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"Middle English tunne unit of weight or capacity \u2014 more at tun":"Noun",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The exhibition includes five rectangular and two tondo (round) paintings. \u2014 Danielle Avram, Dallas News , 12 Nov. 2020",
"Created around 1480, the canvas depicts a handsome young man with a small tondo of a saint in his hands. \u2014 Katya Kazakina, Bloomberg.com , 7 Oct. 2020",
"DeLap began slicing up the traditional rectangle \u2014 as well as the less common (but equally traditional) circular tondo \u2014 into various irregular geometries. \u2014 Christopher Knight, latimes.com , 16 Mar. 2018"
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"He replied in a friendly tone .",
"They spoke in hushed tones .",
"Don't use that rude tone of voice with me.",
"the low tones of an organ",
"The speech had religious tones to it.",
"The author's tone shows her attitude toward the subject.",
"The professor's condescending tone irritated some students.",
"a bright, dark, or light tone of blue",
"the soft tones of the painting",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The tone of the debate was clear in the first minutes, when Taylor Robson, the final candidate to deliver an opening statement, attacked Lake, who anchored the nightly news on Fox 10 for two decades. \u2014 Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic , 29 June 2022",
"When the tone is calm and accompanied by compliments that highlight correct actions and areas to improve or align with the process, the receiver will accept and understand. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"In the Cooke, Hope\u2019s tone is pleasant enough \u2014 if a touch too pallid to match the soulfulness of Joy Denalane\u2019s vocals. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"The tone was somber amid the sunny weather marked by an occasional breeze, conditions that some said were reminiscent of the fateful day in 1972. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
"The tone of the exchange was consistent with a fiery and long-running back-and-forth between the U.S. and China over the many topics that divide them. \u2014 Keith Zhai And Alastair Gale, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"The tone was consistent with the inherent bizarreness in Hupp\u2019s account of what happened. \u2014 Pat Martin, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"The plummy tone is almost my lip color, but so much prettier. \u2014 Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour , 7 June 2022",
"The tone -setting declaration was necessary because the division, like many other media brands after the summer of 2020, had made headlines for workplace inequity and racial hostility. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"An untold number of cycling classes will tone their glutes to its beat. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 22 June 2022",
"Elaine, another wife who initially appears to be bullying her mild-mannered husband, DeSean, will not tone down her cries for his attention. \u2014 Lidija Haas, The New Republic , 10 June 2022",
"Or tone down the contrast with a softer shade that verges on dark gray. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 12 Jan. 2022",
"These waffle sets by Donni are comfy and come in a variety of colors; turn it up or tone it down. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Others were told by managers to tone it down or lose even more of a fragmented audience. \u2014 Will Oremus, Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Sport the set together to make an impact, or wear the shorts and the shirt separately to tone it down. \u2014 Todd Plummer, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
"And, in an attempt to tone down some of the more hostile public comments at its recent meetings, the council adopted a new statement to be read at the start of the meetings. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Apr. 2021",
"Even Hungary\u2019s Viktor Orb\u00e1n has been forced to tone down his pro-Russian rhetoric. \u2014 William A. Galston, WSJ , 3 May 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"Middle English ton, tone \"musical sound or note, pitch,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French ton, tun, toen, borrowed from Latin tonus \"strain, tension, musical pitch, note,\" borrowed from Greek t\u00f3nos \"stretching, tightening, exertion, pitch of the voice, accent in a syllable,\" nominal derivative from the base of te\u00ednein \"to stretch, extend\" \u2014 more at tenant entry 1":"Noun",
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"\u02c8t\u014dn"
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"fashion",
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"antonyms":[],
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": timbre":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Carry-On Plus is available in four two- tone color options and two solids. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022",
"The variant is available with a sporty two- tone color scheme that combines leather and a suede-like material called Dinamica. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 14 June 2022",
"Inside, the Flying Spur S is available in two- tone color schemes that combine leather and a faux-suede material. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 13 June 2022",
"The $55,000 trailer also comes in a variety of two- tone color schemes that all look pretty sharp. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The jewel- tone color palettes of Kate Sharma's costumes are important, and all the family's jewelry is Indian inspired. \u2014 Todd Plummer, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Aping the original, the 2024 VW Microbus will be hard to miss with its huge front VW logo, boxy shape, two- tone color scheme, sliding door, and short wheel overhangs. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 19 Mar. 2022",
"The European-spec version that VW debuted on Wednesday takes several design cues from the classic Type 2 Microbus of the \u201950s and \u201960s, including its stubby proportions, rounded shape and the option of a two- tone color scheme. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 10 Mar. 2022",
"With its cool look and flashy two- tone color schemes, folks will take gawk at the RAV4 Prime at the stoplight. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 30 Oct. 2021"
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"1881, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a usually manual control by which a listener can adjust the relative amplitude of the high, low, and intermediate frequencies in a radio set":[]
": a language (such as Chinese or Zulu) in which variations in tone distinguish words or phrases of different meaning that otherwise would sound alike":[]
": having or showing an obtuse insensitivity or lack of perception particularly in matters of public sentiment, opinion, or taste":[
"The White House long ago concluded that she is aloof and politically tone-deaf \u2026",
"\u2014 Michael Duffy",
"At the time, I wondered how such an intelligent man could be so tone-deaf to the harsh realities facing the nation \u2026",
"\u2014 Peniel E. Joseph"
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"1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8t\u014dn-\u02ccdef"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Not one of the extreme ones, but the kind that lets the little things, like freckles, show through while giving you a more even- toned and soft-focus complexion. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 12 May 2022",
"Backlit blush is also a way into the shimmer blush trend that feels a little more toned down, and with zero chances of looking overly glittery\u2014just lit-from-within. \u2014 Bella Cacciatore, Glamour , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The result: fresher, clearer, more even- toned skin. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 30 Dec. 2021",
"Patrick O\u2019Hara is an extravagantly entertaining character who channels actor Nathan Lane, albeit taller and more toned . \u2014 Heller Mcalpin, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 May 2021",
"During the Closing Ceremony, the L\u2019Or\u00e9al spokeswoman walked the carpet in a stunning emerald green gown that showed off her super- toned arms. \u2014 Good Housekeeping Editors, Good Housekeeping , 30 May 2022",
"According to Perry, those looking to dip a toe into waters of fantasy should consider a touch of warm- toned neon. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 13 May 2022",
"But a warm- toned , natural-looking black can add a sophisticated, contemporary feel to plumbing, kitchen accents and more. \u2014 Avery Newmark, ajc , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The silver ensemble showed off their toned figure while black pants flared at the bottom. \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 23 Mar. 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8t\u014dnd"
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": reduced or softened in intensity, forcefulness, etc. : restrained , subdued":[
"It was a toned-down version of a raunchy tune he sung in minstrel shows.",
"\u2014 Charles Seabrook",
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"\u2014 Benjamin Detrick"
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"first_known_use":{
"1897, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8t\u014dnd-\u02c8dau\u0307n"
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": a secret society or fraternal organization especially of Chinese in the U.S. formerly notorious for gang warfare":[],
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"tong oysters"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Leaders from the tong \u2019s more established chapters around the country had been streaming into town to make sure my grandpa and his friends had things under control. \u2014 Curtis Chin, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022",
"Their success at eluding Daiyu\u2019s predatory madam and the Hip Yee tong , the bloodthirsty gang that controls the brothel, is one of many junctures where Zhang\u2019s novel seems to tilt toward a conventional redemption story. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Mel is against the apartment project and doesn\u2019t want to allow the tong to stay in the building. \u2014 Oline H. Cogdill, sun-sentinel.com , 14 Dec. 2021",
"Aligned with Marvel's year-long commemoration of Deadpool, Funko dressed up Wade Wilson's mercenary in various costumes, including a construction worker, a backyard griller (with a gun as a tong ), a Roman senator, and even a flamenco dancer. \u2014 Nina Huang, EW.com , 17 Mar. 2021",
"Sohla\u2019s sturdy 12-inch tweezers were a runaway hit, proving there\u2019s no right or wrong tong . \u2014 Mackenzie Chung Fegan, Bon App\u00e9tit , 21 Dec. 2020",
"Ah Sahm suffered a humiliating defeat and was kicked out of his tong for his failure. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 4 Dec. 2020",
"After spritzing this on, adding soft waves with a tong will add movement and vitality. \u2014 Tish Weinstock, Vogue , 10 Dec. 2020",
"This spoiler tong can come in and ruin it for both of them, because Zing has got his own agenda. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 4 Dec. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"His business is quite a bit different from that of traditional watermen, who tong the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries for wild oysters. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Dec. 2020",
"His business is quite a bit different from that of traditional watermen, who tong the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries for wild oysters. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Dec. 2020",
"His business is quite a bit different from that of traditional watermen, who tong the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries for wild oysters. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Dec. 2020",
"His business is quite a bit different from that of traditional watermen, who tong the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries for wild oysters. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Dec. 2020",
"His business is quite a bit different from that of traditional watermen, who tong the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries for wild oysters. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Dec. 2020",
"His business is quite a bit different from that of traditional watermen, who tong the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries for wild oysters. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Dec. 2020",
"His business is quite a bit different from that of traditional watermen, who tong the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries for wild oysters. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Dec. 2020",
"His business is quite a bit different from that of traditional watermen, who tong the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries for wild oysters. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Dec. 2020"
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"antonyms":[],
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": a member of a tong":[],
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": any of numerous grasping devices consisting commonly of two pieces joined at one end by a pivot or hinged like scissors":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The set includes a knife, basting brush, spatula, tongs and a BBQ fork encased in a sleek and sturdy bamboo box that's easy to carry. \u2014 Noma Nazish, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Count to 10, then use tongs to transfer them to the ice water. \u2014 Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
"Working in two batches, if necessary, use tongs to lower the crabs into the oil. \u2014 Ann Maloney, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
"Spatulas as delicate as medical instruments, razor blades and calipers and scrapers and smoothers, wire loops and wire ribbons, rakes and tongs and fettling knives. \u2014 Jeff Macgregor, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022",
"Use tongs to flip the garlic scapes once halfway through the cooking time. \u2014 Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens , 11 May 2022",
"Trager and employees at the Huntington generally use gloves, eyewear and various tongs and forceps to handle cactus and avoid getting poked. \u2014 Aliese Willard Muhonen, Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
"Using tongs , arrange the scallops around the pan in a clockwise rotation, starting at 12 o\u2019clock. \u2014 G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
"Using tongs , gently remove clams, being careful not to spill clam juices, to a large bowl. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 2 June 2022"
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"-zm\u0259n"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175450",
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"\u2014 usually plural It would be like the miracle described in the Acts of the Apostles, demonstrated with healing, speaking in tongues and other signs and wonders. \u2014 Dan Wakefield \u2026 where they can sing and shriek and talk in tongues and testify and have a part. \u2014 Jane Kramer"
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": the cry of or as if of a hound pursuing or in sight of game":[
"\u2014 used especially in the phrase to give tongue"
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": the power of communication through speech":[],
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": to articulate (notes on a wind instrument) by successively interrupting the stream of wind with the action of the tongue":[
"Playing [the bugle] and tonguing the note and making it come out exactly spot-on, that takes a technique and a skill.",
"\u2014 Bethann Dixon"
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": to cut a tongue on":[
"tongue a board"
],
": to join (parts, such as boards) by means of a tongue and groove":[
"tongue flooring together"
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": to touch or lick (something) with the tongue":[
"cows tonguing the long grass"
],
"river 246 miles (396 kilometers) long in northern Wyoming and southern Montana flowing north into the Yellowstone River":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The cow ran its tongue over its lips.",
"The taste of the spice was still on her tongue .",
"The little girl stuck her tongue out at me.",
"He spoke in a foreign tongue .",
"English is my native tongue .",
"They speak the same tongue .",
"His sharp tongue is going to get him into trouble someday.",
"Verb",
"learning how to tongue notes on the clarinet",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"August had come round once more with its compulsory lusciousness, its tang of cherries on the tongue . \u2014 Deborah Landau, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"Tucci explained in an interview in Vera magazine that he was diagnosed three years ago with a tumor on the base of his tongue . \u2014 Charu Sinha, Vulture , 6 Sep. 2021",
"The actor told Vera that doctors discovered a large tumor at the base of his tongue . \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 4 Sep. 2021",
"If everyone is down with tongue , introduce it slowly. \u2014 Nikki Campo, SELF , 8 June 2022",
"As for the sparkling edition, the bubbles bring a bright burst of freshness to the tongue , with hints of tart fruit, like pomegranate, produced completely from grenache. \u2014 Jillian Dara, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"English \u2014 another official language \u2014 is more widely spoken, albeit as a second or third tongue in many cases. \u2014 John Bowker, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"The tongue is also ventilated and has been redesigned to reduce toe scrunch, which improves comfort. \u2014 Owen Clarke, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"They can be taken sublingually (under the tongue ), topically, or orally. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"An old lady lifts her skirts and orders a man to tongue her in the presence of an appreciative group that includes her own son; a kindly prostitute marks Tiller\u2019s forehead with her menstrual blood. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 8 Feb. 2021",
"Holy smokes, how much is your Rolling Stones tongue artwork worth",
"Set in Ohio and based on Celeste Ng\u2019s 2017 bestseller of the same name, Little Fires Everywhere follows the story of the Richardson family, helmed by picture-perfect and silver- tongued matriarch Elena. \u2014 Sara Delgado, Teen Vogue , 20 Feb. 2020",
"Behind them, looks like Kevan Miller and his wife Haley seem to have gone as Gene and Ace from Kiss, tongues out and ready to rock and roll all night. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 Oct. 2019",
"Wale, meanwhile, plays the fiery, silver- tongued Orisha named Chango, an important link to Shadow\u2019s unexplored past. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 21 Nov. 2019",
"But along came demure Linda, delicately crashing onto the presidential campaign press bus; then entered bulldozer Nina, with major scoops on Douglas Ginsberg and Anita Hill; and in came tart- tongued Cokie with her savvy Congressional reporting. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Sep. 2019",
"In Semple\u2019s depiction, Bernadette is more than just crabby and eloquently viper- tongued ; she\u2019s possessed by a sociopolitical bitterness, as well. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 26 Aug. 2019",
"The poison- tongued potty mouth crashed Stephen Colbert\u2019s monologue Tuesday night and directed his brash brand of comedy at Colbert, late-night and, of course, President Trump. \u2014 Libby Hill, latimes.com , 16 May 2018"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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"Sanatogen was a tonic that claimed to cure depression. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Nov. 2021",
"The Sox have proven themselves to be quite a tonic for a 2020 season disappointing both for on-field results and the pandemic that kept fans from attending. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 Oct. 2021",
"Additionally, guests who order this specialty dessert will also receive an AVA G&T, a fresh and earthy spin on the traditional gin and tonic . \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Nearby, Bar Flores from Echo Park has a pop-up bar with an excellent margarita, gin and tonic , lavender spritz, a mezcal and carrot juice cocktail and micheladas. \u2014 Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Bouvignies and Siska now welcome the special edition of Copperhead Gin at the bar, utilizing it in drinks, including the Inside Story, which is a twist on the classic gin and tonic , presented in a dusky-pink highball. \u2014 Jillian Dara, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
"That could be just the tonic for critics of a self-regulatory approach\u2014depending on the details. \u2014 Darius Tahir, Fortune , 18 May 2022",
"Their list of brunch bevvies includes the standards and some creative additions, like the Champagne julep made with mint, strawberry, elderflower, cognac and bubbles; and the spumoni (rum, melon, grapefruit and tonic ). \u2014 Rebecca Treon, Chron , 2 May 2022",
"Rest has become a tonic rather than a sign of weakness. \u2014 Isabel B. Slone, Town & Country , 2 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"His plays are a tonic reminder to artists across disciplines that lives are lived not in headlines but in passing moments. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
"Guests would take the service elevator to the spa area, where Turkish-style shampoos and showers or a tonic bath cost $1.50 (roughly $25 today). \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
"And sure enough, his muscular, lucid prose had a tonic effect, giving me encouragement if not wisdom. \u2014 John R. Macarthur, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Keep in mind that the period after a tonic -clonic seizure can be nearly as intense for someone as the seizure itself. \u2014 Patti Greco, Health.com , 17 Nov. 2021",
"Luhan\u2019s faith in the tonic properties of indigenous life. \u2014 Rebecca Panovka, The New Yorker , 2 June 2021",
"Make the tonic syrup by simmering all ingredients (except sugar) in a saucepan on low for 30 minutes; strain. \u2014 Megan Murphy, Robb Report , 21 Apr. 2021",
"Bexar Tonics bottles a variety of tonic syrups flavored with quinine \u2014 the ingredient that gives tonic water its characteristic bitter bite \u2014 among other fruits, spices and botanicals that give each sip a distinctive South Texas flair. \u2014 Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com , 15 Dec. 2020",
"Bexar Tonics bottles a variety of tonic syrups flavored with quinine, among other fruits, spices and botanicals that give each sip a distinctive South Texas flair. \u2014 ExpressNews.com , 17 Dec. 2020"
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"1649, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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"Greek tonikos , from tonos tension, tone":"Adjective"
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"\u02c8t\u00e4n-ik",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"First, airports can never compete with seaports by tonnage , since heavy commodities like oil, grains, cement and so forth all sail. \u2014 Ken Roberts, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"The country is the world\u2019s second largest coal producer behind China, according to the International Energy Agency, and will contribute the largest increase in global coal output in absolute tonnage between 2021 and 2024. \u2014 Gerry Shih, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
"Almost half of those imports by value and two-third by tonnage is refined petroleum, a category which includes gasoline, jet fuel and other fuels. \u2014 Ken Roberts, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"The International Group of P&I Clubs, which comprises member clubs in the U.K., Norway, the EU and elsewhere, provides P&I insurance to about 95% by tonnage of the global tanker fleet. \u2014 Julie Steinberg, WSJ , 7 May 2022",
"By early April, 28 towns responsible for about 80 percent of the tonnage had opted out and made their own arrangements with private haulers. \u2014 Tom Condon, Hartford Courant , 4 May 2022",
"Cargo handled from ships and barges only jumped 79% and international tonnage was up 77.5%, according to the port\u2019s annual report. \u2014 Karen Caffarini, chicagotribune.com , 28 Jan. 2022",
"The primary inland waterways system\u2013the upper and lower Mississippi River, Arkansas River, Illinois and Ohio Rivers, Tennessee River, and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway\u2013moves about half of all tonnage . \u2014 Garth Friesen, Forbes , 17 Sep. 2021",
"The Russian missile cruiser Moskva, which was over 600 feet long and more than 12,000 tons, was the biggest warship by tonnage to sink during conflict since World War II. \u2014 Alastair Gale, WSJ , 15 Apr. 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
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"in sense 3, from Middle English, from Anglo-French, from tonne tun; in other senses, from ton entry 1 \u2014 more at tunnel":""
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"The whole interview was done tongue in cheek .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Dog stories revolved around displays of hunting prowess by these beloved partners and the friendly and amusing banter that involves grandiose accomplishments told with tongue in cheek . \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
"And so, there\u2019s a lot of things very much so on this record that are tongue in cheek . \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 3 June 2022",
"And so, there\u2019s a lot of things very much so on this record that are tongue in cheek . \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 12 May 2022",
"With that in mind, The Courier Journal offers its annual breakdown of why each horse can and can\u2019t win the Kentucky Derby \u2013 many serious, a few tongue in cheek , one destined to be right and one destined to be wrong. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 3 May 2022",
"With that in mind, The Courier Journal offers its annual breakdown of why each horse can and can\u2019t win the Kentucky Derby \u2013 many serious, a few tongue in cheek , one destined to be right and a bunch more destined to be wrong. \u2014 Jason Frakes, USA TODAY , 3 May 2022",
"Some writing above\u2019s tongue in cheek ; Some will only get laughs from the woke. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022",
"But everything with Queen was tongue in cheek , too. \u2014 Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Wilford would have been straight ahead, no tongue in cheek . \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 7 Mar. 2022"
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"noun"
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": any of several ferns (as Cyclophorus lingua ) having fronds shaped like tongues":[]
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"noun"
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"\u02c8t\u014dn-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-131226"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The Grafton Street property, located in the the city\u2019s tony Mayfair neighborhood, dates back to as early as 1769 and was also once home to a British Lord High Chancellor. \u2014 Abby Montanez, Robb Report , 3 July 2022",
"Located in the tony Sea Cliff neighborhood on the northwestern edge of the city, the roughly 8,500-square-foot house was built in the early 1900s, according to listing agent Neal Ward of Compass. \u2014 E.b. Solomont, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
"Some left with just the clothing on their backs, overwhelmed by the swirling ash and heat that threatened to overtake their tony neighborhood. \u2014 Hannah Frystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
"For Rosewood\u2019s first foray in Spain, the company hired the Spanish architect Ram\u00f3n de Arana to revamp a 1972 landmark in the tony residential district of Salamanca. \u2014 Christian L. Wright, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Located at 1200 Bel Air Road in the tony Bel-Air neighborhood, the mega-mansion is now on the market for $139 million. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 25 Feb. 2022",
"To complement its Knightsbridge grande dame, Mandarin Oriental will move into another tony London neighborhood: Mayfair. \u2014 Jennifer Kester, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
"On Wednesday, yellow police tape blocked off the area around Maytor Place, where mansions in the tony Trousdale Estates are nestled in dense vegetation and set back far from the street behind long driveways. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Dec. 2021",
"The mood was jubilant as the crowd made its way through the tony neighborhood known for its large LGTBQ community. \u2014 Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times , 7 May 2022"
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"Tony , nickname of Antoinette Perry \u20201946 American actress & producer":"Noun"
"The firm also sells among the world\u2019s most expensive carbon removal credit \u2014 costing up to 1,000 euros per tonne \u2014 to buyers including Microsoft, Audi and Boston Consulting Group. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 28 June 2022",
"The researchers looked at the marginal cost of carbon dioxide reductions, meaning the cost of the final tonne of emissions needed to hit the 50 percent target. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 26 May 2022",
"For instance, there has been a surge in demand for basmati rice in the Middle East, where prices are rising by $20-$30 per tonne . \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 27 May 2022",
"Wheat prices in India have risen to record highs, in some spot markets hitting 25,000 rupees ($320) per tonne , well above the government's minimum support price of 20,150 rupees. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 14 May 2022",
"Metallurgical coal spiked with PCI prices leaping to an unprecedented level and nearing $400 per tonne . \u2014 Yessar Rosendar, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
"India is being offered Russian coal at a discount of around $10 per metric tonne over Australia\u2019s Newcastle thermal coal. \u2014 Mimansa Verma, Quartz , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Coal futures traded on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange gained 11.6% to close at RMB 1,408.20 ($218.74) a tonne on Monday\u2014roughly double the price at the start of 2021. \u2014 Yvonne Lau, Fortune , 12 Oct. 2021",
"The exchange, the world\u2019s oldest and largest market for industrial metals, suspended nickel trading on March 8 after prices spiked by more than 50% in a matter of hours to hit $100,000 a tonne . \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 4 Apr. 2022"
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"French, from tonne tun, from Old French \u2014 more at tunnel":""
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"1869, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223720"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a person or thing that determines or establishes a quality, feeling, or attitude":[
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"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225151"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"\u02c8t\u014d-n\u0259s"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Federal Aviation Agency study notes that kids, especially those under the age of 4, have more flexible skeletons, more relaxed muscle tonus , and a higher proportion of subcutaneous fat, which helps protect internal organs. \u2014 Dan Koeppel, Popular Mechanics , 14 Feb. 2021"
": a shape of watch case or dial resembling a barrel in profile":[]
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"\u02c8t\u00e4-\u02ccn\u014d",
"t\u0259-\u02c8n\u014d"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In any event, the indispensable bit is the integrated tonneau . \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 21 Oct. 2021",
"Each Re-Belle watch is a bold tonneau shaped timepiece that is ergonomically curved for ultimate comfort. \u2014 Roberta Naas, Forbes , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Today\u2019s tonneau pickup covers are easier to install, with better access points than ever before. \u2014 Field & Stream , 19 Mar. 2021",
"In years past, most tonneau covers were the hatch style, which opened at the tailgate and had hinges just behind the cab. \u2014 Field & Stream , 19 Mar. 2021",
"The Boat Tail is a four-seat convertible with an emergency tonneau , just in case the heavens open. \u2014 Jeremy Taylor, Robb Report , 27 May 2021",
"Thankfully for pickup owners today, modern tonneau covers used for keeping things dry and safe in the back of your pickup truck are light years ahead of even the models of the not-so-distant past. \u2014 Field & Stream , 19 Mar. 2021",
"The best tonneau covers are easy to use, secure your gear, and give you full bed access to your truck. \u2014 The Editors, Field & Stream , 16 July 2019",
"The Hummer\u2019s motorized tonneau will offer some security but nothing like its frunk. \u2014 Roberto Baldwin, Car and Driver , 21 Oct. 2020"
],
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"French, literally, tun, from Old French tonel \u2014 more at tunnel entry 1":""
"The cops can also opt for a hard tri-folding tonneau cover for the bed or Chevy's multifunctional tailgate. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 2 Apr. 2022",
"An available tonneau cover allows items to be loaded into the bark of a weatherproof compartment. \u2014 Kyle Edward, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Weather equipment consists of a full hood, hood cover, and tonneau cover , while rear passengers benefit from a foldaway Auster screen. \u2014 Josh Max, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
"With the optional power tonneau cover closed, the bed will hold 29.2 cubic feet of stuff including lots of mulch. \u2014 Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021",
"There's an available power tonneau cover , onboard air compressor and a locking cable that connect to the vehicle security system for stowing gear. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 20 May 2021",
"The Hummer also has a power tonneau cover and power rear drop glass, for the full open-air experience. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 20 May 2021",
"The most exciting of the new batch of Shelbys is the 825-hp Super Snake ($133,785) and its Speedster variant (at a $4995 upcharge), featuring a hard tonneau cover where the top stows that runs up to the back of both headrests. \u2014 Maxwell B. Mortimer, Car and Driver , 15 Mar. 2021",
"In back, the shallow cargo box is not tall enough with the tonneau cover installed to accommodate even a moderately sized cooler. \u2014 Mike Sutton, Car and Driver , 24 Nov. 2020"
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"1905, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a thin piece of wood that is rounded at both ends and that a doctor uses to press down on a patient's tongue when looking in the patient's throat":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Arc\u2019teryx, the high-end Canadian apparel company, has taken a step into footwear, and its inaugural line offers progressive features like a tongueless design and a laminated one-piece upper. \u2014 Jakob Schiller, Outside Online , 14 May 2015",
"Designers added 20 percent more cushioning than prior generations, there\u2019s three more millimeters of it, and the upper has a new tongueless bootie construction that makes pulling on the Triumph feel like slipping into a sock. \u2014 Justin Nyberg, Outside Online , 14 May 2015",
"By prolonging the tongueless fish\u2019s life, the isopod might gain enough time to mate and release her eggs. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 14 July 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The Grafton Street property, located in the the city\u2019s tony Mayfair neighborhood, dates back to as early as 1769 and was also once home to a British Lord High Chancellor. \u2014 Abby Montanez, Robb Report , 3 July 2022",
"Located in the tony Sea Cliff neighborhood on the northwestern edge of the city, the roughly 8,500-square-foot house was built in the early 1900s, according to listing agent Neal Ward of Compass. \u2014 E.b. Solomont, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
"Some left with just the clothing on their backs, overwhelmed by the swirling ash and heat that threatened to overtake their tony neighborhood. \u2014 Hannah Frystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
"For Rosewood\u2019s first foray in Spain, the company hired the Spanish architect Ram\u00f3n de Arana to revamp a 1972 landmark in the tony residential district of Salamanca. \u2014 Christian L. Wright, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Located at 1200 Bel Air Road in the tony Bel-Air neighborhood, the mega-mansion is now on the market for $139 million. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 25 Feb. 2022",
"To complement its Knightsbridge grande dame, Mandarin Oriental will move into another tony London neighborhood: Mayfair. \u2014 Jennifer Kester, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
"On Wednesday, yellow police tape blocked off the area around Maytor Place, where mansions in the tony Trousdale Estates are nestled in dense vegetation and set back far from the street behind long driveways. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Dec. 2021",
"The mood was jubilant as the crowd made its way through the tony neighborhood known for its large LGTBQ community. \u2014 Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times , 7 May 2022"
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"The tone of the debate was clear in the first minutes, when Taylor Robson, the final candidate to deliver an opening statement, attacked Lake, who anchored the nightly news on Fox 10 for two decades. \u2014 Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic , 29 June 2022",
"When the tone is calm and accompanied by compliments that highlight correct actions and areas to improve or align with the process, the receiver will accept and understand. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"In the Cooke, Hope\u2019s tone is pleasant enough \u2014 if a touch too pallid to match the soulfulness of Joy Denalane\u2019s vocals. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"The tone was somber amid the sunny weather marked by an occasional breeze, conditions that some said were reminiscent of the fateful day in 1972. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
"The tone of the exchange was consistent with a fiery and long-running back-and-forth between the U.S. and China over the many topics that divide them. \u2014 Keith Zhai And Alastair Gale, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"The tone was consistent with the inherent bizarreness in Hupp\u2019s account of what happened. \u2014 Pat Martin, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"The plummy tone is almost my lip color, but so much prettier. \u2014 Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour , 7 June 2022",
"The tone -setting declaration was necessary because the division, like many other media brands after the summer of 2020, had made headlines for workplace inequity and racial hostility. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"An untold number of cycling classes will tone their glutes to its beat. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 22 June 2022",
"Elaine, another wife who initially appears to be bullying her mild-mannered husband, DeSean, will not tone down her cries for his attention. \u2014 Lidija Haas, The New Republic , 10 June 2022",
"Or tone down the contrast with a softer shade that verges on dark gray. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 12 Jan. 2022",
"These waffle sets by Donni are comfy and come in a variety of colors; turn it up or tone it down. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Others were told by managers to tone it down or lose even more of a fragmented audience. \u2014 Will Oremus, Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Sport the set together to make an impact, or wear the shorts and the shirt separately to tone it down. \u2014 Todd Plummer, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
"And, in an attempt to tone down some of the more hostile public comments at its recent meetings, the council adopted a new statement to be read at the start of the meetings. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Apr. 2021",
"Even Hungary\u2019s Viktor Orb\u00e1n has been forced to tone down his pro-Russian rhetoric. \u2014 William A. Galston, WSJ , 3 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Sea can be seen as sequel of sorts to 2020's The Glass Hotel, but Emily St. John Mandel's slim metaphysical novel stands on its own, too: a story like a tone poem , uncannily lovely and profound. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 30 June 2022",
"Those questions led me to choose the impressionistic tone poem of a documentary Faya Dayi as my No. 1. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 14 Dec. 2021",
"Composed in 1904, The Mystic Trumpeter is a 20-minute tone poem in five connected sections, inspired by Walt Whitman\u2019s eponymous poem. \u2014 Scott Cantrell, Dallas News , 17 Sep. 2021",
"The Big Red One\u2019s a tone poem . For Fuller, writing the film was a visceral psychological experience. \u2014 Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes , 28 May 2021",
"Adapting structural innovations from Liszt\u2019s then-recent B minor Piano Sonata, Reubke\u2019s organ sonata is a Lisztian tone poem dramatizing the psalm\u2019s verses. \u2014 Scott Cantrell, Dallas News , 23 Nov. 2020",
"From the muted, mysterious opening of the longer Aida Sinfonia \u2014 itself a veritable tone poem of conflicting scenes and emotions \u2014 to great scurries of strings and explosions of brass, Luisi had the orchestra on high alert. \u2014 Scott Cantrell, Dallas News , 30 Oct. 2020",
"At the time of its original release, Wenders was highly regarded for his 1984 film Paris, Texas and 1987\u2019s Wings of Desire, both thoughtful, artistic tone poems . \u2014 Eric Adams, Wired , 21 Apr. 2020",
"Writer-director Conor McPherson dodges the clich\u00e9s of the jukebox musical with this piercing tone poem set in Minnesota during the Great Depression and soulfully annotated with the songs of Bob Dylan. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Feb. 2020"
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"The author's tone shows her attitude toward the subject.",
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"The tone of the debate was clear in the first minutes, when Taylor Robson, the final candidate to deliver an opening statement, attacked Lake, who anchored the nightly news on Fox 10 for two decades. \u2014 Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic , 29 June 2022",
"When the tone is calm and accompanied by compliments that highlight correct actions and areas to improve or align with the process, the receiver will accept and understand. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"In the Cooke, Hope\u2019s tone is pleasant enough \u2014 if a touch too pallid to match the soulfulness of Joy Denalane\u2019s vocals. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"The tone was somber amid the sunny weather marked by an occasional breeze, conditions that some said were reminiscent of the fateful day in 1972. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
"The tone of the exchange was consistent with a fiery and long-running back-and-forth between the U.S. and China over the many topics that divide them. \u2014 Keith Zhai And Alastair Gale, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"The tone was consistent with the inherent bizarreness in Hupp\u2019s account of what happened. \u2014 Pat Martin, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"The plummy tone is almost my lip color, but so much prettier. \u2014 Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour , 7 June 2022",
"The tone -setting declaration was necessary because the division, like many other media brands after the summer of 2020, had made headlines for workplace inequity and racial hostility. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"An untold number of cycling classes will tone their glutes to its beat. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 22 June 2022",
"Elaine, another wife who initially appears to be bullying her mild-mannered husband, DeSean, will not tone down her cries for his attention. \u2014 Lidija Haas, The New Republic , 10 June 2022",
"Or tone down the contrast with a softer shade that verges on dark gray. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 12 Jan. 2022",
"These waffle sets by Donni are comfy and come in a variety of colors; turn it up or tone it down. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Others were told by managers to tone it down or lose even more of a fragmented audience. \u2014 Will Oremus, Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Sport the set together to make an impact, or wear the shorts and the shirt separately to tone it down. \u2014 Todd Plummer, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
"And, in an attempt to tone down some of the more hostile public comments at its recent meetings, the council adopted a new statement to be read at the start of the meetings. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Apr. 2021",
"Even Hungary\u2019s Viktor Orb\u00e1n has been forced to tone down his pro-Russian rhetoric. \u2014 William A. Galston, WSJ , 3 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While Morgan was wearing the Chibis pants, Meir used a tonometer to measure his eye pressure, with doctors on Earth watching in real time. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 23 Mar. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"No Yellow is the shampoo to turn to when your colorist is busy, or your regular toner isn't cutting it. \u2014 Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 June 2022",
"The current product list includes a cleanser, toner , exfoliator, hyaluronic acid serum, vitamin C serum, moisturizer, eye cream, vitamin C oil, and nighttime oil. \u2014 ELLE , 2 June 2022",
"The line features nine products with refillable minimalist packaging, including a cleanser, toner , exfoliator, hyaluronic acid serum, vitamin C8 serum, face cream, eye cream, oil drops, and night oil. \u2014 Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour , 1 June 2022",
"Collectively, the nine items \u2014 cleanser, toner , exfoliator, hyaluronic acid serum, vitamin C serum, face cream, eye cream, oil drops and night oil \u2014 come to a total of $630. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"There\u2019s Youth To The People's cleanser and toner , followed by Huda Beauty lifting under-eye patches, lip balm, and moisturizer. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Young Yuh's skin care and makeup routine usually takes 35 minutes: cleanser, toner , some type of serum, moisturizer, sunscreen, primer, concealer, contour, blush and eyeliner. \u2014 David Oliver, USA TODAY , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Acne-prone skin in particular would benefit from using a toner to help balance their skin. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, SELF , 20 May 2022",
"Use these versatile towelettes as a post-gym refresher, and on-the-go cleanser, or a daily oil toner , as well as an aftershave. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That\u2019s right\u2014the key to losing inches off your waistline lies within a petite Parisian, fond of magenta lipstick and headbands, whose unique r\u00e9modelage technique is said to reshape silhouettes, reduce cellulite, boost tonicity , and release toxins. \u2014 Zoe Ruffner, Vogue , 27 June 2017"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hildegarde Withers is a sharper- tongued American version of Agatha Christie\u2019s Miss Marple, which should be enough to recommend her to whodunit fans. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Highlights included seeing Clooney and Roberts spar in amusing fashion with sharp- tongued jabs before coming together to hatch a plan to stop the nuptials. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Chief among them are her loving husband Paul (David Hyde Pierce) and her sharp- tongued best friend Avis DeVoto (Bebe Neuwirth). \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Campion, the first woman to be nominated twice for the best director Oscar, became the Internet\u2019s sharp- tongued heroine. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
"East of Payson, the Horton Creek Trail chases a silver- tongued stream spilling down the slopes to the base of the rim. \u2014 Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic , 24 Feb. 2022",
"How a sharp- tongued boy from the streets of Chicago gave American submarines a nuclear boost. \u2014 Wsj Books Staff, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022",
"In 2018, a sharp- tongued snob with a designer wardrobe and a penchant for $400-a-night hotel stays briefly became an unlikely folk hero. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Hackman\u2019s second Oscar came thanks to sharp- tongued work opposite Eastwood, Morgan Freeman and Richard Harris. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 30 Jan. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a semipermeable membrane surrounding a vacuole in a plant cell":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary tono- (from Greek tonos tension) + -plast \u2014 more at tone entry 1":""
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"circa 1888, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": participating life insurance providing for distribution of surplus according to the tontine principle \u2014 compare deferred dividend":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-024303"
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": the use or study of linguistic tones":[]
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": one of the horizontal overlapping bands forming a short skirt in late medieval armor":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-043348"
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"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-044539"
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": the use of varying timbres and sound symbolism in creating musical effects especially in impressionistic composition or program music":[]
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"type":[
"noun phrase"
],
"definitions":{
": the way a person is speaking to someone":[
"I don't like your tone of voice ."
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": a lamp mounted on the back of the front seat of a vehicle":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-091058"
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"noun"
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": a carbonated beverage flavored with a small amount of quinine, lemon, and lime":[]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Comeback Kid made with aquavit, green chartreuse, local sugar snap pea, lime leaf, and tonic water is a perfect example. \u2014 William Li, Town & Country , 8 July 2022",
"Top with the tonic water , stir gently and garnish with a strawberry crown. \u2014 M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"Beautiful open bouquet of marshmallows, lime, tonic water and menthol. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 31 Oct. 2021",
"Instead of adding quinine (a medicinal compound from cinchona tree bark used to add bitterness to tonic water ) to their T\u014dy\u014d, Ewing opted to make her own Cascade hops water for a similar bitterness. \u2014 Jean Trinh, Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
"McGroarty explains that beyond local libations, the sodas, tonic water , cheese, charcuterie, art, glass- and dishware found at The Fed are all locally sourced. \u2014 Jillian Dara, Forbes , 28 Sep. 2021",
"It can also be found in tonic water and the soft drink bitter lemon, which uses bark from the cinchona tree. \u2014 Ella Lee, USA TODAY , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Quinine is a bitter crystalline compound, commonly used in tonic water and formerly used as a way to fight malaria. \u2014 Nicolle Monico, Outside Online , 26 Aug. 2019",
"The citrus or the tonic water introduces the reaction. \u2014 Jeanette Hurt, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"1903, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-094118"
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": the character of the effect produced by a harmonic combination of musical tones":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-094426"
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"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-114027"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a word, phrase, or sentence difficult to articulate because of a succession of similar consonantal sounds (as in \"twin-screw steel cruiser\")":[]
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"examples":[
"Her last name is a real tongue twister .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Try a tongue twister challenge today with your parents or a friend. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Jan. 2022",
"What is the most difficult tongue twister in the English language? \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 11 Oct. 2021",
"Sometimes trying to duplicate a fragment cadence for dramatic effect ends up sounding more like a tongue twister than the intended sharp jab. \u2014 Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture , 11 July 2021",
"The menu includes cappellacci della nonna, a bit of a tongue twister that's otherwise friendly on the tongue and unique among area recipes. \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 June 2021",
"Cunningham dances are like physical tongue twisters , full of tricky coordinations of the body, long balances on one foot, seemingly impossible transitions from one tilted position to another. \u2014 Marina Harss, New York Times , 21 Apr. 2020",
"The 13 Going on 30 star bursted into laughter mid- tongue twister and at one point held her hand up to her mouth before continuing. \u2014 Helen Murphy, PEOPLE.com , 21 Sep. 2019",
"The generic name, dulaglutide, is more of a tongue twister , a seeming mishmash of syllables that\u2019s probably impenetrable to most patients. \u2014 David Lazarus, chicagotribune.com , 24 July 2019",
"The generic name, dulaglutide, is more of a tongue twister , a seeming mishmash of syllables that\u2019s probably impenetrable to most patients. \u2014 David Lazarus, chicagotribune.com , 24 July 2019"
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"first_known_use":{
"1904, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-130624"
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"tongue graft":{
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"noun"
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": whip graft sense 1":[]
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"tongue-walk":{
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"transitive verb"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-151201"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a joint financial arrangement whereby the participants usually contribute equally to a prize that is awarded entirely to the participant who survives all the others":[]
},
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"t\u00e4n-\u02c8t\u0113n",
"\u02c8t\u00e4n-\u02cct\u0113n"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Works by Agatha Christie, Robert Louis Stevenson and P. G. Wodehouse all featured tontine members plotting to kill one another in hope of a big payoff. \u2014 Tom Verde, New York Times , 24 Mar. 2017",
"Popular culture embellished the tontine \u2019s nefarious reputation. \u2014 Tom Verde, New York Times , 24 Mar. 2017"
],
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"French, from Lorenzo Tonti \u20201695 Italian banker":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1765, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-151216"
},
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"adjective",
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": an intonation phoneme in a tone language":[]
},
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"\u02c8t\u014d-\u02ccn\u0113m"
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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": the shaven crown or patch worn by monks and other clerics":[],
": a bald spot resembling a tonsure":[]
},
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"\u02c8t\u00e4n(t)-sh\u0259r"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"His Semitic features suggested intelligence, but his shambling gait and inattention to his tonsure and sartorial presence suggested a man under extraordinary stress. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Aug. 2021",
"Instead, its hair is black, like mine, and raggedly scuttles onto his forehead like the tonsure of a Tibetan yak left out in the rain. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 July 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin tonsura , from Latin, act of shearing, from tonsus , past participle of tond\u0113re to shear \u2014 more at tome":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1706, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-154242"
},
"Tonle Sap":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"lake 87 miles (140 kilometers) long in western Cambodia":[]
},
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"\u02cct\u00e4n-\u02ccl\u0101-\u02c8sap"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-170843"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a vowel that is not long in Semitic or pre-Hebrew but becomes long in Hebrew by virtue of its position in relation to the accent of the word or phrase and may be shortened when that position is changed":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-175020"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a joint made by a tongue on one edge of a board fitting into a corresponding groove on the edge of another board":[]
},
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There are a variety of wall applications that look similar to shiplap, namely nickel gap and tongue and groove . \u2014 Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens , 14 June 2022",
"The planks of shiplap, nickel gap, and tongue and groove each connect in a different way, which is what results in three different looks but with a similar effect. \u2014 Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens , 14 June 2022",
"The chest itself is styled with a spiffy cottage-look and tongue and groove paneling. \u2014 Jill Gleeson, Country Living , 26 May 2022",
"The 2,162-square-foot home was built in 1975 and features the original tongue and groove paneling. \u2014 Monica Mercuri, House Beautiful , 21 Sep. 2021",
"Here the standard types of joint, such as mortise and tenon, tongue and groove , and dovetail, are developed with ingenious intricacy. \u2014 Michael J. Lewis, WSJ , 20 Apr. 2021",
"Some of the 1972 home\u2019s original tongue and groove ceilings were hidden beneath drywall. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Mar. 2021",
"The first phase of construction was to streamline everything: take out the cheap tongue and groove flooring, get rid of the weird soffits throughout the home, rework the staircase, and bring the bad build back to its original, personality-less form. \u2014 Lucia Tonelli, ELLE Decor , 7 Jan. 2020",
"There are wide-plank European white oak floors, vaulted, beamed and tongue and groove ceilings, custom light fixtures, and Andersen French doors. \u2014 Monica Lander, The Mercury News , 23 Sep. 2019"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1860, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-180714"
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"geographical name",
"noun",
"verb"
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": a fleshy movable muscular process of the floor of the mouths of most vertebrates that bears sensory end organs and small glands and functions especially in taking and swallowing food and in humans as a speech organ":[],
": a part of various invertebrate animals that is analogous to the tongue":[],
": the flesh of a tongue (as of the ox or sheep) used as food":[],
": manner or quality of utterance with respect to tone or sound, the sense of what is expressed, or the intention of the speaker":[
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"a sharp tongue"
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": ecstatic, typically unintelligible utterance occurring especially in a moment of religious excitation":[
"\u2014 usually plural It would be like the miracle described in the Acts of the Apostles, demonstrated with healing, speaking in tongues and other signs and wonders. \u2014 Dan Wakefield \u2026 where they can sing and shriek and talk in tongues and testify and have a part. \u2014 Jane Kramer"
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": the cry of or as if of a hound pursuing or in sight of game":[
"\u2014 used especially in the phrase to give tongue"
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": the power of communication through speech":[],
": a tapering flame":[
"tongues of fire"
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": something resembling an animal's tongue in being elongated and fastened at one end only: such as":[],
": the flap under the lacing or buckles of a shoe at the throat of the vamp":[],
": a movable pin in a buckle":[],
": a metal ball suspended inside a bell so as to strike against the sides as the bell is swung":[],
": the pole (see pole entry 1 sense 1b ) of a vehicle (such as a wagon)":[],
": the rib on one edge of a board that fits into a corresponding groove in an edge of another board to make a flush joint":[],
": feather sense 4":[],
": a long narrow strip of land projecting into a body of water":[],
"river 246 miles (396 kilometers) long in northern Wyoming and southern Montana flowing north into the Yellowstone River":[],
": to articulate (notes on a wind instrument) by successively interrupting the stream of wind with the action of the tongue":[
"Playing [the bugle] and tonguing the note and making it come out exactly spot-on, that takes a technique and a skill.",
"\u2014 Bethann Dixon"
],
": to touch or lick (something) with the tongue":[
"cows tonguing the long grass"
],
": to cut a tongue on":[
"tongue a board"
],
": to join (parts, such as boards) by means of a tongue and groove":[
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],
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},
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"\u02c8t\u0259\u014b"
],
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"language",
"lingo",
"mother tongue",
"speech",
"vocabulary"
],
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"The cow ran its tongue over its lips.",
"The taste of the spice was still on her tongue .",
"The little girl stuck her tongue out at me.",
"He spoke in a foreign tongue .",
"English is my native tongue .",
"They speak the same tongue .",
"His sharp tongue is going to get him into trouble someday.",
"Verb",
"learning how to tongue notes on the clarinet",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"August had come round once more with its compulsory lusciousness, its tang of cherries on the tongue . \u2014 Deborah Landau, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"Tucci explained in an interview in Vera magazine that he was diagnosed three years ago with a tumor on the base of his tongue . \u2014 Charu Sinha, Vulture , 6 Sep. 2021",
"The actor told Vera that doctors discovered a large tumor at the base of his tongue . \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 4 Sep. 2021",
"If everyone is down with tongue , introduce it slowly. \u2014 Nikki Campo, SELF , 8 June 2022",
"As for the sparkling edition, the bubbles bring a bright burst of freshness to the tongue , with hints of tart fruit, like pomegranate, produced completely from grenache. \u2014 Jillian Dara, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"English \u2014 another official language \u2014 is more widely spoken, albeit as a second or third tongue in many cases. \u2014 John Bowker, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"The tongue is also ventilated and has been redesigned to reduce toe scrunch, which improves comfort. \u2014 Owen Clarke, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"They can be taken sublingually (under the tongue ), topically, or orally. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"An old lady lifts her skirts and orders a man to tongue her in the presence of an appreciative group that includes her own son; a kindly prostitute marks Tiller\u2019s forehead with her menstrual blood. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 8 Feb. 2021",
"Holy smokes, how much is your Rolling Stones tongue artwork worth? $150,000. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 11 Feb. 2020",
"Set in Ohio and based on Celeste Ng\u2019s 2017 bestseller of the same name, Little Fires Everywhere follows the story of the Richardson family, helmed by picture-perfect and silver- tongued matriarch Elena. \u2014 Sara Delgado, Teen Vogue , 20 Feb. 2020",
"Behind them, looks like Kevan Miller and his wife Haley seem to have gone as Gene and Ace from Kiss, tongues out and ready to rock and roll all night. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 Oct. 2019",
"Wale, meanwhile, plays the fiery, silver- tongued Orisha named Chango, an important link to Shadow\u2019s unexplored past. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 21 Nov. 2019",
"But along came demure Linda, delicately crashing onto the presidential campaign press bus; then entered bulldozer Nina, with major scoops on Douglas Ginsberg and Anita Hill; and in came tart- tongued Cokie with her savvy Congressional reporting. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Sep. 2019",
"In Semple\u2019s depiction, Bernadette is more than just crabby and eloquently viper- tongued ; she\u2019s possessed by a sociopolitical bitterness, as well. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 26 Aug. 2019",
"The poison- tongued potty mouth crashed Stephen Colbert\u2019s monologue Tuesday night and directed his brash brand of comedy at Colbert, late-night and, of course, President Trump. \u2014 Libby Hill, latimes.com , 16 May 2018"
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"Middle English tunge , from Old English; akin to Old High German zunga tongue, Latin lingua":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-193158"
},
"tonguey":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": ready or voluble in speaking : garrulous":[],
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"tongue entry 1 + -y":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-193746"
},
"tongue-tied":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": unable or disinclined to speak freely (as from shyness)":[],
": affected with tongue-tie":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u0259\u014b-\u02cct\u012bd"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-204653"
},
"toneless":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": lacking in tone, modulation, or expression":[
"a toneless voice"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u014dn-l\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"No one would ever accuse Post Malone of eloquence, but here the music is also toneless and imprecise. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 9 June 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1773, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-205936"
},
"tongue-and-lip joint":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a tongue-and-groove joint for boards in which the board with the tongue has also a flush bead which serves to conceal the joint":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-210935"
},
"tongue-tie":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to deprive of speech or the power of distinct articulation":[],
": a congenital defect characterized by limited mobility of the tongue due to a short frenulum":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
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": the quality of being tonguey":[]
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"noun"
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": an acoustical instrument for enabling a singer or player to see instantly any deviation from proper pitch of the tone being produced":[]
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"-\u02ccsk\u014dp"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": responsiveness to a difference of osmotic pressure of the surrounding medium":[]
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"\u00a6t\u00e4(\u02cc)n\u014d",
"\u00a6t\u014d(\u02cc)n\u014d+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-032823"
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"adjective"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"No tonsorial slouch himself is their overlord, Count Pierre d\u2019Alen\u00e7on, a saucy libertine (hilariously played by a peroxide-blond Affleck) who makes no secret of his preference for Le Gris over Carrouges. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Oct. 2021",
"Meanwhile, Thomas comically goes from honey to vinegar on a dime \u2014 while providing a tonsorial fashion parade, thanks to Justin Lore\u2019s towering wigs. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 12 June 2021",
"Pelosi is not the first politician to have a sacrosanct tonsorial engagement. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 3 Sep. 2020",
"The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Vengeful, bloodletting rage churns magnificently through Stephen Sondheim\u2019s score for this story of murder by tonsorial means in Victorian England. \u2014 Ben Brantley, New York Times , 15 Apr. 2020",
"Yet a stroll down its high street reveals a tonsorial revolution deep in the heart of Britain. \u2014 The Economist , 18 Jan. 2020",
"In a school full of mean kids, her tonsorial nightmare makes her an easy target. \u2014 Sheri Linden, latimes.com , 15 Dec. 2017"
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"Latin tonsorius , from tond\u0113re":""
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": the most important person":[]
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"so called from the fact that the tongue is the essential part of a Jew's harp":""
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"region of northern Indochina bordering on China; chief city Hanoi":[]
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"\u02c8t\u00e4\u014b-k\u0259n",
"\u02c8t\u00e4\u014b-",
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"noun"
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": a great or glib talker":[]
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"noun"
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": a glib or talkative person : a voluble speaker : babbler":[]
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": a unit of freight carriage equal to the transportation of one metric ton of freight one kilometer":[]
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"ton entry 2 + kilometer":""
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"noun"
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": a language family perhaps related to Coahuiltecan and Karankawa of Texas that includes the Tonkawa language":[]
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"noun"
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"noun"
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"noun"
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": a horse's bit having a plate to keep the tongue under the mouthpiece":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-113340"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a simple fipple flute with a range somewhat larger than an octave that is often used in elementary music education":[]
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"\u02c8t\u0259\u014b-in-\u02c8ch\u0113k"
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"examples":[
"Adverb",
"The whole interview was done tongue in cheek .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Dog stories revolved around displays of hunting prowess by these beloved partners and the friendly and amusing banter that involves grandiose accomplishments told with tongue in cheek . \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
"And so, there\u2019s a lot of things very much so on this record that are tongue in cheek . \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 3 June 2022",
"And so, there\u2019s a lot of things very much so on this record that are tongue in cheek . \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 12 May 2022",
"With that in mind, The Courier Journal offers its annual breakdown of why each horse can and can\u2019t win the Kentucky Derby \u2013 many serious, a few tongue in cheek , one destined to be right and one destined to be wrong. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 3 May 2022",
"With that in mind, The Courier Journal offers its annual breakdown of why each horse can and can\u2019t win the Kentucky Derby \u2013 many serious, a few tongue in cheek , one destined to be right and a bunch more destined to be wrong. \u2014 Jason Frakes, USA TODAY , 3 May 2022",
"Some writing above\u2019s tongue in cheek ; Some will only get laughs from the woke. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022",
"But everything with Queen was tongue in cheek , too. \u2014 Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Wilford would have been straight ahead, no tongue in cheek . \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 7 Mar. 2022"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-123849"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Derek Lam 10 Crosby Looking Glass Eau de Parfum is a delicate concoction of warmth and floral notes, thanks to its key notes of magnolias and tonka bean , and will be less than $50 over the holiday weekend. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 27 May 2022",
"Another one from the master perfumer Francis Kurkdjian, Le Male is an exquisitely warm blend of lavender, cardamom, bergamot, vanilla, tonka bean , amber, woods, and spices. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 May 2022",
"The warm, inviting scent combines vanilla, Australian sandalwood, tonka bean , pear and coconut. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Tobacco Vanille Eau contains keynotes of tobacco leaf, vanilla, and ginger amplified by tonka bean , dry fruit accords, and sweet wood sap to create a fragrance that is opulent, warm, and befit for a gentleman\u2019s club of the highest honor. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
"The fresh aromas of lavender, mint, orange blossom, and cinnamon gradually fuse with smooth notes of cardamom, bergamot, artemisia, and caraway, which then artfully make way for tantalising hints of vanilla, tonka bean , amber, sandalwood and cedar. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
"White leather, tobacco, and patchouli envelop the cannabis leaf note to create a super cozy and ever-so-slightly sweet (thanks to the tonka bean base) take on the scent that is truly divine. \u2014 Jihan Forbes, Allure , 20 Apr. 2022",
"An herbaceous heart of rosemary, lavender, and geranium is masterfully balanced with rich base accords of leather, tonka bean , and white musk. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Heady base notes of tonka bean , cedarwood, and Tahitian vetiver add strength and longevity. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022"
": a fleshy movable muscular process of the floor of the mouths of most vertebrates that bears sensory end organs and small glands and functions especially in taking and swallowing food and in humans as a speech organ":[],
": a part of various invertebrate animals that is analogous to the tongue":[],
": the flesh of a tongue (as of the ox or sheep) used as food":[],
": manner or quality of utterance with respect to tone or sound, the sense of what is expressed, or the intention of the speaker":[
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": ecstatic, typically unintelligible utterance occurring especially in a moment of religious excitation":[
"\u2014 usually plural It would be like the miracle described in the Acts of the Apostles, demonstrated with healing, speaking in tongues and other signs and wonders. \u2014 Dan Wakefield \u2026 where they can sing and shriek and talk in tongues and testify and have a part. \u2014 Jane Kramer"
],
": the cry of or as if of a hound pursuing or in sight of game":[
"\u2014 used especially in the phrase to give tongue"
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": a tapering flame":[
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": something resembling an animal's tongue in being elongated and fastened at one end only: such as":[],
": the flap under the lacing or buckles of a shoe at the throat of the vamp":[],
": a movable pin in a buckle":[],
": a metal ball suspended inside a bell so as to strike against the sides as the bell is swung":[],
": the pole (see pole entry 1 sense 1b ) of a vehicle (such as a wagon)":[],
": the rib on one edge of a board that fits into a corresponding groove in an edge of another board to make a flush joint":[],
": feather sense 4":[],
": a long narrow strip of land projecting into a body of water":[],
"river 246 miles (396 kilometers) long in northern Wyoming and southern Montana flowing north into the Yellowstone River":[],
": to articulate (notes on a wind instrument) by successively interrupting the stream of wind with the action of the tongue":[
"Playing [the bugle] and tonguing the note and making it come out exactly spot-on, that takes a technique and a skill.",
"\u2014 Bethann Dixon"
],
": to touch or lick (something) with the tongue":[
"cows tonguing the long grass"
],
": to cut a tongue on":[
"tongue a board"
],
": to join (parts, such as boards) by means of a tongue and groove":[
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"language",
"lingo",
"mother tongue",
"speech",
"vocabulary"
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"The cow ran its tongue over its lips.",
"The taste of the spice was still on her tongue .",
"The little girl stuck her tongue out at me.",
"He spoke in a foreign tongue .",
"English is my native tongue .",
"They speak the same tongue .",
"His sharp tongue is going to get him into trouble someday.",
"Verb",
"learning how to tongue notes on the clarinet",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 5 July 2022",
"Light and creamy tannins coating flavors that include cranberries, minestrone as well as a peppery snap; textured on the tongue . \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 3 July 2022",
"The peppery bite of ginger lingering on the tongue after the floral-meets-mango flavor fades away, obscuring any residual weediness. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022",
"Usually, the first lesions will be inside the mouth or on the tongue . \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 26 May 2022",
"Each has a spark that plays into the fearless, never-bite-your- tongue ethos of MadeMe, according to Magee. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 28 Apr. 2022",
"With India vital to US efforts to counter the rise of China -- seen by the US as potentially an even bigger threat to world peace than Russia -- the West needed to bite its tongue . \u2014 Rhea Mogul And Simone Mccarthy, CNN , 22 Apr. 2022",
"August had come round once more with its compulsory lusciousness, its tang of cherries on the tongue . \u2014 Deborah Landau, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"Tucci explained in an interview in Vera magazine that he was diagnosed three years ago with a tumor on the base of his tongue . \u2014 Charu Sinha, Vulture , 6 Sep. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"An old lady lifts her skirts and orders a man to tongue her in the presence of an appreciative group that includes her own son; a kindly prostitute marks Tiller\u2019s forehead with her menstrual blood. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 8 Feb. 2021",
"Holy smokes, how much is your Rolling Stones tongue artwork worth? $150,000. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 11 Feb. 2020",
"Set in Ohio and based on Celeste Ng\u2019s 2017 bestseller of the same name, Little Fires Everywhere follows the story of the Richardson family, helmed by picture-perfect and silver- tongued matriarch Elena. \u2014 Sara Delgado, Teen Vogue , 20 Feb. 2020",
"Behind them, looks like Kevan Miller and his wife Haley seem to have gone as Gene and Ace from Kiss, tongues out and ready to rock and roll all night. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 Oct. 2019",
"Wale, meanwhile, plays the fiery, silver- tongued Orisha named Chango, an important link to Shadow\u2019s unexplored past. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 21 Nov. 2019",
"But along came demure Linda, delicately crashing onto the presidential campaign press bus; then entered bulldozer Nina, with major scoops on Douglas Ginsberg and Anita Hill; and in came tart- tongued Cokie with her savvy Congressional reporting. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Sep. 2019",
"In Semple\u2019s depiction, Bernadette is more than just crabby and eloquently viper- tongued ; she\u2019s possessed by a sociopolitical bitterness, as well. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 26 Aug. 2019",
"The poison- tongued potty mouth crashed Stephen Colbert\u2019s monologue Tuesday night and directed his brash brand of comedy at Colbert, late-night and, of course, President Trump. \u2014 Libby Hill, latimes.com , 16 May 2018"
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"Middle English tunge , from Old English; akin to Old High German zunga tongue, Latin lingua":"Noun"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Verb"
"In 1964, when Starr was hospitalized with tonsillitis , Nicol was recruited to play eight shows with the band. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Dec. 2021",
"The former investment banker grew up plagued by bouts of tonsillitis , sore throats, and constant visits to nose and throat doctors. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 27 Oct. 2021",
"Stein, a Toronto native, had chronic tonsillitis from the age of seven and was severely allergic to antibiotics. \u2014 Michella Or\u00e9, Glamour , 5 Nov. 2020",
"The final straw came during a semester abroad in Italy when Stein came down with a really bad bout of tonsillitis . \u2014 Michella Or\u00e9, Glamour , 5 Nov. 2020",
"Milholland died of tonsillitis , anemia and probable exhaustion before the White House protests began. \u2014 Alli Hartley-kong, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 Oct. 2020",
"Fortunately for Solskjaer, \u00a350m summer signing Aaron Wan-Bissaka is close to a return following a bout of tonsillitis , while Solskjaer has remained hopeful that Paul Pogba will be available. \u2014 SI.com , 17 Oct. 2019",
"He eventually was diagnosed with flu and tonsillitis and then discharged, but not before he was photographed lying on the floor cushioned by a coat with an oxygen mask nearby. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Dec. 2019",
"In October, Miley was hospitalized for tonsillitis , but then doctors discovered that there was also an issue in her vocal chords, one that had actually been brewing for years. \u2014 Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen , 11 Nov. 2019"
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"noun"
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": any of various masses of lymphoid tissue (such as the adenoids) that are similar to tonsils":[]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some celebrity couples keep their hands to themselves when cameras are near, but Bennifer 2.0 have been caught playing tonsil hockey all over the place. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, Glamour , 23 June 2022",
"The rapper has been candid in the past few weeks about her tonsil infection, which began the night of the 2022 Billboard Music Awards. \u2014 Hannah Dailey, Billboard , 17 June 2022",
"Doja Cat is giving fans a little update after undergoing tonsil surgery. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
"Doja Cat was forced to undergo surgery due to a recent tonsil infection. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 20 May 2022",
"Williams, who was expected to be Turner\u2019s prime competition in the 100- and 200-meter dashes, was hospitalized for the three nights prior to the meet after his right tonsil swelled up and hampered his breathing. \u2014 Buddy Collings, Orlando Sentinel , 8 May 2022",
"On Tuesday, the guitarist and founding member of Oasis announced that he was diagnosed with tonsil cancer and will have to skip some upcoming shows with Liam Gallagher. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Sophomore forward Grant Stec made his season debut Wednesday after recovering from the football season and tonsil surgery. \u2014 Paul Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 6 Jan. 2022",
"An Australian woman has gone viral on TikTok after waking up from tonsil surgery with an Irish accent\u2014even though she's never been to the country. \u2014 Korin Miller, Health.com , 12 May 2021"
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],
"definitions":{
": an open sedan chair used in India and Sri Lanka and carried by a single pole on men's shoulders":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u00e4n\u02ccj\u00e4n"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hindi t\u0101mjh\u0101m, th\u0101mj\u0101n":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-164031"
},
"tone-up":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a toning-up exercise, treatment, or medicine":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"from tone up , verb":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-171315"
},
"tonitruous":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": thundering , fulminating":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"t\u0259\u02c8ni\u2027tr\u0259w\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"tonitruous from Latin tonitruum thunder (from tonitrus thunder, from tonare to thunder) + English -ous; tonitruant from Late Latin tonitruant- tonitruans , from present participle of tonitruare to thunder, from Latin tonitruum thunder":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-172811"
},
"tonsil":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": either of a pair of prominent masses of lymphoid tissue that lie one on each side of the throat between two folds of soft tissue that bound the fauces":[],
": any of various masses of lymphoid tissue (such as the adenoids) that are similar to tonsils":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259l",
"\u02c8t\u00e4n-s\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some celebrity couples keep their hands to themselves when cameras are near, but Bennifer 2.0 have been caught playing tonsil hockey all over the place. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, Glamour , 23 June 2022",
"The rapper has been candid in the past few weeks about her tonsil infection, which began the night of the 2022 Billboard Music Awards. \u2014 Hannah Dailey, Billboard , 17 June 2022",
"Doja Cat is giving fans a little update after undergoing tonsil surgery. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
"Doja Cat was forced to undergo surgery due to a recent tonsil infection. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 20 May 2022",
"Williams, who was expected to be Turner\u2019s prime competition in the 100- and 200-meter dashes, was hospitalized for the three nights prior to the meet after his right tonsil swelled up and hampered his breathing. \u2014 Buddy Collings, Orlando Sentinel , 8 May 2022",
"On Tuesday, the guitarist and founding member of Oasis announced that he was diagnosed with tonsil cancer and will have to skip some upcoming shows with Liam Gallagher. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Sophomore forward Grant Stec made his season debut Wednesday after recovering from the football season and tonsil surgery. \u2014 Paul Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 6 Jan. 2022",
"An Australian woman has gone viral on TikTok after waking up from tonsil surgery with an Irish accent\u2014even though she's never been to the country. \u2014 Korin Miller, Health.com , 12 May 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin tonsillae , plural, tonsils":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-174338"
},
"tonsile":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": suitable for being shorn or clipped":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-n\u02ccs\u012bl",
"\u02c8t\u00e4n(t)s\u0259\u0307l"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin tonsilis , from tonsus (past participle of tond\u0113re to shear, clip, crop) + -ilis -ile":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-180557"
},
"tone wheel":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a high-speed interrupter or commutator formerly used for producing a current of audio frequency in a radio receiver":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-182225"
},
"tongue shell":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a brachiopod of Lingula or a related genus":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-201023"
},
"tonitrocirrus":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": false cirrus":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6t\u00e4n\u0259\u2027(\u02cc)tr\u014d+"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin tonitrus thunder + New Latin -o- + cirrus":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-205936"
},
"tonite":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a blasting explosive consisting of a mixture of guncotton with a nitrate and sometimes a nitro compound":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u014d\u02ccn\u012bt"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary ton- (from Latin tonare to thunder) + -ite":""
"The tonsillectomy , once common, is generally an outpatient procedure performed under general anesthesia. \u2014 Ana Vanessa Herrero, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"At twelve, despite a difficult tonsillectomy and her parents\u2019 divorce, she was warmly housed, lovingly tended, doted on by grandparents and adored by older cousins. \u2014 Joshua Ferris, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"Shortly after, Alston died of complications from a tonsillectomy surgery during college. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, USA TODAY , 28 Feb. 2021",
"Another challenge struck when Martinez had to have a tonsillectomy and couldn\u2019t stay in the shelter during her recovery. \u2014 Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Aug. 2020",
"The city Board of Health moved to close schools, parks, swimming pools and dance halls \u2014 in some cases, only to people under 21 \u2014 prohibited the sale of unpasteurized milk and discouraged tonsillectomies at this time. \u2014 Paula Allen, ExpressNews.com , 9 May 2020",
"Freestone said since then, more than 200 surgeries have been performed, including tonsillectomies , hernia repair and bronchoscopies. \u2014 Elizabeth Marie Himchak, Pomerado News , 19 July 2019",
"So Glover urged an end to widespread tonsillectomies , which, given the rate of surgical infections at the time, spared English teenagers a lot of suffering. \u2014 The Economist , 28 June 2018",
"The report, in JAMA Otolaryngology \u2014 Head and Neck Surgery, compared 60,667 Danish children under 9 who had tonsillectomies , adenoidectomies or both with 1.1 million who had not had the surgeries. \u2014 Nicholas Bakalar, New York Times , 7 June 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1899, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-222430"
},
"tonsillitic":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or affected with tonsillitis":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin tonsillit is + English -ic":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-230313"
},
"tonish":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun,"
],
"definitions":{
": having ton : fashionable , stylish":[
"become a tonish poet and get into anthologies",
"\u2014 Rose Macaulay"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"ton entry 4 + -ish":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-100927"
},
"toney":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": marked by an aristocratic or high-toned manner or style":[
"tony private schools"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-002305"
},
"ton-foot":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": foot-ton":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"ton entry 2 + foot":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-005918"
},
"tong":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": a secret society or fraternal organization especially of Chinese in the U.S. formerly notorious for gang warfare":[],
": to take, gather, hold, or handle with tongs":[
"tong oysters"
],
": to use tongs especially in taking or gathering something":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u022f\u014b",
"\u02c8t\u00e4\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Leaders from the tong \u2019s more established chapters around the country had been streaming into town to make sure my grandpa and his friends had things under control. \u2014 Curtis Chin, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022",
"Their success at eluding Daiyu\u2019s predatory madam and the Hip Yee tong , the bloodthirsty gang that controls the brothel, is one of many junctures where Zhang\u2019s novel seems to tilt toward a conventional redemption story. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Mel is against the apartment project and doesn\u2019t want to allow the tong to stay in the building. \u2014 Oline H. Cogdill, sun-sentinel.com , 14 Dec. 2021",
"Aligned with Marvel's year-long commemoration of Deadpool, Funko dressed up Wade Wilson's mercenary in various costumes, including a construction worker, a backyard griller (with a gun as a tong ), a Roman senator, and even a flamenco dancer. \u2014 Nina Huang, EW.com , 17 Mar. 2021",
"Sohla\u2019s sturdy 12-inch tweezers were a runaway hit, proving there\u2019s no right or wrong tong . \u2014 Mackenzie Chung Fegan, Bon App\u00e9tit , 21 Dec. 2020",
"Ah Sahm suffered a humiliating defeat and was kicked out of his tong for his failure. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 4 Dec. 2020",
"After spritzing this on, adding soft waves with a tong will add movement and vitality. \u2014 Tish Weinstock, Vogue , 10 Dec. 2020",
"This spoiler tong can come in and ruin it for both of them, because Zing has got his own agenda. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 4 Dec. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"His business is quite a bit different from that of traditional watermen, who tong the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries for wild oysters. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Dec. 2020",
"His business is quite a bit different from that of traditional watermen, who tong the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries for wild oysters. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Dec. 2020",
"His business is quite a bit different from that of traditional watermen, who tong the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries for wild oysters. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Dec. 2020",
"His business is quite a bit different from that of traditional watermen, who tong the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries for wild oysters. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Dec. 2020",
"His business is quite a bit different from that of traditional watermen, who tong the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries for wild oysters. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Dec. 2020",
"His business is quite a bit different from that of traditional watermen, who tong the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries for wild oysters. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Dec. 2020",
"His business is quite a bit different from that of traditional watermen, who tong the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries for wild oysters. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Dec. 2020",
"His business is quite a bit different from that of traditional watermen, who tong the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries for wild oysters. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Dec. 2020"
