": a statement in meteorology: a wind in any direction tends to deflect to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern with a force that is directly proportional to the mass of wind in question, its velocity, the sine of the latitude, and the angular velocity of the earth's rotation":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"after William Ferrel \u20201891 American meteorologist, its formulator":""
"semicircle of fertile land stretching from the southeastern coast of the Mediterranean (in Israel and Lebanon) around the Syrian Desert north of Arabia (in Syria and Iraq) to the Persian Gulf (in Iraq and Iran)":[]
"as much as I wanted to back my friend up, my fealty to the truth was greater, and I could not lie for him",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His strength signals the broader shift in Republican politics across the country, away from urban power brokers and toward a rural base that demands fealty to a far-right agenda aligned with Mr. Trump. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2022",
"So with his top challenger, state Rep. Russell Fry, backed by Trump and repeatedly attacking Rice for his lack of fealty to the former president, Rice has taken to the airwaves to try to turn his race into a referendum on taxes and rising prices. \u2014 Ben Kamisar, NBC News , 27 May 2022",
"With Trump prioritizing fealty to his election lies over all else, many Pennsylvania Republicans fear the former president has undermined their chances in the crucial state. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 18 May 2022",
"One obstacle will be the demands of fealty from Donald Trump. \u2014 Karl Rove, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2022",
"For now, scores of tour players, including everyone at the top of the men\u2019s world rankings, have pledged their fealty to the PGA Tour. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"His transportation secretary pledged fealty to the Jones Act before his tenure even began. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 15 Dec. 2021",
"The two channels gained notoriety in recent years by seeking out conservative viewers who believe right-leaning Fox News, the dominant ratings leader in cable news, did not show enough unwavering fealty to Trump. \u2014 Stephen Battaglio Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 Jan. 2022",
"Some lawmakers shoulder rifles and holster Glocks as a statement of Second Amendment fealty . \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English feute, fealtye, borrowed from Anglo-French feelt\u00e9, fealt\u00e9, going back to Latin fid\u0113lit\u0101t-, fid\u0113lit\u0101s \"faithfulness, loyalty\" \u2014 more at fidelity":""
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fealty fidelity , allegiance , fealty , loyalty , devotion , piety mean faithfulness to something to which one is bound by pledge or duty. fidelity implies strict and continuing faithfulness to an obligation, trust, or duty. marital fidelity allegiance suggests an adherence like that of citizens to their country. pledging allegiance fealty implies a fidelity acknowledged by the individual and as compelling as a sworn vow. fealty to the truth loyalty implies a faithfulness that is steadfast in the face of any temptation to renounce, desert, or betray. valued the loyalty of his friends devotion stresses zeal and service amounting to self-dedication. a painter's devotion to her art piety stresses fidelity to obligations regarded as natural and fundamental. filial piety",
"unable to walk the streets without fear of being mugged",
"They regarded their enemies with fear and hatred.",
"I've been trying to overcome my fear of flying.",
"The doctor's diagnosis confirmed our worst fears .",
"The government is trying to allay fears of a recession.",
"Employees expressed fears that the company would go out of business.",
"He told us about all his hopes and fears .",
"She has a morbid fear of cats.",
"Verb",
"He was a cruel king who was feared and hated by his subjects.",
"There's no need to fear .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In the 1980s, when fear about a deadly new virus called HIV meant many funeral homes would not accept the corpses of AIDS patients, many were buried on Hart Island. \u2014 Mary Jordan, Washington Post , 2 July 2022",
"The recent graduate continues to create space for people to live their lives, fully, freely, and without fear . \u2014 Jene\u00e9 Osterheldt, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
"In a nearby neighborhood called Batla House, mechanical engineer Sanaullah Akbar sees ghettos as spaces where Muslims can live without fear , even if these areas lack infrastructure or attract hostility. \u2014 Tarushi Aswani, The Christian Science Monitor , 30 June 2022",
"Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, his deputy Gabriel Sterling and Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers became famous to varying degrees for simply upholding their oaths of office and doing their jobs without fear or favor. \u2014 Charlie Dent, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"That will allow companies in Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, and Cambodia to export solar energy systems to the United States without fear of paying steep fees. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 10 June 2022",
"And everyone deserves to feel safe and get to work, pick up children and be a part of their communities without fear . \u2014 Fox News , 9 June 2022",
"The next day, El Faro flew Carlos to Mexico City to continue reporting on the recordings without fear of Salvadoran authorities interrupting him. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"In reality, de-politicizing the department means following wherever the law leads without fear of the politics involved. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 2 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Texas is at the leading edge of what doctors fear will be a wave of more complicated pregnancies and sicker patients in the wake of the high court\u2019s decision. \u2014 Jessica Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2022",
"While the sight of a snake strikes fear into the hearts of many people around the world, the reality is that only a fraction of those native to Bexar County and Texas as a whole are potentially dangerous. \u2014 Caroline Tien, San Antonio Express-News , 2 July 2022",
"Some are threatened by innovation and fear their subordinates outshining them. \u2014 Dr. Ruth Gotian, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Essence spoke to Woodfolk about complicated female friendships, recklessness, and fear as a hindrance. \u2014 Essence , 1 July 2022",
"Children are dying in their homes \u2014 in villages where aid workers fear to go \u2014 from hunger and related illnesses such as measles and cholera. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
"That\u2019s either a sign that conditions may not be as bad as some fear , or that they are set to disappoint. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
"Identifying 51 people found dead in a truck in San Antonio is complicated because multiple countries are involved and concerned families of migrants may fear potential legal ramifications for coming forward. \u2014 Tami Abdollah, USA TODAY , 29 June 2022",
"The backlog has rattled confidence in the industry, which local producers fear won\u2019t be easily regained. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 27 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3":"Verb"
"Middle English fer, going back to Old English f\u01e3r, f\u0113r \"unexpected danger, peril,\" going back to Germanic *f\u0113ra- or *f\u0113ran- (whence also Old Saxon f\u0101r \"lurking danger,\" Old High German f\u0101ra \"ambush, danger,\" Old Norse f\u00e1r \"evil, mischief, plague\"), perhaps going back to a lengthened-grade nominal derivative of a proposed Indo-European verbal base *per- \"test, risk\" \u2014 more at peril entry 1":"Noun",
"Middle English feren \"to frighten, be afraid of,\" going back to Old English f\u01e3ran, f\u0113ran \"to take by surprise, frighten,\" weak verb derivative (as also Old Saxon f\u0101ron \"to lurk in wait for, frighten,\" Old High German f\u0101r\u0113n \"to lurk in wait for, strive, devise ill against,\" Old Norse f\u00e6ra \"to slight, taunt\") of Germanic *f\u0113ra- or *f\u0113ran- \u2014 more at fear entry 1":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fir",
"\u02c8fi(\u0259)r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fear Noun fear , dread , fright , alarm , panic , terror , trepidation mean painful agitation in the presence or anticipation of danger. fear is the most general term and implies anxiety and usually loss of courage. fear of the unknown dread usually adds the idea of intense reluctance to face or meet a person or situation and suggests aversion as well as anxiety. faced the meeting with dread fright implies the shock of sudden, startling fear. fright at being awakened suddenly alarm suggests a sudden and intense awareness of immediate danger. view the situation with alarm panic implies unreasoning and overmastering fear causing hysterical activity. the news caused widespread panic terror implies the most extreme degree of fear. immobilized with terror trepidation adds to dread the implications of timidity, trembling, and hesitation. raised the subject with trepidation",
"He plays the role of a timid and fearful clerk.",
"They won the war but at a fearful cost.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The local community is fearful of The Grabber\u2014this was an era before cell phones and when children spent most of their after-school time unsupervised and riding around on their banana seat bicycles. \u2014 Angela Dawson, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"The Ravens were either fearful of running out of healthy defensive backs a year ago or took a hard look at their immediate future. \u2014 Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun , 7 June 2022",
"The pandemic gives us an example of church leadership not being fearful of members\u2019 response. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
"At the time of the American Revolution, elites remained nervous about opening up participation in choosing leaders to the common people, fearful that their participation would lead to mob rule and the rise of hucksters. \u2014 Chelsea Sheasley, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 June 2022",
"Lack of charging has left many consumers fearful of purchasing electric vehicles. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"Volatility remains elevated, with investors fearful that rising rates and surging inflation could lead to a slowdown in economic growth and possible recession. \u2014 Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Sigur\u00f0sson\u2019s bear-like strength doesn\u2019t exclude aching human vulnerability, as Ragnar proves increasingly fearful of God. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
"However, several senators have grown increasingly wary of a vote on the proposal, fearful that legislation opposed by top tech companies could become a distraction on the campaign trail. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 27 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English feerful, fereful \"inspiring dread, frightened,\" from fer fear entry 1 + -ful -ful entry 1":""
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fearful fearful , apprehensive , afraid mean disturbed by fear. fearful implies often a timorous or worrying temperament. the child is fearful of loud noises apprehensive suggests a state of mind and implies a premonition of evil or danger. apprehensive of being found out afraid often suggests weakness or cowardice and regularly implies inhibition of action or utterance. afraid to speak the truth",
"He plays the role of a timid and fearful clerk.",
"They won the war but at a fearful cost.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The local community is fearful of The Grabber\u2014this was an era before cell phones and when children spent most of their after-school time unsupervised and riding around on their banana seat bicycles. \u2014 Angela Dawson, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"The Ravens were either fearful of running out of healthy defensive backs a year ago or took a hard look at their immediate future. \u2014 Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun , 7 June 2022",
"The pandemic gives us an example of church leadership not being fearful of members\u2019 response. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
"At the time of the American Revolution, elites remained nervous about opening up participation in choosing leaders to the common people, fearful that their participation would lead to mob rule and the rise of hucksters. \u2014 Chelsea Sheasley, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 June 2022",
"Lack of charging has left many consumers fearful of purchasing electric vehicles. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"Volatility remains elevated, with investors fearful that rising rates and surging inflation could lead to a slowdown in economic growth and possible recession. \u2014 Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Sigur\u00f0sson\u2019s bear-like strength doesn\u2019t exclude aching human vulnerability, as Ragnar proves increasingly fearful of God. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
"However, several senators have grown increasingly wary of a vote on the proposal, fearful that legislation opposed by top tech companies could become a distraction on the campaign trail. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 27 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English feerful, fereful \"inspiring dread, frightened,\" from fer fear entry 1 + -ful -ful entry 1":""
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fearful fearful , apprehensive , afraid mean disturbed by fear. fearful implies often a timorous or worrying temperament. the child is fearful of loud noises apprehensive suggests a state of mind and implies a premonition of evil or danger. apprehensive of being found out afraid often suggests weakness or cowardice and regularly implies inhibition of action or utterance. afraid to speak the truth",
"skydiving is one sport that tends to attract fearless types",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"My brother [Richard Rosenthal] who produces the show with me, understands by putting me in certain situations that, for instance, Anthony Bourdain would be very brave and fearless in. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 10 June 2022",
"The comedy-drama series features Andi Barnes, an ambitious divorce lawyer, Danni King, a funny and fearless airport employee, Karen Mott, a street-smart hair salon owner, and Sabrina Hollins, a smart and stylish bank teller. \u2014 al , 1 June 2022",
"The British writer David Pryce-Jones has distilled five decades of journalism into an elegant, personal and fearless tableau of the late 20th century. \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"Like Galt and his friends, the movie showed Musk as a great industrialist: independent, outspoken and fearless . \u2014 Jeff Bradford, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"Her columns are both fearless and nimble, taking on the right for political stunts at the border and the left for resisting funds for police in neighborhoods desperate for safe streets. \u2014 Greg Burton, The Arizona Republic , 20 May 2022",
"The characters were fearless , reckless, because their youth afforded them the right to be. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 12 May 2022",
"Ford is completely fearless , which is so important for a running back in pass protection. \u2014 Lance Reisland, cleveland , 11 May 2022",
"From smaller breeds like the hairy, lovable Puli to larger dog breeds like the bullmastiff, these dog breeds are smart, fearless , and faithful. \u2014 Leigh Crandall, Country Living , 18 Apr. 2022"
"skydiving is one sport that tends to attract fearless types",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"My brother [Richard Rosenthal] who produces the show with me, understands by putting me in certain situations that, for instance, Anthony Bourdain would be very brave and fearless in. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 10 June 2022",
"The comedy-drama series features Andi Barnes, an ambitious divorce lawyer, Danni King, a funny and fearless airport employee, Karen Mott, a street-smart hair salon owner, and Sabrina Hollins, a smart and stylish bank teller. \u2014 al , 1 June 2022",
"The British writer David Pryce-Jones has distilled five decades of journalism into an elegant, personal and fearless tableau of the late 20th century. \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"Like Galt and his friends, the movie showed Musk as a great industrialist: independent, outspoken and fearless . \u2014 Jeff Bradford, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"Her columns are both fearless and nimble, taking on the right for political stunts at the border and the left for resisting funds for police in neighborhoods desperate for safe streets. \u2014 Greg Burton, The Arizona Republic , 20 May 2022",
"The characters were fearless , reckless, because their youth afforded them the right to be. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 12 May 2022",
"Ford is completely fearless , which is so important for a running back in pass protection. \u2014 Lance Reisland, cleveland , 11 May 2022",
"From smaller breeds like the hairy, lovable Puli to larger dog breeds like the bullmastiff, these dog breeds are smart, fearless , and faithful. \u2014 Leigh Crandall, Country Living , 18 Apr. 2022"
"at night the child would always imagine that there were fearsome monsters lurking under his bed",
"after working all afternoon in the hot sun, I had developed a fearsome thirst",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And then there is Sheriff James Ambrose (Gabriel Byrne), a stern ex-soldier who isn\u2019t given to unreasonable brutishness, but feel feels totally (and justifiably) confident in his ability to keep the peace because of his fearsome reputation. \u2014 Joe Leydon, Variety , 22 June 2022",
"But in spite of their fearsome reputation, great white sharks are a vulnerable species and their numbers are decreasing, according to WWF. \u2014 Amy Woodyatt, CNN , 27 Oct. 2021",
"Most importantly, the fearsome combat power of dozens of strike aircraft equipped with precision weapons bolsters deterrence across the spectrum of warfare, from terrorism to nuclear conflict. \u2014 Loren Thompson, Forbes , 14 Sep. 2021",
"Hearns was the foil for them all, the ghetto kid who overcame it all with fearsome punching power that could turn a fight round with one punch. \u2014 Tim Dahlberg, Star Tribune , 5 June 2021",
"The lockout interrupted those plans and now his once fearsome fastball is 93-94 m.p.h., according to scouts ... \u2014 Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
"But as the populations of these vulnerable big cats dwindle, conservationists are partnering with the tribe to protect the fearsome predators rather than hunt them. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Instead of quickly swimming away from sharks, a surprising number of fish species actually pursue the fearsome predators to use as something like a living backscratcher, an analysis of drone footage, photographs and diver video feeds shows. \u2014 Andrea Thompson, Scientific American , 27 Dec. 2021",
"Whatever their emerging record, Democrats must also overcome a fearsome wall of mistrust, and a broad willingness among Republicans to believe the worst about them. \u2014 Peter Slevin, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2021"
"Egyptian hieroglyphics \u2026 are also usually assumed to be the product of independent invention, but the alternative interpretation of idea diffusion is more feasible than in the case of Chinese writing. \u2014 Jared M. Diamond , Guns, Germs, and Steel , 1997",
"\u2026 there do not appear to be any remedies for this situation that are at once politically feasible and likely to work. \u2014 Richard A. Posner , Times Literary Supplement , 1 Sept. 1995",
"The '70s was the era in which it seemed more important, or more feasible , to reform our bodies than to change the world. \u2014 Barbara Ehrenreich , Utne Reader , May/June 1992",
"The government has now made it feasible for tourists to spend as long as a month in the country \u2026 \u2014 Fred C. Shapiro , New Yorker , 22 Oct. 1990",
"looking for a feasible way to create new jobs",
"would it be feasible to build a cabin in so short a time?",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For now, allowing some employees to work remotely 100 percent of the time isn\u2019t feasible , says Boyd. \u2014 Beth Decarbo, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"If quarantining is not feasible , the CDC says a person should wear a well-fitting mask at all times around others for 10 days after exposure. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
"The airline industry is being to coalesce around a roadmap of what's feasible and what's needed to achieve it, said Graver. \u2014 Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
"Stephens said he's asked staff members to return to Zoom meetings when possible and move indoor events outdoors when feasible . \u2014 Fox News , 21 May 2022",
"When feasible , make the planting hole two to three times the width of the root ball. \u2014 Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune , 14 May 2022",
"That includes adding recycling, maybe even dabbling in compostables and, when feasible , reusing water. \u2014 Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 Oct. 2021",
"But that's not always feasible with a complicated protective case. \u2014 PCMAG , 13 June 2022",
"The stage has been extended into the theater to create greater proximity to the audience, and the actors strive for naturalism, but the whispering quality that Nelson achieved isn\u2019t feasible in this grander space. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
"Middle English faisible, feseable, borrowed from Anglo-French fesable, faisable, from fais-, stem of faire \"to make, do\" (going back to Latin facere ) + -able -able \u2014 more at fact":""
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for feasible possible , practicable , feasible mean capable of being realized. possible implies that a thing may certainly exist or occur given the proper conditions. a possible route up the west face of the mountain practicable implies that something may be effected by available means or under current conditions. a solution that is not practicable in the time available feasible applies to what is likely to work or be useful in attaining the end desired. commercially feasible for mass production",
"Every guest brought a different dish to the party, and we had quite a feast .",
"There were hundreds of guests at the royal wedding feast .",
"the feast of the Nativity",
"Verb",
"the returning war heroes were feasted all over the country",
"feast your eyes on all the fresh flowers at the farmers' market",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But a feast like this puts you close to surf and sun and sand. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
"Morning tea\u2019s feast held me over throughout the day, though the only thing keeping me hydrated were the large bottles of champagne that kept getting passed my way. \u2014 Isiah Magsino, Vogue , 20 June 2022",
"The feast -like offering continues at lunch and dinner. \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"The 8:42-long video is a surrealist feast that puts Swardlick\u2019s longtime mascot, Morne Diablotins, in a funky dream sequence \u2014 each stylish vignette soundtracked to another snippet from the companion Compact Objects LP, released June 7. \u2014 Kat Bein, Billboard , 9 June 2022",
"Filmed in Portofino as well as Opatija, on the north Adriatic coast of Croatia, the drama is a visual feast that features plenty of breathtaking shots from both destinations. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 5 June 2022",
"San Diego\u2019s colony of Portuguese yesterday, White Sunday, celebrated its Sociedade Espirito Santo fiesta with a colorful procession high mass at the St. Agnes church and a feast . \u2014 Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"The meat from the animal is then donated to food banks in North America \u2014 and also enjoyed at home for a holiday feast . \u2014 Manal Aman, Woman's Day , 9 June 2022",
"Each day, there\u2019s a different adventure, including a jetboat ride up the Stikine River in Wrangell, a skiff adventure in Glacier Bay, an exploration of Baranof Island and a visit to a private lodge for a surf-and-turf feast on the beach. \u2014 Scott Mcmurren, Anchorage Daily News , 7 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"One resident emailed the university thanking them for their efforts to reduce the number of deer, which feast on backyard vegetation. \u2014 Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Once a site has been identified, the group clears any intruding hardwoods and puts down a plastic tarp to retain water, ultimately creating a breeding ground that\u2019s free from any predatory fish that would feast on the newts\u2019 eggs. \u2014 Jared Ranahan, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Bears and doom-mongers have had plenty to feast upon in the news this year, from inflation and the cost-of-living crisis to volatility in everything from blue-chip stocks to cryptocurrencies. \u2014 Steven Desmyter, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"But billions of songbirds are now on their way to feast there, where few people dare to venture in summertime. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Apr. 2022",
"For decades, Laguna Beach has launched a herd of goats to feast on the city\u2019s canyon slopes in an effort to reduce the threat of brush fires. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
"But fishers and divers are reluctant because the otters like to feast on valuable species like Dungeness crab, sea urchin and abalone. \u2014 Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle , 24 May 2022",
"Depardieu, an old thalasso hand, invites Houellebecq to his suite to feast on illicit stocks of wine and rillettes. \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"Lovers of fashion have had plenty to feast their eyes upon this week. \u2014 Sam Sussman, Vogue , 21 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
"Middle English feste , from Anglo-French, from Latin festa , plural of festum festival, from neuter of festus solemn, festal; akin to Latin feriae holidays, fanum temple":"Noun"
": an act or product of skill, endurance, or ingenuity":[
"Building the bridge was an engineering feat ."
],
": becoming , neat":[],
": smart , dexterous":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a performer known for her astonishing acrobatic feats",
"an exceptional feat of the human intellect",
"Writing that whole report in one night was quite a feat .",
"It was no mean feat .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The scene was reminiscent of the last no-hitter to be thrown against the Yankees, in which six Astros pitchers worked together to accomplish the feat on June 11, 2003. \u2014 New York Times , 25 June 2022",
"Of the six other rookies to accomplish the feat , Sean Taylor, Terence Newman and Champ Bailey also became Pro Bowlers, and Bailey reached the Pro Football Hall of Fame. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 25 June 2022",
"The Tampa Bay Lightning have a chance to earn a slice of hockey immortality and accomplish a feat that eluded those great Oilers, Penguins and Red Wings teams. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"Lembo led the program to four state title games, but none of his teams were able to accomplish the feat . \u2014 Joseph Arruda, Hartford Courant , 2 June 2022",
"Land Rover hasn\u2019t said how fast the SUV will be, but the P300 will be able to sprint from zero to 60 mph in 7.5 seconds, while the P400 can accomplish the same feat in 6.3 seconds. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 31 May 2022",
"Green Bay has won 13 games in three straight seasons, becoming the first team in NFL history to accomplish that feat . \u2014 Rob Reischel, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"One way gardeners try to accomplish this feat is to plant without hardening things off. \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
"To accomplish this feat , local adequate public facilities ordinances (APFO) must be met, namely infrastructure and schools. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Chestnut's 13th Mustard Yellow Belt prompted ESPN to show the 36-year-old's feat side-by-side with other athletes who have won the same competition or title over the course of their careers. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 6 July 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
"Middle English fet, fait, borrowed from Anglo-French, going back to Latin factum \"deed, action\" \u2014 more at fact":"Noun",
"Middle English fet, fayt, borrowed from Anglo-French fait, past participle of faire \"to do, make, perform,\" going back to Latin facere \u2014 more at fact":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u0113t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for feat Noun feat , exploit , achievement mean a remarkable deed. feat implies strength or dexterity or daring. an acrobatic feat exploit suggests an adventurous or heroic act. his exploits as a spy achievement implies hard-won success in the face of difficulty or opposition. her achievements as a chemist",
"the two brothers are sports-obsessed jocks, and most of their friends are of the same feather",
"prom couples strutted into the ballroom in full feather",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"At the end of the string is a feather , which Vang said helps with aim and accuracy. \u2014 Ben Schultz, Journal Sentinel , 1 July 2022",
"Pyrotechnicians agree that the blue-violet shades of this peacock feather are the most challenging to formulate. \u2014 Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics , 30 June 2022",
"The show was to be a crowning event in his career \u2014 Mr. Abloh died last year after a long illness \u2014 and certainly a feather in Mr. Sargent\u2019s cap. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
"Jordan\u2019s suit was made with blue, green, and yellow floral feather embroidery, finished with a green bow tie and tails. \u2014 Sarah Spellings, Vogue , 24 June 2022",
"Make your indoor cat feel like a master hunter with a toy that keeps them guessing , like this one which sends an enticing feather popping out of its openings at random intervals\u2014like a kitty version of Whack A Mole. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard And Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 21 June 2022",
"The Haymarket orchestra sounded especially Technicolor in the Jarvis Hall pit, with feather -down woodwinds and zestily shapeshifting strings. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"Manzanales\u2019s 21-minute dance sends her six women and five men over the stage as if impelled by a summer breeze, building and sustaining a momentum that beguiles with its lightness and fleetness as might a feather teasing and tickling the senses. \u2014 Robert Greskovic, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"The set also comes with several attachments, so your cat can play with a crinkle ball one day, a ribbon another and a feather the next to keep them engaged. \u2014 Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The lipstick doesn\u2019t feather or dry out lips, Lab evaluators found. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Musicians are getting exploited to feather wealthy podcasters\u2019 nests. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Up close, the silks are graceful and delicate, the knits are feather soft. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 15 Nov. 2021",
"Gowns with flamboyant shoulders yet feather detailing at the bottom, to shimmery gowns in golds, greens, and creams filled the collection. \u2014 Allyson Portee, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Tang recommends going only one or two levels lighter than your base color to keep things modern, and asking your stylist to feather your highlights for a seamless transition. \u2014 Janae Mckenzie, Glamour , 31 Aug. 2021",
"On August 1, Gaga sashayed out of her hotel lobby in a Valentino Haute Couture look that featured a vibrant purple cape dress with a matching lilac feather headdress by Philip Treacy and pair of pale yellow gloves, according to stylist Tom Eerebout. \u2014 Jacorey Moon, PEOPLE.com , 3 Aug. 2021",
"The blades slowed enough to allow Garrett to feather the no. 1. \u2014 Eric Lindner, Popular Mechanics , 22 July 2021",
"To eliminate the potential for lethal drag, Murray instructed Garrett to feather engine no. 3, then stand by to discharge fire suppressant. \u2014 Eric Lindner, Popular Mechanics , 22 July 2021"
"Middle English fether , from Old English; akin to Old High German federa wing, Latin petere to go to, seek, Greek petesthai to fly, piptein to fall, pteron wing":"Noun"
"the company has designed a strong but featherlight fiber which it hopes to market to manufacturers of body armor",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Soothe inflamed skin with this featherlight hydrating gel from Biossance, a pioneering brand in clean and sustainable skincare innovations. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The two entrees were served with two sides, a featherlight couscous scented with Tunisian tabil spice and studded with sweet nuggets of tender apricot, and harira, a Moroccan dish of lentils, fava beans, roasted cauliflower and lemon. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Wearing a featherlight linen shirt with a peter pan collar and strips of pink embroidery across the chest, and a pair of loose, flared jeans, Styles looks set to reinvent the rock star look all over again. \u2014 Vogue , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Laurel Creager\u2019s best friend is a featherlight creature who perches on her shoulder, clings to her hair, demands a daily dose of mealworms ... and occasionally poops down her back. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 23 Sep. 2020"
"Alexander Volkanovski has already beaten Max Holloway twice in UFC featherweight title fights, and that still wasn't enough to settle this rivalry. \u2014 Greg Beacham, ajc , 1 July 2022",
"The responsive midsole combines cushy foam with a firm carbon plate for quick, bouncy rebound, while the featherweight , breathable mono-mesh upper adds to the sleek feel. \u2014 Cory Smith, Outside Online , 10 June 2022",
"Despite its featherweight , gel-like formula, Exuviance was a strong performer in GH Beauty Lab testing, winning for minimizing the look of lines on aging skin. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 23 May 2022",
"The super featherweight is looking to sign with a promotion, as is Garcia. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 21 May 2022",
"Oliveira, who missed weight multiple times while competing as a featherweight , hadn't missed weight since returning to lightweight in April 2017. \u2014 Mike Bohn, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
"No sticky, goopy fingers with Jergens, a featherweight gel with hydrating hyaluronic acid. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 26 Apr. 2022",
"As the current featherweight champion, Volkanovski is the prohibitive favorite to win the fight at (-675), which puts The Korean Zombie as the underdog at (+475). \u2014 oregonlive , 9 Apr. 2022",
"The 35-year-old South Korean has been a part of the UFC featherweight class for more than a decade. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 9 Apr. 2022"
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"overweight",
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"examples":[
"a plant with feathery leaves",
"the apple pie had a wonderfully feathery crust",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Images Signet marigolds have tiny flowers and beautiful feathery foliage. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living , 14 June 2022",
"Tipping the scales at just 1.5 ounces, the Mini Bugout has a feathery handle made from polymer with inserted carbon-fiber fragments that is incredibly stiff, sturdy, and comfy to hold. \u2014 Jakob Schiller, Outside Online , 13 June 2022",
"The spicy yet feathery -light top notes of Blu Atlas' Atlantis are bergamot, as noted. \u2014 Sophie Saint Thomas, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Sadie also rocked feathery brows with light peach eyeshadow, a vivid blue lower lashline, and silver flakes to accent her eyes. \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 8 June 2022",
"With an intensely carrot-y flavor and aroma, carrot greens possess the pleasant earthy bitterness common for leafy greens but with a feathery texture that feels like an herb. \u2014 Ellie Krieger, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"The innovative hourglass-shaped brush grasps every lash for a fluttery, feathery effect. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022",
"And at a positively feathery (for this category, at least) 7.3 ounces for the men\u2019s and 6.2 for the women\u2019s, the shoe is lightweight enough to provide extra cushion without slowing you down. \u2014 Todd Plummer, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
"Vogue's Anna Wintour, who has run the gala since 1995, wore feathery Chanel and a jeweled tiara that has been in her family since 1910. \u2014 Leanne Italie, Chron , 3 May 2022"
"This year's models include several new safety features .",
"This camera has several features that make it easy to use.",
"The car has some interesting new design features .",
"His plan combines the best features of the earlier proposals.",
"Her eyes are her best feature .",
"Tonight's feature is a new romantic comedy.",
"He starred in his first feature film a year ago.",
"Verb",
"The building features a state-of-the-art security system.",
"The new menu features several low-fat entrees.",
"The show now features a new singer.",
"The evening news report featured the story of the murder.",
"The newspaper featured health care on its front page.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In addition to securing Elvis\u2019 RCA deal, Parker negotiated his feature films, his Vegas residency and his Aloha From Hawaii special. \u2014 Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 June 2022",
"Rosebud Films is developing multiple feature films projects, one of which is a psychological period piece focusing on the occult. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 22 June 2022",
"The vast majority of Netflix movies on this list, in spite of the streamer\u2019s best efforts to crank out hit original feature films, are actually third-party, non-Netflix titles. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 15 June 2022",
"In the meantime, Netflix is streaming some of Hwang's South Korean feature films, including Silenced and Miss Granny, as well as Lee Jung-jae vehicle Svaha: The Sixth Finger. \u2014 Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG , 13 June 2022",
"The four feature films that win their respective categories \u2014 Hoosier Lens, American Spectrum, World Cinema and Documentary \u2014 will advance to grand jury deliberation, where a sole winner will be selected. \u2014 Griffin Wiles, The Indianapolis Star , 10 June 2022",
"As the same implies, this Nebula projector is meant to move around, thanks to its onboard rechargeable battery that delivers three hours of power on a single charge, plenty of juice for most feature films. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 10 June 2022",
"Everyone knows about the impact the pandemic had on feature films and theatrical releases. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022",
"Klein directed three feature films and 27 documentaries, and the second floor of the exhibition is largely given over to the moving image. \u2014 Vogue , 2 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Another proposal that has gained steam in recent days and is expected to feature at the summit is a price cap on Russian oil, allowing European countries to import it, but only at an artificially low price. \u2014 Jim Tankersley, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
"The site is expected to feature historical and art exhibits, as well as events and lecture series, hosted by LGBTQ creators and figures. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 24 June 2022",
"In addition, the Heat also are expected to feature Jovic, Mulder, Smart, midseason addition Haywood Highsmith and center Omer Yurtseven on their summer roster. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
"For fans looking for drag performances, the festival is scheduled to feature celebrated performers like Monet X Change and Chicago\u2019s beloved Shea Coulee. \u2014 Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"Saturday and Sunday are expected to feature highs in the lower 90s across most valley areas. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
"The American and National league lineups are sure to feature some of baseball\u2019s top earners, including Mike Trout, Max Scherzer and Gerrit Cole. \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"The designs were created by nail artist Eri Ishizu with one goal in mind: to feature the colors that represent pan-African pride and culture. \u2014 Chelsea Avila, Allure , 21 June 2022",
"Phase 4 was going to be the first MCU phase to feature multiple TV shows on Disney\u2019s brand new streaming service. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 21 June 2022"
"Middle English feture , from Anglo-French, from Latin factura act of making, from factus , past participle of facere to make \u2014 more at do":"Noun and Verb"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Dawson, one of the earliest YouTube stars, was an original featured creator at VidCon. \u2014 Kat Tenbarge, NBC News , 23 June 2022",
"More than 400 customers would line up to eat Streecha\u2019s four featured menu items in March. \u2014 Jenae Barnes, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Season two featured guest stars including Laurie Metcalf, Ming-Na Wen and Margaret Cho, among others. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
"One of the event\u2019s featured themes, celebrating the cultural traditions of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was likewise bumped twice before this year\u2019s events. \u2014 Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 June 2022",
"The lobby is gorgeous, from the black and white marble mosaic flooring to the large featured painting by Argentinian artist Eduardo Hoffmann depicting the rolling English countryside. \u2014 Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"In the season\u2019s 21-person cast of regular and featured players, nine were women, two of whom exited at the end of the season \u2014 Kate McKinnon and Aidy Bryant. \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 8 June 2022",
"The featured content will include: Queerness in Conversation, Culture Closeups, Serving Lewks and Get Ready With Me. \u2014 Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 May 2022",
"Warmer weather was expected Sunday, but day two featured picture-perfect conditions for an afternoon at Waterfront Park. \u2014 Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal , 28 May 2022"
],
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"This year's models include several new safety features .",
"This camera has several features that make it easy to use.",
"The car has some interesting new design features .",
"His plan combines the best features of the earlier proposals.",
"Her eyes are her best feature .",
"Tonight's feature is a new romantic comedy.",
"He starred in his first feature film a year ago.",
"Verb",
"The building features a state-of-the-art security system.",
"The new menu features several low-fat entrees.",
"The show now features a new singer.",
"The evening news report featured the story of the murder.",
"The newspaper featured health care on its front page.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In addition to securing Elvis\u2019 RCA deal, Parker negotiated his feature films, his Vegas residency and his Aloha From Hawaii special. \u2014 Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 June 2022",
"Rosebud Films is developing multiple feature films projects, one of which is a psychological period piece focusing on the occult. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 22 June 2022",
"The vast majority of Netflix movies on this list, in spite of the streamer\u2019s best efforts to crank out hit original feature films, are actually third-party, non-Netflix titles. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 15 June 2022",
"In the meantime, Netflix is streaming some of Hwang's South Korean feature films, including Silenced and Miss Granny, as well as Lee Jung-jae vehicle Svaha: The Sixth Finger. \u2014 Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG , 13 June 2022",
"The four feature films that win their respective categories \u2014 Hoosier Lens, American Spectrum, World Cinema and Documentary \u2014 will advance to grand jury deliberation, where a sole winner will be selected. \u2014 Griffin Wiles, The Indianapolis Star , 10 June 2022",
"As the same implies, this Nebula projector is meant to move around, thanks to its onboard rechargeable battery that delivers three hours of power on a single charge, plenty of juice for most feature films. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 10 June 2022",
"Everyone knows about the impact the pandemic had on feature films and theatrical releases. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022",
"Klein directed three feature films and 27 documentaries, and the second floor of the exhibition is largely given over to the moving image. \u2014 Vogue , 2 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Another proposal that has gained steam in recent days and is expected to feature at the summit is a price cap on Russian oil, allowing European countries to import it, but only at an artificially low price. \u2014 Jim Tankersley, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
"The site is expected to feature historical and art exhibits, as well as events and lecture series, hosted by LGBTQ creators and figures. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 24 June 2022",
"In addition, the Heat also are expected to feature Jovic, Mulder, Smart, midseason addition Haywood Highsmith and center Omer Yurtseven on their summer roster. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
"For fans looking for drag performances, the festival is scheduled to feature celebrated performers like Monet X Change and Chicago\u2019s beloved Shea Coulee. \u2014 Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"Saturday and Sunday are expected to feature highs in the lower 90s across most valley areas. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
"The American and National league lineups are sure to feature some of baseball\u2019s top earners, including Mike Trout, Max Scherzer and Gerrit Cole. \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"The designs were created by nail artist Eri Ishizu with one goal in mind: to feature the colors that represent pan-African pride and culture. \u2014 Chelsea Avila, Allure , 21 June 2022",
"Phase 4 was going to be the first MCU phase to feature multiple TV shows on Disney\u2019s brand new streaming service. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 21 June 2022"
"Middle English feture , from Anglo-French, from Latin factura act of making, from factus , past participle of facere to make \u2014 more at do":"Noun and Verb"
"Beach samples are analyzed for three fecal -indicator bacteria that show pollution from numerous sources, including human and animal waste. \u2014 Rosanna Xiastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"Grades were based on the levels of fecal -indicator bacterial pollution in the ocean, as measured by county health agencies. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"The principle consists in mixing, with the sewage, quantities of lime and clay, combining with the carbonic acid of the fecal matters to form carbonate of lime, in an impalpable powder. \u2014 Mark Fischetti, Scientific American , 15 June 2022",
"Veterinarians who participate will submit fur, fecal , urine and blood samples of select, enrolled participants to help the team find aging milestones in dogs. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 6 Mar. 2022",
"Water that is released into the river is treated at the plant with chlorine to kill organisms such as escherichia coli, commonly called e. coli, in fecal matter. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"It's most commonly spread by ingesting food or water that have been contaminated with fecal matter. \u2014 Doha Madani, NBC News , 30 May 2022",
"Pull back sheets and check the mattress and box spring for live bed bugs or black fecal spots. \u2014 Jerome Goddard, The Conversation , 3 June 2022",
"Prior studies have compared fecal parasites found in hunter-gatherer and farming communities, thereby revealing dramatic dietary changes, as well as shifts in settlement patterns and social organization coinciding with the rise of agriculture. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 20 May 2022"
"Infected animals may shed prions in their urine, feces and saliva \u2014 causing contamination in the soil that can stay infectious for years. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 June 2022",
"It\u2019s transmitted through saliva, urine, feces and respiratory secretions, according to Cornell University Wildlife Health Labs. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
"Infected birds spread the virus through their saliva, feces and mucous and can infect people through the eyes, nose mouth or through inhalation. \u2014 Fox News , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The house was found to be in foul condition with feces and bottles of urine, police said. \u2014 Stephanie Casanova, chicagotribune.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The air was thick with the smell of feces and sweat. \u2014 Mirzahussain Sadid, ProPublica , 5 Apr. 2022",
"That\u2019s because the animals shed the virus in their urine, feces and saliva. \u2014 Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Jan. 2022",
"As attendance has soared in recent years, these play areas have seen parking pile-ups, overflowing port-a-potties and trash bins, litter and dog feces and visitors going lost in the surrounding woods. \u2014 Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Jan. 2022",
"The research group took samples of saliva, feces and blood from bats mostly in southern China and brought them to the Wuhan institute. \u2014 Amy Dockser Marcus, WSJ , 31 Dec. 2021"
"a well-intentioned but feckless response to the rise in school violence",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Caesar took power from the feckless Senate after waging a civil war against his chief rival, Pompey. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
"And Julia\u2019s cousin, the feckless Lord Cassidy (Oliver Jackson-Cohen), is amusing as a flunky for Julia\u2019s demands. \u2014 Natalia Winkelman, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
"Perform mindless, pointless and degrading tasks all day while taking guff from perfect strangers and feckless idiots. \u2014 Pat Myers, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"Halli, until recently a feckless teen at heart, has to grow up fast. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 6 June 2022",
"Like The Silent Twins, Landscapers revolves around an unlikely pair of feckless criminals (although the Edwards\u2019 crime was far, far more grave), whose co-dependent fantasies add a playful, self-reflexive quality to the drama. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
"There was more deference, more royal blood to marry into, more feckless aristocrats. \u2014 Sam Knight, The New Yorker , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The focus on the formula crisis dovetailed with the message Republicans hoped would win them victories in November: that Mr. Biden and Democrats have been feckless on issues like inflation and rising gas prices that matter most to regular Americans. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
"Americans wanted a more normal chief executive, not open borders, a feckless foreign policy and a more powerful Bernie Sanders. \u2014 WSJ , 9 Jan. 2022"
"For as fecund as Peak TV has been during the past decade, the glut hasn\u2019t exactly yielded boundless perfection. \u2014 Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 June 2022",
"Also of note: wild creations like topcoats in fecund floral prints, monogram logo jeans that alluded to Canal Street knockoffs and duffle bags with extraneous doodads that looked like rock climbing holds. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Getting to AltaGracia is a memorable experience in and of itself: travelers fly into San Jos\u00e9 and take a small prop plane about 90 miles south to the fecund province of P\u00e9rez Zeled\u00f3n. \u2014 Jessie Heyman, Vogue , 17 Dec. 2021",
"The decaying remains of those fecund swamp forests became Alabama\u2019s coal fields, especially throughout Jefferson, Walker, and Tuscaloosa Counties. \u2014 Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al , 1 Dec. 2021",
"One problem is that fisheries often target what scientists call BOFFFFs: big, old, fat, fecund , female fish. \u2014 Matt Reynolds, Wired , 23 Nov. 2021",
"After beavers almost went extinct by the mid-19th century, fashions shifted and Canada\u2019s fecund beavers rebounded. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Nov. 2021",
"In the several years since his return, however, Beaujard has lavished the two-bedroom home with the full force of his fecund imagination, blending his signature theatricality with a new dose of insouciance. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Nov. 2021",
"Johns continued to look back wistfully at this astonishingly fecund period in both their lives. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Sep. 2021"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fecund fertile , fecund , fruitful , prolific mean producing or capable of producing offspring or fruit. fertile implies the power to reproduce in kind or to assist in reproduction and growth fertile soil ; applied figuratively, it suggests readiness of invention and development. a fertile imagination fecund emphasizes abundance or rapidity in bearing fruit or offspring. a fecund herd fruitful adds to fertile and fecund the implication of desirable or useful results. fruitful research prolific stresses rapidity of spreading or multiplying by or as if by natural reproduction. a prolific writer",
"We've had one delay after another, and I'm starting to feel pretty fed up .",
"fed up with the noise and bustle of the big city, the family decided to try country life",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Modern degradation has also left citizens angry, fed up with what often feels like complacency in what is arguably one of the most beautiful cities in the world. \u2014 Barbie Latza Nadeau With Hada Messia, CNN , 19 June 2022",
"But mid-level workers, on the hunt for flexibility and fed up with their workload, seem to have the upper hand. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
"Colombians went to the polls Sunday, fed up with decades of mainstream conservative rule and establishment politics, and decisively ended it. \u2014 Conor Finnegan, ABC News , 30 May 2022",
"The family moved out last year, fed up with feeling too scared to let their kids play outside. \u2014 Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"Lee owed Gauthier $20,000 for the work, but he was fed up with Lee and Anderson and just wanted out. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Worn out from her job and fed up with Adam, Amy can\u2019t even seem to manage paying Aisha on time. \u2014 Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Jan. 2022",
"People are both fed up with conditions on our streets and committed to fixing the criminal justice system \u2014 and all over the map on how to do those simultaneously. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"Responsible gun owners are fed up with the Second Amendment being abused and hijacked by some deranged individuals. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022"
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"The independent provinces were federated to form a nation.",
"in the years following World War II, the U.S. and the nations of western Europe made the decision to federate as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"For a while, many in the industry have discussed the need to coordinate or federate communications across platforms at the server or cloud level. \u2014 Bob O'donnell, Forbes , 8 Sep. 2021",
"The company has also partnered with Fund 101, a structure that federates more than 1,200 intensive care units across 60 countries to foster information sharing and collaboration between the units. \u2014 Fortune , 13 Apr. 2020",
"Google created federated learning to improve autocorrect on mobile phones. \u2014 Robert C. Miller, STAT , 13 Feb. 2020",
"The Mayo Clinic has taken a step toward making that possible with its announcement that the first venture of the Mayo Clinic Platform will use federated learning as a foundational technology of if its privacy model. \u2014 Robert C. Miller, STAT , 13 Feb. 2020",
"Greek Cypriots have rejected Turkish Cypriots\u2019 demands for a permanent Turkish troop presence and veto power in government decisions in a future federated Cyprus. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Sep. 2019",
"Two centuries after his birth, Melville continues to federate the world along one keel. \u2014 The Economist , 18 July 2019",
"The state could be federated into two parts, so that each side would enjoy a majority in its own areas. \u2014 Noah Feldman, The Denver Post , 20 Feb. 2017",
"The CTU would become a union that is federated , that represents multiple employers. \u2014 Juan Perez Jr., chicagotribune.com , 4 June 2017"
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"the federation of the states",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This policy contrasts markedly with the French federation , who have agreed to offer only 30% of their revenue in bonuses to their 23 players and staff who are among the group of favourites to win the title. \u2014 Asif Burhan, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"In the decade after his death in 1980, the federation , which consisted of six republics, began to unravel. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"The Mexican soccer federation , FMF, is clearly all in, as the national team plays several games a year not in its homeland but in the U.S., where crowds never disappoint. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022",
"Along the way, the curling federation of Sweden, which has the same color scheme, provided uniforms and travel bags. \u2014 Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 May 2022",
"Goldschmidt said the federation \u2019s investigation included current and former athletes, as well as others in the organization. \u2014 Rachel Axon, USA TODAY , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The federation , which estimates that 30 percent of the wolverines' habitat will be eradicated in the next 30 years because of climate change, says the species is under consideration for protection through the Endangered Species Act. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Top social media companies are stepping up their censorship of Russian state media organizations in Europe, aiming to head off pro-Kremlin propaganda pushing the federation \u2019s war with Ukraine, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Cone said the federation \u2019s method of equalizing World Cup bonuses is yet to be determined. \u2014 Anne M. Peterson And Ronald Blum, The Enquirer , 22 Feb. 2022"
"We returned the library book late and had to pay a late fee .",
"His insurance covers the doctor's fee .",
"They paid a fortune in legal fees .",
"Verb",
"the townspeople fee country lasses as housemaids, nurses, and cooks",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Mainau, a small island with an admission fee , is a popular attraction, especially for families. \u2014 Diane Daniel, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"There's also a hot tub and an onsite sauna, for an additional fee . \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 24 June 2022",
"Netflix will reportedly widely roll out an extra fee for sharing accounts with people in other households around the same time. \u2014 Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica , 23 June 2022",
"Ronson\u2019s course launch coincides with the introduction of BBC Maestro\u2019s new all-access subscription service, where users can pay an annual fee for unlimited access to all BBC Maestro courses. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 15 June 2022",
"Liverpool gets striker: Liverpool has taken another of Portugal\u2019s best players to strengthen its forward line, with Uruguay striker Darwin Nu\u00f1ez completing his move from Benfica for an initial fee of $78 million. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 14 June 2022",
"Presently, users tend to pay an ongoing subscription fee to have access which provides significantly more pricing flexibility. \u2014 Omari Rigg, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"In a fringe sport like bikepacking, where many of the biggest races don\u2019t require an entry fee but also don\u2019t offer prize money, there simply isn\u2019t a way to support yourself purely as a competitive athlete. \u2014 Abigail Barronian, Outside Online , 3 June 2022",
"The Water Gap does not charge an entrance fee but does have several areas, such as boat launches and beaches, which have user fees. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022"
"Middle English, from Anglo-French f\u00e9, fief , of Germanic origin; akin to Old English feoh cattle, property, Old High German fihu cattle; akin to Latin pecus cattle, pecunia money":"Noun"
"Theaters made a few feeble attempts at a comeback during the pandemic. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
"Under their malign sway, as cost-benefit analysis became codified in government bureaus and standards of jurisprudence, previously bold Democrats reduced their dreams for betterment to feeble meliorism. \u2014 Idrees Kahloon, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"One is the picture of youth, the other gray and feeble . \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 2 June 2022",
"These justifications, which are actually pretty feeble from an engineering standpoint, are fed into our brains from that big marketing program. \u2014 Outside Online , 13 July 2021",
"But by the end of that year, the yield on the U.S. bond market had fallen to barely more than 1%\u2014meaning that future returns were bound to be feeble . \u2014 Jason Zweig, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
"These are major decisions for Key as England desperately eye a turnaround in what has been a rather feeble recent Test chapter. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
"There is, the wandering plot notwithstanding, plenty of reason to relish the antic tone, the way the aimless banter and the flashes of wit manage to instill life into otherwise feeble exchanges. \u2014 Dorothy Rabinowitz, WSJ , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Ukraine inflicted a stunning defeat of Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s feeble attempt to capture the capital Kyiv in the war\u2019s opening round. \u2014 Daniel L. Davis, CNN , 14 Apr. 2022"
"Middle English feble , from Anglo-French, from Latin flebilis lamentable, wretched, from fl\u0113re to weep \u2014 more at bleat":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u0113-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for feeble weak , feeble , frail , fragile , infirm , decrepit mean not strong enough to endure strain, pressure, or strenuous effort. weak applies to deficiency or inferiority in strength or power of any sort. felt weak after the surgery feeble suggests extreme weakness inviting pity or contempt. a feeble attempt to walk frail implies delicacy and slightness of constitution or structure. a frail teenager unable to enjoy sports fragile suggests frailty and brittleness unable to resist rough usage. a reclusive poet too fragile for the rigors of this world infirm suggests instability, unsoundness, and insecurity due to old age or crippling illness. infirm residents requiring constant care decrepit implies being worn-out or broken-down from long use or old age. the dowager's decrepit retainers",
"Business is suffering because of the feeble economy.",
"He made a feeble attempt to explain his behavior.",
"He offered a feeble excuse for his behavior.",
"\u201cDislike\u201d is too feeble a word for how she feels about him.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Theaters made a few feeble attempts at a comeback during the pandemic. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
"Under their malign sway, as cost-benefit analysis became codified in government bureaus and standards of jurisprudence, previously bold Democrats reduced their dreams for betterment to feeble meliorism. \u2014 Idrees Kahloon, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"One is the picture of youth, the other gray and feeble . \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 2 June 2022",
"These justifications, which are actually pretty feeble from an engineering standpoint, are fed into our brains from that big marketing program. \u2014 Outside Online , 13 July 2021",
"But by the end of that year, the yield on the U.S. bond market had fallen to barely more than 1%\u2014meaning that future returns were bound to be feeble . \u2014 Jason Zweig, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
"These are major decisions for Key as England desperately eye a turnaround in what has been a rather feeble recent Test chapter. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
"There is, the wandering plot notwithstanding, plenty of reason to relish the antic tone, the way the aimless banter and the flashes of wit manage to instill life into otherwise feeble exchanges. \u2014 Dorothy Rabinowitz, WSJ , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Ukraine inflicted a stunning defeat of Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s feeble attempt to capture the capital Kyiv in the war\u2019s opening round. \u2014 Daniel L. Davis, CNN , 14 Apr. 2022"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for feeble weak , feeble , frail , fragile , infirm , decrepit mean not strong enough to endure strain, pressure, or strenuous effort. weak applies to deficiency or inferiority in strength or power of any sort. felt weak after the surgery feeble suggests extreme weakness inviting pity or contempt. a feeble attempt to walk frail implies delicacy and slightness of constitution or structure. a frail teenager unable to enjoy sports fragile suggests frailty and brittleness unable to resist rough usage. a reclusive poet too fragile for the rigors of this world infirm suggests instability, unsoundness, and insecurity due to old age or crippling illness. infirm residents requiring constant care decrepit implies being worn-out or broken-down from long use or old age. the dowager's decrepit retainers",
": deficient in qualities or resources that indicate vigor, authority, force, or efficiency":[
"a feeble argument",
"cities are growing uncreative and feeble",
"\u2014 Jane Jacobs"
],
": inadequate , inferior":[
"a feeble excuse"
],
": indicating weakness":[
"taking only feeble steps"
],
": markedly lacking in strength":[
"a feeble old man"
]
},
"examples":[
"She's still feeble from her long illness.",
"We heard a feeble cry for help.",
"Business is suffering because of the feeble economy.",
"He made a feeble attempt to explain his behavior.",
"He offered a feeble excuse for his behavior.",
"\u201cDislike\u201d is too feeble a word for how she feels about him.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Theaters made a few feeble attempts at a comeback during the pandemic. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
"Under their malign sway, as cost-benefit analysis became codified in government bureaus and standards of jurisprudence, previously bold Democrats reduced their dreams for betterment to feeble meliorism. \u2014 Idrees Kahloon, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"One is the picture of youth, the other gray and feeble . \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 2 June 2022",
"These justifications, which are actually pretty feeble from an engineering standpoint, are fed into our brains from that big marketing program. \u2014 Outside Online , 13 July 2021",
"But by the end of that year, the yield on the U.S. bond market had fallen to barely more than 1%\u2014meaning that future returns were bound to be feeble . \u2014 Jason Zweig, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
"These are major decisions for Key as England desperately eye a turnaround in what has been a rather feeble recent Test chapter. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
"There is, the wandering plot notwithstanding, plenty of reason to relish the antic tone, the way the aimless banter and the flashes of wit manage to instill life into otherwise feeble exchanges. \u2014 Dorothy Rabinowitz, WSJ , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Ukraine inflicted a stunning defeat of Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s feeble attempt to capture the capital Kyiv in the war\u2019s opening round. \u2014 Daniel L. Davis, CNN , 14 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English feble , from Anglo-French, from Latin flebilis lamentable, wretched, from fl\u0113re to weep \u2014 more at bleat":""
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for feeble weak , feeble , frail , fragile , infirm , decrepit mean not strong enough to endure strain, pressure, or strenuous effort. weak applies to deficiency or inferiority in strength or power of any sort. felt weak after the surgery feeble suggests extreme weakness inviting pity or contempt. a feeble attempt to walk frail implies delicacy and slightness of constitution or structure. a frail teenager unable to enjoy sports fragile suggests frailty and brittleness unable to resist rough usage. a reclusive poet too fragile for the rigors of this world infirm suggests instability, unsoundness, and insecurity due to old age or crippling illness. infirm residents requiring constant care decrepit implies being worn-out or broken-down from long use or old age. the dowager's decrepit retainers",
"Runoff from snowpack in the Rocky Mountains supplies most of the water to reservoirs that feed the Southwest. \u2014 Maddie Stone, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"With Russia choking off natural gas supplies that feed furnaces and electricity generating plants, European Union members and Kyiv have accelerated plans to fully link up Ukraine\u2019s electricity grid. \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 26 June 2022",
"As well as the four headphone outputs, the R\u00d8DECaster Pro II has a balanced analog left and right channel audio output from a pair of \u00bc-inch jacks that can feed a powered pair of studio monitors. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"The war's disruption to exports of grain and other crops from Ukraine that feed the world has captured global attention and sent bread prices soaring across the world. \u2014 Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
"The war\u2019s disruption to exports of grain and other crops from Ukraine that feed the world has captured global attention and sent bread prices soaring across the world. \u2014 David Keyton, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"The war\u2019s disruption to exports of grain and other crops from Ukraine that feed the world has captured global attention and sent bread prices soaring across the world. \u2014 David Keyton, John Leicester, Efrem Lukatsky, Anchorage Daily News , 17 June 2022",
"Storms earlier this week damaged some high-voltage transmission lines that feed power to the Columbus area. \u2014 Laura Hancock, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
"Often, blast victims are farmers and other rural workers with little choice but to use mined roads and plow mined fields, in a country relied on for crops that feed the world. \u2014 Yuras Karmanau, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"During structure fires, live feed from drones inform command staff on how an incident is progressing, and whether the firefighting response is successful or if adjustments need to be made. \u2014 Gloria Rebecca Gomez, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
"Less than a minute later, Guido took a feed from Charlie Adams, sliced toward the middle of the field and ripped a shot from around 25 yards out that beat Romero to his right hand side for Guido\u2019s second goal of the season. \u2014 Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"The audience rose to their feet and applauded the veterans, who were shown watching a live feed of the telecast from a nearby hotel \u2014 some of whom joined in the post-Emmys celebration as guests of honor at Spago later that night. \u2014 Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 June 2022",
"And Pierre-Edouard Bellemare missed the net point blank from the low slot late in the first off a feed from Pat Maroon. \u2014 Pat Leonard, Hartford Courant , 10 June 2022",
"The crowd watched a live feed of the vote on the steps outside, and the sounds of music and cheering filtered into the Senate chamber on the State House\u2019s third floor. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"The Terps stretched the lead to 9-2 when Jonathan Donville finished a feed from Logan Wisnauskas with 11:55 remaining in the third quarter. \u2014 Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY , 30 May 2022",
"On April 20, the WRC provided an update on Facebook about the otter's recovery alongside a video of him being bottle feed . \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Fast Laughs, as the name implies, is a feed of comedy clips from Netflix originals curated by Netflix staff. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 26 Feb. 2022"
"Then, allow the bird feeder to air dry completely before filling and putting it back out. Pick up below the feeders. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 2 May 2022",
"This balcony on a property designed by Madeleine Stuart is bare, except for a bird feeder . \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Anyone with access to a bird feeder and a willingness to learn about birds can become a community scientist through the collaborative\u2019s training steps. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Sparrows gathered at the bird feeder and a banana-yellow goldfinch perched on the apple tree. \u2014 Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"Coco does not travel on highways or other high-speed streets, but a sidewalk on the feeder gave me hope that the robot's mission would be successful. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 17 May 2022",
"Most important is using the right feeder to bring them to your yard. \u2014 Alison Allsopp, Country Living , 10 May 2022",
"The dove defends its place on the feeder with something Beth calls the kung-fu wing slap. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
"Once opened, dry pet food can go stale, even if stored in the reservoir of a feeder . \u2014 Lindsay Pevny, Popular Mechanics , 19 May 2022"
"Your ribs are bruised, but I don't feel any broken bones.",
"Noun",
"the feel of old leather",
"Although the table is brand-new, it has the look and feel of an antique.",
"He liked the feel of the sun on his face.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"While crafting is meant to be an endpoint for RNG, getting there can still feel exhausting in the current system. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Work with McKinven and catcher Omar Narvaez, along with Caratini\u2019s intellect and feel for the game, have turned him into one of baseball\u2019s top defenders behind the dish in 2022. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
"Coley\u2019s attorney requested a mistrial, arguing that the sole juror holding out would now feel coerced into agreeing with the majority. \u2014 Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
"That rules out charges in a great many cases of threats against election officials \u2014 even when the recipients feel terrified for their lives. \u2014 Michael Wines, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"Musicians and artists who have visited Uvalde want to make sure members of the community don\u2019t feel forgotten again. \u2014 Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone , 27 June 2022",
"The complaint comes less than a week after San Diego began enforcing a crackdown on street vendors that aims to reduce chaos and restore the look and feel of many popular areas that have been flooded with vendors. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2022",
"FRNCH Amande Maxi Dress, $154, Free People Lisbon MJ Platform Sandals in verbena, $142 Poppy & Stella Look and feel beautiful at that special occasion in a lightweight fabric with a vibrant print paired with platform cork heels. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 27 June 2022",
"One thing fans know for sure is these final two episodes will feel more like events: the penultimate episode is 85 minutes long and the finale clocks in at nearly two and a half hours. \u2014 Amber Dowling, Variety , 27 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The products give bath time a luxurious feel for any pooch and leave them soft and shiny. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard And Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 21 June 2022",
"Wallpapers, widgets, and sounds will also be customized to give the device a unique feel . \u2014 Sascha Segan, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
"While not an essential feature in a fitness/running watch, the Forerunner 255 fills this hole to give the watch a smarter feel . \u2014 Andrew Williams, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"To play her friends in the video, Basco recruited her friends from her real life to give the video a completely authentic feel . \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Its contrasting colors, quilted leather and special seashell diamond stitching pattern combine to give the front first-class single seats and rear bench an even more opulent feel than before. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The wide-leg jumpsuit has butterfly sleeves that give it an airy feel and a tie waist belt that helps define your figure. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The 56-ounce glass jar is dishwasher safe, and the sturdy asymmetrical steel blades and die-cast metal motor base give this blender a high-end feel . \u2014 Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens , 20 Apr. 2022",
"To give the interior an open feel without being TOO open, a large entry way was created to separate the kitchen, living and dining rooms. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 16 Apr. 2022"
": a sensation experienced through this sense":[],
": an emotional state or reaction":[
"a kindly feeling toward the boy"
],
": appreciative or responsive awareness or recognition":[
"experience a feeling of safety"
],
": capacity to respond emotionally especially with the higher emotions":[
"found out how much feeling his mother really had"
],
": conscious recognition : sense":[],
": deeply felt":[],
": easily moved emotionally":[],
": expressing emotion or sensitivity":[],
": feel sense 4":[],
": generalized bodily consciousness or sensation":[],
": often unreasoned opinion or belief : sentiment":[
"What are your feelings about this subject?"
],
": presentiment":[
"I have a feeling she's not going to like this."
],
": sentient , sensitive":[],
": susceptibility to impression : sensitivity":[
"the remark hurt her feelings"
],
": sympathetic aesthetic response":[
"a person of fine feeling"
],
": the character ascribed to something : atmosphere":[
"The place had the feeling of a haunted house."
],
": the one of the basic physical senses of which the skin contains the chief end organs and of which the sensations of touch and temperature are characteristic : touch":[],
": the overall quality of one's awareness":[],
": the quality of a work of art that conveys the emotion of the artist":[
"the feeling of the outdoors has been realized with sky-blue ceiling and natural colors",
"\u2014 Playthings"
],
": the undifferentiated background of one's awareness considered apart from any identifiable sensation, perception, or thought":[]
"I had the feeling of something crawling across my foot.",
"We enjoyed the feeling of walking barefoot in the sand.",
"He had no feeling in his right leg.",
"He's been troubled by feelings of guilt.",
"There's no point in trying to hide your feelings .",
"He spoke with feeling about the injustice he had seen.",
"Have you no feeling for the plight of the homeless?",
"I can see that you have strong feelings about this subject.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Bejot says that there is a general feeling that the documentary field has recovered post COVID-19 slower than animation or drama, because documentaries necessarily mean contact with the outside world. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 22 June 2022",
"But there is also a feeling of shock, a realization there is still plenty of work to be done to catch up to the Baylors and Oklahoma States of the conference. \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"Fatigue is a feeling of constant tiredness or weakness. \u2014 Dario Sabaghi, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"There's no greater feeling than being heralded as the apple of your father's eye. \u2014 Mia Uzzell, Glamour , 19 June 2022",
"Your warm smile across the room at me is always a feeling of grace and kindness. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
"There's no sticky feeling , the shine is intense, and even for the glitteriest shades, there's no gritty texture\u2013just smooth, hydrated lips. \u2014 ELLE , 15 June 2022",
"There is an incredibly profound and life-affirming feeling that comes from making something. \u2014 Jura Koncius, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"There is no worse feeling in sports than falling just short. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 12 June 2022"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for feeling Noun feeling , emotion , affection , sentiment , passion mean a subjective response to a person, thing, or situation. feeling denotes any partly mental, partly physical response marked by pleasure, pain, attraction, or repulsion; it may suggest the mere existence of a response but imply nothing about the nature or intensity of it. the feelings that once moved me are gone emotion carries a strong implication of excitement or agitation but, like feeling , encompasses both positive and negative responses. the drama portrays the emotions of adolescence affection applies to feelings that are also inclinations or likings. a memoir of childhood filled with affection for her family sentiment often implies an emotion inspired by an idea. her feminist sentiments are well known passion suggests a very powerful or controlling emotion. revenge became his ruling passion",
"I wince, feigning interest in a TV Guide and mumbling a hello. \u2014 Douglas Coupland , Generation X , 1991",
"Success keeps her busy. \"Relaxation?\" she asks, feigning puzzlement. \"What's that?\" \u2014 Jennifer Johnston , New Woman , November 1990",
"\u2026 Brad would sometimes clown or feign clumsiness just to crack her composed expression with a blush or a disapproving frown. \u2014 John Updike , Trust Me , 1987",
"I would never feign illness just to get out of a test.",
"When Alex causes an international incident snubbing Henry at a royal event, the two are ordered to feign a friendship. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
"When faced with incriminating emails and documents in court, Monsanto officials feign amnesia while sticking to the company\u2019s official line. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 15 May 2022",
"When their animosity for one another hits the tabloids, the two are forced to feign friendship for the sake of amicable U.S.-British relations. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 2 June 2022",
"Actors have been unstable types forever (playing other people for a living is odd work), but movie stars were once expected to feign elegance. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
"While some may have managed to feign an expression of shock after the logic of Trumpism reached its apotheosis on January 6, 2021, the simple fact of the matter is that the GOP had long since been bent into its current anti-democratic shape. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 21 Mar. 2022",
"There is also, as L. pointed out, very little effort to even feign otherwise. \u2014 Alex Morris, Rolling Stone , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Those who prefer less stimulating, quieter workplaces can thrive in the sanctity of their own home, being able to do their work without \u2018chatter,\u2019 interruptions, and having to feign social grace. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Dec. 2021",
"On day 2, Sandra confronts the two men, Nathan (a riveting Joris Jarsky) and Samuel (Yellowstone\u2019s Jefferson White), who feign ignorance about her note. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Jan. 2022"
"13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English feynen, feignen \"to make, fabricate, make a likeness of, dissemble, pretend to be,\" borrowed from Anglo-French feign-, stem of feindre, going back to Latin fingere \"to mold, fashion, make a likeness of, pretend to be,\" going back to Indo-European *d h i-n-\u01f5 h - (whence also Old Irish con-u tuinc \"builds, constructs,\",Armenian dizanem \"[I] heap up\"), present tense derivative of *d h ei\u032f\u01f5 h - \"knead, shape,\" whence Gothic digan \"to knead, form from clay,\" Old Church Slavic zi\u017ed\u01eb, z\u012ddati \"to build,\" Lithuanian \u017eied\u017ei\u00f9, \u017ei\u1ebdsti \"to form, shape (from clay)\" (Balto-Slavic with metathesis of stop consonants), Armenian ed\u0113z \"(s/he) heaped up,\" Tocharian B tsik- \"fashion, shape, build,\" Sanskrit pari \u2026 d\u00e9hat \"will cover over, smear over\"":""
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for feign assume , affect , pretend , simulate , feign , counterfeit , sham mean to put on a false or deceptive appearance. assume often implies a justifiable motive rather than an intent to deceive. assumed an air of cheerfulness around the patients affect implies making a false show of possessing, using, or feeling. affected an interest in art pretend implies an overt and sustained false appearance. pretended that nothing had happened simulate suggests a close imitation of the appearance of something. cosmetics that simulate a suntan feign implies more artful invention than pretend , less specific mimicry than simulate . feigned sickness counterfeit implies achieving the highest degree of verisimilitude of any of these words. an actor counterfeiting drunkenness sham implies an obvious falseness that fools only the gullible. shammed a most unconvincing limp",
"This dance of feigned , unearned intimacies played on endlessly at every meeting. \u2014 Ling Ma, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
"Asked how people in Arkansas viewed the pandemic, Mallett chuckled and feigned ignorance. \u2014 Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Then Phillips ripped off the mask, rolled his eyes and feigned relief as the crowd cheered for him. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 June 2020",
"Fans express outrage about the threat of brain damage to their heroes, so there must be at least a feigned effort at reducing hits. \u2014 James Surowiecki, New York Times , 19 Dec. 2019",
"And from the ashes of that feigned concern, Women Who Whiskey was born. \u2014 Shelbie Lynn Bostedt, RedEye Chicago , 6 July 2017",
"What followed was a listicle of Carey\u2019s erratic milestones\u2014her cartoonish MTV Cribs episode, her feigned ignorance of her celebrity rivals, and her hospitalization after behaving oddly on TRL. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 11 Apr. 2018",
"For all of the piety of NCAA President Mark Emmert, and all of the feigned ignorance of prominent coaches, there is simply too much financial incentive to keep third parties at bay. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 23 Feb. 2018",
"On the other side of the road, his rival taunted him with feigned fear. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, sandiegouniontribune.com , 5 Sep. 2017"
"I was feisty , because people misinterpret what country music is, just like they think Southerners are a bunch of hicks. \u2014 Wynonna Judd , quoted in Rolling Stone , 8-22 July 1993",
"Humorist Cynthia Heimel never plays it safe, bless her feisty little heart. She's outrageous and hilarious, daring to say exactly what she and millions of other women really think \u2026 \u2014 Donna Seaman , Booklist , 15 May 1993",
"\u2026 Milwaukee was the last major industrial city to elect a Socialist mayor\u2014Frank P. Zeidler, a feisty octogenarian who teaches today at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee \u2026 \u2014 Charles P. Pierce , Village Voice , 10 Mar. 1992",
"She never tired of hearing anecdotes from her childhood, and she particularly liked to hear how feisty she had been \u2026 \u2014 Lorene Cary , Black Ice , 1991",
"The novel features a feisty heroine.",
"Even her opponents admire her feisty spirit.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Mars enters your relationship angle for the rest of July on the 5th and this means that others are likely to be a bit more feisty , testing your ability not to overreact. \u2014 Katharine Merlin, Town & Country , 1 July 2022",
"Admittedly, in 2022, Spire\u2019s stock has been a little more feisty \u2026 but in the opposite direction of the S&P 500, racking up a 17% gain amid the market\u2019s chaos. \u2014 Brett Owens, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Gonzalez portrays Hamilton as a feisty character brimming with self-confidence and bravado. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 9 June 2022",
"Lambert recently told Rolling Stone the song was inspired by her desire to remain feisty throughout her career. \u2014 Kat Bouza, Rolling Stone , 9 June 2022",
"Vicki was also feisty and competitive with a growing passion for softball, Carlson said at the clemency hearing. \u2014 Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic , 7 June 2022",
"One member of Schulte\u2019s defense team was Sabrina Shroff, a feisty and tenacious federal public defender who grew up in Islamabad. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"The women in my community are very intelligent, very feisty . \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022",
"Chou is hardly holding up his feisty hero as a martyr or savior. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022"
"I was feisty , because people misinterpret what country music is, just like they think Southerners are a bunch of hicks. \u2014 Wynonna Judd , quoted in Rolling Stone , 8-22 July 1993",
"Humorist Cynthia Heimel never plays it safe, bless her feisty little heart. She's outrageous and hilarious, daring to say exactly what she and millions of other women really think \u2026 \u2014 Donna Seaman , Booklist , 15 May 1993",
"\u2026 Milwaukee was the last major industrial city to elect a Socialist mayor\u2014Frank P. Zeidler, a feisty octogenarian who teaches today at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee \u2026 \u2014 Charles P. Pierce , Village Voice , 10 Mar. 1992",
"She never tired of hearing anecdotes from her childhood, and she particularly liked to hear how feisty she had been \u2026 \u2014 Lorene Cary , Black Ice , 1991",
"Mars enters your relationship angle for the rest of July on the 5th and this means that others are likely to be a bit more feisty , testing your ability not to overreact. \u2014 Katharine Merlin, Town & Country , 1 July 2022",
"Admittedly, in 2022, Spire\u2019s stock has been a little more feisty \u2026 but in the opposite direction of the S&P 500, racking up a 17% gain amid the market\u2019s chaos. \u2014 Brett Owens, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Gonzalez portrays Hamilton as a feisty character brimming with self-confidence and bravado. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 9 June 2022",
"Lambert recently told Rolling Stone the song was inspired by her desire to remain feisty throughout her career. \u2014 Kat Bouza, Rolling Stone , 9 June 2022",
"Vicki was also feisty and competitive with a growing passion for softball, Carlson said at the clemency hearing. \u2014 Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic , 7 June 2022",
"One member of Schulte\u2019s defense team was Sabrina Shroff, a feisty and tenacious federal public defender who grew up in Islamabad. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"The women in my community are very intelligent, very feisty . \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022",
"Chou is hardly holding up his feisty hero as a martyr or savior. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022"
"handled the delicate matter in a most felicitous manner"
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"examples":[
"a felicitous combination of flavors",
"a felicitous accompaniment to dinner is provided by a harpist on weekends at the restaurant",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Notable dancers such as Ms. Mearns, Ms. Peck, Mr. Gordon and Mira Nadon are scheduled to make their debuts in this felicitous choreographic suite. \u2014 Robert Greskovic, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
"Willie Fulgear, the salvage man who found the 52, got a reward, much felicitous publicity, and a limo and tickets to attend the Oscars, where Billy Crystal saluted him from the stage. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
"For Amy Zurek, naming her brand \u2018Savette\u2019 after her mother\u2019s maiden name was a felicitous decision. \u2014 Monica Mendal, Vogue , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Its felicitous mix of precise, classical ballet moves and more playfully inventive ones rewardingly holds the interest of its cast of four men and four women, and along its way engages the viewer. \u2014 Robert Greskovic, WSJ , 18 May 2021",
"The prose is wonderfully sober and taut, the choices felicitous . \u2014 James Romm, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2021",
"The effect, according to the article, was felicitous . \u2014 Emily Langer, Washington Post , 20 Mar. 2021",
"His prose is prose, definitively prose, anti- felicitous and slightly barbarous. \u2014 James Parker, The Atlantic , 13 Mar. 2021",
"The felicitous playing, by members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, of the second movement from Ravel\u2019s String Quartet in F major filled out the program, sparking only the faintest wish that this, too, had been used for a piece of choreography. \u2014 Robert Greskovic, WSJ , 13 Mar. 2021"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for felicitous fit , suitable , meet , proper , appropriate , fitting , apt , happy , felicitous mean right with respect to some end, need, use, or circumstance. fit stresses adaptability and sometimes special readiness for use or action. fit for battle suitable implies an answering to requirements or demands. clothes suitable for camping meet suggests a just proportioning. meet payment proper suggests a suitability through essential nature or accordance with custom. proper acknowledgement appropriate implies eminent or distinctive fitness. an appropriate gift fitting implies harmony of mood or tone. a fitting end apt connotes a fitness marked by nicety and discrimination. apt quotations happy suggests what is effectively or successfully appropriate. a happy choice of words felicitous suggests an aptness that is opportune, telling, or graceful. a felicitous phrase",
"a felicitous accompaniment to dinner is provided by a harpist on weekends at the restaurant",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Notable dancers such as Ms. Mearns, Ms. Peck, Mr. Gordon and Mira Nadon are scheduled to make their debuts in this felicitous choreographic suite. \u2014 Robert Greskovic, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
"Willie Fulgear, the salvage man who found the 52, got a reward, much felicitous publicity, and a limo and tickets to attend the Oscars, where Billy Crystal saluted him from the stage. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
"For Amy Zurek, naming her brand \u2018Savette\u2019 after her mother\u2019s maiden name was a felicitous decision. \u2014 Monica Mendal, Vogue , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Its felicitous mix of precise, classical ballet moves and more playfully inventive ones rewardingly holds the interest of its cast of four men and four women, and along its way engages the viewer. \u2014 Robert Greskovic, WSJ , 18 May 2021",
"The prose is wonderfully sober and taut, the choices felicitous . \u2014 James Romm, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2021",
"The effect, according to the article, was felicitous . \u2014 Emily Langer, Washington Post , 20 Mar. 2021",
"His prose is prose, definitively prose, anti- felicitous and slightly barbarous. \u2014 James Parker, The Atlantic , 13 Mar. 2021",
"The felicitous playing, by members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, of the second movement from Ravel\u2019s String Quartet in F major filled out the program, sparking only the faintest wish that this, too, had been used for a piece of choreography. \u2014 Robert Greskovic, WSJ , 13 Mar. 2021"
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"1789, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"fi-\u02c8li-s\u0259-t\u0259s"
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"a felicity with words",
"The curve of her mouth gives her a Mona Lisa smile, but that's just a felicity of her anatomy.",
"\u2014 Diane Ackerman"
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": an apt expression":[
"The poet was well known for his felicities ."
],
": an instance of happiness":[],
": something that causes happiness":[
"\u2026 the small felicities and absurdities of real life manage to peek through the gloom.",
"\u2014 A. O. Scott"
]
},
"examples":[
"I've always admired his felicity with words.",
"told his friends that marriage had brought him a felicity that he had never known before",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Tocqueville\u2014this is apparent even in English translations of his work\u2014constantly revised his writing to achieve maximum clarity and felicity . \u2014 Barton Swaim, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"His lyrics display an unmatched verbal felicity and wit and evolve from character, situation or mood. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 27 Nov. 2021",
"The language of his British father and his American mother, of his beloved Shakespeare, and of the never-ceasing Empire was cause for great felicity and solemnity. \u2014 Tod Worner, National Review , 17 Oct. 2021",
"The felicity that defines Lizzo\u2019s style is something everyone could use. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 24 Sep. 2020",
"The downside of such rampant felicity is its aptitude to push up on anything that moves. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Apr. 2020",
"Even moviegoers who typically care little for production design went nuts for the visual felicities of Wes Anderson\u2019s masterwork. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 10 Oct. 2019",
"The power of the book comes not from Atwood\u2019s inspired flights of fancy or felicities of style but from her deliberate subjugation of imagination to demonstrable fact. \u2014 Michael Schaub, Los Angeles Times , 12 Aug. 2019",
"Duggar fans on Twitter are loving the baby's name, too: jinger duggar named her baby felicity & honestly i\u2019m obsessed. \u2014 Amina Lake Abdelrahman, Good Housekeeping , 20 July 2018"
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"Middle English felicite , from Anglo-French felicit\u00e9 , from Latin felicitat-, felicitas , from felic-, felix fruitful, happy \u2014 more at feminine":""
"Canids, like dogs and wolves, seem to be more resistant to its ill effects than felids , like cougars (also called mountain lions and pumas), bobcats, and Canada lynx. \u2014 National Geographic , 3 Apr. 2020",
"Even though the study has implications for larger, famous felids , the inspiration for the research came from a smaller cat. \u2014 Riley Black, Smithsonian , 18 Dec. 2019",
"Bovids, equids and, in particular, canids, were put to work by H. sapiens; felids always took a slightly different view of the matter, but were indulged for their rodent-catching talents. \u2014 The Economist , 22 June 2019",
"The only felid in Hawai`i are house cats, tame and feral, found in homes and yards and boat harbors and beach parks and deep in the backs of valleys and high on the summit of mountaintops and basically everywhere. \u2014 Kim Steutermann Rogers, Smithsonian , 9 July 2018",
"But not even Dubey knows the answer to why only felids seem to be primary hosts. \u2014 Kim Steutermann Rogers, Smithsonian , 9 July 2018"
"the thief was eerily feline as he moved stealthily through the darkened rooms",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The performer, who voiced the feline version of Thackery Binx \u2014 a 17th-century victim of the Sanderson Sisters cursed to live forever as a black cat \u2014 will not return for the Disney sequel, a source close to the actor tells EW exclusively. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 28 June 2022",
"Nabimiman-German artist and designer Max Siedentopf shot the dreamy campaign featuring canine and feline portraits. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 June 2022",
"Cats do not have perfect genes\u2014our furry feline pals can inherit devastating genetic diseases. \u2014 Fionna M. D. Samuels, Scientific American , 23 June 2022",
"How long do cats live?:Here\u2019s how long to expect your feline friend\u2019s nine lives to last. \u2014 Mythili Devarakonda, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"This finding suggests that this behavior that takes advantage of the insect-repellant characteristics of certain plants might have evolved in a distant feline ancestor. \u2014 Sam Zlotnik, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 June 2022",
"Cheering before the opening song gave way to an action scene, the Annecy crowd greeted their feline friend with a pop idol\u2019s welcome \u2013 neatly mirroring the energetic musical number happening on screen. \u2014 Ben Croll, Variety , 14 June 2022",
"Just as people do crosswords or Sudoku to keep their brains limber, cats play to stay on top of their feline game. \u2014 Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
"Most cat owners know catnip as a treat for their feline friends to roll in and chew, but a new study finds that the common herb has qualities that repel mosquitoes. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022"
"Cats can contract a different disease called feline distemper or panleukopenia, caused by the feline parvovirus; a combination vaccine is available for them too. \u2014 Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle , 6 Mar. 2022",
"Cats can suffer from feline distemper , but that is a different virus and has not been reported in large numbers recently, Young said. \u2014 Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Mar. 2022"
"Feline parvovirus causes an illness called feline panleukopenia , which likely contributed to the deaths of P-100 and P-102, the park service said. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Last week, the shelter took in 133 cats from a single-dwelling hoarding case, and on Tuesday the cats tested positive for feline panleukopenia , which is a highly contagious virus that mostly affects unvaccinated kittens. \u2014 Mckenna Oxenden, baltimoresun.com , 13 Oct. 2021",
"According to Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation, the 3-month-old kittens suffered from feline panleukopenia \u2014 the feline version of the parvo virus. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News , 31 May 2018",
"According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, feline panleukopenia (FP) is a highly contagious virus that attacks cells that rapidly divide like those found in bone marrow, intestines and developing unborn kittens. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 10 Feb. 2018"
"What that Jesus fella was teaching, as one of his two most significant commandments. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 June 2022",
"People Hollywood is paying tribute to a very good fella . \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 26 May 2022",
"How would the little fella get to the other side of the busy street? \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 17 May 2022",
"Without the big fella on the floor, the Heat are devoting far more of their defensive attention to Harden. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"And now the big fella is gonna do the Ickey Shuffle a very short distance. \u2014 Dave Clark, The Enquirer , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Cut in between moments of West bartering with his surgeon for faster healing options are clips of him going door-to-door at the Roc-a- fella offices, essentially pleading for people to listen to his music. \u2014 Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Hear Mitchell, the team\u2019s leader, talk and the message is clear: Nothing\u2019s been good enough so far, much more is yet to be done, much work and focus and sacrifice are required, all the stuff that that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar fella mentioned has merit. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Jan. 2022",
"That Seth accepts the nickname without being so gauche as to acknowledge the honor and fawn over Bill is proof that Bill picked the right fella to knight. \u2014 Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture , 14 Dec. 2021"
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": a worthless man or boy":[],
": an equal in rank, power, or character : peer":[
"discussions among a group of fellows from the nearby Los Alamos National Laboratory",
"\u2014 Roger Lewin"
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": an incorporated member of a college or collegiate foundation especially in a British university":[],
": boyfriend , beau":[
"She and her fellow went to the movies."
],
": comrade , associate":[
"was eager to rejoin his fellows"
],
": man , boy":[
"He seems like a fine fellow ."
],
": one of a pair : mate":[]
},
"examples":[
"fellows and girls at a party",
"a young fellow like you",
"Your son's a bright little fellow .",
"She's found herself a new fellow .",
"a fellow of the American College of Surgeons",
"a Fellow of the Royal Society",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Francesca Mari is a contributing writer based in Providence, R.I., a national fellow at New America and a lecturer at Brown University. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"Senior Manhattan Institute fellow and researcher Rafael Mangual said on the podcast that fears were not overblown as crime had risen in 30 cities in America to get close to or surpass 1990s levels. \u2014 Fox News , 22 June 2022",
"Ernani Choma, research fellow and study co-author, echoed Raifman\u2019s sentiments. \u2014 Rayna Reid, Essence , 15 June 2022",
"Norm Eisen, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and the counsel to House Democrats for Trump\u2019s first impeachment, said the email could suggest those involved knew their actions could be problematic. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
"Her love for telling stories and writing has driven her to become a reporting fellow at the Texas Tribune in Austin, Texas, and a Spanish reporter and translator for the Chatham News + Record\u2019s bilingual reporting project, La Voz De Chatham. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"Gentry was previously a research fellow at the Algorand Foundation and a research scientist at IBM. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 24 May 2022",
"Author Sir David Clary is a fellow of the Royal Society and a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford. \u2014 Rebecca Coffey, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"Thomas Graham, a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and an expert in Russian, Eastern European and Eurasian affairs, said the U.S. couldn't replace uranium supplies over the short term on its own. \u2014 Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic , 25 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English felawe , from Old English f\u0113olaga , from Old Norse f\u0113lagi , from f\u0113lag partnership, from f\u0113 cattle, money + lag act of laying":""
"There's a sense of sympathy and fellow feeling among members of the group.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some of the fellow feeling for Kiev inspires deranged foreign policy recommendations that Biden is fortunately ignoring: a no-fly zone over Ukraine, for example. \u2014 Liza Featherstone, The New Republic , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The goodwill and fellow feeling for Ukraine extends well beyond national leaders. \u2014 Abdul El-sayed, The New Republic , 10 Mar. 2022",
"My tactic last night to secure my husband\u2019s fellow feeling might have been a touch too simplistic. \u2014 Diane Williams, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022",
"In stories, trees that interact are declared anthropomorphic, because fellow feeling is considered a human trait. \u2014 Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic , 17 June 2021",
"The strong fellow feeling that still binds together Catholic nationalists of all economic stripes is really the only fig leaf left disguising the nakedly economic nature of the ongoing violence. \u2014 Cameron Hilditch, National Review , 15 Apr. 2021",
"The 90% economy will undoubtedly be characterised by relief, fellow feeling , and newly felt or expressed esteem for those who have worked to keep people safe. \u2014 The Economist , 25 May 2020",
"The camps allowed no room for fellow feeling , much less sharing. \u2014 Corey Robin, The New York Review of Books , 13 Apr. 2020",
"At the present moment, many Americans feel as Boston\u2019s didacts once did: desperate to see their country regain a sense of common perspective and fellow feeling that once existed, if only in myth. \u2014 Justin T. Clark, BostonGlobe.com , 14 Apr. 2018"
"So many have been touched by our dad\u2019s extraordinary life, his unwavering sense of decency and respect for his fellow man . \u2014 Keyaira Boone, Essence , 8 Jan. 2022",
"So many have been touched by our dad\u2019s extraordinary life, his unwavering sense of decency and respect for his fellow man . \u2014 Keyaira Boone, Essence , 8 Jan. 2022",
"So many have been touched by our dad\u2019s extraordinary life, his unwavering sense of decency and respect for his fellow man . \u2014 Keyaira Boone, Essence , 8 Jan. 2022",
"So many have been touched by our dad\u2019s extraordinary life, his unwavering sense of decency and respect for his fellow man . \u2014 Keyaira Boone, Essence , 8 Jan. 2022",
"Meat had a huge heart for his fellow man , and was one of the most talented humans God ever created. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Jan. 2022",
"So many have been touched by our dad\u2019s extraordinary life, his unwavering sense of decency and respect for his fellow man . \u2014 Keyaira Boone, Essence , 8 Jan. 2022",
"So many have been touched by our dad's extraordinary life, his unwavering sense of decency and respect for his fellow man . \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 10 Jan. 2022",
"So many have been touched by our dad\u2019s extraordinary life, his unwavering sense of decency and respect for his fellow man . \u2014 Keyaira Boone, Essence , 8 Jan. 2022"
"This past summer, Times columnist Ross Douthat, a NatCon fellow traveler , appeared on the podcast of his colleague Ezra Klein. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022",
"This past summer, Times columnist Ross Douthat, a NatCon fellow traveler , appeared on the podcast of his colleague Ezra Klein. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022",
"This past summer, Times columnist Ross Douthat, a NatCon fellow traveler , appeared on the podcast of his colleague Ezra Klein. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022",
"This past summer, Times columnist Ross Douthat, a NatCon fellow traveler , appeared on the podcast of his colleague Ezra Klein. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022",
"This past summer, Times columnist Ross Douthat, a NatCon fellow traveler , appeared on the podcast of his colleague Ezra Klein. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022",
"But the Chicago rapper struck up a conversation and found a fellow traveler \u2014another cat from the Midwest looking for his fortune in the East. \u2014 Dan Charnas, Rolling Stone , 23 Jan. 2022",
"This past summer, Times columnist Ross Douthat, a NatCon fellow traveler , appeared on the podcast of his colleague Ezra Klein. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022",
"This past summer, Times columnist Ross Douthat, a NatCon fellow traveler , appeared on the podcast of his colleague Ezra Klein. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022"
"meaningful communication for building trust and fellowship"
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": to admit to fellowship (as in a church)":[],
": to join in fellowship especially with a church member":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"traditions that bind us together in fellowship",
"the new counselor is eager to develop a trustful fellowship with the troubled teens at the center",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Studio City property, which includes a home with six bedrooms and bathrooms, a swimming pool, a soundstage and office space, was intended as a campus for a Black artists fellowship and is currently used for that purpose, the board member said. \u2014 Aaron Morrison, ajc , 17 May 2022",
"Diversity recruits people of color from places like coding bootcamps and two- and four-year colleges, provides them with career advice and interview coaching, and then matches them with a company in Boston for a nine-month fellowship . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
"By Women, For Women aims to bring European Latter-day Saint women together for fellowship \u2014 and to talk honestly about tough issues. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Stepping away from her role as the Chief of Staff for MassMutual\u2019s Chairman and CEO for this fellowship , Pia has remained an employee of MassMutual and a member of the company\u2019s executive leadership team. \u2014 Noel Cody, Essence , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The Tangled Vine is a coffee and wine shop and Rotarians will be having pizza and salad for the event as a celebration and chance for fellowship . \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 3 Dec. 2021",
"My school, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, recognizes that Hmong Americans are underrepresented in higher education and nominated me to apply for a fellowship that supports students whose heritage is underrepresented in science. \u2014 Kao Lee Yang, STAT , 15 Nov. 2021",
"Within the sprawling tent city, generations of mistrust between groups such as the Sinhalese Buddhists, Hindu Tamils, and Muslims appear to give way to fellowship , tolerance, and learning. \u2014 Munza Mushtaq, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
"The red-carpet affair \u2013 with jazz, food and fellowship \u2013 is set for Metropolitan Event Center. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But, with both of those gatherings based in Los Angeles, there wasn\u2019t a similar opportunity for Black women to fellowship in New York City \u2014 and there certainly wasn\u2019t an event catered specifically to the Broadway community. \u2014 Angelique Jackson, Variety , 1 June 2022",
"Digital Grow Groups are made up of five or more people who gather weekly via Zoom to discuss sermons, the bible and just to fellowship and talk about life! \u2014 Dallas News , 8 Apr. 2021",
"After the rosary, the guests and dancers fellowship with food and warm drinks. \u2014 Carmina Tiscare\u00f1o, Dallas News , 11 Dec. 2020",
"As a young orthopedic surgeon traveling to fellowship training in Philadelphia, I was stopped by a New Jersey state trooper. \u2014 WSJ , 8 June 2020"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English felaweschipe, going back to Old English f\u0113olagscipe, from f\u0113olaga fellow + -scipe -ship":"Noun"
"The 16-year-old faces charges of murder, felonious assault and improper discharge over a roadway in Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court, police said. \u2014 Kaylee Remington, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
"Kyle Johnston, 38, is charged with murder, involuntary manslaughter, reckless homicide, felonious assault, tampering with evidence and a weapons charge. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 21 June 2022",
"Each of the men was charged with murder and felonious assault, records show. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 13 June 2022",
"Deshawn Stafford, 20, Tyler Stafford, 19, and Donovon Jones, 21, all of Akron, are charged with murder and felonious assault in the fatal beating of Ethan Liming, 17, outside of the I Promise School in Akron on June 2, according to authorities. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
"Deshawn Stafford, 20; Tyler Stafford, 19 and Donovan Jones, 21, have all been charged with murder and felonious assault, the outlet said. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 11 June 2022",
"Joshua McCoy, 29, pleaded guilty to felonious assault and a weapons charge in April. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 3 June 2022",
"Charles Deel, 26, was found guilty of murder and felonious assault, both with gun specifications. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 31 May 2022",
"Krinn was found not guilty of two counts of involuntary manslaughter, reckless homicide and felonious assault, but was convicted of obstruction of official business, hazing, and failure to comply, his attorney Samuel Shamansky told CNN. \u2014 Rebekah Riess And Zoe Sottile, CNN , 28 May 2022"
"irregular (influenced by felspar ) from International Scientific Vocabulary feldspathic":""
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"Noun",
"She made her son's costume from scraps of felt .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Don't forget to cut the volcano designs out of black felt and apply green body paint to your face. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
"Any joy or positivity the 52-year-old felt was shadowed by a heaviness in the back of his mind. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 May 2022",
"Years ago, the 27-year-old felt pushed by her family into pursuing accounting. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Realized in butter-soft Dior-grey felt and suede, the slip-ons come with rubber details and industrial buckles emulating the accents of the Dior Saddle bag. \u2014 Alice Newbold, Vogue , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Many of your favorite felt (and real) faces make an appearance in the movie that takes place in a haunted mansion, the interior of which looks very much like a Magic Kingdom attraction. \u2014 Orlando Sentinel Podcasts, orlandosentinel.com , 28 Oct. 2021",
"The body of the toy is made from a wool-blend felt and the filling is stuffed with organic catnip, because your cat deserves only the finer things in life. \u2014 Melissa Epifano, PEOPLE.com , 27 Aug. 2021",
"Franzon\u2019s ambition is that the felt will earn an overwhelmingly positive reception post-launch too. \u2014 Amy Nguyen, Forbes , 18 June 2021",
"His take on a 19th-century Quaker cloak drapes heavily on a mannequin, swallowing its torso and limbs in swaths of heavy felt . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 June 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"There were also a lot of scenes where characters talked for 10 minutes that just felt unnecessary. \u2014 Keaton Bell, Vogue , 30 June 2022",
"The Supreme Court on Monday sided with a former high school football coach who lost his job for offering prayers at the 50-yard line after games despite objections from the school district that students felt compelled to take part. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022",
"The result was in-game performances that felt bespoke to each actor. \u2014 Alyse Stanley, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
"In the past when the Boston job came open, and she was asked about her interest, Skipper never felt compelled to change her mission. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"The Supreme Court on Monday sided with a former high school football coach who lost his job for offering prayers at the 50-yard line after games despite objections from the school district in which students felt compelled to take part. \u2014 Amy Nakamura, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
"Teachers across the metro area felt compelled to address conflict resolution with students. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 26 June 2022",
"Pelvic pain is any type of discomfort that\u2019s felt in your lower abdomen. \u2014 Kaitlyn Pirie, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
"The work\u2019s premiere took place in California in March 2020, just before the pandemic shutdown, when much of the world was forced into a stillness that felt , in some ways, like a deep, lingering sleep. \u2014 New York Times , 21 June 2022"
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": the side of a sheet of machine-made paper that was not in contact with the wire of the papermaking machine during manufacture":[]
"Most extension cords have a male plug on one end and a female plug on the other.",
"female standards of housekeeping imposed by the women at the vacation cottage weren't especially popular with the men",
"Noun",
"She attended a school where there were more males than females .",
"Females of this species weigh 8 to 10 pounds.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"But the impact of the law over 50 years sprawls even more widely across thousands of high schools and middle schools, demanding grass-roots opportunities for millions of young female athletes. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
"Thirty-five words written as part of a landmark U.S. law forever changed the sporting world and, more specifically, Cincinnati female athletes. \u2014 Alex Harrison, The Enquirer , 24 June 2022",
"But most top colleges still deprive female athletes of equal opportunities. \u2014 Amy Nakamura, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"Recent polling from The Post showed that a majority of Americans oppose allowing transgender female athletes to compete in women\u2019s divisions. \u2014 Petula Dvorak, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"Shoutout to these extraordinary female athletes who have brought national attention to the sport of gymnastics while providing a tremendous platform for women in athletics. \u2014 Lauren Sisler | Lsisler@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
"In addition to college and high-school female athletes, both Republican and Democratic officials were in attendance. \u2014 Madeleine Kearns, National Review , 23 June 2022",
"Title IX ushered in an era of more scholarships for female athletes, more resources and funding at the high school and college level, and eventually paved the way for professional women\u2019s sports leagues. \u2014 Katie Mcinerney, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"Physical activity for girls and women was cast as unfeminine, and while schools poured money and other resources into programs for male students, budding female athletes were left to fend for themselves. \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 21 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The female was in critical condition, and the two males were stable, according to police. \u2014 Chuck Johnston, CNN , 4 June 2022",
"In these situations, the individual may let air from a tire or add a gas tank contaminant, then approach the female to offer help in the form of a battery pack, air compressor or a ride. \u2014 Breanne Kovatch, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"When the argument turned physical, Davis stepped in to defend the female , authorities say. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
"Cooke reveals how sexist cultural and historical influences, particularly those of the Victorian era, led scientists to misinterpret, undervalue and ignore the female of the species. \u2014 Amy Brady, Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
"The female was usually accompanied by another member of the herd. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 18 May 2022",
"Neither the shooter nor the female were struck during the gunfire, Santiago said. \u2014 Eileen Kelley, Sun Sentinel , 16 May 2022",
"WondaGurl became the first female to win producer of the year twice. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 14 May 2022",
"More:Sharon Purifoy-Smoots becomes the first Black female to achieve rank of assistant chief in the Milwaukee Fire Department Contact Elliot Hughes at elliot.hughes@jrn.com or 414-704-8958. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 May 2022"
"Middle English, alteration of femel, femelle , from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French femele , from Medieval Latin femella , from Latin, girl, diminutive of femina":"Noun"
": a procedure performed especially as a cultural rite that typically includes the total or partial excision of the female external genitalia and especially the clitoris and labia minora and that is now outlawed in many nations including the U.S.":[
"The measure adds medical care for transgender youth to a section of Idaho law already on the books that bans female genital mutilation . \u2014 Giselle Rhoden, CNN , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Idaho\u2019s bill, H.B. 675, is an addendum to an existing ban on female genital mutilation . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Health workers and activists call it female genital mutilation and are working to end the practice. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Women in the Kuria tribe, a deeply patriarchal community, also face customs like female genital mutilation (FGM) and polygamy. \u2014 Jay Parini, CNN , 7 Aug. 2021",
"One of Carrie Johnson\u2019s best friends, Nimco Ali\u2014a thirty-eight-year-old activist who campaigns against female genital mutilation \u2014is regularly sent out to fight for Carrie in the press. \u2014 Lara Prendergast, Harper's Magazine , 26 Oct. 2021",
"No matter the customs of a student\u2019s native country, instructors emphasize that practices such as female genital mutilation are prohibited in this country. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Aug. 2021",
"Currently, 40 states have laws that criminalize female genital mutilation , including Michigan, which passed its statute in the wake of the federal case. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 28 Sep. 2021",
"Currently, 27 states have laws that criminalize female genital mutilation , including Michigan, whose FGM law is stiffer than the federal statute, punishable by up to 15 years in prison, compared with five years under federal law. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 16 Sep. 2021"
"The book examines the subject from a feminine perspective.",
"They've added some feminine touches to the decor.",
"The feminine form of the Spanish adjective \u201clindo\u201d is \u201clinda.\u201d",
"Noun",
"The feminine of the Spanish adjective \u201clindo\u201d is \u201clinda.\u201d",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"In the sophomore chapter, similar masculine-meets- feminine tailoring is utilized once more to combine Nadia\u2019s hardened edge and the softer elements bubbling beneath the surface in her quest to right family wrongs. \u2014 Emma Fraser, ELLE , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Samuel\u2019s first capsule is hyper- feminine and inspired by her personal style. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The company created a line of gender-neutral sanitary boxers to provide alternatives for women who have used only sanitary pads, as well as for those seeking less- feminine options for period underwear. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Her message resonated especially with many young Catholic women who felt trapped between retro feminine ideals and the press of secular feminism. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Many turned out in the brand\u2019s finest pieces; Tcherassi's bright colors and feminine silhouettes seem like they were made for Tortuga Bay\u2019s setting. \u2014 Marykate Boylan, Town & Country , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Many have been collapsing under the weight of a culture that sees caring for others not as a job in itself, but as a matter of default feminine obligation. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Since then, the Hannah Montana alum has released three albums, founded the Happy Hippie Foundation, and is an investor in startups including FanMade and feminine products company Hers. \u2014 Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Campion, a director known for excavating feminine psychology, here seems most preoccupied with Rose as a catalyst for the shifting relationships among the men around her\u2014and, in particular, for the pas de deux between Peter and Phil. \u2014 Brandon Taylor, The New Yorker , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Could church leaders somehow sense the divine feminine reawakening? \u2014 Cassady Rosenblum, Rolling Stone , 28 June 2022",
"Take a spin in this feminine , floral belted dress and watch the compliments roll in. \u2014 Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Amid the mystery, there has been an explosion of Latter-day Saint works about the divine feminine , celebrating her in poetry, song and art. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 Mar. 2022",
"His appeal for wisdom was an appeal to the divine feminine . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Those bodies, especially those that differ from a feminine \u2014and, often, white\u2014ideal, have, for a long time, been castigated as too muscular, too masculine, too threatening. \u2014 Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker , 17 Mar. 2022",
"This is a powerful study of the Virgin Mary \u2014 the textual fragments, icons, and relics that constructed our ideas of her and of the feminine , from the Gospels to today. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 17 Jan. 2022",
"In the past, there were cultural boundaries separating feminine and masculine jewelry. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
"But each dress bears her unique combination of sweet without saccharine and feminine without fluff. \u2014 The Week , 26 Feb. 2018"
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French feminin , from Latin femininus , from femina woman; akin to Old English delu nipple, Latin filius son, felix, fetus , & fecundus fruitful, felare to suck, Greek th\u0113l\u0113 nipple":"Adjective and Noun"
"Sikander offers an expansive vision of femininity while exposing a threat of violence\u2014a stark indictment of how the war on terror was justified, in part, by weaponizing the plight of women. \u2014 Naib Mian, The New Yorker , 1 June 2022",
"For Joan Rivers, Moms Mabley, Minnie Pearl, Phyllis Diller and many others, masking their femininity , sexuality and intellect added extra layers to showbiz\u2019s glass ceiling. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Drake has talked about avoiding or undercutting stereotypical images of femininity , domesticity, and motherhood, but it\u2019s the last of these that seems to stir the most unresolved feelings. \u2014 Vince Aletti, The New Yorker , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Being 17, and her debut feature Girlhood), Sciamma displayed a kinship with adolescence, femininity , and otherness. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Afrofurutists Present With these references, younger Millennial and Gen Z female artists, along with their glam teams, weave elements of the androgyny, femininity , and Black beauty traditions into the visual components of their art. \u2014 Treye Green, Allure , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Every late-in-the-season tragedy and act of bloodshed, whether real or intangible, has been tied to the element that classically represents femininity , emotion, and intuition. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Brothers Roman and Alexander Kim launched their streetstyle label Innominate with an eye towards exploring the spectrum between masculinity and femininity , darkness and light, and other counter-balanced concepts. \u2014 Stephan Rabimov, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Gutierrez critiques them all through the lens of trans femininity , indigeneity and Latinx identity, unpacking standards of beauty and reworking them. \u2014 Alicia Eler, Star Tribune , 1 July 2021"
": a person who supports or engages in feminism":[
"Similarly, Saint Thomas's resident nun, Sister Maureen (Ann Dowd), is no girlish cutie: She's an ardent, in-your-face feminist .",
"\u2014 Terrence Rafferty",
"He [Stendhal] was a feminist and \u2026 he held that to deprive women of education 'deprives society of half its potential for intellectual achievement'.",
"\u2014 V. S. Pritchett"
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"feminist theory",
"the feminist movement",
"The act of speaking is a way women come to power, telling our stories, sharing history, engaging in feminist discussion.",
"\u2014 bell hooks",
"[Patricia] Ireland, past president of the National Organization for Women, is perhaps the best-known former Pan Am flight attendant of the '60s; seven years working for the airline helped inspire her feminist activism, which included campaigning for the Equal Rights Amendment.",
"In this wildly inventive collection of stories, Kirby explores the power of feminity in its many forms \u2013 including as brazen witches, virgins who can't be sacrificed and even cockroaches who catcallers fear. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
"For makeup, Campbell emphasized the romanticism and feminity of her gown with long eyelashes and a pink lip. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 23 May 2022",
"Ali\u00e9tte, the brainchild of mega-stylist to the stars Jason Rembert, has come to be known for its refined sensibility, sophisticated feminity , and effortless modern take on eveningwear. \u2014 Essence , 21 Jan. 2020",
"Christian Dior created the New Look, a romantic vision of feminity and grace and her sister has never ceased to be a source of inspiration for him, until his sudden death in 1957. \u2014 C\u00e9cilia Pelloux, Forbes , 7 Nov. 2021",
"After coming out as trans eight years ago, Sophia Hernandez is candid on Instagram about how beauty \u2014 mullet and all \u2014 brings her gender euphoria and helps her define feminity on her own terms. \u2014 Devon Abelman, Allure , 8 June 2021"
"Ginsburg and fellow Justice Sandra Day O\u2019Connor\u2014the first woman on the Court\u2014began wearing the collars to feminize the traditionally masculine garment. \u2014 Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 Apr. 2022",
"To date, no studies have shown eating soy or isoflavones in moderation can feminize males or affect childhood development. \u2014 Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY , 10 Sep. 2021",
"When women's gymnastics was introduced in its current form in 1952, music was added to feminize the event. \u2014 Emily Adams, USA TODAY , 27 June 2021",
"The Arkansas SAFE Act would also ban cross-hormone therapy, a gender-affirming treatment that allows for trans people to masculinize or feminize their physical appearance to be more consistent with their gender identity. \u2014 Lauren Holt, CNN , 28 Mar. 2021",
"The idea was to claim what was a traditionally male uniform and unapologetically feminize it. \u2014 Vanessa Friedman New York Times, Star Tribune , 21 Sep. 2020",
"The idea was to claim what was a traditionally male uniform and unapologetically feminize it. \u2014 Vanessa Friedman New York Times, Star Tribune , 21 Sep. 2020",
"The idea was to claim what was a traditionally male uniform and unapologetically feminize it. \u2014 Vanessa Friedman New York Times, Star Tribune , 21 Sep. 2020",
"The idea was to claim what was a traditionally male uniform and unapologetically feminize it. \u2014 Vanessa Friedman New York Times, Star Tribune , 21 Sep. 2020"
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": a woman who attracts men by an aura of charm and mystery":[]
},
"examples":[
"an actress who was often cast as cynical, sexy femmes fatales",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Think femme fatale : a dramatic, intriguing, film noir style. \u2014 Hannah Oh, Seventeen , 12 Apr. 2017",
"Cowan is aces as a doe-eyed femme fatale in a noir horror movie fueled by gonzo B-movie energy. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"Trish fancies herself a worldly femme fatale in some respects, but her immature, Ugly American desperation betrays her time and again. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 25 May 2022",
"In what seems like just a few seconds, actress Charlize Theron makes a fierce entrance onscreen as the white-haired, purple donning femme fatale . \u2014 Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping , 14 May 2022",
"Her performance persona is unapologetically Black femme fatale : glam, sensual, and decidedly committed to exploring the contours of her own pleasure. \u2014 Allure , 13 May 2022",
"Depp said Heard was the perfect embodiment of the book\u2019s femme fatale character named Chenault. \u2014 R.j. Rico, Chicago Tribune , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The chemistry between the two crackles during their first interaction, when Mia enters unmoored book publisher Marcus\u2019s life as a statuesque hybrid of femme fatale and manic pixie dream girl. \u2014 Shamira Ibrahim, Essence , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Pamela Anderson will soon play Broadway's resident femme fatale , Roxie Hart, during an eight-week limited run of Chicago this spring, marking her Broadway debut. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 Mar. 2022"
"Fourteen-year-old Gianna was born with proximal femoral focal deficiency, a condition affecting the femur bone that typically results in one leg being shorter than another. \u2014 Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
"In Dixon\u2019s case, media witnesses described how the execution team struggled to insert IVs into Dixon\u2019s body, eventually resorting to making an incision into his femoral vein. \u2014 Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic , 23 May 2022",
"Attorneys for Clarence Dixon, who was executed by lethal injection on May 11, said execution members took 40 minutes to insert IVs in Dixon's arms, before finally resorting to cutting into his groin and administering the drugs into his femoral vein. \u2014 Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic , 19 May 2022",
"The diagnosis was congenital femoral deficiency, which causes certain parts of the leg to be underdeveloped and sometimes crooked. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
"He was diagnosed with three femoral arterial blood clots, which were cutting off blood flow to his left foot. \u2014 Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Sanders was diagnosed with three femoral arterial blood clots, which doctors categorized as life-threatening. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 8 Mar. 2022",
"In the lower limbs, for example, at least five nerves could be entrapped: the peroneal, tibial, rural, femoral , and sciatic. \u2014 Elizabeth Carey, Outside Online , 26 Apr. 2021",
"Zimetbaum threaded catheters into the right and left femoral vessels in my groin and up into my heart. \u2014 The New Yorker , 29 Nov. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Wiemann and her team analyzed a femur -- thigh bone -- of 55 different creatures, including 30extinct and 25 modern animals. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 25 May 2022",
"Then the blackness moves inward; its march can sometimes be halted, with treatment and surgeries, but an optic nerve\u2014unlike a cornea or the heart or a femur \u2014is irreplaceable. \u2014 Ben Taub, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"Heather Duffy, Charlie's mom, said during this recent surgery, Charlie's femur bone was cut in half and repositioned. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
"Fourteen-year-old Gianna was born with proximal femoral focal deficiency, a condition affecting the femur bone that typically results in one leg being shorter than another. \u2014 Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
"The remains of Canadian hiker, Paul Miller, who disappeared in mid-2018, were found in Joshua Tree National Park in late 2019 after a Missouri viewer spotted a femur bone in one of the drone images. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Apr. 2022",
"The 56-year-old actress stopped by the PEOPLE Everyday podcast on Monday and gave host Janine Rubenstein an update on her recovery process since breaking her femur in an accident. \u2014 Hattie Lindert, PEOPLE.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
"But between the cancer and chemotherapy, his leg had become so brittle that his femur fractured during the surgery. \u2014 Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 May 2022",
"Orr originally suspected that Arlington Man hailed from the end of the Ice Age, based in part on his femur \u2019s location, 37.5 feet beneath the present surface. \u2014 Ross Andersen, The Atlantic , 7 Sep. 2021"
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"the only way to prevent motorists from trying to use that unsafe bridge is to put a fence across the road leading to it",
"Verb",
"a house with a fenced -in yard",
"He stole watches and fenced them on the street.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Banners on the eight-foot fence cleverly conceal the fact that her lot backs up to a parking lot on Detroit. \u2014 Susan Brownstein, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
"On the next pitch, McCutchen lined a two-run homer just over the fence down the left-field line to double the Brewers' lead to 4-0. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 25 June 2022",
"Inside the vehicle fence are a handful of tables and the lone Food Shark food truck, a Marfa eatery that was temporarily closed during my visit. \u2014 Anna Mazurek, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"The fence was recently removed by the artist Niloufar Emamifar, opening the parcel to rodents and other small animals. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Those who knew Kelly created a memorial of handwritten notes, flowers and pictures of their pets on the chain link fence that surrounded the one-story clinic. \u2014 Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"The ball appeared to hit the yellow line signaling a home run atop the fence before bouncing back into play, but after conferencing, umpires kept Sanders at second. \u2014 Mason Young, Detroit Free Press , 19 June 2022",
"The two men ceremoniously tore down the fence between the two houses, helping to create their own bubble during the pandemic quarantine. \u2014 Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
"Daffue proceeded to let go with the shot of the Open (so far, anyway), a screaming line drive that split the trees to his left and the fence to his right, sailed over fans along the way, and landed just on the fringe of the 14th green. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"De Le\u00f3n has been helping coordinate the effort to fence off the plaza and move the residents into various forms of interim housing. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
"In director Jessica Fisch\u2019s stylish, lively and fast-moving production, fence these two highly skilled actors do. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 15 May 2022",
"Where Street Scene had to fence off all areas where alcohol was served in order to keep minors out, North Park Music Fest will be the first test run for the new Special Events Mixed Ages Pilot Program for the City of San Diego. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 May 2022",
"Bullets ripped through the wooden gate and fence around her house, killing her instantly. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
"The 10-minute standoff was one of several clashes that continued past midnight as sanitation crews tried to clear and fence off Toriumi Plaza, reflecting the knot of tensions in a city with little agreement on how to deal with the homeless crisis. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The arrival of the Humira copycats will be a pivotal test for a class of treatments that advocates have long said could help fence in runaway drug costs. \u2014 Angel Adegbesan, Bloomberg.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Without an agreement, the district could fence that area off and trespassers could be ticketed or fined. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Mar. 2022",
"In Northern California, a proposal to fence off the Tulelake Municipal Airport has activists up in arms. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 20 Feb. 2022"
"uses self-deprecating humor to fend herself from serious criticism",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"That included the establishment of the NATO military alliance, whose members have rushed weapons and ammunition to the Ukrainian border to help Kyiv fend off Russian forces. \u2014 Dan Lamothe, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
"That is a reason to consider investing to seek a greater yield to help fend off inflation. \u2014 Tayvon Jackson, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"The European Union is planning to give Ukraine almost $520 million to buy heavy weapons that will help fend off Russia\u2019s invasion. \u2014 Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News , 12 May 2022",
"Washington \u2014 The House on Tuesday night approved $39.8 billion in aid to Ukraine, with just days to go before President Biden says his authority to fund military supplies to help fend off Russian aggression runs dry. \u2014 Kathryn Watson, CBS News , 11 May 2022",
"The House, hours after her testimony, voted 368-57 to approve nearly $40 billion in military and humanitarian aid to help Ukraine fend off Russia plus other measures to ease the fallout. \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 10 May 2022",
"Days before the Americans\u2019 visit, President Biden announced an additional $800 million in military aid, including equipment designed to help Ukraine fend off Russia\u2019s offensive in the east. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Still, the new weapons that allies plan to send may not immediately help fend off a major new offensive by Russia in the eastern Donbas region. \u2014 Alberto Nardelli, Bloomberg.com , 9 Apr. 2022",
"The government of President Volodymyr Zelensky has banned men aged 18 to 60 from leaving Ukraine to help fend off Russia\u2019s full-scale assault. \u2014 Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But in 2022 World Cup Qualifying, the two rivals have helped each other fend off other nations from stealing their automatic bids to the World Cup in Qatar. \u2014 Drake Hills, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Whether Gigi will be accepted back into the world of the whale or fend for herself in a hostile ocean after a year in the tame tanks of Sea World is a matter of conjecture. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Carr, who had over a dozen supporters speak at the meeting, said board members were lacking urgency in exploring major changes to better support students and fend of a plan by Republican lawmakers to dissolve the district. \u2014 Rory Linnane, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Experts say frictions are fueled by a U.S. fend -for-yourself model around caring for kids. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Rodriguez can be an incredibly inventive director of action, but the choreography of the scene where Boba, Fennec, and the two Gamorrean fend off the shield-bearing assassins is just okay. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 29 Dec. 2021",
"The duo fend off acne-causing bacteria, but do so in a way that doesn\u2019t dehydrate your skin or lead to further irritation. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
"The running back rushed for a pair of touchdowns to help Lone Peak fend off American Fork, 27-21, on Friday night. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Sep. 2021",
"Helping her fend off all the Sophies of the Wagner office. \u2014 Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire , 1 June 2021"
"not wanting our brand-new cabin cruiser to get scratched, we put thick rubber fenders between it and the dock",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Outer Banks has body-color fender flares, door handles, and mirror caps. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 21 May 2022",
"The Echo, for instance, has a third bottle mount on the underside of the down tube, but no fender eyelets or top-tube bag mounts either, which does hamper versatility a bit. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 30 Aug. 2021",
"In one corner of the ring is the first-ever Bronco Raptor with a 400-plus-hp twin-turbo V-6, a long-travel suspension with remote-reservoir Fox Racing shocks, massive 37-inch all-terrain tires, and hilariously huge fender flares. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 21 May 2022",
"Rush-hour fender -benders\u2014a leading source of claims\u2014were running well below prepandemic levels. \u2014 Leslie Scism, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
"The SUVs exterior has been subtlety tweaked with a new carbon-fiber front fascia, fender flares and rear diffuser, all of which help improve aerodynamic performance. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Many cyclists ride without a front fender , likely because installing one often requires you to basically dismantle the front of your bike. \u2014 Cassandra Brooklyn, WSJ , 22 Mar. 2022",
"There's one at the top of the windshield, one at the top of the rear window, and one above each front fender . \u2014 Matt Jancer, Wired , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Not only was there fresh heavy front fender damager but a front tire was missing. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 22 Mar. 2022"
"Middle English fendour, fendere \"defender, device for protecting the hull of a beached ship,\" from fenden \"to defend, ward off, fend entry 1 \" + -our, -ere -er entry 2":""
"animal experts discourage homeowners from trying to adopt feral animals as pets",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Grice said that while Alabama has relaxed state restrictions on hunting feral hogs \u2013 allowing hunts year-round, and at night with a special license \u2013 trapping remains the best method of population control. \u2014 Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al , 15 May 2022",
"How did feral hogs come to overrun California and much of the rest of the country? \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Russell, then 18, began feeding the cat and some other feral cats that came around her place. \u2014 Esteban Parra, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Colson Whitehead's novel takes place in Manhattan after a pandemic turns half of humankind into feral zombies. \u2014 CNN , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Catalina Island successfully eradicated feral pigs more than a decade ago by using measures that included shooting them from helicopters, which drew the ire of animal rights groups. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Due to his towering physique and withdrawn demeanor, Noonan is in some ways scarier than Fiennes' more postured and feral take on Dolarhyde. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 24 Feb. 2021",
"Reproduction from feral rainbow trout has been documented in several places, but to date, documentation of a self-sustaining population has been elusive, according to DEEP. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Both counties have offered feral hog bounties before. \u2014 Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News , 24 Jan. 2022"
],
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"1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Medieval Latin feralis , from Latin fera wild animal, from feminine of ferus wild \u2014 more at fierce":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fir-\u0259l",
"\u02c8fe-r\u0259l",
"\u02c8fer-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for feral brutal , brutish , bestial , feral mean characteristic of an animal in nature, action, or instinct. brutal applies to people, their acts, or their words and suggests a lack of intelligence, feeling, or humanity. a senseless and brutal war brutish stresses likeness to an animal in low intelligence, in base appetites, and in behavior based on instinct. brutish stupidity bestial suggests a state of degradation unworthy of humans and fit only for beasts. bestial depravity feral suggests the savagery or ferocity of wild animals. the struggle to survive unleashed their feral impulses",
"The city was in a state of ferment after the election.",
"the city was in ferment as its residents nervously awaited the airborne invasion that was sure to come",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Egger has raised $20 million for her BioMilq from buzzy backers like Bill Gates to grow breast milk from human cells, while Katz has raised $25 million from VCs and angel investors to ferment yeast into synthetic human milk. \u2014 Alexandra Sternlicht, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
"Padilla-Brown had managed to ferment cacao beans with Cordyceps mycelium, a difficult trick given its temperamental nature. \u2014 Doug Bierend, Outside Online , 10 Mar. 2021",
"The goal, the couple said in a release, is to raise $30,000 to buy the trees and equipment needed to ferment more than 2,000 cases of cider for the first year in operation. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
"The grapes are pressed and sealed in containers to ferment , just like any other wine. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 8 June 2022",
"Read full article Carbonic maceration, in its purest form, describes a process where whole clusters of intact grapes begin to ferment from the inside out, sealed in a tank filled with carbon dioxide or other inert gas to displace oxygen. \u2014 Ellen Bhang, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"In warm temperatures, the yeast will ferment and lead to over-carbonation in the cans. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 24 May 2022",
"These don\u2019t have as much sugar to ferment , so more of these agaves are needed to produce a liter of mezcal. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Not too much\u2014just a little procrastination to let the ideas ferment . \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Then, the cherries\u2019 flesh is removed, and the remaining seeds \u2014 known widely as beans \u2014 go to a cistern to ferment . \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"The pioneering studies of Rudolf Peierls and others that eventually blossomed into the modern understanding of holes in materials were informed by that intellectual ferment . \u2014 Frank Wilczek, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"The chef was also my close friend and, to me, the embodiment of Chinatown and by extension, the best of L.A.'s multiethnic ferment . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"The downstream effects of all this technological ferment , Hoffman predicts, is that V.R. therapies, powered by private-sector investments, will swiftly develop into a standard treatment for pain. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Reduce inflammation that can exacerbate signs of aging with this Vichy Laboratoires serum, which contains a prebiotic ferment to improve the health of skin\u2019s barrier. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Other ingredients include lactobacillus ferment and pomegranate seed oil, which intensely soothe and nourish the skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The leaves are formed into solid cakes that ferment for months, and sometimes years. \u2014 Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Feb. 2022",
"One of the effects of the Romanov dynasty\u2019s fall in 1917 was a flood of Russian refugees into Europe, including the arrival of aristocrats, artists, writers, and intellectuals who landed in Paris at the height of the city\u2019s creative ferment . \u2014 Monitor Reviewers, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 Mar. 2022"
"The process is simplicity itself\u2014a couple of fermentations , a gradual tilting of the bottle to remove the sediment and a final addition of sugar to make it brut or doux.",
"\u2014 Miles Kington",
"The ancient Chinese also stored vegetables in a pickling brine with a vinegar base. Various vinegars, made from fermentations of rice, wheat, grapes, or even peaches, were used.",
"\u2014 Nina Simonds"
],
": ferment sense 2":[
"Music concerts, poetry readings, and other progressive campus activities can produce intellectual fermentation and thought provoking ideas.",
"The most traditional method of making sriracha involves lactic acid fermentation . \u2014 Aly Walansky, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"Others destem their grapes before fermentation , resulting in greater intensity of fruit flavors in the wines. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
"Pearl Street Wine Market & Cafe will showcase low intervention wines, a type of wine made using native yeast fermentation with limited additives or sulfites. \u2014 Annie Nickoloff, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
"With the resources of Gallo behind his research and execution, Grahm has produced a Language of Yes Grenache and Syrah employing the slightly unusual (but not unprecedented) step of air-drying the grapes for a bit before fermentation . \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 13 June 2022",
"In contrast to the prevailing methods in California, Mr. Jensen used the ambient yeast on the grapes for fermentation rather than inoculating the grapes with commercial yeast. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
"The company currently uses sugarcane and corn for its fermentation process \u2014 crops that use large volumes of land and divert food resources, says Higashi. \u2014 Rebecca Cairns, CNN , 22 May 2022",
"As a result of the natural fermentation process, yogurt contains lactic acid\u2014a great exfoliator and all-around skin rejuvenator. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 May 2022",
"Unlike wine or beer, mead also needs nutrients such as nitrogen to kick start the fermentation process. \u2014 Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Mar. 2022"
"Due to low levels of atmospheric oxygen, the process may have been fermentative , still found in microbes such as yeast today. 7. \u2014 Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine , 6 Feb. 2017"
": an apparatus for carrying out fermentation":[],
": an organism that causes fermentation":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That meant dumping grains into the cooker by hand, manually pumping that mash into the fermenter , and far, far fewer computers for Downs to learn. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 6 June 2022",
"Once the fermenter is filled, carbon dioxide is pumped into the tank to flush out any oxygen; creating an anaerobic environment. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2021",
"The brewhouse, along with a seven-barrel fermenter , came from Logjam, a defunct microbrewery in central Wisconsin. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 28 Feb. 2022",
"To offset flavors associated with smoke damage, winemaker John Grochau tipped Hansen to dropping green oak chips into the fermenter . \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Among their other jobs, staff will monitor meat production, mix feedstock (media) for the cells, and maintain the facility and its phenomenally expensive equipment; Block estimates that a 25-gallon fermenter could cost upward of $350,000. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 29 Sep. 2021",
"Temperature control allows the distiller to reduce the temperature in the fermenter and lengthen the fermentation cycle. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 19 Sep. 2021",
"Wine geeks will surely flip out watching the Reel featuring the tricky transport of a concrete fermenter while everyone should be pleased to meet Chester, the vineyard dog. \u2014 Leslie Kelly, Forbes , 7 Sep. 2021",
"The bacteria are allowed to grow overnight and then moved into a large fermenter that contains up to 300 liters of a nutrient broth. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2021"
"fermentescible from Latin fermentesc ere to swell, rise, ferment (from Latin fermentum leaven, yeast + -escere , inchoative verb ending) + -ible; fermentiscible irregular from Latin fermentescere + English -ible":""
"The competition among the students was ferocious .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Climbing aboard the handsome, ferocious and pricey Ducati Multistrada V4S is like a putting on a Ermenegildo Zegna Bespoke suit, some of which sell for $22,000. \u2014 Josh Max, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Fast-moving, furry and ferocious :The fisher cat doesn't really like fish. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Booker played with elevated purpose and anger that translated into him making fearless and ferocious plays all night long. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Flynn Robinson, the team\u2019s sixth man, could really shoot, and Riley was equally fearless and ferocious . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Tony DeMarco was fearless and ferocious in the ring, an undisputed world welterweight title holder, the son of Italian immigrants, born in the North End and raised but a short walk from Paul Revere\u2019s house. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 Oct. 2021",
"Even today, the album is ferocious and among the first hard-rock albums to exploit rhythm and the exceptional musicianship of all bandmembers, particularly guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. \u2014 Marc Myers, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The music is amorphous, engulfing, gelatinous, ferocious . \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 6 Dec. 2021",
"The lonely landscape seems an apt pasture for his ferocious and solitary concentration, but could also be seen as a retreat. \u2014 Ted Alcorn, Washington Post , 30 Nov. 2021"
"Latin feroc-, ferox , literally, fierce looking, from ferus + -oc-, -ox (akin to Greek \u014dps eye) \u2014 more at eye":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"f\u0259-\u02c8r\u014d-sh\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ferocious fierce , ferocious , barbarous , savage , cruel mean showing fury or malignity in looks or actions. fierce applies to humans and animals that inspire terror because of their wild and menacing aspect or fury in attack. fierce warriors ferocious implies extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality. a ferocious dog barbarous implies a ferocity or mercilessness regarded as unworthy of civilized people. barbarous treatment of prisoners savage implies the absence of inhibitions restraining civilized people filled with rage, lust, or other violent passion. a savage criminal cruel implies indifference to suffering and even positive pleasure in inflicting it. the cruel jokes of schoolboys",
": to hunt (animals, such as rabbits) with ferrets":[],
": to hunt with ferrets":[],
": to search about":[]
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"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1649, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English furet, ferret , from Anglo-French firet, furet , from Vulgar Latin *furittus , literally, little thief, diminutive of Latin fur thief \u2014 more at furtive":"Noun",
"probably modification of Italian fioretti floss silk, from plural of fioretto , diminutive of fiore flower, from Latin flor-, flos \u2014 more at blow":"Noun"
": any of several heavy-bodied mammals (as Helictis moschata ) of southeastern Asia that resemble the weasel":[]
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ferret-polecat":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an unusually vicious ferret valuable as a rodent destroyer, closely resembling the wild European polecat, and said to result from interbreeding the domestic ferret with the wild polecat":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215311",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ferri-":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": ferric iron":[
"ferri cyanide"
],
": iron":[
"ferri ferous"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, from ferrum":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185706",
"type":[
"combining form"
]
},
"ferriage":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the act or business of transporting by ferry":[],
": the fare paid for a ferry passage":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
"The new study is a retrospective analysis of 16 athletes from the Western Australian Institute of Sport, who received a total of 22 intravenous injections of 1,000 milligrams of iron (in the form of ferric carboxymaltose) in recent years. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 8 July 2020",
"The greatest elevations occur in the ferric oxide-rich Tharsis region, but in the lowlands to the east of it, the abundances of ferric oxides plummets. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 11 Mar. 2021",
"First off, ferric oxides are present everywhere on the planet: within the crust, found in lava outflows, and in the Martian dust that\u2019s been oxidized by reactions with the atmosphere. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 11 Mar. 2021",
"Specifically, the four iron atoms in hemoglobin are oxidized from their normal ferrous state (Fe2+) to a ferric form (Fe3+), making methemoglobin, which is essentially useless as an oxygen carrier. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 23 Sep. 2019",
"See, this year's South team for the Senior Bowl has a decidedly ferric flavor on special teams. \u2014 Tom Green, AL.com , 25 Jan. 2018",
"The drink does contain ammonium ferric citrate, which is technically iron, but it is not brewed. \u2014 Palko Karasz, New York Times , 5 Jan. 2018",
"The company is adding ferric chloride to the wet sludge before drying, a binding agent that should lessen sulfur dioxide emissions. \u2014 Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press , 9 May 2017"
": a complex salt containing varying amounts of iron and used especially for making blueprints":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1924, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132540",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ferry":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a franchise or right to operate a ferry service across a body of water":[],
": a place where persons or things are carried across a body of water (such as a river) in a boat":[],
": an organized service and route for flying airplanes especially across a sea or continent for delivery to the user":[],
": ferryboat":[],
": to carry by boat over a body of water":[],
": to convey (as by aircraft or motor vehicle) from one place to another : transport":[],
": to cross by a ferry":[],
": to cross water in a boat":[],
": to fly (an airplane) from the factory or other shipping point to a designated delivery point or from one base to another":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The cars were ferried across the river.",
"They ferry supplies to the island.",
"Noun",
"Ferries to both islands depart daily.",
"You can get there by ferry .",
"We'll meet you at the ferry .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Most of the time, the world doesn\u2019t need to think about the pipelines, tankers, and on-land storage tanks that ferry oil around the world and allow for something like a spot market for it. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 16 Mar. 2022",
"In 2009, officials began planning to build a light rail line that would ferry passengers from downtown Portland to Tualatin in 30 minutes. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Sep. 2021",
"The agency originally intended to have at least two private-sector companies compete to build the spacecraft that will ferry astronauts to the lunar surface for the Artemis moon landing missions \u2014 a project called the Human Landing System (HLS). \u2014 Diksha Madhok, CNN , 27 July 2021",
"Nelson also would oversee the awarding of the next phase of the contracts for the spacecraft that would ferry astronauts to the lunar surface. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2021",
"The ten-day Artemis II mission, slated to launch in May 2024, will ferry a crew of astronauts around the moon and then back to Earth. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 24 May 2022",
"In some cases, boats will then ferry passengers to land, said Alan Ram, Tailwind\u2019s chief executive. \u2014 James Fanelli, WSJ , 15 May 2022",
"Buses will ferry riders between the Midvale Center station and the historic Sandy station. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Those barges will ferry the containers back to the Seagirt Marine Terminal in Baltimore. \u2014 Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Paros, the heart of the Cyclades Once upon a time, Paros was perhaps best known as the island where the ferry stopped en route to your real destination. \u2014 Isabelle Kliger, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"The family skipped a trip to Disneyland and a popular Michigan vacation island because the ferry ride to Mackinac Island would mean mingling with unmasked passengers. \u2014 Lindsey Tanner And Angie Wang, Anchorage Daily News , 21 June 2022",
"She was deeply moved when, one day, the ferry had to transport for burial the bodies of three civilians killed by terrorists. \u2014 Pat Myers, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"For jetsetters, the home is just over a mile away from the Santa Lucia Train Station (10 minutes away by the local ferry ), so short trips to Rome, Florence and Milan\u2014among other European destinations\u2014will be a breeze for additional exploring. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 8 June 2022",
"Young said the town has kicked around several ideas, like finding ways to support small business opportunities or increasing the frequency of the winter ferry . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
"Anthony had traveled with a friend from Edinburgh, catching the ferry from Aberdeen. \u2014 Francesca Street, CNN , 31 May 2022",
"Ditch your car and hop aboard the Lady of the Lake ferry to Stehekin, a roadless lakefront community accessible only via hiking or boating. \u2014 Megan Michelson, Outside Online , 18 May 2022",
"The ferry began running 24/7 at the end of March after it was idled for the winter. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English ferien , from Old English ferian to carry, convey; akin to Old English faran to go \u2014 more at fare":"Verb"
"an area that is a fertile breeding ground for political extremism",
"This subject remains a fertile field for additional investigation.",
"He has a fertile mind.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This meant Islam met with fertile ground: people were searching for new hope, something that could bring people together again as a society. \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"The ongoing popularity of podcasts has provided fertile ground for TV adaptations, as producers, networks and other developers latch on to the deep, first-person journalistic reporting in podcasts to launch more glossy, A-list-starring reinventions. \u2014 Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"Femi said Connecticut is fertile ground for its multicultural bank strategy, given its racial and ethnic diversity. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant , 12 June 2022",
"The fertile area, lush with golden fields of wheat and barley, is a fitting place for people to geek out over grain varieties. \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 13 May 2022",
"The farm, off Indian Lake Road and near its original location, is becoming a more fertile area for growing produce that is donated to a number of nonprofits including the ECHO Food Shelf and BackPack program. \u2014 Tim Krohn, Star Tribune , 2 June 2021",
"In the fertile area near the Colombian border, tractors and combines sit idle while some farmers move their products on the backs of mules. \u2014 John Otis, WSJ , 1 Oct. 2020",
"That would give the Kremlin not only a lock over Crimea and Donbas, but key ports, industrial centers and fertile lands across the east and south. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Mar. 2022",
"After annexing New Caledonia in 1853 and establishing a penal colony, the French forced the Kanaks off their fertile tribal lands and onto reservations. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Dec. 2021"
"\u02c8f\u0259rt-\u1d4al, chiefly British \u02c8f\u0259r-\u02cct\u012bl"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fertile fertile , fecund , fruitful , prolific mean producing or capable of producing offspring or fruit. fertile implies the power to reproduce in kind or to assist in reproduction and growth fertile soil ; applied figuratively, it suggests readiness of invention and development. a fertile imagination fecund emphasizes abundance or rapidity in bearing fruit or offspring. a fecund herd fruitful adds to fertile and fecund the implication of desirable or useful results. fruitful research prolific stresses rapidity of spreading or multiplying by or as if by natural reproduction. a prolific writer",
"She studied the effects of pollution on the fertility of the local fish population.",
"The doctor ordered a test of his fertility .",
"The area is known for its soil fertility .",
"the fertility of his imagination",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This week, Netflix released the documentary Our Father, the story of Dr. Donald Cline, a man who used his own sperm to inseminate his patients at his Indianapolis fertility clinic. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 13 May 2022",
"Cline opened a fertility clinic in Indiana in 1979 and secretly used his own sperm to impregnate women who visited him for artificial insemination, claiming the donations were from medical residents. \u2014 Ali Pantony, Glamour , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The Aysennes still have a breach of contract claim against the fertility clinic. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Menzies stars as a successful British businessman who runs the first fertility clinic in the U.S. and plans to conquer the industry while implementing the potential of A.I. in both treatment and technology. \u2014 Elsa Keslassy, Variety , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The Cartellone family sued a Cincinnati fertility clinic, hospital and lab, according to the Columbus Dispatch. \u2014 Stephanie Warsmith, USA TODAY , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Mike and Jeanine Harvey went to an Akron City Hospital fertility clinic in 1991 for help getting pregnant. \u2014 CBS News , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Gender confirmation surgery is a major procedure resulting in permanent fertility loss, not to be taken lightly. \u2014 Mailee Osten-tan, Longreads , 8 June 2022",
"There\u2019s a buzz of fertility , like bees on a hive, linked through cellular multiplication and blood. \u2014 Garth Greenwell, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
": a system of nature worship involving rites and ceremonies believed to ensure productiveness of plants, animals, and people and often directed toward the propitiation of a special deity":[],
": the body of followers and practitioners of such a system":[]
"It\u2019s this fervency that makes M\u00e1rquez a prospect in Colombia\u2019s presidential race. \u2014 Christina Noriega, refinery29.com , 13 Mar. 2022",
"It\u2019s this fervency that makes M\u00e1rquez a prospect in Colombia\u2019s presidential race. \u2014 Christina Noriega, refinery29.com , 13 Mar. 2022",
"It\u2019s this fervency that makes M\u00e1rquez a prospect in Colombia\u2019s presidential race. \u2014 Christina Noriega, refinery29.com , 13 Mar. 2022",
"It\u2019s this fervency that makes M\u00e1rquez a prospect in Colombia\u2019s presidential race. \u2014 Christina Noriega, refinery29.com , 13 Mar. 2022",
"It\u2019s this fervency that makes M\u00e1rquez a prospect in Colombia\u2019s presidential race. \u2014 Christina Noriega, refinery29.com , 13 Mar. 2022",
"It\u2019s this fervency that makes M\u00e1rquez a prospect in Colombia\u2019s presidential race. \u2014 Christina Noriega, refinery29.com , 13 Mar. 2022",
"It\u2019s this fervency that makes M\u00e1rquez a prospect in Colombia\u2019s presidential race. \u2014 Christina Noriega, refinery29.com , 13 Mar. 2022",
"It\u2019s this fervency that makes M\u00e1rquez a prospect in Colombia\u2019s presidential race. \u2014 Christina Noriega, refinery29.com , 13 Mar. 2022"
"a fervent speech that called for tolerance and compassion for those who are different",
"in the thick, fervent air of a tropical afternoon, a languor set in",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bezos\u2019 wan efforts have yet to inspire the same fervent fanbase of diehard stans that Elon Musk has cultivated. \u2014 Julian Epp, The New Republic , 1 July 2022",
"Etched into our collective memory for its sky-rocketing notes and fervent delivery, this rendition of the national anthem is a playlist no-brainer. \u2014 Mia Uzzell, Glamour , 30 June 2022",
"Despite the trans-rights groups\u2019 fervent objections, Texas\u2019s Governor, Greg Abbott, signed the bill. \u2014 Benjamin Wallace-wells, The New Yorker , 28 June 2022",
"The fervent question of person-or-thing comes up time and again concerning Artificial Intelligence (AI). \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"The organization underwent a seismic transformation under McMahon with events like WrestleMania, a premium live production that draws millions of fervent viewers. \u2014 Michelle Chapman, Anchorage Daily News , 17 June 2022",
"The organization underwent a seismic transformation under McMahon with events like WrestleMania, a premium live production that draws millions of fervent viewers. \u2014 Michelle Chapman, Hartford Courant , 17 June 2022",
"In Sao Paolo, newspaper reporter Patricia Campos Mello attends a rally for Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, a nationalist strongman who frequently directs his fervent followers\u2019 rage towards the Fourth Estate. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 15 June 2022",
"Two of the most fervent regulars have been out of town proselytizing in Ukraine, and a quieter bunch \u2014 mostly retirees \u2014 has filled the void. \u2014 Hanna Krueger, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin fervent-, fervens , present participle of ferv\u0113re to boil, froth \u2014 more at barm":""
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fervent impassioned , passionate , ardent , fervent , fervid , perfervid mean showing intense feeling. impassioned implies warmth and intensity without violence and suggests fluent verbal expression. an impassioned plea for justice passionate implies great vehemence and often violence and wasteful diffusion of emotion. a passionate denunciation ardent implies an intense degree of zeal, devotion, or enthusiasm. an ardent supporter of human rights fervent stresses sincerity and steadiness of emotional warmth or zeal. fervent good wishes fervid suggests warmly and spontaneously and often feverishly expressed emotion. fervid love letters perfervid implies the expression of exaggerated or overwrought feelings. perfervid expressions of patriotism",
"at the school board meeting the librarian delivered a fervid speech defending the classic novel against would-be censors",
"the fervid sands of Arabia, where T.E. Lawrence staked his claim to military glory",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In stadium negotiations, fervid decades-long support for the Bills throughout Western New York strengthened the team\u2019s hand. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The fervid speculation over what Rolex would announce at Watches & Wonders\u2014now an annual ritual amongst the global watch community\u2014is finally at an end. \u2014 Nick Scott, Robb Report , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Kazantzakis, however, was fervid in his anti-imperialist beliefs, a conviction that prevented him from speaking out against \u2013 or perhaps even recognizing \u2013 the growing menace of fascism that in the 1930s was sweeping across the globe. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 19 Mar. 2022",
"The icy cornucopia of the fifties is flushed out in the fervid deliquescence of the sixties. \u2014 Frank Guan, The New Yorker , 31 Jan. 2022",
"One, Farah seems to be having a more fervid head-to-head with Gebrselassie, trading embarrassingly public accusations of theft, assault, and misconduct during a stay in Gebrselassie\u2019s Addis hotel. \u2014 Roger Robinson, Outside Online , 26 Apr. 2019",
"But Milburn puts an original spin on the familiar beats of the backwoods shock genre thanks to his hallucinatory storytelling, John Mehrmann\u2019s unnerving score and Spielberg\u2019s fervid performance. \u2014 Erik Piepenburg, New York Times , 30 Apr. 2021",
"Four decades later, the principles of supply-side economics remain deeply controversial, attracting fervid disciples as well as critics. \u2014 Emily Langer, Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2021",
"In Argentina, these alterations engendered fervid , prolonged opposition; an outraged traditionalist once hurled gasoline at Piazzolla\u2019s band in an attempt to set it on fire. \u2014 Barbara Jepson, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2021"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fervid impassioned , passionate , ardent , fervent , fervid , perfervid mean showing intense feeling. impassioned implies warmth and intensity without violence and suggests fluent verbal expression. an impassioned plea for justice passionate implies great vehemence and often violence and wasteful diffusion of emotion. a passionate denunciation ardent implies an intense degree of zeal, devotion, or enthusiasm. an ardent supporter of human rights fervent stresses sincerity and steadiness of emotional warmth or zeal. fervent good wishes fervid suggests warmly and spontaneously and often feverishly expressed emotion. fervid love letters perfervid implies the expression of exaggerated or overwrought feelings. perfervid expressions of patriotism",
"In stadium negotiations, fervid decades-long support for the Bills throughout Western New York strengthened the team\u2019s hand. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The fervid speculation over what Rolex would announce at Watches & Wonders\u2014now an annual ritual amongst the global watch community\u2014is finally at an end. \u2014 Nick Scott, Robb Report , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Kazantzakis, however, was fervid in his anti-imperialist beliefs, a conviction that prevented him from speaking out against \u2013 or perhaps even recognizing \u2013 the growing menace of fascism that in the 1930s was sweeping across the globe. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 19 Mar. 2022",
"The icy cornucopia of the fifties is flushed out in the fervid deliquescence of the sixties. \u2014 Frank Guan, The New Yorker , 31 Jan. 2022",
"One, Farah seems to be having a more fervid head-to-head with Gebrselassie, trading embarrassingly public accusations of theft, assault, and misconduct during a stay in Gebrselassie\u2019s Addis hotel. \u2014 Roger Robinson, Outside Online , 26 Apr. 2019",
"But Milburn puts an original spin on the familiar beats of the backwoods shock genre thanks to his hallucinatory storytelling, John Mehrmann\u2019s unnerving score and Spielberg\u2019s fervid performance. \u2014 Erik Piepenburg, New York Times , 30 Apr. 2021",
"Four decades later, the principles of supply-side economics remain deeply controversial, attracting fervid disciples as well as critics. \u2014 Emily Langer, Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2021",
"In Argentina, these alterations engendered fervid , prolonged opposition; an outraged traditionalist once hurled gasoline at Piazzolla\u2019s band in an attempt to set it on fire. \u2014 Barbara Jepson, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2021"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fervid impassioned , passionate , ardent , fervent , fervid , perfervid mean showing intense feeling. impassioned implies warmth and intensity without violence and suggests fluent verbal expression. an impassioned plea for justice passionate implies great vehemence and often violence and wasteful diffusion of emotion. a passionate denunciation ardent implies an intense degree of zeal, devotion, or enthusiasm. an ardent supporter of human rights fervent stresses sincerity and steadiness of emotional warmth or zeal. fervent good wishes fervid suggests warmly and spontaneously and often feverishly expressed emotion. fervid love letters perfervid implies the expression of exaggerated or overwrought feelings. perfervid expressions of patriotism",
"As Nina has grown more observant, Andras has become distanced from her. Her religious fervor doesn't interest him. Coming to tradition late, Nina has all the pedantry of an autodidact. Her strivings seem inauthentic to Andras, and not at all spiritual. \u2014 Allegra Goodman , Kaaterskill Falls , 1998",
"Certainly being the son of a pastor had contributed to Vincent's religiosity, but in time even his father was disturbed by the growing intensity of his son's fervor . \u2014 Michael Kimmelman , New York Times Book Review , 12 Aug. 1990",
"In her renewed fervor , Norma fears that the past decade has turned women inward, away from one another, and away, too, from the notion that solidarity among women is ultimately a source of personal strength. \u2014 Anita Shreve , New York Times Magazine , 6 July 1986",
"Reciting, her voice took on resonance and firmness, it rang with the old fervor , with ferocity even. \u2014 Eudora Welty , One Writer's Beginnings , 1983",
"The fervor surrounding her campaign continued right through election day.",
"The novel captures the revolutionary fervor of the period.",
"That sort of fervor clearly motivated the voters in the northern part of the state, who lean far more conservative than the cosmopolitan voters of Mace's district. \u2014 Brittany Shepherd, ABC News , 17 June 2022",
"Now, its reemergence is being lauded with the kind of fervor reserved for the drop of a new BTS album \u2014 though the chatter is laced with a kind of tongue-in-cheek humor. \u2014 Emily Heil, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"In the early 1980s an alliance of conservative and right-wing religious groups rode the wave of Catholic fervor that washed over Ireland following Pope John Paul II\u2019s visit in 1979. \u2014 Clair Wills, The New York Review of Books , 6 May 2022",
"Some have been endorsed by Mr. Trump as part of his quest to dominate Republican primaries, while others, like Mr. Renacci, have not received the coveted nod but are hoping to take advantage of Trump supporters\u2019 anti-establishment fervor . \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"In fact, now that things are cooling off from the most intense days of the pandemic, a much lower number of houses are being fought over with the same amount of fervor . \u2014 John Hall, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
"As the death toll and unemployment numbers rose, conversations about anti-capitalism seemed to reach a rare level of fervor . \u2014 Tanisha C. Ford, The Atlantic , 19 Apr. 2022",
"DeWine hasn't courted the former president's favor and support with any of the fervor that Republicans in the U.S. Senate primary to replace Terrace Park's Rob Portman have exhibited. \u2014 Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Shackleton and his men have been the subject of much media fervor throughout the last century, and this latest flurry of Shackleton media comes more than two decades after the tale experienced a worldwide revival. \u2014 Frederick Dreier, Outside Online , 30 Mar. 2022"
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"Equally, a leader with RSD who can\u2019t \u2018 fess up to their own shortcomings will create havoc. \u2014 Nancy Doyle, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The litany of lies that Mr. Leissner had to fess up to on the stand was long and in some cases unbelievable. \u2014 Matthew Goldstein, New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The caller was the Comedy Cellar\u2019s booker, and Velez had to fess up. \u2014 Stuart Miller, Vulture , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Before making any major life decisions, Joe needed to fess up to what happened earlier. \u2014 Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com , 5 Oct. 2021",
"Before the night ended, my dad would fess up and everyone had a good laugh. \u2014 Gregg Opelka, WSJ , 18 June 2021",
"Caught unprepared, many interviewees either fess up to recent mistakes or avoid admitting to failure. \u2014 John M. O'connor, Forbes , 27 May 2021",
"And Ramona didn't fess up to being a socially incompetent citizen who has traveled for the entirety of quarantine or anything like that. \u2014 Jodi Walker, EW.com , 11 Sep. 2020",
"Instead of trying to take the easy way out, straighten your spine, fess up and do the right thing. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 1 June 2020",
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"Instead of trying to take the easy way out, straighten your spine, fess up and do the right thing. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 1 June 2020",
"Not until after the game -- LSU beat South Carolina 6-4 to stay alive in the SEC Tournament -- did Peterson fess up. \u2014 Christopher Dabe, NOLA.com , 25 May 2018"
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"Equally, a leader with RSD who can\u2019t \u2018 fess up to their own shortcomings will create havoc. \u2014 Nancy Doyle, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The litany of lies that Mr. Leissner had to fess up to on the stand was long and in some cases unbelievable. \u2014 Matthew Goldstein, New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The caller was the Comedy Cellar\u2019s booker, and Velez had to fess up. \u2014 Stuart Miller, Vulture , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Before making any major life decisions, Joe needed to fess up to what happened earlier. \u2014 Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com , 5 Oct. 2021",
"Before the night ended, my dad would fess up and everyone had a good laugh. \u2014 Gregg Opelka, WSJ , 18 June 2021",
"Caught unprepared, many interviewees either fess up to recent mistakes or avoid admitting to failure. \u2014 John M. O'connor, Forbes , 27 May 2021",
"And Ramona didn't fess up to being a socially incompetent citizen who has traveled for the entirety of quarantine or anything like that. \u2014 Jodi Walker, EW.com , 11 Sep. 2020",
"Instead of trying to take the easy way out, straighten your spine, fess up and do the right thing. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 1 June 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Instead of trying to take the easy way out, straighten your spine, fess up and do the right thing. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 1 June 2020",
"Not until after the game -- LSU beat South Carolina 6-4 to stay alive in the SEC Tournament -- did Peterson fess up. \u2014 Christopher Dabe, NOLA.com , 25 May 2018"
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"June is Pride Month and Newport is celebrating with a three-day-long fest and bike ride. \u2014 Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"The 44th edition of the Cairo fest will run Nov. 13-22. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 1 June 2022",
"The number of those with studio space at the Stutz has been cut in half by the construction, and those at the Carmel fest will be composed of 20 former and current Stutz tenants. \u2014 John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star , 3 May 2022",
"The inaugural edition of the Bogot\u00e1 fest will feature dozens of panels, with a focus on management, touring & festivals and technology. \u2014 Leila Cobo, Billboard , 3 May 2022",
"Let the Millennials wallow (or degenerate) in their love-work fest . \u2014 Carolyn Chen, CNN , 4 June 2022",
"But moviegoers expecting a gory thrill fest might be taken aback by director David Cronenberg's sci-fi drama (now in theaters), which gets under your skin with its moving meditation on mortality and real-world issues. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022",
"The energized fan fest will take place poolside at The Fontainebleau Miami Beach from Friday, May 6 through Sunday, May 8, 2022. \u2014 Amber Love Bond, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"The Stagecoach livestream airs live on the music fest \u2019s official YouTube channel starting Friday, April 29. \u2014 John Lonsdale, Rolling Stone , 28 Apr. 2022"
"His wounds festered for days before he got medical attention.",
"His feelings of resentment have festered for years.",
"We should deal with these problems now instead of allowing them to fester .",
"Noun",
"pus oozed out of the fester",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"While platforms like Twitch, Discord and Reddit remove content after something like a mass shooting, Holt said the dangerous ideologies continue to fester on the platforms. \u2014 Ben Goggin, NBC News , 15 May 2022",
"Others say the hard feelings have been allowed to fester after nearly two years of debate, including back-and-forth arguments posted to the community association\u2019s Facebook page and a city website dedicated to the issue. \u2014 Antonio Olivo, Washington Post , 15 May 2022",
"Top federal transit officials gave an extraordinarily grim assessment of safety at the MBTA on Wednesday, painting a picture of a dysfunctional agency that allows critical safety issues to fester , putting passengers and workers at risk. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"These theories fester and then seep into the mainstream. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Stones have been left unturned, under which the real wormy rot at the center of the SBC continues to fester . \u2014 Audrey Clare Farley, The New Republic , 30 May 2022",
"But a chaotic process under the Trump administration, allowed to fester by the Biden administration, turned it into an epic disaster. \u2014 Peter Elkind, ProPublica , 26 May 2022",
"It\u2019s a poison running through \u2026 our body politic and it\u2019s been allowed to fester and grow right in front of our eyes. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"But without adequate resources, DCFS is left with two bad options: either allowing chronic problems inside a home to fester to the point of crisis; or taking children from their families. \u2014 Molly Parker, ProPublica , 25 Apr. 2022"
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"But if the patient can manage it, the whirlpool is a dandy way to handle festering bedsores.",
"\u2014 Paul G. Donohue"
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"Four hundred yards to the west, between the schoolhouse and the mountain, lay a festering center of sin, a bootleg whiskey still operated by the celebrated anti-Prohibition guerilla Sam Reever.",
"\u2014 Russell Baker"
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"Noun",
"Each year, a festival was held to celebrate the harvest.",
"The town has a summer festival in the park.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Roughly 90% were vaccinated, according to a pre- festival survey, and those who weren\u2019t had to regularly visit one of 12 rapid COVID test swab spots on the Lido. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 8 Sep. 2021",
"The American Tiny House Association will also host a pre- festival symposium from 1 to 3 p.m. on Thursday, with local city, county and state officials expected to attend to discuss the future of movable tiny housing in California. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2021",
"To McClean, this was an opportunity to create something that had never existed: a true R&B festival hand-crafted by one of its contemporary rising stars. \u2014 Sarah Grant, Billboard , 5 Nov. 2019",
"Lauryn Hill\u2019s only festival appearance) and the idiosyncratic synth-pop stylings of Blood Orange, whose only other fest is Osheaga, across the border in Montreal. \u2014 Billboard , 2 June 2018",
"The jury president swept through the party while festival head Theirry Fremaux was spotted taking selfies. \u2014 Rhonda Richford, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 May 2018",
"Lauryn Hill\u2019s only festival appearance) and the idiosyncratic synth-pop stylings of Blood Orange, whose only other fest is Osheaga, across the border in Montreal. \u2014 Billboard , 2 June 2018",
"The jury president swept through the party while festival head Theirry Fremaux was spotted taking selfies. \u2014 Rhonda Richford, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 May 2018",
"From 24 concerts reported to Billboard Boxscore for LCD Soundsystem since the beginning of 2016, the performances -- aside from festival appearances -- are averaging a gross of about $200,000 per show from primarily theater-sized venues. \u2014 Bob Allen, Billboard , 11 Jan. 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The festival , hosted outside at 10 East Arts Hub, came about after musician and organizer Teresa Reynolds won a neighborhood arts grant from the Central Indiana Community Foundation. \u2014 Griffin Wiles, The Indianapolis Star , 2 July 2022",
"The performance in the Concert Hall is only part of the festival , which also includes the Black Girls Rock! \u2014 Chris Kelly, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
"Family festival with a street parade at 10 a.m., live entertainment, carnival games, inflatable play structures, vendors and more. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 June 2022",
"Over the weekend, Colombian star Maluma brought his first-ever music festival \u2014 titled Maluma Land \u2014 to life at Resorts World in Las Vegas. \u2014 Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
"Barrett is the fifth headliner this year to drop out of the Milwaukee music festival , which just wrapped up its first weekend. \u2014 Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel , 27 June 2022",
"Now defunct, from the mid \u201890s to early 2010s BSJ was Huntsville\u2019s multi-day, large-scale music festival , which brought acts ranging from the Allman Brothers to Destiny\u2019s Child to Al Green to Huntsville. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 27 June 2022",
"At England\u2019s Glastonbury music festival , Phoebe Bridgers, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Megan Thee Stallion, Lorde and Kendrick Lamar all addressed the Roe vs. Wade news during their respective sets. \u2014 Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"But at Other Half Brewing\u2019s Green City Championship beer festival , held this month at ZeroSpace, a sprawling events venue in Gowanus, crushing beer while cutting loose was precisely the point of the event\u2019s entertainment: professional wrestling. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022"
"Organizers also intentionally reduced the number of films by more than 25 percent to make the program more manageable for the average festivalgoer . \u2014 cleveland , 28 Apr. 2022",
"One longtime festivalgoer who was in attendance on Wednesday is looking forward to it all and wants to spread the word. \u2014 cleveland , 31 Mar. 2022",
"When a festivalgoer is fatally stabbed in the neck with a letter opener, the sleuthing \u2014 and delightful banter \u2014 begin. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
"When a festivalgoer is fatally stabbed in the neck with a letter opener, the sleuthing \u2014 and delightful banter \u2014 begin. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
"When a festivalgoer is fatally stabbed in the neck with a letter opener, the sleuthing \u2014 and delightful banter \u2014 begin. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
"In a filing made December 6, according to Scott\u2019s team and obtained by Vulture, the rapper made a general denial to claims in a case brought by a festivalgoer named Jessie Garcia. \u2014 Justin Curto, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021",
"When a festivalgoer is fatally stabbed in the neck with a letter opener, the sleuthing \u2014 and delightful banter \u2014 begin. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
"Five Georgia officers have been indicted on murder charges in the asphyxiation death of a festivalgoer near Atlanta Motor Speedway in 2019, prosecutors said Friday. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Nov. 2021"
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"examples":[
"The house looks very festive during the holidays.",
"She was in a festive mood.",
"The reunion will be a festive occasion.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The unmasked Fenway crowds are especially festive this year. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"After all, what's more festive than a little magic? \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 22 June 2022",
"Pride Day at Oracle Park on Saturday was fun, festive and featured all sorts of nifty pitching, and San Francisco Giants fans, at least, went home happy. \u2014 Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 June 2022",
"The mood was festive at the Busboys and Poets restaurant in Northeast D.C. on Monday as one of the first events of Capital Pride month kicked off, but Stephanie Macleod said the usual celebration was tinged with a new anxiety. \u2014 Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
"The mood was festive and the design matched with bright colors, 70s-era patterns, and that special French craft that continues to inspire us. \u2014 Olivia Hosken, Town & Country , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The mood was festive , like a celebration or a big party. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Timballo is the art of recycling food leftovers from the day before or after a festive meal. \u2014 Silvia Marchetti, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Take your crew into the backyard for a fun and festive Father's Day barbecue. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 21 Apr. 2022"
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"examples":[
"The decorations give the hall an air of festivity .",
"The festivities will include a parade, a concert, and games for children.",
"We enjoyed the New Year's Eve festivities .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Mother\u2019s Day Luau, a four-hour extravaganza featuring entertainment and delicious food amid the festivity of a traditional Hawaiian soiree. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Whether for a dinner party, wedding festivity , or outdoor soir\u00e9e, people are experimenting with embellishments during the day and daring cutouts or feathers. \u2014 Irina Grechko, refinery29.com , 7 June 2022",
"The young prince enjoyed himself while watching the festivity alongside several members of the royal family at Buckingham Palace, before later joining Queen Elizabeth's surprise balcony appearance. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 5 June 2022",
"Below, Gormley and guests share tips on how to host your own seasonal festivity . \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"The center was decorated with springtime holiday festivity . \u2014 Karie Angell Luc, chicagotribune.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
"In an age-old tradition, carnival revelers had gathered at dawn, intending to pick up others at their homes along the way, to finally hold their famous festivity again after it was banned for the past two years to counter the spread of COVID-19. \u2014 Raf Casert, ajc , 20 Mar. 2022",
"In an age-old tradition, Carnival revelers had gathered at dawn, intending to pick up others at their homes along the way, to finally hold their famous festivity again after it was banned for the past two years to counter the spread of COVID-19. \u2014 Time , 20 Mar. 2022",
"The festivity will include a presentation of animals, live shows for children, live music and shows for all ages. \u2014 Nadia Cant\u00fa, The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022"
"We festooned the halls with leaves and white lights.",
"The balcony is festooned in ivy.",
"His office is festooned with newspaper clippings.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Howe Antiques is a small family business and is a festoon of incredible, original naval woolen flags, displayed from the ceiling or alongside a Bucranium mirror and carved Halim pieces. \u2014 Vogue , 2 June 2022",
"On Sado Island itself, where banners and posters celebrating the World Heritage nomination festoon warehouses and shop windows, residents say any debate about Korean laborers is beside the point. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Feb. 2022",
"The neutral dress sets off the sitter\u2019s pink sash and flowers, her rouged cheeks, the yellow festoon on the stone wall and the wreath of parti-colored flowers in her hand. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Nov. 2021",
"That block of Fifth Avenue features cozy festoon lighting strung between businesses and has been closed to traffic for concerts in the street in recent years. \u2014 Jenny Berg, Star Tribune , 19 Mar. 2021",
"Observant Sicilians festoon altars with food in their homes as well as in churches, schools and public spaces. \u2014 Kathleen Squires, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2021",
"But jazz, drink and festoons of Union Jacks were poor covers for the discontent coursing through the party membership in Kettering, a town in central England that voted six-to-four in favor of Britain\u2019s leaving the European Union. \u2014 Benjamin Mueller, New York Times , 6 July 2019",
"The three strand necklace, created from approximately 64 carats of round and emerald cut diamonds set in platinum is in the festoon style. \u2014 Stellene Volandes, Town & Country , 3 June 2019",
"Hence the magnificent gables, the plaster scrolls, escutcheons, vases, masks, garlands, festoons , cartouches, balustrades, and whatnot. \u2014 Steve King, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 24 Dec. 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Photos of those and many other artists performing at the venue, as well as autographed guitars and the like, festoon the club\u2019s walls. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Images of and homages to the statue now festoon the city. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Thailand\u2019s military government was initially delighted by the star\u2019s warm comments and touristy images, but then went into a spasm of denials when Crowe posted a photo of the chaotic tangle of overhead cables that festoon most city streets. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 21 Oct. 2021",
"String lights now festoon Crescent Beach, candles decorate the tables and musicians sometimes stroll. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2021",
"Homeowners were encouraged to festoon their homes Fiesta-style. \u2014 Monte Bach, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Apr. 2021",
"The free, socially distant event encourages homeowners to festoon their homes Fiesta-style, so visitors can come and enjoy the spectacle, which runs Thursday through April 25. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 13 Apr. 2021",
"In the Rogers Park neighborhood, Treacy Greer managed to hoist an 11-foot pine tree onto her third-floor deck and festoon it with 800 colored lights. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com , 9 Dec. 2020",
"Today, southwestern Michigan is a place where Trump and Biden signs festoon lawns in equal number on some blocks, where the governor, Gretchen Whitmer, is such a lightning rod that people wear T-shirts proclaiming their hate or love for her. \u2014 Jennifer Steinhauer, New York Times , 17 Oct. 2020"
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"One copy, called fetal hemoglobin , is typically active only in fetuses, shutting down within a few months after birth. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
"For reasons that are still not fully understood, the medication ramps up production of fetal hemoglobin \u2014the alpha-gamma version of the protein that\u2019s present right after birth. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 22 Mar. 2022",
"In both cases, the therapy does not shut off a target gene but instead delivers a gene that boosts production of healthy fetal hemoglobin \u2014a gene normally turned off shortly after birth. \u2014 Jim Daley, Scientific American , 18 Oct. 2021",
"For the sickle-cell patient, the fetal hemoglobin accounted for half her total a year after the procedure. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 9 Dec. 2020",
"One of the ideas that has been considered for treating these anemias is to reactivate the fetal hemoglobin gene. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 9 Dec. 2020",
"The results of the sickle cell trial showed the treatment proved effective in increasing the level of fetal hemoglobin while reducing the level of the sickle hemoglobin. \u2014 Paul Adepoju, Quartz Africa , 8 Dec. 2020",
"For example, reversing the fetal hemoglobin off switch, as the new CRISPR and RNA-based gene therapy strategies do, allows blood cells to make natural levels of the protein. \u2014 Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS , 5 Dec. 2020",
"Blood cells filled with fetal hemoglobin do not sickle. \u2014 Gina Kolata, BostonGlobe.com , 11 Jan. 2020"
": a position (as of a sleeping person) in which the body lies curled up on one side with the arms and legs drawn up and the head bowed forward and which is assumed in some forms of psychic regression":[]
"The Boulder man was lying in a fetal position next to her. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
"Michael Chaille of Ghost Ride Productions \u2014 which has made haunted-house props from casts of real people for 22 years \u2014 once heard from an attraction that its visitors got concerned for a woman curled into a fetal position on the floor. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"But all the while, the pope was curled up in a fetal position on his bed, according to Magee, broken by even modest adversity. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Dec. 2021",
"The 49ers\u2019 Charles Haley was pressuring him from the right side, but had been pushed behind and around Everett \u2014 who went into the fetal position with the ball in his hands. \u2014 Michael Lerseth, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Jan. 2022",
"Lie on your side with your knees curled up against your chest (in a fetal position ). \u2014 Andrew Simmons, Outside Online , 23 Sep. 2019",
"Stangel hit Spiers seven or eight times with a metal baton, including five times while the man was on the ground in the fetal position , according to the statement. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Mar. 2022",
"According to details of the case file made available to CNN, her body was found tied up with green gaffer's tape and placed in the fetal position inside the black garbage bag. \u2014 Brynn Gingras, CNN , 4 Dec. 2021",
"The group uncovered a body lying in the fetal position , still mostly intact. \u2014 Longreads , 8 Apr. 2021"
": a retention in the postnatal life of higher forms of conditions occurring during development of related lower forms":[
"the human skull shows fetalization in comparison to the gorilla's since it resembles the simple infant gorilla skull rather than the massive specialized adult skull"
": to reach a standstill, stopping place, or goal : end up":[
"may have fetched up running a village store",
"\u2014 Geoffrey Household"
]
},
"examples":[
"the driver fetched up the horse-drawn carriage in front of the church",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The auction for what was once the center painting will take place on June 29 at the London auction house, with experts estimating the piece could fetch up to \u00a335 million ($42 million). \u2014 Leah Dolan, CNN , 15 June 2022",
"This iconic piece of Nirvana's history is expected to fetch up to $800,000. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 13 Apr. 2022",
"There is also a Tourbillon Souverain and Octa Calendrier by Journe on offer that could fetch up to $250,000 and $120,000, respectively. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 12 May 2022",
"The auction also features other items, including an original Kurt Cobain artwork of Michael Jackson, that is expected to fetch up to $40,000 and one of his cars, a 1965 Dodge Dart, expected to fetch between $400,000 to $600,000. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Twenty tablets of Thyrosafe, whose active ingredient is potassium iodide, can fetch up to $175 on eBay. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Even with the uptick near the Basque coast, prices remain less expensive than on France\u2019s C\u00f4te d\u2019Azur, where properties can fetch up to $40 million, Ms. Marchal said. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Jan. 2022",
"The auction house\u2019s first whisky sale of 2022 will be led by a Highland Park 50 year old that is expected to fetch up to $32,000. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 14 Jan. 2022",
"An Asian delicacy that can fetch up to $50 each in the U.S., omnivorous and aggressive Chinese mitten crabs can wreak havoc on native species, including recreational fish, the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection warned. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 20 Dec. 2021"
"\u2026 actress Melanie Griffith, looking very fetching in a light-green silk dress and double diamond stud earrings.",
"\u2014 Robert Goldberg",
"If you tune your clock-radio to station 1540 in Charlotte, North Carolina, you wake up with a fetching female voice at your ear.",
"\u2014 Arline Brecher",
"There is something sweet and fetching about the episode.",
"\u2014 Newgate Callendar",
"From Ukrainian borscht to Vietnamese crab omelette, there is much to choose from, and all in all it's a fetching collection \u2026",
"\u2014 Publishers Weekly"
]
},
"examples":[
"You look very fetching in that outfit.",
"the woman's fetching smile has long made the painting a favorite with visitors to the museum",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And instead of tucking its sleek new outdoor music venue into a fetching fold in the foothills, as the Hollywood Bowl\u2019s builders did a century ago, the San Diego Symphony plopped it down on the waterfront. \u2014 Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"From fire pits to fetching furniture, the spaces below make a case for embracing Mother Nature in all her glory. \u2014 Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor , 10 May 2022",
"At least nine people were killed by Russian strikes in the eastern region of Donetsk, including three civilians fetching water, according to its governor, Pavlo Kyrylenko. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"Geely\u2019s timely recapitalization of the Swedish automaker funded the can\u2019t-tell-\u2019em-apart product strategy that today brings us the fetching Volvo C40 Recharge, an all-electric compact crossover hatchback. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Women in rural Uganda who are traditionally responsible for fetching water for their families are less at-risk of abduction or attack when the well is a few hundred feet away rather than miles down a dangerous road outside their village. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 31 Mar. 2022",
"With a few fetching friends in tow, Hadid hunkers down on easy street in a graphic hoodie and pants, her Chanel bag transforming the otherwise casual set into an intentional, polished daytime look. \u2014 Rachel Besser, Vogue , 24 Mar. 2022",
"This new one is far more fetching , with a style that needs no apologies. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 12 Mar. 2022",
"And the leading Canadian whisky brand is Crown Royal, a blend that comes packaged in a fetching purple bag (the brand can afford this extra flair, based on the numbers). \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 11 Mar. 2022"
"\u2026 actress Melanie Griffith, looking very fetching in a light-green silk dress and double diamond stud earrings.",
"\u2014 Robert Goldberg",
"If you tune your clock-radio to station 1540 in Charlotte, North Carolina, you wake up with a fetching female voice at your ear.",
"\u2014 Arline Brecher",
"There is something sweet and fetching about the episode.",
"\u2014 Newgate Callendar",
"From Ukrainian borscht to Vietnamese crab omelette, there is much to choose from, and all in all it's a fetching collection \u2026",
"\u2014 Publishers Weekly"
]
},
"examples":[
"You look very fetching in that outfit.",
"the woman's fetching smile has long made the painting a favorite with visitors to the museum",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And instead of tucking its sleek new outdoor music venue into a fetching fold in the foothills, as the Hollywood Bowl\u2019s builders did a century ago, the San Diego Symphony plopped it down on the waterfront. \u2014 Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"From fire pits to fetching furniture, the spaces below make a case for embracing Mother Nature in all her glory. \u2014 Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor , 10 May 2022",
"At least nine people were killed by Russian strikes in the eastern region of Donetsk, including three civilians fetching water, according to its governor, Pavlo Kyrylenko. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"Geely\u2019s timely recapitalization of the Swedish automaker funded the can\u2019t-tell-\u2019em-apart product strategy that today brings us the fetching Volvo C40 Recharge, an all-electric compact crossover hatchback. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Women in rural Uganda who are traditionally responsible for fetching water for their families are less at-risk of abduction or attack when the well is a few hundred feet away rather than miles down a dangerous road outside their village. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 31 Mar. 2022",
"With a few fetching friends in tow, Hadid hunkers down on easy street in a graphic hoodie and pants, her Chanel bag transforming the otherwise casual set into an intentional, polished daytime look. \u2014 Rachel Besser, Vogue , 24 Mar. 2022",
"This new one is far more fetching , with a style that needs no apologies. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 12 Mar. 2022",
"And the leading Canadian whisky brand is Crown Royal, a blend that comes packaged in a fetching purple bag (the brand can afford this extra flair, based on the numbers). \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 11 Mar. 2022"
"the heiress wanted to do something with her life other than shuttle from fete to fete",
"Verb",
"They feted the winning team with banquets and parades.",
"the returning servicemen and servicewomen were feted with a week's worth of celebrations",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"To the fete \u2014also attended by Priyanka Chopra and Lalisa Manobal\u2014the WeCrashed star wore a striking fluorescent yellow look straight from Valentino's spring/summer 2022 Rendez-Vous runway. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 June 2022",
"Over the decades, since the event's first iteration in 1948, the gala has transformed from a swanky fete at off-site locations like Manhattan's Rainbow Room into a spectacle of fashion. \u2014 CNN , 1 May 2022",
"The first royal pageant ever held was in honor of George III in 1809 to celebrate 50 years of his reign and included a grand fete and a firework display at Frogmore Cottage. \u2014 Erin Hill, PEOPLE.com , 5 June 2022",
"And with impeccable timing, HRH\u2019s fete has coincided with the schoolchildren\u2019s half-term holiday, on top of the Bank Holiday in her honor. \u2014 Vogue , 3 June 2022",
"For fans of the annual fashion fete , Lively becoming a co-chair of the event is no surprise. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The 2021 edition was held live at Humphreys Concerts by the Bay, the site of this year\u2019s upcoming awards fete . \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Feb. 2022",
"As for another big question mark hanging over the Grammy fete is the Kanye West factor. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 30 Mar. 2022",
"This year\u2019s event also marks an in-person return following last year\u2019s virtual fete due to the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"After two years of celebrating the Spirited Awards virtually, the Tales of the Cocktail Foundation is finally ready to fete the year\u2019s honorees and winners in New Orleans this July\u2014much to the delight of the industry. \u2014 Karla Alindahao, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"On Wednesday evening, Hollywood stylists Jason Rembert, Philippe Uter and Nicolas Bru were in the crowd at Citizen News in Hollywood to fete their colleague Law Roach\u2019s debut fashion designs. \u2014 Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
"And on May 5, a stylish group of New Yorkers gathered to fete the fashionable newcomer in the neighborhood. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 9 May 2022",
"Back to the present day, tension mounts as the crew convenes to fete amidst a handful of perplexing circumstances. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The former Grauman\u2019s Chinese Theatre will fete its 95 years by launching a full year of programming, while also navigating premieres for first-run films and special events including the annual TCM Film Festival. \u2014 Todd Gilchrist, Variety , 18 May 2022",
"To fete the 10 winners of the inaugural Chanel Next Prize. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 21 Apr. 2022",
"To fete the heartwarming images, Shields revealed some very thoughtful suggestions that many mothers will appreciate this year. \u2014 Vogue , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The offense\u2019s lone touchdown of the day was celebrated as all those wearing white jerseys (offense) ran to the corner of the end zone to fete Irish. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Mar. 2022"
": any of various grain sorghums that are derived from a Sudanese sorghum ( Sorghum vulgare variety caudatum ) and are characterized by compact oval heads of exceptionally large soft white seeds"
": an object of irrational reverence or obsessive devotion : prepossession":[],
": an object or bodily part whose real or fantasied presence is psychologically necessary for sexual gratification and that is an object of fixation to the extent that it may interfere with complete sexual expression":[],
": fixation":[]
},
"examples":[
"He has a fetish for secrecy.",
"He wore a fetish to ward off evil spirits.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His early responses lived in the world of mod fashion colors and the computer fetish of the 1970s and \u201980s. \u2014 Philip Kennicott, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
"While the police force faces a massive task of image rehabilitation on screen, these are unexpectedly rich times at the movies for anyone with a firefighter fetish . \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 4 June 2022",
"Visiting a country buffeted by the Jacksonian insurgency from one that still remembered the Jacobins, Tocqueville decided instead that popular sovereignty was a fetish of populists and radicals. \u2014 Jedediah Britton-purdy, The New Republic , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Federal prosecutors said Buck's unrelenting fervor to satisfy a fetish by preying on vulnerable men, often young and Black, is reason enough to keep him behind bars for the rest of his life. \u2014 CBS News , 14 Apr. 2022",
"That fits nicely with the show\u2019s fetish for an earlier age of recording and viewing technology. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
"If this is reality for them, their curing physician has a huge Ancient Egypt fetish that\u2019s gotten out of hand. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Not a performance review or a trip to the dentist (unless that\u2019s your fetish ). \u2014 Anna Pulley, chicagotribune.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The outdoor industry, with its fetish for new materials and focus on complex innovation, is a guilty party in all of this. \u2014 Heather Hansman, Outside Online , 9 Dec. 2021"
"People who made it out of the plant recounted surviving the siege in a fetid bunker without sunlight, as food and water supplies dwindled. \u2014 Andrew Jeong, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"Last week, a fetid stench emanated from drainage areas beneath multiple buildings. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Shabir held his documents tight and waded into the fetid water at the bottom of the ditch. \u2014 Mirzahussain Sadid, ProPublica , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Its application, prepared by the engineering firm Geosyntec Consultants, frames the project as the last and best hope for rescuing the lake after decades of neglect and misuse as a bottomless receptacle for fetid effluents and invasive fish. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 Feb. 2022",
"As recently as the 1890s, the nine-mile barrier island now known as Miami Beach was little more than a fetid tangle of swampland, dominated by the remains of a handful of old coconut and avocado plantations. \u2014 Matthew Shaer, New York Times , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Political fury that has raged through the fight against Covid-19 has meanwhile brewed a fetid political mood hardly conducive to magnanimous hearings. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Thousands of those who could afford to escape the fetid city fled to rustic retreats like the marshy Rockaways. \u2014 Edward Kosner, WSJ , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Butchertown, just south of Dogpatch, was home to tanneries, fertilizer plants, and tallow works as well\u2014factories housing processes too fetid and violent for the city center, which fed it nonetheless. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 29 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin foetidus , from foet\u0113re to stink":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"especially British \u02c8f\u0113-tid",
"\u02c8fe-t\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fetid malodorous , stinking , fetid , noisome , putrid , rank , fusty , musty mean bad-smelling. malodorous may range from the unpleasant to the strongly offensive. malodorous fertilizers stinking and fetid suggest the foul or disgusting. prisoners were held in stinking cells the fetid odor of skunk cabbage noisome adds a suggestion of being harmful or unwholesome as well as offensive. a stagnant, noisome sewer putrid implies particularly the sickening odor of decaying organic matter. the putrid smell of rotting fish rank suggests a strong unpleasant smell. rank cigar smoke fusty and musty suggest lack of fresh air and sunlight, fusty also implying prolonged uncleanliness, musty stressing the effects of dampness, mildew, or age. a fusty attic the musty odor of a damp cellar",
": an object of irrational reverence or obsessive devotion : prepossession":[],
": an object or bodily part whose real or fantasied presence is psychologically necessary for sexual gratification and that is an object of fixation to the extent that it may interfere with complete sexual expression":[],
": fixation":[]
},
"examples":[
"He has a fetish for secrecy.",
"He wore a fetish to ward off evil spirits.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His early responses lived in the world of mod fashion colors and the computer fetish of the 1970s and \u201980s. \u2014 Philip Kennicott, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
"While the police force faces a massive task of image rehabilitation on screen, these are unexpectedly rich times at the movies for anyone with a firefighter fetish . \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 4 June 2022",
"Visiting a country buffeted by the Jacksonian insurgency from one that still remembered the Jacobins, Tocqueville decided instead that popular sovereignty was a fetish of populists and radicals. \u2014 Jedediah Britton-purdy, The New Republic , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Federal prosecutors said Buck's unrelenting fervor to satisfy a fetish by preying on vulnerable men, often young and Black, is reason enough to keep him behind bars for the rest of his life. \u2014 CBS News , 14 Apr. 2022",
"That fits nicely with the show\u2019s fetish for an earlier age of recording and viewing technology. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
"If this is reality for them, their curing physician has a huge Ancient Egypt fetish that\u2019s gotten out of hand. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Not a performance review or a trip to the dentist (unless that\u2019s your fetish ). \u2014 Anna Pulley, chicagotribune.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The outdoor industry, with its fetish for new materials and focus on complex innovation, is a guilty party in all of this. \u2014 Heather Hansman, Outside Online , 9 Dec. 2021"
"The musty aroma didn\u2019t supplant the fetor of failure and futility that hung in the air and along the corridors, like inert gases or the ghosts of the League of Nations. \u2014 Alejandro Varela, Harper's magazine , 16 Sep. 2019",
"The fetor was historic, and writers pulled out the literary stops. \u2014 Alexandra Mullen, WSJ , 11 Aug. 2017"
"a time-honored tradition is fine as long as it doesn't become a fetter that prevents us from trying something new",
"claims that government regulations are unnecessary fetters that keep him from achieving his business goals",
"Verb",
"He found himself fettered by responsibilities.",
"museum artifacts that serve as somber reminders of the days when slaves were fettered with irons",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"And then there\u2019s the New Deal, another famous attempt to slap fetters on the rough beast of capitalism. \u2014 Jonah Goldberg, National Review , 22 Nov. 2019",
"This early recording is unique\u2014brisk and pugnacious, a stormy, bitter Schubert raging against his earthly fetters and then distilling his passions, in the last movement, into headlong lunges, dazzling whirls, and delicate pirouettes. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 12 Mar. 2020",
"Like the shrimp and grits, the fetter papa burger ($15) is appropriately decadent. \u2014 Lindsey Mcclave, The Courier-Journal , 28 Aug. 2019",
"The smartest of Logan's four children spent most of Succession's first season rejecting the fetters of the Roy name to varying degrees of success. \u2014 Julie Kosin, Harper's BAZAAR , 12 Aug. 2019",
"Rousseau regarded them as fetters on the people\u2019s freedoms. \u2014 The Economist , 1 Aug. 2019",
"India has a populist leader happy to interfere with the central bank, China has ditched term limits to make its Communist leadership even more dictatorial than usual and the Philippine president revels in rejecting fetters on extrajudicial killing. \u2014 James Mackintosh, WSJ , 14 Aug. 2018",
"The past worked as fetters on our limbs, and the old prejudices and practices worked as obstacles on our way forward. \u2014 Eli Meixler, Time , 13 June 2018",
"In its latest phase, from the 1990s, Germany has reunified, become a normal country again and shed some of the fetters of its past. \u2014 The Economist , 14 Apr. 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Teddy Roosevelt broke up the trusts, regulated the food supply, created the National Park System, and fettered the railroads. \u2014 Jonah Goldberg, National Review , 22 Nov. 2019",
"Botany was also often fettered to expertise in gardening, another activity that fell within the realm of the feminine. \u2014 Amandas Ong, The Atlantic , 17 Apr. 2018",
"In many developing countries, girls face two starkly divergent paths: one fettered by gender inequality and cut short by early childbearing and the other offering personal fulfillment and economic improvement that benefit families and nations. \u2014 Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 Apr. 2018",
"While your job is to enforce the consistency that stylebooks aim for, you must not be fettered by it. \u2014 John E. Mcintyre, baltimoresun.com , 25 Aug. 2017"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fetter Verb hamper , trammel , clog , fetter , shackle , manacle mean to hinder or impede in moving, progressing, or acting. hamper may imply the effect of any impeding or restraining influence. hampered the investigation by refusing to cooperate trammel suggests entangling by or confining within a net. rules that trammel the artist's creativity clog usually implies a slowing by something extraneous or encumbering. a court system clogged by frivolous suits fetter suggests a restraining so severe that freedom to move or progress is almost lost. a nation fettered by an antiquated class system shackle and manacle are stronger than fetter and suggest total loss of freedom. a mind shackled by stubborn prejudice a people manacled by tyranny",
": state or condition of health, fitness, wholeness, spirit, or form":[
"\u2014 often used in the phrase in fine fettle I proved to her I was in fine fettle by consuming a herculean portion of eggs scrambled with onions and smoked salmon. \u2014 Lawrence Sanders He stopped practicing or even warming up before tournament rounds in order to spare strain on the risky hip. His golf game was nonetheless in fine fettle \u2014provided he could keep swinging. \u2014 Alfred Wright"
],
": to cover or line the hearth of (something, such as a reverberatory furnace) with loose material (such as sand or gravel)":[]
"a visit to the relatives on the other side of the state revealed them all to be in fine fettle",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Your business sense is in high fettle in April and your ambition should grow as May arrives, but this isn\u2019t a good time to launch a new business. \u2014 Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive , 29 Mar. 2021",
"Your competitive spirits are in fine fettle , and your ability to take the lead is enhanced during the upcoming four to five weeks. \u2014 Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive , 5 Jan. 2021",
"Fincher places it at San Simeon, the plush stronghold of William Randolph Hearst (Charles Dance, in excellent fettle ), where Mankiewicz was often invited, in the nineteen-thirties. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 13 Nov. 2020",
"America\u2019s most recent employment figures captured a jobs market in fine fettle : firms added 128,000 new workers in October, while unemployment held near historically low levels and wages rose at a respectable clip. \u2014 The Economist , 7 Nov. 2019",
"The Pole has started the league campaign in fine fettle , with five goals in just two matches masking what has been a relatively slow start to the season by Bayern's standards. \u2014 SI.com , 25 Aug. 2019",
"To avoid a repeat this year, organizers enlisted the help of a company that usually lays the tarmac for airport runways and the track remained in fine fettle throughout. \u2014 Matias Grez, CNN , 18 Jan. 2020",
"The Ritz, a smart London hotel where Margaret Thatcher spent her last days, is in fine fettle , turning a neat annual profit and valued in the region of \u00a3800m\u2014not bad for a property bought for a piffling \u00a375m in 1995. \u2014 The Economist , 31 Oct. 2019",
"West Ham are ready to let go of striker Jordan Hugill in January despite him starting the Championship season in fine fettle . \u2014 SI.com , 8 Oct. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Even my new friend here\u2014 a show car almost certainly hand- fettled for the occasion \u2014suffers from faults of panel alignment. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 8 Dec. 2017",
"View 39 Photos If today\u2019s Leaf is that one-percenter, this new-generation car is formed and fettled to be a 10-percenter. \u2014 Bengt Halvorson, Car and Driver , 6 Sep. 2017"
"British dialect, to set in order, get ready, from Middle English fetlen to shape, prepare; perhaps akin to Old English fetian to fetch \u2014 more at fetch":"Verb and Noun"
"The symptoms of the disease include headache and fever .",
"We waited in a fever of anticipation.",
"He had us all in a fever with worry.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"An infection commonly causes a skin rash and can also lead to fever and swollen lymph nodes, but is typically not deadly. \u2014 Nicholas Reimann, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Monkeypox is a viral infection that causes fever and rash. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 27 June 2022",
"Some people experience severe cramps, nausea, vomiting, fever or chills, but, says Dr. Verma, these side effects are temporary and some can be treated with over-the-counter medications, including ibuprofen. \u2014 Erica Sweeney, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
"Symptoms of monkeypox can include chills, exhaustion, a rash that looks like pimples, fever and headache. \u2014 Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"Dogs with salmonella may be lethargic and have diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever and vomiting. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 21 June 2022",
"Soreness at the injection site, as well as fever and irritability, were common but rarely lasted more than a day. \u2014 Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times , 18 June 2022",
"Studies from Moderna and Pfizer showed side effects, including fever and fatigue, were mostly minor. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
"In fact, the Pfizer shot appears to cause less fever and fatigue than the Moderna one, although direct comparisons are not available. \u2014 Matthew Herper And Helen Branswell, STAT , 18 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Most people infected with salmonella bacteria experience gastrointestinal illness and sometimes fever . \u2014 Ginger Adams Otis, WSJ , 21 May 2022",
"Symptoms vary but frequently include severe stomach cramps, diarrhea (often bloody), vomiting and fever up to 101 degrees. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Omicron symptoms range from sore throat and body aches to fever and cough. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 10 Jan. 2022",
"The most common side effects are pain at the injection site and fatigue, headache, chills, and fever a day or two after the second dose. \u2014 Fortune , 18 Oct. 2021",
"Within a year, Stephen succumbed to fever and Henry II became the first Plantagenet monarch. \u2014 Stephen Brumwell, WSJ , 17 Oct. 2021",
"Moreover, the symptoms of Covid \u2014 primarily fever higher than 102 degrees Fahrenheit for at least three days \u2014 are known to cause fertility issues, especially in men. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Eating food that is contaminated with Salmonella can cause a bacterial food borne illness called salmonellosis which can cause diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and fever within 12 to 72 hours after eating the product. \u2014 Christina Maxouris, CNN , 10 Aug. 2021",
"Others could include fatigue, chills, and fever throughout the body, but these tend to go away, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. \u2014 La Risa R. Lynch, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 July 2021"
"For most of the year, the region has averaged around 4,300 sales a month, still low by historic standards, but expected given low interest rates and feverish demand. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Nov. 2021",
"Tidal teased details of a new album from the singer that has set off feverish speculation amongst fans. \u2014 Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
"But after days of intraparty warfare and feverish late-night negotiations, a reset was desperately needed -- and the best Biden could offer. \u2014 Kevin Liptak, CNN , 1 Oct. 2021",
"But within a day of the drugs running out, her body was once again aching, feverish , and inflamed; angry red rashes that had disappeared came roaring right back. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 10 May 2022",
"The week after Angela drove the feverish resident to the emergency room, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would announce that surfaces were actually less of a threat than initially believed. \u2014 Jessica Contrera, Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2020",
"The pace of trail development is feverish \u2014several new trail systems have opened since our visit last October. \u2014 Josh Patterson, Outside Online , 22 May 2020",
"Garland torques the film's feverish atmosphere for maximum impact, the low hum of panic building to a hornet's-nest swarm. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 9 May 2022",
"Before then, the wry troubadour will play a feverish final summer tour that\u2019s already proving to be the most in-demand Robert Earl Keen ticket in decades. \u2014 Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone , 27 Apr. 2022"
"For most of the year, the region has averaged around 4,300 sales a month, still low by historic standards, but expected given low interest rates and feverish demand. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Nov. 2021",
"Tidal teased details of a new album from the singer that has set off feverish speculation amongst fans. \u2014 Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
"But after days of intraparty warfare and feverish late-night negotiations, a reset was desperately needed -- and the best Biden could offer. \u2014 Kevin Liptak, CNN , 1 Oct. 2021",
"But within a day of the drugs running out, her body was once again aching, feverish , and inflamed; angry red rashes that had disappeared came roaring right back. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 10 May 2022",
"The week after Angela drove the feverish resident to the emergency room, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would announce that surfaces were actually less of a threat than initially believed. \u2014 Jessica Contrera, Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2020",
"The pace of trail development is feverish \u2014several new trail systems have opened since our visit last October. \u2014 Josh Patterson, Outside Online , 22 May 2020",
"Garland torques the film's feverish atmosphere for maximum impact, the low hum of panic building to a hornet's-nest swarm. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 9 May 2022",
"Before then, the wry troubadour will play a feverish final summer tour that\u2019s already proving to be the most in-demand Robert Earl Keen ticket in decades. \u2014 Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone , 27 Apr. 2022"
"The advantages of formally announcing retirement are few : a temporary surge in publicity and an end to random drug testing. \u2014 New York Times , 4 July 2022",
"But there have been no updates on his current health, just a few random tweets, one showing the devastating effect of the crash to his right leg without pants or covered by a compression sleeve (below). \u2014 Adam Schupak, USA TODAY , 3 July 2022",
"But her talent for summing up a big, messy feeling in just a few words is one of the keys to her success. \u2014 Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com , 2 July 2022",
"These partners are few and far between and may be too costly for a small to mid-sized company, so do your research. \u2014 Gene Marks, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"The Biden administration is looking to expand protections for LGBTQ athletes, while women as coaches and managers remain few and far between. \u2014 Amy Bass, CNN , 1 July 2022",
"But in terms of Black creatives who don\u2019t come from another background like film and television, or journalism, and are consistently visible at Marvel, there are very few . \u2014 Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 July 2022",
"Details are few because the project hasn\u2019t been formally pitched, and Fulton County records don\u2019t show that any property has changed hands yet. \u2014 J.d. Capelouto, ajc , 1 July 2022",
"Here, Variety breaks down just a few of the highlights. \u2014 Emily Longeretta, Variety , 1 July 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun, plural in construction",
"The combo pairs late-season heli-skiing with fishing for king salmon, an impressive Alaska double few can claim to have pulled off. \u2014 Mike Campbell, Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2020",
"Only a small portion of COVID-19 patients get sick enough to require ventilation\u2014but for the unlucky few who do, data out of China and New York City suggest upward of 80% do not recover. \u2014 Jamie Ducharme, Time , 16 Apr. 2020",
"According to the Pew Research Center, more than 70 percent of Polish citizens held a favorable few of the E.U. last year, compared to 48 percent in the United Kingdom. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Dec. 2019",
"Until Kansas City\u2019s famed stockyards closed down in 1991, the city was pretty much wall-to-wall cows and pigs, few of whom were housebroken. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 22 Jan. 2020",
"In 2015, when the party came to power, migrants \u2014 few of whom were actually trying to enter Poland \u2014 were made targets. \u2014 Marc Santora, New York Times , 13 Oct. 2019",
"But while most interior design professionals are familiar with the concept of biophilic design, many only recognize a limited few of the countless ways it can be implemented. \u2014 Michelle Beganskas, Quartz , 3 Dec. 2019",
"This information did not leak until 2009 and there were few who allowed it to tarnish memories of the Sox\u2019 magical championships of 2004 and 2007. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 Nov. 2019",
"There were few of the latter, sung by Moctar, second guitarist Ahmoudou Madassane and, occasionally, bassist-producer Michael Coltun. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 8 Sep. 2019"
"Middle English fewe , pronoun & adjective, from Old English f\u0113awa ; akin to Old High German f\u014d little, Latin paucus little, pauper poor, Greek paid-, pais child, Sanskrit putra son":"Pronoun, plural in construction and Adjective"
"Ohtani has allowed two runs or fewer in eight of 11 starts. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 22 June 2022",
"The Sox had been held to three runs or fewer in four of Cueto\u2019s first five starts. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"Melton allowed two runs or fewer in eight of 10 starts, giving up three runs in the other two outings. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"To make up for fewer employees, companies speeded up assembly lines. \u2014 Mike Smith, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
"In December, the railroad had 1,500 fewer employees than at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Luz Lazo, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
"Echoing a common Republican talking point that has been refuted by researchers, Normoyle said the best way to prevent deadly shootings is to have more, not fewer , armed citizens. \u2014 Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News , 27 May 2022",
"Boston starters have allowed two runs or fewer in 19 of the past 27 games ... \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
"Hill has allowed two or fewer earned runs in seven of his 11 starts this season . . . \u2014 Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022"
"The advantages of formally announcing retirement are few : a temporary surge in publicity and an end to random drug testing. \u2014 New York Times , 4 July 2022",
"But there have been no updates on his current health, just a few random tweets, one showing the devastating effect of the crash to his right leg without pants or covered by a compression sleeve (below). \u2014 Adam Schupak, USA TODAY , 3 July 2022",
"But her talent for summing up a big, messy feeling in just a few words is one of the keys to her success. \u2014 Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com , 2 July 2022",
"These partners are few and far between and may be too costly for a small to mid-sized company, so do your research. \u2014 Gene Marks, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"The Biden administration is looking to expand protections for LGBTQ athletes, while women as coaches and managers remain few and far between. \u2014 Amy Bass, CNN , 1 July 2022",
"But in terms of Black creatives who don\u2019t come from another background like film and television, or journalism, and are consistently visible at Marvel, there are very few . \u2014 Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 July 2022",
"Details are few because the project hasn\u2019t been formally pitched, and Fulton County records don\u2019t show that any property has changed hands yet. \u2014 J.d. Capelouto, ajc , 1 July 2022",
"Here, Variety breaks down just a few of the highlights. \u2014 Emily Longeretta, Variety , 1 July 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun, plural in construction",
"The combo pairs late-season heli-skiing with fishing for king salmon, an impressive Alaska double few can claim to have pulled off. \u2014 Mike Campbell, Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2020",
"Only a small portion of COVID-19 patients get sick enough to require ventilation\u2014but for the unlucky few who do, data out of China and New York City suggest upward of 80% do not recover. \u2014 Jamie Ducharme, Time , 16 Apr. 2020",
"According to the Pew Research Center, more than 70 percent of Polish citizens held a favorable few of the E.U. last year, compared to 48 percent in the United Kingdom. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Dec. 2019",
"Until Kansas City\u2019s famed stockyards closed down in 1991, the city was pretty much wall-to-wall cows and pigs, few of whom were housebroken. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 22 Jan. 2020",
"In 2015, when the party came to power, migrants \u2014 few of whom were actually trying to enter Poland \u2014 were made targets. \u2014 Marc Santora, New York Times , 13 Oct. 2019",
"But while most interior design professionals are familiar with the concept of biophilic design, many only recognize a limited few of the countless ways it can be implemented. \u2014 Michelle Beganskas, Quartz , 3 Dec. 2019",
"This information did not leak until 2009 and there were few who allowed it to tarnish memories of the Sox\u2019 magical championships of 2004 and 2007. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 Nov. 2019",
"There were few of the latter, sung by Moctar, second guitarist Ahmoudou Madassane and, occasionally, bassist-producer Michael Coltun. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 8 Sep. 2019"
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"After the girls spelled two words correctly each \u2014 fidibus, haltere, nepeta and fewtrils \u2014 Thummala faltered on neroli oil, leaving Avant-garde the opportunity to claim the title. \u2014 Victoria Albert, CBS News , 9 July 2021"
"Developed during the 1990s, the technique uses ultra-short laser pulses\u2014a femtosecond is one-millionth of a billionth of a second\u2014which produces no heat to cut into a surface of an object. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 23 Nov. 2021",
"An encounter of a PBH with a human body would represent a collision of an invisible relic from the first femtosecond after the big bang with an intelligent body\u2014a pinnacle of complex chemistry made 13.8 billion years later. \u2014 Avi Loeb, Scientific American , 6 June 2021",
"Ultrashort lasers produce pulses with a duration measured in femtoseconds (a femtosecond is 10-15 or a million-billionth of a second), and while their overall energy may be small, the power level for that brief duration is extremely high. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 11 Mar. 2021",
"For context, 1 terawatt is 1 trillion watts, while 1 femtosecond is the equivalent of 1 quadrillionth of a second. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 24 Feb. 2021",
"Zewail, who would go on to win a Nobel Prize for his research, measured these miniscule changes in femtoseconds; a femtosecond is one millionth of a billionth of a second. \u2014 NBC News , 19 Oct. 2020",
"During the late 1980s and early 1990s, however, the pulse durations were brought down to as little as a few femtoseconds (a femtosecond is equal to 10\u201315 second), approaching the time frame of atomic motions. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 30 Sep. 2020",
"For this solar purifier, the scientists treated aluminum sheeting using a treatment of femtosecond -long\u2014a quadrillionth of a second\u2014laser pulses. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 15 July 2020",
"The medium in question is a block of high-purity glass, which has voxels etched into it with femtosecond lasers. \u2014 Jim Salter, Ars Technica , 7 Nov. 2019"
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"-\u02c8l\u00e4t-\u0113-",
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"New Latin fellation-, fellatio , from Latin felare, fellare , literally, to suck \u2014 more at feminine":""
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"1891, in the meaning defined above":""
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Antibodies developed by the mother in response to vaccination can pass through the placenta to the fetus , transferring on immunity against SARS-CoV-2. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"But what, if anything, does a COVID infection during pregnancy do to the developing fetus ? \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
"Two threats to a fetus were then of profound concern. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"During pregnancy, 11\u03b2-HSD2 also acts in the placenta, protecting the fetus from exposure to circulating maternal cortisol, which can be toxic to the developing brain. \u2014 Rachel Yehuda, Scientific American , 18 June 2022",
"The meaning is clear: The fetus is regarded as potential life, rather than actual life. \u2014 Danya Ruttenberg, The Atlantic , 14 June 2022",
"Protecting the mother\u2019s life always takes precedence over preserving the fetus , until the child emerges. \u2014 Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
"The family accused the doctors of waiting for fear of harming the other fetus and being subject to possible prosecution. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
"Others who joined in our online chat favored a hard deadline, after which the fetus could not be aborted. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 11 June 2022"
],
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"Middle English, from Latin, act of bearing young, offspring; akin to Latin fetus newly delivered, fruitful \u2014 more at feminine":""
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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": the process of feldspathizing or of being feldspathized":[]
