": to give up to the control or influence of another person or agent",
": to give up with the intent of never again claiming a right or interest in",
": to withdraw from often in the face of danger or encroachment",
": to withdraw protection, support, or help from",
": to give (oneself) over unrestrainedly",
": to cease from maintaining, practicing, or using",
": to cease intending or attempting to perform",
": a thorough yielding to natural impulses",
": enthusiasm , exuberance",
": to leave and never return to : give up completely",
": to stop having or doing",
": a feeling of complete freedom",
": to give up with the intent of never again asserting or claiming an interest in (a right or property)",
": to disassociate oneself from or forsake in spite of a duty or responsibility to",
": to renounce one's obligations and rights under",
": to fail purposely to bring to completion or fruition"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8ban-d\u0259n",
"\u0259-\u02c8ban-d\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"deliver",
"give up",
"indulge",
"surrender",
"yield"
],
"antonyms":[
"abandonment",
"ease",
"lightheartedness",
"naturalness",
"spontaneity",
"spontaneousness",
"unconstraint",
"uninhibitedness",
"unrestraint"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The fund believes the BOJ has accomplished its policy goals of higher inflation and accelerating wage growth and will abandon its yield curve control policy, said Naruhisa Nakagawa, the firm\u2019s founder. \u2014 Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"When Obama took office, there was virtually no chance Democrats would abandon the filibuster. \u2014 Benjy Sarlin, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
"Parents have been pressing federal officials for months for the opportunity to protect their smallest children as more adults shed masks and abandon other public health precautions. \u2014 Matthew Perrone And Mike Stobbe, Anchorage Daily News , 13 June 2022",
"Parents have been pressing federal officials for months for the opportunity to protect their smallest children as more adults shed masks and abandon other public health precautions. \u2014 Matthew Perrone And Mike Stobbe, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, carbon pricing\u2019s most high-profile Republican Congressional backers have tended to lose or abandon their seats. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 3 June 2022",
"All parties acted on the faith that there would always be more space to settle, exploit and eventually abandon to newcomers. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"The fireworks shows will resume when the eggs hatch and the plovers abandon their nests on the beach, which could take about a month. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"Even the vaccinated and boosted now grudgingly accept the virus as a formidable foe that's here to stay as governments abandon measures to contain it. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Similar to Samuel, it was noted that Kittle\u2019s style of playing with reckless abandon increased his injury risk. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Remember those kids at summer camp who seemed to enjoy nothing more than jumping into a freezing pool with reckless abandon ? \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2021",
"At the same time, vacation bookings are soaring, car sales are booming and Americans continue to spend with abandon , thanks to higher wages and brisk hiring. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Russia is striking Ukraine with abandon , complicating the flow of these newer weapons from Ukraine\u2019s western borders with Poland, Romania and Slovakia to the battle in the east. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Even the maxim that lifting is good only for getting big has been routinely undermined by a new legion of fitness instructors; women who were once cautioned against handling anything mightier than a hand weight now grunt and pull with abandon . \u2014 Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The Pelicans are playing with intensity and reckless abandon , and their reward for that type of play is showing up in foul calls and rebounding advantages. \u2014 Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Both slug it out with reckless abandon for eight minutes, which many consider the most electrifying three rounds in boxing history. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Rebecca Mead reports on the strangeness and abandon of spring break, and Colin Stokes provides a wheezy guide to allergy season. \u2014 The New Yorker , 10 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1815, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201529"
},
"abandoned":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": left without needed protection, care, or support",
": left by the owner",
": left to fall into a state of disuse",
": no longer held or thought of : given up",
": wholly free from restraint",
": given up : left empty or unused"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8ban-d\u0259nd",
"\u0259-\u02c8ban-d\u0259nd"
],
"synonyms":[
"derelict",
"deserted",
"desolate",
"disused",
"forgotten",
"forsaken",
"rejected",
"vacant",
"vacated",
"void"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"He led a reckless and abandoned life and died young.",
"she consciously avoided walking past the abandoned house, with its broken windows and sagging porch",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One year later, a group of college kids, who enter a reality TV show, stay the night at Michael\u2019s abandoned house \u2013 Michael pays them a visit later that night. \u2014 Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022",
"Instead, taxpayers are left paying to clean up abandoned wells and all of the contamination left behind. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 29 Jan. 2021",
"Ukrainian volunteer troops took over abandoned houses and dug trenches in backyards. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
"An abandoned ski patrol hut still stands at the top, complete with an original trail map hanging on the wall, but beware of another holdover. \u2014 Heather Balogh Rochfort, Outside Online , 22 Dec. 2018",
"An abandoned railroad bridge in Kansas City, Kan., is getting a second life as an event space and food court, the latest example of property developers transforming outdated infrastructure into visitor attractions. \u2014 Konrad Putzier, WSJ , 23 Nov. 2021",
"In August, Hurricane Ida disrupted 90 to 95% of the Gulf Coast's oil and gas production and damaged current and abandoned pipelines and other fossil fuel infrastructure. \u2014 Rachel Ramirez, CNN , 4 Oct. 2021",
"The Desis spiders scuttle amidst coral, abandoned seashells and the bottoms of kelp on the beach during low tides. \u2014 Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Oct. 2021",
"Separately, Gulf Coast states trying to restore barrier islands have run into an unexpected obstacle \u2014 a tangle of old and abandoned pipelines. \u2014 Anna M. Phillips, Los Angeles Times , 14 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from past participle of abandounen \"to abandon entry 1 \"",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1c"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215122"
},
"abandonment":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the act of abandoning something or someone",
": the state of being abandoned",
": the act of abandoning property or a right: as",
": relinquishment by an inventor of the right to enforce a patent \u2014 see also dedication",
": an author's relinquishment to the public domain of his or her copyrighted work",
": relinquishment of a trademark established by a failure to use the trademark and an intention never to resume use",
": the act of an insured in surrendering all rights to damaged or lost property to an insurer as a total loss \u2014 compare salvage sense 2b",
": relinquishment by a trustee in bankruptcy of interest in property in the bankruptcy estate often for a nominal sum",
": the act of abandoning a person: as",
": failure to have contact with a spouse that is intended to create a permanent separation",
": failure to communicate with or provide financial support for one's child over a period of time that shows a purpose to forgo parental duties and rights",
": the act of abandoning a contract",
": the act of abandoning a course of action (as a crime)",
": the affirmative defense (as recognized under the Model Penal Code) of voluntary withdrawal from the commission of a crime resulting from the actor's change of heart and not from intervening circumstances"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8ban-d\u0259n-m\u0259nt"
],
"synonyms":[
"abandon",
"ease",
"lightheartedness",
"naturalness",
"spontaneity",
"spontaneousness",
"unconstraint",
"uninhibitedness",
"unrestraint"
],
"antonyms":[
"constraint",
"restraint"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202751"
},
"abate":{
"type":"verb",
"definitions":[
"to decrease in force or intensity",
"to become defeated or become null or void (as of a writ or appeal)",
"to decrease in amount or value",
"to put an end to",
"nullify sense 1",
"to reduce in degree or intensity moderate",
"to reduce in value or amount to make less especially by way of relief",
"deduct , omit",
"to beat down or cut away so as to leave a figure in relief",
"blunt",
"deprive sense 1",
"to make or become less",
"to put an end to or do away with",
"to make void nullify",
"to reduce in amount especially proportionately",
"to become defeated or become null or void",
"to decrease in amount or value"
],
"pronounciation":"\u0259-\u02c8b\u0101t",
"synonyms":[
"de-escalate",
"decline",
"decrease",
"die (away ",
"diminish",
"drain (away)",
"drop (off)",
"dwindle",
"ease",
"ebb",
"fall",
"fall away",
"lessen",
"let up",
"lower",
"moderate",
"pall",
"phase down",
"ratchet (down)",
"rachet (down)",
"recede",
"relent",
"remit",
"shrink",
"subside",
"taper",
"taper off",
"wane"
],
"antonyms":[
"accumulate",
"balloon",
"build",
"burgeon",
"bourgeon",
"enlarge",
"escalate",
"expand",
"grow",
"increase",
"intensify",
"mount",
"mushroom",
"pick up",
"rise",
"snowball",
"soar",
"swell",
"wax"
],
"examples":[
"For a while, in the Cold War's aftermath, the public fascination for espionage may abate , though somehow I doubt it. \u2014 John le Carr\u00e9 , Boston Globe , 19 Nov. 1989",
"At about six, as the heat abated , people began to crowd the streets and marketplaces, and to fill the caf\u00e9s. \u2014 Milton Viorst , New Yorker , 12 Oct. 1987",
"But his attitude of sullen grievance and simmering fury never abated fully. \u2014 Joseph Heller , God Knows , 1984",
"We waited for the wind to abate .",
"interest in the author's home abated as her novels waned in popularity",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Fed initially believed that surging inflation would abate on its own, but the central bank abandoned that view in November in the midst of signs of growing labor-market imbalances. \u2014 Nick Timiraos, WSJ , 31 May 2022",
"Our own inflation, unemployment, and market nervousness will abate when either officialdom gets wise, pushed by an assertive electorate and public opinion, or creative destruction runs its course. \u2014 Brian Domitrovic, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"But it\u2019s driven by an ongoing labor shortage that Chipotle\u2019s executives don\u2019t think will abate anytime soon. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Officials hoped overnight rainfall would abate the blaze, but gusty winds sustained the fire, which spread to nearly 4,000 acres by Thursday morning. \u2014 Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Citing developments like these, some economists remain optimistic that over-all inflationary pressures will start to abate soon despite what is happening in Ukraine and in the oil markets. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Levy believes that the supply chain disruptions won\u2019t abate before 2023. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Case in point, the Quaker Mills Mitigation Pond Project which recently broke ground will significantly abate the water damage experienced during severe weather occurrences. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
"The persistent rain didn\u2019t abate the enthusiasm of the nearly 40,000 fans who went to see her. \u2014 Carlos Passage, Billboard , 16 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English abaten , borrowed from Anglo-French abatre \"to strike down, fell, reduce, put an end to,\" from a- , prefix in transitive verbs (going back to Latin ad- ad- ) + batre \"to beat,\" going back to Latin battuere , of uncertain origin",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
"But officials could not apply for the abatement until now due to several design changes during construction. \u2014 Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press , 21 June 2022",
"The emotional hearing came one day after a US bankruptcy judge approved a settlement that requires Purdue Pharma and the Sackler families to pay out as much as $6 billion to states, individual claimants and for opioid crisis abatement . \u2014 Lauren Del Valle, CNN , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Questions have been raised by residents about possibility of building a wall on properties along 248th Avenue that don\u2019t qualify for noise abatement . \u2014 Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"While Vice President Kamala Harris visited Milwaukee Monday to promote lead abatement , her husband Doug Emhoff spent time with youth arts program directors before meeting with leaders of the Milwaukee Jewish community. \u2014 Rory Linnane, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 Jan. 2022",
"McCormack contrasted it to the work put into lead abatement . \u2014 Robin Goist, cleveland , 20 Sep. 2021",
"However, new housing development to address the shortage is being threatened because one of New York\u2019s main tools to encourage building, the property tax abatement called Affordable New York or 421-a, is scheduled to sunset on June 15, 2022. \u2014 Shimon Shkury, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"To get the maximum tax incentive, owners would have to make one-quarter of the units affordable for the duration of the abatement , according to Hernandez. \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 10 May 2022",
"After all, there has been a steady flow of leaks about the committee\u2019s work and findings with no sign of abatement . \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 6 May 2022"
": to reduce (a word or name) to a shorter form intended to stand for the whole",
": to make briefer : shorten"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8br\u0113-v\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t",
"\u0259-\u02c8br\u0113-v\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
],
"synonyms":[
"abridge",
"curtail",
"cut back",
"dock",
"elide",
"shorten",
"syncopate",
"truncate"
],
"antonyms":[
"elongate",
"extend",
"lengthen",
"prolong",
"protract"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Having returned to public activities in May, and then having to abbreviate her schedule due to COVID, the 44-year-old royal appeared to welcome the opportunity to reengage and interact with the public. \u2014 Peter Mikelbank, PEOPLE.com , 18 June 2022",
"As a result, manufacturers of electric vehicles are trying to abbreviate the supply chains of these metals by bringing their sources closer to them. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Having readily available access to a niche workforce enables a company to abbreviate the development period as well as time to launch. \u2014 Todd Greenbaum, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
"The only sensible answer is to abbreviate Alaska with seven or more letters, preferably ten or fifteen. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Sep. 2021",
"Some brands, like Patek Philippe and Rolex, abbreviate or even spell out the day and date. \u2014 Carol Besler, Forbes , 6 Sep. 2021",
"Therefore, there\u2019s still a lot up for grabs, and the NFL couldn\u2019t just abbreviate the season and start the playoffs early. \u2014 Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times , 29 Nov. 2020",
"Draconian measures will abbreviate Thanksgiving gatherings in a way unprecedented in U.S. history. \u2014 Victor Davis Hanson, National Review , 19 Nov. 2020",
"Rothberg wanted to abbreviate all of this commotion. \u2014 Gideon Lewis-kraus, The New Yorker , 29 Aug. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English abbreviaten , borrowed from Late Latin abbrevi\u0101tus , past participle of abbrevi\u0101re \"to make shorter\" \u2014 more at abridge ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182236"
},
"abecedarian":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one learning the rudiments of something (such as the alphabet)",
"abecedarians soon learn that martial arts have a spiritual as well as physical side",
"Adjective",
"an abecedarian approach to historical study"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1603, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"1732, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201310"
},
"aberrated":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": aberrant"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-b\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-t\u0259d"
],
"synonyms":[
"aberrant",
"abnormal",
"anomalous",
"atypical",
"especial",
"exceeding",
"exceptional",
"extraordinaire",
"extraordinary",
"freak",
"odd",
"peculiar",
"phenomenal",
"preternatural",
"rare",
"singular",
"uncommon",
"uncustomary",
"unique",
"unusual",
"unwonted"
],
"antonyms":[
"common",
"customary",
"normal",
"ordinary",
"typical",
"unexceptional",
"unextraordinary",
"usual"
],
"examples":[
"you may have taken an aberrated path to the correct answer, but you got there"
],
"history_and_etymology":"past participle of aberrate \"to cause an aberration in,\" borrowed from Latin aberr\u0101tus , past participle of aberr\u0101re \"to wander away, stray\" \u2014 more at aberrant entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1786, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225734"
},
"aberration":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state",
": something or someone regarded as atypical and therefore able to be ignored or discounted",
": failure of a mirror, refracting surface, or lens to produce exact point-to-point correspondence between an object and its image",
": unsoundness or disorder of the mind",
": a small periodic change of apparent position in celestial bodies due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer",
": an aberrant individual",
": an instance of being different from what is normal or usual",
": failure of a mirror, refracting surface, or lens to produce exact point-to-point correspondence between an object and its image",
": unsoundness or disorder of the mind",
": an aberrant organ or individual"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-b\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"\u02cca-b\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"\u02ccab-\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"dementia",
"derangement",
"insanity",
"lunacy",
"madness",
"mania",
"rage"
],
"antonyms":[
"mind",
"saneness",
"sanity"
],
"examples":[
"Recently geneticists have taken a closer look at a genetic aberration previously considered rare \u2026 . The genes may be perfectly normal, yet there is a shortage or surplus of DNA sequences that may play a role in diseases that defy straightforward genetic patterns \u2026 \u2014 Melinda Wenner , Scientific American , June 2009",
"He did hit five homers for Texas in 1987, but that was an aberration . In no other major league season has he hit more than three, and last season he actually came up with a goose egg. \u2014 E. M. Swift , Sports Illustrated , 5 Apr. 1989",
"Gilliard's studies of numerous bird of paradise species brought them from the realm of exotic aberrations to the forefront of sociobiology. \u2014 Jared M. Diamond , Nature , 24-30 Sept. 1981",
"For her, such a low grade on an exam was an aberration .",
"a study of sexual aberration",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Looking back at the history of King adaptations, Firestarter stands out as an aberration . \u2014 Adario Strange, Quartz , 16 May 2022",
"Such comments created a timeline that bridged the Nazi era, cordoning it off as an aberration . \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"One hundred years ago, the lynching of Black men and women in Texas was not an aberration . \u2014 Jeffrey L. Littlejohn, Chron , 30 May 2022",
"According to popular Gen Z social influencer and co-founder of Mozverse, Zach Hirsch, his generation\u2019s push into the digital world will not be an aberration . \u2014 Josh Wilson, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"An aberration or a harbinger or where Trumpism was heading? \u2014 NBC News , 9 Jan. 2022",
"His shooting slump was positively an aberration ; there will be several huge threes coming from the hands of Mountain Mike. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Freak weather, no longer the aberration , routinely disrupts travel. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Sep. 2021",
"Nothing in the study links the aberration to mask usage and, in fact, the study never even mentions masks. \u2014 Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin aberr\u0101ti\u014dn-, aberr\u0101ti\u014d \"diversion, relief,\" from aberr\u0101re \"to wander away\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d , suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at aberrant entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194915"
},
"abet":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan)",
": to assist or support (someone) in the achievement of a purpose",
": to assist, encourage, instigate, or support with criminal intent in attempting or carrying out a crime",
": to assist, encourage, instigate, or support with criminal intent in attempting or carrying out a crime"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8bet",
"\u0259-\u02c8bet"
],
"synonyms":[
"brew",
"ferment",
"foment",
"incite",
"instigate",
"pick",
"provoke",
"raise",
"stir (up)",
"whip (up)"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"She abetted the thief in his getaway.",
"Did he abet the commission of a crime?",
"Their actions were shown to abet terrorism.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Kerr, whose father, Malcolm, was assassinated when Steve Kerr was in college, is an outspoken critic of gun violence and of the politicians who abet it. \u2014 Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle , 24 May 2022",
"Trump has long complained about Kemp, who did nothing to abet Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Beyond clinicians and regulators, Purdue Pharma found many to abet its criminal scheme, including pharmacies and drug distributors who flooded small towns with mountains of opioids. \u2014 Haider J. Warraich, STAT , 20 Sep. 2021",
"Attorney Elizabeth Myers, who represents those plaintiffs, said the orders granted by Meachum wouldn\u2019t stop Texas Right to Life or other injunctive defendants from suing other parties that abet in abortions when the law goes into effect. \u2014 Dallas News , 31 Aug. 2021",
"Trump wanted to leverage federal law enforcement to abet his reelection bid. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 3 July 2021",
"Polls reveal shockingly high levels of isolation and loneliness among the U.S. population, conditions that are known to make people more susceptible the destructive, paranoid conspiracy theories that abet the right wing. \u2014 Astra Taylor, The New Republic , 6 May 2021",
"Coopting the appeal of sweatsuit comfort, this set adds enough polish to aid and abet your return to in-person plans. \u2014 Katharine K. Zarrella, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2021",
"The wonder is why a serious Democratic administration would aid and abet their cause. \u2014 Bret Stephens New York Times, Star Tribune , 6 Apr. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English abetten , borrowed from Anglo-French abeter , from a- , prefix in transitive verbs (going back to Latin ad- ad- ) + beter \"to harass (a bear with dogs), bait,\" borrowed from Old Low Franconian *b\u0113tan ; akin to Old English b\u01e3tan \"to set upon (with animals), bait\" \u2014 more at bait entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212752"
},
"abetment":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan)",
": to assist or support (someone) in the achievement of a purpose",
": to assist, encourage, instigate, or support with criminal intent in attempting or carrying out a crime",
": to assist, encourage, instigate, or support with criminal intent in attempting or carrying out a crime"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8bet",
"\u0259-\u02c8bet"
],
"synonyms":[
"brew",
"ferment",
"foment",
"incite",
"instigate",
"pick",
"provoke",
"raise",
"stir (up)",
"whip (up)"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"She abetted the thief in his getaway.",
"Did he abet the commission of a crime?",
"Their actions were shown to abet terrorism.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Kerr, whose father, Malcolm, was assassinated when Steve Kerr was in college, is an outspoken critic of gun violence and of the politicians who abet it. \u2014 Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle , 24 May 2022",
"Trump has long complained about Kemp, who did nothing to abet Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Beyond clinicians and regulators, Purdue Pharma found many to abet its criminal scheme, including pharmacies and drug distributors who flooded small towns with mountains of opioids. \u2014 Haider J. Warraich, STAT , 20 Sep. 2021",
"Attorney Elizabeth Myers, who represents those plaintiffs, said the orders granted by Meachum wouldn\u2019t stop Texas Right to Life or other injunctive defendants from suing other parties that abet in abortions when the law goes into effect. \u2014 Dallas News , 31 Aug. 2021",
"Trump wanted to leverage federal law enforcement to abet his reelection bid. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 3 July 2021",
"Polls reveal shockingly high levels of isolation and loneliness among the U.S. population, conditions that are known to make people more susceptible the destructive, paranoid conspiracy theories that abet the right wing. \u2014 Astra Taylor, The New Republic , 6 May 2021",
"Coopting the appeal of sweatsuit comfort, this set adds enough polish to aid and abet your return to in-person plans. \u2014 Katharine K. Zarrella, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2021",
"The wonder is why a serious Democratic administration would aid and abet their cause. \u2014 Bret Stephens New York Times, Star Tribune , 6 Apr. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English abetten , borrowed from Anglo-French abeter , from a- , prefix in transitive verbs (going back to Latin ad- ad- ) + beter \"to harass (a bear with dogs), bait,\" borrowed from Old Low Franconian *b\u0113tan ; akin to Old English b\u01e3tan \"to set upon (with animals), bait\" \u2014 more at bait entry 1 ",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190614"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a state of temporary inactivity : suspension",
": a lapse in succession during which there is no person in whom a title is vested",
": temporary inactivity or suspension (as of function or a symptom)",
": a lapse in the succession of property during which there is no person in whom title to the property is vested",
": temporary inactivity or suppression : cessation or suspension for a period of time"
],
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"\u0259-\u02c8b\u0101-\u0259n(t)s",
"\u0259-\u02c8b\u0101-\u0259n(t)s",
"\u0259-\u02c8b\u0101-\u0259ns"
],
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"cold storage",
"deep freeze",
"doldrums",
"dormancy",
"holding pattern",
"latency",
"moratorium",
"quiescence",
"suspended animation",
"suspense",
"suspension"
],
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"continuance",
"continuation"
],
"examples":[
"our weekend plans were held in abeyance until we could get a weather forecast",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Plans to build a next-generation frigate at a second yard, which Ingalls had a good chance of winning, now are in abeyance , as are plans to build a next-generation destroyer. \u2014 Loren Thompson, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"In effect, all pending cases in various courts have been held in abeyance . \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz , 10 May 2022",
"This is science fiction that keeps its science largely in abeyance , as dark matter for a story about loneliness, grief and finding purpose. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Three weeks later, Dayspring and his business associates addressed the Board of Supervisors during the public comment period, urging the county to again extend the abeyance . \u2014 Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times , 29 July 2021",
"Here\u2019s a look at some of the tougher possible penalties that U.S. leaders are holding in abeyance \u2014 while watching for new Russian steps against Ukraine. \u2014 Ellen Knickmeyer And Fatima Hussein, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Hope and anticipation have not gone dormant, have not settled in abeyance , just in impatience. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 Jan. 2022",
"The consensus of analysts is that the crisis may be in abeyance for the moment, but is far from over. \u2014 Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 Dec. 2021",
"The judge held the case in abeyance until the parties could work out a solution. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 6 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Anglo-French abeyaunce \"absence of a claimant or owner, lapse in succession,\" from abaer, abair \"to open wide\" (from a- , prefix in transitive verbs\u2014from Latin ad- ad- \u2014 + baer, baier \"to have the mouth wide open, gape, pant,\" from Vulgar Latin *bat\u0101re , perhaps of imitative origin) + -ance -ance ",
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"circa 1530, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220831"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe",
": to dislike very much : loathe"
],
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"\u0259b-\u02c8h\u022fr",
"ab-",
"ab-\u02c8h\u022fr"
],
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"abominate",
"despise",
"detest",
"execrate",
"hate",
"loathe"
],
"antonyms":[
"love"
],
"examples":[
"We believe we know that Americans abhor extremes and mistrust ideology. \u2014 David Frum , Atlantic , March 1995",
"I abhor latter-day, modishly camp take-offs of my cherished boyhood heroes and heroines (Little Orphan Annie, Wonder Woman, Invisible Scarlet O'Neil). \u2014 Mordecai Richler , New York Times Book Review , 3 May 1987",
"He abhorred grandiosity. When he came to New York to revise his manuscripts and galley proofs, he would hole up in a little cubicle on the attic floor of the old 52nd Street mansion that went by the name of Random House. \u2014 Norman Cousins , Saturday Review , April 1981",
"abhors the way people leave their trash at the picnic sites in the park",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Because of the enhancer, a young man was quickly tainted by an allegation we all abhor . \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 13 May 2022",
"Yale faculty members abhor the prospect of changing the university\u2019s name to satisfy leftist activists. \u2014 Aron Ravin, National Review , 3 Apr. 2022",
"But then most normal people would also abhor the speech involved in the Brandenburg decision that Kirk references. \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 25 Feb. 2022",
"This obstinance is confounding and perhaps infuriating for some who can't understand what so many parents abhor about resuming remote learning until Omicron subsides. \u2014 Stephanie H. Murray, The Week , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Mother Nature, as the adage goes, must really abhor a vacuum. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 21 Jan. 2022",
"There are many things to abhor about Mark Zuckerberg and his works, but the fundamental mediocrity of it all is what feels both most egregious and most of this moment. \u2014 David Roth, The New Republic , 22 Dec. 2021",
"Because, while Jason Momoa is clearly having a blast as Duncan in Denis Villeneuve\u2019s new film adaptation, there\u2019s no getting around the fact that \u2014 for myself and others \u2014 this is a fictional universe that should abhor a name like Duncan Idaho. \u2014 Nate Jones, Vulture , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Most senior leaders don\u2019t abhor that vacuum at all. \u2014 David Benjamin And David Komlos, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English abhorren , borrowed from Latin abhorr\u0113re , from ab- ab- + horr\u0113re \"to bristle, shiver, shudder\" \u2014 more at horror entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204237"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": causing or deserving strong dislike or hatred : being so repugnant as to stir up positive antagonism",
": not agreeable : contrary",
": feeling or showing strong dislike or hatred",
": strongly opposed",
": causing or deserving strong dislike"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259b-\u02c8h\u022fr-\u0259nt",
"-\u02c8h\u00e4r-",
"ab-",
"ab-\u02c8h\u022fr-\u0259nt"
],
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"abominable",
"appalling",
"awful",
"disgusting",
"distasteful",
"dreadful",
"evil",
"foul",
"fulsome",
"gross",
"hideous",
"horrendous",
"horrible",
"horrid",
"loathsome",
"nasty",
"nauseating",
"nauseous",
"noisome",
"noxious",
"obnoxious",
"obscene",
"odious",
"offensive",
"rancid",
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"scandalous",
"shocking",
"sickening",
"ugly"
],
"antonyms":[
"innocuous",
"inoffensive"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The arguments were not about the merit of honoring those whose action supported the abhorrent practice of slavery, the discussion Thursday was about the plain facts of the case. \u2014 Ben Brasch, ajc , 19 May 2022",
"But race itself is a social construct, invented by European and early American colonialists and slave traders who needed to justify their abhorrent treatment of Africans and Native Americans. \u2014 Keith Magee, CNN , 17 May 2022",
"The union, no matter how abhorrent the allegations might be, has no choice but to fight for Bauer during his appeal. \u2014 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022",
"To enjoy the pleasures of money felt impossible, but to take this new security for granted was morally abhorrent . \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
"This wasn\u2019t a car accident or risky behavior or karma for any of the abhorrent things teen boys do. \u2014 Petula Dvorak, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
"While the movie begins with Buckley\u2019s grieving Harper needled by men in ways that are less overtly hostile and invasive than awkward and unnerving, the regenerative cycles of abhorrent male behavior gradually are exposed with graphic bluntness. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 May 2022",
"What\u2019s lost in the continuing Olympic sport of face-saving, though, is the most abhorrent part. \u2014 Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Feb. 2022",
"No tossing and turning for the man who has played one of the most abhorrent characters onscreen this season. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin abhorrent-, abhorrens , present participle of abhorr\u0113re \"to abhor \"",
"first_known_use":[
"1599, in the meaning defined at sense 3b"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215642"
},
"abidance":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an act or state of abiding : continuance",
": compliance"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8b\u012b-d\u1d4an(t)s"
],
"synonyms":[
"adherence",
"compliance",
"conformance",
"conformity",
"keeping",
"obedience",
"observance",
"observation"
],
"antonyms":[
"breach",
"contravention",
"infraction",
"infringement",
"nonobservance",
"transgression",
"trespass",
"violation"
],
"examples":[
"the FDA requires strict abidance by food manufacturers of its definitions for certain terms used on product labels",
"the reassuring abidance of their friendship through times both good and bad"
],
"history_and_etymology":" abide + -ance ",
"first_known_use":[
"1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193944"
},
"abiding":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": continuing for a long time : enduring"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8b\u012b-di\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"ageless",
"continuing",
"dateless",
"enduring",
"eternal",
"everlasting",
"immortal",
"imperishable",
"lasting",
"ongoing",
"perennial",
"perpetual",
"timeless",
"undying"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"I have an abiding interest in animal welfare\u2014it's not just a phase I'm going through.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There's family tragedy, struggle with drugs and deep poverty, but there's also children with a plucky spirit, adults who grapple for purchase against all odds and an abiding love that will stay with you for a long time. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
"The memoir imparts an abiding sense of the gravity of these acts\u2014of raising, tending, and killing animals; of planting, nurturing, and harvesting vegetables\u2014that lends an almost sacred quality to Gaydos\u2019s prose. \u2014 Claire Messud, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"More than a century after American forces landed, the United States remains an abiding feature of Haitian politics. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"Carson wanted not just to entertain but also to impart an abiding sense of interconnectedness. \u2014 Anelise Chen, The Atlantic , 17 May 2022",
"Who among us doesn\u2019t harbor an abiding love for Nicolas Cage? \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
"That is a potent charge in a country with an abiding fear of Russia. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Oct. 2021",
"James Vick ran a hugely successful seed business in Rochester, New York, in the mid-nineteenth century driven by an abiding love of flowers, and the desire to spread that love. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 July 2021",
"Yet my efforts were untethered to anything deep or abiding . \u2014 Kyle Meyaard-schaap, CNN , 30 Apr. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English abydynge , from present participle of abiden \"to abide \"",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211848"
},
"ablaze":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adjective or adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": being on fire",
": radiant with light or emotion",
": on fire",
": glowing with light, color, or emotion"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8bl\u0101z",
"\u0259-\u02c8bl\u0101z"
],
"synonyms":[
"afire",
"aflame",
"alight",
"blazing",
"burning",
"combusting",
"conflagrant",
"fiery",
"flaming",
"ignited",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"kindled",
"lit",
"lighted"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire has been ablaze since May 19. \u2014 Pedram Javaheri And Allison Chinchar, CNN , 9 June 2022",
"The barn is ablaze , civility is asunder, and once-sacred cows are noisily clunking around the yard. MOOOOOOOOO! \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
"Within a few hours, multiple homes were ablaze and spewing hot embers as the Coastal fire chewed methodically through an upscale development overlooking the Pacific Ocean. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
"Sporting light rain jackets, and with the van backdooring us with flashers ablaze , the group climbed on our bicycles to begin the day, coasting down Rich Mountain on a paved highway. \u2014 Bob Robinson, Arkansas Online , 23 May 2022",
"Multiple homes were seen ablaze in parts of the Laguna Hills neighborhood in Orange County, California, according to aerial footage from CNN affiliate KABC. \u2014 Taylor Romine, CNN , 11 May 2022",
"Perry saw a boat ablaze inside the garage of a home whose residents didn\u2019t own a boat \u2014 it had been jolted there when the plane slammed down. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Apr. 2022",
"In the aftermath, the rest of the baseball world was ablaze second-guessing the decision. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
"This set ablaze tanks containing over four million liters of oil. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022"
": having sufficient power, skill, or resources to do something",
": having the freedom or opportunity to do something",
": having a quality or nature that makes something possible",
": susceptible to some action or treatment",
": marked by intelligence, knowledge, skill, or competence",
": capable of, fit for, or worthy of (being so acted upon or toward)",
": tending, given, or liable to",
": having enough power, resources, or skill to do something",
": having the freedom or opportunity to do something",
": having or showing much skill",
": capable of, fit for, or worthy of being",
": tending or likely to",
": possessed of needed powers or of needed resources to accomplish an objective",
": having freedom from restriction or obligation or from conditions preventing an action",
": legally qualified : possessed of legal competence"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0101-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8\u0101-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"capable",
"competent",
"equal",
"fit",
"good",
"qualified",
"suitable"
],
"antonyms":[
"incompetent",
"inept",
"poor",
"unfit",
"unfitted",
"unqualified"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"He will buy a new car as soon as he is able .",
"He turned out to be an able editor.",
"She is one of the ablest lawyers in the firm.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Firefighters were able to get the blaze under control, the company said in a statement posted to its Chinese social media account. \u2014 Alexandra Stevenson, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"Parking is expected to be scarce, but those planning to drive may be able to find spots at various garages near the parade. \u2014 Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 June 2022",
"But killing off infected poultry hasn\u2019t worked this time around, in part because the virus has been able to find a home in so many wild birds, spawning the largest outbreak of avian influenza ever. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
"Just being able to find other people who didn\u2019t feel heard and give them a platform has been awesome. \u2014 Julissa Jamesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"Online and at gun shows his company sells a range of gear from ballistic helmets to concealable armor to military-style vests that are able to take several hits from riffle rounds. \u2014 Nathan Luna, ABC News , 17 June 2022",
"Wealthy car buyers don\u2019t appear to be able to find the same products elsewhere, giving the company pricing power. \u2014 Stephen Wilmot, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"As a true freshman, Coleman Nash was only able to compete in outdoor track in a 2020-2021 season that was condensed by COVID-19. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
"And that puts increasing pressure on events to be able to find the right speakers. \u2014 Mark Murphy, Forbes , 15 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174941"
},
"able-bodied":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": having a sound strong body",
": physically fit"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0101-b\u0259l-\u02c8b\u00e4-d\u0113d",
"\u02cc\u0101-b\u0259l-\u02c8b\u00e4-d\u0113d"
],
"synonyms":[
"bouncing",
"fit",
"hale",
"healthy",
"hearty",
"robust",
"sound",
"well",
"well-conditioned",
"whole",
"wholesome"
],
"antonyms":[
"ailing",
"diseased",
"ill",
"sick",
"unfit",
"unhealthy",
"unsound",
"unwell"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1600, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-172007"
},
"abnormal":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": deviating from the normal or average",
": unusual in an unwelcome or problematic way",
": an abnormal person",
": differing from the normal usually in a noticeable way",
": deviating from the normal, average, or expected",
": an abnormal person"
],
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)ab-\u02c8n\u022fr-m\u0259l",
"\u0259b-",
"ab-\u02c8n\u022fr-m\u0259l",
"(\u02c8)ab-\u02c8n\u022fr-m\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"aberrant",
"aberrated",
"anomalous",
"atypical",
"especial",
"exceeding",
"exceptional",
"extraordinaire",
"extraordinary",
"freak",
"odd",
"peculiar",
"phenomenal",
"preternatural",
"rare",
"singular",
"uncommon",
"uncustomary",
"unique",
"unusual",
"unwonted"
],
"antonyms":[
"common",
"customary",
"normal",
"ordinary",
"typical",
"unexceptional",
"unextraordinary",
"usual"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The results of the blood test were abnormal .",
"a completely abnormal school day, because half of the kids were out sick",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Such heat is dangerous and abnormal for even the hottest regions in the country. \u2014 Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News , 15 June 2022",
"From Sauvie Island to Government Island, and Vancouver Lake to the Sandy River Delta, local parks are dealing with abnormal water levels inching up onto the land. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 June 2022",
"Impacting both animals and humans, such rapidly progressive diseases result in abnormal physical and impaired mental functioning within months of diagnosis until death. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"The decision marks the third year of abnormal operation for China\u2019s longest-running cinema event. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 June 2022",
"Areas of abnormal dryness (D0) have expanded from the Alaska Range through the southern Kenai Mountains as well as across Southwest. \u2014 Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News , 3 June 2022",
"The bill that passed the Assembly on Thursday would ban declawing except for a medically necessary purpose of addressing a recurring infection, disease, injury or abnormal condition that affects the cat\u2019s health. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"Owners of affected vehicles can have a cap fitted to the pretensioners at no cost to prevent the potential abnormal deployment. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 25 May 2022",
"In a notice posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. regulators warned abnormal deployment of the component, called a pretensioner, could cause metal fragments to disburse throughout the vehicle, resulting in injuries. \u2014 Rob Wile, NBC News , 24 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Primed for speed and for the social distancing of the new abnormal , Toro Coffee does its thing exclusively at the drive-thru, with a window on each side of this white box building near Rackspace on the Northeast Side. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Jan. 2021",
"Several in the Santiam district spoke to The Oregonian/OregonLive about what\u2019s become a catchphrase of the double bind -- the new abnormal . \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Oct. 2020",
"The abnormal of 2020 continued through this game as lightning delayed the game by more than half an hour late in the third quarter, and with 3:52 remaining in the game, half of the stadium's lighting went out. \u2014 al , 22 Aug. 2020",
"Welcome to the Charles Schwab Challenge and the PGA Tour\u2019s new abnormal . \u2014 Dallas News , 12 June 2020",
"The emergence of a new abnormal will depend on several factors. \u2014 Eric M. Stone, STAT , 5 June 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1817, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1857, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224309"
},
"abnormality":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": something abnormal",
": the quality or state of being abnormal",
": something that is not usual, expected, or normal",
"The test results showed several genetic abnormalities .",
"There was some abnormality in his vision.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Otherwise, the only abnormality that doctors could find was on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of his brain that was performed within 24 hours of the incident. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
"While most pregnancies are healthy, about 2-3% of fetuses have an ultrasound abnormality , while 1-2% have a positive noninvasive screening test, both of which may lead to a genetic diagnosis. \u2014 Haim Neerman, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"But about 12 weeks into it, her health-care provider noticed an abnormality in the nasal bone, and began to do testing. \u2014 Molly Longman, refinery29.com , 23 May 2022",
"Before the plane deviated from the cruising altitude, the radio communications between the crew and the air traffic control department did not show any abnormality , according to the report. \u2014 Nectar Gan And Cnn's Beijing Bureau, CNN , 18 May 2022",
"The only exclusions this bill allows for are a threat to the mother\u2019s life, if the mother would lose major bodily function or if there is a fatal fetal abnormality . \u2014 Caroline Catherman, sun-sentinel.com , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Phipps has a double uterus \u2014 a rare abnormality called uterine didelphys which led to the children being born prematurely. \u2014 Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com , 27 Dec. 2021",
"That usually indicates some sort of abnormality or genetic defect, Earl learned. \u2014 Becky Jacobs, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"Similar to the Mississippi law, the Florida bill includes exceptions for medical emergencies\u2014including those that are life threatening or could seriously injure a pregnant person\u2014or severe fetal abnormality . \u2014 Jennifer Calfas, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022"
": to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul",
": to do away with : put an end to",
": to end the observance or effect of : annul"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8b\u00e4-lish",
"\u0259-\u02c8b\u00e4-lish"
],
"synonyms":[
"abate",
"abrogate",
"annul",
"avoid",
"cancel",
"disannul",
"dissolve",
"invalidate",
"negate",
"null",
"nullify",
"quash",
"repeal",
"rescind",
"roll back",
"strike down",
"vacate",
"void"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"He is in favor of abolishing the death penalty.",
"the U.S. abolished slavery by constitutional amendment on December 6, 1865",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Mickelwait told me that her title at Exodus Cry, Director of Abolition, was modelled on figures such as William Wilberforce, who led the British movement to abolish the slave trade in the nineteenth century. \u2014 Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"Friday's decision comes three years after human rights campaigners had criticized the government for making a U-turn on an earlier pledge to abolish capital punishment entirely. \u2014 Heather Chen, CNN , 10 June 2022",
"Since then, Republicans \u2014 including those running for governor \u2014 have cited the move as a reason to abolish the Wisconsin Elections Commission. \u2014 Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel , 5 June 2022",
"With the election a week away, the race has revolved around public safety, and calls made by Hernandez to abolish the police \u2014 a concept Cedillo opposes. \u2014 David Zahniserstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"Like others who want to abolish police and systems of incarceration, Mac said funds intended for police should instead address root problems like ensuring safe housing and sufficient clothing, food and mental health and addiction services. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Mar. 2022",
"How many of her constituents want to abolish the police and eliminate the police? \u2014 Eric Shawn, Fox News , 24 Jan. 2022",
"The campaign resulted in a petition calling for schools to abolish restrictions on hair color. \u2014 Anne Quito, Quartz , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Press-Register archives indicate that Helveston and the county commissioners tried in 1981 to get legislation adopted to abolish the treasurer\u2019s office, but the efforts stalled. \u2014 al , 10 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English abolysshen , borrowed from Middle French aboliss- , stem of abolir \"to abolish,\" borrowed from Latin abol\u0113re \"to destroy, efface, put an end to,\" perhaps formed from abol\u0113scere \"to shrivel up, be effaced, fall into disuse,\" from ab- ab- + -ol- , medial form of the base of alere \"to nourish, bring up\" + -\u0113sc- , inchoative suffix \u2014 more at old entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185902"
},
"abominable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable",
": very bad or unpleasant",
": deserving or causing disgust",
": very disagreeable or unpleasant"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8b\u00e4m-n\u0259-b\u0259l",
"-\u02c8b\u00e4-m\u0259-",
"\u0259-\u02c8b\u00e4-m\u0259-n\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"abhorrent",
"appalling",
"awful",
"disgusting",
"distasteful",
"dreadful",
"evil",
"foul",
"fulsome",
"gross",
"hideous",
"horrendous",
"horrible",
"horrid",
"loathsome",
"nasty",
"nauseating",
"nauseous",
"noisome",
"noxious",
"obnoxious",
"obscene",
"odious",
"offensive",
"rancid",
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"scandalous",
"shocking",
"sickening",
"ugly"
],
"antonyms":[
"innocuous",
"inoffensive"
],
"examples":[
"It was an abominable crime.",
"your table manners are abominable !",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The cinematic worlds of Gaspar No\u00e9 are bursting with people who, in the pursuit of ecstatic highs, sink to abominable lows. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
"The acting in Forbidden West ranges from impressive to abominable . \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Feb. 2022",
"Fury is 7-0 with 4 KOs, but it must be noted that Fury has faced abominable opposition. \u2014 Anthony Stitt, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021",
"The disgusting coverup, lies, obfuscation and hazing practices described in the lawsuit against Mater Dei High, which were the subject of Bill Plaschke\u2019s recent column, are abominable and should be met with swift and appropriate discipline if true. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Dec. 2021",
"It\u2019s not the first time the architecture of the place \u2014 and Heatherwick\u2019s abominable Vessel \u2014 have been cast in this role. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Dec. 2021",
"But many have deteriorated into abominable conditions despite city efforts to force owners to clean them up. \u2014 David Calvert, ProPublica , 15 Nov. 2021",
"Hovering above all the parties and all the jams and the richly detailed accounts of creating each album is an abundance of abominable behavior that only grew worse as Zeppelin\u2019s fame exploded. \u2014 Chris Vognar, USA TODAY , 11 Nov. 2021",
"In an abominable twist, the Yeti, who seemed in it to win it, was eliminated in the semi-finals. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 13 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English abhomynable, abomynable , borrowed from Anglo-French abhominable, abominable , borrowed from Late Latin ab\u014dmin\u0101bilis, abhomin\u0101bilis (spelling influenced by Latin ab homine \"from the man\"), from ab\u014dmin\u0101r\u012b \"to detest, abominate \" + -\u0101bilis -able ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212655"
},
"abominate":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to hate or loathe intensely : abhor"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8b\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
],
"synonyms":[
"abhor",
"despise",
"detest",
"execrate",
"hate",
"loathe"
],
"antonyms":[
"love"
],
"examples":[
"a politician who is revered by his supporters and abominated by his enemies",
"we abominate jokes that make fun of people who have mental or physical disabilities"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin ab\u014dmin\u0101tus , past participle of ab\u014dmin\u0101r\u012b \"to avert (an event forecast by an omen) by prayer, to abhor, detest,\" from ab- ab- + \u014dmin\u0101r\u012b \"to know by means of an omen, presage,\" verbal derivative of \u014dmin-, \u014dmen omen ",
"first_known_use":[
"1597, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191100"
},
"abomination":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": something regarded with disgust or hatred : something abominable",
"Some people view the sculpture as art while others see it as an abomination .",
"although once common, torture is now an abomination to the civilized peoples of the earth",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And, at a time of historic inequality, the Trump-G.O.P. tax cuts for the rich were an abomination . \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 1 June 2022",
"To witness millions living one step away from famine, while there is so much excess, is an abomination . \u2014 Abby Maxman For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 16 May 2022",
"From a public health standpoint, the draft decision leaked on Monday is an abomination . \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 9 May 2022",
"From his pulpit Knox preached that female rule was an abomination in the eyes of God. \u2014 Erin Maglaque, The New York Review of Books , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Over the course of the 18th century, inoculation transformed in the public imagination from a potential abomination to a gift from God that humans could use to save themselves. \u2014 Peter Manseau, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The state's favorite Valentine's Day candy apparently is cupid corn \u2014 a red, white and pink version of the waxy abomination that plagues our shelves around Halloween. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Colts legend Jeff Saturday joined Pat McAfee on Monday afternoon to discuss the Colts' abomination of a loss against Jacksonville. \u2014 Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star , 11 Jan. 2022",
"This year\u2019s is an abomination : Jersey, Vegas, Denver in December. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 18 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English abhomynacioun , borrowed from Anglo-French abhomination , borrowed from Late Latin ab\u014dmin\u0101ti\u014dn-, ab\u014dmin\u0101ti\u014d , from Latin ab\u014dmin\u0101r\u012b \"to detest, abominate \" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d , suffix of action nouns",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220301"
},
"aboriginal":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region",
": of or relating to the people who have been in a region from the earliest time : of or relating to aborigines",
": of or relating to the indigenous peoples of Australia",
": aborigine sense 1",
": aborigine sense 2",
": being the first of its kind in a region",
": of or relating to the original people living in a region"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-b\u0259-\u02c8rij-n\u0259l",
"-\u02c8ri-j\u0259-n\u1d4al",
"\u02cca-b\u0259-\u02c8ri-j\u0259-n\u1d4al"
],
"synonyms":[
"autochthonous",
"born",
"domestic",
"endemic",
"indigenous",
"native"
],
"antonyms":[
"aborigine",
"autochthon",
"indigene",
"indigen",
"native"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"the aboriginal peoples of Australia",
"the aboriginal peoples of northern Alaska are known as Inupiats, which in their language literally means \u201creal people\u201d",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Once an ancient aboriginal trail, the path became a well-trodden byway for the workmen who built the Gilded Age mansions. \u2014 Amy Gamerman, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"Lake has travelled to Australia to learn from aboriginal practitioners. \u2014 The New Yorker , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Cathy Freeman represented aboriginal Australia in Sydney in 2000. \u2014 Amy Bass, CNN , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Between the early 1910s and the 1970s, children of aboriginal descent were removed from their homes and families by the federal and state government, as well as by churches. \u2014 Britt Clennett, ABC News , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Their aboriginal lands include parts of the Salt Lake, Cache Valley, and into parts of Idaho and Wyoming, Parry said. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 Jan. 2022",
"The kidnapping and deportation of biracial children by Belgium under colonial rule echo policies against Indigenous and aboriginal children in other countries like Australia, Canada, and the United States. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Mining accidents happen \u2013 in Australia in 2020 a mining giant, Rio Tinto, blasted and destroyed a 46,000 year-old sacred cave that was rich in aboriginal artefacts. \u2014 Ian Palmer, Forbes , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Mesopotamia began to emerge in force around 3400 BC, but aboriginal civilization in Australia predates it by tens of thousands of years. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Aug. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Those clauses were removed in the 1960s, leaving no mention of aboriginals at all. \u2014 The Economist , 5 July 2018",
"These people are too far away to show a direct link between them and the Clovis in such a way that indicates the Clovis being the aboriginals of South America. \u2014 Adam Rutherford, The Atlantic , 3 Oct. 2017",
"The students paddled and portaged through the park, following the routes once traveled by aboriginals and French-Canadian voyageurs. \u2014 Daily Southtown , 30 Aug. 2017",
"Our criminals built nice roads in Australia but aboriginals keep using them as a bed. \u2014 Alan Feuer And Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times , 2 June 2017",
"Pay up, and the British Navy will keep the Frenchmen, pirates, and aboriginals away. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 15 May 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1749, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192433"
},
"aborigine":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a member of the original people to inhabit an area especially as contrasted with an invading or colonizing people",
": a member of any of the indigenous peoples of Australia",
": a member of the original people living in a region : native"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-b\u0259-\u02c8rij-(\u02cc)n\u0113",
"-\u02c8ri-j\u0259-",
"\u02cca-b\u0259-\u02c8ri-j\u0259-n\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"aboriginal",
"autochthon",
"indigene",
"indigen",
"native"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonnative"
],
"examples":[
"the aborigines had no immunity against the raft of diseases brought by the invaders"
],
"history_and_etymology":"back-formation from aborigines , plural, borrowed from Latin Abor\u012bgin\u0113s , a pre-Roman people of Latium",
"first_known_use":[
"1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193925"
},
"abort":{
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to bring forth stillborn, nonviable, or premature offspring",
": to become checked in development so as to degenerate or remain rudimentary",
": to terminate a procedure prematurely",
": to induce the abortion of or give birth to prematurely",
": to terminate the pregnancy of before term",
": to terminate prematurely : cancel",
": to stop in the early stages",
": the premature termination of a flight (as of an aircraft or spacecraft), a mission, or an action or procedure relating to a flight",
": to bring forth premature or stillborn offspring",
"\u2014 compare miscarry",
": to induce the abortion of or give birth to prematurely",
": to terminate the pregnancy of before term",
": to stop in the early stages",
": to induce the expulsion of (a human fetus)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8b\u022frt",
"\u0259-\u02c8b\u022f(\u0259)rt",
"\u0259-\u02c8b\u022frt"
],
"synonyms":[
"abandon",
"call",
"call off",
"cancel",
"cry off",
"drop",
"recall",
"repeal",
"rescind",
"revoke",
"scrap",
"scrub"
],
"antonyms":[
"continue",
"keep"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"They decided to abort the pregnancy.",
"abort the launch of a rocket",
"I suggest that you abort the project.",
"The mission had to be aborted .",
"When problems occurred during the launch, it was necessary to abort .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Despite the urging of doctors to abort most of the fetuses to increase the chances that some would survive, called multifetal reduction, the Kempels refused. \u2014 Diane Herbst, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
"Ina had tried to abort the baby herself, even, a hand up the girl\u2019s sheath, clawing at the tiny thing inside, but the baby had persisted. \u2014 Ottessa Moshfegh, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"But even among other lower-income groups, such as Hispanics, black women still abort at significantly higher rates. \u2014 Jason L. Riley, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
"The 67-year-old took a walk up to take a look at the ball suspended in the air, sized it up and gave it a running start before deciding to abort the attempt. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 4 June 2022",
"The decision to abort a pregnancy is not reached easily. \u2014 Judy Sammon, cleveland , 17 May 2022",
"Anne\u2019s journey is a tough one, and includes her own attempt to abort with a knitting needle. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
"Following a plan laid out by Kwon on Wednesday, his Terraform Labs company has tried to resume normal function on the blockchain network on Thursday, only to later abort the attempt after just 4,089 new blocks were added to its chain. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 13 May 2022",
"Cows who contract Trich generally abort the fetus after breeding, and then clear the infection. \u2014 Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Choose Life works with crisis pregnancy counseling centers that encourage women to give birth rather than abort . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"Weather at both the launch site and for the downrange abort zones looks fine. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 27 Apr. 2022",
"They are designed with cameras, guidance systems and abort systems. \u2014 Celina Tebor, USA TODAY , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Sunday's launch marked SpaceX's second Falcon 9 flight since October 2 when a last-second abort blocked launch of a Space Force Global Positioning System navigation satellite. \u2014 William Harwood, CBS News , 19 Oct. 2020",
"Add to that a slate of PR headaches, and Peloton in February was forced to lay off 2,800 global employees and abort plans to build a US factory. \u2014 Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Chemical abortions often occur in private homes far away from medical supervision, meaning women are left to self- abort and cope with any harrowing complications \u2014 including potentially life-threatening bleeding or infection \u2014 on their own. \u2014 Marjorie Dannenfelser, National Review , 18 Feb. 2022",
"It's not known what plans SpaceX might have in place to rescue the Inspiration4 crew if an abort or unplanned landing should happen. \u2014 William Harwood, CBS News , 13 Sep. 2021",
"Instead, even as fires rose around the three cores, the rocket stayed put during a hotfire abort . \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 30 Sep. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"1540, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"1944, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222459"
},
"abortive":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": prematurely born",
": fruitless , unsuccessful",
": imperfectly formed or developed",
": tending to cut short",
": imperfectly formed or developed : rudimentary",
": abortifacient",
": cutting short",
": failing to develop completely or typically"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8b\u022fr-tiv",
"\u0259-\u02c8b\u022frt-iv"
],
"synonyms":[
"barren",
"bootless",
"empty",
"fruitless",
"futile",
"ineffective",
"ineffectual",
"inefficacious",
"otiose",
"profitless",
"unavailing",
"unproductive",
"unprofitable",
"unsuccessful",
"useless",
"vain"
],
"antonyms":[
"deadly",
"effective",
"effectual",
"efficacious",
"efficient",
"fruitful",
"potent",
"productive",
"profitable",
"successful",
"virtuous"
],
"examples":[
"an abortive attempt to recover the sunken pirate ship",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Asha Sharma, who had been in charge of Meta\u2019s messaging apps, also headed for the exits, as did David Marcus, who had run Meta\u2019s nascent efforts in building payments technology, including its abortive crypto currency project. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
"Prior to the 19th century, people in what is now the U.S. engaged in a wide range of largely unregulated and culturally specific abortive practices. \u2014 Treva B. Lindsey, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 May 2022",
"The Ukrainian military's general staff said Friday that its forces repelled 11 attacks in the Donbas region and destroyed tanks and armored vehicles, further frustrating Putin's ambitions after his abortive attempt to seize Kyiv. \u2014 Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 7 May 2022",
"That lack of infantry, so evident during Russia\u2019s abortive attempt to occupy Kyiv early in the current campaign, means that an attacking Russian force often struggles to defend its rear. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"The ads were signed by none other than Donald Trump as part of his abortive presidential campaign. \u2014 Craig Unger, The New Republic , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Below is a breakdown of the most common abortive and preventative treatment options. \u2014 Abigail Libers, SELF , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Meanwhile, SpaceX disclosed in 2020 that each Falcon 9 launch costs around $30 million so, in total, this abortive operation could have cost SpaceX around $50 million in sunk costs. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 10 Feb. 2022",
"The consumer goods giant is underperforming at the moment, and investors strongly opposed its abortive plan to buy GSK\u2019s health care business. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 24 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English abortyffe , borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French abbortif , borrowed from Latin abort\u012bvus , from abortus , past participle of abor\u012br\u012b \"to miscarry, abort entry 1 \" + -\u012bvus -ive ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202553"
},
"abound":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to be present in large numbers or in great quantity : to be prevalent",
": to be copiously supplied",
": to be plentiful : teem",
": to be fully supplied"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8bau\u0307nd",
"\u0259-\u02c8bau\u0307nd"
],
"synonyms":[
"brim",
"bristle",
"bulge",
"burst",
"bustle",
"buzz",
"crawl",
"hum",
"overflow",
"pullulate",
"swarm",
"teem"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"They live in a region where oil abounds .",
"a city that abounds with art museums and private galleries",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The new 76-page inspection report shows problems continue to abound at Homestead. \u2014 Tony Cook, The Indianapolis Star , 26 May 2022",
"While still in the early stages, metaverse development continues to abound in exploration of new ways to collaborate with one another in the workplace and engage in untapped platform experiences. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"For such people, opportunities abound for big promotions and big pay increases \u2014 at least in the short term. \u2014 Zheping Huang, Bloomberg.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Find the best burgers in downtown Indianapolis at these restaurants: Between local joints and chains, mouth-watering burgers abound in Indianapolis. \u2014 Staff Reports, The Indianapolis Star , 23 May 2022",
"Rollbacks abound in Walmart's patio and garden category, no coupon required. \u2014 Sara Coughlin, SELF , 13 May 2022",
"In short, profit opportunities abound by simply offering space to sell ads alongside a platform\u2019s pre-established content. \u2014 Rajeev Goel, Fortune , 3 May 2022",
"With retail growth increasingly shifting from brick-and-mortar to e-commerce, opportunities abound in the logistics sector. \u2014 David Welch, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"In areas that had been barren-looking mud flats just a few years ago, cranes, gulls and herons abound in the flat rounded leaves of the mangrove trees. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English abounden , borrowed from Anglo-French abunder , borrowed from Latin abund\u0101re \"to overflow, be full, be plentifully supplied (with),\" from ab- ab- + und\u0101re \"to rise in waves, surge, flood,\" verbal derivative of unda \"wave\" \u2014 more at water entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190126"
},
"about":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"preposition"
],
"definitions":[
": reasonably close to",
": almost",
": on the verge of",
": on all sides : around",
": in rotation",
": around the outside",
": in many different directions : here and there",
": in the vicinity : near",
": in the opposite direction",
": in a circle around : on every side of : around",
": in the immediate neighborhood of : near",
": on or near the person of",
": in the makeup of",
": at the command of",
": engaged in",
": with regard to : concerning",
": concerned with",
": fundamentally concerned with or directed toward",
": over or in different parts of",
": moving from place to place",
": being out of bed",
": around sense 2",
": almost , nearly",
": on all sides : around",
": in the opposite direction",
": on the verge of",
": having to do with",
": on every side of : around",
": over or in different parts of",
": near or not far from in time"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8bau\u0307t",
"\u0259-\u02c8bau\u0307t"
],
"synonyms":[
"around",
"round"
],
"antonyms":[
"apropos",
"apropos of",
"as far as",
"as for",
"as regards",
"as respects",
"as to",
"concerning",
"of",
"on",
"regarding",
"respecting",
"touching",
"toward",
"towards"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Hard to tell which is the worst offense here, not being about much or not being funny enough. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 13 June 2022",
"Which is why, in many aspects, the opportunity to bring the world\u2019s most famous chef on as an investor was about much more than the money. \u2014 Lela London, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"That option doesn\u2019t get talked about much, perhaps because politicians know that the wealthy would go to the mat to protect their capital gains from higher taxes. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"My mom is 86, a widow, and doesn\u2019t like to open up about much. \u2014 Amy Wagner And Steve Sprovach, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022",
"Kim's race is the most expensive House race in the state right now \u2014 through primary day, AdImpact has tracked $2.4 million in spending in the race, about as much as the next three most expensive California House races combined. \u2014 Ben Kamisar, NBC News , 31 May 2022",
"Increasingly, the dialogue wasn\u2019t about much more than itself. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
"French relied on Longman\u2019s advice and taste about as much as Longman relied on his. \u2014 Haben Kelati, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"This Honeywell model cools up to 350 square feet, which is just about as much as any standing A/C machine can accomplish. \u2014 Editors Of Men's Health, Men's Health , 18 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"Alicia Cardoza-Regalado, 23, had finished giving a presentation to grade-school kids about working in city government. \u2014 Rashika Jaipuriar, The Indianapolis Star , 15 June 2022",
"The throughline in the analysis has been largely about Donald Trump. \u2014 James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"Paulina\u2019s cupcake is all about crafting a pure childhood dream. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
"Besides, post-girlboss feminism is supposed to be about loving women in all their ugliness, even if no one has quite figured out how just yet. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 15 June 2022",
"Markets are bracing for more bigger-than-usual hikes, on top of some discouraging signals about the economy and corporate profits, including a record-low preliminary reading on consumer sentiment soured by high gasoline prices. \u2014 Stan Choe, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
"One solar mass is equal to the mass of the sun, about the mass of 333,000 Earths (or 1.989 x 10^30 kilograms, to be specific). \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 14 June 2022",
"Just about dead center is the Royal Box, identifiable only by the lineup of bronze medallions of past monarchs\u2019 heads above the door and horsey door handles shaped like riding crops. \u2014 Steven Stolman, Town & Country , 14 June 2022",
"What led me to my current role: Geochemistry is broadly about the chemistry of the earth, ranging from the composition of volcanic rocks to the chemistry of rivers and soil. \u2014 Ren\u00e9e Zurui Wang, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Huggins, shifting his sights on the 2022-23 campaign, his 16th at the helm of the Mountaineers program and 41st as a head coach, was about to take a break when he was interrupted by a visitor. \u2014 Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer , 7 June 2022",
"Add in an infrastructure bill committing $100 billion to deploy broadband access, which is about to take effect, and some might start thinking everything is set to fall into place on its own. \u2014 Cheri Beranek, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"After the Bidens met with one family and were about to move on to the next, a father stopped them, the archbishop recalled. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
"When word of the shooting began to circulate on Tuesday, the Dodgers were about to take the field for their second game of this week\u2019s three-game series against the Nationals. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
"Some traders are betting that cushion might be about to take a hit as well. \u2014 Gunjan Banerji, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
"The never-ending back-and-forth between automakers and safety rating agencies is about to take another step forward. \u2014 Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver , 7 May 2022",
"The rainiest weather of the year, by far, is about to move into the Washington region. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
"Ryan Poles\u2019 remodeling project is about to take a big step forward. \u2014 Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adverb",
"first_known_use":[
"Adverb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Preposition",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1745, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215944"
},
"abracadabra":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a magical charm or incantation",
": unintelligible language",
": a magical charm or word"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-br\u0259-k\u0259-\u02c8da-br\u0259",
"\u02cca-br\u0259-k\u0259-\u02c8da-br\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[
"bewitchment",
"charm",
"conjuration",
"enchantment",
"glamour",
"glamor",
"hex",
"incantation",
"invocation",
"spell",
"whammy"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"originally, an abracadabra was a cryptogram of the word \u201cabracadabra\u201d that was repeated in diminishing form until it disappeared entirely\u2014supposedly just like the targeted evil or misfortune",
"after some abracadabra the spiritualist announced that we had made contact with \u201cthe other side\u201d"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Late Latin, of obscure origin",
"first_known_use":[
"1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225252"
},
"abrade":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to rub or wear away especially by friction : erode",
": to irritate or roughen by rubbing",
": to wear down in spirit : irritate , weary",
": to undergo abrasion",
": to wear away or irritate by rubbing",
": to irritate or roughen by rubbing : chafe"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8br\u0101d",
"\u0259-\u02c8br\u0101d",
"\u0259-\u02c8br\u0101d"
],
"synonyms":[
"chafe",
"corrade",
"erode",
"fray",
"frazzle",
"fret",
"gall",
"rasp",
"rub",
"wear"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"ropes abraded by the rocks were a huge danger to the climbers",
"the prisoner's manacles abraded his wrists and ankles until they bled",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Like dirt, those teeth will abrade fabrics during a wash cycle. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 17 July 2021",
"This parodic picaresque finds Sturges at the zenith of his formidable powers to abrade and delight. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 July 2021",
"Anyway, to get back to the subject, the definitions for chafe are broad and grumpy: to irritate and vex, to abrade , to rub so as to wear away, to make sore, to feel irritation, discontent or impatience. \u2014 Bernadette Kinlaw, Arkansas Online , 31 May 2021",
"Another great crossover from the auto-body industry is rubbing compound that cleans and abrades the surface at the same time. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 26 Apr. 2020",
"The findings from the cave also included a number of pumice stones that the Neanderthals likely used as an abrading tool to sharpen other tools. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 15 Jan. 2020",
"The important thing is to abrade off shiny spots, rust, deep scratches, and the like. \u2014 Dan Roe, Popular Mechanics , 20 Oct. 2019",
"Olefin is stain- and fade-resistant but can abrade with use. \u2014 Charlyne Mattox, Country Living , 23 Sep. 2019",
"And under high braking pressure, the pads dig into the rotor surface like a microscopic hook-and-loop fastener\u2014 abrading the rotor and generating some dust, but delivering massive stopping power, too. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics , 2 Aug. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin abr\u0101dere \"to remove by rubbing, scrape off,\" from ab- ab- + r\u0101dere \"to scrape\" \u2014 more at rase ",
"first_known_use":[
"1675, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220528"
},
"abridge":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
"to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense condense",
"to shorten in duration or extent",
"to reduce in scope diminish",
"deprive",
"to shorten by leaving out some parts",
"to diminish or reduce in scope"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8brij",
"\u0259-\u02c8brij",
"\u0259-\u02c8brij"
],
"synonyms":[
"abbreviate",
"curtail",
"cut back",
"dock",
"elide",
"shorten",
"syncopate",
"truncate"
],
"antonyms":[
"elongate",
"extend",
"lengthen",
"prolong",
"protract"
],
"examples":[
"abridge a dictionary by omitting rare words",
"the library's hours have been drastically abridged to cut costs",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One way to measure these mores and practices is to count state laws How many states recognize a putative right and how many try to abridge it? \u2014 Akhil Reed Amar, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"The Ninth Circuit has interpreted the case in a way that would allow states to abridge a business\u2019s right to exclude people from its property. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 19 Mar. 2021",
"Indeed, at the most significant moments in African-American history, the Court reflected the most reactionary elements of the culture in its efforts to abridge , degrade, or simply eliminate the rights of African-Americans. \u2014 Keeanga-yamahtta Taylor, The New Yorker , 25 Sep. 2020",
"A few hours later, the trio would depart for the airport to board a Sunday night flight back to Waters\u2019 native Portland, his season abridged by the worldwide coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Hillel Kuttler, oregonlive , 30 Mar. 2020",
"Some of Avila\u2019s answers have been abridged for length. \u2014 Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press , 8 Mar. 2020",
"But the First Amendment prohibits the government, not private companies, from abridging people's free speech rights. \u2014 Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica , 5 Mar. 2020",
"The 19th amendment was a transformative constitutional amendment that guaranteed that the right of citizens to vote would not be denied or abridged by the government because of a person\u2019s gender. \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 14 Feb. 2020",
"To many of Zuckerberg\u2019s critics, however, the First Amendment\u2014which prohibits the government from abridging free speech\u2014has nothing at all to do with a corporation like Facebook. \u2014 Wired , 7 Nov. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English abreggen, abriggen \"to reduce, diminish, shorten,\" borrowed from Anglo-French abreger , going back to Late Latin abbrevi\u0101re , from Latin ad- ad- + brevi\u0101re \"to shorten, abridge,\" verbal derivative of brevis \"short\" \u2014 more at brief entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-164515"
},
"abrupt":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": characterized by or involving action or change without preparation or warning : sudden and unexpected",
": rudely or unceremoniously curt",
": lacking smoothness or continuity",
": giving the impression of being cut or broken off",
": involving a sudden steep rise or drop",
": happening without warning : sudden",
": steep entry 1 sense 1",
": rudely brief"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8br\u0259pt",
"\u0259-\u02c8br\u0259pt"
],
"synonyms":[
"bluff",
"blunt",
"brusque",
"brusk",
"crusty",
"curt",
"downright",
"short",
"short-spoken",
"snippy",
"unceremonious"
],
"antonyms":[
"circuitous",
"mealymouthed"
],
"examples":[
"There was an abrupt change in the weather.",
"The road came to an abrupt end.",
"The storm caused an abrupt power failure.",
"She has an abrupt manner.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To put the Fed\u2019s abrupt turnabout in perspective, the key rate began 2022 near zero and its half-point increase in March was the largest since 2000. \u2014 Paul Davidson, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"Disney\u2019s board threw its support behind Chapek, but the firing sent shockwaves through Hollywood, sending the Disney shares 3.7% down on the day and leading executives to clamor over the abrupt nature of the dismissal. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
"As if to underscore the characters\u2019 roiling emotions and the rally\u2019s heated atmosphere, the actors sometimes deploy stylized movements, including abrupt arm isolations. \u2014 Celia Wren, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"Such an abrupt policy path would have big implications for the economy. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"Cast and crew were informed of the show\u2019s imminent closure in early May in an abrupt announcement that sparked demands for compensation from Equity, the trade union for performers and creative workers. \u2014 J. Kim Murphy, Variety , 12 June 2022",
"Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers recently compared the type of abrupt market swings that sometimes accompany Mr. Powell\u2019s news conferences with medical treatments that sicken a patient. \u2014 Nick Timiraos, WSJ , 12 June 2022",
"The couplet, and the razor-wire guitar riff around it, serve as an abrupt introduction into Lovato\u2019s new era. \u2014 Jason Lipshutz, Billboard , 10 June 2022",
"Peter Rice, the head of Disney\u2019s sprawling TV portfolio, was shown the door this week in an abrupt firing that shook the town. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin abruptus \"steep, sheer, broken or cut off too short,\" from past participle of abrumpere \"to break, rupture, break off short,\" from ab- ab- + rumpere \"to cause to break or burst,\" going back to Indo-European *ru-n-p- , nasal present formation from the base *reu\u032fp- \"break, tear\" \u2014 more at reave ",
"first_known_use":[
"1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171020"
},
"abscond":{
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to depart secretly and hide oneself",
": to depart secretly : withdraw and hide oneself",
": to evade the legal process of a court by hiding within or secretly leaving its jurisdiction"
],
"pronounciation":[
"ab-\u02c8sk\u00e4nd",
"\u0259b-",
"ab-\u02c8sk\u00e4nd, \u0259b-"
],
"synonyms":[
"break out (of)",
"clear out",
"escape",
"flee",
"fly",
"get out",
"lam",
"run away",
"run off"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The suspect absconded to Canada.",
"Several prisoners absconded from the jail.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Our Reviews of the 10 Best-Picture Oscar Nominees Before that, but after the Oscars, Buckley plans to abscond to her 500-year-old house in rural England. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Even fraudsters holding billions in crypto won\u2019t blush at the chance to abscond with a little more fiat. \u2014 Ben Mckenzie, The New Republic , 10 Mar. 2022",
"After his many years of romantic hijinks, none of us should be surprised if Mr. Big actually faked his death to abscond with his Peloton instructor, yet again leaving Carrie to pick up the pieces on her own. \u2014 Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF , 13 Dec. 2021",
"Everyone knows full well that Michael has left their kids with the nanny to abscond to whatever King Street haunt tickles his fancy. \u2014 Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture , 24 Oct. 2021",
"The rest of the family, whose yacht vacation is unfortunately truncated, tries to decide how to respond, and which country without an extradition treaty to abscond to. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 15 Oct. 2021",
"He had been implicated in a criminal affair and had to abscond , sort of betraying his closest friend. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 9 Sep. 2021",
"DeFi projects are frequently run by anonymous teams that sometimes abscond with investors\u2019 funds in scams known as rug pulls. \u2014 Alexander Osipovich, WSJ , 17 July 2021",
"South Africa is the world\u2019s sixth-largest avocado exporter, and farmers like Mr. Alcock are entangled in a cat-and-mouse game with fruit thieves who abscond with thousands of pounds at a time. \u2014 Alexandra Wexler, WSJ , 17 June 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin abscondere \"to conceal, hide,\" from abs- (variant of ab- ab- before c- and t- ) + condere \"to put, store up, put away, conceal\" \u2014 more at recondite ",
"first_known_use":[
"1652, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212512"
},
"absolute":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": free from imperfection : perfect",
": free or relatively free from mixture : pure",
": outright , unmitigated",
": being, governed by, or characteristic of a ruler or authority completely free from constitutional or other restraint",
": having no restriction, exception, or qualification",
": positive , unquestionable",
": independent of arbitrary standards of measurement",
": relating to or derived in the simplest manner from the fundamental units of length, mass, and time",
": relating to, measured on, or being a temperature scale based on absolute zero",
": kelvin",
": fundamental , ultimate",
": perfectly embodying the nature of a thing",
": standing apart from a normal or usual syntactical relation with other words or sentence elements",
": standing alone without a modified substantive",
": having no object in the particular construction under consideration though normally transitive",
": being self-sufficient and free of external references or relationships",
": being the true distance from an aircraft to the earth's surface",
": total entry 1 sense 1 , complete",
": not limited in any way",
": free from doubt : certain",
": pure or relatively free from mixture",
": relating to, measured on, or being a temperature scale based on absolute zero",
": free from qualification, condition, exception, or restriction",
"\u2014 see also absolute ownership at ownership \u2014 compare qualified",
": having or allowing no legal effect",
": final and not liable to modification",
"\u2014 compare nisi"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ab-s\u0259-\u02ccl\u00fct",
"\u02ccab-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fct",
"\u02c8ab-s\u0259-\u02ccl\u00fct",
"\u02ccab-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fct"
],
"synonyms":[
"arbitrary",
"autocratic",
"autocratical",
"czarist",
"tsarist",
"tzarist",
"despotic",
"dictatorial",
"monocratic",
"tyrannical",
"tyrannic",
"tyrannous"
],
"antonyms":[
"limited"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The best-selling scent refreshes and entices with an amber foug\u00e9re blend of zesty bergamot and mandarin atop robust base and heart notes of Virginian cedar, Sri Lankan sandalwood, and Papuan vanilla absolute . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"When the announcer said the name of the New England Patriots' first-round draft pick, the silence in the heart of the Las Vegas strip where the draft took place was absolute . \u2014 Don Yaeger, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"And while nobody knows with absolute certainty where any of the trophies are going yet, this much is known: The MVP is going to be an international player. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Who needs a trial when it is known with absolute certainty who ought to be gunned down? \u2014 Margaret Atwood, The Atlantic , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Shang-Chi is an absolute blast of a Marvel movie, introducing us to a brand new hero (played by the wonderful Simu Liu) in a movie that has a great story and even greater action. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 15 Feb. 2022",
"It\u2019s all part of a rightly complex portrait of a man whose convictions are always dangerously absolute . \u2014 David Benedict, Variety , 23 May 2022",
"Putin is seen as illustrative of the new era in his ability to assert authority without ever invoking absolute power. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"The measure of a great director lies in his ability to inspire his associates to rise above their usual competence and Hitchcock exhibits absolute genius in doing this in Vertigo. \u2014 Jack Moffitt, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English absolut , borrowed from Latin absol\u016btus , from past participle of absolvere \"to set free, acquit, finish, complete\" \u2014 more at absolve ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202925"
},
"absorb":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to take in (something, such as water) in a natural or gradual way",
": to take in (knowledge, attitudes, etc.) : acquire , learn",
": use up , consume",
": to take in and make part of an existent whole",
": to engage or engross wholly",
": to receive without recoil or echo",
": endure , sustain",
": assume , bear",
": to transform (radiant energy) into a different form especially with a resulting rise in temperature",
": to take in or swallow up",
": to hold the complete attention of",
": to receive without giving back",
": to take up especially by capillary, osmotic, solvent, or chemical action",
": to transform (radiant energy) into a different form usually with a resulting rise in temperature",
": to make (a right guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution) applicable to the states",
": to bear or assume the burden of",
": to lessen the tax liability for"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259b-\u02c8s\u022frb",
"-\u02c8z\u022frb",
"\u0259b-\u02c8s\u022frb",
"-\u02c8z\u022frb",
"\u0259b-\u02c8s\u022f(\u0259)rb",
"-\u02c8z\u022f(\u0259)rb"
],
"synonyms":[
"drink",
"imbibe",
"soak (up)",
"sponge",
"suck (up)",
"take up"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"How could anyone focus long enough, amid all the chaos and grief, to absorb complex ideas? \u2014 Chelsea Leu, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
"And it\u2019s the actively growing roots that do the most to absorb water and nutrients. \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 14 June 2022",
"The deodorant prevents body odor by using magnesium and baking soda to absorb excess sweat, oils and odors. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"While testing, the team found that the towels are plush to lounge on, quick to absorb water, and excellent at repelling sand. \u2014 Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens , 9 June 2022",
"For Documenta, which, after all, is a relatively orthodox German bureaucracy, ruangrupa\u2019s tactics weren\u2019t always easy to absorb . \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"By May the world was beginning to absorb the economic shutdown. \u2014 Paul M. Dabbar, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"They are directed to content that represents isolated skill sets (e.g., communication, time management, well-being, etc.) and asked to absorb content, retain almost all of that information and recall it at will when situations require it. \u2014 David James, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"They are served simply, on a piece of paper to absorb the oil, with a lemon wedge. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French assorber, absorber, asorbir, absorbir , going back to Old French, borrowed (with conjugation changes) from Latin absorb\u0113re , from ab- ab- + sorb\u0113re \"to suck up, draw in, engulf,\" going back to Indo-European *s\u1e5bb h -eii\u032f\u032fe- , probably re-formed from *srob h -eii\u032f\u032fe- , iterative derivative from the verb base *sreb h - \"suck up, drink noisily\"; akin to Greek roph\u00e9\u014d, rophe\u00een \"to drink in gulps,\" Armenian arbi \"drank,\" Lithuanian srebi\u00f9, sr\u0117\u0303bti \"to gulp,\" Old Russian sereblyu, serebati ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185856"
},
"absorbing":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": fully taking one's attention : engrossing"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259b-\u02c8s\u022fr-bi\u014b",
"-\u02c8z\u022fr-"
],
"synonyms":[
"arresting",
"consuming",
"engaging",
"engrossing",
"enthralling",
"fascinating",
"gripping",
"immersing",
"interesting",
"intriguing",
"involving",
"riveting"
],
"antonyms":[
"boring",
"drab",
"dry",
"dull",
"heavy",
"monotonous",
"tedious",
"uninteresting"
],
"examples":[
"shell collecting can be so absorbing that you don't notice the tide coming in",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Sequences like these are the best parts of the Hulu show\u2014the funniest, the most absorbing and surprising. \u2014 Lidija Haas, The New Republic , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Al Qadiri is a Kuwaiti American who\u2019s made some of the most absorbing and transportive electronic music of the last decade. \u2014 Carrie Battan, The New Yorker , 15 Dec. 2021",
"But the most absorbing composition is Number 196T (2019). \u2014 Benjamin Lima, Dallas News , 21 Oct. 2020",
"Below are the essentials for more absorbing gameplay. \u2014 Popular Science , 22 Apr. 2020",
"All this is absorbing enough without generating much in the way of real terror, tension or surprise. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Apr. 2020",
"Whereas some Infiniti vehicles\u2014including the previous generation of this one\u2014have been overly flinty, the ride quality here is relaxed but not lazy, absorbing road imperfections while maintaining secure and stable body control. \u2014 Jared Gall, Car and Driver , 10 Mar. 2020",
"Python [the high-level, general-purpose programming language] is so absorbing . \u2014 Gab Ginsberg, Billboard , 1 Mar. 2019",
"There has to have been one played at a higher standard, one richer in drama and more absorbing . \u2014 Rory Smith, New York Times , 3 Mar. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":"from present participle of absorb ",
"first_known_use":[
"1806, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220243"
},
"abstract":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"disassociated from any specific instance",
"difficult to understand abstruse",
"insufficiently factual formal",
"expressing a quality apart from an object",
"dealing with a subject in its abstract aspects theoretical",
"impersonal , detached",
"having only intrinsic form with little or no attempt at pictorial representation or narrative content",
"a summary of points (as of a writing) usually presented in skeletal form",
"something that summarizes or concentrates the essentials of a larger thing or several things",
"an abstract thing or state (see abstract entry 1 )",
"abstraction sense 4a",
"to make a summary or abstract of summarize",
"to draw away the attention of",
"steal , purloin",
"remove , separate",
"to consider apart from application to or association with a particular instance",
"to make an abstraction",
"hard to understand",
"relating to general ideas or qualities rather than specific people, things, or actions",
"summary entry 2",
"to take away separate",
"summarize",
"a written summary of the key points especially of a scientific paper",
"a pharmaceutical preparation made by mixing a powdered solid extract of a vegetable substance with lactose in such proportions that one part of the final product represents two parts of the original drug from which the extract was made",
"to make an abstract of",
"a summary of a legal document",
"abstract of title"
],
"pronounciation":"ab-\u02c8strakt",
"synonyms":[
"conceptual",
"ideal",
"ideational",
"metaphysical",
"notional",
"theoretical",
"theoretic"
],
"antonyms":[
"breviary",
"brief",
"capsule",
"conspectus",
"digest",
"encapsulation",
"epitome",
"inventory",
"outline",
"pr\u00e9cis",
"recap",
"recapitulation",
"r\u00e9sum\u00e9",
"resume",
"resum\u00e9",
"roundup",
"run-through",
"rundown",
"sum",
"sum-up",
"summa",
"summarization",
"summary",
"summing-up",
"synopsis",
"wrap-up"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"But the connection to Ukraine is strictly abstract and has to be made in the viewer\u2019s own mind given there is nothing to guide our reactions here. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
"Coco Chanel wanted something that was abstract , that wasn\u2019t just like this rose bouquet thrown in your face. \u2014 Kira Bindrim, Quartz , 23 May 2022",
"Some are from mythology; others are abstract and most have a cosmic motif. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 May 2022",
"And for many of us, this concept is still quite abstract and feels so far away. \u2014 Christopher Marquis, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"To many voters, appeals to the legitimacy of elections or denunciations of the Jan. 6 riots are too abstract and retrospective to matter very much. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 13 May 2022",
"Also hampering conservation is that the messaging can be wildly abstract . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
"Some of her prints are representational, but these paintings are abstract . \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The fallout from these kinds of narratives isn\u2019t abstract either. \u2014 Tamarra Kemsley, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Opening a store seems like a solid enough plan in the abstract , although these characters \u2014 impulsive, immature and all-around irresponsible \u2014 could almost certainly be counted on to screw it up. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 25 May 2022",
"The conceptual drawings of what would eventually become $5-billion SoFi Stadium impressed players in the abstract . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Resolving to change course sounds appealing in the abstract . \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Such statistics have become hard to fathom in the abstract . \u2014 Tim Carman, Washington Post , 7 Feb. 2022",
"In the video abstract , Brennan says this seems to be the case for dolphins as well. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 Jan. 2022",
"In the study\u2019s abstract and conclusions, the researchers noted that the environment of the time may have supported multiple creatures the same size. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 2 Jan. 2022",
"From the Indonesian American heritage to the Canadian Midwest, Paris in the pandemic and the human body, these new books travel across worlds and into the abstract . \u2014 New York Times , 22 Dec. 2021",
"Her expressions of creativity with a focus on the abstract are a part of her life that contributes to her bold outlook on the world. \u2014 Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"From there, determine the context analytics must abstract for each of those sub-domains. \u2014 Amandeep Midha, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Cloud platforms continually move up the infrastructure stack to simplify and abstract extraordinarily complex concepts like pub-sub, container orchestration, queueing and more. \u2014 Jack Naglieri, Forbes , 15 Sep. 2021",
"In order to transform this pain point into a competitive advantage in 2022, businesses will seek new tools such as API gateways and microservices management tools that abstract away complexity and align with existing IT and DevOps processes. \u2014 Augusto Marietti, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
"For four years, Dot Benedict and Kathryn Riley teamed up to abstract the minutes of the Carroll County Orphan\u2019s Court from 1837 through 1885. \u2014 Mary Ann Ashcraft, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 14 Nov. 2021",
"Patch\u2019s platform seeks to abstract away the complexity of managing carbon offsets, making offset projects accessible via an API and a few lines of code. \u2014 Rob Toews, Forbes , 31 Oct. 2021",
"The data layer would then be able to consume and utilize RAN data in an accessible, open and aligned manner, abstract it and then normalize it. \u2014 Ofir Zemer, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
"Humans, on the other hand, are often able to abstract away from existing examples in order to recognize new never-before-seen items. \u2014 Ryan Khurana, Scientific American , 2 Jan. 2021",
"In essence, such mathematical descriptions abstract away unnecessary details about the biological implementation. \u2014 Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes , 27 May 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 4"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163609"
},
"absurdity":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being absurd : absurdness",
": something that is absurd",
": the fact of being ridiculous",
": something that is ridiculous"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259b-\u02c8s\u0259r-d\u0259-t\u0113",
"-\u02c8z\u0259r-",
"\u0259b-\u02c8s\u0259r-d\u0259-t\u0113",
"-\u02c8z\u0259r-"
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"asininity",
"b\u00eatise",
"fatuity",
"folly",
"foolery",
"foppery",
"idiocy",
"imbecility",
"inanity",
"insanity",
"lunacy",
"stupidity"
],
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"examples":[
"to say men can't cook as well as women is of course an absurdity",
"the absurdity of expecting a 98-year-old woman to adequately supervise four six-year-olds",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Still, any more serious themes and ideas are overshadowed not just by the size of the supporting characters, but the absurdity necessary to eventually assemble everyone in the same place. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 8 June 2022",
"The delivery blitz from an hour to 30 minutes to 15 is evidence of absurdity more than innovation. \u2014 Adam Chandler, The Atlantic , 31 May 2022",
"For Chelsea\u2019s fans, the sale draws an end to a season that at times blurred into absurdity . \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
"Several hours of passionate, but mostly polite discourse were peppered with moments of profanity, vulgarity and absurdity . \u2014 Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 May 2022",
"Angelyne, as a public figure, is a portrait of escalating absurdity . \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
"The apartment signs of L.A. announce location through flair, decadence, strangeness, absurdity , signification. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
"But his filth, absurdity , and sense of seeing things from a different perspective felt ever-present in my smutty way of being in the world. \u2014 Daniel Scheffler, SPIN , 4 May 2022",
"Even more so than the original game, this version takes care to err on the side of absurdity and heart over anger and spite. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 27 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English absurditee \"dissonance, unjust practice,\" borrowed from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French absurdit\u00e9 , borrowed from Late Latin absurdit\u0101t-, absurdit\u0101s , from Latin absurdus absurd entry 1 + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s -ity ",
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"circa 1525, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175912"
},
"abundance":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an ample quantity : an abundant amount : profusion",
": affluence , wealth",
": relative degree of plentifulness",
": a large quantity : plenty"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8b\u0259n-d\u0259n(t)s",
"\u0259-\u02c8b\u0259n-d\u0259ns"
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"barrel",
"basketful",
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"hundred",
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"mess",
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"peck",
"pile",
"plateful",
"plenitude",
"plentitude",
"plenty",
"pot",
"potful",
"profusion",
"quantity",
"raft",
"reams",
"scads",
"sheaf",
"shipload",
"sight",
"slew",
"spate",
"stack",
"store",
"ton",
"truckload",
"volume",
"wad",
"wealth",
"yard"
],
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"ace",
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"dab",
"dram",
"driblet",
"glimmer",
"handful",
"hint",
"lick",
"little",
"mite",
"mouthful",
"nip",
"ounce",
"peanuts",
"pinch",
"pittance",
"scruple",
"shade",
"shadow",
"smidgen",
"smidgeon",
"smidgin",
"smidge",
"speck",
"spot",
"sprinkle",
"sprinkling",
"strain",
"streak",
"suspicion",
"tad",
"taste",
"touch",
"trace"
],
"examples":[
"a plant with an abundance of flowers",
"a plant known for the abundance of its flowers",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Now there\u2019s kind of an abundance that\u2019s amazing to be in the landscape of, just as a reader. \u2014 Rebecca Sacks, ELLE , 16 June 2022",
"While federal managers have also been involved, no changes seem to be in store for ocean salmon regulations, which also cover both good and poor returns of California chinook and an abundance of hatchery and wild coho. \u2014 Bill Monroe, oregonlive , 11 June 2022",
"This should be great for American\u2019s who enjoy low-cost products and an abundance of all resources provided by the mighty purchasing power of the dollar. \u2014 Jarl Jensen, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"The researchers found an overall increase in monarch abundance , relative to other butterflies observed at various sites around the country, of about 1.4 percent per year, according to the study. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
"The poster explores the abundance and variety of life inhabiting American deserts \u2013 prints of this poster range in price from $35 to $169. \u2014 Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer , 10 June 2022",
"But despite an abundance of volunteers, Breedlove says other factors are hindering progress. \u2014 Lauren Craddock, The Courier-Journal , 10 June 2022",
"On a lighter and perhaps more celebratory note, orange became a traditional Halloween color to represent the warmth and abundance of the harvest season. \u2014 Kara Thompson, Good Housekeeping , 9 June 2022",
"Located in the eastern region of the Dominican Republic, this popular beach destination features 30 miles of white-sand coastline, the turquoise Caribbean Sea, and an abundance of resorts. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 8 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English aboundaunce, habundaunce , borrowed from Anglo-French abundance, habundance , borrowed from Latin abundantia , noun derivative of abundant-, abundans abundant ",
"The couple went to the Riviera Maya along the Yucat\u00e1n Peninsula, where seafood is abundant . \u2014 Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"Coconut water is abundant in several electrolytes including potassium, sodium and magnesium. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 9 June 2022",
"Peace and quiet are abundant , so working will come easy. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 23 May 2022",
"Documentaries, horror movies and films targeting Black and Latino audiences are abundant . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 May 2022",
"Animals like deer and white-footed mice, both of which ticks feed on, are abundant in locations where the parasites are found, Dr. Troyano says. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 20 May 2022",
"India is the world\u2019s second-largest wheat producer and holds abundant reserves. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
"Bay views are abundant , especially from the mid-level\u2019s sprawling wraparound patio facing directly out to the water. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 11 May 2022",
"Elk, deer, antelope, beavers, and grizzly bears were abundant . \u2014 David Owen, The New Yorker , 11 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English abundaunt, habundaunt , borrowed from Anglo-French abundant, habundant , borrowed from Latin abundant-, abundans , present participle of abund\u0101re \"to abound \"",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a corrupt practice or custom",
": improper or excessive use or treatment : misuse",
": language that condemns or vilifies usually unjustly, intemperately, and angrily",
": physical maltreatment",
": a deceitful act : deception",
": to put to a wrong or improper use",
": to use excessively",
": to use without medical justification",
": to use or treat so as to injure or damage : maltreat",
": to attack in words : revile",
": deceive",
": wrong or unfair treatment or use",
": the act or practice of improperly using or of using in harmful amounts",
": harmful treatment of a person or an animal",
": harsh insulting language",
": a dishonest practice",
": to treat in a cruel or harmful way",
": to use wrongly : misuse",
": to use improperly or in harmful amounts",
": to blame or scold rudely",
": improper or excessive use or treatment",
": physical maltreatment: as",
": the act of violating sexually : rape",
": rape or indecent assault not amounting to rape",
": to use excessively",
": to use without medical justification",
": to treat so as to injure or damage",
": masturbate",
": to subject to abuse and especially to rape or indecent assault",
": to put to a use other than the one intended: as",
": to put to a bad or unfair use",
": to put to improper or excessive use",
": to inflict physical or emotional mistreatment or injury on (as one's child) purposely or through negligence or neglect and often on a regular basis",
": to engage in sexual activity with (a child under an age specified by statute)",
": to attack harshly with words",
": improper, unfair, or excessive use",
": the infliction of physical or emotional injury",
": the crime of inflicting such injury \u2014 see also battered child syndrome , battered woman's syndrome \u2014 compare cruelty , neglect",
": sexual abuse",
": a verbal attack (as on a police officer in the performance of his or her duty)",
": the crime of making such an attack"
],
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"\u0259-\u02c8by\u00fcs",
"\u0259-\u02c8by\u00fcz",
"\u0259-\u02c8by\u00fcs",
"\u0259-\u02c8by\u00fcz",
"\u0259-\u02c8by\u00fcs",
"\u0259-\u02c8by\u00fcz",
"\u0259-\u02c8by\u00fcz",
"\u0259-\u02c8by\u00fcs"
],
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"billingsgate",
"fulmination",
"invective",
"obloquy",
"scurrility",
"vitriol",
"vituperation"
],
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"brutalize",
"bully",
"ill-treat",
"ill-use",
"kick around",
"maltreat",
"manhandle",
"mess over",
"mishandle",
"mistreat",
"misuse"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Char Hope is dedicated to helping adults facing the challenge of substance abuse move towards long-term recovery by providing a supportive family-like community on a social care farm. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022",
"Installing naloxone boxes are part of a larger effort the department launched this month to better identify and treat people struggling with substance abuse . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"Both can contribute to mental health concerns and substance abuse , which increases vulnerability to violence. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"Jeffrey used to be a member of the homeless community and met his friend Bickings in January 2018 after losing his home following a substance abuse relapse. \u2014 Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic , 11 June 2022",
"Psilocybin, which the intestines convert into psilocin, a chemical with psychoactive properties, is also showing promise in combating cluster headaches, anxiety, anorexia, obsessive-compulsive disorder and various forms of substance abuse . \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 11 June 2022",
"Throughout Spears\u2019 battle to end the conservatorship that controlled her personal and professional life for more than 13 years, Barrymore has been empathetic, given her own very public teen issues with fame, family and substance abuse . \u2014 Katie Atkinson, Billboard , 10 June 2022",
"Singer Will Lindsay writes with a deep melancholy and nostalgia, exploring the complexities of substance abuse from a personal and newly sober perspective. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 7 June 2022",
"Many understand that substance abuse is self-medication. \u2014 Jessica Ferri, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"As a little boy, M had watched his dad abuse his mom for years, according to treatment records. \u2014 ProPublica , 9 June 2022",
"Chula Vista\u2019s ordinance also identifies eight more kinds of harassment than the state, including that landlords cannot verbally abuse or threaten a tenant, influence vacancy through fraud or coercion and refuse their rent payment. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"McGivern was one of Depp\u2019s security guards and, testifying via video, claimed to have witnessed Heard verbally and physically abuse the actor. \u2014 Melissa Locker, Time , 2 May 2022",
"To find the best garden hose for your needs, think about the size of the property and how much use and abuse the hose is likely to receive. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Violence remains commonplace within the Russian military, where more senior soldiers routinely abuse junior ones. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Apr. 2022",
"More recently it\u2019s also been pressed into counterfeit pills resembling prescription drugs that teens sometimes abuse . \u2014 Mike Stobbe, chicagotribune.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The judge \u2014 unlike the jury \u2014 found Bauman did not abuse his First Amendment privilege of free speech by engaging in public discussion about the safety and propriety of West Samaria's operation. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 May 2022",
"Now researchers have devised a way to abuse this always-on mechanism to run malware that remains active even when an iPhone appears to be powered down. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 16 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194521"
},
"abusive":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": using harsh, insulting language",
": harsh and insulting",
": using or involving physical violence or emotional cruelty",
": characterized by wrong or improper use or action",
": corrupt",
": using or involving harmful treatment",
": using harsh insulting language",
": characterized by wrong or improper use or action",
": inflicting verbal or physical abuse"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8by\u00fc-siv",
"also",
"\u0259-\u02c8by\u00fc-siv",
"-ziv",
"\u0259-\u02c8by\u00fc-siv, -ziv"
],
"synonyms":[
"contumelious",
"invective",
"opprobrious",
"scurrile",
"scurril",
"scurrilous",
"truculent",
"vitriolic",
"vituperative",
"vituperatory"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The fans yelled abusive comments to the referee.",
"protecting wives from abusive husbands",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"More than half of perpetrators of mass shootings exhibit warning signs such as agitation, abusive behavior, depression, mood swings, an inability to perform daily tasks, and paranoia. \u2014 Shannon Frattaroli, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"More men are emboldened to continue their abusive behavior. \u2014 Patricia Fersch, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Alex Jones, the creator of Infowars, was permanently banned in 2018 for abusive behavior. \u2014 Kelvin Chan, Chicago Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"No one is enjoying themselves at this moment, having to call everybody out for their abusive behavior or abuse of power. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 10 May 2022",
"People have called us negligent, abusive , and ignorant. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 9 May 2022",
"The jurors, Taylor contends, are likely to view Heard and Depp's relationship as mutually abusive , a divisive analysis that was previously put forth by Dr. Laurel Anderson, Heard and Depp's former couples therapist, in a pre-recorded disposition. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 4 May 2022",
"Although Twitter\u2019s terms of service forbid glorification of violence, targeted harassment of individuals, or hateful conduct, the platform is still rife with abusive behavior. \u2014 Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor , 4 May 2022",
"Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behavior in any intimate relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Anglo-French abusif \"misplaced, wrong, in error,\" borrowed from Late Latin ab\u016bs\u012bvus \"misused, catachrestic,\" from Latin ab\u016bsus , past participle of ab\u016bt\u012b \"to abuse entry 2 \" + -\u012bvus -ive ",
"first_known_use":[
"1538, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220033"
},
"abysmal":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad",
": having immense or fathomless extension downward, backward, or inward",
": abyssal sense 2",
": extremely bad"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8biz-m\u0259l",
"a-",
"\u0259-\u02c8biz-m\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"bottomless",
"deep",
"profound"
],
"antonyms":[
"shallow",
"shoal",
"skin-deep",
"superficial",
"surface"
],
"examples":[
"They were living in abysmal ignorance.",
"a desperate cry echoing from the abysmal reaches of the cave",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As their homes were occupied, looted and even burned, the Unangax\u0302 were interred in abysmal conditions at former cannery and mining sites. \u2014 Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News , 29 May 2022",
"Diversity in winter sports remains abysmal -- Jackson is one of few Black athletes on Team USA for the 2022 Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 5 Mar. 2022",
"As part of the Paris Climate Agreement, nations are supposed to be working to do their part in limiting global warming to 1.5\u00b0C, a threshold that is vital to limiting catastrophic natural disasters and abysmal weather conditions. \u2014 Li Cohen, CBS News , 22 Oct. 2021",
"The media remains abysmal at covering long, slow-moving crises; American foreign policy typically lives in those blind spots, but inequality and climate change seem to reside there as well. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 25 Aug. 2021",
"Black education remains abysmal , while more than seventy per cent of top management leaders in the private sector are white. \u2014 Robin Wrigh, The New Yorker , 28 July 2021",
"Peever isn\u2019t the only student turning his abysmal living conditions at uni into viral TikTok fodder. \u2014 Daisy Schofield, refinery29.com , 9 Feb. 2021",
"And for a team that posted abysmal offensive numbers on Thursday, the Coyotes could sure use the speed, skill and creativity that Schmaltz brings to the lineup. \u2014 Richard Morin, The Arizona Republic , 14 Aug. 2020",
"For people in jails and prisons across the country, where reproductive health care is already abysmal , the potential end of Roe v. Wade is a haunting prospect. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 17 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":" abysm + -al entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1b"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203001"
},
"abutting":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": that abuts or serves as an abutment : adjoining , bordering",
": that abuts or serves as an abutment"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8b\u0259-ti\u014b",
"\u0259-\u02c8b\u0259-ti\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"adjacent",
"adjoining",
"bordering",
"conterminous",
"contiguous",
"flanking",
"flush",
"fringing",
"joining",
"juxtaposed",
"neighboring",
"skirting",
"touching",
"verging"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonadjacent",
"noncontiguous"
],
"examples":[
"the new neighbors promptly erected fences between their property and the abutting properties"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1616, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-151739"
},
"absorption":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the process of absorbing something or of being absorbed",
"\u2014 compare adsorption",
": interception of radiant energy or sound waves",
": entire occupation of the mind",
": the process of drawing in or soaking up : absorbing or being absorbed",
": complete attention",
": the process of absorbing or of being absorbed",
"\u2014 compare adsorption",
": interception of radiant energy or sound waves",
": the application to the states of rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution"
"forgot to return the phone call due to his absorption in setting up the new computer system",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One knew that one was in the presence of extreme seriousness, absorption , and force of intellect. . . . \u2014 Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
"Bump absorption is fairly good, without the excess ride motions that comes with ride compliance. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 13 Nov. 2021",
"Even with optional 22-inch wheels, the absorption of sounds from bumps and potholes is very impressive. \u2014 Kyle Edward, Forbes , 31 Oct. 2021",
"Mineral sunscreens can leave a telltale white residue on the skin, while chemical formulas tend to sink in more completely. From a user-friendliness perspective, that easy absorption is an asset. \u2014 Jamie Ducharme, Time , 2 Aug. 2021",
"The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health says skin absorption and ingestion are also possible. \u2014 Anna Edney, chicagotribune.com , 24 Mar. 2021",
"The main issues for the 12 chemical ingredients in question are related to absorption . \u2014 Marisa Cohen, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2022",
"This cloth provides good 29 by 36-inch coverage, and gets top marks in both softness and absorption . \u2014 Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics , 27 May 2022",
"By slowing down carbohydrate absorption , this extract helps to manage blood sugar levels. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French & Late Latin; French, borrowed from Late Latin absorpti\u014dn-, absorpti\u014d , from absorb\u0113re \"to absorb \" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d , suffix of action nouns",
"first_known_use":[
"1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-181904"
},
"above":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"preposition"
],
"definitions":[
": in the sky : overhead",
": in or to heaven",
": in or to a higher place",
": higher on the same page or on a preceding page",
": upstairs",
": above zero",
": in or to a higher rank or number",
": in addition : besides",
": upstage",
": in or to a higher place than : over",
": upriver of",
": superior to (as in rank, quality, or degree)",
": out of reach of",
": in preference to",
": too proud or honorable to stoop to",
": exceeding in number, quantity, or size : more than",
": as distinct from and in addition to",
": something that is above",
": a person whose name is written above",
": a higher authority",
": heaven",
": written or discussed higher on the same page or on a preceding page",
": in or to a higher place",
": higher than : over",
": too good for",
": more than",
": to a greater degree than",
": having more power or importance than",
": said or written earlier",
": higher on the same page or on a preceding page",
": higher or superior in rank or authority",
": in calculations that yield adjusted gross income or profit",
": written or discussed higher on the same page or on a preceding page"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8b\u0259v",
"\u0259-\u02c8b\u0259v"
],
"synonyms":[
"aloft",
"over",
"overhead"
],
"antonyms":[
"over"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Learn more about the making of The Boys season 3, episode 5 in EW's installment of On Set in the video above , including pulling off the show's first musical. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 18 June 2022",
"Check out our full interview with Keke Palmer and Uzo Aduba in the video above . \u2014 Brande Victorian, Essence , 17 June 2022",
"In the video above , watch Deshaun Watson, Myles Garrett, Amari Cooper, Nick Chubb and others practice at FirstEnergy Stadium on the final day of mandatory minicamp. \u2014 cleveland , 16 June 2022",
"CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has details in the video above . \u2014 CBS News , 10 June 2022",
"For the full experience, check out the double-single\u2019s music video above . \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 3 June 2022",
"Learn more about Lizzo's mental health journey at the video above . \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
"Watch the entire speech in the CBS News video above . \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
"In the video above , watch Deshaun Watson, David Njoku, Myles Garrett and other Browns players practice on Day 5 of OTAs, the second session open to the media. \u2014 cleveland , 1 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"Forecasts indicate that above -average temperatures are favored across the southern U.S. through the end of June, meaning more heat waves are likely on the way. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 20 June 2022",
"Zillow economic analyst Dan Handy said that in a very competitive housing market this spring, builders continued to keep their pace of housing starts above levels not seen in the decade prior to 2020. \u2014 Brenda Richardson, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Global demand for oil will rise above prepandemic levels next year following three years of Covid-19 lockdowns and the economic shock of the Ukraine war, the International Energy Agency said. \u2014 Will Horner, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"Lake levels are above their long-term average June levels, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. \u2014 Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel , 14 June 2022",
"The world is on track to warm at least 1.5\u00ba Celsius above pre-industrial levels in five scenarios considered in the IPCC report. \u2014 Rachel Ramirez, CNN , 6 June 2022",
"The median monthly rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Manhattan reached $3,995 in April, a record 38% year-over-year increase and well above pre-pandemic levels, data from the real estate brokerage Douglas Elliman showed. \u2014 Tiffany Ap, Quartz , 6 June 2022",
"While things in April and May finally began to cool down, home prices still remain well above levels hit in the final months of last year. \u2014 Fortune , 3 June 2022",
"Reports from the nation\u2019s largest banks show checking accounts are still above 2019 levels for nearly all income groups. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Though the above seems daunting, the answer is yes! \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 28 Mar. 2022",
"All of the above comes at something of a rocky time for crypto, as leading digital currencies bitcoin and ether have weathered steep declines of more than 20 percent in recent weeks. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 Feb. 2022",
"All of the above is only a brief overview of the many immunological tricks SARS-CoV-2 has in its repertoire. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021",
"All of the above is easier said than done, but what isn\u2019t? \u2014 New York Times , 28 Dec. 2021",
"As the above makes clear, the problem continues to plague the U.S. \u2014 Michael Ashley, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021",
"Experiences like the above will influence expectations from a hybrid workplace. \u2014 Babu Sivadasan, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021",
"All of the above is only a brief overview of the many immunological tricks SARS-CoV-2 has in its repertoire. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021",
"All of the above can be signs of dysregulation \u2013 our minds and bodies on overdrive. \u2014 Jarret Jackson, Forbes , 29 Sep. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Whether any of the above fits the bill, doubtless you and your dad (uncle, grandpa or otherwise amazing father figure) have enjoyed more than a meal or two, and mostly at his expense \u2014 so why not return the favor? \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
"While all of the above are certainly true, there\u2019s more to the story behind the entrepreneur. \u2014 Reegan Von Wildenradt, Men's Health , 2 June 2022",
"When used correctly, the above marketing techniques can be very effective. \u2014 Jessica Wong, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"We are thrilled to be partnered with Filmbank, Keith Robert Patterson and Serena Turner on this film that will finally reveal if Leona was mean, a misunderstood genius, falsely maligned by Donald and the legal system \u2014 or all of the above . \u2014 Matt Donnelly, Variety , 25 May 2022",
"Commencement was quiet and coaches and athletes, we\u2019ve been told, were asked not to comment on any of the above even though the school says there is no gag order. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 24 May 2022",
"All of the above might have been very provocative in a film focused solely on Lewis\u2019 gospel work. \u2014 John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022",
"Approaches like the above are needed only on chargers where there is contention, and where a lot of people really need the charger. \u2014 Brad Templeton, Forbes , 3 Nov. 2021",
"That, more than anything else, is exactly why the White House and Democratic leaders are making moves like the above , all as Biden's top aides work intensively behind the scenes to narrow differences. \u2014 Phil Mattingly, CNN , 24 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adverb",
"first_known_use":[
"Adverb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Preposition",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1691, in the meaning defined at sense 1b",
"Adjective",
"circa 1515, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-182643"
},
"aboveboard":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": in a straightforward manner : openly",
": free from all traces of deceit or duplicity",
": in an honest open way",
": free from tricks and secrecy"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8b\u0259v-\u02ccb\u022frd",
"\u0259-\u02c8b\u0259v-\u02ccb\u022frd"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The committee tried to be fair and aboveboard in its hiring.",
"an aboveboard and responsible proposal",
"She acted in a completely open and aboveboard way.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"But now that going legal is an option, legacy businesses like Buddy\u2019s are being watched over by officials who hope to see the entire industry move aboveboard . \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"Live bands already perform at Catonsville establishments, and the bill will bring current practices aboveboard . \u2014 Taylor Deville, baltimoresun.com , 8 Oct. 2019",
"Nearly a century later, Morris\u2019s great-nephew Kevin is also in the beverage business\u2014but aboveboard , as the owner of Loma Brewing Company in Northern California. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 2 July 2019",
"Nearly a century later, Morris\u2019s great-nephew Kevin is also in the beverage business\u2014but aboveboard , as the owner of Loma Brewing Company in Northern California. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 2 July 2019",
"Nearly a century later, Morris\u2019s great-nephew Kevin is also in the beverage business\u2014but aboveboard , as the owner of Loma Brewing Company in Northern California. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 2 July 2019",
"Nearly a century later, Morris\u2019s great-nephew Kevin is also in the beverage business\u2014but aboveboard , as the owner of Loma Brewing Company in Northern California. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 2 July 2019",
"Nearly a century later, Morris\u2019s great-nephew Kevin is also in the beverage business\u2014but aboveboard , as the owner of Loma Brewing Company in Northern California. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 2 July 2019",
"Nearly a century later, Morris\u2019s great-nephew Kevin is also in the beverage business\u2014but aboveboard , as the owner of Loma Brewing Company in Northern California. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 2 July 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Nevertheless, questions remain about how public officials and regulators will ensure everyone from the company\u2019s top investors to the subcontractor who paves the parking lot is aboveboard . \u2014 Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune , 15 May 2022",
"Few of the family\u2019s other aboveboard ventures have worked out. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Dec. 2021",
"Spur someone to constructive action by being direct and aboveboard . \u2014 Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive , 18 Aug. 2021",
"Surely, everything happening behind the scenes in the act of crafting self-driving cars is completely aboveboard and hunky-dory. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 23 June 2021",
"That type of crime-solving approach would be an aboveboard use of self-driving cars as an aid in crimefighting. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 12 June 2021",
"Assume that self-driving cars will potentially be explicitly programmed with such a capability and are aiming to be used when the driving situation is aboveboard for the use of brake checking. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 17 May 2021",
"His defense lawyers maintained the transactions were all aboveboard . \u2014 Kim Chandler, Star Tribune , 11 Sep. 2020",
"His defense lawyers maintained the transactions were all aboveboard . \u2014 Kim Chandler, Star Tribune , 11 Sep. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adverb",
"first_known_use":[
"Adverb",
"1594, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"1615, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-210240"
},
"abrasive":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade",
": causing irritation",
": a substance (such as emery or pumice) used for abrading , smoothing, or polishing",
": a substance for grinding, smoothing, or polishing",
": causing damage or wear by rubbing",
": very unpleasant or irritating",
": tending to abrade",
": a substance (as emery or pumice) used for abrading , smoothing, or polishing"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8br\u0101-siv",
"-ziv",
"\u0259-\u02c8br\u0101-siv",
"\u0259-\u02c8br\u0101-siv",
"-ziv"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggravating",
"annoying",
"bothersome",
"carking",
"chafing",
"disturbing",
"exasperating",
"frustrating",
"galling",
"irksome",
"irritating",
"maddening",
"nettlesome",
"nettling",
"peeving",
"pesky",
"pestiferous",
"pestilent",
"pestilential",
"pesty",
"plaguey",
"plaguy",
"rankling",
"rebarbative",
"riling",
"vexatious",
"vexing"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The waves had an abrasive action on the rocks.",
"an abrasive display of rude behavior",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The absence of L\u00f3pez Obrador, leader of a major hemispheric economy and the United States\u2019 biggest Latin American trade partner, was hardly salved by the abrasive presence of the president of Latin America\u2019s largest economy. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"Avoid anything that will exfoliate the tan off, like body scrubs, shaving, retinol or chemical exfoliants, or abrasive exfoliating cloths. \u2014 Jailynn Taylor, Essence , 3 June 2022",
"There are consequences for being an abrasive troll in face-to-face discussions. \u2014 Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic , 3 June 2022",
"Any suit that will be worn on the moon also has to be more rugged than a spacewalking suit, to resist damage from the powder-fine, abrasive dust that covers the lunar surface. \u2014 Jeffrey Kluger, Time , 3 June 2022",
"After some serious wobbles in practice at IMS, an incident with Dalton Kellett on Monday and a general reputation for an abrasive on-track attitude, my eyes will be focused on how Grosjean's first taste of the 500 goes. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 28 May 2022",
"After some serious wobbles in practice at IMS, an incident with Dalton Kellett on Monday and a general reputation for an abrasive on-track attitude, my eyes will be focused on how Grosjean's first taste of the 500 goes. \u2014 Nathan Brown, USA TODAY , 28 May 2022",
"Each fabric sheet is actually two-sided, with a long pile gentle side, and a more abrasive short pile side. \u2014 Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics , 27 May 2022",
"The virtual hamster wheel tends to make people more abrasive , digging into enmities among one\u2019s followers and opposing groups. \u2014 Jaron Lanier, The Atlantic , 26 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Baking soda is a gentle abrasive that cleans surfaces without scratching. \u2014 Carolyn Forte, Good Housekeeping , 17 Aug. 2021",
"The tool has three sides, each with a different abrasive that\u2019s designed for dry sharpening. \u2014 Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics , 23 Feb. 2021",
"While the abrasive also has a big impact, slow-speed air sanders tend to bog down on softer surfaces like wood. \u2014 Bob Beacham, chicagotribune.com , 12 Sep. 2020",
"Stubborn marks may need a gentle abrasive that won't scratch off paint finishes. \u2014 Sara Rodrigues, House Beautiful , 7 Aug. 2020",
"When using a whitening toothpaste, always be sure to apply it with a soft or extra-soft bristled toothbrush to help counter the harsh abrasives in the paste that scrub off stains, says Sammadar. \u2014 Brittany Loggins, Health.com , 22 Apr. 2020",
"Though Clorox wipes are okay to use, Apple still advises against using bleach, aerosol sprays, and abrasives . \u2014 Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful , 10 Mar. 2020",
"Specifically, the multi-heavy mineral prospect consists of abrasives garne and epidote, and zircon, magnetite and gold. \u2014 Elwood Brehmer, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Nov. 2019",
"The gentle abrasives in these formulas will help loosen stubborn residue that needs a bit of a nudge but isn\u2019t totally welded onto your glass. \u2014 Carolyn Forte, Good Housekeeping , 30 Apr. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1850, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-213429"
},
"abjection":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a low or downcast state : degradation",
": the act of making abject : humbling , rejection"
],
"pronounciation":[
"ab-\u02c8jek-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"corruption",
"corruptness",
"debasement",
"debauchery",
"decadence",
"decadency",
"degeneracy",
"degenerateness",
"degeneration",
"degradation",
"demoralization",
"depravity",
"dissipatedness",
"dissipation",
"dissoluteness",
"libertinage",
"libertinism",
"perversion",
"pervertedness",
"rakishness",
"turpitude"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"sees the corporate scandal as yet another sign of the general abjection of our society",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Thanks to the cult of plain honesty, abjection , and sincere appearance, however, they were not portrayed as doing so persuasively, powerfully, beautifully. \u2014 Jarrett Earnest, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
"The films lean into ambiguity and uncertainty, resisting a binary vision of pure abjection or simple victory. \u2014 New York Times , 19 July 2021",
"Both authors are irreverent and unorthodox, both are drawn to abjection , and both engage in an extended reckoning with their own mothers. \u2014 Eula Biss, The New Yorker , 22 Apr. 2021",
"Even the gross-out images are not actually interested in the abjection of popular culture or American society, in the manner of Mike Kelley or Paul McCarthy. \u2014 Jason Farago, New York Times , 12 Mar. 2021",
"These books \u2014 so vaunted for their bravery, their abjection \u2014 are also, indisputably, an account of getting one\u2019s own way. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Jan. 2021",
"The end point isn\u2019t self-realization, but abjection , the would-be interpreter gibbering before the staggering number of connections. \u2014 Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine , 5 Jan. 2021",
"The character careened between triumph and slapstick abjection as the puppeteers moved him across a long table with artificial turf. \u2014 Siddhartha Mitter, New York Times , 19 Nov. 2020",
"What is harder to parse is how precisely the pain and abjection that Carey describes in such detail yielded her confidence, determination, and skill. \u2014 Emily Lordi, The New Yorker , 2 Oct. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English abjectioun \"humbleness, abject state, outcasts,\" borrowed from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French abjeccioun \"rejection, outcasts,\" borrowed from Late Latin abjecti\u014dn-, abjecti\u014d \"casting away, rejection, humbled condition, humbleness,\" going back to Latin, \"dejection,\" from abicere \"to throw down\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d , suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at abject ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-233720"
},
"abase":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem",
": to lower physically"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8b\u0101s"
],
"synonyms":[
"bastardize",
"canker",
"cheapen",
"corrupt",
"debase",
"debauch",
"degrade",
"demean",
"demoralize",
"deprave",
"deteriorate",
"lessen",
"pervert",
"poison",
"profane",
"prostitute",
"subvert",
"vitiate",
"warp"
],
"antonyms":[
"elevate",
"ennoble",
"uplift"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Unfortunately, an impulse to abase oneself isn\u2019t resolved by a recognition that human life is a collaboration. \u2014 Caleb Crain, The Atlantic , 10 Aug. 2021",
"One by one, internees abase themselves before 60 of their fellow prisoners, repenting of their errors in thinking and their nonprogressive religious practices. \u2014 James E. Person Jr., National Review , 17 Sep. 2020",
"By the end of the weekend, the entire NBA was in damage-control mode, profusely and absurdly abasing themselves. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 7 Oct. 2019",
"Only fearful, humiliated ex-Trumpers in need of campaign support, like Jeff Sessions, who is again running for the Senate in Alabama, abase themselves and speak of his virtue. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 19 Dec. 2019",
"Judging from Capitol Hill\u2019s self- abasing deference to Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller, the answer is no. \u2014 William Mcgurn, WSJ , 24 July 2017",
"Consequently, the hero must be either venerated and elevated or cynically scorned and abased . \u2014 Elliot Kaufman, National Review , 19 July 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"alteration (conformed to base entry 3 ) of Middle English abessen, abaisen, abaschen , borrowed from Anglo-French abesser, abaisser , from a- , prefix in transitive verbs (going back to Latin ad- ) + -besser , going back to Vulgar Latin *bassi\u0101re \"to lower,\" derivative of Late Latin bassus \"fat, short, low\" \u2014 more at ad- , base entry 3 ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-113204"
},
"absolution":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the act of forgiving someone for having done something wrong or sinful : the act of absolving someone or the state of being absolved",
": a remission of sins pronounced by a priest (as in the sacrament of reconciliation)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccab-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"amnesty",
"forgiveness",
"pardon",
"remission",
"remittal"
],
"antonyms":[
"penalty",
"punishment",
"retribution"
],
"examples":[
"He asked the priest to give him absolution for his sins.",
"the jury's verdict of \u201cnot guilty\u201d was absolution in the eyes of the law, but the verdict would always be \u201cguilty\u201d in the court of public opinion",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"National Historical Park, where ruling chiefs would grant absolution to Hawaiian lawbreakers and vanquished warriors. \u2014 Dan Fellner, The Arizona Republic , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Ruth\u2019s defense and absolution of the priest becomes a personal crusade. \u2014 Emilio Mayorga, Variety , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Buckley and Wilkins spent many years brooding over their respective roles in the Smith saga\u2014seeking comfort, if not absolution , from each other. \u2014 Sam Adler-bell, The New Republic , 7 Mar. 2022",
"In making its announcement, the Spanish prosecutor stressed its decision did not mean absolution . \u2014 Peter Mikelbank And Phil Boucher, PEOPLE.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
"There can be no soft-pedaling what happened and no absolution for those who planned, encouraged and aided the attempt to overthrow our democracy. \u2014 WSJ , 11 Jan. 2022",
"There can be no soft-pedaling what happened and no absolution for those who planned, encouraged and aided the attempt to overthrow our democracy. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 8 Jan. 2022",
"Rather than feeling a sense of moral absolution by dint of her role as a prosecutor, Coates fully accepts the moral consequences of her decisions. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Was religious absolution even possible with the geopolitical recriminations involved? \u2014 Matt Sullivan, Rolling Stone , 22 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English absoluciun , borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin absol\u016bti\u014dn-, absol\u016bti\u014d \"completion, acquittal, release,\" from absol\u016b- (stem, before consonants, of absolvere \"to set free, acquit, finish\") + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at absolve ",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-141143"
},
"abide":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to bear patiently : tolerate",
": to endure without yielding : withstand",
": to wait for : await",
": to accept without objection",
": to remain stable or fixed in a state",
": to continue in a place : sojourn",
": to conform to",
": to accept without objection : to acquiesce in",
": to put up with patiently : tolerate",
": last entry 1 sense 1 , endure",
": to stay or live in a place",
": to accept the terms of : obey",
": to accept without objection",
": to act or behave in accordance with or in obedience to"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8b\u012bd",
"\u0259-\u02c8b\u012bd"
],
"synonyms":[
"dwell",
"hang around",
"remain",
"stay",
"stick around",
"tarry"
],
"antonyms":[
"bail",
"bail out",
"bug out",
"buzz (off)",
"clear off",
"clear out",
"cut out",
"depart",
"exit",
"get off",
"go",
"go off",
"leave",
"move",
"pack (up ",
"peel off",
"pike (out ",
"pull out",
"push off",
"push on",
"quit",
"shove (off)",
"take off",
"vamoose",
"walk out"
],
"examples":[
"Now his anger had poisoned all relationships, no one could be put in the two empty beds in the room, and not even his long-suffering sister could abide him in her house. \u2014 Peter Pouncey , Rules for Old Men Waiting , 2005",
"A former party functionary, Yeltsin replaced Communist ideology with a supremely simplified vision of democracy, which boiled down to two tenets: He could not abide Communists, and he supported freedom of the press. \u2014 Masha Gessen , New Republic , 5 June 2000",
"abide in the house of the Lord",
"a love that abided till the end of their lives",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Rhode Islanders didn\u2019t abide such a taking of their public property. \u2014 Sean Lyness, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
"Its people rose up against the apartheid government in the 1950s and won a homeland, Transkei, that did not abide by the most oppressive strictures of White rule. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Many of those people have expressed outrage that Mr. Johnson and his colleagues, who imposed those rules, did not abide by them. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The three delegates say the maps don\u2019t abide by Maryland constitutional guidelines. \u2014 Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Ahead of the Rome talks, Sullivan said the U.S. wouldn't abide China or any other country helping Russia work around economy-jarring sanctions inflicted by the U.S. and other allies in response to the invasion. \u2014 Aamer Madhani, ajc , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Ahead of the Rome talks, Sullivan said the U.S. wouldn't abide China or any other country helping Russia work around economy-jarring sanctions inflicted by the U.S. and other allies in response to the invasion. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Ahead of the Rome talks, Mr. Sullivan said the U.S. wouldn\u2019t abide China or any other country helping Russia work around economy-jarring sanctions inflicted by the U.S. and other allies since the Feb. 24 invasion. \u2014 Aamer Madhani, The Christian Science Monitor , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Ahead of the Rome talks, Sullivan said the U.S. wouldn\u2019t abide China or any other country helping Russia work around economy-jarring sanctions inflicted by the U.S. and other allies since the Feb. 24 invasion. \u2014 Aamer Madhani, chicagotribune.com , 18 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English abiden , going back to Old English ab\u012bdan , from a- , perfective prefix + b\u012bdan \"to bide, wait\"; a- (also \u0101-, \u01e3- under stress in nominal derivatives) akin to Old Frisian a- , perfective prefix, Old Saxon \u0101-, \u014d- (unstressed a- ) and probably to Old English or- \"outward, extreme, lacking (in nominal compounds),\" Old Frisian & Old Saxon ur-, or- , Old High German ar-, ir-, er- unstressed inchoative verb prefix, ur \"out of, away from,\" Old Norse \u016br-, \u00f6r- , \"out of, from,\" \u00f8r- , privative prefix, Gothic us- \"out of,\" us- , privative and perfective prefix; if from pre-Germanic *ud-s- akin to Old English \u016bt \"out\" \u2014 more at out entry 1 , bide ",
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-142314"
},
"absurd":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": ridiculously unreasonable, unsound, or incongruous",
": extremely silly or ridiculous",
": having no rational or orderly relationship to human life : meaningless",
": lacking order or value",
": dealing with the absurd (see absurd entry 2 ) or with absurdism",
": the state or condition in which human beings exist in an irrational and meaningless universe and in which human life has no ultimate meaning",
": completely foolish, unreasonable, or untrue : ridiculous"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259b-\u02c8s\u0259rd",
"-\u02c8z\u0259rd",
"\u0259b-\u02c8s\u0259rd",
"-\u02c8z\u0259rd"
],
"synonyms":[
"bizarre",
"crazy",
"fanciful",
"fantastic",
"fantastical",
"foolish",
"insane",
"nonsensical",
"preposterous",
"unreal",
"wild"
],
"antonyms":[
"realistic",
"reasonable"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The payouts here are absurd , and these guys have jets to redecorate like anyone else. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 13 June 2022",
"For so finicky an operation to take place in 2022 is, from one point of view, absurd . \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
"The notion that Jewish prayer must be silenced in order to keep violent rioters at bay is absurd . \u2014 Erielle Davidson, National Review , 20 May 2022",
"The experience of war is always absurd , but Ukrainians were aware of a singular absurdity in this war. \u2014 James Verini, New York Times , 19 May 2022",
"Other times recommending exercise is simply absurd , says Andre Pascal Kengne, an internist and researcher at the South African Medical Research Council. \u2014 Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
"This propaganda is absurd , especially regarding its history. \u2014 Carrie Hagen, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 May 2022",
"And the idea that advanced stats or analytics somehow propelled Jokic to MVP is absurd . \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 9 May 2022",
"This girl is getting so many views off being absurd ? \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 8 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1946, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-161310"
},
"absolve":{
"type":[
"noun,",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt",
": to pardon or forgive (a sin) : to remit (a sin) by absolution",
": to make free from guilt or responsibility",
": to set free or release from some obligation or responsibility",
": to determine to be free of fault, guilt, or liability"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259b-\u02c8z\u00e4lv",
"-\u02c8s\u00e4lv",
"-\u02c8z\u022flv",
"-\u02c8s\u022flv",
"also without",
"\u0259b-\u02c8z\u00e4lv",
"-\u02c8s\u00e4lv",
"\u0259b-\u02c8z\u00e4lv, -\u02c8s\u00e4lv"
],
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"acquit",
"clear",
"exculpate",
"exonerate",
"vindicate"
],
"antonyms":[
"criminate",
"incriminate"
],
"examples":[
"no amount of remorse will absolve shoplifters who are caught, and all cases will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Percy farmed out the work to consultants and contracted with a search firm (Collegiate Sports Associates) and will undoubtedly try to absolve himself of what happens next. \u2014 John Canzano, oregonlive , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Kyiv considers these authorities to be Russian proxies and says that agreeing to negotiate with them would absolve Moscow of its responsibility for the eight-year conflict. \u2014 Matthew Dalton, WSJ , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Madison\u2019s countersuit, a request for declaratory judgment that would absolve him of harm in the matter, will continue nevertheless. \u2014 Frederick Reimers, Outside Online , 11 Oct. 2020",
"As the quartet bonds, their secret games emerge from the wood and take on adult dimensions\u2014but their growing psychic capacities do not absolve them of the petty resentments, tantrums, and retributions of adolescence. \u2014 Erik Morse, Vogue , 9 May 2022",
"Smith has received his punishment, but that doesn\u2019t absolve the Academy nor Rock\u2019s responsibility and their need to make amends to more than one party. \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 10 Apr. 2022",
"The lack of criminal charges does not absolve the officers from any wrongdoing, but indicates that prosecutors do not believe that a jury would be able to find the officers guilty beyond a reasonable doubt given the available evidence and testimony. \u2014 Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Apr. 2022",
"But those words don't absolve him from the horror that victims still grapple with decades later, Labendeira said. \u2014 Holly Yan, CNN , 2 Apr. 2022",
"But again, to be clear, this doesn\u2019t absolve Smith\u2019s acts in any manner. \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 10 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English absolven , borrowed from Latin absolvere \"to release, acquit, finish, complete,\" from ab- ab- + solvere \"to loosen, release\" \u2014 more at solve ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-162224"
},
"absentminded":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": lost in thought and unaware of one's surroundings or actions : preoccupied",
": tending to forget or fail to notice things : given to absence of mind (see absence sense 3 )",
": indicative of or resulting from preoccupation or absence of mind",
": tending to forget or not pay attention"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccab-s\u0259nt-\u02c8m\u012bn-d\u0259d",
"\u02ccab-s\u0259nt-\u02c8m\u012bn-d\u0259d"
],
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"absent",
"abstracted",
"distracted",
"preoccupied"
],
"antonyms":[
"alert"
],
"examples":[
"Her absentminded husband forgot their anniversary.",
"She did the chores in an absentminded way."
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191139"
},
"abash":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert",
": embarrass"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8bash",
"\u0259-\u02c8bash"
],
"synonyms":[
"confound",
"confuse",
"discomfit",
"disconcert",
"discountenance",
"embarrass",
"faze",
"fluster",
"mortify",
"nonplus",
"rattle"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"felt terribly abashed when she walked into the wrong hotel room",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Here, furious parents throw open the cupboard to reveal their daughter\u2019s abashed lover, as younger children look on wide-eyed and the family dog prepares to attack. \u2014 Susan Delson, WSJ , 20 June 2018",
"Bloom called him out, and the abashed Harris apologized. \u2014 Christina Schoellkopf, latimes.com , 15 June 2018",
"Not easily abashed by body-shamers, Teigen has publicly posted next-to-naked topless photos in the past. \u2014 Megan Decker, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 May 2018",
"Hefner was good-natured but rather abashed , diffident, and shy. \u2014 Jeanie Pyun, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 Oct. 2017",
"Peverelli seemed slightly abashed at the images\u2019 potential elevation from commerce to art. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 22 May 2017",
"But there is also a sort of confused, abashed one, often ironic, that acknowledges a problem and tries to work through a particularly American obliviousness. \u2014 Jill Mcdonough, New York Times , 21 Apr. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English abaissen, abaschen \"to lose one's composure,\" borrowed from Anglo-French abaiss- , stem of abair \"to open wide, gape, be amazed,\" alteration (by prefix substitution) of esbaer (Continental Old French esbahir ), from es- \"out\" (going back to Latin ex- ) + baer \"to open wide, gape,\" going back to Vulgar Latin *bat\u0101re \u2014 more at ex- entry 1 , abeyance ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191752"
},
"abasement":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem",
": to lower physically"
],
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"\u0259-\u02c8b\u0101s"
],
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"bastardize",
"canker",
"cheapen",
"corrupt",
"debase",
"debauch",
"degrade",
"demean",
"demoralize",
"deprave",
"deteriorate",
"lessen",
"pervert",
"poison",
"profane",
"prostitute",
"subvert",
"vitiate",
"warp"
],
"antonyms":[
"elevate",
"ennoble",
"uplift"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Unfortunately, an impulse to abase oneself isn\u2019t resolved by a recognition that human life is a collaboration. \u2014 Caleb Crain, The Atlantic , 10 Aug. 2021",
"One by one, internees abase themselves before 60 of their fellow prisoners, repenting of their errors in thinking and their nonprogressive religious practices. \u2014 James E. Person Jr., National Review , 17 Sep. 2020",
"By the end of the weekend, the entire NBA was in damage-control mode, profusely and absurdly abasing themselves. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 7 Oct. 2019",
"Only fearful, humiliated ex-Trumpers in need of campaign support, like Jeff Sessions, who is again running for the Senate in Alabama, abase themselves and speak of his virtue. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 19 Dec. 2019",
"Judging from Capitol Hill\u2019s self- abasing deference to Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller, the answer is no. \u2014 William Mcgurn, WSJ , 24 July 2017",
"Consequently, the hero must be either venerated and elevated or cynically scorned and abased . \u2014 Elliot Kaufman, National Review , 19 July 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"alteration (conformed to base entry 3 ) of Middle English abessen, abaisen, abaschen , borrowed from Anglo-French abesser, abaisser , from a- , prefix in transitive verbs (going back to Latin ad- ) + -besser , going back to Vulgar Latin *bassi\u0101re \"to lower,\" derivative of Late Latin bassus \"fat, short, low\" \u2014 more at ad- , base entry 3 ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191956"
},
"abject":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe",
": cast down in spirit : servile , spiritless",
": showing hopelessness or resignation",
": expressing or offered in a humble and often ingratiating spirit",
": very bad or severe",
": low in spirit, strength, or hope"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ab-\u02ccjekt",
"\u02c8ab-\u02ccjekt"
],
"synonyms":[
"base",
"humble",
"menial",
"servile",
"slavish"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This story generates trust, buy-in and affinity and can be the difference between roaring success and abject failure. \u2014 Jodie Cook, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"The DeSantis administration\u2019s effort to narrow healthcare coverage for transgender residents is yet another manifestation of the Republican Party\u2019s drift toward abject soullessness and moral bankruptcy. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"When the 45th president endorsed her opponent in the South Carolina primary, Representative Nancy Mace filmed a video in front of Trump Tower in New York proclaiming her abject loyalty. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 24 May 2022",
"The rationale for my abject refusal to budge is simple. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
"It\u2019s been 762 days since the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic and finally the vibe has shifted from the abject panic and disbelief of March 2020 to the ubiquitous dread of April 2022. \u2014 Molly Jong-fast, The Atlantic , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Anything less than abject fawning is met with what\u2019s-your-problem-Doc derision. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Someone who's got serious ambition is an abject up-and-goer on a clock-by-clock, day-by-day, minute-by-minute basis. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
"But one thing is clear: every apartment JPC Charities are known to own in Indianapolis has racked up more than 500 housing code violations in the past seven years, and tenants report abject conditions. \u2014 Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star , 25 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, \"outcast, rejected, lowly,\" borrowed from Latin abjectus \"downcast, humble, sordid,\" from past participle of abicere \"to throw away, throw down, overcome, abandon,\" from ab- ab- + -icere , reduced form of jacere \"to throw\" \u2014 more at jet entry 3 ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192520"
},
"abhorrence":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the act or state of abhorring or despising something or someone",
": a feeling of strong repugnance or disgust : loathing",
": something regarded as repugnant or disgusting"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259b-\u02c8h\u022fr-\u0259n(t)s",
"-\u02c8h\u00e4r-",
"ab-"
],
"synonyms":[
"abomination",
"anathema",
"antipathy",
"aversion",
"b\u00eate noire",
"detestation",
"execration",
"hate"
],
"antonyms":[
"love"
],
"examples":[
"one of the changes in American society that remains a particular abhorrence of social conservatives",
"my firm abhorrence of all forms of hypocrisy",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bennett suggests threatening to fly reconnaissance aircraft along the country's coast, playing off Kim's abhorrence for spying. \u2014 Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News , 10 June 2022",
"The resolution to suspend Russia needed a two-thirds majority of votes cast, with abstentions not counting as votes, and is seen as a barometer of the world\u2019s abhorrence over the apparent atrocities in Ukraine. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
"At the most meaningful level of identity, this tradition joins Ukrainians and Russians, as well as millions of others throughout the world, who watch with abhorrence the scandal of this invasion. \u2014 Tim Kelleher, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Living and learning in Germany, however, produced in her an abhorrence of German culture, with its pervasive ethic of Pflicht\u2014duty or high seriousness. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
"Fellow Black television sitcom actress Janet Hubert also tweeted out her abhorrence for Rashad's support, directly calling her out. \u2014 Shelby Stewart, Chron , 1 July 2021",
"These bills are engineered to incite extreme emotion\u2014sympathy for an embryo and abhorrence for people seeking abortions. \u2014 Marie Solis, The New Republic , 26 May 2021",
"Instead, Amazon\u2019s accommodations have been rewarded with a growing bipartisan abhorrence for mega-cap tech companies. \u2014 Jerry Bowyer, National Review , 19 Apr. 2021",
"But abhorrence of the fence is a rare issue on which the two parties can agree. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Apr. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":" abhorr(ent) + -ence ",
"first_known_use":[
"1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193833"
},
"ability":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun suffix"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being able",
": physical, mental, or legal power to do something",
": competence in doing something : skill",
": natural aptitude or acquired proficiency",
": capacity, fitness, or tendency to act or be acted on in a (specified) way",
": power to do something",
": natural talent or acquired skill",
": ability, fitness, or likeliness to act or be acted upon in (such) a way"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-t\u0113",
"\u0259-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-t\u0113"
],
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"capability",
"capableness",
"capacity",
"competence",
"competency",
"faculty"
],
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"disability",
"inability",
"incapability",
"incapableness",
"incapacity",
"incompetence",
"incompetency",
"ineptitude",
"ineptness"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a young woman with many remarkable musical abilities",
"a young woman of great musical ability",
"She has shown some ability with foreign languages.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The ability to get on and off swiftly is extremely important. \u2014 Olivia Lipski, Good Housekeeping , 15 June 2022",
"There\u2019s room for profit, but the ability to refine more barrels is limited, according to the Energy Information Administration. \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 15 June 2022",
"Yet Lemoine insisted, first to his Google colleagues and then to the world at large, that his ability to feel an emotional attachment to a chatbot was itself dispositive of the chatbot\u2019s sentience. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 14 June 2022",
"But the ability to collect damages that would pay the child\u2019s therapy bills is now limited. \u2014 Rachel Weiner, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"Having the ability to purchase cannabis safely is a huge win for consumers and advocates, but it\u2019s only the beginning of cannabis reform. \u2014 Red Rodriguez, Rolling Stone , 13 June 2022",
"Historians said Diggs\u2019 ability to piece together his family tree is rare. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"His ability to shape dynamics was especially compelling. \u2014 Lukas Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"But for China, an ability to start a full-scale invasion would be just part of the equation. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-194121"
},
"ABC(s)":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun"
],
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": alphabet",
": the rudiments of reading, writing, and spelling",
": the rudiments of a subject",
"American Bowling Congress",
"American Broadcasting Companies",
"Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
"atomic, biological, and chemical"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0101-(\u02cc)b\u0113-\u02c8s\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"alphabet",
"basics",
"elements",
"essentials",
"fundamentals",
"grammar",
"principles",
"rudiments"
],
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"a book on the ABCs of computer usage"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-200159"
},
"abode":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the place where one lives : home",
": a temporary stay : sojourn",
": wait , delay",
": the place where someone stays or lives"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8b\u014dd",
"\u0259-\u02c8b\u014dd"
],
"synonyms":[
"diggings",
"domicile",
"dwelling",
"fireside",
"habitation",
"hearth",
"hearthstone",
"home",
"house",
"lodging",
"pad",
"place",
"quarters",
"residence",
"roof"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"welcome to my humble abode",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Howie\u2019s growing interest in Charlie introduces a collision of class and race between their groups, as the new flame and his friends live in an opulent bachelor pad on the beach, a far cry from Erin\u2019s cozy abode . \u2014 Kimmy Yam, NBC News , 2 June 2022",
"Built in 1851 by architect Seth C. Bradford, this abode was later renovated by Richard Morris Hunt, while its interiors were done by Ogden Codman, Jr., who co-authored Edith Wharton's The Decoration of Houses. \u2014 Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Dozens of other treehouse escapes are available for rent throughout the Hill Country, like an impressive two-story abode on the Guadalupe River or a simple one-room home on a private ranch in Central Texas. \u2014 Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News , 12 Jan. 2022",
"In addition to this L.A. abode , Dirt reports that Zellweger, a proud Texan, also has a home in Connecticut. \u2014 Hannah Chubb, PEOPLE.com , 5 Oct. 2021",
"No Star Wars abode is complete without Ruggable\u2019s collection inspired by the sci-fi franchise. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 May 2022",
"The country star, 33, opened the doors to her abode in a spread for Architectural Digest published Tuesday. \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
"In this Austin, Texas, abode , designer Paul Lamb deftly accessorized an outdoor fireplace with small lanterns. \u2014 Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor , 10 May 2022",
"Compact enough for small spaces, this swivel organizer can display your cosmetics even in a shoebox-sized Manhattan abode . \u2014 Vogue , 18 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English abade, abode , from bade, bode \"stay, delay\" (going back to Old English b\u0101d \"expectation, period of waiting,\" probably going back to Germanic *bai\u0111- , noun derivative from the base of *b\u012b\u0111- \"wait, bide\") crossed with abiden \"to abide \"",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-201614"
},
"abridgement":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the action of abridging something : the state of being abridged",
": a shortened form of a work retaining the general sense and unity of the original",
": a shortened form of a written work"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8brij-m\u0259nt"
],
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"abbreviation",
"bowdlerization",
"condensation",
"digest"
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"examples":[
"this Italian-English pocket dictionary is an abridgment of the hardback edition",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Project Veritas also sent a letter to Politico stating its views on the news outlet\u2019s abridgment . \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Oct. 2021",
"But Oakeshott\u2019s most vehement critique of rationalism was its abridgment of the poetic aspect of the human condition. \u2014 Nate Hochman, National Review , 18 Dec. 2020",
"On the other hand, his decision to allow the country\u2019s security services to electronically monitor the movements of those who have been ordered into quarantine does raise real concerns about the abridgment of civil liberties. \u2014 Jonathan S. Tobin, National Review , 20 Mar. 2020",
"The conductor Lothar Koenigs, working with an abridgment of the score that loses the overture and entire numbers, drew elegance and breadth from the Met orchestra and chorus. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Dec. 2019",
"Businesses are routinely targeted with six- or seven-figure lawsuits over what are often clerical or good-faith abridgments of the state\u2019s 1,100-page labor code. \u2014 Tom Manzo, The Mercury News , 13 Aug. 2019",
"In 40 years, researchers have failed to build abridgments of QCD that fit the data much better than the naive quark model. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 27 Aug. 2014",
"Lawyers for Eric Loomis stood before the Supreme Court of Wisconsin in April 2016, and argued that their client had experienced a uniquely 21st-century abridgment of his rights: Mr. Loomis had been discriminated against by a computer algorithm. ... \u2014 Christopher Mims, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2019",
"The abridgment resulted in the loss of fully half the oratorio. \u2014 Special To The Plain Dealer, cleveland.com , 19 Jan. 2018"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-202041"
},
"abridgment":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the action of abridging something : the state of being abridged",
": a shortened form of a work retaining the general sense and unity of the original",
": a shortened form of a written work"
],
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],
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"abbreviation",
"bowdlerization",
"condensation",
"digest"
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"examples":[
"this Italian-English pocket dictionary is an abridgment of the hardback edition",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Project Veritas also sent a letter to Politico stating its views on the news outlet\u2019s abridgment . \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Oct. 2021",
"But Oakeshott\u2019s most vehement critique of rationalism was its abridgment of the poetic aspect of the human condition. \u2014 Nate Hochman, National Review , 18 Dec. 2020",
"On the other hand, his decision to allow the country\u2019s security services to electronically monitor the movements of those who have been ordered into quarantine does raise real concerns about the abridgment of civil liberties. \u2014 Jonathan S. Tobin, National Review , 20 Mar. 2020",
"The conductor Lothar Koenigs, working with an abridgment of the score that loses the overture and entire numbers, drew elegance and breadth from the Met orchestra and chorus. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Dec. 2019",
"Businesses are routinely targeted with six- or seven-figure lawsuits over what are often clerical or good-faith abridgments of the state\u2019s 1,100-page labor code. \u2014 Tom Manzo, The Mercury News , 13 Aug. 2019",
"In 40 years, researchers have failed to build abridgments of QCD that fit the data much better than the naive quark model. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 27 Aug. 2014",
"Lawyers for Eric Loomis stood before the Supreme Court of Wisconsin in April 2016, and argued that their client had experienced a uniquely 21st-century abridgment of his rights: Mr. Loomis had been discriminated against by a computer algorithm. ... \u2014 Christopher Mims, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2019",
"The abridgment resulted in the loss of fully half the oratorio. \u2014 Special To The Plain Dealer, cleveland.com , 19 Jan. 2018"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-203024"
},
"abuzz":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": filled or resounding with or as if with a buzzing sound",
": filled with talk or excitement"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8b\u0259z"
],
"synonyms":[
"aboil",
"abubble",
"alive",
"animated",
"astir",
"brisk",
"bustling",
"busy",
"buzzing",
"flourishing",
"happening",
"hopping",
"humming",
"kinetic",
"lively",
"rousing",
"stirring",
"thriving",
"vibrant"
],
"antonyms":[
"asleep",
"dead",
"inactive",
"lifeless",
"sleepy"
],
"examples":[
"the classroom was abuzz with preparations for that evening's open house for the parents",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"During a crisis, the air will be abuzz with news, rumors, arguments and subjective conclusions. \u2014 Leonid Kozlov, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"Over the next few days, the country will be abuzz with concerts, parades and historic church services, all adorned by festoons of Union Jack flags and with giant television screens set up in major city centers. \u2014 Henry Austin, NBC News , 2 June 2022",
"Social media on Saturday afternoon was abuzz with reports of law enforcement with riot shields and pepper spray, and fans potentially crushing each other in an attempt to get into the stadium. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 28 May 2022",
"Meanwhile, the immune cells of patients whose pain resolved were abuzz . \u2014 Jason Mast, STAT , 14 May 2022",
"Droolworthy, but not the reason Texas fans were abuzz . \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 10 May 2022",
"From watch parties to menu specials and massive activations, Miami is abuzz with exciting things to do all weekend long. \u2014 Amber Love Bond, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"Since the broadcast, the Academy has launched an investigation into the incident, and social media has been abuzz with reactions to the controversial moment. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 28 Mar. 2022",
"South Korea\u2019s social media was abuzz with rumors that Mr. Yoon\u2019s wife, Kim Kun-hee, had been told by shamans that the Blue House was cursed and should not be occupied by the president-elect. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Mar. 2022"
": in an abrupt manner : in a sudden and unexpected way"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8br\u0259p(t)-l\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"short",
"suddenly"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1565, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-001304"
},
"abetter":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan)",
": to assist or support (someone) in the achievement of a purpose",
": to assist, encourage, instigate, or support with criminal intent in attempting or carrying out a crime",
": to assist, encourage, instigate, or support with criminal intent in attempting or carrying out a crime"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8bet",
"\u0259-\u02c8bet"
],
"synonyms":[
"brew",
"ferment",
"foment",
"incite",
"instigate",
"pick",
"provoke",
"raise",
"stir (up)",
"whip (up)"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"She abetted the thief in his getaway.",
"Did he abet the commission of a crime?",
"Their actions were shown to abet terrorism.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Kerr, whose father, Malcolm, was assassinated when Steve Kerr was in college, is an outspoken critic of gun violence and of the politicians who abet it. \u2014 Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle , 24 May 2022",
"Trump has long complained about Kemp, who did nothing to abet Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Beyond clinicians and regulators, Purdue Pharma found many to abet its criminal scheme, including pharmacies and drug distributors who flooded small towns with mountains of opioids. \u2014 Haider J. Warraich, STAT , 20 Sep. 2021",
"Attorney Elizabeth Myers, who represents those plaintiffs, said the orders granted by Meachum wouldn\u2019t stop Texas Right to Life or other injunctive defendants from suing other parties that abet in abortions when the law goes into effect. \u2014 Dallas News , 31 Aug. 2021",
"Trump wanted to leverage federal law enforcement to abet his reelection bid. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 3 July 2021",
"Polls reveal shockingly high levels of isolation and loneliness among the U.S. population, conditions that are known to make people more susceptible the destructive, paranoid conspiracy theories that abet the right wing. \u2014 Astra Taylor, The New Republic , 6 May 2021",
"Coopting the appeal of sweatsuit comfort, this set adds enough polish to aid and abet your return to in-person plans. \u2014 Katharine K. Zarrella, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2021",
"The wonder is why a serious Democratic administration would aid and abet their cause. \u2014 Bret Stephens New York Times, Star Tribune , 6 Apr. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English abetten , borrowed from Anglo-French abeter , from a- , prefix in transitive verbs (going back to Latin ad- ad- ) + beter \"to harass (a bear with dogs), bait,\" borrowed from Old Low Franconian *b\u0113tan ; akin to Old English b\u01e3tan \"to set upon (with animals), bait\" \u2014 more at bait entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-014635"
},
"abettor":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan)",
": to assist or support (someone) in the achievement of a purpose",
": to assist, encourage, instigate, or support with criminal intent in attempting or carrying out a crime",
": to assist, encourage, instigate, or support with criminal intent in attempting or carrying out a crime"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8bet",
"\u0259-\u02c8bet"
],
"synonyms":[
"brew",
"ferment",
"foment",
"incite",
"instigate",
"pick",
"provoke",
"raise",
"stir (up)",
"whip (up)"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"She abetted the thief in his getaway.",
"Did he abet the commission of a crime?",
"Their actions were shown to abet terrorism.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Kerr, whose father, Malcolm, was assassinated when Steve Kerr was in college, is an outspoken critic of gun violence and of the politicians who abet it. \u2014 Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle , 24 May 2022",
"Trump has long complained about Kemp, who did nothing to abet Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Beyond clinicians and regulators, Purdue Pharma found many to abet its criminal scheme, including pharmacies and drug distributors who flooded small towns with mountains of opioids. \u2014 Haider J. Warraich, STAT , 20 Sep. 2021",
"Attorney Elizabeth Myers, who represents those plaintiffs, said the orders granted by Meachum wouldn\u2019t stop Texas Right to Life or other injunctive defendants from suing other parties that abet in abortions when the law goes into effect. \u2014 Dallas News , 31 Aug. 2021",
"Trump wanted to leverage federal law enforcement to abet his reelection bid. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 3 July 2021",
"Polls reveal shockingly high levels of isolation and loneliness among the U.S. population, conditions that are known to make people more susceptible the destructive, paranoid conspiracy theories that abet the right wing. \u2014 Astra Taylor, The New Republic , 6 May 2021",
"Coopting the appeal of sweatsuit comfort, this set adds enough polish to aid and abet your return to in-person plans. \u2014 Katharine K. Zarrella, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2021",
"The wonder is why a serious Democratic administration would aid and abet their cause. \u2014 Bret Stephens New York Times, Star Tribune , 6 Apr. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English abetten , borrowed from Anglo-French abeter , from a- , prefix in transitive verbs (going back to Latin ad- ad- ) + beter \"to harass (a bear with dogs), bait,\" borrowed from Old Low Franconian *b\u0113tan ; akin to Old English b\u01e3tan \"to set upon (with animals), bait\" \u2014 more at bait entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-034914"
},
"abashment":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert",
": embarrass"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8bash",
"\u0259-\u02c8bash"
],
"synonyms":[
"confound",
"confuse",
"discomfit",
"disconcert",
"discountenance",
"embarrass",
"faze",
"fluster",
"mortify",
"nonplus",
"rattle"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"felt terribly abashed when she walked into the wrong hotel room",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Here, furious parents throw open the cupboard to reveal their daughter\u2019s abashed lover, as younger children look on wide-eyed and the family dog prepares to attack. \u2014 Susan Delson, WSJ , 20 June 2018",
"Bloom called him out, and the abashed Harris apologized. \u2014 Christina Schoellkopf, latimes.com , 15 June 2018",
"Not easily abashed by body-shamers, Teigen has publicly posted next-to-naked topless photos in the past. \u2014 Megan Decker, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 May 2018",
"Hefner was good-natured but rather abashed , diffident, and shy. \u2014 Jeanie Pyun, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 Oct. 2017",
"Peverelli seemed slightly abashed at the images\u2019 potential elevation from commerce to art. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 22 May 2017",
"But there is also a sort of confused, abashed one, often ironic, that acknowledges a problem and tries to work through a particularly American obliviousness. \u2014 Jill Mcdonough, New York Times , 21 Apr. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English abaissen, abaschen \"to lose one's composure,\" borrowed from Anglo-French abaiss- , stem of abair \"to open wide, gape, be amazed,\" alteration (by prefix substitution) of esbaer (Continental Old French esbahir ), from es- \"out\" (going back to Latin ex- ) + baer \"to open wide, gape,\" going back to Vulgar Latin *bat\u0101re \u2014 more at ex- entry 1 , abeyance ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-115539"
},
"aberrant":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical , abnormal",
": straying from the right or normal way",
": a group, individual, or structure that is not normal or typical : an aberrant group, individual, or structure",
": a person whose behavior departs substantially from the standard",
": straying from the right or normal way",
": deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical sense 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"a-\u02c8ber-\u0259nt",
"\u0259-",
"-\u02c8be-r\u0259nt",
"\u02c8a-b\u0259-r\u0259nt",
"-\u02ccber-\u0259nt",
"-\u02ccbe-r\u0259nt",
"a-\u02c8ber-\u0259nt",
"\u0259-; \u02c8ab-\u0259-r\u0259nt",
"-\u02cce(\u0259)r-\u0259nt"
],
"synonyms":[
"aberrated",
"abnormal",
"anomalous",
"atypical",
"especial",
"exceeding",
"exceptional",
"extraordinaire",
"extraordinary",
"freak",
"odd",
"peculiar",
"phenomenal",
"preternatural",
"rare",
"singular",
"uncommon",
"uncustomary",
"unique",
"unusual",
"unwonted"
],
"antonyms":[
"common",
"customary",
"normal",
"ordinary",
"typical",
"unexceptional",
"unextraordinary",
"usual"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The stones, silvered in the moon's aberrant light, shone like spectral tombs, and the figures, which Dalgliesh knew were Helena, Lettie and the Bostocks, became discarnate shapes disappearing into the darkness. \u2014 P. D. James , The Private Patient , 2008",
"\u2026 as if he had happily spied an aberrant crocus amid the wintry gray scene of Presidential impeachment. \u2014 Francis X. Clines , New York Times , 8 Jan. 1999",
"\u2026 at the brief and aberrant moment in time when it was possible to believe that America owed its great place in the world to its military and moral virtue rather than to the weight of its currency. \u2014 Lewis H. Lapham , Harper's , March 1992",
"a year of aberrant weather\u2014record rainfall in the summer, record heat in the autumn",
"aberrant behavior can be a sign of rabies in a wild animal",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"However, unlike most others who create antibodies that bind to aberrant protein, Mead and colleagues designed an antibody that stabilizes the normal protein precursor. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Butler speculated that this could point to an aberrant immune response injuring the liver rather than the virus itself. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 6 May 2022",
"Parents should have a say in what their children watch, but to deny them movies like this one is to give them the false impression that lust is aberrant , even nonexistent. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The entire constitutional premise that Congress can check and balance an aberrant President will be tarnished. \u2014 David Shortell And Stephen Collinson, CNN , 20 Oct. 2021",
"She\u2019s a woman who does something very aberrant , very transgressive. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 18 Jan. 2022",
"New work from the CUNY team shows an early glimpse of that possibility, while also revealing the difficulties involved in identifying what an aberrant signal means. \u2014 Maryn Mckenna, Wired , 14 Feb. 2022",
"And both suggest that the impulse to cheat, cut corners and get over on chumps, if not inflict harm upon them outright, is far from some aberrant pathology in the American identity but rather a constitutive force. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The Muon\u2019s aberrant behavior, an extended quantum particle wobble, upends the Standard Theory, creating in Physics an existential wobble. \u2014 Judith K. Liebmann, Scientific American , 20 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"circa 1536, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Noun",
"1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-201441"
},
"abut":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to border on : to touch along an edge",
": to cause to touch or lean for support",
": to touch along a border or with a projecting part",
": to terminate at a point of contact",
": to lean for support",
": to touch along an edge",
": to touch along a border or with a projecting part",
": to border on : reach or touch with an end"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8b\u0259t",
"\u0259-\u02c8b\u0259t",
"\u0259-\u02c8b\u0259t"
],
"synonyms":[
"adjoin",
"border (on)",
"butt (on ",
"flank",
"fringe",
"join",
"march (with)",
"neighbor",
"skirt",
"touch",
"verge (on)"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Their property and our property abut .",
"our land abuts a nature preserve, so we see a lot of wildlife",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some back yards of homes in the under-construction, 52-home Montebello luxury home community will also abut Beta Drive back yards, but an agreement has already been reached with the builder and its Beta Drive business neighbor Mars Electric. \u2014 cleveland , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Quite often, opponents, particularly those whose properties would abut a new trail, don\u2019t want change and speak loudest. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 21 Feb. 2022",
"At times, gangs with territories that abut one another battle over drugs and turf. \u2014 Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Echoing the geography of apartheid, those neighborhoods often abut vast townships \u2014 with one providing labor to the other. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 July 2021",
"Hockema, Hinojosa and their allies hope the remaining two, Texas LNG and Rio Grande LNG, which would abut each other on the Brownsville Ship Channel, meet the same fate before they can be built. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 June 2021",
"The gondola will abut the Granite Chief Wilderness \u2014 its stanchions towering over the treetops and its cables and cabins running above the popular Five Lakes Trail. \u2014 Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Apr. 2021",
"The park will abut part of more than 240 acres of open space that is managed by the Back Country Land Trust, also known as Wright\u2019s Field Preserve. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Jan. 2021",
"Greg and Judy Brazeal, who are retirees in their 70s, live in a home that\u2019s across the street from what used to be a lakefront park \u2014 which now abuts overgrown brush that blocks the water\u2019s edge. \u2014 Marina Starleaf Riker, ExpressNews.com , 26 May 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English abutten , borrowed from Anglo-French abuter , from a- , verb-forming prefix (going back to Latin ad- ad- ) + bout, but \"push, thrust, blow, end, extremity,\" noun derivative from bouter, boter \"to push, thrust, strike\" \u2014 more at butt entry 3 ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-120438"
},
"abduct":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to seize and take away (a person) by force",
": to draw or spread away (a part of the body, such as a limb or the fingers) from a position near or parallel to the median axis of the body or from the axis of a limb",
": to take a person away by force : kidnap",
": to draw away (as a limb) from a position near or parallel to the median axis of the body",
": to move (similar parts) apart",
": to carry or lead (a person) away by threat or use of force or often by fraud",
": to restrain or conceal (a person) for the purpose of preventing escape or rescue \u2014 see also kidnapping"
],
"pronounciation":[
"ab-\u02c8d\u0259kt",
"\u0259b-",
"sense 2 also",
"ab-\u02c8d\u0259kt",
"ab-\u02c8d\u0259kt, \u0259b-",
"ab-\u02c8d\u0259kt, \u0259b-"
],
"synonyms":[
"kidnap"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Davila was arrested earlier on Friday after she was found with the vehicle officers suspect was used to abduct the infant, according to police. \u2014 Gloria Rebecca Gomez, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
"The suspects also allegedly tried to abduct the baby from a local Walmart on March 28 and on the morning of the actual kidnapping, but failed both times. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 13 May 2022",
"Who would abduct him, torture him for days and toss him onto a rubbish tip? \u2014 Tom Nolan, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
"An irate Meehan attempted to abduct Terra Newell (as played by Julia Garner in the series) in a parking lot in 2016, leading her to fatally stab him in self-defense. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 18 May 2022",
"That March, he was arrested again in Newport News, Virginia and charged with allegedly trying to abduct and strangle his then-20-year-old wife, according to The Virginian-Pilot. \u2014 Kc Baker, PEOPLE.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
"According to Time, military advisers told the president that a Russian squad had been sent to abduct him, with rumors circulating that a pro-Moscow puppet government would be installed once he had been removed. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"On March 15, Colbert County was one of several north Alabama law enforcement agencies looking for a man in his fifties who reportedly tried to abduct a 14-year-old girl from her front yard in the area of Riverton Rose Trail, west of Cherokee. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Regime dissidents are also targets: A plot to abduct journalist Masih Alinejad from her home in Brooklyn was previously foiled. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Medieval Latin abd\u016bctus , past participle of abd\u016bcere \"to draw (a limb) away from the body,\" going back to Latin \"to lead away, carry off, remove, entice away,\" from ab- ab- + d\u016bcere \"to lead\" \u2014 more at tow entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1765, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-171229"
},
"absence":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a state or condition in which something expected, wanted, or looked for is not present or does not exist : a state or condition in which something is absent",
": a failure to be present at a usual or expected place : the state of being absent",
": the period of time that one is absent",
": inattention to present surroundings or occurrences",
": a failure to be present at a usual or expected place",
": lack entry 2 sense 1 , want"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ab-s\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8ab-s\u0259ns"
],
"synonyms":[
"lack",
"need",
"needfulness",
"want"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the kids, both BIPOC and white, are being shown that private wealth will prevail in the public sphere, even in the absence of actual achievement. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"The proposal echoes a similar controversy that erupted when the WHO moved quickly to rename SARS-CoV-2 after people around the world referred to it as the China or Wuhan virus in the absence of an official designation. \u2014 Madison Muller, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"As the Cubs\u2019 marquee offseason signing, Suzuki\u2019s absence has been felt with the offense too often coming up short in close games. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"But in the absence of Ionescu\u2019s usual production, Natasha Howard came alive. \u2014 Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star , 11 June 2022",
"There\u2019s a hole in the heart of Peaky Blinders Season 6, and that absence is felt immediately. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 10 June 2022",
"As much as his absence is felt, Ferry took advantage of being the Last Bryan/Brian Standing by beginning to retailor the band\u2019s brash animal print into white tuxes, irony into earnesty, and rawness into lacquer. \u2014 Jill Krajewski, SPIN , 8 June 2022",
"In addition, the WNBA season just started and Griner\u2019s absence is deeply felt. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 13 May 2022",
"That love supersedes her love for Vision (Paul Bettany), whose absence is deeply felt in Doctor Strange 2. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 10 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin absentia , noun derivative of absent-, absens absent entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-092224"
},
"abaft":{
"type":[
"adverb",
"preposition"
],
"definitions":[
": toward or at the stern : aft",
": to the rear of",
": toward the stern from"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8baft"
],
"synonyms":[
"aft",
"astern",
"sternward",
"sternwards"
],
"antonyms":[
"back of",
"behind"
],
"examples":[
"Adverb",
"the lookout in the crow's nest warned that there was an enemy frigate abaft and bearing down hard on their ship",
"Preposition",
"a school of porpoises swam abaft the fishing boat"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adverb",
"first_known_use":[
"Adverb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Preposition",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-105655"
},
"absorbed":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": having one's attention wholly engaged or occupied"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259b-\u02c8s\u022frbd",
"-\u02c8z\u022frbd"
],
"synonyms":[
"attentive",
"deep",
"engrossed",
"enthralled",
"focused",
"focussed",
"immersed",
"intent",
"observant",
"rapt"
],
"antonyms":[
"absent",
"absentminded",
"abstracted",
"distracted",
"inattentive",
"inobservant",
"unabsorbed",
"unfocused",
"unfocussed"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1722, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-120636"
},
"abjure":{
"type":[
"noun,",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to renounce upon oath",
": to reject solemnly",
": to abstain from : avoid"
],
"pronounciation":[
"ab-\u02c8ju\u0307r"
],
"synonyms":[
"abnegate",
"forswear",
"foreswear",
"recant",
"renege",
"renounce",
"repeal",
"repudiate",
"retract",
"take back",
"unsay",
"withdraw"
],
"antonyms":[
"adhere (to)"
],
"examples":[
"abjured some long-held beliefs when she converted to another religion",
"a strict religious sect that abjures the luxuries, comforts, and conveniences of the modern world",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The potential to abjure the will of the people in order to advance a partisan agenda seems vast. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Sinema gets permission to hide from the press and abjure her constituents in part because she has been given the centrist/moderate stamp of approval. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 6 Oct. 2021",
"The attempt by Protestant reformer John Calvin to vindicate God\u2019s sovereignty ultimately forced him to abjure any meaningful belief in human free will, leaving us as either tools in the hands of our Maker or utter slaves to sin. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 25 Jan. 2021",
"Taking the oath to absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure my homeland was more terrifying. \u2014 Jakki Kerubo, Longreads , 10 Aug. 2020",
"Generally, Majumdar abjures commentary and interior analysis in favor of incident, the decisive ramifications of action. \u2014 James Wood, The New Yorker , 1 June 2020",
"Passionately denouncing the inequity of his time, Francis of Assisi abjured his wealth and joined the beggars. \u2014 Karen Armstrong, New York Times , 3 Mar. 2020",
"On the other hand, the policy exempts parody and satire, which would seem to require precisely the kind of interpretive judgment that the company abjures to the point of outsourcing fact-checking to third parties. \u2014 Gilad Edelman, Wired , 7 Jan. 2020",
"But even in less dire cases, to abjure concern for one\u2019s health \u2014 let alone to encourage others to do so \u2014 is deeply irresponsible. \u2014 Jack Butler, National Review , 7 Nov. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English abjuren , borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French abjurer , borrowed from Medieval Latin abj\u016br\u0101re , \"to repudiate, renounce (a right or claim), swear to stay away from,\" going back to Latin, \"to deny knowledge of falsely under oath, repudiate,\" from ab- ab- + j\u016br\u0101re \"to swear\" \u2014 more at jury entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-180933"
},
"abbreviation":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a shortened form of a written word or phrase used in place of the whole word or phrase",
": the act or result of abbreviating something : abridgment",
"The company is often recognized by its abbreviation , XAB. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022",
"Just over a century ago, in 1920, German confectioner Hans Riegel Sr. struck out on his own, establishing a new candy company called Haribo\u2014an abbreviation derived from his name and hometown of Bonn (Hans Riegel Bonn). \u2014 Michele Herrmann, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 May 2022",
"The first name of someone whose last name is the same as the last name of someone whose first name is the abbreviation of a kind of juice. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"In May and June, Lynn punctuated several tweets with the same abbreviation . \u2014 NBC News , 22 Sep. 2020",
"In a twist too implausible for fiction, the abbreviation is DGB, one letter off from KGB. \u2014 Roger Koppl And Abigail Devereaux, WSJ , 1 May 2022",
"Paddy's' or 'Patty's': What is the correct abbreviation ? \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 17 Mar. 2022",
"In May and June, Lynn punctuated several tweets with the same abbreviation . \u2014 NBC News , 22 Sep. 2020",
"An olive-colored jacket, with GWD AVE (an abbreviation for Greenwood Avenue) in gold block letters on a patch, caught my eye. \u2014 Rj Young, Travel + Leisure , 5 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English abbreviacioun \"contraction, shortening,\" borrowed from Anglo-French abreviation , borrowed from Late Latin abbrevi\u0101ti\u014dn-, abbrevi\u0101ti\u014d , from abbrevi\u0101re \"to abbreviate \" + Latin -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d , suffix of action nouns",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-181202"
},
"abnormally":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": deviating from the normal or average",
": unusual in an unwelcome or problematic way",
": an abnormal person",
": differing from the normal usually in a noticeable way",
": deviating from the normal, average, or expected",
": an abnormal person"
],
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)ab-\u02c8n\u022fr-m\u0259l",
"\u0259b-",
"ab-\u02c8n\u022fr-m\u0259l",
"(\u02c8)ab-\u02c8n\u022fr-m\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"aberrant",
"aberrated",
"anomalous",
"atypical",
"especial",
"exceeding",
"exceptional",
"extraordinaire",
"extraordinary",
"freak",
"odd",
"peculiar",
"phenomenal",
"preternatural",
"rare",
"singular",
"uncommon",
"uncustomary",
"unique",
"unusual",
"unwonted"
],
"antonyms":[
"common",
"customary",
"normal",
"ordinary",
"typical",
"unexceptional",
"unextraordinary",
"usual"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The results of the blood test were abnormal .",
"a completely abnormal school day, because half of the kids were out sick",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Such heat is dangerous and abnormal for even the hottest regions in the country. \u2014 Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News , 15 June 2022",
"From Sauvie Island to Government Island, and Vancouver Lake to the Sandy River Delta, local parks are dealing with abnormal water levels inching up onto the land. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 June 2022",
"Impacting both animals and humans, such rapidly progressive diseases result in abnormal physical and impaired mental functioning within months of diagnosis until death. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"The decision marks the third year of abnormal operation for China\u2019s longest-running cinema event. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 June 2022",
"Areas of abnormal dryness (D0) have expanded from the Alaska Range through the southern Kenai Mountains as well as across Southwest. \u2014 Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News , 3 June 2022",
"The bill that passed the Assembly on Thursday would ban declawing except for a medically necessary purpose of addressing a recurring infection, disease, injury or abnormal condition that affects the cat\u2019s health. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"Owners of affected vehicles can have a cap fitted to the pretensioners at no cost to prevent the potential abnormal deployment. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 25 May 2022",
"In a notice posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. regulators warned abnormal deployment of the component, called a pretensioner, could cause metal fragments to disburse throughout the vehicle, resulting in injuries. \u2014 Rob Wile, NBC News , 24 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Primed for speed and for the social distancing of the new abnormal , Toro Coffee does its thing exclusively at the drive-thru, with a window on each side of this white box building near Rackspace on the Northeast Side. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Jan. 2021",
"Several in the Santiam district spoke to The Oregonian/OregonLive about what\u2019s become a catchphrase of the double bind -- the new abnormal . \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Oct. 2020",
"The abnormal of 2020 continued through this game as lightning delayed the game by more than half an hour late in the third quarter, and with 3:52 remaining in the game, half of the stadium's lighting went out. \u2014 al , 22 Aug. 2020",
"Welcome to the Charles Schwab Challenge and the PGA Tour\u2019s new abnormal . \u2014 Dallas News , 12 June 2020",
"The emergence of a new abnormal will depend on several factors. \u2014 Eric M. Stone, STAT , 5 June 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1817, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1857, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-185129"
},
"aback":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": backward , back",
": in a position to catch the wind upon the forward surface (as of a sail)",
": by surprise : unawares",
": by surprise"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8bak",
"\u0259-\u02c8bak"
],
"synonyms":[
"suddenly",
"unanticipatedly",
"unaware",
"unawares",
"unexpectedly"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"completely taken aback by the neighbors' announcement that they were moving",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Taken aback by the magnitude of the demonstrations, authorities quickly shelved the idea. \u2014 Theodora Yu, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"Many viewers will be taken aback by the unexpected timbre of this film. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 17 June 2022",
"Rookie wide receiver David Bell had seen the documentary on Brown before, but he was still taken aback by Brown scoring 43 points in his final game at Syracuse. \u2014 Dan Labbe, cleveland , 15 June 2022",
"Insiders were taken aback by the blunt way that the shake-up was handled. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"Even Bluebird was taken aback by the overwhelming support. \u2014 Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"Doug is a wildlife person and is used to this kind of visual access, but I was taken aback by having such intimacy with an animal whose presence is typically so fleeting. \u2014 Liz Langley, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"Although Burton has worked with some of the artists, such as Marcela Correa, who creates pieces for McQueen stores, and Guinevere Van Seenus, a longtime brand muse, she was taken aback by the uniqueness of the final multi-disciplinary works. \u2014 Alice Newbold, Vogue , 7 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"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-191638"
},
"abnormalcy":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": abnormality"
],
"pronounciation":[
"ab\u02c8n\u022frm\u0259ls\u0113",
"-\u022f(\u0259)m-",
"-si"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":" abnormal entry 1 + -cy , probably on the model of normal : normalcy ",
"first_known_use":[
"1904, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-193145"
},
"Abney level":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a surveying clinometer consisting of a short telescope, bubble tube, and graduated vertical arc used especially for measuring tree heights"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8abn\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"after Wm. de Wiveleslie Abney \u20201920 English scientist",
"first_known_use":[
"1883, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-200416"
},
"abstruse":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": difficult to comprehend : recondite"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259b-\u02c8str\u00fcs",
"ab-"
],
"synonyms":[
"arcane",
"deep",
"esoteric",
"hermetic",
"hermetical",
"profound",
"recondite"
],
"antonyms":[
"shallow",
"superficial"
],
"examples":[
"Her subject matter is abstruse .",
"you're not the only one who finds Einstein's theory of relativity abstruse",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The procedures are so abstruse that a parliamentarian must sit below the presiding officer and, essentially, tell him or her what to say. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The procedures are so abstruse that a parliamentarian must sit below the presiding officer and, essentially, tell him or her what to say. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The procedures are so abstruse that a parliamentarian must sit below the presiding officer and, essentially, tell him or her what to say. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The procedures are so abstruse that a parliamentarian must sit below the presiding officer and, essentially, tell him or her what to say. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The procedures are so abstruse that a parliamentarian must sit below the presiding officer and, essentially, tell him or her what to say. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The procedures are so abstruse that a parliamentarian must sit below the presiding officer and, essentially, tell him or her what to say. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The procedures are so abstruse that a parliamentarian must sit below the presiding officer and, essentially, tell him or her what to say. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The procedures are so abstruse that a parliamentarian must sit below the presiding officer and, essentially, tell him or her what to say. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin abstr\u016bsus \"concealed, recondite,\" from past participle of abstr\u016bdere \"to conceal,\" from abs- (variant of ab- ab- before c- and t- ) + tr\u016bdere \"to push, thrust\" \u2014 more at threat entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1549, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-203737"
},
"abnegation":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": denial",
": self-denial"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccab-ni-\u02c8g\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"renouncement",
"renunciation",
"repudiation",
"self-denial"
],
"antonyms":[
"indulgence",
"self-indulgence"
],
"examples":[
"the couple's sudden abnegation of life in the fast lane for work as missionaries stunned everyone",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The life that Alharthi describes is one of almost saintly self- abnegation . \u2014 Ron Charles, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
"His na\u00efve insolence punctures the vanities of other filmmakers while offering no alternative, and the movie that results is a joyless, confused self- abnegation . \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022",
"That abnegation of critical judgment is the most important feature of the 1994 statement. \u2014 Michael B\u00e9rub\u00e9, The New Republic , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Where to go in a world where every slight, every frown, every chagrin, every cloud and every rainy day is a cause for outrage, denunciation, shame, self- abnegation and maybe even a congressional investigation or two? \u2014 WSJ , 14 June 2021",
"Many performers practice public self- abnegation about their talent. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 May 2021",
"That abnegation is an illness that has reached pandemic-level proportions under the panopticon of white-supremacist patriarchy, which seeds division among women through social pressure. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Mar. 2021",
"Her thinking is already programmed for self-sacrifice; the self- abnegation of religion is only a quick step behind. \u2014 Helen Shaw, Vulture , 6 Mar. 2021",
"In his telling, Klara\u2019s self- abnegation feels both ennobling and tragic. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English abnegacioun , borrowed from Late Latin abneg\u0101ti\u014dn-, abneg\u0101ti\u014d , from Latin abneg\u0101re \"to refute, decline, deny\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d , suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at abnegate ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-234358"
},
"abbreviated number":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a number from which significant figures are omitted beyond a certain point determined by the degree of approximation desired or of accuracy attainable (as 5.667 for 5\u00b2/\u2083 or 93,000,000 for the mean distance in miles to the sun)"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1852, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-131735"
},
"abbreviated":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": made shorter or briefer",
": relatively short or small : shorter or smaller than is normal or conventional"
"Because of the strict local protocols, Santa Clara moved its basketball operations to Santa Cruz for an abbreviated , 20-game season. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 19 June 2022",
"The Kings have leaped from a .438 points percentage during the abbreviated 2020-21 season to a .600 percentage that puts them in playoff position. \u2014 Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The number of early-entry candidates is bloated this season because many players are bypassing the additional year of eligibility awarded them because of the abbreviated 2019-20 season. \u2014 Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com , 9 Apr. 2022",
"While no formal announcement has been made, sources say there has been talk of the series coming to a conclusion with an abbreviated final season. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Back when even-year postseason runs were a thing for the Giants, Crawford rode the waves to World Series championships in 2012 and 2014 and the abbreviated and forgettable experience in 2016. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 Sep. 2021",
"The conference\u2019s presidents and chancellors voted unanimously to give the green light for an abbreviated and late-starting football season. \u2014 Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com , 5 June 2021",
"There are 24 seniors at the high school in Okabena, including Hailey Liepold, Meakin Bang and Grace Kilian, standouts during last fall's abbreviated and successful volleyball season. \u2014 Star Tribune , 13 Feb. 2021",
"Because of the pandemic, abbreviated seasons were moved to February. \u2014 Chuck Carlton, Dallas News , 11 Feb. 2021"
": the part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis",
": the cavity of the abdomen that is lined by peritoneum , is bounded above by the diaphragm , anteriorly by a wall of muscle and tissue, and posteriorly by the spinal column, is continuous below with the pelvic cavity , and contains many of the visceral organs and especially those involved in digestion (such as the stomach, liver, pancreas, kidneys, and intestines) : abdominal cavity",
": the posterior section of the body behind the thorax in an arthropod",
"\u2014 see insect illustration",
": the part of the body between the chest and the hips including the cavity containing the stomach and other digestive organs",
": the hind part of the body of an arthropod (as an insect)",
": the part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis with the exception of the back",
": the cavity of this part of the trunk lined by the peritoneum, enclosed by the body walls, the diaphragm, and the pelvic floor, and containing the visceral organs (as the stomach, intestines, and liver)",
": the portion of this cavity between the diaphragm and the brim of the pelvis \u2014 compare pelvic cavity",
": the posterior often elongated region of the body behind the thorax in arthropods"
"showed us a tiny tattoo on her abdomen , right next to her belly button",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Mark Collins' injuries included a shotgun wound to the abdomen , his report noted. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 10 June 2022",
"Yet within seconds, Castellanos was on the ground with a fatal gunshot wound to the abdomen after a fifth officer shot him with his handgun just as another deployed a Taser. \u2014 Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
"The body was later identified as 35-year-old Luis Guerrero, a friend of Delgado\u2019s who died from a gunshot to the abdomen that morning, according to the Bexar County Medical Examiner\u2019s Office. \u2014 Bruce Selcraig, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Feb. 2022",
"The juvenile transported by helicopter is currently in stable condition after undergoing surgery for a gunshot to the abdomen . \u2014 Tandra Smith | Tsmith@al.com, al , 21 Feb. 2022",
"Enquirer Media partner Fox 19 said the victim suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen around 6:30 p.m. \u2014 Brook Endale, The Enquirer , 8 Dec. 2021",
"The man suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen , and was taken in critical condition to Mount Sinai Hospital, police said. \u2014 Deanese Williams-harris, chicagotribune.com , 27 Nov. 2021",
"Hillman was found by police with a single wound to the abdomen . \u2014 Caroline Silva, ajc , 25 Oct. 2021",
"Athens-Clarke County police said officers responded to a call around 9 p.m. Saturday of a woman with a gunshot wound to the abdomen in the 200 block of Morton Avenue in the Athens Five Points area. \u2014 Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com , 4 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Latin abd\u014dmen \"fat underpart of an animal, belly, paunch,\" of uncertain origin",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-154125"
},
"abbreviature":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": abbreviation",
": abridgment , compendium , abstract"
],
"pronounciation":[
"-v\u0113\u0259\u02ccchu\u0307(\u0259)r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Medieval Latin abbrevit\u016bra , from Late Latin abbrevi\u0101tus (past participle of abbrevi\u0101re \"to abbreviate entry 1 \") + Latin -\u016bra -ure ",
"first_known_use":[
"1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-160320"
},
"abubble":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": being in the process of bubbling",
": being in a state of agitated activity or motion : astir"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8b\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"aboil",
"abuzz",
"alive",
"animated",
"astir",
"brisk",
"bustling",
"busy",
"buzzing",
"flourishing",
"happening",
"hopping",
"humming",
"kinetic",
"lively",
"rousing",
"stirring",
"thriving",
"vibrant"
],
"antonyms":[
"asleep",
"dead",
"inactive",
"lifeless",
"sleepy"
],
"examples":[
"when the grandkids come to stay, the house is abubble with their chatter and horseplay"
": the termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus : such as",
": spontaneous expulsion of a human fetus during the first 12 weeks of gestation \u2014 compare miscarriage",
": induced expulsion of a human fetus",
": expulsion of a fetus by a domestic animal often due to infection at any time before completion of pregnancy \u2014 compare contagious abortion",
": a misshapen thing or person : monstrosity",
": something regarded as horrifically or disgustingly bad",
": arrest of development (as of a part or process) resulting in imperfection",
": a result of such arrest",
": the termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus:",
": spontaneous expulsion of a human fetus during the first 12 weeks of gestation \u2014 compare miscarriage",
": induced expulsion of a human fetus",
": expulsion of a fetus of a domestic animal often due to infection at any time before completion of pregnancy \u2014 see contagious abortion , trichomoniasis sense b , vibrionic abortion",
": arrest of development of an organ so that it remains imperfect or is absorbed",
": the arrest of a disease in its earliest stage",
": the termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus",
": the medical procedure of inducing expulsion of a human fetus to terminate a pregnancy",
": the crime of procuring or performing an illegal abortion",
"\u2014 see also Roe v. Wade and Webster v. Reproductive Health Services"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8b\u022fr-sh\u0259n",
"\u0259-\u02c8b\u022fr-sh\u0259n",
"\u0259-\u02c8b\u022fr-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"abandonment",
"calling",
"calling off",
"cancellation",
"cancelation",
"dropping",
"recall",
"recision",
"repeal",
"rescission",
"revocation"
],
"antonyms":[
"continuation"
],
"examples":[
"a doctor who performs abortions",
"She chose to have an abortion ."
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin aborti\u014dn-, aborti\u014d , from abor\u012br\u012b \"to miscarry, abort entry 1 \" + -ti\u014dn-, ti\u014d , suffix of action nouns",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1537, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-163926"
},
"abrogate":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to abolish by authoritative action : annul",
": to treat as nonexistent : to fail to do what is required by (something, such as a responsibility)",
": to suppress or prevent (a biological function or process and especially an immune response)",
": to abolish by authoritative, official, or formal action : annul , repeal"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-br\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t",
"\u02c8a-br\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t"
],
"synonyms":[
"abate",
"abolish",
"annul",
"avoid",
"cancel",
"disannul",
"dissolve",
"invalidate",
"negate",
"null",
"nullify",
"quash",
"repeal",
"rescind",
"roll back",
"strike down",
"vacate",
"void"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"If UAL continues to bleed red ink, some analysts say bankruptcy\u2014which would allow it to abrogate its union contracts\u2014may be its only hope. \u2014 Business Week , 12 Nov. 2001",
"We may not always like what we hear but we are always the poorer if we close down dialogue; if we abrogate free speech, and the open exchange of ideas. \u2014 Nikki Giovanni , Sacred Cows \u2026 and Other Edibles , 1988",
"For their part, some of the pipeline companies saddled with these contracts for high-priced, deregulated gas have declared that they will simply abrogate them \u2026 \u2014 Barry Commoner , New Yorker , 2 May 1983",
"The company's directors are accused of abrogating their responsibilities.",
"the U.S. Congress can abrogate old treaties that are unfair to Native Americans",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But Saied\u2019s steps to abrogate the country\u2019s institutions or place them under his control have raised alarms among democracy and human rights advocates in Tunisia and abroad \u2014 including the United States. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Mar. 2022",
"After the meeting, McKay and McCabe suggested the highway be renamed in honor of astronaut John Glenn, which would abrogate the need for new road signs. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 4 Mar. 2022",
"The Russian Foreign Ministry had earlier demanded that NATO officially abrogate a 2008 promise, known as the Bucharest Declaration, that Ukraine and Georgia would be welcomed into the alliance. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Immediately after the war, a federal grand jury specifically indicted Lee for treason \u2013 and only avoided charges when Grant interceded, claiming such charges would abrogate the surrender agreement at Appomattox. \u2014 Casey Michel, The New Republic , 6 Sep. 2021",
"Duterte moved to abrogate the Visiting Forces Agreement with the U.S. early this year but later delayed the effectivity of his decision to next year, a move welcomed by O'Brien. \u2014 Jim Gomez, Star Tribune , 23 Nov. 2020",
"The sanctions imposed by the United States in 2018, after President Trump abrogated the nuclear agreement between the two countries, have aggravated those failures and intensified the corruption of the governing \u00e9lite. \u2014 Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker , 18 May 2020",
"In 2018, President Trump abrogated the 2015 nuclear deal negotiated by President Obama and imposed crippling economic sanctions on Tehran. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2020",
"Duterte first threatened to abrogate the VFA in late 2016 after a U.S. aid agency put on hold funds for anti-poverty projects in the Philippines. \u2014 Jim Gomez, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Feb. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin abrog\u0101tus , past participle of abrog\u0101re , \"to repeal (a law), repudiate, cancel,\" from ab- ab- + rog\u0101re \"to ask, ask an assembly for approval of\" \u2014 more at rogation ",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1520, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-165550"
},
"abnegate":{
"type":[
"noun,",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": deny , renounce",
": surrender , relinquish"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ab-ni-\u02ccg\u0101t"
],
"synonyms":[
"abdicate",
"cede",
"relinquish",
"renounce",
"resign",
"step aside (from)",
"step down (from)",
"surrender"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"abnegated all claims to the deceased lord's domain",
"felt that if the Congress adopted these security measures, it would be abnegating the nation's fundamental commitment to individual rights"
],
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"1543, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-170053"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol",
": reflecting such restraint"
],
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"ab-\u02c8st\u0113-m\u0113-\u0259s"
],
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"abstentious",
"abstinent",
"continent",
"self-abnegating",
"self-denying",
"sober",
"temperate"
],
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"self-indulgent"
],
"examples":[
"She is known as an abstemious eater and drinker.",
"being abstemious diners, they avoid restaurants with all-you-can-eat buffets",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Carter was consistently ethical, abstemious , frugal and ascetic in the White House. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 June 2021",
"This woman, Margaret Bolden Wilson, was a Seventh-day Adventist who would have been considered abstemious even by the most devout. \u2014 Colin Asher, The New Republic , 19 Apr. 2021",
"People grow more risk-averse, abstemious , religious. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 15 Apr. 2021",
"In a nation with an abstemious Protestant cultural heritage, self-indulgence\u2014and comfort for its own sake\u2014will always find hackles to raise. \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 8 Dec. 2020",
"Gay, bow-tied, effusive, charismatic, and possessed of a lavish appetite, Beard had the misfortune to live in an era at once bigoted, repressed, paranoid, abstemious , and uninterestingly dressed. \u2014 Aaron Timms, The New Republic , 4 Dec. 2020",
"Glenn is abstemious , churchgoing, devoted to his childhood sweetheart wife; Shepard lives the rock star life away from his wife, Louise (Shannon Lucio), drinking and philandering and cruising Florida\u2019s Cocoa Beach in a Corvette convertible. \u2014 cleveland , 9 Oct. 2020",
"Freddy was an awkward fit in a proud, humorless, abstemious family. \u2014 Anne Diebel, The New York Review of Books , 8 Sep. 2020",
"This year\u2019s exercise, which runs from August 17th to 31st, will be a more abstemious affair. \u2014 The Economist , 16 Aug. 2020"
],
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"1609, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-170212"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable",
": habitual abstaining from intoxicating beverages",
": abstention from sexual intercourse",
": an avoidance by choice especially of certain foods or of liquor",
": the act or practice of abstaining especially from engagement in sexual intercourse or consumption of intoxicating beverages"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ab-st\u0259-n\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8ab-st\u0259-n\u0259ns",
"\u02c8ab-st\u0259-n\u0259n(t)s"
],
"synonyms":[
"continence",
"self-abnegation",
"self-denial",
"sobriety",
"temperance"
],
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"self-indulgence"
],
"examples":[
"The program promoted sexual abstinence for young people.",
"a cleric vainly preaching abstinence in a world where self-indulgence is regarded as almost a virtue",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If the findings are concerning for myocarditis, the ACC recommends abstinence from exercise for three to six months. \u2014 Dr. Nicholas P. Kondoleon, ABC News , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Instead of pushing abstinence , the approach aims to lower the risk of dying or acquiring infectious diseases by offering sterile equipment \u2014 through needle exchanges, for example \u2014 or tools to check drugs for the presence of fentanyl. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
"Instead of pushing abstinence , the approach aims to lower the risk of dying or acquiring infectious diseases by offering sterile equipment \u2014 through needle exchanges, for example \u2014 or tools to check drugs for the presence of fentanyl. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"In 1988, the litmus tests included abstinence and prayer in school. \u2014 M.l. Elrick, Detroit Free Press , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Varakin has three rules for his snipers: abstinence from alcohol, dedication to service above all else and a willingness to do anything to achieve high performance. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Gaudenzia began offering outpatient treatment and started programs for patients being treated with medications such as methadone and buprenorphine, while reducing the use of live-in, abstinence -only programs. \u2014 Phil Davis, baltimoresun.com , 20 Sep. 2021",
"Some proponents of temperance required that churchgoers keep pledges of abstinence , on pain of damnation. \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, Wired , 19 Apr. 2022",
"According to USA Today, fasting \u2014 which includes abstinence from liquids, food and more \u2014 helps Muslims practice self-restraint and is a pillar of Islam. \u2014 Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com , 13 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin abstinentia , noun derivative of abstinent-, abstinens , present participle of abstin\u0113re \"to abstain \"",
") north of New Providence Island area 776 square miles (2018 square kilometers), population 13,170"
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"\u02c8a-b\u0259-\u02cck\u014d"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-174349"
},
"abortin":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an extract made from cultures of a bacterium ( Brucella abortus ) and used in the diagnosis of contagious abortion of cattle"
],
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"\u0259\u02c8b\u022frt\u1d4an"
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"history_and_etymology":" abort(ion) + -in (as in tuberculin )",
"first_known_use":[
"1909, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-174752"
},
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"type":[],
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"Definition of Abnaki less common spelling of abenaki"
],
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"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-183045"
},
"Abudefduf":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a genus of small ovate short-headed marine teleost fishes commonly found about rocks and other submerged objects and usually included in the percoid family Pomacentridae but sometimes made the type of a separate family (Abudefdufidae)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccab\u00fc\u02c8def(\u02cc)d\u0259f"
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"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Arabic ab\u016bdafd\u016bf ",
"first_known_use":[
"1897, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-191101"
},
"abdicate":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function",
": to relinquish (something, such as sovereign power) formally",
": to cast off : discard",
": to give up a position of power or authority"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ab-di-\u02cck\u0101t",
"\u02c8ab-di-\u02cck\u0101t"
],
"synonyms":[
"abnegate",
"cede",
"relinquish",
"renounce",
"resign",
"step aside (from)",
"step down (from)",
"surrender"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Per city and state housing rules, the board cannot abdicate its responsibility to exterminate. \u2014 Ronda Kaysen, New York Times , 4 June 2022",
"While royal watchers say Elizabeth, who turned 96 last month, will never abdicate , a transition has been happening gradually for some time. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
"She was later overthrown in a coup d'\u00e9tat and forced to abdicate . \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 14 May 2022",
"Prior to Akihito, the last emperor to abdicate was Emperor Kokaku in 1817 in the later part of the Edo Period, and the royal male line is unbroken, records show, for at least 14 centuries. \u2014 CNN , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Benedict retired as pope in 2013, the first pontiff to abdicate in some 600 years. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Jan. 2022",
"But one booted board member \u2014 former counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway \u2014 was clearly not willing to take the news lying down, instead responding with her own letter calling on President Biden to abdicate his White House throne. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 8 Sep. 2021",
"In 2017, the Japanese legislature, the Diet, enacted a law that would allow Akihito to abdicate and pass down the throne to Naruhito. \u2014 Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country , 23 July 2021",
"The legislative Democrats seem to be more than happy to abdicate their constitutional responsibilities to give him that authority. \u2014 Christopher Keating, courant.com , 11 July 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin abdic\u0101tus , past participle of abdic\u0101re , \"to resign, renounce, withdraw,\" from ab- ab- + -dic\u0101re , ablaut derivative of d\u012bc- (going back to *deik- ) in d\u012bcere \"to speak, state\" \u2014 more at diction ",
"first_known_use":[
"1548, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-200004"
},
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"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice",
": to choose not to vote",
": to choose not to do or have something",
": to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice (as consumption of a food or a drug or indulgence in sexual intercourse)",
": to refrain from exercising federal jurisdiction over a case : cause an abstention"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259b-\u02c8st\u0101n",
"ab-",
"\u0259b-\u02c8st\u0101n",
"\u0259b-\u02c8st\u0101n, ab-",
"\u0259b-\u02c8st\u0101n, ab-"
],
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"abjure",
"forbear",
"forgo",
"forego",
"keep (from)",
"refrain (from)",
"withhold (from)"
],
"antonyms":[
"bow (to)",
"give in (to)",
"submit (to)",
"succumb (to)",
"surrender (to)",
"yield (to)"
],
"examples":[
"Ten members voted for the proposal, six members voted against it, and two abstained .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The possibility remains that NFL officials opt to abstain from handing down a suspension before the completion of the legal process. \u2014 Mike Jones, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
"Whether China and Russia will use their veto power to block the measure or abstain remains to be seen. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
"The rules should change so that we, as fund shareholders, are either allowed to vote our own shares in any company held by the ETF or fund, or abstain by default. \u2014 WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022",
"There are also women who abstain for religious, cultural or health reasons; women who don\u2019t particularly like to drink; women who are allergic; and drinkers who enjoy the clarity and sincerity of alcohol-free socializing. \u2014 Nara Schoenberg, chicagotribune.com , 2 Feb. 2022",
"The walkability is crucial for religious Jews, who abstain from work and technology from sundown Friday to after dark on Saturday, the Jewish day of rest called Shabbat. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 June 2021",
"Most recently, India was among the 58 countries to abstain from a vote to remove Russia from the UN Human Rights Council. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz , 11 Apr. 2022",
"All were undecided, ready to change their minds, or planning to abstain . \u2014 John Irish And Noemie Olive, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Later in the episode, Noella chose to abstain from attending the group's archery outing. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 6 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English absteinen, abstenen , borrowed from Anglo-French asteign-, absteign- , stem of astenir, abstenir , borrowed (with conjugation change, conformed to tenir ) from Latin abstin\u0113re \"to keep from, hold back, refrain, withhold oneself from,\" from abs- (variant of ab- ab- before c- and t- ) + ten\u0113re \"to hold, occupy, possess\" \u2014 more at tenant entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-200744"
},
"abstracted":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": withdrawn in mind : inattentive to one's surroundings",
": abstract sense 4"
],
"pronounciation":[
"ab-\u02c8strak-t\u0259d",
"\u02c8ab-\u02ccstrak-"
],
"synonyms":[
"absent",
"absentminded",
"distracted",
"preoccupied"
],
"antonyms":[
"alert"
],
"examples":[
"She said hello but she seemed a bit abstracted .",
"the man on the train seemed somewhat abstracted , and he did indeed forget to get off at his stop",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The works are lightly abstracted landscapes, along with a few figure studies, rendered in either watercolor or oil paint. \u2014 James Tarmy, Bloomberg.com , 21 May 2020",
"The new format won\u2019t really illuminate how oral arguments go normally because certain rules have been instituted to ensure order in this abstracted courtroom. \u2014 Ephrat Livni, Quartz , 4 May 2020",
"As one scrolls through her river of photos and videos, more than a thousand in all, the hands become alien and abstracted things, creatures that exist independently of the bodies that bear them. \u2014 Helen Rosner, The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2020",
"After all, what is social media but an abstracted world, facilitated conversations and social performances that have been exfiltrated from a real, existing social context? \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 24 Jan. 2020",
"Even the abstracted spaces that obscure most of the board fit the overall aesthetic. \u2014 Charlie Theel, Ars Technica , 14 Dec. 2019",
"The piece, produced as part of the gallery\u2019s Box Blur initiative that is sponsored by Dance Film SF, is set in an abstracted re-creation of a 1950s Korean shoji room and features instructional video and audio pieces. \u2014 Tony Bravo, SFChronicle.com , 3 Nov. 2019",
"Lucy is also conducting an affair of her own, living with the gentle, abstracted Bob while sleeping with the jolly and itinerant Laff. \u2014 Ben Lerner, The New Yorker , 30 Sep. 2019",
"The handful of action scenes, for all their mortal dangers, come and go with an expository brevity and an elusive, abstracted physicality to match. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 8 Aug. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"from past participle of abstract entry 3 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1643, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-201919"
},
"abstersive":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": abstergent",
": abstergent"
],
"pronounciation":[
"-rsiv",
"-rz-"
],
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"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-202624"
},
"abdication":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an act of abdicating : such as",
": an act of giving up sovereign power or high office",
": an act of abandoning or discarding a right, responsibility, etc."
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccab-di-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1571, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-202909"
},
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"type":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of abacot variant of bycoket"
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"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-203145"
},
"abacterial":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not caused by or characterized by the presence of bacteria",
": not caused by or characterized by the presence of bacteria"
"concerning absolutism Lord Acton famously observed that \u201cabsolute power corrupts absolutely\u201d",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Those victories have come amid the Republican Party\u2019s embrace of Second Amendment absolutism and guns as central to its identity, a fervor that gun control proponents have not been able to match, said Mr. Miller of the Duke firearms law center. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022",
"That might sound like good news to gun reform advocates, who have for decades seen the NRA as the primary driver of gun absolutism in the United States. \u2014 Nicole Hemmer, CNN , 30 May 2022",
"The Democrats' democratic absolutism is largely opportunistic. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 13 May 2022",
"Musk's free speech absolutism , Daniyal says, doesn't make much sense in India because there have not been many curbs on speech on the platform to begin with. \u2014 Barbara Ortutay, ajc , 14 May 2022",
"Musk\u2019s free speech absolutism , Daniyal says, doesn\u2019t make much sense in India because there have not been many curbs on speech on the platform to begin with. \u2014 Barbara Ortutay, Anchorage Daily News , 14 May 2022",
"Then there\u2019s the question of Musk\u2019s alleged free-speech absolutism . \u2014 Russ Mitchellstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Over several decades, National Review devoted countless pages and pixels to the profound witness of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn to the spiritual darkness of communist absolutism and its inevitable gulag. \u2014 Peter J. Travers, National Review , 29 Mar. 2022",
"In a still-free country, such unfettered absolutism was never sustainable. \u2014 Daniel Henninger, WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":" absolute + -ism (in political sense after French absolutisme )",
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"1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-212919"
},
"abstersion":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the action or process of cleansing"
],
"pronounciation":[
"-rzh\u0259n",
"-rsh-"
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"history_and_etymology":"Middle French, from Latin abstersus (past participle of absterg\u0113re ) + Middle French -ion ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-230806"
},
"abstentious":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the act or practice of abstaining : such as",
": the act or practice of choosing not to do or have something",
": a formal refusal to vote on something",
": the staying of the exercise of federal jurisdiction in a case that involves a question of state law or policy which the federal court prefers to have resolved by a state court or agency",
": the staying of the exercise of federal jurisdiction in a case that involves a proceeding in a court of military justice",
": an abstention grounded on the involvement in the federal case of a challenge to the exercise of a usually complex state administrative function",
": an abstention grounded especially on the involvement in the federal case of questions of state concern that are also at issue in a parallel case in state court",
": an abstention grounded on the involvement in the federal case of the interpretation of an ambiguously worded state law whose constitutionality would have to be determined by the federal court",
": an abstention grounded on the involvement in the federal case of an issue that greatly affects and concerns a state",
": an abstention grounded on the plaintiff's invocation of federal jurisdiction for the purpose of restraining an ongoing usually criminal state proceeding that has been brought in good faith and not for harassment"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259b-\u02c8sten(t)-sh\u0259n",
"ab-",
"\u0259b-\u02c8sten-ch\u0259n"
],
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"examples":[
"There were 10 ayes, 6 nays, and 2 abstentions when the vote was taken.",
"a high rate of voter abstention",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The vote was 11-1, with one abstention , that the CDC should make its strongest recommendation. \u2014 Matthew Herper, STAT , 24 May 2022",
"Her hopes now largely rest on the potential for high abstention rates among voters who lean toward Macron. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Apr. 2022",
"France\u2019s estimated six million Muslims account for 10 percent of the population, but their political influence has long been undermined by high abstention rates and divisions based on class and ancestry. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The Board of State Canvassers, which has two Republicans and two Democrats, confirmed the results on a 3-0 vote with one GOP abstention . \u2014 Zeke Miller, Star Tribune , 24 Nov. 2020",
"The Board of State Canvassers, which has two Republicans and two Democrats, confirmed the results on a 3-0 vote with one GOP abstention . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 24 Nov. 2020",
"Referring to China\u2019s behavior so far since the conflict began, Psaki pointed to the country\u2019s abstention in United Nations Security Council votes on the war and its echoing of unsubstantiated claims of American biochemical labs, in Ukraine. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Referring to China\u2019s behavior since the conflict began, Psaki pointed to the country\u2019s abstention in United Nations Security Council votes on the war and its echoing of unsubstantiated claims of American biochemical labs in Ukraine. \u2014 Ellen Nakashima, Adela Suliman, Lily Kuo, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Russia\u2019s abstention was seen by the Obama administration as a diplomatic success. \u2014 Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic , 6 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Late Latin abstenti\u014dn-, abstenti\u014d , from Latin absten- , variant stem of abstin\u0113re \"to abstain \" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d , suffix of action nouns",
"first_known_use":[
"1521, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-232417"
},
"abreast":{
"type":[
"adverb or adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": beside one another in line",
": up to a particular standard or level especially of knowledge of recent developments",
": right beside one another",
": up to a certain level of knowledge"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8brest",
"\u0259-\u02c8brest"
],
"synonyms":[
"acquainted",
"au courant",
"conversant",
"familiar",
"informed",
"knowledgeable",
"up",
"up-to-date",
"versed",
"well-informed"
],
"antonyms":[
"ignorant",
"unacquainted",
"unfamiliar",
"uninformed",
"unknowledgeable"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Staying abreast of new technology, like hypertargeting, can help small businesses reap the rewards of their marketing efforts. \u2014 Michael Plummer, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Theory has evolved considerably even in the past ten years, so make sure your trainer is keeping abreast of current science and that their philosophy jives with your own. \u2014 Kate Siber, Outside Online , 11 May 2021",
"An open, honest relationship with journalists is one of the most effective ways to keep voters abreast of developments. \u2014 Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Staying abreast of the latest news and current trends is the first step. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
"So picture me, with an unexpectedly large amount of car to my left, trying to balance on the clutch as cars nip and tuck down a street not wide enough for two to drive abreast , with a two-foot-thick medieval wall just beyond my rearview mirror. \u2014 Mike Mcshane, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Out of office, Ms. Hurchalla remained abreast of all the goings-on around town. \u2014 Patricia Mazzei, New York Times , 5 Mar. 2022",
"But Bargreen kept their designers on staff, to help customers change their layouts to deal with COVID-19 requirements and to keep them abreast of evolving regulations. \u2014 Robert Sher, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021",
"The pair emphasizes the importance of keeping abreast of the latest rules and guidance. \u2014 Anne Mccarthy, Wired , 26 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English abrest , from a- a- entry 1 + brest breast entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-001411"
},
"abashed":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": made to feel uncomfortable, disconcerted, or embarrassed by something that has happened or been done or said"
],
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"\u0259-\u02c8basht"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But this year\u2019s bash is looking a little more abashed . \u2014 New York Times , 10 Nov. 2021",
"Delphine Hicks\u2014Caroline had waited for her beside the church steps one First Sunday (big meeting day) and had thrown her to the ground and robbed the abashed vampire of her underthings. \u2014 Zora Neale Hurston, Harper's magazine , 6 Jan. 2020",
"The video shows a very abashed McKinnon saying goodbye to Ginsburg on the stage following the production. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 15 Aug. 2019",
"Privacy concerns cause abashed feeling in Silicon Valley Zuckerberg's potential retort comes after Apple's Cook made comments at the end of March in an interview with Recode's Kara Swisher and MSNBC's Chris Hayes. \u2014 Chris Ciaccia, Fox News , 11 Apr. 2018",
"And, many know how to deliver home truths in a way that will elicit abashed agreement rather than anger. \u2014 Cathie Anderson, sacbee , 9 Mar. 2018",
"Their reactions varied, from unimpressed to abashed and pained \u2014 all of them uncomfortable. \u2014 Cara Buckley, New York Times , 8 Jan. 2018"
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": to cleanse especially by wiping : purge"
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": the act or process of abstracting : the state of being abstracted",
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": absence of mind or preoccupation",
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": an abstract composition or creation in art",
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"abstraction of data from hospital records",
"\u201cBeauty\u201d and \u201ctruth\u201d are abstractions .",
"She gazed out the window in abstraction .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But while C\u00e9zanne\u2019s flirtation with and flights into abstraction are ever present \u2014 and with them the invitation to pareidolia \u2014 the show also reminds us how grounded the painter was in actual things. \u2014 Philip Kennicott, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"Several younger painters today play at hybridizing representation and abstraction . \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"Large scale, pastel colored oil paintings, in the German artist\u2019s trademark style that blends abstraction and figuration, are a startling contrast to the heritage building. \u2014 Joanne Shurvell, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Where each of those painters walked right up to the line between figuration and abstraction , often combining the two, Weaver\u2019s own style was highly mannered. \u2014 Marley Marius, Vogue , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Money provides an asset abstraction layer for decentralized applications. \u2014 Benjamin Laker, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"Scully has certainly limited his concerns to a very small subset of abstraction . \u2014 Philip Kennicott, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
"Patricelli, who was never a climate-change doubter, said the disappearance of his house brought the issue out of the realm of abstraction . \u2014 Richard Fausset, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2022",
"And that has always been a controversial way of understanding things, because rights exist in our society at a broader level of abstraction . \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 3 May 2022"
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": of, relating to, or involving the abdomen",
"\u2014 see also abdominal cavity",
": relating to or located in the abdomen",
": of, belonging to, or affecting the abdomen",
": performed by entry through the abdominal wall",
": an abdominal muscle (as an oblique or a rectus abdominis ) especially of the anterolateral region"
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"ab-\u02c8d\u00e4-m\u0259-n\u1d4al",
"\u0259b-",
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"ab-\u02c8d\u00e4-m\u0259-n\u1d4al",
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"noun",
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": an artistic movement of the mid-20th century comprising diverse styles and techniques and emphasizing especially an artist's liberty to convey attitudes and emotions through nontraditional and usually nonrepresentational means"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His art, primarily abstract expressionism , encompasses the North American continent and beyond. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"Works from the museum\u2019s collection that test the boundaries between 1950s-60s abstract expressionism and figurative painting are on view through Aug. 22. \u2014 Matt Cooperlistings Coordinator, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
"Works from the museum\u2019s collection that test the boundaries between 1950s-60s abstract expressionism and figurative painting are on view May 13 through Aug. 22. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The Second World War had irrevocably changed the American art world, fomenting the form-meets-function of modern design and the abstract expressionism of painters like Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Dec. 2021",
"So often, abstract expressionism is treated as deadly serious: angry young men attacking their canvases and slaying art shibboleths in the process. \u2014 Max Holleran, The New Republic , 14 Dec. 2021",
"Unlike American novelist Tom Wolfe\u2019s claim in The Painted Word that abstract expressionism only makes sense with copious accompanying explanations, Schloss attests to its ability to move viewers even when the subject matter is unclear. \u2014 Max Holleran, The New Republic , 14 Dec. 2021",
"The free-flowing compositions of abstract expressionism now represent a planet that\u2019s burning and melting. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Sep. 2021",
"Her experimentation seemed of a piece with abstract expressionism , the artistic movement that took root in the mid-20th century. \u2014 Emily Langer, Washington Post , 4 Mar. 2021"
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"noun"
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"circa 1911, in the meaning defined above"
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"circa 573\u2013634 1st caliph of Mecca"
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"adverb"
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": existing in or providing a great or plentiful quantity or supply"
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"abundant",
"awash",
"flush",
"fraught",
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"replete",
"rife",
"swarming",
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"thick",
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"1560, in the meaning defined above"
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
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": the action of abducting : the condition of being abducted",
": the unlawful carrying away of a woman for marriage or sexual intercourse",
": the action of abducting",
": the tort or felony of abducting a person",
": the unlawful carrying away of a wife or female child or ward for the purpose of marriage or sexual intercourse"
],
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"ab-\u02c8d\u0259k-sh\u0259n",
"\u0259b-",
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"kidnapping",
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"discredited reports of abductions by aliens",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The tipster said Calderwood had told them about Murnane's abduction , assault, and killing. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 11 May 2022",
"Jose Roman Portillo, Yesenia Guadalupe Ramirez and Baldomeo Sandoval have all been arrested and charged with kidnapping, conspiracy to commit kidnapping, child abduction and home invasion, San Jose police said Wednesday. \u2014 CBS News , 27 Apr. 2022",
"All were in custody Wednesday and face charges of kidnapping, child abduction and home invasion, the San Jose Police Department said. \u2014 Fox News , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Reed, who is Black, was found guilty by an all-white jury in the 1996 abduction , rape and slaying of Stites, a white grocery store worker in the central Texas town of Bastrop, east of Austin. \u2014 NBC News , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Officers took Stinnett into custody on outstanding warrants for kidnapping and abduction , the release says. \u2014 Kaylee Remington, cleveland , 13 Nov. 2021",
"The abduction and murder of 8-year-old Lori Ann Smith stunned the South Cobb community, said former U.S. Rep. Buddy Darden, who was Cobb\u2019s district attorney at the time. \u2014 Shaddi Abusaid, ajc , 16 May 2022",
"Within hours, the near- abduction had become a hot topic in Petaluma community Facebook and Nextdoor groups. \u2014 ELLE , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Law enforcement at the scene tried to figure out how such a heinous crime \u2014 which appeared to be an abduction and murder by a stranger \u2014 could occur in Klamath County. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Jan. 2022"
],
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"1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": the formation of spores by the cutting off of usually successive terminal portions of the sporophore through the growth of septa \u2014 see conidium"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"ab- entry 1 + Late Latin striction-, strictio act of pressing together, from Latin strictus + -ion-, -io -ion"
],
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"1879, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-140025"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a person who has been abducted"
],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Saturday's cold open brought back McKinnon's Miss Rafferty -- an alien abductee who goes through a rougher experience than her counterparts. \u2014 Frank Pallotta, CNN , 22 May 2022",
"Her comic chops with characters like alien abductee Colleen Rafferty frequently drove castmates and guest hosts to lose it live on air. \u2014 Staff, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 May 2022",
"Within days, the charred remains of a new abductee , Arab teen Mohammed Abu Khdeir, were found in the Jerusalem Forest, enraging the Palestinian community. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Soon after, in 2006, she was chosen to represent former abductees at a series of peace talks between the LRA and the Ugandan government. \u2014 John Okot, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 Apr. 2020",
"Five abductees were then allowed to return to Japan. \u2014 Alastair Gale, WSJ , 14 June 2018",
"Over four months, two of the kidnapping ring\u2019s leaders\u2014Ebenezer Johnson and his wife, Sally\u2014marched Scomp and six other abductees hundreds of miles to the Deep South. \u2014 Eric Herschthal, The New Republic , 16 Oct. 2019",
"Some of the abductees were tortured and dumped by the wayside, while others were never seen again. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Aug. 2019",
"Once migrants get into the vehicle, the drivers take them to an undisclosed location and dial every American number on their abductee \u2019s contact list in an effort to fetch the highest ransom possible. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 July 2019"
],
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"1832, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-143657"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": northward summer migration of birds that have not made a corresponding southward journey in the previous autumn"
],
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"1923, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable",
": habitual abstaining from intoxicating beverages",
": abstention from sexual intercourse",
": an avoidance by choice especially of certain foods or of liquor",
": the act or practice of abstaining especially from engagement in sexual intercourse or consumption of intoxicating beverages"
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"\u02c8ab-st\u0259-n\u0259n(t)s",
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"\u02c8ab-st\u0259-n\u0259n(t)s"
],
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"continence",
"self-abnegation",
"self-denial",
"sobriety",
"temperance"
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"self-indulgence"
],
"examples":[
"The program promoted sexual abstinence for young people.",
"a cleric vainly preaching abstinence in a world where self-indulgence is regarded as almost a virtue",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If the findings are concerning for myocarditis, the ACC recommends abstinence from exercise for three to six months. \u2014 Dr. Nicholas P. Kondoleon, ABC News , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Instead of pushing abstinence , the approach aims to lower the risk of dying or acquiring infectious diseases by offering sterile equipment \u2014 through needle exchanges, for example \u2014 or tools to check drugs for the presence of fentanyl. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
"Instead of pushing abstinence , the approach aims to lower the risk of dying or acquiring infectious diseases by offering sterile equipment \u2014 through needle exchanges, for example \u2014 or tools to check drugs for the presence of fentanyl. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"In 1988, the litmus tests included abstinence and prayer in school. \u2014 M.l. Elrick, Detroit Free Press , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Varakin has three rules for his snipers: abstinence from alcohol, dedication to service above all else and a willingness to do anything to achieve high performance. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Gaudenzia began offering outpatient treatment and started programs for patients being treated with medications such as methadone and buprenorphine, while reducing the use of live-in, abstinence -only programs. \u2014 Phil Davis, baltimoresun.com , 20 Sep. 2021",
"Some proponents of temperance required that churchgoers keep pledges of abstinence , on pain of damnation. \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, Wired , 19 Apr. 2022",
"According to USA Today, fasting \u2014 which includes abstinence from liquids, food and more \u2014 helps Muslims practice self-restraint and is a pillar of Islam. \u2014 Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com , 13 Apr. 2022"
],
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"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin abstinentia , noun derivative of abstinent-, abstinens , present participle of abstin\u0113re \"to abstain \""
],
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"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": the act or practice of abstaining : such as",
": the act or practice of choosing not to do or have something",
": a formal refusal to vote on something",
": the staying of the exercise of federal jurisdiction in a case that involves a question of state law or policy which the federal court prefers to have resolved by a state court or agency",
": the staying of the exercise of federal jurisdiction in a case that involves a proceeding in a court of military justice",
": an abstention grounded on the involvement in the federal case of a challenge to the exercise of a usually complex state administrative function",
": an abstention grounded especially on the involvement in the federal case of questions of state concern that are also at issue in a parallel case in state court",
": an abstention grounded on the involvement in the federal case of the interpretation of an ambiguously worded state law whose constitutionality would have to be determined by the federal court",
": an abstention grounded on the involvement in the federal case of an issue that greatly affects and concerns a state",
": an abstention grounded on the plaintiff's invocation of federal jurisdiction for the purpose of restraining an ongoing usually criminal state proceeding that has been brought in good faith and not for harassment"
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"\u0259b-\u02c8sten(t)-sh\u0259n",
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"examples":[
"There were 10 ayes, 6 nays, and 2 abstentions when the vote was taken.",
"a high rate of voter abstention",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The vote was 11-1, with one abstention , that the CDC should make its strongest recommendation. \u2014 Matthew Herper, STAT , 24 May 2022",
"Her hopes now largely rest on the potential for high abstention rates among voters who lean toward Macron. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Apr. 2022",
"France\u2019s estimated six million Muslims account for 10 percent of the population, but their political influence has long been undermined by high abstention rates and divisions based on class and ancestry. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The Board of State Canvassers, which has two Republicans and two Democrats, confirmed the results on a 3-0 vote with one GOP abstention . \u2014 Zeke Miller, Star Tribune , 24 Nov. 2020",
"The Board of State Canvassers, which has two Republicans and two Democrats, confirmed the results on a 3-0 vote with one GOP abstention . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 24 Nov. 2020",
"Referring to China\u2019s behavior so far since the conflict began, Psaki pointed to the country\u2019s abstention in United Nations Security Council votes on the war and its echoing of unsubstantiated claims of American biochemical labs, in Ukraine. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Referring to China\u2019s behavior since the conflict began, Psaki pointed to the country\u2019s abstention in United Nations Security Council votes on the war and its echoing of unsubstantiated claims of American biochemical labs in Ukraine. \u2014 Ellen Nakashima, Adela Suliman, Lily Kuo, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Russia\u2019s abstention was seen by the Obama administration as a diplomatic success. \u2014 Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic , 6 Mar. 2022"
],
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"borrowed from Late Latin abstenti\u014dn-, abstenti\u014d , from Latin absten- , variant stem of abstin\u0113re \"to abstain \" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d , suffix of action nouns"
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"noun"
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": the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state",
": something or someone regarded as atypical and therefore able to be ignored or discounted",
": failure of a mirror, refracting surface, or lens to produce exact point-to-point correspondence between an object and its image",
": unsoundness or disorder of the mind",
": a small periodic change of apparent position in celestial bodies due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer",
": an aberrant individual",
": an instance of being different from what is normal or usual",
": failure of a mirror, refracting surface, or lens to produce exact point-to-point correspondence between an object and its image",
": unsoundness or disorder of the mind",
": an aberrant organ or individual"
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"\u02ccab-\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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"Recently geneticists have taken a closer look at a genetic aberration previously considered rare \u2026 . The genes may be perfectly normal, yet there is a shortage or surplus of DNA sequences that may play a role in diseases that defy straightforward genetic patterns \u2026 \u2014 Melinda Wenner , Scientific American , June 2009",
"He did hit five homers for Texas in 1987, but that was an aberration . In no other major league season has he hit more than three, and last season he actually came up with a goose egg. \u2014 E. M. Swift , Sports Illustrated , 5 Apr. 1989",
"Gilliard's studies of numerous bird of paradise species brought them from the realm of exotic aberrations to the forefront of sociobiology. \u2014 Jared M. Diamond , Nature , 24-30 Sept. 1981",
"For her, such a low grade on an exam was an aberration .",
"a study of sexual aberration",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Looking back at the history of King adaptations, Firestarter stands out as an aberration . \u2014 Adario Strange, Quartz , 16 May 2022",
"Such comments created a timeline that bridged the Nazi era, cordoning it off as an aberration . \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"One hundred years ago, the lynching of Black men and women in Texas was not an aberration . \u2014 Jeffrey L. Littlejohn, Chron , 30 May 2022",
"According to popular Gen Z social influencer and co-founder of Mozverse, Zach Hirsch, his generation\u2019s push into the digital world will not be an aberration . \u2014 Josh Wilson, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"An aberration or a harbinger or where Trumpism was heading? \u2014 NBC News , 9 Jan. 2022",
"His shooting slump was positively an aberration ; there will be several huge threes coming from the hands of Mountain Mike. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Freak weather, no longer the aberration , routinely disrupts travel. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Sep. 2021",
"Nothing in the study links the aberration to mask usage and, in fact, the study never even mentions masks. \u2014 Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Aug. 2021"
],
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"borrowed from Latin aberr\u0101ti\u014dn-, aberr\u0101ti\u014d \"diversion, relief,\" from aberr\u0101re \"to wander away\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d , suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at aberrant entry 1"
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"type":[
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"1876, in the meaning defined above"
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},
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"type":[
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": involving abduction"
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"(\u02c8)ab\u00a6d\u0259ktiv",
"\u0259b\u02c8d-"
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"abduct(ion) + -ive entry 1"
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"1877, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"preposition",
"verb"
],
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": not present at a usual or expected place : missing",
": not existing : lacking",
": showing a lack of attention to what is happening or being said : not attentive",
": to keep (oneself) away",
": in the absence of (something) : without",
": not present",
": not existing",
": showing a lack of attention"
],
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"\u02c8ab-s\u0259nt",
"ab-\u02c8sent",
"\u02c8ab-\u02ccsent",
"\u02c8ab-s\u0259nt",
"\u02c8ab-s\u0259nt"
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"away",
"missing",
"out"
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"minus",
"sans",
"wanting",
"without"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"One person noticeably absent on Thursday was the focus of the hearing himself: the former vice president. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"No one is safe: Meta Platforms has lost over half its market value this year, and Twitter\u2019s shares might have done even worse absent Mr. Musk\u2019s iffy bid. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"But absent Watergate, the powers of the presidency would never have come under such relentless assault nor would the White House have proved so vulnerable to congressional demands for a much bigger role in determining American policy abroad. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"Maternity care deserts are areas in which access to health care services for mothers and infants is limited or absent , and the problem is particularly acute for mothers of color and women in poor rural areas. \u2014 Phil Wahba, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
"Visibly absent from the celebration were sisters Kylie Jenner and Kendall Jenner, who photos and video show were both attending Scott's Astroworld Festival at the time. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 16 June 2022",
"The long- absent silver trains showed up like an apparition Thursday, emerging from Metro tunnels to surprise passengers waiting at stations along the Green and Yellow lines. \u2014 Justin George, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"The other absent feature is a 3.5mm stereo jack for connecting an analog device. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"With Queen Elizabeth absent again for the second day of Britain's most popular horse racing event, Prince Charles and Camilla rode first in the carriage procession that typically marks the start of every race day. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But absent the intelligence from the United States, Ukraine would have struggled to target the warship with the confidence necessary to expend two valuable Neptune missiles, which were in short supply, according to people familiar with the strike. \u2014 Dan Lamothe, Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
"The complaint listed particular bruises and the broken collarbone and concludes such conditions do not occur in nonmobile infants absent some abuse. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 May 2022",
"But even absent those trends, the factors that have pushed up prices may be hard to unwind. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The Electro looks and flies like an ordinary light aircraft, but absent the roar of internal combustion, its single propeller makes a sound like beating wings. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, its oldest members, are just 73 and 72, respectively; absent a health issue, that means this majority couldo remain the ultimate arbiter of the nation's laws for as much as another decade. \u2014 Ronald Brownstein, CNN , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The war will not create a global recession \u2014 absent an escalation. \u2014 Ken Silverstein, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Journal Editorial Report: But do the federal agencies have this power absent a specific grant of authority from Congress? \u2014 Sherman Joyce, WSJ , 12 Jan. 2022",
"The tranche of records will be turned over by March 3, absent a court order, officials said. \u2014 Benjamin Siegel, ABC News , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"Under no circumstances should Brett Kavanaugh be confirmed absent a full and complete investigation. \u2014 Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Fox News , 27 Sep. 2018",
"Under no circumstances should Brett Kavanaugh be confirmed absent a full and complete investigation. \u2014 Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Fox News , 27 Sep. 2018",
"Under no circumstances should Brett Kavanaugh be confirmed absent a full and complete investigation. \u2014 Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Fox News , 27 Sep. 2018",
"Under no circumstances should Brett Kavanaugh be confirmed absent a full and complete investigation. \u2014 Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Fox News , 27 Sep. 2018",
"Under no circumstances should Brett Kavanaugh be confirmed absent a full and complete investigation. \u2014 Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Fox News , 27 Sep. 2018",
"Under no circumstances should Brett Kavanaugh be confirmed absent a full and complete investigation. \u2014 Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Fox News , 27 Sep. 2018",
"Under no circumstances should Brett Kavanaugh be confirmed absent a full and complete investigation. \u2014 Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Fox News , 27 Sep. 2018",
"Under no circumstances should Brett Kavanaugh be confirmed absent a full and complete investigation. \u2014 Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Fox News , 27 Sep. 2018"
],
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"Adjective",
"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin absent-, absens , present participle of abesse \"to be away, be absent,\" from ab- ab- + -sens , present participle (attested only with prefixes) of esse \"to be\" \u2014 more at is entry 1",
"Verb",
"Middle English absenten , borrowed from Anglo-French absenter , borrowed from Late Latin absent\u0101re , verbal derivative of Latin absent-, absens absent entry 1",
"Preposition",
"derivative of absent entry 1"
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"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Preposition",
"1944, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-164152"
},
"absolutization":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the process of rendering something absolute or converting it into an absolute"
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"first_known_use":[
"1863, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-165744"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
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": sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe",
": cast down in spirit : servile , spiritless",
": showing hopelessness or resignation",
": expressing or offered in a humble and often ingratiating spirit",
": very bad or severe",
": low in spirit, strength, or hope"
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"\u02c8ab-\u02ccjekt",
"\u02c8ab-\u02ccjekt"
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"base",
"humble",
"menial",
"servile",
"slavish"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This story generates trust, buy-in and affinity and can be the difference between roaring success and abject failure. \u2014 Jodie Cook, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"The DeSantis administration\u2019s effort to narrow healthcare coverage for transgender residents is yet another manifestation of the Republican Party\u2019s drift toward abject soullessness and moral bankruptcy. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"When the 45th president endorsed her opponent in the South Carolina primary, Representative Nancy Mace filmed a video in front of Trump Tower in New York proclaiming her abject loyalty. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 24 May 2022",
"The rationale for my abject refusal to budge is simple. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
"It\u2019s been 762 days since the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic and finally the vibe has shifted from the abject panic and disbelief of March 2020 to the ubiquitous dread of April 2022. \u2014 Molly Jong-fast, The Atlantic , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Anything less than abject fawning is met with what\u2019s-your-problem-Doc derision. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Someone who's got serious ambition is an abject up-and-goer on a clock-by-clock, day-by-day, minute-by-minute basis. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
"But one thing is clear: every apartment JPC Charities are known to own in Indianapolis has racked up more than 500 housing code violations in the past seven years, and tenants report abject conditions. \u2014 Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star , 25 Feb. 2022"
],
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"Middle English, \"outcast, rejected, lowly,\" borrowed from Latin abjectus \"downcast, humble, sordid,\" from past participle of abicere \"to throw away, throw down, overcome, abandon,\" from ab- ab- + -icere , reduced form of jacere \"to throw\" \u2014 more at jet entry 3"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"type":[
"verb"
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": to make absolute : convert into an absolute"
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"\u02c8ab-s\u0259-\u02ccl\u00fc-\u02cct\u012bz"
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"absolute + -ize"
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"1865, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"phrasal verb"
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": to be filled with (something) : contain a very large amount of (something)"
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"Ab\u016b al-Q\u0101sim":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
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"circa 936\u2013 circa 1013 Spanish Arab physician and medical writer"
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"\u0259-\u02ccbu\u0307l-\u02c8k\u00e4-s\u0259m"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-185055"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being abstruse : abstruseness",
": something that is abstruse"
],
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"\u0259b-\u02c8str\u00fc-s\u0259-t\u0113",
"ab-"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"abstruse + -ity"
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"first_known_use":[
"1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-205232"
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"Abt system":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a system of tracking for mountain railroads in which two or more cograils are used and so arranged that the teeth are not opposite on any two of the rails"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u00e4p(t)\u02ccs-",
"\u02c8a-"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"after Roman Abt \u20201933 Swiss railroad engineer who devised it"
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"1886, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-214325"
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"Definition of abreed chiefly Scottish variant of abroad"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-000943"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": not giving the biuret reaction"
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"(\u02c8)\u0101\u00a6b\u012by\u0259\u02ccret"
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"a- entry 2 + biuret"
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"1908, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-015444"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": an agent (such as a drug) that induces abortion",
"Enter Norma, a thirteen-year-old girl who becomes pregnant after being serially raped by her stepfather, and receives an abortifacient from the Witch. \u2014 The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
"Kamala Harris, in her role as attorney general of California, joined an amicus brief from the attorney general of Massachusetts arguing that Hobby Lobby should be required to provide abortifacient coverage for its employees. \u2014 Sean Spicer, National Review , 22 Oct. 2021",
"In one of the cases Walker referenced, Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., ADF represented the home goods store from an Obama-era mandate that would require it to buy abortifacient contraceptives. \u2014 Nicholas Rowan, Washington Examiner , 15 Apr. 2020",
"And nationwide, antiabortion activists are gearing up for another round of efforts to curb access, with parental-notification requirements and bans on abortifacient medications. \u2014 Tim Craig, Washington Post , 23 Dec. 2019",
"The Obama Administration tried to force the Catholic nuns and other religious groups to provide their employees with contraceptives, including abortifacients , in violation of their beliefs. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 18 Jan. 2019",
"In 2016 the foundation filed a judicial protest, signed by 100 Maltese women, claiming that the nationwide ban of the morning-after pill (which is not abortifacient ) was a violation of their human rights. \u2014 The Economist , 27 July 2019",
"Nowhere in any of its representations in court does the university distinguish between its sincerely held religious beliefs regarding contraception and those regarding abortifacients . \u2014 Elizabeth Kirk, National Review , 10 Feb. 2018",
"The rule on moral objections cited a case brought against the Obama administration in 2015 by the March for Life, an antiabortion group that contends certain types of emergency contraception could be abortifacients . \u2014 Louise Radnofsky, WSJ , 6 Oct. 2017"
],
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"borrowed from New Latin abortifacient-, abortifaciens , from Latin abortus \"miscarriage, abortion\" (from abor\u012br\u012b \"to pass away, (of a fetus) miscarry, be aborted\" + -tus , suffix of verbal action) + -i- -i- + -facient-, -faciens -facient \u2014 more at abort entry 1"
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"1840, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-022557"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a rather large distinctly brown towhee ( Pipilo aberti ) of southwestern North America"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"after James W. Abert \u20201897 American soldier and scientist"
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"first_known_use":[
"1859, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-031719"
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"type":[
"biographical name",
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a monastery ruled by an abbot",
": a convent ruled by an abbess",
": an abbey church",
": monastery , convent",
": a church that is connected to buildings where nuns or monks live",
"Edwin Austin 1852\u20131911 American painter and illustrator"
],
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"\u02c8a-b\u0113",
"\u02c8a-b\u0113",
"\u02c8a-b\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"cloister",
"friary",
"hermitage",
"monastery",
"priory"
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"examples":[
"the monks in the abbey grow all their own vegetables",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Roman numerals on the label depict the date 1494, the year whisky was allegedly produced at the abbey . \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"His return initially seemed like that of a wise man emerging from an abbey to bring revelations to a broken world. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"In 1843, archaeologists excavated the burial grounds of Remiremont Abbey in Lorraine, France (the abbey was founded in the 7th century). \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Indeed, the old abbey has long served as a place of communion. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Monte Cassino abbey in Italy has been destroyed by Lombards, Napoleon, Nazis, and earthquakes \u2014 and every time rebuilt. \u2014 Andrew Doran, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Library director Brian Morin said inclusion of the cartoons illuminates an essential truth about the abbey . \u2014 oregonlive , 14 May 2022",
"Huntsville\u2019s main source of water also comes from a pristine source on the abbey property. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Blaise Pascal stands with the mother superior and two notaries at the reading of the contract ensuring his sister\u2019s keep at an abbey . \u2014 WSJ , 21 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English abbeye, abbay , borrowed from Anglo-French abeie, abbaye , borrowed from Medieval Latin abb\u0101tia \"abbacy, abbey,\" from Late Latin abb\u0101t-, abb\u0101s abbot + Latin -ia -y entry 2"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-033745"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": cut off by abstriction"
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"first_known_use":[
"1877, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-034229"
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"abdominal cavity":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the cavity of the abdomen (see abdomen sense 1 ) that is lined by peritoneum , is bounded above by the diaphragm , anteriorly by a wall of muscle and tissue, and posteriorly by the spinal column, is continuous below with the pelvic cavity , and contains many of the visceral organs and especially those involved in digestion (such as the stomach, liver, pancreas, kidneys, and intestines)",
": abdomen sense 1b"
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1745, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-051241"
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"abductively":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": in an abductive manner"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1958, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-074644"
},
"aboideau":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a tide gate or dam to prevent the overflow of water into marshland"
"ab- entry 1 + Latin strictus , past participle of stringere to draw tight"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1877, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-105814"
},
"aborted":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": stopped before completion especially because of problems or danger",
": failing to achieve the desired result : ending without success : abortive"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8b\u022fr-t\u0259d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Malec said that the group once planted flags on a campus lawn to memorialize aborted fetuses. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"Outside the court, a middle-aged man held a loudspeaker in one hand and a six-foot photo of an aborted fetus in the other. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Pfizer and Moderna didn't use cell lines derived from an aborted fetus to develop the vaccine but did use human fetal cells to test the vaccine's efficacy. \u2014 Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press , 14 Sep. 2021",
"In some instances, such as the aborted merger with Fiat Chrysler in 2019, the Nissan link has appeared to be a brake on bold thinking. \u2014 Stephen Wilmot, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
"If Breen had seen a gas station the night of his aborted escape, the course of his life might have been different. \u2014 David Hill, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Travelers will receive a full refund on the aborted cruise, as well as a credit for the same amount to put towards a future voyage. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Those regulations came after an aborted effort by then-Mayor Kurt Schmoke to shut down the clubs and force them to relocate to industrial areas around the city. \u2014 Bryn Stole, baltimoresun.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Vaccine resistance cuts across nearly all religions, and in Catholicism, some conservatives have critiqued the use of vaccines based on the use of cell lines derived from aborted fetuses. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-112634"
},
"Abu Dhabi":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"sheikhdom, the most populous member of the United Arab Emirates population 2,135,000",
"town, its capital and capital of the United Arab Emirates population 347,000"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u00e4-b\u00fc-\u02c8d\u00e4-b\u0113",
"-\u02c8t\u035fh\u00e4-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-120748"
},
"ABM":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": antiballistic missile"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0101-(\u02cc)b\u0113-\u02c8em"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1963, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-132638"
},
"Abd\u00fclham\u012bd II":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"1842\u20131918 Ottoman sultan (1876\u20131909)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccab-\u02ccd\u00fcl-h\u00e4-\u02c8m\u0113d"
],
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},
"Abashev":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": belonging to a Bronze Age culture of the Chuvash Republic in the east central Soviet Union"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u02c8b\u00e4sh\u0259f"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"probably modification of Russian abashevskiy , derivative of Abashevo , village southeast of Cheboksary where remains of the culture were found"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1948, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-155206"
},
"Abert squirrel":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a large, chiefly tree-dwelling, dark gray squirrel ( Sciurus aberti ) with long tufted ears and white underparts that is found primarily in forests of ponderosa pine in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and northern Mexico"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0101-b\u0259rt-"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"after James W. Abert \u20201897 American soldier and scientist"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1853, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-175623"
},
"abstract algebra":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a branch of mathematics in which algebraic concepts are generalized by using symbols to represent basic arithmetical operations"
],
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"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Getting the most popular programs to work may approach abstract algebra . \u2014 Sonja Sharp Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2021",
"Until Jacques Derrida, Michel Foucault and others revolutionized literary studies, specialist writing was reserved for specialized disciplines\u2014 abstract algebra , for example. \u2014 James Campbell, WSJ , 19 Mar. 2021",
"The mathematician who follows the ice queen often dislikes concrete applications or specific cases \u2014 Alexander Grothendieck, one of the high priests of abstract algebra , once famously picked 57 as an example of a prime number. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 16 June 2020",
"Five of them will be taking college courses in differential equations, abstract algebra and discrete mathematics as 10th-graders at Pasadena High School this fall. \u2014 Jay Mathews, Washington Post , 6 July 2019",
"Complete high school math, including calculus, in middle school and devote high school to more complex subjects: multivariable calculus, abstract algebra , probability, game theory and other college subjects. \u2014 Jay Mathews, Washington Post , 17 Sep. 2017",
"At the height of her mathematical powers, doing new work on abstract algebra , Noether died after an operation on an ovarian cyst. \u2014 Kat Eschner, Smithsonian , 23 Mar. 2017"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1859, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-211948"
},
"abactinal":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": of or relating to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal"
],
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)a-\u00a6bak-t\u0259-n\u1d4al",
"\u00a6a-\u02ccbak-\u00a6t\u012b-n\u1d4al"
],
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"1857, in the meaning defined above"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": renunciation , repudiation"
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"borrowed from Late Latin abren\u016bnti\u0101ti\u014dn-, abren\u016bnti\u0101ti\u014d , from abren\u016bnti\u0101re \"to repudiate, renounce\" (from Latin ab- ab- entry 1 + ren\u016bnti\u0101re \"to report, retract, renounce\") + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d , noun suffix"
],
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"1557, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-231107"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one that uses an abacus"
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"\u02c8a-b\u0259-sist",
"-kist",
"\u0259-\u02c8ba-kist"
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"Middle English, borrowed from Medieval Latin abacista , from Latin abacus abacus + -ista -ist entry 1"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-002529"
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"abbreviation",
"noun"
],
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": alphabet",
": the rudiments of reading, writing, and spelling",
": the rudiments of a subject",
"American Bowling Congress",
"American Broadcasting Companies",
"Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
"atomic, biological, and chemical"
],
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"\u02cc\u0101-(\u02cc)b\u0113-\u02c8s\u0113"
],
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"alphabet",
"basics",
"elements",
"essentials",
"fundamentals",
"grammar",
"principles",
"rudiments"
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"a book on the ABCs of computer usage"
],
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"Noun",
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-020329"
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"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"borough in western Wales on Cardigan Bay population 8666"
],
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"\u02cca-b\u0259-\u02c8ris-\u02cctwith",
"-\u02c8r\u0259s-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-021907"
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"absentation":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an absenting of oneself"
],
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"\u02ccabs\u0259n\u2027\u02c8t\u0101sh\u0259n",
"-\u02ccsen\u2027-"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Medieval Latin absentation-, absentatio , from Late Latin absentatus (past participle of absentare to be absent) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1800, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-100818"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": obadiah"
],
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"ab-\u02c8d\u012b-\u0259s"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Late Latin, from Greek"
],
"first_known_use":[
"12th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-184321"
},
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"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one that is absent : such as",
": a proprietor that lives away from his or her estate or business",
": one missing from work or school",
": a person who is not present",
": one that is absent: as",
": a proprietor who lives away from his or her business or estate",
": a potential party to a legal action who is not present or does not have a representative present at a proceeding"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccab-s\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0113",
"\u02ccab-s\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0113",
"\u02ccab-s\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0113"
],
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"examples":[
"There were 10 sick absentees that day.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The claim spurred months of misinformation about absentee ballots in the state. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 17 June 2022",
"Elections workers in Ohio have begun mailing absentee ballots to military members and other overseas voters for the state\u2019s upcoming Aug. 2 special primary election. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 17 June 2022",
"The suit disputes the counting of absentee ballots in Crawford County. \u2014 Doug Thompson, Arkansas Online , 14 June 2022",
"Now that Juneteenth is a state holiday, voters who intend to hand deliver their absentee ballots to election officials must do so by June 17 at 5 p.m., according to Mobile County Probate Judge Don Davis. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 3 June 2022",
"Clerks will begin sending out absentee ballots to military and overseas voters on Jun. 18. \u2014 Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press , 2 June 2022",
"Beaulieu held a three-vote lead at the end of election night with all precincts reporting, but Bosch overcame that during the official canvass when absentee ballots were counted. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
"One, widely viewed on Facebook, wrongly said that absentee ballots had been sent to dead people. \u2014 Cecilia Kang, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
"First, the coalition member that promotes hand-counting ballots, began posting reports online purporting to show potential problems with absentee ballots and other issues. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"borrowed from Anglo-French abscent\u00e9 \"person holding property in Ireland but illegally resident in England,\" from past participle of absenter \"to be absent,\" verbal derivative of absent absent entry 1"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1537, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-224305"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a genus of Asian and Australian woody plants (family Sterculiaceae) the bark of which yields a strong white fiber \u2014 see devil's-cotton"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u02c8br\u014dm\u0259"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"borrowed from New Latin, from a- a- entry 2 + Greek br\u00f4ma \"food,\" from br\u014d- (going back to Indo-European *g\u02b7\u1e5bh 3 - \"devour, consume\") + -ma , deverbal suffix of result"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1795, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-232709"
},
"abstract universal":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": universal entry 2 sense 2a(1)"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1865, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-002513"
},
"absentee ballot":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a ballot submitted (as by mail) in advance of an election by a voter who is unable to be present at the polls",
": a ballot submitted (as by mail) in advance of an election by a voter who is unable to be present at the polls"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That legislation would also bar election officials from sending voters unsolicited absentee ballot applications. \u2014 Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Both counties have received far fewer absentee ballot applications than in 2018. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Jan. 2022",
"That's an increase from fewer than 1% of absentee ballot applications rejected in 2020's general election. \u2014 The Associated. Press, Arkansas Online , 29 Nov. 2021",
"The Texas law, which Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed in September, bars election officials from sending out unsolicited absentee ballot applications or promoting mail-in voting. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 5 Nov. 2021",
"Instead of using the subjective signature match process, voters would be required to include their driver's license or state ID card number when applying for and returning an absentee ballot . \u2014 Quinn Scanlan, ABC News , 8 Mar. 2021",
"If a person dies after requesting or returning an absentee ballot , the ballot is voided and not counted, said Kevin Hall, spokesman for Iowa\u2019s secretary of state. \u2014 Christina A. Cassidy, chicagotribune.com , 19 Oct. 2020",
"Meanwhile, elections officials in Cuyahoga County said their absentee ballot requests are down 46,850 than the same time in 2018 -- 12,770 now compared to 59,620 then. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Multiple states run year-round voter-protection teams that help voters navigate registration, absentee ballot requests, and labyrinthine voter ID laws. \u2014 Ben Wikler, The New Republic , 28 Feb. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1889, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-180245"
},
"Abitur":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an examination that students in Germany are required to pass in order to be eligible to attend a university"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u00e4-bi-\u02c8tu\u0307r"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"borrowed from German, borrowed from Latin abit\u016brus \"about to depart, one who is going to depart,\" future participle of ab\u012bre \"to go off, depart, pass on\""
],
"first_known_use":[
"1908, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-182337"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one of the posterior paired fins of fishes : pelvic fin"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1775, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-184507"
},
"abaciscus":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": abaculus"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-b\u0259-\u02c8si-sk\u0259s",
"-\u02c8ki-"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Latinization of Late Greek abak\u00edskos , diminutive of Greek abak- , \u00e1bax \"slab, board\""
],
"first_known_use":[
"1753, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-193757"
},
"abohm":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the cgs electromagnetic unit of resistance equal to one billionth of an ohm that measures the resistance of a conductor that with a constant current of one abampere flowing through it maintains between its terminals a potential difference of one abvolt"
],
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)a\u02c8b\u014dm"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"ab- entry 2 + ohm"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1906, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-194503"
},
"abogado":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": counsel sense 6"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccab\u0259\u02c8g\u00e4t(\u02cc)\u014d"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"borrowed from Spanish, going back to Latin advoc\u0101tus advocate entry 1"
],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1896, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-200240"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol",
": reflecting such restraint"
],
"pronounciation":[
"ab-\u02c8st\u0113-m\u0113-\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"abstentious",
"abstinent",
"continent",
"self-abnegating",
"self-denying",
"sober",
"temperate"
],
"antonyms":[
"self-indulgent"
],
"examples":[
"She is known as an abstemious eater and drinker.",
"being abstemious diners, they avoid restaurants with all-you-can-eat buffets",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Carter was consistently ethical, abstemious , frugal and ascetic in the White House. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 June 2021",
"This woman, Margaret Bolden Wilson, was a Seventh-day Adventist who would have been considered abstemious even by the most devout. \u2014 Colin Asher, The New Republic , 19 Apr. 2021",
"People grow more risk-averse, abstemious , religious. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 15 Apr. 2021",
"In a nation with an abstemious Protestant cultural heritage, self-indulgence\u2014and comfort for its own sake\u2014will always find hackles to raise. \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 8 Dec. 2020",
"Gay, bow-tied, effusive, charismatic, and possessed of a lavish appetite, Beard had the misfortune to live in an era at once bigoted, repressed, paranoid, abstemious , and uninterestingly dressed. \u2014 Aaron Timms, The New Republic , 4 Dec. 2020",
"Glenn is abstemious , churchgoing, devoted to his childhood sweetheart wife; Shepard lives the rock star life away from his wife, Louise (Shannon Lucio), drinking and philandering and cruising Florida\u2019s Cocoa Beach in a Corvette convertible. \u2014 cleveland , 9 Oct. 2020",
"Freddy was an awkward fit in a proud, humorless, abstemious family. \u2014 Anne Diebel, The New York Review of Books , 8 Sep. 2020",
"This year\u2019s exercise, which runs from August 17th to 31st, will be a more abstemious affair. \u2014 The Economist , 16 Aug. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"borrowed from Latin abst\u0113mius \"refraining from wine, careful with one's means,\" from abs- (variant of ab- ab- before c- and t- ) + -t\u0113mius , from a base t\u0113m- \"intoxicating\" (also in t\u0113m\u0113tum \"intoxicating beverage,\" t\u0113mulentus \"drunken\"); if going back to an Indo-European root *temH- , akin to Sanskrit t\u0101myati \"(he/she) is stunned, loses consciousness, is exhausted,\" tamayati \"(he/she) chokes (someone),\" Armenian t\u02bfmrim \"(he/she) is stunned\" (perhaps going back to *t\u0113miro- )"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1609, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-204537"
},
"abuilding":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": being in the process of building or of being built"
],
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"\u0259-\u02c8bil-di\u014b"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1534, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-210723"
},
"abri":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": shelter",
": a dugout or cavity in a hillside"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0227br\u0113"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"borrowed from French, going back to Old French, noun derivative of abrier \"to shelter, protect,\" going back to Late Latin apr\u012bc\u0101re \"to expose to the sun (and hence protect from wind, cold, etc.), \" alteration of the Latin deponent verb apr\u012bc\u0101r\u012b \"to sun oneself, bask in the sunshine,\" derivative of apr\u012bcus \"exposed to the sun, sunny\""
],
"first_known_use":[
"1761, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-074706"
},
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"type":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of abstracta plural of abstractum"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-081848"
},
"absenteeism":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": prolonged absence of an owner from his or her property",
"Most school districts continue to see significant declines in student enrollment and high rates of chronic absenteeism . \u2014 Ricardo Cano, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 May 2022",
"In addition, the school district is tackling the issue of chronic absenteeism , which was a problem before COVID-19 and further exacerbated by the pandemic, Torres-Rodriguez said. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 1 June 2022",
"Estimates show that untreated mental illness may cost companies up to $300 billion annually, largely due to impacts on productivity, absenteeism , and increases in medical and disability expenses, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. \u2014 Anne D'innocenzio, Chicago Tribune , 9 May 2022",
"Estimates show that untreated mental illness may cost companies up to $300 billion annually, largely due to impacts on productivity, absenteeism , and increases in medical and disability expenses, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. \u2014 Anne D'innocenzio, Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
"Chronic absenteeism , defined as students who miss 18 or more days at a single school, or 10% of the school year, also increased after the pandemic, the study showed. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 28 Apr. 2022",
"When more employers place an emphasis on employee health and wellness programs, greater strides can be made to combat employee absenteeism , which not only pertains to physical health but also has a significant financial impact. \u2014 Michael Timmes, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The classes are so popular that absenteeism drops to virtually nil on the days they are held. \u2014 Courtland Milloy, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"Universal meals can also help improve students\u2019 health, reduce absenteeism and increase earnings later in life. \u2014 Katherine G. Yewell, The Conversation , 3 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"absentee + -ism"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085420"
},
"absence of blade":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": absence sense 5"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1892, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-090835"
},
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"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"Kareem 1947\u2013 originally (Frederick) Lew(is) Alcindor, Jr. American basketball player"
],
"pronounciation":[
"ab-\u02c8d\u00fcl-j\u0259-\u02c8b\u00e4r"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-104053"
},
"abashless":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": unabashed"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1843, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-124735"
},
"abstractum":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an abstract entity (such as a universal, a relation, a class name)"
],
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"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"borrowed from Medieval Latin, neuter of abstractus abstract entry 1"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1728, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-135927"
},
"abstain (from)":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
"to resist the temptation of had to abstain from solid food before her surgery"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-144252"
},
"Abdullah":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"1924\u20132015",
"king of Saudi Arabia (2005\u201315)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccab-d\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-144617"
},
"abacaxi":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a large, sweet pineapple grown especially in Brazil"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6a-b\u0259-k\u0259-\u00a6sh\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese, \"pineapple, variety of pineapple,\" perhaps borrowed from Tupi *\u0268\u03b2akati , from \u0268\u03b2a \"plant, fruit\" + kati \"fragrant\""
],
"first_known_use":[
"1866, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-162043"
},
"abronia":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a genus of herbs (family Nyctaginaceae) native to western North America having showy fragrant flowers in bracted heads and with the salver-shaped calyx having a 3-winged base \u2014 see sand verbena",
": any plant of the genus Abronia"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u02c8br\u014dn\u0113\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"borrowed from New Latin, from Greek habr\u00f3s \"graceful, delicate\" + New Latin -onia (probably as in Paeonia peony and the names of other flowering plants)"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-181735"
},
"abroad":{
"type":[
"adverb or adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": beyond the boundaries of one's country : in or to a foreign country",
": over a wide area : widely",
": away from one's home",
": in wide circulation : about",
": wide of the mark : astray",
": over a wide area",
": in the open : outdoors",
": in or to a foreign country",
": known to many people"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8br\u022fd",
"\u0259-\u02c8br\u022fd"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hundreds of veterans have traveled to psychedelic retreat centers abroad and many have become advocates for expanding access to hallucinogens. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
"During his MICA days, his work often took him abroad to France, where Mr. Jones, an accomplished painter in his own right, produced more than 50 oil paintings of the French countryside and seacoast, family members said. \u2014 Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun , 24 June 2022",
"Some pandemic experts have warned that if the outbreak worsens, European officials could institute an export ban on Jynneos and limit shipments abroad . \u2014 Fenit Nirappil, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"Through his work at Centre, Fieberg teaches a study abroad course in France. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 23 June 2022",
"Some pandemic experts have warned that if the outbreak worsens, European officials could institute an export ban on Jynneos and limit shipments abroad . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"This week, the princess journeyed to Oslo alongside her husband, Prince Albert, and their twin children, Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella\u2014the trip marks her first royal visit abroad since last spring. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 23 June 2022",
"Some pandemic experts have warned that if the outbreak worsens, European officials could institute an export ban on Jynneos and limit shipments abroad . \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
"That mirrors decisions from health authorities abroad , including in the United Kingdom and Canada, which have also broadened monkeypox vaccinations. \u2014 Alexander Tin, CBS News , 23 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English abrod, abrood , from a- a- entry 1 + brod, brood broad entry 1"
],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-183241"
},
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"type":[
"abbreviation"
],
"definitions":[
"accelerated business collection and delivery"
],
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"synonyms":[],
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a drug taken orally to induce abortion especially early in pregnancy",
": mifepristone",
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": ru-486"
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"first_known_use":[
"1857, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-220443"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": an excretory usually paired aperture opening within or behind the cloacal region in many fishes and affording communication between the abdominal cavity and the exterior"
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"first_known_use":[
"1845, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-233002"
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"Abdullah I":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
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"definitions":[
"1882\u20131951 \u02bdAbd All\u0101h ibn al-Husayn emir of Transjordan (1921\u201346); king of Jordan (1946\u201351)"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-010536"
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"Abri Audit":{
"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": of or belonging to a prehistoric culture transitional between late Mousterian and Aurignacian"
"borrowed from French Abri Audit (literally, \"Audit Shelter\"), a rock shelter in Dordogne department, France"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1912, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-011309"
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"absume":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
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"definitions":[
": to consume gradually"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Latin absumere , from ab- ab- entry 1 + sumere to take"
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"first_known_use":[
"1566, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-011347"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": marsupium sense 1"
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"first_known_use":[
"1800, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-082623"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": of or relating to an early Lower Paleolithic culture of Europe characterized by bifacial stone hand axes"
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccab-\u02c8vi-l\u0113-\u0259n",
"\u02cca-b\u0259-"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"borrowed from French abbevillien , from Abbeville , town in Somme Department, France (near where tools of this tradition were found) + -ien -ian"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1934, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-083610"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a native or inhabitant of the ancient city of Abdera",
": simpleton , scoffer"
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8abd\u0259\u02ccr\u012bt"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"borrowed from Latin Abd\u0113r\u012bt\u0113s , borrowed from Greek Abd\u0113r\u012b\u0301t\u0113s , from \u00c1bd\u0113ra , Thracian city whose inhabitants were reputedly stupid + -\u012bt\u0113s -ite entry 1"
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"circa 1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-084204"
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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": the expression and emotional discharge of unconscious material (such as a repressed idea or emotion) by verbalization especially in the presence of a therapist",
": the expression and emotional discharge of unconscious material (as a repressed idea or emotion) by verbalization especially in the presence of a therapist \u2014 compare catharsis sense 2"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-br\u0113-\u02c8ak-sh\u0259n",
"\u02ccab-r\u0113-\u02c8ak-sh\u0259n"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"partial translation of German Abreagieren , noun use of abreagieren \"to release or express (an emotion previously repressed or forgotten),\" from ab \"down, from\" (going back to Old High German aba ) + reagieren \"to react,\" borrowed from French r\u00e9agir , borrowed (with adaptation to agir \"to act, take effect\") from New Latin reagere \u2014 more at of entry 1 , react"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1912, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-084523"
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"type":[
"biographical name"
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"1962\u2013 great-grandson of Abdullah I king of Jordan (1999\u2013 )"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-102151"
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"abled":{
"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": capable of unimpaired function",
": capable of unimpaired function",
"\u2014 compare differently abled"
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0101-b\u0259ld",
"\u02c8\u0101-b\u0259ld"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"From senior citizens to an abled person curious about alternative ways to ride a bike, the program is welcoming. \u2014 Steven Aquino, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"The experience is similar for the X1 Remote; the ability to speak commands or requests allows users of various disabilities (visual, motor, and/or cognitive) to use their cable interface with the same fluidity as an abled person. \u2014 Steven Aquino, Forbes , 20 May 2021",
"There are sick bodies and bodies with disabilities, both of which require their inhabitants to navigate different landscapes than the ones encountered by healthy or abled people. \u2014 Dana Snitzky, Longreads , 18 Sep. 2019",
"The criteria of the law apply equally to abled and disabled alike. \u2014 Chris Eaton, Twin Cities , 15 Sep. 2019",
"Things that are considered luxury amenities for abled people are often necessities for people with disabilities. \u2014 Wendy Lu, Quartz , 8 Aug. 2019",
"Scores of plus-size and differently abled models were seen strutting down the catwalk in all their glory. \u2014 Shammara Lawrence, Teen Vogue , 15 Sep. 2018",
"So much is focused on fertility and reproduction \u2014 and that's not always something abled people think disabled people should or can do. \u2014 Ariel Henley, Teen Vogue , 5 Oct. 2017",
"Many of these men and women lack the same freedom of movement and clarity of speech as abled people, yet they are focused less on their limitations and more on their potential. \u2014 Robbie Shell, WSJ , 23 Apr. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"extracted from disabled"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1946, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-112911"
},
"abchalazal":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": located or facing away from the chalaza of a seed \u2014 compare chalazal"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6abk\u0259\u00a6l\u0101z\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"ab- entry 1 + chalazal"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1946, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-113703"
},
"abactor":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one who steals cattle"
],
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)a-\u00a6bak-t\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"borrowed from Latin ab\u0101ctor , from abigere \"to drive away\" (from ab- ab- entry 1 + agere \"to drive\" + -tor , agent suffix"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1659, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-115311"
},
"abacate":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": avocado"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-b\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4-t\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"borrowed from Portuguese, probably borrowed from a regional variant of Spanish aguacate"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1860, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-131559"
},
"Abderian":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of or belonging to the ancient city of Abdera or to its inhabitants":[],
": foolish":[
"Abderian laughter"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)ab\u00a6dir\u0113\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Abdera , city of ancient Thrace (borrowed from Greek \u00c1bd\u0113ra ) + -ian":""
"city in central Nigeria; the national capital since 1991 population 1,143,835":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00e4-\u02c8b\u00fc-j\u00e4"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112019"
},
"abstract plant":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a comprehensive record maintained by a title-insurance company indicating liens, encumbrances, and defects affecting the title to properties located in the community where the company operates as insurer":[
"\u2014 not often in formal use"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1890, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113713"
},
"abcoulomb":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the cgs electromagnetic unit quantity of electricity equal to 10 coulombs and being the charge that passes in one second through any cross section of a conductor carrying a steady current of one abampere":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)ab\u02c8k\u00fc\u02ccl\u00e4m",
"-l\u014dm"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"ab- entry 2 + coulomb":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1903, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114003"
},
"abstinence syndrome":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the physical effects that result from depriving an addict of the drug to which he or she is habituated":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1931, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114315"
},
"Abbeville":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"commune in northern France on the Somme River northwest of Amiens population 24,880":[],
"city in a rice-growing region of southern Louisiana population 12,257":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-bi-\u02ccvil",
"\u00e4b-\u02c8v\u0113l"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120046"
},
"abasi":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an Afghan yellow bronze coin equivalent to four shahi that was issued between 1921 and 1923":[],
": an Afghan unit of value for postage stamps":[
"one- abasi stamps",
"two- abasi stamps"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"variant transliterations of Persian \u02bdabb\u0101s\u012b abassi":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124635"
},
"abaca":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a strong fiber obtained from the leafstalk of a banana ( Musa textilis ) native to the Philippines":[],
": the plant that yields abaca":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-b\u0259-\u02cck\u00e4",
"\u02cca-b\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the living room, there\u2019s a graphic abaca rug in the shape of a slithering snake. \u2014 Julia Bainbridge, New York Times , 26 Mar. 2020",
"Made in silk abaca straw, the hat finished off the royal mom\u2019s all-pink chic look for the event back in July. \u2014 Monique Jessen, PEOPLE.com , 12 Nov. 2019",
"The Josef Frank\u2013style candlestick lamp is from Svenskt Tenn, the swing-arm lamp is by Ann-Morris, Inc., and the custom abaca rug is by Beauvais Carpets. \u2014 Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor , 21 May 2018",
"Designer: DeAnna Gibbons, DeAnna Gibbons Millinery Dresses: A royal wedding guest Materials: Draped lilac silk abaca with handmade red silk flowers, red glass currents and yellow nose-length veil. \u2014 Tony Bravo, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 Jan. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Spanish abac\u00e1 , from Tagalog abak\u00e1":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1751, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125852"
},
"abstractionism":{
"type":[
"adjective or noun",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the principles or practice of creating abstract art":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"ab-\u02c8strak-sh\u0259-\u02ccni-z\u0259m",
"\u0259b-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The song is a departure from Khruangbin\u2019s usual abstractionism , as their own catalogue largely sticks to psychedelia. \u2014 Natalie Maher, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 Mar. 2022",
"In 1958, at the recommendation of Philip Johnson, the Bronfman family, owners of Joseph Seagram, Ltd, offered a commission to Rothko, then a rising star of abstractionism , to paint a series of murals for The Four Seasons. \u2014 Kevin Conley, Town & Country , 25 Feb. 2014",
"Werner Drewes An exhibition of paintings and prints by the German artist (1899-1985), a member of the Bauhaus school who later brought abstractionism to the United States. \u2014 Carrie Donovan, Washington Post , 24 May 2017",
"Khrushchev, who had simple tastes and was facing serious political challenges, flew into a rage against abstractionism and made threats of coercion. \u2014 Raymond H. Anderson, New York Times , 1 Apr. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"abstraction + -ism":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1921, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131445"
},
"ably":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": in an able and skillful manner : with ability, skill, or proficiency":[
"was ably assisted",
"This silly comic Christmas romp is ably performed by a cast of 22 actors, led by the high-spirited Danny McBride as the childlike Buddy.",
"\u2014 Matthew Yde",
"Last year, she ably completed a half-marathon run with only minimal training.",
"\u2014 Zachary Lewis"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0101-b(\u0259-)l\u0113",
"\u02c8\u0101-bl\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132558"
},
"abrood":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": on a hatch":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u02c8br\u00fcd"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English abrode, a broode from a- a- entry 1 + brod, brood brood entry 1":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134753"
},
"ableeze":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": ablaze":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u02c8bl\u0113z"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"a- entry 1 + bleeze verb":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1819, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135457"
},
"absentee landlord":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": someone who owns and rents property but does not live on or near the property and rarely visits it":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135555"
},
"abessive":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": denoting absence or lack":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)a\u00a6besiv"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin abesse \"to be absent\" + -ive":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1854, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135813"
},
"abroach":{
"type":[
"adverb or adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": in a condition for letting out a liquid (such as wine)":[],
": in action or agitation : astir":[
"mischiefs that I set abroach",
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8br\u014dch"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English abroche , from a- a- entry 1 + broche \"pointed rod, broach entry 1 \"":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
