"a concentrated extract of cannabis that is prepared by treating cannabis with a solvent (such as butane) and is used by heating the concentrate on a hot surface (as of metal or glass) and inhaling the vapors",
"a single dose of dab",
"a dance move originating in hip-hop that is performed by bending one arm at the elbow, dropping the head so that the face is near the crook of that arm, and usually extending the other arm so that it is parallel with the forearm of the bent arm",
"a sudden blow or thrust poke",
"to strike or touch lightly pat",
"to apply lightly or irregularly daub",
"to inhale the vapors of (a heated concentrate of cannabis)",
"to touch or pat something lightly",
"to inhale the vapors of a heated concentrate of cannabis to take a dab (see dab entry 1 sense 4b )",
"to perform a dab (see dab entry 1 sense 5 ) or a series of dabs (as while dancing or in celebration)",
"flatfish",
"any of several flounders (genus Limanda , especially L. limanda ) \u2014 compare sand dab",
"a skillful person",
"Dictionary of American Biography",
"a small amount",
"a light quick touch",
"to strike or touch lightly",
"to apply with light or uneven strokes"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8dab",
"synonyms":[
"dig",
"jab",
"lunge",
"poke"
],
"antonyms":[
"ace",
"adept",
"artist",
"authority",
"cognoscente",
"connoisseur",
"crackerjack",
"crackajack",
"dab hand",
"expert",
"fiend",
"geek",
"guru",
"hand",
"hotshot",
"maestro",
"master",
"maven",
"mavin",
"meister",
"past master",
"proficient",
"scholar",
"shark",
"sharp",
"virtuoso",
"whiz",
"wizard"
],
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"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 6",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (3)",
"1691, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"daddy":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": father sense 1a",
": granddaddy sense 2",
": father entry 1 sense 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8da-d\u0113",
"\u02c8da-d\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"dad",
"father",
"old man",
"pa",
"papa",
"poppa",
"pater",
"pop",
"sire"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"I stopped calling my father \u201c Daddy \u201d because I thought it sounded childish.",
"Cook's Tours can be considered the daddy of all organized travel tours.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And a klatch of daddy bloggers was trying to cajole the nation\u2019s leading online retailer into making its parent-discount program more inclusive for men. \u2014 Daniel Engber, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
"But Butcher's not just visiting Ryan for some daddy /son time. \u2014 Alex Raiman, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
"Tobler, who goes by @cowturtle, has amassed 205,000 followers who tune into his TIkTok channel to watch his eel daddy adventures. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 13 May 2022",
"Kendall Roy ended season 2 by throwing his father under the bus after seemingly giving up on his desperate need for daddy 's approval. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 10 May 2022",
"His father is a drummer, Gammon explained, and Finn likes to drum just like his daddy . \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 4 May 2022",
"Getting to play a baseball game, be a daddy and getting through that process. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 Sep. 2021",
"And on a funnier side, Chuck does desire to be a daddy one day. \u2014 Julie Beck, The Atlantic , 14 May 2021",
"The music, beauty, and fashion mogul and her baby daddy , A$AP Rocky, skipped the biggest night in fashion. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220002"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": crazy , foolish",
": silly or oddly funny"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8da-f\u0113",
"\u02c8da-f\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"balmy",
"barmy",
"bats",
"batty",
"bedlam",
"bonkers",
"brainsick",
"bughouse",
"certifiable",
"crackbrained",
"cracked",
"crackers",
"crackpot",
"cranky",
"crazed",
"crazy",
"cuckoo",
"daft",
"demented",
"deranged",
"fruity",
"gaga",
"haywire",
"insane",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"loco",
"loony",
"looney",
"loony tunes",
"looney tunes",
"lunatic",
"mad",
"maniacal",
"maniac",
"mental",
"meshuga",
"meshugge",
"meshugah",
"meshuggah",
"moonstruck",
"non compos mentis",
"nuts",
"nutty",
"psycho",
"psychotic",
"scatty",
"screwy",
"unbalanced",
"unhinged",
"unsound",
"wacko",
"whacko",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"wud"
],
"antonyms":[
"balanced",
"compos mentis",
"sane",
"sound",
"uncrazy"
],
"examples":[
"The actress is starring in a daffy new comedy this summer.",
"The book is filled with daffy characters.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The songs on the album are tamped down and less flamboyantly daffy than his previous ones, presumably in performance of a gritty authenticity. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 9 June 2022",
"The routine was a little bit daffy \u2014 a wuxia grandmaster with a hint of Lucille Ball. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
"For Hollywood oomph, Uma Thurman subbed in as the Swedish secretary, and Will Ferrell played a daffy ex-Nazi. \u2014 Mara Reinstein, Vulture , 9 Dec. 2021",
"But to a degree, the charmingly daffy anachronistic dialogue compensates for a plot that feels like a fait accompli. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Nov. 2021",
"In For Your Consideration, from 2006, Coolidge is a daffy film producer. \u2014 E. Alex Jung, Vulture , 7 July 2021",
"More than once, Barbarisi must find a diplomatic way to let Beep know how daffy his latest take on a Fennian ambiguity appears to an outsider. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 May 2021",
"The humor is not as daffy as in Edward Lear, and not as elaborate as in Lewis Carroll. \u2014 Joan Acocella, The New Yorker , 7 Dec. 2020",
"Biden\u2019s daffy proposal to rely on wind and solar power would gut our economy and make our energy supply weather-dependent. \u2014 Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner , 24 Oct. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"obsolete English daff , noun, fool",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1884, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185140"
},
"daft":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"silly , foolish",
"mad , insane",
"frivolously merry",
"foolish , crazy"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8daft",
"synonyms":[
"balmy",
"barmy",
"bats",
"batty",
"bedlam",
"bonkers",
"brainsick",
"bughouse",
"certifiable",
"crackbrained",
"cracked",
"crackers",
"crackpot",
"cranky",
"crazed",
"crazy",
"cuckoo",
"daffy",
"demented",
"deranged",
"fruity",
"gaga",
"haywire",
"insane",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"loco",
"loony",
"looney",
"loony tunes",
"looney tunes",
"lunatic",
"mad",
"maniacal",
"maniac",
"mental",
"meshuga",
"meshugge",
"meshugah",
"meshuggah",
"moonstruck",
"non compos mentis",
"nuts",
"nutty",
"psycho",
"psychotic",
"scatty",
"screwy",
"unbalanced",
"unhinged",
"unsound",
"wacko",
"whacko",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"wud"
],
"antonyms":[
"balanced",
"compos mentis",
"sane",
"sound",
"uncrazy"
],
"examples":[
"Your idea seems a bit daft to me.",
"She looked at us as if we'd gone daft .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But unlike the first film, Sonic 2 has a daft sense of fun that feels totally self-assured, a proper blend of kid-friendly gags and deeply dorky world building, complete with post-credit sequences and ever-expanding lore. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Someday soon \u2014 maybe in a year, maybe at the next Olympic trials \u2014 Americans will look back at last week's events and ask how any organization could have been so daft , so anachronistic, so wrongheaded. \u2014 Jim Souhan, Star Tribune , 4 July 2021",
"Does this praise even track for a generation raised on politicians who make hay exploiting daft cultural skirmishes? \u2014 Virginia Heffernan Los Angeles Times, Star Tribune , 23 Apr. 2021",
"The internet has accelerated the spread of absurd theories, but these are a continuation of the sort of daft rumors that have always circulated in human communities. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2020",
"Nevertheless, emotion resonates through this delightful memoir, which offers a candid, humorous look inside the royal family and the daft world of the British aristocracy. \u2014 Moira Hodgson, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2020",
"Which, of course, sounds daft since voters headed to the polls last Tuesday or headed to their mailboxes at some point to send in their absentee ballots. \u2014 Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 Apr. 2020",
"Yet just as Shoplifters conceded that its low-class antiheroes were actually horrible people, Parasite is fairly kind to the upper crust, portraying the rich as sweet if slightly daft people. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 3 Oct. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English daffte, daft, defte \"well-mannered, gentle, dull, foolish,\" going back to Old English ged\u00e6fte \"gentle, mild, meek,\" adjective derivative of a Germanic base *da\u0180- \"becoming, fit\" (whence also Old English gedafen \"appropriate, fitting,\" Gothic gadaban \"to happen, be suitable,\" with lengthened grade Old English ged\u0113fe \"fitting, worthy, quiet, tranquil,\" Middle Dutch onghedoef \"wild, rough,\" Gothic gadob ist \"it is fitting\"), going back to dialectal Indo-European *d h ab h - or *d h ob h -, whence also Old Church Slavic podobati \"to become, be fitting,\" dobr\u016d \"good, pleasant,\" Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian d\u00f4ba, d\u020dba \"time, season,\" Lithuanian dab\u00e0 \"nature, character,\" dabn\u00f9s \"well-dressed, elegant\"",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
"silly , foolish",
"mad , insane",
"frivolously merry",
"foolish , crazy"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8daft",
"also",
"\u02c8daft"
],
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"balmy",
"barmy",
"bats",
"batty",
"bedlam",
"bonkers",
"brainsick",
"bughouse",
"certifiable",
"crackbrained",
"cracked",
"crackers",
"crackpot",
"cranky",
"crazed",
"crazy",
"cuckoo",
"daffy",
"demented",
"deranged",
"fruity",
"gaga",
"haywire",
"insane",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"loco",
"loony",
"looney",
"loony tunes",
"looney tunes",
"lunatic",
"mad",
"maniacal",
"maniac",
"mental",
"meshuga",
"meshugge",
"meshugah",
"meshuggah",
"moonstruck",
"non compos mentis",
"nuts",
"nutty",
"psycho",
"psychotic",
"scatty",
"screwy",
"unbalanced",
"unhinged",
"unsound",
"wacko",
"whacko",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"wud"
],
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"balanced",
"compos mentis",
"sane",
"sound",
"uncrazy"
],
"examples":[
"Your idea seems a bit daft to me.",
"She looked at us as if we'd gone daft .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But unlike the first film, Sonic 2 has a daft sense of fun that feels totally self-assured, a proper blend of kid-friendly gags and deeply dorky world building, complete with post-credit sequences and ever-expanding lore. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Someday soon \u2014 maybe in a year, maybe at the next Olympic trials \u2014 Americans will look back at last week's events and ask how any organization could have been so daft , so anachronistic, so wrongheaded. \u2014 Jim Souhan, Star Tribune , 4 July 2021",
"Does this praise even track for a generation raised on politicians who make hay exploiting daft cultural skirmishes? \u2014 Virginia Heffernan Los Angeles Times, Star Tribune , 23 Apr. 2021",
"The internet has accelerated the spread of absurd theories, but these are a continuation of the sort of daft rumors that have always circulated in human communities. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2020",
"Nevertheless, emotion resonates through this delightful memoir, which offers a candid, humorous look inside the royal family and the daft world of the British aristocracy. \u2014 Moira Hodgson, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2020",
"Which, of course, sounds daft since voters headed to the polls last Tuesday or headed to their mailboxes at some point to send in their absentee ballots. \u2014 Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 Apr. 2020",
"Yet just as Shoplifters conceded that its low-class antiheroes were actually horrible people, Parasite is fairly kind to the upper crust, portraying the rich as sweet if slightly daft people. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 3 Oct. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English daffte, daft, defte \"well-mannered, gentle, dull, foolish,\" going back to Old English ged\u00e6fte \"gentle, mild, meek,\" adjective derivative of a Germanic base *da\u0180- \"becoming, fit\" (whence also Old English gedafen \"appropriate, fitting,\" Gothic gadaban \"to happen, be suitable,\" with lengthened grade Old English ged\u0113fe \"fitting, worthy, quiet, tranquil,\" Middle Dutch onghedoef \"wild, rough,\" Gothic gadob ist \"it is fitting\"), going back to dialectal Indo-European *d h ab h - or *d h ob h -, whence also Old Church Slavic podobati \"to become, be fitting,\" dobr\u016d \"good, pleasant,\" Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian d\u00f4ba, d\u020dba \"time, season,\" Lithuanian dab\u00e0 \"nature, character,\" dabn\u00f9s \"well-dressed, elegant\"",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-164645"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a raised platform (as in a hall or large room)",
": a raised platform (as in a hall or large room)"
],
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"\u02c8d\u0101-\u0259s",
"nonstandard",
"\u02c8d\u0101-\u0259s"
],
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"platform",
"podium",
"rostrum",
"stage",
"stand",
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],
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"examples":[
"the speaker took his place at the front of the dais",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Johnson sat at the dais , eyes wide and eager to answer any question lobbed his way. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Alamo Heights and Terrell Hills residents can expect to see some familiar faces at the dais even after May election season rolls by. \u2014 Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Even the nameplate usually affixed to his spot on the dais was MIA. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
"There was no way that Mary Martin, of Batavia, Illinois, was going to keep quiet when her mom, Deborah Martin, walked across the dais to receive her bachelors of nursing Sunday afternoon at the school\u2019s Hammond campus. \u2014 Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"But prosecutors argued that Husel\u2019s intent to end lives was clear, citing the amount of medication given and lining up the 20 vials given to Penix along a dais . \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Purdue coach Matt Painter couldn't help but flash a sly glance at center Trevion Williams from across the dais during the Boilermakers postgame news conference. \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The house was transformed into something like a dais , with a wide, flat surface. \u2014 Zach Williams, The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
"But seated there in front of a dais in the bowels of Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Donald was already planning for the future. \u2014 Dylan Hern\u00e1ndez, Los Angeles Times , 28 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English deis, des \"high table, elevated platform occupied by a court or council,\" borrowed from Anglo-French deis, dais (continental Old French deis \"table of honor set up on a platform\"), going back to Medieval Latin discus \"raised table, platform,\" going back to Latin, \"discus, kind of plate, gong,\" borrowed from Greek d\u00edskos \"discus,\" in Late Greek also \"dish, round mirror, the sun's disk, gong\" \u2014 more at discus ",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190028"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an act of dallying : such as",
": play",
": amorous play",
": frivolous action : trifling"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8da-l\u0113-\u0259n(t)s"
],
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"frolic",
"frolicking",
"fun",
"fun and games",
"play",
"recreation",
"relaxation",
"rollicking",
"sport"
],
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"examples":[
"an extremely serious scientist who is not much given to dalliance or idle chitchat",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But this dalliance with aubade was short-lived, after which Tower and Weilerstein hit the ground running. \u2014 Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"Coca-Cola's primary dalliance in this world came with MyCoke, an online chat space that revolved around Flash in its years of operation and included pedestrian mini-games and music remixing tools. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Hearst went furthest in his dalliance with Nazi Germany. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
"Jim Harbaugh will stay at Michigan after all, ending his dalliance with a return to the NFL after interviewing with the Minnesota Vikings for their head coaching vacancy Wednesday. \u2014 Dave Campbell, chicagotribune.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Jim Harbaugh will stay at Michigan after all, ending his dalliance with a return to the NFL after interviewing with the Minnesota Vikings for their head coach vacancy. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Harbaugh to stay at Michigan: Former Stanford and 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh will stay at Michigan after all, ending his dalliance with a return to the NFL after interviewing with the Vikings for their head-coach vacancy. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Walker re-signed with the Lions after a brief dalliance with free agency this spring. \u2014 Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press , 13 Apr. 2022",
"That suggests women may be ready to approach getting dressed as a complex dalliance between fabric, body, and identity. \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 6 Mar. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202404"
},
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"type":"verb",
"definitions":[
"to act playfully",
"to play amorously",
"to deal lightly toy",
"to waste time",
"linger , dawdle",
"to act playfully",
"to waste time",
"linger sense 1 , dawdle"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8da-l\u0113",
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"disport",
"frolic",
"play",
"recreate",
"rollick",
"skylark",
"sport",
"toy"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Please don't dally . We need you here right away.",
"The two of us dallied over our coffee that morning.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The deadline for submitting ideas for the next set has also been extended until Sept. 1, so don\u2019t dilly- dally with yours. \u2014 Adam Lashinsky, Fortune , 10 Apr. 2020",
"Before taking control of the Gaullist party in 1976, Mr. Chirac dallied with the Communist and Socialist Parties. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Sep. 2019",
"No unplugged shows for her, no Bon Iver covers or dallying with avant-garde producers David Guetta and Sia will do, thank you very much. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Feb. 2020",
"WikiLeaks has also been accused of serving as a conduit for Russian misinformation, and Assange has alienated some supporters by dallying with populist politicians including Brexit-promoter Nigel Farage. \u2014 NBC News , 24 Feb. 2020",
"In an attempt to egg him on through jealousy, Ness herself has been dallying , with unfortunate consequences. \u2014 Clair Wills, The New York Review of Books , 7 Jan. 2020",
"Harry Kane scored the crucial goal five minutes from the end after Jack Grealish was caught dallying on the ball, and the Villa captain was punished by the clinical striker. \u2014 SI.com , 10 Aug. 2019",
"Enough dilly dallying , when are the Broncos going to put in Drew Lock as their starting quarterback? \u2014 Ryan O\u2019halloran, The Denver Post , 26 Nov. 2019",
"Books are meant to be long, dallying detours into other worlds. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Sep. 2019"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":"verb",
"definitions":[
"to act playfully",
"to play amorously",
"to deal lightly toy",
"to waste time",
"linger , dawdle",
"to act playfully",
"to waste time",
"linger sense 1 , dawdle"
],
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"disport",
"frolic",
"play",
"recreate",
"rollick",
"skylark",
"sport",
"toy"
],
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"examples":[
"Please don't dally . We need you here right away.",
"The two of us dallied over our coffee that morning.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The deadline for submitting ideas for the next set has also been extended until Sept. 1, so don\u2019t dilly- dally with yours. \u2014 Adam Lashinsky, Fortune , 10 Apr. 2020",
"Before taking control of the Gaullist party in 1976, Mr. Chirac dallied with the Communist and Socialist Parties. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Sep. 2019",
"No unplugged shows for her, no Bon Iver covers or dallying with avant-garde producers David Guetta and Sia will do, thank you very much. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Feb. 2020",
"WikiLeaks has also been accused of serving as a conduit for Russian misinformation, and Assange has alienated some supporters by dallying with populist politicians including Brexit-promoter Nigel Farage. \u2014 NBC News , 24 Feb. 2020",
"In an attempt to egg him on through jealousy, Ness herself has been dallying , with unfortunate consequences. \u2014 Clair Wills, The New York Review of Books , 7 Jan. 2020",
"Harry Kane scored the crucial goal five minutes from the end after Jack Grealish was caught dallying on the ball, and the Villa captain was punished by the clinical striker. \u2014 SI.com , 10 Aug. 2019",
"Enough dilly dallying , when are the Broncos going to put in Drew Lock as their starting quarterback? \u2014 Ryan O\u2019halloran, The Denver Post , 26 Nov. 2019",
"Books are meant to be long, dallying detours into other worlds. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Sep. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English dalyen , from Anglo-French dalier ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"dam":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"biographical name",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a barrier preventing the flow of water or of loose solid materials (such as soil or snow)",
": a barrier built across a watercourse for impounding (see impound sense 2 ) water",
": a barrier to check the flow of liquid, gas, or air",
": a body of water confined by a barrier",
": to provide or restrain with a barrier that prevents the flow of water : to provide or restrain with a dam (see dam entry 1 sense 1a )",
": to stop up : block",
": the female parent of an animal and especially of a domestic animal",
"dekameter",
": the female parent of a domestic animal (as a dog or horse)",
": a barrier (as across a stream) to hold back a flow of water",
": to hold back or block with or as if with a dam",
": a female parent",
": rubber dam \u2014 see dental dam",
"dekameter",
"(Carl Peter) Henrik 1895\u20131976 Danish biochemist"
],
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"\u02c8dam",
"\u02c8dam",
"\u02c8dam",
"\u02c8dam",
"\u02c8d\u00e4m"
],
"synonyms":[
"dike",
"embankment",
"head",
"levee"
],
"antonyms":[
"block",
"choke",
"clog",
"clot",
"congest",
"gum (up)",
"jam",
"obstruct",
"occlude",
"plug (up)",
"stop (up)",
"stuff"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"ice floes were damming the river"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1) and Verb",
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"Noun (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"13th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
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"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": loss or harm resulting from injury to person, property, or reputation",
": compensation in money imposed by law for loss or injury",
": expense , cost",
": to cause damage (see damage entry 1 sense 1 ) to",
": loss or harm caused by injury to a person's body or property",
": money demanded or paid according to law for injury or damage",
": to cause harm or loss to",
": loss or harm resulting from injury to person, property, or reputation",
": the money awarded to a party in a civil suit as reparation for the loss or injury for which another is liable \u2014 see also additur , cover , mitigate , remittitur \u2014 compare declaratory judgment at judgment sense 1a , injunction , specific performance at performance",
": damages deemed to compensate the injured party for losses sustained as a direct result of the injury suffered",
": special damages in this entry",
": damages for a loss that is an immediate, natural, and foreseeable result of the wrongful act \u2014 compare special damages in this entry",
": punitive damages in this entry",
": damages recoverable for breach of contract and designed to put the injured party in the position he or she would have been in had the contract been completed",
": damages for a loss that is the natural, foreseeable, and logical result of a wrongful act \u2014 compare special damages in this entry",
": damages for losses (as pain and suffering, inconvenience, or loss of lifestyle) whose monetary values are difficult to assign",
": damages deemed to compensate for the loss of enjoyment of life resulting from a wrongful act",
": damages recoverable under section 2-715 of the Uniform Commercial Code in breach of contract cases for losses that include expenses incurred in handling and caring for goods which were the subject of the contract, reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining cover, and any other reasonable expenses resulting from the breach that do not fall into any other category",
": damages whose amount is agreed upon by the parties to a contract as adequately compensating for loss in the event of a breach",
": damages recoverable for loss resulting from an obligor's delay in performing",
": damages awarded in a small amount (as one dollar) in cases in which a party has been injured but no loss resulted from the injury or in which the injured party failed to prove that loss resulted from the injury",
": damages that are presumed under the law to result naturally and necessarily from a tortious act and that therefore do not require proof",
": damages awarded in cases of serious or malicious wrongdoing to punish or deter the wrongdoer or deter others from behaving similarly",
": damages awarded in an amount deemed to compensate for losses that arise not as a natural result of the injury but because of some particular circumstance of the injured party",
": damages relating to a business, profession, or property that are easily calculable in monetary terms",
": liquidated damages in this entry",
": damages awarded in an amount that is three times the amount for which the trier of fact finds the wrongdoer liable",
": losses for which damages are recoverable",
": of or relating to damages"
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"\u02c8da-mij",
"\u02c8da-mij"
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"affliction",
"detriment",
"harm",
"hurt",
"injury"
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"blemish",
"bloody",
"break",
"compromise",
"crab",
"cripple",
"cross (up)",
"deface",
"disfigure",
"endamage",
"flaw",
"harm",
"hurt",
"impair",
"injure",
"mar",
"spoil",
"vitiate"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Duke says repairs and damage assessment are underway. \u2014 Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
"Wagner, of Florissant, Missouri, the one person charged in connection to the property damage incident, was with Garland and among those arrested in Idaho, according to jail records. \u2014 William Lee, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"Many of the vehicles sport bullet holes or other obvious battle damage . \u2014 Mac William Bishop, Rolling Stone , 12 June 2022",
"Defending race winner Alex Palou was knocked out of contention with suspension damage caused by wheel-to-wheel contact from his teammate Ericsson on the third lap. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel , 12 June 2022",
"For more ways to protect against water damage inside and out, check out our picks for the best gutter guards and gutter-cleaning tools! \u2014 Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics , 12 June 2022",
"Upon further review, police say that both drivers should be considered at fault in a May 30 Jeep and motorcycle accident that resulted in no injuries and relatively minor damage . \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 12 June 2022",
"Left untreated, Ramsay Hunt syndrome can lead to permanent hearing loss, eye damage and postherpetic neuralgia \u2014 painful condition that occurs when a shingles infection damages nerve fibers. \u2014 Ebony Williams, ajc , 11 June 2022",
"This look can be achieved by women of color (particularly Black women) with little to no hair damage . \u2014 Emerald Elitou, Essence , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Pets can damage lawns by doing their business in the grass and even just walking and running across the yard. \u2014 Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star , 14 June 2022",
"Just like tobacco, smoking weed can damage the lungs and increase the risk of respiratory diseases. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 8 June 2022",
"Dust storms also damage crops and deplete fertile soil. \u2014 Kasha Patel, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"For example, the inflammation in scalp psoriasis\u2014which shows up as red, scaly, plaques\u2014can damage the hair follicles. \u2014 Melanie Rud, SELF , 26 May 2022",
"Debris such as twigs and acorns can damage the blades on a reel mower. \u2014 Will Briskin, Popular Mechanics , 22 May 2022",
"After taking so much time and energy to interview, not receiving offers can damage your self-esteem. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"The strong winds could also damage trees and power lines. \u2014 Brook Endale, The Enquirer , 20 May 2022",
"Even in the shorter term, climate disasters can damage the economy and impact aggregate supply and demand\u2014for example, extreme weather events are linked to food price shocks which can have profound inflationary effects. \u2014 Aaron Regunberg, The New Republic , 19 May 2022"
],
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"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-172908"
},
"damaging":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": causing or able to cause damage : injurious"
],
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"\u02c8da-mi-ji\u014b"
],
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"adverse",
"bad",
"baleful",
"baneful",
"dangerous",
"deleterious",
"detrimental",
"evil",
"harmful",
"hurtful",
"ill",
"injurious",
"mischievous",
"nocuous",
"noxious",
"pernicious",
"prejudicial",
"wicked"
],
"antonyms":[
"anodyne",
"benign",
"harmless",
"hurtless",
"innocent",
"innocuous",
"inoffensive",
"safe"
],
"examples":[
"the damaging effects of the sun on your skin",
"The storm may produce damaging winds.",
"He says he has damaging information about the candidate.",
"The evidence was very damaging to their case.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Milwaukee, like much of the Midwest, saw heavy rains and damaging winds after strong thunderstorms swept through on Monday. \u2014 Ashley R. Williams, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
"Rush County residents are assessing damage from a storm system that brought tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail across Central Indiana Wednesday afternoon and evening. \u2014 Hannah Brock, The Indianapolis Star , 9 June 2022",
"Again damaging winds, heavy rain and lightning will all be possible. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 7 June 2022",
"Forecasters said the primary threat of these storms is damaging winds and large hail. \u2014 Brook Endale, The Enquirer , 21 May 2022",
"Storms across large parts of Arkansas on Sunday could produce severe weather, including damaging winds, large hail and tornadoes, forecasters said. \u2014 Arkansas Democrat-gazette, Arkansas Online , 15 May 2022",
"Additionally, strong to severe thunderstorms are possible bringing the potential for damaging winds and isolated tornadoes. \u2014 Ngan Ho, Baltimore Sun , 6 May 2022",
"All severe weather hazards will be possible including damaging winds, hail, and tornadoes. \u2014 Allison Chinchar, CNN , 30 Apr. 2022",
"In addition to damaging winds, the National Weather Service is forecasting possible large hail and a tornado across eastern New Mexico on Sunday. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1828, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190533"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adjective or adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to condemn to a punishment or fate",
": to condemn to hell",
": to condemn vigorously and often irascibly for some real or fancied fault or defect",
": to condemn as a failure by public criticism",
": to bring ruin on",
": to swear at : curse",
": curse , swear",
": the utterance of the word damn as a curse",
": a minimum amount or degree (as of care or consideration) : the least bit",
": damned",
": beyond doubt or question : certainly",
": to condemn to everlasting punishment especially in hell",
": to declare to be bad or a failure",
": to swear at : curse",
": very bad"
],
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"\u02c8dam",
"\u02c8dam"
],
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"curse"
],
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"beans",
"bubkes",
"bupkes",
"bupkus",
"continental",
"darn",
"durn",
"diddly",
"diddly-squat",
"doodley-squat",
"doodly-squat",
"fig",
"ghost",
"hoot",
"iota",
"jot",
"lick",
"modicum",
"rap",
"squat",
"syllable",
"tittle",
"whit",
"whoop"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Be big, run fast, jump high, do good around cones, and damn the game tape. \u2014 Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Both adore print and know their way around a logo\u2014and damn if their joint show wasn\u2019t the glammest event of the season as Naomi Campbell closed their Milan runway in Versace metal mesh, emblazoned with Fendi\u2019s double-F\u2019s. \u2014 Nicole Phelps, Vogue , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Swing wide, ye driver\u2019s door of temptation: The interior space is cavernous, and its d\u00e9cor gorgeous and sophisticated, damn it. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
"In his mind, this is his moment, his triumphal historical drama, and damn the cost. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 26 Feb. 2022",
"For Copperheads, the idea of us bearing up as fully men would damn near signal the apocalypse. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Familiarity does not damn this or any other promising approach to this play, because its circumstances are simply too strange. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 15 Jan. 2022",
"Others are trying to change careers, damn the consequences. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 16 Oct. 2021",
"Of people not afraid to deal with epic problems, damn the odds. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This is a life-or-death emergency that divides responsible gun owners and responsive lawmakers from people who just don\u2019t seem to give a damn . \u2014 Van Jones, CNN , 7 June 2022",
"Michelle is perfectly capable of saving her own damn self. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 10 Nov. 2021",
"What if the world were ending and no one gave a damn , including most of the people in a position to actually do something about it? \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 10 Dec. 2021",
"What if the world were ending and no one gave a damn , including most of the people in a position to actually do something about it? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Dec. 2021",
"The number of people who gave a damn about who got into Amherst, or Swarthmore, or Bowdoin was small enough that those schools could get away with being themselves. \u2014 Matt Feeney, The New Yorker , 23 Nov. 2021",
"What the Ultimae brings is a few new visuals tics, some interior design twists, and some additional power from the no- damn -turbos, no-hybrid-kludges 6.5-liter V-12. \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Find some civility, reel in your Me-ism, give a damn about people other than yourselves. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 18 Apr. 2022",
"None of the photographers gave a damn about my past. \u2014 Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective or adverb",
"For Arnold, that looks like training six days a week, doing five sets of 20 reps for every damn exercise. \u2014 Katie Dupere, Men's Health , 15 June 2022",
"It\u2019s this banality \u2014 the purposeful obliviousness of the assumed safety of minding your damn business \u2014 that Payton Gendron allegedly hoped and prepared for. \u2014 Damon Young, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"Maybe next time go find your own damn office building. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"The thousands of Missourians who showed up today want to be able to live their own lives on their own terms and make their own damn choices. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 14 May 2022",
"Every parent in America should be mad as hell that the Senators of the greatest country in the world have chosen not to do a damn thing about innocent people gunned down in innocent places. \u2014 Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
"And one hot topic in business circles, and even among viewers, is just how much damn TV there is right now. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 2 May 2022",
"Life ain\u2019t always perfect but this damn jumpsuit is. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Milder terms include \u2018God\u2019, \u2018hell\u2019, \u2018butt\u2019 and \u2018 damn \u2019. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 26 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb, Noun, and Adjective or adverb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"1619, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective or adverb",
"1775, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223426"
},
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"type":"adjective",
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"damnable",
"complete , utter",
"extraordinary",
"extremely , very"
],
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"absolute",
"all-out",
"arrant",
"blank",
"blooming",
"bodacious",
"categorical",
"categoric",
"clean",
"complete",
"consummate",
"crashing",
"damn",
"dead",
"deadly",
"definite",
"downright",
"dreadful",
"fair",
"flat",
"flat-out",
"out-and-out",
"outright",
"perfect",
"plumb",
"profound",
"pure",
"rank",
"regular",
"sheer",
"simple",
"stark",
"stone",
"straight-out",
"thorough",
"thoroughgoing",
"total",
"unadulterated",
"unalloyed",
"unconditional",
"unmitigated",
"unqualified",
"utter",
"very"
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"antonyms":[
"achingly",
"almighty",
"archly",
"awful",
"awfully",
"badly",
"beastly",
"blisteringly",
"bone",
"colossally",
"corking",
"cracking",
"damn",
"dang",
"deadly",
"desperately",
"eminently",
"enormously",
"especially",
"ever",
"exceedingly",
"exceeding",
"extra",
"extremely",
"fabulously",
"fantastically",
"far",
"fiercely",
"filthy",
"frightfully",
"full",
"greatly",
"heavily",
"highly",
"hugely",
"immensely",
"incredibly",
"intensely",
"jolly",
"majorly",
"mightily",
"mighty",
"monstrous",
"mortally",
"most",
"much",
"particularly",
"passing",
"rattling",
"real",
"really",
"right",
"roaring",
"roaringly",
"seriously",
"severely",
"so",
"sore",
"sorely",
"spanking",
"specially",
"stinking",
"such",
"super",
"supremely",
"surpassingly",
"terribly",
"that",
"thumping",
"too",
"unco",
"uncommonly",
"vastly",
"very",
"vitally",
"way",
"whacking",
"wicked",
"wildly"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"only a damned fool would say such a thing",
"Adverb",
"it's a damned fine day",
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"Mystery Science Theater 3000 proves that sometimes a premise is just too damned good to die. \u2014 Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone , 10 May 2022",
"What the Ultimae fixes from previous Aventadors is not a damned thing. \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 20 Apr. 2022",
"An old expression is that there are three kinds of lies lies, damned lies and statistics. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 2 May 2022",
"Lyoya\u2019s name was added to a list of such victims that was already far too damned long. \u2014 Issac Bailey, CNN , 21 Apr. 2022",
"In the residue of all this reluctance, tennis awaits a female player who sees light through the darkness, finds the sport unrelentingly appealing, idolizes the likes of Serena or Martina and wants to take on the whole damned world. \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 Mar. 2022",
"With summer approaching quickly and red sauce be damned , white denim proved a popular selection for many partygoers, including Ahn Duong, Charly Sturm, Vogue\u2019s Naomi Eliz\u00e9e and Mark Guiducci, Jacquelyn Jablonski, and Brendan Fallis. \u2014 Zachary Weiss, Vogue , 24 Mar. 2022",
"The city also inspired a Harry Chapin song, and for Frank Sinatra, a whole damned album. \u2014 Heather Ainsworth For Cnn, CNN , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Why would someone from Pulaski County advocate for breaking up their own damned county? \u2014 Ryan Tarinelli, Arkansas Online , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Adverb",
"That said, if The Club can take two in Minneapolis, a 5-4 roadie will look pretty damned good. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 22 June 2021",
"The Duro was purpose-built for right-hand use and, at 8.5 ounces, left me damned thirsty on a 12-mile test run, but this handheld deserves both respect and a spot on this list. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 12 June 2021",
"Be so damned vivid that Biden would look even paler than usual. \u2014 Frank Bruni New York Times, Star Tribune , 30 Sep. 2020",
"This far into Netflix's existence, the subscription model is very clearly volume and has been, second quarter downturn excluded, working pretty damned well. \u2014 Tim Goodman, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 July 2019",
"Remember, Nvidia revealed its Pascal GPU at GTC 2016 in the form of the Tesla P100, and that full-fat version eventually trickled down into the Titan Xp, with the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti coming damned close. \u2014 Brad Chacos, PCWorld , 10 May 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":null,
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adverb",
"1757, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a noxious gas \u2014 compare black damp , firedamp",
": moisture :",
": humidity , dampness",
": fog , mist",
": discouragement , check",
": depression , dejection",
": to affect with or as if with a noxious gas : choke",
": to diminish the activity or intensity of",
": to check the vibration or oscillation of (something, such as a string or a voltage)",
": dampen",
": to diminish progressively in vibration or oscillation",
": being confused, bewildered, or shocked : stupefied",
": depressed , dull",
": slightly or moderately wet : moist",
": humid",
": moisture",
": a harmful gas found especially in coal mines",
": dampen",
": slightly wet : moist",
": a noxious or stifling gas or vapor",
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"\u2014 see black damp , firedamp"
],
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"\u02c8damp",
"\u02c8damp",
"\u02c8damp"
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"synonyms":[
"dampness",
"humidity",
"moistness",
"moisture"
],
"antonyms":[
"castrate",
"dampen",
"deaden",
"dehydrate",
"desiccate",
"devitalize",
"enervate",
"geld",
"lobotomize",
"petrify"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Tomorrow (Friday): Morning is probably gray and a little damp , but the real rain doesn\u2019t get going until later. \u2014 Ian Livingston, Washington Post , 27 July 2017",
"The internet is a virtual catacomb, where the skeletons of human decency line the damp , mildewed walls. \u2014 Christine Flowers, Philly.com , 15 June 2017",
"This damp \u2014a byproduct of industrial smog mixing with moisture from the nearby ponds\u2014is omnipresent, and repeated mentions more than illustrate Louis\u2019s disgust. \u2014 Samuel Metz, New Republic , 8 June 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Yellen\u2019s speech, which lacked clear rate cues, did little to calm the price swings and damped expectations of a rate hike this year. \u2014 Fortune , 25 Aug. 2017",
"BROOKS RIVER \u2014 A brown bear sow emerged from the alder fringes of the Naknek Lake shoreline, ambled to the water's edge and dropped in a huge blond lump onto pumice pebbles and damp black volcanic sand. \u2014 Clark Fair, Alaska Dispatch News , 29 July 2017",
"Apply the mixture to damp , clean hair and also massage it onto your scalp. \u2014 Lori Keong, Marie Claire , 19 July 2017",
"Babies need to be constantly damp for some reason, like the whale at the end of Free Willy. \u2014 Frank Kobola, Redbook , 10 Mar. 2017",
"A Milan judge on Saturday ordered Silvio Berlusconi to be tried on corruption charges, damping the former Italian premier\u2019s hopes of running soon for office again after being sidelined by a tax-fraud conviction. \u2014 Frances D&, Orange County Register , 29 Jan. 2017",
"These masterful shocks have somewhat redefined the state of the art in damping . \u2014 Jim Resnick, Ars Technica , 18 July 2017",
"But thoughts of the team\u2019s imminent departure did not seem to be souring the sweetness of the celebration, nor damping the blaring of horns or thinning the throngs downtown and along the edges of Lake Merritt on Thursday. \u2014 Erin Baldassari, The Mercury News , 15 June 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Take a damp towel or cloth and apply over the burn to provide some pain relief. \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"Wrap tortillas in a damp paper or cloth towel and microwave for about 30 seconds to soften. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 29 Jan. 2022",
"Place 8 to 10 sheets of phyllo in tins, first brushing each layer with melted butter, reserving unused sheets under a damp towel. \u2014 Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Instead, put the tablecloth in the dryer along with a damp towel. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Dec. 2021",
"Tamales can also be reheated in the microwave covered with a damp paper towel for 2 or 3 minutes. \u2014 Minerva Ordu\u00f1o Rinc\u00f3n, The Arizona Republic , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Wash and dry the bunch of watercress, wrap a damp paper towel around the bottom of the stems and place in a plastic zip bag. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 17 June 2021",
"Anything that comes bunched\u2014like spring onions and scallions\u2014unfurl, then wrap in a damp paper towel and tuck them into a bag or airtight container. \u2014 Sarah Jampel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 17 May 2021",
"Apply all over damp hair post-shower and on dry hair, glide a small dab over strands to smooth and shape as needed. \u2014 Dori Price, Good Housekeeping , 3 June 2022"
],
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"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
"Adjective",
"1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174112"
},
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"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
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": moisture :",
": humidity , dampness",
": fog , mist",
": discouragement , check",
": depression , dejection",
": to affect with or as if with a noxious gas : choke",
": to diminish the activity or intensity of",
": to check the vibration or oscillation of (something, such as a string or a voltage)",
": dampen",
": to diminish progressively in vibration or oscillation",
": being confused, bewildered, or shocked : stupefied",
": depressed , dull",
": slightly or moderately wet : moist",
": humid",
": moisture",
": a harmful gas found especially in coal mines",
": dampen",
": slightly wet : moist",
": a noxious or stifling gas or vapor",
": one occurring in coal mines",
"\u2014 see black damp , firedamp"
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"\u02c8damp",
"\u02c8damp"
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"humidity",
"moistness",
"moisture"
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"dehydrate",
"desiccate",
"devitalize",
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"geld",
"lobotomize",
"petrify"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Tomorrow (Friday): Morning is probably gray and a little damp , but the real rain doesn\u2019t get going until later. \u2014 Ian Livingston, Washington Post , 27 July 2017",
"The internet is a virtual catacomb, where the skeletons of human decency line the damp , mildewed walls. \u2014 Christine Flowers, Philly.com , 15 June 2017",
"This damp \u2014a byproduct of industrial smog mixing with moisture from the nearby ponds\u2014is omnipresent, and repeated mentions more than illustrate Louis\u2019s disgust. \u2014 Samuel Metz, New Republic , 8 June 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Yellen\u2019s speech, which lacked clear rate cues, did little to calm the price swings and damped expectations of a rate hike this year. \u2014 Fortune , 25 Aug. 2017",
"BROOKS RIVER \u2014 A brown bear sow emerged from the alder fringes of the Naknek Lake shoreline, ambled to the water's edge and dropped in a huge blond lump onto pumice pebbles and damp black volcanic sand. \u2014 Clark Fair, Alaska Dispatch News , 29 July 2017",
"Apply the mixture to damp , clean hair and also massage it onto your scalp. \u2014 Lori Keong, Marie Claire , 19 July 2017",
"Babies need to be constantly damp for some reason, like the whale at the end of Free Willy. \u2014 Frank Kobola, Redbook , 10 Mar. 2017",
"A Milan judge on Saturday ordered Silvio Berlusconi to be tried on corruption charges, damping the former Italian premier\u2019s hopes of running soon for office again after being sidelined by a tax-fraud conviction. \u2014 Frances D&, Orange County Register , 29 Jan. 2017",
"These masterful shocks have somewhat redefined the state of the art in damping . \u2014 Jim Resnick, Ars Technica , 18 July 2017",
"But thoughts of the team\u2019s imminent departure did not seem to be souring the sweetness of the celebration, nor damping the blaring of horns or thinning the throngs downtown and along the edges of Lake Merritt on Thursday. \u2014 Erin Baldassari, The Mercury News , 15 June 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Take a damp towel or cloth and apply over the burn to provide some pain relief. \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"Wrap tortillas in a damp paper or cloth towel and microwave for about 30 seconds to soften. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 29 Jan. 2022",
"Place 8 to 10 sheets of phyllo in tins, first brushing each layer with melted butter, reserving unused sheets under a damp towel. \u2014 Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Instead, put the tablecloth in the dryer along with a damp towel. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Dec. 2021",
"Tamales can also be reheated in the microwave covered with a damp paper towel for 2 or 3 minutes. \u2014 Minerva Ordu\u00f1o Rinc\u00f3n, The Arizona Republic , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Wash and dry the bunch of watercress, wrap a damp paper towel around the bottom of the stems and place in a plastic zip bag. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 17 June 2021",
"Anything that comes bunched\u2014like spring onions and scallions\u2014unfurl, then wrap in a damp paper towel and tuck them into a bag or airtight container. \u2014 Sarah Jampel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 17 May 2021",
"Apply all over damp hair post-shower and on dry hair, glide a small dab over strands to smooth and shape as needed. \u2014 Dori Price, Good Housekeeping , 3 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
"Adjective",
"1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
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},
"dance":{
"type":"verb",
"definitions":[
"to move one's body rhythmically usually to music to engage in or perform a dance (see dance entry 2 sense 2 )",
"to move or seem to move up and down or about in a quick or lively manner",
"to perform or take part in as a dancer",
"to cause to dance",
"to bring into a specified condition by dancing",
"to attend in an eager and servile manner",
"an act or instance of moving one's body rhythmically usually to music an act or instance of dancing (see dance entry 1 sense 1 )",
"a series of rhythmic and patterned bodily movements usually performed to music",
"a social gathering for dancing",
"a piece of music by which dancing may be guided",
"the art of dancing",
"to step or move through a series of movements usually in time to music",
"to move about or up and down quickly and lightly",
"an act of stepping or moving through a series of movements usually in time to music",
"a social gathering for dancing",
"a set of movements or steps for dancing usually in time to special music",
"the art of dancing"
],
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"foot (it)",
"hoof (it)",
"step"
],
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"ball",
"cotillion",
"cotillon",
"formal",
"hop",
"prom"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"The trees will dance to eight songs, followed by a short intermission and then the show repeats. \u2014 Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 Nov. 2021",
"These folks can dance the line between being selfish and self-reliant and do well to partner with patient types as friends, lovers, or business partners who will understand their sometimes brash nature. \u2014 Glamour , 27 May 2022",
"Soloist and section strings dance around harmonics on the string, lending gauzy transparency to the sound, while wind players start blowing unpitched air through their instruments. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"People just dance in the street, and it\u2019s so much fun. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 May 2022",
"The northern lights dance to an electromagnetic rave party. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
"Besides music provided by DJs, patrons can dance to music from a juke box at The Salon in downtown Providence. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
"The young son of a coal miner in mid-80s Britain takes an interest in ballet, but due to his father and brother\u2019s traditional views on masculinity, i.e. \u2018boys don\u2019t dance \u2019, is forbidden from it. \u2014 Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR , 5 May 2022",
"Principal dancer Iago Breschi will dance the role of Basilio for the first time. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Office space \u2014 some of it low cost \u2014 on the upper floors will help pay the bills while the ground floor will be dedicated community space featuring an art gallery, a demonstration kitchen, a 130-seat theater, and a dance studio. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"Stanton, 32, also shared that Bushnell Lane, 32, couldn't help shedding a tear when Haley took a twirl around the dance floor with her father. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
"People reports that during the reception, Spears was seen hitting the dance floor with Madonna\u2014the two shared a kiss too. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 11 June 2022",
"Improvements to the daycare center, after school center, gym, dance studio and multipurpose room are expected to cost $70,000 and another $15,000 has been budged for replacing the multi-purpose room carpet. \u2014 Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"Sitting in an empty dance studio at YG headquarters on this April afternoon, Jennie is friendly and candid, with minimal makeup and recently dyed orange hair. \u2014 Haeryun Kang, Rolling Stone , 26 May 2022",
"But when their career paths take yet another turn with Beth returning to the dance studio and Randall running for public office, their relationship finally hits what could be an impasse. \u2014 Helena Andrews-dyer, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"The first location was a former dance studio tucked behind the lobby of an Upper West Side apartment building. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2022",
"Located in a 6,000-square-foot building just down the street from the Monarch School, the Chrysalis has a 99-seat theater, a dance studio, gallery spaces to display art and maker spaces for teaching visual art workshops. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022"
],
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"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to move up and down in one's arms or on one's knee in affectionate play",
": pamper , pet"
],
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"\u02c8dan-d\u1d4al"
],
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"baby",
"cocker",
"coddle",
"cosset",
"indulge",
"mollycoddle",
"nurse",
"pamper",
"spoil",
"wet-nurse"
],
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"abuse",
"ill-treat",
"ill-use",
"maltreat",
"manhandle",
"mishandle",
"mistreat",
"misuse"
],
"examples":[
"the college president is a past master at dandling wealthy alumni"
],
"history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
"first_known_use":[
"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223228"
},
"dandy":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a man who gives exaggerated attention to personal appearance",
": something excellent in its class",
": of, relating to, or suggestive of a man who gives exaggerated attention to personal appearance : foppish",
": very good : first-rate",
": a man who is extremely interested in his clothes and appearance",
": something excellent or unusual",
": very good"
],
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"\u02c8dan-d\u0113",
"\u02c8dan-d\u0113"
],
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"beau",
"Beau Brummell",
"buck",
"dude",
"fop",
"gallant",
"jay",
"lounge lizard",
"macaroni",
"pretty boy"
],
"antonyms":[
"A-OK",
"A1",
"awesome",
"bang-up",
"banner",
"beautiful",
"blue-chip",
"blue-ribbon",
"boffo",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"boss",
"brag",
"brave",
"bully",
"bumper",
"capital",
"choice",
"classic",
"cool",
"corking",
"crackerjack",
"cracking",
"divine",
"dope",
"down",
"dynamite",
"excellent",
"fab",
"fabulous",
"famous",
"fantabulous",
"fantastic",
"fine",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"first-string",
"five-star",
"four-star",
"frontline",
"gangbusters",
"gangbuster",
"gilt-edged",
"gilt-edge",
"gone",
"grand",
"great",
"groovy",
"heavenly",
"high-class",
"hot",
"hype",
"immense",
"jim-dandy",
"keen",
"lovely",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"mean",
"neat",
"nifty",
"noble",
"number one",
"No. 1",
"numero uno",
"out-of-sight",
"par excellence",
"peachy",
"peachy keen",
"phat",
"prime",
"primo",
"prize",
"prizewinning",
"quality",
"radical",
"righteous",
"sensational",
"slick",
"splendid",
"stellar",
"sterling",
"superb",
"superior",
"superlative",
"supernal",
"swell",
"terrific",
"tip-top",
"top",
"top-notch",
"top-of-the-line",
"top-shelf",
"topflight",
"topping",
"unsurpassed",
"wizard",
"wonderful"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"That was a dandy of a game.",
"that dandy was willing to spend all day and hundreds of dollars just to get the perfect pair of shoes",
"Adjective",
"We thought something was wrong, but he said everything was just fine and dandy .",
"that's a dandy new racing bike",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"With each character trait that was added, the image of Wags as a dandy of the Wall Street underworld came into focus. \u2014 Sean T. Collins, Vulture , 1 Oct. 2021",
"In Abercrombie\u2019s fiction, the shining hero on horseback may be the most wretched cretin of them all, while the dandy of a prince, despised by his own people, is the one person with real courage and decency. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 6 Sep. 2021",
"But this year, Kansas State has a dandy of a running back in freshman Deuce Vaughn. \u2014 Brice Paterik, Dallas News , 30 Sep. 2020",
"The champions and runners-up in the Western Conference from last year square off in what's sure to be a dandy of a match. \u2014 Briar Napier, The Arizona Republic , 12 July 2020",
"Last night, dappers and dandies gathered at\u2014where else?\u2014. Jazz and chatter filled the legendary shop as editors, models, and men-about-town toasted the opening of Bergdorf\u2019s Bar. \u2014 Ian Malone, Vogue , 31 Jan. 2020",
"Meanwhile, Ryan Colbert is the straw that stirs the mystery as a devious dandy in the first play before becoming a wide-eyed med-tech nerd in the second. \u2014 Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities , 20 July 2019",
"There are other solid dancing performances, too; Luca De-Poli and Joshua Stayton and the corps de ballet, who are called into service as everything from Munchkins and dancing bricks to dandies and Popcorn Girls who enliven the Emerald City streets. \u2014 Cincinnati.com , 26 Oct. 2019",
"The first large Baignoire was a model for men, for dandies . \u2014 Jill Newman, Town & Country , 1 Oct. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Here\u2019s a handy- dandy A-Z (or A-W) guide to the most important and their comics origins. \u2014 Michael Ordo\u00f1a, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
"The era is marked by the dandy , known better as the Aesthetic Dress movement, which was popularized by writer, Oscar Wilde. \u2014 Nadja Sayej, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Four years ago, Johnnie Walker added a female foil, Jane Walker, to go toe to toe with the company\u2019s strutting dandy . \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022",
"On the long bicycle ride to her ramshackle home in the woods, Svetla gets propositioned by old dandy Ivan (Ivan Savov), the closest thing left to a local tycoon. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Golden Nest makes dandy corned beef hash, as a main dish ($15, with eggs) or a side ($5). \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Dec. 2021",
"With directorial efforts like Spy, The Heat and Ghostbusters earning north of $1.2 billion in the past decade and a reputation for donning three-piece suits, Paul Feig may be Hollywood\u2019s highest-grossing dandy . \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The Linton-Stockton vs. Providence game should be a dandy in the second game at Southridge. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 10 Mar. 2022",
"In addition to being a dandy , Suzuki was a criminal. \u2014 Akhil Sharma, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Adjective",
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"Noun",
"circa 1780, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1792, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211241"
},
"dang":{
"type":[
"adjective or adverb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": damn sense 4",
": damned"
],
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"\u02c8da\u014b"
],
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"accursed",
"accurst",
"blasted",
"confounded",
"cursed",
"curst",
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"damnable",
"danged",
"darn",
"durn",
"darned",
"durned",
"deuced",
"doggone",
"doggoned",
"freaking",
"infernal"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective or adverb",
"That was a lot of fun for tonight personally and just seeing the way the guys had reacted to getting down early and battling back against a pretty dang good team. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The Crossfade 2 Wireless are an excellent pair of over-ear headphones that are also pretty dang life-proof. \u2014 Scott Gilbertson, Wired , 1 Dec. 2020",
"The Crossfade 2 Wireless are an excellent pair of over-ear headphones that are also pretty dang life-proof. \u2014 Scott Gilbertson, Wired , 1 Dec. 2020",
"The Crossfade 2 Wireless are an excellent pair of over-ear headphones that are also pretty dang life-proof. \u2014 Scott Gilbertson, Wired , 1 Dec. 2020",
"The Crossfade 2 Wireless are an excellent pair of over-ear headphones that are also pretty dang life-proof. \u2014 Scott Gilbertson, Wired , 1 Dec. 2020",
"The Crossfade 2 Wireless are an excellent pair of over-ear headphones that are also pretty dang life-proof. \u2014 Scott Gilbertson, Wired , 1 Dec. 2020",
"The Crossfade 2 Wireless are an excellent pair of over-ear headphones that are also pretty dang life-proof. \u2014 Scott Gilbertson, Wired , 1 Dec. 2020",
"Because finding gifts for tea lovers is a pretty dang easy task. \u2014 Anna Borges, SELF , 2 Dec. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"circa 1797, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective or adverb",
"1914, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213204"
},
"danger":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": exposure or liability to injury, pain, harm, or loss",
": a case or cause of danger",
": jurisdiction",
": reach , range",
": harm , damage",
": endanger",
": the state of not being protected from harm or evil : peril",
": something that may cause injury or harm"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u0101n-j\u0259r",
"\u02c8d\u0101n-j\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"distress",
"endangerment",
"harm's way",
"imperilment",
"jeopardy",
"peril",
"risk",
"trouble"
],
"antonyms":[
"safeness",
"safety",
"secureness",
"security"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The president claimed the stipulation would put Medicare and Social Security in danger . \u2014 Fox News , 14 June 2022",
"Mahmoud Entezari, a relative who leads tours in Yazd, said on his Instagram page that the engineer had worried that his life was in danger after the photographs of him with Mr. Rouhani surfaced in local media. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"The floodgate danger zone flashed red in consecutive innings Sunday, but Snell steered clear of the type of damage that allows games to sail out of reach. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"While some of these mistakes can be easily fixed, others can be very costly and put your business in danger if they are not addressed. \u2014 Marius Vetrici, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Coronavirus cases have entered the danger zone in many parts of the state, prompting officials to implement new indoor mask rules. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
"Call that a highway to the danger zone for U.S. security. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 1 June 2022",
"Top Gun: Maverick is finally here, just 36 short years after Tom Cruise first took viewers to the danger zone in 1986's Top Gun. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 28 May 2022",
"So jump on Maverick's bike, hug him tight and join him on the highway to the danger zone. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Chron , 12 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But the proximity to danger in Taesung is mixed with an odd sense of security. \u2014 Motoko Rich, New York Times , 20 Apr. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181736"
},
"dangerous":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"involving possible injury, pain, harm, or loss characterized by danger",
"able or likely to inflict injury or harm",
"involving possible harm or death full of danger",
"able or likely to injure",
"creating a risk of bodily injury",
"able or likely to inflict especially serious bodily injury",
"Such heat is dangerous and abnormal for even the hottest regions in the country. \u2014 Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News , 15 June 2022",
"Please be aware that there is an ongoing and dangerous tendency these days to anthropomorphize AI. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Denunciation of an oppressive regime is a virtue but not an intrinsically artistic one; Rasoulof creates a form\u2014nearly an anti-style\u2014of stark confrontation that gives an aesthetic identity to his righteous and dangerous candor. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 14 June 2022",
"But sometimes the heat can be extreme and dangerous for some people. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
"Temperatures in metro Detroit this week are expected to soar, reaching close to 100 degrees Wednesday, with humidity making for dangerous and sometimes life-threatening conditions. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
"Mental health issues have also become an increasing problem as fires have grown more dangerous and damaging. \u2014 Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"Davidson, who was considered armed and dangerous , was later located, according to the sheriff's office. \u2014 Fox News , 13 June 2022",
"Edson Fachin, a Supreme Court judge and Brazil\u2019s top election official, said in an interview that claims of an unsafe election were unfounded and dangerous . \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"see danger entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to hang loosely and usually so as to be able to swing freely",
": to be a hanger-on or a dependent",
": to occur in a sentence without having a normally expected syntactic relation to the rest of the sentence (such as climbing in \"Climbing the mountain the cabin came into view\")",
": to cause to dangle : swing",
": to keep hanging uncertainly",
": to hold out as an inducement",
": the action of dangling",
": something that dangles",
": to hang loosely especially with a swinging motion",
": to cause to hang loosely"
],
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"\u02c8da\u014b-g\u0259l",
"\u02c8da\u014b-g\u0259l"
],
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"hang",
"sling",
"suspend",
"swing"
],
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"Let your arms dangle at your sides.",
"She sat on the edge of the pool, dangling her feet in the water.",
"He dangled a piece of string in front of the cat.",
"The money she dangled in front of him wasn't enough to convince him to sell.",
"They refused to accept the money that was dangled before their eyes .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"So are Aysoy\u2019s new necklaces that feature varying cuts of colored gemstones, along with her Tahitian black pearl Catena necklace,which sparkles with tiny pendant diamonds that dangle at different levels of the chain. \u2014 Kyle Roderick, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Unlike boring ordinary train lines that stay determinedly fixed to terra firma, suspension railways dangle beneath a track suspended from pylons. \u2014 Marcel Krueger, CNN , 16 May 2022",
"Even with an uptick in leasing, supply continues to reach records and landlords have to dangle incentives like months of free rent and tenant improvement allowances to get deals done. \u2014 Natalie Wong, Fortune , 10 May 2022",
"Sparks now fly as the third-generation metalworker\u2019s laser machines slice plates for bulletproof vests from Swedish or German steel, make dog tags to dangle from young soldiers\u2019 necks and build metal braces for limbs broken in battle. \u2014 Phil Mccausland, NBC News , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Publishers then dangle these baubles to get the books and their authors featured on cable news, which, reliably, drives book sales. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 26 Apr. 2022",
"These assemblages dangle on the wall via long cords. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The drum and marimba pound while the suns dance, change color and even dangle menacingly over the audience\u2014their combined heat makes the Earth burn and die. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Shorter men, who often end up with sweaters that dangle well below the waistline, turn to the tuck to look less unkempt. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Strands of electrical lighting dangle from the ceilings and sheets of translucent plastic are still attached to the walls \u2013 the sheets enabled the mushroom growers to create just the right temperature and humidity for the cultivation of fungi. \u2014 Nick Squires, The Christian Science Monitor , 4 Jan. 2022",
"That's a fine carrot- dangle for fun secrets, but earning skulls by beating side quests seems more fun to me. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Kenneth Choi and Ethan Suplee dangle Jon Spinogatti from a building for The Wolf of Wall Street. \u2014 Vulture Editors, Vulture , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Cathy Waterman has created a rustic yet elegant alternative to the traditional diamond dangle . \u2014 Beth Bernstein, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021",
"My final dangle over the desert floor felt almost casual. \u2014 Edmund Vallance, Los Angeles Times , 7 May 2021",
"But while admitting this much, Mr. Manafort \u2014 seeing the dangle of a potential pardon from Mr. Trump \u2014 refused to cooperate further. \u2014 Charlie Savage, New York Times , 21 Sep. 2020",
"White rosary beads Garza threads through her fingers when there\u2019s a need for prayer dangle at the ready on a shelf behind her sewing machine. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com , 2 Mar. 2020",
"For the sparkly occasion, the went for an sequined one-shoulder version with a contrasting fuschia belt and accessorized with massive heart dangles . \u2014 Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen , 2 Jan. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"1565, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"1756, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213143"
},
"dapper":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": neat and trim in appearance",
": very spruce and stylish",
": alert and lively in movement and manners",
": neat and trim in dress or appearance"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8da-p\u0259r",
"\u02c8da-p\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"natty",
"sharp",
"smart",
"snappy",
"spruce"
],
"antonyms":[
"disheveled",
"dishevelled",
"frowsy",
"frowzy",
"sloppy",
"slovenly",
"unkempt"
],
"examples":[
"The students all looked very dapper in their uniforms.",
"the dapper gentleman drew admiring glances from all over the ballroom",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This night, one of his guests is an elderly, dapper gentleman named Plennie Wingo. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 3 May 2020",
"Actor and choreographer Darnell Pierre Benjamin is one of those people who manages to look dapper even when he is dressed down. \u2014 David Lyman, Cincinnati.com , 7 May 2020",
"Lined with fuzzy lamb's wool and featuring a non-skid rubber sole, these are the ultimate house slipper for the dapper dude in your life. \u2014 Anna Heyman, USA TODAY , 29 Oct. 2019",
"Clearly a fashion fan himself, Hawke has accompanied his mother to Prada shows in New York sporting very dapper bespoke tailoring by the Italian house. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 20 Jan. 2020",
"His fresh Celine by Hedi Slimane tux with its red flower on the lapel was dapper and delightful on the red carpet. \u2014 Carly Mallenbaum, USA TODAY , 10 Feb. 2020",
"Turner, 23, was clad in sleek black dress and festive headpiece while Joe, 30, wore a similarly dark and dapper suit. \u2014 Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com , 1 Jan. 2020",
"Both Jim and Deacon looked dapper in their suits, and Ava totally stunned in a lace dress which was complemented by her loose waves. \u2014 Megan Stein, Country Living , 14 Dec. 2019",
"In a bright neon green, Lil Nas X looked dapper , styling his cropped jacket with a bold zebra-print top underneath. \u2014 Vogue , 25 Nov. 2019"
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"the clouds threw dapples of shadow over the eerily quiet street",
"Verb",
"sunlight dappled the canopy of vines over our heads",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Piglet is a Chihuahua-dachshund mix, with a genetic condition called double dapple that causes eyesight and hearing difficulties. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 29 Jan. 2022",
"What happens when athletes, guilty or not, cry sabotage and cite the ease with which the Cologne study manufactured positive tests from a dime-sized dapple of translucent ointment? \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 July 2021",
"Fill shadowy areas with shade-loving plants to take advantage of the leftover sun dapple . \u2014 Jessie Kissinger, Popular Mechanics , 1 Mar. 2020",
"Creaky wood sounds echo over speakers, dapples of light reflecting off the water shine through cracks and portholes, and the bar slings tiki drinks to every good pirate in attendance. \u2014 Tirion Morris, azcentral , 24 Oct. 2019",
"White Anemone japonica dapple Achnaterum brachytrichum, an ethereal plume whose downy flower heads, Mr. Quibel noted, glitter in the early morning dew. \u2014 Amy Merrick, WSJ , 5 Oct. 2018",
"As the butter melts, begin to season it: let a few sprinkles of rosemary dapple the foaming butter, a few pinches of salt, and a grind or two of pepper. \u2014 Talia Lavin, Bon Appetit , 15 May 2017",
"Missing dog: Shadow, a black-and- dapple Aussie-Shepard mix with dark brown eyes and weighing about 50 pounds is missing and was last seen June 14 near West Street and Morse Road in Berea. \u2014 Rich Heileman, cleveland.com , 16 June 2017",
"The sun streams through the multicolored leaves of oak trees and dapples thousands of alumni and fans in patches of light and shade. \u2014 Matthew Davis, The Atlantic , 10 May 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Slow down, take deep breaths and enjoy how the trees dapple the sunlight. \u2014 New York Times , 5 July 2021",
"Nine dental suites, a pharmacy and a state-of-the-art demonstration kitchen branch off the sun- dappled atrium. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2020",
"In press dispatches and news analysis pieces, the stately old Southern order is evoked with scenes of dappled sunlight under Spanish moss\u2013draped oak trees. \u2014 Paul Bowers, The New Republic , 16 Mar. 2020",
"Cheese slices start at $3 (or $2 during happy hour) and come with an almost translucent crust dappled with pretty brown spots. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Mar. 2020",
"As the frigid Alaskan waters lapped at his heels, Patrick Druckenmiller repositioned his saw against the algae- dappled rock. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 Mar. 2020",
"Tiffany also exploited the abstract, mottled effects of molten glass to evoke the textures of foliage and a sky softly dappled with clouds. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 12 Jan. 2020",
"De Hooch was fascinated by the interplay between light and various surfaces, painting calm, sun- dappled courtyard and interior scenes. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian , 2 Dec. 2019",
"In Mozambique\u2019s Gorongosa National Park, Charlie Hamilton James photographed an elephant amid sun- dappled ferns. \u2014 Natasha Daly, National Geographic , 25 Nov. 2019"
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": to have sufficient courage",
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": to confront boldly : defy",
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"Try it if you dare .",
"We wanted to laugh but didn't dare .",
"The actress dared a new interpretation of the classic role.",
"She dared him to dive off the bridge.",
"She dared me to ask him out on a date. I did, and he said yes.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Warm, always leaning toward the positive, but never enough to make others dare to cross him. \u2014 Terence Moore, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Whether residents will dare to call the government's bluff and turn out in Victoria Park anyway is yet to be seen, but the national security legislation cited by Lam is a potent deterrent. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 3 June 2022",
"Put another way: The more Jackson-Davis is willing to dare this season, the more IU will be allowed to dream. \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 26 May 2022",
"Celebrating the love that dare not speak its name \u2014 at least in Florida \u2014 June is Pride month for LGBTQ+ communities and their supporters. \u2014 Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
"With one short scene, creator Julian Fellowes made a declaration: the love that dare not speak its name would be given voice here. \u2014 Hugh Ryan, Town & Country , 25 May 2022",
"Against Milwaukee, the Celtics were able to load up on Giannis Antetokounmpo and dare players such as Grayson Allen and Brook Lopez to hit shots. \u2014 Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
"VarietyThe Hollywood Reporter Daniel Radcliffe will dare to be stupid in his latest film. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 3 May 2022",
"In a room with multiple windows, the death investigators dare crack only one in an effort to alleviate the oppressive stench of decomposing human flesh. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"With the seas churning with synergy after the Warner Bros./Discovery merger, Impractical Jokers stars Brian Quinn, James Murray, and Sal Vulcano will anchor a dare -ing shark education special. \u2014 Dan Snierson, EW.com , 14 June 2022",
"The movie is itself kind of a dare , aimed at younger genre fans accustomed to playing games that are brutally hard. \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"On September 20, 2017, Offset and Cardi made the relationship official when they got married in the bedroom of his Atlanta home, on what was something of a dare . \u2014 Brande Victorian, Essence , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Now, more than two years later, the Omicron variant is running rings around Beijing's zero-Covid strategy -- and apparently nobody in power dare say so. \u2014 Robert Mahoney, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Florida did take a dare from a radio station and spent their two-week honeymoon underground, where the radio station and her parents called them up too many times a day. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
"After starting her drag journey on a dare from a friend, Aria goes to the global stage ready to score yet another win for her already impressive drag resume. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 10 Nov. 2021",
"Iron Mike Tyson is not one to back down from any fight \u2013 or any dare . \u2014 Scott Boeck, USA TODAY , 18 Nov. 2021",
"Carlo won\u2019t be a candidate for point duty, but while coach Bruce Cassidy tries to wring more scoring out of his mediocre offense, coaxing more dare and shooting out of Carlo might have to be a priority. \u2014 Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com , 13 Nov. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The choice is commendably daring , but Multiverse of Madness takes Wanda's heel turn a bit too far in a way that does some disservice to the character. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 6 May 2022",
"The Marvel Universe\u2019s newest hero doesn\u2019t have the sort of super-powers used by Thor, Captain Marvel or Spider-Man, but some people think the figure is pretty daring all the same. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Some of these gambles were as daring as the UAE\u2019s net zero push. \u2014 Baker Institute, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021",
"Broadway hits for the Vineyard Theater shortly before the industry shutdown, and each is more formally daring than conventional Broadway fare. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Interpretations of the dress code took many forms: sharp collared suit jackets over barely-there slip dresses (or, for the especially daring , just lingerie). \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 1 May 2022",
"It\u2019s about casting your net far and wide near the 2nd and daring to follow your own intuition. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 1 May 2022",
"But the Tochka is more valuable to Ukraine, which aside from saboteurs and daring helicopter raids lacks a reliable means of hitting Russian targets inside Russia. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Jackson\u2019s self-conscious caricatures of Blackness also ratchet up to fill the space, playfully daring audiences of any color to respond. \u2014 Naveen Kumar, Variety , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Compared to the daring outside, the Hyundai\u2019s interior style seems deliberately quotidian. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
"This attitude yields not just greater visual daring but also less preciousness. \u2014 Julie Lasky, ELLE Decor , 27 Apr. 2022",
"These latter movies don\u2019t fall into the category of Cage camp; many were dismissed by reviewers who objected to their powerful moral inquiry and political daring . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The astounding upside-down maneuver with which Maverick flaunts his daring and prowess early on isn\u2019t a violation of rules, just a departure from textbook methods. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 26 May 2022",
"As this album attests, Mr. Blackmore deserves an equal measure of praise for his swashbuckling speed, daring and inventiveness. \u2014 Marc Myers, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022",
"More specifically, compositions of artistic daring that require a performer to possess instrumental brilliance, pinpoint dynamic control and an ability to capture the emotional essence in even the knottiest music. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 May 2022",
"Its protagonists are young, Black, and hip, leaping out from the historical framework with their bearing, their daring , and their sense of style. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 13 May 2022",
"Few could strut through the streets of Paris in nothing but a thong and a transparent tulle dress, but such daring is what makes Rihanna unique. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 2 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The choice is commendably daring , but Multiverse of Madness takes Wanda's heel turn a bit too far in a way that does some disservice to the character. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 6 May 2022",
"The Marvel Universe\u2019s newest hero doesn\u2019t have the sort of super-powers used by Thor, Captain Marvel or Spider-Man, but some people think the figure is pretty daring all the same. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Some of these gambles were as daring as the UAE\u2019s net zero push. \u2014 Baker Institute, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021",
"Broadway hits for the Vineyard Theater shortly before the industry shutdown, and each is more formally daring than conventional Broadway fare. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Interpretations of the dress code took many forms: sharp collared suit jackets over barely-there slip dresses (or, for the especially daring , just lingerie). \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 1 May 2022",
"It\u2019s about casting your net far and wide near the 2nd and daring to follow your own intuition. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 1 May 2022",
"But the Tochka is more valuable to Ukraine, which aside from saboteurs and daring helicopter raids lacks a reliable means of hitting Russian targets inside Russia. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Jackson\u2019s self-conscious caricatures of Blackness also ratchet up to fill the space, playfully daring audiences of any color to respond. \u2014 Naveen Kumar, Variety , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Compared to the daring outside, the Hyundai\u2019s interior style seems deliberately quotidian. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
"This attitude yields not just greater visual daring but also less preciousness. \u2014 Julie Lasky, ELLE Decor , 27 Apr. 2022",
"These latter movies don\u2019t fall into the category of Cage camp; many were dismissed by reviewers who objected to their powerful moral inquiry and political daring . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The astounding upside-down maneuver with which Maverick flaunts his daring and prowess early on isn\u2019t a violation of rules, just a departure from textbook methods. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 26 May 2022",
"As this album attests, Mr. Blackmore deserves an equal measure of praise for his swashbuckling speed, daring and inventiveness. \u2014 Marc Myers, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022",
"More specifically, compositions of artistic daring that require a performer to possess instrumental brilliance, pinpoint dynamic control and an ability to capture the emotional essence in even the knottiest music. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 May 2022",
"Its protagonists are young, Black, and hip, leaping out from the historical framework with their bearing, their daring , and their sense of style. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 13 May 2022",
"Few could strut through the streets of Paris in nothing but a thong and a transparent tulle dress, but such daring is what makes Rihanna unique. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 2 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Peter Dinklage and Shirley MacLaine star in this dark comedy from director Paul Dektor about a frustrated college professor who hatches a scheme to use a local widow and her mansion to help him out of his own tricky situation. \u2014 The Editors, Town & Country , 8 June 2022",
"Heck, this isn\u2019t even the trailer for a \u2014 dark \u2014 romantic comedy. \u2014 Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News , 5 June 2022",
"Brown \u2014 whose upcoming movies include the sci-fi drama Biosphere and The Defender, about pioneering lawyer Scipio Africanus Jones \u2014 also stars with Regina Hall in the dark comedy Honk for Jesus. \u2014 Dan Snierson, EW.com , 2 June 2022",
"Rose Byrne is back in leotard and leggings in new episodes of this dark comedy set in the 1980s. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 29 May 2022",
"Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd in a dark comedy about a therapist and a patient mix their personal lives to an unhealthily unprofessional degree? \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 25 May 2022",
"OnStage Playhouse presents Christopher Durang\u2019s absurdist dark comedy about two sets of suburban next-door neighbors whose lives become crazily intertwined. \u2014 Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"There are two noteworthy aspects to the dark comedy that are low-hanging fruit for Academy Awards attention. \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 23 May 2022",
"The premium cable outlet has picked up Bill Hader and Alec Berg\u2019s dark comedy for a fourth season. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"And in the dark of space, your life is almost always on the line in some way, so having that experience should prove beneficial. NASA seems to have chosen two strong companies to lead the development of its new spacesuits. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 2 June 2022",
"In the dark of the night, Hirata dons a headlamp and perches on the rocky cliff. \u2014 Rachel Ng, Bon App\u00e9tit , 19 May 2022",
"She was then separated from the others, waiting in the dark of the basement until she was released around 2.30 pm that afternoon. \u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Deputy District Attorney Victor Avila said Avant was shot in the back after she was ambushed in the dark of her home. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The crash occurred on a Monday, just after 3 a.m. A revving car engine, tires crunching on gravel and plaintive cries for help could be heard in the dark of night, a camper near the crash site recalled. \u2014 Kc Baker, PEOPLE.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Season 2 shifts setting from a glacial polar research station in the dark of an Antarctic winter to an equally isolated and inaccessible setting, an ocean freighter carrying a scientific mission. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 3 Mar. 2022",
"If the soul of Slayer belongs to Satan, it\u2019s not because of bloody rituals in the dark of night. \u2014 Bob Larsen, SPIN , 12 Feb. 2022",
"In the dark of Friday morning, neighbors instead arose to find the lights of a police shootout. \u2014 Anne Ryman, The Arizona Republic , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"From dinnertime to dark every Wednesday in Livonia, enjoy a car show with food and music. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 6 June 2022",
"As the distorted guitar sets in, the room switches to dark with glowing lights illuminating the performance. \u2014 Izzy Col\u00f3n, SPIN , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Say goodbye to dark under-eye circles with this YSL option. \u2014 Rachel Dube, SELF , 7 Apr. 2022",
"This means better contrast and less bleed from light to dark . \u2014 Parker Hall, Wired , 30 Mar. 2022",
"As the search went on Monday night for the body of James Brown, who was working alone deep underground at the Darby Fork mine when a roof collapsed, the coal miner's wife watched and waited, not leaving a church parking lot as dusk turned to dark . \u2014 Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Choose from half, single or double bag subscriptions every two or four weeks; as well their roast preference (light to dark or a variety) and grind type (whole bean or ground). \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 Feb. 2022",
"For the guy who\u2019s been wanting to test-drive a new skincare routine, this five-piece gift set from Geologie is specifically formulated to address men\u2019s skin concerns, from aging and acne to dark under eye circles. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Jan. 2022",
"The transitions from light to dark in the matador\u2019s face and stockings, for instance, is abrupt to the point of coarseness. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Jan. 2022"
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"to grow dark become obscured",
"to become gloomy",
"to make dark",
"to make less clear obscure",
"taint , tarnish",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For the film, Moreno was forced to wear makeup to darken her skin, alongside her white cast mates who played Puerto Ricans. \u2014 Elaina Patton, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
"Whatever the consequences for Russia of the new sanctions that President Biden announced Tuesday, the invasion of Ukraine and ensuing global standoff will further darken the outlook for the U.S. economy. \u2014 Don Lee Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Small businesses are flashing warning signs on the U.S. economy as inflation, supply-chain snarls, a shortage of workers and rising interest rates darken the outlook for entrepreneurs. \u2014 WSJ , 23 May 2022",
"Things change and darken when loner Shane Mungitt (Michael Oberholtzer), a sizzling pitcher from the minor leagues, joins the team. \u2014 Frank Rizzo, Variety , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Typically under home production only a few hands mature and the rest of the fruits darken and gradually drop from the stalks before those that remain ripen. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, Orlando Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
"For example, an autistic individual may want to darken the room and shut their office door to reduce sensory input. \u2014 Ronit Molko, Forbes , 3 Nov. 2021",
"When your skin is exposed to UV light, your body tries to protect itself by making melanin, the dark pigment in the outer layer of your skin, which causes your skin to darken a bit, according to the Mayo Clinic. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 6 May 2022",
"Black peppercorns are simply green peppercorns that have been blanched and then dried, which causes the outer layer of the fruit to darken to its characteristic brown-black color. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022"
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": to become gloomy",
": to make dark",
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": to make or become gloomy"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For the film, Moreno was forced to wear makeup to darken her skin, alongside her white cast mates who played Puerto Ricans. \u2014 Elaina Patton, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
"Whatever the consequences for Russia of the new sanctions that President Biden announced Tuesday, the invasion of Ukraine and ensuing global standoff will further darken the outlook for the U.S. economy. \u2014 Don Lee Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Small businesses are flashing warning signs on the U.S. economy as inflation, supply-chain snarls, a shortage of workers and rising interest rates darken the outlook for entrepreneurs. \u2014 WSJ , 23 May 2022",
"Things change and darken when loner Shane Mungitt (Michael Oberholtzer), a sizzling pitcher from the minor leagues, joins the team. \u2014 Frank Rizzo, Variety , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Typically under home production only a few hands mature and the rest of the fruits darken and gradually drop from the stalks before those that remain ripen. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, Orlando Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
"For example, an autistic individual may want to darken the room and shut their office door to reduce sensory input. \u2014 Ronit Molko, Forbes , 3 Nov. 2021",
"When your skin is exposed to UV light, your body tries to protect itself by making melanin, the dark pigment in the outer layer of your skin, which causes your skin to darken a bit, according to the Mayo Clinic. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 6 May 2022",
"Black peppercorns are simply green peppercorns that have been blanched and then dried, which causes the outer layer of the fruit to darken to its characteristic brown-black color. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022"
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": to become gloomy",
": to make dark",
": to make less clear : obscure",
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": to cast a gloom over",
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": to make or become gloomy"
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"\u02c8d\u00e4r-k\u0259n",
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"lour"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For the film, Moreno was forced to wear makeup to darken her skin, alongside her white cast mates who played Puerto Ricans. \u2014 Elaina Patton, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
"Whatever the consequences for Russia of the new sanctions that President Biden announced Tuesday, the invasion of Ukraine and ensuing global standoff will further darken the outlook for the U.S. economy. \u2014 Don Lee Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Small businesses are flashing warning signs on the U.S. economy as inflation, supply-chain snarls, a shortage of workers and rising interest rates darken the outlook for entrepreneurs. \u2014 WSJ , 23 May 2022",
"Things change and darken when loner Shane Mungitt (Michael Oberholtzer), a sizzling pitcher from the minor leagues, joins the team. \u2014 Frank Rizzo, Variety , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Typically under home production only a few hands mature and the rest of the fruits darken and gradually drop from the stalks before those that remain ripen. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, Orlando Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
"For example, an autistic individual may want to darken the room and shut their office door to reduce sensory input. \u2014 Ronit Molko, Forbes , 3 Nov. 2021",
"When your skin is exposed to UV light, your body tries to protect itself by making melanin, the dark pigment in the outer layer of your skin, which causes your skin to darken a bit, according to the Mayo Clinic. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 6 May 2022",
"Black peppercorns are simply green peppercorns that have been blanched and then dried, which causes the outer layer of the fruit to darken to its characteristic brown-black color. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
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},
"darling":{
"type":"noun",
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"a dearly loved person",
"favorite",
"dearly loved favorite",
"very pleasing charming",
"a dearly loved person",
"favorite entry 1",
"dearly loved",
"very pleasing charming",
"river 1702 miles (2738 kilometers) long in southeastern Australia in Queensland and New South Wales flowing southwest into the Murray River"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8d\u00e4r-li\u014b",
"synonyms":[
"fave",
"favorite",
"minion",
"pet",
"preference",
"speed"
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"cherished",
"dear",
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"favorite",
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"loved",
"pet",
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],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"She was mother's little darling .",
"for a while that candidate was the darling of the news media and could do no wrong",
"Adjective",
"This is my darling daughter, Sara.",
"That dress is just darling .",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Among those politicians was Hungary\u2019s autocratic prime minister, Viktor Orban, a rising darling of the international far right. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Although still seemingly the darling of streaming, Netflix report their earnings on Tuesday afternoon, and analysts are not anticipating good news. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The meme darling of the Reddit crowd wants to initiate a stock split, a move that will drastically reduce the cost of one share, the company said late Thursday in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Even Instagram, the darling of the Meta empire, is not immune. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 29 May 2022",
"But now it\u2019s the valley\u2019s newest AVA, Coombsville, that\u2019s having a moment, with reds that are vibrant, pure-fruited, minerally, and complex\u2014wines that deserve to make the region not merely Napa\u2019s next darling , but a lasting trend in great cellars. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 29 May 2022",
"Hyaluronic acid is the new darling on the scene for skincare brands. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"The Longhorns will also face rising Group of Five darling UTSA for the first time at 7 p.m on Sept. 17. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 26 May 2022",
"And so began a quest to find out how the sole ray of chicness in my oppressively pleasant childhood has resurfaced as a d\u00e9cor (and social-media) darling in 2022. \u2014 Dale Hrabi, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"Widen your horizons with a red Breton stripe, like this one with a darling bow toe at the back. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 2 May 2022",
"While out in London today, Olivia Wilde wore a beanie, red Northface x Gucci puffer coat, spandex, New Balance sneakers, and a darling blue sweatshirt with a cartoon frog and the word Pleasing emblazoned on its chest. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 11 Apr. 2022",
"But perhaps the most noteworthy feature of the spring- and summer-friendly piece are the darling faux pearl buttons at the bodice that add a charming touch to the entire number. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Nothing says spring like pastel hues, and this baby-yellow, fur trim cardigan is too darling to pass up. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Mar. 2022",
"In addition to the new boss, this Window Shop experience features the charming Elana Scherr, the endearing Jonathon Ramsey, the darling K.C. Colwell, and some guy who has never ever been hired by Car and Driver. \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Ahead, find out where to buy XXL scrunchies that are equal parts cool and darling . \u2014 Erin Parker, Glamour , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Prince William and Kate Middleton posted the shot, which of course includes a darling Princess Charlotte too, to Instagram. \u2014 Abby Gardner, Glamour , 17 Dec. 2020",
"The darling decor, showcased as a series of snapshots posted to her Instagram Story yesterday, gives off the same boho-chic vibes as the rest of her Manhattan apartment. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 Dec. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": a light spear",
": a small missile usually with a pointed shaft at one end and feathers at the other",
": a game in which darts are thrown at a target",
": something projected with sudden speed",
": a sharp glance",
": something causing sudden pain or distress",
": something with a slender pointed shaft or outline",
": a stitched tapering fold in a garment",
": a quick movement",
": to throw with a sudden movement",
": to thrust or move with sudden speed",
": to shoot with a dart containing a usually tranquilizing drug",
": to move suddenly or rapidly",
": a small pointed object that is meant to be thrown",
": a game in which darts are thrown at a target",
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": a fold sewed into a piece of clothing",
": to move or shoot out suddenly and quickly"
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"\u02c8d\u00e4rt",
"\u02c8d\u00e4rt"
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"affront",
"barb",
"brickbat",
"cut",
"dig",
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"diss",
"epithet",
"gird",
"indignity",
"insult",
"name",
"offense",
"offence",
"outrage",
"personality",
"poke",
"put-down",
"sarcasm",
"slap",
"slight",
"slur"
],
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"dance",
"flick",
"flicker",
"flirt",
"flit",
"flitter",
"flutter",
"zip"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He was hit with a poisoned dart .",
"Her favorite game is darts .",
"a quick dart to the left",
"Verb",
"We saw a deer dart across the road.",
"The frog darted its tongue at a fly.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The restaurant also features a Tiki bar, live music, pool leagues and dart leagues. \u2014 Charles Infosino, The Enquirer , 9 June 2022",
"Garage doors lead into a relaxed space dotted with pool tables and dart stations. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 8 June 2022",
"Even so, from 2009 to 2012, Facebook and Twitter passed out roughly a billion dart guns globally. \u2014 The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
"The sophomore left fielder sent a dart out to the centerfield fence as three Tiger runners scored. \u2014 oregonlive , 31 May 2022",
"In fact, as your eyes dart about, objects are entering and leaving your field of view all the time, and this isn't even noticeable. \u2014 Charles Simon, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"His design for the X-wing, the Rebel Alliance\u2019s signature starfighter, was inspired by seeing a dart thrown at an English pub, and was meant to suggest the image of a cowboy drawing his guns outside a saloon. \u2014 Harrison Smith, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"If an animal needed to be captured to treat an injury or for another reason, Massena said keepers would work with veterinarians who would shoot a tranquilizer dart at it. \u2014 Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"But Hays\u2019 dart from the left-field corner beat Max Kepler to the plate, and catcher Robinson Chirinos held on to make the tag. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 5 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Between practices the players dart toward their phones, to check the latest news headlines or touch base with relatives back home. \u2014 Sean Gregory, Time , 15 Apr. 2022",
"One of the most famous of those sightings, taken by jets from the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier in 2004, shows an object that appears to dart through the air in many directions at tremendous speed. \u2014 Shane Harris, Anchorage Daily News , 17 May 2022",
"At the San Marcos Aquatic Resources Center, about 45 Texas blind salamanders are floating in a freshwater tank, ready to dart away at the slightest movement. \u2014 Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News , 16 May 2022",
"As the boat rocked, Warren and Hamilton huddled and came to a decision: The gusts were too great to dart #3629. \u2014 Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Apr. 2022",
"McVey couldn\u2019t dart her in the optimal spot \u2013 the neck \u2013 because of the lid, so opted for her rump. \u2014 Karen Ch\u00e1vez, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022",
"The video includes cars spinning in snow and performing parking maneuvers outside the mall, as well as scenes where stunt drivers dart around pillars inside the shopping center and launch cars into the air. \u2014 David Sharos, chicagotribune.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
"At the luxury getaway nestled near the base of the Bradshaw Mountains, where monarch butterflies and dragonflies dart around like an animation, meals are made using ingredients grown steps away from the kitchen. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 31 Jan. 2022",
"And psychologist Penny Lewis of Cardiff University in Wales suggests that both rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep\u2014the phase in which our eyes dart back and forth and most dreams occur\u2014and non-REM sleep work together to encourage problem-solving. \u2014 Bret Stetka, Scientific American , 9 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200435"
},
"dash":{
"type":"verb",
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"to move with sudden speed",
"smash",
"to break by striking or knocking",
"ruin , destroy",
"depress , sadden",
"to make ashamed",
"to complete, execute, or finish off hastily",
"to knock, hurl, or thrust violently",
"splash , spatter",
"to affect by mixing in something different",
"damn entry 1 sense 4",
"a punctuation mark \u2014 that is used especially to indicate a break in the thought or structure of a sentence",
"a stroke of a pen",
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"a sudden onset, rush, or attempt",
"a short fast race",
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"a long click or buzz forming a letter or part of a letter (as in Morse code )",
"flashy display",
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"the sound produced by such a burst",
"blow",
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"smash entry 2 sense 1",
"splash entry 1 sense 2",
"ruin entry 1 sense 2",
"to complete or do hastily",
"to move with sudden speed",
"a sudden burst or splash",
"a punctuation mark \u2014 that is used most often to show a break in the thought or structure of a sentence",
"a small amount touch",
"liveliness in style and action",
"a sudden rush or attempt",
"a short fast race",
"a long click or buzz forming a letter or part of a letter (as in Morse code)",
"dashboard",
"a diet that is designed to lower blood pressure and emphasizes the consumption of fruit, vegetables, grains, and low-fat or non-fat dairy products"
],
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"gallop",
"jog",
"run",
"scamper",
"sprint",
"trip",
"trot"
],
"antonyms":[
"beans",
"bounce",
"brio",
"drive",
"dynamism",
"energy",
"esprit",
"gas",
"get-up-and-go",
"ginger",
"go",
"gusto",
"hardihood",
"juice",
"life",
"moxie",
"oomph",
"pep",
"punch",
"sap",
"snap",
"starch",
"verve",
"vigor",
"vim",
"vinegar",
"vitality",
"zing",
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],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"The auction appears to dash whatever hope remained among collectors and academics that Dewitt\u2019s collection could remain in Connecticut, complete and as a center of political scholarship and tourism. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 8 May 2022",
"Thursday night didn\u2019t dash those postseason dreams. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 24 Mar. 2022",
"There is the family who closed down a high-end interior design business and now drives around the city all day delivering food to needy residents, pausing only on occasion to dash into a basement for cover. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
"In the sprint, skiers dash up a mountain and then down again, perhaps only 100 meters each way, and the race is over in minutes. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Feb. 2022",
"The men dash down the course first; the women follow, their start times staggered depending on the finishing times of the men. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
"But the prospect of a delay frustrated liberal Democrats, who had already been wary that centrist Democrats would dash their ambitions for passage of the bill after shepherding through a bipartisan infrastructure measure. \u2014 Emily Cochrane, BostonGlobe.com , 15 Dec. 2021",
"And maybe a bucket of cold water to dash your comfort-TV dreams before the series does it first. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Brady was fortunate to come along just as the N.F.L. altered multiple playing rules that made the quarterback the cynosure of a pass-happy, high-scoring game with fleet receivers unfettered to dash upfield for long passes. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Not that Gray, who ran a 4.33-second 40-yard dash at the NFL combine, is strictly about speed. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 May 2022",
"The 6-3, 190-pound senior, who has been timed at 6.35 seconds in the 60-yard dash , was rounding third with a shot at a potential inside-the-park home run. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 14 May 2022",
"For the boys, Eastern's Terrance O' Bannon owns the new fast mark in the 100 meter dash . \u2014 Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal , 3 May 2022",
"But there are still signs of antiquity, from the CD player in the dash to the cruise-control stalk lifted from the 2007 Toyota 4Runner. \u2014 Mike Sutton, Car and Driver , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Gesicki is a phenomenal athlete who has the prototypical blend of size, long arms (34 inches) and speed (4.54 in the 40-yard dash ). \u2014 Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com , 2 Sep. 2021",
"Minich just broke the school 100-meter dash record and is being pursued by the likes of Duke, Iowa State, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, Army and Navy thanks to his physical and academic (4.5 GPA) ability. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 18 May 2022",
"Ford won the 800-meter dash with a 2 21.77 time and Helena\u2019s Brooklyn Kirksey won the long jump with a winning leap of 18-00.5. \u2014 Al.com Reports, al , 17 May 2022",
"Shah said the problem boils down to Europe's pivot away from Russia's Urals crude, which has triggered a mad dash to find replacement barrels in other parts of the market. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 17 May 2022"
],
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"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 8b"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"dashing":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": marked by vigorous action : spirited",
": marked by smartness especially in dress and manners",
": very attractive"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8da-shi\u014b",
"\u02c8da-shi\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"adventuresome",
"adventurous",
"audacious",
"bold",
"daring",
"emboldened",
"enterprising",
"free-swinging",
"gutsy",
"hardy",
"nerved",
"nervy",
"venturesome",
"venturous"
],
"antonyms":[
"unadventurous",
"unenterprising"
],
"examples":[
"She married a dashing young lawyer from the city.",
"a brave and dashing soldier",
"The actor cuts a dashing figure as a young Jack Kennedy.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Slow Horses is a story about British intelligence operatives \u2014 but not the dashing , heroic types. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Terremoto co-founder David Godshall with David Newsom, a dashing philosopher/gardener who runs the Wild Yards Project in L.A. with the mission to rewild domestic and shared urban spaces with the plants that used to call our city home. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Speaking of, is Buckingham not the coolest, most dashing zad-rocker in the biz? \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 8 Dec. 2021",
"Idris Elba cuts a dashing figure even in workaday prison stripes. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Behind every savvy explorer is a dashing travel bag \u2014 wanderlust-y tourists would not be able to gallivant around the world without the help of some trustworthy luggage. \u2014 Alexandra Polk, refinery29.com , 10 May 2021",
"Idris Elba cuts a dashing figure even in workaday prison stripes. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 22 Oct. 2021",
"William cut a dashing figure in his blue velvet tux. \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 18 Nov. 2021",
"Idris Elba cuts a dashing figure even in workaday prison stripes. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 22 Oct. 2021"
": characterized by underhandedness or treachery",
": very mean and tricky"
],
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"\u02c8da-st\u0259rd-l\u0113",
"\u02c8da-st\u0259rd-l\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"chicken",
"chicken-livered",
"chickenhearted",
"cowardly",
"craven",
"gutless",
"lily-livered",
"milk-livered",
"poltroon",
"pusillanimous",
"recreant",
"spineless",
"unheroic",
"yellow"
],
"antonyms":[
"brave",
"courageous",
"daring",
"dauntless",
"doughty",
"fearless",
"gallant",
"greathearted",
"gutsy",
"hardy",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"intrepid",
"lionhearted",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"stouthearted",
"valiant",
"valorous"
],
"examples":[
"a dastardly attack on innocent civilians",
"his dastardly conduct in a critical moment haunted him for the rest of his life",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But what Manuela doesn't know is that her fianc\u00e9 is the real dastardly pirate, long retired. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"The edgy novelist\u2019s new book imagines a wholly realistic medieval village rife with plagues and schemes and dastardly characters. \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"Iain Batchelor is a master of disguise playing double roles as the overprotective Scottish Colonel Arbuthnot and the dastardly Samuel Ratchett. \u2014 Michelle F. Solomon, Sun Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
"After Charlie\u2019s powers become noticed, a dastardly government operative (Gloria Reuben) dispatches Rainbird to hunt down the family and take possession of Charlie. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 May 2022",
"The new pro-Biden talking point is that those dastardly Republicans are trying to have it both ways. \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 9 Mar. 2022",
"In response, Carlton works overtime to make things difficult for his cousin, doing everything from publicly humiliating him to even being an unwitting accomplice in a dastardly drug setup that could have landed Will back in jail. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Surely a similar social movement might emerge in the U.S., in which like-minded patriots rise up in protest of the dastardly measures that have been put in place by D.C. bureaucrats and, in particular, the Biden administration. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 9 Feb. 2022",
"That Big Coffee, Big Burrito, and Big Bone-In Wings are all involved in various dastardly plots to gouge the public seems unlikely. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 4 Feb. 2022"
],
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"1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223721"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": cowardly",
": characterized by underhandedness or treachery",
": very mean and tricky"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8da-st\u0259rd-l\u0113",
"\u02c8da-st\u0259rd-l\u0113"
],
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"chicken",
"chicken-livered",
"chickenhearted",
"cowardly",
"craven",
"gutless",
"lily-livered",
"milk-livered",
"poltroon",
"pusillanimous",
"recreant",
"spineless",
"unheroic",
"yellow"
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"brave",
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"daring",
"dauntless",
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"fearless",
"gallant",
"greathearted",
"gutsy",
"hardy",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"intrepid",
"lionhearted",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"stouthearted",
"valiant",
"valorous"
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"examples":[
"a dastardly attack on innocent civilians",
"his dastardly conduct in a critical moment haunted him for the rest of his life",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But what Manuela doesn't know is that her fianc\u00e9 is the real dastardly pirate, long retired. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"The edgy novelist\u2019s new book imagines a wholly realistic medieval village rife with plagues and schemes and dastardly characters. \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"Iain Batchelor is a master of disguise playing double roles as the overprotective Scottish Colonel Arbuthnot and the dastardly Samuel Ratchett. \u2014 Michelle F. Solomon, Sun Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
"After Charlie\u2019s powers become noticed, a dastardly government operative (Gloria Reuben) dispatches Rainbird to hunt down the family and take possession of Charlie. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 May 2022",
"The new pro-Biden talking point is that those dastardly Republicans are trying to have it both ways. \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 9 Mar. 2022",
"In response, Carlton works overtime to make things difficult for his cousin, doing everything from publicly humiliating him to even being an unwitting accomplice in a dastardly drug setup that could have landed Will back in jail. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Surely a similar social movement might emerge in the U.S., in which like-minded patriots rise up in protest of the dastardly measures that have been put in place by D.C. bureaucrats and, in particular, the Biden administration. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 9 Feb. 2022",
"That Big Coffee, Big Burrito, and Big Bone-In Wings are all involved in various dastardly plots to gouge the public seems unlikely. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 4 Feb. 2022"
],
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"1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184454"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": provided with a date",
": outmoded , old-fashioned"
],
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"\u02c8d\u0101-t\u0259d"
],
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"antiquated",
"archaic",
"d\u00e9mod\u00e9",
"demoded",
"fossilized",
"kaput",
"kaputt",
"medieval",
"mediaeval",
"moribund",
"mossy",
"moth-eaten",
"neolithic",
"Noachian",
"obsolete",
"out-of-date",
"outdated",
"outmoded",
"outworn",
"pass\u00e9",
"prehistoric",
"prehistorical",
"rusty",
"Stone Age",
"superannuated"
],
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"examples":[
"The band's music sounds dated now.",
"The information was quite dated and no longer useful.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While some might carp that the room d\u00e9cor is a little dated , the value was clear to hundreds of guests. \u2014 Michael Goldstein, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022",
"The interior of the once dark and dated house now has spaces that are more open \u2014 a wall was removed dividing the dining and kitchen \u2014 as well as glass barn doors and barn-wood floors that replaced old laminate ones. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
"Some of these movies might feel dated to some people, especially in terms of things like sexuality and sexism and feminism. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Even the social media technology aspects haven\u2019t gotten dated yet. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The infotainment is dated and clunky which makes navigating difficult. \u2014 Kyle Edward, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Ultimately, in what no longer seems like a dated resolution, the doctor is convicted. \u2014 Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
"Even the most dated clothes seemed ready to spring to life, like actors of a certain age waiting to be rediscovered by Quentin Tarantino. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"NBCUniversal\u2019s Peacock, thanks to a deal with ViacomCBS that pre- dated the launch of its Paramount+ streaming service. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191458"
},
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"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"endless",
"having no date",
"too ancient to be dated",
"timeless"
],
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"age-old",
"aged",
"ancient",
"antediluvian",
"antique",
"hoar",
"hoary",
"immemorial",
"old",
"venerable"
],
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"modern",
"new",
"recent"
],
"examples":[
"dateless artifacts left by an obscure people of the distant past",
"the dateless cycle of the seasons"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162421"
},
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"type":"verb",
"definitions":[
"to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter plaster",
"to coat with a dirty substance",
"to apply coloring material crudely to",
"to apply (something, such as paint) crudely",
"to put on a false exterior",
"to apply colors crudely",
"material used to daub walls",
"an act or instance of daubing",
"something daubed on smear",
"a crude picture",
"to cover with something soft and sticky",
"a small amount of something"
],
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"befoul",
"begrime",
"bemire",
"besmirch",
"blacken",
"dirty",
"distain",
"foul",
"gaum",
"grime",
"mire",
"muck",
"muddy",
"smirch",
"smudge",
"soil",
"stain",
"sully"
],
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"clean",
"cleanse"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He daubed some cologne on his neck.",
"Daub the potatoes with a little butter.",
"Various political slogans had been daubed on the walls.",
"He sighed deeply and daubed his eyes with a tissue.",
"Noun",
"She added a few daubs of color to the painting.",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"Edwina's radiant with joy as Mary and Kate daub her with the turmeric paste. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
"In that way, Mitski creates a musical liminal space where every ballad has a bit of shimmer and every dance tune brims with tears, and blue-gray tones daub throughout both sides. \u2014 Lior Phillips, Variety , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Wow\u2019s Dream Coat and daub of volumizing foam before going in with a round brush and curling iron. \u2014 Calin Van Paris, Vogue , 10 Sep. 2021",
"Visitors queued for gobs of mineral mud to daub on faces and arms. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Aug. 2021",
"With the paintbrush, daub a pattern onto your cards. \u2014 Sophie Bushwick, Popular Science , 21 Dec. 2020",
"According to Diana\u2019s wedding day makeup artist, Barbara Daly, the bride spilled Quelques Fleurs perfume on her dress while attempting to daub the scent onto her wrists. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 Nov. 2020",
"The range is mind-boggling a sweet potato and coffee marmalade from Taiwan sat alongside a lime glitter marmalade, which looked like something a teenage girl would daub on her eyelids. \u2014 Olivia Potts, Longreads , 10 Aug. 2020",
"Residents built their houses out of wood lattices daubed with earth. \u2014 National Geographic , 12 May 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Mama\u2019s makeup had blended well over the hours, turning her face into a daub of peanut butter. \u2014 Venita Blackburn, Harper's Magazine , 20 July 2021",
"And the dark brown fellow with the daub of white between his eyes is Little Mike, one of the premier grass runners of the past decade. \u2014 Smithsonian Magazine , 10 May 2020",
"And the dark brown fellow with the daub of white between his eyes is Little Mike, one of the premier grass runners of the past decade. \u2014 Smithsonian Magazine , 10 May 2020",
"And the dark brown fellow with the daub of white between his eyes is Little Mike, one of the premier grass runners of the past decade. \u2014 Smithsonian Magazine , 10 May 2020",
"And the dark brown fellow with the daub of white between his eyes is Little Mike, one of the premier grass runners of the past decade. \u2014 Smithsonian Magazine , 10 May 2020",
"And the dark brown fellow with the daub of white between his eyes is Little Mike, one of the premier grass runners of the past decade. \u2014 Smithsonian Magazine , 10 May 2020",
"And the dark brown fellow with the daub of white between his eyes is Little Mike, one of the premier grass runners of the past decade. \u2014 Smithsonian Magazine , 10 May 2020",
"And the dark brown fellow with the daub of white between his eyes is Little Mike, one of the premier grass runners of the past decade. \u2014 Smithsonian Magazine , 10 May 2020"
],
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"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to lessen the courage of : cow , subdue",
": discourage sense 1 , frighten"
],
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"\u02c8d\u022fnt",
"\u02c8d\u00e4nt",
"\u02c8d\u022fnt"
],
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"chill",
"demoralize",
"discourage",
"dishearten",
"dismay",
"dispirit",
"frustrate",
"unman",
"unnerve"
],
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"embolden",
"encourage",
"hearten",
"nerve",
"steel"
],
"examples":[
"the raging inferno didn't daunt the firefighters for a moment",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Senator is taking on a task that would daunt most members of Congress, pushing forward a set of Coast Guard-boosting proposals that have, for one reason or another, failed to gain traction in Washington over the past several years. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 17 Sep. 2021",
"And though that prospect would daunt many other New Yorkers, shoes have become an indelible part of the show\u2019s mythology. \u2014 Sarah Spellings, Vogue , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Swimming can also genuinely daunt Black men and women whose hair might respond poorly to chlorinated water. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 1 July 2021",
"But its demands can also cow and daunt and unnerve them. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2021",
"Neither the science nor statistics of the new vaccine daunt them. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Apr. 2021",
"There are no right or wrong answers, but the choices can daunt us. \u2014 Kris Putnam-walkerly, Forbes , 1 Mar. 2021",
"The Wings' 2019-20 struggles to score and defend do not daunt Greiss. \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 11 Oct. 2020",
"Still, the question of truth in any spy story proves daunting because intelligence assessments are fundamentally political dramas. \u2014 Howard Blum, Time , 2 June 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French danter, daunter , from Latin domitare to tame, frequentative of domare \u2014 more at tame ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181110"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless , undaunted",
": bravely determined"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u022fnt-l\u0259s",
"\u02c8d\u00e4nt-",
"\u02c8d\u022fnt-l\u0259s"
],
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"bold",
"brave",
"courageous",
"doughty",
"fearless",
"gallant",
"greathearted",
"gutsy",
"gutty",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"intrepid",
"lionhearted",
"manful",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"stouthearted",
"undauntable",
"undaunted",
"valiant",
"valorous"
],
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"chicken",
"chickenhearted",
"chicken-livered",
"coward",
"cowardly",
"craven",
"dastardly",
"fainthearted",
"fearful",
"gutless",
"lily-livered",
"milk-livered",
"nerveless",
"poltroon",
"poor-spirited",
"pusillanimous",
"spineless",
"spiritless",
"timorous",
"uncourageous",
"ungallant",
"unheroic",
"weakhearted",
"yellow"
],
"examples":[
"dauntless heroes who are inclined to rush to danger, not away from it",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In a story within the story, the dauntless Shahrzad visits the angry king and soothes him with tales, winning relief for his people. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Against all these handicaps, Fritz Pollard plays with dauntless spirit. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 10 Feb. 2022",
"But for now, two of this continent\u2019s most dauntless hikers are done. \u2014 Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online , 7 Jan. 2022",
"But the world could explode in a fiery ball of chaos and still our dauntless Housewives would keep boldly moving forward. \u2014 Mary Sollosi, EW.com , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Michelangelo, whose dauntless achievements Steinberg returned to again and again, is the subject of the first two volumes. \u2014 Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2021",
"The job falls, nonetheless, to the dauntless Beanie Feldstein. \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 5 Nov. 2021",
"Michelangelo, whose dauntless achievements Steinberg returned to again and again, is the subject of the first two volumes. \u2014 Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2021",
"Michelangelo, whose dauntless achievements Steinberg returned to again and again, is the subject of the first two volumes. \u2014 Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"see daunt ",
"first_known_use":[
"1588, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192309"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless , undaunted",
": bravely determined"
],
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"\u02c8d\u022fnt-l\u0259s",
"\u02c8d\u00e4nt-",
"\u02c8d\u022fnt-l\u0259s"
],
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"bold",
"brave",
"courageous",
"doughty",
"fearless",
"gallant",
"greathearted",
"gutsy",
"gutty",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"intrepid",
"lionhearted",
"manful",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"stouthearted",
"undauntable",
"undaunted",
"valiant",
"valorous"
],
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"chicken",
"chickenhearted",
"chicken-livered",
"coward",
"cowardly",
"craven",
"dastardly",
"fainthearted",
"fearful",
"gutless",
"lily-livered",
"milk-livered",
"nerveless",
"poltroon",
"poor-spirited",
"pusillanimous",
"spineless",
"spiritless",
"timorous",
"uncourageous",
"ungallant",
"unheroic",
"weakhearted",
"yellow"
],
"examples":[
"dauntless heroes who are inclined to rush to danger, not away from it",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In a story within the story, the dauntless Shahrzad visits the angry king and soothes him with tales, winning relief for his people. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Against all these handicaps, Fritz Pollard plays with dauntless spirit. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 10 Feb. 2022",
"But for now, two of this continent\u2019s most dauntless hikers are done. \u2014 Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online , 7 Jan. 2022",
"But the world could explode in a fiery ball of chaos and still our dauntless Housewives would keep boldly moving forward. \u2014 Mary Sollosi, EW.com , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Michelangelo, whose dauntless achievements Steinberg returned to again and again, is the subject of the first two volumes. \u2014 Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2021",
"The job falls, nonetheless, to the dauntless Beanie Feldstein. \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 5 Nov. 2021",
"Michelangelo, whose dauntless achievements Steinberg returned to again and again, is the subject of the first two volumes. \u2014 Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2021",
"Michelangelo, whose dauntless achievements Steinberg returned to again and again, is the subject of the first two volumes. \u2014 Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"see daunt ",
"first_known_use":[
"1588, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213621"
},
"dawdling":{
"type":"verb",
"definitions":[
"to spend time idly",
"to move lackadaisically",
"to spend fruitlessly or lackadaisically",
"to spend time wastefully dally",
"to move slowly and without purpose"
],
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"crawl",
"creep",
"dally",
"delay",
"diddle",
"dillydally",
"drag",
"lag",
"linger",
"loiter",
"lollygag",
"lallygag",
"mope",
"poke",
"shilly-shally",
"tarry"
],
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"barrel",
"bolt",
"career",
"course",
"dash",
"fly",
"hasten",
"hotfoot (it)",
"hurry",
"race",
"rip",
"rocket",
"run",
"rush",
"scoot",
"scud",
"scurry",
"speed",
"tear",
"whirl",
"whisk",
"whiz",
"whizz",
"zip"
],
"examples":[
"Hurry up! There's no time to dawdle .",
"Come home immediately after school, and don't dawdle .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many shoppers get free parking with a validation from certain stores and restaurants at the Grove, Americana and Palisades Village, but those who dawdle too long or don\u2019t spend at least $250 could pay as much as $30 at the Grove. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
"Clearly, this isn\u2019t the time to dawdle or slack off. \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Don\u2019t dawdle , though, because places are expected to book up fast. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The team couldn\u2019t dawdle because the dolphins might not stay long. \u2014 Jill Langlois, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
"We are rushed through the establishment of this world, only to dawdle as time goes by. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Building for the future was too precious to dawdle . \u2014 Evan Grant, Dallas News , 9 Aug. 2021",
"Pick a base and branch out or mix and match, but don\u2019t dawdle . \u2014 David Swanson, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2021",
"Pick a base and branch out or mix and match, but don\u2019t dawdle . \u2014 David Swanson, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1656, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"dawn":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to begin to grow light as the sun rises",
": to begin to appear or develop",
": to begin to be perceived or understood",
": the first appearance of light in the morning followed by sunrise",
": beginning",
": to begin to grow light as the sun rises",
": to start becoming plain or clear",
": the time when the sun comes up in the morning",
": a first appearance : beginning"
],
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"\u02c8d\u022fn",
"\u02c8d\u00e4n",
"\u02c8d\u022fn"
],
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"actualize",
"appear",
"arise",
"begin",
"break",
"commence",
"engender",
"form",
"materialize",
"originate",
"set in",
"spring",
"start"
],
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"aurora",
"cockcrow",
"dawning",
"day",
"daybreak",
"daylight",
"light",
"morn",
"morning",
"sun",
"sunrise",
"sunup"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"They waited for the day to dawn .",
"A new age is dawning .",
"Noun",
"as dawn breaks over the city",
"Winter brings late dawns and early sunsets.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"High pressure will clear out any remaining clouds overnight Wednesday, and Thursday should dawn clear and cold. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Sunday will dawn crisp and chilly with readings in the upper 30s in the suburbs and 40s elsewhere. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Oct. 2021",
"The Saints provided a respite from contractors and insurance adjusters, but the week will still dawn with gloom. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Oct. 2021",
"And while Biden lacks the ex-President's volcanic character, a new age of friendship with allies did not suddenly dawn with a new leader in the Oval Office. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 21 Sep. 2021",
"Portland\u2019s first day of September should dawn clear and cool with few, if any, clouds blocking a lovely sunrise. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Every year, the realization would dawn anew: This fellowship, this constant and present connection, was the high peak. \u2014 al , 13 Feb. 2021",
"Tagovailoa\u2019s first start will dawn a new age for the Dolphins, who have long been in pursuit for another franchise quarterback since Hall of Famer Dan Marino retired in 2000. \u2014 Safid Deen, sun-sentinel.com , 28 Oct. 2020",
"The new era would dawn some 40 years after Americans Walter Gilbert and Allan Maxam and Englishman Fred Sanger discovered different methods of reading the information on the double helix. \u2014 Mark Johnson And Kathleen Gallagher, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 Dec. 2010",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"For context, dinosaurs appeared 294 million years after the dawn of the Cambrian. \u2014 Samuel Zamora, The Conversation , 24 May 2022",
"Tornado warnings were also reported in Mississippi, where power outages were also reported shortly after dawn on Friday. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Windsor police said about 25 to 30 people were peacefully arrested and seven vehicles were towed just after dawn near the Ambassador Bridge that links their city -- and numerous Canadian automotive plants -- with Detroit. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Windsor police said about 12 people were peacefully arrested and seven vehicles were towed just after dawn near the Ambassador Bridge that links their city \u2014 and numerous Canadian automotive plants \u2014 with Detroit. \u2014 Rob Gillies And Corey Williams, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Windsor police said about 25 to 30 people were peacefully arrested and seven vehicles were towed just after dawn near the Ambassador Bridge that links their city \u2014 and numerous Canadian automotive plants \u2014 with Detroit. \u2014 Rob Gillies And Corey Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Windsor police said several arrests were made and multiple vehicles were towed just after dawn near the Ambassador Bridge that links their city \u2014 and numerous Canadian automotive plants \u2014 with Detroit. \u2014 Rob Gillies, chicagotribune.com , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Since the 1950s, the diner has offered homestyle meals to customers who often queue up outside the front door just after dawn . \u2014 Martin E. Comas, orlandosentinel.com , 7 Jan. 2022",
"As was the case when coronavirus vaccines first appeared for adults, the public was quick to respond, filling Rady\u2019s first-day schedule and bringing eager families to the hospital shortly after dawn . \u2014 Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204401"
},
"day one":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the first day or very beginning of something"
],
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"alpha",
"baseline",
"beginning",
"birth",
"commencement",
"dawn",
"genesis",
"get-go",
"git-go",
"inception",
"incipience",
"incipiency",
"kickoff",
"launch",
"morning",
"nascence",
"nascency",
"onset",
"outset",
"start",
"threshold"
],
"antonyms":[
"close",
"conclusion",
"end",
"ending",
"omega"
],
"examples":[
"We've known this about the project since Day One .",
"since day one of this project, we've always insisted that we would create the best product possible without any consideration of cost",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Fifty Shades circumvented the acquisitions process from day one . \u2014 Jamie Fewery, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Rather than wait on months of lead times for items to arrive, new homeowners can move in, work from home, host dinner parties and start living in their space[s] from day one . \u2014 Jeffrey Steele, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Keller had been considering pursuing medical school from day one . \u2014 Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"The couple thanked all those who helped make the pantry a reality including those volunteers who have with them from day one . \u2014 Alex Hulvalchick, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"Brown didn\u2019t hold back, as Horford was a part of his development from day one . \u2014 Shane Young, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"With their veteran expertise, expectations are in order from day one . \u2014 Shane Young, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"Her biggest priority from day one was how to tell it from the girls\u2019 perspective and not sort of treat them as outsiders. \u2014 Carole Horst, Variety , 25 May 2022",
"Runway partnered with the team at Pareto Holdings, an investment and incubation vehicle created by Jon Oringer and Edward Lando, from day one . \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 23 May 2022"
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"first_known_use":[
"1971, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182037"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a pleasant visionary usually wishful creation of the imagination",
": to have a daydream",
": a person's pleasant and usually wishful thoughts about life",
": to think pleasant and usually wishful thoughts while awake",
": a visionary creation of the imagination experienced while awake",
": a gratifying reverie usually of wish fulfillment"
],
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"\u02c8d\u0101-\u02ccdr\u0113m",
"\u02c8d\u0101-\u02ccdr\u0113m",
"\u02c8d\u0101-\u02ccdr\u0113m"
],
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"chimera",
"conceit",
"delusion",
"dream",
"fancy",
"fantasy",
"phantasy",
"figment",
"hallucination",
"illusion",
"nonentity",
"phantasm",
"fantasm",
"pipe dream",
"unreality",
"vision"
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"I drifted off in a daydream during the class.",
"hoped that one day world peace would be a reality and not just a daydream",
"Verb",
"Instead of studying, he spent the afternoon daydreaming about his vacation.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Portorosso, the fictional setting of the new Pixar movie, Luca, is a bright daydream of Italy. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 17 June 2021",
"In the video, Lane lives out this nostalgic daydream . \u2014 Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone , 2 June 2022",
"Hjerpe is three weekends away from living out that daydream . \u2014 oregonlive , 24 May 2022",
"This success \u2014 28 wins in their final 35 games, blowout after blowout down the stretch, a final tally of 51 wins and the second seed in the Eastern Conference \u2014 still feels sudden, a little like a daydream . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The captivating show, which introduced listeners to new talents, was over, like a brief daydream , but the baton had been passed to the next group of up-and-comers. \u2014 Billboard Japan, Billboard , 6 May 2022",
"Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate During this series, the Memphis Grizzlies can look over at the opposing bench and daydream of being in the 2030 playoffs together. \u2014 Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 May 2022",
"Research shows time and again that boredom and space to daydream spurs creativity. \u2014 Cheria Young, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Verdant green pastas, colorful salads, and flamboyant stir-fries are a mere summer daydream . \u2014 Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Bon App\u00e9tit , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"As the summer months approach, travelers daydream about their vacations. \u2014 Laken Brooks, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
"The multiverse is a fascinating idea to daydream about \u2014 and, along with simulation theory, may be on track to become something like an agnostic, nihilism-friendly new religion. \u2014 John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 May 2022",
"Anytime the temperature dips below freezing is a good time to daydream about the Caribbean. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 28 Jan. 2022",
"To have visited the Middle Fork is to be cursed to daydream forever about returning to the Middle Fork. \u2014 Christopher Solomon, Travel + Leisure , 20 Mar. 2022",
"But that doesn't mean the three don't daydream about a reunion one day. \u2014 CNN , 14 Mar. 2022",
"This is a hugely inspirational cycle, so be sure to stretch your creative muscles and give yourself permission to daydream more than normal. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 6 Mar. 2022",
"While recreational runners might daydream about having fewer obligations, some professional runners opt to work full time. \u2014 Elizabeth Carey, Outside Online , 10 June 2020",
"Well, daydream a little thanks to the oh-so-dreamy beach accessories brand, Business & Pleasure Co.. \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 2 Nov. 2021"
],
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"1651, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1820, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204020"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": the light of day",
": daytime",
": dawn",
": knowledge or understanding of something that has been obscure",
": the quality or state of being open : openness",
": consciousness",
": mental soundness or stability : wits",
": a perceptible space, gap, or difference",
": the light of day",
": daytime",
": dawn entry 2 sense 1"
],
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"\u02c8d\u0101-\u02ccl\u012bt",
"\u02c8d\u0101-\u02ccl\u012bt"
],
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"aurora",
"cockcrow",
"dawn",
"dawning",
"day",
"daybreak",
"light",
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"morning",
"sun",
"sunrise",
"sunup"
],
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"nightfall",
"sundown",
"sunset"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The massacre begins with this sequence of Sons getting picked off one by one in broad daylight \u2014 in a motel room, at a coffee cart, at a stoplight. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 1 June 2022",
"Brazen thefts have increased in Los Angeles and have become a concern to law enforcement as thieves often target unsuspecting victims, even in broad daylight . \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 31 May 2022",
"The deadly shooting was one of two that happened in broad daylight in less than an hour in the city. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 31 May 2022",
"The world watched as a Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, a white man, ignored Floyd\u2019s pleas and kept his knee on Floyd\u2019s neck, murdering him in broad daylight . \u2014 Deidre Montague, Hartford Courant , 28 May 2022",
"Most filmmakers would cut to the reaction of someone witnessing the theft of his expensive possession in broad daylight . \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
"Four years after he was shockingly slain in broad daylight in Deerfield Beach, the late Broward County performer is still hugely popular. \u2014 Brett Clarkson, Sun Sentinel , 23 May 2022",
"This series takes place in a world where some people are told the exact time of their death and are dispatched to their final unholy destination by giant demons in broad daylight . \u2014 Jennifer Mcclellan, USA TODAY , 12 May 2022",
"The man quite nakedly interfered in our election and infiltrated a major political party in broad daylight and with global impunity! \u2014 Mary Anna\u00efse Heglar, The New Republic , 3 May 2022"
],
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"noun"
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": the light of day",
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": consciousness",
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"\u02c8d\u0101-\u02ccl\u012bt"
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"dawning",
"day",
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"morning",
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"sunup"
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"nightfall",
"sundown",
"sunset"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The massacre begins with this sequence of Sons getting picked off one by one in broad daylight \u2014 in a motel room, at a coffee cart, at a stoplight. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 1 June 2022",
"Brazen thefts have increased in Los Angeles and have become a concern to law enforcement as thieves often target unsuspecting victims, even in broad daylight . \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 31 May 2022",
"The deadly shooting was one of two that happened in broad daylight in less than an hour in the city. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 31 May 2022",
"The world watched as a Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, a white man, ignored Floyd\u2019s pleas and kept his knee on Floyd\u2019s neck, murdering him in broad daylight . \u2014 Deidre Montague, Hartford Courant , 28 May 2022",
"Most filmmakers would cut to the reaction of someone witnessing the theft of his expensive possession in broad daylight . \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
"Four years after he was shockingly slain in broad daylight in Deerfield Beach, the late Broward County performer is still hugely popular. \u2014 Brett Clarkson, Sun Sentinel , 23 May 2022",
"This series takes place in a world where some people are told the exact time of their death and are dispatched to their final unholy destination by giant demons in broad daylight . \u2014 Jennifer Mcclellan, USA TODAY , 12 May 2022",
"The man quite nakedly interfered in our election and infiltrated a major political party in broad daylight and with global impunity! \u2014 Mary Anna\u00efse Heglar, The New Republic , 3 May 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": to stupefy especially by a blow : stun",
": to dazzle with light",
": to stun by or as if by a blow",
": to dazzle with light",
": a state of not being able to think or act as quickly as normal"
],
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"\u02c8d\u0101z",
"\u02c8d\u0101z"
],
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"rock",
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"examples":[
"the fall dazed him for a moment, causing him to become disoriented",
"a skier dazed by the glare from the snow",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Two assists on two big baskets at a critical moment to daze Indiana. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 3 Mar. 2021",
"The Spartans dialed up three plays of 25-plus yards in the first half to daze the Wolverines\u2019 defense. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 31 Oct. 2020",
"Even the Progressives, who tended to favor more state and federal responsibility, must have been dazed at the expansion of government action beyond the conventional arenas of public policy. \u2014 Tom Saler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 Jan. 2020",
"Right after their shows, designers often resemble brides: dazed , surrounded by gushing well-wishers. \u2014 Christina Binkley, The New Yorker , 2 Sep. 2019",
"For the second time during the Stanley Cup playoffs, the St. Louis Blues took advantage of an opponent being dazed by scoring a key goal. \u2014 Mike Brehm, USA TODAY , 6 June 2019",
"But this time, the player was dazed as a result of an uncalled penalty by a Blues player. \u2014 Mike Brehm, USA TODAY , 6 June 2019",
"The beavers, not being natural aviators, were reportedly left dazed by this. \u2014 Aja Romano, Vox , 11 Aug. 2019",
"Videos showed people being beaten on the floor and left bloodied and dazed . \u2014 James Griffiths, CNN , 24 July 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English dasen , from Old Norse *dasa ; akin to Old Norse dasask to become exhausted",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
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},
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"adjective",
"adverb"
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"definitions":[
": brilliantly or showily bright, colorful, or impressive"
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"\u02c8da-z(\u0259-)li\u014b"
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"bedazzling",
"bright",
"brilliant",
"candescent",
"clear",
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"lucent",
"lucid",
"luminous",
"lustrous",
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"shining",
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"dim",
"dull",
"lackluster",
"unbright",
"unbrilliant"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Shortstop Andrew Velazquez, who is batting .131 but playing Gold Glove-caliber defense, made another dazzling play to save a run and possibly more with the bases loaded in the third. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 8 May 2022",
"As his son tells it, his dad\u2019s career was in its way even more dazzling than Koufax\u2019s. \u2014 Edward Kosner, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
"Step-and-repeat photos don't quite do the length justice\u2014the look is even more dazzling from an aerial view, as Twitter users were quick to note. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 May 2022",
"B\u00e1ez completed a dazzling play of his own in the sixth, making a glove-flip to second baseman Jonathan Schoop on a ball fielded up the middle to start an inning-ending 6-4-3 double play. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Like the jewelry designer Elsa Peretti, Sch\u00f6neborn kept her hair close-cropped, and her grin was as dazzling as any Tiffany diamond. \u2014 Vogue , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Most people are dazzled by the features of the iPhone, but perhaps just slightly less dazzling is the speed at which factories in China can churn out such a small device, tightly packed with electronics. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Perfumed and painted, with smoky eyes and candy-red lips and her spectacular hair coiffed in studiously messy curls, Ruthanna Ryder was so dazzling that AnnieLee gasped. \u2014 Sam Gillette, PEOPLE.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Her engagement ring is almost as dazzling as the mega screens in Times Square that create a daylight-like luminescence long after sunset. \u2014 Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Dec. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1581, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222010"
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"interjection",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb",
"verb ()"
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"definitions":[
": to mend with interlacing stitches",
": to embroider by filling in with long running or interlacing stitches",
": to do darning",
": a place that has been darned",
": damned",
": damn",
": damn",
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": very bad"
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"\u02c8d\u00e4rn",
"\u02c8d\u00e4rn",
"\u02c8d\u00e4rn"
],
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"sew",
"stitch",
"suture"
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"accursed",
"accurst",
"blasted",
"confounded",
"cursed",
"curst",
"cussed",
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"danged",
"darned",
"durned",
"deuced",
"doggone",
"doggoned",
"freaking",
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"Verb (1)",
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"Adjective or adverb",
"1781, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb (2)",
"1781, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-142715"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": expert"
],
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"ace",
"adept",
"artist",
"authority",
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"crackerjack",
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"expert",
"fiend",
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"guru",
"hand",
"hotshot",
"maestro",
"master",
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"mavin",
"meister",
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"proficient",
"scholar",
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"sharp",
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"wizard"
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"amateur",
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"nonexpert"
],
"examples":[
"He's a dab hand at cooking.",
"She's a dab hand in the kitchen.",
"She's always been a dab hand with a paint brush.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Zach is a dab hand at herbal knockout potions and the occasional amateur amputation, and there\u2019s a scene featuring the latter in which Wheatley indulges his twin tastes for deadpan comedy and head-on gross-outs to the extreme. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 Apr. 2021",
"Sarah, a dab hand at deflecting sexism and maintaining her professional composure, takes the microphone and expresses her excitement at being on board. \u2014 Justin Chang Film Critic, Los Angeles Times , 5 Nov. 2020",
"That, perhaps, is a little less in the bag, but the Kremlin\u2019s operatives are dab hands at suppressing protests and neutering the press. \u2014 The Economist , 12 Mar. 2020",
"This is a very different approach to sister-in-law Kate Middleton, and Harry\u2019s older brother, Prince William, who have so far welcomed three royal babies into the world, and are kind of a dab hand at the whole thing. \u2014 Lucy Wood, Marie Claire , 11 Apr. 2019",
"The returning characters include Lucius Best/Frozone (Samuel L. Jackson) and steely, brilliant Edna Mode (voiced by director Bird), who turns out to be a dab hand at babysitting the literal fireball Jack-Jack. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 11 June 2018",
"The returning characters include Lucius Best/Frozone (Samuel L. Jackson) and steely, brilliant Edna Mode (voiced by director Bird), who turns out to be a dab hand at babysitting the literal fireball Jack-Jack. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 11 June 2018"
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to check or diminish the activity or vigor of : deaden",
": to make damp",
": damp sense 1c",
": to become damp",
": to become deadened or depressed",
": to make or become slightly wet",
": to make dull or less active"
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"\u02c8dam-p\u0259n",
"\u02c8dam-p\u0259n"
],
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"bedew",
"damp",
"moisten"
],
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"dry"
],
"examples":[
"Dampen the spot with a wet cloth.",
"The shower barely dampened the ground.",
"We wouldn't let the bad weather dampen our excitement.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Look for clues that would dampen your ability to make an impact, or to grow, and then consider the cost of changing to that firm. \u2014 John Pierce, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, mortgage rates are up more than 2 percentage points from a year ago, which makes buying a home much more expensive and that may dampen demand. \u2014 Jeanne Sahadi, CNN , 19 May 2022",
"To contain inflation, the Federal Reserve has begun raising interest rates, which should dampen demand. \u2014 Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"Medications such as methadone, which dampen cravings and the pangs of withdrawal, have been a crucial way to help people escape opioid addiction, a mission that has only grown more urgent as deaths from drug overdoses have skyrocketed. \u2014 Emily Alpert Reyesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"Auto loans may also rise, although these can be more sensitive to competition for buyers, which could dampen the Fed hike's impact. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 6 May 2022",
"Amazon\u2019s real goal, some experts say, may simply be to delay the process for as long as possible, which could dampen enthusiasm among union organizers. \u2014 NBC News , 25 Apr. 2022",
"While household balance sheets are solid and unemployment low, wages are not keeping up with inflation, which could dampen consumer spending. \u2014 Josh Boak, ajc , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Investors have been concerned about a potential crypto winter, which could dampen enthusiasm from retail traders. \u2014 Olga Kharif, Fortune , 25 Feb. 2022"
],
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"1547, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-222527"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to begin to grow light as the sun rises",
": to begin to appear or develop",
": to begin to be perceived or understood",
": the first appearance of light in the morning followed by sunrise",
": beginning",
": to begin to grow light as the sun rises",
": to start becoming plain or clear",
": the time when the sun comes up in the morning",
": a first appearance : beginning"
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"\u02c8d\u022fn",
"\u02c8d\u00e4n",
"\u02c8d\u022fn"
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"actualize",
"appear",
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"form",
"materialize",
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"aurora",
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"day",
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"morning",
"sun",
"sunrise",
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"They waited for the day to dawn .",
"A new age is dawning .",
"Noun",
"as dawn breaks over the city",
"Winter brings late dawns and early sunsets.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"High pressure will clear out any remaining clouds overnight Wednesday, and Thursday should dawn clear and cold. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Sunday will dawn crisp and chilly with readings in the upper 30s in the suburbs and 40s elsewhere. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Oct. 2021",
"The Saints provided a respite from contractors and insurance adjusters, but the week will still dawn with gloom. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Oct. 2021",
"And while Biden lacks the ex-President's volcanic character, a new age of friendship with allies did not suddenly dawn with a new leader in the Oval Office. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 21 Sep. 2021",
"Portland\u2019s first day of September should dawn clear and cool with few, if any, clouds blocking a lovely sunrise. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Every year, the realization would dawn anew: This fellowship, this constant and present connection, was the high peak. \u2014 al , 13 Feb. 2021",
"Tagovailoa\u2019s first start will dawn a new age for the Dolphins, who have long been in pursuit for another franchise quarterback since Hall of Famer Dan Marino retired in 2000. \u2014 Safid Deen, sun-sentinel.com , 28 Oct. 2020",
"The new era would dawn some 40 years after Americans Walter Gilbert and Allan Maxam and Englishman Fred Sanger discovered different methods of reading the information on the double helix. \u2014 Mark Johnson And Kathleen Gallagher, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 Dec. 2010",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"For context, dinosaurs appeared 294 million years after the dawn of the Cambrian. \u2014 Samuel Zamora, The Conversation , 24 May 2022",
"Tornado warnings were also reported in Mississippi, where power outages were also reported shortly after dawn on Friday. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Windsor police said about 25 to 30 people were peacefully arrested and seven vehicles were towed just after dawn near the Ambassador Bridge that links their city -- and numerous Canadian automotive plants -- with Detroit. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Windsor police said about 12 people were peacefully arrested and seven vehicles were towed just after dawn near the Ambassador Bridge that links their city \u2014 and numerous Canadian automotive plants \u2014 with Detroit. \u2014 Rob Gillies And Corey Williams, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Windsor police said about 25 to 30 people were peacefully arrested and seven vehicles were towed just after dawn near the Ambassador Bridge that links their city \u2014 and numerous Canadian automotive plants \u2014 with Detroit. \u2014 Rob Gillies And Corey Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Windsor police said several arrests were made and multiple vehicles were towed just after dawn near the Ambassador Bridge that links their city \u2014 and numerous Canadian automotive plants \u2014 with Detroit. \u2014 Rob Gillies, chicagotribune.com , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Since the 1950s, the diner has offered homestyle meals to customers who often queue up outside the front door just after dawn . \u2014 Martin E. Comas, orlandosentinel.com , 7 Jan. 2022",
"As was the case when coronavirus vaccines first appeared for adults, the public was quick to respond, filling Rady\u2019s first-day schedule and bringing eager families to the hospital shortly after dawn . \u2014 Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Nov. 2021"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-234401"
},
"dallier":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to act playfully",
": to play amorously",
": to deal lightly : toy",
": to waste time",
": linger , dawdle",
": to act playfully",
": to waste time",
": linger sense 1 , dawdle"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8da-l\u0113",
"\u02c8da-l\u0113"
],
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"disport",
"frolic",
"play",
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"skylark",
"sport",
"toy"
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"examples":[
"Please don't dally . We need you here right away.",
"The two of us dallied over our coffee that morning.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The deadline for submitting ideas for the next set has also been extended until Sept. 1, so don\u2019t dilly- dally with yours. \u2014 Adam Lashinsky, Fortune , 10 Apr. 2020",
"Before taking control of the Gaullist party in 1976, Mr. Chirac dallied with the Communist and Socialist Parties. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Sep. 2019",
"No unplugged shows for her, no Bon Iver covers or dallying with avant-garde producers: David Guetta and Sia will do, thank you very much. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Feb. 2020",
"WikiLeaks has also been accused of serving as a conduit for Russian misinformation, and Assange has alienated some supporters by dallying with populist politicians including Brexit-promoter Nigel Farage. \u2014 NBC News , 24 Feb. 2020",
"In an attempt to egg him on through jealousy, Ness herself has been dallying , with unfortunate consequences. \u2014 Clair Wills, The New York Review of Books , 7 Jan. 2020",
"Harry Kane scored the crucial goal five minutes from the end after Jack Grealish was caught dallying on the ball, and the Villa captain was punished by the clinical striker. \u2014 SI.com , 10 Aug. 2019",
"Enough dilly dallying , when are the Broncos going to put in Drew Lock as their starting quarterback? \u2014 Ryan O\u2019halloran, The Denver Post , 26 Nov. 2019",
"Books are meant to be long, dallying detours into other worlds. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Sep. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English dalyen , from Anglo-French dalier ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-112501"
},
"damages":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": loss or harm resulting from injury to person, property, or reputation",
": compensation in money imposed by law for loss or injury",
": expense , cost",
": to cause damage (see damage entry 1 sense 1 ) to",
": loss or harm caused by injury to a person's body or property",
": money demanded or paid according to law for injury or damage",
": to cause harm or loss to",
": loss or harm resulting from injury to person, property, or reputation",
": the money awarded to a party in a civil suit as reparation for the loss or injury for which another is liable \u2014 see also additur , cover , mitigate , remittitur \u2014 compare declaratory judgment at judgment sense 1a , injunction , specific performance at performance",
": damages deemed to compensate the injured party for losses sustained as a direct result of the injury suffered",
": special damages in this entry",
": damages for a loss that is an immediate, natural, and foreseeable result of the wrongful act \u2014 compare special damages in this entry",
": punitive damages in this entry",
": damages recoverable for breach of contract and designed to put the injured party in the position he or she would have been in had the contract been completed",
": damages for a loss that is the natural, foreseeable, and logical result of a wrongful act \u2014 compare special damages in this entry",
": damages for losses (as pain and suffering, inconvenience, or loss of lifestyle) whose monetary values are difficult to assign",
": damages deemed to compensate for the loss of enjoyment of life resulting from a wrongful act",
": damages recoverable under section 2-715 of the Uniform Commercial Code in breach of contract cases for losses that include expenses incurred in handling and caring for goods which were the subject of the contract, reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining cover, and any other reasonable expenses resulting from the breach that do not fall into any other category",
": damages whose amount is agreed upon by the parties to a contract as adequately compensating for loss in the event of a breach",
": damages recoverable for loss resulting from an obligor's delay in performing",
": damages awarded in a small amount (as one dollar) in cases in which a party has been injured but no loss resulted from the injury or in which the injured party failed to prove that loss resulted from the injury",
": damages that are presumed under the law to result naturally and necessarily from a tortious act and that therefore do not require proof",
": damages awarded in cases of serious or malicious wrongdoing to punish or deter the wrongdoer or deter others from behaving similarly",
": damages awarded in an amount deemed to compensate for losses that arise not as a natural result of the injury but because of some particular circumstance of the injured party",
": damages relating to a business, profession, or property that are easily calculable in monetary terms",
": liquidated damages in this entry",
": damages awarded in an amount that is three times the amount for which the trier of fact finds the wrongdoer liable",
": losses for which damages are recoverable",
": of or relating to damages"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8da-mij",
"\u02c8da-mij"
],
"synonyms":[
"affliction",
"detriment",
"harm",
"hurt",
"injury"
],
"antonyms":[
"blemish",
"bloody",
"break",
"compromise",
"crab",
"cripple",
"cross (up)",
"deface",
"disfigure",
"endamage",
"flaw",
"harm",
"hurt",
"impair",
"injure",
"mar",
"spoil",
"vitiate"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Duke says repairs and damage assessment are underway. \u2014 Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
"Wagner, of Florissant, Missouri, the one person charged in connection to the property damage incident, was with Garland and among those arrested in Idaho, according to jail records. \u2014 William Lee, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"Many of the vehicles sport bullet holes or other obvious battle damage . \u2014 Mac William Bishop, Rolling Stone , 12 June 2022",
"Defending race winner Alex Palou was knocked out of contention with suspension damage caused by wheel-to-wheel contact from his teammate Ericsson on the third lap. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel , 12 June 2022",
"For more ways to protect against water damage inside and out, check out our picks for the best gutter guards and gutter-cleaning tools! \u2014 Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics , 12 June 2022",
"Upon further review, police say that both drivers should be considered at fault in a May 30 Jeep and motorcycle accident that resulted in no injuries and relatively minor damage . \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 12 June 2022",
"Left untreated, Ramsay Hunt syndrome can lead to permanent hearing loss, eye damage and postherpetic neuralgia \u2014 painful condition that occurs when a shingles infection damages nerve fibers. \u2014 Ebony Williams, ajc , 11 June 2022",
"This look can be achieved by women of color (particularly Black women) with little to no hair damage . \u2014 Emerald Elitou, Essence , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Pets can damage lawns by doing their business in the grass and even just walking and running across the yard. \u2014 Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star , 14 June 2022",
"Just like tobacco, smoking weed can damage the lungs and increase the risk of respiratory diseases. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 8 June 2022",
"Dust storms also damage crops and deplete fertile soil. \u2014 Kasha Patel, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"For example, the inflammation in scalp psoriasis\u2014which shows up as red, scaly, plaques\u2014can damage the hair follicles. \u2014 Melanie Rud, SELF , 26 May 2022",
"Debris such as twigs and acorns can damage the blades on a reel mower. \u2014 Will Briskin, Popular Mechanics , 22 May 2022",
"After taking so much time and energy to interview, not receiving offers can damage your self-esteem. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"The strong winds could also damage trees and power lines. \u2014 Brook Endale, The Enquirer , 20 May 2022",
"Even in the shorter term, climate disasters can damage the economy and impact aggregate supply and demand\u2014for example, extreme weather events are linked to food price shocks which can have profound inflationary effects. \u2014 Aaron Regunberg, The New Republic , 19 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-122347"
},
"dabbler":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one that dabbles : such as",
": one not deeply engaged in or concerned with something",
": a duck (such as a mallard or shoveler) that feeds by dabbling"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8da-b(\u0259-)l\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"amateur",
"dilettante",
"hobbyist",
"layman",
"nonexpert",
"nonprofessional",
"potterer",
"putterer",
"tinkerer"
],
"antonyms":[
"authority",
"expert",
"pro",
"professional",
"specialist"
],
"examples":[
"he was a dabbler , learning the basics of many arts but mastering none",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Her mother, a spiritual dabbler , believes that Khristen died and then came back to life. \u2014 Anthony Domestico, The Atlantic , 12 Sep. 2021",
"The mandate at Hammer & Stitch is to craft exacting pub-style ales and lagers whose quality appeals to the demanding craft beer enthusiast but whose approachability also piques the palate of the dabbler . \u2014 oregonlive , 18 Aug. 2021",
"There are licenses to be acquired if a seller is more than a casual dabbler or wants to buy from wholesalers, and research to be done into sourcing, demand and competition in various items, among other things. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2021",
"Most dabblers become obsessed with finessing beautiful objects and seldom think about its context or consequences. \u2014 Anne Quito, Quartz at Work , 19 May 2020",
"Having a few Iraq War dead-enders and dabblers in race science around keeps things fresh and interesting. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 27 Jan. 2020",
"Like many New Age dabblers in the nineteen-seventies, he was drawn to the Fourth Way\u2014a brand of mysticism established by George Gurdjieff in the early twentieth century. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 18 Nov. 2019",
"Goethe was a passionate geologist; Voltaire performed scientific experiments; but today, someone without specialized scientific knowledge is seen as a dabbler . \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Oct. 2019",
"Haunts need more capital to start, maintain The latter category, the dabblers , includes another Mesa haunt, Golfland Fright Nights at Golfland Sunsplash. \u2014 Kerry Lengel, azcentral , 19 Oct. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1611, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191821"
},
"daedal":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": skillful , artistic",
": intricate",
": adorned with many things"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u0113-d\u1d4al"
],
"synonyms":[
"baroque",
"byzantine",
"complex",
"complicate",
"complicated",
"convoluted",
"elaborate",
"intricate",
"involute",
"involved",
"knotty",
"labyrinthian",
"labyrinthine",
"sophisticated",
"tangled"
],
"antonyms":[
"noncomplex",
"noncomplicated",
"plain",
"simple",
"uncomplicated"
],
"examples":[
"the daedal workings of the chime clock are a marvel to behold"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin daedalus , from Greek daidalos ",
"first_known_use":[
"1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-194843"
},
"date":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the brown, oblong edible fruit of a palm ( Phoenix dactylifera )",
": the tall palm with pinnate leaves that yields the date",
": the time at which an event occurs",
": a statement of the time of execution (see execution sense 1 ) or making",
": duration",
": the period of time to which something belongs",
": an appointment to meet at a specified time",
": a social engagement (see engagement sense 1a ) between two persons that often has a romantic character",
": a person with whom one has a usually romantic date",
": an engagement for a professional performance (as of a dance band)",
": up to the present moment",
": to determine the period of time to which something belongs : to determine the date (see date entry 2 sense 3 ) of",
": to record the time of the execution or making of : mark with the date",
": to mark with characteristics typical of a particular period",
": to show up plainly the age of",
": to make a usually romantic social arrangement to meet with : to have a date with",
": to estimate or compute a date (see date entry 2 sense 3 ) or chronology : to reckon chronologically",
": originate",
": to become outmoded or dated",
": to go out on usually romantic dates",
": the sweet brownish fruit of an Old World palm (",
")",
": the day, month, or year on which an event happens or happened",
": a statement of time on something (as a coin, letter, book, or building)",
": appointment sense 1",
": an arrangement to meet between two people usually with romantic feelings for each other",
": either of two people who meet for a usually romantic social engagement",
": to write the date on",
": to find or show the date or age of",
": to belong to or have survived from a time",
": to make or have a date with",
": to go together regularly on romantic social engagements"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u0101t",
"\u02c8d\u0101t"
],
"synonyms":[
"appointment",
"assignation",
"engagement",
"rendezvous",
"tryst"
],
"antonyms":[
"go out (with)",
"take out"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-195905"
},
"darkness":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being dark : such as",
": the total or near total absence of light",
": the quality of being dark in shade or color",
": dark color or colors",
": the quality of being dark in complexion",
": a gloomy or depressed state or tone",
": evil",
": a lack of knowledge or enlightenment",
": absence of light",
": night sense 1",
": evil entry 2 sense 1 , wickedness"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u00e4rk-n\u0259s",
"\u02c8d\u00e4rk-n\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English derknesse, going back to Old English deorcnysse, from deorc dark entry 1 + -nysse -ness ",
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-213425"
},
"darkish":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": devoid or partially devoid of light : not receiving, reflecting, transmitting, or radiating light",
": transmitting only a portion of light",
": wholly or partially black",
": of low or very low lightness",
": being less light in color than other substances of the same kind",
": arising from or showing evil traits or desires : evil",
": dismal , gloomy",
": lacking knowledge or culture : unenlightened",
": relating to grim or depressing circumstances",
": not clear to the understanding",
": not known or explored because of remoteness",
": intense in color, coloring, or pigmentation : not light or fair",
": secret",
": possessing depth and richness",
": closed to the public",
": a place or time of little or no light : night , nightfall",
": absence of light : darkness",
": a color of low or very low lightness : a dark or deep color",
": clothing that is dark in color",
": in secrecy",
": in ignorance",
": to become dark",
": to stop operating or functioning : to shut down",
": to stop broadcasting or transmitting : to go off-line",
": to grow dark (see dark entry 1 )",
": to make dark",
": without light or without much light",
": not light in color",
": not bright and cheerful : gloomy",
": arising from or characterized by evil",
": absence of light : darkness",
": a place or time of little or no light"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u00e4rk",
"\u02c8d\u00e4rk"
],
"synonyms":[
"black",
"caliginous",
"darkened",
"darkish",
"darkling",
"darksome",
"dim",
"dimmed",
"dusk",
"dusky",
"gloomy",
"lightless",
"murky",
"obscure",
"obscured",
"pitch-black",
"pitch-dark",
"pitchy",
"rayless",
"somber",
"sombre",
"stygian",
"tenebrific",
"tenebrous",
"unlit"
],
"antonyms":[
"black",
"blackness",
"candlelight",
"darkness",
"dusk",
"gloaming",
"gloom",
"murk",
"night",
"semidarkness",
"shade",
"shadows",
"twilight",
"umbra"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Peter Dinklage and Shirley MacLaine star in this dark comedy from director Paul Dektor about a frustrated college professor who hatches a scheme to use a local widow and her mansion to help him out of his own tricky situation. \u2014 The Editors, Town & Country , 8 June 2022",
"Heck, this isn\u2019t even the trailer for a \u2014 dark \u2014 romantic comedy. \u2014 Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News , 5 June 2022",
"Brown \u2014 whose upcoming movies include the sci-fi drama Biosphere and The Defender, about pioneering lawyer Scipio Africanus Jones \u2014 also stars with Regina Hall in the dark comedy Honk for Jesus. \u2014 Dan Snierson, EW.com , 2 June 2022",
"Rose Byrne is back in leotard and leggings in new episodes of this dark comedy set in the 1980s. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 29 May 2022",
"Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd in a dark comedy about a therapist and a patient mix their personal lives to an unhealthily unprofessional degree? \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 25 May 2022",
"OnStage Playhouse presents Christopher Durang\u2019s absurdist dark comedy about two sets of suburban next-door neighbors whose lives become crazily intertwined. \u2014 Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"There are two noteworthy aspects to the dark comedy that are low-hanging fruit for Academy Awards attention. \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 23 May 2022",
"The premium cable outlet has picked up Bill Hader and Alec Berg\u2019s dark comedy for a fourth season. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"And in the dark of space, your life is almost always on the line in some way, so having that experience should prove beneficial. NASA seems to have chosen two strong companies to lead the development of its new spacesuits. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 2 June 2022",
"In the dark of the night, Hirata dons a headlamp and perches on the rocky cliff. \u2014 Rachel Ng, Bon App\u00e9tit , 19 May 2022",
"She was then separated from the others, waiting in the dark of the basement until she was released around 2.30 pm that afternoon. \u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Deputy District Attorney Victor Avila said Avant was shot in the back after she was ambushed in the dark of her home. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The crash occurred on a Monday, just after 3 a.m. A revving car engine, tires crunching on gravel and plaintive cries for help could be heard in the dark of night, a camper near the crash site recalled. \u2014 Kc Baker, PEOPLE.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Season 2 shifts setting from a glacial polar research station in the dark of an Antarctic winter to an equally isolated and inaccessible setting, an ocean freighter carrying a scientific mission. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 3 Mar. 2022",
"If the soul of Slayer belongs to Satan, it\u2019s not because of bloody rituals in the dark of night. \u2014 Bob Larsen, SPIN , 12 Feb. 2022",
"In the dark of Friday morning, neighbors instead arose to find the lights of a police shootout. \u2014 Anne Ryman, The Arizona Republic , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"From dinnertime to dark every Wednesday in Livonia, enjoy a car show with food and music. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 6 June 2022",
"As the distorted guitar sets in, the room switches to dark with glowing lights illuminating the performance. \u2014 Izzy Col\u00f3n, SPIN , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Say goodbye to dark under-eye circles with this YSL option. \u2014 Rachel Dube, SELF , 7 Apr. 2022",
"This means better contrast and less bleed from light to dark . \u2014 Parker Hall, Wired , 30 Mar. 2022",
"As the search went on Monday night for the body of James Brown, who was working alone deep underground at the Darby Fork mine when a roof collapsed, the coal miner's wife watched and waited, not leaving a church parking lot as dusk turned to dark . \u2014 Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Choose from half, single or double bag subscriptions every two or four weeks; as well their roast preference (light to dark or a variety) and grind type (whole bean or ground). \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 Feb. 2022",
"For the guy who\u2019s been wanting to test-drive a new skincare routine, this five-piece gift set from Geologie is specifically formulated to address men\u2019s skin concerns, from aging and acne to dark under eye circles. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Jan. 2022",
"The transitions from light to dark in the matador\u2019s face and stockings, for instance, is abrupt to the point of coarseness. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective, Noun, and Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-231003"
},
"dawdle":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to spend time idly",
": to move lackadaisically",
": to spend fruitlessly or lackadaisically",
": to spend time wastefully : dally",
": to move slowly and without purpose"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u022f-d\u1d4al",
"\u02c8d\u022f-d\u1d4al"
],
"synonyms":[
"crawl",
"creep",
"dally",
"delay",
"diddle",
"dillydally",
"drag",
"lag",
"linger",
"loiter",
"lollygag",
"lallygag",
"mope",
"poke",
"shilly-shally",
"tarry"
],
"antonyms":[
"barrel",
"bolt",
"career",
"course",
"dash",
"fly",
"hasten",
"hotfoot (it)",
"hurry",
"race",
"rip",
"rocket",
"run",
"rush",
"scoot",
"scud",
"scurry",
"speed",
"tear",
"whirl",
"whisk",
"whiz",
"whizz",
"zip"
],
"examples":[
"Hurry up! There's no time to dawdle .",
"Come home immediately after school, and don't dawdle .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many shoppers get free parking with a validation from certain stores and restaurants at the Grove, Americana and Palisades Village, but those who dawdle too long or don\u2019t spend at least $250 could pay as much as $30 at the Grove. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
"Clearly, this isn\u2019t the time to dawdle or slack off. \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Don\u2019t dawdle , though, because places are expected to book up fast. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The team couldn\u2019t dawdle because the dolphins might not stay long. \u2014 Jill Langlois, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
"We are rushed through the establishment of this world, only to dawdle as time goes by. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Building for the future was too precious to dawdle . \u2014 Evan Grant, Dallas News , 9 Aug. 2021",
"Pick a base and branch out or mix and match, but don\u2019t dawdle . \u2014 David Swanson, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2021",
"Pick a base and branch out or mix and match, but don\u2019t dawdle . \u2014 David Swanson, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1656, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-232457"
},
"dainty":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": something delicious to the taste",
": something choice or pleasing",
": fastidiousness",
": tasting good : tasty",
": attractively prepared and served",
": marked by delicate or diminutive beauty, form, or grace",
": chary , reluctant",
": marked by fastidious discrimination or finicky taste",
": showing avoidance of anything rough",
": a delicious food : delicacy",
": tasting good",
": pretty in a delicate way",
": having or showing delicate or finicky taste"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u0101n-t\u0113",
"\u02c8d\u0101n-t\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"bit",
"cate",
"delectable",
"delicacy",
"goody",
"goodie",
"kickshaw",
"tidbit",
"titbit",
"treat",
"viand"
],
"antonyms":[
"choosy",
"choosey",
"delicate",
"demanding",
"exacting",
"fastidious",
"finical",
"finicking",
"finicky",
"fussbudgety",
"fussy",
"nice",
"old-maidish",
"particular",
"pernickety",
"persnickety",
"picky"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In a nod to brands of the Commonwealth during the royal tour of Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand in 2018, Meghan wore a pair of dainty sunburst studs by New Zealand designer Karen Walker. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 3 June 2022",
"Then snap a photo and send it to this Etsy maker, who will turn it into a dainty gold, rose gold or silver bracelet. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
"On the other side of the price spectrum, there are those beloved double-buckle Birkenstocks and the dainty straps found in Tkees sandals. \u2014 Vogue , 10 May 2022",
"Sierras of green beans and spicy potatoes are bordered with dainty slices of citrus. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Idyl is holding a tiered sale through September 6, with a minimum spend of $150 and up to 25% off its dainty , everyday pieces. \u2014 Talia Abba, Glamour , 6 Sep. 2021",
"The three dainty jewels subbing as highlight is the perfect subtle shine. \u2014 ELLE , 3 May 2022",
"Lazar\u2019s Duncan dainty and handsy, Maria Dizzia\u2019s Lady Macduff heartbreakingly resolute. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"From delicate dots to dainty daisies, each of these 30 manicures is the perfect way to celebrate the start of the new season. \u2014 Sara Miranda, Allure , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Upgrade your puka shell jewelry with these dainty beaded bracelets. \u2014 Barbara Haddock Taylor, Baltimore Sun , 21 May 2022",
"Their heels are stilt-high, but low enough to comfortably bust into a dainty -but-soulful two-step. \u2014 Jihan Forbes, Allure , 19 May 2022",
"On the dainty side of the sandwich spectrum, cucumber sandwiches are a traditional English afternoon tea staple, often spotted on the same tiered platters with scones and mini-pastries. \u2014 Terry Ward, CNN , 11 May 2022",
"Meghan clearly has an affinity for dainty gold earrings, like this pair of butterfly studs, which once belonged to her late-mother-in-law. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Hourglass's applicator is perfect for small, dainty tats. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 14 Apr. 2022",
"DeBose accessorized the hot pink dress with a dainty diamond necklace and opted for a smoky eye blended in with pink shadow for good measure, and a glossy nude lip. \u2014 Pamela Avila, USA TODAY , 28 Feb. 2022",
"From dainty Jewish star studs to glimmering evil eye necklaces, top players in the entertainment industry are bedecking themselves in bijoux representing religions, cultures and traditions. \u2014 Malina Saval, Variety , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Styled by Jahleel Weaver, Rihanna paired a custom silver Coperni crop top with cutouts above her chest with a low-rise glittery maxi skirt, leaving her stomach completely exposed and adorned with a dainty diamond piece by Messika Paris. \u2014 Whitney Perry, Glamour , 13 Mar. 2022"
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"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
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],
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},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": to spend time idly",
": to move lackadaisically",
": to spend fruitlessly or lackadaisically",
": to spend time wastefully : dally",
": to move slowly and without purpose"
],
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"\u02c8d\u022f-d\u1d4al",
"\u02c8d\u022f-d\u1d4al"
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"crawl",
"creep",
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"dillydally",
"drag",
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"linger",
"loiter",
"lollygag",
"lallygag",
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"course",
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"hotfoot (it)",
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"run",
"rush",
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"scud",
"scurry",
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"whiz",
"whizz",
"zip"
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"examples":[
"Hurry up! There's no time to dawdle .",
"Come home immediately after school, and don't dawdle .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many shoppers get free parking with a validation from certain stores and restaurants at the Grove, Americana and Palisades Village, but those who dawdle too long or don\u2019t spend at least $250 could pay as much as $30 at the Grove. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
"Clearly, this isn\u2019t the time to dawdle or slack off. \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Don\u2019t dawdle , though, because places are expected to book up fast. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The team couldn\u2019t dawdle because the dolphins might not stay long. \u2014 Jill Langlois, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
"We are rushed through the establishment of this world, only to dawdle as time goes by. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Building for the future was too precious to dawdle . \u2014 Evan Grant, Dallas News , 9 Aug. 2021",
"Pick a base and branch out or mix and match, but don\u2019t dawdle . \u2014 David Swanson, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2021",
"Pick a base and branch out or mix and match, but don\u2019t dawdle . \u2014 David Swanson, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
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"circa 1656, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-002559"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a young woman:",
": a young unmarried woman of noble birth",
": girl",
": girl sense 1 , maiden"
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"\u02c8dam-z\u0259l",
"\u02c8dam-z\u0259l"
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"demoiselle",
"girl",
"maid",
"maiden",
"miss"
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"examples":[
"knights are celebrated in fairy tales for rescuing damsels in distress",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Tom Cruise plays the humble hero, Mia Sara the damsel in distress and Tim Curry the demonic villain in this sumptuous 1985 fantasy tale directed by Ridley Scott. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
"The cover is Channing Tatum on horseback holding a damsel . \u2014 Matt Donnelly, Variety , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Moving even faster than the train is a flying saucer emanating a bright cone of light and clearly intent on beaming up the damsel . \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Similarly, Collins, redefines Dejah Thoris from the nearly naked damsel in distress to Barsoom\u2019s chief scientist and a warrior who frequently out-fights Carter. \u2014 Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Film critics have praised the chemistry between Bullock and Tatum, whose Fabian-esque character attempts to come to Loretta\u2019s rescue but subverts tropes about the damsel in distress. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Of 6,016 damsel and dragonfly species, 16 percent are at risk of extinction, or about 962 species total, reports Holly Bancroft for the Independent. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 Dec. 2021",
"The documentary may reiterate the popular story that Diana was a both a strong woman and a helpless damsel -in-distress, one crushed between centuries-old traditions and contemporary, toxic celebrity culture. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Swann spends a shocking amount of the movie being damsel -ed yet again. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 29 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English damesel , from Anglo-French dameisele , from Vulgar Latin *domnicella young noblewoman, diminutive of Latin domina lady",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-085901"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an evil spirit",
": a source or agent of evil, harm, distress, or ruin",
": an attendant (see attendant entry 2 sense 1 ) power or spirit : genius",
": a supernatural being whose nature is intermediate between that of a god and that of a human being",
": one that has exceptional enthusiasm, drive, or effectiveness",
": a software program or process that runs in the background"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-125756"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
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"definitions":[
": devoid or partially devoid of light : not receiving, reflecting, transmitting, or radiating light",
": transmitting only a portion of light",
": wholly or partially black",
": of low or very low lightness",
": being less light in color than other substances of the same kind",
": arising from or showing evil traits or desires : evil",
": dismal , gloomy",
": lacking knowledge or culture : unenlightened",
": relating to grim or depressing circumstances",
": not clear to the understanding",
": not known or explored because of remoteness",
": intense in color, coloring, or pigmentation : not light or fair",
": secret",
": possessing depth and richness",
": closed to the public",
": a place or time of little or no light : night , nightfall",
": absence of light : darkness",
": a color of low or very low lightness : a dark or deep color",
": clothing that is dark in color",
": in secrecy",
": in ignorance",
": to become dark",
": to stop operating or functioning : to shut down",
": to stop broadcasting or transmitting : to go off-line",
": to grow dark (see dark entry 1 )",
": to make dark",
": without light or without much light",
": not light in color",
": not bright and cheerful : gloomy",
": arising from or characterized by evil",
": absence of light : darkness",
": a place or time of little or no light"
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"\u02c8d\u00e4rk",
"\u02c8d\u00e4rk"
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"black",
"caliginous",
"darkened",
"darkish",
"darkling",
"darksome",
"dim",
"dimmed",
"dusk",
"dusky",
"gloomy",
"lightless",
"murky",
"obscure",
"obscured",
"pitch-black",
"pitch-dark",
"pitchy",
"rayless",
"somber",
"sombre",
"stygian",
"tenebrific",
"tenebrous",
"unlit"
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"black",
"blackness",
"candlelight",
"darkness",
"dusk",
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"gloom",
"murk",
"night",
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"shade",
"shadows",
"twilight",
"umbra"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Scenes at Argentina\u2019s ESMA torture centre come in dark , color-drained. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 18 June 2022",
"They were designed primarily for emergencies or for after dark when gas stations were closed. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 18 June 2022",
"Understudies, swings and standbys have been keeping the Theater District alive by filling in whenever cast members come down with Covid, and some shows still went dark for short periods when too many performers were out of commission. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 June 2022",
"According to The Tennessean, more than 2,000 people were in the dark Wednesday afternoon. \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
"Horrors abound in this dark and twisted 2022 tale from stop-motion animation wizard Phil Tippett. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 12 June 2022",
"Aside from dinner, the only activity offered after dark is making s\u2019mores. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
"Horrors abound in this dark and twisted 2022 tale from stop-motion animation wizard Phil Tippett. \u2014 Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"But the calendar seemed to turn back several months to the dark , damp days of winter Thursday as an intense atmospheric river unloaded drenching rains. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"And in the dark of space, your life is almost always on the line in some way, so having that experience should prove beneficial. NASA seems to have chosen two strong companies to lead the development of its new spacesuits. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 2 June 2022",
"In the dark of the night, Hirata dons a headlamp and perches on the rocky cliff. \u2014 Rachel Ng, Bon App\u00e9tit , 19 May 2022",
"She was then separated from the others, waiting in the dark of the basement until she was released around 2.30 pm that afternoon. \u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Deputy District Attorney Victor Avila said Avant was shot in the back after she was ambushed in the dark of her home. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The crash occurred on a Monday, just after 3 a.m. A revving car engine, tires crunching on gravel and plaintive cries for help could be heard in the dark of night, a camper near the crash site recalled. \u2014 Kc Baker, PEOPLE.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Season 2 shifts setting from a glacial polar research station in the dark of an Antarctic winter to an equally isolated and inaccessible setting, an ocean freighter carrying a scientific mission. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 3 Mar. 2022",
"If the soul of Slayer belongs to Satan, it\u2019s not because of bloody rituals in the dark of night. \u2014 Bob Larsen, SPIN , 12 Feb. 2022",
"In the dark of Friday morning, neighbors instead arose to find the lights of a police shootout. \u2014 Anne Ryman, The Arizona Republic , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"From dinnertime to dark every Wednesday in Livonia, enjoy a car show with food and music. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 6 June 2022",
"As the distorted guitar sets in, the room switches to dark with glowing lights illuminating the performance. \u2014 Izzy Col\u00f3n, SPIN , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Say goodbye to dark under-eye circles with this YSL option. \u2014 Rachel Dube, SELF , 7 Apr. 2022",
"This means better contrast and less bleed from light to dark . \u2014 Parker Hall, Wired , 30 Mar. 2022",
"As the search went on Monday night for the body of James Brown, who was working alone deep underground at the Darby Fork mine when a roof collapsed, the coal miner's wife watched and waited, not leaving a church parking lot as dusk turned to dark . \u2014 Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Choose from half, single or double bag subscriptions every two or four weeks; as well their roast preference (light to dark or a variety) and grind type (whole bean or ground). \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 Feb. 2022",
"For the guy who\u2019s been wanting to test-drive a new skincare routine, this five-piece gift set from Geologie is specifically formulated to address men\u2019s skin concerns, from aging and acne to dark under eye circles. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Jan. 2022",
"The transitions from light to dark in the matador\u2019s face and stockings, for instance, is abrupt to the point of coarseness. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Jan. 2022"
],
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"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-214721"
},
"dank":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": unpleasantly moist or wet",
": unpleasantly wet or moist"
],
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"\u02c8da\u014bk",
"\u02c8da\u014bk"
],
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"damp",
"dampish",
"moist",
"wettish"
],
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"examples":[
"vegetables tended to go bad quickly in the dank cellar",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Others, especially the elderly, have nowhere else to go and hide in dank basement shelters. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
"That\u2019s right, Portland was the dank armpit, long before the coronavirus pandemic killed dozens of businesses and nightly protests wrecked downtown. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Rocks of the fragrant resin from the Amazonian Almacega tree, which is at the heart of Costa\u2019s cult-favorite beauty brand, Costa Brazil, were burning at Casa Tua, giving the room the dank scent of jungle canopy envelopment. \u2014 Celia Ellenberg, Vogue , 20 Apr. 2022",
"In one school, some 200 people took shelter in the dank confines of a basement, sleeping on mattresses laid over desks. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The intended effect of dank terror is undercut by the general lackadaisical aura hanging over everything. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The job pulls him down a rabbit hole of demonic possession and family grief, with parallel stories: one set in a dank New York rental building, the other in a creepy upstate compound. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Similes would have to suffice, because pineapples couldn\u2019t survive the dank voyage back to Europe without rotting \u2014 just another casualty of the imperial adventure. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
"But there\u2019s a middle ground between yeeting a YOLO on your dough and locking your money away in a dank cellar to age. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Jan. 2022"
],
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"1573, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-105424"
},
"dazzle":{
"type":[
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light",
": to shine brilliantly",
": to arouse admiration by an impressive display",
": to overpower with light",
": to impress deeply, overpower, or confound with brilliance",
": to overpower with too much light",
": to confuse, surprise, or delight by being or doing something special and unusual"
],
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"\u02c8da-z\u0259l",
"\u02c8da-z\u0259l"
],
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"bedazzle",
"blind",
"daze"
],
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"examples":[
"Elvis always dazzled his audiences.",
"Visitors were dazzled by the mansion's ornate rooms.",
"She truly dazzles in her live concerts.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His shooting struggles can serve as both a positive and a negative for Celtics backers, as the team managed to dazzle in his relative absence to secure a commanding victory with their backs against the wall. \u2014 Zack Jones, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
"Richemont is charging more to offset higher labor costs and shifts in exchange rates, but not enough to dazzle investors. \u2014 Carol Ryan, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
"So, what\u2019s set to dazzle the Croisette this time around? \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 16 May 2022",
"On the one hand, the pull Manceron still feels to dazzle the aristocracy with his skills keeps the vile Duke on the margins in a tantalizing way \u2014 especially as his power relates to the whispers of revolt in the air across France. \u2014 Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times , 13 Jan. 2022",
"This completely natural event is actually named after a manmade tradition that started back in 1872, when the owners of the Glacier Point Hotel threw a bonfire off the edge of the waterfall to dazzle onlookers. \u2014 Kathleen Rellihan, Outside Online , 14 May 2022",
"These moments are always a time for the host companies to dazzle advertisers, the better to pry away their marketing-budget dollars. \u2014 Abram Brown, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"Illuminated from behind by an electric light, the painting predicted both the sofa-sized luminism of Thomas Kinkade and the big-screen visual effects that still dazzle audiences today. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Up the ante at the five-star Sani Resort, where eco-guide Giorgos Andreou can dazzle you with group or private programs, including birdwatching, beekeeping, a wetlands walking tour, a forest stroll, and an olive grove excursion. \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure , 7 May 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-120420"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": gloomily somber : dark"
],
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"\u02c8d\u00e4rk-s\u0259m"
],
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"black",
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"dark",
"darkened",
"darkish",
"darkling",
"dim",
"dimmed",
"dusk",
"dusky",
"gloomy",
"lightless",
"murky",
"obscure",
"obscured",
"pitch-black",
"pitch-dark",
"pitchy",
"rayless",
"somber",
"sombre",
"stygian",
"tenebrific",
"tenebrous",
"unlit"
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"bright",
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"brilliant",
"illuminated",
"illumined",
"light",
"lit",
"lighted",
"lightsome",
"lucent",
"lucid",
"luminous"
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"examples":[
"a pile of darksome ruins in the heart of the forest"
],
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"circa 1530, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-144605"
},
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"type":[
"adjective or adverb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": damn sense 4",
": damned"
],
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"\u02c8da\u014b"
],
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"accursed",
"accurst",
"blasted",
"confounded",
"cursed",
"curst",
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"danged",
"darn",
"durn",
"darned",
"durned",
"deuced",
"doggone",
"doggoned",
"freaking",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective or adverb",
"That was a lot of fun for tonight personally and just seeing the way the guys had reacted to getting down early and battling back against a pretty dang good team. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The Crossfade 2 Wireless are an excellent pair of over-ear headphones that are also pretty dang life-proof. \u2014 Scott Gilbertson, Wired , 1 Dec. 2020",
"The Crossfade 2 Wireless are an excellent pair of over-ear headphones that are also pretty dang life-proof. \u2014 Scott Gilbertson, Wired , 1 Dec. 2020",
"The Crossfade 2 Wireless are an excellent pair of over-ear headphones that are also pretty dang life-proof. \u2014 Scott Gilbertson, Wired , 1 Dec. 2020",
"The Crossfade 2 Wireless are an excellent pair of over-ear headphones that are also pretty dang life-proof. \u2014 Scott Gilbertson, Wired , 1 Dec. 2020",
"The Crossfade 2 Wireless are an excellent pair of over-ear headphones that are also pretty dang life-proof. \u2014 Scott Gilbertson, Wired , 1 Dec. 2020",
"The Crossfade 2 Wireless are an excellent pair of over-ear headphones that are also pretty dang life-proof. \u2014 Scott Gilbertson, Wired , 1 Dec. 2020",
"Because finding gifts for tea lovers is a pretty dang easy task. \u2014 Anna Borges, SELF , 2 Dec. 2020"
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"circa 1797, in the meaning defined above",
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"1914, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-173724"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": occurring, made, or acted upon every day",
": issued every day or every weekday",
": of or providing for every day",
": reckoned by the day",
": covering the period of or based on a day",
": every day",
": every weekday",
": a newspaper that is published every day or every day except Sunday",
": a servant who works on a daily basis",
": the first prints of a movie showing the scenes that are filmed each day : rush sense 6",
": occurring, done, produced, appearing, or used every day or every weekday",
": figured by the day",
": every day",
": a newspaper published every weekday"
],
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"\u02c8d\u0101-l\u0113",
"\u02c8d\u0101-l\u0113"
],
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"day-to-day",
"diurnal",
"quotidian"
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"domestic",
"flunky",
"flunkey",
"flunkie",
"lackey",
"menial",
"retainer",
"servant",
"steward"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Supply chain shortages have been sweeping through the country since the pandemic began in 2020, but certain shortages strike more panic because the products are necessary for daily life, Zhu said. \u2014 Sarah Swetlik | Sswetlik@al.com, al , 16 June 2022",
"Rest assured, this charming home is the perfect getaway from the stress of daily life. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 8 June 2022",
"Key cities like Beijing and Shanghai have gradually reopened and lifted Covid restrictions, with daily life starting to return to normal. \u2014 Laura He, CNN , 7 June 2022",
"In choosing a student who has just arrived at Al-Azhar, Saleh ideally would have spent some time giving audiences the lay of the land, revealing nuances of daily life in the university. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 20 May 2022",
"White House Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre answers questions during her first daily White House press briefing on May 26. \u2014 Madison Feller, ELLE , 6 May 2022",
"If happiness was a commodity, then Africa would have amassed the least of it, especially during the covid-19 pandemic where many Africans found nothing to smile about in their daily lives. \u2014 Faustine Ngila, Quartz , 31 May 2022",
"Despite the inherent weediness of the agency, and the often distant nature of the climate problem more broadly, Farley is determined to make the race a priority for voters by focusing on how energy challenges affect people\u2019s daily lives. \u2014 Justin Worland, Time , 19 May 2022",
"San Francisco, which is reporting the highest rate of new cases in the state, is averaging 68 daily cases per 100,000 residents, which is far above the statewide average of 35 per 100,000. \u2014 Dominic Fracassa, San Francisco Chronicle , 24 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"The shops will be open from noon to 7 p.m. daily and a closing date has yet to be set. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
"On average, meanwhile, lawns use ten billion gallons of fresh water daily in the United States and 90 million pounds of pesticides a year. \u2014 Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine , 8 June 2022",
"But other research has found that too much coffee \u2013 four or more cups daily \u2013 can increase health risks. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
"Mexican President Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador returned from a visit to Havana this month and announced the next day that the U.S. had agreed with Caracas to buy one million barrels of Venezuelan crude daily . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
"But its government has been at pains in recent weeks to explain its concept of neutrality after lining up behind EU sanctions against Russia \u2014 and Swiss neutrality is analyzed almost daily in local media these days. \u2014 Jamey Keaten, ajc , 15 May 2022",
"Georgia\u2019s new daily reported covid-19 infections rose by nearly 15 percent in the past week, according to The Post\u2019s coronavirus tracker. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Sep. 2021",
"An average of between 40 and 45 people are buried daily in Chernihiv. \u2014 Katya Soldak, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Chimmelier will open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily , with Mil open from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. daily. \u2014 Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Instead, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has achieved near-Churchillian stature as a wartime leader, and Western dignitaries arrive near- daily in Kyiv, lavishing cash, weaponry and expressions of support on Zelensky\u2019s government. \u2014 Laura Kingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 7 May 2022",
"Access to Blackacre Nature Preserve & Historic Homestead is free and open to the public daily , from sunrise to sunset. \u2014 Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The West buys about $350 million worth of Russian crude daily and Europe spends another $300 million on gas. \u2014 Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Soups rotate, with four daily , and can be served in a cup ($5), paper bowl ($6.75) or sourdough bread bowl ($8.75). \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
"His meals are simple: homemade bread, local fruits and vegetables, lots of Kenyan tea, some meat, and a generous daily helping of favorite food\u2014ugali, a dense maize-flour porridge. \u2014 Cathal Dennehy, Outside Online , 6 Nov. 2021",
"The pope had already signaled his kids-over-kibbles stance in a 2014 interview with the Rome daily Il Messaggero. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Challenger of the week: This one goes out to MJ and Jonna for the upset of the season, winning what is perhaps the most important daily and using their power to set themselves up nicely for the last elimination before the final. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 30 Dec. 2021",
"The 473-hp twin-turbo inline-six in this thing rips, and its pendulum of comfort and crazy swings far enough to offer a practical daily -driving experience and track-day excitement. \u2014 Austin Irwin, Car and Driver , 26 Dec. 2021"
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": liable to or deserving condemnation",
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"this damnable couch is falling apart",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The movie probes that damnable casual attitude about having co-equal political influence. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 5 Jan. 2022",
"That painful, damnable stand-off should be crucial to Branagh\u2019s recall. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 19 Nov. 2021",
"No ensembles have struggled more mightily during the pandemic than choruses, as singers are inevitable spewers of the damnable coronavirus. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 23 Aug. 2021",
"Or maybe Alice from accounting is using her AirPods but hasn\u2019t turned off her Mac\u2019s internal microphone, causing that damnable echo. \u2014 Tom Gillis, Forbes , 22 June 2021",
"Tanden has deleted many of her tweets, a fact that some Republicans seem to find just as damnable as tweeting in the first place (more Clinton comparisons, anyone?). \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2021",
"That's a wish not only for the president and FLOTUS, but for the country, and for everybody who's been affected by this damnable bug. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 3 Oct. 2020",
"Grif now is beset by damnable cognitive decline, a disclosure made here by his and his nearest loved ones' permission. \u2014 John Brummett, Arkansas Online , 23 Aug. 2020",
"This paradigm shines a light on our most delicate and aspirational selves \u2014 because who hasn\u2019t felt misunderstood, even damnable , as characters in fiction so often feel, while still yearning for sympathy and a happy ending? \u2014 Joshua Ferris, New York Times , 19 May 2020"
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"specked",
"speckled",
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"a forest that was vibrant with the dappled foliage of autumn",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Potted succulents and air plants, for instance, tend to fare well if shielded from the strongest afternoon summer sun by some dappled shade from either trees or shade cloth, or by a passing shadow from a building or fence. \u2014 Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The long-haired man who emerged from the dappled shade was gentle, soft-spoken, earnest. \u2014 Hedley Twidle, Harper's Magazine , 23 Nov. 2021",
"The dappled sunlight filtering through leafy glades in a breeze is utterly confusing to a robot. \u2014 David Montgomery, Washington Post , 10 Nov. 2021",
"Through a thicket of dappled trees, male and female figures in various colors and interactions are silhouetted against what may be an idyllic pink sky. \u2014 Judith H. Dobrzynski, WSJ , 2 Oct. 2021",
"At its center pulsed the Twin Serpents' bite mark, in a bloom of dappled red. \u2014 Seija Rankin, EW.com , 21 Sep. 2021",
"During the tour, as the mix of ethereal piano and electronic music swelled, the room became dappled with floating yellow sunflowers and felt increasingly melancholic. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 July 2021",
"But those same eyes are more sensitive than ours to dim objects like the dappled patterns of the Milky Way. \u2014 New York Times , 29 July 2021",
"The white spots on its brown coat resemble the dappled beams of sunlight that cascade through the trees, breaking up the outline of the deer\u2019s figure. \u2014 New York Times , 20 July 2021"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": recklessly and often ostentatiously daring",
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"\u02c8der-\u02ccde-v\u1d4al",
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"his daredevil stunts are sure to end in disaster someday",
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"Noun",
"He has always been a bit of a daredevil .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"This historical novel tells the unforgettable story of a daredevil female aviator determined to chart her own course in life at any cost. \u2014 courant.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Back home, he was known for daredevil stunt-flying. \u2014 Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Now, the Historic Longboard Revival Series draws those with a daredevil spirit from all around. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Jan. 2020",
"Designed to escort bombers in the skies over Europe, Mustangs and their daredevil pilots helped win World War II. \u2014 Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 July 2019",
"Bass-baritone Daniel Okulitch, hiding under a black cowboy hat, brought a rueful heaviness to the laconic Ennis, whose fear keeps the lovers from making a life together, while tenor Glenn Seven Allen emphasized Jack\u2019s contrastingly daredevil spirit. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 4 June 2018",
"As guests entered the grand ballroom following a reception, a duo of aerialists performed daredevil moves on swaths of fabric suspended from the ceiling. \u2014 Candace Jordan, chicagotribune.com , 2 May 2018",
"Such sad cases sometimes appear accidental and sometimes appear to involve risky daredevil behavior -- but almost always involve alcohol. \u2014 Lawrence Specker, AL.com , 1 Mar. 2018",
"Her parents were daredevil journalists in Los Angeles, hanging out of helicopters, sometimes with their daughter in tow, to shoot footage of news events like Madonna\u2019s 1985 wedding to Sean Penn. \u2014 Jill Abramson, New York Times , 12 Sep. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Oswego\u2019s annual PrairieFest returns with \u201890s-era bands, an award-winning country-music artist and a daredevil performer. \u2014 Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"In 1927 Morin had been a reporter in San Diego for 16 years and had gotten to know dozens of pioneer aviators, a daredevil breed. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 May 2022",
"The crypto-bro investor does not evoke vicarious excitement, like a stuntman jumping motorcycles or a daredevil mountaineer, because his antics at the keyboard don\u2019t appear to take much skill. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 18 May 2022",
"These daredevil amphibians, dubbed parachute frogs, leap from treetops and soar through the rain-forest canopy to evade predators. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American , 14 May 2022",
"Then there\u2019ve been such surreal moments as seeing daredevil Robbie Knievel hit it off with Florence Henderson over dinner that\u2019ll leave a person shaking their head. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
"Both pilots are no strangers to air daredevil acts. \u2014 Ivan Pereira, ABC News , 20 Apr. 2022",
"In this musical hour-long special, daredevil Gonzo accepts what might be his greatest challenge: to spend a night in the Haunted Mansion. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022",
"No one was injured April 24 when daredevil pilots Luke Aikins and Andy Farrington tried to jump out of separate planes into the other to land them. \u2014 Jay Blackman, NBC News , 12 May 2022"
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"adjective",
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": unable to think clearly or act normally due to injury, shock, bewilderment, fatigue, etc.",
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"\u02c8d\u0101zd"
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"clearheaded"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The photographs showed Weinstein wearing a T-shirt and looking dazed , tubes dangling by his side. \u2014 Ken Auletta, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"At Carl\u2019s table, Lucas is drawn to Carl\u2019s eldest daughter, Anna (Vic Carmen Sonne), but appears dazed and seems to have forgotten how to pray. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 24 May 2022",
"Smart was ruled out about two hours before tipoff because of a quadriceps contusion, but Boston\u2019s defense stood tall without the NBA Defensive Player of the Year, and the Celtics used a barrage of first-half 3-pointers to leave Milwaukee dazed . \u2014 Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com , 3 May 2022",
"The few people who were around wandered amid the debris with dazed expressions, resembling the survivors of a natural catastrophe. \u2014 Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
"In the film\u2019s last scene, a dazed McKay tries to steal a quiet moment with Lucas away from his cheering supporters. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Some collapsed, dazed and losing large amounts of blood. \u2014 Paige Williams, The New Yorker , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Vishegirskaya, wearing polka dot pajamas and looking dazed , emerged almost unscathed from the hospital airstrike. \u2014 Lori Hinnant And Mstyslav Chernov, BostonGlobe.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Brevard was charged with slamming a hotel worker\u2019s head into a wall, before crawling on top of the dazed woman and trying to smother her with a hand, according to a police report. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Mar. 2022"
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"noun"
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": everyday",
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"\u02c8d\u0101-t\u0259-\u02c8d\u0101"
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": to mend with interlacing stitches",
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": to do darning",
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"\u02c8d\u00e4rn",
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"adjective",
"adverb"
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": in the dark",
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"lucid",
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"Adjective",
"the darkling valleys of Transylvania, where tales of vampires have long existed"
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"noun"
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": something given or admitted especially as a basis for reasoning or inference",
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"\u02c8d\u0101-t\u0259m",
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"let's begin our discussion of this matter with a datum from actual experience",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The actual observance is not a calendar event, but many promote the datum when larger quantum computers can publicly break PKI systems using RSA and ECC. \u2014 Denis Mandich, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021",
"The only memorable datum in 300 pages of chaff was the fact that, not counting his brothers, Jim Buckley had stood up as best man for five different bridegrooms. \u2014 Neal B. Freeman, National Review , 5 Oct. 2020",
"Coronavirus testing has reached record levels in Oregon with nearly 12,000 residents receiving results in the past week, according to state data analyzed by The Oregonian/OregonLive. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 Apr. 2020",
"But Smith and her colleagues now have solid data to back up other aspects of these creatures\u2019 superpowered spines at a level of detail that\u2019s never been seen before. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Apr. 2020",
"Blacks have suffered roughly double the fatality rate of whites during the epidemic, according to city health data . \u2014 Claudia Torrens, The Christian Science Monitor , 30 Apr. 2020",
"The study of the highly disparate places will provide data about community spread of COVID-19, a UCSF news release said. \u2014 Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2020",
"In particular, fog-clearing may enable the widespread use of an emerging technology known as free-space optical communications, which delivers data in laser light through air instead of optical fiber. \u2014 Sophia Chen, Wired , 29 Apr. 2020",
"In total, 78 Ohioans have died since Sunday, according to Wednesday\u2019s data . \u2014 Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati.com , 29 Apr. 2020"
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": the time of light between one night and the next",
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": daytime",
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": the mean solar day of 24 hours beginning at midnight by mean time",
": a specified day or date",
": a specified time or period : age",
": the conflict or contention of the day",
": the time established by usage or law for work, school, or business",
": for an indefinite or seemingly endless number of days",
": for an indefinite number of successive days",
": the time between sunrise and sunset : daylight",
": the time a planet or moon takes to make one turn on its axis",
": a period of 24 hours beginning at midnight",
": a specified day or date",
": a particular time : age",
": the time set apart by custom or law for work",
"Clarence Shepard, Jr. 1874\u20131935 American author",
"Thomas 1748\u20131789 English author",
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"daylight",
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"night",
"nighttime"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Don't let anyone fool you into thinking that Halloween is just one day , on October 31. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
"One one particularly horrible day , the caregiver called again, this time 911. \u2014 Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Today is gonna be one steamy day in Northeast, Ohio. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 15 June 2022",
"Washington has one more day of minicamp on its schedule, with Thursday\u2019s practice concluding the Commanders\u2019 full-team offseason program. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 15 June 2022",
"When, also participates in Doggust, a month-long art challenge where artists draw a dog every day . \u2014 Saleen Martin, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"An alternate numberplate system has been launched, meaning that cars can only access the famous 22-mile stretch between Vietri sul Mare and Positano every other day , during peak hours in peak season. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 15 June 2022",
"These are kids who are reading all of these headlines every day , who are hearing these hateful things ... \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
"The regulatory decision is part of the FAA's full environmental review of SpaceX's Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket system, which are being developed to one day ferry cargo and human passengers to the moon and beyond. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 13 June 2022"
],
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"noun"
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": a dulling or deadening influence",
": a device that damps : such as",
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": a small felted block to stop the vibration of a piano string",
": shock absorber",
": a simple usually unleavened bread of a kind made originally in the Australian bush",
": something that discourages or deadens",
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"\u02c8dam-p\u0259r",
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"examples":[
"the pianist used the damper pedal on the piano for the quiet passages",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Meanwhile, rising rates continue to put a damper on mortgage applications. \u2014 Kathy Orton, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, rising rates continue to put a damper on mortgage applications. \u2014 Kathy Orton, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
"Still, a little inconvenience didn\u2019t put a damper on Auburn\u2019s mood ahead of its second College World Series appearance in the last three postseasons. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 16 June 2022",
"Debt investors are betting that the Federal Reserve\u2019s latest rate hike is a prelude to a downturn for some U.S. companies as rising borrowing costs are likely to put a damper on consumer spending and raise expenses for business. \u2014 Alexander Saeedy, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"Lower-tier liquor flows freely (the good stuff will cost you more), as the few overindulgers put a damper on the trip. \u2014 Sally French, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
"Holes and broken poles can put a real damper on a camping trip, so having a tent repair kit on hand is nice. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 Nov. 2021",
"Hitting a sharp rock and puncturing a tire in the wilds of Moab or the Texas hill country would put a real damper on your fun. \u2014 Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes , 28 June 2021",
"Mosquitoes, wasps, ants, cockroaches, spiders, and more can put a real damper on your porch party. \u2014 Tamara Gane, Southern Living , 19 May 2021"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"aurora",
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"dawn",
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"morning",
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"nightfall",
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"examples":[
"I always seem to wake up at daybreak , regardless of what the clock says.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At daybreak , a hundred or so men went to the local branch of the Territorial Defense Forces, a volunteer military corps, to join up. \u2014 Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"After spending the night in a bloody bedroom with their mother's body, the 4-year-old boy left the house at daybreak with Nelson, his 2-year-old sister, leading her by her arm through the neighborhood until they were spotted by neighbors. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 May 2022",
"Being at the trailhead, ready to start walking at daybreak is the best way to avoid afternoon heat, storms, and crowds. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 25 June 2021",
"Homeless people lined up on a corner in West Athens before daybreak on Friday and Tuesday only to have their hopes dashed. \u2014 al , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Homeless people lined up on a corner in West Athens before daybreak on Friday and Tuesday only to have their hopes dashed. \u2014 Connor Sheetsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Over the weekend, Moscow had offered safe passage out of Mariupol \u2014 one corridor leading east to Russia, another going west to other parts of Ukraine \u2014 in return for the city\u2019s surrender before daybreak Monday. \u2014 Fox News , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Over the weekend, Moscow had offered safe passage out of Mariupol \u2014 one corridor leading east to Russia, another going west to other parts of Ukraine \u2014 in return for the city\u2019s surrender before daybreak Monday. \u2014 Cara Anna, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Over the weekend, Moscow had offered safe passage out of Mariupol -- one corridor leading east to Russia, another going west to other parts of Ukraine -- in return for the city's surrender before daybreak Monday. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 22 Mar. 2022"
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"adverb"
],
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": days"
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"\u02c8d\u0101-\u02cct\u012bmz"
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"noun"
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"geographical name"
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"city and port on the Mediterranean in northeastern Libya"
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"noun"
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": a low European herb ( Bellis perennis ) with white or pink ray flowers",
": a leafy-stemmed perennial herb ( Leucanthemum vulgare synonym Chrysanthemum leucanthemum ) with long white ray flowers and a yellow disk that was introduced into the U.S. from Europe",
": the flower head of a daisy",
": a first-rate person or thing",
": a member of a program of the Girl Scouts for girls in kindergarten and first grade",
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"examples":[
"while the old crooner is now well past his prime, Grandma still harkens back to the \u201c daisy of a performance\u201d he could give in his heyday",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"What\u2019s remarkable about the seemingly fragile daisy is its ability to adapt to the inhospitable limestone prairie. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
"A month ago, the Center for Biological Diversity, in conjunction with the California Native Plant Society, submitted petitions with state and federal wildlife agencies seeking to have the Inyo rock daisy listed as a threatened or endangered species. \u2014 Louis Sahag\u00fanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
"There are three downstream Thunderbolt 4 ports for connecting multiple high-resolution displays or up to three Thunderbolt peripherals directly with support for daisy -chaining up to a total of five Thunderbolt devices. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Peppered with pop-art daisy prints in pastel yellow and pink shades, the Lanvin design felt exuberant. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 4 Mar. 2022",
"There\u2019s another spout at the top for overflow, or to attach a second barrel \u2014 a process called daisy -chaining, Bogert said. \u2014 Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Jan. 2022",
"Anna Sui channels the \u201990s DIY pastime in the form of this playful daisy -chain choker, which feels more 2022 than \u201970s flower child. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Jan. 2022",
"In many cultures, the humble daisy symbolizes regeneration, a prescient theme for the dawn of a new year. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Dec. 2021"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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},
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"noun"
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": the time during which there is daylight",
": the period of daylight"
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"\u02c8d\u0101-\u02cct\u012bm",
"\u02c8d\u0101-\u02cct\u012bm"
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"day",
"daylight"
],
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"night",
"nighttime"
],
"examples":[
"These animals are active during the daytime .",
"It's the best new show on daytime .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Most of these hearings were shown during the daytime , when fewer people are generally watching TV. \u2014 Brad Adgate, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Maricopa County has opened dozens of cooling shelters across the Phoenix metro, though the vast majority are open only during the daytime . \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"There were 120 such crashes in 2020, 60% of which occurred during the daytime , according to earlier committee testimony from Wiggam, whose district includes a major Amish community. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 1 June 2022",
"Follow your moisturizer with sunscreen during the daytime . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The containers will be removed during the daytime and taken to the Seagirt Marine Terminal in Baltimore, CBS Baltimore reports. \u2014 Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Sheriff Joy also sees the buffalo from atop a hill\u2014but this occurs in the daytime . \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 5 May 2022",
"Her journalistic prowess during the NBA\u2019s 2019\u201320 Bubble season launched her to the head chair of her own daytime show less than three years into her tenure. \u2014 Jordan Ligons, Essence , 3 Apr. 2022",
"The average daytime high in San Diego this time of year is 66. \u2014 Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 Dec. 2021"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-195316"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": bringing damnation",
": causing or leading to condemnation or ruin"
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"\u02c8da-mi\u014b"
],
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"calamitous",
"cataclysmal",
"cataclysmic",
"catastrophic",
"destructive",
"disastrous",
"fatal",
"fateful",
"ruinous",
"unfortunate"
],
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"examples":[
"a damning flaw in the program cost the company millions of dollars",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"About nobody was this apprehension greater than those who possessed, within themselves, the most damning secret of all. \u2014 James Kirchick, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"Robert was particularly disappointed that viewers had missed seeing the segment itself, which was so much livelier and more damning than any earnest monologue could ever be. \u2014 Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"Even by soap-opera standards, Dabate couldn't have predicted the clue cops say was most damning : Connie's Fitbit data. \u2014 Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com , 11 May 2022",
"If proven, that would be infinitely more damning to the league's integrity than anything Ridley did. \u2014 Paul Newberry, ajc , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Even more damning , authorities say that traces of Jamie's blood were found on the gun. \u2014 CBS News , 9 Apr. 2022",
"His usual apologists abroad have either fallen deathly silent or, even more damning , have openly recanted their former support. \u2014 Tom Southern, Wired , 10 Mar. 2022",
"That\u2019s a pretty damning critique, which must be in some way inspired by Strickland\u2019s own experience with such institutions, where wealthy patrons get to fraternize with the artists. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The most damning portrayal, unsurprisingly, is of Chief Gates, whom Anderson sets up as a Caesar-like figure who turns out to be a Nero fiddling away at a fundraiser in Bel-Air on the first night of the riots. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Dec. 2021"
],
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"1595, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-195933"
},
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"idiom"
],
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": in small amounts every day"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-200823"
},
"darnation":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": damnation",
": damned entry 1 sense 2a",
": damned entry 2"
],
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"d\u00e4r\u02c8n\u0101sh\u0259n",
"d\u0227\u02c8-",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-201750"
},
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"noun"
],
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": father entry 1 sense 1"
],
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"\u02c8dad",
"\u02c8dad"
],
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"daddy",
"father",
"old man",
"pa",
"papa",
"poppa",
"pater",
"pop",
"sire"
],
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"examples":[
"Her mom and dad both said she can't go.",
"my dad did most of the cooking for dinner because he usually got home earlier than my mom",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Prince William shares heartwarming Father's Day photo Check out this casual photo of Prince William on dad duty! \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 20 June 2022",
"Another photograph showed her husband hanging out with his father-in-law, Ripa's dad . \u2014 Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com , 19 June 2022",
"From left to right: his host father Will Fulton, his dad Russ, brother Alex, and mother Sue. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
"While many people spend some extra money on gifts or services for dear old dad , others simply spend some extra time with their dads. \u2014 Maureen Mackey, Fox News , 19 June 2022",
"But when Andre\u2019s father, who is incarcerated, walked out two years ago, the boy became angry with this dad and was hurt, Perez said. \u2014 Safia Samee Ali, NBC News , 18 June 2022",
"Ariel Owens-Barnham, a stay-at-home dad in Portland, Oregon, tells SELF. \u2014 Jennifer Chen, SELF , 18 June 2022",
"After losing his job and his family, Gi-hun has become a deadbeat dad to his daughter, and an irresponsible son to his mother. \u2014 Kate Aurthur, Variety , 17 June 2022",
"Buying dad a gift for Father\u2019s Day isn\u2019t always easy. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 17 June 2022"
],
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"1533, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-201944"
},
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"noun"
],
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": a railway ticket good for only one day"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-202230"
},
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"noun"
],
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": a pedal that lifts the dampers from a piano's strings to allow a note to ring after its key is released"
],
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"1824, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-205000"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": call loan"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-205831"
},
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],
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": factual information (such as measurements or statistics) used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation",
": information in digital form that can be transmitted or processed",
": information output by a sensing device or organ that includes both useful and irrelevant or redundant information and must be processed to be meaningful",
": facts about something that can be used in calculating, reasoning, or planning",
": information expressed as numbers for use especially in a computer",
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"\u02c8d\u0101-t\u0259",
"\u02c8da-",
"also",
"\u02c8d\u0101-t\u0259",
"\u02c8da-t\u0259",
"\u02c8d\u0101t-\u0259",
"\u02c8dat-",
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"facts",
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"Smith, himself a stay-at-home dad and a journalist, mixes accessible summaries of social-science data with anecdotes drawn from interviews with couples in which the men have chosen, or have been compelled by economic circumstance, to become primary caregivers to their children. \u2014 Eduardo M. Pealver , Commonweal , 11 Sept. 2009",
"He plays Chuck Bartowski, a computer-tech expert with the Buy More store's Nerd Herd \u2026 who unwittingly becomes a secret agent when government data is downloaded to his brain. \u2014 Michael Logan , TV Guide , September 10-16, 2007",
"As measurements get better and more data pour in, physicists will bring those errors under control and chart exciting new territory. But for many, the wait is a strain. \u2014 Charles Seife , Science , 2 May 2003",
"By studying obscure demographic and economic data , he deduced that the Soviets were in crisis\u2014and spending a far bigger slice of its national income on defense than anyone had suspected. \u2014 John Barry et al. , Newsweek , 21 May 2001",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"What\u2019s your favorite? Check out the data and story from Peter Hartlaub and Nami Sumida. \u2014 Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 June 2022",
"This was a relatively small study from Skidmore University that collected data from 27 women and 20 men who were already highly active with a regular exercise regimen. \u2014 Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"For the $10 million influx, DPW selected 29 street segments based on pavement deterioration data and councillors' input. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 22 June 2022",
"With each new shop launch, the company claims that its AI can use deep learning, dynamic data and insights about store operations, inventory levels, and consumer actions to help retailers deliver a more tailored experience to consumers. \u2014 Kevin Rozario, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"The study looked at data and survey responses from 159,255 participants in the Women\u2019s Health Initiative, which included postmenopausal women in the United States. \u2014 Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"According to Kharon, a data and analytics firm, Xinjiang produces more than 40 percent of the world\u2019s polysilicon, a quarter of the world\u2019s tomato paste and a fifth of global cotton. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"The Italian, based in Miami, had most recently served as senior vp of international marketing, data & analytics for Paramount\u2019s streaming division after previously working for Netflix and Amazon. \u2014 Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
"In the spotlight this year: sustainability, diversity, equity and inclusion, data and technology, business transformation and creative effectiveness. \u2014 Nick Holdsworth, Variety , 20 June 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-212652"
},
"Dada":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a movement in art and literature based on deliberate irrationality and negation of traditional artistic values",
": the art and literature produced by this movement"
],
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"\u02c8d\u00e4-(\u02cc)d\u00e4"
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"history_and_etymology":"French",
"first_known_use":[
"1918, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-214933"
},
"dangling":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to hang loosely and usually so as to be able to swing freely",
": to be a hanger-on or a dependent",
": to occur in a sentence without having a normally expected syntactic relation to the rest of the sentence (such as climbing in \"Climbing the mountain the cabin came into view\")",
": to cause to dangle : swing",
": to keep hanging uncertainly",
": to hold out as an inducement",
": the action of dangling",
": something that dangles",
": to hang loosely especially with a swinging motion",
": to cause to hang loosely"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8da\u014b-g\u0259l",
"\u02c8da\u014b-g\u0259l"
],
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"hang",
"sling",
"suspend",
"swing"
],
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"Let your arms dangle at your sides.",
"She sat on the edge of the pool, dangling her feet in the water.",
"He dangled a piece of string in front of the cat.",
"The money she dangled in front of him wasn't enough to convince him to sell.",
"They refused to accept the money that was dangled before their eyes .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"So are Aysoy\u2019s new necklaces that feature varying cuts of colored gemstones, along with her Tahitian black pearl Catena necklace,which sparkles with tiny pendant diamonds that dangle at different levels of the chain. \u2014 Kyle Roderick, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Unlike boring ordinary train lines that stay determinedly fixed to terra firma, suspension railways dangle beneath a track suspended from pylons. \u2014 Marcel Krueger, CNN , 16 May 2022",
"Even with an uptick in leasing, supply continues to reach records and landlords have to dangle incentives like months of free rent and tenant improvement allowances to get deals done. \u2014 Natalie Wong, Fortune , 10 May 2022",
"Sparks now fly as the third-generation metalworker\u2019s laser machines slice plates for bulletproof vests from Swedish or German steel, make dog tags to dangle from young soldiers\u2019 necks and build metal braces for limbs broken in battle. \u2014 Phil Mccausland, NBC News , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Publishers then dangle these baubles to get the books and their authors featured on cable news, which, reliably, drives book sales. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 26 Apr. 2022",
"These assemblages dangle on the wall via long cords. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The drum and marimba pound while the suns dance, change color and even dangle menacingly over the audience\u2014their combined heat makes the Earth burn and die. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Shorter men, who often end up with sweaters that dangle well below the waistline, turn to the tuck to look less unkempt. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Strands of electrical lighting dangle from the ceilings and sheets of translucent plastic are still attached to the walls \u2013 the sheets enabled the mushroom growers to create just the right temperature and humidity for the cultivation of fungi. \u2014 Nick Squires, The Christian Science Monitor , 4 Jan. 2022",
"That's a fine carrot- dangle for fun secrets, but earning skulls by beating side quests seems more fun to me. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Kenneth Choi and Ethan Suplee dangle Jon Spinogatti from a building for The Wolf of Wall Street. \u2014 Vulture Editors, Vulture , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Cathy Waterman has created a rustic yet elegant alternative to the traditional diamond dangle . \u2014 Beth Bernstein, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021",
"My final dangle over the desert floor felt almost casual. \u2014 Edmund Vallance, Los Angeles Times , 7 May 2021",
"But while admitting this much, Mr. Manafort \u2014 seeing the dangle of a potential pardon from Mr. Trump \u2014 refused to cooperate further. \u2014 Charlie Savage, New York Times , 21 Sep. 2020",
"White rosary beads Garza threads through her fingers when there\u2019s a need for prayer dangle at the ready on a shelf behind her sewing machine. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com , 2 Mar. 2020",
"For the sparkly occasion, the went for an sequined one-shoulder version with a contrasting fuschia belt and accessorized with massive heart dangles . \u2014 Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen , 2 Jan. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"1565, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"1756, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-012631"
},
"data bank":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": database"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Liliya Onyshchenko-Shvets, the director of Lviv\u2019s cultural heritage office, initiated an online data bank that allows museum directors across Ukraine to report war damage and identify their needs. \u2014 Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 May 2022",
"Despite being known in Texas as a doctor to avoid (at least among professional peers), and despite a report to the data bank and an investigation into his cases by the state medical board, Duntsch continued to be hired. \u2014 Mahita Gajanan, Time , 16 July 2021",
"The responses flowed into the data bank of Billy Chat, a robot that uses artificial intelligence to text. \u2014 Nina Agrawal, Los Angeles Times , 9 Mar. 2021",
"Kaper knew that the odds were low that a man born in India and raised in the Netherlands could find his genetic relatives in an American data bank . \u2014 Bhavya Dore, Quartz , 20 Oct. 2020",
"The public can search the data bank for state or national numbers, but not the names of doctors disciplined. \u2014 Jayne O'donnell, USA TODAY , 8 Sep. 2020",
"When potential clients contact the center, they are screened and their information is entered into the hunger center\u2019s data bank . \u2014 cleveland , 1 June 2020",
"Using its elaborate data bank , Trump\u2019s team is focused on maximizing turnout of rural white voters. \u2014 Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times , 9 Mar. 2020",
"National data bank for background checks The patients at Hacienda and other intermediate-care facilities need highly specialized care because of severe and complex medical needs. \u2014 Stephanie Innes, azcentral , 13 Feb. 2020"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1966, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-040801"
},
"Dax":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"commune in the coastal region of Landes, southwestern France, on the Adour River northeast of Biarritz population 20,665"
],
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"\u02c8d\u00e4ks"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-044126"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of a genus ( Datura ) of widely distributed strong-scented herbs, shrubs, or trees of the nightshade family including some used as sources of medicinal alkaloids (such as stramonium) or in folk rites or illicitly for their poisonous, narcotic, or hallucinogenic properties \u2014 compare jimsonweed",
": a genus of widely distributed strong-scented herbs, shrubs, or trees of the family Solanaceae including some used as sources of medicinal alkaloids (as stramonium from jimsonweed) or in folk rites or illicitly for their poisonous, narcotic, or hallucinogenic properties",
": any plant or flower of the genus Datura"
],
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"d\u0259-\u02c8t(y)u\u0307r-\u0259",
"d\u0259-\u02c8t(y)u\u0307r-\u0259"
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"history_and_etymology":"ultimately from Hindi dhat\u016br\u0101 jimsonweed (or a cognate descendant of Sanskrit dhatt\u016bra\u1e25 )",
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"1598, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-053103"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a huckleberry ( Gaylussacia frondosa ) of the eastern U.S. with pink flowers and sweet blue fruit"
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": to diminish the activity or intensity of",
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"\u02c8damp"
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"deaden",
"dehydrate",
"desiccate",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Tomorrow (Friday): Morning is probably gray and a little damp , but the real rain doesn\u2019t get going until later. \u2014 Ian Livingston, Washington Post , 27 July 2017",
"The internet is a virtual catacomb, where the skeletons of human decency line the damp , mildewed walls. \u2014 Christine Flowers, Philly.com , 15 June 2017",
"This damp \u2014a byproduct of industrial smog mixing with moisture from the nearby ponds\u2014is omnipresent, and repeated mentions more than illustrate Louis\u2019s disgust. \u2014 Samuel Metz, New Republic , 8 June 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Yellen\u2019s speech, which lacked clear rate cues, did little to calm the price swings and damped expectations of a rate hike this year. \u2014 Fortune , 25 Aug. 2017",
"BROOKS RIVER \u2014 A brown bear sow emerged from the alder fringes of the Naknek Lake shoreline, ambled to the water's edge and dropped in a huge blond lump onto pumice pebbles and damp black volcanic sand. \u2014 Clark Fair, Alaska Dispatch News , 29 July 2017",
"Apply the mixture to damp , clean hair and also massage it onto your scalp. \u2014 Lori Keong, Marie Claire , 19 July 2017",
"Babies need to be constantly damp for some reason, like the whale at the end of Free Willy. \u2014 Frank Kobola, Redbook , 10 Mar. 2017",
"A Milan judge on Saturday ordered Silvio Berlusconi to be tried on corruption charges, damping the former Italian premier\u2019s hopes of running soon for office again after being sidelined by a tax-fraud conviction. \u2014 Frances D&, Orange County Register , 29 Jan. 2017",
"These masterful shocks have somewhat redefined the state of the art in damping . \u2014 Jim Resnick, Ars Technica , 18 July 2017",
"But thoughts of the team\u2019s imminent departure did not seem to be souring the sweetness of the celebration, nor damping the blaring of horns or thinning the throngs downtown and along the edges of Lake Merritt on Thursday. \u2014 Erin Baldassari, The Mercury News , 15 June 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Take a damp towel or cloth and apply over the burn to provide some pain relief. \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"Wrap tortillas in a damp paper or cloth towel and microwave for about 30 seconds to soften. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 29 Jan. 2022",
"Place 8 to 10 sheets of phyllo in tins, first brushing each layer with melted butter, reserving unused sheets under a damp towel. \u2014 Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Instead, put the tablecloth in the dryer along with a damp towel. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Dec. 2021",
"Tamales can also be reheated in the microwave covered with a damp paper towel for 2 or 3 minutes. \u2014 Minerva Ordu\u00f1o Rinc\u00f3n, The Arizona Republic , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Wash and dry the bunch of watercress, wrap a damp paper towel around the bottom of the stems and place in a plastic zip bag. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 17 June 2021",
"Anything that comes bunched\u2014like spring onions and scallions\u2014unfurl, then wrap in a damp paper towel and tuck them into a bag or airtight container. \u2014 Sarah Jampel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 17 May 2021",
"Apply all over damp hair post-shower and on dry hair, glide a small dab over strands to smooth and shape as needed. \u2014 Dori Price, Good Housekeeping , 3 June 2022"
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"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
"Adjective",
"1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a genus of trypetid fruit flies of warm regions including several important pests of cultivated plants (as the melon fly, the oriental fruit fly, and the olive fly)"
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"New Latin, from Greek dakos noxious animal, from daknein to bite"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-152219"
},
"dawtie":{
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"definitions":[
"Definition of dawtie variant spelling of dautie"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-153250"
},
"database":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb"
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"definitions":[
": a usually large collection of data organized especially for rapid search and retrieval (as by a computer)",
": a collection of data that is organized especially to be used by a computer"
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"\u02c8d\u0101-t\u0259-\u02ccb\u0101s",
"\u02c8da-",
"also",
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"\u02c8da-"
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"All of our customers' information was kept in a database .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The country also has a robust coronavirus testing program, a high COVID-19 vaccine uptake and a centralized public health database that provides researchers with clean, clear data to analyze the effects of the vaccines over time. \u2014 Corinne Purtillstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"Eventually, the bill would strengthen the role of the Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices (AEMPS), which will be in charge of regulating cannabis drugs and preparations, and create a database about medical cannabis patients. \u2014 Dario Sabaghi, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Then you\u2019re tasked with searching a database for a perfect match (or a few!) and planning a fun first date. \u2014 Nicol Natale, Woman's Day , 13 June 2022",
"The artist's work generated more than $354 million at auction in 2016, exceeding any other artist -- dead or alive -- in the world that year, according to an annual ranking produced by the Artprice database . \u2014 CNN , 12 June 2022",
"Therapy for Black Girls, for example, provides Black users with a database to find therapists who look like them. \u2014 Alisha Acquaye, Allure , 12 June 2022",
"According to Utah\u2019s court records database , none of the six Utahns appears to have a history of violent crime. \u2014 Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"The measure would ban ammunition magazines over 10 rounds, except for current owners, law enforcement and the military, and the state police would create a firearms database . \u2014 Andrew Selsky, ajc , 10 June 2022",
"Officer Raymond Pyle, who was hired by the department in January 2021, accessed the database in August 2021 during an investigation, according to a press release from Sierra Vista police. \u2014 Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022"
],
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"circa 1962, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-155615"
},
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"idiom"
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"Definition of dang it US , informal \u2014 used to show that one is angry or annoyed"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-155830"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a camp where children spend the day and then return home at the end of the day"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-170337"
},
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"geographical name"
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"definitions":[
"city in the northeastern China province of Shanxi population 798,319"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-171718"
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"noun",
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": to link (things, such as computer components) together in series",
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"Noun",
"She wore a daisy chain around her neck.",
"a daisy chain of electronic devices",
"The children linked arms forming a daisy chain .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"To rig it, tie a figure eight on a bight in the bouncer\u2019s factory webbing, then clip the bight to a daisy chain with a carabiner. \u2014 Emily Stifler Wolfe, Outside Online , 26 Apr. 2021",
"With a daisy chain , though, adjusting to baby\u2019s fast-growing legs was as easy as clipping the next loop higher. \u2014 Emily Stifler Wolfe, Outside Online , 26 Apr. 2021",
"These streams led to a chain of expanding gas bubbles that extend for at least 500 light-years, a daisy chain that allowed the researchers to reconstruct past events. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 13 Dec. 2021",
"As has been demonstrated throughout the pandemic, upticks in infections represent just the first link of a potentially devastating daisy chain . \u2014 Luke Money, Los Angeles Times , 9 July 2021",
"Occasionally, using the app\u2019s duet feature, a whole daisy chain of men will try out the same outfit tweak \u2014 sometimes sincerely (adding a tote bag to a look), sometimes wryly (wearing a tank top and simple pants). \u2014 New York Times , 8 July 2021",
"His political activism is channeled through a daisy chain of opaque organizations that mask the ultimate recipients of his money. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2021",
"Just over a year ago, in housing \u2014 like everywhere else in society\u2019s daisy chain of trillion-dollar value gains and losses\u2014 nearly everything seemed instantly to sort into before-COVID and after-COVID. \u2014 John Mcmanus, Forbes , 16 Apr. 2021",
"The Hub Project is part of an opaque network managed by a Washington consulting firm, Arabella Advisors, that has funneled hundreds of millions of dollars through a daisy chain of groups supporting Democrats and progressive causes. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2021"
],
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"1955, in the meaning defined above",
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"1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-180802"
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"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of several Indian trees of the genus Erythrina planted for the nitrogen-fixing bacteria on their roots"
],
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"\u02c8dad\u0259p"
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"Malay d\u0115dap"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-215847"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a horse that carries its feel low in trotting",
": a ball (as in cricket or baseball) so batted or bowled that it skims along the ground",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-231148"
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a short-lived radioactive element produced artificially \u2014 see Chemical Elements Table",
": a short-lived radioactive element produced artificially",
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"\u02ccd\u00e4rm-\u02c8sta-t\u0113-\u0259m",
"\u02ccd\u00e4rm-\u02c8stat-\u0113-\u0259m"
],
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"New Latin, from Darmstadt , Germany"
],
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"2003, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-232925"
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"noun"
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": supervision of and care for children or physically or mentally disabled adults that is provided during the day by a person or organization",
": a program, facility, or organization offering day care",
": a program in which or a place where care is provided during the day for young children"
],
"pronounciation":[],
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"examples":[
"She left work early to pick up her son from day care .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bovino said some Americans are remaining on the sidelines of the workforce out of lingering concerns about covid-19 or because of difficulty finding affordable day care for unvaccinated children. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 7 May 2022",
"Aiden now attends day care at a facility for children with special needs that is paid for by Medicaid. \u2014 jsonline.com , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Meanwhile, Turner is interested in having an on-site day care for workers, and a seasonal shuttle for those employees is also being discussed. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
"As the previews began and despite an announcement to turn off cellphones, Oulson continued texting his 22-month-old daughter's day care . \u2014 Terry Spencer, USA TODAY , 27 Feb. 2022",
"As the previews began and despite an announcement to turn off cellphones, Oulson continued texting his 22-month-old daughter's day care . \u2014 CBS News , 25 Feb. 2022",
"More than 9 million adults, or nearly 38% of respondents, lived in households where children under 5 were unable to attend day care or another child care arrangement in the prior four weeks, according to the January Census survey. \u2014 Tami Luhby, CNN , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Toma reopened her Long Beach day care on Tuesday, after closing for five days because her school-aged son tested positive for COVID-19. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
"The analysis does not include investigations of licensed child care facilities, such as group foster homes, residential treatment centers or day care providers, as well as non-licensed institutional settings like jails. \u2014 Molly Parker, ProPublica , 22 Apr. 2022"
],
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"1898, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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],
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"New Latin, from Greek daktylos finger, toe"
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"geographical name"
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"definitions":[
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"-\u02ccsht\u00e4t",
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"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": of or relating to the genus Datura"
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"type":[
"abbreviation"
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"daughter"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-033012"
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"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-033215"
},
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"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to cause loss or damage to"
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"Middle French damnifier , from Old French, from Late Latin damnificare , from Latin damnificus injurious, from damnum damage"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1512, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-063700"
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"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a small compact writing desk",
": a large upholstered sofa often convertible into a bed",
"John 1597\u20131670 American (English-born) clergyman and founder of New Haven colony",
"city on the Mississippi River in eastern Iowa population 99,685"
],
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"\u02c8da-v\u1d4an-\u02ccp\u022frt",
"\u02c8da-v\u1d4am-",
"\u02c8da-v\u0259n-\u02ccp\u022frt",
"\u02c8da-v\u1d4am-",
"\u02c8da-v\u0259n-\u02ccp\u022frt"
],
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"couch",
"divan",
"lounge",
"settee",
"sofa",
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"we seated ourselves on the davenport while we waited for him to get ready"
],
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"probably from the name Davenport"
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"1853, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
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"Definition of dawt variant spelling of daut"
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"day boy":{
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"noun"
],
"definitions":[
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"1750, in the meaning defined above"
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"noun",
"verb"
],
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": to link (things, such as computer components) together in series",
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": an interlinked series"
],
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],
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"She wore a daisy chain around her neck.",
"a daisy chain of electronic devices",
"The children linked arms forming a daisy chain .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"To rig it, tie a figure eight on a bight in the bouncer\u2019s factory webbing, then clip the bight to a daisy chain with a carabiner. \u2014 Emily Stifler Wolfe, Outside Online , 26 Apr. 2021",
"With a daisy chain , though, adjusting to baby\u2019s fast-growing legs was as easy as clipping the next loop higher. \u2014 Emily Stifler Wolfe, Outside Online , 26 Apr. 2021",
"These streams led to a chain of expanding gas bubbles that extend for at least 500 light-years, a daisy chain that allowed the researchers to reconstruct past events. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 13 Dec. 2021",
"As has been demonstrated throughout the pandemic, upticks in infections represent just the first link of a potentially devastating daisy chain . \u2014 Luke Money, Los Angeles Times , 9 July 2021",
"Occasionally, using the app\u2019s duet feature, a whole daisy chain of men will try out the same outfit tweak \u2014 sometimes sincerely (adding a tote bag to a look), sometimes wryly (wearing a tank top and simple pants). \u2014 New York Times , 8 July 2021",
"His political activism is channeled through a daisy chain of opaque organizations that mask the ultimate recipients of his money. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2021",
"Just over a year ago, in housing \u2014 like everywhere else in society\u2019s daisy chain of trillion-dollar value gains and losses\u2014 nearly everything seemed instantly to sort into before-COVID and after-COVID. \u2014 John Mcmanus, Forbes , 16 Apr. 2021",
"The Hub Project is part of an opaque network managed by a Washington consulting firm, Arabella Advisors, that has funneled hundreds of millions of dollars through a daisy chain of groups supporting Democrats and progressive causes. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2021"
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"Phillips Academy serves 1,130 boarding and day students . \u2014 John Laidler, BostonGlobe.com , 11 Feb. 2020",
"In just a few days, all the day students were transferred. Classrooms were rearranged. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Dec. 2019",
"The more than 40-year-old existing student center no longer meets the space or functional needs of the school community, according to the academy, which serves about 400 boarding and day students on its 456-acre campus. \u2014 John Laidler, BostonGlobe.com , 14 Jan. 2020",
"These are values that are core to the mission and purpose of a college, and they should be taught starting the first day students arrive on campus. \u2014 Greg Lukianoff, National Review , 1 July 2019",
"Tuition for day students is more than $24,000 per year, while tuition for boarding students can reach more than $58,000 annually. \u2014 Ashley Remkus | Aremkus@al.com, al.com , 18 June 2019"
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"Not dark matter , the mysterious form of matter that dominates the cosmos. \u2014 Paul Sutter, Ars Technica , 18 May 2022",
"How is dark matter hidden in plain sight, and what are its qualities? \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Omega matter is a cosmological parameter that describes how much dark matter is in the universe. \u2014 Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The working assumption is that dark matter consists of nonluminous elementary particles, and that dark energy is the energy of space itself. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Here, dark matter starts clumping together, and then those clumps grow. \u2014 Ramin Skibba, Wired , 21 Feb. 2022",
"And in the last few years, there have been some truly promising ideas for detecting dark matter axions. \u2014 Zeeya Merali, Scientific American , 11 May 2022",
"One idea is that dark matter is constituted at least in part by small primordial black holes, says Cardoso. \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021",
"Naming conventions aside, SUSY theories were attractive to physicists because the existence of supersymmetric particles could simultaneously explain the Higgs\u2019s low mass and provide a candidate for dark matter . \u2014 Daniel Garisto, Scientific American , 27 Apr. 2022"
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"Casey McQuiston burst onto the scene with this fizzy daydream of a rom-com about the U.S. President's son, Alex, and the Prince of Wales, Henry, and their unexpected romance. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
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"This success \u2014 28 wins in their final 35 games, blowout after blowout down the stretch, a final tally of 51 wins and the second seed in the Eastern Conference \u2014 still feels sudden, a little like a daydream . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"Indeed, as the calendar creeps past Memorial Day toward the solstice and beyond, many of us feel the pull of wanderlust or daydream about stealing a piece for ourselves of the radiant endless summer that our city\u2019s boosters promote. \u2014 Jim Millercommunity Voices Contributor, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"As the summer months approach, travelers daydream about their vacations. \u2014 Laken Brooks, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
"The multiverse is a fascinating idea to daydream about \u2014 and, along with simulation theory, may be on track to become something like an agnostic, nihilism-friendly new religion. \u2014 John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 May 2022",
"Anytime the temperature dips below freezing is a good time to daydream about the Caribbean. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 28 Jan. 2022",
"To have visited the Middle Fork is to be cursed to daydream forever about returning to the Middle Fork. \u2014 Christopher Solomon, Travel + Leisure , 20 Mar. 2022",
"But that doesn't mean the three don't daydream about a reunion one day. \u2014 CNN , 14 Mar. 2022",
"This is a hugely inspirational cycle, so be sure to stretch your creative muscles and give yourself permission to daydream more than normal. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 6 Mar. 2022",
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"Ever since Captain America went *back* into the ice, Waid\u2019s run has been a bit bizarre, but with first Chris Samnee and now artists who are doing their damnedest to make the run visually consistent, the art has been stellar. \u2014 Will Nevin, OregonLive.com , 7 May 2018",
"For as long as she's been in the public eye, Tyra Banks has been open and vulnerable about what goes on behind the scenes in the modeling world \u2014 and has done her damnedest to change it. \u2014 refinery29.com , 28 Mar. 2018",
"But Walmart, the biggest retailer in the U.S., is doing its damnedest to convince that customer to get into some shorter shorts. \u2014 Cam Wolf, GQ , 1 Mar. 2018",
"And Robbie Ray has done his damnedest in that department. \u2014 Si.com Staff, SI.com , 12 Feb. 2018",
"As viewers have flocked to CNN and MSNBC for the latest on Trump\u2019s scandals, Hannity has done his damnedest to ignore them, casting about desperately for other topics to cover. \u2014 Will Oremus, Slate Magazine , 23 May 2017",
"One of the great joys of these routines is watching Martin do his damnedest not to crack up. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 20 Aug. 2017"
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"1869, in the meaning defined above":""
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"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": of or relating to a subdivision of the European Cretaceous":[]
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"\u02c8d\u0101n\u0113\u0259n"
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"Medieval Latin Dania Denmark, where typical formations are found (from Late Latin Dani Danes\u2014of Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse Danr Dane\u2014+ Latin -ia -y) + English -an":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125426"
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"verb"
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"definitions":{
": to recite the prescribed prayers in a Jewish liturgy":[]
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"\u02c8d\u00e4-v\u0259n",
"\u02c8d\u022f-"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Beit Midrash \u2014 A large, dedicated space for the entire school to gather to hear speakers, as well as to daven during holidays and other special occasions. \u2022 \u2014 Randall P. Lieberman, Jewish Journal , 2 Aug. 2017"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Yiddish davnen":""
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1930, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125656"
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"Dasyuridae":{
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"definitions":{
": a family of polyprotodont marsupials (type genus Dasyurus ) that includes the native cats, pouched mice, banded anteater, Tasmanian devil, and related forms":[]
"New Latin, from Dasyurus , type genus + -idae":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125724"
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"addled",
"addlepated",
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"confounded",
"confused",
"distracted",
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"dopey",
"dopy",
"fogged",
"mixed-up",
"muddleheaded",
"muzzy",
"pixilated",
"pixillated",
"punch-drunk",
"punchy",
"raddled",
"shell-shocked",
"silly",
"slaphappy",
"spaced-out",
"spaced",
"spacey",
"spacy",
"stunned",
"stupefied",
"zonked",
"zonked-out"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The photographs showed Weinstein wearing a T-shirt and looking dazed , tubes dangling by his side. \u2014 Ken Auletta, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"At Carl\u2019s table, Lucas is drawn to Carl\u2019s eldest daughter, Anna (Vic Carmen Sonne), but appears dazed and seems to have forgotten how to pray. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 24 May 2022",
"Smart was ruled out about two hours before tipoff because of a quadriceps contusion, but Boston\u2019s defense stood tall without the NBA Defensive Player of the Year, and the Celtics used a barrage of first-half 3-pointers to leave Milwaukee dazed . \u2014 Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com , 3 May 2022",
"The few people who were around wandered amid the debris with dazed expressions, resembling the survivors of a natural catastrophe. \u2014 Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
"In the film\u2019s last scene, a dazed McKay tries to steal a quiet moment with Lucas away from his cheering supporters. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Some collapsed, dazed and losing large amounts of blood. \u2014 Paige Williams, The New Yorker , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Vishegirskaya, wearing polka dot pajamas and looking dazed , emerged almost unscathed from the hospital airstrike. \u2014 Lori Hinnant And Mstyslav Chernov, BostonGlobe.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Brevard was charged with slamming a hotel worker\u2019s head into a wall, before crawling on top of the dazed woman and trying to smother her with a hand, according to a police report. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Mar. 2022"
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131033"
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"daisy tree":{
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": daisybush":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131358"
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"dayberry":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a wild gooseberry":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u0101- \u2014 see berry"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"from earlier dabberry, deberry":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1736, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133641"
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"Dayton":{
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"definitions":{
"city in southwestern Ohio on the Miami River population 141,527":[]
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"\u02c8d\u0101-t\u1d4an"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134042"
},
"dad-burned":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": damned entry 1 sense 2a":[],
": damned entry 2":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8dad\u02ccb\u0259rnd",
"\""
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"euphemism":"Adverb"
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135421"
},
"daydreamy":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": having the quality of a daydream":[],
": given to daydreams":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-mi",
"-m\u0113"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1819, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135505"
},
"data mining":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the practice of searching through large amounts of computerized data to find useful patterns or trends":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Anthony Hopkins plays Finley Hart, a recently deceased tech guru who made his fortune in data mining . \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
"Cut to today; Over-the-top (OTT) platforms are equipped with a lot more data mining and understanding of viewers' preferences to make personalized show recommendations. \u2014 Manas Agrawal, Forbes , 22 June 2021",
"For 2022 and beyond, HR leaders should prioritize enhancing their data literacy and data mining skills using the latest technologies and automation. \u2014 Nish Parikh, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022",
"For example, his recent work concludes that evolutionary computation and data mining can explore large databases or social media to locate potential talented individuals for recruitment purposes. \u2014 Benjamin Laker, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Another interesting area where algorithmic models have truly thrived is in the area of data mining and retrieval. \u2014 Annie Brown, Forbes , 22 Sep. 2021",
"This is helpful because historic trends may just be data mining , hence having an underlying rationale can add weight to the theory. \u2014 Simon Moore, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
"The legal function, unsurprisingly, lags business in data mining and analytics. \u2014 Mark A. Cohen, Forbes , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Research and development departments can utilize digital technology to simplify data collection, analysis, storage and data mining . \u2014 Jessica Wong, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1968, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135744"
},
"days on end":{
"type":[
"idiom"
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"Sometimes they didn't speak to each other for days on end ."
