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{
"rub out":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to obliterate by or as if by rubbing",
": to destroy completely",
": kill , murder"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"annihilate",
"cream",
"decimate",
"demolish",
"desolate",
"destroy",
"devastate",
"do in",
"extinguish",
"nuke",
"pull down",
"pulverize",
"raze",
"ruin",
"shatter",
"smash",
"tear down",
"total",
"vaporize",
"waste",
"wrack",
"wreck"
],
"antonyms":[
"build",
"construct",
"erect",
"put up",
"raise",
"rear",
"set up"
],
"examples":[
"aerial bombs rubbed out the oil refinery",
"an elaborate setup to rub out rival mobsters",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The resort can arrange a local masseuse to rub out all that daring inside the comfort of your cabin. \u2014 Rina Nehdar, Travel + Leisure , 4 Mar. 2022",
"The man, Eric Charles Maund, whose family runs Volkswagen and Toyota dealerships in and around Austin, is alleged to have hired the trio to rub out Holly Williams, 33, and William Lanway, 36, in March 2020, police and prosecutors said. \u2014 NBC News , 13 Dec. 2021",
"His mission, ostensibly, is to retrieve the sword and rub out Akemi, who\u2019s just turned 21 and unknowingly inherited the Kawa crime family empire. \u2014 Richard Kuipers, Variety , 30 Aug. 2021",
"For at-home maintenance, Away (which doesn\u2019t cover superficial markings under warranty), recommends using a Magic Eraser sponge to rub out scuffs and scratches, while Rimowa suggests using isopropyl alcohol as a cleaning and restoring agent. \u2014 Laura Neilson, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2021",
"Robby Fabbri put in a hard shift to set up the goal; Nikita Zadorov tried to rub out Fabbri along the boards, but Fabbri refused to be denied space. \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 28 Feb. 2021",
"Exotic has served a year of his more than 20-year sentence for attempting to hire a hitman to rub out Baskin. \u2014 Ben Feuerherd, Fox News , 21 Jan. 2021",
"Use a dry erase marker instead of a Sharpie when designing to easily rub out any mistakes or errant marks. \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland , 15 Oct. 2020",
"An extensive torture campaign has been documented by human rights workers, intended to rub out any sense of disloyalty from the military. \u2014 Nick Paton Walsh, CNN , 21 Jan. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170614"
},
"rubbery":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": resembling rubber (as in elasticity, consistency, or texture)",
": weak, shaky, and unstable"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0259-b(\u0259-)r\u0113",
"\u02c8r\u0259-b\u0259-r\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"bouncy",
"elastic",
"flexible",
"resilient",
"rubberlike",
"springy",
"stretch",
"stretchable",
"stretchy",
"supple",
"whippy"
],
"antonyms":[
"inelastic",
"inflexible",
"nonelastic",
"rigid",
"stiff"
],
"examples":[
"The hard-boiled eggs were tough and rubbery .",
"Her legs were rubbery when she stepped off the roller coaster.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The broiler is ideal for transforming rubbery eggplant slices into silken perfection in no time, with very little effort. \u2014 Becky Krystal, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Many are suffering from bacterial necrosis, its telltale ugly gashes marring trunks that were once a healthy, rubbery green. \u2014 Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic , 21 May 2022",
"The Birkenstock supporters delivered a dizzying blow to Camp Crocs, sending the rubbery clog home packing. \u2014 Jeremy Rellosa, Outside Online , 6 May 2022",
"The less expensive mats are usually foam-based, may give off more of a rubbery smell, and may wear out more quickly. \u2014 Sara Gaynes Levy, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
"That band was male and female, Black and white \u2014 weird, rubbery , ecstatic, yet tight, hailing from no appreciable tradition, inventing one instead. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2021",
"Then, there are sportier interpretations primed for comfort with an equally stylish look, like platform leather thongs and striped or rubbery silhouettes. \u2014 Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Vogue , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Tiger salamanders, their yellow lips giving them the appearance of a dopey grin, twisting their wet, rubbery bodies around each other in breeding ponds. \u2014 Carolyn Wells, Longreads , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Your vertebrae connect with each other at the back via flexible joints, and rubbery cushions known as discs are in between each one to provide some cushioning. \u2014 Demetria Wambia, SELF , 17 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1879, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223804"
},
"rubbishy":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": useless waste or rejected matter : trash",
": something that is worthless or nonsensical",
": trash sense 1",
": nonsense"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0259-bish",
"dialectal",
"\u02c8r\u0259-bish"
],
"synonyms":[
"chaff",
"deadwood",
"debris",
"dreck",
"drek",
"dross",
"dust",
"effluvium",
"effluvia",
"garbage",
"junk",
"litter",
"offal",
"offscouring",
"raffle",
"refuse",
"riffraff",
"scrap",
"spilth",
"trash",
"truck",
"waste"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Please, pick the rubbish up off the ground.",
"I think what he says is absolute rubbish !",
"\u201cI'm sorry, but I had to do it.\u201d \u201c Rubbish !\u201d",
"The food at that restaurant is complete rubbish .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Comments like this perpetuate the rubbish that journalists are enemies of the public rather than part of the community. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"When one cyclist tossed a beer can at a car, Warnock squeezed on his brakes, picked up the rubbish , apologized to the driver and, along with others, scolded the rider. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"And a tale-teller was a servant hired to put people to sleep by talking a load of rubbish to them. \u2014 Ali Smith, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"In addition, failures of municipal rubbish collection have contributed to widespread littering. \u2014 Glen Retief, The New Republic , 11 May 2022",
"Krewson said the city received a complaint last August and issued a violation notice for things like peeling paint, rubbish , unlicensed vehicles in the lot and a hanging gutter that Damra said occurred during a storm and has since been fixed. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Everything from construction rubbish to old boats to dead animals has been discarded in alleys, streets and vacant lots. \u2014 Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"In Dhar-el-Jebel, hundreds stayed in a single hall for months, with food delivered through a grate in the door and a pile of rubbish with maggots crawling through it at one end. \u2014 Sally Hayden, Wired , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Officers arrived to find rubbish in the road in front of the address. \u2014 cleveland , 4 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English robous ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181725"
},
"rube":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an awkward unsophisticated person : rustic",
": a naive or inexperienced person"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00fcb"
],
"synonyms":[
"bumpkin",
"chawbacon",
"churl",
"clodhopper",
"cornball",
"countryman",
"hayseed",
"hick",
"provincial",
"rustic",
"yokel"
],
"antonyms":[
"cosmopolitan",
"cosmopolite",
"sophisticate"
],
"examples":[
"They treated us as if we were a bunch of rubes .",
"rural voters were tired of being treated as rubes by state officials, who showed interest in them only at election time",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Being a rube , though, Lucien cannot carry off the performance. \u2014 Kyle Smith, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"Red has utter disdain for Jerry, looking at him as a rube who exists only to help maintain Red\u2019s place at the top of the pyramid. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Tom, that ineffectual rube from Minnesota who swallowed his own semen at his bachelor party. \u2014 Scott Tobias, Vulture , 14 Dec. 2021",
"Thalberg robbed the Marx Brothers of their anarchy and Keaton of his elegance, turning him, as Stevens complains, into a mere stock rube figure. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Macdonald liked to portray himself as a rube from small-town Canada, yet could conjure opinions on such matters as the merits of competing Proust translations. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Dec. 2021",
"The whole thing took on a grifter-and- rube dynamic at the worst moment. \u2014 Joe Delessio, Curbed , 15 Apr. 2021",
"Salt was my friend, too, because to undersalt something is to be a rube . \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2021",
"Maybe some lingering guilt is what causes Lindsay to tell Kim, like a rube , that her parents have banned them from being friends. \u2014 Roxana Hadadi, Vulture , 16 Feb. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":" Rube , nickname for Reuben ",
"first_known_use":[
"1891, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194142"
},
"rubicund":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": ruddy"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00fc-bi-(\u02cc)k\u0259nd"
],
"synonyms":[
"blooming",
"florid",
"flush",
"full-blooded",
"glowing",
"red",
"rosy",
"ruddy",
"sanguine"
],
"antonyms":[
"ashen",
"ashy",
"doughy",
"livid",
"lurid",
"mealy",
"pale",
"paled",
"palish",
"pallid",
"pasty",
"peaked",
"peaky",
"sallow",
"sallowish",
"wan"
],
"examples":[
"the rubicund face of his father",
"the rubicund face of a man who clearly got a lot of fresh air and exercise"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English rubicunde , from Latin rubicundus , from rub\u0113re to be red; akin to Latin rubeus ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215147"
},
"rucksack":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a bag that is strapped to the back with two shoulder straps and is used for carrying personal belongings and supplies : knapsack",
": knapsack"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0259k-\u02ccsak",
"\u02c8ru\u0307k-",
"\u02c8r\u0259k-\u02ccsak",
"\u02c8ru\u0307k-"
],
"synonyms":[
"backpack",
"kit bag",
"knapsack",
"pack",
"packsack"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"hikers carrying their food and water in rucksacks",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The commuter in your life will feel special sporting this waterproof rucksack . \u2014 Gabriela Aoun, Outside Online , 10 Nov. 2020",
"Unlike long-range Predator drones, which look similar to small planes and fire missiles at targets, the smallest Switchblade model fits in a rucksack and flies directly into targets to detonate its small warhead. \u2014 Luis Martinez, ABC News , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The rucksack even received a coveted Gold Rating from the Leather Working Group, which promotes sustainable practices in the leather industry. \u2014 Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Fitzroy rucksack is made of 10-ounce waxed canvas with a double urethane coating, an internal frame sheet and the brand\u2019s signature Arkiv closure to ensure your stuff stays safe and out of the elements. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Some of the rocks in the rucksack can be removed by women. \u2014 Joy Burnford, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Pack your rucksack , walk, or roll, with your family and friends, and raise awareness for Veterans and military families struggling at home and abroad. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 5 Oct. 2021",
"The Army and Marine Corps also evaluated wearable, high-efficiency, solar cells that can be attached to a rucksack or helmet. \u2014 Vikram Mittal, Forbes , 2 June 2021",
"Designed with portability in mind, Beosound Explore\u2019s cylindrical shell provides a secure grip and fits easily into the pockets of a rucksack . \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 20 May 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"German, from German dialect, from Rucken back + Sack sack",
"first_known_use":[
"1853, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213147"
},
"ruckus":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a noisy fight or disturbance : row , commotion",
": a state or situation in which many people are angry or upset : fuss , uproar",
": a noisy disturbance or quarrel"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0259-k\u0259s",
"also",
"or",
"\u02c8r\u0259-k\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"affray",
"brawl",
"broil",
"donnybrook",
"fracas",
"fray",
"free-for-all",
"melee",
"m\u00eal\u00e9e",
"rough-and-tumble",
"row",
"ruction"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the ruckus left one person with a sprained wrist",
"quit creating such a ruckus \u2014I'm trying to sleep!",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Our reporters talk quietly to families far from the ruckus . \u2014 Liz Vaccariello, PEOPLE.com , 1 June 2022",
"Although few dead animals were spotted on this September afternoon, plenty of Kodiak brown bears could be seen bounding across open fields and along the beaches, trying to escape the ruckus of the approaching chopper. \u2014 Susanne Rust, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Dec. 2021",
"The driver, 35, said her shirt was torn and her arm scratched in the ruckus . \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 14 May 2022",
"Schedules that day had to be adjusted because the ruckus canceled some tests and triggered a school emergency drill. \u2014 Petula Dvorak, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
"Instead of raising a ruckus , the players are quiet. \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 2 May 2022",
"Where traditional ways of raising a ruckus are harder to come by in an environment cluttered with pandemic and war, one viral post can sway opinion. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The subsequent reaction caused a desmadre \u2014 a big ol\u2019 ruckus \u2014 across Southern California. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
"With each Coachella lineup announcement, there is a ruckus over which artists are deserving of becoming marquee headliners and which acts are too good to be written in fine print. \u2014 ELLE , 25 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"probably blend of ruction and rumpus ",
"first_known_use":[
"1885, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181653"
},
"ruddy":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": having a healthy reddish color",
": red , reddish",
": having a healthy reddish color",
": having a healthy reddish color"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0259-d\u0113",
"\u02c8r\u0259-d\u0113",
"\u02c8r\u0259d-\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"blooming",
"florid",
"flush",
"full-blooded",
"glowing",
"red",
"rosy",
"rubicund",
"sanguine"
],
"antonyms":[
"ashen",
"ashy",
"doughy",
"livid",
"lurid",
"mealy",
"pale",
"paled",
"palish",
"pallid",
"pasty",
"peaked",
"peaky",
"sallow",
"sallowish",
"wan"
],
"examples":[
"She has a ruddy face.",
"the ruddy surface of Mars",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Soothe your dry, ruddy complexion with this collection that includes the beloved Tiger Grass Color Correcting Treatment that my mom uses daily. \u2014 Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens , 15 Oct. 2021",
"In Hanapepe, the bottom layer turns a ruddy color like the soil. \u2014 Malia Wollan, New York Times , 15 Dec. 2020",
"The man leaned his bulky body back in his seat and his ruddy face, surrounded by a white beard, took on the faraway look the woman knew well. \u2014 Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com , 16 June 2020",
"After being harvested, chili peppers are sun-dried until the long, tapering pods, some five or six inches in length, turn a rich, ruddy crimson color and take on a smooth, leathery sheen. \u2014 Jeff Koehler, sacbee , 22 Aug. 2017",
"The large lagoons at the facility attract a wide variety of waterfowl species, including up to 12,000 ruddy ducks and over 5,000 northern shovelers during spring and fall migration. \u2014 Michigan Wildlife Council, Detroit Free Press , 21 Aug. 2017",
"Mockett, with his ruddy face and thunderous laugh, was hardly inconspicuous. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 27 July 2017",
"Who hasn't been drawn to a big plump strawberry or a ruddy round tomato or a crisp green leaf of lettuce? \u2014 Bill Daley, chicagotribune.com , 25 July 2017",
"How does Greene inflect her descriptions of nature\u2014from the humming cicadas and pine trees to the murky caves and ruddy clay of the earth\u2014to tell the troubled history of the region\u2019s landscape? 2. \u2014 Patricia Shannon, Southern Living , 11 July 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English rody, rudy, going back to Old English rudi (attested once), from rudu \"red color, redness\" (going back to a Germanic base *ru\u0111-, zero-grade ablaut of *rau\u0111a- \"red,\" whence also Old Icelandic ro\u00f0i \"redness\") + -i, -ig -y entry 1 \u2014 more at red entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224204"
},
"rude":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": being in a rough or unfinished state : crude",
": natural , raw",
": primitive , undeveloped",
": simple , elemental",
": lacking refinement or delicacy:",
": ignorant , unlearned",
": inelegant , uncouth",
": offensive in manner or action : discourteous",
": uncivilized , savage",
": coarse , vulgar",
": marked by or suggestive of lack of training or skill : inexperienced",
": robust , sturdy",
": occurring abruptly and disconcertingly",
": impolite",
": not refined or cultured",
": roughly made"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00fcd",
"\u02c8r\u00fcd"
],
"synonyms":[
"artless",
"clumsy",
"crude",
"jerry-built",
"jerry-rigged",
"jury-rigged",
"rough",
"rough-and-ready",
"rough-and-tumble",
"rough-hewn",
"unrefined"
],
"antonyms":[
"refined"
],
"examples":[
"I was shocked by her rude behavior.",
"I can't believe that he was so rude to me.",
"I heard someone make a rude noise .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For most of us, being on our phones for anything outside of something urgent on a date was considered rude . \u2014 Ian Kerner, CNN , 30 May 2022",
"Calling off plans at the last minute used to be seen as rude . \u2014 Alina Dizik, WSJ , 30 May 2022",
"But as these young people are rude enough to discuss plans that do not include everyone present, Miss Manners would not have thought this was a great loss. \u2014 Jacobina Martin, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Scrolling through Yelp reviews always reveals a plethora of unreasonable complaints, or an excuse to dump on working class people who have the very difficult job of serving rude , entitled patrons every day. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 24 May 2022",
"Knowing, for instance, that your nephew in college can\u2019t be locked up for saying rude things on Twitter after a few beers? \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Marcella Arguello says she is used to fielding rude questions about her heritage. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 18 May 2022",
"What your nervy acquaintance did was breach whatever privacy is left in our society these days, which was thoughtless, rude and inexcusable. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
"According to Braunizer, in suggesting that Schr\u00f6dinger was a pedophile, his biographer had jumped to rude conclusions. \u2014 Rebecca Coffey, Forbes , 17 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin rudis ; probably akin to Latin rudus rubble",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223314"
},
"rudimentary":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": consisting in first principles : fundamental",
": of a primitive kind",
": very imperfectly developed or represented only by a vestige",
": elementary , simple",
": not fully developed",
": very imperfectly developed or represented only by a vestige"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccr\u00fc-d\u0259-\u02c8men-t\u0259-r\u0113",
"-\u02c8men-tr\u0113",
"\u02ccr\u00fcd-\u0259-\u02c8men-t\u0259-r\u0113",
"\u02ccr\u00fcd-\u0259-\u02c8ment-\u0259-r\u0113, -\u02c8men-tr\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"crude",
"low",
"primitive",
"rude"
],
"antonyms":[
"advanced",
"developed",
"evolved",
"high",
"higher",
"late"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Right now, the experiences available to those users are relatively rudimentary , mostly involving games like virtual laser tag or events like digital dance parties. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 13 June 2022",
"Scotland Yard only began employing a rudimentary fingerprint system in 1894, and only as an auxiliary to anthropometrics, which identified criminals by physical characteristics like skull width and foot length. \u2014 Roy Schwartz, CNN , 20 May 2022",
"The Crap is at once chaotic and defanged, with rudimentary drum machine grooves doing a poor job of taking the place of Headon. \u2014 Al Shipley, SPIN , 14 May 2022",
"Then the mini-cases vanish and, in the middle of the main trial, Mickey illustrates his gifts as a lawyer by mansplaining extremely rudimentary legal principles to Izzy from the back of his Lincoln. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022",
"In it, he is seen emerging shirtless from a small, thatched hut, carrying a rudimentary stone hatchet. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Has the market for rudimentary pixelated cartoon heads already peaked? \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 9 May 2022",
"For one, his rudimentary English skills and subsequent low SAT scores prevented him from making the jump straight to Division I. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 6 May 2022",
"Lean startups take a rudimentary product and rapidly test it on prospective clients. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 5 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"see rudiment ",
"first_known_use":[
"1619, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220628"
},
"rue":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for",
": to feel sorrow, remorse, or regret",
": regret , sorrow",
": a European strong-scented perennial woody herb ( Ruta graveolens of the family Rutaceae, the rue family) that has bitter leaves used medicinally",
": to feel sorrow or regret for",
": a strong-scented perennial woody herb ( Ruta graveolens of the family Rutaceae, the rue family) that has bitter leaves used in medicine"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00fc",
"\u02c8r\u00fc",
"\u02c8r\u00fc"
],
"synonyms":[
"bemoan",
"deplore",
"lament",
"regret",
"repent"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He must be ruing his decision now.",
"I rue the day I agreed to this stupid plan."
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"12th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230310"
},
"rueful":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": exciting pity or sympathy : pitiable",
": mournful , regretful",
": exciting pity or sympathy",
": mournful sense 1 , regretful"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00fc-f\u0259l",
"\u02c8r\u00fc-f\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"aching",
"agonized",
"anguished",
"bemoaning",
"bewailing",
"bitter",
"deploring",
"doleful",
"dolesome",
"dolorous",
"funeral",
"grieving",
"heartbroken",
"lamentable",
"lugubrious",
"mournful",
"plaintive",
"plangent",
"regretful",
"sorrowful",
"sorry",
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"There\u2019s a stripper wife, a perhaps- rueful stepfather, and a retired DEA investigator, Louis Fisher, who somehow has convinced himself that working for these guys wasn\u2019t a monumental crime. \u2014 John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 June 2022",
"With a stern face that quietly communicates no-nonsense badassery and rueful -dreamy thoughtfulness, McClarnon seems to shift the gravity of his projects. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"As with that series, laughs maybe aren\u2019t the goal here, so much as half-smiles of rueful recognition. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
"That\u2019s the story told by the film\u2019s poster, which features a diptych of star Mark Wahlberg, looking rough and rueful in a mug shot and then beatific in Catholic clergy apparel. \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Knowing laughter rippled through the audience as Smith cracked a rueful smile. \u2014 Erika D. Smithcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
"That 2002 film is Lyne's masterwork, embedding all his gaudy stimulations in rueful yearning. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Antonio Banderas introduces another threat as a villainous Spanish tycoon who delivers every line with a rueful purr. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Here were some other moments that brought relief\u2014or at least a diversion, some bafflement, or a rueful chuckle\u2014in 2021. \u2014 Ian Crouch, The New Yorker , 2 Dec. 2021"
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"There\u2019s a stripper wife, a perhaps- rueful stepfather, and a retired DEA investigator, Louis Fisher, who somehow has convinced himself that working for these guys wasn\u2019t a monumental crime. \u2014 John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 June 2022",
"With a stern face that quietly communicates no-nonsense badassery and rueful -dreamy thoughtfulness, McClarnon seems to shift the gravity of his projects. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"As with that series, laughs maybe aren\u2019t the goal here, so much as half-smiles of rueful recognition. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
"That\u2019s the story told by the film\u2019s poster, which features a diptych of star Mark Wahlberg, looking rough and rueful in a mug shot and then beatific in Catholic clergy apparel. \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"Antonio Banderas introduces another threat as a villainous Spanish tycoon who delivers every line with a rueful purr. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Here were some other moments that brought relief\u2014or at least a diversion, some bafflement, or a rueful chuckle\u2014in 2021. \u2014 Ian Crouch, The New Yorker , 2 Dec. 2021"
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"the rugged surface of the moon",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Alisha\u2019s timid granddaughter Izzy (Keke Palmer), a clueless neophyte (Taika Waititi) and a rugged middle-aged female ex-convict (Dale Soules). \u2014 Kyle Smith, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Sales dipped by a further 33,000 units last year as the rugged Bronco Sport arrived as internal competition. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 15 June 2022",
"Add into the mix the fact that the rugged little Emberton II is rated at IP67 which means it\u2019s dust and water-resistant and can be dunked in up to one meter of water for up to 30 minutes. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"So, a team of conservationists and explorers in 2019 were astonished with a discovery on the rugged island: a lone female giant tortoise. \u2014 Sammy Westfall, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"Vocal standouts included M\u00e1t\u00e9 S\u00f3lyom-Nagy\u2019s rugged Figaro, Florence Losseau\u2019s spicy Cherubino, and Kakhaber Shavidze\u2019s stentorian Bartolo. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"Chris Evans does a great job of both referencing Tim Allen\u2019s old-school Buzz and sounding like someone parodying the rugged tones of Chris Evans, Handsome MCU Movie Star. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 13 June 2022",
"Needless to say, the rugged approach quickly fell out of vogue. \u2014 Kristin Tablang, House Beautiful , 13 June 2022",
"Its rugged , water-resistant shell has survived getting whacked on rocks and tree branches while hanging off the back of my daypack on countless trips. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 10 June 2022"
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"Water pollution is causing the ruination of the fishing industry.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Perhaps the most ghoulish sight of ruination in Kharkiv was the Barabashovo Market, the biggest outdoor market in the city, whose shops and kiosks and stalls were now bent metal and ash. \u2014 James Verini, New York Times , 19 May 2022",
"The thick, wobbly black lines were evidence of constant repainting, and could suggest ruination or collapse. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Just two ingredients, yet capable of merciless ruination . \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
"For these populist archivists, the project would not be so urgent if there were a scintilla of hope for a future without the ceaseless, inevitable ruination of so many landscapes, buildings, and cultural artifacts. \u2014 Hallel Yadin, Longreads , 24 Mar. 2022",
"This is McVicar\u2019s eleventh outing at the Met, and his formulas have become tiresome: Old Master-ish tableaux, sumptuous costumes, a vaguely modernist patina of ruination . \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
"For too long, the barrier to enter warlording has been too high for regular people; W.M.D.s 2.0 welcome everyone to the American imperial dream of democratizing destruction and finally making ruination accessible. \u2014 Zach Zimmerman, The New Yorker , 1 Mar. 2022",
"For many years, controversially, the old don avoided contextualizing his writing and broadcasting about the natural world with caveats about its ruination . \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Morris in particular is brought so low that he is reduced to begging on his hands and knees for Russell to undo their financial ruination . \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 8 Feb. 2022"
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"Noun",
"The decision overturns the Supreme Court's earlier ruling .",
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"Adjective",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The most immediate effect of the court's ruling beyond Maine probably will be felt next door in Vermont, which has a similar program. \u2014 Mark Sherman, ajc , 21 June 2022",
"The judge's ruling comes after competing filings from the defense and prosecution. \u2014 Adrienne Broaddus, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"In a twist, while DiMasi is at the center of the case, he won\u2019t be impacted by any ruling . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"Staff can only hope their information is right and the ruling won't come before then, especially not on a day when patients are there, getting services. \u2014 Devi Shastri, Journal Sentinel , 21 June 2022",
"The most immediate effect of the court\u2019s ruling beyond Maine probably will be felt next door in Vermont, which has a similar program. \u2014 Mark Sherman, Chicago Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"The ruling could implicate public funding for schools more broadly, even in traditional public districts without subsidies, some experts have suggested. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
"The March ruling came after the Kremlin had already moved to limit access to Facebook in February in response to the social media site restricting access to some pro-Russia news media accounts. \u2014 Madeline Halpert, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"What makes the ruling weird is that Kavanaugh\u2019s majority opinion does not mention Chevron deference at all. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 20 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Runaway inflation in the 1930s and 1940s helped undermine the ruling Nationalist government and open the door to the Communist Party\u2019s takeover. \u2014 Stella Yifan Xie, WSJ , 8 May 2022",
"Signs of a rift in the ruling PDP-Laban party began in March when the former boxer criticized Duterte's stance on a maritime dispute with China and accused government agencies of corruption. \u2014 Rebecca Wright, Ivan Watson And Jinky Jorgio, CNN , 16 Nov. 2021",
"Support for the ruling Liberal Party \u2014 the main conservative party in Australia \u2014 has been slowly declining among women for years, even before the assault allegations emerged, said Sarah Cameron, a lecturer in politics at the University of Sydney. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2021",
"For sure, most were looked down on as unworthy minorities for much of American history by the ruling Anglo-Saxon Protestants. \u2014 WSJ , 20 Nov. 2020",
"Just as the purveyors of apartheid did, the ruling African Nation Congress seems to often prioritize self-aggrandizement and neglect social development. \u2014 Norma Young, Quartz Africa , 23 Sep. 2020",
"It was released in several European countries in 1969 \u2014 the year it was nominated \u2014 but was banned under the ruling military junta in Greece and would not screen there until after the junta fell in 1974. \u2014 Sara Aridi, New York Times , 10 Feb. 2020",
"She was awarded the prize in 1991, for leading the opposition to the ruling military junta and calling for a nonviolent transition to a democratic society. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Dec. 2019",
"Dave Sharma, a member of parliament for the ruling Liberal party and former Australian envoy to Israel told the Australian Parliament in October. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Dec. 2019"
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"Noun",
"a fiery sermon on the evils of demon rum",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"With the Revolutionary War still underway, George Washington celebrated the first anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by providing extra rum to the Revolutionary soldiers. \u2014 Maggie Horton, Country Living , 10 June 2022",
"If a bottle of this speciality rum isn\u2019t enough, surprise dad with a trip to the hacienda to turn a singular gift into the trip of a lifetime. \u2014 Jillian Dara, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"The cocktail menu at Second Sight also offers a delightful old fashioned as well as drinks made from their rum . \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 6 June 2022",
"The others have white rum : Perfect Storm combines ginger and lime; Ocean Break includes blueberry and lemon. \u2014 Ann Trieger Kurland, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
"Like mezcal to tequila, rhum agricole has a depth and complexity that can make regular rum seem sanitized and even a bit anodyne. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 7 May 2022",
"Yo, ho, ho and a bottle of limited edition, oak cask-aged rum with notes of butterscotch. \u2014 Saabira Chaudhuri, WSJ , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Conversely, there\u2019s the unexpectedly spicy Tom Ford Lost Cherry, or Maison Margiela\u2019s Jazz Club, which features notes of pepper, neroli oil, and rum . \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Taiwan has also started importing large quantities of Lithuanian goods, mostly food products and rum . \u2014 New York Times , 21 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The whiskey was distilled in 1989 and matured in ex- rum casks before being finished for three years in barrels that previously contained Pedro Xim\u00e9nez (PX) Sherry. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022"
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"while American university debates tend to be sedate affairs, their counterparts in Oxford are wholeheartedly rumbustious",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The movie is both exquisite and rumbustious , stylized and energized. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 5 May 2022",
"From 1657, when tea first became available in London\u2019s coffeehouses, to the early seventeen-hundreds, when women were invited in, recreational tea drinking was the preserve of rumbustious gentlemen. \u2014 David Kortava, The New Yorker , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Still, there\u2019s a lot of pleasing vitality to this great American story about how clever brewers took an ancient idea and unlocked an unheard-of range of innovations with a combination of capitalist energy and rumbustious creativity. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 18 Apr. 2021",
"The tech titans, with their somewhat rumbustious Bay Area staffers, look quite vulnerable. \u2014 The Economist , 22 June 2020",
"In August Tito Mboweni, his rumbustious finance minister, published a paper proposing sweeping yet doable reforms. \u2014 The Economist , 19 Oct. 2019",
"Another popular view holds that Mr Trump\u2019s rude and rumbustious character is really a merit in a time of great geopolitical and spiritual danger. \u2014 The Economist , 5 July 2019",
"Ausilia, destined for spinsterhood, switches her spying from the lovers to the rumbustious , intimidating Jewish family who gather around the couple. \u2014 Tim Parks, Harper's magazine , 10 Feb. 2019",
"The rumbustious suffragettes are relegated to small etchings on the new statue\u2019s plinth, a marginalisation that hints at lingering unease with their methods. \u2014 The Economist , 19 Apr. 2018"
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": to make a thorough search or investigation",
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": to examine minutely and completely",
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": items for sale at a rummage sale",
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"Verb",
"He rummaged through the attic for his baseball card collection.",
"He rummaged in his pocket for the receipt.",
"I heard you rummaging around in the refrigerator.",
"Noun",
"a rummage of textbooks, notebooks, and old school papers all over the desk",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"As a student at LaGuardia High School of Music and Art, Kosann would head downtown after class to rummage through antiques stores. \u2014 Lindsay Talbot, New York Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Another man who had been waiting for a bus stopped to rummage through the debris. \u2014 Rachel Uranga, oregonlive , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Another man who had been waiting for a bus stopped to rummage through the debris. \u2014 Rachel Uranga, oregonlive , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Another man who had been waiting for a bus stopped to rummage through the debris. \u2014 Rachel Uranga, oregonlive , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Another man who had been waiting for a bus stopped to rummage through the debris. \u2014 Rachel Uranga, oregonlive , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Another man who had been waiting for a bus stopped to rummage through the debris. \u2014 Rachel Uranga, oregonlive , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Another man who had been waiting for a bus stopped to rummage through the debris. \u2014 Rachel Uranga, oregonlive , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Another man who had been waiting for a bus stopped to rummage through the debris. \u2014 Rachel Uranga, oregonlive , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Mark your calendar for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 18 at the Fairview Park Senior Center for the center\u2019s rummage and craft sale, just in time for the holidays. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 10 Nov. 2021",
"The man shouts up to the loft into which a ladder disappears, and after a minute\u2019s rummage some invisible hand tosses down bundles of fresh stock and a packet of sample invitations. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022",
"The money, about $150,000 so far, has been raised by bake sales, rummage sales, tea parties, tours of the local castle, everything imaginable, even historical cheese. \u2014 Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Oct. 2021",
"If someone needs something from the office, management will have interns rummage through your desk for you. \u2014 Eugene Lim, The New Yorker , 19 Aug. 2021",
"After the pandemic canceled many area communitywide rummage sales last summer, some are making a comeback this year. \u2014 Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Apr. 2021",
"Chavez, 33, stood in the backyard on Wednesday morning watching his three dogs and a potbellied pig rummage in the snow. \u2014 Maria Jimenez Moya, Star Tribune , 18 Feb. 2021",
"Garage, rummage and yard sales can allow the lesser of the three: 50% of the total occupancy, one person for every 30 square feet or 250 people. \u2014 Mary Spicuzza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 June 2020",
"Her daughter just left for college and her apartment seems to have turned into one of those rummage shops that mostly sell Disney collectible glasses. \u2014 Jodi Walker, EW.com , 3 Apr. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"1582, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212227"
},
"rummy":{
"type":[
"adjective ()",
"noun",
"noun ()"
],
"definitions":[
": any of several card games for two or more players in which each player tries to assemble groups of three or more cards of the same rank or of consecutive sequence in the same suit and to be the first to meld them all \u2014 see also gin rummy",
": drunkard",
": of, involving, or containing rum",
": affected by or as if by an excessive intake of rum",
": peculiar , odd",
": a card game in which each player tries to lay down cards in groups of three or more"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0259-m\u0113",
"\u02c8r\u0259-m\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"1910, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"1843, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective (1)",
"1742, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective (2)",
"1828, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174722"
},
"rumor":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": talk or opinion widely disseminated with no discernible source",
": a statement or report current without known authority for its truth",
": talk or report of a notable person or event",
": a soft low indistinct sound : murmur",
": to tell or spread by rumor",
": information or a story that is passed from one person to another but has not been proven to be true and has no known source",
": to spread information or a story that has not been proven to be true"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00fc-m\u0259r",
"\u02c8r\u00fc-m\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"buzz",
"dish",
"gossip",
"hearsay",
"noise",
"report",
"scuttlebutt",
"talk",
"tattle",
"word"
],
"antonyms":[
"bruit (about)",
"circulate",
"noise (about ",
"whisper"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The skatepark is being managed by a company called Action Park Alliance, and there was a rumor circulating that Action Park Alliance was going to be charging daily fees. \u2014 Joseph Goodman, al , 17 June 2022",
"That was a malicious rumor born in the fever swamps of the message board 4chan. \u2014 Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone , 25 May 2022",
"Shortly after that, there was a rumor that this friend would soon be moving out of state with her sister, 13 hours away. \u2014 Jacobina Martin, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"According to a source who spoke with Entertainment Tonight, the relationship is no longer a rumor . \u2014 Glamour , 21 May 2022",
"However, Apple\u2019s iPhone display design above is an unconfirmed rumor at this stage. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 11 May 2022",
"Every single day, there would be a rumor that the Ukrainian army was going to come to break through the siege. \u2014 Mstyslav Chernov, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Every single day, there would be a rumor that the Ukrainian army was going to come to break through the siege. \u2014 NBC News , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Every single day, there would be a rumor that the Ukrainian army was going to come to break through the siege. \u2014 Mstyslav Chernov, USA TODAY , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Journalists too must step up, avoiding false equivalency or both-sides-ism; there is no need to give equal time to rumor mongers or conspiracy theorists simply to appear balanced. \u2014 Jeffrey Kluger, Time , 5 Jan. 2021",
"Contrary to rumor , there have been no evacuations ordered. \u2014 Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 Sep. 2020",
"Medvedev\u2019s job had long been rumored to be at risk as Russia\u2019s economy stagnated and wages shrank for five years running, helping to erode Putin\u2019s popularity. \u2014 Jake Rudnitsky, Bloomberg.com , 29 Apr. 2020",
"Patterson, originally out of Canada, has long been rumored to be an Oregon lean and his commitment would continue a long line of top-flight Canadian prospects winding up in Eugene. \u2014 oregonlive.com , 18 Aug. 2019",
"The lone exception might be five-star center Moussa Cisse, who has widely been rumored to be planning a move to the 2020 class, but Kentucky is believed to be trailing other schools in his recruitment. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 15 May 2020",
"The exact way forward is not yet clear, but Volkswagen, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, and Tesla have all announced or are rumored to be restarting production this week or next. \u2014 Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver , 27 Apr. 2020",
"Some members of the national media criticized the credentials of those rumored to be joining a second White House task force focused on reopening the American economy after the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Dominick Mastrangelo, Washington Examiner , 13 Apr. 2020",
"The Coleman deal was of keen interest to the Bruins, who were rumored to have bids in for him in recent days. \u2014 Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com , 17 Feb. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1548, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182507"
},
"rump":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the upper rounded part of the hindquarters of a quadruped mammal",
": buttocks",
": the sacral or dorsal part of the posterior end of a bird",
": a cut of meat (such as beef) between the loin and round \u2014 see beef illustration",
": a small or inferior remnant or offshoot",
": a group (such as a parliament) carrying on in the name of the original body after the departure or expulsion of a large number of its members",
": the back part of an animal's body where the hips and thighs join",
": a cut of beef between the loin and the round",
": the upper rounded part of the hindquarters of a quadruped mammal",
": the seat of the body : buttocks"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0259mp",
"\u02c8r\u0259mp",
"\u02c8r\u0259mp"
],
"synonyms":[
"backside",
"behind",
"booty",
"bootie",
"bottom",
"breech",
"bum",
"buns",
"butt",
"buttocks",
"caboose",
"can",
"cheeks",
"derriere",
"derri\u00e8re",
"duff",
"fanny",
"fundament",
"hams",
"haunches",
"heinie",
"hunkers",
"keister",
"keester",
"nates",
"posterior",
"rear",
"rear end",
"seat",
"tail",
"tail end",
"tush"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"I slipped and fell on my rump .",
"she plopped down on her rump to listen to the campfire story",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Murphy gave Bassitt a good laugh, too, with the viral video of him getting knocked in the rump by a pitch last week. \u2014 Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Apr. 2022",
"In August, 2020, Navalny, a persistent gadfly on the rump of a totalitarian state, was poisoned during a trip to Tomsk, in Siberia. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 24 Apr. 2022",
"McVey couldn\u2019t dart her in the optimal spot \u2013 the neck \u2013 because of the lid, so opted for her rump . \u2014 Karen Ch\u00e1vez, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Cody Riley executed a crossover dribble while sitting on his rump , eliciting wide-mouthed awe from teammate Jules Bernard. \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Likelier outcomes would involve setting up a Russia-friendly puppet government in Kyiv or incorporating large parts of eastern Ukraine into Russia while leaving a pro-Western rump in the west. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 5 Mar. 2022",
"The rump -covering to come will be Olympian, in its own right. \u2014 Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Feb. 2022",
"A few hundred yards from yesterday\u2019s turnaround point, a scraggly, blond grizzly was scratching his rump on a concrete guardrail. \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 24 May 2021",
"Nearby was a unique political artifact: a depiction of Teddy Roosevelt with his rump where his front should be. \u2014 Michael Ames, The New Yorker , 15 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish rumpe rump; akin to Middle High German rumph torso",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201527"
},
"rumple":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": fold , wrinkle",
": wrinkle , crumple",
": to make unkempt : tousle",
": to become rumpled",
": to make (something) messy or wrinkled"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0259m-p\u0259l",
"\u02c8r\u0259m-p\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"crinkle",
"crumple",
"scrunch",
"wrinkle"
],
"antonyms":[
"flatten",
"iron out",
"smooth",
"smoothen",
"uncrumple"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He rumpled her hair affectionately.",
"the guest rumpled the antique bedspread by lying down on it",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The sleeves of her green satin gown are rolled up at her wrists, and its skirt rumples against the polished floor. \u2014 Stephen O\u2019connor, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
"The sleeves of her green satin gown are rolled up at her wrists, and its skirt rumples against the polished floor. \u2014 Stephen O\u2019connor, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
"The sleeves of her green satin gown are rolled up at her wrists, and its skirt rumples against the polished floor. \u2014 Stephen O\u2019connor, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
"The sleeves of her green satin gown are rolled up at her wrists, and its skirt rumples against the polished floor. \u2014 Stephen O\u2019connor, Harper's magazine , 20 Jan. 2020",
"The front-runner to be the next British prime minister, Boris Johnson, is barnstorming across the countryside, campaigning on his Latin-quoting, rumple -suited, Oxford-educated, optimistic, populist Englishness. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 July 2019",
"The end of Chasm 1 is currently about 2.5 miles away from the ice rumples . \u2014 National Geographic , 25 Mar. 2019",
"The rumples form when the bottom of the ice shelf, which flows downhill toward the ocean like very slow putty, runs up against an underwater ridge. \u2014 National Geographic , 25 Mar. 2019",
"Or Liz Taylor, whose luxe rumple of espresso curls had all the drama of her famous violet eyes. \u2014 Sophie Schulte-hillen, Vogue , 28 July 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Anthony\u2019s lawyer, Marty Lumetta (Richard Schiff, the picture of rumpled , put-upon frustration), has also worked too many of these cases to be optimistic. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 6 Feb. 2020",
"Anthony\u2019s lawyer, Marty Lumetta (Richard Schiff, the picture of rumpled , put-upon frustration), has also worked too many of these cases to be optimistic. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 6 Feb. 2020",
"Anthony\u2019s lawyer, Marty Lumetta (Richard Schiff, the picture of rumpled , put-upon frustration), has also worked too many of these cases to be optimistic. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 6 Feb. 2020",
"It was returned to me with its chiffon over-layer in shreds and my previously thriving silk buds were rumpled , drooping, and wilted\u2014like a flower bed dug up by the neighbor\u2019s dog. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 16 Mar. 2020",
"Anthony\u2019s lawyer, Marty Lumetta (Richard Schiff, the picture of rumpled , put-upon frustration), has also worked too many of these cases to be optimistic. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 6 Feb. 2020",
"Anthony\u2019s lawyer, Marty Lumetta (Richard Schiff, the picture of rumpled , put-upon frustration), has also worked too many of these cases to be optimistic. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 6 Feb. 2020",
"Anthony\u2019s lawyer, Marty Lumetta (Richard Schiff, the picture of rumpled , put-upon frustration), has also worked too many of these cases to be optimistic. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 6 Feb. 2020",
"Anthony\u2019s lawyer, Marty Lumetta (Richard Schiff, the picture of rumpled , put-upon frustration), has also worked too many of these cases to be optimistic. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 6 Feb. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"circa 1513, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1593, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185657"
},
"rumpled":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": fold , wrinkle",
": wrinkle , crumple",
": to make unkempt : tousle",
": to become rumpled",
": to make (something) messy or wrinkled"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0259m-p\u0259l",
"\u02c8r\u0259m-p\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"crinkle",
"crumple",
"scrunch",
"wrinkle"
],
"antonyms":[
"flatten",
"iron out",
"smooth",
"smoothen",
"uncrumple"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He rumpled her hair affectionately.",
"the guest rumpled the antique bedspread by lying down on it",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The sleeves of her green satin gown are rolled up at her wrists, and its skirt rumples against the polished floor. \u2014 Stephen O\u2019connor, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
"The sleeves of her green satin gown are rolled up at her wrists, and its skirt rumples against the polished floor. \u2014 Stephen O\u2019connor, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
"The sleeves of her green satin gown are rolled up at her wrists, and its skirt rumples against the polished floor. \u2014 Stephen O\u2019connor, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
"The sleeves of her green satin gown are rolled up at her wrists, and its skirt rumples against the polished floor. \u2014 Stephen O\u2019connor, Harper's magazine , 20 Jan. 2020",
"The front-runner to be the next British prime minister, Boris Johnson, is barnstorming across the countryside, campaigning on his Latin-quoting, rumple -suited, Oxford-educated, optimistic, populist Englishness. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 July 2019",
"The end of Chasm 1 is currently about 2.5 miles away from the ice rumples . \u2014 National Geographic , 25 Mar. 2019",
"The rumples form when the bottom of the ice shelf, which flows downhill toward the ocean like very slow putty, runs up against an underwater ridge. \u2014 National Geographic , 25 Mar. 2019",
"Or Liz Taylor, whose luxe rumple of espresso curls had all the drama of her famous violet eyes. \u2014 Sophie Schulte-hillen, Vogue , 28 July 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Anthony\u2019s lawyer, Marty Lumetta (Richard Schiff, the picture of rumpled , put-upon frustration), has also worked too many of these cases to be optimistic. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 6 Feb. 2020",
"Anthony\u2019s lawyer, Marty Lumetta (Richard Schiff, the picture of rumpled , put-upon frustration), has also worked too many of these cases to be optimistic. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 6 Feb. 2020",
"Anthony\u2019s lawyer, Marty Lumetta (Richard Schiff, the picture of rumpled , put-upon frustration), has also worked too many of these cases to be optimistic. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 6 Feb. 2020",
"It was returned to me with its chiffon over-layer in shreds and my previously thriving silk buds were rumpled , drooping, and wilted\u2014like a flower bed dug up by the neighbor\u2019s dog. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 16 Mar. 2020",
"Anthony\u2019s lawyer, Marty Lumetta (Richard Schiff, the picture of rumpled , put-upon frustration), has also worked too many of these cases to be optimistic. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 6 Feb. 2020",
"Anthony\u2019s lawyer, Marty Lumetta (Richard Schiff, the picture of rumpled , put-upon frustration), has also worked too many of these cases to be optimistic. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 6 Feb. 2020",
"Anthony\u2019s lawyer, Marty Lumetta (Richard Schiff, the picture of rumpled , put-upon frustration), has also worked too many of these cases to be optimistic. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 6 Feb. 2020",
"Anthony\u2019s lawyer, Marty Lumetta (Richard Schiff, the picture of rumpled , put-upon frustration), has also worked too many of these cases to be optimistic. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 6 Feb. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"circa 1513, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1593, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182617"
},
"rumpus":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a usually noisy commotion",
": a noisy disturbance or quarrel"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0259m-p\u0259s",
"\u02c8r\u0259m-p\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"ado",
"alarums and excursions",
"ballyhoo",
"blather",
"bluster",
"bobbery",
"bother",
"bustle",
"clatter",
"clutter",
"coil",
"commotion",
"corroboree",
"disturbance",
"do",
"foofaraw",
"fun",
"furor",
"furore",
"fuss",
"helter-skelter",
"hoo-ha",
"hoo-hah",
"hoopla",
"hubble-bubble",
"hubbub",
"hullabaloo",
"hurly",
"hurly-burly",
"hurricane",
"hurry",
"hurry-scurry",
"hurry-skurry",
"kerfuffle",
"moil",
"pandemonium",
"pother",
"row",
"ruckus",
"ruction",
"shindy",
"splore",
"squall",
"stew",
"stir",
"storm",
"to-do",
"tumult",
"turmoil",
"uproar",
"welter",
"whirl",
"williwaw",
"zoo"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the kids made such a rumpus that they woke up everyone else in the house",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Use the climbing rope, rubber sheets and mineral oil to upgrade your rumpus . \u2014 Pat Myers, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
"Anderson's tender, funny ramble captures all the hope and absurdity of adolescence, one wild polyblend rumpus at a time. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Call it the stink of being square, which turned those body styles into icons of messy familial rumpus . \u2014 Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver , 27 Oct. 2021",
"The growing presence of the boars has sparked a rumpus in local discourse. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2021",
"Without the rumpus of an internal combustion engine, wind roar and tire slap sound all the louder. \u2014 Brett Berk, Wired , 28 Mar. 2020",
"As of last Friday, our senior level contacts in both governments were still discussing venues for a presidential meeting to sign an agreement, so this latest rumpus comes as a surprise. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Nov. 2019",
"Give your children Sendak, and let the wild rumpus begin. \u2014 Daniel Ross Goodman, National Review , 21 Sep. 2019",
"The rumpus encapsulated the trick that several Gulf states are trying to pull off. \u2014 The Economist , 4 July 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
"first_known_use":[
"1745, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191241"
},
"run":{
"type":"verb",
"definitions":[
"to go faster than a walk",
"to go steadily by springing steps so that both feet leave the ground for an instant in each step",
"to move at a fast gallop",
"flee , retreat , escape",
"to utilize a running play on offense",
"to go without restraint move freely about at will",
"to keep company consort",
"to sail before the wind in distinction from reaching or sailing close-hauled",
"roam , rove",
"to go rapidly or hurriedly hasten",
"to go in urgency or distress resort",
"to make a quick, easy, or casual trip or visit",
"to contend in a race",
"to enter into an election contest",
"to move on or as if on wheels glide",
"to roll forward rapidly or freely",
"to pass or slide freely",
"to ravel lengthwise",
"to sing or play a musical passage quickly",
"to go back and forth ply",
"to migrate or move in considerable numbers",
"to move up or down a river to spawn",
"turn , rotate",
"function , operate",
"to continue in force, operation, or production",
"to have a specified duration, extent, or length",
"to accompany as a valid obligation or right",
"to continue to accrue or become payable",
"to pass from one state to another",
"to flow rapidly or under pressure",
"melt , fuse",
"spread , dissolve",
"to discharge liquid (such as pus or serum)",
"to develop rapidly in some specific direction",
"to throw out an elongated shoot of growth",
"to tend to produce or develop a specified quality or feature",
"to lie in or take a certain direction",
"to lie or extend in relation to something",
"to go back reach",
"to be in a certain form or expression",
"to be in a certain order of succession",
"to occur persistently",
"to remain of a specified size, amount, character, or quality",
"to have or maintain a relative position or condition (as in a race)",
"to exist or occur in a continuous range of variation",
"to spread or pass quickly from point to point",
"to be current circulate",
"to cause (an animal) to go rapidly ride or drive fast",
"to bring to a specified condition by or as if by running",
"to go in pursuit of hunt , chase",
"to follow the trail of backward trace",
"to enter, register, or enroll as a contestant in a race",
"to put forward as a candidate for office",
"to carry (the football) on a running play",
"to drive (livestock) especially to a grazing place",
"to provide pasturage for (livestock)",
"to keep or maintain (livestock) on or as if on pasturage",
"to pass over or traverse with speed",
"to run on or over in athletic competition",
"to accomplish or perform by or as if by running",
"to slip or go through or past",
"to travel on in a boat",
"to cause to penetrate or enter thrust",
"stitch",
"to cause to pass lead",
"to cause to collide",
"smuggle",
"to cause to pass lightly or quickly over, along, or into something",
"to cause or allow (a vehicle or a vessel) to go in a specified manner or direction",
"operate",
"to direct the business or activities of manage , conduct",
"to employ or supervise in espionage",
"to be full of or drenched with",
"contain , assay",
"to cause to move or flow in a specified way or into a specified position",
"to cause to produce a flow (as of water)",
"to prepare by running a faucet",
"to melt and cast in a mold",
"treat , process , refine",
"to make oneself liable to incur",
"to mark out draw",
"to permit (charges) to accumulate before settling",
"cost sense 1",
"to produce by or as if by printing",
"to carry in a printed medium print",
"to make (a series of counts) without a miss",
"to lead winning cards of (a suit) successively",
"to alter by addition",
"to make (a golf ball) roll forward after alighting",
"to eject (a player, coach, or manager) from a game",
"to meet with or discover by chance",
"to have a fever",
"pursue , chase",
"to seek the company of",
"to take up with follow",
"to meet suddenly or unexpectedly",
"to work or take effect unfavorably to disfavor , oppose",
"to have strict and exacting standards in controlling or managing something (such as a business)",
"to present to (as for evaluation)",
"to show marked superiority over defeat decisively or overwhelmingly",
"to use up an available supply",
"to become exhausted or spent",
"to provide assistance by or as if by clearing a path through obstructions",
"to change or transform into become",
"to merge with",
"to mount up to",
"to collide with",
"to meet by chance",
"to approach running out of",
"to talk excessively or foolishly",
"to act wildly or without restraint",
"to occur in profusion",
"to become insufficient",
"to use up run low on",
"to perform calculations",
"to sink all remaining shots without missing in pool",
"to win all remaining contests",
"to mount up to",
"to run across meet with",
"to use or exploit fully make the most of",
"to publicize widely",
"an act or the action of running continued rapid movement",
"a quickened gallop",
"a migration of fish (as up or down a river) especially to spawn",
"such fish in the process of migration",
"a running race",
"a score made in baseball by a runner reaching home plate safely",
"strength or ability to run",
"a gain of a usually specified distance made on a running play in football",
"a running play",
"a sustained usually aggressive effort (as to win or obtain something)",
"creek sense 1",
"something that flows in the course of an operation or during a particular time",
"the stern of the underwater body of a ship from where it begins to curve or slope upward and inward",
"the direction in which a vein of ore lies",
"a direction of secondary or minor cleavage grain",
"a horizontal distance (such as that covered by a flight of steps)",
"general tendency or direction",
"a continuous period or series especially of things of identical or similar sort",
"such as",
"a rapid passage up or down a scale in vocal or instrumental music",
"a number of rapid small dance steps executed in even tempo",
"the act of making successively a number of successful shots or strokes",
"the score thus made",
"an unbroken course of performances or showings",
"a set of consecutive measurements, readings, or observations",
"persistent and heavy demands from depositors, creditors, or customers",
"sequence sense 2b",
"the quantity of work turned out in a continuous operation",
"the usual or normal kind, character, type, or group",
"the distance covered in a period of continuous traveling or sailing",
"a course or trip especially if mapped out and traveled with regularity",
"a news reporter's regular territory beat",
"freedom of movement in or access to a place or area",
"the period during which a machine or plant is in continuous operation",
"the use of machinery for a single set of processing procedures",
"a way, track, or path frequented by animals",
"an enclosure for domestic animals where they may feed or exercise",
"a large area of land used for grazing",
"ranch , station",
"an inclined passageway",
"an inclined course (as for skiing or bobsledding)",
"a support (such as a track, pipe, or trough) on which something runs",
"a ravel in a knitted fabric (as in hosiery) caused by the breaking of stitches",
"a paint defect caused by excessive flow",
"diarrhea",
"in haste without pausing",
"in retreat in flight (as from the law)",
"a serious challenge to one's supremacy",
"being in a melted state",
"made from molten material cast in a mold",
"having made a migration or spawning run",
"exhausted or winded from running",
"to go at a pace faster than a walk",
"to go rapidly or hurriedly",
"to take to flight",
"to pass over, across, or through",
"function entry 2",
"to cause to function",
"extend sense 2",
"to move freely about",
"flow entry 1 sense 1",
"to be in charge of manage",
"to do something by or as if by running",
"to take part in a race",
"to move on or as if on wheels",
"to go back and forth often according to a fixed schedule",
"to migrate or move in schools",
"to continue in force",
"to pass into a specified condition",
"to spread into another area",
"to give off liquid",
"to tend to develop a specified feature or quality",
"to slip through or past",
"to cause to penetrate",
"to cause to go",
"to take on",
"to print or broadcast",
"to be a candidate for office",
"to occur again and again",
"to leave home secretly without intending to return",
"to meet by chance",
"to leave in a hurry",
"to come to an end",
"to become used up",
"to use up the available supply of",
"overflow entry 1 sense 1",
"an act or the action of running",
"a score made in baseball by a base runner reaching home plate",
"an enclosure for animals where they may feed and exercise",
"the usual or normal kind",
"a continuous series especially of similar things",
"sudden heavy demands from depositors, creditors, or customers",
"the quantity of work turned out in a continuous operation",
"the distance covered in a period of continuous traveling",
"a regular course or trip",
"freedom of movement",
"a way, track, or path frequented by animals",
"slope entry 1 sense 1",
"a spot in knitted fabric that has unraveled",
"to discharge fluid (as pus or serum)",
"to have a fever",
"to be or continue to be in operation or effect",
"to proceed toward expiration or effectiveness",
"\u2014 compare toll",
"to continue to accrue or become payable in an amount increasing with the passing of time",
"to pass as a right or encumbrance upon the transfer of real property"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8r\u0259n",
"synonyms":[
"dash",
"gallop",
"jog",
"scamper",
"sprint",
"trip",
"trot"
],
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"current",
"direction",
"drift",
"leaning",
"tendency",
"tide",
"trend",
"wind"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"The Sox scored twice in the bottom of the 10th and brought the potential winning run to the plate with one out. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"The race is already far longer than any of them have run , and there\u2019s a peculiar math to that, too. \u2014 Guy Martin, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
"Tyler Nevin blasted the go-ahead three- run home run. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 11 June 2022",
"Results may not last all day If you're headed out for a job interview or need to snap a quick selfie ASAP, mist this product all over your hair, run your hands or a brush overtop, and vo\u00edla, no more frizz. \u2014 ELLE , 10 June 2022",
"Montgomery added an insurance run with a fifth-inning solo home run in a 4-2 victory over Brebeuf. \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star , 10 June 2022",
"Poison Waters gets everybody in the mood for Portland Frontrunners\u2019 run , walk, or roll on the waterfront, followed by snacks, beverages, and music at the finish line. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
"Former heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko is in Ukraine alongside his brother, Vitali, helping run the capital city of Kyiv during the ongoing war against invading Russia. \u2014 Tim Dahlberg, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 June 2022",
"The Bombers approached their postseason run with an underdog mentality, upsetting North Royalton 4-0, and Walsh Jesuit, 4-1, in regionals. \u2014 Matt Goul, cleveland , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"The second run of the inning scored when Reds third baseman Brandon Drury made a throwing error on a routine ground ball. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 11 June 2022",
"The improbable run of Uxbridge is reaching new heights. \u2014 Alex Walulik, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"There was even a seasonal run of a Stuckey\u2019s Pecan Log Roll beer in partnership with an Atlanta-area brewery. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
"The Pilots outhit the Bucs 6-5, but the only run of the game came during the top of the fourth inning. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022",
"The team began spending lavishly and the club, which had previously been in the relegation zone, ended the season on an exceptional run of form. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 10 June 2022",
"But this wasn\u2019t just any run -of-the-mill commercial tank top from Ford\u2019s reign on the Italian house. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
"Needless to say, there are more run -of-the-mill explanations for character flaws. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"Active military, with proper credentials, are admitted free throughout the run of the event. \u2014 Shirley Macfarland, cleveland , 10 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adjective",
"1685, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"run (over)":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": matter for publication that exceeds the space allotted",
": extending beyond the allotted space",
": to exceed a limit",
": overflow",
": to go over, examine, repeat, or rehearse quickly",
": to collide with, knock down, and often drive over"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0259n-\u02cc\u014d-v\u0259r",
"\u02c8r\u0259n-\u02c8\u014d-v\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"exercise",
"practice",
"practise",
"rehearse"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"let's run over this dance number one more time",
"I could run over right now if that's good for you.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Fox\u2019s viewership was boosted by a 38-minute runover of its afternoon NFL coverage into prime time in the Eastern and Central time zones which averaged 21.921 million viewers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Oct. 2021",
"Sunday\u2019s edition began 21 minutes later than usual in the Eastern and Central time zones, where the bulk of the nation\u2019s population lives, because of the runover of the coverage of the final round of the Masters Tournament. \u2014 City News Service, Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The hourlong runover of CBS\u2019 Sunday afternoon NFL coverage into prime time, mainly the Kansas City Chiefs\u2019 32-29 victory over the New Orleans Saints, averaged 25.256 million viewers. \u2014 City News Service, Los Angeles Times , 22 Dec. 2020",
"The runover is not considered a separate program but was included in the weekly average. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Oct. 2021",
"The CBS News magazine followed a 34-minute runover of CBS\u2019 afternoon NFL coverage, which went into prime time and averaged 24.63 million viewers. \u2014 City News Service, Los Angeles Times , 14 Sep. 2021",
"The runover is not considered a separate program but is included in the weekly network average. \u2014 City News Service, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2021",
"The CBS News magazine followed a 14-minute runover of the network\u2019s coverage of the Michigan-Florida State NCAA Tournament game that averaged 9.59 million viewers. \u2014 City News Service, Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2021",
"The runover is not considered a separate program but is included in the weekly average. \u2014 City News Service, Los Angeles Times , 14 Jan. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Nothing ruins a trip to the mountains like being run over by a mountain bike or running over a young hiker. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The Marion County Coroner\u2019s Office determined Smith died as a result of being intentionally run over . \u2014 Fox News , 5 June 2022",
"The case has thousands of five-star ratings and reviews praising its durability and sturdiness, with one recent shopper even noting that her iPhone survived undamaged after being run over by her car, thanks to its protective shield. \u2014 Rachel Simon, EW.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The Lake County coroner\u2019s office said it was called to the 1500 block of Lincoln Street in North Chicago at 2:19 a.m. Saturday for a report of a pedestrian killed after being run over by a car. \u2014 Clifford Ward, chicagotribune.com , 20 Jan. 2022",
"After getting run over by the New England Patriots in Week 13, the Bills looked determined to win in a diametrically opposite manner. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 13 Dec. 2021",
"Monica Gonzalez Guzman died about 20 minutes after being run over by a white Cadillac, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 10 Dec. 2021",
"The volunteers pushed pedestrian crosswalk buttons on traffic lights and waved down cars to prevent the otters from being run over during twice-daily hunting trips. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Demoing the moves below are Teresa Hui (GIF 1), a native New Yorker who has run over 150 road races; and Francine Delgado-Lugo (GIF 2), cofounder of FORM Fitness Brooklyn. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 28 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1900, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"1931, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223329"
},
"run down":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": an item-by-item report or review : summary",
": a play in baseball in which a base runner who is caught off base is chased by two or more opposing players who throw the ball from one to another in an attempt to tag the runner out",
": being in poor repair : dilapidated",
": worn-out , exhausted",
": completely unwound",
": to collide with and knock down",
": to run against and cause to sink",
": to chase to exhaustion or until captured",
": to trace the source of",
": to tag out (a base runner) between bases on a rundown",
": disparage",
": to cease to operate because of the exhaustion of motive power",
": to decline in physical condition or vigor",
": in poor condition",
": in poor health"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0259n-\u02ccdau\u0307n",
"\u02c8r\u0259n-\u02c8dau\u0307n",
"\u02c8r\u0259n-\u02c8dau\u0307n"
],
"synonyms":[
"abstract",
"breviary",
"brief",
"capsule",
"conspectus",
"digest",
"encapsulation",
"epitome",
"inventory",
"outline",
"pr\u00e9cis",
"recap",
"recapitulation",
"r\u00e9sum\u00e9",
"resume",
"resum\u00e9",
"roundup",
"run-through",
"sum",
"sum-up",
"summa",
"summarization",
"summary",
"summing-up",
"synopsis",
"wrap-up"
],
"antonyms":[
"beat-up",
"bombed-out",
"dilapidated",
"dog-eared",
"down-at-the-heels",
"down-at-heel",
"down-at-the-heel",
"down-at-heels",
"dumpy",
"grungy",
"mangy",
"mean",
"miserable",
"moth-eaten",
"neglected",
"ratty",
"scrubby",
"scruffy",
"seedy",
"shabby",
"sleazy",
"tacky",
"tatterdemalion",
"tatty",
"threadbare",
"timeworn",
"tumbledown"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"They gave us a rundown on the main points of the news.",
"a rundown of our public services",
"He was caught in a rundown .",
"Verb",
"finally ran down the answer after hours of research",
"constantly running down the city's cultural life won't do anything to improve it",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Here\u2019s a rundown of what to have on your radar this season. \u2014 Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Here\u2019s a brief rundown of why these 5 companies are our top picks for the best credit repair services. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
"Here\u2019s a rundown of some major categories, as well as examples and suggestions on how to use them. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
"Here\u2019s a rundown of the best Coachella Weekend 2 moments so far. \u2014 Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Here\u2019s a rundown of this year\u2019s biggest snubs and surprises: The duo of Bruno Mars and Anderson. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Here\u2019s a rundown of some of the notable numbers that have shaped the ceremony over the years. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Here\u2019s a rundown of some of Apple\u2019s biggest announcements. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Here\u2019s a complete rundown of where to find all the major awards hopefuls. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Then, four minutes later, Gavi went on a slalom run down the right flank that Dembele would be proud of and set Pedri up for his third goal in five games as the Catalans took the lead. \u2014 Tom Sanderson, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Sisson cannot remember thinking about Bell or his crash before or after his own fateful run down a track in St. Moritz in early 2002. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Go right at the water tower, and run down the steep dirt path before taking a sharp left at the second power line access trail and cut through some desert scrub and manzanita to the horse trail that takes you up to Paint Mountain. \u2014 Dax Ross, Outside Online , 21 July 2020",
"The sequence on the first goal started with a corner kick that North Carolina defender Kaleigh Kurtz deflected out the right side of the penalty area, where it was run down by Endo. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Holthaus pointed to two reasons for his team\u2019s stellar run down the stretch. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Shaun White failed on his signature trick on his first run down the halfpipe, the Double McTwist 1260, and was in 19th place in men\u2019s qualifying. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Leila\u2019s curls run down the side of her face, framing her affectionate grin. \u2014 Ryce Stoughtenborough, San Francisco Chronicle , 24 Mar. 2022",
"That quintet helped deliver a 16-3 run down the stretch, including 10 straight points, and No. 7 seed MSU hung on in a wild final minute for a 74-73 victory Friday night at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 19 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1908, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Adjective",
"1815, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
"Verb",
"1686, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202408"
},
"run in":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the final part of a race or racetrack",
": altercation , quarrel",
": something inserted as a substantial addition in copy or typeset matter",
": to insert as additional matter",
": to make (typeset matter) continuous without a paragraph or other break",
": to arrest for a usually minor offense",
": to break in (a new machine) gradually by careful operation",
": to pay a casual visit",
": an angry argument"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0259n-\u02ccin",
"\u02c8r\u0259n-\u02ccin"
],
"synonyms":[
"brush",
"encounter",
"hassle",
"scrape",
"skirmish"
],
"antonyms":[
"call",
"come by",
"come over",
"drop by",
"drop in",
"pop (in)",
"run (over)",
"step in",
"stop (by ",
"visit"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"I just thought I'd run in and pick up my package.",
"if we catch you shoplifting again, we're going to run you in",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Icarus problem, so players will have to step lively if that causes a race-day money-migration over to the next-best only-slightly-better option, Mo Donegal, who\u2019s at least run in a Triple Crown race before. \u2014 Guy Martin, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
"Generically speaking, the cars running at Road America on and off since 1982 have been the same ones that run in the world\u2019s biggest race, the Indianapolis 500, with uncovered wheels, partially open cockpits and wings at the front and rear. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
"Many of the cars that run in that race also compete in the World Endurance Championship, which is organized by the Federation Internationale de L'Automobile (or FIA). \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 6 June 2022",
"The state primary utilizes a nonpartisan top-two-finisher system where all candidates run in one race and the No. 1 and No.2 vote-getters advance to the general, regardless of political party. \u2014 ABC News , 6 June 2022",
"Collectors spend large sums on machine guns, which can run in the tens of thousands of dollars, and ammunition to feed into them. \u2014 oregonlive , 31 May 2022",
"But Rick Dawson, Rich Strike\u2019s owner, decided not the pursue the Triple Crown by making the quick turnaround to run in Baltimore. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 21 May 2022",
"Then there\u2019s Simplification, whose fast-closing stretch run in the Derby to finish fourth was largely overlooked because Rich Strike closed quicker. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 20 May 2022",
"There are no drug controversies around the nine horses that will run in Saturday\u2019s Preakness. \u2014 Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun , 20 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1b"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183746"
},
"run off":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a final race, contest, or election to decide an earlier one that has not resulted in a decision in favor of any one competitor",
": the portion of precipitation on land that ultimately reaches streams often with dissolved or suspended material",
": to recite, compose, or produce rapidly",
": to cause to be run or played to a finish",
": to decide (a race) by a runoff",
": carry out",
": to drain off : draw off",
": to drive off (someone, such as a trespasser)",
": to steal (animals, such as cattle) by driving away",
": run away sense 1",
": to carry off : steal"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0259n-\u02cc\u022ff"
],
"synonyms":[
"banish",
"boot (out)",
"bounce",
"cast out",
"chase",
"dismiss",
"drum (out)",
"eject",
"expel",
"extrude",
"kick out",
"oust",
"out",
"rout",
"throw out",
"turf (out)",
"turn out"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"the dog often ran off cats and other animals that had intruded upon his owner's property",
"their rebellious daughter's run off because she was disciplined again",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Late one afternoon in July 2021, a heavy downpour erupted over Trestletree, and a knee-high wave of stormwater and sewer runoff surged through the front doors of the ground-level apartments of Beyah\u2019s building. \u2014 Alan Judd, ajc , 19 June 2022",
"Ramirez had requested the recount after trailing by just 20 votes in a May 24 runoff . \u2014 CBS News , 18 June 2022",
"On his third attempt, Petro is not alone on his promises to change the status quo, as his runoff rival, Hern\u00e1ndez, also claims the label of outsider and disruptor. \u2014 Stefano Pozzebon, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"In the final days before Tuesday\u2019s runoff , Britt leads the race by 16 percentage points, according to the most recent polls. \u2014 al , 17 June 2022",
"Be sure to direct water away from sensitive areas and install drainage that drops runoff on the ground or grass, not on the deck. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 17 June 2022",
"But, this weekend, two candidates who are eschewing the status quo face off in what is expected to be a historically close runoff . \u2014 Christina Noriega, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 June 2022",
"Because only those two candidates were running, there is no runoff in that race. \u2014 David Lauter, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"Outside groups have spent $4.3 million on ads ahead of next week\u2019s GOP Senate primary runoff in Alabama, with the vast majority of the spending benefitting former Senate aide Katie Britt over GOP Rep. Mo Brooks. \u2014 Bridget Bowman, NBC News , 16 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The woman driving the vehicle stopped momentarily, allowing four people to jump out of the back seat of the car and run off , Michael said in a statement. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 May 2022",
"This helps to ensure that the phosphorus gets properly absorbed and doesn't run off . \u2014 Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 10 May 2022",
"Earthships are designed to be self-contained and run off the power grid. \u2014 NBC News , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Trenton Quartermaine drove in the tying run off Kolby Somers. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Cardinal Gibbons junior Nik Yancey has captured two Class 1A state championships and run off 64 consecutive victories to be named the Sun Sentinel\u2019s Broward County wrestler of the year. \u2014 Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
"The victory was part of a big turnaround for West G, which lost four of its first six games and was 5-6 just before Christmas but now has run off 13 consecutive victories. \u2014 Joe Magill, cleveland , 21 Feb. 2022",
"In a scene where her character was chased by a bear, she was told to dip her hand in honey, run off into the distance, and stick her hand out to feed the animal. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Officials from the children's home told police that Ian had run off before and had followed a particular path through Devou Park to eventually reach a cluster of fast-food restaurants around West Fourth and Philadelphia streets. \u2014 Terry Demio, The Enquirer , 6 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1867, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Verb",
"1680, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222637"
},
"run over":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": matter for publication that exceeds the space allotted",
": extending beyond the allotted space",
": to exceed a limit",
": overflow",
": to go over, examine, repeat, or rehearse quickly",
": to collide with, knock down, and often drive over"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0259n-\u02cc\u014d-v\u0259r",
"\u02c8r\u0259n-\u02c8\u014d-v\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"exercise",
"practice",
"practise",
"rehearse"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"let's run over this dance number one more time",
"I could run over right now if that's good for you.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Fox\u2019s viewership was boosted by a 38-minute runover of its afternoon NFL coverage into prime time in the Eastern and Central time zones which averaged 21.921 million viewers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Oct. 2021",
"Sunday\u2019s edition began 21 minutes later than usual in the Eastern and Central time zones, where the bulk of the nation\u2019s population lives, because of the runover of the coverage of the final round of the Masters Tournament. \u2014 City News Service, Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The hourlong runover of CBS\u2019 Sunday afternoon NFL coverage into prime time, mainly the Kansas City Chiefs\u2019 32-29 victory over the New Orleans Saints, averaged 25.256 million viewers. \u2014 City News Service, Los Angeles Times , 22 Dec. 2020",
"The runover is not considered a separate program but was included in the weekly average. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Oct. 2021",
"The CBS News magazine followed a 34-minute runover of CBS\u2019 afternoon NFL coverage, which went into prime time and averaged 24.63 million viewers. \u2014 City News Service, Los Angeles Times , 14 Sep. 2021",
"The runover is not considered a separate program but is included in the weekly network average. \u2014 City News Service, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2021",
"The CBS News magazine followed a 14-minute runover of the network\u2019s coverage of the Michigan-Florida State NCAA Tournament game that averaged 9.59 million viewers. \u2014 City News Service, Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2021",
"The runover is not considered a separate program but is included in the weekly average. \u2014 City News Service, Los Angeles Times , 14 Jan. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Nothing ruins a trip to the mountains like being run over by a mountain bike or running over a young hiker. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The Marion County Coroner\u2019s Office determined Smith died as a result of being intentionally run over . \u2014 Fox News , 5 June 2022",
"The case has thousands of five-star ratings and reviews praising its durability and sturdiness, with one recent shopper even noting that her iPhone survived undamaged after being run over by her car, thanks to its protective shield. \u2014 Rachel Simon, EW.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The Lake County coroner\u2019s office said it was called to the 1500 block of Lincoln Street in North Chicago at 2:19 a.m. Saturday for a report of a pedestrian killed after being run over by a car. \u2014 Clifford Ward, chicagotribune.com , 20 Jan. 2022",
"After getting run over by the New England Patriots in Week 13, the Bills looked determined to win in a diametrically opposite manner. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 13 Dec. 2021",
"Monica Gonzalez Guzman died about 20 minutes after being run over by a white Cadillac, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 10 Dec. 2021",
"The volunteers pushed pedestrian crosswalk buttons on traffic lights and waved down cars to prevent the otters from being run over during twice-daily hunting trips. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Demoing the moves below are Teresa Hui (GIF 1), a native New Yorker who has run over 150 road races; and Francine Delgado-Lugo (GIF 2), cofounder of FORM Fitness Brooklyn. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 28 May 2022"
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"constantly running down the city's cultural life won't do anything to improve it",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Here\u2019s a rundown of what to have on your radar this season. \u2014 Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Here\u2019s a brief rundown of why these 5 companies are our top picks for the best credit repair services. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
"Here\u2019s a rundown of some major categories, as well as examples and suggestions on how to use them. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
"Here\u2019s a rundown of the best Coachella Weekend 2 moments so far. \u2014 Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Here\u2019s a rundown of this year\u2019s biggest snubs and surprises: The duo of Bruno Mars and Anderson. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Here\u2019s a rundown of some of the notable numbers that have shaped the ceremony over the years. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Here\u2019s a rundown of some of Apple\u2019s biggest announcements. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Here\u2019s a complete rundown of where to find all the major awards hopefuls. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Then, four minutes later, Gavi went on a slalom run down the right flank that Dembele would be proud of and set Pedri up for his third goal in five games as the Catalans took the lead. \u2014 Tom Sanderson, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Sisson cannot remember thinking about Bell or his crash before or after his own fateful run down a track in St. Moritz in early 2002. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Go right at the water tower, and run down the steep dirt path before taking a sharp left at the second power line access trail and cut through some desert scrub and manzanita to the horse trail that takes you up to Paint Mountain. \u2014 Dax Ross, Outside Online , 21 July 2020",
"The sequence on the first goal started with a corner kick that North Carolina defender Kaleigh Kurtz deflected out the right side of the penalty area, where it was run down by Endo. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Holthaus pointed to two reasons for his team\u2019s stellar run down the stretch. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Shaun White failed on his signature trick on his first run down the halfpipe, the Double McTwist 1260, and was in 19th place in men\u2019s qualifying. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Leila\u2019s curls run down the side of her face, framing her affectionate grin. \u2014 Ryce Stoughtenborough, San Francisco Chronicle , 24 Mar. 2022",
"That quintet helped deliver a 16-3 run down the stretch, including 10 straight points, and No. 7 seed MSU hung on in a wild final minute for a 74-73 victory Friday night at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 19 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Icarus problem, so players will have to step lively if that causes a race-day money-migration over to the next-best only-slightly-better option, Mo Donegal, who\u2019s at least run in a Triple Crown race before. \u2014 Guy Martin, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
"Generically speaking, the cars running at Road America on and off since 1982 have been the same ones that run in the world\u2019s biggest race, the Indianapolis 500, with uncovered wheels, partially open cockpits and wings at the front and rear. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
"Many of the cars that run in that race also compete in the World Endurance Championship, which is organized by the Federation Internationale de L'Automobile (or FIA). \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 6 June 2022",
"The state primary utilizes a nonpartisan top-two-finisher system where all candidates run in one race and the No. 1 and No.2 vote-getters advance to the general, regardless of political party. \u2014 ABC News , 6 June 2022",
"Collectors spend large sums on machine guns, which can run in the tens of thousands of dollars, and ammunition to feed into them. \u2014 oregonlive , 31 May 2022",
"But Rick Dawson, Rich Strike\u2019s owner, decided not the pursue the Triple Crown by making the quick turnaround to run in Baltimore. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 21 May 2022",
"Then there\u2019s Simplification, whose fast-closing stretch run in the Derby to finish fourth was largely overlooked because Rich Strike closed quicker. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 20 May 2022",
"There are no drug controversies around the nine horses that will run in Saturday\u2019s Preakness. \u2014 Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun , 20 May 2022"
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"to run against and cause to sink",
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"Verb",
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"constantly running down the city's cultural life won't do anything to improve it",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Here\u2019s a rundown of what to have on your radar this season. \u2014 Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Here\u2019s a brief rundown of why these 5 companies are our top picks for the best credit repair services. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
"Here\u2019s a rundown of some major categories, as well as examples and suggestions on how to use them. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
"Here\u2019s a rundown of the best Coachella Weekend 2 moments so far. \u2014 Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Here\u2019s a rundown of this year\u2019s biggest snubs and surprises The duo of Bruno Mars and Anderson. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Here\u2019s a rundown of some of the notable numbers that have shaped the ceremony over the years. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Here\u2019s a rundown of some of Apple\u2019s biggest announcements. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Here\u2019s a complete rundown of where to find all the major awards hopefuls. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"Then, four minutes later, Gavi went on a slalom run down the right flank that Dembele would be proud of and set Pedri up for his third goal in five games as the Catalans took the lead. \u2014 Tom Sanderson, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Sisson cannot remember thinking about Bell or his crash before or after his own fateful run down a track in St. Moritz in early 2002. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Go right at the water tower, and run down the steep dirt path before taking a sharp left at the second power line access trail and cut through some desert scrub and manzanita to the horse trail that takes you up to Paint Mountain. \u2014 Dax Ross, Outside Online , 21 July 2020",
"The sequence on the first goal started with a corner kick that North Carolina defender Kaleigh Kurtz deflected out the right side of the penalty area, where it was run down by Endo. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Holthaus pointed to two reasons for his team\u2019s stellar run down the stretch. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Shaun White failed on his signature trick on his first run down the halfpipe, the Double McTwist 1260, and was in 19th place in men\u2019s qualifying. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Leila\u2019s curls run down the side of her face, framing her affectionate grin. \u2014 Ryce Stoughtenborough, San Francisco Chronicle , 24 Mar. 2022",
"That quintet helped deliver a 16-3 run down the stretch, including 10 straight points, and No. 7 seed MSU hung on in a wild final minute for a 74-73 victory Friday night at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 19 Mar. 2022"
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": any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"It\u2019s soon revealed that the Rune of Death was stolen by Ranni herself, taken from Marika\u2019s bodyguard and keeper of the rune , Maliketh the Black Blade. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2020",
"The sixty-four-character private key for your bitcoin looks like any other computer rune and is nearly impossible to memorize. \u2014 D. T. Max, The New Yorker , 6 Dec. 2021",
"The result is striking: two fantastic images of his new, rune -like symbol for the brand, which was transformed into two rafts and then shot from above. \u2014 Luke Leitch, Vogue , 13 Apr. 2021",
"The stage at the Hyatt Regency Orlando, a diamond shape with bent extensions branching off to the sides, was said on Twitter to resemble an Odal rune , a symbol used on some Nazi uniforms. \u2014 Steven Lemongello, orlandosentinel.com , 28 Feb. 2021",
"Dissatisfied with that response, some activists alleged that the stage design where speakers addressed the crowd mirrored the Odal rune , a symbol used by the Nazi regime. \u2014 Joseph Simonson, Washington Examiner , 4 Mar. 2021",
"Early on in the four-day event, outrage erupted over the CPAC stage design, which drew comparisons to a Norse rune used by Nazis during World War II. \u2014 Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes , 1 Mar. 2021",
"The shape of the platform drew condemnation on social media for its resemblance to the Odal rune , a symbol adopted by Nazis during Adolf Hitler's rule in Germany. \u2014 Mike Brest, Washington Examiner , 3 Mar. 2021",
"The stage at the Hyatt Regency Orlando, a diamond shape with bent extensions branching off to the sides, resembles an Odal rune , a symbol used on some Nazi uniforms. \u2014 Steven Lemongello, orlandosentinel.com , 2 Mar. 2021"
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"noun"
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": a rounded crosspiece between the legs of a chair",
": one of the crosspieces of a ladder",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Let that sink in: Hall jumped from third on the depth chart of the team on the second-lowest rung of Milwaukee's ladder of full-season affiliates to the major leagues. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
"Tom Parker, communications specialist for the SEIU-UHW, said that the union had demanded a more than 40% hike in the minimum wage level, applying only to workers in the lowest rung , to $25 per hour from about $17 per hour. \u2014 Somesh Jha, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
"To climb, the metal arm first latches on to a rung and pulls the robot up. \u2014 Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic , 20 Apr. 2022",
"With each rung climbed, the system is more closely monitored and regulated, until the animal reaches the top of the ladder, the processing plant, where it is slaughtered and its meat butchered. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The low rung garners four points, the medium six, the high bar 10, and the uppermost, known as the traversal, a solid 15. \u2014 Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic , 20 Apr. 2022",
"There is likely to be much more turnover in the full Politburo, the second-highest rung of power. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Back in 2014, IndyCar, the longtime owner of the Indy Lights series, looked to Dan Andersen\u2019s \u2018Andersen Promotions\u2019 to help elevate the level and performance of the top rung of the Road to Indy Ladder system. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 25 Sep. 2021",
"Errim has now grown to include 164 women from the area, benefiting families on each rung in the supply chain, from veteran pepper pickers to women who otherwise could not find work. \u2014 Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Apr. 2022"
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"noun"
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"the fugitive made use of local runnels to throw the bloodhounds off his scent"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective",
"adverb",
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": the action of running",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"And with Orlando being one of 16 cities still in the running , there\u2019s optimism regarding the City Beautiful\u2019s bid to host games. \u2014 Mike Gramajo, Orlando Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
"Some schools still in the running provide a chance at immediate playing time and perhaps an early Name, Image and Likeness payday. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
"Restaurant in Homewood was in the running , along with chefs from three restaurants in New Orleans: Blake Aguillard and Trey Smith of Saint-Germain, Melissa M. Martin of Mosquito Supper Club and Isaac Toups of Toups\u2019 Meatery. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 13 June 2022",
"The city\u2019s real estate department is currently vetting three development teams in the running to lease and dramatically redo the 48-acre property with thousands of apartments, ground-floor retail shops, public amenities and a new arena. \u2014 Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"According to new data gathered by Spotify, these three tracks are among 20 in the running . \u2014 Ellise Shafer, Variety , 6 June 2022",
"The role of board members is critical not only in the running of a nonprofit but also in fundraising. \u2014 Patrick Coleman, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Yes, coal was in the running , according to now sixth grader Matej Naunov. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"Peyton Manning and John Elway, are in the running to buy the Broncos. \u2014 Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press , 26 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Something else that will help the Cardinals overcome the loss of Hopkins for the first month and a half of the season would be the ability to rely a lot more on the running game. \u2014 Bob Mcmanaman, USA TODAY , 14 May 2022",
"It\u2019s 3-1. 10:54 AM, End 3: That inning, the running game came back to haunt Etowah. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 18 May 2022",
"Losing Quitoriano is an enormous loss in the running game, in addition to an underrated receiver near the goal line. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 May 2022",
"Something else that will help the Cardinals overcome the loss of Hopkins for the first month and a half of the season would be the ability to rely a lot more on the running game. \u2014 Bob Mcmanaman, USA TODAY , 14 May 2022",
"Something else that will help the Cardinals overcome the loss of Hopkins for the first month and a half of the season would be the ability to rely a lot more on the running game. \u2014 Bob Mcmanaman, The Arizona Republic , 13 May 2022",
"Offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby arrives from Mississippi and will rely more on the running game if the offensive line can do its part. \u2014 Erick Smith, USA TODAY , 4 May 2022",
"The Reds have had 7-or-fewer hits in 10 of their 11 losses in this streak, so Reds Manager David Bell tried to use the running game as a spark. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The strength of the team will again be its running game with holdover DeShaun Fenwick becoming the top threat. \u2014 Erick Smith, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022"
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"When John F. Kennedy ran for president, his running mate was Lyndon Johnson.",
"inseparable running mates who first met when they were in elementary school",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Before President Biden announced Kamala Harris as his running mate for the 2020 election, Lance Bottoms was considered to be among the top contenders for the position. \u2014 Nancy Cordes, CBS News , 14 June 2022",
"Following the resignation of her former Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin on corruption charges, the Governor has nominated Rep. Antonio Delgado to both fill that position and serve as her running mate in the election. \u2014 John Zogby, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"McCain\u2019s ties to a lobbyist and insulted his judgment for picking Sarah Palin as his running mate . \u2014 Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, The Arizona Republic , 10 May 2022",
"Whaley, meanwhile, picked Cuyahoga County Council Vice President Cheryl Stephens as her running mate . \u2014 Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland , 5 May 2022",
"In his statement, Trump also hit the 2008 presidential campaign of his former rival, the late GOP Sen. John McCain of Arizona, who had tapped Palin as his running mate . \u2014 Greg Clary, CNN , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Politics Republican gubernatorial candidate and Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce has picked the chair of Alaska\u2019s parole board, Edie Grunwald, as his running mate . \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Wrentham Republican Chris Doughty plucked former state Representative Kate Campanale as his running mate , anchoring his campaign for Massachusetts governor in the establishment wing of the Republican party. \u2014 Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Biden\u2019s nomination of Jackson to the Supreme Court on Friday, along with his historic choice of Kamala D. Harris as his running mate in 2020, has likely solidified the Black female vote for Democrats for the next century. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Formerly sleepy rural towns hummed with lawnmowers and weed wackers. \u2014 Tom Condon, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
"Many of the retirees have come from the north, residents say, with subdivisions sprouting all over rural towns like Aynor and Conway. \u2014 Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
"Starting in 1932, government medical workers in rural Alabama withheld treatment from unsuspecting Black men infected with syphilis so doctors could track the disease and dissect their bodies afterward. \u2014 Jay Reeves, ajc , 11 June 2022",
"Rod Magnuson has a nice spread in rural Utah, raising cattle and alfalfa in an operation that is the backbone of a fourth-generation legacy spent in agriculture. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"To reach smaller pediatric offices and rural providers, the White House said Thursday, doses are being packaged by the hundred. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 10 June 2022",
"The artisans reside in rural Thailand, and one of the company's aims is to create ethical jobs to help alleviate poverty in the area. \u2014 Abigail Bailey, Good Housekeeping , 10 June 2022",
"An employee opened fire at a manufacturing business in rural western Maryland on Thursday, killing three coworkers before the suspect and a state trooper were wounded in a shootout, authorities said. \u2014 Michael Kunzelman, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022",
"German-Kosovar filmmaker Morina got the nod for the pitch for his upcoming feature Hatixhe and Shaban, which looks at a family in rural Kosovo, which loses its farm and is forced to move to the city to earn a living. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022"
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": to move forward, progress, or act with haste or eagerness or without preparation",
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": to lavish attention on : court",
": to try to secure a pledge of membership (as in a fraternity) from",
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": the immediate pleasurable feeling produced by a drug (such as heroin or cocaine)",
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": requiring or marked by special speed or urgency",
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": to bring (someone) to a place quickly",
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"Adjective",
"The inn has a rustic atmosphere.",
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"Noun",
"a rustic who was awed by the prices that city dwellers had to pay",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"For a rustic , weathered look, try the dry brush paint technique, leaving some of the wood from the shims exposed. \u2014 Tierney Mcafee, Country Living , 23 May 2022",
"Porous clay pots have a lovely rustic look, but plastic pots are lighter to move around and hold moisture longer. \u2014 Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 May 2022",
"This handsome fire pit table has the rustic look of stone, but is faced with a weather-resistant synthetic material that requires almost no maintenance. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Walmart's cedar porch swing can easily enhance any rustic , farmhouse look. \u2014 Kelly Allen, House Beautiful , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The rustic , sliding barn doors on this modern farmhouse TV stand $269.99 (originally $745) remind us of grandpa\u2019s barn. \u2014 cleveland , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Despite the accommodation being more rustic than Solberg anticipated, the two had a wonderful time in Topanga. \u2014 Francesca Street, CNN , 9 May 2022",
"Groll says most of the Haitian boats are rustic , pieced together basic materials that barely float. \u2014 Rebekah Castor, Fox News , 3 May 2022",
"Denim platforms can be grungy in one look, sweetly rustic with the next. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Near Great Sand Dunes National Park, the rustic and clothing-optional Valley View Hot Springs allows all-night soaking (RVs welcome, though hook-ups are unavailable). \u2014 Outside Online , 4 Aug. 2021",
"Financial issues and Brando\u2019s concerns about damaging the fragile atoll ecosystems kept the project limited in scope: only the airstrip and a dozen rustic bungalows were ultimately built. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Nov. 2021",
"The interconnected great room and kitchen blend rustic and glam decor seamlessly, using pieces from Best Made Co, Shaws, Ferguson, The Home Depot, as well as antique shops. \u2014 Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful , 28 Sep. 2021",
"Combining the rustic with the modern was deliberate. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 25 Mar. 2021",
"Among the rustics , Akaina Ghosh is sweetly doting as Silvius, a simple shepherd lovesick for Phebe, who has no interest in Silvius but becomes smitten with Ganymede. \u2014 Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News , 10 July 2019",
"Hudson, an English naturalist at the turn of the last century, interviewed elderly rustics who still belonged as entirely to their landscape as the wildlife. \u2014 Kieran Dodds, Smithsonian , 20 Apr. 2018",
"Mendelssohn was perhaps the ultimate Biedermeier composer, most inspired with his miniature Songs Without Words or when portraying the fairies and rustics of Shakespeare\u2019s A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream. \u2014 David Patrick Stearns, Philly.com , 22 June 2017"
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": to make or cause a rustle",
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"Verb",
"The trees rustled in the wind.",
"Her skirt rustled as she walked.",
"He rustled the papers on his desk.",
"Noun",
"He heard a rustle of leaves behind him.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"For those wanting to rustle up food at home, the big grocery chains have dedicated sections on their websites to help. \u2014 Karla Adam, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
"Some, like Sebastian Faena and Gary Sorrenti, were able to rustle up a late-night snack in the form of beef carpaccio and pasta for the adjacent kitchen servicing Cipriani Downtown Miami. \u2014 Zachary Weiss, Vogue , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Previous franchise stars who\u2019ve appeared on DWTS are likely to offer their support on social media and rustle up some extra votes. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 20 Sep. 2021",
"For example, whenever a tree moves, leaves need to rustle . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Aug. 2021",
"Birds rustle in the branches of a large, wizened hemlock. \u2014 Zoya Teirstein, Wired , 14 Aug. 2021",
"The Green Knight, as seen in Lowery's enchanting Arthurian dream, is an imposing tree of a man, with a wispy beard of twigs and a wooden mane whose movements rustle with the sound of bended, creaking branches. \u2014 Jake Coyle, Star Tribune , 28 July 2021",
"Government and philanthropic funding is no match for corporate purses, and few institutions can rustle up the data and computing power needed to match work from companies like Google. \u2014 Tom Simonite, Wired , 8 June 2021",
"Last week, Anthony Blinken, the US secretary of State, headlined an online fundraiser to rustle up an additional $2 billion from private donors. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 19 Apr. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But with the top raised, there\u2019s hardly a rustle of wind noise, so good is the sealing. \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 8 June 2022",
"Some pictures will stir your soul and cause a rustle of recognition. \u2014 Michael Johnston, The New Yorker , 31 Mar. 2022",
"All come with a backdrop of stunning towering mountains, the rustle of the wind through the trees and the allure of an endless expanse of clear blue water merging with the sky. \u2014 Lisa Morrow, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The subject matter caused a rustle , but Chandler, who died in 1997, stood by Davidson. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Jan. 2022",
"The muffled, vaguely sonographic rustle of a pocket, or a purse. \u2014 Meghan O'gieblyn, Wired , 24 Jan. 2022",
"The rustle of the bag seemed to echo across the course and through the canyons. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Whether a light hum or a loud rustle , almost everyone knows someone who snores\u2014even if that person may be you. \u2014 Sarah Fielding, Health.com , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Not a rustle from any client, employee, friend or foe. \u2014 Jeff Bradford, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021"
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": a short narrative book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scriptures \u2014 see Bible Table",
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"examples":[
"Noun (1)",
"listening to your flippant comments about the homeless, I wonder if you have any ruth"
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"examples":[
"The journalist was ruthless in his criticism.",
"an office supervisor with a ruthless disregard for others' feelings",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When Navarro describes himself as ruthless , unscrupulous and a liar, he should be taken at his word. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"In an ecosystem that often rewards more-is-more, the level of self-scrutiny and ruthless editing prompted by this most recent lockdown is not something the Chinese fashion industry has witnessed before. \u2014 Margaret Zhang, Vogue , 13 June 2022",
"Just as with testimony during the trial, the arguments over punishment portrayed her in wildly different terms \u2014 an experienced and ruthless human smuggler or herself a victim of organized crime. \u2014 Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News , 6 May 2022",
"The Wall Street Journal recently reported Biden had dispatched CIA Director William Burns to meet and explore fence-mending with the reckless and ruthless Crown Prince. \u2014 Aaron David Miller, CNN , 5 May 2022",
"The leaks depict a highly professional and ruthless ransomware organization at the top of its game, said John Fokker, head of cyber investigations with the security firm Trellix. \u2014 Robert Mcmillan, WSJ , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The Mandalorian figure is holding up a love letter stamped with a heart, which is charmingly off-cannon given the Mandalorian's calculating, stoic, and somewhat ruthless personality type. \u2014 Sarah Toscano, EW.com , 25 Jan. 2022",
"The mood has dimmed in Denmark, and Nyborg\u2014now 53 and the country\u2019s foreign minister\u2014is more ruthless and driven than ever. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 2 June 2022",
"At the time, as Buzzfeed points out, the public could be ruthless towards celebrities, and making fun of their struggles was not uncommon. \u2014 Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone , 17 May 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a noisy fight",
": disturbance , uproar"
],
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"\u02c8r\u0259k-sh\u0259n"
],
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"affray",
"brawl",
"broil",
"donnybrook",
"fracas",
"fray",
"free-for-all",
"melee",
"m\u00eal\u00e9e",
"rough-and-tumble",
"row",
"ruckus"
],
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"examples":[
"the ruction ended with everyone involved getting arrested",
"the ruction outside the door prompted me to investigate what was going on",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This week\u2019s lira ruction was caused by Mr. Erdogan\u2019s sacking on Saturday of the head of the central bank. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2021",
"Once again, waspish commentators noted, an American woman has caused a ruction in the royal family. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Jan. 2020",
"Deteriorating finances come at a bad time, however, with ructions in China\u2019s money markets threatening to damp demand for corporate bonds. \u2014 Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ , 21 June 2019",
"The volcano\u2019s ructions escalated on Sunday, prompting the provincial government in Batangas to declare a state of calamity. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Jan. 2020",
"Once again, waspish commentators noted, an American woman has caused a ruction in the British royal family. \u2014 Danica Kirka, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2020",
"But Gerwig resists that temptation by keeping her eye firmly on the economics to which Alcott herself was all too keenly aware, and allowing her characters to experience joy even within their severest ructions and reversals. \u2014 Ann Hornaday, Houston Chronicle , 20 Dec. 2019",
"At some point, ructions in financial markets would force a change\u2014a weak pound makes imports more expensive, trimming living standards. \u2014 The Economist , 30 Oct. 2019",
"America's political ructions keep bursting from its borders. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 11 Oct. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"perhaps by shortening & alteration from insurrection ",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1825, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-113016"
},
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly",
": to chew repeatedly for an extended period",
": to chew again what has been chewed slightly and swallowed : chew the cud",
": to engage in contemplation : reflect",
": to think carefully and deeply : meditate",
": to chew again what has been chewed slightly and swallowed : chew the cud",
": to engage in contemplation"
],
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"\u02c8r\u00fc-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
"\u02c8r\u00fc-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
"\u02c8r\u00fc-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
],
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"chew over",
"cogitate",
"consider",
"contemplate",
"debate",
"deliberate",
"entertain",
"eye",
"kick around",
"meditate",
"mull (over)",
"perpend",
"ponder",
"pore (over)",
"question",
"revolve",
"study",
"think (about ",
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"weigh",
"wrestle (with)"
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"examples":[
"The question got us ruminating on the real value of wealth.",
"He ruminated over the implications of their decision.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Nobody is moved to ruminate on the rights and wrongs of the situation. \u2014 The New Yorker , 6 May 2022",
"Snyder, asked to ruminate on some specifics about what went wrong, had an embarrassment of options to choose from. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Rather than ruminate on defeat, Sundquist instead cultivated a laser focus on the positive rewards, a recurring theme in his story. \u2014 Bruce Tulgan, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The show is spread out over the campus\u2019s two galleries and includes a salon-style hang of paintings, drawings and found photographic images that ruminate on her family\u2019s migration from Cali, Colombia, to Cali \u2014 as in: SoCal. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Being alone gives me time to ruminate and talk to myself and helps my self-awareness. \u2014 Heran Mamo, Billboard , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The finished product naturally reflects the ebbs and flows of the previous few decades, as its songs ruminate on grief, loss, anger, and despair, and search for ways out of the darkness. \u2014 Annie Zaleski, Variety , 25 Feb. 2022",
"In motherhood, there is no space anymore; there are no idle stretches of time within which to ruminate or look at the sky or simply let your mind do nothing at all. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 25 Jan. 2022",
"University of Michigan psychologist Ethan Kross conducted research into the value of first-name self-talk as a way to disable anxiety before and after a stressful event when people often ruminate about their performance. \u2014 Bryan Robinson, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin ruminatus , past participle of ruminari to chew the cud, muse upon, from rumin-, rumen rumen; perhaps akin to Sanskrit romantha act of chewing the cud",
"first_known_use":[
"1533, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-201448"
},
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"type":[
"verb"
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"definitions":[
": to go away : be on one's way : depart"
],
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"bail",
"bail out",
"begone",
"book",
"bug off",
"bug out",
"bugger off",
"buzz (off)",
"clear off",
"clear out",
"cut out",
"depart",
"dig out",
"exit",
"get",
"get off",
"go",
"go off",
"move",
"pack (up ",
"part",
"peel off",
"pike (out ",
"pull out",
"push off",
"push on",
"quit",
"sally (forth)",
"scarper",
"shove (off)",
"step (along)",
"take off",
"vamoose",
"walk out"
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"arrive",
"come",
"show up",
"turn up"
],
"examples":[
"I'd love to stay longer, but I must be running along ."
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1803, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-224706"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to damage irreparably",
": bankrupt , impoverish",
": to subject to frustration, failure, or disaster",
": to reduce to ruins : devastate",
": to become ruined",
": the state of being ruined",
": the remains of something destroyed",
": a ruined building, person, or object",
": the action of destroying, laying waste, or wrecking",
": damage , injury",
": physical, moral, economic, or social collapse",
": a falling down : collapse",
": a cause of destruction",
": to reduce to wreckage",
": to damage beyond repair",
": to have a very bad effect on the quality of (something)",
": bankrupt entry 2",
": complete collapse or destruction",
": the remains of something destroyed",
": the situation in which someone experiences loss of money, social status, or position",
": nearly or completely destroyed"
],
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"\u02c8r\u00fc-\u0259n",
"-\u02ccin",
"\u02c8r\u00fcn",
"\u02c8r\u00fc-\u0259n"
],
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"bankrupt",
"break",
"bust"
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"annihilation",
"decimation",
"demolishment",
"demolition",
"desolation",
"destruction",
"devastation",
"extermination",
"extinction",
"havoc",
"loss",
"mincemeat",
"obliteration",
"ruination",
"wastage",
"wreckage"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"There are few things that can ruin a hike as completely as poor-fitting shoes or boots. \u2014 Rachel Walker, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"Every year, at least a handful of people (celebrities very much included) come up with cringe-worthy, harmful and offensive Halloween costumes that ruin everyone's good time. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
"Ideological conservatives warn of a socialist uprising that would ruin American capitalism. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
"There was this fear that Margaret was going to ruin them. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 26 Apr. 2022",
"One bad night's sleep isn't going to ruin you, but several days in a row will. \u2014 Jill Duffy, PCMAG , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Say hi to the bra that's going to ruin all other bras for you. \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 24 Jan. 2022",
"This site is protected by recaptcha Privacy Policy | Terms of Service Gutierrez, 47, has said Petro is a threat to democracy and warned the leftist\u2019s economic plans, including a ban on new oil and gas projects, will ruin Colombia\u2019s economy. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 29 May 2022",
"Mark the tile in the first row that needs to be cut with a wax pencil because the water on a tile saw will ruin a pencil line. \u2014 Sal Vaglica, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"And her tirades ruin gatherings for me, occur on my time, happen in my home, and insult my family. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
"Through the three months of Russia\u2019s invasion, New York Times journalists have chronicled carnage and courage, ruin and resolve, across the wide arc of combat through eastern Ukraine, where Vladimir V. Putin\u2019s brutal offensive is now concentrated. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"She is involved in an obscure botanical research program that entails tramping from her pretty cottage across the island, past a ruin and a well, to measure the soil temperature at the same cliffside spot, then tramping back to record her findings. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 26 May 2022",
"The political gods, in their unfathomable wisdom, have handed Republicans a once-in-a-generation chance to help voters understand how to build a future from this ruin . \u2014 Daniel Henninger, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"So yeah, this was a very stupid episode, capping off a very stupid conflict over a stupid office building that is now a smoldering ruin . \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"Finally, the Yoga 9i doesn't let slimness ruin port selection. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 13 May 2022",
"The cuts mark a drastic move that ASU System President Chuck Welch said is necessary to save the university from financial ruin and closure. \u2014 Jaime Adame, Arkansas Online , 6 May 2022",
"In recent history, victors have often forced reparations on the losers of war \u2013 as was the case following both World War I and World War II \u2013 especially when they are deemed responsible for massive death and ruin . \u2014 Paul B. Stephan, The Conversation , 3 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Verb",
"1572, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3",
"Noun",
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-234235"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adjective ()",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": affected by or as if by rust",
": stiff with or as if with rust",
": inept and slow through lack of practice or old age",
": of the color rust",
": dulled in color or appearance by age and use",
": outmoded",
": hoarse , grating",
": ill-natured , surly",
": affected by rust",
": less skilled and slow through lack of practice or use"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0259-st\u0113",
"\u02c8r\u0259-st\u0113",
"\u02c8r\u0259-st\u0113"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective (2)",
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"Adjective (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective (2)",
"1694, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-003504"
},
"rule out":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": exclude , eliminate",
": to make impossible : prevent"
],
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"ban",
"bar",
"close out",
"count (out)",
"debar",
"eliminate",
"except",
"exclude",
"freeze out",
"shut out"
],
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"admit",
"include"
],
"examples":[
"another loss would rule them out of the tournament"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"circa 1658, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-141419"
},
"run on":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": continuing without rhetorical pause from one line of verse into another",
": something (such as a dictionary entry) that is run on",
": run-on sentence",
": to talk or narrate at length",
": to keep going : continue",
": to continue (matter in type) without a break or a new paragraph : run in",
": to place or add (something, such as an entry in a dictionary) at the end of a paragraphed item"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0259n-\u02c8\u022fn",
"-\u02c8\u00e4n",
"\u02c8r\u0259n-\u02cc\u022fn",
"-\u02cc\u00e4n"
],
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"babble",
"blab",
"cackle",
"chaffer",
"chat",
"chatter",
"chin",
"converse",
"gab",
"gabble",
"gas",
"jabber",
"jaw",
"kibitz",
"kibbitz",
"natter",
"palaver",
"patter",
"prate",
"prattle",
"rap",
"rattle",
"schmooze",
"shmooze",
"talk",
"twitter",
"visit"
],
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"we were just running on about how neither of us has aged a bit after all these years",
"allow the savings account to run on for now"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1874, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1892, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-142926"
},
"ruin":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to damage irreparably",
": bankrupt , impoverish",
": to subject to frustration, failure, or disaster",
": to reduce to ruins : devastate",
": to become ruined",
": the state of being ruined",
": the remains of something destroyed",
": a ruined building, person, or object",
": the action of destroying, laying waste, or wrecking",
": damage , injury",
": physical, moral, economic, or social collapse",
": a falling down : collapse",
": a cause of destruction",
": to reduce to wreckage",
": to damage beyond repair",
": to have a very bad effect on the quality of (something)",
": bankrupt entry 2",
": complete collapse or destruction",
": the remains of something destroyed",
": the situation in which someone experiences loss of money, social status, or position",
": nearly or completely destroyed"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00fc-\u0259n",
"-\u02ccin",
"\u02c8r\u00fcn",
"\u02c8r\u00fc-\u0259n"
],
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"bankrupt",
"break",
"bust"
],
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"annihilation",
"decimation",
"demolishment",
"demolition",
"desolation",
"destruction",
"devastation",
"extermination",
"extinction",
"havoc",
"loss",
"mincemeat",
"obliteration",
"ruination",
"wastage",
"wreckage"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"There are few things that can ruin a hike as completely as poor-fitting shoes or boots. \u2014 Rachel Walker, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"Every year, at least a handful of people (celebrities very much included) come up with cringe-worthy, harmful and offensive Halloween costumes that ruin everyone's good time. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
"Ideological conservatives warn of a socialist uprising that would ruin American capitalism. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
"There was this fear that Margaret was going to ruin them. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 26 Apr. 2022",
"One bad night's sleep isn't going to ruin you, but several days in a row will. \u2014 Jill Duffy, PCMAG , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Say hi to the bra that's going to ruin all other bras for you. \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 24 Jan. 2022",
"This site is protected by recaptcha Privacy Policy | Terms of Service Gutierrez, 47, has said Petro is a threat to democracy and warned the leftist\u2019s economic plans, including a ban on new oil and gas projects, will ruin Colombia\u2019s economy. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 29 May 2022",
"Mark the tile in the first row that needs to be cut with a wax pencil because the water on a tile saw will ruin a pencil line. \u2014 Sal Vaglica, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"And her tirades ruin gatherings for me, occur on my time, happen in my home, and insult my family. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
"Through the three months of Russia\u2019s invasion, New York Times journalists have chronicled carnage and courage, ruin and resolve, across the wide arc of combat through eastern Ukraine, where Vladimir V. Putin\u2019s brutal offensive is now concentrated. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"She is involved in an obscure botanical research program that entails tramping from her pretty cottage across the island, past a ruin and a well, to measure the soil temperature at the same cliffside spot, then tramping back to record her findings. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 26 May 2022",
"The political gods, in their unfathomable wisdom, have handed Republicans a once-in-a-generation chance to help voters understand how to build a future from this ruin . \u2014 Daniel Henninger, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"So yeah, this was a very stupid episode, capping off a very stupid conflict over a stupid office building that is now a smoldering ruin . \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"Finally, the Yoga 9i doesn't let slimness ruin port selection. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 13 May 2022",
"The cuts mark a drastic move that ASU System President Chuck Welch said is necessary to save the university from financial ruin and closure. \u2014 Jaime Adame, Arkansas Online , 6 May 2022",
"In recent history, victors have often forced reparations on the losers of war \u2013 as was the case following both World War I and World War II \u2013 especially when they are deemed responsible for massive death and ruin . \u2014 Paul B. Stephan, The Conversation , 3 May 2022"
],
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"Verb",
"1572, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3",
"Noun",
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4b"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-143041"
},
"rule":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a prescribed guide for conduct or action",
": the laws or regulations prescribed by the founder of a religious order for observance by its members",
": an accepted procedure, custom, or habit",
": a usually written order or direction made by a court regulating court practice or the action of parties",
": a legal precept or doctrine",
": a regulation or bylaw governing procedure or controlling conduct",
": a usually valid generalization",
": a generally prevailing quality, state, or mode",
": a standard of judgment : criterion",
": a regulating principle",
": a determinate method for performing a mathematical operation and obtaining a certain result",
": the exercise of authority or control : dominion",
": a period during which a specified ruler or government exercises control",
": a strip of material marked off in units used especially for measuring : ruler sense 3 , tape measure",
": a metal strip with a type-high face that prints a linear design",
": a linear design produced by or as if by such a strip",
": for the most part : generally",
": to exert control, direction, or influence on",
": to exercise control over especially by curbing or restraining",
": to exercise authority or power over often harshly or arbitrarily",
": to be preeminent in : dominate",
": to determine and declare authoritatively",
": to command or determine judicially",
": to mark with lines drawn along or as if along the straight edge of a ruler",
": to mark (a line) on a paper with a ruler",
": to arrange in a line",
": to exercise supreme authority",
": to be first in importance or prominence : predominate",
": to exist in a specified state or condition",
": to lay down a legal rule",
": to be extremely cool or popular",
": a guide or principle for conduct or action",
": an accepted or usual method, custom, or habit",
": the exercise of authority or control : government",
": ruler sense 2",
": to exercise authority over : govern",
": control entry 1 sense 1 , direct",
": to be supreme or outstanding in",
": to give or state as a considered decision",
": to mark with lines drawn along the straight edge of a ruler",
": a prescribed guide for conduct or action",
": a regulating principle or precept",
": an order or directive issued by a court in a particular proceeding especially upon petition of a party to the proceeding that commands an officer or party to perform an act or show cause why an act should not be performed",
": a usually judicially promulgated regulation having the force of law that governs judicial practice or procedure",
"\u2014 see also rule of court",
": rule of law sense 1",
": all or part of a statement (as a regulation) by an administrative agency that has general or particular applicability and future effect and that is designed to implement, interpret, or prescribe law or policy or that describes the organization, procedure, or practice of the agency itself",
": a regulation or bylaw governing procedure or conduct in a body, organization, institution, or proceeding",
": a resolution of a legislative rules committee setting forth the terms for consideration of a particular bill by the entire body",
": the exercise of authority or control",
"\u2014 see also home rule , rule of law sense 2",
": to exercise authority or power over",
": to determine and declare authoritatively",
": to command or determine judicially",
": to exercise supreme authority",
": to lay down a rule or ruling"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00fcl",
"\u02c8r\u00fcl"
],
"synonyms":[
"bylaw",
"ground rule",
"reg",
"regulation"
],
"antonyms":[
"boss",
"captain",
"command",
"control",
"govern",
"preside (over)",
"sway"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In general, spritzes are easy to make and follow a simple rule : two parts bitter liqueur, three parts sparkling wine and one part soda water. \u2014 Mackensy Lunsford, USA TODAY , 4 June 2022",
"The report paves the way for DeSantis to enact a rule that would ban Medicaid coverage for transgender people of any age. \u2014 Lori Rozsa, Washington Post , 4 June 2022",
"As a general rule , most people hate being marketed to. \u2014 Kristopher Jones, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"The feud between Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Tammy Wendt and the Board of Ethics has escalated to the courts after Wendt continued to defy a rule against nepotism by refusing to fire her cousin. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"What to know: Fourth in line to the throne, Princess Charlotte was born into a more equitable era: In 2011, the British monarchy abolished a rule that gave preference to male heirs over their sisters in the line of succession. \u2014 Cnn Staff, CNN , 2 June 2022",
"In May, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court heard arguments from a group suing to stop the ballot measure, and expressed concerns that the gig companies were trying to sneak a seemingly unrelated rule past voters. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"Stop letting a small minority rule how things happen to us. \u2014 Erik Morse, Vogue , 30 May 2022",
"But a majority of insurance plans have gone ahead and authorized free at-home test kits given a new insurance rule that allows individuals to ask for full refunds. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 29 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Some saw the shipwreck as a way to question the duke's judgment under pressure and fitness to rule as a future monarch, Jowitt said. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"Included in these documents is a December 2020 email that Eastman wrote considering asking the courts to rule on the proper interpretation of the Electoral Count Act. \u2014 Freddy Brewster, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"The European Court of Justice has jurisdiction to rule on matters of EU law in Northern Ireland. \u2014 Fox News , 15 June 2022",
"Other states, like New Jersey and Washington, already have a corrections ombudsperson, an independent office that can rule on disputes within the department of corrections. \u2014 Shannon Heffernan, ProPublica , 14 June 2022",
"The cases arrived at the court at a time when the justices have tended to rule against immigrants. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
"Now, a certain administration came down the pike, and the people who were screaming seemed to rule the day. \u2014 David Marchese, New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"Following Edward\u2019s death in 1553 at age 15, possibly due to tuberculosis, Mary took the throne as the first woman to rule England in her own right. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 June 2022",
"Streaming, the cheap and convenient format that came to rule the industry in the past decade, has begun to grate on a diverse range of artists and listeners. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-150405"
},
"run-through":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a usually cursory reading, summary, or rehearsal",
": pierce",
": to spend or consume wastefully and rapidly",
": to read or rehearse without pausing",
": carry out , do",
": to subject to a process"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0259n-\u02ccthr\u00fc"
],
"synonyms":[
"abstract",
"breviary",
"brief",
"capsule",
"conspectus",
"digest",
"encapsulation",
"epitome",
"inventory",
"outline",
"pr\u00e9cis",
"recap",
"recapitulation",
"r\u00e9sum\u00e9",
"resume",
"resum\u00e9",
"roundup",
"rundown",
"sum",
"sum-up",
"summa",
"summarization",
"summary",
"summing-up",
"synopsis",
"wrap-up"
],
"antonyms":[
"gore",
"harpoon",
"impale",
"jab",
"lance",
"peck",
"pick",
"pierce",
"pink",
"puncture",
"skewer",
"spear",
"spike",
"spit",
"stab",
"stick",
"transfix",
"transpierce"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"before I knew what was happening, the thug had run through me with a knife",
"how did you manage to run through $300 in one day?"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1905, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-171708"
},
"rut":{
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": a periodic and often annually recurring state of certain male animals (such as deer or elk) during which behavior associated with the urge to breed is displayed",
": the period of time during which rut occurs : breeding season",
": to be in or enter into a state of rut",
": a track worn by a wheel or by habitual passage",
": a groove in which something runs",
": channel , furrow",
": a usual or fixed practice",
": a monotonous routine",
": to make a rut in : furrow",
": a track worn by a wheel or by habitual passage",
": routine entry 1 sense 1",
": to make a track in",
": a periodic and often annually recurring state of certain male animals (such as deer or elk) during which behavior associated with the urge to breed is displayed",
": the period of time during which rut occurs : breeding season",
": to be in or enter into a state of rut"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0259t",
"\u02c8r\u0259t",
"\u02c8r\u0259t"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (1)",
"1600, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb (2)",
"1607, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191106"
},
"rubbed":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to move along the surface of a body with pressure : grate",
": to fret or chafe with or as if with friction",
": to cause discontent, irritation, or anger",
": to continue in a situation usually with slight difficulty",
": to admit of being rubbed (as for erasure or obliteration)",
": to subject to or as if to the action of something moving especially back and forth with pressure and friction",
": to cause (a body) to move with pressure and friction along a surface",
": to treat in any of various ways by rubbing",
": to bring into reciprocal back-and-forth or rotary contact",
": annoy , irritate",
": to associate closely : mingle",
": to bring forcefully or repeatedly to one's attention",
": antagonize , irritate",
": an unevenness of surface (as of the ground in lawn bowling)",
": obstruction , difficulty",
": something grating to the feelings (such as a gibe or harsh criticism)",
": something that mars serenity",
": the application of friction with pressure",
": a combination of spices that is rubbed into the surface of meat before the meat is cooked",
": to move along the surface of something with pressure",
": to move back and forth against something in a way that causes pain or damage",
": to scour, polish, or smear by pressure and friction",
": to meet and talk with in a friendly way",
": to keep reminding someone of (something unpleasant)",
": to come off a surface and often stick to another surface by rubbing",
": to cause to be angry : irritate",
": the act of rubbing",
": something that causes a problem",
": the application of friction with pressure",
": a sound heard in auscultation that is produced by the friction of one structure moving against another"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0259b",
"\u02c8r\u0259b",
"\u02c8r\u0259b"
],
"synonyms":[
"abrade",
"chafe",
"corrade",
"erode",
"fray",
"frazzle",
"fret",
"gall",
"rasp",
"wear"
],
"antonyms":[
"aggravation",
"aggro",
"annoyance",
"bother",
"botheration",
"bugbear",
"exasperation",
"frustration",
"hair shirt",
"hassle",
"headache",
"inconvenience",
"irk",
"irritant",
"nuisance",
"peeve",
"pest",
"ruffle",
"thorn",
"trial",
"vexation"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The night before serving, rub the chicken breast with salt. \u2014 Tse Wei Lim, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"If stubborn spots still persist, gently rub them off with a little dab of baking soda on your fingertip. \u2014 Lauren Smith Mcdonough, Good Housekeeping , 18 May 2022",
"Blot \u2014 don\u2019t rub \u2014 a liquid stain with a white cloth, tissue or paper towel, starting at its edge. \u2014 Kevin Brasler, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"Prep your skin with hot water and gently apply a small amount in circular motions across your face and neck - don\u2019t rub too hard! \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 May 2022",
"Let out air and seal, then rub the chicken around to make sure all of the chicken pieces are coated. \u2014 Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 May 2022",
"Pre-treat or rub the stains with bar soap and launder with fabric-safe bleach. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 18 May 2022",
"Parts of Rita\u2019s own manifest destiny are bound to rub certain people the wrong way, particularly some of Nicol\u00f2\u2019s family. \u2014 James Mcauley, Town & Country , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Sprinkle the mixture on both sides of the meat and lightly rub it in. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"And therein lies the rub , with Lowry under contract for $28.3 million next season. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 28 May 2022",
"Season the entire shoulder with the rub and set aside to rest for 30 minutes. \u2014 Jennifer Mcclellan, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
"And there\u2019s the rub for Democrats, and Independents and Libertarians. \u2014 John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al , 25 May 2022",
"Here\u2019s the rub : Firestarter is available on Peacock, a streaming service that also currently houses both the 1984 version and the three-hour television sequel. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
"The meat will begin to sweat as the salt in the rub draws out moisture. \u2014 Jennifer Mcclellan, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
"Like many of us, Dr. Few was first introduced to topical CBD in the form of a muscle rub . \u2014 Megan Decker, refinery29.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The family shared recipes for a fish sauce-marinated turkey that can brine in a wet rub for up to four days, blistered vegetables in scallion oil, and a salted meyer lemon cocktail to wash it all down with. \u2014 Magdalena O'neal, Sunset Magazine , 14 Dec. 2021",
"The rub is that her patient is an LAPD officer (Jackson White) who was wounded during the bank robbery, so Cam has to keep him alive during the high-speed chase that ensues. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191329"
},
"rubbish":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": useless waste or rejected matter : trash",
": something that is worthless or nonsensical",
": trash sense 1",
": nonsense"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0259-bish",
"dialectal",
"\u02c8r\u0259-bish"
],
"synonyms":[
"chaff",
"deadwood",
"debris",
"dreck",
"drek",
"dross",
"dust",
"effluvium",
"effluvia",
"garbage",
"junk",
"litter",
"offal",
"offscouring",
"raffle",
"refuse",
"riffraff",
"scrap",
"spilth",
"trash",
"truck",
"waste"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Please, pick the rubbish up off the ground.",
"I think what he says is absolute rubbish !",
"\u201cI'm sorry, but I had to do it.\u201d \u201c Rubbish !\u201d",
"The food at that restaurant is complete rubbish .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Comments like this perpetuate the rubbish that journalists are enemies of the public rather than part of the community. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"When one cyclist tossed a beer can at a car, Warnock squeezed on his brakes, picked up the rubbish , apologized to the driver and, along with others, scolded the rider. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"And a tale-teller was a servant hired to put people to sleep by talking a load of rubbish to them. \u2014 Ali Smith, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"In addition, failures of municipal rubbish collection have contributed to widespread littering. \u2014 Glen Retief, The New Republic , 11 May 2022",
"Krewson said the city received a complaint last August and issued a violation notice for things like peeling paint, rubbish , unlicensed vehicles in the lot and a hanging gutter that Damra said occurred during a storm and has since been fixed. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Everything from construction rubbish to old boats to dead animals has been discarded in alleys, streets and vacant lots. \u2014 Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"In Dhar-el-Jebel, hundreds stayed in a single hall for months, with food delivered through a grate in the door and a pile of rubbish with maggots crawling through it at one end. \u2014 Sally Hayden, Wired , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Officers arrived to find rubbish in the road in front of the address. \u2014 cleveland , 4 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English robous ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191342"
},
"ruler":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one that rules",
": sovereign",
": a worker or a machine that rules paper",
": a smooth-edged strip (as of wood or metal) that is usually marked off in units (such as inches) and is used as a straightedge or for measuring",
": a person (as a king or queen) having supreme power over a nation",
": a straight strip (as of plastic, wood, or metal) with a smooth edge that is marked off in units and used for measuring or as a guide in drawing straight lines"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00fc-l\u0259r",
"\u02c8r\u00fc-l\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"autocrat",
"monarch",
"potentate",
"sovereign",
"sovran"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a summit attended by a number of rulers from around the world",
"This ruler shows inches and centimeters.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At the time, Mali was under the control of president Ibrahim Boubacar Ke\u00efta\u2014a close ally to France who would not have welcomed S\u00e9ba\u2019s ability to lead large protests against the country\u2019s former colonial ruler . \u2014 Tom Collins, Quartz , 6 June 2022",
"And the trial avoided longstanding questions about the potential role of outside powers in the death of Mr. Sankara, including France, the former colonial ruler of Burkina Faso, and neighboring Ivory Coast. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Air France too has halted traffic to Bamako, and those who have opposed France's military role in Mali over the past nine years also accused the former regional colonial ruler of orchestrating some of the harsh ECOWAS response. \u2014 Baba Ahmed, ajc , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Nour ran for Egyptian president against former authoritarian ruler Hosni Mubarak in 2005, and subsequently spent three years in prison on election fraud charges that were denounced by the US. \u2014 Sean Lyngaas, CNN , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Festa di San Lorenzo takes place each August, where there are celebrations including free lasagne in Piazza San Lorenzo, in honor of former ruler Lorenzo de' Medici, the man who kicked off the Renaissance. \u2014 Julia Buckley, Travel + Leisure , 7 July 2021",
"Foreign consulate staff including from the U.S. and the U.K., Hong Kong\u2019s former colonial ruler , showed up at the courthouse to watch proceedings. \u2014 Natasha Khan, WSJ , 2 Mar. 2021",
"The series also features the DC comics version of Lucifer, ruler of Hell, who has been played to great acclaim by Tom Ellis in the wildly popular TV series of the same name. \u2014 Philip Ellis And Milan Polk, Men's Health , 7 June 2022",
"His father is a minister with strong opinions and firm loyalty to King George III, ruler of the 13 American colonies. \u2014 Christina Barron, Washington Post , 1 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192843"
},
"rushing":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the act of advancing a football by running plays : the use of running plays",
": yardage gained by running plays"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0259-shi\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In last season\u2019s offense \u2014 which was No. 16 in scoring and 15th in rushing \u2014 Moore coached the tight ends (and carried the title of co-offensive coordinator under Gattis) while Weiss was the quarterback coach. \u2014 Paul Nasr, Detroit Free Press , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Johnson takes over a running backs room that was completely rebuilt after the 2021 season, in which the Hoosiers finished 12th in the Big Ten in rushing and 13th in scoring during a disappointing 2-10 season. \u2014 Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star , 16 Feb. 2022",
"The offense became a force with a punishing ground attack that vaulted to the top of the Big Ten in rushing . \u2014 Rainer Sabin, USA TODAY , 16 Feb. 2022",
"The fifth-year pro ranked third in the NFL in rushing , with 1,205 yards and 13 touchdowns during the regular season. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
"After last season ended with a divisional-round loss to the Bills, the Ravens wanted to improve their offense, which was ranked No. 1 in the league in rushing and No. 32 in passing. \u2014 Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com , 8 Jan. 2022",
"Baylor leads the Big 12 in rushing , averaging 238.3 yards and 2.9 touchdowns per game on the ground. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Oct. 2021",
"The Sugar Skulls capitalized on the first defensive stop of the game with a Neal goal-line rushing touchdown to go up 35-26. \u2014 Justin Spears, The Arizona Republic , 8 May 2022",
"Long sleeve dresses are anything but drab when doused in a bold color or detailed with modern elements like voluminous sleeves and Y2K-style rushing . \u2014 Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Vogue , 2 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1882, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-203406"
},
"run-of-mine":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not graded",
": run-of-the-mill"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccr\u0259n-\u0259(v)-t\u035fh\u0259-\u02c8m\u012bn"
],
"synonyms":[
"common",
"fair",
"indifferent",
"mediocre",
"medium",
"middling",
"ordinary",
"passable",
"run-of-the-mill",
"second-class",
"second-rate",
"so-so"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-211347"
},
"run away":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": one that runs away from danger, duty, or restraint : fugitive",
": the act of running away out of control",
": something (such as a horse) that is running out of control",
": a one-sided or overwhelming victory",
": running away : fugitive",
": leaving to gain special advantages (such as lower wages) or avoid disadvantages (such as governmental or union restrictions)",
": accomplished by elopement or during flight",
": won by or having a long lead",
": extremely successful",
": subject to uncontrolled changes",
": being or operating out of control",
": to leave quickly in order to avoid or escape something",
": to leave home",
": elope",
": to run out of control : stampede , bolt",
": to gain a substantial lead : win by a large margin",
": to take away in haste or secretly",
": steal",
": to outshine the others in (something, such as a theatrical performance)",
": to carry or drive beyond prudent or reasonable limits",
": someone who leaves a place (as home) secretly without intending to return",
": a horse that is running out of control",
": having left a place secretly with no intention of returning",
": escaping from control"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0259-n\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101",
"\u02c8r\u0259-n\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101"
],
"synonyms":[
"abandoned",
"intemperate",
"rampant",
"raw",
"unbounded",
"unbridled",
"unchecked",
"uncontrolled",
"unhampered",
"unhindered",
"unrestrained"
],
"antonyms":[
"abscond",
"break out (of)",
"clear out",
"escape",
"flee",
"fly",
"get out",
"lam",
"run off"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The play was a runaway success.",
"a region plagued by runaway suburban sprawl",
"Verb",
"ran away from an unhappy marriage",
"the child runs away from large dogs",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Celtics went on a 48-18 run in the second half to decide the opener; the Warriors didn\u2019t wait that long in Game 2, going on a 43-14 burst from late in the first half until early in the fourth quarter to turn a tie score into an absolute runaway . \u2014 Tim Reynolds, Hartford Courant , 5 June 2022",
"Thermal runaway is the degradation of batteries due to overheating. \u2014 Manish Kumar, Quartz , 4 May 2022",
"The method scientists discovered, however, works across all temperatures and potentially could enable higher voltage cells, avoid thermal runaway , reduce costs and encourage recycling, according to the company. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Fame Cooper, 14 and a habitual runaway from a dysfunctional home, went missing from Fairmont, West Virginia, in July 1990. \u2014 Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Earlier that day, the woman believed the dog was a runaway . \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Wednesday's game was one of the few that was not a runaway for Schneider (meaning her score was not impossible to beat by the end of the Double Jeopardy round). \u2014 Tyler Aquilina, EW.com , 27 Jan. 2022",
"SafeCore acts as a circuit breaker to prevent lithium-ion batteries from igniting from internal shorts, overcharging or overheating \u2014 which is known as thermal runaway . \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Feb. 2022",
"She was reported as a runaway to police on Oct. 18. \u2014 Brieanna J. Frank, The Arizona Republic , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Any market recovery could prove fleeting, with central banks around the world bent on draining liquidity to combat runaway inflation. \u2014 Joanna Ossinger, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
"The Fed appears largely powerless to stop runaway inflation, which is being driven up further by the soaring prices of food and fuel brought on by Russia's War on Ukraine. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
"At the time of his injury, London was on pace for 132 catches, a school record, and the runaway favorite for the Biletnikoff Award, given to the nation\u2019s most outstanding receiver. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 May 2022",
"Coming into the 2022 season, none of the Portland Interscholastic League\u2019s teams looked to be a runaway favorite in the district. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Green won the award in the 2016-17 season and was a runaway favorite for the honor this season before suffering multiple injuries with the major one being to his back that kept him out multiple weeks. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 21 Mar. 2022",
"DeSantis was the runaway favorite in a field without Trump, garnering 61% of the vote \u2014 far ahead of former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Donald Trump Jr., who tied for second with 6% apiece. \u2014 al , 28 Feb. 2022",
"O\u2019Rourke is popular among Democrats and the runaway favorite for the primary, on March 1st, but more than seventy per cent of Republicans now have an unfavorable opinion of him. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Nixon\u2019s interference is now widely seen as a key contributor to runaway inflation, which remained high until the early 1980s. \u2014 Josh Boak, Christopher Rugaber And Zeke Miller, Anchorage Daily News , 1 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-213047"
},
"ruse":{
"type":[
"geographical name",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a wily subterfuge",
": trick entry 1 sense 3 , artifice",
"city in northeastern Bulgaria on the Danube River south of Bucharest population 148,500"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00fcs",
"\u02c8r\u00fcz",
"\u02c8r\u00fcs",
"\u02c8r\u00fcz",
"\u02c8r\u00fc-(\u02cc)s\u0101"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"His act was just a clever ruse to get me to go out with him.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That ruse has continued for years despite Democratic senators calling on Facebook in September 2019 to crack down on the practice. \u2014 Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica , 9 June 2022",
"Then, when Penny visits, Mika constructs an elaborate ruse to uphold her story. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
"The new Netflix film tells the improbable yet true story of a ruse the British used successfully against the Germans. \u2014 Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022",
"Alvarez, along with other local residents and conservationists, sees it as a ruse by Biden to keep the wall in place. \u2014 Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker , 30 Apr. 2022",
"His appeal for a four-day truce during the Orthodox Holy Week was rejected by Moscow, which characterized it as a ruse to allow Ukraine\u2019s military to rest and regroup. \u2014 WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Taherzadeh, 40, and Ali, 35, were charged in what prosecutors described as a ruse that started in February 2020 and ended only after a postal inspector came across the pair in an unrelated case. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Many people seemed to view its transition to Meta mostly as a ruse to distract from bad press, and the new name fell flat for those outside the tech sphere. \u2014 Heather Kelly, Forbes , 28 Mar. 2022",
"It could also be designed as a ruse to allow beleaguered Russian troops to rest. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"French, from Old French, roundabout path taken by fleeing game, trickery, from reuser ",
"first_known_use":[
"1581, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-235129"
},
"rubble":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building",
": a miscellaneous confused mass or group of usually broken or worthless things",
": waterworn or rough broken stones or bricks used in coarse masonry or in filling courses of walls",
": rough stone as it comes from the quarry",
": to reduce to rubble",
": rough broken pieces of stone or brick from buildings"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8r\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"ashes",
"debris",
"detritus",
"flotsam",
"remains",
"residue",
"ruins",
"wreck",
"wreckage"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Rescue workers managed to pull two injured people out of the rubble .",
"The earthquake reduced the whole town to rubble .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Workers were beginning to load debris into trucks, but the intersection of Third Street and West Indiana Avenue remained blocked by rubble . \u2014 Ava Sasani, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"Today, as its golf courses turn to rubble and the tennis courts grow hairy with weeds, the new draw in town is a clinic tucked away in a drab strip mall near the Rio Grande, where girls and women can end their pregnancies legally. \u2014 Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"Officials in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol fear the worse for their residents as cholera and other diseases have been detected in the city, as corpses and rubble continue to line the streets. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 11 June 2022",
"Residents described waking to the sound of missile strikes, with rubble and glass falling down around them. \u2014 John Leicester, Anchorage Daily News , 6 June 2022",
"Residents described waking to the sound of missile strikes, with rubble and glass falling down around them. \u2014 Celina Tebor, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
"Residents described waking to the sound of missile strikes, with rubble and glass falling down around them. \u2014 John Leicester, The Christian Science Monitor , 5 June 2022",
"Residents described waking to the sound of missile strikes, with rubble and glass falling down around them. \u2014 John Leicester, ajc , 5 June 2022",
"Russian forces have shelled the area for weeks, reducing much of the city to depopulated rubble . \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The powerful artillery pieces are helping Ukrainian forces reply in kind to Russian batteries that have been pounding towns and villages to rubble . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 19 June 2022",
"The powerful artillery pieces are helping Ukrainian forces reply in kind to Russian batteries that have been pounding towns and villages to rubble . \u2014 John Leicester, ajc , 18 June 2022",
"In Rubizhne, just up the road from Severodonetsk, before-and-after pictures show parts of the city reduced to rubble . \u2014 Amy Cheng, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
"As the war in Ukraine enters a dangerous new phase, the damage Russian leader Vladimir Putin is doing isn\u2019t limited to violating a sovereign nation, reducing the city of Mariupol to rubble or shelling civilian apartment complexes. \u2014 Gerald F. Seib, WSJ , 9 May 2022",
"Rescue crews have been racing to find survivors as hundreds more remain missing after swollen rivers poured onto the streets, devastating communities, crushing cars and reducing some houses to rubble . \u2014 NBC News , 16 July 2021",
"In Rubizhne, just up the road from Severodonetsk, before-and-after pictures show parts of the city reduced to rubble . \u2014 Rachel Pannett, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"Block-by-block fighting raged Friday in two key eastern Ukrainian cities Friday, the 100th day of Russia's war, slowly grinding them to rubble . \u2014 Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY , 4 June 2022",
"The weapons\u2019 use highlighted the pyrrhic victories Russia was achieving with the artillery-heavy tactics as its ground forces pushed into cities already reduced to rubble by the artillery support needed for their capture. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1944, in the meaning defined above"
],
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},
"rustical":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural",
": made of the rough limbs of trees",
": finished by rusticating",
": characteristic of or resembling country people",
": lacking in social graces or polish",
": appropriate to the country (as in plainness or sturdiness)",
": an inhabitant of a rural area",
": an awkward coarse person",
": an unsophisticated rural person",
": relating to or suitable for the country",
": plain entry 1 sense 7 , simple",
": made from rough wood",
": a person living or raised in the country"
],
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"\u02c8r\u0259-stik",
"\u02c8r\u0259-stik"
],
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"awkward",
"clumsy",
"gauche",
"graceless",
"inelegant",
"rough-hewn",
"stiff",
"stilted",
"uncomfortable",
"uneasy",
"ungraceful",
"wooden"
],
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"bumpkin",
"chawbacon",
"churl",
"clodhopper",
"cornball",
"countryman",
"hayseed",
"hick",
"provincial",
"rube",
"yokel"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The inn has a rustic atmosphere.",
"rustic yokels whose first impulse was to smirk gawkily at anyone not of their own kind",
"Noun",
"a rustic who was awed by the prices that city dwellers had to pay",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"For a rustic , weathered look, try the dry brush paint technique, leaving some of the wood from the shims exposed. \u2014 Tierney Mcafee, Country Living , 23 May 2022",
"Porous clay pots have a lovely rustic look, but plastic pots are lighter to move around and hold moisture longer. \u2014 Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 May 2022",
"This handsome fire pit table has the rustic look of stone, but is faced with a weather-resistant synthetic material that requires almost no maintenance. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Walmart's cedar porch swing can easily enhance any rustic , farmhouse look. \u2014 Kelly Allen, House Beautiful , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The rustic , sliding barn doors on this modern farmhouse TV stand $269.99 (originally $745) remind us of grandpa\u2019s barn. \u2014 cleveland , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Despite the accommodation being more rustic than Solberg anticipated, the two had a wonderful time in Topanga. \u2014 Francesca Street, CNN , 9 May 2022",
"Groll says most of the Haitian boats are rustic , pieced together basic materials that barely float. \u2014 Rebekah Castor, Fox News , 3 May 2022",
"Denim platforms can be grungy in one look, sweetly rustic with the next. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Near Great Sand Dunes National Park, the rustic and clothing-optional Valley View Hot Springs allows all-night soaking (RVs welcome, though hook-ups are unavailable). \u2014 Outside Online , 4 Aug. 2021",
"Financial issues and Brando\u2019s concerns about damaging the fragile atoll ecosystems kept the project limited in scope: only the airstrip and a dozen rustic bungalows were ultimately built. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Nov. 2021",
"The interconnected great room and kitchen blend rustic and glam decor seamlessly, using pieces from Best Made Co, Shaws, Ferguson, The Home Depot, as well as antique shops. \u2014 Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful , 28 Sep. 2021",
"Combining the rustic with the modern was deliberate. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 25 Mar. 2021",
"Among the rustics , Akaina Ghosh is sweetly doting as Silvius, a simple shepherd lovesick for Phebe, who has no interest in Silvius but becomes smitten with Ganymede. \u2014 Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News , 10 July 2019",
"Hudson, an English naturalist at the turn of the last century, interviewed elderly rustics who still belonged as entirely to their landscape as the wildlife. \u2014 Kieran Dodds, Smithsonian , 20 Apr. 2018",
"Mendelssohn was perhaps the ultimate Biedermeier composer, most inspired with his miniature Songs Without Words or when portraying the fairies and rustics of Shakespeare\u2019s A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream. \u2014 David Patrick Stearns, Philly.com , 22 June 2017"
],
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"Adjective",
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"Noun",
"circa 1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-090047"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not graded",
": run-of-the-mill"
],
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"\u02ccr\u0259n-\u0259(v)-t\u035fh\u0259-\u02c8m\u012bn"
],
"synonyms":[
"common",
"fair",
"indifferent",
"mediocre",
"medium",
"middling",
"ordinary",
"passable",
"run-of-the-mill",
"second-class",
"second-rate",
"so-so"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-133615"
},
"rubber stamp":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": to approve, endorse, or dispose of as a matter of routine or at the command of another",
": to mark with a rubber stamp",
": a stamp of rubber for making imprints",
": a person who echoes or imitates others",
": a mostly powerless yet officially recognized body or person that approves or endorses programs and policies initiated usually by a single specified source",
": a stereotyped copy or expression",
": a routine endorsement or approval",
": a stamp with a printing face of rubber"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0259-b\u0259r-\u02c8stamp"
],
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"aper",
"copycat",
"copyist",
"echo",
"follower",
"imitator",
"wannabe",
"wannabee"
],
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"The legislature has been nothing more than a rubber stamp for the President.",
"an author who was ultimately just another rubber stamp of Hemingway",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Yet even with a legislature that is trending toward a rubber stamp , there are certain issues that cannot be quickly or easily solved. \u2014 Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic , 25 May 2022",
"Indeed, in Baseball, the appeal is a far cry from a rubber stamp . \u2014 Marc Edelman, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
"The folks behind Laurelhurst Market were the first to bite, opening a Big\u2019s Chicken outpost in a former rubber stamp shop in 2018. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 May 2022",
"The rubber stamp is available in two sizes and comes with an ink pad. \u2014 Noma Nazish, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Wednesday's Supreme Court order showed that the justices weren't going to be willing to rubber stamp any legal challenge to the committee's work. \u2014 Katelyn Polantz, CNN , 20 Jan. 2022",
"The judge is not a rubber stamp for the prosecutor. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The project is subject to a full council vote Wednesday, but with every member of council on the budget committee, that vote will essentially be a rubber stamp . \u2014 Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer , 23 Mar. 2022",
"And then it will be sent back to the House for, effectively, a rubber stamp of approval -- a move that seems certain to further alienate AOC and her liberal colleagues from the process. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 22 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"1893, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Noun",
"1873, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-155851"
},
"rubberlike":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": resembling rubber especially in physical properties (such as elasticity and toughness)"
],
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"\u02c8r\u0259-b\u0259r-\u02ccl\u012bk"
],
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"bouncy",
"elastic",
"flexible",
"resilient",
"rubbery",
"springy",
"stretch",
"stretchable",
"stretchy",
"supple",
"whippy"
],
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"inelastic",
"inflexible",
"nonelastic",
"rigid",
"stiff"
],
"examples":[
"a rubberlike material that is used for household products"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1862, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-040915"
},
"rub":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to move along the surface of a body with pressure : grate",
": to fret or chafe with or as if with friction",
": to cause discontent, irritation, or anger",
": to continue in a situation usually with slight difficulty",
": to admit of being rubbed (as for erasure or obliteration)",
": to subject to or as if to the action of something moving especially back and forth with pressure and friction",
": to cause (a body) to move with pressure and friction along a surface",
": to treat in any of various ways by rubbing",
": to bring into reciprocal back-and-forth or rotary contact",
": annoy , irritate",
": to associate closely : mingle",
": to bring forcefully or repeatedly to one's attention",
": antagonize , irritate",
": an unevenness of surface (as of the ground in lawn bowling)",
": obstruction , difficulty",
": something grating to the feelings (such as a gibe or harsh criticism)",
": something that mars serenity",
": the application of friction with pressure",
": a combination of spices that is rubbed into the surface of meat before the meat is cooked",
": to move along the surface of something with pressure",
": to move back and forth against something in a way that causes pain or damage",
": to scour, polish, or smear by pressure and friction",
": to meet and talk with in a friendly way",
": to keep reminding someone of (something unpleasant)",
": to come off a surface and often stick to another surface by rubbing",
": to cause to be angry : irritate",
": the act of rubbing",
": something that causes a problem",
": the application of friction with pressure",
": a sound heard in auscultation that is produced by the friction of one structure moving against another"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0259b",
"\u02c8r\u0259b",
"\u02c8r\u0259b"
],
"synonyms":[
"abrade",
"chafe",
"corrade",
"erode",
"fray",
"frazzle",
"fret",
"gall",
"rasp",
"wear"
],
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"aggravation",
"aggro",
"annoyance",
"bother",
"botheration",
"bugbear",
"exasperation",
"frustration",
"hair shirt",
"hassle",
"headache",
"inconvenience",
"irk",
"irritant",
"nuisance",
"peeve",
"pest",
"ruffle",
"thorn",
"trial",
"vexation"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Wet the laundry bar and rub it directly on the stain. \u2014 Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens , 15 June 2022",
"Mississippi football coach Lane Kiffin never misses a chance to rub it in when things are going poorly in Knoxville. \u2014 Nick Gray, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
"Sure, Dickens and James are good actors, but both their characters rub me wrong. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Then use a dime-sized amount of the clay, rub it between your hands, then place on any stray hairs for extra hold and definition. \u2014 Christian Gollayan, Men's Health , 3 May 2022",
"Simply sprinkle the powder into your hands, add a dash of water, and rub them together to transform it into a foaming formula. \u2014 Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Chefs trim the brisket, drop it in a salty brine, rub it with spices, smoke it, steam it until tender and then slice it to order. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Then put some on your fingers, rub them together and pat the Miracle Balm onto your cheeks to add luminosity. \u2014 Hannah Coates, Vogue , 1 Feb. 2022",
"The night before serving, rub the chicken breast with salt. \u2014 Tse Wei Lim, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The rub is that this rule applies for domestic travel within Canada, but not for entry into the country. \u2014 Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"The rub is that the Heat had ample options this season, when considering Lowry, Tyler Herro, Victor Oladipo and even the shooting of Max Strus. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 30 May 2022",
"The rub is that Grandma objects to any changes to these gifts and puts pressure on us. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 14 May 2022",
"Here's the rub : the AT4X starts at $77,395 and the Denali Ultimate has a starting price of $82,795. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 10 May 2022",
"And therein lies the rub , with Lowry under contract for $28.3 million next season. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 28 May 2022",
"Season the entire shoulder with the rub and set aside to rest for 30 minutes. \u2014 Jennifer Mcclellan, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
"And there\u2019s the rub for Democrats, and Independents and Libertarians. \u2014 John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al , 25 May 2022",
"Here\u2019s the rub : Firestarter is available on Peacock, a streaming service that also currently houses both the 1984 version and the three-hour television sequel. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 14 May 2022"
],
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"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-163042"
},
"ruinous":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": dilapidated , ruined",
": causing or tending to cause ruin",
": causing or likely to cause collapse or destruction"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00fc-\u0259-n\u0259s",
"\u02c8r\u00fc-\u0259-n\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"calamitous",
"cataclysmal",
"cataclysmic",
"catastrophic",
"damning",
"destructive",
"disastrous",
"fatal",
"fateful",
"unfortunate"
],
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"examples":[
"The house has fallen into a ruinous state.",
"a ruinous miscalculation of the financial markets left them bankrupt",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If that information is abused, the financial, reputational and operational losses can be ruinous . \u2014 James Legg, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Macron has accused Le Pen of pushing a dangerous manifesto of racist, ruinous policies. \u2014 Sylvie Corbet, USA TODAY , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Macron has accused Le Pen of pushing a dangerous manifesto of racist, ruinous policies. \u2014 Sylvie Corbet, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Macron has accused Le Pen of pushing an extremist manifesto of racist, ruinous policies. \u2014 John Leicester And Thomas Adamson, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Macron has accused Le Pen of pushing an extremist manifesto of racist, ruinous policies. \u2014 NBC News , 10 Apr. 2022",
"This is heritage for American politics, as society tends to render policy and slogans aimed to uplift Black people as de facto radical and thus politically ruinous . \u2014 Anthony Conwright, The New Republic , 30 May 2022",
"Staying flexible and staying honest about your values and mission can give you the strength to turn a potentially ruinous circumstance into an opportunity. \u2014 Austin Cohen, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"This debate is one of the few opportunities to reconsider implementing a financially ruinous rise in federal spending. \u2014 Wayne Winegarden, National Review , 16 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-190426"
},
"runny":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": having a tendency to run: such as",
": extremely or excessively soft and liquid",
": secreting a thin flow of mucus",
": giving off or likely to give off liquid",
": secreting a thin flow of mucus"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0259-n\u0113",
"\u02c8r\u0259-n\u0113",
"\u02c8r\u0259n-\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"soupy",
"watery"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The scrambled eggs are runny .",
"The pudding is runnier than I like it.",
"a little boy with a runny nose",
"My eyes felt itchy and runny .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Sandstorm exposure can cause cough, runny nose, asthma attacks, eye irritation and other problems. \u2014 Kasha Patel, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"The symptoms are pretty similar: nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat, sneezing, coughing, headaches and fatigue. \u2014 Josh Fischman, Scientific American , 16 May 2022",
"But the symptoms commonly associated with BA.2.12.1 are typically akin to those of a head cold, Dr. Russo says, explaining that sore throat, runny nose, headache, or cough should definitely prompt you to get tested for COVID-19. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, SELF , 10 May 2022",
"These are loose stoles or diarrhea that might contain blood, abdominal cramps, runny nose, watery eyes, and colic (in babies). \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Other symptoms include runny nose, gastrointestinal issues, headache, and a skin rash. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Ablation of the posterior nasal nerves is a new treatment for vasomotor rhinitis, which is characterized by a runny nose after eating or with changes in temperature. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
"This specific variant has been noted to cause upper respiratory issues that some may easily mistake for seasonal allergies; early symptoms often include scratchy or sore throat, sneezing, or a runny nose. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 21 May 2022",
"Not sure if your runny nose is from a sinus infection, a cold or allergies? \u2014 cleveland , 12 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1770, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-211027"
},
"rudeness":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being rude",
": a rude action"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00fcd-n\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"dis",
"diss",
"discourteousness",
"discourtesy",
"disrespect",
"disrespectfulness",
"impertinence",
"impertinency",
"impoliteness",
"impudence",
"incivility",
"inconsiderateness",
"inconsideration",
"insolence",
"ungraciousness"
],
"antonyms":[
"civility",
"considerateness",
"consideration",
"courtesy",
"genteelness",
"gentility",
"graciousness",
"politeness",
"politesse",
"thoughtfulness"
],
"examples":[
"such rudeness will not be tolerated in this office",
"the rudeness of frontier life gradually diminished with time",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This movie shows what teens and pre-teens are like when adults aren't watching \u2014 including all the rudeness and profanity that goes with it \u2014 and then sets that energy on an adventure to find a lost pirate's treasure. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022",
"Something else to consider is that the opposites of kindness and helpfulness are rudeness and apathy, which according to our customer service research, are the top reasons customers are likely to switch companies or leave a brand. \u2014 Shep Hyken, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Arriving at the hospital with Nicky, Kevin laments \u2013 in his quick-to-fault-himself way \u2013 that his rudeness may have drove Cassidy to drink and drive. \u2014 Amanda Ostuni, EW.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Your wife is correct, but Miss Manners recognizes that your rudeness was a reaction to everyone else\u2019s in preferring email and sports scores to the friends seated across the table. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Jan. 2022",
"The contrast between the academic seriousness of the backdrop and the rudeness of the gesture is intriguing. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Rather than at least attempting to be a role model, public figures followed Trump's lead: Prioritizing rudeness and cruelty over decency and respect. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 15 Dec. 2021",
"There are no events for mendacity, oppression, or rudeness . \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
"But airlines are a particular dumping ground for stress and rudeness . \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-222346"
},
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"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"meadow on the southern bank of the Thames in Surrey, southern England, where the Magna Carta was signed by King John on June 15, 1215"
],
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"\u02c8r\u0259-n\u0113-\u02ccm\u0113d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-225026"
},
"rudiments":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a basic principle or element or a fundamental skill",
": something unformed or undeveloped : beginning",
": a body part so deficient in size or structure as to be entirely unable to perform its normal function",
": an organ just beginning to develop : anlage",
": a basic principle",
": an incompletely developed organ or part",
": an organ or part just beginning to develop : anlage"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00fc-d\u0259-m\u0259nt",
"\u02c8r\u00fc-d\u0259-m\u0259nt",
"\u02c8r\u00fcd-\u0259-m\u0259nt"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"By its conclusion, someone will likely have developed the rudiments of emotion, segueing directly into Origins, a civilization game unlike any other. \u2014 Dan Thurot, Ars Technica , 25 Apr. 2020",
"Two uncles, Pete and Bobby Domenick, played guitar and banjo professionally, and his uncle Bobby taught him some musical rudiments . \u2014 Peter Keepnews, New York Times , 24 Mar. 2020",
"Jojo and his friend Yorki (Archie Yates)\u2014round face, round spectacles, and an all-round delight\u2014go off to training camp, where they are taught not only combat skills but the rudiments of racial hatred. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 18 Oct. 2019",
"China is attempting to deprive Uighurs of their ethnolinguistic identity, the very rudiments of their nationality. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 29 Nov. 2019",
"People helped each other, of course, with tins and bags of rudiments but everyone knew the stores were running out. \u2014 Time , 19 Nov. 2019",
"Older adults often enrolled in noncredit courses, addressing topics such as home-buying, disco dancing and the rudiments of hockey. \u2014 Matt Schudel, Washington Post , 21 Aug. 2019",
"But his father dies suddenly, before passing on anything but the rudiments of the job. \u2014 Mar\u00eda Gainza, Harper's magazine , 10 May 2019",
"On one such stone a pair of dotted squares flanking a thin rectangle, barely recognizable as the rudiments of a face, were enough to convey the presence of a goddess in a shrine of the first century AD. \u2014 James Romm, The New York Review of Books , 18 Mar. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin rudimentum beginning, from rudis raw, rude",
"first_known_use":[
"1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-112519"
},
"ruin marble":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a brecciated limestone giving a mosaic effect when cut and polished that suggests a picture of ruins"
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"\u02c8r\u0259j"
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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": to damage irreparably",
": bankrupt , impoverish",
": to subject to frustration, failure, or disaster",
": to reduce to ruins : devastate",
": to become ruined",
": the state of being ruined",
": the remains of something destroyed",
": a ruined building, person, or object",
": the action of destroying, laying waste, or wrecking",
": damage , injury",
": physical, moral, economic, or social collapse",
": a falling down : collapse",
": a cause of destruction",
": to reduce to wreckage",
": to damage beyond repair",
": to have a very bad effect on the quality of (something)",
": bankrupt entry 2",
": complete collapse or destruction",
": the remains of something destroyed",
": the situation in which someone experiences loss of money, social status, or position",
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"\u02c8r\u00fc-\u0259n",
"-\u02ccin",
"\u02c8r\u00fcn",
"\u02c8r\u00fc-\u0259n"
],
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"bankrupt",
"break",
"bust"
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"annihilation",
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"demolishment",
"demolition",
"desolation",
"destruction",
"devastation",
"extermination",
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"havoc",
"loss",
"mincemeat",
"obliteration",
"ruination",
"wastage",
"wreckage"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Meanwhile, the Wickham-esque Dex (Zane Phillips) adds to the dramatic entanglements threatening to ruin what could be Howie and Noah\u2019s last getaway with their closest friends. \u2014 Justin J Wee, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"Is Kentucky or maybe LSU in Year 1 of Brian Kelly ready to ruin another top team\u2019s season? \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, al , 16 June 2022",
"Identity theft remains a popular way for cybercriminals to ruin your credit score. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
"This time, Detroit Tigers utility player Harold Castro didn\u2019t wait until the eighth inning to ruin Cleveland Guardians starter Triston McKenzie\u2019s afternoon. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 29 May 2022",
"No one wants to ruin a trip with a bad (and preventable) sunburn. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 28 May 2022",
"Still, Mariupol has been largely reduced to ruin , Ukrainian officials say that more than 20,000 inhabitants were killed, and the city has come to symbolize the war\u2019s grotesque horrors. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
"And the Templars that year again lost twice to Grantsville to ruin their hopes. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 May 2022",
"As owner of New York City's most exclusive casino, Clayton Madden has the power to ruin the most powerful families, excepting one that has eluded him. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In the 14 years since then, news accounts and law enforcement announcements have highlighted egregious cases of title theft, with some victims facing financial ruin or even eviction from their own homes. \u2014 Mike Levine, ABC News , 14 June 2022",
"There\u2019s a lot of ruin in a reserve currency, and the greenback\u2019s global pre-eminence endures for now. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
"And her tirades ruin gatherings for me, occur on my time, happen in my home, and insult my family. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
"Through the three months of Russia\u2019s invasion, New York Times journalists have chronicled carnage and courage, ruin and resolve, across the wide arc of combat through eastern Ukraine, where Vladimir V. Putin\u2019s brutal offensive is now concentrated. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"She is involved in an obscure botanical research program that entails tramping from her pretty cottage across the island, past a ruin and a well, to measure the soil temperature at the same cliffside spot, then tramping back to record her findings. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 26 May 2022",
"The political gods, in their unfathomable wisdom, have handed Republicans a once-in-a-generation chance to help voters understand how to build a future from this ruin . \u2014 Daniel Henninger, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"So yeah, this was a very stupid episode, capping off a very stupid conflict over a stupid office building that is now a smoldering ruin . \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"Finally, the Yoga 9i doesn't let slimness ruin port selection. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 13 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Verb",
"1572, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3",
"Noun",
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4b"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-124800"
},
"runner":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one that runs : racer",
": base runner",
": ballcarrier",
": messenger",
": one that smuggles or distributes illicit or contraband goods (such as drugs, liquor, or guns)",
": any of several large vigorous carangid fishes",
": either of the longitudinal pieces on which a sled or sleigh slides",
": the part of a skate that slides on the ice : blade",
": the support of a drawer or a sliding door",
": an elongated horizontal stem arising from the base of a plant",
": stolon sense 1a",
": a plant (such as a strawberry) that forms or spreads by means of runners",
": a twining vine (such as a scarlet runner bean)",
": a long narrow carpet for a hall or staircase",
": a narrow decorative cloth cover for a table or dresser top",
": an adjustable backstay running from mast to rail on a sail boat or ship",
": a running shot in basketball",
": a person or animal that runs",
": a thin piece or part on or in which something slides",
": messenger",
": a slender creeping branch of a plant that roots at the end or at the joints to form new plants",
": a long narrow carpet (as for a hall)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0259-n\u0259r",
"\u02c8r\u0259-n\u0259r"
],
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"bootlegger",
"contrabandist",
"courier",
"smuggler"
],
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"examples":[
"The runner slid into third base.",
"sent a runner to tell them that all was ready for the feast",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Of Cathedral's three hits, only one runner made it into scoring position. \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star , 19 June 2022",
"DeBriyn led the Razorbacks to four College World Series appearances (1979, '85, '87, '89) and one runner -up showing in his 33 seasons. \u2014 Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
"Pinch-hitter Richie Palacios delivered the winning run with a sacrifice fly to score Owen Miller, the automatic runner , from third. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 18 June 2022",
"Detroit had at least one runner in every inning except the fourth \u2014 before Harold Castro hit a deep fly ball to left that was caught at the warning track. Haase, who was 2-for-3 entering his final at-bat, struck out looking to end the game. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 17 June 2022",
"The Sox stranded at least one runner in scoring position in six innings. \u2014 Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"In the 10th, the Reds finally got their first run, plating the automatic runner on an RBI double. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
"The Spartans scored three runs in their first at-bat, pounded out 12 hits against the University of Wisconsin recruit Monticelli and allowed just one runner to reach third base. \u2014 Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
"His wild pitch allowed automatic runner Adam Duvall to score. \u2014 Mike Cranston, ajc , 4 June 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-135731"
},
"rude awakening":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": surprising and unpleasant discovery that one is mistaken"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-140121"
},
"rule (on)":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
"to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute) the coach ruled on the question of whether an off-campus bar fight ought to disqualify someone from the team"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-142109"
},
"Ruiru":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"city northeast of Nairobi, Kenya population 239,000"
],
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"r\u00fc-\u02c8\u0113-r\u00fc"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-182014"
},
"ruffian":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a brutal person : bully",
": a violent and cruel person"
],
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"\u02c8r\u0259-f\u0113-\u0259n",
"\u02c8r\u0259-f\u0113-\u0259n"
],
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"bully",
"gangbanger",
"gangsta",
"gangster",
"goon",
"gorilla",
"hood",
"hoodlum",
"hooligan",
"mobster",
"mug",
"plug-ugly",
"punk",
"roughneck",
"rowdy",
"thug",
"tough",
"toughie",
"toughy",
"yob",
"yobbo"
],
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"examples":[
"a gang of ruffians preying upon people who ventured into that section of town",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Yes, in the now richly classic cowboy movie The Western Code, which was released in 1932, an ex-lawman hero rides into town and confronts the local ruffian . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"His train of thought reminds the reader that Cromwell is also his own author, having fashioned a high minister out of the unlikely material of a ruffian from the streets. \u2014 Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic , 5 Apr. 2020",
"In the chaos, the young ruffians pilfered freely and made away with a small fortune. \u2014 Sylvia Poggioli, The New York Review of Books , 29 Mar. 2020",
"Policemen bash down doors and clip handcuffs on ruffians . \u2014 The Economist , 18 Jan. 2020",
"Tensions between the natives and the conquerors were lessened when the Bear Flag ruffians were supplanted by regular U.S. troops. \u2014 Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com , 10 Jan. 2020",
"My dad and uncle were abalone divers ... considered ruffians by the locals. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Aug. 2019",
"Soon, their unsatisfying one night stand devolves into a silly crime saga when two cartoonish ruffians , Kipper (Celyn Jones) and Dec (Mark Bonnar), break into their hotel room and rob them at gunpoint. \u2014 latimes.com , 13 June 2019",
"Mitchell\u2019s newest collaborative of local ruffians (including Noah Nelson, Greg Baxter and others), has the honor of kicking off the Bike Kitchen\u2019s slate of 2018 shows along with Slattern V and Manky. \u2014 Aaron Davis, sacbee , 13 Apr. 2018"
],
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"circa 1525, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-204409"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": one that runs away from danger, duty, or restraint : fugitive",
": the act of running away out of control",
": something (such as a horse) that is running out of control",
": a one-sided or overwhelming victory",
": running away : fugitive",
": leaving to gain special advantages (such as lower wages) or avoid disadvantages (such as governmental or union restrictions)",
": accomplished by elopement or during flight",
": won by or having a long lead",
": extremely successful",
": subject to uncontrolled changes",
": being or operating out of control",
": to leave quickly in order to avoid or escape something",
": to leave home",
": elope",
": to run out of control : stampede , bolt",
": to gain a substantial lead : win by a large margin",
": to take away in haste or secretly",
": steal",
": to outshine the others in (something, such as a theatrical performance)",
": to carry or drive beyond prudent or reasonable limits",
": someone who leaves a place (as home) secretly without intending to return",
": a horse that is running out of control",
": having left a place secretly with no intention of returning",
": escaping from control"
],
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"\u02c8r\u0259-n\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101",
"\u02c8r\u0259-n\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101"
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"abandoned",
"intemperate",
"rampant",
"raw",
"unbounded",
"unbridled",
"unchecked",
"uncontrolled",
"unhampered",
"unhindered",
"unrestrained"
],
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"abscond",
"break out (of)",
"clear out",
"escape",
"flee",
"fly",
"get out",
"lam",
"run off"
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"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The play was a runaway success.",
"a region plagued by runaway suburban sprawl",
"Verb",
"ran away from an unhappy marriage",
"the child runs away from large dogs",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Celtics went on a 48-18 run in the second half to decide the opener; the Warriors didn\u2019t wait that long in Game 2, going on a 43-14 burst from late in the first half until early in the fourth quarter to turn a tie score into an absolute runaway . \u2014 Tim Reynolds, Hartford Courant , 5 June 2022",
"Thermal runaway is the degradation of batteries due to overheating. \u2014 Manish Kumar, Quartz , 4 May 2022",
"The method scientists discovered, however, works across all temperatures and potentially could enable higher voltage cells, avoid thermal runaway , reduce costs and encourage recycling, according to the company. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Fame Cooper, 14 and a habitual runaway from a dysfunctional home, went missing from Fairmont, West Virginia, in July 1990. \u2014 Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Earlier that day, the woman believed the dog was a runaway . \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Wednesday's game was one of the few that was not a runaway for Schneider (meaning her score was not impossible to beat by the end of the Double Jeopardy round). \u2014 Tyler Aquilina, EW.com , 27 Jan. 2022",
"SafeCore acts as a circuit breaker to prevent lithium-ion batteries from igniting from internal shorts, overcharging or overheating \u2014 which is known as thermal runaway . \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Feb. 2022",
"She was reported as a runaway to police on Oct. 18. \u2014 Brieanna J. Frank, The Arizona Republic , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Any market recovery could prove fleeting, with central banks around the world bent on draining liquidity to combat runaway inflation. \u2014 Joanna Ossinger, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
"The Fed appears largely powerless to stop runaway inflation, which is being driven up further by the soaring prices of food and fuel brought on by Russia's War on Ukraine. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
"At the time of his injury, London was on pace for 132 catches, a school record, and the runaway favorite for the Biletnikoff Award, given to the nation\u2019s most outstanding receiver. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 May 2022",
"Coming into the 2022 season, none of the Portland Interscholastic League\u2019s teams looked to be a runaway favorite in the district. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Green won the award in the 2016-17 season and was a runaway favorite for the honor this season before suffering multiple injuries with the major one being to his back that kept him out multiple weeks. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 21 Mar. 2022",
"DeSantis was the runaway favorite in a field without Trump, garnering 61% of the vote \u2014 far ahead of former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Donald Trump Jr., who tied for second with 6% apiece. \u2014 al , 28 Feb. 2022",
"O\u2019Rourke is popular among Democrats and the runaway favorite for the primary, on March 1st, but more than seventy per cent of Republicans now have an unfavorable opinion of him. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Nixon\u2019s interference is now widely seen as a key contributor to runaway inflation, which remained high until the early 1980s. \u2014 Josh Boak, Christopher Rugaber And Zeke Miller, Anchorage Daily News , 1 June 2022"
],
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"Noun",
"1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-210222"
},
"ruffed lemur":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a large black-and-white lemur ( Lemur varius ) having the face framed by thick fringes of long hair on the sides of the head"
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"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1827, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-212339"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
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"definitions":[
": to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly",
": to chew repeatedly for an extended period",
": to chew again what has been chewed slightly and swallowed : chew the cud",
": to engage in contemplation : reflect",
": to think carefully and deeply : meditate",
": to chew again what has been chewed slightly and swallowed : chew the cud",
": to engage in contemplation"
],
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"\u02c8r\u00fc-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
"\u02c8r\u00fc-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
"\u02c8r\u00fc-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
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"chew over",
"cogitate",
"consider",
"contemplate",
"debate",
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"entertain",
"eye",
"kick around",
"meditate",
"mull (over)",
"perpend",
"ponder",
"pore (over)",
"question",
"revolve",
"study",
"think (about ",
"turn",
"weigh",
"wrestle (with)"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The question got us ruminating on the real value of wealth.",
"He ruminated over the implications of their decision.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Nobody is moved to ruminate on the rights and wrongs of the situation. \u2014 The New Yorker , 6 May 2022",
"Snyder, asked to ruminate on some specifics about what went wrong, had an embarrassment of options to choose from. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Rather than ruminate on defeat, Sundquist instead cultivated a laser focus on the positive rewards, a recurring theme in his story. \u2014 Bruce Tulgan, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The show is spread out over the campus\u2019s two galleries and includes a salon-style hang of paintings, drawings and found photographic images that ruminate on her family\u2019s migration from Cali, Colombia, to Cali \u2014 as in: SoCal. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Being alone gives me time to ruminate and talk to myself and helps my self-awareness. \u2014 Heran Mamo, Billboard , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The finished product naturally reflects the ebbs and flows of the previous few decades, as its songs ruminate on grief, loss, anger, and despair, and search for ways out of the darkness. \u2014 Annie Zaleski, Variety , 25 Feb. 2022",
"In motherhood, there is no space anymore; there are no idle stretches of time within which to ruminate or look at the sky or simply let your mind do nothing at all. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 25 Jan. 2022",
"University of Michigan psychologist Ethan Kross conducted research into the value of first-name self-talk as a way to disable anxiety before and after a stressful event when people often ruminate about their performance. \u2014 Bryan Robinson, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin ruminatus , past participle of ruminari to chew the cud, muse upon, from rumin-, rumen rumen; perhaps akin to Sanskrit romantha act of chewing the cud",
"first_known_use":[
"1533, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-234503"
},
"ruiniform":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": having the appearance of ruins"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00fc\u0259\u0307n\u0259\u02ccf\u022frm",
"\u02c8ru\u0307\u0259\u0307-",
"r\u00fc\u02c8in-"
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":" ruin entry 1 + -iform ",
"first_known_use":[
"1805, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-002742"
},
"running wheel":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": treadwheel"
],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-022048"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an animal that chews the cud",
": an herbivorous, even-toed , hoofed mammal (suborder Ruminantia and Tylopoda) that has a complex 3- or 4-chambered stomach",
": chewing the cud : being a mammal that is a ruminant",
": of, relating to, or characteristic of a mammal that is a ruminant",
": given to or engaged in contemplation : meditative",
": a hoofed animal (as a cow or sheep) that chews its cud and has a stomach with usually four chambers",
": a ruminant mammal",
": of or relating to two suborders (Ruminantia and Tylopoda) of even-toed hoofed mammals (as sheep, oxen, deer, and camels) that chew the cud and have a complex 3- or 4-chambered stomach"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00fc-m\u0259-n\u0259nt",
"\u02c8r\u00fc-m\u0259-n\u0259nt",
"\u02c8r\u00fc-m\u0259-n\u0259nt"
],
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"broody",
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"contemplative",
"meditative",
"melancholy",
"musing",
"pensive",
"reflective",
"ruminative",
"thoughtful"
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"unreflective"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"I wandered around campus all day in a ruminant mood.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The products from ruminant animals \u2013 sheep, cows and other animals with four stomachs \u2013 tend to have greater greenhouse gas emissions. \u2014 Quora, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Waters is this person, intriguing, ruminant and honest, hilarious but forthright. \u2014 Daniel Scheffler, SPIN , 4 May 2022",
"Keep in mind that trans fats naturally occur in dairy products and other products from ruminant animals (cows, sheep), though generally at levels lower than the 0.5 grams per serving, according to the FDA. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Historically, the source of rennet was from the stomachs of ruminant mammals, such as cows. \u2014 Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Seamus Heaney once characterized the Irish novelist John McGahern as a ruminant , given to chewing the cud. \u2014 Clair Wills, The New York Review of Books , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Peculiarities of the ruminant digestive system allow those animals to benefit greatly from this process. \u2014 Matthew Regan, The Conversation , 27 Jan. 2022",
"The ruminant meat can carry disease-causing sickness and has been linked to outbreaks. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Naturally, Biles' representative cloven-hoofed ruminant is dressed in a leotard: Biles doesn't need a goat emoji to prove her dominance, though. \u2014 Jeva Lange, The Week , 23 July 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The country\u2019s nearly 120 million ruminant animals, increasingly being fed a diet of grains laced with hormones and antibiotics, were concentrated into industrialized feeding operations. \u2014 Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Apr. 2020",
"First, there is biological methane, which comes from agriculture - particularly the belches of ruminant animals, such as cows, and from rice fields - but also from wetlands, landfills, termites and more. \u2014 Chris Mooney, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Feb. 2020",
"Beef and other ruminant meats like lamb produce much higher greenhouse gas emissions than other proteins like beans and nuts, and these emissions are major contributors to climate change. \u2014 Jenny Splitter / Photography Kelsey Mcclellan, Popular Mechanics , 20 Dec. 2019",
"The results of the chemical analysis show that the bottles contained dairy fat from the milk of ruminant animals, a group that includes cows, goats, and sheep. \u2014 Megan Gannon, National Geographic , 25 Sep. 2019",
"Since 1961, methane emissions from ruminant livestock, which include cows as well as sheep, buffalo, and goats, have significantly increased, according to the report. \u2014 Christopher Flavelle, BostonGlobe.com , 8 Aug. 2019",
"Since 1961 methane emissions from ruminant livestock, which include cows as well as sheep, buffalo and goats, have significantly increased, according to the report. \u2014 Christopher Flavelle, New York Times , 8 Aug. 2019",
"Thus began Yang\u2019s ten-year diversion into the world of ruminant biology. \u2014 Megan Molteni, WIRED , 20 June 2019",
"The global demand for ruminant meat, meaning beef, sheep and goat, is expected to be even higher, at 88%. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 17 July 2019"
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"1661, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to obliterate by or as if by rubbing",
": to destroy completely",
": kill , murder"
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"annihilate",
"cream",
"decimate",
"demolish",
"desolate",
"destroy",
"devastate",
"do in",
"extinguish",
"nuke",
"pull down",
"pulverize",
"raze",
"ruin",
"shatter",
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"tear down",
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"waste",
"wrack",
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"build",
"construct",
"erect",
"put up",
"raise",
"rear",
"set up"
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"examples":[
"aerial bombs rubbed out the oil refinery",
"an elaborate setup to rub out rival mobsters",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The resort can arrange a local masseuse to rub out all that daring inside the comfort of your cabin. \u2014 Rina Nehdar, Travel + Leisure , 4 Mar. 2022",
"The man, Eric Charles Maund, whose family runs Volkswagen and Toyota dealerships in and around Austin, is alleged to have hired the trio to rub out Holly Williams, 33, and William Lanway, 36, in March 2020, police and prosecutors said. \u2014 NBC News , 13 Dec. 2021",
"His mission, ostensibly, is to retrieve the sword and rub out Akemi, who\u2019s just turned 21 and unknowingly inherited the Kawa crime family empire. \u2014 Richard Kuipers, Variety , 30 Aug. 2021",
"For at-home maintenance, Away (which doesn\u2019t cover superficial markings under warranty), recommends using a Magic Eraser sponge to rub out scuffs and scratches, while Rimowa suggests using isopropyl alcohol as a cleaning and restoring agent. \u2014 Laura Neilson, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2021",
"Robby Fabbri put in a hard shift to set up the goal; Nikita Zadorov tried to rub out Fabbri along the boards, but Fabbri refused to be denied space. \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 28 Feb. 2021",
"Exotic has served a year of his more than 20-year sentence for attempting to hire a hitman to rub out Baskin. \u2014 Ben Feuerherd, Fox News , 21 Jan. 2021",
"Use a dry erase marker instead of a Sharpie when designing to easily rub out any mistakes or errant marks. \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland , 15 Oct. 2020",
"An extensive torture campaign has been documented by human rights workers, intended to rub out any sense of disloyalty from the military. \u2014 Nick Paton Walsh, CNN , 21 Jan. 2020"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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},
"ruinator":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": destroyer , ruiner"
],
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"-\u0101t\u0259-"
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"history_and_etymology":" ruinate entry 2 + -or ",
"first_known_use":[
"1658, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-040224"
},
"ruffed grouse":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a grouse ( Bonasa umbellus ) of U.S. and Canadian forests of which the male erects a ruff of black feathers and fans out a broad black-banded tail during breeding displays"
],
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"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Otis got birdy right away, and put up a ruffed grouse ahead of us. \u2014 Andrew Mckean, Outdoor Life , 16 Sep. 2020",
"Jeremy Moore, a Wisconsin dog trainer and ruffed grouse junkie, just plunked down a deposit on an English setter. \u2014 Tony J. Peterson, Outdoor Life , 24 Sep. 2020",
"Getting chased by territorial ruffed grouse , taking in the fall colors of the palisades over Rose Lake along the Border Route, and meeting trail crews rehabbing the Powwow Trail after the Pagami Creek Fire burned more than 95 % of it in 2011. \u2014 Bob Timmons, Star Tribune , 22 Oct. 2020",
"Specialized techniques like a snapshot for ruffed grouse in thick cover is ineffective on a covey rise. \u2014 Tom Keer, Field & Stream , 2 June 2020",
"Under the proposal, the Horicon refuge would be open to hunting for woodcock, moorhen, coyote, ruffed grouse , opossum, raccoon, fox, skunk, bobcat, snowshoe hare and black bear on acres already open to other hunting. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 Apr. 2020",
"The plan maintains two ruffed grouse management zones but shifts the boundary. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 Dec. 2019",
"The 2019 hunt produced an average of 1.8 ruffed grouse and 4.0 woodcock bagged by each hunter, up from 1.0 grouse and 3.1 woodcock last year. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 Nov. 2019",
"But when a ruffed grouse erupts from beneath a mantle of unblemished snow, the percussion all but drops you in your tracks. \u2014 Tom Davis, Field & Stream , 4 Dec. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1759, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-045005"
},
"ruminatingly":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": in a ruminant manner"
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"first_known_use":[
"1823, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-060012"
},
"ruin agate":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a usually brown agate showing on a polished surface markings suggestive of ruined buildings"
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1807, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-074308"
},
"rubberneck":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": an overly inquisitive person",
": tourist",
": one on a guided tour",
": to look about or stare with exaggerated curiosity",
": to go on a tour : sightsee"
],
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"\u02c8r\u0259-b\u0259r-\u02ccnek"
],
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"excursionist",
"rubbernecker",
"sightseer",
"tourist",
"traveler",
"traveller",
"tripper"
],
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"blink",
"gape",
"gawk",
"gawp",
"gaze",
"goggle",
"peer",
"stare"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"every year raucous rubbernecks by the busload descend upon the city for its famed Mardi Gras",
"Verb",
"She was rubbernecking and almost got in an accident herself.",
"thoughtless drivers pausing on the highway to rubberneck at the accident",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Flimflam felt better in the mouth than swindle, and rubberneck was a more agreeable verb than crane. \u2014 Ralph Keyes, Time , 1 Apr. 2021",
"What can only be described as a rubberneck -inducing, Alfalfa hair situation ensues, rendering her date-night vibe\u2014a formfitting V-neck pink dress and no-makeup makeup look\u2014virtually irreparable. \u2014 Kate Branch, Vogue , 15 July 2018",
"The branch fell hard to the ground, scattering bees and rubbernecks in all directions. \u2014 Ben Kesling, WSJ , 1 Aug. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Hollywood seems particularly keen to rubberneck these days. \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Feb. 2022",
"When the movie was released in 1970, the Beatles had just broken up, and this moment allowed fans to rubberneck at the cracks in the band\u2019s fa\u00e7ade, giving fuel to those who argued that McCartney was to blame for the split. \u2014 Dan Reilly, Vulture , 2 Dec. 2021",
"That is, there\u2019s no constraint: Drivers don\u2019t have to behave in a certain way, because there\u2019s no longer a rubbernecking driver in front of them. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 7 Apr. 2020",
"Drivers rubbernecked past the Indian Health Care Center, which had been placed on near-total lockdown. \u2014 Alden Woods, azcentral , 11 Apr. 2020",
"There are options for those who would rather rubberneck than subscribe: His website will sell you a replica Barings Bank trading jacket for \u20ac300. \u2014 Charley Grant, WSJ , 6 Feb. 2020",
"There have been plenty of other wrecks at this spot, just in the past week or two, reminding fans why sports is such rubbernecking fun. \u2014 John Branch, New York Times , 11 Oct. 2019",
"There\u2019s a rubbernecking aspect to listening to Alabama fans lose their minds after a loss, which is a big reason the shows became so famous outside the state. \u2014 John Talty | Jtalty@al.com, al , 12 Nov. 2019",
"There is an equality of skin on display here \u2014 first Nathan strips naked, and then Issa does, swapping rubbernecking for an intimate mutual gaze. \u2014 Amanda Hess, New York Times , 3 July 2019"
],
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"Noun",
"1894, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1892, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-094350"
},
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"type":[
"biographical name"
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"Jacob van 1628(or 1629)\u20131682 and his uncle Salomon van circa 1602\u20131670 Dutch painters"
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"\u02c8r\u012bz-\u02ccd\u00e4l",
"\u02c8r\u012bs-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-095454"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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": a basic principle or element or a fundamental skill",
": something unformed or undeveloped : beginning",
": a body part so deficient in size or structure as to be entirely unable to perform its normal function",
": an organ just beginning to develop : anlage",
": a basic principle",
": an incompletely developed organ or part",
": an organ or part just beginning to develop : anlage"
],
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"\u02c8r\u00fc-d\u0259-m\u0259nt",
"\u02c8r\u00fc-d\u0259-m\u0259nt",
"\u02c8r\u00fcd-\u0259-m\u0259nt"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"By its conclusion, someone will likely have developed the rudiments of emotion, segueing directly into Origins, a civilization game unlike any other. \u2014 Dan Thurot, Ars Technica , 25 Apr. 2020",
"Two uncles, Pete and Bobby Domenick, played guitar and banjo professionally, and his uncle Bobby taught him some musical rudiments . \u2014 Peter Keepnews, New York Times , 24 Mar. 2020",
"Jojo and his friend Yorki (Archie Yates)\u2014round face, round spectacles, and an all-round delight\u2014go off to training camp, where they are taught not only combat skills but the rudiments of racial hatred. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 18 Oct. 2019",
"China is attempting to deprive Uighurs of their ethnolinguistic identity, the very rudiments of their nationality. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 29 Nov. 2019",
"People helped each other, of course, with tins and bags of rudiments but everyone knew the stores were running out. \u2014 Time , 19 Nov. 2019",
"Older adults often enrolled in noncredit courses, addressing topics such as home-buying, disco dancing and the rudiments of hockey. \u2014 Matt Schudel, Washington Post , 21 Aug. 2019",
"But his father dies suddenly, before passing on anything but the rudiments of the job. \u2014 Mar\u00eda Gainza, Harper's magazine , 10 May 2019",
"On one such stone a pair of dotted squares flanking a thin rectangle, barely recognizable as the rudiments of a face, were enough to convey the presence of a goddess in a shrine of the first century AD. \u2014 James Romm, The New York Review of Books , 18 Mar. 2019"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-113159"
},
"rude shock":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an unpleasant surprise"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-124036"
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"runner's high":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a feeling of euphoria that is experienced by some individuals engaged in strenuous running and that is held to be associated with a release of endorphins by the brain",
": a feeling of euphoria that is experienced by some individuals engaged in strenuous running and that is held to be associated with the release of endorphins by the brain"
],
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"\u02c8r\u0259n-\u0259rz-"
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"first_known_use":[
"1975, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-135755"
},
"rubberman":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a worker who renews rubber tubing in electrolytic cells and purifies water for use in them"
],
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"\u02c8r\u0259b\u0259(r)m\u0259n",
"-\u02ccman"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-141109"
},
"rudenture":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": cabling"
],
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)r\u00fc\u00a6dench\u0259(r)"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"French, from Latin rudent-, rudens ship's rope + French -ure"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1723, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-141231"
},
"Ruminantia":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a suborder of Artiodactyla comprising even-toed hoofed mammals (as sheep, giraffes, deer, and camels) that chew the cud and have a complex 3- or 4-chambered stomach \u2014 compare abomasum , omasum , reticulum , rumen \u2014 see pecora , tragulina , tylopoda"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccr\u00fcm\u0259\u02c8nanch(\u0113)\u0259"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"New Latin, from Latin ruminant-, ruminans (present participle of ruminare, ruminari ) + New Latin -ia"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1807, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-165949"
},
"run out":{
"type":[
"verb"
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"definitions":[
": to come to an end : expire",
": to become exhausted or used up",
": to jut out",
": to finish out (a course, a series, a contest, etc.) : complete",
": to run hard to first base after hitting (a batted ball)",
": to fill out (a typeset line) with quads, leaders, or ornaments",
": to set (a line of text, such as the first line of a paragraph) with a hanging indention",
": to exhaust (oneself) in running",
": to cause to leave by force or coercion : expel",
": to use up the available supply of",
": desert"
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"pronounciation":[],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The ring, run out of separate brothels in Sacramento and Placer counties, involved seven women, prosecutors said. \u2014 Christian Martinezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"But eventually teams run out of time with players and a decision has to be made. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 4 June 2022",
"Happy Together stars Tony Leung and Leslie Cheung as Lai Yiu-Fai and Ho Po-Wing, fractious lovers from Hong Kong who plan a visit to Argentina, only to run out of money and be forced to stay there. \u2014 Marley Marius, Vogue , 4 June 2022",
"In the United States, Asia and Africa, potato shortages have caused fast food restaurants to run out of products like french fries and chips. \u2014 Heather Chen, CNN , 2 June 2022",
"Companies such as Adobe and Oracle have suspended operations there, and there are concerns that Russia could soon run out of data storage space. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
"The 757 held so many passengers that a flight attendant could easily run out of room in her cart for all the garbage when picking up trays after a meal. \u2014 Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"State police said Moore had apparently run out of gas and pulled his car to the side of the highway. \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 21 May 2022",
"The reality, however, is that a savings account, no matter how large, will eventually run out of money. \u2014 Steve Davis, Forbes , 20 May 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-174901"
},
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"type":[
"noun phrase"
],
"definitions":[
": an occurrence when a lot of people take their money out of a bank because they are afraid that the bank will fail"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-192702"
},
"ruinate":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": brought to a state of ruin",
": to damage or destroy (something) completely : ruin"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00fc-\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
"-n\u0259t",
"\u02c8r\u00fc-\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
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"Adjective",
"circa 1538, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1547, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-200438"
},
"run at":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to have as a price : to cost",
": to run toward (someone or something) in an attempt to attack, knock down, etc., that person or thing"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-212712"
},
"rudimental":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a basic principle or element or a fundamental skill",
": something unformed or undeveloped : beginning",
": a body part so deficient in size or structure as to be entirely unable to perform its normal function",
": an organ just beginning to develop : anlage",
": a basic principle",
": an incompletely developed organ or part",
": an organ or part just beginning to develop : anlage"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00fc-d\u0259-m\u0259nt",
"\u02c8r\u00fc-d\u0259-m\u0259nt",
"\u02c8r\u00fcd-\u0259-m\u0259nt"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"By its conclusion, someone will likely have developed the rudiments of emotion, segueing directly into Origins, a civilization game unlike any other. \u2014 Dan Thurot, Ars Technica , 25 Apr. 2020",
"Two uncles, Pete and Bobby Domenick, played guitar and banjo professionally, and his uncle Bobby taught him some musical rudiments . \u2014 Peter Keepnews, New York Times , 24 Mar. 2020",
"Jojo and his friend Yorki (Archie Yates)\u2014round face, round spectacles, and an all-round delight\u2014go off to training camp, where they are taught not only combat skills but the rudiments of racial hatred. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 18 Oct. 2019",
"China is attempting to deprive Uighurs of their ethnolinguistic identity, the very rudiments of their nationality. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 29 Nov. 2019",
"People helped each other, of course, with tins and bags of rudiments but everyone knew the stores were running out. \u2014 Time , 19 Nov. 2019",
"Older adults often enrolled in noncredit courses, addressing topics such as home-buying, disco dancing and the rudiments of hockey. \u2014 Matt Schudel, Washington Post , 21 Aug. 2019",
"But his father dies suddenly, before passing on anything but the rudiments of the job. \u2014 Mar\u00eda Gainza, Harper's magazine , 10 May 2019",
"On one such stone a pair of dotted squares flanking a thin rectangle, barely recognizable as the rudiments of a face, were enough to convey the presence of a goddess in a shrine of the first century AD. \u2014 James Romm, The New York Review of Books , 18 Mar. 2019"
],
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"Latin rudimentum beginning, from rudis raw, rude"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-231550"
},
"rub rail":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a metal rail to protect against rubbing: such as",
": a projecting steel or aluminum strip that protects a truck or bus body against damage by gliding contact",
": a brass rail on a boat to take wear of the lines"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1939, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-005024"
},
"running water":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": water distributed through pipes and fixtures"
],
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"examples":[
"a cabin with hot and cold running water",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The outpost includes gas and appliances for cooking and refrigeration as well as wood stoves for heat, but has no running water or electricity. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel , 13 June 2022",
"Robinson, however, was not released from the jail and instead put into an isolated cell that had no running water , the lawsuit said. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 6 June 2022",
"Haskey\u2019s home, a one-room octagon at the base of a striated rocky rise, has no running water at all. \u2014 Erin Patrick O'connor, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
"Much of the city, including our Airbnb, had no running water . \u2014 Glen Retief, The New Republic , 11 May 2022",
"Many families there lack running water and electricity. \u2014 Jingnan Peng, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 June 2022",
"My apartment had running water for 30 minutes a day. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"Residents had running water and electricity 25 years before the rest of Quebec. \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Zemenu, his wife Yeshihareg, 23, and their children live in a one-room hut made of mud and sticks, without electricity or running water . \u2014 Eliana Rudee, Sun Sentinel , 2 June 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1856, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-011945"
},
"rubberlip perch":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a medium-sized silvery or bluish purple surf fish ( Rhacochilus toxotes ) of the California coast that is a leading market fish of the area"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"rubberlip from rubber entry 2 + lip"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-021011"
},
"ruffianish":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": ruffianly"
],
"pronounciation":[
"-\u0113\u0259nish"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1593, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-035454"
},
"rubric":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an authoritative rule",
": a rule for conduct of a liturgical service",
": name , title",
": the title of a statute",
": something under which a thing is classed : category",
": an explanatory or introductory commentary : gloss",
": an editorial interpolation",
": a heading of a part of a book or manuscript done or underlined in a color (such as red) different from the rest",
": an established rule, tradition, or custom",
": a guide listing specific criteria for grading or scoring academic papers, projects, or tests",
": an established rule, tradition, or custom"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00fc-brik",
"-\u02ccbrik",
"\u02c8r\u00fc-brik"
],
"synonyms":[
"caption",
"head",
"header",
"heading",
"headline",
"title"
],
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"examples":[
"the rubrics at the beginning of the chapters are intended to be humorous",
"the rubric , popular among jewelers anyway, that a man should spend a month's salary on his fianc\u00e9e's engagement ring",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Those same blame the oil industry for the U.S. failure to adopt economically punishing climate change policies and have urged investors to steer clear of them under the rubric of ESG investing. \u2014 Michael Lynch, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Students from grades 3-12 competed in three separate age brackets as judges roamed the floor, stopping at each invention to score it on an official rubric \u2014 which Howell said helps to ensure every invention is treated fairly. \u2014 Lauren Wethington, Detroit Free Press , 30 Apr. 2022",
"To help judges, prosecutors created a rubric of what should be considered at sentencing. \u2014 Marshall Cohen And Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN , 11 Dec. 2021",
"Why isn\u2019t such a simple rubric applied to a public health crisis like COVID-19? \u2014 Tony Zorc, Forbes , 5 Oct. 2021",
"Rogers\u2019 experiments with transient bioelectronics flips a rubric of gear on its head. \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 16 July 2021",
"This organizational tool will have the data and precise, repeatable sales processes laid out as a rubric for success. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"In the fight against masks in schools and other public health guidelines to safeguard students, these seemingly disparate groups are connected by this rubric of parental rights, as my colleague Rachel M. Cohen has reported. \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Instead of using actual barnacle proteins for their test glue, Yuk\u2019s team referred to it as a kind of chemical rubric for devising a high-pressure physical barrier. \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 24 Aug. 2021"
],
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"Middle English rubrike red ocher, heading in red letters of part of a book, from Anglo-French, from Latin rubrica , from rubr-, ruber red"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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": a slow easy 4-beat gait of a horse in which one hindleg touches the ground just before the opposite foreleg"
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"definitions":[
": a drinking vessel"
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"probably from obsolete Dutch roomerken , probably from Dutch roemer, romer rummer + -ken -kin"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-221225"
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"noun",
"verb"
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": an overly inquisitive person",
": tourist",
": one on a guided tour",
": to look about or stare with exaggerated curiosity",
": to go on a tour : sightsee"
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"\u02c8r\u0259-b\u0259r-\u02ccnek"
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"excursionist",
"rubbernecker",
"sightseer",
"tourist",
"traveler",
"traveller",
"tripper"
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"gape",
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"gawp",
"gaze",
"goggle",
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"every year raucous rubbernecks by the busload descend upon the city for its famed Mardi Gras",
"Verb",
"She was rubbernecking and almost got in an accident herself.",
"thoughtless drivers pausing on the highway to rubberneck at the accident",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Flimflam felt better in the mouth than swindle, and rubberneck was a more agreeable verb than crane. \u2014 Ralph Keyes, Time , 1 Apr. 2021",
"What can only be described as a rubberneck -inducing, Alfalfa hair situation ensues, rendering her date-night vibe\u2014a formfitting V-neck pink dress and no-makeup makeup look\u2014virtually irreparable. \u2014 Kate Branch, Vogue , 15 July 2018",
"The branch fell hard to the ground, scattering bees and rubbernecks in all directions. \u2014 Ben Kesling, WSJ , 1 Aug. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Hollywood seems particularly keen to rubberneck these days. \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Feb. 2022",
"When the movie was released in 1970, the Beatles had just broken up, and this moment allowed fans to rubberneck at the cracks in the band\u2019s fa\u00e7ade, giving fuel to those who argued that McCartney was to blame for the split. \u2014 Dan Reilly, Vulture , 2 Dec. 2021",
"That is, there\u2019s no constraint: Drivers don\u2019t have to behave in a certain way, because there\u2019s no longer a rubbernecking driver in front of them. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 7 Apr. 2020",
"Drivers rubbernecked past the Indian Health Care Center, which had been placed on near-total lockdown. \u2014 Alden Woods, azcentral , 11 Apr. 2020",
"There are options for those who would rather rubberneck than subscribe: His website will sell you a replica Barings Bank trading jacket for \u20ac300. \u2014 Charley Grant, WSJ , 6 Feb. 2020",
"There have been plenty of other wrecks at this spot, just in the past week or two, reminding fans why sports is such rubbernecking fun. \u2014 John Branch, New York Times , 11 Oct. 2019",
"There\u2019s a rubbernecking aspect to listening to Alabama fans lose their minds after a loss, which is a big reason the shows became so famous outside the state. \u2014 John Talty | Jtalty@al.com, al , 12 Nov. 2019",
"There is an equality of skin on display here \u2014 first Nathan strips naked, and then Issa does, swapping rubbernecking for an intimate mutual gaze. \u2014 Amanda Hess, New York Times , 3 July 2019"
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"1894, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1892, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-044011"
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": something happening to a golf ball in play that affects its course or status not caused by a player or caddie involved in the match"
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"1812, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-060746"
},
"Ruislip Northwood":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
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"definitions":[
"former urban district in Middlesex, southern England, that is now part of Hillingdon"
],
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"\u02c8r\u012b-sl\u0259p-\u02c8n\u022frth-\u02ccwu\u0307d"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-070116"
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"definitions":[
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In between, students laid out pages, rejiggered run-on sentences and tweaked photo captions. \u2014 Hannah Natanson, Washington Post , 3 Apr. 2020",
"The narrator lives in a country whose mythic propositions hang in the same limbo as her run-on sentence . \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 6 Sep. 2019",
"Lucy Ellmann\u2019s eighth novel \u2014 1,000 pages long and primarily composed of run-on sentences \u2014 is an experimental narrative that probes the anxieties of life in contemporary America. \u2014 Annabel Gutterman, Time , 30 Aug. 2019",
"Great thickets of verbiage tumble forth as Virgil Abloh thinks out loud in long, run-on sentences \u2014often doubling back to critique himself or to add further thoughts or rephrase. \u2014 Jonathan Van Meter, Vogue , 14 May 2019",
"For those of us who make a habit of investing our allegiance in underdogs, then, the World Cup often reads like an interminable, run-on sentence of tragedy, loosely punctuated with eruptions of joy. \u2014 Kanishk Tharoor, The Atlantic , 14 July 2018",
"Four paragraphs of run-on sentences are usually a clue. \u2014 The Cut , 17 June 2018",
"Each room has its own character, so the house isn't one continuous run-on sentence . \u2014 Lisa Cregan, House Beautiful , 30 Mar. 2015"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1914, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-072013"
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"Ruiz, Nevado del":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
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"definitions":[
"volcanic peak of the Andes mountain system in west central Colombia, the November 1985 eruption of which resulted in more than 20,000 deaths"
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"ne-\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u035fh\u014d-\u02cct\u035fhel-r\u00fc-\u02c8\u0113s",
"-\u02c8\u0113z"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-090045"
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"rub off":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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"definitions":[
": to become transferred"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ukraine\u2019s incredible defensive achievement at Mariupol has yet to really rub off onto the rest of Ukraine\u2019s fighting force. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"To her critics, the foreign secretary was purposefully mimicking her great heroine in the hope that some of the Iron Lady\u2019s aura might rub off on her. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 9 May 2022",
"Don\u2019t let the health halo of the real thing rub off . \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Apr. 2021",
"So Sonic Youth went into the studio with Nevermind producer Butch Vig to see if some of that magic would rub off on them. \u2014 Al Shipley, SPIN , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The excessive dazzle of these spaces belies a desperation to keep alien beauty close, as though its enigmatic charms might rub off on us. \u2014 Laura Bannister, Vogue , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Stars like Reynolds, Rock Hudson, and Stephen Boyd (looking for his chariot from Ben-Hur) bid against ordinary moviegoers to take home a piece of MGM\u2019s history and, like Jeff Bezos, have some of the magic rub off . \u2014 Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Dutcher diagrammed a play for Bradley to inbound to Arop, then rub off him to take a handoff and get downhill to the rim. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Gold fill is a tarnish-resistant, thick layer of gold that's bonded to a base metal through high heat, whereas gold plating is a thinner layer that can chip or rub off when worn for an extended period of time or movement. \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 28 Jan. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1869, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-114825"
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"ruling"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-130929"
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"rulable":{
"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": capable of being ruled",
": permissible according to the rules"
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"\u02c8r\u00fcl\u0259b\u0259l"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English reuleable , from reule rule + -able"
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"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-002530"
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"ruffed bustard":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": houbara"
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"first_known_use":[
"1783, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-005704"
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"rum-hole":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": bar , saloon"
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"first_known_use":[
"1825, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-180551"
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"ruble":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
"the basic monetary unit of Russia \u2014 see Money Table",
": the basic monetary unit of Belarus \u2014 see Money Table",
": a Russian coin or bill"
],
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"\u02c8r\u00fc-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8r\u00fc-b\u0259l"
],
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"examples":[
"She gave the driver a ruble .",
"The ruble fell against the U.S. dollar.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The ruble , after plummeting in value in the days after the invasion, is now trading at four-year highs. \u2014 Ivan Nechepurenko, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
"The ruble , after plummeting in value in the days after the invasion, is now trading at four-year highs. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"The ruble had been trading in the range of 70 to 80 for a U.S. dollar. \u2014 Zenger News, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"At its peak on March 7, the ruble was trading at 135 to the dollar. \u2014 David Goldman, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
"While economists remain skeptical about the resilience of the ruble , global companies that were forced to exit Russia due to sanctions have incurred massive losses. \u2014 Siladitya Ray, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"High energy prices and the relative strength of the ruble have cushioned the troubled Russian economy since the invasion. \u2014 Andrew Jeong, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
"Across eastern Ukraine, Russia appeared intent on making its occupation permanent through Russian flags, Russian-language signs and the introduction of the ruble . \u2014 New York Times , 8 May 2022",
"The sudden strengthening of the ruble , propped up by Russia\u2019s central bank, is also eroding a competitive advantage, a person familiar with the matter said. \u2014 Georgi Kantchev, WSJ , 5 May 2022"
],
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"Russian rubl'"
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"first_known_use":[
"1557, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-185408"
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"rubricate":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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"definitions":[
": to write or print as a rubric",
": to provide with a rubric"
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"\u02c8r\u00fc-bri-\u02cck\u0101t"
],
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"1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-205540"
},
"rudesby":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an uncivil turbulent person"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00fcdzb\u0113"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"rude + -sby (as in the name Crosby )"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1566, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-123058"
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"run-out groove":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a lead-out groove on a phonograph record"
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1946, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-130358"
},
"rubrene":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an orange-red fluorescent crystalline polycyclic hydrocarbon C 42 H 28 that is decolorized by oxygen with the reversible formation of a peroxide; tetraphenyl-naphthacene"
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"\u02c8r\u00fc\u02ccbr\u0113n"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"International Scientific Vocabulary rubr- (from Latin rubr-, ruber red) + -ene"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1926, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-132204"
},
"rubious":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": red , ruby"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00fc-b\u0113-\u0259s"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"circa 1616, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-133154"
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"ruderation":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the process of paving with broken stone"
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccr\u00fcd\u0259\u02c8r\u0101sh\u0259n"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Latin ruderation-, ruderatio , from ruderatus (past participle) + -ion-, -io -ion"
],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1730, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-133226"
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"run out of gas":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": to no longer have any gas in one's vehicle"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-150929"
},
"Rubinstein":{
"type":[
"biographical name ()"
],
"definitions":[
"1829\u20131894 Russian pianist and composer",
"Arthur 1887\u20131982 American (Polish-born) pianist"
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00fc-b\u0259n-\u02ccst\u012bn"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-152627"
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"Ruhr":{
"type":[
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"definitions":[
"river 146 miles (235 kilometers) long in western Germany flowing northwest and west to the Rhine River",
"industrial district in the valley of the Ruhr River in Germany"
],
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"\u02c8ru\u0307r"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-160514"
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"run one's own life":{
"type":[
"idiom"
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"definitions":[
": to make one's own decisions"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-163710"
},
"rumfustian":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a hot drink composed of strong beer, wine, gin, egg yolks, sugar, and spices"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6r\u0259m\u00a6f\u0259sch\u0259n"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"probably from rum entry 2 + fustian"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1824, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-163744"
},
"rubrician":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one skilled in the knowledge of or tenaciously adhering to a rubric"
],
"pronounciation":[
"r\u00fc\u02c8brish\u0259n"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"circa 1734, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-164201"
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"run out of patience":{
"type":[
"idiom"
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"definitions":[
": to become annoyed or upset about having to wait for something"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-174638"
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"ruff and honours":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": ruff entry 4 sense 1"
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"first_known_use":[
"1674, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-174815"
},
"rum essence":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": ethyl butyrate or a prepared mixture of esters and oils used in the manufacture of imitation rum"
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"first_known_use":[
"1862, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-212815"
},
"rumless":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": lacking rum"
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0259ml\u0259\u0307s"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"rum entry 2 + -less"
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"first_known_use":[
"1860, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-224535"
},
"rubricity":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": redness"
],
"pronounciation":[
"r\u00fc\u02c8bris\u0259t\u0113"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"rubric entry 2 + -ity"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1800, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-010156"
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"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to act in a ruffianly manner",
": to make ruffianly"
],
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccn\u012bz"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1833, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-085904"
},
"ruderate":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to pave with broken stone":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00fcd\u0259\u02ccr\u0101t"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin ruderatus , past participle of ruderare to pave with broken stone, from rudus rubble":""
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1823, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105446"
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"rubrocortical":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": connecting or relating to the red nucleus and the cortex of the brain":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6r\u00fc(\u02cc)br\u014d+"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"rubro- (from Latin rubr-, ruber red + English -o- ) + cortical":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105641"
}
}
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