in your body supposedly dictated your physical and psychological well being. \u2014 Mina Se\u00e7kin, refinery29.com , 17 Nov. 2021",
"But Trump\u2019s Achilles-like choler is also an Achilles heel. \u2014 Katy Waldman, Slate Magazine , 11 May 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0259r",
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"type":[
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"antonyms":[],
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"a perpetually choleric old grouser"
]
},
"examples":[
"watch out for the choleric librarian at the reference desk",
"I absolutely get choleric when a telemarketer calls during the dinner hour.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Mask agonists tend to be both crumbly and choleric , a bad combination and ample reason to seek comfort. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
"He is replaced by a choleric , more professional West Indian, a lean black man with a faint, unplaceable accent. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
"He is replaced by a choleric , more professional West Indian, a lean black man with a faint, unplaceable accent. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
"He is replaced by a choleric , more professional West Indian, a lean black man with a faint, unplaceable accent. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
"He is replaced by a choleric , more professional West Indian, a lean black man with a faint, unplaceable accent. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
"He is replaced by a choleric , more professional West Indian, a lean black man with a faint, unplaceable accent. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
"He is replaced by a choleric , more professional West Indian, a lean black man with a faint, unplaceable accent. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
"He is replaced by a choleric , more professional West Indian, a lean black man with a faint, unplaceable accent. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021"
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"1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8k\u00e4l-\u0259-rik",
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"peevish",
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"testy",
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"antonyms":[
"decline",
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"reject",
"turn down"
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],
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],
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"\u2014 used after cannot and usually followed by but when earth is so kind, men cannot choose but be happy \u2014 J. A. Froude"
]
},
"examples":[
"Each year thousands of college students choose volunteer-service trips over beach bumming during their spring breaks and summer vacations. \u2014 Edward M. Kennedy , Time , 22 Sept. 2008",
"I had been invited to choose certain things that I might want from the house, but although there were indeed a couple of things that I would have liked, I was withheld from making the trip \u2026 \u2014 Alice Adams , \"Why I Write,\" in The Story and Its Writer , edited by Ann Charters , 1987",
"\u2026 as an instructor at New York University he chose to live by himself in lodgings that for the time must have been very expensive \u2026 \u2014 William Styron , This Quiet Dust and Other Writings , (1953) 1982",
"Any summary I might try to write for the rest of the novel would be worthless and I don't choose to waste my time at it. \u2014 Flannery O'Connor , The Habit of Being , 1979",
"The political party chose a leader.",
"They chose her as the team captain.",
"We've chosen a different time to go.",
"He was chosen because he's qualified for the job.",
"She was chosen from a long list of people.",
"He chose his words carefully.",
"Which shirt would you choose ",
"How do I choose when there's so much available",
"Let everyone choose for themselves.",
"You can choose from among a number of alternatives.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The right of each of us to choose how to live our lives. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 24 June 2022",
"Rallies were held across Connecticut Friday, many drawing out residents angered by the ruling and vowing to protect a women\u2019s right to choose here. \u2014 Alison Cross, Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
"On Friday, after the decision was released, public officials on the right celebrated, while those on the left prepared for a long fight to salvage the right to choose . \u2014 Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
"To ensure your new shrub gets a good start, choose the right plant for the right place. \u2014 Arricca Sansone, Country Living , 24 June 2022",
"My career and my children are a product of my own hard work and choices, underpinned by a society and health care system that once understood the necessity of an individual\u2019s right to choose their own destiny. \u2014 Mary T. Bassett, ELLE , 22 June 2022",
"Need further cause for alarm at the prospect of partisan, power-hungry advocates taking away our right to choose our leaders",
"Other public utilities also will have to choose between scaling back work and passing along costs to customers, said Michael Arceneaux, acting CEO of the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies. \u2014 Michael Casey, Fortune , 19 June 2022",
"Antitrust lawsuits will almost certainly be filed by golfers who feel their personal right to choose where to play is being unfairly and unlawfully infringed upon. \u2014 Patrick Rishe, Forbes , 9 June 2022"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
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"Middle English chosen , from Old English c\u0113osan ; akin to Old High German kiosan to choose, Latin gustare to taste":""
},
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"\u02c8ch\u00fcz"
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"select",
"single (out)",
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"take"
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"verb"
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"choosy shoppers"
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"You can't be too choosy if you want a job right away.",
"We could afford to be as choosy as we wanted to be.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Because new graduates can afford to be choosy , some are taking their time to lock in a new job, recruiters say. \u2014 Lindsay Ellis, WSJ , 7 May 2022",
"To be blunt, the fashion revolution can\u2019t afford to be choosy about who is deserving of participation. \u2014 Marielle Elizabeth, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Before the show, Glass confided that Wonder\u2019s lawyer told her the artist is choosy regarding licensing his music for projects, and has never approved the use of this much of his music for one project. \u2014 Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press , 23 Jan. 2022",
"Still, total employment measured by ADP remains well below its pre-pandemic level, suggesting higher wages and sign-on bonuses aren\u2019t doing enough to attract and retain talent in a labor market where jobseekers are increasingly choosy . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Beginners might be happy swapping a Pothos or propagated Monstera, while those who bring exotic plants will be more choosy . \u2014 Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The same protein may be able to whisper its chemical message across the notoriously choosy blood-brain barrier and trigger anti-inflammatory processes in the brain. \u2014 Emily Willingham, Scientific American , 8 Dec. 2021",
"The company approached the two deals with the intention to be choosy , Chief Financial Officer Rex Jackson said. \u2014 Kristin Broughton, WSJ , 23 Dec. 2021",
"With both companies providing a solid third-quarter outlook, choosy investors must now decide whether to take a chance on comeback kid Twitter or more-consistent Snap. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 22 July 2021"
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"1862, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8ch\u00fc-z\u0113"
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"fastidious",
"finical",
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"finicky",
"fussbudgety",
"fussy",
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"antonyms":[
"decline",
"refuse",
"reject",
"turn down"
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],
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],
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],
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"choose a career"
],
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"\u2014 used after cannot and usually followed by but when earth is so kind, men cannot choose but be happy \u2014 J. A. Froude"
]
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"Each year thousands of college students choose volunteer-service trips over beach bumming during their spring breaks and summer vacations. \u2014 Edward M. Kennedy , Time , 22 Sept. 2008",
"I had been invited to choose certain things that I might want from the house, but although there were indeed a couple of things that I would have liked, I was withheld from making the trip \u2026 \u2014 Alice Adams , \"Why I Write,\" in The Story and Its Writer , edited by Ann Charters , 1987",
"\u2026 as an instructor at New York University he chose to live by himself in lodgings that for the time must have been very expensive \u2026 \u2014 William Styron , This Quiet Dust and Other Writings , (1953) 1982",
"Any summary I might try to write for the rest of the novel would be worthless and I don't choose to waste my time at it. \u2014 Flannery O'Connor , The Habit of Being , 1979",
"The political party chose a leader.",
"They chose her as the team captain.",
"We've chosen a different time to go.",
"He was chosen because he's qualified for the job.",
"She was chosen from a long list of people.",
"He chose his words carefully.",
"Which shirt would you choose ",
"How do I choose when there's so much available",
"Let everyone choose for themselves.",
"You can choose from among a number of alternatives.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The right of each of us to choose how to live our lives. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 24 June 2022",
"Rallies were held across Connecticut Friday, many drawing out residents angered by the ruling and vowing to protect a women\u2019s right to choose here. \u2014 Alison Cross, Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
"On Friday, after the decision was released, public officials on the right celebrated, while those on the left prepared for a long fight to salvage the right to choose . \u2014 Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
"To ensure your new shrub gets a good start, choose the right plant for the right place. \u2014 Arricca Sansone, Country Living , 24 June 2022",
"My career and my children are a product of my own hard work and choices, underpinned by a society and health care system that once understood the necessity of an individual\u2019s right to choose their own destiny. \u2014 Mary T. Bassett, ELLE , 22 June 2022",
"Need further cause for alarm at the prospect of partisan, power-hungry advocates taking away our right to choose our leaders",
"Other public utilities also will have to choose between scaling back work and passing along costs to customers, said Michael Arceneaux, acting CEO of the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies. \u2014 Michael Casey, Fortune , 19 June 2022",
"Antitrust lawsuits will almost certainly be filed by golfers who feel their personal right to choose where to play is being unfairly and unlawfully infringed upon. \u2014 Patrick Rishe, Forbes , 9 June 2022"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
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"Middle English chosen , from Old English c\u0113osan ; akin to Old High German kiosan to choose, Latin gustare to taste":""
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"\u02c8ch\u00fcz"
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"cull",
"elect",
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"single (out)",
"tag",
"take"
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"choosy shoppers"
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"You can't be too choosy if you want a job right away.",
"We could afford to be as choosy as we wanted to be.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Because new graduates can afford to be choosy , some are taking their time to lock in a new job, recruiters say. \u2014 Lindsay Ellis, WSJ , 7 May 2022",
"To be blunt, the fashion revolution can\u2019t afford to be choosy about who is deserving of participation. \u2014 Marielle Elizabeth, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Before the show, Glass confided that Wonder\u2019s lawyer told her the artist is choosy regarding licensing his music for projects, and has never approved the use of this much of his music for one project. \u2014 Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press , 23 Jan. 2022",
"Still, total employment measured by ADP remains well below its pre-pandemic level, suggesting higher wages and sign-on bonuses aren\u2019t doing enough to attract and retain talent in a labor market where jobseekers are increasingly choosy . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Beginners might be happy swapping a Pothos or propagated Monstera, while those who bring exotic plants will be more choosy . \u2014 Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The same protein may be able to whisper its chemical message across the notoriously choosy blood-brain barrier and trigger anti-inflammatory processes in the brain. \u2014 Emily Willingham, Scientific American , 8 Dec. 2021",
"The company approached the two deals with the intention to be choosy , Chief Financial Officer Rex Jackson said. \u2014 Kristin Broughton, WSJ , 23 Dec. 2021",
"With both companies providing a solid third-quarter outlook, choosy investors must now decide whether to take a chance on comeback kid Twitter or more-consistent Snap. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 22 July 2021"
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"1862, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8ch\u00fc-z\u0113"
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"welt",
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"wham",
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": a license validated by a seal":[],
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": a mark on goods or coins to indicate nature or quality":[],
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"it is the very top men who have got the chop",
"\u2014 Daily Mirror"
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"of the first chop"
],
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"chop prices",
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": to cut into or sever usually by repeated blows of a sharp instrument":[],
": to cut into pieces":[
"\u2014 often used with up chop up an onion"
],
": to make a quick stroke or repeated strokes with or as if with a sharp instrument (such as an ax)":[],
": to move or act suddenly or violently":[],
": to strike (something, such as a ball) with a short quick downward stroke":[],
": to subject to the action of a chopper":[
"chop a beam of light"
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": to veer with or as if with wind":[],
": to weed and thin out (young cotton)":[]
},
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hindi ch\u0101p & Urdu chh\u0101p stamp":"Noun",
"Middle English chappen, choppen to barter":"Verb",
"Middle English chappen, choppen \u2014 more at chap":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8ch\u00e4p"
],
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"dice",
"hash",
"mince"
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
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"antonyms":[],
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": to cut (a tree, bush, etc.) at the bottom so that it falls to the ground":[
"He chopped the tree down .",
"She chopped down some thick grape vines."
]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022204",
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"phrasal verb"
]
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": a chopped dollar \u2014 see chop entry 7 sense 2":[]
},
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"chop entry 6":""
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
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": to cut (a tree, bush, etc.) at the bottom so that it falls to the ground":[
"He chopped the tree down .",
"She chopped down some thick grape vines."
]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090207",
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"phrasal verb"
]
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"antonyms":[],
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": sand hill":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"probably from chop entry 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120439",
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"noun"
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": an indentation made on a coin to attest weight, silver content, or legality":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140528",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": to remove (something) by cutting":[
"She'd had her ponytail chopped off .",
"He took an axe and chopped the low branch off the tree."
]
},
"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033056",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"slow",
"slowly"
],
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": without delay : quickly":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1834, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"Chinese Pidgin English, reduplication of chop fast":""
},
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"\u02ccch\u00e4p-\u02c8ch\u00e4p",
"\u02c8ch\u00e4p-\u02c8ch\u00e4p"
],
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"apace",
"briskly",
"double-quick",
"fast",
"fleetly",
"full tilt",
"hastily",
"hell-for-leather",
"hot",
"lickety-split",
"posthaste",
"presto",
"pronto",
"quick",
"quickly",
"rapidly",
"snappily",
"soon",
"speedily",
"swift",
"swiftly"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163752",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
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"Definition of chopdar variant of chobdar"
],
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ch\u014dp\u02ccd\u00e4r"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-111309",
"type":[]
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"antonyms":[],
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": having the lower jaw hanging loosely":[]
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ch\u00e4p-"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233752",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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"chopped liver":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one that is insignificant or not worth considering":[]
},
"examples":[
"\u201cWow, she's gorgeous!\u201d \u201cAnd what am I\u2026 chopped liver ",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But my mother\u2019s cooking went well beyond the chopped liver , stuffed cabbage, kasha varnishkes and chicken soup of her Eastern European background, both in attention to detail and imagination. \u2014 New York Times , 2 May 2022",
"Of interest: All-day breakfast and lunch: whitefish salad, chopped liver , hot dogs with deli mustard and sauerkraut. \u2014 Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
"He was covered in cold cuts and chopped liver and stuff like that. \u2014 Tyler Aquilina, EW.com , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Choose from multicourse feasts starring roast brisket ($118, serves four) or chicken ($90, serves four), or order a few basics a la carte, such as challah ($10), chopped liver ($10) and latkes by the half dozen ($22). \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Frankly, Glory was one of my favorite books in the last decade, but that doesn't make this one chopped liver . \u2014 Seija Rankin, EW.com , 4 Aug. 2021",
"The blintzes and knishes are delicately sized, and while matzah ball soup is on the menu, chopped liver and mushroom barley soup are not. \u2014 Rachel Ringler, sun-sentinel.com , 27 May 2021",
"This chopped liver is best served shortly after it\u2019s made. \u2014 Gabriella Gershenson, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2021",
"Sides of matzo, matzo kugel, matzo balls, chicken broth, meatballs, chopped liver , carrots and dessert complete the meal. \u2014 Holly Baumbach, chicagotribune.com , 25 Mar. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1947, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191513",
"type":[
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": a high-bouncing batted baseball":[],
": helicopter":[],
": machine gun":[],
": one that chops":[],
": teeth":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The sound of choppers filled the sky.",
"army choppers evacuated refugees from the war zone",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Lanzilli had a two-out single in the fourth before being stranded, then Robert Moore added the Hogs' final hit, a two-out infield chopper in the seventh. \u2014 Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online , 24 June 2022",
"Hall advanced to second on pinch hitter Jack Allison\u2019s chopper single up the middle. \u2014 David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News , 2 June 2022",
"Will Smith's solo home run in the second inning opened the scoring, and the Dodgers manufactured two runs in the third on a couple of singles, a walk and short chopper to third base for a run batted in. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 29 May 2022",
"Hayes hit a chopper right to Lopez, who hesitated and bobbled the ball. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 16 May 2022",
"Florida authorities on Wednesday recovered the wreckage of a second helicopter that had gone down in a lake just hours after another chopper crashed in the same lake. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 27 Apr. 2022",
"There was no immediate word on what may have gone wrong or where the chopper was headed. \u2014 CBS News , 9 June 2022",
"The upper deck comes equipped with a 40-foot helipad for your chopper . \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 4 May 2022",
"The next two batters went down in order before Lexie Blair hit a routine chopper to Justene Molina, the American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year, who couldn't hold onto it. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 22 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Trump walks to chopper , does not make comments: President Trump boarded Marine 1 on the south grounds of the White House Friday evening without stopping to talk to reporters. \u2014 Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com , 16 Oct. 2020",
"Fort Bragg, North Carolina \u2014 Master Sergeant Matthew Williams and his team of green berets choppered into a remote Afghan valley in the spring of 2008. \u2014 David Martin, CBS News , 30 Oct. 2019",
"Something similar is true too of every worker who has ever choppered or trudged or driven into infectious hot zones to fight Zika or SARS or MERS or any other emerging diseases. \u2014 Time , 8 Feb. 2020",
"Bolton was conspicuous in his absence when Trump and Pompeo choppered up to the demilitarized zone dividing the Koreas. \u2014 Noah Bierman, latimes.com , 1 July 2019",
"Last June, a 21-year-old woman and an Alaska husky were choppered out from near the Eagle River after the woman became cold and suffered injuries while hiking. \u2014 Matt Tunseth, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2019",
"Trump climbed out, said a few words with Pence, and then retreated to his private helicopter, also bearing his name, and choppered off for the city proper. \u2014 Longreads , 31 Oct. 2017",
"Despite concerns from some Palm Beachers about the noise that could come from Trump choppering onto the island, the Town Council agreed to make a presidential exception to allow a Mar-a-Lago landing spot. \u2014 Andy Reid, Sun-Sentinel.com , 26 July 2017",
"NEWPORT NEWS, Va. \u2014 President Donald Trump choppered onto a hulking, gleaming aircraft carrier here Thursday to rally momentum for his ambitious call for a major hike in military spending. \u2014 The Washington Post, Twin Cities , 2 Mar. 2017"
],
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"1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1955, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8ch\u00e4-p\u0259r"
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"copter",
"eggbeater",
"helicopter",
"helo",
"whirlybird"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044702",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"definitions":{
": a bedstead having curtains":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Hindi chappar-kh\u0101\u1e6d , from chappar tester of a bed + kh\u0101\u1e6d bedstead":""
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"-\u02cck\u00e4t"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The final 2021 flameouts combined with Wall Street's trading are creating a market choppiness that disguises the foundation building going on. \u2014 John S. Tobey, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Navy pilots on a routine training mission first noticed unusual choppiness in the water. \u2014 Corinne Purtillstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"The craft beer business was already experiencing some choppiness before the pandemic: In 2019, there were a record 300-plus closures, a reckoning after thousands of breweries had opened up in just a few short years. \u2014 Alicia Wallace, CNN , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The global auto industry has endured nearly two years of choppiness , much of it related to the supply-chain challenges that have snarled manufacturing lines and left dealerships short on vehicles. \u2014 Mike Colias, WSJ , 3 Feb. 2022",
"At the least, said Seattle interior designer Heidi Caillier, consider seating with scroll arms or a gently curved back, details which will smooth out choppiness . \u2014 Lauren Joseph, WSJ , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Austrian Audio has equipped the PB17 and PG16 with a pro-grade boom microphone that transmits the user\u2019s voice without cut-outs, choppiness , or muffling. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Investors said some of the choppiness this week has also likely been driven by portfolio repositioning. \u2014 Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ , 29 Dec. 2021",
"The choppiness plagued technology and growth stocks. \u2014 Caitlin Mccabe, WSJ , 6 Jan. 2022"
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},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The numbers are dwindling, and everyone's on the chopping block now. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 16 June 2022",
"Here's a look at the new tools in action: Unwanted echo is first on the chopping block . \u2014 Mark Knapp, PCMAG , 13 June 2022",
"According to News 4 Jax, the veto was among a number of items on the chopping block to fight against a potential recession. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 3 June 2022",
"The Auditor\u2019s job is fifth in the order of succession to the governor, but the position has been on the chopping block in recent years. \u2014 al , 20 May 2022",
"David Zaslav reportedly wants major changes to the studio\u2019s handling of DC Comics properties, including putting a lot of projects on the chopping block and insisting all DC films be theatrical releases. \u2014 Mark Hughes, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Fried said all of our rights are on the chopping block if Roe v. Wade is overturned. \u2014 Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel , 7 May 2022",
"That means some pay-only platforms will be on the chopping block . \u2014 Rajeev Goel, Fortune , 3 May 2022",
"Tori was frankly grateful for anybody other than herself to be on the chopping block . \u2014 al , 27 Apr. 2022"
],
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"continuous",
"habitual",
"periodic",
"regular",
"repeated",
"steady"
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"choppy writing"
],
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],
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],
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"aperiodic",
"casual",
"catchy",
"discontinuous",
"episodic",
"episodical",
"erratic",
"fitful",
"intermittent",
"irregular",
"occasional",
"spasmodic",
"spastic",
"sporadic",
"spotty",
"unsteady"
],
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
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],
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"acting chops"
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"a dog licking its chops"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Wie also slots in moves like rotational lifts and chops on the Tonal machine to help establish core stability and mobility\u2014also important for adding power to your swing\u2014and combines them with floor moves for variety. \u2014 Elizabeth Millard, C.p.t., SELF , 20 June 2022",
"All those now-classic bands had tunes to go along with their chops , charisma and volume. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 20 June 2022",
"This classic American grill, located in Troy, offers fresh seafood, steak and chops , sushi and cocktails. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
"Season pork chops with salt and pepper, then add to bread crumb mixture. \u2014 Southern Kitchen, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022",
"There\u2019s a touch of wry humor in recipes like Taylor\u2019s barbecue-ready pork chops , which are brined before grilling and garnished with a nutty dukkah. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2022",
"The menu also includes items such as steaks and chops , seafood, a Friday fish fry, pizza, sandwiches, pasta, salads, appetizers and a children's menu. \u2014 Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 May 2022",
"Expect shrimp cocktail, roasted prime rib, chimichurri lamb chops , roasted and grilled vegetables, made-to-order carne asada tacos, fresh guacamole, a salsa bar and desserts. \u2014 Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Klay Thompson\u2019s defensive chops are making an appearance in the most pivotal moments. \u2014 Shane Young, Forbes , 15 June 2022"
],
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"1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"alteration of chap entry 3":""
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"\u02c8ch\u00e4ps"
],
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"experience",
"expertise",
"know-how",
"moxie",
"proficiency",
"savvy",
"skills"
],
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"type":[
"noun plural",
"plural noun"
]
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": chorus , choir":[]
},
"examples":[
"practiced a chorale to perform in church",
"a chorale that is regarded as being among the best in the state",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Los Angeles Master Chorale, Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra and guest vocalists join forces for the German composer\u2019s 18th century masterwork to close out the chorale \u2019s 2021-22 season. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"About 100 students will rehearse and perform alongside 55 singers from the chorale . \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
"The chorale will be accompanied by the Hartford Symphony Orchestra. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 11 May 2022",
"The Mozart Mass and Grammy come on the heels of a celebration of the 20th anniversary of Music Director Grant Gershon, who has made the chorale the finest-by-far major chorus in America and one able to serve exceptionally wide needs. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Five of those went to Ladysmith Black Mambazo, an all-male chorale group formed in the 1960s that sings in indigenous South African styles. \u2014 Alexander Onukwue, Quartz , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Expect to hear some of the most beloved chorale numbers from operas that Manahan led during his tenure. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Bring or rent a score and join chorale members to sing Handel\u2019s masterpiece. \u2014 Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Nov. 2021",
"Clark had a model in mind for how the song crests with that chorale , even if her song ends up being a bit warmer and more hopeful than its classic-rock template. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 24 Dec. 2021"
],
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"1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"German Choral , short for Choralgesang choral song":""
},
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"-\u02c8r\u00e4l",
"k\u0259-\u02c8ral"
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"anthem",
"canticle",
"carol",
"hymn",
"psalm",
"spiritual"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073152",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"chord":{
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"emotion",
"feeling",
"passion",
"sentiment"
],
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": to make chords on":[],
": to play chords especially on a stringed instrument":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"the revised system chords perfectly with the original goals"
],
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"1543, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1608, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
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"alteration of cord entry 1":"Noun"
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"\u02c8k\u022frd"
],
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"accord",
"agree",
"answer",
"check",
"cohere",
"coincide",
"comport",
"conform",
"consist",
"correspond",
"dovetail",
"fit",
"go",
"harmonize",
"jibe",
"rhyme",
"rime",
"sort",
"square",
"tally"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104411",
"type":[
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"verb"
]
},
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": a difficult or disagreeable task":[
"doing taxes can be a real chore"
],
": a routine task or job":[
"The children were each assigned household chores ."
],
": the regular or daily light work of a household or farm":[]
},
"examples":[
"The children were each assigned different household chores .",
"I liked the simple chore of bringing in the firewood.",
"Doing taxes can be a real chore .",
"That movie is a chore to sit through.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Activities most of us take for granted were a chore for Sharkey and his helpers. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 25 June 2022",
"Finding photos of Williams playing at PSU is also a chore . \u2014 oregonlive , 27 May 2022",
"The initial install is a chore , but once the mounts are in place, the camper comes on and off via three removable jacks in about 10 minutes. \u2014 Bryan Rogala, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"Picking your next moisturizing body wash doesn\u2019t have to be a chore . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"Spacek and Simmons keep those eight hours from being a chore , and there\u2019s potential going forward for something more engrossing. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
"When the Bucks settled into their regular offense Tuesday, everything was a chore . \u2014 Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com , 3 May 2022",
"Cooking is a joy and a pleasure in our home; however, with a newborn, figuring out your next meal can be a chore , especially when your energy is completely depleted. \u2014 Shani Hillian, Bon App\u00e9tit , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The one way around the bad fairness math is if there\u2019s some chore or area of chores your partner does do well, gladly or out of necessity. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, Washington Post , 11 June 2022"
],
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"1746, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"alteration of chare":""
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"\u02c8ch\u022fr"
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"assignment",
"duty",
"job",
"task"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022440",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"choreograph":{
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": to arrange or direct the movements, progress, or details of":[
"a carefully choreographed meeting"
],
": to compose the choreography of":[
"choreograph a ballet"
],
": to engage in choreography":[]
},
"examples":[
"She was hired to choreograph the ballet routines.",
"the advance team completely choreographed the candidate's campaign appearances",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Randy Duncan will choreograph a world premiere finale. \u2014 Doug George, Chicago Tribune , 12 May 2022",
"And Meg Donnelly will guest star as Val, a confident and funny college student and longtime camper-turned-Counselor-in-Training, who is ready to choreograph the summer production of Frozen. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Struthers says Jason Mamoa, who works closely with his stunt double, was easy to choreograph for as the character Duncan Idaho. \u2014 Stuart Miller, Variety , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Now New York City Ballet dancer, Bolden III had come back to SAB to choreograph a special performance featuring the students. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Los Angeles based choreographer Sadie Wilking, who trained at the London School of Contemporary Dance, will choreograph the film. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Kerrigan, who won a bronze medal at the 1992 Olympic games and a silver in 1994, is executive producing and will choreograph select skating sequences for the film. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Monday began Bengals week at the dance school, and each class had the opportunity to pick a song and choreograph a special routine in celebration of Sunday's game. \u2014 Brook Endale, The Enquirer , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Long and narrow, so that Del Toro could choreograph the actors, the space sports Rorschach wood veneer walls and real marble floors. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 26 Jan. 2022"
],
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"1943, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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"\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccgraf"
],
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"arrange",
"blueprint",
"budget",
"calculate",
"chart",
"design",
"frame",
"lay out",
"map (out)",
"organize",
"plan",
"prepare",
"project",
"scheme (out)",
"shape",
"strategize (about)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090231",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
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": a laugh or chuckle expressing pleasure or amusement":[
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"I hear a catbird's bubbling notes, sounding like the bird is half strangling itself to get them out, the rapid-tonguing chortle of a red-bellied woodpecker \u2026",
"\u2014 John P. Wiley Jr.",
"The grin escalates into a chuckle, the chuckle to a chortle .",
"\u2014 Robert Palm"
],
": to laugh or chuckle especially when amused or pleased":[
"She chortled with delight."
],
": to say or sing with a chortling intonation":[
"\"\u2026 nothing whatever to worry about,\" he chortled merrily.",
"\u2014 Kevin Myers"
],
": to sing or chant exultantly":[
"he chortled in his joy",
"\u2014 Lewis Carroll"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He chortled , \u201cYou're going to love this.\u201d",
"audiences might chortle gently during the movie's amusing bits, but there are few knee-slappers",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The Daily Show\u2019s Trevor Noah has been booked to tell the jokes that everyone will chortle over at first, then complain about later. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Critics understandably chortle but the paper perhaps is resurrecting itself for a serious moment. \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 22 Mar. 2022",
"It\u2019s not every day that an American president and a foreign dictator chortle together over the IQ of an American former vice president. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 20 Oct. 2020",
"So, yes, by all means chortle and smirk online at the consensual private trespasses of Jerry Falwell Jr., yet another great Protestant hypocrite laid low. \u2014 Chris Lehmann, The New Republic , 25 Aug. 2020",
"My year-old daughter is chortling , making silly faces with my mom. \u2014 Bridget Shirvell, New York Times , 17 Apr. 2020",
"There are a host of other chortling jack-o-lanterns as well, usually including an enormous one shooting flames from the top of its roasting head, an effect created by soaking toilet paper rolls in kerosene. \u2014 M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post , 17 Oct. 2019",
"Klobuchar contrasted her big picture talk with stories of her family\u2019s humble roots \u2014 her grandfather was a miner, who used a coffee can to save for her father\u2019s future \u2014 and kept the crowd chortling with jokes. \u2014 NBC News , 3 Feb. 2020",
"Strong reactions to the 2019 musical should be evident over the next seven days at Birmingham\u2019s Sidewalk Film Center and Cinema, during nine screenings that encourage audience members to heckle, chortle and sing along. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 24 Jan. 2020"
],
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"1871, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1891, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
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"probably blend of chuckle and snort":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8ch\u022fr-t\u1d4al"
],
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"break up",
"cackle",
"chuckle",
"crack up",
"giggle",
"hee-haw",
"laugh",
"roar",
"scream",
"snicker",
"titter",
"twitter"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061158",
"type":[
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"verb"
]
},
"chorus":{
"antonyms":[],
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": a character in Elizabethan drama who speaks the prologue (see prologue sense 2 ) and epilogue (see epilogue sense 2 ) and comments on the action":[],
": a composition to be sung by a number of voices in concert":[],
": a group of dancers and singers supporting the featured players in a musical comedy or revue":[],
": a part of a song or hymn recurring at intervals":[],
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"answering in chorus"
],
": something performed, sung, or uttered simultaneously or unanimously by a number of persons or animals":[
"a chorus of boos",
"that eternal chorus of: \"Are we there yet",
"\u2014 Sheila More"
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": sounds so uttered":[
"visitors are taken to the woods by car to hear the mournful choruses of howling wolves",
"\u2014 Bob Gaines"
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"\"They're here, they're here!\" chorused the crowd."
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"We awoke to a chorus of birdsong.",
"The President's policies have been questioned by a growing chorus of critics.",
"Verb",
"The class chorused \u201cGood morning!\u201d.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But the chorus isn\u2019t the only musical game in town. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
"The chorus of technologists who believe AI models may not be far off from achieving consciousness is getting bolder. \u2014 Nitasha Tiku, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022",
"The chorus of technologists who believe AI models may not be far off from achieving consciousness is getting bolder. \u2014 Nitasha Tiku, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
"In the original version, the chorus is two electric guitars. \u2014 Jonathan Cohen, SPIN , 27 May 2022",
"Some of the nation\u2019s most prominent chief executives have joined the chorus , such as Amazon CEO Andy Jassy and Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon. \u2014 Max Zahn, ABC News , 7 June 2022",
"Mandico sets the stage via a chorus of overlapping narrators, their disembodied heads (and naked hirsute shoulders) floating in space: The atmosphere on After Blue is toxic to men, whose hair grew inward and killed them off. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 3 June 2022",
"The chorus , resplendent in colorful vintage finery beneath black face masks, was placed in the balcony box seats instead of on stage. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
"This collab works for so many reasons: an earworm chorus , the refreshing nu-disco undertones, two really fun and experimental artists working together. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 23 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Two rooms formerly used as locker rooms are now the home to chorus and band. \u2014 Lily Jackson | Ljackson@al.com, al , 8 Oct. 2019",
"Outside Carnegie Hall, choir performers from Millennial Choirs and Orchestra chorused as the evening sun dipped low in the sky. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Washington Post , 14 July 2019",
"Twitter chorused : Ivanka and Jared tried to convince me not to make bolognese, according to sources close to the situation. \u2014 Katy Waldman, Slate Magazine , 22 Aug. 2017",
"During an eclipse, crickets will chirp and frogs will chorus , thinking night has fallen. \u2014 Nathan Hurst, Smithsonian , 14 Aug. 2017",
"In response to the president's moral failure, many commentators chorused : WWE! \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 15 Aug. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1826, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, ring dance, chorus, from Greek choros":"Noun and Verb"
},
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"\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0259s"
],
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"choir",
"chorale",
"consort",
"glee club"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233843",
"type":[
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"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a young man who sings or dances in the chorus of a theatrical production (such as a musical or revue)":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After being spotted at a bodybuilding competition in London, Connery was invited to join the company of a touring production of South Pacific as a chorus boy ; later, he was promoted to a speaking role. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 31 Oct. 2020",
"One of its lead producers is from L.A., and ones of its chorus boys is quite popular among audience members with eyes. \u2014 Craig Nakano, latimes.com , 9 June 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1943, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033632",
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"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
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},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The new museum director, the article implied, was little more than a chorus girl with a sugar daddy. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Lucille came from nothing and, with an unrivaled work ethic, built a career as a model, chorus girl and eventually as an actor in the studio system. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Richards began her career as a chorus girl in Harlem\u2019s Cotton Club. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Nov. 2021",
"On Wednesday, the former chorus girl from Encinitas was appointed to the top artistic job at an opera company in Oregon. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Aug. 2021",
"On Wednesday, the former chorus girl from Encinitas was appointed to the top artistic job at an opera company in Oregon. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Aug. 2021",
"On Wednesday, the former chorus girl from Encinitas was appointed to the top artistic job at an opera company in Oregon. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Aug. 2021",
"On Wednesday, the former chorus girl from Encinitas was appointed to the top artistic job at an opera company in Oregon. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Aug. 2021",
"On Wednesday, the former chorus girl from Encinitas was appointed to the top artistic job at an opera company in Oregon. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Aug. 2021"
],
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},
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"\u2014 used after cannot and usually followed by but when earth is so kind, men cannot choose but be happy \u2014 J. A. Froude"
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"1670, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"Adjective",
"the chosen few who are invited to a gathering at the CEO's house at the end of the year",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Items are purchased by staff and chosen based on nutritional value, demand (based on sales) and availability ( through vendors Costco and Sam's Club), Brewer said. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com , 9 June 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The chosen 9 editions make up an elevated assortment of a classic silhouette that is forever imprinted in history and culture. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 25 May 2022",
"The aerialist, who was killed during a BASE-jumping incident on May 16, was not one to skirt the potentially deadly consequences of his chosen lifestyle. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 18 May 2015",
"This unusual access to the inner lives of others was surely an asset in her chosen career, fiction writing. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2022",
"In one episode, Weinstein orchestrates a family dance for Haart to post on Instagram, in an apparent act of support for her chosen career. \u2014 Philissa Cramer, sun-sentinel.com , 23 Nov. 2021",
"To get there, the scientists had to raise the chosen crab, born in 2015 from one of the crabs harvested a year earlier. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Oct. 2021",
"To get there, the scientists had to raise the chosen crab, which then gave birth in the lab to dozens of healthy babies, proving her genetic viability. \u2014 Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com , 8 Oct. 2021",
"The chosen law firm would hire a computer forensic company to help determine what happened and how to prevent future data losses. \u2014 Kevin Krause, Dallas News , 10 Sep. 2021",
"The chosen three are initially enthusiastic participants in Bilton\u2019s plan. \u2014 Naomi Fry, The New Yorker , 20 Feb. 2021"
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"\u02c8ch\u014d-z\u1d4an"
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"choice",
"pick",
"selection"
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"noun"
]
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": one of a board of county officers in New Jersey having charge of county finances and similar to county commissioners or county supervisors in other states":[]
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"noun"
]
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": little":[]
},
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"Hindi cho\u1e6d\u0101":""
},
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"\u02c8ch\u014dt\u0259",
"-\u014d(\u02cc)t\u00e4"
],
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"adjective"
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": a light meal eaten very early in the morning":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Hindi cho\u1e6d\u0101 h\u0101\u1e93ir\u012b small breakfast":""
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"-\u02c8h\u00e4zr\u0113"
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"noun"
]
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": a method of scoring by which more than two persons can participate in a two-handed game (such as backgammon), one player accepting the bets of all other players on the result of a game between that player and one other active player \u2014 see in the box at box entry 2 , captain sense 1p":[]
},
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"French, from faire la chouette to play a lone hand at cards, literally, to act like a barn owl, from chouette barn owl, alteration of Old French \u00e7uete , of imitative origin":""
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"sh\u00fc\u02c8et",
"\u02c8shwet"
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": either of two Old World birds ( Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax and P. graculus ) that are related to the crows and have red legs and glossy blue-black plumage":[]
},
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"Middle English":""
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"\u02c8ch\u0259f"
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"noun"
]
},
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"definitions":{
": a pillared hall or colonnade of a temple":[],
": inn , caravansary":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"modification of Tamil-Malayalam c\u0101va\u1e6di":""
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"\u02c8chau\u0307l\u2027tr\u0113"
],
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]
},
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": a hybrid of cabbage, kohlrabi, and kale that is used for forage and feed especially in New Zealand and Australia":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"French, literally, marrow cabbage":""
},
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"sh\u0259\u02c8m\u00e4ly\u0259(r)"
],
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"noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"probably alteration of jounce":""
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"transitive verb"
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"Definition of choup variant of choop"
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"\u02c8ch\u00fcp"
],
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"definitions":{
": bowfin":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"American French (Louisiana) choupique , from Choctaw shupik":""
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"definitions":{
": cheat , trick":[],
": to drive or herd roughly":[]
},
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"1904, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"circa 1659, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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"origin unknown":"Verb",
"perhaps from Turkish \u00e7avu\u015f doorkeeper, messenger":"Verb"
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"\u02c8chau\u0307s"
],
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"beat",
"bilk",
"bleed",
"cheat",
"chisel",
"con",
"cozen",
"defraud",
"diddle",
"do",
"do in",
"euchre",
"fiddle",
"fleece",
"flimflam",
"gaff",
"hose",
"hustle",
"mulct",
"nobble",
"pluck",
"ream",
"rip off",
"rook",
"screw",
"shake down",
"short",
"shortchange",
"skin",
"skunk",
"squeeze",
"stick",
"stiff",
"sting",
"sucker",
"swindle",
"thimblerig",
"victimize"
],
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"type":[
"verb"
]
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"definitions":{
": a very light, egg-based dough used to make pastries (such as cream puffs and \u00e9clairs )":[
"Choux pastry is preferred cooked before freezing and filled after thawing \u2026",
"\u2014 Margaret Leach et al.",
"I fell for choux paste , aka cream-puff dough, early in my cooking career.",
"\u2014 Sara Dickerman"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The airy, delicate pastry is p\u00e2te \u00e0 choux, or choux pastry . \u2014 Foren Clark, CNN , 30 May 2022",
"To the novice baker, choux pastry brings to mind the sort of fear-inducing, tear-jerking mess of a technical challenge assigned for maximum drama on The Great British Bake Off. \u2014 Tanya Bush, Bon App\u00e9tit , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Gingerbread Showdown Host Jesse Palmer challenges the teams to create a holiday light show out of gingerbread and pair their glittering creations with the lightest of all desserts: choux pastry . \u2014 Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times , 29 Nov. 2021",
"The novel is a lot more like a choux pastry or millefeuille, intricate and layered despite its core identity as a delectable treat. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 2 June 2021",
"Remove from the oven, and let the choux pastry cases cool completely in a draft-free area. \u2014 Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal , 27 Apr. 2021",
"Bake in preheated oven for 30-40 minutes in the center of the oven, or until the choux pastry shells puff up and are golden brown on top. \u2014 Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal , 27 Apr. 2021",
"These shows tend to foreground emotional labor\u2014consolation, encouragement\u2014along with their choux pastry and kitchen redos. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 19 Apr. 2021",
"Also known as cream puffs or chou \u00e0 la cr\u00e8me, profiteroles are one of a handful of desserts that showcase French choux pastry . \u2014 Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens , 24 Mar. 2021"
],
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"1878, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"partial translation of French p\u00e2te \u00e0 choux, literally, \"pastry in the form of cabbages\"; choux, plural of chou \"cabbage,\" going back to Middle French, back-formation from chous, plural of chol, going back to Old French, going back to Latin caulis \"stalk, stem, cabbage stem, cabbage\" \u2014 more at cole":""
},
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"\u02c8sh\u00fc-"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162628",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"chow":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": chow chow":[],
": eat":[
"\u2014 often used with down chowing down on pizza"
],
": food , victuals":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1856, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1889, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1917, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"by shortening":"Noun",
"short for chowchow":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8chau\u0307"
],
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"synonyms":[
"feed",
"meal",
"menu",
"mess",
"refection",
"repast",
"table"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204948",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"chowderhead":{
"antonyms":[
"brain",
"genius"
],
"definitions":{
": dolt , blockhead":[]
},
"examples":[
"instantly concluded his new son-in-law was a chowderhead"
": a musical piece in the style of or suggesting Brazilian folk music":[],
"\u2014 see chor-":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u014dr(\u02cc)\u00fc"
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"Portuguese ch\u00f4ro , literally, weeping, from chorar to weep, from Latin plorare to cry out, to bewail, probably of imitative origin":"Noun"
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-220421"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of numerous shrubby opuntias chiefly of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico that have needlelike spines partly enclosed in a papery sheath and cylindrical joints":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ch\u022fi-y\u0259"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Here and elsewhere in the Phoenix region, keep an eye out for teddy-bear cholla . \u2014 Outside Online , 1 Apr. 2021",
"This warmup segment is followed by a 0.4-mile hike on the Goldmine Trail, which undulates through drainages and cholla forests before arriving at the junction with the San Tan Trail, where Goldmine begins its strenuous uphill haul. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 14 Mar. 2022",
"One 2018 study conducted by researchers at the University of Illinois found that a single spine from a similar type of cactus, the cholla , could lift a half-pound piece of pork (shudder!). \u2014 Aliese Willard Muhonen, Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
"Keep an eye out for the foundations of the defunct Spur Cross dude ranch crumbling among cholla and creosote shrubs. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 5 Feb. 2022",
"The outlaw and the outcast have always found a home among the yucca and cholla in the desert sprawl of Palm Springs. \u2014 Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times , 8 July 2021",
"Following an old dirt road, the trail wanders through classic Sonoran Desert vegetation dominated by turpentine bushes, cholla , yuccas, mesquite trees and colorful spots of wildflowers. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Teddy bear, or jumping, cholla also thrive in California, particularly in deserts and desert gardens. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 July 2021",
"Ranger Freddy at Saguaro National Park in Tucson shows the easiest way to remove a clump of cholla cactus from your arm in a series of videos posted on Instagram. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 July 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Mexican Spanish, from Spanish, head":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1846, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-001435"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": one who puts chokers around logs and gets them ready for hauling":[]
": a spicy or sweet ground pork sausage that is seasoned especially with smoked paprika, is used chiefly in Spanish cooking, and is typically sold dried and cured in casings":[],
": a spicy ground pork sausage that is seasoned with chili powder and other spices (such as cumin or garlic), is used chiefly in Mexican cooking, and is typically sold uncooked either loose or in casings":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-(\u02cc)s\u014d",
"ch\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113-(\u02cc)z\u014d"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Her chicken chorizo taco may be the crowning achievement. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"Porter Road gives him a whole month's worth (give or take) with this 8 lb. box, complete with dry aged steaks, pork chops, dry aged ground beef, bacon, country sausage and chorizo sausage. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 16 May 2022",
"Earth serves vegan versions of tacos al pastor, chorizo fries, Sonoran hot dogs and milkshakes. \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 25 Mar. 2022",
"No grill is required for these two takes on winter-ready sausage sandwiches: Chicken chorizo hoagies with pepper fundido, and Italian sausage sammies with white beans, lemon and thyme. \u2014 Ariel Cheung, chicagotribune.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Once the meal arrives, the eggs stirred into the potatoes, chorizo and cheese work appealing yoke alchemy. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 22 May 2022",
"Open up wide for the potatoes and Mexican chorizo inside, topped with lettuce, cheese and cream. \u2014 Terry Ward, CNN , 11 May 2022",
"Spanish chorizo , sliced 1 large onion, chopped 2 large yellow bell peppers 2 tsp. \u2014 Outside Online , 10 May 2021",
"The ultimate crowd-pleaser, these nachos are made with chorizo as the main attraction. \u2014 Ashley Dunne, Sunset Magazine , 28 Apr. 2022"
],
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"Spanish":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1802, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-030908"
},
"cholinergic":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": liberating, activated by, or involving acetylcholine":[
"cholinergic nerve fiber",
"cholinergic functions"
],
": resembling acetylcholine especially in physiologic action":[
"a cholinergic drug"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cck\u014d-l\u0259-\u02c8n\u0259r-jik"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"BChE is an enzyme of the cholinergic system, part of the autonomic system, which controls functions like blood pressure and breathing. \u2014 Katherine Dillinger And Jen Christensen, CNN , 13 May 2022",
"The condition, which Soompi reported is known as cholinergic urticaria, causes itchy hives that are caused by a raise in body temperature. \u2014 Brittney Mcnamara, Teen Vogue , 15 July 2019",
"The Danish researchers identified a single variant of the gene CHRNA2 ( cholinergic receptor nicotinic \u03b12 subunit), which affects the risk of becoming addicted to cannabis. \u2014 Karen Weintraub, Scientific American , 17 June 2019",
"Older animals start to produce inhibitory chemicals that counteract the effect of the cholinergic ones. \u2014 Alison Gopnik, WSJ , 7 July 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1934, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-032515"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": wearing a choker":[]
},
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"\u02c8ch\u014dk\u0259(r)d"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-042800"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the leader of a church choir":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00e4r-",
"\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0259-st\u0259r"
],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And Thomas did just that, surrounded by an NSO in full force and presided over by the Choral Arts Society of Washington (led by Scott Tucker), filling the chorister seats and stage boxes. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
"The company was performing in its home for the first time since hundreds of thousands of deaths caused by the coronavirus pandemic, including Met violist Vincent Lionti, assistant conductor Joel Revzen and chorister Antoine Hodge. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 13 Sep. 2021",
"Our primary measurements of success are the participation numbers in our core program, chorister and family feedback, year-to-year retention, assessing learning outcomes and demonstration of performance skills at concerts. \u2014 Roxanne De La Rosa, The Arizona Republic , 12 Sep. 2021",
"Also taking his place in the Abbey that morning was 13-year-old chorister Timi Otudeko, who, at the time, was in his final year of Westminster Abbey Choir School. \u2014 Victoria Murphy, Town & Country , 25 Apr. 2021",
"The coronavirus pandemic means that this Easter Sunday there will be no congregants in the pews, no choristers to conduct, no sharp retorts from the brass to herald the New Testament\u2019s recounting of the resurrection of Christ. \u2014 Nancy Coleman, New York Times , 10 Apr. 2020",
"Starting the weekend before Easter, this effort has involved orchestra members, staff and choristers . \u2014 Tim Diovanni, Dallas News , 22 Apr. 2020",
"Three tiers of seating were on the stage, with choristers playing spirits of the dead looking down on the action in Mark Morris\u2019s production. \u2014 Michael Cooper, New York Times , 25 Oct. 2019",
"The culmination of a three-day Whitacre residency with the choristers , the concert is one of the biggest local choral music events in recent memory. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 Feb. 2020"
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"Middle English querister , from Anglo-French cueristre , from Medieval Latin chorista , from Latin chorus":""
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a long-sleeved long-skirted cloak for men worn mainly in India and Pakistan":[]
},
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"\u02c8ch\u014dg\u0259"
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"Sindhi, of Altaic origin; akin to Turkish \u00e7uha cloth":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-055352"
},
"chorography":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the art of describing or mapping a region or district":[]
},
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"k\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-gr\u0259-f\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"geography",
"geomorphology",
"landscape",
"terrain",
"topography"
],
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"examples":[
"a detailed map of the region's chorography"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin chorographia , from Greek ch\u014drographia , from ch\u014dros place + -graphia -graphy":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1559, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-062641"
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"chordacentrum":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a centrum of a vertebra formed by segmentation of the cartilaginous or calcified sheath of the notochord (as in elasmobranchs) \u2014 compare arcocentrum":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6k\u022frd\u0259+"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from chorda (anatomy) + centrum":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-090705"
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"a snail-paced choreography of delicate high diplomacy",
"That possibility was live for all five shows nominated for Tony Awards in choreography this year. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
"Paola joins them in the choreography toward the end. \u2014 Jessica Roiz, Billboard , 1 June 2022",
"On a dry, sunny day in Cathedral City, Calif., four men in their 60s and 70s practice choreography to Lizzo\u2019s new song. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
"The intimacy coordinator\u2019s involvement in choreography varies from set to set; some filmmakers direct the movement themselves with the coordinator\u2019s supervision, while others step back and ask the coordinator to handle it all. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 31 May 2022",
"Along with Kesha, the event will feature performances from Betty, Mila Jam, and Shea Diamond, as well as choreography by Stonewall Day creative director Kellen Stancil. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 27 May 2022",
"Cuba\u2019s Malpaso Dance Company will perform choreography by Aszure Barton, Ohad Naharin, and Mats Ek. \u2014 Globe Correspondent, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
"The somewhat scattershot, sprawling and fitfully timed choreography by Mr. Farley is the 27-year-old\u2019s first work for NYCB. \u2014 Robert Greskovic, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
"Created with Director Georgia Hudson, expect original choreography by lead dancer Max Cookward, assisted by Magnus Westwell, dance by Tania Dimbelolo, Iona McGuire, Pierre-Antoine Bardot and Emma Belabed, and a soundtrack by North London's Fredwave. \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 2 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"French chor\u00e9graphie , from Greek choreia + French -graphie -graphy":""
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"circa 1789, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-100958"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": exhibiting chorisis":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u0259\u02c8rist\u0259\u0307t",
"-\u02ccst\u0101t"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek ch\u014drist os separable, separate (from ch\u014drizein to separate) + English -ate":""
"These modifications resulted in significant improvement in the efficiency of chondrocyte growth and ultimately cartilage tissue formation. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021",
"These mice had a lack of a chondrocyte surface protein called the A2A adenosine receptor that brings the adenosine signal inside the cells. \u2014 Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com , 11 May 2017",
"But in the rats, periodic adenosine injections protected chondrocytes , the cells that make cartilage, said Bruce Cronstein, M.D., the study\u2019s senior investigator. \u2014 Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com , 11 May 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from French, from chondro- chondro- + -cyte -cyte":""
},
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"1903, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-123306"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
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": of, relating to, or suggesting a chord":[],
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"\u02c8k\u022frd-\u1d4al",
"\u02c8k\u022fr-d\u1d4al"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Italian Jewish composer Salamone Rossi set Psalm 112 in Hebrew, in mainly chordal antiphony. \u2014 Scott Cantrell, Dallas News , 2 Mar. 2020",
"Maybe that explains why their playing in the Eighth Symphony sang out with such fullness and breadth, and why chordal passages had such strong hints of a church choir. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Feb. 2020",
"It can be strummed, plucked, played for chordal accompaniment or virtuosic runs. \u2014 John Adamian, courant.com , 4 Oct. 2019",
"Leven effortlessly pivoted back and forth between cozying up to Stepner\u2019s line and joining the lower strings\u2019 strong chordal figures, adding a soloistic glimmer on occasion. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2019",
"Image Most avant-garde horn players then were letting go of the piano and all other chordal instruments, not to mention the structures of song form. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2018",
"Catharsis\u2019s lineup includes agile, sweet-toned Chilean singer Camila Meza, who also plays guitar in the band, laying down chordal support rather than extended improvisation. \u2014 Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader , 20 Apr. 2018",
"In the work\u2019s middle section, the saxophonist allowed his sound to blossom into a brighter, more open timbre until everything scaled back down to a whisper, and pianist Perdomo returned to that first chordal figure. \u2014 Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com , 15 Dec. 2017",
"As always, guitarist Allemana backed his colleague/mentor with warm chordal support and answered him with flurries of notes. \u2014 Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com , 1 Sep. 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
"1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-162852"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": an enzyme that occurs chiefly at neuromuscular junctions and promotes the hydrolysis of acetylcholine at postsynaptic receptors : acetylcholinesterase":[],
"Donepezil and others like it, such galantamine and rivastigmine, belong to a class of medications called cholinesterase inhibitors, typically prescribed for mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 9 June 2021",
"Carbamates and organophosphates, both pesticides, use cholinesterase inhibitors to neutralize the nervous system of insects. \u2014 Miriam Berger, Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2020",
"The nerve agent is a cholinesterase inhibitor, part of the class of substances that doctors at Charite said last week had shown up in Navalny's system. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 2 Sep. 2020",
"The nerve agent is a cholinesterase inhibitor, part of the class of substances that doctors at the Charite initially identified in Navalny. \u2014 Geir Moulson, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Sep. 2020",
"Still, Loeb notes that cholinesterase inhibitors, which are often used for people with Alzheimer's, can help improve cognition and alertness in patients with Lewy body dementia. \u2014 Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY , 2 Sep. 2020",
"German doctors have confirmed Navalny had symptoms of poisoning, likely by a cholinesterase inhibitor, which includes highly toxic chemical nerve agents and pesticides. \u2014 Robyn Dixon, Washington Post , 31 Aug. 2020",
"Doctors in Berlin said he was exposed to a cholinesterase inhibitor, a chemical group that includes some nerve agents, though the exact compound hasn\u2019t yet been identified. \u2014 Iain Rogers, Bloomberg.com , 29 Aug. 2020",
"Found in some drugs, pesticides and chemical nerve agents, cholinesterase inhibitors block the breakdown of a key chemical in the body, acetycholine, that transmits signals between nerve cells. \u2014 Fox News , 28 Aug. 2020"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1932, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-171309"
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"type":[
"combining form"
],
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": cartilage":[
"a chondro plasia",
"chondro cyte"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"combining form from Greek ch\u00f3ndros \"grain (of wheat, salt, etc.), seed, groats, gristle, cartilage (this sense perhaps from the gritty texture of cartilage when chewed),\" of uncertain origin":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-181356"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a hormone secreted especially by the duodenal mucosa that regulates the emptying of the gallbladder and secretion of enzymes by the pancreas and that has been found in the brain":[]
": the chondriosomes of a cell regarded as a functional unit":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00e4ndr\u0113\u02cc\u014dm"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary chondri- + -ome ; originally formed as German chondriom":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1914, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-190942"
},
"chorisis":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the separation of a leaf or floral organ into two or more parts by division during development":[]
},
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"\u02c8k\u014dr\u0259s\u0259\u0307s"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Greek ch\u014drisis separation, from Greek ch\u014drizein to separate, from ch\u014dris apart":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-192440"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": chord pitch":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210246"
},
"chordal thickness":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the tangential thickness of a circular-gear tooth measured along a chord of the pitch circle":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-211649"
},
"chorist":{
"type":[
"combining form",
"noun"
],
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": a member of a chorus or choir":[],
": separated : misplaced":[
"choristo blastoma",
"chorist oma"
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u014dr\u0259\u0307st"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"French or Medieval Latin; French choriste from Medieval Latin chorista , from Latin chorus + -ista -ist":"Noun",
"New Latin, from Greek ch\u014dristos separable":"Combining form"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212746"
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"choose/pick sides":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
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": to support one person or cause and not the other":[
"You are both my friends, so I don't want to choose/pick sides ."
],
": to decide which players will be on each team":[
"We need to choose/pick sides before we start playing."
]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-215457"
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"chorist oma"
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"\u02c8k\u014dr\u0259\u0307st"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"French or Medieval Latin; French choriste from Medieval Latin chorista , from Latin chorus + -ista -ist":"Noun",
"New Latin, from Greek ch\u014dristos separable":"Combining form"
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-221917"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": any of a class of musical instruments (such as a guitar or piano) whose sound is generated by plucking, bowing, or striking stretched strings : stringed instrument \u2014 compare aerophone , electrophone , idiophone , lamellophone , membranophone":[]
": cookies with small bits of chocolate in them":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223824"
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"chocolate brown":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a variable color averaging a dark grayish brown that is very slightly yellower and duller than African brown and redder than cordovan (see cordovan sense 3a ) \u2014 compare chocolate sense 4":[]
"The 87-year-old justice underwent non-surgical treatment for what the court described as acute cholecystitis , a benign gall bladder condition, at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. \u2014 Mark Sherman, Anchorage Daily News , 6 May 2020",
"According to prison records, the cause of death was cardiac arrest combined with acute cholecystitis , a gallbladder infection that is often the product of trauma. \u2014 Joan Acocella, The New Yorker , 22 July 2019",
"If cholecystitis occurs, which is inflammation of the gallbladder, the symptoms include fever and increased pain that won\u2019t go away. \u2014 Felissa Allard, SELF , 8 July 2019",
"If the gallstones cause infection in the gallbladder ( cholecystitis ) or block the flow of bile from the liver to the intestines through the bile duct,fever and chills can be present. \u2014 Andrea K. Mcdaniels, baltimoresun.com , 9 Aug. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from cholecystis":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1866, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225540"
},
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"type":[
"combining form"
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": place : land":[
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"choro logy"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, from Greek ch\u014dr-, ch\u014dro- , from ch\u014dros place, clear space; akin to Greek ch\u0113ros left, bereaved":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225834"
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"cholecalciferol":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a sterol C 27 H 43 OH that is a natural form of vitamin D found especially in fish, egg yolks, and fish-liver oils and is formed in the skin on exposure to sunlight or ultraviolet rays":[]
"The team also discovered that one of the astronauts developed folds in the choroid , the layer of blood vessels and tissue between the retina and the sclera. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 3 Mar. 2022",
"The condition, known technically as birdshot chorioretinopathy, causes severe, progressive inflammation of the retina and the choroid , the vascular layer of the eye. \u2014 Caren Chesler, Popular Mechanics , 6 Mar. 2019",
"Nightstar, a gene therapy company based in the U.K., has been undergoing clinical trials to address choroideremia, a mutation in the CHM gene that leads to degeneration of the choroid (Misrok\u2019s vision is affected by choroid damage). \u2014 Caren Chesler, Popular Mechanics , 6 Mar. 2019",
"Behind the retina is a part of the eye called the choroid . \u2014 sandiegouniontribune.com , 20 Sep. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin choroides resembling the chorion, from Greek chorioeid\u0113s , from chorion chorion":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1683, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014847"
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"chocolate":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": a beverage made by mixing chocolate with water or milk":[
"The boy stirred the chocolate before drinking it."
],
": a food prepared from ground roasted cacao beans":[
"The cake recipe calls for four squares of chocolate ."
],
": a small candy with a center (such as a fondant) and a chocolate coating":[
"gave her a box of chocolates"
],
": a brownish gray":[
"The bird's plumage was a shade of chocolate ."
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ch\u022f-",
"\u02c8ch\u00e4-k\u0259-l\u0259t",
"\u02c8ch\u00e4-kl\u0259t",
"\u02c8ch\u00e4-k(\u0259-)l\u0259t"
],
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"examples":[
"The cake recipe calls for four squares of chocolate .",
"She gave me a box of chocolates for my birthday.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The newlyweds served a chocolate pie that his grandmother used to make him, affectionately named Grandmother Carol's Chocolate Pie. \u2014 Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE.com , 1 July 2022",
"Lecithin is a fatty substance used to bind together other ingredients in the chocolate . \u2014 Manveena Suri And Chris Liakos, CNN , 30 June 2022",
"Barry Callebaut produces chocolate for multiple brands sold around the world. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
"Solid chocolate with nothing in it lasts about a year. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
"Arrange different flower cluster combinations, then use a toothpick dipped in light corn syrup to glue each petal and stem to chocolate wafer cookies. \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day , 16 June 2022",
"Remove from the heat and stir until the chocolate melts completely. \u2014 Jessie Sheehan, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"One readers likely recommended for the kids menu including a pork or beef BBQ plate, or the homemade desserts like lemon ice box pie, chocolate fudge pie, banana pudding and peanut butter pie. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
"Choose New York cheesecake, chocolate espresso tart or the fruit medley for dessert. \u2014 Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic , 16 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Spanish, from Nahuatl chocol\u0101tl , probably an alteration of eastern Nahuatl dialect chikol\u0101tl , from chikolli hook (probably used to refer to the beater used to mix chocolate with water) + \u0101tl water, liquid":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014926"
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"choose sides":{
"type":[
"idiom"
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"definitions":{
": to divide a group into two teams that will play against each other":[
"When we chose sides in gym class, I was always the last person to be picked to be on a team.",
"\u2014 often used figuratively They are forcing us to choose sides in the dispute."
"The same incision had been used to perform a liver resection and a cholecystectomy (removal of the gall bladder), following the initial procedure. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, Health.com , 10 June 2020",
"In a sneak peek at the episode, which will be a crossover with fellow Shondaland series Station 19, Tess comes over to watch Richard practicing a Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal, for those of us who didn\u2019t go to medical school). \u2014 Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com , 27 Feb. 2020",
"The gallbladder removal that Max describes likely cost significantly more than a standard laparoscopic cholecystectomy , and the patient would have gone home two hours after the operation in either case. \u2014 The New Yorker , 19 Oct. 2019",
"While her baby was in another room being treated for low body temperature and jaundice, Cotterell underwent a cholecystectomy . \u2014 Kate Wehr, Good Housekeeping , 18 Apr. 2019",
"Also known as a cholecystectomy , this is one of the most common surgeries in the United States. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 30 May 2018",
"Laparoscopic cholecystectomies are most common, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 24 Dec. 2017",
"More rarely, doctors will have do an open cholecystectomy , which involves removing the organ through one larger abdominal incision. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 24 Dec. 2017",
"Most people who get a laparoscopic cholecystectomy get discharged on the same day and can resume normal physical activity after a week, according to the NIDDK. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 24 Dec. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin cholecystis gallbladder (from chol- + Greek kystis bladder) + International Scientific Vocabulary -ectomy \u2014 more at cyst":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1885, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-020502"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": polypetalous":[],
": belonging to the Choripetalae":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6k\u014dr\u0259+"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"chori- entry 2 + -petalous":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-020609"
},
"chori-":{
"type":[
"combining form"
],
"definitions":{
": chorion : chorionic":[
"chorio carcinoma",
"chori oma"
],
": choroid : choroid and":[
"chorio cele",
"chorio retinal"
],
": separated : distinct":[
"chori petalous"
]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek chorio- , from chorion":"Combining form",
"New Latin, from Greek ch\u014dri, ch\u014dris apart; akin to Greek ch\u0113ros left, bereaved":"Combining form"
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-021217"
},
"Chordonia":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the Chordata exclusive of the hemichordates":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u022fr\u02c8d\u014dn\u0113\u0259"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from chordon- (irregular from Latin chorda ) + -ia":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-022121"
},
"Choripetalae":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a group of Archichlamydeae comprising plants with the floral corolla divided into distinct petals \u2014 compare apetalae , metachlamydeae":[]
": biopsy of a villus of the chorion at usually 10 to 12 weeks of gestation to obtain fetal cells for the prenatal diagnosis of chromosomal abnormalities":[
"\u2014 abbreviation CVS"
]
},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The high-probability patients are offered a more invasive diagnostic test using DNA either from the fetal cells floating in the amniotic fluid (amniocentesis) or from placental tissue ( chorionic villus sampling ). \u2014 Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic , 18 Nov. 2020",
"Deborah and Ariel Levy sued for damages, alleging the physician who had performed the chorionic villus sampling procedure had mistakenly removed maternal tissue instead of fetal tissue. \u2014 Bonnie Rochman, Slate Magazine , 3 Mar. 2017"
"Funfetti is the classic sugar cookie dough scattered with candy sprinkles, while the rich brownie batter is a chocoholic \u2019s dream. \u2014 Mary Honkus, PEOPLE.com , 15 Jan. 2020",
"Pop-Tarts\u2019 Frosted Chocolate Cupcake was their response to chocoholics looking for something a little more decadent. \u2014 Mary Honkus, PEOPLE.com , 21 Nov. 2019",
"TWO YEARS ago British chocoholics felt the pinch from the decision to leave the European Union. \u2014 The Economist , 8 Aug. 2019",
"Golf Channel might as well be selling chocolate to chocoholics . \u2014 Karen Crouse, New York Times , 24 June 2019",
"Golf Channel might as well be selling chocolate to chocoholics . \u2014 Karen Crouse, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2019"
": a woody perennial vine ( Akebia quintata ) of eastern Asia with palmate leaves of five leaflets, clusters of small, chocolate-scented, usually purplish flowers, and large sausage-shaped seed pods":[
"Step through the arches of trailing chocolate vine \u2026 to take in all this location has to offer.",
"\u2014 Dennis Bartlow, Commercial-News (Danville, Illinois) , 2 July 2010"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Working the chow line is a decades-old tradition during the holiday season for commanders in America\u2019s military. \u2014 Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News , 26 Nov. 2021",
"Inside the vintage cinderblock snack bar, there's a chow line for the food and vinyl records, VHS, DVDs and other memorabilia for sale. \u2014 Alicia Wallace, CNN , 13 Aug. 2021",
"The Salvation Army set up a chow line on the first floor. \u2014 Mark Leibovich, New York Times , 20 Feb. 2021",
"To re-create an authentic fighting ship experience, we were expected to play the part and move quickly through the chow line , accepting whatever fare was slopped onto our trays. \u2014 Mike Kerrigan, WSJ , 15 Oct. 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Or the Mini Chow Mein sandwiches ($10), a Fall River-area classic, with crunchy chow mein and brown gravy on mini potato rolls. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"Several days a week, Jullet Achan moves around the kitchen of her apartment in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, stirring up dishes from her Surinamese background: fragrant batches of goat curry, root vegetable soup and her own take on chicken chow mein . \u2014 New York Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Those items included a package of chow mein and a package of Oreos. \u2014 Andrew Binion, USA TODAY , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Jess spends time with all three of her children making peanut butter blossoms and chocolate chow mein clusters and decorating sugar cookies. \u2014 Lacey Howard, Better Homes & Gardens , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Mai kept the Americanized offerings \u2014 chow mein , egg rolls, sweet and sour chicken. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 29 Aug. 2021",
"Today\u2019s menu includes dishes that date to the restaurant\u2019s inception, including 16 variations each of chow mein and chop suey. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Aug. 2021",
"Onwuachi also took chefs to mother-son duo Bibi and Michael Singh\u2019s Hawthorne Asylum food cart (1080 S.E. Madison St.), which specializes in the food of Guyana, chow mein and all. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 June 2021",
"Dishes include easy mac and cheese, chow mein , cottage pie, chicken korma, chocolate truffles and pancakes. \u2014 Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2021"
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"As part of the sale, travelers can choose up to five of Norwegian's free offers, including free open bar, free specialty dining, free shore excursions, free Wi-Fi, and free airfare for a second guest. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 8 June 2022",
"Customers choose up to three greens, up to five toppings or crunchies, a protein and a dressing, and workers build the salad. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Instead of having the captains choose up sides on national TV, why not do it on the court, playground style, just before tipoff?. \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Visitors can choose up to two of these per day, and their price varies daily. \u2014 Katie Rice, orlandosentinel.com , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Visitors can choose up to two of these per day, and their price varies daily. \u2014 Katie Rice, orlandosentinel.com , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Visitors can choose up to two of these per day, and their price varies daily. \u2014 Katie Rice, orlandosentinel.com , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Visitors can choose up to two of these per day, and their price varies daily. \u2014 Katie Rice, orlandosentinel.com , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Visitors can choose up to two of these per day, and their price varies daily. \u2014 Katie Rice, orlandosentinel.com , 14 Oct. 2021"
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"View Sample Sign Up Now Noise also seems to be a driving factor in oxidative stress and metabolic abnormalities, the authors say, which could contribute to other chorionic diseases like diabetes. \u2014 Amanda Macmillan, Time , 6 Feb. 2018",
"In the 1960s, scientists developed chemical tests that searched directly for human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)\u2014the tell-tale hormone that the frogs were reacting to. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 4 May 2017",
"One possible entry point involves structures called chorionic villi, which anchor the placenta into the wall of the uterus during the first trimester. \u2014 Pam Belluck, New York Times , 18 July 2016"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Mike Tyson is playing an arms-dealing, chop shop \u2013owning gangster. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 5 May 2022",
"Dunkins pleaded guilty to the three counts in exchange for having two third-degree burglary charges and an additional operating chop shop charge dropped. \u2014 Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Anyone with information about the chop shop is asked to contact the department. \u2014 Hojun Choi, Dallas News , 5 Aug. 2021",
"An investigation involving the Detroit Police Commercial Auto Section led to a chop shop in the 13900 block of Penrod Street. \u2014 Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press , 8 Oct. 2020",
"They were found scattered throughout the capital city, along with a Toyota Camry and Honda CRV stolen in Hartford, and detectives believe are individual cases of theft and not tied to a particular chop shop . \u2014 Zach Murdock, courant.com , 25 Sep. 2020",
"Wiener defended Sheehy and pointed to the supervisor\u2019s legislative accomplishments, including a law to discourage bicycle chop shops . \u2014 Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Jan. 2018",
"In 2004 he was arrested for a slew of car thefts and running a chop shop . \u2014 al , 29 Jan. 2020",
"The Giants prevailed in the Super Bowl back in 2012, distant enough for that Eldorado to be sold for parts by now at some chop shop in Queens. \u2014 Dan Barry, New York Times , 30 Dec. 2019"
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": a steroid alcohol C 27 H 45 OH that is present in animal cells and body fluids, regulates membrane fluidity, and functions as a precursor molecule in various metabolic pathways and as a constituent of LDL may cause atherosclerosis \u2014 compare bad cholesterol , good cholesterol":[]
"In general, people who failed the test tended to be in poorer health than those who passed, with a higher proportion being obese, having cardiovascular disease and unhealthy blood cholesterol levels. \u2014 Linda Carroll, NBC News , 21 June 2022",
"Scientists are still learning about exactly how meditation could induce positive impacts on other aspects of health, too -- such as helping our immune systems function optimally, enhancing sleep, lowering cholesterol and alleviating pain. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 13 June 2022",
"For starters, his blood cholesterol levels have all improved significantly, and a repeat ultrasound of his liver showed a marked reduction in liver fat, as compared to previous scans. \u2014 Jesse Hicks, Men's Health , 10 June 2022",
"The crux of the Latino paradox is as follows: A broad body of research shows that Latinos have higher rates of diabetes, obesity and uncontrolled blood pressure and cholesterol levels than non-Hispanic white people. \u2014 Olveen Carrasquillo, The Conversation , 8 June 2022",
"May promote heart health: A serving of prunes meets 11% of the daily value for fiber, which plays a role in lowering blood cholesterol . \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Good Housekeeping , 18 Feb. 2021",
"The researchers blocked a gene in tomato plants that normally converts provitamin D3 into cholesterol , which enabled provitamin D3 to accumulate in the ripe tomato fruit. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 23 May 2022",
"Together, these two prongs help the body regulate blood pressure, serum cholesterol , blood glucose and body fatness, all high risk factors that promote heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, stroke, etc. \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 19 May 2022",
"Many common medical conditions can increase stroke risk, including afib, high blood pressure, high cholesterol , heart disease and diabetes, according to the CDC. \u2014 Brianna Abbott, WSJ , 16 May 2022"
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"Medical concerns facing the midwives will include everything from breech birth to cancer, Huntington's chorea , and cataracts. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 12 Mar. 2018",
"He had been admitted with Huntington\u2019s chorea after his family could no longer take care of him. \u2014 Randall Fuller, WSJ , 28 July 2017",
"San Diego\u2019s Auspex Pharmaceuticals developed a drug to manage Huntington\u2019s chorea , the uncontrollable movements associated with the disease. \u2014 Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com , 8 May 2017"
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"It\u2019s because this French master chocolatier (Meilleur Ouvrier de France Chocolatier) has spent much of his career teaching and also producing chocolates on the wholesale and corporate level in France and, for the past eight years, in New Jersey. \u2014 Florence Fabricant, New York Times , 23 May 2022",
"Davide Appendino, another top Turin chocolatier , uses a wide array of top quality biological cacao beans to make pistachio, coffee, white chocolate, dark chocolate and sugar free gianduiotti sold in colorful wraps. \u2014 Silvia Marchetti, CNN , 5 May 2022",
"The British premium chocolatier \u2019s shares have also bounced back to new heights over the same period, exceeding pre-pandemic levels and, last night, were up by over 40% versus a year ago. \u2014 Kevin Rozario, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022",
"But the blast didn\u2019t spare the nearby row of shops, including bakeries, a cellphone store and a Roshen chocolatier . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Jean-Marie Auboine Chocolatier 40-Piece Valentine Signature Collection Go big with this massive box of bonbons from an award-winning chocolatier based in Las Vegas. \u2014 Abigail Abesamis Demarest, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
"The wheels are sliced in half across the equator, and a thin layer of melted chocolate\u2014a dark milk from French chocolatier Pralus\u2014is poured on top. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Much loved London chocolatier Rococo has won plenty of prizes from the Academy of Chocolate and the International Chocolate Awards. \u2014 Joanne Shurvell, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Award-winning chocolatier Phillip Ashley is at it again. \u2014 Sherri Mcgee Mccovey, USA TODAY , 12 Feb. 2022"
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"Scientists working with food and pharmaceutical company Kirin developed an electrical chopstick accessory that makes food taste 50 percent saltier\u2014without adding salt. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 21 June 2022",
"And be sure not to use a super skinny poking tool, such as a chopstick : The best soak distribution is achieved with wider holes. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
"Her gold vermeil chopstick earrings are a standout. \u2014 Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE.com , 8 May 2022",
"Kirin's announcement also didn't note if the researchers examined how the chopstick device affected research subjects' perception of the saltiness of food with no sodium. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Pull the soil back with a small trowel, your hands, or a chopstick or pencil (for tiny seedlings) and tuck the plant in by gently pushing the earth back in place around the roots. \u2014 Emily Murphy, Better Homes & Gardens , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Hold the aluminum cup over the plastic takeout container, jab the dumpling with a chopstick and pour in some of the black vinegar sauce, then slurp it all up. \u2014 The Chronicle Food & Wine Staff, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Steaming a thicker cake will take longer, so add 10 minutes or so to the steam time and check with a chopstick or skewer for doneness. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Instead of sticking to a strict watering schedule for houseplants, push your finger or a chopstick into the soil. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful , 10 Mar. 2021"
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"definitions":{
": a strongly basic synthetic resin that forms insoluble complexes with bile acids and has been used to lower cholesterol levels in hypercholesterolemic patients":[]
": a basic compound C 5 H 14 NO that is found in various foods (such as egg yolks and legumes) or is synthesized in the liver, that is a component of lecithin and a precursor of acetylcholine, and that is essential to the metabolism of fat in the liver and is usually included in the vitamin B complex":[]
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"\u02c8k\u014d-\u02ccl\u0113n"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The women\u2019s formula gummies add calcium and zinc to the mix, while the men\u2019s formula gummies include zinc and choline . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"Eggs contain the highest biological value of protein along with disease-fighting nutrients such as vitamin D, choline and lutein. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Tilapia, which is called for in today's recipe for fish tacos, also provides choline . \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 19 Mar. 2022",
"The yolk contains choline , which is essential for brain development and may help with memory. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Prenatal One vitamin provides probiotics and enzymes, as well as more than 20 essential vitamins and minerals\u2014this one also has choline , as well as calcium. \u2014 Serena Coady, SELF , 4 Jan. 2022",
"According to 2019 Nutrients research, many prenatal vitamins lack choline , and less than 10% of pregnant women are getting enough of it. \u2014 Serena Coady, SELF , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Eggs are rich in protein, vitamin D, choline , antioxidants and several other nutrients. \u2014 Rahaf Al Bochi, CNN , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Converting your pool to use Biguanide in place of choline is not quite as easy as saltwater, but still possible. \u2014 Jada Jackson, House Beautiful , 11 May 2021"
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"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
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"circa 1871, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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"\u02c8ch\u00e4(\u02cc)k\u014d",
"ch\u0259\u02c8k\u014d",
"\u02c8ch\u022f-"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"short for chocolate soldier ; probably from the new uniforms worn by recruits":"Noun",
"Spanish choc\u00f3, chocoa, chocoe , of American Indian origin":"Noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-154256"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a whisk to keep off flies that is used in the East especially as a mark of rank":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Hindi car\u0169r\u012b , from Sanskrit camara yak, yak tail employed as whisk":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-160428"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a leader of a dramatic chorus in ancient Greece":[]
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"k\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-g\u0259s"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin & Greek; Latin choragus , from Greek choragos, chor\u0113gos , from choros chorus + agein to lead \u2014 more at agent":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-161310"
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"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb"
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": a dangerous and illegal block aimed at the legs and especially knees of another player":[
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"\u2014 Rick Telander"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Panthers were flagged for a chop block by Tejan Koroma, formerly of BYU, on the play in any event. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Cole Fenske rushed it in from 4 yards away for a score, and Rice Lake appeared to get the 2-point conversion on a rush from Elliot Nolan but was flagged for a chop block . \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 Nov. 2021",
"But after a chop block penalty pushed Western Kentucky back, UTSA\u2019s Clarence Hicks ended the night with the defensive spark the Roadrunners were searching for. \u2014 Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News , 10 Oct. 2021",
"In the fourth quarter, running back Isaiah Jacobs was called for a chop block , which wiped away Tagovailoa\u2019s game-tying 41-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Dontay Demus Jr. \u2014 Ryan Mcfadden, baltimoresun.com , 18 Sep. 2021",
"The officials called a 15-yard chop block penalty on Casteel for that second down play, pushing the Colts back to the 18. \u2014 Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic , 11 Sep. 2021",
"Davay Hill put his 220 pounds in the end zone from there, but it was called back on a chop block . \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 28 Aug. 2021",
"Keenan had his season cut short by a late-season chop block . \u2014 al , 13 Dec. 2020",
"Then running back Gus Edwards couldn\u2019t make a clean chop block on Dupree, giving him a free shot at Jackson. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 6 Nov. 2020"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1954, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-165307"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"-\u02ccm\u012bt"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary chondri- + Greek mitos thread; originally formed as German chondriomit":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-171320"
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"phrasal verb"
],
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": to have trouble talking because of crying or strong emotion":[
"He chokes up whenever he tries to talk about the accident."
],
": to move one's hands to a higher position on a baseball bat":[
"\u2014 often + on He choked up on the bat and took a short swing."
]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-175237"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a musical piece in the style of or suggesting Brazilian folk music":[],
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"\u02c8sh\u014dr(\u02cc)\u00fc"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Portuguese ch\u00f4ro , literally, weeping, from chorar to weep, from Latin plorare to cry out, to bewail, probably of imitative origin":"Noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-181014"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the flesh on the lower jaw especially when fat and hanging : double chin":[]
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"\u02c8ch\u00e4l\u0259(r)"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"from (assumed) Middle English, from Old English ceolor throat; akin to Old High German kelur throat, Old English ceole":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-181303"
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"idiom"
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": to keep changing one's mind, way of doing something, etc.":[
"You have to make a decision and stick with it. You can't chop and change all the time."
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-184528"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a hypothetical cytoplasmic determiner responsible for maintaining the continuity of mitochondria":[]
": a station or post especially for collection of customs or for palanquin bearers or police":[],
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"\u02c8ch\u014dk\u0113"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Hindi cauk\u012b , diminutive of cauk market place, from Sanskrit catu\u1e63ka consisting of four, quadrangular, from catur four":"Noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-194106"
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"adjective",
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": mitochondrion":[]
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-dr\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccs\u014dm"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from German Chondriosom, from Greek ch\u00f3ndrion \"granule\" (diminutive of ch\u00f3ndros \"grain, seed\") + -o- -o- + -som -some entry 3 \u2014 more at chondro-":""
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"1910, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a disease of beans and other legumes caused by fungi of the genus Botrytis and characterized by brown spotting of leaves and stems and withering of shoots":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-194943"
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"noun"
],
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": a box used in Africa (as on a safari) to transport food":[]
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"chop entry 8":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-212144"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": any of numerous small solitary or colonial aquatic flagellates constituting three families (Phalansteriidae, Codosigidae, and Bicosoecidae) of the order Protomonadina and distinguished from all other flagellates by possession of a contractile protoplasmic collar about the single anterior flagellum \u2014 compare choanocyte":[]
},
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"\"+"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Choanoflagellata":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-220820"
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"chop-cherry":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a game of trying to catch a suspended cherry between the teeth":[]
"choreo-, chore- , from French chor\u00e9o-, chor\u00e9- , from Greek choreia dance, from choros dance, place for dancing; chorio- , alteration of choreo-":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-224512"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a salt or ester of cholic acid":[]
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"\u02c8k\u014d-\u02ccl\u0101t"
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1846, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-232548"
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"noun"
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": the highly vascular outer embryonic membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals that in placental mammals is associated with the allantois in the formation of the placenta":[]
"This is essentially a blood clot that can occur when the outermost membrane surrounding the embryo (the chorion ) separates a little from the uterine wall, allowing some blood to pool in that space between the two. \u2014 Amy Marturana, SELF , 28 Dec. 2018"
],
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"New Latin, from Greek, afterbirth":""
},
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"1545, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-235111"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
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": choroid":[]
},
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"\u02cck\u014dr\u0113\u02c8\u022fid\u0113\u0259"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, alteration of choro\u012bdes":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-000714"
},
"chowhound":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": one fond of eating":[]
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"\u02c8chau\u0307-\u02cchau\u0307nd"
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1917, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-001327"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": any of several glycosaminoglycans that occur in sulfated form in various tissues (such as cartilage and tendons) and are used in dietary supplements in a natural or synthetic form especially to treat the symptoms of osteoarthritis":[]
"And for good measure, Medterra adds chondroitin to their product to help keep joints and connective tissue properly lubricated. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"No one can say for sure why glucosamine- chondroitin might lower mortality risks. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 22 Sep. 2021",
"Glucosamine- chondroitin is a supplement \u2014 not a prescription medicine tightly regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 22 Sep. 2021",
"However there appears to be little danger in taking glucosamine and chondroitin supplements. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 17 July 2019",
"Two chews per serving provides 1,000mg of glucosamine and 200mg of chondroitin . \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 7 May 2021",
"Petwine, the company behind the faux vintage (which is brewed with Alaskan salmon oil and infused with glucosamine and chondroitin ), is also hosting a photo contest, with the winner getting 1,000 Dogecoins. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 20 Apr. 2021",
"The addition of glucosamine and chondroitin promote agile joints. \u2014 Brian Lynn, Outdoor Life , 21 Sep. 2020",
"Nutritionists advise that when choosing a joint supplement for your dog, look for several key ingredients proven to help joint health, including glucosamine, chondroitin , MSM, turmeric, and calcium carbonate. \u2014 The Editors, Field & Stream , 24 Apr. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from German Chondro\u00eftin, from Chondroit s\u00e4ure \"chondroitic acid (an acid found in cartilage)\" (from chondro- chondro- + -it -ite entry 1 ) + -in -in entry 1":""
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"1895, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-001748"
},
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"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
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": eat":[
"It's time to chow down .",
"\u2014 often + on The kids chowed down on hamburgers and french fries."
": a worker who performs any of numerous menial jobs in a factory or camp (as a leather factory or a logging, mining, or construction camp) \u2014 compare bull cook":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ch\u014drm\u0259n",
"-\u02ccman",
"-\u022fr"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-020113"
},
"choriocarcinoma":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a malignant tumor typically developing in the uterus from the trophoblast":[]
"But just 18 months after getting sober \u2014 and regaining custody of her daughters \u2014 she was hit with a devastating setback: choriocarcinoma , a fast-growing cancer that occurs in the uterus and followed a tubular pregnancy. \u2014 Michelle Tauber, PEOPLE.com , 6 June 2019",
"Around half of women who have a molar-type pregnancy go on to develop a very rare womb cancer called choriocarcinoma , due to the growth of the abnormal cells. \u2014 Fox News , 26 Apr. 2018",
"She was diagnosed with stage IV choriocarcinoma , a rare form of uterine cancer that can form during pregnancy. \u2014 Jane Bianchi, Woman's Day , 7 Aug. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from chorion + carcinoma":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1901, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-025857"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": biogeography especially as concerned with the migrations and areas of distribution of organisms":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u0259\u02c8r\u00e4l\u0259j\u0113"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary chor- + -logy ; originally formed as German chorologie":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-033109"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to a chorus or choir":[
"a choral group"
],
": sung or designed for singing by a choir":[
"a choral arrangement"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0259l"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While live music of all genres was put on hold during the pandemic, choral groups were hit particularly hard due to fears of spreading the virus. \u2014 Jeff Banowetz, chicagotribune.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
"This was under the direction of Jenny Wong, the Master Chorale\u2019s assistant director, who wrote a dissertation about Martin\u2019s choral music. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The massive gathering of choral singers onstage \u2014 135 in all \u2014 was, first and foremost, a welcome sight and sound. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Both programs will be performed more than once and will feature live choral singers in addition to the orchestra in time with the film. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 16 Jan. 2022",
"At least one of the area\u2019s professional choral singers was hospitalized several days with COVID-19 and hasn\u2019t completely recovered. \u2014 Scott Cantrell, Dallas News , 30 Oct. 2020",
"The Hebron Community Chorus is a non-auditioned choir that rehearses and performs pieces from across a wide range of choral music. \u2014 Melanie Savage, Hartford Courant , 14 Apr. 2022",
"That choral piece sets to music the final words of seven Black men killed during encounters with the police. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Dec. 2021",
"This means that even his narrator\u2019s most personal statements are ghostly and choral and anachronistic and often vaguely familiar in their very texture. \u2014 Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books , 25 Feb. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"French or Medieval Latin; French choral , from Medieval Latin choralis , from Latin chorus":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-034133"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of saprophytic myxobacteria (family Polyangiaceae) occurring in soil or on decaying organic matter":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from chondr- + -myces":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-043306"
},
"chondriosphere":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a large or aggregated spherical chondriosome":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccsfi(\u0259)r"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary chondri- + sphere ; originally formed as German chondriosph\u00e4re":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-044114"
},
"chocolate soldier":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a soldier that does not fight":[],
": choco":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-044501"
},
"chorepiscopus":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a bishop who is appointed to assist a diocesan bishop with the administration of a rural district":[]
": a paste of ground cocoa nibs that is created as part of the process of manufacturing chocolate":[
"When chocolate makers grind shelled cacao beans, known as nibs, to create the thick paste called chocolate liquor , this paste contains both cocoa solids and cocoa butter.",
"\u2014 Lisa McManus , Cook's Illustrated , January 2008",
"Look for products that list cocoa or chocolate liquor \u2014and not sugar\u2014as the first ingredient.",
"\u2014 Robert Davis , Washington Post , 7 Feb. 2012"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1882, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-100247"
},
"choliambic":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of or belonging to a choliamb : consisting of choliambic lines":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6k\u014dl\u0113\u00a6ambik"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin choliamb us choliamb + English -ic":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-100606"
},
"Chorotegan":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a language family of Mexico and Central America, including the languages of the Chiapanecs, Chorotegas , Mangues, and Oroti\u00f1as":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-102117"
},
"choree":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": choreus":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u0259\u02c8r\u0113",
"\u02c8k\u014dr\u02cc\u0113"
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"French chor\u00e9e , from Latin choreus , from Greek choreios , from choreios , adjective, of a dance, of a chorus, from choros dancing area, dance, chorus":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-102248"
},
"Chondrilla":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of Old World herbs (family Compositae) having large basal mostly pinnatifid leaves, small stem leaves, and few-flowered heads with spinulose achenes \u2014 see gum succory":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u00e4n\u02c8dril\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin chondrille , from Greek chondril\u0113":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-105403"
},
"choffer":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a portable heater or chafing dish":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"alteration of Middle English chaufour":""
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"noun"
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": a flue stop on the pedal organ of 4\u2032 pitch or 8\u2032 pitch used especially for the melody or cantus firmus in chorale preludes":[]
"Matarazzo herself suffered extreme, persistent nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, was hospitalized several times in the first trimester for broken blood vessels, and developed cholestasis , a potentially serious liver condition, in week 24. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
"Yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice) or jaundice caused by pregnancy ( cholestasis of pregnancy) Are scheduled for surgery. \u2014 Noel Mumford, Essence , 27 May 2021",
"Since then, the Hockers have made efforts to raise awareness for intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP), the condition that Bilan suffered which led to the loss of their sons, Liam and Noah. \u2014 Eddie Morales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Aug. 2020",
"The Hockers have made efforts to raise awareness for intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP); the condition that Bilan suffered which led to the loss of their twin boys, Liam and Noah. \u2014 Eddie Morales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 15 June 2020",
"Other risks of cholestasis include fetal distress, preterm delivery and maternal hemorrhage. \u2014 Christina Caron, New York Times , 17 Apr. 2020",
"When cholestasis happens, waste product known as bilirubin gets into the bloodstream. \u2014 Ratika Gupta, SELF , 13 Sep. 2018",
"Doctors suspected cholestasis , a condition in which pregnancy hormones elevate liver bile levels, which can result in stillbirth. \u2014 Elizabeth Narins, Cosmopolitan , 15 Sep. 2017",
"Losing a baby in the second or third trimester, hemorrhaging, stillbirth, HELLP syndrome, cholestasis . \u2014 Rachel Stuhler, Cosmopolitan , 21 Aug. 2017"
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"New Latin":""
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"1888, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a dish prepared chiefly from bean sprouts, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, onions, mushrooms, and meat or fish and served with rice and soy sauce":[]
},
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"\u02ccch\u00e4p-\u02c8s\u00fc-\u0113"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Our cooks whipped up a few of our most popular dishes: savory plates of shrimp fried rice and chicken chop suey . \u2014 Curtis Chin, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022",
"Pair with charcuterie and cheeses, or with chop suey . \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"Today, the Butte city directory lists Pekin Noodle Parlor as the only chop suey restaurant left in business. \u2014 NBC News , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The restaurants served a chop suey drowning in gravy and spiced like curry. \u2014 Frank Shyong Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 25 Sep. 2021",
"The menu featured typical take-out Chinese fare: pepper steak, chop suey , lemon chicken, almond chicken and other entrees, supplemented by egg rolls, egg drop soup, fried rice and fortune cookies, UPI reported. \u2014 Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News , 16 Sep. 2021",
"The video frequently cuts to motel rooms packed with fans, where the band leads the mosh pit and takes a short break to eat actual chop suey ; at one point, during the chorus, their bodies overlap each other\u2019s like a Cronenbergian metal nightmare. \u2014 Jeremy Gordon, Vulture , 8 Sep. 2021",
"Today\u2019s menu includes dishes that date to the restaurant\u2019s inception, including 16 variations each of chow mein and chop suey . \u2014 New York Times , 3 Aug. 2021",
"Other eateries included chop suey and noodle dishes on their menus. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Chinese (Guangdong) jaahp-seui odds and ends, from jaahp miscellaneous + seui bits":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1884, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-111819"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": choriambus":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u014dr\u0113\u02ccam(b)"
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin choriambus , from Greek choriambos , from choreios choreus + iambos iambus":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-114121"
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"Chordariales":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an order of brown algae (class Heterogeneratae) having a branched filamentous sporophyte that is not markedly compacted with a pseudoparenchymatous mass":[]
"New Latin, from Chordaria genus of algae (from chord- + -aria ) + -ales":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-114934"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a Matacan people of northwestern Paraguay and southeastern Bolivia":[],
": a member of such people":[],
": the language of the Choroti people":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"ch\u0259\u02c8r\u014dt\u0113"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Spanish choroti, chorot\u00e9 , of American Indian origin":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-123158"
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"chondrichthyan":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a fish of the class Chondrichthyes : a cartilaginous fish":[
"One quarter of all the world's cartilaginous fish species\u2014known as chondrichthyans \u2014are now threatened, reports a study published Tuesday in the journal eLife.",
"Sharks, rays, and their less numerous kin the chimaeras, or ratfishes, are characterized by skeletons composed of cartilage rather than solid bone. (Collectively, they are known as chondrichthyans ; bony fishes are the osteichthyans .)",
"\u2014 John G. Maisey , Natural History , June 1998"
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},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u00e4n-\u02c8drik-th\u0113-\u0259n"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1963, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-131850"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": any of a phylum (Chordata) of animals having at least at some stage of development a notochord, dorsally situated central nervous system, and gill slits and including the vertebrates, lancelets, and tunicates":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-d\u0259t",
"\u02c8k\u022fr-\u02ccd\u0101t"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Until now, the glow in other chordate animals had been explained by their diet or from a symbiotic relationship with glowing bacteria. \u2014 Popular Science , 22 Oct. 2020",
"That is in contradistinction to Cambrian fossils, among which are found representatives of all the main animal groups (annelids, arthropods, brachiopods, chordates , cnidarians, echinoderms, molluscs and so on) that are around today. \u2014 The Economist , 7 June 2018",
"The first saw the emergence of brachiopods and molluscs, the second that of annelids, cnidarians, echinoderms and chordates (a group that includes the vertebrates). \u2014 The Economist , 7 June 2018"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"ultimately from Latin chorda cord":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1897, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-132310"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a prune dried to the color of chocolate":[]
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-133811"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the genus consisting of the two-toed sloth":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"k\u014d\u02c8l\u0113p\u0259s"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, irregular from Late Greek ch\u014dlopous lame-footed, from Greek ch\u014dlos lame + pous foot":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-135940"
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"chocolate maroon":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": old roseleaf":[]
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-141542"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a people of Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica":[],
": a member of such people":[],
": the language of the Chorotega people":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccch\u014dr\u0259\u02c8t\u0101g\u0259"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Spanish, of American Indian origin":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-142110"
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"Choanichthyes":{
"type":[
"noun,",
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a subclass of Teleostomi comprising fishes with internal nares that were dominant life-forms in the Devonian but are now nearly extinct and including the Crossopterygii and the aberrant Dipnoi \u2014 compare latimeria":[]
"New Latin, from choan- + Greek ichthyes , plural of ichthys fish":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-142630"
},
"cholam":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": grain sorghum":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ch\u014dl\u0259m"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Tamil c\u014d\u1e37am":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-143311"
},
"choliamb":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a quantitative iambic trimeter verse of six feet having a spondee or trochee in the last foot":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u014dl\u0113\u02ccam(b)"
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin choliambus , from Greek choliambos , from ch\u014dlos lame + iambos iamb":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-151103"
},
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"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an order or other major division of Mastigophora comprising the choanoflagellates \u2014 compare lissoflagellata":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6k\u014d\u0259(\u02cc)n\u014d+"
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from choan- + Flagellata":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-151339"
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"chopa":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of several rudderfishes (family Kyphosidae)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ch\u014dp\u0259",
"-\u00e4p\u0259"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Spanish, from Portuguese choupa , from Latin clupea , a fish":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-152509"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a short-sleeved bodice with a very low neckline worn especially in India":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ch\u014dl\u0113"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hindi col\u012b , from Sanskrit cola, co\u1e0da , probably of Dravidian origin; akin to Tamil coli bark, Malayalam toli":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-152650"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a Jewish Sabbath-day dish of slow-baked meat and vegetables":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ch\u0259l- also \u02c8sh-",
"\u02c8ch\u022fl\u0259nt"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Yiddish tsholnt, tshont, shalet, shalent":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-153210"
},
"Chopunnish":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": nez perc\u00e9":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"ch\u014d\u02c8p\u0259nish"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"perhaps modification of Nez Perc\u00e9 Ts\u00fatp\u0115li":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-153701"
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"chondroitic acid":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": chondroitinsulfuric acid":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6k\u00e4ndr\u0259\u00a6witik-"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary chondroitic (from chondr- + -itic ) + acid ; originally formed as German chondroits\u00e4ure":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-154458"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a genus of nocturnal birds (family Caprimulgidae) consisting of the nighthawks":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u022fr\u02c8d\u012b(\u02cc)l\u0113z"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, irregular from Greek chord\u0113 string of a lyre or harp + deil\u0113 afternoon, evening: from its cry at twilight":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-160841"
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"type":[],
"definitions":{
"\u2014 see chord-":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-161337"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a dance drama for large groups":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6k\u014dr\u0113(\u02cc)\u014d+"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"choreo- + drama":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-162831"
},
"chondrophore":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a cavity or process that supports the internal hinge cartilage of the shell of a bivalve mollusk":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"chondr- + -phore":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-165542"
},
"chondrite":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a meteoric stone characterized by the presence of chondrules":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccdr\u012bt"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Of the more than 1,000 space rocks that have been found on Earth\u2019s surface, only five are of the this type known as a C.I. chondrite . \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"Scientists classify these asteroids as CI chondrite asteroids. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Based on the meteorite\u2019s dark and porous properties, both studies agree that Ryugu is carbonaceous and should be classified as a CI chondrite , Science Alert reports. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Dec. 2021",
"The meteorite is classified as a carbonaceous chondrite , which is an rare piece of space debris that\u2019s older than the planets in the solar system. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Mar. 2021",
"The carbonaceous chondrite , which contains organics, amino acids and other ingredients for life, is so rare that it has never been found in that region before. \u2014 Elizabeth Howell, Forbes , 10 Mar. 2021",
"The type of meteorite that produces the fragments that littered Winchcombe was made of carbonaceous chondrite . \u2014 Mike Wehner, BGR , 9 Mar. 2021",
"Chunks of enstatite chondrite are still around in the solar system, and occasionally fall as meteorites. \u2014 Caleb A. Scharf, Scientific American , 13 Sep. 2020",
"The meteorite\u2014a rare type known as a carbonaceous chondrite \u2014may contain complex organic molecules that gave life on Earth a head start. \u2014 Joel Goldberg, Science | AAAS , 19 Aug. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from German Chondrit, from Greek ch\u00f3ndros \"grain (of wheat, salt, etc.)\" + German -it -ite entry 1 \u2014 more at chondro-":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1883, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-172257"
},
"chordoid":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": like a chorda":[
"a chordoid notochord"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u022fr\u02ccd\u022fid"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"chord- + -oid":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-172409"
},
"choriambic":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, consisting of, or containing choriambuses":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6k\u014dr\u0113\u00a6ambik"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin choriambicus , from Greek choriambikos , from choriambos + -ikos -ic":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-174014"
},
"chondrules":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a rounded granule of cosmic origin often found embedded in meteoric stones and sometimes free in marine sediments":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-(\u02cc)dr\u00fcl"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Understanding chondrule formation could, in other words, reveal our solar system\u2019s earliest moments. \u2014 Jonathan O'callaghan, Scientific American , 8 Dec. 2020",
"Most chondrule scientists fall into one of two camps. \u2014 Jonathan O'callaghan, Scientific American , 8 Dec. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"chondrus, earlier term for a chondrule (borrowed from Greek ch\u00f3ndros \"grain of wheat, salt, etc.\") + -ule \u2014 more at chondro-":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1889, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-180656"
},
"chondrogeny":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": chondrogenesis":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"k\u00e4n\u02c8dr\u00e4j\u0259n\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"chondr- + -geny":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-181752"
},
"chola":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a woman of mixed Spanish and American Indian ancestry":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ch\u014dl\u0259",
"-\u02ccl\u00e4"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"American Spanish, feminine of cholo":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-182018"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a foot of four syllables in classical prosody in which the cadence of the trochee is followed by that of the iambus ( \u2013 \u02d8 \u02d8 \u2013 ) the corresponding pattern of cadence in accentual prosody (\u00f3 o o \u00f3) consisting of the combination of trochee and iambus in succession":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cck\u014dr\u0113\u02c8amb\u0259s"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-182300"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or being in the style of a chorus and especially a Greek chorus":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u022fr-ik",
"\u02c8k\u00e4r-"
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1830, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-182508"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a rounded granule of cosmic origin often found embedded in meteoric stones and sometimes free in marine sediments":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-(\u02cc)dr\u00fcl"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Understanding chondrule formation could, in other words, reveal our solar system\u2019s earliest moments. \u2014 Jonathan O'callaghan, Scientific American , 8 Dec. 2020",
"Most chondrule scientists fall into one of two camps. \u2014 Jonathan O'callaghan, Scientific American , 8 Dec. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"chondrus, earlier term for a chondrule (borrowed from Greek ch\u00f3ndros \"grain of wheat, salt, etc.\") + -ule \u2014 more at chondro-":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1889, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-184120"
},
"choo choo":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a railroad train":[
"\u2014 used by young children or by adults speaking to young children Here comes the choo choo !"
],
": the sound a train makes":[
"\u2014 used by young children or by adults speaking to young children"
]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-193650"
},
"chol-":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"combining form"
],
"definitions":{
": bile : gall":[
"chol ate"
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At the Rat Creek slide, the ocean below was still chocolaty with debris a week after the storm. \u2014 Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 Feb. 2021",
"Luckily, these tiny, salty, chocolaty cookies fit the bill. \u2014 Alison Roman, New York Times , 7 Oct. 2019",
"In terms of flavor profile, the robusta variety boasts nearly two times the caffeine content of its counterpart and gives off a nutty, full, dark, chocolaty taste. \u2014 Fortune , 29 Sep. 2019",
"Have toppings mixed in on the marble top, including candy, fruit, nuts or chocolaty snacks. \u2014 Adriana Ramirez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 June 2019",
"France introduced the coffee bean, and the Robusta variety grown in the south is famous for its distinctive, chocolaty flavor. \u2014 Jim Kempton, Orange County Register , 2 Aug. 2019",
"Enjoy a weekend of food pairings, demonstrations, dinners and more chocolaty events in Kohler Feb. 16-18. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Feb. 2018",
"Many sweet treats also offer this snooze-boosting benefit (even including some chocolaty ones!). \u2014 Rachel Morris, Woman's Day , 27 Aug. 2015",
"For generations, Americans have been crediting the people of Germany with the rich, chocolaty deliciousness of the German chocolate cake. \u2014 Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living , 9 May 2018"
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"\"",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The collective effort, described by Polish and Ukrainian officials and truck companies pitching in, is an attempt to help Ukraine export its wheat by land, circumventing Russia\u2019s naval choke hold on Ukraine\u2019s Black Sea shipping lanes. \u2014 WSJ , 3 June 2022",
"Never has a celebrity trial felt both so petty and irrelevant and yet had such a choke hold on my interest. \u2014 Raven Smith, Vogue , 12 May 2022",
"The main card got started with Sabah Homasi forcing Jaleel Willis to tap out with an arm triangle choke hold at 1:42 of the first round in a welterweight bout. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 29 Jan. 2022",
"The central bank slashed rates to near zero in March 2020 when the pandemic took the US economy into a choke hold . \u2014 Anneken Tappe, CNN , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Eating disorders can be rooted in depression, anxiety, and other mental health problems or can tighten the choke hold of those conditions. \u2014 Nora Caplan-bricker, Outside Online , 23 June 2017",
"The 23-year-old Black man died in 2019 after he was detained and placed in a choke hold by police and then given a sedative that triggered cardia arrest. \u2014 Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News , 23 Nov. 2021",
"All seemed to agree: Time was up \u2014 needed to be up \u2014 for sexism and its insidious choke hold on everyone\u2019s lives. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 Sep. 2021",
"The trouble is these expectations are derived from the very same bond yield curve that the Federal Reserve has a choke hold on, and real inflation expectations come from the Street not the cornered U.S. bond market. \u2014 Clem Chambers, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-003702"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-011151"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-012542"
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"\""
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": tending to cause choking or to become choked":[]
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"first_known_use":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-013517"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-022920"
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"noun"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a gummy nitrogenous monobasic acid with strong reducing power obtained by hydrolysis of chondroitin":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-032020"
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"plural noun"
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"New Latin, from choan- + Greek ichthyes , plural of ichthys fish":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-035030"
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
": ensemble speaking by a group often using various voice combinations and contrasts to bring out the meaning or tonal beauty of a passage of poetry or prose":[]
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"type":[
"noun"
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"\u02c8ch\u00e4kw\u0113"
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"definitions":{
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Electrolux is recalling 13 models of Frigidaire refrigerators and one Electrolux model sold over the last two years because the level detector arm in the icemaker can break into pieces and fall into the ice bucket, posing a choking hazard. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 4 June 2022",
"As the planet heats up, bigger and more aggressive wildfires are forcing evacuations and blanketing L.A. with choking smoke. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
"The fire creates smoke, which can turn into a choking hazard for the crew and restrict their vision outside the vehicle. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 7 Apr. 2022",
"After reports of a serious choking hazard, popular baby store Mushie & Co has issued a FRIGG pacifier recall. \u2014 Macaela Mackenzie, SELF , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Police in Oklahoma are crediting a middle schooler for saving a choking classmate and a woman escaping a house fire on the same day. \u2014 Fox News , 24 Dec. 2021",
"School officials say Davyon Johnson helped save a choking classmate and a woman with a walker attempting to escape a house fire in just a matter of hours on Dec. 9. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Valente drank deeply, answering too quickly and choking . \u2014 Greg Jackson, The New Yorker , 22 Nov. 2021",
"The high temperature was 77 degrees and the humidity was a choking 7 per cent, weatherman A.W. Anderson said. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Nov. 2021"
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"1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-043650"
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"sh\u0259-\u02c8l\u014dn",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-044117"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-044923"
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"verb"
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": to check or block normal breathing of by compressing or obstructing the trachea or by poisoning or adulterating available air":[
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": to check or hinder the growth, development, or activity of":[
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": to obstruct by filling up or clogging":[
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": to fill completely : jam":[
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"\u2014 usually used with up The batter choked up the bat and cut down his swing."
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": to become choked in breathing":[
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": to shorten one's grip especially on the handle of a bat":[
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": to lose one's composure and fail to perform effectively in a critical situation":[
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": a valve for choking (see choke entry 1 sense 3 ) a gasoline engine":[],
": a constriction in an outlet (as of an oil well) that restricts flow":[],
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": a constriction (such as a narrowing of the barrel or an attachment) at the muzzle (see muzzle entry 1 sense 3 ) of a shotgun that serves to limit the spread of shot":[],
": the act of choking":[
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"\u02c8ch\u014dk"
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"garotte",
"strangle",
"suffocate",
"throttle"
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"Verb",
"Chew your food well so you don't choke .",
"We were choking on fumes.",
"The thick smoke was choking me.",
"The flowers were choked by the weeds.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Nothing gets burned, so nothing goes up a chimney to choke the air. \u2014 Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"Poland also pushing its European neighbors to finalize a sixth round of sanctions on Moscow that would include a near-total embargo on Russian oil: the West\u2019s biggest attempt yet to choke funding for the Kremlin\u2019s war industry. \u2014 Stephen Fidler And Drew Hinshaw, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"The Times\u2019 Tom Ball reports Russia has been targeting the city with missile strikes and a naval blockade to choke the port\u2019s exports of Ukrainian grain and wheat. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 May 2022",
"Look for pests or signs of debris, which could choke the plant. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
"Barnett, 34, said LaBeouf, 35, tried to choke her multiple times, including once during a violent attack at a gas station in February 2019. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 2 May 2022",
"Kamela - in the ultimate sign of disrespect - used a Terrible Towel to choke Baker. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Ezra Miller, who plays Credence Barebone in all three films, made headlines after appearing to choke a fan outside a club and, most recently, allegedly harassed people at a bar in Hawaii and breaking into a couple\u2019s hotel room. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Seifi worries that a person using this method could choke and advised against it. \u2014 Madeline Holcombe, CNN , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Slowly push the choke handle into the run position (fully open). \u2014 Lexi Whitehead, The Enquirer , 22 June 2022",
"The water near the shore turns into an inferno of foam so aerated that Jet Skis choke on it. \u2014 William Finnegan, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"Indeed, weekday mornings and midafternoons in the city herald a choke of cars dropping off and picking up students. \u2014 Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Ultimately, the dollar is the choke -point that makes U.S. sanctions effective. \u2014 James T. Areddy, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
"There was the split finger and the choke change, which helped Trevor Hoffman to the Hall of Fame. \u2014 John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022",
"One of the principal choke points behind low mission capability rates for US military aircraft has been insufficient inventories of spare parts. \u2014 Oliver Wyman, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"And with no thorns or choke , paring them is a snap; getting to the heart of the matter involves just a few tugs of the outer leaves, a slice of the conical top, and a quick trim of the base. \u2014 Naoki Nitta, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 Feb. 2022",
"People counting, occupancy estimation, choke -point detection and other applications are helping retailers plan their stores more effectively. \u2014 Fredrik Nilsson, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022"
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": the part of the nasal septum formed of cartilage":[]
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"geographical name"
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"city in southeastern Sichuan on the Chang (Yangtze) River population 2,266,772":[]
},
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": to bring to a stop or to an end as if by choking":[]
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"first_known_use":{
"1818, in the meaning defined above":""
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"geographical name"
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"commune in northern France on the Seine River south-southeast of Paris population 41,742":[]
},
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"shw\u00e4-\u02c8z\u0113"
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},
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"shw\u00e4-\u02c8z\u0259rl",
"-\u02c8z\u0153l",
"-\u02c8z\u0259l",
"-\u02c8z\u0259r(-\u0259)l",
"shw\u00e4-\u02c8z\u0259l"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-083718"
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"geographical name"
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"city in southwestern South Korea southwest of Daejeon population 426,473":[]
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"\u02c8j\u0259n-\u02ccj\u00fc"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-085418"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a Lamaist shrine or monument":[]
},
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"\u02c8ch\u022fr-\u02ccten"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Unlike most chortens , the Memorial Chorten does not contain any human remains, only a photo of the Druk Gyalpo. \u2014 Antonia Neubauer, Town & Country , 5 Oct. 2016",
"The chorten was built in 1974 by the mother of Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, the third King or Druk Gyalpo. \u2014 Antonia Neubauer, Town & Country , 5 Oct. 2016",
"The chorten was built in 1974 by the mother of Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, the third King or Druk Gyalpo. \u2014 Antonia Neubauer, Town & Country , 5 Oct. 2016"
"province of ancient Persia on the Oxus River extending west to the Caspian Sea; equivalent to Khwarazm \u2014 see khiva":[]
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"k\u0259-\u02c8raz-m\u0113-\u0259"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-114220"
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"type":[
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": to select freely and after consideration":[
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": to have a preference for":[
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],
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"cherry-pick",
"cull",
"elect",
"handpick",
"name",
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"prefer",
"select",
"single (out)",
"tag",
"take"
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"decline",
"refuse",
"reject",
"turn down"
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"examples":[
"Each year thousands of college students choose volunteer-service trips over beach bumming during their spring breaks and summer vacations. \u2014 Edward M. Kennedy , Time , 22 Sept. 2008",
"I had been invited to choose certain things that I might want from the house, but although there were indeed a couple of things that I would have liked, I was withheld from making the trip \u2026 \u2014 Alice Adams , \"Why I Write,\" in The Story and Its Writer , edited by Ann Charters , 1987",
"\u2026 as an instructor at New York University he chose to live by himself in lodgings that for the time must have been very expensive \u2026 \u2014 William Styron , This Quiet Dust and Other Writings , (1953) 1982",
"Any summary I might try to write for the rest of the novel would be worthless and I don't choose to waste my time at it. \u2014 Flannery O'Connor , The Habit of Being , 1979",
"The political party chose a leader.",
"They chose her as the team captain.",
"We've chosen a different time to go.",
"He was chosen because he's qualified for the job.",
"She was chosen from a long list of people.",
"He chose his words carefully.",
"Which shirt would you choose ?",
"How do I choose when there's so much available?",
"Let everyone choose for themselves.",
"You can choose from among a number of alternatives.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Those who choose to vote by mail are advised to mail their ballot by July 26 or drop it off at a ballot drop-off location or voting location by 7 p.m. Aug. 2. \u2014 Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic , 5 July 2022",
"The strike took its toll on those who couldn\u2019t choose a side. \u2014 Jake S. Friedman, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 July 2022",
"The Federalist Society, which promotes originalism, also helped Trump choose Supreme Court nominees. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 5 July 2022",
"It\u2019s Summers\u2019s job to read through the messages and choose the best of the best. \u2014 Laura Lane, The New Yorker , 4 July 2022",
"Evaluate your options, and choose the safest area for your animals; and make improvements if needed to make the area more secure. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 4 July 2022",
"Each cart was outfitted with aluminum basins full of toppings and noodles that customers could choose from to build their own bowls. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 July 2022",
"Municipalities control how much clean power their standard plans offer, and most choose to just meet the state\u2019s minimum. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
"Since the kitchen is the heart of the home, encourage them to sharpen their culinary skills with this choose -your-own-adventure kit. \u2014 Kaitlin Madden, Good Housekeeping , 1 July 2022"
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"Middle English chosen , from Old English c\u0113osan ; akin to Old High German kiosan to choose, Latin gustare to taste":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-121617"
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"\u02c8ch\u022frt\u0113"
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"Spanish, of American Indian origin":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-130414"
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": an extinct Indian people that formerly inhabited the Chonos archipelago and the adjacent coast of Chile":[],
": a member of the Chono people":[]
},
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"\u02c8ch\u014d(\u02cc)n\u014d"
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"Spanish, of American Indian origin":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-133136"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a strategic narrow route providing passage through or to another region":[]
},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many also agree the state needs to replace the 60-year-old American Legion Bridge, a chronic Beltway choke point . \u2014 Katherine Shaver, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"The incident raised fears that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine could threaten traffic in the Bosporus, a choke point for global energy supplies and commerce. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Mar. 2022",
"In 2017, China opened its first overseas military base in Djibouti, adjacent to Somaliland, on the Bab el-Mandeb strait, a critical choke point between the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. \u2014 Michael M. Phillips, WSJ , 1 Feb. 2022",
"The Beltway expansion would include a wider American Legion Bridge to replace the 60-year-old span, a notorious traffic choke point . \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Millions of barrels of oil flow through the strait ever year, a choke point for global energy and commodities like food. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Jan. 2022",
"Semiconductors have become a particular choke point because of US firms\u2019 dominance. \u2014 Tim De Chant, Ars Technica , 24 Jan. 2022",
"When the 495 Express Lanes first opened, there was a choke point right before Georgetown Pike where the express lanes were coming into the regular lanes, and that was causing backups. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Dec. 2021",
"The supply chain issues are global, and American ports are just one choke point among many. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 13 Oct. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"1944, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-140524"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-144056"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-144128"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": an intrusive igneous rock mass of wholly irregular form":[]
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"Greek ch\u014dn\u0113 mold, crucible (from chein to pour) + English -o- + -lith":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-085731"
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},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u0259\u02c8razm\u0113\u0259n",
"\""
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"Chorasmia , province of ancient Persia + English -an":"Adjective"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-151817"
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": a flannel or wool band or cincture around the waist":[]
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"first_known_use":{
"1861, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-152630"
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"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": by choirs : antiphonally":[]
},
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"choir entry 1 + -wise":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-154810"
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"type":[
"combining form"
],
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": cartilage : cartilaginous and":[
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"chondri fy",
"chondro -osseous",
"chondro cele"
],
": grain":[
"chondr ite"
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"New Latin, from Greek chondr-, chondro- , from chondros grain, cartilage":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-160055"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"plural noun"
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"definitions":{
": a small order of euciliate protozoans that are commensal on the surface of aquatic invertebrates, have a more or less vasiform body with reduced ciliation and complex terminal peristome, and reproduce by budding and in some cases by conjugation":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u014d\u02c8n\u00e4\u2027tr\u0259\u0307k\u0259"
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"New Latin, from chono- (irregular from Greek chonnos copper cup) + -tricha":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-162627"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a composition usually for organ based on a chorale":[]
},
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Those composers include some from Luther\u2019s time and some from our time, and instrumental chorale preludes appear in Swingle Singers-like vocalise, without the insistent perkiness. \u2014 Anthony Tommasini, James R. Oestreich, David Allen, Seth Colter Walls And Joshua Barone, New York Times , 13 Dec. 2017"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1924, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-165136"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": one of the Chonotricha":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02cctrik"
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"New Latin Chonotricha":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-165417"
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"chon":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
"a monetary subunit of the won (North Korea) \u2014 see won at Money Table":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ch\u00e4n"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Korean ch\u014fn":""
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1961, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-165838"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"biographical name"
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"definitions":{
"(Avram) Noam 1928\u2013 American linguist":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ch\u00e4m(p)-sk\u0113"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-165952"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a boy employed as a servant":[]
},
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"\u02c8ch\u014dkr\u0259"
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"Hindi chokr\u0101":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-170914"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0259-r\u0259",
"\u02c8k\u00e4l-\u0259-r\u0259"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This week in 1832, the first U.S. cholera epidemic was reported in New York City. \u2014 Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"Residents have no access to adequate social or medical services in the city, which is at risk of a major cholera outbreak. \u2014 Amy Cheng, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
"There is likely a critical shortage of medicines in Kherson, while Mariupol is at risk of a major cholera outbreak. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 11 June 2022",
"Mariupol, the Ukrainian city relentlessly bombed and besieged by Russian forces for months, could now be facing a deadly cholera outbreak, local officials have warned. \u2014 Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News , 7 June 2022",
"Russian officials have reportedly shut down the occupied port city of Mariupol for quarantine over a possible cholera outbreak, according to Ukrainian authorities. \u2014 Katya Soldak, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"In Kogi State, which has Nigeria's second-highest cholera case fatality rate at 24.5%, top health official Saka Haruna told the AP the rate is high because of the difficulty in accessing care in hard-to-reach areas. \u2014 Chinedu Asadu, ajc , 14 Sep. 2021",
"He is thought to be the first cholera case in Kingston. \u2014 Jim Downs, Time , 2 Sep. 2021",
"The first cholera pandemic broke out in 1817 near Calcutta. \u2014 Benjamin Wallace-well, The New Yorker , 12 Aug. 2021"
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"Latin":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1601, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-183539"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a wall enclosing the choir (see choir sense 6a ) often built in between the columns surrounding the choir":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-184457"
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"chor bishop":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": chorepiscopus":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u022f(\u0259)r-"
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"partial translation of Late Latin chorepiscopus":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-192930"
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"definitions":{
": a seat in the choir of a church enclosed wholly or partly at the back and sides and often canopied and elaborately carved":[]
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a division of a pipe organ designed for accompanying singing":[]
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
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"The zesty crowds at sports events, circuses and saloons are the second largest group of [popcorn] chompers , while moviegoers gobble another 50 million pounds.",
"\u2014 Patricia Linden"
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"\u2026 have a mouthful of teeth, but each chomper is smaller than a grain of rice.",
"\u2014 Peter Rowe",
"\u2014 usually plural We all know that vanity can lead to its own clich\u00e9s\u2014from breast implants and tanning parlors to fake enamel chompers and hair transplants. \u2014 Women's Sports & Fitness"
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},
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"\u02c8ch\u022fmp",
"\u02c8ch\u00e4m-p\u0259r"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-200734"
},
"choir rail":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a rail enclosing the choir of a church":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-203415"
},
"choirs":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": an organized company of singers (as in a church service)":[
"greeted by a large male choir wearing red bowties and singing carols",
"\u2014 New Yorker"
],
": a group of instruments of the same class":[
"a brass choir"
],
": an organized group of persons or things":[
"\u2026 travels with a suite of assistants and a choir of publicists.",
"\u2014 L. R. Lapham"
],
": a division of angels":[],
": a group organized for ensemble speaking":[],
": to sing or sound in chorus or concert":[
"The woodwinds choired eloquently."
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kw\u012b(-\u0259)r",
"\u02c8kw\u012br"
],
"synonyms":[
"chorale",
"chorus",
"consort",
"glee club"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"joined the choir for next year",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Pops is dressed in a dark suit, the kids in dark choir gowns. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
"Pharus leads the school choir and thus the play is suffused with choral arrangements. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022",
"Soweto Gospel Choir - Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022: The opener features three-time Grammy-winning choir drawn from churches in South Africa. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 20 June 2022",
"Martha Mwavit, a member of the Saint-Esprit Parish choir , said the singers had spent two months rehearsing songs for the papal Mass in Goma. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 10 June 2022",
"Franklin was surrounded by strong, Black women and began singing in an adult gospel choir at the age of 5. \u2014 Jeff Gage, SPIN , 8 June 2022",
"The choir will reach beyond Broadway, past country and delve into songs that come out of left, right and center field. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 June 2022",
"The nine-part series took a year to score, with multiple Los Angeles sessions for 51-piece orchestra and 12-voice choir . \u2014 Jon Burlingame, Variety , 2 June 2022",
"Like lunch in an olive grove with the farmer, noodles in the market in Vietnam, or a local men\u2019s choir in the Italian Lakes. \u2014 Allison Olmsted, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The college eventually approved his request for about $2,500 worth of sound equipment to make car choir a reality for the winter quarter, which began Jan. 4. \u2014 Rachel Alexander, oregonlive , 20 Jan. 2021",
"Margret Boes-Ingraham, 72, used to drive her 14-year-old granddaughter to choir practice a few times a week near Salt Lake City, then stay to listen to her sing. \u2014 Lindsay Whitehurst, USA TODAY , 31 Mar. 2020",
"Phoebe Pagano, one of McHugh\u2019s students, said her favorite part of Helping Hands is when Jonah walks with the group to choir and gym class. \u2014 cleveland , 17 Feb. 2020",
"Video footage runs on three sides, with the preacher and choir up front and fellow churchgoers on each side of you, giving you the feeling of being a participant. \u2014 Verna Gates, al , 30 Dec. 2019",
"In Santa Barbara, California, Robert Van Handel was a Franciscan monk who founded a local boys choir and worked as principal of St. Anthony\u2019s Seminary. \u2014 USA Today , 12 Nov. 2019",
"The photo was taken during their visit to Tupou College, where the boys choir memorably serenading the parents-to-be with a cheeky song to keep mosquitos at bay that included the students making buzzing sounds. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 5 Sep. 2019",
"Anderson also served as a youth group leader for the boys choir at Our Savior\u2019s Lutheran Church in Lake Oswego for six years in the mid-1990s, police said. \u2014 oregonlive.com , 15 Aug. 2019",
"The event took place at Fildelfia Chruch on Monday and saw singers from the Happy Voices choir take part in the rendition. \u2014 Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle , 1 May 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English quer , from Anglo-French queor , from Medieval Latin chorus , from Latin, chorus \u2014 more at chorus":"Noun and Verb"
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1596, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-211319"
},
"chomp":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to chew or bite on something":[],
": champ sense 2":[
"\u2014 usually used in the phrase chomping at the bit"
],
": to chew or bite on":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ch\u022fmp",
"\u02c8ch\u00e4mp"
],
"synonyms":[
"bite (on)",
"champ",
"chaw",
"chew",
"crunch (on)",
"gnaw (on)",
"masticate",
"nibble"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"They were chomping burgers at a picnic.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Those who want to chomp on the three items on the menu \u2013 Sgt. \u2014 Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune , 3 July 2022",
"The bacteria makes the bear gain more weight and store more fat, which researchers said may compensate for a lack of nutrients later in the year, when bamboo plants have only fibrous leaves to chomp on. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 18 Jan. 2022",
"As with The Good Fight, the Kings' other great ongoing series, the breakneck speed of a genre thriller becomes an excuse to chomp through a lot of recent headlines. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 15 June 2022",
"There can be quite a bit to chomp through, from the what, to the how, to the impending dramatic implications of it all. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Since 2014, hundreds of the animals have descended on the city to chomp down on wild vegetation in an effort to help curb the spread of wildfires. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Suede Open Walks retail for $1,050, and a pair in deerskin will chomp $2,425 out of your checking account. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 24 Jan. 2022",
"For the past two weekends, reservations and counter service have been open and waiting for hungry fans to chomp down on delicacies from some of the other best food cities in the country. \u2014 Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
"In another sign of the growing closeness between the Bebop crew, Faye gives Spike her beloved loofah to chomp down on while Jet heals his arm. \u2014 Scott Meslow, Vulture , 21 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"alteration of champ":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1581, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-211420"
},
"choop":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the hip of the wild rose":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ch\u00fcp"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic (dialect) kjupa hip of the rose, Icelandic hjupa , Old English h\u0113ope":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-213333"
},
"Chomolungma":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"\u2014 see everest, mount":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-221759"
},
"choir screen":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a screen (as of ornamental woodwork or wrought iron) enclosing the choir (see choir sense 6a )":[],
": the part of a choir screen that closes the western end of the choir and separates it from the crossing or the nave":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-230212"
},
"Chomo Lhari":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"mountain 23,997 feet (7314 meters) high in the Himalayas between Tibet and northwestern Bhutan":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccch\u014d-m\u014d-\u02c8l\u00e4r-\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-231256"
},
"chookie":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8chu\u0307ki",
"-\u00fcki"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"chook + -ie":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-002100"
},
"choir school":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a school for the general education of choirboys maintained by a cathedral or large church especially of the Anglican Communion":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-010246"
},
"choanosome":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the inner layer containing the choanocytes of a sponge":[]
